1. Why two thin shirts can keep us warmer than a single thick shirt in winter?
(A) Two thin shirts become thicker so prevent transmission of heat
(B) Air layer between two shirts works as good conductor
(C) Air layer between two shirts behaves like insulating media
(D) No radiation of heat takes place
ANS (C)
2. Which layer of the earth's atmosphere reflect back the radio waves to the earth's surface ?
(A) Ionosphere
(B) Stratosphere
(C) Mesosphere
(D) Exosphere
ANS (A)
3. Sound can not pass through-
(A) Water
(B) steel
(C) Air
(D) Vacuum
ANS (D)
4. Water is not effective in extinguishing a fire caused by petrol because
(A) the flame is too hot for water to cool it down
(B) water and petrol react chemically
(C) water and petrol are miscible with each other
(D) water and petrol are immiscible with each other and petrol which forms the upper layer continues to burn
ANS (D)
5. The gas used in artificial ripening of fruits is
(A) Acetylene
(B) Methane
(C) Ethane
(D) Butane
ANS (A)
6. Ruby and sapphire are oxides of
(A) Copper
(B) Tin
(C) Iron
(D) Aluminium
ANS (D)
7. In the 53rd National Film Awards, the award for "Best Feature Film" has gone for
(A) Kaalpurush-Memories in the mist
(B) Rang De Basanti
(C) Parzania
(D) Paheli
ANS (A)
8. Which of the following pairs is incorrect ?
(A) Amirkhusro -- Sarod
(B) Bhim Sen Joshi -- Vocal music
(C) Utpal Dutt -- Films
(D) Shambhu Maharaj -- Kathak
ANS (A)
9. In a photocell light energy is converted into
(A) Potential energy
(B) Chemical energy
(C) Heat Energy
(D) Electrical enrgy
ANS (D)
10. The world's largest biofuel plant with production capacity of 110 million litres of fuel annually has been set up in
(A) China
(B) India
(C) Brazil
(D) U.S.A.
11. Which of the following Universities is a Central University ?
(A) Kolkata
(B) Dibrugarh
(C) Pondicherry
(D) Kurukshetra
ANS (C)
12. According to WHO, the bird flu virus cannot be transmitted through food cooked beyond
(A) 60 degree celsius
(B) 70 degree celsius
(C) 90 degree celsius
(D) 100 degree celsius
ANS (D)
13. The science of map-making is
(A) Cartography
(B) Geography
(C) Carpology
(D) Geology
ANS (A)
14. Who is known as the father of India missile technology ?
(A) Dr. U.R.Rao
(B) Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
(C) Dr. Chidambaram
(D) Dr. Homi Bhabha
ANS (B)
15. Which of the following cities / towns lies to the northern most latitude ?
(A) Patna
(B) Allahabad
(C) Panchmarhi
(D) Ahmedabad
ANS (A)
16. Who is the author of "A River Sutra" ?
(A) V.S.Naipaul
(B) Nirad C.Choudhuri
(C) Gita Mehta
(D) Vikram Seth
ANS (C)
17. Where was Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, 2007 held ?
(A) New Delhi
(B) New York
(C) Singapore
(D) Sydney
ANS (D)
18. The capital of IMF made up by contribution of the
(A) Credit
(B) Deficit financing
(C) Member nations
(D) Borrowings
ANS (C)
19. Where is the National Academy of Agricultural Research Mangament located ?
(A) Dehradun
(B) Hyderabad
(C) New Delhi
(D) Itanagar
ANS (B)
20. Which kind of power accounts for the largest share of power generation in India ?
(A) Hydro-elctricity
(B) Thermal
(C) Nuclear
(D) Solar
ANS (B)
21. Age of a candidate to contest parliamentary election should not be lesser than
(A) 18 years
(B) 21 years
(C) 25 years
(D) 26 years
ANS (C)
22. Who develops the idea that "means justify the ends"?
(A) Kautilya
(B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(C) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(D) Mahatma Gandhi
ANS (D)
23. wHO said that 'the real seat of taste is not the tongue , but the mind'?
(A) Aurobindo Ghosh
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(D) Swami Vivekananda
ANS (B)
24. Provincial autonomy aws one of the important features of the Act of
(A) 1935
(B) 1919
(C) 1909
(D) 1885
ANS (A)
25. Name the clan Buddha belongs to
(A) Gnathrika
(B) Maurya
(C) Saka
(D) Kuru
ANS (C)
SSC COMBINED GRADUATE LEVEL PRE EXAM 2008
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Objective General Knowledge Questions for B.ED Entrance exam
0 comments1. Albernni accompanied to India with—
Ans : Mahmud of Ghazni
2. Which of the following held the post of Deputy Prime Minister of India simultaneously with Jagjivan Ram?
Ans : Charan Singh
3. The first Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to Tinbergen and Frisch in—
Ans : 1969
4. The first Afro-Asian Conference where Panchsheel was advocated was held in—
Ans : Bandung
5. 'From each according to his ability, to each according to his work' is the basis of—
Ans : Communism
6. The term 'Coup d'etat' is used for—
Ans : violent overthrow of government
7. Which of the following gases does not form part of the atmosphere?
Ans : Chlorine
8. The headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defence is located in—
Ans : The Pentagon
9. The Secretariat of the UN is headed by—
Ans : Secretary General
10. India's national calendar is based on—
Ans : Saka era
11. Which of the following country became the member of the UN in 1980 ?
Ans : Zimbabwe
12. Where was the Emperor Jahangir buried?
Ans : Lahore
13. When was the capital of India shifted from Calcutta to Delhi?
Ans : 1911
14. 'Economic Justice' as one of the objectives of the Indian Constitution has been provided in the—
Ans : Preamble, Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles
15. India earns maximum foreign exchange through the export of—
Ans : Tea
16. Which article of the Indian Constitution recognises Hindi in Devanagari script as the official language of India?
Ans : Article 343
17. In its thirteenth flight PSLV-C9 successfully launched ten satellites with a total weight of 820 kg. Which of the following satellites launched by PSLV-C9 is not a nano satellite ?
Ans : IMS-1
18. Name the periodical which Gandhiji published during his stay in South Africa—
Ans : Indian Opinion
19. Which country is known as the 'Sugar Bowl' of the world?
Ans : Cuba
20. Which of the following ports has a free trade zone?
Ans : Kandla
21. Which of the following museum is located at New Delhi?
Ans : Government Museum
22. Which of the following commissions is responsible for control and utilisation of water resources in India?
Ans : Central Water Commission
23. The Reserve Bank of India was established in—
Ans : 1935
24. Lala Hardayal was an active member of which of the following parties?
Ans : Gadar Party
25. How many members are there in Economic and Social Council ?
Ans : 54
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