Chhattisgarh Pre. B.Ed. Exam General Knowledge Solved Paper

Chhattisgarh Pre. B.Ed. Exam - 2008
General Knowledge Solved Paper

1. Who is the author of the book “Chhattisgarh Geet Sangraha, Antas Ke Geet” ?

• Brij Mohan Agarwal
• Rajesh Chouhan
• Devendra Verma
• Dr. Raman Singh

2. The highest dam in India, Bhakra, is built ozn—

• Vyas river
• Jhelum river
• Sutlej river
• Ghaghara river

3. The currency of Myanmar is—

• Dollar
• Rupee
• Taka
• Kyat

4. Which is the smallest country (in population) ?

• Vatican city
• Nauru
• Monaco
• Palau

5. Who is associated with the term ‘Loknayak’ in India ?

• Lala Lajpat Rai
• Bal Gangadhar Tilak
• Jay Prakash Narayan
• Madan Mohan Malviya

6. Which of the following sites has been included in UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites ?

• Chilka Lake
• Dal Lake
• Nagin Lake
• Sunderbans National Park

7. Which country won the ICC Twenty-20 World Cup ?

• India
• Pakistan
• Australia
• England

8. Indravati National Park is situated on the banks of river—

• Mahanadi
• Sone
• Ganga
• Indravati

9. Which water reservoir is the highest in Chhattisgarh ?

• Minimata Reservoir
• Ravishankar Reservoir
• Sondhoor Reservoir
• Kodar Reservoir

10. Who, out of the following, was the first recipient of Bharat Ratna Award ?

• B.C. Roy
• S. Chandrashekhar
• C.V. Raman
• Gobind Ballabh Pant

11. Trans-Siberian Railway terminals are—

• Moscow and Vladivostok
• St. Petersburg and Vladivostok
• Moscow and Krasnoyarsk
• St. Petersburg and Krasnoyarsk

12. Largest Mica deposits are in—

• South Africa
• India
• USA
• Australia

13. Heat stored in water vapour is—

• Specific heat
• Latent heat
• Absolute heat
• Relative heat

14. Force of deflection was first discovered by—

• Coriolis
• Ferrel
• Thornthwaite
• Koeppen

15. Contours are imaginary lines showing—

• places of equal atmospheric pressure
• same temperature areas
• places of equal altitudes
• equal sunshine areas

16. Which State of India has the largest area ?

• Uttar Pradesh
• Madhya Pradesh
• Maharashtra
• Rajasthan

17. The fertile land between two rivers is called—

• Watershed
• Water divide
• Doab
• Tarai

18. At which place Chhattisgarh’s Super Thermal Power Station is located ?

• Raigarh
• Dantewada
• Korba
• Bhilai

19. Which of the following state has won the 2007 UNDP Award for Human Development Report in the category of Excellence in Participation and capacity building process ?

• Bihar
• Maharashtra
• Haryana
• Chhattisgarh

20. Which of the following pairs (Sanctuaries and districts) is not properly matched ?

• Achanakmar—Bilaspur
• Badalkhol—Jashpur
• Gomerda—Raigarh
• Udanti—Sarguja

21. The Unitary System of Government possesses which of the following advantages ?

• Greater adaptability
• Strong State
• Greater participation by the people
• Lesser chances of authoritarianism

22. Which one of the following is not an element of the State ?

• Population
• Land
• Army
• Government

23. According to the Indian Constitution, the Ministers shall hold office during the pleasure of the—

• President of India
• Prime Minister of India
• Parliament
• Supreme Court

24. The Parliament consists of—

• President, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
• Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
• Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha
• Vidhan Sabha, Vidhan Parishad and Lok Sabha

25. Who decides whether a bill is a Money Bill or not ?

• President
• Prime Minister
• Finance Minister
• Speaker of the Lok Sabha

26. Which of the following is called the ‘powerhouse’ of the cell ?

• Nucleus
• Lysosome
• Chromosome
• Mitochondrion

27. Acquired Immune-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is caused by—

• protozoa
• virus
• fungus
• bacteria

28. Which of the following processes does not increase the amount of carbon dioxide in air ?

• Breathing
• Photosynthesis
• Burning of petrol
• Aerobic decay of vegetation

29. The vitamin that is most readily manufactured in our bodies is—

• vitamin A
• vitamin B
• vitamin C
• vitamin D

30. Which of the following metals occurs in free state ?

• Copper
• Iron
• Zinc
• Lead

31. The World Trade Organization was formed in—

• 1991
• 1995
• 1997
• 1999

32. A Trade Policy consists of—

• Export-Import Policy
• Licensing Policy
• Foreign Exchange Policy
• Balance of Payment Policy

33. Which bank in India performs duties of Central Bank ?

• Central Bank of India
• State Bank of India
• Reserve Bank of India
• Both CBI & SBI

34. The Swarajya Party was formed following the failure of—

• Non-Cooperation Movement
• Civil Disobedience Movement
• Quit India Movement
• Champaran Satyagraha

35. The largest standing army of the Sultanate, directly paid by the State, was created by—

• Iltutmish
• Alauddin Khalji
• Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
• Sikander Lodi

36. With which of the following centers of learning, Chanakya the famous teacher of Chandragupta Maurya, was associated ?

• Takshashila
• Nalanda
• Vikramashila
• Vaishali

37. Who among the following Rajput kings defeated Muhammad Ghori for the first time ?

• Prithviraj III
• Chalukya Bhim
• Jaichandra
• Kumar Pal

38. The Headquarters of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is located at—

• Paris (France)
• Geneva (Switzerland)
• New York (USA)
• Bangkok (Thailand)

39. ‘The Federal System with Strong Center’ has been borrowed by the Indian Constitution from—

• United States of America
• Canada
• United Kingdom
• France

40. ‘Thomas Cup’ is associated with which game/sports ?

• Hockey
• Football
• Basketball
• Badminton