Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan ( Primary Teacher-PRT) Solved Paper

G.K. Questions 

(Exam held on 12-Feb-2011)

1. For instant energy, athletes take :
a) Sucrose
b) Vitamin C
c) Sodium chloride
d) Milk

2. Which Sufi Saint’s Dargah is at Ajmer?
a) Salim Chishti 
b) Muinuddin Chisti
c) Baba Farid
d) Hazrat Nizamuddin

3. Through which one among the following materials does sound travel the slowest?
a) Air
b) Glass
c) Water
d) Wood

4. The wheel (chakra) in Indian National Flag contains how many spokes?
a) 12
b) 18 
c) 24
d) 26

5. In eye donation, which of the following parts of eyes is utilized?
a) Iris
b) Lews 
c) Corena
d) Retina

6. Which among the following is not a Tennis Player?
a) Serena Williams
b) Steffie Graff
c) Martina Navratilova 
d) Ricky Ponting

7. The number of chromosomes in a normal human body is:
a) 46
b) 43
c) 44
d) 45

8. Indian Railways earn the maximum revenue from :
a) passenger fare 
b) freight
c) traffic tax
d) passenger tax

9. The time gap between two successive sessions of Parliament is not to exceed :
a) 4 months 
b) 6 months
c) One year
d) What is specified by the President

10. The pH of human blodd is between :
a) 5 – 6.5 
b) 6.5 – 7.5
c) 7.5 – 8
d) 8 – 8.5

11.The process of metamorphosis of rocks may involve :
a) Sandstone turning into quartzite
b) Limestone becoming marble
c) Shale getting converted into slate 
d) All of the above

12. The Constitution of India provides for the nominations of two members of Lok Sabha by the President to represent :
a) The Paris
b) Men of eminence
c) The business community 
d) The Anglo-Indian community

13. Which language is not specified in the 8th Schedule of the Indian Constitution?
a) Sanskrit
b) Sindhi
c) Urdu 
d) Rajasthani

14.Which of the following pairs of language and its one of the greatest poet are not correctly matched?
a) Hindi – Kalidas
b) Bengali – R. N. Tagore
c) Urdu – Ghalib
d) Greek – Homer

15. Which of the following is concerned with the trade unions?
a) GNDU
b) BHU 
c) INTUC
d) LDC

16. World No Tabacco Day is observed on :
a) 31 May
b) 11 June
c) 28 September
d) 10 October

17. Roof of the world is :
a) Pamirs
b) Tibet
c) Himalayas
d) Mount Everest

18. New Bank of India has been merged with which bank?
a) State Bank of India
b) Central Bank of India 
c) Punjab National Bank
d) Canara Bank

19. Where are the head quarters of International Red Cross Committee?
a) Berlin
b) Prague
c) Moscow 
d) Geneva

20. Choose the wrong definition :
a) Contour – Areas of equal height above the sea level
b) Isotherms – Area having the same temperature
c) Isohytes – Equal rainfall areas 
d) Isobath – Places of equal atmospheric pressure


21. Which of the following countries is not grouped with caribbeans?
a) Cuba
b) Bermuda 
c) Jordon
d) Anguilla

22. India’s national emblem is :
a) Lotus flower 
b) Lioned Capital
c) Lion
d) Cow

23. ‘Davis Cup’ is associated with the sport :
a) Lawn Tennis
b) Cricket
c) Hockey
d) Badminton

24. Which of the following is a famous ‘violin’ player?
a) Zia Moinuddin Khan
b) S. Balchandran
c) Sajjad Hussain 
d) L. Subramaniam

25. “Trippani” is a dance/ dance drama of the state:
a) Maharashtra 
b) Rajasthan
c) Gujarat
d) Manipur

26. Match the following and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
I. Govinda 1. Rashtrakutas
II. Aryabhatta 2. Gupta Dynasty
III. Banabhatta 3. Harshavardhana
IV. Samundra Gupta 4. Indian Napolean
Codes :
I II III IV
a) 2 3 4 1 
b) 1 2 3 4
c) 3 4 2 1
d) 4 3 1 2

27. Wazir -e-Azam of Pakistan presently is :
a) Asaf Ali Zardari 
b) Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani
c) Parvez Musharraf
d) Muhammad Mian Soomro

28. Oscar award 2010 for best picture was given to :
a) Avatar
b) District 9 
c) The Hurt Locker
d) An Education

29. Rate of evaporation does not depend on :
a) temperature of the liquid
b) surface area of the liquid 
c) total mass of the liquid
d) air pressure

30. Match the following and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
I. Sodium bicarbonate 1. Bleaching powder
II. Calcium carbonate 2. Baking soda
III. Potash 3. Chalk
IV. Calcium hypochlorite 4. Alum
Codes :
I II III IV
a) 1 2 4 3 
b) 2 3 4 1
c) 4 2 3 1
d) 3 1 4 2

31. Robert Koch worked on :
a) Tuberculosis
b) Cholera
c) Malaria
d) Diabetes

32. Right to property is a :
a) Fundamental Right
b) Directive Principle 
c) Legal Right
d) Social Right

33. The fifity-fifth amendment 1986 conferred statehood on :
a) Chhattisgarh
b) Sikkim 
c) Arunachal Pradesh
d) Jharkhand

34. The Vice-President of India is elected by an electoral college consisting of :
a) The elected members of Parliament
 b) The members of both the houses of Parliament
c) The elected members of Parliament and State assemblies
d) Members of Loksabha and Legislative Councils

35. Which article of the Constitution provides the Parliament the power to amend the Constitution?
a) 370 
b) 368
c) 390
d) 376