General Knowledge Paper-1 material for UGC NET and all competitive exams

G.k. and Aptitude Questions

1. The employability of present day students is greatly enhanced by

Ans.: Development of soft skills

2. Value education stand for

Ans.: Inculcating virtues and culture to students

3. The great charter of Indian education is

Ans.: Lord Maculays minutes(1835)

4. Navodoya Vidyalayas are established for

Ans.: Rural talented students

5. One of the main essentials of environmental education is

Ans.: To live in harmony with nature

6. Earth summit (United nations conference on environment and development),1992 held in

Ans.: Rio di janerio

7. Green peace is an

Ans.: International NGO

8. Virtual memory is

Ans.: Type of RAM

9. What whistle blowing?

Ans.: Going public about abuses.

10. A man sole 10 eggs for rs.36 and thus gained 20% profit. At what price did he buy an egg

Ans.: Rs.3

Explanation:

Given selling price is 36 (for 10 eggs)

Profit=20%

Therefore, Cost price=      36*100

                                         ___________=   30 (For 10 eggs)

                                                (100+20)

Therefore, Cost price of one egg=30/10=3

11.Find the next number in the series 4,6,9,13……..

Ans.: 18

Explanation: 4+2=6

                        6+3=9

                        9+4=13

                        13+5=18

12. A student was asked to add 16 to a number and subtract 10 from it. He by mistake subtracted 16 and added 10 and arrived at the answer as  32. What is the right number

Ans.: 44

Explanation: Let the number be x

Equation-1: x+16-10=x+6 (right equation)

Equation-2:x-16+10=x-6 (wrong equation)

Wrong answer: x-6=32; Therefore, x=32+6=38

Substitute x=38 in equation-1

Right answer is 38+6=44.

13. Effective writing depends on

Ans.: Clarity, readability, content

14. Team teaching has the potential to develop

Ans.: The habit of supplementing the teaching of each other

15. The conventionally followed teaching mechanism in higher education is

Ans.: Lecture method.

16. The most important quality of a teacher is
Ans.: Content mastery

17. A successful teacher is one who is
Ans.: Compassionate and disciplinarian

18. The main goal of research is
Ans.: Working in a scientific way to search the truth of a problem

19. A test on research demands priority on
Ans.: Reliability
Usability
Objectivity

20. Action research aimed at
Ans.: Solving an immediate problem.

21. Computers on internet identified by
Ans.: I.P. address

22. Dioxins are produced from
Ans.:  Combustion of plastics

23. Bio gas contains
Ans.: Methane and carbon di oxide

24. Percept means
Ans.: Direct observation through senses

25. The primary responsibility of teacher's adjustment lies with
Ans.: The teacher himself

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