General Knowledge Solved Mcqs Practice Test 1. The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was
Mujibur Rehman
2. The longest river in the world is the Nile
3. The longest highway in the world is the Trans-Canada
4. The longest highway in the world has a length of
about 8000 km
5. The highest mountain in the world is the Everest
6. The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is
Myanmar
7. The biggest desert in the world is the Sahara desert
8. The largest coffee growing country in the world is
Brazil
9. The country also known as “country of Copper”is
Zambia
10. The name given to the border which seperates Pakistan and Afghanistan is Durand line
11. The river Volga flows out into the Capsian sea
12. The coldest place on the earth is Verkoyansk in Siberia
13. The country which ranks second in terms of land area is
Canada
14. The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is
Sicily
15. The river Jordan flows out into the Dead sea
16. The biggest delta in the world is the Sunderbans
17. The capital city that stands on the river Danube is
Belgrade
18. The Japanese call their country as Nippon
19. The length of the English channel is 564 kilometres
20. The world’s oldest known city is Damascus
21. The city which is also known as the City of Canals is
Venice
22. The country in which river Wangchu flows is
Myanmar
23. The biggest island of the world is Greenland
24. The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is Detroit,USA
25. The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world is
USA
26. The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world is
Malaysia
27. The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world is
Malaysia
28. The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is the
Mississippi
29. The city which was once called the `Forbidden City’was
Peking
30. The country called the Land of Rising Sun is Japan
31. Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest
32. The volcano Vesuvias is located in Italy
33. The country known as the Suger Bowl of the world is
Cuba
34. The length of the Suez Canal is 162.5 kilometres
35. The lowest point on earth is The coastal area of Dead sea
36. The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of Nepal
37. The largest ocean of the world is the Pacific ocean
38. The largest bell in the world is the Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin,Moscow
39. The biggest stadium in the world is the Strahov Stadium,Prague
40. The world’s largest diamond producing country is
South Africa
41. Australia was discovered by James Cook
42. The first Governor General of Pakistan is Mohammed Ali Jinnah
43. Dublin is situated at the mouth of river Liffey
44. The earlier name of New York city was New Amsterdam
45. The Eifel tower was built by Alexander Eiffel
46. The Red Cross was founded by Jean Henri Durant
47. The country which has the greatest population density is
Monaco
48. The national flower of Britain is Rose
49. Niagara Falls was discovered by Louis Hennepin
50. The national flower of Italy is Lily
51. Islamiat Solved MCQs
52. Istalam is kissing of Hajr Aswad. 53. • Islam has 2 major sects.
54. • There are 5 fundaments of Islam. 55. • 2 types of faith.
56. • 5 Articles of faith.
57. • Tehlil means the recitation of Kalima. 58. • Deen-e-Hanif is an old name of Islam. 59. • First institution of Islam is Suffah. 60. • Haq Mahar in Islam is fixed only 400
misqal.
61. • Ijma means ageing upon any subject. 62. • Qayas means reasoning by analogy. 63. • There are four schools of thought of
Islamic Law.
64. • Janatul Baki is situated in Madina. 65. • Masjid-e-Hanif is located in Mina. 66. • JANAT UL MOALA is a graveyard
in MECCA.
67. • Qazaf: false accusation of adultery punishable with 80 lashes.
68. • Lyla-tul-Barrah means the Night of Forgiveness.
69. • Karam-un-Katibin means illustrious writers.
70. • Oldest mosque on earth is Kaabatullah. 71. • 1st Kalima=Tayyab, 2nd =Shahadat, 3rd
=Tamjeed, 4th =Tauheed, 5th =Astaghfar, 6th =Rad-e-Kufar
72. • Qiblah means anything in front. 73. • Saabi is one who changes his religion. 74. • Sidrat-ul-Mantaha means last tree of the
Eternity.
75. • Jaabi is one who collects Zakat.
76. • First collection of Ahadith is Sahifah-e-Saadiqa.
77. • Saying of Prophet are called Wahi Ghair Matlloo.
78. • In iman-e-Mufassal essential beliefs are 7 in number.
79. • The most exalted angels are four. 80. • Greatest angel as per Islam is Jibra’eel. 81. • Each human being is attended permanently
by two angels.
82. • Barzakh: time period between death and Day of Judgment.
83. • Another name of surah Ali-Isra is bani Israel.
84. Pakistan Studies Mcqs , Basic Information About Pakistan 85. First Person who received Nishan-e-Haider86. Captain Raja Sarwar 87. First Lady Major General in the Pakistan
Army
88. Dr. Shahida Malik 89. First Governor General of Pakistan 90. Quaid-e-Azam 91. First President of Pakistan 92. Iskandar Mirza
93. First Prime minister of Pakistan 94. Nawab Liaqat AN Khan 95. First elected President of Pakistan 96. Field Marshal Ayub Khan
97. First Vice President of Pakistan - 98. Nur-ul-Amin
99. First chief Justice of Pakistan 100. Justice Sardar A. Rash id 101. First Chief Minister of Punjab 102. Iftikhar Hussain Memdoot 103. Chief Minister of Sindh 104. Ayub Khoro
105. First chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
106. Dr. Khan Sahib
107. First Chief Minister of Balochistan 108. Sardar Atta Ullah Mengal 109. First Governor of Punjab 110. Sir Francis Moody 111. First Muslim Governor of Punjab 112. Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar 113. First Governor of Sindh 114. Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah 115. First Governor of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa (NWFP)
116. Sir George Cunningham 117. First Muslim Governor of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa
118. Sahibzada Mohammad Khurshid 119. First Governor of Balochistan 120. Lt Gen Riaz Hussain
121. first governor of Gnlgit-Baltistan 122. Shamma Khalid
123. First Joint chief of Staff Committee 124. General Muhammad Shariff 125. First commander-in-chief of Army 126. Gen. Frank Meservy 127. First Muslim commander-in-Chief of
Army
128. G.M. Ayub Khan
129. First commander-in-chief of Air Force 130. Air vice Marshal Allan Perry Keene 131. First Muslim commander-in-Chief of
Air Force
132. Air Marshal Asghar Khan
133. First commander-in-chief Navy 134. Rear Admiral James Wilfred Jefford 135. First Muslim commander-in-Chief of
Navy
136. Haji Muhammad Sadique Chaudhry 137. First Cruise missile 138. Hatf VII (Babur) August 11, 2005 139. First constitution of Pakistan was
enforced
140. March 23, 1956 141. Second constitution of Pakistan was
enforced
142. 8 June 1962 143. Third constitution of Pakistan was
enforced
144. 14 August 1973 145. first Foreign Minister of Pakistan 146. Sir Zafarullah Khan 147. Chief Election Commissioner-of
Pakistan
148. F.M Khan 149. First Chief Scout Commissioner of
Pakistan
150. Quiad-i-Azam 151. First SOS village of Pakistan 152. Lahore (1977) 153. Pakistan first private Channel 154. STN(1990) 155. First Pakistani postal stamp issued 156. July 1948
157. First constructed Barrage of Pakistan 158. Sukkur Barrage (1932) 159. First DNA Test laboratory 160. Islamabad (March, 2006) 161. First Motorway of Pakistan
constructed in 1997
162. Islamabad-Lahore Motorway 163. First governor of State Bank of
Pakistan
164. Zahid Hussein 165. First martial law was imposed in
Pakistan
166. 7 October 1958 167. First captain of Pakistani cricket team 168. Hafeez Kardar
171. First female vice chancellor in Pakistan
172. Najma Najam
173. First female university in Pakistan 174. Fatima Jinnah Women University 175. First female golf champion in Pakistan176. Shehzadi Gulfam
177. First female representative of Pakistan in the UN
178. Shaista Ikramuliah 179. First female prime minister who is
assassinated 180. Benazir Bhutto
181. First Pakistan to win the prestigious
Pulitzer Prize 182. Adrees Latif
183. First female governor State Ban.k of Pakistan
184. Shamshad Akhtar 185. First women pilot in Pakistan 186. Shukriya Khanam 188. First Secretary General of Pakistan 189. Ch. Muhammad All 190. First Administrator of Karachi 191. Syed Hasham Raza 192. First Chairman of senate 193. Habib Ullah Khan 194. President of first Constituent Assembly
of Pakistan
195. Quaid-e-Azam
196. First female deputy speaker in Pakistan 197. Begum Jahanara Shahnawaz
198. First female Member of Parliament 199. Begum Shaista Suhrawady Ikramullah 200. First female minister of education 201. Begum Mahmooda Salim Khan 202. First female Minister of Population 203. Dr. Attiya Inayatullah
204. First Pakistan minister of information 205. Syeda Abida Hussain 206. First female Pakistani minister of
finance
207. Benazir Bhutto 208. First female minister of law and human
rights
209. Shahida Jamil 210. First female “foreign ministry
spokesperson
211. TasleemAslam 212. Firstprivate Airline of Pakistan 213. Hajyery Airline 214. First public airline of Pakistan 215. Orient Airline 216. First capital of Pakistan 217. Karachi
218. First TV station 219. Lahore
220. First Nuclear reactor of Pakistan 221. Karachi nuclear power plant 1972 222. First Chairman of the Senate 223. Habib Ullah Khan
224. First Woman Judge of High Court in Pakistan
225. Majida Razvi
226. First Speaker of Constitution Assembly227. Molvi Tameez ud Din 228. First sports channel of Pakistan 229. Super Geo
230. First Pakistani who received noble prize
231. Dr. Abdus Salam (1979 in Physics) 232. First Pakistani who received Lenin
Prize
233. Faiz Ahmad FaizJI 961 ) 234. First woman Prime Minister in
Pakistan
235. Benazir Bhutto 236. Youngest Prime Minister 237. Benazir Bhutto 238. First speaker of National Assembly 239. Fahmeeda Mirza 240. First Finance Minister of Pakistan 241. Ghulam Muhammad 242. First Interior Minister of Pakistan 243. Fazlur Rehman 244.
245. Practice Test : Science And Arts Educators Recruitment Entry Test Preparation Sample Mathematics MCQs for Educator All Posts
246. 1) Price of sugar is increased by 25%. The percentage of consumption to be decreased so that there would be no increase in the expenditure is
247. (a) 18% (b) 20 % 248. (c) 22% (d) 24% 249.
250. 2) A group of students volunteered to finish a construction work in 25 days. 1Q of thestudents did not come and the work could be finished in 35 days. The original number of students in the group were
251. (a) 25.00 (b) 32.00 252. (c) 35.00 (d) 37.00
253. 3) A man bought a flat for Rs. 8,20,000. He borrowed 55% of this money from a bank. How much money did he borrow 254. from the bank? .
255. (a) Rs. 4,51,000′ (b) Rs. 4,52,000 256. (c) Fvs. 4,53,000 . (d) Rs. 4,54,000 257. 4) A primary school had an enrollment
of 850 pupils in January 1970. In January 1980 the enrollment was 1,120; What was the percentage increase for the enrollment?
258. (a) 31.76%’ (b) 33.50% 259. (c) 30,65% (d) 34.76% 260. 5) The number, whose 7% is 42, is 261. (a) 300 (b) 400
262. (c) 500 (d) 600′
263. 6) Which number will come next? 264. 3. 5, 7, 10,12,14, 24, 26,_____ 265. (a) 52 (b) 30 266. (c) 28′ (d) 48
267. 7) Twelve men take 6 hours to finish a piece of work. After the 12 men have worked for 1 hour, the contractor decides to call in 8 more men. How many more hours would 20 men take to
complete the remaining work? 268. (a) 2 (b) 3′ 269. (c) 4 (d) 5
270. 8) If a car is sold for Rs..50000 the profit is 17 percent, what would be profit percentage if sold for Rs. 47000. 271. (a) 14.85% (b) 15.98%’ 272. (c) 16.20% (d) 14.50%
273. 9. Sadiq purchased a plot for Rs. 8,000. He sells the plot to Abid at a profit of 20%. Abid in turn sells that plot to Arif at a loss of 20%. The plot costs Arif.
274. (a) Rs. 12,000 (b) Rs. 10,000 (c) Rs. 8670 (d) Rs. 7680′
275. 10. A’s mother is twice as old as A’s brother. A is 6 years yqunger than his brother but 4 years older than his sister. If A’s sister is 15 his mother’s age is:
277. (c) 42 (d) 50′
278. 11.If 12 years are added to 2/3 age of Rani, she will be three years older than today. What is Rani’s present age?
279. (a) 25 (b) 27′ 280. (c) 26 (d) 29
281. 12. Three families, P, Q and R, share 480 kg of rice, Q receives twice as much rice as P and R receives half as much rice as Q. How much rice does family Q gets? 282. (a) 220 kg (b) 230 kg 283. (c) 240 kg’ (d) 250 kg
284. 13. Six men working 8 hours a day earn Rs 720 per week. 8 men working 6 hours a day will earn per week
285. (a) Rs. 540 (b) Rs. 720′ 286. (c) Rs.960 (d) Rs.1080 287. 14. In the exam 45% students failed
and 550 students were successful.The total number of students who appeared in the exam were:
288. (a) 1000′ (b) 900 289. (c) 1500 (d) 800
290. 15. Nasir read 60 pages of a book on the first day. This was 20% more than the number of pages he read on the second day. Given that he read 1/6 of the book on the.second day, find the number of pages in the book he had read.
291. (a) 300′ (b) 290 292. (c) 325 (d) 345
293. 16. Mr. Rehraan ordered a car worth Rs.600.000 and was given a discount.Given that he paid Rs.57,0000 for his
new car, calculate the percentage discount he received:
(a) 5% (b) 7% 294. (c) 9% (d) 10%
295. 17. Which is the greatest number? (a) 1/4 of 236 (b) 1/16 of 1028 (c) 1/9 of 504 d) 1/3 of 741
296. 18. 10 men can construct a building in 40 days. How long will it take 20 men to do this work?
297. (a) 20 days (b) 30 days (c) 40 days (d) 50 days
298. 1 9. Rashid bought a shirt for Rs.350 and sold it Rs.300. How much loss did he get?
299. (a) Rs.40 (b) Rs.50 300. (c) Rs.20 (d) Rs.80
301. 20. NASIR bought a practical copy Rs.60 and sold it Rs.40. How much loss did he get?
302. (a) Rs.600 (b) Rs.60 303. (c) Rs.40 (d) Rs.20
304. 21. The number, whose 17% is 51, is (a) 200 <b) 100
305. (c) 300 (d) 210
306. 22. A car washer can wash 8 cars in 18 minutes. At this rate how many cars can be wash, in three hours?
308. (c) 80 (d) 125
309. 23. There are four numbers. Average of the first three is 15 and that of the last three is 16. If the last number is
19 find the first number: 310. (a) 16 (b) 18 311. (c) 20 (d) 21
312. 24. 10 men can complete a job in 14 days. How long will it take 4 men to finish the same job if they work. at the same rate? 313. (a) 33 days . (b) 35 days
(e) 37 days (d) 39 days
314. 25. A man takes 50 minutes to cover a certain distance at a speed of 6 km/hr. If he walks with a speed of 1 0
km/hr. he covers the same distance 315. (a) 1 hour
316. (c) 20 minutes 317. (b) 30 minutes 318. (d) 10 minutes
319. 26. A man pays 10% of his income as income tax. If his income tax amounts to Rs.1500, what is his income?
320. (a) Rs.13000 (b) Rs.15000 321. (c) Rs.17000 (d) Rs.19000 322. 27. A can do a piece of work in 10
days and B can do it in 15 days. The number of days required by them to
finish it, working together is: 323. (a) 8 (b) 7
324. (c) 6 (d) 4.
325. 28. A carton contains 10 boxes, each box containing one dozen cubes. How many cartons are needed to fill 960 cubes?
326. (a) 7 (b) 8 327. (c) 9 (d) 12
328. 29. 16 men build a house in 10 days. How much time will it take 8 men to do this work?
329. (a) 25 days (b) 20 days 330. (c) 30 days (d) 32 days
331. 30. Naveed Ahmed spends Rs.400 in getting a good table and sells it.at Rs.600. Find the percentage of profit?
332. (a) 90% (b) 45% 333. (c) 50%/ (d) 80%
334. 31. All spends Rs.500 to get a good shirt and sells it at Rs.800. Find the percentage of Profit?
335. (a) 59% (b) 60%/ 336. (c) 63% (d) 40%
337. 32. Insert the missing number 5? 14 10 97
338. (a) 18 (b) 16 339. (c) 14 (d) 12
340. 33. Insert the missing number: 341 (250) 466 282 ( ) 398
(a) 228 (b) 232 (c) 226 (d) 240
341. 34. Insert the missing number: 7 14 10 12 14 9
342. (a) 19 (bj 17 343. (c) 14 (d) 15 344. 36. jnsert the missing number:
172 84 40 18
(a) 7 (b) 10 345. (c) 12 (d) 16
346. 37. 20 men can construct a building in 40 ays. How long will it take 10 men to do this work?
347. (a) 50 days (b) 60 days 348. (c) 70 days (d) 80 days
349. 38. A man saves Rs.500 which is 15% of his annual income. How much does he earn in one year?
(a) 3542.50 (b) 3333.33 350. (C) 3132.30 (d) 3075.75 351. 39. Muhammad Aslam bought a TV
Rs.8000 and sold it Rs.7000. How much loss did he get?
352. (a) Rs.1000 (b)Rs.2000 (c) Rs.3000 (d) Rs.4000. 353. 40. Insert the missing number: 354. 1 3 2______ 3 7
355. (a) . 4 (b) 8 356. (c) 5 (d) 6
357. 41. Which number will come next? 358. 2,5,12,23,38,57,_______
359. (a) 69 (b) 76 360. (c) 80 (d) 84
361. 42. Which one number will complete the following number series?
362. 3,6,15_____ ,123,366 363. (a) 34 (b) 59 364. (c) 42 (d) 60
365. 43. Which number will come next? 366. 1,2,5,12,27,58,_____
367. (a) 121 (b) 136 368. (c) 135 (d) 174
369. 44. Which number will come next? 4,11,7,14,10, 17.
(a) 24 (b) 13 370. (c) 20 (d) 21
371. 45. Which number will come next? 372. 2,6, 12,20,30,42_______
373. (a) 56 (b) 54 374. (c) 50 (d) 62 375. 45. Insert the missing number:
68 10 11 14 15
376. (a) 12 (b) 16 377. (c) 14 (d) 18
378. 46. Insert the missing number: 17(112) 39 28(…)49 .
(a) 164 (b) 144 (c) 154 (d) 174
379. 47. Insert the missing number: 234 (333) 257 345(…)678
(a) 233 (b) 333 (c) 133 (d) 433
380. 48. Ahmed spend Rs.44,000 to get a car
and sells it at Rs.48,000. Find its percentage of profit?
381. (a) 12% (b) 9.09% 382. (c) 14% (d) 80%
383. 49. Sohail Khan sold a car Rs.80,000 which
he was bought for Rs.90,000. What is his % loss?
384. (a) 61.40% (b)’55.51% 385. (c) 12.31% (d) 11.11%
386. 50. The number, whose 3% is 60, is (a) 2000 (b) 3000
(c) 6000 (d) 9000
387. 51. The number, whose 5% is 35, is (a) 500 ‘ (b) 600
388. (C) 700 (d) 800
389. 52. If takes 14 taps to fill a swimming pool in
10 hours. How much time will ij take 5 taps to fill the pool?
(a) 25 (b) 26 390. (c) 27 (d) 28
391. 53. The number, whose 25% is 75, is (a) 600 (b) 500
392. (c) 300 (d) 400
393. 54. 8 machines Can do a piece of work in 10 days. How long will it take 16
machines to do the work?
394. (a) 7 days (b) 5 days 395. (c) 6 days (d) 8 days
396. 55. 120 men are used to build huge-building for 30 days. How long will it take 80 men to do the same work?
397. (a) 35 days (b) 30 days 398. (c) 45 days (d) 40 days 399. Practice Test : Educators Entry Test, Pedagogy , Teaching Mcqs for the Preparation of
Educator Recruitment 2013
400. 1. Which one of the following statements is not suitable for teachers.
(a) They really take interest in students (b) They are capable of guiding students and maintaining discipline
(c) They are not interested in moulding themselves according to the new situation (d) They are very much enthusiastic about such tasks as are done by teachers
Ans. (c)
2. The aim of a teacher is
(a) to help students get through in the examination
(b) to make students disciplined (c) to develop the abilities of students (d) to develop the social behaviours among students
Ans. (c)
3. Why will you ask questions from students during the course of a lecture?
(a) Are the students carefully listening to your lecture?
(b) To learn which one of the students is the brightest one
(c) To learn whether students are understanding (the lecture) or not
(d) To assists the students Ans. (a)
4. A teacher with sober thoughts, in accordance with the rules
(a) allows students to, make mistakes but instructs them to reduce the number of such mistakes
(b) instructs his students not to commit any mistake at any point of time
(c) takes so many. precautions so that students never make mistakes
(d) give right punishment to those students who make mistakes
Ans. (c)
5. If a teacher has to prove his credibility in the evaluation of answer booklets, then he should be
(a) dutiful
(b) very much regular (c) impartial
(d) high-handed Ans. (c)
6. The lecture will be communicated more effectively if teachers
(a) read the prepared notes
(b) prepares good notes in advance and use them as their guides
(c) engage students in immediate discussions (d) quote examples from other teaching sessions/lectures and engage students in immediate discussions
Ans. (b)
7. As a teacher, what will you do if students do not attend your class?
401. (a) Blame students for their absence from the class
(b) Ponder over the present attitude of students in a calm manner
(c) Think about using some interesting techniques of teaching
(d) Try to understand the reasons (for this behaviour) and try to eliminate them Ans. (d)
8. Those students, who frequently ask questions in the class
(a) should be advised to meet the teacher outside the classroom
(b) should be encouraged to take part in debates in the class
(c) should be encouraged to find out the answers on their own
(d) should be encouraged to ask questions on a continuous basis
Ans. (b)
9. Teachers should not have such expectations from their students as are beyond the development stage of the latter. If the former do so they
(a) generate inferiority
(b) generate inferiority, high levels of tension and perplexity among students
(c) generate motivation among students to learn more
(d) None of these Ans. (b)
10. The objective of education is to
implement all the abilities of children to the maximum possible extent. This indicates that (a) the teacher and parents should know how able the children are, or how much capable they are
(b) they should be given good opportunities and a conducive environment, which are helpful in their development to the maximum extent.
(c) it is important that their character is helpful, persuasive and sympathetic (d) All of these
Ans. (b)
11. One will have more chances of being successful as a teacher, if
(a) He belongs to the family of teachers (b) He is trained in teaching
(c) He has ethical values and a good character (d) He can organize his teaching material systematically and conveys the same effectively.
Ans. (d)
12. Effective teaching is a function of (a) Clear and precise communication (b) Perfect classroom discipline (c) Regular teaching
402. Ans. (a)
13. Which of the following is most desirable for a teacher?
(a) To be punctual in the class (b) Clear, precise, and systematic presentation of the subject-matter. (c) To be strict disciplinarian (d) To be permissive in the class Ans. (b)
14. A good teacher is one who (a) is highly intelligent (b) lives simple life
(c) has mastery over his teaching subject (d) has genuine interest in his students Ans. (d)
15. The teacher should
(a) keep distance with his students (b) help the students to get good marks (c) do whatever is needed to promote the welfare of his students
(d) teach well and think that his job is over Ans. (c)
16. Which of the following is most important for a teacher?
(a) Classroom discipline (b) Subject he is teaching (c) Students of the class (d) Time available for teaching Ans. (c)
17. What I like about teaching is that it is the (a) Most peaceful job
(b) Resort of even the least competent persons
(c) Most challenging job
(d) Most lucrative job because of the scope for private tuition
Ans. (c)
18. Which is the most sensible idea about teaching and research?
(a) They are two entirely different kinds of activities
(b) They cannot go together
(c) Thy are two sides of the same coin (d) They interfere with each other Ans. (c)
19. A good teacher is one who 403. (a) Reads a lot
404. (b) Publishes lots of research gaper (c). Teaches well
(d) Cooperates well with the principal Ans. (c)
20. I will appreciate the teacher who (a) has strict control over his students
(b) knows the problems of students and helps them
(c) is friendly with the students (d) has a charming personality Ans. (b)
21. Four children are abused by a fifth one, all these four children react differently to the abuse and the ways in which they react are listed below. Which one of the reactions shows the maximum emotional maturity? (a) Retorts with another abuse
(b) Runs away from the scene (c) Keeps silent
(d) Gives turn to the situation with humour Ans. (c)
22. Communication will be effective (a) if it is delivered slowly and clearly (b) if it is delivered in a calm situation (c) if it reaches the receiver completely (d) if it reaches the receiver as intended by the sender
Ans. (d)
23. Communication in the classroom often fails because
(a) the students are inattentive
(b) the teacher is monotonous in delivering the message
(c) the students have no interest in the lesson being taught
(d) there is very much noise in and around the classroom
Ans. (b)
24. Which of the following will make communication more effective? (a) Cutting jokes in between (b) Using multi-sensory appeal (c) Speaking with high authority (d) Telling what is useful to the listeners Ans. (d)
25. Teaching will be effective if the teacher (a) is a master of the subject
subject
(c) starts from what students know already (d) uses many instructional aids
405. Ans. (c)
26. One can be a good teacher, if he (a) has genuine interest in teaching (b) knows how to control students (c) knows his subject
(d) has good expression Ans. (a)
27. A college teacher will really help the students when she
(a) dictates notes in the class (b) is objective in her evaluation (c) encourages students to ask questions (d) covers the syllabus completely in the class
Ans. (b)
28. Which is the more desirable outcome of teaching in higher education?
(a) Increase student’s achievement (b) Increase in the level of independent thinking of students
(c) Higher percentage of result
(d) Increase in the number of students who opt for the subject
Ans. (b)
29. Which of the following statements has the high probability of being correct as applied to higher education?
(a) All students cannot learn and so all do not learn
(b) All students can learn but all do not learn (c) All students can learn and so all learn (d) All students cannot learn but all want to learn
Ans. (b)
30. A teacher has to be (a) a strict disciplinarian (b) well versed in the subject
(c) a continuous learner in the subject (d) sympathetic towards slow learners Ans. (d)
31. In higher education, research and teaching are two different activities that (a) cannot go together
(b) can go, if at all, only in sequential order
(c) can go together
(d) can go together only at the, expense of each other
Ans. (c)
406. 32. The facial expressions of students relate to which element of the communication process? (a) Message (b) Receiver (c) Channel (d) Sender Ans. (a)
33. Which, is most desirable?
(a) The teacher should make good use of the black-board
(b) The teacher should speak clearly and loudly
(c) The teacher should not allow students to make noise in the class
(d) The teacher shouldexp1ain as simply as possible difficult aspects of the subject matter Ans. (d)
34, Which is the least important in teaching? (a) Punishing the students
(b) Maintaining discipline in the class (c) Lecturing in impressive ways
(d) Drawing sketches and diagrams on the black-board if needed
Ans. (a)
35. Absenteeism in the class can be minimized by
(a) telling students that it is bad to be absent in the class
(b) punishing the students
(c) teaching the class effectively and regularly
(d) ignoring the fact of absenteeism Ans. (c)
36. The most important skill of teaching is (a) making students understand what the teacher says
(b) covering the course prescribed in his subject
(c) keeping students relaxed while teaching (d) taking classes regularly
Ans. (a)
is
(a) affectionate
(b) one who communicates his ideas precisely and clearly
(c) gentle (d) hard working 407. Ans. (d)
38. Effective teaching, by and large, is a function of
(a) Teacher’s scholarship (b) Teacher’s honesty
(c) Teacher’s making students learn and understand
(d) Teacher’s liking for the job of teaching Ans. (c)
39. My reaction to the statement “A good teacher is essentially a good researcher” is that
this is
(a) My firm belief
(b) Something I find difficult to agree to (c) Something which I accept only as an opinion
(d) Only a hypothesis Ans. (a)
40. The psychological aspects of the classroom are best managed by (a) the class teacher
(b) the subject teacher (c) the principal
(d) the students themselves Ans. (a)
41. Which is “feedback” in the newspaper’s communication?
(a) Articles (b) Editorials
(c) Letters to the Editor (d) News
Ans. (C)
42. Which of the following steps would you consider first for an effective
communication?
(a) Select the channel of communication (b) Plan the evaluation procedure
(c) Specify the objectives of communication (d) Identify various media for communication Ans. (A)
43. Books can be powerful source of communication, provided
(a) content is abstract (b) content is illustrative (c) Medium is Hindi
(d) content is presented through good print Ans. (b)
408. 44. To make classroom teaching more effective every teacher should
(a) discuss with colleagues (b) analyze responses of students
(c) keep him/herself abreast of development in the area in his/her subject
(d) publish his/her writings Ans. (B)
45. Meaningful learning takes place when (a) students are interested in the topics taught (b) explanations are given within the reach of the students
(c) the new content being taught is related to the previous knowledge of the students (d) students raise questions and get them clarified
Ans. (A)
46. A teacher is effective if he/she (a) explains everything in the class (b) repeats explanations for each student (c) provides a variety of learning experiences (d) answers all questions raised by students Ans. (C)
47. Majority of students in a large class are found dozing. There may be something wrong with
(a) the students concerned (b) the teaching process (c) the content taught (d) the time of inst Ans. (A)
48. Generalizability of a new teaching method can be tested through research across (a) Different teachers
(b) Different subjects (c) Different levels/grades (d) All the above
Ans. (D)
49. Good teaching is best reflected by (a) attendance of students
(b) number of distinctions
(c) meaningful questions asked by students (d) pin-drop silence in the class
Ans. (c)
50. The main aim of classroom teaching is (a) to give information
409. (b) to develop inquiring mind (c) to develop personality of students (d) to help students pass examinations Ans. (b)
410. Practice Test : Educators Entry Test, Pedagogy , Teaching Mcqs for the Preparation of Educator Recruitment 2013
411. 1. Which one of the following statements is not suitable for teachers.
(a) They really take interest in students (b) They are capable of guiding students and maintaining discipline
(c) They are not interested in moulding themselves according to the new situation (d) They are very much enthusiastic about such tasks as are done by teachers
Ans. (c)
2. The aim of a teacher is
(a) to help students get through in the examination
(b) to make students disciplined (c) to develop the abilities of students (d) to develop the social behaviours among students
Ans. (c)
3. Why will you ask questions from students during the course of a lecture?
(a) Are the students carefully listening to your lecture?
(b) To learn which one of the students is the brightest one
(c) To learn whether students are understanding (the lecture) or not (d) To assists the students
Ans. (a)
4. A teacher with sober thoughts, in accordance with the rules
(a) allows students to, make mistakes but instructs them to reduce the number of such mistakes
(b) instructs his students not to commit any mistake at any point of time
(c) takes so many. precautions so that students never make mistakes
(d) give right punishment to those students who make mistakes
Ans. (c)
5. If a teacher has to prove his credibility in the evaluation of answer booklets, then he should be
(a) dutiful
(b) very much regular (c) impartial
(d) high-handed Ans. (c)
6. The lecture will be communicated more effectively if teachers
(a) read the prepared notes
(b) prepares good notes in advance and use them as their guides
(c) engage students in immediate discussions (d) quote examples from other teaching sessions/lectures and engage students in immediate discussions
Ans. (b)
7. As a teacher, what will you do if students do not attend your class?
412. (a) Blame students for their absence from the class
(b) Ponder over the present attitude of students in a calm manner
(c) Think about using some interesting techniques of teaching
(d) Try to understand the reasons (for this behaviour) and try to eliminate them Ans. (d)
8. Those students, who frequently ask questions in the class
(a) should be advised to meet the teacher outside the classroom
(b) should be encouraged to take part in debates in the class
(c) should be encouraged to find out the answers on their own
(d) should be encouraged to ask questions on a continuous basis
Ans. (b)
9. Teachers should not have such expectations from their students as are beyond the
development stage of the latter. If the former do so they
(a) generate inferiority
(b) generate inferiority, high levels of tension and perplexity among students
(c) generate motivation among students to learn more
(d) None of these Ans. (b)
10. The objective of education is to implement all the abilities o1children to the
maximum possible extent. This indicates that (a) the teacher and parents should know how able the children are, or how much capable they are
(b) they should be given good opportunities and a conducive environment, which are helpful in their development to the maximum extent.
(c) it is important that their character is helpful, persuasive and sympathetic (d) All of these
Ans. (b)
11. One will have more chances of being successful as a teacher, if
(a) He belongs to the family of teachers (b) He is trained in teaching
(c) He has ethical values and a good character (d) He can organize his teaching material systematically and conveys the same effectively.
Ans. (d)
12. Effective teaching is a function of (a) Clear and precise communication (b) Perfect classroom discipline (c) Regular teaching
(d) Students self-learning
413. Ans. (a)
13. Which of the following is most desirable for a teacher?
(a) To be punctual in the class
(b) Clear, precise, and systematic presentation of the subject-matter.
(c) To be strict disciplinarian (d) To be permissive in the class Ans. (b)
14. A good teacher is one who (a) is highly intelligent (b) lives simple life
(c) has mastery over his teaching subject (d) has genuine interest in his students Ans. (d)
15. The teacher should
(a) keep distance with his students (b) help the students to get good marks (c) do whatever is needed to promote the welfare of his students
(d) teach well and think that his job is over Ans. (c)
16. Which of the following is most important for a teacher?
(a) Classroom discipline (b) Subject he is teaching (c) Students of the class (d) Time available for teaching Ans. (c)
17. What I like about teaching is that it is the (a) Most peaceful job
(b) Resort of even the least competent persons (c) Most challenging job
(d) Most lucrative job because of the scope for private tuition
Ans. (c)
18. Which is the most sensible idea about teaching and research?
(a) They are two entirely different kinds of activities
(b) They cannot go together
(c) Thy are two sides of the same coin (d) They interfere with each other Ans. (c)
19. A good teacher is one who (a) Reads a lot
414. (b) Publishes lots of research gaper (c). Teaches well
(d) Cooperates well with the principal Ans. (c)
20. I will appreciate the teacher who (a) has strict control over his students
(b) knows the problems of students and helps them
(c) is friendly with the students (d) has a charming personality Ans. (b)
21. Four children are abused by a fifth one, All these four children react differently to the abuse and the ways in which they react are listed below. Which one of the reactions shows the maximum emotional maturity? (a) Retorts with another abuse
(b) Runs away from the scene (c) Keeps silent
(d) Gives turn to the situation with humour Ans. (c)
22. Communication will be effective (a) if it is delivered slowly and clearly (b) if it is delivered in a calm situation (c) if it reaches the receiver completely
(d) if it reaches the receiver as intended by the sender
Ans. (d)
23. Communication in the classroom often fails because
(a) the students are inattentive
(b) the teacher is monotonous in delivering the message
(c) the students have no interest in the lesson being taught
(d) there is very much noise in and around the classroom
Ans. (b)
24. Which of the following will make communication more effective? (a) Cutting jokes in between (b) Using multi-sensory appeal (c) Speaking with high authority (d) Telling what is useful to the listeners Ans. (d)
25. Teaching will be effective if the teacher (a) is a master of the subject
(b) has much experience in teaching the
subject
(c) starts from what students know already (d) uses many instructional aids
415. Ans. (c)
26. One can be a good teacher, if he (a) has genuine interest in teaching (b) knows how to control students (c) knows his subject
(d) has good expression Ans. (a)
27. A college teacher will really help the students when she
(a) dictates notes in the class (b) is objective in her evaluation (c) encourages students to ask questions (d) covers the syllabus completely in the class Ans. (b)
28. Which is the more desirable outcome of teaching in higher education?
(a) Increase student’s achievement (b) Increase in the level of independent thinking of students
(c) Higher percentage of result
(d) Increase in the number of students who opt for the subject
Ans. (b)
29. Which of the following statements has the high probability of being correct as applied to higher education?
(a) All students cannot learn and so all do not learn
(b) All students can learn but all do not learn (c) All students can learn and so all learn (d) All students cannot learn but all want to learn
Ans. (b)
30. A teacher has to be (a) a strict disciplinarian (b) well versed in the subject
(c) a continuous learner in the subject (d) sympathetic towards slow learners Ans. (d)
31. In higher education, research and teaching are two different activities that
(a) cannot go together
(b) can go, if at all, only in sequential order (c) can go together
(d) can go together only at the, expense of each other
Ans. (c)
416. 32. The facial expressions of students relate to which element of the communication process? (a) Message (b) Receiver (c) Channel (d) Sender Ans. (a)
33. Which, is most desirable?
(a) The teacher should make good use of the black-board
(b) The teacher should speak clearly and loudly
(c) The teacher should not allow students to make noise in the class
(d) The teacher shouldexp1ain as simply as possible difficult aspects of the subjectmatter Ans. (d)
34, Which is the least important in teaching? (a) Punishing the students
(b) Maintaining discipline in the class (c) Lecturing in impressive ways
(d) Drawing sketches and diagrams on the black-board if needed
Ans. (a)
35. Absenteeism in the class can be minimized by
(a) telling students that it is bad to be absent in the class
(b) punishing the students
(c) teaching the class effectively and regularly (d) ignoring the fact of absenteeism
Ans. (c)
36. The most important skill of teaching is (a) making students understand what the teacher says
(b) covering the course prescribed in his subject
(c) keeping students relaxed while teaching (d) taking classes regularly
Ans. (a)
37. Students learn more from a teacher who is (a) affectionate
(b) one who communicates his ideas precisely
and clearly (c) gentle (d) hard working 417. Ans. (d)
38. Effective teaching, by and large, is a function of
(a) Teacher’s scholarship (b) Teacher’s honesty
(c) Teacher’s making students learn and understand
(d) Teacher’s liking for the job of teaching Ans. (c)
39. My reaction to the statement “A good teacher is essentially a good researcher” is that this is
(a) My firm belief
(b) Something I find difficult to agree to (c) Something which I accept only as an opinion
(d) Only a hypothesis Ans. (a)
40. The psychological aspects of the classroom are best managed by (a) the class teacher
(b) the subject teacher (c) the principal
(d) the students themselves Ans. (a)
41. Which is “feedback” in the newspaper’s communication?
(a) Articles (b) Editorials
(c) Letters to the Editor (d) News
Ans. (C)
42. Which of the following steps would you consider first for an effective
communication?
(a) Select the channel of communication (b) Plan the evaluation procedure
(c) Specify the objectives of communication (d) Identify various media for communication Ans. (A)
43. Books can be powerful source of communication, provided
(a) content is abstract (b) content is illustrative
(c) Medium is Hindi
(d) content is presented through good print Ans. (b)
418. 44. To make classroom teaching more effective every teacher should
(a) discuss with colleagues (b) analyze responses of students
(c) keep him/herself abreast of development in the area in his/her subject
(d) publish his/her writings Ans. (B)
45. Meaningful learning takes place when (a) students are interested in the topics taught (b) explanations are given within the reach of the students
(c) the new content being taught is related to the previous knowledge of the students (d) students raise questions and get them clarified
Ans. (A)
46. A teacher is effective if he/she (a) explains everything in the class (b) repeats explanations for each student (c) provides a variety of learning experiences (d) answers all questions raised by students Ans. (C)
47. Majority of students in a large class are
found dozing. There may be something wrong with
(a) the students concerned (b) the teaching process (c) the content taught (d) the time of inst Ans. (A)
48. Generalizability of a new teaching method can be tested through research across
(a) Different teachers (b) Different subjects (c) Different levels/grades (d) All the above
Ans. (D)
49. Good teaching is best reflected by (a) attendance of students
(b) number of distinctions
(c) meaningful questions asked by students (d) pin-drop silence in the class
Ans. (c)
50. The main aim of classroom teaching is (a) to give information
419. (b) to develop inquiring mind (c) to develop personality of students (d) to help students pass examinations Ans. (b)
420. General Knowledge Questions and answers 421.
422. 1. What does `The Cherry Orchard’ have in common with old editions of `Startrek’? 2. In Australia, how is the date of Mothers’ Day calculated?
3. Which President of the USSR encouraged the policy of Glassnost? 4. What was built by inmates taken from Changi Prison Camp? 5. What is the world’s largest desert?
6. Nino Culotto was his pen-name. What was his REAL name? 7. What is the last letter of the Greek alphabet?
8. Who wrote `The Entertainer’, music made famous by the film,`The Sting’? 9. In Greek legend, what was eaten on the island of Jerba?
10. What was the name of Ulysses’ son, who grew to manhood in his absence? 11. Which Knight caused the death of the Lady of Shallott?
12. What monument occupies centre stage in 423. Trafalgar Square
14. What was the classical standard language of ancient India? 15. Who directed and starred in films such as `The little Tramp’? 16. Name the three types of classical architectural column. 17. Who was Doctor Zhivago’s great love?
18. Name the commoner who ruled England in 1658-59.
19. Which ghost ship is the theme of an 1841 opera by Richard Wagner? 20. What career did the Duke of Wellington pursue after the Battle of Waterloo? 21. Which popular hymn was composed by Sir Arthur Sullivan of Opera Fame? 22. What is the literal meaning of `pince-nez’. glasses?
23. Beneath which Paris monument is the tomb of France’s unknown soldier? 24. What type of puppets are t hose whose movements are controlled by strings? 25. Which drug is best known for its use in preventing malaria?
26. Identify the 15th century British war fought by the Houses of Lancaster and YorkBR> 27. Which sea is so named because it is too salty to maintain life
28. What is the most indispensable instrument in astronomy? 29. Which literary doctor owns a parrot called `Polynesia’?
30. Name the Australian singer whose first hit, in the 1960s, was `I Remember You’. `Four On The Floor’ pertain?
31. What is Sydney’s equivalent to San Francisco’s `Bay To Breakers’ footrace’? 32. Which independent island is Australia’s nearest neighbour to the west?
33. At the end of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet’, which of the principals are dead?
34. Name two fictional or historical characters who fought with quarterstaffs on a log bridge ? 35. What is the name of Greg Norman’s business?
36. Name a state of U.S.A. beginning with `B’.
37. Whom did Yoko Ono marry only to lose to an assassin?
38. Wo dubbed Australia `The Lucky Country’ in one of his novels?
39. Which biblical event supports the superstition that 13 is an unlucky number? 40. How much was 240 pence in predecimal currency
41. Which comic- strip drake is a multi-billionaire?
42. What was the first event decided at the 1896 Olympics? 43. Which is the only continent occupied by one nation?
44. What inspired the convex golden disc as the Order of Australia ? 45. Which 1980 song hit was writen by Joe Dolce, an Italian migrant? 46. What is God called by the Islamic or Muslim faith?
47. Which radiation belt around the earth was named after an American physicist? 48. What is significant about a score of 4137 points in billiards?
49. Who was the famous Nez Perce Indian chief?
50. Which Slim Dusty ‘hotel’ song is Australia’s only gold 78 record?
51. After Carruthers, Rose and Famechon, who was Australia’s fourth world boxing champion? 52. What is an ocarina whose size and shape resembles a goose egg?
53. In which American city was the world’s first skyscraper built in 1885?
54. What is the Christian name of Webster, who published a dictionary still used today ? 55. Outside of the Presidency, what is the highest American political office?
56. Name the only boxer to knock out Mohammed Ali 57. Which Australian state is host to the town of Gundagai? 58. On what date to Americans celebrate their Independence Day? 59. Who starred in the film version of To Kill A Mockingbird? 60. Which modern language gives us the term finito ?
61. Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
62. Which Australian city will host the 2001 Goodwill Games? 63. The prefix gastro refers to which bodily organ?
64. If you are celebrating your Diamond Anniversary, how many years have you been married ? 65. Boxers often suffer from a condition in which their ears are misshapen..what is this called? 66. Who wrote the famous poem Daffodils?
67. In what decade of this century was it decided US Presidents would be restricted to two terms? 68. What was the given name of Stalin’s daughter who defected to the US in 1967?
69. Name the South African surgeon who carried out the first heart transplant operation. 70. The revolutionary newspaper, Pravda was first published in 1912…but WHERE? 71. What the the first ship to reach Titanic after the disaster?
72. Where in the US did the dance , the Charleston originate?
73. Which American author wrote the novel Gentlemen Prefer Blondes? 74. Who piloted the US aircraft shot down byt he USSR in 1960 ? 75. Where were the 1960 Summer Olympics held?
76. In what year was the Rainbow Warrior sunk in New Zealand waters? 77. Who became the first Overlord Of England and Wales?
78. Which animal is likely to suffer from the disease, heaves ? 79. Who wrote The Happy Prince?
80. For what sport is a harrier bred?? 81. Where in Australia is Palm Valley ? 82. What breed of farm animal is a Polwarth?
83. Who named Manly Cove , situated in Sydney Harbour? 84. Name the main ore of iron.
85. What is the study of heredity called?
86. Rose Hill was the original name of Australia’s second settlement …what is it called now?? 87. What term is used to describe fertile land being ‘rested’ for a season?
88. Who is the patron saint of children ? 89. Who did Amin overthrow in 1971?
90. What ancient unit of measurement is suppposedly the distance from the elbow to the tip of the index finger?
91. Which was the second James Bond novel to be made into a movie?
92. Can you name the only two countries to have declared independence from Britain? 93. What is the official language of Egypt?
94. On which continent is Vincon Massif the highest peak? 95. Do polar bears eat penguins?
96. In which country would you find Tabasco?
97. What is the more common name for the tympanic membrane ? 98. Name the street that is home to British journalism.
99. What was H.G. Wells’ first novel?
100. Which Australian city was host to the nations’s first steam train.and its first electric train? 101. What is the best-known university in Paris?
102. What is the birthstone for September?
103. Where did John F. Kennedy, Lee Harvery Oswald and Jack Ruby all die? 104. What is the last book of the Bible?
105. Which movie’s last line is ” After all, tomorrow is another day”? 106. In Disney comics, who are Daisy Duck’s three nieces?
107. At which Melbourne hotel did the Beatles stay in 1964 ?
108. Who was the first New Australian to become, in 1961, Miss Australia? 109. Which edifice stands on the banks of the River Jumna, at Agra? 110. What does one call ornamental work in silver or gold thread? 111. Which Norse god had, as handmaidens, the Valkyrie?
112. Which British Battleship was sunk, in 1941, by The Bismark? 113. What is the alternative name for a beekeeper?
114. Which 1975 Dickens drama was planned as a musical but screened without any songs ? 115. Which British novel was the subject of “Sailor”?
116. How many books comprise the Old and the New Testaments?
117. At what angle above the horizon must the sun be to create a rainbow? 118. Which song is based on California’s 1849 gold rush?
119. What is the only crime for which church sanctuary is not available? 120. What was the full name of Brutus, one of Caesar’s murderers?
121. What was the American codename for the development of the atom bomb? 122. Which western law enfromcement agency’s motto was , “One riot-One Ranger?” 123. What is the Hebrew name of Calvary, where Christ was crucified ?
124. Which number on a roulette wheel is coloured green? 125. How many cannons are involved in a Royal Salute 126. What type of Moscow institution is GUM?
127. Which island is 50 times larger tha its mother country, Denmark? 128. Who was the first white man to climb Mt Kosciusko?
129. Name Australia’s first “Girlie” magazine, launched in 1936 130. What name is given to the Pope’s pontificial ring?
131. What ingredient did Cap O’ Rushes order omitted from the wedding meats? 132. Who are the traditional inhabitants of Dovrafell?”
133. What was the name of Childe Rowland’s sister, whom he rescued ? 134. Which witch travelled in a mortar which she drove along with a pestle? 135. Who caught Tommy Grimes?
136. What was it that Princess Margaret was changed into by her wicked stepmother, the Witch-Queen of Bamborough Castle?
137. Who fought the Queen of the Fairies for Tamlane, her love..and won?? 138. Which fiend terrorized the Hall of Hrothgar?
139. And who freed Hrothgar’s Hall of this menace?BR> 140. What was kept in Iduna’s magic casket?
141. What was the name of the first patented contraceptive pill ?
142. What name is given, collectively, to the first five books of the Old Testament?” 143. In what year did Japan bomb Pearl Harbour ?
144. Ulan Bator is the capital of which nation?
145. What unit of heat is required to raise 1 gm of water by one degree Celsius? 146. Which airline owned the jet that exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988?
147. What number did Michael Jordan make famous during his career with the Chicago Bulls?? 148. Which floor covering is constructed by covering hessian or canvas with linseed oil, powdered cork and rosin?
149. In which American state would you find the city of Phoenix? 150. How many sides does a RHOMBUS have?
151. Which American state has its capital Harrisburg?
152. Which six letter word describes the number of members of a body required to be present to conduct business legally ?
153. Which company that developed the pentium processor for computers?
154. What name was given to the rockets used to launch the Apollo space missions?
155. Until the end of the 20th Century, what was the most popular name adopted by the popes? 156. In which year did Pope Benedict XV declare Joan of Arc a saint?
157. The mummies of Egyptian Pharaohs were often buried in what type of transport, believed to assist them to travel to the next world?
158. How many films did Charles Chaplin make during his 53-year carer, from 1914 to 1967? 159. Which band had a hit with the song ,California Dreamin’?
161. Which amusement park opened in Anaheim, California, on July 18th., 1955 ? 162. Name the wife of the Phillipines dictator, Ferdinand Marcos
163. K is the chemical symbol for what? 164. On what date is Australia Day celebrated? 165. Who wrote the play, “The Mousetrap”?
166. How old was Boris Becker when he won his first Wimbledon Singles title? 167. How many Spice Girls were there in 1997?
168. Who played the title role in the film “Gandhi”?
169. In the nursery rhyme, what do we ask Mary, mary, Quite contrary?
170. In what country would you find the Grand Prix circuit known as Silverstone? 171. Which American President was assassinated by Leon Czolgosz ?
172. Complete the proverb No kitchen is big enough to hold… 173. Who developed Meccano?
174. To which people did Delilah pass soon the secret of Samson’s strength? 175. Who wrote the shortest of the gospels?
176. Complete this proverb: The end justifies ………
177. Who said: “A crank is a man with a new idea–until it catches on”? 178. Who wrote the song, Imagine?
179. Name the first woman in space
180. Who was convicted of shooting and killing John F Kennedy? 181. In which country did the Volkswagon originate ?
182. “The Sound Of Music” is set in which European country…. 183. Which planet has the longest year?
184. In Earth terms , how long is that year?
185. What is the highest mountain in New Zealand? 186. What is the 12th letter of the English alphabet
187. Who teamed up with Neil Diamond to perfom the hit song, “You Don’t Send Me Flowers”? 188. 1974 saw Portugal involved in a revolution which became known by which floral name?? 189. What term is used to describe the wool cut from around a sheep’s eyes?
190. What type of creature is a beagle?
424. 191. In which Asian nation would you find the state of Punjab? 192. What is the wellknown French word for “pen”?
193. Ra is the chemical symbol for which element?
194. What five-letter word, beginning with q, is used to describe a lock or curl of hair on the forehead?
195. How many metres make a kilometre?
196. Who was the great Spanish Painter whose first name was Pablo? 197. Who founded the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant chain? 198. Which 1970s band had a hit with “Mama Mia”?
199. In which year did Fred Astair die?
200. Which river did Johann Strauss describe as “blue”? 425. 201. For what crime is Vincent Perrugia best remembered?
202. Which Florentine woman was mother to 3 kings of France, and wife to another? 203. Who was the 3rd man on the moon?
204. Who designed Queen Elizabeth II’s wedding dress? 205. What was the name of Homer Simpson’s Bowling team?
206. Which 1970′s hit movie was based on a poem by James Dickey? 207. Which famous musician & singer was born McKinley Morganfield? 208. Who was the last person to be executed in the Tower of London?
209. In what film would you have seen a sword fight on the Cliffs of Insanity? 210. What is the world’s largest bird of prey?
426. 211. Sir Mark Oliphant was once Premier of which Australian State? 212. Near which Israeli city would you find the Mount Of Olives? 213. What colour are the towers of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge? 214. What is the sixth letter of hte English alphabet?
215. How many years of marraige are celebrated by a Golden Wedding Anniversary? 216. How many dwarves lived in the house discovered by Snow White?
217. By what short name were the Secret State Police of Nazi Germany known? 218. Musican Bo Didley is famous for playing which instrument?
219. Which acress began life as Doris Kapellhoff?
220. What name is given to the punctuation mark with a dot directly above a comma? 427. 221. What country produces Rioja wines?
222. Who was the favourite daughter of Shakespeare’s King Lear?
223. Which Australkian city includes the suburbs of Cottesloe and Subiaco? 224. Who discovered Oxygen in 1774?
225. Name the author of A Town Like Alice
226. How many Earth years does it take Pluto to orbit the sun?
227. What name is given to the central part of a fleshy fruit, containing the seeds? 228. What letter appears to the right of Y on a keyboard?
229. What is it that makes soda water fizz?
230. What disease is the Sabin Vaccine used to prevent? 428. 231. Name the actor grandfathr of Drew Barrymore.
232. Who is the female host of the television show, Better Homes and Gardens? 233. Which comedian once said, “A well-balanced person has a drink in each hand”? 234. Complete this proverb: A growing youth has a ……?
235. What are the three given names of author JRR Tolkein?
236. Who portrayed Kevin Arnold in the television series, The Wonder Years?
237. With whom did Barbra Streisand team to release the hit song, “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers”? 238. Complete this proverb: Facts are …………..
239. Who portrayed Melanie Wilks in the film, Gone With The Wind? 240. Name the Australian artist who painted “The Rabbiters”
429. 241. In the famous ‘White Horse’ FA Cup final of 1923, what was the name of the White Horse? 242. Which is the largest of the Trucial states?
243. Whose last words were ‘The rest is silence’?
244. What was double-headed for Russia & Austria, but single-headed for Germany?
245. In the famous April Fools Day joke, where did Richard Dimbleby say that spaghetti was being grown on trees?
246. Which Florentine woman was mother to 3 kings of France, and wife to another? 247. Who designed Queen Elizabeth II’s wedding dress?
248. For what crime is Vincent Perrugia best remembered? 249. Who was the 3rd man on the moon?
250. In which sport are Bonspiel and Crampit common terms?
430. THE ANSWERS
431. 1. Mr Checkhov!
2. It’s always the second Sunday in May. 3. Mr Gorbachov
4. The Burma Railway. 5. The Sahara 6. John O’Grady 7. Omega 8. Scott Joplin 9. Lotuses. 10. Telemachus 11. Sir Lancelot 12. Nelson’s Colums 13. The Female Eunuch 14. Sanskrit
15. Charlie Chaplin
16. Doric, Ionic and Coninthian 17. Lara
18. Richard Cromwell 19. The Flying Dutchman
20. Political: he was British PM 1828-30 21. ‘Onward Christian Soldiers’
22. ‘Pinch-nose’ 23. Arc De Triomphe 24. Marionettes 25. Quinine
26. War Of The Roses 27. Dead Sea
28. Telescope 29. Dr Doolittle 30. Frank Ifield 31. City To Surf race 32. Mauritius
33. Both Romeo and Juliet 34. Robin Hood and Little John 35. Great White Shark Enterprises 36. There is none!
37. John Lennon
38. Donald Horne
39. Thirteen people at the Last Supper 40. One pound
41. Scrooge McDuck 42. Triple jump 43. Australia 44. Wattle blossom 45. Shaddap You Face 46. Allah
47. (James) Van Allen Belts
48. It is Walter Lindrum’s world-record break
49. Chief Joseph
50. The Pub With No Beer 51. Rocky Mattioil,WBC Junior Middleweight
52. Wind musical instrument 53. Chicago
54. Noah
55. President of the United States Senate 56. Larry Holmes in 1980
57. New South Wales 58. July 4th 59. Gregory Peck 60. Italian 61. Michelangelo 62. Brisbane 63. The stomach 64. Sixty 65. Cauliflower Ear 66. William Wordsworth 67. The 6th., 1951 68. Svetlana 69. Dr Christian Barnard 70. Russia 71. The Carparthia
73. Anita Loos
74. Francis Gary Powers 75. Rome 76. 1985 77. Egbert of Wessex 78. A horse 79. Oscar Wilde 80. It is a hunting dog 81. The Northern Territory 82. A sheep
83. Governor Arthur Philip 84. Hematite 85. Genetics 86. Parramatta 87. Fallow 88. St Nicholas 89. Milton Obote 90. The cubit
91. From Russia With Love 92. The USA and Rhodesia 93. Arabic
94. Antarctica
95. No, Polar bears live in the Arctic, while Penguins inhabit the Antarctic and other southern areas
96. Mexico 97. The eardrum 98. Fleet Street 99. The Time Machine 100. Melbourne 101. The Sorbonne 102. Sapphire
103. Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, Texas, USA.
104. Revelation
105. GoneWith The Wind 106. April, May and June 107. The Southern Cross 108. Tania Verstak 109. The Taj Mahal 110. Filigree 111. Odin 112. HMS Hood 113. Apiarist 114. Great Expectations 115. HMS Ark Royal
116. 39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New
117. 40 degrees 118. Clementine 119. sacrilege
120. Marcus Junius Brutus 121. Manhatton Project 122. Texas Rangers 123. Golgotha 124. Zero 125. Twenty-one
126. The largest department-store 127. Greenland
128. Paul Strzlecki 129. Men
130. The Fisherman’s Ring 131. Salt
132. The trolls of Denmark 133. Burd Ellen
134. Russia’s Baba Yaga 135. Mr Miacca
136. The Laidly Worm 137. Fair Janet
138. Grendel 139. Beowulf
140. The Apples Of Youth which kept the Aesir young 141. Enovid 142. The Pentaleuch 143. 1941 144. Mongolia 145. One calorie 146. Pan Am 147. 23 148. Linoleum 149. Arizona 150. Four 151. Pennsylvania 152. Quorum 153. Intel 154. Saturn 155. John,(6) 156. 1920. 157. Boats 158. 89
159. The Mamas and The Papas 160. The Star Of David
161. Disneyland 162. Imelda 163. Potassium 164. January 26th 165. Agatha Christie 166. 17 167. Five 168. Ben Kingsley
170. England 171. William Mckinley 172. …Two Women 173. Frank Hornby 174. The Philistines 175. Mark 176. …The means 177. Mark Twain 178. John Lennon 179. Valentina Tereshkova
180. Noone. Lee Harvey Oswald was suspected but murdered before any conviction was recorded
181. Germany 182. Austria 183. Pluto 184. 247 years, 255 days 185. Mt Cook 186. L 187. Barbara Streisand 188. Carnation Revolution 189. Eyeclip 190. Dog 191. India 192. Plume 193. Radium 194. Quiff 195. 1000 196. Picasso
197. Colonel Harlan Sanders 198. ABBA
199. 1987
200. The Danube.
201. He Stole The Mona Lisa 202. Catherine De Medici 203. Charles Conrad 204. Norman Hartnell 205. Pin Pals 206. Deliverance 207. Muddy Waters 208. Josef Jakobs 209. The Princess Bride
210. Californian Condor. 211. South Australia 212. Jerusalem 213. Red 214. F 215. 50 216. 7 217. Gestapo 218. Guitar 219. Doris Day 220. Semi-colon. 221. Spain 222. Cordelia 223. Perth 224. Joseph Priestly 225. Nevil Shute 226. 248 227. The core 228. U 229. Carbon Dioxide 230. Polio 231. John Barrymore 232. Noni Hazlehurst 233. Billy Connolly 234. Wolf in his belly 235. John Ronald Reuel 236. Fred Savage 237. Neil Diamond 238. Stubborn things 239. Olivia De Havilland 240. Sir Russell Drysdale 241. Billy 242. Abu-Dhabi 243. Hamlet s 244. Imperial Eagle 245. Southern Switzerland 246. Catherine De Medici 247. Norman Hartnell 248. He Stole The Mona Lisa 249. Charles Conrad
250. Curling
432. Educators Science And Arts Entry Test 2013 Islamiat Mcqs Questions
433. PROPHET MUHAMMAD(PBUH)
• Holy Prophet was born in 571 A.D 22nd April.
• Father’s name, Hazat Abdullah. • Mother’ Name, Hazrat Amna.
• Maternal Grand Father’s name Wahib bins Abdul Munnaf.
• Maternal Grandmother, Batarah. • Real name of Abdu Mutalib was Shaba. • Grandmother name, Fatima.
• 10 is the number of Uncles and 6 aunts. • Prophet journeyed to Syria with Abu Talib at 12 years.
• At 25 Prophet married to Hazrat Khadija. • Hazrat Khadija accepted Islam first in Women and in all.
• Hazrat Abu Bakar accepted first in Men. • Hazrat Ali accepted first in Children. • Varqa Bin Naufal verified Prophet for the first time.
• Holy prophet had 4 daughters and 3 sons. • At age of 40 holy Prophet received first Wahy.
• Hazrat Zubaida (RA) was the second wife of Holy Prophet.
• In 622 A.D Holy Prophet migrated to madina.
• Hazrat Haleema was the foster mother of Holy Prophet.
• Besides Hazrat Haleema (RA) Holy Prophet (PBUH) said that Umme-e-Aemon is also my
mother.
• Name the foster mother(s) of the Holy Prophet (SAW) Hazrat Halema (RA), Hazrat Sobia
(RA) and Hazrat Khola (RA)
• How many years after the birth of Holy Prophet (SAW), Hazrat Aamina died? Six years
• Sheema was the foster sister of Holy Prophet.
• Abduallh Bin Abu Sheema was the foster brother of Prophet.
• Hazrat Haleema looked after the holy prophet for 4 years.
• 35 was the age at the time of Hajr-i-Aswad incident.
• Hazrat Bilal Habshi was the first slave to accept Islam.
• Wife of Abu Lahab used to spread throne in the way of prophet in 4th year of
prophethood.
• Home of Hazrat Arqam (RA) used as the centre of secret preaching by the holy prophet.
• In 7th Nabvi boycott of Banu Hashim began.
• Hazrat Adam met with Holy Prophet on the first heaven.
• Hazrat Isa and Hazrat Yahya on 2nd. • Hazrat Yaqub on 3rd.
• Hazrat Idrees on 4th. • Hazrat Harron on 5th. • Hazrat Musa on 6th. • Hazrat Ibraheem on 7th.
• Al-Kaswa is the name of Camel on which prophet traveled.
• Prophet purchased mosque land at medina from two orphans.
• 45 Companions were with Prophet in migration to madina.
• Charter of Madina was issued on 1 A.H it had 53 Articles.
• Transfer of Qibla was ordered in 2nd A.H. • 27 total no of Ghazwas.
• First Ghazwah of Islam was Widan, fought in 12th month of First Hijrah.
• Jang Badr occurred in 2 A.H. 313 Muslims fought in battle.
• Types of Hadith are 10.
• Imam Zuhri (RA) became the first to consolidate Ahadith.
• No of Hadith Collected by Abu Huraira (RA) 5374.
• Prophet hazrat Noah (AS) known as Shaikh al Anbiya
• Aby Ubaiduh Bin Jiirrah was entitled Ameen-ul Ummat.
• Hazrat Umar proposed Azan for the first time.
• The dome over the sacred Grave of the holy prophet is known as Dunbade-Khizra. • Baitul Mamur is a place where seventy thousand angles were circumambulation during the
Holy Ascension.
• Baitul Mamoor is on 7th Heaven.
• 4 kings accepted Islam when holy prophet sent them letters.
• Mosque of Zarar was demolished by prophet.
• Ume Salma was present at the time of the battle of Khyber.
• Hazrat Ali Conquered the fort of Qamus. • Lady named Zainab tried to poison the
