General Knowledge (Education)

GK (Education)

Q-1 The state Second in Literacy rate is---------.
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Kerala
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Mizoram

Q-2 Who gave the Idea of Basic Education?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Indira Gandhi
(c) Maulana Azad
(d) Dr. Radhakrishnan

Q-3 Which Educational Degree had Gandhi Ji?
(a) Physics
(b) Law
(c) Medicine
(d) Economics

Q-4 The leader whose birthday is called the Teacher’s day is--------.
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Dr. Radhakrishnan
(d) None of these

Q-5 Name of the Science city near Kapurthala is----------.
(a) Punjab Sc. City
(b) Gujral Sc. City
(c) Pushpa Gujral Sc. City
(d) Jalandhar Sc. City

Q-6 Which university in Punjab education in Religious
(a) Punjab University Patiala
(b) Guru Nanak Dev University
(c) Punjab University
(d) None of these

Q-7 A child learns most from whom?
(a) Teachers
(b) Parents
(c) Friends
(d) Neighbours

Q-8 Nalanda University was in----------.
(a) M.P.
(b) U.P.
(c) Haryana
(d) Bihar

Q-9 What type of questions is more useful for students?
(a) Objective Type
(b) Long Answer type
(c) Short answer type
(d) Easy type

Q-10 Which University in India was the first to be established by the British?
(a) Madras
(b) Delhi
(c) Calcutta
(d) Bombay

Q-11 Punjab Government gives pension to the teachers of --------.
(a) Government schools
(b) Model Schools
(c) Aided Schools
(d) Both (b) and (c)

Q-12 Maulana Azad Trophy is related with which of the following University?
(a) Punjab University
(b) G.N.D. University
(c) PAU Ludhiana
(d) Punjabi University

Q-13 Which Article is related to introducing Mother-Tongue at the Primary Stage?
(a) Article 350A
(b) Article 45
(c) Article 240
(d) Article 350

Q-14 Who was the teacher of the five Pandvas?
(a) Lord Krishna
(b) Acharya Drona
(c) Kalidasa
(d) Ved Vyasa

Q-15 The Punjab Govt. gives aid to privately managed Schools are----------
(a) 50%
(b) 95%
(c) 100%
(d) None of these

Q-16 The Punjab Govt. reintroduced examinations for 5th Class students in------------.
(a) 1993
(b) 1988
(c) 1995
(d) 1990

Q-17 The term U.G.C. stands for
(a) University Grants Commission
(b) Upper Grants Commission
(c) Universal Grants Commission
(d) None of these

Q-18 The Term B.E.O. stands for
(a) Board Education Officer
(b) Block Education Officer
(c) Basic Education Officer
(d) None of these

Q-19 The Headquarters of N.C.E.R.T. is located at ---------------.
(a) Bombay
(b) Mohali
(c) Chandigarh
(d) New Delhi

Q-20 The Head Office of S.C.E.R.T. of Punjab is located at -------------.
(a) Patiala
(b) Ludhiana
(c) Amritsar
(d) Chandigarh

Q-21 How many Open Universities in India ?
(a) Four
(b) Nine
(c) Eight
(d) Six

Q-22 How many Universities are under the direct control of Punjab Govt.?
(a) Three
(b) Two
(c) Five
(d) Six

Q-23 The term D.I.E.T. stands for----------.
(a) District Institute of Education and Training
(b) District Institute of Examination Training
(c) District Institute of Education and Teaching
(d) None of these

Q-24 In Ludhiana Distt. DIET is located at -----------.
(a) Dharamkot
(b) Jagraon
(c) Khanna
(d) Ludhiana

Q-25 The First Indian University in Kolkata was set up in---------.
(a) 1857
(b) 1850
(c) 1847
(d) 1800

Answers with reasons:-

1. (d) Mizoram
2. (a) Mahatma Gandhi
3. (b) Law
4. (c) Dr. Radhakrishnan
5. (c) Pushpa Gujral Sc. City
6. (a) Punjab University Patiala
7. (b) Parents
8. (d) Bihar
9. (a) Objective Type
10. (c) Calcutta
11. (d) Both b and c
12. (a) Punjab University
13. (c) Article 240
14. (b) Acharya Drona
15. (b) 95%
16. (a) 1993
17. (a) University Grants Commission
18. (b) Block Education Officer
19. (d) New Delhi
20. (d) Chandigarh
21. (b) Nine
22. (c) Five
23. (a) District Institute of Education and Training
24. (b) Jagraon
25. (a) 1857