TGT (Arts) 2012 1. Who is known as ‘Pahari Gandhi’? – Baba Kanshi Ram 2. Who discovered DNA? – J.Watsen and F.Crick 3. H1N1Flu is caused by – Virus 4. Which amongst Carbon, Iron, Calcium, and Uranium is the source of fuel for a Nuclear reaction? –Uranium 5. Which river originates from Mansarovar in Tibet and enters the Indian border at Shipki in Kinnaur district? – Satluj 6. The Vedic name of river “Ravi” is – Parusni 7. Who named Chamba town after the name of his daughter “Champavati”? – Sahil Verman 8. In 1009 A.D. Kangra Fort was captured and plundered by – Mahmood of Ghazni 9. ‘Treadmill Test’ (TMT) is conducted to treat – Heart 10. A meteorite is – A piece of matter which has entered the earth’s atmosphere from outer space 11. Who is the largest exporter of tea in the world – Sri Lanka 12. Ozone depletion is mainly caused by – Chlorofluorocarbon 13. The study of ‘fossils’ is known as – Paleontology 14. Recently Bhu-Chung Bhutia was in news .To which sport he is associated with? – Football 15. The World Trade Organization (WTO) was earlier known as – GATT 16. The symbol of Indian currency is designed by – D. Udaya Kumar

17. The overall sex ratio at national level as per census 2011 has increased to reach ____ as against 933 in census 2011. – 940 18. Which State Government has announced the formation of Agriculture Cabinet to address the problems faced by the farmers? – Bihar 19. Who was declared the winner of ‘Dada Saheb Phalke Award’ for the year 2010 by the Information & Broadcasting Ministry? – K. Balachnder 20. Who is the winner of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2011? – Gagan Narang 21. Which city will host the 2012 Olympics? – London 22. Famous “Roerich Art Gallery” is situated at – Naggar 23. ‘Billing’ in Kangra district is famous for – Para-Gliding 24. ‘Vipasha’ is the Sanskrit name of which river? – Beas 25. Which place is known for “The Mini Lahasa” in India? – Dharmshala 26. World’s highest post office opened on 5th Nov.1983 in H.P is – Hikkim (Distt. LahaulSpiti) 27. While teaching in a class, a teacher inadvertently gives wrong information, which the students point out .He/She should: - Admit the error and correct it 28. During the classroom interaction a student raises a question which you cannot answer there and then. How will you react? – Admit your inability and promise to answer next day 29. Which is the apex body for curriculum related matters for school education in India? – NCERT 30. What should be the goals of a teacher? – Develop knowledge and skills in all areas of development, Help children learn-how to learn , Understand individual difference and learning styles

31. A female student of your class complains of being teased by a male classmate. How will you handle the problem? – Initiate an enquiry at your own 32. IEP stands for – Individualized Educational Plan 33. When most of the students in the class do not understand a concept clearly ,the teacher should – Conduct hands on activities on that concept 34. The term CCE implies – Evaluation of Scholastic and co-scholastic aspects of pupil growth 35. A teacher should have – Mastery over the subject, Have leadership qualities , Maintain discipline 36. What should be the role of teacher in meeting the individual differences of students? – Try to know the abilities, capacities , interest and attitude of pupils, Try to adjust the curriculum as per the needs of the individual 37. Which amongst Making notes, extra reading, using help books and self study is not good for quality learning? – Using help books 38. Reena a student of class VIII is very interested in sports and wants to pursue her career in sports. What will you suggest to her? – She should put in hard work to achieve her ambition 39. Twelve years old Shalu has begun to imitate the style of talking of her teachers. This form of behavior is known as – Transference 40. Which is the most essential for learning? – Desire to learn 41. Aditya, a student of your class is visually challenged. You have a school function coming up. What will you do? – Give him a part of narrator 42. Child development is marked by interrelated process. Which amongst Differentiation, Integration, Motivation and Learning is not one of them? – Motivation 43. Which is not the tool for formative assessment in scholastic domain? – Multiple choice questions

44. To make students successful, the teacher should – Understand the individual differences of the students ,Motivate students, Reinforce then whenever it is necessary 45. Which are the major dimensions related to ensuring quality in education system? – Appropriate Curriculum , Motivated and suitably rewarded teacher, Appropriate pupil-teacher ratio 46. A student with high intelligence is not doing well at studies. What is the best course of action for the teacher? – Find out reasons for his under achievement. 47. Education helps a child to develop his/her – Emotional intelligence , Social intelligence and Career skills 48. To correct the stammering problem of class VIII student, a teacher should – Seek professional help 49. Children from the underprivileged section of the society can benefit more if they are – Provided with richer learning environment in schools 50. Anil, a student of your class is being teased by his classmates for his dark complexion. What do you need to do as a teacher? – Talk to the class about individual differences 51. Sheela is very good in music but is not able to well in Mathematics .As a teacher how will you handle her? – Tell her that she can do well in Maths too and explain the concepts to her 52. Role of teacher is necessary for the development of – Educational development of children, Intellectual development of Children and Emotional development of children 53. In which stage of cognitive development is a child when he\she is able to workout problems logically and do multiple classifications? – Formal operational stage 54. What may damage a low achieving student psychologically? – Discussing the marks of individual student in the class

55. To address the diversity in academic achievement , an effective teaching method can be Cooperative\ multigrade teaching 56. If you come to know that a student of your class is facing problems related to parent’s separation at home, what would you do? – Treat him\her sympathetically 57. Whether a bill is money bill or not, will be decided by the – Speaker of the Lok Sabha 58. Human Rights Day is observed all over the World every year on – 10th December 59. “A man is born free but everywhere he is in Chains”, whose words are these,? – Rousseau 60. The legislature having two houses is known as – Bi-Cameral 61. “Democracy is a government of the people, by the people and for the people”, whose statement is it? –Abraham Lincoln 62. The idea of Fundamental Rights was taken from – America 63. Which subject has been borrowed from Ireland by the farmers of Indian Constitution? – Directive Principles of State Policy 64. The slogan “You give me blood ,I will give you Freedom” was given by – Subhash Chandra Bose 65. Who accords recognition to a political party as a national party? – Election Commission of India 66. Where is the headquarter of WHO? – Geneva 67. Whose role is dominant in a Patriarchal Society? – Of Father 68. Which helps most in the development of child? – Family 69. In which continent is the ‘Dead Sea’ situated? – Asia 70. Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration is situated in – Mussoorie

71. Which came first into existence? – A Family 72. Where is the Oil and Natural Gas Commission located? – Dehradun 73. ‘Kaziranga’ the famous sanctuary of Assam is famous for – Rhinos 74. The leaves of the plants of desert forests are – Small sizes and thorny 75. The only state in India that shows an excess of females over males is – Kerala 76.

The highest number of cotton mills in India is in – Ahmadabad

77. The solar eclipse occurs when – The Moon comes in between the Earth and the Sun 78.

The largest desert in the world is – Sahara

79. Which plant is used for making Kaththa? – Acacia catechu 80. We generally measure the depth of the sea in – Fathoms 81. Hanging Valleys are formed due to the action of – Glacier 82. The phases of the Moon are caused by – Rotation of the Moon 83. Which amongst Income Tax, Property tax, Sales tax and House tax is not a Direct tax? – Sales Tax 84. Which policy of economics system has been adopted by India for its economic development? – Mixed economy 85. When was VAT implemented in most of the States? – 1st April,2005 86. In which market, a firm cannot determine price? – Perfect Competition 87. Demand Curve of a firm under perfect competition is – Perfectly elastic 88. The object of every producing firm is – To maximize profit

89. In perfect competition ,the demand for a commodity is - -Perfectly elastic 90. Reasons for the privatization ,Globalization and liberalization of public sector after 1991 are – Corruption, lack of ineffective management 91. The largest source of National Income in India is – Service Sector 92. Changes in the prices of goods in India are measured by which Index Numbers? – Wholesale Price Index (WPI) & Consumer Price Index (CPI) 93. When was Consumer Protection Act enacted? – 1986 94. The grand temples of Khajuraho were built by the rulers of – Chandelas of Bundelkhand 95. The remains of Indus Valley civilization in Rajasthan have been found from – Kalibanga 96. The first newspaper published in India was – Bengal Gazette 97. The literary figure of Gupta period who is compared with Shakespeare is – Kalidas 98. “Do or Die” slogan was given by Gandhiji during – Quit India Movement 99. In whose reign Hiuen-Tsang visited India? – Harsh Vardhan 100. “Mansabdari” system was introduced by – Akbar 101. Prithvi Raj Chauhan was defeated by – Mohammad Ghori 102. Who discovered sea route to India – Portuguese 103. On August 6, 1945 the first atom bomb was dropped at – Hiroshima 104. “Ain-e-Akbari” was written by – Abul Fazal 105. The president of U.S.A. who abolish slavery was – Abraham Lincoln

106. The king who is said to have fiddled when Rome was burning was – Nero 107. The country which used veto power in U.N.O. on Kashmir issue in favor of India was – U.S.S.R. 108. The slogan “Go back to the Vedas” was raised by – Dayanand Saraswati 109. The construction of “Qutub-Minar” was completed by – Iltutmish 110."Panini” was a famous scholar of – Language and Grammar 111. Mahamud Ghaznavi invaded Somnath in – 1025 A.D. 112. The country where the process of Industrial revolution started first of all in the Europe was – England 113. Bengal was divided during the Governor-Generalship of – Lord Curzon 114. The first president of U.S.A. was – George Washington 115. The founder of Bahamani Kingdom was – Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah (Hassan Gangu; 1347-58 A.D.) 116. In 1556 A.D. the second Battle of Panipat was fount between – Akbar and Hemu Directions Q 117-121: In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Give the correct answer to fill in the blank spaces. 117. The army regime has announced firm steps on ______democracy and fighting. _______ - Restoring, terrorism 118. People were ___of the two brothers because their behavior seemed _____ - Suspicious, unusual 119. The well known judge who was earlier ____ to head the delegation has now given his _______ -Reluctant, consent 120. The captain of our team was ___because of the _________ performance of our opponent.

– Elated, bad 121. __________ the death of one of the contestants, the elections to the seat has been ____. – Owing to, countermanded 122. A poem of morning is called – Elegy 123. A speech made without preparation is called – Extempore 124. A man who eats too much is called – Glutton 125. A story that ends with deaths and murders is called – Tragedy 126. “King lear” is the famous tragedy written by – Shakespeare 127. The verb which is not governed by the subject or lacks tense is – Non-finite verb 128. CALLIGRAPHY -The art of hand writing 129. KLEPTOMANIA – An urge to steal 130. AMNESIA - Loss of memory 131. JOVIAL - Merry 132. ODYSSEY - long journey Directions Q 133-137: In each of the following questions give the correct answer for the Idiom/phrases given underlined. 133. When the police came, the thieves took to their heels. – Took to flight 134. They sold their house because it was a real white elephant. – an expensive one 135. I just paid him ‘ a left handed compliment’ - An insincere 136. The soldiers laid down their arms. – Surrendered

137. Discipline is on the wane in schools and colleges these days. – Declining 138. A book containing information on all subjects. – Encyclopedia 139. One who loves making – Philanthropist 140. A person who wastes money on luxury – Extravagant Directions Q 141-143: Give the word which is opposite in meaning to the word underlined. 141. BARREN – Fertile 142. ASSEMBLE – Disband 143. FASCINATE – Abhor 144. JUDGED – Assessed 145. STRUGGLE –Flight 146. ANNIHILATE – Destroy 147. Rohtang pass is located in _____ - Kullu district 148. Which state of India was earlier called NEFA? – Arunachal Pradesh 149. Cauvery water dispute involves which states of southern india – Tamilnadu – Karnataka- Kerala 150. “Gir” forest is associated with – Lions.