BPSC Head Master 2024: Head Master (Advt. 26/2024), General Studies and B.Ed.
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Booklet Series
A
05/HM/M–2024
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A Question Booklet
General Studies and B.Ed.
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PART – I
1. The gas which turns lime water 4. The ratio between the perimeter and
milky is the breadth of a rectangle is 5 : 1. If
(A) CO2 the area of rectangle is 216 sq.cm.
(B) CO
The length of rectangle is
(C) H2S
(D) SO (A) 15 cm
(E) None of the above/More than one (B) 13 cm
of the above
(C) 17 cm
2. Among the following pairs of river
and tributary, which one is not (D) 11 cm
correctly matched ?
(E) None of the above/More than one
(A) Godavari – Manas
of the above
(B) Brahmaputra – Tista
(C) Yamuna – Chambal
5. Who introduced the permanent
(D) Krishna – Bhima
settlement of land revenue in Bengal ?
(E) None of the above/More than
one of the above (A) Lord Clive
3. Consider the following statements : (B) Lord Cornwallis
An Amendment to the Constitution
(C) Warren Hastings
of India can be initiated by the
1. Lok Sabha (D) Lord Wellesley
2. Rajya Sabha
(E) None of the above/More than one
3. State Legislatures
of the above
4. President
Which of the above statements is/
are correct ? 6. Which Buddhist Council was
Choose the answer from the codes convened in Pataliputra ?
given below : (A) Third
Codes :
(B) Second
(A) 2, 3 and 4
(B) 1, 2 and 3 (C) Fourth
(C) 1 and 2 (D) First
(D) 1 only
(E) None of the above/More than one
(E) None of the above/More than one
of the above of the above
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7. Where did Mangal Pandey revolted in 10. Which of the following elements
March 1857 A.D. ? would lose an electron easily ?
(A) Jhansi (A) Ca
(B) Barrackpore
(B) Na
(C) Lucknow
(C) Mg
(D) Meerut
(D) K
(E) None of the above/More than one
of the above (E) None of the above/More than one
of the above
8. In the series
7, 14, 28, ..... 11. The product of the LCM and the
10th term will be HCF of two numbers is 24. If the
difference of the number is 2, then
(A) 3584
the greater of the numbers is
(B) 2496
(A) 3
(C) 4096
(B) 4
(D) 1792
(C) 2
(E) None of the above/More than one
(D) 6
of the above
(E) None of the above/More than one
9. The Central Government has set up of the above
a fast track special court in India.
For which of the following periods 12. Which one of the following is
is it extended under the central non-biodegradable substance ?
sponsored scheme ?
(A) Paper
(A) 1 April 24 to 31 March 2028
(B) Manure
(B) 1 April 23 to 31 March 2024
(C) Cotton cloth
(C) 1 April 23 to 31 March 2026 (D) DDT
(D) More than one of the above (E) None of the above/More than one
(E) None of the above of the above
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13. Which among the following became 15. If Q means ‘add to’, J means
the Prime Minister of India without ‘multiply’, T means ‘subtract from’,
and K means ‘divide by’ then
being earlier the Chief Minister of a
30 K 2 Q 3 J 6 T 5 =
state ?
(A) 26
1. Morarji Desai
(B) 20
2. Charan Singh (C) 31
3. V. P. Singh (D) 18
4. Chandrashekhar (E) None of the above/More than one
of the above
Select the correct answer from the
codes given below : 16. Reaction in which heat energy is
released is called
(A) 2 only
(A) Endothermic
(B) 2 and 3 (B) Reversible
(C) 4 only (C) Exothermic
(D) Irreversible
(D) 1, 2 and 4
(E) None of the above/More than one
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
of the above
17. The speaker can ask a member of
14. Which one of the following the house to stop speaking and
determines that the Indian let another member speak. This
Constitution is federal ? phenomenon is known as
(A) Vesting of residuary powers with
(A) Interpellation
the centre
(B) An independent Judiciary (B) Crossing the floor
(C) Distribution of powers between (C) Yielding the floor
the centre and the states
(D) Decorum
(D) A written and rigid Constitution
(E) None of the above/More than one (E) None of the above/More than one
of the above of the above
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18. Which one of the following is 21. A law which gives force between two
included in Third Generation charges is
Industrial Reforms ?
(A) E-biz project (A) Coulomb’s law
(B) Skill development
(B) Faraday’s law
(C) Make in India
(D) All the above (C) Kirchhoff’s law
(E) None of the above/More than one
of the above (D) Ohm’s law
(E) None of the above/More than one
19. Which one of the following
statements is not correct ? of the above
(A) Shivaji’s guardian’s name was
22. Decadal female population growth of
Dadoji Konddev
India during 2001-2011 was
(B) Shivaji’s mother’s name was
Jijabai (A) 21.44 %
(C) Shivaji’s Council of Minister was (B) 18.12 %
called ‘Sapt Pradhan’
(C) 23.18 %
(D) Shivaji’s father’s name was
(D) 17.64 %
Shahji
(E) None of the above/More than one (E) None of the above/More than
of the above one of the above
20. The difference between simple and 23. Which department was allotted
compounded interests compounded to Jagjivan Ram in the interim
annually on a certain sum of money government established in
for two years at 4% per annum is 1946 A.D. ?
Re. 1. The sum (in Rs.) is
(A) Finance
(A) 660
(B) Labour
(B) 650
(C) Law
(C) 670
(D) Defence
(D) 630
(E) None of the above/More than one
(E) None of the above/More than one
of the above
of the above
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24. Which ship of the Indian Coast 27. For how many times Subhash
Guard went on a three-day visit to Chandra Bose was elected President
Oman on 29 November 2023 ? of Indian National Congress ?
(A) Thrice
(A) Sajag
(B) Twice
(B) Varun
(C) Never
(C) Gajraj
(D) Once
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above/More than one
(E) None of the above of the above
25. What should be the value of ∗ in 28. Resistance of a wire is given by
985 ∗ 865
(A) R = I
V
if the number is divisible by 9 ?
(A) 5 (B) R = IV
(B) 6
(C) R = I2V
(C) 3
V
(D) R =
(D) 7 I
(E) None of the above/More than one (E) None of the above/More than one
of the above of the above
26. Which of the following pairs is not 29. Which of the following organizations
correct ? has been included in the exempted
organizations under the Right to
(A) India wins – Maulana Abul
Information Act, 2005 ?
Freedom Kalam Azad
(A) Computer Emergency Response
(B) Hind Swaraj – Balgangadhar Team
Tilak (B) Policy Emergency Response
(C) Discovery – Jawahar Lal Team
of India Nehru (C) Diplomacy Emergency Response
(D) Unhappy India – Lala Lajpat Rai Team
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above/More than one
(E) None of the above
of the above
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30. Which one of the following districts 33. The United Nations Environment
of Bihar has minimum sex-ratio as Programme has stated in its 14th
per census 2011 ?
Emissions Gap Report 2023
(A) Munger
(A) Global warming has limited to 1.7
(B) Saharsa
degrees Celsius
(C) Madhepura
(B) Global warming has limited to 1.5
(D) Aurangabad
degrees Celsius
(E) None of the above/More than
one of the above (C) Global warming has limited to 1.9
degrees Celsius
31. Which of the following is not
irrational ? (D) More than one of the above
(A) (3 + 7 ) (3 − 7 ) (E) None of the above
(B) (3 − 7 )
34. An example of a metal which is a
(C) 3 7 liquid at room temperature is
(D) (3 + 7 ) (A) Mercury
(E) None of the above/More than one
of the above (B) Copper
(C) Bromine
32. In which year was the first flight
(Flight 100) in the world filled with (D) Zinc
100 percent green fuel ?
(E) None of the above/More than one
(A) Year 2024 from IGIAI Airport
to New York’s John F Kennedy of the above
International Airport
35. Choose a similar word :
(B) Year 2023 from London’s
Hathorne Airport to New York’s Kolkata, Mumbai, Mangalore
John F Kennedy International
Airport (A) Jaipur
(C) Year 2023 from New York’s John (B) Kanpur
F Kennedy Airport to London’s
(C) Cochin
Hathorne International Airport
(D) Delhi
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above/More than one
of the above
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36. Which event was first to occur ? 39.
What is the average speed of a man if
he travel 1 time at a speed of
(A) Jallianwala Bag Massacre 2
1
40 km/h, the time at a speed of
(B) Establishment of Swaraj Party 3
50 km/h and the rest at a speed of
(C) Kakori train loot 60 km/h ?
(D) Non co-operation movement (A) 43.6
(B) 46.5
(E) None of the above/More than one
(C) 46.66
of the above
(D) 48
(E) None of the above/More than one
37. Where has Raas Mahotsav been of the above
organized from 21 to 24 November
2023 ? 40. Under which section of the
Consumer Protection Act, 2019 has
(A) Majuli Assam
the Central Consumer Protection
(B) Ranchi Jharkhand Authority issued a safety notice
regarding the purchase of acid ?
(C) Mithila Bihar
(A) Section 19(3),(f)
(D) More than one of the above
(B) Section 17(4),(i)
(E) None of the above (C) Section 18(2),( j)
(D) More than one of the above
38. Which one of the following is not
(E) None of the above
the part of four pillars of the union
budget 2022-23 ? 41. The gap between two neurons is
(A) Change in income-tax rates called
(A) Dendron
(B) Climate
(B) Synthesise
(C) PM Gati Shakti Plan
(C) Axon
(D) Productivity
(D) Synapse
(E) None of the above/More than one (E) None of the above/More than one
of the above of the above
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42. Which of the following is not 45. Who was nominated by the
correctly matched ? International Sugar Organization for
(A) Article 156 – Term of the the Chair in 2024 in its 63rd council
Governor meeting ?
(B) Article 153 – Office of the (A) Brazil
Governor (B) Thailand
(C) Article 154 – Executive (C) India
authority
of Governor (D) More than one of the above
(D) Article 155 – Removal of the (E) None of the above
Governor
(E) None of the above/More than one 46. Which one of the following is the
of the above longest National Highway of Bihar ?
43. A body gets positively charged by (A) NH 20
losing
(B) NH 31
(A) Protons
(C) NH 120
(B) Electrons
(C) α-particles (D) NH 22
(D) Neutrons
(E) None of the above/More than one
(E) None of the above/More than one
of the above
of the above
47. In our body the catalyst which helps
44. During whose tenure calcutta,
Madras and Bombay Universities to breakdown food is
were founded ?
(A) NaOH
(A) Lord Elgin
(B) Hormones
(B) Lord Canning
(C) Digestive enzymes
(C) Lord William Bentinck
(D) Dilute HCl
(D) Lord Curzon
(E) None of the above/More than one (E) None of the above/More than one
of the above of the above
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48. ‘Satyarth Prakash’ is written by 51. PURA is a strategy for rural
development in India, proposed by
(A) Dayananda Saraswati
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was started in
(B) Swami Vivekananda the year
(C) Raja Rammohan Roy (A) 2003
(D) Balgangadhar Tilak (B) 2002
(E) None of the above/More than one (C) 2004
of the above
(D) 2001
49. If Z = 52, ACT = 48, then BAT = (E) None of the above/More than one
of the above
(A) 41
52. Every rational number is
(B) 44
(A) Integer
(C) 39
(B) Natural number
(D) 46
(C) Real number
(E) None of the above/More than one
of the above (D) Whole number
(E) None of the above/More than one
50. Which of the following schemes has of the above
been launched by the Foundation of
Science innovation and development 53. Amaterasu, the highly energetic
for social use of data in India ?
particle discovered by astronomers,
(A) Data Through R.T.I. was named on the following basis
(A) American Moon Goddess
(B) Data for Good Governance
(B) Italian Sun God
(C) Data for Public Good
(C) Japanese Sun Goddess
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
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54. Which one of the following dynasties 58. Acid reacts with bases to form salt
ruled for the maximum period ? and water. The reaction is known as
(A) Gupta (A) Decomposition
(B) Kushana (B) Combination
(C) Maurya
(C) Reduction
(D) Vardhan
(D) Neutralization
(E) None of the above/More than one
(E) None of the above/More than one
of the above
of the above
55. Which one of the following rivers of
Bihar originates from Amarkantak ? 59. The missing terms in AP
(A) Kamala _______ 13 _______ 3 are
(B) Punpun
(A) 18 and 9
(C) Ajay
(B) 17 and 9
(D) Son
(E) None of the above/More than (C) 18 and 8
one of the above
(D) 11 and 9
56. The sum of first five prime numbers is
(E) None of the above/More than one
(A) 26 of the above
(B) 18
(C) 28 60. Acting chief justice of India is
(D) 11 appointed by the
(E) None of the above/More than one
(A) President
of the above
(B) Chief justice of India with previous
57. ‘Planning Commission’ was replaced
consent of the President
by a new institution – NITI Aayog on
(A) January 1, 2016 (C) President in consultation with the
(B) April 15, 2015 Chief Justice of India
(C) April 15, 2016 (D) Chief justice of India
(D) January 1, 2015
(E) None of the above/More than one
(E) None of the above/More than one
of the above
of the above
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61. Which one of the following districts 64. Where was the 59th International
of Bihar has magnetite ? Tropical Timber Council meeting be
held in 17 November 2023 ?
(A) Jamui
(A) Jakarta Indonesia
(B) Bhagalpur
(B) Toronto Canada
(C) Begusarai
(C) Pattaya Thailand
(D) Gaya
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above/More than
one of the above (E) None of the above
62. A rainbow is always formed in a 65. Which of the following is a plant
direction hormone ?
(A) Oestrogen
(A) Above the sun
(B) Thyroxin
(B) Below the sun
(C) Cytokinin
(C) At the level of the sun (D) Insulin
(D) Opposite to the sun (E) None of the above/More than one
of the above
(E) None of the above/More than one
of the above 66. Find the wrong number in the series.
63. Consider the following functionaries : 1, 2, 6, 15, 31, 56, 91
1. Cabinet Secretary (A) 56
2. Chief Election Commissioner (B) 31
3. Union Cabinet Ministers (C) 91
4. Chief Justice of India (D) 15
(E) None of the above/More than one
Their correct sequence in the order
of the above
of precedence is
Choose the answer from the codes 67. As per union budget, during
given below : financial year 2022-23, the share of
Codes : estimated fiscal deficit in GDP is
(A) 4, 3, 2, 1 (A) 7.4 percent
(B) 4, 3, 1, 2 (B) 6.8 percent
(C) 3, 4, 1, 2 (C) 7.8 percent
(D) 3, 4, 2, 1 (D) 6.4 percent
(E) None of the above/More than one (E) None of the above/More than one
of the above of the above
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68. The value of x in the 71. The development of MSMEs are
12 : 30 : : 14 : x preferred in Bihar because
will be (A) Lesser amount of capital is
required
(A) 40
(B) Limited land is required
(B) 35
(C) Capacity to absorb labour is
(C) 45 high
(D) 30 (D) All the above
(E) None of the above/More than one (E) None of the above/More than one
of the above of the above
69. Which campaign has been started by 72. Which one of the following is not
Prime Minister for tribal welfare in appointed by the President of India ?
India ? (A) Governor
(A) Prime Minister Tribal Justice (B) Prime Minister
Maha Abhiyan (C) Chief Election Commissioner
(D) Vice-President
(B) Justice Maha Abhiyan
(E) None of the above/More than one
(C) Tribal Maha Abhiyan of the above
(D) More than one of the above
73. Which of the following statements
(E) None of the above regarding the constituent Assembly
are true ?
70. Which of the following pairs is not 1. It was not based on adult
correct ? franchise.
(A) Sher Shah – Mausoleum in 2. It resulted from direct elections.
Suri Samastipur 3. It was multi-party body.
(B) Dr. Rajendra – President of 4. It worked through several
Prasad Constituent committees.
Assembly Select the correct answer from the
(C) Establishment – 1916 A.D. codes given below :
Codes :
of Patna High
(A) 1 and 4
Court
(B) 2 and 3
(D) Swami – All India
Sahajananda Kisan Sabha (C) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Saraswati (D) 1 and 2
(E) None of the above/More than one (E) None of the above/More than one
of the above of the above
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74. The ultraviolet radiations from the 78. As per Census 2011, female literacy
sun is likely to cause rate in Bihar was
(A) Liver cancer
(A) 55.3 percent
(B) Lung cancer
(C) Brain cancer (B) 54.1 percent
(D) Skin cancer (C) 56.1 percent
(E) None of the above/More than one
(D) 53.3 percent
of the above
(E) None of the above/More than one
75. The Kaiga nuclear power plant is
of the above
located in
(A) Andhra Pradesh
79. According to NITI Aayog, in the
(B) Kerala
year 2021-22, in which one of the
(C) Tamil Nadu
following States, multidimentional
(D) Karnataka
Poverty Index (MPI) was the lowest ?
(E) None of the above/More than
one of the above (A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Uttar Pradesh
76. Where was the second session of the
Indian National Congress held ? (C) Meghalaya
(A) Poona (D) Bihar
(B) Delhi
(E) None of the above/More than one
(C) Lahore
of the above
(D) Calcutta
80. The average of seven numbers is
(E) None of the above/More than one
18. If one of the number is 17 and
of the above
is replaced by 31, then the average
77. Which of the following is a perfect becomes
square ?
(A) 21
(A) 7928
(B) 20
(B) 625
(C) 22
(C) 64000
(D) 1057 (D) 19
(E) None of the above/More than one (E) None of the above/More than one
of the above of the above
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81. Who was the President of the 84. Where among the following is
Constitution drafting Committee ? the Sauria Punduyana plant,
declared endangered by nature
(A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
of the International Union for
(B) K. M. Munshi Conservation, found in India ?
(C) Sacchidananda Sinha (A) Dehradoon Uttarakhand
(D) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (B) Tamanglong Manipur
(E) None of the above/More than one (C) Kaimur Bihar
of the above
(D) More than one of the above
82. Where does river Ghagra meet with (E) None of the above
river Ganga in Bihar ?
(A) Hazipur 85. In February 1946 A.D. Naval Mutiny
started from where ?
(B) Vaishali
(A) Vishakhapatnam
(C) Kursela
(B) Karachi
(D) Revelganj (C) Calcutta
(E) None of the above/More than (D) Bombay
one of the above
(E) None of the above/More than one
of the above
83. The Committee on whose
recommendation, the Panchayati Raj 86. New Economic policy in India was
was introduced in the country was introduced in
headed by
(A) July 1991
(A) Chiman Bhai Mehta
(B) March 1990
(B) Balwant Rai Mehta
(C) April 1992
(C) Jivraj Mehta
(D) June 1993
(D) Ashok Mehta
(E) None of the above/More than one (E) None of the above/More than
of the above one of the above
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87. In which city of India was Humfest 91. The mirror used by ENT specialist is
India 2023 organized ? (A) Convex mirror
(A) Patna Bihar (B) Concave mirror
(C) Plano-convex mirror
(B) Ahmedabad Gujarat
(D) Plane mirror
(C) Mumbai Maharashtra
(E) None of the above/More than one
(D) More than one of the above of the above
(E) None of the above
92. Who have thrown bomb in the
central assembly on 8th April 1929 ?
88. Who was the twenty third
Tirthankara of Jainism ? (A) Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar
Dutt
(A) Arishtanemi
(B) Chandrashekar Azad and
(B) Parsvanath
Rasbehari Bose
(C) Vardhaman Mahavir
(C) Sardar Udham Singh and
(D) Neminath Yashpal
(E) None of the above/More than one
(D) Bhagat Singh and Rajguru
of the above
(E) None of the above/More than one
of the above
89. What should come in place of (?) in
the following number series ? 93. Who announces the Monetary Policy
132, 156, ?, 210, 240, 272 in India ?
(A) 182 (A) SEBI
(B) Reserve Bank of India
(B) 199
(C) Finance Ministry
(C) 204
(D) Planning Commission
(D) 196 (E) None of the above/More than one
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
of the above
94. Ramesh walks 10 km towards north,
from there he walks 6 km towards
90. ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ scheme was south, then he walks 3 km towards
declared in the budget for the east. How far is he from his starting
financial year point ?
(A) 2021-22 (A) 7 km
(B) 2020-21 (B) 6 km
(C) 2022-23 (C) 10 km
(D) 2019-20
(D) 5 km
(E) None of the above/More than one
(E) None of the above/More than one
of the above
of the above
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95. In 1922 A.D. under the Presidentship 98. Which one of the following hills is
of Chittaranjan Das where was the found where the Eastern Ghat and
session of Indian National Congress Western Ghat meets ?
held ?
(A) Ajanta
(A) Gaya
(B) Satpura
(B) Chhapra
(C) Anaimalai
(C) Purnea
(D) Nilgiri
(D) Bhagalpur
(E) None of the above/More than
(E) None of the above/More than one
one of the above
of the above
99. Among the following who was first to
96. Among the following dynasties which
come to India ?
dynasty was first to rule ?
(A) Megasthenes
(A) Lodi
(B) Itsing
(B) Tughluq
(C) Fa-Hien
(C) Khalji
(D) Hiuen Tsang
(D) Sayyid
(E) None of the above/More than one
(E) None of the above/More than one
of the above
of the above
100. The pairs of equations
97. How many women have been
selected for the year 2023-24 for x + 2y – 5 = 0
using drones under the Central – 4x – 8y + 20 = 0 have
Sector Scheme to empower women in
(A) Infinitely many solutions
the agricultural sector ?
(A) 1551 (B) Exactly two solutions
(B) 1500 (C) No solution
(C) 1151 (D) Unique solution
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above/More than one
(E) None of the above of the above
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PART – II
101. What is the nature of measurement ? 105. “Truth is a pathless land.” Who has
said it ?
(A) Quantitative
(A) Aurobindo Ghosh
(B) Mixed
(B) J. Krishnamurti
(C) Qualitative (C) Rabindranath Tagore
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
106. Questioning is a skill but what is
102. Who among the following was mainly the term used to indicate ‘language
naturalist in choice of educational of the question, its pace, type and
methods ? distribution in a specific situation’ ?
(A) Tactice
(A) R. N. Tagore
(B) Skill
(B) Swami Vivekanand
(C) Technique
(C) Sri Aurobindo (D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above (E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
107. What is the title of the report of
National Education Commission
103. Who was the Chairman of Education 1964-66 ?
Commission (1964-66) ? (A) Education and National
(A) S. Radhakrishnan Development
(B) Education for National
(B) D. S. Kothari
Empowerment
(C) L. S. Mudaliyar (C) Education and National
(D) More than one of the above Integration
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
104. Who gave concept attainment model ?
108. Who gave concept of ‘Basic
(A) Jerome Bruner Education’ ?
(B) Robert Glaser (A) Azad
(C) David Ausubel (B) R. N. Tagore
(C) M. K. Gandhi
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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109. The observations on which of the 113. The concept of ‘Craft centred
scale of measurement cannot be education’ is related to which thinker ?
added ? (A) J. Krishnamurti
(A) Nominal and ordinal (B) M. K. Gandhi
(B) Ratio (C) Aurobindo Ghosh
(C) Interval (D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above (E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
114. Which evaluation is used to improve
the performance of student during
110. Which model of teaching has been
the course of study ?
given by Robert Glaser ?
(A) Diagnostic
(A) Interaction Model
(B) Placement
(B) Basic Teaching Model
(C) Formative
(C) Concept Attainment Model
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above (E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
115. Philosophy of ‘ integral yoga’ is
111. What is the main basis of evaluation ? related to which thinker ?
(A) Measurement (A) Swami Vivekanand
(B) Grading (B) Sri Aurobindo
(C) Scoring (C) Gijju Bhai
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
112. Who is the author of the book 116. What can be the smallest unit to be
‘Divaswapna’ ? taught in a lesson plan ?
(A) J. Krishnamurti (A) One concept
(B) Gijju Bhai (B) One chapter
(C) Aurobindo Ghosh (C) Many concepts
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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117. The origin of idealism is based on 121. Where ‘Laboratory School’ was
which of these ? established by John Dewey ?
(A) Ideals (A) Washington
(B) Idea (B) New York
(C) Chicago
(C) Ethics
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
122. Who has given the concept of ‘Navya
118. What is the meaning of Vedant’ ?
inter-disciplinary ? (A) Swami Vivekanand
(A) Focus on a single discipline (B) Sri Aurobindo
(B) Focus on a narrow subject area (C) R. N. Tagore
(C) Focus on two or more disciplines (D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above (E) None of the above
(E) None of the above 123. Which of the given evaluation
strategies use multidimensional
119. The concept of ‘Ekadash Vrat’
sets of scoring guidelines that can
(Eleven vows) is related to which be used to provide consistency in
thinker ? evaluating student work ?
(A) Sri Aurobindo (A) Open book exam
(B) R. N. Tagore (B) Rubrics
(C) M. K. Gandhi (C) Case based questions
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
124. What should be the role of a teacher
120. Which commission gave concept of
to help learners with dyslexia ?
‘Common School System’ ?
(A) Provide special accommodation
(A) University Education Commission
(B) Use only rote memorization
(B) Education Commission – 1964
(C) Refer learner to a reading
(C) Hunter Commission specialist
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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125. What is the birth year of R. N. Tagore ? 129. Which type of statistics is used in
research to draw conclusion about
(A) 1860 the population ?
(B) 1862 (A) Meta-analysis
(B) General statistics
(C) 1861
(C) Inferential statistics
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
130. Which of these is example of
126. Which is a component behaviour of ‘primary group’ ?
skill of stimulus variation ? (A) Office
(B) Club
(A) Pausing (C) Family
(B) Reinforcement (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(C) Explaining
131. Who emphasized education for ‘3H’ ?
(D) More than one of the above
(A) John Dewey
(E) None of the above (B) M. K. Gandhi
(C) R. N. Tagore
127. Who wrote the book ‘Democracy and (D) More than one of the above
Education’ ? (E) None of the above
(A) John Dewey 132. Giving hints or cues to enable the
student to answer is known by which
(B) Plato term ?
(C) Rousseau (A) Reinforcement
(B) Prompting
(D) More than one of the above
(C) Stimulus variation
(E) None of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
128. Who is the author of ‘Emile’ ?
133. Which evaluation is used to check
(A) Plato the entry behaviour of the student
during entrance exams ?
(B) Rousseau
(A) Summative
(C) John Dewey (B) Placement
(C) Formative
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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134. ‘Simple designation of names’ 138. ‘ Writing student responses on the
is related to which scale of blackboard’ belongs to which type of
measurement ? reinforcement ?
(A) Nominal (A) Verbal reinforcement
(B) Ratio (B) Positive non-verbal
reinforcement
(C) Ordinal
(C) Positive verbal reinforcement
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
135. Who believes in predetermined aims
139. Which of the following methods is
of education ?
based on pragmatism ?
(A) Idealist
(A) Lecture
(B) Naturalist (B) Project
(C) Realist (C) Discussion
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
136. Whose educational method includes 140. Who said “Education is
the ‘Plan of Camps’ ? concentration of mind” ?
(A) Swami Vivekanand (A) Sri Aurobindo
(B) R. N. Tagore (B) M. K. Gandhi
(C) Aurobindo Ghosh (C) Swami Vivekanand
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
141. When a teacher begins a new lesson
137. Through which amendment
for students, then what should be
‘secularism’ was added in the Indian
his prime consideration to begin ?
Constitution ?
(A) Own experiences
(A) 42
(B) Overview of the subject
(B) 73
(C) Experiences already possessed by
(C) 76 students
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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142. Which is the productive skill of a 147. Which one of these is related to
language ? scientific method ?
(A) Reading and writing (A) Pragmatism
(B) Speaking and listening
(B) Naturalism
(C) Speaking and writing
(C) Idealism
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
143. Which one is authoritarian level
teaching ? 148. A systematic record of student’s
(A) Teacher centred learning profile, interests and growth
(B) Parent centred over a time is represented by which
(C) Child centred term ?
(D) More than one of the above
(A) Anecdotal Record
(E) None of the above
(B) Observation
144. According to whom ‘objects are real’ ? (C) Portfolio
(A) Naturalist
(D) More than one of the above
(B) Realist
(C) Idealist (E) None of the above
(D) More than one of the above
149. ‘Encyclopedia’ is which type of
(E) None of the above
source in research ?
145. Who was head of the organization (A) Primary source
“Order of the star in the east” ?
(B) Tertiary source
(A) Swami Vivekanand
(B) Gijju Bhai (C) Secondary source
(C) J. Krishnamurti (D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above (E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
150. Maithili language was included in
146. Score on a subject achievement test 8th schedule of Indian Constitution
is measure on which measurement in which year ?
scale ?
(A) 2003
(A) Ratio scale
(B) Ordinal scale (B) 2001
(C) Interval scale (C) 2002
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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Bihar Public Service Commission
Advt. No. 26/2024
Head master Competitive examination
General Studies And B.Ed.
Examination Date-28-06-2024
Final Answer Key
Set-A Set-B Set-C Set-D
Remark As per Question Sequence of Set-A
Q. No. Ans.Key Q. No. Ans.Key Q. No. Ans.Key Q. No. Ans.Key
1 A 22 B 32 D 74 C
2 A 33 B 72 D 10 C
3 C 76 D 41 A 68 B
4 E 7 E 13 E 67 E
5 B 75 A 93 C 81 D
6 A 60 B 71 D 53 C
7 B 26 A 63 C 49 D
8 A 14 B 62 D 43 C
9 C 71 B 86 A 29 A
Option 'D' is correct answer. The size of atom K is
10 D 80 C 54 B 15 A greater than that of ‘Na’. Hence the outer most
electron can be easily removed in ‘K’.
11 D 99 C 97 B 89 A
12 D 36 C 45 B 21 A
13 C 96 D 79 A 1 B
Options 'B', 'C' and 'D' determine the
characteristics of federalism whereas option 'A'
14 E 50 E 61 E 2 E vesting of residuary powers with centre tends to
unitary feature. Hence 'E' will be the correct
answer.
15 E 69 E 74 E 70 E
16 C 45 D 81 A 13 B
17 C 35 D 60 A 38 B
18 D 100 D 27 D 95 D
19 C 63 D 87 A 37 B
20 E 51 E 28 E 19 E
21 A 6 B 36 D 25 C
22 B 89 A 17 C 79 D
23 B 70 A 56 C 28 D
24 A 77 C 58 C 85 B
25 E 27 E 96 E 75 E
26 B 12 A 100 C 63 D
27 B 91 A 46 C 59 D
28 D 3 C 16 B 32 A
29 A 81 C 83 C 56 B
30 A 32 B 91 D 82 C
31 A 54 B 8 D 44 C
32 B 82 A 84 B 80 C
33 B 61 A 9 B 34 C
34 A 38 B 26 D 31 C
35 C 66 D 52 A 61 B
36 A 8 B 59 D 72 C
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Set-A Set-B Set-C Set-D
Remark As per Question Sequence of Set-A
Q. No. Ans.Key Q. No. Ans.Key Q. No. Ans.Key Q. No. Ans.Key
37 A 31 C 78 C 45 B
Option 'A' is correct answer. According to Union
budget 2022-23 Climate change, PM Gati shakti
38 A 5 B 49 D 90 C Plane and Productivity are part of four pillars but
change in income tax rates is not included in the
four Pillars.
39 C 2 D 76 A 92 B
40 C 34 B 31 A 93 A
41 D 57 C 48 B 42 A
Option 'D' is correct answer. Art. 155 is not
42 D 24 C 88 B 84 A related to removal of Governor, rather to
appointment of Governor.
43 B 87 A 21 C 48 D
44 B 30 A 75 C 62 D
45 C 21 B 43 A 20 A
46 B 65 A 33 C 35 D
Option 'C' is the correct answer. Digestive
enzymes secreted from saliva, stomach, Pancreas
and small intestine act as biocatalysts which help
47 C 11 D 67 A 73 B to breakdown food. HCl, secreted from parietal
cells, converts inactive pepsinogen into active
pepsin and makes strong acidic environment
within stomach. So the correct option is 'C'.
48 A 23 B 53 D 69 C
49 D 46 C 10 B 66 A
50 C 40 B 25 A 88 A
Option 'C' is the correct answer. PURA was
coined on 26th January, 2003. Ministry of Rural
51 C 55 D 69 A 87 B
Development, Govt. of India implemented it
from the year 2004.
52 C 15 D 89 A 97 B
53 C 88 B 90 A 24 A
Option 'A' is the correct answer because among
54 A 56 B 12 D 14 C the given options Gupta dynasty ruled for the
longest period.
55 D 41 C 95 B 65 A
56 C 85 D 7 A 16 B
57 D 94 C 98 B 50 A
58 D 18 C 92 B 36 A
59 C 67 D 55 A 39 B
Option 'A' is the correct answer. As per Art. 126 of
60 A 16 B 6 D 55 C Indian Constitution, acting Chief Justice of India is
appointed by the President of India.
Option 'E' is the correct answer. There are small
61 E 93 E 82 E 30 E deposits of magnetite in the hills of Bihar which
include both Gaya and Jamui districts.
62 D 84 C 3 B 52 A
63 A 10 B 77 D 96 C
64 C 47 B 80 A 83 A
65 C 9 D 29 A 8 B
66 C 39 D 2 A 9 B
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Set-A Set-B Set-C Set-D
Remark As per Question Sequence of Set-A
Q. No. Ans.Key Q. No. Ans.Key Q. No. Ans.Key Q. No. Ans.Key
Option 'D' is the correct answer. The share of
67 D 97 C 51 B 60 A estimated fiscal deficit in GDP during financial
year.2022-23 is 6.4 percent.
68 B 49 A 19 C 51 D
69 A 64 C 37 C 41 B
70 A 79 B 23 D 17 C
71 D 37 D 68 D 54 D
72 D 59 C 14 B 100 A
Option 'E' is the correct answer. The statements
1,3 and 4 are true in terms of constituent
73 E 78 E 20 E 23 E
Assembly where as option 2 is not true as it was
not the result of direct election.
74 D 17 C 24 B 47 A
75 D 62 C 35 B 27 A
76 D 86 C 47 B 12 A
77 B 58 A 1 C 76 D
78 E 28 E 11 E 99 E
Data for Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)
Provided by NITI Aayog for the reference year
2019-2021, which was published in 2023. Even in
the latest report published by UNDP in January
2024, MPI data published by NITI Aayog in also
79 Deleted 92 Deleted 94 Deleted 5 Deleted for the year 2019-21.
But in this question the reference year
mentioned is 2021-22. But no data is published
by NITI Aayog for this year. Hence this question is
Deleted.
80 B 29 A 50 C 58 D
81 D 74 C 5 B 7 A
Option 'D' is the correct answer. The river Ghagra
82 D 20 C 57 B 18 A joins the river Ganga between Chapra and
Revelganj near village Kotwapatti Rampur.
83 B 72 A 38 C 91 D
84 B 90 A 99 B 77 C
85 D 4 C 30 B 86 A
86 A 68 B 42 D 46 C
87 B 44 A 39 B 64 C
88 B 98 A 85 C 40 D
89 A 53 B 65 D 57 C
90 D 48 C 4 B 94 A
91 B 73 A 66 C 6 D
92 A 83 B 73 D 22 C
Option 'B' is correct answer. Reserve Bank of
93 B 52 A 34 C 11 D
India announces the Monetory Policy in India.
94 D 42 C 40 B 3 A
95 A 25 B 64 D 78 C
96 C 1 D 22 A 33 B
97 E 19 E 44 E 98 E
98 D 13 C 15 B 71 A
99 A 43 B 18 D 26 C
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Set-A Set-B Set-C Set-D
Remark As per Question Sequence of Set-A
Q. No. Ans.Key Q. No. Ans.Key Q. No. Ans.Key Q. No. Ans.Key
Option 'A' is correct answer. Dividing the 2nd
equation by -4, we obtain the 1st equation. So
100 A 95 B 70 D 4 C that both equations yielding infinite number of
solutions because we have only one equation in x
& y.
Option "A" is the correct answer. (flag v:.k dqekj(
101 A 150 C 143 C 126 B ^^euksfoKku] lekt'kkL= rFkk f'k{kk esa 'kks/k fof/k;k¡**( ISBN –
978- 81-208-2411-9)
Option 'A' is the correct answer. Ignou Material:
102 A 134 C 133 C 141 B
Block-2 philosophical perspective of education.
103 B 124 A 129 B 116 C
104 A 126 C 105 C 127 B
105 B 122 A 144 B 125 C
Option "C" is the correct answer.
International Journal of Education; Vol B; Issue-
106 C 141 B 130 A 143 A 4; Sep.2020
P-ISSN;3220-2653; E-ISSN;2582-1334
Option "A" is the correct answer. IGNOU material
107 A 145 C 149 C 136 B
Unit 5 - Education Commission and Policies.
108 C 136 B 148 A 112 A
109 A 118 C 116 C 145 B
110 B 142 A 128 B 121 C
Option "A" is the correct answer. flag] v:.k dqekj(
111 A 135 C 121 C 114 B ^^euksfoKku] lekt'kkL= rFkk f'k{kk esa 'kks/k fof/k;k¡**( ISBN –
978- 81-208-2411-9
112 B 117 A 102 B 133 C
Option "B" is the correct answer. IGNOU
113 B 101 A 107 B 122 C Material,
Block-2 Philosophical Perspective of education.
Option "C" is the correct answer. IGNOU material
114 C 112 B 127 A 104 A
Unit-10: Assessment: basic
115 B 138 A 141 B 149 C
Option "A" is the correct answer. IGNOU Material
Unit-2 Unit and lesson planning. Block- 1
116 A 131 C 108 C 137 B Curriculum Planning and Instruction in
Mathematics.
Option "B" is the correct answer. MkW- y{ehyky dså
117 B 127 A 106 B 150 C vksM+( **f'k{kk dh nk'kZfud i`"BHkwfe**( jktLFkku fgUnh xzaFk vdkneh]
t;iqj
118 C 108 B 109 A 105 A
119 C 113 B 114 A 130 A
120 B 121 A 137 B 103 C
121 C 102 B 118 A 119 A
122 A 147 C 120 C 111 B
Option "B" is the correct answer. IGNOU material.
123 B 107 A 139 B 113 C
Unit 11- Assessment of Learner Performance.
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Set-A Set-B Set-C Set-D
Remark As per Question Sequence of Set-A
Q. No. Ans.Key Q. No. Ans.Key Q. No. Ans.Key Q. No. Ans.Key
Option 'A' is the correct Answer. Inclusive
Education vkSj Mainstreaming ds Concept esa lHkh
124 A 128 C 122 C 123 B çdkj ds cPpksa dks mudh t:jr ds vuqlkj lqfo/kk miyC/k djkuk
gh Accomodation gSA
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Set-A Set-B Set-C Set-D
Remark As per Question Sequence of Set-A
Q. No. Ans.Key Q. No. Ans.Key Q. No. Ans.Key Q. No. Ans.Key
125 C 129 B 135 A 146 A
Option "A" is the correct answer. Becoming Better
Teacher : Microteaching Approach – B.K.Passi.
126 A 119 C 134 C 148 B The centre of Advanced in Education
The M.S. University of Baroda, Baroda.
127 A 123 C 138 C 102 B
128 B 109 A 123 B 115 C
129 C 110 B 140 A 124 A
130 C 103 B 145 A 109 A
Option 'B' is the correct answer. IGNOU material
131 B 105 A 132 B 128 C
Unit 7- Contribution of Indian Philosphers.
Option "B" is the correct answer. Becoming Better
132 B 149 A 142 B 134 C Teacher : Microteaching Approach – B.K.Passi.
CASE ; M.S.University ; Baroda.
Option "B"is the correct answer. IGNOU material
133 B 148 A 104 B 140 C
Unit 10- Assessment Basics.
134 A 133 C 146 C 120 B
Option "A" is the correct answer. MkW- y{ehyky dså
135 A 146 C 111 C 147 B vksM+( **f'k{kk dh nk'kZfud i`"BHkwfe**( jktLFkku fgUnh xzaFk vdkneh]
t;iqj ikB laå&05] f'k{kk esa vkn'kZokn
136 C 116 B 125 A 106 A
137 A 139 C 115 C 108 B
Option "B" is the correct answer. IGNOU material
138 B 132 A 101 B 110 C Unit 16: SKILLS ASSOCIATED WITH TEACHER
CONTROLLED INSTRUCTION-II
139 B 137 A 126 B 129 C
140 C 120 B 131 A 135 A
Option "C" is the correct answer.IGNOU material
141 C 111 B 112 A 138 A
Block-4 Teaching skills.
Option "C" is the correct answer. NCF 2005, by
142 C 104 B 136 A 144 A
NCERT
143 A 125 C 124 C 142 B
144 B 115 A 103 B 131 C
145 C 144 B 110 A 118 A
Option "C" is the correct answer. v:.k dqekj flag(
146 C 106 B 147 A 101 A **euksfoKku] lekt'kkL= rFkk f'k{kk esa 'kks/k fof/k;k¡ (+ ISBN –
978- 81-208-2411-9
Option "A" is the correct answer. MkWå ,y-ds-vksM+(
147 A 143 C 150 C 107 B **f'k{kk dh nk'kZfud i`"BHkwfe** jktLFkku fgUnh xzaFk vdkneh] t;iqjA
ikB laå&06& vFkZ&fØ;kokn rFkk f'k{kk
Option "C" is the correct answer. IGNOU Material
Block- 2; Techniques and tools of Assessment
148 C 114 B 117 A 132 A
and Evaluation. Unit-7.
Option "C"is the correct answer. IGNOU material,
149 C 130 B 119 A 139 A
BLI-222, Information sources and services.
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Set-A Set-B Set-C Set-D
Remark As per Question Sequence of Set-A
Q. No. Ans.Key Q. No. Ans.Key Q. No. Ans.Key Q. No. Ans.Key
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