J&K State Eligibility Test 2013 General Paper 1 (51-60)

1. The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty designed to reduce :
Poaching in protected areas
Use of chemical fertilizers
Emissions of greenhouse gases
Fishing in sensitive maritime zones

2. What is the name of this prestigious award given to those “working on practical and exemplary solutions to the most urgent challenges facing the world today” and also called the “Alternative Nobel Prize”?
The Magsaysay Award
The People’s Choice Award
The Ig-Nobel Prize
The Right Livelihood Award

3. Which of these is not a greenhouse gas ?
Carbon-dioxide
Argon
Nitrous-oxide
Ozone

4. “Smog” is a word used to describe a combination of :
Smell and fog
Smoke and foul smell
Smoke and fog
Smoke from burning logs

5. How is the Committee to Advise on Renovation and Rejuvenation of Higher Education popularly known ?
Kothari Committee
Yashpal Committee
Pitroda Committee
Manmohan Singh Committee

6. Which statutory body was set up by the Government of India in 1956 to determine, coordinate and maintain standards of university education in India ?
National Accreditation Commission
University Standards Commission
University Grants Commission
Commission for Technical Education in India

7. The four original Central Universities of India were :
Delhi University, Calcutta University, Bombay University and Madras University
Calcutta University, Aligarh Muslim University, Jamia Millia University and Bombay University
Delhi University, Aligarh Muslim University, Benares Hindu University and Visva-Bharati University
Aligarh Muslim University, Benares Hindu University, Madras University and Hyderabad Central University

8. Net Enrolment Ratio (NER) is defined as :
The total number of students enrolled in all institutes of education in a country
The enrolment of the official age-group for a given level of education expressed as a percentage of the corresponding population
The ratio of students enrolled in government schools to that of students enrolled in private schools
The ratio of college-going students to the entire population of a country

9. Management and technical education in India is accredited by :
The National Academic Accreditation Council
The National Technical Education Council
The All India Council for Technical Education
The University Grants Council

10. The founder of the Muhammedan Anglo-Oriental College was
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Hassan Shahid Suhrawardy