Selected the suitable word which bears the same relation with the third word as the

relation of the second with the first.

1. Bombay : Maharashtra : Bhopal ::.
A. Karnataka
B. Andhra Pradesh
D. Nagaland
E. None of these

C. Madhya Pradesh

2. Factory : Worker : : Finger : :..

A. Nail
B. Hand
C. Arm

D. Palmer

3. Year : Month : : Week: : ..

A. Hour
B. Minute
C. Day

D. Fortnight E. None of these

4. Drama : Director : : Magazine : :

A. Publisher B. Editor
C. Reader D. Printer
5. Man : Biography : : Nation : : ..
A. People
B. Democracy C. Geography

E. None of these

E. None of these

D. History E. None of these

The series given below are in complete. Choose the correct answer from the
alternatives
6. CBA : WVU : IHG : TSR :.
A. NOM
B. MON
C. ONM
D. NMO
E. None of these
7. EAA : JEE : OJJ : TOO :.
A. UAA
B. YTT
C. UYY

D. ZII

E. None of these

8. 1 : 6 : 30 : 120 : 360 : .
A. 720
B. 640
C. 450

D. 540

E. None of these

9. 3600 : 600 : 120 : 30 : ..

A. 15
B. 10
C. 5

D. 20

E. None of these

10. ABCU : ACBV : BCAW : BACX : CBAY : ..

A. ACBZ
B. CABZ
C. BCAZ
D. CBAZ
E. None of these
11. If an agent supplies 25 tables and 25 chairs for Rs 17,500. he will supply 10 tables
and 10 chairs for
A. Rs 7,000 B. Rs 10,000 C. Rs.15000 D. Rs.3500
E. None of these
12. A number is made of two digits. If 45 is added to the number, the digit get the
reserved. The number could be
A. 18
B. 36
C. 54
D. 27
E. None of these
13. Raju and Babu set on a journey. Raju moves eastward at a speed of 20 km/hr. Babu
moves westward at a speed of 30 km/hr. How far is Raju from Babu after half an hour ?

A. 25kms

B. 10kms

C. 50kms

D. 30kms

E. None of these

14. If 5 worker working 7 hours a day finish the work in 4 days, then one worker working
10 hours a day can finish the same work in
A. 8 days
B. 10 days C. 20 days D. 14 days E. None of these
15. 50 % of 50 % of 12 is how much
A. 3
B. 6
C. 2

D. 1

E. None of these

ANSWERS
1. C. Bhopal : Madhaya Pradesh

2. A. Nail

3. C. Day

4. B. Editor

5. D. History

6. C. ONM

7. B. YTT

8. A. 720

9. B. 10

10. B. CABZ

11. A. The required amount = 17500 x 10 = Rs.7000

25
12. D. 27 + 45 = 72
13. Babu 15km
10km Raju
starting point
:. Raju and Babu are 25km apart after half an hour.
14. D. The required period = 5x7x4 = 14 days
1x 10
15. A. 50% of 50% of 12 = 50 x 50 x 12 = 3
100 100
1. Which of the following Malayali writers did not receive the Jnanpith Award?
A) M.T Vasudevan Nair

B) Thakazhi C) S.K. Pottakkad

D) Uroob

2. Among the works of Kumaran Asan, given below, which was published first?
A) Nalini

B) Veenapoovu

C) Leela

D) Karuna

3. In which district is the Malampuzha Gardens ?

A) Idukki

B) Malappuram

C) Palakkad

D) Thrissur

4. Which of the following places in Kerala is the northern most ?

A) Wayanad

B) Valapattanam

C) Kasaragod

D) Kannur

5. Where is the Swiss project for Cattle development in Kerala situated ?

A) Vellayani

B) Mannuthi

C) Kunnamangalam

D) Mattupetti

6. Who is the journalist associated with Kesari ?

A) Balakrishna Pillai
D) Sanjayan

B) Ramakrishna Pillai

C) Mammen Mappila

7. The law by which people are asked to submit to Government accounts of dealings in
foreign currency is:
A) FREA

B) Customs law

C) Income-tax law D) TADA

8. The Konkan railway has been constructed between:

A) Thiruvananthapuram and Mumbai
B) Mangalore and Chennai
C) Thiruvananthapuram and Goa
D) Mangalore and Mumbai
9. The part of a computer, which receives the information supplied, is:
A) Control Unit

B) Memory Unit

C) Output Unit

D) Input Unit

10. When did the dynasty of Sultans rule over India ?

A)
B)
C)
D)

Between 17th century A.D and 19th century A.D

Between 13th century A.D and 16th century A.D
Between 8th century A.D and 10th century A.D
Between 5th century A.D and 8th century A.D

11. The name given to the symbol of the National games held at Bangalore was
A) Nandi

B) Nandu

C) Appu

D) Micky

12. The tennis player who won the ladies single championship in Wimbledon, the most
times:

A) Monica Seles

B) Steffi Graph

C) Martina Hingis

D) Martina Navratilova

13. Under what condition does a lunar eclipse take place?

A)
B)
C)
D)

The earth comes between the sun and the moon

The Moon comes between the sun and the earth
The sun comes between the earth and the moon
The sun, moon and earth are in a straight line in any order

14. The name given to the instrument sent to Mars, in 1997, for investigations , by
moving around is:
A) Orbiter

B) Viking

C) Mariner

D) Sojourner

15. Why is it that the color of earth is red at certain places ?

A)
B)
C)
D)

It contains more nitrogen

It contains oxides of iron
It contains sand formed out of red rocks
It does not contain alluvial soil

16. The film actor who received Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 1996, given in 1997 is
A) Kamala Hasan

B) Dr. Raj Kumar

C) Sivaji Ganeshan

D) Ashok Kumar

17. Which of the following gives the percentage of carbon dioxide present in
atmosphere?
A) 5%

B) 3%

C) .3%

D) .03%

18. Whose name is associated with the Theory of Evolution?

A) Lamarck B) Weisman C) Charles Darwin D) De vries
19. The Paris Commune took place in
A) 1900
B) 1871
C) 1921

D) 1847

20. The Srimoolam Prajasabha was established in Travancore in :

A) 1904

B) 1910

C) 1918

D) 1932

21. In connection with which of the following movements did Gandhiji come to kerala ?
A) Guruvayoor Satyagraha
B) Vaikam Satyagraha
D) Salt Satyagraha

C) Paliam Satyagraha

22. The Scientist who arranged elements to their increasing atomic weight is:
A) Dalton

B) Avogadro

C) Mendeleev

D) Mendel

23. Which of the following is not a part of an atom?

A) Ion

B) Electron

C) Proton

D) Neutron

24. Under which category of winds does the cyclone fall?

A) Local winds

B) Trade winds

C) Variable Winds

D) Periodic Winds

25. Which of the metropolitan cities of India is nearest to the equator?

A) Delhi

B) Mumbai

C) Chennai D) Calcutta

26. The person who is said to be the Iron man of India is:
A) Subhash Chandra Bose
D) Sardar Vallabhai Patel

B) Bhagat Singh

C) V.K Krishna Menon

27. The person who occupied the post of the President of India for two sessions
continuously was
A) Dr. Radhakrishnan
C) Dr. Zakir Hussain

B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

D) Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma

28. The name given to a substance formed by the chemical combination of two more
metal is
A) Alloy

B) Ore

C) Compound

D) Mineral

29. To which of the following is Group III metal?

A) Calcium

B) Aluminum

C) Sodium

D) Iron

30. Which of the following does petroleum belong?

A) Nitrate

B) Oxide

C) Fat

D) Hydrocarbon

31. Paralysis is caused by disorders connected with

A) Muscles B) Lungs

C) Joints

D) Brain

32. The food item that provides energy for growth is:

A) Carbohydrates

B) Vitamins C) Protins

D) Minerals

33. The scientist who gave scientific laws of heredity for the first time was
A) Charles Darwin B) Issac Newton

C) Lamarck

D) Mendel

34. What is the physical basis of inheritance of characters in animals ?

A) Cells

B) Genes

C) Blood

D) Tissues

35. Which of the following is an excretory organ ?

A) Kidney

B) Intestine C) Liver

D) Stomach

36) Which is a disease cause by disorder of the respiratory system ?

A) Hypertension
D) Pneumonia

B) Jaundice C) Imbalance of cholesterol

37. Which of the following creatures is not purely aquatic?

A) Shark

B) Whale

C) Crocodile

D) Octopus

38. Which of the following is a mammal ?

A) Crocodile

B) Tortoise

C) Bat

D) Snake

39. With which crop is the name Jaya associated ?

A) Coconut

B) Pepper

C) Wheat

D) Rice

40. Who was the Agricultural scientist who gave leadership to the Green Revolution?
A) Dr. M.S. Swaminathan
C) Dr. Chandrasekhar

B) Jagadeesh Chandra Bose

D) Dr. Khorana

41. Which of the following places has contributed to a famous variety of goats?
A) Malappuram

B) Kasaragod

C) Thalasseri

D) Kozhikkode

42. Which of the following varieties of cows is Indian in origin?

A) Sindhi

B) Jersy

C) Hostein

D) Swiss Brown

43. To which of the following is the term Operation Flood associated?

A)
B)
C)
D)

Time bound programme for better irrigation

Effort for increasing production of milk
Pevention of floods in Indian rivers
Military operation against militant forces

44. Where is the Central Rice Research Institute Situated ?

A) Pattambi

B) Vellayani

C) Kasargod

D) Mannuthi

45. A non-living component of living cell is:

A) Ribosome

B) Mitochondria

C) Vacuole

D) Endoplasmic reticulum

46. Which is an example for drupes?

A) Pea

D) Mango

C) Tomato

D) Pineapple

47. A seed dispersed with the help of hairs on it is:

A) Drumstick (Muringa)

B) Cotton

C) Poppy

D) Castor (Avanakku)

48. Which of the following is an artificial method of vegetative propagation?

A) Bulb.

B) Rhizomes

C) Tubers

D) Grafting

49. Which is a disease spread by house flies?

A) Scabies

B) Filaria

C) Cholera

D) Rabies

50. Which disease is not prevented by the triple vaccine?

A) Diphtheria

B) Tetanus

C) Polio

D) Whooping cough

51. The fungus that produces alcohol is:

A) Penicillium

B) Mushroom

C) Rhizopus

52. The structure of DNA was discovered by:

A) Waston and Crick
C) Wilkins and Franklin

B) Har Gobindh Khorana

D) Linus pauling

53. Out of which part of a plant does its seed originate?

A) Ovary

B) Ovule

C) Stigma

D) Embryo

D) Yeast

54. Which disease is caused by the deficiency of vitamin D?

A) Anemia

B) Scurvy

C) Goitre

D) Rickets

55. The central most space of tooth contains:

A) Pulp

B) Dantine

C) Enamel

D) Cement

56. The name given to pollination by the agency of water is:

A) Anemophily
D) Ornithophily

B) Entophily

C) Hydrophily

57. What is the name given to the branch of study of the general structure of a living
thing?
A) Ecology

B) Anatomy C) Physiology

D) Embryology

58. Normally hens eggs hatch in:

A) 30 Days

B) 28 Days

C) 21 days

D) 14 days

59. Where is the Veterinary College in Kerala situated?

A) Vellayani

B) Mattupetti

C) Kasaragod

D) Mannuthi

60. Germs, of which of the following diseases, is spread through water?

A) Malaria

B) Filaria

C) Jaundice D) Diarrhoea

61. Which is the place in Kerala where rearing of ducks is most popular?
A) Kuttanad B) Kayamkulam

C) Kannur

D) Idukki

62. Which of the following is non-vertebrate?

A) Snake

B) Fish

C) Cockroach

D) Rog

63. Protein is not supplied by:

A) Rice

B) Meat

C) Fish

D) Eggg

64. The gas produced by partial combustion of fules is:

A) Carbon dioxide

B) Carbon monoxide

C) Sulphur dioxide

D) Hydrogen peroxide
65. Which one is a communicable disease ?
A) Asthma

B) Cancer

C) Smallpox

D) Arthritis

66. Transportation of food in plants takes places through:

A) Xylem

B) Pores

C) Cells

D) Phloem

67. Which plant does brown hopper affect most?

A) Vegetables

B) Rice

C) Pepper

D) Coconut

68. What is meant by hybridization?

A)
B)
C)
D)

Producing new varieties of plants that resist pests

Producing new varieties of plants or animals that give more yield
Producing new varieties of plants that give early yield
Producing new varieties of plants or animals by combining characteristics of two
different varieties

69. The secretion of the liver is:

A) Bile

B) Saliva

C) Gastric Juice

D) Hydrochloric acid

70. The organ that regulates body temperature in human beings is:
A) Hair

B) Kidney

C) Lungs

D) Skin

71. Which of the following is an example for adventitious roots?

A) Carrot

B) Beetroot C) Tapioca

D) Radish

Answers:
1. D) Uroob
2. B) Veenapoovu
3. C) Palakkad
4. C) Kasaragod
5. D) Mattupetti
6. A) Balakrishna Pillai
7. A) FREA
8. D) Mangalore and Mumbai
9. D) Input Unit
th
th
10. B) Between 13 Century and 16 Century A.D.
11. B) Nandu
12. D) Martina Navratilova
13. A) The earth comes between sun and moon
14. D) Sojourner
15. B) It contains oxides of iron.
16. C) Sivaji Ganesan.
17. D) .03% 18. C) Charles Darwin

19. B) 1871.
22. C) Mendeleev
25. C) Chennai

20. A) 1904
21. B) Vaikam Sathyagraha.
23. A) Ion
24. D) Periodic winds.
26. D) Sardar Vallabhai Patel.

27. B) Dr. Rajendra prasad

28. A) Alloy
29. B) Aluminum
30.D) Hydrocarbon
31. D) Brain
32. A) Carbohydrates
33. D) Mendel
34. B) Genes
35. A) Kidney
36. D) Pneumonia
37. C) Crocodile
38. C) Bat
39. D) Rice
40. A) Dr. M.S Swaminathan
41. A) Malappuram
42. A) Sindhi
43. B) Effort for increasing production of milk
44. A) Pattambi
45. C) Vacuole.
46. B) Mango
47. B) Cotton
48. D) Grafting
49. C) Cholera
50. C) Polio
51. D) Yeast
52. A) Waston and Crick
53. Ovary
54. D) Rickets
55. A) Pulp
56. C) Hydrophily
57. A) Ecology
58. C) 21 Days
59. Mannuthi
60. D) Diarrhoa
61. A) Kuttanad
62. C) Cockroach
63. A) Rice
64. B) Carbon monoxide
65. C) Smallpox
66. D) Pholem
67. B) Rice
68. D) Producing new varieties of plants or animals by combining characteristic of two
different varieties.
69. A) Bile
70. D) Skin 71 C) Tapioca

Exam held on 05-06-2004

Time: 75 min Max : 100 Mark
Questions 1 to 5 : Choose synonymous word
1. To surprise somebody greatly:
A. Apprise

B. Antonyms

C. Astonish

2.To make something more important that it realy:

D. Reveal

A. Excess

B. Elaborate

C. Strees upon

D. Exaggerate

3.Express one opinion without evidence or full knowledge:

A. Specify

B. Speculate

C. Concede

D. Sensing

C. Immense

D. Immutable

4. An event that will happen soon:

A. Imminent

B. Damnsure

5.To lead somebody to do something:

A. Persuade

B. Placate

C. Persecute

D. Perpend

Questions 6 to 10 : Four words are given in each .There of them can be grouped
together applying a principle. One word does not belong to the group. Find it out.
6. A .Violet

B. Blue

C. Magenda

D. Green

7. A. Cucumber

B. Carrot

C. Brinjal

D. Ladies finger

8 .A. Yaswanth Sinha

B. Jaswant Singh

C. Shatrugnan Sinha
9. A. Cancel

B. Nullify

10. A.G. Sanakarakuruppu

C. S.K Pottekkadu

D. Manmohan Singh
C. Void

D. Confirm

B. O.N.V Kuruppu
D. Thakazhi Sivasankarapillai

Questions 11 to 13 : Three words are given. There is a relationship between the first two
words. Select a word that expresses a similar relationship with the third word from the
given alternatives.
11. Panther Panjali : Sathyajith Ray ; Athithi:
A. K.P Kumaran

B. M.T Vasudevan Nair

C. T.V Chandran

D. P.A Backer

12. Pareekkuty : Madhu ; Chemban Kunju:

A. P.J Antony

B. Jose Prakash

B. Govindankutty

D. Kottarakara Sreedharan Nair

13. Bangladesh : Dhaka ; Austria :

A. Canberra

B. Lapaz

C. Santiago

D. Vienna

Questions 14 to 20 : Choose collect answer from the alternative to fill the blank space :
14. A,E,J,-,A. M,Q

B. S,X

C.T,Y

D.U,Z

B. DHK

C.EHL

D. FIM

15. ADH, BEL, CFJ,

A. DGL

16. Veluthampi Dalawa a brave fight against British Army.

A. Put up

B. Put off

C. Put in

D. Put down

17. The train was coming, the supervisor ---- the workers to stop working on rail.
A. Called off

B. Called in

C. Called away

D. Called out

18.It ---- rain this evening.

A. Can

B. May

C. Could

D. Is

19. -----The suspected cause for earthquakes is the construction of dams.

A. Most of

B. Only

C. One of

D. None of these.

20. There were ---- telephone booths around, so that the old one is closed.
A. few

B. a little

C. a few

D. little

Questions 21 to 35 : Select appropriate answers

21. Adolph Hitler committed suicide in
A. 1943

B. 1944

22. Congress Socialist party was formed in

A. 1934
B. 1935
23. IMF/World Bank was formed in

C.1945

D.1946

C. 1936

D. 1938

A. 1942

B. 1944

C. 1946

D.1947

C. 1996

D. 1997

C. 1977

D. 1980

24. Kyoto Conference was held in

A. 1992

B. 1993

25. Indian Patent Act was formed in

A. 1970

B. 1975

26. One Life is written by

A. Dr B. Iqbal

B. Bergnan

C. Kurozowa

D. Dr. Christiaan Bernard

27.The Interpretation of Dreams is written by

A. Eric Erikson

B. Sigmund Freud

C. A.Beck

D. Kraeplin

28. Kesavante Vilapangal is written by

A. M. Mukundhan
C. Anand

B. O.V.Vijayan
D. Perumbadavam Sreedharan

29. First Malayalam cinema is:

A. Balan

B. Newspaper Boy

C. Harishchandra

D. Vigatha Kumaran

30. The Director of the film Susanna is :

A. T.V Chandran
C. Adoor Gopalakrishnan

B. Priyadarsan
D. Lenin Rajendran

31. The Nigerian Novelist who won the Nobel Prize

A. Cold Seamong

B. Vol Soyinga

C. Joseph Bordskey

D. None of the above

32. World AIDS Day:

A. April 17th

B. June 5th

C. December1st

D. February 14 th

33. The famous film song Easwaran Hinduvalla , Islamalla, Christaniyalla, Indranum
chandranumalla was written by :
A. O.N.V Kuruppu

B. S.L Puram Sadanandan

C. Vayalar ramavarma

D. None of the above

34. FIFA President:

A. Sep Blatter

B. Urz Linzy

C. H.K Dua

D. None of the above

35. Erethrean Sea is :

A. Bay of Bengal

B. Indian Ocean

C. Red Sea

D. Arabian Sea

Questions 35 to 55 : Choose correct Answer

36. Find out the values of x and y if x + y=7; 3x 2y =11
A. 4,3

B. 5,2

C. 3,4

D. 2,5

37. Five years ago I was thrice was old as my son and ten years later I shall be twice as
old as my son. Hoe old are we now?
A. 30 & 40

B. 50 & 20

C. 40 & 15

D. 35 & 15

38. 3 chairs and 2 tables cost Rs 700 and 5 chairs and 3 tables cost Rs 1,100 .What is
the cost of 2 chairs and 2 tables?
A. 400

B. 500

C. 600

D. 900

39. Find two consecutive natural numbers, whose squares have been the sum 221.
A. 10,11

B. 9,10

C. 12,13

40. Find out the values of x & y if 2x + 3y = 31 ; 17x 11y = 8.

D. 13,15

A. 4,7

B. 5,7

C. 6,8

D. 5,8

41. The some of two numbers is 15 . If the sum of their reciprocals is 3/10, find out the
numbers.
A. 9,6

B. 8,7

C. 5,10

D. 4,11

42. The length of rectangular plot is 8 meters than its breadth. If the area of the plot is
308m . find the length and breadth of the plot in meter.
A. L-18, B-8

B. L-18, B-10

C. L-20, B-12

D. L-22, B-14

43. A lawn is in the shape of rectangle of length 60 meters an width 40 meters. Out side
the lawn there is a foot path of uniform width 1 meter broadening the lawn. Find out the
area of the path.
A. 4m2

B. 204m2

C. 204m

D. 184m 2

44. A chess board contain 64 equal squares and the area of each square 6.25 cm 2 . A
boarder round the board is 2 cm wide. Find the length of the side of the chess board.
A. 24cm

B. 42cm

C. 60cm

D. 64cm 2

45. The area of triangle is 48cm2 , the base is 12 cm. What is its altitude?
A. 4cm

B. 6cm

C. 8cm

D. 12cm

46. The minute hand of a clock 10cm long. Find the area on the face of the clock
described by the minute hand between 9.am and 9.35am.
(=3.14)
A. 183cm2
B. 160cm2
C. 100cm2
D. 314cm2
47. The number of children 10 families in an a locality are listed: 3,1,4,0,2,1,1,2,3,3
A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

48. The mean of a set 40 values is 6. Each of the values is increased by 5.What will be
the mean of the set of new values.
A. 11

B. 45

C. 60

D. 70

49. Find out the median of the values 5,10,3,7,2,9,6,2,11.

A. 2

B. 6

C. 11

D.9

50. 5:6,7:8, 13:16- Which of the following is the correct, if the above values are
arranged in descending order of magnitude?
A. 5:6>7:8>13:16

B.13:16>7:8>5:6

C. 7:8>5:6>13:16

D. 7:8>13:16>5:6

51. What must be added to the numbers 6,10,14 and 22 so that they became successsive proportional?
A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D.4

52. Which one of the following is having greater value?

A. 5:3

B. 6:4

C. 7:6

D.9:7

53. Nalini purchase cycle for Rs 660including sales tax. If the rate of sales tax is 10%,
find out the sale price of the cycle.
A. 500

B. 550

C. 560

D.600

54. What will be the next number in the following series of numbers 2,4,16,.
A. 32

B. 64

C. 256

D.300

55. What will be the next number, if the series of numbers is as follows 3,11,27,59,.
A. 70

B. 86

C. 100

D.123

Questions 56 to 100: Select appropriate answers

56. Who proposed the atomic theory?
A. John Dalton

B. Neils Bohr

C. Chadwick

D. Rutherford

C. Edison

D. Ampere

57. Father of Electricity:

A. Michal Faraday

B. J.J Thompson

58. Who is related to Green Revolution in India?

A. Varghese Kurian

B.Anand

C. Dr.M.S.Swaminathan

D. Medha Padkar

59.Dengue Fever is caused by ___

A. Bacteria

B. Virus

C. Fungi

D. Not produced by infective agent

60. Temporary hardness of water is due to ____

A. Calcium chloride

B. Sodium carbonate

C. Sodium chloride

D. Magnesium bicarbonate

61. Global warning is due to the increased the production of all the following EXCEPT:
A. Carbon dioxide

B. Ethane

C. Methane

D. Sulpher dioxide

62. The concept that all plants are made of cells was put forward by:
A. Theodor Schwan

B. R. Virchow

C. Louis Pasteur

D. M.J Schleiden

63. All the following are noble metals EXPECT:

A. Mercury

B. Gold

C. Silver

D. Platinum

64. EEG is used to study the function of :

A. Herat

B. Muscle

C. Brain

D. Nerve

65. DNA model is put forward by:

A. Ilan Wilmut

B. Dr. Henri Becquirel

C. Robert Hook

D. None of the above

66. World Heavy- weight Champion of 2003:

A. Clistsco

B. Muhammed Ali

C. Linnex Lewis

D. None of the above

67. Second Kerala Chief Minister is:

A. Pattom Thanu Pillai

B. EMS

C. C. Achutha Menon

D. R.Sankar

68. The slogan Inquilab Zindabad was first used by:

A. Bhagat Singh

B. Subhash Candra Bose

C. V.I Lenin

D. Ajay Ghosh

69. Sadhu Jana Paripalana Sangam is founded by:

A. A.K Gopalan

B. Ayyankali

C. Sree Narayana Guru

D. Vakkom Maulavi

70. All of the following area Dravidian language EXCEPT:

A. Malayalam

B. Telungu

C. Thulu

D. Marathi

71. First Internal Affaires Minister of independent India:

A. Jawaharlal Nehru

B. Lal Bahadur Shastri

C. Sardar Vallabhai Patel

D. V.Krishnan Menon

72. Capital of Keneya:

A. Aman

B. Nairobi

C. Cairo

D. Beirut

C. Norton

D. Apple

73. First computer virus:

A. Gappi

B. Meleesa

74. Who declared that Swaraj is my birth right and I must have it ?
A. Bhagat Singh

B. Balagangadhar Tilak

C. Mahatma Gandhi

D. Subhash Chandra bose

75. All of the following persons are extremists of Independence movement EXCEPT:
A. Lala Lajpat Rai
C. Gopalakrishna Gokhale

B. Bipin Chandrapal
D. Aurobindo Ghosh

76. Which of the following event is related to General Dyer?

A. Jalianwala Bagh massacre

B. Wagon Tragedy

C. Chittagong Riot

D. Punnapra Vayalar struggle

77. First battle of Panipat was between:

A. Hemu and Akbar

B. Marathas East India Company

C. Babur and Ibrahim Lodi

D. East India Company and Portuguese

78. Where did Gandhiji launched his first struggle?

A. Navaghaly

B. Dandi

C. Kappad

D. Champaran

79. Who presided the first session of All India Trade Union Congress?
A. Subhash Chandra Bose
C. C.R. Das

B. Lal Lajpat Rai

D. Jawaharlal Nehru

80. Volunteer captain of Guruvayoor Temple Sathyagraha:

A. A.K Gopalan

B. K.kelappan

C. Pattom Thanupillai

D. Ayyankali

81.The East India Company established its first factory at

A. Surat

B. Pune

C. Culcutta

D. Bombay

82. Formation of the INA was the result of the great efforts made by
A. Captain Lakshmi Bai

B. Rash Behari Bose

C. Subhash Chandra Bose

D. Aurobindo Ghosh

83. In which conference did Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as the president of
India National Congress?
A. Avadi

B. Pune

C. Tripuri

D. Bombay

84. RSS was banned in 1948 in relation with

A. India-Pak division

B. Hindu-Muslim War

C. Subhash Chandra Bose

D. Assassination Of Mahatma Gandhi

85. Bhruhaspathi is related with

A. Arya Samajam

B. Medicine

C. Indus civilization

D. Charvakamatham

86. The slogan American Model Arabikadalil is related with

A. Telungana struggle

B. Punnapara-Vayalar struggle

C. Kayyur Struggle

D. Vaikom Sathyagraha

87. Keralam Malayalikalude Mathrubhoomi was written by

A. Kumaranasan

B. Thakazhi

C. E.M.S

D. Vallathol

88. Male-Female sex ratio of India 2001 census is:

A. 1000:933

B. 1000:1040

C. 1000:939

D. 1000:1046

89. The Prime Minister who started privatization in Britain:

A. Margaret Thatcher

B. John Major

C. Tony Blair

D.

Winston Churchill

90. The smallest state in world

A. Russia

B. Vatican

C. Sri Lanka

D. Cuba

91. The persons who became the chief Minister for the longest period in India:
A. E.K Narayanan

B. Vasantha Sate

C. Jyothi Basu

D. K.Karunakaran

92. Who was the first speaker of Lok sabha?

A. Sivaraj Patel

B. Jagjeevan Ram

C. Lal Bahadur Shasthri

D. G.V Mavlankar

93. Panchayathi Raj instructions came in to effect with the amendment of the
constitution:
A. 70th

B. 73rd

C. 76th

D. 79 th

94. Who is the president of newly declared independent country, East Timor?
A. Xanana Gusmao

B. Hugo Chavez

C. Lula da Zilva

D. Nuster Kitchnarre

95. The Chairman of Constitution review committee:

A. Kuldip Nayyar

B. Justice Kbare

C. Justice Varma

D. Justice Venkita Chellaiya

96. Monthly Salary of Chief Justice in India:

A. Rs. 30000

B. Rs. 31000

C. Rs. 33000

D. Rs 50000

97. What is B.O.D.?

A. Biological Oxygen Demand

B. Biochemistry of Diseases

C. Biochemical Oxygen Demand

D. None of the above

98. Meenamatha disease is relate with

A. Cadmium

B. Mercury

C. Lead

D. Iron

99. National party one which could secure not less than ___ % of the total valid votes in
the previous general election.
A. 4%

B. 6%

C. 8%

D. 9%

100. The theory that the continents will travel was first put forward by:
A. Antonio Sneider

B. F.J Wine

C. D.H Mathews D. Alfred Wegner

ANSWERS With Explanations Secretariat Assistant

1. C. Astonish

2. B. Exaggerate

3. B. Speculate

4. A. Imminent

5. A. Persuade
6. C. Magenda. All others colours present in rainbow.
7. B. Carrot. It is a root vegetable.

8. C. Shatrugnan Sinha. All others were Finance Minister of India D. Manmohan singh
also can be the answers. as others were only union ministers while Manmohan Singh is
the Prime Minister.
9. D. Confirm
10. B. O.N.V Kuruppu (G. Sanakarakuruppu,S.K Pottekkadu and Thakazhi
Sivasankarapillaiall the recipients of Jnanpith award).
11. A. K.P Kumaran
12. D. Kottarakara Sreedharan Nair
P.J Antony First Keralite get Bharat award
13. D. Vienna ( Canberra- Capital of Austalia, Santiago- Capital of Chile)
14. C. T, Y
[A]
B
N
[O]

C
P

[E] 5th Position

[T] 20th position

D
Q

[E]
R

F
S

[J] 10th position

[Y] 25th position

G
[T]

H
U

I
V

[J]
W

K
X

L M
[Y] Z

[O] 15th position

15. C. and D. are correct

A + 3 = D,
D+4=H
B + 3 = E,
E+4=I
C + 3 = F,
F+4=J
E + 3 = H, H + 4 = L
FIM also comes in the same manner.
16. A. Put up

17. D. Called out

18. B. May

19. C. One of the

20. A. a few
21. C. 1945. Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany in 1933.
22. A. 1934. Congress Socialist Party was set up in 1934 under Acharya Narendra Dev
and Jayaprakash Narayanan.
23. No right answer.
IMF was established in 1945 and started functioning in 1947. World Bank was set in
1944 and began operation in 1946.
24. D. 1997.

25. A. 1970

26. D. Christiaan Bernard. One life is book written by Dr. Christiaan Bernard. He made
the first human heart transplant in 1967.
27. B. Sigmund Freud.
Freud was the founder of Psychoanalysis. Psychopathology
of Every Life, The Ego and the Id are his other famous work.
28. A. M. Murukan

29. D. Vigatha Kumaran

30. A. T.V Chandran

31. B. Vol soyigna

- Dr Zivago is a book written by Russian novelist Boris Pasternak.

32. C. December 1st

World Health Day April 7
Valenties Day February 14

World Environment Day June 5

33. C. Vayalar Ramavarma.

34. A. Seep Blatter - FIFA celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2004. FIFA was formed on
May 21, 1904
35. C. Red sea

- Malagasy islands is the biggest island in the Indian ocean.

36. B. x + y = 7
(1)
3x 2y = 11
(2)
(1) * 2 > 2x + 2y = 14
3x + 2y = 11
5x = 25
x=5
:. Y = 7 x = 7 5 = 2
37. B. 50 & 20
Let x be the age of son,
3x + 15 = 2 ( x+ 15)
3x + 15 = 2x + 30
:. X = 15
Present age of son = x + 5 = 20
Father = 3x + 5 = 50
38. C. Rs. 600
3 chair + 2 table = 700 .(1)
5 chair + 3 table = 1100 (2)
3* (1) > 9 chair + 3 tables = 2100.(3)
2* (2) > 10 chair + 6 tables = 2200(4)
(4) (3) > Chair = 100

:. Tables = 200
2 chair + 2 tables
= 200 + 400
= 600
39. A. 10, 11
ie, 102 + 112 = 100 + 121 = 221
40. B. 5, 7
2x + 3y = 31 (1)
17x 11y = 8 (2)
(1) * 11, 22x + 33y = 341
(2) * (3), 51x 33y = 24
73x = 365
x = 365 = 5
73
:. 10 + 3y = 31 3y = 21
:. Y = 7
41. C. 5, 10
If a = 5 and b = 10
A + b = 5 + 10 = 15
Sum of their reciprocals
= 1 + 1 = 1 + 1 = 2 +1
a
b 5 10
10

= 3
10

42. D.
43. B.
44. A.
45. C. 8cm
Are = bh
* 12 h = 48
h = 8 cm
46. A. 183 cm2 Angle subtend is 2100
(jhjdfdifdjsklfjsd)
47. B. 2
Sum

20

Mean = ____

= 3+1+4+0+2+1+1+2+3+3

Number

= ___

=2

10

48. A. 11 - New mean = 5+ old mean = 5+6 = 11

49. B. 6
values written in ascending order
2, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11
Middle value is the median. i.e., ie
5
7
13
50. C. 7 : 8 > 5 : 6 > 13 : 16 --- = 0.86, __ = 0.87, ___ = 0.81
6
8
16
7 : 8 > 5 : 6 > 13 : 6
51. B. 2
6+x
= 14 + x
10 + x
22 + x
(6 + x) (22 + x) = (14 + x) (10 + x)
132 + 6x + 22x + x2 = 140 + 14x + 10x + x2
4x = 8
x=2
52. A.
53. D. 110 CP = 660
100
CP = 660 * 100
110
54. C. 256
4 = 22,

= 600

2, 4, 16
16 = 42, 256 = 162

55. D. 3, 11, 27, 59, 123

(+8, +16, +32, +64)
Difference between the connective numbers are 8, 16, 32, 64
56. A. John Dalton
Dalton proposed that all matter is composed of extremely small particulars called atoms.
57. A. Michel Faraday
Father of Nuclear Physics Ernest Rutherford.
Father of Atom Bomb Otto Hahn.

58. C. Dr. M.S. Swaminathan

M.S Swaminathan, eminent agricultural scientist will now heads a committee appointed
by the Agriculture Ministry to prepare a national policy on Agrie Biotechnology
59. B. Virus
60. D. Magnesium bicarbonates.
Temporary hardness of water is due the presence of bicarbonates of calcium and
magnesium.
61. D. Sulphur dioxide
Carbon compounds are mainly responsible for Green House Effect.
62. D. M.J Schleiden
63. D. Mercury
Mercury is referred to to as the first superconducting metel.
64. C. Brain
ECG (Electrocardiogram) is used to study the function of heart.
65. D. None of these
DNA model was propounded by Watson and Crick in 1953
66. C. Linnex Lewis

67. A. Pattom Thanu Pillai.

68. A. Bhagat Singh

The slogan of Inquilab Zindabad was given by the revolutionary , group Hindustan
Socialist Republic Association .
69. B. Ayyankali
70.C. All except Marathi and Dravidian languages.
71. C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
Internal Affairs refers to Home Ministry.
72. B. Nairobi - Cairo is the capital of Egypt.
73. D. Apple

- VIRUS refers Vital Information Resources Under Siege.

74. B. Balagangadhar Tilak

Dilli Chalo and Jai Hind were coined by Subhash Chandra Bose.
75. C. Gopalakrishna Gokhale

Gokhale, Dadabhahi Naoroji, and Feroz Shah Mehta were liberal politicians.
76. A. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre held on April 13, 1919 at Amritsar.
77. C. Babur and Ibrahim Lodhi
The first battle of Panipat was held in A.D 1526
78. D. Champaran
Gandhijis is first Satyagraha in India was fro the rights of indigo workers in Champaran
in 1917.
79. C. C.R. Das

- All India Trade Union Congress was formed in 1920.

80. A. A K Gopalan - K Kelappan was the leader of Guruvayoor Satyagraha in 1931

81. A. Surat
Dutch East India Company was established in 1592
82. B. Rash Behari Bose
> The Idea of the INA was first conceived by Malaya by Mohan Singh, an Indian officer
of British Indian Army.
> On September 1, 1942, the fist division of the INA was formed with 16,300 men led by
Mohan Singh, Rash Behari Bose and Niranjan Singh Gill.
> The Second phase of the INA began on July 2, 1943 by Subhash Chandra Bose in
Singapore.
83. C. Tripuri
Subhash Chandra Bose become the first elected President of INC in 1938 (Haripura
Session)
84. D. Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhiji was assassinated by a Hindu fanatic Nathuram Vinayak Godse.
85. D. Charvakamatham
86. B. Punnapra Vayalar Struggle (1946)
87. C. EMS
88. A. 1000 : 933
The sex ratio of Kerala according to the 2001 census is 1000 : 1058
89. A. Margaret Thatcher
Thatcher is known the Iron Lady. She is also the first women Prime Minister of Britain.

90. B. Vatican
Vatican is also the least populous city in the world.
91. C. Jyothi Basu
EK Narayanan is the longest serving Chief Minister of Kerala.
92. D. G.V Mavlankar

93. B. 73rd

94. Correct answer is Jose Ramos Horta

East Timer become the 191st member of United Station
95. A. Justice Venkita Chellaya
96. C. Rs. 33,000
97. A & C are correct. Biological Oxygen Demand and Biochemical Oxygen Demand .
The estimation B.O.D gives an idea of the amount of pollution in water.
98. B. Mercury

99. B. 6%

100. D. Alfred Wegner

Alfred Wegner in 1915 first gave the term Continental drift

1. Who invented the following

A. ball-point pen
B. Laser
E. X-ray

C. Refrigerator

2. Who wrote the following books?

A. Geetha Govindam
B. Vanaprastham
D. My Life and Time
E. The Waste Land
3. Give the full from the following abbreviations :A. ISO
B. SAARC C. NEERI
D. ZPG

D. Stethoscope

C. Paradise Lost

E. Ph.d

4. Match the following :A. Be proud that you are an Indian, proudly claim I am Indian, Every Indian is my
brother
(i). Subhash Chandra Bose
B. Those who eat food without work are eating stolen food (ii). Mahatma Gandhi
C. Jai Jawan Jai Kissan
(iii) Shakespeare
D. Dilli Chalo.
(iv) Swami Vivekananda
E. I came, I saw, I conquered
(v).Lal Bhadur Shastri

5. Explain the following in a sentence or two:__

A. Lactometer
B. Seismograph
C. Pasteurised Milk
D. Blood count
E. Punchayati Raj
6. What are equity shares?
7. What is federalism?
8. Who was the winner of World Cup football in 1998?
9. Who got 1997 Arjuna Award in Athletics?
10. Who was the youngest Indian President to assume office?
11. Who got 1995 Jnanpith Award?
13. Where is Visweswaryya Industrial and Technology Museum situated?
14. Who deigned the first postal stamp in India?
15. Which are the states of origin of Kuchpudi and Bharatnatyam?
16. Which is the most populous State in India?
17. Which plat was hitted by Comet Shoemaker Levy 9 ?
18. INSAT 2C was launched from which place?
19. Who was the first Indian in space?
20. Who is the central Cabinet Minister for Human Resource Development?
ANSWERS
1. A. John J. Loud of USA invented ballpoint pen in 1888.
2. A.Jayadevan.
D. V V Giri

B, M T Vasudevan Nair
E. T S Eliot.

C. John Milton

3. A. International Organization de Standardization. ISO is an international organization

for creating international standards for good and services.
B. South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation.
C. National Environmental Engineering Research Institute. It is Nagpur
D. ZPG-Zero Population Growth
E. Doctor of Philosophy.

4. A. iv (Swami Vivekananda)
B. ii (Gandhiji)
C. v (Lal Bhadur Shastri)
D. I (Subhash Chandra Bose)
E. iii (Shakespeare)
5. A. Lactometer is scientific instrument for testing the purity of milk. It is based on the
principle of floatation.
B. Seismograph is an instrument for recording the intensity and origin of earthquakes.
C. Pasteurization is the sterilization of food by heating to a temperature below 100 0 C to
reduce the number of micro-organisms it contains and so to protects it from decay. For
milk, The method involved is heating it to 161 0 F/ 720 C for 15 seconds followed by rapid
cooling to 500 F / 100 C. The process kill micro organisms but retains the taste.
Flavour and nutritive value of milk.
D. Blood count is the counting of the number of white blood corpuscles in blood. In
normal state one cubic mm blood contains 10000 WBCs. If the number exceeds, it will
cause leukemia. Defensive mechanism of the body is affected by the fall in number of
WBCs.
E. Panchyati Raj is the three tier system of local self government. It aims to
decentralize power and thereby help the grass root level people to decide their fate by
the use of local resources.
6. Equity shares are ordinary shares of a company which take maximum risk with no
guarantee of dividend but earn of maximum return when there is high profit for the
company.
7. Federalism is a system of government in which several autonomous states or
provinces join and surrender some important powers to a central authority for the
common good.
8. France. France defeated Brazil in the finals. 2002 World Cup was jointly hosted by
Japan and South Korea . South Africa hosted 2010 World Cup.
9. Reeth Abraham

10. Neelam Sanjeev Reddy

11. Acharya Kripalani

12. M.T Vasudevan Nair

13. Bangalore

14. Caption H L Thuillier

15. Kuchipudi originated in Andhra Pradesh and Bharatnatyam in Tamil Nadu.

16. Uttar Pradesh .Sikkim is the least populous state.
17. Jupiter

18. Kourou Island in French Guyana.

19. Rakesh Sharma. (1984). The second Indian and the first Asian women to go to
space was Kalpana Chawla.

20. Arjun Singh.

1. Which of the following metals has the highest density?

A. Iron
B. Mercury C. Osmium D. Lead
E. Silver
2. Ricket is caused by the deficiency of:
A. vitamin E B. vitamin D C. vitamin C D. vitamin D E. vitamin A
3. Which of the following richest in protein content?
A. Wheat
B. Tomato
C. Apple
D. Egg white E. Yolk of egg
4. The disease caused by iodine deficiency :
A. Goitre
B. Pollo
C. Jaundice D. Anaemia E. Night blindness
5. Which of the following is mammal?
A. Frog
B. Tortoise C. Crab

D. Bat

E. Snake

6. The layer in the atmosphere that protects earth from ultraviolet radiation
A. Oxygen belt
B. Milky way
C. Galaxy
D. Nitrogen layer
E. Ozone layer
7. Which of the following metals is not an element?
A. Iron
B. Silver
C. Bronze
D. Mercury

E. Gold

8. An intern for projecting images of objects is:

A. Epidiascope
B. Periscope
C. Microscope
E. Kaleidoscope
9. The largest of the planets known so far
A. Mercury B. Jupiter
C. Satum
D. Uranus

D. Telescope

E. Venus

10. With which organ is the disease trachoma connected?

A. Brain
B. Skin
C. Liver
D. Heart
E. Eye
11. Which of the following persons resisted the power of the Dutch?
A. Pazhassi Raja B. Kunjali Marakkar
C. Marthandavarma
D. Velu Thampi
E. Rajakesavadasan
12. The last French settlement in India was at
A. Goa
B. Daman
C. Mahe
D. Anchuthengu
13. The revolution took place in the:

E. Thalassery

A. 16th century
E. 20th century

B. 17th century

C. 18th century

14. The largest continent:

A. Africa
B. Asia
C. Antarctica D. North America

D. 19th century

E.. South Africa

15. Tipu Sultans attempt to invade the ancient states of Kerala was defeated by:
A. Marthandavarma
B. Umayamma Rani
C. Dharmaraja
D. Pazhassi Raja
E. Shakthan Thampuran
16. The largest land surrender on all sides by the sea
A. Borneo
B. New Guinea
C. Greenland
D. Great Britain
E. Australia
17. Where is the Vivekananda rock situated:
A. Calcutta B. Pondicherry
C. Gaya

D. Sringeri

E. Kanyakumari

18. Which country won the World Cup Football tournament for the first time?
A. Uzbekistan
B. Iraq
C. China
D. Malaysia E. Uruguay
19. The youngest women tennis player who secured the first place in world ranking
A. Steffi Graf
B. Monica Seles
C. Martina Navaratilova
D. Martina Hingis E. Mary Pierce
20. The centre of Southern Air Command of India is at :
A. Chennai B. Goa
C. Thiruvananthapuram
D. Kochi

E. Hyderabad

21. Which seashore in Kerala is famous for deposit of mineral soil?

A. Vizhinjam B. Varkala C. Chavara
D. Kayamkulam
E. Kochi
22. The thermal plant for producing electricity is being established in Kerala at:
A. Kayamkulam
C. Aluva
C. Sabarigiri
D. Idukki
E. Malappuram
23. The new Naval Academy proposed to be built in Kerala is at:
A. Kochi
`B. Vizhinjam
C. Alappuzha D. Valapattanam E. Ezimala
24. In Kerala wind energy is used to produce electricity at:
A. Neyyatinkara
B. Palakkad C. Kayamkulam D. Idukki

E. Thrissur

25. The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre is situated at:

A. Visakapatnam B. Sri Harikota
C. Mumbai D. Thiruvananthapuram
E. Chennai
26. Of the following which is the most famous fishing centre of Kerala?
A. Neendakara
B. Alappuzha
C. Kochi
D. Kasargode
E. Kozhikode

27. At which place was the International sports stadium constructed in Kerala?
A. Thiruvananthapuram
B. Kottayam C. Kochi
D. Kollam
E. Kozhikode
28. Which is the place proposed for the fourth airport, in Kerala?
A. Kollam
B. Kottayam C. Idukki
D. Kannur E. Kasargode
29. Which is placed considered as the cultural capital of Kerala?
A. Thiruvananthapuram
B. Kottayam C. Kozhikode
D. Ernakulam
E. Thrissur
30. The last Diwan of Travancore State
A. Sir T Madhava Rao
B. Sir C.P Ramaswami Iyer
D. Ragavayya
E. Velu Thampi

C. Ramayyan

31. The first Chief Minister of the Travancore Cochin State was:
A. Pattom Thanupillai
B. T.K Narayanapillai
C. T.M Varghese
D. C. Kesavan
E. A.J John
32. The first Jnanpith Award was received by:
A. M.T Vasudevan Nair
B. U R Ananthamoorthi
D. Thakazhi
E. G Shankarakurup

C. S K Pottakkad

33. Which is the birth place of Sri Narayan Guru?

A. Sivagiri
B. Aruvipuram
C. Chempazhanthi
D. Kayikkara
E. Kalady
.
34. Where is the tomb of Kumaran Asan built?
A. Kayikkara
B. Varkala
C. Kanyakumari
E. Pallana

D. Kalady

35. Who is the first lady fro Keral who was appointed as Governor of a State?
A. Anniemascreem
B. Fathima Beevi C. Anna Chandy
D. Nabeezathu Beevi
E. Akkamma Cherian
36. The author of Nalacharitham Attakatha:
A. Kunjan Nambiar
B. Kottayathu Thampuran C. Unnai Warrier
D. Ezhuthachan
D. Cherusseri
37. The centre of the Sankrit University in Kerala
A. Thiruvananthapuram
B. Kottayam
D. Kalady
E. Kozhikode

C. Kochi

38. Which of the following books has been translated to the maximum number of
languages?
A. Remanan
B. Chemmeen
C. Karuna
D. Nalukettu
E. Indulekha

39. The Odakkuzhal Award is given in memory of

A. Kumaran Asan
B. Chempai Vidyanantha Bhagavathar
C. Balamurali Krishna
D. Vallathol
E. G. Sankarakurup
40. In which year Azad Hind Fauj formed
A. 1942
B. 1943
C. 1944
D. 1945

E. 1941

ANSWERS
1. E. Osmium
2. B. Vitamin D
3. D. Egg white
4. A. Goitre ( Affecting the Thyroid gland)
5. D. Bat
6. E. Ozone layer
7. C. Bronze
8. A. Epidiascope
9. B. Jupiter
10. E. Eye
11. C. Marthandavarma
12. C. Mahe
13. C. 18th century
14. B. Asia
15. C. Dharma Raja
16. E. Australia
17. E. Kanyakumari
18. E. Uruguay
19. D. Martina Hingis
20. C. Thiruvananthapuram 21. C. Chavara
22. A. Kayamkulam
23. E. Ezhimala
24. B. Palakkad
25. Thumba in Thiruvananthapuram
26. A. Neendakara, in kollam
27. C. Kochi
28. D. Kannur
29. E. Thrissur
30. B. Sir C.P Ramaswami Iyer
31. B. T.K Narayana Pillai.
32. E. G Sankarakurup in 1965
33. C. Chempazhanthi
34. E. Pallana . He died in 1924
35. B. Fathima Beevi. She has resigned recently as the Governor of Tamil Nadu.
36. C. Unnai Warrier
37. D. Kalady
38. B. Chemmeen

39. E. G.Sankarakurup

1. The lowest layer of atmosphere.

A. Hemisphere
B. Troposphere

40. B. 1943

C. Biosphere

2.. Gregor Mendels name is associated with

A. Linguistic
B. Phonetics
C. Physics

D. Trio sphere
D. Genetics

3. Indian standard Time (IST) is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) by

A. 51/2 hrs
B. 4 1/2hrs
C. 5 hrs
D. 6 hrs
4. The Capital of Harshas Empire was
A. Delhi
B. Ujjain
C. Thaneswar

D. Kanauj

5. Charaka was the famous __ of ancient India

A. Grammarian
B. Astronomer
C. Playwright

D. Physician

6. The Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization is

A. Saddam Hussain
C. Yasser Arafat

B. King Hussain
D. Anwar Sadat

7. Fresco paintings of Ajanta Caves belong to the:

A. Mauryan period
B. Harsha period .
C. Gupta period
D. Mughal period
8. The image formed on the retina of the human eye is :
A. Real and upright
B. Real and inverted
C. Unreal and upright
D. Unreal and inverted
9. Which of the following is not chemical change ?
A. Digestion of food
B. Dissolution of sugar in water
C. Burning of candle
D. Sourcing of milk
10. Which of the following is originally associated with Keralla culture?
A. kathak
B. Kuchipudi
C. Manipuri
D. Kathakali
11. The World Human Rights Day is celebrated on
A. 26th January B. 2nd October
C. 14th November

E. 10th December

12. Monica Seles is associated with

A. Tennis
B. Boxing
C. Athletics

D. Basket ball

13. Venue of the 2002 Asian games

A. Bangkok B. Manila
C. Hiroshima

D. Pussan

14. Energy is measured in the same unit as that of

A. Power
B. Work
C. Momentum

D. Intertia

15. Railway was introduced in India by

A. Lord Curzon
B. Lord Bentinck
C. Lord Dalhousie
D. Lord Mountbatten
16. Salim Ali is associated with
A. Ornithology
C. Geology

B. Anthropology
D. Hindustani Music

17. Where is INS Garuda Located?

A. Calicut
B. Goa
C. Kochi
D. Chennai
18. Which is the executive body of the UNO?
A. General Assembly
B. Security Council
C. Trusteeship Council
D. International Court of Justice
19. Which is the hardest among the following?
A. Diamond
B. Radium C. Graphite

D. Silver

20. Commandel Express runs between Chennai and ____

A. Mumbai
B. Howrah C. Ahmedabad
D. Guwahati
21. Ustad Bismilla Khan is associated with
A. Flute
B. Sarod
C. Venna

D. Shehanai

22. Hirakud Dam stands across the river

A. Hoogly
B. Mahanadi C. Godavari

D. Krishna

23. Where is Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre situated?

A. Thiruvananthapuram
B. Ahmedabad
C. Sri Harikota
D. Bangalore
24. Topical grasslands of Africa known as:
A. Steppes
B. Savannas
C. Pampas

D. Prairies

25. The largest coffee producer in the world

A. Brazil
B. USA
C. India

D. Indonesia

26. Indian National Army was founded by:

A. Bhagat Singh
B. Subhash Chandra Bose
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Maulana Muhammed Ali
27. Dhanwantari Award is given for the outstanding contribution to
A. Social Science B. Medical Science
C. Literature
D. Peace
28. The Constitution of India came in to effect on:
A. 9th December 1946
B. 26th November 1949
th
C. 26 January 1950
D. 15th August 1947
29. Which harbour is known as the Queen of the Arabian Sea
A. Mumbai
B. Mangalore
C. Kochi
D. Goa
30. The National Literacy Mission was launched by the Prime Minister in the year
A. 1985
B. 1967
C. 1986
D. 1988
31. The first women appointed as the judge of the Supreme Court of India hailed
from
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Orissa
C. kerala
D. Karnataka
Name of the following :-32. The Chinese traveler who visited India during the period of Harsha
33. The founder of Brahma Samaj

34. The emperor who founded Fatehpur Sikri

35. The Author of Ananda Math
36. Chemical name of Aspirin
37. The First Education Minister of free India
38. The disease which is caused by the deficiency of vitamin C
39. The place where Prophet Mohammed was born
40. The capital of Lesotho
Match the following :-A
41. Thyagaraja
42. Raja Ravi Varma
43. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
44. Dada Saheb Phalke
45. G. Sankara Kurup

B
A. Well known master of Hindustani Music
B. Great exponent of Kathakali
C. Great composer of Carnatic Music
D. The Winner of Jnanpith Award
E. The Father of Indian Cinema
F. Great Artist and Painter who lived in Kerala
G. Well known freedom fighter honoured as
Frontier Gandhi

1. Which is the following is an immediate consequence of the Green Revolution of

mid sixtees?
A. Increase in production of food grains
B. Increase in personal inequalities
C. Environmental hazards due to the increased use of chemical pesticides
D. Increase in regional inequalities
2. As per the 1991 census, the least densely populated State in India:
A. Mizoram
B. Nagaland
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Sikkim
3. Who amongst the following visited India during the reign of Chandragupta
Vikramditya?
A. Nicolo Conti
B. Chang Kien
C. Fahien
D. Hiuen Tsang
4. Shuddhi movement was started by:
A. Brahma Samaj

B. Arya Samaj

C. Theosophical Society

D. Parthana Samaj

5. Pluto revolves round the sun once in every:

A. 48 years
B. 148 years
C. 248 years

D. 348 years

6. Gaddis tribal group in India is mainly from the State of

A. Rajasthan
B. Madhya Pradesh C. Himachal Pradesh

D. Assam

7. International boundary between India and China is demarcated by:

A. Durand line
B. McMahan Line
C. Radcliffe Line D. Maginot Line
8. Bank rate refers to:
A. the rate at which commercial banks get loan from the RBI
B. the rate at which commercial banks are to provide loans to the borrowers
C. the rate at which the RBI discounts eligible the bills of exchange
D. the rate at which different banks settle of payment of cheques
9. Mulberry growing is associated with:
A. Horticulture
B. Pisciculture
C. Agriculture

D. Sericulture

10. The blood vessels that carry blood from lungs to the heart :
A. Pulmonary Vein B. Cardiac artery C. Cardiac Vein
D. Pulmonary artery
11. A regulated marks means:
A. Regulation of market prices and practices in the case of selected commodities
through legislation
B. A market that is managed directly by the government
C. A market which is managed by traders themselves without any government
intervention
D. A market where the demand for commodities exceeds their supply.
12. Disposable income is:
A. National income
B. National income less direct taxes
C. National income less direct taxes less undistributed profit plus transfer payments
D. National income less direct taxes less undistributed profits
13. Of the following who assumed the title Vikramditya?
A. Skandagupta
B. Samudragupta C. Chandragupta I D. Chandragupta II
14. The function of a Public Service Commission in India is:
A. Advisory
B. Mandatory
C. Neither
D. Both
Answer the following in one or two words
15. Who is the chief of Army Staff?

16. Who is the President of Sri Lanka?

17. What is the period of Which president of America is elected for?
18. What Ashes is associated with?
19. Where is the headquarters of World Bank?
20. Do or Die Who said it?
21. Who designed worlds first digital computer?
22. What is known as the science of arranging time in periods and ascertaining the
dates and historical order of past events?
23. Name and automatic device used for regulating constant temperature?
24. Who is the father of Co operative movement?
25. In which year the first Co-operatives legislation came in to force?
26. Which country is known as the cradle of credit co-operatives?
27. Who submitted the report stating Find Raiffeison?
28. How many reformulated principles are there in co-operation?
29. Who is the President Chairman of Planning Commission in India?
30. Name the planet with the maximum number of natural satellite?
31. Who is the father of Local self Government ?
32. Which commodity is the major foreign exchange earner for India?
33. name the most populous city at present in the world.
Match The following
A
34. Democratic control
35. Second Co-operatives Societies Act
36. Townsend Committee
37. Royal Commission on agriculture
38. RBI
Match the following

B
A. 1912
B. Co-operatives
C. Calvert
D. 1935
E. 1904
F. 1927

A
39. England
40. Shulze Bank
41. Heddesdort Credit Union
42. ICA
43. Mc Lagan

B
A. Urban areas
B. Consumer C-operatives
C. Prof. Karne
D. Raiffeison
E. Bengal
F. Punjab

Write the expanded forms of the following

44. NABARD
45. IDBI
46. NCDC
47. RRB
48. NDDB
Write short notes on the following
49. Miky way
50. India on space
51. Privatization
52. Jawahar RozgarYojana
Choose the correct answer from the answer given against each question
53. The International institute for Population Science is located in:
A. Mumbai
B. Kolkotta
C. Chennai
D. Thiruvananthapuram
54. What is Golden Peacock?
A. A Himalayan bird
C. National Film Award

B. National bird of India

D. International Film Award

55. Which state is called the Spice Garden of India?

A. Kerala
B. Karnataka
C. Tamil Nadu

D. Andhra Pradesh

56. Which mirror is used as rear view mirror in vehicles?

A. Plan
B. Concave
C. Convex

D. Parabolic

57. Operation flood related to :

A. Flood control
C. Milk production

B. Increasing production of consumer goods

D. Nuclear warfare control

58. Higher Than Hope is a book on:

A. Sam Nujoma
B. Robert Mugabe C. Nelson Mandela D. V.P Singh
59. The old name of Iran is:
A. Persia
B. Congo

C. Siam

D. Formosa

60. Capital of Hawai:

A. Atlanta
B. Honolulu

C. Boise

D. Dover

61. Indias oldest football tournament

A. Durand Cup
B. Santhosh Trophy

C. Rovers Cup

62. Child is the father of man Who said it?

A. Shelley
B. Chaucer
C. Wordsworth

D. Federation Cup
D. Keats

63. Dunkel Proposals are associated with:

A. G-15
B. G-7
C. Uruguay Round D. None of these
64. Who is the recipient of 1994 Best Parliamentarian Award?
A. G.S Swaminathan
B. L.K Advani
C. Atal Behari Vajpayee
D. Shivaraj Patil
65. The first ever industrialist to get the Bharat Ratna:
A. R.K Dalmia
B. J.R.D Tata C. S.Dalmia
D. K.K Birla
66. The largest Railway Station in the world:
A. New York
B. Tokyo
C. Paris

D. London

67. The gas used for welding

A. Ethylene
B. Acetylene

D. Benzene

C. Ethane

ANSWERS
1. A. Increase in the production of food grains
2. C. Arunachal Pradesh
3. D. Hiuen Tsang
4. B. Arya Samaj
5. C. 248 years
6. C. Himachal Pradesh
7. B. McMahon Line
8. A. The rate at which commercial banks get loan from the RBI
9. D. Sericulture
10. A. Pulmonary vein
11. A. Regulation of market prices and practices in the case of selected
commodities through legislation.
12. C. National income less direct taxes less undistributed profits plus transfer
payments.

13. D. Chandragupta II
14. D. Both
15. Gen. Deepak kapoor
16. Mahinda Rajpakse
17. 4 years George W Bush is the 43rd President of USA
18. Cricket Silly point , square leg, China Man, Mid-on, Yorker, cover point etc
are also terms associated with cricket
19. Washington
20. Mahatma Gandhi
21. Howard Aiken
22. Chronology
23. Thermostat
`
24. Robert Owen
25. 1904
26. England
27. Sir Frederick Nicholson
28. There are 6 re-formulated principles. They are open and voluntary membership,
democratic management, limited interest on capital, equitable distribution of
surplus, co-operative education, co-operation among cooperatives.
29. Manmohan Singh
30. Saturn
31. Lord Ripon
32. Textile products
33. Tokyo
34. E. 1927
35. A. 1912
36. F. 1927
37. E. 1904
38. D. 1935
39. B. Consumer Co-operatives
40. A. Urban areas
41. D Raiffeison
42. C. Prof. Karne
43. F. Punjab
44. National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (1982)
45. Industrial Development Bank of India (1946)
46. National Coal Development Cooperation.
47. Regional Rural Banks. (1975)
48. National Dairy Development Board. Now P T Gopala Kurup is the present
chairman of NDDB.
49. Milky way is the galaxy that includes the sun, the earth and the rest of our solar
system. The milky way galaxy contains hundreds of billions of stars. Huge clouds of
dust particles and gases lie through out the galaxy. On clear dark nights, it appear
as a broad, milky looking band of starlight stretching across the sky.
50. Indian Space programme was started in 1962 with the setting up of the Indian
national Committee for Space Research. First Indian Satellite, Aryabhatta was
launched in 1975. Indias first multi purpose First Indian Satellite (INSAT - IA) was
launched in 1982. INSAT 2 series are indigenously built. In the field of satellite
launch vehicles also, India has achieved considerable progress. After the
successful launching of SLV,ASLV and PSLV series, the country have achieved a
milestone with the successful launching of GSLV cryogenic engines. The primary
goal of Indian Space Programme is self-reliant use of Space technology for
national development. Recently India Successfully launched INSAT 2E. With the
launching of PSLV C2 India Space programme became commercial.
51. The disinvestment of Governments equity in Pubic sector under takings and
the opening up of the hitherto closed areas of the economy to private participation.
52. Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY) has been rechristened as Grama Samridhi
Yojana in 1999. It is one of the major wage employment programmers of the central
government take up in April 1989 after merging the earlier ongoing wage

employment programmers, namely NREP and RLEGP. The main objective the
programme is generate additional gainful employment for the unemployed and
under employed men and women in the rural areas as well as creation of
community assts for the rural poor for their direct and continued benefits. The
expenditure of this programme is shared in ratio of 80 : 20 between the Centre and
the States.
53. B Kolkatta
54. D. International Film Award.(It is given for the best film and carries a cash prize
of 5 lakh).
55. A. Kerala
56. C. Convex
57. C. Milk production
58. C. Nelson Mandela
59. A. Persia
60. C. Boise
61. A. Durand Cup
62. C. Wordsworth
63. C. Uruguay Round
64. C. Atal Behari Vajpayee
65. B. J.R.D.Tata
66. A. New York
67. B. Acetylene.

1. Which of the following is originally associated with Krerala culture?

A. kathak
B. Kuchipudi
C. Bharatanatyam
D. Mohiniyattom
2. Parasuram Express runs between Thiruvananthapuram and.
A. Kannur
B. Coimbatore
C. Mangalore
D. Palakkad
3. Pandit Ravi Shankar is associated with:
A. Flute
B. Sitar
C. Veena

D. Sarod

4. The number of Chromosomes in human cell

A. 26
B. 46
C. 47

D. 48

5. Protein is highest in:

A. Groundnuts
B. Bengal Grams

C. Black grams

D. Soya beans

6. Merdeka Cup is Associated with:

A. Golf
B. Hockey

C. Foot ball

D. Volley ball

7. Viswanathan Anand is Associated with :

A. Caroms
B. Billiards
C. Chess

D. Badminton

8. What is the shape of the earths orbit around the sun?

A. Hyperbolic
B. Circular
C. Elliptical

D. Parabolic

9. The largest gold producing country in the world

A. Brazil
B. South Africa
C. Canada

D. USA

10. Which of the following countries is known as the Land of the midnight sun?
A. Belgium
B. Nepal
C. Norway
D. Sweden
11. Which of the following countries is not member of SAARC?
A. Bangladesh
B. Nepal
C. Myanmar
D. Bhutan
12. Which day is observed as the World Health Day every year?
A. April 7
B. July 4
C. August 6
D. December 4
ANSWERS
1. C. Mohiniyattom

2. C. Mangalore

3. B. Sitar

4. B. 46 . (23 pairs) Each Chromosome consist of one very long stand of DNA, coiled
and folded to produce a compact body .
The point on a chromosome where a particular gene occurs is known as its focus
The structure of DNA was discovered by James Watson and Francis Crick
A potato has 48 Chromosomes
5. A. Ground nuts

6. C. Foot ball

7. C. Chess. He was the first Indian and youngest Asian to win International Masters
title (1987) and chess Oscar 1997
8. C. Elliptical
9. B. South Africa

10. C. Norway

11. C. Myanmar . SAARC has 8 members now. They are India, Pakistan, Bangladesh,
Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives and Afghanistan
12. A. April 7. World Health Organization came in to existence on April 7, 1948
1. What is the Slogan of Modern Olympics?
Ans:- Faster, Higher, Stronger (In Latin Language, Citius, Altius, Fortius)
2. First Modern Olympics held in the year ?
Ans:-1896 in Athens (Greece)
3. How many medals India got in the First Olympic game in 1896?
Ans:- No medal
4. Which country bags the first place in medal list of the first Olympic game in Athens ?

Ans:-U.S.A
5 Only in one Olympics, Cricket was also included as a competition. Which year?
Ans:-In 1900 Olympics held in Paris. In that game England beat France by 156 Runs
and won the gold medal.
6. In the last Olympics held in 2004, how many medals have India got?
Ans:-Only one Silver Medal (Rajya Vardhan Singh Rathod got silver for Double Trap
Shooting)
7 In which Olympics, India got her first Olympic medal?
Ans:- Olympic Game held in 1900 in Paris , India got 2 Silver medals and bags the 17th
spot
8. Who got maximum Olympic medals in the history of Olympics?
Ans:- Larissa Latynina of Soviet Union . She got 18 Medals (9 Golds, 5 siver, 4 Bronze)
from three games from 1956 onwards.
9. Which Olympian got maximum Gold medals in the history of Olympic games?
Ans:- Michael Fred Phelps , an American swimmer got 14 gold medals and a total of 16
medals.(2 Bronze) He got 8 gold medals in the recent Beijing olympics in 2008.
9. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was founded in the year ?
Ans:-1894
11. How many events and sports in the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
Ans: - 302 events in 28 sports.
12. What is the distance of the marathon race in the Olympics?
Ans: 26 miles 385 yards or 42.19 km.
13. The only olympian who dead because of the side effects of doping ?
Ans: - Danish cyclist Knud Enemark Jensen in 1960 Rome games
14.The Indian Olympic Association was formed in the year ?
Ans: - 1927
15.The current president of Indian Olympic Association ?
Ans: - Suresh Kalmadi
16.In Which Olympics Leander Paes got Bronze medal for Mens Singles Tennis ?

Ans: - 1996 Atlanta

17. Who has won the maximum number of gold medals at a single Olympic Games in
the history of the Olympics?
Ans: - Michael Fred Phelps of the USA won eight swimming gold medals at the 2008
Beijing Olympics
18. The mascots of Beijing Olympics 2008 are?
Ans: - The five Fuwa, each representing both a colour of the Olympic rings and a
symbol of Chinese culture.
19. The official logo of Beijing Olympics 2008 is ?
Ans: - "Dancing Beijing," features a stylised calligraphic character jng, meaning capital,
referring to the host city.
20. The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, will be held in ?
Ans: - Beijing, China from September 6 - 17, 2008
21. First Youth Olympic Games will be held in
Ans: -Singapore in 2010
22. What is Olympic cup ?
Ans: - The Olympic Cup is an award given annually by the International Olympic
Committee. It was instituted by Pierre de Coubertin in 1906 and is awarded to an
institution with a record of merit and integrity in developing the Olympic Movement.
23. Who was disqualified after testing positive for performance enhancing drugs at the
mens 100 meters in 1988?
Ans: -Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis was awarded the gold medal later for the same event.
24. When were the winter and Summer Olympics last held in the same year?
Ans: -1992
25. What was awarded to Olympic champions during ancient times?
Ans: - Crown of wild olives.
25. How often were the ancient Olympic Games held?
Ans: - 4 years
26. In which Olympic the first Olympic Torch was lighted?
Ans: - Amsterdam

27. Who designed the Olympic Flag?

Ans: - Piere de Coubertin
28. Who was the Greek god honored by the Ancient Olympic Games?
Ans:- Zeus
29. In which Olympic the women first took part?
Ans:- France in 1900
30. Where is the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee, the IOC?
Ans:- Lausanne.
1. "Who is the author of ""Kannuneerthulli"" ?"
Ans : Nalappattu Narayana Menon
2. Forest Industries Travancore is situated in
Ans : Aluva
3. The number of west flowing rivers of Kerala?
Ans : 41
4. Samadhi of Sri. Narayana Guru is at
Ans : Sivagiri
5. The place in Kerala where Naval Academy is being built is
Ans : Ezhimala
6. Edakkal Caves are in
Ans: Vayanad District
7. Bakal Fort is in which District ?
Ans : Kasargode
8. The maximum number of Wards in a Grama Panchyath
Ans : 20
9. First computerised Panchayath in Kerala
Ans : Vellanad
10. Which ids the biggest Taluk in Kerala State ?
Ans : Eranad
11. Information Kerala Mission started in
Ans : 1999
12. Smallest Taluk in Kerala
Ans : Kochi
13. Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA) is in
Ans :Trissur
14. Who was the first education minister of Kerala State ?
Ans : Joseph Mundassery
15. Importance of 1 makaram 984 in the history of Kerala is
Ans : Kundara Proclamation
16. Smallest Grama Panchayath in Kerala is
Ans : Valapattanam

17. "Who is the director of the film "Chemmeen "

Ans : Ramu Kariyattu
18. The first wild life sanctury in Kerala ?
Ans : Thekkady
19. Whose autobiography is called ''Ormayude Arakal ''?
Ans : Cherukad
20. The State Institute of Rural Development [SIRD] is located in
Ans : Kottarakkara
21. The region of Kerala where evergreen forests are seen
Ans : Silent Valley
22. The Director of the film '' Agnisakshi ''
Ans : Shyamaprasad
23.The winner of the first Ezhuthachan Puraskar ?
Ans : Dr.Sooranad Kunjan Pillai
24. The Parauram Express runs between
Ans : Thiruvananthapuram & Mangalore
25. "The book ""Swarga Vathil Thurakkunna Samayam"" is written by"
Ans : M.T.Vasudevan Nair
26. The name of the river that flows through the Silent Valley in Kerala ?
Ans : Kunthippuzha
27. The district inwhich Central Root Research Institute is situated
Ans : Thiruvananthapuram
28. Name the Jnanpith award winner in 1995
Ans : M.T.Vasudevan Nair
29. The speaker having longest tenure in the Kerala Assembly
Ans : M.Vijayakumar

30. First Kerala State Kathakali Award has been given to

Ans : Kalamandalam Raman Kutty Nair
31. Where is Puralimala situated
Ans : Thalasserry
32. Joseph Mundassery was the Education Minister of Kerala in the ministry headed by
Ans : E.M.S
33. Wellington Island is in which district

Ans : Ernakulam

34..Who is known as "Kerala Valmiki" ?

Ans : Vallathol Narayana Menon
35. The Teak Museum of Kerala is located in
Ans : Nilampoor
36. The first short story in Malayalam
Ans : Vasana vikrithi
37. "Who wrote the malayalam novel "Agnisakshi"
Ans : Lalithambika Antharjanam
38. Sandal forest in Kerala
Ans : Marayoor
39..Who was the founder of Nair Service Society (N.S.S) ?
Ans : Mannath Padmanabhan
40 "The book ""Sooryakanthi "" is written by"
Ans : G.Sankarakurup
41.The First President of "Kerala Sahithya Academy"
Ans : Sardar K.M.Panicker
42. "Horthus Malabaricus" a seventeenth century book published in 12 volumes by the
Dutch describes "
Ans : Medicinal Plants of Kerala
43. The Monsoon which brings rains in Kerala during the period October-November is
called
Ans : North East Monsoon
44. Who started the State Transport service in Travanore ?
Ans : C.P.RamaSwamy Iyer
45. Head Quarter of Kerala Forest Research Institute
Ans : Peechi
46. "Who wrote ""Viswadarshanam"""
Ans : G.Shankara Kurup
47. Which novel of Sara Joseph got Vayalar Award ?
Ans : Alahayude Penmakkal
48. "Chandanakkuda Maholsavam" is held every year in"
Ans : Bimappalli
49. Who started the State Transport Service in Travancore ?
Ans : C.P.Ramaswamy Iyer
50..Which is the firstMalayalam Novel ?
Ans : Kundhalatha by Appu Nedungadi

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