1. How many ways can a batsman lose his wickets?
(a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 15 (d) 20
Ans : Ans : 10
2. Corundum is a mineral of:
(a) Calcium (b) Gold (c) Iron (d) Aluminium
Ans : Ans : Aluminium
3. The state which is the largest producer of tea in
India:
(a) Tamil Nadu (b)
Assam (c) Kerala (d) Karnataka
Ans : Ans :
Assam
4. Which of the following is issued by the President when the Parliament is not in session?
(a) Ordinances (b) Rules (c) Statutes (d) Proclamation
Ans : Ordinances
5. The strength of the council of minister is fixed by the:
(a) Governor (b) Chief Minister (c) Parliament (d) Constitution
Ans : Chief Minister
6. Neutron was discovered by:
(a) J.J. Thompson (b)
Rutherford (c) Bohr (d) Chadwick
Ans : Chadwick
7. Which of the following principle is made use of in the working of an atom bomb?
(a) Thermionic emission (b) Nuclear fusion (c) Nuclear fission (d) Transmutation
Ans : Nuclear fission
8. 'Palaeontology' is the study of:
(a) Fossils (b) Bones (c) Animals (d) Birds
Ans : Fossils
9. Amylase acts upon:
(a) Lipids (b) Oils (c) Starch (d) Glucose
Ans : Starch
10. The active cell division in a plant is found in the:
(a) tips of roots and shoots (b) pith cells (c) cells cortex (d) internodal region
Ans : tips of roots and shoots
11. Which among the following is the antisterility vitamin?
(a) B (b) C (c) D (d) E
Ans : E
12. In which year the Indian National Congress was formed?
(a) 1811 (b) 1858 (c) 1885 (d) 1895
Ans : 1885
13. The leader of
Cochin who fought with Velu Thampi Dalwa aganist the British:
(a) Kunhali Maracker (b) Paliath Achan (c)Pazhassi Raja (d) Chirakkal Raja
Ans : Paliath Achan
14. Who was the author of the book â€Å"Sathyartha Prakashâ€Â?
(a) Swami Dayananda Saraswathi (b) Rajaram Mohan Roy (c) Swami Vivekananda (d) Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
Ans : Swami Dayananda Saraswathi
15. The first Viceroy of British India:
(a) Lord Cornwallis (b) Lord Ripon (c) Lord Canning (d) Lord Dalhousie
Ans : Lord Canning
16. Who was the first king presided the court of Kanauj?
(a) Samudra Gupta (b) Chandragupta (c) Harsha (d) Kanishka
Ans : Harsha
17. Which is the mid layer of the earth?
(a) Sial (b) Sima (c) Core (d) Mantle
Ans : Mantle
18. The
Himalayan Mountain is made up of:
(a) Intrusive rocks (b) Extrusive rocks (c) Sedimentary rocks (d) Metamorphic rocks
Ans : Metamorphic rocks
19. The most prominent distributory of
Ganga river:
(a) Yamuna (b) Ram Ganga (c) Gomati (d) Hoogly
Ans : Hoogly
20. The leader who is known as 'The Grand old man of
India':
(a) Sardar Vallabhai Patel (b) Dadabai Naoroji (c) Balgangadhar Tilak (d) Bipin Chandrapal
Ans : Bipin Chandrapal
21. The southern most part of
India:
(a)
Sri Lanka (b) Pak Strait (c) Maladive (d) Nicobar group of
Island
Ans : Nicobar group of
Island
22. The head quarters of the Theosophical Society in
India:
(a) Nagercoil (b) Adayar (c) Madura (d) Trichy
Ans : Adayar
23. Which is not a port on the west coast of
India?
(a) Paradeep (b) Marmagoa (c) Mangalore (d) Kandla
Ans : Paradeep
24. In which year the
University of Travancore was established?
(a) 1935 (b) 1937 (c)1939 (d) 1941
Ans : 1937
25. The state which is the leading producer of mica:
(a) Jharkhand (b) Orissa (c) Rajasthan (d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans : Rajasthan
26. Which of the following diseases are sexually transmitted?
(a) AIDS (b) Gonorrhea (c) Syphilis (d) All of these
Ans : All of these
27. On 27th May 2006 a strong earthquake was close to:
(a) Mount Kilimanjaro (b) Mount Merapi (c) Vesuvius (d) Barren Island
Ans : Mount Merapi
28. The year in which the postal stamp was introduced first:
(a) 1840 (b) 1845 (c) 1850 (d) 1855
Ans : 1840
29. Which type of lens is used in the case of "Astigmatism”: to get the correct vision?
(a) Converging lens (b) Diverging lens (c) Cylindrical lens (d) Bi-focal lens
Ans : Cylindrical lens
30. What is the total number of constellation identified till now by human beings?
(a) 48 (b) 58 (c) 78 (d) 88
Ans : 88
31. The highest railway bridge is built across the river:
(a) Jhelum (b) Chenab (c) Beas (d)
Ravi
32. Which of the following is a controversial film for display?
(a) The great Escape (b) Hamlet (c) Davinchi code (d) Casino Royale
Ans : Davinchi code
33. What is the chemical formula of bleaching powder?
(a) NaHCO3 (b) Ca3(PO4)2 (c) Na2CO3â€â€10H2O (d) CaOCI2
Ans : CaOCI2
34. Barkhans are land forms of:
(a) wind erosion (b) wind deposition (c) glacial deposition (d) coastal erosion
Ans : wind deposition
35. 'Plam pudding' model of atom is prepared by:
(a) Albert Einstein (b) Rutherford (c) Alexander Fleming (d) Niels Bohr
Ans : Niels Bohr
36. An example for non-renewable source of energy:
(a) solar energy (b) petroleum (c) biomass (d) water power
Ans : petroleum
37. In which country the G-8 summit of 2005, held?
(a)
Canada (b)
Iceland (c)
Scotland (d)
Greenland
Ans : Scotland
38. In
South India, Jainism was spread by:
(a) Kharavela (b) Upali (c) Rudradaman I (d) Bhadrabahu
Ans : Bhadrabahu
39. The people of which country have longest life span:
(a)
China (b)
Japan (c)
England (d)
America
Ans : Japan
40. Which is not a source of Carbohydrates?
(a) Fish (b) Butter (c) Cheese (d) Potato
Ans : Butter
41. Who translated Bhagavat Gita into Persian language?
(a) Abdul Fazal (b) Dara (c) Dadu (d) Balban
Ans : Balban
42. The second highest mountain peak in the world:
(a) Kanchenjunga (b) Nangaparbad (c)
Nanda devi (d) Godwin Austin
Ans : Nangaparbad
43. The author of the book 'Gandhi Life and Thought':
(a) V.D Savarkar (b) J.B Kripalani (c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) R.K Laxman
Ans : R.K Laxman
44. The creature in which the external fertilization takes place:
(a) bird (b) dog (c) cat (d) frog
Ans : dog
45. Which country won the gold in Men's Hockey in Bangkok Asian Games, 1998?
(a)
India (b)
South Korea (c)
Pakistan (d)
Japan
46. The Pallivasal Hydro electric system was commissioned during the reign of:
(a) Marthanda Varma (b) Dharma Raja (c) Srimulam Thirunal (d) Sri Chitira Tirunal Balarama Varma
Ans : Sri Chitira Tirunal Balarama Varma
47. Name the author of the novel 'The Ambassadors':
(a) Joyce Cary (b) E.M Foster (c) Henry James (d) Hadley Chase
Ans : Henry James
48. Which element is not present in fats?
(a) Nitrogen (b)
Sulphur (c) Carbon (d) Hydrogen
Ans : Carbon
49. Which is know as the father of American Football?
(a) Bob Cousy (b) Water Camp (c) James Corbett (d) Charles W Brown
Ans : Water Camp
50. The most densely populated country in the world:
(a)
India (b)
China (c)
Japan (d)
Pakistan
Ans : Japan
51. Be careful when you ride on a bike, ........?
(a) won't you (b) did you (c) didn't you (d) aren't you
Ans : won't you
52. The passive voice of â€Å"He made his wife do the workâ€Â:
(a) His wife was making to do the work (b) His wife was made to do the work
(c) His wife was done the work (d) His wife was made doing the work
Ans : His wife was made to do the work
53. The feminine gender of horse is:
(a) Cow (b) Lass (c) Hind (d) Marc
Ans : Marc
54. Find out the wrongly spelt word:
(a) Zealous (b) Committee (c) Souvenior (d) Allotted
Ans : Souvenior
55. That house ........ to peter:
(a) belongs (b) is belonging to (c) is belonged to (d) was belonged to
Ans : Belongs
56. He is ..... going near an elephant.
(a) afraid (b) afraid of (c) feared (d) fearing
Ans : afraid of
57. The older we grow:
(a) the wiser we became (b) wiser we become (c) the wisest we become (d) we grow wiser
Ans : the wiser we became
58. The teacher asked
Ravi:
(a) whether he saw the exhibition (b) whether he had seen the exhibition
(c) whether had seen the exhibition (d) whether he will see the exhibition
Ans : whether he had seen the exhibition
59. We shall wait here:
(a) until you return (b) until you will return (c) until you returned (d) until you had returned
Ans : until you return
60. Neither of the two speakers ....... eloquent
(a) were (b) had (c) was (d) being
Ans : was
61. It has been raining ....... last night
(a) For (b) at (c) since (d) till
Ans : since
62. The price of petrol is higher than
(a) diesel (b) the diesel (c) of diesel (d) that of diesel
Ans : that of diesel
63. No sooner had she heard the sad news ......... she burst in to tears.
(a) when (b) before (c) than (d) then
Ans : than
64. They discussed ...... the border issue at the summit.
(a) about (b) of (c) against (d) none
Ans : none
65. I would resign if I ........ you
(a) am (b) was (c) were (d) had
Ans : were
66. Dessert means:
(a) sand covered large area if barren land (b) sweet savory confection (c) abandon (d) detailed study
Ans : sweet savory confection
67. The opposite of the word 'Sympathy'
(a) Apathy (b) Pride (c) Angry (d) Pity
Ans : Apathy
68. The dacoits ...... to the police after much resistance
(a) gave up (b) turned down (c) gave in (d) passed away
Ans : gave in
69. The president A.P.J Abdul Kalam ........ the nation to stand united in the fight against terrorism
(a) called on (b) called at (c) called off (d) called upon
Ans : called upon
70. Never look a gift horse
(a) in the mouth (b) in the park (c) in the zoo (d) in the stable
Ans : in the mouth
71. Carpenter is related to furniture, in the same way Goldsmith is related to:
(a) Ornaments (b) Necklace (c) Chain (d) Bangles
Ans : Chain
72. Find the related word Thunder : Rain :: ..... : Night
(a) Day (b) Dark (c) Dusk (d) Evening
Ans : Dark
73. Find the pair which is differently related in comparison with the others:
(a) Labourer : Industry (b) Teacher : Classroom (c) Driver : Vehicle (d) Doctor : Patient
Ans : Labourer : Industry
74. From the group of letters one is different from others.Find it out
(a) DgP (b) MsP (c) DiG (d) AsP
Ans : MsP
75. Which one does not follow the pattern
(a) 5/2 (b) 10/3 (c) 17/4 (d) 24/5
Ans : 24/5
76. Insert the missing number: 5, 11, 21, 43, ....
(a) 85 (b) 86 (c) 87 (d) 88
Ans : 85
77. Insert the missing letters ..., ywu,
qom, ige
(a) jhg (b) rpq (c) wus (d) mlj
Ans : wus
78. If VENU is coded as E2122N then NEAT is codes as
(a) E2014A (b) E1420A (c) A1420E (d) A2014E
Ans : E2014A
79. Showing a lady in the park, kumar said â€Å"She is the daughter of my grand father's only sonâ€Â. How is Kumar related to the lady?
(a) Father (b) Daughter (c) Brother (d) Aunt
Ans : Aunt
80. Mini tore out several successive pages from a book.Number of the first page she tore out is 385. It is known that the number of the last page which she tore out is with the same digits in some other order.How many pages did she remove from the book?
(a) 154 (b) 253 (c) 469 (d) 451
Ans : 451
81. If September 14 is Friday, how many Saturdays and Sundays will that month have?
(a) 4, 4 (b) 5, 4 (c) 4, 5 (d) 5, 5
Ans : 5, 5
82. Calendar is to date as Atlas is to:
(a) Jewellery (b) Map (c) Earth (d) Globe
Ans : Map
83. A man walks 30 meters towards South. Then turning to his right he walks 30 meters. Then turn to his left and walks 20 meters. Again takes a turn to his left and walks 30 meters. How far is he from his initial position?
(a) 20 meters (b) 50 meters (c) 60 meters (d) 80 meters
Ans : 50 meters
84. Fill in the blank as per the sequence: PLANETARIUM, LANERAUIM, ANEUAMI, ........
(a) NEMAI (b) NEAIM (c) NEUMI (d) NEMIA
Ans : NEMAI
85. In a group of six person F is richer than E but not as rich as A. B is richer than C and D but not as rich as A. E is richer than D. E and C are equally rich. Who is the poorest among them?
(a) Data inadequate (b) C (c) E (d) D
Ans : D
86. A metal block having sides 10 cm, 15 cm, 30 cm has cut into equal cubes. If the block is exhausted completely what will be the least possible number of cubes?
(a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 30 (d) 36
Ans : 36
87. If aX - bY = cZ then X : Y: Z is:
(a) be :ca : ab (b) ab : bc : ca (c) a : b : c (d) b : c : a
Ans : be :ca : ab
88. Two poles of heights 10 m and 15m stand on a plane ground. If the distance between their feet is 12m the
distance between their top is:
(a) 5m (b) 12m (c) 12.5m (d) 13m
Ans : 13m
89. If |3x-10|>5 then:
(a) x≤5, x≥5/3 (b) x≥5, x≤5/3 (c) x≤-5, x≥5/3 (d) x≤-5, x≥-5/3
Ans : x≤5, x≥5/3
90. Find the empty set:
(a) {x:x=x} (b) {x:x≠x} (c) {x:x=x2} (d) {x:x≠x3}
Ans : {x:x≠x}
91. If 3x-y –27 and 3x+y = 243 then x is:
(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 6
Ans : 4
92. If f(x)-5x2-3x+2 and g(x) = 2x2-2x-2 then f(2)-g(-2) is:
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 18
Ans : 6
93. The least number which is to be added to make 7399 a perfect square is
(a) 170 (b) 151 (c)27 (d) 0
Ans : 170
94. Number of terms common to the two arithmetic progressions 5, 10, 15, ... 315 and 4, 8, 12 ...604 is:
(a) 13 (b) 14 (c) 15 (d) 16
Ans : 15
95. Mean weight of m boys is 43 kg. If the teacher who weighs 63kg is included the mean becomes 45 kg.What is the value of m?
(a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8 (d) 9
Ans : 9
96. Cardiologist : Heart : Dermatologist :
(a) Dream (b) Diabetes (c) Skin (d) Infertility
Ans : Skin
97. Book is to read as Piano is to:
(a) Music (b) Play (c) Sing (d) Song
Ans : Play
99. If smell means taste, taste means hear, hear means see and see means smell then what is cars used for?
(a) smell (b) hear (c) taste (d) see
Ans : see
100. If PΔQ means P is smaller than Q and MÑN means M is greater than N then what does AÑBΔC means:
(a) A is greater than B and C (b) B is greater than A and less than C (c) B is greater than A and C (d) B is less than A and C
Ans : B is less than A and C