Hi friends,
This is the time for serious preparation. This blog will help for quick reference for kerala PSC secretariat assistant examination.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Kerala PSC secretariat assistant reference
Friday, September 21, 2012
T20 World Cup Schedule Available
This page will give you the complete information fot the T20
WorldCup Schedule. You can get the awareness about the Date, Time and Match
Details of T20 World Cup2012.
Thu Sep 13 09:30
local | 04:00 GMT
1st T20 : Ireland vs Zimbabwe
Venue: Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Venue: Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Thu Sep 13 09:30
local | 04:00 GMT
2nd T20: Sri Lanka vs West Indies
Venue: Nondescripts Cricket Club, Colombo
Venue: Nondescripts Cricket Club, Colombo
Sat Sep 15 09:30
local | 04:00 GMT
3rd T20 : Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka A
Venue: Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Venue: Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Sat Sep 15 09:30
local | 04:00 GMT
4th T20 :: - Australia vs New Zealand
Venue: Nondescripts Cricket Club, Colombo
Venue: Nondescripts Cricket Club, Colombo
Sat Sep 15 09:30
local | 04:00 GMT
5th T20 ::
- Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe
Venue: Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Venue: Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Sat Sep 15 09:30
local | 04:00 GMT
6th T20 : - India vs Sri Lanka
Venue: P Sara Oval, Colombo
Venue: P Sara Oval, Colombo
Mon Sep 17 09:30
local | 04:00 GMT
7th T20 : - Australia vs England
Venue: Nondescripts Cricket Club, Colombo
Venue: Nondescripts Cricket Club, Colombo
Mon Sep 17 09:30
local | 04:00 GMT
8th T20 : - Bangladesh vs Ireland
Venue: Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Venue: Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Mon Sep 17 09:30
local | 04:00 GMT
9th T20 ::
- New
Zealand vs
South Africa
Venue: Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Venue: Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Mon Sep 17 14:00
local | 08:30 GMT
10th T20 : - Afghanistan vs West Indies
Venue: P Sara Oval, Colombo
Venue: P Sara Oval, Colombo
Mon Sep 17 14:00
local | 08:30 GMT
11th T20 : - India vs Pakistan
Venue: R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Venue: R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Wed Sep 19 09:30
local | 04:00 GMT
12th T20 :
- England vs Pakistan
Venue: P Sara Oval, Colombo
Venue: P Sara Oval, Colombo
Tue Sep 18 19:30
local | 14:00 GMT
Group C : 1st T20 - Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe
Venue: Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota
Venue: Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota
Wed Sep 19 15:30
local | 10:00 GMT
Wed Sep 19 19:30
local | 14:00 GMT
Thu Sep 20 19:30
local | 14:00 GMT
Group C : 4th T20 : - South Africa vs Zimbabwe
Venue: Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota
Venue: Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota
Fri Sep 21 15:30
local | 10:00 GMT
Fri Sep 21 19:30
local | 14:00 GMT
Sat Sep 22 15:30
local | 10:00 GMT
Group C : 7th T20 : - Sri Lanka vs South Africa
Venue: Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota
Venue: Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota
Sat Sep 22 19:30
local | 14:00 GMT
Sun Sep 23 15:30
local | 10:00 GMT
Sun Sep 23 19:30
local | 14:00 GMT
Mon Sep 24 19:30
local | 14:00 GMT
Tue Sep 25 19:30
local | 14:00 GMT
Thu Sep 27 15:30
local | 10:00 GMT
Super Eights, Group 1 : 13th T20 - TBC
vs TBC (C1 v D2)
Thu Sep 27 19:30
local | 14:00 GMT
Super Eights, Group 1 : 14th T20 : - TBC vs TBC (A1 v B2)
Fri Sep 28 15:30
local | 10:00 GMT
Super Eights, Group 2 : 15th T20 - TBC vs TBC (D1 v C2)
Fri Sep 28 19:30
local | 14:00 GMT
Super Eights, Group 2 : 16th T20 - TBC vs TBC (B1 v A2)
Sat Sep 29 15:30
local | 10:00 GMT
Super Eights, Group 1 : 17th T20 : - TBC vs BC (A1 v D2)
Sat Sep 29 19:30
local | 14:00 GMT
Super Eights, Group 1 : 18th T20 : - TBC vs BC (C1 v B2)
Sun Sep 30 15:30
local | 10:00 GMT
Super Eights, Group 2 : 19th T20 : - TBC vs TBC (B1 v C2)
Sun Sep 30 19:30
local | 14:00 GMT
Super Eights, Group 2 : 20th T20 : - TBC vs TBC (D1 v A2)
Mon Oct 1 15:30
local | 10:00 GMT
Super Eights, Group 1 : 21st T20 : - TBC vs TBC (B2 v D2)
Mon Oct 1 19:30
local | 14:00 GMT
Super Eights, Group 1 : 22nd T20 : - TBC vs TBC (A1 v C1)
Tue Oct 2 15:30
local | 10:00 GMT
Super Eights, Group 2 : 23rd T20 : - TBC vs TBC (B1 v D1)
Tue Oct 2 19:30
local | 14:00 GMT
Super Eights, Group 2 : 24th T20 : - TBC vs TBC (A2 v C2)
Thu Oct 4 19:00
local | 13:30 GMT
1st Semi Final T20 : - TBC vs TBC (SE
Group-1 1 v SE Group-2 2)
Fri Oct 5 19:00
local | 13:30 GMT
2nd Semi Final T20 : - TBC vs TBC (SE
Group-2 1 v SE Group-1 2)
Sun Oct 7 19:00
local | 13:30 GMT
Final T20 : - TBC vs TBC
Final T20 : - TBC vs TBC
Monday, September 17, 2012
Secretariat Assistant Detailed Syllabus Download
Kerala PSC announced the detailed syllabus and date & time exam. Kerala PSC is planning to conduct secretariat Assistant examination on 5th January 2013 at 2.00 pm to 3.15 PM.
Exam Pattern will be objective Type and having 100 questions with 100 marks. One third mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. that is, 0.33 mark will be reduced from total marks you have earned.
SYLLABUS for Secretariat Assistant Examination 2013
Malayalam, Information Technology are the new topics included in the syllabus.
Detailed Syllabus is the following.
1. Quantitative Aptitude
Numbers-Test of Divisibility ; H.C.F & L.C.M; Simplification - Ratio & Proportions ; Percentage Interest-Time& Work- Time& Distance- Area- Volume- Calendar – Clocks – Trains - Problems on Age - Etc.
2. Mental Ability and Test of Reasoning
Calculation & Logic -Coding & Decoding- Classification-Synonym-Antonym-Letter & Number Series- Odd Man Out-Analogy- Common Sense Test- Alphabetical Arrangement of Words- Date and Calendar- Sense of Direction-Etc.
Calculation & Logic -Coding & Decoding- Classification-Synonym-Antonym-Letter & Number Series- Odd Man Out-Analogy- Common Sense Test- Alphabetical Arrangement of Words- Date and Calendar- Sense of Direction-Etc.
3. General Science
Common Scientific Facts- Important Scientific Phenomena- Other basic facts in the field of Science.- Etc
Common Scientific Facts- Important Scientific Phenomena- Other basic facts in the field of Science.- Etc
4. Current Affairs
Important World, National and Regional Events related to the Political and Scientific fields, Sports, Cinema and Literature etc.
Important World, National and Regional Events related to the Political and Scientific fields, Sports, Cinema and Literature etc.
5.Facts about India
Geography of India- Physical Features- Climate-Soils- Rivers- Famous Sites – Etc Demography- Economic and Social Development-Poverty Alleviation-Economy and Planning-Etc History of India- Period from 1857 to 1947- National Movement- Etc.
Geography of India- Physical Features- Climate-Soils- Rivers- Famous Sites – Etc Demography- Economic and Social Development-Poverty Alleviation-Economy and Planning-Etc History of India- Period from 1857 to 1947- National Movement- Etc.
6. Facts about Kerala
Geographical Facts- Physical Features- Climate-Soils- Rivers- Famous Sites – Etc
Renaissance of Kerala
Important Events/ Movements/Leaders
Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi, Chattampi Swami, Sree Narayana Guru, Vagbhatananda,Thycaud Ayya, Ayya Vaikundar, Poikayil Yohannan (Kumara Guru), Ayyankali, Pandit Karuppan, Mannathu Padmanabhan, V.T.Bhattathirippad, Dr. Palpu, Kumaranasan, Vakkom Moulavi, Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara, Etc
Geographical Facts- Physical Features- Climate-Soils- Rivers- Famous Sites – Etc
Renaissance of Kerala
Important Events/ Movements/Leaders
Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi, Chattampi Swami, Sree Narayana Guru, Vagbhatananda,Thycaud Ayya, Ayya Vaikundar, Poikayil Yohannan (Kumara Guru), Ayyankali, Pandit Karuppan, Mannathu Padmanabhan, V.T.Bhattathirippad, Dr. Palpu, Kumaranasan, Vakkom Moulavi, Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara, Etc
7.Constitution of India and Civil Rights
Basic Facts-Features-Citizenship- Fundamental Rights & Duties- Directive Principle- Union Government- Legislature- State Executive - Union Territories- Apex Courts- Comptroller and Auditor General- Public Service Commissions and Other Important Offices- Important Amendments- Etc. Rights- Right to Education- Human Rights- Human Rights Commission- Right to Information- Information Commission- Social Audit- Lokayukta- Ombudsman- Women Empowerment- Women’s Commission- Legislation against Child Labour and Atrocities against women and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes- Etc.
Basic Facts-Features-Citizenship- Fundamental Rights & Duties- Directive Principle- Union Government- Legislature- State Executive - Union Territories- Apex Courts- Comptroller and Auditor General- Public Service Commissions and Other Important Offices- Important Amendments- Etc. Rights- Right to Education- Human Rights- Human Rights Commission- Right to Information- Information Commission- Social Audit- Lokayukta- Ombudsman- Women Empowerment- Women’s Commission- Legislation against Child Labour and Atrocities against women and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes- Etc.
8. General English
Grammar- Agreement of Subject and Verb- Confusing Adjectives and Adverbs- Comparison of Adjectives- Correct usage of Articles- Prepositions- Direct and Indirect Speech- Active and Passive Voice- Correction in Sentences-Etc Vocabulary- Gender- Singular and Plural- Synonyms- Antonyms- One word Substitutes-
Problem concerning words- Idioms and their meanings-Etc
Grammar- Agreement of Subject and Verb- Confusing Adjectives and Adverbs- Comparison of Adjectives- Correct usage of Articles- Prepositions- Direct and Indirect Speech- Active and Passive Voice- Correction in Sentences-Etc Vocabulary- Gender- Singular and Plural- Synonyms- Antonyms- One word Substitutes-
Problem concerning words- Idioms and their meanings-Etc
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10. Information Technology and Cyber Laws
Fundamentals of Computers- Internet Etc
Cyber Laws
Fundamentals of Computers- Internet Etc
Cyber Laws
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Indian Post Looking for Postal Assistants & Sorting Assistants. Apply Now.
Hi Friends,
Here we get another opportunity to start your career in Postal Department. India Post looking for postal assistants and Sorting assistants to filling up the vacancies all over india. Postal Assistant in Indian Post is the one of the dream job of the millions of job seekers who give priority for govt jobs.
More details about postal Assistants/Sorting assistants
Postal Assistant exam pattern, Postal Assistant Syllabus, etc will be published soon in this blog.
You will get the study materials for postal assistants from this blog. Go through this blog deeply, you will be the WINNER!!!!!
Here we get another opportunity to start your career in Postal Department. India Post looking for postal assistants and Sorting assistants to filling up the vacancies all over india. Postal Assistant in Indian Post is the one of the dream job of the millions of job seekers who give priority for govt jobs.
More details about postal Assistants/Sorting assistants
Postal Assistant exam pattern, Postal Assistant Syllabus, etc will be published soon in this blog.
You will get the study materials for postal assistants from this blog. Go through this blog deeply, you will be the WINNER!!!!!
Monday, September 3, 2012
Answer the question
Name the international cyclist who won the famous Tour de France a record no of 7 times and recently stripped of his titles by AntiDoping agency?
Lance Armstrong
Brilliance college tutorials : computer Awareness
Here we share some of the hot tips regarding computer. This may help you to prepare the competitive examinations like kerala PSC secretariat assistant exam, various Bank tests etc.
1. correcting errors in a program : Debugging
2.The first page of a website : Home Page
3.The bank cheques use the principle of : MICR - Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
4. What is e-commerce : Buying and selling products and services over the internet
5. A person who used his or her expertise to gain access to other people’s computers to get information illegally or do damage is a .........: Hacker
6.What is a junk e-mail? : An unsolicited mail from an unknown sender. Junk email is spam
7. Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT are known as : an Operating System
8. A ______ is a set of rules : Protocols
9. A file with extension “.dox” can be made by the use of software ______ : Word 2007
10. What is an embedded system : A computer and software system that controls a machine or appliance
11. Most application software today comes with and interface called a(n) : Graphical User Interface (GUI)
12.A compiler translates a program written in a high level language into : Machine Language
13. Inorder to save an existing document with a different name you need to use: Save as command
14. Ctrl, Shift and Alt are called ______ keys : Function
15. Every component of your computer is either : Hardware or Software
16. How many write cycles are allowed to EEPROM? 1000
17. EEPROM ______ : Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
18. The connection between your computer at home and your local ISP is called ____ : The last mile
19. A repair for a known software bug, usually available at no charge on the internet, is called ______ : Patch
20. Vendor-created programme modifications are called ______ : Patches
21. Computer virus is ______ : Computer Program
22. Which is the part of a computer that one can touch and feel : Hardware
23.Data that is copied from an application is stored in the ______ : Clipboard
24. ______ refers the fastest, biggest and most expensive computer : Super Computer
25. Soft Copy refers to :Screen Output
26. If the URL http/www.prenhall.com, the portion labelled http is the ______ : Host (HTTP - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol)
27. Permanent instruction that the computer uses when it is turned on and that cannot be changed by other instructions are contained in : ROM - Read Only Memory. It is non-volatile
28. What is the most common way to get a virus in your computer’s hard disk? By opening e-mails
29. A(n) ______ allows sharing of a broadband internet connection : Router
30. Who is the founder of face book? Mark Zuckerbegs
31. The Internet is ______: a large network of networks
32. What are .bas, .doc and html ______ : extensions
33. You can keep your personal files/folders in ___ : My documents
34. The rectangular area of the screen that displays a program, data or information is a ______ : Window
35. Same thing which has easily understood instructions is said to be ______ : User friendly
36. Cache and main memory will lose their contents when the power is off. They are : Volatile
37. A pattern of printed lines on most products are called : barcodes
38. The ______ becomes different shapes depending on the task you are performing : Mouse pointer
39. Latest version of MS Office is : Office 2007
40. What is the name of latest server operating system developed by microsoft : Windows 2008
41. Memory is made up of _______ : Large number of cells
42. Most mail programs automatically complete the following two parts in an e-mail : From and Date
43. Micro processor was introduced in which generation of computer? : Fourth Generation
44. The most powerful type of computer is : Super Computer
45. The acronym DBMS stands for what? :Data Based Management System
46. Computers process binary numbers which are composed of : 1s and 0 s
47. A ______ represents approximate one billion memory location : Giga byte
48. The common storage device for the personal computer is the : Hard disk drive
49. Computer that are portable and convinient for users who travel are known as : Laptops
50. URL stands for :Uniform Resource Locater
51. Which menu is MS word can be used to change page size and type face? : Format
52. The first electronic computer in the world was : ENIAC (Electronic Numeric Integrator and Calculator)
53. A computer whcih CPU speed around 100 million instruction per second and with the word length of around 64 bits is known as: Super Computer
54. When did arch rivals IBM and Apple computers inc decide to join hands?: 1991
55. Main memory works in conjunctions with: CPU
56. An assembler is used to translate a program written in: Assembly Language
57. The ______ settings are automatic and standard : Default
58.When a computer suddenly stops working, it is said to be :Hanged
59. A CD-RW disk: can be erased and re-written
60. For sound recording, what is necessary : Microphone
61. A program that works like a calculator for keeping track of money and making budgets is used a : Spread sheet
62. The acronym HTML stands for :Hyper Text Mark up language
63. To restart the computer ______ key is used: Alt + Ctrl + Del
64. LAN stands for: Local Area Network
65. A micro processor is the brain of the computer and is also called : Microchip
66. WWW stands for: World Wide Web
67. A popular way to learn about computer without evergoing to a classroom is called : e-learning
68. What is the another name for a chip Silicon Chip, Integrated circuit, : semiconductor
69. Digital photos and scanned images are typically stored as graphics with extension such as .bmp, .png, .jpg, .tif or .gif : bitmap
70. How many characters can be typed in a single cell Excel? 65,535
71. A ______ is an unique name that you give to a file of information.: Filename
72. If you wish to extend the length of the network without having the signal degrade you would use a: repeater
73. The ______ is the term used to describe the windows that is currently being used : Active Window
74. Smallest storage unit of a computer is : bit
75. The ______ controls communications for the entire computer system : Mother Board
77. RAM is reffered to as storage : Volatile
78. What is the name of list that stores the URL’s of web pages and links visited in past fewdays. History list
79. Which type of commerce is characterised by low volume and high value transactions in Banking: B2B (Business to Business)
13. Inorder to save an existing document with a different name you need to use: Save as command
14. Ctrl, Shift and Alt are called ______ keys : Function
15. Every component of your computer is either : Hardware or Software
16. How many write cycles are allowed to EEPROM? 1000
17. EEPROM ______ : Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
18. The connection between your computer at home and your local ISP is called ____ : The last mile
19. A repair for a known software bug, usually available at no charge on the internet, is called ______ : Patch
20. Vendor-created programme modifications are called ______ : Patches
21. Computer virus is ______ : Computer Program
22. Which is the part of a computer that one can touch and feel : Hardware
23.Data that is copied from an application is stored in the ______ : Clipboard
24. ______ refers the fastest, biggest and most expensive computer : Super Computer
25. Soft Copy refers to :Screen Output
26. If the URL http/www.prenhall.com, the portion labelled http is the ______ : Host (HTTP - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol)
27. Permanent instruction that the computer uses when it is turned on and that cannot be changed by other instructions are contained in : ROM - Read Only Memory. It is non-volatile
28. What is the most common way to get a virus in your computer’s hard disk? By opening e-mails
29. A(n) ______ allows sharing of a broadband internet connection : Router
30. Who is the founder of face book? Mark Zuckerbegs
31. The Internet is ______: a large network of networks
32. What are .bas, .doc and html ______ : extensions
33. You can keep your personal files/folders in ___ : My documents
34. The rectangular area of the screen that displays a program, data or information is a ______ : Window
35. Same thing which has easily understood instructions is said to be ______ : User friendly
36. Cache and main memory will lose their contents when the power is off. They are : Volatile
37. A pattern of printed lines on most products are called : barcodes
38. The ______ becomes different shapes depending on the task you are performing : Mouse pointer
39. Latest version of MS Office is : Office 2007
40. What is the name of latest server operating system developed by microsoft : Windows 2008
41. Memory is made up of _______ : Large number of cells
42. Most mail programs automatically complete the following two parts in an e-mail : From and Date
43. Micro processor was introduced in which generation of computer? : Fourth Generation
44. The most powerful type of computer is : Super Computer
45. The acronym DBMS stands for what? :Data Based Management System
46. Computers process binary numbers which are composed of : 1s and 0 s
47. A ______ represents approximate one billion memory location : Giga byte
48. The common storage device for the personal computer is the : Hard disk drive
49. Computer that are portable and convinient for users who travel are known as : Laptops
50. URL stands for :Uniform Resource Locater
51. Which menu is MS word can be used to change page size and type face? : Format
52. The first electronic computer in the world was : ENIAC (Electronic Numeric Integrator and Calculator)
53. A computer whcih CPU speed around 100 million instruction per second and with the word length of around 64 bits is known as: Super Computer
54. When did arch rivals IBM and Apple computers inc decide to join hands?: 1991
55. Main memory works in conjunctions with: CPU
56. An assembler is used to translate a program written in: Assembly Language
57. The ______ settings are automatic and standard : Default
58.When a computer suddenly stops working, it is said to be :Hanged
59. A CD-RW disk: can be erased and re-written
60. For sound recording, what is necessary : Microphone
61. A program that works like a calculator for keeping track of money and making budgets is used a : Spread sheet
62. The acronym HTML stands for :Hyper Text Mark up language
63. To restart the computer ______ key is used: Alt + Ctrl + Del
64. LAN stands for: Local Area Network
65. A micro processor is the brain of the computer and is also called : Microchip
66. WWW stands for: World Wide Web
67. A popular way to learn about computer without evergoing to a classroom is called : e-learning
68. What is the another name for a chip Silicon Chip, Integrated circuit, : semiconductor
69. Digital photos and scanned images are typically stored as graphics with extension such as .bmp, .png, .jpg, .tif or .gif : bitmap
70. How many characters can be typed in a single cell Excel? 65,535
71. A ______ is an unique name that you give to a file of information.: Filename
72. If you wish to extend the length of the network without having the signal degrade you would use a: repeater
73. The ______ is the term used to describe the windows that is currently being used : Active Window
74. Smallest storage unit of a computer is : bit
75. The ______ controls communications for the entire computer system : Mother Board
77. RAM is reffered to as storage : Volatile
78. What is the name of list that stores the URL’s of web pages and links visited in past fewdays. History list
79. Which type of commerce is characterised by low volume and high value transactions in Banking: B2B (Business to Business)
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Check Now IMEI Number of your Mobile Phone
Hello friends,
Just find out the IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identification ) Number of your Mobile & keep it for getting the details of your handset.
Press *#06# then you will get the IMEI of your Mobile.
Just find out the IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identification ) Number of your Mobile & keep it for getting the details of your handset.
Press *#06# then you will get the IMEI of your Mobile.
E Scholarship 2012-2013 : Register Now @ mahaeschol.maharashtra.gov.in
Escholarship of Rajashree Shahu maharaj scheme for academic year 2012-13 now invites applications fornm the candidates who were passed CBSE/ICSE examination. The last date of registration of escholarship is fixed as 30th September 2012.
Interested & elible candidates can be apply for escholarship this link. http://mahaeschol.maharashtra.gov.in
Maharashtra SSC can apply for this escholarship through this link. Apply Now
Instructions for Escholarship registration : Download
Quick Registration is available for fresh & Renewal applications.
Interested & elible candidates can be apply for escholarship this link. http://mahaeschol.maharashtra.gov.in
Maharashtra SSC can apply for this escholarship through this link. Apply Now
Instructions for Escholarship registration : Download
Quick Registration is available for fresh & Renewal applications.
Friday, August 31, 2012
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Postal Assistants/Sorting Assistants Recruitment Notification 2012 published. Apply Now
Department of Posts has published the recruitment
notification for the post of Postal Assistants or Sorting Assistants. Office of
the Chief Post Master General, Kerala
Circle has put forward this recruitment 2012 for
filling up of vacancies in postal Assistants in all over Kerala. You will get
the details of the Postal Assistant recruitment 2012 notification from the
official website of Postal Department (http://www.indiapost.gov.in).
Postal Department, Government of India has invited
application for the post of Postal Assistants as per the Notification
No. RECTT/4-3/2011/II dated 11.08.2012. Candidates who looking for the
details of the Postal Assistants recruitment 2012, can get it from the official
website of Postal Department (http://www.indiapost.gov.in).
Details of Postal Assistant Recruitment 2012
1)Name of the Post :Postal Assistants
No. of Vacancies : 110 Posts; vacancies
notified are likely to vary /change without any prior intimation.
2)Name of the Post : Sorting Assistants
No. of Vacancies : 70 Posts
Age Limit : 18-27 years
Pay Scale : Rs. 5200-20200
with Grade pay of Rs. 2400 + admissible allowance Qualification : 10 +2 Standard or 121h Class pass with at least 60 %
marks and above, from any recognized University/Board of School Education, Board
of Secondary Education with English as a compulsory subject
For More Details regarding Application Fee, How to
Apply , Selection Procedure, call Letter, Answer keys, Results etc of Postal
Assistant Recruitment 2012, book mark this page and check regularly for getting
updates. You can also check out the main official website of Postal Department (http://www.indiapost.gov.in)
for the updates regarding this recruitment.
Postal Assistant Recruitment 2012: CLICK HERE
Friday, August 24, 2012
CS Results - June 2012 Session Published on 25.08.2012
CS Results June 2012 session published by Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). ICSI regularly conducts CS examination twice in year by June & December. Today, 25th August 2012, at 11 am, it is announced the CS Results of June 2012 examination by ICSI.
The candidates can get your results immediately from the official website of Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI); http://www.icsi.in/
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Foundation Programme: ICSIFOUN<space>ROLL NUMBER - Send to 56263
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Secretariate Assistant Exam Preparation : GK Questions 2208
1. Who was the first woman vice Chancellor of Kerala - Dr. Jancy James
2. Language used by Emperor Asoka - Prakrith
3. World's Tallest Building - Burj Khaleefa
4. Vitamin which distroyed over heat - Vitamin C
5. Which colour has increased wavelength - Red
6. Lahore declaration was signed between - India & Pakistan
7. Metal which does not allow X rays to pass - Lead
8. Resting Place of Babar - Kabul
9. Which country has largest number of Elephants - Tanzania
10. who wrote the book Rajatharanjini - Kalhanan
2. Language used by Emperor Asoka - Prakrith
3. World's Tallest Building - Burj Khaleefa
4. Vitamin which distroyed over heat - Vitamin C
5. Which colour has increased wavelength - Red
6. Lahore declaration was signed between - India & Pakistan
7. Metal which does not allow X rays to pass - Lead
8. Resting Place of Babar - Kabul
9. Which country has largest number of Elephants - Tanzania
10. who wrote the book Rajatharanjini - Kalhanan
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Some History Questions for you
1 Swadeshi Movement was started in the year?
Ans : 1905
2 Who was the heroine of Quit India Movement?
Ans : Aruna Asaf Ali
3 Gandhiji started his Dhandi march from
Ans : Sabarmathi
4 Who is considered as the father of History?
Ans : Herodotus
5 Vaso-da-Gama disovered India in the year
Ans : 1498
6 "The King of England who signed ""Magna Carta"" was"
Ans : King John II
7 Who was the first leader of All India Trade Union Congress(AITUC)?
Ans : Subhash Chandra Bose
8 "Who was known as ""Man of Destiny"" ?"
Ans : Napolean Bonapart
9 Which colour was commonly used in Harappan Pottery?
Ans : Red
10 The Indian freedom fighter who was known as 'Frontier Gandhi' is
Ans : Khan Abdul Gafar Khan
11 Tansen ,a great musician of his times, was in the Court of
Ans : Akbar
12 Suez Canal was opened for traffic in the year
Ans : 1869
13 """Ballot is stronger than the Bullet"" Who said this?"
Ans : Abraham Lincoln
14 The first Olympic games was held in
Ans : 776 BC
15 The All India Muslim League was formed in 1906 at
Ans : Dhaka
16 Ankar Vat is a temple in
Ans : Combodia
17 John. F.Kennedy was killed in the year
Ans : 1963
18 The Congress party was formally split into extrimists and moderates at the Surat session of
Ans : 1907
19 Indian National Army fought Second World War against
Ans : British
20 Modern Olympic games started in 1896 in
Ans : Athens
21 Which of the following dynastics was ruling over north India at the time of Alexander's invasion ?
Ans : Nanda
22 The year in which Second World War started
Ans : 1939
23 Burma, presently Myanmar was separated from British India in the year
Ans : 1935
24 Who was the designer of the Statue of Liberty in USA ?
Ans : Fredric Auguste
25 First common wealth was held at
Ans : Hamilton(Canada)
26 The fifth story of Qutabminar was added by which King
Ans : Firos sha Tuglaque
27 French revolution began in the year
Ans : 1789
28 Sanchi portrays the art and sculpture of the
Ans : Budhists
29 The 'Master of Greek Comedy' is
Ans : Aristophanes
30 The only women ruler of Delhi Sultanate Raziya Sultana was the daughter of
Ans : Ilthumish
31 Where is Black Pagoda
Ans : Konark
32 """Ashta Pradhan"" adorned the court of"
Ans : Shivaji
33 Beginning of Saka Era
Ans : 78 AD
34 Indian Association was founded by
Ans : Surendranath Banerjee
35 Holly book of Judans
Ans : The Toras
36 The year in which the ship Titanic sank
Ans : 1912
37 Israel came into existence in the year
Ans : 1948
38 Who was the founder of city of 'Amritsar' ?
Ans : Guru Ramdas
39 Founder of Arya Samaj was
Ans : Dayananda Saraswathi
40 The word 'Hindu'as reference to the people of India was first used by
Ans : The Arabs
41 The Civilization which developed on the banks of the river Tiber is known as
Ans : Roman
42 In which year was Jesus Christ born ?
Ans : BC 4
43 From which country did Fascist party originate
Ans : Italy
44 The Harappan Civilization was discovered in the year
Ans : 1921
45 "The ""East India Company was founded in India durinhg the reighn of"
Ans : Akbar
46 Russian revolution took place in the year
Ans : 1917
47.Who is the father of Indian Renaissance ?
Ans : Raja Ram MohanRay
48.First Deputy Prime Minister of India ?
Ans : Sardar Vallabhai Patel
49.Who was the First Prime Minister of India to face the No-Confidence Motion ?
Ans : Jawahar Lal Nehru
50.Who was the last Viceroy of British India ?
Ans : Lord Canning
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Questions 1 to 5: Choose synonymous word
1. To surprise somebody greatly:
(a) Appraise (b) Antonyms (c) Astonish (d) Reveal
(c) Astonish
2. To make something more important that it really:
(a) Excess (b) Elaborate (c) Stress upon (d) Exaggerate
(d) Exaggerate
3. Express one's opinion without evidence or full knowledge:
(a) Specify (b) Speculate (c) Concede (d) Sensing
(b) Speculate
4. An event that will happen soon:
(a) Imminent (b) Damnsure (c) Immense (d) Immutable
(a) Imminent
5. To lead somebody to do something:
(a) Persuade (b) Placate (c) Persecute (d) Perpend
(a) Persuade
Questions 6 to 10: Four words are given in each. Three 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
Magenda7. (a) Cucumber (b) Carrot (c) Brinjal (d) Ladies finger
(b) Carrot; It is a root vegetable.
8. (a) Yaswanth Sinha (b)Jaswant Singh (c) Shatrugnan Sinha (d) Manmohan Singh
(c) Shatrugnan Sinha. (Most correct answer). All others were Finance Ministers of India (d) Manmohan Singh can also be the answer as others were only union ministers while Manmohan Singh is the Prime Minister.
9. (a) Cancel (b) Nullify (c) Void (d) Confirm
(b) O.N.V. Kuruppu ; G. Sankarakuruppu, S.K. Pottekkadu and Thakazhi were all the recipients of Jnanpith award.
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. Pather Panjali : Sathyajith Ray; Athithi :
(a) K.P. Kumaran (b) M.T. Vasudevan Nair (c) T.V. Chandran (d) P.A. Backer
(a) K.P. Kumaran
12. Pareekkutty : Madhu; Chemban Kunju :
(a) P.J. Antony (b) Jose Prakash (c) Govindankutty (d) Kottarakara Sreedharan Nair
(d) Kottarakara Sreedharan Nair
P.J. Antony-First Keralite get Bharat award.
13. Bangladesh: Dhaka; Austria:
(a) Canberra (b) Lapaz (c) Santiago (d) Vienna
(d) Vienna
Canberra - capital of Australia
Santiago - capital of Chile
Question 14 to 20: choose collect answer from the alternative to fill the blank space:
14. A,E, J,O,–,–
(a) M,Q (b) S, X (c) T, Y (d) U, Z
(c) T, Y
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
E 5th position J 10th position O 15th position T 20th position Y 25th position
15. ADH, BEI, CFJ, –
(a) DGL (b) DHK (c) EHL (d) FIM
(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
So answer is EHL
FIM also comes in the same manner
16. Veluthampi Dalawa —— a brave fight against British Army.
(a) Put up (b) Put off (c) Put in (d) Put down
(a) Put up
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
(d) Called out
18. It —— rain this evening.
(a) can (b) may (c) could (d) is
(b) May
19. —— the suspected cause for earthquakes is the construction of dams.
(a) Most of (b) Only (c) One of (d) None of these
(c) One of the
20. There were —— telephone booths around, so that the old one is closed.
(a) few (b) a little (c) a few (d) little
(c) a few
Questions 21 to 35: Select appropriate answer:
21. Adolph Hitler committed suicide in
(a) 1943 (b) 1944 (c) 1945 (d) 1946
(c) 1945; Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany in 1933.
22. Congress Socialist Party was formed in
(a) 1934 (b) 1935 (c) 1936 (d) 1938
(a) 1934 ;Congress Socialist Party was set up in 1934 under Acharya Narendra Dev and Jayaprakash Narayan.
23. IMF/World Bank was formed in
(a) 1942 (b) 1944 (c) 1946 (d) 1947
No right answer
IMF-was established in 1945 and started functioning in 1947. Wold Bank was set up in 1944 and began operation in 1946; if Qn is IBRD/World Bank , then Ans will be (b).
24. Kyoto Conference was held in
(a) 1992 (b) 1993 (c) 1996 (d) 1997
(d) 1997
25. Indian Patent Act was formed in
(a) 1970 (b) 1975 (c) 1977 (d) 1980
(a) 1970
26. ‘One Life’ is written by:
(a) Dr. B. Iqbal (b) Bergnan (c) Kurozowa (d)Dr. Christiaan Bernard
(d) Christiaan Bernard. One life is a book written by Dr Christiaan Bernard. He made the first human heart transplant in 1967
27. ‘The Interpretation of Dreams’ is written by:
(a) Eric Erikson (b) Sigmund Freud (c) A. Beck (d) Kraeplin
(b) Sigmund Freud; Freud was the founder of Psychoanalysis. Psychopathology of Every Life, The Ego and the Id are his other famous works.
28. ‘Kesavante Vilapangal’ is written by:
(a) M. Mukundan (b) O.V. Vijayan (c) Anand (d)Perumbadavam Sreedharan
(a) M. Mukundan
29. First malayalam cinema is:
(a) Balan (b) Newspaper Boy (c) Harishchandra (d) Vigatha Kumaran
(d) Vigatha Kumaran
30. The Director of the film ‘Susanna’ is:
(a) T.V. Chandran (b) Priyadarsan (c) Adoor Gopalakrishnan (d) Lenin Rajendran
(a) T.V. Chandran
31. The Nigerian Novelist who won the Nobel prize:
(a) Clod Seamong (b) Vol Soyinga (c) Joseph Brodskey (d) None of the above
(b) Vol Soyinga ; Dr Zhivago is a book written by the Russian novelist Boris Pasternak.
32. ‘World AIDS Day’:
(a) April 17th (b) June 5th (c) December 1st (d) February 14th
(c) December 1st: World Health Day - April 7 ; World Environment Day - June 5 ; Valentines Day - February 14
33. The famous film song ‘Easwaran Hinduvalla, Islamalla, Christianiyalla, Indranum Chandranumalla’ was written by:
(a) O.N.V. Kuruppu (b) S.L. Puram Sadanandan (c) Vayalar Ramavarma (d) None of the above
(c) Vayalar Ramavarma
34. FIFA President:
(a) Sep Blatter (b) Urz Linzy (c) H.K. Dua (d) None of the above
(a) Sepp Blatter ; FIFA celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2004. FIFA was formed on May 21, 1904.
35. Erethrean Sea is:
(a) Bay of Bengal (b) Indian Ocean (c) Red Sea (d) Arabian Sea
(c) Red sea ; Malagasy islands is the biggest island in the Indian ocean.
Questions 36 to 55: Choose the 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
3x - 2y = 11...... (2)
(1) × 2 ; 2x + 2y = 14
3x - 2y = 11
5x = 25
x = 5
y = 7 - x = 7 - 5 = 2
37. Five years ago I was thrice as old as my son and ten years later I shall be twice as old as my son. How old are we now?
(a) 30 & 40 (b) 50 & 20 (c) 40 & 15 (d) 35 & 15
(a) 183 cm2
47. The number of children in 10 families in a locality are listed: 3, 1,4,0, 2, 1, 1,2,3,3. Find out the mean number of children.
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
(b) 2
48. The mean of a set of 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
(a) 11
New mean = 5 + old mean = 5 + 6 = 11
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
(b) 6
Values written in ascending order
2, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11
Middle value is the median. i.e., 6
50. 5:6,7:8, 13: 16-Which of the following is 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
(c) 7:8>5:6>13:16
51. What must be added to the numbers 6,10, 14 and 22 so that they became successive proportional?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
(b) 2
52. Which one of the following is having greater value?
(a) 5:3 (b) 6:4 (c) 7:6 (d) 9:7
(a) 5 :3
53. Nalini purchases a cycle for Rs. 660 including sales tax. If the rate of sales tax is 10%, find out the sale price of the cycle.
(a) Rs. 500 (b) Rs. 550 (c) Rs. 560 (d) Rs. 600
(d) Rs. 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
(c) 256 2, 4, 16
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
(d) 123; 3, 11, 27, 59, 123
(+8 +16 +32 +64)
Difference between the consecutive numbers are 8, 16, 32, 64
Questions 56 to 100: Select the appropriate answer:
56. Who proposed the atomic theory?
(a) John Dalton (b) Neils Bohr (c) Chadwick (d) Rutherford
(a) John Dalton
Dalton proposed that all matter is composed of extremely small particles called atoms.
57. Father of Electricty:
(a) Michal Faraday (b) J.J. Thompson (c) Edison (d) Ampere
(a) Michael Faraday
; Father of Nuclear Physics - Ernest Rutherford.
Father of Atom Bomb - Otto Hahn
58. Who is related to Green Revolution in India?
(a) Varghese Kurian (b) Anand (c) Dr. M.S. Swaminathan (d) Medha Padkar
(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. Dengue Fever is caused by ——
(a) Bacteria (b) Virus (c) Fungi (d) Not produced by infective agent
(b) Virus
60. Temporary hardness of water is due to ——.
(a) Calcium chloride (b) Sodium carbonate (c) Sodium chloride (d) Magnesium bicarbonate
(d) Magnesium bicarbonates
Temporary hardness of water is due the presence of bicarbonates of calcium and magnesium.
61. Global warming is due to the increased production of all the following EXCEPT:
(a) Carbon dioxide (b) Ethane (c) Methane (d) Sulpher dioxide
(d) Sulphur dioxide
Carbon compounds are mainly responsible for Green House Effect.
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
(d) M.J. Schleiden
63. All the following are noble metals EXCEPT:
(a) Mercury (b) Gold (c) Silver (d) Platinum
(a) Mercury
; Mercury is referred to as the first superconducting metal.
64. EEG is used to study the functions of:
(a) Heart (b) Muscle (c) Brain (d) Nerve
(c) Brain
; ECG (Electrocardiogram) is used to study the function of Heart.
65. DNA model is put forward by:
(a) Ian Wilmut (b) Dr Henri Becquirel (c) Robert Hook (d) None of the above
(d) None of the above
; DNA model was propounded by Watson and Crick in 1953.
66. World Heavy - weight Champion of 2003:
(a) Clistsco (b) Muhammed Ali (c) Linnex Lewis (d) None of the above
(c) Linnex Lewis
67. Second Kerala Chief Minister is:
(a) Pattom Thanu Pillai (b) E.M.S. (c) C. Achutha Menon (d) R.Sankar
(a) Pattom Thanu Pillai.
68. The slogan ‘lnquilab Zindabad’ was first used by:
(a) Bhagat Singh (b) Subhash Chandra Bose (c) V.I. Lenin (d) Ajay Ghosh
(a) Bhagat Singh
; The slogan of ‘Inquilab Zindabad’ was given by the revolutionary, group ‘Hindustan Socialist Republic Association
69. ‘Sadhu Jana Paripalana Sangam’ is founded by:
(a) A.K. Gopalan (b) Ayyankali (c) Sree Narayana Guru (d) Vakkom Maulavi.
(b) Ayyankali
70. All of the following are Dravidian language EXCEPT:
(a) Malayalam (b) Telungu (c) Thulu (d) Marathi
(c) All except Marathi are Dravidian languages
71. First Internal Affairs Minister of independent India:
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Lal Bahadur Shastri (c) Sardar Vallabhai Patel (d) V. Krishna Menon
(c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
;Internal Affairs refers to Home Ministry
72. Capital of Kenya:
(a) Aman (b) Nairobi (c) Cairo (d) Beirut
(b) Nairobi
; Cairo is the capital of Egypt.
73. First computer virus:
(a) Gappi (b) Meleesa (c) Norton (d) Apple
(d) Apple
VIRUS refers to Vital Information Resources Under Siege.
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
(b) Balgangadhar Tilak
; ‘‘Dilli Chalo’’ and ‘‘Jai Hind’’ were coined by Subhash Chandra Bose.
75. All of the following persons are extremists of Independence movement EXCEPT:
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai (b) Bipin Chandrapal (c) Gopalakrishna Gokhale (d) Aurobindo Ghosh
(c) Goplakrishna Gokhale
; Gokhale, Dadabhai Naoroji and Feroz Shah Mehta were liberal politicians
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
(a) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
; Jallianwala Bagh Massacre was held on April 13, 1919 at Amritsar.
77. First battle of Panipat was between:
(a) Hemu and Akbar (b) Marathas and East India Company
(c) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi (d) East India Company and Portuguese
(c) Babur and Ibrahim Lodhi
; The first battle of Panipat was held in A.D. 1526..
78. Where did Gandhiji launched his first struggle?
(a) Navaghaly (b) Dandi (c) Kappad(d) Champaran
(d) Champaran
; Gandhiji’s first satyagraha in India was for the rights of indigo workers in Champaran in 1917.
79. Who presided the first session of All India Trade Union Congress?
(a) Subhash Chandra Bose (b) Lala Lajpat Rai (c) C.R. Das (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) C.R. Das
; All India Trade Union Congress was formed in 1920.
80. Volunteer captain of Guruvayoor Temple Sathyagraha:
(a) A.K. Gopalan (b) K. Kelappan (c) Pattom Thanupillai (d) Ayyankali
(a) A.K. Gopalan
; K. Kelappan was the leader of Gurvayoor Satyagraha in 1931.
81. The East India Company established its first factory at
(a) Surat (b) Pune (c) Calcutta (d) Bombay
(a) Surat
; Dutch East India Company was established in 1592.
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
(b) Rash Behari Bose
; The Idea of the INA was first conceived in Malaya by Mohan Singh, an Indian officer of the British Indian Army.
;On September 1, 1942, the first 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. In which conference did Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as the president of Indian National Congress?
(a) Avadi (b) Pune (c) Tripuri (d) Bombay
(c) Tripuri
; Subhash Chandra Bose became the first elected President of INC in 1938 (Haripura Session).
84. RSS was banned in 1948 in relation with
(a) India-Pak division (b) Hindu-Muslim War (c) Bengal Division (d) Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
; Gandhiji was assassinated by a Hindu fanatic Nathuram Vinayak Godse.
85. ‘Bhruhaspathi’ is related with
(a) Arya Samajam (b) Medicine (c) Indus civilization (d) Charvakamatham
(d) Charvakamatham
86. The slogan ‘American Model Arabikadalil’ is related with
(a) Telungana struggle (b) Punnapra-Vayalar struggle (c) Kayyur struggle (d) Vaikom Sathyagraha
(b) Punnapra Vayalar Struggle (1946)
87. ‘Keralam Malayalikalude Mathrubhoomi’ was written by
(a) Kumaranasan (b) Thakazhi (c) E.M.S. (d) Vallathol
(c) E.M.S.
88. Male-female sex ratio of India in 2001 census is:
(a) 1000 : 933 (b) 1000 : 1040 (c) 1000 : 939 (d) 1000 : 1046
(a) 1000 : 933
; The sex ratio of Kerala according to the 2001 census is 1000 : 1058.
89. The Prime Minister who started privatization in Britain:
(a) Margaret Thatcher (b) John Major (c) Tony Blair (d) Winston Churchill
(a) Margaret Thatcher
;Thatcher is known as the ‘Iron Lady’. She is also the first woman Prime Minister of Britain.
90. The smallest state in the world
(a) Russia (b) Vatican (c) Sri Lanka (d) Cuba
(b) Vatican
;Vatican is also the least populous city in the world.
91. The persons who became the Chief Minister for the longest period in India:
(a) E.K. Nayanar (b) Vasantha Sate (c) Jyothi Basu (d) K. Karunakaran
(c) Jyothi Basu
; E.K. Nayanar is the longest serving Chief Minister of Kerala.
92. Who was the first speaker of Lok Sabha?
(a) Sivaraj Patel (b) Jagjeevan Ram (c) Lal Bahadur Shasthri (d) G.V. Mavlankar
(d) G.V. Mavlankar
; R. Shankara Narayanan Thampi became the first speaker of Kerala
93. Panchayathi Raj instructions came into effect with the amendment of the constitution:
(a) 70th (b) 73rd (c) 76th (d) 79th
(b) 73rd
;Kerala Panchayati Raj Act became operational on April 24, 1994.
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
Correct answer is Jose Ramos Horta
; East Timor became the 191st member of United Nations.
95. The Chairman of Constitution review committee:
(a) Kuldip Nayyar (b) Justice Kbare (c) Justice Varma (d) Justice Venkita Chellaiya
(a) Justice Venkita Chellaya
96. Monthly salary of Chief Justice of India:
(a) Rs. 30,000 (b) Rs. 31,000 (c) Rs. 1,10,000 (d) Rs. 50,000
(c) Rs. 1,10,000
97. What is B.O.D.?
(a) Biological Oxygen Demand (b) Biochemistry of Diseases
(c) Biochemical Oxygen Demand (d) None of the above
(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. Meenamatha disease is related with
(a) Cadmium (b) Mercury (c) Lead (d) Iron
(b) Mercury
99. National party is 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%
(b) 6%
;To be recognised as a national party a party must get at least six percent of valid votes in four or more states (According to a revised 1998 order of Election Commission)
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
(d) Alfred Wegner
;Alfred Wegner in 1915 first gave the term ‘Continental drift’.
Questions 6 to 10: Four words are given in each. Three 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
Magenda7. (a) Cucumber (b) Carrot (c) Brinjal (d) Ladies finger
(b) Carrot; It is a root vegetable.
8. (a) Yaswanth Sinha (b)Jaswant Singh (c) Shatrugnan Sinha (d) Manmohan Singh
(c) Shatrugnan Sinha. (Most correct answer). All others were Finance Ministers of India (d) Manmohan Singh can also be the answer as others were only union ministers while Manmohan Singh is the Prime Minister.
9. (a) Cancel (b) Nullify (c) Void (d) Confirm
(d) Confirm
10. (a) G. Sankarakuruppu (b) O.N.V. Kuruppu (c) S.K. Pottekkadu (d) Thakazhi Sivasankarapillai(b) O.N.V. Kuruppu ; G. Sankarakuruppu, S.K. Pottekkadu and Thakazhi were all the recipients of Jnanpith award.
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. Pather Panjali : Sathyajith Ray; Athithi :
(a) K.P. Kumaran (b) M.T. Vasudevan Nair (c) T.V. Chandran (d) P.A. Backer
(a) K.P. Kumaran
12. Pareekkutty : Madhu; Chemban Kunju :
(a) P.J. Antony (b) Jose Prakash (c) Govindankutty (d) Kottarakara Sreedharan Nair
(d) Kottarakara Sreedharan Nair
P.J. Antony-First Keralite get Bharat award.
13. Bangladesh: Dhaka; Austria:
(a) Canberra (b) Lapaz (c) Santiago (d) Vienna
(d) Vienna
Canberra - capital of Australia
Santiago - capital of Chile
Question 14 to 20: choose collect answer from the alternative to fill the blank space:
14. A,E, J,O,–,–
(a) M,Q (b) S, X (c) T, Y (d) U, Z
(c) T, Y
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
E 5th position J 10th position O 15th position T 20th position Y 25th position
15. ADH, BEI, CFJ, –
(a) DGL (b) DHK (c) EHL (d) FIM
(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
So answer is EHL
FIM also comes in the same manner
16. Veluthampi Dalawa —— a brave fight against British Army.
(a) Put up (b) Put off (c) Put in (d) Put down
(a) Put up
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
(d) Called out
18. It —— rain this evening.
(a) can (b) may (c) could (d) is
(b) May
19. —— the suspected cause for earthquakes is the construction of dams.
(a) Most of (b) Only (c) One of (d) None of these
(c) One of the
20. There were —— telephone booths around, so that the old one is closed.
(a) few (b) a little (c) a few (d) little
(c) a few
Questions 21 to 35: Select appropriate answer:
21. Adolph Hitler committed suicide in
(a) 1943 (b) 1944 (c) 1945 (d) 1946
(c) 1945; Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany in 1933.
22. Congress Socialist Party was formed in
(a) 1934 (b) 1935 (c) 1936 (d) 1938
(a) 1934 ;Congress Socialist Party was set up in 1934 under Acharya Narendra Dev and Jayaprakash Narayan.
23. IMF/World Bank was formed in
(a) 1942 (b) 1944 (c) 1946 (d) 1947
No right answer
IMF-was established in 1945 and started functioning in 1947. Wold Bank was set up in 1944 and began operation in 1946; if Qn is IBRD/World Bank , then Ans will be (b).
24. Kyoto Conference was held in
(a) 1992 (b) 1993 (c) 1996 (d) 1997
(d) 1997
25. Indian Patent Act was formed in
(a) 1970 (b) 1975 (c) 1977 (d) 1980
(a) 1970
26. ‘One Life’ is written by:
(a) Dr. B. Iqbal (b) Bergnan (c) Kurozowa (d)Dr. Christiaan Bernard
(d) Christiaan Bernard. One life is a book written by Dr Christiaan Bernard. He made the first human heart transplant in 1967
27. ‘The Interpretation of Dreams’ is written by:
(a) Eric Erikson (b) Sigmund Freud (c) A. Beck (d) Kraeplin
(b) Sigmund Freud; Freud was the founder of Psychoanalysis. Psychopathology of Every Life, The Ego and the Id are his other famous works.
28. ‘Kesavante Vilapangal’ is written by:
(a) M. Mukundan (b) O.V. Vijayan (c) Anand (d)Perumbadavam Sreedharan
(a) M. Mukundan
29. First malayalam cinema is:
(a) Balan (b) Newspaper Boy (c) Harishchandra (d) Vigatha Kumaran
(d) Vigatha Kumaran
30. The Director of the film ‘Susanna’ is:
(a) T.V. Chandran (b) Priyadarsan (c) Adoor Gopalakrishnan (d) Lenin Rajendran
(a) T.V. Chandran
31. The Nigerian Novelist who won the Nobel prize:
(a) Clod Seamong (b) Vol Soyinga (c) Joseph Brodskey (d) None of the above
(b) Vol Soyinga ; Dr Zhivago is a book written by the Russian novelist Boris Pasternak.
32. ‘World AIDS Day’:
(a) April 17th (b) June 5th (c) December 1st (d) February 14th
(c) December 1st: World Health Day - April 7 ; World Environment Day - June 5 ; Valentines Day - February 14
33. The famous film song ‘Easwaran Hinduvalla, Islamalla, Christianiyalla, Indranum Chandranumalla’ was written by:
(a) O.N.V. Kuruppu (b) S.L. Puram Sadanandan (c) Vayalar Ramavarma (d) None of the above
(c) Vayalar Ramavarma
34. FIFA President:
(a) Sep Blatter (b) Urz Linzy (c) H.K. Dua (d) None of the above
(a) Sepp Blatter ; FIFA celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2004. FIFA was formed on May 21, 1904.
35. Erethrean Sea is:
(a) Bay of Bengal (b) Indian Ocean (c) Red Sea (d) Arabian Sea
(c) Red sea ; Malagasy islands is the biggest island in the Indian ocean.
Questions 36 to 55: Choose the 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
(b) 5,2
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. Five years ago I was thrice as old as my son and ten years later I shall be twice as old as my son. How old are we now?
(a) 30 & 40 (b) 50 & 20 (c) 40 & 15 (d) 35 & 15
(b) 50 & 20
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) Rs. 400. (b) Rs. 500. (c) Rs. 600. (d) Rs. 900.
(c) Rs. 600
39. Find two consecutive natural numbers whose squares have been the sum 221.
(a) 10, 11 (b) 9,10 (c) 12, 13 (d) 13, 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) Rs. 400. (b) Rs. 500. (c) Rs. 600. (d) Rs. 900.
(c) Rs. 600
39. Find two consecutive natural numbers whose squares have been the sum 221.
(a) 10, 11 (b) 9,10 (c) 12, 13 (d) 13, 15
(a) 10, 11
40. Find out the values of x & y if 2x + 3y = 31; 17x - 11y = 8.
(a) 4, 7 (b) 5,7 (c) 6, 8 (d) 5, 8
40. Find out the values of x & y if 2x + 3y = 31; 17x - 11y = 8.
(a) 4, 7 (b) 5,7 (c) 6, 8 (d) 5, 8
(b) 5, 7
41. The sum of two numbers is 15. If the sum of their reciprocals is 310, find out the numbers.
(a) 9, 6 (b) 8, 7 (c) 5, 10 (d) 4, 11
41. The sum of two numbers is 15. If the sum of their reciprocals is 310, find out the numbers.
(a) 9, 6 (b) 8, 7 (c) 5, 10 (d) 4, 11
(c) 5, 10
42. The length of a rectangular plot is 8 metres greater than its breadth. If the area of the plot is 308 m. find the length and breadth of the plot in metre.
(a) L-16, B-8 (b) L-18, B-10 (c) L-20, B-12 (d) L-22, B-14
42. The length of a rectangular plot is 8 metres greater than its breadth. If the area of the plot is 308 m. find the length and breadth of the plot in metre.
(a) L-16, B-8 (b) L-18, B-10 (c) L-20, B-12 (d) L-22, B-14
(d) L - 22, B - 14
43. A lawn is in the shape of a rectangle of length 60 metres and width 40 meters. Outside the lawn there is a foot path of uniform width 1 metre broadening the lawn. Find out the area of the path.
(a) 4 m2 (b) 204 m2 (c) 204 m (d) 184 m2
43. A lawn is in the shape of a rectangle of length 60 metres and width 40 meters. Outside the lawn there is a foot path of uniform width 1 metre broadening the lawn. Find out the area of the path.
(a) 4 m2 (b) 204 m2 (c) 204 m (d) 184 m2
(b) 204m2
44. A chess board contain 64 equal squares and the area of each square is 6.25 cm2. A border round the board is 2cm wide. Find the length of the side of the chess board.
(a) 24cm (b) 42cm (c) 60cm (d) 64cm2
44. A chess board contain 64 equal squares and the area of each square is 6.25 cm2. A border round the board is 2cm wide. Find the length of the side of the chess board.
(a) 24cm (b) 42cm (c) 60cm (d) 64cm2
(a) 24cm
45. The area of a triangle is 48cm2, the base is 12 cm. What is its altitude?
(a) 4cm (b) 6cm (c) 8cm (d) 12cm
45. The area of a triangle is 48cm2, the base is 12 cm. What is its altitude?
(a) 4cm (b) 6cm (c) 8cm (d) 12cm
(c) 8cm
46. The minute hand of a clock is 10cm long. Find the area on the face of the clock described by the minute hand between 9.00 am. and 9.35 am.(Π=3.14)
(a) 183 cm2 (b) 160 cm2 (c) 100 cm2 (d) 314 cm246. The minute hand of a clock is 10cm long. Find the area on the face of the clock described by the minute hand between 9.00 am. and 9.35 am.(Π=3.14)
(a) 183 cm2
47. The number of children in 10 families in a locality are listed: 3, 1,4,0, 2, 1, 1,2,3,3. Find out the mean number of children.
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
(b) 2
48. The mean of a set of 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
(a) 11
New mean = 5 + old mean = 5 + 6 = 11
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
(b) 6
Values written in ascending order
2, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11
Middle value is the median. i.e., 6
50. 5:6,7:8, 13: 16-Which of the following is 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
(c) 7:8>5:6>13:16
51. What must be added to the numbers 6,10, 14 and 22 so that they became successive proportional?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
(b) 2
52. Which one of the following is having greater value?
(a) 5:3 (b) 6:4 (c) 7:6 (d) 9:7
(a) 5 :3
53. Nalini purchases a cycle for Rs. 660 including sales tax. If the rate of sales tax is 10%, find out the sale price of the cycle.
(a) Rs. 500 (b) Rs. 550 (c) Rs. 560 (d) Rs. 600
(d) Rs. 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
(c) 256 2, 4, 16
4 =22 16 = 42 256 = 162
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
(d) 123; 3, 11, 27, 59, 123
(+8 +16 +32 +64)
Difference between the consecutive numbers are 8, 16, 32, 64
Questions 56 to 100: Select the appropriate answer:
56. Who proposed the atomic theory?
(a) John Dalton (b) Neils Bohr (c) Chadwick (d) Rutherford
(a) John Dalton
Dalton proposed that all matter is composed of extremely small particles called atoms.
57. Father of Electricty:
(a) Michal Faraday (b) J.J. Thompson (c) Edison (d) Ampere
(a) Michael Faraday
; Father of Nuclear Physics - Ernest Rutherford.
Father of Atom Bomb - Otto Hahn
58. Who is related to Green Revolution in India?
(a) Varghese Kurian (b) Anand (c) Dr. M.S. Swaminathan (d) Medha Padkar
(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. Dengue Fever is caused by ——
(a) Bacteria (b) Virus (c) Fungi (d) Not produced by infective agent
(b) Virus
60. Temporary hardness of water is due to ——.
(a) Calcium chloride (b) Sodium carbonate (c) Sodium chloride (d) Magnesium bicarbonate
(d) Magnesium bicarbonates
Temporary hardness of water is due the presence of bicarbonates of calcium and magnesium.
61. Global warming is due to the increased production of all the following EXCEPT:
(a) Carbon dioxide (b) Ethane (c) Methane (d) Sulpher dioxide
(d) Sulphur dioxide
Carbon compounds are mainly responsible for Green House Effect.
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
(d) M.J. Schleiden
63. All the following are noble metals EXCEPT:
(a) Mercury (b) Gold (c) Silver (d) Platinum
(a) Mercury
; Mercury is referred to as the first superconducting metal.
64. EEG is used to study the functions of:
(a) Heart (b) Muscle (c) Brain (d) Nerve
(c) Brain
; ECG (Electrocardiogram) is used to study the function of Heart.
65. DNA model is put forward by:
(a) Ian Wilmut (b) Dr Henri Becquirel (c) Robert Hook (d) None of the above
(d) None of the above
; DNA model was propounded by Watson and Crick in 1953.
66. World Heavy - weight Champion of 2003:
(a) Clistsco (b) Muhammed Ali (c) Linnex Lewis (d) None of the above
(c) Linnex Lewis
67. Second Kerala Chief Minister is:
(a) Pattom Thanu Pillai (b) E.M.S. (c) C. Achutha Menon (d) R.Sankar
(a) Pattom Thanu Pillai.
68. The slogan ‘lnquilab Zindabad’ was first used by:
(a) Bhagat Singh (b) Subhash Chandra Bose (c) V.I. Lenin (d) Ajay Ghosh
(a) Bhagat Singh
; The slogan of ‘Inquilab Zindabad’ was given by the revolutionary, group ‘Hindustan Socialist Republic Association
69. ‘Sadhu Jana Paripalana Sangam’ is founded by:
(a) A.K. Gopalan (b) Ayyankali (c) Sree Narayana Guru (d) Vakkom Maulavi.
(b) Ayyankali
70. All of the following are Dravidian language EXCEPT:
(a) Malayalam (b) Telungu (c) Thulu (d) Marathi
(c) All except Marathi are Dravidian languages
71. First Internal Affairs Minister of independent India:
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Lal Bahadur Shastri (c) Sardar Vallabhai Patel (d) V. Krishna Menon
(c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
;Internal Affairs refers to Home Ministry
72. Capital of Kenya:
(a) Aman (b) Nairobi (c) Cairo (d) Beirut
(b) Nairobi
; Cairo is the capital of Egypt.
73. First computer virus:
(a) Gappi (b) Meleesa (c) Norton (d) Apple
(d) Apple
VIRUS refers to Vital Information Resources Under Siege.
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
(b) Balgangadhar Tilak
; ‘‘Dilli Chalo’’ and ‘‘Jai Hind’’ were coined by Subhash Chandra Bose.
75. All of the following persons are extremists of Independence movement EXCEPT:
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai (b) Bipin Chandrapal (c) Gopalakrishna Gokhale (d) Aurobindo Ghosh
(c) Goplakrishna Gokhale
; Gokhale, Dadabhai Naoroji and Feroz Shah Mehta were liberal politicians
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
(a) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
; Jallianwala Bagh Massacre was held on April 13, 1919 at Amritsar.
77. First battle of Panipat was between:
(a) Hemu and Akbar (b) Marathas and East India Company
(c) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi (d) East India Company and Portuguese
(c) Babur and Ibrahim Lodhi
; The first battle of Panipat was held in A.D. 1526..
78. Where did Gandhiji launched his first struggle?
(a) Navaghaly (b) Dandi (c) Kappad(d) Champaran
(d) Champaran
; Gandhiji’s first satyagraha in India was for the rights of indigo workers in Champaran in 1917.
79. Who presided the first session of All India Trade Union Congress?
(a) Subhash Chandra Bose (b) Lala Lajpat Rai (c) C.R. Das (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) C.R. Das
; All India Trade Union Congress was formed in 1920.
80. Volunteer captain of Guruvayoor Temple Sathyagraha:
(a) A.K. Gopalan (b) K. Kelappan (c) Pattom Thanupillai (d) Ayyankali
(a) A.K. Gopalan
; K. Kelappan was the leader of Gurvayoor Satyagraha in 1931.
81. The East India Company established its first factory at
(a) Surat (b) Pune (c) Calcutta (d) Bombay
(a) Surat
; Dutch East India Company was established in 1592.
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
(b) Rash Behari Bose
; The Idea of the INA was first conceived in Malaya by Mohan Singh, an Indian officer of the British Indian Army.
;On September 1, 1942, the first 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. In which conference did Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as the president of Indian National Congress?
(a) Avadi (b) Pune (c) Tripuri (d) Bombay
(c) Tripuri
; Subhash Chandra Bose became the first elected President of INC in 1938 (Haripura Session).
84. RSS was banned in 1948 in relation with
(a) India-Pak division (b) Hindu-Muslim War (c) Bengal Division (d) Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
; Gandhiji was assassinated by a Hindu fanatic Nathuram Vinayak Godse.
85. ‘Bhruhaspathi’ is related with
(a) Arya Samajam (b) Medicine (c) Indus civilization (d) Charvakamatham
(d) Charvakamatham
86. The slogan ‘American Model Arabikadalil’ is related with
(a) Telungana struggle (b) Punnapra-Vayalar struggle (c) Kayyur struggle (d) Vaikom Sathyagraha
(b) Punnapra Vayalar Struggle (1946)
87. ‘Keralam Malayalikalude Mathrubhoomi’ was written by
(a) Kumaranasan (b) Thakazhi (c) E.M.S. (d) Vallathol
(c) E.M.S.
88. Male-female sex ratio of India in 2001 census is:
(a) 1000 : 933 (b) 1000 : 1040 (c) 1000 : 939 (d) 1000 : 1046
(a) 1000 : 933
; The sex ratio of Kerala according to the 2001 census is 1000 : 1058.
89. The Prime Minister who started privatization in Britain:
(a) Margaret Thatcher (b) John Major (c) Tony Blair (d) Winston Churchill
(a) Margaret Thatcher
;Thatcher is known as the ‘Iron Lady’. She is also the first woman Prime Minister of Britain.
90. The smallest state in the world
(a) Russia (b) Vatican (c) Sri Lanka (d) Cuba
(b) Vatican
;Vatican is also the least populous city in the world.
91. The persons who became the Chief Minister for the longest period in India:
(a) E.K. Nayanar (b) Vasantha Sate (c) Jyothi Basu (d) K. Karunakaran
(c) Jyothi Basu
; E.K. Nayanar is the longest serving Chief Minister of Kerala.
92. Who was the first speaker of Lok Sabha?
(a) Sivaraj Patel (b) Jagjeevan Ram (c) Lal Bahadur Shasthri (d) G.V. Mavlankar
(d) G.V. Mavlankar
; R. Shankara Narayanan Thampi became the first speaker of Kerala
93. Panchayathi Raj instructions came into effect with the amendment of the constitution:
(a) 70th (b) 73rd (c) 76th (d) 79th
(b) 73rd
;Kerala Panchayati Raj Act became operational on April 24, 1994.
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
Correct answer is Jose Ramos Horta
; East Timor became the 191st member of United Nations.
95. The Chairman of Constitution review committee:
(a) Kuldip Nayyar (b) Justice Kbare (c) Justice Varma (d) Justice Venkita Chellaiya
(a) Justice Venkita Chellaya
96. Monthly salary of Chief Justice of India:
(a) Rs. 30,000 (b) Rs. 31,000 (c) Rs. 1,10,000 (d) Rs. 50,000
(c) Rs. 1,10,000
97. What is B.O.D.?
(a) Biological Oxygen Demand (b) Biochemistry of Diseases
(c) Biochemical Oxygen Demand (d) None of the above
(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. Meenamatha disease is related with
(a) Cadmium (b) Mercury (c) Lead (d) Iron
(b) Mercury
99. National party is 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%
(b) 6%
;To be recognised as a national party a party must get at least six percent of valid votes in four or more states (According to a revised 1998 order of Election Commission)
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
(d) Alfred Wegner
;Alfred Wegner in 1915 first gave the term ‘Continental drift’.
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