Secretariat Assistant Examination held on 05.06.2004
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Exam Duration:75 mts & Max Marks: 100
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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