1.The year
in which the film”Raja Harishcandra”was made:
A.1912
B.1913*
C.1914
D.1915
Ans:B
2.The
digital money for internet based business is:
A.Byte coin
B.Net coin
C.Bit coin*
D.Coin dollar
Ans:C
3.Which is
the first eco-tourism project in India?
A.Pookode
B.Thenmala*
C.Iravikulam
D.Silent Valley
Ans:B
4.What is
the old name of INS Vikramaditya?
A.Adm.Rustov
B.Adm.Pavlov
C.Adm.Vogue
D.Adm.Gorshghov*
Ans:D
5.What is
Boat People Problem?
A.Refugee problem*
B.Economic meltdown
C.Political instability
D.Internal emergency
Ans:A
6.Who is
world’s first back pack journalist?
A.Mark Bricks
B.Richard Keebles
C.Kevin Sights*
D.Edward Snowden
Ans:C
7.Name the
Indian batsman who completed 100 one day matches without being selected for
Indian testteam:
A.Dinesh Karthik
B.Rohit Sharma*
C.Suresh Raina
D.Virat Kohli
Ans:B
8.Telecom
department stopped telegram service in India on:
A.12th July 2013
B.13th July 2013
C.14th July 2013
D.15th July 2013*
Ans:D
9.Which of
the following does not belong to Delhi Sultanate?
A.Sayed dynasty
B.Mughal dynasty*
C.Khilji dynasty
D.Slave dynasty
Ans:B
10.CRI Tamil
radio is operated in:
A.China*
B.Malaysia
C.Japan
D.Indonassia
Ans:A
11.Which is
the smallest national park in Kerala?
A.Silent Valley
B.Pampadum chola*
C.Iravikulam
D.Periyar
Ans:B
12.Which of
the following personalities have the record of being a Member of Legislative
Assembly forthe longest
period?
A.E.K.Nayanar
B.K.Karunakaran
C.K.R.Gauriamma
D.K.M.Mani*
Ans:D
13.Which of
the following High Courts has most number of states under its jurisdiction?
A.Mumbai
B.Calcutta
C.Hariyana
D.Guwahati*
Ans:D
14.Who
coined the word”Sensex”?
A.Nirmal Verma
B.Harshad Metha
C.Deepak Mohani*
D.Dileep Chabria
Ans:C
15.The first
Union Minister for Defence was:
A.Baldev Sing*
B.V.K.Krishna Menon
C.Jawaharlal Nehru
D.Vijayakumar Sinha
Ans:A
16.Who
translated the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi into English?
A.C.Balagopalachari
B.Mahadev Desai*
C.C.N.Rau
D.Atmacharan Agarwal
Ans:B
17.Among the
following rivers which one has the most number of tributaries?
A.Brahmaputhra
B.Kaveri
C.Sindhu*
D.Ganga
Ans:C
18.The
country in which the Jasmine Revolution was broken out:
A.Egypt
B.Tunisia*
C.Libya
D.Yemen
Ans:B
19.Who
accompanied Che Guera in his Motor Cycle adventure trips?
A.Norio Oga
B.Jose Desparante
C.Vangari Mathay
D.Alberto Granedo*
Ans:D
20.Which
district has the largest clay deposit?
A.Kottayam
B.Pathanamthitta
C.Kollam*
D.Alappuzha
Ans:C
21.Name the
commercial unit of electrical energy:
A.kwh*
B.Ampere
C.Volt
D.Ohm
Ans:A
22.Which
planet in the solar system has lowest density?
A.Venus
B.Saturn*
C.Mars
D.Moon
Ans:B
23.Name the
device used to measure electric current:
A.Voltmeter
B.Manometer
C.Galvanometer
D.Ammeter*
Ans:D
24.What is
the frequency of A.C.used in India?
A.60Hz
B.100Hz
C.50Hz*
D.40Hz
Ans:C
25.The sky
appear blue due to:
A.Refraction
B.Reflection
C.Scattering*
D.Dispersion
Ans:C
26.What is
the principle of transformer?
A.Mutual Induction*
B.Self Induction
C.Ohms law
D.Magnetic effect of current
Ans:A
27.Name the
device used to convert A.C.to D.C A.Capacitor
B.Transistor
C.Solar Cell
D.Diode*
Ans:D
28.Sound
cannot travel through:
A.Steel
B.Diamond
C.Vaccum*
D.Soil
Ans:C
29.Name the
source of energy in stars:
A.Fusion*
B.Fission
C.Burning of coal
D.None of the above
Ans:A
30.What is
the speed of light in vaccum?
A.340 m/s
B.3000 m/s
C.3 x 108m/s*
D.3 x 106m/s
Ans:C
31.How many
molecules are present in one mole of water?
A.6.022 x 1022
B.6.022 x 1023*
C.6.022 x 1024
D.6.022 x 1020
Ans:B
32.Molarity
of one litre sodium bydroxide solution containing 40g sodium hydroxide is:
A.1 molar*
B.0.5 molar
C.2 molar
D.1.1 molar
Ans:A
33.How many
grams of oxygen will be present in a vessel having volume 672 litres at STP?
A.960 g*
B.900 g
C.930 g
D.800 g
Ans:A
34.What is
the mass of CO2 produced by the combustion of 1 mole of butane
2C4H10+13O2->8CO2+10H2O?
A.190 g
B.160 g
C.176 g*
D.182 g
Ans:C
35.Which
subshell is not possible?
A.4d
B.5s
C.3f*
D.2p
Ans:C
36.The
industrial method of preparation of ------------is known as contact process.
A.HCl
B.HNO3
C.H2CO3
D.H2SO4*
Ans:D
37.Alcohols
are functional isomers of:
A.Aldehydes
B.Ethers*
C.Ketones
D.Acids
Ans:B
38.Medicines
used to lower body temperature are called:
A.Antipyretics*
B.Antiseptics
C.Antioxidents
D.Antibiotics
Ans:A
39.Ammonia
is prepared in the laboratory by heating ammonium chloride with:
A.Calcium Chloride
B.Sodium Chloride
C.Ammonium Carbonate
D.Calcium Hydroxide*
Ans:D
40.The
volume of a gas at a certain pressure is 300 ml at 270C at what
temperature its volume be reduceto 200 ml at the same pressure:
A.-730C*
B.730C
C.73 k
D.-73 k
Ans:A
41.Hyper
secretion of growth hormone I ault causes:
A.Gigantism
B.Acromegaly*
C.Cretenism
D.Simmons disease
Ans:B
42.The
chemical in cigarette smoke which causes cancer:
A.Nicotene
B.Caffeine
C.Benzene*
D.Carbon Monoxide
Ans:C
43.Valve
that guards left auriculo ventricular opening:
A.Mitral valve*
B.Tricuspid valve
C.Semilunar valve
D.Inferior valve
Ans:A
44.Number of
cranial nerves in human beings
A.14 pairs
B.10 pairs
C.12 pairs*
D.8 pairs
Ans:C
45.Haemoglobin
is a :
A.Fat
B.Carbohydrate
C.Vitamin
D.Protein*
Ans:D
46.AIDS
attack:
A.Immune System*
B.Heart
C.Stomach
D.Lungs
Ans:A
47.Oxygenated
blood is carried by:
A.Hepatic portal vein
B.Pulmonary artery
C.Pulmonary vein*
D.Renal vein
Ans:C
48.Deficiency
of insulin results in:
A.Diabetes insipidus
B.Myxoedema
C.Diabetes mellitus*
D.Dwarfism
Ans:C
49.Disorder
caused by an extra copy of chromosome number 21:
A.Kline felters syndrome
B.Downs syndrome*
C.Turners syndrome
D.Alzhelmers disease
Ans:B
50.Sickle
cell anaemia is caused due to:
A.Malaria
B.Anaemia
C.Tetany
D.Gene mutation*
Ans:D
51.Hydathodes
in grasses help to:
A.Eliminate water as droplets*
B.Expel water as vapour
C.Expel CO2 formed during cell respiration
D.Expel O2 produced as by product of
photosynthesis
Ans:A
52.One of
the following is not a fungal disease:
A.Bunchy top of banana*
B.Coconut bud rot
C.Koleroga in arecanut
D.Quick wilt in pepper
Ans:A
53.2,4
Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid as selective weedicide is an example of:
A.Cyokinins
B.Gibberellins
C.Auxins*
D.Ethylene
Ans:C
54.Blight
disease in paddy is caused by:
A.Fungus*
B.Virus
C.Bacteria
D.Aphids
Ans:A
55.Super
bugs produced through genetic engineering is used:
A.To produce insulin
B.To destroy pests
C.Remove oil spills*
D.To treat hereditary diseases
Ans:C
56.Element
associated with opening and closing of stomata is:
A.Magnesium
B.Calcium
C.Iron
D.Potassium*
Ans:D
57.Hormone
which promotes Apical Dominance:
A.Cytokinins
B.Gibberellins
C.Auxin*
D.Ethylene
Ans:C
58.”Molecular
glue” used in genetic engineering is:
A.Endonucleases
B.DNA polymerase
C.DNA ligase
D.Exonucleases*
Ans:D
59.Synthesis
of chlorophyll in the presence of light is:
A.Phototropism
B.Photoperiodism
C.Photomorphogenesis
D.Photolysis*
Ans:D
60.Increased
tolerance of plants to various kinds of stresses is due to:
A.Abscisic acid*
B.Ethylene
C.Auxins
D.Cytokinins
Ans:A
61.Ram as
well as his brother -------gone to Bombay.
A.Is
B.Are
C.Has*
D.Have
Ans:C
62.You had
better:
A.Go*
B.To go
C.Going
D.Would go
Ans:A
63.None of
them has passed:
A.Have they*
B.Haven’t they
C.Hadn’t they
D.Had they
Ans:A
64.This is
the place-----------we usually meet.
A.When
B.Who
C.Which
D.Where*
Ans:D
65.John:”Mary,give
me your pen please”John requested Mary: A.To give him her pen*
B.That to give her his pen
C.That she gave him her pen
D.To gave him her pen
Ans:A
66.The gun
went:
A.Off*
B.For
C.Of
D.In
Ans:A
67.Shakespeare
is famous -----------a playwright
A.As*
B.For
C.Of
D.In
Ans:A
68.If you
come late:
A.You would punish
B.You would be punished
C.You will punished
D.You will be punished*
Ans:D
69.The prime
minister--------for USA tomorrow
A.Leaves*
B.Would leave
C.Leaving
D.Leave
Ans:A
70.The more
you work:
A.Highest you reach
B.The higher you reach*
C.The hight you reach
D.The high you reach
Ans:B
Answer the
question as directed:
71.The
idea(A) was(B) helping(C) to me(D)
(Mark the
wrong part of the sentence)
Ans:C
72.See(A)
the police(B) the man(C) ran away(D):
(Mark the
wrong part of the sentence)
Ans:A
73.Which is
the correctly spelt word?
A.Knowledge*
B.Knolege
C.Knowldg
D.Knowledg
Ans:A
74.The word
means “One who knows everything”:
A.Omnipresent
B.Omniscient*
C.Omnipotent
D.Omniclient
Ans:B
75.Which is
the wrongly spelt word?
A.Curriculum
B.Sunami*
C.Feature
D.Superintendent
Ans:B
76.Which of
the following is in the passive form?
A.She gave a party
B.A party gave to her
C.She was given a party*
D.They gave a party
Ans:C
77.Which
sentence is in the correct order?
A.Warming global is a serious problem
B.Global problem is a serious warming
C.Serious problem is a global warming
D.Global warming is a serious problem*
Ans:D
78.By the
time the manager arrived:
A.The work was done
B.The work had been done*
C.The work was being done
D.The work has being done
Ans:B
79.A low
continuous sound:
A.Chatter
B.Stammer
C.Roar
D.Murmur*
Ans:D
80.What is
the British equivalent to the underlined word?
The drapes in my bedrooms are beautiful
A.Curtains*
B.Photos
C.Doors
D.Windows
Ans:A
81.(-5/7)6/(-5/7)3=
A.125/343
B.-125/343*
C.343/125
D.-343/125
Ans:B
82.Find the
value of
(1+1/2)(1-1/2)(1+1/3)(1-1/3)(1+1/4)(1-1/4)
A.0
B.15/8
C.5/8*
D.18/5
Ans:C
83.A shop
keeper bought 18 Oranges for Rs.50/-If he gets 20% profit how many oranges does
he sell forRs.50/-?
A.12
B.14
C.15*
D.16
Ans:C
84.A man
deposits Rs.2000/- with a bank.If he gets Rs,2,420 as compound interest at the
end of thesecond
year,what is the rate of interest?
A.9%
B.10%*
C.11%
D.12%
Ans:B
85.The
length of two rectangles is 12 cm and 10 cm,their breadth is 6 cm and 8 cm.What
is the ratio oftheir
areas?
A.9:10*
B.7:8
C.6:8
D.10:9
Ans:A
86.A vessel
in the shape of a cube contains one litre of water what is the length of its
side:
A.100 cm
B.20 cm
C.25 cm
D.10 cm*
Ans:D
87.Find the
sum of all terms of the progression 120,125,130,---220
A.3750
B.3570*
C.3075
D.3507
Ans:B
88.The
average age of 24 students and their class teacher I s15.When the class teacher
is removed theaverage
becomes 14.Then what is the age of the class teacher:
A.38*
B.40
C.41
D.39
Ans:A
89.A train
of length 140 m travels with a speed of 72 km/hr.The time taken by the train to
pass atelephone post
is:
A.7 mts
B.7 sec*
C.9 mts
D.9 sec
Ans:B
90.There are
50 students in a class.If 20 students passed in maths,25 students passed in
English and 15students
passed in both English and Maths.How many students passed neither in Maths nor
In English?
A.10
B.15
C.20*
D.25
Ans:C
91.Rahim
bought an article for Rs.1600/- and sold it to Balan at a gain of 10%.Balan
sold it to David buythe
article for?
A.1693
B.1936*
C.1396
D.1963
Ans:B
92.CFI,JMP,QTW.----------?
A.XAD*
B.WYZ
C.XZB
D.XBD
Ans:A
93.Pick the
odd man out:
A.3
B.7
C.11
D.15*
Ans:D
94.Ignorance:---------
Darkness:light
A.Sun
B.Genius
C.Knownledge*
D.Intelligence
Ans:C
95.If
‘LOYAL’ is coded as JOWAJ then’PRONE’ is coded as:
A.ORMNC
B.NRMND
C.QRPNF
D.NRMNC*
Ans:D
96.Priya
started from a place and walked 4 km to the east.Then she turned left and
walked 2 km.Againshe
turned left and walked 4 km.Now how far is Priya from the starting point?
A.2 km*
B.3 km
C.4 km
D.5 km
Ans:A
97.Ali
bought a plate and a glass for Rs.110/-from the market.If the plate costs
Rs.100/-more than theglass.How
much does the plate cost?
A.95
B.100
C.105*
D.110
Ans:C
98.(-3+4-7)/(-1)1+(-2)2+(-3)3=
A.1/3
B.1/4*
C.1/5
D.1/6
Ans:B
99.Find the
angle between the hour hand and minute hand of a clock when the time is 9.30:
A.900
B.950
C.1000
D.1050*
Ans:D
100.125
cubic centimeters means how much in liters?
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