1. Kyoto Conference was held in:
Ans: 1997
2. The first girl's school in Travancore was opened in:
Ans: 1859
3. September 25, Anthyodaya day is the birth day of:
Ans: Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
4. The coastal plains in Orissa are known as:
Ans: Utkal Plains
5. On rainy days oil spread on patch of water is coloured due to:
Ans: Interference
6. ‘Ramgiri’ gold field is situated in:
Ans: Andhra Pradesh
7. Which hormone is associated with phototropism?
a. Abscisic Acid b. Gibberellic Acid c. Auxin d. Cytokinin
Ans:c
8. From which Country Indian constitution borrowed the concept of amendment procedure.
Ans: South Africa
9. Which Amendment lead to the creation of Panchayat Raj?
Ans: 73rd Amendment
10. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed in:
Ans: 5 March, 1931
11. The Brand Ambassador of 'Digital India'.
Ans: A.P.J Abdul Kalam
12. During which Five year plan the 'Balika Samridhi Yojana' programme was introduced?
Ans: 9th
13. Quatrz crystals normally used in Quatrz clocks is chemically:
a. Silicon dioxide b. Germanium oxide c. Sodium silicate d. Ntirus oxide
Ans: a
14. Who was the oldest person to win the Nobel Prize till date?
Ans: Leonid Hurwicz
15. Preamble is called 'Heart and Soul of the Constitution' by:
Ans: Thakur Das Bhargav
16. The Organization which manage internet protocol members and domain name system:
a. VSNL b. NASSCOM c. ICANN d. FSF
Ans: c
17. What is the colour of Atnyodaya ration card?
Ans: Green
18. Blue Mountain National Park is located in:
Ans: Mizoram
19. Which river is known as Yellow river of Kerala?
Ans: Ktuyadi
20. In which year Gandhiji visited Sree Narayana Guru?
Ans: 1925
21. Which Coutnry has largest school year in the World?
Ans: China
22. Which Rocket was launched by ISRO during its 100th mission?
Ans: PSLV C-21
23. The first Congress session held in a village was at:
Ans: Faizpur
24. Kudumbsaree was launched on May 17,1998 in:
Ans: Malappuram
25. Who said 'Mind is the God and control of mind is supreme achievement'
Ans: Brahmananda Sivayogi
26. A substance which can act both as an acid and a base is known as:
Ans: Amphoteric
27. The chemical compound used as a preservative for human blood is:
Ans: Mono Sodium Citrate
28. What is the principle behind LED?
Ans: Electroluminescence
29. Who founded the Seva Samithi at Allahabad in 1914?
Ans: H.N Kunzru
30. Yachana Yathra was led by V.T Bhattathirippadu in the year:
Ans: 1931
31. Where is Olympic Museum located?
Ans: Lausanne
32. Which is the river that flows through Chinnar wild life sanctuary?
Ans: Pambar
33. Where is International Archery Academy is located in Kerala?
Ans: Wayanad
34. Public health and Sanitation, under the Indian constitution fall in:
Ans: state list
35. Who among the following was the disciple of Thaikkad Ayya?
a) Chithira Thirurtal b) Karthika Thirunal
c) Gouri Parvathy Bai d) Swathi Thirunal
Ans: d
36. Which Indian state has the least number of rivers?
Ans: Haryana
37. Where is the cetnral Agmark laboratory is situated?
Ans: Nagpur
38. The decimal p- tem of currency was introduced in India in the year:
Ans: 1957
39. The first Atomic Reactor was designed by
Ans: Enrico Fermi
40. In which year Rail Budget separated from General Budget?
Ans: 1924
41. Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan is a component of which scheme
a) NRDP b) AAY c) ICDS d) VAMBAY
Ans: d
42. Which of the following component is used when a computer is required to produce maximum graphical outputs?
a) NFC Card b) TV Tuner Card
c) Smart Card d) Video Card
Ans: d
43 The Sabla programme would cover adolescent girls of
a) 12-18 years b) 15-18 years c)18-21 years d)11-18 years
Ans: d
44. Calcutta High court established in the year
Ans: 1862
45 Name the Indian girl who won the Grammy Award in children's album category for her album 'I am Malala'?
Ans: Neela Vaswani
46. India signed agreement with which coutnry for the supply of 36 Rafale Fighter Jets?
Ans: France
47. Which state government launched EAapki Beti Hamari BetiE scheme?
a) Haryana b) Punjab c) Uttar Pradesh d) Gujarat
Ans: a
48. Who put forwarded the 'Fourteen point formula'?
Ans: Muhammad Ali Jinnah
49. In which year Delhi became the capital of India?
Ans: 1911
50. Who is the Brand Ambassador of Yoga?
Ans: Silpa Shetti
51. Which Article relates to the election of President?
Ans: Article 54
52. Rani ki Vav, the monument has been recently listed in UNESCOs world heritage sites is located in the state of:
Ans: Gujarat
53. The first Biometric ATM in Kerala is located in:
Ans: Munnar
54. Food Security Bill was passed by Rajyasabha on:
a) 26-Aug-2013 b) 2-Sep-2013 c) 5-Aug-2013 d) 4-Sep-2013
Ans: b
55. 'Gelops' is the unit of speed used for?
Ans: Super Computer
56. The first district in India which have rural broadband network connection:
Ans: Idukki
57. Sanskrit Express started to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of:
Ans: Ravindranath Tagore
58. Which International language was developed by Dr Ludwig Zamenhos in 1887?
a) Esperanto b) Chamicuro c) Dumi d) Ongota
Ans: a
59. The first medical college in Asia was founded at:
Ans: Kolkata
60. Name the place where Ayyankali started a school for the depressed classes in 1904?
Ans: Venganoor
61. The first member of the depressed class to be nominated to Travancore Legislative Assembly is
Ans: Ayyankali
62. Where is the headquarters of WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) located?
Ans: Geneva
63. Yellow revolution is associated with the production of:
Ans: Oil seeds
64. Which is the most electronegative element?
Ans: Fluorine
65. ASCII is a bit code
a. 8 bit b. 7 bit c.12 bit d.16 bit
Ans: b
66. A computer programme that converts an entire programme into machine language is called?
a. Stimulator b. Compiler c. Interpretor d. Commander
Ans: b
67. The software released by Facebook for Android phones
a. Home b.Sparten c.Edge d. Panda
Ans: a
68. First Asian coutnry to introduce NOTA is:
Ans: Bangladesh
69. The new browser by Microsoft has been named:
a) Spartan b) Next c) Express d) Edge
Ans: d
70. The communication line between CPU memory and peripherals is called a
(a) Media (b) line (c) Bus d) All of these
Ans: c
Choose the right word:
71. The children followed the Pied Piper _____ he went.
(a) Whenever (b) however (c) whatever (d) wherever
Ans: d
72. He moved fast so that he would catch the train. 'Fast' is used here as an:
(a) Adjective (b) adverb (c) adverb particle (d) adjunct Ans: b
73. If you miss the last bus, stay in _____ hotel.
(a) a (b) an (c) the (d) No article
Ans: a
74. It has been raining _____ Friday last.
(a) from (b) for (c) since (d) until
Ans: c
75. Should I tell you that wealth is not so important _____ health.
(a) being (b) than (c) to (d) as
Ans: d
76. Hardly had the train moved _____ someone pulled the chain.
(a) then (b) when (c) as (d) than
Ans: b
77. As building-rule violations were noticed, many building were _____.
(a) run down (b) razed down (c) mowed (d) pulled down
Ans: d
78. 'A tall order' means:
(a) A task difficult to perform (b) A big problem
(c) A bid demand (d) A long list of demands
Ans: a
79. The terrorists have vandalised the monuments. (Change into the Passive Voice).
(a) The monuments were vandalised by the terrorists.
(b) The monuments has been vandalised by the terrorists.
(c) The monuments have been vandalised by the terrorists.
(d) The monuments were being vandalised by the terrorists.
Ans: c
80. He said, "I shall meet your uncle when go there tomorrow." (Into the Indirect Speech)
(a) He said to me that he should meet my uncle when he went there tomorrow.
(b) He said he would meet my uncle when he went there the next day.
(c) He told he, would meet my uncle when he went there tomorrow.
(d) He said he would meet my uncle when he went there tomorrow.
Ans: b
