1) The beneficiaries under the scheme DWCRA are:
a) Landless in rural areas
b) Unemployed Youth
c) Rural women and children below poverty line
d) Unemployed SC/ST women
Ans: c
2) The section of the CPU that selects, interprets and sees to the execution of program instructions.
a) Memory b) Register unit c) Control unit d) ALU
Ans: c
3) Second open prison in Kerala is:
Ans: Chimney
4) Rasthriya Swasthya Bima Yojana comes under the ministry of:
a) Health b) Human Resource Development
c) Labour and Employment d) Food and Agriculture
Ans: c
5) Magnesium is essential for plants as its helps in:
a) Flowering b) Root development
c) Fruit Ripening d) Chlorophyll formation
Ans: d
6) Who is nicknamed as 'Guru of Atheist'?
Ans: Brahmananda Shiva Yogi
7) "Where there is sincerity and confidence in action, there is victory" who said these?
Ans: Mannathu Padmanabhan
8) Where did Sree Narayaua Guru established "Sree Narayana Sewashramam'?
Ans: Kanchipuram
9) The eligibility criteria for TRYSEM (Training Rural Youth for Self Employment) come under the age group:
a) 18-30 b) 21-35 c) 21-40 d) 18-35
Ans: d
10. Who conducted 'Panthi Bhojanam' for the first time in India?
Ans: Thyccadu Ayya
11) Who is the founder of 'Greater Ezhava Sabha'?
Ans: Dr Palpu
12) Which is the second Hydal Power project in Kerala?
Ans: Chengulam
13) Numismatics museum in Kerala is located at:
Ans: Nedumangadu
14) The jet engine works on the principle of:
a) Conservation of linear -momentum
b) Angular momentum
c) Conservation of mass
d) Conservation of energy
Ans: a
15) The first human hormone synthesised with the help of biotechnology was:
a) Pituitary Hormones b) Somatotropin
c) Prostaglandin d) Testosterone
Ans: c
16) National Food Security Act is passed in the year?
Ans: 2013
17) Which state has highest infant mortality rate as per 2011 census?
Ans: Madhya Pradesh
18) The concept of 'Pura' project is given by:
Ans: Dr AP J Abdul Kalam
19) The project launched by Dr Spincer Hatch was:
a) Nilokheri Project b) Marthandam Project
c) Etawah Project d) Sriniketan Experiment
Ans: b
20) Which Indian state has the first place in the product of Bajra?
Ans: Rajasthan
21) The Malabar Coast stretches from:
Ans: Goa to Cape Comorin
22) State giving least amount of wages under MNREGP is:
a) Haryana b) Bihar c) Meghalaya d) Tripura
Ans: c
23) The main source of income for Central Government is through:
a) Excise Duty b) VAT c) Income Tax d) Sales Tax
Ans: a
24) Bessemer process is used in the production of:
Ans: Steel
25) World Parkinson's day is observed on:
Ans: April 11
26) Supreme Court granted the Right to Negative voting on:
Ans: 27th September 2013
27) 'Swatch Bharat Abhiyan' was started on:
Ans: 2nd October 2014
28) Article which deals with the reservation of Anglo Indians in Lok Sabha:
Ans: Article 331
29) The idea of an Election Commissioner is borrowed from:
Ans: Britain
30) The tenure of Advocate General of a state is:
Ans: Not fixed
31) The viceroy during the formation of Indian National Congress is:
Ans: Lord Dufferin
32) The largest gap along the Western Ghat is:
a) Palghat Gap b) Thalghat Gap
c) Bhorghat Gap d) Chenkottai Gap
Ans: a
33) Lee Kuan Yeses passed away recently. He was the former President and national leader of:
Ans: Singapore
34) The chemical used for preserving fruit juices is:
Ans: Sodium Benzoate
35) Plants that grow on saltly soil are called:
a) Hydrophytes b) Halophytes c) Xerophytes d) Halophytes
Ans: b
36) Texas 26 is a variety of:
a) Wheat b) Barley c) Maize d) Potato
Ans: c
37) Van Arkel method is used for the purification of:
a) Titanium b) Uranium c) Thorium d) Sodium
Ans: a
38) The leader of Young Bengal Movement is:
Ans: Henry Vivian Derozio
39) The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was founded in 1870 by:
Ans: Justice Ranade
40) Who characterized the revolt of 1857 as a conspiracy?
Ans: Sir John Kaye
