1. A type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries is known as;
(a) Blog (b) Search Engine
(c) E-mail (d) Community website
Ans: a
2. Excessive intake of polished rice causes the deficiency of which vitamin;
Ans: Vitamin B
3. Which is the smallest East flowing river of Kerala?
Ans: Pampar
4. Who was the founder of the newspaper 'Hindustan’?
Ans: Taraknath Das
5. Four Noble Truths and Eight Fold Path are related with;
Ans: Buddhism
6. Who was the only person to send as the Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission and Chairman of the Finance Commission?
Ans: KC Panth
7. The first Keralite to be Reinitiated, to the Lok Sabha is;
Ans: Charles Diaz
8. Where is the Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power Project situated?
Ans: Kayamkulam
9. Which Viceroy started regular census in India in 1881?
Ans: Ripon
10. Which organ is affected by conjunctivitis?
Ans: Eye
11. Name the ship which was controlled by Vasco da Gama in his maiden voyage to India;
Ans: Sao Gabriel
12. 'Ariyittu Vazhcha' was the coronation ceremony of;
Ans: Zamorine
13. Subsidiary Alliance was introduced by;
Ans: Wellesley
14. The Muslim League gave the call for a separate state of Pakistan for the first time in;
Ans: 1940
15. With regard to which Satyagraha was a referendum conducted among the Hindus of Ponnani Taluk concerning Temple Entry;
Ans: Guruvayur Satyagraha
16. In which year was the Vaikkom Satyagraha started;
Ans: March 30, 1924
17. Which social reformer was exempted from his personal appearances in court in 1904 as an honour recognizing him as a distinguished living personality by the Maharaja of Travancore?
Ans: Sree Narayana Guru
18. Which social reformer's biography is 'Lokasanthikulla Jeevitham';
Ans: Swami Sivananda Paramahamsa
19. In which year was the Samatva Samajam founded;
Ans: 1836
20. _____man standing over there is _____ MP.
(a) The, a (b) The, an (e) A, the (d) Man
Ans: b
21. The sun was rising when we _____.
(a) go out (b) were going out (c) went out (d) had gone out.
Ans: c
22. He has not written to me _____ Christmas last.
(a) since (b) from (c) for (d) until
Ans: a
23. If you _____me now, I will help you later.
(a) helped (b) will help (c) had helped (d) help
Ans: d
24. Work hard lest you _____ fail.
(a) shall (b) should (6) may (d)would
Ans: b
25. The prisoner appealed to the judge _____ mercy.
(a) on (b) against (c) upon (d) for
Ans: d
26. The police connived _____ his escape.
(a) at (b) for (c) on (d) in
Ans: a
27. King Harichandra was a _____ ruler.
(a) beneficent (b) beneficial (c) benevolent (d) best
Ans: c
28. The public expects _____ behavior from the police.
(a) descent (b) dissent (c) decent (d) decadent
Ans: c
29. One word for 'one who has no belief in God'.
(a) theist (b) altruist (c) egotist (d) atheist
Ans: d
30. 'Cadaver' is _____.
(a) a dead human body (b) an embalmed body
(c) a man-eating animal (d) the dead body of an animal
Ans: a
31. 'Autopsy' is another word for _____.
(a) Alzheimer's (b) epilepsy
(c) post-mortem (d) Parkinson's disease
Ans: c
32. The opposite of 'postpone' is.
(a) pre-pone (b) advance (c) defer (d) delay
Ans: b
33. "To bring to book' means.
(a) to learn the rules (b) to buy a new book
(c) to punish a person (d) to impose a fine
Ans: c
34. Birds hop; horses _____.
(a) run (b) struts (c) walk (d) gallop
Ans: d
35. Which of the following is an incorrect sentence?
(a)There are a pen and a pencil on the table.
(b) There is a pen and a pencil on the table.
(c) There are several mistakes in this answer.
(d) An honest politician is always respected.
Ans: a
36. Which of the following is inactive voice?
(a) No arrest has been made so far.
(b) No stone has been left unturned.
(c) Don't tread on the grass.
(d) Let the door be opened.
Ans: c
37. The indirect speech of He said, "Please help me with a small loan."
(a) He said that he should be helped with a small loan.
(b) He requested that he should be helped with a small loan.
(c) He told us to please help him with a loan.
(d) He requested them to help him with a small loan.
Ans: d
38. Identify the miss pelt word:
(a) burocracy (b) autocracy (c) aristocracy (d) pneumonia
Ans: a
39. In which part of the sentence is the mistake?
I am sorry that I forgot to congratulate you for your brilliant achievement.
(a) I am sorry (b) that I forgot
(c) to congratulate you (d) for your brilliant achievement.
Ans: d
