(a) Avittam Thirunal (b) Sethu Lekshmi Bai
(c) Ayilyam Thirunal (d) Marthanda Varma
Ans: d
2. Which is the first wind farm in Kerala?
(a) Alathur (b) Chittur (c) Kanjikode (d) Ottappalam
Ans: c
3. ‘Gajendramoksham Vanchippattu' was written by:
(a) Kunjan Nambiar (b) Ramapurathu Warrier
(c) Sreenarayana Guru (d) Chattampiswamikal
Ans: c
4. Kozhikode International Airport is at?
(a) Kozhikode (b) Kannur (c) Malappuram (d) Kasargod
Ans: c
5. Punnapra vayalar uprising held in:
(a) 1941 (b) 1946 (c) 1943 (d) 1940
Ans: b
6. Aranmula Vallamkali is held annually in river:
(a) Pamba (b) Periyar river
(c) Chaliyar river (d) Kuppam river
Ans: a
7. ‘Manigramam' in ancient Kerala related to:
(a) Coins (b) Gramasabha (c) Merchant guilds (d) family
Ans: c
8. Who is known as `Keralan'?
(a) Vakkom Abdul Khadar Moulavi
(b) Pandit Karuppan
(c) Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai
(d) Mannathu Padmanabhan
Ans: c
9. The first film studio in Kerala:
(a) Udaya (b) Navodaya (c) Kokers (d) Pranavam
Ans: a
10. S.N.D.P. yogam was founded in:
(a) 1905 (b) 1906 (c) 1903 (d) 1901
Ans: c
11. Pollination by wind is called:
(a) Anemophily (b) Hydrophily (c) Zoophily (d) Entomophily
Ans: a
12. The terminal colours of the rainbow are:
(a) Violet and Red (b) Violet and Green
(c) Red and Green (d) Red and Blue
Ans: a
13. Mutation theory was proposed by:
(a) Darwin (b) Hugo de Vris (c) Lamark (d) Huxley
Ans: b
14. Number of chromosomes in Down's syndrome is:
(a) 46 (b) 47 (c) 48 (d) 49
Ans: b
15. Bell metal is made of:
(a) Copper and Tin (b) Copper and Iron
(c) Tin and Iron (d) Iron and Nickel
Ans: a
16. Outer covering of virus made up of protein known as:
(a) Capsid (b) Coat (c) Virion (d) Viroid
Ans: a
17. Pigmentation of the skin is due to:
(a) Lymphocytes (b) Monocytes
(c) Leukocytes (d) Melanocytes
Ans: d
18. Skating on ice is possible because of phenomenon of:
(a) Friction (b) Regelation
(c) Sublimation (d) Latent heat of fusion of ice
Ans: b
19. Study of light is known as:
(a) Photometry (b) Mechanics (c) Optics (d) Thermodynamics
Ans: c
20. Biggest tree in the world:
(a) General Sherman (b) Methuselab
(c) Eucalyptus (d) None of these
Ans: a
21. The Constitutional Amendment Act which removed all doubts regarding the power of Parliament to amend any part of the Constitution:
(a) 1st Amendment Act 1951 (b) 21st Amendment Act 1967
(c) 24th Amendment Act 1971 (d) 44th Amendment Act 1978
Ans: c
22. Which of the following writs is issued by the court to direct a public official to perform his duties?
(a) Certiorari (b) Mandamus
(c) Quo Warranto (d) Habeas Corpus
Ans: b
23. 73rd amendment of Indian Constitution deals with:
(a) Municipalities (b) State level administration
(c) Panchayati Raj (d) Nagarapalika
Ans: c
24. The President may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the:
(a) Chief Justice of India (b) Speaker of Lok sabha
(c) Prime Minister (d) Vice President of India
Ans: d
25. When was the Drafting Committee formed?
(a) 20th August 1947 (b) 29th August 1947
(c) 16th August 1947 (d) 16th August 1946
Ans: b
26. A person shall not be qualified for appointment as a Chairperson of the Cyber Appellate Tribunal unless he is, or has been, or is qualified to be a:
(a) Judge of a High Court (b) Chief Justice of a High Court
(c) Judge of Supreme Court (d) b or c
Ans: a
27. The ex-officio chairman of the Business Advisory Committee of Lok Sabha:
(a) Speaker (b) Prime Minister
(c) President (d) Vice-President
Ans: a
28. The 11th fundamental duty was added in the year 2002 by which of the following constitutional amendment Acts:
(a) 42nd (b) 84th (c) 86th (d) 44th
Ans: c
29. Article 248 of Indian Constitution deals with:
(a) Election Commission
(b) Residuary power of Parliament
(c) Residuary power of State Assembly
(d) Supreme Court
Ans: b
30. The salary of the Chief Justice of Supreme Court?
(a) 1.25 lakh (b) 90000 (c) 1 lakh (d) 1.10 lakh
Ans: c
31. The resting place of Jawaharlal Nehru is:
(a) Veerbhoomi (b) Santhivan (c) Shakthisthal (d) Karmabhumi
Ans: b
32. India's only one Govt. Ayurvedic Mental Hospital is at:
(a) Kottakkal (b) Nilambur (c) Edapal (d) Tirur
Ans: a
33. Shipki-la pass is situated in the state of:
(a) Uttaranchal (b) Sikkim (c) Kashmir (d) Himachal Pradesh
Ans: d
34. The first Indian who visited England?
(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (b) Swami Vivekananda
(c) Raja Ravi Varma (d) Sarojini Naidu
Ans: a
35. The most important Rabi crop in India:
(a) Wheat (b) Cotton (c) Paddy (d) Millet
Ans: a
36. The first woman president of INC after independence?
(a) Sarojini Naidu (b) Indira Gandhi
(c) Sonia Gandhi (d) Annie Basent
Ans: b
37. `Vitasta' is the old name of river.
(a) Saraswathy (b) Chenab (c) Jhelum (d) Sutlej
Ans: c
38. Leading producer of milk in the world?
(a) India (b) Brazil (c) USA (d) None of these
Ans: a
39. The first electric train in India is?
(a) Suburban Express (b) Duronto Express
(c) Shatabdi Express (d) Deccan Queen Express
Ans: d
40. Dalhousie hill station is situated in:
(a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Jammu & Kashmir
(c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Uttarakhand
Ans: c
41. The present CEO of NITI Aayog is:
(a) Sindushree Khullar (b) Aravind Panagariya
(c) Amitabh Kant (d) Mohan Roy
Ans: c
42. The film bagged Golden Peacock Award at the international Film Festival of India 2015:
(a) The Assassin (b) Embrace of the Serpent
(c) Leviathan (d) Mustang
Ans: b
43. Who among the following actors won 45th Kerala State Film Awards in best actor category?
(a) Dulquer Salman (b) Prithviraj
(c) Nivin Pauly (d) Fahad Fazil
Ans: c
44. The winner of Miss World 2015:
(a) Rolene Strauss (b) Mireia Lalaguna
(c) Pia Wurtzbach (d) Maria Harfanti
Ans: b
45. The person appointed as the Brand ambassador of North East India:
(a) Mary Kom (b) Baichung Bhutia
(c) Sunil Chhetri (d) Irom Sharmila
Ans: a
46. The venue of World Badminton Championship 2015:
(a) Jakartha (b) Beijing (c) Tokyo (d) Malaysia
Ans: a
47. "The Voice of the Heart" is the autobiography of:
(a) Mallika Sarabhai (b) Alarmel Valli
(c) Mrinalini Sarabhai (d) Padma Subrahmanyam
Ans: c
48. K.R. Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science and Arts is situated in:
(a) Ernakulum (b) Kottayam (c) Ottappalam (d) Kozhikode
Ans: b
49. First woman amputee to climb Mount Everest:
(a) Tashi Malik (b) Malawat Poorna
(c) Arunima Sinha (d) Malathi Holla
Ans: c
50. Mangalyaan reached Mars orbit on:
(a) 24th October 2015 (b) 24th September 2014
(c) 14th November 2014 (d) 14th February 2015
Ans: b
51. Under Bharat Nirman, How many Sections / areas have given importance?
(a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 4 (d) 5
Ans: a
52. The main nodal working agency of Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidhyutikaran Yojana:
(a) Urban Electrification Corporation
(b) Rural Electrification Corporation
(c) Ministry of Rural Development
(d) None of these
Ans: b
53. PMRY was officially started on:
(a) 2nd October 1993 (b) 2nd October 1994
(c) 2nd October 1995 (d) 2nd October 1992
Ans: a
54. Find out the odd one:
(a) PMRY (b) VAMBAY (c) NREP (d) NREGP
Ans: b
55. The Nilokheri projects started in 1947 under the leadership of:
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Dr. D. Spencher Hatch
(c) Rabindranath Tagore (d) S.K. Dey
Ans: d
56. Which of the following statements is not true with respect to Antyodaya Anna Yojana?
(a) It was introduced with effect from December 2000
(b) At the time of introduction of the scheme it was contemplated to provide 35 KGs of food grains per month to each eligible family.
(c) Under the scheme the poorest among the BPL families are covered
(d) National Food Security Act, 2013 provides for the grievance redressal mechanism with respect to the Scheme
Ans: b
57. Which of the following central legislation provides for the work entitlement of 100 days per household per year which may be shared between different members of the same household?
(a) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(b) Workmen Compensation Act
(c) Unorganised Workers Social Security Act
(d) Minimum Wages Act
Ans: a
58. The largest women movement in Asia:
(a) DWCRA (b) Kudumbasree
(c) Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (d) Swayamsidha
Ans: b
59. National Gramin Awaas Mission is the new name of:
(a) Samagra Awaas Yojana (b) Indira Awaas Yojana
(c) Rajiv Awaas Yojan (d) VAMBAY
Ans: b
60. Nirmal Bharath Abhiyan is a component of:
(a) PMRY (b) NREGP (c) VAMBAY (d) BSY
Ans: c
61. ‘JPEG' Stands for:
(a) Joint Photographic Expert Group
(b) Joint Picture Expert Groups
(c) Joint Product Expert Group
(d) Joint Progress Expert Groups
Ans: a
62. Which among the following is wrong?
(a) Google - Larry Page (b) Apple - Steve Chen
(c) Microsoft - Bill Gates (d) WhatsApp - Jan Koum
Ans: b
63. We use the combination of Alt and F4 Keys (Alt+F4) for _______ operation.
(a) Exit (b) Refresh (c) Go to (d) Redo
Ans: a
64. International Institute of Information Technology is located in:
(a) Delhi (b) Bengaluru (c) Chennai (d) Pune
Ans: b
65. Single page of workbook in MS Office is known as:
(a) Worksheet (b) Word (c) Powerpoint (d) Access
Ans: a
66. First micro processor was developed by Intel in the year:
(a) 1971 (b) 1970 (c) 1975 (d) 1960
Ans: a
67. Which among of the following is a piece of code inserted into a software system that will executes its malicious functions when specified conditions are met?
(a) Logic bomb (b) Worm (c) Virus (d) Adware
Ans: a
68. Which of the following technique is used to hide origin of an e-mail message?
(a) e-mail spoofing (b) e-mail spamming
(c) e-mail bombing (d) Web Jacking
Ans: a
69. In cyber crime:
(a) Network is the object of crime
(b) Social Networking is the object of crime
(c) Computer is the object of crime
(d) Virus is the object of crime
Ans: c
70. Which of the following protocol is used in a computer network to copy large lists from remote computer to requester's computer?
(a) FTP (b) SMTP (c) TCP/IP (d) WAP
Ans: a
71. "Trespassers will be prosecuted' - Change the voice.
(a) Prosecute the trespassers.
(b) The authority will prosecute the trespassers.
(c) The authority would prosecute the trespassers.
(d) We will be prosecute the trespassers.
Ans: b
72. The opposite of 'wary' is:
(a) careless (b) slow (c) destroy (d) punish
Ans: a
73. This room is ______ larger than the other.
(a) many (b) more (c) much (d) very
Ans: c
74. ______ of these two boys is clever.
(a) Both (b) Any (c) Either (d) None
Ans: c
75. ______ person who died yesterday was a heart patient.
(a) A (b) All (c) Some (d) The
Ans: d
76. The word meaning 'tolerate' is:
(a) emphasize (b) endure (c) enormous (d) eternal
Ans: b
77. 'Go to the dogs' means:
(a) be ruined (b) search (c) go after the dogs (d) run fast
Ans: a
78. 'When I reached the station, the train:
(a) had left (b) have left (c) left (d) will leave
Ans: a
79. A person who is mad is called ______ .
(a) Goose (b) Zealot (c) Truant (d) Lunatic
Ans: d
80. ‘I love working in my garden'. The gerund in this sentence is:
(a) working (b) love (c) my (d) garden
Ans: a
