(a) Arackal (b) Kottiyam
(c) Chavara (d) Kundara
(c) Chavara (d) Kundara
Ans: c
2. The first scheduled tribe panchayat in Kerala:
(a) Kumaly (b) Vattavada
(c) Wagamon (d) ldamalakkudy
(c) Wagamon (d) ldamalakkudy
Ans: d
3. The agitation which caused the formation of PSC in Travancore.
(a) Malabar rebellion (b) Channar agitation
(c) Malayali Memorial (d) Nivarthana agitation
Ans: d
4. The prefix ‘Mahakavi’ was awarded to Kumaranasan by:
(a) Travancore University (b) Madras University
(c) Kochi University (d) Sri Sankaracharya University
Ans: b
5. Kottayam situates on the banks of the river:
(a) Meenachil (b) Kallada river
(c) Edamala river (d) Achankoil river
Ans: a
6. Kerala Police Training College is in:
(a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) Kollam (c) Thrissur (d) Punalur
Ans: a
7. Least populous district in Kerala:
(a) Kannur (b) Kasargod (c) Wayanad (d) Kozhikode
Ans: c
8. Sreenarayana Guru attained enlightenment at:
(a) Kurinjimalai (b) Maruthwamalai
(c) Neelamalai (d) Palanimalai
Ans: b
9. First internet magazine in Malayalam:
(a) Malayalam.com (b) Puzha.com
(c) Vahini.com (d) None of these
Ans: b
10. Who called Kumaranasan as `Chinnaswami'?
(a) Pandit Karuppan (b) Sree Narayana Guru
(c) Chattampi Swamikal (d) Dr. Palpu
Ans: d
11. Radish is a _____?
(a) Bulb (b) Conn. (c) Modified root (d) Tuber
Ans: c
12. Bronze is an alloy of:
(a) Copper and Tin (b) Copper and Zinc
(c) Copper and Aluminum (d) Copper and Nickel
Ans: a
13. In deserts clouds do not precipitate because of:
(a) Low temperature (b) High wind velocity
(c) Low humidity (d) Low pressure
Ans: c
14. Bauxite is an ore of:
(a) Copper (b) Iron (c) Aluminum (d) Zinc
Ans: c
15. Persons who intentionally prey upon children on the Internet is called:
(a) Sedophile (b) Pedophiles (c) Bibliophiles (d) None of these
Ans: b
16. The emf of a voltaic cell:
(a) 1.5V (b) 1V (c) 3.7V (d) 1.8V
Ans: b
17. Nymph is the name of young one of:
(a) Butterfly (b) Beetle (c) Housefly (d) Cockroach
Ans: d
18. H1N1 was first reported in:
(a) China (b) Mexico (c) Tansania (d) Philippines
Ans: b
19. Chemical name of Plaster of Paris:
(a) Potassium nitrate (b) Ammonium chloride
(c) Calcium sulphate (d) Zinc oxide
Ans: c
20. The sun is composed mainly of:
(a) Helium (b) Oxygen (c) Nitrogen (d) Hydrogen
Ans: d
21. Fifty second Amendment of Indian Constitution (1985) deals with:
(a) Sindhi was added as the l5 language (b) Panchayat Raj
(c) Anti -defection Law (d) Added 9th Schedule
Ans: c
22. The committee that recommended establishment of Ombudsman in India.
(a) Santhanam Committee (b) Sen Committee
(c) Ashok Kumar Committee (d) Lakadwala Committee
Ans: a
23. When an application is received by Assistant Public Information Officer, what is the time limit for providing information.
(a) 30 days (b) 35 days (c) 40 days (d) 48 hours
Ans: b
24. The time gap between the question hour and agenda?
(a) Question hour (b) Zero hour (c) Adjournment (d) Recess
Ans: b
25. Part IV A of the Indian Constitution deals with:
(a) Directive Principles of State Policy
(b) Administrative Tribunal
(c) Fundamental Duties
(d) Relation between centre and states
Ans: c
26. The first Chairman of UPSC:
(a) Rose Millen Bathew (b) Sir Ross Barker
(c) Dr. K.G. Adiyodi (d) H.K. Kripalani
Ans: b
27. According to the Preamble to the Constitution, India is a:
(a) Sovereign- Democratic- Socialist Secular - Republic
(b) Socialist-Sovereign - Secular -Democratic - Republic
(c) Sovereign - Secular - Socialist - Democratic - Republic
(d) Sovereign - Socialist - Secular -Democratic - Republic
Ans: d
28. The constitution of India was adopted on:
(a) November 26, 1949 (b) November 24, 1949
(c) August 15, 1947 (d) 26th January 1950
Ans: a
29. A person who is not a member of Parliament can be a minister for a maximum period of:
(a) 6 months (b) 1 year (c) 8 months (d) 5 years
Ans: a
30. The Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners shall be persons of eminence in public life with wide knowledge and experience in:
(a) Law, Science and Technology, Social Service, Management, Journalism, Mass Media or Administration and governance
(b) Law, Science and Technology, Human Rights, Journalism
(c) Administration, governance, Public finance and Law
(d) Law, Administration, Journalism, Art and literature
Ans: a
31. The founder of Madras?
(a) Francis Martin (b) Fransis Mathew
(c) Francis day (d) Fransis David
Ans: c
32. The Telugu Desam Party is the regional party of AP. It was founded by?
(a) N.T.Rama Rao (b) Jalayam Vengala Rao
(c) Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy (d) Konijeti Rosaiah
Ans: a
33. Indian Atomic Energy Commission was established in:
(a) 1954 (b) 1948 (c) 1946 (d) 1958
Ans: b
34. 'The sorrow of Odish':
(a) Mahanadi (b) Brahamputra (c) Damodar (d) Hugli
Ans: a
35. The Karakkal district of Puducherry lies in which region.
(a) Puducherry (b)AndhraPradesh (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala
Ans: c
36. What is the name of Luxurious train that service through the tourist centres of Karnataka?
(a) Golden chariot (b) Duronto Express
(c) Shatabdi train (d) Royal oriest train
Ans: a
37. Which is the largest Railway zone in India?
(a) Northern Railway (b) Southern Railway
(c) Central Railway (d) West Central
Ans: a
38. The economy of Uttarakhand is described as:
(a) Industrial economy (b) Agricultural economy
(c) Service economy (d) Money order economy
Ans: d
39. The animal welfare board of India was established in:
(a) 1972 (b) 1962 (c) 1981 (d) 1961
Ans: b
40. The Bhakra Nangal Dam is constructed over the river.
(a) Sutlej (b) Indus (c) Ravi (d) Mahanadi
Ans: a
41. The Chief guest of the Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas 2015:
(a) Barack Obama (b) Donald Ramotar
(c) Rafael Correa (d) Manual Valls
Ans: b
42. The year declared by UN as the International Year of Pulses:
(a) 2014 (b) 2015 (c) 2016 (d) 2017
Ans: c
43. The winner of Odakkuzhal Award 2015:
(a) K.R. Meera (b) Rafeeq Ahammed
(c) S. Joseph (d) T. Padmanabhan
Ans: c
44. The district in India which bagged the UN Public Service Award 2015:
(a) Nadia (b) Hubli (c) Panipat (d) Dhubri
Ans: a
45. The person who has been appointed as the Ayurveda brand ambassador of Kerala:
(a) Andre Agassi (b) Maria Sharapova
(c) Steffi Graf (d) Pete Sampras
Ans: c
46. The organization which awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2015:
(a) OPCW (b) National Dialogue Quartet
(c) Global Environment Facility (d) Nordic Council
Ans: b
47. The winners of World Hockey League 2015:
(a) India (b) Australia (c) New Zealand (d) Bangladesh
Ans: b
48. The person who has been appointed as the India's permanent representative to United Nations:
(a) Syed Akbaruddin (b) Ashok Kumar Mukherjee
(c) Manoj Vajpayee (d) S. Jayasankar
Ans: a
49. The venue of United Nations Climate Change Conference 2015:
(a) San Francisco (b) Paris (c) Denmark (d) Norway
Ans: b
50. "What young India wants" is the book written by:
(a) Vikas Swaroop (b) Amitav Ghosh
(c) Chetan Bhagat (d) Nandan Nilekani
Ans: c
51. PMAGY was launched by the Central Government in?
(a) 23rd July 2010 (b) 22nd June 2010
(c) 23rd July 2009 (d) 22nd July 2009
Ans: a
52. The Chairman of the Governing Body of Kudumbashree Mission is:
(a) Minister for LSG (b) Principal Secretary LSGD
(c) Director of Panchayats (d) Commissioner for Rural Development
Ans: a
53. Which of the following schemes has as its objective the integrated development of selected SC majority villages?
(a) Valmiki Ambedkar Awaas Yojana (VAMBAY)
(b) Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY)
(c) Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY)
(d) Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY)
Ans: c
54. Allotment of an Indira Awaas Yojana (lAY) house:
(a) Shall be jointly in the name of husband and wife except in the case of a widow/unmarried/separated person
(b) May be closely in the name of the woman
(c) Both (A) and (B)
(d) None of the above
Ans: c
55. Valmiki Ambedkar Awaas Yojana was launched for the benefit of:
(a) Bonded laborers (b) Urban slum dwellers
(c) Tribals (d) Schedule Caste Women
Ans: b
56. Panchayat Day is observed on the birthday of:
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Rdbindranath Tagore (d) Balwant Rai Mehta
Ans: d
57. Sampoorna Grameen Rozar Yojana was dedicated to the nation by the prime minister:
(a) Shri. Atal Bihari Vajpayee (b) Shri Rajeev Gandhi
(c) Dr. Manmohan Singh (d) Shri V.P. Singh
Ans: a
58. Which of the following is a non government organisation?
(a) PMAGY (b) NRDP (c) NFFWP (d) Bharath Nirman
Ans: b
59. The expenditure of RLEGP programme is financed by:
(a) Central and State Government at the ratio of 50:50
(b) State government only
(c) Central and State Government at the ratio of 75:25
(d) Central Government only
Ans: d
60. Which organisation was the instrumental in the passage of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in 2005?
(a) Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan
(b) Chipko Movement
(c) All India Kisan Sabha
(d) People's Union for Civil Liberties
Ans: a
61. Which of the following is used to direct towards a particular page?
(a) Hyperlink (b) URL (c) Browser (d) Search Engine
Ans: b
62. Once information is input into a computer, it becomes:
(a) objects (b) facts (c) data (d) ideas
Ans: c
63. Domain Name suffix ‘.edu' is uses for:
(a) organizations (b) commercial
(c) educational institutions (d) Networking
Ans: c
64. The original form of ‘blog' is web log which was coined by:
(a) Peter Merholz (b) John Barger
(c) Evan Williams (d) Tim Berners Lee
Ans: a
65. Cookies are created when:
(a) User searching for a particular website
(b) User's browser load a particular website
(c) User exit from a particular website
(d) At the Very first time user visit a particular website
Ans: b
66. 'Public key certificate' means:
(a) Client Certificate (b) Object Signing Certificate
(c) Digital Signature Certificate (d) Code Signing Certificate Offence
Ans: c
67. Which one of the following offence is scrapped from I.T. Act 2000?
(a) Hacking with computer system
(b) Misrepresentation
(c) Tampering with computer documents
(d) Punishment for sending offensive messages through electronic means
Ans: d
68. First mobile phone virus:
(a) Elk cloner (b) Brain (c) Flame (d) Cabir
Ans: d
69. Which of the following is not an example of Database?
(a) SQL (b) MS access (c) Oracle (d) MS Office
Ans: d
70. Who invented Laser Printing?
(a) Philip Khan (b) Citric.G. Prince
(c) Paul Brainard (d) Gary Starkweather
Ans: d
71. The Prime Minister called ______ the President.
(a) at (b) on (c) of (d) With
Ans: b
72. They are organising an excursion. An excursion______. (Select the passive form)
(a) is organised (b) will be organised
(c) is being organized (d) may be organised
Ans: c
73. ______ you ring the bell, they won't open the door.
(a) If (b) Unless (c) Though (d) Till
Ans: b
74. Report : "Is your book on Shakespeare", he asked her
(a) He asked her if your book is on Shakespeare
(b) He asked her if her book was on Shakespeare
(c) He asked her if her book were on Shakespeare
(d) He told her if her book is on Shakespeare
Ans: b
75. The thief ______ into custody before he tried to escape.
(a) was taken (b) has been taken
(c) had been taken (d) had taken
Ans: c
76. The idiom 'steal the show' means:
(a) to act madly (b) at a short distance
(c) to get the attention (d) having no time
Ans: c
77. The opposite of 'valuable' is:
(a) invaluable (b) cheap (c) unvaluable (d) non - valuable
Ans: b
78. Have another cup of tea, _____?
(a) will you (b) have you (c) do you (d) haven't you
Ans: a
79. Synonym of 'Liberal' is:
(a) loving (b) tolerant (c) generous (d) gentle
Ans: c
80. He deals _____ Televisions.
(a) at (b) with (c) in (d) by
Ans: c
