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EXAM DATE:23-02-2008

1.The Author of’Prithvi Raj Raso’was:

A.Chandra Vardai

B.Gopal Nayak

C.Gorak Nath

D.Amir Khusrau

Ans:A

2.The first Carnatic war came to an end with the:

A.Treaty of Pondicherry

B.Treaty of Parts

C.Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle

D.Treaty of Srirangapatnam

Ans:C

3.Permanent land Revenue settlement was introduced in Bengal by:

A.Robert Clive

B.Warren Hastings

C.Lord Wellesley

D.Lord Cornwallis

Ans:D

4.’Doctrine of Lapse’was applied by:

A.Lord Wellesley

B.Lord Canning

C.Lord Dalhousie

D.Lord William Bentinck

Ans:C

5.Principles of Panchasheel were framed in:

A.Bandung

B.Hong Kong

C.Columbo

D.Moscow

Ans:A

6.The Author of ‘India Today’

A.Dadabhai Navaroji

B.Deenabandhu Mitra

C.R.P.Dutt

D.M.N.Roy

Ans:C

7.Local self Govt.in India,for the first time was introduced by

A.Lord Rippon

B.Lord Lytton

C.Lord Curzon

D.Lord Minto

Ans:A

8.The President of Pakistan who signed the Tashkent Agreement after the Indo-Pak War of 1965 was:

A.Yahya Khan

B.Ayub Khan

C.Zulfiker Ali Bhuto

D.Mujibur Rahman

Ans:B

9.The war between India and China took place in:
A.1960

B.1961

C.1962

D.1963

Ans:C

10.Tashkent –Pact was signed between:

A.Indira Gandhi and Mr.Bhuto

B.Nehru and Firoz Khan

C.Gulsarilal Nanda and Iskand Mirsa

D.Lal Bahadur Sastri and Ayub Khan

Ans:D

11.Mamamkam,the great ancient regional festival was held at:

A.Parappanadu

B.Thirunavai

C.Vettathunadu

D.Nedunganad

Ans:B

12.Kollam Era began

A.A.D.78

B.A.D.825

C.A.D.53

D.A.D.622

Ans:B

13.The longest river in Kerala

A.Bharathapuzha

B.Periyar

C.Chandragiripuzha

D.Pampa

Ans:B

14.Mixed colony system was introduced by:

A.Almeda

B.Albuquarq

C.Robert Clive

D.Carbral

Ans:C

15.Sathujana Paripalana Yogam was started by:

A.C.Kesavan

B.K.Kelappan

C.Ayyankali

D.Sree Narayana Guru

Ans:C

16.The first Chief Minister of Travancore popular ministry:

A.T.K.Narayanapillai

B.C.Kessavan

C.T.M.Varghese

D.Pattam Ranupillai

Ans:D

17.The temple entry proclamation was issued by:

A.Chithira Tirunal Balarama varma

B.Sreemulam Tirunal

C.Swathi Tirunal

D.Ayilam Tirunal

Ans:A

18.Malayalee Sabha  was organized by:

A.Barrister G.P.Pillai

B.Paramupillai

C.C.Krishna Pillai

D.Mannath Padmanabhan

Ans:C

19.Cochin State prajamandal was formed in:

A.6^th Jan.1935

B.16^th Jan.1941

C.12^th Aug.1945

D.7^th July 1946

Ans:B

20.Electricity Agitation of Cochin was against the decision of the Diwan:

A.Nanjappayyan

B.Sankara Warrier

C.Venkata Subbayya

D.Sir.R.K.Shanmukham Chetti

Ans:D

21.A Thermos falsk is polished well:

A.To make it more attractive

B.For shining

C.To absorb all radiation from outside

D.To reflect all radiation from outside

Ans:……………..

22.Co-efficient of thermal conductivity depends on:

A.Heat produced

B.Atmospheic pressure

C.Difference in temperature

D.Nature of material

Ans:D

23.A device used to detect heat radiation is known as:

A.Barometer

B.Thermo couple

C.Thermopile

D.Thermo electric generator

Ans:B

24.Which of the following is a compound ?

A.Milk

B.22 Carat gold

C.Steam

D.Diamond

Ans:C

25.Hardest naturally occurring substance:

A.Gold

B.Tungsten

C.Black diamond

D.Magnesium

Ans:C

26.A form of carbon used in Gas masks:

A.Activated charcoal

B.Wood charcoal

C.Sugar charcoal

D.Lamp black

Ans:A

27.The gas used in the Refrigerator is:

A.Argon

B.Krypton

C.Freon

D.Neon

Ans:C

28.Estimation of halogens in organic compound is done by:

A.Duna’s method

B.Messenger’s method

C.Carrius method

D.Kjeldahls’method

Ans:C

29.The metal which does not react with dilute sulphuric acid:

A.Iron

B.Tin

C.Magesium

D.Lead

Ans:D

30.In free state,hydrogen is present in:

A.Natural gas

B.Sun

C.Petroleum

D.Mineral salts

Ans:B

31.The disease caused by the deficiency of Vitamin A:

A.Xerophthalmia

B.Scurvy

C.Rickets

D.Beri beri

Ans:A

32.The insect which lays eggs in water is:

A.butterfly

B.Housefly

C.Sandfly

D.Dragonfly

Ans:D

33.The mosquito that spreads malaria in man is named:

A.Male anopheles

B.Female anopheles

C.Stagomia

D.Culex

Ans:B

34.Which is the function of the white  blood corpuscles?

A.To produce anti-toxin

B.To carry excretory material

C.To carry oxygen

D.To carry  microbes that causes disease

Ans:A

35.Which of the following process liberates energy?

A.Digestion

B.Respiration

C.Photosynthesis

D.Osmosis

Ans:C

36.During the solar eclipse,which of the following represents the relative position of the sun,moon and earth correctly:

A.The sun in between the earth and the moon

B.The moon in between the sun and the earth

C.The sun,moon and earth are not in a single line

D.The earth between the sun and the moon

Ans:B

37.A degree of Longitude has about the same length as a degree of latitude at:
A.Equator

B.Antartic circle

C.North pole

D.Tropical

Ans:A

38.The supersonic aircraft find it most convenient to fly in the :

A.Ionosphere

B.Mesosphere

C.Troposphere

D.Stratosphere

Ans:C

39.Seismograph is used to measure:

A.Atmospheric pressure

B.Earthquake

C.Rain

D.Storm

Ans:B

40.Which one among the following is known as ‘Pitsburg of India’?

A.jamshedpur

B.Rourkela

C.Baroda

D.Durgapur

Ans:A

41.The first political leader who got Nobel prize for literature:

A.Gorbanchev

B.Mahatma Gandhi

C.Winston Churchil

D.George Bush

Ans:C

42.The winner of Women’s Wimbledon Championship of 2007?

A.Maria Sharappova

B.Justine Henin

C.Bartholi Yelina Yancowich

D.Veenus Williams

Ans:D

43.Present secretary general of United Nations:

A.Kofi Annan

B.Banki-Moon

C.Kurtwaldaim

D.Butross Butrose Gail

Ans:B

44.Jim Corbett national Park is in:

A.Punjab

B.Orissa

C.West Bengal

D.Uttaranjal

Ans:D

45.The country used paper currency first in the world:

A.India

B.America

C.Russia

D.China

Ans:D

46.Father of cell phone:

A.Alexander Graham Bell

B.Martin Cooper

C.Samuel F.B.Morse

D.J.P.Reis

Ans:B

47.The modern quantity theory of money was developed by:

A.Milton Friedman

B.Walker

C.Schumpeter

D.Karl marx

Ans:A

48.Consumer Protection Act was enacted in the year:

A.1956

B.1976

C.1986

D.1996

Ans:C

49.National Flag of India was designed by:

A.B.R .Ambedkar

B.Jawaharlal Nehru

C.Mahatma Gandhi

D.Pingali Venkayya

Ans:D

50.Human Rights  day is observed all over the world every year on:

A.10^th December

B.25^th December

C.7^th November

D.24^th October

Ans:A

51.Gautama Buddha was born at:

A.Saranath

B.Rajagriha

C.Kusinagar

D.Lumbini

Ans:D

52.The Chera king known as’Red Chera’

A.Senkuttuvan

B.Karikala

C.Nedunjeraladan

D.Elara

Ans:A

53.Alexander the great defeated:

A.Ambhi

B.Selucus

C.Darius III

D.Porus

Ans:C and D

54.Indica was written by:

A.Asoka

B.Megasthenes

C.Chandragupta Maurya

D.Kautilya

Ans:B

55.The second Buddhist council was held at:

A.Vallabhi

B.Vaisali

C.Pataliputre

D.Rajagriha

Ans:B

56.Who is popularly known as the Indian Napolean?

A.Asoka

B.Samudragupta

C.Sreegupta

D.Chandragupta i

Ans:B

57.Last king of the Kakatiya dynasty:

A.Prataparudra II

B.Rudramadevi

C.Mahadeva

D.Ganapatideva

Ans:A

58.In the second battle of Tarrain in 1192,Mohammed Gori defeated:

A.harsha

B.Pulakesin II

C.Prithviraj Chauhan

D.Mohammed Gazni

Ans:C

59.The king on the throne of Vijayanagar at the time of the battle of Talikota:

A.Krishnadevaraya

B.Sadasivaraya

C.Achutadevaraya

D.Ramaraya

Ans:D

60.Quib-ud-din Aibek built the Quwaat-ul-Islam mosquet to commemorate his capture of:

A.Aligarh

B.Ajmer

C.Delhi

D.Kanauj

Ans:C

61.The wiset fool of medieval India is:

A.Giasuddin Balben

B.Alauddin Khilji

C.FIroz Shah Tughlaq

Ans:D

62.”Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi’was written by:

A.Al-Biruni

B.Ziaudin Barani

C.Firoz Shah Tughlaq

D.Abul Fazal

Ans:B

63.Ibn Batuta,the famous Arab Scholar visited India during the reign of:

A.Akbar

B.Alauddin khilji

C.Qutb-ud-din Aibek

D.Mohammed bin Tughlaq

Ans:D

64.’Purana Qila’in Delhi was build by:

A.Humayun

B.Qutb-ud-din Aibek

C.Shajahan

D.Shersha

Ans:D

65.’Ashtapratan’was the council of Ministers of:

A.Delhi Sultans

B.Mughals

C.Marathas

D.Vijayanagar rulers

Ans:C

66.’Zapti’is the land revenue system introduced by:

A.Shersha

B.Akbar

C.jahangir

D.Aurangazeb

Ans:B

67.Jahangir the Mughal ruler murdered the Sikh Guru:

A.Guru Tegh bahadur

B.Guru Arjun Singh

C.Guru Hare Rai

D.Guru Hare Govind

Ans:B

68.The Mughal Gardens-Shalimar and Nishad in Srinagar built by:

A.Shajahan

B.Aurangazeb

C.Jahangir

D.Akbar

Ans:C

69.Ustad Isa was the Architect of:

A.Peter Mosque

B.Jamma Masjid

C.Red Fort

D.Taj Mahal

Ans:D

70.Hariharan and Bukka laid the foundation of:

A.Hoysala empire

B.Kakatiya empire

C.Vijayanagar empire

D.Yadava kingdom

Ans:C

71.If the driver…………….the brake,the car would have hit the old man

A.Did not apply

B.has not applied

C.Had applied

D.Had not applied

Ans:D

72.There weren’t any hotels nearby,……………..?

A,Were they

B.Was there

C.Were there

D.Wasn’t it

Ans:C

73.It was with great difficulty he gained entry to the auditorium,but he made a sudden…………..

A.Exit

B.Departure

C.Arrival

D.Passage

Ans:A

74.The thieves not only robbed the travelers………….,beat them up

A.But

B.And

C.Also

D.But also

Ans:D

75.I……….him the truth,If I were you

A.Will tell

B.Would tell

C.Told

D.Shall tell

Ans:B

76.Would you mind………….the door?

A.To shut

B.To have shut

C.Shut

D.Shutting

Ans:D

77.I wish he……….settle the issue soon

A.Will

B.Would

C.Shall

D.may

Ans:B

78.The approximate meaning of run-of –the mill’

A.Running a mill

B.Exciting

C.Very important

D.Ordinary

Ans:D

79.Midhun said’Do you enjoy cricket’?

(Change into indirect speech)

A.Midhun asked me if I enjoyed cricket

B.Midhun asked me if I enjoy cricket

C.Midhun asked me if I did not enjoy cricket

D.Midhun asked me if I had enjoyed cricket

Ans:A

80.One must always be careful in…………dealings with others

A.His

B.Their

C.One’s

D.Our

Ans:C

81.Rahul is very rich.He can buy a car(Combine using’enough’)

A.Rahul is rich enough to buy a car

B.Rahul is enough rich to buy a car

C.Rahul is enough rich and he can buy a car

D.Rahul is very rich enough to buy a car

Ans:A

82.Meaning of the Phrase’Ad hoe’

A.Permanent

B.Initial

C.Formed for some special purpose

D.Substitute

Ans:C

83.Everyone looked up to him(Change into passive voice)

A.He was looked up to by everyone

B.He is looked up to by everyone

C.He is being looked up to by everyone

D.He was being looked up to by everyone

Ans:A

84.This juice is made………….fresh oranges

A.Of

B.By

C.With

D.From

Ans:D

85.Our Chief Minister is a person of long experience in politics(use one word for the words underlined)

A.Expert

B.Leader

C.Veteran

D.Master

Ans:C

86.The mis-spelt word among the following words Synonym,Synagogue,Symposiam,Symptom

A.Synagogue

B.Symposiam

C.Symptom

D.Synonym

Ans:B

87.When the police interrogated the thief, he made a clean breast of everything(Meaning of the idiom underlined)

A.Pleaded innocent

B.Denied

C.Confessed

D.Contradicted

Ans:C

88.It is five years…………..I retired

A.After

B.When

C.From

D.Since

Ans:D

89.The bundle is so heavy that I cannot lift it(Use ‘too’instead of’so that’)

A.The bundle is too heavy for me to lift

B.The bundle is too heavy that I cannot lift it.

C.The bundle is too heavy not to lift it.

D.The bundle is too heavy that I can lift it.

Ans:A

90.The word which is nearest in meaning to the word ‘profound’?

A.Mysterious

B.Profitable

C.Deep

D.Complex

Ans:C

91.The government has decided to …….all unauthorized buildings

A.Pull up

B.Pull down

C.Pull off

D.Pull through

Ans:B

92…………….you apologize,he won’t forgive you

A.If

B.Till

C.until

D.unless

Ans:D

93.The mother was well as her three children ………….taken to the hospital

A.Was

B.Were

C.Have been

D.Were being

Ans:A

94.The old man was too weak to travel …………..himself

A.For

B.On

C.With

D.By

Ans:D

95.Roshan was so absorbed …………..his work that he didn’t even raise his head.

A.On

B.At

C.In

D.By

Ans:C

96.It…………heavily when I woke up yesterday

A.Is raining

B.Was raining

C.Has been raining

D.Had been raining
Ans:B

97.Mahatma Gandhi appealed to the people to…………the cruelties of British  authorities.

A.Put out

B.Put up with

C.Put off

D.put down

Ans:B

98.Opposite of the word’rigid’

A.Flexible

B.Rough

C.Smooth

D.Soft

Ans:A

99.Few students knew the answer……………..?

A.didn’t they

B.did they

C.aren’t they

D.isn’t it

Ans:B

100.The word which is nearest in meaning to the word economical

A.Extravagant

B.Wealthy

C.Thrifty

D.Lavish

Ans:C