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EXAM DATE:26-10-2013
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1.Arun buys an article for Rs.1,00,000 and sells it to Arjun at 20% profit which Arjun sells to Amar at 15 % profit.If Amar sells it to Arya at 10% loss,for how much does Amar seel the article to Arya?

A.Rs.90,000

B.Rs.1,24,000

C.Rs .1,15,000

D.Rs.1,24,200

Ans:D

2.The average height of a group of five students was 165 cm.One student of height 160 cm left the group.After two years,the height of the remaining students increase by 2 cm,3 cm,2 cm and 4 cm.The new mean height is

A.135.2 cm

B.169 cm

C.169.5 cm

D.160 cm

Ans:B

3.The volume of the largest cone that can be carved out of a cylinder of base radius 6 cm and height 14 cm is

A.528 sqcm

B.1584 sqcm

C.792 sqcm

D.198 sqcm

Ans:A

4.In a journey of 300 km, a train slowed down its speed by 50km/hr due to bad weather and took one hour more to complete the journey.The original speed of the train was

A.100 Km/hr

B.125 Km/hr

C.200 Km/hr

D.150 Km/hr

Ans:D

5.An old man goes to market at a speed of 4Km/hr and returns along the same way at a speed of 2 Kmhr.His average speed is

A.3 Km/hr

B.3/8

C.8/3 Km/hr

D.Square root of 8 Km/hr

Ans:C

6.Two taps can fill a tank in 10 and 12 minutes respectively and  a third tap can empty it in 15 minutes.If all the three taps are opened at the same time,in how much time the tank will be filled?

A.7/60 minutes

B.30/7 minutes

C.60/7 minutes

D.7/30 Minutes

Ans:C

7.The product of two prime numbers is 35.Their LCM is

A.7

B.5

C.35

D.1

Ans:C

8.54,45 and 33 litres of milk are to be measured.What should be the capacity of the measuring jar which will do this in minimum time?

A.3 litres

B.1 litre

C.9 litre

D.11 litres

Ans:A

9.The value of 1/(3 x 5)+1/(5 x 7)+1/(7 x 9)+1/(9 x 11) is

A.4/99

B.4/11

C.1/45

D.4/33

Ans:D

10.In a mixture of 60 litres,the ratio of apple juice to water is 2:13.The amount of apple juice to be added to this mixture to make the ratio 1:2 is

A.23 litres

B.18 litres

C.13 litres

D.8 litres
Ans:B

11.Find the odd man out in the sequence 396,462,572,427,671,264

A.396

B.427

C.371

D.264

Ans:B

12.A tank can be filled in 10 hours but it takes 12 hours due to a leak in its bottom.If the tank is full,then the time that the leak will take to empty it is

A.45

B.60

C.72

D.75

Ans:B

13.At a party,everybody shakes hands with each other once.There  are 45 handshakes.How many people are there at the party?

A.9

B.10

C.11

D.12

Ans:B

14.In the following list of numbers ,how many time does 8 come just after 6 when 6 comes just after an odd number?

6325687253494236844576842396868

A.2

B.3

C.4

D.5

Ans:C

15.A student is ranked 15^th from right and 10^th from left .How many students are there in total?

A.25

B.23

C.22

D.24

Ans:D

16.Poles:Magnet::?:Battery

A.Energy

B.Power

C.Terminals

D.Cells

Ans:C

17.Find the missing term from the given alternatives

AY,FU,KQ,?,UI

A.PL

B.OM

C.PM

D.MP

Ans:C

18.If 6 women or 8 girls can do  a work in 85 days.In how many days can 9 women and 5 girls can do the same work?

A.35 days

B.40 days

C.45 days

D.50 days

Ans:B

19.A certain code,EDUCATION is written as OPJUBDVEF.How is COMPUTERS written in the same code?

A.TSFUVQNPD

B.TSGVUQNDP

C.STFVUPNDQ

D.STGUVPDNQ

Ans:A

20.If the first day of the year 1991 was Tuesday,what day of the week must have been on 1^st January,1998?

A.Monday

B.Wednesday

C.Tuesday

D.Thursday

Ans:D

21.Flesh eating animals are called

A.Herbivorous

B.Omnivorous

C.Carnivorous

D.Parasites

Ans:C

22.Water soluble vitamin:

A.B

B.A

C.D

D.K

Ans:A

23.What is the unit of heat?

A.Ohm

B.Angsform

C.Calorie

D.Newton

Ans:C

24.What is the full form of LASER?

A.Radio Detection and Ranging

B.Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

C.Sonar Detection and Ranging

D.Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

Ans:B

25.Apparent change in the frequency of sound:

A.Doppler effect

B.Piezoelectric effect

C.Photoelectric effect

D.Bernoulli’s effect

Ans:A

26.In which state the Kudamgulam nuclear power plants situated?

A.Andhra Pradesh

B.Maharashtra

C.Goa

D.Tamil Nadu

Ans:D

27.Solar cells are usually made from:

A.Sulphur

B.Silicon

C.Sodium

D.Strontium

Ans:B

28.Who discovered neutron?

A.J.J.Thomson

B.Rutherford

C.James Chadwick

D.John Dalton

Ans:C

29.What is the study of poisons called?

A.Toxicology

B.Telecology

C.Ecology

D.Ecology

Ans:A

30.Which planet is known as red planet?

A.Venus

B.Jupiter

C.Pluto

D.Mars

Ans:D

31.Who won the 12^th Asian Rifle Shooting Championship in Doha in January 2012?

A.Gagan Narang

B.Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

C.Abhinav Bindra

D.Anjali Bhagavat

Ans:C

32.Russia became a member of which of the following organization after 18 years of negotiation in 2012?

A.WTO

B.OPEC

C.UN Security

D.G20

Ans:A

33.In which event Yisling of China took the first Gold Medal in London Olympics 2012?

A.Archery

B.Badminton

C.Boxing

D.Air Rifle

Ans:D

34.2012 Ramon Magsaysay Award winner Mr.Romulo Davide is from which country?

A.Cambodia

B.Philippines

C.Taiwan

D.Romania

Ans:B

35.Fifty Seventh National School Athletic Championship 2012 was conducted at which place?

A.Ludhiana

B.Ambala

C.Meerut

D.Jabalpur

Ans:A

36.India US Education Summit 2012 is conducted at:

A.Mexico

B.Ontario

C.Columbia

D.Washington

Ans:D

37.Who won the Grammy Lifetime Achievement

Award 2012 posthumously along with Pandit Ravi Shankar and Lightin Hopkins?

A.Glen Gould

B.Gail Dolgin

C.Heath Ledger

D.Sydney Pollack

Ans:A

38.Which US Company became the first commercial outfit to launch its own craft towards the international space station?

A.Lexmark

B.Blue Origin

C.Space X

D.MSNBC

Ans:C

39.Name the person who got second consecutive term as Vice President in India:

A.Dr.Sankar Dayal Sharma

B.Hamid Ansari

C.Dr.Zakir Hussain

D.R.Venkataraman

Ans:B

40.Name the political parties in Kerala which abstained from presidential Election 2012:

A.Communist Party of India and Kerala Congress

B.Communist Party of India and the Revolutionary Socialist Party

C.Revolutionary Socialist Party and IUML

D.Revolutionary Socialist Party and NCP

Ans:B

41.INA came into existence in 1943 in:

A.Singapore

B.Burma

C.India

D.Japan

Ans:A

42.Whose draft of Quit India Resolution was accepted by the working committee of Congress?

A.Subhash Chandra Bose

B.Nehru

C.Mahatma Gandhi

D.Patel
Ans:B

43.’Operation Thunderbolt’undertook by the British to arrest the leader of:

A.Indian National Army

B.Indian National Congress

C.Quit India Movement

D.Extremiest Revolutionaries

Ans:C

44.First Woman President of Indian National Congress:

A.Sarojini Naidu

B.Annie Besant

C.Madam Cama

D.Sucheta Kripalani

Ans:B

45.Regulating Act introduced in:

A.1774

B.1775

C.1876

D.1773

Ans:D

46.Dinabandhu Sarvajanik Sabha was founded by:

A.Jyothiba Phule

B.B.R.Ambedkar

C.Ram Mohan Roy

D.Vinobha Bhave
Ans:A

47.Permanent settlement introduced by:

A.Lord Dalhousie
B.Lord Cornwallis

C.Lord Dufferin

D.Lord Canning

Ans:B

48.’YOUNG INDIA’as a weekly was first started by:

A.Congress party

B.Swaraj party

C.Home rule party

D.Tilak

Ans:C

49.’Indian wins freedom’written by:

A.Subhash Chandra Bose

B.Gandhiji

C.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam

D.Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Ans:D

50.Bardoli satyagraha took place in which part of India?

A.Gujarat

B.Bihar

C.Poona

D.Calcutta

Ans:A

51.Name the guru of Bodheswaran:

A.Gopal Krishna Gokhale

B.Sree Narayana Guru

C.Chattampi Swamikal

D.Lord Buddha

Ans:C

52.In which year Kuriakose Elias Chavara died?

A.1871

B.1873

C.1874

D.1881

Ans:A

53.Who is known as the Father of Muslim Renaissance?

A.Abdul Khader

B.Vakkom Moulavi

C.Muhammed Ali Jinnah

D.Muhammed Ghori

Ans:B

54.Name the person who founded the Ananda Maha Sabha:

A.Swami Dayanand

B.Swami Vivekananda

C.Brahmananda  Swami Siva Yogi

D.Swami Vidhya Sagar

Ans:C

55.Who was the author of the play Adukkalayil Ninnu Arangathekku?

A.S.K.Pottacadu

B.Rama Nad

C.Taraknath Das

D.V.T.Bhattathirippad

Ans:D

56.Name the person associated with Dharma Yukham?

A.Swami Vivekanada

B.Ayya Vaikundar

C.Jyotiaro Phule

D.Thucaud Ayya

Ans:B

57.The name associated with Vimochana Samaram?

A.K.P.S.Menon

B.Mannathu Padmanabhan

C.Aurobindo

D.Kirthi Varman

Ans:B

58.Another name for the Sadhujana Paripalana Sangham:

A.Association for the Welfare of the Poor

B.Association for the Welfare of the Backward

C.Association for the Welfare of the Destitute

D.Association for the Welfare of the Black

Ans:A

59.In which year Poikayil Johannan was nominated to Sree Moolam Praja Sabha?
A.1932

B.1931

C.1924

D.1927

Ans:B

60.Who was the founder of the Greator Ezhava Association?

A.K.Kesavan

B.Sree Narayana Guru

C.K.Kelappan

D.Dr.Palpu

Ans:D

61.According to Article 79 of the Constitution of India,the Parliament consists od:

A.President of India,Prime Minister,Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha

B.Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha

C.President of India,Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha
D.None of the above

Ans:C

62.The National Human Rights Commission came into being in:

A.October 1993

B.September 1993

C.March 1997

D.September 2007

Ans:A

63.Right to Education is given under which article of the Indian Constitution?

A.19

B.20

C.21

D.22

Ans:C

64.The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is appointed by:

A.The President of India

B.The Prime Minister of India

C.The Chief Election Commissioner

D.The Chief Justice of India

Ans:A

65.The words”SOCIALIST SECULAR”were added to the Preamble of the Indian Constitution by which Constitutional Amendment?

A.24^th

B.42^nd

C.48^th

D.84^th

Ans:B

66.The number of Union Territories in India is:

A.28.

B.27

C.7

D.9

Ans:C

67.Part IV of the Indian Constitution deals with:

A.Fundamental Rights

B.Directive Principles of State Policy

C.Fundamental Duties

D.Centre State Relations

Ans:B

68.Name the First Chairperson of Rajya Sabha:
A.S.Radhakrishnan

B.Zakir Hussain

C.V.V.Giri

D.Rajendra Prasad

Ans:A

69.The National Commission for Wome was set up as a statutory body in the year:

A.1980

B.1982

C.1992

D.2000

Ans:C

70.Who among the following can seek information under Right to Information Act of 2005?

A.A group of persons

B.An individual citizen

C.A registered company

D.All the above

Ans:D

71.Which is the right spelling?

A.Suprandent

B.Superintendent

C.Suprand

D.Superentendent

Ans:B

72.Use the correct phrase:

Every citizen should abide……………….the laws of the State.

A.Union

B.With

C.By

D.Up

Ans:C

73.Change the sentence into passive voice:

Prepare yourself for the best?

A.Be ready to prepare for the best

B.Be prepared for the best

C.You should prepare for the best

D.We should prepare for the best

Ans:B

74.Change into indirect speech:

He said:”Please let me go”

A.He requested them to let him go

B.He said that he should go

C.He wanted to let him go with permission

D.He asked them to release him to go

Ans:A

75.Fill in the blank with the correct expression:

Manufactures often sacrifice quality--------------

A.In order to gain more money for business

B.In place to collect and earn money

C.To collect big amount of money

D.For a large profit margin

Ans:A

76.Which part of the  sentence is not correct?

A.There was

B.A very interesting news

C.On the television in this

D.Morning about a land slide

Ans:B

77.Use the correct article:

--------------------airport building where journey begin and end is a terminal

A.The

B.In

C.An

D.Of

Ans:C

78.Use the correct tense of the verb:

The Sun ------------------in the East

A.Rises

B.Is raising

C.Have been rising

D.Is being raised

Ans:A

79.Which is the opposite word of postponed?

A.Preponed

B.Earlied

C.Depond

D.Advanced

Ans:D

80.Choose the suitable one word for the underlined word”

Ravi Varma was a well known Indian painter.

A.Artistic

B.Naturalistic

C.Multi coloured

D.Celebrated

Ans:D

81.Honey tastes sweet,------------------?

A.Hasn’t it

B.Doesn’t it

C.Didn’t it

D.Isn’t it

Ans:B

In which part of the sentence(Q.No.82 & 83)is the mistake?

82.(a)Everyone

(b)have

(c)the right

(d)to vote

Ans:B

83.(a)I have returned

(b)all the books

(c)to the library

(d)Yesterday

Ans:A

84.What is the passive from of:Rash driving causes many accidents?

A.Many accidents were caused by rash driving

B.Many accidents being caused by rash driving

C.Many accidents was caused by rash driving

D.Rash driving caused many accidents

Ans:B

85.Report:”Why are you late”?he asked me

A.He asked me if I was late

B.He asked me why I was late?

C.He asked me if I am late

D.He asked me why are you late

Ans:B

86.He proved his------------------by facing the situation with tact and confidence

A.Metal

B.Mind

C.Mettle

D.Measure

Ans:C

87.Age and experience --------------------wisdom to man

A.Bring

B.Has bring

C.Brings

D.Have bring

Ans:C

88.He searched the room -----------his laptop.

A.About

B.For

C.In

D.Into

Ans:B

89.The interview will be held between 10.A.M.--------------------1P.M.

A.To

B.Till

C.Upto

D.And

Ans:A

90.His name is the ---------------in the list

A.Last

B.Late

C.Lastest

D.Latest

Ans:D

91.Amount of data that can be transferred per unit of time is known as:

A.Data bus

B.Bandwidth

C.Word length

D.Data buffer

Ans:B

92.Which among the following is not a system software?

A.Operating System

B.Compiler

C.Utility

D.Database Software

Ans:D

93.Process of loading operating system into the primary memory is known as

A.Switching

B.Pipelining

C.Booting

D.Compiling

Ans:C

94.Which is not a component of the database?

A.Field

B.Record

C.File

D.Buffer

Ans:D

95.Primary source of Cyber Law in India is:

A.IT Act 2000

B.IT Act 2003

C.IT Act 2004

D.IT Act 2006

Ans:A

96.--------------------------is used to authenticate electronic records.

A.Electric card

B.Electronic mail

C.Electronic commerce

D.Electronic signature

Ans:D

97.Which among the following is an output device?

A.Digital camera

B.Bar code reader

C.Plotter

D.Touch screen

Ans:C

98.----------------is private computer network owned by a company or an organization and is accessible only to its employees.

A.lnternet

B.Intranet

C.Local Area Network

D.Wide Area Network

Ans:C

99.An Online discussion group of people who share a common interest”

A.News group

B.Chat group

C.Software group

D.Online group

Ans:D

100.Which is not a property of the primary memory of a computer

A.Volatile

B.Limited Capacity

C.Lower Cost

D.Fast Access

Ans:C