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EXAM DATE:23-04-2016

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1.’Life itself,its origin and nature’is a scientific book written by

A.Robert Cock

B.Alexander Flemming

C.Francis Krik*

D.Karl Worn Frish

Ans:C

2.Columbidae colombiformes is a scientific name of

A.Owl

B.Pigeon*

C.Eagle

D.Duck

Ans:B

3.Who was called the father of Taxonomy?

A.Paul Ehrlich

B.Joseph Lister

C.Marcello Malpiji

D.Carl Linius*

Ans:D

4.Allpicha Mollakka is a character of the Malayalam Novel of

A.Khasakkinte Ithihasam*

B.Marubhumikal Undakunnathu

C.Daivathinte Vikrithikal

D.Iruttinte Athmavu

Ans:A

5.Hagupit,the most dangerous tropical cyclone affected the country in 2014

A.U.S.A

B.Australia

C.South Korea

D.Philippines*

Ans:D

6.Who is the Present Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker of India?

A.Karia Munda

B.Sumitra Mahajan

C.M.Thambidurai*

D.P.M.Sayeed

Ans:C

7.Which Constitution Amendments provides for the formation of National Judicial Appointment Commission in 2013?

A.94

B.98

C.96

D.92

Ans:----

8.Headquarters of Medicins Sans Frontieres(MSF),an International Humanitarian Aid Non Governmental Organization

A.Newyork

B.Paris

C.London

D.Geneva*

Ans:D

9.The famous painting’Relief of Lucknow’painted by

A.Thomas Johnes Berker*

B.Joseph Noyal

C.Patton

D.Miss Wheeler

Ans:A

10.The name of 24 hour classical music both Carnatic and Hindustani audio channel launched by All India Radio recently

A.Ganam

B.Thalam

C.Raagam*

D.None of these

Ans:C

11.Jean Dreze,the Belgian Economist is associated with the programme of

A.Indira Awas Yojana

B.Jawaharlal Rosgar Yojana

C.Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme*

D.Prime Ministers Rosgar Yojana

Ans:C

12.The Queen’s Step well,a monument in medieval India constructed by Udayamathi for the memory of her husband Bimdev.It discovered by Archaeological Survey of India in

A.1966

B.1980*

C.2000

D.2016

Ans:B

13.Which among the Indian state formed on 1^st May 1960?

A.Maharashtra*

B.Haryana
C.Karnataka

D.Madhya Pradesh

Ans:A

14.Bernama is the National News Agency of

A.South Korea

B.Iran

C.Sri Lanka

D.Malaysia*

Ans:D

15.Hugo Divries published the Mutation Theory in

A.1935

B.1848

C.1901*

D.None of these

Ans:C

16.The famous Merdekka Stadium or Independence Stadium situated in

A.Bhutan

B.Vietnam

C.South Korea

D.Malaysia*

Ans:D

17.The train Mythri Express or Moitree Express runs between

A.Attari-Waga

B.Jaipur-Karachi

C.Calcutta-Dhakka*

D.None of these

Ans:C

18.US Military operation against the Islamic State of Iraql and Levant(ISIL)is known as

A.Operation Iraqi Freedom

B.Operation Inherent Resolve*

C.Operation Air Born Dragon

D.Operation Soda Mountain

Ans:B

19.Who did Patronize and protect Sanchi Stupa?

A.Shajahan Begum

B.HHColl*

C.Fergusan

D.Ashoka

Ans:B

20.United Nations International Female Peacekeeper Award winner of 2014

A.Nadia

B.Sakthi Devi*
C.Kiran Bedi

D.None of these

Ans:B

21.Who is the Chancellor of the National University of Advanced Legal Studies of Kerala(NUALS)?

A.Governor

B.Education Minister

C.Chief Minister

D.Chief Justice of High Court*

Ans:D

22.Lord Mayo,the British Viceroy of India was assassinated by Shere Ali in 1872 at

A.Bombay

B.Lahore

C.Port Blair*

D.Calcutta

Ans:C

23.Who  criticized the Catherine Mayo’s work Mother India as “report of a drain inspector sent out with the one purpose of opening and examining the drains of the country to be reported upon”?

A.Motilal Nehru

B.Gandhiji*

C.Jawaharlal Nehru

D.Balagangadhara Tilak

Ans:B

24.The following are the Presidents of Indian National Congress except

A.Nellie Sen Gupta

B.Sarojini Naidu

C.Annie Besant

D.None of these*

Ans:D

25.The National fruit of Pakistan is

A.Mango*

B.Pineapple

C.Banana

D.Apple

Ans:A

26.The first Bank in India got ISO certificate

A.State Bank of India

B.Bank of Baroda

C.Canara Bank*

D.Axis Bank

Ans:C

27.Which is the largest Women Empowering Project in kerala?

A.Mahila Samriddhi Yojana

B.Kudumbasree*

C.Ashraya

D.None of these

Ans:B

28.Which is the Headquarters of the Central Institute of Agriculture Engineering?

A.Ahmedabad

B.Bhuvaneshwar

C.Bhopal*

D.Simla

Ans:C

29.The first planet to be discovered with a telescope was

A.Uranus*

B.Pluto

C.Neptune

D.Mars

Ans:A

30.”Navodhanathinte Suryathejus”is the biography of

A.Kurumban Daivathan

B.Pandit Karuppan*

C.Thycaud Ayya

D.None of these

Ans:B

31.Which organization raised slogan”Land to Tillers”?

A.Socialist Party

B.Boodhan Movement

C.Abhinav Bharath

D.All India Kisan Sabha*

Ans:D

32.The northern most river in Kerala is

A.Manjeswaram Puzha*

B.Kanjirapuzha

C.Kunthipuzha

D.Bharathapuzha

Ans:A

33.”A heart shaped lake”is one of the major tourist attractive place in Kerala.It situated in

A.Thenmala

B.Iravikulam

C.Meppady*

D.Wagmann

Ans:C

34.The helpdesk and short stay homes project of Kudumbasree Mission launched in 2013 titled as

A.Snehitha*

B.Nirbhaya

C.Snehasparsam

D.Thalolam

Ans:A

35.Who inaugurated the First Mega Food Park in Jharkhand on 15^th Feb 2016?

A.H.Ananthakumar

B.Harsimrat Kaur Badal*

C.AnandGeethe

D.Narendra Singh Thomar

Ans:B

36.The World Radio Day is observed on

A.August 20

B.February 12

C.April26

D.February 13*

Ans:D

37.Which country will host the FINA World Aquatics Championship 2017?

A.Japan

B.Hungary*

C.Doha

D.Spain

Ans:B

38.Which state in India celebrate the ‘Raja Rani Musical Festival’?

A.Jammu and Kashmir

B.Orissa*

C.Mizoram

D.Nagaland

Ans:B

39.Which is the first fully Solar Powered Educational Institute in India?

A.Sir Aurobindo International Centre for Education*

B.Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology

C.All India Institute  of Medical Science

D.None of these

Ans:A

40.Who scores 1000 runs in HT Banduri Cup Inter School Cricket Tournament conducted by Mumbai Cricket Association?

A.Prithvi Shaw

B.Sarfaraz Khan

C.Arman Jaffer

D.Pranav Dhanawade*

Ans:D

41.The first royal order issued by Rani Gowri Lakshmibai to abolish slave trade in Travancore on

A.5^th Dec.1812*

B.5^th Nov.1812

C.25^th Dec.1812

D.25^th Nov.1812

Ans:A

42.In the Census of 2011 the female literacy rate in Kerala

A.87.72

B.94.01

C.96.11

D.92.07*

Ans:D

43.Athula’s Mushakavamsakavya is a semi legendary accounts of the rulers of

A.Ays

B.Kolathunadu

C.Ezhimala*

D.Perumals

Ans:C

44.Tharisapally Copper plate is considered as the first dated inscriptions in Kerala epigraphy.It was issued by Ayyanadikal Thiruvadikal in

A.1000 A.D

B.849 A.D.*
C.1225 A.D.

D.None of these

Ans:B

45.The Danish fort ‘Dansborg’constructed in 1620 at

A.Serampur

B.Tranquebar*

C.Mahe

D.Daman

Ans:B

46.In which state Amul launches country’s first milk ATM on 24^th Jan.2014?

A.Kerala

B.Tamil Nadu

C.Gujarath*

D.Haryana

Ans:C

47.Who among the following are not the Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission of India?

A.Ranganath Misra

B.M.N.Venkita Chellah

C.J.S.Varma

D.None of these*

Ans:D

48.Right to Information Act passed by the Parliament in 2005.It came into force on

A.15^th June 2005

B.12^th Oct 2005*

C.22^nd June 2005

D.15^th Nov.2005

Ans:B

49.Worlds largest concentrated solar power plant opened on 4^th Feb 2016 in

A.Morocco*

B.Brazil

C.France

D.Japan

Ans:A

50.In which state in India the tribal festival ‘Medaram Jatara’is celebrated?

A.Orissa

B.Gujarath

C.Telengana*

D.Tamil Nadu

Ans:C

51.A person who works for the good of others:

A.Egoist

B.Altruist*

C.Antagonist

D.Anarchist

Ans:B

52.My brother lives in Europe.So I see him once in once in a blue moon.The underlined pharase means

A.Often

B.Everyday

C.Not at all

D.Very rarely*

Ans:D

53.The opposite of ‘decline’ is

A.Refuse

B.Agree

C.Accept*

D.Syncline

Ans:C

54.Yasin----on his journey last Friday

A.Set out*

B.Set in

C.Set up

D.Set down

Ans:A

55.They rarely speak English,----------

A.A didn’t they?

B.Did they?
C.Do they?

D.Don’t they?*

Ans:D

56.---------I would have bought a Ferrari

A.If I had enough money*

B.If I had had enough money

C.If I would have enough money

D.If I would had enough money

Ans:A

57.None of the students----------their assignments

A.Had done*

B.Does do

C.Have done?

D.Was done

Ans:A

58.Find out the wrongly spelt word

A.Camouflage

B.Guillotine

C.Jewelry

D.Etiquete*

Ans:D

59.Does her name begin with-----------‘F’?

A.a

B.the

C.an*

D.None of these

Ans:C

60.Lata has trouble ------------remembering people’s names.

A.With*

B.To

C.For

D.On

Ans:A

61.A man travels 4 km to the North and turns East and travels 7 km.Then he turns North and travels 1 km and again turns to East and travels 5 km.How far is he from the starting point?

A.17

B.10

C.13*

D.12

Ans:C

62.What is the angle subtended by minute hand of a clock at its centre when it runs from 10.10 am to 10.30 am?

A.60⁰

B.120⁰*

C.90⁰

D.20⁰

Ans:B

63.How many days are there between 21-2-2012 and 8.03.2012?

A.16

B.15*

C.12

D.14

Ans:B

64.In a class A ranks seventh.Rank of  B is sixth form the last.If C is fourth after A and just in middle of A and B,how many students are there in class?

A.20*

B.24

C.18

D.22

Ans:A

65.If’ SISTER’is related to’QGQRCP’in the same way as’Brother’is related to

A.ZPNRFCP

B.ASPUFFS
C.ZPMRFCP*

D.APMUFCP

Ans:C

66.Find odd one out

A.Circle

B.Point*

C.Square

D.Line

Ans:B

67.If ‘CAT’ is coded as 48,’DOG’is coded as 52,then code for’COW’is

A.82*

B.60

C.41

D.56

Ans:A

68.Pointing to a man Geetha said,’he is the son of my grandfather’s only son’.How is Geetha related to that man?

A.Brother*

B.Aunt

C.Mother

D.Sister

Ans:A

69.24-6x3-18/6

A.3*

B.6

C.2

D.1

Ans:A

70.3 1/2+4 1/3-5 1/5

A.3 1/30

B.2 1/5

C.2 19/30*

D.3 ½

Ans:C

71.56% of 9+44% of 4=x% of 34,then value of x is

A.100

B.20*

C.10

D.50

Ans:B

72. A loss of 20% was suffered by selling a watch for Rs.560.If it was sold for Rs.805 what was the profit percent?

A.20

B.10

C.5

D.15*

Ans:D

73.(0.01)² is equal to

A.0.0001*

B.0.010

C.0.0101

D.0.001

Ans:A

74.Perimeter of a rectangle is 90 cm.One side is 20 cm.What is its area in square cm?

A.400

B.600

C.500*

D.200

Ans:C

75.If ‘CHAIR’is coded as 381918 how will you code ‘TABLE’?

A.201125

B.2112115

C.2012125*

D.2112115

Ans:C

76.If+ means division,division means -,- means x and x means +,then 38 x6+4/6-2 is

A.28

B.55

C.14

D.30*

Ans:D

77.5:8=x:24,then value of x is

A.12

B.15*

C.10

D.16

Ans:B

78.A car is running at a speed of 45 km/hr for 3 hours.Then it runs at a speed of 55 km/hr for 6 hours.What is the average speed of car?

A.51 2/9

B.51 1/3*

C.51

D.51 2/3

Ans:B

79.5 men and 8 women can finish a job in 10 days.While 3 men and 7 women can finish it in 12 days.In how many days can 11 men finish it?

A.30*

B.10

C.20

D.12

Ans:A

80.Average age of 7 girls is 12.When age of a boy is included the average becomes 13 years.Find the age of boy

A.15

B.18

C.16

D.20*

Ans:D

81.Endemic plants are defined as the plants growing in

A.Tissue of other plants

B.Shady places

C.Fresh water lakes

D.Geographically limited areas*

Ans:D

82.Rhinos are exploited for its
A.Tusks

B.Bones

C.Horn*

D.Skin

Ans:C

83.Fall of a Sparrow is the autobiography of

A.Salim Ali*

B.Romulus Gandhi

C.Maneka Bahuguna

D.Sunderlal Bahuguna

Ans:A

84.The National Park declared for the protection of Nilgiri Tahr

A.Silent Valley National Park

B.Eravikulam National Park*

C.Pambadum Shola National Park

D.Anamudi  Shola National Park

Ans:B

85.The adaptation sunken stomata are found in

A.Xerophytes*

B.Mesophytes

C.Hydrophytes

D.Halophytes

Ans:A

86.The plant community that grow in a marshy saline habitat are called

A.Xerophytes

B.Hydrophytes

C.Mesophytes

D.Mangroves*

Ans:D

87.The ecologically odd one among the plant listed

A.Euphorbia

B.Aloe

C.Acacia

D.Rhizophora*

Ans:D

88.The abbreviation MAB stands for

A.Mammals and Biosphere Programme

B.Man and Biosphere Programme*

C.Man and Biology Programme

D.Mammals and Biology Programme

Ans:B

89.The population of the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard has been declining  due to

A.Habitat loss

B.Frequent poaching

C.Construction of windmills

D.All the above*

Ans:D

90.In ecology the term’carrying capacity’of a species means

A.Resources that it consumes

B.The highest amount of stress it can withstand

C.Its population size that the environment  can sustain indefinitely *

D.None of the above

Ans:C

91.Which of the following regions in India is a biodiversity hotspot?

A.Western Ghats*

B.Eastern Ghats

C.Satpura Mountains

D.None of the above

Ans:A

92.As per Wildlife Protection Act,1972 following is not a protected area category

A.National Parks

B.Wildlife Sanctuaries

C.Biosphere Reserve*

D.Tiger Reserves

Ans:C

93.A symbiotic association where both the partners benefited and neither can survive without the other is called

A.Mutualism*

B.Commensalism

C.Parasitism

D.None of these

Ans:A

94.Mycorrhizal association is present in

A.Fruit

B.Leaves

C.Roots*

D.Trunk

Ans:C

95.A symbiotic association between a fungus and an alga is

A.Lichen*

B.Mycorrhiza

C.Mutualism

D.None of these

Ans:A

96.The term Edaphic factor refers to

A.Man

B.Soil*

C.Temperature

D.Herbivores

Ans:B

97.The term Ecotone is defined as

A.The most extensive ecosystem unit which is convenient to designate

B.Transition area between two biomes*

C.The vegetation community developed at the last stage of biotic succession

D.None of the above

Ans:B

98.The bacteria found in the root nodules of leguminous plants are

A.Clostridium

B.Azotobacter

C.Nitrobacter

D.Rhizobium*

Ans:D

99.National Animal of India is designated by the Scientific name of

A.Caprafalconeri

B.Antelop carvicapra

C.Panthera tigris*

D.None of these

Ans:C

100.’Lac’is obtained from the secretion of

A.Trees

B.Insects*

C.Animals

D.None of these

Ans:B