CIVIL EXCISE OFFICER,EXCISE GUARD/WOMEN EXCISE GUARD16-08-2014

CIVIL EXCISE OFFICER,EXCISE GUARD/WOMEN EXCISE GUARD

EXAM DATE:16-08-2014

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1.The equator is:

A.0⁰Longitude

B.0⁰Latitude*

C.23 ½ S Latitude

D.180⁰Longitude

Ans:B

2.The Constitution of India was adopted on:

A.January 26,1950

B.January 26,1949

C.November 26,1949*

D.December 28,1949

Ans:C

3.Who is the new Governor of Reserve Bank of India?

A.Dr.D.Subbarao

B.Montek Singh Ahluvalia

C.Dr.Bimal Jalan

D.Dr.Raghuram Rajan*

Ans:D

4.Who wrote ‘Gita Govinda’?

A.Jayadeva*

B.Vallabhacharya

C.Mirabhai

D.Kabir

Ans:A

5.Who is the father of Genetics?

A.Hargobind Khurana

B.Alexander Fleming

C.Gregor Mendel*

D.Amartya Sen

Ans:C

6.Which country hosted G-20 summit meeting in 2013?

A.USA
B.Germany

C.Portugal

D.Russia*

Ans:D

7.Who won women’s single title of the World Badminton Championship,2013?

A.Saina Nehwal

B.Ratchanok Intanon*

C.LiXuerui

D.Sania Mirza

Ans:B

8.Pomology is the study of:

A.Flowers

B.Honeybee

C.Fruits*

D.Fish

Ans:C

9.Nelliampathi,a popular hill station is in the district of:

A.Palakkad*

B.Idukki

C.Wayanadu

D.Ernakulam

Ans:A

10.Bhakranangal Dam is on the river:

A.Sutlej*

B.Ganga

C.Yamuna

D.Jhelum

Ans:A

11.Which of the following books authored by Jhumpa Lahiri?

A.Midnight Children

B.The Lowland*

C.Harvest

D.Ghana Must Go

Ans:B

12.With what is ‘White Revolution’associated?

A.Fishing

B.Pulses

C.Milk*

D.Agriculture

Ans:C

13.The term ‘Chinaman’is used in which game:

A.Squash

B.Tennis

C.Boxing

D.Cricket*

Ans:D

14.Name the first state in India banned black magic,withcraft and other superstitious practices:

A.Maharashtra*

B.West Bengal

C.Kerala

D.Himachal Pradesh

Ans:A

15.Which one of the following books was not written by Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi?

A.Anandasuthram

B.Anandakkummi

C.Anandaganam

D.Anandalahari*

Ans:D

16.Where do Jarawa tribe live?

A.Madhya Pradesh

B.Andaman and Nicobar Islands*

C.Lakshadweep

D.None

Ans:B

17.How many types of emergencies are in the Indian Constitution?

A.4

B.2

C.3*

D.6

Ans:C

18.Who is the chairman of Planning Commission of India?

A.Prime Minister of India*

B.President of India

C.Governor,RBI

D.Finance Minister of India

Ans:A

19.In which year the partition of Bengal was cancelled?

A.1905

B.1909

C.1921

D.1911*

Ans:D

20.What  should be given to an athlete for instant energy?

A.Vitamin

B.Carbohydrates*

C.Protein

D.Fat

Ans:B

21.’Which tree is called’wonder tree?

A.Coconut

B.Mango

C.Neem*

D.Jack Fruit

Ans:C

22.A Terabyte is equal to:

A.1024 kilobytes

B.1014 Megabytes

C.1010 Gigabytes

D.1024 Gigabytes*

Ans:D

23.Venganoor is the birthplace of:

A.Ayya Vaikundar

B.Chattambi Swami

C.Ayyankali*

D.Pandit Karuppan

Ans:C

24.Who won Saraswati Samman 2012?

A.Amrita Pritam

B.Sugathakumari*

C.Dr.M.Leelavathi

D.Dr.Sashi Tharoor

Ans:B

25.Which animal is the mascot of World Wide Fund for Nature(WWF)?

A.Giant Panda*

B.Tiger

C.Bear

D.Lion

Ans:A

26.Name India’s first dedicated navigation satellite:

A.IRS-1A

B.IRS-1B

C.IRNSS-1B

D.IRNSS-1A*

Ans:D

27.Who won Men’s singles in French Open 2013?

A.Rafael Nadal*

B.Spaniard David

C.Pete Sampras

D.Bob Bryan

Ans:A

28.The year in which V.T.Bhattathiripad wrote his play Adukkalyil Ninnum Arangathekku:

A.1919

B.1925

C.1929*

D.1946

Ans:C

29.Which of the following is a major wheat growing State?

A.Himachal Pradesh

B.Uttar Pradesh*

C.West Bengal

D.Bihar

Ans:B

30.Which was the first linguistic State in India?

A.Andhra Pradesh*

B.Kerala

C.Gujarat

D.Rajasthan

Ans:A

31.The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected for:

A.For life

B.Six years*

C.Four years

D.Five years

Ans:B

32.Total number of Nationalized Banks in India:

A.14

B.18

C.20*

D.32

Ans:C

33.The state of a dancing girl excavated from:

A.Lothal

B.Rupar

C.Surkotada

D.None of these*

Ans:D

34.The widely used antibiotic Penicillin,is produced by:

A.Analgae

B.A fungus*

C.A bacterium

D.Synthetic means

Ans:B

35.Who won Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2012?

A.Pran Sikand*

B.Amitabh Bachan

C.Anupam Kher

D.Bhupan Hazarika

Ans:A

36.Malayali Memorial,a memorandum submitted by people to Maharaja Sree Moolam Thirunal in:

A.1909

B.1876

C.1894

D.1891*

Ans:D

37.Which of the following day is celebrated as Kargil Victory day?

A.July 16

B.July 20

C.July 26*

D.July 31

Ans:C

38.Name of the following country is not included in the BRICS:

A.Brazil

B.Chile*

C.India

D.South Africa

Ans:B

39.World Environment Day is celebrated on:

A.April 21

B.May 1

C.June 1

D.June 5*

Ans:D

40.Tajmahal,is on the banks of the river:

A.Yamuna*

B.Kaveri

C.Ganga

D.Alakananda

Ans:A

41.The IC chips used in computers are made of:

A.Chromium

B.Titanium

C.Silicon*

D.Nickel

Ans:C

42.The person who became the first Indian to circumnavigate Globe solo and non-stop sailboat:

A.Rakesh Sharma

B.Lt.Cdr.Abhilash Tomy*

C.Hari Ram Kumar

D.None of these

Ans:B

43.Kalidasa lived at the court of:

A.Chandragupta Maurya

B.Chandragupta I

C.Chandragupta II*

D.Harshavardhana

Ans:C

44.Candela is the measurement of:

A.Luminous intensity*

B.Depth

C.Speed

D.Temperature

Ans:A

45.Amrita Shergil was associated with:

A.Music

B.Dance

C.Space Science

D.Painting*

Ans:D

46.Who started Aligarh School?

A.Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad

B.Sir Sayyid Ahammed Khan*

C.Badruddin Tyabji

D.None of these

Ans:B

47.Who among the following was honoured with the title ‘Bharata Kesari’by the President of India?

A.Mannathu Padmanabhan*

B.Ayyankali

C.Pandit Karuppan

D.Dr.Palpu

Ans:A

48.Banking  Ombudsman is appointed by:

A.Prime Minister

B.Chief Minister

C.Reserve Bank of India*

D.Finance Minister of India

Ans:C

49.Where is Chinnar wild life sanctuary is located?

A.Wayanadu

B.Thrissur

C.Kannur

D.Idukki*

Ans:D

50.Which social media on April 18,2013 unveiled a new music app called # music?

A.Facebook

B.Twitter*

C.Youtube

D.Stumble Upon

Ans:B

51.Raju-----in hospital for two weeks.

A.has lied

B.has been lying*

C.lied

D.had lied

Ans:B

52.Pick out the phrasal verb which means the word underlined:

The officer promised to examine my ear without delay.

A.Turn up

B.Look up

C.Look into*

D.Look out

Ans:C

53.A teenaged boy is informally called as:

A.lad*

B.lord

C.bachlor

D.youth

Ans:A

54.She cried----------for help when attacked by robbers,

A.Frantic

B.Fabricated

C.Frantice

D.Frantically*

Ans:D

55.The rule laid down the by-law are too rigid,to observe.We need more---------ones.

A.Flexible*

B.Unrigid

C.In rigid

D.Common

Ans:A

56.There------------ a new pair of  scissors on the table.

A.Were

B.Are

C.Is*

D.None of these

Ans:C

57.Choose the most acceptable sentence from the brackets:

A.She is greedy although dishonest

B.She is too greedy to dishonest

C.She is such dishonest that greedy

D.She is greedy as well as dishonest*

Ans:D

58.-----Queen Victoria is a famous British Ship

A.A

B.The*

C.An

D.Any

Ans:B

59.A beautiful girl is always----------of other girl’s beauty.

A.Envy

B.Envied

C.Envyful

D.Envious*

Ans:D

60.To be indifferent---------our work is serious offence.

A.To*

B.With

C.For

D.About

Ans:A

61.Choose the word with correct spelling:

A.Monumant

B.Monument*

C.Monumont

D.Mounument

Ans:B

62.Pick out the reported form of the given sentence:”Don’t sit here”,he said to the boy.

A.He said the boy don’t sit there.

B.He advised the boy did not sit there

C.He told the boy not to sit there*

D.He told the boy doesn’t sit there

Ans:C

63.The earth was:

A.Once thought to be flat*

B.Once flat to be

C.Thought once been flat

D.Once think to be flat

Ans:A

64.Pick out the correct tag question:You will come for the party,-----------?

A.Would you

B.Won’t you*

C.Will you

D.Could you

Ans:B

65.Choose the one word for the words underlined:

Bhagath Singh’s death for a noble cause is remembered by all Indian.

A.Death

B.Slaughter

C.Kill

D.Martyrdom*

Ans:D

66.Criticism of other religion---------hatred and violence among Indians:

A.Dead end to

B.One’s conscience pricks one

C.Fan the flame of*

D.Bear fruit

Ans:C

67.If he went there,----------

A.He will meet her

B.He would meet her*

C.He would have meet her

D.None  of these

Ans:B

68.Raghu is -------boy in the class.

A.Taller

B.Not tall

C.One of the tall

D.The tallest*

Ans:D

69.Have you---------------money on you?

A.Any

B.Some*

C.Sum

D.None of these

Ans:B

70.The plural of the word’goose’is:

A.Gooses

B.Goossess

C.Geese*

D.Gease

Ans:C

71.The value of (x^a+b)^a-b.(x^b+c)^b-c.(x^c+a)^c-a:

A.0

B.1*

C.x

D.x²

Ans:B

72.Volume of a sphere is 24 c.c.What is the volume of a sphere having half its radius?

A.4 c.c

B.5 c.c

C.3 c.c*

D.1 c.c

Ans:C

73.How many numbers are there between 100 and 300 which are multiples of 7?

A.28*

B.29

C.27

D.10

Ans:A

74.--------

75.Average height of 10 students in a class is 150 cm.A boy of height 160 cm left the class and a boy of height 148 cm is admitted.Then what is the average height of the students in the class now?

A.152

B.150

C.140

D.148.8*

Ans:D

76.In a class of 30 children 40% are girls.How many more girls coming to this class would make them 50%?

A.6*

B.4

C.3

D.8

Ans:A

77.A man deposited Rs.5,000 in a Bank which gives 12% interest compounded half yearly.How much he get back after one year?

A.Rs.5,300

B.Rs.6,000

C.Rs.5,618*

D.Rs.5,318

Ans:C

78.Sum of a number and its reciprocal is 2.Then what is the number?

A.1*

B.2

C.3

D.4

Ans:A

79.In an examination A obtains 48% of full marks and B obtain 33% of full marks.Together they get 567 marks.Find the full marks:

A.600

B.800

C.700*

D.900

Ans:C

80.If a man sell his horse for Rs.450,he would lose 25%.For what price he would sell his horse if he has to get 15% gain?

A.600

B.690*

C.700

D.800

Ans:B

81.Write down the 6^th term of the series Square root of 3+3+3Square root of 3+9+9Square root of 3+-------

A.27*

B.9

C.81

D.27 square root of 3

Ans:A

82.A can do a piece of work in 40 days.He works at it for 8 days and then B finished the work in 16 days.How long will they take to complete the work if they do it together?

A.15 days

B.13 1/3 days*

C.14 days

D.16 days

Ans:B

83.Prabha walks 60 meters in 2 minutes.How many minutes will she take to walk 240 meters?

A.4

B.5

C.7

D.8*

Ans:D

84.In a rectangle length is greater than its breadth by 4 cm.Its perimeter is 20 cm.Then what is its area?

A.3

B.21*

C.20

D.10

Ans:B

85.Nasar invested Rs.3,000 and Narayanan invested Rs.4,000 to set up a partnership.In one year they got Rs.2,000 profit.If they split this in the ratio of their investment,how much would Nasar got?

A.857.1*

B.1144

C.1000

D.800

Ans:A

86.Complete the series:

0,7,26,63,--------

A.125

B.126

C.124*

D.98

Ans:C

87.Complete the series:

3,5,9,17,--------

A.26

B.65

C.33*

D.42

Ans:C

88.--

89.Introducing Aneesh,Sobha said,”The father of his brother is the only son of my grandmother”.How is Sobha related to Aneesh?

A.Mother

B.Sister*

C.Cousin

D.Daughter

Ans:B

90.If P is the brother of Q and R is the sister of Q ,how P is related to R?

A.Uncle

B.Data is inadequate

C.Brother*

D.Sister

Ans:C

91.FOUR is written as GNVQ.Then TIME may be written as:

A.SHLD
B.SHLF

C.UHDN

D.UHND*

Ans:D

92.----

93.Out of the following pairs of words which one is different from the rest?

A.Mother:Father

B.Aunt:Uncle

C.Grandfather:Grandson*

D.Mother in law:Father in law

Ans:C

94.Three words out of the following are same in any way but the rest one is different from three.Find out different words:

A.Printer

B.Publisher

C.Editor

D.Publication*

Ans:D

95.Botanist:Sociologist::Plant:

A.Woman

B.Problems

C.Sociology

D.Society*

Ans:D

96.Find the odd one:

A.Mumbai

B.Chennai

C.New Delhi

D.Meerut*

Ans:D

97.Patient is related to Doctor in the same way as student is related to:

A.School

B.Teacher*

C.Book

D.Classmates

Ans:B

98.Find the Odd one out:

A.Cotton

B.Terelene*

C.Silk

D.Wool

Ans:B

99.Time in the reflection of a clock is 6.10 pm,then what is the original time?

A.5.50 pm*

B.6.50 pm

C.6.10 pm

D.5.40 pm

Ans:A

100.Arjun walks 20 m towards North.Then he turns right and walks 30 ms.Again he turns right and walks 35 ms.Then he turns left and walks 35 ms.Then he turns left and walks 15 ms.How far and in which direction Arjun now from his starting point?

A.45 m North

B.45 m West

C.35m East

D.35m North

Ans:----