1. The first country to issue postal stamps is :
Britain
2. The name associated with green revolution is :
M.S.Swaminathan
3. The Sun’s heat and light energy reaches earth by:
Radiation
4. The United Nations Organization has declared the year 2009 as :
International year of Astronomy
5. From which year onwards, October 2nd is observed as World non-violence day:
2007
6. First battle of Panipat was between:
Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
7. Father of Electricity?
Michael Faraday
8. Which of the following Malayali writers did not receive the Jnapith Award?
(a)Uroob (b)Thakazhi (c)S.K.Pottakkad (d)M.T.Vasudevan Nair
Ans: (a)Uroob
His real name is P.C.Kuttikrishnan
9. Gandhiji came to Kerala in connection with?
Vaikom Satyagraha
10. Which of the metropolitan cities of India is nearest to the Equator?
(a) Delhi (b)Mumbai (c)Chennai (d)Calcutta
Ans:Chennai
11. The food item that provides energy for growth is :
Carbohydrates.
12. Two countries that have managed to take part in all the Olympic games held so far are:
Greece and Australia
13. Pollination by agency of birds is named as:
Ornithophily
14. Which of the following events occurred first:
(a) Chinese revolution (b)Quit India movement
(c) Division of Bengal (d) Formation of Constituent assembly
Ans: Division of Bengal
15. R.K.Laxman is associated with:
Cartoon
16. Which dance form is known as “Poetry in motion”?
Bharatha Natyam
17. Mother Teresa was born in :
Yugioslavia
18. Decimal system of numbers is originated in :
India
19. Atom Bomb is based on :
Nuclear Fission
20. Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Institute is located in :
Palode
21. The first University in India was started at :
Kolkatta
22. The title “Mahathma” was given to Gandhiji by :
Rabiondranath Tagore
23. The last district formed in Kerala is :
Kasargode
24. Which state share the boundaries with largest number of states?
Uttarpradesh
25. The first women president of Indian National Congress is :’
Annie Besant
26. The material used in the manufacture of lead pencil is :
Graphite
27. Salim Ali was related to :
Birds
28. The film “Vasthuhara” was directed by:
G.Aravindhan
29. Who is the chairman of the Loksabha?
The Speaker
30. How many players are there in a Hockey Team ?
11
31. The famous “Gayathri Manthram” is in :
Rigveda
32. The Samadhi of Morarji Desai is known as:
Abhay Ghat
33. In 2007, Ezhuthachan award was given to :
O.N.V. Kurup
34. K.C.S.Panicker was a :
Painter
35. Hindustan Machine Tools is situated at:
Kalamassery
36. The first district to attain zero population growth rate is :
Pathanamthitta
37. The Konkan Railway has been constructed between :
Manglore and Mumbai
38. Which town of Kerala is known as “Kashmir of South India”?
Munnar
39. The highest award in the filed of science in India is?
S.S.Bhatnagar Award
40. The scientist who arranged elements according to the increasing atomic weight is :
Mendeleev
41. Mineral State of India is :
Jharkhand
42. Arjuna Award is associated with:
Sports and Games
43. 6-2,3-6,6-4 is the score in :
Tennis
44. Chemical name of Aspirin is :
Acetyl Salicylic Acid
45. OPEC was formed in the year:
1960
46. India’s first Techno Park was set up at :
Thiruvananthapuram
47. The Indian bowler who got all the ten wickets in a test innings is :
Anil Kumble
48. “Neermathalam Pootha Kalam” was written by ?
Madhavikkutty
49. Identify the order from bottom to top:
(a) Troposphere-Stratosphere-Mesosphere-Thermosphere
(b)Troposphere- Mesosphere- Stratosphere- Thermosphere
(c) Mesosphere- Stratosphere- Thermosphere- Troposphere
(d) Troposphere- Stratosphere- Thermosphere- Mesosphere
Ans: (a) Troposphere-Stratosphere-Mesosphere-Thermosphere
50. Why sodium is kept in Kerosene?
Sodium is highly reactive
51. Choose the correctly spelt word:
(a) Professional (b)Profesional (c) Proffessional (d)Proffesional
Ans: (a) Professional
52. The sun. . . . in the east.
(a) rices (b) raises (c)rises (d) rise
Ans: rises
53. When I was young I spent. . . year in Jaipur.
a
54. Trees. . . . their leaves in autumn.
Lose
55. Choose the correct sentence:
(a) He came back yesterday
(b) He has come back yesterday
(c) He is coming back yesterday.
(d) He comes back yesterday.
Ans: (a) He came back yesterday
56. Pick the word related to voting in an election:
(a)Balot (b) Ballot (c)Ballet (d)Ballat
Ans: (b) Ballot
57. An entomologist:
Studies insects
58. The minister called . . . . his programme.
Off
59. Choose the wrongly spelt word:
(a) routine (b) accommodation (c)foreign (d)systam
Ans: (d)systam
60. Choose the correctly spelt word:
(a)gramar (b)grammer (c)grammar (d)gramer
Ans: (c)grammar
61. This is the . . . for a new school.
(a) site (b)cite (c)sight (d)sitte
Ans: (a)site
62. Slow and steady . . . the race.
Wins
63. Our hen . . . . twenty eggs last month.
Laid
64. He can play cricket . . . ?
Can’t he
65. Jovial means:
Cheerful
66. The opposite of special is . . . ?
Common
67. The son of your brother is your. . . .
Nephew
68. A doctor who specializes in the treatment of heart disorders is called:
A cardiologist
69. the door shut with a :
Bang
70. The water tank . . . and much water was wasted.
Overflowed
71. (1/4)-2 is :
16
72. A and B together can do a piece of work in 6 days. A alone can do it in 8 days. In how many days can B alone do it?
24
73. A and B are in the ratio 5:3; if A=35; B is :
21
74. Saturday comes after 3 days on 4th of a month. Find out the day on 27th of that month?
Friday
75. In a school of 250 pupils, 100 are girls and 200 pupils stay at school for lunch. If 40 girls go home for lunch, find the number of boys who go home for lunch.
10
76. A copper sphere of radius 3cm is between and drawn into a diameter of 0.2cm. The length of the wire is :
36m
77. The difference of the squares of two consecutive even natural numbers is 92. Find the larger of the two.
24
78. Ashok earns an income of Rs.1 on the first day of his business. On every subsequent day, he earns an income which is just double of that made on the previous day. On the 10th day of his business, his income is :
29
79. In a class, there are 18 boys who are 160cm tall. If these constitute 3/4 th of the boys and the total number of boys is 2/3rd of the total number of students in the class, then what is the number of girls in the class?
12
80. The average age of 29 boys in the class is 14 years. When the age of the class teacher is included, the average becomes 15 years. The age of the class teacher is :
44
81. If a triangle has a base of length B and a height of 2B, then the area of the triangle is 2B, then the area of the triangle is :
B2
82. The next number in the series 3,8,22,63,185,. . .
550
83. In a transaction, a broker earns Rs.8. If the brokerage is 1/8%, then the stock purchased is worth rupees.
6400
84. Manisha travels 7km eastwards and then turns right and travels 3 km and further turns right and travels 13 kms. How far is Manisha now from the starting point?
√45 km
85. Log3 27 is :
3
86. If CYCLE =8, BUS=4 and MOPED=8 then TRUCK is :
8
87. Unscramble the letters in the following words and find the odd one out.
(a)CHSOLO (b)ENPLIC (c)ARESER (d)HRNSPEARE
Ans: (a)CHSOLO
88. If MADRAS is NBESBT then LAHORE will be :
MBIPSF
89. Prema has a son named Rajib. Amulya is Prema’s brother. Ritu too has a daughter named Sweta. Ritu is Amulya’s sister. How is Rajib related to Sweta?
Cousin
90. A clock seen through a mirror show 8’o clock. What is the correct time?
4.00
Direction Question .No’s 91-98
Four people A, B, C and D have together got Rs.100 with them. A and B have got as much money as C and D put together. A has got more than B. C has half as money as D has. A has Rs.5 more than D.
91. Who has got the most money?
A
92. How much does B have ?
11.60
93. Who has got the second biggest sum?
D
94. In a certain code, ‘RAT’ is coded as 18120 then what is the code of ‘MAT’?
13120
95. If 13+21=1321 and 25+41=1542, then 35+31 is equal to:
1533
96. Find the odd one out.
(a)144 (b)289 (c)312 (d)625
312
97. The next number in the series 4, 12, 36,108. . .?
324
Direction Question .No’s 98-100.
A, B, C, D, E and F are 6 persons travelling together in a boat 3 of them B, C and E are women and the rest are men. However A, B, C and E are vegetarians while D and F are non vegetarians. B, E and F know swimming, while the rest do not.
98. The non vegetarian male who does not know swimming is:
D
99. The non vegetarian male who knows swimming is :
F
100. The only female who does not know swimming is :
C