(QUESTION PAPER CODE (122/2015)
1. A man traveling at a speed of 20 km/hr, reached his office 10 minutes late. Next day he travelled at a speed of 30 km/hr and he reached his office 10 minutes earlier. The distance between his office and home is :
20Km.
2. Find
900.
3. The angle between both hands of a clock at 9.20 A.M will be:
160.
(Solution: Use the formula 30H-11M/2, i. e 30x9- (11x20)/2)
4. A purse contains 1 rupee, 50 paise and 25 paise coins in the ration 7:87:9. If the total money in the purse is 159. The number of 50 paise coins in the purse will be:
96.
5. The radii of bases of a cylinder and a cone are in the ratio 3:4. Volume of the cylinder and cone are in the ratio 9:8. Then their heights are in the ration:
2:3.
6. Average age of 15persons is 24 years. Later a boy is included into this group then average becomes 23 years. The age of the boy will be:
8.
7. The sum and product of two numbers are 13 and 40 respectively. The sum of their reciprocals is :
13/40.
8. The ratio of the age of two sisters is 3:4. The product of their ages is 192. The ratio of their ages after 5 years will be:
17:21.
9. If the breadth of a rectangle is increased by 40% and the length is reduced by 30%. What will be the effect on its area?
Decreases by 2%.
10. When A, B, C are work together they complete a job in 8 days. When A and C decided to do the work together they completed this job in 12 days. In how many days B alone can complete the work?
24.
11. Among the following list, choose the one that is different from the other ones:
(A) Potato (B) Cabbage (C) Carrot (D) Beet Root.
Ans: Cabbage.
12. From the following options, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the word ‘illustrious”
(A) Decorated (B)Imaginative (C)Famous (D)Informal.
Ans: Famous.
13. On 9th November 2014, Johnson and Lisa celebrated their 6th wedding anniversary on Sunday. What will be the day of their 10th anniversary?
Friday.
14. Cup is to Coffee as plate is to:
Idli.
15. Complete the following series:
IF, JH, LJ, QL, …..
SN
16. Salim walked 100 meters facing towards south. From there he turned left and walked 40 meters. Thereafter, he turned to his left, walked 100m meters and stopped. How far and in what direction is Salim now from his starting point?
40 meters, East.
17. In a row of students, Sherin is 12th from the left and Athira is 19th from the right. If they inter change their positions, Sherin becomes 16th from the left. Then, what will be the position of Athira from the right?
23rd.
18. Raghu said, “Manju’s father is the brother of my sister’s son”. How is Manju’s father related to Raghu?
Nephew.
19. If the following words are arranged according to the dictionary order, which will be the second word in that order?
(A)Disgrace (B) Disgruntled (C) Disgorge (E) Disguise
Ans: Disgrace.
20. If PUBLISH is coded as BLUSHIP, how will DESTROY be coded?
STEOYRD.
21. A liquid having pH value more than 7 is :
Lime Water.
22. Which among the following is not correctly paired?
(A)Dynamo-Alfred Nobel (B) Television-JL Baird
(C) Computer-Charles Babbage (D) DDT-Pole Muller
Ans: (A) Dynamo-Alfred Nobel.
Alfred Nobel invented Dynamite.
23. The instrument used to measure the growth of plant is :
(A) Durometer (B) Auxanometer (C) Potometer (D) Cryometer
Ans:Auxanometer.
Durometer is one of several measures of the hardness of a material. A cryometer is a thermometer used to measure very low temperatures of objects.
24. Which one of the following is a molecular scissor?
(A) Ligas (B) Restriction endonuclease (C) Super bugs (D) Endrophyl.
Ans: B) Restriction endonuclease.
25. The first nuclear reactor in India is :
Apsara.
26. Which element is in chlorophyll?
Mg.
27. Which of the following is not a viral disease?
(A) Avion flue (B) Malaria (C) Sars (D) Dengue Fever.
Ans: Malaria.
28. Richard Stallman is in connection with:
Free Operating System.
29. Who among the following in India was the first winner of Nobel Prize in Physics?
C.V. Raman.
30. Over production of which hormone leads to exophthalmic goiture?
Thyroxine.
31. Asian Games 2014 was held at:
Incheon.
32. The Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act was enacted in:
2009.
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act or Right to Education Act (RTE), is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted on 4 August 2009, which describes the modalities of the importance of free and compulsory education for children between 6 and 14 in India under Article 21A of the Indian Constitution.
33. The founder of Wiki Leaks is :
Julian Assange.
34. The Seventeenth SAARC summit was held at:
Addu.
35. Rajeev Awaas Yojana aims at:
Slum Free India.
36. The new name of Planning Commission:
NITI Ayog.
37. “One vision, One identity, One Community” is the motto of which of the following organizations?
ASEAN.
38. What is the ordinal number of Ban Ki Moon as the Secretary General of U.N.O?
Eighth.
39. Which year was declared as the international year of Family Farming?
2014.
40. Nobel Prize for literature for 2013 was awarded to :
Alice Munro.
41. …………….marked the first mass campaign against British Rule led by Indian National Congress.
Non Co-operation Movement.
42. The Pioneer Martyr of 1857 revolt”
Mangal Pandey.
43. Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it:
Bal Gangadar Tilak.
44. Who is the Frontier Gandhi:
Khan Abdul Gaffer Khan.
45. The first education Minister of Free India:
Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad.
46. Who was the Grand Old Man of India?
Dadabai Nauoroji.
47. What was the importance of the year 1942 in the history of India’s struggle for Independence?
Quit India Movement.
48. Who was the political guru of Mahatma Gandhi?
Gopala Krishna Gokhale.
49. Who was popularly known as the “Lion of the Punjab”?
Lala Lajpat Rai.
50. Who was the founder of Banaras Hindu University?
Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya.
51. What was the name of Chattampi Swamikal?
Kunjan Pillai.
52. Who is Pulaya Raja in Kerala Renaissance Movement?
Ayyankali.
53. Which is the largest backwater in Kerala?
Vembanad Kayal.
54. In which year Sree Narayana Guru established a Siva temple at Aruvippuram?
1887.
55. A famous renaissance leader of Kerala who founded Atma Vidya Sangham?
Vagbhatananda.
56. Social justice and brotherhood of man were the cardinal principles of …………teaching.
Sree Narayana Guru.
57. For his outstanding and selfless social activities, the people of Kerala honoured with the title “Bharata Kesari”, who is that leader?
Mannathu Padmanabhan.
58. Who is associated with “Pidiyari System” (a small amount of rice) in Kerala society?
Chavara Kuriakose Elias.
59. Where is the headquarter of Prathyaksha Reksha Daiva Sabha?
Eraviperoor.
60. In which year Sree Narayana Guru convened an inter –religious conference at Aluva were he gave the noble message of “One Caste, One religion and One God for men”?
1924.
61. The constitution first Amendment Act sought to :
Curtail the right to property guaranteed by Article 31.
62. Who was appointed as the advisor of the Constituent assembly?
B.N.Rao.
63. The Article in the Indian Constitution which prohibits intoxicating drinks and drugs:
Article 47.
64. The President of India may sometimes simply keep a Bill on his table indefinitely without giving or refusing assent. This is :
Pocket Veto.
65. A member of the State Public Service Commission may resign his office by writing addressed to :
The Governor.
66. Obiter Dicta is :
That part of the judgment which was strictly not necessary for the disposal of the cause or matter before the court.
67. The National Commission for Women was constituted in?
1990.
68. The number of members nominated by the princely states to the Constituent Assembly were:
93.
69. The nomination of members in the Rajya Sabha by the President was borrowed by the Constitution of India from :
Ireland.
70. Which among the following is not a way for acquisition of citizenship in India?
(A) Renunciation (B) Descent (C) Registration (D) Incorporation of territory.
Ans: Renunciation.
71. Identify the sentence which is in passive voice?
(A) The boy is climbing the cliff (B) They made him king.
(C) They painted the house red (D) Alice was not much surprised at this.
Ans :( D) Alice was not much surprised at this.
72. Pick out the sentence which is grammatically correct?
(A) One should not waste his time.
(B) The boy who does best he will get a prize.
(C) I asked for his book, but he did not lend me.
(D) He has been studying hard for the last two weeks.
Ans: He has been studying hard for the last two weeks.
73. Find the word which is not a synonym of ‘modest’?
(A)Intelligent (B) Shy (C) Silent (D) Timid
Ans: Intelligent.
74. Give one word substitute for “things of different nature”:
Heterogeneous.
75. Complete the following sentence using an appropriate adjective:
He is the …………member of the club.
(A) Eldest (B) Old (C) Oldest (D) Elder
Ans: Oldest.
76. Find the other gender of “Horse”:
(A)Mare (B) Rooster (C) Mule (D) Doe.
Ans: Mare.
77. Fill in the blanks using an article:
I went to …………hospital to see my uncle.
The
78. In the following sentence, supply a verb in agreement with its subject:
Neither food nor water…………….to be found there.
Was.
79. Fill in the blank with suitable preposition:
My friends stood …………….. me during my difficult times.
By.
80. Bring out the meaning of the idiom in the following sentence:
We shall fight tooth and nail for our rights.
With all our power.
81. Which scheme targets the most vulnerable groups of population including children upto 6 years of age, pregnant women and nursing mothers in backward rural areas, tribal areas and urban slums?
ICDS.
82. When did “Pradhan Mantri Adharsh Gram Yojana” formally launch?
2010.
83. Which is the thrust area of Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana?
Unemployed Youth.
84. In Kerala which programme is formally registered as the “State Poverty Eradication Mission” a society registered under the Travancore Kochi Literary Scientific and Charitable Society Act?
Kudumbasree.
85. Expand NREGP?
National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme.
86. Which is the grass root functionary of Kudumbasree?
N.H.G.
87. Which is the thrust area of Valmiki Ambedkar Awaas Yojana?
Urban Slums.
88. When was “Andyodaya Anna Yojana” launched?
December 25, 2010.
89. Which is not included in Bharat Nirman?
(A)The Rural Roads (B) The Rural Housing
(C) The Rural water Supply (D) The Rural Health.
Ans: The Rural Health.
90. Expand IAY:
Indira Awaas Yojana.
91. In 1983, who defined the term “Computer Virus”?
Fred Cohen.
92. When IT Act, 2000 of India came into force?
17 October 2000.
93. Unauthorized attempts to bypass the security mechanisms of an information system or network is called:
Hacking.
94. A printer is this kind of device:
(A) Input (B) Word Processing (C) Processing (D) Output
Ans: Output.
95. Which one is a text editor for Microsoft Windows?
(A) MS Word (B)MS Excel (C) Wordpad (D) Notepad.
Ans: Notepad.
96. Software which allows the user to load a web page is called:
Browser.
97. Which of the following computer language is used for artificial intelligence?
(A) FORTRAN (B) PROLOG (C) C (D) COBOL
Ans: PROLOG.
98. Programmed Instruction to the computer is known as :
Code.
99. IBM 1401 is ……..Generation Computer.
Second.
100. The term associated with the processing speed of computer:
MIPS.