1. How many ways can a batsman lose his wickets?
(a) 5
(b) 10
(c) 15
(d) 20
2. Corundum is a mineral of:
(a) Calcium
(b) Gold
(c) Iron
(d) Aluminium
3. The state which is the largest producer of tea in India:
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Assam
(c) Kerala
(d) Karnataka
4. Which of the following is issued by the President when the Parliament is not in session?
(a) Ordinances
(b) Rules
(c) Statutes
(d) Proclamation
5. The strength of the council of minister is fixed by the:
(a) Governor
(b) Chief Minister
(c) Parliament
(d) Constitution
6. Neutron was discovered by:
(a) J.J. Thompson
(b) Rutherford
(c) Bohr
(d) Chadwick
7. Which of the following principle is made use of in the working of an atom bomb?
(a) Thermionic emission
(b) Nuclear fusion
(c) Nuclear fission
(d) Transmutation
8. ‘Palaeontology’ is the study of:
(a) Fossils
(b) Bones
(c) Animals
(d) Birds
9. Amylase acts upon:
(a) Lipids
(b) Oils
(c) Starch
(d) Glucose
10. The active cell division in a plant is found in the:
(a) tips of roots and shoots
(b) pith cells
(c) cells cortex
(d) internodal region
11. Which among the following is the antisterility vitamin?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
12. In which year the Indian National Congress was formed?
(a) 1811
(b) 1858
(c) 1885
(d) 1895
13. The leader of Cochin who fought with Velu Thampi Dalwa aganist the British:
(a) Kunhali Maracker
(b) Paliath Achan
(c)Pazhassi Raja
(d) Chirakkal Raja
14. Who was the author of the book "Sathyartha Prakash"?
(a) Swami Dayananda Saraswathi
(b) Rajaram Mohan Roy
(c) Swami Vivekananda
(d) Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
15. The first Viceroy of British India:
(a) Lord Cornwallis
(b) Lord Ripon
(c) Lord Canning
(d) Lord Dalhousie
16. Who was the first king presided the court of Kanauj?
(a) Samudra Gupta
(b) Chandragupta
(c) Harsha
(d) Kanishka
17. Which is the mid layer of the earth?
(a) Sial
(b) Sima
(c) Core
(d) Mantle
18. The Himalayan Mountain is made up of:
(a) Intrusive rocks
(b) Extrusive rocks
(c) Sedimentary rocks
(d) Metamorphic rocks
19. The most prominent distributory of Ganga river:
(a) Yamuna
(b) Ram Ganga
(c) Gomati
(d) Hoogly
20. The leader who is known as ‘The Grand old man of India’:
(a) Sardar Vallabhai Patel
(b) Dadabai Naoroji
(c) Balgangadhar Tilak
(d) Bipin Chandrapal
21. The southern most part of India:
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Pak Strait
(c) Maladive
(d) Nicobar group of Island
22. The head quarters of the Theosophical Society in India:
(a) Nagercoil
(b) Adayar
(c) Madura
(d) Trichy
23. Which is not a port on the west coast of India?
(a) Paradeep
(b) Marmagoa
(c) Mangalore
(d) Kandla
24. In which year the University of Travancore was established?
(a) 1935
(b) 1937
(c) 1939
(d) 1941
25. The state which is the leading producer of mica:
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Orissa
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Madhya Pradesh
26. Which of the following diseases are sexually transmitted?
(a) AIDS
(b) Gonorrhea
(c) Syphilis
(d) All of these
27. On 27th May 2006 a strong earthquake was close to:
(a) Mount Kilimanjaro
(b) Mount Merapi
(c) Vesuvius
(d) Barren Island
28. The year in which the postal stamp was introduced first:
(a) 1840
(b) 1845
(c) 1850
(d) 1855
29. Which type of lens is used in the case of “Astigmatism†to get the correct vision?
(a) Converging lens
(b) Diverging lens
(c) Cylindrical lens
(d) Bi-focal lens
30. What is the total number of constellation identified till now by human beings?
(a) 48
(b) 58
(c) 78
(d) 88
31. The highest railway bridge is built across the river:
(a) Jhelum
(b) Chenab
(c) Beas
(d) Ravi
32. Which of the following is a controversial film for display?
(a) The great Escape
(b) Hamlet
(c) Davinchi code
(d) Casino Royale
33. What is the chemical formula of bleaching powder?
(a) NaHCO3
(b) Ca3(PO4)2
(c) Na2CO3â€â€10H2O
(d) CaOCI2
34. Barkhans are land forms of:
(a) wind erosion
(b) wind deposition
(c) glacial deposition
(d) coastal erosion
35. ‘Plam pudding’ model of atom is prepared by:
(a) Albert Einstein
(b) Rutherford
(c) Alexander Fleming
(d) Niels Bohr
36. An example for non-renewable source of energy:
(a) solar energy
(b) petroleum
(c) biomass
(d) water power
37. In which country the G-8 summit of 2005, held?
(a) Canada
(b) Iceland
(c) Scotland
(d) Greenland
38. In South India, Jainism was spread by:
(a) Kharavela
(b) Upali
(c) Rudradaman I
(d) Bhadrabahu
39. The people of which country have longest life span:
(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) England
(d) America
40. Which is not a source of Carbohydrates?
(a) Fish
(b) Butter
(c) Cheese
(d) Potato
41. Who translated Bhagavat Gita into Persian language?
(a) Abdul Fazal
(b) Dara
(c) Dadu
(d) Balban
42. The second highest mountain peak in the world:
(a) Kanchenjunga
(b) Nangaparbad
(c) Nanda devi
(d) Godwin Austin
43. The author of the book ‘Gandhi Life and Thought’:
(a) V.D Savarkar
(b) J.B Kripalani
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) R.K Laxman
44. The creature in which the external fertilization takes place:
(a) bird
(b) dog
(c) cat
(d) frog
45. Which country won the gold in Men’s Hockey in Bangkok Asian Games, 1998?
(a) India
(b) South Korea
(c) Pakistan
(d) Japan
46. The Pallivasal Hydro electric system was commissioned during the reign of:
(a) Marthanda Varma
(b) Dharma Raja
(c) Srimulam Thirunal
(d) Sri Chitira Tirunal Balarama Varma
47. Name the author of the novel ‘The Ambassadors’:
(a) Joyce Cary
(b) E.M Foster
(c) Henry James
(d) Hadley Chase
48. Which element is not present in fats?
(a) Nitrogen
(b) Sulphur
(c) Carbon
(d) Hydrogen
49. Which is know as the father of American Football?
(a) Bob Cousy
(b) Water Camp
(c) James Corbett
(d) Charles W Brown
50. The most densely populated country in the world:
(a) India
(b) China
(c) Japan
(d) Pakistan