General Intelligence, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness, English Language
1. Which one among the following was the Harappan trading station?
(a) Surkotda (b) Kalibangan (c) Lothal (d) Ropar
2. Which one of the following recorded the transformation of King Ashoka after the Kalinga War?
(a) Rock Edict XIII (b) Rock Edict VI (c) Rock Edict IV (d) Rock Edict II
3. The International Head Quarters of Red Cross :
(a) New York (b) Geneva (c) London (d) Paris
4. The first general election of India after Independence was in :
(a) 1948 (b) 1947 (c) 1949 (d) 1950
5. The Crocodile Bank in the country is located in :
(a) Madras (b) Bangalore (c) Visakhapattanam (d) Thiruvananthapuram
6. Father of Electricity is :
(a) Anders (b) Alessandro Volta (c) Faraday (d) Alexander Graham Bell
7. Which Indian State has the longest coast line :
(a) Kerala (b) Gujarat (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Maharashtra
8. In a particular country 35 million people still live in caves. Where ?
(a) India (b) Africa (c) Germany (d) China
9. The most populated corporation of Kerala :
(a) Ernakulam (b) Thrissur (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Cochin
10. The postage stamps were introduced in India by :
(a) Lord Dalhousie (b) Lord Canning (c) Lord Ripon (d) Lord Wellesley
11. The character Karuthamma is created by :
(a) Thakazhi (b) S.K. Pottekkad (c) M.T. Vasudevan Nair (d) O. Chandu Menon
12. The Animal without fingers but with nails :
(a) Tiger (b) Lion (c) Elephant (d) Dog
13. Which Vitamin is easily destroyed during cooking?
(a) Vitamin D (b) Vitamin C (c) Vitamin A (d) Vitamin B
14. The Kerala Forest Research Institute situated in :
(a) Thekkadi (b) Peechi (c) Muthanga (d) Munnar
15. During whose tenure as the Viceroy of India were the great Martyrs Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru hanged?
(a) Lord Curzon (b) Lord Irwin (c) Lord Minto (d) Lord Chelmford
16. A Shepherd had 34 sheep. All but 18 die, How many sheep were left?
(a) 34 (b) 18 (c) 14 (d) 16
17. Chand Bibi, the famous Muslim ruler, belonged to which of the following kingdoms?
(a) Bijapur (b) Golconda (c) Ahmednagar (d) Berar
18. Adding new unrelated product or services for present customers are called..............
(a) Horizontal diversification (b) Concentric diversification
(c) Conglomerate diversification (d) None of these
19. The Indian Struggle is the autobiography of :
(a) Sarojini Naidu (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Subhash Chandra Bose
20. A group of poets known as Ashtadiggajas adorned the kingdom of :
(a) Harihara (b) Bukka (c) Ala-ud-din Hassan (d) Krishna Devaraya
21. Cricket originated in :
(a) India (b) America (c) South Africa (d) England
22. Name the Keralite who had done a great speech in UN :
(a) K.R. Narayanan (b) V.K. Krishna Menon (c) Akkama Cheriyan (d) Lekshmi N. Menon
23. The Kodungallur poet Kunjikuttan Thampuran is also known as :
(a) Kerala Kalidasa (b) Kerala Panini (c) Kerala Vyasa (d) Kerala Varma
24. Which Mohan Lal movie was based on the Independence struggle?
(a) Ravana Prabhu (b) Kalapani (c) Piravi (d) Paradesi
25. When was World Trade Organization set up by the member countries of the United Nations to promote trade among countries?
(a) 1994 (b) 1995 (c) 1993 (d) 1996
26. Under which Article of the Indian Constitution, it is the duty of the Union Government to protect States against external aggression and internal disturbance?
(a) Article 355 (b) Article 356 (c) Article 354 (d) Article 362
27. PERT stands for
(a) Program Evaluation and Review Theory (b) Program Evaluation and Review Technique
(c) Project Evaluation and Review Technique (d) Progress Evaluation and Review Technique
28. In 2008-09, ............ continued to be the major source of India's imports.
(a) Asia and ASEAN (b) EU (c) North America (d) South America
29. The annual addition to India's population is almost equal to the total population of:
(a) Bangladesh (b) Australia (b) Japan (d) USA
30.How is the atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere connected?
(a) Hydrological cycle (b) Nitrogen cycle
(c) Oxygen cycle (d) Carbon cycle
31.Where was Stockholm Conference held?
(a) Geneva (b) India (c) Austria (d) Greece
32.What does the latest XP stand for in the product Microsoft XP?
(a) Extended Product (b) Extra Pampering (c) Experience (d) Entry level product
33.Which country is the company Nestle head quartered?
(a) Sweden (b) Switzerland (c) The Netherlands (d) USA
34.Right to vote is mentioned in the part of the constitution relating to ............
(a) Fundamental Rights (b) Union Legislature (c) State (d) Election
35........... refers to highly educated and skilled people who migrate from poor developing countries to wealthy industrial countries.
(a) Direct Investment (b) Portfolio Investment (c) Brain Drain (d) Transfer Pricing
36.Herpetology is a branch of science which deals with.
(a) Aves (b) Mammals (c) Reptiles (d) Fishes
37.Where there is no provision in the partnership Deed regarding the dissolution of partnership, the firm is known as .......
(a) Indefinite partnership (b) Partnership at will
(c) General partnership (d) Contingent partnership
38.When number of food chains are interlocked this is called ..........
(a) Food link (b) Food chain (c) Pyramid (d) Food Web
39.Which country will host 2015-Cricket Word Cup?
(a) England (b) Australia (c) NewZealand (d) Both (a) and (b)
40. Dengue fever is caused by :
(a) Virus (b) Bacteria (c) Monkey (d) Birds
41. Which Indian State has a separate Constitution?
(a) Delhi (b) West Bengal (c) Rajasthan (d) Jammu and Kashmir
42. The first man in space is :
(a) Yuri Gagarin (b) Neil Armstrong (c) Rakesh Sharma (d) Alien Shepherd
43.. The chief spokesman of the Government in Indian Parliament is :
(a) President (b) Vice-President (c) Speaker (d) Prime Minister
44. The instrument used to measure humidity of the atmosphere :
(a) Hygrometer (b) Thermometer (c) Barometer (d) Lactometer
45. The first Indian Woman in an Olympic track final :
(a) Shiny Wilson (b) Anju George (c) P.T. Usha (d) Rosamma Chacko
46. Chalo Chalo Delhi Chalo. This slogan was exhorted by :
(a) Sarojini Naidu (b) Subhash Chandra Bose (c) Gandhiji (d) Babu Rajendra Prasad
47. The new name of Santa Cruz Airport of Mumbai :
(a) Subhash Chandra Bose Airport (b) Dum Dum Airport (c) Jawaharlal Nehru Airport (d) Indira Gandhi Airport
48. Which river in India is known as the River of Sorrow.
(a) Damodar River (b) Ganga River (c) Sindhu River (d) Periyar River
49. The author of Astangahridaya.
(a) Vishnu Sharma (b) Chanakya (c) Bhavabhooti (d) Vagbhata
50. The Himalaya is an example of :
(a) Volcanic Mountain (b) Fold Mountain (c) Block Mountain (d) Residual Mountain
51. The most abundant metal in the Earths Crust :
(a) Iron (b) Magnesium (c) Aluminium (d) Gold
52. UN celebrated ..................year as the year of Youth.
(a) 1985 (b) 1986 (c) 1992 (d) 1990
53. The word Monsoon is derived from :
(a) English (b) Tamil (c) Arabic (d) Greek
54. Steffi Graf is belongs to :
(a) Germany (b) Italy (c) England (d) France
55. Knot is used for measuring :
(a) Speed of Rocket (b) Speed of Aeroplane (c) Speed of ships (d) Speed of Train
56. The meetings of Indian Parliament are summoned by :
(a) The President (b) Prime Minister (c) Vice President (d) Speaker
57. Best conductor of heat and electricity is :
(a) Copper (b) Iron (c) Silver (d) Aluminium
58. The Head Quarters of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre is :
(a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) Mumbai (c) Nasik (d) Chennai
59. The total number of Muscles in a human body is :
(a) 200 (b) 300 (c) 250 (d) 150
60. The great English poet who wrote two epic poems even after losing his eye sight
(a) Shakespeare (b) William Wordsworth (c) Chaucer (d) John Milton
61. The author of ?Long Walk to Freedom.
(a) Amartya Sen (b) Nelson Mandela (c) Ang-San-Suki (d) Salman Rushdie
62. The first Mosque in India was established in :
(a) Kodungallur (b) Kollam (c) Kasargod (d) Chaliyam
63. The first lady who won Asoka Chakra.
(a) Kamlesh Kumari (b) Kiran Bedi (c) Padmavathy Bandopadhyaya (d) Medha Patkar
64. Cradle of the Indian Foot ball is :
(a) Calcutta (b) Mumbai (c) Kerala (d) Chennai
65. The motherland of Hermann Gundert :
(a) England (b) America (c) Italy (d) Germany
66. The disease caused by deficiency of iron in the diet :
(a) Loss of vision (b) Anaemia (c) Pellagra (d) Loss of hearing
67. Which organ is considered as the chemical laboratory of the human body?
(a) Heart (b) Liver (c) Kidney (d) Lungs
68. Melody Queen of India:
(a) Usha Uthup (b) Sarojjini Naidu (c) P. Leela (d) Lata Mangeshkar
69. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) is in :
(a) Maharashtra (b) Kerala (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Uttar Pradesh
70. The one and only Indian Post Office outside India is in :
(a) England (b) Antartica (c) America (d) South Africa
71. An Indian State formed on May Ist :
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Delhi (c) Rajasthan (d) Maharashtra
72.The preamble of the Indian Constitution was for the first time amended by the ...........
(a) 24th amendment (b) 42th amendment (c) 44th amendment (d) None of the above
73.Which of the following acid is formed during the change of milk into curd?
(a) Acetic acid (b) Ascorbic acid (c) Citric acid (d) Lactic acid
74.Who was the first Speaker of the first Lok Sabha?
(a) G.V. Mavalankar (b) C.D. Deshmukh (c) Dr. S. Radhakrisnan (d) Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant
75.Which one of the following is not correct with regard to ethnicity and nationalism?
(a) Both trace common bonds across their members
(b) Both distinguish between we and they
(c) There is unanimity among scholars today that both are imagined relations
(d) While nationalism tends towards Nation-States, ethnicity seeks the recognition of its distinct identity
76.According to the census (2011), the lowest literacy rate is in ..............
(a) Utter Pradesh (b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Bihar (d) Arunachal Pradesh
77.Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) The Government of India Act, 1919 - Minto Morley Reforms
(b) The Cripps Mission-year 1942
(c) The Government of India Act, 1935 - Provincial Autonomy
(d) The Cabinet Mission Plan - Year 1946
78.The main strategy adopted in the new economic policy of 1991 is .........
(a) Liberalization (b) Privatization (c) Globalisation (d) All of the above
79.Bima is younger than Rita. Rita is younger than Kala. Kala is elder than Nila. Nila is younger than Bala. Who is the eldest of all fo them?
(a) Nila (b) Rita (c) Kala (d) Bala
80.The first battle of Panipat was fought between.........
(a) Humayun and Shershah (b) Rana Sanga and Babur
(c) Akbar and Hemu (d) Ibrahim Lodhi and Babur
81.The first Indian State Government to start Lottery
(a) Goa (b) sikkim (c) Kerala (d) Manipur
82.Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History is located at .............
(a) Pune (b) Hyderabad (c) Kerala (d)Coimbatore
83.Krishna gave up smoking.
(a) abolished (b) abandoned (c) staarted (d) accelerated
84.The answer is not clear.
(a) vague (b) vivid (c) easy (d) difficult
85.He ........English very well.
(a) study (b) learn (c) speak (d) speaks
86.You had better ........... a doctor
(a) consult (b) to consult (c) consulted (d) consulting
87.Would you mind ...........a letter.
(a) write (b) writes (c) writing (d) wrote
Choose the correct phrasal verb for the words underlined
88.Large people attended for the meeting.
(a) turned up (b) turned down (c) turned off (d) turn over
89.Krishna can not tolerate with his wife.
(a) put down (b) put on (c) put accross (d) put up with
90.Choose a word having correct spelling:
(a) grammar (b) grammer (c) gramar (d) gramer
Choose a word having opposite in meaning for the words underlined
91.The High Court convicted the accused but the Supreme Court...........
(a) accused (b) acquitted (c) punished (d) set free
92.Raman is guilty but his wife is ...........
(a) punished (b) lazy (c) innocent (d) courageous
Choose the correct tense forms:
93.He ........ abroad last year,
(a) went (b) whom (c) go (d) had gone
94.It ..... raining since sixO' clock
(a) has been (b) had been (c) was (d) is
95. I am certain that I am wearing Leela?s cap, and she is wearing ..............
(a) my (b) its (c) her (d) mine
96. Merchants in the town report that the orders ............... sweets have increased.
(a) for (b) in (c) to (d) with
97. The audience stood up ............... silence for the National Anthem.
(a) with (b) to (c) in (d) for
98. The antonym of entry is ...................
(a) exit (b) disentry (c) gateway (d) doorway
99. The ................. is an important punctuation mark.
(a) comma (b) coma (c) comme (d) cauma
100. I can only blame ............ for my failure.
(a) me (b) my (c) mine (d) myself