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Maximum: 100 marks Time: 1 hour and 15 minutes
1. A number when divided by 119 leaves 19 as remainder. If the same number is divided by 17, the remainder obtained is

3 1

2. The traffic lights at three different road crossings change after every 48 seconds, 72 seconds and 108 seconds respectively. Ifthey all change simultaneously at 10: 00 hrs then they will again change simultaneously at

6:17:17 6:17:10


6:17:12 6:17:22


3. A mixture contains alcohol and water in the ratio 4:3. If 5 litres of water is added to the mixture the ratio becomes 4:5. Find the quantity of alcohol in the given mixture:

121trs 10 Itrs


201trs 22ltrs


4. If the volume of a sphere is divided by its surface area, the result is 30 cm. The radius of the sphere is:
90 cm 9 cm
81cm 8cm
5. A and B can do a piece of work in 72 days, Band C can do it in 120 days, and A and C can do it in 90 days. When Band C work together, how much work is finished by them in 3 days?
1140 1130
1/10 1120
6. Gokul took a certain amount as a loan from a bank at the rate of simple interest per annum and gave the same amount to Alok as a loan at the rate of 12% simple interest per annum. If at the end of 12 years, he made a profit of Rs. 480 in the deal, what was the original amount?

Rs.2,000 Rs. 1,000


Rs. 3,000 Rs. 4,000


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7. There are two towns A and B. Raju goes from. A to B at 40 km.ph and comes back to the starting point at 60 kmph. What is his average speed during the whole journey?

48 kmph 52kmph


50 kmph 46 kmph


8. A father is twice as old as his son. 20 years ago the age of the father was 12 times the age of the son. The present age of the father is

32 yrs 34 yrs


22 yrs 44 yrs


9. If the perimeter of a rectangle and a square, each is equal to 80 ems, and difference of their areas is 100 sq. ems, sides of the rectangle are:

35em,15em 28em,12em


30em, 10em 26em, 14em


10. 1/4 of Raju's money is equal to 1/6 of Ramu's money. If both together have Rs. 600, the difference between their amount is

Rs.50 Rs.240


Rs.360 Rs.120


11. In a certain code, stands for 'OLD IS POT stands for 'GOLD IS PURE' and POM stands for GOLD IS COSTLY. Then how will "PURE OLD GOLD IS COSTLY" be written?

FrOPM FrPOM


TFPOM TFMOP


12. PRIDE is to UON as SHOAL is to

TEACHER FISH


SELF RESPECT STUDENT


13. Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word -"CORPULENT'
LEAN GAUNT
EMACIATED OBESE
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14. Choose the word which gives opposite meaning of the given word -"QUIESCENT"

ACTIVE DORMANT


WEAK UNCONCERNED


15. Find the day of the week on 25 December 1995

Friday Tuesday


Sunday CD) Monday


16. Find the missing number of the series.

665 765


760 CD) 660


17. Average of 5 consecutive odd numbers D E is 45. What is the product of B

2025 1935


2021 1981


18. Pointing to a lady, a man said "the son of her only brother is the brother of my wife". How is the lady related to that man?

Sister of father in law Mothers' sister


Grandmother CD) Mother in law


19. Turn the ODD MAN out from the following: 253, 136, 324, 514, 460, 244

136 253


324 CD) 514


20. Raman is sitting to the immediate left of Hari but not next to Kamal. Mahesh is sitting to the right of Kamal. Ifthe four friends are sitting in a circle, who is sitting to the immediate right of Hari?

. Mahesh Kamal


Raman CD) Cannot be determined


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21. In which states of matter diffusion is greater?

Solid Liquid


Gas Plasma


22. The metal used for making filament in an incandasent lamp:

Tungsten Tin


Zinc Copper


23. Select the ore ofAluminium given below:

Magnetite Bamdte


Cuprite Heamatite


24. Light rays spread everywhere due to the irregular and repeated reflection known as

Scattering Dispersion


Spectrum Refraction


25. Ethanol mixed with methanol as the poisonous substance is called:

Wash Rectified spirit


Absolute alcohol Methylated spirit


26. The change of frequency experienced by the receiver either because of the relative motion of the source or receiver or both:

Joules law Ohm's law


Doppler effect Fleming's left hand rule


27. Glucose test is conducted by using the solution:

Benedict solution Barium chloride solution


Silver nitrate solution Ferrous sulphate solution


28. In the annature and the field magnet of a generator; the stationary part is the:

Rotor Stator


Power Excitor


29. Isomerism with a difference in the position of the functional group are known as

Functional isomerism Chain isomerism


Metamerism Position isomerism


30. Microfarad is the commonly used unit of:

Resistance Inductance


Capacitance Diodes


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31. In which part of Himalayas do we find the Karewa formation?

North Eastern Himalayas Kashmir Himalayas


Eastern Himalayas Himachal-Utharakhand Himalayas


32. Simlipal Biosphere reserve situated in

Bihar Himachal Pradesh


Orissa Punjab


33. On which of the following hill range is the 'Dodabeta' peak situated?

Nilgiri hills Cardamom hills


Anamalai hills Nallamala hills


34. 'Regur Soil' is another name for the

Saline soil Arid soil •


Black soil Laterite soil


35. In which year National Planning Committee was setup in India?

1938 1950


1948 1949


36. The Delhi Durbar was organised by

Lord Elgin (BY Lord Curzon


Lord Rippon Lord Lytton


37. All India Trade Union Congress was formed in 1920 at

Madras Mumbai


Poona Delhi


38. Indian Association was founded in

1876 1868


1881 1872


39. Who was the founder of Ahmadia movement?

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan Moulana Hussain Ahmad


Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Moulana Riza !;Chan


40. Indian Council Act was passed in
1935 1919
. 1921 1909

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41. On the hundredth day of the Paliyam Satyagraha a freedom fighter met with tragic death in a police lathicharge. What was his name?
A.G. Velayudhan Moyyarath Sankaran
K.v. Kunhambu K. Krishnan
42. In which year, the newspaper Sujananandini was started?

1886 1891


1897 .1912


43. Who was the Pioneer among the social revolutionaries of Kerala?

Swami Vagbhatananda Ayyankali


Vaikunda Swami Brahmananda Sivayogi


44. The author of Mokshapradipam was:

Brahmananda Sivayogi Sree Narayana Guru


E.V. Ramaswami Naikkar Kumaranasan


45. Vaikunda Swami was also known as:

Ananda Swami Goudapada Swami


Muthukutti Swami Padma Pada Swami


46. Chattampi Swamikal attained Samadhi at

Panmana Kannammoola


Theppil Paravur


47. The newspaper Sujananandini was started by Kesavan Asan from:

Chavara Mayyanad


Kozhikode Paravur


48. The famous pilgrim centre ofVaikam is situated on the banks of:
Ashtamudi Lake Vembanad Lake
Bekal Lake . Kumbala Lake
49. The length of river Chaliyar is
101 miles 98 miles
105 miles 110 miles

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50. The height ofAgastyakutam, the southern most peak in western ghats:

8,841 ft 8,461 ft


8,621 ft 6,132 ft


51. Name of Japanese Emperor who paid an official visit to India recently:

Atsushi Akihito


Hachiro Akio


52. Who is the Odakkuzhal award winner 2013?

Sara Joseph P. Surendran


K.R. Meera G. Madhusoodanan


53. Who had won gold medal in the World Athletic Finals 2005?

Graze Apsha Irina Simagina


Thathyana Kottova Anju Bobi George


54. 11th Indo ASEAN summit held at

Brune Delhi


Bandung Colombo


55. Miss. Universe 2013 winner:

Olivia Culpo Gabriela Isler


Leila Lopes Riyo Mori


56. Mars orbiter mission launched earth's orbit on

10th November 2013 7th November 2013


5th November 2013 4th November 2013


57. Who is the first sports person in India had got Bharatharathna, the higllest civilian award?

Sachin Tendulkar Dhyan Chand


Milkhasing Bhimsen Guru Raj Joshi


58. Who has become the Brand Ambassador of UNICEF for South Asia?

Sharmila Tagore Amir Khan


Sachin Tendulkar Priyanka Chopra


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59. arne of the World Chess Champion of 2013

Viswanath Anand Garri Casperov


Boris Vasilievich Magnus Karlsen


60. 1" Woman Managing Director ofLIC:

Usha Sangwan Sunitha Sarma


Vijayalakshmi S.B. Mainak


61. Right to Education is included in which Article of the Indian Constitution?

Article 21 Article 21 A


Article 29 Article 30


62. Which Article provides the President of India to grand pardons?

Article 68 Article 69


Article 71 Article 72


63. Concurrent list in the Indian Constitution is taken from the Constitution of:

Australia Canada


Britain USA



64. 80th Amendment of the Indian Constitution provides for:

alternative scheme for sharing taxes between the Union and the States


special provisions for the state of Assam


insertion of a new Article 21 A


special provision for SCIST in the state ofArunachal Pradesh


65. Right to Property is now a

Legal right Civil right


Constitutional right Economic right


66. The UPSC submits its annual reports to

Cabinet Secretariat Parliament


The President Home Minister


67. Who commended in the Constitutional Assembly that the Directive Principles of State Policy is '1ike a cheque payable at the convenience of bank"?

Ambedkar K T. Shah


A.M. Kusru Alladi Krishna Swamy Iyyer


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68. The tennure of Estimate Committee.of Lok Sabha is

6 months 1 year


2 years 3 years


69. The theory of basic structure of the Constitution was propounded by the Supreme Court in

Minerva Mills case S.R. Bommai case


Golaknath case Keshavananda Bharati case


70. The minimumlmaximum strength of a Legislative Assembly of a state is

40/500 50/500


60/500 70/500


7l. Neither John or Mary applied for the post.

have has


have been has been


72. You can meet me at a time.

latter last


later latest


73. Prevention is than cure.

better best


good less


74. One is responsible for actions.
my her
one's his
75. The plural of dynamo is

dynamo dynamoes


dynamos dynamose


76. Sheela is tallest girl in the class.

the none of these
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77. Which of the following pairs is wrong?

lion-lioness horse-mare


traitor-traitress duke-dukess


78. He was class.

to with


from on


79. Which of the following is correct?

This is good furniture These are good furnitures


This is a good furniture These are good furniture


80. A person who knows many languages is a

prodigy polyglot


paragon polyandry


81. is a local language-enabled workflow based transaction level ·Management Information System in place to facilitate e-governance ofIndira Awaas Yojana.

Aya Soft Aaas Soft


IYASoft Awaas Soft


82. The basic objective of the to improve the quality of life of people and overall habitat in the rural areas.

SAY IAY


DAY HAY


83. is the first scheme of its kind meant exclusively for slum dwellers with a Government of India subsidy of 50 percent.

RLEGP DPADP


VAMBAY NRHM


84. is .the focal point for the delivery of services at community levels to children below six years of age, pregnant women, nursing mothers and adolescent girls.

Primary Health Centre Continuing Education Centre


Anganwadi Child Development Centre


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85. "To awaken the people, it is the women who should be awakened. Once she is on the move the family moves, the nation moves".

Mahatma Gandhi Jawaharlal Nehru


Narendra Modi Sarojini Naidu


86. is an important scheme to provide food grains to poorest of the poor families.
AAY IAY
YAAI ICDS
87. The first ICDS Project in Kerala was set up in 1975 at block.

Sasthamcotta Vengara


Pothencode Vallikkunnu


88. Kudumbashree was launched formally by Government of Kerala on

17th May 1998 2nd October 1998


15th August 1998 17th May 1999


89. centrally sponsored scheme provide connectivity to unconnected habitations.

SGSY PMGSY


TRYSEM SARAS


90. was launched on 2nd October 1993 with the objective of empowering the rural women through building thrift habit, self-reliance and confidence.

RLEGP IAY


SGSY MSY


91. Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly bean are the latest versions of which Operating System?

Ubuntu Android


Apple Unix


92. E-mail that appears to have been originated from one source when it was actually sent from another source is referred to as

E-mail Spoofing E-mail Bombing


E-mail Spamming None of the above


93. When did Information Technology Act come into force in India?

Oct 17th 2000 Oct 17th 2001


June 4th 2000 June 4th 2001


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94. Data diddling involves:

Destroying data before input to the computer


Unauthorized copying of data


Changing data into information


Changing data prior or during input to the computer


. 95. Which hardware device is used to interconnect different types of networks with different protocols?

Bridge Router


Gateway Repeater


96. A collection of four bits is called:

Nibble Byte


Word Double Word


97. The Walkie Talkie is an example of which mode of communication?

Simplex Half Duplex


Duplex None of the above


98. A device that combines data from multiple computers and load them on a common communication channel is

Modem Repeater


Multiplexer Encoder


99. In the e-mail address admin@vms.org. "vms" is the:

Host name with commercial domain


Host name with non-cOJ;nmercial domain


Client name with educational domain


Client name with government domain


100. is the modification of software to remove or disable features which are undesirable by a person.

Software hacking Software licensing


Software piracy Software cracking


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