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Maximum: 100 marks Time 1 hour and 15 minutes
1. A cuboid has six sides of different colours. The blue side is adjacent to white. The red side is opposite to black. The brown side is adjacent to blue. The red side is face down. Which one of the following would be the opposite to brown?

Red Black


White Blue


2. Yard is to inch as quart is to:

gallon ounce


milk liquid


3. X started to walk straight towards south. After walking 6 m he turned to the left and walked 5 m. Then he turned to the right and walked 5 m. Now to which direction X is facing?

North-East· South-West


North South


4. IfPENCIL is OGMEHN and CAMEL is BCLGK, then APPLE is

ZROND COONG


COOKG ZOONG


5. Get odd man out:

Crimson Cardinal


Vemilion Golden


6. Look at this series: 23, 87, ... What number should come next?
128 226
324 429
7. Pointing to a photograph Anjali said, "He is the son of the only son of my grandfather." How is the man in the photograph related to Anjali?

Uncle Brother


Son Father


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8. Six friends are sitting in a circle and are facing the centre of the circle. Deepa is between Prakash and Pankaj. Priti is between Mukesh and Lalit. Prakash and Mukesh are opposite to each other. Who is sitting opposite to Priti?

Prakash Pankaj


Deepa Lalit


9. Fill the series: QPO, NML, KJJ, ,EDC

GHI CAB


JKL HGF


10. Choose the word which is different from the rest.

Potassium Silicon


Gallium Zirconium


11. Ajith and Salam do 20% of a work in first 3 days. Then Ajith returns because of some physical problem. Then Salam alone finishes the remaining work in 20 days. How many days will Ajith alone take to do the whole work?
1 1
40-days 37-days
2 2
37 days 40 days
12. 2.11.2003 is the first Monday. Which is the fourth Wednesday of November 2003?

24.11.2003 25.11.2003


23.11.2003 22.11.2003


13. It takes eight hours for a 600 km journey, if 480 km is done by train and the rest by car. It takes 20 minutes more, if 400 km is done by train and the rest by car. The ratio of the speed ofthe train to that of the cars is

3:4 2:3


3:2 4:3


14. The compound interest on Rs. 4,000 for 2 years at 10% per annum is double the Simple interest on a certain sum of money for 3 years at per annum. The sum placed on simple interest is

Rs. 1,750 Rs. 1,850


Rs. 1,650 Rs. 1,950


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15. If x 0.5: 0.75, then x is equal to:

0.12 1.2


12 0.012


16. The length of a rectangle is twice its breadth. Ifits length is increased by 11 cm and breadth is decreased by 5 cm, the area of the rectangle is by 75 sq.cm. What is the length of the.rectangle?

24cm 26cm


2.6 m 2.4 m


17. Reshma is aged three times more than his son Arnan. After 8 years', he would be two and a half times of Arnan's age. After further 8years, 'how many times would she be ofArnan's age?

4 times 2 times


2 and 1/2 times 3 times


18. 864 can be expressed as a product of primes as 2x2x2x2x2x3x3x3

2x2x2x2x3x3 x.3 x3


2x2x3x3x2x3x3x3


2x3x2x3x2x3x2x3


19. What will be the least number which when doubled will be exactly divisible by 24, 18, 21 and 10?

2520 1260


630 5040


20. The greatest number of 3 digits which is divisible by 15, 21 and 49 is

715 765


785 735


21. . Focal length of a plane mirror is

Small Very small


Infinite Long


22. Common name of acetic acid is

Soda gas Vanaspathi


Citric acid Vinegar


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23. Type of lense used in magnifying glass:

Concave Convex


Plane Oblique


24. Metal ,which kept in kerosene:

Sodium Potassium


Mercury Calcium


25. Leucoplasts are responsible for:

Respiration Photosynthesis


Conduction Storage


26. At sunset, the sun looks reddish:

Dispersion of light Diversion of light


Scattering of light Refraction of light


27. Sudden and heritable change occurs in chromosome:

Mutualism Mutation


Guttation Predation


28. Loss of water in the form of vapour through stomata:

Transportation Translocation


Transpiration Evaporation


29. Gens are located in

Mitochondrion Chromosome


Golgi bodies Chloroplast


30. Chemical name of "AJINOMOTO"

Monosodium glutamate Disodium glutamate


Trisodium glutamate Glutamate


31. Who among the following Prime Ministers of Thailand was ordered to step down by Constitutional court of Thailand on 7 May 2014?

Somchai Wongsawat Chuan Leekpai


Yingluck Shinawartra Abhisit Vejjajiva


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32. Which date was observed as "Malala Day" by United Nations in 2013?

12th July 12th September


25th December 30th January


33. The world's biggest building "New Century Global Centre" is built in which city?

New York Chengdu


Dubai Chennai


34. Which part of Ukrain is voted to join Russia?

Kharkiv Kiev


Volya Crimea


35. Which film is the 2013 Oscar best picture winner?

12 years a slave American Hustle


Gravity Dallas Buyers Club


36. ,Who are the two former Popes of Catholic Church declared saints by Pope Francis on April 27, 2014?

John Paul II Stephen II Francis I Fabian I


John XXIII John Paul II Clement X Innocent XI


37. Which country is hosting the FIFA World Cup 2014?

South Africa England


Argentina Brazil


38. Who won the national award for best actor 2013 for his role in Perariyathauar?
Salim Kumar Mohan Lal
• Suraj Venjaramoode Suresh Gopi
39. Which Indian writer was killed by Taliban in Mganistan?

Rita Basu Susmitha Banergy


Amish Thripadi Anitha Desai


40. Prime Minister Narendra Modi belong to which national coalition?
(AT NDA UPA
Federal Front Third Front
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41. The oldest Indian mountain range:

Western Ghats Aravalli Range


Satpura Range Himalayan Range


42. Which type of soil constitutes most of the total land surface in India?

Red Soil Laterite Soil


Black Soil Alluvial Soil


43. The City which is known to be the Kashmir of Rajasthan?

Udaipur Jaipur


Jodhpur Ranakpur


44. The British governor general in India during the Great Rebellion:

LOrd Dalhousie Lord Hardinge


Lord Canning Lord Wellesly


45. The Satyagraha which is considered to be the forerunner of Gandhiji's hunger strikes in India: .

Champaran Bardoli


Ahmedabad Kaira


46. The nationalist leader who exposed the exploitation of the British Rule in India:

W. C. Banerjee G-K Gokhale


M.G. Ranade Dadabhai Naoroji


47. Asia's largest road cum rail bridge is built across the river:

Mahanadi . Krishna


Tungabhadra Godavari


48. The Manchester of India:

Ludhiana Tirupur


Ahmedabad Mumbai


49.
Which monsoon brings the dry, cool and dense Central Asian air masses to large parts of

50.
The scheme started by the Indian government in order to provide food to senior citizens who


India?
South East Monsoon South West Monsoon
North East Monsoon North West Monsoon
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cannot take care of themselves.

National Family Benefit Scheme


Annapurna


Integrated Rural Development Programme


Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana


51. 'Yokashema Sabha' was founded by:

Pandit Karuppan Chattampi Swamikal


V.T. Bhattatirippad Vagbhatananda


52. The leader of'Ezhava Memorial'
A.K. Gopalan C. Krishnan . G.P. Pillai Dr. Palpu
53. The lines connecting places of equal air pressure:

Isobars Isohyets


Isotherms Isohels


54. Pedology is the scientific study of

Rocks Soils


Bricks Fossils



55. The Vaikom Sathyagraha was started on:

1924 April 20 1924 November 10


1924 February 28 1924 March 30


56. The most important incident of Quit India Movement in Kerala was:

Wagon tragedy Kizhariyur bomb case


Aikya Kerala Movement Hunger March


57. The author of 'Atmopadesa Satakam':

Sree Narayana Guru Sankaracharya


Swami Vivekananda Ayya Vaikundar


58. 'Hortus Malabaricus' was the contribution of:

Portuguese French


Dutch English


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59. Which is known as 'Magnacarta of Travapcore'?

Temple entry proclamation Kundara proclamation


Malayali memorial Trippadidanam


60. The Abstention Movement was started in

1931 1932


1930 1933


61. How many schedules are there in the Indian constitution?

10 12


16 None of the above


62. The term 'Socialist' was added to the Indian constitution by

the 25th amendment 74th amendment


44th none of the above


63. In the case of preventive detention the maximum period of detention without the recommendation of advisory board is

Six months One year


Two years Norte of the above


64. The following is not a power of the Indian President:

Declaration of war Issue of ordinances


Appointment of Prime Minister None of the above


65. The member of a state public commission can be removed by

The Governor of the state The High Court of the state


The Legislature of the state The President of India


66. The following article of the Indian constitution can be amended only with the ratification of states:

Article -14 Article


Article -54 Article -240


67. Identify the officer with a right to speak in both houses of parliament..

Comptroller General of India Governor


Attorney General Supreme Court Chief Justice


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68. The m1lllIl1um number of judges required for hearing a presidential reference under Article 143 is
(A) 25
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69. The following is a subject included in concurrent list:

Electricity Public health and sanitation


Census Taxes pn agricultural income


70. The idea of unified personal laws is associated with:

Article 14 Article 15


Article 39 Article 44


71. There bus from here to the capital city. (Insert the correct article)

the an


a none of these


72. I must apologize for the delay in reaching here. (Insert the correct preposition)

for to


of from


73. As he is unemployed, he has to buy a scooter. (Choose the correct adjective)

the little a little


little least


74. The stranger said to me, 'which is the shortest route to the railway station?' (Turn to indirect speech)

The stranger asked me which is the shortest route to the railway s'tation


The stranger asked me which route was the shortest to the railway station


The stranger told me the shortest route to the railway station


The stranger told me the route to the railway station is the shortest


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75. Give a one word substitute for a person who leaves his own country to settle in another.

emigrant exile


migrant resident


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76. Give the synonym of Benevolent;

beautiful rude


generous unkind


77. Find out the antonym for modest;

reserved. frank


immodest cymc


78. A wild goose chase means;

a useful attempt a foolish attempt


chasing a goose killing a goose


79. Which of the following sentence is correct?

My brother has returned from Bombay yesterday.


My brother had returned from Bombay yesterday.


My brother returns from Bombay yesterday.


My brother returned from Bombay yesterday.


80. Let them build a hospital here (Change the voice)

Let a hospital be build by them


Let a hospital be built by them here


Let a hospital be build by them here


Let a hospital be built here by them


81. The Integrated Child Development scheme was first set up in which district of Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram Thrissur


Malappuram ·Ernakulum


82. Antyodaya Anna Yojana was launched on:

25th December 2DOO 25th Nov 2000


29th September 2000 28th Jan 2000


83. The project Bharath Nirman was mainly intended to the development of:

Urban planning Rural infrastructure


Child development Food and sanitation


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84. Jawahar Rozgar Yojana mainly intended to promote rural people.

Education Housing facility


Life skills Employment opportunities


85. The first executive di.rector of Kudumbasree mission:

T.K. Jose K.B. Valsala Kumary


James Varghese Sharada Muraleedharan


86. The recognition for innovative practices of Kudumbasree was awarded by UN in 1995 is:
We the People UNCHS
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EMPI CAPAM
87. Sampoora Grameen Rozar was implemented through:

State government Urban local bodies


Labour welfare department Panchayat Raj Institutions


88. Valmiki Arnbedkar Awas Yojana launched by:

Narendra Modi ManMohan Singh


AB Vajpayee Pranab Mukherjee


89. Kudumbasree literally means:

Prosperity of Family Prosperity of Women


Prosperity of Children None of these


90. Which was the first state to enact an employment guarantee act in the 1970s?

Kerala Tamilnadu


Punjab Maharashtra


91. A flip-flop is a binary cell capable of storing information of:

One bit Zero bit


Four bit Eight bit


92. Which of the following is a Universal Gate?

AND XNOR


NAND OR


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93. The term gigabytes refers to

1024 Bytes 1024 Kilobytes


1024 Megabytes 1024 Terabytes


94. Which Layer is not present in TCP/IP model?

Application Layer Internet Layer


Transport Layer Presentation Layer


95. iRAM stands for:

Independent Random Access Memory


Integrated Random Access Memory


Interdependent Random Access Memory


Integrated Random Axis Memory


96. In which year was Cyber law implemented in India?

2003 2000


2002 2001


97. FTPmeans:

Flat Transmission Protocol Fast Transmission Protocol


File Transfer Protocol File Transmission Protocol


98. RISC stands for:

Regular Instruction Set Computer


Repeated Instruction Set Computer


Random Instruction Set Computer


Reduced Instruction Set Computer


99. DMA refers to

Direct Memory Addition


Direct Memory Access


Direct Multiplication Array


Direct Memory Application


100. In TCP protocol header "Checksum" is of

16 bits 8 bits


32 bits 64 bits


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