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1. Who among the following is the U.S. Foreign Secretary?(a) Chelsi Clinton (b) Gordon Brown(c) Hillari Clinton (d) Nicole Bill.Ans: Hillari Clinton

2. In which year Right to Information Act came into force?2005.

3. Which of the following banks got ISO certificate first?(a) S.B.T (b)S.B.I (c) P.N.B (d) Canara Bank.Ans:Canara Bank.

4. Hertha Muller, the Nobel Prize (Literature) winner of 2009 belongs to?

Rumania

5. Fields Medal , is associated with : Mathematics.

6. Nandigram , of West Bengal is in the district of ?Midnapur.

7. Lottery was first started in which state of India?Kerala.

8. Which among the following space agencies released the first ever image of entire universe (an all-sky

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image) very recently?ESA (European Space Agency)

9. The code name given to Indias first atomic explosion at Pokran in 1974 is : Budhan Chirikkunnu.( The Smiling Buddha)

This was the codename given to India's first nuclear test explosion that took place at Pokhran on 18 May1974. It was also the first confirmed nuclear test by a nation outside the five permanent members of theUnited Nations Security Council.

10. G.15, the Economic Organisation of Developing countries was formed in the year?1990

11. Which of the following is not a tributary of Bharathapuzha?(a)Kalppathippuzha (b)Chandragirippuzha(c)Kannadippuzha (d) Thuthappuzha.Ans: Chandragiripuzha.

12. The year in which the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) came into existence?1965

13. In which district the head quarter of Kerala Agro Machinery Corporation situates?Ernakulam

14. The largest district in Kerala?Palakkad.

15. Indias only Ayurvedic Mental Hospital is at: Kottakkal

16. The biggest dam in Kerala?Malampuzha.

17. Which among the following is known as Yavanapriya? (a) Pepper (b)Ginger (c)Cardamom (d)TurmericAns: Pepper.

18. Which among the following is the biggest irrigation project in Kerala?(a)Peechi (b)Kallada (c)Idukki (d)Malampuzha.Ans:Kallada

19. The scheme "Laksham Veedu" was launched by?M.N.Govindan Nair.

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20. The most tragic event connected with Malabar rebellion:Wagon Tragedy

21. Which mountain range separates North India from Peninsular India?

The Vindhyasatpura ranges.

22. The boundary between India and China is known as :Mc Mohan line.

23. The state known as Granary of India: Punjab.

24. Which among the following is the longest beach?(a) Kovalam beach (b)Mareena Beach(c)Havva Beach (d)Samgumgham Beach.Ans: Mareena Beach.

25. Which state is known as the Jewel of India? Manipur

26. Who among the following resorted to guerilla technique of warfare in the revolt of 1857?(a) Nanasaheb (b)Kanwar Singh (c)Bhakt Khan (d) Tantia Topi.Ans: Tantia Topi.

27. The author of the book Sathyarthaprakash Dayananda Saraswathi

28. Niladarpan, the drama which exposes the miseries of the Indigo cultivators of Bihar was written by:

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Dinabandhumitra

29. Give me blood, in turn, I will give you Freedom. Whose words are these? Subhash Chandra Bose.

30. Panchseel, was signed in 1954 betwee n India and :China

31. The Indian writer who launched an e-novel in the internet in 2001:

Taradesh.

32. In which year the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act (Prevention of Atrocities)came intoexistence?1989

33. Who is the Vice President of India?Muhammed Hamid Ansari.

34. The U.N.Declaration of Millennium Development Goals for women empowerment and Gender

Equality was in the year :2001

35. National Womens commission chairperson elected consecutively for the second time: Girija Vyas.

36. Anne Marie Orler, the head of U.N. Police(UNPOL) belongs to :

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Switzerland.

37. "Kudumbashri" was launched in the year?1998

38. Under the Right to Information Act, which officer in the Public Authority provides information?PIO (Public Information Officer).

39. The Chairperson of Kudumbashri(State Poverty Eradication Mission):Minister for Local Self Govt.

40. A brave and Patriot Naga girl who spent her youthful years in jail for 15 years in connection with ourfreedom struggle?

Rani GaidinliuShe was born in Longkao village of Manipur. She joined freedom struggle at the age of 13. She led asocio-political movement to drive out the British from Manipur and Naga areas. She was arrested in1932 at the age of 16 and imprisoned for life. She was freed in 1947 after India gained freedom.

41. The author of the Novel Trikkottoor Peruma: U.A.Khader.

42. Who is the author of God of Small Things? Arundhathi Roy.

43. Nandanar, is the pen name of :

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P.C.Gopalan.

44. "Poverty and Un-British Rule in India" was written by?Dada Bai Naoroji

45. Vandemataram , the national song of India was taken from the novel: Ananda Mutt

46. The metal used in storage batteries:Lead

47. Barometer was invented by:Toricelli

48. The disease Scurvy is caused by the de ficiency of :Vitamin C

49. The Space City of India: Bangalore

50. The first Asian woman go into space:Kalpana Chawla.

51. The Acid finds in ants:Formic

52. The energy in stars is produced by :Thermo Nuclear Reaction.

53. Which one of the followi ng rights was described by B.R.Ambedkar as the Heart and Soul of theconstitution?(a)Right to freedom of religion (b) Right to equality(c)Right to property (d) Right to constitutional remedies.Ans: Right to constitutional remedies.

54. Which one of the following amendments came to be called a mini constitution? (a)76th Amendment (b)42nd Amendment(c) 74th Amendment (d)44th AmendmentAns: 42nd Amendment.

55. Who among the following decides whether a particular bill is money bill or not?(a) Finance Minister (b)The President

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(c) The Vice President (d) Speaker of Lok Sabha.

56. Who won the Bharatha Ratna Award of 2008?Bhimsen Joshy.

57. The first Youth Olympics was held in :Singapore.

58. The winner of 64th Santhosh Trophy Football?West Bengal.

59. The Kerala ADGP who won the Presidents Police medal of 2010: Vincent. M. Paul.

60.Saina Nehwal, the winner of Rajiv Gandhi Khelratna Puraskar is a player of : Badminton.

61. I often wake .. in the middle of the right: Up

62. Raju has been my ne ighbour .1997: Since

63. They fun of him: Make

64. Rani. home yesterday : went

65. Mary and Devi . to school together. Go

66. The word Pensive approximately means : Thoughtful

67. A span of ten years:Decade.

68. The word insomnia approxima tely means:Inability to sleep

69. The plural of datum :

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Data

70. The antonym of diligent: Prudent

71. The antonym of barren: Fertile

72. Pigeons :Coo

73. One who rides horses in races :Jockey.

74. Identify the correctly spelt word :(a) millioneire (b)liesure (c)matinee (d)gallary.Ans: matinee

75. Identify the wrongly spelt word :(a) governor (b)moustache (c) occurance (d) noticeableAns: occurance

76. I wish I .. in New York now: Were

77. They . him king : Crowned

78. This pen isnt good, .? Is it?

79. John the news paper yesterday (use the appropriate verb form): Read

80. Can you fill this form, please? In

81. In the first round of a chess tournament, every participant is playing with every other player. If thenumber of participants is 5, how many matches will be there in the first round?10

82. Which is next in the series :2,3,7,16,41,?

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83. Pointing to a person, a man said to a woman His mother is the only daughter of your father: Howwas the woman related to the person?Mother.

84. A man starts from A, walks 10 metres along north, turns right and walks 18 metres, turns left andwalks 12metres, again turns left and walks 18 metres. If his final position is at B, the distance between Aand B is :22 metres.

85. In a certain code 35698 is written as 44789. How is 34672 written in that code?43763

86. Find the odd one out:(a)Thermometer (b) Diameter (c) Lactometer (d) VoltmeterDiameter

87. In a row of children, Raju is fifth from left and Manu is seventh from right. When they exchange theirpositions, Raju will be 14th from the left. What is Manus position from the right? 16

88. Arun is younger to Bhaskar and elder to George. Davood is younger to Bhasker and elder to Arun. If Chandini is the eldest, who is the youngest?George

89. The average age of 34 students in a class is 14. If the teachers age is included, the average becomes15. What is the age of the teacher?49

90. (999/3)/(888/4)=3/2

91. An amount is divided between Sudheer and James in the ratio 4:7. If Sudheer got Rs.2,800, the totalamount is :7700

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92.Answer:4

93. A man running at a speed of 15km/hr, crosses a bridge in 3 minutes. What is the length of thebridge?750 metres

94. The sum of two numbers is 18 and their product is 72. The smaller number is :6

95. If (4a+1)/(a+1)=3a/2, then the value of a can be: 2

96. The side of a cube is increased by 100%. Its volume is increased by :800%

97. A man invests Rs.6,000 in a bank, which gives simple interest at the rate of 5% per year. How muchmoney will be in his account after 3 years?6900

98. If X/2+X/3=5/2, then the value of X is :3

99. Find the correct alternative to fill the blank space:MOTHER:KMRFCP :: UNCLE:.. SLAJC

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100. The number of girls in a class is half of the number of boys. The total number of students in theclass can be:54