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Current Affairs 2011 full

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January

Union Home Ministry winds up the Srikrishna committee on Telangana following submission of its report.

Arabinda Rajkhowa, chairman of ULFA, released on bail from the Guwahati central prison.

India and Pakistan exchange the annual lists of their nuclear installations and facilities under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations, which was signed on December 31, 1988.

Nagesh Pydah assumes charge as Chairman and Managing Director of Oriental Bank of Commerce.

Yashwant Sonawane, Additional District Collector of Malegaon burnt alive by oil mafia at Manmad near Nashik (Maharastra).

102 lives lost in stampede at Sabarimala Shrine (Kerala).

Eminent classical singer Bhimsen Joshi passes away at the age of 88.

Karnataka Governor sanctions prosecution of CM B.S.Yeddyurappa.

Suresh Kalmadi sacked as Chairman of Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee.

February

Former Telecom Minister A.Raja sent to Tihar Jail in 2G spectrum scam.

Bombay High Court upholds death penalty for Ajmal Kasab.

Ahmedabad court convicts 31, acquits 63 in Godhra train burning case.

34th National Games Held in Ranchi, Jharkhand.

Kidnapped Malkangiri Collector released by Maoists.

March

Supreme Court strikes down CVC PJ Thomas’ appointment.

PM Manmohan Singh and PM Gilani of Pakistan engage in cricket diplomacy on the occasion of India-Pakistan semi final match in Cricket World Cup 2011.

Supreme Court dismisses Aruna Shanbaug’s euthanasia plea.

Hasan Ali remanded to Judicial Custody.

Saina Nehwal clinches Swiss Open Grand Prix.

DGCA revokes licenses of 14 fake pilots.

Census 2011 shows increase of 181 million in total population.

April

India wins the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

Dorjee Khandu, Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh since 2007, dies in a helicopter crash.

Anna Hazare undertakes fast for Jan Lokpal Bill at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.

Supreme Court grants bail to civil rights activist Binayak Sen.

Visit of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva of Thailand to India.

Five corporate honchos (Sanjay Chandra of Unitech; Gautam Doshi, Surender Pipara and Hari Nair of Reliance ADAG; Vinod Goenka of Swan Telecom) arrested in 2G spectrum scam.

May

Mamata Banerjee sworn in as the first woman and 11th Chief Minister of West Bengal.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announces aid of Rs. 22,500 Crores for African countries to develop infrastructure facilities on the eve of IInd Indo-Africa summit.

J.Jayalalitha, Oommen Chandy, Tarun Gogoi and N. Rangaswamy takes over as Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Pondicherry respectively, as a result of assembly elections.

Supreme Court quashes Karnataka Speaker’s decision to disqualify 16 MLA’s.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel conferred Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding for 2009 by President Pratibha Patil.

India ratifies UN protocol against human trafficking.

June

Senior journalist and investigations editor with English newspaper ‘Mid-Day’, J. Dey, is shot dead in Mumbai.

Election Commission of India launches the IIDEM (India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management).

Famous painter M.F Hussain passes away.

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key visits India.

India gets first e-waste management rules.

India ranks 123rd on on global environment index.

Supreme Court appoints committee to examine the secret chambers of Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Kerala.

July

17 killed in 2011 Mumbai bombings.

Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) agreement signed.

India-Bangladesh ink border management deal.

India’s 25th nuclear power plant being built at Rawatbhata, Rajasthan.

Newly formed National Green Tribunal (NGT) conducts its first sitting.

August

Reserve Bank of India issues draft guidelines for new bank licences.

Nation celebrates Independence Day on august 15th.

Parliament passes sense of the house resolution on lokpal bill

Sustainable Competitiveness Report 2011 presented, Delhi is first.

September

Earthquake in Sikkim, tremors across India on 19th september.

Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011 presented in lok sabha

PM Manmohan Singh visits Dhaka on a landmark visit.

October

F1 2011 Race comes to India at the Buddh International Circuit, Noida.

7 billionth baby born, Nargis in Uttar Pradesh.

Saving Bank Interest rate decontrolled by RBI.

National Manufacturing Policy cleared by Cabinet.

Planning Commission releases the second India Human Development Report (HDR) 2011.

President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, visits India.

November

Maoist leader Kishenji killed in encounter in west bengal.

Companies bill and Pension bill cleared by Cabinet.

Indian representative elected to head the Joint Inspection Unit, the UN’s only external oversight body.

India ranks 134th on UN Human Development Index.

Longest rail (4286 km) of India, Vivek Express, is flagged off.

Sonia Gandhi (11th) and Manmohan Singh (19th) figures among the top 20 most powerful people on earth in the Forbes list.

December

More than 50 killed in fire accident at AMRI hospital, Calcutta.

150 perish in west bengal hooch tragedy.

Court directs 21 social networking websites to take off offensive content.

Lok Sabha passes Lokpal Bill, Hazare cancels fast due to lukewarm response at Mumbai.

Cyclone Thane claims 33 lives in Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry.

Sports

Athletics

January 3 – National School Athletics Meet begin at Pune

Cricket

Test matches

India – South Africa 3 Test Series, Dec 2010 – Jan 2011 (Result Drawn 1-1).

India – West Indies 3 Test Series, Jun – Jul 2011 (Result India 1-0).

India – England 4 Test Series, July – Aug 2011 (Result England 4-0).

West Indies – India 3 Test Series, Nov 2011 (Result India 2-0).

India – Australia 4 Test Series, Dec 2011 – Jan 2012 (Ongoing).

One Day matches

India – South Africa 5 match Series, Jan 2011 (Result South Africa 3-2).

India wins ICC world cup 2011 defeating Sri Lanka in finals.

India – West Indies 5 match Series, Jun 2011 (Result India 3-2).

India – England 5 match Series, Sept 2011 (Result England 3-0).

England – India 5 match Series, Oct 2011 (Result India 5-0).

West Indies – India 5 match Series, Nov – Dec 2011 (Result India 4-1).

T-20 matches

West Indies v India at Port of Spain – Jun 4, 2011.

England v India at Manchester – Aug 31, 2011.

India v England at Kolkata – Oct 29, 2011.

Heads of International organisations

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1)Who is the Secretary-General of United Nations Organization?

Answer: Ban Ki-Moon

2)Who is the Vice-President of World Bank (IBRD)?

Answer: Anil Sood

3)Who is the Chairman of UN General Assembly?

Answer: Ali Triki

4)Who is the Director-General of United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)?

Answer: Koïchiro Matsuura

5)Who is the Director-General of Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO)?

Answer: Jacques Diouf

6)Who is the Director-General of International Labour Organisation (ILO)?

Answer: Juan Somavia

7)Who is the Executive Director of United Nations Intenational Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)?

Answer: Anthony Lake

8)Who is the Director-General of World Health Organisation (WHO)?

Answer: Margaret Chan

9)Who is the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)?

Answer: Antonio Gutrres

10)Who is the Administrator of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)?

Answer: Helen Clerk

11)Who is the President of International Court of Justice (ICJ)?

Answer: Hishashi Owada

12)Who is the President of Asian Development Bank (ADB)?

Answer: Haruhiko Kuroda

13)Who is the President of International Olympic Committee (IOC)?

Answer: Jacques Rogge

14)Who is the Secretary-General of Commonwealth?

Answer: Kamlesh Sharma

15)Who is the Chairman of UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC)?

Answer: Martin I. Uhomoibhi

16)Who is the High Commissioner of UNHRC?

Answer: Navnetham Pillai

17)Who is the President of International Cricket Council (ICC)?

Answer: David Morgan

18)Who is the Secretary-General of African Union (AU)?

Answer: Bingu wa Mutharika

19)Who is the Chairman of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)?

Answer: Hosni Mubarak

20)Who is the Secretary-General of UNCTAD?

Answer: Supachai Panitchpakdi

21)Who is the Chairman of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and President of Palestinian National Authority?

Answer: Mahmoud Abbas

22)Who is the Secretary General of OPEC?

Answer: Abdullah Salem ul Badri

23)Who is the Director-General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)?

Ans: Yukiya Amano

24)Who is the Secretary-General of NATO?

Ans: Anders Fogh Rasmussen

25)Who is the Director-General of World Trade Organization (WTO)?

Answer: Pascal Lamy

26)Who is the Secretary-General of INTERPOL?

Answer: Ronald Nobel

27)Who is the Secretary-General of ASEAN?

Answer: Dr. Surin Pitsuwan

28)Who is the Secretary-General of SAARC?

Answer: Dr. Sheelkant Sharma

29)Who is the President of International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF)?

Answer: Lamine Diack

30)Who is the Secretary-General of Amnesty International?

Answer: Irene Zubaida Khan

31)Who is the President of World Bank (WB)?

Answer: Robert Zoellick

32)Who is the Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF)?

Answer: Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Assistant grade company/corporation/board exam solved paper 2008

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1.Gautama Budha was bon at:
Lumbini
2.The chera king known as ‘Red Chera:
Senkuttuvan

3. Alexander the grate defeated :
Porus

4. Indica was written by :
Megasthenes

6..Who is popularly known as Indian Napoleon?

Samudraguptha

7.The second Buddhist council were held at:

Vaisali

8.In the second battle of Tarrain in 1192,Mohammed Gori defeated:
Prithviraj Chauhan

9: The king on the throne of vijayanagar at the time of the battle of Talikota:
Sadasivaraya

10.Qut-ub-din Aibek built the Quwaat –ul-Islam mosque to commemorate his capture of:
Delhi

11. The wisest fool of medieval India is:
Mohammed Bin Tughlaq

12.Trikh –I- Firoz Shahi was written by :
Ziaudin Barani

13.Ibn Batuta,the famous Scholar visited India during the reign of :
Mohammed bin Tughlaq.

14.‘Purana Qila’ in Delhi was bult by:
Shersha
15.Ashtapratan was the council of Ministers of:
Marathas

16.’Zapti’ is the land revenue system introduced by:
Akbar

17 .Jahangir the Mughal ruler murdered the Sikh Guru:
Guru Arjun Singh
18..The Mughul Gardens –Shalimar and Nishad in Srinagar built by:
Jahangir

19.Ustad Isa was the Architect of:
Taj Mahal

20.Haritha and Bukha laid the foundatations of:
21.The author of “Prithvii Raj Raso “ was:
Chandra Vardai

22.The first carnatic war came to an end with the :
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle

23.Permanent Land Revenue Settlement was introduced in Bengal by:
Lord Cornwallis

24 “Doctrine of Lapse” was applied by :
Lord Dalhousie

25.Priciples of Panchasheel were framed in :
Bandung

SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE KERALA SOLVED PAPER -2010 Part 2

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26. The "Navaretnas" Lived during the period of :

(A)Mauryas

(B)Gupthas

(C)Kushanas

(D)Pallavas

ans:(B)Gupthas

27.The Ashtadiggajas belonged to ---------- dyanasty:

(A)Chalukyas

(B)Pallavas

(C)Vijayanagara

(D)Bahmani

ans:(C)Vijayanagara

28.Kandalur Salai is an ancient university of :

(A)Cholas

(B)Pandyas

(C)Cheras

(D)Hoysalas

ans: (C)Cheras

29.The Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang visited the pilgrim center of ---------- in South India

(A)Guruvayoor

(B)Tiruppati

(C)Kalady

(D)Kanchi

ans:(D)Kanchi

30.Din- Ilahi is a religion founded by :

(A)Baber

(B)Akbar

(C)Humayun

(D)Jehangir

ans:(B)Akbar

31.Name the only Malayalee President of the All India Congress Committee :

(A)K. Karunakaran

(B)A.K. Antony

(C)Sir C. Sankaran Nair

(D)George Joseph

ans:(C)Sir C. Sankaran Nair

32.The revolt of 1721 at ------------ is the first attempt against foreign domination from the south.

(A)Attingal

(B)Kozhencheery

(C)Kulachal

(D)Varkala

ans:(A)Attingal

33.The -------- company was the last to leave India after Independence.

(A)English

(B)Dutch

(C)French

(D)Portuguese

ans:(D)Portuguese(?)

34.Who is known as Gandhi of Kerala ?

(A)E.M.S. Namboodiripad

(B)K.Kelappan

(C)K.P. Kesava Menon

(D)Moidu Maulavi

ans:(B)K.Kelappan

35.Name the malayalee editor of Gandhiji's "Young India"

(A)Barrister G.P.Pillai

(B)C.Kesavan

(C)George Joseph

(D)Swadesabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai

ans:(C)George Joseph

36.One of the following is NOT a member of the Cabinet Mission to India :

(A)Sir Stafford Cripps

(B)Lord Alexander

(C)Lord Pethick Lawrence

(D)Clement Atlee

ans:(D)Clement Atlee

37.The right to work or the right to a living wage had been included among the fundamental rights, based on the 1931 Resolution of the congress which met in :

(A)Calcutta

(B)Karachi

(C)Bombay

(D)Chennai

ans:(B)Karachi

38.---------- had outlined a strategy of non- cooperation in his manifesto, HIND SWARAJ as early as 1909.

(A)Gandhiji

(B)Jawaharlal Nehru

(C)Gokhale

(D)Balagangadhar Tilak

ans:(A)Gandhiji

39.Name the Grand old man of indian Nationalisam:

(A)W.C . Bannerji

(B)Dadabhai Naoroji

(C)Surendranath Bannerji

(D)Aurobindo Ghose

ans:(B)Dadabhai Naoroji

40.The state with the smallest population in India is

(A)Mizoram

(B)Arunachal Pradesh

(C)Goa

(D)Sikkim

ans:(D)Sikkim

41.The Non- Brahmin Movement begun by Dr.T.M.Nair become a Mass movement under :

(A)K.Kamraj Nadar

(B)E.V.Ramaswamy Naicker

(C)C.N. Annadurai

(D)M.G.Ramachandran

ans:(B)E.V.Ramaswamy Naicker

42.As part of the Vaikam Satyagraha, a Savarna Jatha was organized under the leadership of :

(A)T.K. Madhavan

(B)K.P. Kesava Menon

(C)Mannath Padmanabhan

(D)Dr. P. Palpu

ans:(C)Mannath Padmanabhan

43.The temple entry proclamation was issued by :

(A)Chithirai Tirunal

(B)Uthradam Tirunal

(C)Moolam Tirunal

(D)Visakham Tirunal

ans:(A)Chithirai Tirunal (1936)

44.The malayalam lullaby, "Omanathingal Kidavo" was written by :

(A)Swathi Tirunal

(B)Dharma Raja

(C)Irayimman Tampi

(D)Kumaran Asan

ans:(C)Irayimman Tampi

45.The painting "Mysore Khedda" was drawn by :

(A)Raja Ravi Varma

(B)K.C.S. Panikker

(C)Tagore

(D)Piccasso

ans:(A)Raja Ravi Varma

46.Robert Bristow is the architect of the port at:

(A)Mumbai

(B)Tuticorin

(C)Cochin

(D)Visakhapatnam

ans:(C)Cochin

47.Dr. Hermann Gundert who enriched Malayalam language is a :

(A)Civil Servant

(B)Military Officer

(C)Missionary

(D)Merchant

ans:(C)Missionary

48.The increase in agricultural production in 1971 resulted in a wheat revolution. it is referred to as the Green Revolution .Who was the Prime Minister at that time ?

(A)Lal Bahadur Shastri

(B)G,L. Nanda

(C)Indira Gandhi

(D)Morarji Desai

ans:(C)Indira Gandhi

49.Who was the first non-congress Prime Minister of India ?

(A)A.B. Vajpayee

(B)Morarji Desai

(C)Charan Singh

(D)Jagjivan Ram

ans:(B)Morarji Desai

50.In 1974 India surprised the world by exploding a " nuclear device" in an underground test in ---------- state

(A)Kashmir

(B)Haryana

(C)Panjab

(D)Rajasthan

ans:(D)Rajasthan

SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE KERALA SOLVED PAPER -2010

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1.Bottles of fruit juice, squash, soup are certified by ----------- to testify the purity an quality of food

(A)FPO

(B)Agmark

(C)BIS

(D)ISI

ans:(A)FPO

2.Bow mans capsule is a part of:

(A)Neuron

(B)Liver cells

(C)Nephron

(D)Muscles

ans:(C)Nephron

3.If D = 8, BAT = 46, then CAT will be equal to

(A)42

(B)40

(C)46

(D)48

ans:(D)48

4. Choose the correct alternative that will continue the series . 35,57,79,---------

(A)99

(B)90

(C)911

(D)913

ans:(C)911

5.Choose the missing term out of the given alternatives : YEB, WFD, UHG, SKI, -----------

(A)QOL

(B)TOL

(C)QGL

(D)QNL

ans:(A)QOL

6. Choose the group of letters which is different from others :

(A)CFIL

(B)ORUX

(C)JMPS

(D)PSVX

ans:D)PSVX

7. If South - east is called East, North-west is called West, South-west is called South and what will North be called :

(A)East

(B)North - east

(C)North - west

(D)South

ans:(B)North - east

8. Pointing to a photograph, Bhagavat said she is the only daughter of my grandfathers only son. How is Bhagavat related to the person in the photograph ?

(A)Sister

(B)Mother

(C)Niece

(D)Brother

ans:(D)Brother

9. How many 4s are there in the following series of numbers which are preceded by 6 but not immediately followed by 5 ? 3 4 2 6 4 5 6 4 7 8 9 6 4 5 9 5 6 4 8 7 8 4 6 4 3

(A)One

(B)Two

(C)Three

(D)Four

ans:(C)Three

10.In a certain code language, 749 means fruit is sweet, 248 means very sweet voice, 637 means eat fruit daily. Which digit stands for is in that code ?

(A)7

(B)9

(C)4

(D)None of these

ans:(B)9

11.If A means +, B means - , C means x and D means /, then the value of 18C14A6B16D4 is :

(A)63

(B)254

(C)288

(D)1208

ans:(B)254

12.Tongue is related to Taste in the same way as Ear is related to :

(A)Hear

(B)Deaf

(C)Dump

(D)Speak

ans:(A)Hear

13.Rorschach Inkblot Test is used to access:

(A)H1N1

(B)AIDS

(C)Personality

(D)Blood cancer

ans:(C)Personality

14.Laxmi is very bright ten year old with a mental age of fourteen . Her IQ may be estimated to be :

(A)100

(B)160

(C)120

(D)140

ans:(D)140

15.Who is considered as the Father of Modern Psychology ?

(A)Sigmund Freud

(B)Frank Parson

(C)Hollingworth

(D)Truman Kelley

ans:(A)Sigmund Freud

16.Who is the author of "Man the Maker of his own Destiny" ?

(A)Rabindranath Tagore

(B)Mahatma Gandhi

(C)Swami Vivekananda

(D)Nehru

ans:(C)Swami Vivekananda

17.The technique adopted to find out the level of acceptability of an individual by the members of a group is :

(A)Sociometry

(B)Psychometry

(C)Personality testing

(D)Projective technique

ans:(A)Sociometry

18. Parsec is a unit of :

(A)Density

(B)Distance

(C)Momentum

(D)Time

ans:(B)Distance (in astronomy)

19. Detergents are sodium or potassium salts of

(A)Carboxylic acids

(B)Adipic acid

(C)Sulphonic acids

(D)None of these

ans:(C)Sulphonic acids

20.The ultimate source of energy is :

(A)Sun

(B)Food

(C)ATP

(D)Glucose

ans:(A)Sun

21.Non -metals are generally bad conductors of electricity . However graphite is a good conductor of electricity because it :

(A)Is an allotrope of carbon

(B)has loosely bound electrons

(C)is brittle

(D)forms basic oxide

ans:(B)has loosely bound electrons

22.Thiokol is a :

(A)Vulcanised rubber

(B)Raw rubber

(C)Natural rubber

(D)Synthetic rubber

ans:(D)Synthetic rubber

23.Length, breadth, height of a box are 4cm, 12cm and 1m, if density of air is 1.2 kg/m3. The mass of air present in the box is :

(A)57.6 kg

(B)5.76 kg

(C)57.6 g

(D)5.76 g

ans:(D)5.76 g

24.A solution of washing soda is :

(A)Acidic

(B)Basic

(C)Neutral

(D)None of these

ans:(B)Basic

25.Anaemia is caused by the deficiency of all of these except :

(A)Iron

(B)Vitamin B 12

(C)Zinc

(D)Folic acid

ans:(C)Zinc

Presidents of india

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1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad-January 30, 1950 to May 13, 1962

2. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan- May 13, 1962 to May 13, 1967

3. Zakir Hussain- May 13, 1967 to May 3, 1969

4. Varahagiri Venkata Giri- May 3, 1969 to July 20, 1969

5. Muhammad Hidayatullah- July 20, 1969 to August 24, 1969

6. Varahagiri Venkata Giri- August 24, 1969 to August 24, 1974

7. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed- August 24, 1974 to February 11, 1977

8. Basappa Danappa Jatti- February 11, 1977 to July 25, 1977

9. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy- July 25, 1977 to July 25, 1982

10. Giani Zail Singh- July 25, 1982 to July 25, 1987

11. Ramaswamy Venkataraman- July 25, 1987 to July 25, 1992

12. Shankar Dayal Sharma- July 25, 1992 to July 25, 1997

13. Kocheril Raman Narayanan- July 25, 1997 to July 25, 2002

14. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam- July 25, 2002 to July 25, 2007

15. Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil- July 25, 2007 to till date

KSRTC reserve conductor exam 2008 part 2

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16. Baking powder is :

(a) sodium bicarbonate (b) sodium carbonate

(c) potassium bicarbonate (d) potassium carbonate

17. First woman to lead delegation to the U.N :

(a) Kasturba Gandhi (b) Fathima Meer

(c) Vijaya Laxmi Pandit (d) Kamala Nehru

18. Number of vertebrae in human skeleton :

(a) 35 (b) 32

(c) 33 (d) 30

19. Harijan Asram founded by Gandhiji at :

(a) Varanasi (b)Amritsar

(c) Aurangabad (d) Sabarmati

20. World Heart Day is on :

(a) Second Sunday of August (b) Second Sunday of September

(c) Last Sunday of August (d) Last Sunday of September

21. The second host of tapeworm :

(a) cat (b) culex mosquito

(c) cow (d) pig

22. Coolie is written by :

(a) Mulk RajAnand (b) K.M. Panikkar

(c) Laxmi Sehgal (d) I.K. Gujral

23. Galapagos islands are linked with :

(a) classification of animals (b) studies on evolution

(c) geographical specialities (d) presence of ice burgs

24. Subject deals with life and death of human beings :

(a) vital statistics (b) sensus

(c) population (d) survey

25. First Woman Cosmonaut from India :

(a) Anna Malhotra (b) Kalpana Chawla

(c) Kiran Bedi (d) Kadambini Ganguli

26. Indian Institute of Science is in :

(a) Bombay (b) Bangalore

(c) Calcutta (d) Chennai

27. S.P.C.A stands for :

(a) South Asian Preferential (b) Society for Peace of the Adivasi

Trade Agreement Community

(c) Sardar Sarovar Project (d) Society for prevention of Cruelty

to Animals

28. Founder of Brahma Samaj :

(a) Dayananda Saraswathi (b) Ramakrishna Paramahamsan

(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (d) Swami Vivekananda

29. “Woods are lovely dark and deep

But I have promises to keep

And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep”

These lines are belongs to :

(a) T.S. Eliot (b) John Milton

(c) Mark Twain (d) Robert Frost

30. ‘Bird Man of India’:

(a) MuhammedAli (b) SalimAli

(c) M.S. Swaminathan (d) Dr. Kurien

31. The vitamin that helps in blood clotting :

(a) B (b) K

(c) C (d) A

32. Largest Producer of Thorium in the World :

(a) Kerala (b) Kashmir

(c) Assam (d) Bihar

33. The acid present in tea :

(a) Acetic acid (b) Tartaric acid

(c) Lactic acid (d) Tanic acid

34. Cotton belongs to the family of :

(a) Malvaceae (b) Cruciferae

(c) Compositae (d) Umbiliferae

35. Biogas contains :

(a) Methane (b) ethane

(c) Hydrogen sulphide (d) Ammonia

36. The scientist who worked on genetics :

(a) Lamarek (b) Mendel

(c) Hugo De Vries (d) Charles Darwin

37. National award given to best actress :

(a) Swarna mayooram (b) Latha award

(c) Swarna kamal (d) Urvasi award

38. A cube has numerically equal volume and surface area. The volume of such a cube is

(a) 3000 units (b) 1000 units

(c) 216 units (d) 210 units

39. The element present in all organic compounds

(a) Sulphur (b) Nitrogen

(c) Potassium (d) Carbon

40. The author of ‘Hindu View of Life:

(a) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (b) Swami Saswathananda

(c) Bhagavan Das (d) Morarji Desai

41. The importance of ozone layer is :

(a) It helps the growth of plants (b) It acts as a protective layer from

U.V. rays

(c) It maintains the rate of rain (d) It helps the growth of

decomposers

42. Mosaic disease of pulses is caused by :

(a) Virus (b) Fungus

(c) Bacteria (d) Flies

43. Hyperglycaemia is due to :

(a) excess of water in blood (b) excess of sugar in blood

(c) excess of alcohol in blood (d) excess of carbondioxide in blood

44. Bones present in a human adult:

(a) 216 (b) 200

(c) 206 (d) 180

45. Mobile part of an atom

(a) Neutron (b) proton

(c) Electron (d) Nucleus

46. Cuttack is on which river bank :

(a) Yamuna (b) Ganges

(c) Hugli (d) Mahanadi

47. Vandemataram is composed by :

(a) Rabindranath Tagore (b) Bankimchandra Chatterjee

(c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) Tagore

48. Pigment gives red colour to blood :

(a) Haemoglobin (b) RBC

(c) Plasma (d) Bile

49. The mixture of nitric acid and hydrochloric acid

(a) Plaster of Paris (b) Bleaching powder

(c) Carbondisulphide (d) Aquaregia

50. In colour blindness with which colour red is confused ?

(a) Blue (b) Green

(c)Violet (d) Maroon

Answer key

16.(a) 17.(c) 18.(c) 19.(d) 20.(d) 21.(d) 22. (a) 23. (b) 24. (b) 25. (b) 26. (b) 27. (d) 28. (c) 29. (d) 30. (b) 31. (b) 32. (a) 33. (d) 34.(a) 35. (a) 36. (b) 37.(d) 38. (c) 39.(d) 40.(a) 41. (b) 42. (a) 43. (b) 44. (c) 45. (c) 46. (d) 47.(b) 48. (a) 49.(d) 50.(b)

KSRTC reserve conductor exam 2008 part 1

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1. First hydroelectric project started in the year :

(a) 1948 (b) 1950

2. Perumon tragedy is related with :

(a) Vembanad lake (b) Asthamudi lake

(c) Sastamcotta lake (d) Irity lake

3. India’s first television centre started in :

(a) 1959 (b) 1962

4. Real name of ................ was Edson Arantes do Naseinento

(a) Paulomi Ghatak (b) Pullela Gopichand

(c) Baichung Bhutia (d) Pele

5. Yakshgana is the dance form of :

(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Karnataka (d) Orissa

6. A device which converts light energy into electric energy :

(a) Photo electric cell (b) lead acid accumulator

(c) Dry cell (d) nickel cadmium battery

7. The longest railway tunnel in India is on :

(a) Southern Railway (b) Konkan Railway

(c) Western Railway (d) Eastern Railway

8. Blood group of universal recipient :

(a) B (b) O

(c)AB (d) A

9. Price of an inland letter is :

(a) Rs. 3 (b) Rs. 4

(c) Rs. 2.50 (d) Rs. 3.50

10. Who said ‘Things are numbers’?

(a) Pythagorus (b) Graham

(c) G.H. Hardy (d) Herodotus

11. A pulse is considered as a substitute for milk :

(a) Green gram (b) Peanut

(c) Black gram (d) Soyabean

12. The part of the potato do we eat :

(a) underground stem (b) root

(c) stem (d) root nodes

13. The gas combines with rain water and causes acid rain :

(a) Hydrogen sulphide (b) Sulphurdioxide

(c) Methane (d) Ethane

14. Main function of intestinal villi is to :

(a) stimulate peristalsis (b) prevent antiperistalsis

(c) provide a large surface area (d)distribute digestive enzymes uniformly

15. The disorder somanambulism is commonly known as :

(a) Bird flue (b) rat fever

(c) sleep walking (d) meningitis

Answers:

1.(c) 2.(b) 3.(a) 4.(d) 5.(c) 6.(a) 7. (b) 8.(c) 9.(c) 10.(a) 11.(d) 12.(b) 13.(b) 14.(c) 15. (c)

KSRTC Reserve Conductor solved question paper-1999(2)

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Complete the sentence by selecting the most appropriate choice given below.

27.Basheer ——— the S.S.L.C. examination in 1990.

(a) have passed (b) passed (c) has passed (d) None of these

28.We seldom see ——— as others see us.

(a) we(b) us (c) ourselves (d) None of these

29.He is intelligent enough ——— a first class.

(a) to get (b) got(c) gets (d) None of these

30.Iron as well as coal ——— in India.

(a) found (b) are found(c) is found (d) None of these

31.As soon as the teacher entered the class the students ——— quiet.

(a) will become (b) became (c) become (d) None of these

32.They came here ——— year ago.

(a) an(b) the (c) a (d) None of these

33.He will be here tomorrow, ——— ?

(a) won’t he (b) will he (c) does he (d) None of these

34.We would hardly hear him, ——— ?

(a) couldn’t we (b) would we (c) could we (d) None of these

Choose the correctly spelt word among the alternatives given below.

35.(a) Separate (b) Seperate (c) Seperete (d) Separete

36.(a) Referrence (b) Refference (c) Refferance(d) Reference

Fill in the blank spaces by picking out the prepositions from the choices given below.

37.The hunter killed a tiger ——— one shot.

(a) by(b) at (c) with(d) None of these

38.He insists ——— leaving immediately.

(a) on(b) at (c) for(d) None of these

Choose the appropriate word which closely fits each definition.

39.Person having profound knowledge:

(a) Intelligent (b) Wise (c) Scholar (d) None of these

40.Collection of things kept in a hall for public show:

(a) Exhibition(b) Display (c) Fair(d) None of these

Each of the given idioms is followed by four alternative meanings of which only one is correct. Choose the correct one.

41.Take in

(a) Remove (b) Understand(c) Assume(d) Write

42.Throw cold water on

(a) Reject (b) Refuse (c) Discourage (d) Encourage

In the following questions some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error.

(a) (b) (c) (d)

43.She always gets / angry on me / for nothing / No error.

(a) (b) (c) (d)

44.I shall leave / for Madras / by 4.30 train / No error.

(a) (b) (c) (d)

45.One should / take-care of / her health / No error.

46.Who was the governor-general of India who declared the practice of “Sati” as illegal and punishable?

(a) Lord Dalhousie

(b) Lord Canning

(c) Lord William Bentinck

(d) None of these

47.Who presides over the meetings of the Rajya Sabha?

(a) Prime Minister (b) Vice-President (c) President (d) None of these

48.One degree of longitude on the equator is equal to a distance of:

(a) 69 miles(b) 60 miles (c) 34.5 miles (d) None of these

49.Under the PIN code system, the number of postal zones in India are:

(a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) None of these

50.The layer of atmosphere close to earths atmosphere is known as:

(a) Exosphere (b) Ionosphere(c) Troposphere(d) None of these

Answers:
27.(b) 28.(c) 29.(a) 30. (c) 31.(b) 32.(c) 33.(a) 34.(c) 35.(a) 36.(d) 37.(c) 38.(a) 39.(c) 40. (b) 41. (b) 42. (c) 43. (b) 44. (c) 45. (c) 46. (c) 47. (b) 48. (a) 49. (a) 50. (c)

KSRTC Reserve Conductor solved question paper-1999

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1. Cattle is to Herd as sheep is to

(a) Flock

(b) Swarm

(c) Crowd

(d) None of these

2. Victory is to encouragement as failure is to

(a) Sadness

(b) Defeat

(c) Frustration

(d) None of these

3. Retirement is related to service as dismissal is to

(a) Agreement

(b) Employment

(c)Communication

(d) Adoption

4. Vijay ranks thirteenth in a class of thirty one. What is his rank from the last?

(a) 15

(b) 17

(c) 19

(d) None of these

5. A mountain always has

(a) ranger

(b) peak

(c) snow

(d) valley

6. Trigonometry is related to triangles in the same way as mensuration is related to

(a) Areas
(b) Geometry
(c) Circles
(d) Polygons

7. Karnataka is to Banglore as ———— is to ––––––––

(a) Mysore : Vrindavan

(b) Haryana : Sonepat

(c) Gujarat : Anand

(d) Orissa : Bhubaneshwar

8. Water is to oxygen as salt is to

(a) iron
(b) sodium
(c) calcium
(d) proteins

9. BUS is coded as 251. STAND is coded as 13064. Then which of the following is code for BADAKARA:

(a) 20406071
(b) 20307080
(c) 20407080
(d) 20307181

10. If TICKET is coded as 123451 and RACK is coded as 6034, then the code for KEEP SAFE is

(a) 4556 7085
(b) 4556 7084
(c) 4557 6545
(d) 4556 0785

11. If ABLE is coded as 1295 then BASE BALL can be coded as

(a) 2135 2199
(b) 2145 1299
(c) 2145 2195
(d) 2135 1299

12. If ABCD is coded as 1234. What would be the code of IDEA?

(a) 9451
(b) 8451
(c) 8415
(d) 9415

13. If SQUAD is coded as 53678 then GUARD is coded as

(a) 26798
(b) 17698
(c) 17689
(d) 27689

14. Let each District of Kerala be given a code. If the code of TRIVANDRUM is 01, the code of KASARAGOD can be

(a) 014
(b) 13 ;
(c) 14 ;
(d) None of these

15. In KSRTC bus tickets in order to mark the fare stages numbers are given in coloumns from 1, 2, 3, ...... What is the maximum number given to mark the fare stage?

(a) 56
(b) 48
(c) 57
(d) 49

16. The number in the base two system equivalent to 7 of decimal system is

(a) 101 (b) 110 (c) 111 (d) 1000

17. Choose the number which is different from others in the group:

(a) 12 (b) 25 (c) 37 (d) 57

18. Choose the group of letters which is different from others:

(a) BCD (b) KMN (c) QRS (d) GHI

19. Anil introduces Rohit as the son of the only brother of his father’s wife. How is Rohit related to Anil?

(a) Cousin (b) Son (c) Uncle (d) Brother

20. Raman remembers that his father’s birthday is between 13th and 16th of June, where as his sister Rema remembers that their father's birthday is between 14th and 18th June. On which day is their father’s birthday ?

(a) 14th June
(b) 15th June
(c) 16th June
(d) None of these

Pick out the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the word given in capital letters.

21. MIRAGE

(a) water (b) desert (c) illusion (d) None of these

22. TIMID

(a) fearful (b) tasteless (c) cowardly (d) None of these

23. RADICALLY

(a) completely (b) severely (c) naturally (d) None of these

Choose a word which is closest to the opposite meaning of the word given in capital letters.

24. FREQUENT

(a) Rare (b) Unusual (c) Few (d) None of these

25. REPULSIVE

(a) Smooth (b) Attractive (c) Exposed (d) None of these

26. SUFFICIENT
(a) More (b) Efficient (c) Inadequate (d) None of these

Answers

1.(a) 2.(c) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5.(b) 6.(d) 7.(d) 8.(b) 9. (c) 10. (a) 11.(a) 12.(a) 13.(a) 14.(c) 15.(c) 16.(c) 17.(c) 18.(b) 19.(a) 20. (b) 21.(c) 22.(a) 23.(c) 24. (a) 25. (b)26.(c)

Next Part 2

PSC Model Question Papers

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1. Which Indian state stands first in the production of gold?
a) Karnataka
b) Maharashtra
c) Punjab
d) Orissa

2. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) was formed in
a) 1982
b) 1985
c) 1980
d) 1990

3. Which Indian states lead in the production of rice?

a) West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh
b) Punjab and Haryana
c) West Benagal and Punjab
d) Haryana and Assam

4. Where is the headquarters of the Reserve Bank of India?

a) Mumbai
b) Delhi
c) Chennai
d) Kolkatta

5. Which Union Territory has the lowest percentage of people living below the poverty line?

a) Lakshadweep
b) Andaman and Nicobar islands
c) Chandigarh
d) Delhi

6. Coal is the most important traditional source of energy in India. Which position does India occupy in the global production of coal?

a) first position
b) third position
c) fifth position
d) second position

7. Which of the following banks operates in relation to the small industries?

a) SIDBI
b) IDBI
c) ICICI
d) NABARD

8. Which Indian state stands first in the production of tobacco?

a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Bihar

9. Among the following crops which is the highest foreign exchange earner for India?

a) jute
b) sugar cane
c) cotton
d) tea

10. India is the second largest producer of jute in the world. Which country stands first in the production of jute?

a) China
b) Japan
c) Canada
d) Bangladesh

11. Which Indian state stands first in the production of jute?

a) West Bengal
b) Orissa
c) Uttraranchal
d) Assam

12. In which of the following year was Planning Commission set up?

a) 1947
b) 1950
c) 1953
d) 1956

13. Which Indian state has the largest number of cotton textile mills?

a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Maharashtra
c) Gujarat
d) West Bengal

14. The National Thermal Power corporation was set up in

a) 1975
b) 1972
c) 1973
d) 1974

15. Which Indian state stands first in the production of lignite?

a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Maharshatra
d) Uttar Pradesh

16. The Indian Oil Corporation was set up in

a) 1964
b) 1965
c) 1966
d) 1970

17. Which of the following pair of cities are known for the production of machine tools, heavy electrical machinery, ships and aeronautical parts?

a) Hyderabad and Vishakapatnam
b) Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram
c) Pune and Nasik
d) Bangalore and Mysore

18. Which Indian state stands first in the production of tea?

a) Assam
b) Karnataka
c) Kerala
d) Orissa

19. In which year was the Gas Authority of India Ltd set up?

a) 1982
b) 1983
c) 1984
d) 1985

20. Which of the following is the oldest large scale industry in India?

a) cotton textiles industry
b) jute and jute goods industry
c) coir and coir products industry
d) iron and steel industry

21. With the aid and collaboration of which of the following countries was the Durgapur steel plant set up in India?

a) United Kingdom
b) United States of America
c) Russia
d) Germany

22. The steel plants at Bhilai and Bokaro were built with the aid and collaboration of

a) United Kingdom
b) USSR
c) USA
d) Germany

23. Where is the headquarters of the Indian petro-chemicals corporation?

a) Mumbai
b) Guwahati
c) Vadodara
d) Visakhapatnam

24. The Ennore Thermal power station is in

a) Tamil Nadu
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Maharashtra
d) Karnataka

25. The Hirakud hydroelectric power project is in

a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Orissa
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Punjab

Answers
1. Karnataka
2. 1982
3. West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh
4. Mumbai
5. Lakshadweep
6. fifth position
7. SIDBI
8. Andhra Pradesh
9. jute
10. Bangladesh
11. West Bengal
12. 1950
13. Maharashtra
14. 1975
15. Tamil Nadu
16. 1964
17. Hyderabad and Vishakapatnam
18. Assam
19. 1984
20. cotton textiles industry
21. United Kingdom
22. USSR
23. Vadodara
24. Tamil Nadu
25. Orissa

Current Affairs 2012

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1)Jerry Yang, who resigned recently, was the co-founder of which company?

yahoo

2)The Headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)?

Vienna

3)Who is the current president of Argentina?

Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner

4)Who has been elected as Deputy Chief of Indian Army?

Lt.Gen. Ramesh Halgali

5)Who was honoured with a posthumous Grammy award for his contributions to the music industry in area other than performance?

Steve Jobs

6)What percentage is the planned road tax for vehicles across India?

7)Who has been appointed as the Managing Director for India and SAARC operations by McAfee?

Jagdish Mahapatra

8)Who will replace Eric Simons as Indian cricket bowling coach..?

Joe Dawes, Australian.

9)Who took over as president of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India for the year 2012-13..?

Jaydeep Shah

10)Name the renowned Urdu poet who passed away after battling lung cancer recently..?

Akhlaq Mohammad Khan

11)Name the Karnataka Higher Education Minister who passed away in Bangalore recently..?

Dr.V.S.Acharya

12)Who was honoured with Serbia’s highest honour, the Karadjordje Star medal..?

Novak Djokovic

13)Name the cyclonic storm that has hit Madagascar..?

Cyclone Giovanna

14)Which Asian country is ready to increase its participation to help solve EU debt crisis..?

China

15)Name the actor who was presented with a National Medal of Arts for his contributions to American culture..?

Al Pacino

16)Where has JSW Energy planned to setup 450-600MW coal-fired plant..?

South Africa

17)Name the 2 recently-retired football national team veterans who were felicitated by All India Football Federation..?

Climax Lawrence and Mahesh Gawli

18)With which US-based company did TTK Prestige Ltd. tie up recently..?

World Kitchen

19)Which among the following member states of the European Union does NOT have Euro as their currency?

Denmark

20)"River of Smoke" is a novel written by ?

Amitav Ghosh

Kerala PSC Previous Exam Questions Answers

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1) Lines drawn parallel to the equator are called

A) Latitudes
B) Longitudes
C) Meridians
D) None of these

2) The Author of Arthashastra was

A) Kalidasa
B) Kautilya
C) Bhavabhuti
D) Sankaracharya

3) Who among the following is associated with the freedom struggle of Zimbia?

A) Kenneth Kaunda
B) Patric Lumumba
C) Jomo Kenyatta
D) Nelson Mandela

4) When did the first Commonwealth games take place?

A) 1928
B) 1930
C) 1934
D) 1946

5) “The proper study of mankind is man” who said this?

A) Alexander Pope
B) William Shakespeare
C) Immanuel Kant
D) Aldous Huxley

6) Alcohol contains

A) Carbon, hydrogen and calcium
B) Carbon, hydrogen and Chlorine
C) Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen
D) Carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen

7) Which planet of the solar system spins on its axis at the fastest rate?

A) Mercury
B) Earth
C) Jupiter
D) Saturn

8) The court language of the Mughals was

A) Arabic
B) Persian
C) Hindustani
D) Urdu

9) Pencil lead is made up of

A) Graphite
B) Charcoal
C) Lead oxide
D) Sugar Charcoal

10) What is a Black hole?

A) Vaccum space
B) A dying star
C) A spot in the sun
D) A type of Meteorite

11) With which war is the name of Florence Nightingale association?

A) Boer War
B) World War I
C) Crimean War
D) Third Punic War

12) An object weighs maximum in

A) Air
B) Water
C) Hydrogen
D) Vaccum

13) Longest river of Asian Continent is

A) Lena
B) Indus
C) Howang Ho
D) Yangtze

14) Article is to magazine as slokas is to……..

A) Ascetic
B) Veda
C) Recite
D) Book

15) Which river crosses the equator twice?

A) Amazon
B) Congo
C) Nile
D) Orinoco

Answers to Kerala PSC Previous Exam Questions Answers

1) A) Latitudes

2) B) Kautilya

3) A) Kenneth Kaunda

4) B) 1930

5) A) Alexander Pope

6) C) Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen

7) C) Jupiter

8) B) Persian

9) C) Lead oxide

10) B) A dying star

11) C) Crimean War

12) D) Vaccum

13) D) Yangtze

14) B) Veda

15) B) Congo

Last grade servant company corporation model question

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1) The Ph value of human blood is__?
A) 7.40
B) 7
C) 0
D) 8

ans:A) 7.4

2) The rarest blood group is __ ?
A) O negative
B) B negative
C) AB positive
D) AB negative

ans: A) O negative

3) The metal present in hemoglobin is?
A) Copper
B) Calcium
C) Iron
D) Aluminum

ans: C) Iron

4) Age of fishes was known as __

A) Devonian
B) Ordovician
C) Crustaceous
D) Silurian

ans: A) Devonian

5) The metal present in the chlorophyll?
A) Calcium
B) Aluminum
C) Zinc
D) Magnesium

ans: D) Magnesium

6) The important sugar in honey?
A) Lactose
B) Fructose
C) Maltose
D) Sucrose

ans: B) Fructose

7) The number of Chromosomes in the human gene?
A ) 23
B) 48
C) 46
D) 24

ans: C) 46

8) Viticulture is related with __ ?

A) Grapes
B) Pine Apple
C) Orange
D) Strawberry

ans: A) Grapes

9) The Vinegar is otherwise called?

A) Citric Acid
B) Acetic Acid
C) Oxalic Acid
D) Malic Acid

ans: B) Acetic Acid

10) The longest and largest bone in the human body?

A) Spinal Cord
B) Humerus
C) Fibula
D) Femur

ans: D) Femur

11) The average weight of the human brain?
A) 1,500 grams
B) 1,200 grams
C) 1,400 grams
D) 1,300 grams

ans: C) 1,400 grams

12) Which part of human brain is affected by alcohol?

A) Cerebrum
B) Cerebellum
C) Medulla Oblongata
D) Corpus Callosum

13) The first heart Transplantation in India was in the Year?

A) 3rd August 1994
B) 13th August 1994
C) 3rd September 1994
D) 13th September 1994

ans: A) 3rd August 1994

14) The largest organ in the human body is?

A) Gland
B) Bone
C) Skin
D) Liver

ans: C) Skin

15) Which type of lens is used to correct myopia?

A) Convex lens
B) Concave lens
C) Biconcave lens
D) Biconvex lens

ans:B) Concave lens

Tagline or Punchline of Various Companies

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Inspire the Next -– Hitachi

Breathe Easy -– Blue Star

A diamond is forever -– Debeers

Get More out of Now -– Dell

A Virtual World of Live Pictures -– Kodak

Relax! Its FedEx -– Fedex

Know How -– Canon

International Clothing -– Cantabill

Have it your way -– Burger King

The way to Fly -– British Airways

We turn on ideas -– Seagate

Drive your way -– Suzuki

Intelligence Everywhere -– Motorola

India’s International Bank -– Bank of Baroda

The network is the computer –- Sun Microsystems

It takes a licking and keep on ticking -– Timex

Solutions for a small planet -– IBM

The ultimate driving machine -– BMW

My Life. My card -– American Express

Invent -– Hewlett Packard

Dentist’s Choice -– Oral B

Never Follow -– Audi

Emotionally Yours –- Sahara

The worlds online market place -– Ebay

We Make It Happen -– IBM

Play the Lead -– Park Avenue

THE PAUSE THAT REFRESHES -– Coca-Cola

The world’s local bank –- HSBC

Youngest countries in the world

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1.Republic of South(July 9, 2011)

Republic of South Sudan is a landlocked country located in the Sahel region of north eastern Africa. It is also part of the North Africa UN sub-region. Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest city. South Sudan is bordered by Ethiopia to the east, Kenya to the south east, Uganda to the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the southwest, the Central African Republic to the west, and Sudan to the north. South Sudan includes the vast swamp region of the Sudd formed by the White Nile, locally called the Bahr al Jabal.

2. Montenegro(june 2006)

Montenegro(meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast, Albania to the southeast, and Kosovo to the east. Its capital and largest city is Podgorica.

3. Republic of Serbia(June 2006)

Republic of Serbia is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans. Serbia borders Hungary to the north; Romania and Bulgaria to the east; the Republic of Macedonia to the south; and Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro to the west; additionally, it borders Albania through Kosovo, whose status as part of Serbia is disputed

4.East Timor (2002)

5. Palau (1994)

6. Czech Republic (1993)

7.Eritrea (1993)

8. Slovakia (1993)

9. Bosnia/Hertzegovina (1992).

List of Chief Ministers of India - 2012

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Kerala Oommen Chandy

Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalithaa

Karnataka D.V.Sadananda Gowda

Andhra Pradesh Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy

Goa Digambar Kamat

Maharashtra Prithviraj Chavan

Gujarat Narendra Modi

Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chauhan

Orissa Naveen Patnaik

West Bengal Mamata Banerjee

Arunachal Pradesh Nabam Tuki

Assam Tarun Kumar Gogoi

Bihar Nitish Kumar

Chhattisgarh Raman Singh

Haryana Bhupinder Singh Hooda

Himachal Pradesh Prem Kumar Dhumal

Jammu & Kashmir Omar Abdulla

Jharkhand Arjun Munda

Manipur Okram Ibobi Singh

Meghalaya Mukul Sangma

Mizoram Lal Thanhawla

Nagaland Neiphiu Rio

Punjab Prakash Singh Badal

Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot

Sikkim Prakash Kumar Chamling

Tripura Manik Sarkar

UttaraKhand B.C.Khanduri

Uttar Pradesh Mayawati

New Delh Sheila Dikshit

Puducherry N.Rangaswammy

Important Days

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January 9	NRI Day
January 10	World Laughter Day
January 12	National Youth Day
January 15	Army Day
January 26	India's Republic Day, International Customs Day
January 30	Martyrs' Day; World Leprosy Eradication Day
2nd Sunday of February	World Marriage Day
February 24	Central Excise Day
February 28	National Science Day
Second Monday March	Commonwealth Day
March 8	International Women's Day; Intl. literacy Day
March 15	World Disabled Day; World Consumer Rights Day
March 18	Ordnance Factories Day (India)
March 21	World Forestry Day; International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
March 22	World Day for Water
March 23	World Meteorological Day
March 24	World TB Day
April 5	International Day for Mine Awareness; National Maritime Day
April 7	World Health Day
April 17	World Haemophilia Day
April 18	World Heritage Day
April 21	Secretaries' Day
April 22	Earth Day
April 23	World Book and Copyright Day
May 1	Workers' Day (International Labour Day)
May 3	Press Freedom Day; World Asthma Day
May 2nd Sunday	Mother's Day
May 4	Coal Miners' Day
May 8	World Red Cross Day
May 9	World Thalassaemia Day
May 11	National Technology Day
May 12	World Hypertension Day; International Nurses Day
May 15	International Day of the Family
May 17	World Telecommunication Day
May 24	Commonwealth Day
May 31	Anti-tobacco Day
June 4	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
June 5	World Environment Day
June 3rd Sunday	Father's Day
June 14	World Blood Donor Day
June 26	International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
July 1	Doctor's Day
July 6	World Zoonoses Day
July 11	World Population Day
August 3	Internatioal Friendship Day
August 6	Hiroshima Day
August 8	World Senior Citizen's Day
August 9	Quit India Day, Nagasaki Day
August 15	Indian Independence Day
August 18	IntI. Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
August 19	Photography Day
August 29	National Sports Day
September 2	Coconut Day
September 5	Teachers' Day; Sanskrit Day
September 8	World Literacy Day (UNESCO)
September 15	Engineers' Day
September 16	World Ozone Day
September 21	Alzheimer's Day; Day for Peace & Non-violence (UN)
September 22	Rose Day (Welfare of cancer patients)
September 26	Day of the Deaf
September 27	World Tourism Day
October 1	International Day for the Elderly
October 2	Gandhi Jayanthi
October 3	World Habitat Day
October 4	World Animal Welfare Day
October 8	Indian Air Force Day
October 9	World Post Office Day
October 10	National Post Day
October 2nd Thursday	World Sight Day
October 13	UN International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
October 14	World Standards Day
October 15	World White Cane Day (guiding the blind)
October 16	World Food Day
October 24	UN Day; World Development Information Day
October 30	World Thrift Day
November 9	Legal Services Day
November 14	Children's Day; Diabetes Day
November 17	National Epilepsy Day
November 20	Africa Industrialisation Day
November 29	International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People
December 1	World AIDS Day
December 3	World Day of the Handicapped
December 4	Indian Navy Day
December 7	Indian Armed Forces Flag Day
December 10	Human Rights Day; IntI. Children's Day of Broadcasting
December 18	Minorities Rights Day (India)
December 23	Kisan Divas (Farmer's Day) (India)

Last Grade Company Corporation Expected Questions and Answers

2012-02-17T20:53:00.000+05:30

1. First Malayalam Movie?
Vigatha Kumaran.

2. Islamic terrorists from Pakistan attacked Mumbai on?
November 26, 2008.

3. India’s first mission to the Moon “Chandrayan-1” was launched on?
October 22, 2008.

4. How many members are nominated by the President of India to the Indian Parliament?
14.
Loksabha (2 members, i.e. two members from the Anglo-Indian community can be nominated by the President of India, if the president feels that the Anglo-Indian community is not adequately represented)
Rajysabha (12 members. They are nominated by the President from people having special knowledge or experience in literature, science, art or social services.).

5. Bokaro Steel Plant is located in?
Jharkhand.

6. The India Gate, the national monument of India located in?
New Delhi.

7. Panchayat Raj was started in India in?
1959.
On 2nd October 1959, Rajasthan came to be the first State to establish Panchayat Raj in India.

8. Article of the Indian constitution, which is of a temporary nature grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir?
Article 370.

9. District Primary Education Programme (DPEP) initiated in India in?
1994
10. The National Flag of India is adopted in?
July 22, 1947.

11. Who is the chairman of Planning Commission?
Prime Minister.

12. World Earth Day is observed on?
April 22.
World Water Day: March 22.

13. Father of electricity?
Michael Faraday.

14. Number of corporations in Kerala?
5
(Grama Panchayth-999, Taluk-63, Municipality-53)

15. Vitamin which helps for clotting of blood?
Vitamin K.

16. Study of birds is called?
Ornithology

17. “Vandematharam” is written by?
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

18. Vallathol prize includes prize money of?
Rs 1,11,111

19. Kundara Proclamation was in the year?
1809.

20. The boundary line between India and Pakistan is called?
The Radcliff Line.

21. World Literacy Day is observed on?
September 8.

22. “Yanthram” novel written by?
Malayattoor Ramakrishmnan

23. Which city is known as City of Palaces?
Kolkata

24. Who was the last viceroy of India?
Lord Mountbatten

25. Who discovered the circulation of the blood?
William Harvey.

26. Currency of Russia?
Ruble

27. First hydro electric project of Kerala state is ?
Pallivasal Hydroelectric Project.

28. Scurvy is a disease resulting from a deficiency of?
Vitamin C.
Deficiency of Vitamin A-Night Blindness
Deficiency of Vitamin B-Beri Beri
Deficiency of Vitamin D-Rickets
Deficiency of Vitamin E-Reproduction defects.

29. The first Buddhist Council was held in?
Rajgriha (now Rajgir). It was held under the patronage of king Ajatasatru in 483 BC.
Second Buddhist Council was held in Vaisali during the period of King Kalasoka in 383 BC.
The Third Buddhist Council was held in Pataliputra in 250 BC during the reign of Ashoka
Fourth Buddhist Council was held at Kashmir during the reign of Kanishka. The final schism in Buddhism into the Hinayana and Mahayana sects took place during this council.

30. Old name of Myanmar?
Burma.

31. Voting age lowered from 21 to 18 through which constitutional amendment?
61st amendment.(1989)
Panchayth Raj Act(73rd Amendment-1992).

32. Grand Trunk Road built by?
Shershah Suri.

33. First Indian lady to swim across the English Channel?
Arathy Saha.

34. How many countries are members of the United Nations?
192.
Republic of Montenegro became 192nd member state of the United Nations.

35. The words”Satyameva Jayate” have been taken from which Upanishad?
Mundaka Upanishad.

36. Arya Samaj founded by?
Swami Dayananda Saraswathi.
Brahma Samaj- Raja Ram Mohan Rai.
Prarthana Samaj- Dr. Atmaram Pandurang

37. Who started the newspaper, “New India”?
Annie Besant.

38. First five year plan launched in India in?
1951(1951-1956). Agriculture was the main focus of First Five year plan.

39. Which state is known as “Garden of India”
Jammu & Kashmir

40. Kuchipudi is the classical dance of?
Andra Pradesh.

41. Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in?
April 13, 1919.

42. Longest National High Way of India?
NH-7(It connects Varanasi to Cape Comorin(Kanya Kumari))
Longest National High Way of Kerala-NH-17(It connects Panvil(Maharashtra) with Edappally(Kerala)
Nh-47 connects Cape Comorin with Salem.
NH-212 connects Kollegal (Karnataka) to Calicut(Kerala)

43. PH value of Blood?
7.4
PH value of water-7

44. Corbett National Park located in ?
Uttarakhand.

45. The difference between IST(Indian Standard Time) and GMT(Greenwich Mean Time) is?
5.30 hours.

46. Judges of High Court are appointed by?
President.

47. Integral Coach Factory is located in ?
Perambur

48. Who is known as Desa Bandhu?
C.R.Das.
Deena Bandhu-C.F.Andrews
Vanga Bandhu-Mujibur Rahman.

49. What is “Dry Ice”?
Solid Carbon Dioxide.

50. Which country won the World Cup Cricket 2007 held in West Indies?
Australia. They defeated Sri Lanka in the final.

Deputy Collector Questions and Answers April 2011

2012-02-17T18:37:00.001+05:30

51.Either the Prime Minister or his ministers ………. blamed for the 2010 Commonwealth Games Scam. (to be)

A. is B. are C. has been D. have been

ans:B. are

52. Nepalese climber Min Bahadur Sherchan is the oldest man to scale Mt. Everest.(Comparative degree)
A. Nobody is older than Min Bahadur Sherchan to scale Mt. Everest
B. No climber is as old as Min Bahadur Sherchan to scale Mt. Everest.
C. The Nepalese climber Min Bahadur Sherchan is older than any other climber to scale Mt. Everest
D. Mt.Everest is as old as Min Bahadur Sherchan who climbed it

ans:C. The Nepalese climber Min Bahadur Sherchan is older than any other climber to scale Mt. Everest

53. I am the messenger of India’s ancient thoughts world over, …………? (Question tag)
A. Aren’t I? B. amn’t I? C.isn’t I ? D. am I?

ans:A. Aren’t I?

54 . India will be the largest economy ……… 2050 ……….. china and the U. S. (Preposition)
A.by, after B. after, with C. in, after D. from, with

ans: A.by, after

55.By age four, Varsha won ………. brown belt, …………… first degree in Karate.(articles)
A.the, the B. a, the C. an, the D. the, a

ans:A.the, the

56. The minister sought to introduce an amendment to the Bill. (Passive)
A.The Bill sought to introduce an amendment by the minister
B. An amendment to the Bill was sought to be introduced by the minister
C. The minister introduced an amendment to the Bill
D. An amendment to the Bill is being introduced by the minister

ans:B. An amendment to the Bill was sought to be introduced by the minister

57. Anamika said, “God spared our lives because he wants us to do something meaningful’.(Reported Speech)
A. Anamika said that God had spared their lives because he wanted them to do something meaningful
B.Anamika said that God spares their lives because he wants them to do something meaning ful
C. Anamika said that God spared their lives because he had wanted them to do something meaningful
D. Anamika said that God spares our lives because he wants us to do something meaningful

ans:C. Anamika said that God spared their lives because he had wanted them to do something meaningful

58.My aunt gave the baby a beautiful rattle. (Mark the D.O. and Indir. O)
A. baby, rattle B. rattle, baby C. aunt, baby D. baby, beautiful

ans:A. baby, rattle

59. If I had won the lottery, ………. a millionaire. (Conditional)
A. I will become B. I had become C. I would have become D. I would become

ans:C. I would have become

60.I was happy ………. the appointment. (infinitive of ‘accept’)
A. to accept B. to be accepting C. to have accepted D. accepting

ans:A. to accept

61. I met J.K. Rowling ………… they say is the richest person in the world. (relative clause)
A. who B. whose C. whom D.which

ans: deleted qn.

62. The student leader expalined why he had to leave the panel discussion forum. (adverbial of ‘anger’)
A.The student leader explained why he had to leave angrily the panel discussion forum
B.The student leader explained why he had to leave the panel discussion forum angrily
C. The student leader explained angrily why he had to leave the panel discussion forum
D. The student leader explained why he had angrily to leave the panel discussion forum

ans:A.The student leader explained why he had to leave angrily the panel discussion forum

63. She _____________ tomorrow to attend the wedding.(modal verb)
A. will come B. comes C. seems to come D. just comes

ans:A. will come

64. I have never met Osama bin Laden___________ do I wan to.(neg. conjunction)
A. nor B. neither C. or D. either

ans: Nor

65. It was not difficult to park the car infront of the theatre.(gerund)
A. There was no difficulty in parking the car in front of the theatre
B. It was not difficult to do the parking in front of the theatre
C. To park the car in front of the theatre was not difficult
D. Parking in front of the theatre the car was not difficult

ans:deleted qn.

66. Give the Plural form: Sheep
A. Sheeps B. Sheepes C. sheep D. sheepz

ans:C. Sheep

67. Change the Gender: Goose
A. geese B. geeses C. gander D. gossen

ans:C. gander

68. Use of Prefix and Suffix: Forget
A. unforgettable B. unforgetting C. disforgetting D. misforgettable

ans:A. unforgettable

69. Give the Synonym: Predict
A. premonition B. foretell C. aver D. pronounce

ans:B. foretell

70. Give the Antonym: Hereditary
A. acquired B. ancestral C. bequeathed D. possessed

ans: A. acquired

71. Meaning of two confusable words : Premier/Premiere
A. Prime Minister /1st performance
B. Minister/ Reality show
C. Diplomat/Cricket
D. Male/Female

ans:A. Prime Minister /1st performance

72.Use of Collective noun : Fish
A. school of fishes B. Flock of fishes C. herd of fishes D. pool of fishes

ans:A. school of fishes

73. Use of Homonyms: Bald
A. bawled B. bold C. balled D. bohld

ans:C. balled

74. Phrasal Verb : To shrung one’s shoulders
A. to show disapproval B. to approve C. to wash one’s hands D. to deny

ans:A. to show disapproval

75. Meaning of these foreign words :
Modulus operandi
A.operation B. treatment C. way to doing things D. means and end

ans:C. way to doing things

76. In a family, Reshma is elder sister of Ragini. Soni is Reshma’s daughter and Saloni is Soni’s cousin. Ragini’s mother is Rajini. Ramani is the sister in law of Reshma. who is soni’s grand mother?
A. Ramani B. Rajini C. Reshma D. Saloni

ans:B. Rajini

77.Find the odd one out in the sequence of numbers 2,5,10,17,26,37,50,64
A.50 B.26 C.37 D. 64

ans:D. 64

78. If ‘+’ is denoted as ‘x’,'-’ as ‘/’, ‘x’ as ‘-’ and ‘/’ as ‘+’. What is the value of 10+5-3/1×7=
A.12 B. -6 C. 13 D. zero

ans: deleted question

79. Find the next letter in the sequence A,D,I, P……
A. H B. Y C.W D.X

ans:B. Y

80. If A=2, M=26 and Z=52, then BET=
A. 44 B. 54 C. 64 D. 72

ans:B. 54

81. Find the value of the following x(x-a)(x-b)(x-c)…..(x-z)
A.xn -(a+b+…..+z)
B.x2+ax3+bx4+…..
C.zero
D. cannot be determined

ans:C.zero

82. Poles are arranged in straight line with 1 metre gap between them. How many poles will be there in a straight line of 30 metres?
A.31 B.30 C.32 D.29

ans:A.31

83.A man walks 30 metres towards South. Then, turning to his right, he walks 30 metres. Then turning to his left, he walks 20 metres, again he turns to his left and walks 30 metres. How far is he from his initial position?
A. 20 metres B. 30 metres C. 60 metres D. none of these

ans:D. none of these(50 meters)

84. Find the odd one out in the sequence of numbers 25,27.30,35,42,53,65
A.30 B. 42 C. 53 D.65

ans:D.65

85. Fill up the next letter in the particular series B,C,E,G,K,M,……
A.V B.W C.Q D.R

ans:C.Q

86. ELFA,GLHA,ILJA,……..,MLNA
A)OLPA B)KLMA C)LLMA D)KLLA

ans:D)KLLA

87.There are 3 friends, A, B, and C. Each of them is wearing another person’s hat and riding cycle of the third person. (i.e.None of them is using their own hat and cycle) If A is wearing B’s hat and riding C’s cycle, who is riding A’s cycle?
A. A B. B C. C D. can’t be determined

ans:B. B

88. A 1 km long train passes through a tunnel of 1 km length at a speed of 1 km per minute. How much time will it take to pass through it completely?
A. 1 min B. 2 min C. 5 min D. 0.5 min

ans:B. 2 min

89. In a particular language GREET is coded as FQDDS, how is FORD coded in that language?
A. FQSD B. ENQC C. ENRC D. FNRC

ans:B. 2 min

90. P,Q,R and S are playing a game of carom. P,R and S,Q are partners. S is to the right of R. If R is facing west, then Q is facing?

A. North B. South C. East D. West

ans:A. North

91. What is the angle between the minute hand and hour hand of a clock at half past two
A. 105 degree B. 103 degree C. 110 degree D. 90 degree

ans:A. 105 degree

92. A is two years older than B, who is twiceas old as C. If total ages of A, B and C be 27, how old is B.
A. 5 B. 8 C. 10 D. 12

ans:C. 10

93. A vendor bought 3 chocolates for 1 rupee. For how much chocolate should he sell, to gain a profitof 50%?
A. 50 ps B. 75 ps C1 Re D. 1.50 Rs

ans:A. 50 ps

94. If a/3=b/4=c/7, then (a+b+c)/c=:
A. 7 B. 2. C. 1/2 D. 1/7

ans:B. 2

95. A student multiplied a number by 3/5 instead of 5/3. What is the percentage error?
A. 45% B. 86% C. 36% D. 64%

ans:D. 64%

96. A number of marble slabs of size 20 cm x 20 cm required to pave the floor of a square room of side 3 meter is:
A. 100 B. 150 C. 225 D. 250

ans:C. 225

97. 75% of a number is addedto 75, then the result is the number itself. What is the number?
A. 50 B. 60 C. 300 D. 400

ans:C. 300

98. A and B can do a work in 12 days. B and C together can do it in 15 days and C and A together in 20 days. If A,B,C work together, they will complete the work in:
A. 5 days B.10 days C. 12 days D.47/3days

ans:B.10 days

99. The prices of scooter and TV are in a ration 7:5 . If scooter costs Rs.8,000 more than TV set, then price of TV set is :
A.20,000 B.24,000 C.28,000 D.32,000

ans:A.20,000

100. At what rate percent of simple interest will a sum of money double itself in 12 years?
A. 3/4 % B.25/3 % C. 17/2 % D.19/2 %

ans:B.25/3 %

Deputy Collector Questions and Answers April 2011

2011-02-21T07:23:00.000+05:30

Deputy Collector Questions & Answer

1. Name of the Egyptian President against whom people of Egypt revolted in 2011:

A. Hosni Mubarak
B. Pervez Musharraf
C. Omar Suleiman
D. Ahmed Shafeeque

ans: Hosni Mubarak

2. Name the person who commissioned theVallarpadam International Container Transshipment Terminal
A. Vayalar Ravi
B. Dr. Man Mohan Singh
C. A. K. Antony
D. G K Vasan

ans:B. Dr. Man Mohan Singh

3. The Malayalam literature who received Jnan pith Award in 2007 :
A. Sugatha Kumari
B. Vijayalakshmi
C. O.N.V Kurup
D. Balachandran Chullikkad

ans: C. O.N.V Kurup

4. In which of the following cities was the Indian Biodiversity Congress(2010) held?
A. Chennai
B. Chandigarh
C. Mumbai
D. Thiruvananthapuram

ans: D. Thiruvananthapuram

5. _____________ sector has established itself as the biggest contributor to the State’s GDP as per Kerala State’s Economic Review ( February 2011)
A. Secondary Sector
B. Primary Sector
C. Tertiary Sector
D. None of these

ans: C. Tertiary Sector

6. Name the most significant characteristic of National Integration:
A. Social homogeneity
B. Unity
C. Economic identity
D. National loyalty

ans: B. Unity

7. “The principle of respect for all life and the practice of non-injury to living thing’s is known in India as :
A. Ahimsa
B. Tolerance
C. Patience
D. None of These

ans:A. Ahimsa

8. NCW means :
A. National Commission For Women
B. National Commission For Workers
C. National Council For Workers
D. None of these

ans:A. National Commission For Women

9.The Servants of India Society (1905) was formed to train people to serve the country by :
A. Tilak
B. Gandhiji
C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D. Gopalakrishna Gokhale

ans: D. Gopalakrishna Gokhale

10. Who is popularly called “Vaikkom Hero” ?
A. R. K. Dhadabai
B. E V Ramaswami
C. C.N. Annadurai
D. Mannath Padmanabhan

ans: B. E V Ramaswami

11. Who founded the Indian National Congress?
A. Motilal Nehru
B. A.O. Hume
C. Lajpat Rai
D. Gokhale

ans: B. A.O. Hume

12. Zionisn is a world movement of :
A. Hindus B. Buddhists C. Christians D. Jews

ans: D. Jews

13. Jallianwalla agh is situated in :
A. Delhi B. Mysore C. Amritsar D. Lahore

ans: C. Amritsar

14. The first war of Indian independendance started at :
A. Mumbai B. Chennai C. Delhi D. Meerut

ans: D. Meerut

15. “Life Divine” was written by :
A. Gandhiji B. Tilak C. Vivekananda D. Aurobindo Ghosh

ans:D. Aurobindo Ghosh

16. Name the “Land of the Morning Calm” :
A. Norway B. Japan C. Korea D. Thailand

ans: C. Korea

17. Sahyadri ranges refer to :
A. Eastern ghats B. Western ghats C. Saptura ranges D. Siwaliks

ans:B. Western ghats

18. The line beyond which snow never melts is
A. Latitude B. Longitude C. Snow line D. Meridian

ans: C. Snow line

19. Gir Forest is in :
A. Karnataka B. Bihar C. Gujarat D. Himachal Pradesh

ans: C. Gujarat

20. A fountain of hot water issuing from a hole which extends deep into earth’s crust is called :
A. Delta B. Canyon C. Volcano D. Geyser

ans:D. Geyser

21. Universal Adult Franchise creates :
A. economic equality B. social equality C. political equality D. cultural equality

ans:C. political equality

22. Who is the guardian of Fundamental rights in India ?
A. Judiciary B. Legislature C. Executive D. Political parties

ans:A. Judiciary

23 The year in which Panchayati Raj was introduced in India :
A.1960 B.1959 C. 1961 D. 1949

ans:B.1959

24. Which article of the constitution provides for the formation of the Finance Commission ?
A. Article 300 B. Article 280 C. Article 250 D. Article 290

ans:B. Article 280

25. The Gevernor can nominate to the Legislative Council of his state one member from this community :
A. Jewish B. Muslim C. Anglo-Indian D. Parsi

ans:C. Anglo-Indian

26. Right to Information Act (RTI) became effective in India on 15th June :
A. 2001 B. 2003 C.2004 D.2005

ans:D.2005

27. Universal Declaration of human rights was passed by the U.N. General Assembly on :
A. 10.12.1948 B. 13.11.1947 C. 9.12.1948 D. 12.12.1946

ansA. 10.12.1948:

28. The proclamation of emergency brings automatic suspension of the right to :
A. Freedom speech B. Constitutional remedies C. Freedom of religion C. All of these

ans:A. Freedom speech

29. The concept of Fundamental right has it’s basis in the :
A. Constitution of the USA B. Constitution of Russia C. Irish Constitution D. Canadian Constitution

ans:A. Constitution of the USA

30. The chairman of the UPSC is appointed by the :
A. Cabinet B. President C. Supreme Court D. Prime Minister

ans:B. President

31. Kerala is the first state in India to launch a Pension Scheme for farmers namely :
A. Kissan Abhiman B. Farmer’s Pension C. Agricultural Pension D. Pension to Agricultural Labourer

ans: A. Kissan Abhiman

32. According to 2001 census, the state having highest urban population is :
A. Tamil Nadu B. Kerala C. Maharashtra D. Uttar Pradesh

ans:C. Maharashtra

33.The district in Kerala which has got the highest density of popular as per 2001 census :
A. Ernakulam B. Alappuzha C. Thrissur D. Idukki

ans:B. Alappuzha

34. The Union Territory in India with the highest population :
A. Puducherry B. Delhi C. Chandigarh D. Daman and Diu

ans:B. Delhi

35. IRDP means :
A. Indian Rural Development Programme
B. Indian Regional Development Programme
C. Integrated Rural Development Programme
D. International Rural Development Project

ans:C. Integrated Rural Development Programme

36. Third World Countries are :
A. Developed countries B. Developing countries C. African countries D. None of these

ans:D. None of these

37. The definition of the “Urban Poor” according to the Planning Commission in India in terms of the colorie intake with respect to daily consumption is :
A. less than 2100 calories B. less than 2000 calories C. less than 2200 calories D. None of these

ans: A. less than 2100 calories

38. The fraction of all families (or all individuals) that fall below the poverty line is called :
A. Poverty rate B. Absolute poverty C. Relative poverty D. None of These

ans:A. Poverty rate

39. Economic development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own need is:
A. Human Development B. Economic progress C. Sustainable development D. Static development

ans:C. Sustainable development

40. The state where the largest number of people living below the poverty line is found in India
A. Rajasthan B. Delhi C. Madhya Pradesh D. Bihar

ans:D. Bihar

41. Earth Day is celebrated in :
A. 22nd April B. 22nd May C. 23rd April D. 22nd March

ans:A. 22nd April

42. The kyoto protocol is an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on :
A.Climate change B. International trade C. Global investment D. Education

ans:A.Climate change

43. Pearl fishing is done extensively in :
A. Gulf of Mannar B. Konkan Coast C. Malabar Coast D. Coromandel Coast

ans:A. Gulf of Mannar

44. Which ocean’s name means “Peaceful”?
A. Artic Ocean B. Antartic Ocean C. Pacific Ocean D. Indian Ocean

ans: C. Pacific Ocean

45. The district in Kerala where black soil is seen most:
A. Wayanad B. Kannur C. Kasargod D. Palakkad

ans:D. Palakkad

46. The genetic material of a cell is in :
A. DNA B. Protoplasm C. Cytoplasm D. Ribosome

ans:A. DNA

47. who was the first to perform the surgery of human heart transplant?
A. David Baltimore B. Dr.Christian Bernard C. Dr. James D. Watson D. Dr. Mathew Philip

ans:B. Dr.Christian Bernard

48. The organ which is primarly concerned with immunity :
A. Kidney B. Liver C. Lymphatic tissue D. Thyroid

ans:C. Lymphatic tissue

49. Which branch of medicine was Rabindranath Tagore good at ?
A. Ayurveda B. Homeopathy C. Allopathy D. None of these

ans:B. Homeopathy

50. The alloy of steel used in making automobile parts is :
A. stainless steel B. nickel steel C. tungsten steel D. chromium steel

ans: deleted question