1. You like vegetarian food, _____?
(a) do you (b) isn't you (c) aren't you (d) don't you
Ans: d
2. I _____ the boy from the deep well.
(a) escaped (b) saved (c) am escaped (d) am saved
Ans: b
3. He said to me that he _____ going abroad:
(a) is (b) has been (c) had been (d) was
Ans: d
4. The correctly spelt word is:
(a) SECRATARY (b) SECRETARY
(c) SECRATERY (d) SECRETERY
Ans: b
5. I saw a _____ of sheep grazing in the field:
(a) flock (b) herd (c) group (d) pack
Ans: a
6. India trades _____ the USA _____ sugar and jute:
(a) with, in (b) about, on (c) from, on (d) off, ever
Ans: a
7. 'Collaborate' means:
(a) Work together (b) to work together with a common aim
(c) Joint venture (d) Agreement
Ans: b
8. Antonym of 'Delicious:
(a) Agreeble (b) Unpalatable (c) Enjoyable (d) Tasty
Ans: b
9. This is for students _____ mother tongue is not English:
(a) that (b) whose (c) whom (d) which
Ans: b
10. Find out the meaning of the word 'methodical' from the alternatives:
(a) Ordinary (b) Dull (c) Deep (d) Systematic
Ans: d
11. Parsimony means:
(a) Excessive carefulness in spending money
(b) Wealth inherited from parents
(c) Partiality (d) Jealousy
Ans: a
12. He is the _____ of my two sons:
(a) older (b) eldest (c) elder (d) oldest
Ans: c
13. The Opposite of 'Stale':
(a) Unhealthy (b) Fresh (c) Stylistic (d) Old
Ans: b
14. The faster you run, _____.
(a) the sooner you get tired (b) you get more tired
(c) sooner you get tired (d) soon you get tired
Ans: a
15. As they had no children, they _____ an orphan:
(a) adapted (b) Assaulted (c) allotted (d) adopted
Ans: d
16. Fools rush in where angels fear _____.
(a) to walk (b) to tread (c) to cross (d) to sit
Ans: b
17. Feminine gender of fox is:
(a) She-fox (b) Bitch (c) Hind (d) Vixen
Ans: d
18. Either you or Ravi _____ to meet the principal today:
(a) have (b) has (c) having (d) did
Ans: b
19. I felt pity _____ the poor widow:
(a) to (b) with (c) on (d) for
Ans: d
20. The temples of South India are bigger than _____ North India:
(a) that of (b) those of (c) of which (d) all
Ans: b
21. Sun is to Night as Fish is to:
(a) Lake (b) Sea (c) Land (d) Water
Ans: c
22. The day on which Kariappa became the Commander in Chief of India is observed as:
(a) Armed Forces Flag day (b) Navy Day
(c) Army Day (d) Air force Day
Ans: c
23. "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread" Who said this?
(a) Alexander Pope (b) Milton (c) Churchill (d) Byron
Ans: a
24. Who is the founder of Agra?
(a) Akbar (b) Sikander Lodi (c) Shah Jehan (d) Jehangir
Ans: b
25. The greatest ruler of Maurya dynasty:
(a) Bindusara (b) Chandragupta Maurya
(c) Asoka (d) Brihadratha
Ans: c
26. The battle of Hydaspes in which Alexander defeated Porus was fought in:
(a) BC 326 (b) BC 323 (c) BC 316 (d) BC 336
Ans: a
27. The first woman chief minister of an Indian state:
(a) Sarojini Naidu (b) Vijayalekshmi Pandit (c) Sucheta Kripalani
Ans: c
28. D.S Senanayake is the father of nation of:
(a) Indonesia (b) Sri Lanka (c) Philippines (d) Myanmar
Ans: b
29. Abraham Lincoln was the _____ th president of USA:
(a) 15 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) 18
Ans: b
30. Father of Green Revolution in India:
(a) MS Swaminathan (b) Varghese Kurien (c) Vikram Sarabhai
Ans: a
31. Which is not situated on the banks of Yamuna?
(a) Agra (b) Delhi (c) Mathura (d) Haridwar
Ans: d
32. The first to win an Olympic medal for India:
(a) Norman Pritchard (b) K. Lakshmanan
(c) K. Malleswari (d) Milkha Singh
Ans: a
33. Shakespeare passed away in:
(a) 1564 (b) 1616 (c) 1612 (d) 1620
Ans: b
34. In which year Bangladesh declared independence?
(a) 1975 (b) 1972 (c) 1970 (d) 1971
Ans: d
35. Cryogenics is related to:
(a) Low Temperature (b) Pressure (c) Insects (d) Heredity
Ans: a
36. The colour of Black box in aeroplanes:
(a) Red (b) Orange (c) Green (d) Blue
Ans: b
37. Father of e-mail:
(a) Ray Tomlinson (b) Glen Recort (c) Sabir Bhatia (d) Pascal
Ans: a
38. Beryllium aluminum silicate is known as:
(a) Alum (b) Topaz (c) Ruby (d) Emerald
Ans: d
39. Galvanisation is the process of coating of _____ on other metals.
(a) Copper (b) Silver (c) Gallium (d) Zinc
Ans: d
40. The rarest gas element in the atmosphere of Earth:
(a) Oxygen (b) Nitrogen (c) Radon (d) Helium
Ans: c
41. 'The king of spices':
(a) Cardamom (b) Pepper (c) All Spice (d) Turmeric
Ans: b
42. Morphin is obtained from
(a) Poppy (b) Vinca (c) Rauwolfia (d) Neem
Ans: a
43. The wood used for making snake boat:
(a) Anjili (b) Deodar (c) Neem (d) Mahagony
Ans: a
44. What kind of organism is 'Bombay Duck'?
(a) Mammal (b) Bird (c) Fish (d) Reptile
Ans: c
45. The average length of femur
(a) 100cm (b) 50cm (c) 75cm (d) 25cm
Ans: b
46. The disease caused by Yersinia pestis:
(a) Yellow fever (b) Plague (c) Cholera (d) Malaria
Ans: b
47. The only planet which takes more time to complete a rotation than a revolution?
(a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
Ans: a
48. The space age was started on 4th October 1957 with the launching of Sputnik by:
(a) USA (b) Soviet Union (c) India (d) UK
Ans: b
49. The airport in Port Blair is named after:
(a) Vir Savarkar (b) SC Bose (c) Mayo (d) Dufferin
Ans: a
50. Almora hill station is in the state of:
(a) Uttarakhand (b) Kashmir (c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Assam
Ans: a
51. The second most important god during Rig Vedic period:
(a) Agni (b) Varuna (c) Soma (d) Yama
Ans: a
52. Which statement is incorrect?
(a) Sher Shah died in 1547
(b) Sher Shah built the Grand Trunk
(c) The tomb of Sher Shah is in Sasaram
(d) Purana Oils was built by Sher Shah
Ans: a
53. Who acted the role of Gandhi in the film Gandhi'?
(a) Richard Attenborough (b) Rajat Kapur (c) Ben Kingsley
Ans: c
54. Who was the president of INC when India got independence?
(a) Rajendraprasad (b) Maulana Azad
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) JB Kripalani
Ans: d
55. The only Indian prime minister who did not face the parliament
(a) Morarji Desai (b) Charan Singh
(c) HD Dewe Gowda (d) Chandrasekhar
Ans: b
56. The 8th Schedule of Indian Constitution recognises _____ languages.
(a) 20 (b) 25 (c) 18 (d) 22
Ans: d
57. Advocate General is appointed by:
(a) President (b) Governor
(c) Chief Minister (d) Law Minister
Ans: b
58. The author of 'Kim' and 'Jungle Book':
(a) Rudyard Kipling (b) Mark Twain
(c) Victor Hugo (d) Leo Tolstoy
Ans: a
59. Marry Todd was the wife of a famous US president. His name is:
(a) John F. Kennedy (b) Franklin D. Roosevelt
(c) Abraham Lincoln (d) George Washington
Ans: c
60. Who was the first transport minister in Kerala?
(a) KC George (b) KP Gopalan
(c) C Achuthamenon (d) TV Thomas
Ans: d
61. The dam situated between Kuravan and Kurathi hills:
(a) Idukky (b) Idamalayar (c) Mullaperiyar (d) Neyyar dam
Ans: a
62. Punnapra-Vayalar agitation was in:
(a) 1945 (b) 1946 (c) 1947 (d) 1948
Ans: b
63. Rajyasamacharam was published from:
(a) Kottayam (b) Kochi (c) Kozhikode (d) Thalassery
Ans: d
64. The Malayalam film based on the theme of Rajan Case:
(a) Neythukaran (b) Piravi (c) Swam (d) Meenamasathile Sooryan
Ans: b
65. The rater of Travancore who abolished Sucheendram Kaimukku:
(a) Uthram Tirunal (b) Visakham Tirunal
(c). Sri Mulam Tirunal (d) Swati Tirunal
Ans: d
66. The first athlete from Kerala to get Arjuna Award:
(a) PT Usha (b) TC Yohannan
(c) KC Elamma (d) Shyny Abraham
Ans: b
67. The first techno park in Kerala was established at:
(a) Chathamangalam (b) Kalamassery
(c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Kochi
Ans: c
68. The place known as Land of 3'C's- Land of Cake, Land of Cricket, Land of Circus?
(a) Kozhikode (b) Thalassery (c) Kochi (d) Kollam
Ans: b
69. The place where Parthasarathy Temple is situated?
(a) Aranmula (b) Ettumanoor (c) Ochira (d) Harippad
Ans: a
70. The only woman to get two Nobel Prizes:
(a) Selma Lagerlof (b) Bertha Von Sutter
(c) Marie Curie (d) Aung San Suu Ki
Ans: c
71. The first Indian to get Booker Prize:
(a) Kiran Desai (b) Arundathy Roy (c) Salmon Rushdie
Ans: b
72. The tenure of UN Secretary General is years:
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 7
Ans: b
73. The capital of Pallavas:
(a) Madurai (b) Kanchipuram (c) Thanjavur (d) Muziris
Ans: b
74. Who authored 'Indica'?
(a) Chanakya (b) Megasthanes (c) Fahien (d) Huan Tsang
Ans: b
75. Pin code system was introduced in India in:
(a) 1970 (b) 1971 (c) 1972 (d) 1973
Ans: c
76. " Duty unto Death’ is the motto of:
(a) CRPF (b) BSF (c) NSG (d) Assam Rifle
Ans: b
77. The venue of 2018 World Cup Football:
(a) Russia (b) Qatar (c) England (d) South Africa
Ans: a
78. Who authored 'Hymavathabhoovil'?
(a) MP Veerendrakumar (b) C. Radhakrishnan
(c) MK Sanu (d) Unnikrishnan Puthur
Ans: a
79. The internet browser developed in India:
(a) Bhuvan (b) Epic (c) Viswasth (d) Gagan
Ans: b
80. The name of which state means Thirty six Forte?
(a) Uttarakhand (b) Karnataka (c) Chhatisgarh (d) Jharkhand
Ans: c
81. In which year a Pakistani woman got Nobel Prize for the first time?
(a) 1979 (b 2012 (c) 2013 (d) 2014
Ans: d