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Post NameASSISTANT
DepartmentUNIVERSITIES IN KERALA
Question Paper Code071/2016
Date of Test24 May 2016
Medium of QuestionENGLISH
Exam TypeOMR Examination
Total Questions100
1
In how many years will a sum of money triple itself, the rate of interest being 10%?
Answer
Question Cancelled
2
If 4 taps can fill a tank in 10 hours. Then how many hours can 6 tape fill the same tank?
Answer
A. 6+ hours
3
Manu’'s age is 6 times Binu's age. 15 years hence Manu will be 3 times as old as Binu, Find Binu's age :
Answer
B. 10 years
4
And B together can do a piece of work in 12 days and A alone can complete the work in «*:18 days. How long will B alone take to complete the job?
Answer
C. 36 days |
5
Find the time taken by a 180 m long train running at 54 km/hr to cross a man standing on a platform :
Answer
B. 12 seconds
6
A garden is 90 m long and 75 m broad. A path 5 m wide is to be built outside around it. Find the area of the path : "
Answer
C. 1750 m2
7
What number should be subtracted from each of the numbers 23, 30, 57 and 78 so that the remainders are in proportion? }
Answer
C. t) 6.
8
Which of the following numbers is divisible by 33?
Answer
D. 2145
9
he =>. Find vee x 8
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A. 11:8 '
10
H.C.F of 36 and 264 is:
Answer
D. 12
11
If EDUCATION is coded as NOITACUDE, then REDFORT will be coded as :
Answer
A. TROFDER
12
“Flower” is related to Petal in the same way as “Book” is related to:
Answer
C. Page
13
Find out the pair which is different from the other given pairs
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Question Cancelled
14
6, 18, 54, , 486, 1458.
Answer
C. 162
15
Find the odd one among these :
Answer
B. River
16
Find out the missing letter : B, B, H, K,N, __? )
Answer
D. Q
17
If HOBBY is coded as IOBY and LOBBY is coded as MOBY then, BOBBY is Coded as: *
Answer
B. COBY |
18
If ‘A’ is in the north of B and Cis in the west of &. In What direction is A with respect to C?
Answer
D. North-East .
19
If I = 9 YOU = 61 then WE = ______?
Answer
A. 28
20
Statement: All the students passed the examination. Some students are girls. Conclusion: (1) Some boys passed the Examination. | (II) All the girls failed the Examination.
Answer
D. None of the above
21
None of the boys passed the Examination. (iV) None of the girls failed the Examination.
Answer
A. Iand II follow
22
What is the name of the pigment which helps animal to see in dim light?
Answer
D. Chromatin
23
The transformer works on which principle :
Answer
C. Snell's law
24
What is oil of vitriol? we
Answer
C. Sulphuric Acid
25
Which is the most effective teat to determine AIDS?
Answer
A. Lipid profile test
26
What is manufactured using Bessemer process?
Answer
D. Silver 3
27
Minamata disease is due to:
Answer
B. Lead |
28
A person suffering from bleeding gum need in his food :
Answer
C. Vitamin K
29
An alloy used in making heating elements for electric heating device is :
Answer
B. Alloy steel
30
29.° Which fossil organism is usually regarded as the connecting link between birds and reptiles?
Answer
D. Ardipithecus
31
Phenomenon behind the formation of rainbow : |
Answer
C. Interference of light
32
Recently dead Mufti Muhammed Sayyid was the Chief Minister of --——————— State.
Answer
B. Assam
33
Which of the following work won the ‘Odakkuzhal Award’ to 5. Joseph? ;
Answer
D. Unnikkuttante Lokam
34
Who scored 1009 runs in one innings, in the Bhandari Trophy under-16 Inter School Cricket? |
Answer
A. Praveen Dhanvade
35
Who got the ‘Dr. Sukumar Azhikode Thatwamasi Endowment’ for this year?
Answer
A. Dr. 'T.M. Thomas Issac
36
‘Miss World’, Miriya Lalguna Roso belongs to which of the following country? |
Answer
B. France
37
Present Jnanpeed winner Raghuveer Chaudhari is a popular writer in —————————_ : language.
Answer
C. Bengali
38
Who among the following was appointed as CEO of NITI AYOG?
Answer
Question Cancelled
39
Which country was defeated by India to win her Seventh Crown in SAF Games?
Answer
D. Kirgistan
40
World’s largest Bird statue is built in Jatayu Nature Park. In which place of Kerala, it is built? |
Answer
C. Kaipamangalam
41
Who is the present Governor of Reserve Bank of India?
Answer
B. C. Sankara Narayanan
42
What is the official name of India?
Answer
Question Cancelled
43
‘42. The literacy rate of India is: |
Answer
D. . 50%
44
Which was the first linguistic state in Independent India?
Answer
D. None of the above
45
Which is the tree generally grown for forestation?
Answer
A. Mango Tree
46
In which river Bhakra-Nangal Dam is situated?
Answer
B. Godavari
47
Who was the first martyr in First Indian Independence War 1857?
Answer
Question Cancelled
48
Swami Vivekananda delivered his famous Chickago Speech in :
Answer
B. 1892 September 11
49
Who was the Chairman of Nehru Committee Report?
Answer
D. None
50
What is the total length of NH49 (Kochi to Dhanushkodi)? |
Answer
D. 440 km
51
What is a Republic? |
Answer
C. The head of the ‘state is hereditary and legislative is constituted by the
52
Who founded ‘Ananda Mahasabha’ in 1918?
Answer
B. Wagbhatanandan
53
Kochi Rajya Praja Mandalam was formed in the year :
Answer
A. 1940
54
5%. Who wrote the famous book ‘A Short History of the Peasant Movement’ in Kerala? |
Answer
B. C. Achutha Menon
55
‘The original name of vagbhatanandan, the famous social reformer in Kerala?
Answer
A. Kelu Kuruppu
56
Who founded Jatinasini Sabha? |
Answer
B. Chattampi Swamikal |
57
Gayathripuzha is the tributary of which river?
Answer
A. Periyar
58
In which district Mangalavanam, the smallest wild life sanctuary in Kerala situated?
Answer
A. Ernakulam
59
K.S.E.B. was formed in the year:
Answer
Question Cancelled
60
Where is Kerala coconut research station situated?
Answer
C. Mannuthi
61
What is the name of rain water harvest programme organised by Kerala Government?
Answer
B. Harita
62
The Fundamental Rights of the Indian Citizens are enshrined in:
Answer
C. Part IV of the constitution
63
The authority to issue ‘writs’ for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights rests with :
Answer
A. The Parliament
64
Which of the following Article of the constitution deals with thé Fundamental Duties of the Indian Citizens? |
Answer
B. Article 29-B
65
Who is the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha’?
Answer
C. Lok-Sabha Speaker
66
In which year the National Development Council (NDC) was established?
Answer
B. 1950
67
The Public Service Commission in India, as the Union Public Service Commission waa first | called, was established in the year: .
Answer
A. 1919
68
The National Human Rights Commission was established in the year :
Answer
B. 1975
69
Which Constitutional Amendment made right to free and compulsory education as a fundamental right?
Answer
D. 74% | O71/2016 10 A
70
Who is the Chairperson of Kerala State Vanitha Commission?
Answer
A. K. Ajitha
71
Whois the present CAG?
Answer
B. Vinod Rai
72
Let us go for a walk, :
Answer
A. do we?
73
The passive form of “This shop sells all the vegetables.” Is : |
Answer
D. All the vegetables are being sold by this shop
74
It was raining when ] ———————— home yesterday.
Answer
C. had been reaching
75
Iwas going ———————— the documents last evening. |
Answer
A. on
76
Germany is ————————— European country. } :
Answer
B. an
77
The problem was ———————— difficult that I could not solve it.
Answer
D. much A 11 | 071/2016 | [P.T.O.] Midler) es = ee ee
78
Answer
B. and not no one else
79
Milk is —-——————— in proteins and minerala. .
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D. rich }
80
The indirect form of ‘Do you like comics? she asked me. is:
Answer
C. She asked me whether I liked comics |
81
Who is the implementing officer at district level responsible for the monitoring and _ supervision of national food for work programme? ;
Answer
B. District Collector
82
Anganwadi centres are functioning under the programme : |
Answer
D. ICDS
83
Jawhar Rozgar Yojna was launched in April 1 1989, by combining the two programmes :
Answer
C. NREP, RLEGP |
84
The esac Se was launched in December 2001 to ameliorate the conditions of the urban slum dwellers living below the poverty line without adequate shelter.
Answer
A. Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana
85
Kudumbashree mission was launched on May 17“ 1998 by our former Prime Minister. :
Answer
C. Sri A.B, Vajpai
86
This is a comprehensive housing scheme launched with a view to ensure the integrated provision of shelter, sanitation and drinking water. The basic objective of the programme is to improve the quality of life of the people as well as the overall habitat in rural areas :
Answer
A. Samagra Awas Yojna
87
Mahila Samridi Yojana was started in 1998 on the day of :
Answer
B. Gandhi Jayanthi
88
Which programme is launched on the lookout for the ‘poorest of the poor’ by providing them 35 kilograms of rice and wheat at Rs. 3 and Rs. 2 per kg. respectively?
Answer
C. Antyodya Anna Yojna
89
To change negative family and community attitudes towards the girl child at birth and towards her mother is the prime objective of :
Answer
D. Balika Samridhi Yojana
90
Which plan was called as Mehalnobis plan named after the well-known economist ? ay
Answer
B. Second plan 1956 to 61 |
91
An attempt to make a computer resource unavailable to its intended users is called :
Answer
C. Denial-of-service attack
92
Name the Act that governs the internet usage in India : !
Answer
B. The Information Technology Act, 2000
93
Who is considered to be the first programmer? :
Answer
A. Ada Lovelace
94
An attempt to criminally and fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication is termed as :
Answer
D. Phishing
95
Acomputer program that is used to convert an assembly language to machine language 1s :
Answer
C. Assembler
96
A device that modulates signals to encode digital information and demodulates signals to decode the transmitted information :
Answer
A. modem
97
Codes consisting of light and dark marks of various thickness which may be optically read is known as :
Answer
B. Barcode
98
‘mpg’ extension refers usually to what kind of file?
Answer
C. Animation/movie file
99
‘The inventor of world wide web :
Answer
A. Tim Berner's Lee
100
The brain of any computer system is : |
Answer
C. CPU

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