SOLVED PAPER OF FIREMAN (TRAINEE) IN FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES HELD ON 13-03-2010

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SOLVED PAPER OF FIREMAN (TRAINEE) IN FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES HELD ON 13-03-2010.


1. How many members in Rajya Sabha?
250

2. First Chief Minister of Kerala?
E.M.Sankaran Namboothiripad

3. Which is not a food crop?
(a)Wheat (b) Barley (c) Maize (d) Cotton
Ans:Cotton

4. Which is the largest river in Kerala?
Periyar

5. How many members in a cricket team?
11

6. Communist Manifesto written by?
Karl Marx

7. Which District in Kerala has the largest number of Grama Panchayath?
Malappuram

8. The country which got independence in 1971 August 15?
Bahrain

9. Which country got gold medal in mens football in 2008 Olympics?
Argentina

10. The first five year plan was started in :
1951

11. The author of the book “Republic”?
Plato

12. Who is known as Kerala Gandhi?
K.Kelappan

13. Who attended all the three round table conference?
Dr.B.R.Ambedkar

14. How many times the sun is bigger than the earth?
109 times

15. The first Indian who got the Nobel Prize for physics?
Dr.C.V.Raman

16. Choose the correct spelt word:
(a)Forti (b) Fourti (c)Fourty (d)Forty
Ans: Forty

17. The largest producer of Milk in the world?
India

18. The essential vitamin for the functioning of reproduction:
Vitamin E

19. The first Chief Election Commissioner of India?
Sukumar Sen

20. Who wrote the famous book “India wins freedom”?
Moulana Abdul Kalam Azad

21. The colour of Ammonium Chloride is :
White

22. The first general election conducted in Independence India on:
1952

23. How many members in “SAARC”?
8

24. The blue colour of the sky due to :
Scattering of the light

25. The district in Kerala through which maximum number of the rivers flow?
Kasargod

26. Constitution of India was adopted on :
1950 January 26

27. World Red Cross Day is :
May 8

28. “Medulla Oblongata” is a part of :
Brain

29. Metals……………… when they are heated.
Expanded

30. The first Indian woman athlete to win gold medal in Asiad?
Kamaljith Sandhu

31. World Human Rights Day :
December 10

32. Father of Political Science:
Aristotle

33. The study about cancer is :
Oncology

34. The members to Rajyasabha in Kerala is :
9

35. How many languages included in the 8th schedule of our constitution?
22

36. ‘EEC’ is connected with:
Brain

37. The last member of UNO:
Montenegro

38. The name of Prime Minister who nationalize “14” banks in India:
Indira Gandhi

39. International Book Day:
April 23

40. First official census conducted in India on :
1881

41. The sun----- when I got up.
Had risen

42. The article which gives special privileges to Jammu and Kashmir.
370

43. The National High way which connected Kolkotha to Chennai.?
NH 5

44. “Sardar Sarovar Project’ built in -------- river.
Narmada

45. Who was the first opposition leader of Kerala legislative assembly?
P.T.Chacko

46. The first summit of “NAM”:
Belgrade

47. First woman chief election commissioner of India:
V.S.Ramadevi

48. The secretary general of UNO?
Ban Ki Moon

49. The capital city of Madhya Pradesh?
Bhopal

50. Which are the nations signed in the “Panchaseel”?
India and China

51. Everyone cheered the winner, ……..?
Didn’t they?

52. Prices------ during the last two years.
(a)have increased (b)increased (c)would increase (d)increasing
Ans:(b)Increased

53. He has now recovered from his injury and ------- again.
(a)is able to walk (b)was able to walk (c)had walked (d)had been walking
Ans:(a)Is able to walk

54. We------- a very enjoyable holiday in Ooty last summer.
(a) Have had (b)had (c)were (d) was
Ans: (b) had

55. ----------- your breakfast already?
(a) Have you had (b)Had you (c)Do you have (d) Has had
Ans: (a)Have you had

56. I ------------ him since he was in the hospital.
(a) have not seen (b) had not seen (c)was seen (d)were seen
Ans: (a) have not seen

57. He ------- at the age of twenty eight, in 1988.
(a) Get married (b)got married (c)have got married (d)gets married
Ans: (a) got married

58. After working with him for some time, I came ------------ his efficiency.
(a) to admire (b)admired (c)admiring (d)admires
Ans: (a) to admire

59. ………… will captain the college team ?
(a) Who (b)Which (c)When (d)What
Ans: Who

60. Political leaders should think of the people …………… they are accountable.
(a) to who (b)to whom (c)who (d)which
Ans: (b) to whom

61. Gandhiji used …………….. major part of his time for spinning.
(a) the (b)a (c)an (d)no article
Ans: (a) the

62. He is ……… right man for the job.
(a) a (b)the (c)an (d) no article
Ans: the

63. Fragile means:
Delicate

64. The antonym of timid is :
Adventurous

65. The antonym of diligent is :
Idle

66. Abortive is the synonym of :
Futile

67. Fratricide means the murder of one’s …………
Brother

68. The first person who ………. the question will be awarded a prize.
Answers

69. I hope you succeed ……….. your effort.
(a) in (b) on (c) from (d) with
Ans: (a) in

70. Always be …………
(a) honesty (b) honest (c)honestly (d) to honest
Ans: (b) honest

71. In the following option, the number which is not a perfect square is :
(a) 178929 (b) 436217 (c)61504 (d)46656
Ans: (b)436217

72. Anil can do a work in 12 days. Basheer can do it in 15 days. Chandran can do the same work in 20 days. If they all work together, the number of days need to complete the work is :
5

73. In a hostel, there is enough food for 50 students to last for 30 days. After 6 days 25 more students are admitted to the hostel. Now, how many more days the food is going to last?
16

74. The correct sequence of missing letters in ba - a – aab:
abb

75. An article is sold at Rs.4,375. If it is sold at a loss of 12.5%. What was the cost price?
Rs.5,000

76. John and Jacob started a business contributing Rs.60,000 and Rs.50,000 respectively. At the end of the year, the profit was Rs.35,000 in which Rs.13,000 was used to furnish the office. If they divide the remaining profit proportionately, Jacob will get ………… as his share.
Rs.10,000

77. A is the brother of B.C is the father of A. D is the brother of E. E is the daughter of B. Then uncle of D is :
A

78. The difference between the largest four digit number and the smallest three digit number is :
9899

79. In a class of 50 students, 32 students passed in English and 38 students passed in Mathematics. If 20 students passed in both the subjects, the number of students who passed neither English nor Mathematics is :
0

80. A company produces 18% more machines than that of the previous year. If their production in the current year is 17700 machines, the production last year is :
15000

81. At 8 o’ clock in the morning Mr. Ram was at a distance of 105 km from the railway station. To get his train he was to reach the station at least at 9.45 a.m. The minimum speed required for him to travel in order to get the train is:
60km/hour

82. If the number 357x4 is divisible by 6, then value of x is :
2

83.


is equal to :
11/16

84. An amount becomes Rs.11,300 in 2 years and Rs.12,600 in 4 years. The rate, if calculated at simple interest is :
6.5%

85. In trial average method, the average of 20 numbers is assumed to be 24. The sum of deviations of the numbers from 24 is found to be -15. What is the average?
23.25

86. A bank compounds interest half yearly. Raju deposits Rs.25,000 in the bank at a rate of 8%. The total interest at the end of one year is :
2,040 rupees

87. There are 50 students in a class. In a class test 22 students get 25 marks each, 18 students get 30 marks each. Each of the remaining gets 16 marks. The average mark of the whole class is :
25

88. A man has equal number of one rupee, five rupee and ten rupee notes with him. If he has Rs.480 with him, the number of one rupee note is :
30

89. How long does a train 110 metres long running at a speed of 36 km/hour take to cross a bridge of 132 metres in length?
24.2 seconds

90. A is taller than B; B is taller than C; D is taller than E and E is taller than B. Who is the shortest?
C

91. CDE: GHI::PQR:……
XYZ

92. A shopkeeper wants to get 20% gain on an article after allowing a discount of 15%. If the article costs him Rs.153, what price should be mark on the article?
216 rupees

93. 0.000033÷0.11=
0.0003

94. The product of two numbers is 864 and their H.C.F is 12. Their L.C.M. is :
72

95. An amount is divided among P,Q,R in the ratio 2:5:7. If P’s share is Rs.3,000 then the difference between the shares of Q and R is :
Rs.3000

96.

1200

97. The three-fifth of a number is 40 more than the 40 percent of the same number. The number is :
200

98. 4,9,25,49,121,169, ……..
289

99. √338 =K√2. Then K= …..
13

100. In a class of 60 students, 55% are boys. The number of girls in the class is :
27

Secretariat Assistant Preliminary Exam

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Solved Paper - GK Series - Questions from Secretariat Assistant Preliminary Exam
‘Bhruhaspathi‘ is related with : Charvakamatham

‘Keralam Malayalikalude Mathrubhumi‘ was written by : E M S

‘Meenamatha’ disease is related with : Mercury

‘Sadhu jana paripalana Sangam‘ is founded by : Ayyankali

Capital of Kenya : Nairobi

Dengue fever is caused by : Virus

DNA model is put forwarded by : Watson and Crick

EEG is used to study the function of : Brain

Father of Electricity : Michael Faraday

First battle of Panipat was between : Babur and Ibrahim Lodhi

First computer virus : Rother J

First internal affairs minister of independent India : Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Formation of the INA was the result of the great efforts made by : Rash Behari Bose

Global warming is due to the increased production of : Sulphur dioxide

In which conference did Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as the president of the Indian National Congress : Tripuri

Male – Female sex ratio of India in 2001 census : 1000:933

Panchayathi Raj instructions came into effect with the amendment of the constitution : 73rd

RSS was banned in 1948 in relation with : Assassination of M.K Gandhi

Second Kerala Chief minister is : Pattom Thanu Pillai

Temporary hardness of water is due to : Magnesium bicarbonates

The chairman of constitution review committee : Justice Venkita Chellaya

The Concept that ‘ All plants are made of cells was put forwarded by : M.J Schleiden

The East India Company established its first factory at : Surat

The person who became the chief minister for the longest period in India : Jyothi Basu

The Prime minister who started privatization in Britain : Margaret Thatcher

The slogan ‘American model arabikadalil’ is related with : Punnapra Vayalar Struggle

The slogan ‘Inquilab Zindabad‘ was first used by : Bhagat Singh

The smallest state in the world : Vatican

The theory that ‘the continents will travel was first put forward by : Alfred Wegner

Volunteer captain of Guruvayoor Temple Sathyagraha : A K Gopalan

What is B O D : Biological Oxygen Demand

Where did Gandhiji launched his first struggle : Champaran

Which of the following event is related to General Dyer : Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

Who declared that ‘Swaraj is my birth right and I must have it’ : Balgangadhar Tilak

Who is related to Green Revolution in India : Dr M S Swaminathan

Who presided the first session of All India Trade Union Congress : C R Das

Who proposed the atomic Theory : John Dalton

Who was the first speaker of Lok Sabha : G V Mavlankar

World heavy weight champion of 2003 : Linnex Lewis

Solved Paper - Exise Inspector (Exise Department)

Solved Paper - Exise Inspector (Exise Department)
1. If IUIJT means Green then what does XLSQKA mean.
(a) INDIGO (b) VIOLET (c) PURPLE (d) ORANGE
2. If Malu says "Raju's father is the only son of my father", how is Malu related to Raju:
(a) Daughter (b) Mother (c) Sister (d) None of these.
3. PQSTVW_
(a) Z (b) A (c) X (d) Y
4. Life of RBC in human blood is:
(a) 30 days (b) 60 days (c) 120 days (d) 15 hour
5. Ratan ranked 8th from the top and 37th from the bottom in the class. How many students are there in the class:
(a) 44 (b) 46 (c) 45 (d) 43
6. Artical is to magazine as slokas is to ___
(a) Ascetic (b) Veda (c) Recite (d) Book
7. A father is twice as old as his son 20 years ago, the age of the father was 12 times the age of the son. The present age of the son is:
(a) 44 years (b) 22 years (c) 40 years (d) 20 years
8. Which river crosses the equator twice?
(a) Amazon (b) Congo (c) Nile (d) Orinoco
9. A piece of wood is floating in water. If we heat the water the piece of wood will:
(a) Increase in size (b) Rise a little (c) Float at the same level (d) Sink a little
10. The gland, which in relation to body size is largest at birth and then gradually shrinks after puberty is:
(a) Thyroid (b) Pituitary (c) Thymus (d) Adrenal
11. In fireworks, the green flame is produced because of:
(a) Mercury (b) Barium (c) Sodium (d) Potassium
12. Which plant of the solar system spins on its axis at the fastest rate?
(a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
13. The salient feature of Rig vedic religion was the worship of:
(a) Nature (b) Pashupati (c) Mother Goddess (d) Trimurti

14. If two equations 45 + 15 = 30, 17 + 7 = 10 are solved on the basis of a certain system. Then, 52 + 25 = ?
(a) 77 (b) 27 (c) 50 (d) 45
15. The court language of the Mughals was:
(a) Arabic (b) Persian (c) Hindustani (d) Urdu
16. World's largest producer of wool is:
(a) Australia (b) UK (c) Argentina (d) South Africa
17. Which among the following plateaus is not a desert?
(a) Sahara (b) Patagonian (c) Colorado (d) Bohemian
18. The largest lake is:
(a) Lake superior (b) Caspain sea (c) Lake Thanganika (d) lake Titicaca
19. The planet having highest number of satellites:
(a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
20. Smallest living cell is that of a
(a) Bacterium (b) Bread mold (c) Mycoplasma (d) Virus
21. A person can swim comfortably in water. This is due to:
(a) Pascal's law (b) Archimedes principle (c) Newton's III law (d) None of the above
22. Pencil lead is made up of
(a) Graphite (b) Charcoal (c) Lead oxide (d) Sugar charcoal
23. 'Give us good mothers and I shall give you good nation'. These words were said by:
(a) Winston Churchill (b) Mahatma Gandhi (c) Napoleon (d) Abraham Lincoln
24. To make rubber strong and bounceable, we add:
(a) Sponge (b) Sulphuric Acid (c) Sulphur (d) Petroleum jelly
25. 'Zero' was invented by the:
(a) Indians (b) Arabs (c) Egyptians (d) Greeks
26. Milk tastes sour when kept in the open for sometime due to the formation of:
(a) Carbonic acid (b) Lactic acid (c) Citric acid (d) Malic acid
27. Rain drops are spherical in shape. This is due to:
(a) Viscosity of water (b) Evaporation (c) Air friction (d) Surface tension
28. Longest river of Asian continent is:
(a) Lena (b) Indus (c) Howang ho (d) Yangtze
29. Perigee and Apogee are caused due to:
(a) Moon's revolution (b) Earth's revolution (c) Moon's rotation (d) Earth's rotation
30. Which was the building about which it was written that 'If there is an Eden of bless in the earth, it is this, nothing but this':
(a) Taj Mahal (b) Moti Masjid (c) Diwani Khaz (d) Panch Mahal
31. What is a Black Hole?
(a) Vacuum in space (b) A dying star (c) A spot in the sun (d) A type of meteorite
32. Who is the author of the book 'My Presidential Years'?
(a) Neilam Sanjeev Reddy (b) R. Venkataraman (c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (d) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
33. The sex of a child is determined by:
(a) Chromosomes of father (b) Chromosomes of mother (c) Rh factor of parents (d) Blood group of father
34. 'The council if Nine Gems' is associated with the name of :
(a) Harshavardhana (b) Devapala (c) Chandragupta II (d) Bellala Sena
35. Mixing up of molecules of different gases is called:
(a) Dispersion (b) Diffusion (c) Drifting (d) Osmosis
36. An object weighs maximum in:
(a) Air (b) Water (c) Hydrogen (d) Vacuum
37. Railway was first introduced in India by:
(a) Lord Curzon (b) Lord Mountbatten (c) Lord Dalhousie (d) Lord Bentinc
38. 'Gobar gas' contains mainly:
(a) Methane (b) Carbon-dioxide (c) Acetylene (d) Ethylene
39. By the use of which of the following types of lens can myopia be corrected
(a) Biconcave (b) Concave (c) Convex (d) Plano-concave
40. Who among the following was associated with the ancient system of medicine?
(a) Bhaskara (b) Kalhana (c) Somadeva (d) Charaka
41. Which of the following cities are connected by National Highway No.1?
(a) Mumbai to Delhi (b) Delhi to Chennai (c) Delhi to Amritsar (d) Jaipur to Delhi
42. When a moving bus stops suddenly, the passengers and pushed forward because of the:
(a) Friction between earth and bus (b) Friction between passengers and earth (c) Inertia of the passengers (d) Inertia of the bus
43. Oil refineries are located in all the following States, Except:
(a) Andhrapradesh (b) Kerala (c) Madhyapradesh (d) Tamilnadu.
44. Vande Mataram was taken from:
(a) Rajatharangini (b) Anada Math (c) Akbar Nama (d) Akbarkosha
45. 'Dome of the Rock', a monument in Jerusalem is held sacred by the:
(a) Muslims (b) Christians (c) Jews (d) Zoroastrians
46. What is the folk dance of Meghalaya?
(a) Nati (b) Bamboo dance (c) Loho (d) None of these
47. Ajanta Paintings depict sences from the:
(a) Ramayana (b) Mahabharata (c) Jatakas (d) Upanishads
48. Who is the author of 'A Passage to England'?
(a) E. M. Forster (b) Nirad C. Chaudhuri (c) G.B Shaw (d) Winston Churchill
49. 2004 Olympic Games will be held in:
(a) Sydney (b) Berlin (c) Athens (d) Barcelona
50. Cattle-bone power is used as fertiliser since it is rich in:
(a) Nitrogen (b) Chloride (c) Sodium (d) Phosphorus
51. Nasik is situated on the banks of river:
(a) Godavari (b) Narmada (c) Tapti (d) Ganga
52. The unit of currency used in Germany is:
(a) Yen (b) Peso (c) Mark (d) Russia
53. Which one of the following is not a fundamental right?
(a) Right against exploitation (b) Right to equality (c) Right to freedom of religion (d) Right to property
54. The second largest island in the world is:
(a) Bornes (b) Madagascar (c) New Guinea (d) Greenland
55. Ferozabad in UP is famous for its:
(a) Leather industry (b) Glass industry (c) Rubber industry (d) Cotton industry

Answers:

1 B
11 B
21 C
31 B
41 C
51 A
2 C
12 C
22 A
32 B
42 C
52 C
3 D
13 A
23 C
33 A
43 C
53 D
4 C
14 B
24 C
34 C
44 B
54 C
5 C
15 B
25 A
35 D
45 A
55 B
6 B
16 A
26 B
36 A
46 C
7 B
17 D
27 D
37 C
47 C
8 B
18 B
28 D
38 A
48 C
9 D
19 A
29 A
39 B
49 C
10 C
20 D
30 A
40 D
50 D

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Solved Paper - Scheduled Caste Development Officer Grade II

Solved Paper - Scheduled Caste Development Officer Grade II | Date of Exam: 03.10.2009
1. During the decline of Mughal Empire, the Jats were organized into a political force by : Suraj Mal

2. The only Indian batsman to have scored a century in ODI in India-West Indies 2006 series was: Rahul Dravid

3. Which Indian got Nobel Prize in physics in 1930 : C.V.Raman

4. With what part or organ of the human body that the disease pyorrhoea is associated : Gums

5. HMT factory in Kerala is at : Kalamassery

6. The literary character “OROTHA” is in the novel written by : Kakkanadan

7. The first Chairperson of Kerala Womens’ Commission was : Sugathakumari

8. ---------- has got the recent Magsaysay Award for Rural Reporting : P Sainath

9. The first Railway Station built in India is at : Bori Banhar

10. Whose signature is found in one rupee notes in India : Secretary, Ministry of Finance

11. The Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development is situated in : Tamil Nadu

12. The Allahabad Pillar Inscription is associated with : Samudragupta

13. “Blue Lady” is : Norway’s Ship

14. Lingaraja temple is located at : Bhubaneswar

15. Sanskrit became the official language under the rule of : Guptas

16. Alexander Fleming : Discovered Penicillin

17. “Readers Digest” is now published by : The India Today Group

18. The Rural Employment Programme, Jawahar Rozgar Yojana was launched in: April 1989

19. “Kathakali” is performing arts form in : Kerala

20. ‘My Music, My Life’ is the autobiography of : Pandit Ravi Shankar

21. The hormone insulin is : Peptide

22. Nanda Devi peak forms a part of : Kumaon Himalayas

23. --------City is near to Tropic of Cancer : Kolkata

24. “Gurusagaram” is written by : O.V.Vijayan

25. How many sagas in Ramayana : 500

26. The mythical river originating from Manasarovar is : Sarayu

27. The author of the Malayalam novel “Nalukettu” is : M T Vasudevan Nair

28. ------- became first Women Minister of Kerala : K R Gouri

29. The first Women Governor of India was : Sarojini Naidu

30. The Spices Board is situated at : Kochi

31. Numismatics is the study of : Coins

32. “Silver Jubilee” is the celebration of : 25th Anniversary

33. ‘Knot” is the measure to know : The speed of Ship

34. Ranganathitoo Bird Sanctuary is situated in : Karnataka

35. ------ is called “City of Golden Gate” : San Fransisco

36. Raghu Rai is a well known : Photographer

37. ‘Participatory Notes’ are associated with : Foreign Institutional Investment

38. “Akbar Nama” was written by : Abul Fazal

39. ----- is called “Frontier Gandhi” : Abdul Ghaffar Khan

40. Rogers Cup is associated with : Tennis

41. International Literacy Day is observed on : September 8

42. “Cathy Pacific” is the Airways of : Hong Kong

43. The Headquarters of International Labour Organization is in : Geneva

44. Kohutek is the name of a /an : Comet

45. Line drawn parallel to the equator are called : Latitudes

46. Rinkit is the currency of : Malaysia

47. Manikaran Power Plant is in : Himachal Pradesh

48. How many zones are there for Indian Railways : 16

49. ------ is the longest railway platform in the World : Kharagpur(India)

50. The Food Corporation of India was set up in : 1968

51. Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration is in : Mussorie

52. ------- was set up to review the concept of poverty line was : Lakdawala Committee

53. The first Chairman of Indian Planning Commission was : Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

54. The celebrated work on Indian economic history “The Industrial Evolution of India in Recent Times” was written by : R C Datt

55. Arya Samaj was founded by : Swami Dayananda Saraswathi

56. Who ordered firing for the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre” : O’Dwyer

57. The export of slaves from India was banned by : Firoz Tughlag

58. Glass is best described as : Super Cooled liquid

59. A radar detects, the presence of an enemy aircraft uses : Radio waves

60. There are ----- Union Territories in India : 6

61. -------- Languages are recognized as regional languages in the Constitution : 18

62. Fundamental Duties were incorporated in the Constitutional of India by : 42nd Amendment Act

63. By which Constitutional Amendment Bill was the voting age reduced from 21 years to 18 years : 61st

64. Gandhian Principles have been enunciated in the : Directive Principles

65. A Bat is a : Mammal

66. A Cockroach has : Three pairs of walking legs

67. Deficiency if iron in human diet causes : Anaemia

68. Alloys in which mercury is one of the metals are called : Amalgamus

69. Asoka’s contemporary Greek King of Syria mentioned in his edict was : Antiochus II Theos

70. Which of the following are correctly matched : (d) Non-Cooperation Movement-1920

71. Choose the word closest in meaning to the word “Confer” : Grant

72. The object in the sentence ‘She threw it away’ is : It

73. He earns his living by working in a factory. The gerund in this sentence is : working

74. A little progress has been achieved, ------------? : Hasn’t it

75. ------------ Rose is ------------ beautiful flower : The, a

76. I never buy detective stories. In this sentence the adverb is ----------- : Never

77. The object in the sentence ‘I must get my shoes mended’ is : My shoes

78. ‘Entomology’ means: study of : Insects

79. ‘Polygamy’ means : Having more than one mate

80. In the sentence ‘India has started producing atomic bombs’, the gerund is : producing

81. We set out our journey when the rain stopped. The principal clause in the sentence is : We set out our journey

82. ‘Poaching’ means : Illegal killing of protected animals

83. ‘I love working in my garden’. The gerund in the sentence is : Working

84. He is reconciled ---------------- my loss : To

85. My brother has wealth, fame rank and power. This sentence is a ----------- sentence : Simple

86. He is not a person ------------ I would trust : Whom

87. They ----------- such camps for the last five years : Conducted

88. The mis-spelt word among the following : (d)Achivement

89. Parents have to provide------- their children : For

90. Rani says, “I am very fine” (Change into indirect speech) : Rani says that she is very fine.

91. If he ----- here, he could explain it in detail : Were

92. Which of the following is closest in meaning to ‘Squabble’ : Quarrel

93. Everyone is responsible for it, ……….? : Aren’t they

94. ----------- University order approves it, but ---------------uniform decision is to be taken : A, a

95. Choose the correct sentence from the following : (b)The boys went to a cinema last night

96. Advertise the notification(Change into Passive) : Let the notification be advertised

97. ------- wins the race( Use a phrase) : Slow and steady

98. The synonym of ‘Dexterous’ is : Skilful

99. The antonym of ‘Loquacious’ is : Taciturn

100. We---------(Complete) the whole work by May.(Supply the correct form of the verb) : Shall have completed

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Solved Paper - Secretary, Grama Panchayath

Solved Paper - Secretary, Grama Panchayath | Date of Exam : 27.12.2008
1. The European country which first started trade with India was : Ans:Portugal

2. The Science of improving crop varieties is called : Ans: Plant-breeding

3. Green Revolution refers to : Development of new crop varieties which helped to overcome hunger

4. Inland Fisheries is referred to : Culturing fish in fresh water

5. High milk yielding varieties of cows are obtained by : Artificial insemination

6. A crocodile had just eaten a lamb when a hawk saw the crocodile, attacked it and consumed it. The hawk is in ecological terms: a tertiary consumer

7. Which of the following is a non-renewable resource : Coal

8. Pollution is an undesirable change in physical, chemical and biological properties of : Air, Water and Soil

9. In free market economy, prices are determined by the : Market forces

10. India’s National Newspaper” The Hindu” started since : 1878


11. Which country has the longest school year in the world : China

12. Puducherry is a former-----------colony : French

13. “The True Democracy is what promotes the welfare of the society.” who said it : Mahatma Gandhi

14. The Consumer Rights were first enumerated in the year 1962 in : U.S.A.

15. I.T.C.means: Inter-Tropical Convergence

16. The coniferous forests in India occur between the height of : 2700 and 4000 mts

17. The International Tourism year : 1967

18. The energy possessed by a body by virtue of its motion is known as : Kinetic Energy

19. Which is oldest of all Vedas : Rig Veda

20. When we pluck the wire of a sitar, the waves produced in the wire are : transverse

21. If a mirror has a focal length of +15cm, it is a : Concave Mirror

22. Scurvy is a deficiency disease caused by a lack of : Vitamin C

23. The first person to see a cell under the microscope was : Robert Hooke

24. How old is the embryo when it becomes a foetus : 2 months

25. The “Law of Multiple Proportion”was discovered by : John Dalton

26. Controlled oxidation of methanol gives : Carbon Dioxide & Water

27. Laurie Baker, who died recently was famous in the field of : Architecture

28. The “Diet” is the Parliament of : Japan

29. Who among the following is called “Desha Bandhu ”: C.R.Das

30. The Constituent Assembly was set under the : Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946

31. The Chief Minister is not responsible for : the defence of the state

32. How many types of Galaxies are there : Three

33. Warm air surrounded by the cold air cause : Cyclone

34. Which is the deepest part of Indian Ocean : Java Trench

35. Which Chinese City lies on the Waterloo River : Shanghai

36. Which is the largest Man-made Lake in India : Narmada Sagar

37. Who introduced the postal system in India : Alauddin

38. Who can dissolve the Rajya Sabha : Nobody

39. “You can fool all the people some of the time, some of the people all the time, but can’t fool all the people all of the time”. This quotation is attributed to whom : Abraham Lincoln

40. Who is the author of the book “Death of a City” : Amrita Preetham

41. Koodiyattom belongs to : Kerala

42. When was the Children Film Society established : 1955

43. Which period was considered as the Plan Holiday : 1966-69

44. After “Kalinga war” Ashoka: became a Buddhist

45. Who is known as the “Father of Local Self Government” in India : Lord Rippon

46. The major difference between “Varna” and “Jati” is that : Varna are only four but Jati are many

47. Which disease is caused by the bite of a mad dog : Hydrophobia

48. The sex of a child is determined : at the time of fertilization of the ovum

49. The disesase known as the “black stem rust ” destroys the harvest of : wheat

50. The term “Dastak” implies : Free pass or duty free trade

51. The war of 1556 is known as : Second battle of Panipat

52. “Sravanabalagola” is associated with : Jainism

53. Which one of the following is a “Pratiloma Marriage ” : Sudra boy with Vaisya girl

54. “I have nothing to offer except blood, sweet and tears ”was said by : Winston Churchill

55. On April 14, 1912 the British Liner “Titanic” sank after hitting an iceberg in the North Atlantic. How long did it take for the great ship to go down : Just under three hours

56. Which state in India tops in the distribution of the forest area : Madhya Pradesh

57. The trade name “Cow and Gate ” is associated with : Baby milk food

58. Ball bearings are used in cycles, scooters….etc to : reduce the friction between wheel and axle

59. Entomology is the study of : Insects

60. Where we can see a statue of Charlie Chaplin : London

61. Among the following, which plant is completely devoid of roots : Ceratophyllum

62. Modern Synthetic Theory of Evolution is based on : Genetic and chromosomal mutations, Generic recombination and natural selection and Reproductive isolation

63. The colour of “Black Box” used in aeroplanes is : Orange

64. The change of vapour into liquid state is known as : Condensation

65. The average gestation period of sheep is : 150 days

66. As per which article of the Indian Constitution the “Presidential Rule ”can be introduced in States : Article 356

67. After how many years does the Haley’s Comet reappear : 76.3 years

68. What is the name of the method of estimating the ages of archeological specimens of biological origin, by measuring the radio active carbon present in that specimen : Carbon Dating

69.”Silk Anniversary” means : 12th Anniversary

70. What lies between Rashtrapathi Bhavan and India Gate : Rajpath

71. There is hardly any space for the children -------------- : even though it is a very large house

72. I wouldn’t jump off that rock------------: if I were you

73. Will you wait ------- I return : till

74. ---------- you are called, you may step into the room : As soon as

75. There is a vacancy for an expert --------- video editing : in

76. Are these exhibits --------- sale : for

77. Jayan said something (Choose the question) : What did Jayan say ?

78. Do you like ----------- : driving

79. My aunt has lived in Australia ------ ten years : for

80. ----------- a good film on TV yesterday : There was

81. Donkeys ----------- : Bray

82. Bulls ----------- : bellow

83. Darkness---------- : falls

84. A habit ---------- : develops

85. at loggerheads approximately means : in dispute

86. to beat the air approximately means : to make efforts in vain

87. Horse is related to hay in the same way as cow is related to -------- : fodder

88. Wince is related to pain in the same way as prostration is related to --------- : submissiveness

89. Bird:Cage (Select the pair that best expresses similar relationship) : animals: zoo

90. The old Testament tells of the ----------- the Jews made with God : covenant

91. The trekkers set up the hill at a --------- pace (Use the antonym of sluggish) : brisk

92. The play was so --------- that the audience laughed all through it : ludicrous

93. Choose the wrongly spelt word : eupheimism

94. She said to Ahmed, “I’ll be late”. Change to Indirect Speech : She told Ahmed that she would be late.

95. Will you return asked John (choose the right punctuation) : “Will you return?” asked John.

96. Tom, who is a friend of mine, is coming with me. (Substitute the italicized part if required) : my friend

97. The past participle of rise is: risen

98. The little boy spent much of his money --------- sweets : on

99. Everything depends on ----------- receiving the reply in time : his

100. I am going to bed early today--------------- : as I have to be up early tomorrow


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Solved Paper - Employment Officer

Solved Paper - Employment Officer | Date of Exam : 28.06.2008
1. River Ob.Irtysh is in : Russia

2. Sumatra is situated in : Indian Ocean

3. Gobi desert is in : Mongolia

4. The number of nominated members in the Rajya Sabha : 12 members

5. How many times Financial Emergency Declared in India so far : Never

6. Portfolios to the Ministers in a State is allocated by : The Governer on the recommendations of the chief minister

7. A disease caused by bacteria : Tetanus

8. Which of the following disease is due to vitamin deficiency : Rickets

9. From earth, stratosphere extends : 12-30 kms

10. Kudambasree programme is : Community based organization of the poor

11. The largest number of crimes against women in kerala was accounted for : Cruelty by husband and relatives

12. The most industrially backward districts in Kerala : Wayand and Idukki

13. The headquareters of World Trade Oraganisation(WTO) : Geneva

14. U N Security Council consists of : 5 Permanent members and 10 non permenent members

15. The headquarters of International Atomic Energy agency : Vienna

16. Guatama Buddha preached his first sermon at : Saranath

17: Who was the congress president at the time of partition of Bengal in 1905 : Gopala Krishna Gokhale

18. Who encouraged the Muslims to achive progress by studying modern education and science : Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

19. River Danube is in : Europe

20. Equatorial diameter of earth : 12754

21. Which of the following river joins Ganga : Yamuna, Damodar and Son

22. Which of the following is an absolute monarchy with no formal constitution or parliament : Saudi Arabia

23. The presedent of Asian Development Bank(ADB) : Haruhiko Kuroda

24. Who convenes the joint session of lok sabha and rajya sabha : President

25: Oxygen in normal atmosphere air : 21 percent

26: A substance above the critical temperature exists a : Gas

27. The most fuel efficient, economic and environment friendly mode of transport : Inland water transport

28. The average rainfall that Kerala receives is : 3000 mm

29. The scheduled tribe population of Kerala as per 2001 census : 1.14 percent

30. The chief Minister of Kerala during 1996-2001 : E.K.Nayanar

31. The main port in UAE which is the largest harbor in West ASIA : Dubai

32. The headquarters of UNESCO is in : Vienna

33. Who is L .N .Mittal : Steel Magnet

34. Who waged a war of destruction and plunder in India in the first quarter of 11the century : Mohammud of Ghazni

35. Mosti Masjid in Agra and Jama Masjid at Delhi were built during the reign of : Shajahan

36. Communist Party of India in Kanpur in : 1925

37. Which of the following tides occur around new moon and full moon : Spring Tides

38. Which is called the red planet : Mars

39. The spoil in the highest reaches of the Sahyadris and Eastern Ghats : Lateritic soil

40. Which amendment of the constitutuion allowed government employees belonging to SC and ST to accelerated seniority : Eighty-Fifth Amendment 2002

41. Which of the article of the constitution accords the special status to the State of Jammu and Kashmir : Article 370

42. Which was the largest opposition party in the Lok Sabha after the eight general election held in December 1984 : Telugu Desam

43. Which schedule of the constitution lists 18 subjects, on which the municipalities have administrative control : Schedule Twelve

44. Cooking gas is a mixture of : Butane and Propane

45. Which is the gas inside an electric bulb : Nitrogen

46. The main active constituent of tea and coffee is : caffeine

47. Kerala womens’s commission was established in 1996 : for the socio economic empowerment of women

48: The number of women cosnstuents and winners in local Bodies Election Kerala 2005 was : Beyond the requirement of women

49. Aizwal is the capital of : Mizoram

50. The number of states in India (including Delhi) : 29 nos

51. The smallest Union territory in India : Lakswadeep

52. ISRO on 23rd April 2007 sucessfully made the fist commercial launch through PSLV –C8 of a foreign satellite at Sriharikota.It was: Italian Satellite

53. The highest policy making body of Asian Development Bank(ADB) : Board of Governors

54. Eighth member of SAARC : Afghanistan

55. Th Second Buddhist council convened at : Vaishali

56. The expansion of Mughal empire under whom resembled an inflated balloon : Aurangazeb

57. The largest of all Indus tributaries : Chenab

58. Which is the largest river system in the peninsula : Godavari

59. Devi Ahilya Award is for : Science and Technology

60. Minimum age for a person to be appointed as Governor : 35 years

61. Which of the following is not a part of solar system : Quasers

62. What do we eat in a coconut : Seed

63. Which of the following is major wildlife sanctuary in kerala : Silent valley, Parambukulam and Aralam

64. Of the total expendure on education in Kerala.the highest allocation is on : Primary education

65. Hill staton Mount Abu is in : Rajasthan

66. The country with more than 55,000 lakes : Finland

67. Max Muller was : A great indologist, linguist and Professor of Sanskrit

68. Faxian (Fah-hsien),the Chinese pilgrim,visited India during the reign of : Chandraguptha 11

68. Delhi Sultan notorious for crulelty : Balban

70. Who established Swaraj Party within the Congress with Gandhi’s reluctant blessing : Motilal Nehru and C. R. Das

71. Tourists always enjoy--- --- the setting sun : watching

72. It is possible to satisfy one’s ------------ by doing some extra work : wants

73. If GOAL means object of the effort; then GAOL means : a prison

74. Choose the correct sentence : He finished his work yesterday

75. Add an initial letter to the word arrow to get the meaning to distress : H

76. The closest meaning of the word mania is : madness

77. Find the word that is opposite in meaning to the word illicit : Lawful

78. Choose the correctly spelt word : silhouette

79. Select the word meaning "sheen" : lustre

80. Find the word correctly spelt : Mostache

81. choose the correct preposition for the sentence -
The forest department has planned trees_____the side of the highway : along

82. He is an authority of linguistics : on

83. You must shut these door’s.Change into passive: These door's must be shut.

84. Change into indirect speech - "I took it home with me',she said : She said she had taken it home with her.

85. They come here everyday,___________? : dont' they

86. I hoped I _________ suceed : would

87. I escaped by the skin of my_______ : teeth

88. I must put ---my visit till next week : off

89. Choose the correctly spelt word : superintendent

90. Amy and her brother Tom are known for their tall talk.The idiom means : boastful talk

91. The idiom a brain wave means : sudden inspiration

92. The offer holds good for two days : holds good means : will be vaild

93. The pharase bag and baggage means : completely

94. Recently he has been giving himself airs:giving himself airs means : behaving arrogantly

95. ________ is an illusion usually associated with desearts : Melange

96. To be _________ I think you did not do the right thing : frank

97. Being awarded an Oscar marked a _________ in her life : milestone

98. Good restuarents serving pure vegetarian food are vey hard to ________ : come by

99. If you want to save money,you must –the shopping you do : cut down

100. Having been born in a good family she is too rich to beg : too

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Solved Paper - Assistant Grade II - Kerala State Beverages (M&M) Corporation

Solved Paper - Assistant Grade II - Kerala State Beverages (M&M) Corporation
1. I will complete the course in ------------- year : a

2. While walking -------------the small door I hurt my head : Through

3. Which of these chairs did you sit------------? :In

4. If DONKEY: BRAYS then WOLF:Howls

5. The thief was caught----------. The suitable idiom is: Red handed

6. The idiom it’s all Greek and Latin to me means: Something I don’t understand

7. I was all eyes to see what he would do. The words italicized mean: Eagerly watching

8. Beware of that wolf in sheep’s skin. The closest meaning to this idiom is: Hypocrite

9. The phrase black sheep means: Misfit

10. Just now my hands are full. My hands are full closely means: I am very busy

11. ‘KIMONO’ is the dress style of: Japan

12. Madam Curie : Isolated Radium

13. The author of the book “The Wonder That was India” is: A.L. Basham

14. The First Chief Minister of Kerala was: E.M.S.Namboothiripad

15. The state of Kerala was formed on: 1 November 1956

16. The Navel Academy is situated in Kerala at: Ezhimala

17. Edakkal Cave is in: Wyanad

18. The largest Taluk in Kerala is: Ernad

19. The Head Quarters of Kerala High Court is at: Kochi

20. The First Woman Supreme Court Judge was: C.Fatima Beevi

21. The first Governor of Kerala was: Ramakrishna Rao

22. The First Arts and Science College in Kerala is: CMS College, Kottayam

23. The Sabarigiri Hydro Electric Project is built in the river: Pampa

24. The Hydro Electric Project in Kerala is: Pallivasal

25. The HQ(Head Quarters) of Wyanad district is: Kalpetta

26. The District which has no forests in Kerala is: Alappuzha

27. The Architect of Cochin sea Port was: Robert Bristo

28. ---------- city is alled “Venice of East”: Alappuzha

29. Malabar Cement Factory is in: Walayar

30. The place where getting highest rainfall in Kerala is: Lakkidi

31. ISOBARS connect points of equal: Pressure

32. LOTI is the currency of: Lesotho

33. Copper is produced in: Rajasthan and Bihar

34. Rana Pratap Sagar is located in: Rajasthan

35. The Chairman of the Planning Commission of India is: Prime Minister

36. Five Year Plans in India are approved by: National Development Council

37. The Raj Committee (1972) probed: Agricultural holding Tax

38. Panchayat Raj has got constitutional status with the ---------Amendment Act: 73rd

39. Fundemental Rights are enshrined in PART---------------- of Constitution of India: III

40. How many members can be nominated to Loksabha by President? : 2

41. Acharya Vinoba Bhave’s Paunar Ashram is in: Maharashtra

42. A rocket works on the principle of conservation of: Linear momentum

43. The best conductor of electricity is : Silver

44. Glass is a good: Insulator

45. A catalyst: Alters the velocity of reaction

46. Carbon occurs in nature in the purest form as: Diamond

47. The Newspaper “DAWN” is published in: Karachi

48. International Women’s Day is observed on: March 8

49. IBERIAN AIRLINES is the official airlines of: Spain

50. The Head Quarters of World Health Organisation (WHO) is in: Geneva

51. The largest slum in India is in: Mumbai

52. ---------- is the author of ‘Ain-i-Akbari’: Abul fazal

53. Hopman Cup is associated with: Tennis

54. Who is called ‘Deshabandhu’?: C.R. Das

55. ---------- got Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913: Rabindranath Tagore

56. Tarapore Committee was associated with: Fuller Capital Account Convertibility

57. Arundathi Roy is well known: Writer-Social activist

58. ------------ is called ‘Forbidden city’: Lahsa

59. ------------ is the leading producer of Uranium: Canada

60. Aspirin was invented in 1899 by: Felix Hoffman (Germany)

61. Entomology is the study of: Insects

62. “An Area of Darkness” is written by: V.S. Nai Paul

63. Which of the following was the First Indian Institute of Technology? : IIT Kharagpur

64. Who became the first Miss India? : Rieta Faria

65. ---------- has the highest population density as per 2001 Census: West Bengal

66. From which of the following stations that India launched its first successful multipurpose communication and meteorology satellite, INSAT I B on 30 August 1983? :
Cape Canaveral (USA)

67. The Head Office of Kerala Civil Supplies Corporation is at: Ernakulam

68. Under whose patronage Kutabminar was built?: Kutabdeen Ibek

69. The First Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu was: C.N Annadurai

70. Spherometer is: An instrument used for measuring the curvature of spherical objects

71. The largest shipyard in India is: Kochi

72. PNEUMOCONIOSIS afflicts the workers who works mainly in: Coalmining industries

73. ---------------- is a well known flute exponent: Ronu Mazumdar

74. ------------- was the First Chief Justice of India: Harilal J Kania

75. “EMPLOYMENT NEWS” is published by: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

76. “YAKSHAGANA” is a popular folk art of: Karnataka

77. The NREP (National Rural Employment Programme) was launched in: October 1980

78. ANGSTROM is the unit of : Wavelength of light

79. The Thermal Power Plant at Bokaro is located in: Jharkhand

80. Disease caused by deficiency of Vitamin C is : Scurvy

81. The bus pass is ---------- for a year: Valid

82. A philatelist collects ---------------: Stamps

83. No one could understand ------------: What he was saying

84. We have been trying to solve the problem -------------: For two days

85. The fear of high places ----------- quite common: Is

86. If she were selected, she ------------------ a good secretary: Would make

87. Either the pen or the paper ------------------- defective: Is

88. Find the word that is rightly spelt: (a)moskitoes (b)mosqwitoes (c)mosquitose (d)mosquitoes : Mosquitoes

89. Choose the correctly spelt word: (a) Refrigerator (b)refrigarator (c)refregerator (d)rafrigerator : Refrigerator

90. Choose the word that is closest in meaning to the word plead : (a)set out (b)conclude (c)intend (d)beg for : Beg for

91. The closest meaning of the word ulcer is : Open sore

92. Find the word that is opposite in meaning to the word permit: Forbid

93. Choose the wrongly spelt word : (a)permenant (b)affection (c)affectation (d)conscientious : Permenant

94. Select the word opposite meaning to ever: Never

95. Comatose best means: Deeply unconscious

96. Choose the correct preposition for the sentence: I admit I am very fond ----------him : of

97. The suitcase is made ---------- leather : Of

98. You won’t tell them what has happened, ----------------? : Will you

99. Change into indirect speech: He said, “I have passed the examination.” : He said that he had passed the examination

100. They have bought a new car, ----------? : Haven’t they

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Solved Paper - Block Development Officer in Rural Department

Solved Paper - Block Development Officer in Rural Department | Date of Exam : 31.05.2008
1.Paper gold is : Special Drawing Right

2. The practice of crossing a cheque originated in : Britain

3.Triccology is the study of: hair

4.________is the economic process through which human want s are satisfied : Consumption

5.Gandhi Irwin pact was signed on : 1931

6.First Indian war of independence began at : Meerat

7.Forward policy was initiated by : Lord Lytton

8 Jamabandi reforms were the reforms of : Tipu Sultan

9.Revenge movement broke out in: France

10.Agricultural growth in India during 2006-07 was : 2.7 %


11. World Bank President o quit office recently for misconduct is : Paul Volfovits

12.Find the odd that not related to Kani Mozhi: Scientist

13.Miss world 2007 is :

14.The award amount of UNESCOs Puraskar for Palathulli Programme : 20,000 US Dollar

15.The state governments Best Actor for film was won by :

16.Maha Bachat Scheme is initiated by : Punjab National Bank

17:Smart city project was signs on : 13-5-07

18.Neurons were seen in : Brain

19 Raja Ravi Varma award 2007 were presented to : M F .Hussain

20.Dhere Sachacha Sauda is an organization of : Haryana

21.The Keralite participated in International labour organization held in May-June 2007 : Thampan thomas

22.Founder of Alappuzzha city : Raja Kesava Das

23. Total number of cabinet ministers from kerala in the ministry of DR. Manmohan Singh : 03

24. Insat 4 B was launched by the European Space a Agency Rocket called : Arian 5

25.Psoriasis disease is evedent in : Skin

26: Market Regulations introduced by : Khilijis

27.The year of Colachal battle : 1741

28.Agama Siddhantha is the Sacred Book of : Jains

29:Muzuris had trade relation with : Rome

30.Ariyittuvazha was the coronation ceremony of : Zamorins

31.The name Pudicherry for Pondicherry was effected from : 1-10-06

32.Three language formula for education was propsed by : Kothari Commission

33.The 9the I C U of medical college was inaugurated by :

34. Life time achievement for Kerala Sangheetha Natraka academy award of 2007 went to : Santha Devi

35: The first match in the 2007 cricket world cup was between :West Indies and Srilanka

36.Vayalar ward of 2006 presented to : Sara Joseph

37.Author of Coolie : Mulkraj Anand

38.Find the odd who was not honored by the Leeds University for the contributiuion ofd cinema in 2007 : Shilpa Setti

39.The hottest zone between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricon : Torrid Zone

40.The river known as Dakshin Ganga is : Kaveri

41.The strait connecting Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea : Pak Strait

42. The odd among the following - (a)Gonu (b)Tsunami (c) Ivan (d) Tornado : Tsunami

43 .Annapurna Scheme aims at : Senior citizens

44. The late entrant on G 8 : Russia

45.Chinas East projected for the solution of : Energy Problem

46. Fastest planet : Mercury

47 .H-1 B Visas are : Non Immigrant visa

48.The Joy of Numbers was written by : Sankuthala Devi

49.The king whi abolished Pulappedi : Kulasekhara Alwar

50 .The Kerala Monsoon Fishery Proetection (Pelagic) Bill enabled : the engagement of pelagic fishing in monsoon to traditional fisherman

51.Gavasti a term related to : Vedic Culture

52: The birth place of 24th Thirthankara : Kundala Grama

53.The first Persian ruler who conquered Gandhara : Darius 1

54 .Brown Shirts was a :Volunteer militia of Hitler

55.Mesopotamia the Greek word means : the land between rivers

56. Fundamental feature of Neolithic culture was the use of : microlithics

57.Kerala Panchayat Raj Bill was introduced in the year : 1994

58. Kerala's output by export during 2005-2006 was : 12,000 crore

59.Ente Maram Project was undertaken jointly by : Education and Forest departments

60.Science of soil is called : Pedology

61. The chilka Lake is in : Orissa

62.The clouds which causes continuous rain : Nimbus

63.Taran Taran tragedy was associated with :

64. Tiger airways was belonged to : Singapore

65.The country which won the 2006 Johannesburg test : India

66.Greg Chapel was a : Cricket coach

67. Total medal India acquired in the 12 the common wealth games : 16 medals

68 .Total number of MP's from Kerala : 29 nos ( R. J + L.S )

69: Speaker of the 12th Legislative Assembly in Kerala : K.Radakrishnan

70.-------- is to administer oath of office to the Indian President in 07/07 : Justice K.G.Balakrishnan

71.The closest meaning of the word benevolence is : Kindness

72. The word which means false reports that damage the reputaton of a person : Slander

73. Chosse the correctly spelt word - a) Peursue b)Pursue c) Persue d) pursue : Pursue

74. Select the word meaning small branch : twig

75.Arreares best means - a) small pices b) works of art c) unpaid debts d)the back portion of a building : Unpaid debts

76. Choose the correct preposition for the sentence - The thief hid all his loot -------a stone : under

77. I don't want you to be disappointed --- me : with

78) He said, I must go at once.Change into direct speech : He said that he had to go at once

80: He became a philosopher, ------------ : Didn't he

81. I meant ------- your attention to this matter : to call

82. The car pulled --------- before the front door : up

83. Home is ------ sweetest place on earth : the

84. Choose the correct sentence - A) The committee are in session B) The committee is in session C) The committee were in session D) The committee to be in session : The committee is in session

85.The opposite of vice is : Virtue

86:The idiom storm in the tea cup means - A) no fuss over trivial matter B) Big fuss over trivial matter C) Clever idea D) sudden inspiration : Big fuss over trivial matter

87. The mansion was pulled down to make way for a housing complex . The words italicized mean : Demolished

88. Most of the people in India live from hand to mouth. The closest meaning to this idiom is : Without any provision for the future

89. He is quite at sea. At sea mean : Confused

90 .Mark stands well with his boss. Stands well closely means : Mark is well thought of by his boss

91. I save money by ----smoking : never

92. I prefer coffee : usually

93) There is cat in the kitchen --- is drinking milk : It

94 They sell ------- dresses in that store : Ladies

95. Bread and butter the only thing you have for me? : Is

96. Unhygienic surroundings ?health problems : Give rise to

97.The book is not only intersting but also : Instructive

98.Place an alphabet before the word love to get the meaning a spice : C -Clove

100. Choose the word that us closest in meaning to the word immunity : Protection

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My Village..... "Kadakkal"

Kadakkal is a small agricultural town located in Kollam district, Kerala. It is just five kilometres away from MC road. The town is an important business center and is known for its spice production.

Kadakkal is well known for the social revolutionary activities held in the pre-independent period of India. It include Kadakkal revolution (Kadakkal viplavam) lead by Franco Ragavan Pillai. Main agricultural cultivation include rubber, coconut and pepper.

Educational facilities available in Kadakkal include :
• Govt UPS Kadakkal
• Govt VHSS Kadakkal
• CP HSS Kuttikkadu
• UPS Kuttikkadu
• National Open school Kadakkal
• Devasom board school Altharamoodu
• Nehru memorial school
• Ex service mens school Attupuram
• Sn School Kottapuram
• SHM engineering college Kadakkal
• PMSA Arts and Science College Kuttikkadu, Kadakkal
• NSS College Nilamel
This area is also famous for its parallel education systems, which include :
• Chaiyhanya college Kadakkal, Rashtramandiram College Kadakkal.

Kadakkal town is an important business center of the eastern area of Kollam district. Kadakkal panchayat is a special grade panchayat and is looking forward to become a municipality. It covers a vast geographical area and has also a huge population. Chithara, Nilamel, Ittiva, Kummil and Chadayamangalam are the neighboring Panchayats of Kadakkal.


The Famous Kadakkal Bhagavathy Temple is located here. It is exactly located at Altharamoodu just one kilometer away from Kadakkal town.

Kadakkal Devi Kshetram comes alive during Thiruvathira festival held in February-March, and is one of the prime festivals of the region. The temple festivities attract large crowds from various parts of the state, which are a ten day program including main festival at Thiruvathira with Eduppukuthira. Kadakkal amma or goddess is considered as a very powerful deity.


Current MLA of Chadayamangalam assembly consistency, Kadakkal is a part of, is Kerala's agricultural minister, Mullakkara Rathnakaran Recent election to parliament select N. Peethampara Kuruppu of UDF. Even though all other part of the kollam constituency move to udf kadakkal and all other part of chadayamngalam stay with LEFT. Town mosque is another important religious place located in the heart of the town. It shares its own boundary with a temple, Madan nada. This itself proves the religious sovereignty of people from Kadakkal.