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1. The compressor in a refrigerator provides working energy in the form of
A) Heat energy B) Mechanical energy
C) Electrical energy D) Radiant energy
2. The Penguin is
A) An aquatic mammal B) An aquatic animal
C) An aquatic bird D) A fish
3. Some facts from Census 2011 relating to Population of Kerala are given below.
Male Female Sex Ratio Literacy Rates
Total Male Female
16,021, 290 17,366, 387 1,084 93.91 96.02 91.58
Which of the following is true?
A) Sex Ratio is computed by dividing number of Males by number of Females
B) Percentage is calculated to arrive at Sex Ratio
C) The Literacy Rate for the Total population of Kerala is the average of that
of Males and Females
D) The Total population of Kerala is 33,387, 677
4. Which is not true regarding the effect of hormones?
A) Cause diseases
B) Activate/inhibit the immune system
C) Stimulate/inhibit growth
D) Regulate metabolism
5. The first mammal cloned from an adult cell
A) Dewey, the deer B) Dolly, the sheep
C) Ralph, the rat D) Tetra, the monkey
6. Endosulfan
A) Readily dissolves in xylene, chloroform and kerosene
B) Dissolves in most organic solvents
C) Is only slightly soluble in water
D) All of the above
7. The ratio of the perimeter of a square, whose length is 5, and of a rectangle, whose
length is 20 and breadth 10, is
A) 1:2 B) 1:3
C) 2:3 D) 3:4
8. One thousand million is equal to
A) One billion B) One trillion
C) One quadrillion D) One quintillion2
9. The smallest square number that can be expressed as the sum of two consecutive
prime numbers is
A) 9 B) 16 C) 25 D) 36
10. Check the given pattern of numbers and choose the pair of numbers that comes
next.
42, 40, 38, 35, 33, 31, 28,----,----
A) 25, 22 B) 26, 22 C) 26, 23 D) 26, 24
11. The temperature levels in a nuclear reactor are maintained primarily by the use of
A) Shielding B) Coolants
C) Moderators D) Control rods
12. Earth Education involves
A) Studying about the earth
B) Imparting down to earth education
C) Imparting informal education
D) Helping to live in harmony with the natural world
13. Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bhagat Singh and Gopal Krishna Gokhale were
A) Indian Historians
B) Indian National Leaders
C) Indian Philosophers
D) Indian Social Reformers
14. Rise in sea level is due to
A) Melting of sea ice
B) Plate movements in the sea bed
C) Increase in ocean temperature
D) Global tides
15. The purpose of ‘choke’ in tube light is:
A) To increase the voltage momentarily
B) To decrease the current flow
C) To increase the current flow
D) To decrease the voltage momentarily
16. Which Act of Indian Parliament ensures that every child of the age of 6 to 14
years shall have the right to free and compulsory education?
A) RTI Act, 2005 B) RTE Act, 2009
C) Both A and B D) Neither A nor B
17. The 18thChief Election Commissioner of India is
A) Navin Chawla B) V. S. Sampath
C) Shahabuddin Y. Qurashi D) T. N. Seshan3
18. The XIth Five Year Plan is India's
A) Agrarian Plan B) Economic Liberalisation Plan
C) Education Plan D) Industrialisation Plan
19. Which among the following is a ritualistic Veda?
A) Rig Veda B) Sama Veda
C) Yajur Veda D) Adharva Veda
20. Between the Assassinations was authored by
A) Aravind Adiga B) Arundhati Roy
C) Anita Desai D) Salman Rushdie
21. Dondo Keshav Karve, M. Visvesvarayya and Pandurang Vaman Kane were
awarded
A) Bharat Ratna B) Padma Vibushan
C) Padma Bushan D) Padma Shree
22. Sattriya is an Indian
A) Style of painting B) Dress
C) Classical dance D) Classical music
23. The book, authored by a Kerala born writer, long listed for the
Man Booker Prize 2012
A) The Lighthouse B) Bring Up the Bodies
C) Narcopolis D) Umbrella
24. Thou hast made me endless, such is thy pleasure. This frail vessel
Thou emptiest again and again, and fillest it ever with fresh life.
Which of the following opens with these lines?
A) Rig Veda B) Manishada
C) Gitanjali D) Gita Govindam
25. In April 2012, Justice Dalveer Bhandari was elected to which one of the following
offices?
A) Judge, Supreme Court of India
B) Member, International Court of Justice
C) Judge, High Court of Delhi
D) Chairman, Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
26. The world's longest sea bridge is in
A) China B) Russia
C) Thailand D) United States
27. India's Foreign Secretary is
A) Nirupama Rao B) Ranjan Mathai
C) Shyam Saran D) Shiv Sankar Menon4
28. The United Nations has declared 2012 as the International Year of
A) Bio Diversity& Seafarer
B) Cooperatives & Sustainable Energy for All
C) Forests & Youth
D) Quinoa & Water Cooperation
29. The Goodwill Ambassador of the Akshaya Project of Government of Kerala is the
Malayalam cine actor
A) Mohan Lal B) Nedumudi Venu
C) Mamooty D) Suresh Gopi
30. The 8th Honorary winner of the New Seven Wonders of the World, as a tribute to it
being the only remaining original wonder of the world, is
A) The Great Wall of China B) The Colosseum in Rome
C) The Pyramids in Egypt D) The Taj Mahal in India
31. Wenlock and Mandeville are Mascots of the
A) Summer Olympics, 2012
B) Asian Games, 2014
C) Winter Olympics, 2014
D) Commonwealth Games, 2014
32. There are
A) 7 Harry Potter books and 7 Harry Potter films
B) 7 Harry Potter books and 8 Harry Potter films
C) 8 Harry Potter books and 7 Harry Potter films
D) 8 Harry Potter books and 8 Harry Potter films
33. Kabaddi is a game that originated in
A) China B) India
C) Pakistan D) Sri Lanka
34. El Nino is a phenomenon observed in the
A) Indian Ocean B) Atlantic Ocean
C) Arabian Sea D) Pacific Ocean
35. In India, Doctors' Day is celebrated on
A) 9th May B) Third Sunday of June
C) 1st July D) Fourth Sunday of July
36. Vijay Kumar, who won the first Silver medal for India at the London Olympics
2012, is serving in
A) Indian Railways B) Indian Air Force
C) Indian Navy D) Indian Army5
37. Loom was a central technological innovation in the
A) Gupta Era B) Rajput Era
C) Sultanate Era D) Mughal Era
38. 'Chaakara', the peculiar marine phenomenon of piscean harvest,
A) Is due to mud bank formations
B) Brings in huge shoals of large-sized fish
C) Occurs throughout the year
D) Is observed all along India's coastal waters
39. Which State in India, among the following, has English as its only official
language?
A) Goa B) Mizoram
C) Arunachal Pradesh D) Assam
40. The richest temple treasure trove in Kerala was found in
A) Guruvayur Temple B) Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple
C) Paramekkavu Temple D) Vadakkunnathan Temple
41. The dynamics in value orientation can be attributed to
A) Economic transformations B) Political transformations
C) Social transformations D) Philosophical transformations
42. How many fundamental duties are enlisted in the Constitution of India?
A) 10 B) 11
C) 6 D) 13
43. Which among the following is not true about the International Industrial Trade
Fair (INTEC) being organized annually in India?
A) Provides a platform for exhibitors from across the globe
B) Showcases latest technological advancements
C) Generates businesses and new ventures
D) Serves as an expensive and unnecessary investment of time and money
44. IMF grants loan to
A) Any local government of a country
B) Any state government of a country
C) Any country of the world
D) Any member country
45. Rupee convertibility means
A) Ability to convert Rupee to Gold and vice versa
B) Ability of the market forces to convert the value of Rupee
C) Permission to convert Rupee to other currencies and vice versa
D) All of the above6
46. A Chit Fund is
A) A banking financial intermediary
B) A non-banking financial intermediary
C) An unorganised money lender
D) None of the above
47. Which is the most important source of revenue of a State in India?
A) Income Tax B) Excise Duty
C) Land Revenue D) Sales Tax
48. Which of these are important goals of effective communication?
(i) creating a common perception (ii) changing behaviour (iii) acquiring
information.
A) (i) and (ii) B) (i) and (iii)
C) (ii) and (iii) D) (i), (ii) and (iii)
49. In cyber crimes,
A) The computer is a tool B) The computer is a target
C) Both A and B D) Neither A nor B
50. Which of the following is not an operating system?
A) Linux B) Mozilla
C) Macintosh D) Windows
51. Statistical calculations and preparation of tables and graphs can be done using
A) Adobe Photoshop B) Excel
C) Notepad D) Power Point
52. Nod 32, Norton and Panda are
A) Search engines B) Operating systems
C) Antivirus software D) Internet browsers
53. EDUCOMP
A) Reaches out to the entire education cycle – preschool toddlers to post
graduate students
B) Delivers the core curriculum subjects at school and college levels as well
as vocational and employability skills
C) Empowers with IT education and IT enabled learning
D) All of the above
54. Identify a web browser from the following
A) Yahoo
B) Internet Explorer
C) Bing
D) DuckDuckGo7
55. Sukhadeo Thorat, Chairman of the Committee appointed by the NCERT to review
the political cartoons in the NCERT text books, is currently
A) A judge in the Delhi High Court
B) The Professor and Head of the Department of Education, Delhi University
C) A retired judge of the Supreme Court
D) The Chairman of the Indian Council of Social Science Research
56. Which is not a social networking site?
A) Google Plus B) Wink
C) Linkedln D) Buzz
57. Which of the following is a wrong direction to guard against a 'Phishing' attack?
A) Log on to a site by typing the proper URL in the address bar
B) Ensure that the URL of the log in page starts with http:// and not https://
C) Give user id and password only at authenticated log in page
D) Look for the lock sign/icon and verisign certificate
58. Which of the following is not suitable for preparation of learning materials?
A) NETLOG B) ERIC
C) PROQUEST D) UTUBE
59. Nimbuz, Pidgin and Trillion are software used for
A) Blogging B) Chatting
C) Surfing D) All of the above
60. WWWW,in computer parlance, stands for
A) World Wide Web Worm B) World Wide Wildlife Web
C) World Wide Women's Web D) World Wide Women's Week
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