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1. International Literary Day is observed on : (a) September 7 (b) September 9 (c) September 8 (d) September 6 Why is 123 Agreement so called ? (a) It is mentioned in the Indian Atomic (b) It falls under Section 123 of the US Energy Act Atomic Energy Act (c) It comes under UN Atomic Energy Act (d) It is a general term used in Atomic Energy Act Find the next two letters in the following series? (a) O and U (b) L and S (c) M and Q (d) N and S The first cyber Police Station in India : (a) Delhi (b) Madras (c) Bangalore (d) Hyderabad The Head Quarter of Interpol : (a) London (b) Washington (c) New York (d) Paris Who described Gandhiji as the Half naked-Fakir? (a) Woodrow Wilson (b) Clement Atli (c) Winston Churchil (d) Ghokale The Boston Tea Party contributed to the beginning of a war. Which was that war? (a) First World War (b) Second World War (c) American War of Independence (d) Hudred Years War In which language Gandhiji wrote My struggle with truth? (a) Marathi (b) Hindi (c) English (d) Gujarathi Smitha Pateel acted in one Malayalam film directed by Aravindan. Which was that film? (a) Thambu (b) Chithambaram (c) Kanchana Seetha (d) Esthappan The main component of teeth and bones : (a) Calcium Phosphate (b) Calcium Carbonate (c) Calcium Sulphate (d) Calcium Nitrate Non-stick cooking utensils are coated with : (a) Chromium (b) Teflon (c) Tin (d) Black paint The first Indian Woman who won a medal in the Olympics? (a) Anju Boby George (b) P.T. Usha (c) Karnam Malleswary (d) None of these The battle of Plassy was fought in the year : (a) 1754 (b) 1764 (c) 1757 (d) 1756 Fathom is the unit used for measuring : (a) sound (b) energy

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(c) flow (d) depth Which is the odd one in the following ? (a) Times of India (b) The Hindu (c) Hindustan Times (d) Daily Express The Pide piper of Hamelin is a poem very popular among children. Who wrote this poem ? (a) Robert Frost (b) Robert Browning (c) John Milton (d) William Wordsworth The next letter chain is : BIP, CJQ, DKR, ............... (a) EMT (b) ELS (c) DMT (d) ELT Let us go for a walk, .................? (a) Shall we (b) Shant we (c) will we (d) wont we Would you mind .................. on the light? (a) switch (b) to switch (c) switched (d) switching The newly appointed chairman of this company will ................... next Friday. (a) take over (b) take up (c) take on (d) take of If average age of A, B and C is 40 years. Average age of A and B is 49. What is the age of C? (a) 22 (b) 46 (c) 89 (d) 9

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(a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) 12 If 2=1, 3=3, 4=12, 5=60, then 6= (a) 180 (b) 120 (c) 720 (d) 360 A train running at 70 km per hour and a car 100 meters per 7 seconds. Which run faster? (a) car (b) train (c) both in the same speed (d) not possible to say Koppa America is related to a game. Which is it ? (a) Cricket (b) Hockey (c) Basket ball (d) Foot ball Name the only Chief Minister of Kerala who found a place in Indian Commemoration stamps : (a) E.M.S Namboothiripad (b) C. Achutamenon (c) E.K. Nayanar (d) Pattamthanu Pillai Which sense organ in the human body has the largest area? (a) nose (b) eye (c) ear (d) skin

29. Heaviest Metal : (a) iron (b) osmium (c) copper (d) gold 30. The average gestation period of an elephant : (a) 17-19 months (b) 14-16 months (c) 20-22 months (d) 12-14 months 31. The great wall of China was built by : (a) Sun Yat Sen (b) Chiang Kai Shek (c) Shi-Huang Ti (d) Mao-Tse-Tung 32. Which one of the following pairs is incorrect? (a) Gateway of India-Mumbai (b) Juma Masjid-Delhi (c) Golden Temple-Amritsar (d) Qutb Minar -Patna 33. Who is the author of the book The Road Ahead? (a) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (b) Bill Gates (c) R.K. Narayan (d) Nelson Mandela 34. Satyashodhak Samaj was founded by : (a) Jothiba Phule (b) Dayananda Saraswati (c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (d) Acharya Vinoba Bhave 35. The Travelogue named Manushyanum Nizhalukalum is written by : (a) S.K. Pottakkatu (b) M.T. Vasudevan Nair (c) P. Govinda Pillai (d) N. Krishnapillai 36. The actual name of the person with the pen name Induchoodan : (a) T.C. Joseph (b) V.V. Ayyappan (c) K.K. Neelakantan (d) K. Sreekumar 37. The centre of National Stock Exchange in India : (a) Mumbai (b) Delhi (c) Madras (d) Calcutta 38. The Atomic number of Aluminium : (a) 18 (b) 26 (c) 13 (d) 16 39. Albert Einstine was born in : (a) Germany (b) England (c) France (d) Spain 40. A musical instrument which is used both in Hindusthani and Karnatic Music : (a) Veena (b) Violin (c) Thamburu (d) Ghatom 41. If SQUARE is written UQSERA, then SUPPER is written as : (a) PUSPER (b) PUSPEPR (c) PUSREP (d) SQUERA 42. Which is the smallest fraction? (a) (b)

(c) 43. The largest cell in the human body : (a) neural cell (c) RBC 44. The study of rivers is known as :

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(a) hydrology (b) geology (c) cosmology (d) patamology The Indian Parliament consists of : (a) Rajya Sabha (b) Lok Sabha (c) Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha (d) Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha and the President of India. A country staked a territorial claim on North Pole in 2007, by planting a titanium flag : (a) USA (b) Japan (c) France (d) Russia Who got Kendra Sahithya Academy Award 2007 in English literature? (a) Viswambara Das (b) Malathi Rao (c) Sara Joseph (d) Prathibha Rai Recipient of Ezhuthachan Puraskar 2007 : (a) O.N.V. Kurup (b) Sukumar Azheekode (c) M.T. Vasudevan Nair (d) Sugathakumari The venue of common wealth Games 2010 in India : (a) Mumbai (b) Delhi (c) Madras (d) Calcutta The present Chairman of RAW : (a) Ashok Chaturvedi (b) S. Naryanaswamy (c) T.N. Chaturvedi (d) G. Madhavan Nair She fell ................. the thorns : (a) among (b) across (c) by (d) out John is eligible ................ the post. (a) in (b) of (c) for (d) on The synonymn of Rude is : (a) impolite (b) angry (c) strange (d) resist The synonym of error is : (a) correct (b) mistake (c) concise (d) regard The antonymn of rare is (a) frequent (b) particular (c) rough (d) exotic Radha is .................... university player. (a) an (b) a (c) of (d) from Lets sing ..............? (a) shall we (b) will we (c) cant we (d) dont we You look .............. youve been running. (a) but (b) as if (c) beyond (d) even Failures are ................. of success. (a) solutions (b) causes (c) reasons (d) pillars Nothing can stop us now, .................?

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(a) can it (b) cant it (c) will it (d) shall it Grapes are grown in a ............... (a) field (b) meadow (c) ground (d) vineyard Young one of a lion is ................. (a) calf (b) cub (c) kitten (d) puppy ................ is a carnivorous animal. (a) Lion (b) Goat (c) Cow (d) Horse A ................. of flowers : (a) garland (b) fleet (c) band (d) troupe Which of the following word is correctly spelt? (a) several (b) sevaral (c) severel (d) sevarel Which of the following word is wrongly spelt? (a) flux (b) fluster (c) fluter (d) fluid May God help you. This is an ................. sentence. (a) assertive (b) interrogative (c) imperative (d) exclamatory Prima Facie means : (a) after all (b) on the first view (c) over all (d) primordial Branch of dentistry that deals with preventing and correcting irregularities in the position of teeth and jaws : (a) Orthodontics (b) Orthography (c) Orthopaedics (d) Ornithology Which of the following is a correct plural noun? (a) Commanders in Chief (b) Commander in Chiefs (c) Notary Publics (d) Woman doctors Two numbers have a sum 80. If one number is 5 more than the other, the larger is : (a) 42.5 (b) 40 (c) 50 (d) 45 How far can a man run in 6 minutes if he runs one third as fast as a car going 30 miles / hour? (a) 1 mile (b) 1.67 mile (c) 3 mile (d) 10 mile The biggest fraction among the numbers : (a) (b)

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(c) son (d) brother Which of the following is equal to sum of 1% of 100 and 100% of 1? (a) 2 (b) 101 (c) 200 (d) 202 Find the wrong term in the series : 196, 169, 144, 121, 100, 80, 64 (a) 169 (b) 80 (c) 64 (d) 100 Which letter should be in the place of question mark in the following series? G?IXKVMT (a) Z (b) H (c) Y (d) J 4, 10, 22, 46, .................. (a) 56 (b) 66 (c) 76 (d) 94 The angle between the hands of a clock at 4.40 is : (a) 1200 (b) 900 (c) 1000 (d) 1100 A car travels from A to B at 30 kmph and from B to A at 20 kmph. Average speed is : (a) 25 (b) 22 (c) 24 (d) 26 NOP:UVW::PON ............... (a) VUW (b) WVU (c) WUV (d) UVW Choose the odd one : (a) square (b) triangle (c) pentagon (d) cube PAPER is coded as OZODQ. Then PENCIL is coded as : (a) QFODJM (b) OFOBHM (c) ODMDIM (d) ODMBHK Choose the odd one : (a) ADG (b) UWY (c) GJM (d) MPS Insert the correct mathematical operation : 4.............. 2.............. 5 = 13 (a) + and x (b) x and + (c) x and (d) + and Typist : Typewriter :: Writer : ............... (a) Script (b) Ink (c) Pen (d) Desk Choose the correct missing letters : ab-bc-a-cbca-bc (a) caba (b) cbaa (c) bcaa (d) abbc 6.28 0.002 = ............ (a) 3140 (b) 314 (c) 31.4 (d) 3.14 If 2nd of a month falls on sunday 31st of the month will be :

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(a) Tuesday (b) Friday (c) Saturday (d) Monday ABCDEF are friends sitting on a circle. E sits on left of D. C sits between A and B. F sits between E and A. Who sits on the right of C? (a) B (b) F (c) D (d) A What is the product of all numbers in the dial of a Telephone? (a) 159480 (b) 0 (c) 159450 (d) 158480 0.14 x 0.14 = ................ (a) 0.0196 (b) .00196 (c) 0.196 (d) .000196 In the series one term is wrong. Find the wrong term : (a) , 1, 3, 12, 60, 300, 2520

(a) 300 (b) 60 (c) 2520 (d) 12 95. At what percentage per annum will a sum of money double in 8 years : (a) 10% (b) 11% (c) 12% (d) 12.5% 96. A car can finish a journey in 10 hours at a speed of 48 kmph. In order to cover the same distance in 8 hours the speed of the car must be increased by : (a) 6 km/hr (b) 7.5 km/hr (c) 12 km/hr (d) 15 km/hr 97. is what part of :

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