1. Who is the author of ‘speed post’?
Ans. Shobha De
2. Olavanna Model refers to
(a)Women empowerment
(b)Rural sanitation
(c)Community based water supply
(d)Self employment
Ans. Community based water supply
3. Which of the following is an international project?
(a)Chombal project
(b)Kosi project
(c)Tungbhadra
(d)Nagarjuna sagar
Ans. Kosi project
4. Freon gas is used in:
(a)Air-Conditioners
(b)Television
(c)Nuclear reactors
(d)Refrigerators
5. Galvanized iron is coated with a thin coating of:
Ans. Zinc
6. Sputnik was launched on
Ans. October 4, 1957
7. How many players are there in a football team ?
Ans. 11
8. Mein Kampf is the autobiography of:
Ans. Hitler
9. Which is known as Hermit Kingdom?
Ans. Korea
10. The first English school in Kerala was established at
Ans. Mattanchery
11. Law Advisor of the Central Govt. is:
Ans. Solicitor Genreral
12. Where is Visweswarayya Industrial and Technological Musium situated?
Ans. Bangalore
13. Which dance form is popularly known as ‘poetry in motion’?
Ans. Bharatanatyam
14. KLM is the airline of:
Ans. Netherlands
15. Who said ‘child is the father of man’?
Ans. Wordsworth
16. Who is the ex-officio chairman of planning commission
Ans. Prime Minister
17. Maginot Line demarcates the boundaries between
Ans. France and Germany
18. Indian currency system was converted into a decimal system from:
Ans. April 1, 1957
19. The battle of plassey was faught in the year
Ans. 1757
20. Who said ‘Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it’?
Ans. Balagangadhar Tilak
21. Ibn Batuta came to India during the period of:
Ans. Mohammed-Ibn-Tughlaq
22. Kanchi was the capital of the:
Ans. Pallavas
23. The famous ‘Gayathri Manthram’ is in the:
Ans. Rig Veda
24. The headquarters of ILO is at:
Ans. Geneva
25. The first UN Secretary General Trygve Lie from:
Ans. Norway
26. The longest night in the northern hemisphere is on:
Ans. December 22
27. Beyond Ten Thousand is a book written by:
Ans. Allen Border
28. The 73rd amendment to the constitution of India relates to:
Ans. Panchayat Raj
29. Who was the author of Aithihyamala?
Ans. Kottarathil Sankunni
30. The first woman judge of the supreme court belongs to:
Ans. Kerala
31. World Footballer of the year 2011:
Ans. Lionel Messi
32. Fresco Painting deals with:
Ans. Guptas
33. Second five year plan is based on the model of:
Ans. Mahalanobis
34. Kitab-ul-Hind written by:
Ans. Alberuni
35. The first atomic power plant in India was built at
Ans. Tarapur
36. Which of the following gases does not form part of the atmosphere?
(a)Chlorine
(b)Nitrogen
(c)Oxygen
(d)Carbon dioxide
Ans. Chlorine
37. A doctor advised a boy to wear spectacles with cylindrical lens. This is to rectify his:
(a)Short sight
(b)Long sight
(c)Cataract
(d)Astigmatism
Ans. Astigmatism
38. The first secretary of INC:
Ans. AO Hume
39. The first country to speak about Non-Alignment was
Ans. India
40. The mineral present in thyroxine is:
Ans. Potassium
41. Monozite is largely produced in the state of:
(a)Tamil Nadu
(b)Karnataka
(c)Odisha
(d)Kerala
Ans. Kerala
42. Who discovered Brazil ?
Ans. Kabral
43. Which continent is divided into almost two equal parts by the equator?
Ans. Africa
44. The language ‘Dogri’ is spoken in:
Ans. Jammu-Kashmir
45. The country in which Annie Besant was born:
Ans. Ireland
46. The Director of the Malayalam movie ‘Parinayam’?
Ans. Hariharan
47. Nehru Award is instituted for:
Ans. International understanding and peace
48. Central Food Technological Research Institute is situated in:
Ans. Mysore
49. Panini is associated with:
(a)Music
(b)Grammer
(c)Literature
(d)Dancing
Ans. Grammer
50. English East India Company set up during the period of:
Ans. Elizabath
51. Country known as Emerald Island:
Ans. Ireland
52. Shora is the parliament of:
Ans. Afganistan
53. The actress who won Urvashi Award 4 times?
Ans. Shabana Azmi
54. Rhodesia is the name of:
Ans. Zimbabwe
55. Taj Mahal is on the kanks of river:
Ans. Yamuna
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