Set 3 Questions GK

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1. By this time tomorrow, I …….. this job.
(a) will finish (b) shall
finish
(c) will have finished (d) will be
finishing
Answer:(c)
2. Choose the correctly spelt word:
(a) Accademy (b)
Academy
(c) Acadamy (d)
Accadamy
Answer:(b)
3. Place for keeping birds:
(a) Cage (b)
Kennel
(c) Aviary (d)
Aquarium
Answer:(c)
4. The political party needs workers to …….
Votes during the election campaign (select the
most appropriate word):
(a) canvas (b) collect
(c) gather                                                (d)
canvass
Answer:(d)
5. …….. come to my rescue I would have been
killed by the bandits.
(a) If he did not (b) If he
would not
(c) Had he not (d) He
having not
Answer:(c)
6. He enquired …… my health:
(a) for (b) after
(c) into (d) of
Answer:(c)
7. A large scale departure of people:
(a) Migration (b)
Immigration
(c) Retreat (d)
Exodus
Answer:(d)
8. If I know his address I ……..
(a) will give it to you (b)
would give it to you
(c) would have given it to you (d) would
be giving it you
Answer:(a)
9. A man who dances to the tunes of his wife:
(a) Henpecked (b)
Effeminate
(c) Slave (d)
Chum
Answer:(a)
10. Consulting number twelve in a sequence:
(a) Twelth (b)
Twelfth
(c) Twelveth (d)
Twelvth
Answer:(b)
11. A set of rooms for one person’s family use
or for a particular purpose:
(a) Suite (b)
Suit
(c) Soot (d)
Sweet
Answer:(a)
12. You had better …… smoking.
(a) quit (b) to
quit
(c) quitting (d) to
quitting
Answer:(a)
13. She was anxiously ………
(a) waiting you (b)
waited you
(c) waiting for you (d) wait
you
Answer:(c)
14. Do you enjoy ………. ?
(a) swim (b) to
swim
(c) swimming (d) to
swimming
Answer:(c)
15. There was ……. rain for two days and all the
rivers in the area were flooded:
(a) Continued (b)
Continuum
(c) Continuous (d)
Continual
Answer:(c)
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16. I …… the letter, but I can’t find a stamp:
(a) have written (b) had
written
(c) wrote (d) was
writing
Answer:(a)
17. Identify the incorrect group:
(a) Ox-Oxen (b) Woman
student Woman students
(c) Thesis- Theses (d)
Criterion- Criteria
Answer:(b)
18. The glass was …… last night.
(a) breaking                                         (b) broke
(c) brokened (d) broken
Answer:(d)
19. Central area or main business area of a city:
(a) Upmarket (b)
Downtown
(c) Township (d)
Cityscape
Answer:(b)
20. Would you mind ……. the window?
(a) open (b)
opening
(c) to open (d) for
opening
Answer:(a)
21. The first Chief Justice of India:
(a) Hiralal J Kania                                  (b) MH
Kania
(c) YV Chandrachud (d) KN
Singh
Answer:(a)
22. Part VI of the Constitution is applicable to
all states except:
(a) Sikkim (b)
Assam
(c) Punjab (d)
Jammu & Kashmir
Answer:(d)
23. The strength of the Vidhan Parishad cannot
be less than:
(a)40 (b) 60 (c) 30 (d)
50
Answer:(a)
24. Lao Tse, the founder of Taoism belonged to:
(a) China                                                      (b)
Japan
(c) Nepal (d)
Mongolia
Answer:(a)
25. Who is the originator of Penny postal
system?
(a) Graham Bell (b)
Edison
(c) Rowland Hill (d)
Thoullier
Answer:(c)
26. The trade name ‘BSA’ is related to:
(a) Bicycles (b)
Shoes
(c) Bulbs (d)
Television
Answer:(a)
27. In which century Delhi was conquered by
the Muhammad Ghori?
(a) 12 (b)13
(c) 14 (d) 11
Answer:(a)
28. The Portuguese defeated Kunhali IV in AD:
(a) 1450                                                   (b) 1500
(c) 1700 (d) 1600
Answer:(d)
29. Who was the minister in charge of the
porfolio of Labour in the first EMS ministry?
(a) TV Thomas                                      (b) KC
George
(c) TA Majeed (d) KR
Gowri
Answer:(a)
30. The chief minister of Kerala who ruled for
the longest period:
(a) K.Karunakaran (b) EMS
(c) EK Nayanar (d) AK
Antony
Answer:(c)
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31. The district which is the largest producer of
spices in Kerala:
(a) Idukky (b) Kollam
(c) Ernakulam (d) Kannur
Answer:(a)
32. The river flows through silent valley:
(a) Pamba (b) Chaliyar
(c) Kunthippuzha (d)
Bharatappuzha
Answer:(c)
33. Chambakkulam boat race is held in ......
(a) Pamba river (b)
Punnamada lake
(c) Ashatamudi lake (d) Vembanad
lake
Answer:(a)
34. Who was the first secretaty of K.P.C.C?
(a) K.Kelappan (b)
K.Madhavan Nair
(c) K.P.Kesavamenon (d) Kuroor
Nampoothirippad
Answer:(b)
35. The four founder leaders of Communist
Party in Kerala were P.Krishna Pilla, K
Damodaran, NC Sekhar and ......
(a) EMS (b) AKG
(c) MN Govindan Nair (d) KPR
Gopalan
Answer:(a)
36. The largest national park in Kerala:
(a) Silent Valley (b)
Mathiketan Chola
(c) Pampadumchola (d)
Iravikulam
Answer:(d)
37. The youngest to become the President of
India:
(a) Rajendraprasad (b)
Dr.Radhakrishnan
(c) Sanjiva Reddy                                 (d) None of
these
Answer:(c)
38. Cripp’s Mission visited India in:
(a) 1941 (b) 1942
(c) 1943 (d) 1944
Answer:(b)
39. Who founded Theosophical Society in United
States in 1875?
(a) Annie Besant (b) Madam
Blavatsky
(c) Colonel HS Olcott                         (d) Both (b)
and (c)
Answer:(d)
40. Who said ‘Give me blood, I shall give you
freedom’?
(a) Netaji Bose (b) Gandhiji
(c) Nehru (d) Sardar
Patel
Answer:(a)
41. Gandhiji was assassinated on:
(a) 30th January 1947                     (b) 31th
January 1948
(c) 30th January 1948 (d) None of
these
Answer:(c)
42 .Who was the Governor General when Sati
was prohibited?
(a) William Bentick (b) Charles
Metcalfe
(c) Auckland (d) Hardinge
I
Answer:(a)
43. The year of Battle of Haldighati in which
Mughal forces under Raja Man Singh defeated
Rana Pratap:
(a) 1582                                              (b) 1571
(c) 1582 (d) 1576
Answer:(d)
44. The first Sikh Guru:
(a) Guru Nanak                                  (b) Guru
Angad
(c) Guru Arjun (d) Guru
Har Rai
Answer:(a)
45. Who authored ‘Saundarananda’ and
‘Buddhacharita’?
(a) Banabhatta (b) Vasumitra
(c) Aswaghosha (d) Bharata
Answer:(c)
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46. Alexander invaded India in the year:
(a) 327-326 BC (b) 516 BC
(c) 72BC (d) AD 58
Answer:(a)
47. Who is regarded as the founder of
Theravada Buddhism, a sect of Hinayana
Buddhism?
(a) Nagarjuna (b)
Mogaliputta Tissa
(c) Upagupta (d) Vasumitra
Answer:(b)
48. Which of the following Vedas is a collection
of spells and incantations?
(a) Atharva Veda (b) Yajur Veda
(c) Rig Veda (d) Sama
Veda
Answer:(a)
49. Father of Indian Archaeology:
(a) John Marshall (b) Alexander
Cunningham
(c) RD Bannerjee (d) Daya Ram
Sahni
Answer:(b)
50. Arakan Yoma is an extension of Himalayas
located in:
(a) Baluchistan (b) Nepal
(c) Kashmir (d) Myanmar
Answer:(d)
51. With which country has India the longest
border:
(a) Pakistan (b) China
(c) Bangladesh (d)
Myanmar
Answer:(c)
52. Chandigarh is known as:
(a) Pensioner’s paradise (b) Beautiful
city
(c) Hitec city (d) Pink city
Answer:(b)
53. Which river is known as the ‘Sorrow of
Bengal’?
(a) Ganga (b) Hugly
(c) Damodar                                         (d)
Bhagirathy
Answer:(c)
54. Where is Meenakshi temple?
(a) Kollur (b)
Madurai
(c) Tanjavur                                         (d)
Kanchipuram
Answer:(b)
55. Bikaner Camel festival is held in the state of:
(a) Gujarat                                            (b)
Rajastan
(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Madhya
Pradesh
Answer:(b)
56. State Bank of India was formerly known as:
(a) Federal Bank (b) Imperial
Bank
(c) Union Bank (d) Colonial
Bank
Answer:(b)
57. The external intelligence agency of India,
RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) was
established in:
(a) 1963 (b) 1968
(c) 1969 (d) 1948
Answer:(b)
58. Central Building Research Institute is located
at:
(a) New Delhi (b)
Bangalore
(c) Roorkie (d) Pilani
Answer:(c)
59. The first modern university in India was
established in:
(a) New Delhi                                       (b) Kolkata
(c) Karachi (d)
Chennai
Answer:(b)
60. Formosa is now known as:
(a) Indonesia (b) Taiwan
(c) Cambodia (d)
Vietnam
Answer:(b)
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61. Mexico is not the birth place of:
(a) Dahlia (b) Vanilla
(c) Papaya                                            (d) All of
these
Answer:(d)
62. In which continent is ‘Sentinel range’?
(a) Africa (b) Australia
(c) North America                           (d) Antarctica
Answer:(d)
63. Which gland is known as Adam’s apple?
(a) Pituitary (b) Penial
(c) Thymus (d) Thyroid
Answer:(d)
64. Which is a water soluble vitamin?
(a) vitamin A (b)
vitamin D
(c) vitamin C (d)
vitamin K
Answer:(c)
65. Who is the father of the Theory of the
Inheretance of Acquired Charecters?
(a) Lamarch (b) De
Vries
(c) Darwin (d)
Johanson
Answer:(a)
66. Which is the useful part of Grampoo?
(a) Flower                                               (b) Bud
(c) Fruit (d) Seed
Answer:(b)
67. What is known as ‘Green Vitriol’?
(a) Copper Sulphate (b) Zinc
Sulphate
(c) Ferrous Sulphate                            (d) Zinc
Phosphide
Answer:(c)
68. Sidanaphil Citrate is also known as:
(a) Viagra (b) Hypo
(c) Teflon (d) Alum
Answer:(a)
69. The first to synthesise urea artificially:
(a) Frederic Banting (b)
Frederic Wohler
(c) Michael Faraday (d) None
of these
Answer:(b)
70. Visible part of sun:
(a) Hydrosphere (b)
Photosphere
(c) Ionosphere (d)
Troposphere
Answer:(b)
71. Which colour absorbs heat the least:
(a) Black (b) White
(c) Red (d) Violet
Answer:(b)
72. In how many subjects Alfred Nobel
instituted Nobel Prize?
(a) 6 (b) 5
(c) 4 (d)
None of these
Answer:(b)
73. The first to get Gandhi Peace Prize:
(a) Mother Theresa                                 (b)
Nelson Mandela
(c) Julius Nyerere (d) Baba
Amte
Answer:(c)
74. The first Secretary General of United
Nations:
(a)Trygve Lie                                             (b) Dag
Hammarskjold
(c) U Thant (d) Kurt
Waldheim
Answer:(a)
75. The birth anniversary of Netaji Subash Bose
is observed as:
(a) Children’s Day (b) Army
Day
(c) National Sports Day (d)
Patriotism Day
Answer:(d)
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76. The art form in Kerala which was included
in the World Heritage List of UNESCO in 2010:
(a) Arjuna Nritham (b)
Mudiyettu
(c) Chakyarkooth (d)
Ottan Thullal
Answer:(b)
77. The seat of Lokayukta in Kerala:
(a) Ernakulam (b)
Thiruvananthapuram
(c) Kozhikode (d)
Thrissur
Answer:(b)
78. The first evening court in Kerala was
inaugurated at:
(a) Kochi (b)
Kozhikode
(c) Thiruvananthapuram (d)
Kannur
Answer:(c)
79. The headquarters of the  Veterinary
University in Kerala:
(a) Mannuthy (b)
Kalpetta
(c) Pookkode (d)
Kalamassery
Answer:(c)
80. The capital of South Sudan, 193 member of
theUnited Nations:
(a) Khartoum (b)
Juba
(c) Ramciel (d)
Jonglei
Answer:(b)
81. Factory : Worker :: Finger :?
(a) Nail (b)
Hand
(c) Arm (d)
Palmer
Answer:(a)
82. A gardener arranges 441 plants in such a
way that each row contains as many plants as
there are rows. Find out the number of plants in
a row?
(a) 20
(b) 22
(c) 21
(d) 15
Answer:(c)
83. 3600,600,120,30, ?
(a) 15
(b) 10
(c) 5
(d) 20
Answer:(b)
84. Which one of the following is not a perfect
square?
(a) 625
(b) 1296
(c) 2500
(d) 4000
Answer:(d)
85. Select the odd one:
(a) Hydrogen (b)
Oxygen
(c) Iron
(d) Nitrogen
Answer:(c)
86. Which is odd one?
(a) Dacca (b)
New Delhi
(c) Colombo (d)
Karachi
Answer:(d)
87. Which of the following is absolutely essential
for a house?
(a) Bricks
(b) Concrete
(c) Roof
(d) Locks
Answer:(c)
88. Three fourth of a number is 15 less than the
original number. What is that number?
(a) 40
(b) 90
(c) 50
(d) 60
Answer:(d)
89. Page : Book :: Soldier: ?
(a) Letter
(b) Platoon
(c) Rifle
(d) Captain
Answer:(b)
90. If the side of a square is increased by 25%
then its area will be increased by:
(a) 25% (b)
35.75%
(c) 40.5% (d)
56.25%
Answer:(d)
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91. How many prime numbers are there
between 50 and 100?
(a) 8 (b)
9
(c) 10 (d)
11
Answer:(c)
92. Find the odd one?
(a) Malayalam (b)
Tamil
(c) Hindi
(d) Telugu
Answer:(c)
93. The income of Ramesh is 25% more than the
income of Mahesh. The income of Mahesh is
less than income of Ramesh is:
(a) 20%
(b) 25%
(c) 30% (d)
50%
Answer:(a)
94. Man: Biography:: Nation; ?
(a) People (b)
Demography
(c) Geography (d)
History
Answer:(d)
95. If an agent supplies 25 tables and 25 chairs
for Rs.17,500 he will supply 10 tables and 10
chairs for :
(a) Rs. 7000 (b)
Rs. 10000
(c) Rs. 15000 (d)
Rs.3500
Answer:(a)
96. Select the odd one:
(a) Table
(b) Wood
(c) Chair
(d) Stool
Answer:(b)
97. Sita buys an article for Rs.70 and sells it at a
loss of 20%. Then her selling price will be:
(a) Rs.60
(b) Rs.58
(c) Rs.56
(d) Rs.55
Answer:(c)
98. Horse is to Grass so also Automobile is to :
(a) Brake
(b) Petrol
(c) Smoke
(d) Brake oil
Answer:(b)
99. 15% of 120+ 25% of 100= ?
(a) 33
(b) 34
(c) 44
(d) 43
Answer:(d)
100.1,8,27,64,125, ?
(a) 216
(b) 225
(c) 250
(d) 256
Answer:(a)
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