Set 8 Questions GK

[14/09 6:33 pm] Basayya M Jamalur: 1. The value of 1.001+1.1001+0.1101 is:
(a) 12.1112 (b) 12.0222
(c) 12.2112 (d) 12.2202
Answer: (c)
2. The value of 3.15 X 0.15 is:
(a) 0.4725 (b) 4.725
(c) 0.4625                                               (d) 4.625
Answer: (a)
3. 13% of 770:
(a) 100.1 (b)
100.0
(c) 99.1                                                        (d)
101.1
Answer: (a)
4. When the present age of the father is added
to the present age of the son, the total is 30.
What will be their total age after 10 years?
(a) 60 (b) 50
(c) 40 (d) 35
Answer: (b)
5. Two pipes can fill a tank in 2 hours and 3
hours separately.  If both pipes are opened
together the time required to fill the tank is:
(a) 80 min (b)
72 min
(c) 60 min (d)
48 min
Answer: (b)
6. Two chairs are sold for Rs.80 each one at a
gain of 20% and the other at a loss of 20%. The
net loss percentage is:
(a) 0 (b) 4
(c) 5 (d) 8
Answer: (b)
7. The missing term in the series :2,6,11,17,
……,32 is:
(a) 24                                                             (b) 25
(c) 27 (d) 28
Answer: (a)
8. A train of length 270 metres crosses a
telegraph post in 18 seconds. The speed of the
train is:
(a) 35kmph                                                 (b)
45kmph
(c) 60kmph (d)
54kmph
Answer: (d)
9. How many pieces of 4.5 metres can be cut
from a cloth of 112.5 metres of length?
(a) 24 (b)
25
(c) 26 (d)
20
Answer: (b)
10. Magazine is related to reader in the same
way radio is related to:
(a) Viewer                                                        (b)
Announcer
(c) Listener (d)
Advertiser
Answer: (c)
11. Manu runs at 15.6 kmph.  How many metres
does he runs in two minutes?
(a) 260
(b) 312
(c) 520
(d) 1040
Answer: (c)
12. Rice: Field :: Grapes:?
(a) Courtyard                                                    (b)
Garden
(c) Vineyard (d)
Lawn
Answer: (c)
13. A bag is priced Rs.80 and is sold for Rs.68.
The rate of discount is:
(a) 20%
(b) 17%
(c) 15%
(d) 12%
Answer: (c)
14. 20 persons complete a job in 20 days. How
many days will 25 men to complete the same
job?
(a) 25
(b) 16
(c) 20
(d) 12
Answer: (b)
15. A train travels 42.5 kmph. How many
metres it will travel in 12 minutes?
(a) 85
(b) 850
(c) 8500
(d) 85000
Answer: (c)
[14/09 6:34 pm] Basayya M Jamalur: 16. One kilogram is equal to …… gms:
(a) 1000 milligrams                                     (b) 100
milligrams
(c) 1000 grams                                              (d) 10
centigrams
Answer: (c)
17. The sum of two numbers is 15 and their
difference is 3. The numbers are:
(a) 15 and 12
(b) 9 and 6
(c) 10 and 5
(d) 12 and 9
Answer: (b)
18. The next number in the series 1,2,5,10 is:
(a) 15
(b) 21
(c) 17
(d) 20
Answer: (c)
19. A boy buys 3 oranges for Rs.4. How much he
will pay for 3 dozen oranges?
(a) Rs.36 (b)
Rs.48
(c) Rs.38                                                            (d)
Rs.32
Answer: (b)
20. The length of a rectangle is increased by
30% and and width is decreased by 30%. The
percentage change in area of rectangle is:
(a) 6 (b)
9
(c) 18 (d)
24
Answer: (b)
21. The first peafowl sanctuary in Kerala:
(a) Choolannur                                                (b)
Thattekkad
(c) Thenmala (d)
Mangalavanam
Answer: (a)
22. . What is known as ‘Railway city of Kerala’?
(a) Kollam                                                        (b)
Bepur
(c) Shornur (d)
Tirur
Answer: (c)
23. Mannadi, the place where Velu Thampy
Dalawa committed suicide is in the district of:
(a) Kollam (b)
Pathanamthitta
(c) Alappuzha (d)
Ernakulam
Answer: (b)
24. Which European power built the Thalassery
fort?
(a) British (b)
Dutch
(c) French (d)
Portuguese
Answer: (a)
25. Who wrote the song’ Omanathinkal Kidavo’?
(a) Swati Trunal (b)
Irayimman Thampy
(c) Unnayi Varrier (d)
Kunchan Nambiar
Answer: (b)
26. The novel ‘Indulekha’ was published in:
(a) 1889 (b) 1894
(c) 1885 (d) 1872
Answer: (a)
27. ‘Jeevitha Samaram’ is the autobiography of:
(a) C Kesavan                                            (b) K P
Kesavamenon
(c) Thoppil Bhasi (d)
Thakazhi
Answer: (a)
28. The only subject in which organisations are
eligible for Nobel Prize:
(a) Peace (b)
Economics
(c) Literature (d)
Chemistry
Answer: (a)
29. The first Indian to become Miss Universe:
(a) Aishwarya Rai                                       (b)
Susmita Sen
(c) Diana Heydan (d) Reita
Faria
Answer: (b)
30. The headquarters of International Court of
Justice is in Peace Palace in:
(a) Geneva (b)
Amsterdam
(c) Hague (d)
London
Answer: (c)
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31. The leader related to ‘Pravasi Bharatiya
Divas’(NRI Day):
(a) Rajiv Gandhi (b) VP
Singh
(c) Morarji Desai (d)
Gandhiji
Answer: (d)
32. “ Four hostile newspapers are more to be
feared than a thousand bayonets” this statement
was made by:
(a) Abraham Lincoln (b)
Churchill
(c) Napoleon                                               (d)
Gandhiji
Answer: (c)
33. Isac Newton who is famous for his discovery
of Laws of gravitation and three laws of motion,
was born in:
(a) France                                                        (b)
Germany
(c) Spain (d)
England
Answer: (d)
34. The spirutual guru of Vivekananda:
(a) Ramakrishna Paramahansa
(b) Dayanand Saraswathy
(c) Iswar Chandra Vidhyasagar
(d) Rajaram Mohun Roy
Answer: (a)
35. Who was known as ‘Fuhrer’?
(a) Mussolini (b)
Adolf Hitler
(c) Garibaldi (d)
Stallin
Answer: (b)
36. Statue of Tiruvalluvar is the tallest statue in
South India. It is in:
(a) Maharashtra (b)
Andhra Pradesh
(c) Tamil Nadu (d)
Karnataka
Answer: (c)
37. The first Asian city to host Olympics:
(a) Beijing (b)
Sydney
(c) Tokyo                                                        (d)
Bangkok
Answer: (c)
38. Ohmmeter measures:
(a) Potential difference (b)
Electrical resistance
(c) Salinity (d)
Humidity
Answer: (b)
39. The colour of universe:
(a) Black (b)
White
(c) Red (d)
Blue
Answer: (a)
40. The full form of IBM:
(a) Indian Business Machines
(b) International Business Machines
(c) International Business Management
(d) None of these
Answer: (b)
41. The gas using for filling balloons:
(a) Nitrogen (b)
Oxygen
(c) Helium (d)
Argon
Answer: (c)
42. The full form of D.D.T.:
(a) Dichlorodiphenyltrichloromethane
(b) Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
(c) Diphenyldichlorotrichloroethane
(d)Disulphophenyltrichloromethane
Answer: (b)
43. The acid contained in Palm oil:
(a) Palmitic acid (b)
Citric acid
(c) Malic acid (d)
Lactic acid
Answer: (a)
44. The birth place of Coffee plant:
(a) India (b)
Arabia
(c) Ethiopia (d)
Ghana
Answer: (c)
45. Which animal produces tears without
crying?
(a) Elephant (b)
Monkey
(c) Donkey                                                    (d)
Seal
Answer: (d)
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46. Which bird lays eggs with dark green
colour:
(a) Kiwi (b)
Emu
(c) Ostrich (d)
Penguin
Answer: (b)
47. The planets without satellite are Mercury
and .......
(a) Mars (b)
Earth
(c) Venus (d)
Neptune
Answer: (c)
48. Britain of the South:
(a) Japan (b)
New Zealand
(c) Sri Lanka (d)
India
Answer: (b)
49. Mettur Dam in Tamil Nadu is in ..... river.
(a) Noyal (b)
Amaravati
(c) Tamraparni (d)
Kaveri
Answer: (d)
50. Only person to be granted the highest
honorary rank of Indian Airforce -Marshal of
the Air Force:
(a) Manekshaw (b)
Kariappa
(c) Arjan Singh (d)
None of these
Answer: (c)
51. The Indian State where Hindu Marriage Act
is not applicable is:
(a) Jammu & Kashmir (b)
Sikkim
(c) Assam (d)
Tamil Nadu
Answer: (a)
52. The source of Indian Philosophy:
(a) Ramayana (b)
Upanishads
(c) Rig Veda (d)
Yajur Veda
Answer: (b)
53. Who founded the Khilji dynasty?
(a) Balban                                                   (b)
Alauddin Khilji
(c) Jalauddin Khilji (d)
Iltutmish
Answer: (c)
54. Who coined the slogan ‘Inquilab Zindabad’?
(a) Bhagat Singh (b)
Netaji Bose
(c) Aurobindo Ghosh (d)
Muhammad Iqbal
Answer: (d)
55. What was the real name of Dayanand
Saraswathy?
(a) Mul Sankar (b)
Narendranath
(c) Gadhadhar                                          (d)
Moniya
Answer: (a)
56. The first session of INC was held in:
(a) 1885 (b) 1887
(c) 1889                                                  (d) 1890
Answer: (a)
57. The parliament of...... is known as the
‘mother of all parliaments’:
(a) USA (b) India
(c) Britain (d) Greece
Answer: (c)
58. Who among the following is the authority to
issue ordinances?
(a) Prime Minister (b)
Speaker
(c) Supreme Court (d)
President
Answer: (d)
59. The number of states formed in 1956 under
the State Reorganisation Act:
(a) 20                                                        (b) 22
(c) 28 (d) 14
Answer: (d)
60. Which Article of the Constitution is related
to amenedment procedure?
(a) 268 (b) 386
(c) 368 (d) 383
Answer: (c)
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61. Which Act passed by the British Parliament
divided India and Pakistan?
(a) Indian Independence Act, 1947
(b) Govt. of India Act, 1935
(c) Govt. of India Act, 1947
(d) Atlee’s declaration
Answer: (a)
62. The first chairman of the National Human
Rights Commission:
(a) A.S. Anand (b)
Venkitachelliah
(c) Ranganath Mishra (d) None
of these
Answer: (c)
63. Maxim Gorkey who authored ‘Mother’ was
a ........writer:
(a) Italian (b)
Spanish
(c) French (d)
Russian
Answer: (d)
64. The Austrian woman who was married by
Subhas Chandra Bose:
(a) Madelein Slade (b) Emile
Shenkel
(c) Bhikaji Kama                                      (d) None
of these
Answer: (b)
65. ‘Bridgestone’ is related to:
(a) Scooter                                                  (b)
Cement
(c) Tyres (d)
Shoes
Answer: (c)
66. The place where Rajiv Gandhi was
assassinated:
(a) New Delhi (b)
Amethi
(c) Sriperumputhur (d)
Chennai
Answer: (c)
67. Who was the president of India during the
celebration of the 50 th year of Repulic of India?
(a) Shankar Dayal Sharma (b) APJ
Abdul Kalam
(c) KR Narayanan (d) R
Venkataraman
Answer: (c)
68. Servants of India Society was founded by
Gopal Krishna Gokhale in:
(a) 1900 (b) 1905
(c) 1906 (d) 1907
Answer: (b)
69. An Irish woman Margaret Noble became the
disciple of ....... and adopted the name Sister
Nivetita.
(a) Vivekananda                                         (b)
Gandhiji
(c) Aurobindo Ghosh (d)
Dayanand Saraswathy
Answer: (a)
70. Who authored ‘In search of Gandhi”?
(a) Louis Fischer (b)
R.K.Narayan
(c) Richard Attenborogh (d) None
of these
Answer: (c)
71. Arabs under Muhammad Bin Qasim made
the first Muslim invasion on India in the year:
(a) 721                                                         (b) 712
(c) 788 (d)
1000
Answer: (b)
72. The greatest ruler in the history of Maratha
Empire:
(a) Shambhaji (b)
Shivaji
(c) Sahu (d)
Balaji Viswanath
Answer: (b)
73. Revenue Minister of Akbar was:
(a) Todarmal (b) Asaf
Khan
(c) Birbal (d) Man
Singh
Answer: (a)
74. Who was the greatest king of Vardhana
dynasty?
(a) Prabhakaravardhana (b)
Harshavardhana
(c) Rajyavardhana                                      (d)
None of these
Answer: (b)
75. Jatra is folk dance drama popular in the
villages of:
(a) West Bengal (b) Assam
(c) Tamil Nadu (d)
Gujarat
Answer: (a)
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76. The largest African country:
(a) Congo (b)
Algeria
(c) Sudan (d) South
Africa
Answer: (b)
77. The Minister for Revenue in Kerala:
(a) KM Mani (b) Adoor
Prakash
(c) Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan (d) KB
Ganeshkumar
Answer: (b)
78. The national heritage animal of India:
(a) Lion (b) Tiger
(c) River Dolphin (d)
Elephant
Answer: (d)
79. The co-laureate of Nobel Peace Prize with
Malala:
(a) Kailash Satyarthi                                (b)
Aruna Roy
(c) Aravind Kejrival (d) None
of these
Answer: (a)
80. The new Lok Sabha Speaker of India:
(a) Rajnath Singh                                     (b)
Thampi Durai
(c) Meirakumar (d) Sumitra
Mahajan
Answer: (d)
81. How …….. is it since you left your house?
(a) far (b) long
(c) many (d)
much
Answer: (b)
82. Last year my father …….. a computer from
England.
(a) purchase (b)
bring
(c) brought (d) send
Answer: (c)
83. Mohan has visited all the cities in Kerala
since he …… working in the road transport.
(a) had (b) has
been
(c) having (d) had
been
Answer: (b)
84. The word ‘able’ is an:
(a) Adverb (b)
Adjective
(c) Article (d)
Apostrophe
Answer: (b)
85. The teacher asks the boy, …….?
(a) why you are late                                     (b)
why you were late
(c) why were you late (d)
why are you late
Answer: (d)
86. Pick out the incorrect singular-plural group
among the following?
(a) Child-Children (b)
Storey-Stories
(c) Mouse-Mice (d)
Wolf-Wolves
Answer: (b)
87. I believe, you are just eighteen years old,
……?
(a) don’t you (b) are
you
(c) aren’t you (d)
didn’t you
Answer: (c)
88. The two brothers shared the apple …… them.
(a) by (b)
between
(c) for                                                          (d)
with
Answer: (b)
89. The one word substitute for one who studies
rivers is:
(a) Diluvialist (b)
Speleologist
(c) Potamologist                                       (d)
Orologist
Answer: (c)
90. My uncle always …….. to my request.
(a) response (b)
responds
(c) react (d)
recognise
Answer: (b)
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91. The students stood up when the teacher …….
The class room:
(a) enters                                                  (b) is
entering
(c) has entered                                         (d)
entered
Answer: (d)
92. Select the word with correct spelling:
(a) Tableou (b)
Tableau
(c) Tablo (d)
Teblo
Answer: (b)
93. ‘Crush’ means:
(a) Subdue (b)
Grind
(c) Execute                                                  (d)
Crowd
Answer: (b)
94. ‘To read between the lines’ means:
(a) To suspect                                             (b) To
read carefully
(c) To understand the hidden meaning of the
writer
(d) to do useless things
Answer: (c)
95. The thief jumped ……. the compound wall.
(a) on (b) of
(c) at                                                            (d)
over
Answer: (d)
96. My purse has been missing ……. yesterday.
(a) till (b) from
(c) on                                                        (d) since
Answer: (d)
97. ‘Fable’ means:
(a) Invention (b)
Table
(c) Tale (d) Epic
Answer: (c)
98. She was so badly injured that she needed
…… care in the hospital.
(a) Extensive (b) Little
(c) Medical (d)
Intensive
Answer: (d)
99. Good teachers usually ……. bright pupils in
their studies.
(a) Enthrall (b)
Encourage
(c) Engage (d)
Encroach
Answer: (b)
100.All differences between nations and persons
……. amicably.
(a) should be settled (b) settle
(c) are settling (d) were
settling
Answer: (a)