Subject: General Intelligence, English Language, Code: 2.13 / 412 Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness SENO. sossnnsnnnesnnnstnnsinesesene Roll No. Signature of the Invigilator Date: 18.03.2012 Duration: 2 Hours Time: 09:00 Hrs. to 11:00 Hrs. Max. Marks: 200 Instructions: Please raed the following instructions carefully before writing your answers: 1) All Questions are compulsory. 2) Each Questions carries 1 mark, 3) There are four alternatives - (a), (b), (c), (d) given against each question out of which only one is the most appropriate answer. If (a) is correct, round on the correct alternative like (a) 4) The discardad answer if ny, must be crossed properly and supported by initial of the candidate. 5) If a question is answered wrongly or more than one answers are marked, 0.25 marks will be deducted for each such question 6) Use only blue or black ball pen only. Use of Pencil is not allowed. 7) No sheet from the Question Paper / Answer Book should be detached 8) You may do rough work, if required, on the blank sheets. 9) Please DO NOT repeat D0 NOT write your name anywhere on the Question Paper 1. Which one among the following was the Harappan trading station? (2) Surkotda (b) Kalibangan (c) Lothal (d) Ropar 2. Which one of the following recorded the transformation of King Ashoka after the Kalinga War? (a) Rock Edict Xill (b) Rock Edict VI (¢) Rock Edict IV (d) Rock Edict I! 3. The International Head Quarters of Red Cross (2) New York (1b) Geneve (¢) London (¢) Peris 4. The first general election of India after Independence was in (2) 1948 (b) 1947 (c) 1949 (a) 1950 5. The Crocodile Bank in the country is located in: (2) Madras (b) Bangalore (c) Visakhapattanam (d) Thiruvananthapuram 6. Father of Electricity is (a) Anders (b) Alessandro Volta (c) Faraday (d) Alexander Graham Bell 7. Which Indian State has the longest coast line (2) Kerala (b) Gujarat (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Maharashtra 8. Ina particular country 35 million people still live in caves. Where ? (a) India (b) Africa (c) Germany (d) China 9. The most populated corporation of Kerala (a) Emekulam (b) Thrissur (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Cochin 10. The postage stamps ware introduced in India by(2) Lord Dalhousie (b) Lord Canning (¢) Lord Ripon (d) Lord Wellesley 11. The cheracter Keruthemma is created by (2) Thakezhi (b) S.K. Pottekkad (c) M.T. Vasudevan Nair (d) 0. Chandu Menon 12, The Animal without fingers but with nails : (2) Tiger (bb) Lion (¢) Elephant (a) Dog 13, Which Vitamin is easily destroyed during cooking? (2) Vitamin D (b) Vitamin ¢ (c) Vitamin A (¢) Vitamin B 14, The Kerala Forest Research Institute situated in (2) Thekkadi (b) Peechi (c) Muthange (¢) Munnar 15. During whose tenure as the Viceroy of India were the great Martyrs Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru hanged? (2) Lord Curzon (Ib) Lord Irwin (¢) Lord Minto (d) Lord Cheimford 16. A Shepherd had 34 sheep. All but 16 die, How many sheep were laft? (a) 34 (b) 18 (c) 14 (d) 16 17. Chand Bibi, the famous Muslim ruler, belonged to which of the following kingdoms? (a) Bijapur (b) Golconda (c) Ahmednagar (d) Berar 18, Adding new unrelated product or services for present customers are called (2) Horizontal diversification (b) Concentric diversification (c) Conglomerate diversification (d) None of these 19. The Indian Struggle is the autobiography of : (2) Sarojini Naidu (b) Bal Gangachar Tilak (c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Subhash Chandra Bose 20. A group of poets known as Ashtadiggajas adorned the kingdom of (2) Harihare (1b) Bukka (¢) Ala-ud-din Hassan (d) Krishna Devaraya 21. Cricket originated in (2) India (b) America (c) South Africa (d) England 22, Name the Keralite who had done @ great speech in UN : (a) KR. Narayanan (b) \.K. Krishna Menon (c) Akkame Cheriyan (d) Lekshmi N. Menon 23. The Kodungallur post Kunjikuttan Thampuran is also known as (a) Kerala Kalidasa (b) Kerala Panini (c) Kerala Vyasa (4) Kerala Varma 24. Which Mohan Lal movie was based on the Independence struggle? (2) Revane Prabhu (b) Kelapeni (c) Piravi (¢) Peradesi 25. When wes World Trade Organization set up by the member countries of the United Nations to promote trade among countries? (2) 1994 (b) 1995 (c) 1993 (d) 1996 26. Under which Article of the Indian Constitution, it is the duty of the Union Government to protect Statesagainst external aggression and internal disturbance? (a) Article 355 (b) Article 356 (c) Article 354 (d) Article 362 27. PERT stends for (2) Program Evaluation and Review Theory (b) Program Evaluation and Review Technique (c) Project Eveluation and Review Technique (d) Progress Evaluation and Review Technique 28, In 2008-09, continued to be the mejor source of India’s imports. (a) Asia and ASEAN (bb) EU (c) North America (d) South America 29. The ennual addition to India's population is almost equal to the total population of (a) Bangladesh (b) Australia (b) Japan (d) USA 30.Howis the atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere connected? (2) Hydrological cycle (b) Nitrogen cycle (c) Oxygen cycle (d) Carbon cycle 31 Where was Stockholm Conference held? (2) Geneva (b) Indie (c) Austria (d) Greece 32.What does the latest XP stand for in the product Microsoft XP? (a) Extended Product (b) Extra Pampering (¢) Experience (d) Entry level product 33.Which country Is the company Nestle head quartered? (a) Sweden (b) Switzerland (c) The Netherlands (d) USA 34 .Right to vote is mentioned in the part of the constitution relating te . (a) Fundamental Rights (b) Union Legislature (c) State (d) Election 35, refers to highly educated and skilled people who migrate from poor developing countries to wealthy industriel countries. (2) Direct investment (b) Portfolio Investment (c) Brain Drain (¢) Transfer Pricing 36 Herpetology is 8 branch of science which deals with, (a) Aves (b) Mammals (c) Reptiles (¢) Fishes 37.Where there is no provision in the partnership Deed regarding the dissolution of partnership, the firm is known as (2) Indefinite partnership (b) Partnership at vill (c) General partnership (a) Contingent partnership 38.When number of food chains are interlocked this is called (2) Food link (b) Food chain (¢) Pyramid (d) Food Web 39.Which country will host 2015-Cricket Word Cup? (a) England (b) Australia (c) NewZealend (d) Both (a) and (b) 40. Dengue fever is caused by (a) Virus (1b) Bacteria (c) Monkey (d) Birds 41. Which Indian State has @ separate Constitution? (2) Delhi (b) West Bengal (c) Rejasthan (dl) Jammu end Kashmir42, The first man in space is, (2) Yuri Gagarin (b) Neil Armstrong (c) Rekesh Sharme (qd) Alien Shepherd 43. The chief spokesman of the Government in Indian Parliament is (2) President (b) Vice-President (c) Speaker (q) Prime Minister 44, The instrument used to measure humidity of the atmosphere (2) Hygrometer (b) Thermometer (c) Berometer (d) Lactometer 45, The first Indian Woman in an Olympic track final (a) Shiny Wilson (b) Anju George (c) PT. Usha (d) Rosamme Chacko 46. Chalo Chalo Delhi Chalo. This slogan was exhorted by (a) Sarojini Naidu (b) Subhash Chandra Bose (c) Gendhiji (d) Babu Rajendra Prasad 47. The new name of Sante Cruz Airport of Mumbai (2) Subhash Chandra Bose Airport (b) Dum Dum Airport (¢) Jeweherlal Nehru Airport (4) Indira Gendhi Airport 48, Which river in Inia is known as the River of Sorrow. (2) Damodar River (1b) Ganga River (¢) Sindhu River (d) Periyar River 49, The author of Astangahridaye. (2) Vishnu Sharma (b) Chanekya (¢) Bhavabbhoti (d) Vagbhate 50. The Himalaya is an example of (2) Volcanic Mountain (b) Fold Mountsi (c) Block Mountain (d) Residual Mountain 51. The most abundant metal in the Earths Crust (a) Iron (b) Magnesium (c) Aluminium (d) Gold 52. UN celebrated year as the year of Youth (a) 1985 (b) 1986 (c) 1992 (d) 1990 53, The word Monsoon is darived from (2) English (jo) Temil (¢) Arabic (d) Greek 54, Steffi Graf is belongs to: (2) Germany (b) Italy (c) England (4) France 55. Knot is used for measuring (2) Speed of Rocket (b) Speed of Aeroplane (c) Speed of ships (d) Speed of Train 56, The meetings of Indian Parliament are summoned by (2) The President (b) Prime Minister (c) Vice President (d) Speaker 57. Best conductor of heat and electricity is (2) Copper (b) Iron (c) Silver (d) Aluminium 58. The Head Quarters of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre is = (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) Mumbai (c) Nasik (d) Chenn: 59. The total number of Muscles in a human body is(2) 200 (b) 300 (¢) 250 (d) 150 60, The great English post who wrote two epic poems even after losing his eye sight (a) Shakespeare (b) William Wordsworth (c) Chaucer (d) John Milton 61, The author of 7Leng Welk to Freedom, (2) Amartya Sen (b) Nelson Mandela (c) Ang-San-Suki (d) Salman Rushdie 62, The first Mosque in India was established in = (2) Kodungallur (1s) Kollam (c) Kasargod (d) Chaliyam 63. The first lady who won Asoka Chakra. (2) Kamlesh Kumari (b) Kiran Bedi (c) Pedmavathy Bandopadhyaye (d) Medhe Patker 64. Cradle of the Indien Foot ball is (a) Calcutta (b) Mumbai (c) Kerala (d) Chennai 65. The motherland of Hermann Gundert (2) England (b) America (c) italy (4) Germany 66. The disease caused by deficiency of iron in the diet (2) Loss of vision ('b) Anaemia (c) Pellagra (4) Loss of hes ing 67. Which organ is considered as the chemical laboratory of the human body? (a) Heart (b) Liver (c) Kidney (d) Lungs: 68, Melody Queen of India: (2) Usha Uthup (b) Sarojjini Naidu (c) P. Leela (d) Lata Mangeshkar 69, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) is in = (2) Maharashtra (b) Kerala (¢) Tamil Nadu (d) Utter Pradesh 70. The one and only Indian Post Office outside India is in (2) England (b) Antartica (c) America (d) South Africa 71. An Indian State formed on May Ist (2) Tamil Nadu (b) Delhi (c) Rajasthan (d) Maharashtra 72.The preamble of the Indian Constitution vias for the first time amended by the (a) 24th amendment (b) 42th amendment (c) 44th amendment (d) None of the above 73.Which of the following acid is formad during the chenge of milk into curd? (2) Acetic acid (b) Ascorbic acid (¢) Citric acid (d) Lactic acid 74.Whe was the first Speaker of the first Lok Sabha? (2) G.V. Mavalanker (b) C.D. Deshmukh (c) Dr. 5. Redhakrisnan (d) Pandit Govind Bellabh Pant 75.Which one of the following is not correct with regard to ethnicity and nationalism? (2) Both trace common bonds across their members (b) Both distinguish between we and they (¢) There is unanimity among scholars today that oth are imagined relations (d) While nationalism tends toviards Nation-States, ethnicity seeks the recognition of its distinct identity 76.According to the census (2011), the lowest literacy rate is in(2) Utter Pradesh (b) Madhya Pradesh (¢) Bihar (¢) Arunachal Pradesh 77 Which of the following is not correctly matched? (a) The Government of india Act, 1919 - Minto Morley Reforms (b) The Cripps Mission-year 1942 (c) The Government of india Act, 1935 - Provincial Autonomy (4) The Cabinet Mission Plan - Year 1886 78:The main strategy edopted in the new economic policy of 1991 is (2) Liberalization (b) Privatization (¢) Globalisation (d) All of the above 79.Bima is younger than Rita. Rita is younger then Kala. Kela is elder than Nila, Nila is younger than Sala. Who is the eldest of all fo them? (9) Nile (b) Rita (c) Kale (¢) Bala 20.The first battle of Panipat was fought between.. (2) Humayun and Shershah (b) Rana Senga and Babur (¢) Akbar and Hemu (q) Ibrahim Lodhi and Babur 81 The first Indian State Government to start Lottery (2) Goa (b) sikkim (¢) Kerala (¢) Manipur €2.Selim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History is loceted at (a) Pune (b) Hyderabad (c) Kerala (d)Coimbatore Choose one word for the underlined words: 83.Krishna gave up smoking, (a) abolished (b) abandoned (c) started (d) accelerated 84,The answer is not clear. (2) vague (b) vivid (¢) easy (a) difficult Choose the correct word to fill up the blanks: 85.He .....English very well (a) study (b) leam (c) speak (d) speaks 86.You had better... a doctor (2) consuit (b) to consult (c) consulted (d) consulting @7.Would you mind ......8 letter. (2) write (b) writes (c) writing (d) wrote Choose the corract phrasal verb for the words underlined 88 Large people attended for the mating. (2) turned up (b) tumed down (c) turned off (d) turn over 89.Krishne can not tolerate with his wife, (2) put dovin (b) put on (¢) put accross (d) put up with 90.Choose a word having correct spelling (2) grammar (b) grammer (¢) gramar (d) gramerChoose a word having opposite in meaning for the words underlined 91. The High Court convicted the accused but the Supreme Court. (2) accused (bb) acquitted (¢) punished (d) set free 92.Raman is guilty but his wife is (2) punished (b) lazy (¢) innocent (d) courageous Choose the correct tense forms: 93.He........ abroad last year, (2) went (b) whom (<) go (d) had gone 94.It ... raining since sixO’ clock (a) has been (b) had been (c) was (d) is 95. | am certain that | am wearing Leela?s cap, and she is wearing (a) my (b) its (¢) her (d) mine 96. Merchants in the town report that the orders sweets have increased, (2) for (b) in (c) to (d) with 97. The audience stood up silence for the Netional Anthem, (8) with (b) to (¢) in (@) for 98, The antonym of entry 15 voce (2) exit (b) disentry (c) gateway (d) doorwey 99. The... is an important punctuation merk. (2) comma (b) coma (¢) comme (a) cauma 100. I can only blame for my failure. (2) me (b) my (¢) mine (d) myself 201. am HAPPY; en? (a) amn't I (b) aren't | (¢) is he (a) am | 1102.Mary went to England,......? (a) didn't she (b) did she (c) does she (d) doesn't Mary Rewrite the sentence into indirect speech by choosing the correct answer 103."My mother wrote a letter ," John said (2) John said that his mother writes letters? ([b) John said that his mother had written a letter? (¢) John said that his mother has written a letter (d) John said that he has been written a letter 104. Choose the correctly spelt word (a) defenition (b) definition (c) definision (d) defenition 105. India has @ good team, (a) hocky (1b) hokky (c) hockey (d) hokey 108. Dont your umbrella. (a) lose (b) loose (c) loss (4) losenComplete the sentence by choosing @ word: 107.A cemetery is place ...... people are buried (2) who (b) whom (¢) whose (d) where Choose a word close to the meaning of the underlined word: 108 Like @ colossus Gandhiji stands astride half a century of Indias History. (a) gigantic (b) big (c) dwart Choose the corract preposition: (d) tall 109.| have been learning English.......1989 (2) for (b) of (¢) since (a) by Fill up the blank using the correct word! 110 Antony is..... his school days (2) ruminating (b) devoid of (¢) dogged (c) e trifle LILI were a bird, |... fly away. (2) will (b) would (¢) shell (d) would have 112.would you like ....... orange? (a) an (b) @ (c) the (a) of 113.0ne of the boys....... absent today. (2) are (b) were (¢) is (d) have 114.Raman said "| am eating an orange." (2) Reman said that he was eating an orange (bb) Raman said thet he is eating an orange (c) Raman said that he has been eating an orange (d) Raman said that he had eaten an orange Rewrite the sentence into Passive voice by choosing the correct answer: 115.Sita carried @ bundle of books (2) A bundle of books were carried by Site (b) A bundle of books is carried by Sita (c) A bundle of books wes carried by Sita (d) A bundle of books re carried by Sita 116 Translate it into English (2) English can be translated (Ib) English would be translated (¢) English should be translated (¢) Let it be translated into English 117 Suppose you are told to take all the vowels out of the alphabet. Which would then be the 11th letter? (a) k(b) n(c) pd) m 118.Find the odd out: (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Moon (d) Earth 119.Whet is the median of the following data? 23,32,24,35,36,37,27 (2) 27 (b) 35 (¢) 32 (a) 30 119. Consider the sequence of integers: 122333444455556 ........... where n appears n times. The tlh Stedram is (2) 52 (b) 63 (¢) 94 (a) 88 120. Two triangles have their sides measuring 5 em, 6 cm, 9 cm and 7.5 em, 13.5 em, 20.25 em respectively. There areas are in the ratio