Company Corporation Assistant Grade-II 1. The writer known by the pen name Sanjayan is: (a) V.V. Ayyappan (b) M.K. Menon (c) M.R. Nair (d) V. Madhavan Nair 2. In a fairy tale a princess lived with seven dwarfs. The name of the princess is: (a) Snow White (b) Alice (c) Piggy (d) Jan 3. The President of India is elected by the votes of the members of: (a) Lok Sabha only (c) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha (b) Rajya Sabha only (d) Houses of Parliament and also of State Assemblies 4. The correctly spelt words among the following are: (1) Comutation (2) Superitentent (3) Psychosis (4) Investigator (5) Gracious (6) Controller (7) Decision (a) Nos. 3, 5, 6, 7 (b) Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7. (c) Nos. 1, 3, 5, 6. (d) Nos 1, 3, 5,. 5. A relevant single term from the alternatives given below to mean the suffering or even death for a strong belief or cause (a) Salvation (b) Martyrdom (c) Suicide (d) Prosecution 5. The future perfect tense of the verb loves is: (a) Has loved (c) Will have loved 7. Correct sentences among the following are: 1) The tea is too hot that I cannot drink (b) Will be loving 2) Work hard, lest you should miss the chance 3) Unless you study well, you will pass 4) Unless you study well, you will pass (d) Had been loving (a) Nos. 3, 4 (b) Nos. 2, 3. (c) Nos. l,3 (d) Nos. 1,2. She is writing a peom. The sentence is converted to passive voice as: (a) A poem is written by her (c) A poem was written by her. Fill in the blank space (Questions 9 to 12) 9. They think that women are inferior men (b) A poem is being written by her (d) A poem was being written by her. (a) to (b) than (c) from (d) with 10. I have been waiting for you the last three hours. (a) since (b) for (c) from (d) right from 11. They couldn t do this? (a) Couldn t they (b) Could they (c) Didn t they (d) Did they 12. I on this job since last Monday. (a) was working (b) has been working (c) have been working (d) being worked 13. A bee in one s bonnet means: a) To be very enterprising (b) To be very timid (c) To have an impractical idea (d) To have a particular idea which occupies one s thought continually 14. The word which is synonymous to the word paradigm is: a) Role (b) Solution c) Treatment (d) Model 15. The word which is opposite to Obstinate is: (a) Confused (b) Determined (c) Submissive (d) Unyielding 16. Booker prize is given in the field of:
a) Medicine (b) Adventure (c) Fiction writing (d) Science 17. The word which cannot be formed from the alphabets of the word Conversation is: (a) Nation (b) Version c) Second (d) Reason 1. The correct sentence among the following is: (a) No sooner the advertisement appeared in the newspaper than there was a rush in the booking window (b) No sooner did the advertisement appear in the newspaper than there was a rush in the booking window (c) No sooner had the advertisement appear in the newspaper than there was a rush in the booking window (d) The advertisement appeared in the newspaper than there was a rush in the booking window 19. She failed in the examination because she was not well on the examination days. This is a: (a) Simple sentence (c) Compound sentence (b) Complex sentence (d) None of the above 20. Author of the book Alice in the Wonderland is: (a) Lewis Caroll (c) D.RLawrence 21. Animals that eat flesh are: (b) Charles Dickens (d) R.L. Stevenson (a) Cannibals (b) herbivorous (c) Carnivorous (d) Quadruped 22. Chemical name of baking soda is: (a) Sodium bicarbonate (c) Sodium Chloride 23. Antigen is a substance which: (a) Lowers body temperature (c) Stops the functions of the immune system (d) Used as an antidote to poison. (b) Sodium carbonate (d) Potassium carbonate 24. The central processing unit of a computer consists of: (a) Input device, Output device and memory (b) Software, hardware and power supply unit (c) Memory, visual display unit and printer (d) Arithmetic logical unit, control unit and memory unit (b) Stimulates the production of an antibody 25. The passengers of a moving bus fall forward when it stops suddenly. This is because (a) Passengers continue to remain as before (b) Passengers continue to feel moving as before (c) Passengers stop to feel moving as before (d) Of the law of Inertia 26. The expanded form of N.C.E.R.T. is: (a) National Council of Educational Research and Training (b) National Commission of Energy Research and Training (c) National Council for Educational Re-orientation and Training (d) National Council of East Re-orientation and Training. 27. People walking along the foot path are called: (a) Passengers (b) Travellers (c) Walkers (d) Pedestrians 2. Terrorist attack on Indian Parliament on 13th December 2002 carried out by militants is: (a) To wipe out the entire political leadership of Indians (b) To kill some particular leaders (c) To start violent deeds throughout India (d) To carry out all the above 29. Miss Universe of 2003 is:
(a) Amelia Vega (b) Mariangel Ruiz (c) Miyako Miyasaki (d) Cindy Nell 30. Myopia can be corrected using a: (a) Convex lens (b) Plane glass (c) Concave lens (d) Bifocal lens 31. The first Law Minister of independent India is: (a) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (c) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 32. The state known as the spice garden of India is: (a) Karnataka (b) Kerala (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Madhya Pradesh 33. The founder of Kerala Kalamandalam: (a) O.N.V. Kurup (b) M.T. Vasudevan Nair (c) Vallathol Narayana Menon (d) Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair 34. The expanded form of COFEPOSA is (a) Conservation of Forest Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Act (b) Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Act (c) Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Protection of Soil Act (d) Commonwealth of Foreign Exchanges and Protection of Soil Act 35. The founder of Indian National Congress is: (a) Mahathma Gandhi (b) W.C. Banerjee (c) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru (d) A.O. Hume 36. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place on (a) 13th April 1919 (b) 15th April 1920 (c) 13th April 1920 (d) 30th April 1919 37. 31st October 194 is a memorable day in the history of India because (a) Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated (b) It is known as Martyr s day (c) Smt. Indira Gandhi was assassinated (d) So many calamities broke out on that day through out India. 3. In nature there is enough for eveyone s need, but too little for everyone s greed These are the words of the famous leader. (a) Indira Gandhi (c) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (b) M.K. Gandhi (d) Subhash Chandra Bose 39. In a certain code Person is written as QDSRPM, Belief is written in the same code as: (a) ADKHDE (b) CDMHFE (c) CEMHEF (d) CDMJFG 40. Bodies in the sky which are much smaller than planets but are having orbits between the Mars and Jupiter are known as. (a) Comets (b) Meteors (c) Meteorites (d) Asteroids For Questions 41 and 42, choose the correct answer from the alternatives so that it shows the similar relationship with the given pair: 41. Bird: Chirp:: Horse:-? (a) Race (b) Stable (c) Neigh (d) Bray 42. Swan: Cygnet:: Sheep:? (a) Goat (b) Pup (c) Lamb (d) Calf For Questions 43 and 44, five words are given. One of them stands different from others. Pick out that word. 43. Jump, Swim, Leap, Think, Walk: (a) Think (b) Leap (c) Swim (d) Walk 44. Lion, Leopard, Cheetah, Tiger, Dog. (a) Dog (b) Lion (c) Cheetah (d) Tiger 45. The average monthly salary of twenty teachers in a school is Rs. 2,000. If the salary of the Headmaster is also added, the average monthly salary becomes Rs. 2,100. The salary of the Headmaster is: (a) Rs. 2,100 (b) Rs. 4,100 (c) Rs. 2,000 (d) Rs. 4,000 46. Two glasses of equal volumes, one-half and the other three-fourth filled with milk. They are then filled to brim by
adding water. Then the contents in the two glasses are poured into another vessel. The ratio of Milk to water is: (a) 1 : 1 (b) 2 : 3 (c) 5 : 3 (d) 4 : 3 47. A train covers a distance of 10 km. in four hours. Another train covers the same distance in one hour less. The difference in distance in km. covered by these trains in one hour is: (a) 45 (b) 40 (c) 9 (d) 15 4. In a queue of students A is 1th from front while B is 16th from the back. If C is 25th from the front and is exactly in the middle of A and B, the number of students in the queue: (a) 4 (b) 47 (c) 46 (d) 45 49. A can do a piece of work in 3 days. B can do the same piece of work in 6 days. The number of days necessary to finish the same work if both of them do it together: (a) 6 (b) 2 (c) 9 (d) 3 50. In a shop 9 oranges cost as much as 5 apples, 5 apples cost as much as 3 mangoes, 3 mangoes cost as much as 12 lemons. If the cost of 12 lemons is Rs. 1, the cost of an orange is (a) Rs. 2 (b) Rs. 6 (c) Re. 1 (d) Rs. 3 51. A man s wage was reduced by 20% and then increased by 20%. His loss percent is (a) 4 (b) 20 (c) 0 (d) 10 52. In a leap year February 1st is on Friday. March 2nd is on. (a) Friday (b) Saturday (c) Sunday (d) Monday 53. If the five students sitting in a row, Leela is left to Geetha but on the right of Reetha. Seetha is on the right of Geetha but on the left of Valsa. The student sitting in the middle is. (a) Leela (b) Geetha (c) Valsa (d) Seetha 54. When 130494 is divded by 239 the quotient is 546. The quotient when 1304.94 is divided by 0.546 is (a) 23.9 (b) 239 (c) 0.239 (d) 2390 Fill in the blank space:. 55. 2, 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 16,? (a) 1 (b) 22 (c) 24 (d) 26 56. 1, 1, 2, 4, 3, 9, 4, 16, 5... (a) 7 (b) 17 (c) ll (d) 25 57. 0.0025 2.25 0.0001 =? (a) 0.00075 (b) 0.0075 (c) 0.075 (d) 0.75 5. If 135=15, 245 = 40 then 324 =? (a) 21 (b) 24 (c) 22 (d)29 1 1 1 1 1 59. 10 + + + + + =? 2 4 6 12 1 3 1 3 (a) 10 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 11 60. 100000-999=-? (a) 99999 (b) 99101 (c) 99901 (d) 90101 61. Capital of Bihar is. (a) Bhopal (b) Patna (c) Dispur (d) Shillong 62. El Nino means. (a) Flood in the ocean (b) Warm current of water that appears off Peru every two to seven years (c) Trade wind which blows from east to west (d) Volcanic eruption
63. Religion Din-I-lahi is propagated by the king. (a) Humayun (b) Babur (c) Ghori (d) Akbar 64. The month of the Gregorian Calendar named after Jupiter s wife is. (a) May (b) June (c) July (d) August 65. The founder of Boy Scout movement. (a) Subhash Chandra Bose (c) Baden Powell 66. The master gland of human body is. (b) John Wesley (d) Mother Teresa (a) Pituitary gland (b) Pancreas (c) Spleen (d) Liver 67. India s first satellite Aryabhatta was launched in. (a) 1972 (b) 1976 (c) 1974 (d) 1975 6. The first woman recipient of Bharat Ratna is. (a) Mother Teresa (c) Indira Gandhi (b) M.S. Subalekshmi (d) Vijayalakshmi Pandit 69. As per the constitution of India, a citizen of India to become the President should not be less than the age of. (a) 35 (b) 32 (c) 30 (d) 25 70. A Green leaf kept under a red light will appear (a) Green (b) Black (c) Red (d) Blue 71. Triple vaccine is given against (a) Whooping cough, Tetanus and Measles (b) Whooping cough, Tetanus and Diphtheria (c) Tetanus, Diphtheria and Small Pox (d) Tetanus, Diphtheria and Typhoid 72. Diffusion of light in atmosphere takes place due to (a) Carbon dioxide (c) Helium (b) Dust particles (d) Water vapour 73. The article of the Indian Constitution which provides that it shall be the duty of the Union to protect every state against external aggression and internal disturbance is: (a) Article 215 (b) Article 275 (c) Article 325 (d) Article 355 74. Indira Gandhi Peace Prize of 2002 was awarded to: (a) John Hume (c) Norodom Sihanouk (b) Nelson Mandela (d) Sadako Ogata 75. The person who won the title in the finals of French Open Men s Singles Tennis Championship in the year 2003 is. (a) Albert Costa (b) Juan Carlos Ferrero (c) Lleyton Hewitt (d) Pete Sampras 76. The proponent and propagandist of the art of living is. (a) Mahesh Yogi (c) Sri Ravi Sankar 77. Special Drawing Rights (SDR) is available at: (a) International Monetary Fund (b) Swami Saswathikananda (d) Bhagavan Rajaneesh (b) World Bank (c) International Developmental Association (d) Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development 7. Hobson s choice means: (a) Enough choice (b) Surplus choice (c) No choice (d) Only two choicer 79. The subject matter of Ajanta paintings pertains to: (a) Buddhism (b) Vaishnavism (c) Shaivism (d) Jainism 0. The bill which must be passed by each house of Indian Parliament separately by a special majority is: (a) Ordinary Bill (b) Tax Revision Bill
(c) Finance Bill 1. 11th September 2001 is in the news because of the. (a) Terrorist attack on the Indian Parliament (b) Terrorist attack on the U.S. (d) Constitution Amendment Bill (c) Terrorist attack on J and K Assembly (d) Mr. Vajpayee addressed the U.N. General Assembly in Hindi 2. 2004 Olympic games will be held on. (a) Atlanta (b) Athens (c) Beijing (d) Sydney 3. The scientist who introduced vaccine for rabies is: (a) Richardson (b) Daniel Bovel (c) Louis Pasteur (d) Edward Jenner 4. Cowards die many times before their death; the valiant never taste of death but once. These are the lines taken from the Shakespearean work: (a) Julius Caesar (b) Hamlet (c) Othello (d) Twelfth Night 5. The nature of knowledge and the process of knowing it is known as: (a) Epistemology 6. Eiffel Tower is in the city of: (b) Cosmogony (c) Epicureanism (d) Materialism (a) Venice (b) Pisa (c) Florence (d) Paris 7. Currency of Sri Lanka is: (a) Pound (b) Dollar (c) Rouble (d) Rupee. Disney land is in: (a) Canada (b) California (c) Chicago (d) Ottawa 9. The silent valley is in the district: (a) Idukki (b) Kottayam (c) Palakkad (d) Malappuram 90. The Seven Pagodas of Mahabalipuram represent the art patronised by the: (a) Pallavas (b) Cholas (c) Hoysalas (d) Kadambas 91. The Headquarters of International Court of Justice is at: (a) Hague (b) Paris (c) London (d) Tokyo 92. The form of Government in which power is in the hands of a few people is: (a) Democracy (b) Oligarchy (c) Aristocracy (d) Feudalism 93. The malayalam poet who struggled against social evils like caste system, untouchability etc. through his works is: (a) Kerala Varma Valiya Koithampuran (b) Nalappattu Narayana Menon (c) Kumaranasan 94. Lemon fruit contains (d) Smt. Balamani Amma (a) Tartaric acid (b) Citric acid (c) Acetic Acid (d) Carbonic acid 95. Aspirin is (a) Acetyl salicyclic acid (c) Acetyl salicylic acid 96. Morning star is: (b) Acetyl saliacetic acid (d) Acetyl calcicyclic acid. (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Sun 97. Bermuda triangle is in: (a) Atlantic Ocean 9. Chemical name of Milk of lime is: (a) Sodium hydroxide (c) Calcium hydroxide (b) Pacific Ocean (c) Indian Ocean (d) Arabian Sea (b) Calcium Oxide (d) Sodium bicarbonate 99. A class of drugs used to treat anxiety and depression is: (a) Aspirin (b) Tranquilliser (c) Amlopin (d) Disprin 100. Fastest animal on earth is:
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