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1 The total number of villages in Kerala
 
B) 1420 C) 1452 D) 991
2 The total length of the coastline of Kerala
 
B) 830 kms C) 580 kms D) 500 kms.
3 Yalshagana is a dance drama from ….
 
B) Kerala C) Karnataka D) Chennai
4 Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana aims at helping..
 
B) Youth of the weaker secgions C) Educated unemployed urban youth D) Handicapped people
5 …. Vitamin is also known as Thiamine
 
B) Vitamin E C) Vitamin B D) Vitamin C
6 Genes are located in ….
 
B) Tissues C) Chormosomes D) Spleen
7 Otology is the study of
 
B) Mouth diseases C) Diseases of the ear D) Brain diseases
8 …. is a substance which acts like a fuel in driving the body
 
B) Vitamin C) Carbonydrates D) Minerals
9 Pedology is the study of ….
 
B) skin C) soil D) habitats
10 The study of the production of better offspring by the careful selection of parents is called….
 
B) Cryogenics C) Eugenics D) Chronolobiology
11 A welfare state has a moral obligation to provide welfare services especially to….
 
B) The women C) ) To the weaker sections of the community D) the children and the sick people
12 The community Development programme was started in…..
 
B) 1959 C) 1952 D) 1956
13 The term Scheduled Castes came into being instead of the term ‘Suppressed Classes’ since the enactment of…
 
B) 1961 Census Report C) The Government of India Act 1935 D) The Constitution of India
14 The term ‘Untouchables’ was used to refer to the Depressed Castes by …
 
B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy C) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar D) William Bentinck
15 …. makes any type of discrimination against the Scheduled castes in public places etc: punishable
 
B) The Constitution of India C) The Untouchability Offence Act 1955 D) 1921 Census Report
16 …. Is scheme aimed at providing free housing to people of Scheduled Tribe and Scheduled Caste.
 
B) Prime Minister’s Gram Sadak Yojana C) Indira Awas Yojana D) Rural Infrastructure Development Fund
17 The Panchayat Raj Act aims at ….
 
B) Distribution of grants C) Decentralized planning D) Improvement of Infrastruture
18 Most member of delinquent juvenile gans are:
 
B) Psychopaths C) Mentally retarded D) Neurotic
19 One of the symptoms of social disorganization is ….
 
B) Family planning C) Conflict of mores and institutions D) Family disorganization
20 The first country in the world to launch the National Family Planning Programme in 1951 is …
 
B) Indonesia C) India D) China
21 The Employees State Insurance Scheme is based on......
 
B) The Workmen’s Compensation Act of 1923 C) The report of Prof. Adakar and the I. L. O. Conventions. D) The report of the Royal Commission on Labour in India in 1923.
22 The welfare Scheme for children known as I.C.D.S. (Integrated Child Development Services Scheme) was initiated by ........
 
B) Rajiv Gandhi C) Indira Gandhi D) Lal Bahadur Shastri.
23 NORAD is an agency which assists the welfare programmes for the ....
 
B) Mentally retarded children C) SC/ST women and widows D) AIDS victims
24 When sociologists refer to slum mentality, they mean
 
B) Unemployment C) Increasing Lethargy manual inefficiency and antisocial outlook D) Violence
25 The common name of a village sociologically imply......
 
B) Ethnocentrism C) Community sentiment D) Sectional loyalty
26 Article ….. of the Constitution of India forbids the practice of untouchability in any form
 
B) 320 C) 216 D) 17
27 ...................... refers to the process by which divergent mores of sub – groups are reconciled to achieve homogeneity
 
B) Assimilation C) Accomodation D) Syncretism
28 ........................ measures the patterns of individual’s social action.
 
B) Survey/questionnaire C) The Versetehen method D) Sociometry
29 Mark out the essential element of a village community
 
B) Land for trilling C) Large number of people D) Definite territory
30 The main basis of caste inequality is ...........
 
B) Cultural diversity C) Occupational hetergeneity D) The principle of purity and pollution
31

Choose from among the given options the word which is the nearest in meaning to the given word or diomatic expression.

OFFICIOUS
 
B) Office routine C) To hinder smooth working D) To eager to help or advise
32 A GRASS WIDOW
 
B) Widow who has illicit relations with men C) A working old women D) A woman whose husband is temporarily away from her.
33 HOBSON’S CHOICE
 
B) The best choice C) The last chance D) Option of taking the one offered or nothing.
34 Choose from the options the antonym of the word given : PARSIMONIOUS
 
B) Selfish C) Religious D) Generous
35

Fill the blanks in the following sentence using the appropriate idiomatic expression from the given list :

To try to establish world peace is only .................
 
B) An oily tongue C) A wet blanket D) A wild goose chase
36

Complete following sentences using the apt word from the given options:

All his remarks were meant to .... the reputation and honour enjoyed by the minister.
 
B) Surrogate C) Prorocatory D) Derogate
37 His negligence of duty will be ....... to his promotions.
 
B) Determinant C) Incremental D) Detrimental
38 That which cannot be taken by force of arms is .............
 
B) Invincible C) Infallible D) Impregnable
39 .................... is the theory that actions are right because they are useful
 
B) Pragmatism C) Machiavellism D) Utilitarianism
40 Aeroplanes are kept in...
 
B) Velodrome C) Aerodrome D) Hangars
41 Doctor is to medicine as teacher is to......
 
B) College C) School D) Lecture
42 Procrastinator is to time as extravagant is to ................
 
B) Wealth C) Stringiness D) Money
43

In each of the following questions there is a key sentence followed by four alternative sentences. Out of these four options you are required to tick mark the one which is the closet restatement of the given sentence.

For all its recreational values Television or an addiction to it has proved an effective vehicle for separating viewers from their brains or their faculty of thinking.
 
B) An addiction to Television is harmful because the recreation it provides renders people in capable of thinking or using their brains C) Due to its recreational functions Television has led people to grow out of the habit of thinking D) Although Television provides recreation too much viewing has resulted in marring the viewer’s capacity to think.
44 Wars have taken as big a toll of human life as natural disasters ion the last decade
 
B) Wars and natural disasters have been the greatest source of life in the last decade C) The last decade has witnessed loss of life through wars and natural disasters. D) In the last decade loss of life has been as much due to wars as natural disasters.
45 I have written a book ................ African History and a book for children ................ Africa and its people.
 
B) about, about C) about, on D) on about
46 Washing machines..... popular in India in the last ten years or 80.
 
B) became C) are becoming D) have become
47 He used to pray everyday, believing that as long as he ________ so, he would be safe.
 
B) Will do C) is doing D) did
48 If only he...... told us the truth in the beginning, things wouldn’t have gone wrong
 
B) has C) would have D) had
49

The following sentences are divided into five sections (A,B,C,D,E) each. Read the sentences carefully and mark the incorrect section, if any, putting a tick mark. If you feel the sentences are correct, mark the section E;

If you

 
B) she would have C) been giving you the book D) No error
50 The main metal used by the Indus Valley people was ...........
 
B) Silver C) Iron D)Bronze
51 The vedic saying ‘ war begins in the minds of men’ appears in..............
 
B) ) Yajur Veda C) Sama Veda D) Rig Veda
52 The dynasty of the Sangam Age first mentioned by Megasthanese is .....................
 
B) Chola C) Chera D) Jainas
53 The main centre or meeting point of Indo – Roman trade in ancient times was.................
 
B) Calicut C) Rome D) Karaikkal
54 ................................ organised the Public Works Department in India in 1854 – 55
 
B) Lord Canning C) Lord Mayo D) Robert Clive
55 The famous ‘ 1935’ Minutes’ on education was associated with ................
 
B) Sir William Jones C) Warren Hastings D) M.G. Ranade
56 ....................................... gave the slogan “ Jai Hind’
 
B) Mahatma Gandhi C) Jawaharlal Nehru D) Lal Bahadur Shastri
57 The Rowlatt Act was passed in ...................
 
B) 1857 C) 1921 D) 1935
58 .............................. declared that the British would quit India by June 1948.
 
B) Lord Mountbatten C) Mahatma Gandhi D) Lord Ellenborough.
59 ............................... was the Governor General of India during the revolt of 1857.
 
B) Lord Wellesly C) Lord Mayo D) Lord Dalhousie
60 A person can apply for the citizenship of India after staying in India for a minimum period of ...................................
 
B) 7 years C) 10 years D) 12 years
61 .............................................. has the power to suspend the Fundamental Rights of the citizens of India during National emergency.
 
B) The Speaker of Lok Sabha C) The Prime Minister D) The Chief Justice
62 The concept of Directive Principles was borrowed from the Constitution of
 
B) England C) Greece D) France
63 A bill introduced by a member or a minister goes through .......................
 
B) Two readings C) Four Readings D) One reading
64 The total number of languages in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution is .........
 
B) 15 C) 24 D) 8
65 The President made the proclamation of Emergency under Article 352 for the first time in in the year ...............................
 
B) 1975 C) 1992 D) 1948
66 The purpose of appointing the Sarkaria Commission was to examine...............
 
B) The language Problem C) The reservation issue D) The educational problems
67 The Tenth Plan aims at a growth rate of
 
B) 6% C) 5% D) 11%
68 The Tenth Plan aims at a reduction in population at the rate of ..............
 
B) 11% C) 5% D) 11%
69 Human Poverty Index is determined on the basis of .....................
 
B) Educational Backwardness C) Unemployment D) Economic Backwardness.
70 The Supreme Court of India consists of a Chief Justice and not more than ........ number of Judges.
 
B) 20 C) 50 D) 15
71 The Panchayat Raj was first introduced in the State of ...........................
 
B) Uttar Pradesh C) Haryana D) Kerala
72 Which of the following slogan is associated with Gandhiji ?
 
B) Jai Hind C) Vande Mataram D) Inquilab Zindabad
73 Who suggested and persuaded the family of Gandhiji to send Gandhiji to England to study law ?
 
B) Maganlal Gandhiji C) Laximidas D) Sheik Mehtab
74 Gandhiji’s famous Hairjan – uplift tour started from .........................
 
B) Wardha C) Varanasi D) Dandi
75 In which year was the first Five – Year plan of India started ?
 
B) 1951 C) 1956 D) 1955
76 Which State in India has the largest coast line ?
 
B) Andhra Pradesh C) Karnataka D) Tamil Nadu
77 Bodha Gaya is situated in
 
B) Bihar C) Himachal Pradesh D) Bhutan
78 The Indian States were re – organised on the basis of language in the year .........
 
B) 1956 C) 1951 D) 1950
79 The place known as the Queen of the Nilgiris is ....................
 
B) C) Anamudi D) Kodaikanal
80 Decibel is a unit of .................
 
B) Sound C) Speed D) Height
81 The science of space travel is known as
 
B) Astronautics C) Robotics D) Cosmanautics
82 The first Indian Communication Satellite was known as ............................
 
B) Apple C) Appolo D) Cosmonautics
83 The minimum age prescribed for the election to the post of the president of India is
 
B) 25 C) 40 D) 50
84 Cancum became famous ion 2003 because of .................................................
 
B) WTO Meet C) World Athletic Meet D) Film Festival
85 The winner of Gandhi Peace Prize for 2003 is .....................
 
B) Vaclav Havel C) George Bush D) Tony Blair
86 The winner of Nobel Prize for Literature for 2003 is ........................
 
B) J.M. Coetze C) Saramago D) Salman Rushdie
87 The World Athletic Meet in which Anju Bobby George won a medal was held at
 
B) Paris C) Manchester D) Sydney
88 The communication satellite launched by India on 28th September 2003 is ...........
 
B) Insat 3 E C) PSLV – 3 D) Insat 2 D
89 The UN Award for Human Rights was conferred in wooe on ................
 
B) Sergio De Mello C) Collin Powel D) Yasar Arafat
90 To which couontry does Kofi Annan belong ?
 
B) Ghana C) Nigeria D) Uganda
91 Who was the editor of Vivekodayam which started publishing in 1901 ?
 
B) Kumaran Asan C) Ulloor D) Kesari Balakrishna Pillai
92 Hortus Malabaricus was written in .......................... language
 
B) Latin C) Malayalam D) German
93 Mount Everest is named after George Everest. Who was George Everest ?
 
B) Surveyor General of India C) British Governor – General D) Viceroy
94 The Post Office Savings Bank system was introduced in India in the year ..............
 
B) 1882 C) 1948 D) 1912
95 The book “ Samkshepa Vedartham” was printed in 1772 in .....................
 
B) Rome C) Germany D) Madras
96 World Environment Day is on ................
 
B) June 5 C) September 11 D) September 5
97 Human Rights Day is observed on ...................................................
 
B) December 10 C) September 5 D) August 1
98 In which year was the Asian Development Bank set up ?
 
B) 1966 C) 1958 D) 1962
99 The biggest district in Kerala is
 
B) Palaghat C) Malappuram D) Kottayam
   
 
   
   
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