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116/2015
Maximum : 100 marks
Time : 1 hour and 15 minutes

1. Which organ comes under poorly perfused organ?
(A)Skin
(B)Muscle
(C )Fat
(D)Kidneys

2.Dilatant material termed as :
(A)Shear thickening system
(B)Shear thinning system
(C )Plastic system
(D)Pseudoplastic system

3.Dimethicone is the other name of:
(A)Calamine
(B)Titanium dioxide
(C )Silicon oil
(D)Zinc stearate

4.Alpha 2 globulin is otherwise known as :
(A)Transcortin
(B)Ceruloplasmin
(C )Transferrin
(B)Orosomucoid

5.Combined impact and attrition is the working principal of:
(A) Cutter mill
(B)Hammer mill
(C ) Ball mill
(D)Roller mill

6.Lyophilisation is the other term of:
(A) Freeze drying
(B)Distillation
(C ) Fluidized bed drying
(D)Crystallisation

7.BCG vaccine is the living cells of strain of:
(A) Mycobacterium tuberculosis
(B)Mycobacterium leprae
(C ) Pasteurella pertusis
(D)Vibrio cholerae


8. Mean Residence Time (MRT) represents which percentage of intravenous bolus 

dose to be
eliminated ? 
(A) 46.2
(B)63.2
(C ) 50
(D)73.2

9.Toxoids are bacterial:
(A) Exotoxin
(B)Endotoxin
(C ) Agglutinin
(D)Precipitin

10.The enzyme which is known as spreading factor9
(A) Collagenase
(B)Hyaluronidase
(C ) Lecithinase
(D)Haemolysins

11.The mechanism of absorption of sabin poliovaccine :
(A) Active transport
(B)Passive diffusion
(C ) Endocytosis
(D)Ion pair transport

12.Rideal walker coefficient test uses astrain of:
 (A) Salmonella typhi
(B)Mycobacterium tuberculosis
(C ) Mycobacterium leprae
(D)Vibrio cholerae

13.Drugs having pKa value greater than 8.0 : 
(A) unionized at all pH
(B)unionized in stomach pH only
(C ) ionized at all pH
(D)ionized in stomach pH only

14.Colchicine is used to treat: 
(A) Malaria
(B)Gout
(C ) Migraine
(D)Asthma

15.Marmelosin A, B & C are the chief constituents :in :
(A) Gokhru
(B)Amla
(C ) Bael
(D)Manna

16.Water soluble fraction of starch is : 
(A) Amylose
(B)Amylopectin
(C ) Cyclodextrin
(D)Pectin

17. S-Glycosidic linkage is found in : 
(A) Arbutin
(B) Sinigrin 
(D) Indisine
(C ) Aloin

18. Carboxylic acid having alpha hydrogen atom replaced by chlorine in 

presence of phosphorus
is known as :
(A) Hell- Volhard Zelinsky reaction
(B)Etard’s reaction
(C ) Perkin reaction
(D)Wurtz reaction

19.Haemolysis test is for which glycoside ?
(A) Saponin
(B)Thiocynate
(C ) Anthraquinone
(D)Phenol

20.THC is present in :
(A) Capsicum
(B)Asafoetida
(C ) Kaladana
(D)Cannabis

21.Mixture exhibit negative deviation from Rault’slaw :
(A) Carbon tetra chloride & cyclohexane
(B)Ethanol & water
(C ) Benzene & ethanol
(D)Chloroform & acetone

22.Equipment used for drying milk :
(A) Spray dryer
(B)Vacuum dryer
(C ) Tray dryer
(D)Tunnel dryer

23.Agent used to measure active tubular secretionis :
(A) Creatinine
(B)Para amino hippuric acid
(C ) Inulin
(D)Mannitol

24.The antidote for opioid poisoning :
(A) Bal
(B)Naloxone
(C ) Atropine
(D)Physostigmine

25. Plant constituent used in preparation of mosquito coils :
(A) Ergot
(B)Ephedra
(C ) Aconite
(D)Pyrethrum

26.Drugs acting directly on the skeletal muscle :
(A) Succinyl choline
(B)Tubocurarine
(C ) Gallamine
(D)Dantrolene

27.A potassium channel activator is :
(A) Veratrum
(B)Prazosin
(C ) Minoxidil
(D)None

28.Vitamin B6 is :
(A) Biotin
(B)Pyridoxine
(C ) Thiamine
(D)Niacin

29.Chancroid is caused by :
(A) H. ducrei
(B)H. pylori
(C ) S. aureus
(D)E.coli

30.pKa of sulphacetamide :
(A) 8.2
(B)4.8
(C ) 5.4
(D)7.8

31.Drugs used to aid digestion in the git:
(A) Pepsin
(B)Probucol
(C ) Gugulipid
(D)Pectin

32.Administration of expired tetracyclin results :
(A) Fanconi syndrome
(B)Gray baby syndrome
(C ) Stevan-Johnson’s syndrome
(D)Down’s syndrome

33. Metabolite of drug causes methemoglobinaemia :
(A) Imipramine
(B)Dapsone
(C ) Paracetamol
(D)Nicotine

34.Progestins with androgenic effect:
(A) Norgestrel
(B)Norethynodrel
(C ) Norethinsterone
(D)Ethinodiol diacetate

35.Supplement given for cancer patient who isunder methotrexate therapy ?
(A) Folic acid
(B)Folinic acid
(C ) Pyridoxine
(D)Ascorbic acid

36.Panxoside is the constituent of:
(A) Ginseng
(B)Brahmi
(C ) Senega
(D)Gokhru

37.Fluid moves in a direction opposite to the sedimentation movement:
(A) settling
(B)elutriation
(C ) centrifugation
(D)precipitation

38.Coulter current method used for determination of:
(A) particle shape
(B)particle volume
(C ) particle size
(D)particle density

39.Drug used for ulcerative colitis :
(A) Kanamycin
(B)Sucralfate
(C ) Sulfasalazine
(D)Cycloserine

40.A moderately sedative anti - histamine :
(A) Promethazine
(B)Hydroxyzine
(C ) Clemastine
(D)Antazoline

41.Avicel is the trade name of:
(A)Starch
(B) Methyl cellulose
(C ) Microcrystalline cellulose
(D) Chitosan

42.An oral hypoglyceamic sulphonyl urea drug :
(A)Phenformin
(B) Acarbose
(C ) Guargum
(D) Tolbutamide

43.Complete seperation of top or bottom crowns of a tablet:
(A)Sticking
(B) Capping
(C ) Lamination
(D) Picking

44.Ceresin is :
(A) Synchro waxes
(C ) Synchro waxes & ozokerite
(B) Ozokerite & paraffin wax 
(D) Ozokerite only

45.A second generation cephalosporin : 
(A) Cephalothin (C ) Cefazolin
(B) Cefepime (D) Cefaclor

46.An immunosuppressant which is specific t-cell inhibitors ?
(A)Cyclosporine
(B)Chlorambucil
(C )Muromonab
(D)Azathioprine

47.Number of milligrams of potassium hydroxide required to neutralize free 

acids & saponify esters in 1 gram of fat is :
(A)Iodine value
(B)Water number
(C )Acid value
(D)Saponificationvalue

48.Part used to attach valve proper to aerosol container :
(A)Gasket
(B)Stem
(C )Housing
(D)Ferrule

49.Standards for disinfectant coming under which schedule ?
(A) M
(B) P
(C ) O
(D) R

50. Novocaine is the other name of:
(A) Chlorprocaine
(B)Lignocaine
(C ) Proparacaine
(D)Procaine

51.Presence or absence of functional group can be identified by the spectra :
(A) Mass
(B)NMR
(C ) Visible
(D)Infrared

52.Warfarin displaced from site one of human serum albumin by :
(A) Furesamide
(B)Phenyl butazone
(C ) Disulfiram
(D)Cimetidine

53.Agent used as a contrast medium inthe X-ray examination of gall bladder :
(A) Cinnamic acid
(B)Iothalamic acid
(C ) Iopanoic acid
(D)Mandelic acid

54.Biotin is :
(A) Vitamin C
(B)Vitamin E
(C ) Vitamin H
(D)Vitamin D

55.Most popular eye drop preservative :
(A) BHA
(B)BHT
(C ) Methyl paraben
(D)Benzalkonium chloride

56.An example of pM indicator :
(A) Methyl orange
(B)Phenolphthalein
(C ) Phenyl red
(D)Murexide

57.Solvents have both protogenic & protophilic properties
(A) Levelling solvent
(B)Amphiprotic solvent
(C ) Differenciating solvent
(D)Aprotic solvent

58.The principle in HPTLC is :
(A) Absorption
(B)Elution
(C ) Adsorption
(D)Purging

59.Antioxidants used for oil systems :
(A)Thioglycerol
(B)Sodium sulfite
(C )Lecithin
(D)Sulfur dioxide

60.Mevalonic acid formation is catalysed by the enzyme :
(A)Acetyl- CoA
(B)Phosphomevalonate kinase
(C )Mevalonate kinase
(D)HMG-CoA reductase

61.Which computer programming language among the given is true object 

oriented programming language?
(A)BASIC
(B)JAVA
(C )C
(D)FORTRAN

62.Example for volatile memory :
(A)CD-ROM
(B)Hard Disk 
(C )ROM
(D)RAM

63.1 MB = :
(A)220Byte
(B)210 Byte
(C )28 Byte
(D)212 Bit

64.-------------is a device that converts the digital signals into analog and 

analog signals into digital.
(A) LAN Card
(B)Webcam 
(C ) Modem
(D) SMPS

65.Which one is not an output device?
(A) Monitor
(B)Joystick
(C ) Plotter
(D) Printer

66.(37) 10 = (X)2:
(A) X= 100101
(B)X = 101001
(C ) X= 101101
(D) X= 100110

67. Solaris is a/an:
(A) Application Software
(B)Utility Software
(C ) Operating System
(D)Microprocessor

68.The first free web based email service is:
(A) Hotmail
(B)Yahoomail
(C ) Gmail
(D)Rediffmail

69.Malware is a:
(A) Hardware
(B)Firmware
(C ) Software
(D)None of these

70.Who invented the computer mouse in 1964?
(A) Larry Page
(B)Paul Allen
(C ) Steve Jobs
(D)Douglas C. Engelbart

71.PARAM is a series of:
(A) Micro computers
(B)Mainframe computers
(C ) Mini computers
(D)Super computers

72.Topology used in Ethernet LAN is :
(A) Irregular
(B)Complete
(C ) Bus
(D)Tree

73.Universal gates are :
(A)OR and AND
(B)NAND and NOR
(C )NOT and NAND
(D)XOR and NOT

74.Storage capacity of a standard single sided, single layer DVD-R is :
(A) 700 MB
(B)4.7 GB
(C ) 100 MB
(D)8.5 GB

75.is a translator program whichtranslates assembly langua^
machine language program.
(A) Linker
(B)Loader
(C ) Interpreter
(D)Assembler

76.Diagram that represents a process in sequential order :
(A) Algorithm
(B) Flow chart
(C )Stack
(D) Queue

77.------------is a basic data type in C++.
(A) Int
(B) Struct
(C )Class
(D) Union

78.Which standard network protocol is used to transfer computer files from 

one host to another host?
(A)FTP
(B)SMTP
(C )PING
(D)TELNET

79.Processed data is known as :
(A)File
(B)Database
(C )Library
(D)Information

80.Step which is not involved in software development:
(A)Documenting
(B)Programming
(C )Embedding
(D)Testing

81.Mother kerala, “Sleeps with her head on the lap of the Sahyadri clad in 

green” and her feet pillowed on the crystal ocean sand, kumari at one end and 

the lord of Gokarna on the other”. This poetic language belongs to :
(A) Pala Narayanan Nair
(B) Mahakavi vallathol
(C ) O.N.V. Kurup
(D) Kumaranasan

82.Rani Gaidiliu, a rebel leader against the British was from :
(A) Assam
(B) Haryana
(C ) Bengal
(D) Nagaland

83.‘Operation black board project’ was introduced by :
(A) Rajeev Gandhi
(B)Narasimha Rao
(C ) A.B. Vajpayee
(D)H.D. Devagawda

84.A major incident in Kerala, connection with the Quit India movement:
(A)Payyannur satyagraha
(B)Wagon tragedy
(C )Keezhariyur bomb case
(D)Kakori conspiracy case

85. The 5th ‘Brics’ conference of March - 2013 was held at:
(A) Durban
(B)Capetown
(C ) Johannes burg
(D)Petoria

86.The film ‘Gravity’ wins seven Oscars, including best director. Who is the 

director?
(A) Bruno Delbonnel
(B)Alfonso Cuaron
(C ) Catherine Merlin
(D)William Chang Suk Ping

87.Name the sailing vessel used by Lt.Cdr. Abhilash Tomy for his solo 

unassisted non stop circum navigation :
(A) INS Tarangini
(B)INSV Sudarsini
(C ) INSV Mhadei
(D)INS Godavari

88.‘Economic history of India’ was written by :
(A) Bipin Chandra
(B)M.N. Roy
(C ) A.R. Desai
(D)R.C. Dutt

89.The monsoon which brings rain in Kerala duringthe period October to 

December is called :
(A) South West Monsoons
(B)South East Monsoons
(C ) North West Monsoons
(D)North East Monsoons

90.The first chief election commissioner of India :
(A) Kalyana Sundaram
(B)Nagendra Singh
(C ) Sukumar Sen
(D)V.S. Remadevi

91.The Malayalam poetess Sugatha kumari has been chosen for the Saraswathi 

Samman Award for her poetry collection :
(A) Ratri mazha
(B)Manalezhuthu
(C ) Pathira pookkal
(D)Ambala mani


92.‘Samatva samajam’ was founded by :
(A) Vaikunda Swamikal
(B)Ayyankali
(C ) Sree Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
(D)Swami Vagbhadananda

93.The National Calender of India is based on the
(A) Gupta Era
(B)Kollam Era
(C ) Saka Era
(D)Vikram Era

94.Who has been hailed as the “Father of Modern KeralaRenaissance” ?
(A) Sree Narayana Guru
(B)Rajaram Mohan Roy
(C ) Swami Vivekananda
(D)Dayananda Saraswathy

95.The First Viceroy of India after Queen’s proclamation
(A) Lord Rippon
(B)Mount Batten
(C ) Lord Curson
(D)Lord Canning

96.The National Voters day :
(A) August - 15
(B)January — 25
(C ) April - 10
(D)December - 10

97.The country took up the mediation in the Tashkent declaration of 1996:
(A) Soviet union
(B)USA
(C ) China
(D)France

98.Chattampi swamikal attained Samadhi at:
(A) Kannan moola
(B)Varkkala
(C ) Chempazhanthi
(B)Panmana

99.The study of coins is called :
(A) Epigraphy
(B)Neumismatics
(C ) Paleography
(D)Demography

100.The official slogan of FIFA World Cup - 2014 :
(A) Last stop : Glory
(B)It is time for a new champion
(C ) All in one rhythm
(D)Hope is my road, victory my destiny