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095/2016
Maximum : 100 marks
Time : 1 hour and 15 minutes


1. Periyar originating from :
(A) Anamudi
(B)Ayiramala
(C ) Anamala
(D)Ponmudi

2.The famous mamangam festival was held at:
(A) Ponnani
(B)Tirur
(C ) Thirunavaya
(D)Cheruthuruthi

3.Thrippadidanam ceremony conducted by :
(A) Marthandavarma
(B)Sree Chithira Thirunnal
(C ) Sree Moolam Thirunnal
(D)Swathi Thirunnal

4.Adyanpara waterfall situated at:
(A) Malappuram
(B)Kollam
(C ) Idukky
(D)Thrissur

5.Malabar cement factory is situated at:
(A) Valayar
(B)Coimbatore
(C ) Kozhikode
(D)Valapatanam

6.The peninsular river which is known as Dhakshinaganga is : .
(A) River Kaveri
(B)Godhavari
(C ) River Pampa
(D)Thungabhadra

7.Hirakud dam is across the river :
(A)Mahanadhi
(B)Sutlej
(C ) Boas
(D)Kosi River

8.Headquarters of the East coast Railway is :
(A) Hubli
(B)Kolkata
(C ) Bilaspur
(D)Bhuvaneswar

9. Vis; eswarayya Iron and steel limited started in the year 1923 at:
(A) Durgapur
(B)Varanasi
(C ) Bhadravati
(D)Rourkela

10.The only, volcano in Indian subcontinent is in
(A) Jammu and Kashmir
(B)Deccan
(C ) Andaman Islands
(D)Lakshadweep

11.Market Regulation was one of the reforms of:
(A) Alauddhin Khilji
(B)Shersha
(C ) Firoz Shah Thuglak
(D)Balban

12.Kunwarsingh was the leader of:
(A) Santhal Revolt
(B) Fakhir RevoltFakhir Revolt
(C ) Revolt of 1857
(D)Revolt of Deccan

13.In India , reign of the English East India company ended in :
(A) 1857
(B) 1858
(C ) 1860
(D) 1861

14.Madam Bikaji Kama was associated with :
(A) Swaraj Party
(B)Congress Party
(C ) Socialist Party
(B)Gadhar Party

15.Who was the last Governor General of India?
(A) Lord Mound Baten
(B) Lord CanningLord Canning
(C ) C. Rajagopalachari
(D)Sardhar V. Patel

16.Which Five Year is known as Education Five Year Plan of India?
(A) 7th plan
(B)9th plan9th plan
(C ) 10th plan
(D)11th plan

17.Who is the head of National Institution of transforming India?
(A) The President
(B) The prime ministerThe Prime Minister
(C ) The Chief Justice
(D)Chief Election Commissioner

18. Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India is :
(A) Mr. T.S. Vijayan
(B)Mr. R. Chandrasekhar
(C ) Mr. Sashank Manohar
(D)Mr. S.K. Roy

19.NAJBARD established on:
(A) 12th July 1982
(B)15th July 1990
(C ) 12th July 1984
(D)14th July 1982

20. In Indian Constitution, Article.315 related to :
(A)Election Commission
(B)Finance Commission
(C )Public Service Commission for the union and for the states
(D)Governor of the states

21. Which one is not among the cyber crime instruments?
(A) Radio
(B)Digital Camera
(C ) Mobile phone
(D)Computer

22.First Cyber Law in India is :
(A) IT Act 1999
(B)IT Act 2005
(C ) IT Act 2008
(D)IT Act 2000

23.Which day is observed as Orange Day? [The International Day for the 

Elimination of violence
against women]•
(A) ' October 25
(B)November 28 ‘
(C ) October 28
(D)November 25

24.The Chairperson of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights — 

[NCPCR] is :
(A) Mrs. Ela Bhutt
(B)Mrs. J.Manjula
(C ) Mrs. Rekha Nambiar
(D)Mrs. Stuti Kacker

26.The chairperson of Kerala State Women Commission :
(A) Mrs. P.Khadeeja
(B)Mrs. K.C. Rosakkutty
(C ) Mrs. P. Kamalam
(D)Mrs. Omana George

26.
Man Booker prize for fiction 2015, won by : (A) Marlon James (C ) Richard 

Flanagan
27.Venue of 2016 Olympics is :
(A) Tokyo
(C ) Rio de Jeneiro
(B) Sanjeer Sahotta 
(D) Eleanor Caton
(B) London 
(D) Mexico

28.U.N. observes the year 2016 as the International Year of:,
(A) Light
(B) Soil
(C ) Sustaining energy
(D) Pulse crops

29.The only Malayali Arjuna Award winner in 2015, Mr. P.R. Sreejesh, won 

his’prize in which game?
(A) Tennis (C ) Hockey
(B) Cricket (D) Football

30.Who won the Vallathol Award-2015?
(A) P. Sachidanandan
(C ) Perumpadavan Srecdhnran
(B) M.K Sanu 
(D) P.N. Pillai

31.Head quarters of Unesco :
(A) Paris (C ) Washington
(B) New York (D) Geneva

32.. Present Chief Justice of Supreme Court: 
(A) H.A.L. Dattu (C ) P. Sadhasivam
(B) T.S. Takur (D) R.S. Pathak

33. Who is the author of "The Abode under the Dome”? 
(A) Dr. Cheriyan Philip 
(B) Dr. Thomas Issac 
(C ) Dr. Thomas Mathew
(D) Mr. Sashi Tarur

34. Name the first indigenous air to air beyond visual range missile, which 

India successfully tested recently is:
(A) Nag •
(B) ASTRA
(C ) Brahmos
(D) Pritvi

35. Chairman of the 14th Finance Commission of India :
(A) Y.V. Reddy
(B)B.V. Mohan Reddy
(C ) S.K Roy
(D)Dr. P.L. Punia

36.The Parkinson's disease affects which body system of humans?
(A) Mascular system
(B)Nervous system
(C ) Digestive system
(D)Respiratory system

37.Mantoux test is related with the determination of:
(A) Leprosy
(B)Pneumonia
(C ) Tuberculosis
(D)Malaria

38.Longest bone in man is :
(A) Femur
(B)Stapes
(C ) Tibia
(D)Humerus

39.Ananus comosus is the scientific name of:
(A) Orange
(B)Banana
(C ) Pineapple
(D)Jack Fruit

40.Chemical name of common salt is :
(A) Calcium Aluminium Silicate
(B)Sodium Chloride
(C ) Calcium Oxide
(D)Sodium Carbonate

41.Acid present in Vinegar is :
(A) Nitric Acid
(B)Folic Acid
(C ) Ascetic Acid
(D)Ascorbic Acid

42.Which is known as the metal of future?
(A) Uranium
(B)Platinum
(C ) Polonium
(D)Titanium

43.In an electronic stove electrical energy converted to :
(A) Kinetic energy
(B)Thermal energy
(C ) Electric energy
(D)Chemical energy

44.‘The Theory of Everything” is the biopic of:
(A) John Dalton
(B)Stephen Hawking
(C ) Higgs Bom
(D)Einsteen

45.The value of acceleration due to gravity is maximum at the :
(A) Poles
(B) EquatorEquator
(C ) Centre of the earth
(D) Equal at all partsEqual at all parts ‘

46.The social reformer who organised Kallumala agitation against dress code 

imposed
lower ca9te women:
(A) Vaikunda Swamikal
(B)Ayyankali
(C ) Kumaragurudevan
(D)Chattampiswamikal

47.Who launched the Paliyam Satyagraha for the eradication of untouchability?
(A) Pandit K.P Karuppan
(B)K. Kelappan
(C ) Sreenarayana Guru
(D)C. Kesavan

48.The author of Daiva Desakam is :-
(A) Vaghbhatananda
(B)Sahodharan Ayyappan
(C ) Chattampi Swamikal
(D)Sreenarayana Guru

49.Which one was an athiest among the renaissance leaders of Kerala?
(A) Poikayil Yohannan
(B)G.P.- Pillai
(C ) Kumaranasan
(D)Sahodharan Ayyappan

50.Samatva Samajam founded by :
(A) Kumaranasan
(B)Dr. Palppu
(C ) Vaikundaswamikal
(D)Brahmananda Guru

51.He can playviolin. Use suitable article.
(A) an
(B)the
(C ) a
(D)some

52.“Night came on and rain fell heavily and we all got very wet”.
Which type of sentence is this?•
(A) Compound
(B)Complex
(C ) Simple
(D)Imperative

53. He resembles his mother. Substitute the underlined word with a suitable 

phrasal verb :
(A) Makes for
(B)Looks after
(C ) Looks down
(D)Takes after

54.What type of a word is ‘undertake’?
(A) Compound word
(B)Idiom
(C ) Adjective
(D)Gerund

55.Antonym of "condemn’ is:
(A) accept
(B)agree
(C ) confirm
(D)justify

56.Denote the gender of the word "goose’:
(A) Common
(B) NeuterNeuter
(C ) Masculine
(D)Feminine

57.Which is correct?
(A) Calender
(B) Calendar
(C ) Calendar
(D) calander

58.‘Hearing the noise, the girl woke up’.‘Hearing in the sentence acts as :
(A) Gerund
(B)Infinite
(C ) Participle
(D)Determiner

59.The long and short of the matterthis.
Fill in the blank suitably.
(A) are
(B)were
(C )is
(D)has

60. Mrs. Vidhya teaches us grammar. When it is changed into passive voice, 

which form of the verb will be used?
(A) teaches
(B) teaching
(C ) teach
(D) taught

Tomorrow willSunday.
(A) have
(B) be
(C ) being
(D) been


62. Speak aloud
Select theappropriate tag:
(A)will you?
(B) don't you?
(C ) do you?
(D) shall you?

She was born at 6 O’ clock3rd May.
(A)in
(B)at
(C )on
(D)of

64.‘Call the first witness', said the judge. The judge commanded 

them--------------write down in
the blank the apt indirect form.
(A)Called the first witness
(B) First witness was called
(C ) To call the first witness
(D) First witness is called

If she had known his address, she Fill in the blank suitablya lette;r to him.
(A) write a letter
(B)has written
(C ) could have written
(D)had written

66. Ramu reads clearly.
The word ‘clearly' stands for :
(A)Adverb
(B)AdjectiveAdjective
(C )Noun
(D)Verb

67.Synonym of queer is :
(A)quite
(B) sternstern
(C )store
(D)strange

68.Neither the boy nor the girl:
(A)Could not succeed
(B)Could succeed
(C )Not succeed ’
(D)Could succeeded

69.Itraining for two hours.
(A)is
(B)has been
(C )have been
(D)was

70.In the formation of the word Freedom',-----------is used.
(A)suffix
(B) prefix
(C ) adverb
(D) participle

71.The purposes of Telex system is :
(A)For sending text-based messages.
(B)For sending voice information.
(C )For sending both text-based messages and Voice
(D)For sending multimedia services

72.To represent the mark or space symbols in teleprinter :
(A)Presence or absence of a pre-definedlevelof voltageis used
(B)Presence or absence of a pre-definedlevelof currentis used
(C )Different frequency combinations
(D)Any of the above

73. The start of every transmission in telex system is by :
(A) Sending the sequence YRYHYR(B)Sending the sequence YPYPYP
(C ) Sending the sequence PYPYPY(H)Sending the sequence RYRYRY
74.Teleprinter speed is expressed in :
(A)Kbps
(B)WPM
(C )WPTI
(D)Mbps

75.The international standard code used in Telex workingis :
(A) ITA2
(B)ITA1
(C ) ITA3' 
(D)Baudot code

76.The test message in Telex working is by :
(A) Sending the sequence YRYRYR
(B)Sending the sequence YPYPYP
(C ) Sending the sequence PYPYPY
(D)Sending the sequence RYRYRY

77.The Service Codes used on telex to indicate“Who are you” is :
(A) WAU
(B)WRU
(C ) WAY
(D) •PPPP

78. The Service Codes used on telex to indicate error:
(A)PPPP
(B)SSSS
(C )RRRR
(D)xxxxx

The Service Code used on telex to indicate Herereadyfor data transmission is
(A)PPPP
(B)SSSS
(C )RRRR
(D)XXXXX

Answerback codes on telex working consists of:
(A)Telex number
(B)Country of origin
(C )Customer name
(D)All the three

81. The expanded form of ITU :
(A)International Telecommunication Union
(B)Indian Telecom Union
(C )International Telex Union
(D)Indian Telex Union

82. The symbol rate measurement on telex working is known as :
(A)Erlang
(B) GOS
(C ) Baud
(D) CCR

88.People still use telex because :
(A)Multi media service is possible (C ) Legally secure
(B) Duplex mode of operation (D) (B) and (C )

84.In telex transmission ++ indicates :
(A)End of transmission
(B)End of transmission acknowledgement not required
(C )End of transmission acknowledgement required
(D)End of transmission you may trunsmit

85.50 baud or approximately :
(A) 300 words per minute
(B) 66 words per minute
(C ) 200 words per minute
(D) 33 words per minute

86.Power consumption of Teleprinter motor is :
(A)40 watts
(B)80 watts
(C )100 watts
(D)120 watts

87.Radio telex system TT44 operate in :
(A)60-72 MHz band
(B)40-52 MHz band
(C )30-42 MHz band
(D)50^62 MHz band

88.Telex Exchange began in.Germany in :*
(A)1950
(B) 1890
(C ) 1933
(D)1901

89.A teleprinter can be used to send and receive typed messages :
(A)point to point only
(B)point to multipoint only
(C ) over various types of communications channels
(D)all the above

90.Choose the correct statement:
(A)Telex exchanges are Telephone Exchanges only
(B)Telex exchanges can be used as Telephone Exchanges also
(C )Only real time message transmission is possible in telex
(D)Telex exchanges are entirely separate from the telephone system

91.To confirm that the connection had remained unbroken during the message 

transmission in telex working:
(A)Sending Answer back code at the end
(B)Sending Test code at the end
(C )Sending Stop transmission at the end
(D)Sending Who arc you code at the end

92. Answerback codes consist of a :
(A)Set of 32 characters
(B)Set of 20 characters
(C ) Set of 8 characters 
(D) Set of 16 character

93.All space function in telex working used for :
(A) inserting a space between words 
(B)fault condition
(C )returning to the beginning of a line
(D)moving the paper to the next line

94.Degree of distortion that a teleprinter will permit is termed as :
(A) teleprinter margin
(B) teleprinter error
(C ) teleprinter tolerance,
(D) teleprinter noise

95.The intelligence for a "Bell’ alarm contact facility is the figures case 

of the letter:
(A) D.
(B) J
(C )Y
(D)S

96.The intelligence for the 'Answer Back’ facility is the Figures case of 

letter :
(A)D
(B)J
(C )Y
(D)S

97.Standard 50 baud working, the time of transmission of 7 1/2 unit code is :
(A)15 milliseconds ’
(B)20 milliseconds
(C )150 milliseconds
(D)112.5 milliseconds

98.Which one is incorrect?
(A)Telex Messages are legal documents unlike emails
(B)’ Both sender and recipient of are Telex Messages formally identified
(C )Banking and Financial Systems not using Telex Messages for trades and 

confirmations
(D)Ocean going ships are required to have Telex Machines, as a safety 

requirement

99.A telegraph speed of 75 bauds equals : 
(A)6 characters per sec
(C )10 characters per sec
(B)6.6 characters per sec
(D) 7.5 characters per sec

100.Of the 32 combinations key operations in telex, the function codes are : 
(A) 26
(B) 6
(C ) 30.
(D) 2