answer key 65

Deputy Collector (SR for SC/ST) - Land Revenue Department Cat.No : 289/2018  Date of Test : 26/09/2019  Question Code : 43/2019  

1. In a class boys and girls are in the ratio 5 : 3. If the number of boys is 16 more than the 

number of girls, then the total strength of the class is : 

(A) 48 

(B) 64 

(C) 56 

(D) 24 

2. A father is 5 times as old as his son. If their total age is 48, the age of the son is : 

(A) 7 

(B) 6 

(C) 8 

(D) 40 

3. In how many years Rs. 5,000 will get a compound interest of Rs. 1,050 at 10% per annum? 

(A) 3 

(B) 5 

(C) 4 

(D) 2 

4. LCM and HCF of two numbers are 160 and 8 respectively. One of the number is 32, then the 

other number is : 

(A) 40 

(B) 30 

(C) 20 

(D) 16 

5. A number is divided by 35 gives 23 as remainder. If the same number is divided by 

7 remainder is : 

(A) 4 

(B) 3 

(C) 5 

(D) 2 

6. The area of a square plot is 6050 sq.mts. The length of its diagonal in meters is : 

(A) 100 

(B) 120 

(C) 130 

(D) 110 

7. The mean proportional between 25, 81 is : 

(A) 40 

(B) 50 

(C) 45 

(D) None of these 

8. How many times in a day the hands of the clock at right angles? 

(A) 22 

(B) 40 

(C) 44 

(D) 46 

9. 5 men can do a job in 16 days. If 3 more men join them then the number of days required to 

complete the work : 

(A) 6

(B) 10 

(C) 5 

(D) 13 

10. A train crosses a signal post in 12 seconds, when the speed of the train was 60 km/hr. Then 

the length of the train in meters : 

(A) 200

(B) 150 

(C) 250 

(D) 300 

11. Find the odd one out : 

(A) Rambutan 

(B) Pistachio 

(C) Longan 

(D) Lychee 

12. If ‘INDIA’ is coded as ‘IOFLE’, then how is ‘CHINA’ coded : 

(A) CIKQE 

(B) CIKPD 

(C) CIKRE 

(D) CJKQE 

13. Find the missing number : 

6, 14, 45, 184, ––––––––––. 

(A) 552 

(B) 229 

(C) 139 

(D) 925 

14. What will come in the place of ‘?’ in the following letter series? 

ACZ, CDW, EET, GFQ, ? 

(A) IFO 

(B) IGP 

(C) IGN 

(D) JFN 

15. If ‘?’ is to Bile as Gland is to ‘?’ : 

(A) Kidney, Blood 

(B) Spleen, Phlegm 

(C) Liver, Urin 

(D) Liver, Hormone 

16. If 4th of the month falls on Sunday, what day of the week will be the seventh day after 23rd of 

the month? 

(A) Friday 

(B) Sunday 

(C) Thursday 

(D) Tuesday 

17. A man walked 500 meter west of his house and then turned South and walked 700 meter. Then he turned east and walked 600 meter and finally 100 meter to the west. How far is he from his initial position? 

(A) 600 meter 

(B) 1200 meter 

(C) 700 meter 

(D) 100 meter 

18. ‘S’ and ‘T’ are brothers. ‘U’ and ‘V’ are sisters. The son of ‘S’ is brother of ‘V’. T is related to ‘U’ as:

(A) Brother 

(B) Uncle 

(C) Son 

(D) Father 

19. Exercise : Movement : : Lethargic : ? 

(A) Energetic 

(B) Assertive 

(C) Bold 

(D) Apathetic 

20. Fabulous : Boring : : Imaginary : ? 

(A) Real 

(B) Fictious 

(C) Made up 

(D) Mythical 

21. Which part of the brain controls involuntary actions such as heart beat and breathing? 

(A) Cerebellum 

(B) Thalamus 

(C) Medulla Oblongata 

(D) Cerebrum 

22. The Allotrope of carbon which is used as a moderator in nuclear reactors? 

(A) Graphite 

(B) Fullerene 

(C) Graphene 

(D) Charcoal 

23. Which is the major component of natural gas? 

(A) Butane 

(B) Methane 

(C) Hydrogen 

(D) Carbon dioxide 

24. Which of the following is a gaseous plant hormone? 

(A) Auxine

(B) Cytokinin 

(C) Ethylene 

(D) Gibberellin 

25. Example of a semiconductor : 

(A) Silicon 

(B) Copper

(C) Iron 

(D) Aluminium 

26. The catalyst used in the manufacture of Sulphuric Acid : 

(A) Manganese Dioxide 

(B) Vanadium Pentoxide 

(C) Phosphoric Acid 

(D) Zinc Oxide 

27. The compound used to regulate the setting time of cement : 

(A) Limestone 

(B) Silicon dioxide 

(C) Gypsum 

(D) Calcium oxide 

28. Water kept in an earthern pot cools well due to the phenomenon of : 

(A) Vapourisation 

(B) Sublimation 

(C) Condensation 

(D) Evaporation 

29. The visual pigment ‘rhodopsin’ seen in the rod cells of the retina is derived from which of the 

following vitamin: 

(A) Vitamin A 

(B) Vitamin K 

(C) Vitamin D 

(D) Vitamin C 

30. The phenomenon of persistence of sound as a result of multiple reflection is : 

(A) Diffraction 

(B) Echo 

(C) Reverberation 

(D) Resonance 

31. Who is the recipient of the Saraswathi Samman for the year 2017? 

(A) Sitanshu Yashaschandra

(B) Manoj Das 

(C) Padma Sachdev 

(D) Mahabaleswar Sail 

32. In the Swachh Survekshan 2018 Rankings which Indian city was awarded best capital city in 

the Solid Waste Management? 

(A) Chennai 

(B) Mumbai 

(C) Hyderabad 

(D) Bhuvaneswar 

33. The Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Museum is at : 

(A) Pune 

(B) Kolkota 

(C) Agarthala

(D) New Delhi 

34. Who has become the first player-ever to win ICC Test, ODI player and Cricketer of the year? 

(A) M.S. Dhoni 

(B) Virat Kohli 

(C) Kane Williamson 

(D) Rishabh Pant 

35. Who wrote ‘Shadow Lines’? 

(A) Shankha Ghosh 

(B) Krishna Sobti 

(C) Amitav Ghosh 

(D) Preethi Shenoy 

36. In which of the following cities has started the World’s first human rights television? 

(A) London 

(B) Tokyo 

(C) New York

 (D) Beijing 

37. India’s first private sector Howitzer gun manufacturing plant has inaugurated in which 

Indian City? 

(A) Gandhinagar 

(B) Lucknow 

(C) Bhopal 

(D) Surat 

38. DARPAN project relates to : 

(A) Railways 

(B) Postal reforms 

(C) Women Empowerment 

(D) Insurance reforms 

39. The POCSO Act is related to : 

(A) Child Sexual abuse 

(B) Road safety 

(C) Women safety 

(D) SC/ST atrocity law 

40. Who won Dadasaheb Phalke award for the year 2018? 

(A) Girish Karnatak 

(B) Amitab Bachan 

(C) Mrinal Sen 

(D) Vinod Khanna 

41. Who wrote the book ‘The Transfer of Power in India’? 

(A) Lord Mount Batten 

(B) V P Menon 

(C) Dr. Ambedkar 

(D) Sardar Vallabai Patel 

42. The Attingal revolt was broke out in the year : 

(A) 1732 

(B) 1712 

(C) 1721 

(D) 1741 

43. Which among the following revolts Kaitheri Ambu Nair participated? 

(A) Santhal revolt 

(B) Kurichya revolt 

(C) Mappila revolt 

(D) Pazhassi revolt 

44. Aryasamajam was established by : 

(A) Pandit K P Karuppan 

(B) Ayyankali 

(C) Kumaraguru Devan 

(D) Sahodaran Ayyappan 

45. Who among the following was closely connected with Keezhariyur Bomb Case? 

(A) G.P. Pillai 

(B) K.B. Menon 

(C) T.K. Madhavan 

(D) Swedesabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai 

46. In the Medieval Kerala the term Ayiram stands for : 

(A) Tax 

(B) Army 

(C) Money 

(D) Council 

47. Which Indian river is called as Jamuna in Bangladesh? 

(A) Ganga 

(B) Yamuna 

(C) Brahmaputhra 

(D) Godavari 

48. Amaravathi river is a tributary of : 

(A) Kaveri 

(B) Narmada 

(C) Krishna 

(D) Tapti 

49. Who was the leader of the revolt of 1857 in Kanpur? 

(A) Bhakth Khan 

(B) Bahadurshah 

(C) Vajid Ali Shah 

(D) Nana Saheb 

50. Who among the following was NOT a member of the famous Trio (Lal-Bal Pal) in Indian 

National Congress? 

(A) Bal Gangadhara Tilak 

(B) Lal Bahadur Sastri 

(C) Lala Lajpat Rai 

(D) Bipin Chandra Pal 

51. Dr. Sathyapal and Saifudheen Kitchlew were arrested for their protest against : 

(A) Jallianvalabagh massacre 

(B) Salt law 

(C) Rowlatt Acts 

(D) Reforms of 1919 

52. Which of the following movements was closely connected with Ali brothers? 

(A) Khilafat movement 

(B) Malabar rebellion 

(C) Direct Action Day 

(D) Mappila revolts 

53. Gandhiji withdrew non-cooperation movement in the year : 

(A) 1921 

(B) 1922 

(C) 1924 

(D) 1925 

54. Who was the main organizer of the Bardoli Sathyagraha? 

(A) Gandhiji 

(B) Lala Lajpat Rai 

(C) Motilal Nehru 

(D) Sardar Vallabai Patel 

55. Which Indus Valley site has been known as Mound of the Dead? 

(A) Mohenjodaro 

(B) Harappa 

(C) Lothal 

(D) Kalibangan 

56. Who founded Sathyasodaka Samajam? 

(A) Atmaram Pandurang 

(B) Jyothiba Phule 

(C) E.V. Ramaswami Naicker 

(D) Veeresalingam 

57. Who formulated People’s Plan in 1945? 

(A) Visweswarayya 

(B) Dadabai Naoroji 

(C) Jawaharlal Nehru 

(D) M N Roy 

58. The Electricity agitation of 1936 was broke out at : 

(A) Kochi 

(B) Thrissur 

(C) Palakkad 

(D) Kollam 

59. Who published Sivayogavilasam Masika? 

(A) Ayyankali 

(B) Chattambi Swamikal 

(C) Vagbatanandan 

(D) Sree Narayana Guru 

60. Which was the ancient name of Padmanabhapuram? 

(A) Travancore 

(B) Kalkulam 

(C) Balaramapuram 

(D) Venad 

61. Name the Union Territories of India which have elected Legislators and Governments : 

(A) Puducherry and Delhi 

(B) Delhi and Lakshadweep 

(C) Lakshadweep and Puducherry 

(D) Daman and Diu 

62. Which Government removed the Right to property from the list of Fundamental Rights? 

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru Government 

(B) Indira Gandhi Government 

(C) Morarji Desai Government 

(D) V.P. Singh Government 

63. The Central legislature of India consists of : 

(A) Three Houses 

(B) One House 

(C) Two Houses 

(D) None of these 

64. Which of the following is not a basic feature of Indian Constitution? 

(A) Parliamentary Government 

(B) Independent Judiciary 

(C) Presidential Government 
(D) Unitary Government 

65. The Constitution of India adopted the concept of single citizenship from : 

(A) Sri Lanka 

(B) Britain 

(C) China 

(D) America 

66. Which constitutional amendment introduced G.S.T. in India? 

(A) 91th amendment 

(B) 81st amendment 

(C) 100th amendment 

(D) 101st amendment 

67. The concept of Directive Principles of State Policy in the Indian Constitution is borrowed 

from : 

(A) Irish Constitution 

(B) Canadian Constitution 

(C) French Constitution 

(D) Australian Constitution 

68. The power to regulate the rights of citizenship in India is vested on : 

(A) Supreme Court 

(B) The Parliament 

(C) Union Cabinet 

(D) Law Minister 

69. The Chief Minister of a State is : 

(A) Head of the Government 

(B) Head of the State 

(C) Head of the Election Commission 

(D) None of these 

70. Who was the First Election Commissioner of India? 

(A) T.N. Seshan 

(B) V.S. Ramadevi 

(C) H.S. Brahma 

(D) Sukumar Sen 

71. I would rather you –––––––––– a doctor before you start your journey. 

(A) consult 

(B) to consult 

(C) consulted 

(D) consulting 

72. His article in the journal is a –––––––––– and it achieves much appreciation. 

(A) modus operandi 

(B) ingenious 

(C) de facto 

(D) bona fide 

73. If it had rained, –––––––––– : 

(A) the match would be cancelled 

(B) the match would have been cancelled 

(C) the match will be cancelled 

(D) the match would have cancelled 

74. What is the suitable meaning of the word ‘rendezvous’? 

(A) a meeting in an agreed time and place 

(B) a meeting in a strange place 

(C) a promise to meet

 (D) a visit in a holy place 

75. Human activities pollute the environment very badly, ––––––––––. 

(A) doesn’t they 

(B) don’t they 

(C) aren’t they 

(D) do they 

76. In –––––––––– year’s time, I will repay the debt completely. 

(A) the 

(B) an 

(C) a 

(D) No article is needed 

77. Arrange the sentence correctly : 

the president of the organization / mr. chand / a few weeks ago / was selected as 

a b c d 

(A) acdb 

(B) bdac 

(C) cabd

(D) bacd 

78. The President proposes to –––––––––– our home. 

(A) call for 

(B) call at 

(C) call of 

(D) call on 

79. Write the synonym of the word, ‘prodigal’ : 

(A) extravagant 

(B) moderate 

(C) niggard 

(D) economical 

80. ‘‘I believe that everyone in the country –––––––––– a role to do’’. 

(A) have 

(B) had 

(C) has 

(D) having