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1] In the following persons who did not get the Padma Vibhushan, 2015
[a] Amitab Bachan
[b] K.K.Venugopal
[c] Prakash Singh Badal
[d] Janu Baruva

2] Who wrote the book "Wandering in Many Worlds"?
[a] Justice V.R.Krishna Iyer
[b] Dr.U.R.Ananthamurthi
[c] Prof.A.R.Sreenivasan
[d] Harish Salve

3] The founder of "Samatva Samajam"
[a] Vaikundaswamikal
[b] Sree Narayana Guru
[c] Sahodaran Ayyappan
[d] Vagbhadanandan

4] "Oru Janmam" is the autobiography of
[a] T.K.Ramakrishnan
[b] M.P.Veerendrakumar
[c] M.V.Raghavan
[d] O.N.V.Kurup

5] Who is the costliest player in the IPL auction, season 7 ?
[a] Dinesh Karthik
[b] Yuvraj Singh
[c] Angelo Mathews
[d] AB de Villiers

6] The first digital Panchayath in Kerala is
[a] Puthenvelikara
[b] Parakkadavu
[c] Palakuzha
[d] Pambakkuda

7] The Planning Commission of India is replaced by
[a] Nithi Yug
[b] Nithi Nirvachan
[c] Nithi Aayog
[d] Nithi Dharma

8] Who is the National Cricket Team Coach of Kuwait ?
[a] Thomas Babu
[b] Kurian Mathew
[c] John Varghese
[d] Biju George

9] The word 'Ebola' means
[a] River
[b] White River
[c] Black River
[d] Red River

10] Subash Chandran got the Kendra Sahitya Academy Award for his book
[a] Manushyanu Oru Aamukham
[b] Talpam
[c] Parudeesa Nashtam
[d] None of the Above

11] Who among the following won the Lok Sabha elections with record margin ?
[a] Ramvilas Paswan
[b] Preetham Munde
[c] Anil Basu
[d] Narendra Modi

12] Who is the longest serving Chief Minister in India ?
[a] Tarun Gogoyi
[b] Manik Sarkar
[c] Pawan Chamling
[d] Naveen Patnaik

13] The first computerised Panchayath in Kerala
[a] Vellanad
[b] Venganoor
[c] Neyyattinkara
[d] Nenmara

14] Peechi Dam is built in the river
[a] Periyar
[b] Chaliyar
[c] Bharathappuzha
[d] Kecherippuzha

15] The Koodamkulam Nuclear Power Plant is located in the district of
[a] Kanyakumari
[b] Madurai
[c] Tirunelveli
[d] Tanjavoor

16] The English education started in Travancore during the period of
[a] Swathi Tirunal
[b] Sreemoolam Tirunal
[c] Gauri Lakshmi Bhai
[d] Gauri Parvathy Bhai

17] Which is the longest river in Indian Sub-continent ?
[a] Krishna
[b] Godawari
[c] Mahanadi
[d] Kaveri

18] The Deputy Speaker of present Lok Sabha
[a] Kalraj Misra
[b] Jual Oram
[c] M.Thampidurai
[d] Ananth Geete

19] Who is the Union Minister for Women and Child Development ?
[a] Uma Bharathi
[b] Najma Heptullah
[c] Nirmala Seetharaman
[d] Maneka Gandhi

20] Who is the Chairman of Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council ?
[a] C.Rangarajan
[b] Ajith Doval
[c] Dr.Avinash Chander
[d] R.Chidambaram

21] In Kerala, the Minister in charge of Information and Public Relations is
[a] Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan
[b] Adoor Prakash
[c] K.C.Joseph
[d] A.P.Anilkumar

22] Who is the Chairman of Kerala Sahitya Academy ?
[a] Perumbadavam Sreedharan
[b] C.V.Balakrishnan
[c] N.S.Madhavan
[d] Alankod Leelakrishnan

23] The Vice Chancellor of CUSAT is
[a] Dr.P.K.Radhakrishnan
[b] Dr.P.Rajendran
[c] Dr.N.K.Abdul Khader
[d] Dr.J.Letha

24] The Indian National Leader who participated in 3 Round Table Conferences ?
[a] Pattabhi Seetaramayya
[b] Dr.B.R.Ambedkar
[c] Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
[d] Madanmohan Malavya

25] Whose motto was "No Religion, No Caste and No God for Mankind" ?
[a] Pandit Karuppan
[b] Poikayil Yohannan
[c] Bodheswaran
[d] Sahodaran Ayyappan

26] Which Travancore ruler prohibited Devadasi system in the Devaswam Temples ?
[a] Sethu Lakshmi Bhai
[b] Uthram Tirunal
[c] Ayilyam Tirunal
[d] Gauri Parvathy Bhai

27] The Illbert Bill Controversy in British India was during the Viceroyalty of
[a] Lord Lytton
[b] Lord Rippon
[c] Lord Dufferin
[d] Lord Canning

28] Who was the first opposition leader of Kerala Assembly ?
[a] Pattam Thanupillai
[b] P.T.Chacko
[c] R.Shankar
[d] Panampally Govinda Menon

29] The "Land of Midnight Sun" is
[a] Norway
[b] Finland
[c] Switzerland
[d] Holland

30] Chepauk Stadium is in
[a] Mumbai
[b] Hyderabad
[c] Kolkatta
[d] Chennai

31] Myanmar is the new name of
[a] Thailand
[b] Formosa
[c] Burma
[d] Philippines

32] Who among the following was associated with the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association ?
[a] Subash Chandra Bose
[b] Bhagath Singh
[c] Jayaprakash Narayan
[d] Lakshmi Sehgal

33] Largest producer of Bauxite in the world is
[a] Jamaica
[b] Australia
[c] Mexico
[d] USA

34] Which of the following is India's highest honour in the field of literature ?
[a] Kalidas Samman
[b] Vyas Samman
[c] Saraswati Samman
[d] Jnanpith Award

35] "Ustad Bismillah Khan" is related to
[a] Sarod
[b] Shehnai
[c] Flute
[d] Tabla

36] The first British Viceroy who visited Travancore
[a] Lord Irwin
[b] Lord Mount Batten
[c] Lord Curzon
[d] Lord Morley

37] Which planet has the highest surface temperature ?
[a] Venus
[b] Jupiter
[c] Earth
[d] Mars

38] Thomas Cup is associated with which game ?
[a] Boxing
[b] Tennis
[c] Badminton
[d] Chess

39] The instrument used to measure the speed of wind is
[a] Dosimeter
[b] Altimeter
[c] Chronometer
[d] Anemometer

40] World Computer Literacy Day is celebrated on
[a] July 5
[b] December 2
[c] November 14
[d] September 7

41] Who was the first recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for lifetime achievement in Indian cinema ?
[a] Devika Rani
[b] Ashok Kumar
[c] K.L.Saigal
[d] Satyajit Rai

42] The Principle of Gandhian Economy is based on
[a] Trusteeship
[b] Competition
[c] Rural Co-operation
[d] State Control

43] Which Asian Country's name comes from the Sanskrit for "Lion City" ?
[a] Hong Kong
[b] Srilanka
[c] Singapore
[d] Indonesia

44] "Poorna Swaraj" was announced in the Indain National Congress session of
[a] Calcutta
[b] Karachi
[c] Lucknow
[d] Lahore

45] Fundamental Rights are borrowed from the constitution of
[a] Ireland
[b] America
[c] Australia
[d] England

46] The only cricketer to claim over 500 wickets in both Tests and One Day matches is
[a] Shane Warne
[b] Muttiah Muralitharan
[c] Courtney Walsh
[d] Wasim Akram

47] Who won the men's singles in Australian Open Tennis Tournament 2014 ?
[a] Roger Federer
[b] Rafael Nadal
[c] Andy Murray
[d] Stanislas Wawrinka

48] Manohar Lal Khattar is the Chief Minister of
[a] Haryana
[b] Uttarakhand
[c] Uttaranchal
[d] Jharkhand

49] Who among the following is appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF, South Asian Zone ?
[a] Sharukh Khan
[b] Salman Khan
[c] Amir Khan
[d] Sachin Tendulkar

50] The number of gold medals won by China in the Incheon Asian Games 2014
[a] 150
[b] 151
[c] 152
[d] 153

51] How many types of keys are there in a Typewriter?
[a] Four
[b] Two
[c] One
[d] Three

52] The most commonly used input device of a Computer is
[a] Monitor
[b] Printer
[c] Key Board
[d] None of these

53] An important part of a Typewriter which helps to receive the impression of the typed
matter is
[a] Thumb wheel
[b] Carriage Scale
[c] Line space pawl
[d] Carriage

54] Statistical matters are typed by using
[a] Tabulator
[b] Cylinder
[c] Marginal stops
[d] Main spring

55] The large area that we can see when starting windows is called
[a] Documents
[b] Desktop
[c] Title Bar
[d] Menu bar

56] Cylinder is also known as
[a] Device
[b] Draw Band
[c] Paper Table
[d] Platen

57] While addressing a Business Letter to a Company, the Salutation used is
[a] Dear Sirs,
[b] Sirs,
[c] Madam,
[d] Sir,

58] Which of the following is the Topmost Bar of any Window?
[a] Task bar
[b] Title bar
[c] Standard tool bar
[d] Menu bar

59] Pressing the space bar makes the carriage moves towards left
[a] By half letter space
[b] By one letter space
[c] By one and a half letter space
[d] By two letter space

60] The short-cut key to paste data is
[a] Ctrl+S
[b] Ctrl+C
[c] Ctrl+A
[d] Ctrl+V

61] F12 key opens what?
[a] Save dialog box
[b] Open dialog box
[c] Save As dialog box
[d] Close dialog box

62] Which among the following is not a type of page margin?
[a] Top
[b] Left
[c] Center
[d] Right

63] The Heart of a Typewriting Machine is
[a] Bell
[b] Carriage
[c] Main spring
[d] Key Board

64] Adjusting a number of blank lines in between the text is called
[a] Centralizing
[b] Minimizing
[c] Maximizing
[d] Line Spacing

65] Ready made formats for creating letters are called
[a] Bullets and Numbering
[b] Templates or Wizards
[c] Tab setting
[d] None of these

66] Among these, which are printed at the bottom of each page?
[a] Letters
[b] Pictures
[c] Numbers
[d] Footers

67] When you click on Draw Table option,the mouse pointer changes to a
[a] Table
[b] Tab
[c] Rows
[d] Pencil

68] In Demi-official letters, Complementary Close used is
[a] Yours faithfully,
[b] Yours truly,
[c] Yours sincerely,
[d] Yours affectionately,

69] Formatting of letters in a regular line with even space between them is called
[a] Margin
[b] Jerky motion
[c] Key tension
[d] Alignment

70] A Word Processing tool to create Professional looking documents is
[a] MS Office
[b] MS Word
[c] MS Excel
[d] MS Power point

71] A picture or a graphic image that can be inserted in an MS Word Document is
[a] Clip Art
[b] Crop
[c] Word Art
[d] None of these

72] Which feature automatically corrects mis-spelled words that are in its dictionary?
[a] Browse
[b] Auto correct
[c] Edit
[d] Paste

73] What is the name of the bar which helps us to know the size of the letter, paragraph, table etc.
[a] Ruler bar
[b] Status bar
[c] Horizontal scroll bar
[d] Task bar

74] Drop Caps are used in documents in order to
[a] Drop all the capital letters
[b] Automatically begin each paragraph with capital letter
[c] To begin a paragraph with a large dropped initial capital letter
[d] None of these

75] Bell is fixed on which side of typewriter?
[a] Right
[b] Left
[c] Top
[d] Bottom

76] All type bars rest in the
[a] Type Basket
[b] Home keys
[c] Guide keys
[d] Segment

77] On which wheel Back spacer pawl works?
[a] Pinion wheel
[b] Escapement wheel
[c] Thumb wheel
[d] Cylinder ratchet wheel

78] The shortcut for changing font face is
[a] Ctrl+Shift+F
[b] Ctrl+Shift+V
[c] Ctrl+Shift+J
[d] None of the above

79] Which is the Master Key of the Key Board?
[a] "M"
[b] "N"
[c] "J"
[d] "F"

80] Viewing the document as it will appear in the printed page is known as
[a] Web Layout
[b] Web Page
[c] Print
[d] Print Layout

81] The sound heard during uniform typing is called
[a] Bell
[b] Vibration
[c] Rhythm
[d] None of these

82] For taking more copies on typewriter, we use
[a] Stencil papers
[b] Carbon papers
[c] Ribbon
[d] Backing sheet

83] Among the following, which option is not available in Insert>>Picture?
[a] Chart
[b] Clip Art
[c] Word Art
[d] Graph

84] How many fingures are used to type Character Keys?
[a] Two
[b] Four
[c] Six
[d] Eight

85] The smallest width of a column is
[a] 0″
[b] 1″
[c] 1.5″
[d] 0.5″

86] Very thin paper is called
[a] Carbon paper
[b] Manifolding paper
[c] Stencil paper
[d] None of these

87] Cylinder is made of
[a] Iron
[b] Metal
[c] Hard rubber
[d] Steel

88] An option from File pull down menu used to close a MS word document is
[a] Exit
[b] Quit
[c] Close
[d] Open

89] Which among the following is unavailable for fonts in MS Word?
[a] Centered
[b] Normal
[c] Raised
[d] Lowered

90] Which is the shortcut key for changing the selected text in Italics?
[a] Ctrl+B
[b] Ctrl+I
[c] Ctrl+U
[d] Ctrl+J

91] In Official letters from Kerala Government Secretariat, the name of office as "Office of the.............. is
[a] Not used
[b] Used
[c] Used or not
[d] None of these

92] The Government Orders and Proceedings
[a] Will not have Salutation or Complementary close
[b] Will have Salutation or Complementary close
[c] Will have Salutation but no Complementary close
[d] Will have Complementary close but no Salutation

93] In how many positions we can adjust Ribbon Position Indicator?
[a] Two
[b] Five
[c] Three
[d] Four

94] Home keys are provided in
[a] First Row
[b] Third Row
[c] Second Row
[d] Fourth Row

95] The process of changing the appearance of a document is known as
[a] Formatting
[b] Proofing
[c] Editing
[d] Printing

96] What are Portrait and Landscape?
[a] Page Orientation
[b] Page Layout
[c] Paper size
[d] Font size

97] What are used to rotate the Cylinder?
[a] Margin scale
[b] Type guide
[c] Paper bail scale
[d] Thumb wheels

98] The carriage will not move while pressing
[a] Home keys
[b] Guide keys
[c] 'N' type
[d] Shift key

99] The Special Character representing Copyright is
[a] ®
[b] ©
[c] ™
[d] —

100] When operating a Typewriter, space bar gives
[a] Impression
[b] Half blank space
[c] One blank space
[d] Two blank spaces

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