Graduate Level Previous Questions

1. The study of fruits:
(a) Sitology
(b) Dendrology
(c) Trichology
(d) Pomology

2. Which is known as ‘Chinese Apple’?
(a) Orange
(b) Pomegranate
(c) Guava
(d) Lychee

3. Brass is an alloy of Copper and ......
(a) Zinc
(b) Tin
(c) Nickel
(d) Iron

4. Aqua regia is a mixture of Hydrochloric
acid and ........
(a) Formic acid
(b) Lactic acid
(c) Nitric acid
(d) Sulphuric acid

5. Who discovered Diesel engine?
(a) Gottileb Daimler
(b) Chrystler
(c) Karl Benz
(d) Rudolf Diesel

6. WINDOWS is a:
(a) Opeating system
(b) Hardware
(c) Virus
(d) None of these

7. The velosity of wind is measured by:
(a)Altimeter
(b) Windwane
(c) Audiometer
(d) Animometer

8. The year of the battle of Waterloo in
which Napoleon was defeated and
exiled:
(a) 1821
(b) 1812
(c) 1815
(d) 1825

9. In which sport a trophy is named after
former India’s Foreign Secretary, Sir
Mortimer Durand ?
(a) Football
(b) Cricket
(c) Chess
(d) Hockey

10. The first Indian woman athlete to reach
the finals of Olympics:
(a) Shyni Wilson
(b) PT Usha
(c) Mary D’souza
(d) Neelima Ghosh

11. Sister Nivetita (Margaret Noble) was the
disciple of:
(a) Aurobindo Ghosh
(b) Gandhiji
(c) Vivekananda
(d) None of these

12. The nationality of Marco Polo:
(a) Portugal
(b) Italy
(c) France
(d) England

13. The first European to sail round Cape of
Good Hope:
(a) Vasco da Gama
(b) Cabral
(c) James Cook
(d) Bartholomew Diaz

14.The greatest ruler of the Vijayanagar
empire:
(a) Harihara
(b) Bukka
(c) Devaraya
(d) Krishanadeva Raya

15.“ England is a nation of shop keepers.”
this comment was made by:
(a) Napoleon
(b) Hitler
(c) Mussolini
(d) Louis XIV

16. National Tourism Day:
(a) September 27
(b) September 26
(c) January 25
(d) January 26

17. The first Indian to become the chairman
of the Human Rights Committee of UNO:
(a) I.K.Gujral
(b) Shashi Tarur
(c) K.N.Dixit
(d) P.N.Bhagavati

18.The headquarters of Amnesty
International (AI):
(a) London
(b) Geneva
(c) Brussels
(d) Gland

19. Dronacharya Award is related to:
(a) Journalism
(b) Science
(c) Sports
(d) Cinema

20. Which is known as ‘Alternative Nobel’?
(a) Wolf Prize
(b) Lasker Award
(c) Right Livelihood Award
(d) Oscar

21. Which traditional art form is related to
Pulluvar?
(a) Sarpam Thullal
(b) Ottal Thullal
(c) Arjuna Nrityam
(d) Padayani

22. The first European fort in India was built at
(a) Thalassery
(b) Kochi
(c) Kannur
(d) Palakkad

23. Hill station in Thiruvananthapuram
district:
(a) Peerumedu
(b) Ponmudi
(c) Charalkunnu
(d) Jadayupara

24. Who led ‘Pattini Jadha’ or Starvation
March?
(a) EMS
(b) K Kelappan
(c) P Krishana Pillai
(d) AK Gopalan

25. The first state in India where the Article
356 of the Constitution was invoked is
Kerala. It was on:
(a) 1959 April 16
(b) 1959 June 12
(c) 1959 July 31
(d) None of these

Answers

1(d) 2(a) 3(a) 4(c) 5(d) 6(a) 7(d)
8(c) 9(a) 10(b) 11(c) 12 (b) 13(d) 14 (d)
15(a) 16(c) 17 (d) 18(a) 19(c) 20(c) 21(a)
22(b) 23(b) 24(d) 25(c)

Degree Level Practice Question Paper

Degree Level Practice Question Paper-2

1. By this time tomorrow, I …….. this job.
(a) will finish
(b) shall finish
(c) will have finished
(d) will be finishing

2. Choose the correctly spelt word:
(a) Accademy (b) Academy
(c) Acadamy (d) Accadamy

3. Place for keeping birds:
(a) Cage
(b) Kennel
(c) Aviary
(d) Aquarium

4. The political party needs workers to ……. votes
during the election campaign (select the most
appropriate word):
(a) canvas
(b) collect
(c) gather
(d) canvass

5. …….. come to my rescue I would have been
killed by the bandits.
(a) If he did not
(b) If he would not
(c) Had he not
(d) He having not

6. He enquired …… my health:
(a) for
(b) after
(c) into
(d) of

7. A large scale departure of people:
(a) Migration
(b) Immigration
(c) Retreat
(d) Exodus

8. If I know his address I ……..
(a) will give it to you
(b) would give it to you
(c) would have given it to you
(d) would be giving it you

9. A man who dances to the tunes of his wife:
(a) Henpecked
(b) Effeminate
(c) Slave
(d) Chum

10. Consulting number twelve in a sequence:
(a) Twelth
(b) Twelfth
(c) Twelveth
(d) Twelvth

11. A set of rooms for one person’s family use or
for a particular purpose:
(a) Suite
(b) Suit
(c) Soot
(d) Sweet

12.You had better …… smoking.
(a) quit
(b) to quit
(c) quitting
(d) to quitting

13.She was anxiously ………
(a) waiting you
(b) waited you
(c) waiting for you
(d) wait you

14.Do you enjoy ………. ?
(a) swim
(b) to swim
(c) swimming
(d) to swimming

15.There was ……. rain for two days and all the
rivers in the area were flooded:
(a) Continued
(b) Continuum
(c) Continuous
(d) Continual

16.I …… the letter, but I can’t find a stamp:
(a) have written
(b) had written
(c) wrote
(d) was writing

17.Identify the incorrect group:
(a) Ox-Oxen
(b) Woman student-Woman students
(c) Thesis- Theses
(d) Criterion- Criteria

18.The glass was …… last night.
(a) breaking
(b) broke
(c) brokened
(d) broken

19.Central area or main business area of a city:
(a) Upmarket
(b) Downtown
(c) Township
(d) Cityscape

20.Would you mind ……. the window?
(a) open
(b) opening
(c) to open
(d) for opening

21. The first Chief Justice of India:
(a) Hiralal J Kania
(b) MH Kania
(c) YV Chandrachud
(d) KN Singh

22. Part VI of the Constitution is applicable to all
states except:
(a) Sikkim
(b) Assam
(c) Punjab
 (d) Jammu & Kashmir

23. The strength of the Vidhan Parishad cannot
be less than:
(a)40
(b) 60
(c) 30
(d) 50

24. Lao Tse, the founder of Taoism belonged to:
(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) Nepal
(d) Mongolia

25. Who is the originator of Penny postal system?
(a) Graham Bell
(b) Edison
(c) Rowland Hill
(d) Thoullier

26.The trade name ‘BSA’ is related to:
(a) Bicycles
(b) Shoes
(c) Bulbs
(d) Television

27.In which century Delhi was conquered by the
Muhammad Ghori?
(a) 12
(b)13
(c) 14
(d) 11

28. The Portuguese defeated Kunhali IV in AD:
(a) 1450
(b) 1500
(c) 1700
(d) 1600

29.Who was the minister in charge of the porfolio
of Labour in the first EMS ministry?
(a) TV Thomas
(b) KC George
(c) TA Majeed
(d) KR Gowri

30. The chief minister of Kerala who ruled for the
longest period:
(a) K.Karunakaran
(b) EMS
(c) EK Nayanar
(d) AK Antony

31.The district which is the largest producer of
spices in Kerala:
(a) Idukky
(b) Kollam
(c) Ernakulam
(d) Kannur

32. The river flows through silent valley:
(a) Pamba
(b) Chaliyar
(c) Kunthippuzha
(d) Bharatappuzha

33. Chambakkulam boat race is held in ......
(a) Pamba river
(b) Punnamada lake
(c) Ashatamudi lake
(d) Vembanad lake

34.Who was the first secretaty of K.P.C.C?
(a) K.Kelappan
(b) K.Madhavan Nair
(c) K.P.Kesavamenon
 (d) Kuroor Nampoothirippad

35. The four founder leaders of Communist Party
in Kerala were P.Krishna Pilla, K Damodaran,
NC Sekhar and ......
(a) EMS
(b) AKG
(c) MN Govindan Nair
(d) KPR Gopalan

36. The largest national park in Kerala:
(a) Silent Valley
(b) Mathiketan Chola
(c) Pampadumchola
(d) Iravikulam

37. The youngest to become the President of India:
(a) Rajendraprasad
(b) Dr.Radhakrishnan
(c) Sanjiva Reddy
(d) None of these

38.Cripp’s Mission visited India in:
(a) 1941
(b) 1942
(c) 1943
(d) 1944

39. Who founded Theosophical Society in United
States in 1875?
(a) Annie Besant
(b) Madam Blavatsky
(c) Colonel HS Olcott
(d) Both (b) and (c)

40. Who said ‘Give me blood, I shall give you freedom’?
(a) Netaji Bose
(b) Gandhiji
(c) Nehru
(d) Sardar Patel

41. Gandhiji was assassinated on:
(a) 30th January 1947
(b) 31th January 1948
(c) 30th January 1948
(d) None of these

42.Who was the Governor General when Sati was
prohibited?
(a) William Bentick
(b) Charles Metcalfe
(c) Auckland
(d) Hardinge I

43. The year of Battle of Haldighati in which
Mughal forces under Raja Man Singh defeated
Rana Pratap:
(a) 1582
(b) 1571
(c) 1582
(d) 1576

44. The first Sikh Guru:
(a) Guru Nanak
(b) Guru Angad
(c) Guru Arjun
(d) Guru Har Rai

45.Who authored ‘Saundarananda’ and
‘Buddhacharita’?
(a) Banabhatta
(b) Vasumitra
(c) Aswaghosha
(d) Bharata

46.Alexander invaded India in the year:
(a) 327-326 BC
(b) 516 BC
(c) 72 BC
(d) AD 58

47. Who is regarded as the founder of Theravada
Buddhism, a sect of Hinayana Buddhism?
(a) Nagarjuna
(b) Mogaliputta Tissa
(c) Upagupta
(d) Vasumitra

48. Which of the following Vedas is a collection of
spells and incantations?
(a) Atharva Veda
(b) Yajur Veda
(c) Rig Veda
(d) Sama Veda

49. Father of Indian Archaeology:
(a) John Marshall
(b) Alexander Cunningham
(c) RD Bannerjee
(d) Daya Ram Sahni

50. Arakan Yoma is an extension of Himalayas
located in:
(a) Baluchistan
(b) Nepal
(c) Kashmir
(d) Myanmar

51. With which country has India the longest
border:
(a) Pakistan
(b) China
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Myanmar

52. Chandigarh is known as:
(a) Pensioner’s paradise
(b) Beautiful city
(c) Hitec city
(d) Pink city

53. Which river is known as the ‘Sorrow of Bengal’?
(a) Ganga
(b) Hugly
(c) Damodar
(d) Bhagirathy

54. Where is Meenakshi temple?
(a) Kollur
(b) Madurai
(c) Tanjavur
(d) Kanchipuram

55. Bikaner Camel festival is held in the state of:
(a) Gujarat
(b) Rajastan
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Madhya Pradesh

56. State Bank of India was formerly known as:
(a) Federal Bank
(b) Imperial Bank
(c) Union Bank
(d) Colonial Bank

57. The external intelligence agency of India, RAW
(Research and Analysis Wing) was established in:
(a) 1963
(b) 1968
(c) 1969
(d) 1948

58.Central Building Research Institute is located at:
(a) New Delhi
(b) Bangalore
(c) Roorkie
(d) Pilani

59. The first modern university in India was established
in:
(a) New Delhi
(b) Kolkata
(c) Karachi
(d) Chennai

60.Formosa is now known as:
(a) Indonesia
(b) Taiwan
(c) Cambodia
(d) Vietnam

61.Mexico is the birth place of:
(a) Dahlia
(b) Vanilla
(c) Papaya
(d) All of these

62. In which continent is ‘Sentinel range’?
(a) Africa (b) Australia
(c) North America (d) Antarctica

63. Which gland is known as Adam’s apple?
(a) Pituitary
(b) Penial
(c) Thymus
(d) Thyroid

64. Which is a water soluble vitamin?
(a) A
(b) D
(c) C
(d) K

65.Who is the father of the Theory of the
Inheretance of Acquired Charecters?
(a) Lamarch
(b) De Vries
(c) Darwin
(d) Johanson

66. Which is the useful part of Grampoo?
(a) Flower
(b) Bud
(c) Fruit
(d) Seed

67. What is known as ‘Green Vitriol’?
(a) Copper Sulphate
(b) Zinc Sulphate
(c) Ferrous Sulphate
(d) Zinc Phosphide

68. Sidanaphil Citrate is also known as:
(a) Viagra
(b) Hypo
(c) Teflon
(d) Alum

69. The first to synthesise urea artificially:
(a) Frederic Banting
(b) Frederic Wohler
(c) Michael Faraday
(d) None of these

70. Visible part of sun:
(a) Hydrosphere
(b) Photosphere
(c) Ionosphere
(d) Troposphere

71. Which colour absorbs heat the least:
(a) Black
(b) White
(c) Red
(d) Violet

72.In how many subjects Alfred Nobel instituted
Nobel Prize?
(a) 6
(b) 5
(c) 4
(d) None of these

73. The first to get Gandhi Peace Prize:
(a) Mother Theresa
(b) Nelson Mandela
(c) Julius Nyerere
(d) Baba Amte

74.The first Secretary General of United Nations:
(a)Trygve Lie
(b) Dag Hammarskjold
(c) U Thant
(d) Kurt Waldheim

75.The birth anniversary of Netaji Subash Bose
is observed as:
(a) Children’s Day
(b) Army Day
(c) National Sports Day
(d) Patriotism Day

76. The art form in Kerala which was included in
the World Heritage List of UNESCO in 2010:
(a) Arjuna Nritham
(b) Mudiyettu
(c) Chakyarkooth
(d) Ottan Thullal

77. The seat of Lokayukta in Kerala:
(a) Ernakulam
(b) Thiruvananthapuram
(c) Kozhikode
(d) Thrissur

78. The first evening court in Kerala was inaugurated
at:
(a) Kochi
(b) Kozhikode
(c) Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Kannur

79. The headquarters of the Veterinary University
in Kerala:
(a) Mannuthy
(b) Kalpetta
(c) Pookkode
(d) Kalamassery

80. The capital of South Sudan, 193rd member of
the United Nations:
(a) Khartoum
(b) Juba
(c) Ramciel
(d) Jonglei

81. Factory : Worker :: Finger :?
(a) Nail
(b) Hand
(c) Arm
(d) Palmer

82. A gardener arranges 441 plants in such a way
that each row contains as many plants as there
are rows. Find out the number of plants in a
row?
(a) 20
(b) 22
(c) 21
(d) 15

83. 3600,600,120,30, ?
(a) 15
(b) 10
(c) 5
(d) 20

84. Which one of the following is not a perfect
square?
(a) 625
(b) 1296
(c) 2500
(d) 4000

85. Select the odd one:
(a) Hydrogen (b) Oxygen
(c) Iron (d) Nitrogen

86. Which is odd one?
(a) Dacca
(b) New Delhi
(c) Colombo
(d) Karachi

87. Which of the following is absolutely essential
for a house?
(a) Bricks
(b) Concrete
(c) Roof
(d) Locks

88.Three fourth of a number is 15 less than the
original number. What is that number?
(a) 40
(b) 90
(c) 50
(d) 60

89.Page : Book :: Soldier: ?
(a) Letter
(b) Platoon
(c) Rifle
(d) Captain

90.If the side of a square is increased by 25%
then its area will be increased by:
(a) 25%
(b) 35.75%
(c) 40.5%
(d) 56.25%

91.How many prime numbers are there between
50 and 100?
(a) 8
(b) 9
(c) 10
(d) 11

92.Find the odd one?
(a) Malayalam
(b) Tamil
(c) Hindi
(d) Telugu

93.The income of Ramesh is 25% more than the
income of Mahesh. The income of Mahesh is
less than income of Ramesh is:
(a) 20%
(b) 25%
(c) 30%
(d) 50%

94.Man: Biography:: Nation; ?
(a) People
(b) Demography
(c) Geography
(d) History

95.If an agent supplies 25 tables and 25 chairs
for Rs.17,500 he will supply 10 tables and 10
chairs for :
(a) Rs. 7000
(b) Rs. 10000
(c) Rs. 15000
(d) Rs.3500

96.Select the odd one:
(a) Table
(b) Wood
(c) Chair
(d) Stool

97.Sita buys an article for Rs.70 and sells it at a
loss of 20%. Then her selling price will be:
(a) Rs.60
(b) Rs.58
(c) Rs.56
(d) Rs.55

98.Horse is to Grass so also Automobile is to :
(a) Brake
(b) Petrol
(c) Smoke
(d) Brake oil

99.15% of 120+ 25% of 100= ?
(a) 33
(b) 34
(c) 44
(d) 43

100.1,8,27,64,125, ?
(a) 216
(b) 225
(c) 250
(d) 256

Answers

1(c) 2(b) 3(c) 4(d)
5(c) 6 (c) 7(d) 8 (a)
9 (a) 10(b) 11(a) 12(a)
13(c) 14(c) 15(c) 16(a)
17(b) 18(d) 19(b) 20(a)
2 1 (a) 22(d) 23 (a) 24 (a)
25(c)2 6(a) 27(a) 28(d)
29(a) 30(c) 31(a) 32(c)
33(a) 34(b) 35(a)36(d)
37(c) 38(b) 39(d) 40(a)
41(c) 42 (a) 43(d) 44 (a)
45(c) 46(a) 47 (b) 48(a)
49(b) 50(d) 51(c) 52(b)
53(c) 54(b) 55(b) 56(b)
57(b) 58(c) 59(b) 60(b)
61(d) 62(d) 63(d)64(c)
65(a) 66(b) 67(c)68(a)
69(b) 70(b) 71(b) 72(b)
73(c)74(a)75(d) 76(b)
77 (b) 78(c)79(c)80(b)
81(a)82(c) 83(b)84(d)
85(c)86 (d) 87(c) 88 (d)
89 (b) 90(d) 91(c) 92(c)
93(a) 94(d) 95(a) 96(b)
97(c) 98(b) 99(d) 100(a)