Countries and Wars

1. The War of Roses was a civil war in:
(a) England (b) France
(c) Germany (d) Spain

2. The War of Austrian succession was fought
during the period of:
(a) 1756-63 (b) 1740-48
(c) 1798-1800 (d) 1812-15

3. The war fought during the period of 1756-63:
(a) War of Roses (b) War of Austrian
succession(c) Seven Years War
(d) Russo Japanese war

4. Which country became succesful in the
Battle of Nile fought in 1798 against
France?
(a) England (b) Italy
(c) Germany (d) Spain

5. Which country was led by Admiral Nelson in
the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 ?
(a) Russia (b) England
(c) Spain (d) Italy

6. Battle of Austerlitz, 1805 was fought
between Britain, Austria, Russia and
Prussia on one side and ....... on the oher.
(a) France (b) Belgium
(c) Turkey (d) Portugal

7. The Battle of Borodino of 1812 was fought
between France and ......
(a) England (b) Russia
(c) Germany (d) Spain

8. In the Battle of Leipzig (1813) Germany and
the combined forces of Austria, Prussia and
Russia defeated .......
(a) Spain (b) Turkey
(c) France (d) Egypt

9. In the Battle of Waterloo of 1812, Duke of
Wellington led the forces of ........
(a) Portugal (b) Spain
(c) France (d) Britain

10. Which country was defeated by Britain in
the First Opium War of 1812?
(a) France (b) Portugal
(c) China (d) Afghanistan

11. Who led the Northern States during the
Civil War in America (1861-65)?
(a) Abraham Lincoln(b) Benjamin Franklin
(c) George Washington (d) Thomas
Jefferson

12. In the Boer war (1899-1901) the Dutch
protestant stock was defeated by the .......
forces.
(a) Portuguese (b) French
(c) Spanish (d) British

13. The Russo-Japanese War was in:
(a) 1900 (b) 1903
(c) 1905 (d) 1907

14. The Balkan War I was fought between
Turkey and Balkan countries in:
(a) 1912 (b) 1914
(c) 1916 (d) 1918

15. The Balkan War II was fought in:
(a) 1913 (b) 1915
(c) 1918 (d) 1921

16. Which of the following countries joined
with Germany during the First World
War?
(a) Austria (b) Hungary
(c) Turkey (d) All of these

17. Which of the following countries allied with
Britain during World War II?
(a) France (b) USA
(c) Russia (d) All of these

18. During the First World War, Germany and
its supporters were known as:
(a) Axis Powers (b) Central Powers
(c) Allied Powers (d) None of these

19. During the Second World War, Germany,
Italy and Japan were known as:
(a) Allied Powers (b) Axis Powers
(c) Central powers (d) None of these

20. During the Second World War, Britain and
its allies were known as:
(a) Axis Powers (b) Central powers
(c) Allied Powers (d) None of these

21. The period of the First World War:
(a) 1914-18 (b) 1915-19
(c) 1915-20 (d) 1914-17

22. The period of the Second World War:
(a) 1940-45 (b) 1939-44
(c) 1939-46 (d) 1939-45

23. The Six-day Arab-Israel War was fought in:
(a) 1965 (b) 1966
(c) 1967 (d) 1968

24. The Gulf War was started in:
(a) 1990 (b) 1991
(c) 1994 (d) 1995

25. The first war in which UNO was intervened:
(a) Iran-Iraq War (b) Indo-Pak war
(c) Vietnam war (d) Korean War

Answers

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

Arithmetic and Mental Ability

1. 15,16,?,29,45
(a) 17 (b) 25
(c) 20 (d) 19

2. A father is now three times as old as his
son. Five years back he was four times as
old as his son. The age of the son is:
(a) 12 (b) 15
(c) 18 (d) 20

3. Find the one which does not belong to the
group:
(a) Train (b) Tram
(c) Plane (d) Car

4. A person takes 45 minutes to cover certain
distance at a speed of 8kmph. What will be
the time taken to cover the same distance if
the speed is increased to 10 kmph?
(a) 30 minutes (b) 25 minutes
(c) 27 minutes (d) 36 minutes

5. If GONE is written as ILPB, CRIB is written
as:
(a) EYKO (b) EUKY
(c) EYUK (d) EOKY

6. Find the missing digit of the number 6830__
so that it is divisible by 5:
(a) 9 (b) 1
(c) 3 (d) 7

7. If CA=31, GE=75, FH=?
(a) 67 (b) 76
(c) 78 (d) 68

8. A person walks 4km towards north and then
turns to east and walks 3 km. How far he is
now from the starting point?
(a) 5km (b) 7km
(c) 6 km (d) 8 km

9. Bulb is related to light as Chimney is
related to ____.
(a) Wall (b) Smoke
(c) Heat (d) Air

10.The largest four digit number which is a
perfect square:
(a) 9801 (b) 9964
(c) 9981 (d) 9999

11. 7,13,21,__,43,57
(a) 27 (b) 31
(c) 29 (d) 35

12. A person travels from home to office at a
speed of 20 kmph and return at a speed of
30 kmph. What is the average speed?
(a) 25 (b) 24
(c) 20 (d) 26

13.If 11is related to 13, in the same way 31 is
related to:
(a) 34 (b) 35
(c) 39 (d) 33

14. If 250 is increased as 300, what percent is
increased?
(a) 16.67 (b) 20
(c) 23 (d) 17

15. Cat : Kitten :: Horse:?
(a) Kid (b) Cub
(c) Foal (d) Colt

16. The ratio of 9 seconds to 10 hours.
(a) 1:40 (b) 1:4000
(c) 9:10 (d) 1:400

17. Bees: Swarm :: Lions : ?
(a) Herd (b) Flock
(c) Pride (d) Pack

18. Find the LCM of 12,15,18 and 27:
(a) 540 (b) 1080
(c) 270 (d) 810

19. 99,98,94,85,69,44,?
(a) 4 (b) 9
(c) 8 (d) 12

20. The sum of two numbers be equal to 20
and their difference is 2.5. The ratio of two
numbers is:
(a) 3:7 (b) 7:8
(c) 5:7 (d) 9:7

21. If 74683 means GREAT, 7684 means:
Test of Arithmetic and Mental Ability
General English
(a) GAER (b) HEAR
(c) GEAR (d) REAG

22. A person lost 10% when he sold goods for
Rs.153. For how much should he sell them
to gain 20%?
(a) 204 (b) 250
(c) 240 (d) 210

23. Find the missing term which will complete
the series: 13,14,12,15,11,16,10,?
(a) 11 (b) 10
(c) 17 (d) 18

24. A father is 25 years older than his son. 10
years ago father’s age was 6 times of his
son’s age. What is the present age of the
son?
(a) 10 (b) 40
(c) 30 (d) 15

25. Find the missing letter: L,O,S,?
(a) X (b) W
(c) Z (d) Y

Answers

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

General English - 2

1. The opposite of ‘Encouraged’ is:
(a) Couraged (b) Incouraged
(c) Discouraged (d) Of couraged

2. She ____ for eight hours last night.
(a) has slept (b) slept
(c) is sleeping (d) has been sleeping

3. A ___ of puppies.
(a) litter (b) crowd
(c) pack (d) flock

4. Raju could not get ____ sugar.
(a) few (b) the few
(c) little (d) any

5. An expert in choice of food:
(a) Gourmand (b) Gourmet
(c) Glutton (d) Garrulous

6. Choose the one which best expresses the
meaning of the word ‘CANDID’:
(a) Sweet (b) Dishonest
(c) Frank (d) Able

7. The word meaning ‘tolerate’ is:
(a) endure (b) enormous
(c) eternal (d) emphasise

8. I shall go there ____ you like it or not.
(a) if (b) but
(c) before (d) whether

9. One who speaks less:
(a) Intestate (b) Reticent
(c) Fatalist (d) Veteran

10. We are driving ____ a tunnel.
(a) beyond (b) above
(c) through (d) in between

11. The opposite of ‘Wholesale’:
(a) Retail (b) Factory
(c) Profit (d) Cheap

12. I am content ___ what I have.
(a) for (b) with
(c) to (d) in

13. Do you like ____ music?
(a) classical (b) classic
(c) classy (d) classed

14. An animal who preys on other animals:
(a) Pachyderm (b) Parasite
(c) Predator (d) Hermaphrodite

15. A group of people ___ waiting outside to
see you.
(a) are (b) have
(c) be (d) is

16. He has ten toes ___ his feet.
(a) in (b) on
(c) at (d) with

17. A place for sick people who need long
periods of treatment or rest:
(a) Clinic (b) Hospital
(c) Sanatorium (d) Asylum

18. The former minister is under a cloud now.
‘Under a cloud’ means:
(a) In a sad situation
(b) Under suspicion (c) Bed-ridden
(d) In oblivion

19. I look forward to _____ you again.
(a) seeing (b) saw
(c) have seen (d) see

20. Use the collective noun : Fish
(a) Shoal (b) Flock
(c) Herd (d) Pool

21. The weather has turned very _____
(a) warmly (b) warm
(c) warmth (d) warmful

22. Policemen riding on motor cycles as guards
to a VIP:
(a) Outriders (b) Servants
(c) Commandos (d) Attendants

23. The antonym of ‘Professional’:
(a) Amateur (b) Tradesman
(c) Labour (d) Customer

24. The meaning of ‘Rivalled’:
(a) Hatred (b) Revised
(c) Competed (d) Contradicted

25. The correctly spelt word is:
(a) Envirenment (b) Enveronment
(c) Environment (d) Environmant

Answers

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

General English - 1

1. The girl is very keen ____
(a) for cycling (b) in cycling
(c) over cycling (d) on cycling

2. An assembly of hearers.
(a) Audience (b) Crowd
(c) Congregation (d) Assemblage

3. The meaning of ‘BECKON’:
(a) Signal (b) Hear
(c) Light (d) Beg

4. The thief together with his accomplice
_____ into the strong room.
(a) have broken (b) have been broken
(c) is broken (d) has broken

5. The habitat of hens is:
(a) Kennel (b) Coop
(c) Den (d) Lair

6. His friends disagreed _____ him on that
point.
(a) at (b) for (c) with
(d) in

7. ‘Alumni’ means:
(a) Old students of an institution(b) Intimate
friend(c) Wonderful year (d) Military
assistant

8. Choose the word opposite in meaning to
‘SUBMISSIVE’:
(a) Uncooperative (b) Subdued
(c) Docile (d) Aggressive

9. Two and two _____ four.
(a) make (b) makes
(c) has made (d) None of these

10. She held the bag ____ even though her arm
hurt ____.
(a) tight, bad (b) tightly, badly
(c) tight, badly (d) tightly, bad

11. We feel sympathy for people afflicted ___
leprosy.
(a) for (b) of (c) at
(d) with

12. I’m glad to know that you have ____ me for
what I have done.
(a) forgive (b) forgives
(c) forgiven (d) forgave

13. I shall be glad to help everyone of my boys
in _____ studies.
(a) his (b) their (c) him
(d) our

14. ‘Over and above’ means:
(a) Repeatedly (b) Comprehensively
(c) In addition to (d) Concisely

15. Chloroquin is specific ____ malaria.
(a) in (b) on (c) with
(d) for

16. The battle of Haldighati _____ in sixteenth
century.
(a) fought (b) has fought
(c) had fought (d) was fought

17. A secret agreement to deceive:
(a) Collision (b) Collusion
(c) Colossal (d) Collegium

18. Due to his age, everyone thinks he should
find a suitable mate and settle _____.
(a) on (b) along (c) down
(d) up

19. Can’t you brush yourself up a little (Choose
the meaning of the idiom underlined):
(a) Rest (b) Reconsider
your views
(c) Rejuvenate yourself
(d) Improve your appearance

20. One who does not care for literature or art:
(a) Primitive (b) Barbarian
(c) Philistine (d) Illiterate

21. ___ doctor should be humane.
(a) The (b) An
(c) All (d) A

22. Which is the correct spelling?
(a) Hindrance (b) Hinderance
(c) Hindrence (d) Hinderence

23. One who treats diseases by performing
operations:
(a) Physician (b) Physicist
(c) Oncologist (d) Surgeon

24. Our vacation ____ tomorrow.
(a) started (b) has started
(c) have started (d) starts

25. Pranav is negligent ____ attending his
classes.
(a) about (b) towards
(c) in (d) to

Answers

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

Graduate Level Previous Questions - 3

1. Beufort scale is used to measure the intensity
of:
(a) Earth quakes (b) Wind
(c) Tsunami (d) Volcanic eruption

2. The study of motion:
(a) Accoustics (b) Cryogenics
(c) Optics (d) Dynamics

3. The frequency of electricity used for domestic
purpose:
(a) 100 Hz (b) 230 Hz
(c) 50 Hz (d) 250Hz

4. Which is added to petrol in cold countries to
avoid freezing?
(a) Ethylene Glycol (b) Tetra Ethyl Lead
(c) Ethyl Mercapton (d) Benzene

5. Sodium Citrate is used as a ........:
(a) Fuel (b) Explosive
(c) Food preservative (d) Pigment

6. Plant ash contains:
(a) Calcium (b) Potassium
(c) Silver (d) Tin

7. The native place of Cactus:
(a) Australia (b) China
(c) Africa (d) America

8. Which is also known as ‘Paper flower’?
(a) Dahlia (b) Sunflower
(c) Bogainvilla (d) Rose

9. The pollen grains in plants are produced in.......
(a) Anther (b) Carpel
(c) Ovary (d) Ovule

10 The excretory organ of Insects:
(a) Book lung (b) Nephredia
(c) Kidney (d) Malpighian Tube

11. Arsphenamine, also known as Salvarsan and
606, is a drug that uses against:
(a) Syphilis (b) Cancer
(c) AIDS (d) Tuberculosis

12. Trypanosomiasis is caused by:
(a) Fungus (b) Virus
(c) Protozoa (d) Bacteria

13. The largest of the gulf coutries:
(a) Bahrain (b) Saudi Arabia
(c) Iran (d) Iraq

14. Mount Communism is in:
(a) Uzbekistan (b) Kazakhstan
(c) Turkmenistan (d) Tajikistan

15. The head of the Church of England:
(a) Monarch (b) Prime Minister
(c) Archbishop of Canterbury
(d) Pope

16. In which category of winds does cyclone fall?
(a) Trade winds (b) Periodic winds
(c) Local winds (d) Variable winds

17. Lepchas are the tribal people in:
(a) Sikkim (b) Andamans
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Orissa

18. ‘The Pearl Harbour of India’:
(a) Tutucorin (b) Chennai
(c) Mumbai (d) Surat

19. The second largest Union Territory in India,
in terms of area:
(a) Andaman and Nicobar (b) Delhi
(c) Pondicherry (d) Chandigarh

20. In which state is the Dhuvaran Thermal Power
station is located?
(a) M.P. (b) Maharashtra
(c) Gujarat (d) A.P.

21. The Chalukya king who defeated Harsha:
(a) Pulikesin I (b) Pulikesin II
(c) Dantidurgan (d) None of these
22. The most famous Indo-Bactrean ruler:
(a) Milinda (b) Kanishka
(c) Vasudeva (d) Kadphises

23. Which one of the following is not regarded as
the source of Mauryan history?
(a) Indica (b) Arthasasthra
(c) Mudrarakshasam (d) Raghuvamsam

24. Who was known as ‘Lakh Baksh’ (Giver of
Lakhs)?
(a) Qutubddin Aibek (b) Balban
(c) Razia (d) Kaiqubad

25. Who invited Babur to invade India?
(a) Ibrahimm Lodi (b) Daulat Khan Lodi
(c) Hamid Khan (d) None of these


Answers


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

Graduate Level Previous Questions - 2

1. The only Indian president who was elected
by second preferential votes also:
(a) VV Giri (b)Zakkir Hussain
(c) Dr Rajendraprasad(d) R Venkataraman

2. Who among the following prime ministers
was born outside the present day Indian
territory?
(a) VP Singh (b) Chandrasekhar
(c) Morarji Desai (d) IK Gujral

3. The first person in India to be convicted for
a cyber crime:
(a) Asif Azim (b) Pawan Duggal
(c)Muhammad Feroz (d) Gulshankumar

4. India completed Chandrayan with the
support of:
(a) America (b) China
(c) France (d) Russia

5. The Article of the Constitution related to
Presidential reference:
(a) 123 (b) 143
(c) 153 (d) 263

6. The duration of an elected municipality is
...... years
(a)One (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 5

7. The longest of the three lists in the Seventh
Schedule of the Constitution:
(a) Union (b) State
(c) Concurrent (d) Both (a) and (b)

8. ‘Money is what money does’-whose
definition is this?
(a) Walras (b) Williamson
(c) Wagner (d) Walker

9. Which institution established on 1st April
1935 and headed by Sir Osborn Smith?
(a) IOA (b) Reserve Bank of
India(c) Bombay Dyeing (d) LIC

10 .In which year Einstein got Nobel Prize?
(a) 1920 (b) 1921
(c) 1922 (d) 1923

11. The award that was established in April 1957
by the trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers
Fund (RBF) based in New York City:
(a) Magsaysay (b) Abel
(c) Fields Medal (d) Oscar

12. The highest civilian award in India:
(a) Bharat Ratna
(b) Param Veer Chakra
(c) Padamabhushan (d) Gyanpeeth

13. The United Nations University of Peace is in
(a) Tokyo (b) Costa Rica
(c) New York (d) Geneva

14. ‘Charity in War’ is the motto of:
(a) Oxfarm (b) Greenpeace
(c)Red Cross (d) Amnesty International

15 .National Voter’s Day:
(a) January 25 (b) January 26
(c) January 27 (d) January 28

16. “Superstition is the religion of feeble minds”
are the words of:
(a) Bernard Shaw (b) Edmund Burke
(c) Francis Bacon (d) Gandhiji
17. Dinpanah was founded by:
(a) Akbar (b) Babur
(c) Shah Jehan (d) Humayun

18. The first Governor General of free India:
(a) Lord Wavell (b) Lord Linlithgo
(c) C Rajagopalachari (d) Mountbatten

19. Albuquerque conquered Goa in:
(a) 1510 (b) 1515
(c) 1520 (d) 1525

20. Who led the liberation movement in
Bangladesh?
(a) Sheikh Mujibur Rehman
(b) Sulficker Ali Bhutto
(c) Liaqat Ali Khan (d) None of these

21. The first revenue minister of Kerala:
(a) KR Gowri (b) KP Gopalan
(c) TV Thomas (d) VR Krishna Iyer

22. The youngest to become the Chief Minister
of Kerala:
(a) R Sankar (b) AK Antony
(c) PKVasudevan Nair(d) CH Muhammad
Koya

23. In which river is Banasurasagar Dam?
(a) Periyar (b) Chaliyar
(c) Kabani (d) Pamba

24.The National Park which is famous for lion
tailed macaque:
(a) Iravikulam (b) Silent Valley
(c) Pampadumchola (d) Iravikulam

25. The oldest newspaper in Kerala:
(a) Malayala Manorama (b) Deepika
(c) Mathrubhoomi (d) Kerala Kaumudi

Answers

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

Graduate Level Previous Questions - 1

1. The Constitution of India prohibits employment
of children younger than ........in any hazardous
environment.
(a) 14 (b) 15
(c) 16 (d) 17

2. Attappady Hills Area Development Society
(AHADS) has been implementing
theAttappady Eco-restoration project since the
year ........
(a) 2000 (b) 2001
(c) 2002 (d) 2003

3. Who was the first chairman of the National
Commission for Women?
(a) Mohini Giri (b) Vibha
Parthasarathy (c) Poornima Advani
(d) Jayanti Patnaik

4. The twin objectives of Mahatma Gandhi National
Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(MNREGA):
(a) Rural Development and total literacy
(b) Rural Development and total sanitation
(c) Rural Development and Employment
(d) Employment and total literacy

5. In which year Kudumbasree was launched in
Kerala?
(a) 1998 (b) 1999
(c) 2000 (d) 2001

6. The biggest natural hazard to forests:
(a) Rain (b) Soil erosion
(c) Wind (d) Forest Fire

7. Which region in Kerala has the richest
biodiversity?
(a) Midlands (b) Coastal area
(c) Western Ghat region (d) Tidal forests

8. India lauched Chandrayan-I on 22nd October
2008 from:
(a) Kourou (b) Kazakhstan
(c) Thumba (d) Sriharikota

9. India’s first research station in Arctic region:
(a) Himani (b) Himadri
(c) Uttara Gangotri (d) Maitri

10. The most intelligent aquatic animal:
(a) Blue Whale (b) Octopus
(c) Dolphin (d) Sepia

11. Which state has the largest number of Wild
Life Sanctuaries?
(a) Maharashtra (b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) None of these

12. Baglihar project and Dulhasti project in
Jammu Kashmir is in the river:
(a) Jhulum (b) Chenab
(c) Ravi (d) Beas

13. Name the legendary charecter who is believed
to have brought Ganga to Earth:
(a) Karna (b) Parasurama
(c) Bhagiratha (d) Shiva

14. The lowest temperature is measured at:
(a) Just before sun rise
(b) Just after sun rise
(c) Before 4pm and 5pm
(d) At midnight

15. Pascal is the unit of:
(a) Power (b) Temperature
(c) Pressure (d) Force

16. Name given to the first nuclear experiment in
the world:
(a) Trinity (b) Fatman
(c) Little Boy (d) None of these

17. The isotope used for the treatment of Cancer:
(a) Carbon-14 (b) Uranium-238
(c) Cobalt-60 (d) None of these

18. Which gas is commercially produced through
Bosch Process?
(a) Oxygen (b) Nitrogen
(c) Helium (d) Hydrogen

19. The main constituent of Coal:
(a) Nitrogen (b) Hydrogen
(c) Carbon (d) Oxygen

20. The tendency of plants to grow towards light:
(a) Geotropism (b) Phototropism
(c) Chemotropism (d) None of these

21 The reproductory organ of flower:
(a) Root (b) Leaf
(c) Stem (d) Flower

22. The pigment imparts yellow colour to flowers:
(a) Xanthophyll (b) Anthocyanin
(c) Betacyanin (d) Haemoglobin

23. Which invertebrate has the most developed
brain?
(a) Octopus (b) Star Fish
(c) Sepia (d) Crab

24. Organisms that depends on other organisms
for food:
(a) Parasite (b) Sucker
(c) Hermaphrodite (d) Epiphyte

25. The temperature of human body in Kelvin
scale:
(a) 98.4 (b) 37
(c) 330 (d) 310

Answers

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