Q.Palestine is approved as a "non-member observer state" in United Nations. Which other country hold the same status in UN?
A. "Holy See" representing Vatican City.
Q. Recently some arrests were made by police teams of different State for offensive remarks by users of social media like Facebook. Which act was used for pressing charges in such arrests?
A.Section 66A of IT Act.
Q.After the 2011 Egyptian Revolution and fall of Hosni Mubarak, Mohamed Morsi became the President through an election in 2012. Which party did he represent?
A. "Freedom and Justice Party" founded by Muslim Brotherhood. He is the first civilian to become the President of Egypt and the first to get elected through direct Universal suffrage.
Q. In "Ustad Hotel" the movie written by Anjali Menon, a character in Madurai is shown as feeding the poor. This is inspired by a real life Taj Chef turned Social worker. Name this person?
A. Narayanan Krishnan, founder of Akshaya Trust which feeds many homeless and mentally-disabled persons in Madurai.
Q. Russia recently lifted ban on meat and related products from Britain. Why was the original ban imposed in 1996 ?
A. Wide spread Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), better known as "mad cow disease".
Q.Credit default swaps was associated with which economic problem, recently?
A. World wide recession, and related events of US economic recession and Eurozone problems.
Q.Mollywood refers to ?
A. Malayalam Film Industry
Q. Which river is also called "Vriddha Ganga"?
A. River Godavari. Longest river in south India and second longest in India, next to Ganga.
Q. Scientist put age of earth at?
A.4.54 Billion Years. Method used for this conclusion is radiometric age dating.
Q. Which type of mirror is used as a "rear view" mirror in vehicles?
A.Convex Mirrors.
Even though Convex mirrors show incorrect distance(hence in rear view mirror , a warning that the "objects may be closer than they appear", is printed) between two vehicles, it has he advantage of showing a wide area compared to normal mirror. While concave mirror will show the correct distance but vehicles will be not be shown correctly..
Q.Vinegar is acidic in nature because of the presence of ....? (Secretariat assistant Previous Question)
A. Acetic acid. Vinegar consist mainly of Acetic acid and water.
Q. The term "Light Year" is a unit employed in measuring? (Secretariat assistant Previous Question)
A.distance. Light year is defined as the distance travelled by Light in Vaccum in 365.25 days(one year).
It is equivalent to Kilometers of 9.4607×1012
Q. The longest written constitution is of which sovereign country?
A. India.
Q.In stock market, what is a Ticker?
A. price and trade volume data of any Company stock, name represented in abbreviated form
Q.Sebastian Vettel was in the news recently for.....?
A.Winning the Formula One Drivers' Championship for the third year in a row.
Q. Dandi march of Mahatma Gandhi was from where to where?
A. On 12 march 1930, From Sabarmati Ashram to the sea coast near village called Dandi. A distance of 390 Km!
Q. List out the opponents in the Battles of Panipat, 1st, 2nd and third?
A.The First Battle of Panipat in 1526 was between the Mughal Babur and the Delhi Sultan Ibrahim Lodi, resulting in a Mughal victory.The Second Battle of Panipat was in 1556, between the Mughal Akbar and Hemu, resulting in a Mughal victory.The Third Battle of Panipat in 1761, between the Durrani Empire and the Maratha Empire, resulting in a Durrani victory
Q. The main difference between Gross Domestic Product and Gross National Product is.......? (Assistant Grade, FCI)
A. Net foreign income from abroad
Q. Growing more than one crop on a piece of land during the year is known as ...? (Assistant Grade, FCI)
A. Multiple Cropping
Q.Density of Population of Kerala is
A.819 persons/Square km (2001 census)
Q.Marthanda Varma renovated the Shri Padmanabha Swamy temple of Thiruvananthapuram, and dedicated his new kingdom to his diety and ruled as the servant of the diety. When did this event take place?(Secretariat assistant Previous Question)
A.Anizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma dedicated the Kingdom of Trvancore to Lord Sri Padmanabhaswamy in 1750 January 3 .
Under Marthanda Varma, Trvancore had great military success. During his reign Travancore extended its boundary till Kochi and almost all other rulers were subjugated under his reign. Famous Battle of Colachel with the Dutch, happened during his reign.
Q.During the British Rule which river was nicknamed as English Channel?(Secretariat assistant Previous Question)
A. Mahe. It separated French colony Mahe from British ruled Thalashery.M.Mukundan's "Mayyazhi Puzhayude Theerangalil" is set in this background.
Q. Among the following districts of Kerala which one shares its border both with Karnataka and Tamilnadu?(Secretariat assistant Previous Question)
a. Wayand b. Palakkad c. Kannur d. Malappuram
Q.Which region in Kerala is famous for its natural sandalwood forests?(Secretariat assistant Previous Question)
A. Marayoor
Marayoor is also famous for its Jaggery (Marayoor Sharkara), and the Neolithic Dolmens (Muniyara)
Editor note:Please visit this place, especially if you plan to visit Munnar. You have Kanthalloor, chinnar, and other must see sites in the vicinity.
Q.Which is the last district formed in kerala?(Secretariat assistant Previous Question)
A. Kasargod was formed on 24th May 1984. A bit earlier Pathanamthitta was formed on1 Nov 1982.
Q.Vembanad Lake is the largest lake in Kerala, which among the following districts does not border this lake? (Secretariat assistant Previous Question)
a. Alappuzha b. Kollam. c. Kottayam d. Ernakulam
Q.The first Keralite who became a member of the central cabinet and served twice as finance minister? (Secretariat assistant Previous Question)
A. Dr. John Mathai
John Mathai contributed to India and its development in various capacities. He was the railway minister, finance minister, Chariman of SBI, Vice Chancellor of various universities to name a few of his achievements.
Q.Velakali is a spectacular ritual and martical folk art of Kerala. Where did this artform take shape in Kerala?(Secretariat assistant Previous Question)
A. Ambalappuzha.
Q.The dispute over the Himalayan border in Aksai Chin between the people's republic of china and India triggered the Sino-Indian border war. This war began in:
(Secretariat assistant Previous Question)
A. September 1962
Q. Among the following former Portuguese colonies in India which one is an island?
a. Goa b. Diu c. Daman d. Dadra
Q.Vellore mutiny was the first instance of a mutiny by the Indian sepoys against British east India Company. It predates even the Sepoy mutiny of 1857 by nearly half a century. When did it take place? (Secretariat assistant Previous Question)
A.10th July 1806.
Fateh Hyder , second son of Late Tipu Sultan was declared King and the flag of the Mysore Sultanate was raised over the Vellore fort. The rebellion was suppressed with in a day.
Q.Vijayanagara Empire once extended over most of the peninsular India. It is named after its capital city Vijayanagara. As a result of defeat at the hands of an alliance of Sulatantes, the capital was brutally razed and looted. Where are the impressive ruins of this histories city found today? (Secretariat assistant Previous Question)
a.Hampin in Karnataka
Vijayanagra empire was established by Harihara and Bukka raya 1 of sangam dynasty in 1336. Hampi is now a World Heritage site.
Q. Which was the South Indian Dynasty that established its kingdom with its capital at Kanchipuram in the 4th century and reigned the northern parts of Tamil region for about six hundred years? (Secretariat assistant Previous Question)
A. Pallavas. They ruled from 2nd to 9th century CE as per most of the accounts.
Q.Razia Sultan was the only woman monarch who ruled Delhi. Her rule lasted only for four years and following a revolt by the city's nobles she was killed. When did she ascend the throne of Delhi?(Secretariat assistant Previous Question)
A. 1236 CE
Q."Authorized King James Version" refers to which Holy Book?
A. The Bible
Q.George VI became the King of England in 1936 after the abdication of.........?
A. His Brother, Edward VIII,to marry a widow. His marriage was against the wishes of politicians and the church.
Q. Reverend Rowan Williams is the Arch Bishop of.........?
A.Canterbury. Arch Bishop of Canterbury is the principal leader of Church of England. Reverend Justin Welby will succeed him in march 2013.
Q. Meaning of the word 'Veda'?
A. Knowledge
Q.Bāla Kāṇḍa, Ayodhya Kāṇḍa, Araṇya Kāṇḍa, Kishkindha Kāṇḍa, Sundara Kāṇḍa, Yuddha Kāṇḍa, and Uttara Kāṇḍa, are all parts of which epic?
A. Ramayana
Q. Name the ancient port in south western India, which is believed to be washed away by a massive flood in Periyar in 1341 AD?
A. Muziris
Q. What is the term used to describe the financial crisis that happened due to inability of governments in European Union to pay back their debts?
A. European sovereign debt crisis OR Euro zone crisis
Q. What is LIBOR in economic parlance?
A. London Inter Bank offer rate.
Q. The commonly used term to denote widespread protest and revolutions that started by 2010 in Arab world ?
A. Arab Spring
Q.Hesham Qandil is the Prime Minister of..........?
A. Egypt.
Q."Operation Pillar of Defense" is connected with which conflict?
A. Israel-Palestine
Q. Which Indian American is related with the terms STS-116, Expedition 14, Expedition 15, STS-117, Soyuz TMA-05M, Expedition 32, Expedition 33, ISS?
A. Sunita Williams
Q.----gases that can absorb and emit infra red radiation?Example of this type of gases are water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone?
A. Green House Gases
Q. Rogue trader Kweku Adoboli who was sentenced to seven years imprisonment was employed at which international investment bank?
A.UBS
Q.2010 Indira Gandhi Peace Prize winner?
A.Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, former President of Brazil. Ela Bhatt in 2011.
Q.2012 Magsaysay Award for community leadership was given to ?
A. Kulendei Francis, Tamil Nadu, India
Q. The States Reorganization Act of 1956, created states in India on the basis of which major consideration?
A. Linguistic consideration
Q. Find the angle between hour hand and minute hand at 3.30 am?
A. 75 degrees. Refer our article on clocks for explanation.
Q. If A can do a piece of work in 10 days, B can do a piece of work in 20 days and if they start together and work for 5 days. How much of the total work is completed?
A.3/4. Refer our article on work rate problems.
Q.Number of Kerala Legislative Assembly constituency in Kerala?
A.140
Q. Number of representatives from Kerala to Loksabha and Rajyasabha respectively?
A. 20, 9
Q. The practice of having only house of parliament or legislative is called
A. Unicameral
Q.Which are the RAMSAR convention listed wetland sites in Kerala?
A.
Ashtamudi Wetland, Sasthamkotta Lake , Vembanad-Kol Wetland (largest Ramsar convention listed site in India)
Q. The number of west flowing rivers in Kerala?
A. 41. East flowing rivers number is 3. East flowing rivers are, Kabani flows in to Karnataka, Bhavani and Pambar in to Tamil Nadu
Q. The coastal belt of Kerala stretches for how many kilometers?
A. 590 km
Q. The new General Secretary of the Chinese communist Party?
A. Xi Jinping
Q. In 1979, which holy place was attacked by a group of armed men led by Muhammad bin abd Allah al-Qahtani?
A. Mecca
Q."PASSOVER" festival is associated with which religion?
A. Jewish
Q. HAMAS is associated with which global situation?
A. Israel-Palestine Conflict
Q.Present,Kerala State planning board Deputy Chairman ?
A. K. M. Chandrasekhar
Q. Majid Majidi is the director of the only Iranian film to have received an Oscar Nomination. Name the film?
A. Children of Heaven
Q.Present RBI Governor?
A. D Subbarao
Q. Who is the competent authority in taking termination procedures against Information Commissioners?
Ans. Supreme court of India.
Governor can suspend an information commissioner on the recommendation by State government. But further investigation and actions have to be undertaken by Supreme court.
Recent example is the suspension of Kerala state Information Commissioner K. Natarajan by the present Governor of Kerala- H. R. Bhardwaj.
Q. The human development index of Kerala is the -…….(highest/lowest) in India as per the Human Development report, 2011.
Ans. Highest. Kerala's HDI of 0.79 is comparable to developed countries.
Other prominent social indicators in favour of Kerala are highest literacy rate of 93.91%, highest life expectancy and highest favourable sex ratio for women at 923 men to 1000 women.
Please check this link to get an exhaustive idea
http://www.in.undp.org/content/dam/india/docs/inequality_adjusted_human_development_index_for_indias_state1.pdf
Q. Has Malayalam got classical language stature like tamil and other south Indian languages?
Ans. NO. Efforts are made, but still title of classical language eludes us.
Please read this news report
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/the-status-of-malayalam/article3962277.ece
Q. Marayur is famous for its archeological importance, namely ...................?
Ans. Dolmens of Neolithic era (Muniyara).
Q. Dutch commander De Lannoy surrendered before which king after the battle of Colcachel?
Ans. Marthanda Varma, the then ruler of Travancore.
Q. The heroic acts of 13 Kumaon at Rezang La on 1962 is associated with which war?
A. India-China war, 1962
Q. Monetary policy of India is set by.........?
A. Reserve Bank Of India
Q. CRR in economic parlance means?
A. Cash reserve ratio
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