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Thursday, November 4, 2010
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Ranks In Forces
| ARMY | NAVY | AIRFORCE | |
| 1. | GENERAL | ADMIRAL | AIR CHIEF MARSHAL |
| 2. | LIEUTENANT GENERAL | VICE ADMIRAL | AIR MARSHAL |
| 3. | MAJOR GENERAL | REAR ADMIRAL | AIR VICE MARSHAL |
| 4. | BRIGEDIAR | COMMODOR | AIR COMMODOR |
| 5. | CANNEL | CAPTION | GROUP CAPTIAN |
| 6. | LIEUTENANT CANNEL | CAMMONDOR | WING COMMONDOR |
| 7 | .MAJOR | LIEUTENANT COMMONDOR | SCODRAN LEADER |
| 8 | .CAPTON | LIEUTENANT | FLIGHT LIEUTENANT |
| 9 | .LIEUTENANT | SUB.LIEUTENANT | FLYING OFFICER |
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Important Days
January
10.World Laughing Day
26.Customs Day
9.Pravasi Bharathiya Dinam
12.National Youth Day(Birth Day Of Swami Vivekanandha)
15.World Army Day
25.Indian Tourism Day, Army Day
30.Martyr Day
23. Nethji Jayanthi
February
14.Valantain Day
21.World Mothertongue Day
19.Panchyath Day
24.Centrall Exise Day
28. National Science Day
March
8.World Womens Day
15.World Consumer Day
21.World Racialism Day
21.World Forest Day
22.World Water Day
24.World T B Day
4.National Secure Day
April
7.World Health Day
22.World Earth Day.
18.World Herdity Day
23.Book And Copy Write Day
29.Dance Day
5.National Ship Race Day
13.Jaliyan Vala Bag Day
May
1.Lobour day
3.World Media Freedom Day
8.Red Cross Day
12.Nurse's Day
15.World Family Day
17.World Telecommunication Day
24.Common Wealth Day
31.World Toboco Virudha Day
11.World Technical Day
13.World Unity Day
21.Anti Terrorism Day
June
5.World Enviornmental Day
17.World Drought day,Anti Desert Day
July
11.World Population Day
1.Doctors Day
16.National School Secure Day
26.Kargil Winning Day
August
1.World Breastfeed Day
3.International FriendShip Day
12.World Youth Day
22.World Folklore Day
22.World Sanscrit Day
9.Quit India Day
15.Independent Day
20.Sadbhavana Day(Birth Day of RajivGandhi)
29.National Sports Day
6.Hiroshima Day
8.World Citizen Day
9.Nagasaki Day
18.Local Self People's International Day
September
2.World CocaNut Day
8.World Literacy Day
16.Ozone Day
20.U N Peace Day
27.World Tourism Day
5.Teachers Day(Birth Day Of Dr.RadhaKrishnan)
14.Hindi Day
15.Engineers Day(Birthday of Visweswarayar)
26.World Deaf Day
17.Viswakarma Day
October
1.World Music Day /International Vayojana Dinam
3.World House Day
4.Animal Benificary Day
9.World Postal Day
15.World Blind Day,(White Cane Day)
16.World Food Day
24.U N Day
30.World Retrenchment Day (Mithavyyam)
1.National Blood Donation Day
2.Gandhi Jayanthi
8.AirForce Day
10.National Postal Day
31.National Punararppana Day(Death Day of Indira Gandhi)
17.Poverty Iradication Day
November
14.World Diabaties Day
25.World Enviornmental Secure Day
9.World Legal Service Day
10.Transport Day
14.Childrens Day(Javaharlal Nehru Birth Day)
14.N C C Day/ National Diabaties Day
26.National Legal Service Day
17.National Epilepsy Day
1.Malayali Day /
19.National Citizen Day
20.Universal day
December
1.World Aids day
3.World HandiCapped Day
10.World HumanRights Day
11.World Astma Day
4.Navy Day
16. Success Day
18.National Minority Rights Day
23.National Farmers Day(Kisan Day,Birth Day of Charan Singh)
24.National Consumers Day
7.Sayudhasena Pathaka Dinam
6.Civil Defence Day
31.New Year Eve
10.World Laughing Day
26.Customs Day
9.Pravasi Bharathiya Dinam
12.National Youth Day(Birth Day Of Swami Vivekanandha)
15.World Army Day
25.Indian Tourism Day, Army Day
30.Martyr Day
23. Nethji Jayanthi
February
14.Valantain Day
21.World Mothertongue Day
19.Panchyath Day
24.Centrall Exise Day
28. National Science Day
March
8.World Womens Day
15.World Consumer Day
21.World Racialism Day
21.World Forest Day
22.World Water Day
24.World T B Day
4.National Secure Day
April
7.World Health Day
22.World Earth Day.
18.World Herdity Day
23.Book And Copy Write Day
29.Dance Day
5.National Ship Race Day
13.Jaliyan Vala Bag Day
May
1.Lobour day
3.World Media Freedom Day
8.Red Cross Day
12.Nurse's Day
15.World Family Day
17.World Telecommunication Day
24.Common Wealth Day
31.World Toboco Virudha Day
11.World Technical Day
13.World Unity Day
21.Anti Terrorism Day
June
5.World Enviornmental Day
17.World Drought day,Anti Desert Day
July
11.World Population Day
1.Doctors Day
16.National School Secure Day
26.Kargil Winning Day
August
1.World Breastfeed Day
3.International FriendShip Day
12.World Youth Day
22.World Folklore Day
22.World Sanscrit Day
9.Quit India Day
15.Independent Day
20.Sadbhavana Day(Birth Day of RajivGandhi)
29.National Sports Day
6.Hiroshima Day
8.World Citizen Day
9.Nagasaki Day
18.Local Self People's International Day
September
2.World CocaNut Day
8.World Literacy Day
16.Ozone Day
20.U N Peace Day
27.World Tourism Day
5.Teachers Day(Birth Day Of Dr.RadhaKrishnan)
14.Hindi Day
15.Engineers Day(Birthday of Visweswarayar)
26.World Deaf Day
17.Viswakarma Day
October
1.World Music Day /International Vayojana Dinam
3.World House Day
4.Animal Benificary Day
9.World Postal Day
15.World Blind Day,(White Cane Day)
16.World Food Day
24.U N Day
30.World Retrenchment Day (Mithavyyam)
1.National Blood Donation Day
2.Gandhi Jayanthi
8.AirForce Day
10.National Postal Day
31.National Punararppana Day(Death Day of Indira Gandhi)
17.Poverty Iradication Day
November
14.World Diabaties Day
25.World Enviornmental Secure Day
9.World Legal Service Day
10.Transport Day
14.Childrens Day(Javaharlal Nehru Birth Day)
14.N C C Day/ National Diabaties Day
26.National Legal Service Day
17.National Epilepsy Day
1.Malayali Day /
19.National Citizen Day
20.Universal day
December
1.World Aids day
3.World HandiCapped Day
10.World HumanRights Day
11.World Astma Day
4.Navy Day
16. Success Day
18.National Minority Rights Day
23.National Farmers Day(Kisan Day,Birth Day of Charan Singh)
24.National Consumers Day
7.Sayudhasena Pathaka Dinam
6.Civil Defence Day
31.New Year Eve
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Solved Paper of Block Development Officer Exam held on 31/05/2008
1. The Chilka Lake is in
Ans: Orissa
2.The clouds which causes continuous rain :
Ans:Nimbus
3.Taran Taran Tragedy was associated with
Ans:None of the answers are correct
4.Tiger Airways belonged to
Ans:Singapore
5.The country which won the 2006 Johannesburg test: ?
Ans:Australia
6.Greg Chappel was a
Ans:Cricket Coach
7.Total medal India acquired in the 12th Commonwealth Games:
Ans:16
8.Total number of M.P’s from Kerala:
Ans:29 (20 Loksabha MP’s and 9 Rajyasabha MP’s)
9.Speaker of the 12th Legislative Assembly in Kerala:
Ans:K.Radhakrishnan
10.---------is to administer oath of office to the Indian President in 07/07.
Ans:Justice K.G.Balakrishnan
11.Paper Gold is :
Ans: Special Drawing Right
12.The practice of crossing a Cheque originated in :
Ans:Britain
13.Trichology is the study of
Ans:Hair
14.-------------is the economic process through which human wants are satisfied.
Ans:Consumption
15.Gandhi Irwin Pact was signed on:
Ans:1931
16.First Indian war of Independence began at:
Ans:Meerat
17.”Forward Policy” was initiated by:
Ans:Lord Lytton
18.Jamabandhi Reforms were the reforms of
Ans:Tipu Sultan
19.Revenge movement broke out in :
Ans:France.
20.Agricultural growth in India during 2006-07 was
Ans:2.7%
21.World Bank President to quit office recently for misconduct is :
Ans:Paul Volfovits
22.Find the odd that not related to Kani Mozhi:
(a)Poetess (b)Scientist (c)Rajya Sabha Member
(d) Daughter of chief Minister from one of an Indian State.
Ans:Scientist.
23.Miss world 2007 is
Ans:Zhang Zilin
24.The award amount of UNESCO’s Puraskar for Palathulli Programme :
Ans:20,000 U.S.Dollar
25. The State Government’s Best Actor Award for film was won by:
(a) Mohanlal (b)Mammooty (c)Thilakan (d) None of these.
Ans: Mohanlal/Mammooty/Thilakan. (Three choices are correct.Mohan Lal got the state award in 2007(Film-Paradesi). Mammooty and Thilakan also got state Government's best actor awards)
26.Maha Bachat Scheme is initiated by:
Ans:Punjab National Bank
27.Smart City project was signed on:
Ans:13-05-2007
28.Neurons are seen in
Ans:Brain.
29.Raja Ravi Varma Award 2007 was presented to:
Ans:M.F.Hussain.
30.”Dhera Sachcha Sauda” is an organization of :
Ans:Punjab
31.The Keralite participated in the Intenational Labour Organisation held in May-June 2007 :
Ans:Thampan Thomas.
32. Founder of Alappuzha City ?
Ans: Raja Kesava Das
33.Total number of Cabinet Ministers from Kerala in the Ministry of Dr. Manmohan Singh:
Ans: 2
34.Insat 4B was launched by the European Space Agency Rocket called:
Ans:Arian 5
35.Psoriasis disease is evident in :
Ans:Skin
36.Market Regulations introduced by :
Ans:Khiljis
37.The year of Colachal battle:
Ans:1741
38.Agama Sidhantha is the Sacred book of :
Ans:Jains
39.Muziris had trade relation with
Ans:Rome
40.”Ariyittuvazhcha”was the coronation ceremony of:
Ans:Zamorins
41.The name Puducherry for Pondicherry was effected from:
Ans:01-10-2006
42.Three language formula for educstion was proposed by :
Ans:Kothari Commission.
43.The 9th I.C.U. of Medical college, Trivandrum was inaugurated by:
Ans:None of the answers are coorect.
44.Life Term Achievement award of Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academey of 2007 went to:
Ans:Santha Devi
45.The first match in the 2007 Cricket World Cup was between :
Ans:West Indies and Pakistan.
46.Vayalar Award of 2006 presented to :
Ans:Sethu.(“Adayalangal”)
47.Author of “Coolie”:
Ans:Mulkraj Anand
48.Find the odd who was not honoured by the Leeds University for the contribution in cinema in 2007:
(a)Amitab Bhachan (b) Shilpa Setti (c)shabana Azmi (d)Yash Chopra
Ans:Shilpa Setti
49.The hottest zone between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricon:
Ans:Torrid Zone
50. The river known as Dakshin Ganga is :
Ans:Kaveri
51.The strait connecting the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea:
Ans:Palk Stait
52.The odd among the following:
(a)Gonu (b)Tsunami (c)Ivan (d)Tornado
Ans:Tsunami
53.Annapurna Scheme aims at:
Ans:Senior Citizens
54.The late entrant of the G8:
Ans:Russia
55.China’s East Project projected for the solution of :
Ans:Energy Problem
56.Fastest Planet:
Ans:Mercury
57.H-1B Visas are
Ans:Non-immigrant Visas.
58.”The Joy of Numbers” was written by:
Ans:Sakunthala Devi.
59.The King who abolished “Pulappedi”
Ans:Unni Kerala Varma(Veera Kerala Verma)
60.The Kerala Monsoon Fishery(Pelagic)Protection bill enabled:
Ans:the engagement of Pelagic fishing in monsoon to traditional fishermen.
61.”Gavisti” a term related to :
Ans:Vedic Culture
62.The birth place of 24th Thirthankara:
Ans:Kundala Grama( Mahaveeran was the 24th Thirthankara)
63.the first Persian ruler who conquered Gandhara:
Ans:Darius I
64.”Brown shirts” was a:
Ans:Volunteer militia of Hitler
65.Mesopotamia, the Greek word means:
Ans:The land between rivers.
66.fundamental feature of Neolithic culture was the use of :
Ans:Microlithics
67.Kerala Panchayath Raj Bill was introduced in the year:
Ans:1994
68.Kerala’s output by export during2005-2006 was:
Ans:12,000 crore.
69.”Ente Maram” Project was undertaken by:
Ans:Education and Forests departments.
70.Science of Soils called:
Ans:Pedology
71.Unhygienic surroundings------------------health problems.
(a)Give rise to (b)Call for (c)Call off (d)Set in
Ans:Give rise to
72.The book is not only interesting but also-----------
(a)intruding (b)intrinsic (c)endearing (d)instructive
Ans:instructive.
73. Find the word that wrongly spelt.
(a)Courageous (b)encourage (c)Vicious (d)majistrate
Ans:majistrate
74. Place an alphabet before the word love to get the meaning a spice (a)T (b)C (c)S (d)W
Ans:C
75. Choose the word that is closest in meaning to the word immunity:
(a)disinclination (b)freedom (c)protection (d)apathy
Ans:protection
76.The closest meaning of the word benevolence is:
(a)attention (b)attraction (c)patience (d)kindness
Ans:kindness
77. The word which means false reports that damage the reputation of a person:
(a)candour (b)gander (c)banter (d)slander
Ans:slander
78. Choose the correctly spelt word:
(a)peursue (b)purseue (c)persue (d)pursue
Ans:pursue
79. Select the word meaning small branch:
(a)bit (b)stick (c)twig (d)log
Ans:twig
80. Arrears best means:
(a)small pieces (b)works of art (c)unpaid debts (d)the back portion of a building
Ans:unpaid debts
81. Choose the correct preposition for the sentence:
The thief hid all his loot--------------------------a stone
(a)below (b)under (c)beneath (d)by
Ans:under
82. I don’t want you to be disappointed ----------------- me
(a)with (b)about (c)for (d)at
Ans:with
83. He said, ”I must go at once”. Change into indirect speech:
(a) He said that he had to go at once
(b) He said that he would go at once
(c) He said that he must have gone at once
(d) He said that he had had to go at once
Ans: He said that he had to go at once
84. Change into indirect speech: ‘Oh dear! I’ve lost my purse’,she said:
(a) She said that she lost her purse
(b) She exclaimed that she had lost her purse
(c) She said that she had lost her purse
(d) She expressed that she had lost her purse
Ans: She exclaimed that she had lost her purse
85. He became philosopher, -------------------------?
(a)didn’t he (b)did he (c)has he (d)hasn’t he
Ans:didn’t he
86. I meant ----------------- your attention to this matter
(a)to be called (b)to call (c)to calling (d)to had called
Ans:to call
87. The car pulled -------------- before the front door.
(a)up (b)at (c)by (d)on
Ans:up
88. Home is ---------------- sweetest place on the earth.
(a)out (b)the (c)a (d)an
Ans:the
89. Choose the correct sentence:
(a)The committee are in session (b) The committee is in session
(a)The committee were in session (b) The committee to be in session
Ans: The committee is in session
90. The opposite of vice is:
(a)wickedness (b)goodness (c)virtue (d)silence
Ans: virtue
91. The idiom storm in the tea cup means:
(a)no fuss over trivial matter (b)big fuss over trivial matter
(c)clever idea (d)sudden inspiration
Ans: big fuss over trivial matter
92. The mansion was pulled down to make way for a housing complex. The words italicized mean:
(a)Brought (b)Constructed (c)demolished (d)broken
Ans:demolished
93. Most of the people in India live from hand to mouth. The closest meaning to this idiom is:
(a) a life of plenty providing for the future
(b) with moderate provision for the future
(c) without any provision for the future
(d) with some provision for the future
Ans: without any provision for the future
94. He is quite at sea. At sea means:
(a)by the sea (b)lost in thought (c)determined (d)confused
Ans:confused
95. Mark stands well with his boss. Stands well closely means:
(a) Mark is well thought of by his boss
(b) Mark is not well thought of by his boss
(c) Boss is well thought of by mark
(d) Boss is not well thought of by mark
Ans: Mark is well thought of by his boss
96. I save money by ----------- smoking.
(a)carefully (b)frequently (c)ever (d)never
Ans:never
97. I ------------- prefer coffee.
(a)ever (b)usually (c)forever (d)never
Ans:usually
98. There is a cat in the kitchen. --------------------- is drinking milk.
(a)It (b)He (c)She (d)Them
Ans:It
99. They sell -------------- dresses in that store.
(a)lady (b)lady’s (c)ladies (d)ladies’
Ans:ladies’
100. --------------- bread and butter the only thing you have for me?
(a)Wasn’t (b)Are (c)Is (d)Aren’t
Ans:Is
Ans: Orissa
2.The clouds which causes continuous rain :
Ans:Nimbus
3.Taran Taran Tragedy was associated with
Ans:None of the answers are correct
4.Tiger Airways belonged to
Ans:Singapore
5.The country which won the 2006 Johannesburg test: ?
Ans:Australia
6.Greg Chappel was a
Ans:Cricket Coach
7.Total medal India acquired in the 12th Commonwealth Games:
Ans:16
8.Total number of M.P’s from Kerala:
Ans:29 (20 Loksabha MP’s and 9 Rajyasabha MP’s)
9.Speaker of the 12th Legislative Assembly in Kerala:
Ans:K.Radhakrishnan
10.---------is to administer oath of office to the Indian President in 07/07.
Ans:Justice K.G.Balakrishnan
11.Paper Gold is :
Ans: Special Drawing Right
12.The practice of crossing a Cheque originated in :
Ans:Britain
13.Trichology is the study of
Ans:Hair
14.-------------is the economic process through which human wants are satisfied.
Ans:Consumption
15.Gandhi Irwin Pact was signed on:
Ans:1931
16.First Indian war of Independence began at:
Ans:Meerat
17.”Forward Policy” was initiated by:
Ans:Lord Lytton
18.Jamabandhi Reforms were the reforms of
Ans:Tipu Sultan
19.Revenge movement broke out in :
Ans:France.
20.Agricultural growth in India during 2006-07 was
Ans:2.7%
21.World Bank President to quit office recently for misconduct is :
Ans:Paul Volfovits
22.Find the odd that not related to Kani Mozhi:
(a)Poetess (b)Scientist (c)Rajya Sabha Member
(d) Daughter of chief Minister from one of an Indian State.
Ans:Scientist.
23.Miss world 2007 is
Ans:Zhang Zilin
24.The award amount of UNESCO’s Puraskar for Palathulli Programme :
Ans:20,000 U.S.Dollar
25. The State Government’s Best Actor Award for film was won by:
(a) Mohanlal (b)Mammooty (c)Thilakan (d) None of these.
Ans: Mohanlal/Mammooty/Thilakan. (Three choices are correct.Mohan Lal got the state award in 2007(Film-Paradesi). Mammooty and Thilakan also got state Government's best actor awards)
26.Maha Bachat Scheme is initiated by:
Ans:Punjab National Bank
27.Smart City project was signed on:
Ans:13-05-2007
28.Neurons are seen in
Ans:Brain.
29.Raja Ravi Varma Award 2007 was presented to:
Ans:M.F.Hussain.
30.”Dhera Sachcha Sauda” is an organization of :
Ans:Punjab
31.The Keralite participated in the Intenational Labour Organisation held in May-June 2007 :
Ans:Thampan Thomas.
32. Founder of Alappuzha City ?
Ans: Raja Kesava Das
33.Total number of Cabinet Ministers from Kerala in the Ministry of Dr. Manmohan Singh:
Ans: 2
34.Insat 4B was launched by the European Space Agency Rocket called:
Ans:Arian 5
35.Psoriasis disease is evident in :
Ans:Skin
36.Market Regulations introduced by :
Ans:Khiljis
37.The year of Colachal battle:
Ans:1741
38.Agama Sidhantha is the Sacred book of :
Ans:Jains
39.Muziris had trade relation with
Ans:Rome
40.”Ariyittuvazhcha”was the coronation ceremony of:
Ans:Zamorins
41.The name Puducherry for Pondicherry was effected from:
Ans:01-10-2006
42.Three language formula for educstion was proposed by :
Ans:Kothari Commission.
43.The 9th I.C.U. of Medical college, Trivandrum was inaugurated by:
Ans:None of the answers are coorect.
44.Life Term Achievement award of Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academey of 2007 went to:
Ans:Santha Devi
45.The first match in the 2007 Cricket World Cup was between :
Ans:West Indies and Pakistan.
46.Vayalar Award of 2006 presented to :
Ans:Sethu.(“Adayalangal”)
47.Author of “Coolie”:
Ans:Mulkraj Anand
48.Find the odd who was not honoured by the Leeds University for the contribution in cinema in 2007:
(a)Amitab Bhachan (b) Shilpa Setti (c)shabana Azmi (d)Yash Chopra
Ans:Shilpa Setti
49.The hottest zone between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricon:
Ans:Torrid Zone
50. The river known as Dakshin Ganga is :
Ans:Kaveri
51.The strait connecting the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea:
Ans:Palk Stait
52.The odd among the following:
(a)Gonu (b)Tsunami (c)Ivan (d)Tornado
Ans:Tsunami
53.Annapurna Scheme aims at:
Ans:Senior Citizens
54.The late entrant of the G8:
Ans:Russia
55.China’s East Project projected for the solution of :
Ans:Energy Problem
56.Fastest Planet:
Ans:Mercury
57.H-1B Visas are
Ans:Non-immigrant Visas.
58.”The Joy of Numbers” was written by:
Ans:Sakunthala Devi.
59.The King who abolished “Pulappedi”
Ans:Unni Kerala Varma(Veera Kerala Verma)
60.The Kerala Monsoon Fishery(Pelagic)Protection bill enabled:
Ans:the engagement of Pelagic fishing in monsoon to traditional fishermen.
61.”Gavisti” a term related to :
Ans:Vedic Culture
62.The birth place of 24th Thirthankara:
Ans:Kundala Grama( Mahaveeran was the 24th Thirthankara)
63.the first Persian ruler who conquered Gandhara:
Ans:Darius I
64.”Brown shirts” was a:
Ans:Volunteer militia of Hitler
65.Mesopotamia, the Greek word means:
Ans:The land between rivers.
66.fundamental feature of Neolithic culture was the use of :
Ans:Microlithics
67.Kerala Panchayath Raj Bill was introduced in the year:
Ans:1994
68.Kerala’s output by export during2005-2006 was:
Ans:12,000 crore.
69.”Ente Maram” Project was undertaken by:
Ans:Education and Forests departments.
70.Science of Soils called:
Ans:Pedology
71.Unhygienic surroundings------------------health problems.
(a)Give rise to (b)Call for (c)Call off (d)Set in
Ans:Give rise to
72.The book is not only interesting but also-----------
(a)intruding (b)intrinsic (c)endearing (d)instructive
Ans:instructive.
73. Find the word that wrongly spelt.
(a)Courageous (b)encourage (c)Vicious (d)majistrate
Ans:majistrate
74. Place an alphabet before the word love to get the meaning a spice (a)T (b)C (c)S (d)W
Ans:C
75. Choose the word that is closest in meaning to the word immunity:
(a)disinclination (b)freedom (c)protection (d)apathy
Ans:protection
76.The closest meaning of the word benevolence is:
(a)attention (b)attraction (c)patience (d)kindness
Ans:kindness
77. The word which means false reports that damage the reputation of a person:
(a)candour (b)gander (c)banter (d)slander
Ans:slander
78. Choose the correctly spelt word:
(a)peursue (b)purseue (c)persue (d)pursue
Ans:pursue
79. Select the word meaning small branch:
(a)bit (b)stick (c)twig (d)log
Ans:twig
80. Arrears best means:
(a)small pieces (b)works of art (c)unpaid debts (d)the back portion of a building
Ans:unpaid debts
81. Choose the correct preposition for the sentence:
The thief hid all his loot--------------------------a stone
(a)below (b)under (c)beneath (d)by
Ans:under
82. I don’t want you to be disappointed ----------------- me
(a)with (b)about (c)for (d)at
Ans:with
83. He said, ”I must go at once”. Change into indirect speech:
(a) He said that he had to go at once
(b) He said that he would go at once
(c) He said that he must have gone at once
(d) He said that he had had to go at once
Ans: He said that he had to go at once
84. Change into indirect speech: ‘Oh dear! I’ve lost my purse’,she said:
(a) She said that she lost her purse
(b) She exclaimed that she had lost her purse
(c) She said that she had lost her purse
(d) She expressed that she had lost her purse
Ans: She exclaimed that she had lost her purse
85. He became philosopher, -------------------------?
(a)didn’t he (b)did he (c)has he (d)hasn’t he
Ans:didn’t he
86. I meant ----------------- your attention to this matter
(a)to be called (b)to call (c)to calling (d)to had called
Ans:to call
87. The car pulled -------------- before the front door.
(a)up (b)at (c)by (d)on
Ans:up
88. Home is ---------------- sweetest place on the earth.
(a)out (b)the (c)a (d)an
Ans:the
89. Choose the correct sentence:
(a)The committee are in session (b) The committee is in session
(a)The committee were in session (b) The committee to be in session
Ans: The committee is in session
90. The opposite of vice is:
(a)wickedness (b)goodness (c)virtue (d)silence
Ans: virtue
91. The idiom storm in the tea cup means:
(a)no fuss over trivial matter (b)big fuss over trivial matter
(c)clever idea (d)sudden inspiration
Ans: big fuss over trivial matter
92. The mansion was pulled down to make way for a housing complex. The words italicized mean:
(a)Brought (b)Constructed (c)demolished (d)broken
Ans:demolished
93. Most of the people in India live from hand to mouth. The closest meaning to this idiom is:
(a) a life of plenty providing for the future
(b) with moderate provision for the future
(c) without any provision for the future
(d) with some provision for the future
Ans: without any provision for the future
94. He is quite at sea. At sea means:
(a)by the sea (b)lost in thought (c)determined (d)confused
Ans:confused
95. Mark stands well with his boss. Stands well closely means:
(a) Mark is well thought of by his boss
(b) Mark is not well thought of by his boss
(c) Boss is well thought of by mark
(d) Boss is not well thought of by mark
Ans: Mark is well thought of by his boss
96. I save money by ----------- smoking.
(a)carefully (b)frequently (c)ever (d)never
Ans:never
97. I ------------- prefer coffee.
(a)ever (b)usually (c)forever (d)never
Ans:usually
98. There is a cat in the kitchen. --------------------- is drinking milk.
(a)It (b)He (c)She (d)Them
Ans:It
99. They sell -------------- dresses in that store.
(a)lady (b)lady’s (c)ladies (d)ladies’
Ans:ladies’
100. --------------- bread and butter the only thing you have for me?
(a)Wasn’t (b)Are (c)Is (d)Aren’t
Ans:Is
SOLVED PAPER OF ASSISTANT GRADE-II IN KERALA FOREST DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD, EXAM HELD ON 15/10/2009
1. Who captained the Pakistan side which won the ICC world Twenty 20 Championship 2009?
Younis Khan
2. Who won the Kendra Sahitya Academy award in 2008 for the collection of essays ‘Madhuram Ninte Jeevitham’ in Malayalam?
K.P.Appan
3. Human Rights Day is celebrated on :
December 10
4. Who won India’s first ever individual Olympic gold medal?
Abhinav bindra
5. What is the name of the instrument used to measure relative humidity?
Hygro meter
6. The Oscar winning film “Slumdog Millionaire” was written by :
Simon Beaufoy
7. Who is the author who created the character “Sherlock Holmes”?
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
8. The first Non-congress Prime Minister of India was :
Morarji Desai
9. When there is a market dominated by a small number of sellers-what is this situation called?
Oligopoly
10. “High Performance Delivered” is the tag line of which company?
Accenture
11. Who was the first Indian Governor General of India?
C.Rajagopalachari
12. What does a Numismatist collect?
Coins
13. Which chemical compound is commonly known as “Quicklime”?
Calcium Oxide
14. Who became the first Indian to present a Golden Globe Award?
Shahrukh Khan
15. The age of a tree can be determined by :
Counting the annual growth rings of its stem.
16. Which one of the following is essentially a solo dance?
(a) Kuchipudi (b)Kathak (c)Mohiniattam (d)Manipuri
Ans:Mohiniattom
17. Who is the author of the novel “Alchemist”?
Paulo Coelho
18. Which European country is known as the “Land of the Midnight Sun”?
Norway
19. Where did Budha die?
Kusinagara
20. The video game console “Wii” is a product of ?
Nintendo
21. J.D.Power is a name associated with:
An automobile customer survey organization
22. What does ICANN stand for?
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Number
23. “Lisbon Treaty” is the treaty accepted/adopted by the members of which of the following organizations recently?
(a)NATO (b) SAARC (c) NSC (d) European Union
Ans: European Union
24. Who is called the “Frontier Gandhi”?
Khan Abdul Ghaffer Khan
25. Which of the following is not a leap year?
(a)2152 (b)2000 (c)2100 (d)None of these.
Ans: 2100
26. Who was the first woman Chief Minister in India?
Sucheta Kripalani
27. Where is the Headquarters of Amnesty International located?
London
28. Who was the chief guest at the India’s 60th Republic Day celebrations on 26th January, 2009?
Nurusultan Nazarbeyev
29. What do the letters XP stand for in the product Microsoft XP?
Experience
30. Which country will host the 2010 FIFA World Cup?
Brazil
Choose appropriate word or expression to complete the following sentences:
31. I promised to --------- her daughter next week when she is at work.
(a) Take off (b)look for (c)look after (d)take after
Ans: Look after
32. The union and management have been ------------- ever since management proposed issuing new contracts.
(a) At loggerheads (b)at cross-purposes(c)get in touch(d)fighting a losing battle
Ans: At loggerheads
33. The box of books ----------- yesterday
(a) were opened (b)was opened (c) had opened (d)had been opened
Ans: was opened
34. ----------- do you think will win the award?
(a)Who (b)Whom (c)Whoever (d)Whomever
Ans: Who
35. A car and a bike ----- my means of transportation.
(a) had (b)will (c)are (d) is
Ans: is
36. The drug will have pernicious effect on your health.
(a) quick (b)sturdy (c)beneficial (d) prolonged
Ans: beneficial
37. Some people questioned the veracity of her story.
(a) morality (b)propriety (c) truthfulness (d)falsity
Ans: falsity
Select one word that is closest in meaning to the bold word in the sentence:
38. Business had been liquidating inventories at the rate of five billion dollars a year:
Ans: converting into cash
39. Directory Clouzot producers at the movie’s climax, just about the most gruesome scene ever shown on film.
Ans: horrifying
40. There is a significant statistical difference in the incidence of rheumatic fever in people with different blood types:
Ans: range of occurrence
41. Find the missing number 567,668,769………
870
42. In the series 4,12,36,….. What will be the 5th term?
324
43. Four boys are sitting on a bench to be photographed. Ram is to the left of Ravi. Reghu is to the right of Ravi. Rajan is between Ravi and Reghu. Who would be second from the left in the photograph ?
Rajan
44. ‘A’ can do a piece of work in 20 days. ‘B’ can do the same work in 30 days. If A and B do the work jointly, in how many days can they complete the work?
12 days
45. The mean of 80 numbers is 82.4. Later three numbers 16, 20, 11 were excluded from the list. What is the mean of the remaining numbers?
85
46. A barrel containing Kerosene is 80% full. If the barrel contains 120 litre of Kerosene, after draining out 25% of the quantity, find the capacity of the barrel?
200 litre
47. If ABCDE is represented as PQRST if PQRST is represented as VWXYZ, then what is the representation for ASTER?
VYZZX
48. Find the missing term.
ABX, DEU, GHR,…….
JKO
49. Each student in a class of 40, studies at least one of the subjects Geography, Physics and Biology. 16 study Geography, 22 Physics and 26 Biology, 5 study Geography and Physics, 14 Biology and Physics and 2 Geography, Physics and Biology. Find the number of students who study Geography, Physics but not Biology?
5
50. In a railway compartment 8 seats are vacant. In how many ways can 3 passengers sit on them?
336
51. A byte is made up of:
Eight binary digits
52. Radix in a hexadecimal system is:
Sixteen
53. Computer memory consist of:
(a)ROM (b)RAM (c)DRAM (d)All of the above
Ans: All of the above
54. A high speed memory used for temporary storage:
(a)Bus (b)RAM (c)Register (d)All of the above
Ans:Register
55. One Kilobyte represents:
1024 bytes
56. Maximum locations that can be addressed with 8 bits is:
256
57. Which display standard has highest resolution?
(a)VGA (b) EGA (c) SVGA (d) CGA
Ans:SVGA
58. EPROM is a:
Random access memory
59. CACHE is a part of :
Memory Unit
60. A compiler is a :
Program which translates high level language to machine language.
61. Which one is portable?
(a)Machine Language
(b)Assembly Language
(c) High Level Language
(d) None of the above
Ans: High level language
62. Example for an Operating system is :
(a)FORTRAN (b)COBOL (c)BASIC (d)Linux
Ans:Linux
63. Microsoft Excel is a :
Spreadsheet Package
64. Which one is an open source operating system?
(a)FORTRAN (b) UNIX (c) Windows (d) Linux
Ans:Linux
65. Laser printer technology is based on :
Creating static electrical image of the document.
66. Data is read from a CD using a :
Laser beam
67. The software that is used to generate an executable file from object files is known as :
Linker
68. Which of the following is used for data transmission through telephone lines?
(a)Router (b)Gateway (c)MODEM (d)Bridge
Ans: MODEM
69. Which of the following software is used for Desk Top Publishing?
(a)Auto Cad (b) Page Maker (c) Notepad (d)FoxPro
Ans: Page Maker
70. A micro processor has a unique:
Machine Language
71. The errors that can be pointed out by a compiler are :
Syntax errors
72. Which of the following is correct?
(a) A ROM is a random access memory
(b) Address space of a micro processor is determined by its data bus.
(c) Flash memory is volatile
(d) All of the above.
Ans: A ROM is a random access memory
73. In a “C’ program which function is executed first?
Main( )
74. The third layer in the ISO/OSI network architecture is the:
Network Layer
75. In simplex mode, data transmission is :
Unidirectional
76. In a computer network resource sharing is controlled by :
Servers
77. Which one of the following is a data input function in ‘C’ language?
(a)printf()
(b)scanf()
(c) malloc()
(d)None of the above
Ans: Scanf()
78. The name of an array in C language implies:
Address of the first element.
79. Indicate the false statement:
(a)Flow chart is a graphical representation of an algorithm.
(b)SRAM is faster than DRAM
(c)Interpreter is faster than compiler
(d) C is a case sensitive language
Ans: Interpreter is faster than compiler
80. Minimum number of arguments to be passed to a function:
0
81. The size of a character variable is :
1 byte
82. Primary objective of a real time computer system is :
Fast response
83. In the OSI -7 layer model a router device works at the :
Network Layer
84. An operating system that supports multi-user environment:
(a)Linux (b)Unix (c)Windows NT (d)All of the above
Ans: All of the above
85. A device that connects two LANs.
Bridge
86. A node on a computer network can be a:
(a)Server (b)Printer (c)workstation (d)Any of the above
Ans: Any of the above
87. In an office network which resources are shared?
(a) Data (b) Hardware (c)Software (d)All of the above.
Ans: All of the above
88. A topology in which all nodes are connected in a single cable is known as :
Bus
89. Computer programs those copies itself repeatedly in memory or on a network is known as :
Worm
90. Internet transmission usually use:
TCP/IP
91. Decimal equivalent to hexa decimal number 10 is :
16
92. Virtual memory techniques make use of a part of the :
Secondary memory
93. A term used to compare processing speed of different computers is :
MIPS
94. Range of signed numbers that can be stored in an 8 bit register is :
-128 to 127
95. HTTP stand for :
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
96. MODEM is a :
A device for modulation and demodulation
97. Which of the following is an object oriented language?
(a)FORTRAN (b) COBOL (c) PASCAL (c)C++
Ans: C++
98. Which of the following is not a web browser?
(a)Internet Explorer
(b)Google
(c)Netscape
(d)Mozilla
Ans: google
99. What is the key board shortcut for pasting an object?
Ctrl + v
100. Error in a computer program are called:
Bugs.
Younis Khan
2. Who won the Kendra Sahitya Academy award in 2008 for the collection of essays ‘Madhuram Ninte Jeevitham’ in Malayalam?
K.P.Appan
3. Human Rights Day is celebrated on :
December 10
4. Who won India’s first ever individual Olympic gold medal?
Abhinav bindra
5. What is the name of the instrument used to measure relative humidity?
Hygro meter
6. The Oscar winning film “Slumdog Millionaire” was written by :
Simon Beaufoy
7. Who is the author who created the character “Sherlock Holmes”?
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
8. The first Non-congress Prime Minister of India was :
Morarji Desai
9. When there is a market dominated by a small number of sellers-what is this situation called?
Oligopoly
10. “High Performance Delivered” is the tag line of which company?
Accenture
11. Who was the first Indian Governor General of India?
C.Rajagopalachari
12. What does a Numismatist collect?
Coins
13. Which chemical compound is commonly known as “Quicklime”?
Calcium Oxide
14. Who became the first Indian to present a Golden Globe Award?
Shahrukh Khan
15. The age of a tree can be determined by :
Counting the annual growth rings of its stem.
16. Which one of the following is essentially a solo dance?
(a) Kuchipudi (b)Kathak (c)Mohiniattam (d)Manipuri
Ans:Mohiniattom
17. Who is the author of the novel “Alchemist”?
Paulo Coelho
18. Which European country is known as the “Land of the Midnight Sun”?
Norway
19. Where did Budha die?
Kusinagara
20. The video game console “Wii” is a product of ?
Nintendo
21. J.D.Power is a name associated with:
An automobile customer survey organization
22. What does ICANN stand for?
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Number
23. “Lisbon Treaty” is the treaty accepted/adopted by the members of which of the following organizations recently?
(a)NATO (b) SAARC (c) NSC (d) European Union
Ans: European Union
24. Who is called the “Frontier Gandhi”?
Khan Abdul Ghaffer Khan
25. Which of the following is not a leap year?
(a)2152 (b)2000 (c)2100 (d)None of these.
Ans: 2100
26. Who was the first woman Chief Minister in India?
Sucheta Kripalani
27. Where is the Headquarters of Amnesty International located?
London
28. Who was the chief guest at the India’s 60th Republic Day celebrations on 26th January, 2009?
Nurusultan Nazarbeyev
29. What do the letters XP stand for in the product Microsoft XP?
Experience
30. Which country will host the 2010 FIFA World Cup?
Brazil
Choose appropriate word or expression to complete the following sentences:
31. I promised to --------- her daughter next week when she is at work.
(a) Take off (b)look for (c)look after (d)take after
Ans: Look after
32. The union and management have been ------------- ever since management proposed issuing new contracts.
(a) At loggerheads (b)at cross-purposes(c)get in touch(d)fighting a losing battle
Ans: At loggerheads
33. The box of books ----------- yesterday
(a) were opened (b)was opened (c) had opened (d)had been opened
Ans: was opened
34. ----------- do you think will win the award?
(a)Who (b)Whom (c)Whoever (d)Whomever
Ans: Who
35. A car and a bike ----- my means of transportation.
(a) had (b)will (c)are (d) is
Ans: is
36. The drug will have pernicious effect on your health.
(a) quick (b)sturdy (c)beneficial (d) prolonged
Ans: beneficial
37. Some people questioned the veracity of her story.
(a) morality (b)propriety (c) truthfulness (d)falsity
Ans: falsity
Select one word that is closest in meaning to the bold word in the sentence:
38. Business had been liquidating inventories at the rate of five billion dollars a year:
Ans: converting into cash
39. Directory Clouzot producers at the movie’s climax, just about the most gruesome scene ever shown on film.
Ans: horrifying
40. There is a significant statistical difference in the incidence of rheumatic fever in people with different blood types:
Ans: range of occurrence
41. Find the missing number 567,668,769………
870
42. In the series 4,12,36,….. What will be the 5th term?
324
43. Four boys are sitting on a bench to be photographed. Ram is to the left of Ravi. Reghu is to the right of Ravi. Rajan is between Ravi and Reghu. Who would be second from the left in the photograph ?
Rajan
44. ‘A’ can do a piece of work in 20 days. ‘B’ can do the same work in 30 days. If A and B do the work jointly, in how many days can they complete the work?
12 days
45. The mean of 80 numbers is 82.4. Later three numbers 16, 20, 11 were excluded from the list. What is the mean of the remaining numbers?
85
46. A barrel containing Kerosene is 80% full. If the barrel contains 120 litre of Kerosene, after draining out 25% of the quantity, find the capacity of the barrel?
200 litre
47. If ABCDE is represented as PQRST if PQRST is represented as VWXYZ, then what is the representation for ASTER?
VYZZX
48. Find the missing term.
ABX, DEU, GHR,…….
JKO
49. Each student in a class of 40, studies at least one of the subjects Geography, Physics and Biology. 16 study Geography, 22 Physics and 26 Biology, 5 study Geography and Physics, 14 Biology and Physics and 2 Geography, Physics and Biology. Find the number of students who study Geography, Physics but not Biology?
5
50. In a railway compartment 8 seats are vacant. In how many ways can 3 passengers sit on them?
336
51. A byte is made up of:
Eight binary digits
52. Radix in a hexadecimal system is:
Sixteen
53. Computer memory consist of:
(a)ROM (b)RAM (c)DRAM (d)All of the above
Ans: All of the above
54. A high speed memory used for temporary storage:
(a)Bus (b)RAM (c)Register (d)All of the above
Ans:Register
55. One Kilobyte represents:
1024 bytes
56. Maximum locations that can be addressed with 8 bits is:
256
57. Which display standard has highest resolution?
(a)VGA (b) EGA (c) SVGA (d) CGA
Ans:SVGA
58. EPROM is a:
Random access memory
59. CACHE is a part of :
Memory Unit
60. A compiler is a :
Program which translates high level language to machine language.
61. Which one is portable?
(a)Machine Language
(b)Assembly Language
(c) High Level Language
(d) None of the above
Ans: High level language
62. Example for an Operating system is :
(a)FORTRAN (b)COBOL (c)BASIC (d)Linux
Ans:Linux
63. Microsoft Excel is a :
Spreadsheet Package
64. Which one is an open source operating system?
(a)FORTRAN (b) UNIX (c) Windows (d) Linux
Ans:Linux
65. Laser printer technology is based on :
Creating static electrical image of the document.
66. Data is read from a CD using a :
Laser beam
67. The software that is used to generate an executable file from object files is known as :
Linker
68. Which of the following is used for data transmission through telephone lines?
(a)Router (b)Gateway (c)MODEM (d)Bridge
Ans: MODEM
69. Which of the following software is used for Desk Top Publishing?
(a)Auto Cad (b) Page Maker (c) Notepad (d)FoxPro
Ans: Page Maker
70. A micro processor has a unique:
Machine Language
71. The errors that can be pointed out by a compiler are :
Syntax errors
72. Which of the following is correct?
(a) A ROM is a random access memory
(b) Address space of a micro processor is determined by its data bus.
(c) Flash memory is volatile
(d) All of the above.
Ans: A ROM is a random access memory
73. In a “C’ program which function is executed first?
Main( )
74. The third layer in the ISO/OSI network architecture is the:
Network Layer
75. In simplex mode, data transmission is :
Unidirectional
76. In a computer network resource sharing is controlled by :
Servers
77. Which one of the following is a data input function in ‘C’ language?
(a)printf()
(b)scanf()
(c) malloc()
(d)None of the above
Ans: Scanf()
78. The name of an array in C language implies:
Address of the first element.
79. Indicate the false statement:
(a)Flow chart is a graphical representation of an algorithm.
(b)SRAM is faster than DRAM
(c)Interpreter is faster than compiler
(d) C is a case sensitive language
Ans: Interpreter is faster than compiler
80. Minimum number of arguments to be passed to a function:
0
81. The size of a character variable is :
1 byte
82. Primary objective of a real time computer system is :
Fast response
83. In the OSI -7 layer model a router device works at the :
Network Layer
84. An operating system that supports multi-user environment:
(a)Linux (b)Unix (c)Windows NT (d)All of the above
Ans: All of the above
85. A device that connects two LANs.
Bridge
86. A node on a computer network can be a:
(a)Server (b)Printer (c)workstation (d)Any of the above
Ans: Any of the above
87. In an office network which resources are shared?
(a) Data (b) Hardware (c)Software (d)All of the above.
Ans: All of the above
88. A topology in which all nodes are connected in a single cable is known as :
Bus
89. Computer programs those copies itself repeatedly in memory or on a network is known as :
Worm
90. Internet transmission usually use:
TCP/IP
91. Decimal equivalent to hexa decimal number 10 is :
16
92. Virtual memory techniques make use of a part of the :
Secondary memory
93. A term used to compare processing speed of different computers is :
MIPS
94. Range of signed numbers that can be stored in an 8 bit register is :
-128 to 127
95. HTTP stand for :
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
96. MODEM is a :
A device for modulation and demodulation
97. Which of the following is an object oriented language?
(a)FORTRAN (b) COBOL (c) PASCAL (c)C++
Ans: C++
98. Which of the following is not a web browser?
(a)Internet Explorer
(b)Google
(c)Netscape
(d)Mozilla
Ans: google
99. What is the key board shortcut for pasting an object?
Ctrl + v
100. Error in a computer program are called:
Bugs.
Nobel Prize of 2009
MEDICINE
Elizabath Black Burn, Jack Swasthak ,Karol Grayder
PHYSICS
Charls Kavo ,Williard Boil ,George Smith
CHEMISTRY
Venkitta Raman RamaKrishnan ,Aada Yonath ,Staits
ECONOMICS
Oliver.E.William Son ,Elinor Ostrom(First Women, Winning Nobel Prize For Economics)
LITERATURE
Hertha Muller
PEACE
Barak Obama(21th US Citizen Winning Nobel Prize)
Elizabath Black Burn, Jack Swasthak ,Karol Grayder
PHYSICS
Charls Kavo ,Williard Boil ,George Smith
CHEMISTRY
Venkitta Raman RamaKrishnan ,Aada Yonath ,Staits
ECONOMICS
Oliver.E.William Son ,Elinor Ostrom(First Women, Winning Nobel Prize For Economics)
LITERATURE
Hertha Muller
PEACE
Barak Obama(21th US Citizen Winning Nobel Prize)
Monday, October 19, 2009
Revolutions
Green -------- Agriculture
Blue ----------Ocean Products
Yellow ------- Oil Seeds
White -------- Milk Products
Silver --------- Egg
Grey---------- Housing
Brown ------- Leather,Fertilizers
Black --------- Coal
Pink ---------- Prawn , Medicines
Blue ----------Ocean Products
Yellow ------- Oil Seeds
White -------- Milk Products
Silver --------- Egg
Grey---------- Housing
Brown ------- Leather,Fertilizers
Black --------- Coal
Pink ---------- Prawn , Medicines
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