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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

ns: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