General Knowledge 5

1. Minimum age for a person to be appointed as governor?

Ans:-35

2. Which of the following is not of a part of solar system?

(a)Asteroids (b)Meteors (c)Quasers (d)All of the above

Ans:-Quasers

3. What do we eat in a coconut?

(a)Pericarp (b)seed (c)Embryo (d)Entire Fruit

Ans:- None of the answers are correct, answer is Endosperm

4.Which of the following is major wildlife sanctuary in Kerala?

(a)Silent Valley (b)Parambikulam (c)Aralam (d)All of the above

Ans:-All of the above

5. Of the total expenditure on education in Kerala, the highest allocation is on:

Ans:-Primary Education

6. Hill station Mount Abu is in?

Ans:-Rajasthan

7. The country with more than 55,000 lakes?

Ans:-Finland

8. Max Muller was?

Ans:-A great indologist, linguist and Professor of Sanskrit.

9. Faxian (Fah-hsien), the Chinese pilgrim, visited India during the reign of?

Ans:-Chandragupta-II

10. Delhi Sultan notorious for cruelty ?

Ans:-Balban

11. Who established Swarj Party within the Congress with Gandhi’s reluctant blessing?

Ans:-Motilal Nehru and C.R.Das

12. River Ob.Irytsh is in?

Ans:-Russia

13. Sumatra is situated in?

Ans:-Indian Ocean

14. Gobi Desrt is in?

Ans:-Mangolia

15. The number of nominated members in Rajya Sabha?

Ans:-12

16. How many times Financial Emergency declared in India so far?

Ans:-Never

17. Portfolios to the Ministers in a State is allocated by?

Ans:-The Governor on the recommendations of the Chief Minister

18. A disease caused by bacteria?

Ans:-Tetanus

19. Which of the following disease is due to vitamin deficiency?

(a)Rickets (b)Marasmus (c)Goitre (d)Chicken Pox

Ans:-Rickets

20. From earth, stratosphere extends?

Ans:-12-30km

21.Vayalar Award of 2006 presented to :

Ans:Sethu.(“Adayalangal”)

22.Author of “Coolie”:

Ans:Mulkraj Anand

23.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

24.The hottest zone between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricon:

Ans:Torrid Zone

25. The river known as Dakshin Ganga is :

Ans:Kaveri

26.The strait connecting the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea:

Ans:Palk Stait

27.The odd among the following:

(a)Gonu (b)Tsunami (c)Ivan (d)Tornado

Ans:Tsunami

28.Annapurna Scheme aims at:

Ans:Senior Citizens

29.The late entrant of the G8:

Ans:Russia

30.China’s East Project projected for the solution of :

Ans:Energy Problem

31.Fastest Planet:

Ans:Mercury

32.H-1B Visas are

Ans:Non-immigrant Visas.

33.”The Joy of Numbers” was written by:

Ans:Sakunthala Devi.

34.The King who abolished “Pulappedi”

Ans:Unni Kerala Varma(Veera Kerala Verma)

35.The Kerala Monsoon Fishery(Pelagic)Protection bill enabled:

Ans:the engagement of Pelagic fishing in monsoon to traditional fishermen.

36.”Gavisti” a term related to :

Ans:Vedic Culture

37.The birth place of 24th Thirthankara:

Ans:Kundala Grama( Mahaveeran was the 24th Thirthankara)

38.the first Persian ruler who conquered Gandhara:

Ans:Darius I

39.”Brown shirts” was a:

Ans:Volunteer militia of Hitler

40.Mesopotamia, the Greek word means:

Ans:The land between rivers.

41.fundamental feature of Neolithic culture was the use of :

Ans:Microlithics

42.Kerala Panchayath Raj Bill was introduced in the year:

Ans:1994

43.Kerala’s output by export during2005-2006 was:

Ans:12,000 crore.

44.”Ente Maram” Project was undertaken by:

Ans:Education and Forests departments.

45.Science of Soils called:

Ans:Pedology