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KALAM ACADEMY
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No. 21446037 Date Of Exam
06.11.2016
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GENERAL STUDIES
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101.How
many electrons are there in one coulomb charge?
(A)1.6 x 10-19
electrons (B) 6.25 x 1018 electrons
(C) 6.25 x 10-18
electrons (D) 1.6 x 1019
electrons
102.A
bullet of mass 15g is horizontally fired with velocity 100ms-1 from a pistol of
mass 2kg Total momentum of the pistol and bullet before firing is equal to
(A)Zero (B) 201.5 kg ms-1 (C) 215 kg ms-1 (D) 200 kg ms-1
103. What
is the chemical name of DDT?
(A)Dichloro
diphenyl trichloro ethane (B) Dichloro diphenyl tribromo
ethane
(C)
Diphenyl dichloro trochloro ethane (D) Diphenyl dibromo trichloro
ethane
104.What
are Microsporum, Epidermophyton?
(A)Disease
causing bacteria in man (B) Disease causing fungi in man
(C)
Disease causing virus in man (D) Disease causing
protozoans in man
105.Ovulation
is stimulated by
(A)LH (B) LTH (C) Renin (D)
Adrenalin
106.Which
gymnospermic plant cures rheumatism?
(A)Araucaria (B)
Ephedra (C) Gnetum (D)
Pinus
107.A
special root-like structure in cuscuta and viscum is called
(A)Rhizoids (B) Haustoria (C) Hyphae (D) Stolens
108.Which
is the following is observed as ‘National Girl Child Day’?
(A)8th
January (B) 21st
January (C) 22nd January (D)
24th January
109.Which
of the following was discovered by ONGC in the Indian Ocean on 26th
July 2016?
(A)Hydrated
Methane (B) Hydrated Benzene
(C)
Hydrated Ether (D)
Hydrated Octance
110.Which
Bill was passed in the Parliament of India in 2016 to adopt Uniform Tax of
States?
(A)Goods
and Sales Tax (B) Goods and Service Tax (C)
Direct Tax (D) Indirect Tax
111.Which
State Governor was appointed as Tamilnadu Governor additional – charge in
September, 2016?
(A)Kerala
(B) Karnataka (C)
Maharashtra (D) Madhya Pradesh
112.Which
Musician was honoured in August 2016, by United
Nations Organization for her contribution to music?
(A)M.S.
Subbulakshmi (B) Asha Bhosle
(C)
Lata Mangeshkar (D)
M.S. Rajalakshmi
113.Identify
the 2016 Dhronacharya Awardee
(A)Bishweshwar
Nandi (B) Lalitha Babar
(C)
Rani Rampal (D)
P.V. Sindhu
114.The
Asian Junior Chess Championships, May 2016 was held at
(A)Chennai
(B) Mumbai (C) Kolkatta (D) New Delhi
115.Which
country’s Badminton player was defeated by P.V.Sindhu in the Semi-finals at the
Rio 2016 Olympic games?
(A)Spain (B) America (C) Africa (D) Japan
116.In
July 2016, Theresa May was appointed as the ………………..Woman Prime Minister of UK
(Britain)
(A)first (B)
second (C) tenth (D) sixth
117.
The Third Asian Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation 2016 was held?
(A)From
April 9th to 12th 2016 at Orissa (B) From April 14th to 17th 2016
at Calcutta
(C) From April 11th to
14th 2016 at New Delhi (D) From April 6th to 9th 2016 at Mumbai
118.
Indian Constitution Drafting Committee’s Chairman?
(A)Dr.
Rajendra Prasad (B)
Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Dr.B.R.Ambedkar (D) Gandhi
119.
Which year the Constitution of India (61st Amendment Act) lowered
the voting age from 21 years to 18 years?
(A)1988 (B) 1987 (C) 1986 (D) 1985
120.Article
63 of the Indian Constitution refers to
(A)Vice-President (B) President (C) Prime Minister (D)
Governor
121.Who
is the chair person of Niti Aayog?
(A)President (B) Prime Minister (C) Vice-President (D) Supreme Court Judge
122.The
writ of Habeas Corpus is
(A)To
safeguard people from illegal arrest
(B) The
Petitioner who requires legal help to get his work done by respective Public
Authorities
(C) It
probability a subordinate court from acting beyond its jurisdiction
(D)It
prevents usurpation of a public office
123.Match
the following :
(a) To
eradicate the inequality in the society 1.
Beliefs passed through the generation
(b) Women
depend on male companions 2.
It proclaims the fame of
Dr.Muthu Lakshmi
(c) To stop the customs of child
marriage 3. Social justice
(d)
Cancer institute at Adyar 4.
Prohibition
(a)
(b)
(c) (d)
(A) 3 1 4 2
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 1 4 2 3
(D) 4 2 3 1
124.Which
is known as the ‘Murmering Auditorium’?
(A)Golkonda (B)
Golkumnbas (C) Gulberga
(D) Jumma Masjid
125.Which
Mughal King killed the Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur?
(A)Akbar (B)
Aurangazeb (C) Shahjahan (D) Jahangir
126.The
Pallava inscription at……………….refers to a great musician Rudracharya.
(A) Kudumiyan Malai (B) Mamandur (C) Uthiramerur (D)
Mahendravadi
127.During
the age of Kalabhras, a Jain monk who established Dravida Sangha at Madurai was
(A) Vajranandhi (B) Parsava Munivar (C) Mahavir (D) Maha Kasabar
128.The
leading producers of jute in the world is
(A) India and Bangladesh (B)
Srilanka and Pakistan
(C) China and Japan (D)
Singapore and Malaysia
129. asteroids are found between
(A)
Mars and Jupiter (B) Earth and
Mars (C) Jupiter and Saturn (D) Mercury and Venus
130.Match
the following :
(a) Kandla 1. Maharashtra
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru 2. Gujarat
(c)Paradip 3. West Bangal
(d) Haldia 4. Orissa
(a)
(b)
(c) (d)
(A) 3 2 4 1
(B) 4 1 3 2
(C) 2 3 1 4
(D)
2 1 4 3
131.Match
(a)
Sathya Sodhak Samaj 1.
Ramalinga Adigal
(b)
Jeeva Karunyam 2.
Jyotiba Phule
(c)
Dharma Paribalanam 3.
Swami Vivekanandha
(d)
Jeeva is Siva 4.
Sri Narayana Guru
(a)
(b)
(c) (d)
(A)
2 1 4 3
(B) 2 4 3 1
(C) 4 1 2 3
(D) 1 3 2 4
132.Which
year has a special significance in Indian Economy as far as Economic Reforms
are concerned?
(A)1952 (B) 1981 (C) 1991 (D) 2001
133.
Where is the diamond cutting industry located in India?
(A)Lucknow (B) Surat (C) Ludiyana (D)
Chandigar
134.Net
National Product is
(A)Gross
Domestic Product – Depreciation
(B) Gross National Product – Depreciation
(C) Net National Product – Depreciation
(D)Net
Domestic Product – Depreciation
135.When
a person lives below the minimum
subsistence level he is said to live in
(A)Absolute poverty (B) Relative
poverty
(C)
Abstract poverty (D)
True poverty
136.
(-1 
) + (-3 
) + (6 
) is ………………
) + (-3 ) + (6 ) is ………………
(A) 
(B) (C) 
(D)
(B) (C) (D)
137.
The population of a city in the year 2014 is 1,80,000 and increases at a rate
of 20% per year. Find the population of the city in the year 2016?
(A)2,40,000 (B) 2,59,200 (C) 2,55,000 (D) 2,54,300
138.3
– 25 here, which is the following number is suitable in -, so, that the number
will be a perfect square?
(A)1 (B) 0 (C) 4 (D) 6
139.The
average mark of 10 children is 80 then their total mark is
(A)200 (B) 300 (C) 800 (D)
400
140.A
man and woman are engaged in a work. A man can do a piece of work in 4 days and
the woman can do in 12 days. Find how many days will they take to finish it
together?
(A)6
days (B) 5 days (C) 4 days (D) 3 days
141.Which
of the following set of measurements will form a right angle triangle?
(A)6,
9, 12 (B) 5, 8, 10 (C) 5,
5, 5
(D) 3, 4, 4
(D) 3, 4, 4
142.The
value of 
(A)20 (B) 25 (C) 16 (D)
9
143.The
price of a house is decreased from rupees fifteen lakhs to rupees twelve lakhs.
The percentage of decrease is
(A)10% (B)
20% (C) 30% (D) 40%
144.If
3(t-3) = 5(2t+1) then t = ?
(A)-2 (B) 2 (C) -3 (D) 3
145.The
value of 
(A)3.5
(B) 6.25 (C) 1 (D) 2.5
146.The
value of 163 + 73 - 233 is
(A)-7728
(B) 7028
(C) 7728 (D) -7718
147.Find
the next term of 4 in the series is 1, 1, 2, 8, 3, 27, 4, ……..
(A) 31 (B) 29 (C)
16 (D) 64
148.Three
angles of a triangles are x – 30º, x – 45º,
x + 15º,
find the value of x.
(A)60º (B) 40º (C) 80º
(d) 100º
149.The
difference between simple and compound interest for a sum of Rs.12,000 lent at
10% per annum in 2 years, is
(A)Rs.80 (B) Rs.90 (C) Rs.120 (D) Rs.100
150.If
you stand in a rectangular room, where two adjacent walls are covered with
plane mirrors, the total number of your images will be
(A)Infinity (B) 1 (C) 3 (D)
0
151.Audible
range of rabbit is
(A)10
– 32,000 Hz (B) 1,000 – 1,50,000 Hz
(C) 1,000 – 1,00,000 Hz (D) 900 – 2,00,000 Hz
152.Why
vegetables and fruits turn brown on cutting?
(A)Due
to the reaction between phenolic compound and oxygen in air
(B) Due to the formation of inorganic compound
(C) Due
to the formation of salts
(D)Due
to the formation of bases
153.Among
the following which one is not a biofertilizer?
(A)Anabaena (B) Nostoc (C) Lindane (D)
Rhizobium
154.Consider
the statements :
(a) Sterility
is caused by the deficiency of Vitamin K
(b) Night
blindness is caused by the deficiency of Vitamin D.
(A) Both (a) and (b) are false (B) (a) is false and (b) is
true
(C) (a) is true and (b) is false (D) Both (a) and (b) are
true
155.The
valve which regulates the blood flow from right ventricle to the pulmonary
artery.
(A)Semi-lunar valve (B) Auriculo-ventricular valve
(C)
Bi Cuspid valve (D) Tri Cuspid valve
156.Match
List I and List II :
List I List
II
(a) Glycolysis 1. O2
is not utilized
(b) Kreb’s
Cycle 2. ATP
are produced
(c) Electron
transport chain 3.
Oxidation of pyruvic acid
(d) Fermentation 4. Occurs in
cytoplasm
(a)
(b)
(c) (d)
(A) 3 4 2 1
(B)
4 3 2 1
(C) 1 3 4 2
(D) 2 4 1 3
157.Who
among the Indian – born American scientist bagged the prestigious award
Lemelson – MIT prize worth 5,00,000 dollars?
(A)Ajit
Doval (B) Mohamed Nasheed (C)
Ramesh Raskar (D) Jagadish Tytler
158.Who
won the GD Birla Award for Scientific Research for the year 2016?
(A)Sanjeev Galande (B) Raghavan Varadarajan
(C) Sriram
Ramasamy (D) Sanjay Mittal
159.Who
is the Chief Information Commissioner of India in September 2016?
(A)P.K.Sinha (B) R.K.Narayanan (C) R.K. Mathoor (D) R.K. Koul
160.‘Operation
calm down’ is associated with which state?
(A)Tamilnadu (B) Andhra Pradesh (C) Jammu Kashmir (D) Bihar
161.Name
the Battery that shuts down on over heating and restarts when the temperature
becomes cool
(A)Sodium
ion (B) Lithium ion (C)
Carbon ion (D) Potassium ion
162.Name
the person who was appointed as the ambassador on behalf of India to work for
the cause of gender equality and progress of women in UNO for the year 2016
(A)Aishwarya
Rai
(B) Priyanka
Chopra
(C) Aishwarya Dhanush
(D) Sania Mirza
163.What
is the name of Ganga river cleaning scheme?
(A)Namami
Ganga scheme (B)
Poorva Ganga scheme
(C)
Apporva Ganga scheme (D)
Ganga Yamuna scheme
164.The
INSAR-3DR was launched through rocket for Metereological Research on 8th
September, 2016 by which rocket?
(A)GSLV-F05 (B) PSLV-4 (C) Arianne (D) GSLV-3
165.Who
won the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Rathna Award for Badminton in the year 2016?
(A)Sakshi
Malik (B) Mary Kom (C)
Pradeep Kumar (D) P.V.Sindhu
166.Which
year has been declared by UNO as the ‘International Year of Pulses’?
(A)2012 (B) 2013 (C) 2016 (D) 2015
167.Match
the following :
Part I Part
II
(a) Raj
Bhavan 1. President
(b) Rastrapathy
Bhavan 2. Governor
(c) Impeachment 3. Union
Territories
(d) Lt.Governor 4. Violation of
the Constitution
(a)
(b)
(c) (d)
(A) 1 4 3 2
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 4 2 3 1
(D)
2 1 4 3
168.The
election process at the state level is supervised by
(A)Chief
Election Commissioner (B)
Supreme Court Judge
(C) Chief Electoral Officer (D) High Court Judge
169.Find
out the correct statement.
The Indian Constitution contains
(A)XXII
parts, 449 Articles and 12 Schedules
(B) XXI parts, 438 Articles and 8 Schedules
(C) XXIII
parts, 469 Articles and 21 Schedules
(D)XX
parts, 428 Articles and 18 Schedules
170.Which
of the following is incorrectly matched?
(A)Assassination
of Gandhiji - January 30, 1948
(B) Republic
Day - January 26, 1950
(C) Independence
Day - August 15, 1947
(D)Constituent
Assembly adopted National Anthem - January
23, 1950
171.Which
of the following is correctly matched?
(A)The
President - Guardian of our Constitution
(B) The Chief Minister - Appointed by
the Governor
(C) Supreme Court - Unique Identification
(D)
National Anthem - Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
172.Consumer
Courts are set up in ……………… tier system
(A)Two
(B) Three (C) Four (D) Five
173.The
Tanjore king who-helped Vijayanagar king in the battle of Thalaikottai was
(A)Sevappa
Nayak (B)
Achutappa Nayak
(C)
Ragunatha Nayak (D) King Sarfoji
174.Which
of these describes the conquest and victories of Samudra Gupta?
(A)Uthiramerur
inscription (B) Allahabad Pillar inscription
(C)
Ihola inscription (D)
Ashokas inscription
175.Who
was the last Sultan of Delhi Sulthanate?
(A)Ibrahim
Lodi
(B) Sikkandar Lodi (C)
Ibrahim Ali (D) Dowlath Khan Lodi
176.Who
built the Nalanda university?
(A)Kumara
Gupta (B) Shri Gupta (C) Chandra Gupta (D)
Samudra Gupta
177.Ox-bow
lakes are formed in the
(A)Valley
region (B) Mountain region
(C) Plain region (D)
Delta region
178.
The shortest National Highway is
(A)NH
48 (B) NH 9 (C) NH 45 A (D) NH 47 A
179.Match
the following :
(a) Grey
revolution 1. Oil
seeds
(b) Golden
revolution 2. Eggs and
poultry
(c) Yellow
revolution 3. Marine
products
(d) Blue
revolution 4.
Horticulture
(a)
(b)
(c) (d)
(A)
2 4 1 3
(B) 4 2 3 1
(C) 3 1 4 2
(D) 2 1 4 3
180.National
motto ‘Satyameva Jayate’ hence forth appears as ‘Vaimaye Vellum’ in Tamil was
announced by
(A)Arabind
Ghosh (B) Periyar (C) Kamaraj (D) Annadurai
181.Where
was Dr.B.R.Ambedkar born?
(A)Mhow (B)
Makkavu (C) Sarayu (D) Lucknow
182.How
many years V.O.C. was sentenced to imprisonment?
(A)30 (B) 35 (C) 40 (D)
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183.Who
remarked’The light has gone out of our lives and there is darkness everywhere’?
(A)Vallabai
Patel (B)
Dr.Rajendra Prasad
(C)
Mount Batten
(D) Jawahalal Nehru
184.Who
chaired the first session of the Indian National Congress held at Bombay?
(A)Madan
Mohan Malavya (B) W.C.Banerjee
(B) Pherozeshah
Mehta (D)
Surendranath Banerjee
185.In
India the organization which was responsible for self-sufficiency in food
production was
(A)CSIR (B)
ICAR (C) ISRO (D) ICMR
186.As
explained by Robert Malthus, Population increases in the
(A)Proportionate
ratio (B) Geometric ratio (C)
Arithmetic ratio (D) Smaller ratio
187.Which
plan was implemented after the Annual Plans of 1966-69?
(A)Second
Five year Plan (B)
Fifth Five year Plan
(C)
Third Five year Plan (D)
Fourth Five year Plan
188.‘Bachpan
Bachao Andolan’ is an organization that fights against
(A)Child
labour (B)
Bonded labour (C) Child marriage (D) Poverty
189.The
base of a triangle is four times its height and its area is 50m2.
The length of the base is
(A)10
m (B) 15 m (C) 20 m (D) 25 m
190.A
can do a piece of work in 20 days and B can do it in 25 days. Both of them
finished the work and earned Rs.3,600. Then A’s share is
(A)Rs.1,600 (B) Rs.2,000 (C) Rs.3,000 (D) Rs.3,100
191.If
(
)-4 X
()3x =
()5 then
the value of x is
)-4 X
()3x =
()5 then
the value of x is
(A)-1 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
192.If
22 men can build a wall of 110 meters in 10 days. The length of a similar wall
built by 30 men in 6 days is
(A)100
mts (B) 90 mts (C)
80 mts (D) 70 mts
193.If
the ratio of length and breadth of a rectangle is 4:7. Find the length while
its breadth is 77cm
(A)22
cm (B) 33 cm (C) 44 cm (D) 55 cm
194.A
room is 5 m 40 cm long and 4 m 50 cm
broad. Its Area is
(B) 23.4
m2 (B) 24.3 m2 (C)
25 m2 (D) 98.01 m2
195.Simplify
:
5
+ 4
+ 7
+6
+11
+ 4 + 7 +6 +11
(A)
(B) 
(C) 
(D) 
(B) (C) (D)
(Comparitively A is right)
196.Find
the rate of interest at which, a sum of money becomes 
times in 2 years.
times in 2 years.
(A)69
% (B) 67% (C) 62
% (D) 61%
% (B) 67% (C) 62% (D) 61%
197.The
breadth, height and volume of a cuboid are 10 cm, 11cm and 3080 cm3
respectively. Find the length of the cuboid
(A)21
cm (B) 28 cm (C) 24 cm (D) 30 cm
198.Which
medicine is known as ‘THE QUEEN OF DRUGS’?
(A)ATROPIN (B) POLYMIXIN (C) STREPTOMYCIN (D)
PENICILLIN
199.A
man bought an old bicycle for Rs.1,500. He spends Rs.500 on its repair and
sells it for Rs.1,800. Find the percentage of his loss.
(A)10% (B) 15% (C)
20% (D) 5%
200.
Find the LCM of a3b4, ab5 and a2b7
(B) a7b3 (B) a3b7 (C)
a2b5 (D) ab5
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