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107/2024 - Executive Officer Gr.IV - Malabar Devaswom

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Question 1
'Playing to Win' is the autobiography of the famous Indian Sportsperson:

A
Saina Nehwal
B
Mary Kom
C
Yuvaraj Singh
D
Sachin Tendulkar
Question 2
The headquarters of New Development Bank established by BRICS countries is at:

A
Fortaleza in Brazil
B
Shanghai in China
C
Washington D.C. in USA
D
Geneva in Switzerland
Question 3
Which among the following was the first language in India to be accorded classical language status?

A
Sanskrit
B
Tamil
C
Kannada
D
Telugu
Question 4
The VVPAT system was used for the first time in India on experimental basis at:

A
Kallakurichi Assembly Constituency: Tamilnadu
B
North Paravur Assembly Constituency: Kerala
C
K. Puram Assembly Constituency: Karnataka
D
Noksen Assembly Constituency: Nagaland
Question 5
Which Article provides free and compulsory education to all children in the age group of six to fourteen years?

A
Article 12
B
Article 21
C
Article 21 (A)
D
Article 21 (B)
Question 6
The border between North Korea and South Korea:

A
38th parallel
B
16th parallel
C
17th parallel
D
24th parallel
Question 7
"Prabuddha Bhaaratha" a monthly journal was started by:

A
Rajaram Mohan Roy
B
Sree Naravanaguru
C
Swami Dayananda Saraswati
D
Swami Vivekananda
Question 8
Who is not a member of State Reorganisation Commission appointed in 1953?

A
K.N. Panikkar
B
H.N. Kunzru
C
Fazal Ali
D
K.M. Panikkar
Question 9
"In Memoriam" a painting related with the Revolt of 1857 was painted by:

A
Thomas Jones Barker
B
John Constable
C
Joseph Noel Paton
D
Raja Ravi Varma
Question 10
Which of the following was referred to as a "Post Dated Cheque" by Gandhiji?

A
Simon commission proposal
B
August Offer
C
The Cripps Proposal
D
The Cabinet Mission Plan
Question 11
What was the exact constitutional status of India on 26th January 1950?

A
A Democratic Republic
B
A Sovereign Democratic Republic
C
A Sovereign Secular Democratic Republic
D
A Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic
Question 12
The Red Data Book contains data of:

A
Economically important species
B
Endangered species
C
All plant species
D
All animal species
Question 13
Who among the following is not an awardee of Bharat Ratna 2024?

A
Pranab Mukherjee
B
Charan Singh
C
M.S. Swaminathan
D
L.K. Advani
Question 14
Who among the following rulers is associated with "Thrippadidaanam'?

A
Chithira Thirunal Balaramavarma
B
Rani Gauri Lakshmi Bhai
C
Krthika Thirunal Ramavarma
D
Marthanda Varma
Question 15
Who among the following translated 'Hortus Malabaricus' to Malayalam?

A
T.V. Krishnan
B
Kodungallur Kunjikuttan Thampuran
C
K.S. Manilal
D
Mahadev Desai
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Question 16
Among the following publications which one is not related with Chattampi Swamikal?

A
Pracheena Malayalam
B
Advaita Chinta Paddhati
C
Vedadikara Nirupanam
D
Darsana Mala
Question 17
Given below are some important events and years. Identify the one which does not match:

A
Vaikom Satyagraha - 1924-1925
B
Guruvayur Satyagraha - 1931-1932
C
Keezhariyur Bomb Case - 1946-1947
D
Paliyam Satyagraha - 1947-1948
Question 18
"Tilak is the father of Indian Unrest" are the words of:

A
Valentine Chirol
B
Louis Fischer
C
Lord Reading
D
Lord Curzon
Question 19
Who among the following organized a march from Tiruchi (Trichinopoly) to Vedaranyam on Tanjore coast to break the salt law as part of Civil Disobedience Movement?

A
V.O. Chidambaram Pillai
B
C. Rajagopalachari
C
E.V. Ramaswami Naicker
D
K. Kelappan
Question 20
The highest mountain peak in India is:

A
Mount Everest
B
Nanda Devi
C
Godwin Austin
D
Kanchen Junga
Question 21
Identify the Union Territory in which the people of the Jarawa Tribe live:

A
Daman and Diu
B
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
C
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
D
Lakshadweep
Question 22
Who among the following was the leader of The Appiko movement?

A
Panduranga Hegde
B
Sunderlal Bahuguna
C
Vandana Shiva
D
Amrita Devi Bishnoi
Question 23
Who among the following was the first non-congress prime minister in India?

A
V.P. Singh
B
Deva Gowda
C
A.B. Vajpayee
D
Morarji Desai
Question 24
Operation Desert Storm is related with:

A
First World War
B
First Gulf War
C
First India China War
D
First India Pakistan War
Question 25
Harike Wetland is located in:

A
Uttarakhand
B
Karnataka
C
Punjab
D
Tripura
Question 26
In which state Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary is:

A
Madhya Pradesh
B
Tamilnadu
C
Arunachal Pradesh
D
Himachal Pradesh
Question 27
Which is the largest nuclear power plant in India?

A
Kakrapar
B
Narora
C
Kudankulam
D
Kaiga
Question 28
National Girl Child Day is celebrated in India every year on:

A
January 14
B
January 24
C
March 8
D
March 24
Question 29
On which river is the Gandhi Sagar Dam located:

A
Chambal
B
Narmada
C
Damodar
D
Krishna
Question 30
Which among the following does not match properly?

A
Karimpuzha wildlife sanctuary - Malappuram
B
Chimmini wildlife sanctuary - Thrissur
C
Chulannur peacock sanctuary - Wayanad
D
Shenthuruni wildlife sanctuary - Kollam
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Question 31
Which among the following Planet takes maximum time for one revolution around the sun?

A
Jupiter
B
Earth
C
Mars
D
Venus
Question 32
Pick out the correct statement. The term of the Loksabha:

A
Cannot be extended under any circumstances
B
Can be extended by six months at a time
C
Can be extended by one year at a time during the Proclamation of Emergency under Article 352
D
Can be extended for two years at a time during the Proclamation of Emergency under Article 352
Question 33
Which Indian Navy base is in Lakshadweep?

A
I.N.S. Kardip
B
I.N.S. Jatayu
C
I.N.S. Kadamba
D
I.N.S. Jarawa
Question 34
Who acted as Ibrahim Khadiri in the film "Aadujeevitham"?

A
Stevan Adams
B
Rik Aby
C
Santhosh Keezhattoor
D
Jimmy Jean Louis
Question 35
One among the following does not match. Identify:

A
Bharatanatyam - Tamilnadu
B
Kathak - Assam
C
Mohiniyattam - Kerala
D
Kuchipudi - Andhra Pradesh
Question 36
Deepika Pallikal is an Indian professional player of:

A
Squash
B
Tennis
C
Cricket
D
Archery
Question 37
The pen name of Asha Menon is:

A
M.K. Menon
B
K.P. Nirmal Kumar
C
K. Sreekumar
D
P.V. Narayanan Nair
Question 38
Which city will host the 2024 Summer Olympics?

A
London
B
Paris
C
Madrid
D
Vienna
Question 39
Who received the Saraswati Samman for Malayalam poem "Roudra Sathwikam"?

A
Sivasankari
B
Ram Darash Mishva
C
Sugathakumari
D
Prabha Varma
Question 40
The Goods and Services Tax Act came into effect on:

A
1st July 2017
B
1st April 2017
C
1st January 2017
D
1st September 2017
Question 41
The "e" in e-Governance stands for:

A
Efficient
B
Empower
C
Easy
D
Electronic
Question 42
The institution of Lokayukta was created for the first time by the state of:

A
Maharashtra
B
Odissa
C
Punjab
D
Bihar
Question 43
Antonio Guterres the present secretary general of UNO belongs to which country?

A
South Korea
B
Ghana
C
Portugal
D
Burma
Question 44
Article 243A of Indian constitution is about:

A
Elections to the panchayath
B
Grama sabha
C
Powers and responsibilities of panchayath
D
Disqualifications for membership
Question 45
Birsa Munda International Hockey stadium is at:

A
Rourkela
B
Lahore
C
Chandigarh
D
Bhuvaneswar
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Question 46
Ram C/O Anandhi is a Malayalam novel written by:

A
Vinoy Thomas
B
Benyamin
C
K.N. Prasanth
D
Akhil P. Dharmajan
Question 47
Which Constitutional Amendment Act ceased the reservation of seats for the Anglo-Indians in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies?

A
103rd Amendment
B
104th Amendment
C
105th Amendment
D
106th Amendment
Question 48
The first Indian Women to climb Mount Everest is:

A
Bachendri Pal
B
Junko Tabie
C
Malavath poorna
D
Zara
Question 49
The director of the film "Oppenheimer" is:

A
Brendan Fraser
B
Josh Hutcherson
C
Christopher Nolan
D
Christopher MC Quarrie
Question 50
Who is the author of the novel 'Nammude Kidakka Aake Pacha'?

A
Soman Katalur
B
Arshad Bathery
C
S. Hareesh
D
K.P. Jayakumar
Question 51
40% of 500 + x% of 200 = 230, Find x ?

A
15
B
17
C
20
D
13
Question 52
10, 19, 37, 73, ----

A
96
B
101
C
123
D
145
Question 53
An article buys at Rs. 400/- and sold at 380/- then loss % is,

A
3
B
5
C
10
D
20
Question 54
ROAK is related to ORKA, then IRON is related to

A
IORN
B
NORI
C
RION
D
RINO
Question 55
If TAKE is coded as 2314, DUCK is coded as 6851, then DATE is coded as

A
6324
B
3264
C
6423
D
4236
Question 56
A-2, D-4, G-6, J-8, ----, ----

A
M-12, P-10
B
M-10, P-12
C
L-10, O-12
D
N-12, P-10
Question 57
Sunitha is younger than Meera by 6 years. If their ages are in the respective ratio of 6: 9, then what is the age of Meera?

A
12
B
14
C
18
D
20
Question 58
In a row of girls, Meenu is 7th from the right and Seena is 15th from the left. When Meenu and Seena interchange their position, Seena becomes 24th position from the left, which of the following will be Meenu's position from the right?

A
15th position
B
17th position
C
13th position
D
16th position
Question 59
A is twice as fast as B. If they together finish a work in 20 days, then the number of days in which 'B' alone complete this work?

A
60
B
62
C
50
D
68
Question 60
Chairs are arranged in a hall is in the following manner: 40 in the 1st row, 37 in the 2nd row, 34 in the 3rd row and so on. If the last row consists of 13 chairs, then find the number of total rows.

A
16
B
13
C
10
D
11
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Question 61
Everyone in the group ----- a potential role to play.

A
Have
B
Has
C
Is
D
Are
Question 62
They have returned back to home after the programme yesterday. (Correct the sentence)

A
They have returned home after the programme yesterday.
B
They has returned back after the programme yesterday.
C
They have been retuned home after the programme.
D
They returned home after the programme yesterday.
Question 63
Neither of the traffic lights ------- functioning. (Use the appropriate verb)

A
Are
B
Have
C
Is
D
Has
Question 64
Let's go for a walk, -------- ? (Add a question tag)

A
Can we?
B
Shall we?
C
Should we?
D
Are we?
Question 65
There was -------- collision between a car and a scooter. (Add a suitable article)

A
a
B
an
C
the
D
none of these
Question 66
If she ------- money she can borrow from me. (Use the correct tense)

A
need
B
needs
C
needed
D
none of these
Question 67
I don't enjoy ------- to the theatre. (Use the correct form of the verb)

A
Go
B
To go
C
Going
D
Gone
Question 68
Who wrote the poem? (Change into Passive)

A
By whom is the poem written
B
By whom was the poem written
C
By whom has written the poem
D
By whom poem is written
Question 69
Manoj said, "I finished the job yesterday". (Change into Indirect)

A
Manoj said that he finished the job yesterday.
B
Manoj said that he had finished the job yesterday.
C
Manoj said that he finished the job the previous day.
D
Manoj said that he had finished the job the previous day.
Question 70
Choose the word with the correct spelling among the following:

A
Beginning
B
Vaccum
C
Believe
D
Accommodate
Question 71
E.V. Lucas is a hilarious storyteller. (Pick out the word nearest in meaning of the underlined word)

A
Silly
B
Comic
C
Serious
D
Tragic
Question 72
What is the meaning of the term "magnum opus"?

A
Masterpiece
B
Opening remark
C
Maximum
D
Hard work
Question 73
A ------- of birds. (Choose the right word from the options)

A
Army
B
Flock
C
Herd
D
Group
Question 74
He walked very fast. (Identify the figure of speech)

A
Noun
B
Adjective
C
Adverb
D
Interjection
Question 75
Can we postpone the get together? (Choose appropriate phrasal verb from the options)

A
Put off
B
Put out
C
Put up
D
Put on
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Question 76
I -------- living in US for the past ten years. (Use the right tense)

A
Have
B
Am
C
Have been
D
Had been
Question 77
We must obey our parents. (Change into Negative)

A
We must not obey our parents.
B
We cannot but obey our parents.
C
We should obey our parents.
D
We obey not our parents.
Question 78
Mahesh is the most intelligent boy in the class. (Change into a comparative sentence)

A
No other boy is as intelligent as Mahesh in class.
B
There are no other intelligent boys at Mahesh in class.
C
Many other boys are as intelligent as Mahesh in class.
D
Mahesh is more intelligent than all other boys in the class.
Question 79
I could hardly recognize her ------- I saw her. (Pick the right word from the options)

A
But
B
When
C
If
D
And
Question 80
I dived ------- the water. (Use the right preposition)

A
In
B
On
C
To
D
Into
Question 81
'നിലാവ്' എന്നർത്ഥം വരുന്ന പദമേത്?

A
ജ്യോതിസ്സ്
B
ജോത്സന
C
ജാലകം
D
ജ്വാല
Question 82
'നെന്മണി' എന്ന പദം പിരിച്ചെഴുതുക.

A
നെല് + മണി
B
നെന് + മണി
C
നെൽ + മണി
D
നെന്മ + മണി
Question 83
'വെണ്ണകൃഷ്‌ണൻ' എന്ന നാമത്തെ വിഗ്രഹിച്ചെഴുതുന്നതെങ്ങനെ?

A
വെണ്ണകൊണ്ടുള്ള കൃഷ്ണ‌ൻ
B
വെണ്ണപോലുള്ള കൃഷ്ണൻ
C
വെണ്മയുള്ള കൃഷ്‌ണൻ
D
വെണ്ണപ്രിയനായ കൃഷ്ണ‌ൻ
Question 84
താഴെ കൊടുത്തവയിൽ ശരിയായ പദമേത്?

A
കവയിത്രി
B
കവിയത്രി
C
കവിയിത്രി
D
കവയത്രി
Question 85
എ.ആർ. രാജരാജവർമ്മ രചിച്ച വ്യാകരണഗ്രന്ഥം ഏത്?

A
മലയവിലാസം
B
കാന്താരതാരകം
C
കേരളപാണിനീയം
D
മലയാളശാകുന്തളം
Question 86
താഴെ കൊടുത്തവയിൽ സംജ്ഞാനാമത്തിന് ഉദാഹരണമേത്?

A
കൃഷ്‌ണൻ
B
മനുഷ്യൻ
C
വെള്ളം
D
ആകാശം
Question 87
താഴെ കൊടുത്തവയിൽ ശരിയായ വാക്യപ്രയോഗമേത്?

A
'ഓരോ പഞ്ചായത്തിലും 50 വീടുകൾ വീതം പണിയുമെന്നു റവന്യുമന്ത്രി'
B
'ഓരോ പഞ്ചായത്തിലും 50 വീടുകൾ വീതം പണിതു തുടങ്ങുമെന്നു റവന്യുമന്ത്രി'
C
'ഓരോ പഞ്ചായത്തിലും 50 വീടുകൾ പണിയുമെന്നു റവന്യുമന്ത്രി'
D
'ഓരോ പഞ്ചായത്തിലും 50 വീടുകൾ തോറും പണിയുമെന്നു റവന്യുമന്ത്രി'
Question 88
'Zero hour' എന്ന പ്രയോഗത്തിന്റെ ഉചിതമായ മലയാള രൂപമേത്?

A
നിശബ്ദസമയം
B
ഇടവേള
C
ശൂന്യവേള
D
ചർച്ചാവേള
Question 89
'മൃഗീയ ഭൂരിപക്ഷം' എന്ന മലയാള ശൈലിയുടെ ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് പ്രയോഗമേത്?

A
Brute Majority
B
Brutel Majority
C
Boot Majority
D
Brutalist Majority
Question 90
Slow and steady wins the race എന്ന ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് പ്രയോഗത്തിനു സമാനമായ പഴമൊഴിയേത്?

A
നാടോടുമ്പോൾ നടുവെ ഓടാം
B
പയ്യെത്തിന്നാൽ പനയും തിന്നാം
C
ചൊട്ടയിലെ ശീലം ചുടലവരെ
D
കാലം മാറും കോലം മാറും
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Question 91
The Sun temple is situated at Adithyapuram in which district of Kerala?

A
Kottayam
B
Kollam
C
Idukki
D
Thrissur
Question 92
Murajapam in Padmanabha Swami Temple is held once in how many years?

A
4 years
B
5 years
C
7 years
D
6 years
Question 93
Which temple is known as 'Dakshina Dwaraka'?

A
Ananthapuram
B
Padmanabhaswamy temple
C
Guruvayur
D
Neyyattinkara
Question 94
Which of the following Vedic literature contains Gayatri Mantra?

A
Rigveda
B
Samaveda
C
Yajurveda
D
Atharvaveda
Question 95
The date in which the Maharaja of Travancore issued the Temple Entry Proclamation:

A
1936 January 26
B
1936 August 15
C
1935 November 12
D
1936 November 12
Question 96
Whose birth place is Kalady in Kerala?

A
Sandeepani
B
Sankarachariyar
C
Ramana Maharshi
D
Sree Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
Question 97
Place in temple where people could assemble?

A
Garbhagriha
B
Shikhara
C
Mandapa
D
Sreekovil
Question 98
The largest mural painting in Kerala 'Gajendra Moksham' in which district?

A
Thiruvananthapuram
B
Kollam
C
Kottayam
D
Alappuzha
Question 99
Which style is adapted for making the foundation of temple's sreekovil?

A
Padabandhanam
B
Prathibandhanam
C
Kapothabandhanam
D
Padmabandhanam
Question 100
When did Malabar Devaswam board started?

A
2008 October 2
B
2008 December 15
C
2010 October 4
D
1998 October