01 Psephology is the study of :
Election
02 In which State is the hill stations of Kulu, Manali and Dalhousie:
Himachal Pradesh
03 Who built the Golden Temple :
Arjan Dev
04 The first short story writer to get Vayalar award :
T. Padmanabhan
05 Study on the structure of plants and animals :
Morphology
06 Who built the Red Fort, Dewan-e-Khas, Jama Masjid & Moti Masjid :
Shah Jahan
07 Father of Zoology :
Aristotle
08 mixture of Nitric acid and hydrochloric acid :
Aqua Regia
09 The first Minister for Education of Independent India :
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
10 The world population reached 600 crores on :
12 October 1999
11 70% of the world’s diamonds are cut and polished at :
Surat
12 The protein content in the fur of sheep :
Keratin
13 The molecule responsible for hereditary traits :
DNA
14 The art of pruning trees :
Topiary
15 The place outside Kerala which is under the jurisdiction of Kerala High Court: Lakshadweep
16 Joan of Arc belonged to :
France
17 When did Akbar defeat Rana Pratap at Haldighati :
1576
18 The first budget of Independent India was presented by :
R.K.Shanmukham Chetty
719 Who built Sun Temple at Konark :
Narasimhadeva of Eastern Ganga Dynasty.
20 Who led Vijayanagara soldiers in the battle of Talikota :
Rama Raya
21 The last link in the chain of evolution :
Man
22 The sub-national entity with the largest population :
Uttar Pradesh
23 Land of snake boats (Chundan Vallam) :
Kuttanad
24 Among the recipients of Bharat Ratna name the person who has citizenship outside Indian subcontinent :
Nelson Mandela
25 Union cabinet is collectively responsible to the :
Lok Sabha
26 The heaviest fundamental particle in an atom:
Neutron
27 Nagpur Airport is named after :
Dr. Ambedkar
28 The highest peak in Thiruvananthapuram district :
Agasthyakoodam
29 Headquarters of National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) :
Bangalore
30 How do mosquitoes recognize the presence of men :
by sensing the lactic acid in the sweat
31 Sericulture is related to :
silk industry
32 Who initiated steps to form Pathanamthitta district :
K K Nair
33 The only Central American country whose official language is not Spanish :
Belize
34 The bird which is also called ‘’sparrow camel’’ :
Ostrich
35 The largest among the Scandinavian countries :
Sweden
36 The Sangam period dynasties which had an efficient navy :
Cholas
37 Script writer of the film Chemmeen :
S L Puram Sadanandan
38 In which year Cabinet Mission came to India :
1946
39 Soori Namboodiripad is a character in the novel :
Indulekha
40 The first church built by the Portuguese in India :
St Francis Church
41 Who defeated Seleucus :
Chandragupta Maurya
42 Painavu is the Headquarters of the district :
Idukki
43 Name the Chief Minister of Kerala who was born in the 19th Century :
Pattom A Thanu Pillai
44 Southwest monsoon in India originates from :
Indian Ocean
45 Who has the power to nominate Anglo Indian representatives in the Assembly:
Governor
Governor
46 Director of the film Cheriyachante Kroorakrithyangal :
John Abraham
47 Name the Abyssinian Salve on whom Sultana Razia was more compassionate:
Jalaluddin Yakut
748 The positively charged particle in the atom:
Proton
49 Last of the Nanda Kings :
Dhanananda
50 Son of Buddha :
Rahula
51 The Indian state which produces the largest quantity of Chrysotile Asbestos :
Andhra Pradesh
52 Who was known as ‘’Christhava Kalidasa’’ :
Kattakkayathil Cheriyan Mappila
53 The vitamin which enhances immunity :
Vitamin C
54 The layer of the atmosphere where jet planes can fly comfortably :
Stratosphere
55 Sultan Battery is named after :
Tipu Sultan
56 Name the Advisor to the Defence Minister who then became the President :
DR A P J Abdul Kalam
57 KPCC President during Liberation struggle :
R Sankar
58 The place in Tamil Nadu where Swami Vivekananda observed meditation :
Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari
59 Study of Earthquakes :
Seismology
60 When did Japan attack Pearl Harbour :
1941
61 Hercule Poirot is a detective character created by :
Agatha Christie
62 The first and the last Prime Minister of Kochi :
Ikkanda Warrier
63 The instrument used to measure even small quantity of current :
Galvanoscope
64 The ministers of the central cabinet are individually responsible for:
President
65 The plant which fixes nitrogen :
Peas (Leguminous plants)
66 The longest beach in the world:
Cox Bazar
67 Who called Herodotus the father of History :
Cicero
68 Founder of the Salvation Army :
William Booth
69 Acting Prime Minister of India after Nehru :
Gulzarilal Nanda
70 The central part of an atom is known as:
Nucleus
71 What fraction is the mass of the Moon to the mass of the Earth :
1/81
72 Father of supercomputer :
Seymour Cray
73 Real name of Voltaire :
François-Marie Arouet
74 The oldest Parliament in the world is that of :
Iceland
75 Forerunner of the United Nations :
League of Nations
76 Veluthampi committed suicide at :
Mannadi
77 The deepest lake in the world :
Baikal
78 Protons and neutrons are collectively known as:
Nucleons
79 Bolivar is the currency of :
Venezuela
80 The first-speed post system in Kerala was implemented at :
Ernakulam
81 The disease called high memory loss :
Alzheimer’s disease
82 Founder of the political party JSS (Janadhipathya Samrakshana Samithi) :
K R Gouri Amma
83 The first Indian to win the World Chess Championship :
Viswanathan Anand
84 St. George Fort is in :
Chennai
85 Of the satellites in the solar system which one posses atmosphere :
Titan
86 Capital of Guptas :
Pataliputra
87 The railway line located at the highest altitude in the world :
Qinghai- Tibet
88 Headquarters of Sahitya Pravarthaka Sahakarana Sangham :
Kottayam
89 Who introduced the term ‘Isotope’:
Frederick Soddy
90 Who introduced the musical instrument Sarangi to India:
Turkeys
91 The surgical section in Ayurveda is called :
Shalya Chikitsa
792 In which year the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed :
1949
93 When wood burns the gas produced contain :
Carbon dioxide
94 The position of Palakkad in Paddy cultivation in Kerala:
The first
95 Father of Ayurveda :
Charaka
96 The first Indian to become the head of state in Singapore:
C.V. Devan Nair
97 Victoria Island is in :
North Atlantic
98 The American President when Japan attacked Pearl Harbour :
Franklin D. Roosevelt
99 Headquarters of Air Deccan airways:
Bangalore
100 Old name of Sultan Battery :
Ganapathi Vattam