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LD Clerk Trivandrum 1998.Pmd L.D Clerk Trivandrum -1998 1. India became a Sovereign Democratic Republic on: (a) 26th January 1950 (b) 26th January 1949 (b) 26th January 1948 (c) 15th August 1947 (e) None of these 2. Secularism envisages: (a) No religion (b) A particular religion for a state (c) Hinduism (d) Equal status for all religions (e) None of these 3. The Election Commissioner can be removed by: (a) The President (b) The Home Minister (c) The Prime Minister (d) None of these (e) The Parliament by adopting the same procedure as applied to the removal of the Supreme Court Judge 4. December 10 is observed as: (a) World Health Day (b) U.N. Day (c) World Red Cross Day (d) Human Rights Day (e) None of these 5. The Play, “Malavikagnimithram” was written by: (a) Chandragupta Maurya (b) Kautilya (c) Kalidasa (d) Vikramaditya (e) Visakhadatta 6. The last Viceroy of India was: (a) Warren Hastings (b) Lord Mountbatten (c) Lord Dalhousie (d) C. Rajagopalachari (e) None of these 13. 1998 World Cup (Football) tournament was held at: (a) France (b) Brazil (c) Italy (d) Japan (e) England 14. Which state in India touches the boundaries of the largest number of other States: (a) Bihar (b) Orissa (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Madhya Pradesh (e) None of these 15. World AIDS day is observed on: (a) December 10 (b) December 1 (c) June 5 (d) July 11 (e) September 8 16. “Arjuna” Award is associated with: (a) Social work (b) Literature (c) Sports and Games (d) Politics (e) None of these 17. The first Indira Gandhi Award for “International Justice and Harmony” was given to: (a) Khan Abdul Gafarkhan (b) Mother Teresa (c) Yaser Arafat (d) Nelson Mandela (e) None of these 18. In 1993 an earthquake claimed a large number of lives in Lathur. In which State is Lathur located? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Orissa (c) Maharashtra (d) Andhra Pradesh (e) Punjab 19. The Rourkela Steel Plant in Orissa was built with the collaboration of: (a) Russia (b) Germany (c) Britain (d) U.S.A (e) None of these 20. Television was started in India in the year: (a) 1959 (b) 1960 (c) 1975 (d) 1980 (e) None of these 21. The journalist who refused to accept “Padmabhushan”: (a) Khushwant Singh (b) Arun Shourie (c) Nikhil Chakravarthy (d) Sekharan Nair (e) None of these 22. Where is the National Environment Engineering Research Institute located? (a) Jamshedpur (b) Cuttack (c) Ranchi (d) Nagpur (e) None of these 23. In democracy the Sovereignty or the superior power lies in the hands of: (a) the Government (b) the Ministers (c) the Legislature (d) the people (e) None of these 24. Which of the following is the capital of “Bulgaria”: (a) Sofia (b) Danube (c) Rio de Janeiro (d) Belgrade (e) None of these 25. The first University in India was started at: (a) New Delhi (b) Kolkatta (c) Patna (d) Lucknow (e) None of these 26. The Malayalam writer who won the first “Joshwa Foundation Literary Award”: (a) M.T. Vasudevan Nair (b) O.N.V. Kurup (c) Sukumar Azhikode (d) Thakazhi (e) None of these 27. The Financial Institution that provides long term credit for agriculturists against security of their land? (a) State Financial Corporation (b) Reserve Bank (c) NABARD (d) Land Development Bank (e) None of these 28. National Science Day is observed on 28, February to commemorate: (a) Bhabha’s birth day (b) The day of declaration of Raman Effect (c) Launching of the first Indian Satellite Aryabatta (d) Successful launching of ASLV (e) None of these 29. Who said, “There is neither a Hindu nor a Muslim, only a man”? (a) Swami Vivekananda (b) Guru Nanak (c) Sree Ramakrishna (d) Chaitanya (e) None of these 30. Which is known as the Land of White Elephants? (a) Thailand (b) Finland (c) Ireland (d) Canada (e) None of these Directions : 31 to 45 : are to be answered in a word/words/ one or two sentences. 31. What is Quarantine? 32. Who was the first musician to get the country’s highest civilian award, “Bharat Ratna”? 33. Who won the 1997 Booker Award for literature? What was the name of the book? 34. What is the actual name of pen name, “Kakkanadan”? 35. The science dealing with the study of the heart and its diseases is known as — 36. What is the colour of the Black Box kept in the aeroplane? 37. What is meant by myopia? 38. The first woman athlete in India who reached the Olympic finals was ——— 39. What is the full form of P.S.L.V.? 40. When was the first Atomic Energy Commission set up in India? 41. Who was the leader of the Liberation Movement in Ghana? 42. What is meant by Universal Adult Franchise? 43. India conducted the first nuclear explosion in the year ——— 44. What does the abbreviation ANERT stand for? 45. Who was known as the “Iron Man” of India? Answers 1. (a) January 26, 1950. Australia also celebrates its Republic Day on January 26. India became independent on August 15, 1947 and became a Sovereign Democratic Republic on January 26, 1950. Pakistan became independent on August 14, 1947; it was proclaimed as an Islamic republic on 23 March, 1956. South Korea is the only country other than India which celebrates its Independence Day on August 15. South Korea became independent on August 15, 1948. 2. (d) Equal status for all religions. Preamble to Indian Constitution and the Fundamental Rights mentioned in the Constitution ascertain India’s commitment to secularism. Article 25 proclaims India as a secular state and maintains that all persons enjoy freedom of conscience and have the right to entertain any religious belief and to propagate it. Article 26 gives every religious group the right to establish and maintain institutions for religious and charitable purposes, manage themselves and acquire movable and immovable property and administer such property in accordance with law. 3. (e) The Parliament by adopting the same procedure as applied to the removal of the Supreme Court Judge. For the conduct of fair and free elections, the Constitution provides an independent body in the form of Election Commission (Article 324). At present the Election Commission consists of the Chief Election Commissioner and two Deputy Election Commissioners. Navin Chawla is the Chief Election Commissioner, V.S. Sampath is the Election Commissioners. 4 (d) Human Rights Day. It was on December 10, 1948, the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. World Health Day is observed on April 7. World Heart Day : sk]v‰w-_¿ amk-Ønse Ah-km-\sØ Rmb- dm-gvN. World Red Cross Day is observed on May 8. U.N. Day is on October 24. 5. (c) Kalidasa Other well known works of Kalidasa are Meghadoot, Raghuvamsa, Kumara Sambhava, Abhijnanasakuntalam, Vikramorvashiyam. In 1789 Sir William Johns translated Abhijnanasakuntalam into English. Kautilya wrote Arthashastra Visakhadatta wrote Mudrarakshasa 6. (b) Lord Mountbatten. tdm_¿´v ss¢hv _wKm-fnse BZy Kh¿W-dpw, hmd≥ tlÃnwKvkv _wKm-fnse BZy- K-h¿W¿ P\-d-ep-am-bn-cp-∂p. William Bentinck was the first Governor-General of British India. Lord Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of British India and first Governor-General of independent India C. Rajagopalachari was the first and the last Indian Governor-General of India. 7. (b) Jonas Edward Salk. He developed anti-polio vaccine for polio in 1952. He was from USA. Oral Polio vaccine was discovered by Albert Sabin. John G. Gibbon (American) built the first successful heart-lung machine. Louis Pasteur developed the rabies vaccine against hydrophobia (dog bite) in 1885. He developed a vaccine against anthrax in 1881. He introduced pasteurization in 1856 and in 1863 discovered that the micro-organisms are responsible for fermentation. Edward Jenner (English) introduced vaccination against smallpox in 1796. 8. (b) South Korea. It became independent on August 15, 1948. Pakistan achieved independence on August 14, 1947. Bangladesh became independent on December 16, 1971. 9. (d) Mathematics. `mc-Xob KWn-X-im-kv{X-⁄-\mb `mkvI-cm-Nm-cy≥ Fgp-Xnb IrXn-bmWv eoem-h-Xn. kn≤m-¥-in-tcm-aWn F∂ {KŸ-Ønse kzbw kºq¿Æ-amb \mev `mK-ß-fn-sem-∂v. A¶-K-Wn-Xw, _oP-K-Wn-Xw, PymanXn Ch- bmWv {]Xn-]m-Zy -hn-j-bw. 10. (a) Lord Curzon (in 1905). Later in 1911 in the time of Lord Hardinge, Bengal was reunited. Lord Ripon is known as father of local self-government in India. The first regular census (1881) of India was taken during his tenure. Factory Act was passed by him. He repealed the Vernacular Press Act. Ilbert Bill was also prepared during his time. Dalhousie introduced Doctrine of Lapse. The first railway (1853) and telegraph service (1853) were started during his time. Indian Council Act of 1909 was passed at the time of Lord Minto. 11. (c) P.J. Antony. He received Bharat Award in 1975 for his role in the film Nirmalyam, directed by M.T. Vasudevan Nair. Both Prem Nazir and Sathyan had not received Bharat Award. Other Malayalam actors who received Bharat Award include Gopi, Mammootty, Balan K. Nair, Mohan Lal, Balachandra Menon, Premji, Suresh Gopi and Murali. Mammootty is the only Malayalam actor to get Bharat Award three times. (1989 (Hcp hS-°≥ hoc-Km-Y, aXn-ep-Iƒ), 1993 (s]m¥≥am-S, hnt[-b≥), 1998 (Awt_-ZvI¿). 2001- "s\bvØp-Im-c≥' F∂ kn\n-a-bmWv apc-fnbv°v Cu Ah¿Uv t\Sn-sIm-Sp-Ø-Xv. 12. (c) M.T. Vasudevan Nair. 13. (a) France. France won the cup by defeating Brazil.
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