11. Which one of the following is the source of energy in an eco system? (a) Light received from the sun (L.D. CLERK RE-EXAMINATION IDUKKI - 1999) (b) Sugar stored in plants (c) Heat liberated during fermentation of sugar (d) Heat liberated during respiration (e) None of these PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) 12. Giri travelled 4 km. straight towards south. He turned left and travelled 6 km. This part contains 15 multiple choice items. Each question carries 1 mark straight; then turned right and travelled 4 km. straight. How far is he from the starting point 1. Five pairs of numbers are given. Find the one which is different from others (a) 8 km (b) 10 km (c) 12 (d) 18 km (e) 14 km (a) 55-42 (b) 69-56 (c) 48-34 (d) 95-82 (e) 78-65 13. Which of the following creature is not adapted to both aquatic and terrestrial life? 2. Find the word in the place of the question mark (a) Frog (b) Tortoise (c) Crocodile (d) Lizard (e) Crab Wax : Candle : : ? : Paper 14. RESISTANCE is to ohms as CURRENT is to (a) Tree (b) Bamboo (c) Pulp (d) Wood (e) Timber (a) Watts (b) Volts (c) Amperes (d) Litres (e) Joules 3. Find the one which is different from others 15. 6 is related to 18 in the same way as 4 is related to (a) 2 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 16 (a) 63 (b) 49 (c) 77 (d) 81 (e) 35 4. A train which is 1 km. long travelling at a speed of 60 km.per hour enters a tunnel 1 PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE) km. of length. What time does the train take to come fully out of the tunnel? (This part contains thirty multiple choice items, fifteen very short answer type items (a) 2 minutes (b) 2 hours (c) 1 minutes (d) 1 hours (e) 90 seconds and one items to write a paragraph. Multiple choice and very short answer type 5. Which number when placed at the sign of interrogation will complete the series? questions carry 1 mark each. Paragraph writing carries 5 marks. Not more than 20, 19, 17, ?, 10, 5 two sentences are required for very short answer.) (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 13 (d) 15 (e) 13 1. Who was the first President of Independent India? 6. In a certain code TEACHER is written as VGCEJGT. How would DULLARD be (a) Dr. V.V. Giri (b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad written in the same code? (c) Dr. Radhakrishnan (d) Dr. Zakeer Hussain (e) None of these (a) FWNNCSF (b) FWNNBTE (c) FWMNCTF 2. "Das Capital" is written by (d) FWNMCSF (e) FWNNCTF (a) Maxim Gorky (b) Engels (c) Karl Marx (d) E.M.S. Nampoodiripad (e) None of these 7. Which one word cannot be formed from the letters of the word DISSEMINATION? 3. Who is the director of film "Chemmeen"? (a) INDIA (b) NATIONS (c) MENTION (d) ACTION (e) MIND (a) Adoor Gopalakrishnan (b) Kunchakko 8. Which pairs is related to each other in the same way as Chalk and Black board? (c) Sathiajith Ray (d) Ramu Kariat (e) None of these (a) Door and handle (b) Table and chair 4. In which field "Charakan" famous for? (c) Mother and child (d) Type and paint (e) Ink and paper (a) Medicine (b) Dance (c) Kathakali (d) Sanskrit (e) None of these 9. Which of these statements is false? 5. What is "brain washing"? (a) Brass in an alloy of copper and zinc (a) Washing of brain (b) Disease connected with brain (b) Air is a mixture of several gases (c) A forcible indoctrination to induce some one to give up or accept certain ideas (c) The mother March to June have the same number of days as September to (d) Acceptance of certain beliefs December inclusive (e) None of these 6. The biggest planet in the solar system (d) The square root of 625 is the same as the square of 5 (a) Sun (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) mars (e) None of these (e) Acid turns litmus blue 7. The highest mountain peak in the world 10. CHORUS is to song as ACT is to (a) Kanchenjunga (b) Nanga Parbat (a) Play (b) Script (c) Scenery (d) Producer (e) Stage (c) Mount Everest (d) Nanda Devi (e) None of these 8. What is a Seismograph? 24. Where is Vrindavan Gardens situated? (a) Instrument to record the occurrence earthquake (a) Malampuzha (b) Mysore (c) Vaiga (b) Instrument to measure atmospheric pressure (d) Peechi (e) None of these (c) Instrument to measure speed of the wind 25. "Taj Mahal" was constructed by (d) Instrument to measure the depth of the sea (a) Akbar (b) Aurangazeb (c) Shajahan (d) Baber (e) None of these (e) None of these 26. Who appoint the Chief Minister? 9. The year in which Vasco da Gama arrived India? (a) President (b) Vice-President (a) 1498 (b) 1598 (c) 1698 (d) 1798 (e) None of these (c) Prime Minister (d) Governor (e) None of these 10. The normal temperature of human body 27. Silent Valley is in o o o o (a) 97.4 F (b) 98.4 F (c) 99.4 F (d) 100.4 F (e) None of these (a) Idukki district (b) Wayanad district 11. The deficiency of Vitamin D can cause (c) Palakkad district (d) Kasaragod district (e) None of these (a) Polio (b) Malaria (c) Rickets (d) Small-pox (e) None of these 28. Who was known as "Kerala Gandhi"? 12. A balanced diet (a) K. Kelappan (b) K.P. Kesava Menon (a) Meat (b) Egg (c) Rice (d) Biriyani (e) None of these (c) Panambilli Govinda Menon (d) C. Achutha Menon (e) None of these 13. The measure of water content in human body 29. The name "Kelvinator" indicates (a) 50% (b) 65% (c) 75% (d) 85% (e) None of these (a) Television (b) Radio (c) Fan 14. An instrument to test purity of milk (d) Refrigerator (e) None of these (a) Barometer (b) Hydrometer (c) Lactometer (d) Altimeter (e) None of these 30. If the radius of a circle be doubled its area will be 15. ELISA test is an investigation to find out the presence of a disease. Which of the (a) Same (b) Doubled (c) Three times (d) Four times (e) None of these following is the disease? (Questions 31 to 45 are to be answered in a word/words/one or two sentences. Each (a) AIDS (b) Cancer (c) Tuberculosis question carries 1 mark.) (d) Filariasis (e) None of these 31. Re-arrange the following group of letters to form the correct spelling of a familiar 16. An important work of Kumaranasan word (a) Remanan (b) Odakkuzhal (c) Veenapoovu (d) Chemmeen (e) None of these AAEKLR 17. Nehru Trophy award indicates 32. Give the expansion of COFEPOSA. (a) Hockey (b) Cricket (c) Football (d) Boat race (e) None of these 33. Give reason 18. The inventor of Laws of motion Ice float in water and sink in alcohol (a) Newton (b) Dalton (c) Archimedes (d) Edison (e) None of these 34. Complete the following series by adding two more items 19. The World Health Day 7, 28, 112, 448, ––––, ––––– (a) May 1 (b) April 1 (c) April 7 (d) October 2 (e) None of these 35. What is meant by "Utopia"? 20. The Smallest District in Kerala 36. What is "listing of shares"? (a) Kasaragod (b) Alappuzha (c) Idukki 37. How is the name "Aryabhatta" important in Indian History? (d) Pathanamthitta (e) None of these 38. How is the Vice-President of India elected? 21. Biological death of a patient means the death of tissues of the 39. What is meant by hydroponic farming? (a) Lungs (b) Heart (c) Brain (d) Kidney (e) None of these 40. Aluminium vessels should not be washed with washing soda, why? 22. Which of the following takes place due to surface tension? 41. What are antibiotics? Give two examples. (a) Gravitational pull (b) Capillary action 42. Which is the highest gallantry award in India? (c) Viscosity (d) Radiation (e) None of these 43. Who said "Government is for the people, by the people, of the people"? 23. The Capital city of Iraq is 44. Where is the Headquarters of the International Court of Justice? (a) Karachi (b) Jeddha (c) Baghdad (d) Kuwait (e) None of these 45. In which country the 2000th Olympics will be held? 46. Write a paragraph not exceeding 100 words in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada IX. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given at the end on any one of the following topics: of the passage. Each question carries 2 marks. I had already waited three and a half hours and knew the airport waiting- (a) Crucial dangers of environmental pollution. room as well as my own drawing-room. I had already consumed three glasses of (b) The scope of tourism development in Kerala. beer, a packet of cigarettes and I don't know how many sandwiches, when, with a (c) The need for morality in social life. sharp click, the loudspeaker once more came to life. I scarcely bothered to listen to the announcement as I had so often been disappointed that day, but I caught PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH) the words "announce the arrival of their flight number 457 from .... ' and I strained (The first four questions in this part are multiple choice questions. The rest are to be my ears to hear the next word. At that precise moment a loud argument broke out answered as directed.) between two porters and I failed to hear the end of the announcement. I. Fill in the blanks with correct preposition from the choices given under each A couple of minutes later the roar of aircraft engines again drowned all sentence: other sounds and I strolled over to the arrival gate to watch the passengers walk (i) If there is delay in finishing the work, the matter may be reported ––– the officer. in across the tarmae. One by one they came down the steps and I counted fifteen before I caught sight of what I thought must be John. I shouldered my way (a) in (b) of (c) with through the crowd and stained myself directly beside the door he was to come (d) to (e) None of the above through. Eleven, twelve, a woman and her little son. Yes, there he was. I stepped (ii) All candidates are requested to be present ––– the auditorium. forwards and touched him lightly on the shoulder. "Hello, John", I said, holding (a) to (b) with (c) at out my arm to shake him by the hand. He turned his face towards me with eyes (d) within (e) None of the above that showed no recognition. It was then that I realized that he was a complete (iii) –––– war food was ratined. stranger, whom I had never in my life seen before. (a) in (b) by (c) of (a) How did the writer spend his time waiting? (d) during (e) None of the above (b) Why did he not hear the announcement? II. Which of the following words is a noun form? (c) When did he first see "John"? (a) Majestic (b) Advice (c) Advise (d) How did he greet "John"? (d) Palacious (e) Palatial (e) When did he realize that he had made a mistake? III. Which of the following sentences is grammatically incorrect? (a) He has just received the letter PART - IV (REGIONAL LANGUAGE) (b) He has received the letter 1. Translating the following into Malayalam or Tamil or Kanada: (c) He received the letter In the past, the limitations imposed by nature have been dealt with supersti- (d) He has been received the letter tiously. There were gods or demons, or witches capable of invoking evil spritis, (e) None of the above and if they were not placated, they caused bad weather. To this day, archbishops IV. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct? think that drought or excessive rain should be dealt with by prayer. Very often the (a) I have gone to Trivandrum yesterday. methods demanded by superstition aggravate the evil. In the Middle Ages when (b) I has gone to Trivandrum yesterday. there was a plague the population were encouraged to assemble in Churches to (c) I went to Trivandrum yesterday. pray; this, of course, provided an ideal method of spreading infection. Such (d) I have went to Trivandrum yesterday. evils, so far as they can be eradicated, can be eradicated only by science. (e) None of these 2. Write a paragraph not exceeding 100 words in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada V. Put the correct punctuation marks: on any one of the following topics: These are the things we shall need a flask of coffee some sandwiches and some fruit. (a) Negative impact of cinema and TV on children. (kn\n-abpw Snhnbpw Ip«n-I-fn sNep-¯p¶ tZmj-I-c-amb kzm[o-\w) VI. Complete the following sentence using a meaningful clause. There I met a friend –––– (b) Challenges faced by humanity in the 21st Century. VII. Convert the following sentence into passive voice (21þmw \qäm-­n am\-h-cmin t\cn-Sp¶ shÃp-hn-fn-IÄ). The audience loudly cheered the Mayor's speech. (c) The relevance of Gandhism today. VIII. Convert the following sentence using "so.....that" (KmÔn-k-¯nsâ C¶s¯ {]k-àn)

He is too truthful to be successful courtier. PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE) (L.D. CLERK RE-EXAMINATION KANNUR - 1999) Questions : 1-30 are multiple choice questions. Each questions carries 1 mark. 1. The war that Ashoka fought made him accept Buddhism. (a) Panipat (b) Kalinga (c) Plassey PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) (d) Karnataka war (e) None of these 2. The author of Indian Written Constitution is This part contains 15 multiple choice items. Each question carries 1 mark (a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Gandhiji 1. Swim is related to Fish in the same way as Walk is related to: (c) Sardar Vallabhai Patel (d) Dr. Ambedkar (e) None of these (a) Man (b) Bird (c) Leg (d) Foot (e) None of these 3. "Din IIahi" the religion that Akbar tried to propagate is a blend of 2. The number in the blank in the sequene 18, ?, 23, 27 would be: (a) Islam and Hinduism (b) Islam and Christianity (a) 19 (b) 20 (c) 21 (d) 22 (e) None of these (c) All the religions (d) Hinduism and Buddhism (e) None of these 3. Which of the letters will complete the series A, D, H, M, S, - ? 4. The required ingredient for photosynthesis in plant leaves (a) X (b) Y (c) Z (d) U (e) None of these (a) Chlorophyll (b) Water vapour (c) Sunlight 4. A husband and wife had five married sons and each of these had four children. (d) Carbon dioxide (e) All the above How many members were there in the family? 5. Sushrutha Samhita is a treatise in Indian medicine which deals with (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 32 (d) 27 (e) None of these (a) Ayurvedic medicine (b) Acupuncture (c) Surgery 5. Ecology is related to Environment in the same way as Histology is related to ––– (d) Allopathy (e) None of these (a) fossils (b) history (c) tissues (d) hormones (e) None of these 6. The disease which B.C.G. vaccination prevents 6. If every second Saturday and all Sundays are holidays in a 30 day month begin- (a) Tuberculosis (b) Tetanus (c) Cancer ning on Saturday, how many working days will be there in the month? (d) AIDS (e) None of these (a) 2 (b) 20 (c) 23 (d) 21 (e) None of these 7. The Indian Cricketer who visited Bradman the Australian Cricketer, at his Birth- 7. If in a certain language EXIST is coded as ESIXT, how is PLUTO coded in that day party: language (a) Sachin Tendulkar (b) Azaruddin (a) OLUTP (b) PTULO (c) PTUOL (d) PULTO (e) None of these 8. In a certain code SISTER is coded as 535301, UNCLE as 84670 and BOY as 129, how (c) Javagal Shrinath (d) Rahul Dravid (e) None of these is SON coded in the code 8. The person who established "Kerala Kalamandalam" (a) 524 (b) 643 (c) 846 (d) 335 (e) None of these (a) E.V. Krishna Pillai (b) Thakazhi Sihivashankara Pillai 9. How many 9's are there which are preceded by 3 in the given number (c) O.N.V. Kurup (d) Vallathol Narayana Menon 896739378394563969 (e) None of these (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 (e) None of these 9. India's first satellite launched from USSR in 1975 is 10. If H = 8; HE = 13, then HEN = ? (a) Agni (b) Prithvi (c) Thrishul (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 24 (d) 6 (e) None of these (d) Aryabhatta (e) None of these 11. Which one letters pairs will complete the following series AZ, CX, EV, ? 10. How many hours the Indian Standard Time is ahead of Greenwich Meridian Time? 1 1 1 (a) GS (b) GT (c) HT (d) HU (e) None of these (a) 6 /2 (b) 5 /2 (c) 4 /2 1 12. Housing Board built 100 flats. A painter is engaged to serially number each flat (d) 3 /3 (e) None of these individually from 1 to 100. How many time will be he required to write ZERO? 11. The only one vein in human body which carries pure blood is (a) 10 (b) 8 (c) d (d) 11 (e) None of these (a) renal vein (b) femoral vein (c) aorta 13. Which of the missing numbers will complete the series? (d) cephalic vein (e) None of these 7, 10, 9, 12, 11, -, -, 12. The central Indian Telephone Industries Ltd., in Kerala is situated in the district of (a) 14, 13 (b) 13, 14 (c) 10, 13 (d) 13, 15 (e) None of these (a) Palakkad (b) Kasargod (c) Allapuzha 14. If P denotes +, Q denotes X, R denotes ÷ and s denotes - then 18Q12P4R5S6 = ? (d) Thiruvananthapuram (e) None of these (a) 52 (b) 51 (c) 57 (d) 95 (e) None of these 13. Dr. Abhul Kalam was awarded the "Bharath Ratna" in 1997 for 15. Three numbers are in the ratio 4 : 5 : 6 and the average is 25. The largest number is: (a) Missile technology (b) Nuclear research (c) War Gallantry (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 30 (d) 32 (e) None of these (d) Food technology (e) None of these 14. The person who got Nobel Prize in 1998 of India 27. The holy scriptures of the Parsi community (a) Subramanya Chandrashekhar (b) Subbalakshmi (a) Zend Avestha (b) Bible (c) Akal Takth (c) Amarthya Sen (d) Girish Karnad (e) None of these (d) Das Capital (e) None of these 15. Electricity for domestic purpose is measured in 28. The intention of the Indian Parliament to introduce the Lokpal Bill in 1998 is to (a) kW (b) kWh (c) kVA check (a) corruption in high office (b) plane crashes (c) terrorism (d) MW (e) None of these (d) politicians change of parties (e) None of these 16. The Science that deals with the structure of animals, plants or human body is 29. Insulin is secreted in human body from called: (a) gall bladder (b) liver (a) Anthropology (b) Anatomy (c) Biophysics (c) islets of langerhans (d) pancreas (e) None of these (d) Alchemy (e) None of these 30. The currency of Russia 17. The year when Nelson Mandela was selected as the first black President of South (a) Yen (b) Frank (c) Dollar Africa (d) Rouble (e) None of these (a) 1994 (b) 1996 (c) 1992 (Questions 31-45 are to be answered in a word/words/one or two sentences. Each (d) 1995 (e) None of these questions carries 1 mark) 18. Indian National Emblem is derived from 31. Why is KSSCF established in Shasthamangalam. (a) Ashoka Pillar at Saranath (b) Sanchi Sthoopa (c) Nalanda 32. Who is the inventor of X-rays. 33. Who is the author of the book The Discovery of India. (d) Thakshashila (e) None of these 34. Which is the canal that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans? 19. World AIDS day is observed every year on 35. Which of the two cities between Indian and Pakistan are connected by road (a) December 4 (b) October 31 (c) December 1 transport in 1999? (d) January 15 (e) None of these 36. Name the instrument that is used to observe the heavenly bodies and planets 20. Next Olympics for 2004 A.D. will be held in 37. Why has the Amar Jyothi, the Eternal Flame been lit in India Gate, Delhi? (a) Berlin (b) Athens (c) Los Angeles 38. Why did Ayathulla Khomani declare "Fatwa" on Salman Rashdie? (d) Sidney (e) None of these 39. Which Bank controls all the Banks in India? 21. Pure gold 0.999 fineness is of 40. Which is the chemical used to purify the PHED water authorities? (a) 22 carats (b) 24 carats (c) 17 carats 41. What is the Arjuna Award for? (d) 18 carats (e) None of these 42. Where was Adi Shankaracharya born and what did he preach? 22. The chief food for silk worms in sericulture 43. What is meant by Philately? 44. What is observed on June 5th every year? (a) Green leaves (b) Elephant grass (c) Olive leaves 45. Mention IRDP and its aim? (d) Mulberry leaves (e) None of these 46. Write a paragraph of about 100 words in English on any one of the following 23. The first President of India Government after Independence was topics (1 × 5 = 5 marks) (a) Sardar Vallabhai Patel (b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (a) Y2K problem in computers (c) Dr. Radhakrishnan (d) K.C. Pant (e) None of these (b) Panchayathi Raj 24. The instrument used to measure the blood pressure in human body. (c) Consumer Protection (a) Manometer (b) Barometer (c) Sphygmomanometer (d) Lactometer (e) None of these PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH) 25. Which of the following is a star (This part contains multiple choice items, Very Short items and comprehension ques- (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Jupiter tions from a given passage. Each question carries 1 mark) (d) Mars (e) None of these 1. Which among the following is the antonym (a word opposite in meaning) of 26. The earliest foreign race who came to settle down in Kerala "persuade"? (a) Muslims (b) Jews (c) Christians (a) Indent (b) Dissuade (c) Compel (d) Germans (e) None of these (d) Obey (e) None of these 2. Which of the following words is synonymous (word with the same meaning) to selves. They were personally responsible for the preliminary tests, and for all the the word "banish"? arrangements for the actual flight. The famous flight at Kitty Hawk was very (a) Vanish (b) Suspect (c) Disappear much a personal achievement by two remarkable aeronautical pioneers. (d) Exile (e) None of these How different from the achievement of Major Yuri Gagarin in 1961! His 3. From the alternatives given below, find out the meaning of the word "deception" journey round the world in space was planned, prepared and carried out by an (a) reception (b) Descent (c) Misleading army of technicians and helpers. One man alone made the journey in the space- (d) Conveyance (e) None of these craft, but several thousand had made it possible. 4. Find out the relevant term from the alternatives given below to mean " a collection 1. Why is 1903 the most important date in the history of aviation? of specialised terms with their meanings" 2. When was the next event of equal significance made? (a) glossary (b) dictionary (c) directory 3. In the passage how many differences are pointed out between the two achievements? (d) compartment (e) None of these 4. What is the most interesting contrast of all? 5. Choose the correct form of the word from the alternatives given below: 5. Who are the "two remarkable aeronautical pioneers"? (a) superindentent (b) superendintent 6. Who was the man who made the first successful venture into space? (c) superintendent (d) suprandintendent (e) None of these 7. Who planned and prepared Gagarin's journey? 6. Write the noun form of the following words 8. Who designed and built the aircraft for the Wright Brothers? (8 × 1 = 8 marks) (a) pray ; and (b) insist 7. Write the verbl form of the following words PART - IV (REGIONAL LANGUAGE) (a) suffering; and (b) advice (This part is to be answered in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada) 8. Write the past tense form of the verbs (a) know (b) spend 1. Translating the following into Malayalam or Tamil or Kanada: 9. Use the following phrase in a meaningful sentence: Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn found the money that the robbers had hidden "Look after" in the cave. They got six thousand dollars each. That made them rich. They gave 10. Rewrite the following sentences using "too" the money to Judge Thatcher and got a dollar a day as interest. She was a widow, She is so old that she cannot walk Mrs. Douglas, who took an interest in Huck. She wanted to civilize him. But he 11. Rewrite the following sentence using the passive form of the verb: was the kind of boy who never liked anything regular and decent. He could not The Minister gave away the award stand her ways. When the widow rang the bell for supper he had to come to the 12. Complete the sentence with a suitable clause table. But he could not start eating, for he had to wait for the widow to say her (If I were the Prime Minister of India prayers. After supper she would take a book and read it to Huck. But Huck was Read the following passage carefully and answer the comprehension questions. Only not interested in those stories; he wanted to smoke. The widow would not allow the expected words and expressions are to be written. Each question caries 1 mark. him to smoke, for it was a bad habit. But at the same time she took snuff and that The year 1903 is the most important date in the whole history of aviation. On was not bad habit for her. December 17 the first aeroplane flight was made. Less than 60 years later oc- 2. Write a paragraph not exceeding 100 words in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada curred an event of almost equal significance. In 1961 man made his first success- on any one of the following topics: ful venture into space. There were many striking differences between these two great achievements. (a) Should our campus be politics free? (hnZym-e-b-§Ä cmjv{Sob hnap-à-am-¡tWm?) The pioneer aeroplane rose only a few feet from the ground; the spacecraft trav- elled 190 miles up. The aeroplane travelled at about 30 miles and hour; the (b) Is mechnisation a blessing or curse spacecraft reached nearly 18,000 miles an hour. (b{´-h¡-cWw A\p-{K-ltam im]tam?)

But perhaps the most interesting contrast of all was the difference between the great simplicity of the one event and the immense complexity of the other. (c) The person who has influenced you most (\n§sf Gä-hp-a-[nIw kzm[o-\n¨ hyàn) The Wright Brothers designed and built their own aircraft, and then flew it them- ANSWERS of rice in Kerala. The district which receives least rain in Kerala is Palakkadu it is also the hottest district. PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) 13. (a).  Dr. Avul Pakir Jaidylabdeen Abdulkalam, the 12th President of Republic of 1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (c) India, is the second scientist after Homi. J. Bhoba to be awarded Bharat Ratna. 6. (e) 7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (a) Dr. Abdulkalam is known as the 'Missile Man of India. He is the architect of Agni (India's first intermediate range ballistic missile), Akash (India's medium 11. (b) 12. (d) 13. (a) 14. (e) 15. (c) range surface to air missile). 'Vision 2020' is the book written by Abdul Kalam with Y.S. Rajan. PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE) 14. (c).  He won Nobel Prize for Economics. He was the first Indian to became the 1. (b).  Kalinga War was in B.C. 256. It was between the King of Kalinga and President of American Economic Association (AEA) in 1994. Asoka. Now Kalinga is situated in Orissa. 15. (b).  The S.I. unit of electric charge is coulomb. 2. (d).  Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was born on April 14, 1891 at Mhow, Madhya 16. (b).  Science that deals with the form and structure of living organism is known Pradesh in Mahar Community. He is considered as the 'Architect of Indian as Morphology. The science that deals with the functioning of various organs Constitution'. He was minister of law in 1946-51 in Nehru Cabinet. of living things is physiology. 3. (c).  Akbar reigned from A.D. 1556 untill his death in 1605. He was the first 17. (a).  He was the only nominee to succeed F.W. de Klerk with whom he shared the Muslim ruler who divorced religion from politics. He proclaimed Din Ilalhi in 1993 Nobel Prize for peace, for negotiating the end of apartheid. 1581. 18. (a).  The National Emblem of India shows four lions (the fourth which visible in 4. (a).  The process of Photosynthesis needs water, sunlight, carbondioxide etc. It Asoka pillar is invisible in the national emblem) with open mounths. There is is the process by which green plants convert carbondioxide and water in to Dharma Chakra in the centre. The words 'Satyameva Jayathe' (Mundaka food using energy from sunlight. Upanishad) are inscribed below the emblem in Devanagiri Script. 5. (a).  Susruta is known as the father of Modern Plastic Surgery. 19. (c). 6. (a).  The full form of BCG is Bacillus Calmette Guerin. This vaccine was devel- 20. (b).  The Olympics 2000 were held in Sydney in Australia. Olympics 2008 will be oped by the French researches Albert Calmette and Camille Guerin in 1921. held in Beiging, the capital of China. 7. (a).  He is the legendary Indian Cricketer who has the unique world records of 21. (b).  Carat (Karat in American English) is the unit of weight for precious sones over 10000 runs and 31 centuries in one dayers. and pure gold. It is equal to 200 milligrams. 8. (d).  Vallathol founded the institution for Kathakali in 1930 which became 'Kerala 22. (d). Kalamandalam' later. He is also known as 'Kerala Valmiki'. 23. (b). He was the chairman of the Constituent Assembly Set up in 1947. He was the 9. (d).  Aryabhatta launched on April 19, 1975 and it survived in orbit beyond its longest serving President in India from 1950-1962. life of six months. 'APPL E', India's first Geo Stationary Communication Satelite 24. (c). which is launched on June 19, 1981. IRS-1A, India's first remote Sensing Satelite launched on March 17, 1988. 25. (e). 10. (c). 26. (c). 11. (c).  The Aorta is the body's largest artery. It receives oxygenated blood from 27. (a).  Parsis are the most urbanized community in India. the left ventricle and distributes it through the body. The pulmonay antery 28. (a) and the, aorta are some times called 'Great Vessels'. 29. (c).  Insulin is produced by the beta cells of islets of Longerhans, a part of 12. (a). Palakkadu is the largest district in Kerala after Idukki. It is the leading producer Pancreas. 30. (d).  Yen is the currency of Japan. Frank - France; Dollar - USA. The common 44. June 5th is observed as World Environment Day. currency of 12 European Countries are Euro. 45. IRDP - Integrated Rural Development Programe - is a self employment scheme imk-X-aw-K-e¯v Øm]n-¨n-cn- 31. Kerala State Sericulture Co-operative Federation to improve the economic and social conditions of the poor. It was launched in ¡p-¶-Xn\v ]n¶n {]tXyI Dt±-iy-§-sf¶pw Xs¶-bnà F¶mWv A\z-j-W- 1978. D¯cw kzbw Xbm-dm-¡p-I. ¯n \n¶pw Adn-bm³ Ign-ª-Xv. 46.

32. W.C. Rontgen. PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH)  Wilhem Courad Rontegen was German Physicist he discovered X-rays in 1895. He was the recapiat of the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901. 1. (b) 33. Jwarharlal Nehru.  'Persuade' means influence by argement or advice. 'Dissuade' means advice  Nehru was born on November 14, 1889 in Allahabad, UP. He also wrote Glimpses against or divert by persuasion. of World History and Letters from prison. 2. (d) 34. Panama Canal. Bairh means condemn to exile. (h-©n-¡p-I, hgn-sX-än-¡p-I)  It is a artificial water way that cuts across Central America and links the Atlan- 3. (c)  Eception means act or habit of deriving tic Ocean. It extends about 82 km and inaugurated in 1920. 4. (a) Glossary - {]tXy-I-h-iy-¯n-\pÅ i_vZ-tImiw (\n-L-­p) 35. Delhi-Lahore. Dictionary - Alphabetically arranged wrold book. 5. (c)  These cities are connected by Sadbhavana bus service and now it stands cancelled due to border conflicts between the two nations. 6. (a) prayer (b) insistence 7. (a) suffer (b) advise  Samjhavta Express, the only train service that runs between India and Pakistan 8. (a) knew (b) spent from 1976 also stopped its service on December 2001. It was the shortest train service in the world. 9. We must look after our parents in their old age. 10. She is too old to walk. 36. Telescope. 11. The award was given away by the Minister.  The Dutch opticion. Hans Lipper Shey made the first Telescope in 1608. 12. If I were the Prime Minister of India I would alleviate the poverty of the people. 37. It has been lit (since 1971) in memory of those Indian Soldiers who were killed 13. (1) On that day the first aeroplane flight was made. in the First World War (1914-19). (2) In 1961 man made his first successful venture into space. 38. 'Fatwa' was declared on Salman Rushdie for the publication of his controver- (3) There are three difference pointed out between the two achievements. sial novel Satanic Verses. (4) The first achievement was made by the Wright Brothers themselves. On the  Fatwa is the religious restriction imposed on those who question Islamic teynets. other hand space journey is planned and prepared by an army of technicians and helpers. 39. Reserve Bank of India. (5) The Wright Brothers  RBI was set up in India in 1935. It is also known as the 'Bankers Bank'. (6) Yuri Gagarin 40. Bleaching Powder. (7) It was planned by an army of technicians and helpers. 41. Arjuna Award is for those who performing qutra talents in Indian Sports. (8) The wright brothers themselves designed and built the air craft.  The Award carries an amount of 1.5 lakh. 42. Kaladi. Advaita (Monotheism). PART - IV (REGIONAL LANGUAGE) 43. The collection and study of postage stamps. D¯cw kzbw Xbm-dm-¡p-I. 13. If the English letter which is the beginning of the names of three English months, (L.D. CLERK THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 1998) the English letter which is the last letter of one of the groups of four English months, and the first letter of the tenth English month are arranged in a proper sequence, a meaningful word is formed. Which is the meaning of that word in English? PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) (a) Vessel (b) Weapon (c) Pleasure (d) Pot (e) Metal This part contains 15 multiple choice items. Each question carries 1 mark 14. How many such 7s are there in the following number sequence which are immedi- 1. In a certain code FHQK means GIRL. How will WOMEN be written in the same ately followed by 4 but not immediately preceded by 8? code? 547897438757487412745794 (a) Two (b) Three (c) Four (d) Five (e) None of these (a) VNLDM (b) FHQKN (c) XPNFO (d) VLNDM (e) MDLNV 15. Groups of 10 persons each were employed at 5 places on a daily wage system. 2. Which is the missing fraction in the following series? 2 4 ? 11 16 Payment of each member in the group is given and the total amount for the group 3 7 ? 21 31 is written in the last column. Which of the sums of total calculated are wrong? 6 5 7 5 9 (a) 11 (b) 18 (c) 13 (d) 9 (e) 17 Group 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 Total 3. Sasi and Sunil independently complete a piece of work in 8 hours and 9 hours respec- tively. If they work together, how much time will be required to complete the work? I 10.00 20.50 34.00 14.50 22.00 16.00 21.50 18.00 22.50 19.50 198.50 (a) 12 hours (b) 6 hours (c) 4 hours (d) 2 hours (e) None of these 4. Work out and Find out the answer: II 35.50 28.00 17.50 14.00 13.00 10.50 29.50 19.00 31.50 11.00 210.00 7426 + (3108 - 840) × 30 = ——— III 37.50 19.00 21.00 13.00 12.50 20.50 27.00 28.00 30.50 22.00 231.00 (a) 75466 (b) 74566 (c) 14665 (d) 290820 (e) 77465 5. PREMONITION is coded as 68530492904. How will you write MONITOR? IV 28.00 18.00 17.50 16.50 26.00 36.50 31.00 20.00 19.50 13.00 225.50 (a) 1234567 (b) 3049208 (c) 3029408 (d) 23456098 (e) 3092408 6. Mark the appropriate one which completes the series: V 16.00 17.50 37.50 35.00 25.00 15.00 24.00 22.50 23.00 33.00 249.00 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ——— (a) 33 (b) 36 (c) 30 (d) 256 (e) 81 (a) Groups I, II and III (b) Groups II, IV and V 7. Four of the following form a group. Which is the different one: (c) Groups III, IV and V (d) Groups II, III and IV (a) Camera (b) Negative (c) Flash (d) Painting (e) Photo- (e) Groups II, III and V (15 × 1 = 15 marks) graph 8. Find out the one from among the alternatives given that meaningfully suits the sentence: PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE) CONVICT is to ACQUIT as ATTRACT is to —— [This part contains thirty multiple choice items, fifteen very short type items and one (a) DRAW (b) REPEL (c) MISUSE (d) JUDGE (e) EXPEL item to write a paragraph:] 9. Ashok is taller than Kavitha, but not as tall as Jayesh. Jayesh is shorter than 1. India became a Sovereign Democratic Republic on: Subodh who is not as tall as Prabodh. Who is the tallest of the group? (a) 26th January 1950 (b) 26th January 1949 (a) Prabodh (b) Subodh (c) Kavitha (d) Ashok (e) Jayesh (b) 26th January 1948 (c) 15th August 1947 (e) None of these 10. If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘-’ means ‘÷’, ‘×’ means ‘-’ and ‘÷’ means ‘+’ then 2. Secularism envisages: 9 + 8 ÷ 8 - 4 × 9 = ? (a) No religion (b) A particular religion for a state (a) 26 (b) 17 (c) 65 (d) 11 (e) None of these (c) Hinduism (d) Equal status for all religions (e) None of these 11. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is 3. The Election Commissioner can be removed by: the one that does not belong to the group? (a) The President (b) The Home Minister (a) Lactometer (b) Voltmeter (c) Speedometer (d) Diameter (e) Thermometer 12. Starting from a point, Raju walked 12 metres towards North, he turned right and (c) The Prime Minister (d) None of these walked 10 metres, he again turned right and walked 12 metres, then he turned left and (e) The Parliament by adopting the same procedure as applied to the removal of walked 5 metres. How far is he now and in which direction from the starting point? the Supreme Court Judge (a) 27 metres towards East (b) 5 metres towards East 4. December 10 is observed as: (c) 10 metres towards West (d) 15 metres towards East (e) None of these (a) World Health Day (b) U.N. Day (c) World Red Cross Day (d) Human Rights Day (e) Flag Day 5. The Play, Malavikagnimithram was written by: 18. In 1993 an earthquake claimed a large number of lives in Lathur. (a) Chandragupta Maurya (b) Kautilya In which State is Lathur located? (c) Kalidasa (d) Vikramaditya (e) None of these (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Orissa 6. The last Viceroy of India was: (c) Maharashtra (d) Andhra Pradesh (e) Punjab (a) Warren Hastings (b) Lord Mountbatten 19. The Rourkela Steel Plant in Orissa was built with the collaboration of: (c) Lord Dalhousie (d) C. Rajagopalachari (e) None of these (a) Russia (b) Germany 7. The first effective vaccine against Polio was prepared by: (c) Britain (d) U.S.A (e) None of these (a) John Gibbson (b) Jonas E. Salk 20. Television was started in India in the year: (c) Louis Pasteur (d) Edward Jenner (e) None of these (a) 1959 (b) 1960 8. Name the country other than India whose Independence Day falls on 15th (c) 1975 (d) 1980 (e) None of these August: 21. The journalist who refused to accept “Padmabhushan”: (a) Pakistan (b) South Korea (a) Khushwant Singh (b) Arun Shourie (c) Madagascar (d) Bangladesh (e) None of these (c) Nikhil Chakravarthy (d) Sekharan Nair (e) None of these 9. Leelavathy the famous Sanskrit Grantha is a book on: 22. Where is the National Environment Engineering Research Institute located? (a) Grammar (b) Health Care (a) Jamshedpur (b) Cuttack (c) Aesthetics (d) Mathematics (e) Science (c) Ranchi (d) Nagpur (e) None of these 10. The partition of Bengal was carried out under the rule of: 23. In democracy, the Sovereignty or the superior power lies in the hands of: (a) Lord Curzon (b) Lord Rippon (a) the Government (b) the Ministers (c) Lord Dalhousie (d) Lord Minto (e) None of these (c) the Legislature (d) the people (e) None of these 11. The first Malayalam cinema actor who received Bharat Award: 24. Which of the following is the capital of “Bulgaria”: (a) Prem Nazir (b) Satyan (a) Sofia (b) Danube (c) P.J. Antony (d) Gopi (e) None of these (c) Rio de Janeiro (d) Belgrade (e) None of these 12. Lalithambika Antharjanam Smaraka Literary Award 1998 was given to: 25. The first University in India was started at: (a) Balamani Amma (b) S. Guptan Nair (c) Ayyappa Paniker (a) New Delhi (b) Calcutta (d) T. Padmanabhan (e) Vishnu Narayan Namboodhiri (c) Patna (d) Lucknow (e) None of these 13. 1998 World Cup (Football) tournament was held at: 26. The Malayalam writer who won the first “Joshwa Foundation Literary Award”: (a) France (b) Brazil (a) M.T. Vasudevan Nair (b) O.N.V. Kurup (c) Italy (d) Japan (e) England (c) Sukumar Azhikode (d) Thakazhi (e) None of these 14. Which state in India touches the boundaries of the largest number of other 27. The Financial Institution that provides long term credit for agriculturists against States: security of their land: (a) Bihar (b) Orissa (a) NABARD (b) Reserve Bank (c) State Financial Corporation (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Madhya Pradesh (e) None of these (d) Land Development Bank (e) None of these 15. World AIDS day is observed on: 28. National Science Day is observed on February 28, to commemorate: (a) December 10 (b) December 1 (a) Bhabha’s birth day (b) The day of declaration of Raman Effect (c) June 5 (d) July 11 (e) September 8 (c) Launching of the first Indian Satellite Aryabatta 16. Arjuna Award is associated with: (d) Successful launching of ASLV (e) None of these (a) Social work (b) Literature 29. Who said, “There is neither a Hindu nor a Muslim, only a man”: (c) Sports and Games (d) Politics (e) None of these (a) Swami Vivekananda (b) Guru Nanak 17. The first Indira Gandhi Award for “International Justice and Harmony” was (c) Sree Ramakrishna (d) Chaitanya (e) None of these given to: 30. Which is known as the Land of White Elephants? (a) Khan Abdul Gafarkhan (b) Mother Teresa (a) Thailand (b) Finland (c) Ireland (c) Yaser Arafat (d) Nelson Mandela (e) None of these (d) Canada (e) None of these (30 × 1 = 30 marks) Directions : 31 to 45 : are to be answered in a word/words/ one or two sentences. 9. Find out the word from the alternatives given below which means one who is Each question carries 1 mark. interested in prehistoric remains and ancient buildings: 31. What is Quarantine? (a) Astronomer (b) Astrologer (c) Aviator (d) Archaeologist 32. Who is the first musician to get the country’s highest civilian award, “Bharat 10. Which of the following word means the opposite to the word “approve”? Ratna”? (a) Discourage (b) Encourage (c) Condemn (d) Neglect 33. Who won the 1997 Booker Award for literature? What was the name of the book? 11. Find out the meaning of the word ‘indigenous’ from the alternatives given below: 34. What is the actual name of pen name, “Kakkanadan”? (a) Genius (b) Intelligent (c) Genuine (d) Native 35. The science dealing with the study of the heart and its diseases is known as — 12. Choose the correctly spelt word from the following 36. What is the colour of the Black Box kept in the aeroplane? (a) Foriegn (b) Autumn (c) Changd (d) Begining 37. What is meant by myopia? (12 × 1 = 12 marks) 38. The first woman athlete in India who reached the Olympic finals was ——— 13. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. (Each question carries 2 marks) 39. What is the full form of P.S.L.V.? One day a king had a misfortune. He cut off one of his fingers by accident. 40. When was the first Atomic Energy Commission set up in India? When his minister came, the king showed him his bleeding hand and exclaimed: 41. Who was the leader of the Liberation Movement in Ghana? “See what I have done!” The minister was a very jolly person. With a smile on his 42. What is meant by Universal Adult Franchise? face he replied, “Sir, it is all for the best.” “All for the best? What do you mean?” 43. India conducted the first nuclear explosion in the year ——— exclaimed the king. “I cut off my finger and you say, ‘It is all for the best’. Go 44. What does the abbreviation ANERT stand for? away! Never let me see you again.” 45. Who was known as the “Iron Man” of India? (15 × 1 = 15 marks) A few days later, the king went hunting alone. The king hunted all the day. In 46. Write a paragraph of about 100 words in English on any one of the following the evening he lay beneath a tree and fell asleep. While he was asleep, a lion came topics: there. The king had lost one of his fingers. So the lion smelt him and went away. (a) Science in everyday life The minister’s words proved to be true. (b) Representation of women in Parliament (a) How did the minister react to the king’s misfortune? (c) Self Employment (b) Why did the king not take his minister with him when he went hunting? (c) Why did the lion not kill the king? PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH) (d) How did the minister’s words prove to be true? (4 × 2 = 8 marks) Each question carries 1 marks. Complete the following sentence using the correct PART - IV (REGIONAL LANGUAGE) form of the plural of the word given in brackets 1. In the last few years the country has passed through several ——— (crisis) (This part is to be answered in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada. Translation of the 2. Complete the following sentence using the correct form of the tense of the word given passage carries 10 marks and the paragraph writing carries 5 marks). given at the end: 1. Translate the following passage into Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada: It ——— since eight o’clock this morning (rain) PASSAGE 3. Complete the following sentence using correct prepositions: A peasant driving a donkey reached a melon farm. Tired and thirsty, he sat down and rested under the shade of a nearby mango tree. Enjoying the view of the Select two small buckets. Keep one ——— a stool and another ——— the spreading vines of big watermelons, he looked up and noticed a few mangoes floor. dangling among the high branches of the tree. Bewildered by the work of God, he 4. Complete the following sentences using correct articles: wondered why small mangoes grew on such an enormous tree, while the big ——— famous queen of Sheba had travelled miles with caravans of gold and watermelons hung from a flimsy vine. The peasant was lost in thought when a precious gems as ——— gift for the wise King Solomon. falling mango hit his head. He stretched his hands up towards the sky and said 5. Combine the following sentences using ‘not only ...... but also’. thankfully, "O Almighty God, it was clever of you not to let melons grow on big He scolded her. He also beat her. trees, for I would have been dead by now" (10 marks) 6. Use the following phrase/word in a meaningful sentence: 2. Write a paragraph not exceeding 100 words in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada get over on any one of the following topics: (Ip-Spw-_-sa¶ Øm]-\-¯nsâ 7. Use the following word in a meaningful sentence: (a) Relevance of the institution of the family today. {]k-àn) Historic (sXm-gn-e-[n-jvTnX hnZym-`ym-kw). 8. Rewrite the following sentence using the passive form of the verb (b) Job-oriented education. (A´-co£ aen-\o-I-c-Ww). He is writing a new book (c) Environmental Pollution (1 × 5 = 5 marks) ANSWERS 4 (d) Human Rights Day.  It was on December 10, 1948, the UN General Assembly adopted the Univer- PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) sal Declaration of Human Rights. 1. (a) VNLDM 7  World Health Day is observed on April 7. World Heart Day : September : 24. 2. (c) 13  World Red Cross Day is observed on May 8. 3. (e) Sasi and Sunil working together and complete the work in  U.N. Day is on October 24. 8 × 9 72 4 5. (c) Kalidasa. = = 4 hours 8 + 9 17 17 4. (a) 75466  Other well known works of Kalidasa are Meghadoot, Raghuvamsam, 5. (b) 3049208 6. (b) 36 Kumarasambhavam, Abhijnanasakuntalam, Vikramorvashiyam. 7. (d) Painting 8. (b) REPEL  In 1789, Sir William Johns translated Abhijnanasakuntalam into English. 9. (a) Prabodh>Subodh>Jayesh>Ashok> Kavitha  Kautilya wrote Arthashastra 10. (c) 9 × 8 + 8  4 - 9 = 65  Visakhadatta wrote Mudrarakshasam 11. (d) Except Diameter, all others are measuring instruments. 6. (b) Lord Mountbatten. 12. (d) 15 metres towards East  Lord Canning is the first Viceroy of British India. 13. (c) The meaningful word formed is Joy and its meaning is Pleasure  Robert Clive was the first Governor-General of Bengal. 14. (b) Three  Warren Hastings became the first Governor-General of British Territories in 547897438757487412745794 India. 15. (b) Groups II, IV and V  William Bentinck was the first Governor-General of British India.  Lord Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of British India and first PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE) Governor-General of independent India  C. Rajagopalachari was the first and the last Indian Governor-General of India. 1. (a) January 26, 1950. 7. (b) Jonas Edward Salk.  India became independent on August 15, 1947 and became a Sovereign Demo-  He developed anti-polio vaccine in 1952. He was from USA. Oral Polio vac- cratic Republic on January 26, 1950. Australia also celebrates its Republic cine was discovered by Albert Sabin. Day on January 26. Pakistan became independent on August 14, 1947; it was  John G. Gibbon (American) built the first successful heart-lung machine. proclaimed an Islamic republic on March 23, 1956.  Louis Pasteur developed the rabies vaccine against hydrophobia t]hnj_m[ 2. (d) Equal status for all religions. ( ) in 1885. He developed a vaccine against anthrax in 1881. He  Preamble to Indian Constitution and the fundamental rights mentioned in the (atXXcXzw) introduced pasteurization in 1856 and in 1863 he discovered that the micro- Constitution ascertain India’s commitment to secularism . Article organisms are responsible for fermentation. 25 proclaims India as a secular state and maintains that all persons enjoy  Edward Jenner (English) introduced vaccination against smallpox in 1786. freedom of conscience and have the right to entertain any religious belief and 8. (b) South Korea. to propagate it. Article 26 gives every religious group the right to establish  It became independent on August 15, 1948. and maintain institutions for religious and charitable purposes, manage them-  The other country which celebrates its independance day on August 15 is selves and acquire movable and immovable property and administer such Congo (Brasavile). property in accordance with law.  The other countries which celebrates their independance day on August are 3. (e) Parliament by adopting the same procedure as applied to the removal of the Indonesia (August 17), Ivory Coast (August 24), Columbia (August 5), Paki- Supreme Court judge. stan (August 14) and Malasia (August 1)  For the conduct of fair and free elections, the Constitution provides an inde- 9. (d) Mathematics. `mc-Xob KWn-X-im-kv{X-Ú-\mb `mkvI-cm-Nm-cy³ Fgp-Xnb IrXn-bmWv eoem- pendent body in the form of Election Commission (Article 324). At present the  Election Commission consists of the Chief Election Commissioner and two h-Xn. kn²m-´-in-tcm-aWn F¶ {KÙ-¯nse kzbw k¼qÀ®-amb \mev `mK- Election Commissioners. §-fn-sem¶mWnXv. A¦-K-Wn-Xw, _oP-K-Wn-Xw, PymanXn Ch-bmWv {]Xn-]m-Zy-  J.M. Lyngdoh is the Chief election commissioner. B.B. Tandon and T.S. Krishna hn-j-bw. eoem-hXn F¶ bph-Xn¡v KWnXkn²m-´-§Ä hnh-cn¨v sImSp- ¡p¶ coXn-bn-emWv Cu IrXn cNn-¨n-«p-Å-Xv. Iem-aqeyw \ndª Hcp kmln- Moorthy are the election commissioners. Xy-IrXn IqSn-bm-sW-¶-XmWv eoem-h-Xn-bpsS khn-ti-j-X.  July 11 is World Population Day.  `mjbnse BZys¯ hymIcW {KÙamWv. 14-þmw \qäm-­n cNn-¡-s¸«  September 8 is World Literacy Day. eoem-Xn-eIw kwkvIr-X-¯n-emWv CXv cNn-¨n-cn-¡p-¶-Xv. 16. (c) Sports and Games. 10. (a) Lord Curzon (in 1905).  Arjuna Award was introduced in 1961. It carries a cash prize of Rs. 3,00,000 for  Later in 1911, Bengal was reunited by Lord Hardinge. each winner.  Lord Rippon is known as father of local self-government in India. The first 17. (d) Nelson Mandela. regular census (1881) of India was taken during his tenure. Factory Act was  Nelson Mandela was imprisoned in 1964 and released from prison in Febru- passed by him. He repealed the Vernacular Press Act. Ilbert Bill was also ary 1990 and in May 1994, he was sworn in as South Africa’s first black prepared during his time. president. He has won many international awards including the Nobel Peace  Dalhousie introduced Doctrine of Lapse. The first railway (1853) and tel- Prize (1993). 18. (c) Maharashtra. egraph service (1853) were started during his time.  `qI¼w \S¶ `qPv KpP-dm-¯nepw,  2001 1991  Indian Council Act of 1909 was passed at the time of Lord Minto. Ct¸mÄ D¯-cm-©-en-ep-am-Wv.  `qI¼w D­mb D¯-c-Imin 11. (c) P.J. Antony.  He received Bharat Award in 1975 Nirmalyam, directed by M.T. Vasudevan 19. (b) Germany. Nair. Both Prem Nazir and Sathyan had not received Bharat Award. Other  Durgapur Steel Plant, (West Bengal), was built with the help of British Gov- Malayalam actors who received Bharat Award are Gopi, Balan K. Nair, ernment. Bhilai Steel Plant, now in Chattisgarh was built with Russian help. Mammootty, Premji Mohan Lal, Balachandra Menon, and Suresh Gopi. All these three steel plants including the Rourkela Steel Plant in Orissa were  Mammootty is the only Malayalam actor to get Bharat Award three times. built during the 2nd Five Year Plan. Hcp hS-¡³ hoc-Km-Y, aXn-ep-IÄ), s]m´³am-S, hnt[-b³), (1989 - 1993 - 20. (a) 1959. Awt_-ZvIÀ).  The first TV Centre was set up in September 1959 in Delhi. Colour television 1998 - was introduced in India in 1982. The National Programme was started on 12. (d) T. Padmanabhan. CtZl¯nsâ {][m\ IrXnIÄ : {]Imiw ]c-¯p¶ s]¬Ip-«n, hoSp-\-jvS- August 15, 1984 and the commercial service of Doordarshan was started in  s¸« Ip«n, Ime-ss`-c-h³, ]pg-I-S¶v ac-§-fpsS CS-bn-te-¡v. Ime-ss`-c-h\v January 1986.  IS 21. (c) Nikhil Chakravarthy (1913–1998) kakvX tIcf kmln-Xy-]-co-£--¯nsâ AhmÀUv In«n-bn-«p-­v. 1996 F¶ IYm-k-am-lmc-¯n\v HmS-¡p-g AhmÀUv k½m-\n-¡-s¸-«p.   He was a veteran journalist and founder-editor of the political journal Main- 1973 km£n F¶ kam-lm-c¯n\v tIcf kmlnXy A¡m-Zan AhmÀUv e`n-¨- stream. He became the Chairman of Prasar Bharati Board in November 1997 t¸mÄ Ct±lw AXv \nc-kn-¨p. se hbemÀ AhmÀUv CtZl¯nsâ and died on June 27, 1998. 2001 ]pgIS¶v ac§fpsS CSbntebv¡v F¶ IrXnbv¡v e`n¨p. se 22. (d) Nagpur (in Maharashtra). 2001 hÅt¯mÄ AhmÀUpw CtZl¯n\mbncp¶p.  Clearance of NEERI is required for large buildings or development projects in India. 13. (a) France. 23. (d) The People  France won the cup by defeating Brazil. The 2002 World Cup co-hosted jointly 24. (a) Sofia Danube is the name of a river in Europe. by Japan and South Korea. Germany will host 2006 World Cup.  Rio de Janeiro is a big city in Brazil. The First Earth Summit was held at here in 14. (c) Uttar Pradesh. ¯n aq¶v ]pXnb kwØm-\-§Ä cq]oI-cn-¨-tXmsS Gähpw IqSp-X 1992. The capital of Brazil is Brazilia. Belgrade is the capital of Yugoslavia.  2000 kwØm-\-§-fp-ambn AXnÀ¯n ]¦p-sh-¡p¶ kwØm\w D¯À{]-tZ-im-bn. 25. (b) Calcutta. 8 kwØm-\-§Ä¡v ]pdsa UÂlnbpambpw Cu kwØm\w AXnÀ¯n- ]¦n-Sp-  The Universities of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras were set up in 1857 as recommended by Sir Charles Wood’s Despatch on Education during the time ¶p­v. of Lord Canning.  Assam shares boundaries with seven states of India. Apart from this it also 26. (b) O.N.V. Kurup. shares borders with two neighbouring countries of India, namely Bhutan and  He was the Chairman of Kerala Kalamandalam. The present Chairman is Dr. Bangladesh. V.R. Prabodha Chandran Nair. 15. (b) December 1. 27. (d) Land Development Bank. December 10 is Human Rights Day.  NABARD does not give loans directly to farmers. All its finance is provided  June 5 is World Environment Day. to the co-operative sectors through state co-operative banks. 13. Arrange the given words in alphabetical order and tick the one that comes first: (a) Cloud (b) Middle (c) Chain (d) Grunt (L.D. CLERK KOLLAM - 1998) 14. You started from a place and went 4 kms. north and turned left and moved 2 kms. west. Then you again turned left and moved 4 kms. How many kilometres are you away from the place you started? PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) (a) 4 kms. (b) 2 kms. (c) 6 kms. (d) 5 kms. 15. Hari remembers his father’s birthday is between 17th and 20th September whereas This part contains 15 multiple choice questions. Each question carries 1 mark. his sister remembers that their father’s birthday is between 18th and 22nd Septem- 1. Shoe is related to leather as chair is related to ——. ber. On which day is their father’s birthday? (a) Water (b) Wood (c) Goods (d) Table (a) 18 th September (b) 19th September 2. A mother always has —— (c) 20th September (d) 21st September (1 × 5 = 5 marks) (a) Father (b) Beauty (c) Child (d) Husband 3. What will come in place of question mark in the following sequence? AR BP CM DI ? PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE) (a) EC (b) DC (c) CE (d) ED 1. The National Emblem of India was adopted from 4. If ‘room’ is called ‘home’, ‘home’ is called ‘school’, ‘school’ is called ‘floor’,‘floor’ (a) the lion capital of the Mauryas (b) the coins of the Guptas is called ‘oil’, what will a person stand on? (c) the seals of Harappa (d) the Ajanta Paintings (a) Oil (b) Room (c) Floor (d) School 2. The land area of India in comparison to the whole world is: 5. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which 1 1 1 1 (a) th (b) th (c) th (d) th is the one that does not belong to that group? 54 45 34 42 (a) Ear (b) Eye (c) Nose (d) Throat 3. Which cloth is used to make our National Flag? 6. A and B are brothers. C and D are sisters. A’s son is D’s brother. How is B related (a) Handwoven Khadi (b) Handloom to D? (c) Natural silk (d) Spun X spun (a) Father (b) Brother (c) Uncle (d) Grandfather 4. The boundary line between India and Pakistan is the 7. How many 8’s are there in the following number sequence which are immediately (a) Radcliff line (b) Durand line (c) Mc Mohan line (d) Maginot line followed by 5 but not immediately preceded by 3? 5. Which of the following states touches the boundary of four nations? 3 85685857385285638578532585 (a) Nagaland (b) Assam (c) Jammu and Kashmir (d) Sikkim (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 4 6. Which of the following Indian king defeated Mohammed Ghori first? 8. Pointing to Veena in the photograph, Vishnu said, “She is the daughter of my (a) Jayachand (b) Kanishka (c) Prithviraj Chauhan (d) Porus grandfather’s only son”. How is Veena related to Vishnu? 7. Duration of the Eighth Five-Year Plan is: (a) 1990-95 (b) 1991-96 (c) 1992-97 (d) 1993-98 (a) Sister (b) Brother-in-law (c) Son (d) Mother 8. Fundamental Duties were introduced in the Constitution of India by the: 9. Madhu is older than Suman, Meena is younger than Shobha. Rita is older than (a) 40th Amendment (b) 42nd Amendment Madhu but not as old as Meena. Who is the youngest? (c) 43rd Amendment (d) 44th Amendment (a) Shobha (b) Suman (c) Rita (d) Meena 9. Introduction of a non-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha requires the support 10. Rani ranks twentieth in a class of forty seven students. What is her rank from the of at least bottom? (a) 60 members (b) 80 members (a) 27 (b) 28 (c) 26 (d) 29 (c) 50 members (d) Two-third members of the house 11. Four men P, Q, R and S read a book. R reads immediately before S, Q reads after P 10. Ajanta paintings depict scenes from the but before R. Who reads first? (a) Ramayana (b) Jataka tales (c) Mahabharata (d) Panchatantra (a) P (b) Q (c) R (d) S 11. The Grand Trunk Road was built by: 12. Find the next term to fill the blank space: (a) Akbar (b) Samudra Gupta (c) Ashoka (d) Shershah Suri 18, 24, 31, 39, —— 12. Which is the rainiest spot in India? (a) 55 (b) 54 (c) 48 (d) 57 (a) Chirapunji (b) Assam (c) Mawsynram (d) Lakkidi 13. Which of the following is the longest river in the world? 28. The deepest point in the ocean is the (a) Indus (b) Amazon (c) Nile (d) Danube (a) Challenger deep (b) Galathea deep 14. “Mandi House” is (c) Bartholomew deep (d) Mindanoa deep (a) a novel (b) a commercial centre 29. Who started the state transport service in Travancore? (c) the office of the Director-General of Dooradarshan (d) a stock exchange (a) Rajakesavadasan (b) Sir. C.P. Ramaswamy Iyer (c) Ramayyan Dalava (d) Veluthampi Dalava 15. Decimal system of number originated in 30. The exact copy of a written or printed message is transmitted to distant places (a) Greece (b) Germany (c) China (d) India through a device attached to a telephone. What is it called? 16. According to WHO, the disease which causes the death of the largest number of (a) Photophone (b) Telex (c) Fax (d) Telephoto people today is (30 × 1 = 30 marks) (a) Malaria (b) Ebola (c) AIDS (d) Tuberculosis Questions 31to 45 are to be answered in a word/words/one or two sentences 17. Father of cloning 31. Which are the three languages added last to the 8th schedule of the constitution? (a) Gerhard Fischer (b) Dr. Ian Wilmut 32. Which satellite has made it possible for Doordarshan to launch 5 more channels (c) Dr. Hargobind Khorana (d) Mendel from 15th August 1993? 18. World Statesman Award, 1998 was presented to 33. What is GATT? (a) Nelson Mandela (b) K.R. Narayanan 34. Which body assists and advises the State Government in implementing educa- tional programmes and policies? (c) Benjamin Netanyahu (d) Bill Clinton 35. Which is the highest civilian award in India? Who received the award in 1998? 19. Winner of Ezhuthachan Award 1997, is 36. Which are the most harmful substances found in tobacco smoke? (a) Akkitham Achuthan Namboodiri (b) Sooranad Kunjan Pillai 37. Who is Ali Sardar Jafri? (c) M.P. Veerendra Kumar (d) Ponkunnam Varkey 38. What is “white paper”? 20. Best foot baller of India in the year 1997: 39. What are the two systems of classical music in India? (a) Raman Vijayan (b) I.M. Vijayan 40. When is World Environment Day celebrated every year? What is its message? (c) Baichung Bhutia (d) J. Paul Anchery 41. Where is the “Sea of Tranquility”? 21. What is the maximum period within which election to a panchayat should be held 42. What is cuneiform? Who developed it? in the event of it having been superseded? 43. What is the most important cause for the depletion of natural resources? 44. What is Internet? (a) One year (b) Two years 45. Which Indian Satellite has brought about great changes in telecommunication (c) Six months (d) When the state government chooses and TV network making India a global partner on its own right in modern technol- 22. Hydrogen bomb is based on: ogy? (15 × 1 = 15 marks) (a) chemical reaction (b) nuclear fusion 46. Write a paragraph of about 100 words in English on any one of the following (c) nuclear fission (d) artificial radioactivity topics: 23. Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) consists of mainly: (a) Employees indiscipline and Redtapism (a) Methane, Ethane and Hexane (b) Ethane, Hexane and Nonane (b) Environmental pollution in our cities (c) Methane, Butane and Propane (d) Ethane, Nonane and Methane (c) India's progress in science and technology (5 marks) 24. Who is the first woman to get six gold medals in one Olympics? (a) Florence Griffith Joyner (b) S. Wodars PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH) (c) E. Ashford (d) Kristin Otto [This part contains multiple choice items, very short items and 25. The XIII Asian Games was held at comprehension questions from a given passage. Each question carries 1 mark] (a) Bangkok (b) Beijing (c) Hiroshima (d) Jakarta 1. Which among the following words means the opposite to the word ‘generous’? (a) Foolish (b) Lavish (c) Dull 26. In cricket, the two sets of wickets are: (d) Economical (e) Bright (a) 18 yards apart (b) 20 yards apart (c) 22 yards apart (d) 24 yards apart 2. Which of the following word is synonymous (word with the same meaning) to the 27. Diamond is the purest form of: word ‘aromatic’? (a) Igneous rock (b) Sedimentary rock (a) Romantic (b) Hateful (c) Fragrant (c) Crystalline rock (d) Metamorphic rock (d) Aesthetic (e) Noisy 20 21 3. Give the meaning of the word ‘ambiguous’ from the choice given below: companion, was taken away from her by death in an instant. But, in spite of (a) Skilful (b) Crafty (c) Unclear distress and physical illness she continued alone the work that had been begun (d) Dangerous (e) Couple with him, and brilliantly developed the science they had created together. 4. Find out the appropriate word which means ‘someone who claims to be what he The rest of her life was a kind of constant giving. To the war-wounded is not’? she gave her devotion and her health. Later on, she gave her advice, her wisdom (a) Cunning (b) Hypocritical (c) Hypercritical and all the hours of her time to her pupils, the future scientist who come to her (d) Rebel (e) Immoral from all parts of the world. When her mission was accomplished, she died 5. Choose the correct form of the word from the given alternatives: exhausted, having refused wealth, and endured her honour with indifference. (a) Attatchable (b) Attachible (c) Attachable 13. To which country did Marie Curie belong? (d) Atatchable (e) Atchatable 14. What was the condition of her country in those days? 6. Write the noun forms of the following words: 15. In what condition did she live when she was a student? (a) Compensate (b) Fulfil 16. What kind of a person was her husband? 7. Write the verbal form of the following words: 17. What did they discover? (a) Practice (b) Edition 18. Why is it called a magic element? 8. Write the past tense of the following verbs: 19. What difficulties did she face? (a) Spill (b) Seek 20. What did she give her pupils? (8 marks) 9. Use the following phrase in a meaningful sentence: Taken for a ride. PART - IV (REGIONAL LANGUAGE) 10. Rewrite the following sentence as directed: This part is to be answered in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada. Translation of the She writes with her left hand. (Rewrite using ‘is used to’) passage given below carries 10 marks and the paragraph writing carries 5 marks. 11. Rewrite the following sentence using the passive form of the verb: 1. Translate the following into Malayalam or Tamil or Kanada: They are pushing the car. 12. Fill in the blanks using the correct word or expression choosing from the following: There is an enemy beneath our feet - an enemy the more deadly for his complete The police officer ——— release the criminal, but his superior officer ——— for impartiality. He recognises no national boundaries, no political parties. Every- his immediate ——— which had to be ———. one in the world is threatened by him. The enemy is the Earth itself. When an (proposed; refused to; complied with; ordered; release; requested) earthquake comes, the whole man himself can produce. An earthquake strikes (12 marks) without warning. When it does, its power is immense. If it strikes a modern city, the damage it causes is as great as if it has struck a primitive vilage. Underground Read the following passage carefully and answer the comprehension railways are wrecked. Whole buildings collapse. Dams burst. Bridges fal. Gap- questions. Only the expected words and expressions are to be written. ing crevices appear in busy streets. But today, scientists are directing more of One would like to tell the story of the life of Marie Curie like a legend. She their efforts into finiding some way of combating earthquakes, and it is possible was a woman who belonged to an oppressed nation; she was poor; she was that at some time in the near future mankind will have discovered a means of beautiful. A powerful vocation summoned her from her motherland, Poland, to protecting itself. (10 marks) study in Paris where she lived through years of poverty and solitude. There she 2. Write a paragraph not exeeding 100 words in Malayalam or in Tamil or in Kannada met a man whose genius was akin to hers. She married him; their happiness was on any one of the following topics: (C´ybpsS BWh ]co£W§Ä) great. By the most desperate effort they discovered a magic element, radium. (a) India's nuclear tests This discovery provided mankind with the means of treating a dreadful disease. (I¼yq«À hnZym`ymkw) (b) Computer education At the moment when the fame of the two scientists and benefactors was (aXkulmÀ±w) (c) Communal harmony (1 × 5 = 5 marks) spreading through the world, grief overtook Marie; her husband, her wonderful ANSWERS  The National Flag is a horizontal tricolour of deep saffron at the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom in equal proportion. The ratio of the width to length of the flag is two is to three. In the centre of the white band, PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) a navy blue wheel which represents the Dharmacharkha. There are 24 spokes 1. (b) Wood in the wheel. Its diameter is approximately equal to the width of the white 2. (c) Child band. The design of the national flag was adopted by the Constituent As- 3. (d) ED sembly of India on 22nd July 1947. 4. (a) Radcliff Line 4. (a) The person stands on the floor ie on Oil  Durand Line lies between Pakistan and Afghanistan 5. (d) Except Throat, all others are sense organs  McMahon Line lies between India and China 6. (c) Uncle  Maginot Line demarcates the boundaries between France and Germany. 7. (a) 5 5. (c) Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir. 8. (a) Daughter of my grandfather’s son is the Sister  Sikkim and J & K touches only the boundaries of three nations. 9. (b) Suman. Shobha > Meena > Rita > Madhu > Suman  Sikkim touches Bhutan, China, Nepal. 10. (b) 28  Nagaland shares boundary only with Myanmar.  Assam touches Bangladesh and Bhutan. 11. (a) P. P — Q — R — S Sn_äpambpw 12. (c) 48. The series is +6,+7,+8,+9...  Jammu and Kashmir touches Pakistan, Afghanistan and China. 13. (c) Chain IognepÅP½pImivaoÀ Hcp AXnÀ¯n kzbw`cW ]¦nSp¶ps­¦nepw {]tZiwam{XamWv. Sn_äv Hcp cmPyaÃ. ssN\bpsS 14. (b) 2 kms 6. (c) Prithviraj Chauhan. 15. (b) 19th September  He defeated Mohammed Ghori in the first Battle of Tarain in 1191. But in the second battle of Tarain in 1192 Mohammed Ghori defeated Prithviraj Chauhan. PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE)  In the battle of Hydaspes in 326 BC, Alexander the Great defeated Porus. th 1. (a) The lion capital of the Maurayas. 7. (c) 1992–97  The plan period of ninth five year plan is 1997–2002, and 10 plan  The National emblem of India is an adaptation from the Saranath Lion Capital is 2002-01.  Prime Minister is the ex-officio chairman of Planning Commission. of Ashoka preserved in the Saranath Museum. The government adopted the 8. (b) 42nd Amendment (of the Constitution in 1976.) emblem on January 26, 1950.  The 40th Constitutional Amendment of 1976 protected 64 Central and State  In the original emblem there are four lions, an elephant, a horse, a bull and a laws in the 9th schedule litigation and redefined the country’s sovereign lion. In the state emblem only three lions are visible, the fourth is being jurisdiction over its territorial waters. hidden from the view. Below the lions, on the centre is the wheel and on the  43rd Amendment of 1977 among other things restored to the High Courts and right of the wheel is a bull and on the left is a horse. to Supreme Court their jurisdiction to consider the constitutional validity of 1 2. (d) /42 th. any central or state law.  India is the seventh largest and the second most populous country in the  44th Amendment of 1978 limited the powers of the government to proclaim world. Its area is 3287263 sq. km. internal emergency and corrected some distortions which crept into the  India is the 6th nation to have gone to outer space to conquer nature for the  Constitution during emergency. The right of property was omitted as a fun- damental right and it was made only as a legal right. benefit of the people. 0 9. (c) 50 members  If 50 of the members supports a no-confidence motion it can be  India lies entirely in the northern hemisphere between the latitudes 8 4' and introduced in the Lok Sabha. 3706' North and between the longitudes 6807' and 97025' east and measures 10 (b) Jataka Tales about 3214 km from north to south and 2933 km from east to west.  India has a land frontier of about 15,200 km. The total length of the coast line  Ajantha and Ellora are located near Aurangabad in Maharashtra. They are of the mainland, Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar Islands is 7516.6 km. famous Buddhist cave temples which are richly ornamented with sculpture  India is now self-sufficient in agricultural production and is now the tenth and carved with painting of exceptional skill. industrialised country in the world. 11. (d) Sher Shah Suri. 3. (a) Handwoven Khadi.  The original Grand Trunk road linked Peshwar with Calcutta (now Kolkata). Now it runs from Amritsar to Kolkata.  Atom bomb is based on the principle of nuclear fission. Fission is the split- 12. (c) Mawsynram (in Meghalaya) ting up of atoms.  Fermi discovered the artificial splitting of atoms.  It is the rainiest spot in the world. Earlier, Chirapunji in Meghalaya was the 23. (c) Methane, Butane and Propane rainiest spot in the world.  Liquified petroleum gas is also known as natural gas. Before the gas is piped  Lakkidi is the rainiest spot in Kerala. It is in Wayanad district. to storage tanks and on to consumers, butane and propane are removed and  Palakkad in Kerala and Rajasthan in India receives the least rain fall. 13. (c) Nile (in Africa) liquefied to form bottled gas.  It is the longest river in the world followed by Amazon. Amazon in South  Methane causes about 38% of the warming of the globe through the green America is the widest river in the world. house effect. 14. (c) The office of the Director-General of Doordarshan. 24. (b) Kristin Otto  'Nirwachan Sadan' is the office of the Election Commission.  Won six gold medals in 1988 Seoul Olympics she belongs to erstwhi Germany. 15. (d) India.  Florence Griffith Joyner, the 38 year old US sprinter creates world record in  Naya Paise was introduced in 1957. The first commemorative coins were intro- 100 metres and 200 metres in 1998 Atlanta Olympics and Seoul Olympics in duced in honour of Nehru in 1964. 16. (d) Tuberculosis. 1984 respectively. She died on September 21, 1998 due to a stroke.  The disease is caused by bacillus mycobacterium tuberculosis. 25. (a) Bangkok  Malaria is an infectious disease caused by protozoa and affects the spleen. It  Over 8000 athletes from 41 countries participated in the 36 sports events in the is spread by female anopheles mosquito. 13th Asiad held in Bangkok in 1998.  Ebola is a new disease caused by virus. It was first detected in Zaire (Repub-  Koji Ito, the Japanese runner, won the Samsung’s ‘most valuable player’ trophy. lic of Congo). It is now under control. No cure has been found for Ebola.  14th Asiad will be held at Pusan, South Korea in 2002. 2006 Asiad will be held  AIDS is Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome. It affects the Immune sys- tem of the human beings. So far no effective medicine is available for AIDS. in Doha, Qatar. 17. (b) Dr. Ian Wilmut. 26. (c) 22 yards apart.  The first cloned sheep is named 'Dolly'. It was cloned by Ian Wilmut of the  Each wicket shall be 9 inches in width and consists of three stumps with two Roslin Institute, Edinburgh, Scotland. bails upon the top. The stumps must be 28 inches high above the ground.  Mendel advocated theory of heredity . (1 yard = 0.914 m.)  Hargobind Khorana is an Indian born scientist who received Nobel Prize for 27. (c) Crystalline rock. creating an artificial gene in the laboratory.  It is the crystal form of carbon and the hardest substance known to man. 18. (b) K.R. Narayanan.  He was the Vice Chanceller of Jahawarlal Nehru University (JNU) in 1980. Cullinan is the biggest diamond in the world. ¯nse AhmÀUv ]mem \mcmbW³ \mbÀ t\Sn. 19. (d) Ponkunnam Varkey. 2000 28. (a) Challenger Deep. Sooranad Kunjan Pillai is the first Ezhuthachan Award winner. Ponkunnam  It is in Mariana Trench in West Pacific Ocean. It is 11,776 metres deep. ¯nse AhÀUv ]mem \mcm-b-W³ \mbÀ t\Sn. Varkey (1997). 2000  Galathea Deep in Philippine Trench in West Pacific is 10,539 metres deep. 20. (b) I.M. Vijayan. Pb-cm-Pnsâ im´w  Bartholomew Deep is in Peru–Chile (Atacama) Trench in East Pacific. It is  F¶ kn\n-a-bn \mb-I-\mbn hnP-b³ A`n-\-bn-¨n-«p-­v. 8,064 metres deep. 21. (c) Six months  Milwaukee Deep is in Puerto Rico Trench (West Atlantic). It is 8,648 metres deep.  Panchayat election is held once in five years. The last panchayat election 29. (b) Sir C.P. Ramaswamy Iyer was held in Kerala in 2000. Next will be in 2005 AD.  {io Nn¯n-c-Xn-cp-\mÄ _me-cm-a-hÀ½-bmWv Ipdª sNe-hn P\-  Panchayat election is conducted by state Election Commission. If a seat is  1938 get vacant in the local body it filled with in six months. §Ä¡v bm{Xm kuIcyw \ÂIm³ th­n tÌäv {Sm³kvt]mÀ«v Un¸mÀ«vsaâ v  Kerala Panchayati Raj Bill became operational on April 23, 1994. Bcw-`n-¨-Xv. kÀ. kn.-]n. cma-kzman A¿-cm-bn-cp¶p A¶s¯ Znhm³.  The Constitutional Amendment 73 is related to Panchayat Raj and 74 relates 30 (c) Fax : It is an abbreviation for facsimile transmission or telefax. It helps for the to Nagarapalika Bill. transmission of images over a telephone communication link, usually the 22. (b) Nuclear fusion.  Fusion is the joining together of atoms. telephone network.  Nuclear fusion is also taking place in sun. The atoms of hydrogen join to- gether to form helium in the sun.  The world’s first fax machine, the pantlegraph was invented by the Italian physicist Giovanni Caselli in 1866.  ‘Mean’, ‘stingy’, ‘avaricious’, ‘miserly’ are also opposites of ‘generous’. ‘Lav-  Telex is the teleprinter exchange. ish’ means ‘extravagant’ or ‘extravagantly generous’. A ‘spendthrift’ is one who 31. Nepali, Manipuri, and Konkani are the new languages included in the 8th spends money wastefully while ‘thrifty’ means ‘careful with money’ schedule of the Constitution through 71st amendment in 1992. 2. (c) Fragrant.  In the original Constitution, the 8th schedule contains only 14 languages.  ‘Aromatic’ and ‘fragrant’ both mean nice-smelling. ‘Malodorous’ means bad- Later in 1967, through 21st Constitutional Amendment. Sindhi was included smelling (‘stink’ is slang). ‘Romantic’ means ‘idealistic, having pure ideals’ and as the 15th language and again in 1992 through 71st Amendment three lan- ‘aesthetic’ means ‘concerned with or sensitive to beautiful things’. guages were added to make the present total number 18. 3. (c) Unclear. 32. Insat 2-B. : Insat 2-B was the second indigenous multipurpose satellite launched  ‘Ambiguous’ means ‘having more than one possible meaning’. ‘Ambidextrous’ by the Ariane Rocket from Kourou, French Guyana on July 23, 1993. means being able to use both hands equally well and ‘ambivalent’ means holding 33. GATT means General Agreement on Tariff and Trade. It was set up in 1948. In more than one opinion about a person or a thing. ‘Crafty’ means ‘cunning’ and 1995, it was replaced by World Trade Organisation (WTO). ‘skilful’ means ‘having skill (ability)’. 4. (b) Hypocritical. 34. SCERT: State Council for Educational Research and Training.  A hypocrite is one who hides his true feelings, who will criticise someone in his 35. 'Bharat Ratna'. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, C Subramanian and M.S. Subbalakshmi absence by not to his face. ‘Hypercritical’ means criticising too much. were the 1998 recipients of the award in 1998. 5. (c) Attachable. 36. Nicotine, tar and carbon monoxide are the most harmful substance found in  Other commonly mis spelt words include algae, commissioner, conqueror, effi- tobacco smoke. cient, forecast, honourable, lieutenant, miscellaneous, occurrence, refrigerator, 37. Ali Sardar Jafri is a well known Urdu poet. He won Jnanpith in 1997. physique. 38. White Paper is an official document of government of India which contains 6. (a) Compensation (b) Fulfilment policy statement of the government on important issues. 7. (a) Practise (b) Edit 39. Carnatic and Hindustani are the two systems of classical music in India. 8. (a) Spilt (b) Sought  Purandaradas gave shape and form to Carnatic music. 9. It was a bad bargain; I was taken for a ride.  Thyagaraja, Muthuswami Deekshither and Shyama Shastri were popularly  ‘Taken for a ride’ means being cheated. ‘To ride a high horse’ means to behave in known as 'the trinity of Carnatic music', laid the foundation for the develop- an arrogant manner and to ‘ride out something’ means to endure, survive, e.g. ment of Carnatic music with their innumerable composition in the hundreds of We rode out the difficult times when the firm wasn’t making much money. ragas. 10. She is used to writing with her left hand. 40. World Environment Day is observed on June 5 every year. Its message is to keep  An idiomatic term for a left-handed person, especially a sportsman, is a ‘south- the environment neat and clean and protect from pollution of different kinds. paw’. A person who can use right and left hand equally well is ‘ambidextrous’. 41. Moon : Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin landed on this place in moon. 11. The car is being pushed by them. 42. Cuneiform is the ancient writing system formed of combinations of wedge- 12. The police officer refused to release the criminal, but his superior officer ordered shaped strokes, usually impressed on clay. It was invented by Sumerians and his immediate release which had to be complied with. was in use in Mesopotamia as early as the middle of 4th millennium BC. 13. Marie Curie belonged to Poland. 43. Excessive exploitation for human consumption is the most important reason 14. Poland was an oppressed nation at that time. ({]IrXn hn`-h-§-fpsS timj-Ww) for the depletion of natural resources. 15. She lived in poverty and solitude 44. It is an international network of computers connecting governments, compa- 16. Her husband was a genius. . nies, universities and many other networks and users. The service offers 17. They discovered a magic element called radium. electronic mail, conferencing and chat service as well as the ability to access 18. Radium is called a magic element because its discovery provided mankind with remote computers and send and retrieve files. the means of treating a dreadful disease. 45. Insat 2-B. 19. Her husband died. She was forced to continues alone with the work that they had  It was lauhed in July 23, 1993 by the Arine Rocket from Kouru. begun and she was also physically ill. 46. Answer yourself. 20. She gave her advice and her wisdom to her pupils. PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH) PART - IV (REGIONAL LANGUAGE) 1. (d) Economical. 1. Answers Yourself. 13. A motor car and a scooter together cost Rs. 30,000. The car costs 5 times as much as the scooter. The cost of the car is (L.D. CLERK PATHANAMTHITTA & ALAPPUZHA - 1998) (a) Rs. 24,000 (b) Rs. 50,000 (c) Rs. 20,000 (d) 25,000 14. Which is the stranger among the following (a) Earth (b) Moon (c) Mars (d) Venus PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) 15. Lally is twice as old as Anitha, but one third the age of Rugma. Vishnu is half the Answer all questions. Each questions carries 1 marks. age of Anitha but is twice older than Manju. Which pair indicates the oldest and 1. In a certain code ADG means “Boys are intelligent”, JAM means “Select good the youngest? boys” and AGP means “Encourage intelligent Boys” — which letter in that code (a) Anitha and Manju (b) Rughma and Vishnu means “Select”? (c) Rugma and Manju (d) Manju and Ramu (a) J or M (b) M (c) D (d) P 2. A mother is thrice older than her son now. 15 years later she will be only twice as PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE) old as the son. What is the mother's present age? Directions 1-25: Choose the best answer from the alternatives given: (a) 45 (b) 20 (c) 25 (d) 40 1. The longest river in India: 3. Which one of the following is different from the other three? (a) Ganga (b) Brahmaputra (c) Narmada (d) Sindhu (a) Pilot (b) Driver (c) Singer (d) Sing 4. In the following pair, which pair is different from others? 2. Which river is one of the tributaries of Cauvery: (a) Kerala-Calicut (b) Tamilnadu-Chennai (a) Kabani (b) Payaswani (c) Neyyar (d) Godavari (c) Uttar Pradesh-Lucknow (d) Bihar-Patna 3. The height of Mount Anamudi is estimated to be 5. Which of the following word will come fourth in the English dictionary? (a) 1,817 metres (b) 3,817 metres (c) 2,817 metres (d) 4,800 metres (a) False (b) Follow (c) Faithfully (d) Fool 4. The energy possessed by the water collected in the reservoir of a dam 6. In the following four pairs three pairs are related is some ways. Find the one (a) Kinetic energy (b) Mechanical energy differently related. (c) Electric energy (d) Potential energy (a) Bread : Flour (b) Nail : Iron (c) Chair : Wood 5. Name the capital of Nepal (d) House : Roof (a) Gangtok (b) Thimphu (c) Kathmandu (d) Jaipur 7. Rearrange the following group of letters to form the correct spelling of a familiar 6. Bleaching powder is produced by passing chlorine over this substance word: OLCPIE (a) Sodium chloride (b) Solid slaked lime 8. In a class consisting of 50 students, 10 play Football but not Hockey, 10 play (c) Washing soda (d) Calcium carbonate Hockey but not Football and 15 play neither Football nor Hockey, then the number 7. Name the longest dam in India. of students playing both Football and Hockey are: (a) Mettur (b) Nagarjuna Sagar (c) Bhakra (d) Hirakud (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 15 (d) 25 8. The most important raw material for generation of power in India: 9. Pick out from the following group the one item that does not belong to the group: (a) Uranium (b) Thorium (c) Radium (d) Coal (a) O.N.V. Kurup (b) Shiny Wilson (c) Mammootty 9. Maximum yield of milk is obtained from ——— variety of cows: (d) Akkitham (a) Red Sindhi (b) Kamadhenu (c) Jersey (d) Kapila 10. What is the minimum number of scooter that could move in this formation? Two 10. Deforestation causes the following:- scooters in front of a scooter, two scooters behind a scooter and a scooter be- (a) Drought (b) Flood (c) soil erosion (d) All the three tween the two scooters. 11. World’s first woman Prime Minister (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5 (d) 6 (a) Indira Gandhi (b) Jayalalitha 11. Word is related to “Dictionary” in the same way “Flower” is related to: (c) Bandaranaike (d) Margaret Thatcher (a) Garden (b) Plant (c) Forest (d) Garland (e) None of these 12. The most abundant substance on Earth is 12. The following set of numbers form a series. But out of the numbers, one number (a) soil (b) carbon (c) water (d) metals is wrongly written Find it out 13. The unit of power is 8, 11, 17, 25, 38, 53, 71 (a) gram (b) watt (c) litre (d) kilogram (a) 25 (b) 38 (c) 53 (d) 71 14. The world famous mineral region in India Directions 36-40: Match the following (a) Deccan plateau (b) Chotanagpur plateau A B (c) Shillong plateau (d) North-East frontier 36. Akbar the Great (a) Cape Comorin 15. The gas which causes acid rain in industrial area 37. Bihar (b) Mumtaz (a) Carbon dioxide(b) Carbon monoxide 38. Rajasthan (c) Noorjahan 39. Jehangir (d) Midnapur (c) Sulphur dioxide (d) Methane 40. Vivekananda rock (e) Jaipur 16. Who was the Captain of the Indian team which participated in the World Cup (f) Din Ilahi Tournament? (g) Patna (a) Mohammad Azharuddin (b) Sachin Tendulkar Directions 41-45: Name the following (c) Ajay Jadeja (d) Vinod Kambli 41. Who was the last Viceroy of India? 17. About 80 to 88 percent of milk consists of 42. Dal Lake is a great tourist attraction of (a) water (b) vitamins (c) proteins (d) fat 43. Name the author of National anthem Jana Gana Mana. 18. Rashtrapati K.R. Narayanan hails from the state of 44. Name the patriot who started the newspaper 'Swadeshabhimani' in 1905. (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Kerala (d) Maharashtra 45. Birth place of Mahatma Gandhi Directions 46-50: Match the following:— 19. Generally water logged areas are ideal breeding places for mosquitoes; but these A B insects are not seen near the sea. Why? 46. Aruvipuram (a) Dayananda Saraswathi (a) Sea water is fresh (b) Sea water is warm 47. Kalamandalam (b) Thiruvalluvar (c) Sea water is salty (d) Sea water is not muddy 48. Vandematharam (c) Narayana Guru 20. What is the main activity of the Eskimos during the short period of summer? 49. Arya Samaj (d) Subramanya Bharathi (a) Hunting (b) Fishing (c) Animal grazing (d) Gardening 50. Thirukural (e) Purandara Das 21. Indian National Congress was organised in the year ———— (f) Bankim Chandra Chatterji (a) 1753 (b) 1885 (c) 1942 (d) 1857 (g) Vallathol Narayana Menon 22. The first Prime Minister of India Write a paragraph not excuding 100 words on one of the following: (a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Subhash Chandra Bose 51. Panchayati Raj 52. Cloning (c) Sardar Patel (d) C. Rajagopalachari 53. Coapition Governments 23. Quit India movement was started in ———— (a) January 1940 (b) September 1946 (c) March 1942 (d) August 1942 PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH) 24. The first Chief Minister of Kerala This part contains multiple choice items, very short answer items and comprehension (a) E.M.S. Namboodiripad (b) A.K. Antony questions based on a given passage. Each question carries 1 mark. (c) K. Karunakaran (d) E.K. Nayanar 1. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the word ‘despair’: 25. The first Independence Day of India was celebrated on ———— (a) Misery (b) Impair (c) Hope (d) Shame (e) Dejection (a) January 26, 1950 (b) October 2, 1949 2. Which of the following words has almost the same meaning as ‘mild’? (c) August 15, 1947 (d) September 5, 1950 (25 × 1 = 25 marks) (a) Strong (b) Wild (c) Hard (d) Gentle (e) Happy Directions 26-30: Expand the abbreviations given below: 3. In the list given below choose the word that includes all the others: 26. N.C.E.R.T 27. C.P.C.R.I (a) Desk (b) Furniture (c) Chair (d) Table (e) Cupboard 28. A.I.A.D.M.K 29. A.I.C.C 30. K.S.R.T.C 4. Only one of the following sentences is correct. Choose which one: Directions 31-35: Pick the odd man out from each of the following sets:— (a) I am in this school since 1995 31. G. Sankara Kurup, Thakazhy Sivasankara Pillai, M.T. Vasudevan Nair, Vaikom (b) I was in this school since 1995 (c) I am in this school since four years Muhammad Basheer (d) I had been in this school since four years 32. Europe, Africa, Britain, Asia (e) I have been in this school since 1995 33. I.K. Gujral, V.P. Singh, Deva Gowda, Ramakrishna Hegde Fill in the blanks correctly: 34. Jayasankar Prasad, O.V. Vijayan, Surya Kanth Tripathi, Sumitranand Panth 5. Metals ——— when they are heated. 35. Ramanan, Odakuzhal, Oru Deshathinde Katha, Ujjaini (a) contract (b) relax (c) project (d) expand (e) deviate 6. A person who always believes that the worst will happen is called ———. (d) the pilot reduced the plane’s speed considerably. (a) an optimist (b) a victim (c) a pessimist (d) a hero (e) a villain (e) the pilot stopped the plane’s engine. Pick out the word or phrase that is nearest in meaning to the key word: 18. The pilot switched on the plane’s engine again when: 7. Complement: (a) the plane landed safely on the ground. (a) to flatter (b) make complete (c) enlarge (d) combine (e) duplicate (b) his friend cried out in fear. Use the following in sentences of your own:— (c) he saw the people laughing happily beneath him. 8. in spite of 9. to bring up (d) the plane was about to touch the house-tops. Rewrite the following as directed:— (e) his friend tried to jump down from the plane. 10. ——— honest man is ——— noblest work of God. (Supply the missing articles.) 19. According to the pilot fifty percent of the people on the ground: (a) thought that the plane was going to crash. 11. He said, “I am going to London tomorrow.” (Rewrite in indirect speech) (b) were delighted by his stunt in the air. 12. Something is wrong with him. (Begin the sentence with “There”) (c) had no interest in his tricks. 13. People speak English all over the world. (Turn into the passive voice) (d) looked up and waved their hands cheerfully congratulating him. 14. Some of you are learning Russian, –––. (Add the appropriate question tag) (e) thought that the plane was going to land safely. Read the following passage carefully and answer the comprehension questions at the 20. By his reply the pilot’s friend meant: end, choosing the most suitable alternative. Each question carries 1 mark. (a) that the pilot too thought that the plane was going to crash. A man was the proud owner of a small two-seater aeroplane. His greatest joy was (b) that he too thought that the plane was going to crash. to fly over the city and do tricks, looping the loop, flying upside down, and other (c) that he too would bet that fifty per cent of the people on the ground thought stunts. He loved to look down and see all the upturned faces of the crowds of people, that the plane was going to crash. all watching him and admiring his skill and daring. It made him feel great. (d) that the men in the air also thought that the plane was going to crash. One day, this man took his friend up for a ride. The friend had never been in an aero- (e) None of these plane before, and he was very nervous. He held firmly on to the seat, certain that every moment would be his last, as the aeroplane flew in all possible ways. Then the pilot did PART - IV (REGIONAL LANGUAGE) his greatest stunt. Switching off the engine he did a “falling leaf” dive. The little plane This part is to be answered in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada. Translation of the silently fluttered from side to side, falling lower and lower. The pilot could see thou- passage given below carries 10 marks and the paragraph writing carries 5 marks. sands of upturned faces in the street below. 1. Translate the following into Malayalam or Tamil or Kanada: When only a few feet above the roofs of houses, he switched on the engine, and All people who go to England learn there at leat the art of shaving, but none, to roared away safely into the sky. Turning to his friend, he said with a laugh: “That was my knowledge, learn to cut their own hair. I had to learn that too. I once went to wonderful! I bet fifty percent of the people down there thought that we were going to an English hair-cutter in Pretora. He contemptuously refused to cut my hair. I crash.” His friend replied in a small, scared voice: “Y - y - yes. And fifty percent of the certainly felt hurt, but immediately purchased a pair of clippers and cut my hair people up here thought so too!” before the mirror. I succeeded more or les in cutting the front hair, but I spoiled 15. The owner of the plane: the back. The friends in the court shook with laughter. (a) did not like people watching him during his flights. "What's wrong with your hair, Gandhi? Rats have been at it?" (b) tried his best to keep his plane away from the sight of the people. (c) enjoyed the sight of people looking up at his plane. "No. The white barber would not condescend to touch my black hair," said I, "So (d) tried to take his plane as high in the sky as possible. I preferred to cut it myself, no matter how badly." (e) was shy when the people were watching his stunts. The reply did not surprise the friends. 16. The man’s friend: The barber was not at fault in having refused to cut my hair. There was every (a) was an expert pilot himself. chance of his losing his customers if he should serve black men. We do not allow (b) was flying for the first time in his life. our barbers to serve our "untouchable" men. We do not allow our barbers to (c) was fond of the stunts performed by his friend. serve our "untouchable" brothers. I got the reward of this in South Africa, not (d) had been in an aeroplane only once before. once, but many times, and the conviction that it was the punishment for out own (e) was afraid only when the plane dropped like a falling leaf sins saved me from becoming angry. (10 marks) 17. The “falling leaf” dive began when: 2. Write a paragraph not exeeding 100 words in Malayalam or in Tamil or in Kannada (a) the pilot turned the plane from side to side. on any one of the following topics: (b) the pilot turned the plane upside down. (a) Television and Children (b) The effects of advertisements. (c) the plane’s engine stopped because of the carelessness of the pilot. (c) The role of Computer. (5 marks) ANSWERS  It is the city where the 11th summit of SAARC (2001 December) was held. Thimpu is the capital of Bhutan, Gangtok is the capital of Sikkim, and Jaipur PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) is the capital of Rajahstan, the biggest state in India. 1. (a) J or M 6. (b) Solid Slaked lime. 2. (a) 45  The chemical name of bleaching powder is Calcium Hypocloride. Washing 3. (d) Sing Soda is Sodium Carbonate. aäp-Åh kwØm-\-§fpw Xe-Øm-\-§-fp-am-Wv) 4. (a) Kerala-Calicut ( 7. (d) Hirakud 5. (d) Fool  It is built in the river Mahanadi in Orissa. It is the longest dam in the world. 6. (d) House : Roof 8. (d) Coal 7. POLICE  Bihar and Jharkand are the largest produers of coal in India. USA is the 8. (c) 15 largest producer in the world. Coal is the most important raw meterial for 9. (b) Shiny Wilson thermal power plants. aq¶v F¶n-h-bm-sW¶v IcpXpI ¡v 10. (a) 3. scooters ABC A bv¡v ]n¶n c­pw B 9. (a) Red Sindhi bv¡pw bv¡pw CS-bn H¶pw hoXw ap¶n c­pw, B C scooters D­m-Ip-a-tÃm. 10. (d) 11. (d) Garland 11. (c) Mrs. Bandara naike 12. (a) 25, the given series +3, +6, +9, +12, +15, +18  She became the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka in 1960. 13. (d) 25,000, Let the cost of the scooter = Rs x. Then 5x + x = 30,000  Indira Gandhi was the first women Prime Minister of India who came to x = 5,000. Therefor price of the car = 5 × 5,000 = Rs. 25.0000 power on January 24, 1966. 14. (b) Moon. All others are planet  Mrs. Margaret Thatcher was the first and longest served Prime Minister of 15. (c) Rugma and Manju Britain who came to power in 1979 (179-90). 12. (c) Water PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE)  The most abundant element on Earth is Oxygen. The most abudant metal on 1. (d) Ganga (2510 km) earth is Aluminium. The most abundant gas on earth's atmosphere is  The longest river in the world is river Nile (Africa) which has 6695 km long. Nytrogen. River Sindhu is the longest river (only 709 km runs through India) in the 13. (b) Watt Indian sub continent.  Gram is the unit of weight, litre is the unit of volume measure. 2. (a) Kabani (63 km) 14. (b) Chotanagpur plateau.  The other major tributaries of Kaveri are Bhavani (39. km), Pambar (29 km) 15. (c) Sulphur dioxide and Amaravathi; Kaveri is the longest river in Tamil Nadu and it is known as 16. (a) Mohamad Azharudhin the 'Ganga of South'.  He is the first Indian who scored three centuries in his debut test matches. In 3. (c) 2817 metres. November 2000, he was banned for life on charges of match fixing in cricket  Anamudi is located in Devikulam Taluk of Idukki district. It is the highest with South Africa. mountain in South India. Mount Everest (8848 m) is the highest in the world. 17. (a) Water  H O is the chemical name of water. 4. (d). Potential Energy 2  It is the energy possessed by on object by virtue of its relative position or 18. (c) Kerala state. Kinetic energy is a form of energy possessed by moving bodies.  K.R. Narayanan is the 10th President of India (1997-2002). He was born at Mechanical energy is a form of energy which is possessed by the working of Uzhavoor in Kottayam district of Kerala. Machiness. 19. (c) Seawater is salty 5. (c) Kathmandu  Salinity of water is effected by the extent of evaporation of surface water and the volume of fresh water added by rainfall, rivers and meeting of ice bergs.  Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai was the editor of the newspaper. Enclosed seas in tropical areas which are subject to rapid evaperation and 45. Porbander (Gujarat)  Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869. deried fresh water are highly saline (ex. Dead sea). 46. (c) Aruvippuram ––> Narayana Guru. emWv \mcm-b-W-Kp-cp-hnsâ {]kn-²-amb Acp-hn-¸pdw {]Xn-jvT.  The largest sea in the world is South China Sea.  1888 47. (g) Kalamandalam – Vallathol Narayana Menon 20. (b) Fishing emWv hÅ-t¯mÄ Iem-a-WvUew Øm]n-¨-Xv.  Eskimos are the members of a race living in the Artic regions of North America  1930 48. (f) Vandematharam –– Bankim Chandra Chatterji and East Siberia. NmäÀPn-bpsS F¶ t\mh-en \n¶p-Å-XmWv 21. (b) 1885  B\-µ-aTw ‘htµ-am-Xcw’ 49. (a) Arya Samaj –– Dayananda Saraswathi.  Allan Octavian Hume was the first President of INC. 72 deligates were at- emWv Bcy-k-amPw Øm]n-¡-s¸-«-Xv. tended in the first meeting held at Gokul Das Tejpal College in Bombay in  1875 50. (b) Thirukural –– Thiruvalluvar. December. Nne-¸-Xn-Im-c-¯nsâ IÀ¯mhv Cf-t¦m-A-Sn-IÄ BWv.  22. (a) Jawaharlal Nehru  he was the longest serving Prime Minister (1947-64) who is one of the founder PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH) of Non Alignment Movement (NAM). 23. (d) August 1942 1. (c) Hope.  Quit India Movement is also known as 'August Revolution' which is lead by  ‘Despair’ means ‘complete loss or absence of hope’. ‘Dejection’ means ‘the Mahatma Gandhi. state of being in low spirits’ and ‘impair’ means ‘to damage or weaken’ some- 24. (a) E.M.S. Nambuthirippad thing.  He is the first ever communist cheif minister to be elected in Asia. He became 2. (d) Gentle cheif minister in 1957. He died in 1998. 3. (b) Furniture. 25. (c) August 15, 1947.  ‘Furniture’ is a collective word for chairs, tables, clerk, – cup board etc. A cup- 26. National Council of Educational Research and Training. board is used to store anything; a wardrobe is used for storing clothes, and an 27. Central Plantation Crops Research Institute. almarah is a Hindi word for a cupboard made of stainless steel. 28. All India Anna Dravida Munneta Kazhakam. 4. (e) I have been in this school since 1995. 29. All India Congress Committee. 30. Kerala State Road Transport Corporation.  With the word ‘since’ the perfect form of verb is always used. 31. G. Sankara Kurup.  He was a poet. All others are novelists. 5. (d) Expand. 32. Britain.  Others are name of continents.  ‘Expand’ means ‘to become bigger’ and one of the meanings of the verb ‘con- 33. Ramakrishna Hegde.  All others are former Prime Ministers of India. tract’ is ‘to become smaller’. To ‘deviate’ means to turn aside or behave differ- 34. O.V. Vijayan.  Others are poets. ently from a set of rules or accepted behaviour. To ‘project’ means ‘to extend 35. Oru Deshathinde Katha.  Others are poems. outwards from a surface’ or ‘to throw an image onto another surface by light or 36. (f) Akbar the Great ––– Din Illahi shadow’. 37. (g) Bihar – Patna.  Pataliputra was the old name of Patna. 38. (e) Rajasthan – Jaipur.  Jaipur is known as the 'Pink City'. 6. (c) a pessimist. 39. (c) Jehangir – Noorjahan  A pessimist believes bad things will happen and an optimist believes good things 40. (a) Vivekananda rock – Cape Comorin. will happen. A happy-go-lucky person is one who never takes things seriously 41. Mountbatten.  Lord Canning was the first Viceroy of India. and a nonchalant person is one who never shows anxiety or excitement. 42. Kashmir.  Chilka Lake is in Orissa. 43. Rabindranath Tagore  He also wrote the National Anthem of Bangladesh. 7. (b) Make complete. 44. Vaikam Abdul Khadar Maulavi.  ‘Complement’ means ‘that which makes a thing complete’ – Her handbag comple- mented her dress. ‘Compliment’ means ‘a polite expression of praise’ – e.g. The father complimented his son for having scored high marks in the exam. To ‘flatter’ (L.D. CLERK KOTTAYAM & KASARCODE - 1998) means to compliment excessively, usually falsely. 8. In spite of his illness, he came to the meeting. PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) 9. It is not easy to bring up a fatherless child. ‘To bring up’ means to raise and In each of the items 1 to 15, four alternatives marked (a), (b), (c), (d) are given as educate a child. answers to each item. Of these, only one will be fully correct. Find this out and note 10. An, the.  Although ‘honest’ starts with an ‘h’, a consonant, ‘an’ is used the answer against the question number written in the answer paper. because the word starts with a vowel sound. ‘Noblest’ is a superlative ‘the’ goes 1. Raju is shorter than Gopi but taller than Rahim who is taller than Meena. Who is before a superlative. the shortest of the four? 11. He said that he was going to London the next day. (a) Gopi (b) Raju (c) Rahim (d) Meena (e) None of these 2. The place Q is 5 km. to the exact east of place P.R is 7 km. to the exact south of Q. 12. There is something wrong with him. Place S is 5 km to the exact west of R and 10 km to the exact south of T. Which of 13. English is spoken all over the world the following statements is true of place T? (a) It is 5 km. to the exact west of Q. (b) It is 10 km. to the exact south of P. 14. Some of you are learning Russian, aren’t you? (c) It is 3 km. to the exact north of P. (d) It is 10 km. to the exact north of R. 15. (c) The owner of the plane enjoyed the sight of people looking up at his plane. (e) None of these 16. (b) The man’s friend was flying for the first time in his life. 3. Mini is 5 years older than Sheeja who is 7 years younger to Lali. If Gowri who is 3 17. (e) The “falling leaf” dive began when the pilot stopped the plane’s engine. years younger to Lali is 25 years old, how old is Mini? 18. (d) The pilot switched on the plane’s engine again when the plane was about to (a) 40 (b) 33 (c) 26 (d) 20 (e) None of these 4. Which is the next number in the order 1, 2, 5, 16, 65 —— ? touch the house-tops. (a) 326 (b) 271 (c) 196 (d) 131 (e) None of these 19. (a) According to the pilot fifty percent of the people on the ground thought that 5. Which is the next number in the order 244, 123, 62, 31, —— ? the plane was going to crash. (a) 16 (b) 15 (c) 11 (d) 10 (e) None of these 20. (b) By his reply the pilot’s friend meant that he too thought that the plane was 6. If the letters given below are arranged in a particular pattern which are the two going to crash. letters left out? aa bb cd ee ff gh ii jj kl — — (a) ll (b) mm (c) mn (d) lm (e) None of these PART - IV (REGIONAL LANGUAGE) 7. Which are the two letters left out in the pattern b y d w f u — —? (a) gt (b) gs (c) ht (d) hs (e) None of these 1. Answer Yourself. 8. The same number is repeated four times below. In which of these do you find a mistake? (a) 6690106799 (b) 6690106799 (c) 6690106979 (d) 6690106979 (e) None of these 9. The same name is written four times below. In which of these there is a spelling mistake? (a) Remakanthan Pillai (b) Remakanthen Pillai (c) Remakanthan Pillai (d) Remakanthan Pillai (e) None of these 10. The same sentence is written four times below. In which of these do you notice a 9. The author of “Panchathantra” was spelling mistake? (a) Kautilya (b) Bhavabhoothi (c) Vishnu Sharma (d) Somadeva (a) The applicant has raised a genuine claim 10. Which of the following events occurred first? (b) The applicant has raised a genuine claim (a) Chinese revolution (b) Quit India movement (c) The applicant has raised a genuiene claim (c) Formation of Constituent Assembly (d) Division of Bengal (d) The applicant has raised a genuine claim (e) None of these 11. National Institute of Sports is located at: 11. Which one of the four items given below does not belong to the other three items (a) Patiala (b) Gwalior (c) Delhi (d) Thiruvananthapuram of the set? 12. Jawahar Rozgar Yojana was started by: (a) Daca (b) New Delhi (c) Colombo (d) Karachi (e) None of these (a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Indira Gandhi 12. Which of the four great persons listed below has a difference from the other three? (c) Sanjay Gandhi (d) Rajiv Gandhi (a) Gandhiji (b) Sree Ramakrishna 13. The district in which Central Root Research Institute is situated: (c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Subhash Chandra Bose (e) None of these (a) Kasargod (b) Palakkad (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Kottayam 13. Which of the following is related to a 'River' as a 'Tunnel' is related to a 'Mountain?' 14. Railway Service was introduced in India by: (a) Ferry (b) Railway track (c) Swimming (a) Lord Curzon (b) Lord Bentinck (d) Bridge (e) None of these (c) Lord Macaulay (d) Lord Dalhousie 14. Which of the following is related to 'Egg' as 'Seed' is related to a 'fruit'? 15. The name of Nehru’s Family House at Allahabad is: (a) Embryo (b) Yolk (c) Eggwhite (d) Balances (e) None of these (a) Anandamatom (b) Ananda Bhavan 15. Which of the following is the most accurate approximation of the time required to (c) Teenmurthi Bhavan (d) Moti Sadan count continuously from 1 to a million? 16. Sabdatharavali, the Malayalam Dictionary was compiled by: (a) 55 minutes (b) 7 hours (c) 2 days (d) 7 days (e) None of these (a) Sreekanteswaram Padmanabha Pillai (b) Gundert (15 × 1 = 15 marks) (c) R. Narayana Paniker (d) Sooranattu Kunjan Pillai 17. The oldest dravidian language: PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE) (a) Telugu (b) Malayalam (c) Kannada (d) Tamil 1. The scientist who first discovered that the earth revolves round the sun: 18. Which among the following is not included in the list of Fundamental Rights? (a) Galileo (b) Ptolemy (c) Aryabhatta (d) Copernicus (a) Right of freedom (b) Right of property 2. The International Court of Justice is located at (c) Right against exploitation (d) Right of freedom of religion (a) Hague (b) Paris (c) New York (d) Geneva 19. Who said “there is neither Hindu nor Muslim, only a man? 3. The character “Soori Namputhirippad” was created by: (a) Vivekananda (b) Sree Narayana Guru (a) Thakazhi (b) C.V. Raman Pillai (c) Sree Ramakrishna (d) Karl Marx (c) O. Chandu Menon (d) S.K. Pottakkad 20. Rainbow is caused due to 4. E.C.G. is an instrument used in the study of (a) Refraction and dispersion (b) Refraction (a) Liver (b) Lungs (c) Brain (d) Heart (c) Interference of light (d) None of these 5. Richter Scale is used for measuring the intensity of: Choose the correct answer given in brackets and fill in the blanks (a) magnitude of earthquake (b) rainfall 21. English education, introduced in India by ———— (c) air Pollution (d) temperature (Macaulay, Queen Victoria) 6. Which dance form is popularly known as “Poetry in motion”? 22. The largest planet orbiting the Sun is ———— (a) Mohiniyattam (b) Kuchipudi (Mercury, Jupiter) (c) Bharatnatyam (d) Kathakali 23. The executive body of the U.N.O. is ———— 7. R.K. Laxman is associated with (General Assembly, Security Council) (a) education (b) painting (c) sports (d) cartoon 24. The integration of Travancore and Cochin states was in the year of ———— 8. Ecology is a branch of science which deals with: (1949, 1956) (a) balance of nature (b) the study of pollution 25. The currency of Bangladesh is ———— (c) the study of insects (d) the study of plants (Taka, Rupee) (5 × ½ = 2½ marks) Expand the following abbreviations: 3. He is suffering from abnormally high blood pressure. (Use one word for the 26. TTC 27. LPG words italicized) 28. MHRD 29. PIN CODE 30. GATT (5 × ½ = 2½ marks) 4. He said, “I’m leaving for New Delhi tomorrow.” (Rewrite in Indirect speech) Fill in the blanks: Pick out the most appropriate word from those given to fill in the blank in each of the 31. The first month of India’s National Calendar is ————— following sentences to make the sentence meaningfully complete: 32. Santhosh trophy is associated with ————— 33. Southernmost state of India is ————— 5. She ——— me of stealing her money. 34. East India Company was formed in the year of ————— (a) threatened (b) charged (c) blamed (d) accused (e) condemned 35. Leaves are green due to the presence of ————— 6. He filled the glass with water to the ———. 36. The canal that joins the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean is ————— (a) margin (b) edge (c) brim (d) rim (e) border 37. The present name of Persia is ————— Choose the appropriate preposition from those given to fill in the blank in the following 38. The world famous painting Mono Lisa was painted by ————— sentence: 39. Idukki Dam is built in the river ————— 7. He congratulated me ——— my success in the Selective Test 40. The King of England who signed “Magna Carta” was ——— (10 × 1 = 10 marks) (a) for (b) upon (c) on (d) at (e) against Match the following Read each of the following sentences to find out whether there is any grammatical or A B 41. Narayaniyam (a) Poonthanam idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence which is 42. M.L.C. Kathakal (b) P.V. Narasimha Rao demarcated by the letters A, B, C and D. Point out the portion which carries the error, 43. The Insider (c) Sigmund Freud if any. If there is no error, E is the answer: 44. Kishkindha (d) E.V. Krishna Pillai 8. One of the boys/were injured/in the accident/which occurred yesterday. No error 45. Interpretation of Dreams (e) Melpathoor Narayana Bhattathiri A B C D E (f) Amusing Park (5 marks) 9. Every child/should be taught/to be kindly/to animals. No error Name the following: A B C D E 46. The ruler who introduced public transport system in Travancore? (1 marks) Pick out one of the five words/five sets of word which explains best the key word in 47. Who is the author of the book “My Experiments withTruth”? (1 marks) each of the following sentences: 48. Who first uttered the slogan “Inquilab Zindabad”? (1 marks) 49. Write the names and the year of newly included languages in the 8th schedule of 10. Brevity is the soul of wit the constitution of India? (2 marks) Brevity 50. Answer in a paragraph not exceeding 100 words choosing one from the following (a) Exaggeration (b) Conciseness (c) Elaboration (a) The role and functions of Grama Sabha in the context of decentralisation of (d) Length (e) Joke power 11. Dr. Madhu is a dermatologist (b) Energy crisis now experiencing in our state Dermatologist (c) The scope of distance education (5 marks) (a) A specialist in the heart and its diseases (b) A specialist in the kidneys and their problems PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH) (c) A specialist in the brain and its ailments This part contains very short answer items, multiple choice items, and (d) A specialist in the skin and its diseases comprehension questions from a given passage. Each question carries 1 mark (e) A medical expert in children and their diseases Rewrite as direct: Use the following phrase/idiom in sentences of your own: 1. ——— honest man is ——— noblest work of God. (Use appropriate articles in the blanks) 12. give up 2. They speak English and French in Canada. (Change into the passive voice) 13. a bone of contention Read the following passage carefully and answer the comprehension questions that PART - IV (REGIONAL LANGUAGE) follow it. Choose your answers from the given alternatives. Each question carries 1 (This part is to be answered in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada) mark. Nowadays life in cities has become dangerous for various reasons. First of 1. Translating the following into Malayalam or Tamil or Kanada: all, it is dangerous to walk about in cities because always various kinds of vehi- PASSAGE cles keep moving at terrific speed. The smoke released by them poisons the Science has affected our everyday life in innumerable ways. It has revolutionized atmosphere; and consequently it is dangerous to breathe in this polluted air. The transport and communications and thus made the world smaller. It has also made food that we get in cities is also lacking in purity. Nowadays, everything is grown the world a better place to live in. We have well-lighted cities with good sanita- with chemical fertilizers which may cause danger to the consumers of fruit, veg- tion. Science has provided all kinds of new substances and machines and sources etables and other things grown thus. We do not get anything that is absolutely of power. All the same, the work of science is no unmixed blessing. It has created pure. The water also is sometimes contaminated. Hence, it is better to get out of new problems. Scientific industry is recklessly exploiting the new materials of the cities at least for some days every month; and to eat food which is not contami- earth. Science has rendered life in cities less healthy. The over-crowding in cities nated; and to breathe in fresh air which conduces excellent health. , the air polution largely because of smoke, cheap food deficient in vitamins-these 14. Why is it dangerous to walk about in cities these days? are all dangerous to health. Science has to attend to all these problems. (a) Because of the terrific speed of the vehicles (b) Because the cities are full of impurities (c) Because of air pollution Science has to take up the problem of social life itself. It has to work for (d) Because of noise pollution (e) None of these freedom from war and various social and economic evils. Science can deal with 15. What causes air pollution in cities? these human affairs. There would be fewer follies, and deal with these human (a) Chemical fertilizers (b) Noise of vehicles affairs. There would be fewer follies, and happiness and good feeling all around (c) The smoke released by vehicles (d) Contaminated water if we applied the scientific attitude to all our affairs. (10 marks) (e) None of these 2. Write a paragraph not exceeding 100 words in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada 16. What makes the food we get in cities impure? on any one of the following topics: (a) The chemical fertilizers used to grow the food (a) The Influence of the Cinema. (b) Air pollution (c) The smoke from the vehicles (d) Impure water in cities (e) None of these (b) Pleasures of Reading. 17. What does the passage suggest to the city dwellers as the first step against the (c) Rise in Prices of Essential Commodities. (5 marks) dangers they are exposed to? (a) They should leave their cities once and for all (b) They should avoid vegetables and fruits (c) They should not use vehicles (d) They should get out of cities at least for some days every month (e) They should stop using chemical fertilizers 18. Which of the following is most opposite in meaning to the word ‘contaminated’ (a) Coloured (b) Pure (c) Polluted (d) Filtered (e) Bleached 19. Which of the following is the same in meaning as the word ‘terrific’ as used in the passage? (a) Terrible (b) Horrible (c) Great (d) Slow (e) Moderate 20. Which of the following is most nearly the same in meaning as the word ‘conduces’? (a) Contributes (b) Harms (c) Prevents (d) Creates (e) Limits ANSWERS  Most of the UN organs have headquarters in Geneva. Some important organisations are WHO, ILO, UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Develop- PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) ment Organisation), UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and De- velopment), UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees), WMO 1. (d) Gopi > Raju > Rahim > Meena (World Meteorological Organisation). The headquarters of Red Cross Soci- 2. (c) T 3 P Q ety is also in Geneva. 5 N´p-ta-t\msâ F¶ t\mh-ense IYm-]m- 7 7 3. (c) O. Chandu Menon.  Cµp-teJ 5 {X-amWv kqcn -\-¼q-Xn-cn-¸m-Sv. S R XI-gn-bpsS sN½o-\nse {][m\ IYm-]m-{X-§-fmWv Idp-¯-½bpw ]\n-bpw.  It is 3 km. to the exact north of P. kn.-hn. cma³ ]nÅ-bpsS amÀ¯m-WvU-hÀ½-bnse IYm-]m-{X-§-fmWv ]mdp-  3. (c) 26 ¡p-«n, A\-´-]-ß-\m-`³ F¶n-hÀ. 4. (a) 326 The series is ×1+1, ×2+1, ×3+1, ×4+1, ×5+1, ...... 4. (d) Heart. ECG is Electro Cardio Gram 5. (b) 15, The series is +2 ÷2, +1 ÷2, +0 ÷2, -1 ÷2, ...... 6. (d) 1m 7. (d) hs  EEG is Electro Encephalo Gram. It records the electrical activity of brain. 5. (a) Magnitude of earthquake. 8. (c) 6690106979 9. (b) Remakanthen Pillai  The scale named after the US seismologist Charles Richter is used to deter- 10. (c) The applicant has raised a genuiene claim mine the magnitude of an earthquake at its epicentre. 11. (d) Karachi 12. (b) Sree Ramakrishna  Seismometer is used to record earthquake shocks. 13. (d) Bridge 14. (a) Embryo  Rain Gauge measures the rainfall at a particular place. 15. (d) 7 days 6. (c) Bharatnatyam.  It is poetry in motion. It is a highly traditional and stylized dance form of Tamil PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE) Nadu based on the principles of Natyashastra written by the sage, Bharatha. 1. (d) Copernicus.  Kuchipudi is the dance drama of Andhra Pradesh.  He was a Polish astronomer who is considered as the founder of modern  Mohiniyattam is the dance form of Kerala. In the 19th century Swathi Thirunal, astronomy. He discovered that the earth and other planets are revolving the King of Travancore greatly patronised this dance form. around the sun.  Kathakali is the most refined and scientific dance form of Kerala.  Galileo was an Italian scientist. In 1609, he was the first person to make a 7. (d) Cartoon. telescope to study the space.  R.K. Laxman is the brother of R.K. Narayan, the well known Indian novelist in  Ptolemy, the Egyptian astronomer advocated geocentric universe, i.e., earth English who died recently (May 13, 2001). as the centre of the universe. 8. (a) Balance of Nature  Aryabhatta was a famous Indian Astronomer and mathematician, in the court  Study of insects deals with Entomology and study of plants deals with Botany. of Chandragupta Vikramaditya. He wrote the book Aryabhatiyam. He had 9. (c) Vishnu Sharma. Vishnu Gupta is the other name of Kautilya who is popularly calculated the value of ' ' for the first time. known as 'Chanakya'. His famous book is Arthashastra.  ameXn am[-hw, alm-ho-c-N-cn-Xw, D¯c cma-N-cnXw F¶n-h-bmWv `h-`q-Xn-bpsS 2. (a) The Hague.  {][m\ \mS-I-§Ä.  The International Criminal Court and world war Tribunal have headquarters at Hague.  The author of Kathasarith Sagaram was 'Somadevan'.  UNESCO’s headquarters is in Paris. 10. (d) Division of Bengal (1905)  The headquarters of UNO, UNDP, UNFPA are in New York. UNDP is United  The Chinese Revolution was in 1911. Nations Development Programme. UNFPA is United Nations Fund for Popu- Quit India Movement was launched in 1942. lation Activities.  Formation of Constituent Assembly was in 1946. 30. General Agreement on Tariff and Trade. 11. (a) Patiala. emWv \ne-hn h¶-Xv. 1995 P\p-hcn CXv  1948 GATT World Trade Organi-  Patiala in Punjab is known as the sports city of India. Bbn cq]m-´cw {]mhn-¨p. P\o-h-bmWv bpsS BØm-\w. Xbm- sation WTO  The Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education is located at Gwalior. bpsS Ct¸m-gs¯ WTO  Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education is at Kariyavattom, sk{I-«dnhm-\pÂs¸sS P\-dÂ. 144 AwK-cm-Py-§-fp-­v. ssa¡v aqdmWv Thiruvananthapuram.  SAI – The Sports Authority of India was set up in 1984. 31. Chaitra. 12 (d) Rajiv Gandhi.  Last month is Phalguna.  JRY was initiated in 1989 after merging NREP (National Rural Employment 32. Football Programme) and RLEGP (Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme). 33. Tamil Nadu. JRY was converted into Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana (JGSY) from April 1,  Southern most territory of India is Andaman and Nicobor Islands. 1999. 34. A.D. 1600. 13. (c) Thiruvananthapuram.  e­-\n-emWv CuÌv C´y I¼\n Øm]n-X-a-mb-Xv. 35. Chlorophyll  The Central Tuber Crop Research Institute (CTCRI) is in Sreekaryam In.-an. \of-apÅ I\m emWv ]Wn-X-Xv. Ct¸mÄ 36. Panama Canal.  80 1904-14 (Trivandrum). CXnsâ \nb-{´Ww ]\m-abv-¡m-Wv.  Central Plantation Crop Research Institute (CPCRI) is in Kasaragod. sSlvdm\mWv Xe-Øm-\w.  Kerala Forest Research Institute is in Peechi (Thrissur). 37. Iran.  Majalis : Parliament. 38. Leonardo da Vinci. tIc-f-¯nse Ipcp-ap-fIv Kth-j-W-tI{µw ]¶n-bq-cm-Wv. (I®qÀ). (A´yA¯mgw)  C´ybnse GI ]pÂssXe Kth-j-W-tI{µw HmS-¡men (F-d-Wm-Ip-fw)-bn  He also painted Last Supper . He was the Italin painter, ØnXn-sN-¿p-¶p. Sculptor, architect, engineer and scientist. (A´yhn[n) 14. (d) Lord Dalhousie.  The famous painting 'Last Judgement' was painted by Michael  Railway service was introduced in India in 1853. The first train ran between Angelo. 39. Periyar Bombay and Thane. Â) 15. (b) Ananda Bhavan 40. King John II (A.D. 1215 16. (a) Sreekanteswaram Padmanabha Pillai 41. Narayaniyam – Melpathoor Narayana Bhattathiri 17. (d) Tamil. Malayalam is derived from Tamil language. 42. M.L.C. Kathakal – E.V. Krishna Pillai 18. (b) Right of property 43. The Insider – P.V. Narasimha Rao  Right of property is now only a legal right. It was taken away from fundamen- 44. Kishkinda – Amusement Park tal right through the 44th Constitution Amendment Bill in 1978 by Janatha 45. Interpretation of Dreams – Sigmund Freud 46. C.P. Ramaswami Iyer. Government.  {inNn-¯nc Xncp-¶mÄ _me-cm-a-hÀ½-bpsS Ime-¯v. 19. (a) Vivekananda.  1938 20. (a) Refraction and dispersion. 47. Mahatma Gandhi 21. Macaulay 48. Bhagat Singh. 22. Jupiter.  Inquilab Zindabad (hn¹hw Pbn-¡-s«) F¶ ap{Z-hmIyw FgpXn D­m-¡n-bXv `qan-sb-¡mÄ apl-½Zv CIv_m BsW-¦nepw BZy-ambn apg¡nbXv `KXv knMv BWv.  11 Cc«n hen-¸-ap­v hymg-¯n-\v. Ct¸mÄ sjUyqÄ {]Imcw `mj- 23. Security Council. 49. Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali in 1992. 8th 18  It has 15 members. 5 permament members and 10 non permanent members. IÄ C´ybnep­v. (Permanent members only have veto power). 50. Answer yourself. 24. 1949 25. Taka PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH) 26. Teachers Training Course 27. Liquified Petroleum Gas 1. An honest man is the noblest work of God. 28. Ministry of Human Resource Development 2. English and French are spoken in Canada. 29. Postal Index Number Code 3. Hypertension  ]n³tIm-Un 6 A¡-§Ä D­v. BZys¯ 3 A¡-§Ä tkmWn-t\bpw hnX- cW PnÃ-I-tfbpw kqNn-¸n¡p¶p. tij-ap-Åh t]mÌ-^o-kns\ kqNn-¸n-¡p-  Hypotension is abnormally low blood presure. ¶p. C´y-bn-emsI 8 t]mÌ tkmWp-I-fm-Wp-Å-Xv. 4. He said that he was leaving for New Delhi the next day. 5. (d) She accused me of stealing her money. 6. (c) brim.  A glass is ‘full to the brim’, the ‘brim’ being the uppermost edge of the glass. (L.D. Clerk Idukki & Kannur - 1998) 7. (c) on.  We congratulate someone on his success. We depend on someone, believe in someone, we are grateful to someone, and we are disgusted with someone. PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) 8. (b) One of the boys was injured in the accident which occurred yesterday. It should be ‘was’. ‘One of the’ takes a plural noun but a singular verb. The same rule applies to ‘either of the’, ‘neither of the’, ‘each of the’, ‘none of the’. Find out the missing number from the following alternatives for the following number series:- 9. (c) Every child should be taught to be kind to animals. 1. 4, 8, 16, ——  ‘Kind’ is the correct form; ‘kindly’ is the adverbial form. (a) 8 (b) 32 (c) 4 (d) 12 (e) None of these 10. (b) Conciseness. 2. 21, 441, 25, ——  ‘Brevity’ means ‘briefness’ and ‘concise’ means ‘in as short a form as possi- (a) 50 (b) 52 (c) 625 (d) 400 (e) None of these ble’. ‘Elaboration’ means giving something plenty of details. ‘Brevity is the In the following group of letters, one is different from the rest of the three. Which one is soul of wit’ is a well known quotation of Shakespeare. different? 11. (d) A specialist in the skin and its diseases. 3. (a) ABE (b) FGI (c) IJM (d) RSW (e) None of these  A specialist in the heart and its diseases is a cardiologist; a specialist in the 4. Find out the name of person who does not belong to the group of others. kidneys and their problems is a nephrologist; a neurologist is a specialist in (a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Jayaprakash Narayan the nervous system and the brain; a medical expert in children and their dis- eases is a paediatrician. (c) Sree Narayana Guru (d) Morarji Desai (e) None of these In the following questions one pair is different from the rest of the three. Find out the 12. He could not arrange finances, so he had to give up the idea of setting up the factory. ‘Give up’ means to abandon a habit or an activity; it also means ‘to different one. surrender’ – e.g. The police forced the thief to give up. ‘Give away’ means to 5. (a) 30—36 (b) 40—58 (c) 42—50 (d) 65—75 (e) None of these distribute something free, ‘give oneself away’ means to betray oneself – e.g. 6. (a) 13, 18 (b) 21, 31 (c) 19, 24 (d) 48—63 (e) None of these His lies ultimately gave himself away; ‘give out’ means ‘to announce’ – e.g. It 7. If Indira Gandhi is coded as 914491817114481. Find out the code for Sree Narayana was given out that there would be an election next month; and ‘give way’ Guru means ‘to break or snap’ – e.g. The bridge gave way under the weight of the heavily loaded lorry. (a) 1918551411812511417211821 (b) 19189141181251147211821 13. Kashmir is a bone of contention between India and Pakistan. ‘A bone of conten- (c) 14118125114172118 21 (d) 7211821 (e) None of these tion’ means ‘the cause of a quarrel’. ‘To bury the hatchet’ means to forget the 8. If black means white, white means red, red means yellow, yellow means blue, then cause of a quarrel and become friends again. ‘To lead a cat and dog life’ what is the colour of the clear sky? means to live a life full of quarrels (especially man and wife). (a) Yellow (b) Blue (c) Black (d) Red (e) None of these 14. (b) Because the cities are full of impurity. 15. (c) The smoke released by vehicles. Out of the alternatives given below, one is different from the rest in some way. Which 16. (a) The chemical fertilizers used to grow the food. is the odd one? 17. (d) They should get out of cities at least for some days every month. 9. (a) Tiger (b) Lion (c) Zebra (d) Horse (e) None of these 18. (b) Pure.  ‘Contaminated’ means affected by something to spoil it; the oppo- 10. (a) Taxi (b) Bus (c) Cradle (d) Car (e) None of these site is clearly ‘pure’. Find out the one from among the alternatives given, that meaningfully suits the sentence. 19. (c) Great.  The phrase in the passage is ‘various kinds of vehicles keep moving at terrific speed’, so here ‘terrific’ obviously means ‘great’. 11. As Doctor is related to patient, Teacher is related to: 20. (a) Contributes.  In the phrase ‘to breathe in fresh air which conduces excel- (a) Salary (b) Satisfaction (c) Pupil (d) Respect (e) None of these lent health’, ‘conduce’ means ‘to tend to lead to or contribute to’ so clearly it 12. As Fox is related to cunning, Rabbit is related to is the right choice. (a) Timid (b) Courageous(c) Bold (d) Skilful (e) None of these 13. In a certain language TAP is written as PAT. Then how is APT written in that PART - IV (REGIONAL LANGUAGE) language? (a) PTA (b) APT (c) ATP (d) TPA (e) None of these 1. Answers Yourself. 14. Three times of an unknown numbers is one less than 40. What is the unknown 12. Who amongst the following players was designated as Captain of the Indian number? cricket team when India won the world cup cricket in 1984 (a) 15 (b) 13 (c) 12 (d) 14 (a) Sachin Tendulkar (b) Kapil Dev 15. Showing a lady, Ramu said “She is the daughter of my grandfather’s only son. (c) Saurav Ganguly (d) Ajay Jadeja (e) Nayan Mongia How is Ramu related to that lady? 13. Who is the director of the film “Titanic” which won eleven Oscars at the 70th (a) Brother (b) Brother-in-law (c) Uncle (d) Father (e) None of these Academy Awards Ceremony? (15 marks) (a) Anthony Minghella (b) James Cameroon PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE) (c) Michael Radoford (d) Ben Affleck (e) Steven Speilberg 14. The acid present in lemons and oranges Questions 1-30: Carries 1 mark each. (a) Hydrochloric acid (b) Oxalic acid 1. Which planet is nearest to earth: (c) Acetic acid (d) Lactic acid (e) Citric acid (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Venus (c) Jupiter (e) Pluto 15. An astronaut on an earth satellite will observe the sky as: 2. The high milk yielding breed of cow developed in India through cross breeding is (a) deep red (b) sky blue the (a) Haryana (b) Red Sindhi (c) black (d) deep blue (e) white (c) Murrah (d) Holstein-Friesian (e) Swiss Brown 16. AIDS is caused by 3. A red object, when seen through a thick blue glass, appears: (a) fungus (b) virus (a) violet (b) black (c) green (d) red (e) blue (c) bacteria (d) protozoa (e) helminth 4. The king who signed the historic “Temple Entry Proclamation” was: 17. The image formed on the retina of the human eye is (a) Shakthan Thampuran (b) Sri Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma (a) unreal and upright (b) unreal and inverted (c) Ayilyam Thirunal (d) Marthanda Varma (c) real and upright (d) real and inverted (e) None of these (e) Avittom Thirunal 18. The first country to issue Postal stamps was 5. The State bird of Kerala is (a) Britain (b) China (a) Parrot (b) Peacock (c) Crow (d) Hornbill (e) Dove (c) Japan (d) France (e) America 6. Nedumbasseri Airport is in the district of 19. Venue of the 2004 Olympics (a) Thrissur (b) Ernakulam (c) Kozhikode (d) Palakkad (a) New York (b) Athens (e) Thiruvananthapuram (c) Culcutta (d) Berlin (e) London 7. The United Nations has declared the year 1999 as the 20. Who regarded education alone as a means of national progress? (a) International Year of the Child (b) International Space Year (a) Vivekananda (b) Bala Gangadhara Tilak (c) International Year of Peace (d) International Year of the Elderly (c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (d) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (e) International Youth Year (e) Pandit M.M. Malviya 8. The sex of the child is determined by: 21. The name associated with Green Revolution is: (a) blood group of father (b) chromosomes of mother (a) Jai Prakash Narayan (b) Russi Modi (c) Rh factor of parents (d) blood group of mother (c) M.S. Swaminathan (d) V. Kurian (e) Hargobind Khorana (e) chromosomes of father 22. “Hydro Power” is the term used for electricity produced through: 9. The sun’s heat and light energy reaches earth by (a) atomic Power (b) water (a) conduction (b) convection (c) mineral oil (d) coal (e) sun (c) refraction (d) reflection (e) radiation 23. Sanctuaries are set up to: 10. The first Woman Foreign Minister of India was (a) rear animals for meat (b) entrap animals (a) Sarojini Naidu (b) Vijayalakshmi Pandit (c) rear animals for milk (d) protect animals (e) sell animals (c) Lakshmi N. Menon (c) Indira Gandhi (e) Akkamma Cheriyan 24. Which of the following organs is responsible for the removal of excess water, 11. “Uber Cup” is associated with which of the following games/sports? salts and waste products from blood? (a) Football (b) Badminton (a) Skin (b) Liver (c) Cricket (d) Hockey (e) Table Tennis (c) Kidney (d) Heart (e) Lung 25. The lowest temperature is recorded PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH) (a) at midnight (b) just after sun rise This part contains multiple choice items, very short answer items and (c) just before Sun rise (d) between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m (e) 2 p.m comprehension questions from a given passage. Each question carries 1 mark 26. Which is India’s highest award given for exceptional work in art, literature and 1. Which among the following words means the opposite to the term ‘latter’? recognition of public services of the highest order? (a) Former (b) Earlier (c) Before (a) Bharat Ratna (b) Param Vir Chakra (d) Neutral (e) After (c) Arjuna Award (d) Jnanpith Award (e) Kalinga Award 2. Which of the following words is synonymous to the word ‘recollect’? 27. The title “Mahatma” was given to Gandhiji by (a) Collect (b) Pack (c) Remember (a) Subash Chandra Bose (b) Gopalakrishna Gokhale (d) Forget (e) Strange (c) Rabindranath Tagore (c) Jawaharlal Nehru (e) Dr. Rajendra Prasad 3. From the alternatives given below, find out the meaning of the word ‘feeble’? 28. The last district formed in Kerala was: (a) Weak (b) Happy (c) Firm (a) Kasaragod (b) Wyanad (d) Open (e) Story with a moral (c) Malappuram (d) Pathanamthitta (e) Alappuzha 4. Which among the following words means ‘understand fully’? 29. Who is the Chairman of the Planning Commission? (a) Apprehend (b) Pretend (c) Discuss (d) Comprehend (e) Imply (a) The Prime Minister (b) The President 5. Choose the correct form of the word from the alternatives given below: (c) The Vice President (d) The Planning Minister (e) The Speaker (a) Contagious (b) Contageous 30. The Indian Red Cross Society was established in the year: (c) Contegeous (d) Contegious (a) 1990 (b) 1932 6. Write the noun forms of the following words: (c) 1920 (d) 1945 (a) Recommend (b) Encroach (e) 1947 (30 × 1 = 30 marks) 7. Write the verbl form of the following words: Questions 31-45 are to be answered in a word/words/one or two sentences. (a) Arrival (b) Omission 31. Who was Baden-Powell? 8. Write the past tense of the following words: 32. Where did Gandhiji first try the weapon of Satyagraha? (a) Permit (b) Teach 33. What is meant by Brain drain? 9. Use the following phrase in a meaningful sentence: 34. Name the instrument used for measuring atmospheric pressure. Look down upon 35. Name the first Asian woman who reached space. 10. Rewrite the following sentences using ‘were able to’: 36. What is Hale Bopp? The students entered the Principal’s room with the petition. 37. Who is called the Father of Medicine? 11. Change into passive voice: 38. What does the Richter Scale measure? My father shouted at me. 39. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of our Constitution? 12. Fill in the blanks using appropriate words of expressions given below: 40. Name the smallest district in Kerala. Mohan ——— for a loan from the bank, but the bank manager ——— his 41. What is meant by Genetic Engineering? request. 42. In which country was Mother Theresa born? (ordered, accepted, applied, cried, rejected, valued) (12 × 1 = 12 marks) 43. What is Internet? (The following passage is from a letter written by Jawaharlal Nehru to his daughter 44. What is the difference between World Bank and IMF? Indira Priyadarshini on her 13th birthday. Read the passage carefully and answer 45. What is DPEP? (1 × 5 = 5 marks) the comprehension questions. Only the expected words and expressions are to be 46. Write a paragraph of about 100 words in English on any one of the following written. Each question carries 1 mark.) topics: Passage (a) Computer in the modern world. The year you were born, 1917, was one of the memorable years of history when (b) Ninth Plan. a great leader, with a heart full of love and sympathy for the poor and the suffer- (c) Environment pollution. ing, made his people write a noble and never-to-be-forgotten chapter of history. In the very month in which you were born, Lenin started the great Revolution ANSWERS which has changed the face of Russia and Siberia. And today in India, another great leader, also full of love for all who suffer, and passionately eager to help PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) them, has inspired our people to great endeavour and a noble sacrifice ..... Bapuji 1. (b) 32 (Mahatma Gandhi) lies in prison, but the magic of his message steals into the 2. (c) 625 hearts of India’s millions. Men and women, and even little children, come out of 3. (d) Except RSW, all others have atleast one vowel their little shells and become India’s soldiers of freedom. In India today we are 4. (c) Sree Narayana Guru, others are political leaders. making history and you and I are fortunate to see this happening before our eyes 5. (d) Except 65—75, all others are even number pairs and to take some part ourselves in this great drama. 6. (d) Except 48—63, all others have atleast one prime number. 7. (a) 19185514118125114172118 21 13. Who are the two great leaders mentioned by Nehru in this letter? 8. (a) Yellow 14. What do these two leaders have in common? 9. (d) Horse. Except horse others are wild animals 15. What are the places mentioned in the letter that were changed by the Revolution? 10. (c) Cradle 16. Where was Bapuji when Nehru wrote the letter? 11. (c) Pupil 17. Write whether the following statement as per the study is correct or not: 12. (a) Timid “Gandhiji’s words had no effect on Indians because he had been arrested.” 13. (d) TPA 18. Why did men, women and children come out of their shells? 14. (b) Let the number be x, then 3x = 40 - 1  x = 13 15. (a) Daughter of my grandfather’s only son means my sister. Therefore Ramu is 19. Who has inspired these men, women and children? the brother of the lady. 20. Why does Nehru say that he and Indira are fortunate? PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE) {]`mX \£-{Xw, {]tZm-j-\-£{Xw PART - IV (REGIONAL LANGUAGE) 1. (c) Venus (Morning Star) (Evening Star) F¶o t]cp-I-fnÂ ip{I³ Adn-b-s¸-Sp-¶p. kpcy-\n-te-¡pÅ icm- (Venus) (This part is to be answered in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada) icn Zqcw 107.52 Zi-e£w Intem-ao-ä-dm-Wv. kÄ^yq-dnIv BknUv \ndª 1. Translate the following passage into Malayalam or Tamil or Kanada: taL-]m-fn-I-fpÅ ip{I³, BIm-i-¯nse Gähpw Xnf-¡-apÅ {Kl-am-Wv. BZy- ambn a\p-jy-\n-Ãm-sX-bpÅ _ln-cm-Im-i-t]-SIw Ab-¨Xv ip{I-\n-te-¡mWv PASSAGE 1962  Ata-cn-bv¡-bpsS sado-\À þ 2. The first man on earth built himself a neat little house. When the cold winds of A 2. (b) Red Sindhi.  It yields about 1500 kg of milk in 300 days. winter began to blow, a horse knocked at his door and pleaded to be let in.  Murrah is the name of high yielding Indian buffalo breed. "You can come in", said the man, "but in return you must give me a few  Haryana yields about 1400 kg milk. years of your life".  Swiss Brown originally belonged to Switzerland. The hourse agreed.  Holstein-Friesian is originally the breed of Netherlands. 3. (b) Black. A little later a buffalo knocked at the door and he too was allowed in on the 4. (b) Sri Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma (on November 12, 1936). same condition. The Third animal to come in was a dog and he too agreed to the 5. (d) Hornbill.  Peacock is the national bird of India. terms. 6 (b) Ernakulam. Thus the man added several years to his life and passed them on to his  Kozhikode Airport is in Karipur. (Malappuram District). descendants. So it is that in the early part of a man's life he has the energy of a 7. (d) International Year of Elderly. (1991).  2000 is the Year of Culture and Peace. 2001 is International Year of Volunteers. horse. In middle years he works steadily like a buffalo and in his old age he talks  1992 –– International Space Year. and talks without stopping-like a dog barking. (10 marks)  1986 –– International Year of Peace. 2. Write a paragraph not exceeding 100 words in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada  1985 –– International Youth Year. on any one of the following topics:  1979 –– International Children’s Year. (kzcmPy kvt\lw) (a) Patriotism, 8 (e) Chromosomes of father. (xy - male and xx - female) (Ah-Im-i-§fpw D¯-c-hm-Zn-Xz-§-fpw) 9. (e) Radiation.  Radiation is transmission of heat without any carrier in between. (b) Rights and Responsibilities.  Sun’s rays takes 8.2 minutes to reach earth. (hnhn[ NnInÕm k{¼-Zm-b-§Ä) (c) Different modes of treatment. 10. (c) Lakshmi N. Menon (1899 – 1994) apX hsc ChÀ C´y-bpsS hntZ-i-Im-cy-a-{´n-bm-bn-cp-¶p. sFIy-  1957 1966  The first winner of Bharat Ratna was C. Rajagopalachari in 1954. S. cmjv{Sk`-bnse C´y³ {]Xn-\n-[n, ]mÀe-saâ v sk{I-«dn ({][m-\-a-{´n-bpsS) Radhakrishnan and C.V. Raman also won Bharatratna in 1954. AJnte´ym hna¬kv tIm¬^-d³knsâ sNbÀam³ (1952-57), (1958-59)  The first foreigner (Pakistan) to recive Bharat Ratna was Khan Abdul Ghafer  ]Zv-a-`q-j³ _lp-a-Xn¡v AÀl-bm- 1957 Khan in 1987. bn.XpS-§nb Xncp-h-\-´-]p-c-amWv ]Z-hn-Ifpw hln-¨n-«p-­v. kztZiw. ]mSv\ bqWn-th-gvkn-än-bp-sSbpw tIcf bqWn- 27. (c) Rabindranath Tagore  The title 'Father of Nation' was given to Gandhiji by Subhash Chandrabose e£vanth-gvkn-än-bp-sSbpw F³. tat\mWv. sshkv Nm³k-e-dm-bn-cp¶ hn.-sI. \µ³tat\m-\m-bn-cp-¶p and is return Gandhiji called him Netaji. A 'Half Naked Fakir' Winston Church- 11. (b) Badminton. ill's comment on Gandhiji when he went to attend the Second Round Table Konica Cup, Thomas Cup, Yonex Cup, Agarwal Cup, Harileela Cup, Narang Conference in London in 1931.  sabv \v tIc-f-¯nse ]Xn-\m-em-as¯ PnÃ-bmbn Cup, S.R. Ruya Cup, European Cup are also associated with Batminton. 28. (a) Kasaragod. 1984 24 ImkÀtImSv \ne-hn h¶p. 12. (b) Kapil Dev.  Sachin Tendulkar, known as the ‘Master Blaster’, has a record ]gb I®qÀ PnÃ-bnse ImkÀtImSv, tlmkv ZpÀKv Xmeq-¡p-I-fmWv ImkÀtImSv of highest number of centuries and runs in one day.  PnÃ-bmbn amdn-b-Xv. t_¡Â tIm« ImkÀtIm-Sm-Wv ØnXnsN¿p¶Xv. 13. (b) James Cameroon.  Titanic won 11 Oscars. The Ship Titanic Sank in Ataltic Ocean on 1912. The film Benhur also won 11 Oscars. 29. (a) The Prime Minister. 14. (e) Citric Acid.  K.C. Panth is the Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission.  Gastric juice contains hydrochloric acid. 30. (c) 1920.  Tomato contains oxalic acid.  Lactic acid is in milk.  Redcross Society was established by Jean Henri Durant in 1864.  Acetic acid is in vinegar. 31. Baden-Powell was the founder of Boy Scouts (1908) and Girl Guides (1910) to 15. (c) Black promote good citizenship in the rising generation. 16. (b) Virus. 32. South Africa. It was in 1906 in protest against proposed Asiatic Ordinance  Human Immuno Deficiency Virus (HIV) causes AIDS. directed against Indian immigrants in Transvaal. In India he under took first  December 1 is observed as World AIDS Day. Satyagraha at Chambaran in Bihar in 1917. 17. (d) Real and inverted. 33. Talented men leaving their own country for lack of opportunities and migrat- 18. (a) Britain. ing to developed foreign countries which provide better working conditions  Britain issued the first stamp on May 6, 1840. and scope for development.  Second country to issue stamp was Brazil on August 1, 1843 and third coun- 34. Barometer  Barometer was invented by Torricelli. try was America on July 1, 1847. 35. Kalpana Chawla on November 19, 1997.  Since Britain issued the first stamp there was no need for them to print the 36. Hale Bopp is the brightest comet, discovered in July 1995 by Allan Hale and name of their country on the stamp. Even now their stamp does not bear the Thomas Bopp. It was closest to the earth in March – April 1997. name of the country. 37. Hippocrates.  Athreya is known as the father of Ayurveda. 19. (b) Athens. 38. Intensity of earthquake waves.  Athens was the venue of first Olympics in 776 B.C. 39. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar  2008 Olympic will be held in Beijing. 40. Alappuzha. 20. (d) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan.  He founded the Aligarh Muslim University.  Alappuzha is also the most densely populated district in Kerala. 21. (c) M.S. Swaminathan 41. Genetic Engineering refers to changing Mother Terasa the genetic code per-  He is known as the father of Green Revolution in India. manently by manipulating the genes. 22. (b) Water. 42. Yugoslavia.  Laosier was the first scientist to declare that water was a compound.  The place Skopje, where she was born, is the capital of Macedonia now. 23. (d) Protect animals. 43. Internet is a global electronic community of interconnected computers. 24. (c) Kidney.  Nephrology is the study of kidneys. 44. The World Bank assists member countries by advancing long term credit for 25. (c) Just before sunrise.  Vostok, the place in Antatica in where the lowest development and reconstruction. The IMF facilitates the balanced growth of temperature in the world record 129o F (-89.4oC). The highest recorded tem- international trade by short term credit. perature in the world is in Al Aziziyah in Libya - 58o C. (136oF). 45. District Primary Education Programme, lauched in Kerala in 1994. DPEP is 26. (a) Bharat Ratna being replaced by Sarva shiask Abiyam (SSA).  Bharat Ratna and other national honours and awards are presented on Re- 46. Answer yourself. public Day in recognition of exceptional and distinguished service of high order in any field. PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH) (L.D. CLERK ERNAKULAM - 1998) 1. (a) Former.  ‘Latter’ means ‘the last mentioned’ – e.g. Yesterday I met Anil and Ashok; the latter is now working in a bank (i.e. Ashok). ‘Former’ means the first mentioned – e.g. Yesterday I met Anil and Ashok; the former is now working PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) in a bank (i.e. Anil). ‘Later’ means after some time – e.g. I will see you later. Questions 1-5 : In each of the following items the first two words have some relation- 2. (c) Remember 3. (a) Weak.  A man becomes feeble with age; an ill man reaches feebly for a glass ship. Find out the word from the 4 alternatives given, which has the same relation- of water. Feeble-minded means slightly mentally backward. Fable means ship with the third word. fabricated story. Ex: A story with a moral is a fable. 1. Fire : Heat : : Flower : ? 4. (d) Comprehend.  ‘Comprehend’ means ‘to understand or grasp mentally’; (a) Plant (b) Petals (c) Colour (d) Fragrance ‘comprehensive’ means ‘including much or all of a subject’ – e.g. The Man- 2. Hut : Mansion : : ? : Elephant aging Director gave a comprehensive report about the state of the firm. ‘Ap- (a) Bungalow (b) Small (c) Rabbit (d) Lion prehend’ means both ‘to arrest’ – e.g. The thief was apprehended in a hotel; 3. Eye : Sight : : Tongue : ? and ‘expect with fear’ – e.g. He was apprehensive that he might fail the exam. 5. (a) Contagious.  ‘Contagious’ means ‘spreading easily’ especially of an ill- (a) Mouth (b) Speech (c) Blind (d) Dumb ness – e.g. Tuberculosis is a highly contagious disease. 4. Bird : Feather : : Fish : ?  Other words that are difficult to spell are abbreviation, abundant, atheist, (a) Scale (b) Tail (c) Beak (d) Wing bureaucrat, deferred, exhaust, fragrance, leisure, lovable, maize, mischief, 5. Ruling : King : : Learning : ? omitted, prerequisite, pronunciation, strategy, traveller etc. (a) Book (b) School (c) Scholar (d) Teacher (5 marks) 6. (a) Recommendation Questions 6-10 : A set of words or letters or numbers is given in each of the ques- (b) Encroachment. ‘Encroach’ means ‘to intrude, to advance beyond due limits’. tions. One of them in each set does not belong to the set. Find it out. 7. (a) Arrive (b) Omit 6. (a) May (b) June (c) July (d) August (e) October 8. (a) Permitted (b) Taught (Xmgv¯ns¡«pI) 9. Even now in America the whites look down upon their 7. (a) Camera (b) Film (c) Shot (d) Painting (e) Photograph black fellow men. When you ‘look down upon’ someone you treat him with 8. (a) B (b) C (c) D (d) E (e) F (_lpam\n¡pI) contempt; the opposite is to ‘look up to’ someone – e.g. 9. (a) 1 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d) 16 (e) 10 Schoolchildren are taught to look up to Gandhiji. 10. (a) Animal (b) Tiger (c) Insect (d) Bird (e) Worm 10. The students were able to enter the Principal’s room with the petition (5 marks) 11. I was shouted at by my father. Questions 11-15 : Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given. 12. Mohan applied for a loan from the bank, but the bank manager rejected his 11. Which number should come in the blank space to complete the series? request.  A request is rejected, an accusation is denied; when you refuse to do some- 2, 6, 12, 36, 72, —— thing it means you won’t do it and when you refute a charge it means you (a) 216 (b) 214 (c) 146 (d) 144 prove it is false. 12. If 1394 = ACID, then 4516 = ? 13. Lenin and Gandhiji are the two great leaders mentioned by Nehru in this letter. (a) DEAD (b) DEAL (c) DEAN (d) DEAF 14. Both the leaders were full of love and sympathy for the poor and the suffering 13. Which letter should come in the blank space to complete series? and worked for the freedom of their country. ADGJMPS 15. Russia and Siberia were changed by the Revolution. (a) T (b) U (c) V (d) W 16. Bapuji was in prison. 17. False. The passage reads: Bapuji (Mahatma Gandhi) lies in prison, but the 14. If GAMES is spelt as HBNFT, what will be the spelling of SPORTS? magic of his message steals into the hearts of India’s millions. (a) RONQSR (b) TQPSUT (c) RQNOSR (d) TOQSUT 18. Men, women and children came out of their shells to become India’s soldiers 15. The salaries of Suma and Rema, together amount to Rs. 2,000. Suma spends 95% of freedom. of her salary and Rema, 85% of hers. If now their savings are the same, what is 19. Gandhiji has inspired them. Rema’s salary? 20. They were fortunate to see history happening before their eyes and to take (a) Rs. 500 (b) Rs. 750 (c) Rs. 1,250 (d) Rs. 1,000 (5 marks) some part in the great drama, i.e. India’s struggle for freedom. PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE) 19. Sodium is kept in ———— liquid Directions 1-35: Choose the best answer from among the four alternatives given. (a) kerosene (b) water (c) ammonia (d) alcohol 1. The smallest continent is situated in ———— 20. The river that carries the largest quantity of water is the ———— (a) the Atlantic Ocean (b) the Pacific Ocean (a) Nile (b) Amazon (c) Mississippi (d) Volga (c) the Indian Ocean (d) between Indian and Pacific Ocean 21. The great Red Fort was built by emperor ———— 2. The first battle of Panipat was fought between Babar and ———— (a) Akbar (b) Jahangir (c) Shajahan (d) Aurangazeb (a) Nadirshah (b) Ibrahim Lodi (c) Allauddin (d) Ghazni Mahamood 22. The first war of independence was fought in the year ———— 3. The Pyramids are found on the banks of the river ———— (a) 1939 (b) 1885 (c) 1857 (d) 1526 (a) Congo (b) Nile (c) Niger (d) Zambezi 23. The Discovery of India is written by ———— 4. UNICEF is an international body concerned with the welfare of ———— (a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (a) Labourers (b) Children (c) Politicians (d) Woman (c) Zakir Hussain (d) Lal Bahadur Shastri 5. At the Battle of Waterloo Napoleon was defeated by ———— 24. The ruler who attempted to shift the capital of India is ——— (a) Admiral Nelson (b) Lord Wellesley (a) Allauddin Khilji(b) Mohammed Bin Tughlak (c) Lord Macaulay (d) Lord Curzon (c) Qutub-ud-din-Aibak (d) Mohammed of Ghori 6. The opium war was fought between the Chinese and ———— 25. Bangladesh emerged as a free nation in the year ———— (a) the British (b) the French (c) the Japanese (d) the Portuguese (a) 1945 (b) 1971 (c) 1956 (d) 1947 7. One of the following is a Greek City state. Which is it? 26. The Portuguese colonialism started in India in ———— (a) Berlin (b) Athens (c) Damascus (d) Rome (a) 1498 AD (b) 1526 AD (c) 1857 AD (d) 1757 AD 8. When did the U.N.O come into being? 27. ———— mountain ranges separates Europe from Asia (a) 1919 (b) 1939 (c) 1945 (c) 1914 (a) The Appalachians (b) The Pyrenees (c) The Ural (d) The Alps 28. The Punjab takes its name from the tributaries of the river ——— 9. Where is the seat of the International Court of Justice? (a) Ganga (b) Krishna (c) Indus (d) Cauvery (a) New York (b) Paris (c) The Hague (d) London 29. The sun and the planets revolving round it are known as ———— 10. The First President of the U.S.A. was ———— (a) the Solar system (b) the Galaxy (a) George Washington (b) Thomas Jefferson (c) the Milky Way (d) the Celestial system (c) Theodore Roosevelt (d) Abraham Lincoln 30. The strait that joins the Atlantic and the Mediterranean is the ———— 11. The region of Kerala where evergreen forests are seen (a) Panama Canal (b) Suez Canal (c) Strait of Gibralter (d) Palk Strait (a) Nelliyampathi (b) Munnar (c) Wayanad (d) Silent Valley 31. The constitutional validity of the laws passed by the states and the parliament is 12. Which of the following is the work of Karl Marx? decided by ———— (a) The Mother (b) Das Kapital (c) Anna Karenina (d) Don Quixote (a) the President (b) the Prime Minister 13. Which branch of Science was sir C.V. Raman awarded for with the Nobel Prize? (c) the Supreme Court (d) the Speaker (a) Chemistry (b) Physics (c) Biology (d) Botany 32. Rousseau, Voltaire and Montesque caused the great ———— with their 14. The Konkan Railway connects Mumbai with ———— writings (a) Bangalore (b) Vijayawada (c) Chennai (d) Mangalore (a) French Revolution (b) Industrial Revolution 15. When did Hong Kong return to Chinese rule? (c) Agrarian Revolution (d) Green Revolution (a) June 1997 (b) August 1947 33. The reaction in torch cell is ———— (c) October 1945 (d) November 1956 (a) Photochemical (b) Electrochemical 16. When sodium vapour lamp burns ———— light is emitted (c) Endothermic (d) Addison reaction (a) green (b) orange red (c) white (d) yellow 34. The first space vehicle launched by Russia was the ———— 17. After the Chinese revolution Chiang Kai-shek fled to the island called ——— (a) Sputnik (b) Skylab (c) Salute (d) Mariner (a) Sicily (b) Formosa (c) Cylon (d) Sumatra 35. Who has the highest score till date in one day international cricket? 18. The Great Britain comprises of England, Scotland and ———— (a) Arjuna Ranatunga (b) Sachin Tendulkar (a) Finland (b) Buchanaland (c) Ireland (d) Iceland (c) Gary Christan (d) Azharuddin (35 marks) Directions 36-40: Match the following:— 6. If I ——— his address, I could write to him A B (a) knew (b) had known (c) know 36. Telescope (a) Marconi (d) will know (e) was knowing 37. Radium (b) Alexander Fleming 7. The doctor gave him an injection to ——— the temperature 38. X-ray (c) Roentgen (a) put down (b) get down (c) bring down 39. Rabies vaccine (d) Galileo (d) take down (e) pull down 40. Penicillin (e) Madam Curie 8. They availed themselves ——— every opportunity to speak English. (f) Louis Pasteur (a) on (b) for (c) at (d) in (e) of (g) Thomas Alva Edison (5 marks) Re Write the following as directed: Directions 41-50: Name the following 9. He is the best man for the job. (Change into the positive degree) 41. The present Secretary General of the U.N. 10. We seldom see them nowadays. (Begin the sentence with ‘Seldom’) 42. The battle in which Marthanda Varma defeated the Dutch. 11. He kept me waiting. (Rewrite using the passive voice) 43. The foreigner who led to the foundation of Indian National Congress. 44. The person who led the Northern State of America in the Civil War. 12. She said to him, “Is not your name Ahmed?” (Change into indirect speech) 45. The author of the Malayalam novel Enippadikal. 13. That was not ——— honest thing to do. (Fill in with a suitable article) 46. The dangerous gas emitted when motor vehicles run. Use the following phrases in sentences of your own: 47. The astronaut who landed on the moon for the first time. 14. Put off 15. Abide by 48. The ruler of Kerala who distinguished himself as a musician. [Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. Only 49. The novel which secured S.K. Pottakad the Jnanpith Award. the expected words and expressions need be written. Each question carries 1 mark] 50. The oil field that lies off the coast of Maharashtra. (5 marks) Most of the people who appear most often and most gloriously in the Answer in a paragraph not exceeding 100 words on one of the following: history books are great conquerors and generals and soldiers, whereas the peo- 51. The Cattle feed Scam. ple who really helped civilization forward are often never mentioned at all. We do 52. ISRO. not know who first set a broken leg, or launched a seaworthy boat, or calculated 53. Steps to be taken for National Integration. the length of the year, or manured a field; but we know all about the killers and PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH) destroyers. People think a great deal of them, so much so that on all the highest [This part contains multiple choice items, short answer items and pillars in the great cities of the world you will find the figure of a conqueror or a comprehension questions from a given passage. Each question carries 1 mark] general or a soldier. And I think most people believe that the greatest countries 1. Which of the following is the same in meaning as the word ‘conversant’? are those that have beaten in battle the greatest number of other countries and (a) Familiar (b) Pleasant (c) Ignorant ruled over them as conquerors. It is just possible they are, but they are not the (d) Intelligent (e) Fond of conversation most civilized. Animals fight; so do savages; hence to be good at fighting is to be 2. Which of the following is opposite in meaning to the word ‘indigenous’? good in the way in which an animal or a savage is good, but it is not to be civilized. (a) Exotic (b) Aboriginal (c) Allopathic 16. The author’s opinion is that: (d) Superfluous (e) None of these (a) most history books were written by conquerors, generals and soldiers 3. Which of the following is most nearly the same in meaning as the phrase ‘make (b) no one who really helped civilization forward is mentioned in any history book out’? (a) Read (b) Build (c) Bring about (c) history books tell us far more about conquerors and soldiers than about (d) Recognise (e) Understand those who helped civilization forward 4. Point out the error in the following sentence: (d) conquerors, generals and soldiers should not be mentioned in history books (a) The Headmaster said/ (b) that as the boy behaves/ (e) None of these (c) very badly/ (d) he would be sent out of the school/ 17. On all the highest pillars in the great cities of the world, we find: (e) No error (a) the figure of the same conqueror or general or soldier Fill in the blanks with the suitable words given as alternatives: (b) the figure of a person who helped civilization forward 5. The situation in the riot-torn district is now ———. (c) a figure representing the number of conquerors, generals and soldiers in that country (a) natural (b) neutral (c) normal (d) the figure of some conqueror or general or soldier (d) national (e) notional (e) None of these 18. What is the popular belief about the greatest countries? ANSWERS (a) They built the highest pillars (b) They were beaten in battle by the greatest number of other countries PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) (c) They were ruled by the greatest number of conquerors (d) They won the greatest number of battles against other countries 1. (d) Fragrance (e) None of these 2. (c) Rabbit 19. In the author’s opinion, the countries that ruled over a large number of other 3. (b) Speech countries are: 4. (a) Scale (a) certainly not the greatest in any way 5. (c) Scholar (b) neither the greatest nor the most civilized 6. (b) Except June, all others have 31 days (c) possibly the most civilized but not the greatest 7. (d) Except Painting, all others are connected with photography. (d) possibly the greatest in some sense but not the most civilized 8. (d) E is the only vowel. (e) either the greatest or the most civilized 9. (a) Except 1, all others are even numbers 20. The paragraph is about: 10. (b) Tiger (a) The history of conqueror (b) The history of civilization 11. (a) 216, the series follows the rule ×3, ×2, ×3, ×2, ...... (c) The history of battles (d) The history of countries 12. (d) DEAF (e) The history of fighting (20 marks) 13. (c) V 14. (b) TQPSUT PART - IV (REGIONAL LANGUAGE) 15. (a) Let Suma’s salary be Rs. x. Then 5% of x = 15% of (2000 - x) (This part is to be answered in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada) ie, 5x = 15 (2000 - x) —> x = Rs. 1500. Rama’s salary = 2000 - 1500 = Rs. 500 1. Translating the following into Malayalam or Tamil or Kanada: Gandhiji had stayed in South Africa for several years. He had done won- PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE) derful work for his countrymen who lived there. He then felt that his work no 1. (d) Between Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. longer lay in South Africa but in India. Friends at home were also asking him to  Australia is the smallest continent. Its capital is Canberra. Currency is return. Australian dollar. The continant is known as 'Land of Golden Fleece' and land So Gandhiji asked his friends in South Africa to release him from his duties of Kangaro. there. But they would not accept his request unless he promised to return within 2. (b) Ibrahim Lodi.  The first Battle of Panipat was fought in AD 1526, in which a year, if they needed him. Though this was a difficult condition, Gandhiji's love Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi and laid the foundation for Mughal Dynasty. for them made him accept it.  Panipat is in Haryana. nd rd Farwell meetings were arranged everywhere and costly gifts were presented  II Panipat War - AD 15, 56, III Panipat War - 1761. to Gandhiji and Kasturba. There were lovely gold watches, ornaments, diamond 3. (b) Nile (Egypt) rings, and a wonderful gold necklace for Kasturba.  Pyramids were used in ancient Egypt to enclose a royal tomb. The three Pyramids at Giza were considered as one of the seven wonders of the world. Though Gandhii was greateful for their kindness, his mind was not at rest. 4. (b) Children. United Nations International Chidlrens Emergency Fund) The head- His thoughts kept him awake that night. In the morning Gandhiji told his wife and quarters of UNICEF is in New York. children that the gifts must be returned. 5. (b). Lord Wellesley (Duke of Wellington or Arthur Wellesley) ( No such option is "We live a very simple life", said Gandhiji. "What need have we of costly in the answer choice). ornaments? It is not proper that we wear gold chains and diamond rings. "Though  On June 18, 1815 in the Battle of Waterloo British forces commanded by Duke the children readily agreed, Kasturba opposed his plan. But Gandhiji had made of Wellington defeated the French army Emperor Napoleon near the village of up her mind to return the ornaments. At last Kasturba had to agree. Waterloo. Waterloo is near Brussels in Belgium. Duke of Wellington is known 2. Write a paragraph not exceeding 100 words in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada as the Iron Duke. on any one of the following topics:  Admiral Nelson was a well known English Admiral in 1805. He defeated the (a) The television (b) Trees and Man (c) My Favourite Subject French – Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar. ‘Thank God, I have done my duty’ were the last words of Nelson. 16. (d) Yellow  Lord Wellesley was the Governor of India (1798 – 1805) who introduced Sub- 17. (b) Formosa. sidiary Alliance.  New name of Formosa is Taiwan (Republic of China). Its capital is Taipai. Its  Lord Curzon (1899 – 1905) was notorious for his partition of Bengal. currency is new Taiwan Dollar. 6. (a) The British.  The first (1839 – 42) and the second Opium Wars (1856-60)  Ceylon is the old name of Sri Lanka. were waged by the Britain against China to enforce the opening of Chinese  Sumatra is the second largest island of Indonesia. ports to trade in opium. Opium from British India paid for British imports from  Sicily is the largest Mediterranean island, an autonomous region of Italy. The China such as porcelain, silk and above all tea. highest volcano of Europe, Etna (3,323 m high) is here. Its major 7. (b) Athens. eruption was in 1971.  It is the capital of Greece. It will be the venue for 2004 AD summer Olympics. 18. (c) Ireland.  The island of Great Britain includes England, Wales and Scotland.  Berlin is in Germany. From October 2, 1990 onwards it became the capital of  Only the Northern Ireland belongs to Britain. Its capital is Belfast. United Germany. Before Unification East Berlin was the capital of East Ger-  Ireland (Southern) (Republic of Ireland) is an independent country. Its capital many and 'Bonn' made West Germany's Capital. The 'Bundenburg Gate' is is Dublin. situated in Berlin. 19. (a) Kerosene.  Damascus is Syrian capital.  Rome is the capital of Italy.  Sodium is highly reactive, oxidising rapidly when exposed to air and reacting 8. (c) 1945.  UNO came into being on October 24, 1945. violently with water.  India joined in the UNO on October 30, 1945 now UNO has 190 members. 20. (b) Amazon. 9. (c) The Hague, (in Netherlands).  ICJ came in to Exisence in 1945.  It is in Brazil, South America. Amazon is the second longest river, 6570 km 10. (a) George Washington.  He became US President in 1789. long. Its estuary is 80 km wide. It drains into Atlantic Ocean.  Roosevelt was the 26th President of USA (1901–09).  Nile is the longest river, 6695 km long. It drains in Mediterranean Sea after  Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd President of USA (1801–09). passing through Egypt in Northern Africa.  Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of USA (1861–65). He abolished  The Mississippi river in the US is 3780 km long. It is the tributary of slavery which resulted in American Civil War. 43rd President is George W. Missouri which is 6020 km long. It drains into Gulf of Mexico. Bush)  Volga is the longest river in Europe. It is 3685 km long. It runs through Russia 11. (d) Silent Valley.  It is in Palakkad district. Kunthipuzha goes through Silent and flows into Caspian sea. Valley. Lion tailed monkeys are protected here. 21. (c) Shajahan.  He also built the Tomb of Jahangir at Lahore, Juma Masjid in  Nelliyampathi is also in Palakkad district. It is known for orange Delhi, Moti Masjid at Agra Fort, Taj Mahal at Agra. plantations. The place is known as 'poor man’s Ooty'.  Akbar built the tomb of Humayun at Delhi, tomb of Sheikh Salim Chishti and  Munnar, in Idukki district is well known for tea plantations. Indo-Swiss Cattle Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri. Akbar’s Mausoleum is at Sikandra. and Fodder Development Project is here.  Jahangir built the tomb of Akbar.  Aurangazeb built Badshahi Mosque. 12. (b) Das Kapital.   The Mother was written by Maxim Gorkey. 22. (c) 1857.  The mutiny broke out at Meerut in Uttar Pradesh.  Anna Karenina was written by Leo Tolstoy.  The Second World War began in 1939.  Don Quixote was written by Cervantes.  Indian National Congress was formed in 1885. 13. (b) Physics (in 1930). 23. (b) Jawaharlal Nehru.  He is the first Prime Minister of India who died in  Dr. Chandrasekhara Venkita Raman was the first Indian Scientist to have won harness. the Nobel Prize for his study which is known well as 'Raman effect'.  The Story of My Experiments With Truth is Gandhiji’s autobiography. 14. (d) Mangalore  Dr. Zakir Hussain was the second Vice-President and third President of India.  Konkan Railway lauched on May 1, 1998 is the largest rail project in India. He won Bharat Ratna in 1963.  The 760 km Konkan Railway actually links Mangalore with Roha.  Lal Bahadur Shastri was the first Indian Prime Minister to die abroad (at  The Konkan Railway work was actually begun in 1990. It was dedicated to the Tashkent in 1966 after signing Tashkent Agreement with Pakistan). nation on May 1, 1998 by the Prime Minister of India. It is jointly owned by 24. (b) Mohammed Bin Tughlak.  He tried to introduce a lot of reforms. But most Indian Railway and four states, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka and Kerala. It is of these failed due to impatience and lack of judgement. Therefore he is often the longest railway line laid in the country after Independence. It has 179 called the mixture of opposites. major bridges, 1819 minor bridges, 92 tunnels.  He transferred his capital from Delhi to Devagiri which was renamed as 15. (a) June 1997. Daulatabad.  Chris Patten was the last British Governor-General of Hong Kong. 25. (b) 1971.  Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is known as Father of Bangladesh. 26. (a) 1498 AD, (when Vasco da Gama landed at Kappad near Kozhikode). 41. Kofi Annan.  In 2001 Kofi Annan was selected for a second term. 27. (c) The Ural.  The Ural mountains system, running from the Arctic ocean to the  He is the 7th UN Secretary-General. He is the first Black to hold the post. He Caspian Sea, separates Europe from Asia. was the UN official when posted as the Secretary-General. He is from Ghana.  The Alps mountain chain is the barrier between North Italy and France, Ger- He won the Seoul Peace Prize in 1998, Nobel Prize for peace in 2001. many and Austria. Its highest peak is Mount Blanc (4809 m). 42. Battle of Kulachal in 1741.  In this battle, Marthanda Varma defeated the  The Pyrenees mountain range is in South West Europe, between France and Dutch and destroyed their hope of building up a colony in India. Spain. 43. A.O. Hume ( 1829 – 1912 ).  He was born in London and worked in India. He  The Appalachian mountain system is in the East of North America. founded the Indian National Congress in 1885. 28. (c) Indus.  Punjab means ‘Land of Five Rivers.’ All these rivers are tributaries 44. Abraham Lincoln.  Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the USA. of Indus. They are Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej.  American Civil War broke out when Lincoln abolished slavery in 1863. 45. Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai (1912 – 1999).  The Punjab was annexed by the British in 1849. tXm«n-bpsS aI³ BWv XI-gnsb {]i-kvX-\m-¡nb BZy-Ir-Xn.  (1947) 29. (a) The solar system.  Milky Way is our home galaxy. §gn sN½o³ IbÀ A\p-`-h-§Ä ]mfn-¨-IÄ, _eq¬,c­n-S- (1948), (1956), (1978), 30. (c) Strait of Gibraltar.  Panama Canal links Atlantic Ocean with Pacific Ocean. Np¡v, ]Xn-X-]-¦-Pw, ]p¶-{]-h-b-em-dn-\p-tijw F¶n-h-bmWv XI-gn-bpsS aäp  Suez Canal links Mediterranean Sea with Red Sea. {][m-\-Ir-Xn-IÄ.  Palk Strait links Gulf of Mannar with Bay of Bengal. Ct±lw t\Snb {][m\ AhmÀUp-IÄ : Úm\-]oTw hb-emÀ AhmÀUv  (1984), 31. (c) The Supreme Court. Fgp-¯Nv-O³ AhmÀUv (1980), (1994)  The Supreme Court of India was came in to existence on January 26, 1950. XpS-§n-b-h-bm-Wv.tI{µ-km-lnXy A¡m-Zan AhmÀUv, B.N. Kirpal is the present Chief justice. (1994) 32. (a) French Revolution 46. Carbon monoxide  The French Revolution was in 1789 which is one of the Greatest land mark in 47. Neil Armstrong in 1969. the hisotry of mankind.  Edwin Aldrin was the second man to land on moon. 33. (b) Electro chemical  First Indian to go to space is Rakesh Sharma (1984). First Asian woman in 34. (a) Sputnik.  It was launched in 1957. space is Kalpana Chawla (1997). 48. Swathi Thirunal. 35. (c) Sachin Tendulkar.  Till 2002, he has scored 11069 runs in one days and he kzmXn-Xn-cp-\m-fmWv KÀ`-{io-am³ F¶ t]cn-e-dn-b-s¸-Sp-¶-Xv.  is the 10th batsman in the world to cross 8000 in test cricket.  Azharuddin has hb-kp-Å-t¸mÄ kzmXn-Xn-cp-\mÄ Xncp-hn-Xmw-IqÀ cmPm-hmbn A[n-Im-c-ta-  16 record of participating the highest number of one days and highest ever äp. \m«n Cw¥ojv hnZym-`ymkw \S-¸nÂh-cp-¯n, Cw¥ojv NnInÕm partner ship of 275 runs along with Ajay Jadeja. k{¼-Zmbw t{]mÕm-ln-¸n-¨p, \£-{X-_w-¥mhv Xncp-h-\-´-]p-c¯v Øm]n-¨p.  Saeed Anwar of Pakistan holds the record of highest runs in one day interna- 49. Oru Deshathinte Katha. Fkv.-sI. s]mä-¡mSnsâ {][m-\-Ir-Xn-IÄ \mS³ t{]aw, aqSp-]-Sw, hnj-I-\y-I, tional by scoring 194 against India and broke Vivian Richards’ record.  36. (d) Telescope –– Galileo.  Telescope was invented by Hans Lippershey of t{]a-in-£, Hcp sXcp-hnsâ IY, Hcp tZi-¯nsâ IY F¶n-h-bmWv. _meo- Netherlands in 1608. But it was the Italian astronomer Galileo who Zzo-]v, Im¸n-cn-I-fpsS \m«nÂ, ]mXn-cm-kq-cysâ \m«nÂ, bm{Xmkva-c-W-IÄ, e­³ developed astronomical telescope and observed the sky for the first time. t\m«v _p¡v F¶nh Ct±-l-¯nsâ bm{Xm hnh-c-W-§-fm-Wv.  Hcp sXcp-hnsâ IYbv¡v tIcf kmlnXy A¡m-Uan AhmÀUv e`n- 37. (e) Radium –– Madam Curie.  Radium was discovered in 1898 by Pierre and Marie  1962 ¨p.  Hcp tZi-¯nsâ IYbv¡ Curie while investigating the residue of pitchblende, the uranium ore. 1973  Úm\-]oTw ]pc-kvIm-chpw In«n.v tI{µkmlnXy {io[c³ BWvA¡m-Uan Hcp tZi-¯nsâAhmÀUpw  Madam Curie received both Physics Nobel Prize (1903) and Chemistry Nobel 1981 Prize (1911). IY-bnse \mbI³. 38. (c) X-Ray –– W.K. Roentgen. 50. Mumbai High (Bombay High).  W.K. Roentgen (Germany) discovered X-Ray in 1895.  The traces of oil was discovered in India in 1825 in north eastern region of 39. (f) Rabies Vaccine –– Louis Pasteur. India (Assam). Assam Oil Company Commissioned the first oil refinery in the  He founded Pasteur Institute in Paris in 1888. country in Digboi in 1901. 40. (b) Penicillin ––> Alexander Fleming.  ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Commission) was set up in 1956. Alexander Fleming, the Scottish bacteriologist, discovered the first  The Bombay High Field was discovered in 1974. The offshore drilling started anti-biotic drug, penicillin, in 1928. in 1975. PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH) 1. (a) Familiar. (L.D. THRISSUR - 1998)  ‘Conversant’ means ‘well acquainted (with a subject)’; ‘familiar’ means ‘well known’ or ‘often encountered or experienced’. ‘Ignorant’ means ‘uninformed’. 2. (a) Exotic.  ‘Indigenous’ means ‘of an area or region’ and ‘exotic’ means ‘introduced PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) from abroad, strange or unusual’. ‘Aboriginal’ means a person native to a (Items 1-5: In each of the following items three words are given. The first two words region before the arrival of colonialists; nowadays the term is usually used for the original inhabitants of Australia. ‘Superfluous’ means ‘more than is needed have a particular relationship. Choose one word which has the same relationship or necessary and ‘allopathic’ means Western style medicine or medical treat- with the third word out of the four given alternatives.) ment as opposed to Ayurveda or homeopathy. 1. Clark: Superintendent : : Teacher: –––– 3. (e) Understand (a) Officer (b) Headmaster (c) Student (d) Parent  I could not make out what he was saying. ‘Bring about’ means ‘cause to happen’ – e.g. His drinking brought about his ruin. ‘Make up’ means ‘invent’ 2. Land : Man : : Sea : –––– – e.g. The boy made up a story to explain why he was late; after a quarrel’ – (a) Salt (b) Ship (c) Fish (d) Water e.g. The two brothers made up after their father died. 3. Bank : Cheque : : Post Office : ––– 4. (b) The Headmaster said that as the boy had behaved very badly he would be (a) Account (b) Manager (c) Postmaster (d) Post card sent out of the school. The correct form of the verb here is had ‘behaved’. 4. "Urvasi" : Cinema : : "Arjuna" : –––– (`qXIme¯n \S¶ c­p{InbIsf {]kvXmhn¡phm³,epw Bbncn-¡Ww). BZys¯ {Inb Past Perfect tense epw c­mas¯ {Inb Simple past (a) Sports (b) Song (c) Literature (d) Army 5. (c) Normal. 5. Happiness : Birth : : Death : ––––  ‘Neutral’ means taking no sides in a conflict and ‘notional’ means ‘hypotheti- (a) Cry (b) Sorrow (c) Fear (d) Laugh cal, imaginary’. 6. (a) Knew. (Items 6-9): A set of words is given in each of the items. One of the words do not belong  The clue is in the phrase ‘I could write’. With ‘had know’ we would have to to the set. Find it out) use ‘I could have written’, with ‘know’ we would use ‘I will write’. ‘Will know’ 6. (a) Sindhu (b) Ganga (c) Tapti (d) Periyar (e) Narmada and ‘was knowing’(Ipdbv¡pI) cannot be used in this context. 7. (a) Lion (b) Tiger (c) Elephant (d) Bear (e) Wolf 7. (c) Bring down.  We ‘put down’ (kill mercifully) a pet when it is very ill, we ‘get down’ from a 8. (a) River (b) Boat (c) Horse (d) Mountain (e) Snake bus at our destination, we ‘take down’ dictation and we ‘pull down’ (demol- 9. (a) Rose (b) Sugarcane (c) Jasmine (d) Pepper (e) Plantain ish) an old building. (Items 10-11): Choose the correct answer out of the alternatives given) 8. (e) of. They availed themselves of every opportunity to speak English. 10. In a certain code "NOTE" is written as "ETON", then the same code "DRAFT" will 9. No other man is as good as he for the job. 10. Seldom do we see them nowadays. be coded as: 11. I was kept waiting by him. (a) TFARD (b) CQBGS (c) NJOTY (d) GUDIW 12. She asked him whether his name was not Ahmed. 11. If OFFICE is given the code number 44, what is the code for OFFICER? 13. That was not an honest thing to do. (a) 45 (b) 61 (c) 22 (d) 62 14. The decision was put off till the next meeting.(AWbv¡pI). ‘Put off’ means ‘postponed’. (Items 12-13): What will be the next in each series) Another meaning of 'put off' is estinguish Put out also means to estinguish. 12. 1, 4, 9, 16 –––– 15. The leader promised to abide by what he said in his address to the audience. (a) 23 (b) 24 (c) 25 (d) 32 ‘Abide by’ means ‘to remain true to’. 13. DFG, EGH, FHI, –––– 16. (c) history books tell us far more about conquerors and soldiers than about (a) GHI (b) IGH (c) IJK (d) GIJ those who helped civilization forward. 17. (d) the figure of some conqueror or general or soldier. (14-15): Pick out the right answer out of the alternatives given under each items). 18. (d) They won the greatest number of battles against other countries. 14. If + 1 = 37, x is ––––– 19. (d) possibly the greatest in some sense but not the most civilized. 20. (b) The history of civilization. (a) 6 (b) 36 (c) 37 (d) 37-1 PART - IV (REGIONAL LANGUAGE) 15. I think of a number. I multiply it by 3 and subtract 7. If the result is 5, the number is –––– 1. Answers Yourself. (a) 3x (b) 4 (c) 9 (d) 12 PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE) 16. An important work of Kumaranasan: 1. Who was the First President of Independent India? (a) Ramanan (b) Odakkuzhal(c) Veenapoov (a) V.V. Giri (b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (c) Dr. Radhakrishnan (d) Chemeen (e) Kayar (c) Dr. Zakeer Hussain (e) Fakrudeen Ali Ahamed 17. Nehru Trophy award indicates: 2. In which field "Charakan" famous for? (a) Hockey (b) Cricket (c) Football (d) Boat race (a) Dance (b) Kathakali (c) Engineering (d) Medicine (e) None of the above (e) Sanskrit 18. The inventor of laws of motion: 3. Das Capital is written by? (a) Newton (b) Dalton (c) Archimedes (d) Edison (a) Engels (b) Karal Marx (c) Jawaharlal Nehru (e) Einstein (d) Maxim Gorkey (e) E.M.S. Namboodiripad 19. The World Health Day: 4. Who is the director of the film Chemmeen? (a) May 1 (b) April 1 (c) April 7 (d) October 2 (e) January 26 (a) Kunchakko (b) Adoor Gopalakrishnan (c) Ramu Kariat 20. The smallest district in Kerala (d) Sathiajith Ray (e) I.V. Sasi (a) Kasaragod (b) Alappuzha (c) Idukki (d) Pathanamthita 5. The biggest planet in the solar system: (e) None of the above (a) Sun (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Mars (e) None of these 21. Biological death of a patient means the death of tissues of the 6. What is brain washing? (a) Lungs (b) Heart (c) Brain (d) Kidney (e) Liver (a) Washing of brain (b) Disease connected with brain 22. Which of the following takes place due to surface tension? (c) Certain operations in the brain (d) Acceptance of certain beliefs (a) Gravitational pull (b) Capillary action (e) A forcible indoctrination to induce some one to give up or accept certain ideas (c) Viscosity (d) Radiation (e) None of these 7. The highest mountain peak in the world: 23. The capital city of Iraque is (a) Kanjan Junga (b) Nanga Parbath (c) Mount Everest (a) Karachi (b) Jeddha (c) Bagdad (d) Kuwait (e) Dubai (d) Nanda Devi (e) None of these 24. Where is Vrindavan Gardens situated? 8. What is Seismograph? (a) Malampuzha (b) Mysore (c) Vaiga (d) Peechi (a) Instrument to record the occurrence of earthquake (e) Madurai (b) Instrument to measure atmospheric pressure 25. Who appoint the Chief Minister? (c) Instrument to measure the depth of the sea (a) President (b) Vice-President (c) Governor (d) Instrument to measure the speed of the wind (d) Prime Minister (e) Speaker (e) Instrument to measure the pressure of gas 26. "Taj Mahal" was constructed by: 9. The year in which Vasco da Gama arrived in India? (a) Akbar (b) Shajahan (c) Aurangazeb (d) Babar (a) 1498 (b) 1598 (c) 1698 (d) 1798 (e) 1885 (e) None of these 10. The normal temperature of human body: 27. "Silent Valley" is in (a) 97.4oF (b) 98.4oF (c) 99.4oF (d) 100.4oF (e) 101.4oF (a) Idukki district (b) Wayanad district 11. The deficiency of Vitamin D can cause: (c) Palakkad district (d) Kasaragod district (a) Polio (b) Malaria (c) Rickets (d) Small Pox (e) Filaria (e) Pathanamthitta district 12. A Balanced Diet: 28. Who was known as "Kerala Gandhi"? (a) Meat (b) Egg (c) Rice (d) Biriyani (a) K.P. Kesava Menon (b) K. Kelappan (e) None of the above (c) Panambilli Govinda Menon (d) C. Kesavan 13. The measure of water content in human body: (e) C. Achutha Menon (a) 50% (b) 65% (c) 75% (d) 85% (e) 95% 29. The name "Kelvinator" indicates: 14. An instrument to test purity of milk: (a) Television (b) Raido (c) Fan (d) Refrigerator (a) Barometer (b) Hydrometer (c) Lactometer (e) None of these (d) Altimeter (e) Speedometer 30. If the radius of a circle be doubled its area will be: 15. Which is the hardest among the following? (a) Same (b) Doubled (c) Three times (a) Silver (b) Radium (c) Graphite (d) Diamond (e) Copper (d) Four times (e) Five times (Questions 31-45): are to be answerd in a word/Words/one or two sentences. Each Questions 6 and 7. Write the form asked for in each question.) questions carries 1 marks.) 6. Give the noun form of: 31. Give the expansion of COFEPOSA. (a) Obstruct (b) Abudant 32. Rearrange the following group of letters to form the correct spelling of a familiar 7. Write the Adjective form of: word AAEKLR. (a) Satisfaction (b) Excitement (2 × 1 = 2 marks) 33. Give reason: 8. Make a meaningful sentence using the phrase given below: Ice float in water and sink in Alcohol. "look forward to" (1 marks) 34. Complete the following series by adding two more items: 9. Complete the following sentence suitably: 7, 28, 112, 448, –––– "It was such a dull party that ––––" (1 marks) 35. What is meant by "Utopia"? 10. Put the following sentence into the Passive Voice: 36. What is "Listing of shares"? "The doctor ordered me to stay in bed" (1 marks) 37. How is the name "Aryabhattan" important in Indian History? 11. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb given in brackets: 38. How is the Vice-President of India elected? The fire––––(spread) to the next building before the firemen–––––– (arrive). 39. What is meant by hydroponic farming? (1 marks) 40. Aluminium vessels should not be washed with washing soda. Why? 12. Correct the mistakes if any in the sentence given below: 41. What are antibiotics? Give two examples. "He had scarcely recovered from one illness than he had another". (1 marks) 42. Which is the highest gallantry award in India? (Questions 13 to 20. A simple passage is given for reading and comprehension. Read 43. Who said, "Government is for the people, by the people, of the people"? it carefully and answer the questions based on the passage, given below. Each 44. Where is the headquarters of the International Court of Justice? questions carries 1 mark) 45. In which country the 2000th Olympics will be held? (15 marks) PASSAGE 46. Write a paragraph of about 100 words in English on any one of the following In rich countries, many articles of common use are "disposable": that is, they topics: are meant to be used only once, and then thrown away. It started about twenty (a) The Scope of Tourism Development in Kerala. years ago with milk bottles. Now even such things as tooth brushes, pens, razors, (b) The need for morality in social life. blades and shirts are discarded after a single use. (c) Crucial dangers of Environmental Pollution. (1 × 5 = 5 marks) Nature had several "Use-once-only" articles on her list long before men thought of them. The female of a kind of spider found in South America eats up her partner as soon as she has mated with it. The poor male spider never has a second PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH) experience of love! (This section consists of very short answer type, multiple choice type, true or false In certain kinds of African insects as well as fish, the male dies after it has type, completion type and comprehension type questions. Comprehension ques- fertilised the female - as if that was the only purpose for which it was created. So tions are based on a passage.) far, scientists had thought that "disposable" males were found only among lower 1. Choose the word opposite in meaning to "SCATTER": animals, but they have recently discoved a mammal which shares this quality. (a) Distribute (b) Shower (c) Gather (d) Divide (e) Squander Some scientists in Australia have found that a kind of mole (the biological 2. Pick out the words similar in meaning to "RECOLLECT": name is Antichinus Stuorti) dies after its three-to-four-day mating period. These (a) Learn (b) Forget (c) Memorise (d) Remember (e) Perceive scientists captured a few male mole and prevented them from mating. The males 3. The word "SLYLY" means: survived beyond their mating season, proving that death aftermating is not due to (a) Quickly (b) Secretly (c) Slowly (d) Diligently (e) Carelessly any "seasonal" reasons. The scientists examined the hormone levels of the males 4. Which of the following words mean "A special quality which makes someone or which had just mated, and found a sudden increase in the hormone level of cortico something different from others". steroid (a hormone) after mating, which led to the animal's death. (a) Identification (b) Characteristic (c) Qualification Now answer the following questions: (d) Nature (e) Tendency (Questions 13 and 14. Complete the sentences suitably) 5. Different spellings of the same word are given below. Choose the one with the 13. The writer is in full sympathy for the ––––– correct spelling. 14. The mating period of Antichinus Stuorti is ––––– (a) Exagerate (b) Exagereit (c) Exaggerate (d) Eccaggerate 15. State whether the following sentence is True or False: (e) Eccagerate (5 × 1 = 5 marks) "The scientists tested the horemone levels of the male spider". (Questions 16 to 19. Find out the correct answer from the alternatives given after ANSWERS each question.) 16. Disposable things are not used: PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) (a) by rich people (b) a second time (c) often (d) by many people (e) by wise men 1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (a) 5. (b) 17. A "disposable" animal dies when: 6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (d) 9. (d) 10. (a) (a) it has mated (b) it has produced young ones (c) it has grown old (d) there is not enough food for it 11. (d) 12. (c) 13. (d) 14. (b) 15. (b) (e) it is fed up with life 18. Antichinus Stuorti dies after its mating period because: PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE) (a) it is captured and prevented from mating (b) it is eaten up by its partner (c) its hormone level goes down during the mating process 1. (b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad. (d) it has eaten the female  He was the first President of India from 1950 - 1962 and the longest serving. (e) its hormone level goes up after it has mated He is the only President elected twice in the Republic. 19. "Death after mating is not due or any 'seasonal' reasons". This statement menas that: (a) death can take place in any season 2. (d) Medicine. (b) mating can take place in any season  _n. kn. c­mw iXI¯n\pw G. Un. H¶mw iXI¯n\panSbn Pohn¨ncp¶Xmbn IcpXs¸Sp¶ BbqÀthZmNmcy\mWv Nc-I³. I\njvI (c) death has nothing to do with the season (d) death is sudden and unexpected cmPkZknse sIm«mcw sshZy\mbncp¶ CtZl¯n\v I]ne_me³ F¶pw (e) death has nothing to do with mating t]cp­v. 'AánthikwlnX' F¶ BbqÀthZ{KÙw CtZlamWv 20. Pick out from the passage the word that means "continue to live or exist". Nn«s¸Sp¯nbXv.

PART - IV (REGIONAL LANGUAGE) 3. (b) Karl Max. (This part is to be answered in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada)  He was a Jerman Philosopher who propouded the doctrine of Communism 1. Translating the following into Malayalam or Tamil or Kanada: and thus known as the 'father of communism'. He also wrote 'The Communist PASSAGE Manifesto' in 1840 in collaboration with Frederic Engels. Martin was tired after the long walk through the Brazilian jungle. As night fell he 4. (c) Ramukariat. \oe¡pbnÂ, apSnb\mb ]p{X³ F¶o Nn{X§fpw kwhn[m\w sNbvXXv came to a swampy (marshy) place near a lake. He decided to camp there for the  night. Spreading a blanket on the ground, he stretched himself on it. But the CtZlamWv. place was so full of mosquitoes that he found it impossible to sleep. At last, in despair, he climbed to the top of nearby tree. Here he found that there were hardly 5. (c) Jupiter. any mosquitoes. He made up his mind to spend the night in the tree. He made a  Its equational diameter is 1,42,880 km and polar diameter is 13,540 km. In 1989, kind of rough cough for himself by tying several branches together, on which he USA lauche its Galileo Space probe mission to make the first ever comprehen- lay down, using his coat as a pillow. The sun had set, but there was some light in sive study of Jupiter. the sky. Martin looked down through the leaves. In the waters of the lake, close 6. (e) A foricitle indoctrination to induce some one to give up or accept Certain to the shore, he saw a number of alligators (crocodiles) floating quietly. One of ideas. them, a huge one was lying on a high bank of sand, a few yards from the water. Suddenly Martin heard a movement near the foot of the tree. A leopard was  Brain drain means the leaving of talented men from their own country for lack creeping stealthily through the bushes. (10 marks) of opportunities and facilities and going away to foreign countries which 2. Write a paragraph not exceeding 100 words in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada provide better conditions. on any one of the following topics: (imkv{Xw Hcp A\p-{K-ltam im]-tam)  Brain Trust means a small body of expert advisers concemed concerned spe- (a) Science-a blessing or a curse? (ab-¡p-a-cp-¶n-t\m-SpÅ hnt[-b-Xzw). cially with planning and strategy and often lacking official or aknowleged (b) Drug addiction (kv{Xo[\ k{¼-Zmbw þ Zqjy-h-i-§Ä) status. (c) Dowry system - an evil (1 × 5 = 5 marks) 7. (c) Mount Everest. 20. (b) Alappuzha.  Mount Everest has 8848 m. Height Kanjan Junga - 8598 m, Nanda Devi - 7817  The largest district in Kerala is Palakkadu. m Nanga Parbath - 8126. 21. (c) Brain. 8. (a) Instrument to record Occuance of Earthquake. 22. (b) Capillay Action. 9. (a) 1498. 23. (c) Bagdad.  He is the first European who visit Kerala on May 27, 1498. He visited for the  Karachi, is a major city in Pakistan, Jeddha is a major city in Saudi Arabia and second time in 1502 and the third time in 1524. He died at fort Kochi on Dubai is a major city in United Arab Emirates (UAE). Kuwait is a middle east Decomber 24, 1524. country the capital of which is Kuwait City. 10. (b) 98.4o F. 24. (b) Mysore. 11. (e) Rickets.  Mysore is in Karnataka, which is known as the Garden City. The city is  Rickets is a bone disease that Occur Mostly in children. It may be caused by famous for Dussehra festivities. the lack of Calcium, phosphate, or Vitamin D. 25. (c) Governor.  A disease similar to rickets Occurs in adults and is called Osteomalacia.  Governer also appoints the council of ministers, Advocate General, Chairman 12. (e) and members of state public service commission. He also nominate one mem-  A balanced diet is one that contains all important constituents of food for the ber of anglo Indian communitty to the legislative assembly. proper growth of the body such as Carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and vita- 26. (b) Shajhan. mins in the proper proportion. 27. (e) Palakkadu District.  Milk is an example of Balanced diet.  The District is fomed on January 1, 1955). The first wind farm (Kanchikkodu), 13. (b) 65%. Killikkurichi Mangalam (famous for the birth of Great Malayam poet Kunchan  The Percentage of water in the blood is 80%. Nambiar), Fantacy Park, Malamppuzha Dam etc. are in this district. 14. (c) Lacto meter. 28. (b) Kelappan.  Barometer is to measure atmospheric pressure which was invented by Torricelli  Gandhi of Sri Lanka - Ahangamagpe Tudor Ariya Ratne. in 1643. Hydrometer is used for measuring relative densities of liquids. Altim- Gandhi of Africa - Kenneth Kounda. eter is used for measring altitude in the aeroplanes. Hygrometer is an instru- Gandhi of Burma (Myanmar) - Aung San Suki. ment for measuring the relative humidity of atmosphere. Gandhi of Bihar - Rajendra Prasad. 15. (d) Diamond. Gandhi of Mayyazhi - I.K. Kumaran Master. 16. (c) Veenapoovu. Gandhi of Modern India - Baba Amte. 17. (d) Boat race. 29. (d) Refrigerator.  Jawaharlal Nehru Gold Cup is related with footbal. Jawaharlal Nehru Cup is 30. (d) Four times. related with cricket Jawaharlal Challenge Trophy is related with air Racing. 31. Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smugglling Act. 18. (a) Newton. 32. Kerala.  He is the inventor of Law of Gravitation, differential calculus, composition of 33. Ice is less dense than water, so it floats in water, but more dense than alcohol, so light, reflector telescope, prism etc. that it sinks. 19. (e) April 7. 34. 1792. (Multiply by 4).  Other important days observed in April are World Ship Day (April 15), World 35. Utopia means a hypothetical concept that cannot be put into practice. Haemophilia Day (April 17), World Heritage Day (April 18), Earth Day (April 36. Official quoting of value of shares in the stock exchange after the issue made 22), World Book Day (April 23). public. 37. He was the ancient astronomer of India. First Indian satelite Aryabatta is named after him. (L.D CLERK PALAKKAD - 1998) 38. The electoral column consist of the elected members of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. 39. Hydroponics is soilless culture of plants. PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) 40. Washing Soda is Sodium Carbonate and is prone to react with aluminium. 41. Antibiotics are biochemical substances secreted by micro organisms that kill or 1. Five groups of letters are given below. Four of these groups are alike in some prevent the growth of another micro organisms. Some of the antibodies are made way, while one is different. Find the one which is different. (a) DBZ (B) QOM (c) USQ (d) NLJ (e) JLN synthetically. eg. Penicillin, Streptomycin. 2. A series of numbers are given below. Find the number which fills in the blank 42. Param Vir Chakra. correctly. 43. Abraham Lincoln. 7, 5, 10, 7, 21, 17, 68, ——— 44. Hague-Netherlands. (a) 63 (b) 31 (c) 66 (d) 70 (e) 65 45. Sydney-Australia. kzbw X¿m-dm-¡p-I. 3. A solid cube is painted red on two adjacent sides and black on the sides opposite 46. to the red sides and green on the remaining sides. It is cut into 64 small cubes of equal size. How many cubes are there with 3 sides painted? PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH) (a) 0 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 16 (e) 24 4. In the following four are alike in some way while one is different. Find the one 1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (c) which is different. (a) LLa (b) Aab (c) PPg (d) MMd (e) NNe 5. There are 3000 literates in a village. 55% read Newspaper A and 60% read news- 6. (a) obstruction (b) abundance paper B. 25% read neither A nor B. How many persons read both the newspapers 7. (a) satisfactory (b) exciting (a) 450 (b) 600 (c) 750 (d) 900 (e) 1200 8. I am looking forward to seeing you. 6. The difference of the squares of two consecutive integers is 25. What are the 9. We felt like leaving the place immediately. numbers? 10. I was ordered to stay in hed. (a) 15 and 16 (b) 14 and 15 (c) 13 and 14 (d) 12 and 13 (e) 11 and 12 11. had spread, arrived. 7. In this question some letters are missing. The missing letters are given in the 12. Scarcely had he recovered from one illness, when he had another. proper sequence. Find the correct alternative? 13. Male. a — bbc —aab — caaa —bca 14. three to four days. (a) aabb (b) abab (c) abbc (d) acbc (e) abca 15. False. 8. If 7 - x = x - 7, what is the value of x ? 16. (b). (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 7 (e) 14 17. (a). 9. At 12.15 noon what is measure of the angle determined by the hour hand and 18. (e). minute hand? 19. (c). (a) 15 (b) 82½ (c) 83½ (d) 90 (e) 97½ 20. survive 10. A train moving with uniform speed passed a bridge of length 1000 metres in 1½ minutes. It took ½ minute to pass a telephone post. What is the length of the PART - IV (REGIONAL LANGUAGE) train in metres? kzbw X¿m-dm-¡p-I. 1, 2 (a) 350 (b) 400 (c) 450 (d) 500 (e) 600 11. There are three numbers. The product of the first and the second is 840. The product of second and the third is 1680. The product of the first and the third is (a) C. Rajagopalachari (b) Lord Mountbatten 1152. Find the number? (c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Rajendra Prasad (a) 84 ; 10 ; 68 (b) 96 ; 15 ; 12 11. Who wrote Harsha Charita? (c) 24 ; 35; 48 (d) 35 ; 20 ; 24 (e) 84 ; 48 ; 10 (a) Kautilya (b) Harshavardhana (c) Banabhatta (d) Ibn Batuta 12. Five students are sitting in a row. T is on the right of Z. M is on the left of Z but 12. The Home Rule Movement was started by: is on the right of L. T is on the left of Q. Who is sitting first from the left? (a) Annie Besant (b) Gopalakrishna Gokhale (a) Z (b) T (c) L (d) M (e) Q (c) Bala Gangadhar Tilak (d) Sarojini Naidu 13. I was born on August 11. Babu is younger than me by eleven days. This year 13. Which of the following is required during the photosynthesis process in addition Independence Day falls on Monday. On which day will Babu’s birthday fall? to sunlight and water? (a) Sunday (b) Monday (c) Tuesday (d) Wednesday (e) Friday (a) Nitrogen (b) Oxygen (c) Hydrogen (d) Carbondioxide 14. A sphere of maximum size is carved out of a solid wooden cylinder of diameter 20 14. Population explosion is caused by: cm. and height 15 cm. Find the radius of the sphere? (a) High birth rate and Low death rate (b) High birth rate and High death rate (a) 30 cm (b) 20 cm (c) 15 cm (d) 10 cm (e) 7.5 cm (c) Low birth rate and Low death rate (d) Low birth rate and High death rate 15. Ramu went 20 metres to the east. Then he turned left and after walking 15 metres, 15. Atmospheric pressure is measured by: turned right and went 25 metres and then turned right and went 15 metres. How (a) Barometer (b) Manometer (c) Hydrometer (d) Hygrometer far was Ramu from the starting point? (a) 45 metres (b) 40 metres (c) 35 metres (d) 20 metres (e) 15 metres 16. The largest ocean in the world is the (15 × 1 = 15 marks) (a) Indian ocean (b) Arctic ocean (c) Antarctic ocean (d) Pacific ocean 17. The first Indian to win the Nobel Prize was: PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE) (a) Rabindranath Tagore (b) Mother Teresa (c) Hargobind Khorana (d) C.V. Raman 1. Whose signature is found on the one rupee currency notes? 18. Who wrote Ummachu? (a) The President (b) The Finance Minister (a) Vilasini (b) Sethu (c) Valsala (d) Uroob (c) The Governor of Reserve Bank (d) The Finance Secretary 2. Who directed the film Vasthuhara? 19. K.C.S. Panicker was a famous (a) Adoor Gopalakrishnan (b) Padmarajan (a) dancer (b) musician (c) painter (d) writer (c) G. Aravindan (d) M.T. Vasudevan Nair 20. Which is the first hydroelectric project in Kerala? 3. How many players are there in a Hockey team? (a) Pallivasal (b) Sabarigiri (c) Idukki (d) Kallada (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 11 21. Edakkal caves is in: 4. The term “Third World” refers to (a) Wayanad District (b) Kannur District (a) Gulf countries (b) Developed countries (c) Kozhikode District (d) Kasargode District (c) Under developed countries (d) Developing countries 22. Kunjali Marakkar was the Naval Chief of: 5. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is infected by: (a) Maharaja of Cochin (b) Zamorin of Calicut (a) Virus (b) Fungus (c) Bacteria (d) None of these (c) Maharaja of Travancore (d) Maharaja of Venad 6. The Cauvery river water dispute is between: 23. Which is the largest irrigation project in Kerala? (a) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu (b) Orissa and Tamil Nadu (a) Neyyar (b) Pazhassi (c) Malampuzha (d) Kallada (c) Karnataka and Orissa (d) Karnataka and West Bengal 24. Who is the Chairman of the Lok Sabha? 7. News Print factory in Kerala is located in (a) The Prime Minister (b) The Speaker (a) Velloor (b) Vaikam (c) Kottayam (d) Kochi (c) The Vice-President (d) The President 8. The battle of Plassey was fought in the year 25. The headquarters of W.H.O. is located in (a) 1757 (b) 1857 (c) 1761 (d) 1760 (a) New York (b) Geneva (c) Moscow (d) Washington 9. Who said: “Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it”? 26. Richter scale is used to measure the (a) Gopalakrishna Gokhale (b) Dadabhai Naoroji (a) velocity of wind (b) intensity of earthquakes (c) Bala Gangadhar Tilak (d) Mahatma Gandhi (c) humidity of air (d) density of liquids 10. The first Governor-General of Independent India was: 27. Kanchi was the Capital of the Answer in a paragraph not exceeding 100 words, choosing one from the following: (a) Cholas (b) Pallavas (c) Pandyas (d) Cheras 51. Academic load on school pupils. 28. Which is the largest planet in the solar system? 52. India as a Nuclear Power. (a) Mars (b) Sun (c) Earth (d) Jupiter 53. Newspapers and our daily life (5 marks) 29. Martyr’s day is observed on: (a) Ist January (b) Ist August (c) Ist September (d) 30th January PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH) 30. Our constitution was adopted on: This part contains multiple choice items, very short answer items and comprehension (a) 15th August 1947 (b) 26th January 1947 questions from a given passage. Each question carries 1 marks. (c) 26th January 1950 (d) 26th November 1949 1. Which among the following words means the opposite to the term "benevolent"? 31. The “Land of Rising Sun” is: (a) Malevolent (b) Bonafide (c) Fertile (a) Tibet (b) Japan (c) India (d) China (d) Ugly (e) Beautiful 32. Who is the author of Panchatantra? 2. Which of the following words is synonymous (word with the same meaning) to (a) Kalidasa (b) Bhavabhuti (c) Banabhatta (d) Vishnu Sharma the word "serious"? 33. The colours of our National Flag from top to bottom are in the order of: (a) Grief (b) Grave (c) Peculiar (a) White, Green and Saffron (b) Green, White and Saffron (d) Savage (e) Senile (c) Saffron, White and Green (d) Saffron, Green and White 3. Find out the meaning of the word "dual" from the alternatives given below: 34. V.T. Bhattathiripad was a (a) Combat (b) Double (a) social reformer (b) political leader (c) Composition for two voices (c) historian (d) music composer (d) Purpose (e) Dutiful 35. The highest rainfall in Kerala is at: 4. Find out the relevant single term from the alternatives given below to mean "iden- (a) Punalur (b) Kannur (c) Vadakara (d) Lakkidi tification of disease by means of its symptoms": (35 × 1 = 35 marks) (a) Diagnosis (b) Discover (c) Detest Name the following:— (d) Invent (e) Invigorate 36. The first American President 5. Choose the correct form of the word from the alternatives given below: 37. Who is the first Indian to win Nobel prize in science? (a) Ingeniuss (b) Ingeenious (c) Ingenious 38. The largest tower in India (d) Ingeinous (e) Ingineous 39. India’s first surface to surface missile 6. Write the noun form of the following words: 40. The author of The Origin of Species. (a) Accelerate (b) Nest 7. Write the verbal form of the following words: 41. The first woman to climb Mount Everest (a) Choice (b) Life 42. Gateway of India 8. Write the past tense forms of the following verbs: 43. Study of plants and animals in relation to their surroundings (a) Abandon (b) Go 44. The Capital of Andaman and Nicobar islands 9. Use the following phrase in a meaningful sentence: 45. The author of Natyashastra "get the better of" Match the following:— 10. Rewrite the following sentence as directed: A B I like cofee better than tea. (Rewrite using "prefer".) 46. Baba Amte (a) Indian Constitution 11. Rewrite the following sentence using the passive form of the verb: 47. Pather Panchali (b) Leader of Narmada Bachavo Andolan They are building a bridge across the river 48. Dr. Ambedkar (c) Dada Saheb Phalke 12. Fill in the blanks using the appropriate words or expressions selected from those 49. Medha Patkar (d) Homi J. Bhabha below: 50. Father of Indian Cinema (e) Satyajith Ray "Success is ninety nine percent –––– and one percent ––––– (f) Social worker (respiration, inspiration, spiration, perspiration, greed, fail, succeed, agitation, (g) Sunderlal Bahuguna (1 × 5 = 5 marks) lethargy.) (12 × 1 = 12 marks) 13. The following passage is taken from Hans Anderson's "Fairy Tales". ANSWERS Read the passage carefully and answer the comprehension questions. Only the expected words and expressions are to be given. Each question carries 1 mark. PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) So they made a boat out of a newspaper, and placed the soldier inside, it, and set him floating down the gutter. The two boys ran by his side, clapping their hands. 1. (e) JLN "Bless us and save us! It was, to be sure, at high water, owing to the rain. The 2. (a) 63. The series follows the rule -2, ×2, -3, ×3, -4, ×4, -5 paper boat rocked up and down, and sometimes whirled round so fast that the 3. (c) 8 lead soldier trembled; yet he remained at his post, made no faces, looked straight 4. (b) Aab before him and shouldered his gun. On a sudden, the boat shot under a long 5. (e) % of person read both the news paper = 100 + 25 -(45 + 40) = 125 - 85 = 40% bridge that lay across the gutter, where it was as dark as in his box. 2 2 Questions 6. (d) 13 - 12 = 169 - 144 = 25 1. Who made the boat? 7. (a) aabbca aabbca aabbca . 2. Who was placed in the boat? 8. (d) 7 - x = x - 7  2x = 14 . . x = 7 3. Where did the boat sail? 9. (b) 82½ 1000 × 30 4. What was the cause of the waves and the strong current? 10. (d) Length of train = = 500m 5. Why did the soldier tremble? 90 - 30 6. Was he frightened? How can you tell? 11. (c) Let the numbers be x, y and z. Then xy = 840, yz = 1680 and xz = 1152. 7. Where the boys pleased? How do you know? On solving we get x =24, y = 35 and z = 48. 8. What change took place when the boat went under a long bridge? 12. (c) L, M, Z, T, Q (8 × 1 = 8 marks) 13. (b) Since the Independence Day falls on Monday August 1 also falls on Mon- day. But Babu’s birthday is on August 22. Therefore his birthday falls on PART - IV (REGIONAL LANGUAGE) Monday. (This part is to be answered in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada) 14. (e) The Diameter of the sphere = 15 cm. 1. Translating the following into Malayalam or Tamil or Kanada: 15 ... The radius = = 7.5 cm A villager often noticed that many people wore spectacles when they were read- 2 ing books. He entered a shop where spectacles were sold in order to buy a pair. 15. (a) 25m

The shopkeeper gave him a book and several pairs of spectacles. The peasant  tried them all, but said that they were all useless. At last the shopkeeper looked 15m at the book and saw that the peasant was holding it upside down. "My friend", he said to the peasant, "the spectacles are good, but perhaps you don't know 20m how to read." "If I knew how to read" the peasant replied, "I should not buy 45m spectacles." (10 marks) 2. Write a paragraph not exceeding 100 words in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE) on any one of the following topics: 1. (d) The Finance Secretary.  C. M. Vasu Dev is the present finance secretery. (a) The role of newspapers in democracy.  Reserve Bank Governor’s signature is found in the currency notes of greater (P\m-[n-]-Xy-¯n ]{X-§Ä¡pÅ ]¦v) denomination than one rupee and coins. (b) Environmental protection  Indian currency system was converted into a decimal system from April 1, (]cn-ØnXn kwc-£-Ww) 1957 aäp {][m\ kn\n-a-IÄ D¯-cm-b-\w, Im©-\-ko-X, X¼v, 2. (c) G. Aravindan.   (c) Vocational Education. Ip½m-«n, FkvX-¸m³, t]m¡p-sh-bnÂ, NnZw-_-cw, Hcn-S¯v F¶n-h-bmWv. anI¨ (sXmgn-e-[n-jvTnX hnZym-`ym-kw) kwhn-[m-b-I-\pÅ kwØm\ AhmÀUv F¶o 1974, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1986 hÀj-§-fn e`n-¨p. anI¨ kwhn-[m-b-I-\pÅ tZiob AhmÀUv 1977, 1978,  1761 – Third battle of Panipat in which Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated the F¶o hÀj-§-fn t\-Sn. NnZw-_-c-¯n\v tZiob AhmÀUv e`n-¨p. Nn{X- 1986 Marathas. Im-c³, ImÀ«q-WnÌv F¶o \ne-Ifnepw Ct±lw {it²-b-\m-bn-cp-¶p. amXr-`qan  1760 : Battle of Wandiwash in which the English defeated the French. This hmcn-I-bn XpSÀ¨-bmbn {]kn-²o-I-cn-¨n-cp¶ sNdnb a\p-jy\pw henb ended the French ambition to build an empire in India. temIhpw F¶ ImÀ«q¬ ]c-¼c Ct±-l-¯n-tâ-Xm-bn-cp-¶p. 9. (c) Bala Gangadhar Tilak. ASqÀ tKm]m-e-Ir-jvWsâ BZy kn\n-a-bmb kzbw-hcw C´y-bnse  (1972) Gähpw \à Nn{Xw, Gähpw anI¨ kwhn-[m-b-I³ F¶n-h-b-S¡w \mev tZiob  “Swaraj for me means freedom for the meanest of our countrymen”: Gandhiji AhmÀUp-IÄ t\Sn. Ct±-l-¯nsâ aäp Nn{X-§Ä sImSn-tb-äw, Fen-¸-¯m-  “We do not ask any favours. We only want justice” : Dadabhai Naoroji bw, apJm-ap-Jw, aXn-ep-IÄ, hnt[-b³, IYm-]p-cp-j³ XpS-§n-b-h-bm-Wv. kn\n-  Gopalakrishna Gokhale was the political guru of Gandhiji. a-bpsS temIw Ct±lw Fgp-Xn-b- ]pkvX-I-am-Wv. 10. (b) Lord Mountbatten. ]n. ]ß-cm-Psâ {][m\ kn\n-a-IÄ s]cp-h-gn-b-¼-ew, Hcn-S-s¯mcp ^bÂam³,  C. Rajagopalachari was the first Indian Governor-General of independent India.  Ių ]hn-{X³, Ac-¸-«-sI-«nb {Kmaw, tZim-S-\-Infn Ic-bm-dn-Ã-, Xqhm-\-Xp-¼n-  Rajendra Prasad was the first President of India. He had the longest tenure as IÄ, Xn¦-fmgvN \Ã- Zn-hkw, C¶-se, Icn-bn-e-¡m-äp-t]m-se, Rm³ KÔÀh³ the President of India from January 26, 1950 to May 19, 1962. He was also the F¶n-h-bm-Wv. President of the Constituent Assembly set up under Cabinet Mission plan Fw.-Sn. hmkp-tZ-h³ \mbÀ kwhn-[m\w sNbvX {][m\ kn\n-a-IÄ \nÀam- 1946 to frame the Constitution of India.  eyw, _Ô-\w, hmcn-¡p-gn, aªv, IShv F¶n-h-bm-Wv. 11. (c) Banabhatta : He was the courtpoet of Harshavardhana. Besides Harshacharita, he wrote Kadambari. He lived in 7th century AD. 3. (d) 11.  Football and cricket also have eleven players in each team.  Chanakya was the Prime Minister of Chandragupta Maurya. He was the au- 4. (d) Developing countries.  Those countries that are less developed than the Industrialized countries of the west known as First World countries; The thor of Arthashastra an authentic book on statecraft. His other names are industrialized former commits countries are known as Second World Coun- Kautilya and Vishnugupta. tries.  Ratnavali, Nagananda and Priyadarsika were written by Harshavardhana. 5. (a) Virus. Lother Majeer diseases caused by the virus are chicken pox, measles,  Ibn Batuta was a Moorish (African) traveller. He came to India in 1333 AD at rabies, mumps, influenza, hepatitis, viral encephalitis and AIDS. the time of Mohammed-Bin- Tughlaq. He was appointed as the Chief Qazi of  Diseases caused by bacteria are cholera, diptheria, tuberculosis, leprosy, teta- Delhi by Mohammed-Bin-Tughlaq. nus, typhoid, plague, whooping cough, pneumonia, dysentery, gonorrhoea 12. (a) Annie Besant. She started Home Rule League on August 1, 1916 in co-opera- and syphilis. tion with Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Dadabhai Naoroji as its president.  Diseases caused by protozoa are amoebiasis, malaria, sleeping sickness,  Gopalakrishna Gokhale founded the Servants of India Society. kalaazar, diarrhoea 13. (d) Carbon dioxide.  During photosynthesis plants release oxygen into the  Diseases caused by fungi are ringworm, athlete’s foot, dhobi itch. atmosphere. 6. (a) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. (tI-c-fhpw t]m­n-t¨-cnbpw CXn I£n-I-fm-Wv. 14. (a) High birth rate and low death rate.  Krishna river dispute is between Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. It is related  Rapid growth of population which may result in over population is known by to Almatti Dam built in Krishna river in Karnataka. the expression population bomb.  Telugu Ganga project is related with Andra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.  Study of population is demography. 7. (a) Velloor.  The name of the newsprint factory is Hindustan Paper Corpora-  Theory of population was propagated by Thomas Malthus. tion. Velloor is in Kottayam District. 15. (a) Barometer.  Manometer measures the pressure of gases.  South Indian Plywood Industries is in Kottayam.  Hydrometer measures the relative density of liquids.  Travancore Timber Products is in Kottayam.  Hygrometer measures the humidity of the atmosphere. 8. (a) 1757.  In the Battle of Plassey, Lord Clive defeated Siraj-ud-Daula and laid 16. (d) Pacific Ocean. the foundation for the British empire.  Pacific ocean extends from Antartica to the Bering Strait. Its area is 166,242,500  1857 – first war of Indian Independence popularly called by the British histo- sq km and average depth is 4188 meters. The greatest depth of any ocean rians as Sepoy Mutiny. 11,034 meters is in Mariana Trench in Pacific.  Ferdinand Magellan, the Portuguese navigator, gave the Pacific Ocean its name. kmaq-Xn-cn-bpsS \mhn-I-¸-S-bpsS t\XrXzw Gsä-Sp¯p. kmaq-Xn-cn-bmWv Ipªm-  Second largest ocean is Atlantic and third largest is Indian Ocean. Fourth largest en-a-c-¡m-·mÀ F¶ Øm\-t¸cv ChÀ¡v \ÂIn-b-Xv. t]mÀ¨p-Ko-kp-am-bpÅ bp²- ocean is Arctic Ocean. There is no ocean called Antartic Ocean. ¯n \mev Ipªm-en-amÀ \mhnIta[m-hn-I-fm-bn-«p-­v. IS-en hÀ²n-¨p-h-cp¶ 17. (a) Rabindranath Tagore.  Tagore received Nobel Prize in 1913 for his work, t]mÀ¨p-Kokv kzm[o\w XIÀ¡m³ AhÀ¡v Ign-ªp. kmaq-Xn-cn-bpsS \mhn-I- Geetanjali. ¸-Ssb imkv{Xo-b-ambn kwL-Sn-¸n-¡p-Ibpw Ah-bpsS {]hÀ¯\w hntZ-i¯vIqSn  C.V Raman (1930), Hargobind Khorana (1968), Mother Teresa (1979), hym]n-¸n-¡p-Ibpw sNbvXp. \mev Ipªmen ac-¡m-·m-cn Ipªmen ac-¡mÀ Subramanian Chandrasekhar (1983) and Amartya Sen (1998) are other BWv {]i-kvX³. Ct±ls¯ tKmhbn h¨v t]mÀ«pKokpImÀ h[n¨p. IV Nobel lanrates of India. CXv sImÃw PnÃ-bn-emWv. IÃS Cdn-tK-j³ ]²Xn \ne-hn Ddq-_nsâ bYmÀ° t]cv ]n.-kn. Ip«nIr-jvW³ F¶m- 23. (d) Kallada.  18. (d) Uroob (1915–79).  Wv. aäp Ct±-l-¯n-sâ- {][m\ IrXn-IÄ. hcp-¶-Xn\v ap¼v Gähpw henb ]²Xn ae-¼p-g-bm-bn-cp-¶p. kpµ-cn-Ifpw kpµ-c-·m-cpw, Ban-\, AWn-b-d, an­m-s¸-®v, Xpd-¶n-«- Pme-Iw, tKm]me³ \mb-cpsS XmSn, \mb-cp- 24 (b) The Speaker.  GMC Balayogi was the Speaker of 12th and 13th Lok Sabha ]nSn¨ ]pen-hm XpS-§nb-hbm-Wv. who died recently in a helicopter crash. hnem-kn-\n-sb-¶Xv Fw.-sI. tat\msâ XqenIm \ma-am-Wv. Ct±-l-¯nsâ  (1928)  Chairman of Rajya Sabha is the Vice-President of India. {][m\ IrXn-IÄ \nd-apÅ \ng-ep-IÄ, Ah-Im-in-IÄ, CW-§m¯ I®n-IÄ,  Joint meeting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha is also chaired by the Speaker F¶n-h-bm-Wv. DuªmÂ, Nps­-en, bm{Xm-apJw of Lok Sabha. tkXp-hnsâ apgp-h³ t]cv F. tkXp-am-[-h³ F¶m-Wv. Ct±-l-¯nsâ  25. (b) Geneva  WHO is World Health Organisation. It was established on April {][m-\-Ir-Xn-IÄ ssIap-{Z-IÄ, ]mWvU-h-]p-cw, t]Sn-kz-]v\-§Ä, \ntbm-Kw, 7, 1948. Its foundation day April 7 is observed as World Health Day. hnf-bm-«w, Xmfn-tbm-e, \h-{K-l-§-fpsS XS-hd, Incm-Xw, Adn-bm¯ hgn-IÄ, R§Ä ASn-a-IÄ, Zmln-¡p¶ `qan F¶n-h-bm-Wv.  WHO aims at promoting the health of all people and works for eliminating ]n. hÂk-e-bpsS {][m\ t\mh-ep-IÄ s\Ãv, \ng-ep-d-§p¶ hgn-IÄ, Btá- diseases. It assists member countries in their effort to improve their national  bw, KuX-a³, ]mf-bw, NmthÀ, Ac-¡n-Ãw, XIÀ¨, Iqa³sIm-Ãn, \¼-cp-IÄ, public health services and standards of health. It encourages medical hnem]w F¶n-h-bm-Wv. research. WHO has successfully campaigned for the eradication of malaria, sI.-kn.-F-kv. ]Wn-¡À {]ikvX tIc-fob Nn{X-Im-c-\m- tuberculosis and smallpox. Further, WHO has been designated as the lead 19. (c) Painter.  (1911-77) Wv. {]ikvX Nn{X-Im-c³ tdmbn Nu[cn Ct±-l-¯nsâ Kpcp-hm-bn-cp-¶p. Fw.- agency in the United Nations system to eradicate the dreaded disease AIDS. hn. tZh³, \¼q-Xncn F¶o Nn{X-Im-c-·mÀ Ct±-l-¯nsâ injy-·m-cm-Wv.  The present Director-General of WHO is Ms. Gro Harlem Brundtland (Nor- 20. (a) Pallivasal.  It was commissioned in 1940. way). She is the first woman to hold the post. i_cnKncn ]²Xn Bcw-`n-¨Xv HIvtSm-_À \mWv.  28, 1976 26. (b) Intensity of earthquakes. sabv \v CSp¡n BÀ¨v Umansâ ]Wn ]qÀ¯n-bm-bn. tIcf¯nse  1974 24  Actually Richter Scale is used to determine the magnitude of an earthquake at Gähpw henb PesshZyqX ]²Xnbmb CSp¡n ]²-Xn-bpsS H¶mw-L«w its epicentre (`qI-¼-¯nsâ tI{µ-_nµp). The magnitude of an earthquake  ]qÀ¯n-bm-bn. 1976 differs from its intensity measured by the Mercalli scale which is subjective tIc-f-¯nse Gähpw henb Pe-tk-N\ ]²-Xn-bmWv IÃS ]²-Xn.  and varies from place to place for the same earthquake. hb-\mSv PnÃ-bnse kp¯m³ _t¯cn Xmeq-¡n- 21. (a) Wayanad District.  Seismograph is an instrument used for recording the intensity and origin of emWv Ncn{X{]kn-²-amb Cu Kpl. FS-¡Â ae-bpsS ]Sn-ªmtd Ncn-hn  kap-{Z-\n-c-¸n \n¶pw aoäÀ Db-c-¯n aoäÀ \ofw, aoäÀ Db-cw, earthquake. 1200 30 9 6 aoäÀ hoXn-bn Kpl ØnXn-sN-¿p-¶p. CXn BteJ\w sNbvXncn¶p. en]n- 27. (b) Pallavas.  Madurai was the capital of Pandyas.  Kaveripattanam (Poom Puhar) was the capital of Chola Kingdom. cq-]-§Ä¡v taml³PZm-tcm-hnse Nn{X-en-]n-I-tfmSv kmZr-iy-ap-­v. Ipªmen ac-bv¡m-·mÀ tImgn-t¡mSv kmaq-Xn-cn-bpsS \mhnI  The capital of Chera was Muziris (Cranganore the present Kodungalloor). 22. (b) Zamorin of Calicut. ta[m-hn-I-fm-bn-cp-¶p. ChÀ sIm¨n-bnse IS¡-¨-h-S-¡m-cm-bn-cp-¶p. t]mÀ¨p-Ko- 28. (d) Jupiter.  It is 11 times bigger than earth. Jupiter is also the fastest rotating kp-Im-cpsS cwK-{]-thiw ac-bv¡m-·m-cpsS I¨-h-Ss¯ {]Xn-Iq-e-ambn _m[n-¨- planet. It takes only 9 hours 50 minutes for one rotation. Jupiter completes t¸mÄ AhÀ s]m¶m-\n-bn-te¡pw AhnsS \n¶v tImgn-t¡m-t«¡pw \o§n. ]n¶oSv one revolution around the sun in about 12 years. ao-äÀ Jupiter has 16 satellites. ¡pSw ]e-X-hW CSn-an-¶-teäp XIÀ¶p. AXp-sIm­v XpS-¡-¯n 91  aoädmWv Db-cw.  The following is the order of the size of the planets from small to big Db-c-ap-­m-bn-cp¶ an\m-dn\v C¶v 73.5 Pluto –> Mercury ––> Venus ––> Mars ––> Earth ––> Neptune ––> Uranus 39. Prithvi.  India’s first indigenously built missile is Prithvi. It is a surface-to- —> Saturn ––> Jupiter surface missile. It has a range capacity of 250 km with different types of 29. (d) January 30.  It was on this day in 1948 Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated warheads facilities. It was first test-fired on February 25, 1988. It was by Nathuram Godse. inducted into the Indian army on May 21, 1993. 30. (d) November 26, 1949.  The Constitution came into force on January 26, 1950. 40. Charles Darwin (1809 – 1882).  He was a British natural scientist. After 31. (b) Japan.  'Nippon' is the Japanese name for Japan. studying animal life in South Seas, he wrote the Origin of Species on the 32. (d) Vishnu Sharma. theory of evolution. In the The Descent of Man, he relates how man is de-  Kalidasa lived in Ujjain during the reign of Chandragupta Vikramaditya. His scended from animal – like ancestors. main works are Abhijnana Shakuntalam, Raghuvamsa, Meghadoot and 41. Junko Taibei.  She was a Japanese housewife. She climbed Everest on May Kumarasambhava. He is popularly called ‘Indian Shakespeare’. 16, 1975.  Bhavabhuti was the court poet of Yasovarman of Kanauj. He wrote  Santhosh Yadav is the only woman to climb Everest twice. Uttararamacharita.  Bachendri Pal was the first Indian woman to climb Everest and Dicky Dolma, 33. (c) Saffron, white and green. the youngest woman to climb Everest.  The design of the National Flag of India was adopted by the Constituent 42. Mumbai. Gateway of India is a 26 metre high stone archway situated in Assembly of India on July 22, 1947. Mumbai. It was built to commemorate the landing of King George V and 34. (a) Social reformer tIc-f-¯nse \¼q-Xncn kap-Zm-b-¯nsâ kap-²m-c-W-¯n\v ap³ssIsb-Sp-¯- Queen Mary on Indian soil on December 2, 1911.  h-cn {]ap-J-\mWv kmaq-ly-{]-hÀ¯-I-\pw, \mS-I-Ir-¯pw, IYm-Im-c-\p-amb  India Gate is in Delhi. Which was built to commorate the Indian soldiers who hn.-Sn. `«-Xn-cn-¸mSv Ct±-l-¯nsâ {][m-\-Ir-Xn-IÄ : ASp-¡-f-bn were killed in the Ist World War. (1896-1982). \n¶pw Ac-§-t¯-¡v, I®ocpw In\mhpw (B-ß-I-Y), t]mwh-gn, shSn-h-«w, 43. Ecology.  The study of relationship among organisms and the environment cP-\o-cw-Kw, kXy-sa-¶Xv ChnsS a\p-jy-\m-Ip¶p F¶n-h-bm-Wv. in which they live including all living and non-living components. The term 35. (d) Lakkidi.  It is in Wayanad district. was coined by the biologist Ernest Haeckel in 1866. 36. George Washington (1732 – 1799). He was the President of United States of 44. Port Blair.  Andaman Nicobar Islands are in Bay of Bengal. America during 1789 – 1797. He is the father of the country. He was the  The notorious Cellular prison is in Port Blair. commander of the American forces in the American war of Independence  The southernmost tip of India is Indira Point which is also the southernmost fought against British. point of Nicobar Islands.  The first Vice-President of USA was John Adams 1789 – 97. He was also the 45. Bharata Muni 2nd President of USA. 46. (f) Baba Amte is a social worker  He devoted his life for treating and rehabili-  Thomas Jefferson, the founder of Democratic Republican Party, was the 3rd tating leprosy patients in India, better known as 'Modern Gandhi'. president of USA.  Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of USA. 47. (e) Pather Panchali It was the first film directed by Satyajit Ray.  John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of USA. He was the first Catholic and the  The novel Pather Panchali was written by Bibhuti Bhushan youngest person to be elected. He became the American president at the age of Bandhopadhyaya. 44 while Bill Clinton became the 42nd President of USA at the age of 47.  Other films of Satyajit Ray include Ashani Sanket, Apur Sansar, Mahanagar,  George. W. Bush is the 43rd President. He defeated Al Gore. Charulata, Agantak, Aparajitha etc. 37. C.V. Raman (1888 – 1970). He won Nobel Prize for Physics in 1930 for his  Our Films and Their Films was the book written by Satyajit Ray. He won discovery called Raman Effect which is related to photon movement. He won Bharat Ratna and special Oscar in 1992. Bharat Ratna in 1954. He founded the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. 48. (a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (1891 – 1956) is known as the Architect of Indian Consti-  The National Science Day is observed on February 28. It was on this day tution. He was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of Indian Constitu- Raman published (1928) his Nobel Prize winning thesis on Raman Effect. tion. CXv UÂln-bn ØnXn-sN-¿p-¶p. Ip¯_vþDZv-þ-Zn³ sF_- 38. Qutab Minar.   He was the Minister of Law (1946 – 51) in Nehru Cabinet. Who diverted to ¡m-Wn-Xnsâ ]Wn Bcw-`n-¨Xv, C¯p-anjv ]Wn ]qÀ¯o-I-cn¨p. Bdp-\n-e- Budhism in 1952. He won Bharat Ratna in 1990. Ifpw apI-fn Xmgn-I-¡p-S-hp-amWv Ip¯_v an\-mdn-\p-­m-bn-cp-¶-Xv. Xmgn-I- 49. (b) Medha Patkar  She is the leader of Narmada Bachavo Andolan which is campaigning against the construction of Sardar Sarovar Project on Narmada river in Gujarat. 50. Father of Indian Cinema. He was responsible for the production of India’s first fully indigenous silent feature film Raja Harishchandra. It was re- (L.D. CLERK MALAPPURAM - 1998) leased on May 3, 1913 at the Coronation Cinema, Bombay.

PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH) PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) 6. (a) Acceleration (b) Investment 7. (a) Choose (b) Live This part consists of fifteen multiple choice questions. Each question carries 1 mark. 8. (a) abandoned (b) went 1. Which of the following is related to Cruelty in the same manner as Hot is related to 9. Viswanath Anand got the better of his opponent in chess. Cold? 10. I prefer coffee to tea. (a) Patience (b) Temperature (c) Kindness (d) Haste (e) Slowness 11. A bridge is being built across the river by them. (ITn\m²zm\w) ({]tNmZ\w, kn²n). 12. perspiration A, inspiration 2. Among the following 5 items, 4 are alike in a certain way and so form a group. 13. (1) The boys made the boat. Which is the one that does not belong to the group? (2) A soldier was placed in the boat. 5, 9, 11, 13, 17 (3) The boat sailed down the gutter. (a) 5 (b) 9 (c) 11 (d) 13 (e) 17 (4) The cause of the waves and strong current was of high water owing to rain. 3. Complete the following series with those given from among the alternatives: (5) The paper boat rocked up and down and sometimes whirled round so fast that B Y C X D W E —— the lead soldier trembled. (a) F (b) Z (c) V (d) M (e) G (6) He was not frightened. He remained at his post, made no faces, looked 4. What is the basic characteristic of democracy? straight before him and shouldered his gun. (a) Multi-party system (b) People’s government (7) Yes. The boys were pleased. They clapped their hands. (c) Freedom of speech (d) One-party rule (e) Majority domination (8) It became as dark as in his box. 5. Which of the following is related to Islamabad in the same manner as New York is PART - IV (REGIONAL LANGUAGE) related to San Francisco? kzbw X¿-mdm-¡p-I. (a) Washington (b) Pakistan (c) Kabul (d) Punjab (e) Karachi 6. Among the following 5 items, 4 are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group? PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH) Elephant, Horse, Cow, Dog, Camel 1. (a) Benovelent means 'charitable' or 'generous'. (a) Elephant (b) Dog (c) Horse (d) Camel (e) Cow 2. (b) Grief means 'Keen regret or distress'. Savage means 'uncivilised'. Senile means hmÀ²Iyw) 7. Complete the following series with those given from among the alternatives: pert to old age or imbecile (senility - I¸epIfpsS ASn`mK¯v Io tXbv¡p¶Xn\pw F¶mWv ]dbp¶Xv.  grave 1, 9, 25, ——, 81 kIÀ½I {Inb Bbn D]tbmKn¡pt¼mgmWv \ma hntijWambn (Adjative) (a) 40 (b) 39 (c) 49 (d) 60 (e) 64 D]tbmKn¡pt¼mgmWv F¶ AÀ°w hcp¶Xv. serious 8. Which of the following is absolutely essential for a house? 3.  Dual means having two parts or double ex his dual role as a composer and (a) Bricks (b) Concrete (c) Roof (d) Locks (e) Pillars conductor II She has a dual nationality. 9. Which of the following is related to Camel in the same way as Sea is related to Ship?  duet means composition for two voices. (a) Mammal (b) Captain (c) Horse (d) Oasis (e) Desert 4. (a) Discover means find out what before existed. Exicolumbus discovered America. 10. Among the following 5 items, 4 are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Ex II. The mocrofilm was discovered hidden in a tomato. Which is the one that does not belong to the group? Invent means find out wehat did not before Exist. Ex. I Marconi lnvanted Radio. (a) Punctuality (b) Honesy (c) Enthusiasm (d) Intelligence (e) Courage Ex. II He invented a better Exense. 11. Complete the following series with those given from among the alternatives.  Detest means a strong feeling of dislike. Ex. He detesis having to get up early. 0.33, 0.25, 0.20, 0.166, 0.143, ——  Invigorate means 'give vigour to' or 'refresh' Ex. (a) 0.133 (b) 0.125 (c) 0.115 (d) 0.130 (e) 0.105 5. (c) Ingenious means original in design and well suited to its purpose of a thing. 12. According to a code, digits — 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 are represented by A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H I and J respectively. On this code, find the value of: (a) Dronacharya award (b) Arjuna award (c) Vyas Samman (G + I) - (D - B) (d) Dhanvantri Puraskar (e) Padmasree award (E - C) 8. Which of the following chemicals is used in the making of photograph? (a) 10 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d) 6 (e) 7 (a) Sodium chloride (b) Silver bromide 13. A box contains an equal number of red, blue and yellow marbles, all mixed up. (c) Aluminium hydroxide (d) Sodium nitrate (e) Potassium nitrate What is the minimum number of marbles to be taken out blind folded (or without 9. An African country which became independent under U.N. Mandate in 1990: looking at the box) so that you can be sure of getting 3 marbles of the same (a) Namibia (b) Ghana colour? (c) Mozambique (d) Guinea (e) Ethiopia (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 9 (e) 11 10. The Indian who attended the parliament of religions at Chicago in 1893: 14. Which of the following procedures adopted by a government is likely to result in (a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (b) Dayananda Saraswathi the maximum increase in the cost of living of the people of the country? (c) Vivekananda (d) Gandhiji (e) Netaji (a) Raising the rate of income tax (b) Raising tax of food grains 11. The Untouchability Offence Act was passed by the Government of India in the (c) Raising tax of petroleum products (d) Raising cost of fertilizers year (e) Raising tax on electricity (a) 1954 (b) 1955 (c) 1948 (d) 1950 (e) 1951 15. Which of the following statements is always true about an army? 12. The term “extra cover” is associated with (a) Engages in war (b) Gives soldiers training in warfare (a) Cricket (b) Tennis (c) Horse race (d) Hockey (e) Football (c) Helps the government in maintaining law and order 13. Dr. M.S. Swaminathan has distinguished himself in the field of: (d) Produces weapons of war (e) Defends the security of the country (a) Astrophysics (b) Nuclear Physics (c) Laser Physics (d) Medical Sciences PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE) (e) Agricultural Sciences 1. The author of India’s National Song is 14. The social reformer from Andhra who stood for widow re-marriage and women (a) Rabindranath Tagore (b) Subramania Bharathi education: (c) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (d) Mulk Raj Anand (e) Sarojini Naidu (a) Govinda Rao Phule (b) Veeresalingam (c) Mahadev Govind Ranade (d) Mirza Gulam Ahmed (e) S. Govindaraj 2. Which of the following is not the main organ of UNO? 15. The direction of trade winds in the northern hemisphere (a) General Assembly (b) Security Council (a) South-west (b) North-west (c) Trusteeship Council (d) International Court of Justice (c) North-east (d) South-east (e) None of these (e) United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation 16. Tropical cyclone is known in West Indies and the Gulf of Mexico as 3. The headquarters of the International Atomic Energy is located in: (a) Hurricane (b) Typhoon (a) Paris (b) Washington (c) Tornado (d) Willy Willies (e) Trade wind (c) New York (d) Vienna (e) London 17. Which of the following is not a direct tax? 4. From where did Mahatma Gandhi start the famous Dandi March? (a) Income tax (b) Sales tax (c) Wealth tax (a) Mumbai (b) Ahmedabad (d) Profession tax (e) Corporation income tax (c) Surat (d) Bardoli (e) Poona 18. An instrument which indicates altitude of a place along with corresponding pressure 5. Kuchipudi is a dance style orginated from (a) Anemometer (b) Barometer (a) Manipur (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Hygrometer (d) Altimeter (e) Lactometer 19. India conducted nuclear test in May 1998 in Pokhran. Pokhran is in the State of: (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Kerala (e) Punjab (a) Bihar (b) Orissa 6. The lower part of the atmosphere of the earth is called: (c) Rajasthan (d) Uttar Pradesh (e) Madhya Pradesh (a) Stratosphere (b) Ionosphere 20. World cup cricket championship 1999 was conducted in (c) Mesosphere (d) Troposphere (a) England (b) West Indies (e) Exosphere (c) Australia (d) India (e) Newzealand 7. The National Award instituted for sport’s coach is: 21. Which of the following gases does not form part of the atmosphere? (a) Nitrogen (b) Chlorine 31. What is mixed economy? (c) Carbon dioxide (d) Oxygen (e) Ozone 32. Failure to perform legal duties is punishable. Why? 22. “All are equal; some are more equal than others.” Who amongst the following 33. What was the Vernacular Press Act? In which year was it passed? writers made this statement through his book Animal Farm? 34. What is an invalid vote? (a) M.K. Gandhi (b) Socrates 35. Explain By-election and Mid-term election? (c) George Orwell (d) Salman Rushdie (e) Tolstoy 36. Distinguish between Dynamic and Thermal metamorphisms? 23. Which film won the 70th Oscar Award for 1997 declared in 1998? 37. What are the functions of NABARD (any two)? (a) Titanic (b) As Good as it Gets 38. Night blindness cannot be corrected by using spectacles. Why? (c) Goodwill Hunting (d) Cleopatra (e) Heaven’s Gate 39. How does AIDS spread from one person to another? 24. Habeas Corpus is 40. An injury to medulla oblongata may cause sudden death. Why? (a) an order from a higher court to stop proceedings in a case and follow the 41. Name the diseases that can be prevented by Triple Antigen. specific alternative course 42. Why is smuggling an offence? (b) an order from a court to any official to show his right to the office 43. What is the main difference between cerebral thrombosis and cerebral (c) an order from a superior court to a lower court to do a specific work haemorrhage? (d) an order from the court to produce the man held under illegal detention PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH) (e) None of these This part contains multiple choice items, very short answer items and 25. When a man circles round the earth in a satellite, his comprehension questions from a given passage. Each question carries 1 mark] (a) mass becomes zero but weight remains the same 1. Which among the following is the antonym (a word opposite in meaning) of (b) mass remains constant but weight becomes zero (c) mass and weight remains constant ‘repulsion’? (d) both mass and weight becomes zero (e) None of these (a) Rebel (b) Despair (c) Compulsion 26. Which of the following is not true of Rajya Sabha? (d) Dispel (e) Attraction (a) The Vice-President is the Ex-officio Chairman of the house 2. Which of the following words is synonymous (word with the same meaning) to (b) It is the upper house of the Parliament the word ‘disrespect’? (c) The nominated members of the Rajya Sabha also elect the President (a) Suspect (b) Irreverence (c) Revise (d) Money bills cannot be introduced in the Rajya Sabha (d) Appreciate (e) Aspect (e) None of these 3. Find out the meaning of the word ‘prophesy’ from the alternatives given below: 27. A doctor advised a boy to wear spectacles with cylindrical lens. This is to rectify (a) Foretell (b) Sigh (c) Ratify his ————— (d) Profession (e) Profuse (a) Short sight (b) Long sight (c) Cataract (d) Astigmatism (e) Conjunctivitis 4. Find out the relevant single term from the alternatives given below to mean ‘The 28. The scientist who originally put forward the hypothesis which states that the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions or influences’: continents have moved relative to each other across the surface of the earth is: (a) Agriculture (b) Superstitions (c) Fluent (a) Alfred Wagener (b) Ferrel (d) Summit (e) Environment (c) T.P. Good (d) Antonia Snider Pellegrini (e) Nicholas 5. Choose the correct form of the word from the alternatives given below: 29. What is dry ice? (a) Accommodation (b) Acommodation (c) Accomodation (a) Solid sodium carbonate (b) Solid carbon dioxide (d) Acomodation (e) Accommodashan (c) Water in the solid state (d) Solid ammonium chloride 6. Write the noun form of the following words: (e) None of these (a) Advise (b) Majestic 30. Two object losing the same weight when immersed in water must have the same (a) weight in air (b) weight in water 7. Write the verbal form of the following words: (c) weight anywhere else (d) volume (e) density (a) Arrival (b) Departure Questions from 31-34 are to be answered in one or two sentences. 8. Write past tense form of the following verbs: (a) Refer (b) Buy 14. Which is claimed to be the first instance of state-subsidised ‘socialism’? 9. Use the following phrase in a meaningful sentence: 15. Which institutions were started to tap rural savings? ‘To pass away’ 16. Which agency was the most successful in mobilising savings in a most effective 10. Rewrite the following sentence as directed: manner? He is too old to walk. (Rewrite using ‘so .... that .... not’) 17. Where was the first Government Savings Bank opened? 11. Rewrite the following sentence using the passive form of the verb: 18. What happened to the Government Savings Bank in 1896? People make wine from grapes. 12. Complete the sentence with a suitable clause: 19. What was the innovative scheme launched on March 1, 1917? If I had enough money ...... 20. Why does the State Government take an interest in popularising the post office Read the following passage carefully and answer the comprehension questions. Only savings schemes? the expected words and expressions are to be written. Each question carries 1 mark PART - IV (REGIONAL LANGUAGE) Passage (This part is to be answered in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada) April 1 may be All Fools’ Day, but it is a significant day in the postal history of India. It was on this day 116 years ago, that the first Post Office 1. Translating the following into Malayalam or Tamil or Kanada: Savings bank was opened at Calcutta. One of the legacies of British rule in India PASSAGE is the postal service. Postal services are claimed to be the first instance of State- The "standard of living" of any country means the average person's share of the subsidised ‘socialism’, which is in vogue even in capitalist societies. goods and services which the country produces. A country's standard of living, While a number of institutions such as co-operative societies, nationalised therefore, depends first the foremost on its capacity to produce wealth. "Wealth" in this sense is not money, for we do not live on money but on things tht money banks, Grameen banks and Rural banks have been started to tap rural savings, can buy: "goods" such as food and clothing, and "services" such as transport none of them match the performance of the rural post offices in mobilising savings and entertainment. A country's capcity to produce wealth depends upon many in a most cost-effective manner. The first Government Savings Bank was opened factors, most of which have an effect on the another. Wealth depends to a great in Calcutta in 1833. extent upon a country's natural another. wealth depends to a great extent upon a In 1873 a separate legislation was enacted for Government Savings Bank. country's natural resources, such as coal, gold and other minerals, water supply The Post Office Savings Bank started functioning as the Government Savings and so on. Some regions of the world are well supplied with coal and minerals, Bank on April 1, 1882. In the very first year, the response was overwhelming, and have a fertile soil and a favourable climate; other regions possess erhaps with 39,000 persons opening their accounts with a total deposit of Rs. 28 lakhs. only one of thee things, and some regions possess none of them. The U.S.A. is From October 1, 1896, the Government Savings Banks were merged with the Post one of the wealthiest regions of the world because she has vast natural resources Office Savings Banks. within her borders, her soil is fertile, and her climate is varied. The Sahara Desert, on the other hand, is one of the least wealthy. The postal department introduced an innovative scheme from March 1, 1917 called ‘Cash Certificate Scheme’, under which when Rs. 7 was deposited it 2. Write a paragraph not exceeding 100 words in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada would fetch Rs. 10 after five years. The mobilised amount is shared by the Central on any one of the following topics: Government with the States by way of long term development loans. Hence State (a) Limitations of contemporary educational system in India. (C´y-bnse C¶s¯ hnZym-`ymk coXn-bpsS t]mcm-bva-IÄ). Governments take interest in popularising post office saving schemes. Now answer the following questions: (b) Fast disappearing human values and contemporary politics. (ka-Im-eo\ cm{ão-bhpw AXn-thKw A{]-Xy-£-am-Ip¶ PohnX aqey-§-fpw) 13. When did the Post Office Savings Bank start functioning? (Fs¶ kzm[o-\n¨ {KÙw). (c) The book that influenced me. ANSWERS Organisation) have their headquarters in Washington.  UN headquarters is in New York. PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) 4. (b) Ahmedabad. 1. (c) Kindness  On March 12, 1930 Gandhiji along with 78 of his followers set out from 2. (b) Except 9, all others are prime numbers. Ahmedabad to Dandi and broke the Salt Law on April 6. Both Ahmedabad 3. (c) V now, known as Karnavati and Dandi are in Gujarat. 4. (b) People’s government 5. (e) Karachi  ‘The Salt Satyagraha’ movement was taken up by C. Rajagopalachari in Tamil 6. (b) Except dog, all others are herbivorous. Nadu where he led the Satyagraha to Vedaranyam to break the Salt Law. In 7. (c) 49. The series is 12, 32, 52, 72, 92, ...... Kerala, the hero of the Vaikom Satyagraha, K. Kelappan broke the Salt Law at 8. (c) Roof Payyannur. Gandhi was arrested on May 5, 1930 before he could make salt at 9. (e) Desert the Government Depot at Dharsana. 10. (c) Enthusiasm  Salt Satyagraha comes under Civil Disobedience Movement started by 1 1 1 1 1 1 11. (b) The series is , , , , , = 0.125 Gandhiji. 3 4 5 6 7 8 5. (c) Andhra Pradesh. (6+8) - (3-1) 14 - 2 12 12. (d) = = = 6 4 - 2 2 2  Tamil Nadu –– Bharatanatyam, Kummi. 13. (c) 7  Kerala –– Kathakali, Mohiniyattam, Thullal. 14. (b) Raising tax of food grains  Bhangra is a popular folk dance of Punjab. 15. (e) Defends the security of the country  Lota, Macha, Pandvani are the dance forms of Madhya Pradesh.  Chakri, Raut, Hikat – Jammu & Kashmir. PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE)  Kathak, Chappeti – Uttar Pradesh. 1. (c) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.  Authors of National Anthem is Rabindra  Leela, Khayal, Bhavani – Rajasthan. Nath Tagore. Subhramaina Bharati is famous for patriotic songs. 6. (d) Troposphere. 2. (e) United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).  The following is the order of the layer from bottom to top. It was formed on November 4, 1946 with its headquarters at Paris.  Troposphere ––> Stratosphere ––> Mesosphere ––> Thermosphere  UN has six main organs. They are (1) General Assembly (2) Security Council  Thermosphere contains exosphere and ionosphere. (3) Economic and Social Council (4) Trusteeship council (5) International 7. (a) Dronacharya Award. The award was instituted in 1985. It carries a cash prize Court of Justice (6) The Secretariat. of Rs. 2,50,000/- 3. (d) Vienna.  Vienna is the capital of Austria. The headquarters of OPEC is also  The first winner of the Dronacharya Award was O.M. Nambiar (1985). in Vienna.  The latest winner is the veteran athletic coach Joginder Singh Saini.  The Director-General of IAEA is Mohammed El Baradei.  Arjuna Award now known as Dyanchand Award instituted in 1961, is given to  UNIDO –– United Nations Industrial Development Organisation’s headquar- distinguished sports persons in India. ters is also in Vienna. 8. (b) Silver bromide.  IMF (International Monetary Fund), World Bank, IFC (International Finance 9. (a) Namibia. Corporation), INTELSAT (International Telecommunications Satellite  Namibia became fully independent on March 21, 1990 under the UN mandate. for promotion of widow re–marriage.  Old name of Namibia is South West Africa. Its capital is Windhoek and the 15. (c) North–east. 0 0 President is Sam Nujoma.  Trade winds cover roughly the zone between 5 and 30 North and South. They blow from the subtropical high pressure area (Horse Latitudes) towards 10. (c) Vivekananda. Swami Vivekanada was a disciple of Ramakrishna Paramhamsa equatorial low pressure area (Doldrums). They blow from the North East in who established Ramakrishna Mission. His famous speech at Chicago in the Northern hemisphere and from South East in the Southern Hemisphere. 1893 made westerns realise the greates a Hinduism. 16. (a) Hurricane. 11. (b) 1955. The untouchability (offence) act came into force on June 1, 1955.  Hurricane is a revolving storm. 12. (a) Cricket.  The graphical reprelotation of a cricket pitch is grown below.  Beaufort scale is used to measure the force of storm. Fielders’s position is far from the pitch and 3 17. (b) Sales Tax. 4 close to the 2 15 18. (d) Altimeter. 5 1 16 14 boundary line 6 13 19. (c) Rajasthan.  Rajasthan is also known as 'Rajpntana'. Pokhran was also the respectively is known site of nuclear explosion in 1974. Capital of Rajasthan is Jaipur. as extra cover. P I 20. (a) England.  The World Cup 1999 was held in Lords Stadium in which Aus- 7 T 12 tralia become the winners. C  The first World Cup was also held in England in 1975. H 21. (b) Chlorine. 8 11 22. (c) George Orwell.  He is also the author of '1984'. 10 23. (a) Titanic.  American Beauty and Gladiator won Oscar in 1999 on 2000 9 respectively. 2001 Oscar Award won by A beautiful Mind directed by Roan Howard. 1. The wicket keeper. 8. Extra cover. 24. (d) An order from the court to produce the man held under illegal detention. 2. The position of slips. The arc can 9. Mid-off when the position is very 25. (b) Mass remains constant but weight becomes zero. have three to four fielders known as near the pitch, it is known as silly mid-on. 26. (c) The nominated members of the Rajya Sabha also elects the President. 1st, 2nd, 3rd slips etc. 10. The bowler.. 27. (d) Astigmatism. 3. Third man. 11. Mid-on when does to the pitch. Silly mid on. 28. (a) Alfred Wagener. 4. Gully normally behind and just away 12. Mid-wicket. 29. (b) Solid carbon dioxide. from the slips. 13. Square leg. 30. (e) Density 5. Backward point. 14. Backward square leg. 31. Mixed economy is an economic system where public and private sectors exist 6. point. 15. Fine leg. 7. Covers. 16. Leg slip. side by side. India is an example for a mixed economy. 17. Stumps 18. Bowling Area 32. Failure to perform legal duties is punishable because it is in violation of our 19. Bating Area constitution and laws of the land. 33. The Vernacular Press Act, passed in 1878 by Lord Lytton, was meant to curtail 13. (e) Agricultural Sciences first Indian to recieve World Food Prize (1981). the freedom of Vernacular Press. The Act was repealed by Lord Ripon in 1881. 14. (b) Veeresalingam.  shÀWm-¡p-eÀ {]Êv F¶XvsIm­v Dt±-in-¡p-¶Xv {]mtZ-inI ]{X-§-sf-bm-Wv.  Veeresalingam founded the Madras Hindu Social Reform Association in 1878 34. A defective vote which is not considered for any of the candidates contest- means ‘extravagant’ or ‘plentiful’ – e.g. He apologised profusely. ‘Ratify’ ing the election is called an invalid vote. means to formerly okay an agreement or treaty. 35. By–election –– Special election held to fill up a vacancy due to the 4. (e) Environment.  ‘Aggregate’ means ‘the total of an amount assembled’. resignation or death of a member. 5. (a) Accommodation.  Other frequently misspelt words are accomplishment,  Mid-term election –– An election to the legislature before the completion of acquaintance, besiege, exaggerate, guarantee, harass, incidentally, manoeu- its full term usually due to the dissolution of the house. vre, massacre, millennium, millionaire, mischievous, occasion, oculist, perse- 36. When igneous or sedimentary rocks are changed in structure and character verance, recommend, transferred. due to extreme pressure, it is known as dynamic metamorphism. When this 6. (a) Advice (b) Majesty change is brought about by extreme temperature inside the earth, it is known as thermal metamorphism. 7. (a) Arrive (b) Depart 37. NABARD provides credit to rural sector through banks and financial 8. (a) Referred (b) Bought institutions set up to finance rural development. 9. Gandhiji, the father of our nation, passed away on January 30, 1948. ‘To pass  It ensures co-ordination in operations of various institutions engaged in the field of rural credit. away’ is a euphemism for ‘to die’. A euphemism is a polite or gentle way of 38. Night blindness is caused by the deficiency of Vitamin A. So it cannot be saying something nasty. ‘The remains’ (dead body), ‘comfort station’ (public corrected by using spectacles. toilet, ‘answering a call of nature’ (urinating), ‘downsizing’ (dismissing employ- 39. AIDS is spread through homosexuality, intravenous drug abusing, hetero- ees for economic reasons), ‘economical with the truth’ (lying) are euphe- sexual contacts, transfusion of blood products and from infected mothers to misms. their infants. 10. He is so old that he cannot walk. 40. Medulla Oblongata has the centres for regulating the working of the heart, 11. Wine is made from grapes. Here the word ‘people’ is not necessary; another contraction of blood vessels and respiratory and digestive movements. It also has reflex centres of vomiting, coughing and sneezing. So an injury to example: Someone built this house in 1995 (active) – This house was built in medulla oblongata may cause sudden death. 1995 (passive). 41. Diptheria, Tetanus and Whooping Cough. 12. If I had enough money I would build a big house. ‘If I had’ is followed by the 42. When smuggling takes place, the state does not get the due revenue and it conditional case, would + verb. affects exchequer of the state. So smuggling is an economic offence and is 13. The first Post Office Savings Bank started functioning on April 1, 1883. punishable. 14. Postal services are claimed to be the first instance of state subsidised social- 43. When a clot forms in one of the major arteries supplying blood to the vein, ism. cerebral thrombosis occurs. When a blood vessel in the brain rupture cerebral haemorrhage occurs. 15. Co-operative societies, nationalised banks, Grameen Banks and Rural Banks were started to tap rural savings. PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH) 16. Rural post offices were successful in mobilising savings in a most effective 1. (e) Attraction.  ‘Repulsion’ means ‘a strong distaste’. ‘Despair’ means ‘being manner. without hope’, ‘dispel’ means ‘to cause to scatter’ and ‘compulsion’ means ‘a 17. The first Government Savings Bank was opened in Calcutta in 1833. strong desire to do something’. 18. In 1896 the Government Savings Banks were merged with the Post Office Savings Bank. 2. (b) Irreverence.  ‘Disrespect’ and ‘irreverence’ both mean ‘not showing re- 19. In March, 1917 the postal department introduced an innovative scheme called spect’. ‘Aspect’ means ‘a feature by which a matter is considered’ (e.g. It was the financial aspect of the arrangement which concerned him most). Cash Certificate Scheme. 20. The State Government gets long term development loans from the amount 3. (a) Foretell.  ‘Prophesy’ means ‘to predict or foretell the future’. ‘Profuse’ received through the post office savings schemes. 9. Instruments can be shielded from outside magnetic effects by surrounding them with: (L.D CLERK KOZHIKODE - 1998) (a) rubber shield (b) glass shield (c) iron shield (d) brass shield (e) None of these 10. A hunter without sight aims his gun and fires a bullet directly at a monkey sitting on a distant tree. At the instant the bullet leaves the barrel the monkey drops. PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) The bullet will: 1 1 (a) hit the monkey (b) not hit the monkey 1. Moon has a mass of that of Earth and has diameter of that of earth. The 100 4 (c) nothing can be said exactly (d) depends upon the chance weight of man on Moon will be: 11. A BULL is related to COW in the same way as COCK is related to: (a) Same as that on the surface of the earth (a) hog (b) hen (c) pig (d) dog (e) bitch 1 12. ABD, BCE, CDF, DEG, ——— (b) of that on the surface of the earth 5 (a) EFH (b) EFG (c) EGF (d) EHF (e) AFG 1 13. The M.D. arrived at the conference hall for a meeting at ten minutes to 4.30 p.m. (c) of that on the surface of the earth 4 He was earlier by twenty minutes than the General Manager who was late by 30 1 minutes. At what time was the meeting scheduled? (d) of that on the surface of the earth 6 (a) 4.50 p.m (b) 4.40 p.m (c) 4.20 p.m 1 (d) 4.10 p.m (e) 4 p.m (e) of that on the surface of the earth 2 14. Which of the following words comes 3rd in order in a dictionary? 2. A ball is thrown vertically upward. As the ball rises, its total energy (neglecting (a) navy (b) nay (c) near (c) naughty (e) nature friction) : 15. The cost price of 20 articles is the same as selling price of 15 articles. The profit (a) decreases (b) increases (c) first increases and then decreases per cent in the transaction is (d) remains the same (e) all are wrong (a) 30% (b) 25% 1 3. If a hole is drilled in the earth passing through the centre and a ball is dropped in (c) 33 % (d) 50% (15 marks) it, then: 3 (a) it will appear at the other end (b) it will stop at the centre of the earth PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE) (c) it will execute S.H.M. about centre of the earth Directions 1-10: Answer the following in a word:— (d) it depends on chances availed (e) all are wrong 1. Who was the first and only muslim lady ever to rule the throne of Delhi? 4. Find out the missing number from the alternatives for the following number se- 2. Who composed the famous song “Sare-Jahan-Se-Acha”? ries:— 3. Which is the biggest River Valley Project in India? 1 1 8 ? 27 9 64 4. At what voltage is alternate current supplied for household use in India? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 9 (d) 16 (e) 25 (f) 7 5. Where is the National Physical Laboratory situated? 5. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which 6. The deficiency of a particular vitamin is the cause of rickets. Which is that is the one that does not belong to the group? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Kathak (c) Manipuri (d) Kathakali (e) Carnatic vitamin? 6. The number of primes between 59 and 101 is: 7. What is the currency of Singapore? (a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) 7 (e) None of these 8. Who wrote Ashtanga Hridaya? 7. Which of the following is rational? 9. Who was the first Indian Woman Astronaut? (a) (3 + 2)2 (b) 25 + 81 (c) 2500 × 98 (d) 2 (e) None of these 10. What is the instrument used for recording the intensity and origin of earthquake 8. Out of the following, one is different from the rest in some way. Which is the odd one? shocks? (10 marks) (a) Sun (b) Moon (b) Candle flame Directions 11-20: Fill up the blanks—only the missing word need be given: (d) Electric lamp (e) Jupiter 11. ———— introduced English education in India 12. The principle on which quartz crystal in watch works is ———— 33. Write a paragraph, not exceding 100 words on any one of the following 13. The author of the famous rhyme Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is —— (a) Mother Teresa - The Saint of Gutters 14. 1 kilometre = ———— miles (b) Medium of Instruction in High School 15. The Samadhi of Sri Morarji Desai is known as ———— (c) Television - Prospects and problems (5 marks) 16. The term “Bear” and “Bull” are associated with ———— 17. The gas contained in Gobar gas is ———— PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH) 18. ———— is observed as Sports Day in India This part contains multiple choice items, very short answer items 19. ———— is the branch of science that deals with the study of insects and comprehension questions from a given passage. Each question carries 1 mark 20 “Nandanar” is the pen-name of ———— 1. Which of the following is the same in meaning as the word ‘fight’? Directions 21-30: Choose the correct answer out of the alternatives given: (a) Gush (b) Expel (c) Fray 21. The planet nearest to earth is: (d) Knot (e) Hallow (a) Pluto (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Jupiter 2. Which of the following is opposite in meaning to the word group ‘likely to 22. Radcliffe Line is the boundary line between: (a) Germany and France (b) India and Pakistan happen’? (c) India and Bangladesh (d) India and China (a) Inflexible (b) Inimitable (c) Unilateral 23. Which of the following is a common constituent of transistor? (d) Improbable (e) Anomalous (a) Germanium (b) Copper (c) Beryllium (d) Iron 3. Which of the following is the same in meaning as the phrase ‘go on’? 24. The famous “Gayathri Manthram” is in the (a) Finish (b) Continue (c) Liberate (a) Rig Veda (b) Sama Veda (c) Yajur Veda (d) Atharva Veda (d) Interrupt (e) Dominate 25. The young one of a rabbit is called: Each part of the following sentence is indicated by the letters a, b, c, d, e. Examine (a) Fawn (b) Filly (c) Bunny (d) Colt them carefully and point out the part which carries mistake. If there is no error, then 26. The famous Malayalam film actor whose name has entered in the Guiness Book of the answer is (e) World Records: 4. The sun (a) / which is one of the million stars (b) / in the universe (c) / provide (a) Sathyan (b) Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair us with heat and light (d) / No error (e) (c) P.J. Antony (d) Prem Nazir Fill up the blanks with the appropriate word chosen from the alternatives given: 27. The Ezhuthachan Puraskar 1997 was awarded to: 5. The man that you spoke ——— is a doctor (a) Madhavikutty (b) M.T. Vasudevan Nair (a) to (b) in (c) out (d) at (e) from (c) Ponkunnam Varkey (d) O.N.V. Kurup 6. We shall drive if the roads are ——— 28. December 10 is celebrated every year as (a) clear (b) clearly (c) clearing (d) cleanly (e) clarify (a) Navy Day (b) World Habitat Day Pick out one from the five words and word groups that best explains the key words: (c) Human Rights Day (d) Flag Day 7. ‘Hiatus’: 29. The Asian Games are held every (a) Nothingness (b) Gap (c) Emptiness (a) 2 years (b) 4 years (c) 5 years (d) 6 years (d) Absence (e) Nullity 30. Among the districts in Kerala, according to 1991 census, the density of 8. ‘Crank’: population is the highest in: (a) A stupid person (b) A person or thing that bores (a) Alappuzha (b) Kottayam (c) A person with strange ideas (d) An intelligent person (c) Ernakulam (d) Thiruvananthapuram (30 marks) 31. What do the following abbreviations stand for? (e) A learned person (a) P O W (b) L P G (c) S A I L (d) E E G (e) E & O E Use the following in sentences of your own: (5 marks) 9. turn up 32. Answer in one or two sentences each:- 10. give vent to (1) CAT Scanner (2) Reserve Currency (3) Indian Standard Time Rewrite the following as directed:— (4) Light Year (5) Phalke Award (10 marks) 11. ——— school has ——— new look. (Fill in the blanks with suitable articles) 12. She said, “Dad, what is a stable?” (Change into indirect speech) 19. What does the author propose that we should do in regions where several 13. I was feeling tired last night, so I went to bed ——— ——— usual. (Fill in the language are spoken? blank with the comparative form of the word ‘early’.) (a) Choose any one of the different languages as the medium of instruction (b) Use English as the medium of instruction 14. ——— the traffic was bad, I arrived on time. (Use a suitable conjunction.) (c) Use some language near to mother-tongue as the medium of instruction 15. Somebody cleans the room every day. (Change into passive voice) (d) Form separate sections according to language in the same school Read the following passage carefully and answer the comprehension (e) None of these questions. Each question carries 1 mark 20. When do pain and trouble become a source of joy? As for the language, it is no good trying to impose a medium of instruc- (a) When we succeed in solving the problems tion on young people which is not their mother-tongue. In the past, parents (b) After deploring our difficulties preferred their children to undergo the disadvantages of the English medium (c) When we evade pain and trouble because as against the drawback of a foreign medium, the advantages in life of a (d) When we impose a foreign language on young people (e) None of these (20 × 1 = 20 marks) superficially anglicized culture were great. They deliberately allowed their chil- dren to learn subjects through the language, because facility in the use of the PART - IV (REGIONAL LANGUAGE) English language helped one greatly and covered many defects. These advan- (This part is to be answered in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada) tages must now soon disappear and the drawbacks in using a foreign medium will 1. Translating the following into Malayalam or Tamil or Kanada: be more and more obvious as we go on. Nothing is gained by depriving young boys and girls of the advantage of the mother-tongue or some language near to We have won political independence. But it cannot be regarded as complete freedom. There are ever so many other things to be fulfilled. Then only we can it. In regions where more than one language is spoken I see no other way but one, bring real freedom to this great land. The political change must be followed by a namely, to form sections in the mixed schools according to language. For certain social and economic one. The role of Universities is very important in this. Our purpose they may sit together, so that the advantages of both mixing and sepa- Universities must send out batches of scientists, technicians, engineers, agricul- rate attention may be retained. Provided we try to solve the problems with under- turists, etc. This is essential for changing the face of our country. But we should standing and patience, the very difficulties which we first deplored, often prove not believe that science and technology alone are enough. There are several in the end to be the greatest value for progress. What was pain and trouble advanced countries in the world that have achieved progress in science and becomes a source of enlightenment and joy. technology. Yet they have lost their peace. They are unable to provide saety and 16. What is the main idea of the passage? security to their own people. It only shows that other qualities are also neces- (a) Young people should be taught in a foreign language medium sary. The most important duty of Universities is to produce in students the quality of kindness. This quality helps the student to treat one another in a truly (b) It is disadvantageous to use a foreign language as the medium of instruction democratic spirit. (c) Pain becomes a source of enlightenment 2. Write a paragraph not exceeding 100 words in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada (d) English should not be taught in our schools (e) None of these on any one of the following topics: 17. Why did parents prefer the English medium? (a) The Importance of Trees. (a) Because the superficially anglicized culture had certain advantages (b) Because they wanted to send their children abroad (b) The Advantage of Travel. (c) Because a foreign medium had no drawbacks (c) The Book you like best. (d) Because the culture was anglicized only superficially (e) None of these 18. How did skill in the use of English help the young people? (a) They could read advanced books written in English (b) It enabled them to anglicize themselves (c) It could cover defects (d) It enabled them to seek employment abroad (e) None of these ANSWERS 5. New Delhi. New Delhi is designed by Sir Edwin Lutyms assisted by Sir Herbert backer.  National Chemical Laboratory is in Pune. PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) 6. Vitamin D : Vitamin D is also known as Retinol. 1  Rickets is the defective growth of bones in children due to an insufficient 1. (d) of that on the surface of the earth 6 calcium deposits, lack of vitamin D. 2. (d) remains the same  Sunlight contains vitamin D. 3. (c) It will execute S.H.M. about centre of the earth  Night blindness is caused by vitamin A deficiency. Beriberi is caused by 4. (a) 4 Vitamin C deficiency. Vitamin E deficiency results in impotency. Vitamin K 5. (e) Carnatic deficiency affects blood clotting. 6. (a) The prime numbers between 59 and 101 are 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89 and 97 7. Singapore Dollar. (1.41 Singapore Dollar = 1 US Dollar). 7. (c) The only rational number in the group is 2500× 98 = 70  Singapore is an island situated in South East Asia. Its capital is Singapore 8. (e) Jupiter City country. 9. (b) glass shield 8. Vagbhatan.  12-mw \qäm-­n Pohn-¨n-cp¶ kwkvIr-X-]-WvUn-X-\mb Ct±lw AjvSmw-K-kw-{Klw 10. (b) not hit the monkey Fs¶mcp IrXn-IqSn cNn-¨n-«p-­v. 11. (b) hen 9. Kalpana Chawla.  The woman from Karnal in Haryana is the first Indian or 12. (a) EFH Indian-American woman to go into space. She went into space on November 19, 13. (d) 4.10 p.m 1997 as the Mission Specialist on the fourth US microgravity payload flight on 14. (a) navy board Columbia on mission STS-87 to study the outer atmosphere of the sun. (20 - 15) 5 1 15. (c) Required percent = × 100 = × 100 = 33 %  Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian to go into space (1984). He went into 15 15 3 space abroad SOYUZ–T11 for a rendezvous with Salyut-7. 10. Seismograph.  Earthquake is the shaking of the earth’s surface as a result PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE) of sudden release of the stresses built up in the earth’s crust. The study of 1. Razia Sultana.  She was the daughter of Iltutmish (Balban). She was the first earthquakes is called seismology. and only Muslim lady ever to occupy the throne of Delhi.  The magnitude of an earthquake is measured on the Richter scale. 2. Mohammed Iqbal.  He was an Indian poet and philosopher born in Sialkot,  The point at which an earthquake originates is the seismic focus; the point on now in Pakistan. His song Sare Jahan Se Acha inspired freedom fighters earth surface directly above this is the epicentre. during the struggle for independence. He also coined the expression ‘Inquilab 11. Lord Macaulay.  Through the Macaulay’s Minute of March 7, 1835 English Zindabad’. Bhagat Singh was the first to shout this slogan. was introduced as a medium of instruction for the first time for higher studies in 3. Bhakra Nangal.  Bhakra Nangal project in Punjab is the largest multipur- India. pose project in India. It is also the highest straight gravity dam in the world, 225 metres high. It is on the river Sutlej.  In 1854, Charles Wood prepared a despatch on educational systems. It  Pong Dam, also called Beas Dam, on the river Beas in Punjab, is the highest recommended western education through English medium for higher educa- rock fill dam in the country. tion, vernacular for primary schools in rural areas, a department of five prov-  Hirakud Dam in Mahanadi in Orissa is the longest dam in the country. inces, and universities in Calcutta, Bombay and Madras. Most of Wood’s  Damodar valley project on the river Damodar in West Bengal is the first proposals were implemented which led to westernisation of the Indian educa- multipurpose project in India. tion system. The universities were set up in 1857. 4. 220 – 230 volt. Ammeter is used to measure the electric current. Electro-  Hunter Commission was set up in 1882 to evaluate the progress achieved scope is to detect the presence of electric change. under Wood’s despatch of 1854.  Gandhiji proposed his Wardha Scheme for basic education that aimed at learn- 21. (c) Venus.  Venus is the hottest planet. Its surface temperature is 480 0 C. One ing through activity. reason for the high temperature is that its atmosphere is almost entirely filled  Radhakrishnan Commission was set up in 1948 to review university education. with carbon dioxide which traps sun’s heat by the greenhouse effect. It is also the brightest planet. It is the second farthest planet from the sun. It  Kothari Commission on education was set up in 1964. orbits the sun in every 225 days. It rotates on its axis once in every 243 days. 12. Piezo electricity.  Venus and Uranus rotate from east to west. All other planets rotate from west  Piezo electric effect is the property of some crystals (for example, quartz) to to east. develop an electromotive force or voltage across opposite forces when sub-  Pluto is the smallest, coldest, farthest, slowest planet in the solar system. jected to a mechanical strain, and conversely, to expand or contract in size  Saturn is the second largest planet. It is the only planet with rings around it. when subjected to an electomotive force.  Jupiter is the biggest planet in the solar system. It is eleven times bigger than earth. 22. (b) India and Pakistan 13. Jane Taylor  Maginot line was the fortification constructed by France to protect her 14. 0.62137 Miles. border from German attack.  One nautical mile is equal to 1.8 km  McMohan line exists between India and China. The line is 1120 km long. The  1 mile is equal to 1.6 km Chinese do not recognise this line as international boundary. 15. Abhay Ghat.  Abhay Ghat is in Ahmedabad. 23. (a) Germanium.  But now Germanium has been replaced by silicon in transistors. 24. (a) Rig Veda.  Rig Veda is the oldest literary work in the world. It contains 1028  Samadhi of Gandhiji is known as Rajghat. hymns in the form of prayers to gods.  Samadhi of Nehru is known as 'Santhivan'.  Sama Veda deals with music.  Samadhi of Lal Bahadur Shastri is known as 'Vijay Ghat'.  Yajur Veda deals with sacrifices and rituals.  Samadhi of Indira Gandhi is 'Saktistal'.  Atharva Veda is a collection of spells and incantations.  Samadhi of Rajeev Gandhi is 'Veerbhoomi'. 25. (c) Bunny. 16. Stock Exchange  Fawn is the young one of a deer.  Filly is the young female horse.  Bear is stockbroker who tries to reduce the price of a share.  Colt is young male horse. t{]w\ko-dnsâ bYmÀ°-t]cv A_vZpÄ JmZÀ F¶m-  Bull is stockbroker who tries to increase the price of a share. 26. (d) Prem Nazir.  (1929-89) 17. Methane.  It is the simplest hydrocarbon. The mixture of methane and air is Wv. Gähpw IqSp-X Nn{X-§-fn \mb-I-\mbn A`n-\-bn-¨-Xn-\mWv Kn¶kv _p¡v Hm^v thÄUv sdt¡mÀUn Øm\w ]nSn-¨Xv. apX acn-¡p-¶-Xp-hsc known as 'Firedamp'. 1951 acp-a-IÄ BWv BZy-Nn-{Xw.  600 ¸cw Nn{X-§-fn A`n-\-bn-¨n-«p-­v. 1983 18. August 29.  National Sports Day is observed on the birthday of Dyan ]ß-`q-j³ e`n-¨p. Fsâ PohnXw Fs¶mcp ]pkvXIw cNn-¨n-«p-­v. Chand (1905–1979), the hockey wizard of India. Fw.-Sn.-bpsS  P.J. Antony.  First Malayalam actor to win Bharat award. 19. Entomology.  Etymology studies the origin of words. \nÀamey¯nse A`n-\-b-¯n-\mWv \à \S\pÅ `cXv AhmÀUv  e`n- ae-bmf t\mh-en-Ìv, sNdp-I-Ym-Ir¯v F¶o \ne-I-fn 1973 20. P.C. Gopalan.   ¨-Xv. {]i-kvX-\mWv \´-\mÀ F¶ ]n.-kn. tKm]m-e³ ]«m-f-¡-Y-I-fp- (Fw. ]n. A¸³ \mcm-b-W-¸n-jm-cSn (1926-74). 27. (c) Ponkunnam Varkey.  1998; 1999, ]mem-\m-c-b-W³ \mbÀ H. hn. hnPb³ ambn cwKw-{]-thiw sNbvX \´-\mÀ Bßm-hnsâ t\mhp-IÄ F¶ t\mh-en- - 2000; - 2001) ae-bm-f-km-ln-Xy-¯n\v hne-s¸« kw`m-h\IÄ \ÂInb apXnÀ¶ kmln-Xy- eqsS ae-bmf kmln-Xy-¯n {]tXy-I-am-sbmcp Øm\w Ic-Ø-am-¡n. Ip«n-I-  Im-c-·mÀ¡mWv ka{Kkw`mh\¡pÅ Cu AhmÀUv tIcf kÀ¡mÀ \ÂIp- fpsS at\m-a-WvU-e-§sf kaÀ°-ambn Bhn-jv¡-cn-¡p-¶-Xn Ct±lw hnP- ¶-Xv. k½m-\¯pI Hcp e£w cq]-bm-Wv. BZys¯ AhmÀUv  tUm. 1993 bn-¨p. D®n-¡p-«sâ Hcp Znh-kw, D®n-¡p-«³ kvIqfnÂ, D®n-¡p-«³ hf-cp-¶p. iqc-\m«v Ipª³ ]nÅbv¡v e`n¨p.  XI-gn,  _me-a-Wn-b-½, 1994 1995 At±-l-¯nsâ aäp-Ir-Xn-IÄ Adn-b-s¸-Sm¯ a\pjy Pohn-IÄ, A\p-`q-Xn-I-  tUm: sI.-Fw. tPmÀPv F¶n-hÀ¡v e`n-¨p. tIcf kÀ¡mÀ \ÂIp¶ 1996 fpsS temIw, aª-s¡-«n-Sw, tXm¡p-IÄ¡n-S-bnse PohnXw F¶n-h-bm-Wv. Gähpw henb kmlnXy ]pckvImcamWv Fgp¯Ñ³ AhmÀUv. 28. (c) Human Rights Day. PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH)  Navy Day is on December 4. 1. (c) Fray.  ‘Fray’ has two meanings: to fight or to brawl, and to become worn  World Habitat Day is on October 3. through by rubbing – e.g. His shirt was frayed at the cuffs. ‘Gush’ means a  Flag Day is on December 7. sudden or copious stream, a gush of water. ‘Hallow’ means to make or honour as holy – e.g. He was buried on hallowed land. 29. (b) 4 years.  First Asiad was held in New Delhi in 1951. 2. (d) Improbable.  ‘Inflexible’ means that which cannot be bent, ‘inimitable’  1998 Asiad (13th) was held in Bangkok. means that which cannot be imitated, ‘unilateral’ means on one side only as in  2002 Asiad (14th) will be held at Pusan, South Korea. a ‘unilateral ceasefire’, and ‘anomalous’ means irregular or abnormal. 30 (a) Alappuzha. Be-¸p-g-bnse P\-km-{µX Hcp NXp-c{i Intem-ao-ä-dn 1489 Gähpw IqSp- 3. (b) Continue.  ‘Go by’means to judge – e.g. You cannot go by appearances; BWv. c­mw Øm\w Xncph\´]pcw PnÃbv¡mWv (1476). ‘go down’ means be appreciated – e.g. His speech went down well with the X P\-km-{µ-X-bpÅ aq¶m-as¯ kwØm-\-amWv tIc-fw. Gähpw IqSp-X audience; and ‘go into’ means examine – e.g. The Headmaster promised to go P\-km-{µ-X-bpÅ kw-Øm\w ]Ýna _wKm-fmWv (904 N.-In.-ao.) c­mw Øm\w into the boys’ complaints. _olm-dn\v (880) C´y-bpsS sam¯w P\-km-{µX 324 N.-In.-ao. c­mw Øm\w 4. (d) ‘provides’ should be used instead of provide as the subject, ‘The sun’ is hb\mSn\mWv (369). singular. N.-In.-ao. 5. (a) to  tIc-f-¯n Gähpw Ipdhv P\-km-{µ-X-bpÅ Pnà CSp-¡n-bm-Wv. 252 N.-In.-ao. 6. (a) clear c­m-aXv hcp-¶Xv hb-\mSv 369 7. (b) Gap. A ‘hiatus’ is a gap or a break in a sequence or series. ‘Nullity’ is the 31. (a) Prisoner of War. (b) Liquefied Petroleum Gas. noun form of ‘null’ meaning void, not valid, and ‘nullify’ is the verb form – e.g. (c) Steel Authority of India Limited. The judge nullified the order by the Minister questioning its nullity. (d) Electro Encephalo Graph. (e) Errors and Omissions Excepted. 8. (c) A person with strange ideas. A ‘crank’ or ‘crackpot’ is a colloquial word for 32. (1) Computer Axial Tomograph (CAT) Scanner. It is used to photograph a se- an eccentric; a ‘cranky’ person is irritable to the point of eccentricity. A lected area of the human body using X-Rays for diagnosing the cause of a stupid person could be a ‘dimwit’; an intelligent or learned person could be disease. CAT is also known as CT-Scan. ‘brainy’, ‘egghead’ or a ‘bookworm’ if he reads a lot. (2) Reserve currency. The currency which governments and international insti- 9. After a gap of 10 years my friend turned up at my house yesterday. ‘To turn tutions are willing to hold in their “Gold and Foreign Exchange” reserves and up’ means ‘to appear’. ‘To turn down’ mean to refuse or reject – e.g. He turned down the promotion because it meant a transfer; ‘to turn against’ which finances a significant proportions of international trade. means to betray e.g. Even his best friend turned against him and ‘to turn in (3) Indian Standard Time (IST) – Indian Standard Time is based on the meridian means to give back – e.g. He turned in the bag he found on the train to the 0 1 82 30' E passing through Allahabad. IST is 4 /2 hours faster than Interna- railway police. tional Standard Time. It is the uniform time fixed by our country throughout. 10. The clerk was late as usual. The manager gave vent to his anger and rebuked (4) Light Year. – Light year is the distance light travels in one mean solar year at the clerk. ‘To give vent to’ means to express one’s feelings openly. the speed of 300000 km/s. It is the unit used for measuring stellar distances. 11. The school has a new look. (5) Phalke Award. – It is the highest film award given by the government of India 12. She asked her father what a stable was. to those persons who have made life long contribution to the cause of Indian 13. I was feeling tired last night, so I went to bed earlier than usual. cinema. The award is instituted on the name of Dada Saheb Phalke who 14. Though the traffic was bad, I arrived on time. produced India’s first feature film Raja Harishchandra. 15. The room is cleaned every day.  The first winner of this award was Devika Rani (1969); Kavi Pradeep (1997); 16. (b) It is disadvantageous to use a foreign language as the medium of instruction. 17. (a) Because the superficially anglicized culture had certain advantages. B.R. Chopra (1999); Yrishikesh Mukharji (1999); Asha Bonsle (2000) has won 18. (c) It could cover defects. this award. 19. (d) Form separate sections according to language in the same school. 33. Answer Yourself. 20. (a) When we succeed in solving the problems PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE) Directions 1-30: Choose the correct answer from alternatives given: (L.D. CLERK WAYNAD - 1998) 1. The name of the country where first census was held in 1790: (a) U.S.A (b) Britain (c) France (d) India 2. The first women president of Indian National Congress: PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) (a) Sarojini Naidu (b) Annie Besant (c) Sucheta Kripalani (d) Indira Gandhi Questions 1-5 : In questions 1to 5 select the one which is different from rest three: 3. Mother Teresa was born in: 1. (a) Bullet (b) Rifle (c) Pistol (d) Gun (e) None of these (a) Yugoslavia (b) Ireland (c) France (d) Italy 2. (a) 7426 (b) 3672 (c) 4465 (d) 5572 (e) None of these 4. Garuda is the name of which country’s airlines? 3. (a) Chess (b) Cricket (c) Table Tennis (d) Carrom (e) None of these (a) America (b) Phillippines (c) Indonesia (d) Singapore 4. (a) Girls (b) Boys (c) Friends (d) Flowers (e) None of these 5. Who was the inventor of stainless steel? 5. (a) Petrol (b) Diesel (c) Vanaspati (d) Kerosene (e) None of these (5 × 1 = 5 marks) (a) Victor Hugo (b) Montevideo (c) Brearley (d) Godwin Austin Questions 6-10 : In each of the following items the first two words have some relation- 6. Who wrote the National Anthem of India? ship. Find out the word from the 4 alternatives given, which has the same relation- (a) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (b) Rabindranath Tagore ship with the third word: (c) J.C. Bose (d) Jawaharlal Nehru 6. Doctor : Patient : : Advocate : 7. What drug does tobacco contain? (a) Witness (b) Fees (c) Client (d) Thief (e) None of these (a) Latex (b) Nicotine (c) Narcotic (d) L.S.D 7. Flower : Bouquet : : Player : 8. What does talcum powder consists of? (a) Captain (b) Team (c) Playground (d) Flock (e) None of these (a) Magnesium silicate (b) Sodium silicate 8. Post-office : Envelope : : Bank : (c) Hydrated magnesium silicate (d) Sodium chloride (a) Account (b) Money (c) Cheque (d) Manager (e) None of these 9. What does S.T.D mean? 9. Peace : Amity : : Conceal : (a) State Trade Development (b) Service Trade Development (a) Reveal (b) Hide (c) Disappear (d) Proclaim (e) None of these (c) Subscribers Trunk Dialing (d) Standard Trunk Development 10. Ear : Music : : Nose : 10. Which of the following is the best conductor of electricity? (a) Face (b) Breath (c) Smell (d) Voice (e) None of these (a) Cold water (b) Warm water (c) Saline water (d) Distilled water (5 × 1 = 5 marks) 11. One of the constituents of Gobar gas is Questions 11-15 : Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given: (a) Methane (b) Ethane (c) Carbondioxide (d) Oxygen 11. A student bought 4 books for Rs. 120 from one book-shop and 6 books for Rs. 150 12. A gland known as the gland of emergency: from another. The average price he paid per book, was: (a) Adrenal gland (b) Thyroid gland (a) Rs. 27 (b) Rs. 27 ½ (c) Rs. 135 (d) Rs. 138 (e) None of these (c) Pituitary gland (d) Parathyroid gland 12. If the rate of simple interest is 12% per annum the amount that would fetch interest 13. The largest flower in the world: of Rs. 6,000 per annum is (a) Rafflesia (b) Lotus (c) Sun flower (d) Cactus (a) Rs. 720 (b) Rs. 48543.69 (c) Rs. 50,000 (d) Rs. 72,000 (e) None of these 14. The smallest bone in the human body: 13. Raghu ranks 19th in the class of 40. What is his rank from the last? (a) Malleus (b) Saccule (c) Incus (d) Stapes (a) 20 (b) 19 (c) 21 (d) 22 (e) None of these 15. The colouring substance present in bile: 14. The income of Ramesh is 25% more than the income of Mahesh. The income of (a) Haemoglobin (b) Melanin (c) Bilirubin (d) Xanthophyll Mahesh is less than income of Ramesh by: 16. The hormone helps to ripen fruits: (a) 20% (b) 25% (c) 30% (d) 50% (e) None of these (a) Cytokinins (b) Gibberllins (c) Florigens (d) Ethylene 15. If the perimeter of a rectangular field is 200 m and its breadth is 40m then its area (in 17. Milk is an example of: m2) is (a) Suspension (b) Emulsion (c) Gel (d) Foam (a) 1,200 (b) 2,400 (c) 4,800 (d) 6,000 (e) None of these 18. Which country is known as land of rising sun? 42. The instrument which is used for measuring blood pressure? (a) New York (b) India (c) England (d) Japan 43. Who was the first woman Chief Minister in India? 19. Which sector in India uses coal in maximum quantity? 44. What is always contained in amalgams? (a) Railway (b) Thermal plants (c) Refineries (d) Transport 45. When was Arjuna Award introduced? (10 × ½ = 5 marks) 20. Who discovered Natural Radio-activity? Directions 46-50: Match the items in A and B: (a) Henry Becquerel (b) Borealis A B (c) Albert Durer (d) Socrates 46. Gitanjali (a) Janko Taibei of Japan 21. The acid present in oranges: (a) Acetic acid (b) Citric acid (c) Lactic acid (d) Oxalic acid 47. Solar system (b) Rabindranath Tagore 22. The density of water is maximum in: 48. Indravati National Park (c) Lion (a) 00 C (b) 40 C (c) 250 C (d) 1000 C 49. Bharat Ratna Award (d) Copernicus 23. The material used in the manufacture of lead pencils: 50. Mount Everest (e) Tiger (a) Lead (b) Graphite (c) Mica (d) Carbon (f) Dr. Abdul Kalam 24. The coldest planet is: (g) G. Sankara Kurup (5 × 1 = 5 marks) (a) Pluto (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Uranus 25. The term “Jockey” is associated with: (a) Bridge (b) Playing cards (c) Horse racing (d) Polo PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH) 26. Where is the Headquarters of the International Court of Justice? (a) Paris (France) (b) Rome (Italy) This part contains Multiple choice, Objective type and Completion type questions (c) The Hague (Netherlands) (d) Washington (U.S.A) along with comprehension questions to be answered from the given passage. 27. Salim Ali was associated with: 1. Which of the following is the same in meaning as the word ‘authentic’? (a) Ornithology (b) Entomology (c) Taxonomy (d) Anatomy (a) Brilliant (b) Charming (c) Diplomatic 28. The oldest classical dance of India is: (d) True (e) Effective (a) Bharatnatyam (b) Kathakali (c) Kuchipudi (d) Folk dance 2. Which of the following is most opposite in meaning to the word ‘gather’? 29. Who gave the call “Dilli Chalo”.? (a) Admire (b) Disperse (c) Collect (a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Give (e) Hate (c) Subhash Chandra Bose (d) Jaya Prakash Narayan 3. Which of the following is most nearly the same in meaning as the phrase ‘root 30. Which bird found in New Zealand is unable to fly and has hair instead of out’? feathers and a very long beak? (a) Ostrich (b) Kiwi (c) Penguin (d) Peacock (a) Destroy completely (b) Form roots (c) Give strong support to (30 × 1 = 30 marks) (d) Uproot (e) Search for something Directions 31-35: Answer the following questions in a sentence:— 4. Choose the correct form of the sentence from the following: 31. Why does iron rust? (a) Until the gardener watered the plants, they did not grow 32. What is dry ice? (b) Until the gardener had watered the plants, they had not grown 33. How does a piece of blotting paper absorb ink? (c) Until the gardener had watered the plants, they did not grow 34. Why does the sky appear blue? (d) Until the gardener watered the plants, they do not grow 35. Why do we use iodised salt? (5 × 1 = 5 marks) (e) Until the gardener watered the plants, they were not growing (4 × 1 = 4 marks) Directions 36-45: Name the following:— In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled up with an 36. Who is Kerala Kalidasan? appropriate word. Five alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the 37. Who found out radioactivity? correct alternative: 38. Which planet has rings around it? 39. Who is the 10th President of India? 5. He is senior ——— me, though he is younger 40. Where is Charminar situated? (a) than (b) from (c) in 41. Which district in Kerala produces most rice? (d) over (e) to 6. He took ——— with his work (c) the standard of living in India (a) troubles (b) pains (c) leave (d) the act of accepting modern science in India (d) rest (e) risk (e) the communication systems in India Pick out one of the five phrases that best explains the key word: 17. We gather from the passage that our outlook is 7. Mafia (a) scientific (b) strange (c) uncultured (a) A country in Europe (b) A charitable society (d) narrow (e) None of these (c) A religious organisation (d) A criminal organisation (4 × 1 = 4 marks) (e) A mad man 18. With reference to the “scientific temper”, the passage gives us an idea of 8. To err is human; to forgive is divine: (a) what we have not gained (b) what we have gained (a) To make a mistake (b) To fight with someone (c) what experiment we conducted in the past (c) To tell lies (d) To hurt someone’s feelings (d) what habit we developed in the past (e) None of these (e) To indulge in violence 19. From the expression “this process of making India truly modern”, we can infer Fill up the blanks with suitable words: that the attitude of the author is 9. This is my servant —— —— I was telling you. (1 marks) (a) pessimistic (b) optimistic (c) uncertain Fill up the blanks with suitable articles: (d) resentful (e) None of these 10. Each instrument should be in harmony with —— others in —— musical concert. 20. The author says that one of the roles of universities is to inculcate in the youth (1 marks) (a) an idea of Indian culture (b) the sense of education Correct the following sentences: 11. I shall inform them this. (c) the sense of modern science (d) an idea of Indian society 12. Each of these boys play games. (2 marks) (e) an idea of the essential qualification for a job (5 × 1 = 5 marks) Rewrite the following as directed: 13. He said, “My work will be finished by the evening.” (Write in indirect speech) PART - IV (REGIONAL LANGUAGE) 14. Gold is not so useful as iron. (Write in the comparative degree) (This part is to be answered in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada) 15. Is she cleaning the kitchen? (Change into the passive voice) (3 marks) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given at the end. 1. Translating the following into Malayalam or Tamil or Kanada: Only the expected words and expressions are to be written: Of man's earliest inventions we know very little. The first may have been the India has accepted modernization of its society. It has welcomed science use of a stone to crack a nut. The next was possibly the use of a stick to strike an in so far as it means more and more factories or buildings of dams. The Indian enemy. Once man found that stick and stone were useful, it was only a step people too have welcomed the various jobs such projects offer; the better and further to the making of a rude weapon by fastening a stone to the end of a stick. steady wages and the better standard of living. If science has meant cars, trains, jet planes, these too have been welcome. Similarly the wireless and films have Man used sticks and stones long before he dared to meddle with fire; for the been accommodated in Indian society. In short, applied science has been early men, like all wild creatures, dreaded fire. Fire, of course, existed; for lighten- accepted without a question. Now, if we pause to ask the question whether our ing must sometimes have set the forest albaze just as it does today, and in those outlook is scientific, the answer has to be “No, not yet.” Our culture has not day volcanoes were much more active than they are now. The forgotten hero acquired the scientific temper, the habit of using the scientific method of observation who first dared to tame fire to his own use was the greatest of early inventors; for and experiment. Only when this has been accepted can we truly say that India once man had fire, he was master of all lower creatures. (10 marks) has become modern. In this process of making India truly modern, universities 2. Write a paragraph not exceeding 100 words in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada play an important part. It is their job to educate and train young people in the new on any one of the following topics: ways of thought. 16. The passage is mainly about (a) The India of My Dreams. (a) the factories and the building of dams in India (b) Reading : a Dying Habit. (b) the job opportunities in India (c) Sachin Tendulkar : The Pride of Indian Cricket. (5 marks) ANSWERS  The first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress was Syed Badruddin Tyabji in 1887, Madras Congress. PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY)  The first English President of INC was George Yule in 1888 Allahabad Con- 1. (a) Bullet. Bullet is one which fired from a gun, rifle and pistol. gress. 2. (b) Except 3672, the sum of the digits of all other numbers is 19.  The first Malayalee President of INC was C. Sankaran Nair in 1897, Amaravalli 3. (b) Cricket  Other are indoore games. Cricket is an outdoor game. congress. 4. (d) Flowers 3. (a) Yugoslavia.  Mother Teresa (1910-1997) whose original name was Agnes 5. (c) Except Vanaspati all others are petroleum products. Gonxha Bojaxhill was born in what is now Skopje, Macidonia which was in 6. (c) Client Yugoshvia, became one independnet country in 1992 became a citizen of 7. (b) Team 8. (b) Money India in 1962 and known as saint of the gutters. She founded the Missionar- 9. (b) Hide ies of Charity. She won the Nobel Prize in 1979 and Bharat Ratna in 1980. 10. (c) Smell 4. (c) Indonesia. 120 + 150 270  Pan Am is the American airline. 11. (a) Average price = = = Rs. 27 10 10  KLM is the airline of Netherlands. It is the oldest operating airline in the 6,000 world. 12. (c) Required sum = × 100 = Rs. 50,000 12  Cathay Pacific is the airline of Hong Kong. 13. (d) Raghu’s rank from the last = 40 - 19 + 1 = 22  Qantas is the airline of Australia. 25 14. (a) Required perccent = × 100 = 20%  JAL is the airline of Japan. 125  Lufthansa is the German airline. 15. (b) Let l be the length of the rectangle.  TWA (Trans World Airlines) belongs to USA. Then 2(l + 40) = 200  l = 60 m ie Area = 60 × 40 = 2,400 m2  UA (United Airline) also belongs to USA. 5. (c) Brearley.  Harry Brearley (England) invented stainless steel in 1913. Stain- PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE) less steel is an alloy of iron, chromium and nickel. 1. (a) USA.  The first country to take census was USA in 1790.  Victor Hugo was French writer and author of Les Miserables and The  The first regular census took place in India in 1881. Ripon was the Viceroy of Hunchback of Notre Dame. India.  Montevideo is the capital of Uruguay.  The first sensus of independent India was in 1951. The 13th sensus was done  Godwin Austen was a the famous Englishman who surveyed Mount Godwin in 2001. Austen which is the world’s second highest mountain peak. Mount Godwin  The next census in India takes place in 2011. The census is taken every 10 Austen is also known as K2. Its peak reaches 8611 metres. Godwin Austen years in India. (1834-1923) surveyed K2 in the late 1850s. An Italian expedition reached the 2. (b) Annie Besant.  She was appointed as the president in 1917 at the Calcutta Congress. top of this mountain in July 1954 led by Ardito Desio. K2 is located in the  Sarojini Naidu is the first Indian woman president of Indian National Karakoram range in northern Kashmir. Congress. She became president in 1925 at the Kanpur Congress. 6. (b) Rabindranath Tagore. It was sung for the first time at the Calcutta Session of  The first president of INC was W.C. Bannerji in 1885. The second president of Indian National Congress on December 27, 1911. It was adopted by the INC was Dadabhai Naoroji in 1886 Calcutta Congress. Constituent Assembly of India on January 24, 1950.  The playing time of National Anthem is about 52 seconds. 21. (b) Citric acid.  Bankim Chandra Chatterjee wrote the national song of India. The song is  Lactic acid is present in milk. taken from his novel Anand Math. It was first sung at the 1896 session of  Oxalic acid is present in tomato.  Acetic acid is present in vinegar. Indian National Congress. 22. (b) 4 0 C 7. (b) Nicotine. 23. (b) Graphite  Latex is obtained from rubber tree. 24. (a) Pluto.  Pluto is the smallest and coldest planet. It is also the slowest and  LSD is Lysergic acid diethylamide. It is a narcotic drug. The use of which is farthest planet. illegal.  Originally Pluto is the Roman God of the underworld. 8. (c) Magnesium silicate  It takes 248.54 years for one revolution around the sun. 9. (c) Subscribers Trunk Dialing  It has a diameter of 3000 km.  STD also stands for Sexually Transmitted Diseases.  Cheron is the only satellite of Pluto.  NSD – National Subscribers Trunk Dialing. 25. (c) Horse race.  ISD – International Subscribers Trunk Dialing. 26. (c) The Hague (Netherlands). 10. (c) Saline Water.  The International Criminal Court has its headquarters in Hague. 11. (a) Methane. 27. (a) Ornithology.  Ornithology is the study of birds. 12. (a) Adrenal gland.  They are called glands of emergency because they pro-  The Fall of a Sparrow is the autobiography of Salim Ali, who was an orni- duce adrenaline which provides quick energy by converting glycogen into thologist. glucose.  Entomology is the study of insects.  Thyroid is situated in the neck. It makes use of dietary iodine in the produc- tion of its hormone called thyroxine. Its deficiency leads to the thyroid 28. (a) Bharatnatyam.  It was as old as Natya Shastra, which was popular in 4000 BC. enlargement known as goitre.  Kathakali is the most refined art form of Kerala which is 300 years old.  Pituitary gland is the single-most important endocrine system in the body. It  Kathak, a north Indian dance form, is only 500 years old. is located at the base of the brain. It is called the master gland because of the  Folk dances are very old but they are not classical dances. multiplicity of its functions and also because of its control over the secretions 29. (c) Subhash Chandra Bose. of other endocrine glands.  Mahatma Gandhi gave the call for ‘Do or Die’.  Parathyroid glands: It lie embedded in the thyroid gland. They secrete the  Jayaprakash Narayan gave the call for ‘Partyless democracy’ hormone which helps to keep calcium dissolved in blood. Calcium helps to  Jawaharlal Nehru gave the call for ‘Poorna Swaraj’ in the Lahore Congress in 1929. build bones and teeth. The bones act as storage place for calcium. 30. (b) Kiwi. 13. (a) Rafflesia The smallest flower in the world is Walfia.  Penguin is a flightless bird found in Arctic region. 14. (d) Stapes.  It is in the human ear.  Ostrich is the biggest flightless bird found in Africa. 15. (c) Bilirubin.  Kangaroos are found in Australia.  Melanin gives colour to the skin. 31. When iron is left exposed to air and moisture, it gets oxidised rapidly. Thus  Haemoglobin gives colour to the blood. iron gets rusted.  Xanthophyll is the yellow pigment in plants 32. Dry ice is liquified gas under a pressure of 58 atmospheres. It falls to the 16. (d) Ethylene. bottom in the form of snow compressed into blocks when subjected to a 17. (a) Suspension.  Suspension mixture consists of small solid particles dis- sudden release of pressure. persed in a liquid or gas which will settle on standing. e.g. Solid carbon dioxide. 18. (d) Japan.  Land of midnight sun – Norway; Land of Selling Sun – Britain. 33. Blotting paper has fine pores which act like capillaries. When a portion of 19. (b) Thermal plants. blotting paper is brought into contact with ink, due to surface tension (capil- 20. (a) Henry Becquerel. lary action of liquids) ink enters the pores and gets absorbed. 34. Violet and blue light have short waves and are scattered more than red light 3. (a) Destroy completely.  ‘Grassroots’ support means support from ordinary waves. While red light goes almost straight through the atmosphere, blue and people, and ‘knowing one’s roots’ means knowing one’s origins. To ‘root for violet are scattered by particles in the atmosphere. Thus we see a blue sky. someone’ is American English meaning to support someone. 35. Iodised salt contain iodine which is essential for the functioning of thyroid 4. (a) Until the gardener watered the plants, they did not grow. gland. Its deficiency causes goitre. 5. (e) to.  A person is senior or junior to someone but younger or older than 36. Kerala Varma Valia Koyithampuran.  Kerala Panini – A.R. Rajaraja Varma. someone.  Kerala Vyasan – Kodungallor Kunhikuttan Tampuran. 6. (b) pains 37. Henry Becquerel in 1896. Radio activity means the Spondanous emission of 7. (d) A criminal organisation.  The Mafia is an organisation founded in the 19th rays from a substare. century in Sicily, Italy, to protect peasants from their landlords. As poor Sicilians 38. Saturn. Saturn’s rings were discovered by Galileo. They are dense gas and emigrated to USA the organisation went with them but in USA it turned to criminal solid rock particles revolving around the planet. When light falls on them, activities, especially bootlegging in the Prohibition period. Nowadays it is chiefly they show themselves as a ring. involved in drugs, prostitution and protection. A member of the Mafia is a 39. Dr. K.R. Narayanan. Mafioso. 40. Hyderabad. Tajmahal is in Agra (Uttar Pradesh), Juma Masjid is in Delhi. 8. (a) To make a mistake. This is a well known quotation by Alexander Pope. ‘Err’ 41. Palakkad.  But Kuttanad is known as the 'granary of Kerala'. is the verb form of ‘error’. 42. Sphygmomanometer. 9. This is my servant about whom I was telling you.. Should it be ‘who’ or ‘whom’? 43. Sucheta Kripalani (in Uttar Pradesh) ‘Who’ or ‘whom’ refers to ‘my servant’. ‘My servant’ in this sentence is in the 44. Mercury. object phrase (This – subject, is – verb, – my servant – object) therefore the Ct¸mÄ AÀÖp\ AhmÀUv k½m\ XpI BWv. 45. 1961.  3,00,000 objective form, whom, should be used. It is useful also to remember that ‘whom’ 46. (b) Gitanjali was written by Rabindranath Tagore. It is for this book he received always follows a preposition – To whom am I speaking? From whom did this the Nobel Prize in 1913. letter come? 47. (d) Solar system was discovered by Copernicus. 10. Each instrument should be in harmony with the others in a musical concert. 48. (e) Indravati National Park is known for tiger reserve. 11. I shall inform them of this. 49. (f) Bharat Ratna award was conferred to Dr. Abdul Kalam in 1997. 12. Each of these boys plays games. ‘Each’ means ‘each one’ and therefore is 50. (a) Mount Everest was scaled by Junko Taibei of Japan. She was the first woman singular so ‘play’ should be ‘plays’. The same rule applies for ‘none’, ‘neither’, to scale the world’s highest peak. ‘either’ etc. 13. He said that his work would be finished by that evening. PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH) 14. Iron is more useful than gold. 1. (d) True.  ‘Authentic’ means ‘genuine’ – e.g. This is an authentic Picasso 15. Is the kitchen being cleaned by her? painting; verb form – to establish or prove something to be genuine – is ‘authenticate’. 16. (d) the act of accepting modern science in India A charming person is one with a pleasing manner and a diplomatic person is one 17. (d) narrow who is tactful and takes care not to offend. 18. (a) what we have not gained 2. (b) Disperse.  To gather means to collect something together, to disperse 19. (b) optimistic means to send things away in different directions – e.g. The protesters gathered outside the Secretariat but the police dispersed them. 20. (b) the sense of education 12. Five persons were walking along a street D was ahead of A. E was following B. C (L.D. CLERK DEFENCE WELFARE DEPT. - 1999) was between A and B. Who was in the middle? (a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E 3 1 5 6 13. If /4 = 11, /5 = 39; /6 = 89; then /7 = ? TRIVANDRUM, ERNAKULAM, THRISSUR, KOZHICODE, MALAPPURAM, KANNUR (a) 111 (b) 147 (c) 167 (d) 191 (e) 239 14. Some incomplete arguments are given below followed by five statements. One of them completes the argument in order to justify the conclusion. Find it out: PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) "He is an athlete because he is a football player". [This part consists of 15 multiple choice questions. Each question carries 1 mark.] (a) Athletes are football players 1. Which of the following is related to "State" in the same manner as "President" is (b) Football players are athletes related to "Country". (c) Some football players are athletes (a) Governor (b) Minister (c) Prime Minister (d) Some athletes are football players (d) Chief Minister (e) None of these (e) Most football players are athletes 2. Among the following items, 4 are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which 15. When the race ended, there were six in front of a car, six cars behind a car and a car is the one that does not belong to the group? in the middle. How many cars did finish the race? (a) 381 (b) 552 (c) 129 (d) 903 (e) 295 (a) 13 (b) 7 (c) 12 (d) 14 (e) 11 3. Which is the number that comes next in the series: 4, 6, 12, 14, 28, 30, ––––––––––––– PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE) Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given to question 1 to 30. Each (a) 32 (b) 64 (c) 62 (d) 60 (e) None of these question carries, 1 marks. 4. Which of the following is related to "Manipur" in the same manner as "Sikkim" is 1. Acupuncture is a medical system of treatment prominently prevailed in China in related to "Gangtok": which: (a) Shillong (b) Imphal (c) Bhopal (d) Nagpur (e) None of these (a) Electric shocks are applied for (b) Herbs are used 5. "Birds" are related to "aviary" in the same way as "Bees" are related to ––––––– (c) Drugs are used (d) Needles are used (a) aquarium (b) hive (c) brewery (d) apiary (e) None of these (e) None of these 6. Which is the number that comes next in the series: 2. Which of the following is India's first communication satellite 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, –––––– (a) Aryabhatta (b) Rohni (c) APPLE (d) Bhaskara (a) 43 (b) 62 (c) 63 (d) 73 (e) None of these (e) None of these 7. Choose the group of letters which is different from others: 3. In Kerala the Second Tier of Panchayat is known as: (a) BCD (b) KMN (c) QRS (d) GHI (e) WXY (a) Jilla Panchayat (b) Grama Panchayat 8. Which of the following conclusions can be validly drawn from the proposition (c) Taluk Panchayat (d) Block Panchayat (e) None of these given? 4. Which of the following is rich in Ozone layer? Proposition : Men are, generally dishonest. (a) Mesosphere (b) Stratosphere (c) Troposphere (a) All men are honest (b) No man is honest (d) Thermosphere (e) None of these (c) Some men are dishonest (d) No man is dishonest 5. The statement that is not related with Raja Ram Mohan Roy: 9. If "PLANE" is coded as "OKZMD" in a certain language, how will "TRAIN" be (a) He encouraged English Education coded? (b) He encouraged idol worship (a) SQZHM (b) UQBHO (c) SQZJM (d) USBJM (e) USBJO (c) He believed in human dignity 10. Which is the number that comes next in the series. (d) He was well-versed in several languages 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, ––––––––– (e) None of these (a) 54 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 81 (e) None of these 6. The commission which was boycotted by the Indians as there was no Indian 11. Among the following 5 items, 4 are alike in a certain way and so form a group. members in it: Which is the one that does not belong to the group? (a) Simon Commission (b) Shah Commission (a) Metre (b) Furlong (c) Yard (d) Mile (e) Acre (c) Cripps Mission (d) Cabinet Mission (e) None of these 7. Article 356 of the Constitution of India deals with: 20. The day on which Jesus is said to have been crucified is (a) National emergency (a) The Resurrection day (b) Christmas (c) Good Friday (b) Financial emergency (d) Easter (e) None of these (c) Imposition of the Presidents Rule in the States 21. Who among the following Indians has won Nobel Prize in Economics? (d) Reducing the voting age from 21 to 18 (a) Rabindranath Tagore (b) C.V. Raman (e) None of these (c) Har Govind Khurana (d) Amarthya Sen (e) None of these 8. C.V. Raman was awarded Nobel Prize for his work on: 22. The name of the product with the trade name "INDANE". (a) Atomic energy (b) Stars (c) Light (a) Coffee (b) Tea (c) Cooking gas (d) Gene (e) None of these (d) Soap (e) None of these 9. Who acts as the President of India in the absence of President and Vice-president? 23. Head Quarters of World Bank (a) Speaker of Lok Sabha (b) Chief Justice of India (a) New York (b) London (c) Mexico (c) Vice Chairman of Rajya Sabha (d) Senior most Governor (d) Washington (e) None of these (e) None of these 24. Which of the following women has not been the President of the Indian National 10. Who is regarded as the "Father of Geometry"? Congress? (a) Pythagoras (b) Euclid (c) Dante (a) Annie Besant (b) Sarojini Naidu (c) Indira Gandhi (d) Issac Newton (e) None of these (d) Sonia Gandhi (e) None of these 11. The Indian Territory liberated from the French: 25. The chemical name of Plaster of Paris is (a) Goa (b) Damen (c) Mahe (d) Diu (e) None of these (a) Calcium Sulphate (b) Calcium ammonium sulphate 12. An Instrument which indicates altitude of a place along with corresponding pres- (c) Magnesium sulphate (d) Copper sulphate (e) None of these sure: 26. The largest producer of gold in the world (a) Anemometer (b) Barometer (c) Hygrometer (a) India (b) South Africa (c) Saudi Arabia (d) Altimeter (e) None of these (d) Kuwait (e) None of these 13. Who is regarded as the "Father of Russian Revolution"? 27. A fuse wire is used to (a) Karl Marx (b) Lenin (c) Trotsky (d) Kerensky (e) None of these (a) make the electrical circuit strong (b) convert A.C. to D.C 14. Which one of the following diseases is hereditary? (c) prevent an unduly high electric current (d) convert D.C. to A.C. (a) Anaemia (b) Nephritis (c) Diabetes (e) None of these (d) Night blindness (e) None of these 28. First President of Kerala Sahitya Academy: 15. An isotherm is a line joining places having equal: (a) Ulloor (b) Vallathol (c) Asan (a) Humidity (b) Air pressure (c) Temperature (d) Sardar K.M. Panicker (e) None of these (d) Rain fall (e) None of these 29. The minimum age prescribed to become a member of Lok Sabha 16. Which among the following is in liquid state at room temperature? (a) 18 years (b) 21 years (c) 25 years (d) 35 years (e) None of these (a) Mercury (b) Sodium (c) Phosphorus 30. Which of the following is Kautilya's work? (d) Potassium (e) None of these (a) Arthasastra (b) Kadambari (c) Ramayana 17. Which among the following is an Indirect Tax? (d) Brihat Katha (e) None of these (a) Wealth Tax (b) Income Tax (c) Profession Tax (Questions 31 to 35 carry ½ mark each. What are the following used for? (d) Sales Tax (e) None of these 31. Cardiogram 18. The next World Cup Cricket Championship (in 2003) will be held in 32. Hydrometer (a) West Indies (b) Australia (c) South Africa 33. Calorimeter (d) Pakistan (e) None of these 34. Saccharimeter 19. Who was the "Player of Tournament" of the World Cup Cricket Championship held 35. Spygmomanometer in England in May-June 1999? (Questions 36 to 40 carry ½ mark each) (a) Shane Warne (b) Lance Clusener (c) Rahul Dravid 36. January 12 37. February 28 38. July 11 (d) Wasim Akram (e) None of these 39. October 9 40. October 31 (Questions 41 to 45 carry 1 mark each. Expand the following abbreviations: 8. Give the past tense form of the following verbs: 41. ANERT 42. RSVP 43. HIV 44. DPEP 45. CUSAT (a) Lead (b) Flee (Questions 46 to 50 carry 1 mark each. Match items given in Column A with suitable 9. Use the following phrase in a meaningful sentence: items in Column B: "Refrain from" A B 10. Rewrite the following sentence using 46. Origin of Species Sarojini Naidu 47. Copa America Canada "so...... that" instead of "too...... to". 48. Raghuvamsam Japan "She is too proud to apologize." 49. Lady with the Lamp Kalidasan 11. Rewrite the following sentence using the passive form of the verb 50. Land of the rising sun Charles Darwin "They have completed the work". Football Tournament 12. Fill in the blanks using the appropriate words selected from those given below Florence Nightingale "We were shocked –––– President Kennedy –––––––– assassinated" Milton 51. Write a short paragraph not exceeding 100 words on any one of the following: (about, by, at, of, over, for, on, being, upon, with.) (a) Television - a blessing or curse Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below: (b) Pleasures of reading PASSAGE (c) Corruption in Public life (5 marks) Our present cities are growing every year...... This growth will almost certainly continue and the cities of the future will be much bigger and far more complicated PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH) than those of today. Many problems will arise which will have to be solved. The (This part contains multiple choice items, very short answer items and compre- solutions will undoubtedly change the face of the city and the life of the inhabit- hension questions based on given passage. Each question carries 1 mark.) ants..... It is quite possible that the future city will have no traffic at all. H.G. Wells 1. Which among the following words is opposite in meaning to the term "acquit"? in his book The Sleep Awakes, tells of man who slept for hundreds of years, and (a) Repel (b) Condemn (c) Deny (d) Extract (e) Refuse awoke to a very different world from that which he knew before. In the streets of 2. Which of the following words is synonymous (word with the same meaning) with that future London, there were no animals, carriages, motor-cars or tramcars. The the word "conceit"? city was provided with moving roads, and therefore no longer needed the vehi- (a) Contempt (b) Modesty (c) Vanity cles to which we are accustomed. One side of the road travelled in one direction; (d) Humility (e) Shame the other side moved the opposite way. Any one who wanted to go to another 3. Find out the meaning of/the word "deplorable". part of the city stepped on the moving "way" and sat on one of the seats until he (a) Capable (b) Fashionable (c) Regrettable arrived. He did not need to wait for a tramcar or a bus..... This moving way was (d) Hospitable (e) Humble 4. Find out the relevant single term from the alternatives given below to mean "ob- always at his service, always moving silently along, always ready to take him to serving formalities" his destination. That city of the future had no traffic problems. (a) Ceremonial (b) Ceremonious (c) Informal 13. How will the cities of the future appear? (d) Formidable (e) Observant 14. Will there be heavy traffic on the future city roads? 5. Find out the correct form of the word from the alternatives given below: 15. What does the sleeper in H.G. Well's book find when he awakes? (a) Skillfull (b) Skilfull (c) Skilful 16. What is peculiar about the streets of future London? (d) Skillful (e) Skilfool 17. What is the advantage of the two sides of the moving road? 6. Write the noun form of the following words (a) Confide (b) Respond 18. How does a person living in future cities reach his destination? 7. Write the verbal form of the following words: 19. How is the city of London, as visualised by Wells, free from traffic problems? (a) Minimum (b) Preference 20. Suggest a suitable title for the passage. PART - IV (REGIONAL LANGUAGE) ANSWERS (This part is to be answered in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada) 1. Translating the following into Malayalam or Tamil or Kanada: PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) PASSAGE 1. (a) Governor. A Wizard used to sit in the shade of a huge banyan tree beside a busy street. It 2. (e) 295 was believed that he had the power to predict future. Several passers-by ap- 3. (d) 60 proached him every day to know their for tunes. One day, a person ran up to him 4. (b) Imphal with a urgent message for the "Prophet". There was a Burglary in the Fortune- 5. (d) Apary Teller's house. The doors of the house had been broken open. All valuable 6. (c) 63 things in the house were found stolen. The Wizard was speechless for a while. 7. (b) KMN Then he ran home with all speed. There was an amused expression on the faces 8. (c) Some men are dishonest. of his neighours. They could not help laughing at the man who could tell the 9. (a) SQZHM fortunes of others, but not his own. (10 marks) 10. (c) 64 11. (e) Aore 2. Write a paragraph not exceeding 100 words in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada 12. (c) C on any one of the following topics: 13. (c) 167 (a) The need for a new education policy in our country. 14. (c) some football players are Athletes (\½psS cmPy¯v Hcp ]pXnb hnZym-`ymk \b-¯nsâ Bh-iy-I-X) 15. (b) 7 (b) Nuclear weapons - A boon or a curse? (BW-hm-bp-[-§Ä þ Hcp A\p-{K-ltam im]tam?) PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE) 1. (d) Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese method of treatment for reliving pain and (c) The role of women in modern India. variety of diseases by inserting needles. It is used alone or in combination (B[p-\nI `mc-X-¯n kv{XoI-fpsS ]¦v) (1 × 5 = 5 marks) with western medicines or Chinese herbal preparations.  Now, Acupuncture is practical widely in Asia and Europe.  The 'specialist of acupuncture is called acupuncturist. 2. (c) The first communication Satellite of India was launched by the Ariane Vehi- cles of European Space Agency from Kouru in French Guyana in June 19, 1981.  The full name of APPLE is Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment.  The first Indian Satelite was 'Aryabhatta' which is launched in April 19, 1975 from the ersth while Soviet Union.  The first development launch of PSLV-3 with Rohini Satelite (RS-D1) was in 1981.  'Bhaskara I' is the second Indian Experimental Satelite for earth observation which is launched in June 7, 1979. 3. (d) The recommendations of the Balwant Rai Meta Committee in 1957 gave way for a three tier system of local self government in India with Panchayats at the village level, Panchayat Samatis at the Block level and Zila Parishads at the district level.  Kerala Pachayat Raj Act of 1994 provides a three tier structure in Kerala 7. (c) Articles 3656 deals with emergency arising out of break down of constitu- namely Grama Panchayts at village level, Block Panchayats at block level and tional machinery in states. District Panchayats at district level.  Article 352 deals with emergency due external aggression or armed rebellion.  Rajastan was the first state to form the three tier system of Panchayat Raj  Article 360 deals with financial emergency. institutions in 1959. 8. (c) Dr. Chandrasekharan Venkita Raman was the first Indian Scientist to have  73rd Constitutional Amendment is related to the Panchayat Raj Institutions won the Nobel Prize in 1930 for his study of scatterings of light known as (PRI). 'Raman Effect'.  Lord Rippon is known as the "father of local self government" in India.  He was awarded Bharat Ratna in 1954 and the Leuin peace prize in 1958.  National Science Day is observed on February 28 as the theory of Raman  Pachayat Day - (Feb-29) is observed on the birth day of Balwant Rai Meta Effect' was published on February 28, 1928. who is also known as "Father of Panhayat Raj". 9. (b) Muhammad Hidayatullah was the only chief justice who took the charge of 4. (b) Stratosphere is the second layer of atmosphere which lies beyond tropo- President when Dr. Zahir Hussain died in 1969. Then President of India. sphere, up to an altitude of 50 km from earth's surface. This is the layer where  When a Governor resigns or dies the chief justice of the state normally exer- Maximum concentration of ozone is present. cises the functions of the Governor till a new governor is appointed.  Ozone is an important gas in the atmosphere which is actually a type of 10. (b) Euclid was the Greek Mathematician whose important contribution was the oxygen molecules consisting of three atoms (O ). It forms less than 0.000051% 3 use of deductive primiples of logic as the basis of Geometry. So he is consid- by volume of atmosphere. It is between 20 and 80 km altitude that the greatest ered as the father of Geometry. He propoceded the Geometrical Theoruns. He concentrations of ozone are fund. gave Geometry a September identity.  World Ozone Day is September 16.  Euclid complied all his the ores in a B volume book called Elements.  Troposphere is the lower most atmospheric layer extending about 8 km at the 11. (c) Mahe is included in the union territory of Pondicherry. It is located at the poles and 16 km at the equator. northern part of Kerala (near Kannur District).  Mesosphere is the atmospheric level extending between the stratopanse and  Other French settlements were Karaikal, Yanam and Pondicherry, and these mesopanse. were transferred to India on 1st November 1954.  Thermophore is the uppermost layer of atmosphere extending from the  Goa was liberated from Portuguese on December 19, 1961. mesosphere at an altitude of about 85 km to 400 km.  Daman and Diu were captured by Portuguese on 1531 and 1534 respectively 5. (b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy was a social reformer who tried to eradicate sati, pardah, to generuith Go and liberated in 1961. For 25 years Daman and Diu contirned and child marriage. He also advocated widow-marriage and women's educa- to be generally Goa. When Goa alined state have in 1987, Daman and Diu became a Union Territory. tion, with the help of Lord William Bentick. 12. (d) Anemometer is used to measure the volocity and to find the direction of wind.  Mohan Roy is considered as the father of Indian Renaissance, father of In-  Barometer is used to measure the atmospheric presence. dian Nationalism, father of national journalism.  Hygrometer is used to measure the humidity in the air.  He founded the Bhrahma Samaj in 1828, 'Atniya Sabha' in 1814 for the renais-  Hydrometer is used to calculate the specific gravity of liquids. sance of the society. 13. (b) Vladimir Lein was the founder of Communist Russia who founded communist  His major works are Gift of monotheists and Precepts of Jesus. international in 1919. 6. (a) Simmon Commission appointed by British Government in 1927 to review the 14. (c) Insulin Deficiency results in diabetes. The normal value of blood singer is working system of diarchny, which was introduced by montegu Chemsford 90mg/100ml of blood. When this exceeds 180 mg sugar will be excrelid through Reforms. The commission arrived in Bombay in 1928. China. 15. (c) The distribution of atmospheric pressure is shown on a map by Isobars. An 25. (a) isobar is an imaginary line drawn through places luing equal atmospheric 26. (b) India is the largest producer of Mica, jute textiles, millets, coconuts, tea. pressure.  South Africa also Ranks first in the production of Chromium, Manganese. 16. (a) 27. (c) 17. (d) Sales tax is the major some of reveme to the state Government Land revene, 28. (d)  1956  cq]w sIm­ tIcf kmlnXy A¡mZanbpsS BØm\w XriqcmWv. stamp duties, and registration fees etc. are also collected by the states. {ioNn¯ncn Xncp¶mÄ _mecmahÀ½bmWv kmlnXy A¡mZan DXvLmS\w  Union excise duties are the chief some of revenue of the central government sNbvXXv. kmlnXy A¡mZanbpsS Ct¸mgs¯ {]knUâ v F³. ]n. apl½Zv BWv. excise duties, customs duties, and registration fees etc. are also collected by  the states. (2001). kÀZmÀ sI. Fw. ]Wn¡À, sI. ]n. tIihtat\m³, ]pt¯g¯v cmatat\m³,  Union excise duties are the chief some of revene of the central government  exices duties, customs duties, income tax and corporation tax levied by the Pn. i¦c¡pdp¸v, Ipän¸pg IrjvW]nÅ, s]m³Ip¶w hÀ¡n, ]n. tIihtZhv, ]n. kn. Ip«nIrjvW³, XIgn inhi¦c]nÅ, s{]m^. Fkv. Kp]vX³ \mbÀ, central government. s{]m^m Fw. sI. km\p, Fw.Sn. hmkptZh³ \mbÀ F¶nhcmWv kmlnXy 18. (c) South Africa lies in the Southern Part of Africa. It has three capital cities A¡mZanbpsS ap³ A²y£³amÀ. namely protoria (Administrative capital), Capetwon (Legislative Capital), and Bloemfontion (Judicial Capital). 'Rad is its monetary unit. 29. (c) 30. (a)  1999 World Cup was held in England. 31. Cardiogram to trace the movements of heart.  The first World Cup in 1975 was also held in England. 32. Hydrometer to climate the specific gravity of liquids. 19. (b) Lance Khuncer of South Africa was the 'player of tournament' and Shame 33. Calorimeter - for measuring quantities of heat. Wame of Austria was the man of the match". 34. Sachamimeter - used for determine the amount sugar in a solution.  India's Rahul Dravid scored the maximum runs (461) in the tournament. 35. Spygmomanometer for measuring blood presisme.  Twelve trans participated in the 1999 World Cup and Australia libled the 36. January 12 - National Youth Day. World Cup by defeating Pakistan by 8 wickets. 37. February 28 - National Science Day. 20. (c) 38. July 11 - World Population Day. 21. (d) Amartya Sen won the Nobel Prize for economics in 1998, for his sterling 39. October 9 - World Postal Day. contribution to welfare economics and in particular his research in to the 40. October 31 - National Rededication Day. 41. ANERT - Agency for Non Conventional Energy and Rural Technology. causes of famine and poverty. 42. RSVP - Responding Sil Vous Plaint (Reply if you pleace).  Amartya Sen is the 6th Indian to be conferred a Nobel Prize. 43. HIV - Human Immo Deficiency Virus.  The other Indian who won Nobel Prizes are Rabindranath Tagor (Literature 44. DPEP - District Primary Education Programe. 1913), C.V. Raman (Physics 1930), Hargobind Khorana (Medicine - 1968), 45. CUSAT - Cochin University of Science and Technology. Mother Terasa (Peace - 1979), S. Chandra Sekhar (Physics - 1983). A B 22. (c) 46. Origin of Species - Charles Darwin 23. (d) The World Bank is a group of 4 institutions namely International Bank for 47. Copa America - Football Tournament Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), International Finance Corporation 48. Raghuvamsam - Kalidasan (IFC), International Development Association (IDA) and Multilateral Invest- 49. Lady with Lamp - Florence Nightigale ment Guralee Agency (MIGA). 50. Land of Rising Sun - Japan 24. (e) 51. Prepare Yourself. PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH) 1. Condemn 2. Vanity 3. Regrellable 4. Ceremonial 5. Skilful 6. (a) Confidant (b) Response 7. (a) Minimise (b) Prefer 8. (a) Led (b) Fleed 9. The political leaders advised the peojule to refrain from violence. 10. She is so proud that she is not ready to apolosize. 11. The work has been completed. 12. We were shocked at President Kennedy being assassinated. 13. to 20 Answer Yourself.

PART - IV (REGIONAL LANGUAGE) Prepare Your Self. 12. The length of the Konkan Railway is ––––– (L.D. CLERK MUNICIPAL COMMON (a) 600 kms (b) 760 kms (c) 800 kms (d) 850 kms (e) 900 kms 13. What is the minimum number of cars that could move in the following formation? SERVICE - 1999) Two cars in front of a car, two cars behind a car and a car between two cars: (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6 (e) 7 14. If 3 = 0, 4 = 4, 5 = 10, 6 = 18 then 7 = –––––– PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) (a) 21 (b) 28 (c) 35 (d) 42 (e) 49 15. A mother's age is thrice older than her son now. 15 years later she will be only [This part consists of 15 multiple choice questions. Each question carries 1 mark.] twice as old as the son. What is the age of the mother now? 1. Which one of the following is different from the other four? (a) 25 (b) 30 (c) 45 (d) 40 (e) 35 (a) Pilot (b) Driver (c) Sing (d) Teacher (e) Player 2. Among the following five items four are alike in some respects. Which is the PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE) different one. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given to Questions 1 to 30. Write (a) Horse (b) Camel (c) Elephant (d) Cow (e) Dog only the letter indicating your answer. Each question carries 1 mark. 3. In a certain code POLISH is written as MLIFPE. How is DIG written in the same 1. Who is the longest serving Chief Minister of Kerala? code? (a) K. Karunakaran (b) E.M. Sankaran Namboothiripad (a) GLJ (b) CHI (c) ECH (d) AFD (e) AHI (c) Pattom Thanupillai (d) E.K. Nayanar (e) None of these 4. Which letter is to come in the blank to complete the series 2. The winner of World Cup in cricket in 1999 is AZBCYXD ...... (a) Pakistan (b) Australia (c) England (a) E (b) F (c) T (d) W (e) U (d) South Africa (e) None of these 5. Rearrange the following group of letters to form the correct spelling of a meaning- 3. Who was selected for National Human Rights award in 1999? ful word (a) Reeth Abraham (b) Medha Patkar ENCAIFN (c) Hari Dev Shourie (d) Arundhati Roy (e) None of these 6. As a bird is to feather, so is a cat to ––––––– 4. Which is the biggest taluk in Kerala? (a) Paw (b) Fur (c) Ears (d) Hairs (e) Claws (a) Kanayannur (b) Kochi (c) Eranad 7. Complete the following series with a letter from the alternatives: (d) Chirayinkil (e) None of these BYCXDWE –––––––– 5. When did Vasco da Gama discovered sea route from Western Europe to India? (a) V (b) Z (c) F (d) M (e) G (a) 1498 (b) 1598 (c) 1497 8. Substitute the underlined word in the following sentence with a suitable phrase (d) 1398 (e) None of these from the given alternatives: 6. When did Naval airport started functioning at Cochin? "The Prime Minister is to visit the President." (a) 1943 (b) 1951 (c) 1948 (a) Call at (b) Call off (c) Call out (d) Call on (e) Call down (d) 1941 (e) None of these 9. In the following sentence where is the proper place of a comma to mean "free him": 7. Which of the following State in India had a massive earthquake on March 29, "Hang him not let him go". 1999? (a) Between hang and him (b) Between not and let (a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Maharashtra (c) Between let and him (d) Between him and not (d) Bihar (e) None of these (e) Between him and go 8. Asian Conference on Air Pollution, 1999 was held at 10. Ravi said pointing to Hari, "His father is my father's son". How is Ravi related to (a) Delhi (b) Calcutta (c) Jaipur Hari? (d) Bombay (e) None of these (a) Father (b) Son (c) Grandson (d) Grandfather (e) Brother 9. Indira Priyadarshini Vrikshmithra award is related to 11. Which among the following words will come last in the English dictionary? (a) Sports (b) Literature (c) Art (a) False (b) Faith (c) Fool (d) Follow (e) Fellow (d) Forestry (e) None of these 10. India launched INSAT-2E on April 3, 1999 from 23. Which of the following is not necessary for photosyntheis?

(a) French Guyana (b) Sreeharikota (c) Thumba (a) CO2 (b) O2 (c) Sunlight (d) Russia (e) None of these (d) Chlorophyl (d) None of these 11. The chemical content of laughing gas is 24. Which among the following countries is functioning as headquarters of Interna- (a) Nitric oxide (b) Nitrogen peroxide tional Court of Justice? (c) Nitrous oxide (d) Ammonia (e) None of these (a) USA (b) Russia (c) Netherland 12. The members of G-8 nations are (d) France (e) None of these (a) Russia, Britain, France, Canada, Germany, Italy, United States and Japan 25. Who is the author of the book Dharma Raja? (b) Russia, Britain, France, Canada, India, Italy, United States and Japan (a) M. Mukundan (b) M.T. Vasudevan Nair (c) Russia, China, France, Canada, Germany, Italy, United States and Japan (c) Vishnu Sharma (d) C.V. Raman Pillai (e) None of these (d) Russia, Britain, France, Canada, Germany, Italy, United States and Brazil 26. Which of the amendment act of Indian Constitution is related to Panchayat Raj? (e) None of these (a) 72th Amendment Act (b) 71st Amendment Act 13. Which of the following gives acid property to vinegar? (c) 73rd Amendment Act (d) 77th Amendment Act (e) None of these (a) Carbolic acid (b) Lactic acid (c) Acetic acid 27. The difference between the Indian standard time and the Greenwich mean time is (a) 31/ hours (b) 41/ hours (c) 51/ hours (d) Citric acid (e) None of these 2 2 2 (d) 61/ hours (e) None of these 14. Which among the following is called "Queen of Arabian Sea"? 2 (a) Cochin (b) Kodungaloor 28. The minimum age limit for becoming a member of Rajya Sabha? (a) 30 years (b) 35 years (c) 22 years (c) Visakapattanam (d) Bombay (e) None of these (d) 25 years (e) None of these 15. The operation carried out by India at Kargil and Drass region is 29. From the following who was selected as U.G.C. Chairman (a) Blue Star operation (b) Black thunder operation (a) Dr. A . Sukumaran Nair (b) Dr. K.G. Adiyodi (c) Prof. K.A. Jaleel (c) Operation Vijay (d) Operation blackboard (e) None of these (d) Dr. Rajasekharan Pillai (e) None of these 16. The place in India where peaceful nuclear explosion experiment was carried out 30. The warship commissioned by the Prime Minister of India in 1999 is (a) Bikaner (b) Ganganagar (c) Jaisalmor (a) INS Virad (b) INS Mysore (c) INS Delhi (d) Pokharan (e) None of these (d) INS Bombay (e) None of these 17. The rulers who built magnificent temples of Belur and Halebid are Questions 31 to 35 carry mark each What is the following used for? (a) Chandella rulers (b) Hoysala rulers 31. Rain-gauge (c) Solanki Kings (d) Chalukyas 32. Radiator (e) None of these 33. Electrocardiograph 18. Which of the State in India produces largest quantity of petroleum? 34. Dynamo (a) Bihar (b) Orissa (c) Gujarat 35. Radar (d) Assam (e) None of these Questions 36 to 40 carry ½ mark each. What is the importance of the following dates 19. Kaziranga wildlife sanctuary is famous for protecting: in Indian history? (a) Rhinoceros (b) Tiger (c) Elephant 36. B.C. 326 (d) Lion (d) Lion (e) None of these 37. A.D. 1526 20. Oscar award is associated with: 38. A.D. 1600 (a) Literature (b) Sports (c) Cinema 39. A.D. 1930 (d) Agriculture (e) None of these 40. A.D. 1984 (2½ marks) 21. The currency of Spain is Questions 36 to 40 carry ½ mark each. Expand the following abbreviations: (a) Peso (b) Peseta (c) Lira 41. NATO (d) Zloty (e) None of these 42. UNESCO 22. Which of the following is a vitamin deficiency disease? 43. NABARD (a) Beriberi (b) Goitre (c) Typhoid 44. BCG (d) Kwashiorkar (e) None of these 45. HUDCO (5 marks) Questions 46 to 50 carry 1 mark each. Match each item given in Column A with a 10. Rewrite the following sentence removing "too". suitable item in Column B: The news is too good to be true. Colume A Colume B 11. Rewrite the following sentence using the passive form of the verb 46. Magsaysay Award (a) C.V. Raman The soldier killed his enemy. 47. Jnanpith Award (b) Jayaprakash Narayan 12. Fill in the blanks using suitable preposition from those given below 48. Bharat Ratna (c) Arunthati Roy Cape Comerin is situated ––– southern tip of India. 49. Nobel Prize (d) Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai (in, on, at, against) 50. Booker Prize (e) Najan Sethi Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below: (f) M.S. Swaminathan PASSAGE (g) R.K. Lakshman (5 marks) In every country people imagine that they are the best and the cleverest and the 51. Write a short paragraph, not exceeding 100 words, on any one of the following: others are not so good as they are. The Englishman thinks that he and his (a) Panchayat Raj (b) Environmental Pollution country are the best; the Frenchman is very proud of France and everything (c) Consumer Protection Act (5 marks) French. The Germans and Italians think no less of their countries and many Indians imagine that India is in many ways the greatest country in the world. This PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH) is wrong. Everybody wants to think well of himself and his country. But really This part contains multiple choice items, very short answer items and comprehensive there is no person who has not some good and some bad qualities. In the same questions based on given passage. Each question carries 1 marks. way, there is no country which is not partly good and partly bad. We must take the good wherever we find it, and try to remove the bad wherever it may be. We 1. Which among the following words is opposite in meaning to the word 'pious'? are, of course, most concerned with our country, India. Unhappily, it is in a bad (a) Religious (b) Beautiful (c) Ugly way today. Most of our people are poor and unhappy. They have no joys in their (d) Impure (e) Godly lives. We have to find out how we can make them happier. We have to see what 2. Which of the following words is synonymous (word with the same meaning) to is good in our ways and customes and try to keep it, and whatever is bad we have the word 'hoax'? to throw away. If we find anything good in other countries, we should certainly (a) Rumour (b) Mystery (c) Lie take it. (d) Trick (e) Cunning 13. Why people are proud of their country? 3. Find out the meaning of the word artisan 14. What does the German think about his country? (a) Critic (b) Vendor (c) Collector 15. What does Indian think about his country? (d) Craftsman (e) Artist 16. Why Indians are poor and unhappy? 4. Find out the correct form of the word from the alternative given below to the 17. How do we make them happy? meaning "a desire for power or position" 18. What is the custom is the society? (a) Clever (b) Ambitious (c) Cunning 19. What kind of habit we must accept? (d) Shrewd (e) Crazy 20. Say whether for following statement is True or False 5. Find out the correct form of the word from the alternative given below "To be proud of one's country is a good habit" (a) Fortie (b) Fourty (c) Forte (d) Forti (e) None of these PART - IV (REGIONAL LANGUAGE) 6. Write the noun-form of the following words (a) Triumph (b) Succeed (This part is to be answered in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada. Translation of the 7. Write the verbal form of the following words given passage carries 10 marks and paragraph writing carries 5 marks. (a) Nuisance (b) Difference 1. Translating the following into Malayalam or Tamil or Kanada: 8. Give the past tense form of the following words In small primitive societies nobody needed money because every body worked (a) Cut (b) Work together and shared things, but in bigger societies people specialise. For exam- 9. Use the following phrase in a meaningful sentence ple, one person spends all his time making pots and another person spends all his "make up" time fishing. The fisherman needs pots and the potter needs fish, so they ex- change or barter. However, this system can become very complicated if, for ANSWERS instance, the potter wants ten fish but the fisherman wants ten fish but the fisherman wants only one pot. For this reason people began to use money. They PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) agreed to take a valuable object, such as a shell, a stone or a metal, in exchange for what they were selling. They could collect the objects and wait until they found something they really wanted to buy. Gold and silver where often used as money PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE) because they can be divided into very small quantities and they are not damaged by water or air. Gold is especially valuable because there is not very much of it in 1. (d) E.K. Nayanar became the chief Minister of Kerala in 1980, 1987, and 1996. the world and it is expensive to take it out of the ground where it is mixed with Created reward longest serving chief Minister in 1996-2001 (4005 days). rock.  K. Karunakaran was the Chief Minister in 1977, 1981-82, 1982-87, 1991-95. Gähpw IpSq-X XhW tIc-f-¯nsâ apJy-a-{´n-bm-bXv Ct±-l-am-Wv. (4 Xh- 2. Write a paragraph not exceeding 100 words in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada W). on any one of the following topics: C. Fw. i¦-c³ \¼q-Xn-cn-¸m-SmWv tIc-f-¯nsâ {]Ya apJy-a-{´n. Ct±lw 2 (a) How Kashmir problem could be solved?  (ImjvaoÀ {]iv\w F§s\ XoÀ¡m-\mhpw?) XhW apJy-a-{´n-]-Z-¯n-en-cn-¶n-«p-­v. 1957 epw 1967 epw. tIc-f-¯n-em-Zy- ambn (C-´y-bn-epw) cmjv{S-]-Xn-`-cWtaÀs¸-Sp-¯p-¶Xv Ct±-l-¯nsâ `c-W-Im- (b) The impact of beauty contest in the society-Discuss. e-¯m-Wv. Gähpw Ipd-hp-Imew apJy-a-{´n-]-Z-¯n-en-cp-¶Xv kn. F¨v. apl-½Zv tImb-bm- (kuµcy aÕcw GXp Xc-¯n kaq-ls¯ kzm[o-\n-¡p-¶p.)  (c) How the natural calamities affect adversely our crops? What is the remedy? Wv. (1979 HIvtSm-_À apX Unkw-_À hsc). apJy-a{´n]Z-¯n-en-cp¶ Gähpw {]mbw Ipdª hyàn F.-sI. Bâ-Wn-bm- ({]Xn-Iqe Imem-hØ F§s\ \½psS hnf-Isf _m[n-¡p¶p? AXn-\-\p-tbm-  Py-amb {]Xn-hn[n F´v?) Wv. 37mw as¯ (1977)  hb-kn-emWv Ct±lw BZy-ambn tIc-f-¯n apJy-a- {´n-bm-Ip-¶-Xv.

2. (b) Australia.  1999  Cw¤-­nse temÀUvkn \S¶ aÕ-c-¯n-emWv Bkv{Sey Ìohvthm-bpsS t\Xr-Xz-¯n ]mIn-Øms\ temI-I-¸v Ncn-{X-¯nse Gähpw sNdnb kvtImdn\v tXmÂ]n-¨-Xv. 3. (b) Medhapatkar.

4. (c) Eranad.  Eranad Taluk is in Malappuram District.

5. (a) 1498.  Vascoda Gama, the Portuguese Navigator was the first to discover a sea route from Europe to India in 1498. He first arrived at Kappad in Kozhikode. 6. (d) 1941. D¯À {]tZ-inse Ntam-en, cp{Z-{]-bmKv PnÃ-I-fn-emWv \qdn- 7. (b) Uttar Pradesh.  te-sd-t¸-cpsS ac-W-¯n-\n-S-bm-¡nb `qI-¼-ap-­m-b-Xv. 1993 amÀ¨v 31 \mWv D¯À{]-tZ-inse AWp-iàn \ne-b-¯n h³ Aán-_m-  [-bp-­m-b-Xv. C´y-bn-ep-­mb Gähpw henb BWh AXym-ln-X-am-Wn-Xv. 1993 sk]vXw-_À 30 \mWv alm-cm-jv{S-bnse em¯qÀ, Hkvam-\-_mZv PnÃ-I-  fn ]Xn-\m-bn-t¯mfw t]sc sIms¶m-Sp-¡nb `qI-¼-ap-­m-b-Xv. 2001 P\p- hcn 26 \mWv KpP-dm-¯nse I¨v, `qPv PnÃ-I-fn h³ `qI-¼-ap-­m-b-Xv. 3500 tesd P\-§Ä sImÃ-s¸« Cu `qI¼w kzX{´ C´y-bn-ep-­mb Gähpw henb `qI-¼-amWv (1950 BKÌv 15) \v Bkm-an-ep-­mb `qI¼ Xo{hX 8.5 BsW-¦nepw ac-W-kwJy Ipd-hm-bn-cp-¶p).  1988  ap³ tkmhn-bäv bqWn-b-\nse AÀao-\n-bn-ep-­mb `qI-¼-amWv 1950 \v  The main Industries of Assam were oil refining, tea, fertilisers, jute, petro tijw temI-¯n-ep-­mb Gähpw henb `qI-¼w. chemicals, silk, paper, and oil mining. 8.  Assam is largest producing state of tea, and is popularly called the tea garden of India. 9. (d) Forestry. 19. (a) Rhinocers. 10. (a) French Guyana.  Kazirange wild life sanctuary is situated in Assam. 11. (c) Nitrous oxide.  Nandankanan wild life Sanctury is famous for white tigers. 12. (a) Russia, Britain, France, Canada, Germany, Italy, USA and Japan are the mem-  Gir Sanctry in Gujarat is famous for lions. temI-¯nse Gähpw k¼-¶-amb Ggv cmPy- A¡m-Zan Hm^v tamj³ ]nIvt¨kv BÀSvkv Bâ v kb³kv F¶ kwL-S-\- bers of G-8 (group of 8 nations). 20. (c) §-fpsS kwL-S-\-bm-bn-cp¶ Pnþ7, 1997  sk³h-dn \S¶ D¨-tIm-Sn-bn bmWv HmkvImÀ AhmÀUp-IÄ GÀs¸-Sp-¯n-bn-cn-¡p-¶-Xv. 1929  apX \ÂI- s¸-Sp¶ temI-¯nse ]c-tam-¶-X-amb Cu Ne-Nn{X AhmÀUv A¡m-Zan h¨v djy-tbbpw IqSn DÂs¸-Sp¯n Bbn amdn. G-8 AhmÀUv F¶ t]cnepw Adn-b-s¸-Sp-¶p. se HmkvImÀ AhmÀUv tPmXm-¡Ä. 13. (c) Acetic Acid.  Oranges and lemon contains citric acid. Curd contains  2001 lactic acids. Tea contains tamic acid. Urine contain uric acid. Best Film - A Beautiful Mind. 14. (a) Kochin.  Alleppy is known as 'Venice of East', Stockholm (sweeten) is Best Actor - Denzel Washington. known as Venice of the north. Best Actress - Halle Berry. 15. (c) Operation Vijay.  Operation Vijay was launched by Indian Military from Best Director - Roan Howard. Kargil and sorrounding hills and Jammu & Kashmir in 1999. Best foreign film - No Man's Land. hsc s]kä Bbn-cp¶p sâ \mWbw  Operation Blustar was launched in Punjab by Indian army to flush cant mili- 21. Euro. 2002 Spain on January 1, tants from the Golden temple in Amritsar in 1984. 2002, 12 European countries including Spain was launched 'Euro' as their  Operation Blue light is the operation conduelied by USA to rescue hostages official wrrency. from Iran.  The 12 European countries participating in Euro are Austria, Belgium, Fin-  Operation black bond is launched by gart of India for primary education in land, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, 1986. Portugal and Spain.  Operation Vijaychakra was the joint Indian Army and Air force Exenuce con-  European countries outside Euro are Britain (Pound), Sweden (Krona), and ducted in 2000 at Thar desert in Rajastan. Denmark (Krone).  Operation Desert fox was the bombing campaign carried out by USA and its 22. (a) Beriberi.

allies in 1999 in Iraq for their refusal to co-operate with the arms inspection. 23. (b) O2  Operation Desert Storm was the military action of USA and allied countries. 24. (c) Netherlands.  Under the UN against Iraq to liberate Kuwait.  International court of justice is the principal urgen of the UN it has a dual role  Operation Eduring freedom was the military action of USA against Taliban to settle in accordance with International law and the legal disputes submit- and Alquda in Afganistan. ted to it by states and to give advisory opinion on legal guestims referred to  Operation Anoconda was the second phase military action of USA to fought it by duly authorised international orghis and agencies. The court is com- the Alqueda hide out. prised of 15 judges each of different nationality. 16. (d) Pokhran.  The headquarters of the international court of justice is in Hague, the capital 17. (b) Hoysala Rules.  Pallavas were the Great builders of South India. of Netherlands.  Mamalappuram temple was built by Pallavas.  P.N. Bhagavati, a retined justice is the first Indian to became the Chairman of  Seven Pagodas were built by a Pallava ruler Narasimhavarman. International Court of Justice.  The two common structures of Satavahanas were the temple called ehaitya 25. (d) C.V. Ramanpillai. and the monastery called Vihara.  C.V. Ramanpillai was a malayalam writer who wrote historical novels and so 18. (d) Assam. Old name of Assiam is Kanru. was called "Kerala Scott". Marthanda Varma, Dharmaraja, Ramaraja Bahadur,  The older refinery in India 'Digboi' is in Assam. The oil was strut here in 1889. the his most famous historical novels. He was the founder of Malayalee (lm-ky-I-c-©-\). Sabha and Malayalee Pathram. desption 26. (c) 73rd Amendment Act. 3. (d) Craftsmx. Artisan mans one who trained to cr skilled in hadi crafts or manual (ssIsXm-gn Imsc). Iem-Im-c³.  Important Amendments in Indian Constitution. dextensity Artise - (\S³, Kmb-I³) 27. (b) 4½ hours. Artiste -  bqtdm-]y³ ioX-Ime kabw {]m_-ey-¯n h¶-tXm-sS-bmWv C³Uy³ 2001 4. (d) Ambitins. ̳tUÀUv ka-bhpw {Ko³hn¨v ka-bhpw X½n-epÅ hyXymkw aWn-¡q- 5½ 5. (c) Forte. dn \n¶v aWn-¡q-dmbn Ipd-ªp. 4½ 6. (a) Trimph (b) Success hbkv 28. (a) 30 . 7. (a) (b) Differ 29. (e) None of these 8. (a) Cut (b) Worked 30. INS Mysore. 9. Ram made up the loss of working days by working on holidays. 31. Rain Gauge. 10. The news is so good that it cannot be true.  An apparntus for recording the rain fall in a particular place. 11. The soldiers enemy was killed by him. 32. Radiator of cooling motor engines. 12. Cape comerin is situated on the southern tip of India. 33. Electrocardiograph - It is used for recording 13. Answer yourself. 34. Dynamo - To convert mechanical energy to electrical energy. 35. Radar - Used to detect the direction and range of an approaching plane by PART - IV (REGIONAL LANGUAGE) using radio waves. Answer your self. 36. B.C. 326 - Alaxander in Vades India. 37. AD 1526 - First Battle of Tharain. 38. AD - 1600 - East India Company established. 39. AD 1930 - Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi. 40. AD 1984 - S1n. leader Rakesh Sharma becomes the first Indian to go to space (April 3). Mrs. Indira Gandhi assassinated (October 31) 41. NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. 42. UNESCO - United Nations Educationist Scientific and Cultural Organisation. 43. NABARD - National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development. 44. BCG - Bacillus Calmette Guerin. 45. HUDCO - Housing and Urban Development Corporation. 46. Magsaysay Award - M.S. Swaminathan. 47. Jananpith - Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai. 48. Bharat Ratna - Jayaprakash Narayanan. 49. Nobel Prize - C.V. Raman. 50. Booker Prize - Arundhathy Roy. 51. Answer Yourself.

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1. (d) Impire. (ip-²n-a-X-am-b)  'Pions' means proceeding from piety 'ugly' means 'offensive to the sight. 2. (d) Trick.  Cunning means skilful or ingenious. Loax means mischievous 9. If TWENTY can be written as 863989 and ELEVEN as 323039, TWELVE can be written as (L.D. CLERK NCC DEPARTMENT - 1999) (a) 863203 (b) 863063 (c) 863930 (d) 863584 (e) 862330 10. One basket of oranges has one third again as many oranges as a second basket. If the first basket has 3 more oranges, than the second basket, how many has the first basket? PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) (a) 12 (b) 9 (c) 24 (d) 15 (e) 18 [This part consists of 15 multiple choice questions. Each question carries 1 mark.] 11. If (i) P is taller than &; (ii) R is shorter than P; (iii) S is taller than T, but shorter than 1. There is a particular relationship between the first two words. Find out the relation- &, then who among them is the tallest. ship and apply the relationship to the third word and find out the correct answer (a) Cannot be determined (b) T (c) S (d) & from the given alternatives. (e) P Month is to week as water is to 12. A said to B: "My mother gave birth to a child who was neither my brother nor my (a) Stream (b) Year (c) Sea (d) Drop (e) River sister". Can you guess who was the child? 2. Study the row of numbers and state which two numbers come next (a) Brother-in-law (b) Sister-in-law (c) Step brother 504, 336, 210, 120, 60, 24, ––, ––– (a) 12, 9 (b) 8, 1 (c) 6, 0 (d) 6, 1 (e) 8, 0 (d) Step sister (e) He himself 3. A number which divided by 10 leaves a remainder of 9, when divided by 9 leaves a Read the following and answer questions 13, 14 and 15. remainder 8, by 8 leaves a remainder of 7, and so on. Thus leaving a remainder of 7 A 7 B 8 F 6 D 2 H 6 A 7 B 8 F 6 K 9 B 8 1, when divided by 2. Which of the following is that number? 5 Z 1 C 7 A 8 D 9 K 4 C 2 F 5 A 6 L 8 B 2 R 7 (a) 159 (b) 419 (c) 1259 (d) 2019 (e) 2519 8 A 6 T 7 K 4 A 7 F 2 H 1 F 2 K 3 T 4 R 6 4. Raju travelled 4 km. straight towards South. He turned left and travelled 6 km. 2 B 4 A 1 K 2 F 3 K 5 H 6 A 7 B 8 C 4 T 6 straight. Then turned right and travelled 4 km. straight. How far is he from the 9 K 1 H 4 C 7 D 2 F 4 M 3 T 5 D 4 K 5 G 1 starting point? 6 K 6 H 5 A 7 B 5 M 6 R 5 C 2 B 5 G 2 (a) 8 km (b) 10 km (c) 12 km (d) 18 km (e) 4 km 3 R 5 K 3 A 6 Z 4 N 5 K 3 D 4 R 4 K 4 5. Find the odd man out. 1 T 3 P 2 B 3 K A 4 T 2 E 6 S 3 1 2 (a) A2 K5 D3 H7 F6 D8 E4 M3 T9 7 M 4 T 9 C 2 R 2 O 3 U 3 F 8 A 2 J 3 (b) A2 K5 D3 H7 F6 D8 E4 M3 T9 2 N 2 S 6 D 3 T 9 B 2 V 7 G 3 T 6 K 6 (c) A2 K5 D3 H6 F6 D8 E4 M3 T9 13. How many "A" before an odd number? (d) A2 K5 D3 H7 F6 D8 E4 M3 T9 (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 17 (e) 18 (e) A2 K5 D3 H7 F6 D8 E4 M3 T9 14. How many "B" before an odd number and after an even number? 6. (a) Educational computer software (a) 6 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 1 (e) 5 (b) Educational computer software (c) Educational computer softvare 15. How many letters are there? (d) Educational computer software (a) 98 (b) 97 (c) 94 (d) 95 (e) 96 (e) Educational computer software 7. In a certain code JUDICIAL is written as CDUJLAII. How is GLORIOUS written? PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE) (a) IOLGUSOR (b) IOLGSUOR(c) SROIODIG (d) IOLSSUOR (e) None of these Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given to Questions 1 to 30. Write 8. Which set of letters when placed at the gaps sequentially shall complete the se- only the letter indicating your answer. (Each question carries 1 mark.) ries? 1. The member of the state PSC are appointed by K–– mk –– mmk –– K mk (a) Prime Minister of India (b) President of India (a) lklm (b) lKmk (c) lkmm (d) lkml (e) Kmlk (c) Governor of the State (d) Chief Minister of the State 2. The French Revolution took place for 15. Who wrote the novel Yanthram? (a) Industrial, Social and Democratic, Republic (a) M.T. Vasudevan Nair (b) Malayattoor Ramakrishnan (b) Freedom for religion (c) Lalithambika (d) Uroob (c) Industrial Development 16. Who is the author of the Discovery of India? (d) Liberty, Equality and Fraternity (a) M.K. Gandhi (b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan 3. The headquarters of the UNO is at (c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Gopalakrishna Gokhale (a) New York (b) Geneva 17. The length of the Konkan Railway is (c) London (d) Paris (a) 600 kms (b) 760 kms 4. Who is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces in India? (c) 800 kms (d) 900 kms (a) President (b) Vice President 18. The Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang visited India during the region of (c) Prime Minister (d) Home Minister (a) Kanishka (b) Chandra Gupta 5. In India, Caste is determined by (c) Samudra Gupta (d) Harshavardhana (a) Birth (b) Occupation 19. The World Population Day is observed on (c) Religion (d) Colour of person (a) July 9 (b) July 11 6. Which of the following is not a fundamental right of Indian Citizen? (c) July 28 (d) July 31 (a) Right to Strike (b) Right to Equality 20. Epsom salt is chemically known as (c) Right to Freedom of Religion (a) Sodium Sulphate (b) Magnesium Chloride (d) Right to Freedom of Movement (c) Magnesium Sulphate (d) Sodium Chloride 7. Which of the following disease spreads through air? 21. Mahesh Bhoopathi is associated with (a) Leprosy (b) Tuberculosis (a) Football (b) Cricket (c) Cholera (d) Malaria (c) Hockey (d) Tennis 8. The power of an ordinary torch cell is 22. The World Cup Football was won in 1998 by (a) 2 volt (b) 1 volt (a) Italy (b) France (c) 1.5 volt (d) 6 volts (c) Japan (d) Brazil 9. External fertilization occurs in 23. What is the total numbers in Indian Parliament? (a) Earth worm (b) Frog (a) 250 (b) 545 (c) Bat (d) Snake (c) 740 (d) 795 10. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is across the river 24. The name of the product with the trade name "ACC" is (a) Godavari (b) Tapti (a) Soap (b) Toothpaste (c) Krishna (d) Kaveri (c) Battery (d) Cement 11. The highest peak of the peninsular India is 25. The first person to conduct heart transplantation in India was (a) Nilgiris (b) Anaimudi (a) Dr. Venugopal (b) Dr. Valiathan (c) Garo (d) Nangaparbat (c) Dr. P.K.K. Ayyankar (d) Dr. Kesavan Nair 12. The greatest award for bravery in India is 26. The main content of the Gobar gas is (a) Padma Bhooshan (b) Param Veer Chakram (a) Hydrogen (b) Nitrogen (c) Maha Veera Chakra (d) Arjun Award (c) Ethane (d) Methane 13. Who is author of "Vande Matharam"? 27. Which of the following Malayalam film won the National Film Award in 1998? (a) Bankim Chandra Chatterji (b) Sarojini Naidu (a) Samantharangal (b) Kalapani (c) Rabindranath Tagore (d) Annie Beasant (c) Kanmadam (d) Pranamam 14. Whose is the character "Karuthamma"? 28. The first President of Free India was (a) Kesava Dev (b) S.K. Pottekkatt (a) Dr. Rajendraprasad (b) V.V. Giri (c) Vilasini (d) Thakazhi Siva Sankara Pillai (c) Dr. A. Radha Krishnan (d) Dr. Zakkir Hussian 29. The Parasuram Express runs between 2. Which of the following words is Synonymous (word with the same meaning) to (a) Thiruvananthapuram and Shornur the word "luxuriant"? (b) Thiruvananthapuram and Mangalore (a) Beautiful (b) Abundant (c) Luxurious (d) Lovely (c) Cannore and Thiruvananthapuram (e) Pleasurable (d) Thiruvananthapuram and New Delhi 3. Find out the meaning of the word "felicity". 30. In which District is "Kerala Kalamandalam" situated? (a) Easiness (b) Knack (c) Leisure (d) Great happiness (e) Readiness (a) Ernakulam (b) Malappuram 4. Find out the relevant single term from the alternatives given below to mean "an (c) Palghat (d) Trichur excessive desire for money or great wealth". Questions 31 to 35 carry ½ mark each. What is the following used for? (a) Megalomania (b) Bibliomania (c) Plutomania (d) Monomania 31. Concave lens (e) Kleptomania 32. Stethoscope 5. Find out the correct form of the word from the alternatives given below: 33. Pyrometer (a) Previlage (b) Privilege (c) Previlege (d) Previlige 34. Blackbox in aeroplane (e) Privilage 35. Seismograph 6. Write the noun form of the following words: Question 36 to 40 carry ½ mark each. What is the importance of the following dates (a) Manifest (b) Concede in Indian History? 7. Write the verbal form of the following words: 36. 1498 37. 1947 38. 1948 39. 1950 40. 1956 (a) Hindrance (b) Inflammation Questions 41 to 45 carry 1 mark each. Expand the following abbreviations: 8. Give the past tense form of the following verbs 41. UNICEF 42. CTBT 43. SAARC 44. DNA 45. CBSE (a) Beat (b) Prefer Questions 46 to 50 carry 1 mark each. Match each item given in column A with a 9. Use the following phrase in a meaningful sentence "give in" suitable item in Column B. 10. Rewrite the following sentence using Column A Column B "So –––––– that" instead of" too –––– to" 46. The God of Small things (a) Atom Bomb "He was too lazy to do anything" 47. Cape Comerin (b) Space journey 11. Rewrite the following sentence using the passive form of the verb 48. Vagon tragedy (c) Lapier and Colins He has bought a few books. 49. Freedom at mid-night (d) Mumbai 12. Fill in the blanks using the appropriate words selected from those given below: 50. Pokharan (e) Arunthathi Roy His tutor went ––– endless trouble to prepare him ––– the test. (f) Freedom struggle (in, at, for, against, under, through, over, up, of, on) (g) Swamy Vivekananda Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below: 51. Write a short paragraph, not exceeding 100 words, on any one of the following: (a) Non-formal Education PASSAGE (b) Golden Jubilee of Indian Independence The plants which man grows to provide food for himself and his animals must (c) Mercy killing have water or they will die. This is because plant nutrients in the soil cannot enter the roots unless they have first been dissolved in water. Plants also need to PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH) absorb large quantities of water from the soil to build up their tissues and to lose a great deal of water in the atmosphere each day as water vapour. The process by This part contains multiple choice items, very short answer items and comprehension which land plants lose water vapour is called transpiration; a kind of breathing. questions based on given passage. Each question carries 1 mark. In hot climates more water is lost, and this loss must also be replaced from the 1. Which among the following words is opposite in meaning to the term "hostile"? soil. Rain supplies most of the water that plants need, but unfortunately it does (a) Inimical (b) Sportive (c) Friendly (d) Decisive not always fail at the right time of the year or in sufficient quantities. Plants may (e) Strict stay alive if rain is scarce, but they will not yield such a good harvest of food. Thus, for centuries, man has devised methods of supplementing natural supplies ANSWERS of water to his crops by means of irrigation. These methods vary according to the climate, the crops and the available water resources. In tropical and Mediterra- PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) nean countries, water is usually brought to the crops by a network of surface ditches, this is known as surface irrigation. In Europe and the USA, water is 1. (d) Drop usually pumped from a stream through pipes and sprayed on the field from above; 2. (c) 6, 0 this is called overhead irrigation. 504 336 210 120 60 24 6 0 13. Why do plants need water? 14. Why does the author say that plants cannot always depend on rainwater? -168 -126 -90 -60 -36 -18 -6 15. What is irrigation? (6 × 28) (6 × 21) (6 × 15) (6 × 10) (6 × 6) (6 × 3) (6 × 1) 16. What is special about overhead irrigation? 17. What is special abut overhead irrigation? 18. What are the three factors that decide the method of irrigation? 3. (c) 2519 19. What should be the title of the passage? N 20. Say whether the following statement is True or False: 4. (b) 10 km "Tropical countries usually supplement natural water supplies by spraying". 4 6 W E PART - IV (REGIONAL LANGUAGE) 4 (This part is to be answered in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada. Translation of the S given passage carries 10 marks and paragraph writing carries 5 marks. 6 1. Translating the following into Malayalam or Tamil or Kanada: PASSAGE At Burdwan we came face to face with the hardships that third class railway passenger has to go through even in securing his ticket. "Third class tickets are not booked so early", somebody told us. I went to the Station Master, though = 10 km that too was a difficult business. Someone kindly directed me to where he was, 5. (c) A2 Ks D3 H6 F6 D8 E4 M3 T9 and represented to him our difficulty. He also made the same reply. As soon as 6. (c) Educational Computer Software the booking window opened, I went to purchase the tickets. But it was no easy thing to get them. Might was right, and passengers, who were stronger, coming 7. (b) one after another, continued to push me out. I was therefore about the last of the 8. first crowd to get a ticket. 9. (a) 2. Write a paragraph not exceeding 100 words in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada on any one of the following topics: 10. (a) (a) Should India have gone Nuclear? 11. (C´y BW-h-iàn BI-W-am-bn-cpt¶m?) 12. (e) (b) The influence of Television on the yuth of today. 13. (b) (C¶s¯ bph-P-\-§-fn sSen-hn-j-\pÅ kzm[o-\w). 14. (b) (c) The crisis in the agricultural sector in Kerala. (tIc-f-¯nse ImÀjn-I-cwKw t\cn-Sp¶ {]Xn-k-Ôn). 15. (e) PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE) 10. (c) The river Krishna is the Second largest river in South India. It covers 1. (b)  The Governor also appoints chief minister and council of ministers, Maharastra, Karnataka and Andra Pradesh. Bhima and Tungabhadra are the Advocate General and nominate one member of anglo Indian community in major tributaries of this river. the state legislature. The Governor can promlgali ordinances during the pe-  Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is situated at 'Nagarjunakonda' which is a Budhist cen- riod when the state legislature has not meeting and he has the power of grant tre. The Dam is built in 1970. It has 1450 metre long. pardon, reprieves, respites or remission of punishment. But he has no power 11. (d) Nangaparbat has 8126 metres height which is located in Jamu & Kashmir. Kachanjunga which has 8598 metres height is the highest peak in India (Sikkim). to grant pardon to those who were sentenced for death.  The highest peak in the world is Everest in Himalayas (8848 m) which is Nepal. Sikhantar Bhakt is the new Governor of Kerala from April 2000 onwards.  The second highest is Mount K2 (Godwin Austrian) in the Karakoram Range 2. (d) Liberty, Equality and Fratenity was the slogan of French revolution (1789) in PoK. contributed by Rousseau. He was the French philosopher and the author of  The oldest mountain range in India is Aravalis. the social contract.  Nilgiri and Sahyadri are the parts of Western Ghats.  French Revolution began with the fall of the Bastille, the state prison in Parie  The study of mountains is known as orology. on July 14, 1789. 12. Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is the highest decoration awarded for the most con- t\À¡pt\À) 3. (a) New York is one of the major cities in America where the terrorists attack on spicuous ( bravery in the presence of energy. The decoration 11th September 2001 took place. New York is also the headquarters of UNICEF has four replicas of 'Indra's Vajra' embossed round the state emblem in the (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund), UNDP (United centre. Nations Development Programme), UNFPA (United Nations Fund for Popula-  Four Kanglwar heroes were awarded this highest gallantry award on 26 Janu- tion Activities). ary 200 for displaying bravery in 'Operation Vijay'. 4. (a) President is a constitutional leader in India. He has financial, legislative,  'Mahavir Chakra' is the second highest decoration and 'Virchakra' is the third military, executive, diplomatic and judicial powers to rule the country. in the order of bravery awards.  President is appointed under the Article 52 of the constitution who is the 13. (a) Bankim Chandra Chattarji was a celebrated Bengali novelist and freedom fighter. executive head of the state under Article 53 (1), and the Supreme Commander His 'Vandemataram' the national song of India, is from his famous work Aanand Math. of Armed Forces under Article 53 (2).  Vandemataram was first song at 1896 Calcutta session of Indian National 5. (a) Article 25-28 relates with the right to the freedom of religious. Article 17 Congress. abolishes the practice of untomability.  The English translation of Vandemataram was prepared by Aurobind Gosh. 6. (a) There are 6 fundamental rights which the Constitution guarantees are Right Ip«\mSnsâ IYmImc³ F¶v kmlnXy temI¯v Adnbs¸« XIgnbpsS 14. (d) to equality, Right of freedom, Right against Exploitation, Right to freedom a BZyIY 1947  {]kn²oIcn¨ tXm«nbpsS aI³ BWv. Gähpw IqSpX hntZi `mjIfnte¡pw C´y³ `mjIfnte¡pw XÀPa religion cultural and educational rights, Right to constitutional remedies.   According to 44th Amendment in 1978, the right, but it is a legal right of the sN¿s¸« sN½o³ 1956 emWv {]kn²oIcn¨Xv. aebmf¯n\v anI¨ citizens. kn\nabv¡pÅ BZy kzÀ®saU t\Sns¡mSp¯ sN½o\nse {][m\ 7. (b) IYm]m{X§Ä Idp¯½, ]f\n, ]co¡p«n, sN¼³Iq©v, N¡n 8. (c) apXembhcmWv. (kn\nakwhn[m\w sNbvXXv cmapImcym«mWv). gn, GWn¸SnIÄ, ]Xns]¦Pw, Nq¡v, _eq¬, Hutk¸nsâ a¡Ä, 9. (b)  c­nS§ ]p¶{]hbemdn\ptijw F¶nhbmWv Ct±l¯nsâ {]apJ t\mhepIÄ. 25. (a) He performed the first heart transplantation in 1994 at All India Institute of ]me¡mSv PnÃbnse I¸m¯nbn 1927  P\n¨ Cu _lpapJ {]Xn`bv¡v 15. (b) Medical Science, New Delhi. 1959  sF. F. Fkv e`n¨p. Ct±l¯nsâ BßIYm]camb IrXnbmWv  Dr. Christian Bernad is the first person in the world who performed the first Fsâ sF. F. Fkv. Zn\§Ä. b{´¯n³ 1979  hbemÀ AhmÀUv human heart trasplantation in 1967 in South Africa. e`n¨p. 26. (d) aebmäqÀ kwhn[m\w sNbvX kn\nabmWv HSp¡w XpS¡w.  27. (a) The director of the film was Balachandra Menon who got national award for Ct±l¯nsâ A]qÀW IrXnbmWv inckn hc¨Xv.  best actor with Suresh Gopi. 16. (c) 28. (a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad better known as "The Gandhi of Bihar" ruled India as 17. (b) president from 1950-1962. He is the longest serving president this famous 18. (d) Harsha Vardhana was the last Hindu King of northern India, but later he work is India Undivided. converted to Buddhism. He was called the "Akbar of Hindu".  He was the chairman of the constituent Assembly set up in 1947.  Hiuen Sang was a Chinese pilgrim who visited India during AD 629-645 who  He was awarded Bharat Ratna in 1962. wrote detailed account of India. He had studied in Nalanda University. He is 29. (b) The first train in India started of from Bombay to Thane in 1853, a stretch of 34 the author of Si-yu-ki'. km with 400 passengers. During the tenser of Lord Delhousie.  The Chinese traveller Fahien visited India during the region of Vikramaditya  The Indian Railway celebrates its 150th anniversary on 2002. (Chandra Gupta II).  Indian Railway is the largest Railway network in the world. 19. (b) World population crossed 5 billion on July 11 1987. July 11 is observed as  The first electric train in India was Decan Queen which introduced in 1929 world population day to commerrorate it. Indian population crossed 1 billion between Kalyan and Pune. on May 11, 2000. Anstha is the billionth baby. kÄ^yqdnIv BknUpw saáojyw ImÀ_tWäpw X½n  The first hospital train (first in the world also) "Life Line Express" introduced 20. (c) {]Xn{]hÀ¯n¸n¨mWv F]vkwkmÄ«v \nÀ½n¡p¶Xv. km[mcWbmbn, IS in 1991. shůnepw Ioskssdäv F¶ [mXphnepamWv CXv ImWs¸«p¶Xv.  The first private train in Indian (tourism based) was "Palace on Wheels" in Rajashtan.  1695  Cw¥­nse F]vkw F¶ {]tZi¯mWv BZyambn Cu aáojyw  Other important trains: ¯ns\ Is­¯nbXv. 21. (d) Mahesh Bhupathi is the first Indian Tennis player to make to the finals of a Venad Express – Thiruvananthapuram – Shornur. grand slam (French Open - 1997) with Japan's Rikathiraki. Kannur Express – Thiruvananthapuram – Kannur. 22. (b) World Cup Football 1998 was won by France by defeating Brazil in France. Kerala Express – Thiruvananthapuram – New Delhi.  The first world cup football was held at Mondividio (Uruguay) in 1930. Rajdhani Express – Thiruvananthapuram – Nissamudheen Uruguary won the cup. 2002 World Cup is in Japan and South Korea. 2006 (New Delhi) World Cup will be held at Germany. 30. (d) Vallathol Narayana Menon founded Kerala Kalamandalam in 1930 at 23. 795 is the total number of members both in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. But Kunnamkulam which is later shifted to Cheruthruty. Indian Parliament includes the President, Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. So the 31. Concave lens - it is used for correcting Myopia (short sight) concave lens are total numbers in Parliament is 769. thinner in the middle and thicker at the edges. 24. (d) ACC - Associated Cement Companies. 32. Stethoscope – It is a medical instrument for heaving and analysing the sound of heart and lungs. 1. (c) Friendly. i{XpXbpÅ) 33. Pyrometer – A type of thermometer used to measure high temperature from a  Lostile means belonging to an enemy ( great distance. Temperature of sun is measured by Pyrometer. 2. (b) Abundant. (kpkay²amb).  Luxuriant means 'Super Fluous' 34. Black Box – It is used to record the flight data of an aeroplane, including cock 3. (d) Great Lappines. pit voice. The colour of black box is orange so that to detect easily in the ([\nI `cWw). 4. (c) Plutocracy means rule of wealth - event of an accident.  Plutocrat means one possessing power on account of his riches. 35. Seismograph – It is used for measuring the intensity of earthquake shocks  Plutology means brant stady related with wealth. and to record its magnitude. 5. (b) Privilege. (]ckyam¡Â). 36. 1498 – The first Voyage of Vasco-da-Gama and the discovery of a sea route to 6. (a) Macifestation India via Cape of Goodhope. (b) Concession. 37. 1947 – Partition of India, Indian Independence. 7. (a) Hinder. 38. 1948 – Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi (January 30), Integration of princely (b) Inflame. states by Sardar Vallabai Pattel. 8. (a) Beat. 39. 1950. India becomes republic (January 26). The constitution of India came (b) Preferred 9. Give in – The kidnappers were forced to give in to the police officers. into existence. (January 26). 10. He was so lazy that he could not do anything. 40. 1956 – Reorganisation of India status on linguistic basis. Second five year 11. A few books have been bought. plan launched. 12. His tutor went under endless trouble to prepare his for the test. 41. UNICEF – United Nations Children's Emergency Fund. 13. Do your self.  This organisation of UN came to existence in 1946. Headquarters of which is in New York. PART - IV (GENERAL ENGLISH) 42. CTBT – Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. Prepare Yourself. 43. SAARC – South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. 44. DNA – Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid. 45. CBSE – Central Board Secondary Education. 46. The God of Small Things – Arunthathi Roy. 47. Cape Comerin – Swamy Vivekanande. 48. Vagon Tradedy – Freedom Struggle. 49. Freedom at Midnight – Lapier and Colins. 50. Pokharan – Atom Bomb. 51. Prepare Yourself.

PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH) 13. Rajesh (a) Rajesh (b) Rajesh (L.D. KERALA STATE RURAL TC 14/1213 TC 14/1213 TC 14/1312 Peroorkada Peroorkada Peroorkada DEVELOPMENT BOARD - 1999) Trivandrum Trivandrum Trivandrum (c) Rajesh (d) Rajeesh TC 14/1312 TC 14/1312 PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) Peroorkada Peroorkada [This part consists of 15 multiple choice questions. Each question carries 1 mark.] Trivandrum Trivandrum Directions 1-4: In each of the following questions four words have been given of 14. Ranjan Thomas (a) Rnjan Thomas (b) Rajan Thomas which three are alike in some way and one is different. Write the odd word: Grace Villa Grace Villai Grace Villa 1. (a) Transport (b) Bus (c) Car (d) Train (e) None of these Kottayam Kottayam Kottayam (c) Renjan Thomas (d) Renjan Thomas 2. (a) He goat (b) He buffalo (c) Cow (d) Bull (e) None of these Grace Villa Grase Villa 3. (a) Parrot (b) Pigeon (c) Kiwi (d) Sparrow (e) None of these Kottayam Kottayam 4. (a) House (b) Town (c) Metropolis (d) City (e) None of these 15. Jayakumari (a) Jayakumary (b) Jayakumari Directions 5-8: Find out the analogues in each question: Jaya Bhavan Jeya Bhavan Jaya Bhavan 5. Examinee : Examination : : Traveller : Kariavattom Kariavattom Karyavattom (a) Experience (b) Knowledge(c) Train (d) Journey (e) None of these Trivandrum Trivandrum Trivandrum 6. Vendor : Buyer : : Advocate : (c) Jayakumari (d) Jayakumar (a) Smith (b) Witness (c) Judge (d) Client (e) None of these Jaya Bhavan Jaya Bhavan 7. Save is related to Rescue in the same was as Seldom is related to: Kariavattom Kariavattom (a) Certain (b) Rarely (c) Usual (d) Often (e) None of these Trivandrum Trivandrum 8. ? : Knee : : Wrist : Elbow (a) Finger (b) Ankle (c) Leg (d) Foot (e) None of these PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE) Directions 9-12: In the following questions there are four groups of letters in which 1. The percentage of Oxygen in the inhaled air is three are alike in some way. Find out the group which is different: (a) 80% (b) 21% (c) 36% (d) None of these 9. (a) IBCD (b) ORQP (c) UFGH (d) EKLM (e) None of these 2. K Zero is the 10. (a) KLLM (b) TUUV (c) XXXZ (d) OPPQ (e) None of these (a) Name of Submarine (b) Name of Satellite 11. (a) ALERTED (b) CREATE (c) REPEAT (d) CHEAT (e) None of these (c) Name of a blood group (d) None of these 12. (a) ACEGI (b) BDFHJ (c) SUWYA (d) LINPR (e) None of these 3. A light year is a unit of Items 13-15: An address has been given in each of the following questions and it is (a) Light (b) Time (c) Distance (d) None of these reproduced below against a, b, c and d. Only one of the alternatives tallies with the 4. The 1992 Olympic Game was held at address on the top. All the rest are different in some way or the other. Find out the (a) Loss Angels (b) Barcelona (c) Barcelona (d) Delhi correct alternative in each group. 5. National Sport of Japan is 13. Rajesh (a) Rajesh (b) Rajesh (a) Sumo wrestling (b) Judo (c) Karate (d) None of these TC 14/1213 TC 14/1213 TC 14/1312 6. The growth gland in the human body is Peroorkada Peroorkada Peroorkada (a) Cowpers gland (b) Thyroid (c) Pituitary (d) None of these Trivandrum Trivandrum Trivandrum 7. Sir Thyagaraja composed songs in (c) Rajesh (d) Rajeesh (a) Tamil (b) Telungu (c) Kannada (d) None of these TC 14/1312 TC 14/1312 8. The first news paper in Kerala is Peroorkada Peroorkada (a) Rajyasamacharam (b) Mathrubhommi Trivandrum Trivandrum (c) Deepika (d) None of these 9. The first metal discovered by man is 29. Ecology is the Science that deals with (a) Iron (b) Copper (c) Silver (d) None of these (a) Study of weather (b) Study of plant cells 10. Which country is known as the "Land of Rising Sun"? (c) Study of living things (d) None of these (a) Japan (b) China (c) Russia (d) None of these 30. The rear view mirror in a car is 11. The turning point is an informative serial in Doordarshan on (a) Convex (b) Concave (c) Plane (d) None of these (a) Literature (b) Science (c) Culture (d) None of these 31. The venom of cobra acts on 12. Anti Terrorism day is observed on (a) Brain (b) Blood (a) 9th May (b) 17th May (c) 21st May (d) None of these (c) Central Nervous system (d) None of these 13. Which was the first Linguistic State in India 32. The Soviet Space Travellor is known as (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Andra Pradesh(c) Punjab (d) None of these (a) Astronaut (b) Cosmonaut (c) Space Scientist (d) None of these 14. The first general election in free India took place in 33. CRY stands for (a) 1950 (b) 1952 (c) 1947 (d) None of these (a) Child Rehabiliation Year (b) Child Relief and You 15. The Maharaja who issued the Temple Entry proclamation (c) Commission for Rural Youths (d) None of these (a) Sri Chithira Thirunal (b) Sri Mulam Thirunal 34. APPU stands for (c) Sri Avittam Thirunal (d) None of these (a) Asian Pacific Postal Union 16. The father of History is (b) Association of Petroleum Products Users (a) Toynbee (b) Aristotle (c) Herodotus (d) None of these (c) Anti Parliamentary Party Union 17. Dunlop is the brand name of (d) None of these (a) Soap (b) Tyre (c) Tooth paste (d) None of these 35. CBSE stands for 18. The largest fresh water lake in India is (a) Council for Basic Scientific Employees (a) Wular Lake (b) Thekkady Lake(c) Ashtamudi Lake (d) None of these (b) Central Board of Secondary Education 19. Which of the following outfit has recently banned in India (c) Centre for Border Security Emigrants (a) LTTE (b) Khalistan Commando force Questions 36 to 45: Answer the following: (c) Babbar Khalsa (d) None of these 36. The first Chief Minister of Kerala. 20. The location of Palam Airport is in 37. The largest rice producing district in Kerala. (a) Calcutta (b) Delhi (c) Paris (d) None of these 38. The growth gland in the human body. 21. The Leader of the Palastin Liberation Organisation is 39. The insect which spreads the disease cholera? (a) Yaser Arafat (b) Khomeni (c) Salim Ali (d) None of these 40. Who was the founder of Muslim League? 22. The place in London famous for Lawn Tennis Court is 41. With which game the term 'Duece' related? (a) Oxford (b) Wimbildon (c) Los Angels (d) None of these 42. Which is the hottest planet? 23. The first Indian news paper published in the English Language 43. Which game is associated with Santhosh Trophy? (a) Times of India (b) The Hindu 44. In which game the word 'check' is used? (c) The Bengal Gazette (d) None of these 45. Which is the most populated city in India? 24. The Supreme Commander of India Armed Force (a) Prime Minister (b) President (c) Chief of Army (d) None of these PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH) 25. AIDS is caused by Correct the following sentences: (a) Bacteria (b) Virus (c) Lickens (d) None of these 1. I prefer coffee than tea. 26. Young one of a Kangaroo is called 2. I have seen the film yesterday. (a) Spin (b) Kangid (c) Joey (d) None of these 3. The gold is a precious metal. 27. The Viceroy of India during the I World War 4. He is working in an university. (a) Chelmsford (b) Asquith (c) Canning (d) None of these 5. My father with his friends are going to Madras. 28. The highest mountain peak in Kerala 6. I know to swim. (a) Ponmudi (b) Anamudi (c) Peerumedu (d) None of these 7. Those scissors belongs to me. 8. A new car cost a lot of money. ANSWERS 9. His dress was made from silk. 10. We entered into the room. PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) Questions 11 to 15 : Fill in the blank with suitable prepositions: 11. We started at six –––– the morning. 1. Transport. 12. I shall be there ––– 4 p.m. 2. Cow. 13. I have known him ––– 1985. 3. Kiwi. 14. They will come –––– Friday. 4. House. 15. We arranged a programme ––– the X'mas holidays. 5. Journey. Questions 16 to 25 : Rewrite the following sentences as directed 6. Client. 16. He is so proud that he will not beg. (Use too...... to) 7. Rarely. 17. You may have an apple or an orange. (Use either...... or) 8. Ankle. 18. He is greedy. He is dishnonest. (Combine using 'as well as') 9. ORQP. 19. Open the door. (Rewrite in the passive form) 10. XXXZ. 20. When he saw the police he ran away. (Change into Simple sentence) 11. ALERTED 21. The knife is blunt. (Change into the Negative form without changing the meaning) 22. What a frightful dream I had. (Change into Assertive sentece). 12. LINPR. 23. This attempt was a failure. (Replace noun by Verb) 13. 24. Entering the room, he switched on the lights. (Make a Compound sentence) 14. 25. Mother said to her sons, "Don't quarrel among yourselves". (Put it in the Re- 15. ported Speech). Questions 26 to 30: Write the Plurals of the following: PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE) 26. Crisis _ 1. (b) 21% 27. Bacterium _ 2. (c) Name of a blood group. 28. Stimulus _ 29. Syllabus _ 3. (e) Distance. 30. Thesis _ 4. (b) Barcelona. Read the following passage and answer the questions: 5. (a) Sumo wrestling. Now, just after sundown, when all my work was over, and I was on my way 6. (e) Pituitary. to my berth, it occurred to blodly into the apple barrel, and found there was dark, 7. (b) Telungu. what with the sound of the waters and the rocking movement of the ship, I had 8. (a) Rajya Samacharam. either fallen asleep, or was at the point of doing so, when a heavy man sat down 9. (b) Copper. with rather a clash close by. The barrel shook as he leaned his shoulders against 10. (a) Japan. it, and I was just about to jump up when the man began to speak. It was Silver's 11. (b) Science. voice, and before I had heard a dozen words, I would not have shown myself for 12. (b) 21st May. all the world. I lay there, trembling and listening in the extreme of fear and curios- 13. (b) Andra Pradesh. ity; for from these dozen words. I understood that the lives of all honest men 14. 1951-52. aboard depended upon me alone. 1. Where did the incident take place? 15. (a) Sri Chithira Thirunal. 2. Did he (the story teller) fall asleep? 16. (c) Herodotus. 3. Why did the barrel shake? 17. (b) Tyre. 4. Why was he in the extreme of fear and curiosity? 18. 5. Give a suitable title. 19. LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) 20. (b) Delhi 11. We started at six in the morning. 21. (a) Yasar Arafat. 12. I shall be there at 4 p.m. 22. (b) Wimbledon. 13. I have known him since 1985. 23. (b) The Bengal Gazette. 14. They will come on Friday. 24. (b) President. 15. We arranged a programe during Xmas holidays. 25. (b) Virus. 16. He is too proud to beg. 26. (c) Joey. 17. You may have either an apple or a orange. 27. (a) Chermsford. 18. He is greedy as well as dishonest. 28. (b) Anamudi. 19. Let the door be opened. 29. (d) None of these. Ecology means study of relation of animals and plants to their 20. Seeing the Police he ran away. surroundings. 21. The knife is not sharp. 30. (a) Convex. 22. I had a frightful dream. 31. (c) Central Nervous System. 23. This attempt failed. 32. (b) Cosmonaut. 24. He entered the room and switched on the light. 33. (b) Child Relief and You. 25. Mother advised her sons not to quarrel among themselves. 34. (a) Asian Pacific Postal Union. 26. Crisis - Crises. 35. (b) Central Board of Secondary Education. 27. Bacterium - Bacteria. 36. E.M. Sankaran Nambuthirippadu. 28. Stimulus - Stimuli. 37. Palakkadu. 29. Syllabus - Syllabi. 38. Pituitary Gland. 39. House fly. 40. Agakhan and Nabavu Salimullah in 1906. 41. Tennis. 42. Venus. 43. Football. 44. Chess. 45. Mumbai.

PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH) 1. I prefer coffee to tea. 2. I saw the film yesterday. 3. Gold is a precious metal. 4. He is working in a University. 5. My father with his friends is going to Madras. 6. I know how to swim. 7. Those scissors belong to me. 8. A new car costs a lot of money. 9. His dress was made of silk. 10. We ivtired the room. Directions: In the following questions 9 to 12 some letters are given in the first line and numbers are given in the second line. Numbers are coded for letters and letters (L.D. CLERK VARIOUS DEPARTMENT 1997) are coded for numbers. you have to choose the correct code from amongst the given answers to each question. Letters : WAGEINTRMF PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) Numbers : 2580947163 [This part consists of 15 multiple choice questions. Each question carries 1 mark.] 9. 520438 1. The approximate intensity level of the sound which can cause damage to the ear (a) AWFNEG (b) AWENGF (c) AEWNFG (d) AWENFG (e) ANGFWE drum is 10. 120368 (a) 20 dB (b) 60 dB (c) 100 dB (d) 160 dB (e) 200 dB (a) RWEFMG (b) RWENGF (c) AEWNFG (d) AWENFG (e) RFEWGM 2. A Barometer reads 75 cm. of mercury on the ground floor of an office building of 11. MEGAWF (a) 607523 (b) 608523 (c) 607532 (d) 608532 (e) 602375 height 100m. At the top of the building the barometer reading will be (a) Greater than 75 cm (b) 75 cm (c) Less than 75 cm 12. NITAGE (d) Greator or less than 75 cm. depending upon the type of barometer (a) 479580 (b) 497508 (c) 479508 (d) 497580 (e) 490875 (e) None of these 13. In a certain code "ADG" menas "Boys are intelligent". "JAM" means "Select 3. A man is standing on a weighing machine in a lift which is moving. The weighing good Boys" and "AGP" means "Encourage intelligent Boys" which letter in that code means "select"? machine will show minimum reading when the lift is moving (a) Upward with uniform speed 14. If East becomes North-West, South becomes North-East, and soon what will West (b) Downward with uniform acceleration become? (c) Upward with uniform acceleration (a) North-West (b) North-East (c) East (d) In a free fall due to the failure of lift mechanism (d) South-East (e) None of these 15. If Mani is taller than Raju but shorter than Deepak and Raju is just as tall as Mohan (e) Downward with uniform speed 4. If the momentum of a body increases by 20%, then its kinetic energy will be but taller than Ganesh then Mohan is (a) Just as tall as Mani (b) Shorter than Raju increased by (a) 20% (b) 40% (c) 44% (d) 50% (e) 80% (c) Taller than Deepak (d) Shorter than Mani 5. A slow running pendulum clock can be speeded up by (e) Shorter than Ganesh (a) increasing the length of the rod (b) increasing the weight of the bob PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE) (c) reducing the length of the bob This part contains thirty multiple choice items, fifteen very short answer type items (d) reducing the weight of the bob and one item to write a paragraph. Multiple choice and very short answer type (e) increasing the length of the rod and decreasing the weight of the bob questions carry 1 mark each. Paragraph writing carries 5 marks. Not more than two 6. (45)2 - (41)2 = ? × 4 sentences are required for the very short answer. (a) 86 (b) 344 (c) 4 (d) 1376 (e) None of these 16. The Indian Scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics is 7. (6)2 - ? - 37 - 10 (a) C.V. Raman (b) Chandrasekhar (c) J.C. Bose (a) 63 (b) 9 (c) 11 (d) 15 (e) None of these (d) Tagore (e) Dr. Radhakrishnan 3 × 4 - 3 17. Who among the following was the Chairman of the Commission which was set up 8. = ? 1 to deal with the problem of backward Communities? + 2 2 (a) Sarkaria (b) Mandai (c) Kuldip Singh (d) Shah 4 1 1 (e) B.C. Roy (a) (b) 2 (c) (d) 36 (e) None of these 9 4 36 18. International Court of Justice is located at (a) Delhi (b) New York (c) Hague (d) Washington (e) France 19. The First Asian Games were held at 32. The first president of Indian National Congress was (a) Seoul (b) Beijing (c) New Delhi (d) Bangkok (e) Barcelona (a) A.O. Hume (b) W.C. Banerjee (c) Annie Besant 20. Who was the first Governor-General of Independent India? (d) Rajagopalachari (e) Rajendra Prasad (a) C. Rajagopalachari (b) Lord Mountbatten 33. The largest organ in the human body is (c) Rajendra Prasad (d) Dr. Radhakrishnan (a) Liver (b) Kidney (c) Heart (d) Lungs (e) None of these (e) Lal Bahadur Sasthri 34. Which of the following international organisation has been dissolved? 21. The Headquarters of UNO is situated in (a) OAU (b) ASEAN (c) NATO (d) GATT (e) SEATO (a) Geneva (b) Paris (c) New York (d) San Francisco 35. Which of the following is the India's first indigenously built second generation (e) New Zeland satellite? 22. "Glimpses of World History" is written by (a) Apple (b) Aryabhatta(c) Insat-1C (d) Insat-2A (e) None of these (a) Rabindranath Tagore (b) Mahatma Gandhi 36. Which of the following award winning Malayalam film was directed by M.T. (c) Rajendra Prasad (d) Jawaharlal Nehru (e) Dr. Radhakrishnan Vasudevan Nair? 23. Famous Sun Temple is situated in (a) Kochaniyan (b) Katha Purushan (a) Kerala (b) Karnataka (c) Orissa (c) Sukrutham (d) Parinayam (e) None of these (d) Tamil Nadu (e) Andhra Pradesh 37. A stretch of sea water partly or fully separated by a narrow strip from the main sea 24. "Kathak" is a Principal classical dance of is called (a) Eastern region (b) Western region (a) Bay (b) Isthmus (c) Lagoon (d) Strait (e) None of these (c) Northern region (d) Southern region (e) None of these 38. From North to South the correct sequence of the following sea port is 25. The first space craft that landed on Moon was (a) Madras, Tuticorin, Visakhapatnam, Paradip (a) Challenger (b) Appollo-11 (c) Sputnik (d) Vostok-2 (e) Aryabatta (b) Paradip, Madras, Visakhapatanam, Tuticorin 26. Largest ocean of the world is (c) Visakhapatnam, Paradip, Madras, Tuticorin (a) Pacific ocean (b) Arctic ocean (c) Atlantic ocean (d) Paradip, Visakhapatnam, Madras, Tuticorin (d) Indian ocean (e) None of these (e) None of these 27. The concept of "Zero" was first given by 39. For which of the following groups of crops has "Green Revolution" been most (a) Greeks (b) Arabs (c) Indian (d) Egyptians (e) Americans successful in India so far? 28. Of the following the "National Sports Day" is (a) Cotton and Jute (b) Mustard and oil seeds (a) 13th November (b) 14th August (c) Potato and sugar-cane (d) Wheat and rice (e) None of these (c) 29th August (d) 28th September (e) 28th October 40. Dr. M.S. Swaminathan was in the news recently for which of the following rea- 29. The famous Agra city is on the banks of the river sons? (a) Ganga (b) Yamuna (c) Chambal (d) Ghat prabha (a) He was awarded the World Food Prize (e) Godhavari (b) He was awarded the World Food day award 30. Britishers did not promote which of the following in India (a) Introduction of Posts and Telegraphs (c) He was awarded the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar centenary award for Agricultural Research (b) Political unification of India (d) He was awarded the Jnana pith Award (c) Introduction of Subsidiary system (e) None of these (d) Introduction of provincial autonomy 41. Who among the following was chosen as the man of the series (Titan of Titans) in (e) None of these the Titan Cup triangular one day cricket held recently in India? 31. Martyr's day is associated with (a) Anil Kumble (b) Sachin Tendulkar (a) Lala Lajpat Rai (b) M.K. Gandhi (c) Allan Donald (d) Gary Kristen (c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (d) Annie Besant (e) G.K. Gokale (e) Mohammed Azarudheen 42. 2002 World Cup football will be co-hosted by PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH) (a) Japan-North Korea (b) Japan-South Korea This part contains multiple choice items, very short answer items and comprehensive (c) Australia-New Zealand (d) Thailand-South Korea (e) India-Japan questions based on given passage. Each question carries 1 marks. 43. Mr. Malik Meraj Khalid was in the news recently for which of the following reasons? 62. Which of the following is most opposite in meaning of the word "Break down" (a) He retires from Pakistani politics after clashing with Ms. Bhutto's uthoritarian style (a) Collapse (b) Assimilation (b) He was appointed as the interim Prime Minister of Pakistan by President (c) Collection (d) Construction (e) Integration Farooq Leghari 63. Which of the following is the same in meaning as the word "hotly" (c) He was appointed as Governor of Sind Province (a) Passionately (b) Warmly (c) Angrily (d) He was appointed as Government of Panjab Province (d) Extensively (e) Publicly (e) None of these 64. Which of the following words is most nearly the same in meaning as the phrase 44. Who among the following won the World "Under-10, boys title" in the World "Stand up" Chess Championship held recently at Menorea (Spain) and became the second (a) Get up (b) Get established Indian player to win a World Chess title? (c) hold up (d) Failed (e) Supported (a) P.T. Ummer Koya (b) P. Hari Krishna Each of the following sentences is demarcated by letters like A, B, C, D and E etc. (c) Amarjeet Kay Pul (d) Rahul Kanwat (e) None of these Examine them carefully and point out the portion which carries the mistake. 45. Who among the following was appointed as the UNICEF's National ambassador 65. (A) His behaviour is such / (B) that which cannot be tolerated by / (C) anyone for children in October 1996? (a) Sunil Gavaskar (b) Ustad Amjad Ali Khan who has any / (D) sense of self respect in him / (E) no error. (c) Dr. Sushila Nayyar (d) Dr. M.S. Gill (e) None of these Fill up the blanks in the appropriate words out of the given alternatives Question from 46 to 60 are to be answered in a word/words/one or two sentences 66. Come what may I shall adhrere ––– my principles (Each question carries 1 marks) (a) with (b) to (c) on 46. What is an epidemic? (d) upon (e) for 47. What is a Hygrometer? 67. Inspite of her ––– Kasthuri still managed to find time for her hobbies. 48. What is meant by Myopia? (a) occupation (b) pre-occupations 49. What are Antibiotics? (c) business (d) pre-dilections (e) promises 50. What is meant by adult franchise? Pick out one of the five phrases that best explains the key word 51. Which was the first metal discovered by man? 68. Villain 52. What is acid rain? (a) a wicked man (b) an unhappy man 53. What is "Green House effect"? (c) a frustrated man (d) a film actor (e) a lying man 54. Who won the "Honest man of the year" award 1996? 69. "Fraity" thy name is Woman. 55. What is BOD? What does it signify? (a) boldness (b) weakness (c) beauty 56. What is the difference between G-7 and G-15? (d) truth (e) intelligence 57. What sugar is found in milk? Use the following phrase in sentences of your own. 58. Twice a year, the day and night are of equal length all over the globe. What are 70. on behalf of they called? 71. to comply with 59. What is solar eclipse? How does it different from lunar eclipse? Rewrite the following as directed. 60. What is CAT-scan? What is it used for? 72. I read ––– story ––– old man. 61. Write a paragraph of about 100 words in English on any of the following topics: 73. She said, "I have just finished this book". (Write in Indirect speech) (i) Proportional representation system. 74. I am not so tall as he. (Write in the comparative degree) (ii) Satellite television is distorting our culture. 75. I shall not go for the meeting ––– I am invited (Fill up blanks with a suitable (iii) Reservation for women in Parliament. conjunction) 76. Who broke this jug? (Rewrite using the passive voice). 81. The passage implies Read the passage carefully and answer the comprehension questions. Only the (a) Our industrial policy is opposed to Gandhian philosophy expected words and expressions are to be written. Each question carries 1 (b) Planned industrial development is good for India mark. (c) Gandhiji wanted to eradicate poverty "The policy of planned industrial development, which we have adopted in the (d) Gandhiji advocated only cottage industries last two decades has sometimes been criticised as a calculated abandonment of (e) None of these Gandhism. Those who level this charge and advocate cottage industries, do not themselves refrain from using the products of large industries such as aircraft, PART - IV (REGIONAL LANGUAGE) automobiles and telephones. Gandhiji did not shun the railways ans was a (This part is to be answered in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada) punctillous user of watches. And if we use railways and watches does it make 82. Translating the following into Malayalam or Tamil or Kanada: sense not to manufacture them ourselves? Gandhiji's advocacy of cottage indus- The country in which we are born and bred and to which belong is our mother- tries should therefore be understood in the correct content. He was intensely land. The mother is dear to us, so also is our motherland. We must love our concerned with poverty. He abhorred waste. He wanted to use the latent ener- motherland as we love our mother. The man who does not love his motherland or gies of the vast army of rural unemployment to produce more goods for the is not loyal to his motherland is a traitor. Every citizen is given certain rights nation and some wealth for themselves. Then again like other sensitive men under the Constitution. In turn he has certain duties towards his motherland. before him, he was reacting to the brutal effects of the first phase of industrialisa- tion. As a seer concerned with ultimate condition of man, he wanted to caution The Government takes every step to provide food, shelter, education, medical us against becoming of prisoners of our own devices. In his copious writings on facilities to make us live happily. Therefore it is our fundamental duty to be the place of the machine, there are many passages which shown that Gandhiji's dutiful to the Government when the enemies invade our country, we should outlook was broader and more humanely practical than some literalist interpreters volunteer ourselves to fight for our country;. There are certain laws of the state, would have us believe". to maintain order. These laws are made for the common good of citizen. They 77. What is the main idea of the message? must be obeyed usby us. Unless we obey the laws the Government will not be (a) The planned development of industry is necessary able to protect our rights. As good citizens we should pay all the taxes levied (b) We should set up big industry without evasion. The amount realised through the taxes is utilised for our welfare (c) Gandhiji was not opposed to development and the protection of our motherland. We will be failing in our duty to our (d) Our industrial policy is not opposed to Gandhinn outlook motherland if we evade paying taxes. (e) None of these 83. Write a paragraph not exceeding 100 words in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada 78. The author has not said on any one of the following topics: (a) Gandhiji did not like wastage (a) Hobbies and their values. (b) Gandhiji was worried about the poor (b) The values of sports and games (c) Gandhiji detesed big industries (c) Library and its uses (d) Gandhiji wrote much on the place of machine (e) None of these 79. We can infer from the passage that (a) Gandhijij was humanely practical (b) Gandhiji had written much about the machines (c) Gandhiji was not opposed to big industries (d) Gandhiji wanted cottage industries (e) None of these 80. The approach of the writer is (a) Cynical (b) Argumentative (c) Defensive (d) Hostile (e) None of these ANSWERS  Organisation of African Union (OAU) dissolved into African Union (A.U) on 9th July 2002. 35. Insat 2A PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) \nÀ½m-eyw, _Ô-\w, F¶o Nn{X-§Ä bYm-{Iaw 36. None of these. Answer: 1. 160 dB. anI¨ Nn{X-¯n-\pÅ kwØm\ AhmÀUpw t\Snb Fw. Sn. bpsS kn\n-a-I-fm- 2. Less than 75 cm. Wv. hmcn-¡q-gn, aªv, IS-hv, Hcp sNdp-]p-ªncn F¶n-h-bmWv Ct±lw kwhn- 3. In a free fall due to the failure of lift Machanism. [m\w sNbvX aäp Nn{X-§Ä. 4. 20%. 37. Lagoon. 5. Reducing the length of the bob. 38. Paradip, Visakapatanam, Madras, Tuticorin. 6. 86. 39. Wheat and rice. 7. 9. 40. He was awarded world food prize (1987). 8. None of these. Answer : 3.6. 41. Allan Donald 9. AWENFG. 42. Japan and South Korea. 43. He was appointed as the interim Prime Minister of Pakistan by President 10. RWEFMG. Farooq Leghari. 11. 608523. 44. P. Hari Krishna. 12. 497580. 45. Sunil Gavaskar. 13. J, means select in that cote. 46. Epidemic means a disease affecting may people simultaneously. 14. South East. 47. Hygrometric is a scientific instrument that records the specific gravity of 15. Shorter than Mani. liquids. 16. C.V. Raman. 48. Myopia is disease that affects eyes. It is also called short-sightedness. 17. Mandal. 49. Antibiotics are these chemical substances which kill or inhibt the activity of 18. Hague. Bacteria. 19. New Delhi. 50. Adult Franchise means the right to vote conferred on every adult. Every adult has the right to vote in election with out any distinction of caste, creed 20. Lord Mountbatten. and colour. 21. New York. 51. Copper is the first metal discovered by man. 22. Jawaharlal Nehru. 52. When acidic oxides formed from the smoke emitted from factories which con- 23. Orissa. tain oxides of sulphur, nitrogenetr dissolve in rain drops forming acids and 24. Northern region. rains. Such rain is called acid rain. 25. Apollo II. 53. Carbondioxide (greenhouse gas) and water vapour absorb infrared radiation 26. Pacific Ocean. and block a large fraction of Rarths emited radiation. The oradiation thus 27. Indian absorbed by the greenhouse gase lead to the heating of trains surface. It is 28. 29th August. called green house effect. 29. Yamuna. 54 30. Political Unification of India. 55. BOD means Bio chemical oxygen demand. 31. M.K. Gandhi. 56. G-7 (Group of seven) is the most industrialised nations in the world. They are 32. W.C. Banerjee. USA, UK, France, Canada, Italy, Germany and Japan. Now it is G-8 including 33. None of these. Answer : Skin. Russia. G-15 is the group of developing countries which in alude Algeria, 34. GATT, OAU. Argentina, India, Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Jamaica, Malsia, Mexico, Wergena,  General Agreement on Trrifs and Trade (GATT) dissolved in to World Trade Peru, Senegal, Venizula, Yugoslovia (now known as) Zimavbe. Now, it is G-19 Organisation (WTO) on January 1st 1995. including Kenya, Sri Lanka, Iran, Colubia. 57. Total or partial obsiration of Sun's light when viewed from earth is called the bolar eclipse. During the solar eslipse the moon takes up such a position between the earth and the sun that partially or complethy obscues the light of the sun. It own on new moon day when the moon is in conjunction with the sun, but not at every new moon because of the inclination of the orbit of the moon. A total or partial absorption of the moon's light when viewed from earth is called lunar eclipses. 58. 59. 60. CAT scan means computerised Arcial Tomograph. It is used to scan the whole body through radiation. 61. Answer your self. 62. Construction.  Brak down means to desry. 63. Passionately. 64. Get up. 65. That which cannot be tolexalted by 66. to 67. Business. 68. a wicked man. 69. weakness. 70. (c) the resignation of K. Karunakaran from Chief Ministership (d) the split in the Indian Union Muslim League (L.D. CLERK VARIOUS DEPARTMENT 1995) (D). The work narrtely "Thottanngal" fetched Muttathu Varkey Literature Award. Who is the author of the work? (a) Ayyappa Panicker (b) M. Mikundan Note. (c) O.V. Vijayan (d) Kovilan (E). Who is the Malayalee member in the University Grants Commission? (1) Answers are to be written in the answer book provided. (a) R. Ramachandran Nair (b) A.N.P. Ummer Kutty (2) Answers to Part I and III are to be written in English only. (c) M.N. Valiyathan (d) A. Sukumaran Nair (3) Answers to Part II are to be written in your Regional Language (Malayalam/ 3. (A).Who invented Television? Tamil/Kannada) (a) Alexander Graha Bell (b) J. L. Baird (4) While attempting a question its Part No. Question No. and Sub-division No. (c) Edison (d) Issac Newton should be written in the margin. (B). Aryabhatta was a famous (5) For objective type questions choose the right answer or the most suitable answer (a) Astronomer (b) Mathematician and write its A or B or C or D as the case may be. (c) Physician (d) Ruler (C). Which of the following is not a metal? PART - I (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE & MENTAL ABILITY) (a) Titanium (b) Antimony 1. (A).Special provisions have been made in our Constitution in respect of (c) Lead (d) Gemstone (a) Sikhs and Jains (b) Women and Children (D). What is the normal temperature of a human person? (c) Muslims and Christians (d) Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (a) 85.1 0C (b) 36.9 0C (B). Who is the Governor of Meghalaya State? (c) 21.7 0C (d) 30.5 0C (a) M.M. Jacob (b) Naresh Chandra (E). In which field is Dr. M.S. Swaminathan distinguished? (c) G. Ramanujam (d) Ramesh Bhandari (a) Agricultural Science (b) Medical Science (C). There has been a crisis over the establishment of a Thermal Plant in Ratnagiri (c) Astro physics (d) Bio-Chemistry district. Where is the district? 4. (A).Among the following Mughal Emperors who was the first to allow the Britishers (a) In Kerala (b) In Karnataka to start trade links with India? (c) In Andhra Pradesh (d) In Maharashtra (a) Akbar (b) Jehangir (c) Shajahan (d) Humayoon (D). Who became the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh when Moolayam Singh was (B). Which is the oldest among the following? dismissed by the Governor? (a) Sam Veda (b) Yajur Veda (a) Mayavathi (b) Jayalalita (c) Atharva Veda (d) Rig Veda (c) Suchetha Kripalani (d) Mamatha Banarjee (C). Who was the first women ruler of India? (E). The most reknowned Indian Parliamentarian who died in June 1995 (a) Chand Beebi (b) Raziya Sultan 2. (A).Dr. Chempaka Raman Pillai became famous as (c) Noor Jahan (d) Indira Gandhi (a) a historian (b) a freedom fighter (D). How many spokes are there in our national Emblem namely Ashok Chakra? (c) a diplomat (d) an administrator (a) 12 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 24 (B). The decision to hold Panchayath Elections is taken by (E). M.F. Hussain is associated with (a) Central Government (b) Election Commission (a) Architecture (b) Music (c) State Government (d) Local bodies (c) Painting (d) Ornithology (C). The bye election in Tiruvangadi Assembly constituency was because of 5. (A).The science dealing with the earth's surface is (a) the resignation of the then MLA U.A. Beeran (a) Geology (b) Geo-Physics (b) the resignation of A.K. Antony from the Central Cabinet (c) Geodesy (d) Geography (B). Which country is the largest producer of rice? 8. (A).Who is the Bengladesh woman Novelist who was victim to the fury of funda- (a) China (b) India (c) Russia (d) Ganada mentalists on the allegation that she wrote causing insult to Islam? (C). Which is the planet closet to the Sun? (a) Taslima Nasreen (b) Khalida Zia (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Pluto (d) Uranus (c) Salman Rushdi (d) Razia Beegum (D). How many countries are members in SAARC? (B). Where is the Head Quarters of the Food and Agricultural Organization? (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 8 (a) Madrid (b) Rome (c) Ganeva (d) Paris (E). Ayodhya is situated at the banks of the river (C). From the view of International economy the "Third World' implies (a) Sarayu (b) Gomati (c) Jamuna (d) Ganga (a) Developed countries (b) Developing countries (c) African countries (d) SAARC countries 6. (A).Which was the venue of the Second Women's World cup Fotball held in 1995? (D). The World Environment Day is observed on ––– (a) Brazil (b) Nilgeria (c) Sweden (d) Denmark (a) 22nd April (b) 7th May (B). To which of the team did I.M. Vijayan belong in the 19th Federation Cup Tour- (c) 1st May (d) 5th June nament? (E). Who is the first Indian to have won the Grandmaster's Title? (a) J.C.T (b) Mohan Bagan (a) Viswanathan Anand (b) D.V. Prasad (c) Mohammedans (d) Titanium (c) S.V. Natarajan (d) Ravikumar (C). Steffi Graf is related to one of the following : To which? 9. (A).What is the approximate percentage of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (a) Open Tennis (b) Football (c) Cricket (d) Basket Ball together, to the total population of India? (D). Who was the first Indian woman who reached the Olympic Finals? (a) 12 (b) 17 (c) 9 (d) 24 (a) M.D. Valasamma (b) P.T. Usha (B). After his coronation Shivaji assumed the title (c) Shyni Abraham (d) None of these (a) Maharaja (b) Peshwa (E). Rovers Cup is associated with ____ (c) Samrat (d) Chhatrapathi (a) Basketball (b) Tennis (c) Football (d) Cricket (C). A person who can speak many languages is called 7. (A).Ravi is taller than Joythi who is shorter than Raju. Mohan is taller than Ramesh (a) Billnguist (b) Monogiot but shorter than Suresh, Raju is shorter than Ravi. Who is the tallest among (c) Polyglot (d) Phiologist them? (D). Which one of the following pairs is correctily matched? (a) Ravi (b) Raju (c) Suresh (d) Either Ravi or Suresh (a) Madam Curie X Ray (b) Albert Einstein-Photoelectric effect (B). Pointing to his son's portrait a man said to a woman: "His mother is the only (c) C.V. Raman Stock effect (d) Linus Pauling Electron daughter of your mother". How was the woman related to the man? (E) India's national animal and bird respectively are (a) Sister (b) Mother (c) Daughter (d) Wife (a) Deer and parrot (b) Lion and Cuckoo 10.(A).Match List I with II and select the correct answer using the codes given below: (C). Four of the following five numbers belong to a group in a certain way. 'Which List I List II number dosen't belong to that group? Political Leaders 7, 9, 11, 13, 17 (i) Political Parties 1. Kanshiram (a) 9 (b) 7 (c) 11 (d) 17 (ii) Janatha Dal 2. G.M. Banathwala (D). How many 7's immediately preceded by 6 but not immediately followed by 4 are (iii) Bahujan Samaj Party 3. L.K. Advani there in the following series? (iv) Indian Union Muslim League 4. S.R. Bommai 7764765657476744776 (v) Sivasena 5. Bal Thackaray (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5 (vi) Telugu Desam 6. N.T. Rama Rao (E). In a certain code JUDICIAL is written as LADICIUJ. How is GLORIOUS written 7. Jayalalitha in that code? 8. P.V. Narasimha Rao (a) SUORIOLG (b) GLOIROUS (a) 3, 4, 1, 2, 5, 6 (b) 1, 2, 6, 5, 7, 8 (c) USDRIOGL (d) None of these (c) 6, 7, 3, 4, 5, 1 (d) 1, 2, 5, 4, 5, 1 (B). Study the table below, which shows the number of five types of vehicles manu- 12. Write a paragraph not exceeding 2 pages i.e. approximately 400 words in factured by a company over five years. Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada on any one of the following topics: Type of vehicles (a) Increasing road accidents in Kerala. Year A B C D E (b) One of your strong ambitions in life. 1982 200 150 78 90 65 1983 150 180 100 105 70 (c) The places of Tourist importance in Kerala. 1984 180 175 92 110 86 1985 195 160 120 125 75 PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH) 1986 220 185 130 135 80 (i) What is the approximate percentage of increase in the production of D Type 13. Read the following passage and answer the questions below: (The passage is vehicles from 1983 to 1985? from the Autobiography of Jawaharlal Nehru). (a) 5 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) 25 In the evening usually many friends came to visit father and he would relax (ii) In the case of which type of vehicles was there a continuous increases in after the tension of the day and the house would resound with his tremendous production over-the years? laughter. His laugh became famous in Allahabad. Sometimes I would peep at him (a) D Type (b) A Type (c) C Type (d) E Type and his friends from behind a curtain trying to make out what these great and big (C). The average of 50 numbers is 38. If two of the numbers are 30 and 46, what is the people said to each other. If I was caught in the act I would be dragged out, rather average of the remaining 48 numbers? frightened, made o sit for a while on father's knee. (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 40 I admired father tremendously. He seemed to me the embodiment of strength (D). A boy goes to his school with a speed of 3. Km/Hr. and returns home with a and courage and cleverness, far above all the other men I saw, and I treasured the speed of 2 Km./Hr. If he takes 5 hours in all, what is the distance between his hope that when I grew up I would be rather like him. But much as I admired him home and school? and loved him, I feared him also. His temper was indeed an awful thing and even (a) 6 Km (b) 5 Km (c) 35 kM (d) 2 Km in after years I do not think I ever came across anything to match it in its on line. (E). Whose birth centenary was observed as "Social Justice Year" from 1990 April But, fortunately he had a strong sense of humour also and an iron will, and he 14 to 1991 April 14? (a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan could as a rule control himself. As he grew older this power of control grew, and (c) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad (d) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar it was very rare for him to indulge in anything like his old temper. (Limit the answer in 3 or 4 lines) PART - IV (REGIONAL LANGUAGE) (a) Why did Jawaharlal Nehru strongly desire to be like his father, when he grew (This part is to be answered in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada) up? 11. Translating the following into Malayalam or Tamil or Kanada: (b) What act of father shows that, even though he seemed to be harsh he was In the country of Kent in England, not far from the town of Gravesend soft to his son? and near the river Thames; there is a hill called Glad's Hill, and upon it, a house (c) Father had some qualities to balance his temper. What were they? which bears the same name. More than a hundred years ago a small boy and his (d) What change came across father when he grew older? father, in their frequent walks towards Gravesent, often passed by this house. The boy was never tiered of looking at it, and fancying what it would be like (e) Give the meanings of the words : relax, indulge. inside to him it seemed the finest house in the world and he longed to have it for 14. Read the following passage. Some words are left out in it. Choose the appropri- his own. He told his father so, and received the reply; "If you were to be very ate word from the list of alternates given below. (No need to transcribe the persevering and were to work very hard you might some day come to live in it",. passage) Little Charles Dickens, for that was the boy's name, kept the words in We are citizens of no mean country and we are (a) ––– of the land of our birth, of mind. When he grew up, all through his busy life as a writer, he was most our people, our culture and our (b) ––– that pride should not be for a romanticised preserving and a very hard worker, and when, later n life he was the author of past to which we have to (c) ––– nor should it encourage exclusiveness or a want some of the most famous stories in English, he was able to buy Glad's Hill Place, of (d) ––– of other ways than our own. It must never allow us to (e) ––– our many the house of his dreams, and to make it his home. weakness and failings. (A). (a) aware (b) proud (c) reminded (d) fond ANSWERS (B). (a) customs (b) ceremonies (c) traditions (d) festivals (C). (a) return (b) glorify (c) sing (d) cling PART - I (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND MENTAL ABILITY) (D). (a) appreciation (b) enthusiasm (c) criticism (d) reproach I. (E). (a) reject (b) forget (c) avoid (d) remember A (b) Women and Children. 15. Correct the following sentences if there is any incorrect usage. B. (a) M.M. Jacob. C. (d) Mayavathi (a) He would has lent me some money if he was knowing that I had lost every- thing E. Pro. N.G. Ranga. II. (b) On second thoughts the Secretary has withdrew his resignation from his job, this morning A. (b) a freedom fighter. B. (c) state government. (c) Now days artificial fibres made in India are superior than similar ones made in foreign countries. C. (a) the resignation of the new MLA U.A. Beeran. D. (d) Kovilan. (d) Returning home, a scorpion bit me. III. (e) Your neighbours are always very helpful to you. Is n't it? A. (b) J.L. Baird. B. (b) Mathematician. C. (d) Gemstone. D. (b) 36.90oC E. (a) Agriculture Science. IV. A. (b) Jehangir. B. (d) Rig Veda. C. (b) Raziya Sultana. D. (d) 24. E. (c) Painting. V. A. (d) Geography. B. (a) China. C. (a) Mercury. D. (c) 7 E. (a) Sarayu. VI. A. Brazil. B. C. Open Tennis. D. P.T. Usha. E. (c) Football. VII. (c) Now a days artificial fibres made in India are superior to similar ones made in A. (d) Either Ravi or Suresh. foreign countries. B. (d) Wife (d) Correct usage. C. (a) 9 (e) Correct usage. D. (a) 1 E. (a) SUORIOLG VIII. A. (a) Taslima Nasreen. B. (b) Rome. C. (b) Developing Countries. D. (d) 5th June. E. (a) Viswanathan Anand. IX. A. B. (d) Chhatrapathi. C. (c) Polygot. D. (b) Albert Eisteen – Photo electric effect. E. Tigerand Peacock. X. A. B. (b) 20 (19.64) (d) Type. C. 38 6 km E. (d) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. 11. Do your self. 12. Do your self. 13. Do your self. 14. (a) Proud. (b) Traditions. (c) Cling. (d) Appreciation. (e) Forget. 15. (a) He would have lent me some money if he was knowing that I had lost every- thing. (b) On second thoughts the seneting withdraw his resignation from his job, thin- ning. 13. The Sun is composed mainly of (L.D. CLERK TRISSUR URBAN DEVELOPMENT (a) Helium (b) Oxygen (c) Nitrogen (d) Hydrogen (e) None of these 14. The nearest planet to the sun is AUTHORITY DEPARTMENT 1997) (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Jupiter (e) None of these 15. Halley's comet orbits the sun every ––– years. (a) 99 (b) 58 (c) 65 (d) 76 (e) None of these PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) 16. The moon takes ––– to complete one revolution of the earth. [This part consists of 15 multiple choice questions. Each question carries 1 mark.] (a) 27 days 7 hours and 43 minutes 1. Oxygen was discovered by (b) 23 days 9 hours and 40 minutes (a) Cavendish (b) Newton (c) Priestly (d) Einstein (e) None of these (c) 21 days 5 hours and 33 minutes 2. Lift was invented by (d) 25 days 3 hours and 16 minutes (a) Edison (b) Graham Bell 17. Titan is the satellite of (c) James Watt (d) Otis (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Venus (e) None of these 3. Polio vaccine was invented by 18. Bronze is an alloy of (a) Jonas Salk (b) Louis Pasteur (a) Copper and Zinc (b) Copper and Aluminium (c) Alexander Fleming (d) Edward Jenner (e) None of these (c) Copper and Tin (d) Copper and Nickel (e) None of these 4. The great scientist Thomas Alva Edison belongs to 19. Bauxite is the ore of (a) Great Britain (b) Russia (a) Copper (b) Aluminium (c) Iron (d) Zinc (e) None of these (c) USA (d) West Germany (e) None of these 20. Vinegar contains ––– acid. 5. Galileo Galilei was an ––– scientist. (a) Critic (b) Sulphuric (c) Tartaric (d) Acetic (e) None of these (a) India (b) Italian (c) Australian (d) American (e) None of these 21. Chemical name of plaster of Paris is 6. Ferdinand de Lasseps is associated with (a) Sodium carbonate (b) Sodium chloride (a) Suez Canal (b) Panama Canal (c) Superior Lake (c) Calcium sulphate (d) Sodium bicarbonate (e) None of these (d) Victoria Lake (e) None of these 22. Chemical name of baking soda is 7. Christian Bernard is associated with (a) Potassium nitrate (b) Ammonium chloride (a) Artificial kidney (b) Blood transfusion (c) Sodium hydroxide (d) Sodium bicarbonate (e) None of these (c) Aids virus (d) Heart transplant (e) None of these 23. Myopia is a defect associated with 8. Boutros Boutros-Ghali belongs to (a) Ear (b) Eye (c) Brain (d) Heart (e) None of these (a) Norway (b) Peru (c) Egypt (d) Swden (e) None of these 24. Eczema affects which part of the human body? 9. The science of heavenly bodies is called as (a) Skin (b) Liver (c) Lungs (d) Bones (e) None of these (a) Archaeology (b) Biophysics (c) Cosmology 25. Deficiency of vitamin ––– affects the reproductive organs and causes sterility. (d) Astronomy (e) None of these (a) D (b) E (c) A (d) C (e) None of these 10. Philately deals with 26. Cholera is caused by (a) Study of coins (b) Collection of postage stamps (a) Bacteria (b) Virus (c) Malnurition (c) Study of viruses (d) Collection of Paintings (e) None of these (d) Vitamin deficiency (e) None of these 11. The instruments used to record origin and intensity of earthquakes is called as 27. An important organ of the human body which secrete juices that help in digesting (a) Cardiography (b) Chronometer (c) Seismograph food and keep the balance of sugar in the body. (d) Hygrometer (e) None of these (a) Pancreas (b) Liver (c) Kidney (d) Spleen (e) None of these 12. The instrument that measures very high temperature is called as 28. Name of the first test-tube baby is (a) Pyrometer (b) Ohmmeter (c) Machmeter (a) Indira (b) Jennifer Pat (c) Louise Brown (d) Electrometer (e) None of these (d) Leslie Thomas (e) None of these 29. Zero degree centigrade is equal to ––– degree Fahrenheit 46. Zulus are the tribal people of (a) 40 (b) 42 (c) 30 (d) 32 (e) None of these (a) Philippines (b) South Africa (c) Australia 30. The particle which is supposed to travel faster than light is (d) New Zealand (e) None of these (a) Plasma (b) Tachyon (c) Positron (d) Quartz (e) None of these 47. The first Olympics was held in Greece in the year 31. Mercury is a (a) BC 836 (b) BC 753 (c) BC 776 (d) BC 896 (e) None of these (a) Mineral (b) Metal (c) Acid (d) Alcohol (e) None of these 48. India's first nuclear blast at Pokhran was in the year 32. Lithium is the lightest metal; which is the heaviest? (a) 1974 (b) 1973 (c) 1975 (d) 1972 (e) None of these (a) Aluminium (b) Copper (c) Osmium (d) Iron (e) None of these 49. Which country is not a member of SAARC? 33. The smallest continent is (a) Bangladesh (b) Burma (c) Bhutan (d) Nepal (e) None of these (a) Australia (b) Antarctica (c) Africa 50. The capital of New Zealand is (d) South America (e) None of these (a) Canbera (b) George-town (c) Suva (d) Wellington (e) None of these 51. The capital of Bahrain is 34. The most densely populated continent is (a) Manama (b) Teheran (c) Doha (d) Riyadh (e) None of these (a) Europe (b) Australia (c) Asia (d) Africa (e) None of these 52. The capital of Nagaland is 35. The deepest ocean in the world is (a) Panaji (b) Aziwal (c) Kohima (d) Imphal (e) None of these (a) Atlantic (b) Indian (c) Arctic (d) Pacific (e) None of these 53. The capital of Sikkim is 36. Suez Canal connects the –––– and –––– (a) Gangtok (b) Shillong (c) Simla (d) Thimpu (e) None of these (a) Atlantic and Pacific Ocean 54. The most populous state of India is (b) Red Sea and North Sea (a) Bihar (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Nagaland (c) East China Sea and South China Sea (d) Assam (e) None of these (d) Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea 55. Kaziranga National Park locates in 37. Palk Strait lies in between (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Bihar (c) Nagaland (a) India and Pakistan (b) India and Sri Lanka (d) Assam (e) None of these (c) India and Bangladesh (d) India and China (e) None of these 56. The largest delta, Sundarbans locates in 38. Radcliffe line demarcates the boundary between (a) West Bengal (b) Gujarat (c) Bihar (a) India and Pakistan (b) India and China (d) Uttar Pradesh (e) None of these (c) India and Bangladesh (d) India and Afghanistan (e) None of these 57. Minimum age for contesting to Rajya Sabha is 39. The United Nations Organisation formally came into existence in (a) 18 years (b) 25 years (c) 30 years (d) 35 years (e) None of these (a) 1944 (b) 1945 (c) 1942 (d) 1943 (e) None of these 58. Period of Eight Five Year Plan is 40. Smallest country is (a) 1991 to 1996 (b) 1992 to 1997 (c) 1990 to 1995 (a) Russia (b) Sri Lanka (c) Vatican City (d) Burma (e) None of these (d) 1993 to 1998 (e) None of these 41. New name of Burma is 59. According to 1991 census, literacy rate of India is (a) Nippon (b) Zaire (c) Myanmar (d) Benin (e) None of these (a) 39.42% (b) 46.24% (c) 52.11% (d) 63.86% (e) None of these 42. Old name of St. Petersburg is 60. Area of Kerala is ––– square kilometers. (a) Leningrad (b) St. Helena (c) Rhodesia (d) Formosa (e) None of these (a) 60,001 (b) 53,315 (c) 47,115 (d) 38,863 (e) None of these 43. Ireland is known as PART - IV (REGIONAL LANGUAGE) (a) Forbidden City (b) Garden of England (c) Island of Pearls (d) Emerald Island (e) None of these (This part is to be answered in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada) 44. Which country is known as "Sick Man of Europe"? 61. Write briefly in about 200 words on any one of the following. (a) Hungry (b) Turkey (c) Poland (d) Spain (e) None of these (a) Communalism and Communal riots in India. 45. The chief exporting country of mica (b) Problem of corruption in India. (a) China (b) Brazil (c) Pakistan (d) India (e) None of these (c) Problem of Unemployment in Kerala. 62. Write a letter to your friend, requesting the loan of a camera during your holidays. (Do not use any name or address in the letter to disclose your identity. Use ANSWERS symbols like A, B, C etc). PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH) 1. (c) Priestly. 63. Summarise the following passage in about a third of its length. 2. (d) Otis. It is very easy to acquire bad habits, such as eating too many sweets or too much 3. (a) Jonas Salk. food, or drinking too much fluid of any kind, or smoking. The more many we do 4. (d) USA. a thing, the more we tend to lie doing it and if we do not continue to do it, we feel 5. Italian. unhappy. This is called the force of habit, and the force of habit should be fought 6. Suez Canal. against. 7. Heart Transplant. Things which may be very happy when only done from time to time, tend to 8. Egypt. become very harmful when done too often and too much. This applies even to such good things as work or rest. Some people from a bad habit of working too 9. Astronomy. much, and others of idling too much. The wise man always remembers that this is 10. Collection of postage stamps. true about himself, and checks and habit. He says to himself. "I am now becom- 11. Seismograph. ing idle", or "I like too many sweets", or "I smoke too much and then adds, I will 12. Pyrometer. get out of this bad habits at once". 13. Hydrojen. One of the most widely spread of bad habits is the use of tobacco. Tobacco is 14. Mercury. now smoked or chewed by men, often by women, and even by children, almost all 15. 76. over the world. It was brought into Europe from America by Sir. Walter Raleigh, 16. 27 days 7 hours and 43 minutes. four centuries ago, and has thence spread everywhere. I very much doubt whether 17. Saturn. there tremely difficult to get rid of the habit when once it has been formed. 18. Copper and Tin. 64. Use the following in sentences so as to bring out their meaning 19. Aluminium. (a) Scape goat (b) Sensible (c) Dwsert 20. Acetic. (d) With one voice (e) At the eleventh hour 21. Calcium Sulphate. 65. Distinguish between 22. Sodium bicarbonate. (a) Assent and Ascent (b) Disease and Decease 23. Eye. 66. Substitute one world for the following 24. Skin. That which can cure all diseases. 25. E. 26. Bacteria. 27. Pancreas. 28. Louis Brown. 29. 32. 30. Tachyon. 31. Metal. 32. Osmium. 33. Australia. 34. Asia. 35. Pacific. 36. Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea. 37. India and Sri Lanka. 38. India and Pakistan. 39. 1945. 40. Vatican City. 41. Myanmar. 42. Leningrad. 43. Emerald Island. 44. Turkey. 45. India. 46. South Africa. 47. B.C. 776. 48. 1974. 49. Burma. 50. Wellington. 51. Manama 52. Kohima 53. Gangtok 54. Uttarpradesh 55. Assam 56. West Bengal 57. 30 years 58. 1992 to 1997 59. 52.11% 60. 38,863 sq.km. 61. Answer yourself. 62. Answer yourself. PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE) (L.D. CLERK KSRTC 1995) Items 16 to 50: Pick out the right answer from the alternatives given under each item. 16. The gland which secretes bile is (a) Liver (b) Pancreas (c) Thyroid (d) Adrenal (e) None of these PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) 17. Atmospheric pressure is measured by [Items 1 to 5: In each of the following items three words are given. The first two words (a) Chronometer (b) Lactometer (c) Barometer have a particular relationship. Choose one word which has the same relationship (d) Thermometer (e) None of these with the third word out of the four given alternatives. 18. The capital of Japan is 1. Train : Station : Ship? (a) Nagasaki (b) Hiroshima (c) Beijing (a) Sea (b) Backwater (c) Harbour (d) Boat (e) None of these (d) Tokyo (e) None of these 2. Crow : Bird : Lion? 19. X-ray was discovered by (a) Animal (b) Forest (c) Cave (d) Zoo (e) None of these (a) Rontgen (b) Madam Curie (c) Faraday 3. Cow : Calf : Cat? (d) Edison (e) None of these (a) Puppy (b) Kitten (c) Cube (d) Bitch (e) None of these 20. Arjuna Awards are given to outstanding persons in the field of 4. Fly : Parrot : Crawl? (a) Science (b) Sports (c) Art (a) Fish (b) Crocodile (c) Frog (d) Sparrow (e) None of these (d) Social work (e) None of these 5. Cruelty : Kindness : Revenge? 21. The state of India which has highest percent of literacy is (a) Punishment (b) Crime (a) West Bengal (b) Punjab (c) Kerala (c) Forgiveness (d) Gratitude (e) None of these (d) Tamil Nadu (e) None of these Items 6 to 9: A set of words is given in each of the items. One of the words do not 22. Vice President of India is elected by belong to the set. Find it out. (a) Members of Loksabha and Rajyasabha 6. (a) Apple (b) Orange (c) Carrot (d) Banana (e) None of these (b) Members of Rajyasabha only 7. (a) Rice (b) Wheat (c) Mustard (d) Barley (e) None of these (c) Elected members of Loksabha, Rajyasabha and state assemblies 8. (a) Table (b) Wood (c) Chair (d) Stool (e) Bench (d) Members of Loksabha only 9. (a) Hockey (b) Tennis (c) Football (d) Cricket (e) Volleyball 23. Saka era was founded by Items 10 to 11: Choose the correct answer out of the alternatives given: (a) Kanishka (b) Vikramaditya (c) Harsha 10. In a certain code LION is written as NKQP. How is cow written in the same code? (d) Asoka (e) None of these (a) WOC (b) DPX (c) EQY (d) BNV (e) None of these 11. In a certian code MONKEY is written as YEKNOM. How is ANIMAL written? 24. Green colouring of leaves of plants is due to the presence of (a) LAMINA (b) LAMIN (c) BOJNBM (d) CPKOCN (e) None of these (a) Iron contained in the soil (b) Chlorophyil in the cells 12. 2, 5, 11, 23, 47, ––––? (c) Oxygen in the mineral (d) Nitrogen in Manure (e) None of these (a) 49 (b) 52 (c) 95 (d) 106 (e) None of these 25. The planet nearest to the earth is 13. 8, 13, 23, 28, 38, ––––? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (a) 48 (b) 43 (c) 53 (d) 58 (e) None of these (d) Mars (e) None of these Items 14 to 15: Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given under the 26. Human rights day is observed every year on following items: (a) June (b) October 24 (c) December 2 14. 4½ + 35/5 + 2 2/5 = –––? (d) December 10 (e) None of these (a) 9½ (b) 10½ (c) 11½ (d) 9 1/5 (e) None of these 27. Who gave the slogan "Swaraj is my birth right"? 15. 12½% of 192 = 50% of –––? (a) Gokhale (b) Tilak (c) Gandhiji (a) 48 (b) 96 (c) 24 (d) 1200 (e) None of these (d) Lajpat Rai (e) None of these 28. Wimbledon Trophy is associated with 41. Which is a festival of Tamil Nadu? (a) Hockey (b) Lawn Tennis (c) Cricket (a) Onam (b) Holi (c) Pongal (d) Badminton (e) None of these (d) Dasara (e) None of these 29. Which state records the highest production of tea? 42. Who received the best actor award at the National Film Awards Cermon in New (a) West Bengal (b) Kerala (c) Tamil Nadu Delhi in May 1993? (d) Assam (e) None of these (a) Dharmendra (b) Mithun Chakravarthy 30. Where is All India Institute of Medical Sciences located? (c) Sanjay Dutt (d) Mohanlal (a) Bombay (b) New Delhi (c) Calcutta 43. UNO was founded in the year (d) Madras (e) None of these (a) 1942 (b) 1943 (c) 1944 31. What care is most useful to save the life of an infant suffering from acute diarhoea? (d) 1945 (e) None of these (a) do not allow his body to dehydrate? 44. The Longest River in India is (b) keep away the infant from gatherings of people (a) Bramaputra (b) Ganges (c) Krishna (c) do not allow mosquitoes to bite him (d) Narmada (e) None of these (d) keep away house files from him 45. Green Revolution refers to (e) None of these (a) Increase in fertiliser production 32. At night it is not advisable to sleep under a tree because trees release (b) Increase in commercial production (a) Carbon monoxide (b) Carbon dioxide (c) Increase in agricultural production (c) sulphur dioxide (d) oxygen (e) None of these (d) Increase in industrial production 33. Which among the following diseases is most fatal? (e) None of these (a) Lukemia (b) Tuberculosis (c) Typhoid 46. Which of the following is the National Song of India? (d) Yellow fever (e) None of these (a) Bandematharam 34. The scout organization was started by (b) Janaganamana (a) Kapil Dev (b) Baden Powell (c) Hitler (c) Jhande Unche Raha Hamara (d) Tagore (e) None of these 35. Father of medicine is (d) Sara Jaham Se Acha (a) Darwin (b) Newton (c) Hippocrates (e) None of these (d) Dalton (e) None of these 47. "Queen of Arabian Sea" is 36. Birth place of Gandhiji is (a) Bombay (b) Mangalore (c) Cochin (a) Gujarat (b) Calcutta (c) New Delhi (d) Goa (e) None of these (d) Madras (e) None of these 48. The largest state of India is 37. Cibaca is the trade name of (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Bombay (c) Uttar Pradesh (a) Washing soap (b) Baby food (c) Paint (d) Tamil Nadu (e) None of these (d) Tooth Paste (e) None of these 49. Longsight is rectified using 38. The number of Districts in Kerala is (a) concave lense (b) convex lense (c) plane glass (a) 15 (b) 14 (c) 20 (d) spherical glass (e) None of these (d) 21 (e) None of these 50. Venue of first Modern Olympics is 39. First President of free India is (a) Paris (b) Greece (c) London (a) Dr. Radhakrishnan (b) Dr. Rajendraprasad (d) Seoul (e) None of these (c) Dr. Zakir Hussain (d) V.V. Giri (e) None of these Item 51 to 60: Name of the following 40. Founder of Indian National Congress is 51. The present Education Minister of Kerala (a) A.O. Hume (b) Jawaharlal Nehru 52. The Author of Chemmeen (c) W.C. Banerji (d) Gokhale (e) None of these 53. The Viceroy responsible for the partion of India into India and Pakistan 54. The Capital of Karnataka. Item 76 to 80: Read the following passage: 55. The disease which is caused by the deficiency of Vitamin D. Nelson was brave English man famous for his victories on the sea. When he was 56. New Name of Persia. a very small boy, he was fond of wandering about alone in the fields and woods 57. The Present Governor of Kerala State. watching birds and their nests. One day he lost way and did not know how to 58. The place where Budha was born return home. As he wandered on he came to a great river and being tired soon fell 59. Present Vice Chancellor of M.G. University. asleep. When he did not go home for dinner his family became anxious and went PART - III (GENERAL ENGLISH) out to look for him. They searched all over the country side and at least they fond him fast asleep on the river bank. They woke him up and asked him, "Did you not Items 61 to 69: Fill in the blanks choosing the appropriate word from the alternatives given under each item: have any fear while you were out here all alone"? "Fear, he answered "What is fear"? "I never saw fear" Now, choose the right answer from the alternatives 61. The policemen took that person ––– a thief. given under each item. (a) to (b) as (c) for (d) after 62. I was playing ––– a ball when he came. 76. Which among the following statements is not true? (a) with (b) over (c) at (d) on (a) Nelson was a brave English man 63. ––– you do not work hard you cannot succeed. (b) In his boyhood Nelson was fond of wandering (a) Unless (b) until (c) if (d) till (c) Nelson went near the river because he lost his way 64. It has been raining ––– morning. (d) In his boyhood Nelson was lazy boy (a) since (b) from (c) for (d) till 77. Nelson slept on the bank of the river because. 65. I know all about the film because I –– it twice. (a) he lost his way home and he was very tired (a) am seeing (b) have seen (b) he liked very much to sleep on the bank of the river (c) have been seeing (d) will be seeing (c) he was afraid to return home 66. He went out –– a walk. (d) he was fond of watching birds (a) to (b) for (c) on (d) about 67. Oor school open ––– nine O'clock. 78. Opposite word of 'coward' is (a) on (b) in (c) at (d) with (a) famous (b) brave (c) anxious (d) fear 68. I can't see any difference –– these two girls. 79. Dinner means (a) among (b) between (c) on (d) of (a) chief mel of the day (b) breakfast 69. There is a ––– telephone post at –– gate of my house. (c) chief meal of the night (d) evening coffee (a) a (b) an (c) the (d) at 80. Nelson's family became anxious because. 70. She introduced me to her husband ––– I had not seen before. (a) he was a coward boy (a) whom (b) which (c) who (d) those (b) he did not return home for dinner Item 71 to 75: Re construct the following sentences in accordance with the direction (c) he quarrelled with his family and went out given in the brackets: (d) he was fond of watching birds 71. I am too tired to continue the work. (Use so-that-not) 81. Write a paragraph not exceeding 100 words in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada 72. I gave her a book (change into passive voice) on any one of the following topics: 73. We are very late. We cannot catch the bus (Combine the sentence using too-to) (a) Onam festival 74. What a wonderful ideal. (Change into assertive sentence) (b) Your favourite leader 75. He is so rich that he can buy an aeroplane (Use 'enough') (c) Role of news papers ANSWERS 34. (b) Baden Powel. 35. (e) Hippocrates. PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) 36. (a) Gujrat. 37. (d) Tooth paste. 1. (c) Harbour. 38. (b) 14. 2. (a) Animal. 39. (b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad. 3. (b) Kitten. 40. (a) A.O. Hume. 4. (b) Crocodile. 41. (c) Pongal. 5. (c) Forgiveness. 42. (b) Mithun Chakravarthy. 43. (d) 1945. 6. (c) Carrot. all others are fruits. 44. (b) Ganges. 7. (c) Mustard. all others are cereals. 45. (c) Increase in Agriculture Production. 8. (b) Wood.  all others are the products of wood. 46. (a) Vandematharam. 9. (b) Tennis. 47. (e) Cochin. 10. (c) EQY. 48. (e) None of these (Ans. Rajasthan). 11. (a) LAMINA. 49. (b) Convex Lens. 12. (c) 95. 50. (b) Greece. 13. (b) 43. 51. Ad. Nalakathu Soopy. 14. (e) None of these (Ans. 159/ ). 10 52. Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai. 15. (a) 48. 53. Lord Mount Batten. 54. Banglore. PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE) 55. Rickets. 16. (a) Liver. 56. Iran. 17. (c) Barometer. 57. Sikkantar Bhakt. 18. (d) Tokyo. 58. Lumbini. 59. Dr. Syriac Thomas. 19. (a) Rontgen. 60. '20. (b) Sports. 61. as. 21. (c) Kerala. 62. with. 22. (a) Members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. 63. Unless. 23. (a) Kanishka. 64. Since. 24. (b) Chlorophil in the cells. 65. have seen. 25. (c) Venus. 66. for. 26. (d) December 10. 67. at. 68. among. 27. (b) Tilak. 69. a, the. 28. (d) Badminton. 70. whom. 29. (d) Assam. 71. I am so tired that I can not continue the work. 30. (b) New Delhi. 72. A book was given by her. 31. (a) Do not allow his body to dehydrate. 73. We are too late to catch the bus. 32. (b) Carbondioxide. 74. The idea is wonderful. 33. (a) Leukaemia. 75. He is enough rich to buy an aeroplane. 76-80. Answer your self. V. Name the following: (a) An Indian State where there are more women than men. (L.D. CLERK VARIOUS DEPARTMENT 1993) (b) The country whose-Capital is Thimphu. (c) The city where the 1996 Olympics will be held. (d) The successor of M.H. Kania. (e) The founder of the 'Missionaries of Charity'. Note. (f) The first person to receive the Bharat Ratna Award. (g) The largest Indian city. (1) Answers all questions. (h) A wind instrument popular with Carnatic and Hindustani music. (2) Answer are to be written in the answer-book provided. (i) The biggest Public Sector Undertakings in India. (3) (a) Answer to Parts I and III are to be written in English only. (j) The country which was expelled from the Commonwealth in 1987. (b) Answers to Part II are to be written in your Regional Language (Malayalam/ VI. Answer the following: Tamil/Kannada) (a) What is meant by Fourth Estate? (c) Answer to Part IV are to be written in the Regional Language (Malayalm/ (b) What star is nearest to the Earth? Tamil/Kannada) only. (c) On whom was the 'Bharat ki Suputri' (Ideal daughter of Bharat) Award con- ferred in November 1992? PART - I (d) Who won the American Presidential election in 1992? 1. Complete the following series, adding two more items each: (e) What does the Ricter Scale measure? (a) 2-4-7 ––– ––– VII. Choose the correct answer from among those given in brackets: (b) 9-8-10-9 ––– ––– (a) The Capital of Pakistan is (c) ABC-BCD-CDE-DEF ––– ––– (Islamabad, Karachi; Lahore; Rawalpindi) (d) ZA-YB-XC-WD ––– ––– (b) The President of South Africa is II. Pick out each of the following groups the on item that does not belong to the (Nelson Mandela; P.W. Botha; F.W. De Klerk; Desmond Tutu) group: (c) Sreenivasa Ramanujan was a famous (a) Landon-France-Holland-Scotland-England (Scientist; Mathematician; Musician; Social reformer) (b) Madras-Delhi-Calcutta-Bombay-Karachi (c) Motor Car-Train-Plane-Lorry-Scooter (d) Arranged in chronological order, which of the following events occurred (d) 2-4-6-8-10 first? III. Rearrange each of the following groups of letters to form the correct spelling of a (French Revolution; American War of Independence; Chinese Revolution; Rus- familiar word: sian Revolution) (a) A A E K L R (e) Which of the following has the highest protein value? (b) A A E E L N O P R (Fish; Meat; Egg; Milk) IV. Answer of the following: (f) The largest planet is (a) How many times can you subtract 2 from 10? (Mercury; Saturn; Jupiter; Mars) (b) If 5 cats can kill 5 rates in 5 minutes, how long will it take 100 cats to kill 100 (g) 'Magic Johnson' is associated with rates? (Pole vault; Sprint; Basket ball; Boxing) (c) Three times an unknown number is one less that 40. What is the unknown (h) Aung San Suu Kyi won the ––– in 1991 number? (Magsaysay Award; Oscar Film Award; Pulitzer Prize; Nobel Prize) (d) If three days ago was the day before Sunday, what will the day after tomorrow (i) The most scientific and the most elaborately refined dance from of Kerala is be? (Bharatanatyam; Mohiniyattam; Ottan Thullal; Kathakali) (e) When Rajan was walking along the road he met his mother-in-law's only (j) The Ajanta and Ellora caves are in daughter's husband's son? What relation has this person to Rajan? (Maharahtra; Gujarat; Rajastan; Andhra Pradesh) VIII. (a) In which year did the following events take place? (g) Which of the following is correct? 1. The formation of the State of Andhra Pradesh (i) I live at Pattom at Trivandrum 2. Arrival of Vasco da Gama in India (ii) I live in Pattom at Trivandrum 3. Assassination of Indira Gandhi (iii) I live at Pattom in Trivandrum 4. Temple entry proclamation in Travancore (iv) I live in Pattom in Trivandrum 5. Transfer of British Indian capital from Calcutta to Delhi XII. Rewrite as directed: (b) What do the following abbreviations stand for? (a) You came here. (Make an interrogative sentence with the help of the question (i) AIDS (ii) PIN (iii) NRI word 'when'.) (iv) JKLF (v) LPG (b) Ram as well as his friends –––– IX. Answer the following, each in not more than a sentence or two: (Fill in the blank using the correct present continuous from of the verb 'come') (a) What do you mean by the '10 + 2 + 3 pattern' of education? (c) Few students are as intelligent as he. (b) What is meant by 'Third World'? (Begin the sentence with 'He–––) (c) Convert 30 degrees Centigrade into degrees Fahreheit. XIII. Read the following passage and answer the question at the end: (d) What is 'Sales Tax'? Champaran is the land of King Kanaka. Just as it a a bonds in mango graves, so (e) What is Laurie Baker's chief contribution? used it to be full of indigo plantations until the year 1917. The Champaran teant X. Write a paragraph, not exceeding 100 words, on any one of the following: was bound by law to plant three out of every twenty parts of his land indigo for (a) Apartheid his landlond. The system was known as the 'tinkathia' system, as three kathas (b) Secularism out of twenty had to be planted with indigo. (c) Sathyagraha (a) What is the historical importance of the place mentioned in the passage (b) Economically, how was the place important? PART - III (c) What is 'tinkathia' system XI. Pick out the correct answer from among those given in brackets: (d) Our country has plenty of natural resources. (a) Which word in brackets is opposite in meanings to HAPPY? Rewrite the sentence in two ways using in place of the italicised, two phrases con- (Cheerful; Merry; Gay; Sad; Glad) tained in the passage. (b) A child who is filled with fear is a ––– child. (e) Pick out from the passage the word which means "a farmer who cultivates (Afraid; fearsome; frightful; frightened) land belonging to another on payment of rent". (c) Two boys wrote the examination. If we say BOTH DID NOT PASS, it means (Both failed; neither failed; neither passed; one failed) PART - IV (d) Fill in the blank correctly:–––––––––––– you help me? XIV. Write a paragraph not exceeding 100 words in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada (May; Shall; Will; Should) on any one of the following topics: (e) Which of the following is correct? (a) Non alignment policy (i) I request you to grant me leave. (ii) I request you that I may be grant me leave. (b) Democracy (iii) I request that you may grant me leave. (c) Drug Abuse (iv) I request you that you may grant me leave. XV. Translating the following into Malayalam or Tamil or Kanada: (f) 'I know the time of his arrival' means Children need the love and protection that parents can give; but how many (i) In know when he arrives. children are fortunate in this respect? Children need a well-balanced and nutri- (ii) I know when he arrived tious diet. Do all parents pay attention to this? Children want to play with other (iii) I know when he will arrive children. Aren't there homes which do not permit even this? Childhood is full of (iv) Any of the above problems. But few homes handle these problems intelligently. ANSWERS (c) Atlanta. 26th Olympics here held in Atlanta in USA from July 19 to August 4, 1996. Over 10000 athleths from 197 countries participated in the 26 sports PART - I (MENTAL ABILITY) and 37 disciplines. 1. (a) 2, 4, 7, 11, 16  The mascot of the Olympics was a computer generated creative called 'Izzy'. +2, +3, +4  USA topped the medals tally with 44 gold. (b) 9, 8, 10, 9, 11, 10  As for India, the only consolation after a long medal drought of 44 years, Leanderpaes was able to win Bronze in individual medal tally after KD Jadhav 9, 8, 10, 9, 11 , 10 who too won a bronze in 1952 in Helsinki Olympics. (d) L.M. Sharma. M.H. Kaniya was the 23rd Chief Justice of India who came (c) ABC, BCD, CDE, DEF, EFG, FGH after K.N. Singh; in 1991. (d) ZA, YB, XC, WD, VE, UF  Lalith Mohan Sharma was the 24th Chief Justice of India from 1992 to 1993.  H.J. Kania was the first Chief Justice of India from 1950 to 1951. He was the father of M.H. Kaniya. PART - II (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE)  B.N. Kirpal is the present Chief Justice of India from 2002 onwards. 1. (a) London.  all others doesn't have the status of a city. (e) Mother Terasa. Mother Terasa was born in Skopje, a village in Maudonia (b) Karachi. all others are the capital cities in, India. Karachi is a major port which was in Albania, then in Yougoslavia after the frontiers were charged city in Pakistan. following World War I. (c) Plane.  Others are move on the earth.  The real name of Mother Therasa is Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhill. She came in (d) 10. Others are single digit numbers. India in 1929 and received the citizenship in 1962. 2. others are prime numbers.  She followed missionaries of charity in 1950. III. (a) KERALA.  Mother was the founder of Nirmal Hriday homes of sick and the dying, 'Shishu (b) AEROPLANE. Bhavan' for mentally retarded and disabled children and 'Premdan' for old IV. (a) Only one time. agers. 2001 se sk³kkv IW-¡p-IÄ {]Imcw tIc-f-¯n 1,63,69,955 V. (a) Kerala  kv{XoIfpw 1, 54, 68, 664 ]pcp-j³am-cp-am-Wp-Å-Xv. kv{Xo ]pcpj A\p-]mXw (f) C. Raja Gopalachari. He received 'Bharat Ratna' in 1954 along with Dr. S. 1058/1000 BWv. Radhakrishnan and C.V. Raman. tIc-f-¯nse BsI P\-kwJy 3, 18, 38, 619 BWv.   The first foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna was Khan Abdul Gafar Khan in kv{Xo]p-cpj A\p-]mXw Gähpw IqSnb Pnà ]¯-\w-Xn-«bpw (1094/1000) Gähpw  1987. Ipdª Pnà CSp-¡n-bp-am-Wv (933/1000).  The first Indian President to receive Bharat Ratna was Dr. S. Radhakrishnan in km£-c-X-bpsS Imcy-¯n ]pcp-j³am-cmWv ap¶n (94.20%). kv{XoIÄ  1954. 87.86%.  The first Prime Minister to receive Bharat Ratna was Jawaharlal Nehru in 1955. (b) Bhutan  Bhutan is a land locked country located in Central Asia.  The first scientist to receive Bharat Ratna was C.V. Raman in 1954.  Thimpu is capital and the largest city in Bhutan.  The first woman to receive Bharat Ratna was Indira Gandhi in 1971.  Ngultrum is the mometacy unit to the country and Dzonkha is the official (g) Mumbai.  The area of Mumbai is 603 sq.km (including Mumbai city and language. Mumbai sub) and population is 9925891 as per 1991 population. Mumbai is  National Assembly is Parliament of Bhutan. larger both in area and population.  The neighbouring countries of Bhutan are India and China.  Untill July 28, 1995, Mumbai has known as Bombay. The name Mumbai comes from the goddess 'Mumba', which is the local name for parvathy, the (d) Bill Clinton. He was the 42nd President of USA succeeded George Bush wife of Hindu god 'Siva'. in 1992. He was in power from January 1993 to January 2001.  Mumbai is built as a group of Seven Islands joined by canseways and waters.  Bill Clinton belongs to Democratic Party and is the first democrat to win a  Mumbai is known as the financial capital of India. It is the head quarters of second time since Franklin D Roosevelt. RBI, NABARD, LIC, UTI, SEBI, IDBI etc.  Clinton is the second American President to be impeached (2001) by the  Mumbai is India's biggest harbour and commercial capital, known as 'Gate- House of representatives following Monica Levinskey sex scandal. (The first way of Asia'. was Andrew Johnson in 1869).  Clinton visited India in March 2000.  Mumbai high is the largest oilfield in the country. It is an offshore oilfield in (e) Richter Scale Measured the degree of magnitude of Earthquakes. the Arabian Sea.  Charles. F. Ritcher, an American seismologist developed this magnitude num- (h) Flute. bering system in 1935. (i) Railway. The Indian Railway being the biggest public sector enterprise in  To measure largest earthquakes, seismologist now use another system called the country is wholly once and managed by the Central Government. Gjy-bnse Gähpw hep-Xpw, Hä amt\-Pp-saân\p Iogn {]hÀ¯n-¡p¶ moment magnitude scale. The highest recorded moment magnitude was 9.5  for an earthquake in Pacific Ocean near while in 1960. The Richter magnitude temI-¯nse c­m-a-t¯-Xp-amb Øm]-\-amWv C´y³ sdbnÂth. of this quake was 8.5.  C´y³ sdbnÂth 16 taJ-e-I-fmbn Xncn-¨n-«p-­v. VIII. 1987 HIvtSm-_À 29\v ]«mf A«n-a-dn-bn-eqsS tIW koXn-sh\n (j) Fiji.  (a) Islamabad. d_q¡ A[n-Imcw ]nSn-s¨-Sp-¯Xp sIm­mWv ^nPnsb tIma¬sh¯n  This city lies in northern Pakistan at the edge, of Himalaya. The city was built \n¶pw ]pd-¯m-¡n-b-Xv. \jvS-s¸« AwKXzw 1997  ]p\:Øm]n-¨p. during the 1960's to serve as Pakistan's capital. The national assembly build-  atl{µNu[-cn-bmWv ^nPn-bn A[n-I-c-taä BZy C´y³hw-i-P³ (1999 ing, Presidents house, Prime Minister house Supreme Court etc. are situated Â) 2000  Ct±-l-¯ns\ A«n-a-dn-bn-eqsS ]pd-¯m-¡n. Ct¸mÄ sebvk\nb in this city. Izmc-sk-bmWv ^nPn-bpsS {][m-\-a-{´n. {]kn-Uâ v cmXp-tPm-k^v Csem-  Karachi is the largest city and Chief port of Pakistan. It is also country's bvLm. commercial and industrial centre and capital of Sindh province. The city lies ]k-^nIv kap-{Z-¯nÂ, \yqkn-emân\v 1760 In.-an. hS-¡mbn ØnXn-sN-¿p¶  Pakistan's southern cost. Zzo]-cm-Py-amWv ^nPn. kph-bmWv Xe-Øm-\w. \mWbw ^nPn-tUm-fÀ.  Lahore is the second largest city in Pakistan and capital of Punjab, a province {_n«-\pw, {_n«sâ tImf-\n-Ifpw, tImf-\n-I-fmbncp¶v kzmX{´yw t\Snb cmPy-  in northern East Pakistan. The city has may historic shrines of Sindh and §fpw DÄs¸« kwL-S-\-bmWv tIma¬sh¯v. Ct¸mÄ Cu kwL-S-\bpsS Mughals. AwK-kwJy 52 BWv. 1995  ss\Po-cn-b-tbbpw 1999  ]m¡n-Øm-t\bpw (b) Now Thabo Mbeki is President of South Africa succeeded Nelson Mandela in June 1999. He is also the President of African National Congress. tIma¬sh¯n \n¶pw ]pd-¯m-¡n-bn-«p-­v. 1947 emWv C´y tIma¬sh¯n AwK-am-b-Xv. {_n«ojv tIma¬sh¯v Hm^v t\j³kv  Nelson Mandela was the first black President of South Africa from 1991-1999. He was released from the prison on 11 February 1990, after along time. He F¶mWv ]qÀW-amb t]cv e­-\mWv kwL-S-\-bpsS BØm-\w. shared 1993 Nobel Prize for peace with F.W. DeKlerk, the then ruler of South IV. (a) Fourth Estate is the name given to the News Papers or press. The phrase Africa. 'Fourth' Estate is believed to have first been used in writing by Thomas  Frederic Willen Declerk was the President of South Africa from 1987-91. He is Babington Macculay in 1828. the President who released Nelson Mandela from the prison and ended the 30 (b) Sun. year old ban on ANC.  Its average distance from the Earth is 14, 95, 97, 900 km. It is one of some  P.W. Botha was the President of South Africa from attempt to return the 10000000 stars which constitute our galaxy. constitution, which included proposals to give limited power sharing with  The Earth comes nearest to the sun in early December on the other hand, in non whites, he is considered the last of apartheid leaders of South Africa. July it is farthest from the sun that is, earth is nearest to the sun in winter and  Bishop Desmond Tutu is the black South African Churchman who won Nobel Prize for Peace in 1984. farthest from it in summer.  a{Zm-knse Cutdm-Un P\n¨ Ct±lw tIw{_nUvPv (c) Mother Terasa. (c) Mathematician. 1887 kÀÆ-I-em-im-e-bnse s{]m^. lmÀUn-bpsS in£-W-¯n-emWv temI-{]-i-kvX- I-fn. 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They contains Nitrogen, Sulphur, and phosporus in addition to carbon, ´bpw FtÃm-dbpw `mc-Xob hmkvXp-hnZym ssien-bpÅ Kplm-t£-{X-§Ä sIm­v hydrogen and oxygen. {]kn-²-amb Øe-§-fm-Wv.  The presence of proteins in foods can be tested by heating a little of the food  AP-´m-Kp-lm-k-aq-§Ä Is­-¯n-b-Xv, 19mw iX-I-¯n ssl{Zm-_m-Zn-ep-­mbncp¶ meterial with a few drops of concentrated nitric acid. If a deep yellow lolouration {_n«ojv ssk\nI kwL-am-Wv. 25 hnlm-c-§fpw 4 ssNXy-§-fp-apÄs¸sS 29 is noted, it shows the presence of protein in food. Intem-ao-äÀ hymk-apÅ hymg-¯n\v Kpl-IÄ ChnsSbp­v. {]ikvX ]pcm-hkvXp Kth-j-I-\mb s^ÀKqk¬ hmKqÀ (f) Jupiter. 1,41,968 (Diameter) (Jupitor) 16 BWv AP´m Kpl-I-fpsS Ncn-{X-]-c-amb {]m[\yw 1829  C´ym Kh¬saâns\ t_m²y-s¸-Sp-¯n-b-Xv. D]-{K-l-§-fp-­v. Gähpw hepXv Kym\n-aoUv F¶ D]-{K-l-am-Wv. Atbm, bqtdm- ¸, IentÊm F¶n-h-bmWv hymg-¯nsâ aäp {][m\ D]-{K-l-§Ä. aq¶mw iX-I-¯n\pw H³]Xmw iX-I-¯n-\p-an-S-bn U¡m-\nse cmjv{S-Iq-S-cm-Pm-  ¡³amÀ \nÀ½n-¨-XmWv FtÃmd Kpl-IÄ. 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He was nick- a-\p-k-cn¨v ap³ ssl{Zm-_m-Znse 9 PnÃ-IÄ IqSn DÄs¸-Sp¯n B{Ôm {]tZ-in named 'magic' after one of his sensational performances for Lansing's Everett DÄs¸-Sp-Ibpw Xe-Øm-\-ambn sslZ-cm-_mZv \K-cs¯ \nÝ-bn-¡p-Ibpw sNbvXp. High School. Johnson retired of the beginning of the 1991-92 season after he Xe-Øm-\-amb sslZ-cm-_mZv F¶Wv Adn-b-s¸-Sp-¶-Xv. tested positively for HIV, the virus causes AIDS. He reterned to competition as a  'Hightech City' 'Twin F¶-dn-b-s¸-Sp-¶Xv sslZ-cm-_mZpw sk¡-´-cm-_mZpamWv. member of the 'Dream team', the United States basketball team that won Goldmedal Cities' tKmZm-h-cn, IrjvW, XpwK-`-{Z, s]¶mÀ F¶n-h-bmWv Cu kwØm-\-¯n-eqsS Hgp- at 1992 Summer Olympic Games. In 1996, he retired from the field.  Ip¶ {][m\ \Zn-IÄ. sX¡ C´y-bnse Gähpw henb \Zn-bmb tKmZm-hcn  Johnson's autobiography is My Life which was published in 1992. aym³a-dn (]-gb _À½) ]«mf `c-W-¯n-s\-Xnsc t]mcm-Sp¶ Z£nW KwK-sb¶pw hy²-KwK sb¶pw Adn-b-s¸-Sp-¶p. IrjvW \Zn-bn ØnXn (h) Nobel Prize.  P\m-[n-]-Xy-hm-Zn-bmWv HmMvkm³ kqIn. 1991 HIvtSm-_À 14 \v kam-[m-\-¯n- sN¿p¶ \mKmÀPq\ kmKÀ AW-s¡-«mWv Gähpw henb tIm¬{Ioäv FSp-¸p-I- \pÅ t\m_ k½m\w t\Sp-t¼mÄ kqIn hn«p-X-S-¦-en-em-bn-cp-¶p. 1995  fpÅ C´y-bnse AW-s¡-«v. C´y-bnse BZys¯ Hm¸¬ bqWn-th-gvknän B{Ôm-{]-tZiv Hm¸¬ bqWn-th- tamNn-X-bm-sb-¦nepw 2000 sk]vXw-_-dn ho­pw XS-hn-em-¡n. A´m-cmjv{S  k½À±-§sf XpSÀ¶v 2002 PqWn tamNn-¸n-¨p. gvkn-än-bm-Wv. Pq¬ 19 \v bwKq-Wn (]-gb dwKq¬) BWv kqIn P\n-¨-Xv. aym³am-dnsâ C´y-bnse Gähpw Bgw IqSnb Xpd-ap-J-amWv B{Ôm-{]-tZ-in-epÅ hnim-J-]-«-  1945  cmjv{S-]n-Xm-hmb HmMvkmsâ aI-fmWv 57 Imcn-bmb kqIn. Ww. apX P\-d Xm³jvsh-bpsS t\Xr-Xz-¯n-epÅ ]«mf `c-W-k-an-Xn-bmWv sabv 20 \mWv t]mÀ«p-Ko-kp-Im-c-\mb hmkvtKm-U-Kma tImgn-t¡m-  1 992 2. 1498 1498 aym³amÀ `cn-¡p-¶-Xv. Sn\v 15 In.-ao. hS-¡pÅ Im¸m-Sn F¯n-tNÀ¶-Xv. I®q-cnse tIme-¯ncn cmPm- (State peace and Development Council) Iq¯v, IqSn-bm-«w, IrjvW-\m-«w XpS-§nb imkv{Xob Ie-I-fn- (i) Kathakali  hp-am-bmWv Kma BZy-ambn Hcp hym]-c-¡-cmÀ D­m-¡n-b-Xv. 1499 BKÌv 29 \v tebpw Xnd, sX¿w, apSn-tN-äv, ]S-bWn (]-tS-\n) XpS-§nb A\pjvTm\ Ie-I-fn- Kma t]mÀ«p-K-en-te¡v Xncn-¨p-t]m-bn. tebpw kzoI-cy-§-fmb Awi-§sf ka-\z-bn-¸n¨v cq]-sa-Sp¯ Iem-cq-]-amWv IY-  1502 HIvtSm-_À 29-\mWv Kma-bpsS C´y-bn-te-¡pÅ c­mw hc-hv. AtX-hÀjw Unkw-_À 29\v kmaq-Xn-cn-bpsS B{I-aW `ojWn `b¶v Ct±lw t]mÀ«p-K-en- F. sI. tKm]m-e-\m-bn-cp-¶p. te¡v aS-§n. sIm¨n-bnse t£{X{]th-im-h-Im-i-Zn-\-hn-fw-_cw 1948 embn-cp-¶p. sIm¨n alm-   ssht{kmbn F¶ \ne-bn tIc-f-¯n-se-¯nb Ct±lw Unkw-_À 24\v cm-Pm-hmb tIc-f-hÀ½-bmWv CXv \S-¯n-b-Xv.  1524 sIm¨n-bn h¨v A´-cn-¨p. sIm¨n-bnse skâ v Atâm-Wntbm ]Ån-bn AS¡w aZn-cmin t£{X-t{]-th-i\ \nbaw 1947 embn-cp-¶p.  sNbvX Ct±-l-¯nsâ `uXnI icocw 1933 Â, ih-¡-Ãd Xpd¶v t]mÀ«p-Kokv Xe- G{]n 11 \mWv C´y-bpsS Xe-Øm\w I¡-«-bn \n¶pw 5. 1912.  1912 Øm-\-amb enkv_-Wn-te¡v sIm­p-t]m-bn. UÂln-bn-te¡v amdn-b-Xv. B[p-\n-I, Gjym-`q-J-Ô-¯nÂ, tImf-\n-hm-gvN-¡pw, ASn-a-¯n\pw XpS¡w Ipdn¨  BZy hyàn-bmWv hmkvtKmU Kma.  In 1911, the capital of the country was announced to be shifted from Calcutta to Kma C´y-bn-se-¯n-b-Xnsâ 500mw hmÀjnIw BtLm-jn-¨Xv 1998 emWv. Delhi. In 1912 Delhi became the new capital.  skâ v K{_n-tb F¶ I¸-en-emWv hmkvtKmU Kma 1498  bm{X \S-¯n-b-Xv.  Lord Hardinge II was the then Viceroy of British India.  (b) s_dn-tbm, skâ v dmt^ F¶n-h-bmWv bm{Xm-kw-L-¯n-ep-­m-bn-cp¶ aäp I¸- ep-IÄ. I. Acquired Immeno Deficiency Syndrome. hmkvtKmU Kma-sb-¡p-dn¨v k©bv kp{_-aWyw Fgp-Xnb ]pkvX-I-amWv II. Postal Index Number.  The III. Non Resident Indian. Career and Legend of Vascoda Gama. NORKA is Non Resident Keralite Affairs. tIc-f-¯n-se-¯nb BZys¯ t]mÀ«p-Kokv ssht{kmbn Un. AÂta-U-bmWv (1905   Â). IV. Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front. JKSF is Jammu and Kashmir Solidarity HIvtSm-_À 31 \mWv C´y-bpsS aq¶m-a-s¯bpw BZys¯ h\n- Forum. 3. 1984. 1984 V. Liquified Petroleum Gas. X-bp-amb {][m-\-a{´n Cµn-cm-KmÔnsb c­p knJv kpc-£m-`-S³amÀ sIme-s¸-Sp- ¯n-b-Xv. IX. (a) Matriculation, Higher Secondary and and Degree Method of Education. (b) Third World means the Afro-Asian and Latin American Nations which are devel-  1917 \hw-_À 19 \mWv Cµn-cm-KmÔn P\n-¨-Xv. 1938  C³Uy³ \mj-W oping or under developed. tIm¬{K-kn AwK-am-bn. 1964  em _lm-ZqÀ a{´n-k-`-bn hmÀ¯m-{]-t£- The term Third World is generally used for the developing countries. From the ]W hIp¸v a{´n-bm-bn. 1966  C´y-bpsS aq¶m-as¯ {][m-\-a-{´n-bm-bn.  international economic point of view the world is decided into.  1975 Pq¬ 25 \mWv Cµn-cm-K-Ôn-bpsS D]-tZ-i-a-\p-k-cn¨v C´y-bn cmjv{S-]Xn o ^{Ip-±o³ Aen Al-½Zv C´y-bn cmjv{S-]Xn ASn-b´c-hØ {]Jym-]n-¨-Xv. (c) 86 F.  The formula to convert centigrade in to Degree Farehuit is e F - 32  ]©m-_nse Aar-Xvk-dn knJv `oI-csc Hgn-¸n-¡m³ \S-¯nb Hm¸-td- = given C = 30o C  1948 100 180 j³ »qÌmÀ F¶ ssk\nI \S-]-Sn-bmWv Cµn-cm-Km-Ôn-bpsS ac-W-¯n-\m-kv]-Z- amb kw`-hw. \hw-_À 12 \mWv Xncq-hn-Xmw-Iq-dnse Ah-km-\s¯ alm-cm- F = 54 + 32 = 86 4. 1936 1936 Pmhv IqSnb Nn¯nc Xncq-¶mÄ _me-cm-a-hÀ½ t£{X-{]-th-i\ hnfw-_cw ]pd- . s¸-Sp-hn-¨-Xv. . . 30oC = 86o F. Xncq-hn-Xmw-Iq-dnse A¶s¯ Znhm-\m-bn-cp¶ kn.-]n. cma-kzman A¿-cpsS D]-tZi (d) The tax imposed by the government on consumer products when it is sold.  {]Im-c-amWv Nn¯nc Xncp-¶mÄ t£{X-{]-th-i\ hnfw-_cw \S-¯n-b-Xv. (e) Low cost architecture and construction technology. X. Answer Yourself.  AhÀWÀ¡v t£{X-{]-th-i\w A\p-h-Zn-¨p-In-«p-¶-Xn-\p-th­n \S-¯nb ka-c-amWv t£{X-{]-th-i\ {]t£m-`-Ww. Kqcq-hm-bqÀ, ssh¡w kXym-{K-l-§Ä Cu {]tZm- XI. (a) Sad (b) Frightened j-W-¯nsâ `mK-ambn \S-¯-s¸-«-h-bm-Wv. (c) Both failed (d) Will (e) I request you to grant me leave  ssh¡w t£{X \nc-¯p-IÄ PmXn-t`Zw IqSmsX FÃm lnµp-¡Ä¡p-ambn Xpd¶p (f) Any of the above sImSp-¡-W-sa-¶-h-iy-s¸«p sIm­v sI. tIf-¸³, kn.-hn. Ipªp-cm-a³, Sn. sI. (g) I live at Pattom in Trivandrum. am[-h³, kn.-hn. Ipªp-cm-a³, a¶¯v ]ß-\-`m³ sI. ]n. tIi-h-ta-t\m³ F¶n- XII. h-cpsS t\Xr-Xz-¯n 1924 aÀ¨v 30 \v XpS-§n-b-XmWv ssh¡w kXym-{K-lw. (a) When did you come here (b) Ram as well as his friends is coming.  Kqcq-hm-bqÀ t£{Xw FÃm lnµp-¡Ä¡p-ambn Xpd¶p sImSp-¡-W-sa-¶m-h-iy-s¸«v sI. tIf-¸sâ t\Xr-Xz-¯n 1932 sk]vXw-_À 22 Bcw-`n-¨-XmWv Kqcq-hm-bqÀ (c) He is intelligent among the students. kXym-{K-lw. kXym-{K-l-t¯m-S-\p-_-Ôn-¨pÅ k¶-²-k-a-c-kw-L-¯nsâ Iym]vä³ XIII. Do your Self.