107/ 2017 Question Booklet Question B ooklet A Serial Numb er Al ph a Code : ¤¥¦§¨© ¥¨ ¡ T ¦¨ T ¡¢£ 75 Minutes Maximum Marks : 100 I I I 1. The Question Paper will be given in the form of a Question Booklet. There will be four versions of Question Booklets with Question Booklet Alpha Code viz. A, B, C & D. 2. The Question Booklet Alpha Code will be printed on the top left margin of the facing sheet of the Question Booklet. 3. The Question Booklet Alpha Code allotted to you will be noted in your seating position in the Examination Hall. 4. If you get a Question Booklet where the alpha code does not match to the allotted alpha code in the seating position, please draw the attention of the Invigilator IMMEDIATELY. 5. The Question Booklet Serial Number is printed on the top right margin of the facing sheet. If your Question Booklet is un-numbered, please get it replaced by new Question Booklet with same alpha code. 6. The Question Booklet will be sealed at the middle of the right margin. Candidate should not open the Question Booklet, until the indication is given to start answering. 7. Immediately after the commencement of the examination, the candidate should check that the Question Booklet supplied to him/her contains all the 100 questions in serial order. The Question Booklet does not have unprinted or torn or missing pages and if so he/she should bring it to the notice of the Invigilator and get it replaced by a complete booklet with same alpha code. This is most important. 8. A blank sheet of paper is attached to the Question Booklet. This may be used for rough work. 9. Please rea d c arefull y all the instru ctions on the re verse of the Ans wer Sheet before markin g your ans wers . 10. Each question is provided with four choices (A), (B), ( C) and ( D) having one correct answer. Choose the correct answer and darken the bubble corresponding to the question number using Blue or Black Ball Point Pen in the OMR Answer Sheet. 11. Ea ch c orre ct ans wer c arries 1 mark an d for ea ch w ron g ans wer 1/3 mark w ill be d educte d. No ne gati ve mark for unatten ded q uestions . 12. No candidate will be allowed to leave the examination hall till the end of the session and without handing over his/her Answer Sheet to the Invigilator. Candidates should ensure that the Invigilator has verified all the entries in the Register Number Coding Sheet and that the Invigilator has affixed his/her signature in the space provided. 13. Strict compliance of instructions is essential. Any malpractice or attempt to commit any kind of malpractice in the Examination will result in the disqualification of the candidate. 107/2017 *1072017* A -2- *1072017* 107/2017 1. Which is the largest Inland salt water lake in India ? A) W ular lake B ) Chilka lake C) Sambhar lake D ) Pushkar lake 2. Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History ( SACON ) is situated at A) G oa B ) Coimbatore C) Pune D ) Mumbai 3. Mawsynram, the rainiest place of India lies in A) Mountain climate B) Tropical savanna climate C) Tropical desert climate D) Tropical rainforest climate 4. The number of live births per thousand persons in a year is termed as A) Death rate B) Birth rate C) Density of population D) Population growth 5. Under the Indian Constitution, Social Security and Social Insurance falls under the A) Concurrent List B ) State List C) Central List D ) None of the above 6. The only Malayalee to become the President of the Indian National Congress was A) Ponnara Sreedar B ) G .P. Pillai C) C. Sankaran Nair D ) V .K. K rishna Menon 7. Who is the founder of the Party, F orward Bloc ? A) J awaharlal Nehru B ) Bhagat Singh C) W .C. Baner jee D ) Subhash Chandra Bose 8. The battle of K olachel was held in A) 1471 B ) 1741 C ) 1760 D ) 1761 -3- 107/2017 *1072017* 9. In K erala the K arshakothama Award is given to the best A) F armer B) V egetable F armer C) Coconut F armer D) F arm J ournalist 10. Identify an east flowing river in K erala. A) Pampa B ) Chaliyar C) Pampar D ) K adalundi 11. Name the founder of the organization, Atmavidya Sangham . A) V aghbhatananda B) Dr. Palpu C) V .T. Bhattathirippad D) Thycaud Ayya 12. Who is the author of the book, Sidhanubhuti ? A) Sree Narayana G uru B) Ayya V aikundar C) Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi D) K umaranasan 13. Mannathu Padmanabhan conducted the Savarna J atha in connection with A) G uruvayoor Satyagraha B) Paliyam Satyagraha C) Channar Revolt D) V aikkom Satyagraha 14. Who is known as K erala Lincoln ? A) Dr. Palpu B) Poikayil Yohannan C) Pandit K aruppan D) V aghbhatananda -4- *1072017* 107/2017 15. Atmanutapam is the work written by A) Blessed K uriakose Elias Chavara B) Ayya V aikundar C) Chattampi Swami D) V akkom Moulavi 16. Identify the person who is not a recipient of the Padma V ibhushan Award of 2017. A) Sharad Pawar B) K .J. Yesudas C) Parassala B. Ponnammal D) U duppi Ramachandra Rao 17. Who is appointed as the temporary president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI ) as per the direction of the J ustice Lodha Committee ? A) V inod Rai B) Anurag Thakur C) Dayana Edulgi D) Sourav G anguly 18. The year 2017 is the centenary of A) J allian W ala Bagh Massacre B) Ahmedabad Mill Strike C) K heda Satyagraha D) Champaran Satyagraha 19. Who is the scientific advisor to the Chief Minister of K erala ? A) Madhavan Nair B) N. K. J ayakumar C) M.C. Dattan D) K . Radhakrishnan 20. The award for the best film of the 47 th K erala State F ilm Award was won by A) Manhole B ) K ammattipadam C) K arutha J oothan D ) K aadu Pookkumbol -5- 107/2017 *1072017* 21. The deficiency disease which can be avoided by consuming citrus fruits is A) Scurvy B ) Beriberi C ) Night blindness D ) Rickets 22. The organ systems concerned with control and coordination of body functions are A) Nervous system and Respiratory system B) Circulatory system and Endocrine system C) Respiratory system and Circulatory system D) Nervous system and Endocrine system 23. Identify the wrong pair of disease and pathogen. A) Ebola V irus B ) Chikungunya Mosquito C) Malaria Plasmodium D ) Anthrax Bacterium 24. The agricultural product from K erala credited with geographic indication is A) Palakkadan Matta Rice B ) V azhakulam Pineapple C) Changalikodan Banana D ) All the above 25. Central Tuber Crop Research Institute is located at A) Irapuram B ) Puttadi C ) Sreekaryam D ) Thavanoor 26. Identify the wrong pair. A) W ayanad : Sugar cane B ) Palakkad : Rice C) Idukki : Pepper D ) K asargod : Tobacco 27. First polio free district in India is A) Alappuzha B ) Pathanamthitta C ) Idukki D ) Thrissur 28. World s first Teak Museum is located at A) Idukki B ) Malappuram C ) W ayanad D ) K asargod 29. Largest organ of human body is A) Liver B ) Pancreas C ) Skin D ) Brain 30. The coliform count and total RSPM are two important parameters to measure A) W ater and Air pollution respectively B ) Land and W ater pollution respectively C) Air and W ater pollution respectively D ) Land and Air pollution respectively -6- *1072017* 107/2017 31. The mineral from which the metal can be economically and conveniently extracted is called ore . Name the ore of aluminium. A) G alena B ) Malachite C ) Bauxite D ) Cinnabar 32. There are chemicals which give sweetening effect to the food and enhance its flavour and odour. Name the sweetening agent used in the preparation of sweets for diabetes patients. A) Deretrose B ) Maltose C ) G lycogen D ) Saccharin 33. Which of the following property is the basis of arrangement of elements in modern periodic table ? A) Atomic number B ) Mass number C) Atomic radius D ) Ionization enthalpy 34. Name the electromagnetic radiation which has lowest wavelength. A) V isible light B ) X -rays C) G amma rays D ) U ltraviolet radiations 35. The sound of which of the following frequency is audible to human ears ? A) 200 Hertz B ) 25 K ilo Hertz C ) 2 Hertz D ) 30 K ilo Hertz 36. S.I. unit of work is A) Newton B ) J oule C ) Pascal D ) Bar 37. Who proposed quantum theory of radiation ? A) Neils Bohr B ) Mendeleev C) Ruther F ord D ) Max Planck 38. The law which relates volume and temperature of a gas at constant pressure is A) Charle s law B ) Boyle s law C) Avogadro s law D ) Dalton s law 39. Atoms of the same element with different mass numbers are known as A) Isomers B ) Isobars C ) Isotops D ) Isotones 40. The ratio of hydrogen and oxygen in water ( by volume ) is A) 1 : 8 B ) 2 : 1 C ) 1 : 16 D ) 1 : 1 -7- 107/2017 *1072017* 41. What is the causative organism of small pox ? A) Rubella B ) V aricella Z oster C) Retrovirus D ) V ariola 42. What is the other name of domiciliary midwifery ? A) Homecare B ) Home confinement C) Antenatal care D ) Home visit 43. Scabies is a skin disease caused by A) Soft ticks B ) Itch mite C) Rodents D ) Larvae 44. The causative organism of mumps A) V aricella zoster B ) Rubeola C) Rubella D ) Paramyxovirus 45.