Degree Level Exam -1997 1. Which of the following metals has the highest density? (a) Iron (b) Mercury (c) Lead (d) Silver (e) Osmium 2. Ricket is caused by the deficiency of: (a) vitamin E (b) vitamin D (c) vitamin C (d) vitamin B (e) vitamin A 3. Which of the following is richest in protein content? (a) Wheat (b) Tomato (c) Apple (d) Eggwhite (e) Yolk of egg 4. The disease caused by iodine deficiency: (a) Goitre (b) Polio (c) Jaundice (d) Anaemia (e) Night blindness 5. Which of the following is a mammal? (a) Frog (b) Tortoise (c) Crab (d) Bat (e) Snake 6. The layer in the atmosphere that protects earth from ultraviolet radiation (a) Oxygen belt (b) Milky way (c) Galaxy (d) Nitrogen layer (e) Ozone layer 7. Which of the following metals is not an element? (a) Iron (b) Silver (c) Bronze (d) Mercury (e) Gold 8. A lantern for projecting images of objects is: (a) Epidiascope (b) Periscope (c) Microscope (d) Telescope (e) Kaleidoscope 9. The largest of the planets known so far (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Uranus (e) Venus 10. With which organ is the disease trachoma connected? (a) Brain (b) Skin (c) Liver (d) Heart (e) Eye 11. Which of the following persons resisted the power of the Dutch? (a) Pazhassi Raja (b) Kunjali Marakkar (c) Marthandavarma (d) Velu Thampi (e) Rajakesavadasan 12. The last French settlement in India was at (a) Goa (b) Daman (c) Mahe (d) Anchuthengu (e) Thalassery 13. The French revolution took place in the: (a) 16th century (b) 17th century (c) 18th century (d) 19th century (e) 20th century 14. The largest continent: (a) Africa (b) Asia (c) Antarctica (d) North America (e) South America 15. Tipu Sultan’s attempt to invade the ancient states of Kerala was defeated by: (a) Marthandavarma (b) Umayamma Rani (c) Dharmaraja (d) Pazhassi Raja (e) Shakthan Thampuran 16. The largest land surrounded on all sides by the sea: (a) Borneo (b) New Guinea (c) Greenland (d) Great Britain (e) Australia 17. Where is the Vivekananda rock situated? (a) Calcutta (b) Pondicherry (c) Gaya (d) Sringeri (e) Kanyakumari 18. Which country won the World Cup Football tournament for the first time? (a) Uzbekistan (b) Iraq (c) China (d) Malaysia (e) Uruguay 19. The youngest woman tennis player who secured the first place in world ranking (a) Steffi Graf (b) Monica Seles (c) Martina Navratilova (d) Martina Hingis (e) Mary Pierce 20. The centre of the Southern Air Command of India is at: (a) Chennai (b) Goa (c) Thiruvananthapuram(d) Kochi (e) Hyderabad 21. Which seashore in Kerala is famous for deposit of mineral soil? (a) Vizhinjam (b) Varkala (c) Chavara (d) Kayamkulam (e) Kochi 22. The thermal plant for producing electricity is being established in Kerala at: (a) Kayamkulam (b) Aluva (c) Sabarigiri (d) Idukki (e) Malappuram 23. The new Naval Academy proposed to be built in Kerala is at: (a) Kochi (b) Vizhinjam (c) Alappuzha (d) Valapattanam (e) Ezhimala 24. In Kerala, wind energy is used to produce electricity, at: (a) Neyyattinkara (b) Palakkad (c) Kayamkulam (d) Idukki (e) Thrissur 25. The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre is situated at: (a) Visakhapatanam (b) Sri Harikota (c) Mumbai (d) Thiruvananthapuram (e) Chennai 26. Of the following, which is the most famous fishing centre of Kerala? (a) Neendakara (b) Alappuzha (c) Kochi (d) Kasaragode (e) Kozhikode 27. At which place was the International sports stadium constructed in Kerala? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) Kottayam (c) Kochi (d) Kollam (e) Kozhikode 28. Which is the place proposed for the fourth airport, in Kerala? (a) Kollam (b) Kottayam (c) Idukki (d) Kannur (e) Kasaragode 29. Which place is considered as the cultural capital of Kerala? (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) Kottayam (c) Kozhikode (d) Ernakulam (e) Thrissur 30. The last Diwan of Travancore State (a) Sir T. Madhava Rao (b) Sir. C.P. Ramaswami Iyer (c) Ramayyan (d) Ragavayya (e) Velu Thampi 31. The first Chief Minister of the Travancore-Cochin State was: (a) Pattom Thanupillai (b) T.K. Narayanapillai (c) T.M. Varghese (d) C. Kesavan (e) A.J. John 32. The first Jnanpith award was received by: (a) M.T. Vasudevan Nair(b) U.R. Ananthamoorthi (c) S.K.Pottakkad (d) Thakazhi (e) G. Sankarakurup 33. Which is the birth place of Sri Narayana Guru? (a) Sivagiri (b) Aruvipuram (c) Chempazhanthi (d) Kayikkara (e) Kalady 34. Where is the tomb of Kumaran Asan built? (a) Kayikkara (b) Varkala (c) Kanyakumari (d) Kalady (e) Pallana 35. Who is the first lady from Kerala who was appointed as Governor of a State? (a) Anniemascreem (b) Fathima Beevi (c) Anna Chandy (d) Nabeezathu Beevi (e) Akkamma Cherian 36. The author of Nalacharitham Attakatha: (a) Kunjan Nambiar (b) Kottayathu Thampuran (c) Unnai Warrier (d) Ezhuthachan (e) Cherusseri 37. The centre of the Sanskrit University in Kerala (a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) Kottayam (c) Kochi (d) Kalady (e) Kozhikode 38. Which of the following books has been translated to the maximum number of languages? (a) Remanan (b) Chemmeen (c) Karuna (d) Nalukettu (e) Indulekha 39. The Odakkuzhal Award is given in memory of (a) Kumaran Asan (b) Chempai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar (c) Balamurali Krishna (d) Vallathol (e) G. Sankarakurup 40. In which year Azad Hind Fauj formed (a) 1942 (b) 1943 (c) 1944 (d) 1945 (e) 1941 Answers 1. (e) Osmium. Lead is the most stable element in the universe. Mercury is the only metal in liquid state. 2. (b) Vitamin D. 3. (d) Egg white. Egg white contains the protein albumin. Yolk of egg is rich in fat content. 4. (a) Goitre. (Affecting the Thyroid gland). 5. (d) Bat. Bat is a flying mammal. The ultraviolet radiation helps bats to fly in dark. Tortoise has greater longevity among animals. 6. (e) Ozone layer. Milky way is our home galaxy. It is a cluster of over a hundred billion stars. A peculiar feature of this galaxy is a bright band of light that runs almost in a perfect circle through it. Galaxies are huge congregations of stars held together by force of gravity. 7. (c) Bronze. 8. (a) Epidiascope. 9. (b) Jupiter. 10. (e) Eye. Trachoma is a contagious disease of the eye with inflamed granulation on the inner surface of the eyelids. 11. (c) Marthandavarma. He defeated the Dutch in the Battle of Kulachal in 1741. Pazhassi Raja, and Velu Thampi fought against the English. Kunjali Marakkar resisted the Portuguese domination in Kozhikode. Rajakesavadasan was the first Diwan of Travancore. 12. (c) Mahe. The French territories Pondicherry, Mahe, Karaikal and Yanon were handed over to Government of India on November 1, 1954. Goa, Daman, Diu and Nagar Haveli were liberated from Portuguese dominance in 1961. 13. (c) 18th Century. The French Revolution was in the year 1789. 14. (b) Asia. Antarctica is the smallest continent. Africa is known as the Dark Continent. 15. (c) Dharma Raja. Tipu Sultan invaded Kerala in 1787, 1788, 1789 and 1790. 16. (e) Australia. The land surrounded on all sides by the sea is known as island. But Australia is given the position of a continent. So Greenland is the largest island in the earth. It is located in the North Atlantic Ocean. The island of Borneo is located in the West-Central Pacific Ocean. New Guinea’s position is in South-West Pacific Ocean. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland comprises the island of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and many small islands. 17. (e) Kanyakumari. The Aurobindo Ashram is located in Pondicherry. Gaya in Bihar is the most sacred pilgrim place for Buddhists because Buddha got enlightenment at the foot of the Mahabodhi tree in Gaya. Sri Sankara established one of his four Matts in Sringeri in Karnataka. 18. (e) Uruguay. The first World Cup Football was held in Uruguay in 1930. Brazil won the championship four times. (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994). 19. (d) Martina Hingis. Martina Hingis won the 1997 Wimbledon Championship, 2003 winner is Serena Williams. 20. (c) Thiruvananthapuram. The Southern Naval Command is in Kochi. 21. (c) Chavara. Illuminite and Monozite, the ores of Thorium and Uranium, are obtained from Chavara in Kollam district. 22. (a) Kayamkulam. Kayamkulam Thermal Power Plant started production in November 1, 1998. This plant uses naphtha as fuel. The first diesel power plant in Kerala was established in Brahmapuram in Ernakulam district. Kakkayam, the hydro-electric project of Malabar is in Kozhikode. 23. (e) Ezhimala. Ezhimala is in Kannur district. 24. (b) Palakkad. 25. (d) Thumba in Thiruvananthapuram. 26. (a) Neendakara, in Kollam 27. (c) Kochi (Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium). 28. (d) Kannur. 29. (e) Thrissur. Thrissur district is famous for Kerala Kalamandalam, Pooram, Kodungalloor port (The oldest mosque in India is in Kodungalloor), Peechi and Vazhani dams (wildlife sanctuaries) and Athirapalli –– Vazhachal waterfalls. 30. (b) Sir C.P. Ramaswami Iyer. 31. (b) T.K. Narayana Pillai. Pattom Thanu Pillai was the first ‘Prime Minister’ of independent Travancore. C. Kesavan was the Chief Minister of Travancore-Kochi in 1951. A.J. John was Travancore-Kochi’s Chief Minister in 1952. 32. (e) G. Sankarakurup in 1965. 33. (c) Chempazhanthi. Narayana Guru was born in 1855 (August 28). Kayikkara was the birthplace of Kumaran Asan. Sankaracharya was born in Kalady in Ernakulam. Sree Narayana Guru’s Aruvippuram Prathishta was in 1888. He attained Samadhi in 1928 (September 20) at Chempazhanthi. 34. (e) Pallana. He died in 1924. 35. (b) Fathima Beevi. She has resigned recently as the Governor of Tamil Nadu. 36. (c) Unnai Warrier. 37. (d) Kalady. 38. (b) Chemmeen. Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai. Nalukettu –– M.T. Vasudevan Nair. Indulekha –– O. Chanthumenon. Remanan –– Changampuzha. Karuna –– Kumaran Asan.