University Assistant Exam

1. By this time tomorrow, I _____ this job.

(a) will finish                 (b) shall finish

(c) will have finished    (d) will be finishing

Ans: c

2. Choose the correctly spelt word:

(a) Accademy      (b) Academy        
          (c) Acadamy        (d) Accadamy

Ans: b

3. Place for keeping birds:

(a) Cage      (b) Kennel          (c) Aviary            (d) Aquarium

Ans: c

4. The political party needs workers to _____votes during the election campaign (select the most appropriate word):

(a) canvas   (b) collect           (c) gather            (d) canvass

Ans: d

5. _____ come to my rescue I would have been killed by the bandits.

(a) If he did not             (b) If he would not      

(c) Had he not              (d) He having not

Ans: c

6. He enquired _____ my health:

(a) for         (b) after    (c) into       (d) of

Ans: c

7. A large scale departure of people:

(a) Migration       (b) Immigration          (c) Retreat          (d) Exodus

Ans: d

8. If I know his address I _____.  

(a) will give it to you                        (b) would give it to you

(c) would have given it to you         (d) would be giving it you

Ans: a

9. A man who dances to the tunes of his wife:

(a) Henpecked              (b) Effeminate    (c) Slave     (d) Chum

Ans: a

10. Consulting number twelve in a sequence:

(a) Twelth            (b) Twelfth          (c) Twelveth        (d) Twelvth

Ans: b

11. A set of rooms for one person's family use or for a particular purpose:

(a) Suite     (b) Suit      (c) Soot      (d) Sweet

Ans: a

12. You had better _____ smoking.

(a) quit       (b) to quit            (c) quitting          (d) to quitting

Ans: a

13. She was anxiously _____.  

(a) waiting you              (b) waited you    

(c) waiting for you        (d) wait you

Ans: c

14. Do you enjoy _____?  

(a) swim     (b) to swim          (c) swimming      (d) to swimming

Ans: c

15. There was _____ rain for two days and all the rivers in the area were flooded:

(a) Continued      (b) Continuum   (c) Continuous   (d) Continual

Ans: c

16. I _____ the letter, but I can't find a stamp:

(a) have written (b) had written    (c) wrote    (d) was writing

Ans: a

17. Identity the incorrect group:

(a) Ox-Oxen                  (b) Woman student-.Woman students

(c) Thesis- Theses        (d) Criterion- Criteria

Ans: b

18. The glass was _____ last night.

(a) breaking         (b) broke    (c) brokened        (d) broken

Ans: d

19. Central area or main business area of a city:

(a) Upmarket      (b) Downtown     (c) Township       (d) Cityscape

Ans: b          

20. Would you mind _____ the window?

(a) open     (b) opening         (c) to open                    (d) for opening

Ans: a

21. The first Chief Justice of India:

(a) Hiralal J Kania        (b) MH Kania

(c) YV Chandrachud     (d) KN Singh

Ans: a

22. Part VI of the Constitution is applicable to all states except:

(a) Sikkim  (b) Assam           (c) Punjab                     (d) Jammu & Kashmir

Ans: d

23. The strength of the Vidhan Perished cannot be less than:

(a) 40                   (b) 60        (c) 30         (d) 50

Ans: a

24. Lao Tse, the founder of Taoism belonged to:

(a) China    (b) Japan            (c) Nepal             (d) Mongolia

Ans: a

25. Who is the originator of Penny postal system?

(a) Graham Bell        (b) Edison     (c) Rowland Hill (d) Thoullier

Ans: c

26. The trade name 'BSA' is related to:

(a) Bicycles          (b) Shoes            (c) Bulbs              (d) Television

Ans: a            

27. In which century Delhi was conquered by the Muhammad Ghori?

(a) 12          (b) 13                   (c) 14                   (d) 11

Ans: a

28. The Portuguese defeated Kunhali IV in AD:

(a) 1450     (b) 1500    (c) 1700    (d) 1600

Ans: d

29. Who was the minister in charge of the portfolio of Labour in the first EMS ministry?

(a) TV Thomas    (b) KC George     (c) TA Majeed    (d) KR Gowri

Ans: a

30. The chief minister of Kerala who ruled for the longest period:

(a) K. Karunakaran       (b) EMS    (c) EK Nayanar   (d) AK Antony

Ans: c

31. The district which is the largest producer of spices in Kerala:

(a) ldukky            (b) Kollam           (c) Ernakulam     (d) Kannur

Ans: a

32. The river flows through silent valley:

(a) Pamba                       (b) Chaliyar       

 (c) Kunthippuzha        (d) Bharatappuzha

Ans: c

33. Chambakkulam boat race is held in:

(a) Pamba river            (b) Punnamada lake

(c) Ashatamudi lake     (d) Vembanad lake

Ans: a

34. Who was the first secretary of K.P.C.C?

(a) K. Kelappan                      (b) K. Madhavan Nair

(c) K.P.Kesavamenon            (d) Kuroor Nampoothirippad

Ans: b

35. The four founder leaders of Communist Party in Kerala were P.Krishna Pilla, K Damodaran, NC Sekhar and _____. 

(a) EMS     (b) AKG     (c) MN Govindan Nair (d) KPR Gopalan

Ans: a

36. The largest national park in Kerala:

(a) Silent Valley                      (b) Mathiketan Chola

(c) Pampadumchola              (d) Iravikulam

Ans: d

37. The youngest to become the President of India:

(a) Rajendraprasad       (b) Dr.Radhakrishnan (c) Sanjiva Reddy

Ans: c

38. Cripp's Mission visited India in:

(a) 1941      (b) 1942    (c) 1943    (d) 1944

Ans: b

39. Who founded Theosophical Society in United States in 1875?

(a) Annie Besant                    (b) Madam Blavatsky

(c) Colonel HS Olcott             (d) Both (b) and (c)

Ans: d

40. Who said 'Give me blood, I shall give you freedom'?

(a) Netaji Bose    (b) Gandhiji         (c) Nehru  (d) Sardar Patel

Ans: a

41 Gandhiji was assassinated on:

(a) 30th January 1947       (b) 31st January 1948 (c) 30th January 1948
Ans: c

42 Who was the Governor General when Sati was prohibited?

(a) William Bentick      (b) Charles Metcalfe

(c) Auckland                 (d) Hardinge I

Ans: a

43. The year of Battle of Haldighati in which Mughal forces under Raja Man Singh defeated Rana Pratap:

(a) 1582      (b) 1571     (c) 1582      (d) 1576

Ans: d

44. The first Sikh Gum:

(a) Guru Nanak   (b) Guru Angad (c) Guru Arjun   (d) Guru Har Rai

Ans: a

45. Who authored 'Saundarananda' and 'Buddhacharita'?

(a) Banabhatta    (b) Vasumitra     (c) Aswaghosha     (d) Bharata       

Ans: c

46. Alexander invaded India in the year.

(a) 327-326 BC   (b) 516 BC (c) 72 BC    (d) AD 58

Ans: a

47. Who is regarded as the founder of Theravada Buddhism, a sect of Hinayana Buddhism?

(a) Nagarjuna      (b) Mogaliputta Tissa

(c) Upagupta       (d) Vasumrtra

Ans: b

48. Which of the following Vedas is a collection of spells and incantations?

(a) Atharva Veda          (b) Yajur Veda   

(c) Rig Veda                  (d) Sama Veda

Ans: a

49. Father of Indian Archaeology:

(a) John Marshall         (b) Alexander Cunningham

(c) RD Bannerjee                   (d) Daya Ram Sahni

Ans: b

50. Arakan Yoma is an extension of Himalayas located in:

(a) Baluchistan     (b) Nepal   (c) Kashmir    (d) Myanmar

Ans: d

51. With which country has India the longest border:

(a) Pakistan         (b) China    (a) Bangladesh    (d) Myanmar

Ans: c

52. Chandigarh is known as:

(a) Pensioner's paradise         (b) Beautiful city

(c) High tech city                            (d) Pink city

Ans: b

53. Which river is known as the 'Sorrow of Bengal'?

(a) Ganga   (b) Hugly            (c) Damodar       (d) Bhagirathy

Ans: c

54. Where is Meenakshi temple?

(a) Kollur   (b) Madurai         (c) Tanjavur        (d) Kanchipuram

Ans: b

55. Bikaner Camel festival is held in the state of:

(a) Gujarat                              (b) Rajasthan

(c) Andhra Pradesh      (d) Madhya Pradesh

Ans: b

56. State Bank of India was formerly known as:

(a) Federal Bank            (b) Imperial Bank       

 (c) Union Bank             (d) Colonial Bank

Ans: b

57. The external intelligence agency of India, RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) was established in:

(a) 1963     (b) 1968     (c) 1969     (d) 1948

Ans: b

58. Central Building Research Institute is located at:

(a) New Delhi      (b) Bangalore      (c) Roorkie         (d) Pilani

Ans: c

59. The first modem university in India was established in:

(a) New Delhi      (b) Kolkata          (c) Karachi                    (d) Chennai

Ans: b

60. Formosa is now known as:

(a) Indonesia       (b) Taiwan          (c) Cambodia       (d) Vietnam

Ans: b

61. Mexico is not the birth place of:

(a) Dahlia   (b) Vanilla          (c) Papaya           (d) All of these

Ans: d

62. In which continent is 'Sentinel range?

(a) Africa       (b) Australia     (c) North America        (d) Antarctica

Ans: d

63. Which gland is known as Adam's apple?

(a) Pituitary         (b) Penial   (c) Thymus         (d) Thyroid

Ans: d

64. Which is a water soluble vitamin?

(a) A           (b) D                    (c) C           (d) K

Ans: c

65. Who is the father of the Theory of the Inheritance of Acquired Characters?

(a) Lamarck        (b) De Vries        (c) Darwin          (d) Johanson

Ans: a

66. Which is the useful pad of Grampoo?

(a) Flower            (b) Bud       (c) Fruit     (d) Seed

Ans: b

67. What is known as 'Green Vitriol'?

(a) Copper Sulphate     (b) Zinc Sulphate

(c) Ferrous Sulphate    (d) Zinc Phosphide

Ans: c

68. Sidanaphil Citrate is also known as:

(a) Viagra            (b) Hypo    (c) Teflon   (d) Alum

Ans: a

69. The first to synthesise urea artificially:

(a) Frederic Bunting     (b) Frederic Wohler     (c) Michael Faraday

Ans: b

70. Visible pad of sun:

(a) Hydrosphere           (b) Photosphere

(c) Ionosphere              (d) Troposphere

Ans: b

71. Which colour absorbs heat the least:

(a) Black     (b) White             (c) Red       (d) Violet

Ans: b

72. In how many subjects Alfred Nobel instituted Nobel Prize?

(a) 6           (b) 5           (c) 4

Ans: b

73. The first to get Gandhi Peace Prize:

(a) Mother Theresa      (b) Nelson Mandela

(c) Julius Nyerere        (d) Baba Amte

Ans: c

74. The first Secretary General of United Nations:

(a) Trygve Lie      (b) Dag Hammarskjold

(c) U Thant         (d) Kurt Waldheim

Ans: a

75. The birth anniversary of Netaji Subash Bose is observed as:

(a) Children's Day                  (b) Army Day

(c) National Sports Day         (d) Patriotism Day

Ans: d

76. The art form in Kerala which was included in the World Heritage List of UNESCO in 2010:

(a) Arjuna Nritham      (b) Mudiyettu

(c) Chakyarkooth          (d) Ottan Thullal

Ans: b

77. The seat of Lokayukta in Kerala:

(a) Ernakulum    (b) Thiruvananthapuram     

(c) Kozhikode      (d) Thrissur

Ans: b

78. The first evening court in Kerala was inaugurated at:

(a) Kochi    (b) Kozhikode      (c) Thiruvananthapuram      (d) Kannur

Ans: c

79. The headquarters of the Veterinary University in Kerala:

(a) Mannuthy      (b) Kalpetta        (c) Pookkode       (d) Kalamassery

Ans: c

80. The capital of South Sudan, 193rd member of the United Nations:

(a) Khartoum      (b) Juba     (c) Ramciel          (d) Jonglei

Ans: b