Assistant Jailor Gr I/Superintendent Exam GK Questions

1:-Which organ is known as the blood bank of the human body?

A:-Mitochondria          B:-Spleen

C:-Liver                         D:-Heart 

Answer:- B

2:-The enzyme which converts protein to peptides

A:-Trypsin            B:-Lactase

C:-Peptidase        D:-Lipase

 Answer:- A

3:-The base present in RNA and not in DNA is

A:-Adenine          B:-Guanine

C:-Cytosine          D:-Uracil 

Answer:- D

4:-The first stage of Calvin Cycle is

A:-Reduction                B:-Carboxylation

C:-Regeneration           D:-Fixation 

Answer:- B

5:-The micro-nutrient in plants which is essential for activating the enzyme carboxylase

A:-Boron                       B:-Copper

C:-Molybdenum           D:-Zinc 

Answer:- D

6:-The hydrocarbon present in LNG is

A:-Butane            B:-Ethane

C:-Methane         D:-Propane 

Answer:- C

7:-The most abundant element in the earth crust

A:-Aluminium              B:-Hydrogen

C:-Silicon                      D:-Oxygen 

Answer:- D

8:-The Phenomenon involved in the working of an optical fibre

A:-Refraction                B:-Total internal reflection

C:-Diffraction               D:-Scattering 

Answer:- B

9:-The type of waves used by artificial satellites for communication purpose

A:-Microwaves              B:-AM Radio waves

C:-F M Radio waves     D:-X Rays 

Answer:- A

10:-Which among the following is NOT a green house gas

A:-CO                            B:-`O_(3)`

C:-`CH_(4)`                D:-`H_(2)O` Vapour 

Answer:- A

11:-The number of sides of a Polygon of 12 sides is

A:-66          B:-64

C:-62          D:-54 

Answer:- D

12:-If AIR is coded as KTB, then SOIL is coded as

A:-CYTW             B:-CYTV

C:-CVYT              D:-CTYW

Answer:- B

13:-Find the odd one out: 121, 169, 181, 196

A:-121                  B:-169

C:-181                  D:-196 

Answer:- C

14:-7:343::6: ?

A:-36           B:-216

C:-366        D:-1221 

Answer:- B

15:-A man goes 45 meters North, turns left and walks 20 meters. Then turns right and walks 25 meters. Then again turns right and walks 20 meters. How far is he from his original position?

A:-60 meters      B:-65 meters

C:-70 meters       D:-110 meters 

Answer:- C

16:-Halley's comet is regularly visible from Earth in every 76 years. This comet appeared in 1986. In which of the following years was the comet formerly visible from Earth?

A:-AD 760           B:-AD 1054

C:-AD 1576          D:-AD 1378 

Answer:- D

17:-Next number in the series is 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, _____.

A:-4            B:-5

C:-6            D:-7 

Answer:- B

18:-A is the brother of B. A is the son of C. D is the father of C. How is B related to D?

A:-Grandson       B:-Son

C:-Son-in-law      D:-Nephew 

Answer:- A

19:-Line : Square : : Arc: ?

A:-Parallelogram          B:-Sphere

C:-Circle                        D:-Globe 

Answer:- C

20:-On arranging the words, as in a dictionary, Account, Accurate, Accord, Accordance which comes at the end?

A:-Account                   B:-Accurate

C:-Accord                      D:-Accordance 

Answer:- B

21:-____________ your brother play cricket?

A:-Is           B:-Are

C:-Do         D:-Does 

Answer:- D

22:-The Principal told the students, "Don't make noise". (Change into Indirect Speech). The Principal told the students____________

A:-to not make noise    B:-don't make noise

C:-not to make noise    D:-to don't make noise 

Answer:- C

23:-Raju has been teaching here _____ 2006

A:-for                   B:-in

C:-since               D:-during 

Answer:- C

24:-We used to live in Mumbai, ___________

A:-did we?           B:-didn't we?

C:-don't we?        D:-do we? 

Answer:- B

25:-Writing requires a table which is steady, not a ______ one. (Antonym for the underlined word)

A:-jovial               B:-rickety

C:-exuberant       D:-girdled 

Answer:- B

26:-The Secretary read the report. (Change into Passive voice)

A:-The report is read by the Secretary

B:-The report was read by the Secretary

C:-The report is being read by the Secretary

D:-The report was being read by the Secretary 

Answer:- B

27:-Choose the  sentence.

A:-Newton was more cleverer than any other scientist.

B:-Newton was more cleverer than any scientist.

C:-Newton was cleverer than any other scientist.

D:-Newton was cleverer than any scientist. 

Answer:- C

28:-Either Raju or Rejani _____ this mischief.

A:-is done            B:-has been done

C:-have done       D:-has done 

Answer:- D

29:-The President visited the freedom fighter. Here the word visited can be replaced by

A:-called on         B:-called off

C:-called at          D:-called upon 

Answer:- A

30:-If she had come to my house, ______

A:-I would have given her you address.

B:-I would had given her your address.

C:-I would gave to her your address.

D:-I would gave her your address. 

Answer:- A

31:-Kumaran Asan died in the year

A:-1921      B:-1922

C:-1923      D:-1924 

Answer:- D

32:-Author of Sivayoga Rahasyam

A:-Brahmananda Sivayogi               B:-Vagbhadanandan

C:-Sree Narayana Guru                   D:-Chattampi Swamikal 

Answer:- A

33:-The term 'Bully' is related to

A:-Baseball          B:-Badminton

C:-Hockey           D:-Car Racing 

Answer:- C

34:-Who among the following players was the first to score a double century in a ODI Cricket Tournament

A:-Rohit Sharma                    B:-Virendar Sevag

C:-Sourav Ganguly                 D:-Sachin Tendulkar 

Answer:- D

35:-Who is the author of A Brief History of Time?

A:-Stephen Hawking             B:-Roger Pentos

C:-Dr. S. Chandrasekhar       D:-ECG Sudarsan 

Answer:- A

36:-First medical college in India was started at

A:-Mumbai         B:-Kolkatta

C:-Chennai          D:-Delhi 

Answer:- B

37:-Founder of Servents of India Society

A:-Mahatma Gandhi                B:-Dadabhai Naoroji

C:-Bala Gangadhara Tilak      D:-Gopalakrishna Gokhale 

Answer:- D

38:-Which among the following languages firstly attained the classical status?

A:-Sanskrit          B:-Tamil

C:-Odiya              D:-Telungu 

Answer:- B

39:-Who is the author of the novel Pather Panchali

A:-Rabindra Natha Tagore                            B:-Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

C:-Bibhoothi Bhooshan Bandhopadyaya   D:-Sathyajith Ray 

Answer:- C

40:-King Jong - un is the President of

A:-North Korea            B:-South Korea

C:-Malaysia                   D:-Singapore 

Answer:- A

41:-President of India can nominate two members to Lok Sabha from _____ community.

A:-Jain                 B:-Anglo Indian

C:-Jewish            D:-Scheduled Tribe 

Answer:- B

42:-Which constitutional amendment act is known as 'Mini Constitution' of India?

A:-44          B:-26

C:-73          D:-42 

Answer:- D

43:-The writ which related to unlawful detention or imprisonment?

A:-Prohibition              B:-Mandamus

C:-Habeas Corpus       D:-Quo Warranto 

Answer:- C

44:-Which article of the Indian Constitution stands for Uniform civil code?

A:-44          B:-25

C:-14          D:-21 

Answer:- A

45:-"Who is a parent or guardian, to provide opportunities for education to his child or as the case may be, ward between the age of six and fourteen years". Which amendment act added these lines into the part IV-A of the Indian Constitution?

A:-93          B:-73

C:-86          D:-42 

Answer:- C

46:-First Indian state to introduce the institution of Lokayukta?

A:-Maharashtra            B:-Kerala

C:-Rajasthan                 D:-Delhi 

Answer:- A

47:-"Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act" known by the year

A:-2002              B:-2005

C:-2008               D:-2015 

Answer:- B

48:-In which year "The Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act" (Forest Rights Act) passed in India?

A:-2006              B:-2008

C:-2000              D:-2016 

Answer:- A

49:-Tollfree number of Childline India

A:-1000               B:-1098

C:-101                  D:-1089 

Answer:- B

50:-Under Right to Information Act, which among the following is not come under the exception from disclosure of information?

A:-Affect the sovereignty and integrity of India

B:-Would cause a breach of privilege of Parliament

C:-Cabinet papers

D:-Affidavits submitted by candidates for general election 

Answer:- D

51:-Andyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) scheme provides food grains at a highly subsidized rate to the following target group of _____

A:-All Below Poverty Line (BPL) families

B:-Above Poverty Line (APL) families

C:-Poorest BPL families identified by State / UT Government

D:-All of the above 

Answer:- C

52:-Which Government scheme provides Rs.500/- as post-birth grant to the mother on delivery of baby girl as well as an annual scholarship for the girl child's education?

A:-Balika Samridhi Yojana              B:-Mahila Samridhi Yojana

C:-Sukanya Samridhi Yojana          D:-Beti Bachao Beti Padhao 

Answer:- A

53:-Which among the following is not a component under Bharat Nirman action plan for the rural infrastructure development?

A:-Rural housing                   B:-Rural Self Help Group (SHG) Development

C:-Rural electrification        D:-Rural telecommunication connectivity 

Answer:- B

54:-Beneficiaries of Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) Public House Scheme should be identified by the _____

A:-Central Government         B:-State Government

C:-Grama Sabha                      D:-Non-Governmental Organisation 

Answer:- C

55:-Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme is mainly implemented through _____

A:-Primary Health Centres             B:-Village Office

C:-Local Government School         D:-Anganwadi Centres 

Answer:- D

56:-Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme was launched in the year _____

A:-1975      B:-1994

C:-2000     D:-2004 

Answer:- A

57:-Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY) scheme aimed at

A:-Improving Health Care services        

B:-Provide Education in rural areas

C:-Creation of sustained employment

D:-Supporting Farmers 

Answer:- C

58:-Which is the poverty eradication and women empowerment programme started in 1997 and implemented by the State Poverty Eradication Mission (SPEM) of the Government of Kerala?

A:-Janasree         B:-Kudumbashree

C:-Ujjawala          D:-KSWDC 

Answer:- B

59:-Which set is the  sequence of Kudumbashree's three-tier structure for woen comunity network from Bottom level to Top level?

A:-Neighbourhood Groups (NHGs) > Area Development Societies (ADS) > Community Development Societies (CDS)

B:-Area Development Societies (ADS) > Community Development Societies (CDS) > Neighbourhood Groups (NHGs)

C:-Community Development Societies (CDS) > Neighbourhood Groups (NHGs) > Area Development Societies (ADS)

D:-Neighbourhood Groups (NHGs) > Community Development Societies (CDS) > Area Development Societies (ADS)

Answer:- A

60:-Mahila Samriddhi Yojana provides _____

A:-Medical Services to Women     

 B:-Vocational Education to Women

C:-Micro Finance to women entrepreneurs

D:-Legal support to women 

Answer:- C

61:-From which place Gandhiji started his Dandi March?

A:-Mumbai                              B:-Dandi

C:-Sabarmathi Ashram         D:-Birla House 

Answer:- C

62:-Who was the leader of the Kurichya revolt of 1812?

A:-Thalakkal Chandu             B:-Pappu Thampi

C:-Raman Nampi                   D:-Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja 

Answer:- C

63:-Who has been known as the Father of Modern Travancore?

A:-Sakthan Thampuran        B:-Marthanda Varma

C:-Swathi Thirunal                D:-Veluthampi 

Answer:- B

64:-Who deciphered the Brahmi script in Asokan inscriptions?

A:-John Marshal                      B:-R D Banerji

C:-Alexander Cunningham    D:-James Prince 

Answer:- D

65:-Which was the birth place of Vardhamana Mahaveera?

A:-Pavapuri                    B:-Lumbini

C:-Sravanabalgola        D:-Kundagrama 

Answer:- D

66:-Krishna Deva Raya was the ruler of

A:-Travancore               B:-Bidar

C:-Vijayanagara            D:-Golconda 

Answer:- C

67:-Which category of literature Gandhiji's famous work 'My Experiment with Truth' belongs to?

A:-Travelogue     B:-Autobiography

C:-Biography       D:-Essays 

Answer:- B

68:-In which place the revolt of 1857 broke out?

A:-Delhi               B:-Kanpur

C:-Awadh            D:-Meerut 

Answer:- D

69:-Who was the founder of Self Respect Movement?

A:-E V Ramaswami Naicker           B:-Jyothiba Phule

C:-Ayyankali                                     D:-Swami Vivekananda 

Answer:- A

70:-Who were known as 'Landhakkar' in Kerala History?

A:-Portugese       B:-French

C:-British             D:-Dutch 

Answer:- D

71:-Who wrote the book 'Planned Economy of India'?

A:-Dadabai Naoroji     B:-Visweswarayya

C:-Amartya Sen            D:-Motilal Nehru 

Answer:- B

72:-Who was the only woman ruler of Kochi Dynasty?

A:-Rani Lakshmibai                           B:-Umayamma Rani

C:-Rani Gangadhara Lakshmi         D:-Gowri Parvathibai 

Answer:- C

73:-Who said 'Go back to Geeta'?

A:-Swami Dayananda Saraswathi            B:-Swami Vivekananda

C:-Kesab Chandra Sen                               D:-Bala Gangadhara Tilak 

Answer:- B

74:-Which Five Year Plan proposed the aim sustainable growth?

A:-Fifth Plan                 B:-Twelfth Plan

C:-Tenth Plan               D:-Seventh Plan 

Answer:- B

75:-From which Indus Valley site a great tank called Great bath was discovered?

A:-Lothal             B:-Banawali

C:-Rupar             D:-Mohenjodaro 

Answer:- D

76:-Who has been known as the Father of Indian Unrest?

A:-Subhash Chandra Bose     B:-Chandra Sekhar Azad

C:-Balagangadhara Tilak        D:-Sukhdev 

Answer:- C

77:-Which of the following places are connected by Banihal Pass?

A:-Jammu - Srinagar            B:-Sikkin – Tibet

 C:-Srinagar - Kargil              D:-Sikkim - Lasa 

Answer:- A

78:-Kakrapara Atomic Power Plant is situated in the state of

A:-Karnataka       B:-Tamilnadu

C:-Gujarat            D:-Uttarapradesh 

Answer:- C

79:-Which Indian city is known as Cottono polis?

A:-Mumbai                    B:-Delhi

C:-Ahmedabad              D:-Darjeeling 

Answer:- A

80:-Who wrote the book Sivanandalahari?

A:-Sree Narayana Guru          B:-Sankaracharya

C:-Vaikuntaswamikal             D:-Ayyankali 

Answer:- B

81:-In computer Arithmetic operations are performed by

A:-Control Unit                      B:-ALU

C:-Primary Memory              D:-CPU  

Answer:- B

82:-_____ is a non volatile memory?

A:-SRAM             B:-DRAM

C:-ROM               D:-None of these 

Answer:- C

83:-Which protocol is used to send the E-Mail?

A:-SMTP             B:-IP

C:-FTP                 D:-HTTP 

Answer:- A

84:-Operating system is the type of _____ software?

A:-Application    B:-System

C:-Both A & B     D:-None of these 

Answer:- B

85:-Expand VGA?

A:-Video Graphics Access               B:-Video Graphics Adapter

C:-Video Graphics Accelerator       D:-Video Graphics Array 

Answer:- D

86:-The basic unit of memory is

A:-Digit               B:-Bit

C:-Byte                D:-KB 

Answer:- B

87:-Microprocessors are used in which generation of computer?

A:-Second Generation           B:-Third Generation

C:-Fourth Generation            D:-Both B & C 

Answer:- C

88:-Microsoft excel is an example of?

A:-Operating System             B:-Display Device

C:-Application Software        D:-System Software 

Answer:- C

89:-The program in ROM is called?

A:-Startup loader         B:-Kernel

C:-Initial Loader           D:-Bootstrap Loader 

Answer:- D

90:-Which of the following is a cyber crime?

A:-Virus attack             B:-Hacking

C:-Both A & B               D:-None of the above 

Answer:- C