Tuesday, 24 May 2016

University Assistant Exam Questions and Answers (24-05-2016)


  1. The phenomenon behind the formation of rainbow :

  2. A) Diffraction of light
    B) Scattering of light
    C) Interference of light
    D) Dispersion of light
    Answer: D

  3. Which fossil organism is usually regarded as the connecting link between birds and reptiles?

  4. A)Dryopithecus
    B) Archaeopteryx
    C) Australopithecus
    D) Ardipithecus
    Answer: B

  5. An alloy used in making heating elements for electric heating device is:

  6. A) German Silver
    B) Alloy Steel
    C) Nichrome
    D) Solder
    Answer: C

  7. Minamata disease is due to :

  8. A) Arsenic
    B) Lead
    C) Copper
    D) Mercury
    Answer: D

  9. A person suffering from bleeding gum need in his food :

  10. A) Carotene
    B) Citrus
    C) Vitamin K
    D) Codliver oil
    Answer: B

  11. Which is the most effective test to determine AIDS?

  12. A) Lipid profile test
    B) Angiograph
    C) Western blot test
    D) MRI scan
    Answer: C

  13. What is manufactured using Bessemer process?

  14. A) Steel
    B) Gold
    C) Zinc
    D) Silver
    Answer: A

  15. What is oil of vitriol?

  16. A) Sodium Chloride
    B) Nitric Acid
    C) Sulphuric Acid
    D) Hydrochloric Acid
    Answer: C

  17. The transformer works on which principle :

  18. A) Electrostatic force
    B) Magnetostatic force
    C) Snell's law
    D) Electromagnetic induction
    Answer: D

  19. What is the name of the pigment which helps animal to see in dim light?

  20. A) Rhodopsin
    B) Haemoglobin
    C) Photopsin
    D) Chromatin
    Answer: A

  21. Who is the present Governer of Reserve Bank of India?

  22. A) P. sadasivam
    B) C. Sankara Narayanan
    C) Raghuram Rajan
    D) Ajith Dowal
    Answer: C

  23. World's largest Bird statue is built in Jatayu Nature Park. In which place of Kerala, it is built?

  24. A) Chennamangalam
    B) Kothamangalam
    C) Kaipamangalam
    D) Chatayamangalam
    Answer: D

  25. Which country was defeated by India to win her Seventh Crown in SAF Games?

  26. A) Pakistan
    B) Afganistan
    C) Kasakistan
    D) Kirgistan
    Answer: B

  27. Present Jnanpeed winner Raghuveer Chaudhari is a popular writer in ___________ language.

  28. A) Marathi
    B) Gujarati
    C) Bengali
    D) Telugu
    Answer: B

  29. Who among the following was appointed as CEO of NITI AYOG?

  30. A) Amithabh Bachan
    B) Saniya Mirza
    C) Amithabh Kanth
    D) Arun Jaitly
    Answer: C

  31. Who got the 'Dr. Sukumar Azhikode Thatwamasi Endowment' for this year?

  32. A) Dr. T.M. Thomas Isaac
    B) V.S. Achuthanandhan
    C) Ramesh Chennithala
    D) V.M. Sudheeran
    Answer: A

  33. 'Miss World', Miriya Lalguna Roso belongs to which of the following country?

  34. A) Spain
    B) France
    C) Indinesia
    D) Japan
    Answer: A

  35. Who scored 1009 runs in one innings, in the Bhandari Trophy under-16 Inter School Cricket?

  36. A) Praveen Dhanvade
    B) Prakash Dhanvade
    C) Pratheesh Dhanvade
    D) Pranav Dhanvade
    Answer: D

  37. Which of the following work won the 'Odakkuzhal Award' to S. Joseph?

  38. A) Manushyanu Oru Aamugham
    B) Chandranodoppam
    C) Chakkarappandhal
    D) Unnikkuttante Lokam
    Answer: B

  39. Recently dead Mufti Muhammed Sayyid was the Chief Minister of ____________ State.

  40. A) Delhi
    B) Assam
    C) Jammu-Kashmir
    D) Mizoram
    Answer: C

  41. What is a Republic?

  42. A) In a democracy the head of the state is a nominated one.
    B) The government is directly elected by the people.
    C) The head of the state is hereditary and legislative is constitueted by the representatives of the people.
    D) In a democracy, the head of the state is either directly or indirectly elected by the people.
    Answer: D

  43. What is the total length of NH49 (Kochi to Dhanushkodi)?

  44. A) 500km
    B) 550km
    C) 600km
    D) 440km
    Answer: D

  45. Who was the chairman of Nehru Committee Report?

  46. A) Jawaharlal Nehru
    B) Motilal Nehru
    C) Arun Nehru
    D) None
    Answer: B

  47. Who was the first martyr in First Independence War 1857?

  48. A) Jhansi Rani
    B) Mangal Pande
    C) Savarkar
    D) None
    Answer: B

  49. Swami Vivekananda delevered his famous Chickago Speech in :

  50. A) 1872 January 12
    B) 1892 September 11
    C) 1882 October 2
    D) 1867 November 1
    Answer: No right answer (Ans: 1893 September 11)

  51. Which is the tree generally grown for forestation?

  52. A) Mango Tree
    B) Coconut Tree
    C) Banniyan
    D) Teak
    Answer: D

  53. In which river Bhakra-Nangal Dam is situated?

  54. A) Sutlej
    B) Godavari
    C) Narmada
    D) Krishna
    Answer: A

  55. Which was the first linguistic state in Independent India?

  56. A) Karnataka
    B) Tamil Nadu
    C) Andhra Pradesh
    D) None of the above
    Answer: C

  57. The literacy rate of India is :

  58. A) 61%
    B) 75%
    C) 80%
    D) 50%
    Answer: B

  59. What is the official name of India?

  60. A) Democratic State of India
    B) Republic of India
    C) Socialist State of India
    D) Socialist Secular India
    Answer: B

  61. What is the name of rain water harvest programme organised by Kerala Government?

  62. A) Jalanidhi
    B) Haritha
    C) Varsha
    D) Anugraha
    Answer: C

  63. Where is Kerala Coconut research station situated?

  64. A) Kayamkulam
    B) Sadanandapuram
    C) Mannuthi
    D) Vellayani
    Answer: A

  65. K.S.E.B was formed in the year :

  66. A) 1957
    B) 1956
    C) 1958
    D) 1959
    Answer: A

  67. Gayathripuzha is the tributary of which river?

  68. A) Periyar
    B) Bharathapuzha
    C) Chaliyar
    D) Pampa
    Answer: B

  69. In which district Mangalavanam, the smallest wild life sanctuary in Kerala situated?

  70. A) Eranakulam
    B) Trissur
    C) Wayanad
    D) Idukki
    Answer: A

  71. The orginal name of Vagbhatanandan, the famous social reformer in Kerala?

  72. A) Kelu Kuruppu
    B) Kunji Kannan
    C) Krishnan-Ayyan
    D) Kutti Krishnan
    Answer: B

  73. Who founded Jatinasini Sabha?

  74. A) Anandatheerthan
    B) Chattampi Swamikal
    C) Pandit Karuppan
    D) Thycaud Ayya
    Answer: A

  75. Who wrote the famous book 'A Short History of the Peasant Movement in Kerala'?

  76. A) E.M.S. Namboothiripad
    B) C. Achutha Menon
    C) P.K. Vasudevan Nair
    D) Pattom Tanupillai
    Answer: A

  77. Kochi Rajya Praja manadalam was formed in the year:

  78. A) 1940
    B) 1941
    C) 1942
    D) 1943
    Answer: B

  79. Who founded 'Ananda Mahasabha' in 1918?

  80. A) Sahodaran Ayyappan
    B) Vagbhatanandan
    C) Brahmananda Sivayogi
    D) Agamananda Swami
    Answer: C

  81. Who is the present CAG?

  82. A) Shashi Kant Sharma
    B) Vinod Rai
    C) Agarwal
    D) H.K. Khanna
    Answer: A

  83. Who is the Chairperson of Kerala State Vanitha Commission?

  84. A) K. Ajitha
    B) Sugathakumari
    C) C.K. Janu
    D) K.C. Rosakkutty
    Answer: D

  85. Which Constitutional Amendment made right to free and compulsory education as a fundamental right?

  86. A) 73rd
    B) 86th
    C) 52nd
    D) 74th
    Answer: B

  87. The Public Service Commission of India, as the Union Public Service Commission was first called, was established in the year?

  88. A) 1919
    B) 1926
    C) 1947
    D) 1950
    Answer: B

  89. The National Human Rights Commission was established in the year :

  90. A) 1993
    B) 1975
    C) 2001
    D) 1996
    Answer: A

  91. Who is the Chairman of Rajya Sabha?

  92. A) The President
    B) The Vice-President
    C) Lok-Sabha Speaker
    D) The Governor
    Answer: B

  93. In which year the National Development Council (NDC) was established?

  94. A) 1948
    B) 1950
    C) 1952
    D) 1957
    Answer: C

  95. Which of the following Article of the Constitution deals with the Fundamental Duties of the Indian Citizens?

  96. A) Article 51-A
    B) Article 29-B
    C) Article 21-A
    D) Article 39-C
    Answer: A

  97. The authority to issue 'writs' for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights rests with :

  98. A) The Parliament
    B) The President
    C) The Suprime Court and High Courts
    D) The CBI
    Answer: C

  99. The Funamental Rights of the Indian Citizens are enshrined in?

  100. A) The Preamble
    B) Part III of the constitution
    C) Part IV of the constitution
    D) Part V-A of the constitution
    Answer: B

  101. Which plan was called as Mehalnobis plan named after the well-known economist?

  102. A) First plan 1951 to 56
    B) Second plan 1956 to 61
    C) Third plan 1961 to 66
    D) Fourth plan 1969 to 74
    Answer: B

  103. To change negative family and community attitudes towards the girl child at birth and towards her mother is the prime objective of :

  104. A) Integrated Child Development Scheme
    B) Mahila Samridhi Yojana
    C) Indira Awas Yojana
    D) Balika Samridhi Yojana
    Answer: D

  105. Which programme is launched on the lookout for the 'poorest of the poor' by providing them 35 kilograms of rice and wheat at Rs 3 and Rs.2 per kg respectively?

  106. A) National Food for Work Programme
    B) Adarsh Gram Yojana
    C) Antyodya Anna Yojana
    D) Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana
    Answer: C

  107. This is a comprehensive housing scheme launched witha view to enusre the integrated provision of shelter, sanitation and drinking water. The basic objective of the programme is to improve the quality of life of the people as well as the overall habitat in rural areas :

  108. A) Samagra Awas Yojana
    B) Antyodya Anna Yojana
    C) Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana
    D) Adarsh Gram Yojana
    Answer: A

  109. Mahila Samridhi Yojana was started in 1998 on the day of?

  110. A) Women's day
    B) Gandhi Jayanthi
    C) Independence Day
    D) Republic day
    Answer: B

  111. The ____ was launched in December 2001 to ameliorate the conditions of the urban slum dwellers living below the poverty line without adequate shelter.

  112. A) Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana
    B) Bharat Nirman
    C) Samagra Awas Yojana
    D) PMRY
    Answer: A

  113. Kudumbashree mission was launched on May 17th 1998 by our former Prime Minister :

  114. A) Sri. Narasimha Rao
    B) Sri. Manmohan Singh
    C) Sri. A.B.Vajpai
    D) Sri. S.R. Devagouda
    Answer: C

  115. Jawahar Rozgar Yojana was launched in April 1st 1989, by combining the two programmes :

  116. A) RLEGP,NRDP
    B) IRDP,NREP
    C) NREP,RLEGP
    D) NRDP,IRDP
    Answer: C

  117. Anganwadi centers are functioning under the programme?

  118. A) IRDP
    B) NRDP
    C) Kudumbashree
    D) ICDS
    Answer: D

  119. Who is the implementing officer at district level responsible for the monitoring and supervision of national food for work programme?

  120. A) District industrial officer
    B) District Collector
    C) District civil supplies officer
    D) District information officer
    Answer: B

  121. The brain of any computer system is :

  122. A) Memory
    B) Peripheral Unit
    C) CPU
    D) Control Unit
    Answer: C

  123. The inventor of World Wide Web :

  124. A) Tim Berner's Lee
    B) Marc Andressen
    C) James H. Clark
    D) Robrt Cailliau
    Answer: A

  125. '.mpg' extension refers usually to what kind of file?

  126. A) Text/Document file
    B) Image file
    C) Animation/movie file
    D) All the above
    Answer: C

  127. A device that modulates signals to encode digital information and demodulates signals to decode the transmitted information?

  128. A) modem
    B) decoder
    C) encoder
    D) modulator
    Answer: A

  129. Codes consisting of light and dark marks of various thickness which may be optically read is known as :

  130. A) Operand
    B) Bar Code
    C) Decoder
    D) Op code
    Answer: B

  131. An attempt to criminally and fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication is termed as?

  132. A) Spoofing
    B) Tracking
    C) Bugging
    D) Phishing
    Answer: D

  133. A computer program that is used to convert an assembly language to machine language is :

  134. A) Compiler
    B) Interpreter
    C) Assembler
    D) Comparator
    Answer: C

  135. Who is considered to be the first programmer?

  136. A) Ada Lovelace
    B) Alan Turing
    C) Charles Babbage
    D) Von Neumann
    Answer: A

  137. Name the Act that governs the internet usage in India:

  138. A) The IT Gazette of India Act, 2004
    B) The Information Technology Act 2000
    C) The Internet Usage Act, 2002
    D) The Right to Information Act, 2005
    Answer: B

  139. An attempt to make a computer resource unavailable to its intended users is called :

  140. A) Malware Attack
    B) Worms attack
    C) Denial-of-service attack
    D) Adware attack
    Answer: C

  141. The indirect form of 'Do you like comics?" she asked me. is?

  142. A) She asked me whether I like comics
    B) She asked me whether I have liked comics
    C) She asked me whether I liked comics
    D) She asked me did I like comics
    Answer: C

  143. Milk is _______ in proteins and minerals.

  144. A) good
    B) large
    C) big
    D) rich
    Answer: D

  145. In which part is the mistake?

  146. A) it was Shakespeare
    B) and not no one else
    C) who wrote this play
    D) at the beginning of the sixteenth century
    Answer: B

  147. In which part is the mistake?

  148. A) the film
    B) that I saw yesterday
    C) was about an old man
    D) who was living a long time ago
    Answer: D

  149. The problem was ______________ difficult that I could not solve it.

  150. A) very
    B) so
    C) too
    D) much
    Answer: D

  151. Germany is _________ European country.

  152. A) a
    B) an
    C) the
    D) no article required
    Answer: A

  153. I was going _________ the documents last evening.

  154. A) on
    B) in
    C) through
    D) about
    Answer: C

  155. The passive form of "This shop sells all the vegetables." is:

  156. A) All the vegetables are sold by this shop
    B) All the vegetables are sold in this shop
    C) All the vegetables have been sold by this shop
    D) All the vegetables are being sold by this shop
    Answer: B

  157. It was raining when I ____ home yesterday.

  158. A) had reached
    B) has reached
    C) had been reaching
    D) reached
    Answer: D

  159. Let us go for a walk,:

  160. A) do we?
    B) shall we?
    C) don't we?
    D) didn't we?
    Answer: B

  161. Statement :- All the students passed the examination. Some students are girls
    Conclusion :- I) Some boys passed the Examination.
    II) All the girls failed the Examination.
    III) None of the boys passed the Examination.
    IV) None of the girls failed the Examination.

  162. A) I and II follow
    B) II and III follow
    C) I, II and III follow
    D) None of the above
    Answer: D

  163. If I=9 YOU=61 then WE=?

  164. A) 28
    B) 32
    C) 65
    D) 50
    Answer: A

  165. If A is in the north of B and C is in the west of B. In what direction is A with respect to C?

  166. A) South
    B) East
    C) South-West
    D) North-East
    Answer: D

  167. Find out the missing letter :- B, E, H, K, N, ___?

  168. A) P
    B) O
    C) R
    D) Q
    Answer: D

  169. If HOBBY is coded as IOBY and LOBBY is coded as MOBY then BOBBY is coded as :

  170. A) BOBY
    B) COBY
    C) NOBY
    D) OOBY
    Answer: B

  171. Find the missing number in this series :- 2, 6, 18, 54, __, 486, 1458 ?

  172. A) 152
    B) 182
    C) 162
    D) 108
    Answer: C

  173. Find the odd one among these :

  174. A) Lake
    B) River
    C) Pool
    D) Sea
    Answer: C

  175. Find out the pair which is different from the other given pairs :

  176. A) Cow and Buffalo
    B) Cock and Hen
    C) Horse and Mare
    D) Dog and Bitch
    Answer: A

  177. "Flower" is related to "Petal" in the same way as "Book" is related to :

  178. A) Author
    B) Content
    C) Page
    D) Library
    Answer: C

  179. If EDUCATION is coded as NOITACUDE, then REDFORT will be coded as?

  180. A) TROFDER
    B) FORTRED
    C) TROFRED
    D) FORTDER
    Answer: A

  181. H.C.F of 36 and 264 is :

  182. A) 6
    B) 36
    C) 792
    D) 12
    Answer: D

  183. If (y-x)/x = 3/8. Find y:x :

  184. A) 11:8
    B) 8:11
    C) 8:5
    D) 5:8
    Answer: A

  185. Which of the following numbers is divisible by 33?

  186. A) 1333
    B) 1375
    C) 2133
    D) 2145
    Answer: D

  187. A garden is 90 m long and 75 m broad. A path 5 m wide is to be built outside around it. Find the area of the path :

  188. A) 850 m2
    B) 6750 m2
    C) 1750m2
    D) 7600 m2
    Answer: C

  189. What number should be subtracted from each of the numbers 23, 30, 57 and 78 so that the remainders are in proportion?

  190. A) 4
    B) 3
    C) 6
    D) 7
    Answer: C

  191. A and B together can do a piece of work in 12 days and A alone can complete the work in 18 days. How long will B alone take to complete the job?

  192. A) 6 days
    B) 30 days
    C) 36 days
    D) 21 days
    Answer: C

  193. Find the time taken by a 180 m long train running at 54km/hr to cross a man standing on a platform :

  194. A) 4 seconds
    B) 12 seconds
    C) 30 seconds
    D) 15 seconds
    Answer: D

  195. Manu's age is 6 times Binu's age. 15 years hence Manu will be 3 times as old as Binu. Find Binu's age :

  196. A) 60 years
    B) 10 years
    C) 45 years
    D) 50 years
    Answer: B

  197. If 4 taps can fill a tank in 10 hours. Then how many hours can 6 taps fill the same tank?

  198. A) 6 23 hours
    B) 2 25 hours
    C) 6 32 hours
    D) 15 hours
    Answer: A

  199. In how many years will a sum of money triple itself, the rate of interest being 10%?

  200. A) 15 years
    B) 20 years
    C) 10 years
    D) 18 years
    Answer: B