WELFARE ORGANISER (EX-SERVICEMEN) – SAINIK WELFARE (CAT NO : 553 / 17)

FINAL ANSWER KEY
Question Paper Code: 43/2019/OL
Category Code: 553/2017
Exam: Welfare Organiser( Ex Servicemen only)
Medium of Question: English
Date of Test 27-09-2019
Department Sainik welfare
Alphacode A
Question1:-Find the sum of the series 1 + 2 + 3 + … + 100.
A:-5000
B:-5050
C:-4050
D:-4000
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question2:-What percentage of 33 is 44% of 27?
A:-28
B:-36
C:-40
D:-11.88
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question3:-Average age of 10 students is 12. If 3 students having age 9, 14 and 13 are included in the group. What is the
average of all the students?
A:-14
B:-13
C:-12
D:-11
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question4:-The population of a town is 10,00,000. If the annual birth rate is 3.3% and death rate is 1.3%. What will be the
population after 3 years?
A:-10,55,000
B:-10,61,208
C:-10,54,000
D:-10,61,200
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question5:-If `(25)^{x-3} = (125)^{2x-3}` then the value of `x` is
A:-`3/4`
B:-`4/3`
C:-`1/2`
D:-`3/2`
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question6:-`sqrt(15625) = 125` then the value of `sqrt(1.5625) + sqrt(156.25)` is
A:-14.75
B:-13.75
C:-14.5
D:-13.5
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question7:-Selling a radio for Rs. 1,230, there is a loss of 18%. What would have been gain or loss if it had been sold for Rs.
1,600.
A:-140
B:-100
C:-50
D:-150
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question8:-The length of minute hand of a clock is 7 cm. Find the area covered by minute hand in 5 minute?
A:-11.8 `”cm^2″`
B:-13.8 `”cm^2″`
C:-12.8 `”cm^2″`
D:-10 `”cm^2″`
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question9:-In an examination 75% of candidates passed in English 65% in Mathematics while 15% failed in English as well
as in Mathematics. If 495 candidates passed in both subjects, find the total no. of candidates who took the examination.
A:-900
B:-550
C:-750
D:-600
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question10:-If the ratio of areas of two circles is `121/169`. What is the ratio of their radii?
A:-`13/11`
B:-`11/13`
C:-`121/169`
D:-`169/121`
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question11:-Select that alternative which is analogous to the first two
Flying : Bird : : Creeping : _________.
A:-Aeroplane
B:-Snail
C:-Ground
D:-Flower
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question12:-HOT is related to OVEN in the same way COLD is related to _________.
A:-Airconditioner
B:-Refrigerator
C:-Ice cream
D:-Snow
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question13:-NUMBER : UNBMRE : : GHOST : ____________
A:-HOGST
B:-HOGTS
C:-HGOST
D:-HGSOT
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question14:-0.15 : 0.0015 : : 1.03 : _________
A:-0.103
B:-0.0103
C:-1.003
D:-10.30
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question15:-Out of the following pairs of words which one is different from the rest
A:-Mother : Father
B:-Aunt : Uncle
C:-Grand Father : Grand Son
D:-Mother in law : Father in law
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question16:-Which letter group is different from the rest?
A:-MADE
B:-SHED
C:-CEDE
D:-DOLT
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question17:-Find the odd one
A:-Day
B:-Week
C:-Time
D:-Month
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question18:-Complete the series
1 3 7 15 31 63 …..
A:-123
B:-125
C:-127
D:-129
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question19:-Introducing Rajesh, Neha said His brother’s father is the only son of my grand father. How Neha is related to
Rajesh?
A:-Sister
B:-Daughter
C:-Mother
D:-Niece
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question20:-Which is the one that does not belong to the group?
A:-Cloth
B:-Weaver
C:-Thread
D:-Cotton
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question21:-A bird flew into the room _____________ a window.
A:-to
B:-in
C:-from
D:-through
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question22:-Anil will come tomorrow, ___________?
A:-won’t he?
B:-will he?
C:-don’t he?
D:-would he?
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question23:-Choose the correct passive sentence for “The students had formed an association”
A:-The students had been formed an association
B:-An association had been formed by the students
C:-An association formed by the students
D:-An association was formed by the students
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question24:-Which one is an adverb in the following sentence?
“It moves very slowly”
A:-moves
B:-it
C:-slowly
D:-none of these
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question25:-Find out the superlative sentence
A:-Simla is not as beautiful as Ooty
B:-Simla is more beautiful than Ooty
C:-Simla is beautiful than Ooty
D:-Simla is the most beautiful place
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question26:-Fill in the blank suitably :
I ___________ working here for the last ten years.
A:-had been
B:-have been
C:-has been
D:-was
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question27:-Complete the sentence properly
“How did you learn this?” asked the teacher.
The teacher asked me ___________.
A:-how I have learnt that
B:-how I learn that
C:-how I had learnt that
D:-how I learnt that
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question28:-Which type of sentence is given below :
What did you do then?
A:-interrogative
B:-declarative
C:-imperative
D:-exclamatory
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question29:-Fill in the blank with the correct word :
“This is __________ book which Arun gave me”.
A:-a
B:-the
C:-an
D:-none of these
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question30:-Which is the correct sentence?
A:-If you don’t hurry you would miss the train
B:-If you don’t hurry you had miss the train
C:-If you don’t hurry you will miss the train
D:-If you don’t hurry you miss the train
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question31:-Which is the silent letter in the word “hand kerchief”?
A:-e
B:-i
C:-d
D:-n
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question32:-Find out the correct plural form of “brother-in-law”
A:-brothers-in laws
B:-brothers-in-law
C:-brother-in-laws
D:-none of these
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question33:-Select the correct word when we use suffix to the base word address
A:-addressy
B:-addressee
C:-addresee
D:-addrese
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question34:-Find out the word with correct spelling
A:-diarrhoea
B:-dierrhoea
C:-diaerrhoea
D:-diearea
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question35:-How the word “analyse” slept in American writing?
A:-analise
B:-analyze
C:-analize
D:-analice
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question36:-Which one is an example of compound word with Adjective + Noun?
A:-lock-up
B:-he-goat
C:-self-control
D:-blackboard
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question37:-“The villagers rejected the proposal” Find out correct phrasal verb for the rejected word
A:-set aside
B:-put out
C:-turned down
D:-take over
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question38:-Find out the word which is not a synonym for “Eradicate”
A:-extreminate
B:-eliminate
C:-destroy
D:-estimate
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question39:-Which is the antonym of the word “distant”?
A:-far
B:-away
C:-remote
D:-near
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question40:-Find out the meaning of the idiom “a hard nut to crack”
A:-a nut with hard shell
B:-a hard nut with cracks
C:-a nut with cracked shell
D:-a difficult problem which needs much effort to solve
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question41:-Which is the longest highway tunnel in India?
A:-Pirpanjal tunnel
B:-Chennai-nashri tunnel
C:-Berdewadi tunnel
D:-Natuwadi tunnel
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question42:-Who is known as the Architect of Indian planning?
A:-M. Kiran Kumar
B:-K.N. Roy
C:-P.C. Mahalanobis
D:-Ambedkar
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question43:-Who wrote the book “Thoughts and Reflections”?
A:-Pranab Mukherjee
B:-Prathiba Patil
C:-Suvra Mukherjee
D:-Manhor Parrikar
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question44:-Which country shares more boundary to India?
A:-Pakistan
B:-Nepal
C:-China
D:-Bangladesh
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question45:-The queen of spices
A:-Cardamom
B:-Pepper
C:-Ginger
D:-Gramboo
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question46:-Who is the first Loksabha speaker in India?
A:-Sarojini Naidu
B:-Sumithra Mahajan
C:-G.V. Mavlankar
D:-R. Sankaranarayanan Thampi
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question47:-Who is known as the Father of Internet?
A:-Ray Tomlinson
B:-Vinton Cerf
C:-Nolan Bushnell
D:-Marc Suckerburg
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question48:-Which day is celebrated as World Health Day?
A:-April, 7
B:-March, 22
C:-April, 23
D:-March, 8
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question49:-Which city is called the silicon valley in India?
A:-Chennai
B:-Hyderabad
C:-Delhi
D:-Bengaluru
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question50:-In which year the Kollam Era began?
A:-78 AD
B:-925 AD
C:-825 AD
D:-1453 AD
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question51:-Private sector hydro-electric power project in Kerala is __________?
A:-Maniyaar
B:-Kuthumkal
C:-Kuttiyadi
D:-Chenkulam
Correct Answer:-Question Cancelled
Question52:-Ajantha-Ellora caves are at
A:-Madhya Pradesh
B:-Karnataka
C:-Gujarat
D:-Maharashtra
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question53:-Which of the following is a biodiversity hotspot in India?
A:-Eastern Himalayas
B:-Eastern Ghats
C:-Malabar
D:-Western Rajastan
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question54:-The birth place of Marry Curie
A:-England
B:-Germany
C:-Poland
D:-America
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question55:-Which fundamental right is guaranted even to non-citizens of India?
A:-Article : 280 – Financial Security
B:-Article : 21 – Right to life and personal liberty
C:-Article : 36 – Directive principles of State Policy
D:-Article : 294 – Right to property
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question56:-Lohri is the famous State festival of
A:-Himachal Pradesh
B:-Punjab
C:-Andra Pradesh
D:-Tamil Nadu
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question57:-The Tiger reserve forest in Karnataka
A:-Palamu
B:-Pench
C:-Corbett
D:-Bandipur
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question58:-Which of the rivers originates from the Western Ghats near Mahabeleswar peak?
A:-Kaveri
B:-Godavari
C:-Sabarmati
D:-Krishna
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question59:-Which planet has the most Volcanoes?
A:-Venus
B:-Mercury
C:-Mars
D:-Jupiter
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question60:-Name of the animal never drinks water in its entire life?
A:-Camel
B:-Giraffe
C:-Kangaroo rat
D:-Liontailed maca que
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question61:-Who got the latest Nobel Prize for literature?
A:-Richard S. Thaler
B:-Kazuo Ishiguro
C:-George Williamson
D:-John Baker
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question62:-The image seen in 500 rupee note?
A:-Red fort
B:-Hampi with Chariot
C:-Sanchi stupa
D:-Indian parliament
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question63:-The Defence Minister of India
A:-Rajnath Singh
B:-Sushma Swaraj
C:-Nitin Gadkari
D:-Nirmala Seetharaman
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question64:-Who has been appointed as the 9th UN secretary general?
A:-Butros Ghali
B:-Antonio Guterss
C:-Banki Moon
D:-Jorge Sampaio
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question65:-Name of the bank introduced a humanoid robot IRA for easy service to customers
A:-ICICI Bank
B:-SBI
C:-HDFC Bank
D:-IDFC Bank
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question66:-Who has been named for the 2017 Padmavibhushan Award in the field of Literature and Education?
A:-P. Parameswaran
B:-Ghulam Musthafa Khan
C:-Ilaiyaraaja
D:-K.J. Yesudas
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question67:-Who is the winner of Miss World 2017?
A:-Rotem Rebi
B:-Aurore Kichenin
C:-Joane Grabolli
D:-Manushi Chhillar
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question68:-India Government Project for relief to Rohingya refugee?
A:-Operation bluestar
B:-Operation Burma
C:-Operation insaniyat
D:-Operation research
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question69:-Which is the first Indian State rectify GST constitution amendment bill
A:-Assam
B:-Hariyana
C:-Punjab
D:-Gujarat
Correct Answer:-Question Cancelled
Question70:-CEO of NITI Aayog
A:-Rajiv Kumar
B:-Nidhi Sharma
C:-R.P. Singh
D:-Amitabh Kant
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question71:-Who won the world rapid chess championship title 2017?
A:-Garry Kasparov
B:-Viswanathan Anand
C:-Alexander Alekhine
D:-Bobby Fischer
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question72:-New name of Kandla port
A:-Gandhi port
B:-Ehsan Jafri port
C:-Port of Gujarat
D:-Deendayal port
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question73:-Name of the text book published by state literacy mission in Kerala to teach migrant labourers
A:-Hamari Malayalam
B:-Ente Malayalam
C:-Keraleeyam
D:-Ezhuthani
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question74:-2018, G20 Summit will be held at ________.
A:-Germany
B:-Japan
C:-Argentina
D:-Soudi Arabia
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question75:-Who is known as the female Don Brandma in the cricket world?
A:-Mithali Raj
B:-Anjum Chopra
C:-Jhulan Goswami
D:-Betty Wilson
Correct Answer:-Question Cancelled
Question76:-Which State Government has recently made vaccination compulsory for school admissions?
A:-Karnataka
B:-Kerala
C:-Delhi
D:-Uttar Pradesh
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question77:-Which city is hosting the world congress on information technology?
A:-Cochin
B:-Jaipur
C:-Hyderabad
D:-Mumbai
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question78:-Which state is host the 39th National Games in 2022?
A:-Meghalaya
B:-Delhi
C:-Goa
D:-Bhopal
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question79:-Who has been awarded for the 53rd Jnanpith Award 2017?
A:-Pratibha Roy
B:-Shankha Ghosh
C:-Krishna Sobti
D:-K.P. Meera
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question80:-Which film got Oscar award in 2018?
A:-La La Land
B:-The shape of water
C:-Moonlight
D:-The helleboy
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question81:-Who wrote the Drama ‘Malathi Kesavam’?
A:-C.V. Kunjuraman
B:-Ayyathan Gopalan
C:-Thoppil Bhasi
D:-P. Kesavan
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question82:-The first women member of Kochi Legislative Assembly?
A:-Annie Mascarene
B:-Ayisha bai
C:-A.V. Kuttimalu Amma
D:-Thottakadu Madhaviamma
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question83:-Who is known as the father of literacy in Kerala?
A:-P.N. Panikkar
B:-Kuriakose Elias Chavara
C:-Mannath Padmanabhan
D:-O.N.V. Kurup
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question84:-Who is known as saint without saffron?
A:-Swami Vivekananda
B:-Panambally Govinda Menon
C:-K. Kelappan
D:-Chattambi Swamikal
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question85:-The song ‘Akilandamandalam’ is written by
A:-M. Leelavathi
B:-Panthallam K.P. Raman Pillai
C:-C.V. Balakrishnan
D:-Amsi Narayana Pillai
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question86:-The original name of Thycaud Ayya was
A:-Gopalan
B:-Velayudhan
C:-Subharayan
D:-Sumithran
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question87:-Name of the magazine established by Vagbhatananda.
A:-Shivayoga vilasam
B:-Shivayoga Rahasyam
C:-Advaitha Chinta Padhathi
D:-Moksha Pradeepakandam
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question88:-In which district Vakkam Abdul Khadir Moulavi was born?
A:-Malappuram
B:-Pathanamthitta
C:-Thiruvananthapuram
D:-Kozhikode
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question89:-Cochin Pulaya Maha Sabha was founded by
A:-Ayyankali
B:-Brahmananda Sivayogi
C:-Pandit Karuppan
D:-Dr. Palpu
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question90:-The only poet in Malayalam who became Mahakavi without writing a Mahakavyam?
A:-Thakazhi
B:-Kumaranasan
C:-Raja Raja Varma
D:-Akkitham
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question91:-The first book in Malayalam literature questioning the cast system and untouchability
A:-Jathinirnayam
B:-Adukkalayil ninnu avangathekku
C:-Sadhacharam
D:-Jathikummi
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question92:-Ezhava Memorial was submitted to
A:-Sreemoolam Thirunal
B:-Rani Gouri Lakshmi Bhai
C:-Uthradam Thirunal
D:-Karthika Thirunal
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question93:-The only social reformer to speech in Malayalam on British Broadcasting Corporation
A:-Mannath Padmanabhan
B:-A.K. Gopalan
C:-P. Sankaran
D:-K. Kelappan
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question94:-Ayyankali’s house name was
A:-Thoman Vilakam
B:-Vayal Varam
C:-Plavathara Veedu
D:-Vazhathodi
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question95:-In connection with which event Mahatma Gandhi visited Kerala for the second time
A:-Guruvayoor Satyagraha
B:-Salt Satyagraha
C:-Vaikkam Satyagraha
D:-Khilafath Movement
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question96:-Which social reformer gave the slogan ‘No Caste, No Religion, No God for Man’
A:-Nitya Chitanya Yati
B:-Sree Narayana Guru
C:-Swami Vivekananda
D:-Sahodaran Ayyapan
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question97:-Who called Sree Narayan Guru as the ‘Second Budha’?
A:-Sankara Kurup
B:-Nataraja Guru
C:-R. Sankar
D:-C. Achuthamenon
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question98:-Temple entry proclamation was on
A:-1930
B:-1936
C:-1924
D:-1935
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question99:-The First Vice Chancellor of Malayalam University
A:-Gopinath
B:-Dr. Usha Titus
C:-Radhakrishnan. K
D:-K. Jayakumar
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question100:-Name the project to make government hospitals people friendly by improving their basic infrastructure
A:-Health Care Mission
B:-Ardram Mission
C:-Life Mission
D:-Arogyakeralam
Correct Answer:- Option-B