SERGEANT – VARIOUS

PROVISIONAL ANSWER KEY
Question Paper Code: 25/2015/OL
Category Code: 322/2014
Exam: Sergeant
Medium of Question: English
Date of Test 30-10-2015
Alphacode A
Question1:-Two lines are intersect in a point. How many angles are formed?
A:-2
B:-4
C:-8
D:-10
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question2:-How many edges are in a square pyramid?
A:-4
B:-12
C:-8
D:-5
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question3:-A solid body with length, breadth and height are equal, what is its name?
A:-Rectangle
B:-Circle
C:-Cube
D:-Parallelogram
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question4:-6, 10, 12, 15, 16, 18, 21. What is its Arithmetic Mean?
A:-12
B:-14
C:-15
D:-18
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question5:-What is the total surface area of a sphere with its radius 2.5 cm?
A:-6.25 Π cm2
B:-2.5 Π cm2
C:-25 Π cm2
D:-3.14 cm2
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question6:-What is sin 45°?
A:-√2
B:-1
C:-√3
D:- 1
√2
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question7:-In a parallelogram one side is 15 cm and distance from this side to its opposite side is 9 cm, what is its area?
A:-135 cm2
B:-67.5 cm2
C:-80 cm2
D:-24 cm2
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question8:-Find the value of 0.05 + 1 1
2 + 2.45
A:-4
B:-5
C:-4.05
D:-3.45
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question9:-Find the value of 2 8
11 + 3 4
12
A:- 5 12
23
B:-200
33
C:-100
33
D:-90
43
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question10:-The trigonometric term ‘Tangent’ is originate from
A:-French
B:-Greek
C:-Latin
D:-Arabic
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question11:-If 52 × 54 × 56 × … × 52𝑛 = (0.04)
−28, what is the value of ′𝑛′ ?
A:-8
B:-7
C:-14
D:-12
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question12:-30°, 60°, 90° are the angles of a triangle; opposite side of 30° is two metre, what is the length of side opposite to 60°?
A:-√3
B:- 2
√3
C:-2√3
D:- 1
√2
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question13:-A sector with radius 18 cm and centre angle 60°. While folding to make a cone, what will be the radius of that cone?
A:-3 cm
B:-9 cm
C:-30 cm
D:-36 cm
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question14:-If 𝑥𝑛 = (𝑛 + 1)
2 − (𝑛 − 1)
2 , what is its 𝑥2 ?
A:-10
B:-12
C:-20
D:-8
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question15:-Find the half of 214.
A:-27
B:-17
C:-72
D:-213
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Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question16:-The sides of a triangle are 10 cm, 13 cm, 13 cm. What is its area?
A:-60cm2
B:-36cm2
C:-130cm2
D:-13cm2
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question17:-Sum of first ‘ 𝑛’ terms of an arithmetic sequence is 2𝑛 2 + 3𝑛 , what is its second term?
A:-9
B:-8
C:-10
D:-4
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question18:- 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 6 = 0 , what are the two factors of this equation?
A:- (𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 + 3)
B:- (𝑥 − 3)(𝑥 + 2)
C:- (𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 − 3)
D:- (𝑥 + 3)(𝑥 − 2)
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question19:-An equilateral triangle with one side 8 cm. What is the radius of its incircle?
A:-4
B:-6
C:- 4
√3
D:-2
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question20:-In a right angled triangle, small sides are 3.5 cm; 2.5 cm; what is its hypotenuse?
A:-6
B:-4.3
C:-3.5
D:-5.5
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question21:-Which major port in India is known as ”Offspring of Partition”?
A:-Haldia
B:-Kandla
C:-Nawashewa
D:-Mumbai
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question22:-On which river in India does the Dhuan Dhar waterfall situate?
A:-Yamuna
B:-Mahanadi
C:-Kosi
D:-Narmada
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question23:-Which soil in India is known as ‘Self-Ploughing Soil’?
A:-Red soil
B:-Laterate soil
C:-Black soil
D:-Alluvial soil
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question24:-Which among the following personality called Bharathappuzha ”Sokanasini”?
A:-Kunchan Nambiar
B:-Ezhuthachan
C:-Vallathol
D:-M.T. Vasudevan Nair
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question25:-The only Malayalee who was one among the eight personalities who prepared the ”Bombay Plan”?
A:-E. Sreedharan
B:-V.K. Krishna Menon
C:-John Mathai
D:-M.S. Swaminathan
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question26:-At which of the following central jail, Bhagat Singh was hanged to death?
A:-Alipur
B:-Lahore
C:-Amritsar
D:-Thihar
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question27:-Who among the following organized the Ganapathi and Shivaji festivals to awaken mass consciousness?
A:-Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
B:-Swami Vivekananda
C:-Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D:-Surendranath Banerjee
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question28:-Who is known as ”India’s Unofficial Ambassador to England”?
A:-Dadabhai Naoroji
B:-Surendranath Banerjee
C:-W.C. Banerjee
D:-Gopalakrishna Gokhale
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question29:-The Women Unit of Indian National Army (INA) was
A:-Rani of Lakshmi
B:-Rash Bihari Bose
C:-Aruna Asaf Ali
D:-Rani of Jhansi
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question30:-The partition of Bengal was in the year
A:-1905
B:-1911
C:-1885
D:-1909
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question31:-Who was the author of ”Jaathikkummi”?
A:-Dr. Pulpu
B:-Pandit Karuppan
C:-Kumara Guru
D:-Thycaud Ayya
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question32:-Who was the founder of ”God’s Church of Visible Salvation”?
A:-Kuriakose Elias Chavara
B:-Pope John Paul II
C:-St. Alphonsa
D:-Poikayil Yohannan
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question33:-The first president of Nair Service Society was
A:-K. Kelappan
B:-Mannath Padmanabhan
C:-Chattampi Swamikal
D:-Pattom Thanu Pillai
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Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question34:-Aruvippuram consecration was in the year
A:-1928
B:-1903
C:-1856
D:-1888
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question35:-What was the original name of Thycaud Ayya Guru?
A:-V.K. Gurukkal
B:-Muthukutty
C:-Subbarayan
D:-Shanmukhadasa
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question36:-The 35th National Games was held at
A:-Assam
B:-Kerala
C:-Karnataka
D:-Manipur
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question37:-Swach Bharat Project was launched on
A:-1st March 2014
B:-1st January 2015
C:-1st February 2015
D:-2nd October 2014
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question38:-Who is the Chief Minister of Bihar?
A:-Tarun Gogoi
B:-Nitish Kumar
C:-Dr. Raman Singh
D:-Manohar Lal
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question39:-The Scheme ”Project Arrow” is related to
A:-Rural Department
B:-Telephone Department
C:-Postal Department
D:-Forest Department
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question40:-Kailash Satyarthi, the Nobel laureate belongs to which State?
A:-Andhra Pradesh
B:-Bihar
C:-Madhya Pradesh
D:-Assam
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question41:-When a resistance wire is stretched twice its lenght,its area of cross-section reduced by half.Then its resistance
A:-increases twice
B:-increases 4 times
C:-reduces to half
D:-no change
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question42:-In a p-type semiconductor,the majority carriers are
A:-electrons
B:-holes
C:-neutrons
D:-protons
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question43:-When a white light undergo dispersion through a triangular glass prism,the colour that deviates the most
A:-violet
B:-red
C:-indigo
D:-yellow
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question44:-When an explosion occurs 6800m away from a man, then how long after its sound reaches the man(speed of sound in air is 340 m/s)
A:- 2 s
B:-6.8 s
C:-3.4 s
D:-20 s
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question45:-Time taken by sunlight to reach the earth is approaximately
A:-8½ minutes
B:-8½ seconds
C:-8½ hours
D:-8½ light years
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question46:-A transformer works on
A:-Self induction
B:-Joule’s heating effect
C:-Maxwell’s law
D:-Mutual induction
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question47:-Unit of electric power
A:-Volt
B:-Watt
C:-Ampere
D:-Newton
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question48:-Einstein’s mass-energy relation is
A:-E=M/c2
B:-E=Mc2
C:-E=M2c
D:-E=Mc/2
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question49:-When a body is lifted from the surface of the earth,acceleration due to gravity(g) on it
A:-increases
B:-remains the same
C:-first increases and then decreases
D:-decreases
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question50:-During free fall of a body,its weight
A:-decreases
B:-increases
C:-no weight
D:-none of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question51:-A gas can be liquified by,
A:-High temperature and high pressure
B:-Low temperature and low pressure
C:-Low temperature and high pressure
D:-High temperature and low pressure
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question52:-At constant pressure, the volume of a fixed mass of gas is directly proportional to its temperature in Kelvin scale. This is known as,
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A:-Boyle’s law
B:-Charles’ law
C:-Avogadro’s law
D:-Hentry’s law
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question53:-36g of water contains
A:-2×6.023×10²³ molecules
B:-6.023×10²³ molecules
C:-6.023×10²² molecules
D:-2×6.023×10²² molecules
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question54:-Maximum number that can be accommodated in p subshell is,
A:-2
B:-6
C:-14
D:-10
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question55:-The metal with maximum electropositivity is,
A:-K
B:-Na
C:-Fe
D:-Cs
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question56:-An important ore of aluminium is,
A:-Dolomite
B:-Haematite
C:-Bauxite
D:-Carnalite
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question57:-Maximum close packing can be seen in,
A:-Graphite
B:-Diamond
C:-Glass
D:-Liquids
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question58:-Value of absolute zero is,
A:–273°C
B:-273°C
C:-0°C
D:-273K
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question59:-The minimum energy required to remove the most loosely bound electron from an isolated gaseous atom is called its,
A:-Electronegativity
B:-Electropositivity
C:-Ionisation energy
D:-Electron gain enthalpy
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question60:-Maximum number of electrons that can be accommodated in a shell is,
A:-2n²
B:-n²
C:-2n
D:-n
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question61:-Which of the following is a unicellular green algae that is motile and with a light sensitive “eyespot”
A:-Chlamydomonas
B:-Hydra
C:-Spirogyra
D:-Chlorella
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question62:-Plant hormone used in the ripening of fruits is
A:-Auxin
B:-Gibbrellin
C:-Ethylene
D:-Abscissic Acid
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question63:-A viral disease of plant that spreads through aphides in the following is
A:-Coconut budrot
B:-Bunchytop of banana
C:-Wilt of brinjal
D:-Quick wilt in pepper
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question64:-Light sensitive proteinacious pigment in plant involved in photomorphogenesis is
A:-Cytochrome
B:-Chlorophyll
C:-Phytohormone
D:-Phytochrome
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question65:-Flowering plants are included under the group
A:-Phanerogams
B:-Cryptogams
C:-Bryophytes
D:-Lichens
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question66:-Water and minerals are principally transported in angiosperms through
A:-Xylem parenchyma
B:-Xylem tracheids
C:-Xylem vessels
D:-Xylem fibres
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question67:-Growth movement of plants in response to gravity is called
A:-Phototropism
B:-Hydrotropism
C:-Chemotropism
D:-Geotropism
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question68:-Male reproductive organs of a flower are called
A:-Androecium
B:-Gynoecium
C:-Calyx
D:-Corolla
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question69:-The structure meant for the nourishment of developing embryo in a seed is
A:-Phloem
B:-Pollentube
C:-Leaves
D:-Endosperm
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question70:-The plant selected by G J Mendel for his genetic experiment is
A:-4′ O Clock plant
B:-Garden pea
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C:-Sweet pea
D:-Snap dragon
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question71:-Deficiency of Tocopherol in human body leads to,
A:-Beriberi
B:-Pellagra
C:-Infertility
D:-Scurvy
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question72:-Example for a uricotelic animal
A:-kangaroos
B:-bony fish
C:-cockroach
D:-frog
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question73:-The part of brain which controls respiration
A:-cerebrum
B:-cerebellum
C:-medulla oblongata
D:-pons
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question74:-Acromegaly is due to
A:-hypersecretion of growth hormone
B:-hyposecretion of growth hormone
C:-hypersecretion of ACTH
D:-hyposecretion of ACTH
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question75:-A child’s blood group is O.The parents blood group can not be
A:-A and B
B:-A and A
C:-AB and O
D:-B and O
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question76:-The nitrogen base which pair with adenine in DNA
A:-uracil
B:-thymine
C:-cytosine
D:-guanine
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question77:-Which one of the following is the most primitive ancestor of man ?
A:-Homo habilis
B:-Australopithecus
C:-Neanderthal man
D:-Ramapithecus
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question78:-Kala azar is a disease caused by
A:-fungus
B:-bacteria
C:-virus
D:-protozoa
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question79:-Majority of Carbon dioxide in human body is transported to lungs
A:-as bicarbonates
B:-as carbonic acid
C:-attached to haemoglobin
D:-attached to leucocytes
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question80:-Which of the following is a true fish ?
A:-cuttle fish
B:-silver fish
C:-jelly fish
D:-flying fish
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question81:-One of the girls …………… a badminton player.
A:-are
B:-is
C:-were
D:-have been
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question82:-I am clever,…..?
A:-aren’t I?
B:-amn’t I?
C:-shall I?
D:-do I?
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question83:-Raju told me that he ………to go home that day.
A:-wants
B:-will want
C:-has wanted
D:-wanted
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question84:-Shakespeare ………….as the greatest playwright.
A:-is regarded
B:-is regarding
C:-regards
D:-has regarded
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question85:-Gita is writing an essay ……the new economic policy.
A:-at
B:-on
C:-with
D:-to
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question86:-If I got a lot of money, I …………buy an aeroplane.
A:-would
B:-will
C:-shall
D:-would have
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question87:-Mr. Smith, the only foreigner in our group, is ………European.
A:-an
B:-a
C:-the
D:-any
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question88:-My parents …………Paris last month.
A:-have visited
B:-will have visited
C:-visited
D:-has visited
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Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question89:-Nina is ……..than Anil.
A:-clever
B:-cleverest
C:-most clever
D:-cleverer
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question90:-We tried our best, but ………..not win the match.
A:-could
B:-should
C:-may
D:-can
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question91:-The teacher wanted the students to ………the important points.
A:-take after
B:-take off
C:-take down
D:-take into
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question92:-‘Maiden speech’ means ………….
A:-a maid’s speech
B:-ready-made speech
C:-first speech
D:-a girl’s speech
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question93:-…………is the one word substitute for ‘the pen name adopted by a writer’.
A:-synonym
B:-pseudonym
C:-antonym
D:-homonym
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question94:-Which prefix can be used to form the opposite of the word ‘gratitude’?
A:-un
B:-mis
C:-dis
D:-in
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question95:-Prima facie means ……….
A:-beautiful face
B:-prim and proper
C:-at first view
D:-prime time
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question96:-The story is about a ………between two brothers.
A:-duel
B:-duet
C:-dual
D:-dude
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question97:-Which of the following is the correct spelling?
A:-asassination
B:-asasination
C:-assasination
D:-assassination
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question98:-A group of lions is known as………
A:-swarm
B:-flock
C:-team
D:-pride
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question99:-The plural form of the word ‘criterion’ is ………
A:-criterions
B:-criteria
C:-criterias
D:-criterion
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question100:-Which of the following is the synonym of ‘attentive’?
A:-attractive
B:-servant
C:-watchful
D:-tentative
Correct Answer:- Option-C
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