Assistant Grade Exam - Khadi And Village Industries Solved Question Paper
1. What is the
average life of coconut tree?
(a) 5 years (b) 15
years (c) 50 years (d) 100 years
(e)25 years
2. What are
insecticides?
(a) Eatables (b) A
metal (c) An insect (d) A plant
(e) Chemical used to
kill insects
3. Which is the
source of energy in the biosphere?
(a) Sun (b) Stars (c)
Moon (d) Electricity
(e) Water
4. Which part of the
Coco tree is the source of natural chocolate flavour?
(a) Stem (b) Leaves
(c) Root (d) Seeds
(e) Fruits
5. What is a flying
fox?
(a) An aeroplane (b)
A kind of bat(c) Squirrel (d) A butterfly
(e) A bird
6. Which is the
tallest living animal?
(a) African
elephant(b) Indian elephant
(c) Hippopotamus (d)
Dinosaur (e) Giraffe
7. Which is the most
stupid bird in the world?
(a) Turkey (b)
Penguin (c) Cuckoo (d) Swan
(e) Duck
8. Largest fish in
the sea
(a) Whale shark (b)
Milk fish (c) Lung fish (d)Trout
(e) Squid
9. What is the
instrument used by doctors to hear the sound of heart and lungs?
(a) Ammeter
(b) Binocular (c) Stethoscope (d) Lactometer
(e) X-ray
10. What is the
function of kidney in the human body?
(a) To digest food
(b) To filter waste materials
(c) To circulate
blood (d) To make body warm
(e) None of these
11. Which are the
four main groups of Blood?
(A) c, d, f, g, (B)
a, b, ab, o (C) d, e, f, g. (D) a, f, d, o (E) ab, f, g, d
12. How many queen
bees are found in a bee hive?
(a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d)
2
(e) 6
13. Which metal is
found in liquid form in natural stage?
(a) Aluminium (b)
Zinc (c) Copper (d) Mercury
(e) Gold
14. DDT is used as
(a) An insecticide
(b) Manure (c) Oxidiser (d) Reducer
(e) Food
15. Name the acid
used for solidifying latex?
(a)Formic acid (b)
Sulphuric acid
(c) Hydrochloric acid
(d) Acetic acid
(e) Citric acid
16. What is laughing
gas?
(a) Calcium carbide
(b) Nitrogen (c) Hydrogen sulphide
(d) Nitrous oxide (e)
Argon
17. What is used for
cutting glass?
(a) Gypsum (b) Iron
(c) Diamond (d)Tin
(e) Magnesium
18. Digital computers
are classified into how many categories?
(a) 5 (b)9 (c)10 (d)
11
(e) 4
19. Which country has
the world’s largest cattle population?
(a) Indonesia (b)
India (c) America (d) Africa
(e) Srilanka
20. Euro is the
currency of which country?
(a) Europe (b) Russia
(c) Latin America(d) Japan
(e) Singapore
21. Which state in
India has the biggest coal reserve?
(a)Rajasthan (b)
Tamilnadu (c) Andhra pradesh (d) Asia
(e) Bihar.
22. In which Indian
state is Lignite is found?
(a) Madhyapradesh (b)
Uttarpradesh
(c) Punjab (d)
Haryana (e)Tamilnadu
23. The average
intake of food of an average Indian is how many calories?
(a) 5000 (b) 6000 (c)
8000 (d) 2000
(e) 10000
24. What percentage
of Indian population lives below poverty line?
(a) 50 (b) 60 (c) 70
(d) 80
(e) 35
25. How many electron
guns are there in the picture tube of a colour TV?
(a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d)
9
(e) 10
26. Mahatma Gandhiji
was born on
(a) September 20 (b)
October 30 (c) October 2 (d) August 15
(e) November 17
27. Which is the
instrument used for measuring the intensity of the earthquake?
(a) Binocular (b)
Microscope (c) Richter scale (d) Audiometer
(e) Thermometer
28. Igloo is the
house of
(a) Eskimos (b)
Africans (c) Russians (d) Arabs
(e) Bengalees
29. The earth rotates
on its axis from
(a) West-East (b)
South-East (c) East-West (d) North -East
(e) North-West
30. Which is the
largest river in the world?
(a) Periyar (b) Pamba
(c) Kaveri (d) Ganga
(e) Amazon
31. Which city is
holy for Christians, Muslims, and Jews?
(a) Tokyo (b)
Jerusalem (c) Mecca (d) Dubai
(e) Palestine
32. Which is the
longest Railway platform in India?
(a) Kanpur (b) New
Delhi (c) Nagpur (d) Bhilai
(e) Kharagpur
33. Capital of
Afghanistan?
(a) Kabul (b) Kandi
(c) Karachi (d) Shillong
(e) Sikkim
34. Where is the
Golden temple situated?
(a) Banaras (b)
Amritsar (c) Delhi (d) Mysore
(e) Kashmir
35. Which gas has the
smell of rotten eggs?
(a) Hydrogen (b)
Oxygen (c) Hydrogen sulphide
(d) Helium (e)
Sulphur dioxide
Complete
the following:
36. Man proposes...
(a) King disposes (b)
Devil disposes
(c) Earth disposes
(d) Nature disposes (e) God disposes
37. Spare the rod
an(d)...
(a) save the child
(b) spoil the child
(c) encourage the
child (d) enlighten the child (e) amuse the child
38. What is the name
of official residence of the President of USA?
(a) Blue House (b)
Red House (c) White House(d) Black House
(e) Green House
39. Where is the
International Court of justice situated?
(a) Hague (b) Belgium
(c) Denmark (d) Finland
(e) Italy
40. A tape recorder
should not be kept near one of the following things?
(a) Clock (b) Radio
(c) Bell (d) Telephone
(e) Magnet
41. In an electrical
bulb the filament is made of
(a) lead (b) carbon
(c) tungsten (d) copper
(e) bronze
42. Soda water
contains
(a) Nitrous oxide (b)
Carbon dioxide (c) Carbon monoxide
(d) Methane (e)
Natural gas
43. Absence of iodine
in human body causes
(a) Goitre (b)
Cholera (c) Rickets (d) Mumps
(e) Typhoid
44. Fruits contain
(a) Nitric acid (b)
Sulphuric acid (c) Lodic acid
(d) Citric acid (e)
Hydrochloric acid
45. Which gas is used
in coloured display sign boards?
(a) Argon (b) Crypton
(c) Helium (d) Neon
(e) Chromium
46. Which of the
following is used for killing bacteria?
(a) Ethane (b)
Nitrogen (c) Chlorine (d) Oxygen
(e) Sulphur dioxide
47. Who is the first
Indian woman who won the Olympics medal?
(a) P.T. Usha (b)
Shiny Wilson (c) Mercy Kuttan
(d) Rosakutty (e)
Karnam Malleswary
48. Who is the Chief
Minister in India who resigned recently on health grounds?
(a) Farukh Abdullah
(b) Jyoti Basu
(c) Bajanlal (d)
Karunanidhi
(e) Chandrababu Naidu
49. A modem submarine
uses which fuel?
(a) Petrol (b) Diesel
(c) Nuclear fuel (d) Coal
(e) Kerosene
50. Dialysis is taken
to relieve
(a) Cough (b) Pain
(c) Fever (d) Cholera
(e) Typhoid
51. The head of the
Indian Government is
(a) President (b)
Prime minister
(c) Speaker (d)
Opposition leader (e) Vice President
52. General elections
are held in India every
(a) 3 years (b) 4
years (c) 5 years (d) 6 years
(e) 7 years
53. Governor of a
state are appointed by
(a) Prime Minister
(b) President (c) Speaker (d) Chief Minsiter
(e) Vice President
54. Who discovered
the Laws of Gravitation?
(a) Edison (b) Issac
Newton
(c) Colombus (d)
Madam Curie (e) John Dalton
55. In which year was
the state of Kerala formed?
(a) 1951 (b) 1956 (c)
1957 (d) 1958
(e) 1959
56. Who was the first
Chief Minister of Kerala?
(a) E.M.S.
Namboodirippad (b) C. Achutha Menon
(c) Pattam Thanu
Pillai (d) P.T. Chacko (e) R. Sankar
57. Which is the
smallest district in Kerala?
(a) Kollam (b)
Alappuzha (c) Waynad (d) Kannur
(e) Kasargode
58. Which district in
Kerala has no railway line?
(a) Trissur (b)
Ernakulam (c) Alappuzha (d) Idukki
(e) Kasargode
59. Which is the
largest rubber producing state in India?
(a) Assam (b) Kashmir
(c) Punjab (d) Tamilnadu
(e) Kerala
60. Who started
Ottanthullal?
(a) Vallathol (b)
Kumaran Asan
(c) Kunchan Nambiar
(d) Vyloppilly (e) Changampuzha
61. Where is the bird
sanctuary in Kerala situated?
(a) Munnar (b) Kumily
(c) Thattekkad (d) Adimaly
(e) Kulamavu
62. Birth place of
Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai is
(a) Chengannur (b)
Thakazhy (c) Thiruvalla (d) Sabarimala
(e) Ranni
63. H.C.Fof 14 85 and
4356 is
(a) 189 (b) 89 (c) 99
(d) 83
(e) 51
64 L.C.M. of 87 and
145 is
(a) 870 (b) 1305 (c)
435 (d) 1740
(e) 1820
65. The average age
of 3 boys is 15 years. Their ages are in the ratio of 3:5:7. If so the age of
the youngest boy is
(a) 9 years (b) 15
years (c) 18 years (d) 21 years
(e) 22 years
66. The price of a
scooter and TV are in the ratio of 3:2 and if the scooter costs Rs. 6000 more
than the TV, the price of the TV will be
(a) Rs. 6000 (b) Rs
10000 (c) Rs. 12000 (d) Rs. 18000
(e) Rs. 20000
67. A,B,C put Rs.
26000, Rs. 34000 and Rs. 10000 respectively in a business on partnership. If
the profict is Rs. 3500 B’s share will be
(a) Rs.1300 (b) Rs.
1700 (c) Rs. 500 (d) Rs. 1500
(e) Rs. 800
68. If a man sold the
radio for Rs. 1980 and earned a profit of 10%, he would have bought the radio
for
(a) Rs. 1782 (b) Rs.
1800 (c) Rs. 2178 (d) Rs.3000
(e) Rs.3001
69. If five men and
nine women can complete a work in 19 days , three men and six women will
complete the same work in
(a) 10days (b) 12
days (c) 13days (d) 15 days
(e) 20 days
70. If a man covers
600 metres in five minutes, his speed in km/hr is
(a) 7.2 (b) 3.6 (c )
10 (d) 8.4
(e) 13.4
71. If a train
travels at a speed of 180 km/hr what will be its speed in metres/ second?
(a) 5 (b)130 (c) 40
(d) 50
(e) 60
72. If 11 times a
number is 132, what is the Number?
(a)11 (b) 8 (c) 13.2
(d) 15.7
(e) None of these
73. If simple
interest of a certain amount of money for three years at the rate of 14% per
annum is Rs. 235.20, what is the amount ?
(a) Rs.480 (b)Rs.560
(c) Rs.650 (d) Rs. 720
(e) None of these
74. The radius of a
wire is decreased to its one third and if the volume remains the same how many
times the length will increase?
(a) one time (b)
three times (c) six times (d) nine times
(e) None of these
75. In which year did
Mrs. Indira Gandhi die?
(a) 1960 (b) 1965 (c)
1970 (d)1980
(e) 1984
76. In what unit is
Electricity measured?
(a) Volts (b) Watts
(c) Metric (d) Laser
(e) Photoelectric
77. Substance which
do not conduct heat or electricity is known as
(a) Wood (b)
Insulator (c) Acoustics (d) Polygram
(e) Atom
78. What are
supersonic planes?
(a) A fast moving
ship (b) A passenger aircraft
(c) A helicopter
(d) A plane that
flies faster than the speed of sound
(e) A plane used for
flying at high altitudes.
79. Who is the
religious head of Tibet who fled and saught asylum in India?
(a) Pluto (b)
Chanakyan (c) Dalai Lama (d) Abdul gafoor
(e) Chow-En-Lai
80. Pride goes before
...........
(a) a fall (b) leaf
(c) jump (d) virtue
(e) humility
81. A bird in hand is
better than two in the
(a) town (b) village
(c) bush (d) river
(e) sea
82. All that glitters
is not
(a) silver (b) gold
(c) copper (d) alloy
(e) platinum
83. Who discovered
pencillin?
(a) Alexander Fleming
(b) Joseph Nixon
(c) Edward Jenny (d)
George Stephen (e) Sir David Brose
84. Which city in
India is known as City of lakes?
(a) Udaipur (b)
Jaipur (c) Thekkady (d) Hyderabad
(e) Ahemadabad
85. Where is Bhakara
Dam situated?
(a) Delhi (b) Kerala
(c) Punjab (d) Kashmir
(e) Assam
86. On which river is
Nagarjunasagar Dam constructed?
(a) Bharathapuzha (b)
Krishna
(c) Kaveri (d) Ganga
(e) Pampa
87. Which is the
richest temple in India?
(a) Sabarimala (b)
Guruvayoor (c) Sri.Venkateswara (d) Palani
(e) Sreerangam
88. The biggest
industry in India is
(a) Cars (b) Cashew
(c) Sports goods(d) cycle
(e) Textile
89. Which place is
known as Queen of Nilgiris?
(a) Coonoor (b)
Kodaikkanal (c) Coimbatore (d) Kottagiri
(e) Udhagamandal
90. Which place is
known as Venice of East?
(a)Ponmudi (b)
Alappuzha (c) Kollam (d) Kozhikode
(e)Thrissur
91. Bronze is an
alloy of
(a) Zinc , tin and
gold (b) Zinc, tin and silver
(c) Zinc, tin and
mercury (d) Zinc, tin and copper
(e) Zinc, tin and
iron.
92. Which is the most
widely used metal?
(a) Gold (b) Iron (c)
Copper (d) Aluminium
(e) Magnesium
93. IMF stands for
(a)Indian Medical
Front (b) International Monitory Fund
(c) Indian Money Fund
(d) Indian Military Fund
(e) International
Money Fund
94. Which country has
the highest GDP in the world?
(a) Japan (b) Britain
(c) USA (d) Korea
(e) Ceylon
95. Who donated the
Ranji Trophy ?
(a) Maharaja of
Patiala (b) Maharaja of Kochi
(c) Queen of England
(d) Chief Minister of Bombay
(e) Mayor ofGwalior
96. Which country is
known as land of Kangaroo?
(a) Switzerland (b)
Italy (c) Norway (d)Australia
(e) Spain
97. Which country
produces the highest quantity of Mango ?
(a) Pakistan (b)
Afganisthan(c) Nepal (d) China
(e) India
98. Which of the
animals is an endangered animal in India?
(a) Wolf (b) Ass (c)
Monkey (d) Elephant
(e) Tiger.
99. If a train, 300
metres long passes a tree in 15 seconds, then the speed of the train is
(a) 10 km/hr (b) 15
km/hr (c) 54 km/hr (d) 75 km/hr
(e) 100 km/hr.
100.If the product of
two numbers is 120 and the sum of their square is 289 , then the sum of the two
numbers is
(a) 20 (b) 23 (c) 169
(d) 190
(e) None of these
ANSWERS
1.(c) 2.(e) 3.(a) 4.(d) 5.(b)
6.(e) 7.(e) 8.(a)
9.(c) 10.(b)
11.(b) 12.(b) 13.(d) 14.(a)
15.(a)
16.(d) 17.(c) 18.(e)
19.(b) 20.(a)
21.(e) 22.(e) 23.(d)
24.22% (2003 NSSO report)
25.(b) 26.(c) 27.
(c) 28.(a) 29.(a)
30.(e) 31.(b) 32.(e)
33.(a) 34.(b)
35.(c) 36.(e) 37.(b)
38.(c) 39.(a)
40.(e) 41.(c) 42.(b) 43.(a)
44.(d)
45.(d) 46.(c) 47.(e)
48.(b) 49.(c)
50.(b) 51.(b) 52.(c)
53.(b) 54.(b)
55.(b) 56.(a) 57.(b)
58.(d) 59.(e)
60.(c) 61.(c) 62.(b)
63.(c) 64.(c)
65.(a) 66.(d) 67.(b)
68.(b) 69.(e)
70.(e) 71.(d) 72.(e)
73.(b) 74.(d)
75.(e) 76.(b) 77.(b)
78.(d) 79.(c)
80.(a) 81.(c) 82.(b)
83.(a) 84.(a)
85.(c) 86.(b) 87.(c)
88.(e) 89.(e)
90.(b) 91.(d) 92.(b)
93.(b) 94.(c)
95.(a) 96.(d) 97.(e)
` 98.(e) 99. Correct answer 72 km/hr
100.(b)
