Solved Questions - Examination for selection as Postman/Mail Guard in Kerala Circle -2013 Part A GK

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Q1 Who   was  coined  the word “ non –aligned and used  it to represent a doctrine  at united nations  , even  before  the Non  aligned  movement was founded               A Jawaharlal  Nehru  b V K  Krishna Menon  c  Sukrno  d Josip  Broz Tito Answer  b V  K Krishna Menon

2 Which  country  has  recently  test  fired  the intercontinental  ballistic  missile  called  Dongfeng -41 ? A North  Korea  b  Japan c  China  d  Vietnam Answer  c   China

3  The  study of  earthquake and  associated phenomena is  known as   A Selenology  b Seismology  c Tectonics  d Teleology  Answer  b Seismology

4 What is  the  unit of  measuring  atmospheric  pressure  A Bar  b  Quintal  c Calorie  d Joule  Answer  A Bar

5 T he  light receptive  layer in  the  eye is known  as   A cornea b Retina c Auricles d Pupil  Answer  b Retina

6  The name of the particle “ boson “ is  associated with  the name of A J C Bose          b  S N Bose          c Issac Newton        d Albert Einstein Answer  b  S N  Bose

7  Who  was the  founder of Lodhi Dynasty A Sikander Lodhi  b  Bahlol Lodhi  c Ibrahim  Lodhi  d Daulat  Khan  Lodhi  Answer  b  Bahlol Lodhi

8  The  title “ Punjab Kesri  was conferred  on   A Ranjit  Singh b Bhagat Singh  c Lala Lajpat Rai  d Sardar Baldev  Singh  Answer  c  Lala Lajpat Rai

9 Who  administers  the  oath  of  office to  the  President of  India A  Chief  Justice of India  b  Speaker of Lok Sabha c Prime Minister of  India  d Vice President Answer A   Chief  Justice of India

10  Who  is  the  author  of  the  book   “  The  inheritance of  Loss  “ A Arundhati  Roy   b Kiran Desai  c Jhumpa  Lahiri  d Kiran  bedi  Answer b Kiran Desai

11 Which  is  the  capital   Laos  A  Vientiane b  Riga c Bishkek  d Beirut  Answer  A  Vientiane

12 Three of the following four are alike in a certain way   and  form  a group  . Which is  the  one that does not belong  to  the group  A  Break  b  Spilt  c Separate d Change Answer d  Change

13 Pointing to  lady  a man  told ‘ the  son of her only  brother of my  wife “  How  is  the lady  related  to  the  man  ? A  Mother –in Law   b  Sister of  father in –law  d Maternal aunt  d Mother’s  sister Answer    b  Sister of  father in –law

14 A  man  travels  1 km  east  and turns  to   his  right  . After traveling  1 Km , he  again  turns  to  the  right  , in  which direction  he  is  going  A North  b  east  c  South  d west   Answer  d  West

15  60 meter  of  wire weighs 80  kg ,  What will  be  the  weight  of  141 meters  of the  same wire ? A  120 kg b  145 kg c 188 kg  d 155 kg Answer  c 188  kg

16  Working  7  hours  daily  24 men can  complete  a piece of work in  27  days . In how many days  would  14 men  complete  the  same piece of work   by  working  9  hours  daily A  32 days  b  31 days  c  36 days  d  39 days  Answer  36  days

17 What   is  the  expansion  of  the  term  WAN  in  computer  terminology A  Wide  Area Network  b Wide  angle  network  c Wide  Application network  d Word  Application node    Answer A  Wide  Area Network

18 The kaziranga National  park  famous  for  the  one  horned  Rahino  is  in  A  Utter Pradesh  b   West Bengal  c Sikkim  d Assam Answer   d Assam

19 In  a class  of  60  students , where the girls are  twice  as  that of the boys  , Kaml  Ranked  seventeenth  from  the  top . If  there are  9  girls  ahead of  kamal  , the  number  of boys  after him  are A  3  b  7  c  12  d  13 Answer  c 12

20  Which  is  the  largest lake in  india  A  National   b  Sambhar c Sishram  d  Chilka  Answer d Chilka

21  Kuchipidi  is  the  dance  of  which  state  A   Andhra  Pradesh   b Kerala  c  Karnataka d Tamil Nadu Answer A   Andhra  Pradesh

22 The  “ Dronachharya  ‘ award is  associated with  A Eminent surgeons b Famous  Artists  c Sports Coaches  d cricketers Answer c Sports Coaches

23  ABE: 8   KLO:   ? A 37  b  38   c 39  d 36 Answer  b  38

24 Who  was the  first British  Governor  General  of   free  India  A  Warren Hastings   b  Lord  Louis  Mountbatten  c  Lord Minto  d  Lord  Irwin Answer b  Lord  Louis  Mountbatten

25  Among   five friends  , Mangala  is   taller to  Neela  . but  as tall  as Pushpa  . Asha  is taller  to Sapna , but not as tall as Neela  . In  this  group , who  is  the  shortest ? A Mangala  b Sapna  c Pushpa  d  Asha  Answer  b Sapna

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