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1] The first President of Indian Constituent Assembly
[a] Sachidananda Sinha
[b] Dr. Rajendra Prasad
[c] B. R. Ambedkar
[d] Jawaharlal Nehru

2] In which Amendment of Indian Constitution reduce the voting age from 21 to 18 ?
[a] 42nd Amendment of 1976
[b] 71st Amendment of 1989
[c] 61st Amendment of 1989
[d] 70th Amendment of 1989

3] The first elected President of India
[a] Dr. Rajendra Prasad
[b] Dr. Radhakrishnan
[c] Dr. Sakkir Hussain
[d] V. V. Giri

4] Which Article of Indian Constitution prohibited child labour ?
[a] Article `23^(rd)`
[b] Article `45^(th)`
[c] Article `33^(rd)`
[d] Article `24^(th)`

5] Which Constituent Agency controlled economic relationship between Central and State Governments ?
[a] Planning Commission
[b] National Development Council
[c] Central Economic Council
[d] Finance Commission

6] Which state in India firstly introduced President Rule ?
[a] West Bengal
[b] Kerala
[c] Bihar
[d] Karnataka

7] The eradication of unemployment programme of Kudumbasree known as
[a] Keralasree
[b] Kerala Vilasam
[c] Janasree
[d] Ashwasa Kiran

8] 'One Life' is written by
[a] Christian Bernard
[b] Dr. Venugopal
[c] Pearl S. Buck
[d] Dr. Madhavan Nair

9] The Autobiography of S.K. Pottakkad
[a] Tudikkunna Talukal
[b] Marakkatha Kathakal
[c] Ente Geevitha Smaranakal
[d] Marakkatha Ormmakal

10] 'Janaganamana' is accepted as our National Anthem on
[a] 1950 Jan. 24
[b] 1950 Jan. 26
[c] 1949 Oct. 24
[d] 1951 Jan. 26

11] National Service Scheme was introduced in India
[a] 1964
[b] 1972
[c] 1967
[d] 1969

12] Vayalar Award of 2014 is given to K.R. Meera for her work
[a] Agnisakshi
[b] Arachar
[c] Ave Maria
[d] Innu Njan Nale Nee

13] Which Environment Act of India transferred the protection of wild animal from state list to concurrent list ?
[a] Wild Animal Protection Act of 1972
[b] Wild Animal Protection Act of 1991
[c] Wild Animal Protection Act of 1986
[d] Indian Forest Act of 1986

14] The first Chairperson of Kerala Vanitha Commission
[a] K. C. Rasakutty
[b] Sugatha Kumari
[c] Justice K. K. Usha
[d] M. Kamalam

15] The weekly 'Vivekodayam' was published under the leadership of
[a] Palppu and Kumaranasan
[b] Palppu and C. Kesavan
[c] Kumaranasan and M. Govindan
[d] Palppu and C. Kesavan

16] Mathrubhoomi began to published from ____________ under the leadership of K. P. Kesavamenon.
[a] Kollam
[b] Kozhikode
[c] Thiruvananthapuram
[d] Kannur

17] Swodeshabimani Ramakrishna Pillai was exiled from Kerala due to
[a] Criticising C. Rajagopalachari
[b] Participating Indian Freedom Movement
[c] Joining Communist Party
[d] Killing the Diwan

18] The publisher of the newspaper 'Al- Ameen'
[a] Moulana Abdul Kalam Azad
[b] Muhammed Abdul Rahman
[c] Kandathil Vargees Mappila
[d] Vakkam Abdul Khader Moulavi

19] The first banned newspaper in Kerala
[a] Kerala Mitram
[b] Santhishtavadi
[c] Vidya Samgraham
[d] Suguna Bodhini

20] English education introduced in Travancore by
[a] Swati Tirunal
[b] Ayilyam Tirunal
[c] Rani Gauri Lakshmi Bai
[d] Kartika Tirunal Ramavarmma

21] The Christian Missionaries works in Malabar area
[a] L.M.S.
[b] C.M.S.
[c] T.M.S.
[d] B.E.M.

22] The newspaper 'Rajya Samacharam' began by
[a] Dr. Herman Gundert
[b] Rev. J. Dausan
[c] Benjamin Baili
[d] Charles Meed

23] The first female Speaker of Indian Loksabha
[a] Sumitra Mahajan
[b] Meerakumar
[c] Mayavati
[d] Sonia Gandhi

24] Which is known as 'Dakshina Nalanda' ?
[a] Parthiva Sekarapuram Salai
[b] Sukapuram Salai
[c] Kanthalloor Salai
[d] Moozhikulam Salai

25] The real name of Poykayil Sree Kumara Gurudevan
[a] Yohannan
[b] Joseph
[c] Govindan
[d] Kumaraguru

26] The book written by Vaikunda Swamikal
[a] Jathikummi
[b] Bala Kalisam
[c] Arulnool
[d] Udyanavirunnu

27] The message 'One Caste, One Religion and One God for Man' was given by
[a] Chattambi Swamikal
[b] Sree Narayana Guru
[c] Agamananda Swami
[d] Ayyankali

28] 'Sadhu Jana Paripalana Yogam' was formed by
[a] Ayyankali
[b] Sahodaran Ayyappan
[c] Vagbadanandan
[d] T. K. Madhavan

29] Temple entry proclamation was declared by
[a] Swathi Tirunal
[b] Dharma Raja
[c] Sri Chithira Tirunal Balaramavarma
[d] Ayilyam Tirunal

30] The leader of Guruvayoor Satyagraha
[a] Mannath Padmanabhan
[b] T.K. Madhavan
[c] A.K. Gopalan
[d] K. Kelappan

31] 'Vagon Tragedy' is associated with
[a] Punnapra Vayalar Strike
[b] Kayyoor Riots
[c] Malabar Rebellion
[d] Abstention Movement

32] Kerala State came to exist on
[a] 1956 Sept. 1
[b] 1956 Nov. 1
[c] 1956 Oct. 1
[d] 1956 Dec. 1

33] The year of Vaikyam Satyagraha
[a] 1924
[b] 1926
[c] 1932
[d] 1923

34] Which city of India was selected as world Books capital by UNESCO in 2003 ?
[a] Bombay
[b] Hyderabad
[c] Calcutta
[d] New Delhi

35] One of the journal published by Kerala Sangeeta-Nadaka Academy
[a] Vijnana Kairali
[b] Chitra Varta
[c] News Bulletin
[d] Keli

36] The Autobiography of Malala Yousuf Zai
[a] The Story of Malala
[b] I am Malala
[c] The Story My Struggle
[d] The Story of a Girl

37] The Philosophy of Brahmananda Sivayogi known as
[a] Visishtadwaita
[b] Anantha Matham
[c] Ananda Darsanam
[d] Veerashaiva Philosophy

38] The organisation formed by Anandha Theerthan for his social reforms
[a] Sree Ramakrishnasramam
[b] Sidhasramam
[c] Jathinasinisabha
[d] Anandha Mahasabha

39] Which is the first state ministry dispersed by President of India as per Article 356 of Indian Constitution ?
[a] Kerala
[b] Uttar Pradesh
[c] Karnataka
[d] Punjab

40] The Autobiography of Anna Chandy
[a] Atmakatha
[b] Marakkatha Smaranakal
[c] My days as Justice
[d] My experiment in Judgement

41] Who is known as Jhansi Rani of Travancore ?
[a] A. V. Kuttimalu Amma
[b] Akkamma Cheriyan
[c] Captain Lakshmi
[d] Arya Pallam

42] Who wrote the first biography of Sree Narayana Guru ?
[a] Moorkoth Kumaran
[b] Moorkoth Ramunni
[c] Kumaranasan
[d] Moorkoth Kunhappa

43] Among the following members, who participated in civil disobedience movement holding her two month old
daughter in her arms
[a] Parvathi Nenmenimangalam
[b] Anna Chandy
[c] A.V. Kuttimalu Amma
[d] Akkamma Cheriyan

44] 'Chithrasala' was written by
[a] Kumaranasan
[b] Vallathol
[c] G. Sankara Kuruppu
[d] Ulloor

45] Which book of P. Kesava Dev won Kendra Sahitya Academy Award ?
[a] Odayil Ninnu
[b] Ayalkkar
[c] Ethirppu
[d] None of them

46] 'Badira Vilapam' written by
[a] Ulloor
[b] Vallathole
[c] Kumaranasan
[d] None of them

47] Who was the Minister of Harijan Welfare and Local Self Govt. in First Ministry of Kerala ?
[a] Chathan Master
[b] K. R. Gauriyamma
[c] Joseph Mundasseri
[d] Dr. A. R. Menon

48] 'Mangalyan' reached the orbit of Mars on
[a] 2014 Nov. 24
[b] 2014 Sept. 24
[c] 2014 Nov. 22
[d] 2014 Sept. 22

49] Who was the first Non-Namboodiri Brahmin to ring the temple bell of the Guruvayoor ?
[a] K. Kelappan
[b] P. Krishna Pillai
[c] T.K. Madhavan
[d] Mannathu Padmanabhan

50] Right to Information Act passed in the year
[a] 2004
[b] 2006
[c] 2007
[d] 2005

51] What does the Ctrl + I short cut key accomplish in MS Word ?
[a] It converts selected text into the next larger size of the same font
[b] It adds a line break to the document
[c] It makes the selected text Bold
[d] It applies Italic formatting the selected text

52] What is the file extension of MS Word Document ?
[a] Dot
[b] Doc
[c] Dom
[d] Txt

53] Which of the following Tool bars provide different options in various master views ?
[a] Common tasks tool bar
[b] Drawing tool bar
[c] Formatting tool bar
[d] Standard tool bar

54] Which of the following is not a valid version of MS Office ?
[a] Office 2000
[b] Office 97
[c] Office 95
[d] Office XP

55] Text portion of an E-mail message is called ?
[a] Message Body
[b] Matter
[c] Material
[d] Content

56] Who invented Malayalam Typewriter ?
[a] Sholes
[b] Willam Mill
[c] N.S.Pandala
[d] R.Arulappan

57] 'To address' is typewritten on bottom left side of the __________
[a] Business Letter
[b] Personal Letter
[c] Official Letter
[d] D.O.Letter

58] Improper shifting causes.. ?
[a] Sluggish movement of the carriage
[b] Bad alignment
[c] Bend in type bars
[d] Bend in Shift keys

59] Which of the following is not a type of Tab stop?
[a] Bar
[b] Decimal
[c] Point
[d] Left

60] If you have a Power point show you created and want to send using E-mail to another teacher you can add the
show to your E-mail message as an______
[a] Inclusion
[b] Attachment
[c] Reply
[d] Forward

61] Two Common wildcard characters that excel recognizes are
[a] * and ?
[b] < and >
[c] ^ and /
[d] + and
62] 3-D reference in a formula ?
[a] Can not be modified
[b] Only appears on summary work sheets
[c] Limits the formatting options
[d] Spans work sheets

63] Which of the following is not the Brand name of typewriter ?
[a] Halda
[b] Monark
[c] Ronio
[d] Underwood

64] Which of the following is not connected with cylinder ?
[a] Hard
[b] Medium
[c] Soft
[d] Policy

65] Generally commercial letters are typed in
[a] Double line spacing
[b] Triple line spacing
[c] Single line spacing
[d] Two and half line spacing

66] What result will be attained after pressing the shift '4' ?
[a] &
[b] @
[c] =
[d] %

67] Which type of font is best suitable for large amount of text ?
[a] Serif fonts
[b] Sans serif fonts
[c] Text fonts
[d] Picture fonts

68] Most common input device used today is ?
[a] Touch screen
[b] Keyboard
[c] Mother Board
[d] Mouse

69] What is the Thesaurus used for ?
[a] Spelling options
[b] Grammar options
[c] Synonyms and Antonyms
[d] Opposite words

70] You can break the column by_________
[a] Pressing Ctrl + Shift + Enter
[b] Pressing Ctrl + Enter
[c] Pressing Shift + Enter
[d] Pressing Alt + Enter

71] You can open the sort dialog box by choosing sort from the ______ menu
[a] View
[b] Format
[c] Tools
[d] Data

72] Which of the following special function keys allow the content in cells ?
[a] Esc
[b] Shift
[c] Return
[d] Tab

73] Which of the following is right ?
[a] His Exellency Governor
[b] His Excellancy Governer
[c] His Excellency Governer
[d] His Excellency Governor

74] Complimentary close in an official letter is..
[a] Yours sincerely
[b] Yours truly
[c] Yours faithfully
[d] Yours lovingly

75] Which part of the Typewriter is producing Bell ?
[a] Right Marginal stop
[b] Left Marginal stop
[c] Bell Hamour
[d] Bell Cup

76] Space bar is operated by
[a] Left thumb of the left hand
[b] Right thumb of the right hand
[c] Left hand four finger
[d] Right hand four finger

77] The accounting style shows negative numbers in
[a] Bold
[b] Brackets
[c] Parentheses
[d] Quotes

78] If function inside another function is called a _____ Function
[a] Nested
[b] Round
[c] Sum
[d] Text

79] How can you create a uniform appearance by adding a back ground image to all slides ?
[a] Create a template
[b] Edit the Slide master
[c] Use the Auto correct wizard
[d] All of the above

80] Which type of files can not be navigated using clip art browser ?
[a] avi
[b] bmp
[c] wav
[d] mp3

81] To add two cells (A1 and A2) together you use the following formula
[a] = A1+A2
[b] =Add (A1+A2)
[c] =Together(A1:A2)
[d] A1 plus A2

82] O.P represents in a court matter
[a] Out Patient
[b] Office Proceeding
[c] Original Petition
[d] Outstanding Performance

83] Very thin paper is called
[a] Ledger paper
[b] Manifold paper
[c] Photocopier paper
[d] Notice paper

84] There are _______ of feed rollers
[a] Four sets
[b] Three sets
[c] One set
[d] Two sets

85] There are ______ kinds of Ribbons
[a] One
[b] Three
[c] Two
[d] Four

86] Which view in MS Word can't display graphics ?
[a] Normal View
[b] Page layout view
[c] Print preview
[d] None of these

87] In the context of animations, what is a trigger ?
[a] An action button that advances to the next slide __________
[b] An Item on the slide that performs an action when clicked
[c] The name of a motion path
[d] All of above

88] A value used in a formula that does not change is called a ______
[a] Cell address
[b] Constant
[c] Function
[d] Range

89] Which of the following are valid minimum and maximum zoom size in MS Word ?
[a] 20 - 200
[b] 10 - 300
[c] 10 - 500
[d] 15 - 400

90] With reference to the letter ______ above
[a] Sited
[b] Sighted
[c] Sitted
[d] Cited

91] 'Z' key is operated by:
[a] Left little finger
[b] Right little finger
[c] Left Ring finger
[d] Right Middle finger

92] Subject is typewritten in a letter
[a] On the top of the letter
[b] Before the reference
[c] After the reference
[d] Left bottom of the letter

93] Macros are ?
[a] Small add-on programs that are installed afterwards if you need them
[b] Programming language that you can use to customize MS-Word
[c] Large tools in Word such as Mail Merge
[d] Small programs created in MS-Word to automate repetitive tasks by using VBA.

94] Which of the following is not the part of Merge process ?
[a] Data field
[b] Merge field
[c] Data Source
[d] Main Document

95] The Intersection of a Row and Column is called ____
[a] Data
[b] A Field
[c] A Cell
[d] An Equation

96] Which input device can not be used to work in MS - OFFICE ?
[a] Keyboard
[b] Light Pen
[c] Mouse
[d] Joy Stick

97] What does Sum if function do ?
[a] Adds up cell values based on a condition
[b] Adds all the numbers in a range of cells
[c] Returns a sub total in a list or data base
[d] All of above

98] The default lines to drop for Drop cap is ______
[a] Three lines
[b] Two lines
[c] Four lines
[d] Eight lines

99] Leave _________ space after typing 'Coma'
[a] Two space
[b] One space
[c] No space
[d] Three space

100] How can '999' be written Roman letter ?
[a] CXI
[b] XD
[c] L
[d] IM

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