Assistant Universities of Kerala 215/2018 Answer Key 24/2019

Post: Assistant
Department: Universities of Kerala
Category Code: 215/18
Question Paper: 24/19
Qualification: Degree
Date of Test: 15-06-2019


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1. A man sold two mobile phones at ₹4,500 each. He sold one at a loss of 15% and the other at a gain of 15%. His loss or gain is
   • 15% gain
   • 15% loss
   • 2.25% gain
   • 2.25% loss
   
   
2. John started from his home and walked 12 km. Then he took a right turn and walked 4 km. Then again, he took a right turn and walked 8 km and finally took another right turn and walked 1 km. How far is he from his home now?
   • 25 km
   • 9 km
   • 5 km
   • 3 km
   
   
3. __________ % of 21.6 is 64.8
   • 33½
   • 66⅔
   • 300
   • 200
   
   
4. [(2.27)³ +3 x (1.23)² x (2.27) 3 x (2.27)² x (1.23) + (1.23)³] / [2.27 + 1.23]
   • 12.25
   • 3.5
   • 42.875
   • 15.625
   
   
5. The L.C.M. of squares of two numbers is 12544 and the H.C.F. of the squares is 4. If one of the numbers is 14, what is the other number?
   • 13
   • 16
   • 256
   • 196
   
   
6. The ratio of number of men and women in a committee is 5:6. If the percentage increase  in the number of men and women by 20% and 10% respectively, what will be the new ratio?
   • 6:7
   • 10:11
   • 9:10
   • Cannot be determined.
   
   
7. Machines A and B working together can do a piece of work in 6 days. Only A can do it in 8 days. In how many days B alone could finish the work?
   • 24
   • 12
   • 16
   • 20
   
   
8. A train 110 m long is running with a speed of 90 km/hr. In what time will it pass a boy who is running at 9 km/hr in the direction opposite to that in which the train is going?
   • 6 sec
   • 8 sec
   • 5 sec
   • 4 sec
   
   
9. Volume of a cube with total surface area 3/2 m² is ________-
   • 1/4 m³
   • 27/8 m³
   • 1/8 m³
   • 9/4 m³
   
   
10. The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when the time is 4:20 is
    • 10°
    • 5°
    • 0°
    • 8°
    
    
11. A number, when divided by 5, leaves a remainder 3. When the square of the number is divided by 5, the remainder is :
    • 3
    • 4
    • 0
    • 1
    
    
12. If ALPHABET is coded as ZKOGZADS, then NUMERAL is coded as :
    • MTLDQZK
    • MTLQDZK
    • MTQLDZK
    • MTDQLZK
    
    
13. :27::11:?
    • 121
    • 1221
    • 1331
    • 1441
    
    
14. In the following numbers, find the odd one out : 41, 43, 45, 47
    • 41
    • 43
    • 45
    • 47
    
    
15. A woman walks 40 metres to the east of her house, then turns left and goes another 20 metres. Then turning to the west goes again 10 metres and starts walking to her house. In which direction she is walking now?
    • North-East
    • North-West
    • South-East
    • South-West
    
    
16. B,D,G,K _
    • R
    • M
    • O
    • P
    
    
17. 2000 January 1st was Saturday. What was the day in 1900 January 1st?
    • Saturday
    • Sunday
    • Monday
    • Tuesday
    
    
18. On arranging the words ; Physics, Philosophy, Philately, Physical Education, Physiology  as in a dictionary, the last word will be :
    • Physical Education
    • Physiology
    • Philosophy
    • Physics
    
    
19. A is the brother of B. C is the sister of D. B is the son of C. How is A related to C?
    • Nephew
    • Son
    • Brother
    • Father
    
    
20. Find the missing number : 37, 50, ____, 82, 101
    • 63
    • 64
    • 65
    • 66
    
    
21. Father of mutation theory
    • Hugo De Vries
    • Gregor Mendel
    • Stanley Miller
    • Morgan
    
    
22. The frequency of ultrasound wave is typically
    • Above 20,000 kHz
    • Below 20 kHz
    • Above 20 kHz
    • Below 2 kHz
    
    
23. How much quantity of C02 reaches atmosphere, when 1 kg methane is burnt?
    • 3.03 kg
    • 3.50 kg
    • 1.25 kg
    • 2.75 kg
    
    
24. The Hormone that regulates the rhythm of life is
    • Prolactin
    • Auxin
    • Cortisol
    • Melatonin
    
    
25. Speed of sound is higher in which of the following mediums?
    • Liquids
    • Solids
    • Gases
    • All of these
    
    
26. In human 47 number of chromosomes (44 + XXY) is resulted in
    • Klinefelter's Syndrome
    • Down Syndrome
    • Edward Syndrome
    • Turner's Syndrome
    
    
27. Which type of light waves/rays used in remote control and night vision camera?
    • Ultraviolet
    • X-rays
    • Infrared
    • Microwaves
    
    
28. Archaeopteryx is a connecting link of the following animals :
    • Pisces and Amphibians
    • Reptiles and Aves
    • Aves and Mammals
    • Amphibians and Reptiles
    
    
29. Refrigeration is a process which
    • Kills bacteria
    • Inactivates the bacteria
    • Slows down the bacterial growth
    • Plasmolysis the bacteria
    
    
30. Reduction is addition of
    • Hydrogen
    • Water
    • Oxygen
    • Benzene
    
    
31. Who wrote 'Calcutta Chromosome'?
    • Anita Nair
    • Vikram Seth
    • Shashi Tharoor
    • Amitav Ghosh
    
    
32. Which country has declared 2019 as year of Tolerance?
    • Japan
    • France
    • UAE
    • Spain
    
    
33. The National Farmer's Day is celebrated on
    • December 23
    • November 20
    • November 12
    • December 22
    
    
34. Which state in India set up Adhyatmik Vibhag (Spiritual department)?
    • Uttar Pradesh
    • Madhya Pradesh
    • Assam
    • Gujarat
    
    
35. Which African country has declared the new political capital 'Gitega'?
    • Burundi
    • Nigeria
    • Ethiopia
    • Namibia
    
    
36. India's first Music Museum to be set up at
    • Mysuru
    • Thiruvaiyaru
    • Uduppi
    • Varanasi
    
    
37. Who is the Chief Minister of Rajasthan?
    • Biplav Dev
    • Vasundhara Raje Scindia
    • Kamal Nath
    • Ashok Gehlot
    
    
38. Who is the author of the book 'Changing India'?
    • Ramnath Kovind
    • Venkaiya Naidu
    • Manmohan Singh
    • Arun Jaitley
    
    
39. Who won the National Award for Best Actress at the National Film Award 2018?
    • Sridevi
    • Dipika Padukone
    • Divya Dutta
    • Anushka Shetty
    
    
40. Who is the recipient of Nobel Prize for Economics for the year 2018?
    • James P. Allison
    • George Smith
    • Tasuku Honjo
    • Paul Romer
    
    
41. Name the hill station founded and settled by the British during the course of Gurkha War 1815-16.
    • Shimla
    • Mount Abu
    • Darjeeling
    • Nainital
    
    
42. F. W. Stevens designed which railway station in India?
    • Char Bagh, Lucknow
    • Dudhsagar, Goa
    • Victoria Terminus, Bombay
    • Ghum, West Bengal
    
    
43. Oudh Kisan Sabha in 1920 organised by
    • Jawaharlal Nehru
    • Baba Ramachandra
    • Mahatma Gandhi
    • Alluri Sitaram Raja
    
    
44. Swaraj flag designed at the time of Swadeshi Movement .
    • Motilal Nehru
    • Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    • Devendranath Tagore
    • Gandhiji
    
    
45. 'Poduvaipu Era' commenced on
    • 1330
    • 1341
    • 1342
    • 1345
    
    
46. The natural western boundary of the Indian Subcontinent :
    • The Hindukush mountain
    • Kanchenjunga
    • Gouri-Sankar
    • Nanga Parbat
    
    
47. The tributary of lost river Saraswati :
    • Beas
    • Ravi
    • Jhelum
    • Sutlej
    
    
48. Tsunami affected Kerala on
    • 26th December, 2005
    • 26th December, 2004
    • 28th December, 2004
    • 28th December, 2005
    
    
49. As part of globalisation cardamom was imported to India from which country?
    • Sri Lanka
    • Malaysia
    • Vietnam
    • Gautemala
    
    
50. The longest serving governor of RBI •
    • Benegal Ram Rau
    • C.D. Desmukh
    • Manmohan Singh
    • C. Rangarajan
    
    
51. 65% of soils of Kerala
    • Red soil
    • Black soil
    • Acid saline
    • Laterite
    
    
52. Biological park in Kerala
    • Thattekkad
    • Agastya Mountain Region
    • Silent Valley
    • Chinnar
    
    
53. Not a feature of New Economic Policy
    • Privatisation
    • Liberalisation
    • Socialisation
    • Globalisation
    
    
54. Roof of the world
    • Pamir
    • Karakoram
    • Aksaichin
    • Godwin Austin
    
    
55. Programme introduced to alleviate poverty in urban areas
    • NRY
    • SGRY
    • SJSY
    • SJSRY
    
    
56. The population of India has been growing continuously and rapidly after which year?
    • 1931
    • 1926
    • 1885
    • 1921
    
    
57. Not a feature of horizontal diversification of crops
    • Value added products of low agricultural goods
    • Cultivation of good variety of crops
    • Mixed crop farming
    • Cultivate more than one crop
    
    
58. Karve Committee is related to
    • Public sector
    • Small scale industry
    • Basic and heavy industry
    • Agriculture
    
    
59. The policy of the government to protect domestic industries from foreign competition during the planning period is known as
    • Globalisation
    • Modernisation
    • Import Substitution
    • Nationalisation
    
    
60. A stone image of Buddha discovered in Kerala from
    • Kottayam
    • Karumadi
    • Karakkal
    • Kallil
    
    
61. The Parliament of India consists of
    • President and Prime Minister
    • Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha
    • President, Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha
    • President, Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
    
    
62. The Charter of Fundamental Rights in Indian Constitution is adopted from the Constitution of
    • America
    • Canada
    • Britain
    • France
    
    
63. To whom a Governor address his resignation?
    • President
    • Prime Minister
    • Chief Minister
    • Chief Justice of High Court
    
    
64. Largest Union Territory in India in area is
    • Chandigarh
    • Lakshadweep
    • Daman and Diu
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    
    
65. The retirement age of Supreme Court Judges is
    • 62
    • 65
    • 60
    • 70
    
    
66. Choose the Central Service among the following :
    • Indian Administrative Service
    • Indian Police Service
    • Indian Railway Service
    • Sales Tax Officers
    
    
67. The Chairman and members of Union Public Service Commission are appointed by
    • Prime Minister
    • President
    • Governor
    • Chief Justice of Supreme Court
    
    
68. Identify the Constitutional Amendment through which a List of Fundamental Duties was inserted to Indian Constitution.
    • 38th Amendment
    • 44th Amendment
    • 52nd Amendment
    • 42nd Amendment
    
    
69. The Provision regarding the appointment and conditions of service of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India are laid down in
    • Article - 148
    • Article - 324
    • Article - 74
    • Article - 280
    
    
70. Directive Principles of State Policy are enumerated in
    • Part 111
    • Part 11
    • Part IV
    • Part IX
    
    
71. Fill in the blank : The shop-keeper, along with his helpers,_________ the shop at 10'O clock everyday.
    • opens
    • open
    • is opening
    • are opening
    
    
72. Choose the meaning of the underlined word : A disinterested referee controlled the title clash.
    • impartial
    • inexperienced
    • experienced
    • corrupt
    
    
73. Fill in the blank : Creativity is a quality that ______architect must possess.
    • an
    • a
    • all
    • the
    
    
74. Fill in the blank: The customers are quite pleased ________ the new product.
    • in
    • by
    • at
    • with
    
    
75. Choose the correct reported form of the following sentence : "Did you have your lunch?" Mother told the child.
    • Mother asked the child whether did he have his lunch.
    • Mother asked the child whether he had his lunch.
    • Mother asked the child whether did you have your lunch.
    • Mother asked the child whether you had your lunch.
    
    
76. The Panchayat is constructing a community hall in our ward. Choose the correct passive form of the above sentence.
    • A community hall is constructed in our ward.
    • A community hall has been being consüucted in our ward.
    • A community hall is being constructed in our ward.
    • A community hall has been constructed in our ward.
    
    
77. "Intrepid" means
    • Brav
    • Cowardly
    • Wise
    • Foolish
    
    
78. 'Ewe' is a female_______
    • elephant
    • parrot
    • sheep
    • boar
    
    
79. Replace the underlined word with one which is OPPOSITE to its meaning : Only indigent customers use this product.
    • poor
    • quality-conscious
    • affluent
    • local
    
    
80. "Be abreast of something' means
    • keep away from
    • be better than
    • be similar to
    • be up to date with
    
    
81. The initial term of registration of a trademark in India is
    • 10 years
    • 15 years
    • 20 years
    • 25 years
    
    
82. Which among the following statements are true about registers inside a CPU? (i) Registers are part of primary memory. (ii) Registers are volatile.
    • Only (i) is true.
    • Only (ii) is true.
    • Both (i) and (ii) are true.
    • Both (i) and (ii) are false.
    
    
83. The exclusive rights granted for an invention is called
    • Copyright
    • Patent
    • Trademark
    • Industrial design
    
    
84. An Amendment to the Indian IT Act was passed by Parliament in
    • 2006
    • 2007
    • 2008
    • 2009
    
    
85. Which Section of Indian IT Act was invalidated by Supreme Court of India?
    • Section - 66A
    • Section - 66B
    • Section - 66C
    • Section - 66D
    
    
86. Attempting to acquire username, passwords, etc. by claiming as the original website of a  popular website is called :
    • Hacking
    • Trojan Horse
    • Denial of Service attack
    • Phishing
    
    
87. Who is considered as the Father of Internet?
    • Tim Berners Lee
    • Douglas Engelbart
    • Vinton Gray Cerf
    • Marc L. Andreessen
    
    
88. Which among the following is not an operating system?
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • macOS
    • Safari
    
    
89. TCP/IP stands for
    • Transfer Control Protocol/lnternal Protocol
    • Transfer Control Protocol/lnternet Protocol
    • Transmission Control Protocol/lnternal Protocol
    • Transmission Control Protocol/lnternet Protocol
    
    
90. The speed of data transmission in internet is measured in
    • bits per minute
    • bytes per minute
    • bits per second
    • bytes per second