Kerala POLICE SI-2009

1. Select the sentence or part of a sentence which is grammatically correct from the given alternatives.

(A) Either the manager or his assistance failed in their duty. (B) Either the manager his assistants failed in his duty (C) Either the manager or his assistants failed in his duty (D) Either the manager nor his assistant failed in their now

2. Select the sentence or part of a sentence which is grammatically correct from the given alternatives.

(A) He used to visit us every week but he is rarely coming duty. (B) He used to visit us every week but he is rarely comes now (C) He used to visit us every week by he has rarely come now (D) None of these

3. The police arrested him. Change the voice

(A) The Police have arrested him (B) He is being arrested by Police (C) He was arrested by the Police (D) He has been arrested bythe Police .

4. Hedge Hog is the name of :

(A) Country (B) City (C) Animal (D) Planet

5. Most of the letters in the English alphabet come from:

(A) Arabic (B) Italian (C) Hebrew (D) Roman

6. The Albatross is an important character in the poem of :

(A) William Wordsworth (B) Samuel Taylor Coleridge (C) Shelley (D) Byron

7. A Marsupial is a mammel which has :

(A) Pouch (B) Wings (C) Camouflage (D) Poisonous tooth

8. A stitch in the time saves nine means:

(A) Do the stitching on your own (B) A timely act will prevent further trouble (C) Nine can be saved if you stitch properly (D) None of these

9. Zip code means :

(A) system of control traffic (B) System of fix rates for items (C) System of simplify mail sorting (D) None of these

10. Effluent means:

(A) Liquid waste (B) halo effect (C) Wealth (D) Flattery

11. One who sneers and shows contempt for riches and enjoyment is :

(A) Satirist (B) Cynic (C) Philosopher (D) Sadist

12. Calipurniya is a character in Shakespeare's :

(A) Hamlet (B) Twelfth Night (C) Othello (D) Julius Ceasar

13. I have been awake ----five hours

(A) Since (B) in (C) For (D) From

14. As he was cleaning his gun, it went ------- and killed him

(A) Off (B) Out (C) away (D) Up

15. Withuot careful nursing the patient can't pull ---

(A) Up (B) Through (C) Out (D) Along

16. He attributed his success ------ pure luck .

(A) For (B) To (C) By (D) With

17. Nobody answered it ..... ?

(A) Did he (B) Didn't (C) Didn't they (D) Did they

18. I advised him ------

(A) Not resign his job (B) To not resign his job (C) Not to resign his job (D) To don't resign his job

19. I -------- him since his childhood.

(A) Know (B) Have known (C) Knew (D) Am knowing

20. Have some more rice .........?

(A) Will you (B) Don't you (C) Haven't you (D) Won't you

21. You ------ cross the road when the lights are red.

(A) C Can (B) Must (C) Mustn't (D) Needn't

22. The Commonwealth Games were earlier called :

(A) British Colonies Sports Festival (B) British Empire Sports Festival (C) Royal Colonies Games (D) None of these

23. C.V. Raman discovered Roman Effect of scattered light on February 28 :

(A) In the year of 1931 (B) In the year of 1930 (C) In the year of 1928 (D) In the year of 1940

24. Swami Vivekananda was born in Culcutta on january 12 :

(A) In the year of 1865 (B) In the year of 1868 (C) In the year of 1864 (D) In the year of 1863

25. In 1878, the following newspaper was published with G.S. Aiyer as the editor:

(A) The Tribune (B) The Hindu (C) The Deccan Herald (D) The Times of India

26. The world's second largest country is

(A) Russia (B) India (C) Germany (D) Canada

27. The founder of Dakshin Bharath Hindi Pracher Sabha is :

(A) C.Rajagopalachari (B) Dr.Radhakrishnan (C) Makhan Lal (D) Rantirth

28. Ampere is the unit of :

(A) Flow of electric current (B) Electronotive force (C) Electric Power (D) All the above

29. For measuring the depth of ocean, the instrument used is called :

(A) Hydrometer (B) Fathometer (C) Fathom (D) Magnetometer

30. Dry ice is :

(A) Solid Hydrogen (B) Ice when kept below 0 degree C (C) Solid Carbon dioxide (D) Ice which is dried

31. Arterial blood pressure is measured by :

(A) Monometer (B) Cardiograph (C) Sphygmomanometer (D) Barometer

32. The effects of hormones on the body is :

(A) Stimulation of organs (B) Catalytic functions (C) Proper growth (D) co-ordination of functions of different organs

33. Asteroids are :

(A) Pieces of falling stars (B) Rocks found on the moon (C) Satellites of other planets (D) Very small planets revolving around the sun

34. A plant with green leaves placed in red light will appear :

(A) Black (B) Green (C) Red (D) Violet

35. Who said, " A body will remain at rest unless an external forces acts on the body ?

(A) Newton (B) Einstein (C) Archimedes (D) Galileo

36. The oil in which an oil lamp rises up due to :

(A) Pressure difference (B) Low viscosity of oil (C) Capillary action (D) Gravitational force

37. An echo is produced by the ---- of sound waves.

(A) Refraction (B) Absorption (C) Reflection (D) Diffraction

38. Coating of iron with zinc is known as :

(A) Galvanization (B) Electroplating (C) Ironization (D) None of these

39. A red light is used in a traffic signal because:

(A) It has the longest wavelength and can easily be noticed. (B) It is beautiful (C) It is visible to people with bad eyesight. (D) It is the colour of danger .

40. In diesel engine, ignition takes place by :

(A) Compression (B) Elecrical Spark (C) Dynamo (D) Battery

41. Which of the following metal is used in aircraft?

(A) Chromium (B) Titanium (C) Palladium (D) None of these

42. A fuse wire is used to :

(A) To make the electirical circuit strong (B) Convert AC to DC (C) Convert DC to AC (D) Prevent on unduly high elecric current to pass through the circuit

43. A sudden fall in the barometer indicates

(A) Clear weather (B) Hailstorm (C) Storm (D) Heavy rainfall

44. The terminal colours of rainbow are

(A) Violet and red (B) Violet and green (C) Red and green (D) Red and blue

45. The best conductor of elecricity is

(A) Iron (B) Aluminium (C) Copper (D) Silver

46. When milk is churned, the cream from it is separated due to

(A) Gravitational force (B) Centrifugal force (C) Frictional force (D) Heat

47. Solder is an alloy of

(A) Tin and lead (B) Tin and zinc (C) Zinc and lead (D) Zinc and copper

48. Amalgams are the compounds which always contain:

(A) AI (B) Hg (C) Zn (D) Cu

49. Which pair is incorrect ?

(A) Tannic acid:leather (B) Lactic acid : milk (C) Amino acid : protein (D) Acetic acid : vinegar

50. The chemical name of the quartz is :

(A) Calcium oxide (B) Calcium phosphate (C) Sodium phosphate (D) Sodium silicate

51. The main purpose of White Blood Corpuscles

(A) To carry nutrients (B) To combat infection (C) To carry oxygen (D) To give strength

52. The seat of memory in human brain is located in the

(A) Medulla oblongatta (B) Cerebrum (C) Cortex (D) Cerebellum

53. Chromosomes are

(A) Parts of human brain (B) Thread like bodies that occur in the nuclei which carry genetic code (C) Constituent of blood which produces heat in the body (D) None of the above

54. Which of the following glands secretes tears?

(A) Lachrymal (B) Pituitary (C) Thyroid (D) Pancreas

55. Mumps is a disease caused by

(A) Fungus (B) Bacteria (C) Virus (D) None of these

56. 'Lock jaw' is difficulty in opening the mouth is symptom of

(A) Plague (B) Tetanus (C) Cholera (D) None of these

57. Biopsy is done in

(A) Tissue taken from a dead body (B) Tissue taken from a living body (C) Blood from veins (D) Blood from arteries

58. Aspirin was discovered by ....in 1897.

(A) K. Landsteiner (B) Robert Koch (C) Felix Hoffman (D) Alexander Haring

59. Which two organs/glands are affected by malaria?

(A) Lungs and heart (B) Spleen and liver (C) Kidneys and lungs (D) Ears and brain

60. Chills,pain in chest,rusty sputum.rapid breathings abdominal pain are the symptoms of

(A) Plague (B) Syphilis (C) Gonorrhea (D) Pneumonia

61. The battlefield of Plassey is situated in

(A) Bihar (B) Andhra pradesh (C) Orissa (D) West Bengal

62. Chronologically arrange the visit of following pilgrims to India : (a)Thomas Roe (b)Fa -hien (c)Hiuen Tsang

(A) ABC (B) BAC (C) BCA (D) CAB

63. The Governor - General of India who initiated the introduction of English to India was

(A) Lord Curzon (B) Lord Macaulay (C) Lord Bentinck (D) Lord Dalhousie

64. The Upanishads are

(A) A sourse of Hindu Philosophy (B) Books od ancient Hinduisms (C) Books on social behaviours of man (D) Prayers to God

65. Who was the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly which enacted ,adopted and signed the Constitution of India?

(A) B.N.Rao (B) Dr.Rajendra Prasad (C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) Dr.B.R.Ambedkar

66. The court order which literally means " to have the body" is

(A) Mandamus (B) Quo warranto (C) Habeas corpus (D) Certiorari

67. If the position of President and Vice- president are vacant who officiates?

(A) The Prime Minister (B) Chief Justice of India (C) Speaker of Lok Sabha (D) None of the above

68. The Ghana bird sanctuary is located in the state of

(A) Goa (B) Himachal Pradesh (C) Rajasthan (D) Gujarat

69. What is mixed farming ?

(A) Growing rabi as well as kharif crops (B) Growing several crops (C) Growing several crops and also rearing animals (D) Growing sugarcane as well as creeds

70. From land mass point of view India's position in the world is

(A) Second (B) Fourth (C) Seventh (D) Sixth

71. ' Good Government is no substitute to Self - Government' written - by

(A) William Shakespeare (B) Tennyson (C) Lord Byron (D) Winston Churchill

72. 'Things Fall Apart' is the book by

(A) V.S.Naipaul (B) Kamala Das (C) Chinua Achebe (D) Vikram Seth

73. The word similar in meaning to 'weird'

(A) Unnatural (B) Ghostly (C) Natural (D) Spiritual

74. The word opposite in meaning to 'pride'

(A) Shame (B) Lowly (C) Humanitarian (D) Humility

75. The phrase 'to subjugate'means

(A) Emancipate (B) Enslave (C) Liberate (D) None of these

76. The word with the wrong spelling is

(A) Privilege (B) Acclimatise (C) Separation (D) Alligation

77. Oracle is a term which could mean

(A) To speak to pray (B) The wisdom of prophets (C) Divine utterance for men (D) All of these

78. 'In a frenzy'means

(A) Violent mental agitation (B) Happening at short intervals (C) Ornanentally (D) None of these

79. Experts concluded that the vapours were mythical because

(A) Volcanoes were found near by (B) Hot spring were there in the vicinity (C) Fissures were not found (D) None of these

80. The passage talks upon

(A) Inspiration of the oracles (B) Fissures and intoxicants (C) Role played by oracle for centuries (D) Mature women

81. Pride : Lion ::: Pack ?

(A) Elephant (B) Wolves (C) Sheep (D) None of these

82. Seller: Peddler ::: buyer ?

(A) Pedler (B) Prospector (C) Meadiator (D) Purchaser

83. Scintillating Iusteress ::: Infallible?

(A) Earning (B) Dependble (C) Dubious (D) None of these

84. Choose the word does not belong to the group

(A) Poisonous (B) Venomous (C) Toxic (D) Harmless

85. Choose the word does not belong to the group. Find it .

(A) Blue bottle (B) Hibiscus (C) Cauliflower (D) Sunflower

86. Choose the word does not belong to the group .

(A) Masculine (B) Efferminate (C) Womanish (D) Unmanly

87. 1668 + 8756 - 2817 = ?

(A) 7637 (B) 6637 (C) 6747 (D) None of these

88. 5*0.5* 0.05*0.005 = ?

(A) 62.5 (B) 0.000625 (C) 6.25 (D) 0.00625

89. In a certain code CENTRAL is writen as LARTNEC how is SEMINAR

(A) RANIMES (B) NARISEM (C) MESIRAN (D) None of these

90. If the following words were rearranged in alphabetical order as in dictionary which will ncome in the third place

(A) Plenty (B) Plain (C) Plane (D) Place

91. if South - east is called East, North - east is called South and so on what will North be called

(A) East (B) North - east (C) South (D) North - west

92. Which is the missing letter ? A,B,C,D,- ?

(A) G (B) A (C) C (D) E

93. If ARID = 32 then DEAR = ?

(A) 22 (B) 24 (C) 26 (D) 28

94. What should be number in the place of the question mark (a) 12, 24, (a),96

(A) 48 (B) 112 (C) 68 (D) 86

95. Which number does not fit the following series 0 6 24 60 120 216 336

(A) 24 (B) 60 (C) 120 (D) 216

96. Insert the missing number 18,8,-2,12 ?

(A) 22 (B) -8 (C) -18 (D) -20

97. A doctor gives Rema five tablets asking her to take each one after half an hour. How long will she take to finish all the tablets?

(A) 1.5 hrs (B) 2 hrs. (C) 2.5 hrs (D) 3.5 hrs

98. If + means x, x means -, + means /and - means + then 60 + 5 + 15 - 20 x 15 = ?

(A) 105 (B) -273 (C) 25 (D) None of these

99. Which is the one that does not belong to the group

(A) PRT (B) QOM (C) CEG (D) IKM

100. When a number is divided by 8 the remainder is 6 and when the same number is divided by 7 the remainder is 5. What is the number ?

(A) 51 (B) 37 (C) 54 (D) None of these