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The largest flower in the world is

  1. Rafflesia

  2. Nelumbo lutea

  3. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

  4. Giant cactus


Correct Option: A

Which was the first ship built in the Cochin shipyard?

  1. Kairaly

  2. Jalarani

  3. Titanic

  4. Rani Padmini


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 The first ship to roll out of the Cochin Shipyard was the MV Rani Padmini in 1981.

The first Malayalee who won the Booker Prize is

  1. Thakazhi

  2. Arundhati Roy

  3. S.K Pottakkattu

  4. G.Sankarakurup


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 Suzanna Arundhati Roy (born 24 November 1961)[1] is an Indian author who is best known for her novel The God of Small Things (1997), which won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 1997

The number of SAARC members is

  1. 5

  2. 7

  3. 9

  4. 11


Correct Option: B

The smallest Republic is

  1. Monaco

  2. Nauru

  3. Pakistan

  4. Bangladesh


Correct Option: B

The line joining places of equal rainfall on the map is called as

  1. Isohyet

  2. Nimbus

  3. Isotherm

  4. Isobar


Correct Option: A

The word ecosystem was first coined by

  1. A.G Tansley

  2. V.R Misra

  3. E.P Odum

  4. Weaver & Clements


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is the brightest star in our solar system?

  1. Proxima Centauri

  2. Canopus

  3. Sirius

  4. Arcturus


Correct Option: C

Who said “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread”?

  1. John Milton

  2. Alexander Pope

  3. Dr.Samuel

  4. St. Paul


Correct Option: B

The age of the solar system is

  1. 7.8 billion years

  2. 3.2 billion years

  3. 4.6 billion years

  4. 3.8 billion years


Correct Option: C

The nutrient which is not stored in the human body is

  1. protein

  2. fat

  3. carbohydrate

  4. vitamin


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is the latest achievement in genetic engineering?

  1. DNA synthesis

  2. Gene splicing

  3. Plasmids

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

Who is the father of Indian Botany?

  1. A.V Leeuwenhook

  2. Birbal Sahani

  3. William Roxburgh

  4. Maheswary


Correct Option: C

West and East Germany were united in the year

  1. 1990

  2. 1989

  3. 1970

  4. 1987


Correct Option: A

Who is the author of the book Das Capital?

  1. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

  2. Karl Marx

  3. Mulk Raj Anand

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

In which country the President precides over the cabinet meetings?

  1. Italy

  2. USA

  3. Russia

  4. France


Correct Option: D

What is the name of the first test tube baby in India?

  1. Louie Brown

  2. Dolly

  3. Durga

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

Which of the following is the largest part of the human brain?

  1. Cerebellum

  2. Cerebrum

  3. Midbrain

  4. Medulla Oblongata


Correct Option: B

Where is Waterloo situated?

  1. France

  2. Switzerland

  3. UK

  4. Belgium


Correct Option: D

What is the colour of the 'black box' kept in an aeroplane?

  1. Black

  2. White

  3. Red

  4. Orange


Correct Option: D

Which of the following is not an example for vector quantity?

  1. Speed

  2. Velocity

  3. Acceleration

  4. Retardation


Correct Option: A

The first modern Olympics were held in the year

  1. 1894

  2. 1913

  3. 1896

  4. 1936


Correct Option: C

Name the first President of Indonesia.

  1. Dr. Suhartha

  2. Hoshmin

  3. Dr. Sukarno

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

Which gland produces bile?

  1. Kidney

  2. Pancrease

  3. Liver

  4. Lacrymal gland


Correct Option: C

The country which is not a member of the SARC is

  1. Pakistan

  2. Afghanistan

  3. India

  4. Myanmar


Correct Option: D
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