Answer Key of University Assistant Exam 2016 - 24 May 2016

26.What is the name of the pigment which helps animal to see in dim light?

A.Rhodopsin*

B.Haemoglobin

C.Photopsin

D.Chromatin

Ans:A

27.What is oil of vitriol?

A.Sodium Chloride

B.Nitric Acid

C.Sulphuric Acid*

D.Hydrochloric Acid

Ans:C

28.What is manufactured using Bessemer process?

A.Steel*

B.Gold

C.Zinc

D.Silver

Ans:A

29.A person suffering from bleeding gum need in his food:A.Carotene

B.Citrus*

C.Vitamin K

D.Cod-liver oil

Ans:B

30.Which fossil organism is usually regarded as the connecting link between birds and reptiles?

A.Dryopithecus

B.Archaeopteryx*

C.Australopithecus

D.Ardipithecus

Ans:B

31.Which of the following work won the ‘Odakkuzhal Award’to S.Joseph?

A.Manyshyanu Oru Aamukham

B.Chandranodoppam*

C.Chakkarappandhal

D.Unnikuttante Lokam

Ans:B

32.Who got the ‘Dr.Sukumar Azhikode Thatwamsi Endowment’ for this year?

A.Dr.T.M.Thomas Issac*

B.V.S.Achuthanandan

C.Ramesh Chennithala

D.V.M.Sudheeran

Ans:A

33.Present Jnanpeed winner Raghuveer Chaudhari is a popular writer in ----language

A.Marathi

B.Gujarati*

C.Bengali
D.Telugu

Ans:B

34.Which country was defeated by India to win her Seventh Crown in SAF Games?

A.Pakistan

B.Afghanistan

C.Kasakistan

D.Kirgistan

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35.Who is the present Governor of Reserve Bank of India?

A.P.Sadasivam

B.C.Sankara Narayanan

C.Raghuram Rajan*

D.Ajith Dowal

Ans:C

36.Recently dead Mufti Muhammed Sayyid was the Chief Minister of-------- state

A.Delhi

B.Assam

C.Jammu-Kashmir*

D.Mizoram

Ans:C

37.Who scored 1009 runs in one innings,in the Bhandari Trophy under-16  Inter School Cricket?

A.Praveen Dhanvade

B.Prakash Dhanvade

C.Pratheesh Dhanvade

D.Pranav Dhanvade*

Ans:D

38.’Miss World’,Miriya Lalguna Roso belongs to which of the following country?

A.Span*

B.France

C.Indonesia

D.Japan

Ans:A

39.Who among the following was appointed as CEO of NITIAYOG?

A.Amithabh Bachan

B.Saniya Mirza

C.Amithabh Kanth*

D.Arun Jaitly

Ans:C

40.World’s largest Bird statue is built in Jatayu Nature Park.In which place of Kerala,it is built?

A.Chennamangalam

B.Kothamangalam

C.Kaipamangalam

D.Chatayamangalam*

Ans:D

41.The literacy rate of India is:

A.61%

B.75%

C.80%

D.50%

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42.Which is the tree generally grown for forestation?

A.Mango Tree

B.Coconut Tree

C.Banniyan

D.Teak*

Ans:D

43.Who was the first martyr in First Indian Independence War 1857?

A.Jhansi Rani
B.Mangal Pande*

C.Savarkar

D.None

Ans:B

44.Who was the Chairman of Nehru Committee Report?

A.Jawaharlal Nehru

B.Motilal Nehru*

C.Arun Nehru

D.None

Ans:B

45.What is a Republic?

A.In a democracy the head of the state is a nominated one

B.The government is directly elected by the people

C.The head of the state is hereditary and legislative  is constituted by the representatives of people

D.In a democracy,the head of the state is either directly or indirectly elected by the people*

Ans:D

46.What is the official name of India?

A.Democratic State of India

B.Republic of India*

C.Socialist State of India

D.Socialist Secular India

Ans:B

47.Which was the first linguistic state in Independent India?

A.Karnataka

B.Tamil Nadu
C.Andhra Pradesh*

D.None of the above

Ans:C

48.In which river Bhakra-Nangal Dam is situated?

A.Sutlej*

B.Godavari

C.Narmada

D.Krishna

Ans:A

49.Swami Vivekananda delivered his famous Chickago Speech in:

A.1872 January 12

B.1892 September 11

C.1882 October 2

D.1867 November 1

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50.What is the total length of NH49(Kochi to Dhanushkodi)?

A.500 km

B.550 km

C.600 km

D.440 km*

Ans:D