1.The Paithan (Jayakwadi) Hydro-electric project, is on the river –
Godavari. (With help from Japan)
2.The Yarlung Zangbo River, in India, is known as –
Brahmaputra.
3.Entomology is the science that studies –
Insects.
4.The Machia Biological Park is located in which state –
Rajasthan.
5.Soap film when in daylight appears colored because of –
interference.
6.The scrambling of code is known as –
encryption.
7.Birds excrete nitrogenous waste in the form of –
uric acid.
8.Paddy straw is stiff because of –
silica
9.Thillana is a format of –
Baharatanatyam
10.In which decade was the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) founded –
1880s
11.The genetic material of a cell is in –
DNA
12.Who was the first to perform the surgery of human heart transplant? –
Dr. Christian Bernard
13.Which branch of medicine was Rabindranath Tagore good at –
Homoeopathy
14.The alloy of steel used in making automobile parts is –
Chromium steel
15.Name the person who commissioned the Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment Terminal. –
Dr. Man Mohan Singh
16.The Malayalam literaturist who received the Jnanpith Award in 2007. –
O.N.V. Kurup
17.In which of the following cities was the Indian Biodiversity Congress (2010) held? –
Thiruvananthapuram.
18.Sector has established itself as the biggest contributor to the Kerala State’s GDP –
Tertiary sector.
19.Name the most significant characteristic of National Integration –
Unity
20.The principle of respect for all life and the practice of noninjury to living things is known in India as –
Ahimsa
21.NCW means –
National Commission for Women
22.The Servants of India Society (1905) was formed to train people to serve the country by: –
Gopalakrishna Gokhale.
23.Who is popularly called “Vaikkom Hero” –
E.V. Ramaswami Naikker
24.Zionism is a world movement of –
Jews
25.”Life Divine” was written by –
Aurobindo Ghosh
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