Driver / Office Attendant Practice — Set 05

Question 1

Gondwana rocks in India:

Accepted Answer

Coal beds — Main coal reserves.

Answer

Granite

Answer

Basalt

Answer

Sandstone only

Question 2

Maximum/minimum of function at critical points where:

Accepted Answer

f'(x) = 0 or undefined — Second derivative test: f''(c) > 0 min; < 0 max; = 0 inconclusive.

Answer

f(x) = 0

Answer

f''(x) = 0

Answer

Always at endpoints

Question 3

The Punnapra-Vayalar uprising took place in which year?

Accepted Answer

1946 — The Punnapra-Vayalar uprising against the Travancore government took place in October 1946.

Answer

1921

Answer

1930

Answer

1957

Question 4

UPSC is a constitutional body under:

Accepted Answer

Article 315 — Article 315-323: Union Public Service Commission + State PSCs + Joint PSCs. UPSC conducts IAS, IPS etc. recruitment.

Answer

Article 324

Answer

Article 338

Answer

Article 148

Question 5

Child Labour (P&R) Act amended:

Accepted Answer

Both — Original 1986; amended 2016.

Answer

1986 original

Answer

2016 amendment

Answer

Neither

Question 6

'I am reading an interesting book now.' Passive:

Accepted Answer

An interesting book is being read by me now — Present continuous passive: is/are + being + past participle.

Answer

An interesting book is read by me

Answer

An interesting book is read now

Answer

An interesting book has been read by me

Question 7

Cochin International Airport (CIAL):

Accepted Answer

First public-private airport — First airport built under PPP 1999.

Answer

Govt only

Answer

Private only

Answer

Military

Question 8

Diabetes is caused by the deficiency of:

Accepted Answer

Insulin — Diabetes mellitus is caused by insufficient production or improper utilisation of Insulin, which is produced by the Pancreas.

Answer

Vitamin D

Answer

Haemoglobin

Answer

Calcium

Question 9

ICS reserved for British till:

Accepted Answer

1853 — Competitive exam from 1853.

Answer

1858

Answer

1919

Answer

1947

Question 10

PLI (Production Linked Incentive) Scheme was launched in:

Accepted Answer

2020 — PLI schemes launched 2020 to boost manufacturing across 14 sectors (mobile, semiconductors, pharma, textiles, auto, etc.).

Answer

2018

Answer

2019

Answer

2021

Question 11

Priyanka Gandhi — Kerala seat 2024:

Accepted Answer

Wayanad — Contested Wayanad 2024 by-election.

Answer

Palakkad

Answer

Kozhikode

Answer

Ernakulam

Question 12

Glaucoma:

Accepted Answer

Intraocular pressure high — High pressure damages optic nerve.

Answer

Low pressure

Answer

Lens damage

Answer

None

Question 13

Cherai Beach:

Accepted Answer

Ernakulam — North Kochi (Vypin Island).

Answer

Thrissur

Answer

Kochi

Answer

Alappuzha

Question 14

Probability of getting a prime number on a die roll is:

Accepted Answer

1/2 — Primes in {1..6}: 2, 3, 5 → 3 outcomes; P = 3/6 = 1/2.

Answer

1/3

Answer

2/3

Answer

1/4

Question 15

Kerala literacy campaign year:

Accepted Answer

1990 — Total Literacy Campaign 1990 — first state fully literate.

Answer

1991

Answer

1989

Answer

1995

Question 16

Neither...nor takes ___ verb:

Accepted Answer

Verb agrees with nearest subject — Proximity rule.

Answer

Plural always

Answer

Singular always

Answer

Any verb

Question 17

Muhammad bin Tughlaq is infamous for:

Accepted Answer

Disastrous policy changes: capital shift (Daulatabad), token currency, Khurasan expedition — Muhammad bin Tughlaq (r. 1325-51) — brilliant but 'mad.' Experiments failed spectacularly, caused famines, rebellions.

Answer

Fiscal success

Answer

Cultural patronage only

Answer

Peace policy

Question 18

Volume of a cone of radius r, height h is:

Accepted Answer

(1/3)πr²h — Cone volume = (1/3) × base area × height.

Answer

πr²h

Answer

(2/3)πr²h

Answer

(1/2)πr²h

Question 19

The critical angle of glass (n ≈ 1.5) for total internal reflection in air is approximately:

Accepted Answer

42° — sin⁻¹(1/1.5) ≈ 41.8° ≈ 42°.

Answer

48°

Answer

62°

Answer

90°

Question 20

Vagbhatanandan, the Kerala reformer, established which organisation?

Accepted Answer

Atmavidya Sangham — Vagbhatanandan founded the Atmavidya Sangham to spread rationalist reform among the Thiyyas of North Kerala.

Answer

Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam

Answer

Nair Service Society

Answer

Yogakshema Sabha

Question 21

Mangrove forests in India:

Accepted Answer

Sundarbans, Bhitarkanika, Pichavaram — Coastal mangroves.

Answer

Himalayas

Answer

Thar

Answer

Nilgiris

Question 22

The first railway line in India ran between:

Accepted Answer

Mumbai and Thane — India's first railway line ran from Bombay (Mumbai) to Thane on 16 April 1853, covering 34 km.

Answer

Delhi and Agra

Answer

Howrah and Raniganj

Answer

Madras and Arcot

Question 23

Something bitter and ___ tasting was coming up in his mouth.

Accepted Answer

vile — Vile = foul/repulsive; veil = cloth covering; vale = valley.

Answer

veil

Answer

vale

Answer

vail

Question 24

First talkie in Malayalam:

Accepted Answer

Balan — Balan (1938).

Answer

Vigathakumaran

Answer

Marthanda Varma

Answer

Jeevitha Nauka

Question 25

Rotation matrix by angle θ:

Accepted Answer

[[cos,-sin],[sin,cos]] — Counter-clockwise rotation. Product of two rotations is a rotation by sum of angles.

Answer

[[sin,cos],[-cos,sin]]

Answer

Identity

Answer

Zero matrix

Driver / Office Attendant Practice — Set 05