The American computer scientist Larry Tesler who passed away in February 2020 is the inventor of which function/command of computer?
1) Delete
2) Cut-Copy-Paste
3) Shutdown
4) Print Document

Which is the 1st South Asian country to host 2022 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Asian Cup?
1) Nepal
2) India
3) Bangladesh
4) Maldives

Which Indian state government launched “Yodhavu” mobile app to combat drug abuse and its distribution?
1) Kerala
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Telangana
4) Karnataka

33. As per the world’s foremost financial site The Bakers’ ‘Top 500 Banking Brands 2020’ report which Indian Bank tops the list of ‘Highest increase in brand value’ among global banks?
1) Axis Bank
2) ICICI Bank
3) IndusInd Bank
4) IDFC Bank

5) Which state police has implemented “Operation Nakail” allotting unique number for auto- rickshaw drivers to curb crime?

1) Madhya Pradesh
2) Maharashtra
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Gujarat

18. Nasa Astronaut who returns (Feb 2020) to earth after record long stay in International Space Station (ISS) is?
1) Peggy Whitson
2) Luca Parmitano
3) Christina Koch
4) Alexander Skvortsov

Which Indian city receives the UNESCO world heritage city certificate during the visit of General Audrey Azoulay Directorate General of UNESCO’s visit to India (Feb 2020)?
1) Chennai
2) Hyderabad
3) Jaipur
4) Ahmedabad

What is India’s Rank in the 8th edition of Intellectual Property Index named ‘Art of the
Possible’ released by Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) (Feb 2020)?
1) 36
2) 38
3) 40
4) 42

The current Reverse Repo rate is (Feb 2020)?
1) 4%
2) 4.90%
3) 5.15%
4) 5.40%

The World Cancer day (WCD) organized by Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) observed every year on February 4. The Theme WCD for 2019-21 is?
1) Theme: “I am, no one can”
2) Theme: “I am and I will”
3) Theme: “We can, I can”
4) Theme: “We and I will”

11)  Who was invited by Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to be Goodwill Ambassador of Team
India at Tokyo Olympics 2020 (July 24 – August 9, 2020)?
1) Sachin Tendulkar
2) Mary Kom
3) Abhinav Bindra
4) Sourav Ganguly

The India’s biggest rural technical festival ‘Antahpragnya 2020’ with the theme ‘Spot and
encourage rural tech innovators’ held at which Indian State?
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Telangana
4) Karnataka

Which nation has appointed Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi as their New Prime Minister in February 2020 he succeeds Adil Abdul-Mahdi?
1) Oman
2) Iraq
3) Iran
4) Algeria

The Government of India has appointed M. Ajit Kumar as chairman of (January 2020)?
1) National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRC)
2) Competition Commission of India (CCI)
3) Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)
4) University Grants Commission (UGC)

Which is the 1st Indian State to launch doorstep Pension delivery scheme in February 2020?
1) Telangana
2)Andhra Pradesh
3) Odisha
4) Uttar Pradesh

Whom Sardar K.M.Panicker called the ‘Madan Mohan Malavya of Kerala’?
[a] Chattampi Swamikal
[b] Mannath Padmanabhan
[c] Sree NarayanaGuru
[d] K.Kelappan

Name the leader of the renaissance who was ousted from his caste for the reason of attending the Ahmedabad Congress Session of 1921?
[a] Mannath Padmanabhan
[b] T.K.Madhavan
[c] V.T.Bhatatirippad
[d] Ayyankali

Which organisation inspired Ayyan Kali to establish Sadhujana Paripalana Sangham?
[a] N.S.S.
[b] SNDP Yogam
[c] I.N.C.
[d] Servants of India Society

The novel ‘Guru’ depicts the life of Sree Narayana Guru is authored by:
[a] K.Surendran
[b] R.Sukumaran
[c] O.V.Vijayan
[d] Karunakara Guru

Vagbhatananda Gurudevar was a disciple of :
[a] Sree Narayana Guru
[b] Chattampi Swamikal
[c] Agamananda
[d] Thycaud Ayya

Kumaranasan passed away in:
[a] 1924
[b] 1928
[c] 1922
[d] 1923

Atmopadeshasatakam was authored by:
[a] Agamananda
[b] Dr.Palpu
[c] Kumaranasan
[d] Sree Narayana Guru

The first Sanyasa disciple of Sree Narayana Guru:
[a] Sivalinga Swamikal
[b] Bodhananda Swamikal
[c] Anandatheertha Swamikal
[d] Kittan Writer

‘I have been touring different parts of the world. During these travels, I have had the good fortune to come into contact with several saints and maharishis. But I have frankly to admit that I have never come across one who is spiritually greater than Swami Sree Narayana Guru of Kerala” Whose words are these?
[a] Gandhiji
[b] Rabindranath Tagore
[c] Thycaud Ayya
[d] Ramana Maharsh

“His grandfather Hrishikesan and his father Muthukumaran were great yogis and were migrated to Tamilnadu from Pampumkadu in Malabar during Tipu Sultan’s aggression. Lord Subramanya was their family deity. At the age of 12, he received spiritual initiation from two Tamil Saints, Sachidananda Maharaj and Sri Chitti Paradeshi.”-The person mentioned here is:
[a] Ayya Vaikundar
[b] Thycaud Ayya
[c] Chattampi Swamikal
[d]Karunakara Guru

Who is regarded as the greatest Keralite of the 20th century?
[a] Sree Narayana Guru
[b] Brahmananda Sivayogi
[c] Ayyankali
[d]Thycaud Ayya

The work of Kumaranasan that depicts the fact ‘Mamsanibhadamalla ragam’
[a] Veenapoovu
[b] Karuna
[c] Leela
[d] Nalini

The name ‘Sivagiri’ was given by:
[a] Dr.Palpu
[b] Sree Narayana Guru
[c] Ayyankali
[d]Chattampi Swamika

The prefix ‘Mahakavi’ awarded to Kumaranasan by Madras University in the year ___.
[a] 1922
[b] 1924
[c] 1920
[d] 1918

In which year Sree Narayana Guru established Adwaithasramam at Aluva?
[a] 1924
[b] 1913
[c] 1904
[d]1888

The part of the brain with centres for conditioned reflex
A) Medulla oblongata                   B) Cerebrum
C) Cerebellum                                D) Ponsvarolli

Liver and pancreas are derived from
A) Embryonic foregut                   B) Embryonic midgut
C) Embryonic hindgut                 D) Embryonic mesoderm

If a boy’s father has hemophilia and mother has one gene for hemophilia, then what is the chance that the boy will inherit the disease?
A) 25%                       B) 30%
C) 50%                       D) 75%

Okazaki fragments are
A) Short DNA fragments on the lagging strand
B) Short DNA fragments on the leading strand
C) The DNA fragments produced due to radiation
D) The DNA fragments resulted from dimerization

Of the 64 codons, 61 code for amino acids while three are termination codons which do not specify any amino acid. The three termination codons are
A) UAA, AAA,GGU
B) UAA,UAG, AAU
C) UAA,UUU, UAG
D) UAA,UAG, UGA

In Western Hybridization
A) Protein bands are separated by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
B) The protein bands are transferred onto a nitrocellulose membrane or nylon membrane
C) Lectins are used as probes for the identification of glycoproteins
D) All of the above

Metagenomics is the
A) Analysis of all expressed genes in the cell or tissue
B) Analysis of interactions between diet and genes
C) Analysis of genomes of organisms collected from the environment
D) Analysis of proteins and enzymatic pathways involved in the cell
metabolism

The law which states that when monochromatic light passes through a transparent medium, intensity of transmitted light decreases exponentially as the thickness of absorbing materials increases
A) Lambert’s Law                   B) Beer’s Law
C) Graham’s Law                    D) Gibb’s Law

After following the stimulation by an antigen, the first antibodies secreted by
B- cells is
A) Ig A                        B) Ig D
C) Ig E                        D) Ig M

Identify autoimmune disease(s) from the following?
A) Multiple sclerosis
B) Rheumatoid arthritis
C) Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
D) All of the above

Which of the following groups of cranial nerves are purely sensory in function?
A) I,II & VIII                       B) I,V & IX
C) I,VII & XI                       D) I, II & IV

Which of the following is an example of transient polymorphism?
A) ABO blood group in man                          B) Sickle cell gene in humans
C) Industrial melanism                                  D) None of these

Which of the following is an example of transient polymorphism?
A) ABO blood group in man                         B) Sickle cell gene in humans
C) Industrial melanism                                  D) None of these

The half life period of a radioactive isotope is 4.5 days. The fraction left behind
after 13.5 days is
A) ½                         B) ¼
C) 1/8                       D) 1/16

In the conversion of pyruvic acid to acetyl CoA, pyruvic acid is
A) Oxidized                            B) Reduced
C) Isomerized                        D) Broken into one-carbon fragments

Bar Body is associated with
A) X chromosomes                              B) Y chromosomes
C) Autosomes                                        D) All of these

Burkitt’s lymphoma is a type of cancer of
A) Erythrocytes                               B) WBC
C) RBC                                              D) None of these

In lampbrush chromosomes, the loops are made up of
A) Protein only                                B) DNA only
C) DNA and protein                       D) None of these

National Environment Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) is in
A) New Delhi                             B) Nagpur
C) Kolkata                                  D) Chennai

An animal having unsegmented coelomated and radially symmetrical body with
distinct oral and aboral surfaces, is a member of
A) Echinodermata                        B) Mollusca
C) Annelid                                     D) Arthoropoda

Glomerular filtrate becomes increasingly hypertonic in
A) Proximal convolution                          B) Distal convolution
C) Ascending limb                                     D) Descending limb

The notch signaling mechanism is an example of
A) Juxtacrine signaling                   B) Ectacrine signaling
C) Epicrine signaling                       D) Both B & C

Which of the following is a histone variant of H3 that functions in the kinetochore
assembly?
A) CEMP-A                               B) H3.3
C) H3AZ                                    D) H3AX

siRNA is synthesized by
A) RNA Polymerase I                          B) RNA Polymerase II
C) RNA Polymerase III                       D) RNA Polymerase IV

55) Signet ring stage in the life cycle of plasmodium is found in the

A) Plasma of human blood
B) RBC
C) Salivary gland of Anopheles mosquito
D) Human liver cell

Which of the following is not a component of second messenger signaling
system?
A) cAMP                                   B) Diacylglycerol
C) Glucuronidation               D) Calcium

What is the genotype of Turner Syndrome?
A) Trisomy 21                          B) XO
C) XXY                                      D) XYY

One type of bond generally involved in stabilizing the quaternary structure of
proteins is
A) Disulphide                                 B) Ester
C) Hydrophobic                            D) Peptide

How many equivalents are present in 2L of 3N solutions?
A) 2.5

59) B) 5

C) 6

D) 1

Which of the following blocks the regeneration of tetrahydrofolate by
competitively inhibiting dihydrofolate reductase?
A) Aminopterin                                            B) Flurouracil
C) Formamino imidazole                          D) Fumaryl acetoacetate

Which of the following forms the myelin sheath around central axon producing
the white matter of CNS?
A) Oligo-dendrocites                     B) Microglia
C) Astrocytes                                   D) Ependymal cells

Mark the cells secreting digestive enzymes in the stomach
A) Chief cells                        B) Paneth cells
C) Goblet cells                      D) All of these

Chime is
A) An alkaline semi-liquid food present in intestine
B) A substance that stimulates gall bladder
C) An acidic semi-liquid food which comes from stomach to duodenum
D) None of the above

In fishes, which of the following fins act as balancers and brakes?
A) Pectoral and caudal                     B) Pelvic and caudal
C) Pectoral and pelvic                      D) Dorsal and caudal

In photorespiration serine is converted to glycerate at
A) Chloroplast                          B) Peroxisome
C) Mitochondrion                    D) Mesophyll

Hassall’s corpuscles are found in
A) Liver                                   B) Spleen
C) Thymus gland                  D) Heart

Site of action of rotenone in ETS
A) FeS- CoQ                            B) Cyt b - FeS
C) FeS - Cyt C1                        D) Cyt a- Cyt a3

Bursa fabricii in birds is functionally
A) Lymphoid                            B) Digestive
C) Endocrine                            D) Excretory

Name the type of reaction carried out by scuccinate thiokinase in citric acid cycle
A) Condensation                                        B) Hydrolysis/ phosphorylation
C) Oxidative decarboxylation                 D) Dehydrogenation/ phosphorylation

Name the protease used for fragmenting polypeptide chain at the cleavage point
Lys, Arg (C)
A) Trypsin                                   B) Pepsin
C) Endoprotenase                     D) Lysc

NANB virus is associated with
A) SCID                            B) ARC
C) Botulism                     D) Hepatitis

In a monohybrid cross, heterozygous F1 individual is selfed, phenotypic ratio
comes out to be 2:1 is due to
A) Recessive epistasis                           B) Dominant epistasis
C) Dominant lethal gene                      D) Recessive lethal gene

World Forest Day
A) October 3                            B) March 21
C) December 2                        D) September 16

The disease Whiptail in cabbage is caused by the deficiency of
A) Mo                     B) Cu
C) Mg                     D) K

75) The function of prolactin hormones include

A)Stimulation of the mammary glands to produce milk in mammals

B)Regulation of kidney function in vertebrates

C)Action on the gills of fishes that travel from salt to freshwater to promote sodium retention

D)All of the above

76) Hair cells in the inner ear of terrestrial vertebrates detect

A)Angular acceleration

B)Gravity

C)Balance

D)None of these

77) The sensory receptor Ampulla of Lorenzini found within the skin of fishes detects which of the following stimulus?

A)Motion

B)Smell

C)Magnetism

D)Electricity

78) The phenomenon in plants in which the growth of the plant is due to the contact with other object, but the direction of growth response is independent of the direction of the contact

A)Thigmotropism

B)Thigmonasty

C)Skototropism

D)Traumotropism

79) Corals are cnidarians belonging to the class

A)Hydrozoa

B)Scyphozoa

C)Cubozoa

D)Anthozoa

80) If an XX gamete combines with a Y gamete, the resulting XXY zygote develops into

A)Sterile female but usually normal in other aspects

B)Sterile male but usually normal in other aspects

C)Sterile female with male body characteristics

D)Sterile male with female body characteristics

81) Total number of chromosomes found in the body cell of mosquito

A)4

B)6

C)8

D)10

82) Which of the following technique is used to measure cerebral blood volume? A)PET scanning

B)CT scanning

C)ECG

D)EEG

83) Botulism caused by Clostridium botulinum affects the

A)Spleen

B)Intestine

C)Lymph glands

D)Neuromuscular junction

84) Hairs in mammals are developed from

A)Stratum compactum

B)Stratum corneum

C)Stratum spongiosum

D)Stratum germinativum

85) The nitrogenous base present in lecithin

A)Choline

B)Ethanolamine

C)Phosphatidic acid

D)Plasmalogen

86) The rate limiting enzyme in cholesterol biosynthesis

A)HMG Co A synthase

B)HMG Co A reductase

C)Thiolase

D)Mevalonate kinase

87) Which of the following is an example of defense protein?

A)Viruses

B)Glutelin

C)Ovalbumin

D)Snake venoms

88) Rancidity is the term used to represent

A)Hydrolysis of tri-acylglycerols by alkali to produce glycerol and soaps

B)Deterioration of fats and oils resulting in an unpleasant taste

C)Hydrolysis of tri-acylglycerols to liberate free fatty acids and glycerols

D)None of the above

89) Sickle cell hemoglobin is a mutation that alters the identity of a single amino acid at the corner of the β subunit from

A)Polar valine to non-polar glutamate

B)Non-polar valine to polar glutamate

C)Polar glutamate to non-polar valine

D)Non-polar glutamate to polar valine

90) Liquid scintillation spectrophotometry is used to measure

A)The mass of molecule

B)Chemical structure of molecule

C)Unknown substances in a sample

D)Amount of radioactivity in a sample

91) Regulatory T lymphocytes are characterized by possession of surface markers

A)CD4 CD8

B)CD4 CD28

C)CD4 CD25

D)CD 4 CD40

92) Polyploidization is a condition in which the offsprings are produced that have A)Twice the number of chromosomes in each cell as their diploid parents B)Thrice the number of chromosomes in each cell as their diploid parents C)Multiple numbers of chromosomes in each cell as their diploid parents D)All of the above

93) Which of the following DNA sequence form the basis for the technique of DNA fingerprinting?

A)Satellite DNA

B)Minisatellite DNA

C)Microsatellite DNA

D)None of thes

94) The amino acid ‘Arginine’ is found in which category?

A)Polar, charged

B)Polar, uncharged

C)Non polar

D)None of these

95) Glycosaminoglycans are

A)Nutritional polysaccharides

B)Structural polysaccharides

C)Synthetic polysaccharides

D) Not a polysaccharide

96) Which bond generates a C-O-C linkage between two sugar molecules?

A)Peptide bond

B)Diester bond

C)Glycosidic bond

D)Both A & C

97) An irreducible grouping of organisms diagnosably distinct from other such groupings and within which there is a parental pattern of ancestry and descent

A)Phylogenetic species concept

B)Evolutionary species concept

C)Biological species concept

D) Topological species concept

98) An irreducible grouping of organisms diagnosably distinct from other such groupings and within which there is a parental pattern of ancestry and descent

A)Phylogenetic species concept

B)Evolutionary species concept

C)Biological species concept

D) Topological species concept

99) Cephalopod molluscs exhibits

A)Spiral cleavage

B)Bilateral cleavage

C)Rotational cleavage

D)Radial cleavage

100) The retention of ancestral juvenile characters by descendant adults is known as

A)Reverse recapitulation

B)Paedomorphosis

C)Atruism

D)None of these