077/2021 - SC Development Officer / District Manager

Question 1

Malabar was divided into two on March 1793 with Headquarters at

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Tellichery and Cherpulassery

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Tellichery and Cannanore

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Tellichery and Thamarassery

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Tellichery and Calicut

Question 2

“Mulaku Madissila Karyakar” was

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Commerce Minister

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Defence Minister

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Home Minister

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Dalawa

Question 3

“Although a rebel, he was one of the natural chieftain of the country and might be considered on that account rather a fallen enemy”, who said this ?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Harvey Baber

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Col. Macaulay

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Sir Arthur Wellesley

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Pazhassi Raja

Question 4

The Huzur Cutchery and other public officer were shifted from Quilon to Trivandrum by

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Swathi Tirunal

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Gouri Parvathi Bai

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Rani Gouri Lakshmi Bai

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Utram Tirunal Marthanda Varma

Question 5

Anjarakandi Plantation is famous for

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Cinnamon, Coffee, Pepper

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Areca-nut, Coconut, Coffee

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Cashewnuts, Coffee, Tea

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Coffee, Tapioca, Tea

Question 6

The fifth all Kerala Political Conference at Badagara (on May 5th 1931) was presided by

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J. M. Sen Gupta

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K. Kelappan

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R. V. Sharma

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K. Madhavan Nair

Question 7

Who said this “Indian youths are not useless but use less, Indian youths are not careless but care less” ?

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Swami Chinmayananda

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Swami Vivekananda

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Swami Nirmalananda

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Bhagat Singh

Question 8

“What is important is not idols, but ideals, even if all the idols are put together, they cannot make one ideal”. Who said this ?

Accepted Answer

Narayana Guru

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Chattampi Swamikal

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Ayyankali

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A. K. Gopalan

Question 9

V. R. Krishna Iyer was the minister of 
1. Law and electricity 
 2. Irrigation and prison 
 3. Home affairs and law 
 4. Prisons and law

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All the above

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1 and 2

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3 and 4

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1 and 4

Question 10

Who was also known as “Muthukutti Swami” ?

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Vaikunda Swami

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Swami Vagbhatananda

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Chattampi Swamikal

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Brahmananda Shivayogi

Question 11

Kadavallur Anyonyam, an annual debate of Vedic scholars from two schools of Rig Veda practice, is held at Kadavallur. Which of the following statements is/are wrong ? 
 1. It is the final examination for the Vedic Scholars. 
 2. It is held in the Malayalam month of Vrischikam (mid Nov.). 
 3. It was revived in 1999 and has been conducting regularly since then. 
 4. The word ‘anyonyam’ means ‘each other’.

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3 only

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1 only

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1 and 2 only

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3 and 4 only

Question 12

The popularity of the famous Mappila song Kappappattu was so immense that the word Safeena / Sabeena subsequently came to be used as the generic name for the whole body of Arabi Malayalam poetry. What is the meaning of Sabeena ?

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Ship

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Music

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God’s love

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Isal

Question 13

Kani (Kanikkar) is a tribe living in the Western Ghats of Kerala. Their clan history is described in a ‘Kathaganam’. What is the name of that song ?

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Kallanapporu

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Paththadippattu

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Bheemanpattu

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Thunkippattu

Question 14

An intangible cultural heritage is a practice, representation, expression, knowledge or skill considered by UNESCO to be part of a place’s cultural heritage. It comprises “nonphysical intellectual property, such as folklore, customs, beliefs, traditions, knowledge and language” in contrast to tangible heritage. Which is the Indian Intangible Cultural Heritage included in the UNESCO’s list ?

Accepted Answer

Mudiyettu, ritual theatre and dance drama of Kerala

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Theyyam, ritual form of worship in Kerala

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Mohiniyattam, lasya subgenre of dance

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Padayani, traditional folk dance and a ritual art form of Kerala

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077/2021 - SC Development Officer / District Manager