LDC 2016 Kottayam District — GK Selection
Lower Division Clerk (LDC) - Kottayam District — 2016 · 20 questions
LDC 2016 Kottayam District — GK Selection
20 questions · 15 minutes
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Questions 1 – 20
Q1. Kottayam is famous for being the first district in India to achieve:
A. 100% electrification
B. 100% literacy ✓
C. 100% banking
D. Zero poverty
Why: Kottayam was the first district to achieve 100% literacy in India. Ernakulam was later officially declared the first fully literate district in 1990.
Q2. The rubber capital of India is:
A. Idukki
B. Kottayam ✓
C. Wayanad
D. Palakkad
Why: Kottayam is known as the rubber capital of India. The Rubber Board of India is headquartered in Kottayam.
Q3. Which freedom fighter is associated with the Vaikom Satyagraha?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. T.K. Madhavan ✓
C. Subhas Chandra Bose
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
Why: T.K. Madhavan led the Vaikom Satyagraha (1924-25) for the right of lower castes to use roads near the Vaikom temple in Kottayam district.
Q4. The smallest unit of life is:
A. Atom
B. Cell ✓
C. Molecule
D. Organ
Why: The Cell is the smallest structural and functional unit of life. All living organisms are made of cells. (Robert Hooke first observed cells in 1665.)
Q5. The United Nations was founded in:
A. 1942
B. 1945 ✓
C. 1948
D. 1950
Why: The United Nations was founded on 24 October 1945. The UN Charter was signed in San Francisco on 26 June 1945.
Q6. Which disease is caused by the bite of a female Anopheles mosquito?
A. Dengue
B. Malaria ✓
C. Chikungunya
D. Zika
Why: Malaria is caused by the Plasmodium parasite transmitted by the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito. Dengue/Chikungunya/Zika = Aedes mosquito.
Q7. The author of 'Balyakalasakhi' is:
A. Thakazhi
B. O.V. Vijayan
C. Vaikom Muhammad Basheer ✓
D. M.T. Vasudevan Nair
Why: Vaikom Muhammad Basheer wrote Balyakalasakhi (Childhood Friend, 1944), a classic Malayalam novel about childhood romance.
Q8. How many fundamental duties are there in the Indian Constitution?
A. 9
B. 10
C. 11 ✓
D. 12
Why: There are 11 Fundamental Duties (Article 51A). Originally 10 (42nd Amendment, 1976); the 11th was added by the 86th Amendment (2002).
Q9. Which element is common to all organic compounds?
A. Oxygen
B. Nitrogen
C. Carbon ✓
D. Hydrogen
Why: Carbon is the essential element in all organic compounds. The branch of chemistry dealing with carbon compounds is Organic Chemistry.
Q10. Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary is located on the banks of:
A. Ashtamudi Lake
B. Vembanad Lake ✓
C. Sasthamkotta Lake
D. Periyar Lake
Why: Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary is on the banks of Vembanad Lake in Kottayam district. It is famous for migratory birds.
Q11. The instrument used to measure humidity is:
A. Thermometer
B. Barometer
C. Hygrometer ✓
D. Anemometer
Why: Hygrometer measures humidity. Thermometer = temperature, Barometer = atmospheric pressure, Anemometer = wind speed.
Q12. Who is known as the 'Father of Economics'?
A. Karl Marx
B. Adam Smith ✓
C. John Maynard Keynes
D. David Ricardo
Why: Adam Smith is called the 'Father of Economics'. His book 'The Wealth of Nations' (1776) is the foundation of modern economics.
Q13. The 'Magna Carta' was signed in which year?
A. 1066
B. 1215 ✓
C. 1689
D. 1776
Why: The Magna Carta was signed in 1215 in England. It is considered a foundational document for constitutional law and civil liberties.
Q14. Which is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere?
A. Oxygen
B. Carbon Dioxide
C. Nitrogen ✓
D. Argon
Why: Nitrogen makes up about 78% of Earth's atmosphere. Oxygen is about 21%. Argon is about 0.93%.
Q15. The process of converting solid directly to gas without passing through liquid is called:
A. Evaporation
B. Condensation
C. Sublimation ✓
D. Melting
Why: Sublimation is the direct conversion of solid to gas (e.g., dry ice/solid CO₂, camphor, naphthalene). The reverse is deposition.
Q16. Republic Day is celebrated on 26 January because:
A. Constitution was adopted on this date
B. It was Gandhi's birthday
C. Purna Swaraj was declared on 26 Jan 1930 ✓
D. India became independent on this date
Why: 26 January was chosen because on 26 January 1930, the INC declared Purna Swaraj (Complete Independence) at the Lahore session.
Q17. The Vembanad Lake is the _______ lake in India.
A. Deepest
B. Longest ✓
C. Smallest
D. Highest
Why: Vembanad Lake is the longest lake in India (spanning ~96 km across Kottayam, Alappuzha, and Ernakulam districts).
Q18. Newton's First Law of Motion is also called the law of:
A. Acceleration
B. Action-Reaction
C. Inertia ✓
D. Gravity
Why: Newton's First Law is the Law of Inertia — a body at rest stays at rest, and a body in motion stays in motion, unless acted upon by an external force.
Q19. The synonym of 'COMMENCE' is:
A. End
B. Begin ✓
C. Pause
D. Stop
Why: Commence means to begin or start something. Its antonym is 'conclude' or 'end'.
Q20. Which organ stores bile produced by the liver?
A. Pancreas
B. Stomach
C. Gallbladder ✓
D. Spleen
Why: The Gallbladder stores bile produced by the Liver. Bile is released into the small intestine to help digest fats.
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