SNA state Arts Competition

Quiz – preliminary round

Marks - 25 Time - 30 minutes
1 mark for each correct option. 1/4th of mark will be deducted for each wrong option
1. Southernmost river in Kerala
a. Kallada
b. Karamana
c. Ithikkara
d. Neyyar
2. Largest National Park in Kerala
a. Eravikulam
b. Silent Valley
c. Pambadum Chola
d. Mathikettan Chola
3. Which is the first Dam in Kerala
a. Malampuzha
b. Mullaperiyaar
c. Sabarigiri
d. Peechi
4. Name the malayalam poet, who was honoured by British Prince in 1922
a. G Sankara Kuruppu
b. Vallathol Narayana Menon
c. Kumaranasaan
d. Changampuzha
5. Last formed Corporation in Kerala
a. Kochi
b. Thrissur
c. Kannur
d. Kollam
6. Which rocket was launched by ISRO during its 100th mission
a. ASLV-C21
b. GSLV-C21
c. PSLV-G21
d. INSAT-C21
7. India is a tropical country, mainly on account of its
a. Latitudinal extent
b. Longitudinal extent
c. Wide area
d. Monsoon Climate
8. Which Indian river is known as “A river between two mountains”
a. Narmada
b. Ganga
c. Godavari
d. Sutlej
9. Father of Renaissance in Western India
a. B M Malabari
 b. M G Ranade
c. R G Bhandarkar
d. K T Telang
10. During which Five Year Plan, University Grant Commission was introduced
a. First
b. Third
c. Fifth
d. Eleventh
11. The Constitution describes India as a ________ state
a. Federal
b. Quasi-federal
c. Unitary
d. Union of States
12. Which Amendment Act incorporated Right to Education into the list o Fundamental
Rights in India
a. 67th, 1990
b. 68th, 1991
c. 76th, 1994
d. 86th, 2002
13. The first propounder of the doctrine of “Passive Resistance”
a. B G Thilak
b. Aurobindo Ghosh
c. G K Gokhale
d. M K Gandhi
14. Chatambi Swamikal was born in the year
a. 1851
b. 1853
c. 1854
d. 1856
15. The “Savarna Jatha” to support Vaikom Sathyagraham was organised by
a. Mannath Padmanabhan
b. T K Madhavan
c. K Kelappan
d. Dr. Palpu
16. “Vivekodhayam” magazine was published by
a. Ramakrishna Pillai
b. Pandit Karuppan
c. V T Bhattathiripad
d. Kumaranasan
17. “Atma Vidhya Sangham” was founded by
a. Ayyankali
b. Thycaud Ayya
c. Vagbhadananda
d. Sahodaran Ayyappan
18. In Travancore, the Temple Entry Proclamation was made in
a. 1931
b. 1936
c. 1938
 d. 1940
19. The founder of “Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha”
a. Thycaud Ayya
b. Poikayil Yohannan
c. Pandit Karuppan
d. Chattambi Swamikkal
20. Which of the following is known as “Lungs of Nature”
a. Fresh Water Lakes
b. Mountains
c. Rainforest
d. Wetlands
21. “Ballot is powerful than Bullets” - who said so
a. Jawaharlal Nehru
b. George Washington
c. Abhraham Lincoln
d. Mahatma Gandhi
22. Which day is observed as “World Population Day”
a. July 11
b. June 11
c. December 11
d. November 11
23. Rank of India in 2017 World Happiness Report
a. 115
b. 122
c. 145
d. 100
24. India’s first ever transgender Sports meet was held in
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Maharashtra
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Kerala
25. Which footballer won the European Golden Shoe for the year 2017
a. Christiano Ronaldo
b. Aryen Robben
c. Lionel Messi
d. Wayne Rooney
26. The theme 2017 for International Day against Drug abuse and Illicit trafficking
a. Listen Please
b. Listen First
c. Listen Yourself
d. Listen Nature
27. In July’17, which village was adopted by Prime Minister Modi
a. Auraiya
b. Kakhrahia
c. Nagepur
d. Jayepur
28. Aadhar number is mandatory for registration of death from
a. Oct. 1, 2017
 b. Nov. 1, 2017
c. Dec. 1, 2017
d. Jan. 1, 2018
29. In August 2017, which country was declared as Polio free by WHO
a. Iraq
b. Ethiopia
c. Somalia
d. Venezuela
30. Which lamp has highest energy efficiency
a. Incandescent
b. LED
c. CFL
d. Arc lamp
31. Yellow light is the combination of which primary colors
a. Blue, Green
b. Red, Blue
c. Red, Green
d. Red, Blue and Green
32. Diverging lens produce which type of image
a. Small virtual
b. Big real
c. Small real
d. Big virtual
33. The process used to produce Ammonia
a. Contact process
b. Haber process
c. Chlor-Alkali process
d. Creighton process
34. The nonmetal which exist in liquid state at room temperature
a. Mercury
b. Sodium
c. Pottasium
d. Bromine
35. The fifth state of matter
a. Plasma
b. Magma
c. Bose-Einstein condensate
d. Fermionic condensate
36. Which fuel has the highest calorific value
a. Biogas
b. Methane
c. Petrol
d. Hydrogen
37. In which direction does rainbow appear in the morning
a. North
b. South
c. East
d. West
38. What is manufactured using Bessemer process
a. Steel
b. Gold
c. Zinc
d. Silver
39. The pigment which helps animals to see in dim light
a. Rhodopsin
b. Hemoglobin
c. Photopsin
d. Chromatin
40. Which fossil organism is usually regarded as the connecting link between birds and reptiles
a. Dryopithecus
b. Australopithecus
c. Archeopteryx
d. Ardipithecus
41. Normal Cardiac Index is
a. 5-6 L/mt
b. 2.5-4 L/m2
c. 70 ml/mt
d. None of these
42. Pleural space contains how much millilitres of fluid
a. 100-300
b. 20-25
c. 200-400
d. 10-15
43. A gland which acts as both exocrine and endocrine one
a. Thyroid
b. Thymus
c. Liver
d. Pituitary
44. The eccrine glands secrete
a. Melanin
b. Sebum
c. Sweat
d. Hormones
45. The Diuretic and Enalapril therapy for CCF is ineffective, if patient has
a. Dry cough
b. Skin rash
c. Edema of legs
d. Postural hypotension
46. Management of Brown coloured urine, during Nitrofurantoin therapy is
a. Withhold medicine for two days
b. Stop the medicine
c. Inform physician
d. Continue the medicine
47. The secondary infection Molluscum Contagoisum, common in HIV is caused by
a. Pox virus
b. Papilloma virus
 c. Epstein Barr virus
d. Herpes Simplex virus
48. If a patient receives Gamma globulin injection, it is a form of _______ immunity
a. Acquired active
b. Natural active
c. Acquired passive
d. Natural passive
49. Self Care Deficit theory is put forward by
a. Dorothea E Orem
b. Callista Roy
c. Betty Newman
d. Virginia Henderson
50. Transfer of heat from one molecule to another molecule of lower temperature
a. Radiation
b. Conduction
c. Convection
d. Vapourization
51. The exercise which affects muscle length is
a. Isometric
b. Isotonic
c. Aerobic
d. Passive
52. The essential amino acid is
a. Leucine
b. Glycine
c. Alanine
d. Aspartic acid
53. The pressure sore in which full thickness skin loss involving subcutaneous tissue is seen
a. Stage 1
b. Stage 2
c. Stage 3
d. Stage 4
54. Which of the following posture indicate Brainstem lesion
a. Decorticate
b. Decerebrate
c. Flaccid
d. Rigid
55. Alzheimer’s disease in human being is associated with deficiency of
a. Dopamine
b. Acetyl Choline
c. Glutamic Acid
d. GABA
56. The cardiac marker which is elevated soon after MI
a. Trop T
b. CPK MB
c. LDH
d. Myoglobin
57. Which of the following is the best vessel for CABG surgery graft
 a. Saphenous vein
b. Internal mammary artery
c. Subclavian vein
d. Radial artery
58. Airborne precaution for a patient with Pulmonary TB is to be taken till
a. Tuberculin test negative
b. Patient no longer has disease
c. No tubercle bacilli in sputum
d. Patient’s body temperature is normal
59. Chronic cough is a cough lasting more than
a. 2 wks
b. 1 wk
c. 5 wks
d. 3 wks
60. Which joint movement is restricted in a patient with Pericapsulitis of shoulder
a. Abduction
b. Abduction
c. Flexion
d. Extension
61. The appearance of stool in a patient with bleeding Gastric Ulcer
a. Coffee ground
b. Clay coloured
c. Black tarry
d. Bright red
62. Most common site of Crohn’s disease
a. Transverse Colon
b. Jejunum
c. Ascending Colon
d. Terminal Ileum
63. Normal value of Prostate Specific Antigen
a. Less than 5 ng/ml
b. Less than 40 ng/ml
c. More than 40 ng/ml
d. 40 ng/ml
64. Which of the following food item should be avoided in case of Uric acid stones
a. Rice
b. Fruit
c. Meat
d. Raw vegetables
65. The prescribed carbohydrate to protein to fat ratio for a diabetic client
a. 4:2:3
b. 5:1:2
c. 3:1:2
d. 2:3:2
66. Which of the following is a viral skin infection
a. Candidiasis
b. Shingles
c. Erysipelas
 d. Cellulitis
67. Which of the following is common metastatic primary tumour causing brain tumour
a. CA Breast
b. CA Stomach
c. CA Lung
d. Non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
68. In acute Glaucoma, the expected ICP is
a. 30-40 mmHg
b. 50-70 mmHg
c. 70-90 mmHg
d. 5-15 mmHg
69. Which of the following is not an antioxidant vitamin
a. Vitamin A
b. Vitamin C
c. Vitamin D
d. Vitamin E
70. Which of the following is the source of Pulmonary surfactant
a. Alveolar macrophages
b. Capillary endothelium
c. Pneumonocytes type 1
d. Pneumonocytes type 2
71. Which of the following substance in breast milk cannot be reproduced by any bottle formula
a. Lactoferrins
b. Poly unsaturated fatty acids
c. Gamma globulins
d. Taurine
72. Play during infancy is
a. Parallel play
b. Associative play
c. Solitary play
d. Cooperative play
73. As per IAP, if the child’s body weight falls below 65%, the degree of malnutrition is
a. Grade I
b. Grade II
c. Grade III
d. Grade IV
74. Night time control of bladder and bowel attains at
a. 1 yr
b. 2 yrs
c. 3 yrs
d. 4 yrs
75. Tetralogy of Fallot includes all except
a. ASD
b. Pulmonary stenosis
c. Right ventricle hypertrophy
d. VSD
76. Abnormal urethral opening at ventral aspect of penis
a. Epispadiasis
 b. Hypospadiasis
c. Paraphimosis
d. Circumcision
77. The hormone responsible for tingling and feeling of fullness of breast
a. Aldosterone
b. Progesterone
c. Estrogen
d. hCG
78. At the end of pregnancy, amount of Amniotic fluid is
a. 1000-1500 ml
b. 1000-1200 ml
c. 600-800 ml
d. 800-1200 ml
79. Sweet odour of placental membrane indicates
a. Streptococcal infection
b. Rubella infection
c. Maternal diabetes
d. Clostridium infection
80. In testes, sperms are produced in
a. Leydig cells
b. Urinary tubules
c. Seminiferous tubules
d. Epididymis
81. When did hCG disappear from the circulation
a. After 12 week of pregnancy
b. After 24 week of pregnancy
c. After 38 week of pregnancy
d. Within 2 week following the delivery
82. How many types of sutures are present in feral skull
a. 4
b. 3
c. 5
d. 6
83. Asymmetrical enlargement of the uterus, if there is lateral implantation is called
a. Goodell’s sign
b. Osiander’s sign
c. Piskacek’s sign
d. Hegar’s sign
84. Rh positive mother has to receive Rh immunoglobulin at
a. 14 wk
b. 26 wk
c. 32 wk
d. None of the above
85. Which of the following system of medicine is not recognised by Govt of India
a. Ayurveda
b. Homeopathy
c. Acupuncture
d. Unani
86. Which of the following disease is called “Barometer of Social Welfare”
a. TB
b. Cholera
c. Leprosy
d. Malaria
87. “Silent epidemic” of the century is
a. CAD
b. Chronic Liver Disease
c. COPD
d. Alzheimer’s disesae
88. Which of the following is not Tertiary prevention
a. Total mastectomy for Breast Cancer
b. Tendon transplant in Leprosy
c. Physiotherapy in residual Polio
d. Provision of spectacles for refractive errors
89. Causative agent is present, but there is no transmission is called
a. Elimination
b. Control
c. Eradication
d. Holoendemic
90. Method which is used to carry small quantities of vaccine (16-20 vial)
a. ILR
b. Refrigerator
c. Vaccine carrier
d. None of the above
91. One village Health Guide cover _____________ population
a. 500
b. 1000
c. 1500
d. 2000
92. Fear of open spaces
a. Agoraphobia
b. Astraphobia
c. Social phobia
d. Mono phobia
93. Blood level of Lithium is 1.5 mEq/L. What should be done
a. Continue medication
b. Increase the dosage
c. Withhold the medicine
d. Provide Sodium restriction
94. Failure to identify objects, despite intact sensory function
a. Apraxia
b. Alogia
c. Agnostic
d. Amnesia
95. Magical thinking is observed in which type of personality
a. Schizoid
b. Schizotypal
 c. Paranoid
d. Borderline
96. First rank symptoms of Schizophrenia was first described by
a. Kurt Schneider
b. Eugen Blueler
c. Eric Erickson
d. Emil Kraeplin
97. Bizzare childish thinking, speech and disordered motor action are seen in _______ Schizophrenia
a. Catatonic
b. Paranoid
c. Undifferentiated
d. Hebephrenic
98. Voyeurism is also called
a. Promiscuity
b. Scopophilia
c. Beastiality
d. Transvestism
99. Alcohol intoxication consider Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) to be at the level above
a. 0.01%
b. 0.2%
c. 0.005%
d. 0.1%
100. The key for effective communication
a. Listening
b. Hearing
c. Talking
d. Sharing
Answer Key

1. D
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. C
6. C
7. D
8. A
9. B
10. A
11. D
12. D
13. B
14. B
15. A
16. D
17. C
18. B
19. B
20. C
21. C
22. A
23. B
24. D
25. C
26. B
27. B
28. A
29. C
30. B
31. C
32. A
33. B
34. D
35. C
36. D
37. D
38. A
39. A
40. C
41. B
42. B
43. C
44. C
45. C
46. D
47. B
48. C
49. A
50. B
51. B
52. A
53. C
54. B
55. B
56. D
57. B
58. C
 59. D
60. B
61. C
62. D
63. A
64. C
65. B
66. B
67. C
68. D
69. C
70. D
71. C
72. C
73. B
74. C
75. A
76. B
77. B
78. D
79. D
80. C
81. D
82. A
83. B
84. D
85. C
86. A
87. D
88. A
89. A
90. C
91. B
92. A
93. C
94. C
95. B
96. A
97. D
98. B
99. D
100. A