Kerala High Court Assistant 2016 Mock Test

1. Whose birth anniversary was celebrated on April 13, 2016 at the UN headquarters for
the first time with focus on combating inequalities to achieve Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs)?

2. What is the theme of 2016 World Health Day (WHD)?

3. Name the smallest country in the world?

4. Which is the only snake in the world that builds nest?

5. Who received the US National Medal of Science award, 2016?

6. Which state is popular for the 'Dandiya' dance?

7. How many states are there in India?

8. Who is re-appointed as ICC Cricket Committee Chairman, 2016?

9. Name the Bollywood actor who was named goodwill ambassador of the Indian
contingent for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro

10. Name of the first animal that went to space

11. Name the vaccination which is given freely to all the children below the age of 5.

12. Who invented the first electric bulb?

13. Who is the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver medal for Badminton?

14. How many bones do sharks have in their body?

15. Which country is known as the 'Lady of Snow'?

16. Who developed the World Wide Web (www)?

17. Which is the tallest grass in the world?

18. Name the eminent singer who has entered the Guinness World Records for singing
the highest number of songs in several languages.

19. Which river is known as the "Sorrow of Bihar"?

20. Name the child actor best known for playing Mowgli in Disney's 2016 live action

"The Jungle book".

21. Who is the winner of Italian Open 2016 tennis tournament Men's singles title?

22. Which planet is known as "The Red Planet"?

23. Name the tropical cyclone which caused widespread rains in Srilanka, India and later Bangladesh in May 2016?

24. When is Earth Day celebrated every year?

25. Name the bird which can fly forward and backward

26. Name the first Indian who went into space

27. Name the first Indian who won an individual Olympic gold medal

28. Which state is declared as the first Digital State of India?

29. The present Chief Justice of Kerala is

30. Who is the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Flipkart?

31. The Flamingo Festival-2016 is organised in which state?

32. Operation Cold, is launched by the which of the following police forces?

33. Shakti 2016, is the joint military exercise of India with which country?

34. Who is the first Indian to win a People's Choice Awards

35. In which of the following cities the world's first slum museum will be set up?

36. In which of the following countries the world's largest blue star Sapphire has been
found?

37. Which of the following states has been celebrating the Red Panda Winter Festival 2016?

38. The headquarters of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) will come up in which city?

39. Who has been honoured with Order of Australia, 2016 for his service to dentistry in
the state?

40. Which is the first train in the country where all its coaches are Braille-embedded?

41. Deborah Herold is associated with which of the following sports?

42. What is the name of the 24 hour classical music audio channel launched by the All
India Radio (AIR)?

43. Who is holding the record of highest singles wins at grand slams?

44. Which of the following countries has won the first Blind T20 Asia Cricket Cup?

45. Who has honoured with the Danny Kaye Humanitarian Leadership award?

46. Who is the author of the book titled 'Creating Leadership'?

47. Shiva Thapa, who qualified for 2016 Olympics, is associated with which sport?

48. Which country has successfully launched SJ-10 a retrievable scientific research
satellite?

49. choose the correct words to complete the paragraph.

Island Ferry
Today I almost missed the ferry. I had been swimming off the rocks all day ____ I heard the sound of its horn. The ferry ______ without me! I grabbed my fishing rod,
flippers and towel and raced ____ the wharf. When I arrived I was relieved to see the captain waiting for me to climb aboard.

a) since
b) leaves
c) near
d) towards
e) when
f) was leaving

50. Choose appropriate words

Few countries can _____ India in variety, colour and the richness of dance forms.

51. Choose appropriate words

A light breeze _____ the forest fire and made it more dangerous.

52. Choose appropriate words

Our latest battle plan _____ some projects ____
at saving the earth's biological diversity.

53. Choose appropriate words

It is ___ for every tax payer to ____ the tax returns to the income tax department.

54. Choose appropriate words

A ____ of small stones is called a _____.

55. Choose appropriate Question Tags

Do as I say, ____?

56. Choose appropriate Question Tags

They don't like to bathe in winter, ___?

57. In the following the question choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

BRIEF

58. In the following the question choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

AUGUST

59. In the following the question choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

VORACIOUS

60. In the following the question choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

TEPID

61. The sentence below consist of a word or a phrase which is selected. It is followed by four words or phrases. Select the word or phrase which is closes to the OPPOSITE in meaning of the selected word or phrase.

History 'abounds' in instances of courage.

62. The sentence below consist of a word or a phrase which is selected. It is followed by four words or phrases. Select the word or phrase which is closes to the OPPOSITE in meaning of the selected word or phrase.

They had an 'insipid' conversation.

63. The sentence below consist of a word or a phrase which is selected. It is followed by four words or phrases. Select the word or phrase which is closes to the OPPOSITE in meaning of the selected word or phrase.

The leader was 'pragmatic' in his approach to the problem facing the country.

64. The sentence below consist of a word or a phrase which is selected. It is followed by four words or phrases. Select the word or phrase which is closes to the OPPOSITE in meaning of the selected word or phrase.

The minister gave a public speech on the controversial subject to 'precipitate' the
matter.

65. Unjumble the words to make a meaningful sentence

Is/ interesting/ very /book / this

66. Unjumble the words to make a meaningful sentence

In / an / umbrella/ corner/the / found / was

67. Identify the Errors

Either suganya/ nor Kanmani / has attended / the function.

68. Identify the Errors

I/ am going / to theatre / now.

69. Identify the Errors

Micro towers/ are principles/ carriers /of telephone.

70. Choose the appropriate words from the options given below

Will you have ___ cake?

71. Choose the appropriate words from the options given below

Mother Theresa was popular __ her philanthropic works.

72. Choose the appropriate words from the options given below

My _____ brother is an IAS officer.

73. Choose the appropriate words from the options given below

My shoes need ____

74. Choose the appropriate words from the options given below

The fragrance of the flower is still ___ the air.

75. Choose the appropriate words from the options given below

He has ____ lunch now.

76. Choose the appropriate words from the options given below

Balanced diet is conducive ____good health.

77. An incomplete statement (Stem) followed by fillers given. Pick out the best one which can complete incomplete stem
correctly and meaningfully.

I felt somewhat more relaxed ______

78. An incomplete statement (Stem) followed by fillers given. Pick out the best one which can complete incomplete stem
correctly and meaningfully.

Practically, very little work could be completed in the last week as it was ____

79. A can do a work in 15 days and B in 20 days. If they work on it together for 4 days, then the fraction of the work that is left is:

80. Suppose today is Thursday. What day of the week will it be 19 days from today?

81. 64521 is to 41256 as 38297 is to ____

82. What is the next number in the sequence below?

1 4 9 16 25 36 ___

83. What day comes three days after the day which comes two days after the day which
comes immediately after the day which comes two days after Monday?

84. A man has 53 socks in his drawer: 21 identical blue, 15 identical black and 17
identical red. The lights are fused and he is completely in the dark. How many socks
must he take out to make 100 per cent certain he has a pair of black socks?

85. A photograph measuring 8.5 by 7.5 cm is to be enlarged. If the enlargement of the
longer side is 13.6 cm, what is the length of the smaller side?

86. In a group of 28 junior high school students, 7 take French, 10 take Spanish, and 4
take both languages. The students taking both French and Spanish are not counted
with the 7 taking French or the 10 taking Spanish. How many students are not taking
cither French or Spanish?

87. The difference between a two-digit number and the number obtained by
interchanging the positions of its digits is 36. What is the difference between the two
digits of that number?

88. 0.001 is equal to which of the following?

89. What is 5 ¼ % of 10?

90. If cheese is Rs. 445 per kilogramme, what should I pay for 200 grammes

91. The original price of a shirt was Rs.200. It was decreased to Rs.150. What is the
percent decrease of the price of this shirt?

92. Jones covered a distance of 50 miles on his first trip. On a later trip he traveled 300 miles while going three times as fast. His new time compared with the old time was:

93. You are lying 120 ft away from a tree that is 50 feet tall. You look up at the top of the tree. Approximately how far is your head from the top of the tree in a straight
line?

94. Jonathan can type a 20 page document in 40 minutes, Susan can type it in 30
minutes, and Jack can type it in 24 minutes. Working together, how much time will
it take them to type the same document?