Kerala PSC Degree Level LD Typist (Civil Supplies Corporation) Examination 2012
1. The term ‘tee’ is related with
(a) Polo
(b) Golf
(c) Bridge
(d) Billiards
2. Who directed the film ‘Adaminte Makan Abu’?
(a) T. V. Chandran
(b) Salim Kumar
(c) Priya Darsan
(d) Salim Ahammad
3. Kesava Deve was a famous :
(a) Poet
(b) Novelist
(c) Journalist
(d) Cartoonist
4. Who is the recipient of Nobel Prize 2011 for Peace?
(a) Diana Wynne Jones
(b) Elizabeth Tayler
(c) Wangari Mathai
(d) Linda Christion
5. The Untouchability Offence Act was passed by the Government of India in the year:
(a) 1954
(b) 1955
(c) 1948
(d) 1950
6. Typewriter was invented by:
(a) Christopher Latham Sholes
(b) Samuel F. B. Morse
(c) Alexander Grahambel
(d) William Stanley
7. Amjad Ali Khan is associated with
(a) Sitar
(b) Sarangi
(c) Sarod
(d) Tabala
8. The winner of the latest Odakkuzhal award:
(a) P. Surendran
(b) Subhash Chandran
(c) Sara Joseph
(d) M. Mukundan
9. Which of the following is a Kharif crop?
(a) Wheat
(b) Mustard
(c) Paddy
(d) Linseed
10. Which one of the following is least polluting fuel for vehicles?
(a) Petrol
(b) Diesel
(c) Compressed Natural Gas
(d) Liquified Natural Gas
11. Who won the latest ICC Cricket award ‘The Spirit of Cricket’?
(a) M. S. Dhoni
(b) Sachin Tendulkar
(c) Jonathan Trott
(d) Devendra Bishoo
12. Who is the Director General of Indian Coast Guard?
(a) P. J. Jacob
(b) Prabhakaran Palari
(c) S. Balachandran
(d) M. P. Muraleedharan
13. The first Green Field Airport in India is located at:
(a) Chennai
(b) Bangalore
(c) New Delhi
(d) Hyderabad
14. The disease that spreads through air is:
(a) Cholera
(b) Tuberculosis
(c) Plague
(d) Typhoid
15. IBRD (World Bank) head quarters situated at:
(a) New York
(b) London
(c) Washington
(d) Geneva
16. Which of the following is known as the ‘Bible of Tamil Land’?
(a) Thirukkural
(b) Aingurunuru
(c) Silappadikaram
(d) Murugatruppadai
17. The first sepoy who refused to use the greased catridge and killed Adjutant was:
(a) Hardev
(b) Shiv Ram
(c) Mangal Pandey
(d) Abdul Rahim
18. The number of bones in the human body system :
(a) 306
(b) 206
(c) 260
(d) 370
19. Second most literate state in India is:
(a) Mizoram
(b) Tripura
(c) Goa
(d) Sikkim
20. Who is the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh ?
(a) Kiran Kumar Reddy
(b) Nitish Kumar
(c) P. V. S. Gouda
(d) Naveen Patnaik
21. Who is the Social Justice and Empowerment minister of India?
(a) Vayalar Ravi
(b) Kamal Nath
(c) Ambika Soni
(d) Mukul Balakrishna Wasnik
22. The first college in Kerala is:
(a) S. N. College, Kollam
(b) University College, Thiruvananthapuram
(c) C. M. S. College, Kottayam
(d) N. S. S. College, Changanassery
23. Which award is known as Asia’s Nobel Prize?
(a) Bharat Ratna
(b) Magsaysay Award
(c) Gandhi Peace Prize
(d) Risut Livelihood Award
24. Pulitzer Prize is awarded for outstanding work in the field of:
(a) Environmental studies
(b) Literature
(c) Sports
(d) Journalism
25. Ecophobia is:
(a) Fear of hair
(b) Fear of electricity
(c) Fear of home
(d) Fear of cold
26. ‘Radio mango’ is closely associated with:
(a) Mathrubhumi
(b) Malayala Manorama
(c) Madhyamam
(d) The New Indian Express
27. The first page that you normally view at a website is known as:
(a) Home Page
(b) First Page
(c) Master Page
(d) Banner Page
28. The electrolite which is important in maintaining normal muscular activity in the heart and skeletal muscle:
(a) Sodium
(b) Potassium
(c) Chloride
(d) Bicarbonate
29. The Malampuzha Dam is constructed on the river:
(a) Periyar
(b) Bharatappuzha
(c) Kabani
(d) Kunthipuzha
30. Name of the Vitamin which contains sunlight is:
(a) Vitamin A
(b) Vitamin B
(c) Vitamin D
(d) Vitamin C
31. Who designed the symbol of Indian Rupee ?
(a) Murukaraj
(b) Vikas Swaroop
(c) Rajiv Shah
(d) D. Udayakumar
32. The disease that spread through air is:
(a) Cholera
(b) Typhoid
(c) Tuberculosis
(d) Plague
33. The first South Indian state to implement Panchayat raj was:
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Andhra Pradesh
34. The first woman of non India origin to become the President of Indian National Congress:
(a) Indira Gandhi
(b) Sonia Gandhi
(c) Sarojini Naidu
(d) Annie Besant
35. Which body complies the national income at India?
(a) Reserve Bank of India
(b) NABARD
(c) Central Statistical Organization
(d) Ministry of Finance
36. In India, Community Development Programme was launched on:
(a) October 2, 1952
(b) January 30, 1952
(c) August 15, 1952
(d) January 26, 1952
37. The first organized revolt against British authority in India.
(a) Kurichiar Rebellion
(b) Attingal Revolt
(c) Pazhassi Rebellion
(d) Rebellion of Velu Thampi
38. Which Veda is partly a prose work ?
(a) Yajur Veda
(b) Sama Veda
(c) Rig Veda
(d) Atharva Veda
39. Who is the author of the book ‘Kodumkattuyarthiya Kalam’?
(a) Ponkunnam Varkey
(b) E. M. S.
(c) G. Sankara Kurup
(d) Joseph Edamaruku
40. The ruler who introduced Trissur Pooram :
(a) Raja Kesavadasan
(b) Swathi Thirunal
(c) Tippu Sultan
(d) Sakthan Thampuran
41. Who started the state Transport Service in Travancore?
(a) Raja Kesavadasan
(b) Sir C. P. Ramaswamy Iyyer
(c) Ramayyan Dalava
(d) Veluthampi Dalava
42. Which is the birth place of ‘Kumaranasan’.
(a) Kaikkara
(b) Chempazhanthi
(c) Venganoor
(d) Varkala
43. President of India is elected by:
(a) M. Ps
(b) Cabinet Ministers
(c) MLAs
(d) Electoral College
44. Padayani is the traditional art form of:
(a) Wayanad
(b) Kannur
(c) Pathanamthitta
(d) Kollam
45. Thekkady is a:
(a) Wild Life Sanctuary
(b) Children’s Park
(c) Research Park
(d) None of these
46. Which religion become more important in Harsha’s age?
(a) Jainism
(b) Buddhism
(c) Sikhism
(d) Brahmanism
47. Who said ‘patriotism is religion is love for India’?
(a) Bankim Chandra Chatterji
(b) Gandhiji
(c) Swami Vevekananda
(d) Bala Gangadhar Tilak
48. Which is the currency of the European Union?
(a) Pound
(b) Dollar
(c) Shilling
(d) Euro
49. The National bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD) was set up:
(a) 1977
(b) 1980
(c) 1982
(d) 1984
50. How many players are there in a water polo team?
(a) 7
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 4
51. Word count toll will count:
(a) the number of pages in a document
(b) the number of lines in a document
(c) the number of words in a document
(d) all the above
52. The facility used to cancel the last action is:
(a) Redo
(b) Cancel
(c) Undo
(d) Reverse
53. Maximum number of columns that can be inserted in a word document:
(a) 30
(b) 35
(c) 40
(d) 45
54. Superscript character means:
(a) a character that is raised and smaller above the baseline
(b) a character that is lowered and smaller below the baseline
(c) a character that is smaller on the baseline
(d) a character that is bigger on the baseline
55. Ctrl + D shortcut is for:
(a) Open Replace dialog box
(b) Open Goto dialog box
(c) Open Find box
(d) Open Font dialog box
56. We can insert Header and Footer from:
(a) Format Menu
(b) View Menu
(c) Tools Menu
(d) Insert Menu
57. The easiest way to convert sentence 1 to sentence 2 is:
Sentence 1: i WENT TO tRIVANDRUm WITH sALINI
Sentence 2: I went to Trivandrum with Salini
(a) Use format → Change → Toggle case
(b) Use format → Change case → Title case
(c) Use format → Change case → Sentence case
(d) Use format → Change case → Lower case
58. The word Quilon is repeated 15 times in a word document. Which of the following will be used to change it to Kollam throughout the document?
(a) Use Auto correct option
(b) Use find and replace option
(c) Use Spell check option
(d) Use Auto format option
59. Which of the following is essential for a Mail Merge?
(a) An Address and a signature
(b) An Envelope and a label
(c) A Data source file and a Master document
(d) An Address and a database
60. A boy wanted to type the sentence ‘Two girls have been here in the city’. But he typed it as To girls have bean here in the cite.
Which word will be the misspelled word for the spell checker?
(a) To
(b) Have
(c) bean
(d) Cite
61. The option for changing Page orientation of a document from portrait to landscape is:
(a) Print preview
(b) Page setup
(c) Print layout
(d) Document properties
62. Auto Correct can detect and correct:
(a) Misspelled words
(b) Grammatical errors
(c) Capitalization errors
(d) All the above
63. Find the odd one from the following:
(a) Bold
(b) Italic
(c) Macro
(d) Regular
64. I want to type the word ‘tired’ too many times in a document. But I don’t know what other words to use instead of ‘tired’. Which tool helps to find the alternative word ?
(a) Thesaurus
(b) Find and replace
(c) Search
(d) Spelling and grammar
65. Pressing the TAB key while the insertion point is in the last cell of a table will:
(a) Delete the current row
(b) Take you to the first cell of the current row of the table
(c) Add a new row to the table
(d) Take you to the first cell of the first row of the table.
66. Which of the following will NOT save your document ?
(a) Clicking on the Save button in the toolbar
(b) Using ALT + S
(c) Using Ctrl + S
(d) Using the File → Save as menu item
67. Which of the following line spacing is invalid.
(a) 2.5 lines
(b) Double
(c) 1.5 lines
(d) Multiple
68. Which has the biggest paper size (in length and breadth) ?
(a) A6
(b) A4
(c) B5
(d) A5
69. Which of the following does not belong to the list of Notepad menu?
(a) File
(b) Edit
(c) Search
(d) Window
70. Which of the following will insert system date in a document?
(a) Using the Insert → Object option
(b) Dragging the date from the clock on the system taskbar
(c) Using the insert → Date and Time option
(d) Right click then select Insert Current Date option
71. Clipboard is:
(a) a permanent storage place for data
(b) a temporary storage place for data
(c) a storage place to keep the deleted data
(d) a storage place to keep graphic data
72. Default Tab stop leaves ……….. space
(a) 1 inch
(b) 1.5 inch
(c) 0.25 inch
(d) 0.5 inch
73. Header and footer appear only in:
(a) Normal view
(b) We layout view
(c) Print layout view
(d) Outline view
74. Find the true statement from the following:
(a) We cannot set a new default font in Microsoft Word
(b) Gutter is the space between column margin
(c) There is provision for five Horizontal alignments in MS Word
(d) Kerning is the adjustment of space between words
75. Find the statement which is false from the following:
(a) Word art is a feature that is used to transform text into a drawing object
(b) Flip to reverse the position of an object
(c) The drawing tool bar appears at the bottom of the word application window
(d) Using rectangle button, we can draw a square by press and hold control key as we drag to draw the shape
76. Function button for Spelling and Grammar
(a) F7
(b) F6
(c) F5
(d) F4
77. Which type of the files cannot be navigated using Clipart browser of Office 2000?
(a) avi
(b) bmp
(c) wav
(d) mp3
78. Suppose you place the inertion point in the middle of a paragraph and start typing. But the new text deletes the existing text. What’s the problem?
(a) The DELETE key is pressed in
(b) Word is in Overtype mode
(c) INSERT key is on
(d) The Shift key is pressed in
79. Which keyboard shortcut centers selected text?
(a) Ctrl + C
(b) Ctrl + D
(c) Ctrl + E
(d) Ctrl + P
80. In print preview mode by default :
(a) we can only see pages that have images and charts
(b) we can only see the first page of your document
(c) we can only see the page you are currently working
(d) we can only see the odd pages of your document
81. To indent an entire paragraph or block of text (not just the first line), you should move your cursor to the block of text you wish to indent and:
(a) Press (Tab)
(b) Click the increase indent button on the Formatting toolbar
(c) Choose Format → Paragraph
(d) Press Alt + I
82. Ctrl + Home for positioning the insertion point to:
(a) the beginning of the document
(b) the beginning of the paragraph
(c) the beginning of the line
(d) the beginning of the nearest word
83. How do you edit an existing hyperlink within a document?
(a) Choose Edit and then Links
(b) Use Ctrl + H shortcut key
(c) Right click on the hyper linked text → Hyperlink → Edit Hyperlink
(d) Double –click on the linked word or text
84. The key F1 opens a:
(a) Help dialog box
(b) Open dialog box
(c) Save as dialog box
(d) Close dialog box
85. Background colour applied on a document is visible in:
(a) Web Layout View
(b) Print Layout View
(c) Outline View
(d) Normal View
86. What is the shortcut key used to insert an ‘Endnote’?
(a) Ctrl + Alt +D
(b) Ctrl + Alt + F
(c) Ctrl + Alt + E
(d) Ctrl + Shift + D
87. One method to exit from a word window by pressing keys:
(a) Alt + C
(b) Alt + F4
(c) Alt + F3
(d) Ctrl + F5
88. Which is the tool used to view the total number of ‘Lines’ in the word document?
(a) View → Word count
(b) Status bar
(c) Format → Word count
(d) Tools → Word count
89. What is the default Font size while we opening a new document in Word-2003?
(a) 8
(b) 10
(c) 12
(d) 14
90. What will happen when we press the keys ‘Ctrl + Del’?
(a) Delete one word right of cursor
(b) Delete one character right of cursor
(c) Delete one character left of cursor
(d) Delete one word left of cursor
91. How many options are available in the change case dialogue window?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
92. What is the size of Brief Carriage of a typewriter?
(a) 80°
(b) 100°
(c) 140°
(d) 180°
93. When the salutation in a business letter is ‘Dear Sir’ or ‘Dear Sirs’ it is customary to use the complimentary close:
(a) Yours truly
(b) Yours sincerely
(c) Yours very truly
(d) Yours faithfully
94. After a question mark leave:
(a) one space
(b) two space
(c) no space
(d) any space
95. What will happen to the carriage after typing one letter?
(a) Carriage will move 1/2 space to the left side
(b) Carriage will move 1 space to the left side
(c) Carriage will move 1½ space to the left side
(d) Carriage will move 2 space to the left side
96. The sign/in the manuscript is corrected as:
(a) insertion
(b) delete
(c) the
(d) next paragraph
97. The capital letter ‘M’ in the Roman numerical indicates the number.
(a) 500
(b) 1000
(c) 100
(d) 10000
98. Which type of the following rubber is not used for making the cylinder?
(a) Soft
(b) Hard
(c) Medium
(d) Elastic
99. Which is the default right side margin of a new word document in Word-2003 ?
(a) 1”
(b) 1.25”
(c) 1.5”
(d) 2”
100. The command ‘Drop cap’ is available from the following menu:
(a) Tools
(b) Table
(c) Insert
(d) Format
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