Kerala PSC Degree Level BDO Preliminary Examination 2008
1. The Chilika Lake is in:
(a) Goa
(b) Odisha
(c) Assam
(d) Karnataka
2. The clouds which causes continuous rain:
(a) Stratus
(b) Cumulous
(c) Sirus
(d) Nimbus
3. Taran Taran tragedy was associated with:
(a) Bus collision
(b) Plane crash
(c) Train – Bus collision
(d) Train collision
4. Tiger airways belonged to:
(a) Malaysia
(b) Singapore
(c) Srilanka
(d) Bangladesh
5. The country which won the 2006 Johannesburg test:
(a) India
(b) Wes Indies
(c) Australia
(d) Pakistan
6. Greg Chappal was a:
(a) Volleyball coach
(b) Tennis coach
(c) Cricket coach
(d) Football coach
7. Total medal India acquired in the 12th Commonwealth Games:
(a) 6
(b) 12
(c) 11
(d) 16
8. Total medal India acquired in the 12th Commonwealth Games:
(a) 6
(b) 12
(c) 11
(d) 16
9. Speaker of the 12th Legislative Assembly in Kerala:
(a) K. Radhakrishnan
(b) M. Vijayakumar
(c) Vakkam Purushothaman
(d) None of these
10. ……….. is to administer oath of office to the Indian President in 2007.
(a) Justice K. G. Balakrishnan
(b) Dr. Manmohan Singh
(c) Sri. Somanath Chatterjee
(d) Dr. Bairon Singh Shekavath
11. Paper gold is:
(a) A.T.M.
(b) Draft
(c) Special Drawing Right
(d) Statutory Liquid Ratio
12. The practice of crossing a cheque originated in:
(a) India
(b) Britain
(c) France
(d) America
13. Trichology is the study of:
(a) bone
(b) brain
(c) stuffing animals
(d) hair
14. _____ is the economic process through which human wants are satisfied.
(a) Production
(b) Distribution
(c) Industry
(d) Consumption
15. Gandhi – Irwin Pact was signed in :
(a) 1932
(b) 1931
(c) 1933
(d) 1930
16. First Indian war of Independence began at:
(a) Meerat
(b) Jhansi
(c) Delhi
(d) Satara
17. ‘Forward Policy’ was initiated by :
(a) Lord Mayo
(b) Lord Northbrook
(c) Lord Lytton
(d) Lord Auckland
18. Jamabandi Reforms were the reforms of:
(a) Akbar
(b) Shershah
(c) Tipu Sultan
(d) Alaudhin Khilji
19. Revenge movement broke out in:
(a) France
(b) Italy
(c) Latin America
(d) Ireland
20. Agricultural growth in India during 2006-07 was:
(a) 9%
(b) 2.7%
(c) 6%
(d) 3.7%
21. World Bank President to quit office recently for misconduct is:
(a) Paul Volfovits
(b) Swaraj Paul
(c) Robert Sollik
(d) None of these
22. Find the odd that not related to Kani Mozhi:
(a) Poetess
(b) Scientist
(c) Rajya Sabha member
(d) Daughter of chief Minister from one of an Indian State
- World 2007 is:
(a) Honey Lee
(b) Puja Gupta
(c) Natala Gulmerse
(d) Riyo Mori
24. The award amount of UNESCO’s Puraskar for Palathulli Programme:
(a) 25000 U.S. Dollar
(b) 18000 U.S. Dollar
(c) 20000 U.S. Dollar
(d) 10000 U.S. Dollar
25. The State Government’s Best Actor Award for film (2008) was won by:
(a) Mohanlal
(b) Mammootty
(c) Thilakan
(d) None of these
26. Maha Bachat Scheme is initiated by
(a) Canara Bank
(b) Punjab National Bank
(c) Vijaya Bank
(d) Federal Bank
27. Smart city project was signed on :
(a) 13-5-07
(b) 12-5-07
(c) 15-5-07
(d) 13-4-07
28. Neurons are seen in :
(a) Brain
(b) Lungs
(c) Veins
(d) Blood vessels
29. Raja Ravi Varma Award 2007 was presented to :
(a) Muhammad Hussain
(b) M. F. Hussain
(c) Ahamed Hussain
(d) KP. S. Kurup
30. “Dhera Sachcha Sauda” is an organization of:
(a) Haryana
(b) Orissa
(c) Delhi
(d) Punjab
31. The Keralite who participated in the summit of International Labour Organization held in May-June 2007:
(a) P.J. Joseph
(b) E. Balanandan
(c) Thampan Thomas
(d) Vayalar Ravi
32. Founder of Alappuzha city:
(a) Paliath Achan
(b) Velu Thampi
(c) Balarama Varma
(d) Raja Kesava Das
33. Total number of Cabinet Ministers from Kerala in the Ministry of Dr. Manmohan Singh:
(a) 01
(b) 03
(c) 02
(d) None of these
34. INSAT 4B was launched by the European Space Agency Rocket called :
(a) Ariane 4
(b) Ariane 5
(c) Skynet 4
(d) Skynet 5
35. Psoriasis disease is evident in :
(a) Skin
(b) Eyes
(c) Fingers
(d) Nails
36. Market Regulations was introduced by:
(a) Tughlaqs
(b) Khiljis
(c) Slaves
(d) Sayyids
37. The year of Colachel battle:
(a) 1741
(b) 1841
(c) 1740
(d) 1781
38. Agama-Sidhantha is the sacred book of:
(a) Sikhs
(b) Buddhists
(c) Jains
(d) Jews
39. Muziris had trade relation with:
(a) China
(b) Central Asia
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Rome
40. “Ariyittuvazhcha” was the coronation ceremony of:
(a) Kolathiris
(b) Zamorins
(c) Kochi rulers
(d) Travancore rulers
41. The name Puducherry for Pondicherry was effected from :
(a) 2-10-06
(b) 3-10-06
(c) 1-10-06
(d) 30-9-06
42. Three language formula for education was proposed by :
(a) Kothari Commission
(b) Muhammad Committee
(c) Radhakrishnan Committee
(d) Sachchar Committee
43. The 9th I.C.U. of Medical College, Trivandrum was inaugurated by :
(a) Umman Chandy
(b) V. S. Achuthananthan
(c) K. Karunakaran
(d) P. K. Sreemati
44. Life time achievement award of Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy 2005 went to:
(a) Kottayam Santha
(b) Santha Devi
(c) Kaviyur Ponnamma
(d) Aranmula Ponnamma
45. The first match of the 2007 cricket world cup was between :
(a) India and Pakistan
(b) West Indies and Srilanka
(c) West Indies and England
(d) West Indies and Pakistan
46. Vayalar award of 2006 presented to :
(a) Sethu
(b) Sara Joseph
(c) Pamman
(d) Mukundan
47. Author of Coolie :
(a) K. T. Dholakia
(b) Aldous Huxley
(c) A. B. Vajpayee
(d) Mulkraj Anand
48. Find the odd who was not honoured by the Leeds University for the contribution in Cinema in 2007:
(a) Amitabh Bachchan
(b) Shilpa Shetti
(c) Shabana Azmi
(d) Yash Chopra
49. The hottest zone between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricon
(a) Temperate zone
(b) Frigid zone
(c) Troposphere
(d) Torrid zone
50. The river known as Dakshin Ganga is :
(a) Krishna
(b) Bhavani
(c) Kaveri
(d) Nila
51. The strait connecting the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea :
(a) Palk Strait
(b) Persian Gulf
(c) Magallan Strait
(d) Bering Strait
52. The odd among the following:
(a) Gonu
(b) Tsunami
(c) Ivan
(d) Tornado
53. Annapurna Scheme aims at :
(a) Senior citizens
(b) Tribals
(c) Children
(d) Girls
54. The late entrant in the G-8 summit
(a) Japan
(b) Russia
(c) China
(d) India
55. Chin’s East Project is for a solution of:
(a) Drinking water
(b) Internet system
(c) Energy problem
(d) Health problem
56. Fastest planet:
(a) Pluto
(b) Mars
(c) Venus
(d) Mercury
57. H-1B Visas are :
(a) Tourist visas
(b) Immigrant visas
(c) Landing permits
(d) Non-immigrant visas
58. “The Joy of Numbers” was written by :
(a) Valsala
(b) Arundati Roy
(c) Sakuntala Devi
(d) Alan Kay
59. The King who abolished “Pulappedi”:
(a) Kulasekhara Alwar
(b) Kottayam Kerala Varma
(c) Vira Kerala Varma
(d) Balarama Varma
60. The Kerala Monsoon Fishery (Pelagic) Protection Bill enabled :
(a) the engagement of pelagic fishing in monsoon to traditional fishermen
(b) permission to pelagic fishing in monsoon
(c) stoppage of pelagic fishing in monsoon
(d) stoppage of pelagic fishing in monsoon to traditional fishermen
61. ‘Gavisti’ a term related to :
(a) Sangam culture
(b) Gupta culture
(c) Vedic culture
(d) Indus culture
62. The birth place of 24th Thirthankara
(a) Kundala Grama
(b) Kusinagara
(c) Rajagriha
(d) Saranath
63. The first Persian ruler who conquered Gandhara :
(a) Darius III
(b) Seleucus
(c) Alexander
(d) Darius I
64. ‘Brown Shirts’ was a :
(a) Volunteer militia of Hitler
(b) Secret police of Hitler
(c) Army of Fascist Italy
(d) Secret militia of Communist Russia
65. Mesopotamia the Greek word means :
(a) the land of mountains
(b) the land between rivers
(c) the land of rivers
(d) the land of hills
66. Fundamental feature of Neolithic culture was the use of :
(a) lithics
(b) iron
(c) hard stones
(d) microlithics
67. Kerala Panchayat Raj Bill was introduced in the year :
(a) 1995
(b) 1993
(c) 1994
(d) 2001
68. Kerala’s output by export during 2005-06 was:
(a) 10,000 crore
(b) 12,000 crore
(c) 1,200 crore
(d) 9,000 crore
69. “Ente Maram” project was undertake jointly by:
(a) Education and Local self government departments
(b) Health and Education departments
(c) Education and Revenue departments
(d) Education and Forests departments
70. Science of soil is called:
(a) Pedology
(b) Histology
(c) Ecology
(d) Oncology
71. Unhygienic surroundings _____ health problems.
(a) give rise to
(b) call for
(c) call off
(d) set in
72. The book is not only interesting but also ____
(a) intruding
(b) intrinsic
(c) endearing
(d) instructive
73. Find the word that is wrongly spelt:
(a) courageous
(b) encourage
(c) vicious
(d) majistrate
74. Place an alphabet before the word love to get the meaning a spice :
(a) T
(b) C
(c) S
(d) W
75. Choose the word t hat is closest in meaning to the word immunity:
(a) disinclination
(b) freedom
(c) protection
(d) apathy
76. The closest meaning of the word benevolence is :
(a) attention
(b) attraction
(c) patience
(d) kindness
77. The word which means false reports that damage the reputation of a person:
(a) candour
(b) gander
(c) banter
(d) slander
78. Choose the correctly spelt word :
(a) peuruse
(b) purseue
(c) persue
(d) pursue
79. Select the word meaning small branch :
(a) bit
(b) stick
(c) twig
(d) log
80. Arrears best means :
(a) small pieces
(b) works of art
(c) unpaid debts
(d) the back portion of a building
81. Choose the correct preposition for the sentence The thief hid all his loot ____ a stone.
(a) below
(b) under
(c) beneath
(d) by
82. I don’t want you to be disappointed ____ me.
(a) with
(b) about
(c) for
(d) at
83. He said, “I must go at once. “Change into indirect speech :
(a) He said that he had to go at once
(b) He said that he would go at once
(c) He said that he must have gone at once
(d) He said that he had to go at once
84. Change into indirect speech : ‘Oh dear! I’ve lost my purse’, she said:
(a) She said that she lost her purse
(b) She exclaimed that she lost her purse
(c) She said that she had lost her purse
(d) She expressed that she had lost her purse
85. He became a philosopher, ____.
(a) didn’t he ?
(b) did he ?
(c) has he ?
(d) hasn’t he ?
86. I meant _____ your attention to this matter.
(a) to be called
(b) to call
(c) to calling
(d) to had called
87. The car pulled _____ before the front door.
(a) up
(b) at
(c) by
(d) an
88. Home is _____ sweetest place on earth.
(a) our
(b) the
(c) a
(d) an
89. Choose the correct sentence :
(a) The committee are in session
(b) The committee is in session
(c) The committee were in session
(d) The committee to be in session
90. The opposite of vice is :
(a) wickedness
(b) virtue
(c) goodness
(d) silence
91. The idiom ‘storm in the tea cup’ means
(a) no fuss over trivial matter
(b) big fuss over trivial matter
(c) clever idea
(d) sudden inspiration
92. The mansion was pulled down, to make way for a housing complex. The words italicized mean:
(a) brought
(b) constructed
(c) demolished
(d) broken
93. Most of the people in India live from hand to mouth. The closest meaning to this idiom is:
(a) a life of plenty providing for the future
(b) with moderate provision for the future
(c) without any provision for the future
(d) with some provision for the future
94. He is quite at sea. At sea means :
(a) by the sea
(b) lost in thought
(c) determined
(d) confused
95. Mark stands well with his boss. Stands well closely means :
(a) Mark is well thought of by his boss
(b) Mark is not well thought of by his boss
(c) Boss is well thought of by Mark
(d) Boss is not well thought of by Mark
96. I save money by ____ smoking.
(a) carefully
(b) frequently
(c) ever
(d) never
97. I ____ prefer coffee.
(a) ever
(b) usually
(c) forever
(d) never
98. There is a cat in the kitchen _____ is drinking milk.
(a) It
(b) He
(c) She
(d) Them
99. They sell ____ dresses in that store.
(a) lady
(b) lady’s
(c) ladies
(d) ladies’
100. _____ bread and butter the only thing you have for me ?
(a) Wasn’t
(b) Are
(c) Is
(d) Aren’t
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