Kerala PSC Degree Level BDO Preliminary Examination 2008 Question Paper With Answer Key

Kerala PSC Degree Level BDO Preliminary Examination 2008

1. The Chilika Lake is in:

(a)  Goa

(b)  Odisha

(c)  Assam

(d)  Karnataka

Answer: (b)

2. The clouds which causes continuous rain:

(a)  Stratus

(b)  Cumulous

(c)  Sirus

(d)  Nimbus

Answer: (d)

3. Taran Taran tragedy was associated with:

(a)  Bus collision

(b)  Plane crash

(c)  Train – Bus collision

(d)  Train collision

Answer: (c)

4. Tiger airways belonged to:

(a)  Malaysia

(b)  Singapore

(c)  Srilanka

(d)  Bangladesh

Answer: (b)

5. The country which won the 2006 Johannesburg test:

(a)  India

(b)  Wes Indies

(c)  Australia

(d)  Pakistan

Answer: (a)

6. Greg Chappal was a:

(a)  Volleyball coach

(b)  Tennis coach

(c)  Cricket coach

(d)  Football coach

Answer: (c)

7. Total medal India acquired in the 12th Commonwealth Games:

(a)  6

(b)  12

(c)  11

(d)  16

Answer: (d)

8. Total medal India acquired in the 12th Commonwealth Games:

(a)  6

(b)  12

(c)  11

(d)  16

Answer: (b)

9. Speaker of the 12th Legislative Assembly in Kerala:

(a)  K. Radhakrishnan

(b)  M. Vijayakumar

(c)  Vakkam Purushothaman

(d)  None of these

Answer: (a)

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

Answer: (a)

11. Paper gold is:

(a)  A.T.M.

(b)  Draft

(c)  Special Drawing Right

(d)  Statutory Liquid Ratio

Answer: (c)

12. The practice of crossing a cheque originated in:

(a)  India

(b)  Britain

(c)  France

(d)  America

Answer: (b)

13. Trichology is the study of:

(a)  bone

(b)  brain

(c)  stuffing animals

(d)  hair

Answer: (d)

14. _____ is the economic process through which human wants are satisfied.

(a)  Production

(b)  Distribution

(c)  Industry

(d)  Consumption

Answer: (d)

15. Gandhi – Irwin Pact was signed in :

(a)  1932

(b)  1931

(c)  1933

(d)  1930

Answer: (b)

16. First Indian war of Independence began at:

(a)  Meerat

(b)  Jhansi

(c)  Delhi

(d)  Satara

Answer: (a)

17. ‘Forward Policy’ was initiated by :

(a)  Lord Mayo

(b)  Lord Northbrook

(c)  Lord Lytton

(d)  Lord Auckland

Answer: (c)

18. Jamabandi Reforms were the reforms of:

(a)  Akbar

(b)  Shershah

(c)  Tipu Sultan

(d)  Alaudhin Khilji

Answer: (c)

19. Revenge movement broke out in:

(a)  France

(b)  Italy

(c)  Latin America

(d)  Ireland

Answer: (a)

20. Agricultural growth in India during 2006-07 was:

(a)  9%

(b)  2.7%

(c)  6%

(d)  3.7%

Answer: (b)

21. World Bank President to quit office recently for misconduct is:

(a)  Paul Volfovits

(b)  Swaraj Paul

(c)  Robert Sollik

(d)  None of these

Answer: (a)

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

Answer: (b)

  1. World 2007 is:

(a)  Honey Lee

(b)  Puja Gupta

(c)  Natala Gulmerse

(d)  Riyo Mori

Answer: (*)

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

Answer: (c)

25. The State Government’s Best Actor Award for film (2008) was won by:

(a)  Mohanlal

(b)  Mammootty

(c)  Thilakan

(d)  None of these

Answer: (d)

26. Maha Bachat Scheme is initiated by

(a)  Canara Bank

(b)  Punjab National Bank

(c)  Vijaya Bank

(d)  Federal Bank

Answer: (b)

27. Smart city project was signed on :

(a)  13-5-07

(b)  12-5-07

(c)  15-5-07

(d)  13-4-07

Answer: (a)

28. Neurons are seen in :

(a)  Brain

(b)  Lungs

(c)  Veins

(d)  Blood vessels

Answer: (a)

29. Raja Ravi Varma Award 2007 was presented to :

(a)  Muhammad Hussain

(b)  M. F. Hussain

(c)  Ahamed Hussain

(d)  KP. S. Kurup

Answer: (b)

30. “Dhera Sachcha Sauda” is an organization of:

(a)  Haryana

(b)  Orissa

(c)  Delhi

(d)  Punjab

Answer: (a)

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

Answer: (c)

32. Founder of Alappuzha city:

(a)  Paliath Achan

(b)  Velu Thampi

(c)  Balarama Varma

(d)  Raja Kesava Das

Answer: (d)

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

Answer: (c)

34. INSAT 4B was launched by the European Space Agency Rocket called :

(a)  Ariane 4

(b)  Ariane 5

(c)  Skynet 4

(d)  Skynet 5

Answer: (b)

35. Psoriasis disease is evident in :

(a)  Skin

(b)  Eyes

(c)  Fingers

(d)  Nails

Answer: (a)

36. Market Regulations was introduced by:

(a)  Tughlaqs

(b)  Khiljis

(c)  Slaves

(d)  Sayyids

Answer: (b)

37. The year of Colachel battle:

(a)  1741

(b)  1841

(c)  1740

(d)  1781

Answer: (a)

38. Agama-Sidhantha is the sacred book of:

(a)  Sikhs

(b)  Buddhists

(c)  Jains

(d)  Jews

Answer: (c)

39. Muziris had trade relation with:

(a)  China

(b)  Central Asia

(c)  Sri Lanka

(d)  Rome

Answer: (d)

40. “Ariyittuvazhcha” was the coronation ceremony of:

(a)  Kolathiris

(b)  Zamorins

(c)  Kochi rulers

(d)  Travancore rulers

Answer: (b)

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

Answer: (c)

42. Three language formula for education was proposed by :

(a)  Kothari Commission

(b)  Muhammad Committee

(c)  Radhakrishnan Committee

(d)  Sachchar Committee

Answer: (a)

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

Answer: (d)

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

Answer: (b)

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

Answer: (d)

46. Vayalar award of 2006 presented to :

(a)  Sethu

(b)  Sara Joseph

(c)  Pamman

(d)  Mukundan

Answer: (a)

47. Author of Coolie :

(a)  K. T. Dholakia

(b)  Aldous Huxley

(c)  A. B. Vajpayee

(d)  Mulkraj Anand

Answer: (d)

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

Answer: (b)

49. The hottest zone between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricon

(a)  Temperate zone

(b)  Frigid zone

(c)  Troposphere

(d)  Torrid zone

Answer: (d)

50. The river known as Dakshin Ganga is :

(a)  Krishna

(b)  Bhavani

(c)  Kaveri

(d)  Nila

Answer: (c)

51. The strait connecting the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea :

(a)  Palk Strait

(b)  Persian Gulf

(c)  Magallan Strait

(d)  Bering Strait

Answer: (a)

52. The odd among the following:

(a)  Gonu

(b)  Tsunami

(c)  Ivan

(d)  Tornado

Answer: (b)

53. Annapurna Scheme aims at :

(a)  Senior citizens

(b)  Tribals

(c)  Children

(d)  Girls

Answer: (a)

54. The late entrant in the G-8 summit

(a)  Japan

(b)  Russia

(c)  China

(d)  India

Answer: (b)

55. Chin’s East Project is for a solution of:

(a)  Drinking water

(b)  Internet system

(c)  Energy problem

(d)  Health problem

Answer: (c)

56. Fastest planet:

(a)  Pluto

(b)  Mars

(c)  Venus

(d)  Mercury

Answer: (d)

57. H-1B Visas are :

(a)  Tourist visas

(b)  Immigrant visas

(c)  Landing permits

(d)  Non-immigrant visas

Answer: (d)

58. “The Joy of Numbers” was written by :

(a)  Valsala

(b)  Arundati Roy

(c)  Sakuntala Devi

(d)  Alan Kay

Answer: (c)

59. The King who abolished “Pulappedi”:

(a)  Kulasekhara Alwar

(b)  Kottayam Kerala Varma

(c)  Vira Kerala Varma

(d)  Balarama Varma

Answer: (b)

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

Answer: (a)

61. ‘Gavisti’ a term related to :

(a)  Sangam culture

(b)  Gupta culture

(c)  Vedic culture

(d)  Indus culture

Answer: (c)

62. The birth place of 24th Thirthankara

(a)  Kundala Grama

(b)  Kusinagara

(c)  Rajagriha

(d)  Saranath

Answer: (a)

63. The first Persian ruler who conquered Gandhara :

(a)  Darius III

(b)  Seleucus

(c)  Alexander

(d)  Darius I

Answer: (d)

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

Answer: (a)

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

Answer: (b)

66. Fundamental feature of Neolithic culture was the use of :

(a)  lithics

(b)  iron

(c)  hard stones

(d)  microlithics

Answer: (b)

67. Kerala Panchayat Raj Bill was introduced in the year :

(a)  1995

(b)  1993

(c)  1994

(d)  2001

Answer: (c)

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

Answer: (a)

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

Answer: (d)

70. Science of soil is called:

(a)  Pedology

(b)  Histology

(c)  Ecology

(d)  Oncology

Answer: (a)

71. Unhygienic surroundings _____ health problems.

(a)  give rise to

(b)  call for

(c)  call off

(d)  set in

Answer: (a)

72. The book is not only interesting but also ____

(a)  intruding

(b)  intrinsic

(c)  endearing

(d)  instructive

Answer: (d)

73. Find the word that is wrongly spelt:

(a)  courageous

(b)  encourage

(c)  vicious

(d)  majistrate

Answer: (d)

74. Place an alphabet before the word love to get the meaning a spice :

(a)  T

(b)  C

(c)  S

(d)  W

Answer: (b)

75. Choose the word t hat is closest in meaning to the word immunity:

(a)  disinclination

(b)  freedom

(c)  protection

(d)  apathy

Answer: (c)

76. The closest meaning of the word benevolence is :

(a)  attention

(b)  attraction

(c)  patience

(d)  kindness

Answer: (d)

77. The word which means false reports that damage the reputation of a person:

(a)  candour

(b)  gander

(c)  banter

(d)  slander

Answer: (d)

78. Choose the correctly spelt word :

(a)  peuruse

(b)  purseue

(c)  persue

(d)  pursue

Answer: (d)

79. Select the word meaning small branch :

(a)  bit

(b)  stick

(c)  twig

(d)  log

Answer: (c)

80. Arrears best means :

(a)  small pieces

(b)  works of art

(c)  unpaid debts

(d)  the back portion of a building

Answer: (c)

81. Choose the correct preposition for the sentence The thief hid all his loot ____ a stone.

(a)  below

(b)  under

(c)  beneath

(d)  by

Answer: (b)

82. I don’t want you to be disappointed ____ me.

(a)  with

(b)  about

(c)  for

(d)  at

Answer: (a)

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

Answer: (a)

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

Answer: (b)

85. He became a philosopher, ____.

(a)  didn’t he ?

(b)  did he ?

(c)  has he ?

(d)  hasn’t he ?

Answer: (a)

86. I meant _____ your attention to this matter.

(a)  to be called

(b)  to call

(c)  to calling

(d)  to had called

Answer: (b)

87. The car pulled _____ before the front door.

(a)  up

(b)  at

(c)  by

(d)  an

Answer: (a)

88. Home is _____ sweetest place on earth.

(a)  our

(b)  the

(c)  a

(d)  an

Answer: (b)

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

Answer: (b)

90. The opposite of vice is :

(a)  wickedness

(b)  virtue

(c)  goodness

(d)  silence

Answer: (b)

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

Answer: (b)

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

Answer: (c)

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

Answer: (c)

94. He is quite at sea. At sea means :

(a)  by the sea

(b)  lost in thought

(c)  determined

(d)  confused

Answer: (d)

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

Answer: (a)

96. I save money by ____ smoking.

(a)  carefully

(b)  frequently

(c)  ever

(d)  never

Answer: (d)

97. I ____ prefer coffee.

(a)  ever

(b)  usually

(c)  forever

(d)  never

Answer: (b)

98. There is a cat in the kitchen _____ is drinking milk.

(a)  It

(b)  He

(c)  She

(d)  Them

Answer: (a)

99. They sell ____ dresses in that store.

(a)  lady

(b)  lady’s

(c)  ladies

(d)  ladies’

Answer: (d)

100. _____ bread and butter the only thing you have for me ?

(a)  Wasn’t

(b)  Are

(c)  Is

(d)  Aren’t

Answer: (c)

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