Kerala PSC Degree Level Sales Assistant (SR SC-ST) Handicrafts Development Corporation Examination 2012
1. Indian Military Academy is at:
(a) Ahemdnagar
(b) Dehradun
(c) Jabalpur
(d) Pune
2. The National Integration Council held its first meeting in :
(a) 1962
(b) 1963
(c) 1964
(d) 1965
3. Justice B. N. Srikrishna Committee was appointed to submit a report on:
(a) Separate Utharangel State
(b) Separate Kannada State
(c) Separate Telangana State
(d) Separate Maratha State
4. National Human Rights Commission chairman:
(a) Justice Krishna Iyyer
(b) Justice K. G, Balakrishnan
(c) Justice Malimatt
(d) Justice Balakrishnan Eradi
5. The finance minister of India:
(a) A. Raj
(b) P. Chidambaram
(c) Man Mohan Singh
(d) Pranab Mukherjee
6. The ruler of Kingdom of Cochin during 1751-1805 was:
(a) Swathi Thirunal
(b) Sri Rama Varma
(c) Ayilyam Thirunal
(d) Sakthan Thampuran
7. The Fourth Finance Commission head of Kerala.
(a) Dr. Thomas Issac
(b) Dr. P. P. Pillai
(c) Dr. M. A. Oommen
(d) Dr. B. A. Prakash
8. One of the most important social reform movements was spearheaded by
(a) Adi Sankaran
(b) Raja Ravi Varma
(c) Sree Narayana Guru
(d) Veluthampi Dalava
9. The Gandhian approach towards small industry was:
(a) to protect the industries from foreign competition
(b) to protect the big business class
(c) to protect medium producers
(d) to protect small producers
10. Expand NFCH
(a) National Function of Credit and Hedging
(b) National Function for Cataclysm and Homage
(c) National Foundation for Communal Harmony
(d) National Faculty in Chemistry and Humanism
11. National Integration Day:
(a) 16th October
(b) 11th May
(c) 30th June
(d) 6th January
12. All India Home Rule League founded by:
(a) Bal Gangadhara Tilak
(b) C. R. Dutt
(c) Rajaram Mohan Roy
(d) Mrs. Annie Besant
13. The National Commission for women was set up as a statutory body in:
(a) January 1992
(b) January 2002
(c) January 1982
(d) January 1972
14. The Per Capita GDP of Kerala is:
(a) Rs 20,000
(b) Rs. 12880
(c) Rs. 10129
(d) Rs. 11819
15. The election conducted for the first time in Kerala in:
(a) March 1950
(b) March 1957
(c) March 1953
(d) March 1955
16. The Indian Constitution is the:
(a) Unwritten constitution in the world
(b) Smallest written constitution in the world
(c) Lengthiest written constitution in the world
(d) None of the above
17. The Parliament has enacted the child labour act in:
(a) 1986
(b) 1976
(c) 1996
(d) 1974
18. One benefit of social auditing is:
(a) Reduction in inequality
(b) Reduction of unemployment
(c) reduction in false accounting
(d) Reduction of wastages and corruption
19. A powerful Right to Information Act is passed to give citizen’s access to information held by public authorities in the year:
(a) 2002
(b) 2003
(c) 2004
(d) 2005
20. The Common Wealth Games Organising Committee Chairman was:
(a) Lalit Bhanot
(b) Suresh Kalmadi
(c) R. K. Sacheti
(d) Bhure
21. The expansion of KSCZMA :
(a) Kerala State Cricket Zone Management
(b) Kerala State Council Zess Managing and Accounting
(c) Kerala State Coastal Zone Management Authority
(d) Kerala State Council for Zoo Management Authority
22. The apex body for curriculum related matters for school education in India:
(a) The Central Board of Secondary Education
(b) The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination
(c) National Council of Education Research and Training
(d) National Institute of Open Schooling
23. The State which has the lowest literacy rate in India.
(a) Bihar
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Orissa
24. The ministry which is responsible for biological disasters:
(a) Ministry of home affairs
(b) Ministry of environment and forest
(c) Ministry of agriculture
(d) Ministry of health
25. An ……. label has been introduced to label consumer products that are environment friendly.
(a) Agro mark
(b) ISI mark
(c) ECO mark
(d) PSI mark
26. The State Crisis Management Committee is set up under the chairmanship of:
(a) Chief Secretary
(b) Deputy Secretary
(c) Relief Commissioner
(d) Deputy Relief Commissioner
27. Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve is at:
(a) Punjab
(b) Haryana
(c) Assam
(d) Tamil Nadu
28. The objective of United Nation’s convention on climate change is to:
(a) Control pollution
(b) Stablise Green house Gas connection in the atmosphere
(c) Stablise increased rainfall and consequent food
(d) Control the waste dumping by the countries in the sea
29. The Great Himalayan National Park is located at:
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Assam
30. National Policy on child labor was formulated in:
(a) 1983
(b) 1997
(c) 1987
(d) 1993
31. The United Nation’s World Summit on Sustainable development took place in:
(a) Johannesburg
(b) New York
(c) Cancun
(d) Tokyo
32. On 1st April 1999 the IRDP and allied poverty alleviation programmes were merged into a single programme known as:
(a) SGRY
(b) SGSY
(c) JGSY
(d) SAY
33. As per latest estimate ………. per cent people in India live below poverty line.
(a) 30
(b) 25
(c) 27
(d) 37
34. World Summit for social development held in 1995 at:
(a) Germany
(b) Copenhagen
(c) New York
(d) Cairo
35. Population stabilization is an essential perquisite for:
(a) Food security
(b) Control epidemics
(c) Sustainable development
(d) High standard of living
36. International conference on Population and Development held in 1994 at:
(a) Beijing
(b) Denmark
(c) Cairo
(d) Indonesia
37. The state which has the highest worker – population ratio in India is:
(a) Meghalaya
(b) Sikkim
(c) Kerala
(d) Karnataka
38. The largest continent in the world:
(a) Europe
(b) Asia
(c) Africa
(d) Australia
39. The best conductor of heat among liquid is:
(a) oil
(b) water
(c) mercury
(d) spirit
40. The alloy of copper and tin is called:
(a) White metal
(b) bronze
(c) Gun metal
(d) Brass
41. The Chandrayan I was launched in the year:
(a) 2005
(b) 2006
(c) 2007
(d) 2008
42. Botanical Survey of India has its head quarters at:
(a) Mysore
(b) Bangalore
(c) Kolkata
(d) Madras
43. Expansion of NCLP :
(a) National Commission on Labour Programme
(b) National Child Labour Project
(c) National Conference on Law and Power
(d) National Credit and Labour Programme
44. The national commission for women bill was passed on:
(a) 30th September 1990
(b) 30th August 1990
(c) 30th July 1990
(d) 30th June 1990
45. The lightest metal:
(a) Aluminium
(b) Tin
(c) Lithium
(d) Copper
46. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of India’s independence, the government launched ……… fellowships for enabling outstanding young scientists to attain work class levels in science.
(a) Swarnajayanthi
(b) Protahan
(c) Swarnachakra
(d) Pradhamapuraskar
47. The Supreme Commander of India’s armed forces:
(a) Defence minister
(b) Home minister
(c) Prime minister
(d) President
48. The three tier panchayati raj system introduced to:
(a) to ensure better standard of living
(b) to ensure employment opportunities for all
(c) to ensure people’s participation in rural reconstruction
(d) to ensure education and training for all
49. The Lok Sabha consists of:
(a) 543 members
(b) 545 members
(c) 542 members
(d) 541 members
50. Reserve Bank of India was nationalized in the year :
(a) 1943
(b) 1949
(c) 1947
(d) 1935
51. Neither the leader nor his friends ……… found guilty.
(a) is
(b) was
(c) were
(d) has been
52. The poet and novelist …….. dead.
(a) are
(b) were
(c) has
(d) is
53. ………. European was killed in the bus accident.
(a) An
(b) The
(c) A
(d) From
54. Everybody has left the hall, ______?
(a) haven’t they
(b) has they
(c) have they
(d) hasn’t they
55. When I reached the station, the train ………
(a) has started
(b) started
(c) had started
(d) have started
56. If you ……. to me. I would not have got into trouble.
(a) had come
(b) have come
(c) comes
(d) would come
57. If you …….. to me. I would not have got into trouble.
(a) had come
(b) have come
(c) comes
(d) would come
58. He is confident ……… securing the 1st rank.
(a) in
(b) on
(c) at
(d) of
59. Choose the correct sentence.
(a) He sang well at the meeting last night
(b) He sang at the meeting well last night
(c) He sang last night at the meeting well
(d) He sang at the meeting last night well
60. Choose the correct passive form
(a) The bridge is rebuilding
(b) The bridge is being rebuilt
(c) The bridge has rebuilt
(d) The bridge will rebuild
61. The feminine gender of horse is:
(a) hart
(b) mare
(c) she horse
(d) stag
62. One day I will disclose the secret. Here one is:
(a) an adjective
(b) an adverb
(c) a noun
(d) a pronoun
63. He seem happy, The word happy is:
(a) complement
(b) compliment
(c) conjunction
(d) noun
64. Synonym of extravagant is:
(a) extra decent
(b) expensive
(c) exorbitant
(d) costly
65. The antonym of wane is:
(a) inwane
(b) unwain
(c) wax
(d) waneless
66. A person who abstains from alcoholic liquor is:
(a) dealcoholic
(b) totalitarian
(c) unalcoholic
(d) teetotaller
67. Choose the correct sentence.
(a) We went to our office in our car
(b) We went to our office by our car
(c) We went into office in our car
(d) We went in office in our car
68. Skill + full is:
(a) skilful
(b) skillful
(c) skilfull
(d) skillfull
69. The plural of analysis is a:
(a) analyse
(b) analyses
(c) analysisies
(d) analysis
70. Which is the superlative form of high?
(a) next
(b) nightest
(c) neatest
(d) nighset
71. Camels are peculiarly adapted ……… life in the desert.
(a) in
(b) with
(c) to
(d) of
72. Ramesh as well as his friends …….. cricket.
(a) like
(b) likes
(c) is liking
(d) are liking
73. We ……….. English for five years.
(a) study
(b) are studying
(c) had studied
(d) have been studying
74. We ………..our breakfast an hour ago.
(a) finished
(b) have finished
(c) has finished
(d) were finished
75. The correct form of I asked, ‘Don’t you know the way home’?
(a) I asked if he knew the way home
(b) I asked if he did not know the way home
(c) I asked that if he did not know the way home
(d) I asked that whether he did not know the way home
76. Vitamin C is chemically:
(a) Oxalic acid
(b) Acetic acid
(c) Ascorbic acid
(d) Tartaric acid
77. Central metal present in Chlorophyl is
(a) Copper
(b) Tin
(c) Magnesium
(d) Calcium
78. What is VAM?
(a) Virus
(b) Bacteria
(c) Algae
(d) Fungai
79. The contraceptive method more capable to prevent sexually transmitted disease (STD):
(a) Condom
(b) Copper T
(c) Pills
(d) Diaphragms
80. The compound added to the otherwise odourless LPG cooking for imparting a detectable smell is:
(a) HS
(b) Ethylmercapton
(c) 2-methyl propanol
(d) Ammonia
81. Which of the following is a non-metal that remains liquid at room temperature:
(a) Phosphorous
(b) Bromine
(c) Chlorine
(d) Helium
82. The real image is obtained from:
(a) Convex mirror
(b) Plane mirror
(c) Concave lens
(d) Convex lens
83. The distance between earth and sun is termed as:
(a) Parsec
(b) Astronomical unit
(c) Angstrom
(d) Light year
84. A thin film, such as a layer of oil on water, show beautiful colours when illuminated by white light. The phenomenon involved is:
(a) Reflection
(b) Refraction
(c) Interference
(d) Diffraction
85. Fruits are the source of mainly:
(a) Minerals
(b) Vitamins
(c) Carbohydrates
(d) All of these
86. Which type of immunoglobulin is responsible for allergic reactions:
(a) IgA
(b) IgD
(c) IgE
(d) IgG
87. 3, 10, 31, 94, …… 850
(a) 283
(b) 396
(c) 523
(d) 427
88. 642, 587, 364, 839
If in these each number the first and the third digits are interchanged and the newly formed numbers are arranged in ascending order which will be the third.
(a) 642
(b) 364
(c) 587
(d) 839
89. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which one does not belong to that group ?
(a) Eyes
(b) Fingers
(c) Legs
(d) Ears
90. In a code language ‘WEATHER’ is written as ‘AEWUREH’. How would ‘EXTRACT’ be written in that code.
(a) TXESTCA
(b) TCASTXE
(c) TXEQTCA
(d) TCAXTXE
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