Kerala PSC Degree Level Secretariat Assistant Examination 2015
1. What is the time limit within which an information is to be provided regarding the life and liberty of a person under the R.T.I. Act 2005?
(a) 30 days
(b) 24 hours
(c) 60 days
(d) 48 hours
2. The SC/ST (Preventions of Atrocities) Act 1989 enforced with effect from:
(a) 30th January 1990
(b) 22nd February 1991
(c) 30th November 1990
(d) 30th July 1990
3. Who wrote the book “A vindication of the rights of woman”?
(a) Frieden
(b) Mary Wollstone Craft
(c) Ginsburg
(d) Casgrain
4. The Lokayukta and Upalokayukta Act was first passed in:
(a) Maharashtra
(b) West Bengal
(c) Karnataka
(d) Tamil Nadu
5. Right to property was removed from the list of Fundamental Rights by the
(a) 43rd Amendment
(b) 45th Amendment
(c) 44th Amendment
(d) 42nd Amendment
6. The chairman and members of the State Public Service Commission are appointed by:
(a) The President
(b) The Chief Justice of the High Court
(c) The Chief Minister of the State
(d) The Governor
7. Who act as the friend, philosopher and guide of the Public Account Committee?
(a) The Prime Minister
(b) Comptroller and Auditor General
(c) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(d) Attorney General
8. An order of court of produce a person suffering detention is called:
(a) Mandamus
(b) Certiorari
(c) Habeas Corpus
(d) Quo-warranto
9. The concept of Directive Principles was borrowed from:
(a) Irish Republic
(b) Switzerland
(c) Constitution of USA
(d) Constitution of UK
10. ‘Sati’ – Self immolation of widows – was prohibited by law in Bengal in 1829 by the British governor:
(a) Sir John Shore
(b) Warren Hastings
(c) Wellesley
(d) William Bentinck
11. Which of the following units is usually use to denote intensity of pollution?
(a) Milligrams
(b) Nanograms
(c) Parts per million
(d) Kilogram
12. Nitrogen fixing bacteria lives in the root tumours of pea-plants is called:
(a) Rhizome
(b) Rhizobium
(c) E-coli
(d) Streptococcus
13. Which of the following chemicals is used in fire extinguishers?
(a) Sodium bicarbonate
(b) Sodium nitrate
(c) Potassium bicarbonate
(d) Sodium Chloride
14. Which phenomenon of light is behind the rainbow?
(a) Diffraction
(b) Scattering
(c) Reflection
(d) Radiation
15. Which is the hardest material ever known in the universe?
(a) Platinum
(b) Graphite
(c) Diamond
(d) Marble
16. Which instruments regulates the resistance or current in a circuit?
(a) Volta cell
(b) Rheostat
(c) Generator
(d) Sonometer
17. The scientist who formulated the “Germ theory of disease” is:
(a) Louis Pasteur
(b) Lamarck
(c) Hugo Devries
(d) Griger Mendel
18. In which atmospheric level ozone gas is seen?
(a) Mesosphere
(b) Lithosphere
(c) Stratosphere
(d) Ionosphere
19. Which is the relay centre in our brain?
(a) Pituitary gland
(b) Thalamus
(c) Spinal cord
(d) Meninges
20. Methane gas is invented by the scientist:
(a) Alexandro Volta
(b) Alexander Fleming
(c) John Dalton
(d) Thomas Alwa Edison
21. On which day “Mangalyan’ was launched from Sriharikotta?
(a) 5 November 2012
(b) 5 November 2013
(c) 24 January 2014
(d) 24 September 2014
22. Who is the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
(a) H. S. Brahma
(b) V. S. Sambath
(c) S. Y. Quraishi
(d) Navin Chawla
23. Headquarters of KILA is at:
(a) Kozhikode
(b) Kottayam
(c) Thrissur
(d) Ernakulam
24. The final match of FIFA World Cup 2014 was between:
(a) Germany and Argentina
(b) Argentina and Brazil
(c) Germany and Netherland
(d) Germany and Brazil
25. What is the full form of ‘NITI’ in NITI Aayog?
(a) National Integration and Transforming India
(b) National Institution for Transforming India
(c) National Institution for Transporting India
(d) National Institute for Technology of India
26. Who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2014?
(a) Alice Munro
(b) Herta Muller
(c) Patrick Modiano
(d) Mo Yan
27. Who is the new President of Sri Lanka?
(a) Mahindra Rajapaksa
(b) Chandrika Kumaratunga
(c) Ranil Wickremasinghe
(d) Maithripala Sirisena
28. In which year ‘Bharat Ratna’, the highest civilian award in India was instituted?
(a) 1952
(b) 1954
(c) 1956
(d) 1964
29. Who is the present Governor of Kerala?
(a) P. Sadasivam
(b) R. L. Bhatia
(c) Nikhil Kumar
(d) Sheela Dikshit
30. Which work of Subhash Chandran won Kendra Sahitya Academy Award 2014?
(a) Ghatikarangal Nilaykunna Samayam
(b) Blood Mary
(c) Parudeesa Nashtam
(d) Manushyanu Oru Aamukham
31. The famous Champaran Satayagraha was started by Gandhiji in the year:
(a) 1916
(b) 1917
(c) 1919
(d) 1920
32. Which education reform was considered as the ‘Magna Carta’ of English Education in India?
(a) Charter Act of 1813
(b) Hunter Commission
(c) Wood’s Despatch
(d) Indian University Act
33. Who was considered as the father of Indian Self Government?
(a) Lord Mayo
(b) Lord Curzon
(c) Lord Lytton
(d) Lord Ripon
34. In which year Rash Bihari Bose organized the Indian Independence league at Bangkok?
(a) 1938
(b) 1940
(c) 1942
(d) 1944
35. Which is the oldest mountain range in India?
(a) Aravalli
(b) Western Ghats
(c) Eastern Ghats
(d) Himalayas
36. Which river was considered as sacred by the Vedic Aryans?
(a) Sindhu
(b) Ganga
(c) Saraswathi
(d) Brahmaputra
37. Who wrote the famous book ‘Poverty and Un-British Rule in India’?
(a) R. P. Dutt
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) M. G. Ranade
(d) Gopalkrishna Gokhale
38. What was the original name of Swami Dayananda Saraswathi?
(a) Kesab Chandra Sen
(b) Narendranath Datta
(c) Mulshankar
(d) Mohan Roy
39. Who among the following English men described the 1857 was a ‘National Rising’?
(a) T.R. Holmes
(b) James Mill
(c) Benjamin Disraeli
(d) Sir James Outram
40. Who was the Chief Organizer of the ‘Ghadar Movement’?
(a) Lala Hardayal
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Lala Lajapat Rai
(d) Lal Chand Falak
41. The famous work ‘Mokshapradeepam’ was written by:
(a) Dr. Palpu
(b) Kumaranasan
(c) V. T. Bhattairippad
(d) Brahmananda Sivayogi
42. Where was the famous news paper ‘Swadeshabhimani’ started by Vakkom Abdul Khadar Maulavi?
(a) Kannur
(b) Cochin
(c) Anchutengu
(d) Attingal
43. Nair Service Society was formed in the year:
(a) 1911
(b) 1914
(c) 1917
(d) 1918
44. Who founded ‘Advaita Ashram’ at Aluva in 1913?
(a) Chattampi Swami
(b) Ayya Vaikundar
(c) Thycaud Ayya
(d) Sri Narayana Guru
45. The famous Tirunelli temple lies in the valley of:
(a) Ezhimala
(b) Brahmagiri
(c) Puralimala
(d) Malayattor
46. Which of the following river was called as ‘Churni’ in Ancient times?
(a) Bharatapuzha
(b) Pampa
(c) Chaliyar
(d) Periyar
47. Which of the work contains the earliest reference to the town of Quilon?
(a) Topographic Indika Christiana
(b) Periplus of Erythrean Sea
(c) Tao-i-Chilio
(d) Si-Yu-Ki
48. Who was the leader of the first agricultural labourers strike in Kerala demanding the social and economic issues?
(a) A. K. Gopalan
(b) P. Krishna Pillai
(c) EMS Namboodiripad
(d) Ayyankali
49. What was the original name of Vagbhatananda?
(a) Kunhiraman
(b) Kunhikannan
(c) Kunhunni
(d) Kumaran
50. Who started Prathyksha Daiva Sabha, a Dalit liberation move in Kerala?
(a) Poykayil Yohannan
(b) Pandit Karuppan
(c) Thycaud Ayya
(d) Natraja Guru
51. The target group under ICDS scheme is:
(a) Children of SC and ST
(b) Children of below poverty line
(c) Children in the age group 0-6 years
(d) Children of Ex-Servicemen
52. Indira Awas Yojana is related to the construction of:
(a) Rural Infrastructure
(b) Urban Infrastructure
(c) Rural Housing
(d) Urban Housing
53. Jawahar Rozgar Yojana was launched by:
(a) Smt. Indira Gandhi
(b) Shri Rajiv Gandhi
(c) Shri Narasimha Rao
(d) Dr. Manmohan Singh
54. The Antyodaya Anna Yojana was launched on:
(a) December 25th, 2000
(b) October 2nd, 2000
(c) August 15th, 2000
(d) January 26th 2000
55. Which of the following is a non – government organization?
(a) PMAGY
(b) NRDP
(c) NEFWP
(d) Bharath Nirman
56. Valmiki Ambedkar Awaas Yojana was introduced with a view to in the condition of the:
(a) Urban Slum dwellers
(b) Rural dwellers
(c) Forest dwellers
(d) None of the above
57. PMRY is primarily to assist the:
(a) Rural Youths
(b) Employed Youth
(c) Urban Youth
(d) Educated Unemployed Youth
58. Micro credit, entrepreneurship and empowerment are three important components of:
(a) IRDP
(b) NRDP
(c) ICDS
(d) Kudumbasree
59. Sampoorna Gramin Rozar Yojana was dedicated to the nation by the prime minister:
(a) Shri. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(b) Shri Rajeev Gandhi
(c) Dr. Manmohan Singh
(d) Shri V. P. Singh
60. What is the full form of MSY?
(a) Mahila Samskrithi Yojana
(b) Mahila Samskara Yojana
(c) Mahila Samyojak Yojana
(d) Mahila Samridhi Yojana
61. Which virus is treated as the first computer virus?
(a) Trojan horse
(b) SCA virus
(c) Creeper virus
(d) Rabbit
62. Which was the first search engine in the Internet?
(a) Google
(b) Archie
(c) Alta vista
(d) WAIS
63. When is World Computer Literacy Day celebrated?
(a) January 22nd
(b) March 5th
(c) May 20th
(d) December 2nd
64. Which one is the first fully supported 64-bit operating system?
(a) Windows vista
(b) Windows 7
(c) Linux
(d) Mac
65. What type of a software is an operating system?
(a) Application software
(b) System software
(c) Embedded software
(d) Personal computer software
66. What is the full form of the first Electronic Computer ENIAC?
(a) Electrical Numerical Integrator and Calculator
(b) Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator
(c) Electrical Numerical Integrated Computer
(d) Electro Numeric Integrity Computer
67. The unauthorized reproduction in the computer crime is considered as:
(a) Software Sabotage
(b) Software Piracy
(c) Masquerading
(d) Eavesdropping and spying
68. In IT Act 2000, which section deals with the punishment of cyber terrorism?
(a) 66(B)
(b) 67(B)
(c) 66(F)
(d) 45(F)
69. What is the process of loading the operating system files into dynamic random access memory?
(a) Formatting
(b) Automatic data exchange
(c) Data sharing
(d) Booting
70. Which technology is used in the processor of a computer to simulates a single processor into two virtual processors to the operating system?
(a) Hyper threading technology
(b) Multi core technology
(c) Simulation technology
(d) Multi threading technology
71. Change the sentence into passive voice: “Manners reveal true character”.
(a) True character is revealed by manners
(b) Good manners reveal good character
(c) True manner reveal character
(d) It is manners that reveal character
72. Replace the underlined phrase with one word. “I did not expect such childishtalk from a grow-up man”.
(a) tamper
(b) prattle
(c) ridicule
(d) stammer
73. Fill in the blanks with a suitable idiom: “The policemen came to my house and accused me of stealing a necklace but I told them that they were _____.
(a) looking a gift horse in the mouth
(b) blowing hot and cold
(c) one for the road
(d) barking up the wrong tree
74. Fill in the blank space with a suitable word. “The Global Positioning System (GPS) helps us to ____”.
(a) navigate
(b) envelope
(c) nostalgia
(d) endeavour
75. Fill in the blanks with suitable article “Can I have ______ omelette and _____ apple with my tea?”
(a) a, an
(b) a, a
(c) an, an
(d) an, a
76. Correct the following sentence: “No newses are good newses.”
(a) No news is good news
(b) No newses are good newses
(c) No newses is good newses
(d) No news are good news
77. The masculine gender of ‘Duck’ is :
(a) Duckling
(b) Goose
(c) Swan
(d) Drake
78. Pick out the adjective from the following sentence: “Neha comes her every day”
(a) comes
(b) here
(c) every
(d) day
79. Fill in the suitable comparative form of the adjective: “Have you heard the ____news?”
(a) late
(b) later
(c) latest
(d) lated
80. Fill in the suitable prepositions: “My mother told me ______ never cry _____ spilt milk?”
(a) of, on
(b) to, over
(c) that, at
(d) so, upon
81. 
(a) 1/3
(b) 2/3
(c) 1/4
(d) 1/6
82. The sum of ages of Sita and Reena is 32. of Reena is 3 times the age of Sita. Age of Reena is
(a) 8
(b) 26
(c) 4
(d) 24
83. Find the odd one in the group
27, 35, 47, 52, 63
(a) 35
(b) 52
(c) 47
(d) 63
84. The perimeter of a square is 40 cm. Find the area.
(a) 10 cm2
(b) 400 cm2
(c) 100 cm2
(d) 160 cm2
85. The L. C. M. of two numbers is 2079 and their H.C.F. is 27. If one of the number is 189, find the other:
(a) 299
(b) 197
(c) 295
(d) 297
86. A can do a piece of work in 6 days and B can do in 4 days. How long will they take if both work together?
(a) 5/12
(b) 
(c) 
(d) None of these
87. 30% of a number is 120. Which is the number?
(a) 300
(b) 400
(c) 500
(d) 450
88. Simplify 0.25 + 0.036 + 0.0075 :
(a) 0.2935
(b) 0.02935
(c) 0.00136
(d) 0.0136
89. 
(a) 1.0
(b) 0.01
(c) 0.1
(d) 0.001
90. The sum of two numbers is 44 and they are in the ratio 5 : 6. Find the numbers.
(a) (20, 24)
(b) (21, 23)
(c) (18, 26)
(d) (14, 30)
91. In the following question the mathematical number follow according to a pattern. Discover that pattern and then pick up the missing number from the answer choices :
2, 5, 9, 19, 37, ?
(a) 75
(b) 85
(c) 87
(d) 47
92. If the 11th day of a month having 31 days is a Saturday, which of the following days will occur five times in that month?
(a) Monday
(b) Saturday
(c) Sunday
(d) Thursday
93. In the question below three words are given. They are followed by four words one of which stands for the class to which these three words belong. Identify that word:
Barbarous, Crude, Rude
(a) unrefined
(b) gentlemanly
(c) rude
(d) cultured
94. Read the statements carefully and answer the question which follow:
A cube has six sides each of different colour. The red side is opposite black. The green side is between red and black. The blue side is adjacent to white. The brown side is adjacent to blue. The red side is face down. The side opposite brown is:
(a) Red
(b) Black
(c) White
(d) Green
95. In the following question there is a question mark in the space and it is only one of the five alternatives given under the question which satisfies the same relationship as is found between the two words to the left of the sign. ‘::’ given in the question. Find the correct alternative in the question:
ABDUCT : CDABUT : ABODE: ?
(a) BDAOE
(b) EOABD
(c) AOEBD
(d) DBAOE
96. In the following groups one does not belong to that group. Find the odd man:
Chariot, Bus, Wagon, Car Sleigh
(a) Wagon
(b) Chariot
(c) Sleigh
(d) Car
97. Arrange the following words in the alphabetic order.
(1) approximation (2) appropriation
(2) appurtenance (4) apportionment
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 4, 3, 2, 1
(c) 4, 2, 1, 3
(d) 4, 1, 2, 3
98. Find to the best explanation for the following statement from the answer choices:
Grapes are cheaper than apples. I do not have money to buy two kilograms of grapes. Therefore:
(a) I cannot buy two kilograms of grapes
(b) I can one kilograms of grapes
(c) I cannot buy one kilogram of grapes and one kilogram of apples
(d) I can buy two kilograms of apples
99. In a secret way of writing COMEATONCE FATHER VERY ILL is written as XLNG ZG LMXY UYGSVI EVIB ROO. Bearing this in mind pick up the code from the answer choices for the word given below:
FIT AND WELL
(a) URG ZMV DEOO
(b) UGZNV DEOO
(c) URG ZMV DVOO
(d) URG ZNV DNDO
100. A person was going towards south, then turns left then left again, then right. After that he turned about. In which direction is he now?
(a) North
(b) South
(c) East
(d) West
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