1. How many members in Rajya Sabha?
250
2. First Chief Minister of Kerala?
E.M.Sankaran Namboothiripad
3. Which is not a food crop?
(a)Wheat (b) Barley (c) Maize (d) Cotton
Ans:Cotton
4. Which is the largest river in Kerala?
Periyar
5. How many members in a cricket team?
11
6. Communist Manifesto written by?
Karl Marx
7. Which District in Kerala has the largest number of Grama Panchayath?
Malappuram
8. The country which got independence in 1971 August 15?
Bahrain
9. Which country got gold medal in mens football in 2008 Olympics?
Argentina
10. The first five year plan was started in :
1951
11. The author of the book “Republic”?
Plato
12. Who is known as Kerala Gandhi?
K.Kelappan
13. Who attended all the three round table conference?
Dr.B.R.Ambedkar
14. How many times the sun is bigger than the earth?
109 times
15. The first Indian who got the Nobel Prize for physics?
Dr.C.V.Raman
16. Choose the correct spelt word:
(a)Forti (b) Fourti (c)Fourty (d)Forty
Ans: Forty
17. The largest producer of Milk in the world?
India
18. The essential vitamin for the functioning of reproduction:
Vitamin E
19. The first Chief Election Commissioner of India?
Sukumar Sen
20. Who wrote the famous book “India wins freedom”?
Moulana Abdul Kalam Azad
21. The colour of Ammonium Chloride is :
White
22. The first general election conducted in Independence India on:
1952
23. How many members in “SAARC”?
8
24. The blue colour of the sky due to :
Scattering of the light
25. The district in Kerala through which maximum number of the rivers flow?
Kasargod
26. Constitution of India was adopted on :
1950 January 26
27. World Red Cross Day is :
May 8
28. “Medulla Oblongata” is a part of :
Brain
29. Metals……………… when they are heated.
Expanded
30. The first Indian woman athlete to win gold medal in Asiad?
Kamaljith Sandhu
31. World Human Rights Day :
December 10
32. Father of Political Science:
Aristotle
33. The study about cancer is :
Oncology
34. The members to Rajyasabha in Kerala is :
9
35. How many languages included in the 8th schedule of our constitution?
22
36. ‘EEC’ is connected with:
Brain
37. The last member of UNO:
Montenegro
38. The name of Prime Minister who nationalize “14” banks in India:
Indira Gandhi
39. International Book Day:
April 23
40. First official census conducted in India on :
1881
41. The sun----- when I got up.
Had risen
42. The article which gives special privileges to Jammu and Kashmir.
370
43. The National High way which connected Kolkotha to Chennai.?
NH 5
44. “Sardar Sarovar Project’ built in -------- river.
Narmada
45. Who was the first opposition leader of Kerala legislative assembly?
P.T.Chacko
46. The first summit of “NAM”:
Belgrade
47. First woman chief election commissioner of India:
V.S.Ramadevi
48. The secretary general of UNO?
Ban Ki Moon
49. The capital city of Madhya Pradesh?
Bhopal
50. Which are the nations signed in the “Panchaseel”?
India and China
51. Everyone cheered the winner, ……..?
Didn’t they?
52. Prices------ during the last two years.
(a)have increased (b)increased (c)would increase (d)increasing
Ans:(b)Increased
53. He has now recovered from his injury and ------- again.
(a)is able to walk (b)was able to walk (c)had walked (d)had been walking
Ans:(a)Is able to walk
54. We------- a very enjoyable holiday in Ooty last summer.
(a) Have had (b)had (c)were (d) was
Ans: (b) had
55. ----------- your breakfast already?
(a) Have you had (b)Had you (c)Do you have (d) Has had
Ans: (a)Have you had
56. I ------------ him since he was in the hospital.
(a) have not seen (b) had not seen (c)was seen (d)were seen
Ans: (a) have not seen
57. He ------- at the age of twenty eight, in 1988.
(a) Get married (b)got married (c)have got married (d)gets married
Ans: (a) got married
58. After working with him for some time, I came ------------ his efficiency.
(a) to admire (b)admired (c)admiring (d)admires
Ans: (a) to admire
59. ………… will captain the college team ?
(a) Who (b)Which (c)When (d)What
Ans: Who
60. Political leaders should think of the people …………… they are accountable.
(a) to who (b)to whom (c)who (d)which
Ans: (b) to whom
61. Gandhiji used …………….. major part of his time for spinning.
(a) the (b)a (c)an (d)no article
Ans: (a) the
62. He is ……… right man for the job.
(a) a (b)the (c)an (d) no article
Ans: the
63. Fragile means:
Delicate
64. The antonym of timid is :
Adventurous
65. The antonym of diligent is :
Idle
66. Abortive is the synonym of :
Futile
67. Fratricide means the murder of one’s …………
Brother
68. The first person who ………. the question will be awarded a prize.
Answers
69. I hope you succeed ……….. your effort.
(a) in (b) on (c) from (d) with
Ans: (a) in
70. Always be …………
(a) honesty (b) honest (c)honestly (d) to honest
Ans: (b) honest
71. In the following option, the number which is not a perfect square is :
(a) 178929 (b) 436217 (c)61504 (d)46656
Ans: (b)436217
72. Anil can do a work in 12 days. Basheer can do it in 15 days. Chandran can do the same work in 20 days. If they all work together, the number of days need to complete the work is :
5
73. In a hostel, there is enough food for 50 students to last for 30 days. After 6 days 25 more students are admitted to the hostel. Now, how many more days the food is going to last?
16
74. The correct sequence of missing letters in ba - a – aab:
abb
75. An article is sold at Rs.4,375. If it is sold at a loss of 12.5%. What was the cost price?
Rs.5,000
76. John and Jacob started a business contributing Rs.60,000 and Rs.50,000 respectively. At the end of the year, the profit was Rs.35,000 in which Rs.13,000 was used to furnish the office. If they divide the remaining profit proportionately, Jacob will get ………… as his share.
Rs.10,000
77. A is the brother of B.C is the father of A. D is the brother of E. E is the daughter of B. Then uncle of D is :
A
78. The difference between the largest four digit number and the smallest three digit number is :
9899
79. In a class of 50 students, 32 students passed in English and 38 students passed in Mathematics. If 20 students passed in both the subjects, the number of students who passed neither English nor Mathematics is :
0
80. A company produces 18% more machines than that of the previous year. If their production in the current year is 17700 machines, the production last year is :
15000
81. At 8 o’ clock in the morning Mr. Ram was at a distance of 105 km from the railway station. To get his train he was to reach the station at least at 9.45 a.m. The minimum speed required for him to travel in order to get the train is:
60km/hour
82. If the number 357x4 is divisible by 6, then value of x is :
2
83.
is equal to :
11/16
84. An amount becomes Rs.11,300 in 2 years and Rs.12,600 in 4 years. The rate, if calculated at simple interest is :
6.5%
85. In trial average method, the average of 20 numbers is assumed to be 24. The sum of deviations of the numbers from 24 is found to be -15. What is the average?
23.25
86. A bank compounds interest half yearly. Raju deposits Rs.25,000 in the bank at a rate of 8%. The total interest at the end of one year is :
2,040 rupees
87. There are 50 students in a class. In a class test 22 students get 25 marks each, 18 students get 30 marks each. Each of the remaining gets 16 marks. The average mark of the whole class is :
25
88. A man has equal number of one rupee, five rupee and ten rupee notes with him. If he has Rs.480 with him, the number of one rupee note is :
30
89. How long does a train 110 metres long running at a speed of 36 km/hour take to cross a bridge of 132 metres in length?
24.2 seconds
90. A is taller than B; B is taller than C; D is taller than E and E is taller than B. Who is the shortest?
C
91. CDE: GHI::PQR:……
XYZ
92. A shopkeeper wants to get 20% gain on an article after allowing a discount of 15%. If the article costs him Rs.153, what price should be mark on the article?
216 rupees
93. 0.000033÷0.11=
0.0003
94. The product of two numbers is 864 and their H.C.F is 12. Their L.C.M. is :
72
95. An amount is divided among P,Q,R in the ratio 2:5:7. If P’s share is Rs.3,000 then the difference between the shares of Q and R is :
Rs.3000
96.
1200
97. The three-fifth of a number is 40 more than the 40 percent of the same number. The number is :
200
98. 4,9,25,49,121,169, ……..
289
99. √338 =K√2. Then K= …..
13
100. In a class of 60 students, 55% are boys. The number of girls in the class is :
27
Sunday, December 5, 2010
KERALA STATE HANDLOOM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT EXAM PAPER
ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT IN KERALA STATE HANDLOOM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED. EXAM HELD ON 17-04-2010
1. Development bankers are also known as:
Financial institution
2. Drugs and cosmetic act came in to force on :
1940
3. Agency for international standardization is known as :
ISO
4. The method of raising capital by a company through sale of shares or stock to the general public for the first time is :
Initial Public offer.
5. Which of the following is not the feature of lease financing?
(a) The lessee bears by the risk of obsolescence.
(b) The cost of repairs and maintenance are borne by the lessee.
(c) The lease cannot be cancelled.
(d)The Lease period is generally small.
Ans: The Lease period is generally small.
6. Which of the following is not the objective of Internal Check?
(a)Divisions of work among the staff.
(b)Errors and fraud are automatically discovered.
(c) Prevention of errors and frauds.
(d)Allow the staff to do any single work from beginning to end.
Ans: Allow the staff to do any single work from beginning to end.
7. Which of the following methods of inventory valuation results in higher valuation of inventory when there is a decreasing trend in prices?
(a)FIFO (b)LIFO (c)HIFO (d)NIFO
Ans:LIFO
8. Which of the following is not related to Commercial Audit?
(a)Private commercial concern
(b)Professional auditors
(c) Compulsory Audit
(d) Audit is done periodically after a fixed period.
Ans: Compulsory Audit.
9. Regional Rural Bank has been established on the recommend of :
Narasimhan committee.
10. A Derivative is a:
Derivative contract.
11. Which accounting principle that assumes the concern will last for long time?
Going concern.
12. The highest national forum for economy planning in India is :
National Development Council
13. Who is the author of “Principle of Management”?
Oliver Sheldon.
14. The home of cotton is :
India
15. Work simplifications is objective of :
Job analysis.
16. SEBI was established in the year:
1988
17. IRDA was established on the recommendation of :
R. N Malhotra Committee.
18. Price skimming means:
Fixing a price much higher than the cost of production.
19. Marginal cost price is adopted when?
The product is introduced in a new market.
20. Which is the oldest type of organisation?
(a) Line (b)Line and Staff (c)Functional (d)Matrix.
Ans: Line
21. Liners are the ships that move………. on definite routes touching fixed ports as per scheduled time:
(a) Passengers (b)Cargo (c) Both(a) and (b) (d)None of these.
Ans:(c) Both(a) and (b)
22. The principle of esprit de corps is based on :
Union is strength.
23. Formal organization is created by:
Management.
24. Which of the following statement is false?
(a) Managers have authoritarian transactional style but leader have charismatic and transformational styles.
(b)Physiological needs are the most basic powerful and obvious of all human needs.
(c) Orientation training suitable for teaching skills that can be learnt in a relatively short time.
(d) “Power is supreme” is the main theme of X theory.
Ans: (c) Orientation training suitable for teaching skills that can be learnt in a relatively short time.
25. One of the important external sources of recruitment is :
Casual callers.
26. Which of the following is not the function of lower level management?
(a) Plan for a day or a week. (b)Motivate employees (c) Issue instructions at the site.
(d) Judges results.
Ans: Judges Results.
27. Small and medium enterprise is one which has investment in plant and machinery not exceeding:
Rs. 1 crore.
28. The instrument provided by the post office is generally:
Non-marketable.
29. Which of the following is not money market in instrument?
(a) Govt. bonds. (b)Treasury bill. (c)Certificate of deposits.(d)Call money.
Ans: Govt bonds.
30. Chain printer is a :
Line printer.
31. DML stands for:
Data Manipulation Language.
32. Liberalization means:
Opening the economy to the world market to attain international competitiveness.
33. National stock exchange was startup in the year:
1994.
34. Which of the following is not the feature of speculation?
(a) Speculation is made for a short period.
(b)Speculation involves high risk.
(c) The Main motive of speculation is to earn profit.
(d) Speculator uses his own funds.
Ans: (d) Speculator uses his own funds.
35. The main function of insurance is :
Providing certainty.
36. Uberrimaie Fidel means:
Ut most good faith.
37. Trade test are conducted to know:
The knowledge and skills of the trade.
38. Minimum wages are not generated in :
Merricks multiple plan.
39. Under co-partnership workers are offered:
Share of enterprise at reduced rates.
40. If a private company holds 25% of its paid-up capital of a public company, it will be?
Deemed to be public company.
41. Shares cannot be issued at a discount if :
It is a new company.
42. Buffer inventory means:
The inventory ensuring availability of materials at the time of uncertainty.
43. Statutory provident fund means:
A provident fund setup under the provisions of Provident fund act 1925.
44. Mathematically approach of management is associated with:
F.W.Taylor.
45. The first development bank established in India:
IFCI.
46. Which conference has given birth to International Monetary Fund?
Britton Woods conference.
47. When demand for a product is tied to the purchase of some parent product the demand is called:
Derived demand.
48. If a very small decrease in price leads to an unlimited increase in demand that demand is :
Perfectly elastic demand.
49. The additional revenue earned by selling an additional unit is called:
Marginal revenue.
50. The monopoly which may be created by Govt. to prevent wastages of capital equipment and to make essential commodities available at a cheap rate is :
Social monopoly.
51. The income of individuals which is left after meeting all necessary expenditures on essential items and all fixed liabilities is :
Discretionary income.
52. The firm produces a main product and a by – product are :
Joint product firm.
53. The assignment of work to a person according to his ability, education and skill is :
Division of labour.
54. Unity of command is the advantage of :
Line organization.
55. The acceptance of orders from another person due to his knowledge and skill is:
Technical authority.
56. A descriptive statement of the organizational relationship, responsibilities and duties on a given job is :
Job description.
57. The organization provides a stable environment in which employees can develop and exercise their skills is :
Academy culture.
58. If the purchases are made from a single or form a very few suppliers it is referred to as :
Concentrated buying.
59. The ships that move people and cargo on definite routes touching fixed port, as per scheduled time are:
The liners.
60. Which of the following is not related to ware house?
(a) It is always located near the factory (b) It is aim for commercial purpose.
(c) It is meant for final produce. (d) It holds goods as distribution centre.
Ans: (a) It is always located near the factory
61. Which of the following is not related to standardization?
(a) It is process of fixing standard.
(b)It is a mental process.
(c) It is applied in agricultural product only.
(d)IST stands for standardization.
Ans:(c) It is applied in agricultural product only.
62. Many consumers may share a strong desire for something that cannot be satisfied the existing products or services it is known as :
Latent demand.
63. The first chairman of the planning commission of India was :
Jawaharlal Nehru.
64. Which conference has given birth to TRIPS?
Uruguay round conference.
65. That portion of the costs which involves payment to outsiders is :
Out of pocket costs.
66. The objective of DRIP is to :
Exact sustainable employment opportunities in rural areas.
67. Tiny enterprises are one which has investment in plant and machinery not exceeding:
Rs.300 thousands.
68. The National Commission for women was set up in the year :
1990.
69. What is the nature of elasticity of demand for luxury items?
Elastic.
70. Who is the author of the book “Creative experience”?
Mary Parker Folatte.
71. Which of economy system occurred first?
(a) Laizes-fare (b) Socialism (c) Communism (d)Capitalism.
Ans: (d) Capitalism.
72. National income may be determined through:
(a) Income approach (b) Expenditure approach (c) Productivity approach (d)All of the above.
Ans: (d)All of the above.
73. Which one of the following is not involved in the characteristic of business ethics?
(a)Business ethics is a dynamic Philosophy.
(b)Business ethics is based on moral values.
(c)Business ethics is influenced by socio cultural value.
(d) Business ethics is not inspired by social welfare.
Ans:(d) Business ethics is not inspired by social welfare.
74. Management of sales force involves:
(a) Selection of sales man (b) Compensation of sales man
(c) Training of sales man (d) all of the above.
Ans: (d) all of the above.
75. Reducing the capital of a company is called:
Internal reconstruction.
76. Modern marketing concept emphasizes on :
Customer satisfaction.
77. Right shares enjoy preferential right as regards:
(a) Payment of retained earnings (b)Payment of dividend
(c) Re payment of capital. (d)None of the above.
Ans: (d) None of the above.
78. What is the operative function of Human Resource Management?
Integration
79. Social security benefit includes:
Old age pension.
80. Which of the following provide financial aid to the developing country’s of Asia?
(a) ADB (b)IDA (c)ASEAN (d)IBRD.
Ans:ADB
81. The number of approved stock exchange in India is :
24
82. The ………. plan adopted “Gareebi Hatao” for the first time:
The fifth plan
83. The profit calculated by Marginal Costing and Absorption Costing are different because of
Valuation of stock.
84. Which of the following is not the method of forecasting demand?
(a) Collective opinion method (b) Total out line method
(c) Expert opinion method (d) Controlled experiment method.
Ans: (b) Total out line method.
85. When marginal utility is negative then total utility?
Decreases.
86. Who is the author of the book “Choice of Techniques”?
Amartya sen
87. ICICI Bank is a :
Private sector bank.
88. The competition among alternatives which satisfy a particular category of desire is called :
Generic competition.
89. According to David C Mc Clelland an individual’s major motive to work include need for :
(a) Achievement (b)Affiliation (c)Power (d) All of the above.
Ans: (d) All of the above.
90. The term “executive” stands for :
The administrative executive.
91. Selection means:
Elimination.
92. The processes of inducing an employee in to the social set up of his work is :
Induction.
93. The oldest form of business organization is :
Sole proprietorships.
94. Manufacturing activity relates to :
Industry.
95. Psychological needs of man categorized by :
Maslow
96. Imperial bank of India was nationalized in:
1955.
97. In which year the Govt. of India introduced export and import policy (Exim policy) for the first time?
1985.
98. Creditorship security is also known as:
Debentures.
99. The important document in international trade is :
Landing bill.
100. If actual rent is Rs.24,000 per annum. Fai rent Rs.28,000 per annum. Standard rent Rs.20,000 than the gross amount value is :
Rs.20,000.
1. Development bankers are also known as:
Financial institution
2. Drugs and cosmetic act came in to force on :
1940
3. Agency for international standardization is known as :
ISO
4. The method of raising capital by a company through sale of shares or stock to the general public for the first time is :
Initial Public offer.
5. Which of the following is not the feature of lease financing?
(a) The lessee bears by the risk of obsolescence.
(b) The cost of repairs and maintenance are borne by the lessee.
(c) The lease cannot be cancelled.
(d)The Lease period is generally small.
Ans: The Lease period is generally small.
6. Which of the following is not the objective of Internal Check?
(a)Divisions of work among the staff.
(b)Errors and fraud are automatically discovered.
(c) Prevention of errors and frauds.
(d)Allow the staff to do any single work from beginning to end.
Ans: Allow the staff to do any single work from beginning to end.
7. Which of the following methods of inventory valuation results in higher valuation of inventory when there is a decreasing trend in prices?
(a)FIFO (b)LIFO (c)HIFO (d)NIFO
Ans:LIFO
8. Which of the following is not related to Commercial Audit?
(a)Private commercial concern
(b)Professional auditors
(c) Compulsory Audit
(d) Audit is done periodically after a fixed period.
Ans: Compulsory Audit.
9. Regional Rural Bank has been established on the recommend of :
Narasimhan committee.
10. A Derivative is a:
Derivative contract.
11. Which accounting principle that assumes the concern will last for long time?
Going concern.
12. The highest national forum for economy planning in India is :
National Development Council
13. Who is the author of “Principle of Management”?
Oliver Sheldon.
14. The home of cotton is :
India
15. Work simplifications is objective of :
Job analysis.
16. SEBI was established in the year:
1988
17. IRDA was established on the recommendation of :
R. N Malhotra Committee.
18. Price skimming means:
Fixing a price much higher than the cost of production.
19. Marginal cost price is adopted when?
The product is introduced in a new market.
20. Which is the oldest type of organisation?
(a) Line (b)Line and Staff (c)Functional (d)Matrix.
Ans: Line
21. Liners are the ships that move………. on definite routes touching fixed ports as per scheduled time:
(a) Passengers (b)Cargo (c) Both(a) and (b) (d)None of these.
Ans:(c) Both(a) and (b)
22. The principle of esprit de corps is based on :
Union is strength.
23. Formal organization is created by:
Management.
24. Which of the following statement is false?
(a) Managers have authoritarian transactional style but leader have charismatic and transformational styles.
(b)Physiological needs are the most basic powerful and obvious of all human needs.
(c) Orientation training suitable for teaching skills that can be learnt in a relatively short time.
(d) “Power is supreme” is the main theme of X theory.
Ans: (c) Orientation training suitable for teaching skills that can be learnt in a relatively short time.
25. One of the important external sources of recruitment is :
Casual callers.
26. Which of the following is not the function of lower level management?
(a) Plan for a day or a week. (b)Motivate employees (c) Issue instructions at the site.
(d) Judges results.
Ans: Judges Results.
27. Small and medium enterprise is one which has investment in plant and machinery not exceeding:
Rs. 1 crore.
28. The instrument provided by the post office is generally:
Non-marketable.
29. Which of the following is not money market in instrument?
(a) Govt. bonds. (b)Treasury bill. (c)Certificate of deposits.(d)Call money.
Ans: Govt bonds.
30. Chain printer is a :
Line printer.
31. DML stands for:
Data Manipulation Language.
32. Liberalization means:
Opening the economy to the world market to attain international competitiveness.
33. National stock exchange was startup in the year:
1994.
34. Which of the following is not the feature of speculation?
(a) Speculation is made for a short period.
(b)Speculation involves high risk.
(c) The Main motive of speculation is to earn profit.
(d) Speculator uses his own funds.
Ans: (d) Speculator uses his own funds.
35. The main function of insurance is :
Providing certainty.
36. Uberrimaie Fidel means:
Ut most good faith.
37. Trade test are conducted to know:
The knowledge and skills of the trade.
38. Minimum wages are not generated in :
Merricks multiple plan.
39. Under co-partnership workers are offered:
Share of enterprise at reduced rates.
40. If a private company holds 25% of its paid-up capital of a public company, it will be?
Deemed to be public company.
41. Shares cannot be issued at a discount if :
It is a new company.
42. Buffer inventory means:
The inventory ensuring availability of materials at the time of uncertainty.
43. Statutory provident fund means:
A provident fund setup under the provisions of Provident fund act 1925.
44. Mathematically approach of management is associated with:
F.W.Taylor.
45. The first development bank established in India:
IFCI.
46. Which conference has given birth to International Monetary Fund?
Britton Woods conference.
47. When demand for a product is tied to the purchase of some parent product the demand is called:
Derived demand.
48. If a very small decrease in price leads to an unlimited increase in demand that demand is :
Perfectly elastic demand.
49. The additional revenue earned by selling an additional unit is called:
Marginal revenue.
50. The monopoly which may be created by Govt. to prevent wastages of capital equipment and to make essential commodities available at a cheap rate is :
Social monopoly.
51. The income of individuals which is left after meeting all necessary expenditures on essential items and all fixed liabilities is :
Discretionary income.
52. The firm produces a main product and a by – product are :
Joint product firm.
53. The assignment of work to a person according to his ability, education and skill is :
Division of labour.
54. Unity of command is the advantage of :
Line organization.
55. The acceptance of orders from another person due to his knowledge and skill is:
Technical authority.
56. A descriptive statement of the organizational relationship, responsibilities and duties on a given job is :
Job description.
57. The organization provides a stable environment in which employees can develop and exercise their skills is :
Academy culture.
58. If the purchases are made from a single or form a very few suppliers it is referred to as :
Concentrated buying.
59. The ships that move people and cargo on definite routes touching fixed port, as per scheduled time are:
The liners.
60. Which of the following is not related to ware house?
(a) It is always located near the factory (b) It is aim for commercial purpose.
(c) It is meant for final produce. (d) It holds goods as distribution centre.
Ans: (a) It is always located near the factory
61. Which of the following is not related to standardization?
(a) It is process of fixing standard.
(b)It is a mental process.
(c) It is applied in agricultural product only.
(d)IST stands for standardization.
Ans:(c) It is applied in agricultural product only.
62. Many consumers may share a strong desire for something that cannot be satisfied the existing products or services it is known as :
Latent demand.
63. The first chairman of the planning commission of India was :
Jawaharlal Nehru.
64. Which conference has given birth to TRIPS?
Uruguay round conference.
65. That portion of the costs which involves payment to outsiders is :
Out of pocket costs.
66. The objective of DRIP is to :
Exact sustainable employment opportunities in rural areas.
67. Tiny enterprises are one which has investment in plant and machinery not exceeding:
Rs.300 thousands.
68. The National Commission for women was set up in the year :
1990.
69. What is the nature of elasticity of demand for luxury items?
Elastic.
70. Who is the author of the book “Creative experience”?
Mary Parker Folatte.
71. Which of economy system occurred first?
(a) Laizes-fare (b) Socialism (c) Communism (d)Capitalism.
Ans: (d) Capitalism.
72. National income may be determined through:
(a) Income approach (b) Expenditure approach (c) Productivity approach (d)All of the above.
Ans: (d)All of the above.
73. Which one of the following is not involved in the characteristic of business ethics?
(a)Business ethics is a dynamic Philosophy.
(b)Business ethics is based on moral values.
(c)Business ethics is influenced by socio cultural value.
(d) Business ethics is not inspired by social welfare.
Ans:(d) Business ethics is not inspired by social welfare.
74. Management of sales force involves:
(a) Selection of sales man (b) Compensation of sales man
(c) Training of sales man (d) all of the above.
Ans: (d) all of the above.
75. Reducing the capital of a company is called:
Internal reconstruction.
76. Modern marketing concept emphasizes on :
Customer satisfaction.
77. Right shares enjoy preferential right as regards:
(a) Payment of retained earnings (b)Payment of dividend
(c) Re payment of capital. (d)None of the above.
Ans: (d) None of the above.
78. What is the operative function of Human Resource Management?
Integration
79. Social security benefit includes:
Old age pension.
80. Which of the following provide financial aid to the developing country’s of Asia?
(a) ADB (b)IDA (c)ASEAN (d)IBRD.
Ans:ADB
81. The number of approved stock exchange in India is :
24
82. The ………. plan adopted “Gareebi Hatao” for the first time:
The fifth plan
83. The profit calculated by Marginal Costing and Absorption Costing are different because of
Valuation of stock.
84. Which of the following is not the method of forecasting demand?
(a) Collective opinion method (b) Total out line method
(c) Expert opinion method (d) Controlled experiment method.
Ans: (b) Total out line method.
85. When marginal utility is negative then total utility?
Decreases.
86. Who is the author of the book “Choice of Techniques”?
Amartya sen
87. ICICI Bank is a :
Private sector bank.
88. The competition among alternatives which satisfy a particular category of desire is called :
Generic competition.
89. According to David C Mc Clelland an individual’s major motive to work include need for :
(a) Achievement (b)Affiliation (c)Power (d) All of the above.
Ans: (d) All of the above.
90. The term “executive” stands for :
The administrative executive.
91. Selection means:
Elimination.
92. The processes of inducing an employee in to the social set up of his work is :
Induction.
93. The oldest form of business organization is :
Sole proprietorships.
94. Manufacturing activity relates to :
Industry.
95. Psychological needs of man categorized by :
Maslow
96. Imperial bank of India was nationalized in:
1955.
97. In which year the Govt. of India introduced export and import policy (Exim policy) for the first time?
1985.
98. Creditorship security is also known as:
Debentures.
99. The important document in international trade is :
Landing bill.
100. If actual rent is Rs.24,000 per annum. Fai rent Rs.28,000 per annum. Standard rent Rs.20,000 than the gross amount value is :
Rs.20,000.
KERALA PSC Assistant Grade - II EXAM PAPER
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
KERALA PSC Assistant Grade - II EXAM PAPER
Assistant Grade - II
(Exam Held On 12-6-2004)
Max: Marks:- 100 Time: 1Hr 15 Min
Questions 1 to 5, Choose synonymous word
1 To surprise somebody greatly:
(a) Appraise (b) Antonyms (c) Astonish (d) Reveal
2 To make something more important that it really:
(a) Excess (b) Elaborate (c) Stress upon (d) Exaggerate
3 Express one's opinion without evidence or full knowledge:
(a) Specify (b) Speculate (c) concede (d) Sensing
4 An event that will happen soon:
(a) Imminent (b) Damsure (c) Immense (d) Immutable
5 To lead somebody to do something:
(a) Persuade (b) Placate (c) Persecute (d) Perpend
(Questions 6 to 10, four words are given in each. Three of them can be grouped together applying a principle. One word does not belong to the group. Find it out)
6 (a) Violet (b) Blue (c) Magenda (d) Green
7 (a) Cucumber (b) Carrot (c) Brinjal (d) Ladies finger
8 (a) Yaswanth Sinha (b) Jaswanth Singh (c) Satrugnan Sinha (d) Manmohan Singh
9 (a) Cancel (b) Nullify (c) Void (d) Confirm
10 (a) G. Sankarakuruppu (b) O.N.V. Kuruppu (c) S.K. Pottekkadu
(Questions 11 to 13, three words are given. There is a relationship between the first two words. Select a word that expresses a similar relationship with the third word from the given alternatives)
11 Pather Panjali : Sathyajith Ray ; Athithi :
(a) K.P. Kumaran (b) M.T. Vasudevan Nair (c) T.V. Chandran (d) P.A. Backer
12 Pareekutty : Madhu ; Chemban Kunju :
(a) P.J. Antony (b) Jose Prakash (c) Govindankutty (d) Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair
13 Bangladesh : Dhaka : Austria :
(a) Canberra (b) Lapaz (c) Santiago (d) Vienna
Question 14 to 20 choose correct answer from the alternative to fill the blank space:
14 A, E, J, O, ___, ___
(a) M, Q (b) S, X (c) T, Y (d) U, Z
15 ADH, BEI, CFJ, ___
(a) DGL (b) DHK (c) EHL (d) FIM
16 Veluthampi Dalawa ..... a brave fight against British Army
(a) Put up (b) Put off (c) Put in (d) Put down
17 The train was coming, the supervisor .... the workers to stop working on rail.
(a) called off (b) called in (c) called away (d) called out
18 It ...... rain this evening.
(a) can (b) may (c) could (d) is
19 ......... the suspected cause for earthquakes is the construction of dams.
(a) Most of (b) Only (c) One of (d) None of
20 There were ........ telephone booths around, so that the old one is closed.
(a) few (b) a little (c) a few (d) little
Questions 21 to 35. Select appropriate answer
21 Adolph Hitler committed suicide in ......
(a) 1943 (b) 1944 (c) 1945 (d) 1946
22 Congress Socialist Party was formed in ......
(a) 1934 (b) 1935 (c) 1936 (d) 1938
23 IMF/ World Bank was formed in .......
(a) 1942 (b) 1944 (c) 1946 (d) 1947
24 Kyoto Conference was held in .....
(a) 1992 (b) 1993 (c) 1996 (d) 1997
25 Indian Patent Act was formed in ....
(a) 1970 (b) 1975 (c) 1977 (d) 1980
26 'One Life' is written by:
(a) Dr. B. Iqbal (b) Bergnan (c) Kurozora (d) Dr. Christian Bernad
27 'The Interpretation of Dreams' is written by:
(a) Eric Erikson (b) Sigmond Freud (c) A. Beck (d) Kraeplin
28 'Kesavante Vilapangal' is written by:
(a) M. Mukundan (b) O.V. Vijayan (c) Anand (d) Perunbadavam Sreedharan
29 First Malayalam cinema is .......
(a) Balan (b) Newspaper Boy (c) Hari Chandra (d) Vigada Kumaran
30 The Director of the film 'Susanna' is;
(a) T.V. Chandran (b) Priyadarsan (c) Adoor Gopalakrishnan (d) Lenin Rajendran
31 The Nigerian Novelist who won the Nobel prize:
(a) Clod Seamong (b) Vol Soyinga (c) Joseph Brodskey (d) None of the above
32 'World AIDS Day'
(a) April 7th (b) June 5th (c) December 1st (d) February 5th
33 The famous film song 'Easwaran Hinduvalla, Islamalla, Christianiyalla, Indranum
Chandranumalla.....' was written by:
(a) O.N.V. Kuruppu (b) S.L. Puram Sadanandan
(c) Vayalar Ramavarma (d) None of the above
34 FIFA President:
(a) Sep Blatter (b) Urz Linzy (c) H.K. Dua (d) None of the above
35 Erethrean Sea is:
(a) Bay of Bengal (b) Indian Ocean (c) Red Sea (d) Arabian Sea
Questions 36 to 55. Choose Correct answer
36 Find out the values of 'X' and 'Y' if X + Y=7; 3x-2y=11
(a) 4, 3 (b) 5, 2 (c) 3, 4 (d) 2, 5
37 Five years ago I was thrice as old as my son and ten years later I shall be twice as old as my son. How old are we now?
(a) 30 & 40 (b) 50 & 20 (c) 40 & 15 (d) 35 & 15
38 3 chairs and 2 tables cost Rs. 700 and 5 chairs and 3 tables cost Rs.1,100. What is the cost of 2 chairs and 2 tables?
(a) RS. 400 (b) Rs. 500 (c) Rs. 600 (d) Rs. 900
39 Find two consecutive natural numbers whose squares have been the sum 221.
(a) 10, 11 (b) 9, 10 (c) 12, 13 (d) 13, 15
40 Find out the values of x & y if 2x + 3y = 31; 17x − 11y = 8
(a) 4, 7 (b) 5, 7 (c) 6, 8 (d) 5, 8
41 The sum of two numbers is 15. If the sum of their reciprocals 3/10, find out the numbers
(a) 9, 6 (b) 8, 7 (c) 5, 10 (d) 4, 11
42 The length of a rectangular plot is 8 metres greater than breadth. If the area of the plot is 308 m, find the length and breadth of the plot in metre.
(a) L-16 B-8 (b) L-18 B-10 (c) L-20 B-12 (d) L-22 B-14
43 A lawn is in the shape of a rectangle of length 60 metres and width 40 metres. Outside the lawn there is a foot path of uniform width 1 metre broadening the lawn. Find out the area of the path.
(a) 4m2 (b) 204m2 (c) 204m (d) 184m2
44 A chess board contain 64 equal squares and the area of each square is 6.25 cm2 A border round the board is 2cm wide. Find the length of the side of the chess board.
(a) 24cm (b) 42cm (c) 60cm (d) 64cm2
45 The area of a triangle is 48cm2 the base is 12cm. What is its altitude?
(a) 4cm (b) 6cm (c) 8cm (d) 12cm
46 The minute hand of a clock is 10cm long. Find the area on the face of the clock described by the minute hand between 9.00 am and 9.35 am (p =3.14)
(a) 183cm2 (b) 160cm2 (c) 100cm2 (d) 314cm2
47 The number of children in 10 families in a locality are listed below
3, 1, 4, 0, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3, 3. Find out the mean number of children.
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
48 The mean of a set of 40 values is 6. Each of the values increased by 5. What will be the mean of the set of new values?
(a) 11 (b) 45 (c) 60 (d) 70
49 Find out the median of the values 5, 10, 3, 7, 2, 9, 6, 2, 11.
(a) 2 (b) 6 (c) 11 (d) 9
50 5:6, 7:8, 13:16- which of the following is correct, if the above values are arranged in descending order of magnitude.
(a) 5:6 > 7:8 > 13:16 (b) 13:16 > 7:8 > 5:6
(c) 7:8 > 5:6 > 13:16 (d) 7:8 > 13:16 > 5:6
51 What must be added to the numbers 6, 10, 14 and 22 so that they became successive proportional:
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
52 Which one of the following is having greater value?
(a) 5:3 (b) 6:4 (c) 7:6 (d) 9:7
53 Nalini purchases a cycle for Rs. 660 including sales tax. If the rate of sales tax is 10% find out the sale price of the cycle.
(a) Rs. 500 (b) Rs. 550 (c) Rs. 560 (d) Rs. 600
54 What will be the next number in the following series of numbers 2, 4, 16....
(a) 32 (b) 64 (c) 256 (d) 300
55 What will be the next number if the series of numbers is as follows 3, 11, 27, 59,....
(a) 70 (b) 86 (c) 100 (d) 123
Questions 56 to 100 select the appropriate answer
56 Who proposed atom theory?
(a) John Dalton (b) Neils Bohr (c) Chadwick (d) Rutherford
57 Father of electricity:
(a) Michael Farade (b) J.J. Thomson (c) Edison (d) Ampere
58 Who is related to Green Revolution in India?
(a) Varghese Kuriyan (b) Anand (c) Dr. Swaminathan (d) Meda Padekar
59 Dengue Fever is caused by ........
(a) Bacteria (b) Virus (c) Fungi (d) Not produced by infective agent
60 Temporary hardness of water is due to....
(a) Calcium chloride (b) Sodium Carbonate
(c) Sodium Chloride (d) Magnesium Bicarbonate
61 Global warning is due to increased production of all the following EXCEPT:
(a) Carbon dioxide (b) Ethane (c) Methane (d) Sulpher dioxide
62 The concept that 'all plants are made of cells' was put forward by:
(a) Theodor Schwan (b) R. Virchow (c) Louie Pasteur (d) M.J. Schleiden
63 All the following are noble metals EXCEPT:
(a) Mercury (b) Gold (c) Silver (d) Platinum
64 EEG is used to study the functions of:
(a) Heart (b) Muscle (c) Brain (d) Nerve
65 DNA model is put forward by:
(a) Ian Willmutt (b) Dr. Henre Becquirel (c) Robert Hook (d) None of the above
66 World Heavy Weight Champion of 2003:
(a) Clistsco (b) Muhammed Ali (c) Linox Louis (d) None of above
67 Second Kerala Chief Minister is:
(a) Pattom Thanupilla (b) E.M.S (c) C. Achuthamenon (d) R. Sankar
68 The solgan 'Inquilab Zyndabad' was first used by:
(a) Bhagad Singh (b) Subhash Chandrabose (c) V.I. Lenin (d) Ajay Ghosh
69 'Sadhujana Paripalana Sangam' is founded by:
(a) A.K. Gopalan (b) Ayyankali (c) Sree Narayana Guru (d) Vakkom Mulavi
70 All of the following are Draveedian language EXCEPT:
(a) Malayalam (b) Thelungu (c) Thulu (d) Marati
71 First Internal affairs Minister of independent India:
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(c) Sardar Vallabhai Patel (d) V. Krishna Menon
72 Capital of Kenya
(a) Aman (b) Ney Robi (c) Keyro (d) Beyroot
73 First Computer virus:
(a) Gappi (b) Meleesa (c) Norton (d) Apple
74 Who declared that 'Swaraj is my birth right and I must have it'
(a) Bhagad Singh (b) Balagangadhara Thilak
(c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) Subhash Chandrabose
75 All of the following persons are extremists of Independence movement EXCEPT:
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai (b) Bipin Chandrapal
(c) Gopalakrishna Ghokala (d) Aurobindo Ghosh
76 Which of the following event is related to General Dyer.
(a) Jalian Wala Bagh Massacre (b) Wagon Tragedy
(c) Chittagong Riot (d) Punnapra-Vayalar struggle
77 First battle of Panipat was between .....
(a) Hemu and Akbar (b) Marathas and East India Company
(c) Baber and Ibrahim Lodi (d) East India Company and Portuguese
78 Where did Gandhiji launched his first struggle?
(a) Navaghaly (b) Dhandi (c) Kappad (d) Champaran
79 Who presided over first session of All India Trade Union Congress?
(a) Subhash Chandra Bose (b) Lala Lajpat Rai (c) C.R. Das (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
80 Volunteer captain of Guruvayoor Temple Sathyagraha:
(a) A.K. Gopalan (b) K. Kelappan (c) Pattom Thanupillai (d) Ayyankali
81 The East India Company established its first Factory in .....
(a) Surat (b) Pune (c) Calcutta (d) Bombay
82 Formation of the INA was the result of the great efforts made by .....
(a) Captain Lekshmi Bai (b) Rash Behari Bose
(c) Subhash Chandrabose (d) Aurobindo Ghosh
83 In which conference Subhash Chandrabose was elected as the president of Indian National
Cougress?
(a) Avadi (b) Pune (c) Tripuri (d) Bombay
84 RSS was banned in 1948 in relation with ....
(a) India-Pak division (b) Hindu-Muslim War
(c) Bengal Division (d) Assasianation of Mahatma Gandhi
85 Bharuhaspathi is related with .....
(a) Arya Samjam (b) Medicine (c) Indus civilization (d) Charvakamatham
86 The slogan 'American Model Arabikadalil' is related with ......
(a) Thelungana struggle (b) Punnapra-Vayalar struggle
(c) Kayyur struggle (d) Vaikom Sathyagraha
87 'Keralam Malayalikalude Mathrubhoomi' was written by .....
(a) Kumaranasan (b) Thakazhi (c) E.M.S (d) Vallathol
88 Male-Female Sex Ratio of India in 2001 census is:
(a) 1000 : 933 (b) 1000 : 1040 (c) 1000 : 939 (d) 1000 : 1046
89 The Prime Minister who started privatization in Britain:
(a) Margarett Thacher (b) John Major (c) Tony Blair (d) Winston Churchil
90 The smallest state in the world
(a) Russia (b) Vatican (c) Sri Lanka (d) Cuba
91 The persons who became the Chief Minister for the longest period in India:
(a) E.K. Nayanar (b) Vasantha Satte (c) Jyothi Basu (d) K. Karunakaran
92 Who was the first speaker of Lok Sabha?
(a) Sivaraj Pateel (b) Jagajeevan Ram (c) Lal Bahadoor Shasthri (d) G.B. Mavlankar
93 Panchayathi raj Instructions came into effect with the amendment of the constitution :
(a) 70th (b) 73rd (c) 76th (d) 79th
94 Who is the president of newly declared independent country East Timore?
(a) Ximana gusmao (b) Hugo Chavez (c) Lula da Zilva (d) Nuster Kitchnarre
95 The Chairman of Constitution review committee:
(a) Kuldip Nayyar (b) Justice Khare (c) Justice Varma (d) Justice Venkide Chellayya
96 Monthly salary of Chief Justice of India:
(a) Rs. 30,000 (b) Rs. 31,000 (c) Rs. 33,000 (d) Rs. 50,000
97 What is B.O.D ?
(a) Biological Oxygen Demand (b) Biochemistry of Diseases
(c) Biochemical Oxygen Demand (d) None of the above
98 Meena Matha disease is related with .....
(a) Cadmium (b) Mercury (c) Lead (d) Iron
99 National party is one which could secure not less than ....% of the total valid votes in the
previous general election.
(a) 4% (b) 6% (c) 8% (d) 9%
100 The theory that 'the continents will travel' was first put forward by:
(a) Antonio Sneider (b) F.J. Wine (c) D.H. Mathews (d) Alferd Vegener
KERALA PSC Assistant Grade - II EXAM PAPER
Assistant Grade - II
(Exam Held On 12-6-2004)
Max: Marks:- 100 Time: 1Hr 15 Min
Questions 1 to 5, Choose synonymous word
1 To surprise somebody greatly:
(a) Appraise (b) Antonyms (c) Astonish (d) Reveal
2 To make something more important that it really:
(a) Excess (b) Elaborate (c) Stress upon (d) Exaggerate
3 Express one's opinion without evidence or full knowledge:
(a) Specify (b) Speculate (c) concede (d) Sensing
4 An event that will happen soon:
(a) Imminent (b) Damsure (c) Immense (d) Immutable
5 To lead somebody to do something:
(a) Persuade (b) Placate (c) Persecute (d) Perpend
(Questions 6 to 10, four words are given in each. Three of them can be grouped together applying a principle. One word does not belong to the group. Find it out)
6 (a) Violet (b) Blue (c) Magenda (d) Green
7 (a) Cucumber (b) Carrot (c) Brinjal (d) Ladies finger
8 (a) Yaswanth Sinha (b) Jaswanth Singh (c) Satrugnan Sinha (d) Manmohan Singh
9 (a) Cancel (b) Nullify (c) Void (d) Confirm
10 (a) G. Sankarakuruppu (b) O.N.V. Kuruppu (c) S.K. Pottekkadu
(Questions 11 to 13, three words are given. There is a relationship between the first two words. Select a word that expresses a similar relationship with the third word from the given alternatives)
11 Pather Panjali : Sathyajith Ray ; Athithi :
(a) K.P. Kumaran (b) M.T. Vasudevan Nair (c) T.V. Chandran (d) P.A. Backer
12 Pareekutty : Madhu ; Chemban Kunju :
(a) P.J. Antony (b) Jose Prakash (c) Govindankutty (d) Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair
13 Bangladesh : Dhaka : Austria :
(a) Canberra (b) Lapaz (c) Santiago (d) Vienna
Question 14 to 20 choose correct answer from the alternative to fill the blank space:
14 A, E, J, O, ___, ___
(a) M, Q (b) S, X (c) T, Y (d) U, Z
15 ADH, BEI, CFJ, ___
(a) DGL (b) DHK (c) EHL (d) FIM
16 Veluthampi Dalawa ..... a brave fight against British Army
(a) Put up (b) Put off (c) Put in (d) Put down
17 The train was coming, the supervisor .... the workers to stop working on rail.
(a) called off (b) called in (c) called away (d) called out
18 It ...... rain this evening.
(a) can (b) may (c) could (d) is
19 ......... the suspected cause for earthquakes is the construction of dams.
(a) Most of (b) Only (c) One of (d) None of
20 There were ........ telephone booths around, so that the old one is closed.
(a) few (b) a little (c) a few (d) little
Questions 21 to 35. Select appropriate answer
21 Adolph Hitler committed suicide in ......
(a) 1943 (b) 1944 (c) 1945 (d) 1946
22 Congress Socialist Party was formed in ......
(a) 1934 (b) 1935 (c) 1936 (d) 1938
23 IMF/ World Bank was formed in .......
(a) 1942 (b) 1944 (c) 1946 (d) 1947
24 Kyoto Conference was held in .....
(a) 1992 (b) 1993 (c) 1996 (d) 1997
25 Indian Patent Act was formed in ....
(a) 1970 (b) 1975 (c) 1977 (d) 1980
26 'One Life' is written by:
(a) Dr. B. Iqbal (b) Bergnan (c) Kurozora (d) Dr. Christian Bernad
27 'The Interpretation of Dreams' is written by:
(a) Eric Erikson (b) Sigmond Freud (c) A. Beck (d) Kraeplin
28 'Kesavante Vilapangal' is written by:
(a) M. Mukundan (b) O.V. Vijayan (c) Anand (d) Perunbadavam Sreedharan
29 First Malayalam cinema is .......
(a) Balan (b) Newspaper Boy (c) Hari Chandra (d) Vigada Kumaran
30 The Director of the film 'Susanna' is;
(a) T.V. Chandran (b) Priyadarsan (c) Adoor Gopalakrishnan (d) Lenin Rajendran
31 The Nigerian Novelist who won the Nobel prize:
(a) Clod Seamong (b) Vol Soyinga (c) Joseph Brodskey (d) None of the above
32 'World AIDS Day'
(a) April 7th (b) June 5th (c) December 1st (d) February 5th
33 The famous film song 'Easwaran Hinduvalla, Islamalla, Christianiyalla, Indranum
Chandranumalla.....' was written by:
(a) O.N.V. Kuruppu (b) S.L. Puram Sadanandan
(c) Vayalar Ramavarma (d) None of the above
34 FIFA President:
(a) Sep Blatter (b) Urz Linzy (c) H.K. Dua (d) None of the above
35 Erethrean Sea is:
(a) Bay of Bengal (b) Indian Ocean (c) Red Sea (d) Arabian Sea
Questions 36 to 55. Choose Correct answer
36 Find out the values of 'X' and 'Y' if X + Y=7; 3x-2y=11
(a) 4, 3 (b) 5, 2 (c) 3, 4 (d) 2, 5
37 Five years ago I was thrice as old as my son and ten years later I shall be twice as old as my son. How old are we now?
(a) 30 & 40 (b) 50 & 20 (c) 40 & 15 (d) 35 & 15
38 3 chairs and 2 tables cost Rs. 700 and 5 chairs and 3 tables cost Rs.1,100. What is the cost of 2 chairs and 2 tables?
(a) RS. 400 (b) Rs. 500 (c) Rs. 600 (d) Rs. 900
39 Find two consecutive natural numbers whose squares have been the sum 221.
(a) 10, 11 (b) 9, 10 (c) 12, 13 (d) 13, 15
40 Find out the values of x & y if 2x + 3y = 31; 17x − 11y = 8
(a) 4, 7 (b) 5, 7 (c) 6, 8 (d) 5, 8
41 The sum of two numbers is 15. If the sum of their reciprocals 3/10, find out the numbers
(a) 9, 6 (b) 8, 7 (c) 5, 10 (d) 4, 11
42 The length of a rectangular plot is 8 metres greater than breadth. If the area of the plot is 308 m, find the length and breadth of the plot in metre.
(a) L-16 B-8 (b) L-18 B-10 (c) L-20 B-12 (d) L-22 B-14
43 A lawn is in the shape of a rectangle of length 60 metres and width 40 metres. Outside the lawn there is a foot path of uniform width 1 metre broadening the lawn. Find out the area of the path.
(a) 4m2 (b) 204m2 (c) 204m (d) 184m2
44 A chess board contain 64 equal squares and the area of each square is 6.25 cm2 A border round the board is 2cm wide. Find the length of the side of the chess board.
(a) 24cm (b) 42cm (c) 60cm (d) 64cm2
45 The area of a triangle is 48cm2 the base is 12cm. What is its altitude?
(a) 4cm (b) 6cm (c) 8cm (d) 12cm
46 The minute hand of a clock is 10cm long. Find the area on the face of the clock described by the minute hand between 9.00 am and 9.35 am (p =3.14)
(a) 183cm2 (b) 160cm2 (c) 100cm2 (d) 314cm2
47 The number of children in 10 families in a locality are listed below
3, 1, 4, 0, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3, 3. Find out the mean number of children.
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
48 The mean of a set of 40 values is 6. Each of the values increased by 5. What will be the mean of the set of new values?
(a) 11 (b) 45 (c) 60 (d) 70
49 Find out the median of the values 5, 10, 3, 7, 2, 9, 6, 2, 11.
(a) 2 (b) 6 (c) 11 (d) 9
50 5:6, 7:8, 13:16- which of the following is correct, if the above values are arranged in descending order of magnitude.
(a) 5:6 > 7:8 > 13:16 (b) 13:16 > 7:8 > 5:6
(c) 7:8 > 5:6 > 13:16 (d) 7:8 > 13:16 > 5:6
51 What must be added to the numbers 6, 10, 14 and 22 so that they became successive proportional:
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
52 Which one of the following is having greater value?
(a) 5:3 (b) 6:4 (c) 7:6 (d) 9:7
53 Nalini purchases a cycle for Rs. 660 including sales tax. If the rate of sales tax is 10% find out the sale price of the cycle.
(a) Rs. 500 (b) Rs. 550 (c) Rs. 560 (d) Rs. 600
54 What will be the next number in the following series of numbers 2, 4, 16....
(a) 32 (b) 64 (c) 256 (d) 300
55 What will be the next number if the series of numbers is as follows 3, 11, 27, 59,....
(a) 70 (b) 86 (c) 100 (d) 123
Questions 56 to 100 select the appropriate answer
56 Who proposed atom theory?
(a) John Dalton (b) Neils Bohr (c) Chadwick (d) Rutherford
57 Father of electricity:
(a) Michael Farade (b) J.J. Thomson (c) Edison (d) Ampere
58 Who is related to Green Revolution in India?
(a) Varghese Kuriyan (b) Anand (c) Dr. Swaminathan (d) Meda Padekar
59 Dengue Fever is caused by ........
(a) Bacteria (b) Virus (c) Fungi (d) Not produced by infective agent
60 Temporary hardness of water is due to....
(a) Calcium chloride (b) Sodium Carbonate
(c) Sodium Chloride (d) Magnesium Bicarbonate
61 Global warning is due to increased production of all the following EXCEPT:
(a) Carbon dioxide (b) Ethane (c) Methane (d) Sulpher dioxide
62 The concept that 'all plants are made of cells' was put forward by:
(a) Theodor Schwan (b) R. Virchow (c) Louie Pasteur (d) M.J. Schleiden
63 All the following are noble metals EXCEPT:
(a) Mercury (b) Gold (c) Silver (d) Platinum
64 EEG is used to study the functions of:
(a) Heart (b) Muscle (c) Brain (d) Nerve
65 DNA model is put forward by:
(a) Ian Willmutt (b) Dr. Henre Becquirel (c) Robert Hook (d) None of the above
66 World Heavy Weight Champion of 2003:
(a) Clistsco (b) Muhammed Ali (c) Linox Louis (d) None of above
67 Second Kerala Chief Minister is:
(a) Pattom Thanupilla (b) E.M.S (c) C. Achuthamenon (d) R. Sankar
68 The solgan 'Inquilab Zyndabad' was first used by:
(a) Bhagad Singh (b) Subhash Chandrabose (c) V.I. Lenin (d) Ajay Ghosh
69 'Sadhujana Paripalana Sangam' is founded by:
(a) A.K. Gopalan (b) Ayyankali (c) Sree Narayana Guru (d) Vakkom Mulavi
70 All of the following are Draveedian language EXCEPT:
(a) Malayalam (b) Thelungu (c) Thulu (d) Marati
71 First Internal affairs Minister of independent India:
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(c) Sardar Vallabhai Patel (d) V. Krishna Menon
72 Capital of Kenya
(a) Aman (b) Ney Robi (c) Keyro (d) Beyroot
73 First Computer virus:
(a) Gappi (b) Meleesa (c) Norton (d) Apple
74 Who declared that 'Swaraj is my birth right and I must have it'
(a) Bhagad Singh (b) Balagangadhara Thilak
(c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) Subhash Chandrabose
75 All of the following persons are extremists of Independence movement EXCEPT:
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai (b) Bipin Chandrapal
(c) Gopalakrishna Ghokala (d) Aurobindo Ghosh
76 Which of the following event is related to General Dyer.
(a) Jalian Wala Bagh Massacre (b) Wagon Tragedy
(c) Chittagong Riot (d) Punnapra-Vayalar struggle
77 First battle of Panipat was between .....
(a) Hemu and Akbar (b) Marathas and East India Company
(c) Baber and Ibrahim Lodi (d) East India Company and Portuguese
78 Where did Gandhiji launched his first struggle?
(a) Navaghaly (b) Dhandi (c) Kappad (d) Champaran
79 Who presided over first session of All India Trade Union Congress?
(a) Subhash Chandra Bose (b) Lala Lajpat Rai (c) C.R. Das (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
80 Volunteer captain of Guruvayoor Temple Sathyagraha:
(a) A.K. Gopalan (b) K. Kelappan (c) Pattom Thanupillai (d) Ayyankali
81 The East India Company established its first Factory in .....
(a) Surat (b) Pune (c) Calcutta (d) Bombay
82 Formation of the INA was the result of the great efforts made by .....
(a) Captain Lekshmi Bai (b) Rash Behari Bose
(c) Subhash Chandrabose (d) Aurobindo Ghosh
83 In which conference Subhash Chandrabose was elected as the president of Indian National
Cougress?
(a) Avadi (b) Pune (c) Tripuri (d) Bombay
84 RSS was banned in 1948 in relation with ....
(a) India-Pak division (b) Hindu-Muslim War
(c) Bengal Division (d) Assasianation of Mahatma Gandhi
85 Bharuhaspathi is related with .....
(a) Arya Samjam (b) Medicine (c) Indus civilization (d) Charvakamatham
86 The slogan 'American Model Arabikadalil' is related with ......
(a) Thelungana struggle (b) Punnapra-Vayalar struggle
(c) Kayyur struggle (d) Vaikom Sathyagraha
87 'Keralam Malayalikalude Mathrubhoomi' was written by .....
(a) Kumaranasan (b) Thakazhi (c) E.M.S (d) Vallathol
88 Male-Female Sex Ratio of India in 2001 census is:
(a) 1000 : 933 (b) 1000 : 1040 (c) 1000 : 939 (d) 1000 : 1046
89 The Prime Minister who started privatization in Britain:
(a) Margarett Thacher (b) John Major (c) Tony Blair (d) Winston Churchil
90 The smallest state in the world
(a) Russia (b) Vatican (c) Sri Lanka (d) Cuba
91 The persons who became the Chief Minister for the longest period in India:
(a) E.K. Nayanar (b) Vasantha Satte (c) Jyothi Basu (d) K. Karunakaran
92 Who was the first speaker of Lok Sabha?
(a) Sivaraj Pateel (b) Jagajeevan Ram (c) Lal Bahadoor Shasthri (d) G.B. Mavlankar
93 Panchayathi raj Instructions came into effect with the amendment of the constitution :
(a) 70th (b) 73rd (c) 76th (d) 79th
94 Who is the president of newly declared independent country East Timore?
(a) Ximana gusmao (b) Hugo Chavez (c) Lula da Zilva (d) Nuster Kitchnarre
95 The Chairman of Constitution review committee:
(a) Kuldip Nayyar (b) Justice Khare (c) Justice Varma (d) Justice Venkide Chellayya
96 Monthly salary of Chief Justice of India:
(a) Rs. 30,000 (b) Rs. 31,000 (c) Rs. 33,000 (d) Rs. 50,000
97 What is B.O.D ?
(a) Biological Oxygen Demand (b) Biochemistry of Diseases
(c) Biochemical Oxygen Demand (d) None of the above
98 Meena Matha disease is related with .....
(a) Cadmium (b) Mercury (c) Lead (d) Iron
99 National party is one which could secure not less than ....% of the total valid votes in the
previous general election.
(a) 4% (b) 6% (c) 8% (d) 9%
100 The theory that 'the continents will travel' was first put forward by:
(a) Antonio Sneider (b) F.J. Wine (c) D.H. Mathews (d) Alferd Vegener
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