LD CLERK KSRTC SOLVED PAPER 2010

EXAM DATE:24-11-2010

1.The Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission:

A.Justice Mohan Kumar

B.Justice Anand

C.Justice Balakrishnan K.G

D.Justice V.R.Krishna Iyer

Ans:C

2.The scientist who won Nobel prize for chemistry in the year 2009:

A.Amarthya Sen

B.S.Chandrasekharan

C.Mother Theresa

D.Venkata Raman Ramakrishnan

Ans:D

3.The Medical University of Kerala is at:

A.Kannur

B.Thrissur

C.Alappuzha

D.Thiruvanathapuram

Ans:B

4.The Govt.servants in India can:

A.Directly participate in politics

B.Not participate in politics

C.Become MLAs

D.Become members of Panchayats

Ans:B

5.The Deputy Chairman of the National planning commission is:

A.Manmohan Singh

B.S.Y.Qureshi

C.Montegsingh Aluvalia

D.Sonia Gandhi

Ans:C

6.The next Olympics is in:

A.Delhi

B.London

C.Beiging

D.Montreol

Ans:B

7.The State Election Commission is:

A.Nalini Netto

B.Naveen Choula

C.N.Sambat

D.P.Kamalkutty

Ans:D

8.The economic planning proposed by eight leading industrialists in 1945 is known as:

A.Peoples plan

B.Five year plan

C.Bombay plan

D.Columbo plan

Ans:C

9.The word’Pakistan’was invented by a Cambridge student namely:

A.Mohamed Ali Jinnah

B.Choudhari Rahmat Ali

C.Sir Syed Ahammed Khan

D.Moulana Azad

Ans:B

10.Dada Saheb Falke Award winner of 2009:

A.D.Rama Naidu

B.Adoor Gopalakrishnan

C.Shaji.N.Karun

D.Razool Pookutty

Ans:A

11.The National Youth’s Day is:

A.January 12

B.December 10

C.July 11

D.May 31

Ans:A

12.The union territory in which the number of women is greater than that of men:

A.Pondicherry

B.Lakshadeep

C.Andaman Nicobar

D.Delhi

Ans:A

13.The 2010 ‘SAARC’summit was held at:

A.Delhi

B.Thimpu

C.Dhaka

D.Lahore

Ans:B

14.’Wings of Fire’is the biography of:

A.K.R.Narayanan

B.E.K.Nayanar

C.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam

D.V.S.Achuthanandhan

Ans:C

15.The Chairman of the Constituent Assembly of India was:

A.Dr.Ambedkar

B.Dr.Rajendra Prasad

C.Nehru

D.Moulana Abdul Khalam

Ans:B

16.’Horthus Malabaricus’was produced by the:

A.British

B.Portuguese

C.French

D.Dutch

Ans:D

17.The’Kulachal’war was in the year:

A.1857

B.1741

C.1757

D.1740
Ans:B

18.Pazhassi Raja was attacked and killed by the British at:

A.Mananthavadi

B.Pulpalli

C.Mavilayithode

D.Pazhassi

Ans:B

19.’Advaita Ashram’was established by:

A.Sankaracharya

B.Ayyankali

C.Srinarayana Guru

D.Vagbhatananda

Ans:C

20.Malabar came under the British rule as per the treaty of:

A.Mysore

B.Srirangapattanam

C.Mangalore

D.Kannur

Ans:C

21.The first travelogue in Malayalam:

A.Oru Desathintae Katha

B.Raja Samacharam

C.Varthamana Pusthakam

D.Samshepavethartham

Ans:C

22.St.Angelo Fort at Kannur was built by:

A.Francisco Almeida

B.Vascoda Gama

C.Zamorin

D.Tippusulthan

Ans:A

23.’Silent Valley’is in:

A.Malappuram District

B.Palghat District

C.Thrissur District

D.Idukki District

Ans:B

24.The Nilgiri Tahr is seen in:

A.Ernakulam

B.Wynad

C.Nilgiri

D.Idukki

Ans:D

25.The Tamil Leader who participated in the ‘Vaikom Satyagraha’:

A.MGR

B.Annadurai

C.Ramaswami Naicker

D.Karunanidhi

Ans:C

26.Which among the following rivers flows to the west?

A.Krishna

B.Godavari

C.Cauveri

D.Narmada

Ans:D

27.The first cement factory was established in 1904 at:

A.Chennai

B.Gujarat

C.Bombay

D.Pune

Ans:A

28.”The Father of Modern Industry’in India is:

A.Rethan Tata

B.Jamshedji Tata

C.Swaraj Paul

D.Amithab Bachan

Ans:B

29.Black soil is found in:

A.Malappuram  District

B.Palakkad District

C.Thrissur District

D.Idukki District

Ans:B

30.Bhakranangal project is in:

A.West Bengal

B.Orissa

C.Haryana

D.Punjab

Ans:D

31.Rajaram Mohan Roy died at:

A.Calcutta

B.New York

C.Varanasi

D.Bristol

Ans:D

32.The first war of Independence in India lasted for almost:

A.Two weeks

B.Two years

C.Two days

D.One year

Ans:D

33.’Kesari’was the newspaper published by:

A.B.G.Tilak

B.Gandhiji

C.Nehru

D.Patel

Ans:A

34.The Jallian Wala Bagh Massacre was on:

A.April 13^th 1919

B.April 11^th 1913

C.April 19^th 1913

D.April 13^th 1913

Ans:A

35.The ‘Milk Man of India’:

A.M.S.Swaminathan

B.Varghese Kurien

C.Narendra Moti

D.None of these

Ans:B

36.The ‘Champaron Satyagraha’was led by

A.Nehru

B.Tilak

C.Subhash Chandra Bose

D.Gandhi

Ans:D

37.The National Human Rights Commission Chairperson will be

A.A former judge of the Supreme Court

B.A sitting judge of the Supreme Court

C.A former chief justice of the Supreme Court

D.A former chief justice of the High Court

Ans:C

38.”Do or Die”the slogan was raised by
A.Nehru

B.Patel

C.Gandhiji

D.Indira Gandhi

Ans:C

39.1 GB=?

A.256 MB

B.512 MB

C.2048 MB

D.1024 MB

Ans:D

40.’RAM’means

A.Random Access Memory

B.Random Activity Memory

C.Read Access Memory

D.Random Access Module

Ans:A

41.The headquarters of ‘Intel’is in

A.Washington

B.Arizona

C.Virgonia

D.California

Ans:D

42.The women in India got 33% reservation in Panchayats as per

A.73^rd Amendment of the Constitution

B.74^th Amendment of the Constitution

C.44^th Amendment of the Constitution

D.93^rd Amendment of the Constitution

Ans:A

43.The National Policy for the empowerment of women was issued in the year

A.1998

B.2000

C.2001

D.2005

Ans:C

44.Which article of the Indian Constitution abolishes untouchability?

A.Art.14

B.Art.15

C.Art 16

D.Art 17

Ans:D

45.Baba Saheb Dr.Ambedkar Foundation was established in the year

A.1992

B.1990

C.1995

D.2000

Ans:A

46.The National Commission for Sheduled caste and Scheduled tribe came into existence as per ------------amendment of the constitution

A.65^th

B.42^nd

C.66^th

D.93^rd

Ans:A

47.The Ozone Day is observed on

A.June 5

B.August 16

C.May 31

D.September 16

Ans:D

48.75% of the total volume of atmosphere is in

A.Stratosphere

B.Mesophere

C.Troposphere

D.Thermoshpere

Ans:D

49.The Novel ‘Chirasmarana’is written by

A.U.R.Ananda Moorthi

B.Sivarama Karanth

C.S.K.Pottakadu

D.Niranjana

Ans:D

50.’God of Small Things’is a novel of

A.Medha Padkar

B.Arundhathi Roy

C.Kiran Desai

D.Muhammed Yunus

Ans:C

51.The acid produced in human stomach is

A.Nitric Acid

B.Sulphuric Acid

C.Acetic Acid

D.Hydrochloric Acid

Ans:D

52.Which of the following is present in maximum is acid rain?

A.HNO3

B.H2SO4

C.H2CO3

D.HCI

Ans:B

53.Bile Juice is stored in

A.Liver

B.Gall Bladder

C.Pancrease

D.Heart

Ans:B

54.’The gas used in the manufacture of Vanaspathi from Vegetable

A.Hydrogen

B.Chlorine

C.Carbondioxide

D.Carbon Monoxide

Ans:A

55.Pesticide ingredient which killed thousands of people in Bhopal gas tragedy

A.Mustard gas

B.Methyl Isocyanate

C.Carbon Monoxide

D.Carbon tetrachloride

Ans:B

56.EEG Provides information on electrical activity of:

A.Brain

B.Heart

C.Kidney

D.Liver

Ans:A

57.Common bread mould is

A.Neurospora

B.Rhizopus

C.Pencillium

D.Mucor

Ans:B

58.Western Blot/Elisa Test is for determining

A.Malaria

B.Diabetics

C.Aids

D.Chikkun Guinea

Ans:C

59.The fundamental duties were incorporated in the constitution by

A.42^nd Amendment

B,44^th Amendment

C.61^st Amendment

D.93^rd Amendment

Ans:A

60.The Constitutional provision for the declaration of emergency is

A.Art 356

B.Art 395

C.Art 51
D.Art 352

Ans:D

61.In a certain code,PARENTS is written as RCTGPVU,How is CHILDREN written in that code?

A.WJKNFGTO

B.EJKNEGTP

C.EJKNFHTP

D.EJKNFTGP

Ans:D

62.Which is the next in the series 2,6,14,30,62,----------

A.92

B.124

C.126

D.132

Ans:C

63.Four persons attended a party.Every member had shaken hands with all other members.The number of hand shakes exchanged is

A.6

B.8

C.16

D.None of these

Ans:A

64.If the first and second letters in the word’COMMUNICATIONS’were interchanged,also the third and fourth letters,the fifth and sixth letters and so on,which letter would be the tenth letter from left?

A.N

B.T

C.I

D.A

Ans:D

65.Fill in the blank space from the alternatives

Newspaper:Press::Lock:

A.Door

B.Factory

C.Shop

D.Key

Ans:B

66.Find the Odd one out

A.KJL

B.FEG

C.QSR

D.VUW

Ans:C

67.In a row of students,Sunil stands in the 15^th position from both ends.How many students are there?

A.29

B.30

C.31

D.28

Ans:A

68.If A is less than B,C is less than D,B is greater than E and less than D,which is the greatest?

A.A

B.B

C.C

D.D

Ans:D

69.In a certain code 13479 is written as AGEFT and 5268 as MPNX,How is 369824 written in that code?

A.GNTXEP

B.GNTXPE

C.GNTPXE

D.GNTEPX

Ans:B

70.A man starts from P,walks 13 metres towards east,turns left and walk 15 metres,then turn right and walk 8 metres,again turns right and walks 15 metres and reaches Q.The distance between P and Q is:

A.51 metres

B.23 Metres

C.21 Metres

D.28 Metres

Ans:C

71.If 3/2+2x-5=1/2,the value of x is:

A.1

B.2

C.3

D.4

Ans:B

72.6 x 0.6 x0.006=

A.0.0216

B.0.216

C.0.00216

D.2.16

Ans:A

73.The sum of two numbers is 16 and the sum of their  squares is 146.The larger number is:

A.9

B.10

C.11

D.12

Ans:C

74.(512)1/3-(125)1/3=

A.129

B.13

C.40

D.3

Ans:D

75.The investments of three persons A,B and C in a business are in the ratio 2:3:4.If the total investment is Rs.2,70,000,the share of B is:

A.60000

B.6000

C.90000

D.9000

Ans:C

76.The average of three numbers is 20.If the sum of the first two numbers is 42,the third number is:

A.18

B.28

C.14

D.20

Ans:A

77.In a box containing 120 bulbs,35% are defective.The number of non-defective bulbs is:

A.68

B.42

C.72

D.78

Ans:D

78.A man travels at a speed of 6 km/hr for five hours and at a speed of 4 km/hr for 10 hours.His average speed is:

A.5

B.4 2/3

C.4 ½

D.4 1/3

Ans:B

79.If f(a)=a(Square)+2a-1,then f(8)-f(5)=

A.43

B.45

C.14

D.3

Ans:B

80.The savings of an employee is 1/5^th of his salary.when he changes his savings to 1/6^th of the salary,there is a difference of Rs.200.His salary is:

A.6,000

B.7,000

C.9,000

D.12,000

Ans:A

81.Jack and Jill -----------to the same family.

A.Belong

B.Belongs

C.Belonging

D.Has belonged

Ans:A

82.Roy prefers novels --------short stories

A.For

B.To

C.And

D.Into

Ans:B

83.He went home,-------------?

A.Did he

B.Didn’t he

C.Doesn’t he

D.Hadn’t he

Ans:B

84.Ram----visited me yesterday

A.Has

B.Have

C.Had

D.None

Ans:C

85.A -----------of flowers

A.Bundle

B.Group

C.Bunch

D.Cluster

Ans:C

86.Choose the synonym of polytheism

A.Belief in spirits

B.Respect for all religions

C.Belief in many births

D.Worship of many gods

Ans:D

87.Choose the synonym of vindicate

A.Justify

B.Open

C.Recommend

D.Ventilate

Ans:A

88.Choose the antonym of introduction

A.End

B.Termination

C.Conclusion

D.Deduction

Ans:C

89.Choose the antonym of modesty

A.Vanity

B.Arrogance

C.Hypocrisy

D.Superiority

Ans:B

90.Sony said that her friends-------------very helpful

A.Are

B.Were

C.Will be

D.Shall be

Ans:B

91.The newspaper---------------on the table

A.Is lying

B.Have been lying

C.Are lying

D.None

Ans:A

92.The Old Testament gives the---------------Jews made with God

A.Convenant

B.Convennant

C.Covenent

D.Covanant

Ans:A

93.Choose the word that is spelt right

A.Annomalos

B.Anomalous

C.Anamollas

D.Anomaloas

Ans:B

94.’Crocodile tears’means:

A.Tears that are insincere

B.Tears that are sincere

C.Tears of sorrow

D.Crocodile’s sorrow

Ans:A

95.This garden is -----------beautiful

A.Too

B.To

C.Very

D.Of

Ans:C

96.How fast he speaks!(Change to assertive sentence).

A.He speaks fast

B.He spoke very fast

C.He speaks very fast

D.He has spoken very fast

Ans:C

97.”Thank you”,he said(Change to indirect speech)

A.He said that he thanked me

B.He told me thanks

C.He said that he thanked you

D.He thanked me

Ans:A

98.All love him(Change to passive voice)

A.He is loved  by all

B.He loved all

C.He was loved by all

D.He had been loved by all

Ans:A


99.The ------------window was repaired

A.Breaking

B.Broken

C.Broke

D.Breaken

Ans:B

100.He--------in  a bank(Use simple present tense)

A.Is working

B.Has worked

C.Works

D.Has been working

Ans:C