BLOCK PANCHAYAT SECRETARY/MUNICIPAL SECRETARY GRADE III,VILLAGE EXTENSION 2015 SOLVED PAPER

BLOCK PANCHAYAT SECRETARY/MUNICIPAL SECRETARY GRADE III,VILLAGE EXTENSION

EXAM DATE:04-07-2015

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1.A man travelling at a speed of 20 km/hr,reached his office 10 minutes late.Next day he travelled at a speed of 30 km/hr and he reached his office 10 minutes earlier.The distance between his office and home is:

A.30 km

B.40 km

C. 50 km

D.20 km

Ans:D

2.Find (125+95)²-4*125*95:

A.400

B.900

C.1000

D.440

Ans:B

3.The angle between both hands of a clock at 9.20 AM will be:

A.120⁰

B.150⁰

C.160⁰

D.130⁰

Ans:C

4.A purse contains 1 rupee,so paise and 25 paise coins in the ratio 7:8:9.If the total money in the purse is 159.The number of 50 paise coins in the purse will be:

A.96

B.84

C.82

D.86

Ans:A

5.The radii of bases  of a cylinder and a cone are in the ratio 3:4.Volume of Cylinder and cone are in the ratio  9:8.Then  their heights are in the ratio:

A.3:2

B.4:3

C.8:9

D.2:3

Ans:D

6.Average age of 15 persons is 24 years.Later a boy is included into this group then average becomes 23 years.The age of the boy will be:

A.22

B.8

C.18

D.12

Ans:B

7.The sum and product of two numbers are 13 and 40 respectively.The sum of their reciprocals is:

A.1/40

B.3/40

C.13/40

D.30/40

Ans:C

8.The ratio of the age of two sisters is 3:4.The product of their ages is 192.The ratio of their ages after 5 years will be:

A.3:4

B.21:17

C.17:21

D.8:9

Ans:C

9.If the breadth of a rectangle is  increased by 40% and the length is reduced by 30%.What will be the effect on its area?

A.Decreases by 2%

B.Increases by 2%

C.Increases by 10%

D.Decreases by 10%

Ans:A

10.When A,B,C are work together they complete a job in 8 days.When A and C decided to do the work together they completed this job in 12 days.In how many days B alone can complete the work?

A.20

B.25

C.30

D.24

Ans:D

11.Among the following list,choose the one that is different from the other ones:

A.Potato

B.Cabbage

C.Carrot

D.Beet root

Ans:B

12.From the following options.Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the word’illustrious’:

A.Decorated

B.Imaginative

C.Famous

D.Informal
Ans:C

13.On 9^th November 2014,Johnson and Lisa celebrated their 6^th Wedding Anniversary on Sunday.What will be the day of their 10^th Anniversary?

A.Tuesday

B.Wednesday

C.Thursday

D.Friday

Ans:D

14.Cup is to coffee as plate is to:

A.Spoon

B.Hotel

C.Idli

D.Waiter
Ans:C

15.Complete the following series:

IF,JH,LJ,OL,----------

A.SN

B.RN

C.TN

D.SM

Ans:A

16.Salim walked 100 meters facing towards South.From there he turned left and walked 40 meters.Thereafter ,he turned to his left,walked 100 meters and stopped.How far and in what direction is Salim now from his starting point?

A.60 meters,North

B.40 meters,East

C.60 meters,East

D.40 meters,West

Ans:B

17.In a row of students,Sherin is 12^th from the left and Athira is 19^th from the right.If they interchange their positions,Sherin becomes 16^th from the left.Then,what will be the position of Athira from the right?

A.22^nd

B.23^rd

C.24^th

D.28^th

Ans:B

18.Raghu said,”Manju’s father is the brother of my sister’s son.”How is Manju’s father related to Raghu?

A.Grandfather

B.Cousin

C.Nephew

D.None of these
Ans:C

19.If the following words are arranged according to the dictionary order,which will be the second word in that order?

A.Disgrace

B.Disgruntled

C.Disgorge

D.Disguise

Ans:A

20.If PUBLISH is coded as BLUSHIP.how will DESTROY be coded?

A.STEROYD
B.STORYED

C.STOYRDE

D.STEOYRD

Ans:D

21.A liquid having PH value more than 7 is:

A.Citric acid

B.Lime Water

C.Soda water

D.Vinagiri

Ans:B

22.Which among the following is not correctly paired?

A.Dynamo-Alfred Nobel
B.Television-J.L.Baird

C.Computer-Charles Babbage

D.DDT-Pole Muller

Ans:A

23.The instrument used to measure the growth of plant is:

A.Durometer

B.Auxanometer

C.Potometer

D.Cryometer

Ans:B

24.Which one among  the following is a molecular scissor?

A.Ligas

B.Restriction endonuclease

C.Super bugs

D.Endrophyl

Ans:B

25.The first nuclear reactor in India is:

A.Saras

B.Param 9000

C.Apsara

D.Durga

Ans:C

26.Which element is in chlorophyll?

A.Na

B.K

C.Mg

D.Ca

Ans:C

27.Which of the following is not a viral disease?

A.Avion flue

B.Malaria

C.Sars

D.Dengue fever

Ans:B

28.Richard Stallman is in connection with:

A.Internet

B.Free operating system

C.Computer virus

D.Search engine

Ans:B

29.Who among the following in India was the first winner of Nobel prize in Physics?

A.S.Chandrasekharan

B.C.V.Raman

C.V.Ramakrishnan

D.Hargovind Khonane

Ans:B

30.Over production of which hormone leads to exophthalmic  goiture?

A.Iodine

B.Insulin

C.Thyroxine

D.ADH

Ans:C

31.Asian Games 2014 was held at:

A.Tokyo

B.Haney

C.Incheon

D.Colombo

Ans:C

32.The Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act was enacted in:

A.2008

B.2009

C.2010

D.2012

Ans:C

33.The founder of Wiki Leaks is:

A.Bill Gates

B.Julian Assange

C.Gill Abramson

D.Jacob J Lew

Ans:B

34.The Seventeeth SAARC Summit was held at:

A.New Delhi

B.Colombo

C.Thimpu

D.Addu

Ans:D

35.Rajeev Awas Yojana aims at:

A.Poverty Free India

B.Slum Free India

C.Rural Employment

D.Rural  Road Development

Ans:B

36.The new name of Planning Commission:

A.NNPC

B.Bharat Ayog

C.NITI Ayog

D.NEET Ayog

Ans:C

37.”One Vision,One Identity,One Community”is the motto of which of the following organizations?

A.APEC

B.ASEAN

C.NATO

D.NAM

Ans:B

38.What is the ordinal number of Ban.Ki Moon as the Secretary General of U.N.O?

A.Seventh

B.Ninth

C.Tenth

D.Eigth
Ans:D

39.Which year was decleared as the International year of Family Farming?

A.2013

B.2014

C.2015

D.2016

Ans:B

40.Nobel Prize for Literature for 2013 was awarded to:

A.Alice Munro
B.Eleanor Carlon

C.Martin Karplus

D.James E Rothman

Ans:A

41.--------------marked the first mass campaign against British Rule led by Indian National Congress

A.Ahmedabad Congress

B.Non Co-operation Movement

C.Civil Disobedience Movement

D.Khilafat Movement

Ans:B

42.The Pioneer Martyer of 1857 revolt:

A.Rani Lakshmi Bai

B.Mangal Pandey

C.Nana Sahib

D.Tantia Tope

Ans:B

43.Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it:

A.Bal Gangadhar Tilak

B.Lala Lajpat Rai

C.Bipin Chandra Pal

D.Gopala Krishna Gokhale

Ans:A

44.Who is the Frontier Gandhi?

A.Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

B.Muhammed Ali Jinnah

C.Muhammad Iqbal

D.Sir Sayyed Ahmmad Khan

Ans:A

45.The first Education Minister of free India”

A.Motilal Nehru

B.Sardar Patel

C.V.P.Menon

D.Maulanna Abdul Kalam Azad

Ans:D

46.Who was the Grand Old man of India?

A.A.O.Hume

B.W.C.Banerjee

C.C.R.Das

D.Dadabhai Naoroji

Ans:D

47.What was the importance of the year 1942 in the history of India’s struggle for independence?

A.Quit India Movement

B. Cabinet Mission Plan

C.Simla Conference

D.Mountbatten plan

Ans:A

48.Who was the political Guru of  Mahatma Gandhi?

A.Annie Besant

B.Bipin Chandra Pal

C.Gopala Krishna  Gokhale

D.W.C.Banerjee

Ans:C

49.Who was popularly known as the “Lion of the Punjab”?

A.Lala Lajpat Rai

B.Maharaja Ranjit Singh

C.C.R.Das

D.Motilal Nehru

Ans:A

50.Who was the founder of Banaras Hindu University?

A.Bipin Chandra Pal

B.Motilal Nehru

C.C.R.Das

D.Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya

Ans:D

51.What was the original name of Chattampi Swamikal?

A.Kunjan Pillai

B.Raman Pillai

C.Thanu Pillai

D.Rajappan Pillai

Ans:A

52.Who is Pulaya Raja in Kerala Renaissance Movement?

A.Kumaran Assan

B.Ayyankali

C.Sree Narayana Guru

D.Vagbhatananda

Ans:B

53.Which is the largest backwater in Kerala?

A.Vembanad Kayal

B.Ashtamudi Kayal

C.Sasthamkotta Kayal

D.Kayamkulam Kayat

Ans:A

54.In which year Sree Narayan Guru established a Siva temple at Aruvippuram?

A.1880

B.1885

C.1886

D.1887

Ans:Correct Answer 1888

55.A famous renaissance leader of Kerala who founded Atma Vidya Sangham?

A.V.T.Bhattathripad

B.Poikayil Yohannan

C.Pandit Karuppan

D.Vagbhatananda

Ans:D

56.Social Justice and brotherhood of man were the cardinal principles of -----------teaching.

A.Brahmnanda Swami Sivayogi

B.Ayya Vaikundar

C.Mannathu Padmanabhan

D.Sree Narayana Guru

Ans:D

57.For his outstanding  and selfless social activities,the people of Kerala honoured with the title “Bharata Kesari “who is that leader?

A.Chavara Kuriakose Elias

B.Nidhirikkal Mani Kathanar

C.Mannathu Padmanabhan

D.Vakkom Moulavi

Ans:C

58.Who is associated with’Pidiyari System’(A small amount of rice)in Kerala Society?

A.Kumaran Asan

B.Dr.Palpu

C.R.Sankar

D.Chavara Kuriakose Elias

Ans:D

59.Where is the headquarter of Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha?

A.Kumbanad

B.Vattakottal
C.Eraviperoor

D.Pullad

Ans:C

60.In which year Sree Narayana Guru convened an inter religious conference at Aluva were he gave the noble message of ‘One caste,One religion,One God for men?

A.1921

B.1922

C.1923

D.1924

Ans:D

61.The constitution first Amendment Act sought to:

A.Declare that  an amendment passed in accordance with Article 368 will not be law with the meaning of Article 13

B.Nullify the judicially created doctrine of basic features

C.Curtail the right to property guaranteed by Article 31

D.None of the above

Ans:C

62.Who was appointed as the advisor of the Constituent assembly?

A.Dr.Rajendra Prasad

B.K.M.Munshi

C.B.N.Rao

D.Dr.B.R.Ambedkar

Ans:C

63.The Article in the Indian Constitution which prohibits intoxicating drinks and drugs:

A.Article 45

B.Article 47

C.Article 48

D.Article 50

Ans:B

64.The President of India may sometimes simply keep a Bill on his table indefinitely without giving or refusing assent this is:

A.Absolute Veto

B.Qualified Veto

C.Suspensive Veto

D.Pocket Veto

Ans:D

65.A member of the State Public Services Commission may resign his office by writing addressed to:

A.The President

B.The Governor

C.The Chief Minister
D.The Chairman

Ans:B

66.Obiter Dicta is:

A.That part of the judgement which was strictly not necessary for the disposal of the cause or matter before the court

B.That which was necessary to dispose of the matter and forms the crux of the decision

C.Both

D.None of the above

Ans:A

67.The National Commission for women was  constituted in

A.1985

B.1990

C.1995

D.2000

Ans:B

68.The number of members nominated by the princely states to the Constituent Assembly were:

A.36

B.39

C.63

D.93

Ans:D

69.The nomination of members in the Rajya Sabha by the president was borrowed by the Constitution of India from:

A.UK

B.USA

C.Austalia

D.Ireland

Ans:D

70.Which among the following is not a way for acquisition of citizenship in India?

A.Renunciation

B.Descent

C.Registration

D.Incorporation of territory

Ans:A

71.Identify the sentence which is in passive voice?

A.They boy is climbing the cliff

B.They made him king

C.They painted the house red

D.Alice was not much surprised at this

Ans:D

72.Pick out the sentence which is grammatically correct?

A.One should not waste his time

B.The boy who does best he will get a prize

C.I asked for his book,but he did not lend me

D.He has been studying hard for the last two weeks

Ans:D

73.Find the word which is not a synonym of ‘modest’?

A.Intelligent

B.Shy

C.Silent

D.Timid

Ans:A

74.Give one word substitute for ‘things of different nature’:

A.Homogeneous

B.Uniform

C.Heterogeneous

D.Compatible

Ans:C

75.Complete the following sentence using an appropriate adjective:

He is the -----------member of the club.

A.Eldest

B.Old

C.Oldest

D.Elder

Ans:C

76.Find the other gender of’horse’:

A.Mare

B.Rooster

C.Mule

D.Doe

Ans:A

77.Fill in the blanks using an article

I went to -----------hospital to see my uncle.

A.a

B.an

C.the

D.some

Ans:C

78.In the following sentence,supply a verb in agreement with its subject:Neither food nor water----------to be found there.

A.were

B.was

C.are

D.have

Ans:B

79.Fill in the blank with suitable proposition:

My friends stood-------me during my difficult times

A.Beside

B.By

C.Among

D.Over

Ans:B

80.Bring out the meaning of the idiom in the following sentence:

We shall fight tooth and nail for our rights

A.With all our power

B.Using tooth and nail

C.Peacefully

D.Without soldiers

Ans:A

81.Which scheme targets the most vulnerable groups of population including children up to 6 years of age,pregnant women and nursing mothers in backward rural areas,tribal areas and urban slums?

A.ICDS
B.DWCRA

C.AAY

D.JRY

Ans:A

82.When did “Pradhan Mantri Adharsh Gram Yojana”formally launched?

A.2008

B.2010

C.2012

D.2014

Ans:B

83.Which is the thrust area of Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana?

A.Old age people

B.Unemployed youth

C.Destitute women

D.Differentially able population

Ans:B

84.In Kerala which Programme is formally registered as the “State Poverty Eradication Mission” a society registered under the Travancore Kochi Literary Scientific and Charitable Society Act?

A.MGNREGA

B.BSY

C.Kudumbasree

D.ICDS
Ans:C

85.Expand NREGP:

A.National Rural Educational Growth Programme

B.National Road and Electricity Generating Programme

C.National Rural Employment Guarntee Programme

D.National Railway Engineering Growth Project

Ans:C

86.Which is the grass root functionary of Kudumbasree?

A.NHG

B.CDS

C.ADS

D.Grama Sabha

Ans:A

87.Which is the thrust area of Valmiki Ambedkar Awaas Yojana?

A.Rural Areas

B.Urban slums

C.Tribal areas

D.None of these

Ans:B

88.When was Andyodaya Anna Yojana launched?

A.August 15,2000

B.August 15,2010

C.December 25,2000

D.December 25,2010

Ans:C

89.Which is not included in Bharat Nirman?

A.The Rural Roads

B.The Rural housing

C.The Rural Water Supply

D.The Rural Health

Ans:D

90.Expand IAY:

A.Indian Antipoverty Yojana

B.Integrated Antipoverty Yojana

C.Indian Awaas Yojana

D.Indira Awaas Yojana

Ans:D

91.In 1983,who defined the term Computer Virus?

A.Fred Cochen

B.Smith

C.Norton

D.Mcafee

Ans:A

92.When IT Act 2000 of India came into force?

A.17 October 2000

B.17 January 2001

C.17 November 2000

D.17 September 2000

Ans:A

93.Unauthorized attempts to bypass the security mechanisms of an information system or network is called:

A.Spoofing

B.Blocking

C.Hacking

D.Resisting

Ans:C

94.A printer is this kind of device:

A.Input

B.Word processing

C.Processing

D.Output

Ans:D

95.Which one is a text editor for Microsoft Windows?

A.MS Word

B.MS Excel

C.Wordpad

D.Notepad

Ans:D

96.Software which allows the user to load a web page is called:

A.Operating System

B.Website

C.Browser

D.Homepage

Ans:C

97.Which of the following computer language is used for artificial intelligence?

A.FORTRAN

B.PROLOG

C.C

D.COBOL

Ans:B

98.Programmed instruction to the computer is known as:

A.Data

B.Code

C.Documentation

D.Database

Ans:B

99.IBM 1401 is --------------generation computer

A.First

B.Second

C.Third

D.Fourth

Ans:B

100.The term associated with the processing speed of computer:

A.FFTS

B.MPG
C.MIPS
D.CPS

Ans:C