SCHEDULED CAST DEVELOPMENT OFFICER GRADE I(SC/ST) KERALA PSC EXAM PAPER ANSWER KEY 26-04-2014

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EXAM DATE:26-04-2014

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1.Ram bought a computer with 15% discount on the labeled price and sold it with 10% profit on the labeled price.Approximately,what was his percentage of profit on the price he bought.

A.29%*

B.31%

C.28%

D.35%

Ans:A

2.A large tank filled with water is to be emptied by removing 1/5^th of the water present in it everyday.After how many days will there be closest to 25% of the water left in the tank

A.7^th day

B.6^th day*

C.5^th day

D.3^rd day

Ans:B

3.If  15 persons can do a work in 16 days.After 4 days 3 more people joined in the work.In how many days the remaining work will complete

A.10*

B.9

C.14

D.12

Ans:A

4.Rs.2400/- is divided among the three persons P,Q and R respectively in the ratio 3:4:5.If an amount Rs.200/-is added to each of their shares,what is the new respective ratio of their share amount

A.6:5:4

B.5:4:6

C.5:6:4

D.4:5:6*

Ans:D

5.The compound interest on a certain sum for 2 years at 8% per annum is Rs.1040/-The simple interest on it at the same ratio for 2 years is

A.1000*

B.980

C.1200

D.990

Ans:A

6.If “POLICE”is coded as “GEKNQR”.Find the code of “OFFICER”

A.QHHKEGT

B.TGEKHHQ*

C.SFDJGEP

D.SEDTGGP

Ans:B

7.What is the next term in the sequence 30,21,39,30,57,-----------?

A.30

B.60

C.48*

D.49

Ans:C

8.Sum of ‘n’term of the series

Square root of 3+Square root of 12+Square root of 27+Square root of 48+------is given by

A.n(n+1)/2

B.Square root of 3/2*n(n+1)*

C.n(n+1)/Square root of 3

D.n(n+1)/3

Ans:B

9.If P means addition,Q means subtraction ,R means multiplication,s means division,what is the value of 30P20S5Q4R3

A.38

B.40

C.22*

D.28

Ans:C

10.What will be the maximum number of Sundays and Mondays in a leap year?

A.104

B.106*

C.105

D.103

Ans:B

11.The number of ways in which 5 different beads can be arranged to form a necklace is

A.24

B.120*

C.12

D.18

Ans:B

12.Anu starts walking from home towards East.After walking for 20 m he turns right and goes for 10 m.He then turns left and goes for 20m.He then turns right and go for 20m.What is his position with respect to his starting point with magnitude and direction?

A.30m north-west

B.30 m South-East

C.50 m North-West

D.50 m South-East*

Ans:D

13.In the given series one number is wrong.Find the number

3,6,24,72,144,576,1152,3456

A.516
B.144

C.3456

D.1152*

Ans:D

14.In a triangle ABC angle A is larger than angle C and smaller than angle B by the same amount.If angle B is 70⁰ what is the value of angle A

A.60⁰*

B.53⁰
C.58⁰

D.70⁰

Ans:A

15.In a class of 15 students,4 failed in English,6 failed in mathematics and 3 failed in both.How many passed in both the subject?

A.1

B.0

C.7

D.8*

Ans:D

16.The age of  father is equal to the sum of the age of his 4 children.After 20 years sum of the ages of the children will be twice the age of the father.What is the age of the father now?

A.50

B.40*

C.45

D.48

Ans:B

17.The length of a rectangle is decreased by 50% What percentage the width have to increased so as to maintain the same area

A.100*

B.50

C.75

D.120

Ans:A

18.The speed of a boat in still water is 15 km/hr.It can go 30 km upstream and return down stream to the original point in 4 hrs and 30 minutes.Find the speed of the stream

A.4 km/hr

B.8 km/hr

C.4.5km/hr

D.5 km/hr*

Ans:D

19.Find the largest number that will divide 398,436 and 542 leaving remainder 7,11 and 15 respectively?

A.77

B.85

C.17*

D.15

Ans:C

20.The angle between hour hand and minute hand of a clock when the time is 7.25

A.72⁰

B.150⁰

C.72.5⁰*

D.180⁰

Ans:C

21.What is the scientific phenomenon behind the working of bicycle reflector

A.Reflection*

B.Refraction

C.Total internal reflection

D.Defraction

Ans:A

22.Ionisation energy is lowest for

A.Halogens

B.Inert gases

C.Alkaline earth metals

D.Alkali metals*

Ans:D

23.Oxytocin hormone is secreted by

A.Adrenal

B.Ovary

C.Thyroid

D.Pituitary*

Ans:D

24.Graphite is used in nuclear reactors

A.As a lubricant*

B.As a fuel

C.For lining inside of the reactor as an insulator

D.For reducing the velocity of neutrons

Ans:A

25.Rickets and Kwashiorker are:

A.Deficiency disease*

B.Hereditary disease

C.Infectious disease

D.Communicable disease

Ans:A

26.What is the force of attraction between two bodies when one of the masses is doubled?

A.Halved

B.Doubled

C.Increased 3 times

D.Decreased to ¼ th

Ans:----------

27.Ripening of fruit is associated with the hormone:

A.Auxin

B.Cytokinin

C.Ethylene*

D.None

Ans:C

28.Which is the form of energy present in the compressed spring?

A.Potential energy*

B.Kinetic energy

C.Electrical energy

D.Heat energy

Ans:A

29.Eutrophic lakes means:

A.Lake poor in nutrients*

B.Lake rich in nutrients

C.Lake poor in flora and fauna

D.Lake lacking water

Ans:A

30.An emulsion is a colloidal system consisting of:

A.Two solids

B.Two liquids

C.One gas and one solid

D.One gas and one liquid

Ans:----------

31.India’s lowest temperature was recorded in:

A.Srinagar

B.Jammu

C.Dras*

D.Leh

Ans:C

32.Which football players wins FIFA Ballon d’ or Award 2013?

A.Chrisiano Roanaldo*

B.Frank Ribery

C.Lionel Messi

D.Zlatan Ibrahimovie

Ans:A

33.The name congress was suggested to the organization by:

A.Gopalakrishna Gokhale

B.Dadabai Navoroji*

C.Gandhiji

D.A.O.Home

Ans:B

34.Longest river of Kerala is:

A.Bharatapuzha

B.Pamba

C.Periyar*

D.Chaliyar

Ans:C

35.’Salt suddenly became a mysterious word,a word of power’.There words were spoken by:

A.Tagore

B.Mahatma Gandhiji

C.K.Kelappan

D.Jawaharlal Nehru*

Ans:D

36.Winner of Noble Prize of Literature 2013 Alice Munro belongs to which country:

A.Canada*

B.USA
C.Germany

D.Denmark

Ans:A

37.Identify the state which is also known as “The City of Nizams and the City of Pearls”

A.Assam

B.Andra Pradesh*

C.Arunachal Pradesh

D.Karnataka

Ans:B

38.The length of the coast line of kerala is:

A.780 km

B.680 km

C.580 km*

D.480 km

Ans:C

39.The motto of which journal was “awake,pray to the lord of the universal Arise now itself and oppose injustice”:

A.Kerala vilambaram

B.Kerala Sabdham

C.Kerala bharatham

D.Abinava keralam*

Ans:D

40.The 39^th G8 summit,2013 was held in:

A.Northern Ireland*

B.Switzerland

C.Finland

D.Germany

Ans:A

41.Who called Jinnah ‘the prophet of Hindu Muslim Unity’?

A.Ravidranath Tagore

B.Sarojini Naidu*

C.Jawaharlal Nehru

D.Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan

Ans:B

42.The important physical divisions of India formed by the rivers are:

A.The Himalayas

B.The Deccan Plateau

C.The Great Indian Plain*

D.The Coastal Plains

Ans:C

43.The wettest Region of Kerala is:

A.Idukki*

B.Pathanamthitta

C.Ernakulam

D.Kollam

Ans:A

44.Which state become first in India to implement electronic GPF in March 2013?

A.Madhya Pradesh

B.Punjab

C.Arunachal Pradesh*

D.Mizoram

Ans:C

45.In which year was the Aruvippuram Sivalinga Prathishta?

A.1886

B.1887

C.1888*

D.1889

Ans:C

46.Nation wide surveys on socio economic issues are conducted by:

A.CSO

B.RGI

C.DGCIS

D.NSSO*

Ans:D

47.The Kaziranga National Park is in:

A.Manipur

B.Arunachal Pradesh

C.Meghalaya

D.Assam*

Ans:D

48.Which great poet of Kerala set up a tile factory in Aluva?

A.Vallathole

B.Ulloor

C.Vailoppilli

D.Kumaranasan*

Ans:D

49.Dowry Probition Act was passed in the year:

A.1961*

B.1971

C.1951

D.1964

Ans:A

50.Which date is observed as’Malala’day by United Nation in 2013?

A.5^th June

B.13^th June

C.2^nd July

D.12^th July*

Ans:D

51.The physiographic division lies in the eastern part of Kerala is:

A.Highland*

B.Midland

C.Lowland

D.Kayals

Ans:A

52.India has more than 65% of its population below the age of a:

A.25

B.45

C.35*

D.55

Ans:C

53.Who said Political freedom is the life breath of a nation?

A.Aurobindo Gosh*

B.Mahatma Gandhi

C.Balagangadhar Tilak

D.K.Kelappan

Ans:A

54.Which launch vehicle is used during India’s first mars mission?

A.PSLV-C8

B.PSLV-C12

C.PSLV-C25*

D.PSLV-C28

Ans:C

55.India’s only and first hospital for fish will come up in which of the following state:

A.Andhra Pradesh

B.Karnataka

C.Goa

D.Kerala*

Ans:D

56.The third highest peak in the world is:

A.Mt.K2

B.Mt.Kanchenjunga*

C.Mt.Nandadevi

D.Mt.Nangaparbat

Ans:B

57.The libert bill controversy related to:

A.Lord Dufferin

B.Lord Wellesly

C.Lord Rippon*

D.Lord Mayo

Ans:C

58.The most extensive of the soil groups found in Kerala:

A.Alluvial soil

B.Black soil

C.Red soil

D.Laterite soil*

Ans:D

59.Who has been chosen for Sahitya Academic award 2013?

A.Chinu Modi*

B.Hiren Battacharya

C.Vattacharya Chandan

D.Prasoon Joshi

Ans:A

60.Who was the author of Mokohapradeepam?

A.Sreenaryana Guru

B.Brahmananda Sivayogi*

C.Vagbadananda

D.Vaikunta Swamikal

Ans:B

61.According to the constitution of India,who certifies whether a particular bill is a money bill or not:

A.The President of India

B.The Finance Minister

C.Speaker of Lok Sabha*

D.The Prime Minister

Ans:C

62.Most members of the constituent Assembly commented that ‘it is the very soul of the constitution and very heart of it’ Under which Article of the constitution of India,this statement is commented:

A.Article 14

B.Article 356

C.Article 370

D.Article 32*

Ans:D

63.Who have the power to summon a joint sitting of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in case of a dead lock between them is ?

A.Speaker of Lok Sabha

B.The President of India*

C.The Prime Minister

D.The Vice-President

Ans:B

64.The Fundamental Duties are incorporated in the constitution of India by-------Constitutional Amendment act

A.42^nd Amendment*

B.44^th Amendment

C.73^rd Amendment

D.97^th Amendment

Ans:A

65.The commission appointed to study the question of re-organisation of states on linguistic basis was under the Chairmanship of:

A.K.M.Panikkar

B.Sardar Vallabhai Patel

C.Jusice Fazal Ali*

D.V.K.Krishna Menon

Ans:C

66.The First Chairman of Human Rights Commission of India was:

A.Justice K.G.Bala Krishnan*

B.Justice Altamas Kabir

C.Justice Ranganadha Mishra

D.Justice V.R.Krishna Iyyer

A.A

67.Certain parts of the constitution of India were taken from foreign constitutions.The Directive Principles of State Policies of the constitution of India was taken from---------constitutional

A.British Constitution

B.American Constitution

C.Canadian Constitution
D.Irish Constitution*

Ans:D

68.The Present Speaker of Kerala State Legislative Assembly is:

A.M.Vijaya Kumar

B.G.Karthikeyan*
C.K.Radhakrishnan

D.Terambil Ramakrishnan

Ans:B

69.The first person from a Minority Community to occupy the post of Prime Minister of India is:

A.Chandra Shekhar

B.P.V.Narasimha Rao

C.Charan Singh

D.Dr.Manmohan Singh*

Ans:D

70.The power of Judiciary of India to check and determine the validity of a law or an order may described as the power of:
A.Judicial review*

B.Writ

C.Appellate Jurisdiction

D.Original Jurisdiction

Ans:A

71.Which part of the sentence given below is wrong?

A.When I turn  forty five

B.I would*

C.Have been

D.A coal miner for twenty two years

Ans:B

72.Good and prompt service----------customer loyality

A.Ensures*

B.Insures

C.Reassures

D.Assures

Ans:A

73.What is the opposite of ANOMALY?

A.Recurrence

B.Aberration

C.Consistency*

D.Recapitulation

Ans:C

74.He--------his grandson daily

A.Is calling

B.Calling

C.Calls*

D.Have been calling

Ans:C

75.The study of ancient societies is:

A.History

B.Anthropology*

C.Ethnology

D.Archeology

Ans:B

76.This room is ------than the other

A.Same

B.Worst

C.Worse*

D.Worser

Ans:C

77.What is the correct passive voice from of :”Do the hounds kill the fox”?

A.Is the fox killed by the hounds?*

B.Are the hounds to kill the fox?

C.Is it the hounds that kill fox?

D.Is the fox being killed by the  hounds?

Ans:A

78.Neither of us-----going for the marriage

A.Are

B.Were

C.Am

D.Is*

Ans:D

79.I will meet you-------Delhi

A.On

B.At

C.Inside

D.In*

Ans:D

80.You can avail----------15 casual leave in a year

A.In

B.Of *

C.Out

D.None

Ans:B

81.Who are the beneficiaries of VAMBAY?

A.Rural women

B.SC/ST

C.Urban women

D.Urban slum dwellers*

Ans:D

82.Nirmal Bharath Abhiyan is a component of---------scheme

A.PMRY

B.NREGP

C.VAMBAY*

D.BSY

Ans:C

83.Eligibility criteria for mahila Samridhi Yogana:

A.The rural women above 18 years*

B.Employed urban woman

C.Women below age of 18 years

D.SSLC pass

Ans:A

84.Find out the odd one:

A.PMRY

B.VAMBAY*

C.NREP

D.NREGP

Ans:B

85.Name of the Prime Minister who announces the Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yogana scheme:

A.Atal Bihari Vajpayee*

B.Dr.Manmohan Singh

C.Narasimha Rao

D.Indira Gandhi

Ans:A

86.Who was the implementing agency of PMRY scheme?

A.State Government through District Panchayat

B.State Government through District Industrial Office*

C.Central Government

D.Central Government through NGO’s

Ans:B

87.National Rural Employment Guarantee Act introduced in the year:

A.2001

B. 1995

C.2009

D.2005*

Ans:D

88.Indira Awas Yogana aimed to support:

A.Urban Poor

B.Rural poor*

C.Both Rural and Urban poor

D.None of the above

Ans:B

89.What is BSY?

A.Babies Swasthi Yogana

B.Balika Swasthi  Yogana*

C.Bala Swasthi Yogana

D.Bharath Swasthi Yogana

Ans:B

90.Jawahar Rozgar Yogana(JRY)is formed by amalgamating other programmes.Which are they?

A.NREP and RLEGP

B.PMRY and NREP

C.NREGP and JSY

D.LAY and RLEGP

Ans:-------

91.Where is India’s first cyber forensic laboratory has been set up?

A.Tripura*

B.Orissa

C.Maharashtra

D.Delhi

Ans:A

92.Which of the following short cut key can be used to cut text in  a document?

A.Ctrl+V

B.Ctrl+X*

C.Ctrl+X

D.Ctrl+T

Ans:B

93.Find out the correct one:

A.1024 KB=1 GB

B.1024 GB=1 TB*

C.1024 MB=1 KB

D.1024 TB=1 GB

Ans:B

94.Buying and selling of products using computer and network is called:

A.E-business

B.E-market

C.E-tender

D.E-commerce*

Ans:D

95.--------is the process of acquiring information such user name,passwords and credit card details without permission

A.Bombing

B.Spoofing

C.Phishing*

D.Stuffing

Ans:C

96.World Computer Security day is on:

A.November 30*

B.December 30

C.January 30

D.October 30

Ans:A

97.The cyber terrorism comes under------of IT Act 2000.

A.Section 67 B

B.Section 67 A

C.Section 66 F*

D.Section 72

Ans:C

98.--------Controls and co-ordinates the overall operation performed by the computer

A.Motherboard

B.Central Processing Unit*

C.Bus Controller

D.Random Access Memory

Ans:B

99.An illegal Intrusion into a computer system or network is called

A.Stalking

B.Halking

C.Hacking*

D.Stealing

Ans:C

100.-----------is not a web browser

A.Mosai

B.Mozilla Firefox

C.Opera

D.Netscape composer*

Ans:D