KERALA PSC CONFIDENTIAL ASSISTANT GRADE II(SC/ST),VARIOUS

PSC CONFIDENTIAL ASSISTANT GRADE II(SC/ST),VARIOUS

EXAM DATE:01-10-2015
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1.Name the Prime  Minister of Japan:

A.Junichiro Koizumi

B.Shinzo Abe*

C.Masahiko Komura

D.Aki Hito

Ans:B

2.The hanging Gardens of Babylon was one of the wonders of the ancient world.It was built by:

A.Khufu

B.Sargon

C.Hammurabi

D.Nebuchadnezzar*

Ans:D

3.The smallest unit of classification of living organism is:

A.Phylum

B.Species*

C.Family

D.Genus

Ans:B

4.Who won Men’s Single’s title of French Open 2013?

A.Rafael Nadal*

B.David Ferrer

C.Novak Djokovic

D.Roger Federer

Ans:A

5.Name the person who has been appointed new Chief Justice of India:

A.Justice Ananda Selven

B.Justice Venkatachalam

C.Justice Manjulla Chellur

D.Justice Sadasivam

Ans:-----

6.We use clinical thermometer for measuring our body temperature.The normal body temperature is:

A.35⁰C

B.37⁰C*

C.39⁰C

D.41⁰C

Ans:B

7.Which civilization was the first to develop a drainage system?

A.Indus Valley Civilization*

B.Chinese Civilization

C.Mesopotamian Civilization

D.Egyptian Civilization

Ans:A

8.Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha(PRDS)was a religious reform movement in Travancore ledbythe downtroddenespecially by the Christian converts.Name its founder:

A.Njaliyakuzhi Simon Yohannan

B.Vellikkara Mathai

C.Poykayil Yohannan*

D.Mukkalil Adichanabraham

Ans:C

9.Which of the following deserts is not in Australia?

A.Great Victoria

B.Gibson

C.Gobi*

D.Great Sandy

Ans:C

10.The average life span of elephant is:

A.100-150

B.50-60

C.60-80*

D.80-100

Ans:C

11.Name the capital of Syria:

A.Amman

B.Manama

C.Riyadh

D.Damascus*

Ans:D

12.The UNO officially came into being on:

A.6,August,1945

B.10,October,1945

C.21,August,1945

D.24,October,1945*

Ans:D

13.To which king belongs the Lion Capital at Saranath?

A.Samudra Gupta

B.Harsha Vardhana

C.Asoka*

D.Kanishka

Ans:C

14.Name the person under whose leadership the ‘Ezhava Memorial’was submitted?

A.Dr.Palpu*

B.Kumaranasan

C.Kesavan Asan

D.T.K.Madhavan

Ans:A

15.On September 20,1932,Mahatma Gandhi began a fast unto death in Yervada Jail against:

A.Nehru Report

B.Communal Award*

C.Hunter Commission Report

D.Death sentence of Bhagat Sing

Ans:B

16.How many banks were nationalized in 1969?

A.9

B.12

C.14*

D.16

Ans:C

17.C.Kesavan,one of the leaders of the ‘Nivarthana’(Abstention)agitation,was arrested in June 1935,following a speech made at:

A.Thiruvalla

B.Kottayam

C.Alappuzha

D.Kozhanchery*

Ans:D

18.Which of the following planets is named after the Roman God of war?

A.Mars*

B.Mercury

C.Jupiter

D.Neptune

Ans:A

19.Elements lime carbon,hydrogen and oxygen are:

A.Metals

B.Non-metals*

C.Metalloids

D.None of these

Ans:B

20.The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was:

A.Sanskrit

B.Prakrit

C.Pali*

D.Ardha Magadhi

Ans:C

21.------------------of the Key board for aligning other types.

A.Home Key

B.Dead Key

C.Shift Key

D.Master Key*

Ans:D

22.The forming of letters in a regular line with even space between them is known as-------

A.Jerking

B.Alignment*

C.Sluggish Movement

D.None of these

Ans:B

23.The force of the ---------makes the carriage moves towards the left.

A.Main Spring*

B.Shift Key

C.Tabulator Bar

D.Space Bar

Ans:A

24.The Capital Letter “C”is used for the number----------

A.40

B.1000

C.10

D.100*

Ans:D

25.------------the spacing should not be given while typing.

A.After full stop

B.After comma figure work*

C.After question mark

D.After exclamation mark

Ans:B

26.The sound heard during uniform typing is called-------------

A.Rhythm*

B.Bad alignment

C.Main Spring tension
D.Piling of letters

Ans:A

27.On the envelope the word “Registered”is type on the------side

A.Top Right

B.Top left*

C.Bottom Left

D.Top Centre

Ans:B

28.The Complimentary clause of D.O.Letters are generally used--------

A.Yours lovingly

B.Yours obediently

C.Yours faithfully

D.Yours sincerely*

Ans:D

29.The Electric Type Writer was introduced in the year-------

A.1714

B.1938*

C.1948

D.1837

Ans:B

30.MGTE stands for---------

A.Meghalaya Government Technical Education

B.Madras Government Technical Education

C.Madras Government  Technical Examination*

D.Manipur Government Technical Education

Ans:C

31.--------------is used in Govt.Official Letter from Secretariat as Heading.

A.Name of the Government*

B.Name of Head of Section

C.Name of the Department

D.Designation of the Undersigned

Ans:A

32.”E and OE”is most commonly used in---------------

A.Business letter

B.Proceedings

C.Balance Sheet

D.Invoice*

Ans:D

33.The speed of Shorthand Malayalam(Lower)and Shorthand English(Higher)in KGTE or equivalent Examinations:

A.25 W.P.M and 80 W.P.M

B.50 W.P.M and 120 W.P.M*

C.40 W.P.M and 120 W.P.M

D.80 W.P.M and 120 W.P.M

Ans:B

34.-------------is used for correction in stencil paper

A.Correcting fluid*

B.Eraser

C.Stiles pen

D.None  of these

Ans:A

35.Letters are arranged in a Typewriter Key board as----------rows.

A.5

B.3

C.4*

D.6

Ans:C

36.In Government Order G.O.(P)represents------------

A.Govt.Order(Print)*

B.Govt.Order(Public)

C.Govt.Order(Part)

D.Govt.Order(Proceedings)

Ans:A

37.In D.O.Letters the “To Address”is used at-----------

A.Top Left Side

B.Top Right Side

C.Bottom Left Side*

D.Bottom Right Side

Ans:C

38.How many Shift lock keys are in a typewriter?

A.2

B.3

C.4

D.1*

Ans:D

39.Select the correct groups of left side heading when typing Balance sheet,Profit and Loss Account and Income and Expenditure Account respectively:

A.Liabilities,Losses,Expenditure*

B.Assets,Profit,Income

C.Assets,Profit,Expenditure

D.Liabilities,Profit,Income

Ans:A

40.-----------is generally used for typewriter cleaning.

A.Water

B.Diesel

C.Petrol*

D.Oil

Ans:C

41.What is minimum Tab stop position that we can set  in Word 2003?

A.0.5”

B.0.1”

C.0.01”*

D.0.05”

Ans:C

42.How many characters can type in a cell or Excel work sheet?

A.256

B.255

C.265

D.525

Ans:----

43.One of the following is not an option of Page Border setting:

A.Shallow*

B.3-D
C.Custom

D.Shadow

Ans:A

44.What is the shortcut key for ‘Undo’?

A.Ctrl+Y

B.Ctrl+X

C.Ctrl+V

D.Ctrl+Z*

Ans:D

45.Which menu the command ‘Thumbnails’ is available?

A.Edit

B.View*

C.Insert

D.Format

Ans:B

46.One of the following options is used to insert words’Respectfully yours’without typing it:

A.Insert->Auto Text->Attention Line

B.Insert->Auto Text->Mailing Instructions

C.Insert->Auto Text->Closing*

D.Insert->Auto Text->Reference Lines

Ans:C

47.’All caps’option is available from one of the following commands:

A.Format->Font*

B.Format->Change case

C.Format ->Columns

D.Format->Drop Cap

Ans:A

48.One of the following is not count through the  through the Word Count option:

A.Characters(no spaces)

B.Characters(With spaces)

C.Words

D.Words(With spaces)*

Ans:D

49.’Print Area’ command in Excel 2003 is available in which menu?

A.Insert

B.File*

C.Edit

D.Format

Ans:B

50.How many categories of functions are available in the Insert Function box of Excel 2003?

A.8

B.9

C.11*

D.12

Ans:C

51.Research command in Excel 2003 can be taken by pressing -----------

A.Alt+Click *

B.Ctrl+R

C.Ctrl+Click

D.Alt+Ctrl+R

Ans:A

52.Whatrefers ‘#Value!’ ,an error value produced by Formulas in MS Excel?

A.A sheet is not valid

B.Value that is too long to fit in the cell

C.A cell that is not valid*

D.A value that is not available

Ans:C

53.One of the following is not the functions in MS Excel:

A.ABS

B.LEN

C.NIM*

D.MAX

Ans:C

54.1024 MB is equivalent to-----

A.1 Mega Byte

B.1 Giga Byte*

C.1 Terra Byte

D.1 Kilo Byte

Ans:B

55.How many paragraphs indents are available in Word?

A.3

B.4

C.5*

D.6

Ans:C

56.One of the line spacing is not available in Word:

A.At least

B.Exactly

C.Multiple

D.Maximum*

Ans:D

57.’Ctrl+Alt+1’ shortcut key is used to--------

A.Change text to heading 1*

B.Change single space lines

C.Change case of selected text

D.Change the font

Ans:A

58.How many Text Effects are available in Font dialogue box of Word 2003?

A.6*

B.8

C.10

D.12

Ans:A

59.One of the following is not the formula function available in the Word 2003?

A.DEFINED

B.FALSE

C.SIGN

D.SQRT*

Ans:D

60.One of the following is the correct option of Paragraph alignment:

A.Justify Center*

B.Justify right

C.Justify left

D.Justify Medium

Ans:A

61.What is the width size of the columns if columns Number is’1’ in Word 2003’?

A.2.75”

 B.1.67”

C.6”*

D.4”

Ans:C

62.Pick out the correct example of Super Computers:

A.IBM 370*

B.NEC500

C.IBM360*

D.NEC550

Ans:A,C

63.Notifying window is located at--------

A.Status bar

B.Task bar*

C.Title Bar

D.Tool Bar

Ans:B

64.Which tab should be used to type some figures in the following style?

2.5

1111.11

20.001

A.Bar

B.Center
C.Left

D.Decimal*

Ans:D

65.’Split cell’command in Word 2003 can be taken from which menu?

A.Table*

B.Format

C.Tools

D.Edit

Ans:A

66.To erase a character to the left of the insertion point,press the ----------key.

A.CANEL

B.DELETE
C.BACKSPACE*

D.Either (b)or (a)

Ans:C
67.The------------or typeface,defines the appearance and shape of letters,numbers and special characters.

A.Font size

B.Point

C.Paragraph formatting*

D.Font

Ans:C

68.When you save a file as a webpage,Word converts the contents of the document into---------?

A.HTML*

B.JAVA

C.PERL

D.UNIX

Ans:A

69.Each time the ENTER key is pressed,Word creates a new------

A.Line

B.Page

C.Document

D.Paragraph*

Ans:D

70.IF a word is typed that is not in Word’s dictionary,------------wavy underlines appears below the word

A.Green

B.Red*

C.Yellow

D.None of the above

Ans:B

71.The national song of India  was taken from:

A.Rig Veda

B.Bhagavat Gita

C.Ananda Mutt*

D.Vishnupuranam

Ans:C

72.Which of the following does not belong to the solar system?

A.Planet

B.Galaxy*

C.Comet

D.Asteroid

Ans:B

73.Name the state that had suffered massive devastation due to flood in June 2013:

A.Uttarakhand*

B.Madhya Pradesh

C.Himachal Pradesh

D.Uttar Pradesh

Ans:A

74.The place associated with Chattampi Swamikal is:

A.Varkala

B.Panmana*

C.Perunna

D.Vaikam

Ans:B

75.Name the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India

A.Raghuram Rajan*

B.Urjith Patel

C.D.Subba Rao

D.Bimal Jalal

Ans:A

76.Chittagong Armoury raid was carried under the leadership of:

A.Bhagat Singh

B.Uddham Singh

C.Chandra  Sekhar Azad

D.Surya Sen*

Ans:D

77.The market regulations in India were introduced by:

A.Baber

B.Balban

C.Allauddin Khilji*

D.Sher Shah

Ans:C

78.In the human body the basic building blocks are:

A.Bones

B.Cells*

C.Muscles

D.Nerves

Ans:B

79.”This is the ideal house where all live in full fraternity without distinction of caste or prejudice of creed”.The above words are written on the walls of the temple at:

A.Vaikam

B.Guruvayur

C.Thali

D.Arivippuram*

Ans:D

80.”A bright spot against a dark background”.Who said so about Jhansi Rani?

A.Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

B.Jawaharlal Nehru*

C.Mahatma Gandhi

D.Bhagat Singh
Ans:B

81.Patricans and plebeians were two social classes of:

A.Ancient Rome*

B.Ancient Greece

C.Ancient Egypt

D.Mesopotamia

Ans:A

82.Herodotus is the father of:

A.Poilitical Science

B.Sociology

C.Geology

D.History*

Ans:D

83.Which of the following relates to grammar?

A.Mitakshara

B.Charaka Samhita

C.Tokappiyam*

D.Unniyacchi Charitam

Ans:C

84.Who founded and edited the Journal ‘Samvad Kaumudi’?

A.Dr.Palpu

B.Ram Mohan Roy*

C.C.V.Kunhiraman

D.Rabindranath Tagore

Ans:B

85.Which of the following is not a sexually Transmitted Disease?

A.Anthrax*

B.AIDS

C.Gonorrhea

D.Chlamydiasis

Ans:A

86.The Olympic Games were held in honour of God:

A.Apollo

B.Jupiter

C.Asciepius

D.Zeus*

Ans:D

87.The great philosopher of the 18^th century who said,”Man is born free but he is everywhere in chains”,was:

A.Voltaire

B.Rousseau*

C.Kari Marks

D.Garibaldi

Ans:B

88.Name the social reformer who founded an organization with the object of eradicating the evils of caste and popularizing the idea of ‘Misra-bhojanam’(inter-dining):

A.V.T.Bhattathirippad

B.Kumara Gurudevan

C.Premji

D.K.Ayyappan*

Ans:D

89.The newly elected President of Iran:

A.Hassan Rouhani*

B.Manmoud Ahamadinejad

C.Adli Mansour

D.Enda Canny

Ans:A

90.The soil with the best water retaining capacity is:

A.Sandy soil

B.Humus soil

C.Clayey soil*

D.Loamy soil

Ans:C

91.Name the archaeologist who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamum:

A.Mortimer Wheeler

B.Howard Carter*

C.Alexander Cunningham

D.James Princep

Ans:B

92.Diwan of Travancore at the time of the ‘Temple Entry Proclamation:

A.T.Madhava Rao

B.Venkata Subbayya

C.C.P.Ramaswamy Ayyar*

D.Venkata Rao

Ans:C

93.”Whatever be one’s religion it is enough if the individual   becomes good”,Who said so?

A.Sree Narayana Guru*

B.Dr.Annie Basant

C.Swamy Vivekanadam

D.Swamy Dayananda

Ans:A

94.A pair of scissors is an example of a:

A.Screw

B.Inclined plane

C.Wedge

D.Lever*
Ans:D

95.Ancient Chinese invented the seismograph to record

A.Tornadoes

B.Earthquakes*

C.Hurricanes

D.Wind Activity

Ans:B

96.’Tirthankaras’ are associated with:

A.Jainism*

B.Buddhism

C.Vaishnavism

D.Saivism

Ans:A

97.Which of the following continents is known as the ‘White Continent’?

A.Europe

B.Australia

C.Antartica*

D.North America

Ans:C

98.Name of the place where G20 Ministerial Meeting 2013 Was held:

A.Moscow*

B.Hague

C.London

D.New Delhi

Ans:A

99.The Third Buddhist Council was presided over by:

A.Asokan

B.Mahakasyapa

C.Moggaliputta Tissa*

D.Vasumitra and Asvaghosha

Ans:C

100.The meteros are also known as:

A.Planetoids

B.Asteroids

C.Constellations

D.Shooting Stars*

Ans:D