15-03-2017 INSTRUCTOR IN STENOGRAPHY

INSTRUCTOR IN STENOGRAPHY,SC DEVELOPMENT (ONLINE EXAM)

EXAM DATE:15-03-2017

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1.Which is the Western boundary of Kerala state?

A.Arabian Sea

B.Western Ghats

C.Kanyakumari

D.Manjewaram

Ans:A

2.Which is the unit of loudness of sound?

A.Decibel

B.Farad

C.Volta

D.Bar

Ans:A

3.Whose Samadhi is situated at  Panmana?

A.Chattampi Swamikal

B.Sree Narayana Guru

C.Ayyankali

D.Vagbhatananda

Ans:A

4.When did train service start in India?

A.1947

B.1893

C.1853

D.1857

Ans:C

5.Which session of the Indian National Congress declared ‘Poorna Swaraj’ as its goal?

A.Bombay

B.Amaravati

C.Lahore

D.Nagpur

Ans:C

6.Which Indian Prime Minister dissolved the Planning Commission and Introduced NITI Ayog in its place?

A.Jawaharlal Nehru

B.A.B.Vajpey

C.Manmohan Singh

D.Narendra Modi

Ans:D

7.Who is the present Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission?

A.Justice A.S.Anand

B.Justice S.Rajendra Babu

C.Justice H.L.Dattu

D.Justice K.G.Balakrishnan

Ans:C

8.Which Five Year plan is going on now?

A.8^th

B.10^th

C.11^th

D.12^th

Ans:D

9.On the banks of which river was Mamankam celebrated?

A.Pampa

B.Bharathapuzha

C.Kaveri

D.Periyar

Ans:B

10.Where is Kolar mines?

A.Karnataka

B.Kerala

C.Tamil Nadu

D.Andhra Pradesh

Ans:A

11.Who founded Sikhism?

A.Guru Nanak

B.Guru Arjun

C.Guru Hargobind

D.Guru Ram Das

Ans:A

12.In which year India became a republic?

A.1947

B.1950

C.1956

D.1957

Ans:B

13.In which year Right to Information Act was passed in India?

A.2000

B.2002

C.2005

D.2010

Ans:C

14.Who is the present Chairperson of National Commission for women in India?

A.Jayanti Patnaik

B.Girija Vyas

C.Mamta Sharma

D.Lalitha Kumaramangalam

Ans:D

15.Which country launched the satellite’APPLE’?

A.India

B.U.S.A

C.U.S.S.R

D.Japan

Ans:A

16.Who was called ‘Pulaya Raja’?

A.Sree Narayana Guru

B.Ayyankali

C.Jyotiba Phule

D.Pandit Karuppan

Ans:B

17.Among these rivers the tributary of indus is

A.Gandak

B.Jista

C.Chambal

D.Jhelum

Ans:D

18.Which is the child helpline number in India?

A.10098

B.198

C.1098

D.1198

Ans:C

19.The famous play ‘Adukkalayilninnu Arangathekku’ deals with the problems of which community in Kerala

A.Nair

B.Namboothiri

C.Ezhava

D.Pulaya

Ans:B

20.Which Indian city is closely associated with cotton textile industry?

A.Agra

B.Banaras

C.Amritsar

D.Ahmedabad

Ans:D

21.Who among the following was awarded Bharat Ratna in 2014?

A.Lata Mangeshkar

B.Bhimsen Joshi

C.Sachin Tendulkar

D.A.B.Vajpayee

Ans:C

22.Under whose leadership the ‘Ezhava memorial’was submitted?

A.Dr.Palpu

B.G.Parameswaran Pillai

C.K.Kelappan

D.Mannathu Padmanabhan

Ans:A

23.Which is not a ritual art form of Kerala?

A.Theyyam

B.Kathakali

C.Padayani

D.Koothu

Ans:B

24.Vascodagama reached Kerala in

A.1498

B.1598

C.1698

D.1798

Ans:A

25.The capital of the Cheras was

A.Venad

B.Muziris

C.Tanjavur

D.Madurai

Ans:B

26.Who founded the Indian National Congress?

A.Mahatma Gandhi

B.A.O.Hume

C.Subhash Chandrabose

D.Bala Gangadhar Tilak

Ans:B

27.Name the Travancore ruler who made Temple Entry Proclamation in 1936

A.Swati Tirunal

B.Sree Chithira Tirunal

C.Sree Moolam Tirunal

D.Marthanda Varma

Ans:B

28.IT Act was passed in India in

A.1970

B.1990

C.1995

D.2000

Ans:D

29.Which day is celebrated as World Environment Day?

A.June 5^th

B.March 8^th

C.December

D.May 10^th

Ans:A

30.Which city is the headquarters of LIC?

A.Delhi

B.Kolkatta

C.Mumbai

D.Chennai

Ans:C

31.Who founded ‘Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha’?

A.Kumara Guru

B.V.T.Bhattathirippad

C.Poykayil Yohannan

D.Kumaranasan

Ans:C

32.Which newspaper was founded by Vakkom Abdul Khadir Maulavi?

A.Malayala Manorama

B.Kerala Kaumudi

C.Janmabhumi

D.Swadeshabhimani

Ans:D

33.2016 Olympics was held at

A.Brazil

B.Greece

C.Argentina

D.Japan

Ans:A

34.Name the South Korean President who was impeached in December 2016

A.Lee Myung Bak

B.Roh Moo-hyun

C.Kim Dae-Jung

D.Park Geun-hye

Ans:D

35.Who founded Brahma Samaj?

A.Swami Dayananda Saraswati

B.Jyotiba Phule

C.Raja Ram Mohan Roy

D.E.V.Ramaswami Naicker

Ans:C

36.Which is the major constituent of air?

A.Oxygen

B.Nitrogen

C.Hydrogen

D.Carbon dioxide

Ans:B

37.Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara was born at

A.Punnapra

B.Karthikappilly

C.Kayamkulam
D.Kainakary

Ans:D

38.Who was the first lady governor in India?

A.Padmaja Naidu

B.Vijayalakshmi Pandit

C.Sonal Man Singh

D.Sarojini Naidu

Ans:D

39.Who wrote’Duravastha’?

A.Kumaranasan

B.G.Sankara Pillai

C.Ezhuthachan

D.Vailoppilli Sreedhara Menon

Ans:A

40.Which is  a traditional source of energy?

A.Solar energy

B.Coal

C.Wind power

D.Tidal power

Ans:B

41.Where is the headquarters of ISRO?

A.Hyderabad

B.Cochin

C.Bangalore

D.Mumbai

Ans:C

42.Who is the founder member of Narmada Bachao Andolan?

A.Sarojini Naidu

B.Indira Goswami

C.Baba Amte

D.Medha Patkar

Ans:D

43.Name the cyclone that hit South India in 2016

A.Vardah

B.Helen

C.Yemyil

D.Laila

Ans:A

44.What gas is produced from gobar?

A.Carbon Monoxide

B.Methane

C.Carbon Dioxide

D.Oxygen

Ans:B

45.’White Revolution’is associated with more production in

A.Sugar

B.Cotton

C.Coconut

D.Milk

Ans:D

46.Who was the first President of India?

A.Dr.S.Radhakrishnan

B.V.V.Giri
C.Dr.Rajendra Prasad

D.Dr.Zakir Hussain

Ans:C

47.Who wrote ‘Atmopadesasatakam’?

A.Ulloor S.Parameswara Iyer

B.Sree Narayana Guru

C.Sahodaran Ayyappan

D.Lalithambika Antarjanam

Ans:B

48.Which is the largest gland in the human body?

A.Liver

B.Adrenal gland

C.Pituitary gland

D.Pancreas

Ans:A

49.Oncology is the study and treatment of

A.Tuberculosis

B.Thyroid

C.Cancer

D.Hepatitis

Ans:C

50.In which year the scheme of Regional Rural banks was started in India?

A.1975

B.1980

C.1985

D.1990

Ans:A

51.Printed copy a document is called

A.Soft copy

B.Hard copy

C.Primary copy

D.Second memory

Ans:B

52.A collection of facts and figures are called

A.Data

B.Information

C.Data processing

D.Message

Ans:A

53.Leave------------spaces from left margin for starting a paragraph.

A.10

B.15

C.5

D.None of these

Ans:C

54.Number of shift keys in a type-writer keyboard.

A.2

B.1

C.3

D.4

Ans:A

55.Which finger is used to type the letter M?

A.Left middle finger

B.Right middle finger

C.Right index finger

D.Left index finger

Ans:B

56.Guide keys of a Typewriter is

A.N

B.a;

C.asdf;lkj

D.M

Ans:B

57.There are-----------carriage release levers.

A.Two

B.One

C.Three

D.None of these

Ans:A

58.What  is the full form of Pincode?

A.Postal Index Note

B.Postel Index Number

C.Print Index Note

D.Print Index Number

Ans:B

59.Home keys are provided in ----------row.

A.First

B.Second

C.Third

D.Four

Ans:B

60.Heart of the typewriting machine is

A.Escapement wheel

B.Pinion wheel

C.Main spring

D.None of these

Ans:C

61.The comments which appear on the bottom of the page is

A.End note

B.Foot note

C.Thesaurus

D.None of these

Ans:B

62.The text effect that lowers the selected text below the base line is called.

A.Subscript

B.Superscript

C.Header

D.Footer

Ans:A

63.Which key is used to select all the text in the document is

A.Ctrl+M

B.Ctrl+C

C.Ctrl+Z

D.Ctrl+A

Ans:D

64.The carriage moves one letter space towards right while operating the ---------key.

A.Tabulator key

B.Space bar

C.Back spacer

D.Shift key

Ans:C

65.There are----------marginal stops.

A.Two

B.One

C.Three

D.Four

Ans:A

66.The measurement of a Typist’s table is

A.Height 2’3”

B.Height 1’9”

C.Height 2’4”

D.Height 2’7”

Ans:A

67.Typing mistake is called-----------error.

A.Typical

B.Chronological

C.Spelling

D.Typographical

Ans:D

68.w.e.f.means

A.With effect from

B.Without effect for

C.With effectively from

D.None of these

Ans:A

69.A software program that has the ability to make copies of itself and to attach itself to other applications or files.

A.Antivirus software

B.Computer virus

C.Software

D.Bytes

Ans:B

70.A formula in Excel always starts with an---------sign.

A./

B.>

C.=

D.+

Ans:C

71.A pictorial representation of data is called.

A.Chart

B.Bar

C.Legend

D.Radar

Ans:A

72.The method used for arranging keyboard is

A.Universal

B.Rhythm

C.Marginal

D.Qwerty

Ans:D

73.Before transporting a typewriter the carriage should be brought to the ---------and the marginal stops should be brought together.

A.Left

B.Right

C.Middle

D.End

Ans:C

74.Which of the following are the signs of a virus attack?

A.The computer runs slower than normal

B.The computer restarts on its own

C.There is a change in file size

D.All of the above

Ans:D

75.Facebook was founded in

A.1994

B.2004

C.2010

D.None of these

Ans:B

76.Complementary close in an official letters is

A.Yours faithfully

B.Yours truly

C.Yours obediently

D.Yours friendly

Ans:A

77.Loose dog holds the tooth of the --------------wheel when the machine is at rest.

A.Pinion

B.Marginal

C.Escapement

D.Jerky

Ans:C

78.While pressing carriage release lever,carriage moves forwards.

A.Left

B.Right

C.Up

D.Down

Ans:A

79.A spring is placed before the segment in Haida typewriter.This is called

A.Main spring

B.Buffer spring

C.Indicator

D.Manifolding

Ans:B

80.To get one blank space between words and to move the carriage one space without producing any impression on the paper--------------is used.

A.Tabulator

B.Shift key

C.Space bar

D.Shift lock

Ans:C

81.A character key which is fixed in Malayalam/Hindi typewriters produces an impression does not permit the carriage to move towards left is called.
A.Shift key

B.Shift lock

C.Space bar

D.Dead key

Ans:D

82.For bringing the carriage towards right and for making corrections is used.

A.Push button
B.Thump wheel

C.Shift key

D.Back space

Ans:D

83.When you start windows 98 for the first time,this bar appears at the bottom of the screen and start button is located on the left side of this bar and the status area is on the right.Which bar is this?

A.Task bar

B.Menu bar

C.Status bar

D.None of these

Ans:A

84.It gives continuous line and falls below the letter.It is longer than hyphen and it is upper case Character.What is this?

A.Long dash

B.Underscore

C.Two dash

D.Two hyphens

Ans:B

85.---------------is a basic drawing and painting program.It can also be used to enhance images scanned using scanner.

A.Word pad

B.Media Player

C.Point

D.Accessories

Ans:C

86.Manipulations such as calculation,comparison,decision-making and logical operations done on data,to convert them into information are called.

A.Process

B.Data

C.Application

D.Collection

Ans:A

87.Another name of line space lever is------------

A.Tabulator

B.Cylinder

C.Carriage return

D.Duplicator

Ans:C

88.1 Mega Byte is

A.1024 Byte

B.1024 KB

C.1024 MB

D.1 Nibble

Ans:B

89.Cylinder ratchet wheel is situated in the --------------side of the cylinder.

A.Left

B.Right

C.Down

D.Up

Ans:A

90.It is the temporary storage area in CPU,where the intermediate results are stored.

A.RAM
B.ROM

C.IOP

D.PROM

Ans:A

91.This bar is the line of the text that lies across the top of the window.It is very much like the minus you may have seen in other windows applications.It help us to access to many of the word.Which bar is this?
A.Tool Bar

B.Title Bar

C.Menu Bar

D.Status Bar

Ans:C

92.Another name of variable line space is

A.Back space

B.Fractional space

C.Typographical space

D.Indenting

Ans:B

93.The action of the beginning of the document which key is used.

A.Ctrl+Page up

B.Ctrl+Left arrow

C.Ctrl+Home

D.Home

Ans:C

94.It is a collection of one or more related web pages,linked together through a system of Hyper links is

A.URL

B.WWW

C.Home page

D.Website

Ans:D

95.It help us to combine various kind of information on a single document,easily sort the information in the data source or use the data source to create labels or envelops is

A.Data

B.Merging

C.Mail Merge

D.Collection

Ans:C

96.One type will be tangent to the cylinder at a time because the cylinder is ----------in shape.

A.Semi circular

B.Circular

C.Vertical

D.Oval

Ans:D

97.Press the function key Shift+F3 to

A.Promote a paragraph

B.Move selected paragraph Up

C.Change the case of letters

D.Expand text

Ans:C

98.Increase the tension to set right the ----------movement of the carriage.

A.Rhythm

B.Sluggish

C.Up and Down

D.Length wise

Ans:B

99.To maximize the document window press

A.CTRL+F10

B.CTRL+F6

C.CTRL+F5

D.CTRL+F11

Ans:A

100.Print the merged document press

A.ALT+SHIFT K

B.ALT+SHIFT N

C.ALT+SHIFT M

D.ALT+SHIFT L

Ans:C