Question Paper Code:
161/2016
Category Code: 194/2015
Name of Post: Jr.
Assistant/ Cashier/ Time Keeper/ Asst. Store Keeper
Category Code: 565/2014
and 566/2014
Name of Post: Sales
Assistant Grade II
Category Code: 93/2016
Name of Post: Excise
Circle Inspector
Category Code: 96/2016
Name of Post: Jr.
Assistant/ Cashier
Category Code: 188/2016
Name of Post: Excise
Inspector Trainee
Date of Test: 26.11.2016
Alpha Code: C
1.
'Priyamanasam'
won the national award for the best Sanskrit film, directed by :
(A) Salim Ahamad
(B) Suresh Eriyat
(C) Vinod Mankara
(D) V. K. Prakash
Answer:
C
2.
IRNSS-1
G Regional Navigation Satellite System successfully launched from Satish Dhawan
Space Centre with the help of :
(A) PSLV-C 33
(B) PSLV-C 31
(C) PSLV-C 32
(D) PSLV-C 34
Answer:
A
3.
Deepa
Karmakar qualified for Rio de janeiro Olympic Games 2016 after defeating :
(A) Yelena Produnova
(B) Oksana Chusovitina
(C) Yamilet Pena
(D) None of the above
4.
The
first Jail Museum of Kerala State is going to establish with the central prison
of :
(A) Poojappura Central
Jail
(B) Viyyur Central Jail
(C) Cellular Jail,
Andaman Nicobar Island
(D) Kannur Central Jail
Answer:
D
5.
Who is
the present Governor of Uttarakhand State ?
(A) Govind Singh
Kunjuwall
(B) Harish Rawat
(C) K. K. Paul
(D) J. P. Raj Khowa
Answer:
C
6.
Narendra
Jadav, an economist, newly nominated to Rajya Sabha was a former member of :
(A) Niti Ayog
(B) Planning Commission
(C) National Human Rights
Commission
(D) None of the above
Answer:
B
7.
Which
among the following is the India's fastest train ?
(A) Satapti Express
(B) Himasagar Express
(C) Gatiman Express
(D) Mangala Express
Answer:
C
8.
Which
Tennis star will carry the Spanish flag at the opening ceremony of the Rio
Olympic Games, 2016 ?
(A) Rafael Nadal
(B) Djokovic
(C) Serena Williams
(D) Wawarinka
Answer:
A
9.
“Dreaming
Big : My Journey to Connect India” is the autobiography of ...............
(A) Sam Pitroda
(B) Chandra Sekhar
(C) M. S. Aluvalia
(D) Aravind Panagaria
Answer:
A
10.
Who
was the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India during the first
two
years of the Fourth Five
year plan ?
(A) Dr. P. T. Lakdawala
(B) Ashok Gadgil
(C) Dr. D. R. Gadgil
(D) M. D. Gadgil
Answer:
C
11.
The
first modern metro of India is :
(A) The Kolkata metro
(B) The Delhi metro
(C) The Bangalore metro
(D) The Chennai metro
Answer:
B
12.
'Crawling
Order' was issued by the British government in India in connection with :
(A) Chauri Chaura
incident
(B) Wagon Tragedy
(C) Dandi March
(D) Jallianwala Bagh
incident
Answer:
D
13.
Who
led the Salt Satyagraha against the illegal laws of the English after Gandhi's
arrest?
(A) Abbas Tyabji
(B) P. Rangiah Naidu
(C) Sardar Dyal Singh
(D) Pattabhi Sitaramayya
Answer:
A
14.
Freedom
fighter who founded the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan :
(A) Tilak
(B) V. J. Patel
(C) K. M. Munshi
(D) S. M. Sen Gupta
Answer:
C
15.
The
fourth President of Indian National Congress in 1888 :
(A) W. C. Bannerji
(B) George Yule
(C) Dadabhai Naoroji
(D) William Wedderburn
Answer:
B
16.
....................
is the second largest peninsular river flowing towards the East.
(A) The Godavari
(B) The Kaveri
(C) The Narmada
(D) The Krishna
Answer:
D
17.
Pedology
is the science that deals with the study of .............
(A) Soil
(B) Water
(C) Mountains
(D) Lakes
Answer:
A
18.
The
most fertile soil found in India is :
(A) Deccan Soil
(B) Laterite Soil
(C) Alluvial Soil
(D) Red Soil
Answer:
C
19.
Who
founded Advaita Ashram at Aluva ?
(A) Sankaracharya
(B) Sree Narayana Guru
(C) Chattampi Swamikal
(D) Swami Chinmayananda
Answer:
B
20.
Who
started Sanskrit Educational Centre called Tatva Prakasika Ashram at Calicut ?
(A) Vaghbatananda
(B) Brahmananda Swami
(C) V. T. Bhatathiripadu
(D) K. P. Karuppan
Answer:
A
21.
Who
founded Yokakshema Sabha ?
(A) Chattampi Swamikal
(B) Dr. Palpu
(C) Pokkayil Yohannan
(D) V. T. Bhatathiripad
Answer:
D
22.
Who
started the literary organisation called vidya poshini ?
(A) Ayyankali
(B) C. Krishnan
(C) T. K. Madhavan
(D) Sahodaran Ayyappan
Answer:
D
23.
Temple
Entry proclamation of Sri Chithirathirunal Balaramavarma declared on :
(A) November 1, 1936
(B) October 1, 1936
(C) November 1, 1932
(D) January 1, 1936
Answer:
A
24.
Brahmananda
Swami Sivayogi's Sidhashram is situated at :
(A) Aluva
(B) Kalady
(C) Sivagiri
(D) Alathur
Answer:
D
25.
Who
founded Sadhujana Paripalana Sangham ?
(A) Ayyan Kali
(B) K. P. Karuppan
(C) Sahodaran Ayyappan
(D) C. Krishnan
Answer:
A
26.
Black
cotton soil is known as :
(A) Bhangar
(B) Khadar
(C) Regar
(D) Laterite
Answer:
C
27.
The
outermost range of the Himalaya is known as :
(A) Aravalli Range
(B) Satpura Range
(C) Shiwalik Range
(D) None of these
Answer:
C
28.
The
lower layer of the atmosphere is known as :
(A) Ionosphere
(B) Troposphere
(C) Mesosphere
(D) Stratosphere
Answer:
B
29.
Which
amendment act added a new fundamental duty under article 51 (A) of the
constitution which provides that it shall be the duty of every Indian citizen
to provide education to their children upto the age of fourteen years ?
(A) 75
(B) 88
(C) 86
(D) 83
Answer:
C
30.
The
Human Rights Commissions at the centre and states are facing serious setbacks because
.................
(i) They function as
recommendatory and advisory bodies.
(ii) They can submit
reports only annually.
(iii) There is no
authority to execute their orders.
(iv) The existing
governmental system ignores their recommendations.
(A) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(B) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(C) (i), (iv) and (ii)
(D) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Answer:
A
31.
Which
one of the following powers of the Rajya Sabha is provided in the Constitution
of
India ?
(A) To decide whether a
bill is a money bill.
(B) To initiate a money
bill.
(C) To reject or amend a
money bill.
(D) To delay a money
bill for a period not exceeding fourteen days.
Answer:
D
32.
The
institution of Ombudsman was first created in ............
(A) USA
(B) Switzerland
(C) Sweden
(D) Denmark
Answer:
C
33.
Lokayukta
submits its report to .............
(A) Chief Minister
(B) Governor
(C) President
(D) Chief Justice
Answer:
B
34.
The
Constitution guarantees protection of the rights of the minorities in India
through which articles ?
(A) 29 and 30
(B) 350 and 351
(C) 28 and 29
(D) 15 and 16
Answer:
A
35.
Which
government appointed P. V. Rajamannar Committee to examine the tension area in centre-state
relations ?
(A) India
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Karnataka
(D) Tamil Nadu
Answer:
D
36.
The
last session of the existing Lok Sabha after a new Lok Sabha has been elected
is known as ..................
(A) Joint sitting
(B) Lame Duck
(C) Guillotine
(D) Sine die
Answer:
B
37.
Financial
Emergency can be continued for .................
(A) 2 months
(B) 6 months
(C) one year
(D) indefinite
Answer:
D
38.
Right
to information is the most effective and innovative tool in Indian
administration because:
(i) it accepts people's
rights and privileges to know.
(ii) it makes political
system accountable and transparent.
(iii) it makes people
aware of public policies and decision making.
(iv) it makes administrative
more innovative.
(A) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(B) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(C) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(D) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Answer:
C
39.
Choose
the antonym of the italicised word from the sentence :
After months of drought
the farmers began to despair that they would lose everything.
(A) inspire
(B) desperate
(C) hope
(D) hurry
Answer:
C
40.
Choose
a suitable interpretation for the idiom ‘to blaze a trail’:
(A) to set fire
(B) to blow one's
trumpet
(C) to be annoying
(D) to initiate work
Answer:
D
41.
Jessie
waited with ................. breath for news of her success.
(A) bated
(B) batton
(C) baited
(D) battled
Answer:
A
42.
Find
the appropriate reported speech for the following :
“Keep quiet” said the
mother to the child.
The mother asked the
child ................
(A) for keeping quiet
(B) to keep quiet
(C) should keep quiet
(D) that it should have
kept quiet
Answer:
B
43.
The
universe ................. continuously ever since the beginning of time and
the galaxies ............... away from one another at great speed.
(A) has expanded, moved
(B) expanded, has been
moving
(C) had been expanding,
had moved
(D) has been expanding,
have been moving
Answer:
D
44.
Give a
one word substitute for :
A person who does not
believe in God.
(A) altruist
(B) atheist
(C) theist
(D) amateur
Answer:
B
45.
It is
obvious from the leader's mumbling that he does not have a flair ..............
public speaking.
(A) in
(B) to
(C) for
(D) by
Answer:
C
46.
Correct
the statement :
Each of the boys were
given a pen.
(A) Each of the boys are
given a pen.
(B) Each of the boys was
given a pen.
(C) Each of the boys
give a pen
(D) Each of the boys
were given pens.
Answer:
B
47.
Choose
the word which is spelt correctly ?
(A) accommodation
(B) accomodation
(C) accommodation
(D) accommodation
Answer:
A
48.
Change
the voice :
Did the blast terrify
the children ?
(A) Was the blast
terrified by the children ?
(B) Was the children
terrified by the blast ?
(C) Were the children
terrifying by the blast ?
(D) Were the children
terrified by the blast ?
Answer:
D
49.
Which
among the following is not a feature Of Balika Samridhi Yojana ?
(A) To improve enrolment
and retention of girl children.
(B) To raise the age at
marriage of girls.
(C) To give reservation
to girl children.
(D) To assist the girl
to undertake income generating activities.
Answer:
C
50.
Anthyodaya
Anna Yojana (AAY) was launched first in :
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Kerala
(C) Bihar
(D) Tamil Nadu
Answer:
A
51.
Indian
business plan for creating and augmenting basic rural infrastructure :
(A) Make in India
(B) Bharat Nirman
(C) Start up India
(D) IRDD
Answer:
B
52.
The
micro finance scheme for women SHG :
(A) Kudumbasree
(B) Ayal Koottam
(C) Indira Rozgar Yojana
(D) Mahila Samridhi
Yojana
Answer:
D
53.
Anganwadi
provides food, pre-school education and primary health care to children under
the age of :
(A) 4 years
(B) 5 years
(C) 6 years
(D) 7 years
Answer:
C
54.
Which
of the following is not a government organisation ?
(A) NRDP
(B) NREGP
(C) ICDS
(D) IRDP
Answer:
A
55.
A
registered applicant under NREGP is eligible for unemployment allowance if he
is not
employed within :
(A) one month
(B) 7 days
(C) 10 days
(D) 15 days
Answer:
D
56.
The
self-employment venture to assist less educated and poor unemployed youth :
(A) Sampoorna Grameen
Rozgar Yojana
(B) PMRY
(C) Jawahar Gram Samridhi
Yojana
(D) Jawahar Rozgar
Yojana
Answer:
B
57.
'Kudumbasree'
was launched by :
(A) Dr. T. M. Thomas Isac
(B) Paloli Muhammed
Kutty
(C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(D) V. S. Achuthanandan
Answer:
C
58.
'Empowering
the poor' is the motto of :
(A) NRDP
(B) AAY
(C) IRDP
(D) NREGP
Answer:
A
59.
Minimum
number of bits essential to store any 2 digit decimal number is equal to .............
(A) 9
(B) 8
(C) 7
(D) 6
Answer:
C
60.
USB
stands for ...............
(A) Universal Serial Bus
(B) Universal
Synchronous Bus
(C) Unified Serial Bus
(D) Ultra Speed Bus
Answer:
A
61.
The
type of test used in computing to check whether or not the user is a human :
(A) Debugging
(B) Cryptanalysis
(C) CAPTCHA
(D) Black Box Testing
Answer:
C
62.
Which
among the following is the fastest memory component in a computer ?
(A) Hard disk
(B) Registers
(C) Cache Memories
(D) RAM
Answer:
B
63.
Which
among the following is not an Open Source Software ?
(A) Firefox
(B) Python
(C) R Programming
(D) Tally
Answer:
D
64.
What
is E-mail Spoofing ?
(A) E-mail that appears
to have been originated from one source when it was actually sent from another
source.
(B) Sending E-mail to
thousands and thousands of users.
(C) Repeatedly sending
an identical E-mail message to a particular address.
(D) Sending threatening
E-mails.
Answer:
A
65.
International
Computer Security Day :
(A) December, 2nd
(B) December, 23rd
(C) November, 30th
(D) July, 18th
Answer:
C
66.
Which
section of IT Act deals with Cyber Terrorism ?
(A) 66 F
(B) 67 B
(C) 67 A
(D) 56 F
Answer:
A
67.
Which
is the national nodal agency for responding to computer security incidents as
and when they occur ?
(A) CAT
(B) ICERT
(C) CCA
(D) CDAC
Answer:
B
68.
Which
protocol is used for secure communication over internet ?
(A) IP
(B) UDP
(C) HTTP
(D) HTTPS
Answer:
D
69.
Which
of the following number is divisible by 11 ?
(A) 8294627
(B) 3495714
(C) 7546743
(D) 974362
Answer:
A
70.
What should
be the measure of the diagonal of a square whose area is 162 cm2 ?
(A) 15 cm
(B) 19 cm
(C) 18 cm
(D) 14 cm
Answer:
C
71.
25 women
can complete a work in 5 days. In how many days will 30 women can complete that
work ?
(A) 7 days
(B) 6 days
(C) 8 days
(D) 10 days
Answer:
B
72.
Find
the sum of the numbers lying between 200 and 700 which are multiples of 5.
(A) 44550
(B) 34440
(C) 65240
(D) 32300
Answer:
A
73.
The
difference between 72% and 54% of a number is 432. What is 55% of that number?
(A) 1355
(B) 1445
(C) 1420
(D) 1320
Answer:
D
74.
A
cylinder of radius 4 cm and height 10 cm is melted and recasted into a sphere
of radius 2 cm. How many such sphere are got?
(A) 25
(B) 30
(C) 15
(D) 28
Answer:
C
75.
Nine
years ago the age of Athira was five times that of Ammu's age. After nine years
Athira's age will be twice of Ammu's age. Athira's present age is :
(A) 21
(B) 24
(C) 32
(D) 27
Answer:
D
76.
2016,
January 22nd is Friday. Find 2016, August 20.
(A) Friday
(B) Tuesday
(C) Thursday
(D) Saturday
Answer:
D
77.
A
train 520 m long is running with a speed of 90 km/hr. In what time will it
cross a bridge 130 m long?
(A) 26 second
(B) 25 second
(C) 32 second
(D) 30 second
Answer:
A
78.
Find
the value of x, if 3(x-2)/5 = 5(2-x)/3
(A) 3
(B) 2
(C) 6
(D) 8
Answer:
B
79.
FATHER
is coded IDWKHU, then the code for MOTHER will be :
(A) MBWKHU
(B) LNSGDQ
(C) PRWKHU
(D) ZOPMNU
Answer:
C
80.
Three
of the following four pair of numbers are alike in a certain way and so they
form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?
(A) 2, 10
(B) 3, 26
(C) 5, 124
(D) 4, 63
Answer:
A
81.
Among
the four options given below find the word which does not have a related
meaning as the word ‘Judicious’.
(A) Justice
(B) Wise
(C) Prudent
(D) Discreet
Answer:
A
82.
Among
the four options given below find the word which has opposite meaning of the
word ‘combat’.
(A) Compete
(B) Contest
(C) Yield
(D) Fight
Answer:
C
83.
Choose
the pair in which the words are differently related.
(A) Canberra - Australia
(B) Algeria - Africa
(C) Norway - Europe
(D) Iran - Asia
Answer:
A
84.
In the
following, find the number that replaces the ‘....?....’
846 : 624 : : 774 : ‘....?....’
(A) 331
(B) 263
(C) 467
(D) 552
Answer:
D
85.
Examine
carefully the following statements and answer the question given below :
A and B play football
and cricket.
B and C play cricket and
hockey.
A and D play basketball
and football
C and D play hockey and
basketball.
Who plays football,
basketball and hockey ?
(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
Answer:
D
86.
Arrange
the following words as per the order in the dictionary :
(i) Ambitious
(ii) Ambiguous
(iii) Ambiguity
(iv) Animation
(V) Amphibians
(A) (iii), (ii), (i),
(iv), (v)
(B) (iii), (ii), (i),
(v), (iv)
(C) (i), (ii), (iii), (v),
(iv)
(D) (ii), (iii), (i),
(iv), (v)
Answer:
B
87.
If
February 1, 2004 is Wednesday, then what day is March 3, 2004 ?
(A) Monday
(B) Sunday
(C) Friday
(D) Saturday
Answer:
D
88.
In the
following number series, one number is wrong. Find the wrong number.
(A) 31
(B) 91
(C) 15
(D) 56
Answer:
B
89.
The
shape of acceleration versus mass graph for constant force is :
(A) Parabola
(B) Hyperbola
(C) Straight line
(D) Ellipse
Answer:
B
90.
The
tank appears shallow than its actual depth, due to :
(A) Reflection
(B) Refraction
(C) Diffraction
(D) Interference
Answer:
B
91.
In
n-type semiconductor the majority carriers are :
(A) Electrons
(B) Holes
(C) Electrons and Holes
(D) None of these
Answer:
A
92.
In a
given sample there are 10, 000 radio-active atoms of half-life period 1 month. The
number of atoms remaining without disintegration at the end of 3 months is :
(A) Nil
(B) 5, 000
(C) 2, 500
(D) 1, 250
Answer:
D
93.
A
convex lens is placed in water, its focal length :
(A) Increases
(B) Decreases
(C) Remains the same
(D) Doubled
Answer:
A
94.
Principles
of Law of Inheritance were enunciated by :
(A) Morgan
(B) Mendel
(C) Bateson
(D) Punnet
Answer:
B
95.
The
infective stage of malarial parasite plasmodium that enters human body is :
(A) sporozoite
(B) merozoite
(C) sporozoite
(D) minuta form
Answer:
A
96.
Respiratory
centre in human beings is :
(A) cerebellum
(B) medulla oblongata
(C) hypothalamus
(D) cerebrum
Answer:
B
97.
Artificial
ripening of fruits is accomplished by treatment with :
(A) Sodium chloride
(B) Indole-3 acetic acid
(C) Kinetin
(D) Ethelene gas
Answer:
D
98.
In mammals
ammonia produced by metabolism is converted into urea in the :
(A) Kidney
(B) Blood
(C) Liver
(D) Spleen
Answer:
C
99.
The 17th
Laureans World Sports Award, 2015 for Life Time Achievement was given away to Niki
Landa for:
(A) Tennis
(B) Rugby
(C) Swimming
(D) Motor racing
Answer:
D
100. ‘Ardhanareeswaran’ the famous novel written by :
(A) Sugatha Kumari
(B) Perumal Murugan
(C) Akbar Kakkattil
(D) C. Radhakrishnan
Answer:
B
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