KERALA PSC PREVIOUS QUESTION PAPERS AND ANSWERS
Solved Paper of Block Development Officer Exam held on 31/05/2008
1. The Chilka Lake is in
Ans: Orissa
2.The clouds which causes continuous rain :
Ans:Nimbus
3.Taran Taran Tragedy was associated with
Ans:None of the answers are correct
4.Tiger Airways belonged to
Ans:Singapore
5.The country which won the 2006 Johannesburg test: ?
Ans:Australia
6.Greg Chappel was a
Ans:Cricket Coach
7.Total medal India acquired in the 12th Commonwealth Games:
Ans:16
8.Total number of M.P’s from Kerala:
Ans:29 (20 Loksabha MP’s and 9 Rajyasabha MP’s)
9.Speaker of the 12th Legislative Assembly in Kerala:
Ans:K.Radhakrishnan
10.---------is to administer oath of office to the Indian President in 07/07.
Ans:Justice K.G.Balakrishnan
11.Paper Gold is :
Ans: Special Drawing Right
12.The practice of crossing a Cheque originated in :
Ans:Britain
13.Trichology is the study of
Ans:Hair
14.-------------is the economic process through which human wants are satisfied.
Ans:Consumption
15.Gandhi Irwin Pact was signed on:
Ans:1931
16.First Indian war of Independence began at:
Ans:Meerat
17.”Forward Policy” was initiated by:
Ans:Lord Lytton
18.Jamabandhi Reforms were the reforms of
Ans:Tipu Sultan
19.Revenge movement broke out in :
Ans:France.
20.Agricultural growth in India during 2006-07 was
Ans:2.7%
21.World Bank President to quit office recently for misconduct is :
Ans:Paul Volfovits
22.Find the odd that not related to Kani Mozhi:
(a)Poetess (b)Scientist (c)Rajya Sabha Member
(d) Daughter of chief Minister from one of an Indian State.
Ans:Scientist.
23.Miss world 2007 is
Ans:Zhang Zilin
24.The award amount of UNESCO’s Puraskar for Palathulli Programme :
Ans:20,000 U.S.Dollar
25. The State Government’s Best Actor Award for film was won by:
(a) Mohanlal (b)Mammooty (c)Thilakan (d) None of these.
Ans: Mohanlal/Mammooty/Thilakan. (Three choices are correct.Mohan Lal got the state award in 2007(Film-Paradesi). Mammooty and Thilakan also got state Government's best actor awards)
26.Maha Bachat Scheme is initiated by:
Ans:Punjab National Bank
27.Smart City project was signed on:
Ans:13-05-2007
28.Neurons are seen in
Ans:Brain.
29.Raja Ravi Varma Award 2007 was presented to:
Ans:M.F.Hussain.
30.”Dhera Sachcha Sauda” is an organization of :
Ans:Punjab
31.The Keralite participated in the Intenational Labour Organisation held in May-June 2007 :
Ans:Thampan Thomas.
32. Founder of Alappuzha City ?
Ans: Raja Kesava Das
33.Total number of Cabinet Ministers from Kerala in the Ministry of Dr. Manmohan Singh:
Ans: 2
34.Insat 4B was launched by the European Space Agency Rocket called:
Ans:Arian 5
35.Psoriasis disease is evident in :
Ans:Skin
36.Market Regulations introduced by :
Ans:Khiljis
37.The year of Colachal battle:
Ans:1741
38.Agama Sidhantha is the Sacred book of :
Ans:Jains
39.Muziris had trade relation with
Ans:Rome
40.”Ariyittuvazhcha”was the coronation ceremony of:
Ans:Zamorins
41.The name Puducherry for Pondicherry was effected from:
Ans:01-10-2006
42.Three language formula for educstion was proposed by :
Ans:Kothari Commission.
43.The 9th I.C.U. of Medical college, Trivandrum was inaugurated by:
Ans:None of the answers are coorect.
44.Life Term Achievement award of Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academey of 2007 went to:
Ans:Santha Devi
45.The first match in the 2007 Cricket World Cup was between :
Ans:West Indies and Pakistan.
46.Vayalar Award of 2006 presented to :
Ans:Sethu.(“Adayalangal”)
47.Author of “Coolie”:
Ans:Mulkraj Anand
48.Find the odd who was not honoured by the Leeds University for the contribution in cinema in 2007:
(a)Amitab Bhachan (b) Shilpa Setti (c)shabana Azmi (d)Yash Chopra
Ans:Shilpa Setti
49.The hottest zone between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricon:
Ans:Torrid Zone
50. The river known as Dakshin Ganga is :
Ans:Kaveri
51.The strait connecting the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea:
Ans:Palk Stait
52.The odd among the following:
(a)Gonu (b)Tsunami (c)Ivan (d)Tornado
Ans:Tsunami
53.Annapurna Scheme aims at:
Ans:Senior Citizens
54.The late entrant of the G8:
Ans:Russia
55.China’s East Project projected for the solution of :
Ans:Energy Problem
56.Fastest Planet:
Ans:Mercury
57.H-1B Visas are
Ans:Non-immigrant Visas.
58.”The Joy of Numbers” was written by:
Ans:Sakunthala Devi.
59.The King who abolished “Pulappedi”
Ans:Unni Kerala Varma(Veera Kerala Verma)
60.The Kerala Monsoon Fishery(Pelagic)Protection bill enabled:
Ans:the engagement of Pelagic fishing in monsoon to traditional fishermen.
61.”Gavisti” a term related to :
Ans:Vedic Culture
62.The birth place of 24th Thirthankara:
Ans:Kundala Grama( Mahaveeran was the 24th Thirthankara)
63.the first Persian ruler who conquered Gandhara:
Ans:Darius I
64.”Brown shirts” was a:
Ans:Volunteer militia of Hitler
65.Mesopotamia, the Greek word means:
Ans:The land between rivers.
66.fundamental feature of Neolithic culture was the use of :
Ans:Microlithics
67.Kerala Panchayath Raj Bill was introduced in the year:
Ans:1994
68.Kerala’s output by export during2005-2006 was:
Ans:12,000 crore.
69.”Ente Maram” Project was undertaken by:
Ans:Education and Forests departments.
70.Science of Soils called:
Ans:Pedology
71.Unhygienic surroundings------------------health problems.
(a)Give rise to (b)Call for (c)Call off (d)Set in
Ans:Give rise to
72.The book is not only interesting but also-----------
(a)intruding (b)intrinsic (c)endearing (d)instructive
Ans:instructive.
73. Find the word that wrongly spelt.
(a)Courageous (b)encourage (c)Vicious (d)majistrate
Ans:majistrate
74. Place an alphabet before the word love to get the meaning a spice (a)T (b)C (c)S (d)W
Ans:C
75. Choose the word that is closest in meaning to the word immunity:
(a)disinclination (b)freedom (c)protection (d)apathy
Ans:protection
76.The closest meaning of the word benevolence is:
(a)attention (b)attraction (c)patience (d)kindness
Ans:kindness
77. The word which means false reports that damage the reputation of a person:
(a)candour (b)gander (c)banter (d)slander
Ans:slander
78. Choose the correctly spelt word:
(a)peursue (b)purseue (c)persue (d)pursue
Ans:pursue
79. Select the word meaning small branch:
(a)bit (b)stick (c)twig (d)log
Ans:twig
80. Arrears best means:
(a)small pieces (b)works of art (c)unpaid debts (d)the back portion of a building
Ans:unpaid debts
81. Choose the correct preposition for the sentence:
The thief hid all his loot--------------------------a stone
(a)below (b)under (c)beneath (d)by
Ans:under
82. I don’t want you to be disappointed ----------------- me
(a)with (b)about (c)for (d)at
Ans:with
83. He said, ”I must go at once”. Change into indirect speech:
(a) He said that he had to go at once
(b) He said that he would go at once
(c) He said that he must have gone at once
(d) He said that he had had to go at once
Ans: He said that he had to go at once
84. Change into indirect speech: ‘Oh dear! I’ve lost my purse’,she said:
(a) She said that she lost her purse
(b) She exclaimed that she had lost her purse
(c) She said that she had lost her purse
(d) She expressed that she had lost her purse
Ans: She exclaimed that she had lost her purse
85. He became philosopher, -------------------------?
(a)didn’t he (b)did he (c)has he (d)hasn’t he
Ans:didn’t he
86. I meant ----------------- your attention to this matter
(a)to be called (b)to call (c)to calling (d)to had called
Ans:to call
87. The car pulled -------------- before the front door.
(a)up (b)at (c)by (d)on
Ans:up
88. Home is ---------------- sweetest place on the earth.
(a)out (b)the (c)a (d)an
Ans:the
89. Choose the correct sentence:
(a)The committee are in session (b) The committee is in session
(a)The committee were in session (b) The committee to be in session
Ans: The committee is in session
90. The opposite of vice is:
(a)wickedness (b)goodness (c)virtue (d)silence
Ans: virtue
91. The idiom storm in the tea cup means:
(a)no fuss over trivial matter (b)big fuss over trivial matter
(c)clever idea (d)sudden inspiration
Ans: big fuss over trivial matter
92. The mansion was pulled down to make way for a housing complex. The words italicized mean:
(a)Brought (b)Constructed (c)demolished (d)broken
Ans:demolished
93. Most of the people in India live from hand to mouth. The closest meaning to this idiom is:
(a) a life of plenty providing for the future
(b) with moderate provision for the future
(c) without any provision for the future
(d) with some provision for the future
Ans: without any provision for the future
94. He is quite at sea. At sea means:
(a)by the sea (b)lost in thought (c)determined (d)confused
Ans:confused
95. Mark stands well with his boss. Stands well closely means:
(a) Mark is well thought of by his boss
(b) Mark is not well thought of by his boss
(c) Boss is well thought of by mark
(d) Boss is not well thought of by mark
Ans: Mark is well thought of by his boss
96. I save money by ----------- smoking.
(a)carefully (b)frequently (c)ever (d)never
Ans:never
97. I ------------- prefer coffee.
(a)ever (b)usually (c)forever (d)never
Ans:usually
98. There is a cat in the kitchen. --------------------- is drinking milk.
(a)It (b)He (c)She (d)Them
Ans:It
99. They sell -------------- dresses in that store.
(a)lady (b)lady’s (c)ladies (d)ladies’
Ans:ladies’
100. --------------- bread and butter the only thing you have for me?
(a)Wasn’t (b)Are (c)Is (d)Aren’t
Ans:Is