KERALA PSC PREVIOUS QUESTION PAPERS AND ANSWERS
Solved Paper of Junior Employment Officer (National Employment Service) Exam (Category No: 150/2008) held on 28/06/2008
1. Kudumbashree” programme is
Ans:- Community based organization of the poor.
2. The largest number of crimes against women in Kerala were accounted for ?
Ans:- Cruelty by husband or relatives.
3. The most industrially backward districts in Kerala?
Ans:- Wayanad and Idukki
4. The Head Quarters of World Trade Organization (W.T.O.)
Ans:- Geneva
5. U.N.Security Council consists of?
Ans:- 5 Permanent and 10 Non Permanent members
6. The Headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ?
Ans:- Vienna
7. Gautama Budha preached his first sermon at?
Ans:- Saranath
8. Who was the Congress President at the time of Partition of Bengal in 1905?
Ans:- Gopal Krishna Gokhale
9. Who encouraged the Muslims to achieve progress by studying modern education and science?
Ans:- Sir.Syed Ahamed Khan
10. River Danube is in?
Ans:- Europe
11. Equatorial Diameter of earth is?
Ans:- 12754 Km
12. Which of the following river joins Ganga ?
(a)Yamuna (b)Damodar (c)Son (d) All of the above
Ans:- All of the above
13. Which of the following is an absolute monarchy with no formal constitution or parliament?
(a)Turkey (b)Kuwait (c)Saudi Arabia (d)Uganda
Ans:- Saudi Arabia
14. The president of Asian Development Bank (ADB) ?
Ans:- Haruhiko Kuroda
15. Who convenes the joint session of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha?
Ans:- President
16. Oxygen in normal atmospheric air is?
Ans:-21 percent
17. A substance above the critical temperature exists a:
Ans:-Gas
18. The most fuel efficient, economic and environment friendly mode of transport:
Ans:-Inland Water Transport
19. The average rainfall that Kerala receives is :
Ans:-3000mm
20. The Scheduled tribe population of Kerala as per 2001 census :
Ans:-1.14 percent
21. The Chief Minister of Kerala during 1996-2001?
Ans:-E.K.Nayanar
22. The main port in U.A.E which is the largest harbor in West Asia?
Ans:-Dubai
23. The headquarters of UNESCO is in :
Ans:-Paris
24. Who is L.N.Mittal ?
Ans:-Steel Magnate
25. Who waged a war of destruction and plunder in India in the first quarter of 11th century?
Ans:-Mohammud of Ghazni
26. Moti Masjid in Agra and Juma Masjid at Delhi were built during the reign of?
Ans:-Shahjahan
27. Communist Party of India(CPI) organized in Kanpur in ?
Ans:-1925
28. Which of the following tides occur around new moon and full moon?
(a)Neap Tides (b)Spring Tides (c)Perigean Tides (d)ApogeanTides
Ans:-Spring Tides
29. Which is called the red planet?
Ans:-Mars
30. The soil in the highest reaches of the Sahyadris and Eastern Ghats?
Ans:-Lateritic Soil
31. Which amendment of the Constitution allowed Government employees belonging to SC and ST to accelerated seniority?
Ans:-Eighty-Second Amendment
32. Which of the Article of the Constitution accords special status to the State of Jammu and Kashmir?
Ans:-Article 370
33. Which was the largest opposition party in the Lok Sabha after the eighth general election held in December 1984?
Ans:-Telugu Desam
34. Which schedule of the constitution lists 18 subjects, on which the municipalities have administrative control?
Ans:-Schedule Twelve
35. Cooking Gas is a mixture is?
Ans:-Butane and Propane
36. Which is the gas inside an electric bulb?
Ans:-Nitrogen
37. The main active constituent of tea and coffee is?
Ans:-Caffeine
38. Kerala Women’s Commission was established in 1996?
Ans:-To improve the status of women
39. The number of women contestants and winners in Local Bodies Election Kerala 2005 was?
Ans:-Beyond the requirements of one-third of total seats
40. Aizwal is the capital of?
Ans:-Mizoram
41. The number of states in India (including Delhi):
Ans:-29
42. The smallest union territory in India?
Ans:-Lakshadweep
43. ISRO on 23rd April2007 successfully made the first commercial launch through PSLV-C8 of a foreign satellite at Sriharikkotta. It was?
Ans:-Italian Satellite
44. Eighth member of SAARC ?
Ans:-Afghanistan
45. The highest policy making body of Asian Development Bank (ADB)?
Ans:-Board of Governors
46. The second Buddist council convened at?
Ans:-Vaishali
47. The expansion of Mughal empire under whom resembled in inflated balloon?
Ans:-Aurangazeb
48. The largest of all the Indus tributaries?
Ans:-Chenab
49. Which of the largest river system is in the peninsula?
(a) Godavari (b)Narmada (c)Ganga (d)Kaveri
Ans:-Godavari
50. Devi Ahilya Award is for?
(a)Science and Technology (b)Music & Arts (c)Literature (d)Film
Ans:- None of the answers is correct . The above award is given as
' Stree Shakti Puraskar'
51. Minimum age for a person to be appointed as governor?
Ans:-35
52. Which of the following is not of a part of solar system?
(a)Asteroids (b)Meteors (c)Quasers (d)All of the above
Ans:-Quasers
53. What do we eat in a coconut?
(a)Pericarp (b)seed (c)Embryo (d)Entire Fruit
Ans:- None of the answers are correct, answer is Endosperm
54. Which of the following is major wildlife sanctuary in Kerala?
(a)Silent Valley (b)Parambikulam (c)Aralam (d)All of the above
Ans:-All of the above
55. Of the total expenditure on education in Kerala, the highest allocation is on:
Ans:-Primary Education
56. Hill station Mount Abu is in?
Ans:-Rajasthan
57. The country with more than 55,000 lakes?
Ans:-Finland
58. Max Muller was?
Ans:-A great indologist, linguist and Professor of Sanskrit.
59. Faxian (Fah-hsien), the Chinese pilgrim, visited India during the reign of?
Ans:-Chandragupta-II
60. Delhi Sultan notorious for cruelty ?
Ans:-Balban
61. Who established Swarj Party within the Congress with Gandhi’s reluctant blessing?
Ans:-Motilal Nehru and C.R.Das
62. River Ob.Irytsh is in?
Ans:-Russia
63. Sumatra is situated in?
Ans:-Indian Ocean
64. Gobi Desrt is in?
Ans:-Mangolia
65. The number of nominated members in Rajya Sabha?
Ans:-12
66. How many times Financial Emergency declared in India so far?
Ans:-Never
67. Portfolios to the Ministers in a State is allocated by?
Ans:-The Governor on the recommendations of the Chief Minister
68. A disease caused by bacteria?
Ans:-Tetanus
69. Which of the following disease is due to vitamin deficiency?
(a)Rickets (b)Marasmus (c)Goitre (d)Chicken Pox
Ans:-Rickets
70. From earth, stratosphere extends?
Ans:-12-30km
71. The closest meaning of the word mania is?
Ans:-madness
72. Find the word that is opposite in meaning to the word “illicit”
Ans:-lawful
73. Choose the correctly spelt word:
(a)sillhouette (B)Silhouette (c)sillhouette (d)silhouete
Ans:-Silhouette
74. Select the word meaning sheen?
Ans:-lustre
75. Find the word correctly spelt?
(a)mustache (b)moustash (c)mostache (d)moustache
Ans:-moustache
76. Choose the correct preposition for the sentence .
The forest department has planted trees----------the side of the highway.
(a) at (b)along (c)on (d)beside
Ans:-Along
77. He is an authority----------linguistics
(a)On (b)of (c)with (d)form
Ans:-on
78. You must shut these door’s. (change into passive voice)
Ans:-These door’s must be shut
79. Change into Indirect Speech.
“I took it home with me”, she said.
Ans:-She said she had taken it home with her
80. They come here everyday, ----------?
Ans:-Don’t they
81. I hoped I ---------- succeed.
Ans:-would
82. I escaped by the skin of my ----------?
Ans:-teeth
83. I must put---------------my visit till next week.
Ans:-Off
84. Choose the correctly spelt word .
(a)Suprintendent (b)superintendant (c)superintendent (d)superintandent
Ans:-Superintendent
85. Amy and her brother Tom are known for their tall talk. The idiom means?
Ans:-Boastful talk
86. The idiom brainwave means
Ans:-sudden inspiration
87. The offer holds good for two days; “holds good” means:
Ans:-will be valid
88. The phrase bag and baggage means
Ans:-Completely
89.Recently he has been giving himself airs, “giving himself airs” means:
Ans:-Behaving arrogantly
90. ------------is an illusion usually associated with deserts.
Ans:-Mirage
91. To be -----------I think you did not do the right think.
Ans:-Frank
92. Being awarded an Oscar marked a ---------in her life.
(a)Yardstick (b) milestone (c) sign-post (d) memorial
Ans:-milestone
93. Good restaurants serving pure vegetarian food are very hard to ----------
(a) Come by (b) get in (c) go through (d)take to
Ans:-Come by
94. If you want to save money, you must-----------the shopping you do.
Ans:-cut down on
95. Having been born in a good family she is ---------rich to beg
Ans:- too
96. Tourist always enjoy the -----------------setting sun.
Ans:-watching
97. It is possible to satisfy one’s ---------by doing some extra work.
(a)pride (b)wants (c)desires (d)heart
Ans:Wants
98. If GOAL means object of effort; the GAOL means
Ans:-a prison
99. Choose the correct sentence.
(a)He has finished his work yesterday.
(b)He finished his work yesterday.
(c)He have finished his work yesterday.
(d)He was finished his work yesterday.
Ans:-He finished his work yesterday.
100. Add an initial letter to the word ‘arrow’ to get the meaning to distress.
Ans:-H