SOLVED PAPER OF SECRETARIAT ASSISTANT EXAM -2013

SOLVED PAPER OF SECRETARIAT ASSISTANT EXAM (CATEGORY 436/2012) HELD ON JANUARY 5, 2013:


 1.    Which lamp has the highest energy efficiency?
LED Lamp.

2.    Yellow light is a combination of ……. Primary Colours.
Red, Green.

3.    Diverging lens produces ………. Type of images.
Small Virtual image.

4.    The process used to produce Ammonia is :
Haber Process.

5.    The non-metal which exists in liquid state at room temperature is :
Bromine.

6.    2007 Nobel prize for Chemistry was awarded to :
Gerhard Ertl.

7.    The 5th state of matter is :
Bose-Einstein condensate.

8.    Speed of Blue colour light in vacuum is :
3 x 108 m/s.

9.    Which fuel has the highest Calorific value?
Hydrogen.

10.    In which direction does rainbow appear in the morning?
West.

11.    The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand is …….
Vijay Bahuguna.

12.    Who is the president of France?
Francois Hollande.

13.    The Booker Prize winner of 2012 is …..
Hilary Mantel.

14.    ICC T20 World Cup winner of 2012 is :
West Indies.

15.    Who won the women’s 100 meter Gold in 2012 London Olympics:
Shelly-Ann Fraser –Pryce.

16.    The 59th National Award for Best Director was won by :
Gurvinder Singh.

17.    God’s particle is the pseudonym of ……
Higgs Boson.


18.    Which rocket was launched by ISRO during its 100th mission?
PSLV-C21.

19.    The 2012 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to?
European Union.

20.    The minister  for Cooperation in Kerala is :
C.N.Balakrishnan.

21.    India is called a tropical country mainly on account of its:
Latitudinal Extent.

22.    The marshy and forested land in northern part of Uttar Pradesh is :
Terai.

23.    Which river is called a river between the two mountains?
Narmada.

24.    Which state is called the agricultural epitome of India?
Uttar Pradesh.

25.    Which region of India has a larger female population than the male population?
Puducherry.

26.    Who was the first propounder of the doctrine of “Passive Resistance”?
Aurobindo Ghosh.

27.    In which Five Year Plan University Gants Commission was set up for promoting and strengthening higher education?
First Five Year Plan.

28.    Who is known as the father of Renaissance of Western India?
M.G.Ranande.

29.    The longest river of Peninsular India :
Godavari.

30.    The largest producer of rice in India is:
Andra Pradesh.

31.    The national animal of Kerala:
Elephant.

32.    The southern most river in Kerala:
Neyyar.

33.    The largest National Park in Kerala is :
Eravikulam.

34.    The first dam in Kerala:
Mullapperiyar.

35.    The most populated district in Kerala as per 2001 census:
Malappuram.

36.    Chattampi Swami was born in the year:
1853.

37.    The ‘Savarna Jatha’, to support the Vaikom Satyagraha was organised by :
Mannath Padmanabhan.

38.    ‘Vivekodayam’ magazine was published by:
Kumaranasan.
39.    ‘Atma  Vidhya Sangham’ was founded by:
Vagbhatananda.

40.    In Travancore, the Temple Entry Proclamation was made in :
1936.

41.    The constitution describes India as a…..
Union of States.

42.    The authority/body competent to determine the conditions of citizenship in India:
The Parliament.

43.    From which constitution India borrowed the idea of Directive Principles of State Policy?
Constitution of Ireland.

44.    Who was the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly of India?
Dr.Rajendra Prasad.

45.    Power of the Judiciary to declare a law invalid on constitutional ground is called:
Judicial Activism.

46.    Status of Union Public Service Commission is :
Constitutional.

47.    Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission is appointed by :
The President.

48.    Money bill of the Union Government is first introduced in :
Loksabha.

49.    Which amendment Act incorporated the Right to Education into the list of Fundamental Rights in India?
86th Amendment Act, 2002.

50.    First Chairperson of the National Commission for Women:
Jayanti Patnaik.

51.    He stayed at home yesterday because he …….. a bad cold.
Had.

52.    Look me…….. when you are in India next year.
In

53.    I am extremely sorry I can’t talk to you now, I am……
Lost in time.

54.    Hundred rupees ……. enough for the taxi fare.
Is

    In which part of the sentences (55 & 56) is the mistake.
55.    He(A)
 has delivered (B)
a best speech(C)
on the Topic (D).

Ans: C.

56.    I received(A)
a check for one lakh rupees (B)

as advance(C)

for my book (D)

Ans: B

57.    What is the passive form of: This shop sells non-friction books.
Nonfiction books are sold in this shop.

58.    Report: “Is your book on Shakespeare”, he asked her.
He asked her if her book was on Shakespeare.

59.    Chocolate cake contains a …….. amount of calorie.
Large.

60.    Within a short period of time, he reached the ……… of his career.
Acme.

71.    When a key is pressed on the key board, which standard is used for converting the keystroke into corresponding bits?
ASCII

72.    Software, such as Explorer and Firefox are referred to as :
Browsers.

73.    Which of the following is not an output device?
(a) Plotter    (b) Scanner    (c) Flat Screen        (d) Touch screen.
Ans: Scanner.

74.    Which technology is used in Compact Disks?
Laser.

75.    The programs which are as permanent as hardware and stored in ROM is known as :
Firmware.

76.    Which access method is used for obtaining a record from a cassette tape?
Sequential.

77.    ASCII stands for:
American Standard Code for Information Interchange.

78.    Which of the following identifies a specific web page and its computer on the web?
(a) Website    (b) Web site address    (c) URL    (d) Domain Name.
Ans: URL (Uniform Resource Locator).

79.    An optical input device that interprets pencil marks on paper media is:
O.M.R.

80.    Information Technology Act was enacted on ……..
9 June 2000.

81.    Which of the following numbers is divisible by 24?
(A) 15824    (B) 14824    (C) 13824    (D) 12824
Ans: 13824.

82.    If a/4=b/5=c/7, then (a+b+c)/a =
4.

83.    A student multiplied a number by 4/5 instead of 5/4. The percentage error is :
36%

84.    The number of marble slabs of size 25 cm x 25 cm required to pave the floor of a square room of side 10 metres is :
1600

85.    40% of a number is added to 120, then the result is double of the number. What is the number?
75.

86.    A and B can do a work in 10 days, B and C can do it in 12 days, C and A can do it in 15 days. If A, B, and C work together, they will complete the work in :
8 Days.

87.    The prices of a table and a chair are in the ration 4:1. The cost of 2 tables and 8 chairs is Rs.400, the cost of a table is :
Rs.100.

88.    The ratio of men and women in a polling booth is 4:5. If there were 120 women more than that of men,  the number of voters in the booth were:
1080.

89.     A train of length 150 meters took 8 seconds to cross a bridge of length 250 meters. Time taken by the  train to cross a telephone post is :
3 seconds.

90.    The difference between compound interest and simple interest for an amount in 2 years is Rs.32. If the rate of interest is 8%, the amount is :
Rs.5000.

91.    Identify the next number in the series:
2, 7, 17, 32, 52, 77, …….
Ans: 107

92.    Identify the missing term:
PRT, …….. BDF, HJL, NPR.

Ans: VXZ

93.    In a certain code SUNDAY is coded as USDNYA. How could CREATION be written in that code?
RCAEITNO.

94.    Find out the option which has the same type of relationship as ‘Chemistry and Science’?
(A) Painting and Arts.        (B) Medicine and Surgery.
(C) Geography and History    (D) Civics and Archaeology.
Ans: Painting and Arts.

95.    Identify the odd man out:
(A) 14        (B) 55        (C) 49        (D) 63.

96.    A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in 6 chairs regularly placed a round table. It is observed that A is between D and F, C is opposite to D, D and E are not on neighbour chairs. Which one of the following must be true?
(A) A is opposite to B.    (B) D is opposite to E.
(C) C and B are neighbors    (D) B and E are neighbours.

Ans: B and E are neighbours.

97.    Introducing a man, a woman said “His wife is the only daughter of my father.” How is that man related to woman?
Husband.

98.    Facing south A start his journey and make turnings towards the left and right in the sequence given below.  Which sequence will finally lead A to a direction other than the South?
(A) left, right, left, right, left, right    (B) left, right, right, left, left, right.

(C) left, left, right, left, left, right    (D)right, right, right, left, left, left.

Ans: (C) left, left, right, left, left, right

99.    Some boys are standing in a queue. If the tenth boy from behind is 5 behind the 12th boy from the front, how many are there in the queue?
26

100.    A cyclist goes 40 km towards East and then turning to right he goes 40 km. Again he turn to his left and goes 20 km. After this he turns to his left and goes 40 km, then again turns right and goes 10km. How far is he from his starting point?
70 km.

SOLVED PAPER OF ASSISTANT GRADE-II IN KERALA FOREST DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD

SOLVED PAPER OF ASSISTANT GRADE-II IN KERALA FOREST DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD, EXAM HELD ON 15/10/2009

1. Who captained the Pakistan side which won the ICC world Twenty 20 Championship 2009?
Younis Khan

2. Who won the Kendra Sahitya Academy award in 2008 for the collection of essays ‘Madhuram Ninte Jeevitham’ in Malayalam?
K.P.Appan

3. Human Rights Day is celebrated on :
December 10

4. Who won India’s first ever individual Olympic gold medal?
Abhinav bindra

5. What is the name of the instrument used to measure relative humidity?
Hygro meter

6. The Oscar winning film “Slumdog Millionaire” was written by :
Simon Beaufoy

7. Who is the author who created the character “Sherlock Holmes”?
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

8. The first Non-congress Prime Minister of India was :
Morarji Desai

9. When there is a market dominated by a small number of sellers-what is this situation called?
Oligopoly

10. “High Performance Delivered” is the tag line of which company?
Accenture

11. Who was the first Indian Governor General of India?
C.Rajagopalachari

12. What does a Numismatist collect?
Coins

13. Which chemical compound is commonly known as “Quicklime”?
Calcium Oxide

14. Who became the first Indian to present a Golden Globe Award?
Shahrukh Khan

15. The age of a tree can be determined by :
Counting the annual growth rings of its stem.

16. Which one of the following is essentially a solo dance?
(a) Kuchipudi (b)Kathak (c)Mohiniattam (d)Manipuri
Ans:Mohiniattom

17. Who is the author of the novel “Alchemist”?
Paulo Coelho

18. Which European country is known as the “Land of the Midnight Sun”?
Norway

19. Where did Budha die?
Kusinagara

20. The video game console “Wii” is a product of ?
Nintendo

21. J.D.Power is a name associated with:
An automobile customer survey organization

22. What does ICANN stand for?
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Number

23. “Lisbon Treaty” is the treaty accepted/adopted by the members of which of the following organizations recently?
(a)NATO (b) SAARC (c) NSC (d) European Union
Ans: European Union

24. Who is called the “Frontier Gandhi”?
Khan Abdul Ghaffer Khan

25. Which of the following is not a leap year?
(a)2152 (b)2000 (c)2100 (d)None of these.
Ans: 2100

26. Who was the first woman Chief Minister in India?
Sucheta Kripalani

27. Where is the Headquarters of Amnesty International located?
London

28. Who was the chief guest at the India’s 60th Republic Day celebrations on 26th January, 2009?
Nurusultan Nazarbeyev

29. What do the letters XP stand for in the product Microsoft XP?
Experience

30. Which country will host the 2010 FIFA World Cup?
Brazil
Choose appropriate word or expression to complete the following sentences:

31. I promised to --------- her daughter next week when she is at work.
(a) Take off (b)look for (c)look after (d)take after
Ans: Look after

32. The union and management have been ------------- ever since management proposed issuing new contracts.
(a) At loggerheads (b)at cross-purposes(c)get in touch(d)fighting a losing battle
Ans: At loggerheads

33. The box of books ----------- yesterday
(a) were opened (b)was opened (c) had opened (d)had been opened
Ans: was opened

34. ----------- do you think will win the award?
(a)Who (b)Whom (c)Whoever (d)Whomever
Ans: Who

35. A car and a bike ----- my means of transportation.
(a) had (b)will (c)are (d) is
Ans: is

36. The drug will have pernicious effect on your health.
(a) quick (b)sturdy (c)beneficial (d) prolonged
Ans: beneficial

37. Some people questioned the veracity of her story.
(a) morality (b)propriety (c) truthfulness (d)falsity
Ans: falsity

Select one word that is closest in meaning to the bold word in the sentence:
38. Business had been liquidating inventories at the rate of five billion dollars a year:
Ans: converting into cash

39. Directory Clouzot producers at the movie’s climax, just about the most gruesome scene ever shown on film.
Ans: horrifying

40. There is a significant statistical difference in the incidence of rheumatic fever in people with different blood types:
Ans: range of occurrence

41. Find the missing number 567,668,769………
870

42. In the series 4,12,36,….. What will be the 5th term?
324

43. Four boys are sitting on a bench to be photographed. Ram is to the left of Ravi. Reghu is to the right of Ravi. Rajan is between Ravi and Reghu. Who would be second from the left in the photograph ?
Rajan

44. ‘A’ can do a piece of work in 20 days. ‘B’ can do the same work in 30 days. If A and B do the work jointly, in how many days can they complete the work?
12 days

45. The mean of 80 numbers is 82.4. Later three numbers 16, 20, 11 were excluded from the list. What is the mean of the remaining numbers?
85

46. A barrel containing Kerosene is 80% full. If the barrel contains 120 litre of Kerosene, after draining out 25% of the quantity, find the capacity of the barrel?
200 litre

47. If ABCDE is represented as PQRST if PQRST is represented as VWXYZ, then what is the representation for ASTER?
VYZZX

48. Find the missing term.
ABX, DEU, GHR,…….
JKO

49. Each student in a class of 40, studies at least one of the subjects Geography, Physics and Biology. 16 study Geography, 22 Physics and 26 Biology, 5 study Geography and Physics, 14 Biology and Physics and 2 Geography, Physics and Biology. Find the number of students who study Geography, Physics but not Biology?
5

50. In a railway compartment 8 seats are vacant. In how many ways can 3 passengers sit on them?
336

51. A byte is made up of:
Eight binary digits

52. Radix in a hexadecimal system is:
Sixteen

53. Computer memory consist of:
(a)ROM (b)RAM (c)DRAM (d)All of the above
Ans: All of the above

54. A high speed memory used for temporary storage:
(a)Bus (b)RAM (c)Register (d)All of the above
Ans:Register

55. One Kilobyte represents:
1024 bytes

56. Maximum locations that can be addressed with 8 bits is:
256

57. Which display standard has highest resolution?
(a)VGA (b) EGA (c) SVGA (d) CGA
Ans:SVGA

58. EPROM is a:
Random access memory

59. CACHE is a part of :
Memory Unit

60. A compiler is a :
Program which translates high level language to machine language.

61. Which one is portable?
(a)Machine Language
(b)Assembly Language
(c) High Level Language
(d) None of the above
Ans: High level language

62. Example for an Operating system is :
(a)FORTRAN (b)COBOL (c)BASIC (d)Linux
Ans:Linux

63. Microsoft Excel is a :
Spreadsheet Package

64. Which one is an open source operating system?
(a)FORTRAN (b) UNIX (c) Windows (d) Linux
Ans:Linux

65. Laser printer technology is based on :
Creating static electrical image of the document.

66. Data is read from a CD using a :
Laser beam

67. The software that is used to generate an executable file from object files is known as :
Linker

68. Which of the following is used for data transmission through telephone lines?
(a)Router (b)Gateway (c)MODEM (d)Bridge
Ans: MODEM

69. Which of the following software is used for Desk Top Publishing?
(a)Auto Cad (b) Page Maker (c) Notepad (d)FoxPro
Ans: Page Maker

70. A micro processor has a unique:
Machine Language

71. The errors that can be pointed out by a compiler are :
Syntax errors

72. Which of the following is correct?
(a) A ROM is a random access memory
(b) Address space of a micro processor is determined by its data bus.
(c) Flash memory is volatile
(d) All of the above.
Ans: A ROM is a random access memory

73. In a “C’ program which function is executed first?
Main( )

74. The third layer in the ISO/OSI network architecture is the:
Network Layer

75. In simplex mode, data transmission is :
Unidirectional

76. In a computer network resource sharing is controlled by :
Servers

77. Which one of the following is a data input function in ‘C’ language?
(a)printf()
(b)scanf()
(c) malloc()
(d)None of the above
Ans: Scanf()

78. The name of an array in C language implies:
Address of the first element.

79. Indicate the false statement:
(a)Flow chart is a graphical representation of an algorithm.
(b)SRAM is faster than DRAM
(c)Interpreter is faster than compiler
(d) C is a case sensitive language
Ans: Interpreter is faster than compiler

80. Minimum number of arguments to be passed to a function:
0

81. The size of a character variable is :
1 byte

82. Primary objective of a real time computer system is :
Fast response

83. In the OSI -7 layer model a router device works at the :
Network Layer

84. An operating system that supports multi-user environment:
(a)Linux (b)Unix (c)Windows NT (d)All of the above
Ans: All of the above

85. A device that connects two LANs.
Bridge

86. A node on a computer network can be a:
(a)Server (b)Printer (c)workstation (d)Any of the above
Ans: Any of the above

87. In an office network which resources are shared?
(a) Data (b) Hardware (c)Software (d)All of the above.
Ans: All of the above

88. A topology in which all nodes are connected in a single cable is known as :
Bus

89. Computer programs those copies itself repeatedly in memory or on a network is known as :
Worm

90. Internet transmission usually use:
TCP/IP

91. Decimal equivalent to hexa decimal number 10 is :
16

92. Virtual memory techniques make use of a part of the :
Secondary memory

93. A term used to compare processing speed of different computers is :
MIPS

94. Range of signed numbers that can be stored in an 8 bit register is :
-128 to 127

95. HTTP stand for :
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

96. MODEM is a :
A device for modulation and demodulation

97. Which of the following is an object oriented language?
(a)FORTRAN (b) COBOL (c) PASCAL (c)C++
Ans: C++

98. Which of the following is not a web browser?
(a)Internet Explorer
(b)Google
(c)Netscape
(d)Mozilla
Ans: google

99. What is the key board shortcut for pasting an object?
Ctrl + v

100. Error in a computer program are called:
Bugs.

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Category No: 024/2009 Exam held on 03/10/2009.


1. During the decline of Mughal Empire, the Jats were organized into a political force by :
Suraj Mal

2. The only Indian batsman to have scored a century in ODI in India-West Indies 2006 series was:
Rahul Dravid

3. Which Indian got Nobel Prize in physics in 1930?
C.V.Raman

4. With what part or organ of the human body that the disease pyorrhoea is associated?
Gums

5. HMT factory in Kerala is at:
Kalamassery

6. The literary character “OROTHA” is in the novel written by?
Kakkanadan

7. The first Chairperson of Kerala Womens’ Commission was:
Sugathakumari

8. ---------- has got the recent Magsaysay Award for Rural Reporting.
P.Sainath

9. The first Railway Station built in India is at:
Bori Banhar

10. Whose signature is found in one rupee notes in India?
Secretary, Ministry of Finance

11. The Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development is situated in:
Tamil Nadu

12. The Allahabad Pillar Inscription is associated with:
Samudragupta

13. “Blue Lady” is:
Norway’s Ship

14. Lingaraja temple is located at:
Bhubaneswar

15. Sanskrit became the official language under the rule of:
Guptas

16. Alexander Fleming:
Discovered Penicillin

17. “Readers Digest” is now published by:
The India Today Group

18. The Rural Employment Programme, Jawahar Rozgar Yojana was launched in: April 1989

19. “Kathakali” is performing arts form in:
Kerala

20. ‘My Music, My Life’ is the autobiography of:
Pandit Ravi Shankar

21. The hormone insulin is :
Peptide

22. Nanda Devi peak forms a part of :
Kumaon Himalayas

23. --------City is near to Tropic of Cancer.
Kolkata

24. “Gurusagaram” is written by :
O.V.Vijayan

25. How many sagas in Ramayana?
500

26. The mythical river originating from Manasarovar is :
Sarayu

27. The author of the Malayalam novel “Nalukettu” is :
M.T.Vasudevan Nair

28. ------- became first Women Minister of Kerala?
K.R.Gouri

29. The first Women Governor of India was :
Sarojini Naidu

30. The Spices Board is situated at:
Kochi

31. Numismatics is the study of :
Coins

32. “Silver Jubilee” is the celebration of :
25th Anniversary

33. ‘Knot” is the measure to know:
The speed of Ship

34. Ranganathitoo Bird Sanctuary is situated in :
Karnataka

35. ------ is called “City of Golden Gate”
San Fransisco

36. Raghu Rai is a well known :
Photographer

37. ‘Participatory Notes’ are associated with :
Foreign Institutional Investment

38. “Akbar Nama” was written by :
Abul Fazal

39. ----- is called “Frontier Gandhi”
Abdul Ghaffar Khan

40. Rogers Cup is associated with
Tennis

41. International Literacy Day is observed on :
September 8

42. “Cathy Pacific” is the Airways of :
Hong Kong

43. The Headquarters of International Labour Organization is in :
Geneva

44. Kohutek is the name of a /an :

Comet

45. Line drawn parallel to the equator are called:
Latitudes

46. Rinkit is the currency of :
Malaysia

47. Manikaran Power Plant is in :
Himachal Pradesh

48. How many zones are there for Indian Railways:
16

49. ------ is the longest railway platform in the World :
Kharagpur(India)

50. The Food Corporation of India was set up in :
1965. Food Corporation of India was set up in?14-01-1965.It was setup under Food Corporation Act 1964

51. Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration is in :
Mussorie

52. ------- was set up to review the concept of poverty line was:
Lakdawala Committee

53. The first Chairman of Indian Planning Commission was ?
Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

54. The celebrated work on Indian economic history “The Industrial Evolution of India in Recent Times” was written by ?
R.C.Datt

55. Arya Samaj was founded by :
Swami Dayananda Saraswathi

56. Who ordered firing for the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre”
O’Dwyer

57. The export of slaves from India was banned by :
Firoz Tughlag

58. Glass is best described as:
Super Cooled liquid

59. A radar detects, the presence of an enemy aircraft uses:
Radio waves

60. There are ----- Union Territories in India :
6

61. -------- Languages are recognized as regional languages in the Constitution?
18

62. Fundamental Duties were incorporated in the Constitutional of India by :
42nd Amendment Act

63. By which Constitutional Amendment Bill was the voting age reduced from 21 years to 18 years:
61st

64. Gandhian Principles have been enunciated in the :
Directive Principles

65. A Bat is a :
Mammal

66. A Cockroach has :
Three pairs of walking legs

67. Deficiency if iron in human diet causes:
Anaemia

68. Alloys in which mercury is one of the metals are called:
Amalgamus

69. Asoka’s contemporary Greek King of Syria mentioned in his edict was: Antiochus II Theos
70. Which of the following are correctly matched?
(a) Salt Sathyagraha-1929
(b)Surat Split-1905
(c) Jallian Wala Bagh Massacre-1921
(d)Non-Cooperation Movement-1920
Answer: (d)

71. Choose the word closest in meaning to the word “Confer”:
Grant

72. The object in the sentence ‘She threw it away’ is:
It
73. He earns his living by working in a factory. The gerund in this sentence is: working

74. A little progress has been achieved, ------------?
Hasn’t it

75. ------------ Rose is ------------ beautiful flower.
The, a

76. I never buy detective stories. In this sentence the adverb is -----------
Never

77. The object in the sentence ‘I must get my shoes mended’ is:
My shoes

78. ‘Entomology’ means: study of:
Insects

79. ‘Polygamy’ means:
Having more than one mate

80. In the sentence ‘India has started producing atomic bombs’, the gerund is: producing

81. We set out our journey when the rain stopped. The principal clause in the sentence is:
We set out our journey

82. ‘Poaching’ means:
Illegal killing of protected animals

83. ‘I love working in my garden’. The gerund in the sentence is:
Working

84. He is reconciled ---------------- my loss.
To

85. My brother has wealth, fame rank and power. This sentence is a ----------- sentence.
Simple

86. He is not a person ------------ I would trust.
Whom

87. They ----------- such camps for the last five years.
Conducted
88. The mis-spelt word among the following:
(a) Professor (b)Liasion (c) Admission (d) Achivement

(d)Achivement

89. Parents have to provide------- their children.
For

90. Rani says, “I am very fine” (Change into indirect speech)

Rani says that she is very fine.

91. If he ----- here, he could explain it in detail.
Were

92. Which of the following is closest in meaning to ‘Squabble’?
Quarrel

93. Everyone is responsible for it, ……….?
Aren’t they

94. ----------- University order approves it, but ---------------uniform decision is to be taken.
A, a

95. Choose the correct sentence from the following:
(a)The Boys have gone to a cinema last night
(b)The boys went to a cinema last night
(c) The boys had gone to a cinema last night
(d)The boys will go to a cinema last night
Answer:(b)

96. Advertise the notification(Change into Passive)
Let the notification be advertised

97. ------- wins the race( Use a phrase)
Slow and steady

98. The synonym of ‘Dexterous’ is :
Skilful

99. The antonym of ‘Loquacious’ is :
Taciturn

100. We---------(Complete) the whole work by May.(Supply the correct form of the verb)
Shall have completed.

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SOLVED PAPER OF ASSISTANT GRADE II EXAM OF KERALA STATE BEVERAGES CORPORATION (CATEGORY NUMBER: 369/2008) HELD ON 29/08/09


1. I will complete the course in ------------- year.
a

2. While walking -------------the small door I hurt my head.
Through

3. Which of these chairs did you sit------------?
In

4. If DONKEY: BRAYS then WOLF:
Howls

5. The thief was caught----------. The suitable idiom is:
Red handed

6. The idiom it’s all Greek and Latin to me means:
Something I don’t understand

7. I was all eyes to see what he would do. The words italicized mean:
Eagerly watching

8. Beware of that wolf in sheep’s skin. The closest meaning to this idiom is:
Hypocrite

9. The phrase black sheep means:
Misfit

10. Just now my hands are full. My hands are full closely means:
I am very busy

11. ‘KIMONO’ is the dress style of:
Japan

12. Madam Curie :
Isolated Radium

13. The author of the book “The Wonder That was India” is:
A.L. Basham

14. The First Chief Minister of Kerala was:
E.M.S.Namboothiripad

15. The state of Kerala was formed on:
1 November 1956

16. The Navel Academy is situated in Kerala at:
Ezhimala

17. Edakkal Cave is in:
Wyanad

18. The largest Taluk in Kerala is:
Ernad

19. The Head Quarters of Kerala High Court is at:
Kochi

20. The First Woman Supreme Court Judge was:
C.Fatima Beevi

21. The first Governor of Kerala was:
Ramakrishna Rao

22. The First Arts and Science College in Kerala is :
CMS College, Kottayam

23. The Sabarigiri Hydro Electric Project is built in the river:
Pampa

24. The Hydro Electric Project in Kerala is:
Pallivasal

25. The HQ(Head Quarters) of Wyanad district is:
Kalpetta

26. The District which has no forests in Kerala is:
Alappuzha

27. The Architect of Cochin sea Port was:
Robert Bristo

28. ---------- city is alled “Venice of East”
Alappuzha

29. Malabar Cement Factory is in:
Walayar

30. The place where getting highest rainfall in Kerala is:
Lakkidi

31. ISOBARS connect points of equal:
Pressure
32. LOTI is the currency of:
Lesotho

33. Copper is produced in:
Rajasthan and Bihar

34. Rana Pratap Sagar is located in:
Rajasthan

35. The Chairman of the Planning Commission of India is:
Prime Minister

36. Five Year Plans in India are approved by
National Development Council

37. The Raj Committee (1972) probed:
Agricultural holding Tax

38. Panchayat Raj has got constitutional status with the ---------Amendment Act:
73rd

39. Fundemental Rights are enshrined in PART---------------- of Constitution of India
III

40. How many members can be nominated to Loksabha by President?
2

41. Acharya Vinoba Bhave’s Paunar Ashram is in:
Maharashtra

42. A rocket works on the principle of conservation of:
Linear momentum

43. The best conductor of electricity is :
Silver

44. Glass is a good:
Insulator

45. A catalyst:
Alters the velocity of reaction

46. Carbon occurs in nature in the purest form as:
Diamond

47. The Newspaper “DAWN” is published in :
Karachi

48. International Women’s Day is observed on:
March 8

49. IBERIAN AIRLINES is the official airlines of:
Spain

50. The Head Quarters of World Health Organisation (WHO) is in:
Geneva

51. The largest slum in India is in :
Mumbai

52. ---------- is the author of ‘Ain-i-Akbari’:
Abul fazal

53. Hopman Cup is associated with:
Tennis

54. Who is called ‘Deshabandhu’?
C.R. Das

55. ---------- got Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913
Rabindranath Tagore

56. Tarapore Committee was associated with :
Fuller Capital Account Convertibility

57. Arundathi Roy is well known:
Writer-Social activist

58. ------------ is called ‘Forbidden city’:
Lahsa

59. ------------ is the leading producer of Uranium:
Canada

60. Aspirin was invented in 1899 by:
Felix Hoffman (Germany)

61. Entomology is the study of:
Insects

62. “An Area of Darkness” is written by:
V.S. Nai Paul
63. Which of the following was the First Indian Institute of Technology?
IIT Kharagpur

64. Who became the first Miss India?
Rieta Faria

65. ---------- has the highest population density as per 2001 Census
West Bengal

66. From which of the following stations that India launched its first successful multipurpose communication and meteorology satellite, INSAT I B on 30 August 1983?
Cape Canaveral (USA)

67. The Head Office of Kerala Civil Supplies Corporation is at:
Ernakulam

68. Under whose patronage Kutabminar was built?
Kutabdeen Ibek

69. The First Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu was :
C.N Annadurai

70. Spherometer is:
An instrument used for measuring the curvature of spherical objects

71. The largest shipyard in India is:
Kochi

72. PNEUMOCONIOSIS afflicts the workers who works mainly in:
Coalmining industries

73. ---------------- is a well known flute exponent
Ronu Mazumdar

74. ------------- was the First Chief Justice of India
Harilal J Kania

75. “EMPLOYMENT NEWS” is published by:
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

76. “YAKSHAGANA” is a popular folk art of:
Karnataka

77. The NREP (National Rural Employment Programme) was launched in:
October 1980

78. ANGSTROM is the unit of :
Wavelength of light

79. The Thermal Power Plant at Bokaro is located in:
Jharkhand

80. Disease caused by deficiency of Vitamin C is :
Scurvy

81. The bus pass is ---------- for a year:
Valid

82. A philatelist collects ---------------
Stamps

83. No one could understand ------------
What he was saying

84. We have been trying to solve the problem -------------
For two days

85. The fear of high places ----------- quite common
Is

86. If she were selected, she ------------------ a good secretary
Would make

87. Either the pen or the paper ------------------- defective
Is

88. Find the word that is rightly spelt:
(a)moskitoes (b)mosqwitoes (c)mosquitose (d)mosquitoes

Mosquitoes

89. Choose the correctly spelt word:
(a) Refrigerator (b)refrigarator (c)refregerator (d)rafrigerator

Refrigerator

90. Choose the word that is closest in meaning to the word plead
(a)set out (b)conclude (c)intend (d)beg for
Beg for

91. The closest meaning of the word ulcer is :
Open sore

92. Find the word that is opposite in meaning to the word permit
Forbid

93. Choose the wrongly spelt word
(a)permenant (b)affection (c)affectation (d)conscientious
Permenant

94. Select the word opposite meaning to ever
Never

95. Comatose best means:
Deeply unconscious

96. Choose the correct preposition for the sentence:
I admit I am very fond ----------him
of

97. The suitcase is made ---------- leather
Of

98. You won’t tell them what has happened, ----------------?
Will you

99. Change into indirect speech: He said, “I have passed the examination.”
He said that he had passed the examination

100. They have bought a new car, ----------?
Haven’t they

PREVIOUS QUESTION PAPER OF ASSISTANT GRADE II- HIGH COURT OF KERALA

High Court of Kerala
Written Examination for selection of Assistant Grade-II-2001

Time: Two and Half hours Maximum: 100 Marks.
(Answers shall be in English only)

I. Write short essays on any 3 of the following: - (45 Marks)

1. What is Globalization? What are its implications on Indian Economy? Critically evaluate the same with reference to the last Union Budget of India.

2. Examine the issue of sexual harassment at work place as a phenomena faced by the modern working women. What are the safeguards suggested by the Supreme Court of India, for alleviating the same.

3. What is the role played by the judiciary in India, in the field of environmental protection?

4. Discuss the role of Internet on the modern life.

5. Panchayat Raj – Critically examine the transfer of power and implementation of that policy.

II. Write short notes on any five of the following subjects: - (25 Marks)

1. Investigative Journalism.

2. Privatization.

3. Information Technology Industry.

4. Gender justice

5. Koodiyattom

6. Arundathi Roy – the writer.

7. Mulla Periyar Dam.

8. International Terrorism.

III. Write the full forms of the following abbreviations: (5 Marks)
1. N.C.E.R.T

2. H.I.V

3. CEGAT

4. GATT

5. M.A.C.T

IV. Distinguish between any three of the following: (6 Marks)
1. ‘Interpol’ and ‘Interpolation’

2. ‘Nationalism’ and ‘Nationalization’

3. ‘Quash’ and ‘Squash’

4. ‘Plaint’ and ‘Complaint’

5. ‘Peal’ and ‘Repeal’

V. Choose the correct answer. (4 Marks)
1. The Article in the Constitution of India under which the writ jurisdiction is conferred on the High Courts.

a) 226 b) 12 c) 32

2. What is currency of European Union?

a) Pound sterling b) Dollar c) Euro d) Shilling

3. Capital of Uttaranchal

a) Dehradum b)Raipur c)Ranchi d) Allahabad


VI. Fill in the blanks with appropriate preposition: (5 Marks)
1. The village was destroyed …………….fire.

2. I have not seen him ……….. Wednesday last

3. You, boys, must settle it……….yourselves

4. I purposely refrained……………….saying more.

5. Temperance and employment are conducive ………….health.

VII. Fill in the appropriate articles: (5 Marks)
1. Sardar Patel was ………great statesman.

2. Andamans are ………….group of islands.

3.…………..wisdom of Soloman is famous.

4. Victoria was ……………. English Queen.

5.…………….French defeated the Germans.

VIII. Add question tags to the following sentences: (5 Marks)
1. It’s very hot today, ……………….?

2. You have milk for breakfast, …………………… ?

3. India hasn’t won the match, ……………….?

4. We are going together, …………………?

5. You can speak Spanish, ………………?

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1.Mamankam, the great ancient regional festival was held at?

Answer:Thirunavaaya

2. Kollam Era began

Answer:A.D.825.

3. The longest River in Kerala:

Answer:Periyar

4.Sadhujanaparipalanayogam was started by

Answer:Ayyankaali

5.First Chief Minister of Travancore Popular Ministry?

Answer:Pattom A. Thanu Pillai

6. The temple entry proclamation was issued by?

Answer:Chithira Thirunal Balarama verma

7. Malayali Sabha was organized by

Answer:C.Krishna Pillai

8. Kochi State Prajamandal was formed in

Answer:Correct Answer is 26th Jan 1941 , in the exam, psc given the choice as 16th January 1941

9. A Thermo flask is polished well ?

Answer:To reflect all radiation from outside

10. Coefficient of Temperature depends on

Answer:Difference in Temperature

11. A Device used to detect heat radiaton is known as

Answer:Thermopile

12. Which of the following is a compound? (a)Milk (b)22 carat Gold (c)Steam (d)Diamond.

Answer:Steam
Steam in itself is just a descirption of water which has been heated and has become a gas. As water is a compound (H2O) then yes, steam is a compound

13. Hardest naturally occurring substance?

Answer:Black Diamond

14. A form of carbon used in gas mask?

Answer:Activated Charcoal

15. The gas used in the refrigerator?

Answer::Freon

16. Estimation of Halogen in organic compound is done by

Answer:Carius Method

17. The metal which doesn’t react with dilute Sulphuric Acid ?

Answer: Led

Dilute H2SO4 attacks iron, aluminium, zinc, manganese, magnesium and nickel, but reactions with tin and copper require the acid to be hot and concentrated. Lead and tungsten, however, are resistant to sulfuric acid.

18. In free state , hydrojen is present in

Answer:Natural Gas

19. The disease caused by the deficiency of Vitamin A:

Answer:Xerophthalmia

20. The insect which lays eggs in water is

Answer:Dragonfly

Dragonflies and damselflies will lay eggs in water - they drop down and touch the tail to the water surface for a second, and keep doing it. Sometimes they'll try this on reflective surfaces like cars, etc.

21. The mosquito that spreads malaria in man is named

Answer:Female Anopheles

22. Which is the function of white blood corpuscles?

Answer:: to produce anti-toxin

23. Which of the following processes liberates energy?

Answer:Respiration.

24. During the solar eclipse, which of the following represents the relative position of the sun, moon an earth correctly?

Answer:The moon in between the sun and the earth

25. A degree of Longitude has about the same length as a degree of Latitude at

Answer:Equator

26. The supersonic aircraft find its most convenient to fly in the

Answer:: Stratosphere

27. Seismograph is used to measure

Answer:Earthquake

28. Which one is known as “Pittsburg of India?”

Answer:Jamshedpur

29The first political leader who got Nobel prize for literature?

Answer:Winston Churchil.

30. The winner of Wimbledon Championship of 2007?

Answer:Veenus Williams

31. Present secretary general of United Nations

Answer:Banki-Moon

32. Jim Corbett National Park is in

Answer:Uttaranjal

33. The country used paper currency first in the world

Answer:China

34. Father of Cell Phone

Answer:Martin Cooper

35. The modern Quantity theory of money was developed by

Answer:Milton Friedman

36. Consumer Protection act was enacted in the year

Answer:1986

37. National Flag of India was designed by:

Answer:Pingali Venkayya

38. Human Rights Day is observed all over the world every year on:

Answer:10th December

39. Gauthama Budha was born at

Answer:Lumbini

40. The Chera King known as “Red Chera”?

Answer:Senkuttuvan

41. Alexander the great defeated

Answer:Porus

42. Indica was written by?

Answer:Megesthenes

43. The Second Buddhist Council was held at

Answer:Vaisali

44.Who is popularly known as the Indian Napoleon ?

Answer:Samudra Gupthan

45. Last King of Kakatiya dynasty ?

Answer:Prataparudra II

46. The second Battle of Tarrain in 1192, Mohammed Gori defeated?

Answer:Prithviraj Chauhan

47. The king on the throne of Vijayanagar at the time of battle of Talikota ?

Answer:Ramaraya

48. Qutub –ud-din Aibek built the Quwaat-ul-Islammosque to commemorate his capture of

Answer:Delhi

49. The wisest fool of medieval India is ?

Answer:Mohammed bin Thuglaq

50. “Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi” was written by?

Answer:Ziaudin Barani

51. Ibn Batuta, the famous Arab Scholar visited India during the reign of

Answer:Mohaummed Bin Thuglaq

52. Purana Qila in Delhi was built by

Answer:Shersha

53.Ashtrapratan” was the council of Ministers of

Answer:Marathas

54. Zapti is the land revenue system introduced by

Answer:Akbar

55. Jahangir the Mughal ruler murdered the Sikh guru :

Answer:Guru Arjun singh

56. The mughal gardens-Shalimar and Nishad in Srinagar built by ?

Answer:Jahangiir

57. Ustad Isa was the Architect of

Answer:Taj Mahal

58. Harihara and Bukka laid the foundations of

Answer:Vijaya Nagar Empire

59. The author of “Prithvi Raj Raso “ was:

Answer:Chandra Vardai


60.The first Carnatic war came to an end with the

Answer:Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle

61. Permanent land Revenue Settlement was introduced in Bengal By

Answer:Lord Cornwallis

62. Doctrine of Lapse” was applied by

Answer:Lord Dalhousie

63. Principles of panchasheel were framed in

Answer:Bandung

64. Local Self Government in India, for the first time was introduced by

Answer:Lord Rippon

65. The President of Pakistan who signed the Tashkent Agreement after the Indo-Pak War of 1965 was?

Answer:Ayub Khan

66. The war between India and China took place in?

Answer:1962

67. Thashkent Pact was signed between

Answer:Lal Bahadur Sastri and Ayub Khan


68.Mixed Colony system was introduced by:

Answer:Albuquerque.

As the Portuguese Viceroy in India, Albuquerque encouraged mixed marriages with the intent of procuring fresh recruits, especially in the form of offsprings, to serve the Portuguese project in India and elsewhere.


69.Electricity Agitation of Cochin was against the decision of the Diwan ?

Answer:Sir.R.K.Shanmukham Chetti

70 The Authour of "India Today"

Answer:R.P.Dutt

71.Would you mind ---------the door?

Answer:Shutting

72.I wish he-------settle the issue soon

Answer:would

73.The approximate meaning of 'run on the mill'

Answer:Ordinary

74.Midhun said"Do you enjoy cricket"(Change into Indirect Speech)"

Answer:Midhun asked me if I enjoyed cricket.

75.One must always be careful in -------dealing with others

Answer:One's

76.Rahul is very rich.He can buy a car (Combine using 'enough')

Answer:Rahul is rich enough to buy a car

77.Meaning of the phrase"Ad hoc"

Answer:formed for some special purpose

78.Everyone looked up to him. (change into Passive voice)

Answer:He was looked up to by everyone.

79.This juice is made -----fresh oranges.

Answer:from

80.Our Chief Minister is a person of long experience in politic. (Use one word for the words in bold)

Answer:Veteran

81. The mis-spelt word among the following:

Synonym, Synagogue, Symposiam, Symptom

Answer:Symposiam

82.When the police interrogated the thief, he made a clean breast of everything (Meaning of the idiom in bold)

Answer:Confessed

83.It is five years--------I retired

Answer:Since

84.The bundle is so heavy that I cannot lift it.(Use 'too' instead of 'So that')

Answer:The bundle is too heavy for me to lift

85.The word which is nearest in meaning of the word"profound"

Answer:Deep

86. The Government has decided to --------all unauthorised buildings

Answer:pull down

87.-------you apolgize, he won't forgive you.

Answer:Unless

88.The mother as well as her three children----------taken to the hospital.

Answer:was

89.The old man was too weak to travel ------himself.

Answer:by

90.Roshan was so absorbed-----------his work that he didn't even raise his head.

Answer:in

91.It----------heavily when I woke up yesterday.

Answer:was raining

92.Mahathma Gandhi appealed to the people to ---------the cruelties of British authorities.

Answer:put up with

93.Opposite of the word "Rigid"

Answer:Flexible

94.Few students knew the answer,-----

Answer:did they

95.The word which is nearest in meaning of the word "economical"

Answer:Thrifty

96.If the driver--------the brake, the car would have hit the old man.

Answer:had not applied

97.There weren't any hotels nearby , ---------?

Answer:were there

98.It was with great difficulty he gained entry to the auditorium, but he made a sudden ---------

Answer:exit

99.The thieves not only robbed the travellers-----, beat them up.

Answer:but also

100.I--------him the truth, if i were you.

Answer:would tell