Kerala PSC LD Clerk Exam Solved Paper 1998

Questions 1 – 5 : Which does not belong to the same group.

1. A. Jupiter            B. Mercury            C. Moon  D. Neptune            E. None of these

Ans : C. Except Moon, all others are planets.

2. A. Square            B. Rectangle            C. Circle  D. Parallelogram         E. None of these

Ans : C. Except Circle, All others have four sides

3. A. Apple            B. Carrot C. Mango            D. Grapes            E. None of these

Ans : B. Except Carrot, All others are fruits.

4. A. Bench            B. Student            C. Desk   D. Table  E. None of these

Ans : B. Except student, all others are furniture

5. A. Land            B. Lake   C. Sea     D. River   E. None of these

Ans : A. Except Land, all others have water.

Questions 6 – 10 :  3 words are given. The first two in each group are related in some way. Choose 4^th word which is related to the 3^rd word as one and two are related:

6. Ship : Water = train :___

A. Path            B. Road   C. Passenger  D. Track            E. None of these

Ans :D. Train passes through Track

7. Doctor : Patient = teacher :____

A. Class            B. Student            C. School            D. Lesson            E. None of these

Ans : B. Teacher : Student

8. Paper : Pen = blackboard :___

A. Chalk            B. Wood  C. Class  D. Cardboard E. None of these

Ans :.A. Blackboard : Chalk

9. Individual : Family = Family :___

A. State            B. House C. Society            D. Nation E. None of these

Ans : Family : Society

10. HIJ : MNO = RST :___

A.WXY            B. UVM   C. VWX   D. XYZ     E. None of these

Ans : RST : WXY, There are two letters between J & M in the same way there are two letters between T and W.

Question 11 – 12 : Complete the series :

11. 1/5, 3/7, 6/11, 10/19,____

A.15/35            B. 16/35  C. 17/35  D. 20/35  E. None of these

Ans :A. 15 Here the numerator follows the rule +2, +3, +4, +5, and the denominator 35, follows the rule +2, +4, +8, +16,……..

12. F. K. P _____

A. T                 B. U                 C. V                D.Q                 E. None of these

Ans :.B. F    >K      >P       >U

13. A husband and wife have five married sons. Each of these had four children. How many members are there in the family?

A. 50               B. 40               C. 32               D. 36               E. None of these

Ans : C. There are 32 members in the family.

14. In a certain code POLISH is written as MLIFPE. How id DIG written in the same code?

A.GLJ             B. CHI             C. ECH    D. AFD    E. None of these

Ans : D. AFD           

                            

15. Mr. X travels towards 3½Kms. North, then turns towards west and travel 1½Kms. Then he turns towards south and travels 3 ½  Kms. How far is the from his starting point?

A. 7Kms.            B. 4½ Kms.   C. 2½ Kms.   D. 1½ Kms.   E. None of these

Ans : D. 1½ Kms.