Kerala PSC Previous Paper - Laboratory Assistant / Museum & Zoo / National History Museum & Veterinary Division

 

1. How many ways can a batsman lose his wickets?

(a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 15 (d) 20

Ans : Ans : 10

2. Corundum is a mineral of:
(a) Calcium (b) Gold (c) Iron (d) Aluminium

Ans : Ans : Aluminium

3. The state which is the largest producer of tea in India:
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Assam (c) Kerala (d) Karnataka

Ans : Ans : Assam

4. Which of the following is issued by the President when the Parliament is not in session?
(a) Ordinances (b) Rules (c) Statutes (d) Proclamation

Ans : Ordinances

5. The strength of the council of minister is fixed by the:
(a) Governor (b) Chief Minister (c) Parliament (d) Constitution

Ans : Chief Minister

6. Neutron was discovered by:
(a) J.J. Thompson (b) Rutherford (c) Bohr (d) Chadwick

Ans : Chadwick

7. Which of the following principle is made use of in the working of an atom bomb?
(a) Thermionic emission (b) Nuclear fusion (c) Nuclear fission (d) Transmutation

Ans : Nuclear fission

8. 'Palaeontology' is the study of:
(a) Fossils (b) Bones (c) Animals (d) Birds

Ans : Fossils

9. Amylase acts upon:
(a) Lipids (b) Oils (c) Starch (d) Glucose

Ans : Starch

10. The active cell division in a plant is found in the:
(a) tips of roots and shoots (b) pith cells (c) cells cortex (d) internodal region

Ans : tips of roots and shoots

11. Which among the following is the antisterility vitamin?
(a) B (b) C (c) D (d) E

Ans : E

12. In which year the Indian National Congress was formed?
(a) 1811 (b) 1858 (c) 1885 (d) 1895

Ans : 1885

13. The leader of Cochin who fought with Velu Thampi Dalwa aganist the British:
(a) Kunhali Maracker (b) Paliath Achan (c)Pazhassi Raja (d) Chirakkal Raja

Ans : Paliath Achan

14. Who was the author of the book â€Å"Sathyartha Prakash”?

(a) Swami Dayananda Saraswathi (b) Rajaram Mohan Roy (c) Swami Vivekananda (d) Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

Ans : Swami Dayananda Saraswathi

15. The first Viceroy of British India:
(a) Lord Cornwallis (b) Lord Ripon (c) Lord Canning (d) Lord Dalhousie

Ans : Lord Canning

16. Who was the first king presided the court of Kanauj?
(a) Samudra Gupta (b) Chandragupta (c) Harsha (d) Kanishka

Ans : Harsha

17. Which is the mid layer of the earth?
(a) Sial (b) Sima (c) Core (d) Mantle

Ans : Mantle

18. The Himalayan Mountain is made up of:
(a) Intrusive rocks (b) Extrusive rocks (c) Sedimentary rocks (d) Metamorphic rocks

Ans : Metamorphic rocks

19. The most prominent distributory of Ganga river:
(a) Yamuna (b) Ram Ganga (c) Gomati (d) Hoogly

Ans : Hoogly

20. The leader who is known as 'The Grand old man of India':
(a) Sardar Vallabhai Patel (b) Dadabai Naoroji (c) Balgangadhar Tilak (d) Bipin Chandrapal

Ans : Bipin Chandrapal

21. The southern most part of India:
(a) Sri Lanka (b) Pak Strait (c) Maladive (d) Nicobar group of Island

Ans : Nicobar group of Island

22. The head quarters of the Theosophical Society in India:
(a) Nagercoil (b) Adayar (c) Madura (d) Trichy

Ans : Adayar

23. Which is not a port on the west coast of India?
(a) Paradeep (b) Marmagoa (c) Mangalore (d) Kandla

Ans : Paradeep

24. In which year the University of Travancore was established?
(a) 1935 (b) 1937 (c)1939 (d) 1941

Ans : 1937

25. The state which is the leading producer of mica:
(a) Jharkhand (b) Orissa (c) Rajasthan (d) Madhya Pradesh

Ans : Rajasthan

26. Which of the following diseases are sexually transmitted?
(a) AIDS (b) Gonorrhea (c) Syphilis (d) All of these

Ans : All of these

27. On 27th May 2006 a strong earthquake was close to:
(a) Mount Kilimanjaro (b) Mount Merapi (c) Vesuvius (d) Barren Island

Ans : Mount Merapi

28. The year in which the postal stamp was introduced first:
(a) 1840 (b) 1845 (c) 1850 (d) 1855

Ans : 1840

29. Which type of lens is used in the case of "Astigmatism”: to get the correct vision?
(a) Converging lens (b) Diverging lens (c) Cylindrical lens (d) Bi-focal lens

Ans : Cylindrical lens

30. What is the total number of constellation identified till now by human beings?
(a) 48 (b) 58 (c) 78 (d) 88

Ans : 88

31. The highest railway bridge is built across the river:
(a) Jhelum (b) Chenab (c) Beas (d) Ravi

Ans : Jhelum

32. Which of the following is a controversial film for display?
(a) The great Escape (b) Hamlet (c) Davinchi code (d) Casino Royale

Ans : Davinchi code

33. What is the chemical formula of bleaching powder?
(a) NaHCO3 (b) Ca3(PO4)2 (c) Na2CO3—10H2O (d) CaOCI2

Ans : CaOCI2

34. Barkhans are land forms of:
(a) wind erosion (b) wind deposition (c) glacial deposition (d) coastal erosion

Ans : wind deposition

35. 'Plam pudding' model of atom is prepared by:
(a) Albert Einstein (b) Rutherford (c) Alexander Fleming (d) Niels Bohr

Ans : Niels Bohr

36. An example for non-renewable source of energy:
(a) solar energy (b) petroleum (c) biomass (d) water power

Ans : petroleum

37. In which country the G-8 summit of 2005, held?
(a) Canada (b) Iceland (c) Scotland (d) Greenland

Ans : Scotland

38. In South India, Jainism was spread by:
(a) Kharavela (b) Upali (c) Rudradaman I (d) Bhadrabahu

Ans : Bhadrabahu

39. The people of which country have longest life span:
(a) China (b) Japan (c) England (d) America

Ans : Japan

40. Which is not a source of Carbohydrates?
(a) Fish (b) Butter (c) Cheese (d) Potato

Ans : Butter

41. Who translated Bhagavat Gita into Persian language?
(a) Abdul Fazal (b) Dara (c) Dadu (d) Balban

Ans : Balban

42. The second highest mountain peak in the world:
(a) Kanchenjunga (b) Nangaparbad (c) Nanda devi (d) Godwin Austin

Ans : Nangaparbad

43. The author of the book 'Gandhi Life and Thought':
(a) V.D Savarkar (b) J.B Kripalani (c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) R.K Laxman

Ans : R.K Laxman

44. The creature in which the external fertilization takes place:
(a) bird (b) dog (c) cat (d) frog

Ans : dog

45. Which country won the gold in Men's Hockey in Bangkok Asian Games, 1998?
(a) India (b) South Korea (c) Pakistan (d) Japan

Ans : Pakistan

46. The Pallivasal Hydro electric system was commissioned during the reign of:
(a) Marthanda Varma (b) Dharma Raja (c) Srimulam Thirunal (d) Sri Chitira Tirunal Balarama Varma

Ans : Sri Chitira Tirunal Balarama Varma

47. Name the author of the novel 'The Ambassadors':
(a) Joyce Cary (b) E.M Foster (c) Henry James (d) Hadley Chase

Ans : Henry James

48. Which element is not present in fats?
(a) Nitrogen (b) Sulphur (c) Carbon (d) Hydrogen

Ans : Carbon

49. Which is know as the father of American Football?
(a) Bob Cousy (b) Water Camp (c) James Corbett (d) Charles W Brown

Ans : Water Camp

50. The most densely populated country in the world:
(a) India (b) China (c) Japan (d) Pakistan

Ans : Japan

51. Be careful when you ride on a bike, ........?
(a) won't you (b) did you (c) didn't you (d) aren't you

Ans : won't you

52. The passive voice of â€Å"He made his wife do the work”:
(a) His wife was making to do the work (b) His wife was made to do the work
(c) His wife was done the work (d) His wife was made doing the work

Ans : His wife was made to do the work

53. The feminine gender of horse is:
(a) Cow (b) Lass (c) Hind (d) Marc

Ans : Marc

54. Find out the wrongly spelt word:
(a) Zealous (b) Committee (c) Souvenior (d) Allotted

Ans : Souvenior

55. That house ........ to peter:
(a) belongs (b) is belonging to (c) is belonged to (d) was belonged to

Ans : Belongs

56. He is ..... going near an elephant.
(a) afraid (b) afraid of (c) feared (d) fearing

Ans : afraid of

57. The older we grow:
(a) the wiser we became (b) wiser we become (c) the wisest we become (d) we grow wiser

Ans : the wiser we became

58. The teacher asked Ravi:
(a) whether he saw the exhibition (b) whether he had seen the exhibition
(c) whether had seen the exhibition (d) whether he will see the exhibition

Ans : whether he had seen the exhibition

59. We shall wait here:
(a) until you return (b) until you will return (c) until you returned (d) until you had returned

Ans : until you return

60. Neither of the two speakers ....... eloquent
(a) were (b) had (c) was (d) being

Ans : was

61. It has been raining ....... last night
(a) For (b) at (c) since (d) till

Ans : since

62. The price of petrol is higher than
(a) diesel (b) the diesel (c) of diesel (d) that of diesel

Ans : that of diesel

63. No sooner had she heard the sad news ......... she burst in to tears.
(a) when (b) before (c) than (d) then

Ans : than

64. They discussed ...... the border issue at the summit.
(a) about (b) of (c) against (d) none

Ans : none

65. I would resign if I ........ you
(a) am (b) was (c) were (d) had

Ans : were

66. Dessert means:
(a) sand covered large area if barren land (b) sweet savory confection (c) abandon (d) detailed study

Ans : sweet savory confection

67. The opposite of the word 'Sympathy'
(a) Apathy (b) Pride (c) Angry (d) Pity

Ans : Apathy

68. The dacoits ...... to the police after much resistance
(a) gave up (b) turned down (c) gave in (d) passed away

Ans : gave in

69. The president A.P.J Abdul Kalam ........ the nation to stand united in the fight against terrorism
(a) called on (b) called at (c) called off (d) called upon

Ans : called upon

70. Never look a gift horse
(a) in the mouth (b) in the park (c) in the zoo (d) in the stable

Ans : in the mouth

71. Carpenter is related to furniture, in the same way Goldsmith is related to:
(a) Ornaments (b) Necklace (c) Chain (d) Bangles

Ans : Chain

72. Find the related word Thunder : Rain :: ..... : Night
(a) Day (b) Dark (c) Dusk (d) Evening

Ans : Dark

73. Find the pair which is differently related in comparison with the others:
(a) Labourer : Industry (b) Teacher : Classroom (c) Driver : Vehicle (d) Doctor : Patient

Ans : Labourer : Industry

74. From the group of letters one is different from others.Find it out
(a) DgP (b) MsP (c) DiG (d) AsP

Ans : MsP

75. Which one does not follow the pattern
(a) 5/2 (b) 10/3 (c) 17/4 (d) 24/5

Ans : 24/5

76. Insert the missing number: 5, 11, 21, 43, ....
(a) 85 (b) 86 (c) 87 (d) 88

Ans : 85

77. Insert the missing letters ..., ywu, qom, ige
(a) jhg (b) rpq (c) wus (d) mlj

Ans : wus

78. If VENU is coded as E2122N then NEAT is codes as
(a) E2014A (b) E1420A (c) A1420E (d) A2014E

Ans : E2014A

79. Showing a lady in the park, kumar said â€Å"She is the daughter of my grand father's only son”. How is Kumar related to the lady?
(a) Father (b) Daughter (c) Brother (d) Aunt

Ans : Aunt

80. Mini tore out several successive pages from a book.Number of the first page she tore out is 385. It is known that the number of the last page which she tore out is with the same digits in some other order.How many pages did she remove from the book?
(a) 154 (b) 253 (c) 469 (d) 451

Ans : 451

81. If September 14 is Friday, how many Saturdays and Sundays will that month have?
(a) 4, 4 (b) 5, 4 (c) 4, 5 (d) 5, 5

Ans : 5, 5

82. Calendar is to date as Atlas is to:
(a) Jewellery (b) Map (c) Earth (d) Globe

Ans : Map

83. A man walks 30 meters towards South. Then turning to his right he walks 30 meters. Then turn to his left and walks 20 meters. Again takes a turn to his left and walks 30 meters. How far is he from his initial position?
(a) 20 meters (b) 50 meters (c) 60 meters (d) 80 meters

Ans : 50 meters

84. Fill in the blank as per the sequence: PLANETARIUM, LANERAUIM, ANEUAMI, ........
(a) NEMAI (b) NEAIM (c) NEUMI (d) NEMIA

Ans : NEMAI

85. In a group of six person F is richer than E but not as rich as A. B is richer than C and D but not as rich as A. E is richer than D. E and C are equally rich. Who is the poorest among them?
(a) Data inadequate (b) C (c) E (d) D

Ans : D

86. A metal block having sides 10 cm, 15 cm, 30 cm has cut into equal cubes. If the block is exhausted completely what will be the least possible number of cubes?
(a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 30 (d) 36

Ans : 36

87. If aX - bY = cZ then X : Y: Z is:
(a) be :ca : ab (b) ab : bc : ca (c) a : b : c (d) b : c : a

Ans : be :ca : ab

88. Two poles of heights 10 m and 15m stand on a plane ground. If the distance between their feet is 12m the
distance between their top is:
(a) 5m (b) 12m (c) 12.5m (d) 13m

Ans : 13m

89. If |3x-10|>5 then:
(a) x≤5, x≥5/3 (b) x≥5, x≤5/3 (c) x≤-5, x≥5/3 (d) x≤-5, x≥-5/3

Ans : x≤5, x≥5/3

90. Find the empty set:
(a) {x:x=x} (b) {x:x≠x} (c) {x:x=x2} (d) {x:x≠x3}

Ans : {x:x≠x}

91. If 3x-y –27 and 3x+y = 243 then x is:

(a)    0 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 6

Ans : 4

92. If f(x)-5x2-3x+2 and g(x) = 2x2-2x-2 then f(2)-g(-2) is:
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 18

Ans : 6

93. The least number which is to be added to make 7399 a perfect square is
(a) 170 (b) 151 (c)27 (d) 0

Ans : 170

94. Number of terms common to the two arithmetic progressions 5, 10, 15, ... 315 and 4, 8, 12 ...604 is:
(a) 13 (b) 14 (c) 15 (d) 16

Ans : 15

95. Mean weight of m boys is 43 kg. If the teacher who weighs 63kg is included the mean becomes 45 kg.What is the value of m?
(a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8 (d) 9

Ans : 9

96. Cardiologist : Heart : Dermatologist :
(a) Dream (b) Diabetes (c) Skin (d) Infertility

Ans : Skin

97. Book is to read as Piano is to:
(a) Music (b) Play (c) Sing (d) Song

Ans : Play

99. If smell means taste, taste means hear, hear means see and see means smell then what is cars used for?
(a) smell (b) hear (c) taste (d) see

Ans : see

100. If PΔQ means P is smaller than Q and MÑN means M is greater than N then what does AÑBΔC means:
(a) A is greater than B and C (b) B is greater than A and less than C (c) B is greater than A and C (d) B is less than A and C

Ans : B is less than A and C