Kerala PSC Solved Paper - Employement Officer Exam Held on 28 June 2008

1. River Ob.Irtysh is in

Ans : Russia

2. Sumatra is situated in

Ans: Indian Ocean

3. Gobi desert is in

Ans: Mongolia

4. The number of nominated members in the Rajya Sabha

Ans: 12 members

5. How many times Financial Emergency Declared in India so far

Ans: Never

6. Portfolios to the Ministers in a State is allocated by

Ans: The Governer on the recommendations of the chief minister

7. A disease caused by bacteria

Ans: Tetanus

8. Which of the following disease is due to vitamin deficiency

Ans: Rickets

9. From earth, stratosphere extends

Ans: 12-30 kms

10. Kudambasree programme is

Ans: Community based organization of the poor

11. The largest number of crimes against women in kerala was accounted for

Ans: Cruelty by husband and relatives

12. The most industrially backward districts in Kerala

Ans: Wayand and Idukki

13. The headquareters of World Trade Oraganisation(WTO)

Ans: Geneva

14. U N Security Council consists of

Ans: 5 Permanent members and 10 non permenent members

15. The headquarters of International Atomic Energy agency

Ans: Vienna

16. Guatama Buddha preached his first sermon at

Ans: Saranath

17: Who was the congress president at the time of partition of Bengal in 1905

Ans: Gopala Krishna Gokhale

18. Who encouraged the Muslims to achive progress by studying modern education and science

Ans: Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

19. River Danube is in

Ans: Europe

20. Equatorial diameter of earth

Ans: 12754

21. Which of the following river joins Ganga

Ans: Yamuna, Damodar and Son

22. Which of the following is an absolute monarchy with no formal constitution or parliament

Ans: Saudi Arabia

23. The presedent of Asian Development Bank(ADB)

Ans: Haruhiko Kuroda

24. Who convenes the joint session of lok sabha and rajya sabha

Ans: President

25: Oxygen in normal atmosphere air

Ans: 21 percent

26: A substance above the critical temperature exists a

Ans: Gas

27. The most fuel efficient, economic and environment friendly mode of transport

Ans: Inland water transport

28. The average rainfall that Kerala receives is

Ans: 3000 mm

29. The scheduled tribe population of Kerala as per 2001 census

Ans: 1.14 percent

30. The chief Minister of Kerala during 1996-2001

Ans: E.K.Nayanar

31. The main port in UAE which is the largest harbor in West ASIA

Ans: Dubai

32. The headquarters of UNESCO is in

Ans: Vienna

33. Who is L .N .Mittal

Ans: Steel Magnet

34. Who waged a war of destruction and plunder in India in the first quarter of 11the century

Ans: Mohammud of Ghazni

35. Mosti Masjid in Agra and Jama Masjid at Delhi were built during the reign of

Ans: Shajahan

36. Communist Party of India in Kanpur in

Ans: 1925

37. Which of the following tides occur around new moon and full moon

Ans: Spring Tides

38. Which is called the red planet

Ans: Mars

39. The spoil in the highest reaches of the Sahyadris and Eastern Ghats

Ans: Lateritic soil

40. Which amendment of the constitutuion allowed government employees belonging to SC and ST to accelerated seniority

Ans: Eighty-Fifth Amendment 2002

41. Which of the article of the constitution accords the special status to the State of Jammu and Kashmir

Ans: Article 370

42. Which was the largest opposition party in the Lok Sabha after the eight general election held in December 1984

Ans: Telugu Desam

43. Which schedule of the constitution lists 18 subjects, on which the municipalities have administrative control

Ans: Schedule Twelve

44. Cooking gas is a mixture of

Ans: Butane and Propane

45. Which is the gas inside an electric bulb

Ans: Nitrogen

46. The main active constituent of tea and coffee is

Ans: caffeine

47. Kerala womens’s commission was established in 1996

Ans: for the socio economic empowerment of women

48: The number of women cosnstuents and winners in local Bodies Election Kerala 2005 was

Ans: Beyond the requirement of women

49. Aizwal is the capital of

Ans: Mizoram

50. The number of states in India (including Delhi)

Ans: 29 nos

51. The smallest Union territory in India

Ans: Lakswadeep

52. ISRO on 23rd April 2007 sucessfully made the fist commercial launch through PSLV –C8 of a foreign satellite at Sriharikota.It was

Ans: Italian Satellite

53. The highest policy making body of Asian Development Bank(ADB)

Ans : Board of Governors

54. Eighth member of SAARC

Ans: Afghanistan

55. Th Second Buddhist council convened at

Ans: Vaishali

56. The expansion of Mughal empire under whom resembled an inflated balloon

Ans: Aurangazeb

57. The largest of all Indus tributaries

Ans: Chenab

58. Which is the largest river system in the peninsula

Ans: Godavari

59. Devi Ahilya Award is for

Ans: Science and Technology

60. Minimum age for a person to be appointed as Governor

Ans: 35 years

61. Which of the following is not a part of solar system

Ans: Quasers

62. What do we eat in a coconut

Ans: Seed

63. Which of the following is major wildlife sanctuary in kerala

Ans: Silent valley, Parambukulam and Aralam

64. Of the total expendure on education in Kerala.the highest allocation is on

Ans: Primary education

65. Hill staton Mount Abu is in

Ans: Rajasthan

66. The country with more than 55,000 lakes

Ans: Finland

67. Max Muller was

Ans: A great indologist, linguist and Professor of Sanskrit

68. Faxian (Fah-hsien),the Chinese pilgrim,visited India during the reign of

Ans: Chandraguptha 11

68. Delhi Sultan notorious for crulelty

Ans: Balban

70. Who established Swaraj Party within the Congress with Gandhi’s reluctant blessing

Ans: Motilal Nehru and C. R. Das

71. Tourists always enjoy--- --- the setting sun

Ans: watching

72. It is possible to satisfy one’s ------------ by doing some extra work

Ans : wants

73. If GOAL means object of the effort; then GAOL means

Ans: a prison

74. Choose the correct sentence

Ans: He finished his work yesterday

75. Add an initial letter to the word arrow to get the meaning to distress

Ans : H

76. The closest meaning of the word mania is

Ans: madness

77. Find the word that is opposite in meaning to the word illicit

Ans: Lawful

78. Choose the correctly spelt word

Ans: silhouette

79. Select the word meaning "sheen"

Ans: lustre

80. Find the word correctly spelt

: Mostache

81. choose the correct preposition for the sentence -
The forest department has planned trees_____the side of the highway

Ans: along

82. He is an authority of linguistics

Ans: on

83. You must shut these door’s.Change into passive

Ans: These door's must be shut.

84. Change into indirect speech - "I took it home with me',she said

Ans: She said she had taken it home with her.

85. They come here everyday,___________?

Ans: dont' they

86. I hoped I _________ suceed

Ans: would

87. I escaped by the skin of my_______

Ans: teeth

88. I must put ---my visit till next week

Ans: off

89. Choose the correctly spelt word

Ans: superintendent

90. Amy and her brother Tom are known for their tall talk.The idiom means

Ans: boastful talk

91. The idiom a brain wave means

Ans: sudden inspiration

92. The offer holds good for two days : holds good means

Ans : will be vaild

93. The pharase bag and baggage means

Ans: completely

94. Recently he has been giving himself airs:giving himself airs means

Ans: behaving arrogantly

95. ________ is an illusion usually associated with desearts

Ans: Melange

96. To be _________ I think you did not do the right thing

Ans: frank

97. Being awarded an Oscar marked a _________ in her life

Ans : milestone

98. Good restuarents serving pure vegetarian food are vey hard to ________

Ans: come by

99. If you want to save money,you must –the shopping you do

Ans: cut down

100. Having been born in a good family she is too rich to beg

Ans: too