Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Kerala PSC LD Clerk Exam (Palakkad) - 1998 Paper



Directions 1 – 4 : Complete the following series, adding two more items to each:

1. 2      4            8            16 __            ___

Ans : 32, 64; Each term is multiplied by 2 to the next term.

2. 3      9            27            81 __            ___

Ans : 243, 729; Each term is multiplied get by 3 to get the next term.

3. ABAB            BCBC             CDCD ____   ____

Ans : DEDE, EFEF

4. AZ               BY                   CX             DY ____   _____

Ans : EV, FU

Directions 5 – 6 : Rearrange the following groups of letters to form familiar words:

5. EELNARR

Ans : LEARNER

6. RUNCOOPEN

Ans : PRONOUNCE

Directions 7 – 11 : Pick out the from each of the following groups the one item that does not belong to the group:

7. 1      3            5            6            7         

Ans : Except 6 all other odd numbers.

8. Kalidas   -            Kabir      -    Tagore      -        C.V Raman

Ans : C.V Raman is the only scientist among the group.

9. Galileo   -   Newton  -    Einstein     -                Milton

Ans : Milton

10. Deer    -    Elephant    -    Cow    -      Tiger
Ans : Except Tiger all others are herbivorous.

11. Hydrogen   -  Oxygen    -   Iron    -   Nitrogen

Ans : Except Iron all others are gases.

Directions 12 – 16 : Answer the following:

12. Which is more
0.4 or ½

Ans : ½ = 0.5 Therefore ½ is more than 0.4

13. A factory produces 145 cars a week. How many cars will it produce in an year?

Ans : There are 52 weeks in a year. The number of cars manufactured in a year.
= 145 * 52 = 7540
14. Our present Speed- post Tariff is :
up to 200 gms                        Rs.20
201 to 500 gms                      Rs. 30 and
for each additional 500 gms. Or part Rs. 10

Ans : Required answer = 20 + 30 + 10 + 10 = Rs 70

15. The petrol consumption of a motor car is one litre for 11 kilometers. How much petrol will the car require to go from Palghat to Thiruvanathapuram and back? ( Distance between Palghat and Thiruvanathapuram, via Alathur in kms. 365)

Ans : Required Quantity =  1  *  365 * 2 = 66. 36 litre

16. Morarji Desai’s birthday is February 29. When can be celebrate his birthday
next?

Ans : After four years.


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