SOLVED KERALA PSC QUESTION PAPER: ASSISTANT SALESMAN
KERALA STATE CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION LIMITED
(TVM, PTA, EKM & MPM DISTRICTS)
Date of Test: 26/02/2011
Question Paper Code: 27/2011
1. Who won the Bharata Ratna award of 2008?
A) Bhimsen Joshy (B) Pandit Jesraj
(C) Kiran Bedi (D) Mandakini Amte
Ans.A
2. The first Youth Olympics was held in :
(A) Italy (B) Delhi
(c) Singapore (D) Cape Town
Ans.C
3. The winner of 64th Santhosh Trophy Football:
(A) Kerala (C) Haryana
(B) Punjab(D) West Bengal
Ans.B
4. The Kerala ADGP who won the President's Police medal of 2010 :
(A) Jacob Punnoose (B) Sibi Mathews
(C) Sreelekha (D) Vincent.M. Paul
Ans.D
5. Saina Nehwal, the winner of Rajiv Gandhi 'Khelratna Puraskar' is a player of :
(A) Badminton (B) Kabadi
(C) Football (D) Volley Ball
Ans.A
6. Who among the following is the U.S. Foreign secretary?
(A) Chelsi Clinton (B) Gordon Brown
(C) Hillari Clinton (D) Nicole Bill
Ans.C
7. In which year Right to Information Act came into force?
(A) 2006 (C) 2004
(B) 2003 D) 2005
Ans. D
8. Which among the following banks got ISO certificate first?
(A) S.B.T. (B) S.B.I.
(C) P.N.B. (D) CanaraBank
Ans.D
9. Hertha Muller, the Nobel Prize (literature) winner of 2009 belongs to :
(A) Austria (B) Rumania
(C) Denmark (D) Algeria
Ans.B
11.Nandigram', of West Bengal is in the district of:
A) Midnapur (B) Baharampur
(C) Haldiya (D) Bardaman
Ans.A
12. Lottery was first started in :
(A) Karnataka (B) Kerala
(C) Manipur (D) Meghalaya
Ans.B
13. Which among the following space agencies released the first ever image of entire universe (an all-sky image) very recently?
(A) NASA (B). ISRO
(C) ESA (D) V.S.S.C
Ans.C
14.The code name given to India's first atomic explosion at Pokran in 1974 is :
(A) Buddhan Chirikkunnu (B) Operation Blue Star
(C) Fat Man (D) Operation Vijay
Ans.A
15. G. 15, the Economic Organisation of Developing countries was formed in the year :
(A) 1975 (B) 1992
(C) 1985 (D) 1990
Ans.D
16. Which of the following is not a tributary of Bharathappuzha?
(A) Kalppathippuzha (B) Chandragirippuzha
(C) Kannadippuzha (D) Thuthappuzha
Ans.B
17. The year in which the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation came into existence?
(A) 1960 (B) 1965
(C) 1984 (D) 1957
Ans.B
18. In which district the headquarter of Kerala Agro Machinery Corporation situates?
(A) Ernakulam (B) Kollam
(C) Idukki (D) Kasargod
Ans.A
19. The largest district in Kerala :
(A) Malappuram (B) Kannur
(C) Palakkad (D) Pathanamthitta
Ans.C
20. India's only Ayurvedic Mental Hospital is at
(A) Thycad (B) Kottakkal
(C) Panniyoor (D) Mannoothy
Ans.B
21. The biggest dam in Kerala :
(A) Peechi (B) Idukki
(C) Malampuzha (D) Mullapperiyar
Ans.C
22. Which among the following is known as Tavanapriya'?
(A)Pepper (B) Ginger
(C) Cardamom (D) Turmeric
Ans.A
23. Which among the following is the biggest irrigation project in Kerala?
(A) Peechi B) Kallada
(C) Idukki (D) Malampuzha
Ans.B
24. The scheme of 'Laksham Veedu' was launched by :
(A) M.N. Govindan Nair (B) E.M.S.
(C) A.K.Antony (D) P.K.V.
Ans.A
25. The most tragic event connected with Malabar rebellion :
(A) Blackhole tragedy (B) Wagon tragedy
(C) Chourichoura incident (D) Jalianwalabagh Massacre
Ans.B
26. Which mountain range separates North India from Peninsular India?
(A) The Sulaiman ranges (B) The Aravalli ranges
(C) The Vindhyasatpura ranges (D) The Hindukush ranges
Ans.C
27. The boundary between India and China is known as :
(A) Radcliffline (B) Mc Mohan line
(C) Indira point (D) Durant Line
Ans.B
28. The state known as 'Granary of India ':
(A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Karnataka (D) Punjab
Ans.D
29. Which among the following is the longest beach?
(A) Kovalam Beach (B) Mareena Beach
(C) Hawa Beach (D) Samghumugham Beach
Ans.B
30. Which state is known as the 'Jewel of India'?
(A) Manipur (B) Tripura
(C) Meghalaya (D) Missoram
Ans.A
31. Who among the following resorted to guerilla technique of warfare in the revolt of 1857?
(A) Nanasaheb (B) Kan war Singh
(C) BhaktKhan (D) Tantia Topi
Ans.D
32. The author of the book 'Sathyarthaprakash':
(A) Iswara Chandra (B) Dayananda Saraswathi
(C) Ram Mohan Roy (D) Veeresalingam
Ans.B
33. 'Niladarpan', the drama which exposes the miseries of the Indigo cultivators of Bihar was
written by :
(A) Bankingchandra (B) Lala Hardayal
(C) Dinabandhumitra (D) Lala Lajpat Roy
Ans.C
34. "Give me blood, in turn, I will give you Freedom". Whose words are these?
(A) Bhagat Singh (B) Chandra Sekhar Azad
C) Subhash Chandra Bose (D) Arabindo Ghosh
Ans.C
35. 'Panchseel', was signed in 1954 between India and :
(A) China (B) Pakistan
(C) Srilanka (D) Bhutan
Ans.A
36 The Indian writer who launched an e-novel in the internet in 2001:
(A) TaraChand (B) Bipin Desai
(C) RanjithGuha (D) Taradesh
Ans.TARA DESHPANDE
37. In which year the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act (Prevention of Atrocities) came
into existence?
(A) 1939 (B) 1989
(C) 2009 (D) 1978
Ans.B
38. Who is the Vice President of India?
(A) K. Rahman Khan
(C) Meira Kumar
(B) Arunjaitely
(D)Muhammed Hamid Ansari
Ans.D
39 The U.N. Declaration of 'Millennium Development Goals' for women empowerment and Gender Equality was in the year :
(A) 2001 (B) 2004
(C) 1976 (D) 1987
Ans.B
41 Anne Marie Orler, the head of U.N. Police (UNPOL) belongs to :
(A) U.S.A. (B) France
(C) Switzerland (D) Britain
Ans.C
42. 'Kudumbashri' was launched in the year :
(A) 2008 (B) 1987
(C) 2003 (D)1998
Ans.D
43. Under the Right to information Act, which officer in the Public Authority provides information?
(A) APIO (B) Appellate Authority
(C) PIO (D) PRO
Ans.C
40 National Women's commission chairperson elected consecutively for the second time :
(A) Priyamani (C) Nirupama Subramanyam
(B) Anjali Bhagat (D) Girija Vyas
Ans.D
44. The Chairperson of Kudumbashri (State Poverty Eradication Mission) :
(A) Minister for Local Self Govt. (B) Director of Panchayat
(C) Director of Urban Affairs (D) Director of Finance
Ans.A
45. A brave and Patriot Naga girl who spent her youthful years in Jail for 15 years in connection with our freedom struggle :
(A) Rani Lakshmi Bhai (B) Captain Lakshmi
(C) Rani Gaidilin (D) Sarojini Naidu
Ans.Rani Gaidinliu
46. The author of the Novel 'Trikkottoor Peruma':
(A) S.K. Pottakkad B) U.A. Khader
(C) U.K. Kumaran (D) Kozhikkodan
Ans. B
47. Who among the following is the author of 'God of Small Things'?
(A) Kamala Surayya (B) Asa Poorna Devi
c) Arundhathi Roy (D) Sara Joseph
Ans.C
48. 'Nandanar', is the pen name of:
(A) P.C. Gopalan (B) Madhavan Nair
(C) M.K. Menon (D) P.C. Kutti Krishnan
Ans.A
49. 'Poverty and Un-British Rule in India' was written by :
(A) Dada Bai Naoroji (B) R.C. Dutt
(C) R.P. Dutt (D) Gokhale
Ans.A
50. Vandemataram', the national song of India was taken from the novel :
A) Ananda Mutt (B) Kerala Simham
(C) Niladarpan (D) Ummachu
Ans.A
51.The metal used in storage batteries :
(A) Sink (B) Tin.
(C) Lead (D) Lithium
Ans.C
52. Barometer was invented by :
(A) Marie Curie (B) Graham Bell
(C) Edison (D) Toricelli
Ans.D
53. The disease 'Scurvy' is caused by the deficiency of
(A) Vitamin A (B) Vitamin C
(C) Vitamin B (D) Vitamin K
Ans.B
54. The 'Space City' of India :
(A) Trivandrum B) Hyderabad
(C) Chennai (D) Bangalore
Ans.D
55. The first Asian Woman go into space :
(A) Kalpana Choula (B) Renuka Choudhari
(C) Bachendripal (D) Karnam Malleswari
Ans A
[ First woman-Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova.
First American woman-Sally Ride]
56. The Acid Finds in ants :
(A) Formic (B) Citric
(C) Tartaric (D) Glutaric
Ans. A
57. The energy in stars is produced by :
A) Nuclear Fission (B) Thermo Nuclear Reaction
(C) Chemical Reaction (D) Gravitational Condensation
Ans.B
58. Which one of the following rights was described by B.R. Ambedkar as the 'Heart and Soul' of the constitution?
(A) Right to freedom of religion (B) Right to equality
(C) Right to property (D) Right to constitutional remedies
Ans.D
60. Who among the following decides whether a particular bill is money bill or not?
(A) Finance Minister (B) The President
(C) The Vice President (D) Speaker of Loksabha
Ans.D
61. John_______ the newspaper yesterday (use the appropriate verb form) :
(A) reads (B) was reading
(C) read (D) has read
Ans.C
62. Can you fill____ this form, please?
(A) on (B) in
(C) up (D) none
Ans.B
63. I often wake___ in the middle of the night:
(A) in (B) up
(C) on (D) none
Ans.B
64. Raju has been my neighbour____ 1997 :
(A) after (B) in
(C) on (D) since
Ans D
65. They__ fun of him :
(A) make (B) do
(C) take (D) none
Ans A
66. Rani___ home yesterday :
(A) has gone (B) would go
(C) went (D) had gone
Ans C
67. Mary and Devi to___ school together :
(A) go (B) goes
(C) gone (D) going
Ans B
68. The word 'Pensive' approximately means :
(A) anxious (B) happy
(C) angry (D) thoughtful
Ans D
69. A span of ten years :
(A) score (B) annual
(C) decade (D) century
Ans C
70. The word 'insomnia' approximately means :
(A) prolonged illness (B) inability to sleep
(C) display of light (D) tendency to vomit
Ans. B
71. The plural of 'datum':
(A) dates (B) data
(C) date (D) datum
Ans. B
72. The antonym of 'diligent':
(A) idle (B) intelligent
(C) prudent (D) stupid
Ans.C
73.The antonym of 'barren':
(A) thick (B) wet
(C) fertile (D) prosperous
Ans.C
74. Pigeons :
(A) bleat (B) moo
(C) chirp (D) coo
Ans.D
75. One who rides horses in races :
(A) jockey (B) hawker
(C) florist (D) draper
Ans.A
76. Identify the correctly spelt word :
(A) millioneire (B) liesure
(C) matinee (D) gallery
Ans. C
77. Identify the wrongly spelt word :
(A) governor (B) moustache
(C) occurance (D) noticeable
Ans.C
78. I wish I____ in New York now :
(A) was (B) were
(C) am (D) move
Ans.B
79. They ____him king :
(A) crowned (B) crowning
(C) crown (D) are crowning
Ans.A
80. This pen isn't good,_____ ?
(A) is it (B) isn't it
(C) is this (D) isn't this
Ans.A
81. Find the correct alternative to fill the blank space :
MOTHER : KMRFCP :: UNCLE :__________
(A) VODMF (B) SLBKC
(C) SLAJC (D) SLBJC
Ans.C
82. The number of girls in a class is half of the number of boys. The total number of students in the class can be :
(A) 54 (B) 64
(C) 38 (D) 46
Ans.A
83. In the first round of a chess tournament, every participants are playing with every other players. If the number of participants is 5, how many matches will be there in the first round?
(A) 20 (B) 10
(C) 25 (D) 15
Ans.B
84. Which is next in the series :'2, 3, 7, 16, 41,__ ?
(A) 74 (B) 75
(C) 76 (D) 77
Ans.D
85) Pointing to a person, a man said to a woman "His mother is the only daughter of your father". How was the woman related to the person?
(A) Sister (B) Daughter
(C) Mother (D) Wife
Ans.C
86. A man starts from A, walks 10 metres along north, turns right and walks 18 metres, turns left and walks 12 metres, again turns left and walks 18 metres. If his final position is at B,the distance between A and B is :
(A) 22 metres (B) 28 metres
(C) 30 metres (D) 58 metres
Ans.A
87. In a certain code 35698 is written as 44789. How is 34672 written in that code?
(A) 45763 (B) 43736
(C) 43783 (D) 43763
Ans.D
88. Find the odd one out:
(A) Thermometer(C) Lactometer
(B) Diameter(D) Voltmeter
Ans.B
89. In. a row of children, Raju is fifth from left and Manu is seventh from right. When they exchange their positions, Raju will be 14th from the left. What is Manu's position from the right?
(A) 18 (B) 19
(C) 15 (D) 16
Ans.D
90. Arun is younger to Bhaskar and elder to George. Davood is younger to Bhaskar and elder to Arun. If Chandni is the eldest, who is the youngest?
(A) Arun (B) George
(C) Davood (D) Bhaskar
Ans.B
91 The average age of 34 students in a class is 14. If the teacher's age is included, the average becomes 15. What is the age of the teacher?
(A) 49 (B) 48
(C) 50 (D) 47
Ans.A
92. 999/3 =
888/4
(A) 3/4 (B) 1
(C) 3/2 (D) 2/3
Ans. C
93. An amount is divided between Sudheer and James in the ratio 4 : 7. If Sudheer got Rs. 2,800,the total amount is :
(A) 4900 (B) 7000
(C) 7700 (D) 7800
Ans.C
94. If f(t)= at2 +3t+5 and f(2)-f(1)=15
(A) 4 (B) 3
(C) 2 (D) 1
Ans.A
95 A man running at a speed of 15 km/hr, crosses a bridge in 3 minutes. What is the length of the bridge?
(A) 45 metres (B) 450 metres
(C) 720 metres (D) 750 metres
Ans.D
96. The sum of two numbers is 18 and their product is 72. The smaller number is :
(A) 5 (B) 6
(C) 7 (D) 8
Ans.B
98. The side of a cube is increased by 100%. Its volume is increased by
(A) 800% (B) 400%
(C) 200% (D) 100%
Ans.A
99. A man invests Rs. 6,000 in a bank, which gives simple interest at the rate of 5% per year.How much money will be in his account after 3 years?
(A) 6600 (B) 6900
(C) 6300 (D) 6450
Ans.B
100. If X/2 + X/3 = 5/2, then the value of x is
(A) 1 (B) 1/2
(C) 2 (D) 3
Ans. D
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