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Exam Held on 01-04-2017
Kerala PSC Solved Paper | Year: 2017
1.The code name of the first vehicle driven by a man on the moon’s surface:
[A]Lunar
[B]Rover
[C]Eagle
[D]Challenger
Correct Answer: [B]
2.In which year IT act came into force in India?
[A]2000
[B]2005
[C]1998
[D]2001
Correct Answer: [A]
3.The fear of being out of mobile phone contact is known as:
[A]Biophobia
[B]Monophobia
[C]Nomophobia
[D]Sonophobia
Correct Answer: [C]
4.In which place the Mortuary temple of Seti 1 located?
[A]Jordan
[B]Greece
[C]Tunisia
[D]Egypt
Correct Answer: [D]
5.In which country recently conducted the first Brain implantation?
[A]U.K
[B]Netherlands
[C]Iceland
[D]Germany
Correct Answer: [B]
6.Name the Identity Card given to artisans in Gujarat for National recognition:
[A]Swaroop
[B]Ekta
[C]Pahchan
[D]Samaanta
Correct Answer: [C]
7.Who was appointed as Sub Collector of Thalassery to suppress the revolt of Pazhassi Raja
[A]Munro
[B]Curzon
[C]Robert Clive
[D]T.H.Baber
Correct Answer: [D]
8.Name the robot has been introduced by Kumbakonam based City Union Bank to Improve Customer Service:
[A]Cub-Union
[B]Cub-Ubi
[C]Cub-Ganga
[D]Cub-Lakshmi
Correct Answer: [D]
9.Name the revolutionary Cuban leader who dies on 25thNovember 2016
[A]Fidel Vostro
[B]Ryan Vastro
[C]Ryder Castro
[D]Fidel Castro
Correct Answer: [D]
10.In which year NABARD was established?
[A]1985
[B]1990
[C]1995
[D]1982
Correct Answer: [D]
11.Who is the present Chairman of National Hydro Electric Power Corporation?
[A]Shyam Srinivasan
[B]K.M.Singh
[C]Ajaypal Singh
[D]P.S.Jayakumar
Correct Answer: [B]
12.Headquarters of the Securities and Exchange Board of India(SEBI)
[A]Poona
[B]Hyderabad
[C]New Delhi
[D]Mumbai
Correct Answer: [D]
13.Name of the currency of Japan:
[A]Yen
[B]Lira
[C]Rial
[D]Ruble
Correct Answer: [A]
14.India’s Satellite launch-pad is located at:
[A]Visakhapatanam
[B]Mumbai
[C]Hyderabad
[D]Shiharikotta
Correct Answer: [D]
15.A method of growing plants without soil:
[A]Planting
[B]Breeding
[C]Hydroponics
[D]Vegitation
Correct Answer: [C]
16.Who is the Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius?
[A]Anirood Jugnauth
[B]Chownamein
[C]Mehbooba Mufti
[D]Zakkir Ustad
Correct Answer:
17.Name of Tibetan Word for New Year:
[A]Nauros
[B]Puthuyug
[C]Losar
[D]Era
Correct Answer: [C]
18.Where did International court of Justice situated?
[A]Geneeva
[B]Switzerland
[C]London
[D]Hague
Correct Answer: [D]
19.World Television Day is celebrated on:
[A]May 21
[B]June 29
[C]November 21
[D]March 22
Correct Answer: [C]
20.Which is the capital of Australia?
[A]Canberra
[B]Lisbon
[C]Madrid
[D]Guinea
Correct Answer: [A]
21.Who is the Chairman of ISRO?
[A]Dr.Jinyao
[B]AS. Kirankumar
[C]J.P.Nanda
[D]R.K.Sharma
Correct Answer: [B]
22.Which British Viceroy was related to Subsidiary Alliance System?
[A]Lord Elnborough
[B]Lord Canning
[C]Lord Wellesley
[D]Lord Mount Batten
Correct Answer: [C]
23.In which year the Twelfth Five year plan started?
[A]2010
[B]2007
[C]2008
[D]2012
Correct Answer: [D]
24.Newly elected President of USA on November 8,2016:
[A]Ted Cruz
[B]Hillary Clinton
[C]Donald Trump
[D]Marco Rubio
Correct Answer: [C]
25.In which state Kakatiya Thermal Power Project existed?
[A]Telangana
[B]Karnataka
[C]Maharashtra
[D]Assam
Correct Answer: [A]
26.Where did the first Satyagraha experiment made by Gandhi in India?
[A]Bardoli
[B]Champaran
[C]Dandi
[D]Vaikkom
Correct Answer: [B]
27.Where did Keibul Lamjao National Park,the worlds only floating national park was located?
[A]Manipur
[B]Andhra
[C]Jharkhand
[D]Gujarat
Correct Answer: [A]
28.Which University has developed the worlds first light seeking Synthetic Nano Robot?
[A]Oxford University
[B]University of Hongkong
[C]Cambridge University
[D]Harward University
Correct Answer: [B]
29.First state to launch Cyber Police Stations in each districts in India:
[A]Hariyana
[B]Chathisgarh
[C]Goa
[D]Maharashtra
Correct Answer: [D]
30.Number of Tinais mentioned in Sangam literature:
[A]5
[B]7
[C]8
[D]3
Correct Answer: [A]
31.Who is the founder of Atmavidyasangam?
[A]E.V.Ramaswamy
[B]Subramanya Bharathy
[C]Vagbatanadan
[D]Ayyankali
Correct Answer: [C]
32.Where is Jose Maria Cordova International Airport located?
[A]Brazil
[B]Colombia
[C]Newyork
[D]Chile
Correct Answer: [B]
33.Which is the Coastal Port City had trade relations with Yavanas,situated on the banks of River periyar?
[A]Tyndis
[B]Kadalundi
[C]Cochin
[D]Muziris
Correct Answer: [D]
34.In which state’Annapurna Rasoi Programme’to provide quality meal at cheap price to weaker sections of people was launched?
[A]Rajasthan
[B]Mizoram
[C]Delhi
[D]Bihar
Correct Answer: [A]
35.The Head quarters f Malayalam University in Kerala situated:
[A]Thrissur
[B]Calicut
[C]Ernakulam
[D]Tirur
Correct Answer: [D]
36.Which Day is Celebrated as Natiaonal Milk Day?
[A]March 7
[B]August 16
[C]November 26
[D]October 11
Correct Answer: [C]
37.Who was the leader of 1857 revolt in Baraut Pargana in Uttarpradesh?
[A]Shah Mal
[B]Maulavi Ahamdulla
[C]Kunwar Singh
[D]Vajid Ali Sha
Correct Answer: [A]
38.Who implemented the first Five Year Plan in Soviet Union?
[A]Lenin
[B]Joseph Stalin
[C]Corbachev
[D]Trotsky
Correct Answer: [B]
39.In which year India became a member of World Trade Organization?
[A]2002
[B]1997
[C]2005
[D]2000
Correct Answer:
40.Name the event which was followed as a part of Anti-Rowlatt struggle in India?
[A]Wagon Tragedy
[B]Mappila revolt
[C]Partition revolt
[D]Jallianwalabagh Massacre
Correct Answer: [D]
41.In which year Kundara proclamation declared?
[A]1856
[B]1809
[C]1833
[D]1805
Correct Answer: [B]
42.Which country’s court poet was Atula in the ancient Kerala?
[A]Ezhimala
[B]Ay
[C]Venad
[D]Travancore
Correct Answer: [A]
43.The first Swadeshi printing press started by Chavara Kuriakose Elias:
[A]Mannanam
[B]Thrissur
[C]Thiruvalla
[D]Kothamangalam
Correct Answer: [A]
44.The first book completely printed in Malayalam:
[A]Shabdakosam
[B]Samshepavedertham
[C]Rajyasamacharam
[D]Paschimodayam
Correct Answer: [B]
45.Which Indian river is known as Tsangpo in China?
[A]Yamuna
[B]Sindhu
[C]Brahmaputra
[D]Mahanadi
Correct Answer: [C]
46.Who was the exponent of ‘Aiyyavazhi’system of belief?
[A]Ayyankali
[B]Sreenarayana Guru
[C]Vaikundaswami
[D]Gandhi
Correct Answer: [C]
47.The tallest Peak in Himalaya Mountains:
[A]Mount Everest
[B]Karakkoram
[C]Siachin
[D]Kanchen junga
Correct Answer: [A]
48.Which Planet is famous for its big Red Spot on it?
[A]Mars
[B]Venus
[C]Uranus
[D]Jupiter
Correct Answer: [D]
49.Which University is Renamed as Kerala University?
[A]Malabar University
[B]Travancore University
[C]Venad University
[D]Gandhi University
Correct Answer: [B]
50.Who wrote ‘Prachina Malayalam’?
[A]Kunjan Nambiar
[B]K.P. Kesavamenon
[C]Chattampiswami
[D]Dr.Palpu
Correct Answer: [C]
51.The ‘Dronacharya Award’was given to:
[A]Sportsmen
[B]Coaches
[C]Umpires
[D]Sports Editors
Correct Answer: [B]
52.Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
[A]Yurigagarin
[B]Neil Armstrong
[C]Edmund Hilary
[D]Kalpana Chawla
Correct Answer: [B]
53.The pass located at the Southern end of Nilgiri Hills in South India:
[A]Bhorghat Gap
[B]Thlaghat Pass
[C]Bolan Pass
[D]Palghat Gap
Correct Answer: [D]
54.Who invented the Steam Engine?
[A]Marconi
[B]Thomas Savery
[C]James Watt
[D]Writht Brothers
Correct Answer: [C]
55.Numismatics is the study of:
[A]Coins
[B]Stamps
[C]Numbers
[D]Space
Correct Answer: [A]
56.What is the name of the first satellite sent into space?
[A]Sputnik
[B]Laika
[C]Apple
[D]Bhaskara
Correct Answer: [A]
57.Which instrument is used to measure Pressure?
[A]Ammeter
[B]Manometer
[C]Lactometer
[D]Sacharimeter
Correct Answer: [B]
58.Which is the border line that sepaerates India and Pakistan?
[A]Radcliff line
[B]Line of Control
[C]Durant line
[D]Rann of Kutch
Correct Answer: [A]
59.Who was the first Indian to win the World Amateur Billiards title?
[A]Manoj Kothari
[B]Michael Ferrerna
[C]Wilson Jones
[D]Geet Sethi
Correct Answer: [C]
60.Where is the headquarters of National Thermal Power Corporation situated?
[A]Varanasi
[B]New Delhi
[C]Mumbai
[D]Dispur
Correct Answer: [B]
61.What is the sum of the even integers from 100 to 1000?
[A]280450
[B]250840
[C]248050
[D]208450
Correct Answer: [C]
62.10% of x is 25% of y then x:y is:
[A]5:2
[B]2:5
[C]1:2
[D]2:1
Correct Answer: [A]
63.(1-1/3)(1-1/4)(1-1/5)z______(1-1/100)=________
[A]1/100
[B]1/50
[C]2/50
[D]1/500
Correct Answer: [B]
64.If 100/3*3n-3n-1=891,then the value of ‘n’is:
[A]4
[B]3
[C]5
[D]2
Correct Answer: [B]
65.The cost price of 60 articles is equal to the selling price of 50 articles.The gain % is:
[A]60%
[B]10%
[C]50%
[D]20%
Correct Answer: [A]
66.Average of a,b,c is p and ab+bc+ca=3,What is the average of a²,b²,c²?
[A]3p²
[B]p²-²
[C]3p²-²
[D]9p²
Correct Answer: [C]
67.A square garden measuring 10 meter on a side is surrounded by a 2 meter wide path.What is the are of the path?
[A]44 sq.m
[B]144 sq.m
[C]196 sq.m
[D]96 sq.m
Correct Answer: [D]
68.148.62+5.891+36.4+213.06= _____
[A]403.971
[B]364.957
[C]424.23
[D]None of these
Correct Answer: [A]
69.A work can finish 6 male workers or 9 female workers in 20 days.How many days take to finish the same work with 4 male workers and 4 female workers?
[A]10 days
[B]18 days
[C]12 days
[D]15 days
Correct Answer: [B]
70.A bank is calculate the simple interest at the rate 12 ½%,how many years take a fixed amount become doubled:
[A]4 years
[B]12 years
[C]8 years
[D]10 years
Correct Answer: [C]
71.A and B start from a fixed point, A moves 6 km west ward and turns left and then covers 5km,B moves 3 km north ward and stand there.The distance between A and B now is:
[A]10 km
[B]8 km
[C]9 km
[D]11 km
Correct Answer: [A]
72.P is Q’s brother,Q is R’s sister and R is S’s father then S is P’s:
[A]Sister
[B]Brother
[C]Wife
[D]None of these
Correct Answer: [D]
73.Which of the following is replaces the question mark.
7:9::343:?
[A]117
[B]225
[C]729
[D]486
Correct Answer: [C]
74.Seen through a mirror,the arms of a clock shows 8.50.What is the actual time?
[A]4.10
[B]3.10
[C]10.15
[D]9.45
Correct Answer: [B]
75.BACD is coded as 2134,what would HFEG stands for:
[A]8567
[B]8765
[C]8756
[D]8657
Correct Answer: [D]
76.Find the missing number of the series.9,16,30,-,114
[A]51
[B]58
[C]42
[D]54
Correct Answer: [B]
77.Find the odd man out:
[A]8B1
[B]2E5
[C]6H4
[D]1D6
Correct Answer: [A]
78.If the Christmas day of 2017 is MONDAY,then the Republic Day of 2018 is:
[A]Tuesday
[B]Monday
[C]Sunday
[D]Friday
Correct Answer: [D]
79.If <means+,>means-,^means /,v means x then the value of 16^ 4V 2<2>3
[A]7
[B]1
[C]31
[D]9
Correct Answer: [A]
80.Find out the correct alternative with the series.K4J3RPQ2TV3A3
[A]K4J3PQR2TV3A3
[B]K4J3RPQ2VT3A3
[C]K4J3RPQ2TV3A3
[D]K4J3RQP2TV3A3
Correct Answer: [C]
81.Select a world synonymous with ;INTEGRITY’.
[A]Selflessness
[B]Selfishness
[C]Honesty
[D]Durability
Correct Answer: [C]
82.Each of these apartment buildings has _________ own swimming pool
[A]Its
[B]That
[C]Their
[D]His
Correct Answer: [A]
83.Use the correct adverb to replace the groups of words in bold letters.He,was appointed principal,”FOR THE PRESENT TIME ONLY”:
[A]Accidently
[B]Unanimoulsy
[C]Voluntarily
[D]Provisionally
Correct Answer: [D]
84.Identify the sentence “Look before you leap”:
[A]Interrogative
[B]Imperative
[C]Declarative
[D]Exclamatory
Correct Answer: [B]
85.We agree _________ most things
[A]About
[B]On
[C]With
[D]For
Correct Answer: [C]
86.Put the adjectives in right order.The house was ______ building
[A]A nice stone old
[B]A nice old stone
[C]A stone old nice
[D]An old nice stone
Correct Answer: [B]
87.Choose the correct plural form of ‘Basis’
[A]Basis
[B]Basic
[C]Basises
[D]Bases
Correct Answer: [D]
88.The noun ‘SPONTANEITY’belongs to which category:
[A]Count
[B]Collective
[C]Mass
[D]Compound
Correct Answer: [C]
89.Many a man _______ tempted by gold
[A]Is
[B]Are
[C]Did
[D]Have
Correct Answer: [A]
90.Select the word which is opposite to ‘STERN’:
[A]Indulgent
[B]Liberal
[C]Emotional
[D]Tenient
Correct Answer: [D]
91.Choose the most apporpriate word:
The –of a railway engine is almost deafening.
[A]Scream
[B]Shriek
[C]Screech
[D]Scramble
Correct Answer: [C]
92.Use the correct conditionals She would buy a pony if _______ enough money
[A]She has
[B]She have
[C]She had
[D]She did
Correct Answer: [C]
93.Find the phrase that best fits in to the blank in the sentence
The occasion _______ prompt action
[A]Call up
[B]Call to
[C]Call out
[D]Call for
Correct Answer: [D]
94.Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom:
“To show the white feather”
[A]To show signs to cowardice
[B]To seek peace
[C]To show arrogance
[D]To become polite
Correct Answer: [A]
95.The boy,along with the tourists-gone
[A]Do
[B]Has
[C]Have
[D]Does
Correct Answer: [B]
96.Find out the passive form of:
“Does she know me”?
[A]Did I know her?
[B]Has she known me?
[C]Am I Known to her?
[D]None
Correct Answer: [C]
97.Choose the correctly spelt word:
[A]Opportunity
[B]Oppertunity
[C]Oppurtunity
[D]Opporttunity
Correct Answer: [A]
98.Which sentence is correct?
[A]He was universally loved and honoured by all
[B]He was universally loved and honoured
[C]He was universally loved and honoured by every one
[D]None
Correct Answer: [B]
99.Choose the correct tag question:Don’t make any noise,________?
[A]Do you?
[B]Don’t you?
[C]Will you?
[D]Does you?
Correct Answer: [C]
100.Complete the sentence meaningfully:
Seeing that the child was ill,the:
[A]Windows of the room were closed
[B]Doctor was sent for
[C]Bottle of the medicine was found empty
[D]Mother sent for the doctor
Correct Answer: [D]
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