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Solved Paper - Assistant Grade II - Kerala State Beverages (M&M) Corporation

1. I will complete the course in ------------- year : a

2. While walking -------------the small door I hurt my head : Through

3. Which of these chairs did you sit------------? :In

4. If DONKEY: BRAYS then WOLF:Howls

5. The thief was caught----------. The suitable idiom is: Red handed

6. The idiom it’s all Greek and Latin to me means: Something I don’t understand

7. I was all eyes to see what he would do. The words italicized mean: Eagerly watching

8. Beware of that wolf in sheep’s skin. The closest meaning to this idiom is: Hypocrite

9. The phrase black sheep means: Misfit

10. Just now my hands are full. My hands are full closely means: I am very busy

11. ‘KIMONO’ is the dress style of: Japan

12. Madam Curie : Isolated Radium

13. The author of the book “The Wonder That was India” is: A.L. Basham

14. The First Chief Minister of Kerala was: E.M.S.Namboothiripad

15. The state of Kerala was formed on: 1 November 1956

16. The Navel Academy is situated in Kerala at: Ezhimala

17. Edakkal Cave is in: Wyanad

18. The largest Taluk in Kerala is: Ernad

19. The Head Quarters of Kerala High Court is at: Kochi

20. The First Woman Supreme Court Judge was: C.Fatima Beevi

21. The first Governor of Kerala was: Ramakrishna Rao

22. The First Arts and Science College in Kerala is: CMS College, Kottayam

23. The Sabarigiri Hydro Electric Project is built in the river: Pampa

24. The Hydro Electric Project in Kerala is: Pallivasal

25. The HQ(Head Quarters) of Wyanad district is: Kalpetta

26. The District which has no forests in Kerala is: Alappuzha

27. The Architect of Cochin sea Port was: Robert Bristo

28. ---------- city is alled “Venice of East”: Alappuzha

29. Malabar Cement Factory is in: Walayar

30. The place where getting highest rainfall in Kerala is: Lakkidi

31. ISOBARS connect points of equal: Pressure

32. LOTI is the currency of: Lesotho

33. Copper is produced in: Rajasthan and Bihar

34. Rana Pratap Sagar is located in: Rajasthan

35. The Chairman of the Planning Commission of India is: Prime Minister

36. Five Year Plans in India are approved by: National Development Council

37. The Raj Committee (1972) probed: Agricultural holding Tax

38. Panchayat Raj has got constitutional status with the ---------Amendment Act: 73rd

39. Fundemental Rights are enshrined in PART---------------- of Constitution of India: III

40. How many members can be nominated to Loksabha by President? : 2

41. Acharya Vinoba Bhave’s Paunar Ashram is in: Maharashtra

42. A rocket works on the principle of conservation of: Linear momentum

43. The best conductor of electricity is : Silver

44. Glass is a good: Insulator

45. A catalyst: Alters the velocity of reaction

46. Carbon occurs in nature in the purest form as: Diamond

47. The Newspaper “DAWN” is published in: Karachi

48. International Women’s Day is observed on: March 8

49. IBERIAN AIRLINES is the official airlines of: Spain

50. The Head Quarters of World Health Organisation (WHO) is in: Geneva

51. The largest slum in India is in: Mumbai

52. ---------- is the author of ‘Ain-i-Akbari’: Abul fazal

53. Hopman Cup is associated with: Tennis

54. Who is called ‘Deshabandhu’?: C.R. Das

55. ---------- got Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913: Rabindranath Tagore

56. Tarapore Committee was associated with: Fuller Capital Account Convertibility

57. Arundathi Roy is well known: Writer-Social activist

58. ------------ is called ‘Forbidden city’: Lahsa

59. ------------ is the leading producer of Uranium: Canada

60. Aspirin was invented in 1899 by: Felix Hoffman (Germany)

61. Entomology is the study of: Insects

62. “An Area of Darkness” is written by: V.S. Nai Paul

63. Which of the following was the First Indian Institute of Technology? : IIT Kharagpur

64. Who became the first Miss India? : Rieta Faria

65. ---------- has the highest population density as per 2001 Census: West Bengal

66. From which of the following stations that India launched its first successful multipurpose communication and meteorology satellite, INSAT I B on 30 August 1983? :
Cape Canaveral (USA)

67. The Head Office of Kerala Civil Supplies Corporation is at: Ernakulam

68. Under whose patronage Kutabminar was built?: Kutabdeen Ibek

69. The First Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu was: C.N Annadurai

70. Spherometer is: An instrument used for measuring the curvature of spherical objects

71. The largest shipyard in India is: Kochi

72. PNEUMOCONIOSIS afflicts the workers who works mainly in: Coalmining industries

73. ---------------- is a well known flute exponent: Ronu Mazumdar

74. ------------- was the First Chief Justice of India: Harilal J Kania

75. “EMPLOYMENT NEWS” is published by: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

76. “YAKSHAGANA” is a popular folk art of: Karnataka

77. The NREP (National Rural Employment Programme) was launched in: October 1980

78. ANGSTROM is the unit of : Wavelength of light

79. The Thermal Power Plant at Bokaro is located in: Jharkhand

80. Disease caused by deficiency of Vitamin C is : Scurvy

81. The bus pass is ---------- for a year: Valid

82. A philatelist collects ---------------: Stamps

83. No one could understand ------------: What he was saying

84. We have been trying to solve the problem -------------: For two days

85. The fear of high places ----------- quite common: Is

86. If she were selected, she ------------------ a good secretary: Would make

87. Either the pen or the paper ------------------- defective: Is

88. Find the word that is rightly spelt: (a)moskitoes (b)mosqwitoes (c)mosquitose (d)mosquitoes : Mosquitoes

89. Choose the correctly spelt word: (a) Refrigerator (b)refrigarator (c)refregerator (d)rafrigerator : Refrigerator

90. Choose the word that is closest in meaning to the word plead : (a)set out (b)conclude (c)intend (d)beg for : Beg for

91. The closest meaning of the word ulcer is : Open sore

92. Find the word that is opposite in meaning to the word permit: Forbid

93. Choose the wrongly spelt word : (a)permenant (b)affection (c)affectation (d)conscientious : Permenant

94. Select the word opposite meaning to ever: Never

95. Comatose best means: Deeply unconscious

96. Choose the correct preposition for the sentence: I admit I am very fond ----------him : of

97. The suitcase is made ---------- leather : Of

98. You won’t tell them what has happened, ----------------? : Will you

99. Change into indirect speech: He said, “I have passed the examination.” : He said that he had passed the examination

100. They have bought a new car, ----------? : Haven’t they
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Solved Paper - Scheduled Caste Development Officer Grade II | Date of Exam: 03.10.2009

1. During the decline of Mughal Empire, the Jats were organized into a political force by : Suraj Mal

2. The only Indian batsman to have scored a century in ODI in India-West Indies 2006 series was: Rahul Dravid

3. Which Indian got Nobel Prize in physics in 1930 : C.V.Raman

4. With what part or organ of the human body that the disease pyorrhoea is associated : Gums

5. HMT factory in Kerala is at : Kalamassery

6. The literary character “OROTHA” is in the novel written by : Kakkanadan

7. The first Chairperson of Kerala Womens’ Commission was : Sugathakumari

8. ---------- has got the recent Magsaysay Award for Rural Reporting : P Sainath

9. The first Railway Station built in India is at : Bori Banhar

10. Whose signature is found in one rupee notes in India : Secretary, Ministry of Finance

11. The Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development is situated in : Tamil Nadu

12. The Allahabad Pillar Inscription is associated with : Samudragupta

13. “Blue Lady” is : Norway’s Ship

14. Lingaraja temple is located at : Bhubaneswar

15. Sanskrit became the official language under the rule of : Guptas

16. Alexander Fleming : Discovered Penicillin

17. “Readers Digest” is now published by : The India Today Group

18. The Rural Employment Programme, Jawahar Rozgar Yojana was launched in: April 1989

19. “Kathakali” is performing arts form in : Kerala

20. ‘My Music, My Life’ is the autobiography of : Pandit Ravi Shankar

21. The hormone insulin is : Peptide

22. Nanda Devi peak forms a part of : Kumaon Himalayas

23. --------City is near to Tropic of Cancer : Kolkata

24. “Gurusagaram” is written by : O.V.Vijayan

25. How many sagas in Ramayana : 500

26. The mythical river originating from Manasarovar is : Sarayu

27. The author of the Malayalam novel “Nalukettu” is : M T Vasudevan Nair

28. ------- became first Women Minister of Kerala : K R Gouri

29. The first Women Governor of India was : Sarojini Naidu

30. The Spices Board is situated at : Kochi

31. Numismatics is the study of : Coins

32. “Silver Jubilee” is the celebration of : 25th Anniversary

33. ‘Knot” is the measure to know : The speed of Ship

34. Ranganathitoo Bird Sanctuary is situated in : Karnataka

35. ------ is called “City of Golden Gate” : San Fransisco

36. Raghu Rai is a well known : Photographer

37. ‘Participatory Notes’ are associated with : Foreign Institutional Investment

38. “Akbar Nama” was written by : Abul Fazal

39. ----- is called “Frontier Gandhi” : Abdul Ghaffar Khan

40. Rogers Cup is associated with : Tennis

41. International Literacy Day is observed on : September 8

42. “Cathy Pacific” is the Airways of : Hong Kong

43. The Headquarters of International Labour Organization is in : Geneva

44. Kohutek is the name of a /an : Comet

45. Line drawn parallel to the equator are called : Latitudes

46. Rinkit is the currency of : Malaysia

47. Manikaran Power Plant is in : Himachal Pradesh

48. How many zones are there for Indian Railways : 16

49. ------ is the longest railway platform in the World : Kharagpur(India)

50. The Food Corporation of India was set up in : 1968

51. Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration is in : Mussorie

52. ------- was set up to review the concept of poverty line was : Lakdawala Committee

53. The first Chairman of Indian Planning Commission was : Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

54. The celebrated work on Indian economic history “The Industrial Evolution of India in Recent Times” was written by : R C Datt

55. Arya Samaj was founded by : Swami Dayananda Saraswathi

56. Who ordered firing for the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre” : O’Dwyer

57. The export of slaves from India was banned by : Firoz Tughlag

58. Glass is best described as : Super Cooled liquid

59. A radar detects, the presence of an enemy aircraft uses : Radio waves

60. There are ----- Union Territories in India : 6

61. -------- Languages are recognized as regional languages in the Constitution : 18

62. Fundamental Duties were incorporated in the Constitutional of India by : 42nd Amendment Act

63. By which Constitutional Amendment Bill was the voting age reduced from 21 years to 18 years : 61st

64. Gandhian Principles have been enunciated in the : Directive Principles

65. A Bat is a : Mammal

66. A Cockroach has : Three pairs of walking legs

67. Deficiency if iron in human diet causes : Anaemia

68. Alloys in which mercury is one of the metals are called : Amalgamus

69. Asoka’s contemporary Greek King of Syria mentioned in his edict was : Antiochus II Theos

70. Which of the following are correctly matched : (d) Non-Cooperation Movement-1920

71. Choose the word closest in meaning to the word “Confer” : Grant

72. The object in the sentence ‘She threw it away’ is : It

73. He earns his living by working in a factory. The gerund in this sentence is : working

74. A little progress has been achieved, ------------? : Hasn’t it

75. ------------ Rose is ------------ beautiful flower : The, a

76. I never buy detective stories. In this sentence the adverb is ----------- : Never

77. The object in the sentence ‘I must get my shoes mended’ is : My shoes

78. ‘Entomology’ means: study of : Insects

79. ‘Polygamy’ means : Having more than one mate

80. In the sentence ‘India has started producing atomic bombs’, the gerund is : producing

81. We set out our journey when the rain stopped. The principal clause in the sentence is : We set out our journey

82. ‘Poaching’ means : Illegal killing of protected animals

83. ‘I love working in my garden’. The gerund in the sentence is : Working

84. He is reconciled ---------------- my loss : To

85. My brother has wealth, fame rank and power. This sentence is a ----------- sentence : Simple

86. He is not a person ------------ I would trust : Whom

87. They ----------- such camps for the last five years : Conducted

88. The mis-spelt word among the following : (d)Achivement

89. Parents have to provide------- their children : For

90. Rani says, “I am very fine” (Change into indirect speech) : Rani says that she is very fine.

91. If he ----- here, he could explain it in detail : Were

92. Which of the following is closest in meaning to ‘Squabble’ : Quarrel

93. Everyone is responsible for it, ……….? : Aren’t they

94. ----------- University order approves it, but ---------------uniform decision is to be taken : A, a

95. Choose the correct sentence from the following : (b)The boys went to a cinema last night

96. Advertise the notification(Change into Passive) : Let the notification be advertised

97. ------- wins the race( Use a phrase) : Slow and steady

98. The synonym of ‘Dexterous’ is : Skilful

99. The antonym of ‘Loquacious’ is : Taciturn

100. We---------(Complete) the whole work by May.(Supply the correct form of the verb) : Shall have completed
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Kerala PSC Helper – Peon Test Model Quiz



1) The teak Museum in Kerala is located at

A – Munnar
B – Marayoor
C – Nilamboor
D – Paithalmala

2) In which Shakespearian Drama is Desdemona a character ?

A – Hamlet
B – Merchant of Venice
C – Othello
D – As you like it

3) Fourteen Indian Banks were nationalized in ?

A – 1967
B – 1969
C – 1965
D – 1970

4) The author of My Music, My Life ?

A – Yehudi Menuhin
B – KJ Yesudas
C – Emile Fazal
D – Ravi Shankar

5) The Malayalam Film Director who received Dada Phalke Award (Previously asked Kerala PSC question for the post of Assistant Grade - 2 on September 2006)

A – Adoor Gopalakrishnan
B – Mohanlal
C – Mamootti
D – Ramu Karyat

6) The metal known as ‘Little Silver’ is ?

A – Iridium
B – Platinum
C – Palladium
D – Bronze

7) Nobel Prize in Economics was first awarded in __ year ?

A – 1959
B – 1969
C – 1979
D – 1989

8) Panchatantra, a collection of Indian animal fables, was written by ?

A – Vishnu Sharma
B – Kamala Das
C – Tulasi Das
D – Kalidasa

9) Orange juice contains ?

A – Vitamin A
B – Vitamin E
C - Vitamin B
D – Vitamin C

10) The Indian who got Nobel Prize for Medicine ?

A – CV Raman
B – S Chandrasekhar
C – Dr. Hargobind Khorana
D – None of these

11) Name the person who discovered the Blood Group ?

A – Janssen
B – Edison
C – Horace Short
D – Landsteiner

12) Total medal India acquired in the 12th Commonwealth Games (Kerala PSC BDO Preliminary Exam 2008 Question)

A – 6
B – 12
C – 11
D – 16

13) Which is the most stupid bird in the world ?

A – Turkey
B – Duck
C – Swan
D – Penguin

14) The river that carries the largest quantity of water?

A – Nile
B – Amazon
C – Mississippi
D – Volga

15) The first woman Judge of the Supreme Court belongs to which state ?

A – Kerala
B – West Bengal
C – Tamil Nadu
D – Madhya Pradesh

16) Fathom is the unit used for measuring __ ?

A – Depth
B – Sound
C – Energy
D – Flow

17) The most irrigated state in India?

A – Bihar
B – Punjab
C – Tamilnadu
D – Kerala

18) The first Lady Prime-Minister of a country was ?

A – Sarojini Naidu
B – Sirimavo Bandaranaike
C – Golda Meir
D – Indira Gandhi

19) Where is Fort William located?

A – Chennai
B – Goa
C – Kolkata
D – Mysore

20) Which State in India is the largest producer of Soyabean (Soybean)?

A – Rajasthan
B – Gujarat
C – Uttar Pradesh
D – Madhya Pradesh

21) The Western Ghats in Maharashtra is known as ?

A – Nilgiris
B – Sahyadris
C – Cardamon Hills
D – Annamalai

22) Which is the Indian states shares a border with China ?

A – Harayana
B – Punjab
C – Mizoram
D – Himachal Pradesh

23) The Punjab takes its name from the tributaries of the river __ ?

A – Ganga
B – Krishna
C – Indus
D – Cauvery

24) Rouff is a folk dance. It has its origin in __ ?

A – Himachal Pradesh
B – Assam
C – Mizoram
D – Kashmir

25) Mahathma Gandhi was first referred by “Father of Nation” By

A – Balagangadhara Thilakan
B – Subhash Chandra Bose
C – Jawaharlal Nehru
D – CR Das
1) C – Nilamboor
2) C – Othello
3) B – 1969
4) D – Ravi Shankar
5) A – Adoor Gopalakrishnan (Malayalam movie director Adoor Gopalakrishnan received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2004. )

6) B – Platinum
7) B – 1969
8) A – Vishnu Sharma
9) D – Vitamin C
10) C – Dr. Hargobind Khorana
11) D – Landsteiner
12) D – 16
13) B – Duck
14) B – Amazon
15) A – Kerala
16) A – Depth
17) B – Punjab
18) B – Sirimavo Bandaranaike
19) C – Kolkata
20) D – Madhya Pradesh
21) B – Sahyadris
22) D - Himachal Pradesh
23) C – Indus
24) D – Kashmir
25) B – Subhash Chandra Bose
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General Knowledge World Quiz – KPSC Expected Exam Questions

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1) Who among the following won the Women’s Singles in the US Open 2009?

A – Serena Williams
B – Venus Williams
C – Kim Clijsters
D – Caroline Wozniacki

2) The headquarters of the International Atomic Energy is located in ?

A – Washington
B – London
C – New York
D – Vienna

3) Who wrote the book “The Annihilation of Caste”? (Previously asked Kerala PSC Postal / Sorting Assistant Exam question held on 2006)

A – Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
B – Kanshi Ram
C – Mayawati
D – Ram Vilas Paswan

4) Seema Antil who won the gold medal in which of the events in the UK Jumps and Throws Festival in Birmingham held in July 2009

A – High Jump
B – Discus Throw
C – Javelin Throw
D – Triple Jump

5) Which was formerly known as 'British Empire Games' ?

A – Olympics
B – Asian Games
C – Common Wealth Games
D – None of these

6) Angela Merkel was in news recently as she was re-elected as the

A – President of Germany
B – Chancellor of Germany
C – Prime Minister of Germany
D – Foreign Minister of Germany

7) The “Blue Book” belongs to (Previous asked Kerala PSC Lab Assistant (Higher Secondary Education) exam question paper - held on 2006)

A – Britain
B – India
C – China
D – Pakistan

8) Who was the first Negro to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?

A – Ralph Bunche
B – Frank B Kellogg
C – Bishop Desmond Tutu
D – None of the above

9) The Proverb "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread" is quoted from?

A – PB Shelly
B – Alexander Pope
C – John Keats
D – Francis Bacon

10) World's largest producer of coffee is __ ?

A – Chile
B – India
C – Brazil
D – Sri Lanka

11) Queen Victoria issued a proclamation in the year ?

A – 1935
B – 1835
C – 1848
D – 1858

12) Atom bomb was dropped in Hiroshima on ?

A – 20th February 1950
B – 30th August 1949
C – 6th August 1945
D – 24th April 1939

13) The first World Cup Football was held in (Kerala PSC Forest Guard Examination previously asked question held on 2006)

A – Brazil
B – Italy
C – Uruguay
D – Mexico

14) Michael Fred Phelps is related to ?

A – Athletics
B – Chess
C – Boxing
D – Swimming

15) The German ruler during the Second World War was ?

A – Mussolini
B – Hitler
C – Churchill
D – Stalin

16) The largest epic in the world is ?

A – Ramayana
B – The Holy Quran
C – Illiad
D – Mahabharatha

17) Rouff is a folk dance. It has its origin in ...?

A – Kashmir
B – Himachal Pradesh
C – Mizoram
4) Assam

18) Which country created news in October 2006 by announcing that it performed nuclear weapons test? (Question from Kerala PSC Postal / Sorting Assistant previous years question papers Exam Conducted on 12th November 2006)

A – France
B – Israel
C – South Korea
D – North Korea

19) How many Nobel Prizes are given every year ?

A – Four
B – Five
C – Six
D – Seven

20) The distance of marathon race is ?

A – 25 miles
B – 26 miles
C – 30 miles
D – 20 miles

21) The biggest exporter of food grains in the Asian Continent ?

A – Myanmar
B – Philippines
C – Malaysia
D – India

22) Sofia is the capital of ?

A – Bulgaria
B – Botswana
C – Iceland
D – Greenland

23) Who created the character of “James Bond” ?

A – Agatha Christie
B – Arthur Conan Doyle
C – JK Rowling
D – Ian Fleming

24) Which of the following countries is not a member of G-7 countries?

A – France
B – Germany
C – Russia
D – Canada

25) The country that awards Nobel Prize is ?

A - America
B - Sweden
C - England
D - Japan

1) C – Kim Clijsters
2) D – Vienna
3) A – Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
4) B – Discus Throw
5) C – Common Wealth Games
6) B – Chancellor of Germany
7) A – Britain
8) A – Ralph Bunche
9) B – Alexander Pope (wrote the line "Fools Rush In Where Angels Fear to Tread" in his poem "An Essay on Criticism")
10) C – Brazil
11) D – 1858
12) C – 6th August 1945
13) C – Uruguay (The first football world cup was held in 1930)
14) D – Swimming
15) B – Hitler
16) D – Mahabharatha
17) A – Kashmir
18) D – North Korea
19) C – Six
20) B – 26 miles
21) B – Philippines
22) A – Bulgaria
23) D – Ian Fleming
24) C – Russia
25) B - Sweden
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