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Total Number of Questions : 100 Time : 75 Minutes
Maximum Marks : 100
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. The Question Paper will be given in the form of a Question Booklet. There will be four versions of Question Booklets with Question Booklet Alpha Code viz. A, B, C & D. 2. The Question Booklet Alpha Code will be printed on the top left margin of the facing sheet of the Question Booklet. 3. The Question Booklet Alpha Code allotted to you will be noted in your seating position in the Examination Hall. 4. If you get a Question Booklet where the alpha code does not match to the allotted alpha code in the seating position, please draw the attention of the Invigilator IMMEDIATELY. 5. The Question Booklet Serial Number is printed on the top right margin of the facing sheet. If your Question Booklet is un-numbered, please get it replaced by new Question Booklet with same alpha code. 6. The Question Booklet will be sealed at the middle of the right margin. Candidate should not open the Question Booklet, until the indication is given to start answering. 7. Immediately after the commencement of the examination, the candidate should check that the Question Booklet supplied to him/her contains all the 100 questions in serial order. The Question Booklet does not have unprinted or torn or missing pages and if so he/she should bring it to the notice of the Invigilator and get it replaced by a complete booklet with same alpha code. This is most important. 8. A blank sheet of paper is attached to the Question Booklet. This may be used for rough work. 9. Please read carefully all the instructions on the reverse of the Answer Sheet before marking your answers. 10. Each question is provided with four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) having one correct answer. Choose the correct answer and darken the bubble corresponding to the question number using Blue or Black Ball Point Pen in the OMR Answer Sheet. 11. Each correct answer carries 1 mark and for each wrong answer 1/3 mark will be deducted. No negative mark for unattended questions. 12. No candidate will be allowed to leave the examination hall till the end of the session and without handing over his/her Answer Sheet to the Invigilator. Candidates should ensure that the Invigilator has verified all the entries in the Register Number Coding Sheet and that the Invigilator has affixed his/her signature in the space provided. 13. Strict compliance of instructions is essential. Any malpractice or attempt to commit any kind of malpractice in the Examination will result in the disqualification of the candidate. 054/2017 *0542017*
A -2- *0542017* 054/2017 1. Which metal is called the ‘Jack of all trades’ ? A) Aluminium B) Iron C) Bauxite D) Manganese
2. The First Atomic Power Station in India was set up at A) Tarapur B) Narora C) Kalpakkam D) Kayamkulam
3. The NABARD was established in the year A) 1983 B) 1980 C) 1982 D) 1981
4. In India experimental Television telecast started in A) Delhi B) Calcutta C) Madras D) Bombay
5. The Southern point of India is called Cape Camorin which is separated from the Island of Sri Lanka by the A) Pak Strait B) Panama Strait C) Good Hope Strait D) Gulf of Mannar
6. The small Mecca of Kerala A) Thrissur B) Manjeri C) Ponnani D) Kozhikode
7. The tourist place where rivers Muthirapuzha, Nallathanni and Kundala joins together A) Munnar B) Kuttalam C) Athirapally D) Ponmudi
8. The shortest river in Kerala A) Bhavani B) Achan Kovil C) Manjeswaram Puzha D) Kabani
9. Who discovered in 45 AD that the existing monsoon winds regularly blowing across the Indian ocean facilitate trade between Kerala and the West ? A) Columbus B) Hippalus C) Vasco da Gamma D) Cabral
10. Headquarter of Kerala Press Academy A) Kochi B) Thiruvananthapuram C) Kozhikode D) Thrissur
A -3- 054/2017 *0542017* 11. A galaxy of scholars and poets called the ‘Ashtadiggajas’ patronised by A) Akbar B) Krishna Devaraya C) Shivaji D) Timur
12. Bal Gangadhar Tilak criticised the policies and the programmes of the British Government through his newspaper A) Bengal Gazette B) Samachar C) Darpan D) Kesari
13. K. B. Menon and twelve others were sentenced to rigorous imprisonment in connection with A) Lahore Conspiracy B) Kizhariyur Bomb Case C) Meerut Conspiracy D) Multan Conspiracy
14. Who was the elected President of Indian National Congress in 1925 ? A) Sarojini Naidu B) Annie Besant C) Gopalakrishna Gokhale D) Motilal Nehru
15. Government of Kerala launched Department of NORKA (Non-Resident Keralites Affairs) A) 1997 B) 1995 C) 1996 D) 1998
16. Minting of Coin in India is the responsibility of the A) Reserve Bank of India B) Government of India C) Supreme Court D) Planning Commission
17. The Constituent Assembly approved the Indian Constitution on A) 26 January 1950 B) 15 August 1947 C) 26 January 1949 D) 26 November 1949
A -4- *0542017* 054/2017 18. Who was the head of the National Planning Committee setup in 1938 ? A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) M. N. Roy C) Subhashchandra Bose D) Jayaprakash Narayan
19. ‘Mahalanobis model’ is connected with A) Sixth Five Year Plan B) Second Five Year Plan C) Seventh Five Year Plan D) Third Five Year Plan
20. A social welfare programme to provide housing for the poor living in rural areas A) Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana B) Jawahar Rozgar Yojana C) Indira Awas Yojana D) Antyodaya Anna Yojana
21. In which year India introduced the Act for the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) ? A) 2012 B) 2010 C) 2011 D) 2000
22. ______Act provides a legal frame work to regulate internet use. A) Open Net Initiative Act B) Freedom House Report Act C) Open Cyber Act D) The Information Technology Act
23. Government of India implemented the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in A) 2001 B) 2007 C) 2005 D) 2002
24. ‘When Mother is happy, family is happy. When family is happy, nation is happy’. These are the words of A) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam B) Betrend Russel C) Gunter Grass D) Oscar Wilde
A -5- 054/2017 *0542017* 25. Who was the tenth Prime Minister of India ? A) Manmohan Singh B) Indira Gandhi C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee D) P. V. Narasimha Rao
26. Which film won the coveted Golden Peacock Award at the 47th International Film Festival of India held at Panaji in 2016 ? A) Daughter B) Cold of Kalender C) The Age of Shadow D) The Apology
27. Father of Indian Library Science A) Melvil Dewey B) Nancy Pearl C) S. R. Ranganathan D) David Hume
28. 26 July movement is associated with A) Fidel Castro B) Mussolini C) Simon Bolivar D) Hitler
29. P. V. Sindhu is associated with A) Basketball B) Chess C) Football D) Badminton
30. The Guindy National Park is in A) Karnataka B) Andhra Pradesh C) Tamil Nadu D) Telangana
31. ‘Chinthippikkunna Kavithakal’ is the work of A) Velukitty Arayan B) Kumaranasan C) Poikayil Kumaraguru D) Sahodaran Ayyappan
32. Teacher of Neelakanda Theertha Pada Swamikal A) Sivayogi B) Thycaud Ayya C) Sree Narayanaguru D) Chattampi Swamikal
A -6- *0542017* 054/2017 33. Kuriakose Elias Chavara was baptised in the church of A) Kainakary B) Chennamkari C) Mannanam D) Varappuzha
34. Mother of V. T. Bhattathirippad A) Lakshmikunjama B) Ammukuttyama C) Vishnudatta D) Sreedeviantharjanam
35. ‘Baalakalesam’ is the work of A) Pampady John Joseph B) Aagamananda C) K. P. Karuppan D) Subhanandaguru
36. The book “Moksha Pradeepam” written by A) Ayyankali B) Brahmananda Sivayogi C) Dr. Palpu D) Bodhananda Swamikal
37. The first publication of Al Amin by Muhammed Abdul Rahman started with the felicitation of A) Vailoppilly B) Ulloor C) Vayalar Ramavarma D) Vallathol
38. The newspaper ‘Abhinava Keralam’ is associated with A) Vakkam Moulavi B) Kunjahammed Haji C) Vagbhatananda D) K. M. Seethe Sahib
39. The founder of ‘Samatva Samajam’ A) Vaikunda Swamikal B) C. V. Raman Pillai C) T. K. Madhavan D) Ramakrishna Pillai
40. ‘Darsanamala’ is the work of A) Ananda Theertha B) Velayudha Panicker C) G. P. Pillai D) Sree Narayanaguru
A -7- 054/2017 *0542017* 41. Nuclear Security Summit of 2016 held at A) Washington B) Hege C) London D) Mosco
42. The World’s largest Radio Telescope launched in China is A) GMRT B) FAST C) HERA D) MSRT
43. The Principle of Optical Fibre (OFC) used in telecommunication system is A) Refraction B) Dispersion C) Total Internal reflection D) Interference
44. The main constituent of biogas is A) Ethane B) Ammonia C) Hydrogen Sulphide D) Methane
45. Isotope of Carbon formed in atmosphere due to cosmic rays A) C-12 B) C-14 C) C-13 D) C-22
46. Radiation used in Digital Sound recording A) Radio Waves B) Microwaves C) Laser D) X-rays
47. Particles which are supposed to travel faster than light A) Photons B) Tachyons C) Phonons D) None of these
48. BARC (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre) is situated at A) Trombay B) Thumba C) Sriharikkotta D) Visakhapattanam
49. National Science day is celebrated in India on A) Feb. 10 B) Feb. 28 C) Nov. 10 D) Nov. 28
50. In which year Einstein Awarded Nobel Prize for the law of Photoelectric effect ? A) 1931 B) 1929 C) 1930 D) 1921
A -8- *0542017* 054/2017 51. The shape of a PLATEN in a typewriter is A) Pyramid B) Rectangle C) Triangle D) Round
52. The name of typeface which gives 10 letters per inch A) Pica B) Point C) Gothic D) Script
53. The movement of the carriage is controlled by A) Draw cord B) Loose dog and rigid dog C) Back spacer D) Bell
54. In which keys are used for typing a single character in the upper case ? A) Master key B) Enter key C) Dead key D) Shift key
55. Which kind of cylinder is generally used in a Typewriter ? A) Thread rubber B) Soft rubber C) Medium hard rubber D) Thin rubber
56. Keyboard is fixed as per the arrangement of A) Frequency of their occurrences B) Convenience of the inventor C) Alphabets D) None
57. Pinion wheel is connected to A) Thumb wheel B) Ratchet wheel C) Escapement wheel D) Back spacer
58. The upper portion of the typewriter which moves while typing is called A) Segment B) Carriage C) Cylinder D) None
59. In a typewriter, the position of bell is fixed A) In the carriage B) In the keyboard C) Behind the typewriter D) Under the keys
A -9- 054/2017 *0542017* 60. The carriage will stop suddenly, if A) The cylinder is worn out B) The ribbon is cut off C) The carriage rack is worn out D) The draw cord is cut off
61. Cylinder Ratchet Wheel is used for A) Ribbon movement B) Line spacing C) Key movement D) Carriage movement
62. Universal Bar is connected to ______of a typewriter. A) Dog Block B) Main Spring C) Carriage Rack D) Type Bar Segment
63. What is the other name of Touch System method of typewriting ? A) Sight B) Blind C) Visual D) Hearing
64. Taking copies of typewritten matter by means of carbon paper is called A) Recording B) Cyclostyling C) Manifolding D) Duplicating
65. In which parts of a typewriter located on the left side below the carriage ? A) Main Spring Drum B) Dog Block C) Cylinder D) Type Basket
66. Which of the following is used to rotate the cylinder on either side ? A) Shift Lock B) Thumb Wheels C) Carriage D) Centre Guide
67. The carriage rack rests on A) Duplicator B) Cylinder Ratchet Wheel C) Card Holder D) Pinion Wheel
68. (a) and (;) are ______keys in a typewriter. A) Home keys B) Master key C) Guide key D) Character key
A -10- *0542017* 054/2017 69. Which key is used for typing upper case letters ? A) Shift key B) Master key C) Dead key D) None
70. ______is used to move carriage a degree towards right. A) Dead key B) Back space key C) Tabulator set key D) Margin release key
71. w.e.f. stands for A) without entry fees B) world equity factor C) what effect for D) with effect from
72. Bell in the typewriter gives warning to caution that the A) Right side margin is approaching B) Ribbon is coming to the end C) Line is coming to the end D) Machine is reaching the last degree
73. The guide row of keyboard is arranged from the top as the A) First row B) Second row C) Third row D) Fourth row
74. In which direction the handle of the typewriter is to be rotated ? A) Anti-clockwise B) Clockwise C) Round D) None
75. What is the size of policy type carriage ? A) 80 B) 100 C) 140 D) 180
76. Capital letter ‘M’ denotes which number from the following ? A) 100 B) 500 C) 1000 D) 2000
A -11- 054/2017 *0542017* 77. In which of the following the correct complimentary close used in the D. O. Letter ? A) Yours faithfully B) Yours truly C) Yours friendly D) Yours sincerely
78. The expanded form of “On I. G. S.”. A) On Integrated Grade System B) On International Gas Service C) On India Government Service D) On India Government System
79. What is the use of shift lock in a typewriter ? A) To type upper case characters continuously B) To type lower case characters continuously C) To type only one number character D) None
80. In which of the following salutation is used when we type Messrs in the inside address of the business letter ? A) Sir B) Dear Sir C) Sirs D) Dear Mr.
81. The arranging of data in a logical sequence is called A) Sorting B) Classifying C) Reproducing D) Summarizing
82. Block Arrows Stars and Banners, Callouts are all examples of A) Picture Categories B) Clip Art Categories C) Auto Shapes Categories D) Word Art Categories
83. The word processing task associated with changing the appearance of a document is A) Editing B) Formatting C) Writing D) Inserting
84. What type of device is computer keyboard ? A) Memory B) Output C) Storage D) Input
A -12- *0542017* 054/2017 85. In the following options, which would you choose to save a document with a new name in MS Word 2007 ? A) Office Button, Save As B) Office Button, Save C) Ctrl + M D) None of these
86. Which item appears dimly behind the main body text ? A) Water Color B) Background C) Watermark D) Back Color
87. The printed output from a computer is called A) Copy B) Hard Copy C) Soft Copy D) Paper
88. In which Short Key is used for increase Font Size in a selected text ? A) Ctrl + Shift + ? B) Ctrl + Shift + < C) Shift + + D) Ctrl + Shift + >
89. Which language does MS Word used to create Macros ? A) Access B) Visual Basic C) C++ D) Visual C++
90. Computer Monitor is also known as A) DVU B) UVD C) VDU D) CCTV
91. Which of the following is called the Permanent Memory built into a Computer ? A) RAM B) ROM C) Flash Drive D) None
92. ______gives the information about No. of pages, Present Page Number, Cursor position in a page. A) Status Bar B) Menu Bar C) Ribbon D) View Bar
93. The default language of Microsoft word is A) Australian English B) UK English C) Canadian English D) U.S.A. English
A -13- 054/2017 *0542017* 94. Which key deletes the characters to the left of the cursor ? A) Home B) Back space C) Space D) Delete
95. Draw a line through the middle of the selected text is known as A) Subscript B) Change case C) Strikethrough D) None of these
96. Find out the odd man out. A) Mouse B) Printer C) Monitor D) Plotter
97. Tabloid, Legal, Letter, are included in the ______option. A) Orientation B) Margins C) Paper size D) None of these
98. In which shortcut key used to undo the document ? A) Ctrl + U B) Ctrl + Z C) Ctrl + Y D) Ctrl + D
99. A peripheral which is used to accept data and send it to processing unit is called A) Input devices B) Output devices C) Data devices D) Processing device
100. Recently deleted files are stored in A) Desktop B) C-Drive C) My Computer D) Recycle bin
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