Junior Assistant/ Cashier

Junior Assistant/ Cashier (KSEB , Special Recrutment for SC/ST)

1. Disease caused by virus :
(a) Cholera (b) Typhoid
(c) Mumps (d) Syphills

2. The number of schedules to the Constitution of India :
(a) 9 (b) 10
(c) 11 (d) 12

3. Total elected members of Rajya Sabha :
(a) 238 (b) 250
(c) 275 (d) 252

4. Who waged a war of destruction and plunder against India 17 times between 1000 and 1025 A.D?
(a) Chingis Khan (b) Muhammad of Ghori
(c) Muhammad of Ghazni (d) Babur

5. The first council of Buddhist monks was convened at :
(a) Vaishali (b) Pataliputra
(c) Bodh gaya (d) Rajagriha

6. The major bird sanctuary in Kerala :
(a) Ponmudi (b) Thattekad
(c) Silent Valley (d) Aralam

7. The district in Kerala with lowest literacy rate :
(a) Palakkad (b) Wayanad
(c) Pathanamthitta (d) Malappuram

8. Atacama desert is in :
(a) Mangolia (b) North Africa
(c) Mexico (d) Chile

9. Malagasay Republic is an Island which is situated in :
(a) Pacific ocean (b) Atlantic ocean
(c) Indian ocean (d) Artic ocean

10. Which of the following declared June 5 as the World Environment Day?
(a) The Rio Summit 1992 (b) The Stockholm Conference 1972
(c) Nairobi Conference 1982 (d) None of the above

11. The one nearest to earth between 8 and 12 km is called :
(a) Troposphere (b) Stratosphere
(c) Mesosphere (d) Biosphere

12. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar was :
(a) Novelist and dramatist 
(b) Freedom fighter and social reformer
(c) A Scientist and former Director CSIR 
(d) A great artist who won many Awards

13. The number of non-permanent members in UN Security Council :
(a) 5 (b) 10
(c) 15 (d) 25

14. The first Prime Minister of Pakistan :
(a) Aga Khan (b) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
(c) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (d) Liaquat Ali Khan

15. Scheduled caste population of Kerala as per 2001 census :
(a) 1.14 percent (b) 9.81 percent
(c) 17.25 percent (d) 19.18 percent

16. Handloom industry is concentrated in the districts of :
(a) Thiruvananthapuram and Kannur (b) Ernakulam and Thrissur
(c) Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam (d) Kannur and Palakkad

17. Women Development Corporation was started in 1985 in Kerala :
(a) To improve the status of women 
(b) For the protection of women from family members.
(c) For the socio-economic empowerment of BPL women.
(d)To protect the rights of women.

18. Universities at Culcutta, Bombay and Madras were set up during the Viceroyalty of :
(a) Lord Canning (b) William Bentick
(c) Lord Dalhousie (d) Lord Mayo

19. The first Indian to preach the gospel of Swadeshi and India for Indians :
(a) W.C. Banerjee (b) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (d) Swami Dayanand Saraswathi

20. The Author of “1857 The Great Rebellion” :
(a) Vir Savarkar (b) Asoka Mehta
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Sarojini Naidu

21. How many times National Emergency declared so far?
(a) Once (b) Twice
(c) Thrice (d) Never

22. The number of seats reserved for Union Territories in Lok Sabha :
(a) 20 (b) 15
(c) 25 (d) 10

23. The maximum gap between two sessions of Parliament :
(a) 3 months (b) 4 months
(c) one year (d) six months

24. Right to property is a :
(a) Fundamental right (b) Natural right
(c) Legal right (d) Human right

25. Which of the following is a true fruit?
(a) Apple (b) Pineapple
(c) Lichi (d) Coconut

26. The percentage of gold in 22 carat :
(a) 74.3 (b) 91.6
(c) 97.2 (d) 100

27. Which of the following material is repelled by a magnetic field?
(a) Copper (b) Aluminium
(c) Iron (d) None of the above

28. Which of the following has the highest nutritional value?
(a) Rice (b) Wheat
(c) Maize (d) Groundnut

29. Equatorial radius of earth :
(a) 12754 km (b) 8000 km
(c) 6377 km (d) 14895 km

30. Which of the following river joins Ganga ?
(a) Tapti (b) Damodar
(c) Sabarmati (d) None of the above

31. The second largest east flowing Peninsular river :
(a) Krishna (b) Godawari
(c) Kaveri (d) Narmada

32. The significance of third Carnatic war :
(a) Caused the defeat of Marathas 
(b) End of Anglo-Maratha War
(c) End of the political power of French in 
(d) Tippu Sulthan was defeated India

33. Who destroyed Nalanda University in 1202?
(a) Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khalji (b) Muhammad of Ghori
(c) Feroz Sha (d) Iltumish

34. Subsidiary Alliance system was introduced by :
(a) Lord Auckland (b) Warren Hastings
(c) Lord Cornwallis (d) Lord Wellesley

35. Hari Om Ashram Awards is for :
(a) Literature (b) Music and Arts
(c) Film (d) Science and Technology

36. The first month of National Calender (Saka era) :
(a) Chaitra (b) Sravana
(c) Karthika (d) Vaishaka

37. The first country built nuclear power station :
(a) USA (b) Russia
(c) France (d) UK

38. The country that suffered greatest loss of life in World war II :
(a) Japan (b) Germany
(c) Russia (d) Italy

39. The largest opium producer in the world :
(a) China (b) Afghanistan
(c) Russia (d) Mexico

40. Which of the following film is directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan?
(a) Chemmeen (b) Piravi
(c) Nirmalyam (d) Chidambaram

41. The birth place of the famous classic painter Raja Ravi Varma :
(a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) Thripunithura
(c) Kilim

42. The first Chief Minister of Kerala :
(a) Pattom Thanupillai (b) E.M.S. Namboothiripad
(c) Panampally Govinda Menon (d) K. Karunakaran

43. The programme called ‘ASRAYA’ has been implemented in Kerala :
(a) To provide community based social
(b) To provide self employment to the security to the poorest of the poor.poorest of the poor.
(c) To alleviate poverty
(d) As a participatory poverty reduc tion programme under peoples plan

44. The maximum age limit for election to the office of the Vice President of India :
(a) 65 (b) 75
(c) 80 (d) No limit

45. The power of control the expenditure of Government of India rests exclusively with the :
(a) President (b) Prime Minister
(c) Parliament (d) CAG

46. In the original Constitution of India the voting age was fixed at :
(a) 18 years (b) 21 years
(c) 25 years (d) None of the above

47. Who was the Chief Minister in Kerala between 1987 and 1991?
(a) E.K. Nayanar (b) K. Karunakaran
(c) A.K. Antoney (d) P.K. Vasudevan Nair

48. Mackenzie river is in :
(a) Canada (b) Russia
(c) Europe (d) Australia

49. Borneo is an Island which is situated in :
(a) Pacific ocean (b) Indian ocean
(c) North Atlantic ocean (d) South Atlantic ocean

50. The Philippines is :
(a) An island (b) An archipelago
(c) A peninsula (d) Land locked

51. Which of the following is an east flowing river?
(a) Sabarmati (b) Mahanadi
(c) Tapti (d) Narmada anoor
(d) Kottayam

52. Domestic Violence Act (2005) was passed for :
(a) Protection of trafficking among women 
(b) Prohibit the giving and taking of dowry
(c) Protection of women from family 
(d) Protecting the rights of divorced members women
53. Female employees in organised sector in Kerala accounts for :
(a) 40 percent (b) 50 percent
(c) 60 percent (d) 30 percent

54. The total number of job seekers in Kerala in 2005 :
(a) 21.40 lakhs (b) 32.21 lakhs
(c) 37.24 lakhs (d) 43.52 lakhs

55. The largest road length in Kerala is maintained by :
(a) PWD (b) National Highway Authority
(c) Municipalities (d) Panchayats

56. Which of the following is not correct for Attorney General :
(a) He advices the government on legal 
(b) He has the right to speak and take matters part in the proceedings of either house
(c) He can be a member of any 
(d) He cannot speak and take part in Parliamentary Committee, but is not the proceedings of the parliamentary entitled to vote.

57. Which of the following is the largest planet :
(a) Mercury (b) Mars
(c) Venus (d) Earth

58. Which of the following is degenerative disease?
(a) Arthritis (b) Heart attack
(c) Diabetes mellitus (d) All the above

59. A Megawatt is :
(a) 1000 watts (b) 100000 watts
(c) 1000000 watts (d) None of the above

60. Of the total energy supply of biosphere solar energy comprises :
(a) 90 percent (b) 99.98 percent
(c) 75.20 percent (d) 84.95 percent

61. Which of the following occupies the most important place in the history of social and religious reforms in India?
(a) Arya Samaj (b) Brahma Samaj
(c) Deva Samaj (d) Prathna Samaj

62. The repeated invasion and plundering of Nadirsha gave a death blow to :
(a) Vijayanagar empire (b) Mughal empire
(c) Maratha power (d) Delhi sulthanate

63. Itanagar is the capital of :
(a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Meghalaya
(c) Mizoram (d) Tripura

64. Rajasthan shares India’s frontier with Pakistan in the :
(a) West 
(b) North
(c) West and North West
(d) North and North West

65. Eleventh schedule of the Constitution empowers the Panchayats to prepare plan and schemes in respect of :
(a) 20 subjects (b) 25 subjects
(c) 29 subjects (d) None of the above

66. The headquarters of Asian Development Bank (ADB) are located in :
(a) Tokyo (b) Bangkok
(c) Manila (d) Singapore

67. The main port of United Arab Emirates (UAE) is :
(a) Abu Dhabi (b) Dubai
(c) Sharjah (d) Ras-al-khaimah

68. The most important tributary of the Indus passing through India :
(a) Jhelum (b) Chenab
(c) Beas (d) Sutlej

69. Murray-Darling river is in :
(a) Australia (b) Russia
(c) Europe (d) Canada

70. The disease due to mineral deficiency :
(a) Rickets (b) Goitre
(c) Marasmus (d) Night blindness

71. I need the scissors, where ...................
(a) is it? (b) was it?
(c) are them? (d) are they?

72. The police............ coming.
(a) are (b) is
(c) has (d) not

73. My sister speaks to me (use never at the appropriate place) :
(a) never my (b) never speaks
(c) never to (d) me never

74. The dog swam.............the river.
(a) along (b) across
(c) into (d) over

75. Don’t put your feet............... the table.
(a) on (b) in
(c) at (d) over

76. Which word is spelt correctly :
(a) psuedonym (b) pseudonym
(c) pseudonim (d) psuedonim

77. Which word is not spelt correctly :
(a) anomalous (b) eupheimism
(c) conscientious (d) annihilate

78. Alpha and .......... (coin the appropriate pair)
(a) omega (b) beta
(c) gamma (d) iota

79. Bag and ............(coin the appropriate pair)
(a) luggage (b) burden
(c) baggage (d) umbrella

80. The idiom ‘ivory tower’ approximately means :
(a) living on high places (b) expensive tower

(c) tower made of ivory (d) place out of touch with reality.
81. ‘A stone’s throw’ approximately means :
(a) a long distance (b) no distance
(c) a short distance (d) throw a stone

82. Which is the correct sentence?
(a) She took out her shoes (b) She taken out her shoes
(c) She took off her shoes (d) She took of her shoes

83. I am using my pen (Change to passive) :
(a) My pen is being used (b) My pen is using
(c) My pen used by me (d) My pen being used

84. Let this letter be posted (change to active) :
(a) Please post this letter (b) Post this letter
(c) 60 Please post that letter (d) Post that letter

85. Hari said, “I have bought a pen” (change to indirect speech) :
(a) Hari said that he had bought a pen 
(b) Hari said that he bought a pen
(c) Hari said that I bought a pen 
(d) Hari said that he has bought a pen

86. Yes i know him (give the correct punctuation) :
(a) Yes. I know him (b) Yes I know him
(c) Yes, I know him (d) Yes, I know him.

87. Identify the odd word :
(a) tree (b) plant
(c) flower (d) animal

88. Dribble (choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning) :
(a) speak fluently (b) wet
(c) leak (d) flow in drops

89. Industrious people should be rewarded (choose the word which is closest to the meaning of the italicized word ):
(a) hardworking (b) energetic
(c) intelligent (d) cunning

90. I.............. don’t want to speak to him again.
(a) mostly (b) surely
(c) naturally (d) definitely

91. Come and sit ............... me.
(a) on (b) with
(c) by (d) for

92. She saw the film (change to negative):
(a) She didn’t see the film (b) She doesn’t see the film
(c) She hadn’t seen the film (d) She hasn’t seen the film

93. What is time ..............?
(a) is it (b) it is
(c) is now (d) nil

94. Delhi is .................. capital of India.
(a) a (b) the
(c) an (d) now

95. The opposite of the word ‘transparent’ :
(a) lucid (b) clear
(c) opaque (d) crystalline

96. What ............. to drink?
(a) do you like (b) would you like
(c) will you like (d) should you like

97. I............... my sister every Monday.
(a) will phone (b) shall phone
(c) phone (d) have phoned

98. The room............... yesterday.
(a) cleaned (b) is cleaned
(c) was cleaned (d) had cleaned

99. Have you ever ...................to Culcutta?
(a) gone (b) been
(c) went (d) go

100. Ravi..............the newspaper when the phone rang.
(a) was reading (b) had been reading
(c) read (d) is reading
Answers
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (d) 6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (d) 9.
(c) 10. (a) 11. (a) 12. (c) 13. (b) 14. (d) 15. (b) 16. (a) 17. (c)
18. (a) 19. (d) 20. (b) 21. (b) 22. No answer (Delhi - 7, Other Unioun Territory - 6) 23. (d) 24. (c) 25. (a) 26. (b) 27. (c) 28. (d) 29.
(a) 30. (b) 31. (b) 32. (c) 33. (a) 34. (d) 35. (d) 36. (a) 37. (b) 38.
(a) 39. (b) 40. No answer  41. (c) 42. (b) 43. (a) 44. (d) 45. (d) 46. (b)
47. (a) 48. (a) 49. (b) 50. (b) 51. (b) 52. (c) 53. (a) 54. (c) 55.
(d) 56. (d ) 57. (d) 58. (d) 59. (c) 60. () 61. (b) 62. (b) 63. (a)
64. (a) 65. (c) 66. (c) 67. (b) 68. (d) 69. (a) 70. (b) 71. (a) 72.
(b) 73. (b) 74. (b) 75. (a) 76. (b) 77. (b) 78. (a) 79. (c) 80. (d)
81. (c) 82. (c) 83. (a) 84. (b) 85. (a) 86. (d) 87. (d) 88. (d) 89.
(a) 90. (d) 91. (b) 92. (a) 93. (a) 94. (b) 95. (c) 96. (a) 97. (c)
98. (c) 99. (b) 100. (a)

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