CLERK – TYPIST – NCA – HINDU NADAR – VARIOUS

PROVISIONAL ANSWER KEY
Question Paper Code: 13/2017/OL
Category Code: 376/2014
Exam: Clerk/Typist
Medium of Question: English
Date of Test 09-03-2017
Alphacode A
Question1:-Who performed ‘Trippadidanam’?
A:-Veluthampi
B:-Pazhassi Raja
C:-Sakthan Thampuran
D:-Marthanda Varma
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question2:-Which is the first Eco Tourist centre in India?
A:-Kodaikanal
B:-Coorg
C:-Thenmala
D:-Chilika
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question3:-Who was the first Malayali to be appear in the postal stamp?
A:-Ulloor
B:-Sree Narayana Guru
C:-Vaikom Muhammed Basheer
D:-E.M.S. Namboodirippad
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question4:-In which year was the Kerala Agrarian Relations Bill Passed?
A:-1961
B:-1965
C:-1967
D:-1960
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question5:-The only township in Kerala
A:-Angamali
B:-Ettumanur
C:-Guruvayur
D:-Thenmala
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question6:-Which is India’s largest river forms an estuary?
A:-Narmada
B:-Tapti
C:-Brahmaputra
D:-Kaveri
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question7:-The Panchayat Raj System was first time implemented in the state of ________?
A:-Kerala
B:-Rajasthan
C:-Tamil Nadu
D:-Uttar Pradesh
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question8:-Largest Salt water lake in India
A:-Dal
B:-Agara
C:-Chilka
D:-Karna
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question9:-The state having a largest area of forest cover in India is
A:-Madhya Pradesh
B:-Andhra Pradesh
C:-Kerala
D:-Tamil Nadu
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question10:-Which atomic power station in India is built completely indigenously?
A:-Narora
B:-Kalpakkam
C:-Rawat Bhata
D:-Tarapore
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question11:-Who was the first sultan to set up a permanent standing army of Delhi Sultanate?
A:-Muhammad Tughlaq
B:-Iltutmish
C:-Balban
D:-Alauddin Khilji
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question12:-Who was the First Women President of INC?
A:-Sarojini Naidu
B:-Indira Gandhi
C:-Annie Beasant
D:-Sonia Gandhi
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question13:-Who called 1857 as the First War of Indian Independence?
A:-V.D. Savarkar
B:-B.K. Dutt
C:-Gopala Krishna Gokhale
D:-Dadabai Naoroji
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question14:-Who is considered as the father of India’ foreign policy?
A:-M.K. Gandhi
B:-Jawaharlal Nehru
C:-Subash Chandra Bose
D:-B.R. Ambedkar
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question15:-Who is known as “Father of Indian Renaissance”?
A:-Lala Lajpat Rai
B:-Shaheed Bhaghat Singh
C:-Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D:-B.G. Tilak
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question16:-Which five year plan is also known as “Gadgil Yojana”?
A:-Second Five Year Plan
B:-Fourth Five Year Plan
C:-Fifth Five Year Plan
D:-Third Five Year Plan
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question17:-Reserve bank of India was established on
A:-1st April, 1935
B:-1st April, 1936
C:-1st April, 1937
D:-1st April, 1938
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question18:-Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India was established in
A:-1955
B:-1956
C:-1957
D:-1958
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question19:-Who was the Chairman of the Draft Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
A:-K.M. Munshi
B:-Jagjivan Ram
C:-Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question20:-Sukanya Samridhi Yojana is a Social Welfare Programme for the prosperity of
A:-Girls
B:-Youth
C:-Women
D:-Senior Citizens
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question21:-Who is the Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission?
A:-Cyriac Joseph
B:-H.L. Dattu
C:-D. Murugeshan
D:-Sharad Chandra Sinha
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question22:-VIRUS stands for
A:-Very Intelligent Result Until Source
B:-Very Interchanged Resource Under Search
C:-Vital Information Resource Under Siege
D:-Viral Important Record User Searched
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question23:-Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act was passed in
A:-1989
B:-1987
C:-1988
D:-1986
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question24:-The Human Rights Day is observed annually on
A:-10th October
B:-10th September
C:-10th November
D:-10th December
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question25:-Right to Information (RTI) act was passed in
A:-2005
B:-2006
C:-2007
D:-2008
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question26:-Who was sworn in as the 9th UN Secretary-General?
A:-Ban Ki Moon
B:-Kofi Annan
C:-Antonio Guterres
D:-Boutros Khali
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question27:-Who won the prestigious 2016 FIFA Ballon d’Or Award?
A:-Cristiano Ronaldo
B:-Lionell Messi
C:-Kaka
D:-Ronaldinho
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question28:-Pranab Mukherjee, the President of India launched a ‘100 Million for 100 Million’ Campaign to end violence
against
A:-Women
B:-Poor
C:-Elders
D:-Children
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question29:-Who was appointed as the 44th Chief Justice of India?
A:-T.S. Thakur
B:-Jagdish Singh Khehar
C:-H.L. Dattu
D:-Rajendra Mal Lodha
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question30:-Which film has won the coveted Golden Peacock award at the 47th International Film Festival of India (IFFI)?
A:-Rauf
B:-Ra Ra
C:-Daughter
D:-The Apology
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question31:-The major pollutant from automobile exhaust is
A:-NO
B:-`”SO_2″`
C:-Soot
D:-CO
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question32:-In which Year ISRO was inagurated?
A:-15 August 1969
B:-15 July 1970
C:-15 August 1971
D:-15 May 1972
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question33:-Which of the following was the first artificial satellite of the World?
A:-Luna 3
B:-Mars 2
C:-Sputnik I
D:-Sputnik II
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question34:-Indira Gandhi Atomic Research Centre is situated at
A:-Sriharikota
B:-Balasore
C:-Pokhran
D:-Kalpakkam
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question35:-Energy from gravitational field is energy obtained from
A:-Wind
B:-Tides
C:-Biomass
D:-Coal
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question36:-Who is known as “Indian Father of Green Revolution”?
A:-M.S. Swaminathan
B:-Varghese Kurian
C:-Motilal Nehru
D:-V.D. Mahajan
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question37:-For obtaining solar energy sunlight is stored in batteries of
A:-Zinc cadmium
B:-Nickel zinc
C:-Hydrogen
D:-Nickel cadmium
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question38:-Which of the following is the lightest metal?
A:-Mercury
B:-Silver
C:-Lithium
D:-Lead
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question39:-Glass is made from the mixture of
A:-Quartz and Mica
B:-Sand and Silicates
C:-Sand and Salt
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question40:-Cell Membrane is
A:-Semi Permeable
B:-Permeable
C:-Selectively Permeable
D:-Impermeable
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question41:-Who was also known as ‘Sree Bhatarakan’?
A:-Ramakrishna Pilla
B:-V.T. Bhattathirippadu
C:-Ayyankali
D:-Chattampi Swamikal
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question42:-Who founded Nair Service Society?
A:-V.T. Bhattathiripad
B:-Thycaud Ayya
C:-Mannathu Padmanaban
D:-Sahodaran Ayyappan
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question43:-‘Jathikummi’, which criticised the prevailing caste system was written by
A:-Pandit Karuppan
B:-Ramakrishna Pilla
C:-V.T. Bhattathirippadu
D:-Ayyankali
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question44:-Anandha Maha Sabha was founded by
A:-Ramakrishna Pilla
B:-Ayyankali
C:-V.T. Bhattathirippadu
D:-Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question45:-Who took initiative to establish Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalan Yogam?
A:-Thycaud Ayya
B:-Kumaranasan
C:-Dr. Palpu
D:-Vagbhatananda
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question46:-Who was the founder and publisher of the newspaper Swadeshabhimani?
A:-Vakkom Moulavi
B:-Ramakrishna Pillai
C:-Rajagopalachari
D:-Vagbhatananda
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question47:-Who was the guru of Chattampi Swamikal, Sri Narayana Guru and Ayyankali?
A:-Kumaranasan
B:-Thycaud Ayya
C:-Vagbhatananda
D:-Ramakrishna Pilla
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question48:-Who wrote the poem Chintaavishtayaaya Seetha?
A:-Vallathol
B:-Ulloor
C:-Sankara Kurupp
D:-Kumaranasan
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question49:-Who founded Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha?
A:-Ayyankali
B:-Kuriakose Elias
C:-Poikayil Yohannan
D:-Vagbhatananda
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question50:-Who wrote the play Adukkalayil Ninnu Arangathekku?
A:-V.T. Bhattathirippadu
B:-Ramakrishna Pilla
C:-Ayyankali
D:-Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question51:-Which of the following is not related with ribbon movement?
A:-Ribbon throw
B:-Step by step movement
C:-Reverse movement
D:-Lengthwise movement
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question52:-Where is the ribbon set on the typewriter?
A:-Spool
B:-Cylinder
C:-Wheel
D:-Basket
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question53:-For what purpose the line space disengaging lever used?
A:-Paper release
B:-Margin release
C:-Variable line spacing
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question54:-On pressing the back space key, the carriage moves towards
A:-One space left
B:-One space right
C:-Half space left
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question55:-Which part of the carriage helps in easy insertion of paper in the typewriter?
A:-Cylinder
B:-Margin stops
C:-Bail rolls
D:-Feed rolls
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question56:-Which of the following helps to type properly on a ruled paper?
A:-Line space lever
B:-Push button
C:-Carriage release lever
D:-Cylinder knobs
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question57:-The semicircular arrangement of type bars on the segment helps in
A:-Striking of type bars through the printing point
B:-Typing capital letters
C:-Ribbon movement
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question58:-Which among the following causes bad alignment while typing on a typewriter?
A:-Lack of uniform touch
B:-Faulty depression of shift keys
C:-Both (1) and (2)
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question59:-What connects the main spring with the carriage?
A:-Draw band
B:-Dog block
C:-Ratchet wheel
D:-Carriage racks
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question60:-Which part of the typewriter helps to avoid the contact of the paper with oily parts of the typewriter?
A:-Paper table
B:-Bail scale
C:-Paper bail
D:-Key board
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question61:-Which position of the ribbon indicator helps in stencil cutting?
A:-Black
B:-White
C:-Red
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question62:-What helps to rotate the cylinder of a typewriter while typing?
A:-Push button
B:-Thumb wheel
C:-Ratchet wheel
D:-Carriage release lever
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question63:-Platen is the other name of ___________.
A:-Cylinder
B:-Paper plate
C:-Tabulator bar
D:-Space bar
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question64:-On which side of the keyboard is the shift lock key located?
A:-Left and right
B:-Right
C:-Left
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question65:-In a business letter, the recipient’s address is typed on the __________.
A:-Left side before salutation
B:-Bottom left side
C:-In the head address
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question66:-Which finger is used to type the letter ‘C’?
A:-Right index finger
B:-Right middle finger
C:-Left middle finger
D:-Left index finger
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question67:-While typing a statement margins are set
A:-10 space at left and 5 space at right
B:-5 space at left and 10 space at right
C:-15 space at left and 10 space at right
D:-Equal margin at left and right
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question68:-‘Dear Sirs’ is used as salutation in
A:-Official letter
B:-Business letter
C:-Demi official letter
D:-Circular
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question69:-‘By the order of the Governor’ is seen in
A:-Memorandum
B:-Govt. Official letter
C:-Govt. order
D:-U O Note
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question70:-A duplicator is used
A:-for taking one or more copies of a typed matter
B:-to cut a stencil
C:-to take many copies using carbon paper
D:-to take several copies using stencil paper
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question71:-__________ helps to give uniform margin on all sheets while typing.
A:-Paper shelf
B:-Paper guide
C:-Paper bail
D:-Margin stops
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question72:-The complimentary close ‘yours sincerely’ is generally used in
A:-Official letter
B:-Business letter
C:-Personal letter
D:-D.O. letter
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question73:-Master key in English typewriter is
A:-Q
B:-L
C:-N
D:-A
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question74:-The universal keyboard is also known as
A:-ASDF Keyboard
B:-LKJ Keyboard
C:-QWERTY Keyboard
D:-Caligraph Keyboard
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question75:-Choose the odd one out
A:-Foolscap
B:-Policy
C:-Brief
D:-Roman
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question76:-The first line of a new paragraph appearing at the end of a page is called
A:-Tailpieces
B:-Orphan line
C:-Widow line
D:-Header
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question77:-The instruction for typing a word scored off in a manuscript is indicated by
A:-del
B:-U.C.
C:-stet
D:-trans
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question78:-Thumb wheels are also called
A:-Push button
B:-Cylinder knobs
C:-Pinion wheel
D:-Feed rolls
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question79:-Expansion of ‘EMD’ in Tender Notice
A:-Earned Money Deposit
B:-Earnest Money Deposit
C:-Earnest Money Demanded
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question80:-Splitting up of words at the end of lines is termed
A:-Syllabification
B:-Punctuation
C:-Orientation
D:-Amputation
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question81:-Which one of the following is an output device?
A:-Printer
B:-Scanner
C:-Keyboard
D:-Mouse
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question82:-ASCII stands for
A:-American Standard Code for Information Interchange
B:-American Secured Code for Information Interchange
C:-American Special Code for Information Interchange
D:-American Standard Code for Interchange Information
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question83:-Which one of the following is not an antivirus software?
A:-Avira
B:-Norton
C:-McAfee
D:-Trojan Horse
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question84:-Which of the following shortcut key is used for saving a document in MS Word?
A:-Ctrl+O
B:-Alt+S
C:-Ctrl+S
D:-Alt+N
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question85:-The file extension of a power point presentation
A:-.xls
B:-.ppt
C:-.bmp
D:-.doc
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question86:-Any crime that involves a computer and a network is called
A:-Cyber addiction
B:-Cyber ethics
C:-Cyber crime
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question87:-Which are the tabs available in page setup dialog box of MS Word?
A:-Margins Tab, Column Tab, Pagebreak Tab
B:-Margin Tab, Paper Tab, Layout Tab
C:-Font Tab, Paragraph Tab, Styles Tab
D:-Insert Tab, Paper Tab, Layout Tab
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question88:-The default worksheets of a workbook in MS Excel 2007 is
A:-4
B:-2
C:-5
D:-3
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question89:-In excel, the intersection of row and column is known as
A:-Cell
B:-Workbook
C:-Symbol
D:-Shapes
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question90:-Choose the odd one
A:-Linux
B:-UNIX
C:-Windows
D:-MS Office
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question91:-Which one of the following is not a super computer?
A:-PARAM
B:-Cray-X-MP-14
C:-IBM
D:-PACE
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question92:-Total number of rows in MS Excel 2003
A:-65536
B:-256
C:-65356
D:-265
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question93:-A special text that printed at the top of each page is known as
A:-Footer
B:-Header
C:-Gutter
D:-Frame
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question94:-Which of the following is not available in Page Layout Tab of MS Word 2007?
A:-Margins
B:-Orientation
C:-Columns
D:-Document views
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question95:-Which of the following is not a valid data type in Excel?
A:-General
B:-Number
C:-Date
D:-Character
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question96:-In MS Powerpoint the ‘Slide Orientation’ button can be found in the
A:-Design Tab
B:-Animations Tab
C:-View Tab
D:-Home Tab
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question97:-The shortcut key used to insert a hyper link in MS Word is
A:-Ctrl+K
B:-Ctrl+N
C:-Ctrl+P
D:-Ctrl+L
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question98:-Which one of the following is not a web browser?
A:-Internet Explorer
B:-Mozilla Firefox
C:-Safari
D:-FORTRAN
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question99:-A computer network that interconnects computers within a limited area is called
A:-WAN
B:-MAN
C:-LAN
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question100:-Which of the following is not available on the Ruler of MS Word screen?
A:-Tab stop
B:-Left indent
C:-Center indent
D:-Right indent
Correct Answer:- Option-C