Higher Secondary School Teacher (Junior) in Economics -Kerala Higher Secondary Education

PROVISIONAL ANSWER KEY
Question Paper Code: 56/2022/OL
Category Code: 731/2021
Exam: Higher Secondary School Teacher (Junior) in Economics
Date of Test 30-07-2022
Department Kerala Higher Secondary Education
Alphacode A
Question1:-Nerlove’s stock-adjustment principle states that
(i) There is a desired level of durables which is determined by the current level of income
(ii) The Consumer cannot immediately acquire the desired level of durables due to limited income.
(iii) The acquisition of the desired level of durables is gradual
A:-Only (i) and (ii)
B:-Only (ii) and (iii)
C:-All of the above (i), (ii) and (iii)
D:-Only (i) and (iii)
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question2:-The elasticity of substitution is defined as
(i) the percentage change in the capital labour ratio, divided by the percentage change
in the rate of technical substitution.
(ii) Percentage change in K/L
______________________
Percentage change in MRS
(iii) d(K/L)/(K/L)
___________
d (MPL)/MPK
A:-Only (i) & (ii)
B:-Only (i) & (ii)
C:-Only (ii) & (iii)
D:-All of the above (i), (ii) & (iii)
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question3:-Which of the following statement is/are correct about an activity analysis
isoquant?
(i) Limited substitutability of factors of production.
(ii) There are only a few processes for producing any one commodity.
(iii) Substitutability of the factors possible only at kinks.
A:-Only (ii) & (iii)
B:-All of the above (i), (ii) & (iii)
C:-Only (i) & (iii)
D:-Only (i) & (ii)
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question4:-In Linear Expenditure System, we analyze
A:-Group of commodities between no substitution is possible
B:-Individual commodities between no substitution is possible
C:-Group of commodities between substitution is possible
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question5:-Equilibrium of production requires
A:-Efficiency in factor substitution
B:-Output market efficiency
C:-Both of the above
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question6:-Which of the following welfare criteria proposed by Bergson and Samuelson?
A:-Compensation criterion
B:-Social welfare function
C:-Cardinalist criterion
D:-GNP criterion
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question7:-Social welfare is maximised at, the point of tangency of the ‘envelop’ utility possibility frontier with highest possible social idifference contour. This point is called
A:-Point of bliss
B:-Point of inflexion
C:-Consumer’s equilibrium
D:-Producer’s equilibrium
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question8:-Stackleberg’s duopoly model assumed that
A:-Sophisticated duopolist do not incorporate the reaction curve of his rival in his own profict function
B:-The sophisticated duopolist do not determine the reaction curve of his rival
C:-One duopolist is sufficiently sophisticated to recognise that his competitor acts on the Cournot assumption
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question9:-Which of the following statement is/are correct in case of
(i) Returns to scale is only one part of economies of scale
(ii) Returns to scale are technical
(iii) The term returns to scale plus monetary economies included in economies of scale
A:-Only (i) & (ii)
B:-Only (ii) & (iii)
C:-Only (i) & (iii)
D:-All of the above (i), (ii) & (iii)
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question10:-Prisoner’s dilemma occurs in most cases of variable sum games of the maximin – minimax behaviour leads to
A:-Rivals to optimal solutions
B:-Situations better than they need be
C:-The rival to suboptimal solution
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question11:-Which of the following statements are true in case of Sylos-Labini model of
Limit Pricing?
(i) Market demand is given and has unitary elasticity
(ii) Product is homogeneous
(iii) Price is set by the price leader who is the largest firm with lowest cost
A:-Only (i) & (ii)
B:-Only (i) & (iii)
C:-Only (ii) & (iii)
D:-All of the above (i), (ii) & (iii)
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question12:-Among all the minima, firm chooses the maximum is called
A:-Minimax strategy
B:-Mixed strategy
C:-Zero sum game
D:-Maximin strategy
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question13:-The slope of the transformation curve
A:-Marginal rate of substitutions
B:-Ratio of marginal revenues
C:-Marginal rate of product transformation
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question14:-The goal of the firm in Marris model is
A:-The maximisation of sales revenue
B:-Profit maximisation
C:-Improving managerial discreation
D:-Balanced rate of growth of the firm
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question15:-Welfare is improved when the greatest good for the greatest number was the criteria
proposed by
A:-Jeremy Bentham
B:-Vilfredo Pareto
C:-Kaldor – Hicks
D:-Samuelson – Bergson
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question16:-In general equilibrium system of Walrasian type, which of the following functions present in a market
A:-Demand function
B:-Supply function
C:-Clearing the market equation
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question17:-State the static property/properties in a general equilibrium solution reached with a free competitive market mechanism
A:-Efficiency in factor substitution
B:-Efficiency in distribution of commodities
C:-Efficiency in product mix
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question18:-The slope of the isocost line is
A:-Wage rate
___________________
Price of capital services
B:-𝑀𝑅𝑆��
C:-𝑀 𝑃�
𝑀 𝑃�
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question19:-The term used to represent the locus of points of different isoquants at which the MRS of
factors is constant
A:-Isoquant
B:-Indifference curve
C:-Price line
D:-Isocline
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question20:-Slutsky equation deals with decomposition of
A:-Goods into normal and inferior goods
B:-Income effect into substitution and price effect
C:-Price effect into substitution effect and income effect
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question21:-For Keynes, the economic problem divided into
A:-Failure of real GDP to respond to an increase in the real money supply
B:-Failure of the nominal wage rate to adjust by the amount needed to maintain
equilibrium in the labour market
C:-Problem of monetary impotence and rigid wages
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question22:-Friedman’s permanent income hypothesis deals with
A:-Theory of Steady Consumption
B:-Individuals consume a constant fraction of their expected income
C:-The annual average income that people expect to receive over a period
of years in the future
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question23:-Intertemporal substitution occurs when
A:-Worker’s work more in periods of high real wages
B:-Workers reallocate the amount of working time in response to changes
in the real wage
C:-Workers take more leisure in bad times, when the real wage is low
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question24:-In the liquidity trap situation, the speculative money demand function is
A:-Unitary elastic
B:-Perfectly inelastic
C:-Infinitely elstic
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question25:-High powered money consist of
A:-Currency held by the public
B:-Reserves of the commercial banks
C:-Bank deposits with RBI
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question26:-Money multiplier is the
A:-Ratio of the stock of money supply to the stock of high powered
money in an economy
B:-Cu + DD
________
Cu + R
C:-1 + cdr
_______
Cdr + rdr
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question27:-The deliberate action of the government to stabilize the economy is often referred to as
A:-Discretionary fiscal policy
B:-Discretionary monetary policy
C:-Automatic stabilizers
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question28:-Taxation and borrowing are equivalent means of financing expenditure is called
A:-BOP equilibrium
B:-Balanced budget
C:-Ricardian equivalence
D:-Automatic stabilizers
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question29:-An increase in the price level
A:-Increases the real money supply and shifts the LM schedule rightward
B:-Reduces real money supply and shift the LM schedule rightward
C:-Increases the real money supply and shift the LM schedule leftward
D:-Reduces real money supply and shift the LM schedule leftward
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question30:-The Philips curve shows
A:-An inverse relationship between real and nominal wage rate
B:-An inverse relationship between rate of inflation and rate of unemployment
C:-An inverse relationship between real and nominal money supply
D:-A positive relationship between the rate of inflation and the nominal wage
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question31:-The fundamental cause of crowding out is an
A:-Increase in the interest rate caused by a fiscal policy stimulus
B:-An increase in the interest rate caused by a monetary policy stimulus
C:-Decrease in interest rate caused by a fiscal policy stimulus
D:-Decrease in interest rate caused by monetary policy stimulus
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question32:-LM curve in the general equilibrium
A:-That identifies the combinations of income and the interest rate at which money market is in equilibrium
B:-Shows the demand for money equals supply of money
C:-Some combinations of income and interest rates where money market is in equilibrium
D:-Both (A) and (B)
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question33:-Which of the following statements is correct in case of new classical macro economics?
A:-Continuous market clearing
B:-Imperfect information
C:-Complete information on aggregate price level
D:-Both (A) and (B)
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question34:-Real business cycle model explains
A:-Business cycles in output as the result of slowly changing shocks to supply
conditions and technology
B:-Work more at low real wage
C:-Enjoy leisure in periods of high real wage
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question35:-The cumulative loss of output incurred during a disinflation divided by the permanent
reduction in the inflation rate is called
A:-𝑞𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜
B:-Money multiplier
C:-Sacrifice ratio
D:-High powered money
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question36:-Seignorage is the
A:-Revenue that the government receives from inflation
B:-It is equal to the inflation rate times real high powered money
C:-Revenue that the government receives from disinflation
D:-Both (A) and (B)
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question37:-New Keynesian economics explains
A:-Rigidity in prices and wages as consistent with self interest of firms and workers all of which are assumed to have rational expectations
B:-Flexibility in prices
C:-Flexibility in wages only
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question38:-A regular negative relationship between the output ratio and the gap between the actual
unemployment rate and the average unemployment rate is known as
A:-‘J’ curve effect
B:-‘q’ ratio
C:-Okun’s law
D:-Ricardian equivalence
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question39:-Fisher equation states that
A:-The nominal interest rate equals the expected inflation rate plus the expected real interest rate
B:-The real interest rate equals the expected inflation rate
C:-The nominal interest rate minus inflation
D:-Real interest only
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question40:-Which of the following statements are correct in efficiency wage models?
(i) Labour productivity depends on real wage they are paid
(ii) Real wage is set to maximise the efficiency unit of labour per dollar of expenditure
(iii) Improve worker morale; productivity also incresae
A:-Only (i) & (ii)
B:-Only (i) & (iii)
C:-None of the above
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question41:-Which of the following is / are the aims of the Industrial Policy of the Government of India?
(i) to maintain a sustained growth in productivity
(ii) to achieve optimal utilisation of human resources
(iii) to promote close linkage between agricultural and industry
(iv) to attain international competitiveness
A:-Only item (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
B:-Only item (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct
C:-Only statements (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct
D:-All the statements are true
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question42:-Match the following programmes with their objectives :
(i) Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee (a) Increase the production of rice
Yojana (PMKSY) wheat, pulses and coarse cereals
(ii) e-National Agricultural Market (e-NAM) (b) Online trading platform for
agricultural goods
(iii) National Food Security Mission (NFSM) (c) Enhance water use efficiency
and increase cultivable area
(iv) Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (d) Insurance coverage for agricultural
(PMFBY) crop
A:-(i)-(a); (ii)-(b); (iii)-(c); (iv)-(d)
B:-(i)-(c); (ii)-(b); (iii)-(a); (iv)-(d)
C:-(i)-(d); (ii)-(c); (iii)-(a); (iv)-(b)
D:-(i)-(c); (ii)-(d); (iii)-(a); (iv)-(b)
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question43:-In the Report of the Annual Health Index published for the year 2019-20 by NITI Aayog, the
first, second and third Ranks for the overall performance are secured by
A:-Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
B:-Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana
C:-Kerala, Karnataka and Telangana
D:-Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question44:-Which of the following statements regarding India’s agricultural trade for the period 2010-11
to 2020-21 are correct?
(i) There has been an overall increase in the agricultural export during this period
(ii) There has been a gradual decline in the import of the agricultural goods during this period
(iii) India has always recorded positive trade surplus of agricultural trade during this period
A:-Only statement (i) and (ii) are correct
B:-Only statement (i) and (iii) are correct
C:-Only statement (ii) and (iii) are correct
D:-All the statements are correct
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question45:-Among the following who are the member of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog
A:-(i) President, Government of India
(ii) Prime Minister, Government of India
(iii) Chief Ministers of the State
(iv) Special Invited Members
B:-(i) Prime Minister, Government of India
(ii) Vice Chairperson, NITI Aayog
(iii) Chairperson, Planning Commission of India
(iv) Chairperson, Finance Commission of India
C:-(i) Vice Chairperson, NITI Aayog
(ii) Ex-officio Members, NITI Aayog
(iii) Chief Ministers of the States
(iv) Administrators of the Union Territories
D:-(i) Prime Minister, Government of India
(ii) Finance Ministers of the State
(iii) CEO, NITI Aayog
(iv) Ex-officio Members, NITI Aayog
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question46:-Department of Investment and Public Assets Management (DIPAM) of the
Government of India deals with
(i) Strategic Disinvestment of the Central Government
(ii) Asset Monetisation
(iii) Capital Restructuring
A:-Only (ii) and (iii) only
B:-Only (i) and (iii) only
C:-Only (i) and (ii) only
D:-All (i), (ii) and (iii)
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question47:-As per the Notification of the Government of India, from 1st July, 2020, the investment
limit and turnover limit of a Small Enterprise shall be
A:-1 crore investment and 5 crore turnover
B:-2 crore investment and 5 crore turnover
C:-5 crore investment and 50 crore turnover
D:-10 crore investment and 50 crore turnover
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question48:-The International Organization which is working to promote International Co-operation
in grains trade and to enhance world food safety
A:-International Grains Council (IGC)
B:-International Rice and Wheat trader’s Association (IRWTA)
C:-International Committee for Promotion of Grains Trade (ICFPGT)
D:-International Food Grains Traders Council (IFGTC)
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question49:-Match the following programmes / Institutions with their year of beginning / establishment
(i) Regional Rural banks (a) 2006
(ii) The National Bank for Agriculture
and Rural Development (NABARD) (b) 1998
(iii) Kisan Credit Card (c) 1982
(iv) The interest subvention scheme
(ISS) for short term crop loans to
farmers (d) 1976
A:-(i)-(d), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(a)
B:-(i)-(c), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(d)
C:-(i)-(d), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(b)
D:-(i)-(c), (ii)-(d), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(b)
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question50:-The flagship programme introduced in the year 2015 by of the Ministry of ports, Shipping
and waterways, Government of India to promote port-led development in the country
A:-The Port Community System
B:-The National Maritime Development Programme
C:-Cairns Shipping Development Project
D:-Sagarmala Programme
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question51:-‘The Agreement on Agriculture’ by the WTO members came into force on
A:-1st January 1995
B:-1st July 1995
C:-1st January 1996
D:-1st July 1996
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question52:-Which among the following is not presented to the Parliament of India as part of the Budget document by the Finance Minister?
(i) Budget Speech
(ii) Expenditure Profile
(iii) Medium-Term Fiscal Policy cum Fiscal Policy Strategy Statement
(iv) Memorandum Explaining the Provisions in the Finance Bill
A:-Only (iii) and (iv) are not presented
B:-Only (ii) and (iv) are not presented
C:-Only (ii) and (iii) are not presented
D:-All the above are presented as part of the budget document
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question53:-The Inflation target set by the Government of India in consultation with the RBI for 1st
April 2021 to 31st March 2026 is
A:-3% with 5% as upper tolerance limit and 1% as lower tolerance limit
B:-4% with 6% as upper tolerance limit and 2% as lower tolerance limit
C:-2% with 4% as upper tolerance limit and 1% as lower tolerance limit
D:-5% with 6% as upper tolerance limit and 3% as lower tolerance limit
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question54:-Which among the following statement is false regarding the Monetary Policy Committee of the
Reserve Bank of India?
A:-Governor of RBI is the Chairperson of the Monetary Policy Committee
B:-The First Monetary Policy Committee was constituted on 29th September, 2016
C:-There are 4 permanent and 4 invited members in the committee
D:-The Monetary Committee is constituted by the Central Government of India
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question55:-According to the Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC), 2011, The District in Kerala with the Highest and lowest deprivation rate are
A:-Wayanad and Thiruvananthapuram
B:-Palakkad and Ernakulam
C:-Palakkad and Thiruvananthapuram
D:-Wayanad and Ernakulam
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question56:-The Literacy Programme implemented in Kerala for Migrant workers is
A:-Aawaz
B:-Aksharam
C:-Changathi
D:-Apnaghar Project
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question57:-The Three submissions under Haritha Keralam are
A:-(i) sanitation and waste processing
(ii) water conservation
(iii) agricultural development
B:-(i) sanitation and waste processing
(ii) improvement in irrigation
(iii) plastic replacement
C:-(i) sanitation
(ii) waste processing
(iii) rain water harvesting
D:-(i) sanitation
(ii) waste processing
(iii) reducing air pollution
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question58:-”Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas aur Sabka Vishwas” is the motto of which initiative of the Niti Aayog?
A:-Methanol Economy Programme
B:-The Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP)
C:-Aspirational Districts Programme
D:-Strategy for New India
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question59:-Who has first used to term ”Washington Consensus” to describe a set of economic policy
recommendations for developing countries?
A:-John Williamson in 1979
B:-Joseph Stiglitz in 1989
C:-Joseph Stiglitz 1979
D:-John Williamson in 1989
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question60:-Considering the foreign direct investment for the last 5 years, the country from where the largest amount of FDI inflow to India took place was
A:-United States of America
B:-Singapore
C:-Saudi Arabia
D:-Japan
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question61:-In ”symmetrical distribution”, the relation between mean, median and mode are
A:-mode = mean – 3 (mean – median)
B:-mode = 3 median – 2 mean
C:-mean = median = mode
D:-median = mode + 1/3 [mean – mode]
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question62:-Given mean = 40, Mode = 25, the value of median is
A:-30
B:-35
C:-38
D:-45
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question63:-Given X1, X2, …. Xn are not identical, the relation between Arithmetic mean (AM),
Harmonic Mean (HM) and Geometric Mean (GM) is that
A:-AM > GM > HM
B:-AM > HM > GM
C:-GM > AM > HM
D:-GM > HM > AM
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question64:-The value of correlation between
A:-0 and -2
B:–2 and +2
C:– 𝛼 and +𝛼
D:–1 and + 1
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question65:-Which of the following statement is/are properties of the Normal distribution?
1. The mean > median of the normal distribution
2. Mean ± 2Σ covers 95.45% area and Mean ±3Σ covers 97.75% of the area
3. The Normal curve has only one mode value
4. The Normal curve never touches the x axis
A:-Only statement 1 and 2 are correct
B:-Only statement 3 and 4 are correct
C:-All the statements are correct
D:-All the statements are false
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question66:-Which of the following formula can be used to find skewness?
A:-
3(mean – median)
Standard Deviation
B:-
2(mean – median)
Standard Deviation
C:-
(mean – median)
Standard Deviation
D:- 3(mean – mode)
Standard Deviation
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question67:-Match the following :
(i) t-test (a) 𝑥 − 𝜇
Σ
(ii) F-distribution (b) Karl Pearson
(iii) Chi-Square (c) George Snedecor
(iv) Z-test (d) William Sealy Gosset
A:-(i)-(a), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(c), (iv)-(d)
B:-(i)-(c), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(d)
C:-(i)-(d), (ii)-(c), (iii)_(b), (iv)-(a)
D:-(i)-(d), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(b)
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question68:-A business man, at the end of the day, can either make a profit of Rs. 3,000 with a probability of 0.6 or make loss of Rs. 1,000 with a probability of 0.4. His expected
income is
A:-2,200
B:-1,800
C:-1,500
D:-1,400
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question69:-Type II Error is
A:-Rejecting a hypothesis when it should be accepted
B:-Rejecting a hypothesis when it is correct
C:-Accepting a hypothesis when it should be rejected
D:-Accepting a hypothesis when it is correct
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question70:-There are 15 balls, numbered from 1 to 15 in a bag. If a person selects on ball at random, what is the probability that the number printed on the ball will be an even
number greater than 4
A:-2
5
B:-1
3
C:-1
5
D:- 2
15
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question71:-To study about life, language, festivals, traditions, which of the following method is more suitable?
A:-Interview
B:-Questionnaire
C:-Direct observation
D:-Passive listening
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question72:-Final goal of a research problem should be,
A:-Collection of primary sources
B:-Selection of suitable topic
C:-Review previous studies
D:-To contribute something to the existing knowledge
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question73:-If reference is made to same page as a proceeding but not immediately proceeding reference, the citation would be
A:-author ‘loc.cit’
B:-author op cit,
C:-ibid
D:-none of these
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question74:-Quantitative research requires ———— method to make up a theory.
A:-Inductive method
B:-Text method
C:-Deductive method
D:-Subjective method
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question75:-In Checking the authenticity of document, most favourable method is,
A:-Hermeneutics
B:-Heuristics
C:-Generalization
D:-Framing a formula
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question76:-Which of the following teaching methods is suitable for higher education students?
A:-Learning by doing method
B:-Play way method
C:-Reasoning method
D:-Lecturing method
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question77:-You notice certain deficiencies that stand in the way of proper learning by some students belonging to socially deprived groups. What step would you suggest to keep
them to cope up with the challenge?
A:-Arrange programs to compensate for the deficiencies caused by social deprivation
B:-Provide learning experiences which would suit their background
C:-Empathize with their difficulty and go on encouraging them
D:-Lighter their curricular demand to suit their social and economic status
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question78:-Which evaluation method can be adopted at the end of the term to see how much one has learned?
A:-Aptitude test
B:-Attitude test
C:-Intelligence test
D:-Achievement test
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question79:-An organism is said to be motivated when we observe,
A:-Goal directed behaviour
B:-Withdrawing behaviour
C:-Anxiety and tension
D:-Oppressive behaviour
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question80:-Which of the following in your opinion is the most desirable ability of an efficient teacher?
A:-Ability to generate friendship and admiration with students
B:-Provide goal-oriented learning experiences
C:-Skill to dramatize learning situation
D:-Ability to explain the learning materials in a simple manner
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question81:-Under which Article the President can declare a National Emergency when the Security of India or a part of it is threatened by war or external aggression or armed
rebellion?
A:-Article 332
B:-Article 342
C:-Article 352
D:-Article 362
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question82:-Which Amendment is regarded as the most Controversial Constitutional Amendment in the history of India?
A:-42nd
B:-52nd
C:-22nd
D:-21st
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question83:-Which part of the Article 245 to 255 of the Constitution deal with the Legislative relations between the Centre and the State?
A:-Part IX
B:-Part X
C:-Part XI
D:-Part XII
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question84:-Which year Dowry Prohibition Act enacted by the government of India?
A:-1951
B:-1955
C:-1960
D:-1961
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question85:-How many ways the Constitutional amendment in India can take place?
A:-One way
B:-Two way
C:-Three way
D:-Four way
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question86:-Who started the Employment Guarantee Programme in India?
A:-P.V. Narasimha Rao
B:-Narendra Modi
C:-A P J Abdul Kalam
D:-Rajeev Gandhi
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question87:-Right to Information Act is a Fundamental Right and is an aspect of which Article of the Indian Constitution?
A:-Article 17(1)a
B:-Article 19(1)a
C:-Article 20(1)a
D:-Article 21(1)a
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question88:-In which year the parliament of India enacted the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education or Right to Education Act (RTE)
A:-January 2008
B:-April 20
C:-August 2009
D:-November 2010
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question89:-There are six Fundamental Rights guaranteed under Part III of the Constitution of India and recognized by the Indian Constitution. Which Article describes about the
Cultural and Educational Rights?
A:-Article 14-18
B:-Article 19-12
C:-Article 25-28
D:-Article 29-30
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question90:-Which year the Right to Information Act came into effect?
A:-15th June 2005
B:-12th October 2005
C:-20th November 2005
D:-5th December 2005
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question91:-Match List 1 with List 2
List 1 List 2
(i) Jathikkummi (a) Bhahmananda Sivayogi
(ii) Anankkummi (b) Pandit Karuppan
(iii) Panchavadi (c) Kuttippuzha Krishna Pillai
(iv) Vicharaviplavam (d) C.V. Kunhiraman
Choose the correct answer from the given options :
A:-(i)-(a), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(c)
B:-(i)-(b), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(c)
C:-(i)-(b), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(c), (iv)-(d)
D:-(i)-(a), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(c), (iv)-(d)
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question92:-The space Telescope launched by NASA in December 2021 :
A:-James Webb Space Telescope
B:-Hubble Space Telescope
C:-Hipparcos
D:-Proton 4
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question93:-Arrange the following in chronological order based on their formation
(i) Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha
(ii) SNDP Yogam
(iii) Samathwa Samajam
(iv) Sadhu Jana Paripalana Sangham
A:-(i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
B:-(ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
C:-(iii), (ii), (iv), (i)
D:-(iii), (ii), (i), (iv)
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question94:-Identify the correct statement(s) regarding PAXLOVID
(i) It is an oral Covid 19 Pill
(ii) It is an Injection for Covid 19
(iii) It is developed by Pfizer
(iv) It is a Ventilator specially designed for the Covid 19 patients
A:-(iv) Only
B:-(ii) Only
C:-(i) and (iii)
D:-(iii) and (iv)
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question95:-Identify the person :
. He was a native of South Africa
. He was an anti-apartheid and human rights activist
. He got the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984
. He died on 26th December 2021
A:-Nelson Mandela
B:-Desmond Tutu
C:-Thabo Mbeki
D:-Oliver Tambo
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question96:-Consider the following statements regarding Hermann Gundert
(i) Hermann Gundert was a member of the Church Mission Society
(ii) He started the Malayalam News Paper ‘Rajyasamacharam’
(iii) He wrote Samkshepavedartham
(iv) He was a German Missionary
Identify the correct statement(s)
A:-(i) and (iii)
B:-(ii) only
C:-(i) and (ii) only
D:-(ii) and (iv)
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question97:-Consider the relation between the two parts of item A and fill in the blanks of item B accordingly.
Item A – (i) Sadhu Jana Paripalana Sangham (ii) Ayyankali
Item B – (i) Atmavidya Sangham (ii) …………..
A:-Vaghbhatananta
B:-Vaikunda Swamikal
C:-Pandit K P Karuppan
D:-Swami Ananda Theerthan
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question98:-Phage Therapy is
A:-Use of bacteriophages to treat bacterial infections
B:-An ayurvedic treatment for viral infections
C:-A combined treatment of both Allopathy and Ayurveda
D:-All of the above, except (A)
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question99:-Identify the person
. He started the Sadhujan Dootan Magazine in 1919
. Cheruma Boy was one of his books
. He founded the Cheramar Sabha
A:-Ayyankali
B:-Pampadi John Joseph
C:-Dr. Palpu
D:-M.C. Joseph
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question100:-‘Knock Every Door’ Campaign is meant for
A:-To motivate people against Drug abuses
B:-To promote communal harmony
C:-To enhance literacy rate
D:-To boost Covid-19 vaccination
Correct Answer:- Option-D