INSTRUCTOR IN STENOGRAPHY – SC DEVELOPMENT

PROVISIONAL ANSWER KEY
Question Paper Code: 18/2017/OL
Category Code: 115/2016
Exam: Instructor in Stenography
Medium of Question: English
Date of Test 15-03-2017
Alphacode A
Question1:-Which is the western boundary of Kerala state?
A:-Arabian Sea
B:-Western Ghats
C:-Kanyakumari
D:-Manjeswaram
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question2:-Which is the unit of loudness of sound?
A:-Decibel
B:-Farad
C:-Volta
D:-Bar
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question3:-Who Samadhi is situated at Panmana?
A:-Chattampi Swamikal
B:-Sree Narayana Guru
C:-Ayyankali
D:-Vagbhatananda
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question4:-When did train service start in India?
A:-1947
B:-1893
C:-1853
D:-1857
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question5:-Which session of the Indian National Congress declared ”Poorna Swaraj” as its goal?
A:-Bombay
B:-Amaravati
C:-Lahore
D:-Nagpur
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question6:-Which Indian Prime Minister dissolved the Planning Commission and introduced NITI Ayog in its place?
A:-Jawaharlal Nehru
B:-A.B. Vajpey
C:-Manmohan Singh
D:-Narendra Modi
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question7:-Who is the present Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission?
A:-Justice A.S. Anand
B:-Justice S. Rajendra Babu
C:-Justice H.L. Dattu
D:-Justice K.G. Balakrishnan
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question8:-Which Five Year Plan is going on now?
A:-`”8^”`th
B:-`”10^”`th
C:-`”11^”`th
D:-`”12^”`th
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question9:-On the banks of which river was Mamankam celebrated?
A:-Pampa
B:-Bharathapuzha
C:-Kaveri
D:-Periyar
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question10:-Where is Kolar mines?
A:-Karnataka
B:-Kerala
C:-Tamil Nadu
D:-Andhra Pradesh
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question11:-Who founded Sikhism?
A:-Guru Nanak
B:-Guru Arjun
C:-Guru Hargobind
D:-Guru Ram Das
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question12:-In which year India became a republic?
A:-1947
B:-1950
C:-1956
D:-1957
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question13:-In which year Right to Information Act was passed in India?
A:-2000
B:-2002
C:-2005
D:-2010
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question14:-Who is the present Chairperson of National Commission for women in India?
A:-Jayanti Patnaik
B:-Girija Vyas
C:-Mamta Sharma
D:-Lalitha Kumaramangalam
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question15:-Which country launched the satellite ‘APPLE’?
A:-India
B:-U.S.A.
C:-U.S.S.R.
D:-Japan
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question16:-Who was called ‘Pulaya Raja’?
A:-Sree Narayana Guru
B:-Ayyankali
C:-Jyotiba Phule
D:-Pandit Karuppan
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question17:-Among these rivers the tributary of Indus is
A:-Gandak
B:-Jista
C:-Chambal
D:-Jhelum
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question18:-Which is the child helpline number in India?
A:-10098
B:-198
C:-1098
D:-1198
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question19:-The famous play ”Adukkalayilninnu Arangathekku” deals with the problems of which community in kerala
A:-Nair
B:-Namboothiri
C:-Ezhava
D:-Pulaya
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question20:-Which Indian city is closely associated with cotton textile industry?
A:-Agra
B:-Banaras
C:-Amritsar
D:-Ahmedabad
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question21:-Who among the following was awarded Bharat Ratna in 2014?
A:-Lata Mangeshkar
B:-Bhimsen Joshi
C:-Sachin Tendulkar
D:-A.B. Vajpayee
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question22:-Under whose leadership the ‘Ezhava memorial’ was submitted?
A:-Dr. Palpu
B:-G. Parameswaran Pillai
C:-K. Kelappan
D:-Mannathu Padmanabhan
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question23:-Which is not a ritual art form of Kerala?
A:-Theyyam
B:-Kathakali
C:-Padayani
D:-Koothu
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question24:-Vascodagama reached Kerala in
A:-1498
B:-1598
C:-1698
D:-1798
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question25:-The capital of the Cheras was
A:-Venad
B:-Muziris
C:-Tanjavur
D:-Madurai
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question26:-Who founded the Indian National Congress?
A:-Mahatma Gandhi
B:-A.O. Hume
C:-Subhash Chandrabose
D:-Bala Gangadhar Tilak
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question27:-Name the Travancore ruler who made Temple Entry Proclamation in 1936
A:-Swati Tirunal
B:-Sree Chithira Tirunal
C:-Sree Moolam Tirunal
D:-Marthanda Varma
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question28:-IT Act was passed in India in
A:-1970
B:-1990
C:-1995
D:-2000
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question29:-Which day is celebrated as World Environment Day?
A:-June `”5″`th
B:-March `”8″`th
C:-December `”10″`th
D:-May `”10″`th
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question30:-Which city is the headquarters of LIC?
A:-Delhi
B:-Kolkatta
C:-Mumbai
D:-Chennai
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question31:-Who founded ‘Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha’?
A:-Kumara Guru
B:-V.T. Bhattathirippad
C:-Poykayil Yohannan
D:-Kumaranasan
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question32:-Which newspaper was founded by Vakkom Abdul Khadir Maulavi?
A:-Malayala Manorama
B:-Kerala Kaumudi
C:-Janmabhumi
D:-Swadeshabhimani
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question33:-2016 Olympics was held at
A:-Brazil
B:-Greece
C:-Argentina
D:-Japan
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question34:-Name the South Korean President who was impeached in December 2016
A:-Lee Myung Bak
B:-Roh Moo-hyun
C:-Kim Dae-Jung
D:-Park Geun-hye
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question35:-Who founded Brahma Samaj?
A:-Swami Dayananda Saraswati
B:-Jyotiba Phule
C:-Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D:-E.V. Ramaswami Naicker
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question36:-Which is the major constituent of air?
A:-Oxygen
B:-Nitrogen
C:-Hydrogen
D:-Carbon dioxide
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question37:-Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara was born at
A:-Punnapra
B:-Karthikappilly
C:-Kayamkulam
D:-Kainakary
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question38:-Who was the first lady governor in India?
A:-Padmaja Naidu
B:-Vijayalakshmi Pandit
C:-Sonal Man Singh
D:-Sarojini Naidu
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question39:-Who wrote ”Duravastha”?
A:-Kumaranasan
B:-G. Sankara Pillai
C:-Ezhuthachan
D:-Vailoppilli Sreedhara Menon
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question40:-Which is a traditional source of energy?
A:-Solar energy
B:-Coal
C:-Wind power
D:-Tidal power
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question41:-Where is the headquarters of ISRO?
A:-Hyderabad
B:-Cochin
C:-Bangalore
D:-Mumbai
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question42:-Who is the founder member of Narmada Bachao Andolan?
A:-Sarojini Naidu
B:-Indira Goswami
C:-Baba Amte
D:-Medha Patkar
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question43:-Name the cyclone that hit South India in 2016
A:-Vardah
B:-Helen
C:-Yemyil
D:-Laila
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question44:-What gas is produced from gobar?
A:-Carbon Monoxide
B:-Methane
C:-Carbon Dioxide
D:-Oxygen
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question45:-‘White Revolution’ is associated with more production in
A:-Sugar
B:-Cotton
C:-Coconut
D:-Milk
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question46:-Who was the first President of India?
A:-Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
B:-V.V. Giri
C:-Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D:-Dr. Zakir Hussain
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question47:-Who wrote ”Atmopadesasatakam”?
A:-Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer
B:-Sree Narayana Guru
C:-Sahodaran Ayyappan
D:-Lalithambika Antarjanam
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question48:-Which is the largest gland in the human body?
A:-Liver
B:-Adrenal gland
C:-Pituitary gland
D:-Pancreas
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question49:-Oncology is the study and treatment of
A:-Tuberculosis
B:-Thyroid
C:-Cancer
D:-Hepatitis
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question50:-In which year the scheme of Regional Rural banks was started in India?
A:-1975
B:-1980
C:-1985
D:-1990
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question51:-Printed copy of a document is called
A:-Soft Copy
B:-Hard Copy
C:-Primary Copy
D:-Second Memory
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question52:-A collection of facts and figures are called
A:-Data
B:-Information
C:-Data Processing
D:-Message
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question53:-Leave _______ spaces from left margin for starting a paragraph.
A:-10
B:-15
C:-5
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question54:-Number of shift keys in a typewriter keyboard
A:-2
B:-1
C:-3
D:-4
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question55:-Which finger is used to type the letter `ul{text{M}}`?
A:-Left middle finger
B:-Right middle finger
C:-Right index finger
D:-Left index finger
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question56:-Guide keys of a Typewriter is
A:-N
B:-a;
C:-asdf ;lkj
D:-M
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question57:-There are _________ carriage release levers.
A:-Two
B:-One
C:-Three
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question58:-What is the full form of Pin Code?
A:-Postel Index Note
B:-Postel Index Number
C:-Print Index Note
D:-Print Index Number
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question59:-Home keys are provided in ________ row.
A:-First
B:-Second
C:-Third
D:-Four
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question60:-Heart of the typewriting machine is
A:-Escapement wheel
B:-Pinion wheel
C:-Main spring
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question61:-The comments which appear on the bottom of the page is
A:-End note
B:-Foot note
C:-Thesaurus
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question62:-The text effect that lowers the selected text below the base line is called
A:-Subscript
B:-Superscript
C:-Header
D:-Footer
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question63:-Which key is used to select all the text in the document is
A:-Ctrl + M
B:-Ctrl + C
C:-Ctrl + Z
D:-Ctrl + A
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question64:-The carriage moves one letter space towards right while operating the _______ key.
A:-Tabulator key
B:-Space bar
C:-Back spacer
D:-Shift key
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question65:-There are ________ marginal stops.
A:-Two
B:-One
C:-Three
D:-Four
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question66:-The measurement of a Typist’s table is
A:-Height 2′ 3″
B:-Height 1′ 9″
C:-Height 2′ 4″
D:-Height 2′ 7″
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question67:-Typing mistake is called ________ error.
A:-Typical
B:-Chronological
C:-Spelling
D:-Typographical
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question68:-w.e.f. means
A:-with effect from
B:-without effect for
C:-with effectively from
D:-none of these
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question69:-A software program that has the ability to make copies of itself and to attach itself to other applications or files
A:-Antivirus software
B:-Computer virus
C:-Software
D:-Bytes
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question70:-A formula in Excel always starts with an ________ sign.
A:-/
B:->
C:-=
D:-+
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question71:-A pictorial representation of data is called
A:-Chart
B:-Bar
C:-Legend
D:-Radar
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question72:-The method used for arranging keyboard is
A:-Universal
B:-Rhythm
C:-Marginal
D:-Qwerty
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question73:-Before transporting a typewriter the carriage should be brought to the _______ and the marginal stops should be
brought together.
A:-Left
B:-Right
C:-Middle
D:-End
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question74:-Which of the following are the signs of a virus attack?
A:-The computer runs slower than normal
B:-The computer restarts on its own
C:-There is a change in file size
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question75:-Facebook was founded in
A:-1994
B:-2004
C:-2010
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question76:-Complementary close in an official letters is
A:-Yours faithfully
B:-Yours truly
C:-Yours obediently
D:-Yours friendly
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question77:-Loose dog holds the tooth of the _______ wheel when the machine is at rest.
A:-Pinion
B:-Marginal
C:-Escapement
D:-Jerky
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question78:-While pressing carriage release lever, carriage moves towards
A:-Left
B:-Right
C:-Up
D:-Down
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question79:-A spring is placed before the segment in Halda typewriter. This is called
A:-Main spring
B:-Buffer spring
C:-Indicator
D:-Manifolding
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question80:-To get one blank space between words and to move the carriage one space without producing any impression
on the paper ________ is used.
A:-Tabulator
B:-Shift key
C:-Space bar
D:-Shift lock
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question81:-A character key which is fixed in Malayalam/Hindi typewriters produces an impression does not permit the
carriage to move towards left is called
A:-Shift key
B:-Shift lock
C:-Space bar
D:-Dead key
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question82:-For bringing the carriage towards right and for making corrections is used
A:-Push button
B:-Thump wheel
C:-Shift key
D:-Back space
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question83:-When you start windows 98 for the first time, this bar appears at the bottom of the screen and start button is
located on the left side of this bar and the status area is on the right. Which bar is this?
A:-Task bar
B:-Menu bar
C:-Status bar
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question84:-It gives continuous line and falls below the letter. It is longer than hyphen and it is upper case Character. What
is this?
A:-Long dash
B:-Underscore
C:-Two dash
D:-Two hyphens
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question85:-________ is a basic drawing and painting program. It can also be used to enhance images scanned using scanner.
A:-Word pad
B:-Media player
C:-Point
D:-Accessories
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question86:-Manipulations such as calculation, comparison, decision – making and logical operations done on data, to
convert them into information are called
A:-Process
B:-Data
C:-Application
D:-Collection
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question87:-Another name of line space lever is ________
A:-Tabulator
B:-Cylinder
C:-Carriage return
D:-Duplicator
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question88:-1 Mega Byte is
A:-1024 Byte
B:-1024 KB
C:-1024 MB
D:-1 Nibble
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question89:-Cylinder ratchet wheel is situated in the _______ side of the cylinder.
A:-Left
B:-Right
C:-Down
D:-Up
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question90:-It is the temporary storage area in CPU, where the intermediate results are stored
A:-RAM
B:-ROM
C:-IOP
D:-PROM
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question91:-This bar is the line of the text that lies across the top of the window. It is very much like the minus you may
have seen in other windows applications. It help us to access to many of the word. Which bar is this?
A:-Tool Bar
B:-Title Bar
C:-Menu Bar
D:-Status Bar
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question92:-Another name of variable line space is
A:-Back space
B:-Fractional space
C:-Typographical space
D:-Indenting
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question93:-The action of the beginning of the document which key is used
A:-Ctrl+Page up
B:-Ctrl+Left arrow
C:-Ctrl+Home
D:-Home
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question94:-It is a collection of one or more related web pages, linked together through a system of Hyper links is
A:-URL
B:-WWW
C:-Home page
D:-Website
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question95:-It help us to combine various kind of information on a single document, easily sort the information in the data
source or use the data source to create labels or envelops is
A:-Data
B:-Merging
C:-Mail Merge
D:-Collection
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question96:-One type will be tangent to the cylinder at a time because the cylinder is _________ in shape.
A:-Semi circular
B:-Circular
C:-Vertical
D:-Oval
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question97:-Press the function key Shift+F3 to
A:-Promote a paragraph
B:-Move selected paragraph Up
C:-Change the case of letters
D:-Expand text
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question98:-Increase the tension to set right the _________ movement of the carriage.
A:-Rhythm
B:-Sluggish
C:-Up and Down
D:-Length wise
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question99:-To maximize the document window press
A:-CTRL+F10
B:-CTRL+F6
C:-CTRL+F5
D:-CTRL+F11
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question100:-Print the merged document press
A:-ALT+SHIFT K
B:-ALT+SHIFT N
C:-ALT+SHIFT M
D:-ALT+SHIFT L
Correct Answer:- Option-C