PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION PEPAR 40

ASSISTANT GR II (DIRECT & BY TRANSFER)- KERALA STATE HOUSING BOARD  Question Code:32/2019 Cat No: 579/2017 & 580/2017  Date Of Test: 20/07/2019
ANSWER KEY

1.January 1, 2007 was Monday, what day of the week lies on January 1, 2008: 

(A) Monday

(B) Wednesday

(C) Tuesday 

 (D) Sunday  

2. How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a day? 

(A) 24 

(B) 22 

(C) 44 

(D) 12 

3. How long does a train 110 m long running at the speed of 72 km/hr take to cross a bridge 132 m in length? 

(A) 12.1 sec 

(B) 20.5 sec 

(C) 10.5 sec 

(D) 11.2 sec 

4. The next term in the following series is : 1, 3, 7, 15, ..... 

(A) 21 

(B) 23

(C) Tuesday

(D) 29 

5. The average age of a class of 25 students is 24 years. The average increased by 1 when the age of teacher is also included. What is the age of the teacher? 

(A) 29 

(B) 22

(C) 50 

(D) 35 

6. If 45 men working 4 hours a day can do a work in 8 days, in how many days will 36 men finish it by working 8 hours a day : 

(A) 4 

(B) 5 

(C) 6 

(D) 3 

7. 331% of 33 is : 

(A) 33 

(B) 1 

(C) 100 

(D) 11 

8. A sum of money becomes Rs. 13,380 after 3 years and Rs. 26,760 after 6 years on compound interest. The sum is : 

(A) 6680

(B) 6290

(C) 9060 

(D) 6690 

9. The product of two numbers is 1520 and their HCF is 5, the LCM of the numbers is : 

(A) 304 

(B) 310

(C) 760 

(D) 7600 

10. If a:b= 2:3 and 6:c=4:5 then a:b:c is : 

(A) 8:12:15 

(B) 2:4:5 

(C) 8:12:16 

(D) 2:3:5 

11. The following question consists of a number series which contains a wrong term. This term is given as one of the alternatives among the FOUR numbers given below it. Find out the WRONG term in the following. 1 4 7 11 16 22 29 

(A) 1 

(B) 4

 (C) 7 

(D) 11 

12. (9992 – 9982) - 10x100+3 = : 

(A) 29987
(B) 29978

(C) 19973 

(D) none of these 

13. Average age of A, B and C is 40 years. If average age of B and C is 45 years and the age of 

B is 40, then what is the sum of ages of A and C? 

(A) 120 

(B) 90

(C) 70 

(D) 80 

14. There are 3 pipes in a tank. If first pipe is opened the tank is filled in one hour. If second pipe is opened the tank is filled in seventy five minutes. If third pipe is opened the tank is filled in fifty minutes. If all the three pipes are opened simultaneously, the tank is filled in : 

(A) 32 

(B) 29 

(C) 25 

(D) 20 

15. The H.C.F of two numbers is 24. The number which can be their L.C.M is : 

(A) 128 

(B) 120 

(C) 138 

(D) 150 

16. Find the missing digits : 5, 11, 23, 4,95 

(A) 47 

(B) 40

(C) 61 

(D) 51 

17. Using the relation find the missing letters in the following: BOQD: ERTG :: ANPC: - 

(A) FSHU 

(B) CPSF 

(C) DQSF 

(D) FQHS 

18. F is the father of A, C is the daughter of A, K is the sister of F and G is the brother of C. Who is the uncle of G?

 (A) C 

 (B) F 

 (C) A 

 (D) None of these 

19. A walks a distance of 3 K.M towards north, then turns to his left and walks for 2 K.M. He again turns left and walks for 3 K.M. At this point he turns to his right and walks for 3 K.M. How many K.M and in what direction is he from the starting point? 

(A) 5 K.M and West 

(B) 3 K.M and South 

(C) 2 K.M and South 

(D) 4K.M and West 

20. B is twice as old as A but twice younger than F. C is half the age of A but twice older than D. Which two persons from the pair of the oldest and the youngest? 

(A) B oldest and D youngest 

(B) B oldest and C youngest 

(C) Foldest and D youngest 

(D) Foldest and C youngest 

21. From the following processes choose the one which does not helps for the absorption of water 

from the soil by roots : 

(A) Root Pressure 

(B) Cohesion

(C) Transpiration 

(D) Osmosis 

22. All of the following are examples of connective tissue, except: 

(A) Bones 

(B) Blood

(C) Cartilages 

(D) Muscles 

23. Even though high cholesterol level is harmful, cholesterol helps for synthesis of a vitamin in our body. This vitamin is : 

(A) Vitamin A 

(B) Vitamin D

(C) Vitamin E 

(D) Vitamin K 

24. Consider the following hormones produced by our body and corresponding deficiency disease : 

(i) Thyroxine                      -      Cushing's syndrome 

(ii) Vasopressin                  -       Diabetes insipidius 

(iii) Insulin                         -       Diabetes mellitus 

(iv) Gluco corticoids          -       Addison's disease
 Of which 

(A) Only (iii) is correct 

(B) Only (ii) and (iii) are correct 

(C) (ii), (iii), and (iv) are correct 

(D) All are correct 

25. When water is cooled ice is formed. By which of the following reasons does this changes 

occur? 

(A) Volume increase and density decrease 

(B) Volume increase and density increase 

(C) Volume decrease and density decrease 

(D) Volume decrease and density increase 

26. A pH of 7-8 is suitable for crops of Cabbage. After soil analysis, the farmer is asked to sprinkle slaked lime to soil to obtain optimum pH for that crop. So what will be the pH found on soil test? 

(A) Below 6 

(B) Above 8 

(C) 7.5 

(D) None of these 

27. Of the following which one is not an Allotrope of Carbon? 

(A) Diamond 

(B) Graphite

(C) Fullerenes 

(D) Naphthalene 

28. The main reason for stars appear to be twinkle for us is : 

(A) Refraction 

(B) Reflection 

(C) Diffraction 

(D) Scattering 

29. Theoretically the end of stars having mass less than 1.44 times the mass of the Sun will be in the form of: 

(A) Neutron stars 

(B) Black holes 

(C) Black dwarf 

(D) Black stars 

30. According to Robert Whittaker in which of the following Kingdom does the Bacteria belong : 

(A) Protista 

(B) Monera

(C) Fungi 

(D) Animalia 

31. Who was appointed as new Vigilance Director of Kerala? 

(A) P. Vijayan 

(B) Merlin Joseph

(C) R. Sreelekha 

(D) B.S. Mohammed Yasin 

32. Which of the following became the oldest player of World Cup Football? 

(A) Essam El-Hadary 

(B) Rafael Marquez

(C) Tim Cahill 

(D) Willy Caballero 

33. Who bagged the Man Booker International Award of 2018? 

(A) David Grossman 

(B) Olga Tokarczuk

(C) Han Kang 

(D) Lydia Davis 

34. Who was appointed as the new Prime Minister of Italy recently? 

(A) Paolo Gentiloni 

(B) Matteo Renzi

(C) Giuseppe Conte 

(D) Enrico Letta 

35. Which of the following country has the highest World Peace Index? 

(A) New Zealand 

(B) Iceland

(C) Austria 

(D) Portugal 

36. Who was appointed as the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India recently? 

(A) Vijay Raghavan 

(B) C.N.R. Rao

(C) Rajgopala Chidambram 

(D) Homi Sethna 

37. Who bagged the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award in 2017? 

(A) Sanjay Dutt 

(B) Manoj Kumar

(C) Shashi Kapoor 

(D) Vinod Khanna 

38. In which state the Patratu Super Tharmal Power Project is located? 

(A) Sikkim 

(B) Arunachal Pradesh

(C) Jharkhand 

(D) Tripura 

39. Which is the first Latin American Country to join NATO recently? 

(A) Cuba 

(B) Columbia

(C) Brazil 

(D) Argentina 

40. Who bagged the French Open Tennis Championship in 2017? 

(A) Rafael Nadal 

(B) Novak Djokovic 

(C) Stan Wawrinka 

(D) Martin del Petro 

41. Kamuthi Solar Power plant is the largest solar power plant in India situated at: 

(A) Tamilnadu 

(B) Andrapradesh 

(C) Rajastan 

(D) Gujarath 

42. Goods and Service Tax in India came in to force on: 

(A) 1st April 2017 

(B) 1st July 2018 

(C) 1st July 2017 

(D) 1st April 2018 

43. In the Census 2011 which is the highest literacy District in India : 

(A) Aizwal 

(B) Mahe 

(C) Kottayam 

(D) Serchhip 

44. The Dampa Tiger Reserve is the largest wildlife sanctuary situated in the of state of : 

(A) Odisha 

(B) Nagaland

(C) Manipur 

(D) Mizoram 

45. Which is considered as the Worlds largest masonry dam? 

(A) Hirakud Dam 

(B) Nagarjuna sagar Dam 

(C) Tehri Dam 

(D) Idukki Arch Dam 

46. Which is the highest mountain peak in Karnataka? 

(A) Baba budangiri 

(B) Tadiandamol Peak

(C) Mullayanagiri 

(D) Kudramukh Peak 

47. Which state launched the “Neeru Meeru Programme” in 2000 to improve ground water level? 

(A) Gujarath 

(B) Andra Pradesh 

(C) West Bengal 

(D) Karnataka 

48. The Indian environmentalist who won the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2017 : 

(A) Prafulla Samantara 

(B) Mark Lopez 

(C) Wendy Bowman 

(D) None of these 

49. Which is the largest Bauxite producer state in India? 

(A) Andra Pradesh 

(B) Madhya Pradesh

(C) Bihar 

(D) Odisha 

50. Ayushman Bharat Yojana is a health protection scheme launched by Prime Minister 

Narendra Modi on : 

(A) 23 Sep. 2018 

(B) 25 Dec. 2014 

(C) 14 Nov. 2018 

(D) 1 Jan. 2019 

51. Which is the largest river in Odisha? 

(A) Baitarani 

(B) Bhargavi river 

(D) Krishna river 

(C) Mahanadi 

52. NITI Aayog was formed in India on : 

(A) 1st Jan. 2017 

(B) 1st Jan. 2015 

(C) 1st Jan. 2016 

(D) 1st July 2015 

53. Who among the following person is not associated with Kochi Rajya Prajamandalam? 

(A) Ekkanda Warrier 

(B) V.R. Krishnan Ezhuthachan 

(C) S. Neelakanda Iyyer 

(D) None of these 

54. The British Governor General who introduced the Subsidiary Alliance system in India : 

(A) Lord Canning 

(B) Lord Wellesly

(C) Lord Delhousie 

(D) Lord Lytton 

55. Indian National Congress celebrated the first Independence Day on : 

(A) 15th Aug. 1947 

(B) 14th Aug. 1947 

(C) 26th Jan. 1930 

(D) 8th Aug. 1942 

56. The famous proclamation issued in the name of Bahadur Shah II appealed to the people to 

join the fight against British in 1857 : 

(A) Asamgarh Proclamation 

(B) Allahabad Proclamation 

(C) Kundara Proclamation 

(D) None of these 

57. Who lead the revolt of 1857 at Lucknow? 

(A) Beegam Hazrath Mahal

(B) Bahadursha II

(C) Nana Saheb 

(D) Jhansi Rani 

58. Lord Cornwallis introduced the Permanent Land Settlement in Bengal in : 

(A) 1820 

(B) 1772 

(C) 1793 

(D) 1857 

59. The term Tirthangaras is associated with the religion of: 

(A) Buddhism 

(B) Jainism

(C) Sikkism 

(D) None of these 

60. The famous Social Reformer Mar Kuriakose Ellias Chavara born at: 

(A) Padyathu 

(B) Vengannur 

(C) Mezhathur 

(D) Kainakari 

61. In which year was the Indian Citizenship Act passed? 

(A) 1947 

(B) 1950 

(C) 1955 

(D) 1956 

62. When was the Constitution of India brought into force? 

(A) 26th November 1946 

(B) 26th January 1949 

(C) 26th November 1949 

(D) 26th January 1950 

63. Which Article of the Indian Constitution specifies about right to life? 

(A) Article 14 

(B) Article 19 

(C) Article 21 

(D) Article 24 

64. By which Constitutional Amendment Act was the fundamental duties inserted in the Indian Constitution? 

(A) 42nd Amendment 1976 

(B) 44th Amendment 1978 

(C) 52nd Amendment 1985 

(D) 61st Amendment 1988 

65. Article 44 of the Directive Principles of State Policy specifies about : 

(A) Village Panchayats 

(B) Uniform Civil Code 

(C) Cottage Industries 

(D) International Peace 

66. Name the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. 

(A) Vinod Rai 

(B) Shashi Kant Sharma

(C) V.N. Kaul 

(D) Rajiv Mehrishi 

67. Who appoints the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India? 

(A) President 

(B) Prime Minister 

(C) Home Minister 

(D) Law Minister 

68. The 101st Constitutional Amendment Act 2016 is related to: 

(A) Income Tax 

(B) Goods and Services Tax 

(C) Sales Tax 

(D) Entertainment Tax 

69. When did Goa get separated from the Union Territory of Daman and Diu and achieve full 

statehood? 

(A) 1956 

(B) 1971

(C) 1987 

(D) 2000 

70. NITI Aayog has replaced which of the following? 

(A) Planning Commission 

(C) GST Council 

(B) Finance Commission 

(D) Inter State Council 

71. Neither of the boys 

(A) are 

(B) has

(C) being 

(D) have 

72. Write the indirect speech of “Don't Sleep”: 

(A) You ordered not to sleep 

(B) You ordered to not sleep 

(C) You are instructed not to sleep 

(D) You are advised to not sleep 

73. People play football all over the world. (Report the sentence) 

(A) People all over the world is played football 

(B) All the people played football Football

 (C) Football was played by all people in the world

(D)  Foot ball is played all over the world 

74. _______________Rich should help _______poor. 

(A) a, the 

(B) the, the

(C) the, a 

(D) an, the 

75. Neither food nor water ___________ to be found there. 

(A) was  

(B) were 

(C) is

(D) are 

76. I hope the work will be finished 

(A) in 

(B) by 

(C) on 

(D) at 

77. Write the Synonym of the word – 'sad': 

(A) Happy 

(B) Pathetic

(C) Cruel 

(D) Unhappy 

78. It is there he is hoping to — 

(A) get at 

(B) get into

(C) get across 

(D) get away with 

79. Write one word for “Killing of one's own brother". 

(A) Fratricide 

(B) Oedipus complex 

(C)Fatalist 

(D) Fenaticide 

80. It is a ____________store. 

(A)Stationary

(B)Stationery 

(C)Stationry

(D)Steitionary 

81. ഭൂമി എന്ന പദത്തിനു പകരം പദം തെരഞ്ഞെടുത്തെഴുതുക : 

(A) ഭൂതി 

(B) വാനം 

(C) പാര് 

(D) നാകം 

82. "അയക്കുന്ന ആൾ' എന്നർത്ഥം വരുന്ന മലയാളപദം : 

(A) പ്രേഷിതൻ 

(C) പ്രേഷികൻ 

(B) പ്രേക്ഷിതൻ 

(D) പ്രേക്ഷണൻ 

83. "Casual Leave' എന്ന പദത്തിന്റെ മലയാളമെന്ത്? 

 (A) ആർജ്ജിത അവധി 

 (B) ആകസ്മിക അവധി

(C) അനാവശ്യ അവധി 

(D) അല്പദിവസ അവധി 

 84. 'കവി' എന്ന പദത്തിന്റെ സ്ത്രീലിംഗം : 

(A) കവിയത്രി | 

(C) കവായതി 

(B) കവയത്രി 

(D) കവയിത്രി 

85. ശരിയായ പദം എഴുതുക : 

(A) ഐശ്ചികം 

(C) ഐച്ചികം 

(B) ഐച്ഛികം 

(D) ഐചികം 

86. ഇവയിൽ പൂജക ബഹുവചനമേതാണ്? 

(A) ശൂദ്രർ 

(B)വേലക്കാർ 

(C) മിടുക്കർ 

(D) ആചാര്യർ 

87. ചേതനം എന്ന പദത്തിന്റെ വിപരീതപദമെന്ത്? 

(A) സചേതനം 

(B) അചേതനം

(C) സാചേതനം 

(D) പരചേതനം 

88. “ശ്ലോകത്തിൽ കഴിക്കുക' എന്ന ശൈലിയുടെ അർത്ഥമെന്ത്? 

(A) ശ്ലോകം ചൊല്ലി കഴിക്കുക 

(B) ശ്ലോകത്തിലൂടെ കഴിക്കുക 

(C) ചുരുക്കുക 

(D) മെല്ലെ തീർക്കുക 

89. "അകമില്ലാ പുറമില്ലാ ഞെട്ടില്ലാ വട്ടയില' ഈ കടങ്കഥയുടെ ഉത്തരമെന്ത്? 

(A) ചേമ്പില 

(B) താമരയില

(C) കണ്ണാടി 

(D) പപ്പടം

 90. 'കൂപമണ്ഡകം' പിരിച്ചെഴുതുക : 

(A) കൂപത്തിലെ മണ്ഡകം 

(B) കൂപം കൊണ്ടുള്ള മണ്ഡകം 

(C) കൂപം പോലുള്ള മണ്ഡകം 

(D) മണ്ഡകം പോലുള്ള കൂപം 

91. Choose the odd one out : 

(A) Printer 

(B) Keyboard

(C) Monitor 

(D) Projector 

92. Number of Bits used in Binary Number System is : 

(A) 16 

(B) 8 

(C) 10 

(D) 2 

93. Which of the following is an Operating System? 

(A) Google

(C) Linux 

(B) Yahoo 

(D) Bing 

94. Who is known as the father of computer science and Artificial Intelligence? 

(A) Bill Gates 

(B) Linus Torvalds 

(C) Alan Turing 

(D) Dennis Ritchie 

95. Which was the first Electronic Computer? 

(A) ENIAC 

(B) EDVAC 

(C) UNIVAC 

(D) HARVARD MARK-1 

96. Which of the following is a programming Language? 

(A) Http 

(B) Java 

(C) Eclips 

(D) Android 

97. Which robot got citizenship in Saudi Arabia in the year 2017? 

(A) Atlas 

(B) Kirobo

(C) Sophia 

(D) Namo 

98. Step by step procedure to solve a problem is called : 

(A) Debugging 

(B) Algorithm

(C) Programming 

(D) Testing 

99. Present CEO of Microsoft is : 

(A) Satya Nadella 

(B) Bill Gates 

(C) Rajeev Suri 

(D) Sundar Pichai 

100. First free email service for the public was : 

(A) Hotmail.com 

(B) Gmail.com

(C) Rediffmail.com 

(D) Yahoo.com