KERALA PSC LOWER DIVISION TYPIST
Solved Questions
Exam Conducted on 12-8-2006
1. Biggest organ of the body:
(a) Heart (b) Lung (c) Liver (d) Spleen
2. Universal donor for all blood groups:
(a) O (b) A (c) B (d) AB
3. Vinegar is:
(a) Citric acid (b) Acetic acid
(c) Oxalic acid (d) A mixture of all the above
4. The author of ‘Das Capital’ is
(a) Shakespeare (b) Milton (c) Karl Marx (d) Angels
5. Which of the following books was written by Arundhati Roy?
(a) Hungry stone (b) Wings of fire
(c) Two leaves and a bud (d) The God of small things
6. Ponmudi is a Hill resort in the district of:
(a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) Kollam
(c) Kannur (d) Idukki
7. The birth place of Sri Sankara
(a) Aluva (b) Kalady (c) Kovalam (d) Cochin
8. Malayattoor is a/an:
(a) Ancient city (b) Sea shore (c) Pilgrim centre (d) Health resort
9. Yesudas is famous as a/an:
(a) actor (b) musician (c) poet (d) politician
10. Capital of Venad
(a) Alleppey (b) Kollam (c) Kottayam (d) Thrissur
11. Kulu valley is in
(a) Kashmir (b) Punjab (c) Gujarat (d) Himachal Pradesh
12. Bharat Ratna recipient Bismillah Khan is associaed with:
(a) Santoor (b) Sarod (c) Shehanai (d) Flute
13. Maximum part of the body is composed of
(a) Water (b) Blood (c) Skin (d) Bone
14. The pitch of a note depends upon:
(a) Its frequency (b) Its velocity (c) Its amplitude (d) Its wavelength
15. The hardest natural substance known in the world is:
(a) Tungsten (b) Gold (c) Platinum (d) Diamond
16. Which is the first Indian talkie film?
(a) Bhatka Prahlad (b) Alam Ara (c) Kalidas (d) Padosi
17. The first Indian to win the World Champion title in chess
(a) Pravin Thipse (b) Sasikiran
(c) Harikrishna (d) Viswanathan Anand
18. Renaissance first began in:
(a) Italy (b) Spain (c) Turkey (d) Austria
19. Who is the Supreme commander of the defence forces in India?
(a) Defence Minister (b) Prime Minister (c) President (d) Vice President
20. Who among the following is a famous astronomer
(a) Nagarjuna (b) Aryabhatta (c) Bhanabhatta (d) Vishakadatta
21. Permanent hardness of water may be removed by the addition of
(a) Lime (b) Alum
(c) Potassium Permanganate (d) Sodium Carbonate
22. What is ‘‘Palace on Wheels’?
(a) An express train (b) A passenger train
(c)A tourist special train (d) A super fast train
23. Who is known as ‘‘The Flying Sikh’’?
(a) Milkha Singh (b) Pargath Singh
(c) Gurubachan Singh (d) Sriram Singh
24. Which is the native State of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam the President of India?
(a) Bihar (b) Delhi (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Goa
25. Who is the author of ‘Sur Sagar’?
(a) Nur Muhammed (b) Thulasi Das (c) Kabir Das (d) Sur Das
26. The biggest planet is:
(a) Jupiter (b) Pluto (c) Mercury (d) Venus
27. Who among the following is called the ‘Lion of Kerala’?
(a) Marthanda Varma (b) Sakthan Thampuran
(c) Veluthampi Dalawa (d) Pazhassi Raja
28. The Tallest tree in the world is:
(a) Teak (b) Redwood (c) Mahagony (d) Eucalyptus
29. What helps a camel to travel long distance in deserts without food and water?
(a) Oasis (b) Its large body (c) Dates (d) Its humps
30. Small pox is caused by
(a) Fungus (b) Protozoa (c) Virus (d) Bacteria
31. The Chief Minister of Chandragupta Mauria:
(a) Nagarjuna (b) Kautilya (c) Manu (d) Megasthenes
32. Which of the following is not a natural fibre?
(a) Coir (b) Silk (c) Rayon (d) Jute
33. Which of the following state is the largest producer of cashew nuts in our country?
(a) Kerala (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Punjab (d) Assam
34. Who among the following rulers was a famous musician?
(a) Sri Chithira Thirunal (b) Marthanda Varma
(c) Sri Moolam Thirunal (d) Swathi Thirunal
35. The first ruler of India who seperated religion from politics?
(a) Alauddin Khilji (b) Razia Sultana (c) Shahjahan (d) Sher Shah
36. Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in the city of:
(a) Lahore (b) Agra (c) Amritsar (d) Meerut
37. Who is known as the ‘Lion of Punjab’?
(a) Sukhdev (b) Bhagat Singh (c) Vallabhai Patel (d) Lala Lajpat Rai
38. The lower house of legislature in India as called:
(a) Rajya Sabha (b) Lok Sabha (c) Cabinet (d) Assembly
39. Who said, ‘Swaraj is my birth right’?
(a) Subhash Chandra Bose (b) Bala Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Gopalakrishna Gokhale (d) Sardar Vallabhai Patel
40. The famous Sun Temple is situated in the state of:
(a) Rajasthan (b) Gujarat (c) Orissa (d) Karnataka
41. The age of voting right in India is:
(a) 20 (b) 21 (c) 18 (d) 19
42. Kancheepuram was the capital of:
(a) Pallavas (b) Cheras (c) Cholas (d) Pandyas
43. Which of the following helps in the process of blood clotting?
(a) VitaminC (b) Vitamin K (c) Vitamin A (d) VitaminB
44. The lines on the map drawn through the places whch have the same barometric pressure are called
(a) Isobars (b) Isotherms (c) Isohels (d) Isohyets
45. Which one of the following is the highest peak of Hialayas in India?
(a) Mount Everest (b) Kamet (c) Harmosh (d) Nanga Parbat
46. Red blood corpuscles are formed in the:
(a) Liver (b) Spleen (c) Pancreas (d) Bone marrow
47. Which is the purest form of water?
(a) Rain water (b) Distilled water (c) Tap water (d) Sea water
48. The unit of intensity of electric current
(a) Volt (b) Ohm (c) Ampere (d) Watt
49. Who is the first Indian woman to win a medal in the World Atheletic Meet?
(a) Anju Boby George (b) P.T. Usha
(c) Jyothirmay Sikdar (d) K.M. Beenamol
50. ‘‘The last Supper’ is a painting by:
(a) Raphael (b) Titian
(c) Michael Angelo (d) Leonardo Da Vinci
LD TYPIST ANSWERS
1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (d)
6. (a) 7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (b)
11. (d) 12. (c) 13. (a) 14. (a) 15. (d)
16. (b) 17. (d) 18. (a) 19. (c) 20. (b)
21. (d) 22. (c) 23. (a) 24. (c) 25. (d)
26. (a) 27. (d) 28. (b) 29. (d) 30. (c)
31. (b) 32. (c) 33. (a) 34. (d) 35. (a)
36. (c) 37. (d) 38. (b) 39. (b) 40. (c)
41. (c) 42. (a) 43. (b) 44. (a) 45. (d)
46. (d) 47. (a) 48. (c) 49. (a) 50. (d)
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