Kerala PSC Solved Paper - Junior Health Inspector Grade-II 2015

1. ‘Gypsy Goddess’ is a book by :

(a) Shinie Antony
(b) Anuja Chuhan
(c) Anuja Raina
(d) Meena Kandaswamy


2. The oldest mountain ranges in India:

(a) Vindhya
(b) Aravalli
(c) Karakoram
(d) Western Ghats


3. The book ‘Swaraj’ is written by:

(a) Aravind Kejrival
(b) Narendra Modi
(c) Kiran Bedi
(d) Sushama Swaraj



4. Which of the following is a sanctuary for salt crocodiles?

(a) Kanha National Park
(b) Corbet National Park
(c) Bhitarkanika National Park
(d) Kasiranga National Park


5. The first Indian Governor of Reserve Bank of India?

(a) C.D Deshmukh
(b) Y.V. Reddy
(c) C . Rangarajan
(d) C. Narasimham


6. The first newspaper in India ‘Bengal Gazette’ was published by:

(a) William Bolts
(b) James Hickey
(c) George Yue
(d) Crenbrook


7. The National leader who headed the committee which prepared the Wardha Scheme of Education?

(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(b) Dr. S Radhakrishnan
(c) Dr. Zakir Hussain
(d) Dr. Visweswarayya


8. Congress session which took the decision to start non co-operation movement?

(a) Nagpur
(b) Calcutta
(c) Pune
(d) Madras


9. The Planning Commission has been replaced with NITI Aayog in:

(a) 2012
(b) 2013
(c) 2014
(d) 2015


10. Lakdawala committee was appointed on:

(a) Poverty estimation
(b) Banking sector reforms
(c) Tax reforms
(d) Financial sector reforms


11. The first state in India formed on linguistic basis:

(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Gujarat
(d) Kerala


12. Rural employment programme of Government of India is known as:

(a) DWCRA
(b) Indira Awaas Yojana
(c) MGNREGA
(d) SGSY


13. 'Go bak to Vedas' is the motto of:

(a) BrahmoSamaj
(b) Prarthana Samaj
(c) Dev Samaj
(d) Arya Samaj


14. Who was the founder of Gadhar Party?

(a) Lala Hardayal
(b) Bhagath Singh
(c) Chandra Sehar Azad
(d) V.D. Savarkar


15. 'Kanneerum Kinavum' is a book written by:

(a) M.P. Bhattathiripad
(b) V.T. Bhattathirippad
(c) Kurroor Brahmadattan Namboothiripad
(d) E.M.S. Namboothiripad


16. Athma Vidya Sangham was founded by

(a) Brahmananda Sivayogi
(b) Vaikunda Swamikal
(c) Chattambi Swamikal
(d) Swami Vagbhadananda


17. The river from Kerala flows eastwards to Karnataka:

(a) Periyar
(b) Chaliyar
(c) Kabani
(d) Kunthipuzha


18. When Vaikam Sathyagraha broke out?

(a) 1921
(b) 1922
(c) 1923
(d) 1924


19. Who among the followng was Gandhiji's friend and associate?

(a) Louis Fischer
(b) A.O. Hume
(c) Lord Mountbatten
(d) Lord Ripon


20. Mercy Mathew, who does social work among the tribes in Madhya Pradesh is better known as:

(a) Medha Patkar
(b) Daya Bhai
(c) Teesta Setalvad
(d) Vandana Siva


21. A man starts from a point P travels through a circular path with perimeter 200m and ends at the same point P. What is his displacement?

(a) 200m
(b) 400m
(c) 100m
(d) 0m


22. The colour of light produced by the discharge lamp filled with sodium vapour:

(a) Red
(b) Yellow
(c) White
(d) Green


23. The scientist who successfully classified elements into a periodic table:

(a) Newlands
(b) Dobereiner
(c) Mendeleev
(d) Lavoisier


24. The phenomenon of light exhibited while passing through an optical fibre:

(a) refraction
(b) total internal reflection
(c) dispersion
(d) diffraction


25. The minimum distance between the sound source and the reflecting surface to hear echo

(a) 34m
(b) 36m
(c) 17m
(d) 27m


26. The voltage at which electricity is produced in the power stations in India

(a) 11KV
(b) 230KV
(c) 220KV
(d) 66KV


27. The main component of CNG:

(a) Butane
(b) Propane
(c) Ethane
(d) Methane


28. Which colour present in the sunlight undergoes more scattering?

(a) Green
(b) Blue
(c) Yellow
(d) Red


29. Which of the following gas is produced by Haber Process'?

(a) Ammonia
(b) Sulphuric acid
(c) Hydrogen chloride
(d) Nitric oxide


30. The electronic component which stores electric charge:

(a) Resistor
(b) Inductor
(c) Capacitor
(d) Transistor


31. An example for Ex-situ conservation:

(a) Wild Life Sanctuary
(b) National Park
(c) Botanical Garden
(d) Biosphere reserve


32. Basic Unit of classification of organisms:

(a) Order
(b) family
(c) genus
(d) species


33. Which among the following is a function of sympathetic nervous system?

(a) Pupil constricts
(b) Saliva secretion decreases
(c) Heart beat decreases
(d) Trachea constricts


34. Power house of the cell:

(a) Endoplasmic reticulum
(b) Mitochondria
(c) Ribosome
(d) Golgi bodies


35. The largest part of brain is:

(a) Cerebrum
(b) cerebellum
(c) medulla oblongata
(d) thalamus


36. The digestive enzyme of gastric juice is:

(a) salivary amylase
(b) Pepsin
(c) trypsin
(d) lysosyme


37. Which hormone increases blood calcium level?

(a) Insulin
(b) Glucagon
(c) Calcitonin
(d) Parathormone


38. Night blindness is caused by the deficiency of:

(a) Vitamin A
(b) Vitamin B
(c) Vitamin C
(d) Vitamin D


39. Elbow joint is an example of :

(a) Ball and socket joint
(b) Pivot joint
(c) Hinge joint
(d) Gliding joint


40. Respiratory organ of Earthworm is

(a) Trachea
(b) Book lungs
(c) Skins
(d) Gills


41. The ORS contain the following compounds except:

(a) Trisodium citrate
(b) Sodium Chloride
(c) Potassium chloride
(d) Potassium Nitrate


42. The common cause of diarrhoeal disease in children were due to:

(a) Rotavirus
(b) Entomoeba
(c) Salmonella
(d) Shigella


43. The maximum incubation period of Cholera disease is:

(a) 2 days
(b) 5 days
(c) 7 days
(d) 10 days


44. The drug of choice for ARI control program in India is:

(a) Chloramphenicol
(b) Ampicillin
(c) Cotrimoxazole
(d) Ciprofloxacin


45. The widal test is done for diagnosis of:

(a) HIV
(b) Malaria
(c) Cholera
(d) Typhoid


46. The colour of the tank containing chlorine gas should be:

(a) White
(b) Black
(c) Yellow
(d) Red


47. The colour coding of the container to dispose sharps are:

(a) Blue
(b) Black
(c) Yellow
(d) Red


48. The first aid for scald injury is applying:

(a) Honey
(b) Ink
(c) Kerosene
(d) Cold water


49. Minimum recommended level of residual chlorine in drinking water:

(a) 5mg/L
(b) 0.5mg/L
(c) 0.05mg/L
(d) 0.005mg/L


50. Orthotolidine test is used for:

(a) Testing Milk
(b) Test Chlorine demand
(c) Test Chlorine in water
(d) Testing blood


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