Kerala PSC Typist Solved Question Paper held on 28 May 2015

1. Which day is observed as Alzheimers Day?

(a) July 11
(b) July 14
(c) April 17
(d) September 21



2. The boundary between the USA and Canada is

(a) 17th Parallel
(b) 38th Parallel
(c) 49th Parallel
(d) Durant Line


3. The winner of Ranji Trophy Cricket Tournament of 2014 is

(a) Maharashtra
(b) Mumbai
(c) Delhi
(d) Karnataka


4. Rashtriya Indian Military college is situate in

(a) Dehradun
(b) New Delhi
(c) Pune
(d) Darjeeling


5. Who is the ruler of an Indian State at the time of emergency under Article 356?

(a) Prime Minister
(b) Governor
(c) Speaker of Legislative Assembly
(d) Chief Minister


6. The tomb of Akbar is in:

(a) Agra
(b) Sikandra
(c) Fetehpur Sikri
(d) Delhi


7. In India coins are minted from four centres. Which of the following is not a centre of minting?

(a) Noida
(b) Mumbai
(c) Kolkatta
(d) Jaipur


8. Mirnalini Sarabhai is famous as an artist of:

(a) Mohiniyattam
(b) Kathak
(c) Bharatanatyam
(d) Odissi


9. The Indian Rail is

(a) a term to denote Indian railways
(b) the rail coach factory in Lucknow
(c) the nae of a train which runs in North India
(d) a Magazine of Indian Railways


10. In Bangladesh river Ganges is known as:

(a) Padma
(b) Dihang
(c) Meghna
(d) Ganga


11. Find the odd man:

(a) Robert Kemperman
(b) Jimmy Walker
(c) Neymar
(d) Ruskin Bond


12. The mother tongue of Nagaland is:

(a) Assamese
(b) Naga
(c) English
(d) Hindi


13. The Saka Era began during the reign of

(a) Harsha
(b) Asoka
(c) Kanishka
(d) Chandragupta


14. FIFA Ballon d'Or award of 2014 was given to :

(a) Christiano Ronaldo
(b) Xavi
(c) Lionel Messi
(d) None of the above


15. 'Lakh Bakhsh' was the popular name of:

(a) Iltumish
(b) Qutubuddin Aibak
(c) Balban
(d) Alauddin Khalji


16. Timur invaded India during the reign of:

(a) Sikander Lodhi
(b) Nasirddin Tughlaq
(c) Ibrahim Lodhi
(d) Jalaluddin Khalji


17. The capital of Sathavahana empire was

(a) Pataliputra
(b) Prathisthana
(c) Vidisha
(d) Magadha


18. 'Hauz Khas' was a pleasure resort constructed by:

(a) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(b) Mohammed Bin Tughlaq
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Akbar


19. 'Gidda' is the folk dance of :

(a) Punjab
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Gujarat
(d) Manipur


20. The number of player in a baseball match is:

(a) 5
(b) 7
(c) 9
(d) 11


21. The Indus city Kalibangan is situated in:

(a) Punjab
(b) Haryana
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Gujarat


22. The Mahayana sect of Buddhism preached their doctrines in

(a) Pali
(b) Prakrit
(c) Hindi
(d) Sanskrit


23. The least densely populated country in the world is :

(a) Mauritania
(b) Iceland
(c) Canada
(d) Vatican


24. 'Eldorado' is the imaginary land envisioned by:

(a) Thomas More
(b) Anthony Hope
(c) Voltaire
(d) Plato


25. The Roman deity 'Mars' was the goddess of:

(a) War
(b) Poetry and Music
(c) Wisdom
(d) Sea


26. The ancient town Sarnath is in modern :

(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Orissa
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Haryana


27. The permanent settlement was introduced by:

(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Robert Clive
(c) Lord Wellesley
(d) Lord Cornwallis


28. The Grand Trunk Road connected Delhi with:

(a) Madras
(b) Calcutta
(c) Bombay
(d) None of these


29. During the 1857 Revolt, Nana Saheb led the rebellion at

(a) Kanpur
(b) Meerut
(c) Bareilly
(d) Faizabad


30. 'Gadar' was a weekly newspaper started by:

(a) Tilak
(b) Lala Lajput Rai
(c) Lala Hardayal
(d) None of these


31. The All India Muslim League was founded in

(a) 1905
(b) 1906
(c) 1909
(d) 1911


32. The right of separate electorate for Muslims was provided by:

(a) Montague Chelmsford Reforms
(b) Minto-Morley Reforms
(c) The Lucknow Pact
(d) The government of India Act of 1935


33. The 'Quit India' Resolution was passed in the Congress session held at:

(a) Bombay
(b) Allahabad
(c) Nagpur
(d) Haripura


34. The Indian National Army (INA) was formed in:

(a) Calcutta
(b) Japan
(c) Singapore
(d) Malaya


35. In the interim government formed in 1946, John Mathai was the minister for:

(a) Labour
(b) Law
(c) Industries
(d) Finances


36. The capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi in the year:

(a) 1905
(b) 1907
(c) 1911
(d) 1914


37. Ali brothers were associated with

(a) Khilafat Movement
(b) Wahabi Movement
(c) Mujahideen group
(d) Quit India Movement


38. The Indian Struggle is written by:

(a) Nehru
(b) Ambedkar
(c) Gandhi
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose


39. The first Vice President of India is:

(a) Rajendra Prasad
(b) S. Radhakrishnan
(c) C. Rajagopalachari
(d) JB Kripalani


40. Buland Darwaza is the gate at:

(a) Feteh-pur sikri
(b) Charminar
(c) Red Fort
(d) Agra Fort


41. The largest library in India, The National Library is located in: (a) New Delhi (b) Calcutta (c) Bombay (d) None of these

42. During dehydration, the substance that the body usually loses is

(a) Sugar
(b) Potassium Chloride
(c) Sodium Chloride
(d) Calcium Phosphate


43. The sky is blue in colour due to:

(a) Reflection
(b) Refraction
(c) diffraction
(d) dispersion


44. The Planet nearest to the earth is :

(a) Mercury
(b) Pluto
(c) Jupiter
(d) Venus


45. Amjad Ali Khan is the famous instrumentalist :

(a) Sarod
(b) Violin
(c) Shehnai
(d) Sitar


46. The first law minister of the independent India is

(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(b) B.R. Ambedkar
(c) Jagjeevan Ram
(d) Shyamaprasad Mukherjee


47. The aspect of fundamental duties of Indian constitution is taken from the constitution of:

(a) Britain
(b) USA
(c) Belgium
(d) Russia


48. The first Indian Governor of Reserve Bank of India is:

(a) LK Jha
(b) CD Deshmukh
(c) A Dalai
(d) D Subba Rao


49. The biggest country in Africa is:

(a) Sudan
(b) South Africa
(c) Egypt
(d) Cameroon


50. The currency of New Zealand is :

(a) Peso
(b) Dollar
(c) Rimggit
(d) None of these


51. Main spring and carriage is connected with:

(a) Carriage risk
(b) Draw band
(c) House dogs
(d) Pinion wheel


52. File extension of word document:

(a) .doc
(b) .xls
(c) .word
(d) .bmp


53. The shortcut command of 'save' in word:

(a) Ctrl + V
(b) Ctrl + O
(c) Crtl + D
(d) Crtl + S


54. Master key in Typerwriter:

(a) H
(b) Y
(c) N
(d) B


55. How many dogs are in Typewriter :

(a) 2 dogs
(b) 4 dogs
(c) 1 dog
(d) 3 dogs


56. Word processing package allow users to:

(a) Edit Text
(b) Save Text
(c) Print Text
(d) Do all of the above


57. The stencil sheet is placed in the:

(a) Cotton carrier
(b) Silk Carrier
(c) Linen Carrier
(d) None of the above


58. Which type of files cannot be navigated using Clipart browser of Office 2000?

(a) avi
(b) wav
(c) mp3
(d) bmp


59. DropCap is placed in ______ menu.

(a) Format
(b) table
(c) tools
(d) insert


60. In which year @ selected for its use in e-mail addresses:

(a) 1969
(b) 1972
(c) 1975
(d) 1980


61. The Typewriter with 80 to 100 degree are called:

(a) Foolscap
(b) Bried
(c) Standard
(d) Fullscap


62. Data arranged in sequential order is called:

(a) Data sorting
(b) Filtering
(c) Data arranging
(d) Data Processing


63. Font size not supported by word :

(a) 12
(b) 72.5
(c) 533
(d) 100.89


64. The length of ribbon used in a standard typewriter:

(a) 8 m
(b) 10 m
(c) 6 m
(d) 12 m


65. Buffer spring is found in :

(a) Remington
(b) Halda
(c) Godrej
(d) All of these


66. How many ways you can save a document?

(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6


67. What is gutter margin?

(a) Margin added to the left margin when printing
(b) Margin added to right margin when printing
(c) Margin added to the binding side of page when printing
(d) Margin added to the outside of the page when printing


68. Portrait and Landscape are ________.

(a) Paper size
(b) Page Layout
(c) Page Orientation
(d) All of above


69. In word, the mailing list is known as:

(a) Date source
(b) Sheet
(c) Source
(d) Data Sheet


70. Which of the following is on odd one?

(a) Pica
(b) Roman
(c) Elite
(d) Delux
71. Which is known as Dead-key in Malayalam Typewriter?

(a) Semicolon
(b) Chandrakkala
(c) Hyphen
(d) Underscore


72. Forming of letters in irregular line with uneven space is called:

(a) Bad alignment
(b) Sluggish movement
(c) Jerking
(d) Rhythm movement


73. Which of the following is graphical solution for word procession?

(a) Word art
(b) Drop cap
(c) Clipart
(d) None of the above


74. When Drop Caps are used in a document?

(a) To drop all the capital letters
(b) To begin each paragraph with Capital letters
(c) To begin a paragraph with a large dropped capital letter
(d) None of the above
75. Which of the following are not belongs to browser software?

(a) Internet explorer
(b) Google
(c) Opera
(d) Mozilla firefox


76. How many kinds of cylinders are available for typewriter?

(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) 4


77. Which of the following is not a cursor control input device?

(a) Mouse
(b) Keybaord
(c) Joystick
(d) MICR


78. A typewriter can be identified by:
(a) Chasis No. and Maker's Name
(b) Chasis No and Colour
(c) Maker's Name and colour
(d) Chasis No. and speed


79. The unique No. given to each computer in the internet:

(a) TCP
(b) UDP
(c) IP
(d) HTTP


80. A programme used to access a resource provided by a server:
(a) Data
(b) Client
(c) Net
(d) None of these


81. Laser printer was first introduced by:

(a) IBM
(b) HP
(c) Samsung
(d) Canon


82. What is the smallest width of a column?

(a) 0"
(b) 0.5"
(c) 1"
(d) 1.5"


83. Which of the following command is not available in Tools menu?

(a) Auto correct
(b) Auto summarise
(c) Macro
(d) Auto text


84. From which menu you can insert Header and Footer:

(a) Insert Menu
(b) Format Menu
(c) View Menu
(d) Tools Menu


85. Thesaurus tool in MS Word used for :

(a) Grammar options
(b) Spelling
(c) Synonyms and Antonyms Words
(d) None of the above


86. Which finger is used for pressing shift key?

(a) Thumb
(b) Little finger
(c) Middle finger
(d) None of these


87. Letters sent from Govt. Secretariat are called:

(a) Govt. Order
(b) Official letter
(c) DO letter
(d) Circular


88. Giving various effects to a document is called:

(a) Formatting
(b) Storing
(c) Editing
(d) Formatting and Editing


89. Computers in the same some room can be connected by using

(a) LAN
(b) WAN
(c) MAN
(d) Network


90. RAM is a _____ memory.

(a) Permanent
(b) Volatile
(c) Non Volatile
(d) Temporary


91. Computer is a machine without:

(a) Speed
(b) accuracy
(c) reliability
(d) IQ


92. Home keys are provided in the ______ row of a typewriter.

(a) First
(b) Third
(c) Second
(d) Fourth


93. Which finger used for striking space bar?

(a) Left Thumb
(b) Right Thumb
(c) Right Little Finger
(d) Left Little finger


94. The upper portion of the typewriter which moves while typing is:

(a) Carriage
(b) Card holder
(c) Cylinder
(d) None of these


95. Push button is also known as:

(a) Variable line spacing paper
(b) Line space lever
(c) Line space roll
(d) None of these


96. Which is the default alignment in word?

(a) Left
(b) Centre
(c) Right
(d) Justify


97. Which of the following is a term associated with Internet Security?

(a) Firefox
(b) Spooling
(c) Firewall
(d) Ethernet


98. Malayalam Typewriter keys designed by:

(a) R Arulappan
(b) NS Pandala
(c) TR Krishnayyar
(d) TK Ramakrishnan


99. About _____ copies obtained from a good stencil

(a) 1000
(b) 500
(c) 750
(d) 600


100. Which of the following is used for creating presentations?

(a) MS Word
(b) MS Access
(c) MS Excel
(d) Power Point


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