KDRB System Manager Previous Year Question Paper

Question 1

What was the early name of Volleyball?

A

Mintonette

B

Soccer

C

Rounders

D

Pulu

Question 2

Who among the following received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2020?

A

Andrea M Ghez

B

Robert B Wilson

C

Jennifer Doudna

D

Louise Gluck

Question 3

Who is the author of the work, The Blue Umbrella?

A

Chetan Bhagath

B

Ruskin Bond

C

R.K. Narayan

D

Charles Dickens

Question 4

Where is the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research situated ?

A

Chennai

B

Pune

C

Bhubaneswar

D

Bengaluru

Question 5

Where is the headquarters of FICCI ?

A

Bengaluru

B

Kolkata

C

Mumbai

D

New Delhi

Question 6

Which is the first solar powered Airport in the world?

A

Cochin International Airport

B

JFK International Airport, New York

C

Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport

D

Heathrow Airport.

Question 7

The Blue Revolution denotes :

A

Pollution free sky

B

Aquaculture production

C

Removal of E-waste

D

Space Technology

Question 8

73rd constitutional amendment refers to:

A

Educational Rights

B

RTI Act

C

Panchayathi Raj

D

Nagarapalika

Question 9

When did "The Right to Food Act' come into existence?

A

2013

B

2009

C

2021

D

None of the above

Question 10

The Parambikkulam dam is situated in …………. district.

A

Pathanamthitta

B

Kollam

C

Ernakulum

D

Palakkad

Question 11

Who is the author of Janani Navaratna Manjari?

A

Nirmalananda Swami

B

Vaikunta Swamikal

C

Chattampi Swamikal

D

Sri Narayana Guru

Question 12

Who is the founder of 'Atma Bodhodaya Sangham' ?

A

Poikayil Kumara Guru

B

Subhananda Guru

C

Sadananda Swami

D

K. Kelappan

Question 13

Which among the following is not a 'Jyothirlingapitha' ?

A

Vindhyachalam

B

Somanatham

C

Sreesailam

D

Rameswaram

Question 14

How many chapters are there in 'Devi Mahathmyam' ?

A

9

B

15

C

13

D

11

Question 15

What was the early name of Sister Nivedita ?

A

Annie Besant

B

Margaret Elizabeth Noble

C

Sarah Bernhard.

D

Emma Calve

Question 16

Which among the following is a pilgrimage centre included in 'Char Dham'?

A

Pandharpur

B

Ayodhya

C

Dwaraka

D

Gaya

Question 17

Who is the author of Tiruvaimozhi ?

A

Tirumankai Alvar

B

Nammalvar

C

Tiru Kannappar

D

Poikai Alvar

Question 18

Who among the following was a Nayanar saint?

A

Karaikkal Ammaiyar

B

Andal

C

Ramanuja

D

Bhogar

Question 19

Who is the author of Tiruppugazh ?

A

Tirumular.

B

Agasthya

C

Arunagirinathar

D

Kapilar

Question 20

Who among the following was a saint from Assam?

A

Sur Das

B

Jayadeva

C

Mahapurusha Achyutananda.

D

Srimantha Sankardev

Question 21

ANSI stands for:

A

American National Standards Infrastructure

B

American National Science Institute

C

American National Standards Institute

D

American National Scientists Incorporation

Question 22

Which of the following is/are procedural languages?

A

Pascal

B

Smalltalk

C

D

Both (A) and (C)

Question 23

‘b' in C character constant means:

A

Form feed

B

Backspace

C

Backslash

D

Carriage return

Question 24

The 'for' loop is/are:

A

Entry-controlled loop

B

Exit-controlled loop

C

Both (A) and (B)

D

None of the above.

Question 25

Deriving one sub-class from many base classes is called :

A

Multi-level inheritance

B

Hybrid inheritance

C

Multiple inheritance.

D

Hierarchical inheritance

Question 26

The maximum number of nodes in a binary tree of height h is:

A

h²

B

2h-1

C

h²+1

D

2h+1-1

Question 27

The memory address of the first element of an array is called:

A

Start address

B

Base address

C

First address

D

Floor address

Question 28

Linked list is/are best suited:

A

For relatively permanent collections of data

B

For the size of the structure and the data in the structure are constantly changing

C

Both (A) and (B)

D

None of the above

Question 29 Cancelled (PSC)

Queue is a ………….. list.

Question deleted as per Kerala PSC final answer key. That deleted questions are not calculated right or wrong answer.

A

LIFO

B

LILO

C

FIFO

D

FILO

Question 30

Which of the following sorting algorithms can be used to sort a random linked list with minimum time complexity?

A

Quick sort

B

Insertion sort

C

Heap sort

D

Merge sort

Question 31

Which among these instructions does not belong to machine control instructions?

A

NOP

B

STI

C

HLT

D

LOCK

Question 32

ISR stands for:

A

Internal Signal Request

B

Interrupt Service Request

C

Interrupt Signal Routine

D

Interrupt Service Routine

Question 33

In 8086 processor, the port reserved for CLK is:

A

20

B

17

C

19

D

22

Question 34

The fastest data access is provided by using:

A

Caches

B

DRAM's

C

SRAM's

D

Registers

Question 35

The last on the hierarchy scale of memory devices is:

A

Secondary memory

B

Main memory

C

TLB

D

Flash drives

Question 36

To overcome the lag in the operating speed of the I/O device and the processor we use:

A

Buffer spaces

B

Status flags

C

Interrupt signals

D

Exceptions

Question 37

The method of synchronizing the processor with the I/O device in which the device sends a signal when it is ready is:

A

Signal handling

B

Exceptions

C

DMA

D

Interrupts

Question 38

The last statement of an assembly language source program should be:

A

Stop

B

OP

C

Return

D

End

Question 39

TII stands for:

A

Table of Incomplete Instructions

B

Translation of Instructions Information

C

Table of Information Instructions

D

Translation of Information Instructions

Question 40

Which of the following is the important characteristics of computers ?

A

Accuracy

B

Speed

C

Storage

D

All of the above

Question 41

Identify false statement:

A

You can find deleted files in recycle bin

B

You can restore any files in recycle bin if you ever need

C

You can increase free space of disk by sending files in recycle bin

D

You can right click and choose empty recycle bin to clean it at once

Question 42

You should save your computer from:

A

Viruses

B

Worms

C

Time bombs

D

All of the above

Question 43

World Wide Web is being standard by:

A

W3C

B

World Wide Consortium

C

World Wide Web Standard

D

World Wide Corporation

Question 44

A process can be:

A

Single threaded

B

Multithreaded

C

Both (A) and (B)

D

None of the above

Question 45

The register context and stacks of a thread are deallocated when the thread:

A

Terminates

B

Blocks

C

Unblocks

D

Spawns

Question 46

Messages sent by a process:

A

Have to be of a fixed size

B

Have to be of a variable size

C

Can be of fixed or variable sized

D

None of the above

Question 47

Deadlocks can be described more precisely in terms of a directed graph called :

A

Bar graph

B

Line graph

C

System resource allocation graph

D

World Cloud

Question 48

The wait for graph can be obtained from resource allocation graph by :

A

Removing the resource nodes and collapsing the appropriate edges

B

Collapsing the resource nodes and removing the appropriate edges

C

Both (A) and (B)

D

None of the above

Question 49

Which of the following commands can be used to get information about yourself?

A

who am i

B

i/u

C

pwd

D

which

Question 50

Which option will be used with ps command to slow the entire command line of the process being run?

A

-4

B

-1

C

-f

D

-2

Question 51

Redundancy is minimized with a computer based database approach:

A

True

B

False

C

Sometimes true or sometimes false

D

Can't predict

Question 52

The hybrid inheritance is a mixture of :

A

Multiple and hierarchical inheritance

B

Single and multiple inheritance

C

Multi-level and hierarchical inheritance

D

Multiple and multi-level inheritance

Question 53

A ………… ensures that transactions execute automatically:

A

Integrity control algorithm

B

Local applications

C

Concurrency control algorithm

D

None of the above

Question 54

Goals for the design of the logical schema include:

A

Being able to access data efficiently

B

Being able to construct queries easily

C

Avoiding data inconsistency

D

All of the above

Question 55

An operation that increase the length of a list in database is :

A

modify

B

insert

C

look-up

D

All of the above

Question 56

RAID stands for:

A

Rapid Action In Disaster

B

Random Access Internal Disks

C

Rapid Application Interface Design

D

Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks

Question 57

Oracle supports :

A

inner join and outer join

B

outer join and semi join

C

inner join, outer join and semi join

D

inner join, outer join, semi join and anti join

Question 58

There exists a construct which returns a value 'true' if the argument subquery is :

A

Empty

B

An error

C

Non-empty

D

None of the above

Question 59

In order to use a DBMS, it is important to understand:

A

Physical schema

B

One subschema

C

All subschemas that the system supports

D

Both (A) and (C)

Question 60

Report generators are used to:

A

Store data input by a user

B

Retrieve information from the files

C

Answer queries

D

Both (B) and (C)

Question 61

Which layer of OSI determines the interface of the system with the user?

A

Application

B

Session

C

Network

D

Data link

Question 62

In a ………… Link, the only traffic is between the two connected devices.

A

Secondary

B

Primary

C

Dedicated

D

None of these

Question 63 Cancelled (PSC)

Local Area Networks can transmit:

Question deleted as per Kerala PSC final answer key. That deleted questions are not calculated right or wrong answer.

A

Slower than telecommunications over public telephone lines

B

Faster than telecommunications over public telephone lines

C

Using twisted pair wiring or Coaxial cables

D

Both (A) and (C)

Question 64

Which topology feature is a point-to-point line configuration?

A

Mesh

B

Ring

C

Star

D

All of the above.

Question 65

For pure ALOHA, the maximum channel utilization is:

A

100%

B

18%

C

50%

D

36%

Question 66

The network that requires human intervention to route signals is called a:

A

Bus network

B

Star network

C

T-switched network

D

Ring network

Question 67

ISDN stands for:

A

Indian Standard Digital Network

B

Integrated Services Digital Network

C

Intelligent Services Digital Network

D

Integrated Services Data Network

Question 68

The program used to determine the round trip delay between a workstation destination address is:

A

Tracert

B

Traceroute

C

Ping

D

Pop

Question 69

A not work which is used for sharing data, software and hardware among several users owning microcomputers in called:

A

WAN

B

LAN

C

MAN

D

VAN

Question 70

Which of the following TCP/IP protocols is used for file transfer with minimal capability and minimal overhend?

A

RARP

B

FTP

C

TFTP

D

TELNET

Question 71

Level 0 DFD is similar to:

A

Use case diagram

B

Context diagram

C

System diagram

D

None of these

Question 72

Project risk factor is considered in:

A

Waterfall model

B

Build and fix model

C

Spiral model

D

RAD

Question 73

Software engineering primarily aims at :

A

Reliable software

B

Cost effective software

C

Reliable and cost effective software

D

None of the above

Question 74

Software design phase will usually be:

A

Top-down

B

Bottom-up

C

Random

D

Centre fringing

Question 75

In an object oriented software design, inheritance is a kind of:

A

Module

B

Relationship

C

Optimization

D

Testing

Question 76

Waterfall model has …………. steps/phases.

A

4

B

8

C

6

D

7

Question 77

During validation:

A

Process is checked

B

Product is checked

C

Developer's performance is evaluated

D

Customer checks the product

Question 78

SDLC stands for:

A

Software Design Life Cycle

B

Software Development Life Cycle

C

Software Description Life Cycle

D

Software Design Levels Cycle

Question 79

Which one is not a requirement elicitation technique ?

A

FAST

B

QFD

C

DFD

D

Interviews

Question 80

Software quality is:

A

Conformation to requirements

B

Level of satisfaction

C

Fitness for the purpose

D

All of the above

Question 81

Text within <EM> ………. </EM> is displayed as.

A

Bold

B

Italic

C

List

D

Intended

Question 82

<UL> …………. </UL> tag is used to.

A

Display the numbered list

B

Display the bulleted list

C

Underline the text.

D

None of the above

Question 83 Cancelled (PSC)

What is the correct way of describing XML data?

Question deleted as per Kerala PSC final answer key. That deleted questions are not calculated right or wrong answer.

A

XML uses DTD to describe data

B

XML uses a description node to describe data

C

XML uses XSL to describe data

D

XML uses a validator to describe data

Question 84

The XML DOM object is:

A

Entity

B

Entity reference

C

Comment reference

D

Comment data.

Question 85

………… is a sub interface of ServletRequest.

A

HttpServletRequest

B

HttpServlet

C

HttpServletResponse

D

Servlet

Question 86

Suppose the two parameters in the doGet or doPost methods is request and response. To send a cookie to a client, use:

A

response.addCookie(cookie)

B

response.send Cookie(cookie)

C

request.addCookie(cookie)

D

request.send Cookie(cookie)

Question 87

Which is the client side JavaScript object?

A

Database

B

Cursor

C

Client

D

File UpLoad

Question 88

……….. keyword is used to declare variables in JavaScript.

A

var

B

dim

C

string

D

None of the above

Question 89

Find the value of Math.round(-20.5).

A

-21

B

-20

C

20

D

21

Question 90

Which of the following is an anti-virus program?

A

Norton

B

Quick Heal

C

K7

D

All of these

Question 91

Computer viruses are:

A

Naturally occurring

B

Manmade

C

Machine made

D

All of the above

Question 92

Files can have :

A

Read access

B

Copy access

C

Write access

D

All of the above

Question 93

Packet filtering firewalls are deployed on:

A

Repeaters

B

Routers

C

Hubs

D

Switches

Question 94

Which hash algorithm is used by DSS?

A

SHA-1

B

SHA-2

C

MD5

D

Does not use hash algorithm

Question 95

What is the size of the RSA signature hash after the MD5 and SHA-1 processing?

A

32 bytes

B

36 bytes

C

42 bytes

D

48 bytes

Question 96

FDDI is a :

A

Ring network

B

Star network

C

Mesh network

D

None of the above

Question 97

Where is an IPS commonly placed in a network?

A

In the front of the firewall

B

In line with the firewall

C

Behind the firewall

D

On the end user's device

Question 98

Compiler can identify :

A

Syntax error

B

Logical error

C

Semantic error

D

All of the above

Question 99

In which of the following, a person is constantly followed/chased by another person or group of several peoples?

A

Phishing

B

Bulling

C

Stalking

D

Identity theft

Question 100

Comments in XML document is given by :

A

< ? ______ >

B

< ! _______ ! >

C

< ! ______ >

D

< / ____ >

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