EASY PSC | 116/2024 - Confidential Assistant Gr II, Typist Answer Key

Question 1

Which of the following is a branch of science that deals with the population structure such as birth and death rates, migration and population density?

A

Anthropology

B

Geography

C

Demography

D

Ethnography

Question 2

Who is known as ‘Mayyazhi Gandhi’?

A

Dr. Palpu

B

I.K. Kumaran

C

K. Kelappan

D

V.P. Menon

Question 3

Which five year plan in India is known as ‘Gadgil Yojana’?

A

Fifth five year plan

B

Second five year plan

C

Fourth five year plan

D

Third five year plan

Question 4

Who is the present Human Resource Development Minister of India?

A

Nirmala Sitharaman

B

Bhupender Yadav

C

Prakash Jawadekar

D

None of the above

Question 5

Who formulated the ‘Drain theory’?

A

V.K. Krishnamenon

B

Dadabhai Naoroji

C

Bal Gangadara Tilak

D

C.R. Das

Question 6

Who is the present census commissioner of India?

A

Sri. J.H. Hutton

B

Sri. Vijay S. Verma

C

Sri. Manmohan Singh

D

Sri. Mrithunjay Kumar Narayan

Question 7

In which year Kerala startup mission started its operation?

A

2006

B

2007

C

2004

D

2005

Question 8

Who was the president of the Indian National Congress in the Amaravathi conference?

A

A.O. Hume

B

K. Kelappan

C

C. Sankaran Nair

D

Subash Chandra Bose

Question 9

Who was the first Martyr of freedom struggle in South India?

A

T. Prakasam

B

Vanchi Iyer

C

V.O. Chidambaram

D

Kattabhomman

Question 10

Who was the founder of ‘Sadhu Jana Paripalana Sangham’?

A

Sree Narayana Guru

B

Pandit K.P. Karuppan

C

Kumaragurudevan

D

Ayyankali

Question 11

The maximum number of bits sufficient to represent an octal number in the binary format is :

A

4

B

3

C

7

D

8

Question 12

A computer program that acts as a bridge between the hardware and the user is known as :

A

System software

B

Application software

C

Operating system

D

Driver

Question 13

Random Access Memory (RAM) that stores data bits in its memory as long as power is supplied is known as

A

SRAM

B

DRAM

C

Both (A) and (B)

D

None of the above

Question 14

–––––––––– technology is widely used in the banking industry for processing cheques.

A

OMR

B

OCR

C

MICR

D

All of the above

Question 15

Which one is not a function of operating system?

A

Manages storage devices

B

Execution of arithmetic operation

C

Process input / output requests

D

Error detecting aids

Question 16

EPROM stands for :

A

Electronically Programmable Read Only Memory

B

Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory

C

Electronically Primary Read Only Memory

D

Erasable Primary Read Only Memory

Question 17

SIMM chip stands for :

A

Single in-line memory module

B

Single in-line module memory

C

Single in-line mass module

D

Single in-line module mass

Question 18

Which one of the following is not an input device?

A

Trackball

B

Microphone

C

Touch screen

D

Monitor

Question 19

–––––––––– devices are used to read PIN codes in postal services and reading of passenger tickets.

A

OMR

B

OCR

C

Scanner

D

Digitiser

Question 20

Which one is faster, Cache memory or RAM?

A

RAM

B

Both are of same speed

C

Cache memory

D

None

Question 21

What can be used to insert an image behind the content of the page in a word document?

A

Watermark

B

Background Text

C

Effects

D

Text Wrapping

Question 22

How can we make a selected text bold in MS Word?

(i) Ctrl + B

(ii) Home tab → Font → Bold

A

(i) only

B

(ii) only

C

both (i) and (ii)

D

none of these

Question 23

Which feature aligns text to both the left and right margins by adding extra space between words as necessary?

A

Align text right

B

Justify

C

Align text left

D

Indent

Question 24

Shortcut key for creating a new MS Word document is :

A

Shift + N

B

Ctrl + N

C

F5

D

F1

Question 25

The symbol used to lock the cell reference, in MS-Excel is :

A

#

B

&

C

$

D

/

Question 26

The intersection point of a horizontal row and a vertical column in a worksheet is called :

A

Box

B

Square

C

Grid

D

Cell

Question 27

Which function in MS EXCEL is used to count the number of cells that meet a criterion?

A

COUNT

B

IF

C

COUNTIF

D

SUM

Question 28

A formula always begins with –––––––––– sign in MS Excel.

A

&

B

/

C

=

D

$

Question 29

The visual effects that occur when you move from one slide to the next during a presentation is :

A

Slide Animation

B

Slide Transition

C

Slide Orientation

D

Slide Show

Question 30

In MS Power Point, Which shortcut key can be used to start the presentation?

A

Alt + F5

B

Ctrl + F5

C

F5

D

F10

Question 31

An object is an instance of :

A

Inheritance

B

Constructor

C

Class

D

Operator

Question 32

Which of the following concepts of OOP indicates code reusability?

A

Abstraction

B

Polymorphism

C

Encapsulation

D

Inheritance

Question 33

The preprocessor directive #include tells the compiler :

A

To identify namespace in your source code

B

To insert another file into your source file

C

To include your source file into another file

D

To include namespace in your source file

Question 34

Which of the following statement is/are correct about member functions in a C++ class?

(i) A member function is defined only outside the class

(ii) A member function with the same name as its class is called a constructor

(iii) A member function operate on class data

A

(i) only

B

(i) and (ii) only

C

(ii) and (iii) only

D

(iii) only

Question 35

Which of the following statements are TRUE about the .NET CLR?

(i) It can pass data between each other without regard to the programming language in which each component is written

(ii) The portion of the CLR that performs the tasks of loading, running and managing .NET applications is called the virtual environment system (VES).

(iii) The code run by the VES is called managed code.

A

(i) and (iii) only

B

(i) and (ii) only

C

(ii) and (iii) only

D

(iii) only

Question 36

.NET applications written in the high level programming language are compiled into a language-agnostic :

A

JIT

B

FCL

C

DLL

D

CIL

Question 37

What does the following variable declaration mean in VB.NET?

Dim x$

A

Dim x As Integer

B

Dim x As String

C

Dim x As Decimal

D

Dim x As long

Question 38

Which of the following statement is/are NOT correct about the access modifier in Visual Basic .NET?

(i) Protected access modifier applies to class members only.

(ii) Public access modifier defines a type that is accessible only from within its own class or from a derived class.

A

(i) and (ii) only

B

(i) only

C

(ii) only

D

None

Question 39

Which of the following statements about primary keys in a Relational Database Management System is true?

A

A primary key must always be numeric

B

A primary key can contain NULL values

C

A primary key can contain multiple columns

D

A primary key is used only for joining multiple tables

Question 40

What does the term ‘record’ refer to in SQL?

A

A row in a table

B

A column in a table

C

A primary key constraint

D

A collection of all data in a table

Question 41

What happens to the table structure when you use ‘DROP TABLE’ command in SQL?

A

Table structure is truncated

B

Table structure is deleted

C

Table structure is modified

D

Table structure remains intact

Question 42

In SQL, which ‘LIKE’ pattern matches any sequence of zero or more characters?

A

–

B

^

C

!

D

%

Question 43

Which SQL aggregate function returns the total number of unique values in a column?

A

COUNT( DISTINCT column)

B

TOTAL (DISTINCT column)

C

UNIQUE (column)

D

DISTINCT (column)

Question 44

Which SQL join returns only the rows where there is a match in both tables based on the join condition?

A

NATURAL JOIN

B

INNER JOIN

C

OUTER JOIN

D

CROSS JOIN

Question 45

Which part of a URL specifies the protocol being used?

A

Path

B

Query

C

Host

D

Scheme

Question 46

What is the primary purpose of an HTML editor?

A

Writing email

B

Editing photos

C

Creating and editing web pages

D

Designing databases

Question 47

Which HTML tag is used to create a drop-down list?

A

< menu >

B

< dropdown >

C

< list >

D

< select >

Question 48

In which HTML tag is the ‘cellpadding’ attribute typically used?

A

< table >

B

< caption >

C

< input >

D

< style >

Question 49

What is the correct way to declare a variable in JavaScript?

A

declare product_name;

B

variable product_name;

C

var product_name;

D

char product_name;

Question 50

How do you define a function in JavaScript?

A

void name ( ) { }

B

function name ( ) { }

C

def name ( ) { }

D

var = name ( ) { }

Question 51

Which one of the following is not belong to the tensions of the Typewriter?

(i) Carriage Tension

(ii) Ribbon Tension

(iii) Rack Tension

(iv) Key Tension

A

(i) only

B

(ii) only

C

(iv) only

D

(iii) only

Question 52

What is the line space used while typing “Commercial Work”?

(i) Triple

(ii) 1.5

(iii) Double

(iv) Single

A

(ii) only

B

(i) only

C

(iv) only

D

(iii) only

Question 53

On which part of the typewriter do the Rigid Dog and Loose Dog act?

(i) Escapement Wheel

(ii) Pinion Wheel

(iii) Thumb Wheel

(iv) None of the above

A

(i) only

B

(iv) only

C

(iii) only

D

(ii) only

Question 54

Where we will type the word ‘URGENT’. On a cover?

(i) Top Right of the Cover

(ii) Top Left of the Cover

(iii) Centre Portion of the Cover

(iv) None of these

A

(iii) only

B

(iv) only

C

(i) only

D

(ii) only

Question 55

Which among the following is used to increase Keyboard tension?

(i) Variable Line Spacer

(ii) Detent Release Lever

(iii) Ratchet wheel

(iv) Touch Regulator

A

(iv) only

B

(ii) only

C

(iii) only

D

(i) only

Question 56

Excess oil in the way rod channel causes

(i) Jerking Movement

(ii) Sluggish Movement

(iii) Bad Alignment

(iv) None of these

A

(iii) only

B

(i) only

C

(iv) only

D

(ii) only

Question 57

For typing the Symbol & in Typewriter press Shift Key and

(i) 5

(ii) 6

(iii) 7

(iv) 8

A

(ii) only

B

(iii) only

C

(iv) only

D

(i) only

Question 58

Demi Official letters are concluded by?

(i) Yours Lovingly

(ii) Yours Obediently

(iii) Yours Sincerely

(iv) Yours Faithfully

A

(i) only

B

(iv) only

C

(iii) only

D

(ii) only

Question 59

The main function of Rocker Mechanism is to help

(i) Colour Indication Ribbon

(ii) Step by Step Movement

(iii) Tab setting

(iv) Thumb Wheel

A

(ii) only

B

(i) and (ii) only

C

(iv) only

D

(ii) and (iii) only

Question 60

Number of dead keys in a Malayalam Typewriter?

(i) 1

(ii) 2

(iii) 3

(iv) 4

A

(ii) only

B

(iii) only

C

(iv) only

D

(i) only

Question 61

Insert articles wherever necessary.

He is –————— European student; he has to go to –————— hospital as he is ill.

A

a European, the hospital

B

an European, a hospital

C

a European, a hospital

D

the European, the hospital

Question 62

Fill in the blank selecting the correct form of “be” from those given below.

Either your brakes or your eye sight –————— at fault.

A

is

B

are

C

were

D

have

Question 63

Add the appropriate question tag.

You never say what you’re thinking, –—————

A

are you?

B

aren’t you?

C

don’t you?

D

do you?

Question 64

Identify the passive form of the given sentence.

When did they build these houses?

A

When they built these houses?

B

When were these houses built?

C

When these houses were build?

D

When did they built these houses?

Question 65

Identify the correct sentence :

A

Hardly had he stood up than the chairman asked him to sit down.

B

Hardly he had stood up than the chairman asked him to sit down.

C

Hardly did he stood up when the chairman asked him to sit down.

D

Hardly had he stood up when the chairman asked him to sit down.

Question 66

Use the one word substitute for the underlined phrasal verb.

The two boys went at each other furiously.

A

touched

B

visited

C

attacked

D

looked

Question 67

Which of the following statements are grammatically correct?

(i) My spectacles is broken

(ii) Your jeans are in the wash

(iii) A pair of shoes cost Rs. 1000

(iv) The stairs were steep and winding

A

(i) and (ii)

B

(ii) and (iv)

C

(i) and (iv)

D

(iii) and (iv)

Question 68

Find out the meaning of the underlined idiom.

To succeed in life one should burn the midnight oil

A

save money

B

work very hard

C

undertake risks

D

act with care

Question 69

Identify the group consisting of the words with the correct spelling.

A

(i) souvenir, (ii) twelth, (iii) versatility, (iv) stupefy

B

(i) souvenir, (ii) twelfth, (iii) versitility, (iv) stupify

C

(i) souvenir, (ii) twelfth, (iii) versatility, (iv) stupefy

D

(i) souvenir, (ii) twelth, (iii) versatality, (iv) stupefy

Question 70

Fill in the blank, using the correct word.

In the speech, she showered –————— upon him.

A

Compliments

B

Complements

C

Complacents

D

Complaisants

Question 71

ശരിയായ വിഗ്രഹാർത്ഥം കണ്ടെത്തുക :

അംഗോപാംഗം

A

അംഗവും ഉപാംഗവും

B

അംഗത്തിന്റെ ഉപാംഗം

C

അംഗമായതും ഉപാംഗമായതും

D

അംഗമോ ഉപാംഗമോ

Question 72

താഴെ കൊടുക്കുന്നതിൽ 'അറിയാനുള്ള ആഗ്രഹം' എന്ന അർത്ഥത്തിൽ പ്രയോഗിക്കുന്ന പദം :

A

ചിന്തിതം

B

ആവേശം

C

ജിജ്ഞാസ

D

മനോജ്ഞം

Question 73

താഴെ കൊടുത്തിട്ടുള്ള പദങ്ങളിൽ പുല്ലിംഗ ശബ്ദങ്ങൾ ഏതെല്ലാം?

(i) ഏകാകി

(ii) കവി

(iii) കരിണി

(iv) കഷക

A

(i), (ii)

B

(ii), (iii)

C

(iii), (iv)

D

(ii), (iv)

Question 74

'പാദം കൊണ്ട് പാനം ചെയ്യുന്നത്' എന്ന അർത്ഥം വരുന്ന ഒറ്റപ്പദം ഏത്?

A

പാഥേയം

B

പാർവണം

C

പാദപം

D

പാനീയം

Question 75

'ശ്ലോകത്തിൽ കഴിക്കുക' എന്ന പ്രയോഗം കൊണ്ട് ഉദ്ദേശിക്കുന്നത് എന്ത്?

A

വേഗത്തിൽ പറയുക

B

ചുരുക്കിപ്പറയുക

C

കവിതയായി പറയുക

D

വികാര പ്രകടനമായി പറയുക

Question 76

ശരിയായ പദം കണ്ടെത്തുക :

A

കവയിത്രി

B

കവിയിത്രി

C

കവിയത്രി

D

കവയത്രി

Question 77

'വിണ്ടലം' പിരിച്ചെഴുതിയത് നോക്കി ശരിയായത് കണ്ടെത്തുക :

A

വിണ്ണ് + തലം

B

വിൺ + തലം

C

വി + പ്രതലം

D

വിട് + തലം

Question 78

'ആകാശം' എന്ന് അർത്ഥം വരുന്ന പദങ്ങൾ ഏതെല്ലാം?

(i) വാനം

(ii) വാതായനം

(iii) ഗഗനം

(iv) മരാളം

A

(i), (ii)

B

(ii), (iii)

C

(i), (iii)

D

(iii), (iv)

Question 79

'ഉഗ്രം' എന്ന പദത്തിന്റെ വിപരീതപദം കണ്ടെത്തുക :

A

അഗ്രം

B

നീചം

C

ശാന്തം

D

ശീതം

Question 80

തെറ്റായി എഴുതിയിരിക്കുന്ന വാക്ക് ഏതാണ്?

A

സങ്കീർണം

B

അതിഥി

C

തത്വജ്ഞാനി

D

ന്യായാഥിപൻ

Question 81

Submit എന്ന പദത്തിന് തുല്യമായ മലയാളപദം ഏതാണ്?

A

സമർപ്പണം

B

അപേക്ഷ

C

തീർപ്പ് കല്പിക്കൽ

D

പരിശോധന

Question 82

'നാഗം' എന്ന പദത്തിന് പാമ്പ് എന്നാണ് അർത്ഥം, 'നാകം' എന്ന പദത്തിനോ?

A

സ്വർണം

B

പാമ്പ്

C

സ്വർഗം

D

കാട്

Question 83

'പ്രതിപദം' എന്ന പദം കൊണ്ട് അർത്ഥമാക്കുന്നതെന്ത്?

A

അനുയോജ്യമായ പദം

B

വിപരീതാർത്ഥത്തിലുള്ള പദം

C

പദമില്ലാതെ

D

പദമോരോന്നിലും

Question 84

ശരിയായ വാക്യം ഏതെന്ന് കണ്ടെത്തുക :

A

അയാൾക്ക് സ്വയം ആത്മഹത്യ ചെയ്യാൻ മതിയായ കാരണമില്ലായിരുന്നു

B

യോഗത്തിന് ഏകദേശം ആയിരത്തോളം ആളുകൾ പങ്കെടുത്തു

C

രോഗം വന്നിട്ട് ചികിത്സിക്കുന്നതിനേക്കാൾ ഭേദം രോഗം വരാതെ നോക്കുന്നതാണ് നല്ലത്

D

മുഖ്യമന്ത്രിയും മന്ത്രിമാരും എത്തിയതിനുശേഷമാണ് കലക്ടറും മേയറും എത്തിയത്

Question 85

ആദേശസന്ധിയ്ക്ക് ഉദാഹരണം അല്ലാത്ത പദം ഏത്?

A

നന്മ

B

കണ്ണീർ

C

തിരുവോണം

D

നെന്മണി

Question 86

'ആളു കൂടിയാൽ പാമ്പ് ചാകില്ല' എന്ന പ്രയോഗത്തിന്റെ ആശയം ഏതാണ്?

A

ആളുകൾ കൂടിയാൽ പാമ്പിനെ കൊല്ലാൻ കഴിയില്ല

B

ആളുകൾ കൂടിയാൽ അഭിപ്രായ വ്യത്യാസം വരാനും ലക്ഷ്യത്തിലെത്താൻ കഴിയാതെയും വരും

C

ആളുകൂടുന്നിടത്ത് പാമ്പ് വരാനോ കൊല്ലാനോ കഴിയില്ല

D

ആളു കൂടിയാൽ പാമ്പിനും ആളുകൾക്കും അപകടമാണ്

Question 87

'ഞാൻ സഹായിക്കും' എന്നതിന്റെ ശരിയായ വിവർത്തനം ഏത്?

A

I assist

B

I will assist

C

I am assistant

D

I was assisted

Question 88

താഴെ പറയുന്നവയിൽ ബഹുവചനപദം അല്ലാത്തത് ഏത്?

A

ചെടികൾ

B

മിടുക്കർ

C

ആട്ടിടയർ

D

പണിക്കർ

Question 89

'ഞാനെന്ന ഭാവം' എന്ന അർത്ഥത്തിൽ വരുന്ന ഒറ്റപ്പദം ഏത്?

A

ആത്മീയം

B

അഹംഭാവം

C

അനുധാവനം

D

അനുഗാമി

Question 90

ഇഹലോകത്തെ സംബന്ധിക്കുന്നത് എന്ന അർത്ഥത്തിൽ പ്രയോഗിക്കുന്ന പദം ഏത്?

A

ഇഹലോകികം

B

ഐഹികം

C

ഐഹികാര്യം

D

ലൗകികം

Question 91

The cost price of a bag is Rs. 240 and gain is 20%. Find the selling price :

A

252

B

266

C

276

D

288

Question 92

A sum of money becomes its double in 20 years. Find the annual rate of simple interest :

A

10%

B

7%

C

5%

D

4%

Question 93

If A : B = 7 : 9 and B : C = 5 : 7 , then A : C =

A

5 : 9

B

9 : 5

C

7 : 5

D

9 : 7

Question 94

The speed of a train is 35.5 m/s. What is the distance covered by it in 40 minutes?

A

78.5 km

B

85.2 km

C

96.7 km

D

127.8 km

Question 95

Find the value of

(1-⅕) (1-⅙) (1 - 1/7) …. (1 - 1/100)

A

1/10

B

1/25

C

1/45

D

1/50

Question 96

Pointing to a man Deepika said, ‘‘His son is the brother of my daughter’s mother’’ :

How is Deepika related to the man?

A

Niece

B

Mother

C

Aunt

D

Daughter

Question 97

What comes next?

NVPS, QYSV, TBVY, –—————

A

WEYB

B

YEBW

C

VDXA

D

RZTW

Question 98

If today is Tuesday, what will be the day after 68 days?

A

Saturday

B

Sunday

C

Monday

D

Tuesday

Question 99

Find the value of

(0.46 × 0.46 + 2 × 0.46 × 0.54 + 0.54 × 0.54) / 0.5

A

1

B

2

C

3

D

4

Question 100

What is the smallest angle between the minute hand and the hour hand if the clock shows time 12:40?

A

90°

B

120°

C

140°

D

160°

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