Kerala PSC 115/2024 - Reporter Grade II Answer Key

Question 1

Examine the following statements about Himalayas. Which statement/s is/are correct?

(i) Himadri is the highest mountain range of the Himalayan ranges.

(ii) The average altitude of Himadri is 4000 metres.

(iii) Siwalik ranges situated to the north of the Himachal ranges.

A

(i) and (iii)

B

(ii) only

C

(ii) and (iii)

D

(i) only

Question 2

Consider the following statements about the peninsular rivers :

Statement (I) : As these are rainfed rivers, the water flow in these rivers decreases in summer.

Statement (II) : Peninsular rivers do not create deep valleys as they flow through hard and resistant rocks.

Select the correct answer from the options given.

A

Both statements are correct

B

Statement (I) is correct, (II) is incorrect

C

Both statements are incorrect

D

Statement (I) is incorrect, (II) is correct

Question 3

Which of the following statement/s is/are correct about India’s Five Year Plans?

(i) The final draft of fifth Five Year Plan was prepared and launched by D.P.Dhar.

(ii) Green Revolution was started during the fifth Five Year Plan.

(iii) Target growth of eighth Five Year Plan was 5.6% and the actual growth was 6.8%.

A

(i) and (iii)

B

(i) only

C

(i) and (ii)

D

(ii) and (iii)

Question 4

Match the following :

Leader of the Revolt of 1857	Centre of Revolt
(i) Nana Saheb	(a) Delhi
(ii) Maulavi Ahammedullah Shah	(b) Kanpur
(iii) Bahadur Shah II	(c) Lucknow
(iv) Begum Hazret Mahal	(d) Faizabad

A

(i) – (b), (ii) – (c), (iii) – (a) and (iv) – (d)

B

(i) – (c), (ii) – (a), (iii) – (d) and (iv) – (b)

C

(i) – (b), (ii) – (d), (iii) – (a) and (iv) – (c)

D

(i) – (c), (ii) – (b), (iii) – (a) and (iv) – (d)

Question 5

Which of the following statement/statements about Non-cooperation movement is/are not correct?

(i) The public including women burnt foreign clothes on the streets.

(ii) Farmers in Uttar Pradesh refused to carry the luggage of colonial officials.

(iii) Chouri Choura incident took place in 1922 in Gujarat.

A

(ii) and (iii)

B

(ii) only

C

(iii) only

D

(i) and (ii)

Question 6

Which is the correct chronological order of the following events?

(i) Temple entry proclamation

(ii) Vaikom Satyagraha

(iii) Paliyam Satyagraha

(iv) Aruvippuram Consecration

A

(ii), (i), (iv) and (iii)

B

(iv), (ii), (i) and (iii)

C

(iv), (i), (iii) and (ii)

D

(ii), (iv), (iii) and (i)

Question 7

Which among the following statement/s is/are correct about Vaghbhatananda?

(i) Vaghbhatananda started the organisation known as Atmavidya Sangham.

(ii) 'Vedadhikara Nirupanam' was written by Vaghbhatananda.

(iii) He also started a magazine named Abhinava Keralam.

(iv) Vaghbhatananda favoured temple entry right of lower castes.

A

(ii) only

B

(i), (ii) and (iv)

C

(iii) and (iv)

D

(i), (iii) and (iv)

Question 8

Which of the following statements about Indian Education Commissions are correct?

(i) The objective of Lakshmana Swami Mudaliar Commission was to study about secondary education.

(ii) University Grants Commission was formed as per the recommendation of Kothari Commission.

(iii) Kothari Commission was appointed to propose a national pattern of education.

A

(i) and (ii)

B

(i), (ii) and (iii)

C

(ii) and (iii)

D

(i) and (iii)

Question 9

Read the following statements and select the correct answer from the options given :

Statement (I) : The main objective of Ayyankali Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme is to provide employment to the adult members of every household living in urban areas who are willing to do unskilled manual labour.

Statement (II) : PMPOSHAN is the project to ensure food security of the people living in rural areas.

A

Statement (I) is correct, (II) is incorrect

B

Statement (I) is incorrect, (II) is correct

C

Both statements are correct

D

Both statements are incorrect

Question 10

Which of the following statement/s is/are true?

(i) Gautam Gambhir is the Head Coach of Indian cricket team (Senior men).

(ii) Rahul Dravid is the present secretary of Board of Control for Cricket in India.

(iii) Roger Binny is the present president of Board of Control for Cricket in India.

A

(i) and (iii)

B

(ii) and (iii)

C

(iii) only

D

(i), (ii) and (iii)

Question 11

Choose the odd one from the following :

A

Mouse, Key board, Scanner, Printer

B

Scanner, Plotter, Joystick, Speaker

C

Mouse, Microphone, Light pen, Touch Screen

D

Mouse, Monitor, Plotter, Printer

Question 12

Which of the following is not a modifier key?

A

PgUp

B

Ctrl

C

Shift

D

Alt

Question 13

What do you mean by Stripping?

(i) Partitioning of a hard disk.

(ii) Partitioning a file into smaller parts and storing it in different devices.

(iii) Dividing a process into different tasks to improve efficiency.

A

Only (i)

B

Only (ii)

C

Only (iii)

D

Both (ii) and (iii)

Question 14

Which of the following is not a system software?

A

Compiler

B

Interpreter

C

Assembler

D

Page maker

Question 15

W3C, the main international standards organization for World Wide Web was founded on :

A

October 1, 1994

B

October 10, 1994

C

October 1, 1993

D

October 10, 1993

Question 16

Which is the serial port standard used in communication?

A

RS-232-C

B

RS 485

C

UART

D

TCP/IP

Question 17

Identify search engine from the following :

A

Internet Explorer

B

Chrome

C

Yahoo

D

Chromium

Question 18

Choose the valid encoding format from the following :

A

UTF - 12

B

UTF - 16

C

UTF - 2

D

All of these

Question 19

The rich text editor and word processor facility available with Windows from Windows 95 is :

A

Notepad

B

Microsoft Word

C

Word pad

D

Google doc

Question 20

Which of the following is considered as world’s first anti virus software for computers?

A

Norton

B

Webroot

C

Reaper

D

Kaspersky

Question 21

“A drop cap is a large capital letter that presents at the beginning of a text block or a paragraph”. Which are the possible drop cap options in Word?

(i) Dropped

(ii) In Margin

A

(i) only

B

(ii) only

C

Both (i) and (ii)

D

Not (i) or (ii)

Question 22

If we want to remove unwanted parts of a image then we can use :

A

Cropping

B

Cutting

C

Deleting

D

Trimming

Question 23

The inventor of Microsoft Word is –––––––––– and Richard Brodie.

A

Bill Gates

B

Paul Allen

C

Richard Stallman

D

Charles Simonyi

Question 24

The three basic parts of a ribbon in Microsoft Word are :

(i) Tabs

(ii) Groups

(iii) Commands

(iv) Icons

A

Only (i) and (ii)

B

Only (i), (ii) and (iii)

C

(iv) only

D

Only (ii), (iii) and (iv)

Question 25

The position of Office Button in MS Word is :

A

Left Bottom

B

Right Bottom

C

Bottom Centre

D

Upper Left

Question 26

Which of the following are present in Home tab?

(i) Clipboard

(ii) Styles

(iii) Page Setup

A

Only (i)

B

Both (i) and (ii)

C

Both (i) and (iii)

D

All of these

Question 27

A reference to the source of information in your document that can be added using the References tab is called :

A

Index

B

Footer

C

Theme

D

Citation

Question 28

The Ctrl+H short cut key is used to perform :

A

Open Find and Replace dialog box with Hyper link tab

B

Open Find and Replace dialog box with Replace tab

C

Open Insert dialog box with Hyper link tab

D

Open Find and Replace dialog box with Go To tab

Question 29

In Microsoft word the terms Landscape and Portrait are related with :

A

Page Orientation

B

Page Layout

C

Page Type

D

Margins

Question 30

The short cut key Ctrl + Alt + V is used for :

A

Page Setup

B

Paste Special

C

Styles

D

Format painter

Question 31

The Excel function used to counts cells containing any information including error values :

A

COUNT()

B

COUNTIF()

C

COUNTBLANK()

D

COUNTA()

Question 32

How can we maintain the original cell reference when we copy a formula?

A

Put a $ before the cell row / column

B

Put # before the cell row / column

C

Put a $ after the cell row / column

D

Put # after the cell row / column

Question 33

How can we set page border in Excel?

A

Format Cells → Border tab

B

Drawing Tool bar → Line style

C

Format Cells → Pattern

D

None of these

Question 34

In excel the most suitable chart used for comparing different categories of values is :

A

Pie Chart

B

Graph

C

Column Chart

D

Line Chart

Question 35

While creating an Excel file there will be –––––––––– sheets by default.

A

3

B

2

C

1

D

6

Question 36

Choose the steps to delete a sheet in MS Excel 2007 from the following :

A

Edit → Delete Sheet

B

Home → Delete → Delete Sheet

C

Format → Sheet → Hide

D

None of these

Question 37

A formula that can perform multiple calculations on one or more items in an array :

A

Array formula

B

Complex formula

C

Standard formula

D

Multiple calculations not possible

Question 38

The file extension of MS Excel workbook is :

A

xls

B

xlsx

C

doc

D

xlsw

Question 39

The feature that helps you to enter predictable series or patterns of data in cells is :

A

Edit

B

Formula

C

Auto fill

D

Auto Correct

Question 40

Choose the invalid data type from the following in Excel :

A

Number

B

Date and Time

C

Label

D

Character

Question 41

The slide view that helps you to rearrange slides quickly and easily is :

A

Slide Master

B

Slide Sorter

C

Normal

D

Notes page

Question 42

The function key that helps to start the presentation from the beginning is :

A

F1

B

F4

C

F7

D

F5

Question 43

Design scheme of colors, fonts and background that you apply to your slides is called :

A

Layout

B

Pattern

C

Theme

D

View

Question 44

The tab that allows you to add animation effects to different objects in slides is :

A

Animation

B

Slide Design

C

Slide Layout

D

None of these

Question 45

How you can add a hyperlink in your presentation?

A

Ctrl + k

B

Insert → Hyperlink

C

Both (A) and (B)

D

Only (A)

Question 46

The command that directs you to the first slide of the presentation is :

A

Pageup

B

Ctrl + Home

C

Ctrl + End

D

Alt + Home

Question 47

While drawing a shape using mouse which is the combination key used to get perfection?

A

Ctrl

B

Alt

C

Tab

D

Shift

Question 48

In MS Word 2007 the maximum allowed size of any font is :

A

72

B

1674

C

1638

D

46

Question 49

Identify the social blogging platform that has partnered with India Post Payments Bank (IPPB), a division of India Post :

A

YouTube

B

Koo

C

Twitter

D

Question 50

Choose the correct application that combines text, sound, graphics, motion, video and/or animations :

A

Videoscapes

B

Animation

C

Multimedia

D

Macromedia

Question 51

Mr. Henry Mill invented the typewriter in the year :

A

1740

B

1714

C

1868

D

None of these

Question 52

Which of the following statement is/are true?

(i) All the modern typewriters have only the Universal Standard Key Board.

(ii) Letters “A” and “;” are termed as guide keys.

(iii) Rarely occurring letters like z, q are fixed in the middle of typewriter key board.

(iv) The Universal Standard Key Board is not arranged in the alphabetical order or ‘abcd’ order.

A

(i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

B

(i) only

C

(i), (ii), (iii) only

D

(i), (ii) and (iv) only

Question 53

Which of the following statements are correct about ‘Overhead Paper Bail’?

(i) Overhead Paper Bail holds the paper firmly at the top and prevents the paper from flying in the air.

(ii) Overhead Paper Bail is pressing the paper tightly, it assists in getting clear-cut impressions.

(iii) Overhead Paper Bail firmly holds the paper to type upto the very bottom of the paper.

A

All of the above (i), (ii), (iii)

B

Only (i), (ii)

C

Only (i), (iii)

D

None of the above

Question 54

Which statement is/are correct about cleaning of a typewriter?

(i) Hard type cleaning brush is used to clean the type faces.

(ii) Long handled soft brush is used to clean outer parts, such as carriage, etc.

(iii) Wire brush is used to clean the inner parts such as key levers, etc.

A

(i) Only

B

All of these

C

(i) and (iii) only

D

(ii) and (iii) only

Question 55

The carriage rack moves on the —————— wheel towards left due to the force of the main spring.

A

Cylinder Ratchet

B

Escapement

C

Pinion

D

None of these

Question 56

When the carriage is at rest, the —————— dog is holding the tooth of the escapement wheel and prevents it from rotating towards left.

A

Rigid

B

Loose

C

Fixed

D

None of these

Question 57

—————— mechanism contains Loose Dog, Rigid Dog, Escapement Wheel and Pinion Wheel to effect step by step movement of the carriage.

A

Rocker

B

Vibrator

C

Line lock

D

None of these

Question 58

From the following symbols used for proof correction, find the correct answer :

(i) – Close-up

(ii) – Put apostrophe

(iii) – Insert bracket

(iv) – Avoid dash

A

(i), (iv) only

B

(i), (ii) only

C

(ii), (iii), (iv) only

D

(i), (ii), (iii) only

Question 59

E & OE stands for :

A

Errors and omissions expected

B

Errors and obstructions expected

C

Errors and omissions excepted

D

None of the above

Question 60

If one of the teeth of the escapement wheel is broken, there will be —————— space movement in the carriage after every 14 degrees periodically.

A

Single

B

Double

C

Three

D

None of the above

Question 61

തെറ്റായ പദമേത്?

A

പ്രസ്താവന

B

അധിഷ്ഠിതം

C

വ്യത്യസ്ഥം

D

പലവ്യഞ്ജനം

Question 62

'From' എന്നതിനു തുല്യമായ മലയാളപദം :

A

പ്രേഷകൻ

B

പ്രേക്ഷകൻ

C

പ്രേക്ഷിതൻ

D

പ്രേഷിതൻ

Question 63

'സന്നിഭം' എന്ന പദത്തിന്റെ അർത്ഥം :

A

സമീപം

B

തുല്യം

C

സന്തോഷം

D

സാന്നിധ്യം

Question 64

തെറ്റില്ലാത്ത പദമേത്?

A

ഉത്ഘാടനം

B

ഐശ്ചികം

C

കുടിശിഖ

D

യാദൃച്ഛികം

Question 65

'When pigs fly'. ഈ ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് പ്രയോഗത്തിന്റെ അർത്ഥമെന്ത്?

A

സംഭവിക്കാൻ സാധ്യത തീരെ കുറഞ്ഞത്

B

എളുപ്പത്തിൽ ചെയ്യാൻ കഴിയുന്നത്

C

ഒഴിവാക്കാനാകാത്തത്

D

അപകടത്തിൽ സ്വയം ചെന്നു ചാടുക

Question 66

ശരിയായ രൂപമേത്?

A

നിഖണ്ടു

B

നിഘണ്ടു

C

നിഘണ്ഡു

D

നിഖണ്ഡു

Question 67

'ലോകപരിജ്ഞാനം കുറവുള്ള ആൾ' എന്ന അർത്ഥം വരുന്ന പ്രയോഗം ഏത്?

A

അംഗുലീ പരിമിതം

B

ഏട്ടിലെ പശു

C

കൂപമണ്ഡൂകം

D

കടലാസുപുലി

Question 68

തെറ്റായ ജോഡി ഏത്?

A

ആയം X വ്യയം

B

ഉദ്ഗ്രഥനം X അപഗ്രഥനം

C

ഏകം X ദ്വിത്വം

D

കൃതജ്ഞത X കൃതഘ്നത

Question 69

ആദേശസന്ധിക്ക് ഉദാഹരണമല്ലാത്തതേത്?

A

വിണ്ണാറ്

B

വിണ്ടലം

C

വെണ്ണീർ

D

വെഞ്ചാമരം

Question 70

കളേബരം, തനു, വപുസ്സ്, ഗാത്രം ഇവ ഏത് പദത്തിന്റെ പര്യായങ്ങളാണ്?

A

ചന്ദനം

B

ശരീരം

C

ആന

D

ഭംഗി

Question 71

'അഞ്ചാംപത്തി' എന്ന പ്രയോഗത്തിന്റെ അർത്ഥമെന്ത്?

A

യുദ്ധത്തിന് തയ്യാറായി നിൽക്കുന്നവർ

B

ഉയർന്ന ചിന്താഗതി ഉള്ളവർ

C

ആരോടും കൂട്ടുകൂടാത്തവർ

D

ഒറ്റു കൊടുക്കുന്നവർ

Question 72

ഏതു പദത്തിന്റെ പര്യായമാണ് ജാതവേദസ്സ്?

A

അഗ്നി

B

തപസ്സ്

C

മരുമകൻ

D

അമ്മാവൻ

Question 73

ശരിയായ വാക്യമേത്?

A

ഞാനും നീയും തമ്മിൽ അജഗജാന്തരം വ്യത്യാസമുണ്ട്

B

സുനിത സത്യസന്ധയായിരിക്കുന്നതുകൊണ്ടാണ് അവളെ എല്ലാവരും വിശ്വസിക്കാൻ കാരണം

C

ആശാൻ, ഉള്ളൂർ, വള്ളത്തോൾ എന്നിവരാണ് ആധുനിക മലയാള കവിത്രയങ്ങൾ

D

അച്ഛന്റെയും അമ്മയുടെയും ഇഷ്ടപുത്രി അവളായിരുന്നു

Question 74

തെറ്റായ പദമേത്?

A

ഋഗ്വേദം

B

യജുർവേദം

C

സാമവേദം

D

അധർവവേദം

Question 75

'Distant drum sounds well' സമാന അർത്ഥം വരുന്ന മലയാളം ചൊല്ലേത്?

A

കയ്യനങ്ങിയാലേ വായനങ്ങൂ

B

ഇക്കരെ നിൽക്കുമ്പോൾ അക്കരെപ്പച്ച

C

ആറ്റിൽ കളഞ്ഞാലും അളന്നു കളയണം

D

അരമനരഹസ്യം അങ്ങാടിപ്പാട്ട്

Question 76

ശരിയായ രൂപമേത്?

A

സ്രഷ്ടാവ്

B

സൃഷ്‌ഠാവ്

C

സൃഷ്ടാവ്

D

സ്രഷ്‌ഠാവ്

Question 77

ദ്വന്ദ്വസമാസത്തിന് ഉദാഹരണം അല്ലാത്തതേത്?

A

നാലഞ്ച്

B

രാപ്പകൽ

C

ജരാനര

D

യഥാവിധി

Question 78

കവി എന്ന പദത്തിന്റെ സ്ത്രീലിംഗപദം ഏത്?

A

കവിയത്രി

B

കവയത്രി

C

കവയിത്രി

D

ഇവയൊന്നുമല്ല

Question 79

ശരിയായ വാക്യമേത്?

A

അദ്ധ്യാപകർ പഠിപ്പിക്കുകയും കുട്ടികൾ പഠിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തു

B

അദ്ധ്യാപകർ പഠിപ്പിച്ചപ്പോൾ കുട്ടികൾ പഠിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തു

C

അദ്ധ്യാപകർ പഠിപ്പിക്കുകയോ കുട്ടികൾ പഠിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തു

D

അദ്ധ്യാപകർ പഠിപ്പിച്ചിട്ട് കുട്ടികൾ പഠിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തു

Question 80

'മൂച്ചി' എന്ന പദത്തിന്റെ അർത്ഥമെന്ത്?

A

തെങ്ങ്

B

മാവ്

C

പ്ലാവ്

D

പുളി

Question 81

Directions : Choose the correct idiom for question 81 and 82.

Teaching at the local college is his :

A

Rice and curry

B

Bread and butter

C

Breakfast

D

Day job

Question 82

The magazine has been —————— since its new director took over.

A

Cold as ice

B

Cool

C

Coining money

D

Out of print

Question 83

Choose the correct phrasal verb :

She asked her friend to —————— to England for a holiday.

A

Stop over

B

Pull over

C

Come over

D

Pull up

Question 84

Choose the correct reported speech form for the following sentence :

John said, “It has been pleasant meeting you”.

A

John remarked that it had been pleasant meeting her

B

John reported pleasant feelings on meeting me

C

John said that it was pleasant to meet you

D

John stated it was pleasant to meet them

Question 85

Choose the correct form of the verb :

I —————— his letter a week ago.

A

receiving

B

will receive

C

am receiving

D

received

Question 86

Choose the appropriate questions tag :

You don’t like ice cream,

A

don’t you?

B

do you?

C

won’t you?

D

did you?

Question 87

Choose an appropriate adjective :

I want to have a cup of —————— tea.

A

fizzy

B

strong

C

powerful

D

preachy

Question 88

Read the passage given and answer the questions that follow. What is archaeological record? It does not consist of isolated monuments rising from the level field or stray bits of stone, metal or earthenware turned up by a plough or bulldozer. Such are only potential archaeological documents. By themselves they would be of little use. It is only because we find lost trifles, scrapes in house floors, mortuary offerings in graves or relics in some other kind of context that they can become archaeological data. In fact the outlandish names and mystic figures are really just conventional labels for serialized divisions of archaeological time.

Which of the following statements is correct about archaeological records?

A

Archaeological records consist of monuments, stray bits of stone, metal or earthenware found in some kind of context

B

In piecing together the past pottery and broken earthenware are misleading

C

The interpretation of archaeological date is child’s play

D

None of the above

Question 89

Which of the following is a synonym of “isolated”?

A

secluded

B

crowded

C

busy

D

loud

Question 90

Pick out a word from the passage which means “very strange” :

A

Stray

B

Potential

C

Outlandish

D

Mystic

Question 91

Choose the correct article :

—————— little patience makes all the difference.

A

An

B

The

C

A

D

To

Question 92

Pick out the passive voice :

A

He was called a liar

B

They called him a liar

C

He lied

D

None of the above

Question 93 Cancelled (PSC)

Pick out the word with the correct spelling :

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

A

Vaccum

B

Seperate

C

Embarrassing

D

Stammer

Question 94

Each sentence has three parts marked (A) (B) and (C) that are underlined. Find the part with the error.

A

Some teachers believe

B

that punishment is the only way

C

to resolved classroom management

D

issues no error

Question 95

Each sentence has three parts marked (A) (B) and (C) that are underlined. Find the part with the error.

A

Rachael Carson’s “Silent Spring”

B

exposed destruction of wildlifes

C

through the widespread

D

use of pesticides no error

Question 96

Pick out the correct Conditional Clause :

A

If you would get wet, go out in the rain

B

It is raining and you will get wet

C

Take an umbrella if it is raining

D

If you go out in the rain, you will get wet

Question 97

Spot the error-free sentence among the following sentences :

A

He was basically and engineer by profession

B

He was a patron of the arts

C

You have to cope up with the stress of work

D

His cousin brother was a poet

Question 98

Pick out the grammatically correct sentence :

A

The tools in the toolbox

B

The tools are in the toolbox

C

A bad workman blames his tool

D

None of the above

Question 99

Which sentence uses Capitals incorrectly?

A

He was born in Delhi

B

His name is Khan

C

Lord Byron is an English poet

D

I read Abridged Versions of books

Question 100

Pick out the meaning of the following phrase :

Her experiences left her shell shocked.

A

She went into a shell

B

She cracked like a shell

C

She was traumatized

D

She was elated

115/2024 - Reporter Grade II Malayalm - Legislature Secretariat