EASY PSC | Stenographer - Kerala State Drugs & Pharmaceuticals

Question 1

World Ozone Day

A

September 16

B

October 16

C

November 16

D

December 16

Question 2

“Long Walk to Freedom" was written by -----------

A

Gandhiji

B

Nehru

C

Nelson Mandela

D

Subhash Chandra Bose

Question 3

Vernacular Press Act was passed in the year -------------

A

1678

B

1778

C

1878

D

1978

Question 4

The first woman appointed as the Chief information Commissioner in India

A

Kiran Bedi

B

Nirmal Pande

C

Sumitra Sen

D

Deepak Sindhu

Question 5

National Sports Day is celebrated on _______

A

August 29

B

September 29

C

November 29

D

December 29

Question 6

Chairman of the Planning Commission in India at present is -----------

A

Sonia Gandhi

B

Dr. Manmohan Singh

C

Montek Singh Ahluwalia

D

No Answer

Question 7

“I Have a Dream“ speech is related to ----------- country.

A

China

B

France

C

America

D

Britain

Question 8

“Gurnica” is a famous painting of -----------

A

Sanjay Subrammanian

B

Van Gogh

C

Pablo Picasso

D

Raphael

Question 9

“Kaipunyam” is the biography of------------

A

M.T. Vasudevan Nair

B

E.T. Narayana Mose

C

K. V. K. Warrier

D

Dr. P. N. Pisharadi

Question 10

------ department in Kerala celebrates its golden jubilee in 2013

A

Treasury

B

Police

C

Agriculture development

D

Education

Question 11

The 2020 Olympics will be held in ------------

A

Japan

B

France

C

Britain

D

China

Question 12

A High Court Judge is appointed by --------

A

Governor

B

President

C

Prime Minister

D

Vice President

Question 13

“Arthasastra” was written in ----------- language

A

Prakrit

B

Tamil

C

Sanskrit

D

Telugu

Question 14

"Swarabhedangal" is the autobiography of ---------

A

Bhagyalakshmi

B

P. Leela

C

Dakshinamoorthy

D

Sujatha

Question 15

Murali won National award for acting in ------------ film.

A

Pulijanmam

B

Neythukaran

C

Keli

D

Venkulam

Question 16

Who is known as the “Father of Cloning”

A

Ian Wilmut

B

Sanger

C

Griffith

D

Watson

Question 17

The “Theory of Natural Selection” was related to ------------

A

Lamarck

B

Hugo de Vries

C

T. H. Morgan

D

Charles Darwin

Question 18

The smallest living cell is -------------

A

Bacteria

B

Blue Green Algae

C

Mycoplasm

D

Virus

Question 19

The chemical name of marble is --------

A

Calcium Oxide

B

Calcium Hydroxide

C

Calcium Carbonate

D

Calcium Bicarbonate

Question 20

“No Caste No Religion. No God for Mankind.” Who said this?

A

Sree Narayana Guru

B

Ayyankali

C

Sahodaran Ayyappan

D

Dr. Palpu

Question 21

The chemical that causes “acid rain“ is -------------

A

Sulphuric Acid

B

Hydrochloric Acid

C

Phosphoric Acid

D

Acetic Acid

Question 22

Who is the “Father of Indian Space Science".

A

Homi J Bhabha

B

Vikram Sarabhai

C

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

D

Dr. CV. Raman

Question 23

“This is Muhammed" is -------

A

A Music Programme

B

An Islamic Cinema

C

A Drama

D

The biggest book in the world

Question 24

“Thiranottam” is the first film of --------------

A

Mammooty

B

Mohanlal

C

Madhu

D

Manoj K. Jayan

Question 25

“Kerala Simham" is a novel on -----------

A

Veluthampi Dalava

B

Paliyath Achan

C

Sakthan Thampuran

D

Pazhassi Raja

Question 26

The Prime Minister who is known for 20-Point Programme is

A

Rajiv Gandhi

B

Indira Gandhi

C

Nehru

D

V.P. Singh

Question 27

“Wallstreet Protest“ was held in ----------

A

Britain

B

France

C

Japan

D

U.S.A.

Question 28

Who is known as the "Grand Old Man of India"

A

Gandhiji

B

Dadabhai Naoroji

C

Surendranath Bannerjee

D

Pherozeshah Mehta

Question 29

The first Metro station in South India is --------

A

Chennai

B

Bangalore

C

Kochi

D

Hyderabad

Question 30

“Liberty, Equality and Fraternity“ is associated with ----------

A

French Revolution

B

American Revolution

C

Russian Revolution

D

Cuban Revolution

Question 31

Herman Gundert is from ------------

A

Britain

B

Germany

C

Italy

D

Dutch

Question 32

The number of permanent members in UN. Security Council is ---------

A

4

B

5

C

6

D

7

Question 33

The first Indian to get "Njanapeedam Award" is ----------

A

G. Sankara Kurup

B

Rabindranath Tagore

C

S. K. Potakkad

D

Sumitranandan Pant

Question 34

The novel on Thunchath Ezhuthachan was written by C. Radhakrishnan is------------

A

Mumbe Parakkunna Pakshikal

B

Avakashikal

C

Thee Kadal Kadanju Thiru Mndhurn

D

Oru Sankeerthanam Pole

Question 35

Directive Principles of State Policy was taken for Indian Constitution is from -------

A

Britain

B

USA

C

Australia

D

Ireland

Question 36

Deputy leader opposition in Kerala Assembly is -----------

A

V.S. Achuthanandan

B

Ramesh Chennithala

C

Binoy Viswam

D

Vaikam Viswam

Question 37

The Chola King known as “Gangaikonda Cholan“ is --------

A

Rajendra Cholan

B

Raja Raja Cholan

C

Vijayalayan

D

Karikala Cholan

Question 38

Golden Temple in Amritsar was set up by ----------------

A

Guru Nanak

B

Guru Hargovind

C

Guru Teg Bahadur

D

Guru Arjun Singh

Question 39

The first bank in Kerala is ------------

A

South Indian Bank

B

Travanncore Bank

C

Nedungadi Bank

D

Cochin Bank

Question 40

The Second World War broke out in the year of ------------

A

1937

B

1938

C

1939

D

1949

Question 41

Opposition Leader in Rajya Sabha is -------

A

Arun Jaitley

B

Sushma Swamj

C

L. K. Advani

D

No Answer

Question 42

The chancellor of a University will be ----------

A

Chief Minister

B

Governor

C

Education Minister

D

Chief Secretary

Question 43

"Siddhashramam" at Alathur (Palakkad) was founded by ----------

A

Vagbhadanandan

B

Vaikunda Swamikal

C

Sree Narayana Guru

D

Brahmananda Siva Yogi

Question 44

The Bank that is known as “Custodian of Foreign Currency" is -----------

A

Central Bank of India

B

NABARD

C

Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

D

State Bank of Travancore (SBT)

Question 45

The film “Artist“ is directed by -----------

A

Sathyan Anthikad

B

Syama Prasad

C

Priyanandan

D

V. K. Prakash

Question 46

The Chairman of Kerala State Forward Class Welfare Corporation is --------

A

R. Balakrishna Pillai

B

B. Ganesh Kumar

C

P.K. Naraynna Panicker

D

N. Sakthan Nadar

Question 47

Who called Gandhi, “One Man Battalion" ?

A

Winston Churchill

B

Mountbatten

C

Clement Atlee

D

Lord Curzon

Question 48

Recently a bomb-blast was reported in Bodh Goya Temple, It is in ----------- state.

A

Haryana

B

Uttar Pradesh

C

Bihar

D

Rajasthan

Question 49

Eden Garden is in ---------

A

Mumbai

B

Chennai

C

Bangalore

D

Kolkata

Question 50

Nair Service Society (NSS) was founded in -----------

A

1914

B

1915

C

1916

D

1917

Question 51

The feature allows to type words in a paragraph continually without pressing the enter key at the end of each line.

A

Wizard

B

Word wrap

C

Drop cap

D

Auto text

Question 52

The short cut to undo the last action.

A

CTRL+U

B

CTRL+R

C

CTRL+Y

D

CTRL+Z

Question 53

For vertical alignment of the contents of a table cell ------------ is used.

A

Text direction

B

Insert

C

Autofit

D

Gridlines

Question 54

A directory within another directory is -----------

A

Root directory

B

Main directory

C

Sub directory

D

Derived directory

Question 55

The page numbers shown on ----------- the page.

A

top of

B

bottom of

C

side of

D

any where in

Question 56

To justify text over the length of a paper, the best option is ---------

A

Page set up from tile menu

B

Paragraph front format menu

C

From Formatting tool bar

D

Font from format menu

Question 57

This view displays only the text of the presentation.

A

Slide view

B

Slide sorter view

C

Slide show view

D

None of the above

Question 58

------------- bar displays information about the current state of the programme

A

Menu bar

B

Status bar

C

Standard tool bar

D

Formatting tool bar

Question 59

-------- can store data on both sides.

A

CD-R

B

CD-RW

C

DVD

D

All of the above

Question 60

ALT + F to helps to

A

restore the program window

B

minimize the program window

C

maximize the program window

D

None of the above

Question 61

To close a document press

A

CTRL+ N

B

CTRL+ W

C

CTRL+ C

D

CTRL+ O

Question 62

-------- is an interactive worksheet that summaries large amounts of data.

A

Scenarios

B

Protect work book

C

Index and tables

D

Pivot table

Question 63

Style gallery is in -------- menu.

A

Format

B

Insert

C

Table

D

None of the above

Question 64

A ------------ determines the basic structure for a document and contains document settings.

A

wizard

B

Template

C

contents tab

D

surfing

Question 65

Which feature will you opt, when last three words are spill over to next page and you want it to be in the current page

A

Arrange all

B

Hide gridlines

C

Shrink to fit

D

Auto Summaries

Question 66

Thesaurus option is in ---------- menu bar

A

Format

B

Tools

C

Insert

D

View

Question 67

"Delete" erases one character to the ------ of the insertion point

A

Right

B

Left

C

Both of these

D

None of these

Question 68

For selecting a paragraph

A

Double click in the paragraph

B

Triple click in the paragraph

C

Right click in the paragraph

D

CTRL + downward arrow

Question 69

----------- helps to locate a word in a long document

A

Replace

B

Aligning text

C

Find

D

Sorting

Question 70

---------- margin is used to add additional space to a document that will be bound.

A

Mirror

B

Gutter

C

Tab

D

None of these

Question 71

A single cell in a table can be spitted into

A

rows

B

columns

C

two

D

All of the above

Question 72

Find the odd one from the following :

A

mailing labels

B

templates

C

main document

D

data source

Question 73

By inserting ------- one an easily move to specific test in a document without scrolling.

A

Book mark

B

Footnotes

C

Thesaurus command

D

Auto text

Question 74

------- is used to reduce or enlarge the print.

A

Orientation

B

Landscape

C

Scaling

D

Portrait

Question 75

A icon is a -----

A

Control box

B

Graphic image

C

Hover

D

Drop cap

Question 76

--------- is the storage area for items that have been cut or copied

A

Word art

B

Style gallery

C

Read only Memory

D

Clipboard

Question 77

By moving ---------- float right to left the value decreases

A

slider

B

spinner

C

hover

D

driver

Question 78

What is the largest font size available in that size tool on formatting tool bar

A

68

B

70

C

72

D

74

Question 79

To insert a drop cap in a paragraph which menu will you opt

A

Format

B

Insert

C

Tools

D

View

Question 80

Bold, Italic and Regular are --------------

A

Font effects

B

Text effects

C

Word art

D

Font styles

Question 81

Platen knobs are also called

A

Paper knobs

B

Pinion wheels

C

Draw cord knobs

D

Thumb wheels

Question 82

In --------- method all lines will commence from the same point of degree

A

Tab

B

Block

C

Intended

D

None of the above

Question 83

Letters overlapped after locking the right margin is --------------

A

Piling

B

Clogging

C

Aligning

D

Smudging

Question 84

Slotted lever is closely connected with --------------

A

Paper carrier

B

Ribbon carrier

C

Card holder

D

Draw band

Question 85

The expansion of VAT in business letter.

A

Very Active Time

B

Voluntary Added Task

C

Value Added Tax

D

Variable Action Trend

Question 86

Which finger is used to type the letter "M" ?

A

Right index finger

B

Left index linger

C

Right middle finger

D

Left middle finger

Question 87

The shape of universal bar is -------------

A

square

B

rectangle

C

circle

D

None of the above

Question 88

Kinds of Cylinders are

A

Two

B

Five

C

Four

D

Three

Question 89

The carriage and the mainspring are connected by the -------------

A

feed roll release lever

B

draw cord

C

ratchet wheel

D

base board

Question 90

----------- helps to type letters at the end of the paper.

A

Overhead paper bail rolls

B

Line tinder

C

Paper table

D

Paper release lever

Question 91

To fill up omitted letters ----- is used.

A

Space bar

B

Tabulator

C

White fluid

D

Back spacer

Question 92

Pin code must be typed leaving a space after the first ---------------- digit/s.

A

1

B

2

C

3

D

4

Question 93

When there is --------- movement of the ribbon, there will be correct impression on the paper.

A

up and down

B

jerky

C

both (A) and (B)

D

None of these

Question 94

Excess of oil in the way rod channel causes ------- movement.

A

up and down

B

lengthwise

C

sluggish

D

automatic reversal

Question 95

----------- evenly spreads ink on the stencil for impression.

A

Drum

B

Silk carrier

C

Roller

D

Handle

Question 96

Guide keys are situated in the ----------- row of a type writer.

A

Second

B

First

C

Third

D

Forth

Question 97

----------- is used to type on ruled sheets and to type chemical formulae

A

Variable line spacer

B

Paper release lever

C

Double line space

D

Detent release

Question 98

The capital letter "D" stands for

A

50

B

500

C

100

D

1000

Question 99

Carriage rack is also known as -----------

A

letter spacing rack

B

bevel gear

C

line space pawl

D

actuating lever

Question 100

In Rocher mechanism. which of the following is closely related

A

Pinion wheel

B

Loose dog

C

Rigid dog

D

All of the above

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