Kerala PSC Assistant Manager-KSCB-Direct and B/T-Main Examination Question Paper 149/2024

1. Which of the following statements is/are incorrect with respect to the arrival of Europeans in Kerala?

1. A) Only (i) and (ii)
2. B) Only (i), (ii) and (iv)
3. C) Only (i) and (iii)
4. D) Only (ii) and (iv)

2. Who is the author of the Cochin State Manual?

1. A) C. Achuta Menon
2. B) K.P. Padmanabha Menon
3. C) V. Nagam Aiya
4. D) T.K. Velu Pillai

3. Which of the following was not a demand of the Indian National Congress in the beginning?

1. A) Expansion of the Legislative Council
2. B) Reduction of military expenditure
3. C) Raising of the age limit for the candidates of Public Service Examination
4. D) Complete independence to the Indians

4. Which of the following leaders were not associated with Nehru in fostering the Non-Aligned Movement, one of the basic principles of India’s foreign policy?

1. A) Sukarno
2. B) Chou En-Lai
3. C) Gamal Abdul Nasser
4. D) Marshall Tito

5. Arrange the following revolutions in the order of their occurrence.

1. A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
2. B) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
3. C) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
4. D) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)

6. Recently, the criminal justice system of India was completely overhauled. Based on this, which of the following statements are correct?

1. A) Only (i) and (ii)
2. B) Only (i), (iii) and (iv)
3. C) Only (i) and (iii)
4. D) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

7. Name the group of plants that thrive in ice covered arctic and polar areas :

1. A) Microtherms
2. B) Megatherms
3. C) Hekistotherms
4. D) Mesotherms

8. The Type of drainage pattern usually found on maturely dissected dome structures encircled with alternate weak and hard rocks :

1. A) Centripetal pattern
2. B) Annular pattern
3. C) Parallel pattern
4. D) Radial pattern

9. Advanced Space borne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) is a high resolution remote sensing instrument associated with which of the following satellite :

1. A) Terra
2. B) Landsat
3. C) SPOT
4. D) Sentinel

10. Which of the following statement are correct about the occurrences of Indian Monsoon?

1. A) Only (i) and (iii)
2. B) Only (i) and (ii)
3. C) Only (ii) and (iii)
4. D) All of the above ((i), (ii) and (iii))

11. Arrange the following rivers of Kerala according to its length from highest to lowest :

1. A) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
2. B) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
3. C) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
4. D) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)

12. Who secured three accolades in the 66th Grammy award for global music performance?

1. A) Ganesh Rajagopalan
2. B) Sankar Mahadevan
3. C) Uztad Zakir Hussain
4. D) Rakesh Chowrazya

13. Which is the wrong statement related to Planning Commission in India?

1. A) The five-year planning commission was replaced by NITI Aayog in the year 2014
2. B) Green Revolution was implemented during the first five-year plan
3. C) 1966-69 years were plan holidays for the Indian economy
4. D) Mahalanobis model was followed in the second five-year plan

14. Operation flood is related to :

1. A) Increase irrigation facilities
2. B) Increase marine fish cultivation
3. C) Increase inland fish cultivation
4. D) Increase milk production

15. ———— is the maximum limit of GST rate set by the GST Council of India.

1. A) 40%
2. B) 12%
3. C) 18%
4. D) 28%

16. ———— was founded in July 1948 under the Industrial Finance Corporation Act of 1948, with the primary goal of providing long and medium-term financing to big industrial firms.

1. A) IDBI
2. B) ICICI
3. C) IFCI
4. D) SIDBI

17. The maximum area of land used for cultivation in India is used for the cultivation of :

1. A) Wheat
2. B) Rice
3. C) Sugarcane
4. D) Cotton

18. Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project (PMP), sometimes seen in the news, is a bi-national hydropower project between which two countries?

1. A) India and Bhutan
2. B) India and Bangladesh
3. C) India and Afghanistan
4. D) India and Nepal

19. What does Art.17 of the Constitution of India relate to?

1. A) Abolition of Untouchability and prohibition of its practice in any forms
2. B) Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment
3. C) Protection in respect of conviction for offences
4. D) Right to elementary education

20. Which of the following statement is /are correct about the preamble of the Constitution of India?

1. A) Only (i)
2. B) Only (ii) and (iii)
3. C) Only (ii)
4. D) All ((i), (ii) and (iii)) are correct

21. Which of the following statement is/are correct about the Election Commission of India?

1. A) Only (i) and (ii)
2. B) Only (ii) and (iii)
3. C) Only (ii)
4. D) All ((i), (ii) and (iii)) are correct

22. Pick the wrong statement regarding the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) :

1. A) The CAG can only be removed by the Prime Minister of India on the same grounds and also in the same manner as a judge of the Supreme Court can be removed
2. B) The CAG hold office for a period of six years or upto the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier
3. C) The CAG audits and report on all expenditure from the Contingency Funds and Public Accounts of the Union and of the States
4. D) The CAG audits and report on the receipts and expenditure of Government companies

23. The Central Government law/Scheme that was unanimously struck down by the five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on February 15, 2024 as the bench found the Law/Scheme to be unconstitutional :

1. A) The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003
2. B) The Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002
3. C) The Electoral Bond scheme that was introduced in the Finance Bill, 2017 during Union Budget 2017-18
4. D) The Agnipath Scheme brought in by the Central government in 2022

24. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the State Human Rights Commissions?

1. A) Only (i)
2. B) Only (i) and (ii)
3. C) Only (ii) and (iii)
4. D) All ((i), (ii) and (iii)) are correct

25. Which of the following statements is/are correct as per the Census of India 2011?

1. A) Only (i) and (ii)
2. B) Only (ii) and (iii)
3. C) Only (i) and (iii)
4. D) Only (iii)

26. Which of the following is/are true regarding the literacy rates in Kerala as per the 2011 census of India?

1. A) only (ii) and (iii)
2. B) only (i) and (iii)
3. C) only (i)
4. D) none ((i), (ii) and (iii)) are true

27. Which is/are true about Vayomithram project implemented in the State of Kerala?

1. A) only (ii) and (iii)
2. B) only (iii)
3. C) only (i)
4. D) none ((i), (ii) and (iii))

28. The scheme for Differently Abled people run by the Government of Kerala :

1. A) Swasraya
2. B) Mandahasam
3. C) Pariraksha
4. D) Samanwaya

29. The name of the Android App launched by the Government of Kerala aimed at diagnosing and controlling lifestyle diseases among the people in the State of Kerala :

1. A) Koode
2. B) Aardram
3. C) Shaili
4. D) Arogyam

30. Who headed the Supreme Court bench in the Vishaka and Ors. V State of Rajasthan (1997) that delivered the landmark judgement dealing with sexual harassment at the workplace and provided guidelines to deal with?

1. A) Mr. Justice R.M. Lodha
2. B) Mr. Justice J.S. Verma
3. C) Mr. Justice Dipak Misra
4. D) Mr. Justice Ranjan Gogoi

31. Which part of the Constitution of India empowers Parliament for the establishment of administrative tribunals for adjudication of disputes related to the service of persons appointed to public services of centre and states?

1. A) Part XI-A
2. B) Part XIII-A
3. C) Part XIV-A
4. D) Part IX

32. Which of the following statement is/are wrong regarding the Right to Information Act, 2005?

1. A) only (ii)
2. B) only (i)
3. C) only (iii)
4. D) none ((i), (ii) and (iii)) are wrong

33. The percentage of area under forest in Kerala as per the land use data, 2022-23 of the Department of Economics and Statistics :

1. A) 14.06 percent
2. B) 36.90 percent
3. C) 19.74 percent
4. D) 27.83 percent

34. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA) mandates which of the following?

1. A) Only (ii)
2. B) Only (iii)
3. C) Only (i) and (ii)
4. D) Only (ii) and (iii)

35. Pick the wrong statement about the Kochi Water Metro Project :

1. A) Diesel boats used in the water metro project are manufactured by Cochin Shipyard Limited
2. B) Kochi, is India’s first city to have a Water Metro Project
3. C) Kochi water metro project plans to connect 10 islands along a network of routes that span 78 kms benefitting over 33000 islanders
4. D) A major part of the project is financed under Indo-German Financial Cooperation with a long-term loan agreement of 85 million

36. In which place was the International Labour Conclave organised by the Government of Kerala, from May 24 to 26, 2023.

1. A) Ernakulam
2. B) Kannur
3. C) Palakkad
4. D) Thiruvananthapuram

37. What is the scientific name for the Adam’s apple found on the throat?

1. A) Larynx
2. B) Trachea
3. C) Epiglottis
4. D) Oesophagus

38. Which Vitamin is synthesized by bacteria in Human body?

1. A) Vit D
2. B) Vit C
3. C) Vit K
4. D) Vit E

39. The Vector organism for Leishmaniasis is :

1. A) Mosquito
2. B) Rat
3. C) Pig
4. D) Sand fly

40. The Kerala government health department launched the ‘Aardram Mission’ with the objective of :

1. A) Expanding medical tourism in the state
2. B) Making government hospitals more patient friendly
3. C) Encouraging private healthcare investment
4. D) Promoting traditional medicine practices

41. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Type I-Diabetes?

1. A) Abnormal Carbohydrate Metabolism
2. B) It is Insulin Dependent
3. C) It is an Autoimmune disorder
4. D) The patient will be reliant on exogenous Insulin

42. The concept of ‘planetary boundaries’ refers to :

1. A) The limits of human population growth
2. B) The critical thresholds for environmental sustainability
3. C) The potential for colonizing other planets
4. D) The economic costs of environmental protection

43. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly evolving and impacting various fields. What is an example of a potential application of AI in healthcare?

1. A) Providing emotional support through chatbots
2. B) Assisting doctors in analysing medical images for faster diagnoses
3. C) Replacing the need for human nurses in hospitals
4. D) Automating administrative tasks in healthcare facilities

44. Space debris is a growing concern for satellites and spacecraft. What is the ISRO project on space debris?

1. A) Netra
2. B) Gaganyaan
3. C) INSPIRES
4. D) Astrosat

45. What would be the weight of an object on the surface of moon, if it weighs 196 N on the earth’s surface?

1. A) 35 N
2. B) 98 N
3. C) 33 N
4. D) 100 N

46. A loaded cab of an elevator has mass of 2500 kg and moves 250 m up the shaft in 50 sec at constant speed. At what average rate does the force from the cable do work on the cab?

1. A) 1250 W
2. B) 100 W
3. C) 1000 W
4. D) 125 kW

47. An ambulance with a siren of frequency 1000 Hz overtakes and passes a cyclist pedaling a bike at 3 m/s. If the cyclist hears the siren with a frequency of 900 Hz after the ambulance is passed, the velocity of the ambulance is :

1. A) 41 m/s
2. B) 45 m/s
3. C) 35 m/s
4. D) 50 m/s

48. Which space agency launched the INFUSE Rocket mission?

1. A) Russian Space Agency
2. B) Indian Space Research Organisation
3. C) National Aeronautics and Space Administration
4. D) European Space Agency

49. If X diffuses 10 times faster than Y, what will be the molecular weight ratio X : Y?

1. A) 10
2. B) 1/10
3. C) 100
4. D) 1/100

50. Among the following equimolal aqueous solutions, the boiling point will be lowest for :

1. A) BaCl₂
2. B) NaCl
3. C) Ca(NO₃)₂
4. D) La(NO₃)₃

51. The United Nations proclaimed 2025 to be the International Year of

1. A) Millets
2. B) Water Cooperation
3. C) Quantum Science and Technology
4. D) Periodic Table

52. Which aqueous solution is most acidic?

1. A) 0.5 M NaNO₃
2. B) 1 M K₂CO₃
3. C) 0.1 M FeCl₃
4. D) 0.01 M NaCN

53. Which among the following is correct when considering the Olympic Order Award of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ?

1. A) Only (i)
2. B) Only (ii)
3. C) Both (i) and (ii)
4. D) Neither (i) nor (ii)

54. Chronologically arrange the following Malayalam novels with their years of publishing :

1. A) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
2. B) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)
3. C) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)
4. D) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)

55. Which of the following is correct when considering Kathaprasangam, the Malayalam storytelling?

1. A) Only (i) and (ii)
2. B) Only (ii) and (iii)
3. C) Only (i) and (iii)
4. D) All ((i), (ii) and (iii)) are correct

56. Match the following List A (Film Directors) with List B (Malayalam cinemas with Muslim Culture) :

1. A) (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iv)
2. B) (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)
3. C) (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)
4. D) (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)

57. Who wrote the Malayalam book, Padeniyude Geevathalam on the art form of Padayani?

1. A) Kadamanitta Vasudevan Pillai
2. B) Kadamanitta Ramakrishna
3. C) R.C. Karipath
4. D) Kavalam Narayana Panikkar

58. Which among the following is not correct when considering Indian Hockey?

1. A) Sansarpur in Jalandhar district (Punjab) is known as the nursery of Indian hockey
2. B) A hockey player turned politician Aslam Sher Khan became the Central Minister for India
3. C) The height of the blackboard of the field hockey goal is 26 inches
4. D) Mariyamma Koshay was the first Malayali to become the President of Hockey India

59. Which of the following was the motive of Prisha Tapre, the teenage swimmer of India and UK to cross the famous English Channel recently?

1. A) To raise funds for building a school at her father’s home village in Maharashtra
2. B) To raise funds for a charity organization to provide food for needy children in India and UK
3. C) To propagate harmony among various religious communities all over the world
4. D) To create awareness against intoxication and substance abuse

60. Small and very fast memory that is placed between CPU and main memory :

1. A) ROM
2. B) CACHE
3. C) BUS
4. D) USB

61. Which of the following is not a system software?

1. A) Firefox
2. B) Unix
3. C) Device driver
4. D) None of these

62. An example for an empty tag in HTML is :

1. A) <html>
2. B) <img>
3. C) <body>
4. D) <b>

63. Who is known as the “Father of AI”?

1. A) Fisher Ada
2. B) Alan Turing
3. C) John McCarthy
4. D) Allen Newell

64. The official website for chatgpt is :

1. A) www.openai.com
2. B) www.gptchat.com
3. C) www.chatgpt.com
4. D) None of the above

65. Find out which of the statements are correct :

1. A) All statements are correct
2. B) Statement (iv) only is correct
3. C) Statements (ii) and (iv) are correct
4. D) Statements (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct

66. Who is the first Chairperson of the National Women Commission of India?

1. A) Mohini Giri
2. B) Vibha Parthasarathy
3. C) Jayanthi Patnaik
4. D) Dr. Poornima Adwani

67. Find out the correct options from the following :

1. A) All the statements are correct
2. B) Only statements (i) and (ii) are correct
3. C) Only statements (iii) and (iv) are correct
4. D) Statements (ii) and (iii) are correct

68. Who is competent to issue a Certificate of Identity for transgenders?

1. A) District Medical Officer
2. B) Chief Medical Superintend
3. C) Any Civil Surgeon
4. D) District Magistrate

69. Which of the following statements is correct?

1. A) Statements (i) and (ii) are correct
2. B) All statements are correct
3. C) Statements (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct
4. D) Statements (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct

70. Every person with a benchmark disability has the right to free education upto the age of :

1. A) 14 years
2. B) 18 years
3. C) 21 years
4. D) 16 years

71. A grocery store raises the price of a loaf of bread by 25%, then lowers the new price by 25%. What is the final price of the bread compared to the original price?

1. A) The same as the original price
2. B) Higher than the original price
3. C) Lower than the original price
4. D) Cannot be determined

72. If you multiply a positive fraction less than 1 by itself, the result will be :

1. A) Larger than the original fraction
2. B) Smaller than the original fraction
3. C) Equal to the original fraction
4. D) It depends on the specific fraction

73. A regular hexagon is inscribed in a circle with radius 6 cm. Find the area enclosed by the hexagon :

1. A) 18√3 cm²
2. B) 36√3 cm²
3. C) 54√3 cm²
4. D) 72√3 cm²

74. A company sells a product with a marked price of ₹ 120/-. They offer a 15% discount and another 10% discount. What is the final selling price?

1. A) ₹ 84
2. B) ₹ 91.8
3. C) ₹ 96.7
4. D) ₹ 102

75. A car travels a certain distance at a speed of 60 km/h. If the same distance is covered at a speed of 80 km/h, the time taken is reduced by 1 hour. Find the distance traveled.

1. A) 120 km
2. B) 160 km
3. C) 200 km
4. D) 240 km

76. In a geometric progression, the 5th term is 16 times the first term. Find the 7th term if the first term is 2 :

1. A) 128
2. B) 256
3. C) 512
4. D) 1024

77. A company assigns employee identification numbers based on a complex system. The first digit represents the department (1 – Sales, 2 – Marketing, 3 – IT, etc.), the second digit signifies the employee’s seniority level (1 – Junior, 2 – Mid-Level, 3 – Senior), and the last two digits are a sequential number starting from 01 for each department and seniority level combination. Identify the employee with the most experience if the following IDs are observed.

1. A) 1203
2. B) 2110
3. C) 3305
4. D) 2308

78. If 20% of a number is 35, what is the number?

1. A) 100
2. B) 175
3. C) 150
4. D) 200

79. If you are facing east and turn 270 degrees anti-clockwise, in which direction are you now facing?

1. A) North
2. B) South
3. C) East
4. D) West

80. Solve the inequality : −3x < 15

1. A) x > −5
2. B) x < −5
3. C) x > 5
4. D) x < 5

81. A group of eagles is called :

1. A) Convocation
2. B) Parliament
3. C) Council
4. D) Headquarters

82. Find out the compound noun :

1. A) Blockhead
2. B) Brainwash
3. C) Ice-cold
4. D) Grass-fed

83. Antonym of the word “lasting” is :

1. A) Perpetual
2. B) Momentary
3. C) Infinite
4. D) Eternal

84. Which is the correct spelling?

1. A) Leiutenant
2. B) Leuitenant
3. C) Leftenant
4. D) Lieutenant

85. When does the class commence? The meaning of the word “Commence” is :

1. A) end
2. B) continue
3. C) conclude
4. D) start

86. Add prefix and suffix to the base form ‘believe’ :

1. A) enbelievable
2. B) forbelievable
3. C) unbelievable
4. D) onbelievable

87. What does the term Id est mean?

1. A) that is
2. B) for example
3. C) for reference
4. D) for sure

88. Give the synonym of the word ‘abundance’ :

1. A) little
2. B) meagre
3. C) plenty
4. D) scarce

89. We are eager to get on in life. The meaning of the phrasal verb ‘get on’ is :

1. A) progress
2. B) fail
3. C) ruin
4. D) fall

90. Mary is a good student. I like her ———— nature

1. A) Childish
2. B) Childed
3. C) Childlike
4. D) None of these

91. എലി എന്ന അർത്ഥത്തിൽ വരുന്ന പദമേത്?

1. A) ഊഷകം
2. B) കരടം
3. C) മഹാംഗം
4. D) ഖനകൻ

92. ശരിയായ വാക്യം ഏത്?

1. A) അതിനെക്കാൾ കവിഞ്ഞ ഒരു ഗുണമൊന്നും ഈ ഉപകരണത്തിനില്ല
2. B) ഞാൻ സത്യം പറയാൻ കാരണം അവൻ വീണ്ടും ചോദിച്ചതു കൊണ്ടാണ്
3. C) ദുരിതാശ്വാസഫണ്ടിലേക്ക് താങ്കൾ കുറഞ്ഞത് ആയിരം രൂപ സംഭാവന ചെയ്യണം
4. D) ഫാക്ടറിയിലെ വാതക ചോർച്ചയിൽ ആർക്കും ആളപായമുണ്ടായതായി അറിവില്ല

93. വെള്ളം കുടിക്കാനുള്ള ആഗ്രഹം – ഒറ്റപ്പദമാക്കുക :

1. A) പിപാസു
2. B) പിപാസാ
3. C) പിപാംസു
4. D) പിപാസ്യ

94. As thick as thieves എന്ന ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് ശൈലിയുടെ മലയാളത്തിലുള്ള അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?

1. A) വളരെ സൗഹൃദത്തിൽ
2. B) വളരെ ഞെരുക്കത്തിലാവുക
3. C) അതീവ രഹസ്യമായി
4. D) ഒരുമിച്ചു നില്ക്കുക

95. പാതി + ഫലം – ചേർത്തെഴുതുക :

1. A) പാതിബ്ഫലം
2. B) പാതിഫലം
3. C) പാതിപ്ഫലം
4. D) പാതിഫ്ഫലം

96. ശ്ലാഘ്യം എന്ന പദത്തിന്റെ വിപരീതപദം കണ്ടെത്തുക :

1. A) ഗർഹ്യം
2. B) അശ്ലീലം
3. C) ശിഷ്ടം
4. D) ഗോപ്യം

97. എണ്ണായിരം പിരിച്ചെഴുതുന്നത് എങ്ങനെ?

1. A) എട്ട് + ആയിരം
2. B) എണ + ആയിരം
3. C) എൺ + ആയിരം
4. D) എണ്ണ് + ആയിരം

98. ശരിയായ പദമേത്?

1. A) വിമ്മ്യഷ്ടം
2. B) വിമ്മിഷ്ഠം
3. C) വിമ്മിട്ടം
4. D) വിമ്മിഷ്ട്യം

99. ചാക്യാർസ്ത്രീ അറിയപ്പെടുന്നത് ഏതു പേരിൽ?

1. A) നങ്ങ്യാർ
2. B) ഇല്ലോടമ്മ
3. C) അകത്തമ്മ
4. D) നമ്പഷ്ഠാതിരി

100. അവിവേകം കാട്ടരുത് എന്ന അർത്ഥത്തിൽ വരുന്ന പഴഞ്ചൊല്ലേത്?

1. A) അടി തെറ്റിയാൽ ആനയും വീഴും
2. B) അങ്കവും കാണാം താളിയും ഒടിക്കാം
3. C) ആടറിയുമോ അങ്ങാടി വാണിഭം
4. D) ഇരിയ്ക്കുന്ന കൊമ്പ് മുറിയ്ക്കരുത്