Kerala PSC S C Development Officer (SR for SC/ST & ST Only)(46/2014) Mock Test

1. The age of a father is equal to the sum of the age of his 4 children. After 20 years, sum of the
ages of the children will be twice the age of the father. What is the age of the father now?

2. The length of a rectangle is decreased by 50%. What percentage the width have to increased
so as to maintain the same area:

3. The speed of a boat in still water is 15 km/hr. It can go 30 km upstream and return down
stream to the original point in 4 hrs and 30 minutes. Find the speed of the stream:

4. Find the largest number that will divide 398, 436 and 542 leaving remainder 7, 11 and 15
respectively:

5. The angle between hour hand and minute hand of a clock when the time in 7.25:

6. Ram bought a computer with 15% discount on the labelled price and sold it with 10% profit
on the labelled price. Approximately, what was his percentage of profit on the price he
bought:

7. A large tank filled with water is to be emptied by removing 1/5 of the water present in it everyday. After how many days will there be closest to 25% of the water left in the tank:

8. Rs. 2,400/- is divided among three persons P, Q and R respectively in the ratio 3:4:5. If an amount Rs. 200/- is added to each of their shares, what is the new respective ratio of their share amount:

9. The compound interest on a certain sum for 2 years at 8% per annum is Rs. 1,040/- . The
simple interest on it at the same ratio for 2 years in:

10. If "POLICE" is coded as "GEKNQR". Find the code of "OFFICER" :

11. What is the next term in the sequence 30, 21, 39, 30, 57, ..... ?

12. If P means addition, Q means subtraction, R means multiplication, S means division, what
is the value of 30P20S5Q4R3:

13. What will be the maximum number of Sundays and Mondays in a leap year?

14. The number of ways in which 5 different beads can be arranged to form a necklace is:

15. Anu starts walking from home towards East, After walking for 20 m he turns right and goes
for 10 m. He then turns left and goes for 20 m. He then turns right and go for 20 m. What is
his position with respect to his starting point with magnitude and direction?

16. In the given series one number is wrong. Find the number.

3, 6, 24, 72, 144, 576, 1152, 3456

17. In a triangle ABC, angle A is larger than angle C and smaller than angle B by the same
amount. If angle B is 70°, what is the value of angle A:

18. In a class of 15 students, 4 failed in English, 6 failed in Mathematics and 3 failed in both.
How many passed in both the subjects?

19. Eutrophic lakes means:

20. An emulsion is a colloidal system consisting of :

21. What is the scientific phenomenon behind the working of bicycle reflector?

22. Ionisation energy is lowest for :

23. Oxytocin hormone is secreted by :

24. Graphite is used in nuclear reactors:

25. Rickets and Kwashiorker are:

26. What is the force of attraction between two bodies when one of the masses is doubled?

27. Ripening of fruit is associated with the hormone:

28. Which is the form of energy present in the compressed spring?

29. The third highest peak in the world is :

30. The most extensive of the soil groups found in Kerala:

31. Who has been chosen for Sahitya Academic award 2013?

32. Who was the author of Mokshapradeepam?

33. Which football player wins FIFA Ballon d' or Award 2013?

34. The name congress was suggested to the organisation by :

35. Longest river of Kerala is:

36. "Salt suddenly became a mysterious word, a word of power". These words were spoken by:

37. Winner of Nobel Prize of literature 2013 Alice Munro belongs to which country:

38. Identify the state which is also known as "The City of Nizams and the City of Pearls" :

39. The length of the coast line of Kerala is:

40. The motto of which journal was "awake, pray to the lord of the universe ! Arise now itself and
oppose injustice":

41. The 39th G8 summit. 2013 was held in :

42. Who called Jinnah 'the prophet of Hindu Muslim Unity?

43. The important physical divisions of India formed by the rivers are:

44. The wettest Region of Kerala is:

45. Which state become first in India to implement electronic GPF in March 2013 ?

46. In which year was the Aruvippuram Sivalinga Prathishta?

47. Nation wide surveys on socio-economic issues are conducted by:

48. The Kaziranga National park is in :

49. Which great poet of Kerala set up a tile factory in Aluva?

50. Dowry Prohibition Act was passed in the year:

51. Which date is observed as 'Malala' day by United Nation in 2013?

52. The physiographic division lies in the eastern part of Kerala is :

53. India has more than 65% of its population below the age of:

54. Who said "Political freedom is the life breath of a nation'"?

55. Which launch vehicle is used during India's first Mars mission?

56. India's only and first hospital for fish will come up in which of the following states:

57. The first person from a Minority Community to occupy the post of Prime Minister of India is :

58. The power of Judiciary of India to check and determine the validity of a law or an order may
described as the power of:

59. According to the constitution of India, who certifies whether a particular bill is a money bill
or not:

60. Most members of the constituent Assembly commented that 'It is the very soul of the
constitution and very heart of it'. Under which Article of the constitution of India, this
statement is commented:

61. Who have the power to summon a joint sitting of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in case of
a dead lock between them is?

62. The Fundamental Duties are incorporated in the constitution of India by ____
Constitutional Amendment Act.

63. The commission appointed to study the question of re-organisation of states on linguistic
basis was under the Chairmanship of:

64. The First Chairman of Human Rights Commission of India was:

65. Certain parts of the constitution of India were taken from foreign constitutions. The Directive
Principles of State Policies of the constitution of India was taken from ___ constitution.

66. The Present Speaker of Kerala State Legislative Assembly is :

67. I will meet you____ Delhi.

68. You can avail _____ 15 casual leave in a year.

69. Which part of the sentence given below is wrong?

When I turn forty five I would have been a coal miner for twenty two years

70. Good and prompt service _____ customer loyalty.

71. What is the opposite of ANOMALY?

72. He _____his grandson daily.

73. The study of ancient societies is:

74. This room is _____than the other.

75. What is the correct passive voice form of: "Do the hounds kill the fox"?

76. Neither of us ____ going for the marriage.

77. What is BSY?

78. Jawahar Rozgar Yogana (JRY) is formed by amalgamating other programmes. Which are they?

79. Who are the beneficiaries of VAMBAY?

80. Nirmal Bharath Abhiyan is a component of ____ scheme.

81. Eligibility criteria for mahila Samridhi Yogana:

82. Find out the odd one:

83. Name of the Prime Minister who announces the Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yogana
Scheme:

84. Who was the implementing agency of PMRY scheme?

85. National Rural Employment Guarantee Act introduced in the year:

86. Indira Awas Yogana aimed to support:

87. An illegal intrusion into a computer system or network is called:

88. ______is not a web browser.

89. Where in India's first cyber forensic laboratory has been set up?

90. Which of the following short cut key can be used to cut text in a document?

91. Find out the correct one:

92. Buying and selling of products using computer and network is called:

93. ____ is the process of acquiring information such as user name, passwords and credit card details without permission.

94. World Computer Security day is on :

95. The cyber terrorism comes under ____ of IT Act 2000.

96. _____ controls and co-ordinates the overall operations performed by the computer.