Kerala PSC BDO/Municipal Secretary 2015 Exam Mock Test

1. If the breadth of a rectangle is increased by 40% and the length is reduced by 30%. What will be the effect on its area?

2. When A,B,C are work together they complete a job in 8 days . When A and C decided to do the work together they completed this job in 12 days . In how many days B alone can complete the work?

3. A man travelling at a speed of 20 km/hr reached his office ten minutes late . Next day he travelled at a speed of 30 km/hr and he reached his office 10 minutes earlier . The distance between his office and home is :

4. The angle between both hands of a clock at 9:20 am will be :

5. A purse contain 1 rupee, 50 paise and 25 paise coin in the ratio 7:8:9. If the total money in the purse is 159 . The number of 50 paise coins in the purse will be :

6. The radii of the bases of a cylinder and the cone are in the ratio 3:4. Volume of cylinder and cone are in the ratio 9:8. Then their heights are in the ratio:

7. Average of the 15 persons is 24 years. Later a boy is included into this group then the average becomes 23 years . The age of the boy will be :

8. The sum and product of two numbers are 13 and 40 respectively . The sum of their reciprocals is :

9. The ratio of the age of two sisters is 3:4 . The product of their ages is 192 . The ratio of their ages after 5 years will be :

10. Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition.
My friends stood ...... me during my difficult times .

11. Bring out the meaning of the idiom in the following sentence:
We shall fight tooth and nail for our rights .

12. Identify the sentence which is in passive voice?

13. Pick out the sentence which is grammatically correct:

14. Find the word which is not a synonym of " modest".

15. Give one word substitute for ' things of different nature':

16. Complete the following sentence using an appropriate adjective:
He is the ....... member of the club.

17. Find the other gender of ' horse':

18. Fill in the blanks using an article:
I went to .... hospital to see my uncle.

19. In the following sentence, supply a verb in agreement with its subject:
Neither food nor water ..... to be found there.

20. If the following words are arranged according to the dictionary order , which will be the second word in the order?
Disgrace , Disgruntled , Disgorge , Disguise

21. If PUBLISH is coded as BLUSHIP, how will DESTROY be coded?

22. Among the following list , choose the one that is different from the other ones:
potato , cabbage , carrot , beet root

23. From the following options choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the word 'illustrious':

24. On 9th November 2014, Johnson and Lisa celebrated their 6th Wedding Anniversary on Sunday. What will be the day of their 10th anniversary?

25. Cup is to coffee as plate is to :

26. Raghu said ," Manju 's father is the brother of my sister's son ". How is Manju's father related to Raghu?

27. Complete the following series:
IF, JH,LJ, OL, ......

28. Salim walked 100 meters facing towards South . From there he turned left and walked 40 meters . Thereafter , he turned to his left , walked 100 meters and stopped. How far and in what direction is Salim now from his starting point?

29. In a row of students , Sherin is 12th from the left and Athira is 19th from the right. If they interchange their position , Sherin becomes 16th from the left . Then what will be the position of Athira from the right?

30. Who among the following in India was the first winner of Nobel prize in physics?
(a) C. V Raman
(b) S Chandrasekharan
(c) V Ramakrishnan
(d) Hargovind Khorana

31. Over production of which hormone lead to exophthalmic goiter?

32. A liquid having pH value more than 7 is :

33. Which among the following is not correctly paired/
(a) Dynamo- Alfred Nobel
(b) Television - J .L Baird
(c) Computer - Charles Babbage
(d) DDT- Pole Muller

34. The instrument used to measure the growth of plant is :

35. Which one among the following is a molecular scissor?

36. The first nuclear reactor in India is :

37. which element is in chlorophyll?

38. Which of the following is not a viral disease?

39. Richard Stallman is in connection with :

40. Which year was declared as the International year of Family Farming?

41. The right to Free and Compulsory education Act was enacted in :

42. The founder of Wiki Leaks is:

43. The 20th SAARC Summit was held at :

44. Rajiv Awaas Yojana aims at :

45. The new name of Planning Commission:

46. "One Vision , One Identity , One Community " is the motto of which of the following organization?

47. What is the ordinal number of Antonio Guterres as the Secretary General of UNO?

48. Social Justice and brotherhood of man were the cardinal principles of ...... teaching.

49. For his outstanding and selfless social activities , the people of Kerala honoured with the title ' Bharata Kesari ', who is that leader?

50. Who is associated with "Pidiyari System" (a small amount of rice) in Kerala Society?

51. Where is the headquarter of Prathyaksha Reksha Daiva Sabha?

52. In which year Sri Narayana Guru convened an inter - religious conference at Aluva were he gave the noble message of "One Caste , One Religion and One God for men'?

53. ....... marked the first mass campaign against British Rule led by Indian National Congress.

54. Pioneer Martyr of 1857 revolt:

55. Swaraj is my birth right and I shall I have it :

56. Who is the Frontier Gandhi?

57. The first education Minister of Free India:

58. Who was the Grand Old man of India?

59. What was the importance of the year 1942 in the history of Indian's Struggle for Independence?

60. Who was the political Guru of Mahatma Gandhi?

61. Who was popularly known as the " Lion of the Punjab"?

62. who was the founder of Benaras Hindu University?

63. What was the original name of Chattampi Swamikal?

64. Who is Pulaya Raja in Kerala Renaissance movement?

65. Which is the largest backwater in Kerala?

66. In which year Sri Narayana Guru established a Siva temple at Aruvippuram?

67. A famous renaissance leader of Kerala who founded Atma Vidya Sangham:

68. The nomination of members in the Rajya Sabha by the President was borrowed by the Constitution of India from:

69. Which among the following is not a way for acquisition of citizenship In India?

70. The constitution First Amendment Act sought to :

71. Who was appointed as the advisor of the Constituent Assembly?

72. The Article in the Indian Constitution which prohibits intoxicating drinks and drugs:

73. The President of India may sometimes simply keep a bill on his table indefinitely without giving or refusing assent . This is :

74. A member of the State Public Commission may resign his office by writing addressed to :

75. Obiter Dicta is :

76. The number of members nominated by the princely states to the Constituent Assembly were:

77. which is not included in Bharat Nirman?

78. Expand IAY:

79. Which scheme targets the most vulnerable groups of population including children upto 6 years of age , pregnant and nursing mothers in backward rural areas , tribal areas and urban slums?

80. When was "Pradan Mantri Adharsh Gram Yojana " formally launched ?

81. Which is the thrust area of Prime Minister's Rozgar Yojana?

82. In Kerala which Programme is formally registered as the State Poverty Eradication Mission" a society registered under the Travancore Kochi Literary Scientific and Charitable Society Act?

83. Expand NREGP :

84. Which is the grass root functionary of Kudumbasree?

85. Which is the thrust area of Valmiki Ambedkar Awaas Yojana?

86. When was " Antyodaya Anna Yojana " launched?

87. IBM 1401 is ...... Generation Computer :

88. The term associated with the processing speed of computer .

89. In 1983 , who defined the term " Computer Virus"?

90. When IT Act , 2000 of India came into force?

91. Unauthorized attempts to bypass the security mechanism of an information system or network is called:

92. A printer is this kind of device:

93. Which one is a text editor for Microsoft Windows?

94. Software which allows the user to download a webpage is called:

95. Which of the following language is used for Artificial Intelligence?

96. Programmed instruction given to the computer is known as :