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KERALA PSC SCHEDULED CASTE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER GRADE II /LABOUR WELFARE FUND INSPECTOR IN KERALA LABOUR WELFARE FUND BOARD. Category No: 024/2009 Exam held on 03/10/2009. 1. During the decline of Mughal Empire, the Jats were organized into a political force by : Suraj Mal 2. The only Indian batsman to have scored a century in ODI in India-West Indies 2006 series was: Rahul Dravid 3. Which Indian got Nobel Prize in physics in 1930? C.V.Raman 4. With what part or organ of the human body that the disease pyorrhoea is associated? Gums 5. HMT factory in Kerala is at: Kalamassery 6. The literary character “OROTHA” is in the novel written by? Kakkanadan 7. The first Chairperson of Kerala Womens’ Commission was: Sugathakumari 8. ---------- has got the recent Magsaysay Award for Rural Reporting. P.Sainath 9. The first Railway Station built in India is at: Bori Banhar 10. Whose signature is found in one rupee notes in India? Secretary, Ministry of Finance 11. The Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development is situated in: Tamil Nadu

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PSC WINNERS 12. The Allahabad Pillar Inscription is associated with: Samudragupta 13. “Blue Lady” is: Norway’s Ship 14. Lingaraja temple is located at: Bhubaneswar 15. Sanskrit became the official language under the rule of: Guptas 16. Alexander Fleming: Discovered Penicillin 17. “Readers Digest” is now published by: The India Today Group 18. The Rural Employment Programme, Jawahar Rozgar Yojana was launched in: April 1989 19. “Kathakali” is performing arts form in: Kerala 20. ‘My Music, My Life’ is the autobiography of: Pandit Ravi Shankar 21. The hormone insulin is : Peptide 22. Nanda Devi peak forms a part of : Kumaon Himalayas 23. --------City is near to Tropic of Cancer. Kolkata 24. “Gurusagaram” is written by : O.V.Vijayan

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PSC WINNERS 25. How many sagas in Ramayana? 500 26. The mythical river originating from Manasarovar is : Sarayu 27. The author of the Malayalam novel “Nalukettu” is : M.T.Vasudevan Nair 28. ------- became first Women Minister of Kerala? K.R.Gouri 29. The first Women Governor of India was : Sarojini Naidu 30. The Spices Board is situated at: Kochi 31. Numismatics is the study of : Coins 32. “Silver Jubilee” is the celebration of : 25th Anniversary 33. ‘Knot” is the measure to know: The speed of Ship 34. Ranganathitoo Bird Sanctuary is situated in : Karnataka 35. ------ is called “City of Golden Gate” San Fransisco 36. Raghu Rai is a well known : Photographer 37. ‘Participatory Notes’ are associated with : Foreign Institutional Investment

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PSC WINNERS 38. “Akbar Nama” was written by : Abul Fazal 39. ----- is called “Frontier Gandhi” Abdul Ghaffar Khan 40. Rogers Cup is associated with Tennis 41. International Literacy Day is observed on : September 8 42. “Cathy Pacific” is the Airways of : Hong Kong 43. The Headquarters of International Labour Organization is in : Geneva 44. Kohutek is the name of a /an : Comet 45. Line drawn parallel to the equator are called: Latitudes 46. Rinkit is the currency of : Malaysia 47. Manikaran Power Plant is in : Himachal Pradesh 48. How many zones are there for Indian Railways: 16 49. ------ is the longest railway platform in the World : Kharagpur(India) 50. The Food Corporation of India was set up in :

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1965. (Food Corporation of India was set up in 14-01-1965. It was setup under Food Corporation Act 1964) 51. Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration is in : Mussorie 52. ------- was set up to review the concept of poverty line was: Lakdawala Committee 53. The first Chairman of Indian Planning Commission was ? Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru 54. The celebrated work on Indian economic history “The Industrial Evolution of India in Recent Times” was written by ? R.C.Datt 55. Arya Samaj was founded by : Swami Dayananda Saraswathi 56. Who ordered firing for the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre” O’Dwyer 57. The export of slaves from India was banned by : Firoz Tughlag 58. Glass is best described as: Super Cooled liquid 59. A radar detects, the presence of an enemy aircraft uses: Radio waves 60. There are ----- Union Territories in India : 6 61. -------- Languages are recognized as regional languages in the Constitution? 18 62. Fundamental Duties were incorporated in the Constitutional of India by : 42nd Amendment Act

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63. By which Constitutional Amendment Bill was the voting age reduced from 21 years to 18 years: 61st 64. Gandhian Principles have been enunciated in the : Directive Principles 65. A Bat is a : Mammal 66. A Cockroach has : Three pairs of walking legs 67. Deficiency if iron in human diet causes: Anaemia 68. Alloys in which mercury is one of the metals are called: Amalgamus 69. Asoka’s contemporary Greek King of Syria mentioned in his edict was: Antiochus II Theos 70. Which of the following are correctly matched? (a) Salt Sathyagraha-1929 (b)Surat Split-1905 (c) Jallian Wala Bagh Massacre-1921 (d)Non-Cooperation Movement-1920 Answer: (d) 71. Choose the word closest in meaning to the word “Confer”: Grant 72. The object in the sentence ‘She threw it away’ is: It 73. He earns his living by working in a factory. The gerund in this sentence is: working 74. A little progress has been achieved, ------------?

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75. ------------ Rose is ------------ beautiful flower. The, a 76. I never buy detective stories. In this sentence the adverb is ----------Never 77. The object in the sentence ‘I must get my shoes mended’ is: My shoes 78. ‘Entomology’ means: study of: Insects 79. ‘Polygamy’ means: Having more than one mate 80. In the sentence ‘India has started producing atomic bombs’, the gerund is: producing 81. We set out our journey when the rain stopped. The principal clause in the sentence is: We set out our journey 82. ‘Poaching’ means: Illegal killing of protected animals 83. ‘I love working in my garden’. The gerund in the sentence is: Working 84. He is reconciled ---------------- my loss. To 85. My brother has wealth, fame rank and power. This sentence is a ----------sentence. Simple 86. He is not a person ------------ I would trust. Whom

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87. They ----------- such camps for the last five years. Conducted 88. The mis-spelt word among the following: (a) Professor (b)Liasion (c) Admission (d) Achivement (d)Achivement 89. Parents have to provide------- their children. For 90. Rani says, “I am very fine” (Change into indirect speech) Rani says that she is very fine. 91. If he ----- here, he could explain it in detail. Were 92. Which of the following is closest in meaning to ‘Squabble’? Quarrel 93. Everyone is responsible for it, ……….? Aren’t they 94. ----------- University order approves it, but ---------------uniform decision is to be taken. A, a 95. Choose the correct sentence from the following: (a)The Boys have gone to a cinema last night (b)The boys went to a cinema last night (c) The boys had gone to a cinema last night (d)The boys will go to a cinema last night Answer:(b) 96. Advertise the notification(Change into Passive) Let the notification be advertised 97. ------- wins the race( Use a phrase) Slow and steady

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PSC WINNERS 98. The synonym of ‘Dexterous’ is : Skilful 99. The antonym of ‘Loquacious’ is : Taciturn 100. We---------(Complete) the whole work by May.(Supply the correct form of the verb) Shall have completed.

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