Kerala PSC LD Clerk Kottayam 1998 question paper
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Kerala PSC LD Clerk Kottayam 1998 question paper
LD Clerk Kottayam-1998
1. The scientist who first discovered that the earth revolves round the sun:
(a) Galileo (b) Ptolemy (c) Aryabhatta (d) Copernicus
2. The International Court of Justice is located at
(a) Hague (b) Paris (c) New York (d) Geneva
3. The character “Soorya Namputhirippad" was created by:
(a) Thakazhi (b) C.V. Raman Pillai
(c) O. Chandu Menon (d) S.K. Pottakkad
4. E.C.G. is an instrument used in the study of
(a) Liver (b) Lungs (c) Brain (d) Heart
5. Richter Scale is used for measuring the intensity of:
(a) Magnitude of earthquake (b) Rainfall
(c) Air Pollution (d) Temperature
6. Which dance form is popularly known as “Poetry in motion"?
(a) Mohiniyattam (b) Kuchipudi (c) Bharatnatyam(d) Kathakali
7. R.K. Laxman is associated with:
(a) Education (b) Painting (c) Sports (d) Cartoon
8. Ecology is a branch of science which deals with:
(a) balance of nature (b) the study of pollution
(c) the study of insects (d) the study of plants
9. The author of “Panchathantra" was:
(a) Kautilya (b) Bhavabhoothi (c) Vishnu Sharma (d) Somadeva
10. Which of the following events occurred first?
(a) Chinese revolution (b) Quit India movement
(c) Formation of Constituent Assembly (d) Division of Bengal
11. National Institute of Sports is located at:
(a) Patiala (b) Gwalior (c) Delhi (d) Thiruvananthapuram
12. Jawahar Rozgar Yojana was started by:
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Indira Gandhi
(c) Sanjay Gandhi (d) Rajiv Gandhi
13. The district in which Central Root Research Institute is situated:
(a) Kasargod (b) Palakkad (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Kottayam
14. Railway Service was introduced in India by:
(a) Lord Curzon (b) Lord Bentinck
(c) Lord Macaulay (d) Lord Dalhousie
15. The name of Nehru's Family House at Allahabad is:
(a) Anandamatom (b) Ananda Bhavan
(c) Teenmurthi Bhavan (d) Moti Sadan
16. Sabdatharavali, the Malayalam Dictionary was compiled by:
(a) Sreekanteswaram Padmanabha Pillai (b) Gundert
(c) R. Narayana Paniker (d) Sooranattu Kunjan Pillai
17. The oldest dravidian language:
(a) Telugu (b) Malayalam (c) Kannada (d) Tamil
18. Which among the following is not included in the list of Fundamental Rights?
(a) Right of freedom (b) Right of property
(c) Right against exploitation (d) Right of freedom of religion
19. Who said “there is neither Hindu nor Muslim, only a man?
(a) Vivekananda (b) Sree Narayana Guru
(c) Sree Ramakrishna (d) Karl Marx
20. Rainbow is caused due to
(a) Refraction and dispersion (b) Refraction
(c) Interference of light (d) None of these
Choose the correct answer given in brackets and fill in the blanks
21. English education was introduced in India by ————
(Macaulay, Queen Victoria)
22. The largest planet orbiting the Sun is ————
(Mercury, Jupiter)23. The executive body of the U.N.O. is ————
(General Assembly, Security Council)
24. The integration of Travancore and Cochin states was in the year ————
(1949, 1956)
25. The currency of Bangladesh is ————
(Taka, Rupee)
Expand the following abbreviations:
26. TTC 27. LPG
28. MHRD 29. PIN CODE 30. GATT
Fill in the blanks:
31. The first month of India's National Calendar is —————
32. Santhosh trophy is associated with —————
33. Southernmost state of India is —————
34. East India Company was formed in the year —————
35. Leaves are green due to the presence of —————
36. The canal that joins the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean is —————
37. The present name of Persia is —————
38. The world famous painting ‘Mono Lisa' was painted by —————
39. Idukki Dam is built in the river —————
40. The King of England who signed “Magna Carta" was —————
Match the following
A B
41. Narayaniyam (a) Poonthanam
42. M.L.C. Kathakal (b) P.V. Narasimha Rao
43. The Insider (c) Sigmund Freud
44. Kishkindha (d) E.V. Krishna Pillai
45. Interpretation of Dreams (e) Melpathoor Narayana Bhattathiri
(f) Amusing Park
46. The ruler who introduced public transport system in Travancore?
47. Who is the author of the book “My Experiments withTruth"?
48. Who first uttered the slogan “Inquilab Zindabad"?
49. Write the names and the year of newly included languages in the 8th schedule of the constitution of India?
50. Answer in a paragraph not exceeding 100 words choosing one from the following
( a )The role and functions of Grama Sabha in the context of decentralization of power
(b) Energy crisis now experiencing in our state
(c) The scope of distance education
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