JITHESH: 2015

Monday 30 November 2015

IS RESERVATION NECESSARY IN EDUCATION INSTITUTION OR NOT-AMRUTHA VINOD

PROJECT ON CURRENT AFFAIRS

SUBMITTED BY

AMRUTHA VINOD

QUESTION

IS RESERVATION NECESSARY IN EDUCATION INSTITUTION OR

NOT?

ACCORDING TO MY OPINION RESERVATION IS NOT NECESSaRY IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS MEDICAL COLLAGES ,IIM ,IIT . BECAUSE STUDENTS WANT their OWN OPPoRTUNITY ACCORDING TO THEIR TALENT .MANY TIMES, BECAUSE OF THESE RESERVATIONS STUDENTS LOST THEIR CHANCES AS WELL AS POSITIONS.

FOR EXAMPLE IF WE TAKE THE CASE OF MEDICAL ENTRANCE, ACCORDING TO THIS RESERVATIONS THE RESULTs ARE COMING SO WE MAY LOST THE MOST ELIGIBLE STUDENT FOR BECOMING A DOCTOR . HE OR SHE MAY LOST HIS OR HER OPPURTUNITY IN CERTAIN COLLAGES .A STUDENT SHOULD HAVE HIS OR HER OPPoRTUNITY NOT BECAUSE OF WHICH CASTE OR RELIGION HE OR SHE BELONGS TO BUT BECAUSE OF HIS OR HER TALENT .IN OUR INDIA OR IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY WE NEED GOOD DOCTORS OR GOOD ENGINEERS SO WE NEED ELIGIBLE STUDENTS,FOR THAT STUDENTS SHOULD COME UP ACCORDING TO THEIR TALENT .

IT IS TRUE THAT SC, ST ,OBC OR OTHER SUCH BACKWARD CASTE OR RELIGION SHOULD COME UP. FOR THAT THE GOVERNMENT CAN ALSO DO OTHER HELPFULL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS HELPING them in THEIR educations by adding them in certain government schemes to fulfill their dreams and to have value in society.

in my opinion reservation should not be based on their caste but because of their financial status in society.

Thursday 10 September 2015

Indian economy at the time of British rule chapter 1

Indian economy at the time of british rule

At the time of Independence, Indian economy was under-developed, there was low per-capita income, poor infrastructure, illiteracy, it was mainly dependent on agriculture and there was no industrial development, it was dependent on imports. Apart from these Indian economy was semi feudal, depreciated, stagnant. India suffered from capital deficiency, high population growth, famines, unemployment, economic disparities and lots more. ndia was one of the richest and the most flourishing nations of the world and this is evident from the past history of the nation. India attracted many invaders in the past with its wealth. However, after British Invasion, India suffered a massive economic downfall and it continued even after India's Independence. Nevertheless, Indian economy is now gaining momentum and is developing quite fast.

Low level of economic develoment

under the colonical rule india had an independent economy before the advent of the british rule. Though agriculture was the main source of livelihood for most people, the country’s economy was characterized by various kinds of manufacturing activities. India was particularly well known for its handicraft industries in the fields of cotton and silk textiles, metal and precious stone works etc. These products enjoyed a worldwide market based on the reputattion of the fine quality of material used and the high standards of craftsmanship seen in all imports from india.

The economic policies pursued by the colonical government in india were concerned more with the protection and promotion of the economic interests of their home country than with the development of the indian economy. Most studies did find that the countre’s growth of aggregate real output during the first half of the twentieth century was less than two per coupled with a meager half per cent growth per capita output per year.

AGRICULTURAL SECTOR

India’s economy the British colonical rule remained fundamenally agrarian- about 85 per cent of the country’s population lived mostly in villages and derived livelihood directly or indirectly from agriculture. However, despite being the occupation of such a large population, the agricultural sector continued to experience stagnation and, not infrequently, unusul deterioration. Agricultural productivity became incrementally low though, in absolute terms, the sector shows expansion some growth due to the expansion of the aggregate area under cultivation.

This stagnation in the agricultural sector was caused mainly because of the various systems of land settlement that were introduced by the colonical government.that is the introduction of middle man to farm field. Neither the goverment nor the zamindars did nothing for the improvement of farm field. The other reason for the back ward condition of agriculture duing this period was low level of technology,negligible use of chemical fertilizers and pesticieds and low irrigational fecilities agrravated the problem.

The commercialisation of agriculture also act as a reason for the back ward condition of the sector, commercialisation of agriculture refers shifting of production from food grains to cash crops or the agriculture produce is for market not for consumption. There was some evidence of a relatively higher yield of cash crops in certain areas of the country due to commercialization of agriclture.

INDUSTRIAL SECTOR

As in the case of agriculture, so also in manufacturing, india could not develop a sound industrial base under the colonical rule. Even as the country’s world famous handicraft industies declined, no corresponding modern industrial base was allowed to come up to take pride of place so long enjoyed by second by the former.the british did not take a sufficient step for industrilisation of the country rather than deindustrilise the nation. There are two motives behind this one is to convert india as achief supplier of raw material for british factories and a market for selling british finshed goods.

During the second half of the nineteenth century, modern industry began to take root in india but its progress remained very slow. Initially, this development was confined to the setting up of cotton and jute textile mills. The large scale industy did notset up the colinoel rule, the only large scale industry was sep in 1907 (TISCo) The growth rate new industrial sectoor and its contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) remained very small.the public investment in industries will reamin very low in this period

FOREIGN TRADE

India has been an important trading nation since ancient times. But the restrictive policies of commodity production, trade and tariff pursued by the colonial government adversely affected the structure, composition and volume of india’s foreign trade.

Consequently, india become an exporter of primary products such as raw silk, cotton, wool, sugar, indigo, juste ect. And an importer of finished consumer goods like cotton, silk and woolen clothes and capital goods llike light machinery produced in the factorice of Britain. Britain maintained a moopoly control over india’s exports and imports.

The most important characteristic of india’s foreign trade throughout the colonial period was the generation of a large export surplus,this surpuls was used for meeting was expences.

DEMOGRAPHIC CONDITION

Various details about the population of British india were first collected through a census in 1881. Though suffering from certain limitations, it revealed the unevenness in india’s population growth. Subsequently, every ten years such census operations were carried out. Before 1921, India was in the first stage of demographic transition. The second stage of ttransition began after 1921. However , neither the total population of india nor the rate of population growth at this stage was very high.

The socio domographic indicaters moves in backward direction during british rule, the literacy rate was less than16% amog hiese the female literacy was about 7% only.the public health fecilities are not availiable if availiable the fecilities are adequate.therefore water bone and air bone deasise are frequient in india. The mortalitity rate is very alarming especially in fant mortality rate is very high in worl is about 218per thousand. The life expectancy at that time was 32 years

OCCUPATIONAL STRUCTURE

During the colonial period, the occupational structure of india, i.e., distribution of working persons across different industries and sectors, showed little sign of change. The agricultural sector accounted for the largest share of workforce, which usually remained at a high of 70- 75 per cent which the manufacturing and the services sectors accounted for only 10 and 15-20 per cent resectively.

INFRASTRUCTURE

Under the colonial regime, basic infrastructure such as railways, ports, water transpport, posts and telegraphs did railways, ports, water transport, posts and telegraphs did develop. However, the real motive bahind this development was not to provide basic amenities to the people but to sub serve verious colonial interests. Roads constructed in india prior to the advent of the british rule were not fit for modern transport.

The British introduced the railways in 1850 and it is considered as one of their moste important contributions. They did much effort to improve port especially in land water ways and telecommunication fecilities, construction of dams etc.

Saturday 17 January 2015

SECRETARIAT ASSISTANT EXAMS PRACTICE 3

1. Which of the following metals has the highest density?

(a) Iron (b) Mercury

2. Ricket is caused by the deficiency of:

(a) vitamin E (b) vitamin D

3. Which of the following is richest in protein content?

(a) Wheat (b) Tomato

4. The disease caused by iodine deficiency:

(a) Goitre (b) Polio

5. Which of the following is a mammal?

(a) Frog (b) Tortoise

6. The layer in the atmosphere that protects earth from ultraviolet radiation

(a) Oxygen belt (b) Milky way

7. Which of the following metals is not an element?

(a) Iron (b) Silver

8. A lantern for projecting images of objects is:

(a) Epidiascope (b) Periscope

9. The largest of the planets known so far

(a) Mercury (b) Jupiter

10. With which organ is the disease trachoma connected?

(a) Brain (b) Skin

11. Which of the following persons resisted the power of the Dutch?

(a) Pazhassi Raja (b) Kunjali Marakkar

12. The last French settlement in India was at

(a) Goa (b) Daman

13. The French revolution took place in the:

(a) 16th century (b) 17th century

14. The largest continent:

(a) Africa (b) Asia

15. Tipu Sultan’s attempt to invade the ancient states of Kerala was defeated by:

(a) Marthandavarma (b) Umayamma Rani

16. The largest land surrounded on all sides by the sea:

(a) Borneo (b) New Guinea

17. Where is the Vivekananda rock situated?

(a) Calcutta (b) Pondicherry

18. Which country won the World Cup Football tournament for the first time?

(a) Uzbekistan (b) Iraq

19. The youngest woman tennis player who secured the first place in world ranking

(a) Steffi Graf (b) Monica Seles(c) Martina Navratilova (d) Martina Hingis (e) Mary Pierce

20. The centre of the Southern Air Command of India is at:

(a) Chennai (b) Goa

21. Which seashore in Kerala is famous for deposit of mineral soil?

(a) Vizhinjam (b) Varkala

22. The thermal plant for producing electricity is being established in Kerala at:

(a) Kayamkulam (b) Aluva

23. The new Naval Academy proposed to be built in Kerala is at:

(a) Kochi (b) Vizhinjam

24. In Kerala, wind energy is used to produce electricity, at:

(a) Neyyattinkara (b) Palakkad

25. The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre is situated at:

(a) Visakhapatanam (b) Sri Harikota

26. Of the following, which is the most famous fishing centre of Kerala?

(a) Neendakara (b) Alappuzha

27. At which place was the International sports stadium constructed in Kerala?

(a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) Kottayam

28. Which is the place proposed for the fourth airport, in Kerala?

(a) Kollam (b) Kottayam

29. Which place is considered as the cultural capital of Kerala?

(a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) Kottayam

30. The last Diwan of Travancore State

(a) Sir T. Madhava Rao (b) Sir. C.P. Ramaswami Iyer

31. The first Chief Minister of the Travancore-Cochin State was:

(a) Pattom Thanupillai (b) T.K. Narayanapillai

32. The first Jnanpith award was received by:

(a) M.T. Vasudevan Nair(b) U.R. Ananthamoorthi

33. Which is the birth place of Sri Narayana Guru?

(a) Sivagiri (b) Aruvipuram

34. Where is the tomb of Kumaran Asan built?

(a) Kayikkara (b) Varkala

35. Who is the first lady from Kerala who was appointed as Governor of a State?

(a) Anniemascreem (b) Fathima Beevi

36. The author of Nalacharitham Attakatha:

(a) Kunjan Nambiar (b) Kottayathu Thampuran

37. The centre of the Sanskrit University in Kerala

(a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) Kottayam

38. Which of the following books has been translated to the maximum number of languages?

(a) Remanan (b) Chemmeen

39. The Odakkuzhal Award is given in memory of

(a) Kumaran Asan (b) Chempai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar

40. In which year Azad Hind Fauj formed

1. (e) Osmium.

Lead is the most stable element in the universe.

Mercury is the only metal in liquid state.

2. (b) Vitamin D.

3. (d) Egg white. Egg white contains the protein albumin.

Yolk of egg is rich in fat content.

4. (a) Goitre. (Affecting the Thyroid gland).

5. (d) Bat. Bat is a flying mammal.

The ultraviolet radiation helps bats to fly in dark.

Tortoise has greater longevity among animals.

6. (e) Ozone layer.

Milky way is our home galaxy. It is a cluster of over a hundred billion stars. A peculiar feature of this

galaxy is a bright band of light that runs almost in a perfect circle through it.

Galaxies are huge congregations of stars held together by force of gravity.

7. (c) Bronze.

8. (a) Epidiascope.

9. (b) Jupiter.

10. (e) Eye.

Trachoma is a contagious disease of the eye with inflamed granulation on the inner surface of the eyelids.

11. (c) Marthandavarma.

He defeated the Dutch in the Battle of Kulachal in 1741.

Pazhassi Raja, and Velu Thampi fought against the English.

Kunjali Marakkar resisted the Portuguese domination in Kozhikode.

Rajakesavadasan was the first Diwan of Travancore.

12. (c) Mahe.

The French territories Pondicherry, Mahe, Karaikal and Yanon were handed over to Government of India

on November 1, 1954.

Goa, Daman, Diu and Nagar Haveli were liberated from Portuguese

dominance in 1961.

13. (c) 18th Century.

The French Revolution was in the year 1789.

14. (b) Asia. Antarctica is the smallest continent.

Africa is known as the Dark Continent.

15. (c) Dharma Raja.

Tipu Sultan invaded Kerala in 1787, 1788, 1789 and 1790.

16. (e) Australia. The land surrounded on all sides by the sea is known as island. But Australia is given the

position of a continent. So Greenland is the largest island in the earth. It is located in the North Atlantic

Ocean.

The island of Borneo is located in the West-Central Pacific Ocean.

New Guinea’s position is in South-West Pacific Ocean.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland comprises the island of Great Britain, Northern

Ireland and many small islands.

17. (e) Kanyakumari. The Aurobindo Ashram is located in Pondicherry.

Gaya in Bihar is the most sacred pilgrim place for Buddhists because

Buddha got enlightenment at the foot of the Mahabodhi tree in Gaya.

Sri Sankara established one of his four Matts in Sringeri in Karnataka.

18. (e) Uruguay. The first World Cup Football was held in Uruguay in 1930.

Brazil won the championship four times. (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994).

19. (d) Martina Hingis.

Martina Hingis won the 1997 Wimbledon Championship, 2003 winner is Serena Williams.

20. (c) Thiruvananthapuram. The Southern Naval Command is in Kochi.

21. (c) Chavara.

Illuminite and Monozite, the ores of Thorium and Uranium, are obtained from Chavara in Kollam district.

22. (a) Kayamkulam. Kayamkulam Thermal Power Plant started production in November 1, 1998. This plant

uses naphtha as fuel.

The first diesel power plant in Kerala was established in Brahmapuram in Ernakulam district.

Kakkayam, the hydro-electric project of Malabar is in Kozhikode.

23. (e) Ezhimala. Ezhimala is in Kannur district.

24. (b) Palakkad.

SECRETARIAT ASSISTANT 2

FULLY SOLVED QUESTION PAPER

Deputy Collector (Preliminary)

PART-A

(In this part there are 40 questions.Each question carries 1 mark.)

1. If in a certain code EXIST is coded as ESIXT, how is PLUTO coded in the same language?

(a) OLUTP (b) PTUOL (c) PTULO (d) None of these

2. In a certain code SISTER is 535301, UNCLE as 84670, and BOY as 129, how is SON coded?

(a) 524 (b) 846 (c) 335 (d) None of these

3. How many 9’s are there preceded by 3 in the given sequence?

896739378394563969

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

4. Which of the missing numbers will complete the series?

7, 10, 9, 12, 11, –––, –––.

(a) 10, 13 (b) 13, 14 (c) 14, 13 (d) None of these

5. If P denotes ÷, Q denotes ×, R denotes +, and S denotes –,

18 Q 12 P 4 R 5 S 6 = ?

(a) 52 (b) 57 (c) 95 (d) None of these

6. Three numbers are in the ratio 4 : 5 : 6 and the average is 25. The largest number is

(a) 42 (b) 30 (c) 36 (d) None of these

7. Find out the missing number from the alternatives in the following number series 118? 27964:

(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 9 (d) 16

8. The number of primes between 59 and 101 is –––.

(a) 10 (b) 9 (c) 8 (d) 7

9. Which of the following is a rational one?

(a)  3 22  (b) 4 25000  98 (c) 25  81 (d) None of these

10. What is the minimum number of cars that could move in the following format? Two cars in front of a car, two cars behind a car and a car between two cars:

(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6

11. Which one is odd from the others?

(a) Pilot (b) Driver (c) Sing (d) Teacher

12. Which is the different one in the following items?

(a) Camel (b) Elephant (c) Dog (d) Cow

13. Complete the following series with a letter from the given alternatives

BY CX DWE –––.

(a) V (b) Z (c) F (d) E

14. Substitute the underlined words in 14 and 15 with suitable phrases from given alternatives:

The Prime Minister is to visit Clinton.

(a) Call at (b) Call on (c) Call out (d) Call off

15. The poor villagers built the cowshed thrown off in the wind.

(Total marks120)(a) Put on (b) Put off (c) Put up (d) Put aside

16. As a bird is to feather, so is a cat to –––.

(a) Fur (b) Hairs (c) Claws (d) Paw

17. As revolution is to change, so treaty is to –––.

(a) Disease : Medicine (b) Food : Energy

18. If B says that “his mother is the only daughter of A’s mother” how is A related to B?

(a) Son (b) Father (c) Brother (d) Uncle

19. A and B are brothers. C and D are sisters. A’s son is D’s brother. How is B related to D?

(a) Father (b) Uncle (c) Brother (d) Grandfather

20. Cyclone is related to anticyclone in the same as flood is related to –––?

(a) Havoc (b) River (c) Drought (d) Devastation

21. Starvation is related to nutrition. In the same way exhaustion is related

to –––?

(a) Recoil (b) Forget (c) Recollect (d) Encumber

(e) None of these

22. Pointing out to a lady a girl said “she is the daughter in law of my father’s son”. How is the lady related to the girl?

(a) Sister-in-law

(b) Aunt

(d) Cousin

(In Q. No’s. 23 and 24, 3 interrelated words are given. Choose a word from the given alternatives that belongs to the same group)

23. Pituitary, Thyroid, Pancreas-.

(a) Adrenal (b) Heart (c) Liver (d) Kidney

24. Shark, Cod, Eel-.

(a) Whale (b) Fish . (c) Dolphin (d) Oyster

25. A started from a point and went 4 kms north and turned left and moved 2 kms. west. Then he turned left and moved 4 kms.

How far is he away from his starting point?

(a)4kms (b) 2 kms (c) 6 kms (d) None of these

26. Achu remembers his fathers birthday is between 17th and 20th September. But his sister remembers that their father’s

birthday is between 18th and 22nd September. On which day is their father’s birthday?

(a) September 18 (b) September 19

27. How many days are there from January 20,2000 to April 14, 2000 including both days? ‘

(a) 84 (b) 85 (c) 86 (d) 87

28. Instruments can be shielded from outside magnetic effect by surrounding them with

(a) Glass shield- (b) Brass shield

29. If bat isracket, racket is football, football is shuttle, shuttle is ludo, ludo is cafrom, what is cricket played with

(a) Racket (b) Football (c) Bat (d) Shuttle

30. If banana is apple, apple is grapes, grapes is mango, mango is nut, nut is guava, which of the following is a yellow fruit?

(a) Mango (b) Guava (c) Apple % (d) Nuts

31. The sum of the digits of a two digit number is 10. If the places of the digits are exchanged, the new number is greater than

the original number by 18, what is the original number?

(a) 73 ‘ (b) 64 (c) 37 (d) None of these

32. Present age of Krishna is 1 /4th that of her father’s present age. After 4 fears the sum of their ages will be 68. What is the

present age of Krishna?

(a) 19 . . (b) 15 (c) 16 (d) 12

33. Who was the Hindu king shown as playing veena in ancient coins?

(a)Vikramaditya (b) Ashoka (c) Samudragupta (d) Shivaji

34.Who among the following is credited with the invention of algebra?

(a) Aryabhatta (b) Bhaskara (c) Medhatithi (d) None of these

35. First general election in free India took place in-.

37. The collector arrived at the conference hall for a meeting at 10 mnts to 4.30 p.m. He was early by 20 mnts than the Deputy

Collector, who was late by 30 mnts. At what time was the meeting scheduled.

(a) 4.50p.m. (b) 4.10p.m. (c) 4.20p.m. (d) 4.40p.m.

38. The cost price of 20 articles is the same as selling price of 15 articles. The profit percentage in the transaction is

(a) 20% (b) 25% (c) 33 j% (d) 50%

39. If Doctor is related to Patient, Teacher is related-.

(a) Respect (b) Salary (c) Job (d) Pupil

40. Which of the following is a star?

(a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) None of these

PART-B

(Questions 41 to 80 carries 1 mark each).

41. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the word “Analysis”. .

(a) Anarchy (b) Synthesis (c) Separation (d) Emphasis

(e) None of these

42: Which of the following means the same as “Remember”?

(a) Recoil (b) Forget (c) Recollect (d) Encumber (e)None of these

43. Pick out the word or phrase nearest in meaning to “Burglary”:

(a) Unlawful entry (b) Crime committed at night

(e) None of these

44. In the list given below choose the word that includes all the others:

(a) Desk (b) Chair (c) Table (d) Furniture

(e) Cupboard

45. Which of the following words means “one who never takes alcoholic drinks”?

(a) Teetotaller (b) Vegan (c) Addict (d) Totalitarian

(e) None of these

46. Point out the word which is misspelt

(a) Beginning (b) Hygiene (c) Vacuum (d) Pronounciation

(e) None of these

47. Choose the word spelt correctly:

(a) Cemetery (b) Vomitting (c) Hypocrate (d) Casuality

(e) None of these

48. The word “Low” expresses the cry of

(a) Crows (b) Dogs (c) Sheep (d) Cows

(e) None of these

(Questions 49 and 50. Express by a single word the idea contained in the italicised part.)

49. He is liked by the people.

50. She suffers from the habit of walking about in her sleep.

51. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given:

“Oxygen” is –––.

(a) a form of oxygen (b) used in degrees of Oxford University.

(e) None of these

52. The past participle of “lie” is –––.

(a) lane (b) lain (c) Lay (d) laid (e) None of these

(Questions 53 and 54. Fill in the blanks using suitable prepositions)

53. The cat is hiding ––– us ––– the table.

54. Come ––– 10 ––– Friday morning.(Questions 55 and 56. Fill in the blanks with appropriate article)

55. We want ––– help of ––– few volunteers.

56. This is ––– European firm; it was established only ––– year ago.

(Questions 57 and 58. Insert “some” or “any” as required).

57. I want ––– new potatoes; have you –––?

58. Don’t make ––– noise; he wants to get ––– sleep.

(Questions 59 and 60. Put either “fairly” or “rather” in the blank spaces).

59. I’m afraid I’ve written it ––– quickly, but I think you’ll find it ––– correct.

60. I’ve got a ––– good memory for names, but I’m ––– bad on dates.

(Questions 61-65. Rewrite the following sentences correctly).

61. We could scarcely hear what he said, couldn’t we?

62. I and he are cousin brothers.

63. I would do it if I was you.

64. Many a men run after wealth.

65. No sooner had I entered the room when I saw the cobra.

(Questions 66-74. Rewrite as directed).

66. Do you did what with the money you gave I? (Arrange the words properly to make a question)

67. A new company has taken the business over. (Turn into the passive voice).

68. To be wise after the event is perfectly easy. (Rewrite using the introductory word “It”.)

69. Hamlet is the most famous play of Shakespeare. (Change into the positive degree).

70. He had many disciples. The greatest of them was Aristotle. (Combine into a simple sentence).

71. Here is the magazine. You were looking for it. (Combine the sentences to make a complex sentence.)

72. He is too weak to walk. (Remove “too”).

73. He (write) a novel for the last two years, but he (not finish) it yet. (Rewrite using the correct tense form of the verbs

given in brackets).

74. Sheila angrily asked: “Mother, where is my purse?” (Change into indirect speech).

(Read the following passage carefully and answer the comprehension questions given below. Choose the correct

answers from the alternatives given).

Helping others physically, by removing their physical needs, is indeed a good thing, but help is more substantial

according as it is more far reaching because the need is greater. If a man’s wants can be removed for an hour; it is

helping him indeed; if his wants can be removed for a year, it will be more help to him; but if his wants can be

removed for ever, it is surely the greatest help that can be given to him. It is only with the knowledge of the spirit that

the faculty of want is annihilated for ever; so helping a man spiritually is the best help that can be extended to him.

He who gives spiritual knowledge is the greatest benefactor of mankind. A spiritually strong and sound man can be

powerful in every other respect, if he so wishes. Until there is spiritual strength in man even physical needs cannot

be well satisfied. Next to spiritual comes intellectual help. The gift of knowledge is a far higher gift than that of food

and clothes; it is even higher than giving life to a man, because the real life of man consists of knowledge. Ignorance

is death, knowledge is life. Next comes, of course, physical help. Therefore we must always strive not to commit the

mistake of thinking that physical help is the only kind of help that can be given. It is the least important, because it

can never bring permanent satisfaction. Thus help which tends to make us strong spiritually is of the highest type,

next comes intellectual help, and after that physical help.

75. The central idea of the passage is

(a) The need for social change

(b) The importance of spiritual strength.

(d) The power of knowledge(e) None of these

76. What is considered the best form of help?

(a) Gift of food and clothes.

(b) Physical help.

(d) Help which makes us strong spiritually

(e) None of these

77. The author is of the view that

(a) Spiritual help is supreme in the world.

(b) Intellectual help is the least important.

(d) We can remove wants for ever by giving bodily needs such as food and clothes.

(e) None of these.

78. The arguments in the paragraph suggest that the author is:

(a) A politician (b) Interested only in intellectual pursuits

(e) None of these

79. Find words in the passage meaning:

(a) Destroy completely (b) One who gives kindly help

80. State whether the following sentence is True or False:

“To be an ignorant person is as good as being dead and to possess knowledge is to be alive”.

PART-C

(Each question carries 5 marks.)

81. (a) Name the only Keralite in Central Cabinet and his portfolios.

(b) Name the woman MP in Lok Sabha from Kerala and the constituency she represents.

(d) Name one district in Kerala having a name different from that of its headquarters and give the name of the

headquarters.

(e) Name the Keralite woman who received Booker prize and name the book for which the prize was awarded.

82. (a) Who is credited with the green revolution in

India

(b) Who is credited with the white revolution in India?

(d) Who is the ethnic Indian Prime Minister thrown out of office in civilian coup?

(e) Name the most abundant element on earth and in the universe.

83. Name any five Nobel Laureates of India and the areas under which each prize was awarded.

84. The following dates are celebrated as

(a) January 30 (b) June 5 (c) July 11 (d) September 5

85. Expand the following abbreviations

(a) AIDS (b) ANERT (c) ASEAN (d) CTBT

(e) GATT

86. Answer the following questions with respect to India

(a) States with highest and lowest literacy

(b) Largest and smallest states in terms of area

(d) Highest dam and longest dam

(e) Highest civilian award and highest gallantry award87. Name the author of each of the following books

(a) My Presidential Years (b) Satanic Verses

(e) Lajja

88. (a) Name the nuclear submarine which recently sank in the Barents sea.

(b) Name the planet which was recently hit by an unusually big meteor.

(d) Name the hot water ocean current which reaches the Indian coast once in every seven to eight years and

believed to cause wide spread rain fall.

(e) Name the element isolated from the waste of nuclear reactors.

ANSWERS : FULLY SOLVED PSC QUESTION PAPER

1. (C)

In the same way PLUTO is coded as PTULO

2. (a) SON  524

3. (c) 8 9 6 7 3 9 3 7 8 3 9 4 5 6 3 9 6 9

There are 3 such 9s

4. (c) +2 +2 +2

|  |  | 

7 10 9 12 11 14 13

|  | 

+2 +2

5. (d) 18 Q 12P 4R 5S 6

 18×12÷4+5–6 = 18×3+5–6= 53

6. (b) Let the numbers be 4x, 5x and 6x

Therefore the largest number

= 6×5 = 30

7. (a) The given number follows the rule

, 12

, 23

, 22

, 33

, 32

, 43

......

Therefore the correct answer is 22

= 4.

8. (c) The prime numbers between 59 and 101 are 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89 and 97. Thus

there are 8 prime numbers between 59 and 101.

9. (d) All the given numbers are irrational numbers.

10. (a) 3

11. (c) Sing

12. (c) Dog. Except dog all others are herbivorous.

13. (a) V 14. (b) Call on

15. (d) Put on 16. (a) Fur

17. (d) There is no answer for this question. The answer to this question is Treaty :

Peace.

18. (d) A’s mother’s only daughter means A’s sister. A’s sister is the mother of B.

Therefore A is the uncle of B.

19. (b) Uncle 20. (c) Drought

21. (a) Energy 22. (b) Aunt

23. (a) Adrenal (All are endocrine glands)

24. (c) Dolphin

25. (b) The movement of A is as shown below.

Then 25

= 5

4 +5 +6

x x x





E X I S T

E S I X T

 

 Finally he is at a distance of 2 km from his starting point.

26. (b) September 19th.

27. (c) Since 2000 is a leap year, therefore February has 29 days.

Total number of days

= 12+29+31+14 = 86

28. (a) Glass shield 29. (a) Racket

30. (c) Apple 31. None of these. The correct answer is 46.

32. (d) Let present age of Krishna be x years.

Father’s age = 4x

After four years x + 4x + 4 + 4 = 68

 x = 12

Therefore present age of Krishna

= 12 years.

33. (c) Samudragupta. He was called Indian Napolean.

34. (a) Aryabhatta

35. (b) 1952. First general elections was started in 1951 and process was completed in 1952.

36. (d) 1950 37. (b) 4.10 pm.

38. (c) Required profit



 









  

20 15

100 33 1

39. (d) Pupil

40. (d) None of these

41. (b) Synthesis 42. (c) Recollect

43. (d) Trespass 44. (d) Furniture

45. (a) Teetotaller

46. (d) Pronounciation

(Correct spelling - pronunciation)

47. (a) Cemetery 48. (d) Cows

49. Popular 50. Somnambulism

51. (e) None of these 52. (b) lain

53. The cat is hiding from us under the table.

54. Come at 10 on Friday morning.

55. We want the help of a few volunteers.

56. This is a European firm; it was established only a year ago.

57. I want some potatoes; have you any?

58. Don’t make any noise; he want to get some sleep.

59. I’m afraid I’ve written it rather quickly, but I think you will find it fairly correct.

60. I’ve got a fairly good memory of names, but I’m rather bad on dates.

61. We scarcely hear what he said, could we?

62. He and I are cousins.

63. I would do it if I were you.

64. Many a man runs after wealth.

65. No sooner had I entered the room than I saw the cobra.

66. What did you do with the money I gave you?

67. The business has been taken over by a new company.

68. It is perfectly easy to be wise after the event.

69. No other play of Shakespeare is as famous as Hamlet.

70. Aristotle was the greatest of all his disciples.

71. Here is the magazine which you were looking for.

72. He is so weak that he cannot walk.

73. He has been writing a novel for the last two years, but he has not finished it yet.

74. Sheila angrily asked her mother where her purse was.

75. (b) The importance of spiritual strength.

76. (d) Help which makes us strong physically.

77. (a) Spiritual help is supreme in the world.

78. (c) A thinker and philosopher.

79. (a) Annihilate (b) Benefactor

80. True.

PART-C81. (a) At present there are 7 Keralites in Central cabinet.

(b) C.S. Sujatha from Mavelikara and P. Sathidevi from Vadakara.

(d) Idukki – Painav is the headquarters of Idukki district.

 Other districts having headquarters having different name are Wayanad – Kalpetta and Ernakulam – Kakkanad.

(e) Arundhati Roy – She is the first Keralite to won the Booker Prize for her first novel God of Small Things in 1997.

82. (a) M.S. Swaminathan is called the Father of Indian Green revolution.

 Norman Borlaug, an American scientist had helped Indian scientists for the implementation of Green revolution

in sixties.

 C. Subhramaniam who was the agriculture minister at that time is of implementation the main architect of Green

Revolution in India.

(b) Dr. Varghese Kurian

 Operation flood is related to the increase in milk production in India. Dr. Varghese Kurian is the brain behind the

growth of AMUL (Amul Milk Union Limited) in Co-operative sector in Gujarat.

 India is the leading producer of milk in the world.

She is the first woman medal winner of India in Olympics.

(d) Mahendra Chaudhary of Fiji is the first ethnic Indian Prime Minister thrown out of office.

 George Speight was the leader of the civilian coup.

(e) Oxygen (46.6%) is the most abundant element in the earth and in the universe is Nitrogen.

83. Indian Nobel Prize winners are Rabindranath Tagore – Literature -1913

C.V. Raman – Physics – 1930

Hargobind Khurana – Medicine – 1968

Mother Theresa – Peace – 1979

Subhramanyam Chandrasekhar –Physics – 1983

Amartya Sen – Economics – 1998

84. (a) January 30 – Martyrs Day. This is in memory of Mahatma Gandhi who was shot dead on January 30, 1948.

(b) June 5 – World Environment Day.

 World population crossed 5 billion on July 11, 1987.

(d) September 5 – Teachers Day. This is the birth anniversary of philosopher President of India Sarveppalli

Radhakrishnan.

(e) December 1 – World Aids Day.

85. (a) AIDS – Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

(b) ANERT – Agency for Non Conventional Energy and Rural Technology.

(d) CTBT – Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.

(e) GATT – General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

86. (a) According to the 2001 census, state with the lowest literacy rate is Bihar (47.53%) and state with the highest

literacy rate is Kerala (90.92%).

(b) Rajasthan is the largest state.

Goa is the smallest state.

 Arunachal Pradesh is the least densely populated state.

(d) Bhakra Nangal across river Sutlej is the largest dam. Hirakud across river Mahanadi is the longest dam.

(e) Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award and Param Vir Chakra is the highest gallantary award.

87. (a) My Presidential Years – R. Venkataraman

(b) Satanic Verses – Salman Rushdie

(d) The Golden Gate – Vikram Seth

(e) Lajja – Taslima Nasreen

88. (a) Kursk of Russia (b) Jupiter

(e) Plutonium

SECRETARIAT ASSISTANT PRACTICE 1

1.    Which lamp has the highest energy efficiency?
LED Lamp.

2.    Yellow light is a combination of ……. Primary Colours.
Red, Green.

3.    Diverging lens produces ………. Type of images.
Small Virtual image.

4.    The process used to produce Ammonia is :
Haber Process.

5.    The non-metal which exists in liquid state at room temperature is :
Bromine.

6.    2007 Nobel prize for Chemistry was awarded to :
Gerhard Ertl.

7.    The 5th state of matter is :
Bose-Einstein condensate.

8.    Speed of Blue colour light in vacuum is :
3 x 108 m/s.

9.    Which fuel has the highest Calorific value?
Hydrogen.

10.    In which direction does rainbow appear in the morning?
West.

11.    The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand is …….
Vijay Bahuguna.

12.    Who is the president of France?
Francois Hollande.

13.    The Booker Prize winner of 2012 is …..
Hilary Mantel.

14.    ICC T20 World Cup winner of 2012 is :
West Indies.

15.    Who won the women’s 100 meter Gold in 2012 London Olympics:
Shelly-Ann Fraser –Pryce.

16.    The 59th National Award for Best Director was won by :
Gurvinder Singh.

17.    God’s particle is the pseudonym of ……
Higgs Boson.

18.    Which rocket was launched by ISRO during its 100th mission?
PSLV-C21.

19.    The 2012 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to?
European Union.

20.    The minister for Cooperation in Kerala is :
C.N.Balakrishnan.

21.

India

is called a tropical country mainly on account of its:
Latitudinal Extent.

22.    The marshy and forested land in northern part of Uttar Pradesh is :
Terai.

23.    Which river is called a river between the two mountains?
Narmada.

24.    Which state is called the agricultural epitome of India?
Uttar Pradesh.

25.    Which region of India has a larger female population than the male population?
Puducherry.

26.    Who was the first propounder of the doctrine of “Passive Resistance”?
Aurobindo Ghosh.

27.    In which Five Year Plan University Gants Commission was set up for promoting and strengthening higher education?
First Five Year Plan.

28.    Who is known as the father of Renaissance of Western India?
M.G.Ranande.

29.    The longest river of Peninsular India :
Godavari.

30.    The largest producer of rice in

India

is:
Andra Pradesh.

31.    The national animal of Kerala:
Elephant.

32.    The southern most river in Kerala:
Neyyar.

33.    The largest National Park in Kerala is :
Eravikulam.

34.    The first dam in Kerala:
Mullapperiyar.

35.    The most populated district in Kerala as per 2001 census:
Malappuram.

36.    Chattampi Swami was born in the year:
1853.

37.    The ‘Savarna Jatha’, to support the Vaikom Satyagraha was organised by :
Mannath Padmanabhan.

38.    ‘Vivekodayam’ magazine was published by:
Kumaranasan.
39.    ‘Atma Vidhya Sangham’ was founded by:
Vagbhatananda.

40.    In Travancore, the Temple Entry Proclamation was made in :
1936.

41.    The constitution describes India as a…..
Union of States.

42.    The authority/body competent to determine the conditions of citizenship in

India

:
The Parliament.

43. From which constitution India borrowed the idea of Directive Principles of State Policy?
Constitution of

Ireland

.

44.    Who was the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly of India?
Dr.Rajendra Prasad.

45.    Power of the Judiciary to declare a law invalid on constitutional ground is called:
Judicial Activism.

46.    Status of Union Public Service Commission is :
Constitutional.

47.    Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission is appointed by :
The President.

48.    Money bill of the Union Government is first introduced in :
Loksabha.

49.    Which amendment Act incorporated the Right to Education into the list of Fundamental Rights in India?
86th Amendment Act, 2002.

50.    First Chairperson of the National Commission for Women:
Jayanti Patnaik.

51.    He stayed at home yesterday because he …….. a bad cold.
Had.

52.    Look me…….. when you are in

India

next year.
In

53.    I am extremely sorry I can’t talk to you now, I am……
Lost in time.

54.    Hundred rupees ……. enough for the taxi fare.
Is

    In which part of the sentences (55 & 56) is the mistake.
55.    He(A)
has delivered (B)
a best speech(C)
on the Topic (D).

Ans: C.

56.    I received(A)
a check for one lakh rupees (B)

as advance(C)

for my book (D)

Ans: B

57.    What is the passive form of: This shop sells non-friction books.
Nonfiction books are sold in this shop.

58.    Report: “Is your book on Shakespeare”, he asked her.
He asked her if her book was on Shakespeare.

59.    Chocolate cake contains a …….. amount of calorie.
Large.

60.    Within a short period of time, he reached the ……… of his career.
Acme.

0. Within a short period of time, he reached the ……… of his career.
Acme.

71.    When a key is pressed on the key board, which standard is used for converting the keystroke into corresponding bits?
ASCII

72.    Software, such as Explorer and Firefox are referred to as :
Browsers.

73.    Which of the following is not an output device?
(a) Plotter    (b) Scanner    (c) Flat Screen        (d) Touch screen.
Ans: Scanner.

74.    Which technology is used in Compact Disks?
Laser.

75.    The programs which are as permanent as hardware and stored in ROM is known as :
Firmware.

76.    Which access method is used for obtaining a record from a cassette tape?
Sequential.

77.    ASCII stands for:
American Standard Code for Information Interchange.

78.    Which of the following identifies a specific web page and its computer on the web?
(a) Website    (b) Web site address    (c) URL    (d) Domain Name.
Ans: URL (Uniform Resource Locator).

79.    An optical input device that interprets pencil marks on paper media is:
O.M.R.

80.    Information Technology Act was enacted on ……..
9 June 2000.

81.    Which of the following numbers is divisible by 24?
(A) 15824    (B) 14824    (C) 13824    (D) 12824
Ans: 13824.

82.    If a/4=b/5=c/7, then (a+b+c)/a =
4.

83.    A student multiplied a number by 4/5 instead of 5/4. The percentage error is :
36%

84.    The number of marble slabs of size 25 cm x 25 cm required to pave the floor of a square room of side 10 metres is :
1600

85.    40% of a number is added to 120, then the result is double of the number. What is the number?
75.

86.    A and B can do a work in 10 days, B and C can do it in 12 days, C and A can do it in 15 days. If A, B, and C work together, they will complete the work in :
8 Days.

87.    The prices of a table and a chair are in the ration 4:1. The cost of 2 tables and 8 chairs is Rs.400, the cost of a table is :
Rs.100.

88.    The ratio of men and women in a polling booth is 4:5. If there were 120 women more than that of men, the number of voters in the booth were:
1080.

89.    A train of length 150 meters took 8 seconds to cross a bridge of length 250 meters. Time taken by the train to cross a telephone post is :
3 seconds.

90.    The difference between compound interest and simple interest for an amount in 2 years is Rs.32. If the rate of interest is 8%, the amount is :
Rs.5000.

91.    Identify the next number in the series:
2, 7, 17, 32, 52, 77, …….
Ans: 107

92.    Identify the missing term:
PRT, …….. BDF, HJL, NPR.

Ans: VXZ

93.    In a certain code SUNDAY is coded as USDNYA. How could CREATION be written in that code?
RCAEITNO.

94.    Find out the option which has the same type of relationship as ‘Chemistry and Science’?
(A) Painting and Arts.        (B) Medicine and Surgery.
(C) Geography and History    (D) Civics and Archaeology.
Ans: Painting and Arts.

95.    Identify the odd man out:
(A) 14        (B) 55        (C) 49        (D) 63.

96.    A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in 6 chairs regularly placed a round table. It is observed that A is between D and F, C is opposite to D, D and E are not on neighbour chairs. Which one of the following must be true?
(A) A is opposite to B.    (B) D is opposite to E.
(C) C and B are neighbors    (D) B and E are neighbours.

Ans: B and E are neighbours.

97.    Introducing a man, a woman said “His wife is the only daughter of my father.” How is that man related to woman?
Husband.

98.    Facing south A start his journey and make turnings towards the left and right in the sequence given below. Which sequence will finally lead A to a direction other than the South?
(A) left, right, left, right, left, right    (B) left, right, right, left, left, right.

(C) left, left, right, left, left, right    (D)right, right, right, left, left, left.

Ans: (C) left, left, right, left, left, right

99.    Some boys are standing in a queue. If the tenth boy from behind is 5 behind the 12th boy from the front, how many are there in the queue?
26

100.    A cyclist goes 40 km towards East and then turning to right he goes 40 km. Again he turn to his left and goes 20 km. After this he turns to his left and goes 40 km, then again turns right and goes 10km. How far is he from his starting point?
70 km.