Instructor in Secretarial Practice and Business Correspondence - Technical Education Answer Key 55/2017

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Name of post: Instructor in secretarial practice and business correspondence
Department: Technical education
Category number: 631/14, 632/14
Question Paper Code: 55/2017
Date of test: 17.05.2017


  1. Modern business letters are usually written in
    • Intended style
    • Full block style
    • Simplified style
    • Left intended style

  2. What is a motion path?
    • A type of animation entrance effect
    • A method of advancing slides
    • A method of moving items on a slide
    • All these

  3. Macros are run or executed from the __________ menu.
    • Insert
    • Format
    • Data
    • Tools

  4. In business telephone calls when making a request always use
    • Interrogative form
    • Direct categorical statement
    • Imperative form
    • The passive form

  5. Empowerment is related to
    • Planning
    • Organising
    • Directing
    • Controlling

  6. Which type of office building design provide maximum space?
    • Square rectangular
    • Square
    • Circle
    • Long

  7. Fluorescent lighting is produced by ultraviolet rays on
    • Mercury
    • Lead
    • Phosphor
    • Copper

  8. A secretary serves as information ________ for an office, organizes and maintains hard copy and electronic files and generates correspondence.
    • Outhouse
    • Household
    • Clearinghouse
    • Warehouse

  9. __________ is not an old method of file keeping.
    • Spike file
    • Arch lever file
    • Pigeon hole file
    • Cardboard file

  10. A computer system that combines text, graphics, voice and video is known as
    • Multi-user system
    • Multitasking system
    • Multimedia
    • None of these

  11. The medium through which message is passed from the sender to the receiver is known as
    • Channel
    • Feedback
    • Decoding
    • Encoding

  12. Form letter is known as
    • Formal letters
    • Persuasive sales letters
    • Circular letters
    • Bad newsletters

  13. A website's main page is known as
    • Browser page
    • Search page
    • Bookmark
    • Homepage

  14. In business keep the telephone calls very short because the other person may not be
    • Free to talk to you
    • Noting down what you say
    • Paying attention to you
    • Interested in talking to you

  15. Span of management
    • Number of subordinates under a superior
    • Number of managers
    • Length of term for which a manager is appointed
    • Number of members in top management

  16. System of filing in which the documents related to a particular case or subjects are collected together
    • Misil filing
    • Numeric filing
    • Subject filing
    • Alphanumeric filing

  17. __________ is a type of index in which frames are attached to a rod from one side so that it can be rotated.
    • Vertical Card Index
    • Visible Card Index
    • Wheel Index
    • Strip Index

  18. When integrating MS Word and Excel, Word is usually the
    • Server
    • Client
    • Source
    • None

  19. IP stands for
    • Internet Provider
    • Internet Protocol
    • Internet Procedure
    • Internet Processor

  20. The document that outlines the details for a business trip for an executive is referred to as
    • A diary
    • A programme
    • A minute
    • An literary

  21. People from other countries can be easily put at ease by speaking to them in
    • Sign language
    • Their language
    • You own language
    • English

  22. Coordinating people and human resources to accomplish organizational goals is the process of
    • Planning
    • Directing
    • Management
    • Leadership

  23. The building used by different professionals at a time is called
    • Public offices
    • Private offices
    • Office condominiums
    • Professional houses

  24. __________ is not a function of filing.
    • Library function
    • Administrative function
    • Accounting function
    • Historical function

  25. MSI stands for
    • Medium Scale Integrated Circuits
    • Medium System Integrated Circuits
    • Medium Scale Intelligent Circuit
    • Medium System Intelligent Circuit

  26. Meta – communication relates to the speaker’s
    • Intentional choice of words
    • Unintentional choice of words
    • Unintentional choice of both words and dress
    • Intentional choice of dress

  27. Good business letters are characterised by the following quality of the writer
    • Sincerity
    • Formality
    • Seriousness
    • Humour

  28. The Internet was a project of which agency?
    • NSF
    • ARPA
    • NSA
    • None of these

  29. The document that lists the items that will be dealt with at a meeting is called
    • The action notes
    • The AGM
    • The minutes
    • The agenda

  30. In what order do managers typically perform the managerial function?
    • Organising, planning, controlling, leading
    • Planning, organising, leading, controlling
    • Organising, leading, planning, controlling
    • Planning, organising, controlling, leading

  31. Another name for contingency planning
    • Ad-hoc planning
    • Synergy planning
    • Business level planning
    • Scenario planning

  32. From the following statement which is not an advantage of own office building?
    • Prestige
    • Change of location
    • Additional income
    • Can meet future requirements

  33. Open shelf filing is also known as
    • Lateral filing
    • Suspension filing
    • Cardboard filing
    • Visible card filing

  34. A mega is
    • 1 million
    • 10 million
    • 100 thousand
    • 1000 thousand

  35. The word communication is derived from communis which means
    • Oral speech
    • Community
    • Message
    • To share

  36. A memorandum is considered as brief form of written communication for
    • Legal use
    • External use
    • Formal use
    • Internal use

  37. How many parts are there in a business letter?
    • 4
    • 7
    • 6
    • 8

  38. Internet Explorer is
    • Operating systems
    • Compiler
    • IP Address
    • Browser

  39. Term for a document listing that is to be accomplished during a meeting
    • Schedule
    • Minutes
    • Agenda
    • Meeting plan

  40. A budget is not
    • Qualitative statement
    • A plan
    • A forecast
    • A part of the strategic management process

  41. The main object of indexing
    • Settlement of disputes
    • Storage of information
    • Location of files
    • Legal requirements

  42. In MS Word mailing list is known as the
    • Datasheet
    • Data source
    • Source
    • Sheet

  43. ____________ is a unit to measure quantity of light.
    • Watts
    • Volt
    • Intensity
    • Foot Candle

  44. Filters that affect the content of a message are in
    • The mind of the speaker
    • The mind of both speaker and the listener
    • The mind of the listener
    • The communication channel

  45. Writing a letter with “you attitude” means writing
    • From the point of the view of writer
    • From the point of the other persons not concerned
    • From the point of the view of the reader
    • Using the word you repeatedly

  46. Modem stands for
    • Modulator-Demodulator
    • Memory Demagnetisation
    • Monetary Demarkation
    • Monetary Devaluation

  47. A demi official letter is signed by
    • A person on behalf of the officer
    • The Managing Director
    • Subordinate
    • Officer himself

  48. Which of the following tasks should be a daily priority in the office environment?
    • Picking up and opening the incoming mail
    • Filing the invoices and correspondences
    • Ordering the stationery required for the following week
    • Typing and distributing a memo to staff regarding a meeting

  49. Weakest form of control
    • Pre control
    • Post control
    • Simultaneous control
    • Duel control

  50. Which part of a business letter uses a colon?
    • Heading
    • Signature
    • Inside address
    • Salutation

  51. Method of communication used to large number of people
    • Intercom
    • CCTV
    • Public address system
    • Telephone

  52. Which of the following is not an external source of recruitment?
    • Advertisement
    • Promotion
    • Casual callers
    • Recommendation of employees

  53. Linoleum is a kind of
    • Colour
    • Paint
    • Floor
    • Layout

  54. The capacity of 3.5 inch floppy disk is
    • 1.40 MB
    • 1.44 GB
    • 1.40 GB
    • 1.44 MB

  55. Kinesics is another term for
    • Para language
    • Body language
    • Space language
    • Touch language

  56. Number of times your name appears in a business letter
    • 1
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2

  57. Correct format of e-mail address
    • name@website@com
    • name.website.com
    • name@website.com
    • www.name.website

  58. __________ is the most popular application of internet.
    • E-mail
    • Chatting
    • Video-conferencing
    • Netnews

  59. The ______ is the individual or group that develops the message to be communicated.
    • Source
    • Encoder
    • Jargon
    • Decoder

  60. Premise control is
    • Resources
    • People
    • Assumptions
    • Buildings

  61. For delegation to be effective, it is essential that responsibility be accompanied with necessary
    • Manpower
    • Authority
    • Incentives
    • Promotions

  62. __________ is not an example of internal office forms.
    • Vouchers
    • Requisitions
    • Report forms
    • Accounting forms

  63. Filing used for those firms where the number of correspondence is small
    • Pigeon hole filing
    • Cardboard filing
    • Arch lever filing
    • Open shelf filing

  64. __________ is used for stamping outward mail.
    • Addressing machine
    • Stencil duplicator
    • Rotary machine
    • Franking machine

  65. Grapevine is the network of
    • Formal communication
    • Gesture communication
    • Informal communication
    • Internal communication

  66. The numerical filing is not used in
    • Sales invoices
    • Committee minutes
    • Contract orders
    • Correspondence orders

  67. __________ is not one of 7 C’s in communication.
    • Correctness
    • Character
    • Clarity
    • None of these

  68. __________ allows a user to transmit images of documents over communication links.
    • Internet
    • Fax
    • E-mail
    • Mobile phone

  69. Which of the following is not the role of chairperson during a meeting?
    • Keeping clear and accurate minutes
    • Ruling on points of orders
    • Delegating tasks
    • Review of last meetings

  70. Principles of drafting have been laid down by
    • Mills and Standing Ford
    • E.L. Pohan
    • Little Field and Rachel
    • Dicksee

  71. Distribution of unsolicited e-mails in large numbers
    • Spoofing
    • Hacking
    • Chatting
    • Spamming

  72. _________ is a specific offer for sale in response to an enquiry from a particular company.
    • Order
    • Offer
    • Quotations
    • Tenders

  73. _________ is not an example of internal office forms.
    • Vouchers
    • Requisitions
    • Report forms
    • Accounting forms

  74. Degree to which freedom is given to lower level managers for decision making is classified as
    • Autonomy
    • Centralisation
    • Decentralisation
    • Congruency

  75. A relative block is an index to
    • The beginning of the file
    • The end of the file
    • The last written position in the file
    • None of these

  76. A photocopying machine is
    • An high speed digital printing system
    • A multifunctional system
    • An electronic duplicator that fuses a reproduced image to plain paper
    • None of these

  77. Which of the steps is not included in the process of reception?
    • Decoding
    • Encoding
    • Storage
    • Interpretation

  78. All of the following are e-mail etiquette except
    • Be considerate
    • Avoid passing along chain letters
    • Use spell and grammar check
    • Keep it simple

  79. Manuals and policy statements are
    • Upward communication
    • Downward communication
    • Horizontal communication
    • None of these

  80. The purpose of a paper shredder is
    • Destroy documents received by the mailing department
    • Destroy the financial statements crucial to the organisation
    • Destroy all documents
    • Destroy documents that companies may not want competitor to access

  81. Part III of Indian Constitution deals with
    • Citizenship
    • Fundamental Rights
    • Directive Principles
    • Fundamental Duties

  82. In India, the age for voting right was reduced from 21 to 18 in
    • 1987
    • 1988
    • 1989
    • 1991

  83. The highest Law Officer of India
    • Attorney General
    • Solicitor General
    • Advocate General
    • None of these

  84. The RTI Act of 2005 replaced the erstwhile Freedom of Information Act of
    • 1999
    • 2000
    • 2001
    • 2002

  85. Mission Indradhanush is a scheme for
    • Education
    • Communication
    • Immunization
    • Poverty Eradication

  86. The first English school in Kerala was started at
    • Kallayi
    • Thalasseri
    • Thiruvananthapuram
    • Mattancheri

  87. Founder of ‘Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha’
    • Kuriakose Elias Chavara
    • Poykayil Yohannan
    • Vagbhatananda
    • Vaikunda Swamikal

  88. The ‘Malayali Memorial’ was submitted to
    • Sri Mulam Tirunal
    • Ayilyam Tirunal
    • Visakham Tirunal
    • Sri Chithra Tirunal

  89. Al Islam was an Arabi-Malayalam monthly published by
    • Vakkom Moulavi
    • Moidu Moulavi
    • Muhammed Abdurahiman
    • Makthi Thangal

  90. The Trivandrum Public Library was started by
    • A.F. Sealy
    • John Allan Brown
    • H.M. Appadurai
    • Edward Cadogan

  91. ‘Pattabakki’ was a fullfledged socio-economic drama written by
    • K.T. Muhammed
    • K. Damodaran
    • V.T. Bhattathiripad
    • M.P. Bhattathiripad

  92. Pandit Karuppan was a social reformer from among the
    • Pulayas
    • Ezhavas
    • Dheevaras
    • Nadars

  93. The first President of Nair Service Society was
    • K. Paramu Pillai
    • R. Sankar
    • Mannath Padmanabhan
    • K. Kelappan

  94. The Nambuthiri women who protested by boycotting purdah in 1929?
    • Parvathi Nenmenimangalam
    • A.V. Kuttimalu Amma
    • Lalitha Prabhu
    • Lalithambika Antharjanam

  95. The historical novel Dharma Raja was published in
    • 1941
    • 1891
    • 1913
    • 1923

  96. The ‘cockpit of Europe’
    • Holland
    • Belgium
    • Denmark
    • Norway

  97. Kuna is the currency of
    • Croatia
    • Argentina
    • Brazil
    • Algeria

  98. In the first Union Cabinet Moulana Abdul Kalam Azad was the Minister for
    • Health
    • Finance
    • Education
    • Foreign affairs

  99. The venue of 2020 Olympics
    • Rio de Janeiro
    • Tokyo
    • Rome
    • Budapest

  100. The recipient of the 63rd Dadasaheb Phalke Award
    • Soumitra Chatterjee
    • Shashi Kapoor
    • Gulzar
    • Manoj Kumar

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