Assistant Information Officer - Information and public Relations 587/2015 Answer Key

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Post : Assistant Information Officer
Department : Information and public Relations
Category Code : 587/15
Educational Qualifications : B.A., B.Sc., or B.Com. Degree of any recognized University
Experience required : Two years experience in a Government publicity Organization or publicity department of a private organization or firm or the editorial section of a daily newspaper or news agency. + Ability to prepare press Bulletin and press publicity handouts.
Question Paper Code : 66/2017/OL
Date of Test : 04-08-2017



  1. Which among the following is not true about amplitude modulation?
    • Carrier wave is a pulse
    • Carrier wave is sinusoidal
    • Carrier wave is of high frequency
    • The frequency of the carrier wave is modulated

  2. Name the plant hormone responsible for active cell division
    • Abscisic acid
    • Auxin
    • Cytokinin
    • Gibberellin

  3. Which of the following sets of quantum numbers is not possible?
    • n = 1, l = 0, m = 0, s = + 1/2
    • n = 2, l = 2, m =- 2, s = -1/2
    • n = 3, l = 2, m = -2, s = +1/2
    • n = 2, l = 1, m = -1, s = + 1/2

  4. Who proposed mutation theory?
    • Charles Darwin
    • T. H. Morgan
    • Hugo de Vries
    • Gregor Mendel

  5. The image formed by the objective of a compound microscope is
    • Real and enlarged
    • Virtual and enlarged
    • Real and diminished
    • Virtual and diminished

  6. Technique used in DNA finger printing is
    • Eastern blotting
    • Southern blotting
    • Northern blotting
    • Western blotting

  7. As we go from the equator to the poles, our weight
    • Decreases
    • Increases
    • Decreases up to a latitude of 45°
    • Remains the same

  8. Hormone secreted by the atrial wall of heart is
    • ANF
    • ADH
    • Adrenalin
    • ACTH

  9. Which of the following thermodynamic quantities is not a state function?
    • Work
    • Gibb's free energy
    • Internal energy
    • Enthalpy

  10. Total number of bones in adult human body is
    • 260
    • 208
    • 280
    • 206

  11. The student, rather than the teachers, ___________ responsible for the failure.
    • are
    • have
    • being
    • is

  12. Don't stand so _________ ; what they are saying is absolutely true.
    • Incredulous
    • Incredible
    • Credulous
    • Credible

  13. This cell phone looks very nice. Has it got ________ camera?
    • some
    • a
    • the
    • an

  14. I am not very good _________ repairing motorcycles.
    • in
    • with
    • at
    • for

  15. Choose the correct word for the reported speech version of the given sentence :
    Sita asked Sona, "Is your brother an advocate?"
    Sita asked Sona whether her brother __________ an advocate.
    • was
    • were
    • is
    • being

  16. Choose the correct option in Passive Voice :
    Have the Police inspected this room?
    • Is this room inspected by the Police?
    • Was this room inspected by the Police?
    • Has this room been inspected by the Police?
    • Has this room inspected by the Police?

  17. Choose the word that expresses the meaning of what is given below :
    A drug that allays pain without curing an illness.
    • Therapy
    • Anodyne
    • Antidote
    • Panacea

  18. Choose the correct sentence :
    • Four years were a long time for a leader to fulfil his promises
    • Four years have a long time for a leader to fulfil his promises
    • Four years has a long time for a leader to fulfils his promises
    • Four years is a long time for a leader to fulfil his promises

  19. There are a number of public ________ in the park.
    • Amenities
    • Amities
    • Amnesties
    • Armistice

  20. Choose the correct synonym for the word "battered".
    • Dilated
    • Dilapidated
    • Diluted
    • Liquidated

  21. Which among the following is a communication satellite launched by the ISRO in 2016?
    • INSAT - 3DR
    • SCATSAT - I
    • GSAT - 18
    • CARTOSAT - 2C

  22. Winner of the Nobel Prize for literature in 2016
    • Svetlana Alexievich
    • Oliver Hart
    • Duncan Haldane
    • Bob Dylan

  23. The first Indian state which ratified the Goods and Services Tax (India) Bill passed by the Indian Parliament
    • Jharkhand
    • Assam
    • Bihar
    • Chattisgarh

  24. Who among the following is awarded Bharataratna for 2015?
    • C N R Rao
    • Bhimsen Joshi
    • Sachin Tendulkar
    • Madan Mohan Malavya

  25. Which among the following is a cyclone that was not in 2016?
    • Madi
    • Vardha
    • Kyant
    • Roanu

  26. The winner of the 63rd Dadasaheb Falke Award is
    • Gulzar
    • Shashi Kapoor
    • Manoj Kumar
    • Pran

  27. Which among the following country is one of the founding members of the European Union?
    • Spain
    • Denmark
    • Belgium
    • Sweeden

  28. Who among the following sports persons is awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2016?
    • Vijayakumar
    • Jithu Rai
    • Gagan Narang
    • Ranjan Sodhi

  29. The country which hosts the 9th BRICS summit to be held in September, 2017?
    • Brazil
    • South Africa
    • Russia
    • China

  30. The nation that had not declared boycott of the SAARC summit of 2016
    • Bhutan
    • Nepal
    • Sri Lanka
    • Maldives

  31. India borrowed the idea of Fundamental Rights from the Constitution of
    • Canada
    • USA
    • Britain
    • Australia

  32. The Constitutional Amendment that made 'Right to Free and Compulsory Education' a Fundamental Right
    • 74th
    • 80th
    • 86th
    • 92nd

  33. Which schedule of the Constitution of India contains Panchayat Raj?
    • 10th
    • 11th
    • 12th
    • 9th

  34. As per the provisions of the Constitution, the strength of State Legislative Assembly is limited up to
    • 552
    • 450
    • 550
    • 500

  35. Who is the counterpart of Attorney General in State?
    • Accountant General
    • Advocate General
    • Director General of Prosecutions
    • None of these

  36. Who administers the oath of office to the Governor?
    • Chief Minister
    • Speaker of Assembly
    • Chief Justice of High Court
    • President of India

  37. Which of the following words are included in the preamble through 42nd Amendment?
    • Socialist, Secular
    • Socialist, Liberal
    • Socialist, Federal
    • Socialist, Democratic

  38. The first ever General Election to Lok Sabha was held in the year
    • 1947
    • 1949
    • 1950
    • 1951

  39. The institution of Lokayukta was established first in
    • Kerala
    • Maharashtra
    • Odisha
    • Karnataka

  40. Which Article provides reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the House of the People?
    • Article 330
    • Article 338 - A
    • Article 338
    • Article 335

  41. Antyodaya Anna Yojana was first implemented in the Indian state of
    • Kerala
    • Rajasthan
    • Tamil Nadu
    • Karnataka

  42. Bharath Nirman Project is related to
    • Urban Development
    • Rural Sanitation
    • Rural Infrastructure
    • Urban Infrastructure

  43. ICDS an Indian Government Programme designed for the benefit
    • Adults
    • Women
    • Aged
    • Child

  44. Jawahar Rozgar Yojana was launched on
    • April 1st, 1989
    • January 1st , 1989
    • May 1st 1989
    • June 1st 1989

  45. Kudumbashree Movement was launched on
    • May 16th , 1998
    • April 17th , 1998
    • February 17th , 1998
    • May 17th , 1998

  46. MGNREGA is providing at least ___________ days of wage employment in a financial year.
    • 100 days
    • 75 days
    • 200 days
    • None of these

  47. Prime Minister of India announced on August 15, 1993 a scheme for giving self-employment to learned jobless youth in the Country. The scheme is known as
    • P M A G Y
    • P M R Y
    • R L L E G P
    • S G R Y

  48. Samagra Awas Yojana (SAY) aimed to improve
    • Rural Irrigation
    • Rural Agriculture
    • Rural Habitat
    • Rural Employment

  49. Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana is a centrally sponsored scheme for the benefit of
    • Tribal people
    • Scheduled Caste People
    • Agriculture People
    • Slum Dwellers

  50. Mahila Samriddi Yojana is a scheme for women to develop
    • Self-employment
    • Micro Finance
    • Health Care
    • Family Welfare

  51. The ratio of two numbers is 3 : 4. If 8 is added to each of them, their ratio is changed to 5 : 6. Find the numbers.
    • 10, 16
    • 12, 16
    • 12, 18
    • 12, 20

  52. Sanju bought a cycle for Rs. 500. For what price should it be sold to get a profit of 20%.
    • 700
    • 800
    • 500
    • 600

  53. √(248+√(51+√169))=
    • 14
    • 16
    • 16.6
    • 14.6

  54. Find the next term in the series 3, 10, 31, 94 ,....
    • 280
    • 182
    • 282
    • 283

  55. Find the value of 641/5 × 5121/5
    • 8
    • 6
    • 12
    • 16

  56. Find the greatest number that will exactly divide 200 and 320.
    • 320
    • 200
    • 40
    • 1600

  57. A can do a work in 6 days, B can do a work in 12 days. If both of them work together, then how many days the work will be finished?
    • 4
    • 3
    • 6
    • 5

  58. The average age of 30 children in a class is 9 years. If the teacher's age is included the average age became 10 years. Find the Teacher's age.
    • 35
    • 30
    • 38
    • 40

  59. Sita travels 7 km towards north, then turns right and walk 3 km. She again turns to her right and moves 7 km forward. How far is Sita away from the starting point?
    • 3 km
    • 17 cm
    • 10 km
    • 7 km

  60. If PEKING is coded as ODJHME how will you code SYDNEY?
    • RHCMDY
    • RXCMDX
    • RXEPDY
    • RXCEDX

  61. Find the value of 9 + 99 + 999 + 9999 =
    • 111006
    • 11006
    • 10016
    • 11106

  62. 3 : 16 :: 7 :
    • 49
    • 36
    • 81
    • 64

  63. If  12th January 1980 falls on Saturday what was the day of the week on  12th January 1979?
    • Thursday
    • Friday
    • Saturday
    • Sunday

  64. A solid sphere of radius 20 cm is melted to construct several solid spheres of radius 2 cm each. Find the number of such solid spheres.
    • 1000
    • 100
    • 10
    • 10000

  65. Find the value of 1+(1/(2+1/(1-1/3)))
    • 9/7
    • 7/9
    • 5/7
    • 2/9

  66. In an examination, a student scores 4 marks for every correct answer and loses 1 mark for every wrong answer. If he attempts all 75 questions and secures 125 marks, the number of questions he attempts correctly is
    • 35
    • 42
    • 40
    • 46

  67. In a two digit number, sum of the digits is 15. If 9 is added to the number, the digits are reversed. What is the number?
    • 78
    • 96
    • 87
    • 69

  68. At what angle, the hands of a clock are inclined when it is half past 8?
    • 70°
    • 80°
    • 75°
    • 77°

  69. A train 280 m long is moving at 60 kmph. Find the time taken by the train to cross a tunnel of length 220 m
    • 20 sec
    • 25 sec
    • 35 sec
    • 30 sec

  70. Remya's age is 3 times that of Dhanya. After 10 years Remya's age becomes 2 times of Dhanya's age. Find the present age of Dhanya.
    • 10
    • 30
    • 20
    • 40

  71. Sahyadris is also known as
    • Vindhyan Range
    • Satpura Range
    • Western Ghats
    • Eastern Ghats

  72. Which among the following is the Southern most Island of Lakshadweep group of Islands?
    • Minicoy
    • Kavarathi
    • Androth
    • Bithra

  73. Which soil type is ideal for cotton cultivation in India?
    • Red soil
    • Lateritic soil
    • Alluvial soil
    • Black soil

  74. The longest tributary of river Ganga is
    • Yamuna
    • Ramganga
    • Ghaghra
    • Kosi

  75. Tanjaore is situated on the banks of ____________ river.
    • Krishna
    • Kaveri
    • Vaiga
    • Adayar

  76. As per the Census 2011, which state in India has the lowest sex ratio?
    • Jharkhand
    • Bihar
    • Sikkim
    • Haryana

  77. Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana was launched on the birth anniversary of
    • Jayaprakash Narayan
    • Deendayal Upadhyaya
    • Sardar Vallabhabhi Patel
    • Guruji Golwalka

  78. The tri-colour flag was accepted as the official flag of Indian National Congress at
    • Calcutta
    • Lahore
    • Bombay
    • Madras

  79. Gandhiji's Dhandi March reached Dhandi beach on
    • 12th March 1930
    • 6th April 1930
    • 12th March 1931
    • 6th April 1931

  80. Which among the following is an autobiographical discourse written by Bhagat Singh?
    • Wild Encounter
    • The Fragrance of Freedom
    • Why I am An Atheist
    • None of these

  81. Which is the single largest soil type of Kerala?
    • Red Soil
    • Costal Alluvium
    • Black Soil
    • Lateritic Soil

  82. The floods in the river Periyar in ___________ chocked the mouth of the Kodungallur harbor.
    • 1241 A.D.
    • 1341 A.D.
    • 1241 B.C.
    • 1341 B.C.

  83. Which among the following is not a fresh water lake in Kerala?
    • Uppala lake
    • Sasthamkotta lake
    • Vellayani lake
    • Pookode lake

  84. Choolannur, the peacock sanctuary, is situated in ___________ district of Kerala.
    • Thrissur
    • Palakkd
    • Wayanad
    • Idukki

  85. The real name of Brahmananda Sivayogi was
    • V. Kunhikannan Gurukkal
    • Subbarayan
    • Karat Govindha Menon
    • B. Narayanan Nair

  86. The book Jatimimamsa is written by
    • Vagbhatanandan
    • Brahmananda Sivayagi
    • Chattampi Swamikal
    • Sri Narayana Guru

  87. Who among the following was associated with Saiva Prakasha Sabha?
    • Thycaud Ayya
    • Pandit Karuppan
    • Ayyankali
    • Vagbhatanandan

  88. Where did Pandit Karuppan born?
    • Thiruvananthapuram
    • Ponnani
    • Cheranallur
    • Kollam

  89. Kuriakose Elias Chavara was beatified at
    • Rome
    • Malankara
    • Mannanam
    • Kainikkara

  90. Vakkom Abdul Khadar Moulavi started __________ journal in 1931.
    • The Muslim
    • Deepika
    • Al-Islam
    • Al-Ameen

  91. IT Act 2000, Section _________ describes the penalty for hacking computer system.
    • Section 43
    • Section 65
    • Section 66
    • Section 66 A

  92. In 8086 microprocessor which is a maskable interrupt?
    • NMI
    • INTR
    • TRAP
    • None of these

  93. International cyber security Day
    • January 30
    • March 15
    • November 30
    • June 11

  94. Scareware is a
    • Virus
    • Malware
    • Worm
    • Spam

  95. Bluetooth technology uses _________ signals for data transmission.
    • Infrared
    • Radio waves
    • Microwaves
    • Electromagnetic waves

  96. Which protocol is used for receive email services?
    • HTTP
    • SMTP
    • POP3
    • FTP

  97. Microsoft's latest web browser
    • Internet Explorer
    • Edge
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Opera

  98. Father of Indian Super computer
    • Sameer Bhatia
    • Reghunadh Maschelkar
    • Vijay P. Bhatkar
    • U. R. Rao

  99. Expert systems are
    • Uses knowledge rather than data to control the solution process
    • Uses symbolic representation for knowledge
    • Reason with meat knowledge
    • All of these

  100. Coaxial cable uses _____________ connectors.
    • RJ 45
    • BNC
    • RJ11
    • RF

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