Solved Paper of Junior Employment Officer (National Employment Service) Exam (Category No: 150/2008) held on 28/06/2008
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of Junior Employment Officer (National Employment Service) Exam (Category No:
150/2008) held on 28/06/2008
1.
Kudumbashree”
programme is
Ans:- Community based organization of the poor.
2.
The largest number of crimes against women in Kerala were accounted for ?
Ans:- Cruelty by husband or relatives.
3.
The most industrially backward districts in Kerala?
Ans:- Wayanad and Idukki
4.
The Head Quarters of World Trade Organization (W.T.O.)
Ans:- Geneva
5.
U.N.Security Council consists of?
Ans:- 5 Permanent and 10 Non
Permanent members
6.
The Headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ?
Ans:- Vienna
7.
Gautama Budha preached his first sermon at?
Ans:- Saranath
8.
Who was the Congress President at the time of Partition of Bengal in 1905?
Ans:- Gopal Krishna Gokhale
9.
Who encouraged the Muslims to achieve progress by studying modern education and
science?
Ans:- Sir.Syed Ahamed Khan
10.
River Danube is in?
Ans:- Europe
11.
Equatorial Diameter of earth is?
Ans:- 12754 Km
12.
Which of the following river joins Ganga ?
(a)Yamuna
(b)Damodar (c)Son (d) All of the above
Ans:- All of the above
13.
Which of the following is an absolute monarchy with no formal constitution or
parliament?
(a)Turkey
(b)Kuwait (c)Saudi Arabia (d)Uganda
Ans:- Saudi Arabia
14.
The president of Asian Development Bank (ADB) ?
Ans:- Haruhiko Kuroda
15.
Who convenes the joint session of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha?
Ans:- President
16.
Oxygen in normal atmospheric air is?
Ans:-21 percent
17.
A substance above the critical temperature exists a:
Ans:-Gas
18.
The most fuel efficient, economic and environment friendly mode of transport:
Ans:-Inland Water Transport
19.
The average rainfall that Kerala receives is :
Ans:-3000mm
20.
The Scheduled tribe population of Kerala as per 2001 census :
Ans:-1.14 percent
21.
The Chief Minister of Kerala during 1996-2001?
Ans:-E.K.Nayanar
22.
The main port in U.A.E which is the largest harbor in West Asia?
Ans:-Dubai
23.
The headquarters of UNESCO is in :
Ans:-Paris
24.
Who is L.N.Mittal ?
Ans:-Steel Magnate
25.
Who waged a war of destruction and plunder in India in the first quarter of
11th century?
Ans:-Mohammud of Ghazni
26.
Moti Masjid in Agra and Juma Masjid at Delhi were built during the reign of?
Ans:-Shahjahan
27.
Communist Party of India(CPI) organized in Kanpur in ?
Ans:-1925
28.
Which of the following tides occur around new moon and full moon?
(a)Neap
Tides (b)Spring Tides (c)Perigean Tides (d)ApogeanTides
Ans:-Spring Tides
29.
Which is called the red planet?
Ans:-Mars
30.
The soil in the highest reaches of the Sahyadris and Eastern Ghats?
Ans:-Lateritic Soil
31.
Which amendment of the Constitution allowed Government employees belonging to
SC and ST to accelerated seniority?
Ans:-Eighty-Second Amendment
32.
Which of the Article of the Constitution accords special status to the State of
Jammu and Kashmir?
Ans:-Article 370
33.
Which was the largest opposition party in the Lok Sabha after the eighth
general election held in December 1984?
Ans:-Telugu Desam
34.
Which schedule of the constitution lists 18 subjects, on which the
municipalities have administrative control?
Ans:-Schedule Twelve
35.
Cooking Gas is a mixture is?
Ans:-Butane and Propane
36.
Which is the gas inside an electric bulb?
Ans:-Nitrogen
37.
The main active constituent of tea and coffee is?
Ans:-Caffeine
38.
Kerala Women’s Commission was established in 1996?
Ans:-To improve the status of
women
39.
The number of women contestants and winners in Local Bodies Election Kerala
2005 was?
Ans:-Beyond the requirements of
one-third of total seats
40.
Aizwal is the capital of?
Ans:-Mizoram
41.
The number of states in India (including Delhi):
Ans:-29
42.
The smallest union territory in India?
Ans:-Lakshadweep
43.
ISRO on 23rd April2007 successfully made the first commercial launch through
PSLV-C8 of a foreign satellite at Sriharikkotta. It was?
Ans:-Italian Satellite
44.
Eighth member of SAARC ?
Ans:-Afghanistan
45.
The highest policy making body of Asian Development Bank (ADB)?
Ans:-Board of Governors
46.
The second Buddist council convened at?
Ans:-Vaishali
47.
The expansion of Mughal empire under whom resembled in inflated balloon?
Ans:-Aurangazeb
48.
The largest of all the Indus tributaries?
Ans:-Chenab
49.
Which of the largest river system is in the peninsula?
(a)
Godavari (b)Narmada (c)Ganga (d)Kaveri
Ans:-Godavari
50.
Devi Ahilya Award is for?
(a)Science
and Technology (b)Music & Arts (c)Literature (d)Film
Ans:- None of the answers is
correct . The above award is given as
'
Stree Shakti Puraskar'
51.
Minimum age for a person to be appointed as governor?
Ans:-35
52.
Which of the following is not of a part of solar system?
(a)Asteroids
(b)Meteors (c)Quasers (d)All of the above
Ans:-Quasers
53.
What do we eat in a coconut?
(a)Pericarp
(b)seed (c)Embryo (d)Entire Fruit
Ans:- None of the answers are
correct, answer is Endosperm
54.
Which of the following is major wildlife sanctuary in Kerala?
(a)Silent
Valley (b)Parambikulam (c)Aralam (d)All of the above
Ans:-All of the above
55.
Of the total expenditure on education in Kerala, the highest allocation is on:
Ans:-Primary Education
56.
Hill station Mount Abu is in?
Ans:-Rajasthan
57.
The country with more than 55,000 lakes?
Ans:-Finland
58.
Max Muller was?
Ans:-A great indologist,
linguist and Professor of Sanskrit.
59.
Faxian (Fah-hsien), the Chinese pilgrim, visited India during the reign of?
Ans:-Chandragupta-II
60.
Delhi Sultan notorious for cruelty ?
Ans:-Balban
61.
Who established Swarj Party within the Congress with Gandhi’s reluctant
blessing?
Ans:-Motilal Nehru and C.R.Das
62.
River Ob.Irytsh is in?
Ans:-Russia
63.
Sumatra is situated in?
Ans:-Indian Ocean
64.
Gobi Desrt is in?
Ans:-Mangolia
65.
The number of nominated members in Rajya Sabha?
Ans:-12
66.
How many times Financial Emergency declared in India so far?
Ans:-Never
67.
Portfolios to the Ministers in a State is allocated by?
Ans:-The Governor on the
recommendations of the Chief Minister
68.
A disease caused by bacteria?
Ans:-Tetanus
69.
Which of the following disease is due to vitamin deficiency?
(a)Rickets
(b)Marasmus (c)Goitre (d)Chicken Pox
Ans:-Rickets
70.
From earth, stratosphere extends?
Ans:-12-30km
71.
The closest meaning of the word mania is?
Ans:-madness
72.
Find the word that is opposite in meaning to the word “illicit”
Ans:-lawful
73.
Choose the correctly spelt word:
(a)sillhouette
(B)Silhouette (c)sillhouette (d)silhouete
Ans:-Silhouette
74.
Select the word meaning sheen?
Ans:-lustre
75.
Find the word correctly spelt?
(a)mustache (b)moustash
(c)mostache (d)moustache
Ans:-moustache
76.
Choose the correct preposition for the sentence .
The
forest department has planted trees----------the side of the highway.
(a)
at (b)along (c)on (d)beside
Ans:-Along
77.
He is an authority----------linguistics
(a)On
(b)of (c)with (d)form
Ans:-on
78.
You must shut these door’s. (change into passive voice)
Ans:-These door’s must be shut
79.
Change into Indirect Speech.
“I
took it home with me”, she said.
Ans:-She said she had taken it
home with her
80.
They come here everyday, ----------?
Ans:-Don’t they
81.
I hoped I ---------- succeed.
Ans:-would
82.
I escaped by the skin of my ----------?
Ans:-teeth
83.
I must put---------------my visit till next week.
Ans:-Off
84.
Choose the correctly spelt word .
(a)Suprintendent
(b)superintendant (c)superintendent (d)superintandent
Ans:-Superintendent
85.
Amy and her brother Tom are known for their tall talk. The idiom means?
Ans:-Boastful talk
86.
The idiom brainwave means
Ans:-sudden inspiration
87.
The offer holds good for two days; “holds good” means:
Ans:-will be valid
88.
The phrase bag and baggage means
Ans:-Completely
89.Recently
he has been giving himself airs, “giving himself airs” means:
Ans:-Behaving arrogantly
90.
------------is an illusion usually associated with deserts.
Ans:-Mirage
91.
To be -----------I think you did not do the right think.
Ans:-Frank
92.
Being awarded an Oscar marked a ---------in her life.
(a)Yardstick
(b) milestone (c) sign-post (d) memorial
Ans:-milestone
93.
Good restaurants serving pure vegetarian food are very hard to ----------
(a)
Come by (b) get in (c) go through (d)take to
Ans:-Come by
94.
If you want to save money, you must-----------the shopping you do.
Ans:-cut down on
95.
Having been born in a good family she is ---------rich to beg
Ans:- too
96.
Tourist always enjoy the -----------------setting sun.
Ans:-watching
97.
It is possible to satisfy one’s ---------by doing some extra work.
(a)pride
(b)wants (c)desires (d)heart
Ans:Wants
98.
If GOAL means object of effort; the GAOL means
Ans:-a prison
99.
Choose the correct sentence.
(a)He
has finished his work yesterday.
(b)He
finished his work yesterday.
(c)He
have finished his work yesterday.
(d)He
was finished his work yesterday.
Ans:-He finished his work
yesterday.
100.
Add an initial letter to the word ‘arrow’ to get the meaning to distress.
Ans:-H