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Post NameASSISTANT INFORMATION OFFICER (Information and Public Relations)
Question Paper Code146/2024
Category Code639/2023
Date of Test25 October 2024
Medium of QuestionKANNADA
Exam TypeOMR Examination
Total Questions100
1
+ Find out the incorrect statement about Pandit Karuppan :
Answer
C. The king of Travancore honoured him with the title Kavithilakam
2
Which among the following statement is/are correct with respect to the Civil Disobedience Movement? i) The Movement was proposed in the Lahore Congress of 1929 ii) Gandhiji announced an eleven point ultimatum for Lord Irwin to abstain from the Movement iii) After the Gandhi-Irwin Pact Congress agreed to participate in the Third Round Table Conference iv) The movement could not achieve anything substantial. Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Answer
A. Only Q@), Gi) and (iv)
3
Which among the following statement is/are correct with respect to India’s performance in the Paris Olympics 2024? i) In all, India won six medals. ii) Manu Bhaker won the first medal for India iii) Neeraj Chopra won a silver medal in javelin throw. iv) Aman Sehrawat won bronze in wrestling Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Answer
D. All statements are correct
4
Identify correct statements of Glacial landform deposits : i) | Eskers are sand and gravel deposits in the middle of ground moraines ii) Kames are small hills of sand and gravels deposited by meltwater iii) Outwash plains are characterized by well sorted sediment deposits iv) The armchair-shaped landform Cirque is a notable depositional landform
Answer
C. (a), Gi) and (11) are correct
5
Identify right statement about Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve : i) First biosphere reserves of India ii) Established in 1996 iii) Embraces the sanctuary complex of Wayanad, Nagarhole, Bandipur and southernmost island of Andaman and Nicobar iv) Includes two endangered animal species — The Nilgiri Tahr and the Lion — Tailed Macaque
Answer
C. (a) and (iv) are correct
6
Name the plan initiated by Central ministry to link rivers through a network of reservoirs and Canals across India :
Answer
D. Interlinking of rivers Project
7
Which among the following is categorised as Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise by the Government of India? i) Rural Electrification Corporation Limited ii) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited iii) Container Corporation of India Limited iv) Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited
Answer
A. () alone
8
Which of the following statements are true? i) Golden revolution is associated with increasing the gold production in India ii) Silver revolution is associated with the increase in the production of eggs in India iii) Yellow Revolution is associated with the increase in the production of oil seeds in India
Answer
B. Only Gi) and (ii)
9
Whois the Chairman of the 16" Finance Commission?
Answer
D. None of these
10
Section 67A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 says that? i) Creating child pornography is punishable under the Act ii) The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act iii) The Child Labour Prohibition and Regulation Act iv) Juvenile Justice Act.
Answer
A. Only @)
11
Which of the following cases, the Supreme Court of India upheld the right to freedom of speech and expression? i) Medha KotwalLela V. Union of India (2012) ii) Romesh Thappar V. State of Madras (1950) iii) Satwa Gautam V. Subra Chakarborty (1996) iv) Bennet Coleman V. Union of India (1972)
Answer
B. Only Gi) and (iv)
12
Arrange the following Acts in a chronological order : i) National Commission for Minorities Act ii) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act iii) National Food Security Act iv) Right to Education Act
Answer
B. Only (@), Gi), Gv), Git)
13
There are Three List in the Indian Constitution, which discussed about various subjects. In it the ‘Capitation taxes’ belongs to which list? i) Union List ii) Concurrent List iii) State List iv) Discretionary Powers of the Union
Answer
C. Only Gi)
14
The Tarkunde Committee report focused mainly on: i) Misuse of administrative machinery ii) Money power in Elections iii) Alternative systems of Representation iv) Anti-corruption
Answer
C. Only G), Gi) and (ai)
15
Attorney General of India have the following rights : i) The right of audience in all Court in India ii) The right to participate in the proceeding of the Parliament iii) The Attorney General perform the legal duties assigned to by the President iv) The Attorney General have no right to vote in the Parliament
Answer
C. All the above (i),(i1), (11) and (iv)
16
The Right to Information Act came into existence after Supreme Court said that, ‘Right to Know’ is a Fundamental Right. In which case Supreme Court took this stand : i) Raj Narain V. State of U.P. 1976 ii) Meneka Gandhi V. Union of India, AIR, 1978 iii) People’s Union of Civil Liberties V. Union of India , 2004
Answer
C. Only G) and (an)
17
The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 evolved from : i) Provision for just and humane conditions of work ii) Vishakha Judgement iii) The State to make any special provision in favour of women
Answer
B. Only Gi)
18
According to the Article 45 of the Indian Constitution , which of the following statement is correct? i) Right to Education to Adults ii) Free and Compulsory Education to the Children iii) Providing Education to the Children below the age of fourteen iv) Whois a parent or guardian to provide opportunities for education to his child
Answer
B. Only Gi) and (iii)
19
What is the magnitude of the net force acting on a rider of mass 50 kg who rides a motor cycle on an inclined road 30° above the horizontal with an acceleration of 5 m/s??
Answer
C. 250N
20
Ina photo electric effect experiment, the energy of the incident photon is 30 eV and work function of the metal is 15 eV. The stopping potential is :
Answer
A. 15V
21
The main objective of India’s Gaganyaan mission is :
Answer
B. To demonstrate the human space flight capability
22
If the first Balmer line in the hydrogen spectrum appears at 20000 cm-!, then the wave number of the first Balmer line for He* ion will be at :
Answer
D. 80000 cm!
23
Among the following elements, which one required highest frequency radiation for electronic emission :
Answer
B. Be
24
Which of the following is/are responsible for the tropospheric ozone formation?
Answer
D. All of them
25
Anti haemorrhagic vitamin is :
Answer
D. Vitamin K
26
Which of the following statement is/are correct about vector-borne disease? i) Malaria is transmitted by Culex mosquito ii) Vector for Dengue fever is Aedes mosquito iii) Lymphatic filariasis is transmitted by sand files
Answer
B. Only Gi)
27
Lyme disease, which is appeared recently in news, is caused by :
Answer
B. Bacteria
28
Which of the following is the output produced by an assembler’?
Answer
D. Object File
29
Identify the OSI model layer that is mainly used by a Wide Area Network (WAN).
Answer
B. Physical Layer and Data Link Layer
30
The meta tag which is used to control the behaviour of search engine crawlers is
Answer
C.
31
In RTGS, UTR number is a ———————_ Character code used to identify a transaction.
Answer
B. 22
32
Which of the following statements is/ are correct? i) The RBI introduced an Integrated Ombudsman Scheme in 2021. ii) The integrated Ombudsman Scheme covers Small Finance Banks, Payment Banks and Regional Rural Banks. iii) The complainant must initially approach the bank and file a complaint; otherwise, complaint directly filed with the ombudsman would be non-maintainable iv) A complainant can file a complaint before the Ombudsman through an authorised representative.
Answer
C. All of the above
33
What is regarded as the hub or back-end system that connects the various branches of a bank to process transactions and enable operations?
Answer
C. CORE banking
34
Which of the following statements is/are not true? i) Financial Market provides an avenue for the purchase and sale of various categories of assets ii) Financial market helps to put savings to more productive use. iii) Financial markets provide access to individuals, companies and government organisations iv) Financial market fails to provide liquidity to business houses.
Answer
D. Only Gv)
35
Which one of the following statements is/are true? i) Ared herring prospectus does not contain complete details of the price or quantum of securities offered for issue. ii) QIB includes public financial institutions, insurance companies and provident funds. iii) SEBI Guidelines allow 75% Book Building and 100% Book Building iv) Green shoe option is an option of allocating shares in excess of those floated in the issue and operating a post-issue price stabilizing mechanism.
Answer
D. All of the above
36
Which instrument represents an unsecured corporate debt of short-term maturity?
Answer
A. Commercial paper
37
As per Accounting Standard I, which of the following is not a fundamental accounting assumption?
Answer
B. Prudence
38
Instead of showing a wastepaper basket as an asset, a company shows it as an expense during the year of purchase. Which accounting concept or principle is followed?
Answer
B. Materiality
39
Which among the following skills is regarded more vital for top level management?
Answer
B. Conceptual Skills
40
Which of the following is/are wrongly matched? i) Elton Mayo- Hawthorne Experiment ii) Peter F Drucker-MBO iii) Herbert Simon-Bounded Rationality iv) Chris Argyris-Theory X and Theory Y
Answer
A. (iv) only
41
Find the unit digit of (4017)*:
Answer
C. 9
42
Two trains are traveling towards each other from Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam. Train P departs Thiruvananthapuram at 4:00 PM and arrives in Kollam at 5:00 PM. Meanwhile, Train Q leaves Kollam at the same time, 4:00 PM, and reaches Thiruvananthapuram by 5:30 PM. At what time will the two trains meet on their respective journeys?
Answer
B. 4.36 PM
43
The age of a man after 18 years is 4 times the age of that man 18 years before. His present age is:
Answer
D. 30 years
44
Acan complete a task in 10 days, while B can finish it in 15 days. If they work together, how long will it take them to complete the task?
Answer
A. 6 days
45
Find the missing term in the series 4,28, __—«, 840, 3360, 10080, 20160 :
Answer
B. 168
46
Not only John but also his brothers —————— beautifully.
Answer
A. sing
47
Which of the following sentences contains a participle used as an adjective?
Answer
B. He gave mea broken glass
48
Pick out the correct sentence from the choices given :
Answer
D. Iwent to hospital to consult my physician
49
IfI were a bird, | —————_:
Answer
A. Would fly
50
“It seems that there is a bee in his bonnet.” What does the idiom “bee in his bonnet” mean?
Answer
C. annoyed
51
ಕೆಳಗೆ ನೀಡಿರುವ ಪದಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸರಿಯಾದ ಪದವನ್ನು ಆಯ್ದು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ.
Answer
C. ಭ್ರಷ್ಟಾಚಾರ
52
ತಾಳಕ್ಕೆ ತಕ್ಕಂತೆ ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ ಹಾಕು - ಈ ನುಡಿಗಟ್ಟಿನ ಅರ್ಥವೇನು?
Answer
C. ಹೇಳಿದಂತೆ ಕೇಳು
53
OQ ಪದದ ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ ಪದ ಯಾವುದು?
Answer
D. ) ಪರ್ವತ
54
ಮೃದು ಪದದ ವಿರುದ್ಧಾರ್ಥವನ್ನು ನೀಡುವ ಪದ ಯಾವುದು?
Answer
A. ಕಠಿಣ
55
ನಮಗೆ ಉಪಕಾರ ಮಾಡಿದವರಿಗೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಆಶ್ರಯ ನೀಡಿ ಸಲಹಿದವರಿಗೆ ಮೋಸ ಮಾಡಬಾರದು ಎಂಬ ಅರ್ಥ ಬರುವ ಗಾದೆ ಮಾತನ್ನು ಆರಿಸಿ ಬರೆಯಿರಿ.
Answer
A. ಉಪ್ಪು ತಿಂದ ಮನೆಗೆ ಎರಡು ಬಗೆಯಬಾರದು
56
ಕಂಬಳದ ಕೋಣವು ನಿಶಾನಿಗೆ ನೀರು ಹಾರಿಸುವ ದೃಶ್ಯ ಮನೋಹರವಾಗಿದೆ. ಈ ವಾಕ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೋಣ ಪದವ್ರ ಯಾವ ಲಿಂಗವನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸುತ್ತದೆ?
Answer
B. ನಮಂಸಕ ಲಿಂಗ ಣ್
57
ಕೆಳಗಿನವುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಗುಂಪಿಗೆ ಸೇರದ್ದು ಯಾವುದು?
Answer
B. ಪೃಥ್ವಿ
58
ಹನಿಗೂಡಿದರೆ ಹಳ್ಳ ; ತೆನೆ ಗೂಡಿದರೆ ಭತ್ತ ಆಶಯಕ್ಕೆ ಹೊಂದಿಕೆಯಾಗುವ ಸಾಲು ಯಾವುದು?
Answer
D. Drops join to make a stream ; ears combine to make crops
59
ಕುಂಬಾರನು ಮಡಕೆ ಮಾಡಲು ಬಳಸುವ ಚಕ್ರ - ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ಒಂದೇ ಪದ ಕೊಡಿರಿ.
Answer
D. ತಿಗರಿ
60
ಕೆಳಗೆ ನೀಡಿರುವ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಮರ್ಪಕವಾದ ವಾಕ್ಯ ಯಾವುದು?
Answer
B. ಯಶಸ್ವಿಗೆ ಅನೇಕ ಗೆಳೆಯರು
61
Which of the following is NOT an element of News?
Answer
D. Advertising
62
Reporting on the Rights of the children can be considered under the category of :
Answer
C. Advocacy Report
63
The study of Touch in communication is termed as:
Answer
A. Haptics
64
The word Communication is derived from :
Answer
B. Latin Language
65
The newly inducted reporter is called as :
Answer
B. Cub
66
The gestures in communication falls under the category of :
Answer
A. Non Verbal Communication
67
Raveesh Kumar is a well known reporter associated with :
Answer
C. NDTV
68
The credit of news writing given to a reporter is termed as:
Answer
C. By line
69
The information given to the press people during press conferences is called as
Answer
A. Press note
70
Which of the following is not a barrier in communication?
Answer
B. Oral Communication
71
Which of the following is not a communication model?
Answer
D. Empirical Model
72
The inverted pyramid style is related to :
Answer
B. News writing
73
Radio is a best example for which of the following Communication :
Answer
C. Mass Communication
74
Which of the news paper was renowned for its investigative reporting?
Answer
C. The Indian Express
75
The regular assignment of a reporter is called as:
Answer
B. The Beat
76
Whois called as the father of mass communication?
Answer
A. Wilbur Schramm
77
Which of the following body does not exist as a member of the Press Council of India?
Answer
D. Public Relations Council of India
78
What is the expansion of CCC?
Answer
B. Consumer Complaints Council
79
In which country is the news agency “Xinhua” located in?
Answer
C. China
80
The unit of measurement one ‘pica’ used by printers refers to :
Answer
B. 12 Points
81
Many Voices, One World is commonly known as:
Answer
C. MacBride Report
82
The first chairperson of Press Council of India was :
Answer
A. J.R. Mudholkar
83
The person designated to give information to anybody who seeks information under the RTI Act is:
Answer
B. Public Information Officer
84
A single advert on a page of a newspaper is called as:
Answer
A. Solus
85
The hybrid of an advert and editorial that appear in newspapers alongside normal editorial copy is called as:
Answer
A. Advertorial
86
The recently launched monthly newsletter of the Public Relations Society of India is called :
Answer
C. Harmony
87
In Public Relations and management, which of the following are the types of organizational linkages : (i) Enabling linkage, (ii) Functional linkage, (iii) Embedded linkage, (iv) Normative linkage, (v) Diffused linkage
Answer
D. @), Gi), Gv), (v)
88
The first All India Public Relations Conference theme was :
Answer
B. Professional Approach
89
The Pyramid Model of PR Research is otherwise called as:
Answer
C. Macro Model
90
What is the intervention strategy of the intermediary model for managing corporate communication?
Answer
D. Interactions between stakeholders and management
91
The process of presenting a communications programmne to an audience is called :
Answer
A. Pitching
92
The main purpose of the two-way asymmetric model of PR is for :
Answer
C. Scientific persuasion
93
AIRis also termed as:
Answer
C. Akashvani
94
Who regarded as the father of Public Relations?
Answer
C. Edward L Bernays
95
Who is the director of the film Meghe Dhaaka Tara?
Answer
D. Ritwik Ghatak
96
What is the primary goal of advertising?
Answer
C. To persuade
97
The first International convention related to copyright was held at :
Answer
A. Bern
98
A computer network that spans an area about the size of a city is called :
Answer
C. MAN
99
E-Zine refers to:
Answer
D. Electronic magazine
100
The Amrit Bazar Patrika was started by :
Answer
B. M.I. Ghosh and Shishir Ghosh

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