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Post NameField Officer (Main Examination) - Kerala Forest Development Corporation Ltd
Question Paper Code161/2023
Category Code177/2021, 178/2021, 179/2021, 180/2021, 321/2022
Date of Test26 August 2023
Medium of QuestionKANNADA
Exam TypeOMR Examination
Total Questions100
1
Which among the following statement is not true?
Answer
D. All are true
2
Consider the following statements and find out which among them are correct? 1. 2023 Lokmanya Tilak National Award was given to Narendra Modi. 2. It was given on August 1 of every year. 3. August 1 is the death anniversary of Lokmanya Tilak. 4. Narendra Modi is the 41ˢᵗ recipient of this Award.
Answer
D. All are correct
3
2023 G 20 Empower summit was held in:
Answer
A. Gandhinagar
4
, Which among the following is not true?
Answer
B. Jupiter 3 was launched in the month of August 2023
5
Which among the following statements is not true?
Answer
D. The protest against the commission resulted in a lathicharge leading to the death of Bipin Chandra Pal
6
Which among the following are true in connection with Civil Disobedience Movement? 1. Civil Disobedience Movement was started with Dandi March. 2. Dandi March was started on March 12, 1930. 3. The March was started with 78 followers of Gandhiji. 4. Gandhiji broke salt law on April 6, 1930.
Answer
D. All are true
7
Which among the following statement is true with regard to the Government of India Act 1935?
Answer
C. The Act provided separate autonomy to the provinces
8
Vaikunta Swamikal Founded Samatva Samajam in the year :
Answer
B. 1836
9
Consider the following statements with regard to the removal untouchability in Kerala. Find out which is incorrect :
Answer
A. C. Krishnan Championed against untouchability through Desabhimani
10
Which among the following statements are true? 1. Kerala State gets rainfall both from South-West and North-East Monsoons. 2. South-West Monsoons starts towards the end of May and fades out by about September. 3. South-West Monsoon was discovered by Hippalus, the Egyptian Pilot in 45 A.D.
Answer
D. All are true
11
Regular exercise and controlled diet are conducive ________ good health.
Answer
D. to
12
Either the captain or his crew ________ responsible for the mishap.
Answer
C. are
13
Choose the correct question tag : I am on the right track, ________
Answer
A. aren’t I?
14
The criminal was supposed to be ________ European, wearing ________ yellow T-shirt.
Answer
D. a, a
15
When the opposition leader arrived, the meeting ________
Answer
B. had started
16
Which of these is a Portmanteau word?
Answer
A. electrocute
17
It is better to ________ a good dictionary to find the exact meaning of the word.
Answer
D. look up
18
The antonym of naive :
Answer
A. sophisticated
19
The out of syllabus questions put the students ________
Answer
C. at sea
20
Our former Prime Minister, P.V. Narasimha Rao, was a person who could speak many languages. (give one-word substitute for the underlined words) :
Answer
B. polyglot
21
By adding soap in water, its surface tension :
Answer
B. Decreases
22
The excess pressure inside a soap bubble of radius ‘r’ having surface tension ‘S’ is :
Answer
C. 4S/r
23
The principle based on which Venturimeter works is :
Answer
A. Bernoulli’s principle
24
The ratio of radii of two wires of same material is 3 : 1. If these wires are stretched by equal force, then, what is the ratio of stresses produced in them?
Answer
C. 1 : 9
25
The thermodynamic process in which no heat enters or leaves the thermodynamic system is named as ________ process.
Answer
D. Adiabatic
26
The efficiency (in percentage) of a Carnot’s heat engine working between sink at 300 K and source at 400 K is :
Answer
A. 25
27
Under steady state condition, temperature of a body ________
Answer
D. Does not change with time and can be different at different points of the body
28
Two coherent sources have amplitudes in the ratio 3:1 interfer each other. Then the ratio of the maximum to minimum intensity on a screen is :
Answer
B. 4 : 1
29
The process of achieving population inversion in a LASER system is known as ________
Answer
D. Pumping
30
When Newton’s rings are observed by a monochromatic light in reflected mode, the central ring appears :
Answer
A. Dark
31
Which among the following is an example of a crystalline material?
Answer
D. Salt
32
Which spectral series of hydrogen atom lies in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum?
Answer
B. Balmer Series
33
Which among the following nucleus has the highest value of binding energy per nucleon?
Answer
A. Iron
34
What is the value of the Lande’s g factor associated with the atomic state symbol ³P₁?
Answer
C. 3/2
35
The solubility products of AgCl and PbCl₂ are 1.8 × 10⁻¹⁰ and 1.7 × 10⁻⁵ respectively at room temperature. Hydrochloric acid is added to a solution that contains Ag⁺ and Pb²⁺ until the equilibrium concentration of Cl⁻ becomes 0.10 M. What will be the concentrations of Pb²⁺ at equilibrium?
Answer
C. 1.7 × 10⁻³ M
36
Which of the following statements are INCORRECT? (i) A solution of EDTA can be standardized using CaCO₃. (ii) EDTA combines with metal ions in a 1 : 1 ratio regardless of the charge on the cation. (iii) Generally, the indicators used in EDTA titrations are organic dyes that form colored chelates with metal ions. (iv) In the determination of hardness of water, often, a small concentration of magnesium-EDTA chelate is incorporated in the buffer or in the titrant.
Answer
D. None
37
Which of the following statement(s) is/are related to Heisenberg’s Uncertainity Principle? (i) The concept of orbitals for electrons instead of orbits. (ii) Broadening of molecular spectra. (iii) It is related to the wave-particle duality of particles. (iv) It affects the precision in measuring the energy levels of molecules.
Answer
D. All of these
38
Among the following compounds, which one exhibits all three types of chemical bonds : ionic, covalent and coordinate bonds?
Answer
A. NH₄Cl
39
Unpolluted rainwater is :
Answer
B. Slightly acidic
40
In the conversion of phenol to o-hydroxybenzaldehyde using chloroform and alkali, the principal reactive intermediate formed is :
Answer
B. Dichlorocarbene
41
The IUPAC name of the compound with the following structure is : CH₃–C(=CH₂)–C≡CH
Answer
C. 2-methyl-1-buten-3-yne
42
The octane number of a fuel is determined by comparing the fuel to a mixture of :
Answer
A. Iso-octane and n-heptane
43
What is the product of the ring-opening reaction of an epoxide on acid catalysed hydrolysis?
Answer
C. A glycol
44
In the van der Waals equation of real gases, the parameter “b” represents :
Answer
A. Volume of the molecules
45
A solution of a dye is exposed to light of a particular wavelength. The absorbance of the solution is measured to be 1.0. What is the percentage of the incident light that is absorbed by the solution?
Answer
C. 90%
46
In the following reaction at equilibrium, N₂O₄(g) ⇌ 2NO₂(g) ΔH = +58 kJ which of the following changes will cause the equilibrium to shift to the right?
Answer
D. Decreasing the pressure of the system
47
Which of the following solutions will have the highest equivalent conductance?
Answer
C. 0.001 M NaCl
48
How many proton NMR signals will be obtained for isobutane?
Answer
D. One doublet and dectet
49
Which one is a WRONG statement about sieve tubes? (i) They are found in pteridophytes and gymnosperms. (ii) They consist of vertical cells placed one above the other forming long tubes connected at the end walls by sieve pores. (iii) Sieve areas do not form sieve plates. (iv) Sieve areas are not well differentiated.
Answer
B. (i), (iii) and (iv)
50
Which among the following statements is TRUE? (i) All algae possess chlorophyll and carotenes. (ii) A parasitic sporophyte over gametophyte is found in ferns. (iii) Multicellular branched rhizoids and leafy gametophytes are found in all bryophytes. (iv) Ulothrix is a filamentous alga with flagellated reproductive stages. (v) Multiciliate spermatozoids are found in Pteris and Cycas.
Answer
D. (i), (iv) and (v) correct; (ii) and (iii) wrong
51
Match the following and choose the CORRECT answer : (a) Catkin — (i) Achyranthes (b) Spadix — (ii) Colocasia (c) Spike — (iii) Coriandum (d) Umbel — (iv) Ficus (v) Morus
Answer
D. (v), (ii), (i), (iii)
52
Choose the CORRECT match from the following : Berry: ________, Cypsella: ________, Regma: ________, Syconium: ________
Answer
B. Guava, Sun flower, Ricinus, Ficus
53
Choose the CORRECT answer : (i) Companion cells are nucleated cells of phloem. (ii) Vessels contain only living cells. (iii) Sieve cells are enucleated at maturity. (iv) Abnormal secondary growth due to accessory cambia is found in Asparagus.
Answer
A. True, False, True, True
54
Which among the following statement is TRUE? (i) Water absorbed by the roots reaches the top of a tree by transpiration pull and cohesion of water molecules. (ii) Conduction of sap in old plants when heart wood decayed occurs through phloem. (iii) Warburg effect is associated with bidirectional transport of xylem sap. (iv) Parthenocarpic fruits are produced by spraying auxins on flowers.
Answer
B. (i) and (iv)
55
________ is the hydrogen transporter in the photosynthetic electron transport system.
Answer
D. Plastoquinone
56
Which one of the following statements is NOT applicable to the experimental set up of Munch’s mass flow hypothesis given below. Here chamber A contains concentrated sugar solution and chamber B contains dilute sugar solution.
Answer
D. The flow from A to B through C cannot be prolonged even after maintaining a continuous supply of sugar solution to chamber A
57
Morphologically useful and edible part in pineapple is :
Answer
A. Peduncle, bracts, perianth and pericarp
58
A fibre yielding plant where the source of fibre is the phloem :
Answer
A. Cannabis sativa
59
Choose the INCORRECT statement from the following :
Answer
B. Oxides of carbon give rise to photochemical smog and PAN
60
Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary is also known as
Answer
D. Keoladeo Ghana National park
61
The components of London smog, the most severe air pollution occurred in 1952 were ________, particulates like soot, ammonium sulphate and humidity or water from fog.
Answer
C. SO₂
62
Match the following and choose the CORRECT answer : (a) Raimona — (i) Nuclear fallout (b) Oxygen tank — (ii) National park (c) Torrey canon — (iii) Thunder dragon (d) Sr90 — (iv) Oil spillage (v) Climate change
Answer
B. (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
63
Which part of the heart conducting system is responsible for initiating the electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to contract?
Answer
B. Sinoatrial (SA) Node
64
When an electrical impulse reaches the Purkinje fibers, what action do they initiate in the heart?
Answer
C. Contraction of the ventricles
65
Which blood cells are formed in the bone marrow from magakaryocytes?
Answer
D. Platelets
66
What is the primary factor that shifts the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve to the right?
Answer
D. Increased 2, 3-BPG (2, 3 – bisphosphoglycerate)
67
During muscle contraction, which molecule binds to calcium ions to initiate the interaction between actin and myosin?
Answer
A. Troponin
68
The neurohypophysis, is composed mainly of glial-like cells called :
Answer
A. Pituicytes
69
Which structure is responsible for the storage and release of calcium ions in striated muscle cells?
Answer
B. Sarcoplasmic reticulum
70
Mesokaryotic cells is present in :
Answer
C. Dinoflagellate
71
Cisternae, Tubules and Vesicles are the components of :
Answer
A. Endoplasmic reticulum
72
The flavoprotein present in the Complex I — of the inner mitochondrial membrane is :
Answer
D. NADH Dehydrogenase
73
The terminal part of a chromosome beyond secondary constriction is called :
Answer
B. Satellite
74
A characteristic cytoplasm that contains abundant endoplasmic reticulum arranged in concentric layers and also many Golgi vesicle is the speciality of :
Answer
D. Plasmacells
75
A type I hypersensitive reaction is induced by certain types of antigens referred to as:
Answer
C. Allergens
76
Which among the following is an example for Autoimmune disease?
Answer
C. Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM)
77
If the matrix A = [[2, 3], [x, y]] has eigen values 4 and 8, then :
Answer
C. x = −4, y = 10
78
Let A be a square matrix such that Aᵏ = 0. Then inverse of I − A is :
Answer
D. I + A + A² + ... + Aᵏ⁻¹
79
The value of |(1 − w)/(w² + w)| where w is a non-real cube root of 1.
Answer
A. √3
80
The value of √(−2 + 2√3 i) is :
Answer
C. ±(1 + i√3)
81
The distance between the foci of an ellipse is 6 units and its minor axis is 8 units. Then the eccentricity is :
Answer
C. 3/5
82
If the distance between the points (3, b) and (8, 7) is 13, then b is equal to :
Answer
D. −5 or 19
83
Which of the following is true for the function f(x) = x³ − 6x² + 9x + 25?
Answer
A. f has a maxima at x = 1 and minima at x = 3
84
limₓ→∞ (2023x² + 2022x + 2021)/(x² + 2022x + 2020) equals :
Answer
A. 2023
85
Which of the following equations is an exact differential equation?
Answer
C. 2xy dx + (2 + x²)dy = 0
86
An integrating factor of x dy/dx + (3x + 1)y = xe⁻²ˣ is :
Answer
A. xe³ˣ
87
If ā, b̄, c̄ are unit vectors and ā + b̄ + c̄ = 0 then ā·b̄ + b̄·c̄ + c̄·ā is :
Answer
C. −3/2
88
If |ā| = 3, |b̄| = 4 and ā·b̄ = 6, then find the value of |ā × b̄| :
Answer
C. 6√3
89
Consider the following statements : Statement (i) : All cyclic groups are abelian. Statement (ii) : The order of a cyclic group is same as the order of its generator. Which of the following is correct?
Answer
D. Both (i) and (ii) are true
90
Which of the following is not a field?
Answer
A. ℤ₄
91
ಕೆಳಗಿನವುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸರಿಯಾದ ಪದವನ್ನು ಗುರುತಿಸಿರಿ :
Answer
B. ಜಾತ್ಯಾತೀತ
92
, “ಹಣೆಗಣ್ಣ' - ಇದು ಯಾವ ಸಮಾಸಕ್ಕೆ ಉದಾಹರಣೆ?
Answer
A. ಬಹುವ್ರೀಹಿ
93
“ಆದಿ'- ಇದರ ವಿರೋಧ ಪದ ಯಾವುದು?
Answer
C. ಅಂತ್ಯ
94
"ಸೊಗಸಾಯ್ತೆನಗಪೂರ್ವದ' - ಈ ಪದದ ಸರಿಯಾದ ವಿಂಗಡನೆಯನ್ನು ಗುರುತಿಸಿರಿ :
Answer
B. ಸೊಗಸು + ಆಯ್ತು + ಎನಗೆ + ಅಪೂರ್ವದ
95
ಕೆಳಗಿನವುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸರಿಯಾದ ವಾಕ್ಯವನ್ನು ಗುರುತಿಸಿರಿ :
Answer
C. ದೂರದರ್ಶನದ ಸತತ ವೀಕ್ಷಣೆಯಿಂದ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳಿಗೆ ಹಾನಿಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ
96
"ಉದ್ಯೋಗ' - ಈ ಪದದ ತದ್ಭವ ರೂಪ ಯಾವುದು?
Answer
B. ಉಜ್ಜುಗ
97
ಈ ಕೆಳಗಿನವುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಆದೇಶ ಸಂಧಿಯನ್ನು ಗುರುತಿಸಿರಿ : (i) ಅಡಿಗಲ್ಲು, ಮಳೆಗಾಲ (ii) ಬೇರೊಂದು, ಹತ್ತಾರು (iii) ಮುಂದೊಂದು, ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಲ್ಲ (iv) ಕೆಳದುಟಿ, ಹುಲ್ಲುಗಾವಲು
Answer
C. (i) ಮತ್ತು (iv)
98
‘ಸಮುದ್ರ’ - ಈ ಪದಕ್ಕೆ ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕವಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಬಹುದಾದ ಪದವನ್ನು ಗುರುತಿಸಿರಿ :
Answer
D. ಶರಧಿ
99
ಕಣ್ಣಿಗೆ ಮಣ್ಣೆರಚು' -ಈ ನುಡಿಗಟ್ಟಿನ ಅರ್ಥವೇನು?
Answer
A. ಮೋಸ ಮಾಡು
100
‘Desire is the root of sorrow’ – ಇದರ ಸರಿಯಾದ ಕನ್ನಡಾನುವಾದವನ್ನು ಗುರುತಿಸಿ :
Answer
D. ಆಸೆಯೇ ದುಃಖಕ್ಕೆ ಮೂಲ

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