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Post NameREPORTER GR.II (MALAYALAM) (Legislature Secretariat)
Question Paper Code115/2024
Category Code638/2023
Date of Test27 August 2024
Medium of QuestionENGLISH
Exam TypeOMR Examination
Total Questions100
1
Examine the following statements about Himalayas. Which statement/s is/are correct? (i) Himadri is the highest mountain range of the Himalayan ranges. (ii) The average altitude of Himadri is 4000 metres. (iii) Siwalik ranges situated to the north of the Himachal ranges.
Answer
D. (i) only
2
Consider the following statements about the peninsular rivers : Statement (I) : As these are rainfed rivers, the water flow in these rivers decreases in summer. Statement (II) : Peninsular rivers do not create deep valleys as they flow through hard and resistant rocks. Select the correct answer from the options given.
Answer
A. Both statements are correct
3
Which of the following statement/s is/are correct about Indiaโ€™s Five Year Plans? (i) The final draft of fifth Five Year Plan was prepared and launched by D.P.Dhar. (ii) Green Revolution was started during the fifth Five Year Plan. (iii) Target growth of eighth Five Year Plan was 5.6% and the actual growth was 6.8%.
Answer
A. (i) and (iii)
4
Match the following : Leader of the Revolt of 1857 Centre of Revolt (i) Nana Saheb (a) Delhi (ii) Maulavi Ahammedullah Shah (b) Kanpur (iii) Bahadur Shah II (c) Lucknow (iv) Begum Hazret Mahal (d) Faizabad
Answer
C. (i) โ€“ (b), (ii) โ€“ (d), (iii) โ€“ (a) and (iv) โ€“ (c)
5
Which of the following statement/statements about Non-cooperation movement is/are not correct? (i) The public including women burnt foreign clothes on the streets. (ii) Farmers in Uttar Pradesh refused to carry the luggage of colonial officials. (iii) Chouri Choura incident took place in 1922 in Gujarat.
Answer
C. (iii) only
6
Which is the correct chronological order of the following events? (i) Temple entry proclamation (ii) Vaikom Satyagraha (iii) Paliyam Satyagraha (iv) Aruvippuram Consecration
Answer
B. (iv), (ii), (i) and (iii)
7
Which among the following statement/s is/are correct about Vaghbhatananda? (i) Vaghbhatananda started the organisation known as Atmavidya Sangham. (ii) 'Vedadhikara Nirupanam' was written by Vaghbhatananda. (iii) He also started a magazine named Abhinava Keralam. (iv) Vaghbhatananda favoured temple entry right of lower castes.
Answer
D. (i), (iii) and (iv)
8
Which of the following statements about Indian Education Commissions are correct? (i) The objective of Lakshmana Swami Mudaliar Commission was to study about secondary education. (ii) University Grants Commission was formed as per the recommendation of Kothari Commission. (iii) Kothari Commission was appointed to propose a national pattern of education.
Answer
D. (i) and (iii)
9
Read the following statements and select the correct answer from the options given : Statement (I) : The main objective of Ayyankali Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme is to provide employment to the adult members of every household living in urban areas who are willing to do unskilled manual labour. Statement (II) : PMPOSHAN is the project to ensure food security of the people living in rural areas.
Answer
A. Statement (I) is correct, (II) is incorrect
10
Which of the following statement/s is/are true? (i) Gautam Gambhir is the Head Coach of Indian cricket team (Senior men). (ii) Rahul Dravid is the present secretary of Board of Control for Cricket in India. (iii) Roger Binny is the present president of Board of Control for Cricket in India.
Answer
A. (i) and (iii)
11
Choose the odd one from the following :
Answer
C. Mouse, Microphone, Light pen, Touch Screen
12
Which of the following is not a modifier key?
Answer
A. PgUp
13
What do you mean by Stripping? (i) Partitioning of a hard disk. (ii) Partitioning a file into smaller parts and storing it in different devices. (iii) Dividing a process into different tasks to improve efficiency.
Answer
B. Only (ii)
14
Which of the following is not a system software?
Answer
D. Page maker
15
W3C, the main international standards organization for World Wide Web was founded on :
Answer
A. October 1, 1994
16
Which is the serial port standard used in communication?
Answer
A. RS-232-C
17
Identify search engine from the following :
Answer
C. Yahoo
18
Choose the valid encoding format from the following :
Answer
B. UTF - 16
19
The rich text editor and word processor facility available with Windows from Windows 95 is :
Answer
C. Word pad
20
Which of the following is considered as worldโ€™s first anti virus software for computers?
Answer
C. Reaper
21
โ€œA drop cap is a large capital letter that presents at the beginning of a text block or a paragraphโ€. Which are the possible drop cap options in Word? (i) Dropped (ii) In Margin
Answer
C. Both (i) and (ii)
22
If we want to remove unwanted parts of a image then we can use :
Answer
A. Cropping
23
The inventor of Microsoft Word is โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“ and Richard Brodie.
Answer
D. Charles Simonyi
24
The three basic parts of a ribbon in Microsoft Word are : (i) Tabs (ii) Groups (iii) Commands (iv) Icons
Answer
B. Only (i), (ii) and (iii)
25
The position of Office Button in MS Word is :
Answer
D. Upper Left
26
Which of the following are present in Home tab? (i) Clipboard (ii) Styles (iii) Page Setup
Answer
B. Both (i) and (ii)
27
A reference to the source of information in your document that can be added using the References tab is called :
Answer
D. Citation
28
The Ctrl+H short cut key is used to perform :
Answer
B. Open Find and Replace dialog box with Replace tab
29
In Microsoft word the terms Landscape and Portrait are related with :
Answer
A. Page Orientation
30
The short cut key Ctrl + Alt + V is used for :
Answer
B. Paste Special
31
The Excel function used to counts cells containing any information including error values :
Answer
D. COUNTA()
32
How can we maintain the original cell reference when we copy a formula?
Answer
A. Put a $ before the cell row / column
33
How can we set page border in Excel?
Answer
D. None of these
34
In excel the most suitable chart used for comparing different categories of values is :
Answer
C. Column Chart
35
While creating an Excel file there will be โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“โ€“ sheets by default.
Answer
A. 3
36
Choose the steps to delete a sheet in MS Excel 2007 from the following :
Answer
B. Home โ†’ Delete โ†’ Delete Sheet
37
A formula that can perform multiple calculations on one or more items in an array :
Answer
A. Array formula
38
The file extension of MS Excel workbook is :
Answer
B. xlsx
39
The feature that helps you to enter predictable series or patterns of data in cells is :
Answer
C. Auto fill
40
Choose the invalid data type from the following in Excel :
Answer
D. Character
41
The slide view that helps you to rearrange slides quickly and easily is :
Answer
B. Slide Sorter
42
The function key that helps to start the presentation from the beginning is :
Answer
D. F5
43
Design scheme of colors, fonts and background that you apply to your slides is called :
Answer
C. Theme
44
The tab that allows you to add animation effects to different objects in slides is :
Answer
A. Animation
45
How you can add a hyperlink in your presentation?
Answer
C. Both
46
The command that directs you to the first slide of the presentation is :
Answer
B. Ctrl + Home
47
While drawing a shape using mouse which is the combination key used to get perfection?
Answer
D. Shift
48
In MS Word 2007 the maximum allowed size of any font is:
Answer
C. 1638
49
Identify the social blogging platform that has partnered with India Post Payments Bank (IPPB), a division of India Post :
Answer
B. Koo
50
Choose the correct application that combines text, sound, graphics, motion, video and/or animations :
Answer
C. Multimedia
51
Mr. Henry Mill invented the typewriter in the year :
Answer
B. 1714
52
Which of the following statement is/are true? (i) All the modern typewriters have only the Universal Standard Key Board. (ii) Letters โ€œAโ€ and โ€œ;โ€ are termed as guide keys. (iii) Rarely occurring letters like z, q are fixed in the middle of typewriter key board. (iv) The Universal Standard Key Board is not arranged in the alphabetical order or โ€˜abcdโ€™ order.
Answer
D. (i), (ii) and (iv) only
53
Which of the following statements are correct about โ€˜Overhead Paper Bailโ€™? (i) Overhead Paper Bail holds the paper firmly at the top and prevents the paper from flying in the air. (ii) Overhead Paper Bail is pressing the paper tightly, it assists in getting clear-cut impressions. (iii) Overhead Paper Bail firmly holds the paper to type u
Answer
A. All of the above (i), (ii), (iii)
54
Which statement is/are correct about cleaning of a typewriter? (i) Hard type cleaning brush is used to clean the type faces. (ii) Long handled soft brush is used to clean outer parts, such as carriage, etc. (iii) Wire brush is used to clean the inner parts such as key levers, etc.
Answer
B. All of these
55
The carriage rack moves on the โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” wheel towards left due to the force of the main spring.
Answer
C. Pinion
56
When the carriage is at rest, the โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” dog is holding the tooth of the escapement wheel and prevents it from rotating towards left.
Answer
B. Loose
57
โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” mechanism contains Loose Dog, Rigid Dog, Escapement Wheel and Pinion Wheel to effect step by step movement of the carriage.
Answer
A. Rocker
58
From the following symbols used for proof correction, find the correct answer: (i) [symbol] โ€“ Close-up; (ii) [symbol] โ€“ Put apostrophe; (iii) [symbol] โ€“ Insert bracket; (iv) [symbol] โ€“ Avoid dash.
Answer
D. (i), (ii), (iii) only
59
E & OE stands for :
Answer
C. Errors and omissions excepted
60
If one of the teeth of the escapement wheel is broken, there will be โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” space movement in the carriage after every 14 degrees periodically.
Answer
B. Double
61
เดคเต†เดฑเตเดฑเดพเดฏ เดชเดฆเดฎเต‡เดคเต?
Answer
C. เดตเตเดฏเดคเตเดฏเดธเตเดฅเด‚
62
โ€˜Fromโ€™ เดŽเดจเตเดจเดคเดฟเดจเต เดคเตเดฒเตเดฏเดฎเดพเดฏ เดฎเดฒเดฏเดพเดณเดชเดฆเด‚ :
Answer
A. เดชเตเดฐเต‡เดทเด•เตป
63
โ€˜เดธเดจเตเดจเดฟเดญเด‚โ€™ เดŽเดจเตเดจ เดชเดฆเดคเตเดคเดฟเดจเตเดฑเต† เด…เตผเดคเตเดฅเด‚ :
Answer
B. เดคเตเดฒเตเดฏเด‚
64
เดคเต†เดฑเตเดฑเดฟเดฒเตเดฒเดพเดคเตเดค เดชเดฆเดฎเต‡เดคเต?
Answer
D. เดฏเดพเดฆเตเดฏเดšเตเดšเดฟเด•เด‚
65
โ€˜When pigs flyโ€™. เดˆ เด‡เด‚เด—เตเดฒเต€เดทเต เดชเตเดฐเดฏเต‹เด—เดคเตเดคเดฟเดจเตเดฑเต† เด…เตผเดคเตเดฅเดฎเต†เดจเตเดคเต?
Answer
A. เดธเด‚เดญเดตเดฟเด•เตเด•เดพเตป เดธเดพเดงเตเดฏเดค เดคเต€เดฐเต† เด•เตเดฑเดžเตเดžเดคเต
66
เดถเดฐเดฟเดฏเดพเดฏ เดฐเตเดชเดฎเต‡เดคเต?
Answer
B. เดจเดฟเด˜เดฃเตเดŸเต
67
โ€˜เดฒเต‹เด•เดชเดฐเดฟเดœเตเดžเดพเดจเด‚ เด•เตเดฑเดตเตเดณเตเดณ เด†เตพโ€™ เดŽเดจเตเดจ เด…เตผเดคเตเดฅเด‚ เดตเดฐเตเดจเตเดจ เดชเตเดฐเดฏเต‹เด—เด‚ เดเดคเต?
Answer
C. เด•เต‚เดชเดฎเดฃเตเดกเตเด•เด‚
68
เดคเต†เดฑเตเดฑเดพเดฏ เดœเต‹เดกเดฟ เดเดคเต?
Answer
C. เดเด•เด‚ x เดฆเตเดตเดฟเดคเตเดตเด‚
69
เด†เดฆเต‡เดถเดธเดจเตเดงเดฟเด•เตเด•เต เด‰เดฆเดพเดนเดฐเดฃเดฎเดฒเตเดฒเดพเดคเตเดคเดคเต‡เดคเต?
Answer
A. เดตเดฟเดฃเตเดฃเดพเดฑเต
70
เด•เดณเต‡เดฌเดฐเด‚, เดคเดจเต, เดตเดชเตเดธเตเดธเต, เด—เดพเดคเตเดฐเด‚ เด‡เดต เดเดคเต เดชเดฆเดคเตเดคเดฟเดจเตเดฑเต† เดชเดฐเตเดฏเดพเดฏเด™เตเด™เดณเดพเดฃเต?
Answer
B. เดถเดฐเต€เดฐเด‚
71
โ€˜เด…เดžเตเดšเดพเด‚เดชเดคเตเดคเดฟโ€™ เดŽเดจเตเดจ เดชเตเดฐเดฏเต‹เด—เดคเตเดคเดฟเดจเตเดฑเต† เด…เตผเดคเตเดฅเดฎเต†เดจเตเดคเต?
Answer
D. เด’เดฑเตเดฑเต เด•เตŠเดŸเตเด•เตเด•เตเดจเตเดจเดตเตผ
72
เดเดคเต เดชเดฆเดคเตเดคเดฟเดจเตเดฑเต† เดชเดฐเตเดฏเดพเดฏเดฎเดพเดฃเต เดœเดพเดคเดตเต‡เดฆเดธเตเดธเต?
Answer
A. เด…เด—เตเดจเดฟ
73
เดถเดฐเดฟเดฏเดพเดฏ เดตเดพเด•เตเดฏเดฎเต‡เดคเต?
Answer
D. เด…เดšเตเด›เดจเตเดฑเต†เดฏเตเด‚ เด…เดฎเตเดฎเดฏเตเดŸเต†เดฏเตเด‚ เด‡เดทเตเดŸเดชเตเดคเตเดฐเดฟ เด…เดตเดณเดพเดฏเดฟเดฐเตเดจเตเดจเต
74
เดคเต†เดฑเตเดฑเดพเดฏ เดชเดฆเดฎเต‡เดคเต?
Answer
D. เด…เดงเตผเดตเดตเต‡เดฆเด‚
75
โ€˜Distant drum sounds wellโ€™ เดธเดฎเดพเดจ เด…เตผเดคเตเดฅเด‚ เดตเดฐเตเดจเตเดจ เดฎเดฒเดฏเดพเดณเด‚ เดšเตŠเดฒเตเดฒเต‡เดคเต?
Answer
B. เด‡เด•เตเด•เดฐเต† เดจเดฟเตฝเด•เตเด•เตเดฎเตเดชเต‹เตพ เด…เด•เตเด•เดฐเต†เดชเตเดชเดšเตเดš
76
เดถเดฐเดฟเดฏเดพเดฏ เดฐเต‚เดชเดฎเต‡เดคเต?
Answer
A. เดธเตเดฐเดทเตเดŸเดพเดตเต
77
เดฆเตเดตเดจเตเดฆเตเดตเดธเดฎเดพเดธเดคเตเดคเดฟเดจเต เด‰เดฆเดพเดนเดฐเดฃเด‚ เด…เดฒเตเดฒเดพเดคเตเดคเดคเต‡เดคเต?
Answer
D. เดฏเดฅเดพเดตเดฟเดงเดฟ
78
เด•เดตเดฟ เดŽเดจเตเดจ เดชเดฆเดคเตเดคเดฟเดจเตเดฑเต† เดธเตเดคเตเดฐเต€เดฒเดฟเด‚เด—เดชเดฆเด‚ เดเดคเต?
Answer
C. เด•เดตเดฏเดฟเดคเตเดฐเดฟ
79
เดถเดฐเดฟเดฏเดพเดฏ เดตเดพเด•เตเดฏเดฎเต‡เดคเต?
Answer
A. เด…เดฆเตเดงเตเดฏเดพเดชเด•เตผ เดชเด เดฟเดชเตเดชเดฟเด•เตเด•เตเด•เดฏเตเด‚ เด•เตเดŸเตเดŸเดฟเด•เตพ เดชเด เดฟเด•เตเด•เตเด•เดฏเตเด‚ เดšเต†เดฏเตเดคเต
80
โ€˜เดฎเต‚เดšเตเดšเดฟโ€™ เดŽเดจเตเดจ เดชเดฆเดคเตเดคเดฟเดจเตเดฑเต† เด…เตผเดคเตเดฅเดฎเต†เดจเตเดคเต?
Answer
B. เดฎเดพเดตเต
81
Teaching at the local college is his :
Answer
B. Bread and butter
82
The magazine has been โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” since its new director took over.
Answer
C. Coining money
83
Choose the correct phrasal verb : She asked her friend to โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” to England for a holiday.
Answer
C. Come over
84
Choose the correct reported speech form for the following sentence : John said, โ€œIt has been pleasant meeting youโ€.
Answer
A. John remarked that it had been pleasant meeting her
85
Choose the correct form of the verb : I โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” his letter a week ago.
Answer
D. received
86
Choose the appropriate questions tag : You donโ€™t like ice cream,
Answer
B. do you?
87
Choose an appropriate adjective : I want to have a cup of โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” tea.
Answer
B. strong
88
Which of the following statements is correct about archaeological records?
Answer
A. Archaeological records consist of monuments, stray bits of stone, metal or earthenware found in some kind of context
89
Which of the following is a synonym of โ€œisolatedโ€?
Answer
A. secluded
90
Pick out a word from the passage which means โ€œvery strangeโ€ :
Answer
C. Outlandish
91
Choose the correct article : โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” little patience makes all the difference.
Answer
C. A
92
Pick out the passive voice :
Answer
A. He was called a liar
93
Pick out the word with the correct spelling :
Answer
Question Cancelled
94
Find the part with the error: Some teachers believe / that punishment is / the only way to resolved classroom management issues / no error.
Answer
C. the only way to resolved classroom management issues
95
Find the part with the error: Rachael Carsonโ€™s โ€˜Silent Springโ€™ / exposed destruction of wildlifes / through the widespread use of pesticides / no error.
Answer
B. exposed destruction of wildlifes
96
Pick out the correct Conditional Clause :
Answer
D. If you go out in the rain, you will get wet
97
Spot the error-free sentence among the following sentences :
Answer
B. He was a patron of the arts
98
Pick out the grammatically correct sentence :
Answer
B. The tools are in the toolbox
99
Which sentence uses Capitals incorrectly?
Answer
D. I read Abridged Versions of books
100
Pick out the meaning of the following phrase : Her experiences left her shell shocked.
Answer
C. She was traumatized

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