L.D.Clerk (By Transfer) - Kerala Water Authority Exam Questions

1. Which hormone is injected in pregnant women during child birth?

(A) Estrogen       (B) Vasopressin

(C) Oxytocin        (D) Somatotrophin

Ans: C

2. In the electrical circuit of a house the fuse is used :

(A) To regulate the current            (B) To load

(C) As step — down device              (D) As safety device

Ans: D

3. Drinking Soda is :

(A) Neutral          (B) Acidic

(C) Amphoteric   (D) Basic

Ans: B

4. A cross between hybrid and either of any parent (Dominant or Recessive) is called :

(A) Back cross                        (B) Test cross

(C) Monohybrid cross          (D) Dihybrid cross

Ans: A

5. Which metal is widely used for the production of powerful and light weight magnets?

(A) Zircon                     (B) Titanium

(C) Neodymium            (D) Cerium

Ans: C

6. Which of the following is called as 'Royal Disease'?

(A) Anemia                   (B) Leukemia

(C) Heamophilia         (D) Colour blindness

Ans: C

7. A modern concept of Galvanic cells :

(A) Lithium — ion cell           (B) Ni — cd cell

(C) Mercury cell                      (D) Hydrogen — Oxygen fuel cell

Ans: D

8. The ability of a liquid at extremely low temperature to flow upwards overcoming the force of gravity :

(A) Super fluidity         (B) Evaporation

(C) Levigation               (D) Transpiration

Ans: A

9. The scientist who first sent electro magnetic waves to distant places is :

(A) James Clark Maxwell      (B) J.L. Baird

(C) Hein Rich Hertz               (D) Thomas Alwa Edison

Ans: C

10. In eye donation which one of the following parts of donor's eye is utilized.

(A) Iris                 (B) Lens

(C) Retina            (D) Cornea

Ans: D

11. Panchayati Raj System was introduced in Kerala in :

(A) 1960    (B) 1962

(C) 1965      (D) 1967

Ans: A

12. The Constitution Amendment which is known as Mini Constitution :

(A) 42nd              (B) 73rd

(C) 66th               (D) 77th

Ans: A

13. The Viceroy who passed the Vernacular Press Act in 1878?

(A) Lord Canning         (B) Lord Curzon

(C) Lord Rippon           (D) Lord Lytton

Ans: D

14. Who is the author of A Short History of Peasant Movement in Kerala?

(A) C. Achyutha Menon        (B) Paravoor T.K. Narayana Pillai

(C) E.M.S. Nambudiripad     (D) A. K. Gopalan

Ans: C

15. Sardar Sarovar dam is built across the river :

(A) Mahanadi      (B) Godavari

(C) Thapti            (D) Narmada

Ans: D

16. How many countries participated in the FIFA Russian World Cup 2018?

(A) 28        (B) 30

(C) 32         (D) 34

Ans: C

17. Who among the following was the first women President of Indian National Congress?

(A) Sarojini Naidu                  (B) Mrs. Annie Besant

(C) Vijayalakshmi Pandit        (D) Sucheta Kripalani

Ans: B

18. Who invented Electron?

(A) Ernest Rutherford           (B) James Chadwick

(C) John Dalton                      (D) J.J. Thomson

Ans: D

19. Founder of Satyashodak Samaj :

(A) Jyothirao Phule                         (B) Mahadeva Govinda Ranade

(C) Iswara Chandra Vidya Sagar     (D) Swami Dayananda Saraswathy

Ans: A

20. Which among the following days is observed as World Meteorological Day?

(A) March 20      (B) March 22

(C) March 23       (D) March 3

Ans: C

21. In 1864 John Lawrency, the Viceroy of India, officially moved his council to :

(A) Manali (B) Shimla

(C) Srinagar  (D) Mussoorie

Ans: B

22. Headquarters of survey of India :

(A) Dehradun      (B) Kolkatta

(C) New Delhi     (D) Puna

Ans: A

23. Under Civil Disobedience Movement Gandhiji reached Dandi on

(A) 13th April 1930               (B) 11th March 1930

(C) 26th March 1930            (D) 6th April 1930

Ans: D

24. The famous image of Bharat Mata first created :

(A) Abanindranath Tagore                          (B) Rabindranath Tagore

(C) Benkim Chandra Chattopadhyay       (D) Devendranath Tagore

Ans: C

25. Tuduvaipu Era' commenced in memory of :

(A) Floods of 1341        (B) Floods of 1789

(C) Floods of 1924        (D) Floods of 1899

Ans: A

26. The largest fresh water lake in Kerala :

(A) Vembanad lake                (B) Ashtamudi lake

(C) Sasthamcotta lake           (D) Kumbla lake

 Ans: C

27. Gate way of Bengal

(A) Chunar          (B) Rajmahal hills

(C) Kaligar          (D) Teliagarhi

Ans: D

28. The cylonic storm that hit Andra Pradesh and Tamilnadu Coasts on 16th December 2018 :

(A) Phethai           (B) Okhi

(C) Vardah           (D) Gaja

Ans: A

29. First Industrial Worker's strike in India :

(A) Ahmedabad Mill Workers        (B) Howrah Railway station Workers

(C) Bombay Mill Workers               (D) Industrial workers in Madras

Ans: B

30. First President of All India Trade Union congress :

(A) Lala Lajpat Rai      (B) Tilak

(C) Gokhalae                 (D) Jawaharlal Nehru

Ans: A

31. River that flows eastward direction :

(A) Pamba           (B) Periyar

(C) Pambar         (D) Thirur

Ans: C

32. Peacock's habitat :

(A) Semi evergreen forest               (B) Dry deciduous forest

(C) Moist deciduous forest              (D) Shola forest

Ans: B

33. The only live Volcano in India :

(A) Minicoy                    (B) Andaman

(C) Barren Island          (D) Kavarathy

 Ans: C

34. Based on Rangarajan Committee Poverty line in rural areas :

(A) 32 a day         (B) 54 a day

(C)  35 a day        (D) 47 a day

Ans: A

35. India's first official census took place in :

(A) 1921     (B) 1931

(C) 1781      (D) 1881

 Ans: D

36. The apex body to coordinate the rural financial system :

(A) Land Development Bank        (B) Canara Bank

(C) NABARD                                   (D) State Bank of India

Ans: C

37. Golden Revolution introduced in which sector :

(A) Horticulture                       (B) Fisheries

(C) Animal husbandary         (D) Milk production

Ans: A

38. The scheme introduced to cover insurance for the benefit of workers in the informal sector :

(A) General insurance                    

(B) Rashtriya Swastika Bhima Yojana

(C) Am Adni Bhima Yojana            

(D) Indira Gandhi National Old age Pension Scheme

Ans: C

39. Employment Guarantee Act enacted in :

(A) 2006    (B) 2010

(C) 2011      (D) 2005

Ans: D

40. The unique phenomenon of a temple, a Church a mosque and a synagogue situated adjacent to one another within the same compound at :

(A) Chennamangalam          (B) Mattanchery

(C) Erumeli                            (D) Palayam

Ans: A

41. Who is called the Father of Indian Constitution?

(A) Rajendra Prasad               (B) M.N. Roy

(C) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar           (D) K.M. Munshi

Ans: C

42. Part - IV of the Indian Constitution deals with

(A) Secular State          (B) Fundamental Rights

(C) Preamble                (D) Directive Principles of State Policy

Ans: D

43. Who is the Head of the Indian Republic?

(A) Prime Minister       (B) Governor

(C) Speaker                   (D) President of India

Ans: D

44. What is the maximum strength of the Rajya Sabha as per constitutional provisions?

(A) 240      (B) 245

(C) 250      (D) 545

Ans: C

45. Who appoints the Judges of the Supreme Court?

(A) Prime Minister      (B) Cabinet

(C) President                (D) Chief Justice

Ans: C

46. When National Human Rights Commission set up?

(A) 1993     (B) 1995

(C) 1997     (D) 1999

Ans: A

47. Who conducts examination for appointments to services of the union?

(A) Union Government           (B) Finance Commission

(C) Election Commission       (D) Union Public Service Commission

Ans: D

48. Which articles deals with Right to Equality?

(A) 25 to 28        (B) 23 to 24

(C) 19 to 22         (D) 14 to 18

Ans: D

49. Which among the following is considered as the basis of Socio- Economic Democracy in India?

(A) Directive Principles of state policy   

(B) Fundamental Rights

(C) Panchayat Raj                           

(D) Provisions relating to backward class

Ans: C

50. NITI Aayog Replace :

(A) Finance Commission       (B) Planning Commission

(C) Election Commission       (D) Public Service Commission

Ans: B

51. Identify the preposition.

Mohan has a strong resemblance _____ his elder brother.

(A) for        (B) between

(C) of          (D) to

Ans: D

52. Choose the correct word. Do you have your driving _____ with you?  

(A) lisense           (B) licence

(C) laycense         (D) liecence

Ans: B

53. Identify the suitable article. 

______ Mr. Dhanapal has been selected for the post of Manager.

(A) The      (B) An

(C) A          (D) None of these

Ans: C

54. Choose the correct form of verb :

My son _____ from fever since Monday.

(A) is suffering              (B) has been suffering

 (C) had suffered           (D) was suffering

Ans: B

55. Identify the suitable verb : Neither the Police inspector nor the police constables _____ able to help us.

(A) were              (B) was

(C) is                    (D) can

Ans: A

56. Identify the meaning of italicized words : The rule holds good for all, irrespective of seniority.

(A) valid               (B) dominate

(C) get hold of     (D) invalid

Ans: A

57. Give one word substitute for ______ Twice a year.

(A) biennial         (B) biannual

(C) bilingual         (D) annual

Ans: B

58. Choose the correct word : He is waiting for you over ______. 

(A) three    (B) their

(C) thier     (D) there

Ans: D

59. Choose the correct option :

It looks _____ it is going to rain.

(A) whether         (B) if

(C) since              (D) as if

Ans: D

60. Choose the correct word : Did you hear the _____ news?

(A) last       (B) later

(C) latest    (D) latter

Ans: C

61. What is Somnox Robot?

(A) A robot which improves sleep           (B) A robot which sweeps the floor

(C) A robot which cleans the vessels       (D) None of the above

Ans: A

62. Phishing is :

(A) an attack in which a program masquerades as another by falsifying data

(B) is the attempt to obtain sensitive information such as username and password

(C) a malicious computer program that masquerades as benign applications or files

(D) a program that replicates itself and damages the computer

Ans: B

63. Father of computer is :

(A) Allen Turing           (B) Charles Babbage

(C) Von Newmann       (D) Ada Lovelace

Ans: B

64. ROM is :

(A) Non-Volatile Memory     (B) Read Only Memory

(C) Primary Memory             (D) All the above

Ans: D

65. SMPS is :

(A) Control Unit           (B) Printer

(C) Power supply          (D) Memory Unit

Ans: C

66. TCP stands for :

(A) Transport Control Processing   (B) Transmission Control Protocol

(C) Transport Control Protocol      (D) Transmission Control Processing

Ans: B

67. Which of the following is not a search engine?

(A) Bing               (B) Yahoo

(C) Google           (D) Edge

Ans: D

68. When did IT Act 2000 come into effect?

(A) 7th October, 2000           (B) 17th December, 2000

(C) 17th October, 2000         (D) 7th December, 2000

Ans: C

69. One Giga byte contains :

(A) 1024 megabytes    (B) 1024 kilobytes

(C) 1024 bytes              (D) None of the above

Ans: A

70. Which of the following is not an input device?

(A) Speaker         (B) Track ball

(C) Joystick         (D) Light pen

Ans: A