staff selection commission metric level exam may 30 2008

solved papers of staff selection commission metric level exam may 30 2008.
PART I GENERAL INTELLIGENCE
1. Find out the pair of numbers which does not belong to the group for lack of common property.(A) 15 - 105(B) 16 - 112(C) 17 - 102(D) 18 - 126 ans :
2. Find out a set of numbers amongst the four sets of numbers given in the alternatives which is most like the set given in the question.Given set : (6, 19, 43)
(A) 4, 16, 40 (B) 8,22,45 (C) 9,22,46 (D) 7, 18,40 ans :
Directions : In questions no. 3 to 8, a series isgiven, with one term missing. Choose the correctalternative from the given ones that Wl II completethe series.
3. Y, Z, B, A, w, ?, D , c
(A) X(B) U(C) V(D) F ans :
4. ZXV , USQ, PNL, ?
(A) MJH (B) JHF (C) KIG (D)KJI ans :
5. 30, 24, 18, 12, ?
(A) 8(B) 6(C) 5(D) 4 ans :
6. 5, 10, 13, 26, 29, 58, 61, ?
(A) 122(B) 64(Q 125(D) 128 ans :
7. 5000, 1000, ? , 4, 8
(A) 2000(B) 200(C) 400(D) 500 ans :

10.Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it ?a_bbcc_abbc_aa_bcc

(A) aacb(B) acac(C) bcac(D) cabc ans :

Directions : In questions no. 11 to 18, select the one which is different from the other three responses.

11. (A) Amazon(B) Nile(C) Thames(D) Kabul ans :
12. (A) Milk(B) Curd(C) Petrol(D) Butter ans :
13. (A) ZXV(B) XVT(C) MKI(D) NPR ans :
14. (A) STQR(B) UTSR(C) KLAB(D) EFXY ans :
15. (A) DGJMP(B) HKNQT(C) LORUW(D) PSVYB ans :
16. (A) 6(B) 21(C) 24(D) 40 ans :

Directions : In questions no. 19 and 20, which one of the given responses would be a meaningful order of the following words ?

19.(1) Address (2) Pin Code(3) Name (4) Phone Number

(A) 3, 1, 2, 4(B) 1, 2, 3, 4(C) 4, 3, 2, 1(D) 2, 1, 3, 4 ans :
20.(1) Lemon (2) Grapes(3) Jamun (Black Plum) (4) Pineapple (5) Apple

(A) 2, 3, 1, 5, 4(B) 1, 2, 3, 5, 4(C) 1, 3, 2, 4, 5(D) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ans :
Directions : In questions no. 21 to 30, select the related letter/word/number/figure from the given alternatives.
21. Donkey : Bray : : Horse : ?

(A) Cart(B) Reins(C) Mare(D) Neigh ans :
22. Guru : Disciple : : Teacher : ?
(A) Discipline(B) Student(C) Subject(D) Teaching ans :
23. Multiplication : Division : : increase : ?( A) Estimate(B) Decrease(C) Numbers(D) Infinity ans :
24. BG : JL : : MR : ? (A) TV(B) UW(C) VW(D) SU ans :
25. CIF : JPM : EKH : ? (A) LOQ(B) LRO(C) MOR(D) NQU ans :
26. BYAZ : EVDW : : hsgt : ? (A) MPLO(B) LBKS(C) KPJQ(D) NSMQ ans :
27. 16 : 4 :: 64 : ? (A) 4(B) 8(C) 16(D) 24 ans :

B D O EXAMINATION ON 31 - 05 - 2008

KERALA PSC HAS ANNOUNCED THE SCHEDULE FOR THE FORTHCOMING EXAMS. THE MOST AWAITED WAS BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER.
THE DATE IS ANNOUNCED TO BE 31ST MAY 2008. THE SYLLABUS IS GIVEN BELOW
(Preliminary Examination)
Syllabus: An Objective Type Test
(OMR Valuation)
Main Topics:-
General Knowledge, General English
(Maximum Marks : 100)
(Medium of Questions: English)
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35. The Shanti Swarup BhatnagarAward is given by which of thefollowing organisations ?
(A) Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
(B) Indian Council for Agricultural Research
(C) Indian National Science Academy
(D) Indian Space Research Organisation
36. Limba Ram is associated withwhich of the following fields ?
(A) Social service (B) Politics
(C) Sports
(D) Motion pictures
37. R.D. Burman distinguishedhimself in which of the followingfields ?
(A) Journalism
(B) Social service
(C) Music
(D) Sports
38. Nepanagar is famous for which ofthe following industries ?
(A) Tea (B) Coffee
(C) Jute (D) Newsprint
39. As per the 1991 Census, the rate of thepopulation growth is highest inwhich of the following States ?
(A) Bihar
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Kerala
(D) Nagaland
40. Which of the following is the periodof the Eighth Five Year Plan ?
(A) 1990-1995 (B) 1991-1996 (C) 1992-1997 (D) 1993-1998
41. Which of the following ore/metalcontains carbon ?
(A) Lignite (B) Bauxite
(C) Chromite (D) None of these
42. Who has written the book. "MyFrozen Turbulence in Kashmir" °
(A) Nissim Ezekiel
(B) M.J. Akbar
(C) Anees Jung
(D) Jagmohan
43. Which of the following States ranksfirst in terms of the maximumnumber of agro-based industries ?
(A) Kerala
(B) Bihar
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Punjab
44. Who out of the following was anextremist ?
(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) G.K. Gokhale
(D) Dadabhai Naoroji
45. The Great Buddhist Council in 483B.C. was held at
(A) Pataliputra (B) Kashmir (C) Rajagriha (D) Ujjain
46. The All India Muslim League as apolitical body was established in1906 at
(A) Dhaka ' (B) Aligarh (C) Lucknow (D) Lahore
47. Who of the following led the Revoltof 1857 at Kanpur ?
(A) Kunwar Singh
(B) Rani Jhansi
(C) Tantya Tope
(D) Nana Saheb
48. Which one of the following Stateswas not annexed by Lord Dalhousieunder the Doctrine of Lapse ?
(A) Jammu (B) Oudh
(C) Udaipur (D) Nagpur
49. One of the major towns of theGodavari in the SatavahanaKingdom was
(A) Pratishthana
(B) Maski
(C) Arikkamendu
(D) Korkkai

1. the third battle of panipat was fought between
ans : ahamad shah abdali and the marathas

2. the only muslim woman to sit on the throne of Delhi
ans : razia sultan

3. Fahien visited India during the reign of
ans : Chandragupta II

4. The largest river delta of india is of
ans : ganga

5. The layer of the atmosphere which provides ideal flying conditions for jet aeroplane is
ans : troposphere

6. greenwich mean time is the local time of
ans : 0 degree longitude

7. panna diamond mines are located in
ans : madya pradesh

8. under the pin code system the number of postal zones in india are
ans : 8

9 . which state of india has the longest coastline
ans : andra pradesh

10 . the boundary line between india and pakistan is
ans : radclife line

16. Stainless steel is
(A) a metal (B) a compound
(C) a mixture (D) an alloy

17. Who was the first woman Presidentof the Indian National Congress?
(A) Indira Gandhi
(B) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
(C) Sarojini Naidu
(D) Vijayalakshmi Pandit

18. Sanchi Stupas are located near (A) Bhopal (B) Gay a (C) Bijapur (D) Varanasi

19. The planet which is farthest from the Sun is
(A) Uranus (B) Saturn
(C) Pluto (D) Neptune

20. The Arjuna Awards are given tooutstanding persons in the field of
(A) Science (B) Sports
(C) Art (D) Social Work

21. Who is the chairman of the TenthFinance Commission ?
(A) N.K.P. Salve
(B) K.C. Pant
(C) N.D. Tewari
(D) None of the above

22. Sriharikota, the site for rocketlaunching in India, is in the State of
(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Rajasthan

23. Asoka pillar at Allahabad providesinformation about the reign of
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) 'Chandragupta
(C) Samudra Gupta
(D) Chandragupta II

24. Which of the following is a 'Non-Economic' Good ?
(A) Milk
(B) Water in river
(C) Gold
(D) Cinema Ticket

25. Joint sittings of the two Houses ofParliament are held to
(A) elect the President of India (B) elect the Vice-President of India
(C) adopt a constitution amending bill
(D) consider and pass a bill on which two Houses disagree

26. The gas used in the artificialripening of fruit is
(A) Acetylene (B) Methane
(C) Ethane (D) Butane

27. Capillary action is due to
(A) cohesion and gravity
(B) Adhesion and surface tension (C). gravity only
(D) Surface tension only

28. Where are the Asian Games goingto be held in 1998 ?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Kuala Lumpur
(C) Singapore
(D) Bangkok

29. The much discussed Tehri DamProject is located in which of thefollowing States ?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Haryana
(D) Uttar Pradesh

30. 'Tiananmen Square' is located inwhich of the following countries ?
(A) China (B) Japan
(C) Korea (D) Indonesia

31. Which of the following representsthe name of the first missile boatbuilt in India ?
(A) Vibhuti (B) Chitra
(C) Maitri (D) Chakra

32. 'Suva' is the capital of which of thefollowing countries ?
(A) Cambodia (B) Malaysia (C) Maldives (D) Fiji

33. Monica Seles is associated withwhich of the following games ?
(A) Tennis (B) Badminton
(C) Athletics (D) Basketball

recently asked psc questions

1.Who is the Finance minister in the Achutanandan ministry?
Dr.Thomas Issac

2.Who is the 2nd Indo-Anierican astronaut selected by American Space agency NASA for a space mission?
Sunita Williams

3.The famous Lucknow pact between the Congress and the Muslim League was concluded in:
1916

4.Who was the chairman of the two commissions appointed by the British Govt. for Partition of the provinces of Bengal and Punjab in 1947?
Cyril Radcliff

5.Who is the Vice chairman of Kerala State Planning Board?
Dr. Prabhat Patnaik

6. Who is the Malayalam Film Director recently selected for Dada Saheb Falke award?
Adoor Gopalakrjshnan

7.In which state is the first synagogue built in India?
Kerala

8.Operation Flood deals with:
Production of milk

9.Who produced the first automobile?Carl Benz10.Who is the president of Afghanistan?
Hamid Karzai

11.Angela Markel is the first woman Chancellor of:
Germany

12.Rou’sseaus theories greatly contributed to which one of the following?
French revolution

13.Who is the Malayalam poet recently selected for 'Saraswathy Saman’?
K. Ayyappa Paniker

14.Dengue fever is caused by:
Virus

15.Hormones are normally absent in:
Bacteria

16.Which is the largest living bird?
Ostrich


17.Milk tastes sour when kept in the open for sometime due to the formation of:
Lactic acid

18.Which river feeds Tehri dam?
Bhagirithi

19.Who was the founder of Servants of India Society?
G.K. Gokhale

20.Who was the first Indian to become a member of the British parliament?
Dadabhai Naoroji

SCIENCE QUESTIONS FROM PSC EXAMINATIONS

NORMAL BODY TEMPERATURE
98.4F

BLOOD GROUP CALLED "UNIVERSAL DONOR "
O GROUP

CIRCULATORY SYSTEM’S POWER SUPPLY
HEART

ORGAN REMOVES WASTES AND EXCESS WATER FROM THE BLOOD
KIDNEY

STUDY OF TWINS
GEMELLOLOGY

NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY
FEBRUARY 28

NUMBER OF BONES IN THE HUMAN BODY
206

"BLOOD GROUP CALLED "UNIVERSAL RECIPIENT "
AB GROUP

SIGNIFICANCE OF FEBRUARY 28 ( SCIENCE DAY)
DISCOVERY OF RAMAN EFFECT

FIRST ANTIBIOTIC DRUG
PENCILLIN

WORLDS BIGGEST WATER PLANT
AMAZON WATER LILLY

ORGAN CONTROLS BODY TEMPERATURE
SKIN

HARDEST SUBSTANCE IN THE HUMAN BODY
TOOTH ENAMEL

DISEASE CAUSED BY THE BITE OF A MAD DOG
HYDROPHOBIA

DEFICIENCY OF VITAMIN D LEADS TO
RICKETS

A HUMAN HEART HAS HOW MANY CHAMBERS
FOUR

THE BALANCING ORGAN OF OUR BODY
EAR

WHAT IS CALLED SUICIDAL BAGS
LYSOSOME

THE SMALLEST BONE IN THE HUMAN BODY
STAPES

VITAMIN WHICH IS PRODUCED BY THE SUNLIGHT
VITAMIN D

THE COLOURING PIGMENT OF BILE?
BILIRUBINE

THE ENZYME WHICH DIGEST THE PROTEIN?
PEPSIN

THE ENZYME WHICH DIGEST THE FAT ?
LIPASE

THE ENZYME WHICH DIGEST THE STARCH?
AMYLASE

WHICH WAS THE FIRST METAL MADE BY MAN?
COPPER

WHICH IS KNOWN AS ANIMAL STARCH?
GLYCOGEN

UNIT OF LOUDNESS OF SOUND?
DECIBEL

UNIT OF ELECTRIC CURRENT?
AMPERE

STEAM ENGINE?
JAMES WATT

RADIO ACTIVITY ?
HENTRY BECQUEREL

FIRST HEART TRANSPLANT OPERATON?
CHRISTAIN BARNARD

THE FIRST INDIAN SATELLITE?
ARYBHATTA

INDIAS FIRST NUCLEAR EXPLOSION?
POKHRAN

NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS?
MARIE CURIE

CHARLS DARWIN BELONGS TO?
BRITAIN

THEORY OF RELATIVITY
EINSTEIN

QUANTUM THEORY
MAX PLANK

X-RAYS
RONTGEN

DNA DOUBLE HELIX MODEL
WATSON AND CRICK

DEFICIENCY OF VITAMIN C LEADS TO
SCURVY

PROLONGED BLEEDING DUE TO
DEFICIENCY OF VITAMIN K

TO MEASURE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
BAROMETER

STUDY OF BIRDS
ORNITHOLOGY

STAMP COLLECTION
PHILATELY

STUDY OF COINS
NUMISMATICS

SCIENCE OF OLD AGE
GERENTOLOGY

ANTI TUBERCULOSIS VACCINE
BCG

DRY ICE
SOLID CARBON DIOXIDE

GREEN PIGMENT IN PLANT LEAF
CHLOROPHYL

ALZHEIMER DAY OBSERVED IN
SEPTEMBER 21

ASTRONOMICAL MEASURE OF DISTANCE
LIGHT YEAR

NATURE AND PROPERTIES OF LIGHT
OPTICS

POMOLOGY IS THE STUDY OF
FRUITS