Kerala PSC Beat Forest Exam 7th April 2018 – Question Paper and Answers

1.Name the programme introduced by Government of  Kerala for diffentially abled persons for rehabilitation in 2017.

A.Kaithang

B.Athijeevanam

C.Kaivalya

D.Ardram

Ans:C

2.The Japanese writer who gets Noble prize for literature?

A.Yokio Mishima

B.Sawako Ariyoshi

C.Kisho Kurokawa

D.Kazuolshiguro

Ans:D

3.Which among the following is known as first political drama of Malayalam?

A.Pattabakki

B.Koottukrishi

C.Mooladhanam

D.Ningalenne Communistakki

Ans:A

4.In India which one among the following formulates the Fiscal Policy?

A.R.B.I

B.Ministry of  Finance

C.Planning Commission

D.Finance Commission

Ans:C

5.Name the Indian state formed on 1^st December 1963.

A.Sikkim

B.Arunachal Pradesh

C.Nagaland

D.Manipur

Ans:C

6.The day on which Right to Information Act came into force on is

A.12^th October 2005

B.15^th August 2005

C.10^th January 2005

D.26^th January 2005

Ans:A

7.’Palaruvi Express’travels between

A.Punaloor-Trivandrum

B.Punaloor-Palakkad

C.Punaloor-Shornur

D.Punaloor-Kollam

Ans:B

8.Name the socio-reformer who led Thali Road Samaram.

A.T.K.Madhavan

B.Vakbhatananda

C.T.V.Krishnan

D.C.Krishnan

Ans:D

9.’International Day of Non-violence’is observes on

A.30^th January

B.6^th August

C.2^nd October

D.16^th November

Ans:C

10.Name the film which gets Suvarna Chakoram for the best film in IFFK 2017.

A.Candelaria

B.Wajib

C.Malila

D.I still hide to smoke

Ans:B

11.The book ‘Manninu Vendi’ was written by

A.A.K.Gopalan

B.K.Thayatt

C.K.Madhavan

D.Cherukadu

Ans:A

12.Which was the opponent team of India in their 500^th test cricket match?

A.Australia

B.England

C.South Africa

D.New Zealand

Ans:D

13.Who among the following is known as ‘Martin Luther of India’?

A.Vivekananda

B.Dayananda Saraswati

C.Rajaram Mohan Rai

D.Tagore

Ans:B

14.-------------of Indian Constitution provides right against exploitation.

A.Article 25

B.Article 26

C.Article 23

D.Article 52

Ans:C

15.Which atomic power station in India is built completely indigenously?

A.Tarapore

B.Narora

C.Rawat Bhata

D.Kalpakkam

Ans:D

16.Which among the following  is not included in the list of classical languages in India?

A.Hindi

B.Malayalam

C.Odiya

D.Telugu

Ans:A

17.Who is the winner of Harivarasanam Puraskaram in 2017?

A.K.S.Chithra

B.M.G.Sreekumar

C.Gangai Amaran

D.P.Unnikrishnan

Ans:A

18.Which among the following was the movement founded by Ayyathan Gopalan?

A.Kalyanadayini Sabha

B.Suguna Vardhini

C.Sanathana Vidyarthi Sangham

D.Arya Samajam

Ans:B

19.Who was the first woman minister of Foreign affairs in India?

A.Sushma Swaraj

B.Margaratt Alwa

C.Vijayalakshmi Pandit

D.Indira Gandhi

Ans:D

20.Which leader is known as ‘Prince of Patriots’?

A.Bhagat Singh

B.Subhas Chandra Bose

C.Chandrasekhar Azad

D.Uddam Singh

Ans:B

21.The scientist who arranged the elements,in their increasing order of atomic weight is

A.Mendeleev
B.Dalton

C.Avogadro

D.Mendel

Ans:A

22.In which of the following condition does the evaporation of  water takes place?

A.Only at 100⁰C

B.Only  above 100⁰C

C.At all temperatures

D.Only below 100⁰C

Ans:C

23.Which glass is used for making lenses and prisms?

A.Hard glass

B.Flint glass

C.Soda glass

D.Borosilicate glass

Ans:B

24.Which reducing agent is used for the extraction of highly reactive metal from their ores?

A.CO₂

B.CO

C.Electricity

D.Carbon

Ans:C

25.Which among the following fuels given has the highest calorific value?

A.Petrol

B.Carbon
C.Ethanol

D.Hydrogen

Ans:D

26.Electrons revolve around the nucleus in a fixed path called orbits.This concept related to

A.Rutherford

B.J.J.Thomson

C.Dalton

D.Niels Bohr

Ans:D

27.What is the colour that comes to the base of the prism if composite yellow light is passed through it?

A.Red

B.Green

C.Blue

D.Violet

Ans:B

28.A very large force acting for a very short time is known as

A.Impulsive force

B.Momentum

C.Inertia

D.Cohesive force

Ans:A

29.Choose the odd one.

A.Running train

B.Water in a dam

C.Stretched rubber band

D.Flower pot on the sunshade

Ans:A

30.Sound waves have high velocity in

A.Liquids

B.Gases

C.Solids

D.Vacuum

Ans:C

31.Which of the following is a viral disease?

A.Typhoid

B.Malaria

C.Filariasis

D.Dengue fever

Ans:D

32.Find the odd one.

A.Vitamin A

B.Vitamin C

C.Vitamin D

D.Vitamin E

Ans:B

33.The plasma protein necessary for blood clotting

A.Albumin

B.Globulin

C.Fibrinogen

D.Haemoglobin

Ans:C

34.Among the following which is not a vegetative reproduction method?

A.Budding

B.Hybridisation

C.Grafting

D.Tissue culture

Ans:B

35.Which of  the following is a major component of the Vaccine for Tetanus?

A.Killed germs

B.Neutralised toxins

C.Neutralised toxins

D.Active germs

Ans:C

36.Name the blood vessel that supply blood to the muscles of the heart

A.Pulmonary artery

B.Coronary artery

C.Pulmonary vein

D.Coronary vein

Ans:B

37.Goitra is caused by the deficieny of

A.Iron

B.Calcium

C.Potassium

D.Iodine

Ans:D

38.Which of the following is a hybrid variety of Tomato?

A.Akshaya

B.Annapoorna

C.Anamika

D.Anugraha

Ans:A

39.The flowershow ‘Poopoli’is organised by

A.Indian Institute of Spices Research-Kozhikode

B.Rubber Research Institute of India-Kottayam

C.Regional Agricultural Research Station-Ambalavayal

D.Kerala Agricultural University Mannuthi

Ans:C

40.Antibiotics are used to resist

A.Bacterial disease

B.Viral disease

C.Fungal disease

D.Protozoal disease

Ans:A

41.If a=1/3 and b=1/5,then the value of a+b/ab is

A.8/15

B.8

C.1/8

D.2

Ans:B

42.If 4^p=8⁶,then P is

A.6

B.9

C.4

D.2

Ans:B

43.If 70% of the students in a school are Girls and the number of Boys is 504,then the number of Girls is

A.1176

B.1680

C.1512

D.504

Ans:A

44.A can finish a work in 20 days.A and B together can finish the work in 12 days.Then B alone can finish the work in

A.24 days

B.28 days

C.25 days

D.30 days

Ans:D

45.If  the average of 13,15 and a is 16.Then a is

A.4

B.20

C.18

D.16

Ans:B

46.The perimeter of a square is 24,then its diagonal is of lengh

A.5 Square root of 2

B.Square root of 2

C.6 Square root of 2

D.6

Ans:C

47.What is to be added to 2³⁶ to get 2³⁷?

A.2

B.2³⁶

C.2⁶

D.2³⁷

Ans:B

48.The average age of 50 pupils in a class is 10.5.If the class teacher is included,the average increases by 5.Then the age of the class teacher is

A.37

B.36

C.38

D.40

Ans:B

49.If the n^th term of an AP is 2n+1.Then the sum of the first three terms is

A.15

B.12

C.21

D.8

Ans:A

50.The fractional form of ½ of 1% is

A.1/100

B.1/200

C.1/50

D.50/1

Ans:B

51.Which one of the words given below is different from the rest?

A.Mango

B.Apple

C.Ladiesfinger

D.Grapes

Ans:C

52.The angle between minute hand and hour hand of a clock when the clock shows 3 hours and 20 minutes

A.120⁰

B.100⁰

C.20⁰

D.80⁰

Ans:C

53.The calender for the year 1982 is same as for which year

A.1988

B.1990

C.1992

D.1993

Ans:D

54.Today is Monday.Then day of the week after 75 days is

A.Tuesday
B.Monday

C.Sunday

D.Saturday

Ans:D

55.If GUN is coded as HVO,what will IBU stands for?

A.CAP

B.RAT

C.HEN

D.HAT

Ans:D

56.If TOM=48 and DICK=27,then HARIS is equal to

A.45

B.55

C.50

D.40

Ans:B

57.Sita’s watch shows half past three.If the hour hand point towards East,the minute hand point towards

A.North

B.East

C.South East

D.South

Ans:C

58.A and B are brothers,C and D are sisters.A’s son is D’s brother.How is B related to C?

A.Father

B.Brother

C.Uncle

D.Grandfather

Ans:C

59.My brother is 562 days older to me while my sister is 75 weeks older to him.If my sister was born on Tuesday,on which day was I born?

A.Sunday

B.Thursday

C.Tuesday
D.Wednesday

Ans:B

60.GLOVE is to hand as HAT is to

A.Eyes

B.Head

C.Hair

D.Cap

Ans:B

61.The baggage--------------really heavy.

A.are

B.is

C.have

D.have been

Ans:B

62.The Principal and Chairman -------the meeting

A.have not been attended

B.has not been attended

C.have not attended

D.has not attended

Ans:D

63.The passive form of”They have built a bridge”is

A.A bridge have been built by them

B.A bridge has build by them

C.A bridge has been build by them

D.A bridge has been built by them

Ans:D

64.More than one--------playing outside.

A.Boys are

B.Boys is

C.Boy is

D.Boy are

Ans:C

65.Ram went to Saudi Arabia--------year ago.

A.a

B.an

C.the

D.none of these

Ans:A

66.The boy jumped----the pond to take the ball.

A.on

B.into

C.across

D.onto

Ans:B

67.Stand up----------

A.will you?

B.won’t you?

C.have you?

D.haven’t you?

A.A

68.Arun said,”charity begins at home”.Report the speech.

A.Arun said that charity began at home

B.Arun stated that charity begins at home

C.Arun was sure that charity began to home

D.Arun doubted if charity began at home

Ans:B

69.If you helped me,

A.I will help you

B.I should have helped you

C.I would help you

D.I could help you

Ans:C

70.A flock of sheep-----------grazing in  the field

A.are

B.is

C.am

D.been

Ans:B

71.A good deal of time----------wasted on it.

A.am

B.is

C.are

D.been

Ans:B

72.’Babyboom’means

A.a cradle

B.a play

C.increase in birthrate

D.beginning stage of a project

Ans:C

73.The synonym of ‘abused’is

A.Unconscious

B.Conscious

C.Foolish

D.Sensible

Ans:C

74.Opposite of ‘affluence’is

A.Confluence

B.Ignorance

C.Poverty

D.Adventurous

Ans:C

75.I--------the light

A.put in

B.put aside of

C.put on

D.put out

Ans:D

76.The word’Ad-hoc’means

A.From the beginning

B.Mode of operation
C.Further consideration

D.For the special purpose of

Ans:D

77.Absence of Government is

A.Anarchy

B.Aristocracy

C.Autocracy

D.Autonomy

Ans:A

78.Find correctly spelt word.

A.Efficient

B.Treetment

C.Beterment

D.Employd

Ans:A

79.The idiom’to drive home’means

A.To find one’s roots

B.To return to place of rest

C.Back to original position

D.To emphasize

Ans:D

80.Which of the following word means a popular art?

A.Collage

B.College

C.Colleague

D.Coolage

Ans:A

81.Father of Tropical Forestry

A.R.S.Troup

B.Jack Westoby

C.J.S.Gamble

D.Dietrich Brandis

Ans:D

82.The first National Park in Kerala

A.Periyar

B.Silent Valley

C.Eravikulam

D.Anamudi Shola

Ans:A

83.Scientific name of ‘Indian laburnum’is

A.santalum album

B.Cassia fistula

C.Tectona grandis

D.Azadirachta indica

Ans:B

84.The first paper industry was established in India at

A.Andra Pradesh

B.Orissa

C.Kerala

D.West Bengal

Ans:D

85.India State of Forest Report is prepared by

A.ICFRE

B.FSI

C.FRI

D.IIFM

Ans:B

86.In which year the ‘Project Elephant’was launched in India?

A.1995

B.1972

C.1973

D.1992

Ans:D

87.The transition zone between two ecosystems is known as

A.Ecotone

B.Ecotype

C.Ecocline

D.Ecological Niche

Ans:A

88.’Operation Olivia’was started for the conservation of

A.Gharlal

B.Sea turtle

C.Vulture

D.Black buck

Ans:B

89.The  art and science of cultivating forest trees is called.

A.Silviculture

B.Horticulture

C.Olericulture

D.Moriculture

Ans:A

90.Wildlife Protection Act was enacted in the year

A.1952

B.1927

C.1972

D.1988

Ans:C

91.The Flamingo festival is celebrated annually in

A.Andhra Pradesh

B.Gujarat

C.Karnataka

D.Rajasthan

Ans:A

92.United Nations Climate Change Conference,2017 was held at

A.Marrakech,Morocco

B.Katowice,Poland

C.Bonn,Germany

D.Lima,Peru

Ans:C

93.World Bamboo Day was celebrated on

A.May 22

B.March 20

C.July 29

D.September 18

Ans:D

94.Vivipary is a characteristic feature of

A.Mesophytes

B.Xerophytes

C.Halophytes

D.Phreatophytes

Ans:C

95.The grasslands in Central Eurasia are called

A.Pampas

B.Steppes

C.Prairies

D.Savanna

Ans:B

96.The largest community reserve in India

A.Lalwan

B.Kadalundi-Vallikunnu

C.Dangkipara

D.Kokkare Bellur

Ans:A

97.The plants growing on deserts are called

A.Chamephytes

B.Cremophytes

C.Eremophytes

D.Psilophytes

Ans:C

98.Which district in Kerala has largest area under  mangrove forest?

A.Kozhikode

B.Ernakulam

C.Thrissur

D.Kannur

Ans:D

99.Tropical Forest Research Institute is situated in

A.Dehradun

B.Jabalpur

C.Jorhat

D.Bhopal

Ans:B

100.World Nature Conservation Day is celebrated on

A.September 11

B.June 5

C.July 28

D.March 21

Ans:C