DEPUTY COLLECTOR SOLVED PAPER 2011

EXAM DATE:09-04-2011

1.Name the ‘Land of the Morning Calm’.

A.Norway

B.Japan

C.Korea

D.Thailand

Ans:C

2.Sahyadri ranges  refer to:

A.Eastern ghats

B.Western ghats

C.Satpura ranges

D.Siwaliks

Ans:B

3.The line beyond which snow never melts is:

A.Latitude

B.Longitude

C.Snow line

D.Meridian

Ans:C

4.Gir Forest is in

A.Karnataka

B.Bihar

C.Gujarat

D.Himachal Pradesh

Ans:C

5.A fountain of hot water issuing from a hole which extends deep into earth’s crust is called
A.Delta

B.Canyon

C.Volcano

D.Geyser

Ans:D

6.Universal Adult Franchise creates:

A.Ecnomic equality

B.Social equality

C.Political equality

D.Cultural equality

Ans:C

7.Who is the guardian of Fundamental rights in India?

A.Judiciary

B.Legislature

C.Executive

D.Political Parties

Ans:A

8.The year in which Panchayati Raj was introduced in India:

A.1960

B.1959

C.1961

D.1949

Ans:B

9.Which article of the constitution provides for the formation of the Finance Commission?

A.Article 300

B.Article 280

C.Article 250

D.Article 290

Ans:B

10.The Governor can nominate to the Ligislature Council of his state one member from this community:

A.Jewish

B.Muslim

C.Anglo-Indian

D.Parsi

Ans:C

11.Right to Information Act(RTI)became effective in India on 15^th June:

A.2001

B.2003

C.2004

D.2005

Ans:D

12.Universal Declaration of human rights was passed by the UN General Assembly on:

A.10.12.1948

B.13.11.1947

C.09.12.1948

D.12.12.1946

Ans:A

13.The proclamation of emergency brings automatic suspension of the right to:
A.Freedom of speech

B.Constitutional remedies

C.Freedom of religion

D.All of these

Ans:A

14.The concept of Fundamental right has it’s basis in the:

A.Constitution of the USA

B.Constitution of Russia

C.Irish Constitution

D.Canadian Constitution

Ans:A

15.The chairman of the UPSC is appointed by the:

A.Cabinet

B.President

C.Supreme Court

D.Prime Minister

Ans:B

16.Kerala is the first state in India to launch a Pension Scheme for farmers namely:

A.Kissan Abhiman

B.Farmer’s Pension

C.Agricultural Pension

D.Pension to Agricultural Labourer

Ans:A

17.According to 2001 census,the state having highest urban population is:

A.Tamil Nadu

B.Kerala

C.Maharashtra

D.Uttar Pradesh

Ans:C

18.The  district in Kerala which has got the highest density of population as per 2001 census:
A.Ernakulam

B.Alappuzha

C.Thrissur

D.Idukki

Ans:B

19.The Union Territory in India with the highest population:

A.Puducherry

B.Delhi

C.Chandigarh

D.Daman and Diu

Ans:B

20.IRDP means:

A.Indain Rural Development Programme

B.Indian Regional Development Programme

C.Integrated Rural Development Programme

D.International Rural Development Project

Ans:C

21.Third world countries are:

A.Developed countries

B.Developing countries

C.African countries

D.None of these

Ans:B

22.The definition of the ‘Urban Poor’according to the Planning Commission in India in terms of the calorie intake  with respect to daily consumption is:

A.Less than 2100 calories

B.Less than 2000 calories

C.Less than 2200 calories

D.None of these

Ans:C

23.The fraction of all families (or all individuals)that fall below the poverty line is called:

A.Poverty rate

B.Absolute poverty

C.Relative poverty

D.None of these

Ans:A

24.Economic development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs is:

A.Human development

B.Economic progress

C.Sustainable development

D.Static development

Ans:A

25.The state where the largest number of people living below the poverty line is found in India”

A.Rajasthan

B.Delhi

C.Madhya Pradesh

D.Bihar

Ans:D

26.Earth day is celebrated in:

A.22^nd April

B.22^nd May

C.23^rd April

D.22^nd March

Ans:A

27.The Kyoto protocol is an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on:

A.Climate change

B.International trade

C.Global Investment

D.Education

Ans:A

28.Pearl fishing is done extensively in:

A.Gulf of Mannar

B.Konkan Coast

C.Malabar Coast

D.Coromandel Cost

Ans:D

29.Which ocean’s name means’Peaceful’?

A.Artic Ocean

B.Antartic Ocean

C.Pacific Ocean

D.Indian Ocean

Ans:C

30.The district in Kerala where black soil is seen most:

A.Wayanad

B.Kannur

C.Kasaragod

D.Palakkad

Ans:D

31.The genetic material of a cell is in:

A.DNA

B.Protoplasm

C.Cytoplasm

D.Ribosome

Ans:A

32.Who was the first to perform the surgery of human heart transplant?

A.David Baitimore

B.Dr.Christian Bernard

C.Dr.James D.Watson

D.Dr.Mathew Philip

Ans:B

33.The organ which is primarily concerned with immunity:

A.Kidney

B.Liver

C.Lymphatic tissue

D.Thyroid

Ans:C

34.Whcih branch of medicine was Rabindranath Tagore good at?

A.Ayurveda

B.Homeopathy

C.Allopathy

D.None of these

Ans:B

35.The alloy of steel used in making automobile parts is:

A.Stainless steel

B.Nickel steel

C.Tungsten steel

D.Chromium steel

Ans:D

36.Name the Egyptian President against whom people of Egypt revolted in 2011:

A.Hosni Mubarak

B.Pervez Musharraf

C.Omar Suleiman

D.Ahmed Shafeeque

Ans:A

37.Name the person who commissioned the Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment Terminal:

A.Vayalar Ravi

B.Dr.Man Mohan Singh

C.A.K.Antony

D.G.K.Vasan

Ans:B

38.The Malayalam literateur who received the Jnanapith Award in 2007?

A.Sugatha Kumari

B.Vijayalakshmi

C.O.N.V.Kurup

D.Balachandran Chullikkad

Ans:C

39.In which of the following cities was the Indian Biodiversity Congress(2010)held?

A.Chennai

B.Chandigarh

C.Mumbai

D.Thiruvanathapuram

Ans:D

40.-------------sector has established itself as the biggest contributor to the State’s GDP as per Kerala State’s Economic Review(February 2011)

A.Secondary sector

B.Primary sector

C.Tertiary sector

D.None of these

Ans:C

41.Name the most significant characteristic of National Integration:

A.Social homogeneity

B.Unity

C.Economic identity

D.National loyality

Ans:B

42.”The principle of respect for all life and the practice of non-injury to living things’is known in  India as:

A.Ahimsa

B.Tolerance

C.Patience

D.None of these

Ans:A

43.NCW means:

A.National Commission for Women

B.National Commission for Workers

C.National Council of Workers

D.None of these
Ans:A

44.The Servants of India Society(1905)was formed to train people to serve the country by:

A.Tilak

B.Gandhiji

C.Raja Ram Mohan Roy

D.Gopalakrishna Gokhale

Ans:D

45.Who is popularly called’Vaikkom Hero’?

A.R.K.Dhadabai

B.E.V.Ramaswami

C.C.N.Annadurai

D.Mannath Padmanabhan

Ans:B

46.Who founded the Indian National Congress?

A.Motilal Nehru

B.A.O.Hume

C.Lajpat Rai

D.Gokhale

Ans:B

47.Zionism is a world movement of:

A.Hindus

B.Buddhists

C.Christians

D.Jews

Ans:D

48.Jallianwala Bagh is situated in:

A.Delhi

B.Mysore

C.Amritasar

D.Lahore

Ans:C

49.The first war of Indian Independence started at:

A.Mumbai

B.Chennai

C.Delhi

D.Meerut

Ans:D

50.’Life Divine’was written by:

A.Gandhiji

B.Tilak

C.Vivekananda

D.Aurobindo Ghosh

Ans:D

51.If I had won the lottery---------- a millionaire(Conditional)

A.I will become

B.I had become

C.I would have become

D.I would become

Ans:C

52.I was happy--------------the appointment(Infinitive of’accept’)

A.To accept

B.To be accepting

C.To have accepted

D.Accepting

Ans:A

53.I met J.K.Rowling--------------they say is the richest person in the world.(Relative clause)

A.Who

B.Whose

C.Whom

D.Which

Ans:A

54.The student leader explained why he had to leave the panel discussion forum(Adverbial of’anger’)

A.The student leader explained why he had to leave angrily the panel discussion forum

B.The student leader explained why he had to leave the panel discussion forum angrily

C.The student leader explained angrily why he had to leave the panel discussion forum

D.The student leader explained why he had angrily to leave the panel discussion forum

Ans:C

55.She-------------tomorrow to attend the wedding (Modal verb)

A.Will come

B.Comes

C.Seems to come

D.Just comes

Ans:A

56.I have never met Osama bin Laden-------------do I want to(Neg.conjunction)

A.Nor

B.Neither

C.Or

D.Either

Ans:A

57.It was not difficult to park the car in front of the theatre(gerund)

A.There was no difficulty in parking the car in front of the theatre

B.It was not difficult to do the parking in front of the theatre

C.To park the car in front of the theatre was not difficult

D.Parking in front of the theatre the car was not difficult

Ans:A

58.Give the Plural form:Sheep

A.Sheeps

B.Sheepes

C.Sheep

D.Sheepz

Ans:C

59.Change the Gender Goose

A.Geese

B.Geeses

C.Gander

D.Gossen

Ans:C

60.Use the Prefix and Suffix:

Forget

A.Unforgettable

B.Unforgetting

C.Disforgetting

D.Misforgettable

Ans:A

61.Give the Synonym:Predict

A.Premonition

B.Foretell

C.Aver

D.Pronounce

Ans:B

62.Give the Antonym:

Hereditary

A.Acquired

B.Ancestral

C.Bequeathed

D.Possessed

Ans:A

63.Meaning of two confusable words:

Premier/Premiere

A.Prime Minister/Ist performance

B.Minister/Reality show

C.Diplomat/Cricket

D.Male/Female

Ans:A

64.Use the Collective noun:Fish

A.School of fishes

B.Flock of fishes

C.Herd of fishes

D.Pool of fishes

Ans:A

65.Use of Homonyms:Bald

A.Bawled

B.Bold

C.Balled

D.Bohld

Ans:C

66.Phrasal Verb:

To shrug one’s shoulders

A.To show disapproval

B.To approve

C.To wash one’s hands

D.To deny

Ans:A

67.Meaning of these foreign words:

Modus operandi

A.Operation

B.Treatment

C.Way of doing things

D.Means and end

Ans:C

68.Either the Prime Minister or his ministers--------------blamed for the 2010 Commonwealth Games Scam(to be)

A.Is

B.Are

C.Has been

D.Have been

Ans:B

69.Nepalese climber Min Bahadur Sherchan is the oldest man to scale Mt.Everest(Comparative degree)

A.Nobody is older than Min Bahadur Sherchan to scale Mt.Everest

B.No climber is as old as Min Bahadur Sherchan to scale Mt.Everest

C.The Nepalese climber Min Bahadur Sherchan is older than any other climber to scale Mt.Everest

D.Mt.Everest is as old as Min Bahadur  Sherchan who climbed it

Ans:C

70.I ma the messenger of India’s ancient thoughts world over,--------------?(question tag)

A.Aren’t I?

B.Amn’t I?

C.Isn’t I?

D.Am I?

Ans:A

71.India will be the largest economy------------

2050---------China and the U.S.(Preposition)

A.By,after

B.After,with

C.In,after

D.From,with

Ans:A

72.By age four,Varsh won------------brown belt,---------------first degree in Karate.(Articles)

A.The,the

B.A,the

C.An,The

D.The,A

Ans:B

73.The minister sought to introduce an amendment to the Bill(Passive)

A.The Bill sought to introduce an amendment by the minister

B.An amendment to the Bill was sought  to be introduced  by the minister

C.The minister introduced an amendment to the Bill

D.An amendment to the Bill is being introduced by the minister

Ans:B

74.Anamika said,’God spared our lives because he wants us to do something meaningful.’(Reported Speech)

A.Anamaika said that God had spared their lives because he wanted them to do something meaningful

B.Anamaika said that God spares their loves because he wants them to do  something meaningful

C.Anamika said that God spared their lives because he had wanted them to do something meaningful

D.Anamika said that God spares our lives because he wants us to do something meaningful

Ans:A

75.Myaunt gave the baby a beautiful rattle.

(Mark the D.O. and Indir:O)

A.Baby,rattle

B.Rattle,baby

C.Aunt,Baby

D.Baby,Beautiful

Ans:B

76.A man walks 30 metres towards South.Then,turning to his right,he walks 30 metres.Then turning to his left,he walks 20 metres,again he turns to his left and walks 30 metres.How far is he from his initial position?

A.20 metres

B.30 metres

C.60 metres

D.None of these

Ans:D

77.Find the odd one out in the sequence of numbers 25,27,30,35,42,53,65

A.30

B.42

C.53

D.65

Ans:D

78.Fill up the next letter in the particular series B,C,E,G,K,M------------

A.V

B.W

C.Q

D.R

Ans:C

79.ELFA,GLHA,HJA---------------MLNA

A.OLPA
B.KLMA
C.LLMA
D.KLLA

Ans:D

80.There are 3 friends.A.B and C.Each of them have a Hat and a Cycle.Each of them is wearing another person’s hat and riding the cycle of the third person(i.e.None of them is using their own hat and cycle).If A is wearing B’s hat and riding C’s cycle,who is riding A’s cycle?

A.A

B.B

C.C

D.Cant’t be determined

Ans:B

81.A 1 km long train passes through a tunnel of 1 km length at a speed of 1 km per minute.How much time will it take to pass through it completely?

A.1 min

B.2 min

C.5 min

D.0.5 min

Ans:B

82.In a particular code language GREET is coded as FQDDS,how is FORD coded in that language?

A.FQSD

B.ENQC

C.ENRC

D.FNRC

Ans:B

83.P.Q.R and S  are playing game of carom.P.R.and S.Q are partners.S is to the right of R.If R is facing west,then Q is facing?

A.North

B.South

C.East

D.West

Ans:A

84.What is the angle between the minute hand and hour hand of a clock at half past two?

A.105 Degree

B.103 Degree

C.110 Degree

D.90 Degree

Ans:A

85.A is two years older than B,who is twice as old as C.If total ages of A,B and C be 27,how old is B?

A.5

B.8

C.10

D.12

Ans:C

86.A vendor bought 3 chocolates for 1 rupee.For how much per chocolate should he sell,to gain a profit of 50%?

A.50 ps

B.75 ps

C.1 Re

D.1.50 Rs.

Ans:A

87.If a/3=b/4=c/7,then(a+b+c)/c=

A.7

B.2

C.1/2

D.1/7

Ans:B

88.A student multiplied a number by 3/5 instead of 5/3.What is the percentage error?

A.45%

B.86%

C.36%

D.64%

Ans:D

89.The number of marble slabs of size 20 cm x 20 cm required to pave the floor of a square room  of side 3 metres is:

A.100

B.150

C.225

D.250

Ans:C

90.75% of a number is added to 75,then the result is the number itself.What is the number?

A.50

B.60

C.300

D.400

Ans:C

91.A and B can do a work in 12 days .B and C together can do it in 15 days and C and A together in 20 days.If A,B,C work together,they will complete the work in:

A.5 days

B.10 days

C.12 days

D.47/3 days

Ans:B

92.The prices of a scooter and TV are in a ratio 7:5.If scooter costs Rs.8,000 more than TV set.then price of TV set is:

A.Rs.20,000

B.Rs 24,000

C.Rs 28,000

D.Rs 32,000

Ans:A

93.At what rate percent of simple interest will a sum of money double itself in 12 years?

A.33/4 %

B.25/3%

C.17/2 %

D.19/2%

Ans:B

94.In a family,Reshma is elder sister of Ragini.Soni is Reshma’s daughter and Saloni is Soni’s cousin.Ragini’s mother is Rajini.Ramini is the sister in law of Reshma.Who is Soni’s grand mother?

A.Ramani

B.Rajani

C.Reshma

D.Saloni

Ans:B

95.Find the odd one out in the sequence of numbers 2,5,10,17,26,37,50,64

A.50

B.26

C.37

D.64

Ans:D

96.If’+’is denoted as’X’’-‘as’/’’x’as’-‘and’/’as’+’.What is the value of 10+5-3/1x7=

A.12

B.-6

C.13

D.Zero

Ans:A

97.Find the next letter in the sequence A,D,I,P,---------

A.H

B.Y

C.W

D.X

Ans:B

98.If A=2,M=26 and Z=52,then BET=

A.44

B.54

C.64

D.72

Ans:B

99.Find the value of the following

X(x-a)(x-b)(X-c)----------(x-z)

A.x raise to n-(a+b+-------------z)

B.X square+ax raise to 3+bx raise to 4+----

C.Zero

D.Cannot be determined

Ans:C

100.Poles are arranged in straight line with 1 metre gap between them.How many poles will be there in a straight line of 30 metres?

A.31

B.30

C.32

D.29

Ans:A