Steno- Typist, Clerk Typist, Typist Gr II, L D Typist, Confidential Assistant – Answer Key

PROVISIONAL ANSWER KEY

Question Paper Code:108-2024 M (A)

Date Of Test: 13-Aug-2024

Name Of Post: Steno- Typist, Clerk Typist,Typist Gr II, L D Typist, Confidential Assistant

Category Code: 058/2024,059/2024,060/2024,064/2023,146/2023,159/2023,191/2023,201/2023

Question Paper Medium: Malayalam & English

1. Who is the present Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog?
(A) Suman Bery
(B) Rajiv Kumar
(C) Aravind Panagariya
(D) B.V.R. Subrahmanyan

2. The famous Hindu temple situated in the valley of Brahmagiri hill :
(A) Kottiyoor temple
(B) Palani temple
(C) Thirunelli temple
(D) None of these

3. In which of the following is a artificial lake?
(A) Dal lake
(B) Wular lake
(C) Gobind Sagar lake
(D) Sambhar lake

4. In which session of Indian National Congress decided to observe 26th January of every year as the Independence day?
(A) Nagpur session
(B) Lahore session
(C) Bombay session
(D) Amaravathi session

5. Wajid Ali Shah, the ruler of which one of the following states was removed from power by British in the name of misrule at the time of 1857 Revolt?
(A) Awadh
(B) Barout
(C) Arrah
(D) Delhi

6. Mannath Padmanabhan organised Savarna Jatha in support of :
(A) Guruvayur Satyagraha
(B) Paliyam Satyagraha
(C) Salt Satyagraha
(D) Vaikkom Satyagraha

7. Who wrote the famous book ‘Prachina Malayalam’?
(A) Sree Narayana Guru
(B) Chattambi Swamikal
(C) Vaghbhatananda
(D) Swami Dayanand Saraswati

8. The best FIFA Men’s Player of 2022 :
(A) Christiano Ronaldo
(B) Neymer
(C) Harry Kane
(D) Lionel Messi

9. The town located on the confluence of river Bhagirathi and Alakananda is :
(A) Rudra Prayag
(B) Dasa Prayag
(C) Vishnu Prayag
(D) Karna Prayag

10. Who won the 52nd Odakuzzal award?
(A) Ambikasuthan Mangad
(B) Sara Joseph
(C) Sethu
(D) Mudnakudu Chinnaswamy

11. Which of the following is the brain of the computer?
(A) Central Processing Unit
(B) Memory
(C) Arithmetic and Logic unit
(D) Control unit

12. Which of the following is an output device?
(A) Keyboard
(B) Mouse
(C) Light pen
(D) Printer

13. How many bytes does 2 kilobytes represent?
(A) 512
(B) 1024
(C) 2048
(D) 256

14. Full form of URL is :
(A) Uniform Resource Locator
(B) Uniform Resource Link
(C) Uniform Registered Link
(D) None of these

15. Which operating system is developed by Apple?
(A) Linux
(B) Window
(C) Mac OS
(D) DOS

16. What is the name of a device that converts digital signals to analogue signals?
(A) Router
(B) Switch
(C) Modem
(D) Repeater

17. DPI means :
(A) Dots Processing Inch
(B) Dots Per Inch
(C) Diagram Per Inch
(D) None of these

18. Every computer connected to the internet is identified by a unique four-part string, known as :
(A) IP address
(B) Host name
(C) Domain name
(D) None of the above

19. The Third-generation computers are based on :
(A) Transistor
(B) Integrated circuit
(C) VLSI microprocessor
(D) ULSI microprocessor

20. Malware is the short form for malicious software and used to refer to :
(A) Spyware
(B) Worm
(C) Virus
(D) All of the above

21. –————— is the special kind of website which offers so many services to its users.
(A) Web browsers
(B) Web servers
(C) Web portals
(D) None of these

22. ________ is an example of search engine.
(A) Yippy
(B) DuckDuckGo
(C) Bing
(D) All of these

23. Touch Screen is –————— Type peripheral Devices.
(A) Input
(B) Output
(C) Memory
(D) Both Input and Output

24. Norton is an example of ————— Software.
(A) Browser
(B) Anti-Virus
(C) Search Engine
(D) None of these

25. Who is the following is known as the father of computers?
(A) Dennis Ritchie
(B) John Napier
(C) Charles Babbage
(D) None of these

26. What do we call a collection of two or more computers that are located within a limited distance of each other and that are connected to each other directly or indirectly?
(A) Internet
(B) Intranet
(C) Local Area Network
(D) Wide Area Network

27. What is meant by the concept of WYSIWYG in MS Word?
(A) What You See Is What You Get
(B) What You Seek Is What You Give
(C) What You See Is What You Give
(D) None of the above

28. Which commands are present in Quick Access Toolbar in MS Word?
(A) Save
(B) Undo
(C) Redo
(D) All of the above

29. Which of the following is an example of page orientation in word document?
(A) Landscape
(B) Subscript
(C) Superscript
(D) None of these

30. To Select all the text in MS Word document by :
(A) Ctrl + S
(B) Ctrl + 1
(C) Ctrl + A
(D) Ctrl + V

31. The name of a word document displays in :
(A) Ribbon
(B) Title bar
(C) Status bar
(D) Home tab

32. What is the shortcut key for “Find and Replace” dialog box in MS Word?
(A) Ctrl + F
(B) Ctrl + R
(C) Ctrl + H
(D) Ctrl + Shift + F

33. What is the shortcut key for “Paste” in MS Word?
(A) Ctrl + V
(B) Ctrl + P
(C) Ctrl + S
(D) Ctrl + E

34. In MS Word, which enables us to send the same letter to different persons?
(A) Mail merge
(B) Macros
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above

35. What is the default file name of Microsoft Excel file?
(A) Workbook.xlsx
(B) Workbook1.xlsx
(C) Worksheet.xlsx
(D) Worksheet1.xlsx

36. In MS Excel the intersection of a column and a row in a worksheet is called :
(A) Box
(B) Cell
(C) Range
(D) Page Break

37. Which programming language is used to write a Macro in MS Excel?
(A) C
(B) C++
(C) Java
(D) Visual Basic

38. When a range is selected, how can you activate the previous cell?
(A) Press the Alt key
(B) Press Tab
(C) Press Enter
(D) Press Ctrl + G

39. In MS Excel what is the syntax for power function?
(A) Power (number, Power)
(B) Power = (power, number)
(C) = Power (number, Power)
(D) = Power (Power, number)

40. In which function return the remainder after a number is divided by a divisor in EXCEL?
(A) ROUND ( )
(B) FACT ( )
(C) MOD ( )
(D) DIV ( )

41. Which Chart can be created in Excel?
(A) Doughnut
(B) Line
(C) Pie
(D) All of the above

42. Excel displays the current cell address in the :
(A) Formula bar
(B) Status Bar
(C) Name Box
(D) Title Bar

43. Which of these is the page setup orientation by default of the slides in PowerPoint?
(A) Landscape
(B) Portrait
(C) Vertical
(D) None of the above

44. What is a Microsoft PowerPoint?
(A) Spreadsheet Program
(B) Presentation Program
(C) Database Program
(D) All of the above

45. Which of the following is called as page to create a presentation in PowerPoint?
(A) Sheet
(B) Slide
(C) Document
(D) None of the above

46. Which of the following shortcut key is used to start the slideshow?
(A) Using F5 key
(B) Using F3 key
(C) Using F1 key
(D) Using F6 key

47. Which of the following shortcut key is used to stop the slide show?
(A) Esc key
(B) Ctrl + O
(C) Ctrl + N
(D) Ctrl + K

48. Which of the following shortcut key is used for help in PowerPoint?
(A) F1
(B) F2
(C) F3
(D) F4

49. Which is the menu to create a text box on a slide?
(A) View -> Text Box
(B) Tools -> Text Box
(C) Insert -> Text Box
(D) Format -> Text Box

50. PowerPoint presentation is a collection of :
(A) Slides and Handouts
(B) Speaker’s notes
(C) Outlines
(D) All of the above

51. Malayalam Typewriter was introduced by :
(A) K.N. Panicker
(B) Kerala Government
(C) R. Arulappan
(D) N.S. Pandala

52. Rhythmic touch method is also known as :
(A) Sight method
(B) Staccoto method
(C) Legato method
(D) All of the above

53. Type guide is fitted :
(i) at the bottom of the segment
(ii) at the top of the segment
(iii) at the middle of the segment
Which statement is false in this statement?
(A) Only (iii)
(B) Only (ii)
(C) Only (i)
(D) None of the above

54. Items required for cleaning a typewriter :
(a) Long brush, Polishing cloth
(b) Oil can, hat pin
(c) Petrol, Soft rag
(d) Screw driver, Cleaning paste
Which of the following is true in this?
(i) (a) and (b)
(ii) (b) and (c)
(iii) (c) and (d)
(iv) (d) and (a)
(A) only (i) and (ii)
(B) only (ii) and (iii)
(C) only (iii) and (iv)
(D) only (iv) and (i)

55. Rocher Mechanism includes the functioning of the following parts :
(i) Pinion wheel, Escapement wheel
(ii) Escapement wheel, loose dog
(iii) Pinion wheel, Segment slots
(iv) Loose dog, Platen
(A) Only (i) and (ii)
(B) Only (ii) and (iii)
(C) Only (iii) and (iv)
(D) Only (iv) and (i)

56. From the below given statements, which options are true :
(i) When the machine is at rest, the loose dog is in action
(ii) When the pressure on the rigid dog leaves the tooth and the loose dog catches the next tooth of the escapement wheel
(iii) When the character key is pressed, rigid dog is in action.
(iv) Carriage moves by one degree when loose dog leaves the tooth of the escapement wheel
(A) Only (i), (ii) and (iii)
(B) Only (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(C) Only (iv), (i) and (ii)
(D) All of the above

57. The ribbon starts to move from one spool to another spool automatically is known as :
(A) Reverse movement
(B) Automatic movement
(C) Automatic Reverse movement
(D) All of the above

58. The expanded form of EFTS :
(A) European Free Trade System
(B) Electronic Free Treasury System
(C) European Federal Temporary System
(D) Electronic Fund Transfer System

59. When the variable line spacer is used, the contact between the cylinder ratchet and the cylinder is ceased.
The above statement shows that Variable line spacer is
(A) used to cease the cylinder
(B) used to rotate the cylinder
(C) Both (A) and (B) are correct
(D) Both (A) and (B) are false

60. The figure 370 is written in Roman Numerals as :
(A) CDXX
(B) LLLDXX
(C) CCCLXX
(D) CCXLL

61. The publisher told me that my mistakes wouldn’t be a problem in the future. I thought he was very kind, but later, I realized that he was giving me a left-handed compliment.
What does the idiom “a left-handed compliment” mean?
(A) Positive feedback
(B) Insulting remark
(C) Approval
(D) Encouragement

62. Give a one word substitute for “a sudden complete failure”.
(A) Debacle
(B) Holocaust
(C) Malady
(D) Nemesis

63. Find the word which is a synonym of “Cliche”.
(A) Stereotype
(B) Novelty
(C) Creative
(D) Original

64. Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition :
Negligence from the parents causes the children to look –————— affection elsewhere.
(A) at
(B) in
(C) with
(D) for

65. Find the figure of speech of the following sentence :
“My blood turned cold like the moon”.
(A) Metaphor
(B) Simile
(C) Personification
(D) Oxymoron

66. Pick out the sentence which is grammatically correct :
(A) Between you and me, everything is a mystery
(B) Between you and I, everything is a mystery
(C) Between I and you everything is a mystery
(D) Between you and he, everything is a mystery

67. Fill in the blank with an apt phrasal verb :
Looking past in life, I still can’t __________. What went wrong!
(A) Drag out
(B) Figure out
(C) Stand out
(D) Drop out

68. Choose the correct spelling :
They performed the last _________ with all due respect, before the body was cremated.
(A) rights
(B) rites
(C) writes
(D) wrights

69. Identify the sentence which is in the passive voice :
(A) He has reserved his seat on the bus
(B) They had finished only half the work
(C) Let him be invited to the party
(D) I shall inform them of this

70. Choose the appropriate question tag :
He chose a book, _________?
(A) Did he?
(B) Isn’t he?
(C) Didn’t he?
(D) Won’t he?

71. Would you mind _________ your car from the way?
(A) move
(B) moves
(C) moved
(D) moving

72. In the following sentence, supply a verb in agreement with its subject :
Either the casts or the director __________ responsible.
(A) was
(B) were
(C) are
(D) am

73. Mr. Bean saw a ___________ of keys lying on the floor.
(A) flock
(B) group
(C) bunch
(D) bundle

74. You must get some more questions, –————— You can’t complete your project.
(A) whereas
(B) otherwise
(C) however
(D) moreover

75. If I had known that you were coming, :
(A) I would have prepared your favourite dishes
(B) I would receive you at the railway station
(C) I will take you to some important destination
(D) I would ask you to bring some sweets

76. Fill in the blank with the correct reported speech :
She asked me –—————
(A) if I needed lunch
(B) do you come with me
(C) does she visit this place often
(D) do you like pizza?

77. By the time we reached home, the thief –————— the spot.
(A) leave
(B) left
(C) leaves
(D) had left

78. Fill in the blank using an article :
Ramesh is –————— MBA graduate.
(A) a
(B) an
(C) the
(D) of

79. His explanation was so complicated that only __________ students responded to his queries in the interactive session.
(A) a few
(B) little
(C) the little
(D) a little

80. Put the phrases in the correct order to unscramble the sentence :
(a) the most interesting movies /(b) I have ever seen /(c) This is one of
(A) (b) – (a) – (c)
(B) (a) – (b) – (c)
(C) (c) – (a) – (b)
(D) (b) – (c) – (a)

81. പൊൻ – കലശം = പൊല്കലശം – ഇതിലെ സന്ധിയേത്‌?
(A) പദമദ്ധ്യസന്ധി
(B) ലോപസന്ധി
(C) പദാന്തസന്ധി
(D) ആദേശസന്ധി

82. “യഥായോഗ്യം” പിരിച്ചെഴുതുക :
(A) യോഗ്യതയുണ്ട്‌
(B) യോഗ്യതയോട്‌ യോഗ്യം
(C) യോഗ്യതപോലെ
(D) യോഗം പോലെ

83. “ജന്മം മുതൽ” ഒറ്റപ്പദമാക്കുക :
(A) ജനനം മുതൽ
(B) ആജന്മം
(C) ജനനത്തോടെ
(D) ജനനാൽ

84. ആര്‌ ദുഷ്പ്രവൃത്തി ചെയ്യുന്നുവോ അവൻ ദൈവശിക്ഷ അനുഭവിക്കും – ഇതിലെ അംഗിവാക്യം ഏത്‌?
(A) ദുഷ്പ്രവൃത്തി
(B) ആര് ദുഷ്പ്രവൃത്തി ചെയ്യുന്നുവോ
(C) അവൻ അനുഭവിക്കും
(D) അവൻ ദൈവശിക്ഷ അനുഭവിക്കും

85. ‘When you are at Rome do as Romans do’ ഇതിനോട്‌ യോജിച്ച പഴഞ്ചൊല്ല്‌ ഏത്‌?
(A) കൊച്ചി കണ്ടവന് അച്ചി വേണ്ട
(B) അങ്ങാടിയിൽ തോറ്റവൻ അമ്മയോട്‌
(C) ചേരയെ തിന്നുന്ന നാട്ടിൽ ചെന്നാൽ നടുകണ്ടം തിന്നണം
(D) നാടോടുമ്പോൾ നടുവേ ഓടണം

86. “ആദ്യാവസാനക്കാരൻ’ – എന്ന ശൈലിയുടെ അർത്ഥമെന്ത്‌?
(A) ആദ്യവും അവസാനവും ഉള്ളവൻ
(B) ആദ്യവും അവസാനവും വരുന്നവൻ
(C) പ്രധാന പങ്കാളി
(D) ആദ്യവും അവസാനവും നിർണ്ണയിക്കുന്നവൻ

87. താഴെ കൊടുത്തിട്ടുള്ളതിൽ ശരിയായ പ്രയോഗമേത്‌?
(A) ഐച്ചികം
(B) ഐച്ഛികം
(C) ഐചികം
(D) ഐഛികം

88. ‘അത്യാശ്ചര്യം’ – പിരിച്ചെഴുതുക :
(A) അത്യാ + ആശ്ചര്യം
(B) അത്യ + ശ്ചര്യം
(C) അതിഃ + ആശ്ചര്യം
(D) അതി + ആശ്ചര്യം

89. പറയാനുള്ള ആഗ്രഹം – ഒറ്റപദമാക്കുക :
(A) പറച്ചിൽ
(B) പ്രഭാഷണം
(C) വിവക്ഷ
(D) വിവക്ഷകൻ

90. ‘കൃതജ്ഞത’ എന്ന പദത്തിന്റെ വിപരീതമേത്‌?
(A) അകൃതജ്ഞത
(B) കൃതഘ്നത
(C) അജ്ഞത
(D) നന്ദി

91. “കന്ദളം’ എന്ന പദത്തിന്റെ പര്യായപദമേത്‌?
(A) വെളിച്ചം
(B) മുള
(C) കിരണം
(D) ധൂമം

92. ഒറ്റപദമാക്കുക : പ്രയോഗത്തിന്‌ യോഗ്യമായത്‌
(A) പ്രയോഗയോഗ്യം
(B) പ്രയോഗയോഗം
(C) ഉപയോഗപ്രദം
(D) പ്രയോഗക്ഷമം

93. “ശബ്ദം” എന്ന പദത്തിന്റെ പര്യായപദമല്ലാത്തത്‌ ഏത്‌?
(A) രവം
(B) നിനദം
(C) ധ്വനി
(D) ധ്വാനം

94. ശരിയായ പദമേത്‌?
(A) ദൃഢം
(B) ദൃഡം
(C) ദൃഠം
(D) ദൃടം

95. ചേർത്തെഴുതുക : കാണിത്‌ + അശങ്കം
(A) കാണിതാശങ്കം
(B) കാണിത്ശങ്കം
(C) കാണിതശങ്കം
(D) കാണിതആശങ്കം

96. ശരിയായ വാക്യം തിരഞ്ഞെടുത്തെഴുതുക :
(A) ഗുരുശിഷ്യബന്ധത്തെ പൗരാണികർ നല്ല രീതിയിൽ കണ്ടിരുന്നു
(B) നല്ല രീതിയിൽ കണ്ടിരുന്നു പൗരാണികർ ഗുരുശിഷ്യബന്ധത്തെ
(C) ഗുരുശിഷ്യബന്ധത്തെ നല്ല രീതിയിൽ കണ്ടിരുന്നു പൗരാണികർ
(D) ഗുരുശിഷ്യബന്ധത്തെ കണ്ടിരുന്നു പൗരാണികർ നല്ല രീതിയിൽ

97. താഴെ പറയുന്നവയിൽ സ്ത്രീലിംഗപ്രത്യയം വരാത്ത പ്രയോഗമേത്‌?
(A) മിടുക്കി
(B) മിടുക്ക്‌
(C) തടിച്ചി
(D) ഗൗരി

98. ‘പരമോന്നതം’ – പിരിച്ചെഴുതുക :
(A) പരമം + ഉന്നതം
(B) പരമ + ഉന്നതം
(C) പരമോ + ഉന്നതം
(D) പരമോ + ഊന്നതം

99. ദുഃഖമുത്ത്‌ – വിഗ്രഹിച്ചെഴുതുക :
(A) ദുഃഖത്തിന്റെ മുത്ത്‌
(B) ദുഃഖത്താലുള്ള മുത്ത്‌
(C) ദുഃഖമാകുന്ന മുത്ത്‌
(D) ദുഃഖം കൊണ്ടുള്ള മുത്ത്‌

100. ചെം + താര്‌ = ചെന്താര് – സന്ധിയേത്‌?
(A) ലോപസന്ധി
(B) ദിത്വസന്ധി
(C) ആഗമസന്ധി
(D) ആദേശസന്ധി