These questions are taken from the Final Answer Key of Junior Assistant (Accounts) examination conducted by Kerala Public Service Commisssion on 10th January 2023. These questions are very useful for the candidates who prepare for Kerala PSC Graduate level prelims & main exams, so read and study all the questions very carefully.
Paper Code6/2023/OL
Category Code213/2019
Exam Name Junior Assistant (Accounts) (SR for ST)
Department Travancore Cochin Chemicals Limited
Exam Conducted by Kerala Public Service Commission
Date of Exam 10-01-2023
Mode of Exam Online
1] Which river of Kerala is referred as Choornni in Arthasasthra?
[A] Periyar
[B] Pamba
[C] Bharathappuzha
[D] Chaliyar

Option-A
2] Which Ship was used by Vasco da Gama during his first journey to explore India?
[A] Sao Gabriel
[B] Sao Miguel
[C] Sao Raphael
[D] Ei Rei

Option-A
3] Name of the group of poets adorned the court of Zamorin
[A] Ettarayogam
[B] Niranam poets
[C] Pathinettara kavikal
[D] Bhakthi poets

Option-C
4] Who was the editor of the newspaper Mitavadi?
[A] T.K.Madhavan
[B] C. Krishnan
[C] Ramakrishna Pillai
[D] K.P. Kesava Menon

Option-B
5] Who directed the movie Olavum Theeravum?
[A] M.T. Vasudevan Nair
[B] P.A. Beckar
[C] P.N. Menon
[D] P.Bhaskaran

Option-C
6] Mudiyettu is a traditional theatre and folk art form performing in Kerala, belongs to which belief?
[A] Saivism
[B] Vaishnavism
[C] Saktheism
[D] Tantricism

Option-C
7] Which inscription of the following is the earliest inscription mentioned about kadamkattu Kacham?
[A] Avittathur Inscription
[B] Vazhappalli inscription
[C] Chokkur Inscription
[D] Rameswaran koil Inscription

Option-A
8] No taxation without representation was the motto used in which revolution?
[A] French Revolution
[B] English Revolution
[C] Chinese Revolution
[D] American War of Independence

Option-D
9] Who wrote the famous book 21 lesson for the 21st Century?
[A] Yuval Noah Harrari
[B] James Clear
[C] Chetan Bhagath
[D] Bimal Jalan

Option-A
10] Which Asian Economy is set to ratify its membership of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in 2022?
[A] Thailand
[B] Sri Lanka
[C] Indonesia
[D] Bangladesh

Option-C
11] Which Institution launched a new saptech initiative named DAKSH?
[A] RBI
[B] Niti Ayog
[C] NABARD
[D] SEBI

Option-A
12] "One could be happy not only without love, but despite it", is the famous quote from which book?
  1. Gabriel Garcia Marquez - Love in the Time of cholera
  2. Gabriel Garcia Marquez - One Hundred Years of Solitude
  3. Gabriel Garcia Marquez - Chronicle of a Death Foretold
  4. Gabriel Garcia Marquez- The Autumn of the Patriarch

Option-A
13] Alexis Kerry Ohanian, famous American internet entrepreneur is the co-founder of which social media site?
[A] Wattpad
[B] Reddit
[C] Spaces
[D] Odnoklassn

Option-B
14] Who won the gold medal in the Diamond League Finals 2022, in Javelin throw?
[A] Neeraj Chopra
[B] Shivpal Singh
[C] Johness vetter
[D] Julian Weber

Option-A
15] The lower portion of the atmosphere extends upto the height of 90 km from the mean sea level is
[A] Troposphere
[B] Thermosphere
[C] Homosphere
[D] Heterosphere

Option-C
16] Which one of the following is not correctly matched
  1. A belt of low pressure : Doldrum
  2. Tropical cell : Hadley cell
  3. Upper air circulation in a narrow belt of troposphere : Jetstream
  4. Mistral : A warm dry periodic local wind
[A] a and b
[B] d only
[C] c only
[D] c and b only

Option-B
17] Identify correct fact
  1. remote sensing systems which measure energy that is naturally called passive remote sensing
  2. Visible region dimension is from 0.4 0.7 micrometer
  3. The total width of the area on the ground covered by the scanner is called swath
  4. Frequency is the point on a wave with the greatest positive value
[A] All of the above
[B] a, b and c
[C] b and c
[D] a and d

Option-B
18] Which one is not the characteristic features of Northern mountain region (Himalayas)
  1. The shiwalik comprises the outermost range of the Himalaya
  2. The middle or the Lesser Himalaya also called the Himachal or lower Himalaya
  3. Himadri is the innermost of all the Himalayan ranges
  4. The aravalli range is the major physiographic elements of the Himalayas

Option-D
19] Which is not the significance of climate of Kerala
  1. The winds in the region of Palghat Gap are predominantly from the cast in the period from November to March
  2. March is hottest month with a mean maximum temperature of about 33°C
  3. The Southwest monsoon is the principal rainy season when the State receives about 70% of its annual rainfall
  4. The temperature starts to decrease with the end of February which indicates the beginning of summer in Kerala

Option-D
20] Tri-state sanctuary has been declared as eco-sentive zone (ESZ) recently
[A] National Chambal Sanctuary
[B] Corbett National Park
[C] Kanha National Park
[D] Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary

Option-A
21] Find out wrong statement from the given option
  1. Project the society for Assistance to Fisherwomen (SAF), for the empowerment of disability group of coastal community
  2. Smart revenue department aims digital resurvey, unique than dapper smart village. people's committees and e-office system
  3. Jalajeevan Mission of Kerala focuses the safe drinking water map of Kerala
  4. Vegetable and Fruit Promotion Council, Kerala (VFPCK) formed in 2001, support commercial fruit and vegetable growers in Kerala

Option-A
22] Which of the following does not come under the benefits of GST?
  1. Reduction in Multiplicity of taxes
  2. Mitigation of cascading effect of taxation
  3. Differential price structure
  4. Transparency in taxation system

Option-C
23] Which of the following statement about Niti Aayog's activities is/are correct?
  1. Policy and program Framework
  2. Finalisation of financial resource allocation to states
  3. Knowledge and Innovation hub
[A] Only b and c
[B] Only a and b
[C] All of the above (a, b and c)
[D] Only a and c

Option-D
24] The three largest rice-producing states in India are
  1. Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh
  2. West Bengal, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh
  3. Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra
  4. Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala

Option-B
25] Which of the following is/are direct taxes?
  1. Income tax
  2. Customs Duty
  3. Central Excise Duty
[A] Only a
[B] Only a and b
[C] Only b and c
[D] All of the above

Option-A
26] Security Exchange Board of India was not entrusted with the function of
[A] Investor's protection
[B] Ensuring fair practices
[C] Regulates the securities market
[D] Improving the earnings of equity holders

Option-D
27] Grameen Udyami project aims at
  1. Promoting vegetable farming in rural areas
  2. Developing entrepreneurial skill among tribal youth
  3. Promoting skill development and entrepreneurship among tribal youth
  4. Promoting education among tribal women

Option-C
28] Which of the following statement about India's Human Development Index in 2021 is/are correct?
  1. It is a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, being knowledgeable and have a decent standard of living
  2. The score of India's HDI in 2021 has dropped from 0.645 in 2020 to 0.633
  3. India's score places it in the low human development category
[A] Only b and c
[B] Only a and b
[C] All of the above (a, b and c)
[D] Only (a and c)

Option-B
29] Suspension of a Government servant can be ordered by which of the following authority/authorities
  1. The appointing authority
  2. (II) Any authority to-which the appointing authority is subordinate (i.e. any superior authority)
  3. Any authority empowered by Government for the purpose
[A] Only a
[B] Only a and b
[C] Only b and c
[D] All the above

Option-D
30] Which of the following statement is/are correct regarding the Kerala Administrative Tribunal?
  1. Any person with legal experience is qualified for appointment as the chairman
  2. take up disputes and complains with respect to recruitment, and matters concerning recruitment to any civil service of the state or to any civil post under the state
  3. Advice on Service matters, applications and interpretation of the rules and orders relating to the service matters
  4. Article 323 A contained in Part XIV A stipulate that parliament may, by law, provide for the adjudication or trial by Administrative Tribunals.
Choose the correct option
[A] Only a and b
[B] Only (a, b and c)
[C] Only (b, c and d)
[D] All the above

Option-C
31] Our Responsibility to Children (ORC), an innovative initiative of integrated child protection Scheme (ICPS), Kerala, under the Department of Women and Child development includes the following
  1. Sensitization and training programme
  2. Prevention activities
  3. Social rehabilitation of deviant children
  4. Food supplement of 500 calories of energy and 12-15 gms of protein per child per day as take home ration
Choose the correct option
[A] Only a and b
[B] Only a, b and c
[C] Only b, c and d
[D] All the above

Option-B
32] Which of the following statement is/are correct regarding the Kerala State Disaster management Authority?
  1. the first KSDMA was constituted on 4th May 2007
  2. the Chief Minister is the Chairman of KSDMA
  3. Kerala State Disaster Management Authority is a constitutional body
  4. The Chief Secretary is the Chief Executive officer of KSDMA
Choose the correct option
[A] Only a and b
[B] Only a, b and c
[C] Only a, b and d
[D] All the above

Option-C
33] Legal entitlements to the job seekers through the provisions of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA Act
  1. Right to a Job Card
  2. Right to Demand and receive work within 15 days
  3. Right to Unemployment Allowance
  4. Right to Plan and Prepare a Shelf of projects
Choose the correct option
[A] Only a and b
[B] Only a, b and c
[C] Only b, c and d
[D] All the above

Option-D
34] Which among the following is not a sub division of technical Division of Kerala State Planning Board?
[A] Agriculture
[B] Industry and infrastructure
[C] Administrative Section
[D] Decentralized planning

Option-C
35] Consider the following statements on National Food for work programme. Choose the correct answer
  1. Started on 14th November 2004
  2. This scheme was later merged to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)
  3. The Sceme provides 100 days of employment with minimum wages for at least one able bodied person from each household
  4. The wages of the workers in this programmed were given only in the form of food grains
Choose the correct answer
[A] Only a and b
[B] Only a, b and c
[C] Only a, c and d
[D] All the above

Option-B
36] The programme started by the Government of Kerala with the objective of providing a safe and better living environment to destitute and Homeless widows
[A] Abhayakiranam
[B] Mangalya
[C] Aswasanidhi
[D] Sahaya Hastham

Option-A
37] Crime and Criminal Tracking Networks and Systems (CCTNS) aims at
  1. Make the police functioning citizen friendly and more transparent by automating the functioning of police stations
  2. Improve police functioning in various other areas such as Law and Order, Traffic, Management etc
  3. Improve delivery of citizen-centric services through effective usage of ICT
  4. Keep track of the progress of Cases, including in Courts
Choose the correct option
[A] Only a and b
[B] Only a, b and c
[C] Only a, b and d
[D] All the above

Option-D
38] Which among the following is/are instruments of exercising legislative control?
  1. Hour
  2. Judicial review
  3. Adjournment Debates
  4. Budget Discussion
Choose the correct option
[A] Only a, b and c
[B] Only a, c and d
[C] Only a and c
[D] All the above

Option-B
39] Identify the programme initiated by Kerala State Literacy Mission Authority to provide free and continuing education for the Transgender community in Kerala
[A] Samanwaya
[B] Samagra
[C] Aksharam
[D] Changathi

Option-A
40] Which body has ordered to provide dry ration to all sex workers in the country without insisting on ration card during the pandemic?
[A] National Human Rights Commission
[B] The Supreme Court of India
[C] National Commission for women
[D] The parliament

Option-B
41] Which of the following aspects is related to 103rd Amendment?
  1. Reservation of Economically weaker sections
  2. Special provisions with respect to Goods and Services Tax
  3. Extended the deadline for the cessation of seats for SCs and STs in the Lok Sabha and states assemblies
  4. Restored state governments power to prepare the socially and Educationally Backward classes (SEBC) list

Option-A
42] Consider the following statements with regard to union public service commission
  1. In the case of the Union Commission or a Joint Commission, the president determine the number of members of the commission and their conditions of service
  2. The conditions of service of a member of a public service commission shall not be varied to his disadvantages after his appointment
  3. The chairman of the Union public service commission shall be eligible for further employment either under the Government of India or under the Government of a state
  4. Parliament may provide for the exercise of additional functions by the Union Public Service commission
Choose the correct option
[A] Only a, b and c
[B] Only a, b and d
[C] Only a, c and d
[D] All the above

Option-B
43] The writ of prohibition is only available against
[A] Judicial and quasi-judicial agencies
[B] Administrative authority
[C] Legislative body
[D] Private individuals

Option-A
44] Which one of the following is not included in the State List in the Constitution of India?
[A] Police
[B] Criminal Procedure code
[C] Law and Order
[D] Prisons

Option-B
45] The Union Executive under Indian constitution consists of which of the following members?
  1. President
  2. Vice-president
  3. The prime Minister and the Council of ministers
  4. Attorney General for India
[A] Only a, b ,c
[B] Only a, c ,d
[C] Only a and c
[D] All the above

Option-D
46] Which constitutional Amendment Act provided constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC)
[A] 86th Amendment Act
[B] 102nd constitution Amendment Act
[C] 104th Amendment Act
[D] 105th Amendment Act

Option-B
47] The first state in the country to have a separate Ministry for the disabled?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] MadhyaPradesh
[C] Telangana
[D] Gujarat

Option-A
48] Part of the human body that directly receives oxygen from the outside air is ________
[A] Central part of tympanic membrane of ear
[B] Sclera of the eye
[C] Inter nasal septum
[D] Central part of the cornea of eye

Option-D
49] Spina bifida, a congenital defect of neural tube formation in fetuses can be prevented by the intake of __________ during pregnancy
[A] Zinc
[B] Folic acid
[C] Thiamine
[D] Cyanocobalamin

Option-B
50] Syphilis one of the serious sexually transmitted disease is caused by
[A] Treponema Pallidum
[B] Trichomonas vaginalis
[C] Chlamydia trachomatis
[D] Yersinia pestis

Option-A
51] David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian were awarded Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 2021 for their discoveries of
[A] Receptors for touch and smell
[B] Receptors for temperature and touch
[C] Cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation
[D] Dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity

Option-B
52] The welfare scheme initiated by the Health Department, Government of Kerala for permanently bedridden patients is ____________
[A] Snehapoorvam
[B] Snehasparsham
[C] Aswasakiranam
[D] Samashwasam

Option-C
53] The formula for calculating Body Mass Index (BMI) and the normal range of BMI are as follows:
[A]              Weight in Kg
        BMI = ___________________ and 18.5-24.9
                    Height in centimeter sq.

[B]               Weight in Kg
        BMI = ___________________ and 18.5-24.9
                    Height in meter sq.

[C]              Weight in Kg
        BMI = ___________________ and 25.0-29.9
                    Height in centimeter sq.

[D]              Weight in Kg
        BMI = ___________________ and 25.0-29.9
                    Height in meter sq.

Option-B
54] The author of silent spring, the book that alerted the world about the dangers of chemical pesticide overuse, is:
[A] Richard Dawkins
[B] Matt Ridley
[C] Nick Lane
[D] Rachel Carson

Option-D
55] From those given below, pick the reasons why convex mirrors are used as rear-review mirrors
a. They give real images
b. They have wider field of view
c. They give magnified images
d. They give erect images
[A] b and c
[B] b and d
[C] c and d
[D] a and b

Option-B
56] The work done is zero when
a. The force is zero
b. the displacement is zero
c. when the force and displacement are perpendicular to each other
[A] a and b only
[B] b and c only
[C] a and c only
[D] a, b and c

Option-D
57] Arrange ultraviolet, infrared, microwave and visible radiations in the increasing order of frequency
[A] Visible, infrared, microwave, ultraviolet
[B] ultraviolet, microwave, infrared, visible
[C] ultraviolet, visible, infrared, microwave
[D] Microwave, infrared, Visible, ultraviolet

Option-D
58] The Nobel prize for physics in 2021 was awarded to
[A] Giorgio Parisis, Klaus Hasselmann and Syukuro Manabe
[B] Mehran Kardar, Georgio Parisi and Syukuro Manabe
[C] Klaus Hasselmann, Mehran Kardar and Georgio Parisi
[D] Klaus Hasselmann, Mehran Kardar and Syukuro Manabe

Option-A
59] Which of the following is an allotrope of carbon
[A] Silicon carbide
[B] Graphite
[C] Boron Carbide
[D] Calcium Carbide

Option-B
60] Which of the following is a metal?
[A] Sodium
[B] Nitrogen
[C] Oxygen
[D] Fluorine

Option-A
61] Which alkaloid is used for the treatment of malaria?
[A] Morphine
[B] Reserpine
[C] Quinine
[D] Nicotine

Option-C
62] Recently launched 'Ni-kshay Mitra Portal' is associated with which disease?
[A] Anaemia
[B] Tuberculosis
[C] Covid - 19
[D] Cancer

Option-B
63] Which body has ordered to provide dry ration to all sex workers in the country without inserting on ration card?
[A] National Commission on Women
[B] Supreme Court of India
[C] National Administrative Tribunal
[D] National Human rights Commission

Option-B
64] Which of the following writs can be used against a person believed to be holding a public office he is not entitled to hold?
[A] Mandamus
[B] Guo Warrants
[C] Habeas corpus
[D] Certiorari

Option-B
65] Supreme court of India struck down which section of the information technology Act, 2000 in
[A] S 66 B
[B] S 66 A
[C] S 66 C
[D] S 66

Option-B
66] In 1993, national Human Rights commission was established under the
[A] Protection of Human Rights Act
[B] Right to information Act
[C] Habitual offenders of Act
[D] National commission for Women Act

Option-A
67] In India, the reckoning date for the determination of the age of the Juvenile is the
[A] Date of offence
[B] Date of Trial
[C] Date of judgement
[D] Date of arrest

Option-A
68] Specify the output device from the following
[A] Joy stick
[B] Scanner
[C] Keyboard
[D] Printer

Option-D
69] One of the following is an example of an Application Software
[A] Word processor
[B] Compiler
[C] Linker
[D] Operating Systems

Option-A
70] Specify the language does not used to develop webpages
[A] HTML
[B] Assembly Language
[C] PHP
[D] Java

Option-B
71] The memory placed inside the CPU is
[A] Cache
[B] ROM
[C] Registers
[D] Magnetic memory

Option-C
72] Some of the output devices can be used to generate carbon copies due to the
[A] Printing mechanism used
[B] Paper loading mechanism used
[C] Data transfer mechanism used
[D] Types of ink used

Option-A
73] One of the following statement is not true with a laptop computer
[A] A laptop is a portable computer
[B] External Battery is used for power storage
[C] Users can carry while travelling [D] WiFi can be connected

Option-B
74] One of the following is not an octal number
[A] 1012
[B] 178
[C] 761
[D] 1011

Option-B
75] One of the following statement is not the function of operating systems
[A] Memory management
[B] Command interpretation
[C] Program translation
[D] File management

Option-C
76] How to include page numbering in the top of a MS WORD document
[A] PAGE LAYOUT -> PAGE NUMBER -> TOP OF PAGE-> (STYLE SELECTION)
[B] LAYOUT -> PAGE NUMBER-> TOP OF PAGE-> (STYLE SELECTION)
[C] INSERT-> PAGE NUMBER-> TOP OF PAGE-> (STYLE SELECTION) [D] FILE-> INSERT-> PAGE NUMBER-> TOP OF PAGE-> (STYLE SELECTION)

Option-C
77] How to include a note at the end of the MS WORD document?
[A] INSERT -> END NOTE
[B] PAGE LAYOUT -> INSERT END NOTE
[C] FILE-> INSERT-> END NOTE
[D] REFERENCES-> INSERT END NOTE

Option-D
78] How to check whether a cell in excel is empty or not?
[A] ISEMPTY( )
[B] ISSPACE( )
[C] ISBLANK( )
[D] ISWHITE( )

Option-C
79] How to represent contributions graphically to a whole quantity in excel
[A] Column chart
[B] Pie chart
[C] XY chart
[D] Line chart

Option-B
80] Which command is wrong to start a slide show in Power point
[A] Press "from Beginning button" of slide show
[B] Press "from current Slide" of slide show
[C] Press "F5" Button
[D] Press "F6" Button

Option-D
81] Specify the concept which do not belong to Object oriented programming
[A] Delegation
[B] Message communication
[C] Recursion
[D] Reusability

Option-C
82] Preprocessor statement to cancel the existing definition of macro LIMIT is
[A] #can LIMIT
[B] #undef LIMIT
[C] #defcan LIMIT
[D] #candef LIMIT

Option-B
83] Which has the lowest precedence in following visual basic operators?
[A] */
[B] ( )
[C] ^
[D] +-

Option-D
84] The method used to display all the dialog box controls at run-time in VB.NET
[A] DisDialog
[B] ShowDialog
[C] StarDialog
[D] DisplayDialog

Option-B
85] The following is not belong to the key concept in data base management systems
[A] Primary key
[B] Candidate key
[C] Super key
[D] Principal key

Option-D
86] Type of join which returns all rows that satisfies all joint criteria
[A] Outer join
[B] Inner join
[C] Cover join
[D] Cross Join

Option-A
87] The aggregate function used to return the lowest value in a particular column of a table
[A] Low( )
[B] Min( )
[C] Less( )
[D] Lowest( )

Option-B
88] Which of the following is not a search engine
[A] Bind
[B] Google
[C] netsurf
[D] Baidu

Option-C
89] Specify empty tag listed below
[A] <html>
[B] <br />
[C] <body>
[D] <p>

Option-B
90] Keyword used to declare a constant data item in java script
[A] define
[B] constant
[C] var
[D] const

Option-D
91] One of his friends ___________ settled in France
[A] were
[B] are
[C] has
[D] have

Option-C
92] She barely remembers him,...?
[A] had she?
[B] does she?
[C] has she?
[D] does he?

Option-B
94] Their is granny was hard ____________ hearing
[A] of
[B] on
[C] at
[D] in

Option-A
96] The phrase 'non de plume' means _________
[A] preface for all
[B] pen name
[C] primary nominations
[D] naming feathers

Option-B
97] The idiom 'spilled the beans' means ______________
[A] spoiled the vegetables
[B] looked very pleased
[C] revealed the secret
[D] protected the stuff

Option-C
98] "Are you liking fish?" can be corrected as ________
[A] " Do you like fish?"
[B] "Do you liken fish?"
[C] "Will you be liking fish?"
[D] "Do you like fishing?"

Option-A
99] "The use of more words than necessary" is called __________
[A] pleonasm
[B] pluralism
[C] plutocracy
[D] pithiness

Option-A
100] He was bleeding, yet he crawled out of the building -[Identify the sentence]
[A] Imperative sentence
[B] Simple sentence
[C] Complex sentence
[D] Compound sentence

Option-D