Kerala PSC Divisional Accountant 2014: Kerala Water Authority, Preliminary Test
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9. Kautily/s Arthaestra rf€6 t the .iv€r 'Ouhi' as on€ oI thc placs in India whft F.rl3
could be lound ldhtily the iver.
(A) Nmada (B) PdiF. (C) Ka!@ (D) Bhahrapuzha
10. who rep.*e.t€d lndia at rhe 22nd Conho.weahh Heads of covelmcnt m@t in
11- Natu tlF liEt !@r tuver nlsion ot ChiE, whid is the wuldt rhitd lum Ner m;$ion
tollowi.e th€ US and the fomcr Soviel Uni6 dfades aEo :
(A) chdge - 3 (B) 5h6zho, - 10
(c) Tianeong,l (D) r,!s March,2 - F
12, addar Seri B€Eaw.n is rhe.apftd of :
(A) Krbdrl (B) Mi,ron6D
{c) Papua Nry cuiM {D) 3rurei
13, Tne ounby whth deide.l to wnndraw trcm lh€ Commonw€alrh €Iing it ffi{lmisr :
(A) south Arrica (B) canbia
(c) sudah (D) Dewdc R.public oI con8o
11. The binb place ot Ayyankali :
(A) Amb@i (B) K.niyapunn (C) venganur (D) Neyyd$inlara
t5, Name the Prime Minkher of India ll\e only head of the govdnn€nt, wlo took pa in the
firsl lnterturiotul environment coteretue o.gdiFrl by the UN :
(A) Jamhanal N€hfl (B) rrl sanadur sa3hi
(c) rndna candht (D) RaJcev Gan<[
15. ThE UNISCO has declared India's Nicobar hlan& as :
(A) A world Biospnure Re.de (B) world Hd ag. siie
(c) world E.vnonncnt Fri€ndly sil6 (D) world Histdcal sites
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25. Clrc the orqt mr€m arom tlle folt@ing:
(A) Arciem tndia w4 la,gely indebred ro rEnim i<r€as and ptulns.
(B) Aftienl rndia ms rarEety jndebd by lrdi,n dej,nd pdcric
(c) nci€nr rndia wd tdgety ind.brtd wfth Ldian id.as and
F&tiq.
(D) Afienr rndia was largety indabred in lEnid ides,nd pr.dies.
26- n1e tuanine of ft€ jdion "to c@k somebody's 8sse" is :
(A) €nA8€Ere the good qualtie ot a peen
(B) 6suF rnat srcbdty *.i8.
(c) PretBr. delicious di.h.
(D) emp lhat $mb01y faits.
27. Cnoo* the besr anronym for OBLI I ERATE I
(A) cx.urpat€ (B) fors€ (c) abhoftnt (D) Nm orth@
,3. wh.r do w€ 6ll a grotp ot dolphiN ?
(A) . herd (B) a p,idc (c) a pod (D) a swam
29. Wiit ls lh. femi^in€ goder of ,mm, ?
(^) doc (B) jen.y (c) mae (uj ee
30, choce the besr sFmyn ro, DOCILE :
(A) genrle (B) puzlng (c) stupid (D) stubbdm
31, 4! adourtjng srsrem rvhich p'MG ttE rral,ne 3hdt in two parrs is ol|€d :
' ( ) Dotrble mht (B) sinal€ qu,
(c) Dolbte arcnniina {D) sralehsr or afiais
32. Voyagc ccount js _ account.
(A) Noninal (B) Real (c) pesonal (D) Nore otrh*
33. In *lf b.l.ftin8 Bouahr rldAer Adjurmenr Aeour 4 oFned jn
__
1A) Doushr t dsE (B) cqer,t hdgs (q so|d tr.tse! (D) Nm ofdE*
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{3. Fi.d th€ odd one l
(A) Pui.hase aoot (B) Sales Book
(c) I,mhac Retuh Book (o) Csh Book
44. a lrpdrr s,le ot Rs. 5'000 ro Suglnan has btm wnEty passAt thrcugh fie purchd.p boor
ro Rnry he er or. slglnans ai@unt is dcbikd vi
(A) Rs. 10000 (!) Rs. s,000 (c) R!. 15ooo (D) R3. 2O,OOO
45 wlur L hc loral c.nDgs of a wort€' rrcm thc totjowrns Jard 1 Sbnddrd rim. tor comptetie
'
rhp iob 50hos Actu l r'h. t.rn tor compt€l[g nE job a5 houb rftBrestu.20pc;
hour lmium bonus k 60S ol time,.ved.
(A) Rr. e00 (B) Rs. 960 (C) R!.980 {D) R _ e50
,16. h'hat is UE Economic Ods euntty if am@t equitftnr ie R5, 1,6m dits, ccr of tu@i;il
per.u"rrts js Rs. il{, ret ol ptacing and rejvinE ordtr Rr. 50. Amual c.rrJnnA ccr oj int mror'
c l0* of inr€nbry value ?
(A) 22O Unir! (B) 200 U.its (c) 280 units (D) 3oo un ,
!7. lf sa16 i!-Rs. j FEenr ot t:G Fof on et.! 20%, purhe Rs. 1,?5,0m, dcing
{(k Ps 30.0fi).-ZlO,0m
Then op.ning stak witt bc
-_
(^) IG.42000 (B) Re. 60,000 (c) R!.50,000 (o) Rs.57,rm
43, Find th€ odd @ our :
(D) Mmd.ndlm Bo*
49. lf .Gt ot an a*t is Rs. 60,m0 and If€ peiod i! 4 ys. The ralt of depEiatid ir
(A) 20% (B) 30'6 (g 2596 (D) 331
50. lvhd tumiture is pulchlsil ior R!, 1O,Om :
(A) capital is d€aea*d {3) No.hang. in.ap .l
(c) Captal is in@lsed (D) lbtal amoht oI a*t is.hanged
t8nores lh€ outltandinS inore while pr€parinS tlPn incom sratetrmr.
{D) 5in8l. Enrry trad€E
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30. Tne bst numb.r-of square riles required to pave the lloor of a,oom h.ving len8rh
tl m 47o dnd 10 m 16.n bFdtn s _
(A) 863 (B) e30 (q 880 {D) s36
81. If the 6dia oi a cylituld i9 d.nbted nd rhe heishr is halve4 khai is th€ Erio beeen rhe
ns rcll@ani ppim eolutu 2
(A) 1i2 (B) 2 3 (q 2:r (D) Nore of r,\€*
32. How Mny daF ri[ be tl]ere tron Ianurry 1992 ro p.it 1992 ?
(A) 120 (B) 121 {C) 119 lDl 122
83, Afta of 5qure field is one h(raE. wnar i6 the lmSrh of rhe dtrgonat ?
(A) 100 (B) 100,t (g so (D) 50./t
34. A Ch€$ bodd .onr.ins 64 equal sqllae .nd rhe am of €a.h 3que is 2_56 @2. Fhd rhe
ldgrh ot q€ dde ol rlp ch€s board ?
(A) 12.8 (B) 10.2 (C) 13.! (D) 14.6
t5. In how mny *ays @. 5 FeN be sicd ahnd a circutar r.ble in a reting ?
lA) 22 (B) 20 (c) 24 (D) 26
36. Fathtr i, 4 ti@ as old as hig sd, h 30 yeaE h€ wil be 6ty rwi.e ar old d hjs sor Then the
P6.nr age of the t thd is __.
(A) 50IaB (B) 60ycc (c] 80 y6E (D) ro l@is
37. IrE len8rh of a 4ran8je is i|lftrsd by r0*. w}lar wiu b€ $e FEatag. d@ in irr
b@dth e s to hav€ rhe ?
'me.rca
(At 11; (B) 14; (cl 10: (D) r63f
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,s, A car ddin8 its jorn€y travels 30 minut s at the sp€d ol ,10 tm/hr. mothd 45 mifrtG .t
ttE speed of 60 rm/hr and fo. tuo hm at a sFed oa 70 lo/hr. Iind the av€Ege .F€d or
(A) 70 h,/hl (B) 63 km/h,
95, Everybody in a Mm sl:it lEn& *ilh @ andner. The loial nuhber oI hrnd! 5h.1,€s i. t6-
Tne Mber of Fm in rtP tum is
{A) 1.2 (B) r1 (c) 14 (D) 16
97, A mth€mtjs p.F @i3lr of tm qBti6, whi.h is divided i.lo two parts I .nd It dh
?an mraift tive qoeshoG @cn. studsr is Equired !o atlmF sir qrdtim in .ll, r'}jn8
ar leasr two quesrions tom each part. In how many ways can the student !€lst the
(A) 100 (Bl 150 (c) 2oo (D) 243
involving lwo .ddidabs, 132 votes vere d.clared as inlalid. Th€ widiig
54% of rhe y.l6 dd won by 192 !o[cs. Tnc b|al numbd ol vot6 polled was
{A) 2400 (B) 2532 (c] 2530 (D) 2525
99, A v€sl 6nbns 10 litras ot trdt, FFl, 2 litr6 of tlF @nhent oe @ved and mlaed
by 2 litr6 ot water. SrbFqlrntly, 4 lia$ of vescl's ontents ie rcmoved md replaced by 4
lihs of water FiMll, 6 lih€ oI v€*l" .dtenb G rn@ed and Edaftd by 6 lihea of
water. wlut is tle ouanliw of nilk left in rhe vscl I
r00. I. a clu! 7I)x mnhqs Md Englkh ns memb€B Ead Maliyrlam mws
pap6, whik m% do not 4ad bolh papers. rad both rho news tEpeE, thcn
lne tolal nrmb€r of lr1€nbrE in the chb is
' (3) {Oo (c) 450 (D) 500
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FINAL ANSWER KEY
Question Paper Code: 106/2014
Divisional Accountant - Kerala Water Authority
Medium of Question: English
QUESTION Date
BOOKLETof Test: 19.07.2014 QUESTION BOOKLET
ALPHACODE ALPHACODE
Q No. Q No.
A B C D A B C D
1 C C D C 51 C B D C
2 A B C B 52 B A C A
3 D D D B 53 C C A B
4 B B A A 54 C B D B
5 B A B C 55 A A B D
6 C D B B 56 B B A B
7 A B A D 57 A D C C
8 D C B A 58 B C B A
9 B D C C 59 B B A C
10 C A B B 60 D A D A
11 A C C D 61 B C C D
12 D A B C 62 A B A C
13 B B C A 63 D B D D
14 C B C D 64 C A B A
15 C D A B 65 B C B B
16 A B B A 66 C B C B
17 D C A C 67 A D A A
18 B A B B 68 A A D B
19 D C B A 69 D C B C
20 A A D D 70 C B C B
21 C D B C 71 B D A C
22 B C A A 72 A C D B
23 D D D D 73 C A B C
24 B A C B 74 B D C C
25 A B B B 75 A B C A
26 D B C C 76 B A A B
27 B A A A 77 D C D A
28 C B A D 78 C B B B
29 D C D B 79 B A D B
30 A B C C 80 A D A D
31 C C B A 81 C C C B
32 A B A D 82 B A B A
33 B C C B 83 B D D D
34 B C B C 84 A B B C
35 D A A C 85 C B A B
36 B B B A 86 B C D C
37 C A D D 87 D A B A
38 A B C B 88 A D C A
39 C B B D 89 C B D D
40 A D A A 90 B C A C
41 D B C C 91 D A C B
42 C A B B 92 C D A A
43 D D B D 93 A B B C
44 A C A B 94 D C B B
45 B B C A 95 B C D A
46 B C B D 96 A A B B
47 A A D B 97 C D C D
48 B A A C 98 B B A C
49 C D C D 99 A D C B
50 B C B A 100 D A A APage 1 of 12
Source: Kerala Public Service Commission. Question paper published by Kerala Public Service Commission.