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1. The currency of European Union

Euro
2. The data is stored in a computer in the device called

Hard disk
3. The temperature know as absolute zero

O K or 273.15 degree C
4. Dynamo was discovered by
Michael Faraday

5. First Indian Scientist to won Nobel Prize is
C.V Raman

6. Shakunthala, Raguvamsa & Kumarasambjava were the famous work of

Kalidasa

7. Dr. Shivago is the novel written by
Boris Pasternak

8. Bokaro, famous for steel Industry, is in the state of
Jharkand

9. NASSCOM is the organization of
Indian Software Companies

10. First woman Judge of the Supreme Court of India is
Fathima Beevi

11. 4, 14, 44 ……… next number in the given serried is

84

12. Rajayavarchan Singh Rathore is related to:

Shooting

13. ‘A blindfolded woman holding a balanced weighing scale’ is the symbol of:

Justice
14. “Sunderban Tiger reserve is the National Park in:

West Bengal

15. Marianas Trench is the place of greatest known depth in:

Pacific Ocean

16. First Champions of the Twenty -20 cricket World cup
India

17. The film won the Best film award of State Government in the year 2007:

Adayalangal

18. 20% of 10 % of 10% of 200 is :
.4

19. Kendra Sangeetha nataka Academy was set up in the year of
1952

20. Chairman of the Rajyasabha is

Vice President

21. Valentine Tereshkova is the

First woman cosmonaut

22. 1 + 0.1+ 0.01+ 0.0001 is :

1.111

23. Jusdges of the Supreme Court hold office till the age of

65

24. The wheel in the National flag is the reproduction of the wheel on the Lion Capital of Asoka Pillar at:

Saranath

25. Kerala Kalamandalam is in the district of:

Thrissur

26. Instrument used to measure the pressure of gases:

Manometer

27. Washing soda is chemically:
Sodium Carbonate

28. Largest gland in human body is
Liver

29. Garuda Airways is the official ailines of :
Indonesia

30. Palentology is the study of
Fossils

31. Periodic table is the table that contains:
Elements

32. Identify the Odd one:
a) Carpenter: wood b) Painter : Brush

c) plumber: pipes c0 Mason : Bricks

33. Fourth Estate is the term used to denote:
Press

34. Stratosphere is a layer of
Atmosphere

35. The element that dose not have neutrons in its atom is
Hydrogen

36. Which is one of the following is not a non- conventional energy source?
a) Nuclear Energy b) Solar Engery
c) Wind engery d) Tidal energy

37. Typhoid fever is caused by
Bacteria

38. Which of the following state does not have bi-cameral legislature?
A) Bihar b) Karnataka
c) Maharashtra d) Rajasthan



39. Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime minister of India, was assassinated at:
Sriperumbathur

40. The first India Satellite Aryabhatta was lanunched in the year 1975 from:
Soviet Union

41. Both Diamond and Grahite are the forms of
Carbon

42. The Standard distance to be covered in marathon race is:
26 miles 385 yards

43. Which of the following is anti-knocking agent?
Tetraethyl lead

44. Which one of the following is known as silent killer?
Blood Pressure

45. Identify the website Kerla Government
www.kerala.gov.in

46. Capital of Uttar Pradesh is
Lucknow

47. Hinayana and Mahayana are the two divisions of
Buddhism

48. Din illahi was the religion founded by
Akbar

49. Tsunami hit the southern coast of Indian Peninsula was on
24th December 2004

50. Mc Mohan Line is the line between India and ?
China

51. Who designed the Malayalam typewriter key?

N. S Pandala
52. Master Key in English Typewriter

N
53. Width of a typewriter ribbon is
½ inch
54. How many types of scales in typewriter?
4
55. Location of Rachet wheel is
Left side of cylinder

56. Home keys in English typewriter

asdf :lkj
57. Location of universal bar in halda typewriter
In front of segment

58. Which part does not need oil as lubricant?
Feed rolls
59. Two color are stamping while using two colour ribbon. It is called?
Bleeding
60. The Remington company manufactured their 1st Typewriter in the year
1896
61. Universla kye baard came into effect in the year
---
62. Cylinder of typewriter covered by

Hardened Rubber

63. The part supplying paper to impression roller is called

Feed tray

64. While addressing a cover “His Excellency’ is using, before

Governor

65. How many types of stencil paper are available

2

66. How may Rubber Feet for the typewriter

4

67. In two colored ribbon red is:

Bottom portion

68. Another name of Tabulator stop is

Tabulator bits


69. Most of the metal letter are made with
----

70. Which Brush is not using for typewriter claming

Stencil Brush

71. Father of Computer:

Charles Babage

72. Internet came in to force in India in the year of

a) 1995 b) 1990
c) 1992 c) 1996

73. Standard using High level language in Internet:

Java

74. Top most computer operating system in the world:

Windows

75. How many bits are in a byte?

8 bits

76. White pacific is know as:

Super computer

77. Which one is know as brain of computer

CPU

78. Most Popularized computer chip manufacturing company in the world:

Inter corporation

79. On line banking system introduced in India at first by

a) Indian Bank b) Federal bank
c) SBT d) HDFC


80. 1 st Techno park established in India at:
Thiruvananthapuram

81. Super computer ABUPAM developed in India by

a) NOKIA b) BARC
c) IBM d) MICROSOFT

82. Computers are linked world wide for communication system is called

Internet

83. Inventor of E-mail system is:

Ray Tomlinson

84. ATM stands for

Automatic Teller Machine

85. PAN stands for

Permanent Account Number

86. ROM Stands for:

Read only memory

87. DOS stands for:

Disc Operating System

88. VDU stands for
a) Visual Digital Unit b) Vertical Display Unit
c) Visual Display unit c) Various Demonstrations Unit

89. Extension code of Excel files:

XLS

90. Which among the following is correct?

a) Neither he nor I am in the wrong b) Either he nor I are in the wrong
c) Neighter he nor I am in the wrong d) None of these


91. Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition

a) From b) of
c) for d) with

92. Choose the correct sentence:

A) She said she have money b) She said that she had money
c) She says she had money d) She said that she has money

93. Which of the following phrase means “attain?”

a) get about b) get at
c) get on d) get over

94. Choose the correct word
a) Bureau b) Buroeu
c) Buroue d) Burueo

95. Which is the correct plural of diagonosis

a) Diagonose b) Diagonosi
c) Diagnoses d) Diagonoci

96. The Typewriter was invented by William Henry Mill in the year
1714

97. Hard Cylinder of typewriter is used for

Stencil cutting

98. Name of commonly approved key board for all typewriters

Universal

99. Gap between lines equal to letters is called

a) Indent b) Block style
c) Alignment d) Justification

100. Guide keys in English typewriters
a;


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HISTORY OF TYPEWRITER 

 1. The typewriter was invented in the year ------------ by a Britisher (1714, William Henry Mill) 

2. The universal Key Board came into effect in 1986.

 

3. The Remington company was manufactured the first Typewriter in the year 1976. 

4. The various kinds of key boards are --------- (Dummy, Universal, Blank, Fractional, Ideal) 

5. Devanagari (Hindi) Typewriter will have --------- keys by which we can type ------------ letters and symbol signs (46, 92) 

6. The Government of India have approved a Devanagari Standard Typewriter in the year of --------- (1962) KINDS AND PURPOSES OF A TYPEWRITER 

7. There are ----------- kinds of Typewriters namely ----- and ----- (Three) (Ordinary, Noiseless, Electrical) 

8. There are two kinds of Typewriters viz. ------- and ---------- (Standard and Portable) 

9. The purpose of the Typewriter is to type ------ and ----- (Neatly, fastly, accurately) 

10. The typewriter reduces -------- and --------strain (Physical, Mental) 11. They Typewriter serves as a substitute to ----- and ------- (Printing, handwriting) 

12. The Typewriter saves ------- and ---- (time, energy) 

13. ------------size typewriters are useful for camp purpose (Portable) PARTS OF A TYPEWRITER CARRIAGE 

14. The upper portion of the machine which moves while typing is called --------- (Carriage) 

15. The carriage moves from right to left when ------- or ----------- is operated (Space bar, character key, tabulator bar, carriage release lever) 

16. Portable machine will be fitted only with ------ size of carriage (Foolscap) 

17. The carriage moves from left to right when operating --- and -- (Back spacer, linespace and carriage returning lever) 

18. Carriage rack travels on the --------- wheel (Pinion) 

19. The different length of carriage are----- (Foolscap 100, Draft 120, Brief 140, Police 180, Manifest 225, Ex-manifest 285) 

20.There are different sizes of typewriters. They are ---- (Foolscap, Brief, Policy, Manifest) CYLINDER 

21. There are different kinds of cylinders. They are (Hard, Soft, Medium) 

22. The Hard Cylinder is used for ----- (Stencil cutting) 

23. The Medium Cylinder is used for --- (Ordinary Typing) 

24. The Soft cylinder is used in ----- as ------- (Duplicator, impression roller) 

25. Hard Cylinders are used in Typewriter when taking ---- of copies or when --- (more number, cutting stencil) 

26. The cylinder is covered by ---- (Hardened India Rubber_ 

27. The cylinder are round to ----- the paper properly and to receive ------ impression on the paper at a time (Feed, One) 

28. Generally in Office and Institutions ------ cylinder are used (Medium) 

29. There are --------- thumb wheels on -----– end of the carriage (Two, either) 

30. They are useful for --------- the paper into the typewriter and for ------- the paper out of the typewriter (Feeding, taking) 

31. If the line space lever or carriage returning lever is broken while typing the paper can be taken to the next line by the use of ------------- (Thumb wheel) 

32. By using --------- we can rotate the cylinder in either direction (Thumb wheel) LINE SPACE ADJUSTING LEVER OR LINE SPACE AND CARRIAGE RETURNING LEVER 33. The line space lever does -------- duties. Viz--------- (two, bring the carriage to the left margin and turns the paper to the next writing line) 34. The line space pawl rotates the ------ to effect -------- spacing (Ratchet wheel, proper line) 35. The line spacing lever can also be called ------------ (Carriage returning lever) 36. Normally there are ------ positions on the line space indicator for -------- line------------ & --------- (Three, Single, Double, Trible) PAPER BAIL WITH RUBBER ROLLERS 37. The rod with ----- rubber roller is called---- (Two, Paper Bail) 38. Paper bail hold the paper around the ------ (Cylinder) 39. Paper Bail prevents the ------- from ---------- in the air (Paper, fluttering) MARGINAL STOPS 40. There are -------- marginal stops (Two) 41. The Marginal Stops are used for fixing the ----- and ------margin (Left, Right) 42. The Marginal stops are fixed on the ----- (Marginal Rack) 43. The left marginal stop protects the ------- (left margin) 44. The right marginal stop : (a)Stops the carriage at --------- end (right) (b)Effects -------- mechanism (line lock) (c) Gives ---- warning at line end (bell) CARD HOLDERS 45. There are ---------card holders -----of the ------ (two, by the side, Type guide) 46. These are helpful for --- any --------- around the cylinder (holding, thick card) 47. The holes in card holders are meant for drawing the ----- and ----- lines on the paper (horizontal, vertical) 48. This enables typing upto the ------ of the card (bottom edge) VARIABLE LINE SPACER (PUSH BUTTON) 49. This is the ----situated in the ------- of the ------ thumb wheel (Knob, Middle, Left) 50. This is used for rotating the ------ to any ------- of the line space (cylinder, fraction) 51. The variable line spacer is used for looking the -------- line position in ----- typing (correct, insertion) 52. When the variable line spacer is used the Cylinder will rotate --------- (freely) RATCHET DETENT OR DETENT RELEASE LEVER (LINE SPACE DISENGAGING LEVER 53. Detent release lever is situated in the ------- side of the carriage in between the ------- and -------- (left, cylinder, left thumb wheel) 54. The detent release lever is helpful for typing on --- or ----- formula (rules, chemical, mathematical) 55. There are ------ release levers at either end of the -------- (two, carriage) 56. The release lever is one of the -------- parts to be cleaned with --------leather (nickel, chamois) 57. Carriage release levers are fitted by the side of the -------- (Thumb wheel) FEED ROLLERS 58. There are ------- of feed rollers (two sets) 59. They are situated ------ the ----- (below, cylinder) 60. They help the ------ of the paper (proper feeding) 61. The feed rollers push the ------ from below the -------- to the ---- (Paper, cylinder, writing line) 62. The feed rollers are controlled by the -------- and -------- (feed roll release lever, feed roll springs) 63. The feed rollers press the paper closely against the ----- and help ------- feeding of paper (cylinder, proper) 64. The feed roll release lever is situated in between the ------ and the -------- (cylinder, right thumb wheel) LINE SPACE PAWL 65. The small -------- attached to the ---------- is called the line space pawl (hook, line space lever) 66. It acts on the -------- to effect line space movement (Ratchet) PAPER TABLE 67. The paper rest on the --------- (paper table) 68. Paper table is also called as ----- (paper shelf) PAPER SIDE GUIDE 69. The paper guide is useful for ------- uniform--------margin on all sheets (getting, left) 70. ------------ helps to get uniform left margin on all conservative sheets (paper guide or marginal guide) 71. The paper guide is found on the ---------- side of the --------- (left, paper table) 72. The paper guide can be used for increasing or decreasing the -------- margin (left) KEY BOARD 73. The front portion of the machine containing all the ------- keys are called keyboard (Characters) 74. The arrangement of the key board in all makes of English Typewriter is ---------- and it is called ------- (uniform, Universal Key Board) 75. There are three kinds of Key Boards 1. Universal Standard Key Board 2. Ideal Key Board 3. Scientific Key Board 76. Type ------ is called the Master type to judge the alignment of other letters (N or H) 77. There are --------- character keys for Halda & Remington Rand Typewriter (44) Facit (45) 78. The little fingers of the right and left hands are called ------- fingers (Guide fingers) 79. The long bar in front of the key board is called ------- (space bar) 80. The latest model key board is called ------- key board ( Universal) 81. The keys ------ are home keys (ASDF ;LKJ) 82. ----------- characters are obtained while typing (Printed) 83. Name four non character keys in the key board. (Shift keys, shift lock key, space bar, back space key) 84. ----------- and --------- are called guide keys (a&;) 85. -------- is not arranged alphabetically( key board) DEAD KEY 86. The dead key makes ---------- on the paper but the ------- does not move (impression, carriage) 87. The dead key is provided in ---------- typewriters (malayalam, Hindi & Tamil) MARGIN RELEASER OR MARGIN RELEASE KEY 88. This is a big key on the top -------- side of the ------- (right, Key board) 89. This is used for --------- a word on the right side or for typing ----------- notes on the left side (completing, marginal) 90. --------- is used to type beyond the right and left marginal stops (marginal releaser) TYPE HEADS 91. The commonly used type heads are -------- and ------ (Pica, Elite) 92. Pica is ----- letters to an --------- (ten, inch) 93. Elite is --------- letters to an ------- (12, inch) 94. the other type heads are (Gothic, Script, Italics, Pinpoint) BACK SPACER 95.The back spacer enables the movement of the carriage --------- to ---------- (left, right) 96.Back spacer is a ---- key as it does not given any impression on the paper (Non-character or character less) RIBBONS 97. There are -------- kinds of ribbons (Two) 98. They are ------ and ------ (Record, Copying) 99. In bicolour ribbon the red portion should always be at the -------- (bottom) 100. The normal legth of the ribbon is ----- and the width is ----------- (12 yards or 10 metres, ½ or 13mm) 101. The two other kinds of record ribbons are --- and ---- (cotton and silk) 102. Cotton ribbon leaves --------- impression on paper (smudgy) 103. Silk ribbon leaves --- impression on paper (crisp) Click here for More PSC Questions

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