PROVISIONAL ANSWER KEY

Question Paper Code: 41/2014

Work Supervisor(NCA-M)-SFC of Kerala Ltd, Overseer Gr.II/Draftsman Gr.II-KLDC Ltd,
Draughtsman Gr.II-KSDC for SC/ST Ltd Ltd
Medium of Question: English
Date of Test: 07.05.2014
QUESTION BOOKLET QUESTION BOOKLET
Q No. Q No.
A B C D A B C D
1 B A C C 51 C C B A
2 A B D C 52 A A C D
3 D D C D 53 C D A B
4 C C B B 54 D D D C
5 B D A C 55 B A C A
6 C C C A 56 B C A C
7 D A C B 57 C D D A
8 C B D D 58 A C B D
9 B C B C 59 D A C D
10 A A C D 60 C B A A
11 C C A C 61 A C C C
12 C D B A 62 D B A D
13 D A D B 63 B A D C
14 B C C C 64 C B D A
15 C B D A 65 A C A B
16 A C C C 66 C B C C
17 B D A D 67 A A D B
18 D C B A 68 D D C A
19 C B C C 69 D C A B
20 D A A B 70 A B B C
21 C C C C 71 C C C B
22 A B D D 72 D D B A
23 B C A C 73 C C A D
24 C A C B 74 A B B C
25 A D B A 75 B A C B
26 C B C C 76 C C B C
27 D D D B 77 B C A D
28 A B C C 78 A D D C
29 C D B A 79 B B C B
30 B A A D 80 C C B A
31 C B C B 81 D D A B
32 D C B D 82 C B C C
33 C B C B 83 C D D C
34 B D A D 84 A A B A
35 A B D A 85 B A B D
36 C C B B 86 A D B D
37 B A D C 87 C C C B
38 C C B B 88 D C C D
39 A D D D 89 B A A A
40 D B A B 90 B B D A
41 B B B C 91 B A D D
42 D C C A 92 C C B C
43 B A B C 93 C D D C
44 D D D D 94 A B A A
45 A C B B 95 D B A B
46 B A C B 96 D B D A
47 C D A C 97 B C C C
48 B B C A 98 D C C D
49 D C D D 99 A A A B
50 B A B C 100 A D B B
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1. A! urd.! Einftied *ctio is prcfst&d lhe e N! nttftned Ftim bdw of :
(A) ft. .rel reaclDs it ruiru dt4 .ldier
(D) BtittL prcpdtv of @b
(c) 8i8b .h.nsth of @|@te
(D) C@a ofBtel iB high

S, Whd . .la! i! osidstd as rwo way .lab, it! long .pu to .hort span ratio i3 |

(A) 1€i. thd 2 (B) ss.t lthatr2

(C) ls thu.1.6 (D) rctu of t!@

8, t! th. .h.i. t !t of .ssrtsltd tLe D.td.L *hE L!.t diD.ldm is l€€s tbu 0.6 ti@. of
,I!it e.r lit @ ten€d s :
(A) Eldsit.a (B) O.D sa.I€d
(O c[o.. sn&d @) SbrY
{ A D@d pitb DMid€d 6r tlte purDde of euwili .imi. to t@ to tnd iw th. tutry
a.il th..tM i€ dll€d :
(B) t uc6

6, I! Ildtar r!n*s,y. the wiitth of b!o.d gaua€ i! :

W i
r.167 (B) 16?e6
(C) 1.?610 @) l.sto 6
G lt riFtts.8 loiri i! the dercin! lc&t bqsd *hich de tEir rebc|' c4 .t d !.Slv
riih4! @uidirs rit! tlD haii @i!a 6 tha oiL.t rncr i. :
( ) ILel (B) C.!she.t
(q rodDut (D) Cndtirs.tsli@
a t
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7. { l.ver of eoc(t . b,sod} or .obc ctc. s}r.l B pl,.rd dr Fn'r3tre or ouilct of,
cul\€rt or *atetuat io Feveni thc elri.g ii dllcd :
'br
(A) Abuine.i (D anr
(c) qissn (D) aprcn

3, M*inun nling errdieni Dernittad in Indian ..ilways jn plains is :

(A) 1in io (B) rDlOO
(C) 1in 150 (D) I in 200

0. The outar sislal ir lndian railway. i6 prdvidcd rt ! mininun or

10, Ih€ b*in{d yrrle or super el€vatior pbvid€d ia lDitiar milways is :

(A) t65nn (B) 1,10 nn

(C) ?5 Do (D) genn
lt. FrMc; rurbme N

{A) a tu.bins
radial doq ibpulse (B) !r uial f,or turbiDe
(O a radidl dN r€actio. tubire (D) animp de turbin€
12. Wher a luid is a. resq the 6lEar 8rreft i! |

(4) Unpr€dictabl€ (B) Maxinun

(c) zerc (D) None ofrhe&
13, Atmo6phenc]rEssure head in t€rn6 of{aler@luen rs.
(A) 7.6n (B) 6.0n
(C) 9.31n (D) 10.3b
1'1. Unit pdd developed by a turbine i. delined ar wh€n :
(A) Porer or the turbinc is niimun (8) gead on rhc tubine i3 udry
(C) Emciencr ofihe ilrhin6 i! oaxiDu (D) Noneolthese
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16. rh. brsnci ol vrPn@ stu.n d.al. wrh Lbe 6tu(t of oud d mor'on s'hour mns'dPtus lh€
foms dus'ng Lhr mot$n D k^own ,3.
L4) r,yffi tB) Srsdc!
(c) I{inenati6 (D) Phrcatic

16. TLe nqiom mout! of stEiD ener6r wbrh ca. bp stoled i! a uit sluds qthout
pcm$€tr! sr i. callcd :

(A) pMf E ilie@ G) milien@

(o) q.ep iD) burk nodulus

l?. t[e.r s!re.. to sbear sr.&tr sirhin

Th. rolio ol .he linit ot ptuDortionaliw i' :
'rld
(A) Pdsns Eoo lB) Vodulu' of ncidir v
(O Elastic oodulls O) aouns's bodulu
18, The l@d rsqwd b ..ue unir {t.fl€6on i3
'au'd :

r9, Iq r cotuEr sid! on. ord tusd a.d th€ oth6r €n'l trine.d |be eft@hre leneth is :

(A) L (a) 2L
\o Ltl.lr) @) Ltz
20. TL6.tud&d saus! lonsb ot a sp(im€n tor t6n6il€ @r sith nill'lso$stron 'Fs oo r3

(a, 666,6 (B) 6.65 lE

(C) do G.66- (Dr s.6t J;;
!1- Th€ n.ddu be.dins noDeni tu a siDprv 6uPputed hem *hich @des uifor load s'
thsugh out its spdn I i6
'
(A) wv! (B) wlz/4
(q) wI:/3 (D) wv8

22, An isohpic nat€nal i! 6tu ihich i.. :

' {A) ihe elletii on€tants .rticsl in dlldiEctions

(B) sne€tructr h tI tlircdio6
(C, ob€B hmL s b* uP to lailuF
(D) yousrt modulu add nsiditv boduli aE .,re
A 6 4rl2ol1,
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23, th6 prcdnclorElesd; nodul$ and
(A) breional rigidity (B)
(c) dgidily nodulus (D)

24, Tto pol6i nonert or ircnia of 6 holla cncdd sfttion *itL elteloul dianet€r
int rnal dird€br 'd' i :

6J nID2 - d2lt 64 @J trID1 .alt 32

Q) ,lDt d4)t 61 (D) alD3 d3y32

26, Whcn a.lo*d dn !€ricdl 6p.i!g is suhjc(hd b ab dal.mpa5lrve lod. rh€ n,llrial sdl

(A) shear str*s (B) aial conpresriv. s!e6s

(c) bendinestress (D) fens e 8irc3r
!6, Ihc fore actins or a body oowins hacr.uld pdh rlode b" rddrus asay &on !!e en@ or

(B)
(D)

27. Cdbu buodds is Euuble tur I

(B) ibieil up ar€t

(D) hir]y,Eg
2E. !o. no t€Nion d€veloped in lhc base of sraviiy dan, ihe eccenhiciiy
within _ wheF b i6 tho
(B) b/3
(D) b/2

20. Th..viporution f.on pl.nie and aurrcundinq eil ioqether is e[.d :

{A) vapo'ifisation (B) hydratidn

(C) €vapoE,nspuarion

80. Cmss dfdinacs worts,re et requiFdwh€ntnec al is:

(A) entou canar (Bl ridse cdnal
(C) resime camr (D) canio enal
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 8l, lte le@l itifi€re@ lei$en th6 t p otbmk of a csn.l ad the eainuD Fater l*l i. ;
(A) lem G) alaux
(C) rre hdd (D) did.trdelth

81. Conductrvrtt B ilElly d€p"trdr on

(A) total di..olv.d sli& (B) eud.
volatil6 oBanic

(C) t t3I6U& (D) ntni*d.lilsL€d soult

SS. M;ihud a6out of rliadolveil oxyslt d6irablo h srv wdxer bodv is los. than :

'(Jt 2 nc[ (B) r bg4

(c) 3 Esn (D) 5 er.4

8a. Tn€ pip€ caDyins s.s.sE is called :

(A) *wtg€

86. Plastioily ilder i6 :

(A) liquid lioit

linii - plastia @) li;it .lnnhgelihit
pL.tic
(C) ut r ontent -pr,sti.liEii (D) Uquid lifit - €hrinhs€ rimit

8& Tle r4iio ol unmitsd 6npr6..ion sbenstn ir nstual st.to io that h the renould''I state

(A) p€m,bility (B) f,w indet

(O .etuiiiviiy (D) ihi*otrop8

t7. lAe difi.rac betwen the tobr lircs lt i 4oint ud rLe poF wlter Dlsw at !!ri Poirt

(r0 total.ir€6. G) efl4tjve sLres

(C) trcuFal.tes (D) .i€ar.i.a

. 8& rtlinins tall ooe

WIen a toward. ihe btck6l vrEd th€ ru! tend' to coEpEs th€ sil
Eon@nlalb,tduot:
(.{) At.t.tpE..w G) Actit €arth pd.rF
(C) PasiFearth pftse (D) Elbctivs presd
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3r, The byd.onete! .nolysis is based on the princiDle of:
(A) ldq
stokes G) Drrcy's low
(C) Monnn:gola{ (D) Newton'F law

{0. TLe mdidB w8t€. onbtri ol t1'. 30il ,t which no ndher ednction

' iA) Pl,sticlinit (B) Liquid limii

(c) Wdter linit (D) Shndlosc liftit
41, The dilleencc batwoe. lldstid liiit and chrinlsse linn i3 dalled i
(A) flu'diry indox
(C) llasiicity index

(A) pure sjlica sand

(B) o arad acl,B a quicL filtcr
' (C) a@ndilion when oherion dedoa.es
(D) , condirion in which oh€5ionlcs. .oil l@s ib Bheaf stFtrsth due 1o lhe upw.rd
fl.s ofFater
43. Consolidaiion b . ph@6s iD vlrich :
(A) gudder corpr*sio! of soil (B) srdual.xpulsjo. ofpoe wat€r
(O abnohul shlinking of soil iD) tiltinR abd failft oldoil
,lt. lhe hiniim d€plh of e4loration i! thc q6c ol grav'ty drm i. :
(A) baseidthol.lad (B) t*ir tle bae width
(C) fwi@ tlD heislt of ile .lan
il5. Sanples fmn au8Er boring are :

{A) non roDrodertarive s,Eplc (B) u.distufu.d s,dple

{C) reprcsniatiE6anplo
46, tan€ slEar t 6t id u&d foi me*ui.g:
(B) slear alronsth olohesive $il
(C) beuins capacity ol soil

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47. ']1E matlrirl that i. Ft&iled by a Ftajrins ltluctw is sen lally dsled 3. I

O) surch.lgs G) @ildop.
(c) b.cr6n (D) ,rltl*
a8. Sh.Uos boMg is o! whose d€pth iE :

(A, width
oqual E (B) los th.lsidln
(C) !|GtLuf,idah (D) !@ortt@
4t. Yellow (.dber) 6lou of t olouEd Ucht tE6c si3na:I in a junctiotr:ndiclt . :

(A) so (B) 6toD..

(c) he ady to ao . (D) cl€a.m tine
60, The 6!.t railwqr lrain in lndi, ran b€twe! :

(A) chedd.nd arns,rum (B) Mubai Dd Than.

G) c'r.{tt .nd D.lhi (D) Ildrlh .nd Ddu

6r. The st.nddd lengih of Eil eciion b! brcad 8Ns. Fil io I

(A)rzb (B) 10n
G) r3b (D) 15n
6r. The b.xibuE
'lesF.
ofcl]m ir ! bead 3a!s. ii:
. (A) to' (B) lz'
(o rf (D) rf
68. Th. pnncipls mlsDtents ol .rsill.@ous rci.B ia :

. ($ liDe (B) silic.

(c) dly (D) 4d

64, Th6 ind.nistion lrohd€d in a f.c. of tle bdqk t caUed :

(A) p"lLi @) 8t!ii..

(c) burhd (D) frls

!!.'It!€rh6nom€nonof ln@sinsi!.hhEeof a noiEttmdisc.Ueil;

(A) hl€ldin! (B) bulrint
(c) &g!€s.tio @) thiiing
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66. I'he sluD. o{ o@ b.a (50 kd of aE.nt i! :
(A) Ool.'
(c) 00d6 Dr

6t. The .!! ot. ttf €n be juilsBd leb :

(?t di.E€tsr (B) l€al

(C).nnuardngs

(A) 6n ntDaiDt
(C) .n.nel Daiit
59- -&ph.li i. a Di*tm of
(A) litqne! and e.le6toE (B) bii@e! a l@@d
(C) t{ andB.b$t s CD) bifuen .nd inolt 6ine..I Dattor

60. The hetht of .lurD om D slup ta.i B :

(A) {Od (B) a5u

' .(c) $d (D 3ad
5r. Tt. i.!&Dcr oI rb Mml to spli! dons r erlrD plare ir c.[.d:

02. Th.dt rior qmr of , vrtl i. kr@n & :

(A) jhb G) aog

68. 15. w of .rcI.. in dtiDutid i! cdLd r

-. (D) hultipl€ a!!,!

tlE Eltiel diltslE b.tF@n th. top of tm 6u@ik tFadr i. :

(B) ri8ht

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65. The vedical int .meaitl. member o{ the iane which divid$ the windos verticauv is :

(D) rail
66, The veriicd window prwided on ihe slopins rcor is kndn a6 :

(A) Lnt rn windos (D g.hl€ qindow

(C) dom€f{indow {D) b,ywindo{
6?. A dos l€ga€d st ir onncctinc |{o n@E wirb lloor b ner )reighi $ 4 2 n and {irb a lie of
lScm Tben the l,otsl numb.r ot had6 in rhai srair i5 :
(A) 26 (B) 25
(o 2e (D) 2?

5a. An i.stumeni u&d 1o EeaFnre tne dcpth or forndation i3 :

(A) Raneinc rcd (lr) T squ e
(C) t v€ri.q slatt (D) Bonilgrod
69. A dt naile i. fie fta6e df ' door !o Eceive ihe .hu1lar i6 :

(A) louver (B) grmve

(O caDc (D) Ebate

70. A propped cdntileyer sith unifornly diettibu!€d lold'Wn'and rp,n l, th€n the prcp

{Ai 3 st/8 (B) t$vg

(C) *U8 O) *Y2

7r. A pi! joinEd perl€ci n.6e i5 to sdliltv wh.re 't is Dur+r ol n.nbem dnd
t i6 lhe nub€. of joiDb
(A) r>2j 3 (B) z<2j-3
\c) ^ =2j 0

?r. A partition w.ll i. &s8ned to srrY :

(A) livc loa& G) inposedload
(C) r€riical load! {D) @e|€hal lo.d8

79. In G€ li;i! 6tate dethod ofdeeier ih€ na*inun mnpbdliw sh.i. in @Dcrete i6 iAlan as :

(A) O.oO35 (B) 0036

(c) 0.002 (D) 0.o2

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?.1. l. .i.cly reinlorced been ir the onc$b 6ft6sed .o aUdable linit earlier ibln steel
rh. secho. n said b bc: '6 'ts
(A) @errcinnftod bean (B)
(C) nndq reinlorced @ction (D)

75, lors siDply suppo.ted bedm, t]ie nuioum deilection

(-{) ra00ofdF sp$ (B)
(C) 1/350 of rprn (D)

?6, I.qoni.6lin€6 aa lhe li.€s hayng tho sddo :

(A) beantrg (B) dip
(C) dedinalio.
7?. A bench Da.t is a :
(A) R.foo.cc point
(D) lointofknownelevati.n
(C) Tlo vdy nBt station
(D) 'I'he iast slatior where the iurvrr closes

?a. Point oftdgency b th6:

{A) enil ofth. cuR€
(B) cure
b€sindin3 of ihe
iC) coDno! poinl wher€ tle radiug chan8es
tD) .otmod poi.t where the direction changes

79. The inatrunent.u*d ro repmd@d dqB ro a differe.t sc.le i3 cdled

(A) plarin€ter (B) pa.rocr.ph
(c) crinoneteB (D) box scxt$t
30. The rppro\naF*.ieh' oloDecdbE octrcotn dscel's:
($ 2,r0o kg (B) 1440Is
(o ?3501(9 (D) 2500ls

81. wlich olthese netals ic the best conductof of heal?

(B) lbn
(D) Silv€r
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(A) $'nont (B) Ba ey
(C) Rice (D) Must{d
83. Thc 6rst talLie lrn in MslaJotan Balan' we tlidied by:
(A) J.c l)si.r (B) Ranu (!r'.t
(c) s. Nottdi (D) vvinent
84, i' Ildia, thefh.hn dM is builtin {hich rirer:
Thc highesrdam
(A) Eagitudhi (B) Naroadd
(c) B.dhhaprrra (D) sudej
35, (o,hilha ilatal is the autobioeruphy of I
(A) MP.Isul (B) Jos.ph Mu.dd$ery
. (c) s.K I'ottnklal

36, W!i.l dnole tha fouowins b r die*s cdusd

iA) Mea6las (B) Diphtheria
(q rapisy (D) Ttrb€rculGis

8?. Th€ pftn JRthikkuDnf wni.h crilicized $; cast cysi.e i n Ke.ala was wdtten bv :

(A) Iiudarantuan (B) K. Alyappan

(C) I{'P. Kafuppan (D) Ktr ipplrdth lGdavan Nlir
88. ihe Msl,yslan wrilcr who is seleot€d for &nd.a Sahitya AcdeEy fcldwship in 20 13 :

(A) ss€Joseph (B) c'Radhalnobnan

(C) Sdchidjnadan (D) M.T vasudevan Nair

80. Tbe tu;t 6hte in Indiu Fhich i6 docldFd ae tobseo Fee st3i€ :

(A) Uttsrancnd G) Ilihachal Prad€sh

(O nana.a (D) Odbha

00. R.ncsNonr.up L assoc'ukd hnh !hrch of rhe tolldins games

(A) BldDi.dtdn (B) HftleY
(C) Footbal (D) Orictei
91, The €dito. of'NadEni Dapilr' 3tat€d publicatid in 1387 lren MatrmNE saa :
' (A) Poyk.y YoLln&n (B) Nidhidual Maritatnanar
(C) A.n@ Pdthiri (D) latheflluNelden
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(.!) ctrl (B) vision Kdela 2030

((j) Dnerginc l{enlt (D) Kerdla confer.nce ot,nv66t rs

9:i. The piidary dcnory ol a oonputer r :

(B) c.n Roy

(c) rrr\l (D)

Tle Enaise.ne lead$ of liorl]r $ho $ag

1A) Vssbhldrndda (B)
(c) Vaikunda Swabikal (D)

InbhationdlcilEf sofely day is:

(A) DeFDber r0
iC) Sept nber t6

96- tfirchof r\e* vnaD,nsu slublcx, Nat r?

( ) vitdnin D
(o \:namir r\

97. tlF consriiurion'1 anendncnt shich b.dc 'Risht to Education d lundamcnbr lierlt
@ so*
@):,"
98. Th..ong!e$ ssion wiich pacred looro
(A) Bombay
(C) Luctnox
99. $hrh oEonc 'hp.olio\y'n8 E nor s udL hJ \'8uad
'l
Nar!)sn, Mclon?
(A) Umdkeralam
(C) Clitrayogan
100. The sditor ol the newspap.f 'Miiavrdi publhhcd
(A) C.lt ishMn (B) v.lkoE Abdul Fbu&. Moulaii
(c) Ic ndallnshna Pilh

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