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Lecturer in JournalismAfter answering the questions click 'MY MARKS' button to get your marks.All the below questions are taken from the examination conducted by the Kerala Public Service Commission. A mass medium is essentially a working group organized around some device for circulating the same George Gerbner Wilbur Schramm Marshall McLühan Harold

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Quiz from previous questionsThese questions are taken from previous question paper for selection to the post of Male Warden in social welfare Department conducted by the Kerala Public Service Commission. Code Number:189/2002 Who was the first President of Free India? Dr S Radhakrishnan C Rajagopalachari Dr Rajendra Prasad Jawaharlal Nehru The role of the administrative service is to: Provide

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Answers: 1 B 11 D 21 D 31 B 41 B 51 C 61 D 71 C 81 D 91 B 2 B 12 C 22 B 32 D 42 A 52 D 62 A 72 A 82 C 92 A 3 C 13 A 23 C 33 A 43 D 53 C 63 D 73 D 83 C 93 A 4 D 14 A 24 A 34 C 44 D 54 C 64 D 74 C 84 D 94 A 5 A 15 C 25 B 35 A 45 B 55 A 65 C 75 B 85 D 95 B 6 A 16 B 26 A 36 B 46 B 56 C 66 C 76 A 86 A 96 B 7 A 17 D 27 B 37 D 47 B 57 D 67 D 77 D 87 C 97 C 8 C 18 A 28 B 38 A 48 A 58 A 68 C 78 B 88 C 98

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96 When the parties to a contract agree to substitute the existing contract with a new contract that is called (a) Restitution (b) Novation (c) Frustration (d) Revocation 97 (1) The party asserting the promissory estoppel must not have acted upon the assurance given to him (2) It is necessary to prove further any damage, detriment or prejudice to the party asserting estoppel (a) Both (1) and (2)

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91 What is general lien? (a) The right to detain a particular property in respect of which charges are due (b) The right to hold the goods bailed as security for a general balance of account (c) The right to detain a portion of a particular property (d) The general right to hold any property 92 P delivers a rough diamond to Q to be cut and polished Q does it (a) Q can retain the diamond till he

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86 (1) In Rescission one can ask the court to declare the contract as not binding upon him (2) Rescission is available subject to various limits (a) Both (1) and (2) are right (b) Both (1) and (2) are wrong (c) (1) is right and (2) is wrong (d) (1) is wrong and (2) is right 87 (1) Specific Relief can be granted only for the purpose of enforcing individual civil rights (2) Specific relief cannot

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81 (1) An injunction does not act in persona (2) A perpetual injunction can only be granted by the decree made at the hearing and upon the merits (a) both (1) and (2) are right (b) both (1) and (2) are wrong (c) (1) is right and (2) is wrong (d) (1) is wrong and (2) is right 82 Which one is connected to the established grounds like change of circumstances, destruction of subject-matter,

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76 What is meant by executed consideration (a) making of a reciprocal promise (b) doing an act in return for which a promise is given (c) it is not at all unilateral (d) it is purely illegal 77 (1) Past consideration is not valid consideration in India (2) Generally post consideration is valid consideration (a) both (1) and (2) are right (b) both (1) and (2) are wrong (c) (1) is right and (2) is

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71 Nemo dat quod non habet means (a) let the buyer beware (b) let the seller disclose all material defects (c) no one gives who possesses not (d) principle of passing of title is subject to exceptions 72 (1) When there are material alternations the banker can refuse to pay (2) A negotiable instrument may be dishonored either by non-acceptance by the drawee or by non payment by the acceptor (a)

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66 The expression ‘Annual Value’ is in respect of (a) capital gains (b) salary (c) house property (d) professional income 67 (1) sec. 56 (income from other sources) does not apply to income which is not includable in the total income of the assessee at all (2) Practice of accountancy cannot override Sec. 56 or any other provision (a) both (1) and (2) are right (b) both (1) and (2) are wrong (c)

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61 Find out the incorrect statement (a) income may be realised in the form of money or money’s worth (b) for the purpose of taxation, the taint of illegality associated with income is immaterial (c) A mete relief from expense is also considered as income (d) if no income is received by the assessee no tax can be levied on him 62 Which of the following is not related to application of income? (a

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56 Transit pass is in respect of (a) Vehicles in which goods are taken from the state to another state (b) Vehicles entering the state at one point and going out of state at another point without off loading any goods in the state (c) Vehicles in which goods are brought to the state from another state (d) Goods produced and distributed with in the state itself 57 ‘Individual’ is not related to (

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51 Select the correct definition (a) vehicle includes every wheeled conveyance used for the carriage of goods solely or in addition to passengers (b) Vehicle includes every wheeled conveyance used for the carriage of goods solely or passengers (c) Vehicle includes every wheeled conveyance used for the carriage of goods and passengers (d) Vehicle includes every wheeled conveyance used for the

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Directions: Q. No. 46-50: Each numbered blank space in the passage can be filled up by one word or phrase out of the four choices given. India has the …. (46) … postal network in the world. The growth of …… (47) … to the telephone system and technological developments such as email have reduced the ….(48) …. on the system. India post still …. (49) …. about nine billion pieces of mail a year. The

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Directions: Q. No. 42-43: Find the alternative which means most nearly the same as the word given in capitals 42 BEHAVE (a) act (b) speak (c) move (d) manners 43 SUPERFLUOUS (a) useless (b) futile (c) of no importance (d) more than what is necessary Directions: Q. No. 44-45: Find the alternative which means the opposite of the word given in capitals. 44 CONTENDED (a) violent (b) unhappy (c)

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Directions: Q.No.36-37: Read each sentence and find out in which part the grammatical error lies. 36 I did not / want her/ spends / all the money (1) (2) (3) (4) (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 37 At / all events / the mission / was a failure (1) (2) (3) (4) (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 Directions: Q. No. 38-41: Fill in the blanks using the most appropriate alternative from the choices given 38 I saw a …

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31 Inflation is calculated by government of India the basis of (a) Consumer price index (b) Cost of living index (c) Whole scale price index (d) Retail price index 32 The major share of imports was registered for which item in 2005-06? (a) leather and leather goods (b) spices (c) medicines (d) petroleum and petroleum products 33 The 92nd constitutional Amendment Bill deals with which of the

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26 The author of Philosophy of Management is (a) F.W. Taylor (b) Oliver Sheldon (c) M.E. Dimock (d) P.H. Applebury 27 ‘Perceived equity in reward results in satisfaction’ which of the following motivation theories take this into account? (a) Porter and Lowler Model (b) Victor Vroom’s Expectancy Model (c) F.W. Taylor’s incentive scheme (d) Herzvergberg’s two factor theory 28 Hawthorne studies is

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21 Which of the following Schedules in the constitution in concerned with the various languages spoken in the country? (a) First Schedule (b) Second Schedule (c) Third Schedule (d) Eight Schedule 22 The item that earned maximum foreign exchange for India in 2005-2006 was (a) agriculture and allied sectors (b) ores and minerals (c) manufactured goods (d) crude and petroleum products 23 The code

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16 The name of the Hurricane that lashed the Florida coast in 2005 was (a) Gausson (b) Wilma (c) Thelma (d) None of the above 17 Who became the first Indian sportswoman to be featured on the cover of the Asian edition of the Times magazine? (a) P.T. Usha (b) Anju Bobby George (c) Buella Chaudhary (d) Sanya Mirza 18 The Malayalam writer who was elected as Fellow of the Sahitya Academy in 2005

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11 Who among the following was awarded the Sydney peace prize in 2004? (a) Tony Clarke (b) Medha Patkar (c) Amrita Pritam (d) Arundhathi Roy Ans. Arundhathi Roy 12 Who was awarded Bharath Ratna in 2005? (a) Lata Mangeshkar (b) Naushad Ali (c) Not awarded in 2005 (d) None of the above Ans. Not awarded in 2005 13 Which of the following is not an award for displaying

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6. One kilobyte is equal to (a) 1024 bytes (b) 1 MB (c) 8 bytes (d) None of the above Ans. 1024 bytes 7. All word documents is MS word is identified by the file name with extension (a) text (b) com (c) doc (d) none of the above Ans. text 8. Which of the following items is not used in Local Area Network (LAN)? (a) Computer (b) Modem (c) Printer (d) Cable Ans.