KVS LDC Question Paper 2017 with Answer Key

Board Name: Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan

Post Name: Lower Division Clerk (LDC)

Time: 3 Hours

Total Questions: 100

Full Marks: 100

Each Question Carries: 1 Mark

Exam Year: 2017

Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan Previous Year Lower Division Clerk (LDC) Question Paper:

Comprehension: Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.

Creative urban planning, high-tech public transportation system, efficient resource management and plentiful greenery make Singapore one of the best places to live in the world.

The first mega-city to put technology in use for road traffic management, Singapore has inspired several other cities to follow suit. During peak hours, Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries, (tall metal frame that supports equipments such as cranes, signals or cameras) placed along main roads and motorways, charge the stored value card affixed on every vehicle. Such heavy fines are meant to discourage vehicle owners from taking overcrowded routes, thus decreasing the traffic and congestion on key stretches. 

At the individual level, numerous mobile apps enable locals to book cabs or to decide about the best way to get to a particular destination. Citizens can thus map out their entire journey even before they leave home because of such real time apps. 

Travelling is made easy in Singapore with the EZ Link Card, a stored value card, which allows commuters to access all modes of public transport, without having to worry about buying a ticket each time. Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), or a network of trains on five different routes, connects different destinations of this city-state. MRT authorities have further introduced 'free pre-peak hour' travel whereby people ending their train journey before 7.45 A.M. on weekdays at 18 specified MRT stations pay absolutely nothing. No wonder, this has considerable reduced the number of peak hour commuters.

1. Given below is an incorrect sentence. From the given options, select the part that has an error.
   You have never been to Kashmir, haven't you?

1. to Kashmir
2. have never been
3. You
4. haven't you
Ans: (4)



2. From the given options choose the one that means the opposite of:
   sparkling

1. Dull
2. Twinkling
3. Colourful
4. Shining
Ans: (1)



3. From the given options, choose the one that would mean the same as:
   foolproof

1. Valuable
2. Risky
3. Well designed
4. Foolish
Ans: (3)



4. Choose the incorrectly spelt word from the given options:

1. Racquet
2. Quiet
3. Bizness
4. Cousin
Ans: (3)



5. Fill in the blank in the sentence given below with an appropriate option.
   My sister has not been well _______ the last three months.

1. by
2. for
3. as
4. since
Ans: (2)



6. How do ERP gantries decrease traffic jams in congested roads?

1. By making travel free at certain times of the day
2. By discouraging extensive use of public transport
3. By charging heavy fines on motorists driving in overcrowded areas
4. By encouraging office goers to walk to their workplace
Ans: (3)



7. Fill in the blank in the sentence given below with the correct option.
   I ______ for Australia next week.

1. had left
2. leave
3. have been leaving
4. are leaving
Ans: (2)



8. What is an EZ Link Card?

1. A high tech card used by vehicle owners
2. A value card useable in all modes of public transport
3. A card for recording traffic offences
4. A card purchased to avoid fines on busy motorways
Ans: (2)



9. Select the indirect form of narration of the given sentence.
   My mother said to me, "You must help your neighbour although you dislike him."

1. My mother told me that I must help my neighbour although I disliked him.
2. My mother requested my neighbour to help me although I dislike him.
3. My mother advised me against helping my neighbour
4. Although you dislike neighbour it is your duty to help him, my mother said.
Ans: (1)



10. Fill in the blank with an appropriate word/phase from the given options.
    Sudhir could hardly _______ the road in the dense fog.

1. make over
2. make for
3. make up
4. make out
Ans: (4)





11. Select the option that represents the correct passive voice form to fill in the blank in the sentence given below.
    You can become member of groups where upcoming authors _______ to share their writings with others.

1. are encouraged
2. encourage
3. have to encourage
4. is encourage
Ans: (1)



12. Choose the option that explains the meaning of the phrase - an enlarged photograph.

1. A photograph that has been reduced in size from the original print
2. A photograph that has been made bigger in later prints
3. Reprints of a photograph in the same size
4. A photograph that has been taken by a photographer
Ans: (2)



13. Why are mobile apps popular with people who travel regularly in Singapore?

1. As life is very comfortable and luxurious in Singapore
2. People love to show off their mobile phones
3. Singapore is a prosperous mega-city and people can afford many mobile phones
4. For getting real time information and other facilities available on these apps
Ans: (4)



14. How do MRT authorities motivate people to avoid rush hours?

1. By providing good connectivity of local trains
2. By encouraging people to travel after the rush hour crowd
3. By offering free travel facility on trains to those who reach their destinations before 7.45 A.M. on weekdays
4. By providing many mobile apps to plan a comfortable journey
Ans: (3)



15. Complete the sentence with the correct option Singapore was the first country to successfully use: ______

1. Free pre-peak hour travel
2. Technology in traffic control
3. Population control measures
4. Limited urban development
Ans: (2)



16. From the given options, select the word that can substituted the underlined words in the sentence given below. Properties like buildings or farmlands cannot be moved from one place to another.

1. Immoveable
2. Immense
3. Valuable
4. Irritating
Ans: (1)



17. Fill in the blank with an appropriate word / phrase from the options given:
    You can take this book now. I ______ reading it.

1. finish
2. will finish
3. have finished
4. am finshing
Ans: (3)



18. Fill in the blank in the sentence given below with the correct option.
    I ______ another job since December last. I have not yet found a suitable one.

1. is looking for
2. look for
3. have been looking for
4. will look for
Ans: (3)



19. From the given options, select the one that represents the appropriate meaning of the underlined expression in the sentence given below.
    We need to do away with ago-old prejudices.

1. Murder
2. Get rid of
3. Humiliate
4. Treat
Ans: (2)



20. Choose an appropriate title for this passage from the options given below

1. Technology and its uses
2. The super-efficient transport system of Singapore
3. Singapore- The city to make your home
4. Singapore - The city of creative urban planning
Ans: (2)





21. What is a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer?

1. Algorithms
2. Expressions
3. Functions
4. Code Blocks
Ans: (1)



22. Which parts of the Indian Constitution was derived from parts of the Irish Constitution?

1. Equal Protection under law
2. Directive principles of state policy
3. Fundamental Rights
4. Fundamental Duties
Ans: (2)



23. Who was the first queen to fight against the British in India?

1. Rani Velu Nachiyar
2. Begum Hazrat Mahal
3. Rani Lakshmibai
4. Maharani Jind Kaur
Ans: (1)



24. Which of the three Indian States does the Malwa Plateau cover? 

1. Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat
2. Andhra, Telengana and Tamil Nadu
3. Karnataka, Kerala and Goa
4. Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand
Ans: (1)



25. Who was recently nominated to be the first lady lawyer of India to be directly elected as a judge of the Supreme Court?

1. Sujata V. Manohar
2. Indu Malhotra
3. Fathima Beevi
4. R. Banumathi
Ans: (2)



26. Paying for goods or services with other goods or services instead of with money is called: 

1. Bartering
2. Haggling
3. Wrangling
4. Quibbiling
Ans: (1)



27. The philosophy of skepticism and materialism, founded in the Mauryan period, was referred to as: 

1. Carvaka
2. Ajivika
3. Mimansa
4. Ajnana
Ans: (1)



28. In India which other religions are included within Hindu Law? 

1. Zoroastrians, Sufis and Bahai's
2. Jains, Buddhists and Sikhs
3. Christians, Jews and Muslims
4. Ravidassias, Sanamahists and ISKCON
Ans: (2)



29. Who became the ruler of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir in 1925, and he was the reigning monarch at the conclusion of the British rule in the subcontinent in 1947? 

1. Hari Singh
2. Pratap Singh
3. Ranbir Singh
4. Gulab Singh
Ans: (1)



30. Who won the 2017 Tennis US Open in the men's single category? 

1. Andy Murray
2. Kevin Anderson
3. Rafael Nadal
4. Roger Federer
Ans: (3)





31. What are a group of cells that perform a common function called? 

1. System
2. Organ
3. Organism
4. Tissue
Ans: (4)



32. The chemical intended to kill insects and other organisms that damage crops is called: 

1. Fungicide
2. Fatricide
3. Herbicide
4. Pesticide
Ans: (4)



33. The process of change of water from gas to liquid is called: 

1. Condensation
2. Melting
3. Evaporation
4. Freezing
Ans: (1)



34. What is the name of a series of illustrative paintings from medieval India based on various Indian musical modes, which are a classical amalgamations of art, poetry and classical music in medieval India? 

1. Ragamala Miniatures
2. Shadanga Paintings
3. Illustrated Manuscripts
4. Taadpatra Paintings
Ans: (1)



35. The system that divides power between a strong national government and all smaller local government is called: 

1. Unitary
2. Dictatoral
3. Federal
4. Ecclesiastical
Ans: (3)



36. If Monsoon : Rain :: ? : Windy.
    Please select an appropriate option.

1. Spring
2. Summer
3. Winter
4. Autumn
Ans: (4)



37. Which of the options given does not fit in the group below:
    Gandhinagar, Delhi, Bhopal, Chennai, Mangalore

1. Bhopal
2. Cehnnai
3. Gandhinagar
4. Mangalore
Ans: (4)



38. If Cows are called Crows, Crows are called Donkeys, Donkeys are called Lions, and Lions are called Elephants, then what is black and can fly?

1. Donkey
2. Cow
3. Crow
4. Elephant
Ans: (1)



39. Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as second term is related to the first term. 

    ACEG : ZXVT :: HJLN : ?

1. SROM
2. SQON
3. SQOM
4. SRON
Ans: (3)


figures

Ans: (2)



41. Complete the series by choosing the best fit from the given alternatives. ABBCCCAABBBCCCCAAABBBB? 

1. CCCC
2. CCCCC
3. CCCCCCC
4. CCCCCC
Ans: (4)





42. Find which of the alternatives given would be an odd on add one out to the given group.
    Scale, Barometer, Thermometer?

1. Diameter
2. Hygrometer
3. Speedometer
4. Rain Gauge
Ans: (1)



43. Choose the most appropriate option to fit the series. 
    Ink-jet, Line, Daisy wheel, ?

1. X-ray
2. Laser
3. Xerox
4. Dish
Ans: (2)



44. Find which one of the following alternatives given would best suit the group below.
    Indigo, Yellow, Red, Green, Violet, ?

1. White
2. Saffron
3. Black
4. Orange
Ans: (4)



45. If @ is 6, # is 5, $ is 12, * is 13 what is $÷@+*×#? (No BODMAS rule to be followed)? 

1. 75
2. 67
3. 72
4. 69
Ans: (1)



46. Five people A, B, C, D and E stand in a line according to their height. If only the following statements are true, find the order, from the options given below, in which they are standing from shortest to tallest.
    1. B is the tallest amongst all.
    2. C is shorter than D but taller than E.
    3. A is taller than C but shorter than B.
    4. D stands next to A.
    5. E is shorter than A. 

1. CABDE
2. ECADB
3. ADCBE
4. EACDB
Ans: (2)



47. Find the correct order of numbers corresponding to the alphabets given to form the word VERSATILE where A = 1, C = 2, E = 3, I = 4, L = 5, N = 6, T = 7, R = 8, S = 9, V = 0.

1. 038917643
2. 031587492
3. 038917453
4. 038197483
Ans: (3)



48. Choose the pair which would bring out a similar relationship as the given pair:
    Boat : Oar 

1. Aeroplane : Sea
2. Bus : Wheels
3. Car : Seat
4. Ship : Desh
Ans: (2)



49. Complete the series by choosing the best fit from the given alternatives.
    9, 20, 45, 102 ?

1. 203
2. 194
3. 231
4. 214
Ans: (3)



50. Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as second number is related to the first number.
    24 : 11 :: 42 : ?

1. 20
2. 21
3. 23
4. 19
Ans: (1)



51. Which of the following is the correct description of domain name? 

1. A unique name given to each internet service provider.
2. A unique name given to each internet connection.
3. A unique name given to each computer.
4. A unique name given to each website.
Ans: (4)





52. With respect to computer system, GIGO stands for:

1. Go-inside-garbage-out
2. Garbage-in-garbage-out
3. Garbage-in-go-outside
4. Go-inside-go-outside
Ans: (2)



53. In Word documents, the margin that is added to the binding side of a page when printing is called:

1. Left margin
2. Virtual margin
3. Gutter margin
4. Right margin
Ans: (3)



54. State whether True or False.
    I) Input devices read only data (not instructions) from outside world.
    II) Performing operations on data to convert them into useful information is called processing.

1. I - True, II - True
2. I - False, II - False
3. I - False, II - True
4. I - True, II - False
Ans: (3)



55. The error value corresponding to the Excel expression = SUM(A, 1, 0) is: 

1. #NAME?
2. #NULL?
3. #REF!
4. #DIV/0!
Ans: (1)



56. 128 Bytes are equivalent to ______ Kilobytes. 

1. 4
2. 0.125
3. 8
4. 0.25
Ans: (2)



57. The first mechanical calculator invented by Blaise Pascal is also known as:

1. Microcomputer
2. PDA
3. Microprocessor
4. Pascaline
Ans: (4)



58. _______ is a Unix-based operating system originally developed by Sun Microsystems. 

1. Safari
2. Linux
3. Windows
4. Solaris
Ans: (4)



59. Which of the following provides internet connection to users? 

1. ISO
2. W3C
3. ISP
4. IETF
Ans: (3)



60. Android, Symbian, and iOS are the examples of ______ operating system. 

1. Multiuser
2. Real-time
3. Distributed
4. Mobile
Ans: (4)



61. The value of the Excel expression = CEILING(64, 3) is: 

1. 64
2. 66
3. 65
4. 63
Ans: (2)



62. Which of the following MS-Word features changes the colour behind the selected text, paragraph, or table cell?

1. Font Color
2. Strikethrough
3. Border
4. Shading
Ans: (4)





63. Select the option that correctly matches the elements from list 1 to those from list 2.
    LIST-1                          LIST -2
    I) RAM                        A) Magnetic memory
    II) CD                          B) Volatile and read-write memory
    III) Hard Disk              C) Optical memory

1. I - B, II - A, III - C
2. I - B, II - C, III - A
3. I - C, II - A, III - B
4. I - C, II - A, III - A
Ans: (2)



64. With respect to MS-Excel, which of the following is a valid mixed cell address? 

1. $B$5
2. B$5 or $B5
3. B$5$
4. B5
Ans: (2)



65. Computers are devoid of emotions. This characteristic of computer is known as:

1. Versatility
2. Diligence
3. No feelings
4. Accuracy
Ans: (3)



66.  A sum of money becomes 9/8 times of itself in 3 years at certain rate of simple interest. What is the rate of interest per annum?

1. 9/2%
2. 13/3%
3. 25/6%
4. 14/3%
Ans: (3)


67. 
1. 100 : 45 : 48
2. 100 : 48 : 45
3. 45 : 48 : 100
4. 45 : 100 : 48
Ans: (3)



68. A merchant has 1000 kg of rice. A part of it he sells at 10% profit and rest at 20% profit. If his profit an whole is 16% the quantity he sold at 20% profit is:

1. 400 kg
2. 600 kg
3. 500 kg
4. 550 kg
Ans: (2)



69. What is the compound interest on Rs.24000 for 9 months, if interest is 8% per annum compound quarterly nearest to rupees?

1. Rs.1468
2. Rs.1469
3. Rs.1440
4. Rs.1470
Ans: (2)



70. The daily earning of a person is Rs.680. He spends 70% of his earning. How many rupees he saves daily? 

1. 204
2. 200
3. 202
4. 206
Ans: (1)



71. 4 men can do a piece of work in 24 hours, 2 women can do it in 96 hours 6 children can do it in 40 hours. In how many hours can 5 men, 2 women and 5 children together complete the same piece of work?

1. 24
2. 10
3. 16
4. 12
Ans: (4)


72. 
1. 0.06
2. 0.6
3. 0.10
4. 0.01
Ans: (1)





73. Two places A and B are 295 km apart. One car starts from A with a speed of 50 km/h. After 30 minutes, another car starts from B towards A at a speed of 40 km/h. At what distance from A both cars will meet each other?

1. 150 km
2. 160 km
3. 120 km
4. 175 km
Ans: (4)



74. The average age of 30 boys and their teacher is 16 years. When the teacher's age is excluded, the average age decreases by 1 year. The age of teacher in years is: 

1. 45
2. 48
3. 47
4. 46
Ans: (4)



75. Two numbers are in the ratio 6 : 11. If 2 is substracted from first number and 8 is added to second number, their ratio becomes 1 : 2. What is the difference between two numbers? 

1. 61
2. 60
3. 65
4. 63
Ans: (2)



76. A person covers a distance of 1750 m in 7 minutes. What is his speed in km/h? 

1. 15
2. 18
3. 12
4. 21
Ans: (1)



77. A shopkeeper marks the price of an article 40% above cost price and gives a discount of 15% on the market price. What is profit percent? 

1. 19%
2. 25%
3. 20%
4. 18%
Ans: (1)



78. On dividing a certain number by 399, the remainder is 46. On dividing the same number by 19, what will be remainder?

1. 3
2. 5
3. 8
4. 6
Ans: (3)


79. 
1. 137/144
2. 1/2
3. 115/48
4. 125/144
Ans: (2)


80. 
1. 13
2. 19
3. 11
4. 14
Ans: (1)