Junior Informatics Officer, Information Technology and Communications — 29 March 2025 (September 2024 cycle) — question paper

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Junior Informatics Officer, Information Technology and Communications — 29 March 2025 (September 2024 cycle)

Paper #3064 · 29-03-2025 · General English, General Knowledge, Aptitude and Computer Science · 134 reviewed questions · Showing 41–80 of 134

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Complete original Series I question PDF and matching official MPSC answer key. KSLC study explanations accompany all 150 numbered official answers across 6 source-reference sections. The official key controls scoring; concise qualifications explain printed defects and contextual assumptions without editorial exclusions. These sections accompany the original PDF, including its figures, code and tables, and are not 150 new auto-scoring MCQ cards. Examination: 29 March 2025; recruitment cycle: September 2024.

  1. Choose the correct meaning for the following word or phrase.
    Campaign
    1. Withdrawal
    2. Movement
    3. Boycott
    4. Opposition
  2. Choose the correct meaning for the following word or phrase.
    Gigantic
    1. Huge
    2. Miniature
    3. Compact
    4. Trivial
  3. Choose the correct meaning for the following word or phrase.
    Underway
    1. Delayed
    2. Finished
    3. Started
    4. Canceled
  4. Choose the correct meaning for the following word or phrase.
    A process of breaking down complex information
    1. Examine
    2. Synthesis
    3. Evaluation
    4. Analysis
  5. Which of the following substances is the hardest?
    1. Iron
    2. Steel
    3. Diamond
    4. Graphite
  6. How many National Parks are there in Meghalaya?
    1. 2
    2. 3
    3. 4
    4. None of the above
  7. An 'Udometer' is an instrument used for measuring
    1. wind speed
    2. rainfall
    3. porosity of soil
    4. atmospheric pressure
  8. India's information technology capital is
    1. Pune
    2. Chennai
    3. Hyderabad
    4. Bengaluru
  9. The southernmost point of India is
    1. Cape Comorin
    2. Indira Point
    3. Point Calimere
    4. Port Blair
  10. Which one of the following languages is not specified in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution?
    1. Sanskrit
    2. Nepali
    3. English
    4. Santhali
  11. Entomology is the study of
    1. insects
    2. caves
    3. birds
    4. reptiles
  12. How many medals did India win at the 2024 Paris Olympics?
    1. 5
    2. 6
    3. 9
    4. 13
  13. Which one of the following States is not included in the Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution?
    1. Manipur
    2. Meghalaya
    3. Tripura
    4. Mizoram
  14. The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place during the Viceroyalty of
    1. Lord Chelmsford
    2. Lord Canning
    3. Lord Hastings
    4. Lord Ripon
  15. The number of pixels displayed on a screen is known as the screen
    1. colour depth
    2. resolution
    3. zooming
    4. viewing size
  16. 'Zero' was invented by the
    1. Greeks
    2. Egyptians
    3. Indians
    4. Chinese
  17. The Proclamation of Emergency under Article 352 was made by the President for the first time in
    1. 1962
    2. 1964
    3. 1965
    4. 1971
  18. Ranthambore National Park is located in which State?
    1. Rajasthan
    2. Gujarat
    3. Assam
    4. West Bengal
  19. Who is the author of Das Kapital?
    1. Max Weber
    2. Karl Marx
    3. Adam Smith
    4. Alfred Marshall
  20. By surface area, which is the largest freshwater lake in the world?
    1. Lake Superior
    2. Lake Victoria
    3. Lake Baikal
    4. Lake Tanganyika
  21. Which is the chess piece that cannot be moved backward?
    1. Knight
    2. King
    3. Pawn
    4. Bishop
  22. What is the permanent memory built into the computer called?
    1. RAM
    2. ROM
    3. CPU
    4. CD-ROM
  23. Who was the UEFA EURO 2024 Champion?
    1. Spain
    2. Germany
    3. England
    4. Portugal
  24. National Integration Day is celebrated on November 19th every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of
    1. B. R. Ambedkar
    2. Lal Bahadur Shastri
    3. Indira Gandhi
    4. Jawaharlal Nehru
  25. Food is cooked faster in a pressure cooker because
    1. steam is hotter than the boiling water
    2. heat cannot escape from the cooker
    3. in the cooker, water starts boiling at a lower temperature
    4. of high pressure, the boiling point of water is raised
  26. The famous 'Ziro Valley', which is included in the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in
    1. Meghalaya
    2. Arunachal Pradesh
    3. Mizoram
    4. Nagaland
  27. Who is the first-ever native female Chief Secretary of Meghalaya?
    1. Ampareen Lyngdoh
    2. Isawanda Laloo
    3. Rebecca Vanessa Suchiang
    4. Agatha Sangma
  28. The Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) is a Government scheme which aims at providing
    1. National Public Health Insurance
    2. LPG connections
    3. functional household tap connection
    4. last mile connectivity and electricity connection
  29. Which of the following is a secondary air pollutant?
    1. Sulphur dioxide
    2. Ozone
    3. Carbon monoxide
    4. Nitric oxide
  30. A man invested Rs 4,455 in Rs 10 shares quoted at Rs 8.25. If the rate of dividend be 12%, his annual income is
    1. Rs 534.60
    2. Rs 648
    3. Rs 655.50
    4. Rs 682.50
  31. Complete the following series : 9, 11, 15, 23, 39, ?
    1. 42
    2. 56
    3. 64
    4. 71
  32. Which of the following is the smallest fraction?
    1. 15/16
    2. 16/6
    3. 7/8
    4. 11/12
  33. The speed of a man is 10 km/hr in still water. If the rate of current is 3 km/hr, then the effective speed of the man upstream is
    1. 6 km/hr
    2. 7 km/hr
    3. 9 km/hr
    4. 10 km/hr
  34. Which of the following is not a Leap Year?
    1. 1300
    2. 1984
    3. 2000
    4. 800
  35. The ratio of the present ages of Rahul and Rohit is 4: 5. Five years ago, the ratio of their ages was 7: 9. What is their present age (in years)?
    1. 40, 50
    2. 18, 25
    3. 40,60
    4. 20,25
  36. Which among the following is the smallest prime number?
    1. 0
    2. 1
    3. 2
    4. 3
  37. If A is the brother of B, C is the sister of B and B is the father of D, how is D related to A?
    1. Niece
    2. Nephew/Niece
    3. Nephew
    4. Cousin
  38. Rearrange the jumbled-up letters in a meaningful sequence and pick the odd one out.
    1. TGMAINSRA
    2. BILEMO
    3. HTWSPAPA
    4. BKFOCEOA
  39. Rearrange the jumbled-up letters in a meaningful sequence and pick the odd one out.
    1. ENIMSAJ
    2. DLOGIRAM
    3. TORRAC
    4. REWOLFNUS
  40. Rearrange the jumbled-up letters in a meaningful sequence and pick the odd one out.
    1. TOGA
    2. GEPONI
    3. RARPOT
    4. LEEGA

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