Kerala PSC Previous Years Question Paper & Answer

Title : KAS Officer in Kerala Administrative Service (Supplimentary exam for Gazetted teaching staff in Education Department) (PAPER II)
Question Code : A

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Below are the scanned copy of Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Question Paper with answer keys of Exam Name ' KAS Officer in Kerala Administrative Service (Supplimentary exam for Gazetted teaching staff in Education Department) (PAPER II) ' And exam conducted in the year 2020. And Question paper code was '066/2020'. Medium of question paper was in Malayalam or English . Booklet Alphacode was 'A'. Answer keys are given at the bottom, but we suggest you to try answering the questions yourself and compare the key along wih to check your performance. Because we would like you to do and practice by yourself.

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Excerpt of Question Code: 066/2020

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8. Which one of the following statements regarding the levying, collecting and distribution of

Income Tax is correct ?

A) The Union Government levies, collects and distributes the proceeds of Income Tax
between itself and the States

B) The Union Government levies, collects and retains all the proceeds of Income Tax to itself

C) The Union Government levies and collects the tax and all the proceeds are distributed
among the States

D) Only the surcharge levied on income tax is shared between the Union and the States

9. Which of the following expenditures do not require the sanction of Parliament ?
1. Salary and allowances of the President and CAG.
2. Debt charges of the Govemment.
3. Defence expenditure.
4. Maintenance expenditure of embassies.
A) 1, 2, 3 4 B) 1,2and3 C) 1 2 0) 28104

10. The South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) was introduced with a view of levying how
much customs duty for trading any product within the SAARC Zone ?
A) 5 percent 8) 4 percent ©) 2 percent 0) No customs duty

11. In which of the following organisations the Prime Minister of India recently inaugurated five
young Scientists Labs ?
A) ISRO B) DRDO C) BARC D) DAE

12. The recently launched Control Equipment Identity Register Postal Operates under which
department ?
A) Department of Science and Technology B) Department of Telecommunications
C) Department of Biotechnology D) Department of Public Enterprises

13. Consider the following statements about population profile of Kerala as per the Census of
India 2011 :
1. Among the districts of the state, Pathanamthitta has the lowest decadal growth rate.
2. The district in which the proportion of urban population is lowest in Idukki.
3. Kannur has the highest sex ratio.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
A) 1 and 2 only B) 2and3 only ©) 1 and 3 only D) 1,2and3

14. With reference to poverty in Kerala, which one of the following statements is not correct ?

A) The factors such as land reforms, the spread of education and health care have played an
effective role in reducing the poverty ratio in rural and urban areas

B) Poverty in Kerala is mainly concentrated in some social categories and groups such as
SCs, STs, fisher-folk, potters and artisans

C) According to Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011, while considering the
different indicator-wise deprivation rate among the rural households in Kerala, the highest
deprivation was recorded in the indicator ‘female headed households with no adult male
member between age 16 to 59’

D) As per the SDG (Sustainable Development Goal) India Index Score, Kerala ranks first in
health, education and gender equality

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