psc.ap.gov.in Panchayat Secretary Screening Test Question Paper 2017 : Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission

Name of the Organisation : Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission
Name of the Post : Panchayat Secretary Screening Test
Year : 2017
Document Type : Model Question Paper
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Panchayat Secretary Screening Test Question Paper :

Time : 150 Minutes
Max. Marks : 150

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1. Chandranna Bima Scheme is an insurance scheme to cover death and disability in case of
(1) Unorganized workers
(2) Small farmers
(3) State Government employees
(4) APSRTC passengers

2. As per Andhra Pradesh Budget 2017 – 18, what portion of the Government’s expenditure is estimated to be spent on debt servicing, i.e., debt repayments and interest payments during FY 2017 – 18 ?
(1) 10·5%
(2) 12·5%
(3) 14·5%
(4) 16·5%

3. What is the name of the online forum for redressal of public grievances of the Government of Andhra Pradesh?
(1) Meekosam
(2) MeeSeva
(3) Marpu Nestam
(4) Marpu Kosam

4. As per the Andhra Pradesh Budget 2017 – 18, what is the position of Andhra Pradesh in India in the production of fruits ?
(1) First
(2) Second
(3) Third
(4) Fourth

5. What is the expected date of implementation of GST as informed by the Finance Minister of India ?
(1) 1st April, 2017
(2) 1st May, 2017
(3) 1st June, 2017
(4) 1st July, 2017

6. After the enactment of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, what amount of Central Assistance is provided by the Central Government to the State of Andhra Pradesh till mid March, 2017 (rounded off to nearest crore of rupees) ?
(1) < 25,461 crore
(2) < 10,461 crore
(3) < 5,461 crore
(4) < 15,461 crore

7. Which of the following is not a function of NITI Aayog ?
(1) Providing directional and policy inputs to the Centre
(2) Fostering cooperative federalism
(3) Finalization of financial resource allocation to the States
(4) Acting as a knowledge hub

8. ‘Panta Sanjeevani’ programme of the Government of Andhra Pradesh is on the
(1) Construction of farm ponds
(2) Distribution of rain guns
(3) Promotion of bio-fertilizers
(4) Promotion of organic farming

9. Find the next in the series :
CB, HGF, MLKJ, ?
(1) QPONM
(2) SRQPO
(3) RQPON
(4) PONML

10. Find the odd one out amongst the following.
(1) Square
(2) Rhombus
(3) Circle
(4) Parabola

Passage for questions no. 11 to 15 :
Three boys and three girls with names Srikar, Ravi, Ramu, Manju, Shobha and Keerthi are sitting in a row from north to south. All are facing east. No person, starting the name with the alphabet ‘S’ sits at either of the ends. Manju is sitting left of a person whose name starts with ‘R’. Ravi is not sitting at the extreme end. A boy whose name starts with ‘R’ is sitting between two girls. One girl is sitting at one extreme end of the row. Keerthi is sitting to the right of Shobha who is to the right of a boy whose name starts with ‘R’. Second in the row om the north side is a boy whose name does not start with the letter ‘R’. Between Srikar and Ravi, there is a girl. Between Ravi and Keerthi, there is a girl.
Answer the questions :
11. Who is sitting at the extreme south end of the row ?
(1) Ramu
(2) Shobha
(3) Keerthi
(4) Manju

12. Who is sitting at the extreme north end of the row ?
(1) Ravi
(2) Ramu
(3) Manju
(4) Shobha

13. Who is sitting in third place in the row ?
(1) Manju
(2) Ravi
(3) Srikar
(4) Keerthi

14. Who is sitting in second place in the row ?
(1) Manju
(2) Sobha
(3) Ravi
(4) Srikar

15. Who is sitting between Ravi and Keerthi ?
(1) Ramu
(2) Shobha
(3) Manju
(4) Srikar

16. In the string of given letters a pattern is repeated, but at one place, the pattern is broken. Identify the missing letter(s) from the answer options. The string is
“AABBCAABBCABBCAABBCAABBC”.
(1) A
(2) B
(3) C
(4) AA

17. ‘Bird’ is to ‘Flock’ as ‘Subject’ is to
(1) Object
(2) Story
(3) Populace
(4) Matter

18. Find the next number in the sequence
75, 50, 90, 65, 105, ?
(1) 120
(2) 80
(3) 85
(4) 135

19. Akhil, Amala and Naga have two pets each. One of them does not have a puppy. Amala is the only person to have a cat. Naga has a puppy. Akhil and Amala have rabbits. Rabbit and tortoise do not belong to a single person.Tortoise is the pet of one person. Who has the tortoise as a pet ?
(1) Naga
(2) Akhil
(3) Amala
(4) None of the above

20. The 61st Amendment to the Constitution reduced the voting age from 21 to 18 years in case of elections to
(1) Local bodies
(2) Lok Sabha
(3) Legislative Assemblies of States
(4) Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies of States