Motor Transport Sub Inspector — Kerala PSC PYQ Practice with Answers
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- Paper code: 59-2025-ol
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Question 1 General Knowledge
According to Frederick Taylor, what was the primary goal of scientific management?
Correct answer: D. To increase efficiency and productivity
Correct answer (Option D):\nAccording to Frederick Taylor, known as the father of scientific management, the primary goal of this approach is to increase economic efficiency and worker productivity through systematic analysis and optimized workflows.\nOption D is correct.\n\nWhy others are wrong:\nOption A is incorrect because scientific management standardized tasks, which actually reduced worker autonomy. Options B and C were secondary or outside the primary objective of Taylor's core efficiency-driven framework.\n\nRemember:\nFrederick Taylor developed these principles in his seminal work published in 1911, aiming to reduce waste and improve industrial production mechanics.
Question 2 Indian Economy
Which type of wage reflects the actual purchasing power of money earned?
Correct answer: C. Real Wage
Correct answer (Option C):\nReal wage is the type of wage that reflects the actual purchasing power of the money earned by adjusting nominal wages for inflation. It dictates how many goods and services a worker can buy with their earnings.\nOption C is correct.\n\nWhy others are wrong:\nOption A refers to the standard wage rate paid to similarly employed workers in a locality. Option B reflects only the face value of money earned without accounting for inflation. Option D is the legally mandated lower limit for wages.\n\nRemember:\nReal Wage is calculated by dividing nominal wages by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), making it a key indicator of economic well-being.
Question 3 Arithmetic & Reasoning
Which of the following is NOT a key difference between PERT and CPM?
Correct answer: D. PERT allows for project crashing and CPM does not
Correct answer (Option D):\nThe statement that PERT allows for project crashing and CPM does not is incorrect. Project crashing (reducing project duration by adding resources) is a fundamental feature of CPM, not PERT.\nOption D is correct.\n\nWhy others are wrong:\nOption A is a valid difference because PERT focuses on managing time uncertainties while CPM tackles cost and resource optimization. Option B is true as PERT uses three time estimates (probabilistic) while CPM uses one fixed value (deterministic). Option C correctly notes that PERT is event-driven and CPM is activity-driven.\n\nStudy tip:\nPERT uses the Beta distribution to calculate expected time from optimistic, pessimistic, and most likely time estimates, making it ideal for research and development projects.
Question 4 Arithmetic & Reasoning
Which of the following is not a method to find an initial basic feasible solution in a transportation problem?
Correct answer: C. MODI Method
Correct answer (Option C):\nThe MODI (Modified Distribution) method is used to test the optimality of an existing feasible solution rather than finding the initial basic feasible solution.\nOption C is correct.\n\nWhy others are wrong:\nOption A (Least Cost Method), Option B (North-West Corner Rule), and Option D (Vogel's Approximation Method) are all established standard algorithms used explicitly to compute the initial basic feasible solution.\n\nStudy tip:\nAmong the initial solution methods, Vogel's Approximation Method (VAM) generally provides the best initial solution because it considers the penalties associated with not choosing the lowest cost cells.
Question 5 Arithmetic & Reasoning
What happens to the EOQ if the holding cost increases?
Correct answer: A. A decrease in EOQ
Correct answer (Option A):\nFormula: EOQ = √((2 × D × S) / H)\nGiven: H (Holding Cost) increases.\nStep 1: In the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) formula, holding cost (H) resides in the denominator.\nStep 2: When the denominator value increases while holding the numerator constant, the overall computed quotient value drops.\nAnswer: A decrease in EOQ.\nOption A is correct.\n\nWhy others are wrong:\nOption B is incorrect because higher holding costs dictate ordering smaller quantities more frequently to avoid storage costs. Option C is wrong because the variable holds an inverse relationship with EOQ. Option D states an unrelated transactional shift.\n\nStudy tip:\nEOQ minimizes the total inventory costs, balancing the ordering costs and carrying costs. Revise the exact formula components for inventory control questions.
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