Kerala Education Act and Rules
- JULY 2016-
1. The minimum effective strength per standard in L.P, U.P and high schools shall be:
(A) 25
(B) 40
(C) 30
(D) 20
Correct Answer- Option: (A) 25
2. The minimum site area required for a secondary school with or without primary section shall be:
(A) 1.2 to 2 hectares
(B) 3 hectares
(C) 1 hectare
(D) 0.4 to 0.8 hectares
Correct Answer- Option: (A) 1.2 to 2 hectares
3. The claim under rule .........will not be admissible to those teachers appointed on daily wages.
(A) Rule 5 of Ch. XIVA
(B) Rule 13 B of Ch. XIVA
(C) Rule 51A of Ch. XIVA
(D) Rule 43C of Ch. XIVA
Correct Answer- Option: (C) Rule 51A of Ch. XIVA
4. Ph.D. holders and those who have passed M.Phil /and JRFI RET will also be eligible for appointment as plus two teachers subject to the condition that they have to provide a written under taking that they will acquire B.Ed. within a period of:
(A) 5 years
(B) 2 years
(C) 3 years
(D) 1 year
Correct Answer- Option: (A) 5 years
5. Chapter XXVII-B come into force on:
(A) 23.07.67
(B) 23.03.65
(C) 01.10.64
(D) 16.02.80
Correct Answer- Option: (C) 01.10.64
6. It is mandatory that seniority list of teachers shall be me as on the ................ every year and renewed every year.
(A) 1st day of June
(B) 1st day of January
(C) 1st day of April
(C) 1st day of October
Correct Answer- Option: (B) 1st day of January
7. The Attesting Officer for the entries in part I of service books (vide page 3 of the SB):
(A) Head master
(B) Educational Officer
(C) Manager
(D) Deputy Director (Edn)
Correct Answer- Option: (B) Educational Officer
8. Chapter ............. deals with the conditions of service of aided school teachers.
(A) XIV
(B) XIVA
(C) XXV
(D) XXIII
Correct Answer- Option: (B) XIVA
9. The secretary of the education advisory board is :
(A) Director of public instruction
(B) Director of V.H.S.E
(C) Director of H.S.E
(D) Secretary to government
Correct Answer- Option: (A) Director of public instruction
10. The members of the education advisory board may send suggestions for consideration of the board ................ days in advance of the date of meeting.
(A) 10
(B) 7
(C) 20
(D) 14
Correct Answer- Option: (D) 14
11. The authority which may impose the penalty of censure on a headmaster shall be :
(A) Asst Educational Officer
(B) Dist. Educational Officer
(C) Deputy Director (Edn)
(D) The manager
Correct Answer- Option: (D) The manager
12. Teachers who are elected as members of the local bodies shall be granted duty leave up to ................ in an academic year.
(A) 15 days
(B) 25 days
(C) 14 days
(D) 20 days
Correct Answer- Option: (A) 15 days
14. The annual maintenance Work to school buildings should be done satisfactorily and completed before ............ every year.
(A) 10th day of May
(B) 20th day of April
(C) 31st day of January
(D) 31st day of March
Correct Answer- Option: (A) 10th day of May
15. Relevant rule in chapter VI applied for the purpose of fixing the number of divisions:
(A) 11
(B) 13
(C) 21
(D) 23
Correct Answer- Option: (D) 23
16. When more than one school is under the same Educational agency, individual or corporate, the aggregate financial guarantee for all these schools shall be:
(A) Rs. 5,000
(B) Rs. 3,000
(C) Rs. 50,000
(D) Rs. 750
Correct Answer- Option: (A) Rs. 5,000
17. The authority competent to sanction change of management involving change of ownership:
(A) Government
(B) Director
(C) Dy. Director
(D) Dist Edl Officer
Correct Answer- Option: (B) Director
18. All correspondance relating to the management of an aided school shall be carried on by the as per rule 6 of chapter III:
(A) Correspondent
(B) Local manager
(C) Manager
(D) Adm. Officer
Correct Answer- Option: (C) Manager
19. School buildings to be situated away from places of burial or cremation and liquor shops. Quote the relevant rule and chapter
(A) Rule 4 of Ch IV
(B) Rule 3 of Ch IV.
(C) Rule 6 of Ch IV.
(D) Rule 5 of Ch IV
Correct Answer- Option: (A) Rule 4 of Ch IV
20. No teacher shall be required to impart religious instructions to the pupils against his will as per rule ............. .... of chapter of K.E.R.
(A) 18 (d) iv
(B) 18 (2) iv
(C) 16 (1) iv
(D) 17 (2) iv
Correct Answer- Option: (B) 18 (2) iv
21..............need not pay the prescribed fee for the certificate of school education as per rule 22A of chapter VI.
(A) Scheduled castes
(B) Scheduled tribes
(C) Sons of widows
(D) Daughters of widows
Correct Answer- Option: D) Daughters of widows
22. The progress cards will be in form ii- for the standards I to IV.
(A) 7
(B) 8A
(C) 7A
(D) 8
Correct Answer- Option: (D) 8
23. Mutual transfers on request shall not be entertained in pursuance of rule ................of chapter.....
(A) 10(7) Ch. XIVA
(B) R 12 Ch. XIVA
(C) R14 A Ch. XIVA
(D) R 11(2) Ch. XIVA
Correct Answer- Option: (A) 10(7) Ch. XIVA
25. Head teacher shall be exempted from class charge in schools having more than ............... students are L.P. Schools.
(A) 125
(B) 140
(C) 150
(D) 100
Correct Answer- Option: (C) 150
26. The fixation of staff of each school shall be finalised by the educational officer not later than ............... every year.
(A) 15th July
(B) 30th June
(C) 1st August
(D) 31st July
Correct Answer- Option: (A) 15th July
27. The authority competent to grant casual leave to the head master:
(A) Manager
(B) Deputy Director of Education
(C) Educational Officer
(D) Director
Correct Answer- Option: (C) Educational Officer
28. Which among the following leave should not be recorded in the service book?
(A) Special Casual leave
(B) Commuted leave
(C) L.W.A
(D) Casual Leave
Correct Answer- Option: (D) Casual Leave
29. The interest accrued in the special fee fund shall be credited to................. Fee account as per G.O (P) 146/69/Edn dated 24.01.1969.
(A) Game
(B) Stationery
(C) Library
(D) Laboratory
Correct Answer- Option: (B) Stationery
30....... shall be the returning officer for election to the local educational authority.
(A) Dist Edl officer
(B) Revenue Divisional officer
(C) Panchayat President
(D) Municipal commissioner
Correct Answer- Option: (B) Revenue Divisional officer
31. There shall ordinarily be a minimum of...........Instructional days excluding the days of examination in every school year.
(A) 220 days
(B) 200 days
(C) 180 days
(D) 170 days
Correct Answer- Option: (A) 220 days
32. Academic year shall be deemed to commence on the reopening day and terminate on the last day before summer vacation as per rule .........Chapter
(A) Rule 6 Ch. VII.
(B) Rule 2A Ch. VII
(C) Rule 3 Ch. VII
(D) Rule 4 Ch. VIII
Correct Answer- Option: (B) Rule 2A Ch. VII
33. Three copies of the appointment order all signed by the manager and the teacher together with required documents shall be forwarded by the manager to the educational officer within
(A) fifteen days
(B) thirty days
(C) two months
(D) twenty days
Correct Answer- Option: (A) fifteen days
34. A teacher shall cease to be in service after a continuous absence of ................ years whether with or without leave.
(A) 10
(B) 15
(C) 5
(D) 7
Correct Answer- Option: (C) 5
35. When a teacher quits service ............... shall be filled in the records of the schools in which he was last serving.
(A) Factual diary
(B) Log books
(C) Supervision diary
(D) Notes of lessons
Correct Answer- Option: (C) Supervision diary
36......... in charge of the area will be the officer competent to give permission to create or make a sale, mortgage, lease etc in respect of any property of an aided school.
(A) Assistant Educational officer
(B) Deputy Director of Education
(C) Director
(D) Dist. Edl officer
Correct Answer- Option: (D) Dist. Edl officer
37. In the case of head masters the last pay certificate shall be counter signed by the :
(A) Director
(B) Deputy Director
(C) Educational Officer
(D) Manager
Correct Answer- Option: (C) Educational Officer
38. A teacher proposing to take part in a non-official conference or meeting held in any place in the Kerala state must obtain the prior sanction of the:
(A) Director
(B) Deputy Director
(C) Manager
(D) Government
Correct Answer- Option: (D) Government
39. ................ day’s notice of the date of an annual inspection shall be given by the Edl officers to the head master of the school concerned.
(A) 7
(B) 15
(C) 10
(D) 30
Correct Answer- Option: (A) 7
40. All communications with the local education committee shall be made through the:
(A) Convener
(B) President
(C) Secretary
(D) Vice-president
Correct Answer- Option: (B) President
41. Appeal against staff fixation should be preferred within......days from the date, of receipt of the order.
(A) 15
(B) 30
(C) 7
(D) 10
Correct Answer- Option: (A) 15
42. The service put in by a teacher before he has completed ...... years of age shall not qualify for pension or gratuity.
(A) 18
(B) 20
(C) 25
(D) 21
Correct Answer- Option: (A) 18
43. The application for maintenance grant shall be accompanied by a statement of expenditure and declaration by the manager is:
(A) Form 30
(B) Form 27
(C) Form 29
(D) Form 17
Correct Answer- Option: (C) Form 29
44. No claim for compassionate gratuity to the families of teachers who die in harness shall be entertained by:
(A) DPI
(B) DDE
(C) DEO
(D) Government
Correct Answer- Option: (D) Government
45. Application for maintenance grant shall be disposed of by the Edl officer not later than............after the receipt of the applications.
(A) 3months
(B) 1 month
(C) 2 months
(D) 15 days
Correct Answer- Option: (C) 2 months
46. Certificate of physical, education of Mysore will be recognised as a qualifications for appointment of physical education teachers in schools in linguistic minority area of:
(A) Kannur
(B) Wayanad
(C) Kasaragod
(D) Idukki
Correct Answer- Option: (C) Kasaragod
47. Teachers who have completed............. years of approved teaching service at the high school level shall be exempted from passing the state eligibility test.
(A) 10
(B) 15
(C) 8
(D) 12
Correct Answer- Option: (A) 10
48. The collector shall cause a valuation statement being prepared in form ...........for payment of compensation to the manager.
(A) 25
(B) 24
(C) 22
(D) 28
Correct Answer- Option: (B) 24
49. In the case of English medium divisions of aided schools the Anglo Indian training school trained teachers certificate sued by the C.G.E, Kerala shall be considered as sufficient training qualification for appointment in those divisions as per
(A) Rule 3(1) Explanation III Ch. XXXI
(B) Rule 3(2) Ch. XXXI
(C) Rule 2d Ch. XXXI
(D) Rule 3(a) Ch. XXXI
Correct Answer- Option: (A) Rule 3(1) Explanation III Ch. XXXI
50.Before recognition is withdrawn from any school, the management of the school shall be given........months notice of the intension to do so.
(A) One
(B) Three.
(C) TWO
(D) Six
Correct Answer- Option: (A) One
51. Unqualified teachers appointed after.........and who acquire the prescribed qualification shall have preference for appointment to future vacancies in schools under the same educational agency.
(A) 01.11.1964
(B) 01.06.1965
(C) 30.05.1965
(D) 02.02.1965
Correct Answer- Option: (D) 02.02.1965
52. For appointment to the post of H.S.A (Malayalam) the .......degree obtained need not be in Malayalam.
(A) B.A.
(B) B.Ed.
(C) M.A.
(D) M.Ed.
Correct Answer- Option: (B) B.Ed.
53. Un recognised schools are not permitted to conduct annual examination beyond standard:
(A) VIII
(B) VI
(C) III
(D) V
Correct Answer- Option: (B) VI
54. Calculate the maintenance grant admissible to a U.P. School, where the number of pupils in the school as per Unique Identification Number (UID) being 700:
(A) Rs. 40,000
(B) Rs. 42,000
(C) Rs. 45,000
(D) Rs. 35,000
Correct Answer- Option: (A) Rs. 40,000
55. A teacher promoted from a lower scale of pay to a higher scale of pay shall have his initial pay in the higher scale of pay fixed applying rules.............. of part I of K.S.R.
(A) 28A
(B) 37
(C) 28A and 37
(D) 38
Correct Answer- Option: (C) 28A and 37
56. No of posts of L.D. Clerks sanctioned to a complete high school with a strength of 1600 is:
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 4
(D) 3
Correct Answer- Option: (B) 2
57. The director may issue a general permission to boys below the age of ............... to be admitted to classes not higher
(A) 12 than standard VII in particular Girl’s schools.
(B) 13
(C) 15
(D) 16
Correct Answer- Option: (A) 12 than standard VII in particular Girl’s schools.
58. A candidate who has completed 17 years of age may be permitted to sit for the annual examination of standard.......in high school along with other pupils on remitting a fee of Rs. 10 into the government treasury.
(A) IV
(B) VIII
(C) V
(D) VII
Correct Answer- Option: (D) VII
59. Higher secondary school teacher (Junior) means a H.S.S. teacher of an aided school whose Work load is less than ... periods per Weeks per subject.
(A) 20
(B) 25
(C) 15
(D) 22
Correct Answer- Option: (C) 15
60. When transfer certificate has been issued to a pupil with the sanction of the competent authority, no separate sanction shall be required for the admission of pupil in any other school provided admission is sought within ................ month from the date of issue of T.C
(A) 2
(B) 1
(C) 3
(D) 4.
Correct Answer- Option: (A) 2
61. No woman teacher shall marry any person who has a Wife living without ‘first obtaining the permission of the:
(A) Manager
(B) Deputy Director
(C) Government
(D) Director
Correct Answer- Option: (D) Director
62. Which among the following comes under schools for the education of particular categories of students?
(A) Leper schools
(B) Fishing schools
(C) Music schools
(D) Fine arts schools
Correct Answer- Option: (A) Leper schools
63. The dispute regarding arrears of salary between manager and teacher will normally be decided by:
(A) Deputy Director
(B) Director
(C) District Educational Officer
(D) Government
Correct Answer- Option: (C) District Educational Officer
64. As per rule ......... ... any person employed as a teacher in a school shall not be eligible to continue as a teacher, if he/ she refuses without sufficient grounds to under go a course of training within a reasonable time after being required to do so.
(A) Rule 2 Chapter XIVC
(B) Rule 3 Ch. XIVB
(C) Rule 7 of Ch. XII.
(D) (VII) of Ch. XIII
Correct Answer- Option: (D) (VII) of Ch. XIII
65. The chapter dealt with conditions of service of teaching and non-teaching staff of recognised unaided schools:
(A) Chapter XIVA
(B) Chapter XIVB
(C) Chapter XIVC
(D) Chapter XIV(AA)
Correct Answer- Option: (D) Chapter XIV(AA)
66.Chapter XIV(B) applicable to teachers appointed before 1.10.1964. For those appointed on or after 1.10.1964, the rules in chapter .................. shall apply.
(A) XVII
(B) XVI
(C) XIVC
(D) XV
Correct Answer- Option: (C) XIVC
67. Who shall be the secretary of the local educational authority? .
(A) Assistant Educational Officer
(B) Dist Edl officer
(C) Deputy Director
(D) Block development officer
Correct Answer- Option: (B) Dist Edl officer
68. Chapter XXII is dealt with:
(A) Transitional provision
(B) Recruitment of teachers to aided schools
(C) Fixation of staff strength
(D) Education advisory board
Correct Answer- Option: (A) Transitional provision
69. Students admitted to training schools shall be considered to be on probation for..............working days.
(A) 30
(B) 60
(C) 40
(D) 50
Correct Answer- Option: (D) 50
70. The HM of an aided complete secondary school/training school shall be given the departmental head masters scale of pay only if he has put in ra minimum of .......years of continuous service as graduate teacher in schools recognised by department.
(A) 15
(B) 12
(C) 16
(D) 14
Correct Answer- Option: (C) 16
71. ........have been closed and the Government contribution paid to them on their leaving the fund should be maintained by the H.M...
(A) 32
(B) 33
(C) 34
(D) 35
Correct Answer- Option(D) 35
72. In the case of remittance under K.A.S.E.P.F. is made in to the cash to the Treasury, the subscribers shall send the chalans to the :
(A) Accountant General
(B) D.E.O.
(C) Account Officer
(D) D.P.I.
Correct Answer- Option: (C) Account Officer
73. Application for the advance against P.F. deposit shall be in Form:
(A) B1
(B) C
(C) D
(D) B
Correct Answer- Option: (D) B
74. No fee shall be payable by any pupil for any tuition in the primary classes in any Government or aided school as per section................ Kerala Education Act 1958.
(A) 20
(B) 18 A
(C) 18
(D) 19
Correct Answer- Option: (A) 20
75. If the effective strength of a school is 1806 (one, eight, zero, six), the number of divisions sanctioned shall be:
(A) 40
(B) 41
(C) 39
(D) 42
Correct Answer- Option: (B) 41
76. ‘Child’ means a boy or girl between the ages of six and fourteen at the beginning of the academic year as per section........of K.E. ACT 1958.
(A) 13
(B) 22
(C) 20
(D) 18
Correct Answer- Option: (B) 22
77. All leaves except leave without allowances taken otherwise than on Medical Certificate count for increment as per rule:
(A) R 61 (6) Ch. XIVA
(B) R 63 Ch. XIVA V
(C) R 61(5) Ch. XIVA
(D) R 64 (4) Ch. XIVA
Correct Answer- Option: (C) R 61(5) Ch. XIVA
78. Works costing Rs.2,500 or less alone will be treated as petty construction in pursuance of rule :
(A) R. 5 A Ch. XXVIII
(B) R. 5. B. Ch. XXVIII
(C) Expln. to R3 Ch. XXVIII
(D) R 5 Ch. XXVIII
Correct Answer- Option: (C) Expln. to R3 Ch. XXVIII
79. Factual Diary should be maintained by the HM as per departmental instruction on the subject. It shall be open for perusal to any teacher as per rule:
(A) R 14,(2) Ch. IX
(B) R 15 (2) Ch. IX
(C) R 12 (iii) Ch. IX
(D) R 16 Ch. IX
Correct Answer- Option: (B) R 15 (2) Ch. IX
80. Every school shall maintain an admission Register in Form
(A) 4
(B) 6
(C) 2
(D) 3
Correct Answer- Option: (A) 4
81. Pupils belonging to Scheduled Tribe who have failed in the SSLC Examination in their first appearance and who are above years of age may be re-admitted to that standard
(A) 22
(B) 21
(C) 19
(D) 20
Correct Answer- Option: (D) 20
82. If the effective strength of Standard IX being 165, the number of divisions sanctioned shall be:
(A) 3
(B) 5
(C) 4
(D) 6
Correct Answer- Option: (D) 6
83. The period of unauthorised absence by an employee for participating strike will be treated as:
(A) Casual leave
(B) Leave without allowances
(C) Half pay leave
(D) Dies non
Correct Answer- Option: (D) Dies non
84. Special fee Advisory Committee is constituted in School level to advise .............for the proper utilization of Special fees.
(A) Staff council
(B) Parent Teacher Association
(C) The Head Master
(D) Pupils forum
Correct Answer- Option: (C) The Head Master
85. Fifty percent of Maintenance Grant paid during previous year, may, on an application made for the purpose be paid to the Manager in advance in ............... or in the first Weeks of
(A) May, June
(B) March, April.
(C) June, July
(D) April, May
Correct Answer- Option: (D) April, May
86. The maximum amount of compassionate gratuity payable to the family of a deceased teacher shall in no case exceed Rs.
(A) 4,000
(B) 5,000
(C) 4,500
(D) 3,000
Correct Answer- Option: (D) 3,000
87. Preference shall be given to teachers from Teachers Bank for appointment in vacancies as specified in Rule .........of Chapter......
(A) 51B XIVA
(B) 52(i) XIVA A
(C) 7 XXI
(D) Note (i) to 51A XIVA
Correct Answer- Option: (D) Note (i) to 51A XIVA
88. Persons possessing T.C.H. issued by the Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board, Bangalore who has completed the course by the end of the academic year..... be permitted to join the in service course conducted by the Director, State Institute of Education, Thiruvananthapuram
(A) 1981 - 82.
(B) 1980 - 81
(C) 1976 - 77
(D) 1978 - 79
Correct Answer- Option: (B) 1980 - 81
89. Which among the following does not come under the ex officio member of the State Education Advisory Board?
(A) Director of Health Services
(B) Director of S.C.E.R.T.
(C) Vice-Chancellor University of Kerala
(D) Director of Tech Education
Correct Answer- Option: (B) Director of S.C.E.R.T.
90. The Kerala Education Act 1958 received the assent of the President of India on:
(A) 27.05.1959
(B) 24.02.1959
(C) 01.06.1959
(D) 19.02.1959
Correct Answer- Option: (D) 19.02.1959
91. The maintenance grant will be revised in every... years for which the director of public instruction shall furnish proposals to government
(A) 10
(B) 2
(C) 5
(D) 7
Correct Answer- Option: (C) 5
93. Particulars of every punishment awarded to the pupil shall be entered in the punishment register in:
(A) Form 11
(B) Form 15
(C) Form 9
(D) Form 7
Correct Answer- Option: (C) Form 9
94. The probation of a teacher may be terminated and the probationer discharged at any time by the .................. for want of vacancy.
(A) Deputy Director of Education
(B) Manager
(D) Educational officer
(C) Director
Correct Answer- Option: (B) Manager
95. The tuition fees realised from pupils in Std I to V11 in a recognised school shall not exceeded Rs............... per pupil per year.
(A) 1500
(B) 1000
(C) 2500
(D) 3000
Correct Answer- Option: (B) 1000
96. Chapter XXI came into force with effect from.....per GO(P)154/2014/G. Edn dated 11.8.2014 published in gazette dated 16.8.2014
(A) 11.08.2014
(B) 01.10.2011
(C) 16.08.2014
(D) 01.06.2011
Correct Answer- Option: (B) 01.10.2011
97. Statement containing lists of all movable and immovable properties of aided schools should be sent by the manager in ......to the educational officer
(A).Form 9
(B) Form 15
(C) Form 7
(D) Form 10
Correct Answer- Option: (D) Form 10
98. Fines under special fees shall be credited to the........... fees account as per item 13 of GO(P)/146/69 Edn dated 24.01.1969.
(A) Laboratory fee
(B) Stationery fee
(C) Audio visual
(D) Games fee
Correct Answer- Option: (D) Games fee
99. The dimension of class room for U.P school is :
(A) 5.5m x 5m x 3m
(B) 6m x 5.5m x 3m
(C) 6m x 5m x 3.5m
(D) 6m x 6m x 3.7m
Correct Answer- Option: (D) 6m x 6m x 3.7m
100. Method of appointment and qualifications of teacher and non-teaching staff in aided higher secondary schools are dealt with is chapter iii of Kerala education Act rules.
(A) XXXII
(B) XXXI
(C) XXV
(D) XXX
Correct Answer- Option (A) XXXII