KERALA PSC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE SURE PREVIOUS QUESTIONS

KERALA PSC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE SURE PREVIOUS QUESTIONS

1. Snake-bite first affects the ———
   
   (A) nervous systen
   (B) blood circulation
   (C) brain
   (D) lungs


2. The World Food Programme is meant to:
   
   (A) keep a buffer stock of food grains
   (B) serve as a food bank for countries not able to meet their requirements of food
   (C) regulate the production of food grains
   (D) None of these


3. Which one among the following Hindu nobles in the court of Akbar refused to be a convert to Din-i-Ilahi ?
   
   (A) Todar Mal
   (B) Birbal
   (C) Man Singh
   (D) Bhagwandas


4. Ahmed Shah Abdali, one of Nadir Shah’s ablest generals, fought the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761 and defeated the
   
   (A) Jats
   (B) Marathas
   (C) Rajputs
   (D) Sikhs


5. 1952 is historically significant for
   
   (A) First General Election in India
   (B) Launching of the First-Year Plan
   (C) India inaugurated Republic Constitution
   (D) Mount Everest was conquered for the first time


6. In which district is the Malampuzha gardens?
   
   (A) Idukki
   (B) Malappuram
   (C) Palakkad
   (D) Thrissur


7. The country expelled from the Commonwealth in 1995 was ————
   
   (A) Nigeria
   (B) Zambia
   (C) Namibia
   (D) Algeria


8. Which is the colour of the Black Box kept in the aeroplane?
   
   (A) Orange
   (B) Black
   (C) Red
   (D) White


9. From where did Mahatma Gandhi start the famous Dandi March?
   
   (A) Mumbai
   (B) Ahmedabad
   (C) Surat
   (D) Bardoli


10. The capital of the Yadava rulers was
    
    (A) Dwarasamudra
    (B) Warangal
    (C) Kalyani
    (D) Devagiri


11. As Chennai is related to Tamil Nadu, Mumbai is related to
    
    (A) Madhya Pradesh
    (B) Maharashtra
    (C) Karnataka
    (D) Bihar


12. Tropical grasslands of Africa are known as:
    
    (A) Steppes
    (B) Savannas
    (C) Pampas
    (D) Prairies


13. Which is the brightest planet?
    
    (A) Mercury
    (B) Venus
    (C) Earth
    (D) Mars


14. National Literacy Mission was launched by the Prime Minister in ———
    
    (A) 1986
    (B) 1987
    (C) 1988
    (D) 1978


15. Which of the following does not belong to the ASEAN?
    
    (A) Indonesia
    (B) Malaysia
    (C) The Philippines
    (D) India


16. Which is not an alkali metal?
    
    (A) Sodium
    (B) Potassium
    (C) Cesium
    (D) Gallium


17. The first Woman Foreign Minister of India was:
    
    (A) Sarojini Naidu
    (B) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
    (C) Lakshmi N. Menon
    (D) Indira Gandhi


18. Which of the following is regarded as the principal cause of the downfall of the Mauryan empire ?
    
    (A) Religious poliyc of Ashoka which suppressed th4e Brahmins
    (B) Weak successor sof Ashoka who could not control the empire properly
    (C) Ashoka’s abandonment of war and his pro-Buddhist policy
    (D) Oppressive rule of the Mauryan officials.


19. When did the U.N.O come into being?
    
    (A) 1919
    (B) 1939
    (C) 1945
    (D) 1914


20. One of the following is a Greek City state. Which is it?
    
    (A) Berlin
    (B) Athens
    (C) Damascus
    (D) Rome


21. During whose reign did the Mongols appear for the first time on the soil of India ?
    
    (A) Ghiyas-ud-din Balban
    (B) Iltutmish
    (C) Jalal-ud-din-Firuz
    (D) Ala-ud-din Khilji


22. Discovery of India is written by ————
    
    (A) Mahatma Gandhi
    (B) Jawaharlal Nehru
    (C) Zakir Hussain
    (D) Lal Bahadur Shastri


23. Radio was invented by:
    
    (A) John L. Baird
    (B) Charles Babbage
    (C) Faraday
    (D) Marconi


24. The only edict in which Ashoka refers to himself as the King of Magadha is
    
    (A) The minor rock edict at Mashi
    (B) The queens edict
    (C) Bhabra rock edict
    (D) Rummindei edict


25. The largest gold producing country in the world
    
    (A) Brazil
    (B) South Africa
    (C) Canada
    (D) U.S.A