GENERAL KNOWLEDGE IMPORTANT KERALA PSC QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
- International Literacy Day:
(A) July 11
(B) December 10
(C) September 5
(D) September 8
- Which film won the 70th Oscar Award for 1997 declared in 1998?
(A) Titanic
(B) As Good as it Gets
(C) Goodwill Hunting
(D) Cleopatra
- The state that ranks first in the production of coal is
(A) Bihar
(B) Orissa
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Andhra Pradesh
- “The magnitude of the Peril confirmed the fortitude of the Rana, who vowed, in the words of the bard, ‘to make his mother’s milk resplendent’, and he amploy redeemed his pledge. Who was the national hero of Rajputana?
(A) Raja Man Singh
(B) Rana Paratap
(C) Raja Jai Singh
(D) Rana Sanga
- The extent of the country as reflected in the hymns of Rigveda covers
(A) Punjab and Kashmir
(B) Punjab, Afghanistan, Kashmir and Rajasthan
(C) Punjab, Afghanistan, Kashmir, part of Sind, Rajputana and North-West Frontier Province
(D) All the places mentioned in (C) and the Eastern India up to the river Sarayu
- Besides being a famous Buddhist monk, whose works were found in China and Tibet, Nagarjuna was
(A) An astronomer
(B) A chemist
(C) A mathematician
(D) A physician
- Who was the courtesan who became a Buddhist nun under the influence of Gautama Buddha ?
(A) Ampalika
(B) Amrapali
(C) Malarika
(D) Vasantasena
- A country with a high percapita income is a
(A) Developed country
(B) Developing country
(C) Capitalist country
(D) Socialist country
- The National Bird of India
(A) Swan
(B) Eagle
(C) Peacock
(D) Pigeon
- We are able to recognise different colours by the help of the ———— in retina
(A) Photoreceptive cells
(B) Rod cells
(C) Yellow spot
(D) Cone cells
- Indira Gandhi was assassinated in the month of:
(A) December
(B) September
(C) November
(D) October
- The first venture in territorial expansion by the early Chalukyas (450-757 A.D.) was due to Mangalesa (597-608 A.D.). who destroyed the neighbouring powers such as
(A) Kalachuris of Northern Maharashtra and Malwa
(B) Kadambas of Vaijayanti
(C) Gujarat
(D) Vengi
- When taken out of water, fish die because:
(A) they get much oxygen
(B) the body temperature rises high
(C) they are unable to respire
(D) they are unable to drink water
- The first European sailor to land on the Western coast of India belonged to
(A) England
(B) France
(C) Portugal
(D) Spain
- Akbar promulgated Din-i-Ilahi in 1581. It was
(A) A code of conduct
(B) An Islamic doctrine
(C) A Hindu law influenced by Islam
(D) None of the above
- The title “Mahatma” was given to Gandhiji by
(A) Subash Chandra Bose
(B) Gopalakrishna Gokhale
(C) Rabindranath Tagore
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
- BCG is an injuction for ———
(A) Tuberculosis
(B) Diphtheria
(C) Tetanus
(D) Small Pox
- What was the conseuqnce of the ‘Battle of Plassey’ ?
(A) Marathas suffered a heavy loss
(B) It was the end of Vijayanagar Empire
(C) It laid the foundation of Birtish Rule in India
(D) None of the above
- The largest planet in the solar system is ————
(A) Saturn
(B) Jupiter
(C) Mercury
(D) Mars
- Which of the following fish varieties is not generally used for food?
(A) Gold fish
(B) Shark
(C) Cutla
(D) Gourami
- Who took an active part in the impeachment of Warren Hastings ?
(A) Edmund Burke
(B) Bacon
(C) Clive
(D) None of the above
- Aung San Suu Kyi won the ——— in 1991.
(A) Magsaysay Award
(B) Oscar Film Award
(C) Pulitzer Prize
(D) Nobel Prize
- Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri was built by Akbar to commemorate
(A) The birth of his son, Salim
(B) His conquest of Gujarat
(C) His own coronation
(D) His conquest of Deccan
- The world famous mineral region in India
(A) Deccan plateau
(B) Chotanagpur plateau
(C) Shillong plateau
(D) North-East frontier
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