KERALA PSC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR ALL PSC EXAMS
- Which three of the following were the Dravida Kingdom in India ?
(A) Chola, Pandya, Chera
(B) Avanti, Telang, Mahakasala
(C) Satavahana, Kalinga, Rashtrakuta
(D) Saka, Gandhar, Magadha
- Which plant does brown hopper affect most?
(A) Vegetables
(B) Rice
(C) Pepper
(D) Coconut
- Nizam-ul-Mulk established the independent State of
(A) Hasanpur
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Kandahar
(D) Burhanpur
- The British Governor-General who won the title Maker of Modern India:
(A) Lord William Bentinck
(B) Lord Dalhousie
(C) Lord Ripon
(D) Lord Cornwallis
- Davis Cup is associated with:
(A) Tennis
(B) Football
(C) Cricket
(D) Hockey
- The sky appears blue because
(A) there is more blue colour in sun light than any other colour
(B) short waves are scattered more than the long waves by the atmosphere
(C) the eye is more sensitive to blue colour
(D) the atmosphere absorbs long wavelengths more than short wavelengths
- Which one of the following statements is true about glaciers?
(A) Glaciers occur in areas having a permanent cover of snow and ice
(B) The height above which there is permanent cover of snow and ice is called the snow line
(C) Glaciers are the moving masses of ice and snow
(D) All the above
- UNICEF is an international body concerned with the welfare of ————
(A) Labourers
(B) Children
(C) Politicians
(D) Woman
- What is the name given to the branch of study of the general structure of a living thing?
(A) Ecology
(B) Anatomy
(C) Physiology
(D) Embryology
- Who is the author of the book My Presidential Years?
(A) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
(B) R. Venkataraman
(C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(D) S. Radhakrishnan
- Yeast is used in bread making as it
(A) forms alcohol
(B) liberates oxygen
(C) helps in fermentation
(D) liberates carbon dioxide
- Lions are protected at the ———— sanctuary
(A) Gir
(B) Corbett National park
(C) Vedanthangal
(D) Wynad Wild Life
- Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left ?
(A) Brahmi
(B) Nandnagari
(C) Sharada
(D) Kharoshti
- The World Human Rights Day is celebrated on
(A) 26th January
(B) 2nd October
(C) 14th November
(D) 10th December
- Merdeka Cup is associated with:
(A) Golf
(B) Hockey
(C) Football
(D) Volleyball
- The organ that regulates body temperature in human beings is:
(A) Hair
(B) Kidney
(C) Lungs
(D) Skin
- Gandhiji was born at:
(A) Sevagram
(B) Sabarmathi
(C) Porbander
(D) Wardha
- In which one of the places, Dutch had a factory ?
(A) Madras
(B) Pulicat
(C) Yanam
(D) Calcutta
- Who among the following after succeeding to the throne was known as Emperor Shah Jahan
(A) Jalal-ud-din
(B) Khurram Shihab-ud-din
(C) Nur-ud-din Muhammad
(D) Muhi-ud-din Muhammad
- This river is one of the tributaries of Cauvery:
(A) Kabani
(B) Payaswani
(C) Neyyar
(D) Godavari
- Two of the great Mughals wrote their own memories. They were
(A) Babur and Humayun
(B) Humayun and Jahangir
(C) Babur and Jahangir
(D) Jahangir and Shahjahan.
- Which state has the highest production of silk in India?
(A) Kerala
(B) Karnataka
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Andhra Pradesh
- The Indo-Greek kingdom set up in north Afghanistan in the beginning of the second century BC was
(A) Bactria
(B) Scythia
(C) Zedrasia
(D) Aria
- Graves disease is caused by the over production of
(A) insulin
(B) thyroxine
(C) glucogen
(D) calcitonin
- Whose signature is found in the one-rupee currency notes in India?
(A) The President of India
(B) The Secretary, Ministry of Finance
(C) The Finance Minister of India
(D) The Governor, Reserve Bank of India
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