LGS GENERAL KNOWLEDGE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - KERALA PSC

LGS GENERAL KNOWLEDGE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - KERALA PSC

1. The lowest layer of atmosphere
   
   (A) Hemisphere
   (B) Troposhere
   (C) Biosphere
   (D) Triosphere


2. International Literacy Day:
   
   (A) July 11
   (B) December 10
   (C) September 5
   (D) September 8


3. The Battle of Plassey was in the year:
   
   (A) 1784
   (B) 1764
   (C) 1761
   (D) 1757


4. The headquarters of World Bank is in:
   
   (A) Geneva
   (B) Washington
   (C) New York
   (D) Paris


5. The lovely Moti Masjid (Pearl Mosque) at Agra, was built by
   
   (A) Akbar
   (B) Jahangir
   (C) Shah Jahan
   (D) Aurangzeb


6. The first country to speak about Non-Alignment was:
   
   (A) China
   (B) Sri Lanka
   (C) India
   (D) Pakistan


7. Sreenivasa Ramanujan was a famous ———
   
   (A) Scientist
   (B) Mathematician
   (C) Musician
   (D) Social reformer


8. Which of the following battles is regarded as having destroyed the Vijayanagar Empire in the 15th century ?
   
   (A) Arcot
   (B) Golconda
   (C) Kannuah
   (D) Talikota


9. Rhodesia is the old name of:
   
   (A) Zambia
   (B) Ethiopia
   (C) Zimbabwe
   (D) Ghana


10. Who among the following rulers built a chain of five fortresses collectively known as the fortress of Mankot ?
    
    (A) Sikander Lodi
    (B) Humayun
    (C) Shershah Suri
    (D) Islamsha Suri


11. The ancient kingdom of Avanthi had its capital at
    
    (A) Ujjain
    (B) Vaishali
    (C) Pataliputra
    (D) Ayodhya


12. Who was the director of the film “Titanic” which won eleven Oscars at the 70th Academy Awards ceremony?
    
    (A) Anthony Minghella
    (B) James Cameroon
    (C) Michael Radoford
    (D) Ben Affleck


13. The tropical deciduous forests are also known as
    
    (A) evergreen forests
    (B) monsoon forests
    (C) tidal forests
    (D) thorn forests


14. 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


15. Duleep Trophy is related to:
    
    (A) Cricket
    (B) Football
    (C) Chess
    (D) Badminton


16. Magic Johnson is a :
    
    (A) a journalist
    (B) cricketer
    (C) an actor
    (D) basketball player


17. The largest grant of villages to temples and brahmanas was given by which dynasty ?
    
    (A) Pala
    (B) Pratihara
    (C) Gupta
    (D) Rashtrakuta


18. The system of modern medicine was developed by
    
    (A) Susruta
    (B) Ehrlich
    (C) Hippocrates
    (D) Hahnemann


19. Alexander’s invasion of India
    
    (A) Established Greek rule in India
    (B) Opened the land route from Europe to India
    (C) Paved the way for the political disunity of India
    (D) Produced no cultural effects


20. The country that awards Nobel Prize is
    
    (A) America
    (B) England
    (C) sweden
    (D) Japan


21. Tripitakas are sacred books of the
    
    (A) Buddhists
    (B) Hindus
    (C) Jains
    (D) None of these


22. Achichhara (or Ahirkshetra) in the Bareilly district was the capital of Central Asian nomads of Scythian stock (an immigrant non-Aryan tribe of ancient India) known as
    
    (A) Abhiras
    (B) Kalachuris
    (C) Chedis
    (D) Haihayas


23. The unit of power is
    
    (A) gram
    (B) watt
    (C) litre
    (D) kilogram


24. Where is the Veterinary College in Kerala situated?
    
    (A) Vellayani
    (B) Mattuppetti
    (C) Kasaragod
    (D) Mannuthi


25. The Aryans came from Central Asia to India about
    
    (A) 8000BC
    (B) 6500 BC
    (C) 3500 BC
    (D) 2000BC


26. Why did the British decide to give Indians English education?
    
    (A) To make Indians appreciate Britishers
    (B) So that Indians could get work
    (C) For training Indians to help British officials
    (D) To acquaint Indians with Western culture


27. The sugar present in milk is called
    
    (A) sucrose
    (B) milkose
    (C) lactose
    (D) fructose


28. The direction of trade winds in the northern hemisphere
    
    (A) South-west
    (B) North-west
    (C) North-east
    (D) South-east


29. Which of the following was written by DAra Shikoh ?
    
    (A) Shahnamah
    (B) Muntakhab-ul-Lubab
    (C) Majma-ud-Baharain
    (D) Padshah Namah


30. The scientist who discovered natural radioactivity is
    
    (A) Ernest Rutherford
    (B) Madame Curie
    (C) Frederich Johot
    (D) Henri Becquerel

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