KERALA PSC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR ALL EXAMS 2017

1. Who among the following was the first Indian the Miss Universe?
   (A) Renuka Chowdhury
   (B) Sobhana
   (C) Sushmita Sen
   (D) Aiswarya Rai


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


3. The smallest continent is situated in ————
   (A) the Atlantic Ocean
   (B) the Pacific Ocean
   (C) the Indian Ocean
   (D) between Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean


4. When a man circles round the earth in a satellite, his
   (A) mass becomes zero but weight remains the same
   (B) mass remains constant but weight becomes zero
   (C) mass and weight remains constant
   (D) both mass and weight becomes zero


5. A person cups his hand around the mouth when shouting because:
   (A) sound energy is then directed in one direction
   (B) sound increases in volume
   (C) pitch of the sound increases
   (D) the action has no bearing on sound


6. The disease that spreads through air is
   (A) Cholera
   (B) Tuberculosis
   (C) Typhoid
   (D) Plague


7. Ramakrishna Mission was founded by:
   (A) Swami Vivekananda
   (B) Swami Dayananda Saraswathy
   (C) Swami Chinmayananda
   (D) Ramakrishna Paramahamsa


8. Chemically an enzyme is
   (A) fat
   (B) carbohydrate
   (C) protein
   (D) None of these


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


10. Which is the hardest among the following?
    (A) Diamond
    (B) Radium
    (C) Graphite
    (D) Silver


11. Which Bank serves as the Banker’s Bank in India?
    (A) Reserve Bank of India
    (B) State Bank of India
    (C) Central Bank of India
    (D) Bank of India


12. At the Battle of Waterloo Napoleon was defeated by ————
    (A) Admiral Nelson
    (B) Lord Wellesley
    (C) Lord Macaulay
    (D) Lord Wellington


13. Who among the following had written a treatise on fanciful technological devices ?
    (A) Bhoja
    (B) Govindaraja
    (C) Chandravarman
    (D) Mahipala


14. A Jaina Council was held in the fifth or sixth century A.D. which made a final collection of the scriptures and reduced them to writing. This council was held at
    (A) Kundapura
    (B) Nalanda
    (C) Vatabhi
    (D) Vaishali


15. Who among the following was associated with the suppression of Thugs ?
    (A) General Henry Prendergast
    (B) Captain Sleeman
    (C) Alexander Burnes
    (D) Captain Robert Pemberton


16. Which one of the following ports handled the north Indian trade during the Gupta period ?
    (A) Tamralipti
    (B) Broach
    (C) Kalyan
    (D) Cambray


17. The maximum age that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court can remain in office is ————
    (A) 58
    (B) 60
    (C) 65
    (D) 65


18. The birth place of Sri Sankaracharya now belongs to ———— district
    (A) Malappuram
    (B) Palghat
    (C) Ernakulam
    (D) Trichur


19. The story of the prowess and romanc eof Prithviraj Chauhan is recorded in the Prithviraj Raso, the great epic of Hindustran, written by :
    (A) Amar Singh
    (B) Ashvaghosha
    (C) Chand Bardai
    (D) Dandin


20. The Untouchability Offence Act was passed by the Government of India in the year
    (A) 1954
    (B) 1955
    (C) 1948
    (D) 1950