GK Questions with related facts|Kerala PSC GK question sand answers

1. The first genetically modified crop (GM crop) introduced in

India is

a) Antibiotic resistant tobacco b) Flavr savr tomato

c) Bt cotton d) Bt Brinjal

The correct answer is 'c'

In India, the first GM crop "Bt cotton'' was introduced in

2002 against the cotton bollworm which was major pest of

the crop. Till then the farmers have been using multiple

sprayings of chemical pesticide against this pest. Bt cotton

contains the 'cry' gene obtained from Bacillus thuringiensis

bacteria which can produce the insecticidal 'cry protein'. When

the bollworm feeds on Bt cotton plant, the cry protein enters

into the midgut and becomes endotoxin which binds to midgut epithelial cells and forms pores or holes in the cell membrane and ultimately kills the insect. Antibiotic resistant tobacco was the first GM crop plant in the world developed in

ANALYSE YOUR SCIENCE GK

1983. In 1992, China was the first country to approve commercialization of GM tobacco resistant to cucumber mosaic

virus. In 1994, the US also approved the first GM tomato,

''Flavr Savr'' for commercialization. There are certain questions about the biosafety of Bt Brinjal that delays the commercialization of that GM crop in India.

2. Most jewellery is made of 22 carat gold. What is the percentage of gold in it?

a) 90 % b) 92 %

c) 24% d) 22%

The Correct answer is 'b'

The purity of gold in alloy is measured in 'carats'. Pure

gold is 24 carat with no other metals. Therefore 22 carat

gold means that it contains 22 parts of gold and remaining

any other metals. Thus percentage of gold in 22 carat gold

alloy is 100 91 .7 %

24

22 × =

3. Name the nitrogen base that is not seen in DNA, the genetic

material of organisms

a) Adenine b) Thymine

c) Cytosine d) Uracil

The correct answer is 'd'

The Two nucleic acids seen in organisms are DNA (Deoxy

ribo nucleic acid) and RNA (Ribonucleic acid). The nucleic

acids are polymers of nucleotides. Each nucleotide consists of a phosphate group, a pentose sugar and one

nitrogen base. The nitrogen bases are of two types- Purines and Pyrimidines. Adenine (A) and Guanine (G) are

purines and where as Cytosine (C), Thymine (T) and Uracil

(U) are Pyrimidine bases. DNA is composed of several

nucleotides having phosphate group, deoxy ribose sugar

and the bases A, T, G and C. RNA, which is single stranded,

is a polymer of ribo nucleotides with phosphate group. ribose sugar and the bases A, G, C and U. Therefore

Thymine (T) is absent in RNA.

4. Which one of the following is a scalar quantity?

a) Displacement b) Density

c) Velocity d) Acceleration

The Correct answer is 'b'

Physical quantities can be divided into vector quantities

and scalar quantities. A physical quantity which has magnitude

and direction is called vector quantity. eg: Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration etc. The Physical quantity that can be described completely by its magnitude only is referred as scalar

quantity. eg: Mass, Volume, Density, Power etc.

5. Which of the antibiotics is a narrow spectrum one?

a) Penicillin G b) Ampicillin

c) Chloramphenicol d) Vancomycin

The Correct answer is 'a'

Antibiotics are chemical substances produced by microbes

for their safety, used for killing other attacking microbes.

Antibiotics are produced synthetically by man and used

against the disease causing microbes. Broad spectrum antibiotics will kill or inhibit a wide range of both gram positive

and gram negative bacteria. eg: Ampicillin, Chloramphenicol, Vancomycin etc. Narrow spectrum antibiotics are specific against a limited number of pathogens. Penicillin G is an

example which is used to test the patient's sensitivity of Penicillin, before its administration.

 
25 English Grammar Questions and Answers set 2

1. Let Kamala and ____ try their luck.

(a) his (b) he

(c) him (d) None of these

2. The synonym of ‘Winsome’ is:

(a) Appealing (b) Barbarous

(c) Prosper (d) Instruct

3. He is in his salad days. (The meaning of underlined phrase)

(a) Polite and kind (b) fair way

(c) Young and inexperienced stage

(d) cheerful days

4. Camels are peculiarly adapted ___ life in desert.

(a) for (b) to

(c) by (d) in

5. He insists ___ leaving immediately.

(a) on (b) at

(c) with (d) none of these

6. We shall not go for the movie if it ____ raining.

(a)has (b) was

(c) is (d) had been

7. Choose the word opposite to the noun ‘Balance’:

(a) Unbalance (b) non balance

(c) Imbalance (d) Misbalance

8. The young one of Ape :

(a) Baby (b) Calf

(c) Joey (d) Pup

9. The meaning of ‘Hiatus’:

(a) Nothingness (b) Gap

(c) Emptiness (d) Absence

10. Sulphur dioxide is composed _____ sulphur and oxygen.

(a) from (b) with

(c) to (d) of

11. I didn’t watch the news on television. But I heard it ___ the

radio.

(a) in (b) by

(c) on (d) with

12. The synonym of ‘excuse’ is:

(a) Accuse (b) Condone

(c) Condemn (d) Charge

13. He is the last son. (The underlined Determiner is a)

(a) Possessive (b) Numeric

(c) Negative (d) Demonstrative

14. Find the correctly spelt word:

(a) Occurrence (b) Occurance

(c) Occurrance (d) Occurence

15. One who eats too much:

(a) Glutton (b) Gourmet

(c) Greedy (d) Turncoat

16. The culprit was ____

(a) hung (b) hunged

(c) hanged (d) hangen

17. Every paisa should be accounted ____.

(a) for (b) by

(c) on (d) against

18. My friend ______ for me when I arrived.

(a) waited (b) has waited

(c) was waiting (d) has been waiting

19. I shall not come _____ you need me.

(a) if not (b) without

(c) except (d) unless

20. Security arrangements have been tightened up in all _____

areas.

(a) sensible (b) sensual

(c) sensitive (d) sensational

21. ‘Aggravate’ means:

(a) to falsify (b) to praise

(c) to make better (d) to make worse

22. The word CLUMSY means:

(a) Adroit (b) Dexterous

(c) Rough (d) Ungraceful

23. Last Saturday we ___ to visit our ancestral home.

(a) went (b) will go

(c) have gone (d) go

24. The word ‘Hilarious’ means:

(a) Very angry (b) Very funny

(c) Very jealousy (d) Very hungry

25. ‘Fait Accompli’ means:

(a) An established fact (b) All together

(c) Free of charge (d) Incomparable

Answers

1(c) 2(a) 3(c) 4(a) 5(a) 6(c) 7(c) 8(a) 9(b) 10(d) 11(c)

12(b) 13(b)14(a) 15(a) 16(c) 17(a) 18(c) 19(d) 20(c)

21 (d) 22(d) 23 (a)24 (b) 25(a)

25 English Grammar Questions set 1

1. The synonym of ‘SUCCULENT’:

(a) Juicy (b) Anxious

(c) Concise (d) Wicked

2. You should adapt yourself ____ the conditions of this place:

(a) in (b) to

(c) about (d) on

3. Wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve means:

(a) get upset (b) pay more money

(c) show one’s feeling openly (d) be calm

4. Thirty three percent of the seats are set apart for woman.(The

meaning of the underlined words).

(a) taken (b) paid

(c) reserved (d) settled

5. The word Banal means:

(a) Annoying (b) Noisy

(c) Happy (d) Common place

6. Put out the fire soon. The passive form is :

(a) Let the fire be put out soon.

(b) The fire may be put out soon.

(c) The fire is put out soon.

(d) The fire can be put out soon.

7. It is ......... honourable act from ....... European gentleman.

(a) an, an (b) a, a

(c) an, a (d) a, an

8. Lakshmi has a bad memory. She can’t remember _____

(a) nothing (b) no-one

(c) anything (d) anybody

9. The idiom ‘Call it a day’ means:

(a) Stop working on something

(b) Have a pleasant day

(c) Visit everyday (d) Don’t be so critical

10. They have entered ____ an agreement.

(a) in (b) on

(c) into (d) with

11. None has finished the job, _____?

(a) haven’t they (b) have they

(c) did they (d) hadn’t they

12. Cunning,scheming and unscrupulous act, especially in politics is termed as

(a) Authoritarianism (b) Pragmatism

(c) Machiavellianism (d) Utilitarianism

13. I was delighted ___ his unexpected arrival.

(a) at (b) for

(c) of (d) with

14. He _____ his father.

(a) takes after (b) gives out

(c) passes by (d) turns over

15. ‘One for the road’ is an idiomatic expression which means :

(a) Conscious walking

(b) A final drink before leaving

(c) No longer able to drive (d) A packet to eat on the way

16. Debonair means:

(a)An ugly man (b) An incredulous man

(c)A wealthy accomplished man

(d) Confident, charming and well – dressed man

17. We must ____ to the authority.

(a) bend (b) surrender

(c) subdue (d) submit

GENERAL ENGLISH

18. India was dragged ____ the second World War without the

consent of her people:

(a) to (b) in

(c) into (d) for

19. To confirm or give support to (a statement, theory or finding):

(a)Corroborate (b) Implicate

(c) Designate (d) Extricate

20. ‘Duality’ means:

(a) the state of having two parts or aspects

(b) a fight between two warriors

(c) a wrestling competition

(d) a state of being not certain

21. The meaning of “Mild”:

(a) Strong (b) Wild

(c) Hard (d) Gentle

22. He has put _____ the meeting.

(a) up (b) off

(c) away (d) out

23. _____ of those people have you met before?

(a) How many (b) How often

(c) How much (d) How long

24. It _____ (stop) raining for a while, but now it is raining again.

(Use the correct form of verb).

(a)stops (b) is stopping

(c) stopped (d) was stopping

25. Which word is wrongly spelt?

(a)insistance (b) resistance

(c) existence (d) reverence

Answers

1(a) 2(b) 3(c) 4(c) 5(d) 6(a) 7(c) 8(c) 9(a) 10(c) 11(b)

12(c)13(a)14(a) 15(b) 16(d) 17(d) 18(c) 19(a) 20(a)

21 (d) 22(b) 23 (a)24 (c) 25(a)

100 GK Questions for Kerala PSC Exams

1. What is the theme of India Ideas summit 2020?

a. Building a better future

b. Business and environment

c. Business in Post-COVID World

d. Sustainable Business

2. Which state's government has approved Mukhya Mantri Ghar

Ghar Ration Yojana?

a. Madhya Pradesh b. Gujarat

c. Delhi d. Maharashtra

3. Which nation will be hosting the 2020 edition of the Indian

Premier League?

a. New Zealand b. Australia

c. Sri Lanka d. UAE

4. Who launched MANODARPAN initiative to provide

psychological support to students for their mental health and

well being?

a. PM Narendra Modi b. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

c. Piyush Goyal d. Smriti Irani

5. Indian army has acquired newly developed drones from

DRDO. What are they called?

a. Bharat b. India

c. Desh d. Hindustan

6. Who became the first cricketer to violate ICC's 'Saliva ban'

rule?

a. Jofra Archer b. Dom Sibley

c. Stuart Broad d. Chris Woakes

7. Which Union Territory's administration has approved Rs.25

lakhs insurance cover for all local elected members?

a. Jammu and Kashmir b. Ladakh

c. Puduchery d. Chandigarh

8. Which party has retained power in Singapore General

Elections 2020?

a. People's Action Party

b. Democratic Progressive Alliance

c. Justice Party

d. Worker's Party

9. Who has developed the P7Heavy Drop system that is

capable of para dropping military stores up to 7-ton weight

class from IL 76 aircraft?

a. DRDO b. HAL

c. ISRO d. NASA

10. Who has been appointed as interim BCCI CEO?

a. Anil Kumble b. Rahul Dravid

c. Hemang Amin d. Srikanth

11. India was ranked at which position on the Global Real Estate

Transparency Index (GRETI)?

a. 34th b. 55th

c. 37th c. 41st

12. Which among the following apps has NOT been banned by

the Indian Army?

a. Facebook b. Instagram

c. Tinder d. Twitter

13. Which nation has dropped the 2011 World Cup Final fixing

probe due to lack of evidence?

a. India b. Pakistan

c. Sri Lanka d. England

14. A suspected case of Bubonic plague has been detected in

which nation?

a. Japan b. Germany

c. Brazil d. China

15. What is the name of India's first indigenous vaccine candidate?

a. COVIN c. Coril

c. Coris d. Covaxin

16. Dehing Patkai Wildlife sanctuary is located in which state?

a.Tripura b. Meghalaya

c. Manipur d. Assam

17. Which state has launched 'Balram' scheme to provide credit

to 7 lakh landless farmers?

a. Jharkhand b. Odisha

c. Chhattisgarh d. MadhyaPradesh

18. India was ranked at which position on the annual World

Competitiveness Index 2020?

a. 54th b. 43rd

c. 37th c. 61st

19. The newly elected president of the 75th UN General Assembly Volkan Bozkir belongs to which nation?

a. Russia b. Armenia

c. Germany d. Turkey

20. How much fund has been allocated for Garib Kalyan Rojgar

Abhiyan to provide livelihood opportunities to the returnee

migrant workers?

a. Rs. 50,000 crores b. Rs.20,000 crores

c. Rs. 25,000 crores d. Rs. 40,000 crores

21. Which nation was ranked first on the World Competitiveness

Index 2020?

a. Denmark b. Netherlands

c. Singapore d. Switzerland

22. Bollywood actor Sushant Singh passed away on June 14,

2020. Which among the following is his unreleased film?

a. Welcome to New York b. Raabta

c. Sonchiriya d. Dil Bechara

23. Which among the following awards has been cancelled for

2020 due to COVID-19?

a. Ramon Magsaysay Awards

b. Nobel Prize

c. National Awards

d. Academy Awards

24. Which state has made 'Bande Utkala Janani' its state song?

a. Odisha b. Tripura

c. Manipur d. Jharkhand

25. Panchavati, a key part of the Valmiki Ramayana is located in

which state of India?

a. Uttarakhand b. Uttar Pradesh

c. Maharashtra d. Tamil Nadu

26. In the present Union cabinet the portfolio of Micro, Small and

Medium Enterprises was allocated to:

a. Ramvilas Paswan b. Narendra Singh Tomar

c. Nitin Jairam Gadkari d. Sadananda Gowda

27. Who among the following was the first sayyid ruler of Delhi?

a. Muhammad Shah b. Alam Shah

c. Khizr Khan d. Mubarak Shah

28. Which of the following are the highest frequency electromagnetic waves?

a. Ultraviolet Rays b. Microwaves

c. Radio waves d. Gamma Rays

29. Who is the Director of the film 'PM Narendra Modi'?

a. Tigmanshu Dhulia

b. Rakesh Omprakash Mehra

c. Omung Kumar

d. Hansal Mehta

30. What is the full form of GSTIN in relation to GST?

a. Goods and services Tax Identification Number

b. Goods and services Taxation Income Number

c. Goods and services Tax Information Number

d. Goods and services Tax Identification Note

31. Which of the following terms refers to the running down or

payment of a loan in installments?

a. credit creation b. Amortisation

c. Backwardation d. Discounted cash flow

32. In which year was Google incorporated as a private company?

a. 2000 b. 1998

c. 2002 d. 2005

33. The Joint Process of Vapourisation and Condensation is

called:

a. Chromatography b. Crystallisation

c. Distillation d. Sublimation

34. During the passage of the Royal Titles Act 1876, the office of

the British Prime Minister was occupied by:

a. Arthur Balfour b. William Ewart Gladstone

c. John Russell d. Benjamin Disraeli

35. The Bhupen Hazarika Setu also called Dhola Sadiya Bridge

connects Assam and..........

a. Sikkim b. Arunachal Pradesh

c. West Bengal d. Meghalaya

36. A region of computer memory where frequently accessed

data can be stored for rapid access is called:

a. Cookie b. Plug-in

c. Token d. Cache

37. Rani-Ki-Vav (the Queen's stepwell), which is in the UNESCO

World Heritage list, is located in:

a. Uttar Pradesh b. Rajasthan

c. Gujarat d. Madhyapradesh

38. Dolomite is an ore of which of the following metals?

a. Calcium b. Strontium

c. Pottassium d. Aluminium

39. In January 2019, which panel was setup by the RBI to suggest measures to strengthen the safety of the digital payments

ecosystem in India?

a. Sudha Murthy Panel

b. Nandan Nilekani Panel

c. Raghuram Rajan Panel

d. Urjit Patel Panel

40. To quote ''Bombs and pistols do not make a revolution. The

sword of revolution is sharpened on the whetting-stone of

ideas'' belongs to which of the following freedom fighters.

a. Bal Gangadhar Tilak b. Lala Lajpat Rai

c. Bhagat Singh d. Subhash Chandra Bose

41. Indira Sagar Dam which is a concrete gravity dam is located

in which of the following states of India?

a. Maharashtra b. Chattisgarh

c. Madhya Pradesh d. Uttar Pradesh

42. Which of the following banks was founded by Muthiah

Chidambaram in Chennai in 1937?

a. Canara Bank b. Dhanlaxmi Bank

c. Syndicate Bank d. Indian Overseas Bank

43. The world body governing of which sport has introduced a

new game format called ''Triples''?

a. Badminton b. Table Tennis

c. Tennis d. Sqash

44. When pressure is applied to a fluid, the pressure change is

transmitted to every part of the fluid without any loss. Which of

the following laws best explains this phenomenon?

a. Avogadro's law b. Pascal's law

c. Hookes law d. Bernoullis law

45. Which committee was appointed to give a detailed report on

the Non Performing Assets of Public Sector Banks?

a. Pannir Selvam Committee b. Mandal Committee

c. Malegam Committee d. Srikrishna Committee

46. The Valley of flowers National Park is located in

a. Himachal Pradesh b. Meghalaya

c. Uttarakhand d. Jammu & Kashmir

47. The distributory of which river takes the name 'Padma' in

Bangladesh?

a. Jhelum b. Indus

c. Brahmaputra d. Ganga

48. In which year the Indian cricket team won the ODI World Cup

for men for the second time?

a. 2007 b. 2011

c. 2015 d. 2003

49. Which of the following instruments is used for the visual examination of eardrum?

a. Phonograph b. Polygraph

c. Optometer d. Otoscope

50. Rafael Nadal, one of the top male tennis players in the world

hails from which European country?

a. Switzerland b. Serbia

c. Austria d. Spain

51. The Rajyasabha can withhold its consent to a Money Bill for:

a. 14 days b. 15 days

c. 30 days d. 18days

52. Which of the following reasons were cited by the Ashok

Mehta Committee for the decline of Panchayati Raj Institutions

in India?

1. Role of Bureaucracy

2. Lack of political will

3. Lack of conceptual clarity

4. Lack of gender parity

Select the correct answer using the code given below

a. 1and 4 b. 2 and 3 only

c. 1, 2 and 3 d. 2, 3 and 4

53. Amarasimha is the name of a:

a. Famous lexicographer of ancient India

b. Rajput King of Chalukya lineage

c. Poet mentioned by Kautilya in his Arthashastra

d. Dance form of Odisha

54. The Tolkappiyam is the name of

a. A Step-well of western India

b. The book on Tamil Grammar

c. A collection of Tamil bhakti poems

d. A collection of Kannada poems

55. Which one of the following statements regarding baking

powder is NOT correct?

a. It is a mixture

b. It forms bubbles in wet mixture

c. It can be used instead of using yeast

d. It does not contain sodium bicarbonate

56. Match List-1 with List-1I and select the correct answer using

the code given below the Lists

List-1 List-1I

(Tropical cyclone) (Location)

A. Cyclones 1. USA

B. Hurricanes 2. East Asia

C. Typhoons 3. Australia

D. Wily-willies 4. India

a. A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3 b. A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3

c. A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4 d. A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4

57. Match List-1 with List-1I and select the correct answer using

the code given below the Lists

List-1 List-1I

(Element) (Application)

A. Isotope of Uranium 1. Treatment of cancer

B. Isotope of Cobalt 2. Treatment of goitre

C. Isotope of Iodine 3. Treatment of secondary

 cancer

D. Isotope of Radium 4. Nuclear Fuel

a. A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4 b. A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3

c. A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3 d. A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4

58. Arrange the following National parks of India from North to

South direction.

1. Indravati National Park

2. Nagerhole National Park

3. Corbett National Park

4. Madhav National Park

Select the correct answer using the code given below

a. 1, 3, 2, 4 b. 2, 1, 4, 3

c. 3, 4, 1, 2 d. 2, 3, 4, 1

59. Match List-1 with List-1I and select the correct answer using

the code given below the Lists

List-1 List-1I

(Scientist) (Area of study)

A. J D Watson 1. Microbiology

B. Louis Pasteur 2. Taxonomy

C. Carl Linnaeus 3. Molecular Biology

D. Charles Darwin 4. Evolution

a. A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3 b. A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3

c. A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4 d. A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4

60. Hemocyanin is an oxygen-transport metalloprotein present

in some invertebrate animals. This protein contains

a. One copper atom b. Two copper atoms

c. One Iron atom d. one magnesium atom

61. It is reported that there is an ongoing decrease in the PH

value of Ocean water because of global warming. It happens due to

a. Larger uptake of Co2 by Ocean water

b. Lesser uptake of Co2 by Ocean water

c. Larger uptake of atmospheric nitrogen by Ocean water

d. Lesser uptake of atmospheric nitrogen by Ocean water

62. Match List-1 with List-1I and select the correct answer using

the code given below the Lists

List-1 List-1I

(Day) (Occasion)

A. 11th July 1. Human Rights Day

B.5th June 2. Hiroshima Day

C. 6th August 3. International

 Environmental Day

D. 10th December 4. World population Day

codes

a. A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4 b. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4

c. A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1 d. A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1

63. From which among the following pairs of species, a small

quantity of fine quality wool is obtained in India?

a. Pashmina goats and Angora rabbits

b. Pashmina rabbits and Angora goats

c. Pashmina rabbits and Angora sheep

d. Pashmina goats and Angora sheep

64. Which one among the following substances is NOT a 'greenhouse' gas?

a. Water vapour b. Chloroflurocarbon

c. Methane d. Nitrogen

65. Ozone layer depletion is a major phenomenon in:

a. Troposphere b. Stratosphre

c. Thermosphere d. Exosphere

66. Which one of the following plains is associated with Limestone Topography?

a. Bajada plain a. Alluvial plain

c. Karst plain d. Pene plain

67. Regur soil is most suitable for the cultivation of:

a. Groundnut b. Cotton

c. Tobacco d. Sugarcane

68. The hydrogen atom present in acetylene molecule are:

a. acidic b. basic

c. both acidic and basic d. neutral

69. Which one among the following states is the leading producer of salt in India?

a. Rajasthan b. Gujarat

c. Tamil Nadu d. Andhra Pradesh

70. Movement of outer electrons in the inner orbits of an atom

produces:

a. Alpha ray b. Beta ray

c. Gama ray d. X-ray

71. Gama ray consists of:

a. Meson particles b. Neutrino particles

c. Higg's boson d. Electromagnetic waves

72. 'Evaporites' is

a. a rock b. a meteorite

c. a brackish waterpan d. an evaporimeter

73. Heavy water of an atomic reactor is

a. deionised water

b. an oxide of heavier isotope of oxygen

c. a mixtre of ice and water

d. an oxide of heavier isotope of hydrogen

74. In a radio active decay of a nucleus, an electron is also

emitted. This may happen due to the fact that:

a. Electrons are present inside a nucleus

b. An electron is created at the time of conversion of a neutron

into proton

c. An electron is created at the time of conversion of a proton

into a neutron

d. Electrons need to be emitted for conservation of momentum

75. Which institution has topped the overall list of educational

institutions in the NIRF India Rankings 2020?

a. IIT Delhi b. IIT Madras

c. IIT Bengaluru d. IIT Bombay

76. Who launched COVID BEEP-India's first wireless physiological parameters monitoring system for COVID-19 patients?

a. P M Narendra Modi b. Piyush Goyal

c. Smriti Irani d. Dr. Jitendra Singh

77. Which place has been declared as Uttarakhand's new summer capital?

a. Rishikesh b. Kashipur

c. Ramnagar d. Bhararisen

78. Who has indigenously developed ARPIT-Airborne Rescue

pod?

a. IAF b. DRDO

c. ISRO d. ICMR

79. The Vikramshila University was founded by.......

a. Dharmapala b. Bimbisara

c. Ashoka d. Chandragupta-I

80. Which state topped India's State Food Safety Index among

larger states?

a. Madhya Pradesh b. Gujarat

c. Maharashtra d. Telangana

81. What was the theme of world Environment Day 2020?

a. Zero Tolerance for the illegal wildlife trade

b. Beat Plastic Pollution

c. Connecting people to Nature

d. Biodiversity

82. Which nation is the smallest ever nation to secure a United

Nations Security Council (UNSC) seat?

a. St. Vincent and the Grenadines b. Estonia

c.Tunisia d. Niger

83. Which Union Ministry has launched the information booklet-

'Safe online learning in the times of COVID-19 ?

a. Home Ministry b. Health Ministry

c. HRD Ministry d. WCD Ministry

84. Which year did G 8 become G7 again?

a. 2011 b. 2013

c. 2014 d. 2015

85. During the reign of which of the following kings did Chinese

traveller Xuanzang visit India?

a. Chandragupta Maurya b. Harshavardhana

c. Prabhakara Vardhana d. Ashoka

86. According to Global peace Index 2019, which one of the

following is the most peaceful country?

a. Bhutan b. Iceland

c. Indonesia d. India

87. Albert Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics in the

year........

a. 1920 b. 1924

c. 1934 d. 1921

88. Where was Khelo India Youth Games 2019 held?

a. Delhi b. Noida

c. Pune d. Ludhiana

89. Who amongst the following established an institution named

'Kalashram' for imparting training in dance and associated

disciplines?

a. Shambhu Maharaj b. Pandit Birju Maharaj

c. Sitara Devi d. Lachhu Maharaj

90. In which city of India would you find the Swami Vivekananda

Airport?

a. Ranchi b. Durgapur

c. Kanyakumari d. Raipur

91. Sanjhi Art is associated to which of the following states of

India?

a. Rajasthan b. Gujarat

c. West Bengal d. Uttar Pradesh

92. In which of the following states is Kolleru Lake located?

a. Kerala b. Andhra Pradesh

c. Tamil Nadu d. Karnataka

93. Jadugora, in Singhbhum district, Jharkand is an important

mine for which of the following?

a. Manganese b. Emerald

c. Uranium d. Coal

94. Which of the following words was inserted in the Preamble

by the 42nd Amendment of the Constitution of India?

a. Belief b. Political

c. Integrity d. Economic

95. Which part of the human body gets affected by the illness

called Osteoporosis?

a. Kidney b. Bones

c. Lungs d. Brain

96. Which of the following states is the biggest Jute producer in

India?

a. Rajasthan b. West Bengal

c. Karnataka d. Nagaland

97. In which state is the Kamakhya Temple situated?

a. Assam b. Arunachal Pradesh

c. Chhattisgarh d. Jharkhand

98. According to Article 243 V of the Constitution of India, the

minimum age requirement for becoming a member of a Municipality is.............

a. 28 years b. 25 years

c. 32 years d. 21 years

99. In February 2018, who was appointed as the first independent female director of ICC?

a. Nita Ambani b. Indra Jai Singh

c. Indra Nooyi d. Chanda Kochar

100.Who among the following is called the 'father of super computing'?

a. Vintcerf b. Alan Perils

c. Ken Thompson d. Seymour cray

Answers

1 (a) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 (b) 5 (a) 6 (b) 7 (a) 8 (a) 9 (a) 10 (c) 11 (a)

12 (d) 13 (c) 14 (d) 15 (d) 16 (d) 17 (b) 18 (b) 19 (d) 20 (a) 21

(c) 22 (d) 23 (a) 24 (a) 25 (c) 26 (c) 27 (c) 28 (d) 29 (c) 30 (a)

31 (b) 32 (b) 33 (c) 34 (d) 35 (b) 36 (d) 37 (c) 38 (a) 39 (b) 40

(c) 41 (c) 42 (d) 43 (a) 44 (b) 45 (a) 46 (c) 47 (d) 48 (b) 49 (d)

50 (d) 51 (a) 52 (c) 53 (a) 54 (b) 55 (d) 56 (b) 57 (c) 58 (c) 59

(c) 60 (b) 61 (a) 62 (d) 63 (a) 64 (d) 65 (b) 66 (c) 67 (b) 68 (a)

69 (b) 70 (d) 71 (d) 72 (a) 73 (d) 74 (b) 75 (b) 76 (d) 77(d) 78

(a) 79 (a) 80 (b) 81 (d) 82 (a) 83 (c) 84 (c) 85 (a) 86 (b) 87 (d)

88 (c) 89 (b ) 90 (d) 91 (d) 92 (b) 93 (c) 94 (c) 95 (b) 96 (b ) 97

(a) 98 (d) 99 (c) 100 (d) 

1. Name the city built by Alauddin Khilji:

(a) Agra (b) Rai Pithora

(c) Jaunpur (d) Siri

2. Jehangir was buried in:

(a) Kabul (b) Delhi

(c) Agra (d) Lahore

3. The venue of the first conference of the

Indian National Congress in 1885:

(a) New Delhi (b) Mumbai

(c) Chennai (d) Kolkatta

4. Who was popularly called Rajaji?

(a) Rajendraprasad

(b) Rajagopalachari

(c) Raja Ram Mohun Roy

(d) Raj Guru

5. Gandhiji arrived India after his life in South

Africa in the year:

(a) 1914 (b) 1915

(c) 1916 (d) 1917

6. Whose birth day is observed as

‘Sadbhavana Divas’?

(a) Indira Gandhi (b) Morarji Desai

(c) Charan Singh (d) Rajiv Gandhi

7. Who wrote ‘Voice of Conscience’?

(a) Zakkir Hussain (b) Sanjiva Reddy

(c) KR Narayanan (d) VV Giri

8. The retiring age of the judge of Supreme

Court is ___ years:

(a) 58 (b) 60

(c) 62 (d) 65

9. Who decides on the holding of elections to

Panchyats?

(a) Parliament (b) State Government

(c) Speaker (d) District Collector

10. The first woman to get Nobel Prize in

literature:

(a) Elinor Ostrom (b) Bertha Von Suttner

(c) Selma Lagerlof (d) None of these

11. The first person of Indian origin to get

Booker Prize:

(a) Salman Rushdie (b) Arundhathy Roy

(c) VS Naipaul (d) None of these

12. The organ of UNO in which all members are

represented:

(a) ICJ (b) General Assembly

(c) Security Council (d) ECOSOC

13. The headquarters of Asian Development

Bank (ADB) :

(a) Jakarta (b) New Delhi

(c) Manila (d) Dhaka

14. Universal Children’s Day:

(a) November 20 (b) November 14

(c) January 12 (d) August 12

Degree Level Previous Questions

‘the last of the Victorians’

15. “Where wealth accumulates, men decay”

Whose words are these?

(a) Oliver Goldsmith (b) Churchill

(c) Adams Smith (d) J S Mill

16. Father of Indian Cinema:

(a) Satyajit Ray (b) Pritviraj Kapoor

(c) Raj Kapoor (d) Dadasaheb Phalke

17.Srinagar is on the banks of:

(a) Ravi (b) Beas

(c) Jhulum (d) Chenab

18.The city of Palaces:

(a) New Delhi (b) Mumbai

(c) Chennai (d) Kolkata

19. In which continent , the longest mountain

range above sea level is situated?

(a) South America (b) North America

(c) Asia (d) Europe

20. The only bachelor to become the US

president:

(a) John Adams (b) George

Washington (c) James Buchanan

(d) JF Kennedy

21. Which is known as ‘the queen of the

Arabian sea’?

(a) Alappuzha (b) Kannur

(c) Kozhikode (d) Kochi

22. PT Usha Coaching Centre is at:

(a) Payyoli (b) Koilandy

(c) Thiruvananthapuram(d) Kozhikode

23. The second speaker of Kerala Legislative

Assembly:

(a) AJ John (b) Seethi Sahib

(c) Alexander Parambithara

(d) VM Sudheeran

24. Doordarsha started programmes in

Malayalam from Thiruvananthapuram in:

(a) 1982 (b) 1983

(c) 1984 (d) 1985

25. The first hydro-electric project in Malabar:

(a) Vilangad (b) Senkulam

(c)Kuttyadi (d) None of these

Answers

1(d) 2(d) 3(b) 4(b) 5(b) 6(d) 7(d) 8(d) 9(b) 10(c)11(c)

12(b) 13(c)14(a) 15(a) 16(d) 17(c)18(d) 19(a)20(c)

21(d) 22(c) 23(b)24(d)25(c)

Kerala PSC Degree Level Questions- Set 7

 81. Which is known as ‘filter of human

body’?

(a) Heart (b) Liver

(c) Kidney (d) Pancreas

82. Xerophytes are plants in:

(a) Deserts (b) Oceans

(c) Ponds (d) Rivers

83. The study of trees:

(a) Dendrology (b) Pomology

(c) Xylology (d) Oenology

84.Chemical used for the preservation of

food:

(a) Sodium Benzoate

(b) Aspirin (c) Sodium Citrate

(d) Phenolphthalein

85. Which acid is used as an antiseptic?

(a) Follic acid (b) Formic acid

(c) Boric acid (d) Carbonic acid

86. The rays used in the remote control of TV:

(a) UV Rays (b) Infra Red rays

(c) X rays (d) Gama rays

87. India launched its first artificial satellite

on April 19, 1975 from Kapustinyar in:

(a) Kazakhstan (b) Russia

(c) Ukraine (d) Uzbekistan

88. Who among the following born first?

(a) Socrates (b) Plato

(c) Aristotle (d) Alexander

89. The year in which Julius Ceasar was

murdered by Brutus:

(a) BC 58 (b) BC 30

(c) BC 44 (d) BC 34

90. Lakshmi Bhai Institute of Physical

Education is in:

(a) New Delhi (b) Gwalior

(c) Pune (d) Patiala

91. Which award is known as ‘Oscar in

sports’?

(a) Laureus Award

(b) Khel Ratna

(c) Dronacharya Award

(d) None of these

92. The largest cave in India:

(a) Ellora (b) Amarnath

(c) Elephanta (d) Udayagiri

93. Father of Plastic Surgery:

(a) Atreya (b) Charaka

(c) Susruta (d) None of these

94. The last king of Maurya dynasty:

(a) Brihadratha (b) Dhanananda

(c) Devabhuti (d) Asoka

95. The political guru of Gopala Krishna

Gokhale:

(a) Dadabhai Navroji

(b) Surendranath Bannerjee

(c) Rajaram Mohun Roy

(d) M.G.Ranade

96. Lords Cricket stadium is in:

(a) India (b) Australia

(c) England (d) South Africa

97. Which country conferred ‘Swadhinata

Sammanona’ to Indira Gandhi for her

contribution to the country’s liberation

war in 1971?

(a) Bangladesh (b) Maldives

(c) Nepal (d) Bhutan

98. The capital of Argentina:

(a) Beunes Aires (b) Rio de Janeiro

(c) La Paz (d) Santiago

99. Fukushima Nuclear Plant was built in:

(a) USA (b) Brazil

(c) Japan (d) South Africa

100. The easternmost state of India:

(a) Assam (b) Manipur

(c) Nagaland (d) Arunachal

Pradesh

81(c) 82(a) 83(a) 84(a) 85(c)86(b)87(b)88(a)

89(c) 90(b) 91(a) 92(b)93(c) 94(a)95(d) 96(c)

97(a) 98(a) 99(c) 100(d)

 Kerala PSC Degree Level Questions- Set 6

61. Who gave the slogan ‘Kerala PSC Degree Level Questions- SetJai Hind’?

(a) Tagore (b) Gandhiji

(c) Netaji Subhas Bose

(d) Nehru

62. In which language Gandhiji started the

weekly ‘Young India’?

(a) English (b) Marathi

(c) Hindi (d) Gujarati

63. Ramanuja expounded :

(a) Vishishtadwaitha (b) Suddhadvaitha

(c) Advaithavedanta (d) None of these

64. The mother of Akbar:

(a) Gulbadan Begum

(b) Hamida Banu Begum

(c) Noor Jahan (d) None of these

65. Persian Emperor Darius annexed

Punjab in the year:

(a) 516 BC (b) 326 BC

(c) 327 BC (d) 461 BC

66. Suddhodhana, the father of Buddha was

the ruler of:

(a) Vaisali (b) Rajgriha

(c) Kapilavastu (d) Saranath

67. Bhageerathi and Alakananda meet at:

(a) Prayag (b) Rudraprayag

(c) Devaprayag (d) Karnaprayag

68. Orchid Paradise in India:

(a) Assam (b) Sikkim

(c) Arunachal Pradesh

(d) Himachal Pradesh

69. India is the birth place of four major

religions-Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism

and.......

(a) Parsi religion (b) Bahai religion

(c) Shintoism (d) Sikh religion

70. Ajanta and Ellora caves are in the state

of:

(a) Maharashtra (b) Karnataka

(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Tamil Nadu

71. Largest tributary of Ganga:

(a) Kosi (b) Yamuna

(c) Son (d) Gomti

72. Which schedule of the Indian

Constitution is related to languages?

(a) 7th (b) 8th

(c) 9th (d) 10th

73. The highest peak in Aravallis:

(a) Mahendragiri (b) Shillong Peak

(c) Gurusikhar (d) Nokrek peak

74. The area of India is ...... sq.km.

(a) 388630 (b) 3287263

(c) 2487263 (d) 4288630

75. Which High Court has jurisdiction over

the largest number of states?

(a) Allahabad (b) Guwahati

(c) Madras (d) Delhi

76. Which is not correct about William

Shakespeare?

(a) He was a contemporary of Queen

Victoria

(b) He married Ann Hathaway

(c) He was known as ‘Bard of Avon’

(d) He lived during 1564-1616

77. The oldest capital city in the world:

(a) Damascus (b) Ur

(c) San Marino (d) Tokyo

78. In which country Nihilism was

originated?

(a) Russia (b) Germany

(c) China (d) Italy

79. Nicolae Ceausescu was the communist

ruler of:

(a) Russia (b) Romania

(c) Rwanda (d) Uganda

80. Hepatology is the study of:

(a) Liver (b) Heart

(c) Brain (d) Lungs

)61(c) 62(a) 63(a)64(b) 65(a) 66(c)

67(c)68(c) 69(d) 70(a) 71(b) 72(b)

73(c)74(b)75(b)76(a) 77 (a) 78(a)79(b)80(a)

 Kerala PSC Degree Level Questions- Set 5

31. If you came to me, ……..

(a) I would help you(b) will help you

(c) had helped you (d) would have

helped you

32. The meaning of ‘exonorate’:

(a) to convict (b) to convince

(c) to punish

(d) to clear anything wrong doing

33. The police is entrusted …… the

enforcement of law and order.

(a) for (b) to

(c) with (d) at

34. The work was done ……. haste.

(a) in (b) at

(c) on (d) for

35. This is the boy ……. pocket was

picked.

(a) who (b) whom

(c) whose (d) which

36. If I had gone for the interview ……..

(a) I would get the job

(b) I would have got the job

(c) I will get the job

(d) I will have get the job

37. Which of the following sentences is

wrong?

(a) My uncle went abroad last week

(b) He was in a hurry to go to office

(c) If you work hard, you will pass

(d) No sooner had he reached the

home when the light went out

38. Kishore is studying hard, but you are

… …

(a) well (b) not

(c) industrious (d) fine

39. She has two houses in this street, and

the house over there is also ……

(a) her (b) hers

(c) her house (d) herself

40. For the last six months he …….

Ayurvedic treatment for Asthma.

(a) is taking (b) was taking

(c) takes (d) has been taking

41. The first Malayalam film to get

President’s silver medal in 1954:

(a) Chemmeen (b) Swayamvaram

(c) Thulabharam (d) Neelakkuyil

42. Who was the first secretary of the

S N D P Yogam, formed in 1903?

(a) Narayana Guru (b) Kumaranasan

(c) Dr.Palpu (d) None of these

43. Name the publication started by

Muhammad Abdur Rehman Sahib from

Kozhikode in 1924:

(a) Al Hilal (b) Al Ameen

(c) Comreade (d) None of these

44. The first Malayali to get Magsaysay

Award:

(a) MS Swaminathan(b) V Kurien

(c) Sugathakumari (d) K Kelappan

45. Who wrote ‘Agnisakshi’?

(a) Lalithambika Antharjanam

(b) Madhavikutty (c) PK Balakrishnan

(d) O. N. V. Kurup

46. Kappad, where Vasco da Gama landed

on 20th May, 1498 is in the district of:

(a) Kannur (b) Kozhikode

(c) Palakkad (d) Malappuram

47. The place where an observatory was

established in ancient Kerala:

(a) Vizhinjam (b) Kollam

(c) Mahodayapuram (d) Alappuzha

48. Which is known as ‘bird village in

Kerala’?

(a) Nooranad (b) Pakshipathalam

(c) Thattekkad (d) Choolannoor

49. Which district in kerala has the largest

number of Panchayat Raj Institutions?

(a) Thiruvananthapuram

(b) Ernakulam (c) Palakkad

(d) Malappuram

50. State Institute of Rural Development is

situated at:

(a) Peechi

(b) Mulankunnathkavu

(c) Kottarakkara

(d) Thiruvananthapuram

51. W ife of J.B.Kripalani, who became the

first woman Chief Minister of an Indian

State:

(a) Sarojini (b) Swarnalatha

(c) Suchetha (d) Sarada

52. The pope who introduced Gregorian

calendar in 16th century:

(a) Gregory XII (b) Gregory VIII

(c) Gregory XI (d) Gregory XIII

53. The Czech born German novelist who

authored ‘The Trial’:

(a) Jose Saramago (b) Franz Kafka

(c) Immanuel Kant (d) Victor Hugo

54. Who was the first Chairman of National

Human Rights Commission?

(a) Js. J.S.Varma (b) Js. A.S.Anand (c)

Js. Rangnath Mishra (d)

Js.M.N.Venkitachellayya

55.The first Deputy Chairman of Planning

Commission

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) K.C.Neogi

(c) Gulsarilal Nanda (d)

K.S.Santhanam

56. The first mid-term poll in India was held

in:

(a) 1957 (b) 1962

(c) 1967 (d) 1971

57. The shortest of the three lists in the

Seventh Schedule of the Constitution:

(a) Union (b) State

(c) Concurrent (d) Both (b) and (c)

58. Who among the following cannot be

removed from office except in the

manner prescribed in the Constitution

of India?

(a) The Deputy Chairman, Planning

Commission

(b) The Chief Election Commissioner

(c) The Chairman, Finance Commission

(d) The Governor of a State

59. Rajiv Gandhi was born at:

(a) Amethi (b) Lucknow

(c) Allahabad (d) Mumbai

60. Whose autobiography is ‘My Life and

Times’?

(a) Zakkir Hussain (b) V.V.Giri

(c) SD Sharma (d) KR Narayanan

31(a) 32(d) 33(c) 34(a) 35(c)36(b)37(d) 38(b)

39(b) 40(d) 41(d) 42 (b) 43(b) 44 (b) 45(a)

46(b) 47 (c) 48(a)49(d) 50(c) 51(c) 52(d)

53(b) 54(c) 55(c) 56(d) 57(c) 58(b) 59(d)

60(b

 Kerala PSC Degree Level Questions- Set 4

1. Select the odd one out:

(a) Transport (b) Bus

(c) Car (d) Train

2. Vendor: Buyer :: Advocate:?

(a) Smith (b) Witness

(c) Judge (d) Client

3. The next number in the series:

7,10,9,12,11,…..

(a) 13 (b) 14

(c) 16 (d) 19

4. A man was 32 years of age when he

had his first son. His wife was 35 years

of age when his son attained the age of

7 years. The difference between their

age is …… years.

(a) 7 (b) 3

(c) 5 (d) 4

5. A book is most likely to have:

(a) Pages (b) Cover

(c) Chapters (d) Pictures

6. By paying an annual premium of

Rs.140 a person insured his life for

Rs.3500. For what sum must he insure

with a premium of Rs.82?

(a) 2000 (b) 2050

(c) 3000 (d) 2500

7. Demography is related to population in

the same way Etymology is related to:

(a) Diseases (b) Birds

(c) Coins (d) Words

8. A number is made of two digits. If 45 is

added to the number, the digits get

reversed. The number could be:

(a) 18 (b) 36

(c) 54 (d) 27

9. Drama: Director :: Magazine:?

(a) Publisher (b) Editor

(c) Reader (d) Printer

10. 50% of 50% of 12 is how much?

(a) 3 (b) 6

(c) 2 (d)1

11. If PRAYAG is coded as 654342, what

would be 5424 stands for?

(a) YA G A (b) MAYA

(c) GAYA (d) RAGA

12. If the difference between the compound

interest and simple interest on a certain

sum at a rate of 5% per annum in 2

years is Rs.15, the sum is:

(a) 5000 (b) 5500

(c) 4500 (d) 6000

13. Arrange the given words in alphabetical

order and tick the one that comes first:

(a) Cloud (b) Middle

(c) Chain (d) Grunt

14. If the rate of simple interest is 12% per

annum the amount that would fetch

interest of Rs.6000 per annum:

(a) 720 (b) 48543.69

(c) 50000 (d) 72000

15. Select the odd one:

(a) Petrol (b) Diesel

(c) Kerozene (d)Vanaspati

16. The salaries of Suma and Rema

together amounted to Rs.2000. Suma

spends 95% of her salary and Rema

85% of hers. If their salaries are the

same what is Rema’s salary?

(a) Rs.500 (b) Rs.750

(c) Rs.1250 (d) Rs.1000

17. Ruling: King :: Learning; ?

(a) Book (b) School

(c) Scholar (d) Teacher

18. A husband and wife had five married

sons. Each of these had four children.

How many members are there in the

family?

(a) 50 (b) 40

(c) 32 (d) 30

19. HIJ:MNO :: RST : ?

(a) W X Y (b) UVM

(c) VWX (d) XYD

20. 500 is divided by 2.5:

(a) 125 (b) 200

(c) 250 (d) 2000

21. ‘Decease’ is the synonym of:

(a) Illness (b) Unfree

(c) Interval (d) Death

22. The passive voice of ‘Close the door’is:

(a) Let the door close

(b) Let the door be closed

(c) Let the door closed

(d) Let the door is closed

23. Do not cry ……. split milk.

(a) over (b) at

(c) by (d) for

24. He spoke …… to me …… Urdu.

(a) to, in (b) by,in

(c) to, with (d) at, in

25. One who deals in flowers is called:

(a) Grocer (b) Florist

(c) Hawker (d) Draper

26. I ……… for him for the last one hour.

(a) have been waiting(b) am waiting

(c) waited (d) was waiting

27. Which one of the following sentences is

not wrong?

(a) W ait here till I return

(b) Wait here till I will return

(c) Wait here till I shall return

(d) Wait here till I would return

28. You are free, ……..?

(a) are you (b) don’t you

(c) aren’t you (d) won’t you

29. ……. problem facing us is ….. universal

one.

a) The, an (b) A, an

(c) The, a (d) A, the

30. ……. brave soldier lost …… arm in the

rescue operation:

(a) The, a (b) The, an

(c) A, a (d) A, the

1 (a) 2(d) 3 (b) 4 (d) 5(a) 6(b) 7(d) 8(d) 9(b)

10(a) 11(d) 12(d) 13(c) 14(c) 15(d) 16(a)

17(c) 18(c) 19(a) 20(b)2 1 (d) 22(b) 23 (a)

24 (a) 25(b)2 6(a) 27(a) 28(c) 29(c) 30(b)

1 (a) 2(d) 3 (b) 4 (d) 5(a) 6(b) 7(d) 8(d) 9(b)

10(a) 11(d) 12(d) 13(c) 14(c) 15(d) 16(a)

17(c) 18(c) 19(a) 20(b)2 1 (d) 22(b) 23 (a)

24 (a) 25(b)2 6(a) 27(a) 28(c) 29(c) 30(b)

Kerala PSC Degree Level Questions- Set 3

81. The average of three numbers is 20. If

two numbers are 16 and 22, the third is:

(a) 20 (b) 22

(c) 18 (d) 19

82. Five years ago I was thrice as old as

my son and ten years later I shall be

twice as old as my son. How old are we

now?

(a) 30 & 40 (b) 50 &20

(c) 40& 15 (d) 35 & 15

83. Raju is shorter than Gopi but taller than

Rahim who is taller than Meena. Who is

the shortest of the four?

(a) Gopi (b) Raju

(c) Rahim (d) Meena

84. In certain code FHQK means GIRL.

How WOMEN will be written in the

same code?

(a) V N L D M (b) FHQKN

(c) XPFNO (d) VLNDM

85. 12.5% of 80:

(a) 8 (b) 10

(c) 20 (d) 40

86. Choose the odd one:

(a) Goldsmith (b) Blacksmith

(c) Carpenter (d) Sailor

87. Three-fifth of one-fourth of a number is

18. What is the number?

(a) 140 (b) 120

(c) 160 (d) 90

88. A mother always has:

(a) Father (b) Beauty

(c) Child (d) Husband

89. Select the odd one:

(a) Bullet (b) Rifle

(c) Pistol (d) Gun

90. Three times of an unknown numbers

are one less than 40. What is the

unknown number?

(a) 15 (b) 13

(c) 12 (d) 14

91. Ship: Water :: Train:?

(a) Path (b) Road

(c) Passenger (d) Track

92. If 75% of a number is added to 75 the

result is the number itself, then the

number is:

(a) 250 (b) 750

(c) 400 (d) 300

93. By selling a fan for Rs.475, a person

loses 5%. To get a gain of 5% he

should sell the fan for:

(a) Rs.500 (b) Rs.525

(c) Rs.535 (d) Rs.575

94. Select the choice with similar

relationship- Exit:Enter

(a) Notorious: Famous

(b) Go: Depart

(c) Money: Buy (d) Peace: Nation

95. Forest: Tree:: Crowd:?

(a) Riot (b) Mob

(c) Fire (d) Person

96. F,K,P,?

(a) T (b) U

(c) V (d) Q

97. Select the odd one:

(a) Land (b) Lake

(c) Sea (d) River

98. As Fox is related to Cunning, Rabbit is

related to:

(a) Timid (b) Courageous

(c) Bold (d) Skilful

99. Find out the odd one:

(a) May (b) June

(c) July (d) August

100. Select the odd one:

(a) Juice (b) Cheese

(c) Butter (d) Curd

Answers:

81 (b) 82(b) 83 (d) 84 (a) 85(b) 86(d) 87(b) 88(c) 89(a) 90(b) 91(d) 92(d) 93(b) 94(a) 95(d) 96(b) 97(a) 98(a) 99(b) 100(a)

Kerala PSC Degree Level questions -Set 2

41. The rate of photosynthesis is highest in

..... light:

(a) Yellow (b) Blue

(c) Green (d) Red

42. Wax is soluble in:

(a) Benzene (b) Water

(c) Alcohol (d) Iodine

43. Acid contained in onion:

(a) Oxalic acid (b) Citric acid

(c) Malic acid (d) Prussic acid

44. Element obtained from sea weeds:

(a) Chlorine (b) Calcium

(c) Iodine (d) Magnisium

45. ‘SIM Card’ related to:

(a) Bank (b) Mobile phone

(c) Artificial satellite (d) Black box

46. In which country Three Mile Island

nuclear disaster was occurred in 1979?

(a) USA (b) UK

(c) Ukraine (d) China

47. China was officially declared republic in:

(a) 1912 (b) 1913

(c) 1914 (d) 1915

48. The first country to win the world cup

cricket thrice:

(a) W est Indies (b) Pakistan

(c) England (d) Australia

49. The first team to win Santosh trophy:

(a) Bengal (b) Kerala

(c) Karnataka (d) Tamil Nadu

50. Which is known as the sorrow of

Bengal:

(a) Kosi (b) Damodar

(c) Mahanadi (d) Brahmaputra

51. Which organisation was founded by

Henri Dunant?

(a) Amnesty International

(b) Boy Scouts (c) Lions Club

(d) Red Cross

52. The first to get two booker prizes:

(a) Salman Rushdie (b) Peter Carey

(c) Ben Okri (d) JM Coetzee

53. “We have to now fight for peace with

the same courage and determination as

we fought against aggression”

(a) FD Roosevelt (b) Jawaharlal Nehru

(c) Lal Bahadur Shastri

(d) Indira Gandhi

54. Who wrote ‘Pritvirajaraso’?

(a) Chandbardai (b) Faizi

(c) Tulsidas (d) Surdas

55.Abdul Rahman Tunku was the first prime

minister of:

(a) Malaysia (b) Singapore

(c) Brunei (d) Indonesia

56. Name of which Indus valley site means

‘black bangles’?

(a) Harappa (b) Dholavira

(c) Kalibangan (d) Banawali

57. The founder of Chola empire:

(a) Simhavishnu (b) Vijayalaya

(c) Harihara (d) Simuka

58. Who was the Viceroy when Indian

National Congress was formed in

1885?

(a) Dufferin (b) Reading

(c) Mayo (d) Curzon

59. Whom Gandhiji called ‘the great

sentinel’?

(a) Rajendraprasad

(b) Subhas Chandra Bose

(c) Rabindranath Tagore

(d) Nehru

60. The year of foundation of Muslim

League:

(a) 1903 (b) 1904

(c) 1907 (d) 1906

61. The Indian president who translated

‘The Republic’ of Plato:

(a) VV Giri

(b) Zakkir Hussain

(c) S Radhakrishnan

(d) Rajendraprasad

62. The first to become the prime minister

of India while he/she was a member of

Rajya Sabha:

(a) Lal Bahadur Shastri(b) Indira Gandhi

(c) Rajiv Gandhi (d) PV Narasimha

Rao

Kerala PSC Degree Level questions -Set 2

63. The budget is presented in the Lok

Sabha by the Finance Minister in the

name of the ......of India.

(a) President (b) Prime Minister

(c) RBI Governor (d) Speaker

64. The Winter session of Lok Sabha

begins in the month of:

(a) September (b) October

(c) November (d) December

65. Motions of no confidence against the

government can only be introduced and

passed in the......

(a) Lok Sabha (b) Rajya Sabha

(c) Either House (d) None of these

66. The number of schedules in the

Constitution of India when it was

brought into force:

(a) 12 (b) 10

(c) 9 (d) 8

67. The Indian who headed a new sect ‘The

Order of the Star of the East” at the age

of 20:

(a) Rajaneesh (b) Jiddu

Krishnamurthy (c) Shri Shri

Ravisankar (d) Chinmayananda

68. Kublai Khan was the emperor of:

(a) Russia (b) Egypt

(c) China (d) Persia

69. The nationality of Akiro Kurasova, the

world famous film maker:

(a) France (b) Russia

(c) Japan (d) China

70. Number of members in the first ministry

of Kerala including Chief Minister:

(a) 12 (b) 11

(c) 13 (d) 10

71. In which river Chenkulam hydel project

is built?

(a) Pamba (b) Kallada

(c) Vamaanapuram river

(d) Muthirappuzha

72. ‘The Vrindavan of Kerala’:

(a) Malampuzha Garden

(b) Napier Museum

(c) Neyyar Dam (d) Munnar

73. The taluk in Kerala with the longest

coastline:

(a) Kollam (b) Kozhikode

(c) Cherthala (d) Chirayinkeezhu

74. The annual festival of which temple is

known as ‘Bharani’?

(a) Guruvayur (b) Ambalappuzha

(c) Kodungallur (d) Sabarimala

75.The first Malayali woman to become

Governor of an Indian State:

(a) Fatima Beevi (b) KK Usha

(c)Anna Chandy (d) Mary Punnan

76.The first Indian woman to become grand

master in Chess:

(a) Koneru Humpy(b) Dronavally Harika

(c) Divyendu Barua (d) Saiha Nehwal

77. Chittagong is the main port of:?

(a) Sri Lanka (b) Bangladesh

(c) Maldives (d) Nepal

78. Longest served member of Kerala

Legislative Assembly?

(a) KM Mani (b) GR Gowri

(c) Oommen Chandy (d) PJ Joseph

79. The 193rd member of UNO:

(a) Montenegro (b) South Sudan

(c) Kosovo (d) East Timor

80. The largest Scandinavian country:

(a) Norway (b) Denmark

(c) Sweden (d) None of these

Answers:

 41(d) 42(a) 43(a) 44(c) 45( b) 46(a) 47(a) 48(d) 49(a) 50 (b) 51(d) 52(d) 53(c) 54(a) 55(a) 56(c) 57(b) 58(a) 59(c)60(d) 61(b)62(b) 63 (a) 64(c) 65 (a) 66 (d) 67 (b) 68(c) 69 (c) 70 (b) 71(d) 72(a) 73(c) 74(c)75(a)76(a) 77(b) 78 (a) 79 (b) 80 (c)

 Kerala PSC Degree Level Previous Questions

1. MALADY means:

(a) illness (b) calamity

(c) music (d) misfortune

2. Each of the students ……. done well.

(a) are (b) have

(c) were (d) has

3. I hurt ……..

(a) himself (b) myself

(c) yourself (d) yourselves

4. A person who treats mental diseases is

called:

(a) Physicist (b) Cardiologist

(c) Psychologist (d) Psychiatrist

5. When the father retired , the son ……..

the business.

(a) took after (b) took over

(c) taken to (d) took in

6. He shouted…. her at the top of his

voice but she did not hear and went on:

(a) to (b) at

(c) for (d) against

7. ‘Still water’ means:

(a) Deep water (b) Shallow water

(c) Water with waves (d) Undisturbed

water

8. Children below the age of 12 can be

tried only by the …… court.

(a) High (b) Supreme

(c) District (d) Juvenile

9. You would look better if :

(a) you cut your hair

(b) you are cutting your hair

(c) you will cut your hair

(d) you would have cut your hair

10. …….. December 2004 there were many

natural calamities.

(a) On (b) At

(c) In (d) The

11. Mr. Basu soon ……. himself as a great

parliamentarian.

(a) relinquished (b) distinguished

(c) expunged (d) extinguished

12. The man is …… enough to help the

needy.

(a) beneficent (b) beneficial

(c) benefit (d) benefactor

13. The nation ……. every man to do his

duty:

(a) is expecting (b) accepts

(c) excepts (d) expects

14. The comparative of ‘Young’:

(a) Youthful (b) Youngster

(c) Younger (d) Youngest

15. The …….. action of the visitor made

the dog to jump upon him.

(a) provoke (b) provocation

(c) provocative (d) provoking

16. There is ….. hourly bus from here to

the capital:

(a) the (b) an

(c) every (d) a

17. You don’t love your wife, …….?

(a) W on’t you (b) Don’t you

(c) Do you (d) Will you

18. Every morning father …… the dog for a

walk.

(a) takes (b) took

(c) taken (d) taking

19. The opposite of ‘Detrimental’ is:

(a) Cheat (b) Cheap

(c) Delude (d) Helpful

20. He …….. , if you had called him:

(a) will come (b) would come

(c) would have come (d) should come

Kerala PSC Degree Level Previous Questions

21. Which country is not the part of Indian

subcontinent?

(a) Myanmar (b) Bangladesh

(c) Nepal (d) Bhutan

22. The Oldest rocks in India:

(a) Himalayas (b) Aravallis

(c) Karakoram (d) Shiwalik

23. Ahmedabad is in the banks of:

(a) Ganga (b) Sabarmathi

(c) Yamuna (d) Indus

24. The Simhachalam Temple is dedicated

to:

(a) Rama (b) Narasimha

(c) Krishna (d) Brahma

25. “ Unity and Discipline’ is the motto of:

(a) NCC (b) Indian Army

(c) Coastguard (d) CRPF

26. Which is the largest state owned bank in

India?

(a) Punjab National Bank

(b) Allahabad Bank

(c) State Bank of India

(d) Canara Bank

27. Territorial Army was raised in:

(a) 1949. (b) 1948

(c) 1962 (d) 1965

28. Lalith Kala Academy was established

in:

(a) 1954 (b) 1955

(c) 1956 (d) 1957

29 The largest agro based industry in

India:

(a) Cotton textiles (b) Sugar

(c) Silk (d) Jute

30 Biju Patnaik airport is at:

(a) Cuttack (b) Puri

(c) Bhuvaneswar (d) Sambalpur

31. The most important type of soil in India:

(a) Alluvial (b) Red soil

(c) Laterite soil (d) Desert soil

32. The system of ombudsman was

originated in:

(a) Switzerland (b) Syria

(c) Sweden (d) China

33. Playground of Europe:

(a) Belgium (b) Switzerland

(c) France (d) Britain

34. Riksdag is the parliament of:

(a) Sweden (b) Portugal

(c) Hungary (d) Iceland

35. Which is not correctly matched?

(a) Israel- Senate (b) DenmarkFolketing (c) Sri LankaParliament (d) Norway- Storting

36. General Franco was the dictator of :

(a) Romania (b) Spain

(c) Italy (d) Germany

37. The only planet with the name of female

Roman mythological charecter:

(a) Earth (b) Venus

(c) Jupiter (d) Neptune

38. Excretory organ of Amoeba:

(a) Kidney (b) Malpigean tubes

(c) Contractive vacoule

(d) Nephridia

39. Blood of Snail is ...... in colour:

 (a) Red (b) Blue

(c) Green (d) Yellow

40. The tendency of plants to grow towards

the direction of gravitational force:

(a) Geotropism (b) Phototropism

(c) Chemotropism(d) None of these

Answers:

1 (a) 2(d) 3 (b) 4 (d) 5(b) 6(b) 7(d) 8(d) 9(a) 10(c) 11(b) 12(a) 13(d) 14(c) 15(c) 16(b) 17(c) 18(a) 19(d) 20(c) 21(a) 22(b) 23(b) 24(b) 25(a) 26(c) 27(a) 28(a) 29(a) 30 (c) 31 (a) 32(c) 33(b) 34(a) 35(a) 36(b) 37(b)38(c) 39(b)40 (a)