KERALA PSC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE [ G.K ] IMPORTANT PREVIOUS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

KERALA PSC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE [ G.K ] IMPORTANT PREVIOUS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1. Which of the two following kingdoms were conquered by Akbar ?
   (A) Bijapur and Khandesh
   

   
   (B) Ahmedngar and Gokonda
   (C) Khandesh and Ahmednagar
   (D) Khandesh and Golkonda


2. Rig Veda is believed by historians to have been written when
   (A) It was Stone Age
   (B) It was Copper Age
   (C) It was Bronze Age
   (D) The Iron Age had already commenced.


3. Where is the Central Rice Research Institute situated?
   (A) Pattambi
   (B) Vellayani
   (C) Kasaragod
   (D) Mannuthi


4. The national flower of India:
   (A) Rose
   (B) Lotus
   (C) Lilly
   (D) Sunflower


5. A lot of details regarding the village administration under the Cholas is provided by the inscriptions at
   (A) Thanjavur
   (B) Uraiyur
   (C) Kanchipuram
   (D) Uttaramerur


6. Which of the following countries does not belong to OPEC?
   (A) Kuwait
   (B) Libya
   (C) None of these
   (D) UAE


7. Ranji Trophy is associated with ———
   (A) Tennis
   (B) Football
   (C) Cricket
   (D) Chess


8. The First Asian Games was held in ———
   (A) New Delhi
   (B) Singapore
   (C) Bangkok
   (D) Colombo


9. 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


10. Who was the first Indian member of House of Lords ?
    (A) Madhavan Nair
    (B) S.P. Sinha
    (C) Motial Nehru
    (D) None of these


11. The last king of the line of imperial Mauryas was
    (A) Brihadratha
    (B) Kunala
    (C) Sampadi or Samprati
    (D) Salisuka


12. Pandit Ravi Shankar is associated with:
    (A) Flute
    (B) Sitar
    (C) Veena
    (D) Sarod
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13. Who amongst the following, took away to Persia the Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan in the first half of 18th century ?
    (A) Ahmed Shah Abdali
    (B) Nadir Shah
    (C) Chin Quilich Khan
    (D) Mir Mannu, Abdali’s Governor in Lahore


14. Who, amongst the following, came to India with Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni ?
    (A) Alberuni
    (B) Ibn Batuta
    (C) Ibn Haugal
    (D) Mis’udi


15. The last Olympics was held in ———— in 2000.
    (A) Los Angeles
    (B) Seoul
    (C) Sydney
    (D) Barcelona


16. Mark is the currency of:
    (A) Japan
    (B) Qatar
    (C) Egypt
    (D) Germany


17. The first to invade India during the pre-christian era were the
    (A) Greeks
    (B) Kushans
    (C) Persians
    (D) Sakas


18. The apparent weight of a man in a lift is less than his real weight
    (A) when the lift is going down with uniform acceleration
    (B) when the lift is going up with uniform acceleration
    (C) when the lift is stationary
    (D) at no time


19. Who was the first ruler to annex any part of the Deccan to the Mughal empire ?
    (A) Aurangazeb
    (B) Akbar
    (C) Humayun
    (D) Jahangir


20. All of the following were contemporaries of Emperor Akbar, except
    (A) Abbas the Great of Persia
    (B) Henry VIII of England
    (C) Elizabeth I of England
    (D) Henry IV of France


21. The winner of the first Ezhuthachan Puraskar
    (A) Balamani Amma
    (B) Prof. S. Guptan Nair
    (C) Dr. K. M. George
    (D) Dr. Sooranad Kunjan Pillai


22. What is the approximate number of genes synthesized by Dr. Har Gobind Khorana?
    (A) 50
    (B) 65
    (C) 77
    (D) 93


23. Cow lives in:
    (A) kennel
    (B) hole
    (C) web
    (D) shed


24. Gigantism is caused by the excessive production of ———— in childhood
    (A) GH
    (B) ADH
    (C) GTH
    (D) ACTH


25. The nimbus formed a special feature of Mughal portraiture under
    (A) Shah Jahan
    (B) Aurangzeb
    (C) Jahangir
    (D) Akbar

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