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General Knowledge {PSC Last Grade Exam}




1. December 10 is observed as :
Ans. Human Rights Day


2. In Which district is the Malampuzha gardens :
Ans. Palakkad


3. India became a Sovereign democratic republic on :
Ans. Jan 26, 1950


4. Name the country other than India whose independence day falls on 15th August :
Ans. South Korea


5. Paralysis is caused by disorders connected with:
Ans. Brain


6. The election commissioner can be removed by:
Ans. The Parliament


7. The first effective vaccine against Polio was prepared by:
Ans. Jonas E Salk


8. The first Malayalam film actor who received Bharat Award :
Ans. P J Antony ( Film : Nirmalyam)


9. The fungus that produces alcohol is:
Ans. Yeast


10.The gas produced by partial combustion of fuels is
Ans. Carbon monoxide


11. The konkan railway has been constructed between:
Ans. Mangalore and Roha (760 km )


12. The last Viceroy of India was:
Ans. Lord Mountbatten


13. The name given to a disease of the eye, caused by increased tension with in eyeball is:
Ans. Glaucoma


14. The name given to instrument sent to Mars , in 1997, for investigations:
Ans. Sojourner


15. The organ that regulates body temperature in human body is:
Ans. Skin



16. The Paris Commune took place in:
Ans. 1871


17. The partition of Bengal was carried out under the rule of:
Ans. Lord Curzon


18. The person who is said to be the “ Iron man “ of India is:
Ans. Sardar Vallbhbhai Patel


19. The person who occupied the post of the President of India for two sessions continuously was:
Ans. Dr Rajendra Prasad


20. The Scientist who arranged elements according to their increasing atomic weight:
Ans. Mendeleev


21. The scientist who gave laws of heredity for the first time was:
Ans. Mendel


22. The structure of DNA was discovered by:
Ans. Watson and Crick


23. Transportation of food in plants takes place through:
Ans. Phloem


24. Which disease is caused by the deficiency of vitamin B:
Ans. Beriberi


25. Which disease is caused by the deficiency of Vitamin D:
Ans. Rickets


26. Which is the longest bone in human body:
Ans. Femur


27. Which plant does brown hopper affect most:
Ans. Rice


28. Who is the journalist associated with “Kesari”: Ans. Balakrishna Pillai


29. Whose name is associated with the Theory of Evolution:
Ans. Charles Darwin


30. With which crop is the name “Jaya” associated: Ans. Rice


31. “Arjuna “ award is associated with:
Ans. Sports and Games


32. Capital of Bulgaria:
Ans. Sofia


33. E.C.G is an instrument used in the study of:
Ans. Heart


34. East India Company was formed in the year:
Ans. 1600


35. Ecology is a branch of science which deals with: Ans. Balance of nature


36. English education was introduced in India by: Ans. Macaulay


37. Expansion of LPG:
Ans. Liquefied Petroleum Gas


38. Idukki Dam is built in the river:
Ans. Periyar


39. In democracy the Sovereignty or the superior power lies in the hands of:
Ans. The People


40. Leaves are green due to the presence of:
Ans. Chlorophyll


41. National Science Day is observed on 28, February to commemorate:
Ans. The day of declaration of Raman Effect


42. Railway service was introduced in India by:
Ans. Lord Dalhousie


43. Rainbow is caused due to:
Ans. Refraction and Dispersion


44. Richter Scale is used for measuring the intensity of:
Ans. Magnitude of Earthquake


45. Santhosh Trophy is associated with:
Ans. Football


46. Television was started in India in the Year:
Ans. 1959


47. The author of “Panchathantra” was:
Ans. Vishnu Sharma


48. The canal that joins the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean is:
Ans. Panama Canal


49. The currency of Bangladesh is:
Ans. Taka


50. The first Indira Gandhi Award for “International Justice and Harmony” was given to:
Ans. Nelson Mandela


51. The first University in India was started at:
Ans. Kolkata


52. The King of England who signed “Magna Carta“ was:
Ans. King John


53. The largest planet orbiting the Sun is:
Ans. Jupiter


54. The oldest Dravidian language:
Ans. Tamil


55. The present name of Persia:
Ans. Iran


56. The ruler who introduced public transport system in Travancore:
Ans. C P Ramaswami Iyer


57. The Scientist who first discovered that the earth revolves round the sun:
Ans. Copernicus


58. The world famous painting ‘Mona Lisa‘ was painted by:
Ans. Leonardo da Vinci


59. Which dance form is popularly known as “Poetry in motion”:
Ans. Bharatnatyam


60. Which is known as the land of white elephants:
Ans. Thailand


61. Who is the author of the book “My experiment with Truth”:
Ans. MK Gandhi


62. Who said “There is neither a Hindu nor a Muslim, only a man“ ? (Repeated Question)
Ans. Swami Vivekananda

















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