PSC Questions & Answers

1. How many times in a year, day and night are of equal duration anywhere on earth?   Ans : Twice
2. Which one of the following is a major port on the East Coast of India?    Ans : Vishakhapattnam
3. The approximate circumference of the Earth is?   Ans : 40075 km
4. The main river flowing in the State of Jammu & Kashmir is   Ans : Indus
5. Which of the following Countries in South Asia are land-locked?     Ans : Bhutan and Nepal
6. The state in South India with a thermal station at Tuticorin is?      Ans : Tamil Nadu
7. The mountain range which stretches from Gujarat in the West to Delhi in the North is the?   Ans : Aravallis
8.  The planet closet to the the sun is?   Ans : Mercury
9. The tide at its maximum height is known as?     Ans : Spring tide
10. Which one is not a port on the east coast?    Ans : Cochin
11. The largest island in the Indian Ocean is?   Ans : Madagascar
12. For which of the following crops does India have the largest cultivated area in the world?   Ans : Rice
13. This state contributes 70% of India's coffee and silk. Name this state?   Ans : Karnataka
14. The tide produced in an ocean when the pull on the Earth by the Sun and Moon isunidirectional is called?   Ans : Spring tide
15. The Gulf Stream is an ocean current which begins?     Ans : Off the coast of Florida
16. India is its largest producer and it is found in the black sand on the beaches near Cape Comorin, the southernmost part of India?   Ans : Kyanite
17. The Keibul Lamjao, the only floating National Park in the world is in?     Ans : Manipur
18. East West corridor comprising National Highways connects?    Ans : Silchar to Porbander
19. Tapti river originates from?  Ans : Satpura range
20. Sriharikota is situated in?   Ans : Andhra Pradesh
21. The Obra city is famous for?    Ans : Thermal Power Plant
22. Kanyakumari is situated in?   Ans : Tamil Nadu
23. 'Ayodhya', which was in news, is a place in?  Ans : Uttar Pradesh
24. Diu is an island off?    Ans : Gujarat
25. Which of the following is a land-locked sea?   Ans : Aral Sea
26. Shivasamudram Falls is found in the course of river?    Ans : Cauvery
27. Troposphere is the hottest part of the atmosphere because?    Ans : it is heated by the Earth's surface
28. The outermost layer of the Sun is called?     Ans : Corona
29. For what is the Manas sanctuary in Assam known?   Ans : Elephants
30. Mana Pass is located in?     Ans : Uttarakhand
31. Which one of the following is the unit of measure of the thickness of the ozone layer of the atmosphere?     Ans : Dobson
32. Which of the following is grown mainly on mountain slopes?     Ans : Tea
33. Black soil is not very suitable for the growth of?    Ans : Ground nut
34. Which of the following is the smallest ocean of the world?    Ans : Arctic
35. Where is Copacabana Beach located?   Ans : Rio de Janeiro
36. Which of the following states has the largest reserve of copper ore?      Ans : Rajasthan
37. The tail of a comet always points?   Ans : Away from the Sun
38. Which was the principal plant used in Green Revolution?     Ans : Mexican Wheat
39. Which tribe of Uttarakhand practices transhumance?      Ans : Bhotia
40. On which river is Jog falls- the biggest waterfall of India?      Ans : Sherawati
41. In India which one of the following is not a natural harbour?    Ans : Chennai
42. Where is the 'Black Pagoda'?   Ans : Konark
43. The second largest Island (next to Greenland) of the world is?   Ans : New Guinea
44. The largest part of our hydrosphere is?    Ans : Pacific ocean
45. The ozone is situated in?   Ans : Stratosphere
46. Which one of the following Indian Island lies in between India and Srilanka?   Ans : Rameshwaram
47. Which one of the following areas of India does not come under the zone of high seismic intensity?     Ans : Karnataka Plateau
48. Which one of these is not included in the geographical group of countries known as OCEANIA?   Ans : Indonesia
49. Which of the following countries is the largest producer/ exporter of castor-oilseeds?     Ans : India
50. The total length of Earths's equator is about?     Ans : 40,000 km

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PSC Questions & Answers

1. The soil formed by wind bust in and around hot deserts is called?      Ans : sandy soil
2. Which one among the following is the type of the Comoros Islands which lie in the Indian Ocean between Northern Madagascar and the African Coast?     Ans : Volcanic
3. If news is broadcast from London at 10:30 AM, at what time it will be heard at Baghdad (45 degree E)?   Ans : 1:30 PM
4. If you travel along the Suez Canal from Port Said to Suez, you will come across several lakes. which of the following lakes is not on this Canal?     Ans : Lake Gatun
5. Duncan passage is located between?     Ans : South and Little Andaman
6. The main area of production of icebergs is found in?    Ans : the West Coast of Greenland
7. The Indian research station Himadri is located at?     Ans : Arctic Region
8. Wind actions create 'Mushroom rocks' which are usually found in?    Ans : Deserts
9. The most abundant gas in the earth's atmosphere is?  Ans : Nitrogen
10. Which of these continents has maximum per capita land?  Ans : Australia
11. Through which mountain range passes the Konkan Railway Track?  Ans : Western Ghat
12. Lighting and Thundering are the characteristic feature of?   Ans : Troposphere
13. Which of these volcanoes is called the 'Light House of the Mediterranean'?   Ans : Stramboli
14. Major producer of mulberry silk in India is?  Ans : Karnataka
15. The Chilka Lake Region is situated between the deltas of?   Ans : Mahanadi and Godavari
16. Which of the following countries is the largest rice producing nation in the world?  Ans : China
17. Guwahati is situated on the bank of the river? Ans : Brahmaputra
18. Kanchenjunga is situated in?  Ans : Sikkim
19. With which set of the following countries has Arunachal Pradesh common border?  Ans : Bhutan, China & Myanmar
20. Eclipses occur due to which optical phenomena?  Ans : Rectilinear propagation
21. The least populated State in India is?  Ans : Sikkim
22. In which one of the following States is Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary located?   Ans : Karnataka
23. The city of Nashik is situated on the bank of which one of the following rivers?    Ans : Godavari
24. The nearest planet of the Sun is?   Ans : Mercury
25. The word 'Bergschurnd' is associated with the?    Ans : works of glaciers
26. Aphelion position of the earth occurs is?    Ans : July 4 
27. Tunga Bhadra is a tributary of ?  Ans : Krishna river 
28. Which of the following states was previously known as NEFA?   Ans : Arunachal Pradesh
29. True desert in Rajasthan is known as?  Ans : Marusthali
30. Between Elburz and Zagros lies?   Ans : Iranian plateau
31. The mountains which are not a part of the Himalayan chain?    Ans : Hindukush
32. What is meant by the term "midnight sun"?     Ans : Sun shining in the polar circle for long time
33. The longest dam in India is?    Ans : Hirakud Dam
34. Mudumalai Sanctuary is famous for?    Ans : Elephants
35. Which mineral is the ore of aluminium?   Ans : Bauxite
36. What is the occupation of the people of polar region?  Ans : Livestock rearing
37. Sundarban forests are coastal forests of?     Ans : Ganges Delta
38. ____ Harbour is protected by a rocky headland called Dolphin's Nose?    Ans : Visakhapatnam
39. Tata Iron and Steel Industries was established in the year?  Ans : 1907
40. The biggest salt water lake in the world is?   Ans : Caspian Sea
41. South Africa is the chief producer of?  Ans : Gold
42. The Narmada and the Tapti rivers enter the?  Ans : Arabian Sea
43. In which one of the following countries is the volcano Guallatiri located?    Ans : Chile
44. Rivers that originate in the Mansarovar region?     Ans : Indus, Sutlej, Brahmaputra
45. The largest continent in terms of area is?    Ans : Asia
46. Which is the 3rd nearest planet to the Sun?     Ans : Earth
47. A region of weak winds is called?   Ans : Doldrum
48. Which of the following Union Territories of Indian has more than one district?    Ans : Puducherry
49. Mt. Godwin Austen is one of the highest peaks of the Himalayas. It is also known as?   Ans : K2 
50. Lakshadweep is a group of how many islands?   Ans : 36

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Kerala PSC Excise Preventive Officer Examination Date & Syllabus August 2013

Post Name: Excise Preventive Officer.

Category Number: 503/2012.

Department: Excise (Excise and Prohibition Subordinate Service).

Examination Date: 31/08/2013 Saturday 02.00 PM to 03.15 PM.

Examination Syllabus : 

An Objective Type Test (OMR Valuation) based on the qualification prescribed for the post.

Main Topics:

Part I - General Knowledge & current Affairs.

Part II -General English.

Part III - Simple Arithmetic.

Maximum Marks: 100

Exam Duration: 1.15 Hours

Medium of Questions: English.

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