Kerala PSC Degree Level Exam - Previous Paper on General Knowledge

1. Who was the profounder of the three language formula?

Ans : Kothari Commission                   

2. In which year was Siva Prathista made at Aruvippuram by Sri Narayana Guru?

Ans : 1888            

3. Whose period of administration is called the Golden Age in ancient India?

Ans : Gupta Period

4. When was slavery abolished in India ?

Ans : 1843. The legal status of the slavery was abolished by the British in 1843.

5. What was the old name of New Delhi ?

Ans : Indraprastha

6. What is the Thakkar Commission Report    ?

Ans : Enquired about the assassination of Indira Gandhi. Indira Gandhi was assassinated on October 31, 1984

7. Which is the largest Island in the world?

Ans : Greenland          

8. Who wrote Malgudi Days?

Ans : R.K Narayanan     

9. Name the author of Origin of Species ?

Ans : Charles Darwin

10. Who invented the safety match ?

Ans : John Walker                               

11. Who discovered the Relativity Theory ?

Ans : Albert Einstein   

12. Which is known as the land of the Midnight Sun ?

Ans : Norway

13. Name the first Indian Satellite for Communications ?

Ans : INSAT I – A         

14. Who started “ All Fools Day “ ?

Ans : April Fool observation began in France after the adoption of a reformed calendar by Charles IX in 1565. France was the first nation to adopt this calendar. Up to that time the new year celebration began on March 21 and ended on April 1, when people gave New Year gifts. When the new year day was changed to January 1 , some people still celebrated it on April 1. These people came to be known as April fools. The custom of fooling friends and relatives on that day became popular in France and spread to other countries.

15. How is rain caused ?

Ans : The heated air picks up a great deal of moisture. The hot and moist air is very light and rises up. In the upper regions, it is cooled and hence condensation takes place. Thus there is a heavy rainfall.

16. What is Trachoma ?

Ans : Trachoma is an eye disease. It is a chronic eye infection resembling severe conjunctivitis. It is the biggest single cause of blindness in the world. Tetracycline helps to cure trachoma .

17. What do you men by hydrophobia ?

Ans : Hydrophobia o rabies is transmitted through the bite of rabid animals, particularly dogs. The sight of water to a hydrophobia patient sends throat muscles in to painful spasms.

18. What causes decay of teeth ?

Ans : Bacterial infection.

19. Name the controversial book that led to the decree of death sentence on the author by a Middle East country ?

Ans : The Satanic Verses.