Kerala PSC Degree Level Exam Solved Paper on G K Questions

1. Who invented the following

A. ball-point pen      B. Laser  C. Refrigerator            D. Stethoscope

E. X-ray

Ans : A. John  J. Loud of USA invented ballpoint pen in 1888.

2. Who wrote the following books?

A. Geetha Govindam            B. Vanaprastham                     C. Paradise Lost

D. My Life and Time                    E. The Waste Land              

Ans : A.Jayadevan.            B, M T Vasudevan Nair     C. John Milton

D. V V Giri                 E. T S Eliot.           

3. Give the full from the following abbreviations :-

A. ISO             B. SAARC            C. NEERI            D. ZPG    E. Ph.d

Ans : A. International Organization de Standardization. ISO is an international organization for creating international standards for good and services.

B. South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation.

C. National Environmental Engineering Research Institute. It is Nagpur 

D. ZPG-Zero Population Growth

E. Doctor of Philosophy.

4. Match the following :-

A. “Be proud that you are an Indian, proudly claim I am Indian, Every Indian is my brother ”                       (i). Subhash Chandra Bose

B. “Those who eat food without work are eating stolen food”            (ii). Mahatma Gandhi

C. “Jai Jawan Jai Kissan”                             (iii) Shakespeare

D. “Dilli Chalo”.                                                (iv) Swami Vivekananda

E. “I came, I saw, I conquered”                (v).Lal Bhadur Shastri

Ans : A. iv (Swami Vivekananda)            B. ii (Gandhiji)

C. v (Lal Bhadur Shastri)                       D. I (Subhash Chandra Bose)

E. iii (Shakespeare)

5. Explain the following in a sentence or two:__            

A. Lactometer            B. Seismograph            C. Pasteurised Milk    

D. Blood count   E. Punchayati Raj

Ans : A. Lactometer is scientific instrument for testing the purity of milk. It is based on the principle of floatation.

B. Seismograph is an instrument for recording the intensity and origin of earthquakes.

C. Pasteurization is the sterilization of food by heating to a temperature below 100⁰ C to reduce the number of micro-organisms it contains and so to protects it from decay. For milk, The method involved is heating it to 161⁰ F/ 72⁰ C for 15 seconds followed by rapid cooling to 50⁰ F / 10⁰ C. The process kill micro – organisms but retains the taste. Flavour and nutritive value of milk.

D. Blood count is the counting of the number of white blood corpuscles in blood. In normal state one cubic  mm blood contains 10000 WBCs. If the number exceeds, it will cause leukemia. Defensive mechanism of the body is affected by the fall in number of WBCs.

E. Panchyati Raj is the three tier system of local self – government. It aims to decentralize power and thereby help the grass root level people to decide their fate by the use of local resources.

6. What are equity shares?

Ans : Equity shares are ordinary shares of a company which take maximum risk with no guarantee of dividend but earn of maximum return when there is high profit for the company.

  

7. What is federalism?

Ans : Federalism is a system of government in which several autonomous states or provinces join and surrender some important powers to a central authority for the common good.

8. Who was the winner of World Cup football in 1998?

Ans : France. France defeated Brazil in the finals. 2002 World Cup was jointly  hosted by Japan and South Korea . South Africa hosted 2010 World Cup.

9. Who got 1997 Arjuna Award in Athletics?

Ans : Reeth Abraham                       

        

10. Who was the youngest Indian President to assume office?

Ans :  Neelam Sanjeev Reddy

11. Who got 1995 Jnanpith Award?

Ans : Acharya Kripalani                    

13. Where is Visweswaryya Industrial and Technology Museum situated?

Ans : Bangalore                             

14. Who deigned the first postal stamp in India?

Ans : Caption H L Thuillier

15. Which are the states of origin of Kuchpudi and Bharatnatyam?

Ans : Kuchipudi  originated in Andhra Pradesh and Bharatnatyam in Tamil Nadu.

16. Which is the most populous State in India?

Ans : Uttar Pradesh .Sikkim is the least populous state.

17. Which plat was hitted by Comet Shoemaker – Levy 9 ?

Ans : Jupiter                                         

18. INSAT 2C was launched from which place?

Ans : Kourou Island in French Guyana.

  

19. Who was the first Indian in space?

Ans : Rakesh Sharma. (1984). The second Indian and the first Asian women to go to space was Kalpana Chawla.

20. Who is the central Cabinet Minister for Human Resource Development?

Ans : Arjun Singh.