Kerala PSC Questions
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Q : Who is known as the 'Lady with the Lamp'?
A. Florence Nightingale
B. Sarojini Naidu
C. Indira Gandhi
D. Joan of Arc
Q : Naina Devi, was associated with field of?
A. Social Service
B. Stage acting
C. Classical dance
D. Vocal music
Q: Graham Green was associated with which of the fields?
A. Science
B. Music
C. Painting
D. Literature
Q : Hari Prasad Chaurasia is a renowned player of
A. Sitar
B. Flute
C. Sarod
D. Tabla
Q :Jude Felix is a famous Indian player in which of the fields?
A. Volleyball
B. Tennis
C. Football
D. Hockey
Q : Who was known as Iron man of India?
A. Govind Ballabh Pant
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Subhash Chandra Bose
D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Q : Who is the father of Geometry?
A. Aristotle
B. Euclid
C. Pythagoras
D. Kepler
Q : Plants developing in dry conditions are
A. xerophytes
B. mesophytes
C. lithophytes
D. hydrophytes
Q : Phloem is a tissue found in
A. reproductive organs of animals
B. plants
C. insects
D. mammals
Q : Placenta is the structure formed
A. by the union of foetal and uterine tissue
B. by foetus only
C. by fusion of germ layers
D. None of these
Q : Movement of cell against concentration gradient is called
A. osmosis
B. active transport
C. diffusion
D. passive transport
Q : Pollination is best defined as
A. transfer of pollen from anther to stigma
B. germination of pollen grains
C. growth of pollen tube in ovule
D. visiting flowers by insects
Q: One thousand microns is equal to
A. 10-3m
B. 10-6m
C. 10-9m
D. 10-12m
Q : Ordinary table salt is sodium chloride. What is baking soda?
A. Potassium chloride
B. Potassium carbonate
C. Potassium hydroxide
D. Sodium bicarbonate
Q : Sound of frequency below 20 Hz is called
A. audio sounds
B. infrasonic
C. ultrasonic
D. supersonics
Q : On a rainy day, small oil films on water show brilliant colours. This is due to
A. dispersion
B. interference
C. diffraction
D. polarization
Q : Pick out the scalar quantity
A. force
B. pressure
C. velocity
D. acceleration
Q : Metals are good conductors of electricity because
A. they contain free electrons
B. the atoms are lightly packed
C. they have high melting point
D. All of the above
Q: Large transformers, when used for some time, become very hot and are cooled by circulating oil. The heating of the transformer is due to
A. the heating effect of current alone
B. hysteresis loss alone
C. both the heating effect of current and hysteresis loss
D. intense sunlight at noon
Q :The absorption of ink by blotting paper involves
A. viscosity of ink
B. capillary action phenomenon
C. diffusion of ink through the blotting
D. siphon action
Q: Radiocarbon is produced in the atmosphere as a result of
A. collision between fast neutrons and nitrogen nuclei present in the atmosphere
B. action of ultraviolet light from the sun on atmospheric oxygen
C. action of solar radiations particularly cosmic rays on carbon dioxide present in the atmosphere
D. lightning discharge in atmosphere
Q : Who was the 1st ODI captain for India?
A. Ajit Wadekar
B. Bishen Singh Bedi
C. Nawab Pataudi
D. Vinoo Mankad
Q: Which player has scored the most runs in a single Test innings?
A. Graham Gooch
B. Matthew Hayden
C. Brian Lara
D. Agarkar
Q : The nickname of Glenn McGrath is what?
A. Ooh Ahh
B. Penguin
C. Big Bird
D. Pigeon
Q : In the match between India and Pakistan at Jaipur on 02-10-1983, Which new rule was introduced?
A. Limit of overs was reduced to 50 overs
B. The rule of field restriction was taken.
C. Over throw runs were batsman's score
D. No-balls & wides were debited to bowlers analysis
Q : Who was the first Indian to win the World Amateur Billiards title?
A. Geet Sethi
B. Wilson Jones
C. Michael Ferreira
D. Manoj Kothari
Q : Track and field star Carl Lewis won how many gold medals at the 1984 Olympic games?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Eight
Q : Which was the 1st non Test playing country to beat India in an international match?
A. Canada
B. Sri Lanka
C. Zimbabwe
D. East Africa
Q : Former Australian captain Mark Taylor has had several nicknames over his playing career. Which of the following was NOT one of them?
A. Tubby
B. Stodge
C. Helium Bat
D. Stumpy
Q : Which is a type of Electrically-Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory?
A. Flash
B. Fl**ge
C. Fury
D. FRAM