General Knowledge Questions for Kerala PSC Examination
1.Who founded the so-called Slave Dynasty of India
(A) Balban
(B) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
(C) Iltutmish
(D) Qutub-ud-din Aibak
2.Who has the highest score till date in one day international cricket?
(A) Arjuna Ranatunga
(B) Sachin Tendulkar
(C) Gary Christan
(D) Azharuddin
3.Token currency was introduced for the first time in India by
(A) Ala-ud-din Khilji
(B) Firuz Shah Tughluq
(C) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq
(D) Muhammed-bin Tughluq
4.The lowest temperature is recorded
(A) at midnight
(B) just after sun rise
(C) just before sun rise
(D) between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m
5.The last Mongol invasion of India during the reign of Ala-uddin was led by
(A) Saldi
(B) Iqbal Nand
(C) Qutlugh Khwaja
(D) Khwaja Tash
6.Buddha died during the reign of which of the following Magadha Kings ?
(A) Ajatashatru
(B) Bimbisara
(C) Udayi
(D) None of these
7.Akbar was proclaimed Emperor in
(A) 1556 AD
(B) 1557 AD
(C) 1558 AD
(D) 1560 AD
8.The world famous mineral region in India
(A) Deccan plateau
(B) Chotanagpur plateau
(C) Shillong plateau
(D) North-East frontier
9.Who, amongst the followin, raided India in the very first year of the 11th century ?
(A) Chengiz Khan
(B) Muhammed
(C) Sultan Subuktigin
(D) Sultan Mahmud
10.Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is built across the river
(A) Godavari
(B) Krishna
(C) Cauvery
(D) Ganga
11.The name given to a disease of the eye, caused by increased tension within the eyeball is:
(A) Cataract
(B) Glaucoma
(C) Colour blindness
(D) Conjunctivitis
12.The tendency of plants to grow in response to the stimulus of gravity is called
(A) Phototropism
(B) Hydrotropism
(C) Geotropism
(D) Nastic movement
13.Jaffna was forcibly freed from the hold of LTTE by Sri Lankan Government forces in December 1995 by an operation called ————
(A) Operation Blue Star
(B) Operation Iraqi Freedom
(C) Operation Rivi Resa
(D) Operation Black Thunder
14.The film actor who received Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 1996, given in 1997 is:
(A) Kamala Hasan
(B) Dr. Raj Kumar
(C) Sivaji Ganesan
(D) Ashok Kumar
15.Rhodesia is the old name of:
(A) Zambia
(B) Ethiopia
(C) Zimbabwe
(D) Ghana
