KERALA PSC ACCOUNTS OFFICER EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2015
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
1. Where is the Indira Gandhi National Tribal University situated?
Answer :- Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh)
2. Which chemical has the nickname of ‘White Caustic’?
Answer :- Sodium hydroxide
3. Which test is used to determine concentration of soluble salts on metal surfaces?
Answer :- The Bresle Method
4. Which was India’s first private FM radio station?
Answer :- Radio City Bangalore
5. During his confinement by the British at which fort, Jawaharlal Nehru wrote the famous book ‘The Discovery of India’?
Answer :- Ahmednagar Fort
6. Which Indian born British writer’s memories is ‘The English Governess at the Siamese Court’?
Answer :- Anna Leonowens
7. Who was the first surgeon in the history to successfully separate conjoined twins (Siamese Twins)?
Answer :- Ben Carson (1987)
8. Which American State has the nickname of ‘The Green Mountain State’?
Answer :- Vermont
9. Where is the Jolly Grant Airport situated?
Answer :- Dehradun (Uttarakhand)
10. The Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls is popularly known as _____?
Answer :- Sabla
11. In which year was the Department of Women and Child Development set up?
Answer :- 1985
12. Which Indian dynasty’s prominent ruler was Rani Rudhramadevi?
Answer :- The Kakatiya Dynasty
13. Who is known as ‘The Father of Indian Remote Sensing’?
Answer :- PR Pishorady
14. Name the phenomenon by which an underwater viewer sees everything above the surface through a cone of light?
Answer :- Snell’s window
15. Which Indian city has the nickname of ‘the Silver City’?
Answer :- Cuttack
16. In which Indian city is the famous Qila Mubarak situated?Answer :- Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh)
2. Which chemical has the nickname of ‘White Caustic’?
Answer :- Sodium hydroxide
3. Which test is used to determine concentration of soluble salts on metal surfaces?
Answer :- The Bresle Method
4. Which was India’s first private FM radio station?
Answer :- Radio City Bangalore
5. During his confinement by the British at which fort, Jawaharlal Nehru wrote the famous book ‘The Discovery of India’?
Answer :- Ahmednagar Fort
6. Which Indian born British writer’s memories is ‘The English Governess at the Siamese Court’?
Answer :- Anna Leonowens
7. Who was the first surgeon in the history to successfully separate conjoined twins (Siamese Twins)?
Answer :- Ben Carson (1987)
8. Which American State has the nickname of ‘The Green Mountain State’?
Answer :- Vermont
9. Where is the Jolly Grant Airport situated?
Answer :- Dehradun (Uttarakhand)
10. The Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls is popularly known as _____?
Answer :- Sabla
11. In which year was the Department of Women and Child Development set up?
Answer :- 1985
12. Which Indian dynasty’s prominent ruler was Rani Rudhramadevi?
Answer :- The Kakatiya Dynasty
13. Who is known as ‘The Father of Indian Remote Sensing’?
Answer :- PR Pishorady
14. Name the phenomenon by which an underwater viewer sees everything above the surface through a cone of light?
Answer :- Snell’s window
15. Which Indian city has the nickname of ‘the Silver City’?
Answer :- Cuttack
Answer :- Patiala
17. What was the name given to the world’s first bionic man, a walking, talking robot made up of 28 mechanical body parts from 17 international manufactures?
Answer :- Frank
18. The national football team of which country has the nickname of ‘Die Adler or The Eagles’?
Answer :- Germany
19. Which is the last and 24th letter of the Greek alphabet?
Answer :- Omega
20. Name the Pakistan hockey player who holds the world record for most international goals in the history of International field hockey?
Answer :- Sohail Abbas
21. Which team has won the most number of Hockey World Cup titles?
Answer :- Pakistan (4)
22. The national hockey team of which country has the nickname of ‘Los Leones (The Lions)?
Answer :- Argentina
23. The Elo rating system is associated with which game?
Answer :- Football
24. What is the East-West distance of India?
Answer :- 2933 KM
25. The measure of how much weight a ship is carrying or can safely carry is known as ______?
Answer :- Deadweight tonnage (DWT)
