Kerala PSC Exam: Question Bank

1. The fungus that produces alcohol is:
A) Penicillium
B) Mushroom
C) Rhizopus
D) Yeast
Ans: D) Yeast
2. The structure of DNA was discovered by:
A) Waston and Crick
B) Har Gobindh Khorana
C) Wilkins and Franklin
D) Linus pauling
Ans: A) Waston and Crick
3. Out of which part of a plant does its seed originate?
A) Ovary
B) Ovule
C) Stigma
D) Embryo
Ans: A) Ovary
4. Which disease is caused by the deficiency of vitamin D?
A) Anemia
B) Scurvy
C) Goitre
D) Rickets
Ans: D) Rickets
5. The central most space of tooth contains:
A) Pulp
B) Dantine
C) Enamel
D) Cement
Ans: A) Pulp
6. The name given to pollination by the agency of water is:
A) Anemophily
B) Entophily
C) Hydrophily
D) Ornithophily
Ans: C) Hydrophily
7. What is the name given to the branch of study of the general structure of a living thing?
A) Ecology
B) Anatomy
C) Physiology
D) Embryology
Ans: A) Ecology
8. Normally hen’s eggs hatch in:
A) 30 Days
B) 28 Days
C) 21 days
D) 14 days
Ans: C) 21 Days
9. Where is the Veterinary College in Kerala situated?
A) Vellayani
B) Mattupetti
C) Kasaragod
D) Mannuthi
Ans: D) Mannuthi
10. Germs, of which of the following diseases, is spread through water?
A) Malaria
B) Filaria
C) Jaundice
D) Diarrhoea
Ans: D) Diarrhoa
11. Which is the place in Kerala where rearing of ducks is most popular?
A) Kuttanad
B) Kayamkulam
C) Kannur
D) Idukki
Ans: A) Kuttanad
12. Ricket is caused by the deficiency of:
A)vitamin E
B) vitamin D
C) vitamin C
D) vitamin D
Ans: B) Vitamin D
13. Which of the following richest in protein content?
A ) Wheat
B) Tomato
C) Apple
D) Egg white
Ans: D) Egg white
14. The disease caused by iodine deficiency :
A) Goitre
B) Pollo
C) Jaundice
D) Anaemia
Ans: A) Goitre
15. Which of the following is mammal?
A) Frog
B) Tortoise
C) Crab
D) Bat
Ans: D) Bat
16. The layer in the atmosphere that protects earth from ultraviolet radiation
A) Oxygen belt
B) Milky way
C )Galaxy
D) Ozone layer
Ans: D) Ozone layer
17. Which of the following metals is not an element?
A) Iron
B) Silver
C) Bronze
D) Mercury
Ans: C) Bronze
18. An intern for projecting images of objects is:
A) Epidiascope
B) Periscope
C) Microscope
D) Telescope
Ans: A) Epidiascope
19. The largest of the planets known so far
A) Mercury
B) Jupiter
C) Satum
D) Uranus
Ans: B) Jupiter
20. The centre of Southern Air Command of India is at :
A) Chennai
B) Goa
C) Thiruvananthapuram
D) Kochi
Ans: C) Thiruvananthapuram
21. Which seashore in Kerala is famous for deposit of mineral soil?
A) Vizhinjam
B) Varkala
C) Chavara
D) Kayamkulam
Ans: C) Chavara
22. The thermal plant for producing electricity is being established in Kerala at:
A) Kayamkulam
C) Aluva
C) Sabarigiri
D) Idukki
Ans: A) Kayamkulam
23. The new Naval Academy proposed to be built in Kerala is at:
A) Kochi `
B) Vizhinjam
C) Alappuzha
D) Ezimala
Ans: D) Ezhimala
24. In Kerala wind energy is used to produce electricity at:
A) Neyyatinkara
B) Palakkad
C) Kayamkulam
D) Idukki
Ans: B) Palakkad
25. The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre is situated at:
A) Visakapatnam
B) Sri Harikota
C) Mumbai
D) Thiruvananthapuram
Ans: D) Thiruvananthapuram
26. Of the following which is the most famous fishing centre of Kerala?
A) Neendakara
B) Alappuzha
C) Kochi
D) Kasargode
Ans: A) Neendakara
27. At which place was the International sports stadium constructed in Kerala?
A) Thiruvananthapuram
B) Kottayam
C) Kochi
D) Kollam
Ans: C) Kochi
28. Which is the fourth airport, in Kerala?
A) Kollam
B) Kottayam
C) Idukki
D) Kannur
Ans: D. Kannur
29. Which is place known as the cultural capital of Kerala?
A) Thiruvananthapuram
B) Kottayam
C) Kozhikode
D) Thrissur
Ans: D) Thrissur
30. The last Diwan of Travancore State
A) Sir T Madhava Rao
B) Sir C.P Ramaswami Iyer
C) Ramayyan
D) Ragavayya
Ans: B) Sir C.P Ramaswami Iyer
31. The first Chief Minister of the Travancore – Cochin State was:
A) Pattom Thanupillai
B) T.K Narayanapillai
C) T.M Varghese
D) C. Kesavan
Ans: B) T.K Narayana Pillai
32. The first Jnanpith Award was received by:
A) M.T Vasudevan Nair
B) U R Ananthamoorthi
C) S K Pottakkad
D) G Shankarakurup
Ans: D) G. Sankarakurup
33. Which is the birth place of Sri Narayan Guru?
A) Sivagiri
B) Aruvipuram
C) Chempazhanthi
D) Kayikkara .
Ans: C) Chempazhanthi
34. Where is the tomb of Kumaran Asan built?
A) Kayikkara
B) Varkala
C) Kanyakumari
D) Pallana
Ans: D) Pallana
35. Who wrote the book,’ Olivile Ormmakal’ ?
A) Thoppil Bhasi
B) Kambissery Karunakaran
C) Thengamom Balakrishnan
D) Vayalar Ramavarma
Ans: A) Thoppil Basi
36. The author of Nalacharitham Attakatha:
A) Kunjan Nambiar
B) Kottayathu Thampuran
C) Unnai Warrier
D) Ezhuthachan
Ans: C) Unnai Warrier
37. The centre of the Sanskrit University in Kerala
A) Thiruvananthapuram
B) Kottayam
C) Kochi
D) Kalady
Ans: D. Kalady
38. Which of the following books has been translated to the maximum number of languages?
A) Remanan
B) Chemmeen
C) Karuna
D) Nalukettu
Ans: B) Chemmeen
39. The Odakkuzhal Award is given in memory of
A) Kumaran Asan
B) Chempai Vidyanantha Bhagavathar
C) Balamurali Krishna
D) G. Sankarakurup
Ans: D) G.Sankarakurup
40. In which year Azad Hind Fauj formed
A) 1942
B) 1943
C) 1944
D) 1945
Ans: B) 1943
41. With which organ is the disease trachoma connected?
A. Eye
B. Skin
C. Liver
D. Heart
Ans: A) Eye
42. Which of the following persons resisted the power of the Dutch?
A) Pazhassi Raja
B) Kunjali Marakkar
C) Marthandavarma
D) Velu Thampi
Ans: C) Marthandavarma
43. The last French settlement in India was at
A) Goa
B) Daman
C) Mahe
D) Anchuthengu
Ans: C) Mahe
44. The largest continent:
A) Africa
B) Asia
C) Antarctica
D) North America
Ans: B) Asia
45. Tipu Sultan’s attempt to invade the ancient states of Kerala was defeated by:
A) Marthandavarma
B) Umayamma Rani
C) Dharmaraja
D) Pazhassi Raja
Ans: C) Dharma Raja
46. The largest land surrender on all sides by the sea
A) Borneo
B) New Guinea
C) Greenland
D) Australia
Ans: D) Australia
47. Where is the Vivekananda rock situated:
A) Calcutta
B) Pondicherry
C) Gaya
D) Kanyakumari
Ans: D) Kanyakumari
48. Which country won the World Cup Football tournament for the first time?
A. Uzbekistan
B. Iraq
C. China
D. Uruguay
Ans: D. Uruguay
49. Which of the following is non-vertebrate?
A) Snake
B) Fish
C) Cockroach
D) Rog
Ans: C) Cockroach
50. Protein is not supplied by:
A) Rice
B) Meat
C) Fish
D) Eggg
Ans: A) Rice