G K For KPSC Exams – Mock Exam

The Indian who got Nobel Prize for the study about stars:

Who is known as ‘the mother of Indian Revolution’?

Who sang the opening song, ‘ Vande Mataram’ in the ‘Independence meeting’ of Constituent Assembly began at the Council Chamber of Parliament building in New Delhi at 11 p.m. on August 14th, 1947?

The bicentenary of both of these persons was celebrated in 2009. Both of them born on 12th February, 1809. One was an American politician and the other was a British naturalist. Identify these eminent persons:

Paul Muller who identified the insecticidal properties of DDT in 1939 awarded the Nobel Prize for 1948 in the subject:

The gas responsible for the smell of rotten egg:

The only person to get Nobel literature prize and Oscar:

Who repealed the internal emergency that was brought into effect in India on 26 th June 1975?

The second largest terrestrial mammal:

Giant Panda belongs to the family of:

The Indian leader who had failed to present himself at the horse riding examination for ICS, and had been disqualified for the Service.

After graduating from Wilson College, Mumbai, he joined the civil service and became a Deputy Collector. Later, he left the service and became a freedom fighter. Name the prime minister of India mentioned here:

The first plant mentioned in Hortus Malabaricus:

The ‘Dronacharya Award’ is given to:

The torch used to kindle the Olympic flame is first lit at:

Who was the first Indian to win the World Amateur Billiards title?

The Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports is located at

In which Indian state did the game of Polo originate?

Robert Peary became the first man to reach north pole in:

Who led the revolution in China in 1911 that ended the rule of Manchu (Qing) dynasty?

Who faced inquisition as he questioned Geocentric theory?

Who was known as ‘the magician of Menlo Park’?

Who formulated ‘Laws of Gravitation’?

Who discovered Safety Razor?

In which year Eiffel Tower was built in Paris?

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of USA was assassinated in:

Queen Victoria of England passed away in:

They are the only exclusively Asian genus of extant great ape. Native to Indonesia and Malaysia, they are currently found only in rainforests on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. They are among the most intelligent primates.- Name the animal:

The Nitrogen base not present in RNA:

The Indus water treaty of 1960 gives India exclusive use of all of the waters of the Eastern Rivers of Indus system and their tributaries before the point where the rivers enter Pakistan. Which one of the following does not belong to the Eastern Rivers?

This is the only example of a divided capital in the world. The country is situated at the junction of three continents. Name the capital of Mediterranean island nation:

The region of Indian union which is not geographically a part of South Asia:

The largest province of British India at the time of independence:

Hammurabi is known for the set of laws called Hammurabi’s Code, one of the first written codes of law in recorded history. He was the ruler of:

Which one of the following is not a peninsular river?

Who killed Michael O’Dyer to revenge for the Jallian Walla Bagh Massacre?

Which Artcle of the Constitution of India provides that the State shall take steps to organize village Panchayats andendow them with such powers and authority to enable them to function as units of local self Government?

Under the Right to Information Act, 2005 the authorty concerned should furnish the reply within a period of……… days:

The number of non-permanent members in UN Security Council from Africa:

Most of the Constitution of India has been erected on the debris of:

The British crown assumed soveregnty over India from East India Company, through the ……

Minto-Morley Reforms were introduced in:

What was also known as Montague-Chelmsford Reforms?

The reform which introduced the element of election in indirect manner for the first time:

Who presided over the first All Kerala Conference of Congress held in Ottappalam in 1921:

Which amendment of the Constitution transferred ‘education’ from State list to Concurrent list?

Local time of any place is ……. when the sun is exactly overhead:

The Prime Meridian passes through …….

Indian Standard time is …….. hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time:

The earth takes …….. minutes to rotate through one degree of longitude.