GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR DEGREE LEVEL EXAMS.
General Knowledge is an important part in degree level competitive exams. Following type of questions are frequently asked in all PSC Exams. Aspirants who are in search of the General Knowledge questions can fetch the model Q&A here. We have updated the top and important General Knowledge questions and answers for the examination aspirants. You can improve your knowledge to attempt the Test Series.
1. TRIFED was developed for the
A) The development of forest covers in the country
B) To save the interest of the tribal from the exploitation of private traders
C) To promote the marketing of all the horticulture products
D) None of these
Ans: B
2. Choose the right statement
I) The ISOPOM was introduced in 2004
ii) Under the scheme, crop diversification is possible as states are given flexibility in implementation
A) I only B) ii only
C) Both D) None
Ans: C
3 . Choose the correct statement with regard to foreign trade during colonial rule?
i) India had to import certain primary products such as raw silk, cotton, wool, sugar, indigo, jute etc…..
ii) Finished consumer goods like cotton, silk and woolen clothes and capital goods were exported from Britain
A) Only i B) only ii
C) Both i and ii D) neither (i) nor (ii)
Ans: B
4. Choose the correct statement
i) Nearly three-fourth parts of Indian foreign trade during colonial rule was with nearby countries like china, Ceylon and Persia
ii) The remaining foreign trade was with Britain only
A) Both are correct B) Both are incorrect
C) (i) correct (ii) incorrect D) (ii) correct (i) incorrect
Ans: B
5 . Which of the following statement is/are correct about the NITI Aayog?
i) The aim of NITI Aayog is to achieve sustainable development goals and to enhance cooperative federalism in the country
ii) The Prime Minister of India is the ex-officio chairperson of the NITI Aayog
iii) There are 8 full time members in the NITI Aayog
A) Only ii and iii B) Only ii
C) Only i D) Only i and ii
Ans: D
6. Consider the following statements regarding the integrated goods and service tax (IGST) under GST?
i) The IGST would roughly be equal to (GST (Centre) plus SGST (State)
ii) The interstate seller would pay IGST on the sale of his goods to the central govt after adjusting credit of IGST, CGST and SGST on his purchase (in that order)
A) Only (i) B) only (ii)
C) Both i and ii D) neither i nor ii
Ans: C
7. Which of the following is not correct?
A) The headquarters of European Union is in Brussels
B) ASEAN was established in 1976
C) The headquarter of SAARC is in Kathmandu
D) NAFTA was established in 1992
Ans: B
8 . The Chairman of NHRC must be:
(A) Retired judge of High Court
(B) A lawyer who has the eligibility to be a judge of Supreme Court
(C) Retired judge of Supreme Court
(D) Retired Attorney General of India
Ans: C
9 . Which of the following is not sacked/impeached by the Parliament?
(A) President (B) Chief Justice of Supreme Court
(C) Auditor General (D)Attorney General of India
Ans: D
10 . Joint session of the Parliament is arranged under the article
(A) Article 78 (B) Article 103
(C) Article 108 (D) Article 249
Ans: C
11. Which of the following article deals with the formation of Parliament?
(A) Article 54 (B) Article 63
(C) Article 177 (D) Article 79
Ans: D
12. Article 250 of the Constitution says that:
(A) In case of the declaration of President’s Rule in any State under Article 356 of the constitution, the Parliament is competent to legislate on any matter included in the state list.
(B) Education will be in the Con-current list of the constitution
(C) Every Indian State will have a Governor to assist Chief Minister
(D) Some taxes will be imposed and collected by the central government only
Ans: A
13. Which of the following statement are true?
i . Article 76 of Indian Constitution deals with the appointment of Attorney General of India
ii. Attorney General of India is the highest legal officer of the Union Government
iii. To be eligible for appointment as Attorney General of India, a person must possess the qualifications prescribed for a Judge of Supreme Court of India
iv. His term of office and remuneration is decided by the President.
(A) i, ii, iv only (B) i, iii, iv only
(C) i, ii, iii only (D) i, ii, iii, iv
Ans: D
14 . National Commission for other Backward classes came into effect from
(A) 1993 (B) 1995
(C) 1992 (D) 2003
Ans: A
15 . Which article of Indian Constitution gives the power to the government to make special provisions for the development of SC/ST/OBC against the Article 15?
(A) Article 19 (B) Article 29
(C) Article 25 (D) None of the these
Ans: B
16. Which Article of Indian Constitution says that members elected by the President can’t vote in the election of President?
(A) Article 83 (B) Article 53
(C) Article 55 (D) Article 154
Ans: C
17. Election of members of Rajya Sabha is taken from:
(A) Constitution of Japan (B) Constitution of South Africa
(C) Constitution of USA (D) Constitution of Ireland
Ans: B
18. The members of the UPSC are appointed by the …….. for a term of ………… years
(A) Prime Minister, 6 years (B) President , 6 years
(C) President , 5 years (D) Home minister, 6 years
Ans: B
19. Civil Services day is observed on
(A) 23 April (B) 21 July
(C) 4 November (D) 21 April
Ans: D
20 . What is the salary of the Advocate General of the State?
(A) 90,000/Month (B) 1,20,000/Month
(C) Remuneration not fixed by the constitution
(D) As decided by the President
Ans: C
21 . Which one of the following sets of Bills Presented to the Parliament along with the Budget?
(A) Direct taxes Bill and Indirect taxes Bill
(B) Contigency Bill and Appropriation Bill
(C) Finance Bill and Appropriation Bill
(D) Finance Bill and Contingency Bill
Ans: C
22. Which one is NOT true regarding the bill in Parliament:
(A) The legislative process begins with the introduction of a Bill in either House of Parliament ie the Loksabha or the Rajyasabha (Exception money bill)
(B) A Bill can be introduced either by a Minister or by a private member
(C) In case of a deadlock between the two houses Speaker of the Loksabha calls the joint session of the Parliament.
(D) A joint session of the two houses is presided over by the speaker of the Loksabha
Ans: C
23. Consider the following statements.
i. Setu Lakshmi Bai abolished `Devadasi’ system in the temples of South Travancore.
ii. During the reign of Setu Lakshmi Bai, the Nair Regulations of 1925, to substitute the principle of Makkathayam for Marumakkathayam was introduced.
(A) I and II are true (B) only II is true
(C) only I is true (D) Neither I nor II is true
Ans: A
24. Name the Diwan under the reign of Sakthan Thampuran who issued a new coin called `Puthan’?
(A) Nanjappayya (B) Col. Munroe
(C) Sheshagiri Rao (D) Edamana Sankara Menon
Ans: A
25. The railway line from Shornur to Ernakulam was completed during the Diwanship of
(A) C H Herbert (B) P Rajagopalachari
(C) J W Bhore (D) Col. Munroe
Ans: B
26 . A mass Petition known as Malayalee Memorial requested to allot a fair quota of the Govt. jobs to the educated people of Travancore was submitted before ………….. on Ist January 1891.
(A) Visakham Thirunal (B) Srimoolam Thirunal
(C) Swathi Thirunal (D) Uthradom Thirunal
Ans: B
27. In which of the following Satyagraha K Kelappan was the leader and A K Gopalan was the volunteer captain?
(A) Vaikom Satyagraha (B) Guruvayur Satyagraha
(C) Salt Satyagraha (D) None of the above
Ans: B
28. The Wagon Tragedy took place in connection with which of the following rebellion?
(A) Malabar Rebellion (B) Punnapra Vayalar Revolt
(C) Nivarthana Agitation (D) None of the above
Ans: A
29. Consider the following statements and choose the correct option.
i. The Nivarthana Agitation (1932) or Abstention Movement was staged against the Constitutional reforms of 1932 which demanded the representation of Ezhavas, Muslims and a section of Christians on the basis of population.
ii. The prominent leaders of the agitation were C Kesavan, T.M. Varghese, N V Joseph and P K Kunju.
iii. They formed an organization called Samyukta Rashtriya Samiti
(A) only II and III (B) only I and II
(C) only I and III (D) I, Ii and III are true
Ans: D
30. Sahodaran Ayyappan founded Sahodara Sangam
(A) For promoting brotherhood (B) For eradicating casteism
(C) For promoting literacy (D) For eradicating social evils like child marriage, dowry etc…
Ans: B
30. Which of the following statement is wrong regarding K Kelappan, the Social reformer in Kerala?
(A) He was the founder President of Nair Service Society
(B) He was the leader of Guruvayoor Satyagraha
(C) he became the first president of KPCC
(D) He was popularly known as Frontier Gandhi
Ans: D
31. The minerals that maintain cation – anion balance in plant cells are
(A) Cl and K (B) K and Fe
(C) Cl and Mg (D) Ca and Mg
Ans: A
32. Which out of the following does not belong to Brown algae ?
(A) Ectocarpus, Dictyota (B) Gelidium, Batrachospermum
(C) Laminaria, Fucus (D) Sargausm, Ectocarpus
Ans: B
33. Select from the following extinct species, the one was present in Australia.
(A) Dodo (B) Quagga
(C) Steller’s Sea cow (D) Thylacine
Ans: D
34. Surgical removal of gall bladder in human would lead to
(A) Problem in digestion of fat
(B) Increase acidity in intestine
(C) Jaundice
(D) Decrease acidity of stomach
Ans: A
35. Which one of the following is a chordate but not a vertebrate?
(A) Sea mouse (B) Sea lion
(C) Sea squirt (D) Sea cow
Ans: C
36. The tendency of population to remain in genetic equilibrium may be disturbed by
(A) random mating (B) lack of migration
(C) lack of mutation (D) natural selection
Ans: C
37. Who among the following was the first to hunt with stone weapons but essentially ate fruits ?
(A) Homo Habibis (B) Homo Erectus
(C) Australopithecines (D) Homo Sapiens
Ans: C
38. Name the enzyme that is responsible for activation of Amino acid during translation
(A) Peptidyl transferase (B) Transpeptidase
(C) Aminoacyl t-RNA synthetase (D) Translocase
Ans: C
39. During sewage treatment, biogases are produced which include
(A) Methane, Oxygen and Hydrogen Sulphide
(B) Hydrogen Sulphide, Methane and Sulphur dioxide
(C) Hydrogen Sulphide, Nitrogen and Methane
(D) Methane, Hydrogen Sulphide and Carbon dioxide
Ans: D
40. In Cellular respiration, which of the follwing processes occur only inside the Mitochondria and not in the cytoplasm ?
(A) Glycolysis and Pentose Phosphate pathway
(B) Glycolysis and Citric acid cycle
(C) Citric acid cycle and oxidative phosphorylation
(D) Glycolysis and Oxidative phosphorylation
Ans: C
41.The ____ productivity result in the accumulation of plant biomass, which serves as the food of herbivores and decomposers.
(A) Gross Primary (B) Net Primary
(C) Secondary (D) Tertiary
Ans: B
42.Which of the following is a wrongly matched pair about organisms and their common reproductive mechanism ?
(A) Yeast – fragmentation (B) Bacteria – binary fission
(C) Hydra – budding (D) Fungi – asexual spores
Ans: A
43.DNA finger printing, widely used for detecting crimes and solving parental disputes, is referred as
(A) Analysis of profiles of DNA samples
(B) Analysis of DNA samples using a printing device
(C) Technique used for molecular analysis of different samples of DNA
(D) Technique used for Identification of fingerprints of individuals.
Ans: A
44.Adam’s apple in human refers to
(A) Arytenoid cartilage of Larynx
(B) Cricoid cartilage of Larynx
(C) Thyroid cartilage of Larynx
(D) Corniculate cartilage of Larynx
Ans: C
45.Why do we pass more urine in wet and cold season ?
(A) Impairment of water absorption by neurons
(B) Kidney becomes more active
(C) ADH secretion is increased
(D) Sweating is much decreased
Ans: D
46.In human ancestors the one believed to be made cave paintings are
(A) Neanderthal Man (B) Peking Man
(C) Java Man (D) Cro-magnon Man
Ans: D
47.Which one of the following is wrongly matched ?
(A) Ribozyme – Proteinaceous in nature
(B) Apoenzyme – Protein part of Enzyme
(C) Co-enzyme – Loosely attached organic cofactor of holoenzyme
(D) Co-factor – Non protein in part of holoenzyme
Ans: A
48. Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) is a measure of
(A) Industrial wastes poured into water bodies
(B) Extent to which water in polluted with organic matter
(C) Amount of Carbon monoxide inseperably combined with haemoglobin
(D) Amount of Oxygen needed by green plants during night
Ans: B
49 .Which statement is not correct regarding Malaria
(A) Malaria fever is caused by Plasmodium
(B) This disease is transmitted by male mosquito bite
(C) Gambusia fish is useful to prevent Malaria
(D) Sickle cell anaemia patients are resistant to Malaria
Ans: B
50. Identify the wrongly matched pair
(A) Structural protein – Cellulose, Collagen
(B) Regulatory protein – Glucagon, Insulin
(C) Enzymatic protein – Pepsin, Phospholipases
(D) Trans cellular transport – GLUT
Ans: A
– Prepared by: Prof. Mathew Antony
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