Kerala PSC GK Previous Questions Part 17

PSC GK Question Bank Part 17

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• 401. The country helped India to start Community Development Programme:
• A) Norway
  B) Sweden
  C) USA
  D) France
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 402. ‘Space Age’ began with the launching of Sputnic-1.When did it begin?
• A) 7th may 1959
  B) 31 1st January,1958
  C) 3rd November,1957
  D) 4th October,1957
• Answer
• Correct Option : D
• Explanation

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• 403. 21st century’s longest solar eclipse was occurred on ...... 2009
• A) July 22
  B) July 12
  C) July 31
  D) July 13
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 404. India’s first indigenously built nuclear powered submarine capable firing ballistic missile:
• A) INS Arihant
  B) INS Chakra
  C) INS Brhmaputra
  D) None of these
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 405. Who introduced Secretarial system in Travancore in 19th century?
• A) Macaulay
  B) Colonel Monroe
  C) M.E.Watts
  D) John Napier
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 406. Who is regarded as the ‘Father of Indian Planning?
• A) P.C.Mahalanobis
  B) M.Visweswarayya
  C) Jawaharlal Nehru
  D) S.K.Day
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 407. During which Five year plan,the Community Development Project was started in India?
• A) First
  B) Second
  C) Third
  D) Fourth
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 408. ‘India wins freedom’ is from the open of:
• A) Jawaharlal Nehru
  B) Subash Chandra Bose
  C) Mahatma Gandhi
  D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
• Answer
• Correct Option : D
• Explanation

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• 409. The king of which princely state was willing to accede his state to Indian Union owing to patriotic and philanthropic reasons:
• A) Kochi
  B) Travancore
  C) Kashmir
  D) Junagarh
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 410. National Remote Sensing Agency is located in:
• A) Hyderabad
  B) Dehradun
  C) Bangalore
  D) New Delhi
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 411. The right to Education Act became operational on 1st April 2010,guarantees every child in the ..... age group both free and compulsory education
• A) 6-14
  B) 6-15
  C) 6-16
  D) 6-17
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 412. Name the freedom fighter who passed away on August 15, 1947?
• A) Aurovindo Ghosh
  B) Ajith Singh
  C) JB Kripalani
  D) Jatin Das
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 413. Jawaharlal Nehru was the prime minister of India during the period:
• A) 1947-67
  B) 1947-62
  C) 1947-64
  D) 1947-65
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 414. In which year the first Constitution Amendment Bill was passed?
• A) 1951
  B) 1952
  C) 1953
  D) 1954
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 415. The Act which granted opportunity to Indians to members in the Viceroy’s Executive Council?
• A) Govt of India Act,1935
  B) Govt of India Act,1919
  C) Govt of Council Act,1909
  D) None of these
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 416. The opposition leader in Kerala Legislative Assembly for the longest period:
• A) R Sankar
  B) EMS
  C) EK Nayanar
  D) C Achuthamenon
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 417. Which of the following companies has ‘connecting people’ as its slogan?
• A) Nokia
  B) Reliance
  C) BSNL
  D) Airtel
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 418. Khalgaon Super Thermal Power Project is located in
• A) Orissa
  B) Haryana
  C) Bihar
  D) Rajastan
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 419. The Bodo language is spoken in which of the following states?
• A) Mizoram
  B) Tripura
  C) Assam
  D) Arunachal Pradesh
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 420. Similipal Biosphere Reserve is located in
• A) Orissa
  B) West Bengal
  C) Punjab
  D) Karnataka
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 421. The court language of Delhi Sultanate was
• A) Urdu
  B) Persian
  C) Hindi
  D) Arabic
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 422. Which cricketer is called ‘Rawalpindi Express’?
• A) Imran Khan
  B) Wasim Akram
  C) Shoaib Akhtar
  D) Saqlain Mushtaq
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 423. The city known as Manchester of South India is?
• A) Coimbatore
  B) Bengaluru
  C) Madhurai
  D) Manglore
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 424. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is located in which of the following river?
• A) Godavari
  B) Krishna
  C) Cauveri
  D) Tungabhadra
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 425. The sepoy mutiny failed due to
• A) Lack of effective organization
  B) Lack of unity of purpose
  C) Lack of unified system of leadership
  D) All the above
• Answer
• Correct Option : D
• Explanation

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