Kerala PSC GK Previous Questions Part 24

General Awareness Question Bank PSC Part 24

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• 576. The main source of a Nation’s strength is:
• A) Human strength
  B) Minerals
  C) Forests
  D) Rivers
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 577. Konkan railway does not pass through
• A) Maharashtra
  B) Goa
  C) Kerala
  D) Karnataka
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 578. Which of the following is not a direct tax ?
• A) Income tax
  B) Excise tax
  C) Land tax
  D) House tax
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 579. When was the American war of Independence?
• A) 1776
  B) 1789
  C) 1911
  D) 1917
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 580. Lakshadweep consists of how many islands?
• A) 232
  B) 29
  C) 36
  D) 322
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 581. United Nation’s University is located at :
• A) Washington
  B) New york
  C) Tokyo
  D) London
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 582. What is zero hour?
• A) When proposals of opposition are considered
  B) When the matters of utmost importance are raised
  C) Interval between two sessions
  D) Time of introduction of a money bill
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 583. Which of the following is not a Statutory Commission?
• A) Election Commission
  B) Finance Commission
  C) Planning Commission
  D) None of these
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 584. What is Guru Nanak preach?
• A) The brotherhood of man
  B) About making Sikhs a militant
  C) Sikhism as a religion
  D) The unity of Sikhs
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 585. Indian nuclear devise was exploded at:
• A) Thumba
  B) Pokhran
  C) Sriharicotta
  D) Tharapur
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 586. Sudden fall in barometric pressure indicates:
• A) Rain
  B) Strom
  C) Hot weather
  D) Clear sky
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 587. Why did British decide to give Indian English education?
• A) To make Indians appreciate Britishers
  B) So that Indians could get work
  C) For training Indians to help British officials
  D) to acquaint Indians with Western culture
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 588. Bengal led in most of the reform movement because:
• A) the British rule was established in Calcutta first
  B) the Christian Missionaries were active there
  C) common man was more oppressed is Bengal
  D) the people were educated and enlightened
• Answer
• Correct Option : D
• Explanation

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• 589. The tropical deciduous forests are also known as
• A) evergreen forests
  B) monsoon forests
  C) tidal forests
  D) thorn forests
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 590. The British Indian Government paid the maximum attention to:
• A) Development of trade and commerce in the country
  B) Modern education in India
  C) Maintenance of law and order the country
  D) Improvement the living conditions of the people
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 591. Multi-national means:
• A) A person having passports and visas of many countries
  B) A person having property in many countries
  C) A company operating in more than one country.
  D) A person holding citizenship of more than one country
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 592. The world’s only monarchy in which the king is elected by secret ballot among State rulers:
• A) Sudan
  B) Nepal
  C) Malaysia
  D) Bhutan
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 593. The Naval Air station in Andaman Islands is called:
• A) INS Garuda
  B) INS Venduruthy
  C) INS Utkarsh
  D) INS Agrani
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 594. The rulers of Delhi Sultanate patronised one of the following languages:-
• A) Turkish
  B) Arabic
  C) Persian
  D) Sanskrit
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 595. The Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee who inquired into the stock market scandal was:
• A) B. Shankaranand
  B) Ram Nivas Mirdha
  C) Prakash Mani Tripathi
  D) Sharad Pawar
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 596. On whose recommendation was the Constituent Assembly formed?
• A) Lord Mountbattern
  B) Cripp’s Mission
  C) The Cabinet Mission Plan
  D) Government of India Act,1935
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 597. The headquarters of ILO is at ----------
• A) Brussels
  B) the Hague
  C) Geneva
  D) Washington
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 598. Jaffina was forcibly freed from the hold of LTTE by Sri Lankan Government forces in December 1995 by an operation called
• A) Operation Blue Star
  B) Operation Iraqi Freedom
  C) Operation Rivi Sea
  D) Operation Black Thunder
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 599. The progressive street-play writer and actor who was murdered by reactionary forces in Delhi was
• A) Safdar Hashmi
  B) Salman Rushdie
  C) Tasleema Nasreen
  D) Qurratul Ain Hyder
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 600. The first scheduled caste Vice President of India belongs to ------
• A) Tamil Nadu
  B) Uttar Pradesh
  C) Kerala
  D) Assam
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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