Kerala PSC GK Previous Questions Part 29

PSC GK Question bank Part 29

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• 701. Name the Malayali poet who struggled against social evils like caste system and untouchability through his works?
• A) Vallathol
  B) Ulloor
  C) Kumaranasan
  D) G. Sankara Kurup
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 702. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner?
• A) Parliament
  B) The President of India
  C) The Prime Minister
  D) The Chief Justice of India
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 703. Who among the following non-Indians was conferred India’s highest national Award Bharat Rathna?
• A) Sam Nujoma
  B) Martin Lutherking
  C) Zubin Mehta
  D) Khan Abdul Ghaffer Khan
• Answer
• Correct Option : D
• Explanation

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• 704. Which among the following is closest to the equator?
• A) Kanyakumari
  B) Thiruvananthapuram
  C) Tuticorin
  D) Great Nicobar Islands
• Answer
• Correct Option : D
• Explanation

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• 705. The earth revolves round the sun. This causes:
• A) formation of day and night
  B) deflection of winds and currents
  C) change of seasons
  D) difference in longitude and time
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 706. In which Shakespearian drama is Desdemona a character?
• A) Hamlet
  B) Merchant of Venice
  C) Othello
  D) As you like it
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 707. The meeting of the Rajya Sabha is presided over by:
• A) The speaker
  B) Vice-President of India
  C) The President of India
  D) The Prime Minister
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 708. Which is the most powerful house of legislature at the centre in India?
• A) Rajya Sabha
  B) Lok Sabha
  C) Vidhan Sabha
  D) Vidhan Parishad
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 709. Dhanwanthari Award is given for the outstanding contribution to
• A) Social Science
  B) Medical Science
  C) Literature
  D) Peace
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 710. The Constitution of India came into effect on :
• A) 9th December 1946
  B) 26th November 1949
  C) 26th January 1950
  D) 15th August 1947
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 711. The first woman appointed as the judge of the supreme court of India hailed from
• A) Tamil Nadu
  B) Orissa
  C) Kerala
  D) Karnataka
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 712. Taxes paid by a producer on the production of some commodity is :
• A) Profession tax
  B) Income tax
  C) Excise duty
  D) Compulsory tax
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 713. A country with a high per capita income is a
• A) Developed country
  B) Developing country
  C) Capitalist country
  D) Socialist country
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 714. Crop failure is a common phenomenon in the Indian agricultural field because the farmers depend on water.
• A) seasonal rains
  B) irrigation canals
  C) wells
  D) pump sets
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 715. ‘Operation Black Board’ has been adopted as a mean to overcome illiteracy in the country under the
• A) New Education Policy
  B) VII Five -Year Plan
  C) VIII Five-Year Plan
  D) World Bank
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 716. The author of War and Peace
• A) Charles Dickens
  B) Adam Smith
  C) Bernard Shaw
  D) Tolstoy
• Answer
• Correct Option : D
• Explanation

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• 717. Who said “ there is neither a Hindu nor a Muslim only man”?
• A) Guru Nanak
  B) Swami Vivekananda
  C) Sree Ramakrishna
  D) Chaitanya
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 718. How long can a person continue to be a Minister in India without being a member of either House of Parliament
• A) Three months
  B) Six months
  C) One year
  D) No time limit
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 719. When did East India Company was permitted to trade in Bengal
• A) A.D.1600
  B) A.D.1700
  C) A.D.1634
  D) A.D.1857
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 720. Which fundamental right is concerned with abolition of social distinctions?
• A) Right to equality
  B) Right against exploitation
  C) Right to freedom
  D) Cultural and Educational Rights
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 721. What is the time limit in which an information is to be provided regarding the life and liberty of a person under the R.T.I. Act 2005?
• A) 30 days
  B) 24 hrs
  C) 60 days
  D) 48 hrs
• Answer
• Correct Option : D
• Explanation

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• 722. The SC/ST (Preventions of Atrocities) Act 1989 enforced with effect from:
• A) 30th January 1990
  B) 22nd February 1991
  C) 30th November 1990
  D) 30th July 1990
• Answer
• Correct Option : A
• Explanation

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• 723. Right to Property was removed from the list of Fundamental Rights by
• A) 43rd Amendment
  B) 45th Amendment
  C) 44th Amendment
  D) 42nd Amendment
• Answer
• Correct Option : C
• Explanation

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• 724. Public health and sanitation, under the Indian Constitution fall in ............ list
• A) Central list
  B) State list
  C) Concurrent list
  D) Not listed
• Answer
• Correct Option : B
• Explanation

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• 725. Which State of India occupies 3rd position of population and area?
• A) Rajasthan
  B) Bihar
  C) Wedst Bengal
  D) Maharashtra
• Answer
• Correct Option : D
• Explanation

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