University Assistant Exam Training - PSC General Knowledge

University Assistant Exam Training - PSC General Knowledge 

Read and by heart following questions coming under General Knowledge. Helps you to get high marks in upcoming University Assistant Exam conducted by Kerala Public Service Commission. 

1) Judicial review in India is based on __
a.    The procedure established by law.
b.    Due process of law
c.    Rule of Law
d.    Precedents and conventions

Answer : The procedure established by law


2)    The Human Development Index (HDI) is based on __
a.    Life Expectancy at birth
b.    GDP per capita
c.    Mean years of schooling
d.    All of the above

Answer : All of the above

3)    Which cricketer is nicknamed as the Pied Piper of Punjab?
a.    Yuvraj Singh
b.    Reetinder Sodhi
c.    Navjot Sidhu
d.    Mohinder Amarnath

Answer : Yuvraj Singh

4)    Professor Amartya Sen was honoured with__
a.    UNESCO Peace Prize
b.    Nobel prize in Economics
c.    Bharat Ratna
d.    Both (b) & (C)

Answer : Both (b) & (C)


5)    Suzlon has set up the world’s tallest hybrid wind turbine in___
a.    Gujarat
b.    Tamil Nadu
c.    Karnataka
d.    Madhya Pradesh

Answer : Gujarat


6)    The 18th SAARC summit was held in__
a.    Kathmandu
b.    Dhaka
c.    Addu
d.    Kabul

Answer : Kathmandu


7)    The term “Pump Priming” is associated with__
a.    Sociology
b.    Geography
c.    Economics
d.    Water Conservation

Answer : Economics


8)    Project Insight is an initiative of
a.    Income Tax Department
b.    Department of Customs and Central exercise
c.    Department of IT
d.    ISRO

Answer : Income Tax Department


9)    The largest single organ of the human  body  is:
a.    Respiratory System
b.    Integumentary system
c.    Endocrine System
d.    Skeletal system

Answer:-  Integumentary System

10)    Who was the Chief organizer of the Gadhar movement?
a.    Lala Hardayal
b.    Mahatma Gandhi
c.    Lala Lajpat Rai
d.    Lai Chand Falal

Answer:- Lala Hardayal

11)    Rabindranath Tagore returned the title of knighthood to the British government to protest against the__

a.    Simon Commission 1927
b.    RowlattActof 1919
c.    Partition of Bengal
d.    Massacre of Jallianwala Bagh

Answer:- Massacre of Jallianwala Bagh

12)    The Rourkela steel plant was built on the banks of the
a.    Bhader River
b.    Damodar River
c.    Brahmani River
d.    Bhima River

Answer:- Brahmani River

13)    National defence College is situated in?
a.    New Delhi
b.    Dehradun
c.    Pune
d.    Hariyana

Answer:- New Delhi

14)    What is manufactured using the Bessemer process?
a.    Steel
b.    Gold
c.    Zinc
d.    Silver

Answer:- Steel


15)    The power of “Pocket Veto” for the first time exercised by The President?
a.    B Venkitaraman
b.    V V Giri
c.    Zail Singh
d.    Rajendraprasad

Answer:- Zail Singh

University Assistant Exam Coaching - Kerala PSC - General Knowledge

 University Assistant Exam Training - General Knowledge Questions & Answers

1.    Who is the first chief minister of Telangana?
    a.    K Chandrasekhar Rao   
    b.    Chandrababu Naidu
    c.    Chandragupta
    d.    K Chandrakanth    
Answer:   K Chandrasekhar Rao

2.    The value of universal gravitational constant (G) was determined by?
    a.    Issac Newton
    b.    John Dalton
    c.    Gregor Mendel
    d.    Henry Cavendish     
Answer:         Henry Cavendish  

3.    Who is the only Indian economist to have won the Nobel prize?
    a.    Amit Mishra
    b.    Amarnath Sen
    c.    Amartya Sen
    d.    Avinash Dixit
Answer:  Amartya Sen

4.    The maximum number of electrons that can be accommodated in M shell is?
    a.    2
    b.    18
    c.    32
    d.    8
Answer: 18

5.    Who is the current director of RAW?
    a.    Kiran Bedi
    b.    Ajith Doval
    c.    Anil Kumar Dhasmana
    d.    Dineshwar Sharma
Answer : Anil Kumar Dhasmana

6.    National Communal Harmony award 2018 has been awarded to__
    a.    Khamliana
    b.    Mohd. Abdul Basi
    c.    Gopal Krishna Gandhi
    d.    M S Subbulakshmi
Answer : Gopal Krishna Gandhi

7.    In xerophytes the deficiency is of__
    a.    Water 
    b.    Chlorophyll
    c.    Mineral Salts
    d.    Air
Answer : Water 

8.    Rocket fuel is?
    a.    Ammonium Phosphate
    b.    Liquid Oxygen  
    c.    Liquid Ammonia
    d.    Solid KCI
Answer : Liquid Oxygen

9.    Which of the following compound decomposes on heating?
    a.    Zinc Oxide
    b.    Mercuric Oxide   
    c.    Aluminium Oxide
    d.    Sodium Oxide
    Answer : Mercuric Oxide   
10.    Through which constitutional amendment was the Nagarapalika bill passed?
    a.    70th
    b.    72nd
    c.    73rd
    d.    74th
Answer : 74th

PSC Secretariat Assistant Model Exam Questions & Answers

PSC Secretariat Exam is one of the best Examination conducted by Kerala Public Service Commission PSC. Since it is a graduation level exam, it will generally contain important questions belongs to General knowledge, current affairs, mental ability & Maths, English.

Model Questions & Answers

1) Which is the first state government to be dismissed under article 356 of Indian Constitution.

Answer: Kerala Government

2) Which is the gas used in fire extinguisher.

Answer: Carbon Dioxide

3) Removal of vice president can be done by a resolution of.

Answer:  Rajya Sabha

4) Project elephant was launched in the year.

Answer: 1992 (February 1992)

5) Which is the first private television channel in South India.

Answer: Sun TV

6) The secretariat system was introduced in Travancore by.

Answer: Rani Gouri Lakshmi Bhai

7) Jim Yong Kim is selected is selected as the head of

Answer: World Bank

8) The first fully blood donation panchayat in Kerala is.

Answer: Madikal

9) District with the lowest number of village panchayat is.

Answer: Wayanad

10) The Central Processing Unit (CPU) consist of dash.

Answer: Control unit, Arithematic login unie and memory unity

11) Which is the halogen contains in DDT.

Answer: Chlorine

12) Who is the director of Vigatha Kumaran.

Answer: JC Daniel

13) IP address is given by ________ Values

Answer: Numericl

14) In mammals the primary function of Loop of Henle is.

Answer: Reabsorption of water

15) The ex-officio chairman of Rajya Sabha.

Answer:  Vice-President of India

16) MICR stands for.

Answer: Magnetic Ink Character Recognition

17) Who produced the equation E = MC square.

Answer: Albert Einstein

18) Nirdesh Shilp building Research Centre is in.

Answer: Chaliyam (Calicut, Kerala)

19) What is the political party of Bloody marketing the President of Russia.

Answer: United Russia Party

20) Cyber defamation is also called as.

Answer: Cyber Smearing

21) The most popular and effective platform for conducting social audit in India.

Answer: Gram Sabha

22) Who introduced the concept of Rolling plan.

Answer: Gunnar Myrdal

23) The first Lokayukta of Kerala was.

Answer: P C Balakrishna Menon

24) The origin of Brahmaputra is from.

Answer: Angsi Glacier

25) The planet which has the shortest day in the solar system.

Answer: Jupiter

PSC Questions on History

PSC asked Questions and Answers on History

1) In which veda the Gayathri Mantra is included
Ans - Rigveda
2) The revolutionist who payed his life for formation of Andhra Pradesh
Ans - Potti Sreeramalu
3) The social philosopher of Kerala said as "no caste, no religion no god"
Ans - K Ayyappan
4) The Dutch official appointed as prime minister of Kochi after the death of Paliathachan
Ans - Hentic Rins
5) The ruling official who demanded for free Thiruvithamkur
Ans - Sir CP Ramaswamy Ayyar
6) Kaladi ,the birth place of Sri Sankaracharya located at the shore of which river
Ans - Periyar
7) Which ruler was know as Vikramadithya
Ans - Chandraguptha II
8) The ruling period of Delhi Sulthanate was
Ans - 1206 - 1526 AD
9) The Mughal ruler who died by falling from the top library room of palace
Humayoon
10) Ajanda cave inscriptions are about
Ans - Jathaka Kadhakal
11) The Viceroy who first visited Travancore
Ans  Lord Curcen
12) The Cholla ruler who conquered Male dives
Ans - Raja Raja Chola
13) Who has constructed the Kailasanadha temple of Kancheepuram
Ans -Narsimha Varman II
14) The Chola ruler who conquered Sri Lanka
Ans - Rajendra I
15) Who was the founder of Chola dynasty
Ans - Vijayalaya
16) Who has written Keralapazhama
Ans - Herman Gundart
17) Who has started the Shudhi Prasthan
Ans - Swami Dayananda Saraswathi
18) Who has given the name Kerala Simham to Pazhassiraja
Ans - Sardar K M Panicker
19) The year in which Gandhiji visited Kerala for first time
Ans - 19020
20) The Capital of Harsha
Ans - Kanauj

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PSC General Knowledge Questions

PSC General Knowledge Questions

1) Which river of Kerala is remarked in the Arthashasthra written by Kaudilya about the presence of pearls.

Ans - Periyar

2) Who's pen name was Sanjayan

Ans - M R Nair (Professor Mannikoth Ramunni Nair)

3) The ancient kings of Egypt was know as

Ans - Pharoahs

 

The kings of ancient Egypt are known as pharaohs. The word "pharaoh" comes from the Egyptian word "per-aa" which means "great house." Pharaohs were considered to be living gods and were the absolute rulers of Egypt during the country's long history. They were responsible for the administration of the state, the protection of the country, and the maintenance of the gods' temples. Pharaohs were also considered to be the link between the gods and the people, and they were often depicted in art and inscriptions as having divine powers. The history of ancient Egypt is divided into thirty dynasties, each of which was ruled by a pharaoh.

4) Who is the Chancellor of Universities in Kerala

Ans - Governor of Kerala

5) The period in which Vardhamana Mahaveera was lived

Ans - BC 540 - 467

6) The metal with less reactivity with atmosphere

Ans - Tin

7) The birth place of K R Narayan, former president of India

Ans - Uzhavoor of Kottayam

8) The country known as gift of Nile

Ans - Egypt

9) Where did Gouthama Budha born

Ans - Lumbini of Kapilavasthu

10) The branch of study about the Universe

Ans - Cosmology

11) The unit for measuring the power of motor

Ans - Horse power

12) The river flowing through the border of Silent Valley
Ans - Kundi river
13) The place were the war in Mahabharatha held is
Ans -Kurukshethra
14) Biggest river of south India
Ans - Godavari
15) The irrigation project named Meenkara is in the district
Ans - Paalakkad
16) The first Malayali nominated to the Rajyasabha
Ans - Sardar K M Panicker
17) The language used by the Budhists
Ans - Paali
18) The scientific name of rice
Ans - Oryza Sativa
19) The length of Suez Canal
Ans - 160 km

History Questions for PSC Exams

Frequently asked History Questions for PSC Exams

1) The only Muslim dynasty of Kerala
Ans - Arakkal
2) The language from by the combination of Persian and Hindi
Ans) Urdu
3) The year of Kalinga War
Ans - BC 261
4) The place which is important for Christian, Jews and Muslims
Ans - Jerusalem
5) The Numeric system which do not used Zero
Ans - Roman
6) Who was the Prime minister of Briton when India got independence
Ans - Clement Atiley
7) Who what the president of Indian National Congress during Indian independence
Ans - J B Kripalani
8) Which is the biggest convention in Asia
Ans - Maramon convention
9) The sculpture of Cochin sea port
Ans - Robert Bristo
10) Who started the 20 item program in India
Ans - Indira Gandhi

United Nations Facts

Frequently asked PSC questions about United Nations

1) Head Quarters of United Nations
Ans - New York
2) UN Emerged in the year
Ans 1945 October 24
3) United Nations day is observed on
Ans - October 24
4) Who is the current Secretary General of United Nations
Ans - Ban Ki-moon
5) Number of Member states in United Nations
Ans - 193
6) Principle organs of United Nations
Ans - a) General Assembly
b) Security Council
c) Economic and Social Council
d) Secretariat
e) International Court of Justice
f) United Nations Trusteeship council
7) Which are the official languages of UN
Ans - Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish
8) Who has coined the name United Nations first time
Ans - Franklin D Roosevelt
9) First Secretary General of UN
Ans - Trygve Lie of Norway - February 2nd 1946 November 1952
10) First Asian secretary General to United Nations
Ans - U Thant - Burma during November1961 to 1971