PSC PREVIOUS EXAM GK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2016 - PART 45

PSC SOLVED QUESTION PAPER :: PREVIOUS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 

Question1:-The Greek Ambassador who visited the court of Chandragupta Maurya
 A:-Megasthenese
 B:-Fahien
 C:-Marcopolo
 D:-Ibun Batutta
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question2:-The religious order introduced by Akbar
 A:-Wahabi
 B:-Mansabdari
 C:-Din Ilahi
 D:-Jaziya
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question3:-Who introduced 'Saka era' in India ?
 A:-Chandragupta
 B:-Bindusara
 C:-Rudradama
 D:-Kanishka
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question4:-Name the founder 'Servants of India Society'.
 A:-Bal Gangadhar Tilak
 B:-V.D. Savarkar
 C:-Gopal Krishna Gokhale
 D:-Motilal Nehru
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question5:-The Partition of India was accepted on the basis of
 A:-Cabinet Mission
 B:-Mountbatten Plan
 C:-Cripps Proposal
 D:-Simon Commission
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question6:-The historical Jewish copper plate was issued by
 A:-Vikramaditya Varaguna
 B:-Karunandadakan
 C:-Bhaskara Ravi Varman
 D:-Ayyan Atikal Tiruvatikal
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question7:-The forced labour existed in Medieval Kerala
 A:-Uzhiyam
 B:-Vishti
 C:-Kacham
 D:-Swarupam
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question8:-The first foreign travelered who referred to Matrilineal system existed in Kerala ?
 A:-Ptolemy
 B:-Rabbi Benjamin
 C:-Al Biruni
 D:-Friar Jordanus
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question9:-The most important port of ancient Kerala
 A:-Urayur
 B:-Maziris
 C:-Arikamedu
 D:-Kaveripatanam
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question10:-The British parliament passed Indian Independence Act in
 A:-August 1947
 B:-June 1947
 C:-March 1947
 D:-July 1947
 Correct Answer:- Option-D


Question11:-The founder of 'Samatwa Samajam'
 A:-Chattampi Swamikal
 B:-Vagbhatananda
 C:-Vaikunta Swami
 D:-Pandit Karuppan
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question12:-Gandhiji described which incident as a 'Miracle of modern times' ?
 A:-Vaikkom Satyagraha
 B:-Quit India Movement
 C:-Abstention Movement
 D:-Temple entry proclamation
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question13:-Give the title of the book written by Brahmananda Sivayogi
 A:-Mokshapradipam
 B:-Yogakshema
 C:-Mitavadi
 D:-Vedadhikara Nirupanam
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question14:-Who popularised the idea of interdining ?
 A:-C. Krishnan
 B:-Sahodaran Ayyappan
 C:-V.T. Bhattathiripad
 D:-Vakkom Moulavi
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question15:-The volunteer captain of Guruvayur Satyagraha
 A:-Mannath Padmanabhan
 B:-K. Kelappan
 C:-P. Krishna Pillai
 D:-A.K. Gopalan
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question16:-Which state becomes the first state to make voting compulsory in local bodies election ?
 A:-Rajastan
 B:-Gujarat
 C:-Tamil Nadu
 D:-Maharashtra
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question17:-The first country in the world to legalise same sex marriage
 A:-Newzealand
 B:-France
 C:-Ireland
 D:-Norway
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question18:-The International Yoga Day is observed on
 A:-June 20
 B:-June 23
 C:-June 22
 D:-June 21
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

Question19:-Name the Chairman of the `14^(th)` Finance Commission.
 A:-Y.V. Reddy
 B:-C. Rangarajan
 C:-Ashok Bhushan
 D:-Aravind Subramanian
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

Question20:-Which Indian historian was selected for Japan's Fukuoka Prize 2015 ?
 A:-Ranajit Guha
 B:-Ramachandra Guha
 C:-Romila Thapar
 D:-Irfan Habib
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

Question21:-Who invented CT scan ?
 A:-Madam Curie
 B:-W.C. Roentgen
 C:-G.N. Hounsfield
 D:-Isaac Newton
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

Question22:-Which metal is commonly used as target in X-ray tubes ?
 A:-Lead
 B:-Cobalt
 C:-Radium
 D:-Tungsten
 Correct Answer:- Option-D
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