PSC SOLVED QUESTION PAPER :: PREVIOUS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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