Kerala PSC General Knowledge Questions and Answers

General Knowledge [gk] Questions and Answers for preparing all Kerala PSC Examinations.

1. In 1974 India surprised the world by exploding a "nuclear device" in an underground test in ......... state.

Answer: Rajasthan

2. The cheapest transport in India is:

Answer: Water transport

3. Public health and sanitation, under the Indian Constitution fall in ......... list.

Answer: State list

4. The festival kumbhamela is celebrated in:

Answer: Uttar Pradesh

5. Varika Vrika Sahajare ......... these Malayalam poetic lines had been written by:

Answer: Amsi Narayana pillai

6. The largest planet is:

Answer: Jupiter

7. Name the capital of Switzerland:

Answer: Berne

8. Who wrote Asian Drama?

Answer: Gunnar Myr Dal

9. Pneumonia affects:

Answer: Lungs

10. Arms and the man is a drama written by:

Answer: Bernard Shaw

11. One word for a group of islands.

Answer: Archipelago

12. The game chess had its origin in:

Answer: India

13. How many bones are there in the human body?

Answer: 206

14. The first Cricketer who complete 300 one day internationals.

Answer: Wasim Akram

15. Who published ‘Horthus Malabaricus’?

Answer: The Dutch

16. ‘Kovilan’ is the pen name of:

Answer: V.V. Ayyappan

17. Who was the first Education Minister of Kerala State?

Answer: Joseph Mundasseri

18. The Idukki dam is across the river:

Answer: Periyar

19. The first month of the Saka era is:

Answer: Chaithra

20. The production of which commodity was the subject of Brown Revolution?

Answer: Leather

21. The efforts to increase the production of ......... was given the name of Blue Revolution?

Answer: Fish

22. Black Revolution associated with the production of .........?

Answer: Petroleum

23. Operation Flood associated with the increase in the production of .........?

Answer: Milk

24. Who is known as the ‘Father of White Revolution’?

Answer: Dr. Varghese Kurien

25. Which country is the leading producer of vegetables?

Answer: India

26. Which is the major type of soil in India?

Answer: Alluvial Soil

27. Black Soil is best suited for the cultivation of .........?

Answer: Cotton

28. Which country is the leading producer of rice and wheat?

Answer: China

29. Which country is the leading producer of wheat?

Answer: India

30. ......... Is the leading of producer of tea in the world?

Answer: China

31. Which is the major soil type found in Kerala?

Answer: Laterite Soil

32. Which is the leading Rice producer state in India?

Answer: West Bengal

33. Who authored the Bok ‘The One Straw Revolution’?

Answer: Masanobu Fukuoka

34. Who is known as ‘The Father of Organic Farming’?

Answer: Albert Howard