Kerala PSC Degree Prelims Exam Answer Key: 30 October 2021

 Hello Aspirants, here is the Kerala PSC Degree Prelims Exam Answer Key: 30 October 2021.

Earlier the exam was scheduled to take place on 23 and 30 October but due to administrative reasons, the exam for 23 October is shifted to 13 November.

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Talking about the Graduate level preliminary written test, The examination is conducted in offline mode at all examination centres at once. The examination is concluded at 3.15 PM. Highlights of the examination have been added below.

• An OMR based examination.
• The number of Questions is 100.
• Medium of the exam: Questions asked in the English Language except for English, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada language. (Questions
  are printed both in English and in the Official Language Malayalam)
• The duration of the exam was 1 hour and 15 minutes. The exam will be of a total of 100 marks.

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Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 22 May 2021

Current Affairs is an important topic for all competitive Exams in India like UPSC, SSC, Banking Exams etc. In this post we share the Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) Daily Current Affairs Quiz for 22 May 2021. 

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Current Affairs Quiz - 21 May 2021

1. Name the noted Indian environmentalist and the person behind Chipko Movement who died due to COVID-19 on May 21, 2021? – Sunderlal Bahuguna

2. Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s 30th death anniversary was observed by the country on? – May 21

3. DIPCOVAN is the COVID-19 antibody detection kit developed by? – DRDO

4. Which Indian business tycoon recently become the second richest Asian in the world? – Gautam Adani

5. Union Health Ministry on May 21, 2021 asked states near the eastern coastline to prepare themselves for which cyclone that is likely to hit by May 24? – Cyclone Yaas

6. United Nations observes International Tea Day on? – May 21

7. World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development is observed on? – May 21

8. National Anti Terrorism Day is observed in India on? – May 21Gautam Adani2. National Anti Terrorism Day is observed in India on? – May 21

9. International Day for Biological Diversity is observed on? – May 22

10. Which state recently decided to re-introduce Legislative Council which was abolished in the year 1969? – West Bengal

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Current Affairs Quiz - 22 May 2021

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Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 21 May 2021

Current Affairs is an important topic for all competitive Exams in India like UPSC, SSC, Banking Exams etc. In this post we share the Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) Daily Current Affairs Quiz for 21 May 2021. 

We cover the important Current Affairs of the day including sports activities, science developments, national news, international news etc. 

Current Affairs Quiz - 21 May 2021

1. World Bee Day is observed on?- May 20

2. Which broadcaster is planning to set up a new channel to “project India’s point of view” to the world? – Doordarshan

3. Rajasthan Government on 19 May 2021 declared which disease as an epidemic under ‘The Rajasthan Epidemic Diseases Act, 2020? – Black Fungus

4. Central government has recently addressed which social media platform regarding its privacy policy update? – Whatsapp

5. As per Union Health Ministry’s new advisory, how much distance can aerosols carrying the Covid-19 virus travel in the air? – 10 meters

6. Jagannath Pahadia who died on 19 May 2021 was the former Chief Minister of? – Rajasthan

7. Who among the following was appointed to coach Team India on Sri Lanka tour in July? – Rahul Dravid

8. Indian Council of Medical Research on May 19, 2021, gave its approval for the first home test for COVID-19. The home testing kit is manufactured by? – Mylab Discovery Solutions Ltd.

9. Russia and which other country held a ground-breaking ceremony of their biggest Nuclear Power Project on May 19, 2021? – China

10. Who among the following took the oath as the Chief Minister of Kerala for the second consecutive term on 20 May 2021? – Pinarayi Vijayan

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Current Affairs Quiz - 21 May 2021

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New Kerala Cabinet Ministers - 2021 - PDF Download

Here is the New Kerala Cabinet Ministers - 2021 - PDF Download. 

Latest list of Kerala Cabinet Ministers as on 20 May 2021

Sl No.	Name of the Minister	Portfolio allocated
1.	Shri.Pinarayi Vijayan	Chief Minister, Home & Vigilance, General Administration & IT
2.	Shri.M B Rajesh	Speaker
3.	Shri.Chittayam Gopakumar	Deputy Speaker
4.	Shri.P Rajeev	Law and Industries & Commerce
5.	M V Govindan	Excise & Local Self-Governments
6.	Veena George	Health & Family Welfare
7.	R Bindu	Higher Education
8.	K Radhakrishnan	Devaswom & Backward Communities Development
9.	Saji Cheriyan	Fisheries, Cultural Affairs & Cinema
10.	K N Balagopal	Finance
11.	V Sivankutty	Education & Employment
12.	V N Vasavan	Co-operative Societies & Registration
13.	P A Muhammad Riyas	PWD & Tourism
14.	V Abdurahiman	Sports, Minority Welfare & Pravasi
15.	J Chinchu Rani	Dairy Development, Milk Co-operatives & Animal husbandry
16.	K Rajan	Revenue
17.	P Prasad	Agriculture
18.	G R Anil	Food & Civil Supplies
19.	Roshy Augustine	Water Resources
20.	N Jarayaj	Chief Whip
21.	Antony Raju	Transport
22.	Ahamed Devarkovil	Ports, Museums & Archaeology
23.	K Krishnankutty	Electricity
24.	A K Saseendran	Forest & Wild Life

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Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 20 May 2021

Current Affairs is an important topic for all competitive Exams in India like UPSC, SSC, Banking Exams etc. In this post we share the Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) Daily Current Affairs Quiz for 20 May 2021. 

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Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 20 May 2021

1. Which state launched ‘MOMA Market’ for vegetable recently? – Manipur

2. Suzuki Motorcycle India has appointed __ as the new Company Head recently? – Satoshi Uchida

3. Who among the following has been elected as the president of Tibetan exile government recently? – Penpa Tsering

4. Former Union Minister, Chaman Lal Gupta who passed away recently is associated with which political party? – BJP

5. Moctar Ouane was on 19 May 2021 reappointed as Prime Minister of? – Mali

6. Wadia Group-controlled no-frills carrier GoAir has been recently rebranded as? – GoFirst

7. Johnson And Johnson recently tied up with Indian Pahrma company Biological E Limited for manufacturing its Covid Vaccine named? – Janssen

8. Kobe Bryant has been posthumously inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a part of the class of 2020 during May 2021. Kobe Bryant belongs to which country? – USA

9. Who recently became India’s 1st Mixed Martial Artist [MMA] world champion? – Arjan Bhullar

10. The “International Invincible Gold Medal” of this year has been conferred on which Union Minister recently? – Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

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Current Affairs Quiz - 20 May 2021

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India Post - Guidelines for rotational transfers of Group-C, Group-B (Gazetted and Non-Gazetted) and Group-A (JTS and STS) officials / officers working in a Circle for the year 2021–22.

 Postal Directorate orders dated 19 May 2021

Keeping in view the current surge of Covid-19 pandemic in the county and considering the well being of the postal employees, following rotational transfer guidelines have been approved by the Competent Authority in respect of rotational transfers of all Group C, Group B (gazetted and non- gazetted), and Group A (JTS and STS) officials / officers working in the Circles: –

• Cut off date for calculating tenure – 30.09.2021
• Post tenure of non-sensitive posts – 4 years
• Post tenure of sensitive posts – 3 years
• Station tenure – 6 years

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Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 19 May 2021

Current Affairs is an important topic for all competitive Exams in India like UPSC, SSC, Banking Exams etc. In this post we share the Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) Daily Current Affairs Quiz for 19 May 2021. 

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Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 19 May 2021

1. Who among the following has won the 2020 Miss Universe title? - Andrea Meza

2. Iga Swiatek who won the women’s single title at the Italian Open 2021 Tennis tournament belongs to which country? - Poland

3. International Museum Day is observed on? - May 18

4. World AIDS Vaccine Day is celebrated on? - May 19

5. On May 17, 2021, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and ____ signed a Memorandum of Understanding on joint initiative for Digital Transformation of Tribal Schools? - Microsoft

6. Which country recently launched its supercomputer called Simorgh on 18 May 2021? - Iran

7. United Nations is celebrating its sixth United Nations Global Road Safety Week between 17th May, 2021 and 23rd May, 2021. Theme of the week is? - Streets for Life

8. Indian Council of Medical Research recently dropped the plasma therapy from which treatment? - COVID-19

9. United Nations is celebrating its sixth United Nations Global Road Safety Week between 17th May, 2021 and 23rd May, 2021. Theme of the week is? - Streets for Life

10. India’s first Agriculture Export Facilitation Centre was set up recently at? - Pune

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Current Affairs Quiz - 19 May 2021

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Extension of time lines for submission of APARs in respect of Group A, B and C officers of CSS, CSSS and CSCS cadres through SPARROW portal for the year 2020-2021

  No.22/6/2021-CS-1 (APAR) 

Government of India 

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Personnel & Training 

CS-I Division

2nd Floor, A- Wing, 

Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, 

New Delhi-110003, 

Dated: 17th May, 2021. 

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Extension of time lines for submission of Annual Performance Assessment Report (APAR) in respect of Group-A, B and C officers of CSS/CSSS/CSCS cadre through SPARROW portal for the year 2020- 2021.

The undersigned is directed to invite referrence to the Establishment Division’s, DoPT OM No. 21011/02/2015-Estt.(A-II)-Part.II dated 14th April, 2021, wherein various dates for completion of entire APAR process for the year 2020-21 in respect of Group ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ officers of Central Civil Services have been extended.

2. Accordingly, in the light of situation arising out of Covid-19, it has been decided with the approval of competent authority that the timelines for distribution/online generation, recording and completion of entire APAR process for the year 2020-21, shall be extended, as a one time-time measure, as specified in the Annexure, in respect of all GroupA, B and C officers of CSS/CSSS/CSCS cadres. The relaxation is subject to the condition that no remarks shall be recorded in the APAR for the year 2020-21 after 31.12.2021.

3. Where the Reporting and the Reviewing authorities fail to record their comments within the time frame, the officer reported upon may be assessed on the basis of the overall record and self assessment for the year, if he/she has submitted his/her self-appraisal within stipulated time.

4. It has further been decided that for the APAR year 2020-21, the extended timelines specified in the Annexure shall also apply to the Reporting and Reviewing authorities, who have demitted office or retired from service on or after 28.02.2021. They shall be allowed to record their remarks till the respective extended cut-off dates.

sd/-

(Zachariah Thomas) 

Under Secretary to the Government of India 

Ph 24624046

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Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 18 May 2021

Current Affairs is an important topic for all competitive Exams in India like UPSC, SSC, Banking Exams etc. In this post we share the Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) Daily Current Affairs Quiz for 18 May 2021. 

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Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 18 May 2021

1. On May 17, 2021, the Central Bureau of Investigation arrested the Ministers of West Bengal in connection with which bribery Case? - Narmada Bribery Cases

2. On May 17, 2021, the DRDO released the first batch of 2-DG drugs. This was launched by? - Rajnath Singh

3. Andrea Meza of which country was crowned the Miss Universe, 2020 on 16 May 2021? - Mexico

4. International Day of Light is celebrated on? - May 16

5. Italian Open, 2021 tennis tournament was won by? - Rafael Nadal

6. Which has become the first foreign-made vaccine to be used for vaccination in India? - Sputnik V

7. Which country has recently become the second one in the world to send a rover to Mars? - China

8. Who was recently appointed as People’s Advocate of COP26 for Climate Change? - David Attenborough

9. Which has become the first state in India to join global COVAX alliance to procure anti-Covid vaccines? - Punjab

10. 2021 FA Cup Final football tournament was won by? - Leicester City

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Current Affairs Quiz - 18 May 2021

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Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 17 May 2021

Current Affairs is an important topic for all competitive Exams in India like UPSC, SSC, Banking Exams etc. In this post we share the Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) Daily Current Affairs Quiz for 16 May 2021. 

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Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 17 May 2021

1. 43rd Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting will be held on May 28, 2021. Who chairs the GST Council meeting? – Finance Minister

2. Name the black fungus infection that is being detected lately in some COVID-19 patients in India during May 2021? – Mucormycosis

3. Sikkim Statehood Day (formed in the year 1975) is celebrated on? – May 16

4. Famous journalist Sunil Jain who died on 1 May 2021 was the Managing Editor of? – Financial Express

5. Theme of World Hypertension Day 2021 is? – Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer

6. Rajya Sabha member Rajiv Satav who died on 16 May 2021 due to Covid-19 is associated with which political party? – Indian National Congress

7. Professor MS Narasimhan who passed away on May 16, 2021 is famous in which stream of education? – Mathematics

8. ____ has on 16 May 2021 launched a new video streaming service, called miniTV? – Amazon

9. World Telecommunication and Information Society Day is observed on? – May 17

10. World Hypertension Day is observed on? – May 17

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Current Affairs Quiz - 17 May 2021

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Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 16 May 2021

Current Affairs is an important topic for all competitive Exams in India like UPSC, SSC, Banking Exams etc. In this post we share the Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) Daily Current Affairs Quiz for 16 May 2021. 

We cover the important Current Affairs of the day including sports activities, science developments, national news, international news etc. 

Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 16 May 2021

1. Australian Prime Minister announced on May 14, 2021 that the temporary suspension on flights from India to Australia will end at May 14 midnight. Who is the present Australian Prime Minister? - Scott Morrison

2. Which country on May 12, 2021 decided that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear their masks indoors and outdoors? - USA

3. Which Indian state during May 2021 decided to provide free education for children who lost their parents or guardians to COVID-19? - Chattisgarh

4. Palaeontologists recently identified a new species of dinosaur called the Talkative Dinosaur. It was identified in which country? - Mexico

5. China National Space Administration (CNSA) on 15 May 2021 said its rover __ (part of China’s first spacecraft for Mars, Tianwen-1) had successfully landed in Mars? - Zhu Rong

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Current Affairs Quiz - 16 May 2021

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Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 15 May 2021

Current Affairs is an important topic for all competitive Exams in India like UPSC, SSC, Banking Exams etc. In this post we share the Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) Daily Current Affairs Quiz for 15 May 2021. 

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Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 15 May 2021

1. Indu Jain who died on 13 May 2021 is the chairperson of which Indian media group? - Times Group

2. International Family Day is celebrated on? - May 15

3. What is the theme of International Family Day 2021 celebrated on May 15? - Families and new technologies

4. Black Fungus disease has been declared as notified disease in which India state during May 2021? - Haryana

5. World Agri-Tourism Day is celebrated on? - May 16

6. DRDO recently announced the launch of which drug to be used for faster recovery of Covid-19 patients? - 2-DG drug

7. On May 14, 2021, Spacecraft Tianwen 1 landed on Mars successfully. Tianwen 1 is launched by which country? - China

8. “Malerkotla” is the name of the new district formed in which Indian state during the month of May 2021? - Punjab

9. First cyclone for the year 2021 in Arabian Sea was recently formed which is named “Tauktae”. Name “Tauktae” is given by which country? - Myanmar

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