General Knowledge Questions (Solved) from Secretariat Assistant | Auditor Exam 2013 by Kerala PSC

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Section: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE {Exam held on 05.01.2013}

1.      Chief Minister of Uttarakhand?

Ans. Vijay Bahuguna

2.      Who is the President of France?

Ans. Francois Hollande

3.      The Booker Prize winner of 2012 is?

Ans. Hilary Mantel

4.      ICC T 20 World Cup winner of 2012?

 Ans. West Indies

5.      Who won the women’s 100m gold in 2012 London Olympics?

Ans. Shelly-Ann Fraser - Pryce

6.      The 59^th National Film Award for Best Director was won by?

 Ans. Gurvinder Singh

7.      God’s particle is the pseudonym of?

Ans. Higgs Boson

8.      Which rocket was launched by ISRO during its 100^th mission?

 Ans. PSLV C-21

9.      The 2012 Nobel Prize was awarded to?

Ans. European Union

10. The minister for C-operation in Kerala is?

 Ans. C.N. Balakrishnan

11. India is called a tropical country mainly on account of its?

 Ans. Latitudinal Extent

12. The marshy and forested land in northern part of Uttar Pradesh is?

Ans. Terai

13. Which river is called a river between two mountains?

 Ans. Narmada

14. Which state is called the agricultural epitome of India?

Ans. Uttar Pradesh

15. Which region of India has a larger female population than the male population? Ans. Puducherry (from the options given)

16. Who was the first propounder of the doctrine of ‘Passive Resistance’?

 Ans. M.K Gandhi

17. In which Five Year plan University Grants Commission was set up for promoting and strengthening higher education?

Ans. First Five Year Plan

18. Who is known as the father of Renaissance of Western India?

Ans. M.G Ranade

19. The Longest River in peninsular India?

 Ans. Godavari

20. The largest producer of rice in India?

Ans. Andhra Pradesh (Actually the largest producer of rice in India is West Bengal. But from the options given it is AP)

21. The National Animal of Kerala?

Ans. Elephant

22. The southern most river in Kerala?

Ans. Neyyar

23. The largest National Park in Kerala?

Ans. Eravikulam

24. The first Dam in Kerala?

Ans. Mullapperiyar

25. The most populated district in Kerala as per 2001 census?

Ans. Malappuram

26. Chattampi Swamikal was born in the year?

Ans. 1853

27. The ‘Savarna Jatha’ to support the Vaikom Sathyagraha was organized by?

Ans. Mannath Padmanabhan

28. ‘Vivekodayam’ magazine was published by?

Ans. Kumaranasan

29. ‘Atma Vidya Sangam’  was founded by ?

 Ans. Vagbhatananda

30. In Travancore, The Temple Entry Proclamation was made in?

Ans. 1936

31. The constitution describes India as a?

Ans. Union of States

32. The authority/body competent to determine the conditions of citizenship in India? Ans. The Parliament

33. From which Constitution India borrowed the idea of Directive Principles of State Policy?

Ans. Constitution of Canada

34. Who was the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly of India?

Ans. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

35. Power of Judiciary to declare a law invalid on Constitutional ground is called? Ans. Judicial Review

36. Status of Union Public Service Commission is?

Ans. Constitutional

37. Chairman of National Human Rights Commission is appointed by?

Ans. The President

38. Money Bill of Union Government is first introduced in?

Ans. Loksabha

39. Which amendment act incorporated the Right to education into the list of Fundamental Rights in India?

Ans. 86^th Amendment Act, 2002

40. First Chairperson of the National Commission for Women?

 Ans. Dr. Poornima Advani

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