The Indian States Committee was Formed in 1928 Under :

 a) Ian Copland
 b) The Raja of Junagadh
 c) Sir Harcourt Butler
 d) Motilal Nehru

NDA-2015

Sir Harcourt Butler.

Who among the following is the author of the book, 'The Pakistan Paradox: Instability and Resilience'?

 a) Christophe Jaffrelot
 b) Mamnoon Hussain
 c) Imran Khan
 d) G. Parthasarathy

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Christophe Jaffrelot.

Indian Athlete Vikas Gowda is associated with

 a) Wrestling
 b) Sprint
 c) Discuss throw
 d) Archery

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Discuss throw.

The 'Basic Structure Doctrine' was enunciated by the supreme court during:

 a) Golak Nath case
 b) Maneka Gandhi case
 c) S.R Bommai case
 d) Kesavanada case

NDA-2015

Kesavanada case.

The Vijayanagara Empire received its death blow at the battle of

 a) Talikota in 1565
 b) Panipat in 1661
 c) Talikota in 1665
 d) Raichur in 1510

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Talikota in 1565

The word 'Secular' was inserted into the Constitution of India by

 a) 44th Amendment Act
 b) 42nd Amendment Act
 c) 52nd Amendment Act
 d) 34th Amendment Act

NDA-2015

42nd Amendment Act. The words “secular”, “socialist” and “integrity” were added to the Preamble in 1976 by the then government, through the 42 Amendment Act.

Which one of the following gases is found in highest quantity in Exosphere?

 a) Hydrogen
 b) Helium
 c) Oxygen
 d) Nitrogen

NDA-2015

Helium.

Muscle fatigue is due to the accumulation of:

 a) Cholestrol
 b) Lactic acid
 c) Lipoic acid
 d) Triglycerides

NDA-2015

Lactic acid.

Block and buffer caches are used:

 a) to handle interrupts
 b) to increase capacity of main memory
 c) to improve disk performance
 d) to speed up main memory read operation

to improve disk performance.

Tony is able to do a piece of work in 15 days and Kevin can do the same work in 20 days. If they can work together for 4 days, what is the fraction of work left?

 a) 8/15
 b) 3/22
 c) 6/15
 d) 2/9

8/15. Solution Work done by Tony in 1 day = 1/15 Work done by Kevin in 1 day = 1/20 Amount of work Tony and Kevin can do in 1 day = 1/15 + 1/20 = 7/60 Amount of work Praveen and Qureshi can together do in 4 days = 4 × (7/60) = 7/15 Fraction of work left = 1 – 7/15= 8/15

The first woman chief justice of the Kerala High Court:

 a) KK Usha
 b) Sujatha Manohar
 c) Fatima Beevi
 d) None of these

Sujatha Manohar.

The K.S.E.B was formed in:

 a) 1957
 b) 1959
 c) 1967
 d) 1960

1957.

The first computer game:

 a) Spacecraft
 b) Space bar
 c) Space War
 d) Space Shuttle

Space War.

Megasthenes visited India during the time of:

 a) Chandragupta Maurya
 b) Chandragupta II
 c) Kanishka
 d) Harshavardhan

Chandragupta Maurya .

Founder of Fatepur Sikri:

 a) Akbar
 b) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
 c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
 d) Shah Jahan

Akbar.

A father is nine times as old as his son and the mother is eight times as old as the son. The sum of the father's and the mother's age is 51 years. What is the age of the son?

 a) 7 years
 b) 5 years
 c) 4 years
 d) 3 years

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3 years. Solution Let age of son = x Father's age = 9x Mother's age = 8x Sum of age of father and mother = 9x + 8x =51 x = 3

The Lodge’ is the official residence of the prime minister of:

 a) UK
 b) Sri Lanka
 c) Canada
 d) Australia

SSC CHSL-2014

Australia.

Which dynasty constructed Charminar?

 a) Barid Shahi
 b) Qutb Shahi
 c) Imad Shahi
 d) Adil Shahi

Qutb Shahi.

Captial of Kanishka was:

 a) Patliputra
 b) Kannau
 c) Purushapura
 d) Agra

Purushaprura. The capital of Kanishka was at Purushapura (modern Peshawar).

Who founded the city of Siri?

 a) Akbar
 b) Balban
 c) Qutubddin Aibek
 d) Alauddin Khilji

Alauddin Khilji.

The month of the Gregorian calendar which is named after Jupiter’s wife is:

 a) May
 b) June
 c) July
 d) August

June. Named for the goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter and queen of the heavens and gods

The son of Bimbisara:

 a) Asoka
 b) Ajatasatru
 c) Chandragupta Maurya
 d) Brihadratha

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Ajatasatru.

Akbar granted the site for the construction of Golden Temple in Amritsir to:

 a) Guru Nanak
 b) Ram Das
 c) Arjan Dev
 d) Tegh Bahadur

Ram Das.

Who invaded India in 1398?

 a) Mahmaud Ghazni
 b) Muhammad Ghori
 c) Nadir Shah
 d) Timur

Timur.

A person sold 350 mangoes for the cost price of 420 mangoes. His gain percent is

 a) 12.5%
 b) 25%
 c) 20 %
 d) 33.33%

SSC CHSL-2014

20 %. Solution Gain percentage = (420-350)x100/350 =20%

After spending 25% of his money, a man has Rs.27 left. How much he had in the beginning?

 a) 32
 b) 36
 c) 46
 d) 42

SSC CHSL-2014

36. Solution Let 'x' be the initial amount . At present he has 75% left. 75x/100 = 27 x =36

Rauf dance is a folk dance form of which state?

 a) Gujarat
 b) Andhra Pradesh
 c) Meghalaya
 d) Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir.

Name the Indian president who translated ‘The Republic’ by Plato into Urdu?

 a) Pranab Mukherjee
 b) Dr. Zakir Husain
 c) ‎Dr. Rajendra Prasad
 d) Dr.S.D. Sharma

Dr. Zakir Husain.

A motorist travels along the boundary of a square field of area 275625 m², at 36 km/hr. He returns to starting point in :

 a) 8 min 6 sec
 b) 5 min 45 sec
 c) 5 min 30 sec
 d) 6 min 6 sec

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5 min 30 sec. Solution Area of square field = side x side a2 = 275625 m² a = 525m Perimeter = 4a = 4 x 525 = 2100m Velocity = 36 km/hr = 10 m/s Time = 2100/10 = 210 sec = 5 min 30 sec

 If a+b =12 , ab =22, then (a² + b²) is equal to:
 a) 188
 b) 144
 c) 64
 d) 100

SSC CHSL-2014

100. Solution Squaring a+b; (a+b)2 = a2+ b2 + 2ab 144 = a2+ b2 + 44

Varahamihira was :

 a) An Astronaut
 b) A space shuttle
 c) A power station
 d) An Ancient Astronomer

SSC CHSL-2014

An Ancient Astronomer.

Varahamihira was an Indian astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer born in Ujjain. He is considered to be one of the nine jewels (Navaratnas) of the court of legendary king Vikramaditya

The "Last Supper" a famous Renaissance Painting was a masterpiece of:

 a) Michael Angelo
 b) Titian
 c) Leonardo da Vinci
 d) Raphael

SSC CHSL-2014

Leonardo da Vinci.

During the reign of Bindusara there was unrest at:

 a) Ujjayani
 b) Pushkalavati
 c) Takshashila
 d) Rajagriha

SSC CHSL-2014

Takshashila.

Hydrochloric acid is also known as

 a) Picric acid
 b) Gallic acid
 c) Chloric acid
 d) Muriatic acid

SSC CHSL-2014

Muriatic acid.

How many men need to be employed to complete a job in 5 days, if 15 men can complete 1/3 of the job in 7 days?

 a) 20
 b) 25
 c) 45
 d) 63

SSC CHSL-2014

63. Solution 15 men can complete the work in 21 days. So work done by one = 1/(21 x 15) Work completed in 5 days by a man = 5/(21 x 15) = 1/63 So Number of men needed to complete the work in 5 days is 63.

The product of all the prime numbers between 80 and 90 is:

 a) 83
 b) 89
 c) 7387
 d) 598347

SSC CHSL-2014

7387. Solution 83 and 89 are the prime numbers between 80 and 90.

List price of a book is Rs.100. A dealer sells three such books for Rs.274.50 after allowing discount at a certain rate. Find the rate of discount

 a) 8.16%
 b) 8.5%
 c) 8.34 %
 d) 8.75 %

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8.5%. Solution Marked price = Rs 100 Marked price of 3 books = Rs. 300 Selling price of 3 books = Rs. 274.50 Discount = 300 - 274.5 = 25.5 Discount on Rs.300 = 25.5 Discount on Rs.100 = 25.5 x 100 /300 = 8.5 So the rate of discount is 8.5%

The angle of elevation of a tower from a distance 100mtr. from its feet is 300^o. Then the height of the tower is : 
 a) 100√ 3
 b) 50/√ 3
 c) 50√ 3
 d) 100/√ 3

SSC CGL-2015

100/√ 3.

Solution
Let height of tower be be 'AB'.
BC = 100m

tan 30^o = AB/ BC
AB = BC tan 30^o
=100/√3

A can do a work in 10 days and B in 20 days. If they together work on it for 5 days, then the fraction of the work that is left is:

 a) 4/3
 b) 1/4
 c) 3/4
 d) 3/20

SSC CGL-2015

1/4. Solution A's 1 day work = 1/10 B's 1 day work = 1/20 (A+B)'s 1 day work = 1/10 + 1/20 = 3/20 (A+B)'s 5 day work = 5 x 3/20 = 15/20 Fraction of work left = 5/20 = 1/4

A number exceeds its two fifth by 75. The number is:

 a) 100
 b) 112
 c) 175
 d) 125

SSC CGL-2015

125.

Solution
Let the number be 'x'.
2/5x + 75 = x
3x/5 =75
x = 125

A sum of money lent out at simple interest amounts of Rs.720 after 2 years and to Rs.1020 after a further period of 5 years. Find the principal.

 a) 600
 b) 1740
 c) 120
 d) 6000

SSC CGL-2015

600. Solution Principal + SI for 2 years = Rs. 720 …..(i) Principal + SI for 7 years = Rs. 1020 ….(ii) Subtracting equation (i) from (ii) we get, SI for 5 years = Rs. (1020 -720) = Rs. 300 SI for 2 years = 300× 2/5 = 120 Principal = Rs. 720- Rs. 120 = 600

450% of a number is 4725. What is the 82% of that number?

 a) 681
 b) 861
 c) 1000
 d) 961

861.

Complete the series: 12,15,21,24,30, ?

 a) 32
 b) 33
 c) 36
 d) 39

33.

A and B can do a piece of work in 72 days, B and C can do it in 120 days, and A and C can do it in 90 days.When A, B and C work together, how much work is finished by them in 3 days?

 a) 1/40
 b) 1/30
 c) 1/20
 d) 1/10

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1/20.

Solution

(A+B)'s 1 day work = 1/72
(B+C)'s 1 day work = 1/120
(A+C)'s 1 day work = 1/90

On adding 2(A+B+C)'s 1 day work = 1/72 + 1/120 + 1/90 = 1/30

(A+B+C)'s 1 day work = 1/( 2 x 30)= 1/60

A,B and C together can complete work in 60 days.

Work finished by them in 3 days = 3 x 1/60 = 1/20

Book titled "Dreaming Big: My Journey to Connect India" released recently is the autobiography of?

 a) Ravishankar Prasad
 b) E Sreedharan
 c) Narendra Modi
 d) Sam Pitroda

Sam Pitroda.

'Theekkadal Kadanchu Thirumadhuram' is a biographical novel that explores the life and times of:

 a) Thunchath  Ezhuthachan
 b) A. R Rajaraja Varma
 c) Kumarnasan
 d) Vayalar Ramavarma

Thunchath Ezhuthachan.

In which year the Cochin State Prajamandal formed?

 a) 6 January 1936
 b) 16 January 1941
 c) 12 August 1945
 d) 8 July 1946

Kerala Lab Asst-2015

16 January 1941.

Who suggested the name 'Abstention Movement' for the same?

 a) I.C Chacko
 b) Kesavan
 c) T.M Varghese
 d) N.V Joseph

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I.C Chacko.

Dr.Herman Gundert who prepared the first dictionary in Malayalam is associated with which of the following missions?

 a) Basel mission
 b) Missionaries of Charity
 c) English Charitable mission
 d) Evangelical Mission

KPSC Pharmacist-2015

Basel mission.

First World Indigenous Games started on 23 October 2015 in which country?

 a) China
 b) Russia
 c) Argentina
 d) Brazil

Kerala Lab Asst-2015

Brazil.

The First College in Kerala was started in:

 a) Thiruvananthapuram
 b) Thalassery
 c) Kozhikode
 d) Kottayam

Kerala Lab Asst-2015

Kottayam. The CMS College (CMS College Kottayam) is the first college in Kerala, India. It was started by the Church Missionary Society, England, in 1817 when no institution existed in the then-Travancore state to teach English.

The book 'Kerala Sahithya Charithram' has five volumes and sixty four chapters. Who wrote the book?

 a) Prof. K. M George
 b) Ulloor S Parameswara Iyer
 c) Sardar K.M Panicker
 d) Dr. M Leelavathi

Kerala Lab Asst-2015

Ulloor S Parameswara Iyer.

Wagon Tragedy Memorial Muncipal Town Hall is situated in:

 a) Tirur
 b) Malappuram
 c) Manjeri
 d) Ponnani

Kerala Lab Asst-2015

Tirur

Who became the First Indian Footballer to be conferred with the Asian Football Confederation Hall of Fame Award?

 a) Baichung Bhutia
 b) I. M Vijayan
 c) Sunil Chetri
 d) Sailen Manna

Kerala Lab Asst-2015

Baichung Bhutia.

Which pair is incorrect?

 a) Yogakshema sabha - 1908
 b) Nair Service Society - 1914
 c) Sadhu Jana Paripalana Sangam -1903
 d) Vaala Samudaya Parishkarani sabha -  1910

Kerala Lab Asst-2015

Ans: (c). The Sadhujana Paripalana Sangham (Sadhu Jana Paripalana Sangham) (SJPS) was established in 1907 by social reformer Ayyankali

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Who is known as Kerala Panini?

 a)  Kodungalloor Kunhikuttan Thampuran
 b) A.R Raja Raja Varma
 c) Kerala Varma Valiya Koyithampuran
 d) Ullor S. Parameswara Ayyar

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A.R Raja Raja Varma.

Who proposed American Model?

 a) Sri Mulam Thirunal
 b) Sir C.P Ramaswami Ayyar
 c) Pattom Thanu Pillai
 d) Diwan R.K Shanmukhan Chetti

Kerala PSC-2015

Sir C.P Ramaswami Ayyar.

Who propounded the Pallikkoodam Education in Kerala?

 a) K.P Karuppan
 b) Annie Beasant
 c) Mar Thoma
 d) Fr. Chavara Kuriakose

Kerala PSC-2015

Fr. Chavara Kuriakose.

Important Ores of Metals- List

Metal	Ore
Aluminium	Bauxite, Corundum, Kryolite
Beryllium	Beryl
Chromium	Chromite
Cobalt	Cobaltite
Copper	Bornite, Chalcocite, Malachite
Gold	Syvanite,  Calaverite
Iron	Magnetite, Haematite, Siderite
Lead	Galena
Manganese	Pyrolusite
Mercury	Cinnabar
Nickel	Pentlandite, Limonite, Garnierite
Potassium	Karnalite
Tin	Casseterite
Tungsten	Wolframite, Scheelite
Silver	Argentite
Uranium	Uraninite, Torbernite
Zinc	Sphalerite

Panchayat Raj - India -Study Notes for Exams

• First state in India to launch Panchyati Raj is Rajastan on October 2, 1959.
• The first South Indian State to start Panchayat Raj System is Andhra Pradesh in 1959.
• On 24 April 1993, 73rd Amendment Act 1992 came into force to provide constitutional status to the Panchayati Raj institutions in India.
• The Amendment Act has added part IX to the Constitution of India entitled as ‘Panchayats’. 
• The Eleventh Schedule to the Constitution of India contains provision to Panchayats added by 73rd Amendment,
• Architect of Panchyati Raj - Belwant Rai Mehta
• The first state to conduct elections of Panchayat Raj institutions after the 73rd amendment is Madhya Pradesh. 
• The first state to introduce compulsory voting to Panchayat Raj Instititutions is Gujarat.
• Kerala Panchayat Raj Act -1994

• Formerly Panchayat Day was observed on the birthday of Belwant Rai Mehta (February 19). Now National Panchayati Raj Day (National Local Self-Government day) is observed on April 24.
• The states without Panchayati Raj Institutions are Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram and the Union Territory without the same is Delhi.

 The 3-tier system of Panchayati Raj consists of:

1. Village-level Panchayats

2. Block-level Panchayats

3. District-level Panchayats.

  Various Committees on Panchayati Raj

   Balwant Rai Mehta :  1957

   V.T.Krishnammachari : 1960

   Takhatmal Jain Study Group: 1966

   Ashok Mehta Committee : 1977

   G.V.K Rao committee  :1985

   Dr.L.M.Singhvi Committee:1986

The Sultan of Johor Cup is an annual international tournament associated with the game:

 a) Kabadi
 b) Hockey
 c) Snooker
 d) Polo

Hockey.

Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar have won the prestigious Nobel Prize 2015 in:

 a) Physics
 b) Chemistry
 c) Physiology
 d) Economics

Chemistry.

Deborah Herold became first-ever Indian to win five medals at Taiwan Cup in the game of _________ .

 a) Cycling
 b) Paraswimming
 c) Archery
 d) Badminton

Cycling.

Vijender Singh is associated with which of the following games?

 a) Archery
 b) Boxing
 c) Hockey
 d) Weightlifting

Boxing.

The 2015 Nobel Peace Prize went to the National Dialogue Quartet for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in:

 a) Sweden
 b) Belarus
 c) Cuba
 d) Tunisia

Tunisia.

Which of the following state govts launched, recently, a programme to trace, rescue and reunite the children with their family under “Operation Valsalya”?

 a) Karnataka
 b) Haryana
 c) Arunachal Pradesh
 d) Kerala

Kerala.

India States with Largest Production of Important Crops - 3 Largest Producing States

Crops/Groups of Crops	States
Foodgrains
Rice	West Bengal
	Uttar Pradesh
	Andhra Pradesh
Wheat	Uttar Pradesh
	Punjab
	Haryana
Maize	Karnataka
	Andhra Pradesh
	Maharashtra
Total Coarse Cereals	Rajasthan
	Karnataka
	Maharashtra
Total Pulses	Madhya Pradesh
	Uttar Pradesh
	Rajasthan
Total Foodgrains	Uttar Pradesh
	Punjab
	Madhya Pradesh
Oilseeds
Groundnut	Gujarat
	Tamil Nadu
	Andhra Pradesh
Rapeseed & Mustard	Rajasthan
	Madhya Pradesh
	Haryana
Soyabean	Madhya Pradesh
	Maharashtra
	Rajasthan
Sunflower	Karnataka
	Andhra Pradesh
	Maharashtra
Total Oilseeds	Madhya Pradesh
	Rajasthan
	Gujarat
Other Cash Crops
Sugarcane	Uttar Pradesh
	Maharashtra
	Tamil Nadu
Cottonb	Gujarat
	Maharashtra
	Andhra Pradesh
Jute & Mestac	West Bengal
	Bihar
	Assam

Source: https://data.gov.in/keywords/largest-producing-states