Kerala PSC Deputy Collector 2011 Solved Question Papers

Here you have the entire answers for general knowledge section of deputy collector examination.It consists of 50 questions each carrying 1 mark.


1. Who founded Indian National Congresss? A.O.Hume
2. Zionism is a word movement of- Jews
3. Jallianwala bagh is situated in - Amritsar
4. The first war of indian independence started at- Meerut
5. "Life Divine" was written by- Aurobindo Ghosh
6. Name the "Land of morning Calm" - Korea
7. Sahyadri ranges refer to- Western ghats
8. The line betond which snow never melts is- Snow line
9. Gir forest is in- Gujarat
10. A fou ntain of hot water issueing from a hole which extends deep into earth's crust is called- Geyser
11. Universal Adult Franchise creates- Political equality
12. Who is the guardian of fundamental rights in India- Judiciary
13. The year in which Panchayati Raj was introduced in India- 1959
14. Which article of the constitution provides for the formation of the Finance Commission- Article 280
15. The governor can nominate tyo the Legislative Council of his state one member from this community- Anglo Indian
16. Right to Information Act (RTI) became effective in India on 15th June- 2005
17. Universal declaration of human rights was passed by the U.N. General Assembly on- 10-12-1948
18. The proclamation of emergency brings automatic suspension of the right to- All of these
19. The concept of fundamental right has it's basis in the - Constitution of U.S.A
20. The chairman of the UPSC is appointed by the - President
21. Kerala is the first state in India to launch a Pension Scheme for the farmers namely- Kissan Abhiman
22. According to 2001 census , the state having the highest urban population is- Maharashtra
23. The district in Kerala which has the highest density of population as per 2001 census- Alappuzha
24. The Union Territory in India with the highest population - Delhi
25. IRDP means- Integrated Rural Development programme
26. Third World countries are- Developing countries
27. The definition of the "Urban Poor" according to the Planning Commission in India in terms of the calorie intake with respect to dalily consumption is- Less than 2100 calorie
28. The fraction of all families(or all individuals) that fall below the poverty line is called- Poverty rate
29. Economic development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future to meet their own needs is- Sustainable development
30. The state where the largest number of people living below the poverty line is found in India- Bihar
31. Earth day is celebrated in - 22nd april
32. The Kyoto protocol is an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Conevntion on - Climate change
33. Pearl fishing is done extensively in - Gulf of mannar
34. Which ocean's name means "peaceful"- Pacific ocean
35. The district in Kerala where black soil is seen most- Palakkad
36. The genetic material of a cell is in- DNA
37. Who was the first to perform the surgery of human heart transplant?- Dr Christian Bernard
38. The organ which is primarily concerned with immunity- Lymphatic tissue
39. Which branch of medicine was Rabindranath Tagore good at?- Homeopathy
40. The alloy of steel used in making automobile parts is- Chromium steel
41. Name the Egyptian President against whom people of /Egypt revolted in 2011- Hosni Mubarak
42. Name the person who commissioned the vallarpadam International Container Transhipment Terminal- Dr Manmohan Singh
43. The Malayalam literateur who received the jnanapith Award in 2007- O.N.V.Kurup
44. In which of the following cities was the indian Biodiversity Congress (2010) held- Trivandrum
45. -------------- sector has established itself as the biggest contributor to the State's GDP as per Kerala State's Economic Review (February 2011)- Tertiary
46. Name the most significant characteristic of National Integration- Unity
47. "The principle of respect for all life and the practice of non-injury to living things is known in India as- Ahimsa
48. NCW is known as - National Commission for Women
49. The Servants of Indian Society (1905) was formed to train people to serve the country by- Gopalakrishna Gokale
50. Who Is popularly called "Vaikkom Hero"- E V Ramaswami