25 Confusing Facts for PSC
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Key Takeaway
In most Kerala PSC exams, there are one or two tricky multiple-choice questions that may often confuse us.
25 Confusing Facts for PSC
In most Kerala PSC exams, there are one or two tricky multiple-choice questions that may often confuse us. In this post, we will discuss 25 such confusing facts, which might prove helpful for upcoming psc and LDC exams.
#1(2)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Indian Academy of Sciencewas established by | C.V |
| Indian Institute of Science | Jamsetji Tata |
Indian Academy of Sciencewas established by
C.V
Indian Institute of Science
Jamsetji Tata
#2(2)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Vishnu Gopan | Banabhatta |
| Vishnu Gupta | Chanakya |
Vishnu Gopan
Banabhatta
Vishnu Gupta
Chanakya
#3(4)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| First President to declare an internal emergency | Fakhruddin |
| Prime Minister during the emergency of 1975 | Indira Gandhi* |
| First President to declare a national emergency | Dr. Sarvepalli |
| Prime Minister during the first national emergency | Jawaharlal Nehru* |
First President to declare an internal emergency
Fakhruddin
Prime Minister during the emergency of 1975*
Indira Gandhi
First President to declare a national emergency
Dr. Sarvepalli
Prime Minister during the first national emergency*
Jawaharlal Nehru
* Time-sensitive data โ verify for latest information
#4(2)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Servants of Indiawas founded by | Gopalakrishna Gokhale |
| Servants of God | Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan |
Servants of Indiawas founded by
Gopalakrishna Gokhale
Servants of God
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
#5(2)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| A Passage to India | E.M. Forester |
| A Passage to England | Nirad C. Chaudhary |
A Passage to India
E.M. Forester
A Passage to England
Nirad C. Chaudhary
#6(4)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Deshabandhu | C.R. Das |
| Bangabandhu | Sheikh Mujeeb Rahman |
| VedaBandhu | R. Venkatachalam Iyer |
| DalitBandhu | N. K. Jose |
Deshabandhu
C.R. Das
Bangabandhu
Sheikh Mujeeb Rahman
VedaBandhu
R. Venkatachalam Iyer
DalitBandhu
N. K. Jose
#7(4)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| King of Spices | Black Pepper |
| Queen of Spices | Cardamom |
| Princess of Spices | Vanilla |
| Prince of Spices | Cumin |
King of Spices
Black Pepper
Queen of Spices
Cardamom
Princess of Spices
Vanilla
Prince of Spices
Cumin
#8(5)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Land of the Rising Sun | Japan |
| Land of Sunrise(India) | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Land of the Setting Sun | United Kingdom |
| Land of the Setting Sun(India) | Rajasthan |
| Land of Midnight Sun | Norway |
Land of the Rising Sun
Japan
Land of Sunrise(India)
Arunachal Pradesh
Land of the Setting Sun
United Kingdom
Land of the Setting Sun(India)
Rajasthan
Land of Midnight Sun
Norway
#9(5)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Grand Old Man of India | Dadabhai Navaroji.(Previous Year PSC Questions: Stenographer, 2014; Assistant Engineer(Mechanical), Irrigation 2017) |
| Grand Old Man of England | William Gladstone |
| Grand Old Man of Bengal | Surendranath Banerjee.(Previous Year PSC Questions: Cine Assistant (Unit Boy) (NCA) KFDC LTD 2014) |
| Grand Old Man of South India | G. Subramania Iyer |
| Grand Old Man of Kerala | K.P. Kesava Menon |
Grand Old Man of India
Dadabhai Navaroji.(Previous Year PSC Questions: Stenographer, 2014; Assistant Engineer(Mechanical), Irrigation 2017)
Grand Old Man of England
William Gladstone
Grand Old Man of Bengal
Surendranath Banerjee.(Previous Year PSC Questions: Cine Assistant (Unit Boy) (NCA) KFDC LTD 2014)
Grand Old Man of South India
G. Subramania Iyer
Grand Old Man of Kerala
K.P. Kesava Menon
#10(2)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Toxic gas released when plastic is burned | Dioxin |
| Toxic gas released when petrol is burned | Carbon monoxide |
Toxic gas released when plastic is burned
Dioxin
Toxic gas released when petrol is burned
Carbon monoxide
#11(2)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Founder of Pondicherry | Francis Martin |
| Founder of Madras | Francis Day |
Founder of Pondicherry
Francis Martin
Founder of Madras
Francis Day
#12(2)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Father of Economy | Adam Smith |
| Father of Mixed Economy | John Maynard Keynes |
Father of Economy
Adam Smith
Father of Mixed Economy
John Maynard Keynes
#13(2)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Lokamanya | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| Loknayak | Jayaprakash Narayanan |
Lokamanya
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Loknayak
Jayaprakash Narayanan
#14(3)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| King of Fruits | Mango |
| Queen of Fruits | Mangosteen.(Previous Year PSC Question:ย Lab Technical Assistant, Agriculture Plant Protection, 2015) |
| Princess of Fruits | Pineapple |
King of Fruits
Mango
Queen of Fruits
Mangosteen.(Previous Year PSC Question:ย Lab Technical Assistant, Agriculture Plant Protection, 2015)
Princess of Fruits
Pineapple
#15(2)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| National Anthem(Jana Gana Mana)composed by | Rabindranath Tagore |
| National Song(Vande Mataram)composed by | Bankim Chandra |
National Anthem(Jana Gana Mana)composed by
Rabindranath Tagore
National Song(Vande Mataram)composed by
Bankim Chandra
#16(2)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Most abundant metal present on the earth's surface | Aluminium |
| Most abundant metal present on earth | Iron |
Most abundant metal present on the earth's surface
Aluminium
Most abundant metal present on earth
Iron
#17(2)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| First university established in India by the British | Kolkata |
| First university established in India outside British administration | University of Mysore |
First university established in India by the British
Kolkata
First university established in India outside British administration
University of Mysore
#18(21)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Rabindra Setu(Howrah Bridge)is across the river | Hooghly |
| Nehru Setu(Railway bridge)is across the river | Son(Bihar) |
| Ram Setu(Rama's bridge / Adam's bridge)is across | Indian ocean(connecting Pamban Island of Tamil Nadu & Mannar Island of Sri Lanka).#19Author of Ningalenne Communistakki(เดจเดฟเดเตเดเดณเตเดจเตเดจเต |
| เดเดฎเตเดฎเตเดฏเตเดฃเดฟเดธเตเดฑเตเดฑเดพเดเตเดเดฟ) | Thoppil Basi |
| เดเดฎเตเดฎเตเดฏเตเดฃเดฟเดธเตเดฑเตเดฑเดพเดเตเดเดฟ) | Civic Chandran |
| Nanippam Communistakum(เดเดพเดจเดฟเดชเตเดชเด เดเดฎเตเดฎเตเดฏเตเดฃเดฟเดธเตเดฑเตเดฑเต เด เดเตเดเตเด) | P. Kesava Dev |
| Ningalenne Congressakki(เดจเดฟเดเตเดเดณเตเดจเตเดจเต เดเตเตบเดเตเดฐเดธเดพเดเตเดเดฟ) | A |
| Earth | Astatine |
| Rarest unstable metal | Francium(half-life - 22 |
| Rarest stable metal | Tantalum |
| Rarest and most expensive metal | Rhodium.#21 |
| First Republican country of Africa | Liberia(1847) |
| First Independent country in Africa | Ghana(1957).#22 |
| Soul of the Indian Constitution | Preamble(byย Thakurdas Bhargav) |
| The necessary evil of the Indian Constitution | Article 22(Fundamental Right: 'Protection against arrest and detention in certain case').#23King of Diseases / The Disease of Kingsโ Gout |
| Kingโs disease / Rajayakshma(India) | Tuberculosis |
| Royal Disease | Hemophilia.#24Perumpadappu Swaroopam(เดชเตเดฐเตเดฎเตเดชเดเตเดชเตเดชเต เดธเตเดตเดฐเตเดชเด)โ Kingdom of Cochin |
| Nediyiruppu Swaroopam(เดจเตเดเดฟเดฏเดฟเดฐเตเดชเตเดชเต เดธเตเดตเดฐเตเดชเด) | Kingdom of |
| Calicut.#25First Malayali to win theJnanpith Award | G. Shanakara Kurup(1965) |
| First Malayali novelist to win the Jnanpith Award | S. K |
| times | 1962(Indo-China war), 1971(Indo-Pak war), & in |
Rabindra Setu(Howrah Bridge)is across the river
Hooghly
Nehru Setu(Railway bridge)is across the river
Son(Bihar)
Ram Setu(Rama's bridge / Adam's bridge)is across
Indian ocean(connecting Pamban Island of Tamil Nadu & Mannar Island of Sri Lanka).#19Author of Ningalenne Communistakki(เดจเดฟเดเตเดเดณเตเดจเตเดจเต
เดเดฎเตเดฎเตเดฏเตเดฃเดฟเดธเตเดฑเตเดฑเดพเดเตเดเดฟ)
Thoppil Basi
เดเดฎเตเดฎเตเดฏเตเดฃเดฟเดธเตเดฑเตเดฑเดพเดเตเดเดฟ)
Civic Chandran
Nanippam Communistakum(เดเดพเดจเดฟเดชเตเดชเด เดเดฎเตเดฎเตเดฏเตเดฃเดฟเดธเตเดฑเตเดฑเต เด
เดเตเดเตเด)
P. Kesava Dev
Ningalenne Congressakki(เดจเดฟเดเตเดเดณเตเดจเตเดจเต เดเตเตบเดเตเดฐเดธเดพเดเตเดเดฟ)
A
Earth
Astatine
Rarest unstable metal
Francium(half-life - 22
Rarest stable metal
Tantalum
Rarest and most expensive metal
Rhodium.#21
First Republican country of Africa
Liberia(1847)
First Independent country in Africa
Ghana(1957).#22
Soul of the Indian Constitution
Preamble(byย Thakurdas Bhargav)
The necessary evil of the Indian Constitution
Article 22(Fundamental Right: 'Protection against arrest and detention in certain case').#23King of Diseases / The Disease of Kingsโ Gout
Kingโs disease / Rajayakshma(India)
Tuberculosis
Royal Disease
Hemophilia.#24Perumpadappu Swaroopam(เดชเตเดฐเตเดฎเตเดชเดเตเดชเตเดชเต เดธเตเดตเดฐเตเดชเด)โ Kingdom of Cochin
Nediyiruppu Swaroopam(เดจเตเดเดฟเดฏเดฟเดฐเตเดชเตเดชเต เดธเตเดตเดฐเตเดชเด)
Kingdom of
Calicut.#25First Malayali to win theJnanpith Award
G. Shanakara Kurup(1965)
First Malayali novelist to win the Jnanpith Award
S. K
times
1962(Indo-China war), 1971(Indo-Pak war), & in
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