25 Confusing Facts for PSC | Part 4

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Key Takeaway

MostKerala PSC exams have one or two tough multiple-choice questions that might easily confuse us.

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25 Confusing Facts for PSC | Part 4

MostKerala PSC exams have one or two tough multiple-choice questions that might easily confuse us.

In the fourth installment of this series, we'll go through 25 such puzzling facts that may be useful for upcoming PSC10th Preliminary, 12th Preliminary, Degree Level, LGS Mains, LDC Mains exams.

Travancore(2)

First Prime Minister of Travancore*
Pattom Thanupillai (March 24, 1948)
Last Prime Minister (second PM as well) of Travancore*
Paravur T. K. Narayana Pillai (October 22, 1948)

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Thiru-Kochi(5)

First Chief Minister of Thiru-Kochi (Travancore-Kochi)*
Paravurย T. K. Narayana Pillai (July 1, 1949)
First elected Chief Minister of Thiru-Kochi*
A. J. John, Anaparambil (March 12, 1952)
Last Chief Minister of Thiru-Kochi*
Panampally Govinda Menon (March 23, 1956)
KochiFirst Prime Minister of Kochi*
Panampilly Govinda Menon (August 14, 1947)
Last Prime Minister (third PM as well) of Kochi*
E. Ikkanda Warrier (September 20, 1948)

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#2(13)

เดŽเดจเตเดฑเต† เดฎเตƒเด—เดฏ เดธเตเดฎเดฐเดฃเด•เตพ
เด•เต‡เดฐเดณเดตเตผเดฎเตเดฎ เดตเดฒเดฟเดฏ เด•เต‹เดฏเดฟเดคเตเดคเดฎเตเดชเตเดฐเดพเตป
เดŽเดจเตเดฑเต† เดจเดพเดŸเด•เดธเตเดฎเดฐเดฃเด•เตพ
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เดŽเดจเตเดฑเต† เดœเต€เดตเดฟเดคเดธเตเดฎเดฐเดฃเด•เตพ
เดฎเดจเตเดจเดคเตเดคเต เดชเดคเตเดฎเดจเดพเดญเตป
เดŽเดจเตเดฑเต† เดฌเดพเดฒเตเดฏเด•เดพเดฒ เดธเตเดฎเดฐเดฃเด•เดณเตโ€
เดธเดฟ. เด…เดšเตเดšเตเดคเดฎเต‡เดจเต‹เตป
เดŽเดจเตเดฑเต† เดชเต‚เตผเดตเด•เดพเดฒเดธเตเดฎเดฐเดฃเด•เตพ
เดŽ
เดŽเดจเตเดฑเต† เด•เดดเดฟเดžเตเดž เด•เดพเดฒ เดธเตเดฎเดฐเดฃเด•เดณเตโ€
เดตเตˆเดฒเต‹เดชเตเดชเดฟเดณเตเดณเดฟย เดถเตเดฐเต€เดงเดฐเดฎเต‡เดจเต‹โ€Œเดจเตโ€
เดŽเดจเตเดฑเต† เด•เดดเดฟเดžเตเดž เด•เดพเดฒเด‚
เดŽเด‚
เดตเตเดฏเดพเดดเดตเดŸเตเดŸ เดธเตเดฎเดฐเดฃเด•เตพ
เดฌเดฟ. เด•เดฒเตเดฏเดพเดฃเดฟเดฏเดฎเตเดฎ(เด†เดคเตเดฎเด•เดฅ)
เดœเต€เดตเดฟเดคเดธเตเดฎเดฐเดฃเด•เตพ
เด‡. เดตเดฟ. เด•เตƒเดทเตเดฃเดชเดฟเดณเตเดณ&เด เดธเดฟ เดšเดพเด•เตเด•เต‹
เดŽเดจเตเดฑเต† เดœเต€เดตเดฟเดคเดธเตเดฎเดฐเดฃเด•เตพ
เดฎเดจเตเดจเดคเตเดคเต เดชเดคเตเดฎเดจเดพเดญเตป.#4
Al Islamย (Newspaper) was started by
Vakkom Abdul Khader Moulavi.Al Ameenย (Newspaper) was started byย โ€“Muhammed Abdul Rahim Sahib.Al Hilal (Newspaper) was started byย โ€“Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (Urdu).#5
First Person to become a member of Kerala legislative assembly through a court order
Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer
First Person to lose membership of Kerala legislative assembly under the court order
Rosamma Punnoose

#6(5)

Kerala Gandhi
K. Kelappan
Delhi Gandhi
C. Krishnan Nair
Bihar Gandhi
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Modern Gandhi
Baba Amte
Mayyazhi Gandhiย / Mahe Gandhi
I.K. Kumaran Master

#7(5)

Pazhassi Dam
Kannur
Pazhassi Cave
Malappuramย (Nilambur)
Pazhassi College
Wayanad (Pulpally) & Kannur (Mattannur)
Pazhassi Museum
Kozhikode (East Hill)
Pazhassi Memorial
Wayanad (Mananthavady)

#8(2)

Father of Modern Malayalam Literature
Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan
Father of Modern Malayalam Oratory
Sahodaran Ayyappan

#9(3)

Shakthi Sthal
Indira Gandhi
Ektha Sthal
Giani Zail Singh
Samatha Sthal
Jagjivan Ram (Deputy PM)

#10(2)

First Malayali woman to become a Lok Sabha member
Annie Mascarene
First Malayali woman to become a Rajya Sabha member
Lakshmi N. Menon

#11

Savarna Jatha was led byโ€“Mannath Padmanabhan.(1924)Pattini Jathaโ€“ A. K. Gopalan. (1936)Yachana Yatraโ€“V. T. Bhattathirippad. (1931)

#12(3)

City of Pearls
Hyderabad (India)
City of Bangles
Hyderabad (Pakistan)
City of Bangles in India
Firozabad (Uttar Pradesh)

#13

"Give me an educated mother, I shall promise you the birth of a civilized, educated nation" โ€“Napoleon Bonaparte."Give me blood, and I shall give you freedom" โ€“Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.

#14(4)

Rose Revolution
Georgia (2003)
Tulip Revolution
Kyrgyzstan (2005)
Jasmine Revolution
Tunisia (2011)
Lotus Revolution
Egypt (2011)

#15(2)

Planet with the longest day
Venus
Planet with the shortest day
Jupiter

#16(2)

Happy hormones
Serotonin, Dopamine, Oxytocin & Endorphins
Hunger hormones
Leptin & Ghrelin

#17(4)

Rajakesari
Rajaraja I (Chola Dynasty)
Parakesari
Rajendra Chola I
Maratha Kesari
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Bharat Kesari
Mannathu Padmanabhan

#18(3)

Longest written constitution in the world
India (146,385 words)
Smallest written constitution in the world
Monaco (3,814 words)
Oldest written constitution in the world
USA (7,762-words)

#19(2)

The atomic bomb detonated over the Japanese city of Hiroshima
Little Boy (August 6, 1945)
The atomic bomb detonated over the Japanese city of Nagasaki
Fat Man (August 9, 1945)

#20(2)

Kerala Surdas
Poonthanam Nampoothiri
Kerala Thulasidas
Vennikulam Gopala Kurup

#21(4)

Vitamin that helps in blood clotting
Vitamin K
Blood cells that aid in the clotting of blood
Platelets
Protein that helps in clotting of blood
Fibrinogen
Metal that helps blood to clot
Calcium

#22(2)

National Defence College
New Delhi
National Defence Academy
Khadakwasla (Puneโ€Ž, Maharashtra)

#23(3)

First Englishman to reach Kerala
Master Ralph Fitch (1583)
First Englishman to reach India via land route for trade before East India Company
John Mildenhall (1599)
First Englishman to reach Kerala for trade
Captain Keeling (1615)

#24(3)

District with the Longest Coastline in Kerala
Kannur (82 km)
District with the Shortest Coastline in Kerala
Kollam (37 km)
Talukwith the Longest Coastline in Kerala
Cherthala

#25(4)

The country with the Longest Coastline in the world
Canada (202,080 km)
The Country with the Shortest Coastlinein the world
Monaco (4.1 Km)
The Country with the Longest Coastline inAsia
Indonesia (99,083 km)
The Country with the Shortest CoastlineinAsia
Jordan (26 Km)