25 Confusing Facts for PSC | Part 5

Oct 2021|🟢Current|3 min read|65 entries

Key Takeaway

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

Last verified: 12 Feb 2026·Source: www.pscarivukal.com

25 Confusing Facts for PSC | Part 5

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

In the fifth installment of this series, we'll go through 25 such puzzling facts that may be useful for upcoming PSC examinations.

#1(6)

Diwan during Malayali Memorial
T. Ramarao
Diwan during Malayali Memorial
Shungrasoobyer / Sankara Subha Iyer.#2
Milk of Lime
Calcium hydroxide
Milk of Magnesia
Magnesium hydroxide.#3Kerala Valmiki –Vallathol Narayana Menon
Kerala Vyasan
Kodungalloor Kunjikkuttan Thampuran
Kerala Kalidasan
Kerala Varma Valiya Koil Thampuran

#4(4)

Theplacewhich is known as the Storehouse of Minerals
Chota Nagpur Plateau
Theplateauwhich is known as the Storehouse of Minerals
Peninsular Plateau
Thestatewhich is known as the Storehouse of Minerals
Jharkand
Therock systemin India is also known as Storehouse of Minerals
Dharwar System

#5(12)

Kerala Simham
Pazhassi Raja
Simhala Simham
C. Kesavan
Kadathanadan Simham
Kurroolli Chekon.#6
പ്രകാശം പരത്തുന്ന പെണ്‍കുട്ടി
ടി. പത്മനാഭൻ‌
പ്രകാശം പരത്തുന്ന ആൺകുട്ടി
കെ. പി. രാമനുണ്ണി.#7
Babur of British India
Robert Clive
Akbar of British India
Richard Wellesley
Aurangzeb of British India
George Curzon.#8
Akbar of the Hindu period
Harshavardhana
Akbar of Kashmir
Zain-ul-Abidin (8th sultan of Kashmir).#9
Teacher's Day
September 5 (Dr. S. Radhakrishnan's Birthday)
National Education Day
November 11(Maulana Abul Kalam Azad's Birthday)

#10(2)

Indian Cardamom Research Institute
Mailadumpara (Idukki)
Kerala Cardamom Research Station
Pampadumpara (Idukki)

#11(2)

First Malayali woman to become Rajya Sabha member
Leksmi N. Menon (Bihar, 1952)
First Malayali woman from Kerala to become Rajya Sabha member
Bharati Udayabhanu (1954)

#12(6)

Land of the Golden Pagoda
Myanmar
Black Pagoda
Konark Sun Temple, Odisha
White Pagoda
Jagannath Temple, Puri, Odisha
Seven Pagodas
Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu
Mural Pagoda
Sree Padmanabha Swami Temple, Thiruvananthapuram
Brass Pagoda
Thiruvangad Sree Ramaswami Temple, Kannur (Thalassery)

#13(13)

Poemwritten by Kumaranasan on the basis of Malabar rebellion
Duravastha
Poemwritten by Kumaranasan as a tribute to Rabindranath Tagore
Divya kokilam
Elegy written by Kumaranasan on the death of A.R. Rajaraja Varma
Prarodanam.#14
Kakki dam is across the river
Pamba
Kakkayam dam is across the river
Kuttiyadi.#15
Headquarters of Kerala Folklore Academy
Kannur (Chirakkal)
Headquarters ofKerala Institute of Folklore and Folk Arts
Pathanamthitta (Mannadi)
Kerala Folklore Museum
Ernakulam (Kochi).#16
Magna Carta of Kerala
Temple Entry Proclamation (1936)
Magna Carta of Travancore
Pandara Pattam Proclamation (1865).#17Magna Carta of Indian Education –Wood's Despatch (1854)
Magna Carta of Indian Constitution
Part III (Fundamental Rights; Article 12 - 35).#18
Element with most no. of isotopes
Tin (10)
Element with least no. of isotopes
Hydrogen (3)

Queen of Hillstations –Mussoorie.Princess of Hill stations –Kodaikanal.#20(2)

Prabudha Kerala was a magazine written by
Swami Agamananda
Prabudha Bharatha was a magazine written by
Swami Vivekananda

#21(14)

Founder of Parishkarani Sabha
C.V. Kunjiraman
Founder of Vaala Samudaya Parishkarani Sabha
Pandit Karuppan.#22
'Why I am a Hindu?' is/was written by
Shashi Tharoor (2018).'Why I am an Atheist?' is/was written by –Bhagat Singh (Autobiography; Lahore Central Jail, 1930).#23
Blue Vitriol
Copper sulphate
Red Vitriol
Cobalt sulphate
White Vitriol
Zinc sulphate
Green Vitriol
Ferrous sulphate.#24
Largest blood vessel in the human body
Aorta(artery)
Smallest blood vessel in the human body
Capillaries (connects arteries & veins).#25
Lion Throne
Throne of the Spiritual Leader Dalai Lama
Tiger Throne
Throne of Tipu Sultan of Mysore
Ivory Throne
Throne of Maharaja of Travancore
Chrysanthemum Throne
Throne of the Emperor of Japan
Peacock Throne
Throne of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan.📝 Read More:25 Confusing Facts For PSC | Part 125 Confusing Facts For PSC | Part 225 Confusing Facts For PSC | Part 325 Confusing Facts For PSC | Part 4

📝SideNotes(4)

First Vice-President and second President of independent India*
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Books
The Philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore, and The Reign of Religion in Contemporary Philosophy
First education minister of independent India
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
The nickname 'Divya kokilam' was given to Kumaranasan by
Dr. Leelavathy

* Time-sensitive data — verify for latest information