25 Confusing Facts for PSC | Part 7

Dec 2021|🟢Current|3 min read|35 entries

Key Takeaway

MostKerala PSC exams have one or two tough multiple-choice questions that might easily confuse us (now with statement questions everything is very confusing, anyhow...).

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25 Confusing Facts for PSC | Part 7

MostKerala PSC exams have one or two tough multiple-choice questions that might easily confuse us (now with statement questions everything is very confusing, anyhow...).

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

25 Confusing Questions & Answers for Kerala PSC(35)

#1Flamingo Festival
Andhra Pradesh (Pulicate Lake, Nellore district)
HornbillĀ Festival
Nagaland.#2First Country to start 3G Service on a commercial basis –Japan (2005)
First Country to deploy 4G Service on a commercial basis
Sweden (2009)First Country to deploy nationwide 5G mobile networks –South Korea (2019).#33G Service on a commercial basis was started in India in –2008.4G Service started in India –2014.#4Unit of Resistance –Ohm
Unit of Conductance
Mho.#5National Engineers' Day–September 15Ā (birth anniversary ofĀ Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya)
National Doctors' Day
July 1 (birth and death anniversary [same day] ofĀ Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy).#6Minamata disease occurs due to the presence of the element–Mercury
Wilson'sĀ disease occurs due to the presenceĀ of the element
Copper
ArthritisĀ occurs due to the presenceĀ of the element
Potassium
Itai-itai diseaseoccurs due to the presenceĀ of the element
Cadmium
Itai-itai means 'it hurts-it hurts' (Japanese).#7First Translator ofĀ Bhagavad Gita into English
SirĀ Charles Wilkins (1785)
Title
'Bhagwat Geeta- or the Dialogues of Kreeshna and Arjooon, Wilkins.'First Translator of Manusmriti into English –Sir William Jones (1794).#83 Agni Kanyas of Indian National Movement –Preetilata Waddedar, Bina Das & Kalpana Dutta
Agniputhri
Tessy Thomas
Agnikobi
Kamalakanta Bhattacharya (Assamese poet).#9Name the commissionĀ who inquired into the conspiracy behind Rajiv Gandhi's assassination –Verma Commission
Name the commission who investigatedĀ the security lapses that led to theĀ assassinationĀ ofĀ Rajiv Gandhi
Jain Commission.#10Founder of Nair Samajam –Mannath Padmanabhan
Founder of KeraleeyaĀ Nair Samajam
C. Krishnapilla (1907).#11Nair Brithyajana Sangham was the predecessor to –Nair Service Society (NSS)
Vavottuyogam was the predecessor to
Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam(SNDP).#12DNA was first identified by–Friedrich Miescher (1896).called it as 'nuclein.'The Helix structure of DNA was discovered by –James Watson & Francis Crick (1953).#13The concept of Fundamental Rights in Indian Constitution are taken from –U.S.A
Fundamental DutiesĀ in Indian Constitution are taken from
Russia (USSR).#14My Times is the autobiography of –Jiwatram Bhagwandas Kripalani.My Truth is the autobiography of –Indira Gandhi.#15Jai Jawan, Jai Kisaan –Lal Bahadur Shastri (1965)
Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1998)
Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan, Jai Anusandhan
Narendra Modi (2019).#16Land of Thousand Lakes–Finland
Land of Thousand Islands
Indonesia
Land of Thousand Elephants
Laos.#17ą“•ą“²ąµą“Æą“¾ą“£ ą“øąµ—ą“—ą“Øąµą“§ą“æą“•ą“‚(ą“•ą“µą“æą“¤)Ā ā€“ą“µą“Æą“²ą“¾ąµ¼
ą“•ą“²ąµą“Æą“¾ą“£ ą“øąµ—ą“—ą“Øąµą“§ą“æą“•ą“‚(ą“¤ąµą“³ąµą“³ąµ½)
ą“•ąµą“žąµą“šąµ» ą“Øą“®ąµą“Ŗąµą“Æą“¾ąµ¼
ą“•ą“²ąµą“Æą“¾ą“£ ą“øąµ—ą“—ą“Øąµą“§ą“æą“•ą“‚(ą“†ą“Ÿąµą“Ÿą“•ąµą“•ą“„)
ą“•ąµ‹ą“Ÿąµą“Ÿą“Æą“¤ąµą“¤ąµ ą“¤ą“®ąµą“Ŗąµą“°ą“¾ąµ»
ą“®ą“¹ą“¾ą“­ą“¾ą“°ą“¤ą“¤ąµą“¤ą“æąµ½ ą“ˆ ą“•ą“„ą“Æąµą“Ÿąµ† ą“Ŗąµ‡ą“°ąµ 'ą“øąµ—ą“—ą“Øąµą“§ą“æą“•ą“¾ą“¹ą“°ą“£ą“‚' ą“Žą“Øąµą“Øą“¾ą“£ąµ.#18'ą“Øą“µąµ‹ą“¤ąµą“„ą“¾ą“Øą“¤ąµą“¤ą“æą“Øąµą“±ąµ† ą“øąµ‚ą“°ąµą“Æą“¤ąµ‡ą“œą“øąµą“øąµ '
ą“•ąµą“±ąµą“®ąµą“Ŗąµ» ą“¦ąµˆą“µą“¤ąµą“¤ą“¾ąµ» (ą“œąµ€ą“µą“šą“°ą“æą“¤ąµą“°ą“‚byą“¬ą“¾ą“¬ąµ ą“¤ąµ‹ą“®ą“øąµ).'ą“Øą“µąµ‹ą“¤ąµą“„ą“¾ą“Ø ą“šą“°ą“æą“¤ąµą“°ą“¤ąµą“¤ą“æą“²ąµ†ą“®ąµ‡ą“˜ ą“œąµą“Æąµ‹ą“¤ą“æą“øąµ'ā€“ą“Ÿą“æ
ą“•ąµ†. ą“®ą“¾ą“§ą“µąµ».#19The Golden Age of MughalĀ Architectureis during the reign of
Shah Jahan
The Golden Age of Mughal Painting is during the reign of
Jahangir.#20Total No. of National Parks in India –104
Total No. of Wildlife Sanctuaries in India
566.#21Laughing Gas / Happy Gas–Nitrous oxide
Tear Gas
Ammonia,Ā Chloropicrin
Marsh Gas
Methane
Gobar Gas
Methane, Hydrogen &Ā COā‚‚.#22Kristhava Kalidasan –Kattakkayam Cheriyan Mappila
KeralaĀ Kalidasan
Kerala Varma Valiya Koyi Thampuran.#23In Ernakulam:Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium –Kadavanthra
Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium
Kaloor.#24HeadquartersĀ ofHANTEX –Thiruvananthapuram (Oottukuzhy)
Headquarters of HANVEEV
Kannur.#25Kaumudi–C. Kesavan (1937)
Kerala Kaumudi
C. V. Kunhiraman (1911)
Sambad Kaumudi
Ram Mohan Roy (Bengali weekly newspaper, 1819)
Kaumudi (Weekly)
K. Balakrishnan (1955)