25 Confusing Facts for PSC | Part 8
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The majority of Kerala PSC exams have confusing multiple-choice questions that might easily mislead us (now with statement questions everything is very confusing, anyhow...).
25 Confusing Facts for PSC | Part 8
The majority of Kerala PSC exams have confusing multiple-choice questions that might easily mislead us (now with statement questions everything is very confusing, anyhow...).
In the eighth monthly edition of this series, we'll go through 25 such confusing GK questions and answers that may come in handy for upcoming Kerala PSC exams.
25 Confusing Questions & Answers for Kerala PSC(42)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| #1White City | Belgrade |
| The Great White Way | Broadway, New York.#2Kerala Forest Department –Vazhuthacaud (Thiruvananthapuram) |
| Kerala Forest Development Corporation | Kottayam |
| Kerala Forest Research Institute | Peechi (Thrissur).#3WhichFishis considered as the living fossil?Coelacanth |
| WhichPlantis considered as the living fossil?Gingko.#4Retirement Age of Supreme Court Judge | 65 |
| Retirement Age of High Court Judge | 62.#5Manchester of the East–Osaka |
| Manchester of India | Ahmedabad |
| Manchester of North India | Kanpur |
| Manchester of South India | Coimbatore |
| Manchester of Kerala | Balaramapuram |
| Manchester | A metropolitan city Britain with industrial heritage especially famous for Textile industry and dubbed as 'Cottonopolis' & 'Warehouse City'.#6Nagarjuna Sagar Dam –Krishna River |
| Krishna Raja Sagar Dam | Kaveri River.#7September 5 –Teachers' Day |
| September 15 | Engineer's Day |
| Birth anniversary of Sir Mokshagundam Vishweshvaraya.#8Discoverer of Hydrogen | Henry Cavendish (1766) |
| Discoverer of Oxygen | Joseph Priestley (1774) |
| Discoverer of Nitrogen | Daniel Rutherford (1772).#9Washing Soda –Sodium Carbonate |
| Baking Soda | Sodium Bicarbonate.#10Headquarters of WTO –Geneva (Switzerland) |
| Headquarters of WHO | Geneva (Switzerland) |
| Headquarters of WNO | Gland (Switzerland) |
| World Nature Organization.#11National Tuberculosis Institute (NTIB) | Bengaluru |
| National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (NIRT) | Chennai.#121 Nibble –4 Bits.1 Byte –2 Nibble.1 Byte –8 Bits.1 Word –2 Bytes.#13Highest Layer of Atmosphere –Exosphere (between 700 & 10,000 kms) |
| Lowest Layer of Atmosphere | Troposphere (extends upto 10 km above sea level).#14നിളയുടെ കഥാകാരൻ –എം |
| മയ്യഴിയുടെ കഥാകാരൻ | എം മുകുന്ദൻ |
| കുട്ടനാടിന്റെ കഥാകാരന് | തകഴി ശിവശങ്കരപ്പിള്ള |
| കോഴിക്കോടിന്റെ കഥാകാരൻ | എസ് |
| പൊറ്റക്കാട്.#15Smallest State in India | Goa (3,702 Sq km) |
| Largest State in India | Rajasthan (342,239 Sq km).#16Population-wiseSmallest State in India –Sikkim |
| Largest State in India | Uttar Pradesh.#17First Women's Magazine in the World –The Ladies' Mercury (Britain, 1693) |
| First Women's Magazine in the India | Streebodh (Gujarati, 1857) |
| First Women's Magazine in Kerala | Keraleeya Suguna Bodhini (1886).#18First Women's Magazine in Kerala –Keraleeya Suguna Bodhini (1886).a project of Kerala Varma Valiya Koyi Thampuran, K. Chidambaram Vadhyar & N.C. Narayana Pillai |
| First Women's Magazine in Kerala (by women) | Sarada (1904).#19First Indian Woman to cross English Channel –Arati Gupta (Birth name: Arati Saha;1959) |
| First Asian Woman to cross English Channel | Arati Gupta |
| First Indian Woman to cross English Channel twice | Bula Choudhary (1989 & 1999).#20The condition where blood clots are found in the cerebral vein of the brain is known as–Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT).A condition in which the artery in the brain ruptures and causes localized bleeding –Cerebral hemorrhage.#21Neurology –Branch of Medicine that deals with the study and treatment of neurological disorders |
| Numerology | Study of Numbers |
| Nephrology | Branch of Medicine that deals with the study and treatment of Kidney disorders.#22Founder of Araya Samajam –Pandit Karuppan |
| Founder of Araya Vamshodharini Sabha | Pandit Karuppan |
| Founder of Arayavamsha Paripalini Yogam | Velukkutty Arayan.#23Unit of Inductance –henry |
| Unit of Magnetic Induction | tesla.#24Salim Ali National Park–Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir) |
| Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary | Chorão Island (along the banks of Mandovi river, Goa).#25Iron Lady –Margaret Thatcher |
| Iron Lady of India | Indira Gandhi |
| Iron Lady of Orissa | Nandini Satpathy |
| Iron Lady of Manipur | Irom Chanu Sharmila |
#1White City
Belgrade
The Great White Way
Broadway, New York.#2Kerala Forest Department –Vazhuthacaud (Thiruvananthapuram)
Kerala Forest Development Corporation
Kottayam
Kerala Forest Research Institute
Peechi (Thrissur).#3WhichFishis considered as the living fossil?Coelacanth
WhichPlantis considered as the living fossil?Gingko.#4Retirement Age of Supreme Court Judge
65
Retirement Age of High Court Judge
62.#5Manchester of the East–Osaka
Manchester of India
Ahmedabad
Manchester of North India
Kanpur
Manchester of South India
Coimbatore
Manchester of Kerala
Balaramapuram
Manchester
A metropolitan city Britain with industrial heritage especially famous for Textile industry and dubbed as 'Cottonopolis' & 'Warehouse City'.#6Nagarjuna Sagar Dam –Krishna River
Krishna Raja Sagar Dam
Kaveri River.#7September 5 –Teachers' Day
September 15
Engineer's Day
Birth anniversary of Sir Mokshagundam Vishweshvaraya.#8Discoverer of Hydrogen
Henry Cavendish (1766)
Discoverer of Oxygen
Joseph Priestley (1774)
Discoverer of Nitrogen
Daniel Rutherford (1772).#9Washing Soda –Sodium Carbonate
Baking Soda
Sodium Bicarbonate.#10Headquarters of WTO –Geneva (Switzerland)
Headquarters of WHO
Geneva (Switzerland)
Headquarters of WNO
Gland (Switzerland)
World Nature Organization.#11National Tuberculosis Institute (NTIB)
Bengaluru
National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (NIRT)
Chennai.#121 Nibble –4 Bits.1 Byte –2 Nibble.1 Byte –8 Bits.1 Word –2 Bytes.#13Highest Layer of Atmosphere –Exosphere (between 700 & 10,000 kms)
Lowest Layer of Atmosphere
Troposphere (extends upto 10 km above sea level).#14നിളയുടെ കഥാകാരൻ –എം
മയ്യഴിയുടെ കഥാകാരൻ
എം മുകുന്ദൻ
കുട്ടനാടിന്റെ കഥാകാരന്
തകഴി ശിവശങ്കരപ്പിള്ള
കോഴിക്കോടിന്റെ കഥാകാരൻ
എസ്
പൊറ്റക്കാട്.#15Smallest State in India
Goa (3,702 Sq km)
Largest State in India
Rajasthan (342,239 Sq km).#16Population-wiseSmallest State in India –Sikkim
Largest State in India
Uttar Pradesh.#17First Women's Magazine in the World –The Ladies' Mercury (Britain, 1693)
First Women's Magazine in the India
Streebodh (Gujarati, 1857)
First Women's Magazine in Kerala
Keraleeya Suguna Bodhini (1886).#18First Women's Magazine in Kerala –Keraleeya Suguna Bodhini (1886).a project of Kerala Varma Valiya Koyi Thampuran, K. Chidambaram Vadhyar & N.C. Narayana Pillai
First Women's Magazine in Kerala (by women)
Sarada (1904).#19First Indian Woman to cross English Channel –Arati Gupta (Birth name: Arati Saha;1959)
First Asian Woman to cross English Channel
Arati Gupta
First Indian Woman to cross English Channel twice
Bula Choudhary (1989 & 1999).#20The condition where blood clots are found in the cerebral vein of the brain is known as–Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT).A condition in which the artery in the brain ruptures and causes localized bleeding –Cerebral hemorrhage.#21Neurology –Branch of Medicine that deals with the study and treatment of neurological disorders
Numerology
Study of Numbers
Nephrology
Branch of Medicine that deals with the study and treatment of Kidney disorders.#22Founder of Araya Samajam –Pandit Karuppan
Founder of Araya Vamshodharini Sabha
Pandit Karuppan
Founder of Arayavamsha Paripalini Yogam
Velukkutty Arayan.#23Unit of Inductance –henry
Unit of Magnetic Induction
tesla.#24Salim Ali National Park–Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir)
Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary
Chorão Island (along the banks of Mandovi river, Goa).#25Iron Lady –Margaret Thatcher
Iron Lady of India
Indira Gandhi
Iron Lady of Orissa
Nandini Satpathy
Iron Lady of Manipur
Irom Chanu Sharmila
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