25 Confusing Facts for PSC | Part 6

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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 6

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

In the sixth monthly edition of the Confusing Facts series, we'll go through 25 such puzzling facts that may be useful for all upcoming Kerala PSC examinations.

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Item	Detail
First President of Chineserepublic	Sun Yat-Sen*
First Chairman of Chinese republic	Mao Tse-tung*

First President of Chineserepublic*

Sun Yat-Sen

First Chairman of Chinese republic*

Mao Tse-tung

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#2(3)

Item	Detail
Malabar Manual	William Logan (1887)
Cochin State Manual	C. Achutha Menon (1911)
Travancore State Manual	V. Nagam Aiya (1906)

Malabar Manual

William Logan (1887)

Cochin State Manual

C. Achutha Menon (1911)

Travancore State Manual

V. Nagam Aiya (1906)

#3(6)

Item	Detail
Asoka of South India	Amoghavarsha I
Asoka of Kerala	Vikramaditya "Varaguna."Asoka of Travancore –Marthanda Varma.#4First opposition leader in Loksabha –A.K. Gopalan
First official opposition leader in Loksabha	Ram Subhag Singh
First official opposition leader in Loksabha from Kerala	C.M. Stephen.#5
Inspired by Gandhiji's Young India	K.P. Kesavamenon started –Mathrubhumi.T.R. Krishnaswami –Yuvabharatham.#6Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT) –Kochi (1957)
Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE)	Mumbai (1961)

Asoka of South India

Amoghavarsha I

Asoka of Kerala

Vikramaditya "Varaguna."Asoka of Travancore –Marthanda Varma.#4First opposition leader in Loksabha –A.K. Gopalan

First official opposition leader in Loksabha

Ram Subhag Singh

First official opposition leader in Loksabha from Kerala

C.M. Stephen.#5

Inspired by Gandhiji's Young India

K.P. Kesavamenon started –Mathrubhumi.T.R. Krishnaswami –Yuvabharatham.#6Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT) –Kochi (1957)

Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE)

Mumbai (1961)

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Item	Detail
First President & Secretary of NSS	K. Kelappan & Mannath Padmanabhan (respectively)*
President & Secretary of Guruvayur Satyagraha Committee	Mannath Padmanabhan & K. Kelappan (respectively)*

First President & Secretary of NSS*

K. Kelappan & Mannath Padmanabhan (respectively)

President & Secretary of Guruvayur Satyagraha Committee*

Mannath Padmanabhan & K. Kelappan (respectively)

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#8(2)

Item	Detail
The Discovery of India was written by	Jawaharlal Nehru
The Rediscovery of India was written by	Meghnath Desai & Baron Desai

The Discovery of India was written by

Jawaharlal Nehru

The Rediscovery of India was written by

Meghnath Desai & Baron Desai

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Item	Detail
My Experiments with Truth	Mahatma Gandhi
My Experiments with Untruth	Gyan C. Jain (2001)
Experiment with Untruth	Michael Henderson (1977)
My Experiments with Silence	Samir Soni (Actor)
#10A disease found in children due to the deficiency of the hormone Thyroxine	Cretinism (now known as Congenital iodine-deficiency syndrome).A disease found in adults due to the deficiency of the hormone Thyroxine –Myxedema.#11Swachh Bharat Abhiyan-Country-wide cleanliness campaign initiated by the Government of India(2014 October 2)
#12Laws of Motion	Issac Newton
Planetary Laws of Motion	Johannes Kepler.#13Southernmost point of India –Indira Point (Andaman & Nicobar Islands)
Northernmost point of India	Indira Col (Jammu & Kashmir).#14Moti Masjid of Agra was constructed by –Shah Jahan (1655)
Moti Masjid (in Red Fort) of Delhi was constructed by	Aurangzeb (1659-1660).#15
Author of Raja Yoga	Swami Vivekananda
Author of Raja Yoga Rahasyam	Vagbhatananda.#16First Handheld Mobile Phone was made by –John F. Mitchell & Martin Cooper (New York, 1973)
First Smartphone in the world was made by	IBM (Device name: Simon, 1994)
First Commercial Android Mobile Phone in the world was made by	HTC (Android device name: HTC Dream, 2008).#17First Revolt against British in Kerala –Anchuthengu Revolt (1697)
First Organized Revolt against British in Kerala	Attingal Revolt (1721).#18Attingal Revolt was in –1721
Malabar Rebellion was in	1921.#19UJALA Scheme– Provides LED bulbs at subsidized rates(Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All, 2015)
Ujjwala Scheme	Providing LPG connections to women from Below Poverty Line(Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, 2016).#20ഉജ്ജ്വല ശബ്ദാഢ്യന്‍ –ഉള്ളൂർ എസ്. പരമേശ്വരയ്യർ
ശബ്ദ സുന്ദരൻ	വള്ളത്തോൾ.#21Grand Old Lady of Indian Nationalism –Annie Besant
Mother of Indian National Movement	Madame Bhikaiji Rustom Cama.#22First Female Deputy Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly –K. O. Aysha Bai
First Female Pro-term Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly	Rosamma Punnose*
First Female Acting Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly	A. Nafeesath Beevi.#23Article 21– Protection of Life & Personal LibertyArticle 21 (A)– Right to Education(Free & Compulsory Education for Children from 6 to 14 years).#24Escape Velocity of Earth –11.2 km/s (25.05 miles/hour)*
Escape Velocity of Moon	2.4 km/s (5.37 miles/hour).#25The Fall of Man –Michelangelo (Painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, Vatican)
The Fall of a Sparrow	Salim Ali (Autobiography).📝 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 425 Confusing Facts For PSC \| Part 5Thanks for reading !!!

My Experiments with Truth

Mahatma Gandhi

My Experiments with Untruth

Gyan C. Jain (2001)

Experiment with Untruth

Michael Henderson (1977)

My Experiments with Silence

Samir Soni (Actor)

#10A disease found in children due to the deficiency of the hormone Thyroxine

Cretinism (now known as Congenital iodine-deficiency syndrome).A disease found in adults due to the deficiency of the hormone Thyroxine –Myxedema.#11Swachh Bharat Abhiyan-Country-wide cleanliness campaign initiated by the Government of India(2014 October 2)

#12Laws of Motion

Issac Newton

Planetary Laws of Motion

Johannes Kepler.#13Southernmost point of India –Indira Point (Andaman & Nicobar Islands)

Northernmost point of India

Indira Col (Jammu & Kashmir).#14Moti Masjid of Agra was constructed by –Shah Jahan (1655)

Moti Masjid (in Red Fort) of Delhi was constructed by

Aurangzeb (1659-1660).#15

Author of Raja Yoga

Swami Vivekananda

Author of Raja Yoga Rahasyam

Vagbhatananda.#16First Handheld Mobile Phone was made by –John F. Mitchell & Martin Cooper (New York, 1973)

First Smartphone in the world was made by

IBM (Device name: Simon, 1994)

First Commercial Android Mobile Phone in the world was made by

HTC (Android device name: HTC Dream, 2008).#17First Revolt against British in Kerala –Anchuthengu Revolt (1697)

First Organized Revolt against British in Kerala

Attingal Revolt (1721).#18Attingal Revolt was in –1721

Malabar Rebellion was in

1921.#19UJALA Scheme– Provides LED bulbs at subsidized rates(Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All, 2015)

Ujjwala Scheme

Providing LPG connections to women from Below Poverty Line(Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, 2016).#20ഉജ്ജ്വല ശബ്ദാഢ്യന്‍ –ഉള്ളൂർ എസ്. പരമേശ്വരയ്യർ

ശബ്ദ സുന്ദരൻ

വള്ളത്തോൾ.#21Grand Old Lady of Indian Nationalism –Annie Besant

Mother of Indian National Movement

Madame Bhikaiji Rustom Cama.#22First Female Deputy Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly –K. O. Aysha Bai

First Female Pro-term Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly*

Rosamma Punnose

First Female Acting Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly*

A. Nafeesath Beevi.#23Article 21– Protection of Life & Personal LibertyArticle 21 (A)– Right to Education(Free & Compulsory Education for Children from 6 to 14 years).#24Escape Velocity of Earth –11.2 km/s (25.05 miles/hour)

Escape Velocity of Moon

2.4 km/s (5.37 miles/hour).#25The Fall of Man –Michelangelo (Painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, Vatican)

The Fall of a Sparrow

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