LDC 2024 Thiruvananthapuram (094/2024) — GK Selection
Lower Division Clerk (LDC) - Thiruvananthapuram District — 2024 · 20 questions
LDC 2024 Thiruvananthapuram (094/2024) — GK Selection
20 questions · 15 minutes
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Questions 1 – 20
Q1. India's first railway line (1853) ran between which two cities?
A. Delhi and Agra
B. Bombay and Thane ✓
C. Madras and Arcot
D. Calcutta and Howrah
Why: India's first railway line ran between Bombay (Bori Bunder) and Thane on 16 April 1853, covering a distance of 34 km.
Q2. In the Indian Constitution, free and compulsory education for children aged 6-14 is guaranteed under which article?
A. Article 20
B. Article 21
C. Article 21A ✓
D. Article 22
Why: Article 21A (added by the 86th Amendment, 2002) provides the Right to Education — free and compulsory education for all children aged 6-14 years.
Q3. Fundamental Duties are contained in which Part of the Indian Constitution?
A. Part III
B. Part IV
C. Part IVA ✓
D. Part V
Why: Fundamental Duties are in Part IVA (Article 51A), added by the 42nd Amendment (1976). There are currently 11 Fundamental Duties.
Q4. The largest district in Kerala by area is:
A. Palakkad
B. Idukki ✓
C. Wayanad
D. Kannur
Why: Idukki is the largest district in Kerala by area (~4,479 sq km). It is also home to the Idukki Arch Dam and Anamudi peak.
Q5. The 'National Song' of India is:
A. Jana Gana Mana
B. Vande Mataram ✓
C. Sare Jahan Se Achcha
D. Satyameva Jayate
Why: Vande Mataram (from Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel Anandamath) is the National Song. Jana Gana Mana is the National Anthem.
Q6. Which Indian state was the first to establish the Panchayati Raj system (1959)?
A. Kerala
B. Rajasthan ✓
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Maharashtra
Why: Rajasthan was the first state to establish Panchayati Raj on 2 October 1959 at Nagaur. Andhra Pradesh was the second.
Q7. The SI unit of electric current is:
A. Volt
B. Watt
C. Ampere ✓
D. Ohm
Why: Ampere (A) is the SI unit of electric current, named after French physicist André-Marie Ampère. Volt = potential difference, Watt = power, Ohm = resistance.
Q8. Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu & Kashmir, was abrogated in:
A. 2017
B. 2018
C. 2019 ✓
D. 2020
Why: Article 370 was effectively abrogated on 5 August 2019 through a Presidential Order and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019.
Q9. Which gas is responsible for the depletion of the ozone layer?
A. Carbon Dioxide
B. Methane
C. Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) ✓
D. Nitrogen
Why: Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are the primary cause of ozone layer depletion. They release chlorine atoms in the stratosphere that break down ozone (O₃) molecules.
Q10. The Temple Entry Proclamation of Travancore (1936) was issued by:
A. Swathi Thirunal
B. Sri Chithira Thirunal ✓
C. Uthradam Thirunal
D. Ayilyam Thirunal
Why: Maharaja Sri Chithira Thirunal Bala Rama Varma issued the Temple Entry Proclamation on 12 November 1936, opening all temples in Travancore to Hindus of all castes.
Q11. The number series 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, __ — what is the next number?
A. 40
B. 42 ✓
C. 44
D. 48
Why: Pattern: differences are 4, 6, 8, 10 (increasing by 2). Next difference = 12. So 30 + 12 = 42. Alternative: n(n+1) pattern: 1×2, 2×3, 3×4, 4×5, 5×6, 6×7 = 42.
Q12. India's national flower is:
A. Rose
B. Lotus ✓
C. Jasmine
D. Sunflower
Why: The Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) is India's national flower. It symbolises divinity, purity, and long life in Indian culture.
Q13. The Quit India Movement was launched from:
A. Calcutta
B. Delhi
C. Bombay ✓
D. Madras
Why: The Quit India Movement was launched on 8 August 1942 from Gowalia Tank Maidan (now August Kranti Maidan) in Bombay.
Q14. Which vitamin is essential for blood clotting?
A. Vitamin A
B. Vitamin C
C. Vitamin D
D. Vitamin K ✓
Why: Vitamin K (Phylloquinone) is essential for blood clotting. Its deficiency leads to delayed clotting and excessive bleeding. Found in green leafy vegetables.
Q15. If COME is coded as DPNF (+1 each letter), how is HELP coded?
A. IFMQ ✓
B. GDKO
C. JGNR
D. IFNQ
Why: Adding 1 to each letter: H→I, E→F, L→M, P→Q. So HELP = IFMQ.
Q16. The first session of the Indian National Congress was held at:
A. Calcutta
B. Delhi
C. Bombay ✓
D. Madras
Why: The first session of the INC was held at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College in Bombay on 28 December 1885. W.C. Bonnerjee was the first president.
Q17. Which planet is the largest in our solar system?
A. Saturn
B. Jupiter ✓
C. Uranus
D. Neptune
Why: Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. It is a gas giant with a mass more than twice that of all other planets combined.
Q18. The Cochin International Airport is notable as the world's first airport to be:
A. Built on reclaimed land
B. Fully solar powered ✓
C. Privately operated
D. Underwater
Why: Cochin International Airport (CIAL) became the world's first airport to be fully powered by solar energy in 2015, with a 12 MW solar plant.
Q19. Pointing to a man, a woman says 'His mother is the only daughter of my mother'. How is the woman related to the man?
A. Sister
B. Mother ✓
C. Aunt
D. Grandmother
Why: 'Only daughter of my mother' = the woman herself. So the man's mother is the woman. The woman is the man's Mother.
Q20. The 'Queen of Spices' is:
A. Pepper
B. Cardamom ✓
C. Cinnamon
D. Clove
Why: Cardamom is called the 'Queen of Spices'. Pepper is the 'King of Spices'. Both are major plantation crops of Kerala, particularly in Idukki district.
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