PSC Mock Exam 028 — Advanced

Q1.'The Waste Land' (1922) by:‌‍

A. T. S. Eliot B. Yeats C. Pound D. Frost

Q2.Cochin International Airport achievement:‌‍

A. First solar-powered in world B. First floating C. First underwater D. Largest in India

Q3.Moment of inertia of a thin uniform rod (mass M, length L) about centre is:‌‍

A. ML²/2 B. ML²/12 C. ML²/3 D. ML²

Q4.Descartes' 'cogito':‌‍

A. God exists B. No knowledge C. Physical world real D. 'I think, therefore I am' — starting point of Cartesian doubt

Q5.PLI (Production Linked Incentive) Scheme was launched in:‌‍

A. 2020 B. 2021 C. 2019 D. 2018

Q6.Igneous rock example:‌‍

A. Limestone B. Granite, basalt C. Sandstone D. Marble

Q7.Contour lines on topographic map:‌‍

A. Roads B. Join points of equal elevation C. Rivers D. Boundaries

Q8.The Triple Talaq Act (Muslim Women Protection of Rights on Marriage Act) was passed in:‌‍

A. 2018 B. 2020 C. 2019 D. 2017

Q9.Standing waves on a string of length L fixed at both ends have fundamental frequency:‌‍

A. v/(4L) B. 2v/L C. v/(2L) D. v/L

Q10.Variance:‌‍

A. Σx B. Mean of (x-μ)² C. μ D. Mean

Q11.Cricket World Cup 2023 (ODI) host:‌‍

A. India B. England C. Australia D. UAE

Q12.Circle: x² + y² = r². Centre and radius:‌‍

A. (r,r), radius 0 B. (0,0), radius r C. (1,1), radius r D. (0,0), radius r²

Q13.Which state has the longest-serving Communist government?‌‍

A. West Bengal (1977-2011) B. Bihar C. Kerala D. Tripura

Q14.Common buffer in blood maintains pH ~7.4:‌‍

A. Citrate B. Phosphate only C. Ammonia D. Bicarbonate (HCO₃⁻/H₂CO₃) and phosphate (HPO₄²⁻/H₂PO₄⁻)

Q15.Number of permutations of word 'MATHS':‌‍

A. 120 B. 24 C. 720 D. 60

Q16.Which statement is INCORRECT about the Malabar Rebellion? ‌‍(I) First All Kerala Provincial Conference at Manjeri 1921 (II) Presided over by T. Prakasham (III) Malabar Rebellion also broke out 1921 (IV) First direct attack held at Pookkottur in August 1921

A. Only (IV) B. Only (III) C. Only (I) D. Only (II)

Q17.Western Ghats stretch from:‌‍

A. Gujarat to Kerala B. Only Maharashtra C. Himalayas only D. Tapi river to Kanyakumari

Q18.The United Nations was founded on:‌‍

A. 26 June 1945 B. 24 October 1945 C. 15 August 1947 D. 8 May 1945

Q19.UPA (United Progressive Alliance) was formed in:‌‍

A. 2009 B. 1999 C. 2004 D. 1998

Q20.Kerala IT Mission:‌‍

A. 2003 B. 1998 C. 2000 D. 1995

Q21.Pakistan's nuclear tests (Chagai-I) in response to Pokhran-II were conducted in:‌‍

A. May 1998 (28 and 30 May) B. 2001 C. 2004 D. 1974

Q22.Value of e (Euler's number):‌‍

A. 2.718... B. 3.14... C. 2.0 D. 1.414...

Q23.Vizhinjam Port:‌‍

A. Inland B. International deepwater C. Regional D. Fishing only

Q24.The Silent Valley movement in Kerala stopped the proposed:‌‍

A. Aluminium plant B. Oil refinery C. Hydroelectric project D. Coal mining

Q25.The Delhi Sultanate was founded in 1206 by:‌‍

A. Qutb-ud-din Aibak (Mamluk/Slave dynasty) B. Alauddin Khilji C. Iltutmish D. Balban

Q26.Cannizzaro reaction involves:‌‍

A. Reduction B. Esterification C. Aldehydes without α-H in strong base → alcohol + acid salt D. Oxidation only

Q27.The first state to implement 50% OBC reservation in local bodies was:‌‍

A. Rajasthan B. Tamil Nadu C. Bihar D. Kerala

Q28.Alexander the Great was a student of:‌‍

A. Plato B. Pythagoras C. Aristotle D. Socrates

Q29.Externality refers to:‌‍

A. Export B. Investment C. Foreign trade D. Unintended side-effect on third parties (positive or negative)

Q30.Figure of speech: metaphor example:‌‍

A. Wake up B. As brave as a lion C. Life is a journey D. He is like a lion

Q31.Binomial nomenclature was introduced by:‌‍

A. Carolus Linnaeus B. Theophrastus C. Aristotle D. Darwin

Q32.Widow remarriage legalised by:‌‍

A. Jawaharlal Nehru B. Gandhi C. Akbar D. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar — Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act 1856

Q33.Anomalous behavior of 2nd-period element (e.g., Li, Be, B) is due to:‌‍

A. Large size B. Isotopes C. Radioactivity D. Small size, high charge density, absence of d-orbitals

Q34.Wetland of international importance — India:‌‍

A. Kerala backwaters B. Only coast C. Just rivers D. Chilika Lake, Keoladeo, Sundarbans, Wular, Vembanad, etc. (Ramsar sites)

Q35.Earth's age is approximately:‌‍

A. 13.8 billion (universe) B. ~4.54 billion years C. 1 million D. 100 million

Q36.The Cabinet Mission Plan (1946) proposed:‌‍

A. Immediate partition B. Only provincial autonomy C. Dominion status only D. Three-tier federation with grouping of provinces; rejected eventually

Q37.Civil society refers to:‌‍

A. Military B. Non-state, non-family associations — NGOs, clubs, unions, religious groups C. Government D. Corporations only

Q38.Financial Emergency is provided under:‌‍

A. Article 356 B. Article 360 C. Article 352 D. Article 368

Q39.Molarity and molality differ because:‌‍

A. Molality uses mass% B. They are same C. Molarity uses kg of solvent D. Molality uses kg of solvent (T-independent); molarity uses L of solution (T-dependent)

Q40.Auxin was first isolated from:‌‍

A. Coleoptile tip of oats — phototropism (Went) B. Yeast C. Seeds D. Roots

Q41.Alliteration:‌‍

A. Onomatopoeia B. Rhyme C. Assonance D. Repetition of initial consonant sounds

Q42.Distance between (x₁,y₁) and (x₂,y₂):‌‍

A. y₂-y₁ B. √[(x₂-x₁)² + (y₂-y₁)²] C. |x₂-x₁| D. x₂+y₂

Q43.Gautama Buddha was born at:‌‍

A. Kushinagar B. Bodh Gaya C. Lumbini (Nepal), c. 563 BCE D. Sarnath

Q44.The six freedoms under Article 19 include speech, assembly, association, movement, residence and:‌‍

A. Employment B. Religion C. Property D. Profession

Q45.Continuity of f at c means:‌‍

A. f(c) exists B. No jump C. lim(x→c) f(x) exists D. Both exist and are equal

Q46.Lysosomes are:‌‍

A. Protein factories B. Storage vacuoles C. Suicide bags — hydrolytic enzymes for digestion D. Energy centres

Q47.Transistor has:‌‍

A. Only one B. Four terminals C. Three terminals (E, B, C) D. Two terminals

Q48.Article 32 — 'heart and soul' of the Constitution — provides:‌‍

A. Right to education B. Right to privacy C. Right to property D. Right to constitutional remedies (writs)

Q49.Personification gives human qualities to:‌‍

A. Non-human things (objects, ideas, animals) B. Humans C. Only machines D. Only nature

Q50.AIR (All India Radio):‌‍

A. Army B. Public service broadcaster, Prasar Bharati (1997) C. Private D. Foreign

Q51.Rolle's theorem requires f:‌‍

A. Only differentiable B. Only continuous C. No conditions D. Continuous on [a,b], differentiable on (a,b), f(a)=f(b)

Q52.Chattambi Swamikal's most influential social reform work was:‌‍

A. Arivippadu B. Adveithachinthapaddhathi C. Kristhumatha Chhedanam D. Dharmacharitham

Q53.The Right to Information (RTI) Act was passed in:‌‍

A. 2003 B. 2010 C. 2005 D. 2000

Q54.First Indian to win Nobel in Literature:‌‍

A. Jawaharlal Nehru B. Tagore father C. Gandhi D. Rabindranath Tagore (1913)

Q55.ΔH_fus for ice at 0°C:‌‍

A. +6.01 kJ/mol B. +40.7 kJ/mol C. -6.01 D. 0

Q56.Highest tides occur at:‌‍

A. Noon B. Spring tides (new and full moon) C. Random D. Neap

Q57.Two events A and B independent iff:‌‍

A. P(A∩B) = P(A)·P(B) B. P(A∪B) = 1 C. P(A∩B) = 0 D. P(A|B) = 0

Q58.Holocaust (systematic extermination of Jews by Nazis) killed:‌‍

A. 3 million B. 1 million C. ~6 million Jews D. 10 million

Q59.The Lahore Resolution (March 1940) of the Muslim League demanded:‌‍

A. Joint electorates B. Separate electorates only C. Independent states for Muslims in NW and E India (basis of Pakistan) D. Federation

Q60.Positive deviation from Raoult's law:‌‍

A. No change B. ΔH = 0 C. ΔH < 0 D. ΔH_mix > 0 (weaker A-B forces); forms min-boiling azeotrope

Q61.Who was appointed as CEO of NITI Aayog?‌‍

A. Amitabh Kant B. Arun Jaitley C. Amitabh Bachchan D. Sania Mirza

Q62.Seconds pendulum has period:‌‍

A. 0.5 s B. 2 s (each swing 1 s) C. 1 s D. 4 s

Q63.Buddha's Mahaparinirvana (death) was at:‌‍

A. Varanasi B. Bodh Gaya C. Kushinagar (c. 483 BCE) D. Lumbini

Q64.Gulf Stream is:‌‍

A. Cold current B. Indian Ocean C. Warm Atlantic current moderating Western Europe climate D. Monsoonal

Q65.Goa, Daman and Diu were liberated from Portuguese control in:‌‍

A. 1947 B. 1961 C. 1971 D. 1954

Q66.The National Conference (Kashmir) was founded by:‌‍

A. Mufti Mohd Sayeed B. Farooq Abdullah C. Hari Singh D. Sheikh Abdullah

Q67.India's environmental win:‌‍

A. Stubble burning reduction B. Both debated C. Air quality improvement D. Mixed

Q68.Fascism's key features are:‌‍

A. Liberalism B. Communism C. Individualism + free market D. Ultra-nationalism + authoritarianism + rejection of liberalism

Q69.Autobiography vs Biography:‌‍

A. Autobio: by oneself. Bio: by someone else B. Neither exists C. Both by others D. Same

Q70.Resting membrane potential of neuron:‌‍

A. -70 mV (interior negative) B. +70 mV C. -200 mV D. 0 mV

Q71.Zwitterion form of amino acid has:‌‍

A. Positive amino (+NH₃) and negative carboxyl (-COO⁻) B. Both negative C. Both positive D. No charge

Q72.Make in India was launched in:‌‍

A. May 2014 B. January 2015 C. October 2014 D. September 2014

Q73.The Fifth Report (1813) to British Parliament documented:‌‍

A. Only trade B. Only military C. Revenue administration and agrarian distress in EIC territories D. Religion

Q74.Corrosion of iron (rusting) requires:‌‍

A. Only water B. Only O₂ C. Only heat D. O₂ and water (and often acid/salt)

Q75.The Ahmedabad Mill Strike (1918) led by Gandhi won:‌‍

A. Lockout B. 50% wage cut C. Nothing D. 35% wage rise via arbitration (hunger fire)

Q76.Deccan Traps formed in:‌‍

A. Jurassic B. Late Cretaceous (~66 mya, around K-Pg boundary) C. Pleistocene D. Cenozoic

Q77.Price floor (minimum price) above equilibrium causes:‌‍

A. Surplus B. Equilibrium C. Shortage D. No effect

Q78.If A = {1,2,3} and B = {3,4}, then A ∩ B =‌‍

A. {1,2,3,4} B. {3} C. {} D. {1,2}

Q79.Gymnosperms bear:‌‍

A. Flowers B. Naked seeds (not enclosed in fruit) C. Enclosed seeds D. Spores only

Q80.Aadhaar program was launched in:‌‍

A. 2006 B. 2019 C. 2016 D. 2009

Q81.Muhammad bin Tughlaq is infamous for:‌‍

A. Cultural patronage only B. Disastrous policy changes: capital shift (Daulatabad), token currency, Khurasan expedition C. Peace policy D. Fiscal success

Q82.The Rashtrakuta dynasty's rock-cut Kailasa Temple at Ellora was built by:‌‍

A. Dantidurga B. Krishna I (c. 757-773 CE) C. Govinda III D. Amoghavarsha

Q83.Sedimentary rock example:‌‍

A. Sandstone, shale, limestone B. Marble C. Gneiss D. Granite

Q84.Lens formula:‌‍

A. u = v B. u + v = f C. 1/u + 1/v = 1/f D. 1/v - 1/u = 1/f

Q85.Guru Gobind Singh (10th Guru) founded:‌‍

A. Khalsa (1699, Baisakhi) B. Golden Temple C. Sikhism D. Akal Takht

Q86.Gandhara school of art flourished under:‌‍

A. Kushans (Greco-Roman + Indian Buddhist style) B. Guptas C. Mauryas D. Cholas

Q87.Pollen grain wall — outer layer:‌‍

A. Cellulose B. Endosperm C. Intine D. Exine (sporopollenin — most resistant biological material)

Q88.The oldest Veda is:‌‍

A. Sama Veda B. Yajur Veda C. Atharva Veda D. Rig Veda (c. 1500 BCE)

Q89.Kalidasa, Sanskrit poet-dramatist, lived during:‌‍

A. Chandragupta II's court B. Harshavardhana C. Mughal era D. Ashoka's time

Q90.Kerala population 2011:‌‍

A. 3.34 crore B. 3.5 crore C. 4 crore D. 2.5 crore

Q91.In which year, Food for Work Programme (FWP) was replaced by National Rural Employment Programme (NREP)?‌‍

A. 1970 B. 1985 C. 1980 D. 1975

Q92.Haloalkanes on reaction with alcoholic KOH give:‌‍

A. Alcohol B. Alkene (E2 elimination) C. Aldehyde D. Ether

Q93.Integral ∫x^n dx (n≠-1):‌‍

A. x^(n-1) B. x^(n+1)/(n+1) + C C. nx^(n+1) D. x^n

Q94.The first non-Congress government at the Centre was formed in:‌‍

A. 1977 (Janata Party) B. 1989 C. 1967 D. 1996

Q95.Defamation Law in India:‌‍

A. Both civil (damages) and criminal (IPC 499-500, up to 2 years) B. Only civil C. No law D. Only criminal

Q96.Raisi death:‌‍

A. Helicopter crash May 2024 B. Illness C. Natural D. Assassinated

Q97.The Bahmani Sultanate (Deccan) was founded in:‌‍

A. 1347 (by Alauddin Bahman Shah) B. 1500 C. 1206 D. 1600

Q98.Largest desert in the world:‌‍

A. Sahara B. Gobi C. Arabian D. Antarctic (cold desert)

Q99.INS Arihant is:‌‍

A. Corvette B. Nuclear submarine C. Destroyer D. Aircraft carrier

Q100.Akbar's syncretic religious order (1582) was called:‌‍

A. Din-i-Ilahi B. Tariqa C. Sulh-i-kul D. Tawhid-i-Ilahi (as Akbar called it); popularly Din-i-Ilahi

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