PSC Mock Exam 552 — Foundation

Q1.Resistance increases with:‌‍

A. Shorter length B. Higher temperature (for most metals) C. Larger cross-section D. Decreased temperature

Q2.Simplify: 3a + 5a − 2a:‌‍

A. 8a B. 10a C. 6a D. 4a

Q3.Where were the war criminals of the Second World War put to trial?‌‍

A. Petersburg B. Nuremberg C. Gettysburg D. Pittsburgh

Q4.y=mx+c is:‌‍

A. Slope-intercept form B. Standard C. General D. Point-slope

Q5.Urea formed in:‌‍

A. Skin B. Lung C. Liver D. Kidney

Q6.A compulsory payment made by the public to the government that does not entitle the payer to a specific return is called:‌‍

A. Fine B. Subsidy C. Fee D. Tax

Q7.The start codon in translation is:‌‍

A. UAG B. UAA C. UGA D. AUG

Q8.Hour hand per hour:‌‍

A. 30° B. 15° C. 60° D. 0.5°

Q9.Anaemia is most commonly caused by:‌‍

A. Sugar B. Iron deficiency (most common nutritional disorder in India) C. Protein deficit D. Water

Q10.The BCG vaccine protects against:‌‍

A. Tetanus B. Measles C. Tuberculosis D. Polio

Q11.The poem 'Daffodils' ('I wandered lonely as a cloud') was written by:‌‍

A. Robert Frost B. John Keats C. William Blake D. William Wordsworth

Q12.James Watt is best known for improving the:‌‍

A. Cotton gin B. Spinning Jenny C. Steam engine D. Power loom

Q13.The author of 'Experiments with Untruth' is:‌‍

A. Michael Anderson B. Indira Gandhi C. M.K. Gandhi D. Milton

Q14.Qutub Minar started by:‌‍

A. Balban B. Qutbuddin Aibak C. Iltutmish D. Alauddin

Q15.Antonym of NARROW:‌‍

A. Thin B. Slim C. Wide D. Tight

Q16.If cost price = ₹100, selling price = ₹120, profit %:‌‍

A. 10% B. 25% C. 15% D. 20%

Q17.Shivaji's guerrilla tactics were known as:‌‍

A. Jagir B. Padshahi C. Ganimi Kava D. Mansab

Q18.Area of rectangle 10×5:‌‍

A. 40 B. 25 C. 30 D. 50

Q19.The first Prime Minister to lose a vote of confidence was:‌‍

A. Atal Bihari Vajpayee B. Charan Singh C. V. P. Singh D. Morarji Desai

Q20.Simple interest doubles in 10 yrs. Triples in:‌‍

A. 20 B. 25 C. 15 D. 30

Q21.Postmodernity (Lyotard, Baudrillard, Jameson) questions:‌‍

A. Democracy B. Only economics C. Only politics D. Grand narratives of progress, rationality, truth — celebrates pluralism

Q22.The XOR gate outputs 1 when:‌‍

A. Both inputs are 1 B. Both inputs are 0 C. Both inputs equal D. Inputs differ

Q23.The image formed by a plane mirror is:‌‍

A. Virtual, laterally inverted, same size B. Diminished C. Magnified D. Real, inverted

Q24.Synonym of PERNICIOUS:‌‍

A. Beneficial B. Helpful C. Safe D. Destructive

Q25.Date of Temple Entry Proclamation issued by Sree Chithira Thirunal:‌‍

A. December 12, 1936 B. October 12, 1936 C. August 12, 1936 D. November 12, 1936

Q26.The 'Asian Tigers' are:‌‍

A. China, India, Japan, Korea B. USA, UK C. Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan D. ASEAN countries

Q27.The Triple Alliance (pre-WWI) consisted of:‌‍

A. France, Russia, USA B. Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary C. Germany, Italy, Japan D. England, France, Russia

Q28.The Constituent Assembly took how long to draft the Constitution?‌‍

A. 2 years 11 months 18 days B. 1 year 10 months 2 days C. 4 years 2 months 10 days D. 3 years 1 month 15 days

Q29.Question tag: 'I think he is from London, ___?'‌‍

A. am I? B. doesn't he? C. amn't I? D. isn't he?

Q30.Jnanpith winner M.T. Vasudevan Nair got it for:‌‍

A. Kaalam B. Naalukettu C. Entire oeuvre D. Randamoozham

Q31.Which statistic measures the spread or dispersion of data in a dataset?‌‍

A. Mode B. Standard deviation C. Mean D. Median

Q32.CM Telangana 2024:‌‍

A. KCR B. Owaisi C. Bandi D. Revanth Reddy

Q33.The Harappan Civilization (Indus Valley) flourished approximately:‌‍

A. 2600-1900 BCE (mature phase) B. 3000-1500 BCE C. 1500-500 BCE D. 500 BCE onwards

Q34.Ratan Tata death:‌‍

A. 2023 B. 9 Oct 2024 C. Not yet D. Earlier

Q35.The Third Estate in pre-revolutionary France consisted of:‌‍

A. Clergy B. Royalty C. Nobility D. Commoners (bourgeoisie, peasants, urban workers)

Q36.Question tag for 'She can dance well, ___?'‌‍

A. can she B. couldn't she C. cannot she D. can't she

Q37.Governing Council of NITI Aayog:‌‍

A. Cabinet B. PM only C. CMs + LG + PM D. All MPs

Q38.Who wrote 'The Old Man and the Sea'?‌‍

A. Steinbeck B. Faulkner C. Hemingway D. Fitzgerald

Q39.Digital Locker (DigiLocker) in India is for:‌‍

A. Securely storing official documents (Aadhaar, marksheets, etc.) B. Storing photos C. Gaming D. Banking

Q40.Bayes' theorem:‌‍

A. P(AB)=P(A)P(B) B. P(A|B) = P(B|A)·P(A)/P(B) C. P(A) = 1-P(B) D. P(A+B) = P(A)+P(B)

Q41.HCF × LCM of 15, 20:‌‍

A. 450 B. 600 C. 150 D. 300

Q42.25 women can complete a work in 5 days. ‌‍In how many days will 30 women complete that work?

A. 10 days B. 6 days (rounded) C. 8 days D. 7 days

Q43.Correct the sentence: 'No newses are good newses.'‌‍

A. No news are good news. B. No newses is good newses. C. No news is good news. D. No newses are good newses.

Q44.The Chief Executive of the Reserve Bank of India holds the designation of:‌‍

A. Chief Financial Officer B. General Manager C. Managing Director D. Governor

Q45.Acceleration due to gravity at height h (small h << R) decreases as:‌‍

A. g(1 - 2h/R) B. g(1 + h/R) C. g/(1+h/R)² D. g

Q46.Who is regarded as the 'Joan of Arc of Kerala'?‌‍

A. Akkamma Cheriyan B. A.V. Kuttimalu Amma C. Anna Chandi D. Parvathi Nenmenimangalam

Q47.Alcohol + NaHCO₃ test:‌‍

A. No reaction (phenol and carboxylic acid give differently) B. Decomposes C. Gives CO₂ D. Precipitates

Q48.Choose the correctly spelt word:‌‍

A. accommadation B. accommodation C. accommodation D. accomodation

Q49.Doddabetta:‌‍

A. Anamala B. Cardamom C. Nilgiris D. Palani

Q50.Jimmy George volleyball:‌‍

A. Kerala legend B. TN C. AP D. Karnataka

Q51.What is the total length of NH 49 (Kochi to Dhanushkodi)?‌‍

A. 440 km B. 500 km C. 650 km D. 600 km

Q52.Walk 5m N, 5m E, 5m S: resultant:‌‍

A. 0 B. 5m N C. 5m E D. 10m

Q53.S-wave cannot travel through:‌‍

A. All B. Solid C. Liquid D. Gas

Q54.Hard water contains dissolved:‌‍

A. Potassium salts B. Calcium and magnesium salts C. Sodium salts D. Iron oxide

Q55.First to cultivate cotton:‌‍

A. Indus Valley people B. Greeks C. Chinese D. Egyptians

Q56.Kerala's Haritha Keralam Mission focuses on:‌‍

A. Tourism promotion B. Industrial growth C. IT development D. Waste management and organic farming

Q57.√3 approximately:‌‍

A. 1.732 B. 1.5 C. 1.414 D. 2

Q58.Sagarmala:‌‍

A. Port development B. Highway C. Ship industry D. Metro

Q59.Bharat Ratna 2024 first announced:‌‍

A. LK Advani B. Chaudhary Charan Singh C. Karpoori Thakur D. Narasimha Rao

Q60.Which is the biggest soil museum in the world?‌‍

A. Central Soil Analytical Lab Thiruvananthapuram B. Central Soil Analytical Lab Ernakulam C. Central Soil Analytical Lab Chennai D. Central Soil Analytical Lab Nagpur

Q61.Aadhaar-linked DBT:‌‍

A. Direct Benefit Transfer B. None C. Data Based Transfer D. Direct Bank Transaction

Q62.Number of edges in a cube is:‌‍

A. 8 B. 12 C. 24 D. 6

Q63.The Banihal Pass connects Jammu with:‌‍

A. Kashmir Valley B. Himachal Pradesh C. Lhasa D. Ladakh

Q64.PM Modi lok sabha constituency:‌‍

A. Vadodara B. Gandhinagar C. Varanasi D. Ahmedabad

Q65.'My hairs are black.' Error:‌‍

A. hairs B. are black C. My D. No error

Q66.Kerala has ___ Lok Sabha seats:‌‍

A. 20 B. 14 C. 24 D. 18

Q67.Phloem transports:‌‍

A. Gases B. Both C. Water D. Food

Q68.Synonym of MITIGATE:‌‍

A. Intensify B. Increase C. Worsen D. Alleviate

Q69.Ibn Battuta, who wrote Rihla describing Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq's Delhi, was a:‌‍

A. Chinese monk B. Persian historian C. Moroccan traveller (14th century) D. Portuguese

Q70.The First World War began on 28 July 1914 when Austria-Hungary declared war on:‌‍

A. Germany B. Russia C. France D. Serbia

Q71.The Nelson cell and Castner-Kellner process are used to manufacture:‌‍

A. Aluminium B. Copper C. NaOH and chlorine from brine D. Iron

Q72.If a=3, b=4, hypotenuse:‌‍

A. 8 B. 7 C. 6 D. 5

Q73.The idiom 'hit the nail on the head' means:‌‍

A. Use tool B. Describe something precisely C. Injure head D. Build furniture

Q74.Tipu Sultan was killed during the:‌‍

A. Third Anglo-Mysore War B. First Anglo-Mysore War C. Second Anglo-Mysore War D. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War

Q75.The Kerala Land Reforms (Amendment) Act gave permanent rights to tenants from:‌‍

A. 1 November 1956 B. 1 January 1957 C. 1 January 1970 D. 18 April 1991

Q76.Paris Agreement (2015):‌‍

A. Arms control B. Limit global warming to well below 2°C, pursue 1.5°C C. Free trade D. Nuclear

Q77.Annelida (earthworm, leech) have:‌‍

A. True coelom, metameric segmentation, closed circulation B. No coelom C. Radial symmetry D. Open circulation

Q78.Which of the following unit is a fundamental unit?‌‍

A. Watt B. Meter/Second C. Second D. Joule

Q79.IUPAC name of CH₃-CH₂-OH:‌‍

A. Methanol B. Acetic acid C. Ethanol D. Propanol

Q80.Singhbhum craton:‌‍

A. Odisha B. Bihar C. Jharkhand D. Chhattisgarh

Q81.Beri-beri is caused by deficiency of:‌‍

A. Vitamin C B. Vitamin B₁ (thiamine) C. Vitamin K D. Vitamin A

Q82.One word: Proposed explanation:‌‍

A. Law B. Hypothesis C. Postulate D. Theory

Q83.Which Kerala festival is known as the 'Festival of Lights'?‌‍

A. Vishu B. Onam C. Thiruvathira D. Thrissur Pooram

Q84.CM Haryana 2024:‌‍

A. Nayab Singh Saini B. Dushyant C. Hooda D. Manohar Lal

Q85.'The manager is dragging his feet in this case' means:‌‍

A. Finding fault with someone B. Trying to find a solution C. Acting slowly because he doesn't want to do it D. Unnecessarily involving himself

Q86.Mendel's work on pea plants established the laws of:‌‍

A. Motion B. Evolution C. Thermodynamics D. Heredity (inheritance)

Q87.SDG 1 aims to:‌‍

A. End poverty in all its forms everywhere B. End hunger C. Promote peace D. Provide clean water

Q88.Leap year rule:‌‍

A. Div by 4, century by 400 B. Div by 2 C. Div by 100 D. Div by 4

Q89.Vaikom Satyagraha (1924-25) was for:‌‍

A. Education rights B. Temple entry C. Land rights D. Road access near temple

Q90.A quadrilateral with all four sides equal and angles 90° is a:‌‍

A. Rectangle B. Square C. Trapezium D. Rhombus

Q91.The common laboratory acid used for esterification is:‌‍

A. Acetic acid B. HNO₃ C. Conc. H₂SO₄ (dehydrating agent) D. HCl

Q92.Synonym of CAPITULATE:‌‍

A. Fight B. Resist C. Escape D. Surrender

Q93.Which is the largest ocean current of the Indian Ocean?‌‍

A. West Australian Current B. Somali Current C. Agulhas Current D. South Equatorial Current

Q94.Chilika Lake, India's largest brackish water lagoon, is located in:‌‍

A. Andhra Pradesh B. Tamil Nadu C. Odisha D. West Bengal

Q95.121, 144, 169, 196, ?‌‍

A. 216 B. 220 C. 225 D. 240

Q96.Wi-Fi is governed by which IEEE standard family?‌‍

A. 802.16 B. 802.3 C. 802.11 D. 802.15

Q97.Tipu Sultan invasions of Malabar:‌‍

A. 1750 B. 1800 C. 1766 onwards D. 1857

Q98.A program that has the capability to infect other programs and make copies of itself is called:‌‍

A. Virus B. None C. Trojan D. Worm

Q99.Choose the meaning of the idiom 'to blaze a trail':‌‍

A. to initiate work B. to be annoying C. to set fire D. to blow one's trumpet

Q100.If a man travels at 40 km/hr he misses the flight by 11 minutes; at 50 km/hr he reaches 4 minutes early. ‌‍The distance to the airport is:

A. 40 km B. 50 km C. 70 km D. 35 km

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