IMPORTANT QUESTIONS FOR KERALA PSC – SET 5

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Important Question Sets For KERALA PSC – Check Here

1.Name the acid which fumes on exposure with air?

Ans: Nitric Acid

Explanation:

• It is used to test the purity of Gold
• It is used as an oxidizer in rocket propellants
• Nitric acid is also known as ‘Spirit of Nitre’ or ‘Aqua Fortis’.

2. Which acid is known as ‘Oil of Vitriol’?

Ans: Sulphuric Acid

Explanation:

• King of Chemicals-Sulphuric Acid
• Oil of Wintergreen- Methyl Salicylate
• Muriatic Acid-Hydrochloric Acid
• Ethanoic Acid-Acetic Acid

3. Supreme Court Judges retire at the age of

Ans: 65

Explanation:

• • Supreme Court of India was inaugurated on 28th January 1950.
  • The Judges of the Supreme Court was appointed by the President.
  • By Article 130, the permanent seat of the Supreme Court is at Delhi.
• The oath of affirmation of the Judges is administered by the President.
• A Judge of the Supreme Court may resign his office by writing the letter to the President.
• Monthly Salary of the Chief Justice of Supreme Court is 2.8 lakh and other judges is 2.5 lakh.

4. The programming language used for business data processing?

Ans: COBOL

Explanation:

• Full form is Common Business Oriented Language.
• Programming language which is associated with Artificial Intelligence & Computational Linguistics-PROLOG
• PROLOG is also called declarative language or Rule based language.

5. The optical phenomenon which causes fringe pattern of CD is?

Ans: Diffraction

Explanation:

• Projector in a film theatre works on the principle of –Diffraction
• Different colors in soap bubbles is due to: Interference of light
• Working principle of optical fibre: Total Internal Reflection

6. According to the latest survey which is the cleanest Railway Station in India?

Answer: Jodhpur Railway Station, Rajasthan

Explanation:

• Cleanest Railway Zone: North-West
• Present Railway minister: Piyush Goyal
• Headquarters of Indian Railway: Baroda House, New Delhi

• 7. Who is the first Captain to score a double century in One-Day Cricket International?
• Ans: Virendra Sehwag
• Explanation:
• First Batsman to score a Double Century in ODI’s: Sachin Tendulkar
• Player with the highest individual score in ODI Cricket: Rohit Sharma(264 vs Sri Lanka).He also holds the record of most number of Double Centuries.(3 times)
• Martin Guptill holds the highest Individual score in ICC World Cup ODI.(237 vs WI)

• 8. Meaning of the Idiom ‘Against the Clock’?
• Ans: As fast as possible before a deadline
• Explanation:
• Storm in a tea cup- Unimportant event
• Hold your horses-Be patient
• Bite your tongue: To avoid talking
• Cry over spilt Milk: Regret over a past action

• 9.Sardarsarovar Dam is on the river?
• Ans: Narmada
• Explanation:
• Ranapratap Sagar Dam is on the river: Chambal
• Tehri Dam is on the river: Bhagirathi
• Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is on the river: Krishna

• 10. Nanda Devi National Park is in which state?
• Ans: Uttarakhand
• Explanation:
• Other National Parks in Uttarakhand
• Jim Corbett National Park
• Rajaji National Park
• Gangotri National Park