Answer

1 The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was Mujibur Rehman

2 The longest river in the world is the Nile
3 The longest highway in the world is the Trans-Canada
4 The longest highway in the world has a length of About 8000 km
5 The highest mountain in the world is the Everest
The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak
6 Myanmar
production of the world is
7 The biggest desert in the world is the Sahara desert
8 The largest coffee growing country in the world is Brazil
9 The country also known as "country of Copper" is Zambia
The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and
10 Durand line
Afghanistan is
11 The river Volga flows out into the Caspian sea
12 The coldest place on the earth is Verkoyansk in Siberia
13 The country which ranks second in terms of land area is Canada
14 The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is Sicily
15 The river Jordan flows out into the Dead sea
16 The biggest delta in the world is the Ganges Delta
17 The capital city that stands on the river Danube is Belgrade
18 The Japanese call their country as Nippon
19 The length of the English channel is 564 kilometres
20 The world's oldest known city is Damascus
21 The city which is also known as the City of Canals is Venice
22 The country in which river Wangchu flows is Myanmar
23 The biggest island of the world is Greenland
The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of
24 Detroit, USA
automobiles in the world is
The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the
25 China & South Africa
world is
The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world
26 Malaysia
is
27 The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world is China
The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is
28 Amazon River
the
29 The city which was once called the `Forbidden City' was Peking
30 The country called the Land of Rising Sun is Japan
31 Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest
32 The volcano Vesuvius is located in Italy
33 The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world is Cuba
34 The length of the Suez Canal is 162.5 kilometers
35 The lowest point on earth is The coastal area of Dead sea

36 The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of Nepal

37 The largest ocean of the world is the Pacific ocean
38 The largest bell in the world is the Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin, Moscow
39 The biggest stadium in the world is the Strahov Stadium, Prague
40 The world's largest diamond producing country is South Africa
41 Australia was discovered by James Cook
42 The first Governor General of Pakistan is Mohammed Ali Jinnah
43 Dublin is situated at the mouth of river Liffey
44 The earlier name of New York city was New Amsterdam
45 The Eifel tower was built by Alexander Eiffel
46 The Red Cross was founded by Jean Henri Durant
47 The country which has the greatest population density is Monaco
48 The national flower of Britain is Rose
49 Niagara Falls was discovered by Louis Hennepin
50 The national flower of Italy is Lily
51 The national flower of China is Narcissus
52 The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at Kathmandu
53 The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is Strait of Hormuz
54 The first Industrial Revolution took place in England
55 World Environment Day is observed on 5th June
56 The first Republican President of America was Abraham Lincoln
57 The country famous for Samba dance is Brazil
58 The name of Alexander's horse was Beucephalus
59 Singapore was founded by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
60 The famous British one-eyed Admiral was Nelson
61 The earlier name of Sri Lanka was Ceylon
62 The UNO was formed in the year 1945
63 UNO stands for United Nations Organization
64 The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on 15th August
65 'Last Judgement' was the first painting of an Italian painter named Michelangelo
66 Paradise Regained was written by John Milton
67 The first President of Egypt was Mohammed Nequib
68 The first man to reach North Pole was Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary
69 The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso was Guermica
70 The primary producer of newsprint in the world is Canada
71 The first explorer to reach the South Pole was Cap. Ronald Amundson
72 The person who is called the father of modern Italy is G.Garibaldi
73 World literacy day is celebrated on 8th September
74 The founder of modern Germany is Bismarck
75 The country known as the land of the midnight sun is Norway
76 The place known as the Roof of the world is Tibet
77 The founder of the Chinese Republic was San Yat Sen
78 The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was Abdul Salam
79 The first woman Prime Minister of Britain was Margaret Thatcher
80 The first Secretary General of the UNO was Trygve Lie
81 The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was Frederick Auguste Bartholdi
82 The port of Baku is situated in Azerbaijan
83 John F Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald
84 The largest river in France is Loire
85 The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law was Catherine of Aragon
86 The first black person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was Ralph Johnson Bunche
The first British University to admit women for degree courses
87 London University
was
88 The principal export of Jamaica is Sugar
89 New York is popularly known as the city of Skyscrapers
90 Madagascar is popularly known as the Island of Cloves
91 The country known as the Land of White Elephant is Thailand
92 The country known as the Land of Morning Calm is Korea
93 The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is Bhutan
94 The highest waterfalls in the world is the Salto Angel Falls, Venezuela
United States Library of Congress,
95 The largest library in the world is the
Washington DC
 96 The author of Harry Potter Books is JK Rowling
97 Nickname of New York city is Big Apple
98 What do you call a group of sheep? A Flock of Sheep
99 In which sport do players take long and short corners? Hockey
100 Who was the youngest President of the USA? Theodore Roosevelt
101 How many legs do butterflies have? 6 Legs & 2 Pair of Wings
102 Who invented the Nintendo Wii? Kashi Kabushiki
103 What year does the nintendo wii come out? Late 2006

LOWER INTERMEDIATE

SCIENCE

1. What does your heart pump?

2. Which is the nearest star?
3. Which is heavier, gold or silver?
4. How many sides does a triangle have?
5. What is H2O?
6. How many legs does a butterfly have?
GEOGRAPHY

1. Which is bigger, a lake or an ocean?

2. Which country has the most people?
3. What is the capital city of Norway?
4. What is the biggest state in the U.S.A.?
5. Which country has the biggest land area?
6. In which ocean is Hawaii?
SPORTS

1. What sport is played at Wimbledon?

2. In which country were the 2008 Olympic Games held?
3. What country does the football player Romario come from?
4. What is the most popular indoor sport in the U.S.A.?
5. In which sport was Muhammad Ali the world champion?
 6. Which famous golf player's mother comes from Thailand?
MUSIC

1. How many strings does a violin have?

2. Where was Ricky Martin born?
3. What pop group was Howie D. in?
4. Which singer usually sings rap music, Mariah Carey or Eminem?
5. Which instrument is often used in jazz music, a saxophone or a tuba?
6. What nationality is Robbie Williams?

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INTERMEDIATE

SCIENCE

1. Blood is filtered by which pair of organs?

2. Which planet is the fifth from the sun?
3. Who developed the theory of relativity?
4. Which chemical element is represented by the symbol N?
5. In which organelle of a living cell is DNA found?
6. Which travel faster, light or sound waves?
GEOGRAPHY

1. In which country is Mount Everest?

2. Which continent has the biggest population?
3. What is the capital city of New Zealand?
4. On which continent is the Sahara desert?
5. Name the two longest rivers in the world.
6. Which ocean is to the east of Africa?
SPORTS

1. What is longest running race in the Olympic Games called?

2. Who won the 2003 British Open golf tournament?
 3. In snooker, what is the colour of the last ball potted?
4. What nationality is the tennis player Lleyton Hewitt?
5. In which sport can you throw a 'curve ball'?
6. Which team won the 2003 Formula One car racing championship?
MUSIC

1. Which pop singer married British movie director Guy Ritchie?

2. Which rock group did George Harrison belong to?
3. Which classical composer became deaf near the end of his life?
4. How many strings does a bass guitar usually have?
5. In what country did reggae music originate?
6. How many instruments are there in a string quintet?

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UPPER INTERMEDIATE

SCIENCE

1. Which vitamin is abundant in citrus fruits?

2. What instrument is used for measuring temperature?
3. Who developed the theory of evolution by natural selection?
4. What gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere?
5. What do we call a shape with eight sides?
6. What is the study of plants called?
GEOGRAPHY

1. Which South American country has the greatest land area?

2. What is the capital city of Sri Lanka?
3. Which climate is generally hotter and more humid, tropical or temperate?
4. What do we call a mountain which could erupt?
5. Antarctica covers which of the earth's poles?
6. On which continent is Sierra Leone?
SPORTS

1. In which sport would you use a 'sand iron'?

2. In boxing, what do the letters K.O. stand for?
3. Baseball originated in the U.S.A. in which century?
4. How many rings are there in the Olympic Games symbol?
5. Which country won the 1998 FIFA World Cup football tournament?
6. Who won the 2003 Wimbledon women's tennis championship?
MUSIC

1. Which female pop singer had a big hit called 'Baby, One More Time'?
2. What pop group was Michael Jackson a member of when he was young?
3. What type of music did Louis Armstrong play?
4. What does an orchestra's conductor wave to keep time?
5. What nationality was Mozart?
6. Which rock group is Michael Stipe the lead singer of?

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ADVANCED

SCIENCE

1. Triton is a moon of which planet?

2. For what process do plants need sunlight, CO2 and water?
3. Which physicist wrote a book called 'A Brief History of Time'?
4. Which chemical element is represented by the symbol Zn?
5. In which organ of the body is the cerebrum found?
6. What do we call the study of birds?
GEOGRAPHY

1. In which country is the world's highest waterfall?

2. What natural phenomena are measured by the 'Richter scale'?
3. Which two oceans does the Panama Canal link?
 4. What is South America's highest mountain range?
5. What is the capital city of Kenya?
6. What is the line of latitude 23.5 degrees north of the equator called?
SPORTS

1. In which athletic event is a heavy metal ball thrown?

2. In what sport could you 'hit a six' or 'bowl a leg spinner'?
3. Golf was first played in which country?
4. In which sport could you find yourself in a headlock?
5. In which sport are a bow and arrow used?
6. What does a third-place getter at the Olympic Games win?
MUSIC

1. What instrument did the jazz musician Miles Davis play?

2. Which British rock group do Liam and Noel Gallagher belong to?
3. Which instrument has keys, pedals and strings?
4. In which country is a 'gamelan orchestra' most commonly found?
5. Who wrote the song entitled 'Yesterday'?
6. Which is the largest stringed instrument in a classical orchestra?

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Current Affairs Quiz - General Awareness Questions

1) Jantar Mantar stone astronomical observatory was recently included in the list of UNESCO World
Heritage Sites in India. Jantar Mantar is situated at?
 A) Jaipur B) Goa C) Agra D) New Delhi

2) Commonwealth Games 2014 will be held at

A) London B) Rio de Janerio C) Melbourne D) Glasgow

3) The Railway Budget 2010 – 2011 added a provision to run a train across the country to mark the 150th
birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore. What is the name of the train?
A) Maitri Express B) Bharath Tirth C) Sanskriti Express D) Janmabhoomi Express

4) Nobel Prize 2010 in Literature was awarded to whom?

A) Liu Xiaobo B) Mario Vargas Liosa C) Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov D) Akira Suzuki

5) Ezhuthachan Award 2010 (Ezhuthachan Puraskaram) was awarded to

A) Sugathakumari B) M. Leelavathi C) O. N. V. Kurup D Sukumar Azhikode

6) Recently G-20 Summit was held in……..

A) Vienna B) London C) Pittsburgh D) Torrento

7) Who is the present Chief Election Commissioner of India? (Question from latest PSC Store Issuer
Grade II Exam in KSRTC held on 08th January 2011)
A) Navin Chawla B) S. Y. Quraishi C) N. Gopalaswami D) B.B Tandon

8) David Warren who passed away recently was related with

A) Commonwealth Games B) Holly wood C) Black Box in Aeroplanes D) Bhopal Disaster

9) Orange Prize 2010 was won by whom?

A) Arundhati Roy B) Hillari Mantel C) Barbara Kingsolver D) Ashwin Sanghi

10) Who is the founder of ‘Face Book’ which is currently the No.1 social networking website in India?
A) Bill Gates B) Martin Cooper C) Orkut Buyukkokten D) Mark Zuckerberg

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Answers to Current Affairs Quiz Answers - General Awareness Answers

1) A) Jaipur
2) D) Glasgow
3) C) Sanskriti Express
4) B) Mario Vargas Liosa
5) B) M. Leelavathi
6) D) Torrento
7) B) S. Y. Quraishi
8) C) Black Box in Aeroplanes
9) C) Barbara Kingsolver
10) D) Mark Zuckerberg

1) Which is the most populated city in the world?

A) Mexico City B) New York C) Mumbai D) Tokyo

2) The winners of the FIFA World Cup Football 2010 is

A) Netherlands B) Spain C) Italy D) France

3) Which country created history by conducting Cabinet meeting under sea in October 2009?
A) Maldives B) China C) Iceland D) Mauritius

4) Who is the only player to score a double century in the one day internationals?
A) Virender Sehwag B) Sachin Tendulkar C) Brain Lara D) Jacques Kallis

5) Who was the first Malayalee to be nominated to Rajya Sabha?

A) Sardar K.M. Panikkar B) A.K. Gopalan C) M.N. Govindan Nair D) C.K. Kumara Panikkar

6) The launching date of Chandrayan I was __ ?

A) 20th December 2009 B) 23rd October 2009 C) 22nd October 2008 D) 9th November 2008

7) First five Year Plan was started in the year __ ?

A) 1950 B) 1951 C) 1955 D) 1969

8) Who was known as ‘Indian Napoleon’?

A) Samudragupta B) Kanishka C) Ashokan D) Chandragupta Maurya

9) Srirangam Ranganathaswamy Temple is situated at

A) Tirupati B) Andhrapradesh C) Tamilnadu D) Karnataka

10) Numismatics is the study of __ ?

A) Metals B) Coins C) Flags D) Fossils

11) The capital of Kanishka was at ___ ?

A) Kanchipuram B) Pataliputra C) Magadha D) Purushapura (Peshawar in Pakisthan)

12) ‘Old Glory’ is the national flag of __ ?

A) USA B) Canada C) Britain D) France

13) Vayalar Award was first won by

A) G. Sankara Kurup B) Sooranadu Kunhan Pillai C) O.N.V. Kurup D) Lalithambika Antherjanam

14) Kalidasa, the great scholar belongs to the period of

A) Gupta B) Maurya C) Pallava D) Chera

15) Silent Valley National Park is silent due to the absence of

A) Wolves B) Cicadas C) Birds D) Frogs

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Answers to PSC LD Clerk Model Question Paper 2011

1) D) Tokyo
2) B) Spain
3) A) Maldives
4) B) Sachin Tendulkar
5) A) Sardar K.M. Panikkar
6) C) 22nd October 2008
7) B) 1951
8) A) Samudragupta
9) C) Tamilnadu (Sree Ranganathaswamy Temple is the first among 108 Divya Desam of Vishnu)
10) B) Coins
11) D) Purushapura (Peshawar in Pakisthan)
12) A) USA
13) D) Lalithambika Antherjanam (Won the first Vayalar Award in 1977 for her book Agnisakshi)
14) A) Gupta
15) B) Cicadas