Most Kerala PSC exams have one or two tough multiple-choice questions that might easily confuse us.
In the sixth monthly edition of the Confusing Facts series, we'll go through 25 such puzzling facts that may be useful for all upcoming Kerala PSC examinations.
#1
- First President of Chinese republic – Sun Yat-Sen.
- First Chairman of Chinese republic – Mao Tse-tung.
#2
- Malabar Manual – William Logan (1887).
- Cochin State Manual – C. Achutha Menon (1911).
- Travancore State Manual – V. Nagam Aiya (1906).
#3
- Asoka of South India – Amoghavarsha I.
- Asoka of Kerala – Vikramaditya "Varaguna."
- Asoka of Travancore – Marthanda Varma.
#4
- First opposition leader in Loksabha – A.K. Gopalan.
- First official opposition leader in Loksabha – Ram Subhag Singh.
- First official opposition leader in Loksabha from Kerala – C.M. Stephen.
#5
Inspired by Gandhiji's Young India –
- K.P. Kesavamenon started – Mathrubhumi.
- T.R. Krishnaswami – Yuvabharatham.
#6
- Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT) – Kochi (1957).
- Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE) – Mumbai (1961).
#7
- First President & Secretary of NSS – K. Kelappan & Mannath Padmanabhan (respectively).
- President & Secretary of Guruvayur Satyagraha Committee – Mannath Padmanabhan & K. Kelappan (respectively).
#8
- The Discovery of India was written by – Jawaharlal Nehru.
- The Rediscovery of India was written by – Meghnath Desai & Baron Desai.
#9
- My Experiments with Truth – Mahatma Gandhi.
- My Experiments with Untruth – Gyan C. Jain (2001).
- Experiment with Untruth – Michael Henderson (1977).
- My Experiments with Silence – Samir Soni (Actor).
#10
- A disease found in children due to the deficiency of the hormone Thyroxine – Cretinism (now known as Congenital iodine-deficiency syndrome).
- A disease found in adults due to the deficiency of the hormone Thyroxine – Myxedema.
#11
- Swachh Bharat Abhiyan - Country-wide cleanliness campaign initiated by the Government of India (2014 October 2).
- Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan - To make 50% of all government-owned buildings in state capitals fully accessible to differently-abled people by 2018 (2015).
- Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) - a flagship program of the Ministry of Education to link the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) with a set of at least 5 villages (2014; Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0 launched by MHRD on April 25, 2018).
#12
- Laws of Motion – Issac Newton.
- Planetary Laws of Motion – Johannes Kepler.
#13
- Southernmost point of India – Indira Point (Andaman & Nicobar Islands).
- Northernmost point of India – Indira Col (Jammu & Kashmir).
#14
- Moti Masjid of Agra was constructed by – Shah Jahan (1655).
- Moti Masjid (in Red Fort) of Delhi was constructed by – Aurangzeb (1659-1660).
- Author of Raja Yoga – Swami Vivekananda.
- Author of Raja Yoga Rahasyam – Vagbhatananda.
#16
- First Handheld Mobile Phone was made by – John F. Mitchell & Martin Cooper (New York, 1973).
- First Smartphone in the world was made by – IBM (Device name: Simon, 1994).
- First Commercial Android Mobile Phone in the world was made by – HTC (Android device name: HTC Dream, 2008).
#17
- First Revolt against British in Kerala – Anchuthengu Revolt (1697).
- First Organized Revolt against British in Kerala – Attingal Revolt (1721).
#18
- Attingal Revolt was in – 1721.
- Malabar Rebellion was in – 1921.
#19
- UJALA Scheme – Provides LED bulbs at subsidized rates (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All, 2015).
- Ujjwala Scheme – Providing LPG connections to women from Below Poverty Line (Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, 2016).
#20
- ഉജ്ജ്വല ശബ്ദാഢ്യന് – ഉള്ളൂർ എസ്. പരമേശ്വരയ്യർ.
- ശബ്ദ സുന്ദരൻ – വള്ളത്തോൾ.
- Grand Old Lady of Indian Nationalism – Annie Besant.
- Mother of Indian National Movement – Madame Bhikaiji Rustom Cama.
#22
- First Female Deputy Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly – K. O. Aysha Bai.
- First Female Pro-term Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly – Rosamma Punnose.
- First Female Acting Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly – A. Nafeesath Beevi.
#23
- Article 21 – Protection of Life & Personal Liberty
- Article 21 (A) – Right to Education (Free & Compulsory Education for Children from 6 to 14 years).
#24
- Escape Velocity of Earth – 11.2 km/s (25.05 miles/hour).
- Escape Velocity of Moon – 2.4 km/s (5.37 miles/hour).
#25
- The Fall of Man – Michelangelo (Painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, Vatican).
- The Fall of a Sparrow – Salim Ali (Autobiography).