Most Kerala PSC exams have one or two tough multiple-choice questions that might easily confuse us (now with statement questions everything is very confusing, anyhow...).
In the seventh installment of this series, we'll go through 25 such puzzling facts that may be useful for upcoming PSC examinations.
#1
- Flamingo Festival – Andhra Pradesh (Pulicate Lake, Nellore district).
- Hornbill Festival – Nagaland.
#2
- First Country to start 3G Service on a commercial basis – Japan (2005).
- First Country to deploy 4G Service on a commercial basis – Sweden (2009)
- First Country to deploy nationwide 5G mobile networks – South Korea (2019).
#3
- 3G Service on a commercial basis was started in India in – 2008.
- 4G Service started in India – 2014.
#4
- Unit of Resistance – Ohm.
- Unit of Conductance – Mho.
#5
- National Engineers' Day – September 15 (birth anniversary of Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya).
- National Doctors' Day – July 1 (birth and death anniversary [same day] of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy).
#6
- Minamata disease occurs due to the presence of the element – Mercury.
- Wilson's disease occurs due to the presence of the element – Copper.
- Arthritis occurs due to the presence of the element – Potassium.
- Itai-itai disease occurs due to the presence of the element – Cadmium.
- Itai-itai means 'it hurts-it hurts' (Japanese).
#7
- First Translator of Bhagavad Gita into English – Sir Charles Wilkins (1785).
- Title – 'Bhagwat Geeta- or the Dialogues of Kreeshna and Arjooon, Wilkins.'
- First Translator of Manusmriti into English – Sir William Jones (1794).
#8
- 3 Agni Kanyas of Indian National Movement – Preetilata Waddedar, Bina Das & Kalpana Dutta.
- Agniputhri – Tessy Thomas.
- Agnikobi – Kamalakanta Bhattacharya (Assamese poet).
#9
- Name the commission who inquired into the conspiracy behind Rajiv Gandhi's assassination – Verma Commission.
- Name the commission who investigated the security lapses that led to the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi – Jain Commission.
#10
- Founder of Nair Samajam – Mannath Padmanabhan.
- Founder of Keraleeya Nair Samajam – C. Krishnapilla (1907).
#11
- Nair Brithyajana Sangham was the predecessor to – Nair Service Society (NSS).
- Vavottuyogam was the predecessor to – Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam (SNDP).
#12
- DNA was first identified by – Friedrich Miescher (1896).
- called it as 'nuclein.'
- The Helix structure of DNA was discovered by – James Watson & Francis Crick (1953).
#13
- The concept of Fundamental Rights in Indian Constitution are taken from – U.S.A.
- Fundamental Duties in Indian Constitution are taken from – Russia (USSR).
#14
- My Times is the autobiography of – Jiwatram Bhagwandas Kripalani.
- My Truth is the autobiography of – Indira Gandhi.
#15
- Jai Jawan, Jai Kisaan – Lal Bahadur Shastri (1965).
- Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan – Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1998).
- Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan, Jai Anusandhan – Narendra Modi (2019).
#16
- Land of Thousand Lakes – Finland.
- Land of Thousand Islands – Indonesia.
- Land of Thousand Elephants – Laos.
#17
- കല്യാണ സൗഗന്ധികം (കവിത) – വയലാർ.
- കല്യാണ സൗഗന്ധികം (തുള്ളൽ) – കുഞ്ചൻ നമ്പ്യാർ.
- കല്യാണ സൗഗന്ധികം (ആട്ടക്കഥ) – കോട്ടയത്തു തമ്പുരാൻ.
- മഹാഭാരതത്തിൽ ഈ കഥയുടെ പേര് 'സൗഗന്ധികാഹരണം' എന്നാണ്.
#18
- 'നവോത്ഥാനത്തിന്റെ സൂര്യതേജസ്സ് ' – കുറുമ്പൻ ദൈവത്താൻ (ജീവചരിത്രം by ബാബു തോമസ്).
- 'നവോത്ഥാന ചരിത്രത്തിലെ മേഘ ജ്യോതിസ്' – ടി.കെ. മാധവൻ.
#19
- The Golden Age of Mughal Architecture is during the reign of – Shah Jahan.
- The Golden Age of Mughal Painting is during the reign of – Jahangir.
#20
- Total No. of National Parks in India – 104.
- Total No. of Wildlife Sanctuaries in India – 566.
#21
- Laughing Gas / Happy Gas – Nitrous oxide.
- Tear Gas – Ammonia, Chloropicrin.
- Marsh Gas – Methane.
- Gobar Gas – Methane, Hydrogen & CO₂.
#22
- Kristhava Kalidasan – Kattakkayam Cheriyan Mappila.
- Kerala Kalidasan – Kerala Varma Valiya Koyi Thampuran.
#23
In Ernakulam:
- Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium – Kadavanthra.
- Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium – Kaloor.
#24
- Headquarters of HANTEX – Thiruvananthapuram (Oottukuzhy).
- Headquarters of HANVEEV – Kannur.
#25
- Kaumudi – C. Kesavan (1937).
- Kerala Kaumudi – C. V. Kunhiraman (1911).
- Sambad Kaumudi – Ram Mohan Roy (Bengali weekly newspaper, 1819).
- Kaumudi (Weekly) – K. Balakrishnan (1955).
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