25 Confusing facts for PSC

In most Kerala PSC exams, there are one or two tricky multiple-choice questions that may often confuse us. In this post, we will discuss 25 such confusing facts, which might prove helpful for upcoming psc and LDC exams.

25 Confusing Questions & Answers for PSC

#1  

  • Indian Academy of Science was established by – C.V. Raman.
  • Indian Institute of Science – Jamsetji Tata.
#2
  • Vishnu Gopan – Banabhatta.
  • Vishnu Gupta – Chanakya.
#3
  • First President to declare an internal emergency – Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (June 25, 1975).
    • Prime Minister during the emergency of 1975 – Indira Gandhi.
  • First President to declare a national emergency – Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1962, Indo-China War)
    • Prime Minister during the first national emergency – Jawaharlal Nehru.

#4

  • Servants of India was founded by – Gopalakrishna Gokhale.
  • Servants of God – Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.
#5
  • A Passage to India – E.M. Forester.
  • A Passage to England – Nirad C. Chaudhary.
#6  
  • Deshabandhu – C.R. Das.
  • Bangabandhu – Sheikh Mujeeb Rahman.
  • VedaBandhu – R. Venkatachalam Iyer.
  • DalitBandhu – N. K. Jose.
#7
  • King of Spices – Black Pepper.
  • Queen of Spices – Cardamom.
  • Princess of Spices – Vanilla.
  • Prince of Spices – Cumin.
#8
  • Land of the Rising Sun – Japan.
  • Land of Sunrise (India) – Arunachal Pradesh.
  • Land of the Setting Sun – United Kingdom.
  • Land of the Setting Sun (India) – Rajasthan.
  • Land of Midnight Sun – Norway.
#9
  • Grand Old Man of India – Dadabhai Navaroji. (Previous Year PSC Questions: Stenographer, 2014; Assistant Engineer(Mechanical), Irrigation 2017)
  • Grand Old Man of England – William Gladstone.
  • Grand Old Man of Bengal – Surendranath Banerjee. (Previous Year PSC Questions: Cine Assistant (Unit Boy) (NCA) KFDC LTD 2014)
  • Grand Old Man of South India – G. Subramania Iyer.
  • Grand Old Man of Kerala – K.P. Kesava Menon.
#10
  • Toxic gas released when plastic is burned – Dioxin.
  • Toxic gas released when petrol is burned – Carbon monoxide.
#11
  • Founder of Pondicherry – Francis Martin.
  • Founder of Madras – Francis Day.
#12
  • Father of Economy – Adam Smith.
  • Father of Mixed Economy – John Maynard Keynes.
#13
  • Lokamanya – Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
  • Loknayak – Jayaprakash Narayanan.
#14
  • King of Fruits – Mango.
  • Queen of Fruits – Mangosteen. (Previous Year PSC Question: Lab Technical Assistant, Agriculture Plant Protection, 2015)
  • Princess of Fruits – Pineapple.
#15
  • National Anthem (Jana Gana Mana) composed by – Rabindranath Tagore.
  • National Song (Vande Mataram) composed by – Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.
#16
  • Most abundant metal present on the earth's surface – Aluminium.
  • Most abundant metal present on earth – Iron.
#17
  • First university established in India by the British – Kolkata University.
  • First university established in India outside British administration – University of Mysore.
#18
  • Rabindra Setu (Howrah Bridge) is across the river – Hooghly.
  • Nehru Setu (Railway bridge) is across the river – Son (Bihar).
  • Ram Setu (Rama's bridge / Adam's bridge) is across – Indian ocean (connecting Pamban Island of Tamil Nadu & Mannar Island of Sri Lanka).
#19
  • Author of Ningalenne Communistakki (നിങ്ങളെന്നെ കമ്മ്യൂണിസ്റ്റാക്കി) – Thoppil Basi.
  • Ningalaare Communistakki? (നിങ്ങൾ ആരെ കമ്മ്യൂണിസ്റ്റാക്കി) – Civic Chandran.
  • Nanippam Communistakum (ഞാനിപ്പം കമ്മ്യൂണിസ്റ്റ് അക്കും) – P. Kesava Dev.
  • Ningalenne Congressakki (നിങ്ങളെന്നെ കോൺഗ്രസാക്കി) – A. P. Abdullakkutty (Politician, Autobiography).
#20
  • Rarest naturally occurring semi-metal/element on the surface of Earth – Astatine.
  • Rarest unstable metal – Francium (half-life - 22 minutes).
  • Rarest stable metal – Tantalum.
  • Rarest and most expensive metal – Rhodium.
#21
  • First Republican country of Africa – Liberia (1847).
  • First Independent country in Africa – Ghana (1957).
#22
  • Soul of the Indian Constitution – Preamble (by Thakurdas Bhargav).
  • Heart and Soul of the Indian Constitution (by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar) – Article 32 (Right to Constitutional remedies).
  • The necessary evil of the Indian Constitution – Article 22 (Fundamental Right: 'Protection against arrest and detention in certain case').
#23
  • King of Diseases / The Disease of Kings – Gout.
  • King’s disease / Rajayakshma (India) – Tuberculosis.
  • Royal Disease – Hemophilia.
#24
  • Perumpadappu Swaroopam (പെരുമ്പടുപ്പ് സ്വരൂപം) – Kingdom of Cochin.
  • Nediyiruppu Swaroopam (നെടിയിരുപ്പ് സ്വരൂപം) – Kingdom of Calicut.
#25
  • First Malayali to win the Jnanpith Award – G. Shanakara Kurup (1965).
  • First Malayali novelist to win the Jnanpith Award – S. K Pottekkatt (1980).
This is the first part of the Confusing questions & answers series for PSC. Watch out for other parts of the Confusing Facts for PSC in upcoming days.

📝 SideNotes:

  • In India, National Emergency has been declared 3 times – 1962 (Indo-China war), 1971 (Indo-Pak war), & in 1975 - 1977 (by Indira Gandhi).
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