HSST Homescience PSC Exam GK Questions

1:-Which of the following incidents marked the beginning of Civil Disobedience Movement in India?

A:-Chauri-Chaura Incident   

B:-Gandhi-Irwin Pact

C:-Dandi-March 

D:-Boycott of Simon Commission

Ans:- Option-C 

2:-Name the place where the Great Revolt of 1857 broke out.

A:-Delhi     B:-Lucknow        C:-Kanpur          D:-Meerut

Ans:- Option-D

3:-Who among the following gave leadership to Bardoli Satyagraha?

A:-Gopalakrishna Gokhale    B:-Lala Lajpat Rai

C:-Vallabhai Patel                  D:-Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Ans:- Option-C

4:-Who is the author of 'Keralasimham', the historical novel in Malayalam?

A:-Ambadi Narayana Poduval        B:-C.V. Raman Pillai

C:-E.V. Krishna Pillai                       D:-Sardar K.M. Panikkar

Ans:- Option-D

5:-Where did the historic session of the Indian National Congress take place in 1929?

A:-Bombay          B:-Lahore           C:-Calcutta         D:-Karachi

Ans:- Option-B

6:-Who amongst the following was nominated by the Travancore Government as a member of the Sri Mulam Praja Sabha in recognition of his services to the Harijan community?

A:-Vaikunda Swami               B:-Chattampi Swamikal

C:-Sri Narayana Guru            D:-Ayyankali

Ans:- Option-D

7:-Who was the owner of the newspaper "Swadesabhimani"?

A:-K. Ramakrishna Pillai                 B:-Vakkam Abdul Khadar Maulavi

C:-Vaikom Muhammad Basheer    D:-G. Parameswaran Pillai

Ans:- Option-B

8:-In which year Sri Chittira Tirunal Balarama Varma, the Maharaja of Travancore issued his famous Temple Entry Proclamation?

A:-November 12, 1936          B:-September 21, 1932

C:-October 2, 1936                D:-November 1, 1931

Ans:- Option-A

9:-Which of the following kept alive the Indian National Movement during the period of the First World War?

A:-Home Rule Movement     B:-Civil Disobedience Movement

C:-Anti-Partition Agitation   D:-Quit India Movement

Ans:- Option-A

10:-Name the British Indian Viceroy who won the title "The Father of Local Self-Government" in India

A:-Lord Cornwallis       B:-Lord Ripon    

 C:-Lord Lytton            D:-Lord Mayo

Ans:- Option-B

11:-Reasonable restrictions can be imposed on the ground of security of state on:

A:-Freedom of movement    

B:-Freedom of association

C:-Freedom of speech and expression    

D:-Freedom of peaceful assembly

Ans:- Option-C

12:-The rule of 'ex-post facto law' is embodied in which Article?

A:-Art. 20 (1)      B:-Art. 20 (2)      C:-Art. 20 (3)     D:-Art 22 (1)

Ans:- Option-A

13:-Who is the head of the household for the purpose of ration cards under National Food Security Act, 2013?

A:-Woman with 21 yrs or above     B:-Woman with 18 yrs or above

C:-Man with 18 yrs or above           D:-Man with 21 yrs or above

Ans:- Option-B

14:-The UNEP

A:-deals with education of children

B:-is a forum of economic development

C:-is an organisation of UNICEF

D:-in the environmental arm of UN

Ans:- Option-D

15:-The Right to Information was passed in the year

A:-2003     B:-2004     C:-2005     D:-2006

Ans:- Option-C

16:-The committee which functions at district level under the protection of women against Sexual Harrassment at work place Act, 2010 is

A:-Local Complaints Committee   

B:-Disciplinary Committee

C:-Anti Sexual Harrassment Committee         

D:-Internal Complaints Committee

Ans:- Option-A

17:-Which committee recommended the insertion of fundamental duties in the Indian Constitution?

A:-Cohen Committee             B:-Ashok Mehta Committee

C:-Sarkaria Committee                   D:-Santhanam Committee

Ans:- Option-D

18:-The Supreme Court held that an amendment of the constitution under Art 368 was 'law' within the meaning of 'law' under Art. 13 in:

A:-Chembakam Dorairajan Case    B:-Sajjan Singh Case

C:-Golaknath Case                           D:-Sankari Prasad Case

Ans:- Option-C

19:-The Social Welfare Board in 1953 was set up with the object of protecting: 

A:-Child                                                     B:-Child and women

C:-Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe   D:-All the above Correct

Ans:- Option-B