Kerala PSC Civil Excise Officer Question Paper 2019 1. Who was awarded with Gandhi Peace Prize in 2005? Ans - Desmund Tutu 2. Who was the owner of the Newspaper Swadeshabhimani? Ans - Vakkom Abdul Khadar Moulavi 3. ____ can only be introduced in Lok Sabha. Ans - Money Bill 4. Which state government has recently set-up toll free helpline to produce information to students? Ans - Tamil Nadu 5. Who has been appointed as the new Editor in Chief of the Rajya Sabha TV? Ans - Rahul Mahajan 6. Which part of Ukraine broke away and became the part of Russia? Ans - Crimea 7. Yogakshema Sabha started at the initiative of ____. Ans - VT Bhattatirippadu 8. Who invented the Atom Bomb? Ans - Otto Hahn 9. The volunteer Captain of Guruvayoor Sathyagraha is: Ans - AK Gopalan 10. Leader of Karivalloor Struggle is: Ans - K Devayani 11. Who is the present Director General of NIA? Ans - Yogesh Chander Modi 12. Dr KB Menon is related with ____. Ans - Keezhariyoor Bomb Case 13. Who has been elected as the 'Mother of the Year' in 1975 on the inauguration of International Women's Year? Ans - Ammu Swaminathan 14. Who wrote the patriotic song 'Saare Jahan se Accha'? Ans - Muhammed Iqbal 15. Kallumala Agitation is associated with ____. Ans - Dress Code 16. ____ is called 'Universal Fibre'. Ans - Cotton 17. Who wrote 'Karuna'? Ans - Kumaran Asan 18. Who is the Deputy Secretary-General of UNO? Ans - Amina J Mohammed 19. 'Brooklyn' in the USA is famous for____. Ans - ????? 20. Why I am an Athiest is an autobiography of ____. Ans - Bhagat Singh 21. Who Composed 'Navamanjari' in the dedication of Chattampi Swamikal? Ans - Sree Narayana Guru 22. Which among the following freedom fighters med with a tragic death in connection with Paliyam Satyagraha? Ans - AG Velayudhan 23. IInd International Spices Conference was held at___. Ans - Kovalam 24. Which American President was awarded with the 'Order of Abdul Aziz Al Saud Medal' in 2017? Ans - Donald Trump 25. Who is known as 'Kerala Vyasa'? Ans - Kodungalloor Kunhikuttan Thampuran 26. The ever big Cyber Attack in history which affected almost 150 countries of the world is: Ans - Wanna Cry 27. In 1856, Basel Mission Started the first Engish Medium School in Malabar at : Ans - Thalasseri 28. Who inaugurated Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Memorial in Rameswaram? Ans - Narendra Modi 29. Neither of them ___ the secret. Ans - knows 30. Ravi speaks English ___ well. Ans - very 31. Be loyal ___ your country Ans - to 32. Have you seen ___ unicorn? Ans - a 33. The Sun ____ brightly since 9.30 this morning. Ans - has been shining 34. ____ giving me your mobile phone for a minute? Ans - Would you mind 35. "Cows are eating grass" is the active voice of: Answer - grass is being eaten by cows 36. My mother asked me where ____ Answer - I was going 37. The Kashmir Valley is ___ place on earth. Ans - the most beautiful 38. If you had worked with confidence, you ___ with distinction. Ans - would have passed 39. The meaning of "euthanasia" is : Ans - mercy killing 40. The antonym of 'sharp' is: Ans - blunt 41. One who loves mankind is called a : Ans - Philanthropist 42. Though he refused at first, he ___ in the end. Ans - came around 43. "Red-faced" means: Ans - a person who becomes very angry or annoyed 44. Which word is not spelt correctly? Ans - Commemmorate 45. He is widely known by his ___ in literature. Ans - nom de plume 46. Yesterday there was a ___ of insects in my house. Ans - swarm 47. A male horse is called ___. Ans - Stallion 48. The corrupt officials are suspended until ___ orders. Ans - further 49. 8 x (7 - 6 + 4) /10 Ans - 4 50. x% of 320-10% of 280 = 10% of 360 Then x is: Ans - 20 51. The average age of 5 teachers in a school is 30. If the age of the Principle is added the average increases by 3. What is the age of the Principal? Ans - 48 52. In a certain code, SISTER is written as QGQVGT. How will you write MOTHER in that code? Ans - KMRJGT 53. + means /, / means x, x means -, - means + then 60 +5 / 8 x 2 - 7 : Ans - 101 54. HALL : HBNO :: HOME : ? Ans - HPOH 55. Ans - 9 56. If the cost price of 60 tables is equal to the selling price of 75 tables. Then there will be : Ans - Loss 20% 57. Find the Odd one out. [a] 33 [b] 13 [c] 23 [d] 43 Ans - 33 58. Ramu invested an amount of Rs. 3450 @ 8% Simple Interest per annum. After how many years will he obtain an amount of Rs. 4830? Ans - 5 years 59. If February 6, 2016, falls on a Saturday what day will be March 15, 2016? Ans - Tuesday 60. Find the 10th term of the AP 32, 57, 82, .... etc. Ans - 257 61. 9, 28, 65, 126, 217, ? Ans - 344 62. = ? Ans - 63. 4 boys or 6 girls can reap a field in 78 days. How long will 7 boys and 9 girls take to reap it? Ans - 24 days 64. A walks 6 km towards the south and then he turns right and moves 6 km further. He then turns right and walks 14 km. How far is he from the starting point? Ans - 10 km 65. The area of a rectangle is 400 cm^2 which is equal to 25% of the area of a square. What is the side of the square? Ans - 40 cms 66. A 300-meter long train crosses a 40-meter platform in 9 seconds. What is the speed of the train in Km/h? Ans 136 km/h 67. A certain sum is to be divided among X,Y,Z in the ratio 6:5:6. If the share of Y and Z together is Rs. 300 more than that of X's share. Then find the Z's share. Ans - 360 68. The times shown in a clock is 4 O'clock. What is its reflection shown in a mirror? Ans - 8 O'Clock 69. The first digital state in India: Ans - Kerala 70. Who won the "Best Actor Award" for the 64th National Film Awards of India? Ans - Akshay Kumar 71. The autobiography "Atmakadha" was written by: Ans - Anna Chandy 72. India's first indigenous Rota Virus Vaccine: Ans - RotaVac 73. National Law day is on : Ans - November 26 74. "Scurvy" occurs due to the deficiency of: Ans - Vitamin C 75. Constitutional head of the Indian States: Ans - President 76. The Nair Service Society was founded in the year: Ans - 1914 77. The travelogue was written by Ayya Guru: Ans - Ente Kashi Yathra 78. The Attingal Revolt was in the year: Ans - 1721 79. Which country will host the Ninth BRICS Summit? Ans - China 80. First Municipality in India to become a full Wi-Fi Zone: Ans - Malappuram 81. Who is the Ambassador of "Skill India Campaign"? Ans - Priyanka Chopra Current - Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharm 82. The Nimoo Bazgo Power Project is located in: Ans - Jammu and Kashmir 83. ____ is popularly known as Minto Morely Reforms Ans - NOT IN OPTIONS The Indian Councils Act 1909 84. The 'C' Programming language was designed by ___ as a system programming language for UNIX. Ans - Dennis Ritchie 85. Who is known as 'Father of Kerala Renaissance'? Ans - Sree Narayana Guru 86. The 'Tulbul Project' is located in the river ___. Ans - Jhelum 87. Who got the 'Goldman Award' in 2017? Ans - Prafulla Samanthara 88. Who started the newspaper 'Kerala Kaumudi'? Ans - CV Kunhiraman 89. The Nobel Prize was established in the year: Ans - 1895 90. The oldest stock bank in India: Ans - Allahabad Bank 91. The study of fossils is called ___ Ans - Paleontology 92. CDMA is : Ans - Code Division Multiple Access 93. 'Adithya Mission' refers to: Ans - India's Solar Exploration Programme 94. Who founded the organisation 'Sadhu Jana Paripalana Sangam'? Ans - Ayyankali 95. World AIDS Day is observed on: Ans - December 1 96. The birthplace of Chavara Kuriakose Elias is: Ans - Kainakiri 97. The Naphtha Jhakri Dam is built across ___ in Himachal Pradesh. Ans - Sutlej River 98. Which is the rare species of plant, with a forked leaf found out from the Neeagiri Hills in 2017? Ans - Cobra Lilly 99. The sportsman who won the Laureus World Sports Award 2018 is: Ans - Roger Federer 100. The Government of India enacted The Environment Protection Act of ___ under Article 253 of the Constitution. Ans - 1986 .