KERALA PSC UNIVERSITY ASSISTANT EXAM MODEL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2016
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
Correct Answer:- Option-C
2:-Name the place where the Great Revolt of 1857 broke out.
A:-Delhi
B:-Lucknow
C:-Kanpur
D:-Meerut
Correct Answer:- 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
Correct Answer:- 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
Correct Answer:- 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
Correct Answer:- 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
Correct Answer:- 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
Correct Answer:- 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
Correct Answer:- 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
Correct Answer:- 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
Correct Answer:- 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
Correct Answer:- 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)
Correct Answer:- Option-A
