14 Nov — 14 November (Jawaharlal Nehru's birthday).

The English Civil War (1642-51) ended with:

Parliament won; Charles I executed (1649) — Oliver Cromwell's Parliamentarians vs Royalists. King Charles I beheaded 1649. Brief Republic (Commonwealth). Restoration 1660.

IQ = (MA/CA) × 100 was defined by:

Stern (William Stern, 1912) — MA = mental age (from Binet-Simon test). CA = chronological age. Modern IQ uses standard scores (mean 100, SD 15).

Hammurabi's Code was from which civilisation?

Babylonian (c. 1754 BCE) — Hammurabi of Babylon — one of earliest written legal codes. 282 laws inscribed on stele, 'eye for eye' retributive justice.

A watch given for repair is an example of a contract of:

Bailment — Bailment (Section 148, Indian Contract Act) — delivery of goods for a purpose with the understanding that they be returned.

Which women's march in October 1789 brought Louis XVI's family from Versailles to Paris?

March on Versailles — The Women's March on Versailles (5–6 October 1789) forced the royal family to Paris.

Great Barrier Reef length:

2300 km — World's largest coral system.

Asian Games 2022 (held 2023) host:

Hangzhou — Hangzhou, China (Sep-Oct 2023).

Viksit Bharat goal year:

2047 — Viksit Bharat @ 2047 — 100 years of independence.

Indian 6G body — Industry-academia consortium.

Sonia Gandhi — Sonia Gandhi since 2004.

SVAMITVA scheme provides:

Property cards to rural homeowners using drone surveys — SVAMITVA uses drone mapping to provide property ownership cards to rural homeowners, enabling them to use property as financial asset.

India's first green hydrogen plant in:

Andhra Pradesh — NTPC set up India's first green hydrogen blending project in Andhra Pradesh.

Delhi vs LG case (2018):

LG must act on aid/advice of CoM — SC constitutional bench.

Haryana election 2024 winner:

BJP (3rd consecutive) — BJP won 3rd term.

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PSC Mock Exam 195 — Foundation

Full-length Kerala PSC simulation. 100 questions, 75 minutes, -0.33 negative marking.

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This 90-minute Kerala PSC mock test contains 99 multiple-choice questions spanning 9 subject areas, scored with +1 / −0.33 negative marking — the same penalty pattern used in actual Kerala PSC examinations. A focused practice slice. Take it timed, review wrong answers afterwards, and recovered questions move from "Wrong" to "Recovered" on your dashboard.

Subject distribution in this mock

General Knowledge

29 Qs

Mental Ability & Reasoning

15 Qs

Current Affairs

10 Qs

English

10 Qs

Malayalam

10 Qs

Kerala History & Culture

10 Qs

Physics

5 Qs

Chemistry

5 Qs

Topics covered in this mock

General Knowledge (29 Qs): famous personalities, awards and honours, sports, books and authors, first in India / world.
Mental Ability & Reasoning (15 Qs): blood relations, direction sense, logical deduction, data sufficiency, puzzles.
Current Affairs (10 Qs): recent appointments, government schemes launched, international events, sports tournaments, awards announced.
English (10 Qs): common errors, synonyms and antonyms, one-word substitutions, idioms and phrases, sentence improvement.
Malayalam (10 Qs): കവിതാ ശാഖകൾ (poetry traditions), നോവൽ, കഥ (novel, short story), വ്യാകരണം (grammar), പര്യായം (synonyms), വിപരീതം (antonyms).

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The subject mix of this mock matches the typical syllabus weight for these cadres. Cadre-specific 10-Q Topic Quizzes are also available.

Sample questions — one from each major subject

Q1. Michel Foucault analysed:‌‍

General Knowledge

Mathematics
Power, discourse, knowledge, surveillance
Physics
Pure economics

Show answer + explanation

Correct: B. Power, discourse, knowledge, surveillance

Foucault: power operates through discourses, disciplinary institutions (prisons, schools, hospitals). ‌‍'Panopticon' as metaphor for modern surveillance.

Q2. Ram Mandir Ayodhya consecration:‌‍

Current Affairs

15 Aug 2024
2022
22 Jan 2024
2023

Show answer + explanation

Correct: C. 22 Jan 2024

Pran Pratishtha on 22 January 2024.‌‍

Q3. 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 16, ___‌‍

Mental Ability & Reasoning

Show answer + explanation

Correct: B. 22

Differences: 1,2,3,4,5. Next = 6. 16+6 = 22.‌‍

Q4. 'The scissors ___ sharp':‌‍

English

Show answer + explanation

Correct: C. are

Scissors — plural verb.‌‍

Q5. Who wrote Balyakalasakhi?‌‍

Malayalam

Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
O.V. Vijayan
Thakazhi
Uroob

Show answer + explanation

Correct: A. Vaikom Muhammad Basheer

Basheer (1944) — childhood romance.‌‍

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Q1.Michel Foucault analysed:‌‍

A. Mathematics B. Power, discourse, knowledge, surveillance C. Physics D. Pure economics

Q2.Capital of Turkey:‌‍

A. Izmir B. Istanbul C. Antalya D. Ankara

Q3.UGC established:‌‍

A. 1953 B. 1962 C. 1956 D. 1947

Q4.RCC Thiruvananthapuram:

A. Regional Cancer Centre B. Research C. Both D. Hospital

Q5.Children's Day:‌‍

A. 5 Sep B. 14 Nov C. 2 Oct D. 26 Jan

Q6.Printing press inventor:‌‍

A. Gutenberg B. Caxton C. Edison D. Watt

Q7.With reference to Educational Degree, what does Ph.D. stand for?‌‍

A. Diploma of Philosophy B. Diploma in Psychology C. Drama in Philosophy D. Doctor of Philosophy

Q8.Eskimos' dome-shaped winter shelters made of snow blocks are called:‌‍

A. Wigwam B. Igloo C. Tepee D. Yurt

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