PSC Mock Exam 397 — 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 100 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 full-length paper. Take it timed, review wrong answers afterwards, and recovered questions move from "Wrong" to "Recovered" on your dashboard.
Subject distribution in this mock
Topics covered in this mock
- General Knowledge (30 Qs): UN agencies, abbreviations, famous personalities, awards and honours, sports.
- Mental Ability & Reasoning (15 Qs): puzzles, analogies and classification, series completion, coding-decoding, blood relations.
- Current Affairs (10 Qs): awards announced, state news, economy updates, recent appointments, government schemes launched.
- English (10 Qs): sentence improvement, comprehension passages, active and passive voice, grammar and tenses, common errors.
- Malayalam (10 Qs): പര്യായം (synonyms), വിപരീതം (antonyms), പഴഞ്ചൊല്ലുകൾ (proverbs), സാഹിത്യ ചരിത്രം (literary history), കവിതാ ശാഖകൾ (poetry traditions).
Best fit for these cadres
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. Obedience to authority — Milgram experiment:
General Knowledge- Low
- Harmless
- Unknown
- ~65% administered lethal shocks under instruction
Show answer + explanation
Correct: D. ~65% administered lethal shocks under instruction
Shocked by post-Holocaust context. Stanley Milgram (Yale, 1963). Ethics controversial.
Q2. India G20 presidency year:
Current Affairs- 2023
- 2024
- 2022
- 2025
Show answer + explanation
Correct: A. 2023
Dec 2022 - Nov 2023. Summit Sep 2023 Delhi.
Q3. How many odd days in an ordinary year:
Mental Ability & Reasoning- 3
- 1
- 2
- 0
Show answer + explanation
Correct: B. 1
365 mod 7 = 1 odd day.
Q4. Antonym of HUMBLE:
English- Quiet
- Modest
- Simple
- Arrogant
Show answer + explanation
Correct: D. Arrogant
Humble ↔ arrogant.
Q5. Changampuzha Krishna Pillai is famous for which poem?
Malayalam- Veena Poovu
- Ramanan
- Duravastha
- Karuna
Show answer + explanation
Correct: B. Ramanan
Changampuzha's Ramanan (1936) is one of the most popular romantic poems in Malayalam literature.
The full 100-question mock starts below.
Frequently asked
How long does this mock take?
90 minutes for 100 questions — the same per-question pace required in actual Kerala PSC paper examinations.
Is it scored like the real exam?
Yes — +1 for each correct answer, −0.33 for each wrong, 0 for unanswered. PSC-exact pattern.
Can I retake this mock?
Unlimited attempts. Each attempt saves to your scores. Wrong questions go to your review list; getting them right later moves them to "Recovered."
Is it free?
First 8 questions of every mock are free to preview. Complete 3 topic quizzes to earn 1 free mock unlock — or unlock all 1,200+ mocks for ₹500 (one-time, 2 years).
PSC Mock Exam 397 — Foundation
100 questions · 90 minutes