PSC Mock Exam 586 — 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): awards and honours, sports, books and authors, first in India / world, national symbols.
- Mental Ability & Reasoning (15 Qs): puzzles, analogies and classification, series completion, coding-decoding, blood relations.
- Current Affairs (10 Qs): sports tournaments, awards announced, state news, economy updates, recent appointments.
- English (10 Qs): sentence improvement, comprehension passages, active and passive voice, grammar and tenses, common errors.
- Malayalam (10 Qs): സാഹിത്യ ചരിത്രം (literary history), കവിതാ ശാഖകൾ (poetry traditions), നോവൽ, കഥ (novel, short story), വ്യാകരണം (grammar), പര്യായം (synonyms).
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. Indian sociology pioneer:
General Knowledge- G. S. Ghurye
- M. N. Srinivas
- Irawati Karve
- All
Show answer + explanation
Correct: D. All
Ghurye: 'Caste and Race in India'. Srinivas: coined 'Sanskritisation'. Karve: kinship in India. Also D.P. Mukherji, A.R. Desai.
Q2. Gaza war triggered by Hamas attack on Israel occurred on:
Current Affairs- 7 October 2023
- 2024
- 2022
- 2023 January
Show answer + explanation
Correct: A. 7 October 2023
Hamas attack 7 October 2023 killed 1,200+ Israelis + hostages taken. Israel's Gaza offensive followed. Regional repercussions ongoing.
Q3. Pointing to a man, a woman says 'His mother is the only daughter of my mother.' The woman is the man's:
Mental Ability & Reasoning- Sister
- Mother
- Aunt
- Grandmother
Show answer + explanation
Correct: B. Mother
'Only daughter of my mother' = the woman herself. So the man's mother is the woman = Mother.
Q4. Synonym of FELICITOUS:
English- Unlucky
- Apt
- Clumsy
- Wrong
Show answer + explanation
Correct: B. Apt
Well-chosen; apt.
Q5. 'Khasakkinte Ithihasam' was written by:
Malayalam- Basheer
- O.V. Vijayan
- M.T. Vasudevan Nair
- S.K. Pottekkatt
Show answer + explanation
Correct: B. O.V. Vijayan
O.V. Vijayan wrote Khasakkinte Ithihasam (The Legends of Khasak, 1969), a landmark modernist Malayalam novel.
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?
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PSC Mock Exam 586 — Foundation
100 questions · 90 minutes