Kerala PSC Degree Level General Knowledge Questions and Answers : Part 80

#791) Yercaud is a hill station in …… in Shevaroy Hills . (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Karnataka (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Orissa Ans: (a) Tamil Nadu #792) Buddhist stupa at Bodh Gaya is on the banks of the river: (a) Falgu (b) Kshipra (c) Narmada (d) Indravati Ans: (a) Falgu #793) Which is regarded as the head stream of Ganga? (a) Alakananda (b) Nandakini (c) Bhagirathi (d) Dhauliganga Ans: (c) Bhagirathi #794) In which language the holy scriptures of Hinduism is originally written? (a) Hindi (b) Sanskrit (c) Sanskrit (d) Pali Ans: (c) Sanskrit #795) What fraction of the total area of the land area of the world is occupied by India? (a) 1/32 (b) 1/52 (c) 1/42 (d) 1/24 Ans: (c) 1/42 #796) Decimal system was originated in: (a) China (b) India (c) Greece (d) Egypt Ans: (b) India #797) In which country the first telephone exchange was established? (a) USA (b) UK (c) France (d) Germany Ans: (a) USA #798) …… is the angular distance of a place north or south of equator: (a) Longitude (b) Latitude (c) Meridian (d) Altitude Ans: (b) Latitude #799) The longest night in northern hemisphere: (a) September 23 (b) June 21 (c) December 22 (d) March 21 Ans: (c) December 22 #800) Reserve Bank of India which was started in 1935 nationalised in: (a) 1946 (b) 1947 (c) 1948 (d) 1949 Ans: (d) 1949