TNPSC Exam-GROUP- II - Subject wise analysed questions and Answers-Current Affairs and Sports-Part-2

TNPSC Exam-GROUP- II - Subject wise analysed questions and Answers-Current Affairs and Sports-Part-2

TNPSC GROUP – II  (APRIL – 2010)

Current Affairs and Sports

31.       What is the Governor of Reserve Bank of India at present?

            A)        B.Y. Reddy                            B)        C. Rangarajan

            C)        Bimal Jalan                           D)        D. Subbarao

Ans : (D)

31.       Which is the first country in the world guaranteed right to information?

            A)        America                                 B)        England

            C)        France                                   D)        Sweden

Ans : (D)

32.       Shashi Tharoor of India was a candidates for the post of

            A)        Commonwealth Secretary General

            B)        U.N. Secretary General

            C)        SAARC Secretary General

            D)        UNESCO Secretary General

Ans : (B)

33.       ‘Stolt Valor’ was in the news because

            A)        it is a Japanese ship

            B)        it is a merchant ship

            C)        it  was hijacked by Somalian hijackers

            D)        it was sailing with Indian sailors

Ans : (C)

34.       Where did the 39^th International Film Festival of India take place?

            A)        Mumbai                                  B)        Panaji

            C)        Kolkata                                   D)        Delhi

Ans : (B)

35.       Supersonic Brahmos missile is a joint venture between India and

            A)        Israel                                      B)        Denmark

            C)        Russia                                   D)        France

Ans : (C)

36.       The Indian auto major who acquired the British luxury brand ‘ Land Rover’ is

            A)        Tatas

            B)        Mahindra and Mahindra

            C)        Maruti Suzuki

            D)        Hindustan Motors

Ans : (A)

37.       The fall in crude oil prices during the end of 2008 is attributed to

            A)        increase in crude  oil production

            B)        fall in dollar value

            C)        rise in dollar value

            D)        fall in world demand

Ans : (D)

38.       Barack Obama belongs to which state?

            A)        IIIinois                          B)        New York

            C)        Los Angeles              D)        Washington

Ans : (A)

39.       The political party to which Hilary Clinton belong is

            A)        Conservative Party              B)        Socialist Party

            C)        Republican Party                 D)        Democratic party

Ans : (D)

40.       Reliance Industry recently explored oil and gas from

            A)        Godavari – Krishnan basin

            B)        Narmada – Tapti basin

            C)        Brahmaputra – Ganga basin

            D)        Mahanadi – Indravati basin

Ans : (A)

41.       Which state has topped the latest state- wise Education Development Index?

            A)        Tami Nadu                            B)        Kerala

            C)        Karnataka                              D)        Andhara Pradesh

Ans : (B)

42.       Who has been named recently as the world’s best paid author?

            A)        Paul Coelho                         B)        Salman Rushdie

            C)        Jeffery Archer                       D)        Rowling

Ans : (D) 

TNPSC GROUP – II  (March – 2009)

Current Affairs and Sports

43.       The  World cup football, 2006 was held at

            A)        Italy                                         B)        France

            C)        Germany                                D)        China

Ans : (C)

44.       The  Television industry in Tamil Nadu is proposed to start at

            A)        Sri Perambudur                    B)        Chennai

            C)        Tirunelveli                             D)        Nanguneri

Ans : (A)

45.       The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Station is set up in Tamil Nadu in collaboration with

            A)        France                                   B)        Germany

            C)        Russia                                   D)        Italy

Ans : (C)

46.       Earthquake in Gujarat occurred on

            A)        January 25, 2001

B)        February 25, 2001

            C)        March 15, 2000

            D)        April 15, 2000

Ans : (C)

47.       The devastating cyclone struck the coast of Orissa in India on

            A)        29^th October, 1999

B)        26^th December, 2004

            C)        17^th and 18^th August, 1998

D)        2^nd December, 1984

Ans : (A)

TNPSC GROUP – II  (Nov – 2007)

Current Affairs and Sports

48.       In 2004, at which town a fire raged through a primary school killing nearly 100 students?

            A)        Trichy

B)        Kumbakonam

            C)        Cuddalore

            D)        Salem

Ans : (B)

49.       Which country has recently joined the Food and Agriculture Organisation  (FAO) ?

            A)        Germany                    B)        North Korea

            C)        Russia                       D)        France

Ans : (C)

  

TNPSC GROUP – II 

(Original Question Paper – 2003)

Current Affairs and Sports

50.       2003 Winter Olympic Games held in

            A)        U.S.A.

B)        England

            C)        Switzerland

            D)        Russia

Ans : (A)

51.       Who is the Chairman of the Twelfth Finance Commission in India?

            A)        Ahluwalia

B)        Sengupta

            C)        Abid Hussain

            D)        Rangarajan

Ans : (D)

52.       In which year was the Krishna River Water scheme for Chennai initiates?

            A)        1963                           B)        1973

            C)        1983                           D)        1993

Ans : (C)