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TNPSC Exam-GROUP- II - Subject wise analysed questions and Answers-Current Affairs and Sports-Part-1

TNPSC Exam-GROUP- II - Subject wise analysed questions and Answers-Current Affairs and Sports-Part-1



TNPSC GROUP – II

NOVEMBER – 2012

(CURRENT AFFAIRS)

1.         Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), one of the major important educational
            programmes is connected with the

            A)        Elementary Education
            B)        Higher Education
            C)        Vocational Education
            D)        Adult Education




            Ans : (A)



2.         Which of the  following pairs is correctly matched?

            Choose the correct answer using code given below.

            I.          Bharat Nirman                      :  Shelter and basic service needs of poor
            II.         Rajiv Awas Yojana              :  Support for shelter, redevelopment
                                                                           and recreation of housing stock
            III.        Jawaharlal Nehru                :  Building infrastructure and basic amenities
                        National Urban Renewal
                        Mission
            A)        I only
            B)        II Only
            C)        II and III only
            D)        I and II only






            Ans : (B)




3.         What is special about this group?

            'Mahan Maharaj, Samir, Brahmahcari, shiraz, Minwalla'

            A)        Recepient of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award, 2011
            B)        Scientists involved in the research if Higgs Boson
            C)        Scientists involved in space research
            D)        Recepient of Bharat Ratna, 2011





            Ans : (A)





4.         Wimbledon 2012 men's Champion Roger Federer belongs to which country?

            A)        United State of America
            B)        Spain
            C)        Switzerland
            D)        Germany






            Ans : (C)





5.         Which position was held by all the following personalities?

            1)         Krishna Kant
            2)         Gopal Swarup Patnak
            3)         Bairon Singh shekhawat
           
            Choose the correct answer

            A)        Deputy Prime Minister
            B)        Chairman of UPSC
            C)        Chairman of Rajya Sabha
            D)        Chief Justice of India





            Ans : (C)




6.         Match the following:

            a)         Doctor wind               1.  Swizerland
            b)         Cherry blossom        2.  Sahara of Africa
            c)         Blood rain                  3.  South Italy
            d)         Foehn                        4.  Karnataka (India)


                        a          b          c          d
            A)        1          3          2          4
            B)        2          4          3          1
            C)        3          2          4          1
            D)        4          1          3          2




            Ans : (B)




TNPSC GROUP – II  2012
Current Affairs and Sports

7.         the satellite which was launched by PSLV- C15 on July 12, 2010 which sends high quality images is

A)        INSAT – 4B                           B)        CARTOSAT- 2B
C)        RISAT – 2                              D)        CHANDRAYAN – 1





Ans : (B)





8.         Who won the Asian Snooker championship- 2012?

A)        Shiva Thapa                         B)        Aditya Mehta
            C)        Saina Nehwal                      D)        Sinha






Ans : (B)






9.         The name of cyclone, Thane was coined by which country?

            A)        India                                       B)        Myanmar
            C)        Oman                                     D)        Sri Lanka




Ans : (B)






10.       Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below :

                        List I                                                               List II
                   (Governors)                                                    (Stars)                                                             
            a)         Shekhar Dutt                                    1.  Andhra Pradesh
            b)         Kamla Beniwal                                 2.  Gujarat
            c)         Narasimhan                                      3.  Chhattisgarh
            d)         Syed Ahmed                                     4.  Jharkhand

            Codes:

                        a          b          c          d
            A)        1          2          4          3
            B)        4          3          2          1
            C)        3          2          1          4
            D)        2          1          3          4






Ans : (C)





11.       PURA is

            A)        Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas
            B)        Providing Universe Amenities in Rural Areas
            C)        Providing Urban Amenities in Rourkela Areas
            D)        Providing Universe Amenities in Rourkela Areas






Ans : (A)


 

(July - 2011)
TNPSC GROUP - II
Current Affairs and Sports

12.       Operation 'Hamla' means

            A)        Security drill conducted by the police and security agencies in Chennai
            B)        Operation to increase the production of Amla in Tamil Nadu 
            C)        New surgical technique to reduce body weight (Human)
            D)        None of these





            Ans : (A)





13.       Who has been appointed as the RBI Governor after the retirement of Shri       Y.V. Reddy?

            A)        Dr. Indra Rangarajan
            B)        Dr. Dilip Sanghavi
            C)        Dr. vijay L.Kelkar
            D)        Shri. D. Subba Rao






            Ans : (D)






14.       The recipient of Indira Gandhi Prize for peace in 2009 is

            A)        Nelson Mandela                  B)        David Cameron
            C)        Julia Gillard                         D)        Sheikh Hasina






            Ans : (D)





15.       Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes        given below:

                                    List I                                                   List II
                               (Books)                                              (Authors)
            A)        The privileges                                   1)         Martina cole
            B)        Avatar                                                 2)         Jonathan Dec
            C)        Hard Girls                                          3)         Dic  Mathison

            Codes :
                        a          b          c         
            A)        1          2          3
            B)        2          3          1         
            C)        3          2          1
            D)        2          1          3         




            Ans : (B)





16.       In 2010 which country changed its time zones?

            A)        UK                                          B)        Russia
            C)        Canada                                  D)        Europe





            Ans : (B)




17.       Commonwealth Bank of ..... in August 2010 opened its first Branch in India    in Mumbai
            A)        Denmark                                B)        Australia
            C)        Canada                                  D)        Ireland





            Ans : (B)




18.       The ice cubes were fist discovered in one asteroid on

            A)        29th April 2010        
            B)        29th September 2010
            C)        29th January 2010 
            D)        29th February 2010





            Ans : (A)





19.       Riyadh Declaration between India and Saudi Arabia was signed on

            A)        10th March 2010                  B)        15th March 2010
            C)        1st March 2010                     D)        5th March 2010





            Ans : (C)





20.       2012  Olympic Games were to be held on

            A)        London                                  B)        Beijing
            C)        Athens                                   D)        Sydney





            Ans : (A)




21.       SARRFAESI Act was introduced for the purpose of

            A)        Controlling stock exchange          
            B)        Regulating capital markets
            C)        Streamlining the financial system
            D)        Enabling the banks to realize their views





            Ans : (D)





22.       Who presented the FIFA 2010 song 'Waka Waka'?

            A)        Shakira                                  B)        A.R. Rehman
            C)        Ilayaraja                                 D)        Madona





            Ans : (A)




23.       The flood hazard in Pakistan during July 2010 is due to the flood in

            A)        Jhelum                                   B)        Indus
            C)        Chenab                                 D)        Ravi





            Ans : (B)





24.       Which is the largest solar power plant in the world?

            A)        Spain                                     B)        Portugal
            C)        Europe                                   D)        Russia





            Ans : (A)





25.       G.D. Birla International Award in art and Culture category for the year 2010    was given to

            A)        V.P. Dhananjayan and Shantha Dhanajayan  
            B)        Vijay Shanthi
            C)        Padma Subramaniam                    
            D)        Kalamandalam Krishnan





            Ans : (A)





26.       The newly introduced Indian rupee symbol is based on

            A)        Roman Script                        B)        Devanagiri Script
            C)        Tamil Script                           D)        Both a and b





            Ans : (D)





27.       Which decade is declared as the 'Decade of Innovation' by the Government of India

            A)        1950 - 1960                           B)        1980 - 1990
            C)        2000 - 2010                           D)        2011 - 2020





            Ans : (D)





28.       What was the venue of Nuclear security Summit 2010 ?

            A)        Rio de Janeiro                      B)        Bali
            C)        Geneva                                  D)        Washington





            Ans : (D)




29.       The meeting of the world water forum was held in 2009 at

            A)        Tokyo                                     B)        Moscow
            C)        Istanbul                                  D)        Nairobi




            Ans : (C)

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