TNPSC Group I Exam-Previous Year Question Paper-Subject wise Analysed Questions-General Information-Part 2

TNPSC Group I Exam-Previous Year Question Paper-Subject wise Analysed Questions-General Information-Part 2

26.       Which of the following is called the Ganga of South India?

            A)        The Pennar

B)        The Kaveri

            C)        The Tamiraparani

            D)        The Palar

            Answer :  (B)

27.       Influenza A (H1N1), earlier known as Swine flu was first detected in

            A)        Thailand

B)        Costa Rica

            C)        Hong Kong

            D)        Mexico

            Answer :  (C)

28.       The UPA Government appointed National Commission on Farmers in 2004 under the Chairmanship of

            A)        Dr.C.H. Hanumantha Rao

B)        Dr. C.S. Bhalla

            C)        Dr. A.M. Khusro

            D)        Dr. M.S. Swaminathan

            Answer :  (D)

29.       Which of the following countries is not a member is ASEAN?

            A)        Cambodia                B)        China

            C)        Laos                          D)        Vietnam

            Answer :  (B)

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30.       Fast Breeder Test Reactor is at

            A)        Trombay                     B)        Kaiga

            C)        Kudankulam             D)        Kalpakkam

            Answer :  (D)

31.       Who is the chairman of 12^th Finance Commission?

            A)        C. Rangarajan          B)        K.C. Pant

            C)        Kelkar                       D)        Madhavan Ravindra

            Answer :  (A)

32.       Which of the following is not correctly matched?

A)  Central Vigilance Commission   -  Kripalani Committee                   

B)    Father of All India Service            -  Sardar Vallabhai Patel

C)  Secretary General of Non-Aligned Movement  -  Dr. Rajendra Prasad

 D)  Union Public Service   Commission                 -  A.M. Khusru

            Answer :  (A)

33.       Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) Scheme aimed at

            A)        providing loan assistance

B)        providing houses at free of cost

            C)        providing transport facilities

D)        none of these

            Answer :  (B)

34.       The LPG (Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation) model of development was introduced in 1991 by the then Finance Minister.

            A)        Dr. Manmohan Singh

B)        Shri. P. Chitambaram

            C)        Shri. Pranab Mukherjee

D)        Shri. P.V. Narasimha Rao

            Answer :  (A)

35.       Where in India is the Asia’s largest optical telescope installed?

            A)        Darjeeling - West Bengal

B)        Kodaikanal - Tamil Nadu

            C)        Mahabaleshwar - Maharashtra

D)        Kavalur - Tamil Nadu

            Answer :  (D)

36.       In which Olympic Games did India last win a Gold Medal in the field hockey?

            A)        Montreal (1976)                    B)        Moscow (1980)

            C)        Los Angeles (1984)             D)        Atlanta (1996)

            Answer :  (B)

37.       As per RTI the competent authority of Lok Sabah is the

            A)        Chairman                              B)        Prime Minister

            C)        Chief Secretary                    D)        Speaker

            Answer :  (D)

38.       The Indian post and Telegraph department issued postage stamp in honour of V.O. Chidambaram Pillai in the year

            A)        1971                           B)        1972

            C)        1973                           D)        1974

            Answer :  (B)

39.       The recipient of Data Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2005 was

            A)        Dev Anand                            B)        Marinal Sen

            C)        Lata Mangeshkar                 D)        Shyam Benegal

            Answer :  (D)

40.       Which is the best selling book sold over 10million copies written by Dr. Kenneth Blanchard, the Management Guru?

            A)        You Can win                    B)        Maximum Power

            C)        One Minute Manager     D)        10 Minute MBA

            Answer :  (C)

41.       The Rajiv Gandhi Udyami Mitra Yojana was launched in

            A)        1935                           B)        2007

            C)        2008                           D)        2009

            Answer :  (C)

42.       Which of the following countries is not a member of ASEAN?

            A)        Vietnam                     B)        Brunei

            C)        Bangladesh              D)        Myanmar

            Answer :  (C)

43.       World Earth Day is observed on

            A)        April 30                      B)        April 22

            C)        March 22                   D)        June 5

            Answer :  (B)

44.       The recipient of Nehru award in 1995 is

            A)        Julius Namrai              B)        Aruna Asaf Ali

            C)        Dr. Bruno Kreisky      D)        Md. Hosni Mubarak

            Answer :  (D)

45.       The famous Ethnobotanist in India is

            A)        V.M. Meher-Homji                B)        R.P.S. Katwal

            C)        S.K. Jain                                D)        S.S. Bhojwani

            Answer :  (C)

46.       Prime Minister Employment Generation Porgramme (PMECP) was implemented in India by merging the schemes of        

            A)        PMRY and REGP                B)        NREP and IRDP

            C)        IAY and IRDP                       D)        SFDA and MFAL

            Answer :  (A)

47.       Which is the correct chronological sequence of the major events given below?

            I.          SLV-3 Launch

            II.         Formation of Bangladesh

            III.        Sikkim becomes 22^nd state of Indian territory

            IV.       Pokhran Test

            A)        I-IV-III-I                        B)        III-I-II-IV

            C)        II-I-III-IV                       D)        III-IV-II-I

            Answer :  (A)

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48.       Which of the following statements is correct regarding Indira Awas Yojana?

            A)        Soil and water conservation works

B)        Construction of rural roads

C)        Providing houses at free of cost to the members of SC/ST and free bonded labourers

D)        Land development and waste land development

            Answer :  (C)

49.       Which one of the following monuments was built in memory of the soldiers who lost their lives in World War I?

            A)        Gateway of India

B)        India Gate

            C)        Vijay Path

            D)        Victoria Memorial Hall

            Answer :  (B)

50.       When did National Biodiversity Act of India come into existence?

            A)        2002                           B)        1992

            C)        1997                           D)        1967

            Answer :  (A)