TNPSC
GROUP – I 2013
Current
Affairs and Sports
TNPSC Group I Exam-Previous Year Question Paper-Subject wise Analysed Questions-Current Affairs and Sports-Part 1
1. Hilary mantel won the 2012 Man Booker
Prize for her Novel and it is significant because
A) She is the first ever woman to win the
award
B) She is first living British novelist to
win the award more than once
C) She won the award twice
D) All the above
Answer : (D)
2. New Indian census data released on
March 2012 revealed that
A) half of all Indians do not have toilet
at home
B) nearly 10 percent of the people own a
telephone
C) 92 percent of the people are having
access to treated drinking water
D) None of these
Answer : (A)
3. Match List I and List II and answer
using the codes given below:
List
- I List - II
a) Sebastin
vettal - Archery
b) Vijay Kumar Malhotra -
Wrestling
c) Saina
Nehwal - Formula one
d) Yogeshwar Dutt - Badminton
Codes :
a b c d
A) 4 2 3 1
B) 3 2 4 1
C) 2 3 4 1
D) 3 1 4 2
Answer : (D)
4. In the recent presidential elections in
2012. the Russian President Mr. Vladimir Putin and the American President Mr.
Barack Obama, were consecutively elected for the
A) Second and third term
B) Both for second term
C) Third and second term
D) Both for the third term
Answer : (C)
5. Which is the discipline for which
Robert J. Lofkowitz and Brain K. Kobilka received the Nobel prize for the year
2012?
A) Chemistry B) Physics
C) Medicine D) Literature
Answer : (A)
6. Who are ASHA?
A) Trained woman health volunteer involved
in immunization, safe delivery and care of new born
B) Trained men health volunteer involved in
immunization, safe delivery and care of new born
C) Trained Doctors involved in
immunization, safe delivery and care of new born
D) Trained woman nurses involved in immunization,
safe delivery and care of new born.
Answer : (A)
7. Match the following correctly
a) Sixth pay commission 1.
Dharam Vira
b) Economic reforms 2. J.B. Kripalani
Commission
c) National
Police 3. L.K. Jha
Commission
d) Railway corruption 4.
B.N. Balakrishna
enquiry Committee
Codes :
a b c d
A) 3 1 2 4
B) 2 3 4 1
C) 4 2 1 3
D) 4 3 1 2
Answer : (D)
8. The latest member to join WTO on August
22,2012 was
A) Russia B) China
C) Cuba D) Canada
Answer : (A)
9. The grand old lady of Indian Theatre
who turned 100 recently is
A) Waheeda Rahman B) Zohra
Sehgal
C) Farida Jalal D) Zarina
Wahab
Answer : (B)
10. Match the following correctly
a) Google 1. Web server
b) Google chrome 2.
Firewall
c) Apache 3. Search engine
d) AVG 4. Browser
Codes :
a b c d
A) 3 4 1 2
B) 4 3 1 2
C) 3 2 4 1
D) 2 1 4 3
Answer : (A)
11. Fill in the blanks:
According to Human development index
of 2011 _______ country ranks first and India is grouped as ________ category.
A) Japan, High Human Development
B) Norway, Medium Human Development
C) Malaysia, Low Human Development
D) None of these
Answer : (B)
12. Which of the following statements about
‘the RTE Act’ is TRUE?
I. Catering to the age group of 6 - 14
II. Legal entitlement to free and
compulsory education
III. Catering to the ager group of 14 - 18
IV. Meant for girl students alone
Of these
A) I and II B) IV alone
C) III alone D) III
and IV
Answer : (A)
13. Which of the following statements about ‘
JANANI SURAKSHA YOJANA’ was correct?
I. The
scheme has the dual objective of reducing maternal and infant mortality
II. The scheme is 100% centrally sponsored
III. It involves cash assistance with medical
care
Of these
A) I alone correct
B) II alone correct
C) III alone correct
D) I, II and III are correct
Answer : (D)
14. Fill in the blanks:
According to the Human Development
Report 2001, a total of _______ million persons were illiterate in the World in
1999 and nearly_______
of these were accounted for
India.
A) 684, half
B) 485, one - sixth
C) 584, one - fourth
D) 854, one - third
Answer : (D)
15. Which of the following awards is not
among the ‘Shree Shakti Puraskar’ instituted by Government of India?
I. Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar
II. Kannagi
III. Rani Lakshmi Bai
IV. Mata Jijabai
Of these
A) II only B) I and III
C) IV only D) None of the above
Answer : (D)
16. Dada Saheb Phalke Award was conferred n
which of the following actresses in May 2012?
A) Vyjayanthi Mala
B) Soumitra chatterjee
C) Waheeda Rahman
D) Sharmila Tagore
Answer : (B)
17. The world’s longest high speed rail runs
form Guangzhou to
A) Shangai B) Rome
C) Beijing D) Budapest
Answer : (A)
18. The ‘Miniflame’ in news is a
A) computer virus
B) mobile platform
C) new e-mail service
D) mini computer
Answer : (A)
19. This woman astronaut, holds the record
for the longest space flight among
the woman space travelers, She took
over the command of International space station on 15th September
2012, Who is she?
A) Akihiko Hoshide
B) Kalpana Chawla
C) Yuri Malenchenko
D) Sunita Williams
Answer : (D)
20. The 39th chief justice of
India appointed on 13th September 2012 is
A) Justive A.K. Sikri
B) Justice Mohit Shantilaf Shah
C) Justice Altamas Kabir
D) Justice Jai Singh Sekhon
Answer : (C)
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