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TNPSC GROUP – I Exam- 2013 (February)

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1.       Which of the following is /are correct?

           I.          Siddhartha was the actual name of Buddha                 

           II.         Buddha's wife was Mahamaya

           III.        Buddha belonged to Gautama gotra

           IV.       Yasodha was the Mother of Buddha

           Of these

           A)        I,  II, IV            B)        III,IV

           C)        II, III                  D)        II, IV

          

Answer: (C)

          

          

2.       Consider the following Statements :

      Assertion (A)  :    The worship of the three emanations of Sankarashana,   Pradyumna and Aniruddha flourished from the Gupta period

          

         Reason (R)     :    The concept of Vishnu's incarnations became popular and    dominated Vaishnavism during the Gupta age

          

           Choose your correct answer:

          

           A)        Both (A) and (R) are individually true and (R) is the

                       correct explanation of (A)  

           B)        Both (A) and (R) are individually true but (R) is not the

                       correct explanation of (A)

           C)        (A) is true but (R) is false

           D)        (A) is false but (R) is true

                      

           Answer: (D)

          

3.       Which of the following statements about 'Babur' are True?

           I.          He was the fourth descendant of Timur from the side of his father, and fifteenth descendant of Changizkhan through his mother        

           II.         He was the fifth descendant of Timur from the side of his father and fifteenth, descendant of Changizkhan through his mother

           III.        He was the fifteenth descendant of Timur from the side of this father and fourth decendant of Changizkhan through his mother

           IV.       His family belonged to the Chaghatai section of the Turkish race

           A)        I and II are correct               

           B)        II and IV are correct

           C)        III and IV are correct

           D)        I and IV are correct

          

           Answer : (B)

          

4.       Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the

           codes given below:

                       List I                                                   List - II

           a)         EVR Periyar                     1.  New Lamps for old                    

           b)         Aurobindo Ghosh              2.  An Echo form Andamans

           c)         Dayananda Saraswathi    3.  Family Planning

           d)         V.D. Savarkar                    4.  Satyartha Prakash

           Codes:

                       a          b          c          d

           A)        4          2          3          1                     

           B)        2          3          1          4

           C)        3          1          4          2

           D)        1          4          2          3

          

           Answer: (C)

5.       Point out the correct statement in the following:

           A)        Snake is the symbol of first Tirthankara             

           B)        Lion is the symbol of Mahavira

           C)        Mahavira is the first Tirtankara

           D)        Conch is the symbol of Second Jain Tirthankara

                      

           Answer: (B)

          

6.       Which of the following statements is /are not relevant to Gandhi -Irwin pact?

   A)    Government agreed to withdraw the repressive ordinances  

   B)    Government agreed to release satyagraha prisoners

   C)     Congress agreed to participate in the third round table conference

   D)   Gandhi agreed to suspend the civil disobedience movement

           Of these

           A)        II and III

           B)        I only

           C)        II and IV

           D)        III only

          

           Answer : (C)

          

7.       Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the

           codes given below:

                       List I                                                               List - II

           a)         Annie Besant                                    1.  Young India

           b)         G. Subramania Aiyar                       2.  New India

           c)         Gandhi                                               3.  The Swarajya

           d)         T. Prakasam                                      4.  The Hindu

           Codes:

                       a          b          c          d

           A)        2          1          3          4                     

           B)        2          1          4          3

           C)        4          3          2          1

           D)        2          4          1          3

          

           Answer: (D)

          

8.       Match the Newspaper with publisher and choose the correct answer

           from the codes given below:

           a)         Lokamanya Thilak                           1.  Vande Mataram

           b)         Sri Aurobindo Ghosh                      2.  Commonweal

           c)         G. Subramaniya Aiyar                     3.  Maratha

           d)         Dr. Annie Besant                             4.  The Hindu

           Codes:

                       a          b          c          d

           A)        3          1          4          2                     

           B)        1          4          2          3

           C)        4          2          1          3

           D)        2          3          4          1

                      

Answer : (A)

          

9.       Ravi Kirti was a

           A)        Saivite scholar         

           B)        Vaishnavite poet

           C)        Jain author

           D)        Buddhist monk

                      

           Answer : (C)

          

10.     Match the following and select your answer using the codes given below:

           a)         Vaisali                        1.  Ajatha Satru        

           b)         Rajgir                          2.  Kanishka

           c)         Pataliputra                 3.  Kalashoka

           d)         Kashmir                     4.  Asoka

          

           Codes:

                       a          b          c          d

           A)        4          1          3          2         

           B)        3          4          2          1

           C)        3          1          4          2

           D)        2          4          1          3

          

           Answer: (C)

          

          

11.     Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes

           given below:

                       List - I                                     List - II

           a)         Aryabhatta                             1.  Brihat Samhita

           b)         Brahmagupta                        2.  Hastyayurveda

           c)         Varahamihira                         3.  Surya siddhanta

           d)         Bhaskara                               4.  Khandakhadyaka

           e)         Palakapya                             5.  Siddhanta siromani

          

           Codes:

                       a          b          c          d          e

           A)        2          3          4          1          5         

           B)        3          1          5          4          2

           C)        5          1          3          2          4

           D)        3          4          1          5          2

          

Answer: (D)

                      

           Direction (109-110):

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12.     Which of the following are buys architectures in personal computers?

           I.          Peripheral Component Interconnect

           II.         Industry Standard Architecture

           III.        Direct Memory Access

           IV.       Rs 232 C

           of these

           A)        I and IV                                  B)        I and II

           C)        III and IV                                D)        II and III

                      

           Answer: (B)

          

13.     The phrase 'Vatigai Cheidhi' denotes the art of

           A)        Painting                     B)        Dance

           C)        Sculpture                   D)        Music

          

           Answer: (A)

          

14.     Point out the correct event/given below in which Lala Lajpat Rai received       severe lathi blows and died because of that

           A)        Non-Cooperation Movement

           B)        Agitations against Simon Commission

           C)        Civil Dis - obedience Movement

           D)        Quit India Movement

                      

           Answer: (B)

          

15.     Find the odd one out with reference to the Reforms Actof 1935

           A)        Provincial Autonomy

           B)        All India Federation

           C)        Dyarchy at the Centre

           D)        Dyarchy in the provinces

                      

           Answer: (D)

          

16.     Which of the following statements about "Individual Satyagraha" are TRUE?

           I.          It was launched in October 1940

           II.         Failure of the Cripp's Mission was the immediate cause for starting it.

           III.        Vinoba Bhave led the movement.

           IV.       The satyagra his from Tamilnadu went to Delhi to join the Movement.

           of these

           A)        I,II and III are true                            

           B)        I, III and IV are true

           C)        II, III and IV are true

           D)        II and III are true

                      

           Answer: (B)

17.     Consider the following Statements and choose the correct answer :

     Assertion (A)  :   The immediate occasion for the arrest of V.O. Chidambaram   Pillai was the organisation of felicitation meetings celebrating Bipin Chandra Pal's release.

          

 Reason (R) :  V.O. Chidambaram Pillai started the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company.

          

           Choose your correct answer:

          

           A)        Both (A) and (R) are individually true and (R) is the

                       correct explanation of (A)  

           B)        Both (A) and (R) are individually true but (R) is not the

                       correct explanation of (A)

           C)        (A) is true but (R) is false

           D)        (A) is false but (R) is true

                      

           Answer: (B)

          

18.     Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes

           given below:

                       List - I                                     List - II

           a)         Nehru Report                        1.  Provincial Autonomy

           b)         Mont-Ford act                       2.  Complete

           c)         Government of

                       India Act 1935                      3.  Dyarchy in the Provinces

           d)         Lahore Congress                 4.  Dominion Status

                      

           Codes:

                       a          b          c          d         

           A)        4          3          2          1                     

           B)        4          3          1          2         

           C)        3          2          1          4         

           D)        3          4          2          1         

          

           Answer:  (B)

19.     Which of the following are correctly matched?

           I.          V.D. Savarkar                       -           Abhinav Bharat Society

           II.         Madam Cama                       -           The Vande Mataram

           III.        Shyanmji Krishna                -           Hindus Swaraj

           IV.       Har Dayal                              -           Indian Home Rule Society

           Of these

           A)        I and III                       B)        I and IV

           C)        I and II                        D)        II and III

          

           Answer:  (C)

          

20.     Who among the following were Indian Freedom Fighters outside India?

           I.          Lakshmi Swaminathan

           II.         Aruna Asar Ali

           III.        Madam Cama

           IV.       Usha Mehta

           Of these

           A)        I and III                       B)        II and III

           C)        I and IV                      D)        I and II

          

          

Answer: (A)

          

21.     Who among the following were the prominent workers of the Congress Radio            station named "Voice of Freedom" started in 1942?

           I.          Usha  Mehta

           II.         Kalpana Dutta

           III.        II, III and IV

           IV.       Aruna Asar Ali

           of  these

           A)        I,II and IV

           B)        II, III and IV

           C)        I and II

           D)        III and IV

                      

Answer: (C)

22.     Consider the following statements and choose your answer :

          

           Assertion (A)  :        Bardoli Satyagraha organised in 1928 under the direct  leadership of Sardar Vallabhai Paterl was a victory for the Bardoli Peasants and a blow to the Government's authority.

          

           Reason (R)     :         Governor, Leslie wilson appointed a committee of inquiry and its report favoured the Peasant's position.

          

           Choose your correct answer:

          

           A)        Both (A) and (R) are individually true and (R) is the

                       correct explanation of (A)  

           B)        Both (A) and (R) are individually true but (R) is not the

                       correct explanation of (A)

           C)        (A) is true but (R) is false

           D)        (A) is false but (R) is true

          

          

          

Answer: (A)

          

23.     Consider the following pairs, which of the following pair is / are correct?

           I.          Sir Charies Wood's Desparch       -           1854

           II.         Hunter Commission                         -           1884

           III.        University Act                                   -           1904

           IV.       Madras University                            -           1835

           Of these

           A)        I and III                       B)        I and IV

           C)        II and I                        D)        IV and III

          

           Answer: (A)

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24.     Match List I with list II correctly and select your answer using the codes

given below:

List I                                                   List II

a)         Salt Satyagraha                   1.  Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy

           b)         Protest against                     2.  N. Somayajulu

                       Devadasi system

           c)         Neil Statue Satyagraha      3.  Kasthuri Ranga Iyengar

           d)         The Hindu                             4.  Vedaranyam

           Codes:

                       a          b          c          d

           A)        4          1          3          2                     

           B)        4          1          2          3

           C)        1          3          2          4

           D)        3          2          4          1

          

Answer: (B)

          

25.     Who laid the foundation of the British Empire?

           A)        Robert                        B)        Lord Napier

           C)        Lord Ripon                D)        Lord Cornwallis

          

Answer: (A)

          

26.     Qutbuddion Aibak was a slave of

           A)        Muizzuddin              

B)        Muhammed of Ghur

           C)        Mohammed of Ghazni       

D)        Khwarizm Shah

          

           Answer: (B)

          

27.     Identify the correct order in which they occurred in India:

           A)        Quit India movement, Non-cooperation movement, Khilafat movement, Civil disobedience movement.

B)        Civil disobedience movement, Khilafat movement. Quit India  movement, Non-cooperation movement

           C)        Khilafat movement, Non-cooperation movement, Civil disobedience   movement Quit India movement.

D)        Non- cooperation movement, Quit India movement, Khilafat movement  Civil disobedience movement.

          

            Answer: (C)

          

28.     The two major cities of Indus Valley Civilization revealing uniform urban planning were

           A)        Mohenjodaro and Chanhudaro

B)        Mohenjodaro and Lothal

           C)        Mohenjodaro and Dholavira

D)        Mohenjodaro and Harappa

          

           Answer: (D)

          

29.     Which Mughal emperor was defeated by sher shah?

           A)        Babur                                     B)        Humayun

           C)        Jahangir                                D)        Aurangzeb

          

Answer: (B)

          

30.     Existence of a League of Tamil states is referred in the

           A)        Girnar inscription

B)        Hathigumpha inscription of Kharavela

           C)        Jambal inscription

D)        Sannati inscription

          

           Answer: (B)

          

31.     The first Mughal Emperor to show interest in painting was

           A)        Akbar                                      B)        Humayun

           C)        Shah Jahan                          D)        Babur

          

           Answer: (D)

          

32.     In which year was the ‘Dyarchy’ introduced?

           A)        1919                            B)        1909

           C)        1935                           D)        1947

          

           Answer: (A)

          

33.     Who among the following Europeans were the first to come to India and

leave India last?

           A)        The Portuguese                   B)        The French

           C)        The English                          D)        The Dutch

          

Answer: (A)

          

34.     What is the name of the famous Indian painter who went on self-exile?

           A)        Gurucharan Das                  B)        Bhagwan Das

           C)        Shyamala                              D)        M.F. Hussain

          

           Answer: (D)

          

35.     Which one of the following is correctly matched?

           A)        Parsvanath               -  Twenty fourth Tirthankara

           B)        Mahavira                   -  Last Tirthankara

           C)        Jatakas                      -  Jain literature                   

D)        Agama siddhanta    -  Buddhist literature

          

Answer: (B)

          

36.     Which of the following dates was assigned to the Indus civilization by

Sir John Marshall?

           A)        3250 - 2750 B.C.                  B)        3500 - 3000 B.C.

           C)        3000 - 2550 B.C.                  D)        3000 - 2000 B.C.

          

           Answer: (A)

          

37.     The Aryans had popular Assemblies, Sabhas and Samitis to check

           A)        on the power of the king

           B)        on the power of Purohita

           C)        on the power of the Army Chief               

D)        on the power of Village head

          

           Answer: (A)

          

38.     Mahatma Gandhi suspended the Non-co-operation movement due to Chauri Chaura incident in the year?

           A)        1920                           B)        1921

           C)        1922                           D)        1923

          

           Answer: (C)

          

39.     The National calendar based on the Saka Era was adopted from

           A)        22 nd March, 1950              

B)        1 st January, 1950

           C)        22 nd March, 1957              

D)        22 nd August, 1952

          

           Answer: (C)

          

40.     The earliest brick temple in India was built by

           A)        Mauryas                    

B)        Sungas

           C)        vijayanagaras                      

D)        Guptas

          

           Answer: (D)

          

41.     Match List I with list II correctly and select your answer using the codes

given below:

List I                                                   List II

a)         Nana Sahib                          1.  Partition of Bengal

           b)         Vellore Mutiny                      2.  1947

           c)         Lord Curzon                          3.  1806

           d)         Indian                                    

                       Independence Act               4.  1857 Revolt

           Codes:

                       a          b          c          d

           A)        4          3          1          2                     

           B)        1          3          2          4

           C)        1          2          3          4

           D)        3          4          1          2

          

Answer: (A)

          

42.     A great exponent of Mahayanism was

           A)        Dharmakirti              

B)        Dingnaga

           C)        Vasubandhu Asanga

D)        Nagarjuna

                      

Answer: (D)

43.     --------- gave the title ‘ Mahatma’ to Gandhiji.

           A)        Jawaharlal Nehru

B)        Motilal Nehru

           C)        Rabindranath Tagore                     

D)        Subhash Chandra Bose

          

           Answer: (C)

          

44.     Pre-history of India can be dated back to

           A)        500000 B.C               B)        50000 B.C.

           C)        5000 B.C.                  D)        1000 B.C.

          

           Answer: (C)

          

45.     The Allahabad pillar inscription was composed by

           A)        Kalidasa                    B)        Samudragupta

           C)        Harisena                    D)        Visakhadatta

          

           Answer: (C)

          

46.     Match List I with list II correctly and select your answer using the codes

given below:

List I                                                   List II

a)         Sankaracharya                     1.  Dualism

           b)         Ramanuja                            2.  Vira Saivism

           c)         Madhvacharya                     3.  Advaita

           d)         Basaveswara                        4.  Visistadvaita

           Codes:

                       a          b          c          d

           A)        1          3          2          4                     

           B)        2          3          1          4

           C)        3          4          1          2

           D)        4          2          3          1

          

Answer: (C)

          

47.     The Indian Independence bill was brought in the House of Commons on

           A)        22 nd June, 1947                

B)        4 th June, 1947

           C)        4 th July 1947                      

D)        15 th August, 1947

          

           Answer: (C)

          

48.     The term ‘Brahmadeya’ denotes

           A)        cash granted to the Brahmanas               

B)        taxes imposed on the Brahmanas

           C)        land granted to the Brahmanas

D)        land granted to temples.

          

           Answer: (D)

          

49.     The Red Fort at Delhi was constructed by

           A)        Babur

B)        Akbar

           C)        Jahangir

D)        Shah Jahan

          

Answer: (D)

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50.     Who was the Prime Minister of India when Tashkent Agreement was signed?

           A)        Jawaharlal Nehru

           B)        Lal Bahadur Shastri

           C)        Indira Gandhi

           D)        Rajiv Gandhi

                      

           Answer: (B)