| TNPSC – Assistant – Editor – 2011 – G.K | |
| Sr. No. | Questions with multiple options |
| 1. | “Chandrayaan I” Launching is pioneered by the Tamil Nadu scientist by name
(a) Dr. K. Kasturirangan (b) Dr. M. Annadurai (c) Dr. A. Velmurugan (d) Dr. Rajaramanna |
| 2. | Among the following which is not a result of acid rain?
(a) Low amount of aluminium availability (b) Low amount of phosphate availability (c) Low amount of nutrients to plant (d) Increased acidity of soil |
| 3. | Who among the following was given the Arjuna Award in 2009 for Women’s hockey?
(a) L. Sarita Devi (b) Sania Nehwal (c) M.C Mary Kom (d) Surinder Kaur |
| 4. | The book ‘Wings of Fire’ is written by
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) R.K. Narayanan (c) Indira Gandhi (d) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam |
| 5. | Ashoka’s rock edict-I contains the
(a) Measures for the welfare of men and animals (b) Prohibition of slaughter and sacrifice of animals and festive gatherings (c) Institution of dhamma mahamatras (d) Relationship between king and his subjects |
| 6. | Pen drives are
(a) Input devices (b) Storage devices (c) Imaging devices (d) Display devices |
| 7. | Under which list does the Union and State governments share their powers?
(a) Union List (b) State List (c) Concurrent List (d) Both (a) and (b) |
| 8. | In the solar system which planet does not have any satellite?
(a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn |
| 9. | The appreciation of the rupee against the US dollar is due to the effect of
(a) Depreciation of US dollar against the major currencies (b) Surge in capital inflows in India (c) Both (a) & (b) (d) None of these |
| 10. | The State Information Commissioner is appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of a committee consisting of
(a) C.M., Leader of Oppostion & Speaker of Legislative Assembly (b) C.M., Chief Justice of High Court & Speaker of Legislative Assembly (c) C.M., Speaker of Legislative Assembly & a Cabinet Minister (d) C.M., Leader of Opposition and a State Cabinet Minister |
| 11. | Economic planning in India is in
(a) Union List (b) State List (c) Concurrent List (d) Not any specified List |
| 12. | Who is the head of the Union Executive?
(a) Prime Minister (b) President (c) Speaker of Lok Sabha (d) Vice-President |
| 13. | Who among the following chaired the 1991 high level committee on tax reforms?
(a) C.Rangarajan (b) Y.V. Reddy (c) Raja J. Chelliah (d) Rakesh Mohan |
| 14. | The group of states which are the major foodgrains producers are
(a) Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Tamil Nadu (b) West Bengal, Punjab, and Tamil Nadu (c) Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh (d) Rajasthan, Karnataka, Kerala, and West Bengal |
| 15. | The Commission headed by Sir John Simon consisted of ___ members.
(a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 7 (d) 6 |
| 16. | Who among the following leaders from Tamil Nadu has not been awarded the Bharat Ratna?
(a) C. Rajagopalachari (b) K. Kamaraj (c) C. N. Annadurai (d) M.G. Ramachandran |
| 17. | Who was the first Chief Minister of Madras State after Indipendence?
(a) Rajaji (b) O.P. Ramasawamy Reddiar (c) K. Kamaraj (d) M. Bhaktavatsalam |
| 18. | Which of the following was bifurcated from Tamil Nadu and annexed with Andhra Pradesh on linguistic basis?
(a) Tirupati (b) Vijayawada (c) Vishakhapattanam (d) Cuddapah |
| 19. | Indira Awas Yojana is meant for
(a) Self-employment of rural youth (b) Construction of houses to BPL rural households (c) Food for Work (d) Noon-meal scheme |
| 20. | The general term of relatively rapid type of mass movement, such as debris flows, debris slides, rock slides and slumps is known as
(a) Land slide (b) Earthquake (c) Heavy rain (d) Natural agencies |
| Published on 14th Oct 2021 | |
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