TNPSC Group 2 Test -1

General Tamil & General Studies

1
Page
Page
2
Page
3
Page
4
Page
5
Page
6
Page
7
 101. Sania Mirza won her first doubles title of 2017 the Brisbane International Woman’s double
title whom did she pair up with?
a. Mary Pearce b. Bethanie mattek sand
c. B strycove d. Martina Hingis

102. Which Country has become the first Country in the world to switch off its FM radio network
in its parliament has approved a proposal to shift to digital audio broadcasting (DAB)
8

a. Norway b. Sweden c. Finland d. Denmark

Page
 103. Who was named captain of Indian ODI, T20 teams following the stepping down of MS.Dhoni
a. R.Ashwin b. Virat Kohil c. Jadeja d. Rohit Sharma

104. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the Union Public Service Commission
(UPSC)
a. Srinath Kidambi b. R.Gupta c. David Syiemlieh d. Alka Sirohi

105. Abdul Halim Jaffer died recently, he was a very famous musician who played which
instrument?
a. Sarod b. Sitar c. Veena d. Flute

106. Which state is hosting the 30th International kite festival from January 8 to 13, 2017?
a. Telangana b. Gujarat c. Karnataka d. Delhi

107. Which organization has recognized the year 2017 as international year of sustainable tourism
for development?

a. UN b. World bank c. IMF d. G20

108. Japan is building which of these Indian cities as smart cities as announced by ministry of
urban development
a. Chennai b. Ahmedabad c. Varanasi d. All of these
9
Page

109. With which country did India recently sign six agreements in defense cooperation?
a. Russia b. Japan c. Portugal d. Philippines
 110. Which Indian association has contributed in the discovery of powerful cosmic double
whammy along with NASA’s Chandra X-ray observatory?

a. ISRO b. NCRA c. DRDO d. BARC

111. Whom did Donald Trump name as new international intelligence director?
a. James clapper b. Dan coast c. Steven munchin d. James Mattis

112. Which identification document has now been made mandatory for MGNREGA work?
a. Domicile b. Aadhaar c. Pan Card d. Voter id

113. Where were the 74th Golden Globe Awards organized?

a. Singapore b. Hawaii c. Malaysia d. California

114. Who won 2017 Chennai open title?

a. Robert Bautista b. Daniil medveded c. Janko Tipsarevic d. Borna Coric

115. To which company has yahoo sold its core internet business?
10
Page

a. Verizon b. Microsoft c. Emc corporation d. Mannes man

116. Name the Indian cricketer who has been appointed as brand ambassador Gionee?
a. Jadeja b. Kedhar Jabhav c. Virot Kohli d. R.Ashwin
 117. Name the mobile app for tourism that has been launched by the Tamil Nadu Government
a. Pinaki b. Krtanta c. Pinakin d. Trijata

118. Which Country has recently become in associate number of European organization for
nuclear research (CERN)?
a. Pakistan b. Israel c. Slovenia d. India

119. Which committee has recommended reservation for girl students in IIT?
a. Shah Nawaz Committee b. Sachar Committee
c. Timothy Gonsalves Committee d. Ashok Metha Committee

IIT-

120. Who won Delhi International chess meet?

a. Diptayan Ghosh b. Farraukh Amonatov
c. Dzhumaev Marat d. Murali Karthikeyan

121. What is the rank of Indian passport in the latest passport index?

a. 87 b. 110 c. 52 d. 78

122. In which State is India’s 1st cashless island, Karang, located

11

a. Gujarat b. Manipur c. Karnataka d. Telangana

Page

123. Which city has been declared as the second capital of Himachal Pradesh
 a. Dalhousie b. Dharmasala c. Manali d. Kasauli

124. Name the Indian aircraft carrier which has become the 1st warship to have ATM on board
a. Vikramditian b. Virat c. Vikrant d. Chakra

125. As per which article of the constitution can the Tamil Nadu government promulgate an
ordinance to hold Jallikattu?

a. Art 221 b. Art 213 c. Art 114 d. Art 110

126. Indra Gandhi wildlife sanctuaries was situated at which district?

a. Nilgiri b. Tisunelveli c. Coimbatore d. Nagapatnam

127. Which one of the following statement is correctly matched

National Parks Establish year
1. Mudumali National park - 1940
2. Gindi National park - 1976
3. Gulf of mannar National park - 1980
4. Mukkurthi National park - 1990

a. 1 only b. 1, 2, 3 c. 1, 3, 4 d. 1, 2, 3, 4
12
Page

128. Number of Tiger Reserves in Tamil Nadu based on Tiger conservation plan
 a. 3 b. 5 c. 9 d. 17

129. Which one of the following is biggest bird sanctuaries in Tamil Nadu?
a. Vedanthangal b. Mel selvanur, Kel selvanur
c. Kudankulam d. Pulicat

130. Vivalimalai peacock sanctuaries was situated at which district

a. Pudukkottai b. Riruchi c. Perambelur d. Ramanathapuram

131. Match the following

Crocodile Park District
A. Amaravathi - 1. Salem
B. Kuruppampatti - 2. Coimbatore
C. Saddanur - 3. Dharmapuri
D. Okanekal - 4. Thiruvanamalai

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

132. Mukkompu Deer Park was situated at which district

a. Vellore b. Salem c. Nilgiri d. Tiruchi
13
Page

133. Madras crocodile bank was situated at which district

a. Chennai b. Tiruvallur c. Kanchipuram d. Villuppuram
 134. Which one of the following statement not correctly matched
Sanctuaries Important Animals
a. Mudumalai - Elephant
b. Gindi - Deer
c. Anamalai - Porcupine (Mullam Pandri)
d. Vedanthangal - Deer

135. Which one of the following is first biosphere reserves of India

a. Gulf Manner b. Nilgiri c. Agasthamalai d. Corbett

136. Adyar River was originate which one of following lake

a. Ambattur lake b. Chemparapakkam lake
c. Kaliveli lake d. Berijam lake

137. Which one of the following lake was called ‘Redderi” by located people
a. Ooty lake b. Pulicat lake c. Porur lake d. Puzhal lake

138. Which one of the following statement is correctly matched

1. Oldest Dam of Tamil Nadu – Kallanai Dam
2. Biggest Dam of Tamil Nadu –Mettur Dam
3. Deepest Dam of Tamil Nadu – Solaiyar Dam
14
Page
 a. 1, 2 b. 1, 3 only c. 1 only d. 1, 2, 3

139. Saddanur Dam was situated at which river

a. Tamirabarani b. TenPennai c. Kodhai river d. Kodudhalai river

140. Panchalinga falls was situated at which district

a. Tiruppur b. Theni c. Nilgiri d. Virudunagar

141. Match the following

Fallls District
A. Kalyana Thirtham - 1. Thirunalveli
B. Suruli - 2. Theni
C. Thirumoorthi - 3. Tiruppur
D. Okanagal - 4. Dharumapuri

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

142. The maximum storage capacity of mullaiperiyar river

a. 136 feet b. 142 feet c. 152 feet d. 156 feet
15

143. Monkey falls was situated at which one of the following district
Page

a. Theni b. Coimbatore c. Selam d. Namakkal

 144. Which one of the following is correctly matched
District Rivers
1. Thiruvannamalai - Seyyaru
2. Dindugal - Sanmuga river
3. Viluppuram - Gomuki river
4. Vellore - Ponniyaru

a. 1, 2, 3 b. 1, 3, 4 c. 1, 2, 4 d. 1, 2, 3, 4

145. Which one of the following is head office of SAARC university

a. Dhaka b. New Delhi c. Colombo d. Male

146. Which one of the following year SEBI was established

a. 1993 b. 1992 c. 1988 d. 1990

147. The ‘World Economic outlook’ report is published by which organization

a. IMF b. World Bank c. RBI d. UNCTAD

148. The outlines of second five year plan was made by

a. B.N.Gadgil b. VKRV Rao c. P.C. Mahalanobis d. C.N. Vakil
16

149. NABARD was established in which plan period?

Page

a. Fourth plan b. Fifth plan c. Sixth plan d. Eighth plan

 150. Which one of the following year RBI was nationalized

a. 1935 b. 1945 c. 1947 d. 1949

151. Which plan was terminated one year before the time schedule?
a. First plan (1951-56) b.Third plan (1966-71)
c. Sixth plan (1980-85) d. Fifth plan (1974-79)

152. The headquarters of Asian Development Bank is at

a. Singapore b. Manila c. Hong Kong d. Tokyo

153. National Rural Development institute is situated at

a. Shimla b. Hyderabad c. Patna d. New Delhi

154. The headquarters of World Bank is situated at

a. New York b. Washington DC c. Geneva d. London

155. At present the number of member nations of BIMSTEC organization

a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 9
17

156. Which one of the following statement is true for finance commission of India
Page

a. It is a statutory body
b. It is constituted under Article 280
c. Rangarajan is chairman of 12th finance commission
d. All the above
 157. Which one of the following organization India is not a member
a. G-15 b. UNO c. ASEAN d. Commonwealth

158. IMF was established in 1945 based on which conference

a. Hawana conference b. Geneva conference
c. Bretton wood conference d. Geneva conference

159. Which one of the following is not a part of World Bank Group

a. IBRD b. IFC c. IDA d. ADB

160. Which one of the following is headquarters of OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Countries)
a. Viena b. Kuwait c. Algeria d. Tehran

161. Railway Budget in India was separated form general budget in

a. 1924-25 b. 1926-27 c. 1947-48 d. 1950-51

18

162. Which one of the following organization published Global Risk Report
Page

a. World Economic Forum (WEF) b. World Trade Organization (WTO)

c. International Monetary Fund (IMF) d. World Bank
 163. India rank of 2017 ease of doing Business Index, it was released by world bank

a. 97 b. 118 c. 130 d. 189

164. Gender inequality Index is computed by which organization

a. UNDP b. WEF c. UNESCO d. WHO

165. The first regional office of the BRICS new development bank opened by
a. New Delhi b. Shanghai c. Johannesburg d. Goa

166. Which country will be Kosted 2017 G-7 summit

a. Japan b. Italy c. Canada d. France

167. Which one of the following year United nations won the Nobel peace prize

a. 2000 b. 2001 c. 2002 d. 2003

168. Raisina Dialogue was held in which one of the following place
a. New Delhi b. Mumbai c. Chennai d. Bengaluru
19

169. 2017, G-20 summit will be held at

Page

a. Antalya, Turkey b. Hangzhou, China

c. Hamburg Germany d. New Delhi, India
 170. Match the following
Organization Established year
A. Universal Postal Union - 1. 1945
B. International Labor Union - 2. 1865
C. Food and Agricultural Organization - 3. 1874
D. International Telecommunication Union - 4. 1919

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

171. Which one of the following statement as correctly matched

Organization Headquarters
a. UNICEF - New York
b. UNESCO - Paris
c. IAEA - Vienna
d. UNDA - Washington DC

172. Which one of the following organization launched RESIDEX index

20

a. IDBI b. SIDBI c. NHB d. EXIM Bank

Page

173. Which one of the following five year plan was prepared by Gadgil Yojana
a. First plan b. Second plan c. Third plan d. Fourth plan
 174. Which one of the dive year plan was failure on account of run way inflation due to oil crisis
a. Fourth plan b. Fifth plan c. Sixth plan d. Seventh plan

175. Which one of the following statement is correctly matched

Five year plan Objectives
1. First plan - Highest priority to Agriculture
2. Second plan - Rapid Industrialization
3. Fifth plan - Removal of poverty
4. Eighth plan - Process of fiscal reforms and economic reforms

a. 1, 2 only b. 1, 2, 3 only c. 1, 2, 4 only d. 1, 2, 3, 4

176. Faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth was the objective of which one of the
following five year plan
a. Ninth plan b. Tenth plan c. Eleventh plan d. Twelfth plan

177. Who was appointed as New Secretary General of United Nations

a. Kofi Annan b. Antonio Guterres
c. Dalvear Bhandari d. Amina J. Mohammed
21
Page

178. Which among the following State first implemented the 7th pay commission recommendation
from Jan 1st , 2017
a. Haryana b. Kerala c. Tamil Nadu d. Uttar Pradesh
 179. Which one of the following statement is correct regarding joint military exercise
Military Exercise Countries
1. Vauna - India and France
2. Simbex - Indian and Singapore
3. INDRA - India and Russia
4. Malabar - India and US

a. 1, 2 b. 1, 2, 3 c. 1, 2, 4 d. 1, 2, 3, 4

180. Identify the wrongly matched pair about Planning:

a. Indicative planning - Direction for the growth of the economy by spelling out clear goals
b. Imperative planning - Implementation is provided for along with its formulation
c. Structural planning - Financial and budget planning
d. Functional planning - No such change in the socio-economic structure of the society.

181. Mr.Jagadish singh Khehar, who was appointed as ----------- Chief justice of India.

a.45th b.44th c.43th d.47th

22
Page

182. The financial institution which provides loan to any country to meet its balance of payment
crisis is,
a. World Bank b. International Monetary Fund
c. Asian Development Bank d. SAARC Bank
 183. Which year U.N.O declared as the International year of pulses?

a. 2015 b. 2016 c. 2017 d. 2019

184. Which one of the following statement is correct regarding Roger Federer
1. He won Australian open Grand slam Title of 2017
2. He won overall 18 Grand Slam Title
3. He won Five Australian open Title

a. 1 only b. 1, 2 c. 1, 3 d. 1, 2, 3

185. The Chief Guest of Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas held on Jan 9, 2017 was
a. Michael Ashwin b. Antonio Costa
c. David R. Syiemlieh d. Anil Baijal

186. Arrange the correct order of Top four States in Ease of doing Business ranking in India
1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Gujarat 3. Chhattisgarh 4. Telangana

a. 1, 2, 3, 4 b. 1, 4, 2, 3 c. 1, 2, 4, 3 d. 1, 3, 2, 4

187. The Indian Science Congress for the year 2017 held at,
a. Tirupati b. Mysore c. Mumbai d. Jammu
23
Page

188. The Chief guest of Republic day celebration of 2017 is

a. Barak Obama b. Francois Hollande
 c. Shinzo Abe d. Mohammed bin Zayed Ai Nahyan

189. Which one of the following committee has appointed to monitor the vardha cyclone
a.Munialappa committee b. Ratan Watal committee
c. Parveen Vashishtha Committee d. K.S. Valdiya Committee

190. Which one of the following State become first fully organic state in India
a. Sikkim b. Goa c. Himachal Pradesh d. Madhya Pradesh

191. Recently which committee was setup by NITI Aayog for define poverty line and various anti-
poverty schemes
a. Anil Kakodkar Committee b. Sumit Bose Committee
c. Rangarajan Committee d. Vijay Kelkar Committee

192. Match the following

Developing Smart Cities Association Country
A. Chennai - 1. Japan
B. Allahabad - 2. USA
C. Pune - 3. France
D. Puchucherry - 4. UK
24
Page

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

193. Which Scheme was introduced for utilization and conservation of petroleum products by
ministry of petroleum and Natural Gas
a. Sha Gun b. Saksham c. BRIDGE d. TROPEX

194. International Vaccine Institute was located

a. New Delhi, India b. Pune, India
c. Seoul, South Korea d. Landon, England

195. Which one of the person was leaded by seventh pay commission
a. Y.V.Reddy b. A.K.Mathur c. Urjit Patel d. Shashi Kant Sharma

196. Which one of the following disease was given the title of ‘The Next Zika’
a. Leishmaniasis b. Oropouche fever c. Mayoro disease d. Rift valley fever

197. India Bank of Inclusive Development Index, The index is computed by World Economic Forum

a. 79 b. 60 c. 52 d. 36

198. Which State Republic Day parade vehicle won first prize in 2017, Republic Day festival
25

a. Arunachal Pradesh b. Tripura c. Tamil Nadu d. Telangana

Page

199. Which one of the following submarine was launched by India on 12th January 2017
 a. INS Kalvari b. INS Shardul c. INS Chennai d. INS Khanderi

200. Thw World first gender literature festival will be held at

a. Chennai b. Patna c. Mumbai d. Ahmadabad
26
Page