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1.
Which is the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Agency?
SIPCOT
TANSIDCO
TIDCO
All of the above
2.
SIPCOT was formed in the year _________.
1972
1976
1971
1978
3.
Tiruppur is known for
Leather tanning
Lock making
Knitwear
Agro-processing
4.
Tuticorin is known as ___________.
Gateway of India
Gateway of Tamil Nadu
Pump city
None of these
5.
Pumpsets and motors are produced mostly in
Salem
Coimbatore
Chennai
Dharampuri
6.
Payments are
Fees and fines
Penalties and forfeitures
None of the above
a and b
7.
Tax evasion is the illegal evasion of taxes by
Individuals
Corporations
Trusts
All of the above
8.
__________ tax is charged on the benefits derived from property ownership.
Income tax
wealth tax
Corporate tax
Excise duty
9.
Under which tax one nation, one uniform tax is ensured?
Value added tax (VAT)
Income tax
Goods and service tax
Sales tax
10.
The most common and important tax levied on an individual in India is
Service tax
Excise duty
Income tax
Central sales tax
11.
Tamil Nadu Health System Projects has launched ________ service at free of cost.
106 ambulance
108 ambulance
107 ambulance
105 ambulance
12.
Tamil Nadu Integrated Nutrition Programme was started in __________.
1980
1975
1955
1985
13.
__________ extended assistance through its Public Law 480.
United States of America
India
Singapore
UK
14.
Which is correct?.
i) HYV–High Yielding Varieties
ii) MSP–Minimum Support Price
iii) PDS–Public Distribution System
iv) FCI–Food Corporation of India
i and ii are correct
iii and iv are correct
ii and iii are correct
all are correct
15.
__________ of food is physical availability of food stocks in desired quantities, which is a function of domestic production, changes in stocks and imports.
Availability of food
Access to food
Absorption of food
none
16.
How many Indian states have their boundary with Nepal?
Five
Four
Three
Two
17.
Which two island countries are India’s neighbours?
Sri Lanka and Andaman island
Maldives and Lakshadweep island
Maldives and Nicobar island
Sri Lanka and Maldives
18.
Match the following and choose the correct answer form the codes given below.
| i | Salma Dam | 1. | Bangladesh |
| ii | Farakka accord | 2. | Nepal |
| iii | Chukha hydroelectric project | 3. | Afghanistan |
| iv | Sharda River project | 4. | Bhutan |
3 1 4 2
3 1 2 4
3 4 1 2
4 3 2 1
19.
With which country does India share its longest land border?
Bangladesh
Myanmar
Afghanistan
China
20.
Mc Mahon Line is a border between
Burma and India
India and Nepal
India and China
India and Bhutan
21.
Non – military issues are
Energy security
Water security
Pandemics
All the above.
22.
Which of the following country is not the founder member of NAM?
Yugoslavia
Indonesia
Egypt
Pakistan
23.
Which is not related to our foreign policy?
World co - operation
World peace
Racial equality
Colonialism
24.
Apartheid is
An international association
Energy diplomacy
A policy of racial discrimination
None of these
25.
Which Minister plays a vital role in molding foreign policy of our country?
Defense Minister
Prime Minister
External Affairs Minister
Home Minister
26.
Number of major and minor ports in Tamil Nadu are _____.
3 and 15
4 and 15
3 and 16
4 and 15
27.
A major hydro-electric power project of Tamil Nadu is
Mettur
Papansam
Sathanur
Thungabahdra
28.
Literacy rate of Tamil Nadu as per 2011 census is
80.32%
62.33%
73.45%
80.33%
29.
30.
The delta which is known as Granary of South India is
Cauvery delta
Mahanadi delta
Godavari delta
Krishna delta
31.
Which of the following district is affected by sand dunes to a large extent?
Theni
Madurai
Thanjavur
Ramanathapuram
32.
Retreating monsoon wind picks up moisture from
Arabian sea
Bay of Bengal
Indian Ocean
Timor sea
33.
The forest cover of Tamil Nadu as per 2022 Indian Forest Report is
20.21%
20.31%
21.20%
2.99%
34.
The district with largest mangrove forest cover in Tamil Nadu is
Ramanathapuram
Nagapattinam
Cuddalore
Theni
35.
The highest peak in Tamil Nadu is
Anaimudi
Doddabetta
Mahendragiri
Servarayan
36.
__________ was the first elected Legislative Council Member from the depressed class in Madras Province.
M. C. Rajah
Rettaimalai Srinivasan
T.M. Nair
P. Varadarajulu
37.
India’s first organised trade union, the Madras Labour Union was formed in__________.
1918
1917
1916
1914
38.
Periyar wanted religion to be replaced by __________
Nationalism
Iconoclasm
Rationalism
Spiritualism
39.
__________ was the official newspaper of the Self Respect Movement
KudiArasu
Puratchi
Viduthalai
Paguththarivu
40.
Where was the anti-Hindi Conference held?
Erode
Madras
Salem
Madurai
41.
Who among the following were Swarajists?
S. Satyamurti
Kasturirangar
P. Subbarayan
Periyar EVR
42.
Who said “Better bullock carts and freedom than a train de luxe with subjection”?
Annie Besant
M. Veeraraghavachari
B.P. Wadia
G.S. Arundale
43.
Who was the first President of the Madras Mahajana Sabha?
T.M. Nair
P. Rangaiah
G. Subramaniam
G.A. Natesan
44.
Who defeated Pattabhi Sitaramayya, Gandhi’s candidate, and became the President of the Congress in1939?
Rajendra Prasad
Jawaharlal Nehru
Subhas Chandra Bose
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
45.
Which Act introduced Provincial Autonomy?
1858 Act
Indian Councils Act, 1909
Government of India Act, 1919
Government of India Act, 1935
46.
Which among the following was declared as ‘Independence Day’?
26th January 1930
26th December 1929
16th June 1946
15th January 1947
47.
In which session of the Indian National Congress was Non-Cooperation approved?
Bombay
Madras
Calcutta
lucknow
48.
49.
When did the Partition of Bengal come into effect ?
19 June 1905
18 July 1906
19 August 1907
16 October 1905
50.
Who were driven out of their homeland during the process of creation of Zamins under Permanent Settlement ?
Santhals
Titu Mir
Munda
Kol
51.
Which one of the following was launched by Haji Shariatullah in 1818 in East Bengal ?
Wahhabi Rebellion
Faraizi Movement
Tribal uprising
Kol Revolt
52.
Who declared that “Land belongs to God” and collecting rent or tax on it was against divine law?
Titu Mir
Sidhu
Dudu Mian
Shariatullah
53.
Who had borrowed money from the East India Company to meet the expenses he had incurred during the Carnatic wars?
Velunachiyar
Puli Thevar
Nawab of Arcot
Raja of Travancore
54.
Who was the Commander-in-Chief responsible for the new military regulations in Vellore fort?
Col. Fan Court
Major Armstrong
Sir John Cradock
Colonel Agnew
55.
Who had established close relationship with the three agents of Chanda Sahib?
Velunachiyar
Kattabomman
Puli Thevar
Oomai thurai
56.
Who was the first Palayakkarars to resist the East India Company’s policy of territorial aggrandizement?
Marudhu brothers
Puli Thevar
Velunachiyar
Veerapandya Kattabomman
57.
who granted the English “golden Fireman” in 1632
Jahangir
Sultan of Golconda
Akbar
Aurangzeb
58.
59.
GATT’s first round held in
Tokyo
Uruguay
Torquay
Geneva
60.
Who first came to India for trading purpose?
Roman Empire
Portuguese
Dutch
Danish
61.
Colonial advent in India
Portuguese, Dutch, English, Danish, French
Dutch, English, Danish , French
Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, French, English
Danish, Portuguese, French, English, Dutch
62.
India’s life expectancy at birth is ______ years.
65
60
70
55
63.
India is ______ larger producer in agricultural product.
1st
3rd
4th
2nd
64.
65.
Primary sector consist of
Agriculture
Automobiles
Trade
Banking
66.
GNP equals
NNP adjusted for inflation
GDP adjusted for inflation
GDP plus net property income from abroad
NNP plus net property income or abroad
67.
Which of the following States have a common High Court?
Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
Kerala and Telangana
Punjab and Haryana
Maharashtra and Gujarat
68.
The members of Legislative Council are
Elected by the Legislative Assembly
Mostly nominated
Elected by local bodies, graduates, teachers, Legislative Assembly etc
Directly elected by the people
69.
Which among the following is not one of the powers of the Governor?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Diplomatic
70.
The Speaker of a State is a
Head of State
Head of government
President’s agent
None of these
71.
The Governor of the State is appointed by the
Prime Minister
Chief Minister
President
Chief Justice
72.
The Chief Justice and other Judges of the Supreme court are appointed by:
The President
The Attorney General
The Governor
The Prime Minister
73.
What is minimum age laid down for a candidate to seek election to the Lok Sabha?
18 years
21 years
25 years
30 years
74.
The Joint sittings of Indian Parliament for transacting legislative business are presided over by?
Senior most member of Parliament
Speaker of the Lok Sabha
The President of India
The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
75.
The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the:
The President
Lok Sabha
The Prime Minister
Rajya Sabha
76.
The Constitutional Head of the Union is
The President
The Chief Justice
The Prime Minister
Council of Ministers
77.
We borrowed the Fundamental Duties from the
American Constitution
Canadian Constitution
Russian Constitution
Irish Constitution
78.
One of the following is not an instance of an exercise of a fundamental right?
Workers from Karnataka go to Kerala to work on the farms
Christian missions set up a chain of missionary schools
Men and Women government employees got the same salary.
Parents property is inherited by their children
79.
The Indian Constitution gives to its citizens
Double Citizenship
Single Citizenship
Single Citizenship in some States and double in others
None of the above
80.
How many times has the Preamble to the Constitution of India amended?
Once
Twice
Thrice
Never
81.
Which of the following sequences in right regarding the Preamble?
Republic, democratic, secular, socialist, sovereign
Sovereign, socialist, secular, republic, democratic
Sovereign, republic, secular, socialist, democratic
Sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic, republic
82.
Which of the following is associated with helicopter service?
Air India
Indian Airlines
Vayudoot
Pavan Hans
83.
The length of Golden Quadrilateral superhighways in India is
5846 km
5942 km
5630 km
5800 km
84.
______________ transport provides door to door services.
Railways
Roadways
Airways
Waterways
85.
Human Development is measured in terms of ___________.
Human Resource Index
Per capita index
Human Development Index
UNDP
86.
The state with highest literacy rate as per 2011 census is _________.
Tamil nadu
Karnataka
Kerala
Uttarpradesh
87.
One of the shore-based steel plants of India is located at ___________.
Kolkata
Tuticorin
Goa
Visakhapatnam
88.
The most abundant source of energy is ____________.
Bio mass
Sun
Coal
Oil
89.
The first Jute mill of India was established at ____________.
Kolkata
Mumbai
Ahmedabad
Baroda
90.
The Anthracite coal has _____________.
80 to 90% Carbon
Above 70% Carbon
60 to 70% Carbon
Below 50% Carbon
91.
Manganese is used in ______.
Paper industry
Steel Making
Copper smelting
Petroleum Refining
92.
The state which leads in the production of coffee is ______________.
West Bengal
Karnataka
Odisha
Punjab
93.
The leading producer of rice in India is ________.
Punjab
Maharashtra
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
94.
Black soils are also called as:
Arid soils
Saline soils
Regur soils
Mountain soils
95.
Which of the following organization has divided the Indian soils into 8 major groups?
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Indian Meteorological Department
Soil Survey of India
Indian Institute of Soil Science
96.
The soil which is rich in iron oxides is _______________.
Alluvial
Black
Red
Alkaline
97.
_________ forests are found above 2400m Himalayas.
Deciduous forests
Alpine forests
Mangrove forests
Tidal forests
98.
99.
_________ helps in quick ripening of mangoes along the coast of Kerala and Karnataka.
Loo
Norwester
Mango showers
Jet stream
100.
Western disturbances cause rainfall in _____.
Tamilnadu
Kerala
Punjab
Madhya Pradesh
101.
We wear cotton during _________.
Summer
Winter
Rainy
Northeast monsoon
102.
The highest peak in South India is
Ooty
KodaiKanal
AnaiMudi
Jindhagada
103.
A landmass bounded by sea on three sides is referred to as _________.
Coast
Island
Peninsula
Strait
104.
Deccan Plateau covers an area of about __________ sq.km.
8 lakh
6 lakh
5 lakh
7 lakh
105.
The extent of Himalayas in the east-west is about
2,500 km
2,400 km
800 km
2,200 km
106.
The Southern most point of India is
Andaman
Kanyakumari
Indira Point
Kavaratti
107.
Who was Swami Shradhananda?
a disciple of Swami Vivekananda
one who caused a split in the Brahmo Samaj of India
one who caused a split in the Arya Samaj
founder of Samathuva Samajam.
108.
Who was the founder of Namdhari Movement?
Baba Dayal Das
Baba Ram Singh
Guru Nanak
Jyotiba Phule
109.
What was the name of the Samaj founded by Dayanand Saraswati?
Arya Samaj
Brahmo Samaj
Prarthana Samaj
Adi Brahmo Samaj
110.
In which year was Sati abolished?
1827
1829
1826
1927
111.
112.
The United States and European allies formed _______________ to resist any Soviet aggression in Europe.
SEATO
NATO
SENTO
Warsaw Pact
113.
When was People’s Political Consultative Conference held in China?
September 1959
September 1948
September 1954
September 1949
114.
Who was the first director of Whampoa Military Academy?
Sun Yat-Sen
Chiang Kai-Shek
Michael Borodin
Chou En Lai
115.
Where is the headquarters of the International Court of Justice located?
New York
Chicago
London
The Hague
116.
Which Prime Minister of England who signed the Munich Pact with Germany?
Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
Lloyd George
Stanley Baldwin
117.
Where was the Japanese Navy defeated by the US Navy?
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Midway
Battle of Leningrad
Battle of El Alamein
118.
Who initiated the formation of League of Nations?
Roosevelt
Chamberlain
Woodrow Wilson
Baldwin
119.
Name the President who made amendment to Munro Doctrine to justify American intervention in the affairs of Latin America.
Theodore Roosevelt
Truman
Eisenhower
Woodrow Wilson
120.
Which quickened the process of liberation in South America?
Support of US
Napoleonic Invasion
Simon Boliver’s involvement
French Revolution
121.
Which President of the USA pursued “Good Neighbour” policy towards Latin America?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Truman
Woodrow Wilson
Eisenhower
122.
123.
Which country was expelled from the League of Nations for attacking Finland?
Germany
Russia
Italy
France
124.
Which country after the World War I took to a policy of isolation?
Britain
France
Germany
USA
125.
What is the Battle of Marne remembered for?
air warfare
trench warfare
submarine warfare
ship warfare
126.
Where did the Ethiopian army defeat the Italian army?
Delville
Orange State
Adowa
Algiers
127.
WTO
128.
8th Uruguay Round
129.
GATT
130.
MNC
131.
Multination corporation in India
132.
C + I + G + (X - M)
133.
Per capita income
134.
GST
135.
Price policy
136.
Electricity/Gas and Water
137.
French East India company established second factory at _________.
138.
The term globalization invented by ___________.
139.
WTO agreement came into force from ___________.
140.
The East India Company built fortified factory in Madras which known as ___________.
141.
A better economy introduce rapid development of the ___________.
142.
The Dutch captured Pondicherry in ___________.
1.
(d)
All of the above
2.
(c)
1971
3.
(c)
Knitwear
4.
(b)
Gateway of Tamil Nadu
5.
(b)
Coimbatore
6.
(a)
Fees and fines
7.
(d)
All of the above
8.
(b)
wealth tax
9.
(c)
Goods and service tax
10.
(c)
Income tax
11.
(b)
108 ambulance
12.
(a)
1980
13.
(a)
United States of America
14.
(d)
all are correct
15.
(a)
Availability of food
16.
(a)
Five
17.
(d)
Sri Lanka and Maldives
18.
(a)
3 1 4 2
19.
(a)
Bangladesh
20.
(c)
India and China
21.
(d)
All the above.
22.
(d)
Pakistan
23.
(d)
Colonialism
24.
(c)
A policy of racial discrimination
25.
(c)
External Affairs Minister
26.
(a)
3 and 15
27.
(a)
Mettur
28.
(a)
80.32%
29.
(b)
30.
(a)
Cauvery delta
31.
(a)
Theni
32.
(b)
Bay of Bengal
33.
(d)
2.99%
34.
(c)
Cuddalore
35.
(b)
Doddabetta
36.
(a)
M. C. Rajah
37.
(a)
1918
38.
(c)
Rationalism
39.
(a)
KudiArasu
40.
(c)
Salem
41.
(a)
S. Satyamurti
42.
(a)
Annie Besant
43.
(b)
P. Rangaiah
44.
(c)
Subhas Chandra Bose
45.
(d)
Government of India Act, 1935
46.
(a)
26th January 1930
47.
(c)
Calcutta
48.
(c)
49.
(d)
16 October 1905
50.
(a)
Santhals
51.
(b)
Faraizi Movement
52.
(a)
Titu Mir
53.
(a)
Velunachiyar
54.
(c)
Sir John Cradock
55.
(c)
Puli Thevar
56.
(b)
Puli Thevar
57.
(b)
Sultan of Golconda
58.
(d)
59.
(d)
Geneva
60.
(a)
Roman Empire
61.
(a)
Portuguese, Dutch, English, Danish, French
62.
(a)
65
63.
(d)
2nd
64.
(b)
65.
(a)
Agriculture
66.
(c)
GDP plus net property income from abroad
67.
(c)
Punjab and Haryana
68.
(c)
Elected by local bodies, graduates, teachers, Legislative Assembly etc
69.
(d)
Diplomatic
70.
(d)
None of these
71.
(c)
President
72.
(a)
The President
73.
(c)
25 years
74.
(c)
The President of India
75.
(b)
Lok Sabha
76.
(a)
The President
77.
(c)
Russian Constitution
78.
(d)
Parents property is inherited by their children
79.
(b)
Single Citizenship
80.
(a)
Once
81.
(d)
Sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic, republic
82.
(d)
Pavan Hans
83.
(a)
5846 km
84.
(b)
Roadways
85.
(c)
Human Development Index
86.
(c)
Kerala
87.
(d)
Visakhapatnam
88.
(b)
Sun
89.
(a)
Kolkata
90.
(a)
80 to 90% Carbon
91.
(b)
Steel Making
92.
(b)
Karnataka
93.
(d)
West Bengal
94.
(c)
Regur soils
95.
(a)
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
96.
(c)
Red
97.
(b)
Alpine forests
98.
(c)
99.
(c)
Mango showers
100.
(c)
Punjab
101.
(a)
Summer
102.
(c)
AnaiMudi
103.
(c)
Peninsula
104.
(d)
7 lakh
105.
(a)
2,500 km
106.
(b)
Kanyakumari
107.
(c)
one who caused a split in the Arya Samaj
108.
(b)
Baba Ram Singh
109.
(a)
Arya Samaj
110.
(b)
1829
111.
(b)
112.
(b)
NATO
113.
(d)
September 1949
114.
(b)
Chiang Kai-Shek
115.
(d)
The Hague
116.
(a)
Chamberlain
117.
(b)
Battle of Midway
118.
(c)
Woodrow Wilson
119.
(a)
Theodore Roosevelt
120.
(b)
Napoleonic Invasion
121.
(a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
122.
(c)
123.
(b)
Russia
124.
(d)
USA
125.
(b)
trench warfare
126.
(c)
Adowa
127.
enforce international trade
128.
1986
129.
1947
130.
Minimize cost of production
131.
Infosys
132.
Gross Domestic Product
133.
National Income / Population
134.
Tax on goods and service
135.
Agriculture
136.
Industry Sector
137.
( )
Pondicherry
138.
( )
Prof. Theodore Levitt
139.
( )
January 1, 1995
140.
( )
Fort St. George
141.
( )
Capital Market
142.
( )
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