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TNPSC-GROUP – VIII-2013
1. Match the following:
Agencies of UNO Country
a) World Trade Organization 1. Bern
b) World Food Programme 2. New York
c) United Nations Populated Fund 3. Geneva
d) Universal Postal Union 4. Rome
a b c d
A) 3 4 2 1
B) 3 2 1 4
C) 4 3 2 1
D) 4 2 3 1
Ans: A
2. Choose the correct answer:
No. of banks nationalized in the years 1969 and 1980
A) 14 and 8 B) 6 and 12
C) 14 and 6 D) 8 and 12
Ans: C
3. One Rupee Note, One Rupee Coin and other subsidiary coins are
issued by
A) 15th of October B) 17th of October
C) 16th of October D) 7th of October
Ans: B
4. Match
a) Jawahar Grama Sannidhi Yojana - I. 2000
b) National Social Assistance Programme - II 1993
c) Employment Assurance Scheme - III. 1995
d) Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana - IV. 1999
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(a) (b) (c) (d)
A) III II IV I
B) IV II I III
C) IV III II I
D) II III I IV
Ans: C
5. Arrange the following Indian States based on total population from
the least to the highest
a) Mizoram b) Delhi
c) Puducherry d) Sikkim
A) (a), (b), (c) and (d) B) (b), (c), (a) and (d)
C) (c), (d), (a) and (b) D) (d), (a), (c) and (b)
Ans: D
6. Which country is the largest procducers of silk in the World?
A) China B) India
C) Japan D) New Delhi
Ans: A
7. Choose the Correct Answer:
Which of the formula given below is being used to measure
agricultural productivity?
A) 𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑 B)
𝑇𝑜𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝑁𝑜. 𝑜𝑓 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑦𝑒𝑑
C) 𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝐴𝑚𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑖𝑛𝑝𝑢𝑡𝑠 𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑦𝑒𝑑 D)
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑦𝑒𝑑
Ans: C
8. A company director is acting as. . . . . . . .
A) Agent of the company
B) Trustee of the company
C) Executive officer of the company
D) All of these
Ans: D
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TNPSC-GROUP – II-2013
1. Which is the correct sequence of various sectors in GDP of India
in the descending order?
A) Primary sector, Secondary sector, Tertiary sector
B) Primary sector, Tertiary sector, Secondary sector
C) Secondary sector, Tertiary sector, Primaary sector
D) Teriary sector, Secondary sector, Primary sector
Ans: D
2. Net National Income (NNI) does not include
A) Indirect business taxes
B) Corporate income taxes
C) Depreciation charges
D) The rental value of house-owners
Ans: D
3. Given below are two statements, one labeled as assertion (A) and the
other labeled as:
Assertion (A) : India’s Public Sector helped in the
development of a sounds industrial base.
Reason (R) : Public Sector is under State Information
Appropriate Policies and providing financial
and other support has helped the Public
Sector.
A) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong
B) Both (A) and (R) are correct
C) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct
D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong
Ans: B
4. Rate of saving is measured as a proportion of Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) at
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A) Constant prices B) Market prices
C) Relative prices D) None of the above
Ans: B
5. The Green House Rural Housing Scheme of Tamil Nadu is
powered by
A) Wind energy B) Solar energy
C) Hydro-Thermal energy D) Nuclear energy
Ans: B
6. Cosider the following statements:
a) ‘Operation flood’ was a programme for women
empowerment.
b) Under this programme rural women involved in dairy
development.
A) (a) only is correct B) (a) and (b) are correct
C) Only (b) is correct D) Both (a) and (b) are wrong
Ans: B
7. The aim of Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) is to make the country
A) Canals free B) Slum free
C) Mosquito free D) None of the above
Ans: B
8. Who is the chairman of the 14th Finance commission?
A) Montek Sing Ahluwalia
B) C. Rangarajan
C) Y.V. Reddy
D) Vijay Kelkar
Ans: C
9. According to UNDP’s “Human Development Report” (HDR) – 2000
released on June 29th 2000. India has been ranked as………among 174
countries in the Human Development Index.
A) 115th B) 129th
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C) 128th D) 130th
Ans: C
10. Till which Five Year Plan, employment strategy has been growth
linked?
A) Fifth Five Year Plan B) Sixth Five Year Plan
C) Seventh Five Year Plan D) Eighth Five Year Plan
Ans: A
TNPSC-GROUP – II-A-2014
1. In the Union budget 2013-14, Rs.1,000 crores has been allocated for
funding women empowerment and safety. The name of the fund is
called
A) Abhaya fund B) Nirbhaya fund
C) Soubagya fund D) Sumangali fund
Ans: B
2. Privatisation is supported for the following reasons, point out which
of the following statement is/statements are correct.
I. To improve efficiency.
II. To reduce government interference.
III. To increase freedom and speed of decision making.
IV. To disown the responsibility of the Government.
V. To promote private sector culture by introducing competition.
A) I, II and V correct
B) I, II , III and V are correct
C) I, III, IV and V are correct
D) I, III and IV are correct
Ans: B
3 In 2007, the percapita consumption of energy in India was ………
Kilogram of oil equivalent.
A) 529 B) 592 C) 295 D) 925
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Ans: A
4. The Programme Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan is aimed at
A) providing free food for the poor people
B) providing education for children
C) providing financial assistance to unemployed
D) providing free medical aid to the poor
Ans: B
5. The state that has literacy rate lower than the national average is
A) West Bengal B) Maharastra
C) Andhra Pradesh D) Karnataka
Ans: C
6. As per the census 2011, India’s Population was 1.21 billion, which
is …………percent of the world’s population.
A) 18.5% B) 17.5%
C) 16.5% D) 15.5%
Ans: B
7. According to 2013-14 budget of India, what is the percentage of
current revenue expenditure meant for payment of interest?
A) 16 B) 26
C) 28 D) 32
Ans: B
8. Which district in Tamil Nadu secures first rank in perapita Income
in 2009-10?
A) Chennai B) Tiruvallore
C) Coimbatore D) Kanniyakumari
Ans: D
TNPSC-GROUP – II-2015
1. Choose the new savings scheme introduced for girl child from the
following:
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A) Suraksha Samridhi Yojana
B) Sukanya Samridhi Yojana
C) Sukanya Bima Yojana
D) Suraksha Bima Yojana
Ans: B
2. Which state has introduced the scheme Ashar for the poor people?
A) Rajasthan B) Odissa
C) Bihar D) Jharkhand
Ans: B
3. Who among the following has made the first systematic attempt of
planning in India?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) Mahatma Gandhiji
C) M. Viswesvarayya D) P.C. Mahalnobis
Ans: C
4. The density of population un Tamilnadu as per 2011 census is
A) 555 persons/sq.km B) 480 persons/sq.km
C) 382 persons/sq.km D) 325 persons/sq.km
Ans: A
5. Name the first Asian, who was the recipient of Nobel Prize for
economics.
A) Subramania Chandrasekhar
B) Prof. Amartya Sen
C) Hargobind Khorana
D) Chandrasekhar Venkatraman
Ans: B
TNPSC-GROUP – IIA -2016.
1. Which of the following statements on SAHAJ scheme is/are correct?
1. SAHAJ will enable customers to post online request for a
New LPG connection
2. It was launched by the Finance Ministry
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3. Initially the scheme was lauched in 22 cities across the
country
A) (1) only B) (1) and (2) only
C) (2) and (3) only D) (1) and (3) only
Ans: A
2. Arrange the following committees in chronological order
I. Planning Commission
II. Zonal councils
III. National Integration Council
IV. National Development Council
A) I-II-III-IV B) I-IV-III-II
C) I-IV-II-III D) I-III-IV-II
Ans: C
3. Match the following and choose the correct one:
a) Integrated Child Development 1. 2002
b) National Rural Health Mission 2. 1975
c) National Health Policy 3. 1986
d) National Policy on education 4. 2005
a b c d
A) 3 1 4 2
B) 2 4 1 3
C) 3 2 4 1
D) 1 3 2 4
Ans: B
4. Match the following and select the correct answer
a) Nirmal Bharat Abiyon 1. Rural Roads
b) Pradhan Mantri 2. To provide minimum
basic infrastructure
c) Rural infrastructure Scheme 3. Rural Sanitation
d) Tamil Nadu Habitationn
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improvement scheme 4. To stabilize the assets
created under MGNREGS
a b c d
A) 3 1 4 2
B) 1 3 2 4
C) 4 1 3 2
D) 2 4 1 3
Ans: A
5. Which one of the following was finance commission prescribed the
devolution of tax revenue to states on the net proceeds of all
central taxes
A) 8th finance commission B) 11th finance commission
C) 10th finance commission D) 9th finance commission
Ans: B
6. Which Indian Constitutional Amendment Act on Panchayat Raj
mentions under clause I, 1/3 of the seats were to be allotted to
women belonging to SC’s and ST’s
A) 73rd Amendment B) 74rd Amendment
C) 75rd Amendment D) 76rd Amendment
Ans: B
7. The first BRICS migration conference in October 2015 was held as
A) Sochi, Russia B) Beijing, China
C) New Delhi, India D) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Ans: A
8. Which organization ‘s 73rd foundation day is being observed on
26th September 2015?
A) ICAR B) ISRO
C) CSIR D) NIO
Ans: C
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9. In 1868, the National Income estimate Committee of Indian was
headed by
A) V.K.R.V. Rao B) Shah & Khambatt
C) Dadabhoy Naoroji D) W.C. Peterson
Ans: C
10 Bharat Nirman was started to unlock the development potential of
A) Indian Bond Market B) Public Sector undertakings
C) Urban India D) Rural India
Ans: D
11. Which one of the following was not identified under the Basic
Minimum Services (BMS) programme of the Ninth Five Year Plan?
A) Provision of safe drinking water
B) Universalisation of Primary education
C) Development of renewable sources of energy
D) Availability of primary health facilities
Ans: C
12 . The Statistical Indicator of equitable distribution of Income is
A) National Income B) Per Capita Income
C) Gini Coefficient D) Disposable Personal
Income
Ans: C
TNPSC-ASSITANT ENGINEER -2014
1. Which of the following statement is/are true?
I. Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) is a programme for
universalisation of elementary education.
II. Mid-day Meal Scheme is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for
Children.
III. Mid-day Meal Scheme will not be covered under Right to
Information Act.
A) I and III B) I and II
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C) II and III D) II only
Ans: B
2. Which of the following state has the highest average growth rate in
per capita Domestic Product in 2009-10 at 2004-05 prices?
A) Bihar B) Tamilnadu
C) Gujarat D) Kerala
Ans: C
3. Which of the following is correctly matched?
I. First Finance
Commission - Chairman K. Santhanam
II. Second Finance
Commission - Chiarman K.C. Neogy
III. Third Finance
Commission - Chairman A.K. Chanda
IV. Fourth Finance
Commission - Chairman K. Brahmanand
A) I B) II
C) III D) IV
Ans: C
4. West Bengal’s mov of giving protection to share croppers is known
as
A) Operation Barga B) Green Operation
C) White Revolution D) Operation Blue Star
Ans: A
5. Who was given the alternative approach to Indian Planning at the
time of the formulation of the Second Five Year Plan?
A) P.C. Mahalanobis
B) C.N. Vakil and P.R. Brahmananda
C) Nurkse
D) Schumpeter
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Ans: B
6. Which of the following is/are recommended for reducing inflation?
I. Demand Management measures
II. Supply Management measures
III. Adjustment in trade and tariff policies
A) I only B) I and II
C) I, II and III D) III only
Ans: C
7. Name the committee emphasisted the need for substantial
disinvestment in India in Public Sector Enterprises
A) Rangarajan Committee B) Arjun Sengupta Committee
C) Tarapore Committee D) Narasimham Committee
Ans: A
TNPSC HEALTH OFFICER - 2015
1. Annual plans were implemented during the period
A) 1962 – 1965 B) 1956 - 1967
C) 1966 – 1969 D) 1967 - 1970
Ans: C
2. Taxes raised are credicted to
A) Consolidated fund B) Contigency fund
C) Public account D) private account
Ans: A
3. Disinvestment will not result in
I. Releasing of public resources
II. Reducing public debt
III. Decreasing privatization
IV. Increasing employment
A) I and II only B) III only
C) IV only D) II and III only
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Ans: B
4. What is the gross capital formation as a percent age of GDP in
India for the year 2012 – 2013?
A. 24% B. 28%
C. 32% D. 34%
Ans: D
5. In which plan period HYV seeds and New Agriculture strategy was
adopted in Indian agriculture?
A. 2nd plan B. 3rd plan
C. Annual plan D. 5th plan
Ans: C
6. In an Economy
“Too much of money chasing too few goods” situation is called
A. Depression B. Prosperity
C. Inflation D. Deflation
Ans: C
TNPSC ASSIATANT MEDICAL OFFICER – 2015
1. Match the following Finance Commissions with their Chairman
Finance Commission Chairman
a) Eleventh 1. C. Rangarajan
b) Twelth 2. A.M. Khusro
c) Thirteenth 3. Vijay Kelkar
(a) (b) (c)
A) 1 3 2
B) 2 1 3
C) 1 2 3
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D) 3 2 1
Ans: B
2. What was the aim of National Food Security Mission which was
started in 2007 – 2008?
A) To increase the area under the cultivation of rice, wheat and
pulses
B) To increase the production of rice, wheat and pulses
C) To increase the exports of rice, wheat and pulses.
D) To reduce malnutrition in the country.
Ans: B
3. Who is the Indian personality selected as the Executive Director of
the World Bank?
A) Chandra Kant Vaji
B) Atul Khare
C) Subash Chandra Garg
D) Atul Bansal Bihari
Ans: C
4. Match the following
a) Rajiv Awaas Yojana 1. Rural infrastructure
b) Jalmani 2. Public housing scheme
c) Bharat Nirman 3. Slum free India
d) Indira Awaas Yojana 4. Safe and clear drinking water
in rural schools.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
A) 3 1 4 2
B) 3 4 1 2
C) 3 1 2 4
D) 3 2 1 4
Ans: B
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5. Finance Commission in India is appointed once in how many years?
A. Three B. Four
C. Five D. Six
Ans: C
6. Unification of the domestic economy with the World Economy is
known as
A. Liberalisation B. Globalisation
C. Privatisation D. Nationalisation
Ans: B
7. In India Fiscal year starts from
A. 31st March B.1st April
C. 30th April D. 1st March
Ans: B
8. America’s Central Bank is
A) Federal Reserve Bank
B) Central American Bank
C) American Stock Exchange
D) Bank of America
Ans: A
9. Narrow definition of money supply is
A. M1 B. M2
C. M3 D. M4
Ans: A
10. Agricultural income is taxed by
A) Centre
B) State
C) Local authorities
D) Both Centre and State
Ans: B
11. RBI was constituted for high level panels in Jan, 2015 to study which
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bank?
A) Urban Co-operative Bank
B) TamilNadu Mercantile Bank
C) Rural Co-Operative Bank
D) Karur Vysa Bank
Ans: A
12. What percentage was distributed to rural developments in the Twelfth
Five Year Plan?
A. 4.5 B. 3.5
C. 6.0 D. 7.0
Ans: C
13. For what purpose, the Reserve Bank of India recently sogned an
agreement with Brazil?
A) Information sharing
B) Accounts of Black money
C) Printing of currency
D) New technology
Ans: A
TNPSC ASSIATANT STATISTICAL INVESTIGATOR – 2015
1. Match list I with List II correctly and select your answer using the
codes given below:
List I List II
a) Hazari Report 1. Unfair trade practices
b) MRTP act 2. Industrial licensing
c) Socialistic patten
of society 3. Tax and non-tax
revenues
d) Fiscal policy 4. Public sector
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(a) (b) (c) (d)
A) 2 1 4 3
B) 1 2 3 4
C) 2 3 4 1
D) 4 3 2 1
Ans: A
2. Under National Food Security Act 2013, the poorest of the poor will
get
A) 35 kgs of food grains per household per month
B) 35 kgs of food grains per person per month
C) 3.5 kgs of food grains per person per day
D) 35 kgs of food grains per person per year
Ans: A
3. Personal Income Tax is levied on individual by the
A. State Government B. Central Government
C. Both (A) and (B) D. Local bodies
Ans: B
4. Who advocated the concept “PURA” model of development index?
A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad B. Dr. Radhakrishnan
C. Dr. Manmohan Singh D. Dr. Abdul Kalam
Ans: D
5. Match list I with List II correctly and select your answer using the
codes given below:
List I List II
a) P.K. Bardhan 1. Poverty gap
b) Dandekar & Rath 2. Per capita annual
consumption
expenditure of rural poor
c) B.S. Minhas 3. Agricultural labour price
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index
d) Garner Dutt & Martin
Ravillion 4. 2,250 calories as desired
minimum level of nutrition
(a) (b) (c) (d)
A) 4 3 2 1
B) 3 4 2 1
C) 3 4 1 2
D) 4 3 1 2
Ans: B
TNPSC GROUP - VII B - 2013
1. Match list I with List II correctly and select your answer using the
codes given below:
List I List II
a) Nehru Yojgar Yojana 1. Micro financing to poor
women
b) Rashtriya Mahila Kosh 2. Poverty alleviation
programme
c) Indira Mahila Yojana 3. Social assistance programme
for women
d) National maternity benefit 4. Social empowerment of
scheme women
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(a) (b) (c) (d)
A) 4 1 2 3
B) 2 1 4 3
C) 2 4 3 1
D) 1 3 4 2
Ans: B
2. Ninth plan targeted a growth rate of………………for industry.
A. 9% B. 8%
C. 7% D. 95%
Ans: B
3. Reason for privatization are
A) inefficiency indifference and corruption
B) indifference and corruption
C) inefficiency and indifference
D) inefficiency , indifference, irresponsibility and corruption
Ans: D
4. Given the total invest expenditure an increase in the propensity to
save will lead to a
A) fall in the rate of interest
B) fall in income
C) rise in the rate of interest
D) rise in income
Ans: B
5. Match list I with List II correctly and select your answer using the
codes given below:
List I List II
a) RBI 1. Loan for industrial
development
b) SIDBI 2. Agriculture and rural
development
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programme
c) Co-operative Bank 3. Monetary policy
d) DFT 4. Small Scale Industries (SSI)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
A) 4 3 1 2
B) 1 2 3 4
C) 4 3 2 1
D) 1 2 4 3
Ans: A
6. Gross Domestic Product at factor cost plus net factor income from
abroad is known as
A) Net National Product at factor income
B) National Product - Depreciation
C) Gross National Product at factor cost
D) None of the above
Ans: C
7. The Mahalanobis strategy of planning was essentially
A) to achieve self-sustained long-term growth via investment in
heavy sector
B) to achieve short-term, growth via investment in small scale
industries
C) to achieve quick growth
D) rise in income
Ans: B
8. The basic objective of Gandhian model was
A) to raise the educational standard
B) to raise the social standard
C) to raise the material as well as cultural level
D) none of the above
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Ans: C
9. Given below are two statements, one labeled as assertion (A) and the
other labeled as:
Assertion (A) : During the financial year 2011-2012 the
Central Government is not likely to achieve
the target of raising 40, 000 crores through
disinvestment policy.
Reason (R) : Policy of increased public borrowings to
bridge the fiscal gap is justified.
In the context of the above two statements which one is correct from
the given.
A) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct
explanation of (A)
B) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is the correct
explanation of (A)
C) (R) is correct but (A) is incorrect
D) (A) is correct but (R) is incorrect
Ans: A
10. Match list I with List II correctly and select your answer using the
codes given below:
List I List II
a) Sarva Shiksha Abbiyan (SSA) 1. 1995
b) Right to Education (RTE) 2. 1961
c) National Council for Teacher
Education (NCTE) 3. 2001
d) National Council of Educational
Research and Traning (NCERT) 4. 2002
(a) (b) (c) (d)
A) 3 4 1 2
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B) 1 4 3 2
C) 2 3 4 1
D) 4 3 2 1
Ans: A