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TNPSC Group 2A Test -1
General Tamil & General Studies
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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)
a. Norway b. Sweden c. Finland d. Denmark
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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
109. With which country did India recently sign six agreements in defense cooperation?
a. Russia b. Japan c. Portugal d. Philippines
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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?
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
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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
a. Gujarat b. Manipur c. Karnataka d. Telangana
123. Which city has been declared as the second capital of Himachal Pradesh
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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
128. Number of Tiger Reserves in Tamil Nadu based on Tiger conservation plan
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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
133. Madras crocodile bank was situated at which district
a. Chennai b. Tiruvallur c. Kanchipuram d. Villuppuram
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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
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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
143. Monkey falls was situated at which one of the following district
a. Theni b. Coimbatore c. Selam d. Namakkal
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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
149. NABARD was established in which plan period?
a. Fourth plan b. Fifth plan c. Sixth plan d. Eighth plan
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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
156. Which one of the following statement is true for finance commission of India
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
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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
162. Which one of the following organization published Global Risk Report
a. World Economic Forum (WEF) b. World Trade Organization (WTO)
c. International Monetary Fund (IMF) d. World Bank
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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
169. 2017, G-20 summit will be held at
a. Antalya, Turkey b. Hangzhou, China
c. Hamburg Germany d. New Delhi, India
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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
a. IDBI b. SIDBI c. NHB d. EXIM Bank
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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
188. The Chief guest of Republic day celebration of 2017 is
a. Barak Obama b. Francois Hollande
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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
A B C D
a. 1 2 3 4
b. 2 1 4 3
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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
a. Arunachal Pradesh b. Tripura c. Tamil Nadu d. Telangana
199. Which one of the following submarine was launched by India on 12th
January 2017
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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