tnpsc group 2 test 3 general tamil & general studies
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TNPSC Group 2 Test – 3
General Tamil & General Studies
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101. 14th
Finance Commission has recommend ------ % share of starts in the net proceeds of the
Union Tax Revenues
a. 40 b. 42 c. 45 d. 48
102. Which year VAT is imposed in Tamil Nadu?
a. 2005 b. 2006 c. 2007 d. 2008
103. The largest source of National Income in India is
a. Service Sector b. Agriculture c. Industrial Sector d. Trade Sector
104. Economic Planning is in listed in which list
a. Union List b. State List c. Concurrent List d. Not any specified list
105. Which committee was constituted for reforms in tax structure?
a. Narsirnhan Committee b. Chelliah Committee
c. Gadgil Committee d. Kelkar Committee
106. Which one of the two employment programmers have been merged in newly introduced
Prime Minister Employment Generation programmers
a. PMRY & NREP b. NREP & REGP c. PMRY & REGP d. PMRY & SJSRY
107. As per census 2011, which of the following register the highest density in the Country
a. Delhi b. Chandigarh c. Bihar d. West Bengal
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108. Food for work programme was renamed as which of the following name
a. RLEGP b. IRDP c. NREP d. MNP
109. Golden Handshake scheme is associated with
a. Inviting Foreign Companies b. Private Investment in Public enterprises
c. Establishing joint enterprises d. Voluntary Retirement
110. The Document vision 2020 for India is associated with
a. Agriculture Development b. Industrial Development
c. Economic Development d. Poverty Alleviation
111. Income Tax in India was introduced by
a. Sir Charles Wood b. Lord Macaule c. James Wilson d. William Jones
112. The Headquarters of International Labour Organisation is at
a. Washington b. Geneva c. The Hague d. Manila
113. National Sample Survey Oganistaion (NSSO) was established in
a. 1950 b. 1951 c. 1952 d. 1947
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114. Which one of the following is the new series of base year for National Income
a. 2004-05 b. 2011-12 c. 2014-15 d. 2016-17
115. National Income established in India is prepared by
a. Planning Commission b. RBI
c. Finance Ministry d. C.S.O
116. Which of the following State has the least poverty ratio in the Country
a. Goa b. Kerala c. Himachal Pradesh d. Punjab
117. The First National Income of India was Calculated by
a. Dadabai Naoroji b. R.V.K.R. Rao c. P.C.Mehalanobis d. D.R. Gadgil
118. Which of the following method was used for calculating the National Income of India
a. Production Method b. Income Method
c. Expenditure Method d. a & b
119. Which one of the following Formula is used calculating Net National Product @ Market price
a. Net National Product + Indirect Tax – Subsidies
b. Net National Product – Indirect Tax + Subsidies
c. Indirect Tax – Net National Product + Subsidies
d. Subsidies - Net National Product- Indirect Tax
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120. Which one of the following committee calculated poverty in Rural areas
a. Lakdawala Committee b. Y.K.Alagh Committee
c. N.C. Sexena Committee d. S.R. Hashim Committee
121. Income Tax and property tax are called
a. Direct Tax b. Indirect tax c. Utility tax d. Wealth tax
122. Which one of the following is not used to calculate Human Development Index?
a. Life expectancy b. Literacy level
c. Population Density d. Standard of Living
123. Among the following sector, which one is the largest employer in India
a. Manufacturing b. Agriculture c. Service sector d. SSI
124. The tax in which the impact and incidence will fall on same person is called as
a. Direct Tax b. Indirect Tax c. Wealth Tax d. Value added tax
125. If a commodity or a good is taxed as per its value, then the tax is called as
a. Specific tax b. Advalorem tax c. Minimum alternate tax d. Gift tax
126. If High Unemployment and economic stagnation simultaneously in an economy, then the
condition is known as
a. Stagflation b. Deflation c. Recession d. Inflation
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127. Which one of the following statement is Not correctly matched
Lakes States
1. Kolleru lake - Andhra Pradesh
2. Wular lake - Jammu & Kashmir
3. Loktak lake - Manipur
4. Chilka lake - Odisha
a. 1, 3 only b. 1, 2, 3 c. 1, 3, 4 d. 1, 2, 3, 4
128. Nagarjunasagar Srisaliam Tiger Reserve was Situated at which State
a. Andhra Pradesh b. Arunachal Pradesh c. Assam d. Bihar
129. The total number of tiger reserve in Tamil Nadu was
a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6
130. Which one of the following is largest manmade lake in India
a. Chilka Lake b. Wular lake
c. Sambhar & Didwana lake d. Indra Sagar lake
131. Which one of the Asia’s First Marine biosphere reserve
a. Gulf of Kuchch b. Gulf of Mannar c. Simlipal d. Dehong Dabang
132. Project Tiger was launched in India on Which date
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a. Jan 01, 1973 b. Feb 01, 1973 c. Mar 01, 1973 d. Apr 01, 1973
133. Which one of the following smallest biosphere reserves in India
a. Nokreh b. Dibru Daikhowa c. Panchmarhi d. Kanchenjunga
134. Match the following
National Parks States
A. Kaziranga - 1. Rajasthan
B. Koladeo Ghana - 2. Assam
C. Sundarban - 3. Uttarakhand
D. Valley of Flowers - 4. West Bengal
A B C D
a. 1 2 3 4
b. 1 2 4 3
c. 2 1 4 3
d. 2 1 3 4
135. Which one of the following is longest dam in the World
a. Hirakud b.Bhakra Nangal c. Narora d. Kakrapara
136. Arrange the following mountains from West to East
1. Garo 2. Khasi c. Jaintia
a. 1, 2, 3 b. 1, 3, 2 c. 2, 1, 3 d. 2, 3, 1
137. Which one of the following peak was highest peak of India
a. Everest b. Godwin Austin c. Kanchenjunga d. Nanda Devi
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138. Which one of the following is highest peak of Eastern Ghats
a. Anaimalai b. Doda Beta c. Saddle peak d. Mahandragiri
139. Which one is the World’s oldest fold mountain
a. Nilgiri b. Himalaya c. Aravalli d. Western Ghats
140. Which lake was created due to tectonic activities
a. Wular lake b. Lonar lake c. Tsomarari lake d. Vembabad lake
141. Which one of the following is correctly matched
Project Year
1. Project Hangul - 1970
2. Project Rhino - 1987
3. Project Elephant - 1996
4. Project Vulture - 2006
a. 1, 3 b. 1, 2, 3 c. 2, 3, 4 d. 1, 2, 3, 4
142. Valmiki Tiger Reserves was situated at which State
a. Bihar b. Karnataka c. Uttar Pradesh d. Telangena
143. Which committee as setup by planning commission on estimates unemployment
a. B. Bhagwati Committee b. Pranab Sen Committee
c. Dandekar & Rath Committee d. Montek Singh Ahulwalia Committee
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144. NREGS was renamed as MGNREGS from which one of the following date
a. Oct 02, 2006 b. Oct 02, 2003 c. Oct 02, 2009 d. Oct 02, 2010
145. Poverty estimate, what is the caloric intake has been fixed for urban areas and rural areas per
day
a. 2400 & 2100 b. 2100 & 2400 c. 2100 & 2250 d. 2250 & 2400
146. Which one of the following Elephant Reserve in Tamil Nadu
1. Nilgiri 2. Coimbatore 3. Annamalai 4. Srivilliputtur
a. 1, 3 b. 1, 2, 3 c. 1, 3, 4 d. 1, 2, 3, 4
147. Which of the following regions in India is more prone to earthquakes?
a. Aravalli range b. Deccan plateau
c. Himalayan ranges d. Malwa plateau
148. Which of the following is a rain shadow area in India?
a. Eastern side of the western ghats b. Malabar coast
c. Siwalik hills d. Khasi hills
149. Find the correct sequence of passes located from North to South in the Western Ghats of India
a. Palghat, Bhorghat, Thalghat, Shengcota gap
b. Thalghat, Bhorghat, Palghat, Shengcota gap
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c. Shengcota gap, Palghat, Thalghat, Bhorghat
d. Bhorghat, Thalghat, Palghat, Shengcota gap
150. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given hills from the north to south?
a. Nallamalai, Nilgiris, Javadhi, Anaimalai
b. Anaimalai, Javadhi, Nilgiris, Nallamalai
c. Nallamalai, Javadhi, Nilgiris, Anaimalai
d. Anaimalai, Nilgiris, Javadhi, Nallamalai
151. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
Categories % of area (India)
1. Mountains - 10.6
2. Plateaus - 27.7
3. Plains - 43.2
4. Hills - 18.5
a. 1 only correct b. 1 & 2 correct c. 1, 2 and 3 correct d. All are correct
152. Which university has been awarded the Visitor’s Award for the best university 2017?
a. Nalanda University b. Jawaharlal Nehru University
c. Banaras Hindu University d. Vishwa Bharati University
153. The purpose of Operation Thunder Bird launched by INTERPOL was to
a. search for the remains of lost aircraft MH370
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b. locate international criminals
c. target the illegal trade in wildlife and timber
d. check the smuggling of arms to terrorists
154. INS Viraat which was decommissioned recently was commissioned in the Indian Navy in the
year
a. 1987 b. 1990 c. 1992 d. 1993
155. Copernicus is an earth observation program launched by
a. NASA b. Japan c. China d. European Commission
156. Which team won the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2016-17?
a. Tamil Nadu b. Gujarat c. Bengal d. Maharashtra
157. Listen to the Young Voices was the theme of which of the following days observed in March
2017?
a. World Wildlife Day b. World Hearing Day
c. World Poetry Day d. World Water Day
158. Who was the first woman President of South Korea?
a. Han Myung-Sook b. Yingluck Shinawatra
c. Park Geun-Hye d. Aung San Suu Kyi
159. Who of the following is Asia’s first woman diesel locomotive driver, awarded the Nari Shakti
Puraskar 2016 recently?
a. Qamar Dagar b. Smita Tandi c. Mumtaz Qazi d. Bano Haralu
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160. Which country has launched its population census after a gap of 19 years?
a. Bangladesh b. Pakistan c. Nepal d. Sri Lanka
161. The Weapon Locating Radar developed by DRDO and handed over to Indian Army recently
is named
a. Divya b. Swathi c. Indra d. Varuna
162. Operation Save Kurma was launched by Wildlife Crime Control Bureau to save which of the
following?
a. Dugongs b. Turtles c. Dolphins d. Boars
163. Which High Court recently ruled that parents can evict their abusive adult children from their
house?
a. Uttarakhand High Court b. Allahabad High Court
c. Bombay High Court d. Delhi High Court
164. As per National Health Policy 2017 what is target year for achieving Life expectancy at birth
of 70 years from the present 67.5 years?
a. 2020 b. 2022 c. 2024 d. 2025
165. At which of the following places was India’s largest flag hoisted in March 2017?
a. Srinagar b. Katra c. Attari d. Pokhran
166. Al-Nagah was a joint military exercise conducted by the armies of India and
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a. Oman b. Qatar c. Iran d. Saudi Arabia
167. Which country is also called the Hellenic Republic?
a. Greece b. Turkey c. Egypt d. Syria
168. Which neighbouring country observes March 26 as its National Day?
a. Pakistan b. Nepal c. Bangladesh d. Sri Lanka
169. Which organisation founded the Earth Hour in 2007?
a. UNESCO b. W.H.O. c. W.E.F. d. W.W.F.
170. In which State was the eleventh edition of Indo-Nepal Joint Military exercise Surya Kiran –
XI held in March 2017?
a. Uttarakhand b. Bihar c. West Bengal d. Himachal Pradesh
171. Which State was awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar 2016 for its work in improving child sex
ratio?
a. Uttarakhand b. Rajasthan c. Haryana d. Punjab
172. In which of the following forces has Tanushree Parik become the first woman to be
commissioned as a combat officer?
a. CRPF b. CISF c. BSF d. ITBP
173. . Which country has been ranked at the top in World Happiness Report 2017 published by
United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network?
a. Denmark b. Bhutan c. Finland d. Norway
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174. Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences is a laboratory of the
a. Defence Research and Development Organisation
b. Indian Council of Agricultural Research
c. Indian Council of Medical Research
d. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
175. In which city has ISRO commissioned world’s third largest hypersonic wind tunnel to help in
the launch of aerospace vehicles at hypersonic speed?
a. Bengaluru b. Thiruvananthapuram
c. Ahmedabad d. Hyderabad
176. Sri Venkateswara Airport is the new name of airport at which of the following cities?
a. Tirupati b. Madurai c. Amravathi d. Vijayawada
177. With which sport is Jitu Rai associated?
a. Archery b. Gymnastics c. Swimming d. Shooting
178. Who of the following has been awarded the National Photography Lifetime Achievement
Award in 2017?
a. Homi Vyrawalla b. Raghu Rai c. Ravinder Kumar d. KK Mustafah
179. Which country is the largest producer of cotton?
a. India b. China c. Indonesia d. Brazil
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180. Who of the following has developed a device that can be used to detect silent heart attacks?
a. Surjeet Singh b. Ajay Kumar Sharma
c. Paresh Panchal d. Akash Manoj
181. Thomas E Starzl, who passed away recently was the physician who carried out the first
a. Liver transplant b. Heart transplant c. Kidney transplant d. Knee transplant
182. On which day is the Bihar Diwas observed?
a. March 21 b. March 22 c. March 23 d. March 24
183. From which of the following countries does India import electricity?
a. Nepal b. Myanmar c. Bangladesh d. Bhutan
184. NASA has announced to send its first robotic space craft to sun in which year
a. 2017 b. 2018 c. 2019 d. 2020
185. Which country will host World Women’s youth boxing championship 2017
a. Indonesia b. Malaysia c. India d. Japan
186. National defense day celebrated on?
a. March 03 b. March 04 c. March 05 d. March 10
187. ‘She Leads Tech’ a mentorship programme for woman entrepreneurs in India has been
launched by
a. Twitter b. Google c. Yahoo d. Facebook
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188. Government has decided to sell how many SAIL steel plants with an aim to raise Rs 15000
cr?
a. 2 b. 1 c. 4 d. 3
189. Who has been appointed as a New chairman of Central Water Commission(CWC)
a. Gopal Varma b. Ashish Tyagi c. Narendra Kumar d. Aravind Shaha
190. India has signed its first loan agreement with New Development Bank for 350 million to be
used in the development of district roads in which State
a. Uttar Pradesh b. Karnataka c. Andhra Pradesh d. Madhya Pradesh
191. Which Tiger reserve becomes first in India get official Mascot named Bhoorsingh the
Barasingha
a. Kanha b. Bandhipur c. Ranthambore d. Ratapani
192. Who has appointed as head of World Food porgramme
a. Antonio Guterres b. David Beasley
c. Etharin Cousin d. MP Veerendra Kumar
193. Which State won the 2017 Santosh Trophy of Football
a. West Bengal b. Goa c. Tamil Nadu d. Manipur
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194. Who has been won the prestigious 2017 Abel Prize
a. Yvas Meyer b. Niels Henrik Abel
c. Andrew Wiles d. John Forbes Nash Jr
195. Which day was observed the World tuberculosis day
a. March 23 b. March 24 c. March 22 d. March 27
196. What is India’s rank in the 2016 Human Development Index (HDI)
a. 131 b. 125 c. 188 d. 159
197. India’s longest surface tunnel was opened in which State
a. Uttarkhand b. Jammu & Kashmir c. Punjab d. Haryana
198. Which Country was first adopted plastic currency in the World
a. India b. Australia c. USA d. England
199. Which day is celebrated the World Consumers Rights day
a. March 10 b. March 15 c. March 20 d. March 25
200. INS Viraat which was decommissioned recently was formerly named as
a. HMS Ulysses b. HMS Hermes c. Admiral Gorshkov d. Admiral Kuznestsov