TNPSC Group 1 2022 Preliminary Examination
General Studies Questions 51 to 75
51.
Which Festival was celebrated throughout Tamilaham during the Sangam Age?
Answer:
D.
Thiruvathirai
52.
"Kavarum Kazhagamum Kaiyum Tharukki
Ivariyaar Illagi yaar" - to whom does the advice is said in this Kural?
Ivariyaar Illagi yaar" - to whom does the advice is said in this Kural?
Answer:
D.
Kings
53.
Match the following with List I with List II:
| List I | List II |
|---|---|
| (a) Thirumurukarrupadai | 1. Mudattamakanniyar |
| (b) Porunaratrupadai | 2. Nakkirar |
| (c) Sirupanatrupadai | 3. Kapilar |
| (d) Kurunji Pattu | 4. Nallur Naththathanar |
Answer:
C.
2 1 4 3
54.
Assertion [A]: The New Educational Policy (NEP) envisages a complete overhaul of teaching - Learning process from the traditional teacher - centered to learner centric approach.
Reason [R] : NEP ensures that holistic development of students by accentuating their creative potential.
Reason [R] : NEP ensures that holistic development of students by accentuating their creative potential.
Answer:
C.
Both [A] and [R] are true; and [R] is the correct explanation of [A]
55.
'Promoting soil health' and 'making rainwater harvesting compulsory' - These statements relates to
Answer:
C.
Evergreen revolution
56.
Which are the articles that describe situations and confer power to Union Government to claim control over states
Answer:
C.
Art 365, 256 and 257
57.
Indian economy is marked by the existence of
(i) Low per capita income
(ii) High proportion of the working population is engaged in industries
(iii) Improving rate of capital formation
(iv) Problems in the employment
(i) Low per capita income
(ii) High proportion of the working population is engaged in industries
(iii) Improving rate of capital formation
(iv) Problems in the employment
Answer:
B.
(i) and (iii) are correct
58.
The functions of Reserve Bank of India are:
(i) Issue of coins and Bank notes
(ii) Banker to the Government
(iii) Regulating credit in the country
(i) Issue of coins and Bank notes
(ii) Banker to the Government
(iii) Regulating credit in the country
Answer:
D.
(i), (ii) and (iii)
59.
How many pairs are correctly matched?
Vaccine — Nature
1. Pfizer — mRNA vaccine
2. Covishield — DNA based vaccine
3. Covaxin — Inactive vaccine
4. Sputnik. V — Viral vector vaccine
Vaccine — Nature
1. Pfizer — mRNA vaccine
2. Covishield — DNA based vaccine
3. Covaxin — Inactive vaccine
4. Sputnik. V — Viral vector vaccine
Answer:
C.
3 pairs
60.
Jawaharlal Nehru wrote in 1961 'India as a secular state honours all faiths equally and gives them equal opportunities'. S. Radhakrishnan as President of India too expressed 'when India is said to be a secular state, it does not mean that we as a people reject the reality of an unseen spirit or the relevance of religions to life or that we exalt irreligion. It does not mean that secularism itself becomes a positive religion or that the state assumes divine prerogatives'.
Which one of the following is best implied in the passage?
Which one of the following is best implied in the passage?
Answer:
C.
Indian secularism does not recognise the importance of religion in the public space
61.
Tamil Nadu State has which of the following policy/policies?
1. Tamil Nadu R and D Policy
2. Tamil Nadu Life Sciences Promotion Policy
3. Tamil Nadu Footwear and Leather Products Policy
4. Tamil Nadu Fintech Policy
1. Tamil Nadu R and D Policy
2. Tamil Nadu Life Sciences Promotion Policy
3. Tamil Nadu Footwear and Leather Products Policy
4. Tamil Nadu Fintech Policy
Answer:
C.
1, 2 and 3
62.
Which of the following are correctly paired?
(i) New India and Commonweal — Mrs. Annie Besant
(ii) Kesari and Maratha — Bala Gangadhar Tilak
(iii) Indian Opinion — Gopal Hari Deshmukh
(iv) Indu Prakash — Mahatma Gandhi
(i) New India and Commonweal — Mrs. Annie Besant
(ii) Kesari and Maratha — Bala Gangadhar Tilak
(iii) Indian Opinion — Gopal Hari Deshmukh
(iv) Indu Prakash — Mahatma Gandhi
Answer:
A.
(i) and (ii)
63.
Which of the following statement(s) correct about Madras Native Association?
(i) The first political organisation started in India
(ii) The Madras Native Association began to function on 1852
(iii) The founder of the Madras Native Association was G. Lakshminarasu Chetty
(iv) The leader of the Madras Native Association was Anandha Charlu
(i) The first political organisation started in India
(ii) The Madras Native Association began to function on 1852
(iii) The founder of the Madras Native Association was G. Lakshminarasu Chetty
(iv) The leader of the Madras Native Association was Anandha Charlu
Answer:
C.
(ii) and (iii) only
64.
The tropical cyclone winds blow into the Northern Hemisphere in ____________ direction.
Answer:
C.
Anticlockwise
65.
What are the pillars of block chain technology?
1. Transparency
2. Immutability
3. Decentralisation
1. Transparency
2. Immutability
3. Decentralisation
Answer:
D.
1, 2 and 3
66.
Which of the following act was described by Jawaharlal Nehru as the 'Charter of Slavery'?
Answer:
C.
Government of India Act of 1935
67.
In which annual sessions of the Indian National Congress made the historic 'Purna Swaraj' declaration?
Answer:
C.
1929 Lahore
68.
Who was selected as the President of Council of Action, which was constituted by TamilNadu Congress Committee to execute the civil disobedience in 1930?
Answer:
B.
S. Sathyamurthi
69.
The steps adopted in the long term conservation strategy of wild life is/are
(i) Hunting should be strictly prohibited in the nation parks, sanctuaries, biosphere reserves
(ii) More national parks and wild life sanctuaries should be established
(iii) Captive breeding of wildlife should not be encouraged
(i) Hunting should be strictly prohibited in the nation parks, sanctuaries, biosphere reserves
(ii) More national parks and wild life sanctuaries should be established
(iii) Captive breeding of wildlife should not be encouraged
Answer:
C.
(i) and (ii) only
70.
Assignment of ecological or biological significance of a contaminant's effect based primarily on statements of statistical significance but contrary to biological probability
Answer:
C.
Maulstick incongruity
71.
Which of the following statements about the citizenship Amendment Act, (CAA) 2019 are true?
1. Citizenship will be granted to all the foreigners who lived in India for more than six years.
2. Citizenship to members of Hindus, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi or Christian communities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan who entered India on or before 31 Dec, 2014.
3. Members of specific communities will be granted citizenship within 6 years instead of 12 years
4. The CAA will help to the preparation of National Register of Citizens
1. Citizenship will be granted to all the foreigners who lived in India for more than six years.
2. Citizenship to members of Hindus, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi or Christian communities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan who entered India on or before 31 Dec, 2014.
3. Members of specific communities will be granted citizenship within 6 years instead of 12 years
4. The CAA will help to the preparation of National Register of Citizens
Answer:
B.
2 and 4 are true
72.
Find the mismatched answer about the Indian Railway Zones.
Answer:
B.
Central - Jaipur
73.
Which of the following statements is true about human races?
(i) The races is a group of people with more or less permanent distinguishing characteristics
(ii) Human races are classified in 7 blood groups
(iii) The races are identified and classified based on skin colour, stature, shape of head, face, nose, eye, type of hair and blood group
(i) The races is a group of people with more or less permanent distinguishing characteristics
(ii) Human races are classified in 7 blood groups
(iii) The races are identified and classified based on skin colour, stature, shape of head, face, nose, eye, type of hair and blood group
Answer:
A.
(i) and (iii) only
74.
___________ was the contemporary of Emperor Akbar in England.
Answer:
B.
Queen Elizabeth-I
75.
Meadows Taylor observes that the death of ___________ was 'the beginning of the end' of the Bahmani kingdom.
Answer:
A.
Mahmud Gawan