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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


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


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


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


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


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