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TNPSC Group 2A Test – 3

General English & General Studies

1. Find out the phrasal meaning for the following sentence.

The residents complained about the delay in garbage disposal. The officer said that he would ---------

--------------- the matter

a.Look at b. Look into c. Look through d.Lookover

2. Choose the most appropriate synonyms of the italicized words from the four alternatives.

Do not gets Disheartened by the challenges along the way.

a. Dissatisfied b. Excited c. Discouraged d. Upset

3. Match the following words with correct antonyms

A) Different - 1) Artificial

B) Melting - 2) Inferior

C) Natural - 3) Similar

D) Superior - 4) Freezing

A B C D

a. 3 1 2 4

b. 3 2 1 4

c. 3 1 4 2

d. 3 4 1 2

4. Match the words with their suffixes

A) Unique - 1) Ness

B) Majestic - 2) Able

C) Favour - 3) ly

D) Original - 4) Ally

A B C D

a. 1 2 3 4

b. 2 1 4 3

c. 1 3 2 4

d. 1 4 2 3

5. An article is a determiner. It indicates that a noun is following it. Though article are used

With nouns, all nouns do not take articles. It is necessary to know when to use article.

There are --------------- kinds of article are available

a. Three b. Two c. One d. Five

6. They star work --------- 9am, Fill the suitable prepositions

a. At b. In c. On d. With



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7. Match column A with column B

Column A Column B

A) The boy is running - 1) is n‟t he?

B) She is driving a car - 2) is n‟t she?

C) He broke the jar - 3) did n‟t he?

D) Let us watch the game - 4) shall we?

A B C D

a. 1 2 3 4

b. 1 2 4 3

c. 2 1 3 4

d. 2 1 4 3

8. The student ----------- (answer) all the questions correctly

a. Answer b. Answering c. Answered d. Was answered

9. Change the voice of the verb of the following sentence; “She had not finished her work”

a. Her work had been not finished by her b. Her work had not been finished by her

c. Had her work been finished by her d. No active voice

10. We should learn --------- others

a. To help b. To helping c. Helping d. Helped

11. Identify the sentence which is not correct to pattern S/V

a. God is b. The telephone rang

c. He gave me in Hindi Book d. The crowd laughed

12. A bunch of keys were found in my car. Find the error in above sentence

a. A bunch b. Of keys c. were found d. In my car

13. Rabindranath Tagore came upon a splendid opportunity. The land lord of a certain village started a

newspaper and sent a request that he would become its editor. He agreed to take the post. What

position was offered to Rabindranath Tagore?

a. Land lord b. Newspaper c. Village officer d. Editor

14. Choose the correct statement for the following sentence.

Don‟t play in the rain -----------

a. Assertive b. Imperative c. Interrogative d. Exclamatory

15. Choose odd word in the option

a. House b. Cottage c. School d. Palace

16. If singular word ends with “Is” the plural ends with -----------

a. Ies b. a c. Ae d. es



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17. Change the following sentence into “Complex” Being tired, he went to bed

a. As he was tired, he went to bed b. He was tired, he went to bed

c. He went to be being tired d. He went to bed as he was hired

18. No other flowers is ----------------- the rose

a. Beautiful b. As beautiful as

c. More beautiful than d. the most beautiful

19. Choose the correct blending word for Wizard + Technology

a. Wiz + ech b. Techzard c. Wizology d. Techno wizard

20. Good + will = Good will

a. Adjective + Noun b. Adjective + Verb

c. Adjective + Adjective d. Adjective + gerund

21. Name the figure of speech used in the entire poem “ THE EARTH”

a. Personification b. Metaphor c. Allusion d. Ellipsa

22. Name the part of speech for the following words: Dreams, Tranquility, Mysteries

a. Noun b. Verb c. Adjective d. Adverb

23. Identify the poem for following line are is

„You are my sight and my discernment

You are my knowledge and my dream

You are my hunger and my thirst

You are my sorrow and my joy.

a. Earth b. Going for water c. A Psalm of life d. Be the best

24. Match the following words and phrases given in column A and column B

Column A Column B

A) Bring up - 1) Caused

B) Bring in - 2) Come with

C) Bring about - 3) Gets

D) Bring along - 4) Raised

A B C D

a. 1 2 3 4

b. 2 1 3 4

c. 4 3 1 2

d. 4 1 2 3

25. Choose the correct synonym for the underlined word

I am deeply Concerned about the way.



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a. Worried b. Wounded c. Interested d. Affected

26. Don‟t you have the wherewithal to bring back the Glorious past?

Choose the correct antonyms for underlined word.

a. Wonderful b. Graceful c. Shameful d. Dreadful

27. Match the words with their prefix:

A) A - 1) Date

B) Ante - 2) Bacterial

C) Anti - 3) Typical

D) Arch - 4) Rebel

A B C D

a. 1 3 4 2

b. 1 3 2 4

c. 3 4 1 2

d. 3 1 2 4

28. Choose the appropriate article to complete the sentence.

Be back in --------- hours‟ time

a. a b.an c. the d. No article

29. Choose the correct prepositional phrases.

The Kindergarten children are interested -------------

a. In drawing b. With drawing c. Over drawing d. On drawing

30. Which one of the following word is non-negative in tag?

a. Let us b. Rarely c. Seldom d. Never

31. Before I went to Delhi, I ------------in Chennai for eight years.

a. Was living b. Lived

c. I have been living d. I had been living

32. Anand is eating mango, it is in the form of

a. Active voice in simple past b. Passive voice in simple past

c. Active voice in present continuous d. Passive voice in past perfect continuous

33. Arranged the following jumbled words

a. Perform / Rain / Storm / Should / You / or

b. You / Should / Perform / Rain / Or / Storm

c. Rain / Or / Storm / You / Should / Perform

d. Should / You / Perform / Rain / Or / Storm

34. Odd out



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a. Arrow b. Axe c. Knife d. Dagger

35. Select the correct plural form of “ Stationery”

a. Stationery b. Stationeries c. Stationery d. No plural

36. If he works hard, he will succeed

a. Simple b. Compound c. Complex d. Positive voice

37. Johnsy is kinder than Rosy

a. Positive Degree b. Comparative degree

c. Superlative degree d. No degree

38. The cotton --------- was loaded in the lorry

a. Bail b. Bale c. Bawl d. Ball

39. Find out the error in the following sentence

Geetha‟s / Father / is / a MLA

a. Geetha‟s b. Father c. Is d. A MLA

40. The committee appointed him the chairperson on Friday

a. S V O C A b. S V C A c. S V I O DO d. S V O A

41. Identify the correct sentence

John is a student she lives in a big city

a. Assertive b. Imperative c. Exclamatory d. Interrogative

42. Choose the correct clip word for refrigerator

a. Refridge b. Fridge c. Bridge d. Refractor

43. Choose the suitable word for Preposition + Noun

a. Over + seeing b. Up + on c. Out + Sourcing d. Up + hill

44. Find the correct figure of speech

In the line “A thread the length of a span”

a. Alliteration b. Metaphor c. Simile d. Personification

45. “Laugh till the game in played” What is the game referred to here?

a. Cricket b. Creature c. Love d. Life

46. “ Think me not unkind and rude

That I walk alone in grove and glen”

a. Laugh and Be merry b. Earth

c. Don‟t quit d. The Apology



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47. “ She left India as a student, but she would

See the nation of her birth, all of it, from Hundreds of miles above”- George W. Bush Former

president of the USA. Said about Whom?

a. Sunita Williams b. Kalpana Chawla

c. Dr. Valarmathi d. None of the above

48. ZIP is an acronym for

a. Zonal Index Number b. Zonal Index Pin

c. Zone Improvement Plan d. Indian Zonal Post

49. (A) Speed post, started in August 1986, Provides time bound and express delivery of letters.

(B) It ushered in a new era when “One India one Rate” scheme was launched @ INR 25 for all

destinations across India.

a. B only correct b. A only correct c. A & B correct d. A & B wrong

50. “Many of life‟s failures are experienced by people who did not realize how close

they were o success when they gave up “Remember” perseverance pays” said by

a. Thomas Alva Edison b. Neil Armstrong

c. Vivekananda d. Jean Jacques Rousseau

51. Choose appropriate plural form for the word commander- in-chief

a. Commander-in-chief b. Commanders-in-chiefs

c. Commanders-in-Chief d. Commander-in-chief

52. Odd out

a. The stroke of Genius b. The thief

c. Flying wonder d. Amirtha devi

53. Choose the correct American English for Wash basin

a. Wash tank b. Washing basin c. Sink d. Clean tank

54. Match the poem with poets

A) Laugh and Be Merry - 1) R.W. Emerson

B) Earth - 2) Edgar A. Guest

C) Don‟t Quit - 3) John maze field

D) The Apology - 4) Khalil Gibran

A B C D

a. 3 1 2 4

b. 1 2 3 4

c. 4 3 2 1

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55. Identify the author with the short story

“A man who had no eyes”

a. Paulo Coelho b. McKinley Kantor c. Erich – Franek d. Shaki

56. The story “ A man who had no eyes” is belongs to

a. Indian b. American c. Brazil d. China

57. What is the theme of this poem in

“Laugh and he merry”

a. To be wrong in life b. To be cheerful and enjoy life to its fullest

c. Splendid race of man d. It symbolizes the joy of the lord

58. Pick the correct synonyms “Grasped”

a. Comprehended b. Understood c. Inferred d. Read

59. Which Nationality the poet belong to Stephen Vincent Benet

a. Indian b. U.K c. U.S.A d. Canada

60. Who was the first woman in India to fly a plane?

a. Amelia Earhart b. Sunitha Williams c. Kalpana Chawla d. Sarla Thakaral

61. Match the relevant character “Arjun Bajpai” with title

a. Buds to Blossoms b. A man who had no eyes

c. Will to win d. A race in the space

62. Odd out

a. Buds to Blossoms b. Gaia tells her tale

c. Don‟t Quit d. The one minute apology

63. Odd out

a. The apology b. Be glad nose in on your face

c. The flying wonder d. A man who had no eyes

64. Match the items A with Items B

A) Conditioned - 1) Convincingly

B) Ferocious - 2) Obstacles

C) Impedimenta - 3) Fierce

D) Irrefutably - 4) Habituated

A B C D

a. 1 2 3 4

b. 2 4 1 3

c. 4 3 1 2

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65. Which of the following is not written by John Masefield

a. Salt water ballads b. Manchester Guardian

c. The Everlasting mercy d. The eye of the prophet

66. Choose the correct primary modals for Futurity, Suggestion, Intention and Insistence.

a. Can b. Could c. Shall d. Should

67. I‟m Gaia, The personification of the --------- mother Earth. I am known by many names in different

language and in different places

a. Primordial b. Peering c. Plenty d. Reverence

68. In the earth consist of Pangea and Panthalassa. Which covers --------- of my surface

a. One-thirds b. Two-thirds c. Three fourth d. Two fourth

69. The ozone gas that acts like a Canopy, Protecting you from the harmful ultra violet rays of the Sun in

depleting

a. Selfish b. False reason c. An overhanging d. emptying

70. World environment Day

a. March 21 b. March 22 c. April 22 d. June 5

71. “Biodiversity: connecting with Nature” was the theme for the year

a. 2009 b. 2010 c. 2011 d. 2015

72. The poem shows that woman are very affection and caring

a. Earth b. A sonnet 116

c. A sonnet for my incomparable mother d. The flying wonder

73. Kitty Hawk – Name of place in ------------

a. America b. England c. Russia d. China

74. Sunitha Williams An Indian American settled in America, is the first woman astronaut who stayed in

space for the longest period ------- days

a. 31 days 14 hours 54 minutes b. 72 to 102

c. 365 days d. 195 days

75. The East India company opened a post box in Bombay in ---------- this was beginning of the postal

system in India.

1668 b. 1678 c. 1688 d. 1972

76. “ Miriam letter” was translated by Mira Naik. It was first published in contemporary Indian short

stories I BY Sahitya Akademy in ----------



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a. 1955 b. 1959 c. 1965 d. 1957

77. The technocrat president, the missile man of India and a great virionary Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam was

born ---------- 15th

October 1931 -------- the island twon of Rameshwaram --------- the East coast of

Tamil Nadu ---------- India. He always got up early --------- the morning sometime ----------- between

4 a.m and 5 a.m -------------- sunrise. He secured his Engineering degree ---------- MIT in Chennai

and then joined DRDO conducted Nuclear test -------- pokhran in Rajastan.

a. On, at , on, in, in, between, before, at, in

b. On, at, on, between, in, in before, at, in

c. On, at, on, in, in, between, before, at, at

d. At, at, before, between, in, in, on, at, on

78. Abbreviation “CWG” for

a. Common Wealth Games b. Cold War Gate

c. Central Wealth Grand d. None of the above

79. The chipko movement was started in ---------- in Chennai district.

a. 1970 b. 1972 c. 1974 d. 1976

80. Match the Column A with Column B

Column A Column B

A) Autumn - 1) Fall

B) Analyze - 2) Analyse

C) Bonnet - 3) Hood

D) Boot - 4) Trunk

A B C D

a. 1 2 3 4

b. 1 2 4 3

c. 1 4 3 2

d. 1 3 2 4

81. The poem “The flying wonder” by

a. Stephen prelusky b. Stephen Vincent Benet

c. Stephen Vinny Benet d. Lewis carol

82. Identify the author with the short story

“The tears of the desert”

a. Oscar wild b. Pearls Buck

c. Paulo Coelho d. Rob Reilly

83. Match the items under A with the appropriate items under B

A) Boston Marathon - 1) Russia

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C) Sunitha‟s stay in space - 3) 195 days

D) Veterinarian - 4) A doctor who treats animals

A B C D

a. 1 2 3 4

b. 2 1 4 3

c. 2 4 3 1

d. 2 1 3 4

84. Sunitha Williams ran the Boston Marathon in

a. Space b. New year c. Boston d. Space Shuttle

85. Sunitha Williams studied in the ------------ force

a. Army b. Naval c. Air d. Military

86. Who among the following is Brazilian poet

a. McKinley Kantor b. Paulo Coelho

c. Rex Cocker d. None of the above

87. Ralph Waldo Emerson is related to

a. Don‟t quiet b. Be glad your nose is on your face

c. Flying wonder d. The Apology

88. “The legacy you leave is the one you live” is related to

a. One minute apology b. Buds to blossoms

c. The will to win d. None of the above

89. Match the following folk art with the Indian State “Gardaí”

a. Pondicherry b. Tamil Nadu c. Tripura d. Punjab

90. Choose the correct model auxiliary for following words “ Necessity, Obligation, Compulsion,

Certainty, Conclusion”

a. May b. Must c. Might d. Ought to

91. The model auxiliary which is not suitable for the word “Possibility”

a. Can b. Could c. May d. Would

92. A diamond is a brilliant stone to catch the world‟s ------------

a. Costly stone b. Desire c. Fire d. Spark

93. In 20th

Century. He was known as the people‟s poet

a. E.A. Guest b. Khalil Gibran

c. Rabindranath Tagore d. David Roth



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94. To which period the poet John Masefield belongs to

a.1878 to 1967 b. 1883 to 1931 c. 1881 to 1959 d. 1892 to 1965

95. Akbar could not read and write but he loved books and build a magnificent library with ---

manuscripts.

a. 10,000 b. 12,000 c. 20,000 d. 24,000

96. Instrument which is used to indicating the height

a. Ammeter b. Altimeter c. Anemometer d. Audio meter

97. An examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death called

a. Stagger b. Paramedics c. Autopsy d. None of the above

98. Yarmuk was a

a. Astronaut b. Scientist c. Thief d. Policeman

99. The spacecraft that yarmuk used was ---------

a. MIG-15 b. MIG-31 c. MIG-30 d. F16

100. Planet X was a world of ---------

a. Telepathists and mind-reader b. Spirits and demons

c. Supernatural beings d. Wizards and witches

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



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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

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



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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

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



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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

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



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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

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



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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

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



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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

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



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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

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



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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

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?



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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

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



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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

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



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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

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?



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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

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?



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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

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



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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?


187. „She Leads Tech‟ a mentorship programme for woman entrepreneurs in India has been

launched by

a. Twitter b. Google c. Yahoo d. Facebook

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



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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

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


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



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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


200. INS Viraat which was decommissioned recently was formerly named as

a. HMS Ulysses b. HMS Hermes c. Admiral Gorshkov d. Admiral Kuznestsov

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