TNPSC General English - Literature Questions on the Biographies
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
'Prefound' means.
- (a)
Deep and strong
- (b)
Weak
- (c)
Spoken
- (d)
Awakend
In what age Jhansi was hit by a short from an unknown soldier in katah ki sarai near Gwalior?
- (a)
21
- (b)
22
- (c)
23
- (d)
24
To whom the job was given to attack Jhansi?
- (a)
General Lord Gunning
- (b)
General Lord Wellesh
- (c)
General Lord Mount Batten
- (d)
General Lord Huge Rose
Who was the Lakshmibai's Childhood friend, Who had arrived with Peswa Nana Sahib's army to help?
- (a)
Babuji
- (b)
Babu Rao
- (c)
Tantia Tope
- (d)
Ganga Tope
Who is the 'Bird Man' of India?
- (a)
Dr. Abdul Kalam
- (b)
Dr. Salim Ali
- (c)
R.K. Narayanan
- (d)
Thakazhi Sivasankaran Pillai
Dr. Salim Ali, is one of the world's most famous
- (a)
Dramastic
- (b)
Artist
- (c)
Ornithologist
- (d)
Cardiologist
Mahatma Gandhi was born on
- (a)
2 October 1869
- (b)
2 September 1869
- (c)
2 October 1859
- (d)
2 October 1849
The Political guru of Gandhiji was
- (a)
Gopala Krishna Gokhale
- (b)
Nethaji
- (c)
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- (d)
Karam Chand Gandhi
Gandhi - Irwin Pact was signed in
- (a)
March 1932
- (b)
March 1942
- (c)
March 1921
- (d)
March 1931
Nehru was sent to Tinity college of .......... of university for higher studies
- (a)
Alagappa
- (b)
Annamalai
- (c)
Cambridge
- (d)
Madras (Chennai)
Nehru studied law and qualified as a barrister in
- (a)
England
- (b)
Paris
- (c)
Europe
- (d)
Japan
Nehru met M.K. Gandhi at the Congress session in
- (a)
Punjab
- (b)
Jai Nagar
- (c)
Lucknow
- (d)
Allahabad
Nehru was inspired by the life of.............
- (a)
G.K. Gokahale
- (b)
Dr. Annie Besant
- (c)
C.R. Das
- (d)
Garibaldi
The forerunner of our NCC training today was
- (a)
Nethaji
- (b)
Gandhiji
- (c)
Patel
- (d)
Karikalan
With brilliant acadamic achievements and background Bose became the ........... of the National College, Calcutta.
- (a)
Header
- (b)
Best Student
- (c)
Teacher
- (d)
Principal
Nethaji understood the saying "Work is .........
- (a)
Joyfull
- (b)
Playfull
- (c)
Worship
- (d)
Meaningfull
During which period did Nelson Mandela serves as the President of South Africa?
- (a)
1993 - 1999
- (b)
1994 - 1999
- (c)
1992 - 1999
- (d)
1995 - 1999
Who succeeded in keeping the U.S.A united
- (a)
Abraham Lincoln
- (b)
George Washington
- (c)
John F.Kennedy
- (d)
Roosevelt
Which President of the U.S.A brought an end to human slavery?
- (a)
Bill Clinton
- (b)
Roosevelt
- (c)
George Bush
- (d)
Abraham Lincoln
The childhood name of Rani Lakshmi Bai was
- (a)
Manikarnika
- (b)
Valliammai
- (c)
Vasundra
- (d)
Putli Bai
From which horse Rrani Lashmi Bai fell down
- (a)
Badal
- (b)
Sarangi
- (c)
Kalyani
- (d)
Pavan
Who said that Rani Lakshmi Bai is "Personable, clever and beautiful" and "the most dangerous of all Indian leaders".
- (a)
Tantya Tope
- (b)
Maharaja Scindia
- (c)
Hugh Rose
- (d)
Lord Dalhousie
Lashmibai National University of Physical Education is located in
- (a)
Merrut
- (b)
Faridabad
- (c)
Rrajkot
- (d)
Gwalior
Salim Ali was an
- (a)
Musician
- (b)
Politician
- (c)
Ornithologist and Naturalist
- (d)
Actor
Salim Ali was an awardee of
- (a)
Padma Sri
- (b)
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
- (c)
Padma Vibushan
- (d)
Bharat Ratna
Ssalim Ali Uncle (Abbas Tyabji) was a well known Indian
- (a)
Freedom Fighter
- (b)
Actor
- (c)
Musician
- (d)
Writter
Salim Ali received the Padma Visbhushan Award in the year
- (a)
1986
- (b)
1985
- (c)
1976
- (d)
1977
Dr. Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History is situated in
- (a)
Coimbatore
- (b)
Madurai
- (c)
Merrut
- (d)
Bhopal
The "Fall of Sparrow" was an autobiography of
- (a)
Salim Ali
- (b)
John Henry Dick
- (c)
Dillon
- (d)
Whistler
Abraham Lincoln worked hard for the unity of
- (a)
Northern States
- (b)
Southern States
- (c)
Northern & Southern States
- (d)
None of these