TNPSC General Knowledge - Miscellaneous
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
OTEC stands for
- (a)
Ocean Thermal Energy Conservation
- (b)
Oil and Thermal Energy ConservationOil and Thermal Energy Convention
- (c)
Oil and Thermal Energy Convention
- (d)
Ocean Thermal energy Conversion
The book "Discovery of India" is written by:
- (a)
Mahatma Gandhi
- (b)
Subhash Chandra Bose
- (c)
Jawaharlal Nehru
- (d)
Sastri
Who wrote 'As You Like it'
- (a)
Bernard Shaw
- (b)
William Shakespeare
- (c)
Leo Tolstoy
- (d)
Mulk Raj Anand
The first woman in the world to have climbed Mt. Everest twice is :
- (a)
Bachendri pal
- (b)
Molly Chacko
- (c)
Santosh Yadav
- (d)
Theresia Kiesl
'Magsaysay Awards' were instituted by the:
- (a)
Indian Government
- (b)
Philippines Government
- (c)
UNESCO
- (d)
Commonwealth of Nations
....... is the Chairman, of UPS(c)
- (a)
Prof. D. P. Agarwal
- (b)
Mr. N. K. Raghupathy
- (c)
Mr. Justice D. K. Jain
- (d)
Mr. Duvvuri Subbarao
"Freedom is my birth right". Who was the famous Indian national leader who gave this slogan?
- (a)
Ranade
- (b)
Tilak
- (c)
Nehru
- (d)
Gandhi
The 'Last Supper' a famous Renaissance painting was a masterpiece of:
- (a)
Raphael
- (b)
Titian
- (c)
Leonardo da Vinci
- (d)
Michaelangelo
When were the Indian states reorganised on lingui-stic basis?
- (a)
1951
- (b)
1953
- (c)
1956
- (d)
1961
Patanjali is well-known for the compilation of :
- (a)
Yoga Sutra
- (b)
Panchatantra
- (c)
Brahma Sutra
- (d)
Ayurveda
Which of the following States is the largest producer of groundnuts:
- (a)
Bihar
- (b)
Gujarat
- (c)
Maharashtra
- (d)
Utter Pradesh
Which is the highest award of India?
- (a)
Nehru Award
- (b)
Jnanpith Award
- (c)
Magsaysay Award
- (d)
Bharat Ratna Award
The twin-city capital of Andhra Pradesh famous for Char Minar, Salariang Museum etc. is called:
- (a)
Hubli Dharwar
- (b)
Mathura - Brindaban
- (c)
Kolkata - Howarh
- (d)
Hyderabad - Secunderabad
In which of the following States is the Sariska Tiger Sanctuary located?
- (a)
Uttar Pradesh
- (b)
Rajasthan
- (c)
Gujarat
- (d)
Madhya Pradesh
Who is also called the 'Bidrohi Kobi' in Bengali Literature?
- (a)
Saratchandra Chattopadhay
- (b)
Rabindranath Tagore
- (c)
Ashapurna Debi
- (d)
Kazi Nazrul Islam
The depictions in Ajanta caves display the:
- (a)
incidents in the life of Buddha
- (b)
incidents pertaining to Mahavira's life
- (c)
legends of Vikramaditya
- (d)
epic incidents
The four shaded coastal regions are shown in the above map and labelled as1, 2, 3 and 4 are respectively:
- (a)
Coromandel, Malabar, Konkan and Northern Circars
- (b)
Northern Circars, Coro-mandel, Malabar and Konkan
- (c)
Northern Circars, Konkan, Coromandel and Malabar
- (d)
Northern Circars, Mala-bar, Coromandel and Konkan
On which of the following rivers, has Hirakud Dam been constructed?
- (a)
Mahanadi
- (b)
Krishna
- (c)
Narmada
- (d)
Godavari
Which of the following is a Kharif crop in our country?
- (a)
Wheat
- (b)
Maize
- (c)
Barley
- (d)
Opium
- (e)
None of these
The author of Arthashas-tra was the contemporary of:
- (a)
Ashoka
- (b)
Chandragupta Maurya
- (c)
Chandragupta Vikrama-ditya
- (d)
Samudragupta
Pandit Kishan Maharaj is an exponent of :
- (a)
Santoor
- (b)
Sitar
- (c)
Violin
- (d)
Tabla
Which twentieth-century princess died in a tragic accident?
- (a)
Anastasia
- (b)
Caroline
- (c)
Anne
- (d)
Diana
Which of the following was a writer at the time of the Renaissance in Italy?
- (a)
Homer
- (b)
Rossetti
- (c)
Dante
- (d)
Virgil
India's National Anthem was composed by:
- (a)
Qazi Nazrul Islam
- (b)
Rabindra Nath Tagore
- (c)
Bankim Chandra
- (d)
Dr Sir Mohd Iqbal
The five-year plans are finally appreved by the:
- (a)
President
- (b)
National Development Council
- (c)
Prime Minister
- (d)
Planning Minister
The words 'Satya Meva Jayate' are taken from:
- (a)
Hitopdesh
- (b)
Mahabharata
- (c)
Rig Veda
- (d)
Mundaka Upanishada
Which of the following Carnatic ragas correspond to the Hindustani raga 'Malkauns'?
- (a)
Pantuvarali
- (b)
Karaharapriya
- (c)
Hindolam
- (d)
Kalyani
Kuchipudi dance originated in:
- (a)
Andhra Pradesh
- (b)
Assam
- (c)
Kerala
- (d)
Gujarat
'Garba' is a folk dance originated in:
- (a)
Tamil Nadu
- (b)
Maharashtra
- (c)
Karnataka
- (d)
Gujarat
The winter rain in Chennai is caused by:
- (a)
South-west Monsoons
- (b)
North-East Monsoons
- (c)
Intense land and sea breezes
- (d)
Cyclonic winds in the Bay of Bengal