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TNPSC Group 2A Test – 2

General English & General Studies

1. Dysgraphia means

a. affects a person‟s ability to read b. affects a person‟s ability to write

c. a person finds it difficult to read and write d. a person finds it difficult to speak

2. Match the following Column A with Column B. select the correct code

Column A Column B

A. Dyscalculia 1. A failure to function in an expected or complete manner

B. Dyslexia 2. Bodily disorder

C. Dyscrasy 3. Difficulty with reading and spelling

D. Dysfunction 4. Difficulty with numbers and in doing arithmetic

A B C D

a. 2 3 1 4

b. 4 1 2 3

c. 1 2 3 4

d. 4 3 2 1

3. He had the nerve to face the robbers all alone. Pick out a suitable synonyms for the underlined word

a. Courage b. Capacity c. Audacity d. Strength

4. “The highest result of education is tolerance”. Who says this

a. Agatha Christic b. Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam

c. Helen Keller d. Lakshmana Sastry

5. Write the verb form of the word “inspiration”

a. Inspire b. Inspirate c. Inspiry d. Inspiringly

6. Identify the speech

Deep blue cup of the sky

a. oxymoron b. Personification c. Metaphor d. Irony

7. Read the sentence given below and answer the question based on it

Kamesh is hardly seventeen

a. Above b. Below c. More than d. Exactly

8. The poem “To India – My native Land” written by

a. Elizabeth Barret Browning b. David Roth

c. Leslie Norris d. Henry Louis Vivian Derozio

9. Special Olympics are an international competition held once in every ------ year



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a. 2 years b. 4 years c. 3 years d. 1 year

10. Match the following Column A with Column B select the correct code

Column A Column B

A. Wind Energy 1. Non-bio-degradable

B. Cycling 2. Global Warming

C. Plastic 3. Non-pollutant

D. Carbon di oxide 4. Freely available

A B C D

a. 4 3 1 2

b. 1 3 4 2

c. 4 3 2 1

d. 3 4 2 1

11. Match the Column A with Column B with suitable Antonyms

Column A Column B

A. Mitigate 1. Fertile

B. Barren 2. Hateful

C. Compulsion 3. Increase

D. Curies 4. Option

A B C D

a. 3 1 4 2

b. 1 2 3 4

c. 2 1 4 3

d. 3 4 1 2

12. Elizabeth Barrett Browing the author of which poem?

a. Land of our birth, we pledge to thee b. Nine gold medals

c. A tiger in the zoo d. Out in the field with god

13. Identify the comparative degree

a. Very few girls are as tall as Rani b. Arun is the tallest boy in the class

c. Leela is not taller than Sita d. The elephant is the biggest animal on land

14. Match the following Column A with Column B. select the correct prefix and suffix from the

following

Column A Column B

A. Close 1. ment

B. Avoidable 2. ist

C. Journal 3. dis

D. Involve 4. Un

A B C D

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b. 1 4 2 3

c. 4 3 1 2

d. 3 4 2 1

15. Select the complex sentence from the following

a. He is not only a teacher but also a poet

b. To get centum in Maths you must work hard

c. I hope that I will win the match

d. I wrote the letters and then I switched off

16. Give the suitable preposition

A book ----- mark twain

a. by b. in c. towards d. at

17. Which freedom fighter had led the people of kumanon district in the quit india movement?

a. Kasturba Gandhi b. Sarala Behn c. Sarojini Naidu d. Vijayalaxmi Pandit

18. Identify the adverb from the following

a. heavy b. old c. daily d. small

19. “The wooden bowl” – by whom?

a. Henry Louis Vivian Drozia b. Leo Tolstoy

c. Kamala Suraya d. James Kirkup

20. „How I wish I could be like that girl,‟ she thought to herself. „ She seems so happy it‟

The word of whom?

a. Apsara b. Kamala Suraya c. Anbu d. Sivaprakasan


“Good men perform just deeds and brave men die

And win not honour such as gold can give”

a. Rhyming words b. Ellipsis c. Reception d. Rhyming Scheme

22. Select the correct sentence

a. He is confident of his success b. He is confident for his success

c. He is confident in his success d. He is confident with his success

23. Docudrama

a. Document + Drama b. Documentary + Drama

c. Docu + drama d. Docum + Drama

24. Give the plural forms

a. Son in laws b. Men if war



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c. Commanders in chief d. Inspectors general

25. Match the following homophones with their related meanings and select the answer from the code

given below

Homophones Meanings

A. Piece 1. Calm, undisturbed

B. Peace 2. Light in colour

C. Pail 3. A portion of an object

D. Pale 4. A bucket

A B C D

a. 3 1 4 2

b. 1 3 4 2

c. 4 1 3 2

d. 2 1 4 3

26. Match the following Column A with Column B. select the colour with their respective indication

Column A Column B

A. Green 1. Health and strength

B. Orange 2. Peace and serenity

C. Blue 3. Thought and reflection

D. Indigo 4. Sign of life and of hope

A B C D

a. 4 1 2 3

b. 4 1 3 2

c. 4 1 2 3

d. 1 2 4 3

27. Identify the odd man out

a. A tiger in the zoo – Henry Louis Vivian Derozio

b. To India My native Land – James Kirkup

c. No men are foreign – Leslie Norris

d. Nine gold medals – David Roth

28. Find out the error

Seema is a person loved be one

a. Seema b. is c. a person d. loved by one

29. Which of the following animal is called as “Rock Rabbit”?

a. Dassie b. Anteater c. Squirrel d. Snail

30. Author of “Books of Indian Birds”

a. Zai Whitaker b. Dr. Salim Ali

c. Laurence Dunbar d. Lakshmi Mukundan



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31. Match the following Column A with Column B

Column A Column B

A. James Kirkup 1. Short story writer

B. David Roth 2. A teacher at Calcutta

C. Leslie Norris 3. Musician, song writer

D. Henry Louis Vivian Derozio 4. Won the Atlantic award for Literature in 1950

A B C D

a. 4 3 2 1

b. 4 2 1 3

c. 4 3 1 2

d. 2 4 1 3

32. Form the compound words: Noun + Verb

a. Hand pound b. Railroad c. Spelling book d. Postcard

33. Gerund + Noun

a. Airticket b. Waitinghall c. Thought provoking d. Grateful

34. Find the odd man out

a. Lurking – long, sharp teeth b. Patrolling - anger

c. Vivid – Bright d. Fangs – long pointed nails

35. Which one from the following play an important role in wetland environment?

a. Solai paadi b. Iruvaayan c. Aala d. Crocodile

36. “I wondered how many trees had fallen down” – Identify the speaker

a. Saruli b. Diwansingh c. Jaman d. Lal Singh

37. Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition

The cat sprang ----- the wall

a. on b. upon c. in d. to

38. Pick out the sentence pattern SVOC

a. They elected him President b. Yesterday they elected him President

c. They yesterday elected him President d. they elected him President Yesterday

39. Match the following words with their meanings given

Column A Column B

A. Mutiny 1. Violent attack

B. Defy 2. Useless

C. Futile 3. Rebel

D. Onslaught 4. Disobey



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A B C D

a. 1 4 2 3

b. 3 4 2 1

c. 1 2 4 3

d. 4 3 2 1

40. Whose autobiography is the following

“I have throughout my life, tried to emulate my father in my own world of science and technology”

a. Kalpana Chawla b. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam

c. Sunitha Williams d. Dr.Salim Ali

41. Identify the sentence pattern

He painted the car blue

a. SVOC b. SVIODO c. SVAA d. SVOA


American English British English

A. Guy 1. Boot

B. Hoot 2. Fellow

C. Sink 3. Bonnet

D. Trunk 4. Washbesin

A B C D

a. 1 2 3 4

b. 2 4 3 1

c. 1 3 4 2

d. 2 3 4 1

43. Match the following select the correct code

Singular Plural

A. Focus 1. Alumnae

B. Aluma 2. Foci

C. Alumnus 3. Genies

D. Genie 4. Alumni

A B C D

a. 2 1 4 3

b. 3 4 1 2

c. 2 3 4 1

d. 1 3 2 4

44. Change the sentence into passive voice

God gives us happiness

a. Happiness is given by God b. Happiness is given to us by God

c. Happiness is been given by God d. Happiness will be given by God



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45. Fill in the blanks with suitable alternative

Neo-colonialism is ----- that persists even after the demise of the formal colonization all over the so

called third world

a. a devil b. a satan c. a monster d. an imp

46. Which of the following stories is not related to Rudyard Kipling

a. The Jungle Book b. Just so Stories

c. Kim his poems “if” d. After the storm

47. Choose the correct verb

He ----- (bat) since the match started this morning

a. has been batting b. is batting c. batted d. has batted

48. Identify the active voice

a. This book is to be read by everyone

b. By whom is the child being fed?

c. The old lady touched and patted the cow

d. The answer has been learnt by heart by the students

49. Pick the odd man out

a. Rani of Jhansi – Sandhya Rao‟s story

b. The Anteater and The Dassie – Lakshmi Mukundan

c. The Wooden Bowl – Leo Tolstoy

d. A Mother‟s day gift – James Kirkup

50. Who is the „Bird man‟ of India?

a. Dr.Abdul Kalam b. R.K.Narayanan

c. Dr. Salim Ali d. Tha kazhisiva sankaran pillai

51. “For the soul is deal the slumbers”

Identify the option with words in alliteration

a. soul, slumbers b. that, dead c. for, is d. soul, deal

52. Identify the sentence

The boy was disobedient, so the teacher punished him

a. compound b. Simple c. Complex d. None

53. Fill in the blanks with a gerund

------ is his favorite pastime

a. to read b. the read c. reading d. read

54. In which story do you come across the character „Saruli‟ ?



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a. The wooden bowl b. After the storm

c. A Mother‟s Day Gift d. The Power of Laughter

55. Fill in the blanks with suitable answers

He tried to ----- smoking, but did not succeed

a. put out b. give up c. do away d. get away

56. Match the following with suitable antonyms

Column A Column B

A. Moist 1. Dull

B. Base 2. Apathy

C. Keen 3. Dry

D. Zeal 4. Top

A B C D

a. 3 2 4 1

b. 4 3 1 2

c. 4 3 2 1

d. 3 4 1 2

57. In the poem “My Grandmother‟s House” the poet writes about her ----- in kerala

a. Adulthood b. Childhood c. Families d. Friends

58. Fill in the blanks with suitable infinitive

He wants ------ in life

a. to have come up b. to come up c. coming up d. to have been coming up

59. Match the characters with story titles

Column A Column B

A. Ms. Davis 1. Sorry, best friend

B. Miriam 2. The wooden bowl

C. Siva Subramania iyer 3. The unforgettable johny

D. Anbu 4. Living Amicably

A B C D

a. 3 4 2 1

b. 1 3 2 4

c. 3 1 4 2

d. 2 1 4 3

60. American English for the word “Book stall”

a. News place b. News stand c. Library d. News collecting place


a. I know do not he why was dismissed b. I do not know why he was dismissed



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c. I do not why he dismissed was know d. I do not know he why was dismissed

62. Select the correct sentence pattern ASVCA

a. The weather is hot b. In summer hot weather in Chennai

c. The weather is hot in Chennai d. In summer the weather is hot in Chennai

63. Identify the plural form of louse

a. Lise b. Lice c. Louses d. Lises

64. Pick the odd man out

a. Ram b. Hiroshima c. Milk d. Enlarge

65. News + Broadcast

a. Newsbroad b. Newscast c. Broad news d. Cast news

66. Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition

He will meet me ----- a month

a. in b. on c. for d. with

67. Spot the error

it is nothing else than foolishness. No error

a. it is b. nothing else c. than foolishness d. no error


Column A Column B

A. Laughing and larking doesn‟t pay 1. SVC

B. Him gave her a beautiful gift 2. SV

C. Asoka was a brave king 3. SVOCA

D. They made him the chairman of the society last year 4. SVIODO

A B C D

a. 2 4 1 3

b. 3 1 4 2

c. 4 2 3 1

d. 3 4 2 1


“He is quite as mouse”

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

70. Suffix to the word scorn

a. ful b. ly c. ster d. ness

71. Change into indirect sentence



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She says, “I like cat”

a. She said that I like cat b. She says that she like cat

c. She says that she like cat d. She said that she like cat

72. The poem written by James Kirkup

a. A Tiger in the Zoo b. No Men are Foreign

c. Be the Best d. To India – My native Land

73. Pick out the odd man out

a. Nine Gold Medals b. Footprints

c. My Grandmother‟s House d. Our Winged Friends

74. Snow white

a. Noun + Adjective b. Noun + Verb c. Noun + Noun d. Noun + Gerund

75. Plural form of nucleus

a. Nucleusos b. Nuclei c. Nucleous d. Nucleuses

76. Pick the lines occur in the poem

“A tiger in the Zoo”

a. He hears the last voice at night b. I won‟t look down

c. O the bleeding drops O red! d. I listed motionless and still

77. In which year Gangadhar Rao adopted his cousin son Anand Rao?

a. 1854 b. 1851 c. 1852 d. 1853

78. Question tag

Your son is married?

a. Isn‟t he b. Hasn‟t he c. Is he d. Won‟t he

79. Whose autobiography is the following?

“I have throughout my life, tried to emulate my father in my own world of science and technology”

a. A.P.J.AbdulKalam b. Dr.Salim Ali

c. Sunitha Williams d. Kalpana Chawla

80. Articles

------ certain dove by name chitrani had built ---- nest on ----- top of ------ big mountain

a. a, the, a, the b. a, a, the, a c. the, a, a, the d. a, the, a, a

81. Fill in the blanks with perfect participle ----- him president the people gave him, their loyal support

a. having elected b. To elect c. Have elected d. Electing

82. Identify the sentence



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Except that he hurt his hand, he was lucky

a. Complex b. Compound c. Simple d. None

83. Homophones

A good human being should be ----- in his approach

a. human b. humane c. human d. humor

84. Match Column A with Column B to make meaningful sentence by using correct preposition

Column A Column B

A. Ramu put a jacket 1. Under a tree

B. Latha is standing 2. Below the water surface

C. He picked a flower 3. Over his shirt

D. The whale B 4. From the garden

A B C D

a. 3 1 4 2

b. 3 1 2 4

c. 3 2 4 1

d. 2 1 4 3

85. Odd man out

a. Sons-in-law b. Chimneys c. Armies d. Sons-in-laws

86. Find the sentence in which the underline word is used as an adjective

a. The sahara is a big desert b. Don‟t desert her

c. It is a desert animal d. I traveled in desert


a. I did it any how

b. He lives miserly

c. Long ago, there were dinosaurs on the earth

d. He is presently at Delhi

88. Which ancient story tells about the creation of fresh and salt water, and life cycle?

a. Greek myth b. Mesopotamian myth

c. Chinese myth d. Norse

89. Fill in the blanks

They do the English exercise ----- because they think English is an ----- subject

a. hardly, hard b. easily, easy c. slow, slowly d. eagerly, eager

90. You eagle pinion is chained down at last

And gravelling in the lowly dust are you – identify the poem

a. Nine Gold Medals b. My Grandmother‟s House



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c. A Tiger in the Zoo d. To India- My native Land

91. How many lines are there in sonnet?

a. fourteen lines b. fifteen lines c. seventeen lines d. eight lines

92. Situated in a corner of kumanon bordering Tibet and Nepal, Munsiyari was once a bustling entrepot

of trade

Which place was a busy trade centre?

a. Tibet b. Kumaon c. Nepal d. Munsiyari

93. Choose the right word to compute the idiom

You have also turned ----- ear to the cry of my creature

a. defect b. deaf c. problem d. perfect

94. Whose autobiography is “my story”

a. Shantabai Kamble b. Satyajit Roy

c. Lakshmi Mukunden d. Kamala Das

95. Write the British English word for American English word ATM card

a. Cash card b. Debit card c. Money card d. Credit card

96. Prefix – Potent

a. irr b. im c. un d. dis

97. Fill in the blanks - It has been raining heavily ----- last night

a. from b. unfill c. till d. since

98. Suffix – Scorn

a. ful b. ly c. ness d. ster

99. Antonyms – Infamy

a. Glory b. Started c. Part d. Rude

100. Identify the positive degree

a. The elephant is the biggest animal on land

b. Khan is shorter than Gopi

c. Lion is stronger than any other animals in the forest

d. No other boys in the class is so tall as Arun

101. Which one of the following planet is smallest planet

a. Jupiter b. Mercury c. Saturn d. Uranus



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102. Which one of the following is correctly matched

1. Earth - Blue planet

2. Mars - Red Planet

3. Neptune - Greenish star

a. 1, 2 b. 1, 3 c. 2, 3 d. 1, 2, 3

103. Match the following

Planet Moon

A. Mars - 1. Titan

B. Saturn - 2. Phobos

C. Uranus - 3. Triton

D. Neptune - Miranda

A B C D

a. 1 2 3 4

b. 1 2 4 3

c. 2 1 4 3

d. 2 1 3 4

104. Europa, Callisto, Ganmede are the satellites of which planet

a. Earth b. Jupiter c. Venues d. Mercury

105. Which one of the following statement is correctly matched

1. Mercury - Fastest revolution in solar system

2. Neptune - Slowest revolution I n solar system

3. Jupiter - Slowest rotation in solar system

4. Venus - Slowest rotation in solar system



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a. 1, 2, 3 b. 1, 3, 4 c. 2, 3, 4 d. 1, 2, 3, 4

106. Which one the planet is densest planet in solar system

a. Earth b. Saturn c. Venus d. Pluto

107. Arrange the correct sequence of plants according to their size (in descending order)

1. Jupiter 2. Saturn 3. Uranus 4. Neptune

a. 1, 2, 3, 4 b. 1, 2, 4, 3 c. 1, 3, 4, 2 d. 1, 3, 2, 4

108. Which one of the following satellite with an atmosphere like Earth

a. Mars b. Titan c. Phobos d. Proxima centauri

109. Which one of the following statement is not correct regarding Sun

1. Sun is the major source of energy of the solar system.

2. Hydrogen and Helium are the main gases present in the Sun.

3. It was a surface temperature of about 6000

4. The Sun is 109 times bigger than the Earth.

a. 1, 2 only b. 1, 2, 3 only c. 1, 2, 4 only d. 1, 2, 3, 4

110. Who said that the Sun is the center of solar system and not the universe

a. Ptolemy b. Copernicus c. Kepler d. Edwin Hubble



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111. Which one of the following time taken by moonlight to reach Earth

a. 8 min & 16.6 sec b. 1.3 sec c. 25.38 days d. 33 days

112. Which river is known as singi khambam in Tibet

a. Indus b. Ganga c. Brahmaputra d. None of these

113. Which one of the following river is called sarrow of Bengal

a. Kosi b. Damodar c. Houghly d. Son

114. Which one of the following statement is correct

1. Majuli is the largest riverine island in the world.

2. Brahmaputra is volume wise largest river in India.

3. Ganga is lengthwise longest river in India.

a. 1, 2 only b. 2, 3 only c. 1, 3 only d. 1, 2, 3


River Tributaries

A. Mahanadi - 1. Tel

B. Godavari - 2. Manjira

C. Krishna - 3. Musi

D. Kaveri - 4. Hemavati



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A B C D

a. 1 2 3 4

b. 2 1 3 4

c. 1 2 4 3

d. 2 1 4 3

116. Which river is the longest river of peninsular India

a. Narmada b. Luni c. Godavari d. Krishna

117. Which one of the following year Indus water treaty was signed

a. 1950 b. 1960 c. 1970 d. 1980


Town River

A. Srinager - 1. Subarnarekha

B. Ahmedhabad - 2. Musi

C. Hyderabad - 3. Sabarmati

D. Jamshedpur - 4. Jhelum

A B C D

a. 4 3 2 1

b. 4 3 1 2

c. 3 4 2 1

d. 3 4 1 2

119. Bhakra Nangal project was situated in which river

a. Damodar b. Gandak c. Tungabhadra d. Sutlej



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Waterfall River

a. Kunchikal - Varani

b. Jog - Sharavati

c. Rakim kund - Gaighat

d. Chachai - Kaveri

121. The headquarters of Indian railway is situated in

a. New Delhi b. Mumbai c. Allahabad d. Kolkata

122. The first Metro rail was introduced in Kolkata on

a. 2, Oct 1973 b. 20 Oct, 1984 c. 24, Oct 1984 d. 31 Oct, 1985

123. Which one has longest train route in India

a. Himasagar Express b. Vivek Express

c. Shatabdi Express d. Deccan Queen

124. Rail coach factory was situated at which place

a. Chennai b. Bengaluru c. Kapurthala d. Varanasi

125. Which one of the following purpose railway ministry launched vision 2020

a. Bullet Train in India b. Metro rail in India

c. Mono rail in India d. Konkan rail in India



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126. Which one of the following statement is correct

1. NH7 is the longest National Highway in India

2. NH 15 represents the border road in Rajasthan desert

3. NH47A is the shortest highway in India.

4. NH 17 represents the Eastern coast road.

a. 1, 2, 3 b. 1, 3, 4 c. 1, 3 only d. 1, 2, 3, 4

127. North South and East West corridors cross each other at

a. Silchar b. Porbandar c. Jhansi d. Kanniyakumari

128. National Institute of Aviation management and Research was situated at

a. Allahabad b. New Delhi c. Lucknow d. Mumbai


International Airport City

a. Begumpet Airport - Hyderabad

b. Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport - Guwahati

c. Raja sansi airport - Sansi

d. Ambedkar Airport - Nagpur


National Waterway Route



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A. NW1 - 1. Wazirabad-Vijayawada

B. NW2 - 2. Kollam-Kottapuram

C. NW3 - 3. Allahabad-Haldia

D. NW4 - 4. Sadiya-Dhubri

A B C D

a. 4 3 2 1

b. 4 3 1 2

c. 3 4 2 1

d. 3 4 1 2

131. Which one of the following port is the largest Natural port in India

a. Mumbai b. Vishakhapatnam c. New Mangalore d. Ennore

132. In which Country has the world‟s largest Battery storage plant been set up?

a.Bangkok, Thailand b. California, US

c. London, UK d. Dubai, UAE

133. Which was the theme state at the surajkund international crafts mela 2017 held in Feb2017

a. Bihar b. Jharkhand c. Gujarat d. Madhya Pradesh

134. The first Antyodaya Express was flagged off recently to run from Howrah to -------

a. KanyaKumari b. Chennai c. Bengaluru d. Ernakulam

135. Which one of the following is the 21st district in West Bengal?

a. Bankura b. Kalimpong c. Nadia d. Birbhum



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136. Shri Joginder singh who passed away on 3rd

Feb 2017, was the former head of

a. UPSC b. CBI

c. UGC d. Planning Commission (

137. Who won the women‟s title at the 81st senior Badminton National Championship recently?

a. Rituparna das b. P.C.Thulasi c. P.V.Sindhu d. Sri Krishna Priya

138. Which type of animal is kheleo, the official mascot of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017?

a. Rhinoceros b. Clouded Leopard c. Hippopotamus d. Nilgiri Tahr

139. Off the 104 satellites launched by ISRO in Feb. 96 satellites belonged to which Country?

a. USA b. Israel c. Singapore d. The Netherland

140. National Deworming day in observed on

a. Feb 05 b. Feb 07 c. Feb 08 d. Feb 10

141. At which of the following places was the statue of Adiyogi lord shiva unveiled by the PM

Narendra Mode recently?

a. Kanyakumari b. Coimbatore c. Rameshwaram d. Madurai



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142. What is the name of star around which NASA has discovered 7 planets about the size of

Earth?

a. Gliese 412 b. Kruger 60 c. Truppist 1 d. Lacaile

143. Which Naval base was the first to get surveillance system

a. Mumbai b. Kochi c. Port blais d. Visakhapatnam

144. Altaamas Kabir was passed away recently was the former

a. Chief Election Commission b. Chief Information Commission

c. Comptroller and Auditor general d. Chief Justice of India

145. Which team did India defeat in the finals to win the T20 Blind World Cup cricket

tournament?

a. Pakistan b. Australia c. South Africa d. Sri Lanka

146. Where in the South Asia‟s only confirmed active volcano located?

a. Ross Island b. Narcondam Island c. Barren Island d. Viper Island

147. Mission XI million is a campaign launched by the central government to encourage children

to play which game?

a. Cricket b. Kabaddi c. KhoKho d. Foot ball

148. National Science day is observed on 28th

Feb each year to mark which event?

a. British of sir C.V. Raman



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b. Award of Noble prize

c. Discovery of Raman effect by sir C.V. Raman

d. Death of isr C.V. Raman

149. Which country will host 4th

Rollball World Cup to be held from February 17 to 23rd

?

a. Iran b. Bangladesh c. Denmark d. India

150. Which state recently launched UJALA (Unnat Jeevan by Affordable LEDs and Appliances for All)

scheme and distributed 85 lakh LED bulbs?

a. Arunachal Pradesh b. Chhattisgarh

c. Jharkhand d. Mizoram

(Unnat Jeevan by Affordable LEDs and Appliances for All)

151. Who has been chosen as the brand ambassadors for SBI PO requirement 2017?

a. Amitabh Bachchan b. Rajnish Jumar

c. Arundhati Bhattacharya d. None of the above

152. Which state capital is set to host its maiden global music and dance festival?

a. Itanagar b. Aizawal c. Imphal d. Amravati

153. RBI has recently permitted investment in rupee denominated bonds, also called masala bonds,

to?

a. Insurance Companies b. Non-Bank financial institutions

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154. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal

a. Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan b. Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde

c. Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre d. Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel

155. SIDBI has signed an MoU with which bank for providing concessional finance to micro and

small enterprises?

a. Vijaya Bank b. Corporation Bank c. South Indian Bank d. Canara Bank

156. Which state has become 2nd

largest crude oil producer in India

a. Rajasthan b. Gujarat c. Maharashtra d. Andra Pradesh

157. Who is the ambassador for swach bharat abhiyan?

a. Priyanka Chopra b. Akshay Kumar c. Shipa Shetty d. Kapil Sharma

158. Which one of the following place is known as Mecca of Teak

a. Nilambur in Kerala b. Palakad in Kerala

c. Coimbadore in Tamil Nadu d. Viluppuram in Tamil Nadu

159. Arun 3 Hydro Electric Project was located at which Country

a. India b. Nepal c. Butan d. Bangladesh



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160. Which one of the following State Tribe Celebrated Nyokum Yullo festival

a. Odisha b. Jharkhand c. AndraPradesh d. Arunachal Pradesh

161. Which one of the centrally sponsored scheme providing strategic funding to higher

educational institutions throughout the Country

a. DARPASEVA b. RUSA c. RYSK d. PMGDISHA

162. The National Institute of Disaster Management was located at

a. New Delhi b. Chennai c. Bengaluru d. Mumbai

163. Which one of the following organization was not included the development of Bharat QR

code

a. Master Card b. Visa c. American Express d. SEBI

164. Which Country plan to build the first city on Mars by 2117

a. USA b. UAE c. Russia d. India

165. Ekuverin is the military exercise conducted between India and which Country

a. Nepal b. Sri Lanka c. China d. Maldives

166. Recently Reserves was oils covered in which one of the following State

a. Sikkim b. Madhya Pradesh c. Meghalaya d. Tripura



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167. 70th

Anniversary of the Royal Indian Navy mutiny was celebrated on

a. Feb 18th

, 2017 b. Feb 22nd

, 2017 c. Mar 18th

, 2017 d. Mar 28th

, 2017

168. Recently World Bank has signed an agreement with India for project Tejaswini to empower

adolescent girls and young woman in the State of

a. Odisha b. Chhattisgarh c. Jharkhand d. Madhya Pradesh

169. Which committee was setup to look into the Rohith vemula‟s death at the Hyderabad central

University

a. Ashok Kumar Roopanwal Committee b. Kadiyam Srihari Committee

c. Anupam Varma Committee d. Naresh Chandra Committee

170. Which State government has decided to conduct cloud seeding experiment next three year

a. Gujarat b. Tamil Nadu c. Kerala d. Maharashtra

171. Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology was located at

a. Mumbai b. Pune c. Chennai d. Hyderabad

172. Which one of the following date was celebrate World Wetlands Day

a. Feb 2 b. Feb 5 c. Feb 10 d. Feb 20



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173. Which date Two Cargo ships collided off the Ennore coast in Chennai causing oil to spill into

sea

a. Jan 28, 2017 b. Feb 28, 2017 c. Mar 28, 2017 d. Apr 28, 2017

174. Kaziranga National Park was located at

a. Assam b. Odisha c. Uttarakhand d. Arunachal Pradesh

175. Which one of the following is India‟s first indigenously developed airborne early warning

and control system

a. IUHDSS b. NETRA c. ASHWIN d. Prithvi

176. The headquarters of Indian Coast Guard is located at

a. New Delhi b. Chennai c. Kolkata d. Cochin

177. Which one of the following ministry introduce Tarma Portal

a. Ministry of Finance b. Ministry of Mines

c. Ministry of Agriculture d. Ministry of Consumer Welfare

178. Knesset was the name of which Country Parliament

a. South Sudan b. USA c. Israel d. Bangladesh

179. December 2017, World Trade Organisation Ministerial conference will be held at

a. Argentina b. India c. Brazil d. England



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180. Which one of the following Article mention Attorney General of India as the highest legal

a. Art 76 b. Art 88 c. Art 105 d. Art 370

181. Who transfer a judge from one high court at any other high court

a. Chief Justice of India b. President

c. Governor d. Chief Justice of High Court

182. Swarana Jayanthi Gram Swarozgar yojana was implemented in 1st Apr 1999. It was replaced

which of the following yojana

1. IRPD

2. DWCRA

3. Ganga Kalyan Yojana

4. Million Wells Scheme

5. Supply Improved Tolls Kits to Rural Artisans.

a. 1, 2, 3 b. 1, 2, 3, 4 c. 1, 2, 3, 5 d. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

183. Which one of the following date Training Rural Youth for Self Employment Scheme was

implement

a. August 15, 1979 b. October 2, 1980 c. October 2, 1993 d. December 1, 1977

184. Himayat project was launched by which one of the following state

a. Chhattisgarh b. Jharkhand c. Jammu & Kashmird. Uttarakhand



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185. Which one the following yojana provide comprehensive insurance coverage agaist crop loss

a. Param paragat krishi vikas yojana b. Pradhan mantri fasal bima yojana

c. Pradhan mantri krishi sinchayee yojana d. Rashtriya krishi vikas yojana

186. National food security Act was administered by which ministry

a. Ministry of Agriculture b. Ministry of Finance

c. Ministry of Consumer Affairs d. Ministry of Child Development

187. What is the age limit of pradhan mantra suraksha bima yojana

a. 18-59 b. 18-50 c. 18-70 d. 18-55

188. The recent government initiative to provide Bank account to all the people is

a. Pradhan mantra Jandhan Yojna b. Atzl Pension Yojna

c. Janswaksha Yojna d. Jeevan Bima Yojna

189. National Rural Employment programme was introduced during

a. Fifth five year plan b. Second five year plan

c. Third five year plan d. Sixth five year plan

190. The scheme that transfers directly the benefits of LPG subsidy to the customers Bank account

is known as

a. Aadhar b. PAHL c. BIMA d. DAHL



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191. The recent initiative of the Government, which aims at bringing India in the prominent

position in world manufacturing may is

a. Make in India b. Make for India

c. Made in India d. Manufacture in India

192. Which one of the following scheme is related to irrigation needs for the all farmers in India?

a. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana b. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Seenchayi Yojana

c. Sansad adarsh Gram Yojana d. Dean Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Yojana

193. Match the following:

Yojana Starting year

A. Swarnajayenthi Gram Swarozgar yojana 1. 1993

B. Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar yojana 2. 2001

C. Employment Assurance Scheme 3. 1999

D. Pradhanmantri Gramadaya yojana 4. 2000

A B C D

a. 4 2 3 1

b. 3 2 1 4

c. 2 3 1 4

d. 4 3 2 1

194. Which one of the following year Kisan Credit Card was introduced?

a. 1995 b. 1998 c. 2000 d. 2005



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195. Who has been chosen for the mascot of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan?

a. Parvathi Bai b. Dhuli Bai c. Madhan Kavar d. Kunwar Bai

196. Which one of the following statement is correct regarding Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojana

1. This scheme was launched on May 1, 2016

2. The scheme aims to provide cooking gas connections to below poverty line people

3. It is for the first time Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Introduced a social welfare

scheme

4. The identification of eligible BPL families will be made by union Government only

a. 1, 2, 3, 4 b. 1, 2 only c. 1, 2, 3 d. 2, 3, 4

197. Match the following regarding National Highways

1. NH – 2 - A. Agra – Mumbai

2. NH – 3 - B. Delhi – Kolkata

3. NH – 5 - C. Varanasi – Kanyakumari

4. NH – 7 - D. Kolkata – Chennai

1 2 3 4

a. A B C D

b. B A D C

c. D C B A

d. C D A B.

198. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?



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Zones Headquarters

1. East Central Railway - Hajipur

2. North Western Railway - Jaipur

3. South West Railway - Hubli

4. North Eastern Railway - Gorakhpur

a. 1, 3, 4 b. 2, 4 c. All the above d. None of these.

199. Which State has been ranked first in overall performance for implementation of MGNREGA

a. Tripura b. Tamil Nadu c. Sikkim d. Assam


Yojana Year

1. Integrated child development service (ICDS) scheme - 2006

2. Rajiv Gandhi national crèche scheme - 1975

3. Support to training and employment programme(STEP) - 1997

4. T.N. eve teasing law - 1996

Codes:

1 2 3 4

a. A B C D

b. B A D C

c. D C B A

d. C D B A.

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