Prepare for Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission examinations with official solutions covering General Studies, Aptitude & Mental Ability, History, Culture, Heritage, and Socio-Political Movements in Tamil Nadu.
Marking scheme: +1.50 marks per correct question, 0.00 negative marking (TNPSC Prelims Pattern).
Arrange the following events in chronological order.
(1) Dr. Subbarayan's Independent Cabinet.
(2) Origin of Dravidian League.
(3) First Conference of Self Respect Movement.
(4) Conference of Non-Brahmins held in Madurai.
Reason and Assertion type:
Assertion [A]: Indian National Congress Party dubbed Sir. Pitti Theagaraya as an Anti-National.
Reason [R]: He issued the Non-Brahmin Manifesto.
Arranging Chronological Order/Event Type:
(1) The Madras Hindu Widow Marriage Association.
(2) The Hindu Women's Remarriage Association.
(3) Widow Remarriage Act XV.
(4) Widow Remarriage Society.
Choose the right matches among type :
(1) The Samarasa Suddha Sanmargha Sathiya Sangam – 1865
(2) The Sathiya Dharumasalai – 1867
(3) The Sathiya Gnana Sabai – 1874
(4) Samarasa Veda Padasalai – 1875
Which among the following statements are true in connection with the Vellore Revolt?
(I) The Vellore Revolt was held in 1801.
(II) The family members of Tipu were imprisoned at Vellore Fort after the Fourth Mysore War.
(III) At the time of Vellore Revolt, the Governor of Madras was Lord William Bentinck.
(IV) The Victory of Revolt of Vellore against British was one of the significant event in the history of India.
Which of the following statements are true about the salient features of Gupta sculpture?
(i) The statues of the Gupta period had curly hair.
(ii) The Gupta sculptures had foreign influences.
(iii) The aim of the Gupta sculpture was to represent the spiritual ideas.
Which of the following statements are true about 'Porunai'?
(i) India's First Excavation Research.
(ii) 'Porunai' situated in Tanjoor District.
(iii) Dr. Jakore discovered Porunai Research.
(iv) This Excavation Research started in the year 1896.
Aavirkku Neerendru Irappinum ...
What is the message got through this Kural?
(1) Do not do charity by begging, try and work hard and do charity.
(2) It is a virtue to live without hurting other beings.
(3) Showing kindness and compassion to other beings.
(4) Charity is to give unto those who are really in need.
"Thiran Therinthu Therapadum".... Thirukkural talks about
Which is the part in Kalithogai that talks about taming bulls?
(1) Paalai Kali
(2) Kurinji Kali
(3) Mullai Kali
(4) Marutha Kali
Who hailed Kalingathu Barani as "Thenthamizh Deiva Bharani"?
Which of the following statements are true about palm leaves?
(i) When writing on palm leaves, it is not customary to place a dot over consonants or a full stop at the end of a sentence.
(ii) In inscriptions, a full stop is usually placed at the end of sentence.
(iii) On some palm leaves, a vertical line is used to indicate the end of a sentence instead of a full stop.
Nandi Kalambagam Manda Kadhai Nadu ariyum
Where was the line taken from and who was the author of this poem?
Reason and Assertion type:
Assertion A: The increase in the consumption of Iron caused an increase in the iron production leading to the development of manufacturing industry which rose to the next level.
Reason [R] : This led to the emergence of various groups in the structure of society and the formation of states such as Kings, Vassals and Governors.
The dimension of a brick are $24\text{ cm} \times 12\text{ cm} \times 8\text{ cm}$. How many such bricks will be required to build a wall of $20\text{ m}$ length, $48\text{ cm}$ breadth and $6\text{ m}$ height?
Find the difference in compound interest and simple interest for principal 8000 and the rate 5% in 3 years.
Divya bought Rs. 30,000 from a bank to buy a car at 20% simple interest. If she paid Rs. 18,000 as interest while clearing the loan, find the time for which the loan was given.
A, B, C took a house on rent for one year for Rs.13,824. They remained together for 4 months and then C left the house. After 5 more months, B also left the house. Then how much rent should 'B' pay?
HCF of $x^{a+9}$, $x^{a+7}$, $x^{a+5}$ is
The income of a person is increased by 20% and then decreased by 20%. Then the change in his income is
The difference between the 13th and 12th Fibonacci number is (if the first two numbers are $F_{1}=1, F_{2}=1$)
In an A.P, $S_{1}$, $S_{2}$, $S_{3}$ are sum of first 15, 30, 45 terms respectively. If $S_{3}=300$, $S_{2}=150$ find $S_{1}$.
How many dots are there on the dice face opposite to the dice face with three dots?
Fill in the blanks:
197 T 99, 226 S 120, 257 R 143, ________, 325 P 195.
There are 7 persons (i.e.) A, B, C, D, E, F, G. They play different games (i.e.) Cricket, Football, Hockey, Tennis, Basketball, Volleyball and Chess but not necessary in the same order. D plays Tennis, Neither A nor F plays Cricket. B plays Volleyball, C does not plays Cricket and Basketball. G plays Football. A does not play basketball and Hockey. Then A plays which game?