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).
Assertion [A] : Preamble generally sets the ideals and goals which the makers of the Constitution intend to achieve through the Constitution.
Reason [R] : Preamble is also regarded as a 'Key to open the mind of the makers of the Constitution'.
Which of the following features are true about a Federal system?
(i) Division of Powers
(ii) Separation of Powers
(iii) Dual Government
(iv) A secure Union Government
Which of the following are prohibited under Art. 23 of the Constitution of India?
(i) Traffic in human beings
(ii) Beggary
(iii) Untouchability
(iv) Forced Labour
Match the Articles with the subject matter:
| (a) Article 40 | 1. Living wage for workers |
| (b) Article 42 | 2. Just and humane conditions of work |
| (c) Article 43 | 3. Uniform Civil Code |
| (d) Article 44 | 4. Organisation of village panchayats |
Which of the following Article in the Indian Constitution is incorrectly paired?
| Article | Provision |
|---|---|
| (i) Article 74 | Council of Ministers |
| (ii) Article 76 | Advocate General of India |
| (iii) Article 85 | Sessions of the Parliament |
| (iv) Article 75 | Tenure of Ministers |
Which of the following statements are not true about Speaker of Lok Sabha?
(1) The decision of the Speaker as whether a Bill is Money Bill is final.
(2) The Speaker of Lok Sabha shall be submit his resignation letter to the President.
(3) A Non-Member of Lok Sabha shall be appointed as Speaker of Lok Sabha.
Assertion [A] and Reason [R] question Type
Assertion [A] : The emoluments and allowances of the Governor shall not be diminished during his term of office.
Reason [R] : Where the same person is appointed as Governor of two or more states, the emoluments and allowances payable to the Governor shall be allocated among the states in such proportion as the President may by order determine.
Consider the following statements and Choose the correct option from below :
Assertion [A] : Every state in India shall consist of Bicameral Legislature namely Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council.
Reason [R] : The members of Legislative Council are directly elected by the people.
Identify the correct statement about Money Bill
(i) A Money Bill must originate in the Lower House of the State Legislature.
(ii) A Money Bill must originate in the Legislative Council.
(iii) The Legislative Council cannot reject or amend the Bill.
Which of the following was/were not the recommendations of Santhanam Committee on Panchayat Raj Finances 1963?
(i) The District Collector was to be a member of Zila Parishad.
(ii) Financial Resources to Panchayat Samiti.
(iii) Grants to Panchayat Raj bodies.
Reason and Assertion type
Assertion [A] : Seventy third Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 was enacted to decentralize the Panchayati system in villages.
Reason [R] : Article 40 of the Directive Principles of State policy provides that state shall take steps to organize village Panchayats.
Arrange the following "Human Rights" events in chronological order:
(1) Convention on the Elimination of all forms of discrimination against Women.
(2) Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
(3) International Committee of Red Cross
(4) Magna Carta
Which of the following is correctly paired?
(1) Attorney General of India – Appointed by the Prime Minister
(2) Governor – Appointed by the President
(3) Chief Justice of High Court – Appointed by the Chief Minister
(4) Chief Justice of Supreme Court – Appointed by the President
Which of the following are correctly paired?
(1) Kesavananda Bharati Case – 1973
(2) Indira Gandhi Vs. Raj Narain Case – 1970
(3) Minerva Mills Case – 1980
(4) Bachan Singh Case – 1984
Which of the following statements are true about "Lokpal" in India?
(i) "Lokpal" is an officer appointed by Parliament to investigate the maladministration.
(ii) No Lokpal appointed yet in India.
(iii) "Lokpal" established at Union level "Lok ayuktha" established at state level.
Arrange the following in chronological order:
(1) Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women.
(2) Convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime of Genocide.
(3) Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
(4) Convention on the Right of the Child
Price Stabilization Fund (PSF) was created in the year
__________ is an active application used across major Indian Airports reducing the processing time using facial recognition technology.
Which of the following statements are true about Economic Infrastructure Investment?
(i) It is generally aimed to realize relatively more direct benefit than to social infrastructure.
(ii) It is generally smaller in size.
(iii) It is generally receives from public sector as well as private sector.
"An indian farmer is born in debt, lives in debt, dies in debt and bequeaths debt" said by __________
Assertion [A] : Higher knowledge increases productivity of the labour force.
Reason [R] : Higher expenditure on education yields higher knowledge.
Which Five Year Plan based on the National Goal of "Socialist Economy"?
Assertion [A] : India adopted a mixed economic system after independence in order to combine economic growth with social justice and welfare objective.
Reason [R] : The mixed economy framework permits the coexistence of public and private sectors while allowing government intervention when necessary.
Arrange the following events in chronological order :
(1) Foreign Exchange Management Act
(2) Bank Regulation Act
(3) Factoring Regulation Act
(4) Payment and settlement systems Act
Match the criteria for devolution weight % in 15th Finance Commission:
| (a) Tax efforts | 1. 10.0% |
| (b) Population (2011) | 2. 2.5% |
| (c) Forest and Ecology | 3. 15% |
| (d) Income Distance | 4. 45% |