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Jun 24, 2016

[QandA] Current Affairs - Mains Mock Questions


 TNPSC Group I Mains Mock Questions – CURRENT AFFAIRS 

























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CURRENT AFFAIRS

Register No

CURRENT AFFAIRS

Paper – I


Duration: 3 Hours

Max. Marks: 300

General Instructions to the Candidates:

i) This Question Paper is descriptive type in Degree Standard

ii) Candidates should write their Register Numbers in the space provided for in the main answer-book only and should not write anywhere else

iii) Candidates must write the correct number of the question and sub-question. Failure to do so will entail loss of credit for the answer.

iv) There is no reservation of marks for neatness of execution and correctness of spelling in respect of this paper.




SECTION – A

(Very Short Answer Type)
Note:

i) Answer not exceeding 30 words each

ii) Each question carries three marks.

iii) Answer any thirty questions out of the thirty five questions

30 * 3 = 90
1.
Who won the following awards? (1.5 Marks each)
(A)
Centenary Award for Indian Film Personality of the Year 2016
(B)
2015 Mailer Prize for Lifetime Achievement

2.
Why is Indian Navy Day celebrated on December 04?

3.
The date in which the days occurred: (1 Mark for each)
(A)
Good Governance Day
(B)
National Voters Day
(C)
National Panchyat Raj Day

4.
What is Kala Utsav?
5.
Name the two Indian Cities that are designated as members of the Creative City Network of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for the first time ever.

6.
Where are the following summits / conference held? (1 Mark each)
(A)
2nd World Internet Conference
(B)
10th WTO Ministerial Meeting
(C)
4th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves

7.
Operation Smile

8.
What is Brexit that was in news recently?

9.
What is Dengvaxia?

10.
What is kilkari?

11.
(A)
Where was the 12th South Asian Games held?
(B)
What was the mascot for 12th South Asian Games?







12. (1 Mark each)
(A)
The team that won the IPTL - 2015
(B)
Who received the 2015 BBC Sports Personality of the Year?
(C)
Which Country successfully launched Gaofen-4 Earth observation satellite?

13.
(A)
CEO of NITI Aayog:
(B)
CEO of FSSAI:
(C)
43rd Chief Justice of India:

14.
What is SAADMEx?

15.
Expand the following terms: (1 Mark each)
(A)
NMEM
(B)
FAME
(C)
PRASAD

16.
Where the following summits / conference held? (1 Mark each)
(A)
2nd World Congress on Disaster Management
(B)
24th CHGOM
(C)
13th India - ASEAN Summit


17.
What is the name of the World's most powerful Super Computer and its speed?

18.
What is Keystone Pipeline Project?

19.
Why are the following persons in news? (1 Mark each)
(A)
Patricia Janet Scotland
(B)
Syed Akbaruddin
(C)
Noboru Karashima

20.
What is Project Sunrise?

21.
Gatimaan Express

22.
What is IBSAMAR?

23.
Who is K. Prithika Yashini?

24.
Why was Ossudu Lake in news recently?

25.
5 diseases have been declared as International Emergency by WHO so far. Name those diseases.

26.
What is New Development Bank?

27.
Mention the author of the following books:- (1 Mark each)
(A)
The Room On the Roof
(B)
Safeguarding India
(C)
Sleeping on Jupiter.

28.
What is Gyan Sangam?

29.
What is Raisana Dialogue – 2016?

30.
What is “Sunderbans Maithri”?

31.
National Solar Mission.

32.
Name the person who headed the following committee (1 Mark each)
(A)
Implementation of One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme for the ex-servicemen
(B)
On Possible Tax rates under Goods and Services Tax (GST)
(C)
Framing the new Education Policy

33.
What is THAI scheme in Tamil Nadu?

34.
What is UDAY Scheme?

35.
What is Nai Manzil Scheme?

SECTION – B
(Brief Answer Type)
Note:
i) Answer not exceeding 120 words each
ii) Each question carries eight marks.
iii) Answer any fifteen questions out of the eighteen questions.
15 * 8 = 120
36.
Global Investors Meet 2015

37.
Mission Indradhanush

38.
Mission Innovation

39.
Explain about TAPI.

40.
Write about IRNSS.

41.
125th birth anniversary of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar

42.
Explain – One Rank, One Pension Scheme.

43.
Explain about BRICS.

44.
10 years of MGNREGA





45.
Project Mausam

46.
What is Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana?

47.
Explain about Smart Cities Project.

48.
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

49.
International Solar Alliance

50.
India’s relation with China

51.
Textile Industry in Tamil Nadu

52.
What is Golden Quadrilateral and Diamond Quadrilateral?

53.
Human – animal conflict is seen increasing in Tamil Nadu. How can it be prevented?

SECTION – C
(Detailed Answer Type)
Note:
i) Answer not exceeding 250 words each
ii) Each question carries fifteen marks.
iii) Answer any six questions out of the nine questions.
6 * 15 = 90

54.
Drought Management in India.

55.
Explain about Cauvery River Water Dispute.

56.
Steps / Reforms taken by the Election Commission of India in conducting Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections – 2016

57.
What are the various reasons that can be contributed for Chennai Floods?

58.
Explain in detail about Project Sagarmala.

59.
Interlinking of Indian Rivers

60.
Why urbanization is high in Tamil Nadu?

61.
How to achieve Women Empowerment?

62.
India’s population is it boon or bane. Discuss.






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