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TNPSC WEEKLY Test TNPSC WEEKLY Test QUESTIONS: 100 TEST CODE: 044 DURATIONS: 90 MINS 1. Who has recently launched a toll-free number “14433” and also a facility to file complaints through Common Service Center (CSC)? a) National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) b) National Commission for women (NCW) c) Union Ministry of Women and Child Development d) National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) ahh; rkPgj;jpy; “14433” vd;w fl;lzkpy;yh njhiyNgrp vz;izAk; nghJNrit ikaq;fs; %ykhf Gfhh;fs; gjpT nra;Ak; trjpfisAk; mwpKfg;gLj;jpapUf;fpd;wJ? a) Njrpa Foe;ijfs; chpikfs; ghJfhg;G Mizak; b) Njrpa ngz;fs; Mizak; c) kj;jpa ngz;fs; kw;Wk; Foe;ijfs; Nkk;ghl;Lj;Jiw mikr;rfk; d) Njrpa kdpj chpikfs; Mizak; 2. According to Delhi court ruling, under which section of IPC can the transgenders file sexual harassment case? a) Section - 352 A b) Section - 357 A c) Section - 354 A d) Section - 356 A nly;yp cah;ePjpkd;w jPh;g;gpd; gb ,e;jpa jz;lidr; rl;lj;jpd; ve;j tpjpapd; fPo; jpUeq;ifs; ghypay; Jd;GWj;jy; tof;ifg; gjpT nra;jpl KbAk;? a) gphpT 352 A b) gphpT 357 A c) gphpT 354 A d) gphpT 356 A 3. Which organization launched a new platform named “Samwad with Students” as part of its outreach programme? a) Council of Science and Industrial Research (CSIR) b) Indian Space Research Organization(ISRO) c) Indian Institute of Science (IISc) 1 d) Indian National Science Academy (INSC) ve;j epWtdk; jdJ ntspNehf;Fj; jpl;lj;jpd; xU gFjpahf khzth;fSldhd ciuahly; vd;W ngahplg;gl;l xU Gjpa eilKiwia ntspapl;L ,Uf;fpd;wJ? a) mwptpay; kw;Wk; njhopw;Jiw Muha;r;rp ikak; b) ,e;jpa tpz;ntsp Muha;r;rp ikak; c) ,e;jpa mwptpay; epWtdk; d) ,e;jpa Njrpa mwptpay; epWtdk; 4. Which Indian startup was honoured with ‘Nations Climate Action award’ by UN for its works to clean River Ganga? a) Help Us Clean b) Green basket c) Help Us Green d) Save Ganga fq;if ejpiaj; J}a;ikg;gLj;Jtjw;fhd jkJ gzpf;fhf I.eh. rigahy; ve;j ,e;jpaj; njhlf;f epWtdj;jpw;F Njrpa gUtepiy eltbf;if tpUJ mspf;fg;gl;lJ? a) Help Us Clean b) Green basket c) Help Us Green d) Save Ganga 5. Where is country’s first Space science technology gallery lab cum training centre located in India? a) Gujarat b) Delhi c) Arunachal Pradesh d) Tamilnadu ,e;jpahtpd; KjyhtJ tpz;ntsp mwptpay; njhopy;El;g fhl;rpf;$l Ma;tfk; kw;Wk; gapw;rp epiyak; vq;F mikf;fg;gl;bUf;fpd;wJ? a) F[uhj; b) nly;yp c) mUzhr;ryg; gpuNjrk; d) jkpo;ehL 6. The international Human Solidarity Day is celebrated on a) December 21 b) December 22 c) December 23 d) December 20 rh;tNjr kdpj xw;Wik jpdk; vg;NghJ mDrhpf;fg;gLfpwJ? a) brk;gh; 21 b) brk;gh; 22 c) brk;gh; 23 d) brk;gh; 20 7. Who launched the India’s first privately built satellite ExceedSAT 1? a) ISRO, India b) NASA, USA c) SpaceX, USA d) Roscosmos, Russia jdpahuhy; jahhpf;fg;gl;l ,e;jpahtpd; KjyhtJ nraw;iff; Nfhshd vf;]Pl;rhl; 1-I ve;j epWtdk; tpz;zpy; nrYj;jpaJ? a) ,];Nuh> ,e;jpah b) ehrh> mnkhpf;fh c) ];Ng];vf;];> mnkhpf;fh d) Nuh];Nfh];Nkh];> ,u\;ah 8. When is the International Anti-Corruption Day adopted? a) December 14 b) December 09 c) December 01 d) December 25 rh;tNjr Coy; vjph;g;G jpdk; vg;NghJ Vw;Wf; nfhs;sg;gl;lJ? a) brk;gh; 14 b) brk;gh; 09 c) brk;gh; 01 d) brk;gh; 25 2 9. Which of the following days has been observed on 26 November? A. Constitution Day B. International Day for Elimination of violence against Women C. National Milk Day D. The World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day a) A and C only b) B and D only c) A, C and D only d) B, C and D only gpd;tUk; ve;nje;j jpdq;fs; etk;gh; 26 md;W mDrhpf;fg;gLfpd;wd? A. murpayikg;G jpdk; B. rh;tNjr ngz;fSf;fhd td;Kiw xopg;G jpdk; C. Njrpa ghy; jpdk; D. cyf COPD jpdk; (EiuaPuy; milg;G Neha; jpdk;) a) A kw;Wk; C kl;Lk; b) B kw;Wk; D kl;Lk; c) A, C kw;Wk; D kl;Lk; d) B, C kw;Wk; D kl;Lk; 10. Which state government has recently withdrawn the ‘general consent’ accorded to the CBI to conduct its operations in their states? A. Madhya Pradesh B. Andhra Pradesh C. West Bengal D. Karnataka a) A and C only b) B and C only c) A, C and D only d) A, B, C and D gpd;tUk; ve;j khepyq;fs; jq;fsJ khepyq;fspy; rpgpI-ahdJ mjd; eltbf;iffis elj;j toq;fpapUe;j “nghJ mDkjp”-iag; jpUk;gg; ngw;Ws;sd? A. kj;jpag; gpuNjrk; B. Me;jpug; gpuNjrk; C. Nkw;F tq;fhsk; D. fh;ehlfk; a) A kw;Wk; C kl;Lk; b) B kw;Wk; C kl;Lk; c) A, C kw;Wk; D kl;Lk; d) A, B, C kw;Wk; D 11. India has recently signed pact with which country to collaborate on cancer research? a) Germany b) France c) United Kingdom d) Japan Gw;WNeha; Muha;r;rpapy; xd;wpize;J nray;gLtjw;fhf rkPgj;jpy; ,e;jpah gpd;tUk; ve;j ehl;Lld; xg;ge;jk; xd;wpy; ifnaOj;jpl;Ls;sJ? a) n[h;kdp b) gpuhd;R c) If;fpa ,uh[;[pak; d) [g;ghd; 12. Which Indian journalist has won the 2018 London Press Freedom Award for Courage? a) Gauri Lankesh b) Gulalai Ismail c) Dhruv Rathee d) Swati Chaturvedi 3 gpd;tUk; ve;j ,e;jpag; gj;jphpf;ifahsh; 2018k; Mz;bd; Jzptpw;fhd ,yz;ld; gj;jphpf;if Rje;jpu tpUij ntd;Ws;shh;? a) fThp yq;Nf\; b) Fyhyha; ,];khapy; c) JUt; ujp d) Rthjp rJh;Ntjp 13. Who has been recently appointed as the chairman of the Lokpal Search Committee? a) A.Surya Prakash b) Arundhati Bhattacharya c) Ranjana Prakash Desai d) S.Kiran Kumar rkPgj;jpy; Nyhf;ghy; Njh;Tf; FOtpd; jiytuhf epakpf;fg;gl;Ls;sth; ahh;? a) A #h;a gpufh\; b) mUe;jjp gl;lhr;rhhpah c) uQ;rdh gpufh\; Njrha; d) S. fpuz; Fkhh; 14. What is the name of the new initiative launched by the Union Government to promote use of Compressed Bio-gas (CBG)? a) PMCBG b) PMJBY c) SATAT d) SEHAT mOj;jg;gl;l caphp thAtpd; gad;ghl;il Cf;fg;gLj;Jtjw;fhf kj;jpa murhy; njhlq;fg;gl;l Gjpa Kd;Kaw;rpapd; ngah; vd;d? a) PMCBG b) PMJBY c) SATAT d) SEHAT 15. Which country hosted the first-ever General Assemply of International Solar Alliance (ISA)? a) France b) Sweden c) Australia d) India rh;tNjr #hpa xspf; $l;biztpd; KjyhtJ nghJr; rigia ve;j ehL elj;jpaJ? a) gpuhd;R b) ];tPld; c) M];jpNuypah d) ,e;jpah 16. Which union ministry has recently won the ‘Swachchta Hi Seva’ award? a) Ministry of AYUSH b) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy c) Ministry of Panchayati Raj d) Ministry of Railways rkPgj;jpy; ve;j kj;jpa mikr;rfk; “Rtr;jh fp Nrth” tpUij ntd;Ws;sJ? a) kj;jpa MA\; mikr;rfk; b) kj;jpa Gjpa kw;Wk; GJg;gpf;fj;jf;f vhprf;jpj; Jiw mikr;rfk; c) kj;jpa gQ;rhaj;J uh[; mikr;rfk; d) kj;jpa ,uapy;Nt mikr;rfk; 17. Match the following A. International Day of Non-Violence - 1. September 15 B. International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons - 2. September 21 C. International Day of Peace - 3. October 02 4 D. International Day of Democracy - 4. September 26 A B C D a) 3 4 2 1 b) 3 2 4 1 c) 1 3 2 4 d) 4 3 1 2 nghUj;Jf A. rh;tNjr mfpk;ir jpdk; - 1) nrg;lk;gh; 15 B. mZ MAjq;fis KOtJkhf xopg;gjw;fhd rh;tNjr jpdk; - 2) nrg;lk;gh; 21 C. rh;tNjr mikjp jpdk; - 3) mf;Nlhgh; 02 D. rh;tNjr kf;fshl;rp jpdk; - 4) nrg;lk;gh; 26 A B C D a) 3 4 2 1 b) 3 2 4 1 c) 1 3 2 4 d) 4 3 1 2 18. Which Indian origin personality has been recently named as Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)? a) Shand Panesa b) Dhivya Suryadevara c) Gita Gopinath d) Guruswamy Jayraman rkPgj;jpy; rh;tNjr ehza epjpaj;jpd; jiyikg; nghUshjhu ty;Yeuhf epakpf;fg;gl;l ,e;jpa tk;rhtspiar; Nrh;e;j MSik ahh;? a) re;j; gNdrh b) jpt;ah #h;aNjthuh c) fPjh Nfhgpehj; d) FUrhkp n[auhk; 19. Recently the Sugarcane Juice has been declared as the National Drink by which of the following country? a) Bangladesh b) India c) Pakistan d) Nepal rkPgj;jpy; fUk;Gr;rhW ve;j ehl;bd; Njrpa ghdkhf mwptpf;fg;gl;bUf;fpd;wJ? a) tq;fNjrk; b) ,e;jpah c) ghfp];jhd; d) Neghsk; 20. Which of the following word has been chosen as Hindi Word of the Year 2018 by the oxford Dictionaries? a) Man Ki Bath b) Nari Shakthi c) Mitron d) Namaskar Mf;];Nghh;L mfuhjpahy; gpd;tUk; ve;j thh;j;ij 2018k; Mz;bw;fhd ,e;jp thh;j;ijahfj; Njh;T nra;ag;gl;bUf;fpd;wJ? a) kd; fp ghj; b) ehhp rf;jp c) kpj;Nuhd; d) ek];fhh; 5 21.
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