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This page contains the questions asked in previous year TNPSC Group 1 preliminary exam. You can practice these questions as practice test in this link.


21). Match the following mineral resources with their reserve places :
List I List II
a) Bauxite 1.Singhbhum
b) Copper  2. Panna
c) Diamond  3. Tiruchirappalli
d) Gypsum  4. Bilaspur

Codes:

A). 4 2 3 1
B). 3 4 2 1
C). 3 1 4 2
D). 4 1 2 3
22). Which inscription referred to "Piyadassi" as the second name for Asoka?
A). Girnar
B). Bhabru
C). Maski
D). Rummindei
23). Consider the following about Vedic literatures:
If The Brahmanas are the treatises relating to prayer and sacrificial ceremony.
II. The Upanishads are philosophical texts dealing with topic like the soul, the absolute the origin of the world and the mysteries of nature.
III. The Aranyakas are called country books.
IV. The author of Ramayana was Vedavyas and that of Mahabharata was Valmiki.
Of these:

A). I, II, III and IV
B). II, III and IV only
C). I and II only.
D). III and IV only
24). Match:
List I List II
a) Shutudri 1.Beas
b) Vipas 2.Ravi
c) Parushni 3.Sutlej
d) Asikniv 4.Jhelum
e)Vitasta 5.Chenab 

A). 3 1 2 5 4
B). 1 2 3 4 5
C). 2 3 1 4 5
D). 4 1 2 3 5
25). The important site of Harappa was excavated by
A). R.D.Banerjee
B). SirJohn Marshall
C). Dayaram Sahini
D). R.S.Sharma


26). The 23rd Tirthankar of Jainism was
A). Rishabha
B). Parsvanath
C). Mahavira
D). Ajitanatha
27). Tamil Isai Sangam was established at Madras by
A). Sir R.K Shanmugam Chettiar
B). Sir Annamalai Chettiar
C). Sir M.A. Mutthaiah Chettiar
D). L.P. Ramahathan Chettiar
28). Which one of the following pair is correctly matched by Dynasty and Name
A). Khilji dynasty - 1.Ibrahim Lodi
B). Delhi sultanate - 2.Qutb-udin Aibak
C). Mughal empire - 3.Akbar
D). Tughluq dynasty - 4.Firozshah Tughluq
29). Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List I List II
a) Kudi Arasu 1.1971
b) Revolt 2.1934
c) Pagutharivu 3.1928 
d) Modern Rationalist 4.1925

A). 3 1 2 4
B). 4 3 2 1
C). 2 1 4 3
D). 1 3 2 4
30). Arrange the following Mauryan revenue officials in the ascending order with the help, of the codes given below:
1.Pradesika
2.Sdhanika
3.Samharta
4.Rajuka
Of these:

A). 4, 1, 3, 2
B). 1, 3, 4,2
C). 3,1,2,4
D). 2, 4, 1,3
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