TNPSC Exams Questions
76) The root cause for all sufferings of mankind according to the perching of Buddha isa) Anger b) lust c) pride d) desire
77) The basic social organization of the rig Vedic people was
a) Matriarchal family b) Patriarchal family c) Both Matriarchal and Patriarchal
Families d) None
78) Sangam literature was written in
a) Avadhi b) Tamil c) Maithili d) Malayalam
79) “Mandiram Avathu Neeru” the song was written by
a) Thirumoolar B) Ghana Sam Bandar c) Kannappar
d) Mangayarkarasiyar
80) The pallava rules believed in
a) Jainism b) Buddhism c) Hinduism d) shaivam
TNPSC Exams Questions with answers
81) Kulothuga II was also calleda) Gangaikonda chola b) Sungam Thavirtha chola c) Krimikanta chola b)
Mummudi konda chola
82) Which one of the following is not known to Mesopotamian civilization?
a) Gold and silver b) copper c) Bronze d) iron
83) The pottery of India valley civilization is
a) Grey ware b) Black on red ware c) Northern black polished ware
d) Black and red ware
84) Who was the founder of Navavidhan Samaj?
a) Devendra nath b) Navin Chandra Rai c) Keshav Chandra Sen d)
P.C. Majumdar
85) Who was the first Director of Archaeology?
a) Dr. Hultz b) Alexander Cunningham c) Fergusson d) Marshall
86) Iron was first introduced in India by
A) Aryans b) Dravidians c) Persians d) Sumerians
87) Who was the first Indian elected for the British Parliament?
a) Dadabhai Naoroji b) C.R. das c) W.C. Bonnerjee d) Jawaharlal Nehru
88) The India valley Civilization was specialized in
a) Town planning b) architecture c) craftsmanship d) all of these
89) Which God was worshipped by the Indus Valley people?
a) Indra b) Varuna c) Vishnu d) None of these
90) The Indus valley people imported from abroad
a) Wheat b) wine c) silver d) silk
91) The Qatari system was introduced by
a) Balban b) Aibek c) IItutmish d) Alauddin khilji
92) Which of the following is wrongly matched?
a) Mesolithic period - Microlithic industry
b) Paleolithic Period - Wandering life
c) Neolithic Period - Settled life
d) Chacolothic - Food producing stage
93) Which on of the following does not belong to the “Three Ratnas” of Jainism?
a) Full knowledge b) Meditation c) Good action d) Liberation
94) Who of the following attended all the three Round Table Conferences?
a) B.R. Ambedkar b) M.M Malaviya c) M.K. Gandhi d) V.S. Srinivasa
Sastri
95) Which stories were explained in Ajanta Paintings?
a) Ramayana b) Mahabharata c) Pancha Tantram d) Jataka stories
96) Identify the correct order in which Europeans came to India.
a) Portuguese, Dutch, English, French b) Dutch, English, Portuguese,
French c) English, Dutch, French, Portuguese d) French, Portuguese,
English, Dutch
97) Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given
below:
List I List II
Work of Mahayana Dealing with
a) Sanharmapundarika 1) divine grace
b) Vajrachedika 2) Heaven
c) Sukhavati vyuha 3) Conduct
d) Karanda vyuha 4) metaphysics
Codes:
A b c d
A) 2 1 3 4
B) 3 4 2 1
C) 3 1 4 2
D) 4 3 2 1
98) Consider the following Statements:
Assertion (A): Buddhism does not accept the theory of Karma.
Reason (R) : It does not accept the existence of permanent self.
Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below:
A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
c) (A) is true, but (R) is false
d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
99) Kamala BAL Charitiram was written by
A) Vedanayakam Pillai B) Lakshmi c) Rajam iyer d) Sivashankari
100) Manimekalai was written by
a) Tolkappiyar b) Kabilar c) Elangodigal d) Sittalai Sattanar
