TNPSC GROUP I, II & IIA

CLEAR, TRANSPARENT, INDIVIDUALIZED

ORIENTATION
MODERN INDIA – COURSE CONTENT

MODERN INDIA
1. South Indian history
INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT
1. National renaissance
2. Early uprising against British rule
3. Indian National Congress
4. Emergence of leaders – B.R.Ambedkar, Bhagat Singh,
Bharathiar, V.O.Chidambaranar, Jawaharlal Nehru, Kamarajar,
Mahatma Gandhi, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Thanthai Periyar,
Rajaji, Subash Chandra Bose and others.
5. Different modes of Agitation: Growth of Satyagraha and Militant
movements.
6. Communalism and partition.

ORDER OF STUDY
VI – X SAMACHEER KALVI
BOOKS –SOCIAL SCIENCE XII STATE BOARD
(r%ftpay;) BOOKS - HISTORY.

INDIA’S STRUGGLE FOR APPOLO – GS

INDEPENDENCE BY G.
Material
VENKATESAN

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 TNPSC ORIGINAL QUESTION - 2021
TNPSC GROUP I PRELIMINARY EXAM 03.01.2021
1. Who served as British Ambassador to the Mughal Court?
a. Bernier b. Edward Terry c. Thomas Roe
d. William Hawkins e. Answer not known
Kfyha muritapy; gphpl;b~; J}Jtuhf gzpahw;wpath; ahh;?
a. ngh;dpah; b. vl;th;l; njhp c. jhk]; Nuh
d. tpy;ypak; `hf;fpd;]; d. tpil njhpatpy;iy

2. “Every registered Land holder is its proprietor”. The system is called

as
a. Ryotwari system b. Mahalwari system
c. Zamindary system d. Mugalayar system
e. Answer not known
“gjpT nra;j epyj;ij itj;Js;s xt;nthUtUk; mjd; nrhe;jfhuh;
Mthh;” ,e;j Kiwia ,t;thW miof;fyhk;
a. ,uhaj;Jthhp Kiw b. kfy;thhp Kiw
c. [kPd;jhhp Kiw d. Kfyhah; Kiw
e. tpil njhpatpy;iy

ASSISTANT AGRICULTURAL OFFICER

(17.04.2021)
1. Who was called as „Iron Man of India‟?
National Archives of India (NAI) is located in
a. Kolkata b. Mumbai c. Chennai d. Delhi
e. Answer not known
Njrpa Mtzf;fhg;gfk; mike;Js;s ,lk;
a. nfhy;fj;jh b. Kk;ig c. nrd;id d. nly;yp
e. tpilnjhpatpy;iy

2. Consider the following pairs:

I Rukmani Devi Arundale - Kalakshatra
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 II Ravi Shankar - Sangeet Natak Academy
III M.S. Subbulakshmi - Raman Magsaysay Award
IV J. Krishnamoorthy - Bharat Ratna
Which of the pair given above is/are incorrect?
a. I and IV only b. II only
c. II and III only d. IV only
e. Answer not known
nfhLf;fg;gl;Ls;s ,izfspy; vJ / vit jtwhdit vd Fwpg;gpLf.
I. Uf;kzp Njtp mUz;Nly; - fyhN~j;uh
II. utp rq;fh; - rq;fPj ehlf rig
III. vk;.v];. Rg;Gyl;Rkp - uhkd; kf;rNr tpUJ
IV. N[. fpU~;z%h;j;jp - ghuj; uj;dh
a. I kw;Wk; IV kl;Lk; b. II kl;Lk;
c. II kw;Wk; III kl;Lk; d. IV kl;Lk;
e. tpil njhpatpy;iy

3. Shuddi movement was started by

a. Dayananda Saraswati b. Swami Vivekananda
c. Ramakrishnar d. Sri Narayana Guru
e. Answer not known
Rj;jp ,af;fj;ij njhlq;fpath;
a. jahde;j ru];tjp b. Rthkp tpNtfhde;jh;
c. ,uhk fpU~;zdh; d. = ehuhaz FU
e. tpil njhpatpy;iy

AGRICULTURE & HORTICULTURE

(18.04.2021)

1. If the battle of Plassey was considered to be the beginning of British

Rule then by which battle they completed the conquest of India?
a. Battle of Yandaboo b. Battle of Arcot c. Battle of
Panipat
d. Battle of Kirkee e. Answer not known
gpshrpg;Nghhpd; %yk; ,e;jpahtpy; Mq;fpNyNa Ml;rp
njhlq;fg;ngw;wJ vdpy; ve;j Nghhpd; %yk; mJ KOikg;ngw;wJ?
a. ahz;lG+ Nghh; b. Mw;fhL Nghh; c. ghdpgl; Nghh;
d. fph;fp Nghh; e. tpil njhpatpy;iy

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