States PCS: Tamil Nadu GK Questions for TNPSC Examinations

31. In how many zones, the Greater Chennai Police Commissionerate has been divided in Tamil Nadu?

[A] 3
[B] 4
[C] 5
[D] 6

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32. The Mahatma Gandhi Community Colleges have been opened in Tamil Nadu in which among the following?

[A] Small Revenue Villages
[B] Districts with lowest Education Ratio
[C] Districts with highest population of SCs & STs
[D] Prisons for vocational training of prisoners

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33. The earliest name of Chennai is Chennaipattinam, which referred to the town around the Fort St George in 1639-40. The place was acquired by the British from ___?

[A] Damarla Venkatadri Nayakudu
[B] Peda Venkata Rayalu
[C] Padma Velama Nayak
[D] Chennappa Nayakudu

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34. In which year, name Chennai from Madras was officially changed?

[A] 1993
[B] 1995
[C] 1997
[D] 1998

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35. In which year, Madras State was renamed as Tamilnadu?

[A] 1960
[B] 1963
[C] 1969
[D] 1972

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36. What is the name of seat of Corporation of Chennai?

[A] Chelmsford Building
[B] Ripon Building
[C] Cornwallis Building
[D] Dalhousie Building

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37. Who led the French forces during the “Siege of Madras”?

[A] Georges Duval de Leyrit
[B] Charles Godeheu
[C] Antoine Boyellau
[D] Thomas Arthur, Lally

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38. As per the provisions of Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle that ended the Battle of Madras, Madras was returned to the British in exchange for which among the following territories?

[A] Cape Breton Island
[B] Barrier towns
[C] Silecia
[D] Louisburg

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39. Which among the following rivers originates in Chembarambakkam Lake in Tamil Nadu?

[A] Cooum River
[B] Adyar River
[C] Aintharuviar River
[D] Chittar River

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40. Who among the following was the first Indian to sit as a judge of the Madras High Court?

[A] P. V. Rajamannar
[B] T. Muthuswamy Iyer
[C] Sir S. Subramania Iyer
[D] V. T. Krishnamachari

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