GK - TN

1. As per the recent (February 2012) data released by NPAsource.com, a portal that tracks NPA assets of banks' retail real estate exposure, which among the following state of India tops the list with highest number of substandard properties? 

[A]Tamil Nadu 

[B]Uttar Pradesh 

[C]Gujarat 

[D]Maharastra

2. Which among the following company has been selected as a vendor for the Government of Tamil Nadu project of free distribution of laptops to students of government and state aided schools and colleges across the state? 

[A]Infosys

 [B]HCL

[C]Patni Computers

 [D]IBM India

3. The DANIDA-TNAHCP initiative of Tamil nadu is related to which among the following sectors?

 [A]Infrastructure 

[B]Health 

[C]Education

 [D]Industry

4. The "oor panchayats" of Tamil Nadu can be placed in which among the following categories?

 [A]Lok Adalats

 [B]Public Hearing meetings 

[C]Kangaroo Courts

[D]Alternate Dispute Settlement Centres

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

 [A]Three

 [B]Four

 [C]Five 

[D]Six


6. 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

7. 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

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

 [A]1993

 [B]1995 

[C]1997

 [D]1998

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

[A]1960

 [B]1963

 [C]1969

 [D]1972

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

[A]Chelmsford Building

 [B]Ripon Building 

[C]Cornwallis Building

 [D]Dalhousie Building