Tamil Nadu Open University BPP Model Question Paper

Hello sir I am here as I want to get the Model Question Paper or Previous Year Question paper of Preparatory Course in Social Sciences of B.P.P. Examination of Tamil Nadu Open University so will you please provide me the same??

Tamil Nadu Open University is the 10th Open University in the country, was established in 2002 by the government of Tamil Nadu, India.
As per your demand here I am providing you Question paper of Preparatory Course in Social Sciences of B.P.P. Examination of this University:
1. The Indian National Congress was set up in ————————.
(a) 1992 (b) 1885
(c) 1886 (d) 1880.

2. ———————— was called Netaji.
(a) Bharathi (b) Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) Nehru (d) Tilak.

3. NHRC works for the upholding of ————————.
(a) Human Rights (b) Fundamental Rights
(c) Fundamental Duties (d) Birth Rights.

4. ———————— was formed to prevent wars in the world.
(a) Amnesty International
(b) United Nations Organisation
(c) WHO
(d) WTO.

5. ———————— was the last Governor-General of India.
(a) Dalhousie (b) Mountbatten
(c) Canning (d) C. Rajagopalachari.

6. In 1942 Gandhiji followed ———————— Movement.
(a) Non-cooperation (b) Dandhi March
(c) Quit India (d) Non-Alignment.

7. The oldest university is
(a) Nalanda (b) Madras
(c) Delhi (d) Madurai.

8. Who was the Prime Minister of India for a long period of time?
(a) Devegowda (b) V.P. Singh
(c) I.K. Gujral (d) Jawaharlal Nehru.

9. Brahma Samaj was founded by ————————.
(a) Dayanand Saraswati (b) Swami Vivekananda
(c) Rajaram Mohan Roy (d) Rabindranath Tagore.

10. To which categories of rural population is the IRDP directed
(a) Landless Labours (b) Small Farmers
(c) Rural Artisans (d) All of these.

11. Public debt refers to ————————.
(a) Government’s debt
(b) Private Individual’s debts
(c) A firm’s debt
(d) Debt of foreign country.

12. Inflation is caused by ————————.
(a) Increase in Money Supply
(b) Increase in Production
(c) Decrease in Production
(d) Both (a) and (c).

13. UTI is associated with ————————.
(a) Regulating Foreign Exchange Transaction
(b) Foreign Trade
(c) Road Transport
(d) Investment Trust.

14. The state where most people are living below poverty line is
————————.
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Orissa (d) Bihar.

15. Barter system means ————————.
(a) Direct exchange of goods for goods
(b) Direct exchange of gold
(c) Indirect exchange of goods
(d) Indirect exchange of gold.

16. Which of the Articles of the Indian Constitution abolishes untouchability?
(a) Article 42 (b) Article 15
(c) Article 14 (d) Article 17.

17. The authority to alter the boundaries of states in India rests with
(a) Governor (b) President
(c) Prime Minister (d) Parliament.

18. Sarkaria commission was concerned with
(a) Judicial Reforms (b) Electoral Reforms
(c) Centre-State Relations (d) Financial Reforms.

19. If the president is to resign from office, he should address his letter of resignation to ————————.
(a) The Prime Minister
(b) The Vice-President
(c) The Speaker of Lok Sabha
(d) The Chief Justice of India.

20. In what ways the fundamental rights can be suspended?
(a) They can never be suspended
(b) During Emergencies
(c) By the Parliament
(d) If the Supreme Court Orders it.

21. The father of Public Administration.
(a) Woodrow Wilson (b) Roosevelt
(c) Kennedy (d) Gandhi.

22. Any political party in India can be recognised as National Party if it has state party status in
(a) Three states (b) Four states
(c) Five states (d) Seven states.

23. Noon Meal scheme in Tamilnadu was introduced by ––––––––––.
(a) Bakthavatchalam (b) Kamaraj
(c) V.N. Janaki (d) J. Jayalalitha.

24. Nehru stadium is situated in ————————.
(a) Mumbai (b) Kolkotta
(c) Kanpur (d) Delhi.

25. ———————— is the Leader of Save Narmada Campaign.
(a) Bahuguna (b) Medha Patkar
(c) Anne Besant (d) M.S. Swaminathan.26. The father of political science is ————————.
(a) Socrates (b) Plato
(c) Cicero (d) Aristotle.

27. The Directive principles of state policy was adopted from
(a) U.S. Constitution (b) British Constitution
(c) Swiss Constitution (d) Irish Constitution.
28. Writ of Habeas Corpus means
(a) Produce the body (b) Command
(c) By whose Authority (d) Certify.
29. Which one of the following is the guardian of Fundamental Rights? (a) Legislature (b) Executive
(c) Party (d) Judiciary.
30. The state where the women literacy rate is more ——————.
(a) Tamilnadu (b) Kerala
(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Punjab.
31. Political science is the study of Government and it’s function.
32. Production is an important Economic Activity.
33. A Supreme Court is established for each state.

34. The Brahmo Samaj was founded by Syed Khan.
35. The First World War broke out in 1915.
36. Columbus discovered America.
37. Kolar Gold field is located in Gujarat.



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