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1 and 3 are correct (pp. 9, 62). 2 is wrong: DMRHS handles secondary care; tertiary care is under the Directorate of Medical Education (DME).
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Tamil Nadu Economy Textbook Questions – Education and Health Systems in Tamil Nadu · Evolution of Education: History, Acts and Policies · School Education System · Higher and Technical Education · Health System: Evolution and Administration · Public Health Infrastructure and Schemes · Health Indicators: Tamil Nadu and India · Medical Education and Health Workforce · Comparison with India and Current Challenges (Part 1) – 20 questions, subject: Tamil Nadu Economy. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.
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1.
According to the Std 11 History textbook, who established the first modern public schools for non-Christian local children at Thanjavur in 1803?
Correct Answer: B [Serfoji II]
Explanation:
Serfoji II set up modern public schools at Thanjavur in 1803, ahead of missionaries and the colonial state (Class 11 History, p. 260).
2.
Match the event with its year:
| a. Wood's Despatch | 1. 1929 |
| b. Founding of the University of Madras | 2. 1854 |
| c. Madras University Act | 3. 1857 |
| d. Annamalai University comes into existence | 4. 1923 |
Correct Answer: C [2 3 4 1]
Explanation:
Wood's Despatch 1854, University of Madras 1857, Madras University Act 1923, Annamalai University 1929.
3.
As per the Tamil Nadu School Education Department Policy Note 2025-26, since when has a separate Directorate of Private Schools been functioning?
Correct Answer: D [January 2023]
Explanation:
Policy Note 2025-26, p. 25: a separate Directorate for private schools has been functioning since January 2023.
4.
As per the Tamil Nadu Higher Education Department Policy Note 2025-26, how many universities are functioning in Tamil Nadu?
Correct Answer: A [61]
Explanation:
Total 61: Central 2, Deemed 29, Private 8, State 22 (13 of them under the Higher Education Dept); 22, 29 and 13 are only sub-counts.
5.
Match the type of university in Tamil Nadu with its number as per the Higher Education Policy Note 2025-26:
| a. Central Universities | 1. 22 |
| b. Deemed to be Universities | 2. 2 |
| c. Private Universities | 3. 29 |
| d. State Universities | 4. 8 |
Correct Answer: C [2 3 4 1]
Explanation:
Central 2 (Central University of Tiruvarur, Indian Maritime University), Deemed 29, Private 8, State 22.
6.
In which year was the Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation (TNMSC), which procures and supplies drugs to Government medical institutions, incorporated under the Companies Act?
Correct Answer: D [1994]
Explanation:
TNMSC was registered on 01.07.1994 under the Companies Act, 1956; 1966 is the Directorate of Medical Education and 2005 is NRHM.
7.
From which date has the 108 Emergency Ambulance Service been in operation in Tamil Nadu?
Correct Answer: B [15.09.2008]
Explanation:
NHM Tamil Nadu: 108 service since 15.09.2008 with EMRI; 11.01.2012 is CMCHIS, 01.07.1994 TNMSC, 05.08.2021 Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam.
8.
Match the Tamil Nadu health project / body with the agency associated with it:
| a. Tamil Nadu Area Health Care Project (TNAHCP) | 1. Japan International Cooperation Agency |
| b. Tamil Nadu Urban Health Care Project | 2. National AIDS Control Organisation |
| c. Tamil Nadu Health System Reform Program | 3. DANIDA (Denmark) |
| d. Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society | 4. World Bank |
Correct Answer: A [3 1 4 2]
Explanation:
Area Health Care Project - DANIDA (Denmark); Urban Health Care Project - JICA (Japan); TNHSRP - World Bank; TANSACS - registered in 1994 under NACO guidance.
9.
As per the Sample Registration System (SRS) 2023, what is the Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births) of Tamil Nadu?
Correct Answer: D [12]
Explanation:
SRS 2023: Tamil Nadu 12, India 25; 35 is Tamil Nadu's MMR (2021-23) and 18.6 is the NFHS-5 survey IMR.
10.
When did the university created under the Tamil Nadu Medical University Act, 1987 (today the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University) start functioning?
Correct Answer: C [July 1988]
Explanation:
Act 37 of 1987 got Presidential assent on 24.09.1987 and the university began functioning in July 1988 (university website).
11.
Match the events in the history of Madras Medical College with the year:
| a. Medical school opened | 1. 1875 |
| b. Named "Madras Medical College" | 2. 1835 |
| c. Admission of Mary Ann Dacomb Scharlieb | 3. 1912 |
| d. Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy obtained MBBS | 4. 1850 |
Correct Answer: B [2 4 1 3]
Explanation:
Medical school 2.2.1835, named Madras Medical College 1.10.1850, Mary Scharlieb admitted 1875, Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy MBBS 1912.
12.
As per the final data of Census 2011, which district of Tamil Nadu had the lowest literacy rate?
Correct Answer: D [Dharmapuri]
Explanation:
Dharmapuri 68.54% (32nd); Kanniyakumari 91.75% (1st), Thoothukudi 86.16% (3rd), The Nilgiris 85.20% (4th) (DES Table 1.1).
13.
Which of the following statements about the Tamil Nadu Uniform System of School Education Act, 2010 (Samacheer Kalvi) are correct?
- The Act merged four school boards: State Board, Matriculation, Oriental and Anglo-Indian.
- It came into force in all classes 1 to 10 in the academic year 2010-11 itself.
- The High Court struck down its 2011 Amendment Act, and the Supreme Court upheld this on 09.08.2011.
Correct Answer: A [1, 3 only]
Explanation:
1 and 3 are correct (Supreme Court, 09.08.2011). 2 is wrong: only Classes I and VI in 2010-11; II-V and VII-X in 2011-12.
14.
Assertion (A): Under the Tamil Nadu Tamil Learning Act, 2006, all students in classes 1 to 10 must study Tamil as a compulsory subject.
Reason (R): The 42nd Constitutional Amendment of 1976 moved education from the State List to the Concurrent List.
கூற்று–காரண வினாக்களுக்கான தேர்வுகள்
(A) கூற்றும் காரணமும் சரி; காரணம் கூற்றுக்குச் சரியான விளக்கம்
(B) கூற்றும் காரணமும் சரி; ஆனால் காரணம் சரியான விளக்கம் அல்ல
(C) கூற்று சரி; காரணம் தவறு
(D) கூற்று தவறு; காரணம் சரி
Options for Assertion–Reason questions
(A) Both A and R are true; R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are true; R is not the correct explanation of A
(C) A is true; R is false
(D) A is false; R is true
Correct Answer: B []
Explanation:
Both are true, but the change of List did not make Tamil compulsory; that is the language policy of the State Act.
15.
Match the programme / facility with its size as per the School Education Policy Note 2025-26:
| a. Hi-Tech Labs | 1. 1.65 lakh volunteers |
| b. Smart Classrooms | 2. 8,209 |
| c. Model Schools | 3. 22,931 |
| d. Illam Thedi Kalvi | 4. 38 |
Correct Answer: C [2 3 4 1]
Explanation:
Hi-Tech Labs 8,209, Smart Classrooms 22,931, Model Schools 38 (one per district), Illam Thedi Kalvi 1.65 lakh volunteers.
16.
Which of the following statements about schools in Tamil Nadu are correct (Economic Survey 2024-25, data 2023-24)?
- About two-thirds of the schools in the State are Government schools.
- Higher secondary schools outnumber primary schools.
- Tamil Nadu accounts for about 5.24% of total school enrolment in the country.
Correct Answer: B [1, 3 only]
Explanation:
1, 3 correct: Govt schools 37,608 of 58,722 = about 64%; enrolment 1,29,93,050 = 5.24% of India. 2 is wrong: primary 33,995, higher secondary only 9,004.
17.
Which of the following statements about colleges in Tamil Nadu are correct (Higher Education Policy Note 2025-26)?
- More than two-thirds of the arts and science colleges are self-financing colleges.
- In 2024-25, girls formed the majority of admissions to polytechnic colleges.
- Twenty of the engineering colleges are Anna University colleges.
Correct Answer: D [1, 3 only]
Explanation:
1, 3 correct: 652 of 959 arts & science colleges self-financing (~68%); 20 Anna University colleges. 2 wrong: girls ~10% of polytechnic admissions.
18.
Assertion (A): Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 2021 provides 7.5% preferential admission to Government school students in MBBS and BDS courses.
Reason (R): A Commission headed by Justice D. Murugesan was constituted to examine issues relating to the admission of Government school students to professional courses.
Correct Answer: D []
Explanation:
A is false: Act 14 of 2021 covers engineering, agriculture, veterinary, fisheries, law etc.; MBBS/BDS is Act 34 of 2020. R is true.
19.
Match the Tamil Nadu health directorate with the year it was formed / separated:
| a. Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine | 1. 1970 |
| b. Directorate of Medical Education | 2. 1923 |
| c. Directorate of Indian Medicine | 3. 1983 |
| d. Directorate of Family Welfare | 4. 1966 |
Correct Answer: B [2 4 1 3]
Explanation:
Public Health 1923, Medical Education 1966, Indian Medicine 1970, Family Welfare 1983 (tnhealth.tn.gov.in).
20.
Which of the following statements are correct as per the Health and Family Welfare Department Policy Note 2023-24?
- The Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine is responsible for primary health care.
- The Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Services (DMRHS) is responsible for tertiary care.
- Excluding the Greater Chennai Corporation, the State has 45 Health Unit Districts.
Correct Answer: C [1, 3 only]
Explanation:
1 and 3 are correct (pp. 9, 62). 2 is wrong: DMRHS handles secondary care; tertiary care is under the Directorate of Medical Education (DME).
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