MPSC PYQ

Tennessee Valley Authority

Tested in 2 real MPSC questions across 1 year (20182018). See it in context on the interactive Concept Graph →

Years it was asked

What you need to know first

Timeline of US history (WWI vs Great Depression)US Great DepressionRoosevelt's New Deal

Real questions that test this

खालीलपैकी कोणते विधान असत्य आहे ? / Which of the following is an incorrect statement ?

a)गरजवंताना अन्न देणे राजकीयदृष्ट्या संभवनीय नव्हते. / It was not politically viable to give food to the needy people.
b)टीव्हीने पहिल्या महायुद्धात अलाबामामध्ये दारूगोळा कारखाना उभारला. / TVA built the ammunition factory in Alabama during World War I.✓ Correct
c)जमिनीच्या संगोपणाबाबत लोकजागृती केल्याने समृद्धीला हातभार लागला. / Public education about land conservation resulted in prosperity.
d)सामाजिक सुरक्षा कायदा अजूनही जनतेला सुरक्षा प्रदान करतो. / Social Security Act continues to protect people.

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was established during the New Deal in the 1930s, NOT during World War I to build ammunition factories in Alabama.

टेनेसी खोऱ्याचे महामंडळ (टीव्हीई) / The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

a)ही स्वायत्त सरकारी संस्था होती / Was an independent government agency✓ Correct
b)हिने 1933 नंतर अमेरिकेत सर्वत्र धरणे बांधली / Built dams all over the United States after 1933
c)हिने बेराजगारी विमा पुरवला / Provided employment insurance
d)हिला कामगार व मालक सहाय्य करतात / Is supported by workers and employers

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was established in 1933 as an independent federal government agency in the US to address economic development in the Tennessee River valley.