Sunday 22 July 2012

TNPSC GROUP-II Exam Original Question Paper- April 2010-Part 2

TNPSC GROUP-II Exam Original Question Paper- April 2010-Part 2


26.    Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:
                            List I                                               List II
A)    Caldwell                                              1) Germany
B)    Veeramamunivar                               2) Tamil Nadu
C)    Ziegenbalg                                         3) Italy
D)    H.A. Krishna Pillai                             4) Ireland

Codes:
            a          b          c          d
A)        1          3          4          2         
B)        1          2          3          4
C)        3          4          2          1
D)        3          4          1          2

Answer: A

27.    The first ‘Nigandu’ in Tamil is
A)    Soodamani Nigandu
B)    Thivagara Nigandu
C)    Pingala Nigandu
D)    Agarathi Nigandu

Answer: B

28.    Upanishad refers to
         I              Sitting near by Vedas
         II             End of the Vedas
         III            The Jnana section
         IV           Basis of Astika Darsanas
A)    I alone is correct
B)    I and III are correct
C)    II, III and IV are correct
D)    All are correct

Answer: D

29.    The 1919 Act brought Dyarchy
A)    at provinces
B)    at districts
C)    centred
D)    none of these

Answer: A

30.    Narayana Guru belonged to
A)    Tamil Nadu
B)    Karnataka
C)    Kerala
D)    Andhra Pradesh

Answer: C

31.    If selling price of 16 items is same as the cost price of 20 items, then there is a
A)    loss of 20%
B)    loss of 25%
C)    gain of 20%
D)    gain of 25%

Answer: D

32.    Which Amendment gave constitutional recognition to Panchayat Raj?
A)    73rd Amendment
B)    74th Amendment
C)    64th Amendment
D)    72nd Amendment

Answer: A

33.    Classify the correct order of the Nayanmar:    
A)    Thirunavukkarasar, Sambandhar, Sundarar, Manickavasagar
B)    Sambandhar, Thirunavukarasar, Sundarar, Manickavasagar
C)    Sundarar, Sambandhar, Thirunavukkarasar, Manickavasagar
D)    Manickavasagar, Sambandhar, Sundarar, Thirunavukkarasar

Answer: A

34.    As per Valluvar ‘Oodal’ is as like
A)    Sugar
B)    Honey
C)    Salt
D)    Sugarcane

Answer: C

35.    The leader who described Cripps proposal as a “post dated cheque of a crashing bank” was
A)    Motilal Nehru
B)    M.K. Gandhi
C)    Sardar Vallabhai Patel
D)    Subhash Chandra Bose

Answer: B

36.    Nakkirar wrote the book
A)    Madurai Kanchi
B)    Nedunalvadai
C)    Elati
D)    Mullaippattu

Answer: B

37.    The organism used by T.H. Morgan to study mutation was
A)    Chlorella
B)    Drosophila
C)    Yeast
D)    Neurospora

Answer: B

38.    Which is the first country in the world guaranteed right to information?
A)    America
B)    England
C)    France
D)    Sweden

Answer: D

39.    Uzhupadai denotes
A)    Uvamai Thogai
B)    Panbu Thogai
C)    Vinai Thogai
D)    Ummai Thogai

Answer: C

40.    Where is the Hindustan Shipyard located?
A)    Vishakhapatnam
B)    Chennai
C)    Kochi
D)    Mumbai

Answer: A

41.    Shashi Tharoor of India was a candidate for the post of
A)    Commonwealth Secretary General
B)    U.N. Secretary General
C)    SAARC Secretary General
D)    UNESCO Secretary General

Answer: B

42.    ‘Stolt Valor’ was in the news because
A)    it is a Japanese ship
B)    it is a merchant ship
C)    it was hijacked by Somalian hijackers
D)    it was sailing with Indian sailors

Answer: C

43.    Where did the 39th International Film Festival of India take place?
A)    Mumbai
B)    Panaji
C)    Kolkata
D)    Delhi

Answer: B

44.    Supersonic BrahMos missile is a joint venture between India and
A)    Israel
B)    Denmark
C)    Russia
D)    France

Answer: C

45.    Which of the following acts as biological control organism against glycotoxin producing soil pathogens?
A)    Trichoderma virens
B)    Aspergillus niger
C)    Pencillium notatum
D)    Chaetomium globosum

Answer: A

46.    The India auto major who acquired the British luxury brand ‘Land Rover’ is
A)    Tatas
B)    Mahindra and Mahindra
C)    Maruti Suzuki
D)    Hindustan Motors

Answer: A

47.    The fall in crude oil prices during the end of 2008 is attributed to
A)    increase in crude oil production
B)    fall in dollar value
C)    rise in dollar value
D)    fall in world demand

Answer: D

48.    Barak Obama belongs to which state?
A)    Illinois
B)    New York
C)    Los Angeles
D)    Washington

         Answer: A

49.    The political party to which Hilary Clinton belong is
A)    Conservative Party
B)    Socialist party
C)    Republican Party
D)    Democratic party

Answer: D

50.    Reliance Industry recently explored oil and gas from
A)    Godavari-Krishna basin
B)    Narmada-Tapti basin
C)    Brahmaputra-Ganga basin
D)    Mahanadi-Indravati basin

Answer: A

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