Saturday 4 August 2012

TNPSC Group IV Exam 2012 Original Question Paper and Answers- Part 1


TNPSC Group IV Exam 2012 Original Question Paper and Answers
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1.      Arrange in chronological order:
         I.    Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
         II. Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
         III.   K. R. Narayanan
         IV.  P. Venkatraman
         Of these
A)    IV, II, III and I
B)    III, I, II and IV
C)    I, III, IV and II
D)    II, IV, I and III
        
         Answer: A

2.      Among the following which is not related to Industrial Development and Finance?
A)    TIDCO
B)    SIPCOT
C)    TIIC
D)    ITC
     
         Answer: D

3.      Which of the following oil companies is not a public sector company?
A)    Chennai Petroleum Company
B)    Mangalore Refineries & Petrochemicals
C)    Hindustan Oil Companies Ltd.
D)    Reliance Petroleum Ltd.

Answer: D

4.      Which of the following fund(s) is/are operated directly from the Prime Minister’s Office?
         I.    The Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF)
         II.   National Defence Fund (NDF)
         Of these
A)    I only
B)    II only
C)    Both I & II
D)    Neither I nor II

Answer: C

5.      Haemoglobin is the pigment useful to transport gases. They are present in Red Blood cells. Identify the animal which has blood without pigments.
A)    Human
B)    Birds
C)    Earthworm
D)    Cockroach

Answer: D

6.      Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:
               List I                                                List II
               (Rivers)                                          (Origin)
a)     Mahanadi                            1.         Nasik Hills
b)     Periyar                                 2.         Mahabaleswar hills
c)     Godavari                             3.         Amarkantak
d)     Krishna                                4.         Cardamon hills
      Codes:
               a       b          c          d
         A)  3       4          1          2
         B) 2        3          1          4
         C) 4        1          3          2
         D)  1       2          4          3
        
         Answer: A

7.      Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:
               List I                                                List II
a)     Cholera                                           1.         Fungi
b)     African sleeping sickness             2.         Virus
c)     Phlegm                                            3.         Bacteria
d)     Dandruff                                          4.         Protozoa
  
   Codes:
               a       b          c          d
         A)  3       4          2          1
         B) 4        2          1          3
         C) 2        1          3          4
         D)  1       3          4          2
        
         Answer: A

8.      In Tamil Nadu the most wind forms are with districts of
A)    Kanyakumari, Coimbatore, Tirupur
B)    Tuticorin, Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli
C)    Neyveli, Kanchipuram, Chennai
D)    Coimbatore, Erode, Dharmapuri

Answer: B

9.      T he name of the organisations which are associated in the Chandrayan
         mission are given below. Identify the wrong one:
A)    ISRO
B)    BARC
C)    NASA
D)    ONGC

Answer: D

10.    Consider the following statements:
         Assertion (A): Planet Saturn when put in water it would float
         Reason (R): The planet Saturn has a specific gravity less than one
         Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below:
A)    Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B)    Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C)    (A) is true, but (R) is false
D)    (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Answer: A

11.    How much current is consumed for a tubelight which has 40W for domestic use?
A)    0.2 A
B)    0.5 A
C)    1 A
D)    5.75 A

Answer: A

12.    Thumba equatorial rocket launching station was established at which place in India?
I.  Bangalore
II.Sriharikota
III.    Mahendragiri
IV.   Thiruvananthapuram
Of these
A)    III only
B)    I only
C)    IV only
D)    II only

Answer: C

13.    Among the following taxes which is not considered as a direct tax?
A)    Income tax
B)    Sales tax
C)    Gift tax
D)    Wealth tax

Answer: B

14.    Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:
               List I                                    List II
a)     Gold collar workers            1.         Involved in quaternary activities
b)     White collar workers          2.         Involved in secondary activities
c)     Red collar workers             3.         Involved in quinary activities
d)     Blue collar workers                        4.         Involved in primary activities
     
Codes:
               a       b          c          d
         A)  4       2          1          3
         B) 1        3          2          4
         C)  3       1          4          2
         D)  3       1          2          4
        
         Answer: C

15.    In India the first Agriculture Research Centre was started by
         A) Lord Lytton
         B) Lord Curzon
         C) Lord Canning
         D) Lord Ripon.

         Answer: B

16.    Consider the following statements:
         Assertion (A):             The partition of Bengal in 1905 provided a spark for the rise of extremism in the Indian National movement.
         Reason (R):                Curzon’s real motives were to divide the Hindus and Muslims in Bengal and to break the growth of Bengali nationalism.
         Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below:
A)    Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
B)    Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
C)    (A) is true, but (R) is false.
D)    (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Answer: A

17.    In which tax the incidence and impact is on one and the same person?
A)    Income tax
B)    Sales tax
C)    Value added tax
D)    Service tax

Answer: A

18.    Arrange the following in chronological order:
I.  Sama Veda
II.Rig Veda
III.    Yajur Veda
IV.   Atharva Veda
Of these
A)    I, III, II & IV
B)    III, IV, I & II
C)    IV, I, II & III
D)    II, III, I & IV

Answer: D

19.    Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:
               List I                                                List II
a)     First Five-Year Plan                       1. Self-sufficiency
b)     Second Five-Year Plan                 2. Agriculture and Industrial development
c)     Third Five-Year Plan                      3. Agriculture development
d)     Fourth Five-Year Plan                    4. Heavy industries development
      Codes:
               a       b          c          d
         A)  2       4          1          3
         B) 1        2          3          4
         C) 3        4          2          1
         D)  3       4          1          2
        
         Answer: D

20.    Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below
               List I                                                List II
a)     H.J. Bhaba                                      1. Scientific and industrial research
b)     S.S. Bhatnagar                               2. Atomic energy
c)     D.S. Kothari                                    3. Indian Space Research Organisation
d)     Vikram Sarabhai                            4. Defence Science Organisation
      Codes:
               a       b          c          d
         A)  2       1          4          3
         B) 2        4          1          3
         C) 1        2          3          4         
         D)  3       2          4          1
        
         Answer: A

21.    Arrange the following periods in a chronological order:
         I. Neolithic Period
         II. Mesolithic period
         III. Chalcolithic period
IV. Palaeolithic period
Of these
A)    II, III, I & IV
B)    IV, II, I & III
C)    I, III, II & IV
D)    III, I, IV & II

Answer: B

22.    Consider the following statements:        
         I. The Atomic Energy Commission was set up under the Chairmanship of Homi. J. Bhaba to formulate a policy for all atomic energy activities in the country.
         II. In 1956 India’s first nuclear reactor in Trombay near Bombay began to function.
         Which of the statements is/are correct?
A)    I only
B)    II only
C)    Both I & II
D)    Neither I nor II.

Answer: C

23.    Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:
               List I                                                List II
a)     Justice Party                                   1.         E.V. Ramasamy Periyar
b)     Devadasi system                           2.         Dr. S. Dharmambal
c)     Vaikam Hero                                  3.         Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy
d)     Veera Tamilannai                          4.         Thiyagaraja Chetty
      Codes:
               a       b          c          d
         A)  4       3          1          2         
         B) 1        2          3          4
         C) 2        3          4          1
         D)  4       2          1          3
        
         Answer: A

24.    Which one of the following is incorrectly matched?
         A) Bhonsle        –          Nagpur
         B) Holkar           -           Indore
         C) Peshwa        -           Delhi
         D) Scindia         -           Gwalior.
        
         Answer: C

25.    Which one of the following is incorrectly matched?
         A) Swaraj Party            -           C.R. Das
         B) Forward Bloc           -           Subhash Chandra Bose
         C) Muslim League       -           Nawab Salimullah Khan
         D) Justice Party            -           E.V.R. Periyar.

         Answer: D

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