TNPSC Exam- Tamil Nadu Civil Services Exam 2013-Original Preliminary Examination Paper -Part 5
101. Consider the following statements:
Ascertain
(A): India is the largest producer of mica and Kynaite in the world.
Reason
(R): Bauxite, Sillimanite, Dolomite are found maximum in India.
(A) Both (A)
and (R) are individually ture and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A)
and (R) are individually ture 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: B
102. Consider the following statements:
Ascertain (A): Tidal forests occur in and around the delta.
Reason
(R): Mangroves can survive and grow in fresh as well as brackish water.
A)
Both (A) and (R) are individually true and (R) is the
correct explanation of (A)
B)
Both (A) and (R) are individually
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: B
103. Consider the following statements:
Ascertain (A): Tropical cyclones are a
system of low pressure
Reason (R): The differential heating over land and sea
probably causes low
atmospheric
pressure to develop
(A) Both (A)
and (R) are individually true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A)
and (R) are individually true but (R) is not correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is
true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is
false but (R) is true
Answer: A
104. Match
List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given
below.
List
I List
II
(Rivers/Tributaries) (Landforms)
(a) Chambal 1. Delta
(b) Cauvery 2. Jog water falls
(c) Narmadha 3. Bad lands
(d) Sharvathi 4. Estuary
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 1 3 3
(B) 1 2 4 3
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 3 1 4 2
Answer: D
105. Match
the following:
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 3 1 4
(B) 1 4 2 3
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 4 2 1 3
Answer: C
106. Match
the following and select your answer using the codes given below:
(a) Vaisali 1. Ajatha Satru
(b) Rajir 2. Kanishka
(c)
Pataliputra 3. Kalashoka
(d) Kashmir 4. Asoka
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 1 3 2
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 3 1 3 2
(D) 2 4 1 3
Answer: C
107. Match
the following and choose your answer using the codes given below:
(a) Sankaralingam 1. 26 Jan. 1965
(b) Bhaktavatsalam 2. 27 July 1956
(c)
Lal Bhagadur Sastri 3. 15th Jan. 1968
(d) Tamil Nadu 4. 2 Oct 1963
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 2 4 1 3
(D) 4 3 2 1
Answer: C
108. Match
the authors of List I with their works in List II and select the answer using
the codes given below:
List
I List
II
(a) Aryabhatta 1. Brihat Samhita
(b) Brahmagupta 2. Hastyayurveda
(c) Varabamihira 3. Surya siddhanta
(d) Bhaskara 4. Khandakhadyaka
(e) Palakapya 5. Siddhanta siromani
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
(A) 2 3 4 1 5
(B) 3 1 5 4 2
(C) 5 1 3 2 4
(D) 3 4 1 5 2
Answer: D
Direction
109-110:
Gregor
Mendal appropriately called “Father of Genetics”, joined as supply teacher at
Brunn to study Natural sciences and mathematics. During his tenure in teaching,
he started his historic experiments with Garden Peas (Pisum Sativum) in the monastery garden. It was an
annual plant with well defined characteristics. Flowers were bisexual and self
fertilized, through many generation of natural self-fertilization garden peas
had developed into pure lines. He selected seven pairs of contrasting
characters among pea plants and all were related as dominant and recessive
fortunately.
109. What
were the colours of contrasting characters of seed coat studies by Mendel among
the garden peas?
(A)
Red and White
(B)
Yellow and Green
(C) Grey and
White
(D) Pink and
White
Answer: C
110. Who has not participated in the discovery of
Mendel’s experiments in 1900?
A)
Devries
B)
Morgan
C)
Correns
D)
Tschermark
Answer: B
111. Age in years: 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60
No. of persons: 8 24 40 22 6
The relative frequency of persons
belonging to the class interval 30-40 is
A)
0.60
B)
0.40
C)
40
D)
60
Answer: B
112. Sector: Agriculture manufacturing Services
Revenue collection: 22% 40% 38%
A)
72o
B)
96o
C)
144o
D)
216o
Answer:
C
113. Match the following:
(a) FORTRAN 1. Procedure oriental language
(b) C 2. Object oriented language
(c) C++ 3. Event driven language
(d) VB 4. Formula
translation language
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 2 1 3
(B) 4 1 2 2
(C) 1 3 4 2
(D) 3 1 3 2
Answer:
B
114. Which of the following are bus architectures
in personal computers?
I. Peripheral
Component Interconnect
II. Industry
Standard Architecture
III. Direct
Memory Access
IV. RS
232 C
A)
I and IV
B)
I and II
C)
III and IV
D)
II and III
Answer: B
115. Convert decimal 44 to binary
A)
101100
B)
011001
C)
001
D)
100011
Answer: A
116.
Which of the following should be avoided as methods of presenting data?
A)
Spheres and cubes
B)
Bars
C)
Pie diagram
D)
Pictograms
Answer: A
117. For
non-overlapping classes 0-19, 20-39, 40-59 the class mark of the class 0-19 is
A)
0
B)
19
C)
9.5
D)
None
Answer: C
118. Frequency density corresponding to a class
interval is the ratio of
A)
Class frequency to the total frequency
B)
Class frequency to the class length
C)
Class length to the class frequency.
D)
Class frequency to the cumulative frequency
Answer: B
119. In tabulation, source of the data, if any, is
shown in the
A)
Foot note
B)
Body
C)
Stub
D)
Caption
Answer: A
120. The phrase ‘Vatigai Cheidhi’ denotes the Art
of
A)
Painting
B)
Dance
C)
Sculpture
D)
Music
Answer: A
121. Point
out the correct event/given below in which Lala Lajpat Rai received severe
lathi blows and died because of that
A)
Non-Cooperation Movement
B)
Agitations against Simon Commission
C)
Civil Dis-obedience Movement
D)
Quit India Movement
Answer: B
122. Find the odd one out with reference to the
Reforms Act of 1935
A)
Provincial Autonomy
B)
All India federation
C)
Dyarchy at the Centre
D)
Dyarchy in the Provinces
Answer: D
123. Which of the following statements about
“Individual Satyagraha’ are TRUE?
I.
It was launched in October 1940.
II.
Failure of the Cripp’s Mission was the immediate
cause for starting it
III.
Vinoba Bhave led the movement.
IV.
The Satyagra his from Tamilnadu went to Delhi to
join the Movement
A)
I, II and II are true
B)
I, III and IV are true
C)
II, III and IV are true
D)
II and III are true
Answer: B
124. Consider the following statements and choose
the correct answer
Assertion(A): The immediate occasion for the arrest of V O Chidambaram Pillar was the organization
of felicitation meetings celebrating
Bipin Chandra Pal’s release.
Reason(R) : V.O. Chidambaram Pillai started the Swadeshi Steam Navigation
Company
A)
Both (A) and (R) are individually true and (R) is
the correct explanation for (A)
B)
Both (A) and (R) are individually
true but (R) is not the correct explanation for (A)
C)
(A) is true (R) is false
D)
(A) is false (R) is true
Answer: B
125. Match
List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below
the lists
List
I List
II
(a) Nehru-Report 1. Provincial
Autonomy
(b) Mont Ford
Act 2. Complete
Independence
(c) Govt. of
India Act 1935 3. Dyarchy
in the Provinces
(d) Lahore
Congress 4. Dominion
Status
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 4 3 1 2
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 3 4 2 1
Answer:
B
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