TNPSC Exam- Tamil Nadu Civil Services Exam 2013-Original Preliminary Examination Paper -Part 1

TNPSC Exam- Tamil Nadu Civil Services Exam 2013-Original Preliminary Examination Paper -Part 1

  

11.    The earth curst is separated from the Mantle by a layer of discontinuity called as

(A) Moho

(B) Curtenberg

(C) Asthenosphere

(D) Ham blin

Answer: C

12.    Which of the following is/are correct?

I.       Siddhartha was the actual name of Buddha

II.      Buddha’s wife was Mahamaya

III.    Buddha belonged to Gautama gotra

IV.   Yasodha was the Mother of Buddha

(A) I, II, IV         

(B) III, IV

(C) I, III

(D) II, IV

Answer: C

13.    Consider the following Statements:

          Assertion (A) :  The worship of the three emanations of    Sankarashana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha flourished from the Gupta period

          Reason (R) : The concept of Vishnu’s incarnations became popular and dominated Vaishnavism during the Gupta age

          Choose your correct answer from the codes given below

(A) Both (A) and (B) are individually true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

(B) Both (A) and (R) are individually true and (R) 9s the correct explanation of (A)

(C) (A) is true but (R) is false

(D) (A) is false but (R) is true

Answer: D

14.    Which of the following statements about ‘Babur’ are True?

I.       He was the fourth descendant of Timur from the side of his father, and fifteenth

       Descendant of Changizkhan through his mother

II.      He was the fifth descendant of Timur from the side of his father and fourteenth

       descendant of Changizkhan through his mother

III.    He was the fifteenth descendant of Timur from the side of his father and fourt

       descendant of Changizkhan through his mother

IV.   His family belonged to the Chaghatai section of the Turkish race

(A) I and II are correct

(B) II and IV are correct

(C) III and IV are correct

(D) I and IV are correct

Answer: B

15.    Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes below the lists.

                        List I                                                         List II

(a)  EVR Periyar                                              1.         New Lamps for old

(b)  Aurobindo Ghosh                                     2.         An Echo from Andamans

(c)  Dayananda Saraswathi                          3.         Family planning

(d)  V.D. Savarkar                                          4.         Satyartha Prakash

Codes:

(a)                   (b)                   (c)                    (d)

(A)         4                      2                      3                      1

(B)          2                      3                      1                      4

(C)          3                      1                      4                      2

(D)          1                      4                      2                      3

Answer: C

16.    Point out the correct statement in the following:

(A)   Snake is the symbol of First Tirthankara

(B)   Lion is the symbol of Mahavira

(C)  Mahavira is the first Tirtankara

(D)  Conch is the symbol of Second Jain Tirthankara

Answer: B

17.    In which part of the world Mixed Farming is practiced?

(A)   Developing Regions of the world

(B)   Highly developed Regions of the world

(C)  Under developed Regions of the world

(D)  Desert Regions of the world

Answer: B

18.    Which is wrongly matched?

I.       Limestone – Cement industry

II.      Coke – Iron and steel industry

III.    Cotton – Textile industry

IV.   Manganese – Paper industry

(A) II

(B) III

(C) IV

(D) I

Answer: C

19.    The diagram which is drawn to show the calculated wind speed and direction

(A)   Isotherm

(B)   Barometer

(C)  Wind Rose

(D)  Wind Mills

Answer: C

20.    Arrange the following sequential steps of autotrophic succession in the correct order

I.       Aggregation

II.      Ecesis

III.    Mudation

IV.   Invasion

V.     Migration

(A) I, II, III, IV, V

(B) I, III, V, IV, II

(C) III, V, IV, I, II

(D) III, IV, V, II, I

Answer: D

21.    Match the following:

(a)   Karukar                 1.         Thaiyalkarar (Tailor)

(b)   Karodar                 2.         Aranmanaikkavalar (Palace Security)

(c)    Yavannar              3.         Nesavuthozhilalar (Weaver)

(d)   Thunnakkarar      4.         Sanai Pitippavar

Codes:

(a)                   (b)                   (c)                    (d)

(A)         3                      4                      2                      1

(B)          4                      3                      1                      2

(C)         2                      4                      3                      1

(D)         1                      2                      3                      4

Answer: A

22.    Critically observe the reaction and choose the correct RQ from the options given below:

          C₁₈H₃₄O₂+25.5O₂ → 18 CO₂ + 17 H₂O

          The correct RQ of this reaction is

(A) 0.071          

(B) 0.71

(C) 7.1

(D) 71

Answer: B

23.    Which of the following statements is/are not relevant to Gandhi-Irwin pact?

I.       Government agreed to withdraw the repressive ordinances

II.      Government agreed to release satyargraha prisoners

III.    Congress agreed to participate in the third round table conference

IV.   Gandhi agreed to suspend the civil disobedience movement

(A) II and II

(B) I only

(C) II and IV

(D) III only

Answer: D

24.    The average marks in English obtained by 300 students is 45. The average marks of first 100 and last 100 students are 70 and 20 respectively. The average marks of the remaining 100 students is

(A)   70

(B)   20

(C)  45

(D)  50

Answer: C

25.    Struges rule for determining the number of classes (K) in a frequency table is

(A)  K = 1 + 3.32 log₁₀N

(B)  K = 1-3.32 log₁₀N

(C) K = 1+2.32 log₁₀N

(D) K = 1+3.32 log₁₀N

Answer: A