TNPSC Group I Exam 2014 - Free Model Test Paper -2

TNPSC Group I Exam 2014 - Free Model Test Paper -2

1.    The highest Rank of India Army is

a.    Lieutenant General

b.    Brigadier

c.    General

d.    Major General

Answer: C

2.    Where is national Banana Research Station located?

a.    Tiruchirapalli

b.    Lucknow

c.    Thiruvananthapuram

d.    Mysore

Answer: A

3.    The island situated in the South pacific Ocean which suffered huge loss due to earthquake generated Tsunami on February 6, 2013 is

a.    Solomon Island

b.    Tuvalu

c.    Marshal island

d.    Vanuatu

Answer: B

4.    Who is the author of the book “Tendulkar the Cricketer of the Century”

a.    Kapil Dev

b.    Vimal Kumar

c.    Shane Watsan

d.    Sunil Gavaskar

Answer: B

5.    Which one of the following diseases in NOT transmitted by mosquitoes?

a.    Yellow fever

b.    Dengue

c.    Chikungunya

d.    Typhoid

Answer: D

6.    The disease caused by deficiency of protein in Children is

a.    Marasmus

b.    Pellagra

c.    Beri Beri

d.    Rickets

Answer: A

7.     Which one of the following is the bio indicator of air pollution?

a.    Fern

b.    Lichen

c.    Money Plant

d.    Dodder

Answer: B

8.    Acid rain is due to air pollution by

a.    Carbon di oxide

b.    Carbon monoxide

c.    Methane

d.    Nitrous oxide and Sulphur di Oxide

Answer: D

9.    Who among the following is NOT an Alvar Saint?

a.    Poygai

b.    Thiruganam

c.    Pudam

d.    Thirumangai

Answer: B

10. ‘Sita” in Maurya age means?

a.    A Goddess

b.    A religious sect

c.    Revenue from Crown land

d.    Barren land

Answer: C

11. Gayathri mantra is found in the earliest text of

a.    Bhagwad gita

b.    Atharva Veda

c.    Rig Veda

d.    Manusmritti

Answer: C

12. The “dakshinamurthi” idol of Shiva depicts him in which form?

a.    Teacher

b.    Dancing

c.    Meditating

d.    Music

Answer: A

13. In which of the following sessions of Indian National Congress, Mahatma Gandhi said, “ Gandhi may die but Gandhism will remain forever?

a.    Calcutta Congress 1928

b.    Lahore session, 1929

c.    Madras session, 1927

d.    Karachi session, 1931

Answer: D

14. Sound above which level ( in decibels) in considered hazardous noise pollution?

a.    30 dB

b.    40 dB

c.    60 dB

d.    80 Db

Answer: D

15. The maximum density of water is at

a.    100 Degree Centigrade

b.    0 degree Centigrade

c.    4 degree centigrade

d.    Always same

Answer: C

16. Human hair is made of

a.    Protein

b.    Protein and DNA

c.    Protein and RNA

d.    Both DNA and RNA

Answer: B

17. Hong Kong today is part of

a.    United Kingdom

b.    China

c.    Taiwan

d.    Japan

Answer: B

18. The vermicompost is produced by

a.    Earthworm

b.    Silkworm

c.    Fungi

d.    Bacteria

Answer: A

19. The “National Heritage animal of India” is

a.    Lion

b.    Tiger

c.    Deer

d.    Elephant

Answer: D

20. How many cells are in a human body

a.    37.2 Trillion

b.    37.2 Billion

c.    37.2 Million

d.    37.2 Lakhs 

Answer: A

21. Which of the following metals forms an amalgam with other metals

a.    Lead

b.    Tin

c.    Mercury

d.    Zinc

Answer: C

22. Which mineral used to isolate radium?

a.    Limestone

b.    Pitchblende

c.    Rutile

d.    Haematite

Answer: B

23. Which was the seat of Pallava power?

a.    Madurai

b.    Mahabalipuram

c.    Kancheepuram

d.    Thanjavur

Answer: C

24. Which one of the following leaders served as longest Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu?

a.    Kamarajar

b.    M.G.Ramachandran

c.    J.Jayalalithaa

d.    M.Karunanidhi

Answer: D

25. Who is called father of Medicine?

a.    Aristotle

b.    Robert Hooke

c.    Alexander Fleming

d.    Hippocrates

Answer: D