TNPSC Group I exam Conducted on 5th June 2011- Part 1
1. Amoebic dysentery is caused by
A) Entamoeba coli
B) Entamoeba gingivalis
C) Entamoeba histolytica
D) Amoeba proteus.
Ans: c
2. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): Diagrams can be used for comparison only.
Reason (R): Diagrams cannot study mathematical relationship.
Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below:
A) Both (A) and (R) are true
B) (A) is true but (R) is false
C) (A) is false, but (R) is true
D) Both (A) and (R) is false.
Ans: a
3. Which of the following is a natural polymer?
A) Cellulose
B) Polystyrene
C) Polyethylene
D) Nylon
Ans: a
4. The ground state energy of the electron in the hydrogen atom is 13.6 eV. The energy of the state n = 2 is
A) 13.6 eV
B) 6.8eV
C) 4.5eV
D) 3.4eV.
Ans: d
5. The Red Fort at Delhi
A) Babur
B) Akbar
C) Jahangir
D) Shah Jahan.
Ans: d
6. Botanical name of Turmeric is
A) Azadirachta indica
B) Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
C) Curcuma domestica
D) Ammania baccifera
Ans: c
7. Who is the winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace 2009?
A) Barack Obama
B) Bill Clinton
C) Jimmy Carter
D) George Bush.
Ans: a
8. The Director of Tamil origin who sent Chandrayan to space is
A) Dr. Abdul Kalam
B) Dr. Sivadhanupillai
C) Dr. Mayilsamy Annadurai
D) Dr. Kasthuri Rangan.
Ans: c
9. Seismic waves are recorded with the help of an instrument known as
A) Earthquake meter
B) Barometer
C) Hypsometer
D) Seismograph
Ans: d
10. Who is the current Chairman of the Prime Minister of India’s Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC)?
A) Nandan Nilekani
B) C. Rangarajan
C) Nirupama Rao
D) P. Chidambaram
Ans: b
11. Consider the following statements:
I. There is no direct judicial remedies behind the Directive Principles of State Policy in India
II. There are some direct judicial remedies for the Directive Principles of State Policy in India
Of these
A) I alone is correct
B) I & II are correct
C) II alone is correct
D) None of these.
Ans: a
12. The UPA Government appointed Nation Commission on Farmers in 2004 under the Chairmanship of
A) Dr. C. H. Hanumantha Rao
B) Dr. G. S. Bhalla
C) Dr. A. M. Khusro
D) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan.
Ans: d
13. The single membrane surrounding vacuoles in plant cells is known as
A) Apoplast
B) Symplast
C) Tonoplast
D) Chloroplast.
Ans: c
14. The doctrine of fundamental right cannot be amended under Art. 368 was propounded by the Supreme Court in which of the following cases?
A) Gopalan vs State of Madras
B) Keshavanand vs State of Kerala
C) Golaknath vs state of Punjab
D) Menaka vs Union of India.
Ans: a
15. Who introduced the ‘binomial nomenclature’ to name organisms?
A) C. Darwin
B) G. Mendel
C) E. Mayer
D) C. Linnaeus
Ans: d
16. The term ‘Brahmadeya’ denotes
A) Cash granted to the Brahmanas
B) Taxes granted to the Brahmanas
C) Land granted to the Brahmanas
D) Land granted to temples.
Ans: c
17. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
A) Dempster’s mass spectrograph - Masses of isotopes
B) Cathode ray oscilloscope - Masses of atom
C) Coolidge tube - Solar spectrum
D) Cyclotron - Thermal conductivity.
Ans: a
18. The famous book ‘Cell Biology’ was written by
A) Odum
B) De Roberties
C) Strickberger
D) Berril.
Ans: b
19. Which of the following is a direct tax?
A) Sales tax
B) Excise duty
C) Customs duty
D) None of these
Ans: d
20. Which one of the following countries is not a member in ASEAN?
A) Cambodia
B) China
C) Laos
D) Vietnam
Ans: b
21. Child marriage was abolished by the Act in
A) 1960
B) 1965
C) 1970
D) 1975
Ans: a
22. The bacterial cell wall consists of
A) Cellulose
B) Lignin
C) Mucopeptide
D) Pectose.
Ans: c
23. The system of biological classification used today was created by
A) Charles Darwin
B) Carolus Linnaeus
C) Gergor Mendel
D) Stephen Gould.
Ans: b
24. The disease diabetes mellitus is caused by the deficiency of
A) Iodine
B) Insulin
C) Vitamins
D) Proteins.
Ans: b
25. Which one of the following contributes maximum share in power generation?
A) Thermal power
B) Hydropower
C) Atomic power
D) Solar power
Ans: a
26. The specific rotation, if the plane of polarization is turned through 26.4 degree, traversing 20 cm length of 20% sugar solution is
A) 6.6 degree
B) 0.66 degree
C) 66 degree
D) 6 degree
Ans: b
27. World Water Day is observed on
A) March 22
B) June 5
C) September 10
D) December 22.
Ans: a
28. Which of the following is called the Ganga of South India?
A) The Pennar
B) The Kaveri
C) The Tamiraparani
D) The Palar
Ans: b
29. Richter scale, a logarithmic scale to measure earthquake was devised by
A) Mercalli Richter
B) Charles Richter
C) Edumund Richter
D) James Richter.
Ans: b
30. Influenza A (H1N1), earlier known as Swine flu was first detected in
A) Thailand
B) Costa Rica
C) Hong Kong
D) Mexico
Ans: d
31. Sathanur Dam is constructed across which river?
A) Kaveri
B) Vaigai
C) Palar
D) Thenpennai.
Ans: b
32. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
A) 2004 - International year of Fresh Water
B) 2005 - International year of Rice
C) 2007-2009 - International year of the Planet Earth
D) 2008 - International year of the Dolphin.
Ans: c
33. Udayagiri fort is located in
A) Kanniyakumari
B) Tirunelveli
C) Ramnad
D) Sivaganga.
Ans: a
34. The Chola dynasty was an ancient Tamil kingdom along the banks of the river
A) Kaveri
B) Krishna
C) Godavari
D) Mahanadi .
Ans: a
35. Which one of the following is a major source of irrigation in Tamil Nadu in general?
A) Canal
B) Rivers
C) Tanks
D) Well.
Ans: d
36. Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:
List I List II
a) Sankaracharya 1. Dualism
b) Ramanuja 2. Vira Saivism
c) Madhavacharya 3. Advaita
d) Basaveswara 4.Visistadvaita.
Codes:
a b c d
A) 1 3 2 4
B) 2 3 1 4
C) 3 4 1 2
D) 4 2 3 1.
Ans: c
37. The Indian Independence
A) 22nd June, 947
B) 4th June, 1947
C) 4th June, 1947
D) 15th August, 1947
Ans: c
38. Given the following:
Cause of Accident: | Fire | Traffic | Falls | Burns | Falling Objects | Misc. |
No. of Accidents: | 10 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 5 |
The suitable diagram for the above data is
A) Bar diagram
B) Histogram
C) Pie-diagram
D) Squares
Ans: c
39. The National Population Register is undertaken under
A) Census Act, 1948 & Citizen Rules, 2003
B) Citizenship Act of 1955 & Citizen Rules, 2003
C) Census Act, 1948 & Citizenship Act of 1955
D) Citizen Rules, 2003 & IB Act, 1954.
Ans: b
40. The table below gives the distribution of the age of women at the time of marriage:
Age group ( in years ) | No. of Women |
15 – 19 | 11 |
20 – 24 | 36 |
25 – 29 | 28 |
30 – 34 | 13 |
35 – 39 | 7 |
40 – 44 | 3 |
44 – 49 | 2 |
The given distribution is
A) not continuous
B) continuous
C) cumulative distribution
D) smoothened distribution.
Ans: a
41. In India
A) 54 years to 65.3 years
B) 50 years to 60 years
C) 51.2 years to 61.3 years
D) 56 years to 66 years
Ans: a
42. According to Census 2001, in India
A) 945
B) 927
C) 935
D) 937
Ans: The correct answer is 933. So, all choices are wrong
43. When did the Madras
A) 1920
B) 1921
C) 1922
D) 1927
Ans: b
44. ………………. gave the title ‘Mahatma’ to Gandhiji
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Motilal Nehru
C) Rabindranath Tagore
D) Subhash Chandra Bose
Ans: c
45. Who among the following recommended the establishment of the National Commission for Higher Education and Research (NCHER)?
A) Prof. Yash Pal
B) Minister Kapil Sibal
C) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
D) Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
Ans: a
46. Physical Research Laboratory is located at
A) Ahmedabad
B) Bangalore
C) Kalpakkam
D) Pune.
Ans: a
47. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): Classification is the basis for tabulation.
Reason (R): First the data are classified and then tabulated.
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.
Ans: a
48. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
A) Troposphere - lowest layer of the atmosphere
B) Stratosphere - third layer of the atmosphere
C) Mesosphere - 30 km above the earth surface
D) Thermosphere - 50 km above the earth surface
Ans: c
49. Pre-history of India
A) 500000 B.C.
B) 50000 B.C.
C) 5000 B.C.
D) 1000 B.C.
Ans: c
50. The Allahabad
A) Kalidasa
B) Samudragupta
C) Harisena
D) Visakhadatta.
Ans: d
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