TNPSC Group I exam Conducted on 5th June 2011-Part 3
101. Match List I with List II correctly and select answer using the codes
given below:
List I List II
a) TIFR 1. Thiruvananthapuram
b) Space Physics Laboratory 2. Bengaluru
c) SHAR centre 3. Mumbai
d) ISRO satellite centre 4. Sriharikota.
a b c d
A) 3 1 4 2
B) 1 2 3 4
C) 4 2 1 3
D) 2 3 4 1
Ans: a
102. The last census was undertaken in
A) 1991
B) 2000
C) 2011
D) 2001.
Ans: c
103. The scope of land reforms does not include
A) abolition of intermediaries
B) consolidation of land holdings
C) cooperative farming
D) housing loans to farmers
Ans: d
104. Captain Lakshmi, the only woman representative in the independent
I. Daughter of Ammu Saminathan, a patriot
II. Captain of Jhansi
III. Educated in England
IV. Leader of Indian National Army.
Of these
A) I alone
B) I & II
C) I & IV
D) III & IV.
Ans: b
105. A galaxy is a huge mass of
A) Water, Air, Land
B) Stars, Nebula and Interstellar material
C) Isostasy, Continents, Terrains
D) Pluto, Stratocones and Cordillera.
Ans: b
106. A shopkeeper marks his goods to gain 30%. But he allows 10% discount for down cash payment. His profit percent is
A) 20%
B) 17%
C) 15%
D) 13%
Ans: b
107. Function(s) of statistics is/are
A) collection of data
B) compilation and tabulation of data
C) analysis of data
D) all of these.
Ans: d
108. IRDP was introduced in the year
A) 1978-79
B) 1979-80
C) 1980-81
D) 1981-82.
Ans: a
109. The total expenditure of a family is Rs. 1,080 and they are spending Rs. 450, for food. Then to draw a pie diagram the degree value is
A) 1350
B) 864
C) 150
D) 100
Ans: c
110. Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:
List I List II
a) Chera 1. Bull
b) Chola 2. Fish
c) Pandya 3. Bow & Arrow
d) Pallava 4. Tiger
a b c d
A) 4 3 1 2
B) 3 4 2 1
C) 3 1 4 2
D) 2 1 4 2
Ans: b
111. The institution(s) which is/are set up to promote funding of voluntary organizations is/are
A) Khadi and Village Industries Corporation
B) People’s Action Development India
C) Council for Advancement of People’s Action and Rural Technology
D) all of these.
Ans: d
112. Tirupur Kumaran died in the year
A) 1930
B) 1932
C) 1933
D) 1934
Ans: b
113. Kanchipuram Kailasanatha temple was built during the reign of
A) Mahendravarman
B) Ranga Pataka
C) Rajasimha
D) Narasimha I.
Ans: c
114. Which one of the following supplements the drinking water needs of Chennai?
A) Krishna river water
B) Thamiraparani river water
C) Godavari river water
D) Siruvani river water
Ans: a
115. Which of the following structures is involved in the process of photo-respiration?
A) Lysosome
B) Golgi body
C) Peroxisome
D) Ribosome.
Ans: c
116. Visceral arches support
A) wall of the Pharynx
B) Viscera
C) Operculum
D) Gill filament.
Ans: a
117. The laws of electrolysis are given by
A) Ostwald
B) Faraday
C) Arrhenius
D) Lewis
Ans: b
118. Total geographical area of Tamil Nadu is
A) 1,30,955 sq. km
B) 1,30,058 sq. km
C) 1,28,055 sq. km
D) 1,40,033 sq. km
Ans: b
119. Electromagnetic waves were proposed by
A) Newton
B) Maxwell
C) Huygens
D) Planck.
Ans: b
120. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A) : Regional disparities in development have been continuously
decreasing in India
Reason (R) : New technology in India
neutral.
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: b
121. The packing fraction of a face centred cubic lattice is
A) 36%
B) 52%
C) 68%
D) 74%
Ans: d
122. The ocean floor is a flat plain known as the
A) Abyssal plain
B) Abyssal hills
C) Fringing reef
D) Barrier reef.
Ans: a
123. In mitochondria, which of the following process/es takes(s) places?
A) Tricarboxylic acid cycle
B) Electrotransport system and oxidative phosphorylation
C) beeta-oxidation of fatty acid
D) All of these.
Ans: d
124. India
A) Asian Development Bank
B) Asia-Pasific Economic Corporation
C) Colokbo Plan
D) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Ans: Both a & c
125. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A) : If no-confidence motion is passed against a minister then all
ministers should resign.
Reason (R) : Only the concerned minister resigns.
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: c
126. Synapse is seen in
A) Nervous system
B) Digestive system
C) Excretory system
D) Reproductive system.
Ans: a
127. Ammonia burnt with O2, liberate which of the following icons/ radicals?
A) NH+4 + OH -
B) N2 + H2O
C) NO2 + H2O
D) N2 + H2
Ans: b
128. In which year was the Namakkal District formulated?
A) 1987
B) 2007
C) 1997
D) 1977
Ans: c
129. In which of the following places was the first telegraph line of India
A) Kolkata and Diamond Harbour
B) Kolkata and New Delhi
C) Chennai and Mumbai
D) Kolkata and Chennai.
Ans: a
130. A graph of a cumulative frequency distribution is called
A) ogive
B) frequency polygon
C) frequency curve
D) pie diagram
Ans: a
131. When the polarizing angle for a dense flint glass is 60 degree 30`, then its refractive index is
A) 1.333
B) 1.541
C) 1.627
D) 1.768
Ans: d
132. A bought a horse for Rs. 10,000 and sold it to B at 10% profit and B sold it to C at 10 % loss. The amount paid by C is
A) Rs. 10,000
B) Rs. 9,900
C) Rs. 9,999
D) Rs. 11,000
Ans: b
133. One byte consists of
A) 2 bits
B) 4 bits
C) 6 bits
D) 8 bits
Ans: d
134. Where do we have Rapid Transit System in Tamil Nadu?
A) Salem
B) Trichy
C) Chennai
D) Thanjavur
Ans: c
135. Endothecium and endothelium are structures associated with
A) Anther and Integument
B) Anther and Nucellus
C) Integument and Anther
D) Anther and Ovary wall
Ans: a
136. Which one of the following commercial crops is cultivated in large area in Tamil Nadu?
A) Groundnut
B) Gingili
C) Sugarcane
D) Cotton
Ans: a
137. Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:
List I List II
a) Aqua culture 1. Silk
b) Floriculture 2. Grapes
c) Sericulture 3. Flower
d) Viticulture 4. Fish.
a b c d
A) 1 2 3 4
B) 3 2 1 4
C) 4 1 3 2
D) 4 3 1 2.
Ans: d
138. ……………… state of Indian Union has its own constitution.
A) Punjab
B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Sikkim
D) Jammu and Kashmir
Ans: d
139. In which districts do the Toda tribes of the following live?
A) Salem
B) Udagamandalam
C) Dharmapuri
D) Kanniyakumari
Ans: b
140. In which hill is the Kullyur waterfall located?
A) Shervaroy
B) Niligiris
C) Kodaikanal
D) Agathiyar.
Ans: a
141. What is the name of the famous Indian painter who went on self-exile?
A) Gurcharan Das
B) Bhagwan Das
C) Shyamala
D) M. F. Hussain
Ans: d
142. Ammonotelism is common in
A) fishes
B) birds
C) mammals
D) reptiles
Ans: a
143. During electrolysis of molten calcicum hydride
A) calcium is deposited at anode
B) hydrogen is liberated at anode
C) hydrogen is liberated at cathode
D) hydrogen and oxygen are liberated at cathode and anode respectively.
Ans: b
144.When there is increase in economic development the share of tertiary (service) sector in National Income will
A) increase
B) decrease
C) remain constant
D) remain proportional
Ans: a
145. Who was not the member of the first National Income Committee of 1949?
A) P. C. Mahalanobis
B) D. R. Gadgil
C) Dadabhai Naoroji
D) V. K. R.V. Rao
Ans: c
146. The lasing material in Ruby laser is
A) Al2o3
B) Ni power 2 +
C) V power 3 +
D) Cr power 3+
Ans: d
147. Longitudinal half of the chromosome is called
A) Centromere
B) Chromatid
C) Chromatin
D) none of these
Ans: b
148. The term ‘gene’ was proposed by
A) Bateson
B) Punnet
C) Darlington
D) Johannsen
Ans: d
149. A = set of (1 4) f(x) = x power 2 – 9, then f(A) is
(2 -1),
A) (-8 5)
(-5 -8 )
B) (0 0)
(0 0)
C) -16
D) 12
Ans: b
150. Aqueous solution of which of the following is a good conductor of electricity?
A) Ammonium acetate
B) Glucose
C) Ammonia
D) Acetic acid
Ans: a
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