TNPSC GROUP-II Exam Original Question Paper- April 2010-Part 2
26. Match List I with List II correctly and
select your answer using the codes given below:
List
I List
II
A)
Caldwell 1) Germany
B)
Veeramamunivar 2)
Tamil Nadu
C)
Ziegenbalg 3)
Italy
D)
H.A. Krishna Pillai 4)
Ireland
Codes:
a b c d
A) 1 3 4 2
B) 1 2 3 4
C) 3 4 2 1
D) 3 4 1 2
Answer: A
27. The first
‘Nigandu’ in Tamil is
A)
Soodamani Nigandu
B)
Thivagara Nigandu
C)
Pingala Nigandu
D)
Agarathi Nigandu
Answer: B
28. Upanishad
refers to
I Sitting near by Vedas
II End of the Vedas
III The Jnana section
IV Basis of Astika Darsanas
A)
I alone is correct
B)
I and III are correct
C)
II, III and IV are correct
D)
All are correct
Answer: D
29. The 1919
Act brought Dyarchy
A)
at provinces
B)
at districts
C)
centred
D)
none of these
Answer: A
30. Narayana
Guru belonged to
A)
Tamil Nadu
B)
Karnataka
C)
Kerala
D)
Andhra Pradesh
Answer: C
31. If selling price of 16 items is same as the cost
price of 20 items, then there is a
A)
loss of 20%
B)
loss of 25%
C)
gain of 20%
D)
gain of 25%
Answer: D
32. Which
Amendment gave constitutional recognition to Panchayat Raj?
A)
73rd Amendment
B)
74th Amendment
C)
64th Amendment
D)
72nd Amendment
Answer: A
33. Classify
the correct order of the Nayanmar:
A)
Thirunavukkarasar, Sambandhar, Sundarar, Manickavasagar
B)
Sambandhar, Thirunavukarasar, Sundarar, Manickavasagar
C)
Sundarar, Sambandhar, Thirunavukkarasar, Manickavasagar
D)
Manickavasagar, Sambandhar, Sundarar, Thirunavukkarasar
Answer: A
34. As per
Valluvar ‘Oodal’ is as like
A)
Sugar
B)
Honey
C)
Salt
D)
Sugarcane
Answer: C
35. The leader who described Cripps proposal as
a “post dated cheque of a crashing bank” was
A)
Motilal Nehru
B)
M.K. Gandhi
C)
Sardar Vallabhai Patel
D)
Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer: B
36. Nakkirar
wrote the book
A)
Madurai
B)
Nedunalvadai
C)
Elati
D)
Mullaippattu
Answer: B
37. The
organism used by T.H. Morgan to study mutation was
A)
Chlorella
B)
Drosophila
C)
Yeast
D)
Neurospora
Answer: B
38. Which is
the first country in the world guaranteed right to information?
A)
America
B)
England
C)
France
D)
Sweden
Answer: D
39. Uzhupadai
denotes
A)
Uvamai Thogai
B)
Panbu Thogai
C)
Vinai Thogai
D)
Ummai Thogai
Answer: C
40. Where is
the Hindustan Shipyard located?
A)
Vishakhapatnam
B)
Chennai
C)
Kochi
D)
Mumbai
Answer: A
41. Shashi
Tharoor of India
A)
Commonwealth Secretary General
B)
U.N. Secretary General
C)
SAARC Secretary General
D)
UNESCO Secretary General
Answer: B
42. ‘Stolt
Valor’ was in the news because
A)
it is a Japanese ship
B)
it is a merchant ship
C)
it was hijacked by Somalian hijackers
D)
it was sailing with Indian sailors
Answer: C
43. Where did
the 39th International Film Festival of India
A)
Mumbai
B)
Panaji
C)
Kolkata
D)
Delhi
Answer: B
44. Supersonic
BrahMos missile is a joint venture between India
A)
Israel
B)
Denmark
C)
Russia
D)
France
Answer: C
45. Which of the following acts as biological
control organism against glycotoxin producing soil pathogens?
A)
Trichoderma virens
B)
Aspergillus niger
C)
Pencillium notatum
D)
Chaetomium globosum
Answer: A
46. The India
A)
Tatas
B)
Mahindra and Mahindra
C)
Maruti Suzuki
D)
Hindustan Motors
Answer: A
47. The fall in
crude oil prices during the end of 2008 is attributed to
A)
increase in crude oil production
B)
fall in dollar value
C)
rise in dollar value
D)
fall in world demand
Answer: D
48. Barak Obama
belongs to which state?
A)
Illinois
B)
New York
C)
Los Angeles
D)
Washington
Answer: A
49. The
political party to which Hilary Clinton belong is
A)
Conservative Party
B)
Socialist party
C)
Republican Party
D)
Democratic party
Answer: D
50. Reliance
Industry recently explored oil and gas from
A)
Godavari-Krishna basin
B)
Narmada-Tapti basin
C)
Brahmaputra-Ganga basin
D)
Mahanadi-Indravati basin
Answer: A
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