TNPSC Group II-Original Question paper 2011-Part 3

TNPSC Group II-Original Question paper 2011-Part 3

51.    Who presented the FIFA 2010 song ‘Waka Waka’?

A)    Shakira

B)    A.R. Rehman

C)    Ilayaraja

D)    Madona

Answer: A

52.    The flood hazard in Pakistan during July 2010 is due to the flood in

A)    Jhelum

B)    Indus

C)    Chenab

D)    Ravi

Answer: B

53.    Which is the largest solar power plant in the world?

A)    Spain

B)    Portugal

C)    Europe

D)    Russia

Answer: A

54.    G.D. Birla International Award in art and culture category for the year 2010 was given to

A)    V.P. Dhananjayan and Shantha Dhananjayan

B)    Vijay Shanthi

C)    Padma Subramaniam

D)    Kalamandalam Krishnan

Answer: A

55.    The newly introduced Indian rupee symbol is based on

A)    Roman script

B)    Devanagiri script

C)    Tamil script

D)    Both a and b

Answer: D

56.    Which decade is declared as the ‘Decade of Innovation’ by the Government of India

A)    1950 - 1960

B)    1980 - 1990

C)    2000 - 2010

D)    2011 - 2020

Answer: D

57.    What was the venue of Nuclear Security Summit 2010?

A)    Rio de Janeiro

B)    Bali

C)    Geneva

D)    Washington

Answer: D

58.    The person who is not awarded Nobel Prize in Economics in 2010 is

A)    Peter Diamond

B)    Dale Mortensen

C)    Christopher Pissarides

D)    Paul Samuelson

Answer: D

59.    The meeting of the world water forum was held in 2009 at

A)    Tokyo

B)    Moscow

C)    Istanbul

D)    Nairobi

Answer: C

60.    Which among the following is correct with reference to recent (2010) Supreme Court remarks over criminal case investigation?

A)    No to arrest any criminals

B)    No to CBI inquiry

C)    No to lie detector and narcotizing

D)    None of these

Answer: C

61.    Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:

               List I                                                                           List II

A)    Isothermal process                                                1) V constant P and T change

B)    Adiabatic process                                                             2) T constant P and V Change

C)    Isobaric process                                                    3) Heat is neither allowed to enter

                                                                                      nor leave the system

D)    Isochoric process                                                   4) P constant T and V change

Codes:

      a       b          c          d

A) 3        2          1          4

B) 2        3          4          1

C) 4        3          2          1

D) 1        4          3          2

Answer: B

62.    In the lower and upper limits of class are 10 and 40 respectively, the mid point of the class is

A)    25.0

B)    12.5

C)    15.0

D)    30.0

Answer: A

63.    City of festival is

A)    Chidambaram

B)    Tanjore

C)    Madurai

D)    Tirunelveli

Answer: C

64.    Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:         

                        List II                                                   List II

A)    Bodinaickanur                                1) Artificial silk

B)    Chinnamanur                                  2) Cardamom

C)    Usilampatti                                      3) Tobacco

D)    Cumbum                                         4) Biscuit

Codes:

      a       b          c          d

A) 4        2          1          3

B) 2        3          4          1

C) 3        1          4          2

D) 1        4          3          4

Answer: B

65.    The largest contribution of GDP still comes from

A)    Agriculture

B)    Manufacturing industries

C)    Construction

D)    Services

Answer: D

66.    Who among the following received the first Bharat Ratna award?

A)    C. Rajagoplachari

B)    M.G. Ramachandran

C)    K.Kamaraj

D)    M.S. Subbulakshmi

Answer: A

67.    The net resistance of a voltmeter should be large to ensure that

A)    It does not get overheated

B)    It does not draw excessive current

C)    It can measure large potential differences

D)    It does not change the potential difference to be measured

Answer: B

68.    The deepest point in the pacific ocean is

A)    Mariana trench

B)    Tonga trench

C)    Phillippine trench

D)    Kurile trench

Answer: A

69.    Consider the following statements:

         I. Glucagon increases the blood sugar level

         II. Glucagon lowers the blood calcium level

         Of these

A)    I and II are correct

B)    I and II are wrong

C)    I is correct but II is wrong

D)    I is wrong but II is correct

Answer: C

70.    Which one of the following factors does not influence velocity of circulation of money?

A)    Quantity of money

B)    Selling cost of business firms

C)    Credit facilities

D)    Business conditions

        

Answer: A

71.    Annual rate of inflation of all commodities in 2009 - 2010 was

A)    14.4%

B)    10%

C)    8%

D)    11%

Answer: D

72.    The first Deputy Prime Minister of free India was

A)    Sardar Vallabhai patel

B)    Charan Singh

C)    Jagjivan Ram

D)    Menon

Answer: A

73.    If the earth stops rotating, the apparent value of g on its surface will

A)    Increase everywhere

B)    Decrease everywhere

C)    Remain the same everywhere

D)    Increase at some places and remain the same at some other places

Answer: A

74.    Balbiani rings are found in

A)    Sex chromosomes

B)    Allosomes

C)    Autosomes

D)    Polytene chromosomes

Answer: D

75.    Terrestrial planets are

A)    Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

B)    Venus, Earth, Mars and Jupiter

C)    Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

D)    Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn

Answer: A