TNPSC GROUP-II EXAM
Original Question Paper – July
2011
General Knowledge &
General English
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
1. Operation ‘Hamla’ means
A)
Security drill
conducted by the police and security agencies in Chennai.
B)
Operation to
increase the production of Amla in Tamil Nadu.
C)
New surgical
technique to reduce body weight (Human).
D)
None of these.
Answer: A
2. Who has been
appointed as the RBI Governor after the retirement of Shri Y.V. Reddy?
A)
Dr. Indra
Rangarajan
B)
Dr. Dilip Sanghvi
C)
Dr. Vijay L.
Kelkar
D)
Shri. D. Subba Rao
Answer: D
3. The recipient of Indira Gandhi Prize for
peace in 2009 is
A)
Nelson Mandela
B)
David Cameron
C)
Julia Gillard
D)
Sheikh Hasina
Answer: D
4. Match List I
with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:
List I List
II
(Books) (Authors)
A)
The privileges 1) Martina cole
B)
Avatar 2)
Jonathan Dec
C)
Hard Girls 3) Dic
Mathison
Codes:
a b c
A) 1 2 3
B) 2 3 1
C) 3 2 1
D) 2 1 3
Answer: B
5. In 2010 which country changed its time
zones?
A)
UK
B)
Russia
C)
Canada
D)
Europe
Answer: B
6. Commonwealth
Bank of …….. in August 2010 opened its first Branch in India
A)
Denmark
B)
Australia
C)
Canada
D)
Ireland
Answer: B
7. The ice cubes were first discovered in one
asteroid on
A)
29th April 2010
B)
29th September
2010
C)
29th January 2010
D)
29th February 2010
Answer: A
8. Riyadh
Declaration between India
and Saudi Arabia
A)
10th March 2010
B)
15th March 2010
C)
1st March 2010
D)
5th March 2010
Answer: C
9. 2012 Olympic Games were to be held on
A)
London
B)
Beijing
C)
Athens
D)
Sydney
Answer: A
10. With which
neighbouring country, has India
A)
China
B)
Pakistan
C)
Sri Lanka
D)
Bangladesh
Answer: D
11. When was Zamindari system abolished in Tamil
Nadu?
A)
1947
B)
1948
C)
1950
D)
1952
Answer: B
12. ………… Continues
to be the family occupation in most of the districts Tamil Nadu.
A)
Paper Industry
B)
Handloom Industry
C)
Match Industry
D)
Beedi Industry
Answer: B
13. When 24 is
subtracted from a number, it reduces to its four seventh. What is the sum of
the digits of that number?
A)
1
B)
9
C)
11
D)
10
Answer: C
14. Duralumin contains
A)
Mg and Al
B)
Al and Au
C)
Mn and Al
D)
Zn and Al
Answer: A
15. When was the National Interim Government
formed?
A)
1946
B)
1948
C)
1950
D)
1952
Answer: A
16. “Kaniyan Poongunranar” award is associated
with
A)
Best poem
B)
Best novel
C)
The software which
helps for scientific Tamil development
D)
Urban development
Answer: C
17. Which among the following is a set of
primary nutrients?
A)
Urea, borax
B)
Epsom salt, urea
C)
NH3,
KCI
D)
S - ammonium
molybdate
Answer: C
18. Match List I
with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:
List I List II
A)
Glacier 1) Pothole
B)
Underground water 2) Cirque
C)
River 3) Inselberg
D)
Wind 4) Lapies
Codes:
a b c d
A) 2 4 1 3
B) 1 2 3 4
C) 3 2 4 1
D) 4 3 2 1
Answer: A
19. Which of the following is incorrectly
paired?
A)
Mattavilasa Prahasanam - Temple
B)
Narasimhavarman - Vatapi
Kondan
C) Vichitra
Chitta - Title
D) Nandivarman - Battle
Answer: A
20. Newton
A)
Wien’s
displacement law
B)
Kirchhoff’s law
C)
Stefan’s law
D)
Planck’s law
Answer: C
21. In which year
was satyendra sinha appointed as a member of viceroy’s Executive council?
A)
1892
B)
1909
C)
1919
D)
1935
Answer: B
22. Rourkela
steel plant was set up with the assistance of
A)
USSR
B)
West Germany
C)
UK
D)
USA
Answer: B
23. In the
Parliamentary procedure of India, zero hour has been in existence since
A)
1945
B)
1950
C)
1962
D)
1976
Answer: C
24. Arrange the following in chronological
order:
I. Rowlatt Act
II. Khilaft Movement
III. Montague
- Chelmsford
IV.
Jalianwalla Bagh tragedy
The correct order is
A)
I, II, IV, III
B)
I, IV, II, III
C)
II, I, IV, III
D)
II, III, IV, I
Answer: C
25. In Tamil Nadu NH
A)
Salem
B)
Madurai
C)
Nagapattinam to Coimbatore
D)
Chennai to
DIndigul
Answer: A
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