TNPSC -Group IV Exam 2008 Paper-Part 2
26. When was the Panchayathi Raj introduced in India
A)
1950
B)
1959
C)
1952
D)
1962
Answer: B
27. The President of India
A)
the Head of the
State
B)
the Head of the
Government
C)
the Head of the
State as well as Government
D)
none of these
Answer: A
28. The lowest unit in the Panchayathi Raj
institution is
A)
Village Panchayat
B)
Panchayat Samiti
C)
Zilla Parishad
D)
Gram Sabha
Answer: A
29. In India, the capital city is also an union
territory which is
A)
Chandigarh
B)
New Delhi
C)
Pondicherry
D)
Jaipur
Answer: B
30. How many heads are there in every District
Panchayat?
A)
2
B)
4
C)
1
D)
5
Answer: C
31. The area that was extremely affected due to
Tsunami in 2004 was
A)
Little Andaman
& Nicobar
B)
Nagapattinam
C)
Chennai
D)
Sri Lanka
Answer: B
32. The radius of curvature of concave mirror is
20 cm. Its focal length is
A)
5 cm
B)
10 cm
C)
20 cm
D)
40 cm
Answer: B
33. Which is used as a fire extinguisher?
A)
Oxygen
B)
Carbon dioxide
C)
Carbon monoxide
D)
Water gas
Answer: B
34. Who was the Central Cabinet Minister for
Petroleum during 2004-2005?
A)
Dayanidhi Maran
B)
Ramvilas Paswan
C)
P.Chidambaram
D)
Manishankar Iyer
Answer: D
35. The Govt. of India
A)
Delhi
B)
Mumbai
C)
Kolkata
D)
Izatnagar
Answer: D
36. The ozone layer of the earth is useful for
living beings because
A)
it serves as the
source of oxygen
B)
it maintains
nitrogen cycle
C)
it maintains
temperature
D)
it prevents
excessive ultraviolet rays
Answer: D
37. Vermitech is a term coined by
A)
Dr. Sultan Ismail
B)
Dr. Abdul Ismail
C)
Dr. J.A. Bose
D)
Dr. M.S.
Swaminathan
Answer: A
38. The polio virus enters the body through
A)
mosquito bites
B)
tick bites
C)
contaminated food
& water
D)
saliva and
secretion from note
Answer: C
39. Which one of the following is correctly
matched?
A) Bihar - Mumbai
B) Karnataka - Chennai
C) Tamil Nadu - Hyderabad
D) Nagaland - Kohima
Answer: D
40. The historical novel ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ was
written by
A)
Sandilyan
B)
Kalki
C)
Pulamaipithan
D)
Akilan
Answer: B
41. Two numbers are in the ratio 5:8 and their
sum is 39. The numbers are
A)
10, 29
B)
19, 20
C)
15, 24
D)
24, 15
Answer: C
42. The sum of a number and its reciprocal is 65/8
The number is
A)
65
B)
8
C)
50
D)
25
Answer: B
43. If A={a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h}; B={a,b,e,f} and
C={a,c,e,g,h,k} then A-(B
C) is
C) is
A)
{d}
B)
{c}
C)
{b}
D)
{a}
Answer: A
45. Which point does not satisfy the inequality x-2y>0?
A)
(1, 2)
B)
(2, 3)
C)
(3, 1)
D)
(1, 3)
Answer: *
46. A fair die is rolled. The probability of
getting an odd number on the face of the die is
A)
1/2
B)
1/3
C)
1/4
D)
1/6
Answer: A
47. Find the sum of the following:
17+19+21+ …….. to 30 terms.
A)
3017
B)
1380
C)
1300
D)
3000
Answer: B
48. If R and r are the external and internal
radii off a hollow cylinder, then area of the base is
A)
(R2-r2)
(R2-r2)
B)
2
C)
2
2R
2R
D)
2-r2)
2-r2)
Answer: A
49. The angles opposite to two equal sides of a
triangle are
A)
right angles
B)
equal
C)
not equal
D)
none of these
Answer: B
50. Of the following fractions
3/7, 3/5, 4/7,
5/11 the greatest fraction is
A)
3/7
B)
3/5
C)
4/7
D)
5/11
Answer: B
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