TNPSC Group IV special Exam-Paper-part 2

 TNPSC Group IV special Exam-Paper-part 2

26.    Initially, the cutting action of the waves against the base of coastal land produces

         A) Tombolo

         B) Cliff

         C) Spit

         D) Sea cave

Answer: D

27.    The first woman doctor in Tamil Nadu is

         A) Pandit Ramabai

         B) Dr. Annie Besant

         C) Dr. Muthulakshmi

         D) Dr. Sarojini Naidu  

Answer: C

28.    The most outstanding military leader of Western Bihar in the Great Revolt of 1857 was

         A) Kunwar Singh

         B) Govind Singh

         C) Ranjit Singh

         D) Bahadur Shah II

Answer: A

29.    The location of an ISRO launching station dedicated to the United Nations in 1968 is

         A) Thumba

         B) Chennai

         C) Delhi

         D) Mumbai

        

Answer: A

30.    The unit of radiation exposure is

         A) candela

         B) dioptre

         C) Kelvin

         D) roentgen

        

Answer: D

31.    According to the Census estimate of 2001 the rate of literacy in Tamil Nadu was

         A) 60.5%

         B) 73.5%

         C) 80.5%

         D) 77.5%

        

Answer: B

32.    Sati was abolished in

         A) 1828

         B) 1829

         C) 1835

         D) 1838

Answer: B

33.    “Nedu Nal Vaadai” belongs to

         A) Agapurapattu

         B) Agapattu

         C) Purapattu

         D) None of these         

Answer: A

34.    Edible mushrooms are

         A) Agaricus bisporous

         B) Rhizopus

         C) Mucor

         D) Neurospora

        

Answer: A

35.    The other name of Tuticorin is

         A) Diamond city

         B) Pearl city

         C) Gold city

         D) Coal city

        

Answer: B

36.    Annamalai University was established in

         A) 1926

         B) 1924

         C) 1929

         D) 1922

Answer: C

37.    If the principal is Re. 3000 and rate of interest 4%, then the difference between simple interest and compound interest is

         A) Rs. 80.00

         B) Rs. 4.80

         C) Rs. 6.80

         D) Rs. 48.00

Answer: B

38.    World has become a global village due to

         A) Green revolution

         B) Communication and information revolution

         C) Blue revolution

         D) Industrial revolution

         Answer: B

39. The method of respiration which takes place in euglena is

         A) Contraction

         B) Absorption

         C) Diffusion

         D) Conduction

         Answer: C

40.    The dam constructed across the river Sutlej is

         A) Bhakra-Nangal

         B) Hirakud

         C) Damodar dam

         D) Stanley Reservoir

         Answer: A

41.    Normal temperature of human body is

         A) 37^oC

         B) 90 K

         C) 37 K

         D) 100^oC

         Answer: A

42.    The general molecular formula of alkynes is

         A) C_n H_2n+2

         B) C_n H_2n

            C) C_n H_2n-2

            D) C_n H_2n+1

            Answer: C

43.    A fair die is rolled. The probability of getting an even number on the face of the die is

         A) 1/4

         B) 3/4

         C) 1/3

         D) 1/2

         Answer: D

44.    The Election Commission of India is situated at

         A) Mumbai

         B) Chennai

         C) New Delhi

         D) Kolkata

         Answer: C

45.    The Guardian of Akbar was

         A) Bairam Khan

         B) Chand Bibi

         C) Sher Shah

         D) Rani Durgawati

         Answer: A

46.    Who disguished herself as “Kayasandigai”?

         A) Manimekalai

         B) Adhirai

         C) Madhari

         D) Madavi

         Answer: C

47.    Flavivirus causes

         A) Filariasis

         B) Cholera

         C) Dengue fever

         D) Malaria 

         Answer: C

48.    Which one of the following is correctly matched?

         A) Central Railway - Mumbai

         B) Eastern Railway - Chennai

         C) Northern Railway - Gorakhpur

         D) Southern Railway - Maligaon

Answer: A

49.    Jina means

         A) Conqueror

         B) Great hero

         C) Enlightened man

         D) Priest

         Answer: A

50.    The area of a triangle with base 9 cm and height 12 cm is

         A) 108 cm²

            B) 21 cm²

         C) 42 cm²

         D) 54 cm²

           

Answer: D