TNPSC Group IV special Exam-Paper-part 1

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE WITH GENERAL ENGLISH

TNPSC Gr. IV (SPECIAL EXAM) – 2011 – EXAM. PAPER

TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS                                                                MAXIMUM MARKS: 300

1.      The first blood bank exclusively for dogs in Asia was opened by

         A) Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

         B) Karnataka Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

         C) Andhra Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

         D) Jawaharlal Nehru Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

        

Answer: A

2.      The Cyber crimes regulation court was established by the Government of India in the year

         A) 2010

         B) 2009

         C) 2008

         D) 2007

        

Answer: A

3.      Which is the Universal donor blood group?

         A) O

         B) A

         C) B

         D) AB

        

Answer: A

4.      Ozone layer absorbs

         A) Methane

         B) Chlorine

         C) Ultraviolet radiation

         D) Cosmic rays

        

Answer: C

5.      World’s cheapest car produced is

         A) Nano by Tata Motors

         B) Daimler Mercedes-Benz

         C) Maruti-Suzuki

         D) Hyundai

Answer: A

6.      Which of the following machines is used to take sectional images of the body?

         A) Endoscope

         B) Laparoscope

         C) ECG machine

         D) CT Scanner

Answer: D

7.      The brain of a computer is

         A) CPU

         B) UPS

         C) CAD

         D) IBM

Answer: A

8.      The book “Science and Sustainable Food Security” is written by

         A) M.S. Swaminathan

         B) K. Radhakrishnan

         C) Dr. Rajiv Shah 

         D) Ratan Kumar Sinha

Answer: A

9.      Who is the highest test scorer in cricket?

         A) M.S. Dhoni

         B) Rahul Dravid

         C) Sachin Tendulkar

         D) Gavaskar

Answer: C

10.    The Census 2011 is the ………National Census.

         A) 11th

         B) 12th

         C) 13th

         D) 15th

         Answer: D

11.    Which one of the following is a short day plant?

         A) Mirabilis

         B) Nicotiana tobacum

         C) Beta vulgaris

         D) Spinacea oleracea

Answer: B

12.    The basic unit of the society is

         A) family

         B) house

         C) village

         D) city

         Answer: A

13.    Rabindranath Tagore renounced his Knighthood as a measure of protest after

         A) Punjab tragedy

         B) Defeat of Germany in World War I

         C) The Chauri-Chaura incident

         D) Gandhiji’s arrest

Answer: A

14.    National Income is

         A) Income of the Central Government

         B) Income of the Central & State Governments

         C) Total of factor incomes

         D) Profits of the Public sector

        

Answer: C

15.    Which of the following are primary colours?

         A) Red, green and blue

         B) Red, cyan and blue

         C) Blue, cyan and magenta

         D) Violet, red and green

Answer: A

16.    The structure of methane is

         A) octahedral

         B) tetrahedral

         C) square planar

         D) linear

        

Answer: B

17.    The mid-point of the line segment joining the points (-1, -3) and (-5, -7) is

         A) (3,5)

         B) (-3, 5)

         C) (-3, -5)

         D) (3, -5)

Answer: C

18.    The age for voting right in India is

         A) 21 years

         B) 25 years

         C) 18 years

         D) 20 years

        

Answer: C

19.    ‘Swadeshi literally means

         A) Economic boycott

         B) Burnt foreign clothes

         C) One’s own country

         D) Boycott foreign goods

        

Answer: C

20.    The rivers merge in Mukoodal are

         A) Manimutharu, Koraiyaru, Pandiyaru

         B) Vazhutha Nadhi, Shanmuga Nadhi, Varaage Nadhi

         C) Than Porunai, Sitraru, Kothandarama Aaru

         D) Vaigai, Porunai, Thamirabarani

        

Answer: C

21.    The highest peak in India is

         A) Mt. Everest

         B) Mt. Kanchenjunga

         C) Mt. K₂

         D) Mt. Dhoulagiri

Answer: C

22.    The smallest unit of the Pallava administration is

         A) Nadu

         B) Kottam

         C) Oor

         D) Mandalam   

Answer: C

23.    If n(A) =5 then n(P(A)) is

         A) 32

         B) 16

         C) 8

         D) 64    

Answer: A

24.    Who is the inventor of steam engine?

         A) James Watt

         B) Gopal

         C) R. Bhatt

         D) Mohini Sethi

        

Answer: A

25.    Blood platelets help in

         A) Immunity

         B) Gaseous transport

         C) Blood clotting

         D) Acid-base balance

Answer: C