TNPSC
Group – V
(Secretariat Assistant) Exam
Original
Question Paper – May 2007-Part 1
GENERAL
KNOWLEDGE
1. Sound travels
at maximum speed in
A)
Vacuum
B)
Water
C)
Air
D)
Steel
Answer: D
2. A woman’s Voice is shriller than a man’s
voice due to
A)
Higher frequency
B)
Higher amplitude
C)
Lower frequency
D)
Weak vocal chords
Answer: A
3. Which one of the
following devices converts electrical energy into mechanical energy?
A)
Dynamo
B)
Tranformer
C)
Electric motor
D)
Inductor
Answer: C
4. The process of nuclear fission occurs mainly
in
A)
nuclear reactors
B)
chemical reactions
C)
the hydrogen bomb
D)
the sun
Answer: A
5. The process responsible for the enormous
energy in the sun is
A)
nuclear fission
B)
nuclear fusion
C)
the burning of
gases
D)
as yet unknown
Answer: B
6. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
A)
Vitamin A - Anaemia
B)
Glucose - Eyesight
C)
Iodine - Goitre
D)
Cyanocobalamin - Diabetes
Answer: C
7. Which one of the following is neither an
element nor a compound?
A)
Silver
B)
Water
C)
Air
D)
Sucrose
Answer: C
8. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): Electric cookers are coated with magnesium oxide.
Reason (R): It
protects them against fire.
Now select your answer according to the
coding scheme given below:
A)
Both (A) and (R)
are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B)
Both (A) and (R)
are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C)
(A) is true, but
(R) is false
D)
(A) is false, but
(R) is true
Answer: A
9. The element(s) which exist in liquid state
at room temperature is (are)
I. Sodium II. Bromine
III. Mercury IV. Magnesium
Of these:
A)
I alone is correct
B)
I and II are
correct
C)
II and III are
correct
D)
All are correct
Answer: C
10. Which of the following is the correct order of
calorific values of fuel?
A)
Hydrogen >
Petrol > Wood
B)
Wood > Hydrogen
> Petrol
C)
Petrol > Wood
> Hydrogen
D)
Wood > Petrol
> Hydrogen
Answer: A
11. Insectivorous plants capture insects for
obtaining
A)
Calcium
B)
Nitrogen
C)
Carbon
D)
Cobalt
Answer: B
12. Protein essential for chromatin formation is
A)
Actin
B)
Tubulin
C)
Histone
D)
Myosin
Answer: C
13. The treatment of milk to eliminate pathogenic
bacteria is known as
A)
Isolation
B)
Sterilization
C)
Pasteurizaion
D)
Fermentation
Answer: C
14. The five kingdom concept was proposed by
A)
Linnaeus
B)
Whittaker
C)
Theophrastus
D)
John Ray
Answer: B
15. The nucleolus is rich in
A)
DNA and proteins
B)
DNA and lipids
C)
RNA and lipids
D)
RNA and proteins
Answer: D
16. “One gene - one enzyme hypothesis” was coined
by
A)
Henry Osborn
B)
Beadle and Tatum
C)
Jacob and Monod
D)
Best and Tailor
Answer: B
17. World Environment Day is
A)
21st March
B)
5th June
C)
1st December
D)
2nd December
Answer: B
18. Instrument used to measure the blood pressure
is
A)
Sphygmomanometer
B)
Blood pressure
meter
C)
Thermometer
D)
Stethoscope
Answer: A
19. Natality is
A)
Birth rate
B)
Death rate
C)
Survival rate
D)
None of these
Answer: A
20. Diphtheria disease is connected with
A)
Lungs
B)
Liver
C)
Throat
D)
Blood
Answer: C
21. The Institute
which gives primary importance to agriculture in Tamil Nadu located at
A)
Mudumalai
B)
Kooduvancheri
C)
Coimbatore
D)
Budhanoor
Answer: C
22. The person responsible for the Poondi Drinking
Water Project was
A)
Rajaji
B)
Sathyamurthy
C)
Kamaraj
D)
Bakthavathsalam
Answer: B
23. The first satellite sent India
A)
Apollo-7
B)
Aryabhatta
C)
Bhaskara
D)
Apple
Answer: B
24. Which of the
following animals was killed by the car of Manuneedhi Chola’s son?
A)
Kitten
B)
Lamb
C)
Puppy
D)
Calf
Answer: D
25. If 30% of a certain number is 12.6 then the
number is
A)
41
B)
42
C)
43
D)
40
Answer: B
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