TNPSC Group – V Exam- Original Question Paper – May 2007 - Part 2

TNPSC Group – V (Secretariat Assistant) Exam- Original Question Paper – May 2007 - Part 2

26.  Fast track courts were launched by Centre on

A) April 1, 2001

B) May 10, 2002

C) June 15, 2000

D) None of these

Answer: A

27.  In which year did India become the founder member in WTO?

A) 1985

B) 1990

C) 1994

D) 1996

Answer: C

28.  Which of the following districts ranks first on the basis of population density (2001)?

A) Coimbatore

B) Tiruchirapalli

C) Salem

D) Chennai

Answer: D

29.  Which State has the highest density of population as per the 2001 Census?

A) Kerala

B) Maharashtra

C) Uttar Pradesh

D) West Bengal

Answer: D

30.  Who is the present Lok Sabha Speaker?

A) A. B. Bardhan

B) Jyoti Basu

C) Somnath Chatterjee

D) None of these

Answer: C

31.  Which one of the following universities was started in the year 1983?

A) Madurai Kamarajar University

B) Periyar University

C) Mother Teresa Women’s University

D) Madras University

Answer: C

32.  In which year was ‘Local Self Government’ established in India?’

A) 1915

B) 1916

C) 1911

D) 1910

Answer: B

33.  Which one of the following is correctly matched?

        A) National Game          - Cricket

        B) National Tree            - Banyan tree

        C) National Flower        - Rose

        D) National Animal        - Lion

        Answer: B

34.  Consider the following statements:

        I. Free verses are different from traditional verses.

        II. So, free verses have no grammatical boundaries.

        Of the statements:

A) Both are correct

B) Both are wrong

C) I alone is correct

D) II alone is correct

Answer: A

35.  Which one of the following is correctly matched?

A) Vanamamalai            -           Folklore

B) Agasthialingam         -           Literature

C)  Kailasapathy             -          Linguistics

D)  Cenavaraiyar            -           Folk dance

Answer: A

36.  Which one of the following is the first novel in Tamil?

A) Kamalambal Charithiram

B) Prathapa Mudaliar Charithiram

C)  Padmavathi Charithiram

D)  Mohamul

Answer: B

37.  In Which year was Tamil Virtual University was inaugurated?

A)    2000

B)    2001

C)    2002

D)    2003

Answer: B

38.  Who among the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu introduced the Nutrition Meals Schemes?

A)    Bhaktavatsalam

B)    Kamaraj

C)    Karunanidhi

D)    M.G. Ramachandran

Answer: D

39.  In which year was the Madras University established?

A)    1857

B)    1887

C)    1892

D)    1926

Answer: A

40.  Match List I correctly with List II and select your answer using the codes given below:

      

  List I                                            List II

a)     Parthasarathy                       1) Merkuri Pookkal

b)     K.V. Manisekharn                2) Kakkai Chiraginile

c)      Prabhanjan                           3) Kurinjimalar

d)     Balakumaran                        4) Nilachoru

Codes:

      a        b          c          d

A)    1        2          3          4

B)    2        3          4          1         

C)    3        4          2          1

D)    4        1          3          2

Answer: C

41.  Ajanta caves are located in the State of

A)    Maharashtra

B)    Andhra Pradesh

C)    Orissa

D)    Karnataka

Answer: A

42.  The longest rail route in India is

A)    Delhi – Mumbai

B)    Delhi – Kolkata

C)    Guwahati – Thiruvananthapuram

D)    Amritsar – Puri

Answer: C

43.  Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the State of

A)    Tamil Nadu

B)    Kerala

C)    Karnataka

D)    Andhra Pradesh

Answer: B

44.  Match List I correctly with List II and select your answer using the codes given below:

       

List I                                       List II

a)     Seismograph                       1) Himalayas

b)     Deccan Plateau                   2) Andaman

c)      Barren Island                        3) Earthquake

d)     Tethys Sea                           4) Basalt Lava

Codes:

      a        b          c          d

A)    1        2          4          3

B)    2        3          1          4                     

C)    3        4          2          1

D)    2        1          4          3

        Answer: C

45.  Consider the following statements:

        Assertion (A):   In recent decades, villages between Kombai and Bodinaickanur in Theni district of Tamil Nadu suffer severely from Sandstorms.

        Reason (R):      These villages lie in the rain-shadow regions of the Western Ghats

        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

46.  Rapid and sudden sliding of large mass of mixture of snow/ice with rock materials is

A)    Landslide

B)    Avalanche

C)    Rockslide

D)    Tsunami

Answer: B

47.  Pick the correct statement from the following:

A)    Kaziranga National Park is unique among Indian Wildlife habitats for Rhino and Wild Buffalo

B)    Kaziranga National Park is unique among Indian Wildlife habitats for Lions and Wild Buffalo

C)    Kaziranga National Park is unique among Indian Wildlife habitats for Tigers and Elephants

D)    Kaziranga National Park is unique among Indian Wildlife habitats for Elephants and Lions

Answer: A

48.  INSAT II-B was successfully launched in

A)    July, 1993

B)    April, 1975

C)    June, 1979

D)    November, 1981

Answer: A

49.  Red soil is found widely in

A)    Gangetic plain

B)    Penisular India

C)    Himalayan mountain

D)    Coastal Plains

Answer: B

50.  Coffee Cultivation in India first began in the State of

A)    Kerala

B)    Tamil Nadu

C)    Karnataka

D)    Himachal Pradesh

Answer: C