TNPSC Group II Exam- General Knowledge-Model Test 3-Part 2

TNPSC Group II Exam- General Knowledge-Model Test 3-Part 2

26. Select the incorrect statement.

Heredity Theory         Proposer

a) Pangenesis           Pythagorus

b) Preformation         Anton Von Leeuwenhoek

c) Fluid Theory           Aristotle

d) Particulate             Maupertius

Answer: C

27. When alveoli in the lungs are stretched at the height of inspiration, further respiration is inhibited by:

a) Medulla Oblongata

b) Vagus Nerve

c)  Pons

d) Herring Breuer Reflex.

Answer: B

28. Which of the following algae is used in space travel to get rid of CO₂?

a) Chlorella Pyrenoidosa

b) Agar agar.

c) Laminaria

d) Sargassum

Answer: A

29. Which of the following pairs are not matched?

a) Wealth of Nation - Adam Smith (12th

b) Principles of Economics – Alfred Marshall

c) The Argumentative Indian – Amartya Sen

d) None of the above

Answer: D

30. Arrange the following in the chronological order:

a) Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana, Employment Assurance Scheme,  National Social Assistance Programme, Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana

b) Employment Assurance Scheme, National Social Assistance Scheme, Swarnajayanthi Gram Swarojgar Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana

c) Pradhan Mantri Gramodya Yojana, National Social Assistance scheme, Employment Assurance scheme, Swarnajayanthi Gram Swarojgar Yojana

d) Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana, National Social Assistance scheme, Employment Assurance Scheme

Answer: B

31. Consider the following

1. The first chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission was Homi J. Bhabha

2. 14 major Indian banks were nationalized during the Fourth Five Year Plan

3. Smiling Buddha Underground Nuclear Test was performed in the year 1975.

4. The economic liberalization marked its beginning in Sixth Five year Plan.

Which of the above statement is/are true?

a) 1,2,3 &4

b) 1,2&3 only

c) 1, 2 & 4 only

d) 1 & 3 only

Answer: C

32. Match the following Passes with the respective places

A. Zojila                         1. Kashmir

B. Shipkila                     2. Himachal Pradesh

C. Nathula                     3. Sikkim

a) A 1, B-2, C-3

b) A-3, B-2, C-1

c) A-1, B-3, C-2

d) A-2, B-1, C-3

Answer: A

33. Who was conferred as ‘Socrates of South Asia’ by UNESCO?

a) E.V. Ramasamy

b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

c) Ambedkar

d) C. Rajagopalachari

Answer: A

34. Consider the following

1. Railway lines connecting Madras with Arakkonam was opened in 1856

2. Sanskrit College was established by Warren Hastings in the year 1791

3. Mahapap Bal Vivah was the journal launched by Keshave Chandra Sen.

4. The Arms Act was passed during the period of Lord Lytton.

Which of the above statement is/are correct?

a) 1,2,3 &4

b) 2, 3 & 4 only

c) 1, 3 & 4 only

d) 1 & 4 only

Answer: D

35. Who was the first Prime Minister of India formed non-congress ministry?

a) V. P. Singh

b) Morarji Desai

c) Deve Gowda

d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Answer: B

36. Consider the following

1. The founder of the Saka rule in India was Maues.

2.  Kujula Kadphises issued gold coins with title ‘Lord of the Whole World’

3. Kanishka was the patron of Hinayana Buddhism.

4. The Buddha images exhibiting the spiritual feeling in his face were prominent in the Gandhara school of Art.

a) 1, 2, 3 & 4 are true

b)  2,3 &4 are true

c) 1 only true

d) 1, 2 &3 are true

Answer: C

37. Find out the pair which is not matched

a) Rahuvamsa  - Kalidasa

b) Pancha Siddhantika   - Varahamihira

c) Vasavadatta – Vishnusarma

d) Kritarjuniya – Bharavi

Answer: C

38. Consider the following and find out the true statements

1.  The biggest lake in India is Chilka Lake

2.  Himalayan Rivers are seasonal

3. Sukri and Jawai are the tributaries of the River Luni

a) 1, 2 &3

b) 2 only

c) 1 & 3 only

d) 2 & 3 only

Answer: C

39. Find out the wrongly matched pair

a) Kharif – Paddy, maize, Cotton, Jute, Sugarcane

b) Rabi – Wheat, Tobacco, Pulses, Grains

c) Zaid  -  Fruits, Vegetables

d) None of the above

Answer: D

40. Which of the following state is highest in the Population density according to the Census 2011?

a) West Bengal

b) Bihar

c) Kerela

d) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: B

41. What is known as Savanna Forest?

a) Grass lands

b) Thick Fórests

c) Mountain Forest

d) Eucalypus forests

Answer: A

42. 10 men finish a job in 4 days. How many men needed to finish a same job in a half day?

a) 40

b) 80

c) 100

d) 120

Answer: B

43. By selling a commodity for 25% profit, Gopal earned Rs.200/- more. Then what will be its cost price?

 a) 600

b) 700

c) 800

d) 900

Answer: C

44. Match the following:

List I                           List II

A. Article 108             1. Duties of the Prime Minister

B. Article 109             2. Joint sitting of the Parliament

C. Article 112            3.  Special procedure in respect of

            Money Bills

D. Article 78               4. Annual financial statement

a) A- 3, B- 2, C-1, D-4

b) A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1

c)  A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1

d) A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4

Answer: C

45. All moneys received by or on behalf of the Government of India are credited to

a) the Consolidated Fund of India

b) the Public Account of India

c) the Contingency Fund of India

d) either (a) or (b)

Answer: D

46. A concave mirror cannot be used in which of the following?

a) To converge solar energy.                      

b) In supermarkets.

c) Headlamps of Automobiles                    

d) Shaving mirrors.

Answer: B

47. Which is the proper order in which the conduction of heart beat takes place?

a) AVN->SAN-> Bundle of His->Purkinje Fibres

b) SAN->AVN-> Purkinje Fibres-> Bundle of His

c) AVN->SAN-> Purkinje Fibres-> Bundle of His

d) SAN->AVN-> Bundle of His->Purkinje Fibres

Answer: D

48. Which of the following is prepared using Backmann’s plant?

a) Baking soda                     

b) Bleeching powder                       

c) Washing soda                  

d) Ammonia

Answer: B

49. Calamine is an ore of:

a) Lead                      

b) Calcium                

c) Iron             

d) Zinc

Answer: D

50. What do you mean by Real Income? (12^th)

a) It is the source of economic goods form wealth

b) It defines the purchasing power of money

c) It is the value expressed in terms of money

d) None of the above

Answer: B