TNPSC Group II Exam- General Knowledge-Model Test 1-Part1

TNPSC Group II Exam- General Knowledge-Model Test 1-Part1

1. Arrange in chronological order the entry of Europeans to India?

a. Portuguese, Dutch, English, French

b. Dutch, English, Portuguese, French

c. English, Portuguese, French, Dutch

d. French, English, Dutch, French

Answer: a

2. Thirupur Kumaran died on

a. 11^th January 1933

b. 11^th July 1933

c. 11^th January 1933

d. 11^th July 1932

Answer: c

3. Match the following

A. Habeas Corpus         1. Produce the body

B. Mandamus                2. Lower Courts are asked to function properly

                                         

C. Prohibition                3. A Lower Court is asked to stop from taking up a case    

                                        

D. Quo Warranto          4. A claim to prove the legality of individual’s action.

                                        

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

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

c. A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1

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

Answer: a

4. The President of India is appointed by

a. The Prime Minister

b. The Parliament

c. Chief Ministers of States

d. The electoral college of members of parliament and State Legislatures

Answer: d

5. The natural system of classification was given by

a) Linnaeus

b) Michael Adamson

c) Bentham and Hooker

d) John ray

Answer: c

6. The Myxotrophic mode of nutrition is found in

a) Protista

b) Monera

c) Euglena

d) Archaebacteria

Answer: c

7. Select the incorrect one:

a) Parasitic roots – Cuscata

b) Foliar roots – Pogostemon

c) Photosynthetic roots – Avicennia

d) Prop roots – Banyan

Answer: c

8. The bone that forms a part of the hip bones is

a) Acetabulum

b) Clavicle

c) Glenoid

d) Ischium

Answer: d

9. Select the incorrect statement:

Gland                            Secretion

a) Ovary                      - Progesterone

b) Pancreas               - Insulin

c) Thyroid                   - Leutotrophic

d) Parathyroid            - Parahormone

Answer: c

10. The enzyme Trypsin is secreted in

a) Stomach

b) Intestine

c) Pancreas

d) Saliva

Answer: c

11. Xerophthalmia condition is

a) Dry and red cornea

b) Carotinised and assinbled cornea

c) necrosis of cornea

d) atrophy of eye glands

Answer: b

12. The lung disease COLD means

a) clear Onset of lung disease

b) chronic onset of lung disorder

c) chronic obstructive lung disease

d) clear obstructive lung disease

Answer: c

13. The Orninthine cycle is associated with

a) Urea biosynthesis in liver

b) Urea biosynthesis in kidney

c) Urea circulation in kidney

d) Ammonia biosynthesis in liver

Answer: a

14. What is the average Glomerular Filtration Rate in our kidneys?

a) 125 litres per day

b) 170 litres per min

c) 180 litres per min

d) 125 litres per min

Answer: d

15. When a member of the 1^st filial generation is crossed with the dominant parent, it is then termed as

a) Dominant cross

b) Test cross

c) Back cross

d) Recessive cross

Answer: c

16. Which of the following bonding between the nitrogenous bases in a DNA structure are correct?

a) Adenine – Thymine; Guanine = Cytosine

b) Adenine – Cytosine; Guanine = Thymine

c) Adenine = Thymine; Guanine = cytosine

d) Adenine = Guanine; Thymine = Cytosine

Answer: c

17. Which of the following part becomes the Endosperm of a fruit after fertilization?

a) Fertilised egg

b) Funicle

c) Endosperm

d) Sod Stalk

Answer: a

18. The stored food in Grenella Macro algae is in the form of

a) Starch

b) Laminarian starch

c) Cyanophycean starch

d) Floridian starch

Answer: d

19. Eversilver articles are made by electroplating iron with

a) Silver alone

b) first with silver and then with nickel

c) first with nickel and then with silver

d) silver and tin

Answer: c

20. When a sound wave passes through a medium, the particles of the medium vibrate along the direction of propagation of the wave.  Such a wave is called

a) Mechanical

b) Electromagnetic wave

c) Transverse wave

d) Longitudinal wave

Answer: d

21. Why is it that satellite pictures of lakes and rivers appear black in colour?

a) H₂O absorbs gamma rays from the camera

b ) H₂O absorbs all the rays from the camera

c) H₂O absorbs infra red rays from the camera

d) The black colour is merely used for representation

Answer: c

22. Which one of the following can best be employed as a moderator in a nuclear reactor?

a) Boron

b) Cadmium

c) Graphite

d) Hafnium

Answer: c

23. In a periodic classification of elements, the most reactive non metal is found at the

a) top-right of the table

b) top-left side of the table

c) bottom-right side of the table

d) bottom-left side of the table

Answer: a

24. For total internal reflection to take place the critical angle for diamond in

a)21 degree

b) 42 degree

c) 24 degree

d) 12 degree

Answer: b

25. The persistence of vision of eyes is given to be

a)16 sec

b) 1/16 min

c) 6 sec

d) 1/16 sec

Answer: d