TNPSC Group IV Exam 2012 Original Question Paper and Answers- Part 3
51. A man earns Rs.
28,000 as monthly salary. His expenditure and savings are given in the diagram.
How much did he spend on entertainment?
A) Rs. 1,950
B) Rs. 1,960
C) Rs. 1,970
D) Rs. 1,980.
Answer:
B
52. The trader marks
his goods at 20% above cost price and allows 10% discount. Then the gain per
cent is
A) 6%
B) 8%
C) 10%
D) 12%
Answer:
B
53. In a division
sum the divisor is 12 times the quotient and 5 times the remainder. If the
remainder is 24, then the dividend is
A) 1224
B) 1242
C) 1222
D) 120.
Answer: A
54. The role of
aluminium in aluminothermic process is
A) oxidising agent
B) catalyst
C) reducing agent
D) moderator.
Answer: C
55. Match List I
with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:
List
I List
II
a)
Finely divided
nickel 1.
Oxidation
b)
Acidified
potassium dichromate 2.
Reducing agent
c)
Loss of electrons 3.
Reduction
d)
Gain of electrons 4.
Oxidising agent.
Codes:
a b c d
A) 2 1 3 4
B) 3 2 1 4
C) 2 4 1 3
D) 1 2 4 3.
Answer: C
56. Green manures can be obtained from which of
the following?
A) Cowdung and
plant wastage
B) Sun-hemp
and cluster bean
C) Sun-hemp
and cowdung
D) Cowdung and
animal wastage.
Answer: B
57. Electroplating
is a process of coating one metal over the other metal by electrolysis. In the
electroplating of silver spoon with gold, the silver spoon must be taken as
A) cathode
B) anode
C) electrolyte
D) both (A) & (B)
Answer: A
58. Which of the
following statements is/are correct?
I. During
oxidation, addition of hydrogen takes place.
II. During
oxidation, loss of electrons takes place.
III. During
oxidation, gain of electrons takes place.
I.
During oxidation,
addition of electropositive ion takes place.
Of these
A) I & III are correct
B) III alone
is correct
C) II alone is
correct
D) I & IV
are correct.
Answer: C
59. Which one of the following is correctly
matched?
A)
pH value - S.P.L. Sorenson
B) Acid - Faraday
C) Battery - Arrhenius
D) Germanium - Conductor.
Answer: A
60. Which one of the following is correctly
matched?
A)
Fifth Five-Year Plan - Generation of Employment
B) Seventh
Five-Year Plan - Poverty eradication and
self-reliance.
C) Eighth
Five-Year Plan - Employment generation leading to
achieve full
employment
by 2000
D) Tenth
Five-Year Plan - Growth with social justice and
equality.
Answer: C
61. Match List I
with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:
List
I List
II
a)
World Health
Organization 1.
Paris
b)
Women watch 2.
Rome
c)
United Nations
Educational 3.
New York
Scientific and
Cultural Organization
d)
International fund
for 4.
Geneva
agricultural
development
Codes:
a b c d
A)
3 4 2 1
B) 4 3 1 2
C) 2 3 4 1
D) 4 3 1 4
Answer: B
62. The Chairman of the Finance Commission is
appointed by
A)
the President
B) the Prime
Minister
C) the Speaker
of the Lok Sabha
D) the Finance
Minister.
Answer: A
63. Arrange the following Prime Ministers in
chronological order:
I. Charan Singh
II. V.P. Singh
III. Lal Bahadur Shastri
I.
Chandrasekhar.
Of these
A) III, I, II &
IV
B) IV, II, III
& I
C) II, III, IV
& I
D) IV, III, I
& II.
Answer: A
64. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): The term ‘ideology’ was coined by French scholar Tracy.
Reason (R): Ideology
refers to a set of beliefs, convictions and ideals of the people.
Now select your answer according to the
coding scheme given below:
A)
Both (A) and (R) are false and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
B) Both (A)
and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
C) (A) is
true, but (R) is false.
D) (A) is
false, but (R) is true.
Answer: B
65. Which one of the
following is not a qualification required to be the Vice-President of India
A) He must be a citizen of India
B) He must be able to speak, read and
write in Hindi
C) He must have completed 35 years of
age
D) He must be eligible for election as
a member of the Rajya Sabha.
Answer: B
66. Which one of the
following is correctly matched?
A) Father of
Indian Planning - Gandhiji
B) The
First Governor of Tamil Nadu - P.C. Alexander
C) First
Woman Prime Minister in India
D) First
President of India
Answer: C
67. In the context
of consumerism, the term ‘Aparigraha’ means
A) limiting our wants
B) satisfying with minimum needs
C) satisfying only what is necessary
D) all of these.
Answer:
D
68. The King who
built the Kanchi Kailasanath temple is
A) Rajasimman
B) Mahendran II
C) Narasimma Varman I
D) Nandi Varman III.
Answer: A
69. Who had written
the following lines?
Ellorum
Inbuttrikka Ninaipathuve
Allamal
Verondrariyen Para Parame.
A) Thaiyumanavar
B) Vallalar
C) Arunagirinathar
D) Kumarakuruparar.
Answer: A
70. Which type of
Kutruyalugaram takes place in the word ‘Viraku’?
A) Vanthodar Kutriyalugaram
B) Menthodar Kutriyalugaram
C) Uiyirthodar Kutriyalugaram
D) Idaithodar Kutriyalugaram.
Answer: C
71. Who has compiled
Thirumuraikal?
A) Rajarajan I
B) Kulothungan III
C) Nambiyandar Nambi
D) Karuvur Devar.
Answer:
C
72. Which literature
deals with the five disciplines to be followed in life?
A) Silappathikaram
B) Manimegalai
C) Seevaga Sinthamani
D) Valaiyapathi.
Answer:
B
73. Who is the
author of Iniyavai Narpathu?
A) Vilambi Naganar
B) Kabilar
C) Poothan Senthanar
D) Madurai
Answer:
C
74. Which one of the
following persons got Sahitya
Academy
A) Vairamuthu
B) Thilagavathi
C) Erode Thamizanban
D) Indra Parthasarathi.
Answer:
C
75. How many Human
emotions are mentioned by Tholkappiyar?
A) Seven
B) Eight
C) Nine
D) Ten.
Answer: B
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