TNPSC Group IV Exam 2012 Original
Question Paper and Answers
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
1. Arrange in
chronological order:
I. Dr.
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
II. Dr.
Shankar Dayal Sharma
III. K.
R. Narayanan
IV. P.
Venkatraman
Of these
A)
IV, II, III and I
B)
III, I, II and IV
C)
I, III, IV and II
D)
II, IV, I and III
Answer: A
2. Among the
following which is not related to Industrial Development and Finance?
A)
TIDCO
B)
SIPCOT
C)
TIIC
D)
ITC
Answer: D
3. Which of the following oil companies is
not a public sector company?
A)
Chennai Petroleum
Company
B)
Mangalore
Refineries & Petrochemicals
C)
Hindustan Oil
Companies Ltd.
D)
Reliance Petroleum
Ltd.
Answer: D
4. Which of the
following fund(s) is/are operated directly from the Prime Minister’s Office?
I. The Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund
(PMNRF)
II. National Defence Fund (NDF)
Of these
A)
I only
B)
II only
C)
Both I & II
D)
Neither I nor II
Answer: C
5. Haemoglobin is
the pigment useful to transport gases. They are present in Red Blood cells.
Identify the animal which has blood without pigments.
A)
Human
B)
Birds
C)
Earthworm
D)
Cockroach
Answer: D
6. Match List I
with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:
List I List
II
(Rivers) (Origin)
a) Mahanadi 1. Nasik Hills
b) Periyar 2. Mahabaleswar hills
c) Godavari 3. Amarkantak
d) Krishna 4. Cardamon
hills
Codes:
a b c d
A) 3 4 1 2
B) 2 3 1 4
C) 4 1 3 2
D) 1 2 4 3
Answer: A
7. Match List I
with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:
List I List
II
a) Cholera 1. Fungi
b) African sleeping sickness 2. Virus
c) Phlegm 3. Bacteria
d) Dandruff 4. Protozoa
Codes:
a b c d
A) 3 4 2 1
B) 4 2 1 3
C) 2 1 3 4
D) 1 3 4 2
Answer: A
8. In Tamil Nadu the most wind forms are with
districts of
A)
Kanyakumari, Coimbatore
B)
Tuticorin,
Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli
C)
Neyveli,
Kanchipuram, Chennai
D)
Coimbatore
Answer: B
9. T he name of the organisations which are
associated in the Chandrayan
mission are
given below. Identify the wrong one:
A)
ISRO
B)
BARC
C)
NASA
D)
ONGC
Answer: D
10. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): Planet Saturn when put
in water it would float
Reason (R): The planet Saturn has a
specific gravity less than one
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
11. How much current
is consumed for a tubelight which has 40W for domestic use?
A)
0.2 A
B)
0.5 A
C)
1 A
D)
5.75 A
Answer: A
12. Thumba
equatorial rocket launching station was established at which place in India
I. Bangalore
II.Sriharikota
III. Mahendragiri
IV. Thiruvananthapuram
Of these
A)
III only
B)
I only
C)
IV only
D)
II only
Answer: C
13. Among the following taxes which is not
considered as a direct tax?
A)
Income tax
B)
Sales tax
C)
Gift tax
D)
Wealth tax
Answer: B
14. Match List I
with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:
List I List II
a) Gold collar workers 1. Involved in quaternary activities
b) White collar workers 2. Involved in secondary activities
c) Red collar workers 3. Involved in quinary activities
d) Blue collar workers 4. Involved in primary activities
Codes:
a b c d
A) 4 2 1 3
B) 1 3 2 4
C) 3 1 4 2
D) 3 1 2 4
Answer: C
15. In India
A)
Lord Lytton
B) Lord Curzon
C) Lord
Canning
D) Lord Ripon.
Answer: B
16. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): The partition
of Bengal in 1905 provided a spark for the
rise of extremism in the Indian National movement.
Reason (R): Curzon’s
real motives were to divide the Hindus and Muslims in Bengal
and to break the growth of Bengali nationalism.
Now
select your answer according to the coding scheme given below:
A)
Both (A) and (R) are
true, but (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: A
17. In which tax the incidence and impact is on
one and the same person?
A)
Income tax
B)
Sales tax
C)
Value added tax
D)
Service tax
Answer: A
18. Arrange the following in chronological
order:
I. Sama Veda
II.Rig Veda
III. Yajur Veda
IV. Atharva Veda
Of these
A)
I, III, II & IV
B)
III, IV, I &
II
C)
IV, I, II &
III
D)
II, III, I &
IV
Answer: D
19. Match List I
with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:
List I List
II
a) First Five-Year Plan 1.
Self-sufficiency
b) Second Five-Year Plan 2.
Agriculture and Industrial development
c) Third Five-Year Plan 3.
Agriculture development
d) Fourth Five-Year Plan 4.
Heavy industries development
Codes:
a b c d
A) 2 4 1 3
B) 1 2 3 4
C) 3 4 2 1
D) 3 4 1 2
Answer: D
20. Match List I
with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below
List I List
II
a) H.J. Bhaba 1.
Scientific and industrial research
b) S.S. Bhatnagar 2.
Atomic energy
c) D.S. Kothari 3.
Indian Space Research Organisation
d) Vikram Sarabhai 4.
Defence Science Organisation
Codes:
a b c d
A) 2 1 4 3
B) 2 4 1 3
C) 1 2 3 4
D) 3 2 4 1
Answer:
A
21. Arrange the
following periods in a chronological order:
I. Neolithic
Period
II. Mesolithic
period
III.
Chalcolithic period
IV.
Palaeolithic period
Of these
A)
II, III, I &
IV
B)
IV, II, I &
III
C)
I, III, II &
IV
D)
III, I, IV &
II
Answer: B
22. Consider the following statements:
I. The
Atomic Energy Commission was set up under the Chairmanship of Homi. J. Bhaba to
formulate a policy for all atomic energy activities in the country.
II. In 1956 India ’s
first nuclear reactor in Trombay near Bombay
Which
of the statements is/are correct?
A)
I only
B)
II only
C)
Both I & II
D)
Neither I nor II.
Answer: C
23. Match List I
with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:
List I List
II
a) Justice Party 1. E.V. Ramasamy Periyar
b) Devadasi system 2. Dr. S. Dharmambal
c) Vaikam Hero 3. Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy
d) Veera Tamilannai 4. Thiyagaraja Chetty
Codes:
a b c d
A) 4 3 1 2
B) 1 2 3 4
C) 2 3 4 1
D) 4 2 1 3
Answer: A
24. Which one of the following is incorrectly
matched?
A)
Bhonsle – Nagpur
B) Holkar - Indore
C) Peshwa - Delhi
D) Scindia - Gwalior
Answer: C
25. Which one of the following is incorrectly
matched?
A)
Swaraj Party - C.R. Das
B) Forward
Bloc - Subhash Chandra Bose
C) Muslim
League - Nawab Salimullah Khan
D) Justice
Party - E.V.R. Periyar.
Answer: D
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