TNPSC Group-V (CSSE-I) Exam 2003-
Original Question Paper
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
1. In India, the
Research Institute in Palaeobotany is situated at
A)
Chandigarh
B)
Bhopal
C)
Mumbai
D)
Lucknow
Answer: D
2. The great river of Tamil Nadu
A)
Kaveri
B)
Ponnaiyar
C)
Tamiraparani
D)
Vaigai
Answer: A
3. The name of the Atomic Energy Research
Centre in Tamil Nadu is
A)
ISRO
B)
CAT
C)
IGCAR
D)
None of these
Answer: C
4. Disease caused by virus is
A)
Botulism
B)
Mumps
C)
Tetanus
D)
Diphtheria
Answer: B
5. A city has a
population of 3,00,000 out of which 1,80,000 are males. 50 percent of the
population is literate. If 70 percent of the males are literate, the number of
literate females is
A)
24,000
B)
30,000
C)
54,000
D)
60,000
Answer: A
6. 2002 Winter Olympic Games held in
A)
U.S.A
B)
England
C)
Switzerland
D)
Russia
Answer: A
7. Who is the Chairman of the Twelfth Finance
Commission in India
A)
Ahluwalia
B)
Sengupta
C)
Abid Hussain
D)
Rangarajan
Answer: D
8. Recently developed Hyundai Car industry is
located in the district of
A)
Kancheepuram
B)
Tiruvallur
C)
Vellore
D)
Karur
Answer: A
9. Another name for the Mettur dam is
A)
Clive Dam
B)
Karikalan Dam
C)
Stanley
D)
Viswesvaraiya Dam
Answer: C
10. The first woman Governor of a state in free India
A)
Mrs. Indira Gandhi
B)
Mrs. Vijaya Laxmi
Pandit
C)
Mrs. Sarojini
Naidu
D)
Mrs. Sucheta
Kripalani
Answer: C
11. Which crop requires 200 frost free days?
A)
Cotton
B)
Rice
C)
Wheat
D)
Maize
Answer: A
12. Match List I
with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:
List
I List
II
a)
Conuco 1)
Central America
b)
Roca 2)
Brazil
c)
Milpa 3)
Venezuela
d)
Masole 4)
Congo
Codes:
a b c d
A) 1 4 3 2
B) 2 3 4 1
C) 3 2 1 4
D) 4 1 2 3
Answer: C
13. Match List I
with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:
List
I List
II
(Major Rice Fields) (Countries)
A)
Sikiang Basin 1) Japan
B)
Southren Honshu 2) France
C)
Ebro Basin 3)
China
D)
Rhone Delta 4)
Spain
Codes:
a b c d
A) 4 3 2 1
B) 2 4 1 3
C) 3 1 4 2
D) 1 2 3 4
Answer: C
14. The largest fishing region of the world is
A)
North-west Pacific
B)
North-west Atlantic
C)
North-east
Atlantic
D)
North-west Indian
Ocean
Answer: A
15. The sea route which links North America with
Australia and New Zealand
A)
North Pacific
route
B)
Cape route
C)
Central
Atlantic route
D)
South Pacific
route
Answer: D
16. The largest state in India
A)
Andhra Pradesh
B)
Tamil Nadu
C)
Rajasthan
D)
Bihar
Answer: C
17. Isobars in the weather map represent this
aspect,
A)
Temperature
B)
Pressure
C)
Winds
D)
Rainfall
Answer: B
18. The Pykara Scheme of Tamil Nadu is in
A)
Salem
B)
Periyar district
C)
Nilgiris district
D)
Kanyakumari
district.
Answer: C
19. The Western Ghats join the Eastern
Ghats at
A)
Nilgiri Hills
B)
Javadi Hills
C)
Cardamom Hills
D)
Kolli Hills.
Answer: A
20. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): Southern
Tamil Nadu receives, very little rainfall during the summer monsoon.
Reason (R): It is situated to the east of Cardamon Hills.
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: B
21. Grass looks green because
A)
it absorbs all
colours in the spectrum except green
B)
it absorbs only
green colour from the spectrum
C)
the eye absorbs
only green colour from grass
D)
None of these
Answer: A
22. A girl is
swinging on a swing in a sitting position. If she stands up and swings then the
period of oscillation
A)
will not be
affected
B)
will increase
C)
will decrease
D)
will become zero
Answer: B
23. A hot body will radiate heat most rapidly if
its surface is
A)
white and polished
B)
white and rough
C)
black and polished
D)
black and rough
Answer: D
24. Pick out the wrong statement from the
following:
A)
Heat can be
reflected by a mirror.
B)
Heat can be
converted into work.
C)
Heat rays cannot
pass through vacuum.
D)
Heat is a form of
energy.
Answer: A
25. Milk inside a thermos flask is stirred
vigorously by shaking.
A)
Its temperature
would further increase.
B)
Its temperature
would fall slightly.
C)
Its temperature
does not change.
D)
Its temperature
first increases and than decreases.
Answer: C
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