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TNPSC Group 1 Exam Question Paper
I am looking for the Tamilnadu Public Service Commission Group 1 exam. Can you provide it?
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5th August 2014, 10:06 AM
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Re: TNPSC Group 1 Exam Question Paper
TNPSC Group 1 Question Paper of General Knowledge consists of following two types of questions: General Knowledge with General English General Knowledge with General Tamil. Aspirants have to opt ,they may either answer for the English pattern or for Tamil. For Question paper here I am giving attachment |
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17th August 2014, 08:04 AM
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TNPSC Group 1 Exam Question Paper
I am intenerated in giving Tamilnadu Public Service Commission Group 1 exam. Can you provide the TNPSC Group 1 Question Paper of General Knowledge?
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17th August 2014, 09:53 AM
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Re: TNPSC Group 1 Exam Question Paper
TNPSC (Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission) Village Administrative Officer Syllabus includes following subjects: General science Indian national movement Mental ability tests. Economics and commerce History of india current events Indian politics UNIT-I GENERAL SCIENCE : Physics: Nature of Universe-General Scientific laws-Inventions and discoveries-National scientific laboratories-Mechanics and properties of matter-Physical quantities, standards and units-Force, motion and energy- Magnetism, electricity and electronics -Heat, light and sound Chemistry-Elements and Compounds-Acids, bases and salts-Fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides Botany-Main Concepts of life science-Classification of living organism- Nutrition and dietetics-Respiration Zoology-Blood and blood circulation-Reproductive system-Environment, ecology, health and hygiene-Human diseases including communicable and non – communicable diseases - prevention and remedies-Animals, plants and human life UNIT-II. CURRENT EVENTS History-Latest diary of events-national -National symbols-Profile of States- Eminent persons & places in news-Sports & games-Books & authors - Awards & honors’-India and its neighbors Political Science-1. Problems in conduct of public elections-2. Political parties and political system in India-3. Public awareness & General administration-4. Welfare oriented govt. schemes, their utility Geography--Geographical landmarks- Economics-- Current socio-economic problems Science-Latest inventions on science & technology UNIT- III. GEOGRAPHY Earth and Universe-Solar system-Monsoon, rainfall, weather & climate- Water resources --- rivers in India-Soil, minerals & natural resources-Forest & wildlife-Agricultural pattern-Transport including surface transport & communication-Social geography – population-density and distribution- Natural calamities – Disaster Management. UNIT - IV. HISTORY AND CULTURE OF INDIA AND TAMIL NADU - Indus valley civilization-Guptas, Delhi Sultans, Mughals and Marathas-Age of Vijayanagaram and the bahmanis-South Indian history-Culture and Heritage of Tamil people-India since independence-Characteristics of Indian culture- Unity in diversity –race, colour, language, custom-India-as secular state- Growth of rationalist, Dravidian movement in TN-Political parties and populist schemes UNIT-V. INDIAN POLITY Constitution of India--Preamble to the constitution- Salient features of constitution- Union, state and territory- Citizenship-rights amend duties- Fundamental rights- Fundamental duties- Human rights charter- Union legislature – Parliament- State executive- State Legislature – assembly- Local government – panchayat raj – Tamil Nadu- Judiciary in India – Rule of law/Due process of law-Elections- Official language and Schedule-VIII- Corruption in public life- Anti-corruption measures –CVC, lok-adalats, Ombudsman, CAG - Right to information- Empowerment of women- Consumer protection forms UNIT-VI. INDIAN ECONOMY Nature of Indian economy- Five-year plan models-an assessment-Land reforms & agriculture-Application of science in agriculture-Industrial growth- Rural welfare oriented programmers-Social sector problems – population, education, health, employment, poverty-Economic trends in Tamil Nadu UNIT-VI. INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT National renaissance-Emergence of national leaders-Gandhi, Nehru, Tagore- Different modes of agitations-Role of Tamil Nadu in freedom struggle Rajaji, VOC, Periyar, Bharathiar & others- UNIT-VII. APTITUDE & MENTAL ABILITY TESTS Conversion of information to data-Collection, compilation and presentation of data - Tables, graphs, diagrams -Analytical interpretation of data - Simplification-Percentage-Highest Common Factor (HCF)-Lowest Common Multiple (LCM)-Ratio and Proportion-Simple interest-Compound interest- Area-Volume-Time and Work-Logical Reasoning-Puzzles-Dice-Visual Reasoning-Alpha numeric Reasoning-Number Series. Basics of Village Administration Topics for Objective Type 1. The role, functions duties and responsibilities of a Village Administrative Officer in VILLAGE and REVENUE ADMINISTRATION. [Questions may be on topics including VAOs role in assisting the police, reporting birth and death, implementing various schemes of the Government, recommending / furnishing inputs for income, Community, Destitute Widow, Marital Status, Patta and other adhoc and miscellaneous certificates] 2. Records of revenue administration dealt with or handled by the VAO including ‘A’ Register, Patta, Chitta Adangal etc. 3. Accounts maintained and furnished by the VAO at the end of every FASLI YEAR. 4. Basic Principles / Information relating to classification of lands. 5. Basic information on rates of assessment and annual revenue collection 6. Basic information on forms of irrigation of land including those belonging to the Government 7. Jamabandi-object, Officers in charge of conduct, time of completion of Jamabandi, scrutiny of inspection work, correction of pattas, issue of new patta, disposal of jamabandi check memo, closing of Village and Taluk Accounts, Village Statistical Registers, inspection of Karnams instruments maps and Registers (RSO- 12) scrutiny of accounts relating to Panachayat revenue. 8. Role of VAO during calamities 9. Basic information relating to assignment of lands / house sites in Villages and Towns. 10. Grant of lands for cattle or dairy farms 11. Levy of rents (Ground Rent / Quit Rent) etc., 12. Exemption from land revenue. 13. Unauthorised occupation of Government land basic information about Land Encroachment Act 1905. Memorandum ‘A’, Memorandum ‘B’ etc. 14. Title of lands (RSO 27) form, renewal, issue and entry of joint names in patta 15. Rights and obligations of Ryotwari holder. 16 Procedure relating to conduct of inquiries in relation to age, marital status, income, domicile. 17. Procedures relating to entering particulars into maintaining and issuing extracts of Adangal, Chitta and other revenue Registers. 18. Basic principles of and procedures involved in survey, sub-division of a survey field and knowledge of Field Management Book. 19. VAO’s role in enforcing the fundamental duties of a citizen under article 51A (g) of the Indian Constitution to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wild life and to have compassion for living creatures”. 20. Direct Revenue collections made under various heads by the VAO. 21. Specific duties during festivals and common Village functions 22. Basic information about Revenue Recovery Act 23. Basic information relating to forest lands and resources. 24. Basic information about sale of sandalwood and other valuable tress 25. Basic information relating to Adivasis / Tribals and the role of a VAO in extending special protection and support of the Government to them. 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18th October 2014, 11:06 AM
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TNPSC Group 1 Exam Question Paper
Will you please provide the question paper of TNPSC Group 1 Exam ?
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18th October 2014, 12:16 PM
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Re: TNPSC Group 1 Exam Question Paper
Here I am providing the list of few questions of TNPSC Group 1 Exam which you are looking for . 1. The Avogadro number is A) 6.00 x 1024 B) 6.023 x 1023 C) 6.054 x 1022 D) 6.504 x 1022 2. Viscous force is directly proportional to A) Temperature gradient B) Mass gradient C) Velocity gradient D) Charge gradient 3. The South American country that suffered due to earthquake in 2010 was A) Argentina B) Chile C) Brazil D) Libya 4. According to the Economic Survey of India (2007-08), the birth rate in Tamil Nadu state is A) 16.2 B) 18.4 C) 15.3 D) 10.6 5. The structure observed by Robert Hooke in plant cells was A) Protoplasm B) Cell wall C) Nucleus D) Tracheids 11. The sheet before the last page of the Question Booklet can be used for Rough Work. 12. Failure to comply with any of the above instructions will render you liable to such action or penalty as the Commission may decide at their discretion. 13. In all matters and in cases of doubt, the English Version is final. 14. Do not tick-mark or mark the answer in the Question Booklet. 1. The Avogadro number is A) 6.00 x 1024 B) 6.023 x 1023 C) 6.054 x 1022 D) 6.504 x 1022 2. Viscous force is directly proportional to A) Temperature gradient B) Mass gradient C) Velocity gradient D) Charge gradient 3. The South American country that suffered due to earthquake in 2010 was A) Argentina B) Chile C) Brazil D) Libya 4. According to the Economic Survey of India (2007-08), the birth rate in Tamil Nadu state is A) 16.2 B) 18.4 C) 15.3 D) 10.6 5. The structure observed by Robert Hooke in plant cells was A) Protoplasm B) Cell wall C) Nucleus D) Tracheids 6. How many pairs of cranial nerves are present in shark fishes? A) 8 B) 10 C) 12 D) 14 7. When the basis of classification is according to location or place, the classification is called …………………… classification A) Quantitative B) Geographical C) Qualitative D) Chronological 8. The oxidation number of Fe in K3[Fe(CN)6] is A) 2 B) 3 C) 1 D) 4 9. The ray which does not affect the photographic plate is A) Alpha ray B) Beta ray C) Gamma ray D) none of these 10. Who among the following said that Buddha's character and teaching made him 'The Light not of Asia only but of the World'? A) Sir Edwin Arnold B) Mrs. Rhys Davids C) Dr. Radhakrishnan D) H. G. Wells 11. Cisternae, Thylakoid and Cristae are located at …….., ………. And …….. respectively. A) Mitochondria, Ribosomes, Chloroplast B) Golgi body, Chloroplast, Mitochondria C) Ribosomes, Chloroplast, Mitochondria D) Chromosomes, Thylakoid, Mitochondria 12. Which of the following is Natural rubber? A) Polyester B) Polyamide C) Polyisoprene D) Polysaccharide 13. Who is the only Indian and the First non-American head of the Academy of Astronautics (IAA)? A) Madhavan Nair B) Dhoni C) Ravi Sastri D) Kapil Sibal 14. Who coined the party name 'Indian National Congress'? A) Ranade B) Dadabhai Naoroji C) W. C. Banerjee D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale 15Data verbalized on a continuum scale like excellent, good, fair and poor are known as A) Raw data B) Ratio data C) Interval data D) Ordinal data 16. The new agricultural technology can best be described as A) land augmenting B) labour augmenting C) labour displacing D) both land and labour augmenting 17. Three capacitors each of capacitance 9 pf is connected in series and is connected to 120 V supply. The potential difference across each capacitor is A) 20 V B) 40 V C) 60 V D) 90 V 18. A can do a piece of work in 80 days. He alone works at it for 20 days and then B alone finished the remaining work in 36 days. In how many days can A and B together complete the work? A) 25 days B) 30 days C) 35 days D) 40 days 19. The average of 25 results is 18. The average of first twelve of them is 14 and that of last twelve is 17. The thirteenth result is A) 87 B) 78 C) 67 D) none of these 20. A girl started walking from her house. She first walked for 3 km towards east, then she turned towards north and moved 4 km in that direction. How far is the girls away from her house? A) 3 km south B) 3 km north C) 5 km west D) 5 km north-east 21. The end product of fermentation of molasses of sugarcane by yeast is A) Pyruvate B) Phenol C) Lactic acid D) Ethyl alcohol 22. The year ………………. Was celebrated by the General Assembly of the UNO as International Year for Human Rights. A) 1964 B) 1966 C) 1968 D) None of these 23. Who won the latest Presidential elections in Sri Lanka? A) Sirimavo Bandaranaike B) Mahindra Rajapakse C) Kumaratunge D) Dissanayake 24. The tomb at Sessaran was built by A) Humayun B) Sher Shah C) Akbar D) Babar 25. The famous leader of Narmada Bachao Andolan is A) Sunil Agarwal B) Rajesh Khanna C) Medha Patkar D) K. C. Cherian 26. Species Plantarum was authored by A) Hutchinson B) Carolus Linnaeus C) Engler and Prantl D) Bentham and Hooker 27. The yellow colour of urine of the Vertebrates is due to A) Urochrome B) Melanin C) Uric acid D) Cholesterol 28. The Eleventh Five-Year Plan was implemented during the period A) 2005-2010 B) 2002-2007 C) 2007-2012 D) 2006-2011 29. Which one among the following South Asian countries has the highest population density? A) India B) Pakistan C) Nepal D) Sri Lanka 30. Ashoka patronised A) Jainism B) Saivism C) Buddhism D) Vaishnavism 31. Who among the following computed National Income on the basis of Scientific method? A) Prof. Mahalanobis B) Dr. K.N.Raj C) Dr. V.K.R.V.Rao D) Dr. Vakil 32. Consider the following statements: Assertion (A): Surface temperatures of the oceans are controlled by warm and cold currents. Reason (R): Warm currents raise the temperature whereas cool currents lower down the temperature. 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. 33. Ring or horse shoe shaped coral reefs are called A) Atoll B) Barrier reef C) Fringing reef D) none of these 34. Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below: List I List II a) Glucose 1. Biopolymer b) Serodiagnosis 2. Reducing sugar c) Electrophoresis 3. Separation technique d) Nucleic acid 4. HIV test A) a2, b4, c3, d1 B) a1, b3, c4, d2 C) a1, b2, c3, d4 D) a4, b3, c2, d1 35. As per RTI the competent authority of Lok Sabha is the A) Chairman B) Prime Minister C) Chief Secretary D) Speaker 36. Who authored the book 'A Better India A Better World'? A) N.R.Narayana Murthy B) Indra Sinha C) Rajiv Sikri D) Jaswant Singh 37. A current of 8 A flows through 10 turn coil of a tangent galvanometer having a diameter of 16 cm. The field on the center of the coil is A) 2.5 A-turn/m B) 25 A-turn/m C) 100 A-turn/m D) 250 A-turn/m 38. Which of the following is wrongly matched? A) Microsporangial serus - Anther B) Microspore - Pollen grain C) Megasporophyll - Ovule D) Microsporophyll - Stamen 39. Veeranam Project to bring water from Veeranam to madras was started by Chief Minister A) M.Karunanidhi B) M.g.Ramachandran C) Jayalalitha D) O.Panner Selvam 40. The Indian Post and Telegraph department issued postage stamp in hour of V.O.Chidambaram Pillai in the year A) 1971 B) 1972 C) 1973 D) 1974 41. Nobel Laureate 2009 in Chemistry is awarded to Venkataraman Ramakrishanan for his work on A) Hypsochrome B) Ribosome C) Chromatogram D) Auxochrome 42. Fast Breeder Test Reactor is at A) Trombay B) Kaiga C) Kudankulam D) Kalpakkam 43) Who is the Chairman of 12th Finance Commission? A) C.Rangarajan B) K.C.Pant C) Kelkat D) Madhavan Ravindra 44. Which of the following Amendment Acts inserted the word 'Secular' in the Preamble of the Constitution of India? A) 41st Amendment Act, 1976 B) 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 C) 43rd Amendment Act, 1977 D) 44th Amendment Act, 1979 45. The Chairperson and other members of State Human Rights Commission are appointed by the A) Governor B) Chief Minister C) Home Minister D) none of these 46. Tamil Calendar is based on the movement of A) Moon B) Saturn C) Sun D) Mars 47. Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below: List I List II a) Justice Party 1. Periyar E. V. R b) Dravida Kazhagam 2. Singaravelu Chettiar c) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3. T. M. Nair d) Communist Party 4. C. N. Annadurai A) a1, b3, c4, d2 B) a4, b1, c3, d2 C) a3, b1, c4, d2 D) a2, b1, c3, d4 48. Tamil Sangam was supposed to be held at A) Uraiyur B) Kanchi C) Madurai D) Vanji 49. Who was the Prime Minister of India when Tashkent Agreement was signed? A) Jawarlal Nehru B) Lal Bahadur Shastri C) Indira Gandhi D) Rajiv Gandhi 50. The Constituent Assembly completed its work of constitution making on A) 16th May, 1946 B) 9th December, 1948 C) 26th November, 1949 D) 26th January, 1950 51. Consider the following statements: Assertion (A): RBC cells are found in the blood which carry oxygen. Reason (R): Haemoglobin pigments are involved in carrying the oxygen. 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. 52. Land is a A) man-made resource B) non-renewable natural resource C) renewable natural resource D) all of these 53. Consider the following statements: I. Cholesterol is a fertilizer. II. Protein is amphoteric in nature. III. Whale myoglobin has disulphide bond. IV. Entropy of the universe increases. Of these statements: A) II alone is correct B) II and IV are correct C) III, IV and II are correct D) All are correct. 54. Emerald Dam is located in A) Coimbatore B) Ooty C) Erode D) Salem 55. The Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution speaks about A) functions of the Chief Minister B) functions of Panchayati Raj C) duties of District Collector D) functions of the Parliament 56. Who received the Nobel prize for the work on genes that control the sense of smell? A) Werner Arber and Daniel Nathans B) Niels Jerne and Georges Kohler C) Richard Axel and Linda Buck D) Konrad Bloch and Feodor Lynen. 57. Opsonin was discovered by A) Jules Bordet B) christian Gram C) Almroth Wright D) Louis Pasteur 58. The recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award during 2005 was A) Dev Anand B) Mrinal Sen C) Lata Mangeshkar D) Shyam Benegal 59. Which is the best selling book sold over 10 million copies written by Dr.Kenneth Blanchard, the Management Guru? A) You Can Win B) Maximum Power C) One Minute Manager D) 10 Minute MBA 60. The Rajiv Gandhi Udyami Mitra Yojana was launched in A) 2006 B) 2007 C) 2008 D) 2009 61. Heliocentric theory according to which sun is supposed to be fixed and the planets go around the sun was proposed by A) Galileo B) Newton C) Ptolemy D) Copernicus 62. The growth rate of population in India as per 2001 census is A) 3% B) 2.50% C) 1.90% D) 1.50% 63. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given hills from the north to south? A) Nallamalai, Nilgiris, Javadhi, Anaimalai B) Anaimalai, Javadi, Nilgiris, Nallamalai C) Nallamalai, Javadhi, Nilgiris, Anaimalai D) Anaimalai, Nilgris, Javadhi, Nallamalai. 64. The Annamalai University at Annamalainagar was founded in A) 1909 B) 1919 C) 1929 D) 1949 65. The focal length of two lenses in contact is given by A) F = f1 -f2 B) F = f1 f2 C) F = f1 + f2 D) 1/F=1/f1+1/f2 66. Which one of the following statements is correct? A) Parliament has power to amend any part of the Constitution of India B) Parliament has no power to amend Fundamental Rights in the Constitution of India C) Parliament cannot amend the Directive Principles of State Policy D) Parliament cannot amend the Federal Principles embodied in Constitution of India 67. Which of the following countries is not a member of ASEAN? A) Vietnam B) Brunei C) Bangladesh D) Myanmar 68. Position effect is the result of A) translations B) inversions C) transcriptions D) deletions 69. Triple vaccine is administered to a newborn child to immunize it against A) Whooping Cough, Tetanus and Measles B) Whooping Cough, Tetanus and Diphtheria C) tetanus, Diphtheria, Measles and Rubella D) Tetanus, Diphtheria, Smallpox and Rubella 70. An example of addition co-polymer is A) Buna-s B) PVC C) Neoprene D) Glyptal 71. Natural gas is a mixture of aliphatic hydrocarbons. What is the main important gas available in that? A) Oxygen (O2) B) Nitrogen (N2) C) Methane (CH4) D) Carbon dioxide (CO2) 72. A moving coil galvanometer can be converted into an ammeter by connecting A) a low resistance in parallel with a galvanometer B) a high resistance in parallel with a galvanometer a C) high resistance in series with a galvanometer D) a low resistance in series with a galvanometer 73. Which one of the following is correctly matched? A) Right to Equality - Fundamental Duty B) Right to Information - Transparent and Responsible Government C) To promote equal justice - Fundamental Right D) To abide by the Constitution - Directive Principles of State Policy 74. Biodiesel is obtained from which plant? A) Mango B) Bamboo C) Jatropha D) Ficus 75. The Directive Principles of State Policy is incorporated in the Article………… the Constitution of India. A) 19-21 B) 14-16 C) 36-51 D) 24-28 76. Rubella virus causes A) Smallpox B) Measles C) Chickenpox D) Influenza 77. The policy RBI follows for control of inflation is A) increase in Repo rate and CRR B) decrease in Repo rate and increase in CRR C) decrease in Repo rate and CRR D) decrease in bank rate 78. Which one of the following statements is correct? A) Finance Commission is constituted by the President every four years B) Finance Commission has one Chairman and four other members C) K.C. Pant was the Chairman of 11th Finance Commission D) Finance Commission Report is submitted to the Planning Commission 79. Dantidurga established which kingdom? A) Chalukyas of Badami B) Chalukyas of Kalyani C) Chalukyas of Vengi D) Rashtrakuta Dynasty 80. 1/1.2 - 1/2.3 + 1/3.4 - 1/4.5 + … + A) 2 log 2 -1 B) − 2 log 2 -1 C) 2 log 2 + 1 D) − 2 (log 2 +1) 81. Study of the interrelations between the individual plant and its environment is called A) Synecology B) Ecosystem C) Autecology D) Biodiversity 82. The ages of Ravi and Raja are in the ratio 5 : 12. After 6 years, the ratio of their ages will be 8 : 15. What is the difference between their ages? A) 14 years B) 16 years C) 12 years D) 13 years 83. Construction of a dam for drinking water at Hogenekkal is main issue of contention between A) Tamil Nadu and Kerala B) Tamil Nadu and Karnataka C) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh D) Karnataka and Kerala 84. Leprosy is caused by A) Mycobacterium leprae B) Mycobacterium tuberculosis C) Corynebacterium diphtheria D) Varicella zoster 85. Who was the first woman Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu? A) Janaki Ramachandran B) Jayalalitha C) Mamata Banerjee D) Mayawati 86. Choose the statement(s) connected with Marudhu Brothers. Marudhu Brothers: I. Ruled Sivaganga area II. Siruvayal & Kalayarkovil were their strongholds III. Took refuge in Panchalam Kurichi IV. They were executed by the British in 1801. Of these statements: A) I alone is correct B) II alone is correct C) I, II and IV are correct D) I, III and IV are correct 87. The National Rural Employment Programme was implemented in Tamil Nadu in the year A) 1980 B) 1990 C) 1970 D) 1960 88. The famous Ethnobotanist in India is A) V. M. Meher-Homji B) R. P. S. Katwal C) S. K. Jain D) S. S. Bhojwani 89. The reaction that takes place in a Daniel cell is A) Cu + Hg → Cu.Hg B) Zn° + Cu → Zn2 + Cu° C) Cu2+ + 2Ag → Cu° + 2Ag+ D) 3Fe2 + Cr6+ → 3Fe3 + Cr3+ 90. SONAR is mostly used by A) Doctors B) Engineers C) Navigators D) Astronauts 91. Traditions affirm that a Buddhist Council assembled at ………….. In the year of Buddha's death A) Vaisali B) Pataliputra C) Saranath D) Rajagriha 92. What is the correct value of x = cos Ѳ satisfies x2 - 3x + 2 = 0? A) 1 B) 0 C) -1 D) π 93. Article 263 deals with provisions with respect to A) Union Public Service Commission B) Election Commission of India C) Inter-State Council D) Finance Commission. 94. Which of the following is not correctly matched? A) Central Vigilance Commission - Kripalani Committee B) Father of All India Services - Sardar Vallabhai Patel C) Secretary General of Non-Aligned Movement - Dr.Rajendra Prasad D) Union Public Service Commission - A.M.Khusru. 95. Agricultural holding tax was recommended by A) John Mathai Committee B) Bhoothalingam Committee C) Wanchoo Committee D) Raj Committee 96. Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) Scheme aimed at A) Providing loan assistance B) Providing houses at free of cost C) Providing transport facilities D) none of these 97. The LPG (Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation) model of development was introduced in 1991 by the Finance Minister A) Dr. Manmohan Singh B) Shri P. Chidambaram C) Shri Pranab Mukherjee D) Shri P. V. Narasimha Rao 98. Which commodity forms the single largest item of India's import? A) Capital goods B) Food and allied products C) Gold D) Oil (fuel) 99. The leader who attended all the Three Round Table Conferences was A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Subhash Chandra Bose D) Jawaharlal Nehru E) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar 100 Where in India is the Asia's largest optical telescope installed? A) Darjeeling - West Bengal B) Kodaikanal - Tamil Nadu C) Mahabaleshwar - Maharastra D) Kavalur- Tamil Nadu 101. The shape of the graph drawn between ln p1 versus 1/T for an intrinsic semiconductor is pl - resistivity, T - temperature) A) Straight line B) Circle C) Parabola D) Ellipse 102. One gene and one enzyme hypothesis was put forth by ………….. In ………………….. A) Beadle and Tatum, E.coli B) Beadle and Tatum, Neurospora C) Jacob and Monad, Neurospora D) Jacob and Monad, E.coli 103. The hormone which brings about characteristic changes in male at puberty is called A) Androgen B) FSH C) Adrenaline D) Testosterone 104. Which of the following is correctly matched? A) TNT - Fertilizer B) Gasoline - Petrochemical C) Potassium sulphate - Explosive D) Cement - Molecular Crystal 105. Consider the following statements: Assertion (A): Article 32 deals with the right to Constitutional Remedies, without which the Constitution would be a nullity. Reason (R): Article 32 provides the right to move the Supreme Court by appropriate proceeding for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights guaranteed in the Constitution. Now select you answer according to the coding scheme given below: A) (A) is true, but (R) is false B) (A) is alone is true C) (R) is alone is true D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) 106. In Tamil Nadu the Legislative Assembly was established in the year A) 1935 B) 1937 C) 1947 D) 1952 107. Tamil Nadu is noted for the industrial cluster of A) textiles B) chemicals C) jewellery and gems D) glass 108. Apex Court judgement delivered with regard to Open University degree, that bench comprised A) Justice S. B. Sinha and Justice Mukundaram Sharma B) Justice Mohan and Justice K. G. Balakrishnan C) Justice S. H. Kapadia and Justice Altamar Kabir D) None of them 109. Satyartha Prakash was written by A) Raja Rammohan Roy B) Debendranath Tagore C) Keshab Chandra Sen D) Dayanand Saraswati 110. Find the missing number: A) 1000 B) 1001 C) 999 D) 1002 111. Consider the following statements: I. Akbar promulgated Din-i-Ilahi II. Din-i-Ilahi means Divine Duty III. Prominent convert to Din-i-Ilahi was Raja Birbal IV. Din-i-Ilahi discouraged Muslim rites Of the statements: A) I alone is correct B) I and II are correct C) I, III and IV are correct D) All are correct. 112. The area of a rectangle is 16 sq. metres and its length is 4 times that of breadth. What is the perimeter of the rectangle? A) 20 m B) 18 m C) 16 m D) 14 m 113. Which one of the following is true? A) Devaradiyars were the groups of girls who used to dance before the God during the festivals in the temple B) Devaradiyars were the attendants in a Sabha ? 2 730 28 344 126 C) Devaradiyars were the chief singers in a village D) Devaradiyars were the painters 114. In the forest, X can cut 3/10 th of the trees in 50 days. Y can cut 40% of the trees in 40 days and Z can cut 1/2 of the trees in 80 days. Who will complete the work first? A) X B) Y C) Z D) X and Z 115. The share of road transport in total transport of the country is A) 20% B) 40% C) 60% D) 80% 116. Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) was implemented in India by merging the schemes of A) PMRY and REGP B) NREP and IRDP C) IAY and IRDP D) SFDA and MFAL 117. Which is the correct chronological sequence of the major events given below? I. SLV-3 Launch II. Formation of Bangladesh III. Sikkim becomes 22nd state of Indian territory IV. Pokhran Test. A) II - IV - III – I B) III - I - II – IV C) II - I - III – IV D) III - IV - II - I 118. The literacy rate of Tamil Nadu is (as per 2001 census) A) 80.65 B) 70.45 C) 60.75 D) 73.45 119. The ration of the length and breadth of a plot is 4 : 5. I f the length is 20 m less than the breadth, what is the perimeter of the plot? A) 180 m B) 360 m C) 80 m D) 100 m 120. Who was the architect of the first Indian Imperial Power? A) Bindusara B) Chandragupta Maurya C) Ashoka D) Brihadratha 121. The earliest evidence for the democratic election system in Tamil Nadu available in the form of A) a copper scroll B) an inscription on stone C) a painting D) a literature 122. Variety of dances mentioned in Tolkappiam are I. Verikkuthu ( dance of Velan ) II. Karunkkuthu ( dance of the victors ) III. Vallikkuthu ( ladies to celebrate victory ) IV. Kalanilaikkuthu ( dance by wearing kalal ) A) all are true B) I and IV are true C) all are false D) I and II are true 123. According to the National Human Development Report ( NHDR ) 2001, Tamil Nadu scored the A) Seventh Rank B) Third Rank C) Fourth Rank D) Ninth Rank 124. Which party formed ministry in Madras Presidency after the passing Government of India Act of 1935? A) Swaraj party B) Justice party C) Congress party D) Communist party 125. In the 2009 Parliamentary Elections, DMK won ……………….. Seats A) 25 B) 35 C) 40 D) 18 126. The Fort William College at Kolkata was founded in the year A) 1806 B) 1810 C) 1805 D) 1800 127. India's population as on 1st March, 2001 stood at A) 1,027 million B) 1,007 million C) 1,017 million D) 1,037 million 128. Number of towns in Tamil Nadu is A) 832 B) 900 C) 750 D) 500 129. The language which was used in the Ashokan inscription is A) Hindi B) Sanskrit C) Prakrit D) Telugu 130. The average based on the position of ordered observation is A) B) Median C) Mode D) Standard Deviation 131. The present Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Thiru M. Karunanidhi after 2006 Assembly election became the Chief Minister for ………………………. Time. A) Sixth B) Fifth C) Seventh D) Fourth 132. Consider the following statements: I. C. Rajagopalachari was the Chief Minister of Madras State. II. C. Rajagopalachari was an Advocate. III. C. Rajagopalachari belonged to Justice Party. IV. C. Rajagopalachari was the only Indian who became Governor General of India. A) I alone is correct B) I and II are correct C) I, II and IV are correct D) All are correct. 133. The Tamil Nadu Government seal depicts A) Srirangam Temple Pagoda B) Tanjore Big Temple Pagoda C) Srivilliputhur Temple Pagoda D) Chidambaram Temple Pagoda 134. Mullai' region is characterised by A) Forest area B) Hilly tract C) Cultivable land D)Coastal land 135. A Jain cave temple at Chittanavassal is in …………………… district. A) Tirunelveli B) Thanjavur C) Madurai D) Pudukottai 136. The Chairman of the Committee on Centre-State Relations, appointed by the Government of Tamil Nadu was A) Mandal B) Raj Mannar C) Sarkaria D) Shah 137. Consider the following statements: Assertion (A): The Civil Service is not accountable to the Parliament Reason (R): It is governed by the norm of anonymity. 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. 139. It is given that 232 + 1 is completely divisible by a whole number. Which of the following numbers is completely divisible by that number? A) 216 + 1 B) 216 - 1 C) 7 x 233 D) 296 + 1 140. Abhinav Bindra, a gold medal winner in 2008 Beijing Olympics is associated with A) Football B) Hockey C) Cricket D) Shooting 141. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio of 1/2 : 1/3 : 1/4. If the perimeter is 52 cm, then the length of the smallest side is A) 9 cm B) 0 cm C) 11 cm D) 12 cm 142. Musical instruments of Sangam age are classified into I. Torkkaruvi II. Tulaikkaruvi III. Narambukkaruvi IV. Kanchchakkaruvi Of these A) I and III are true B) I, III and IV are true C) all are true D) all are false 143. Highest peak in Tamil Nadu is A) Anaimudi B) Dodabetta C) Shevaroy Hills D) Kodaikanal 144. Pepsin is secreted by A) Salivary glands B) Stomach C) Duodenum D) Small intestine 145. Which one of the following fertilizers contains maximum percentage of nitrogen? A) NPK B) Urea C) Ammonium nitrate D) Ammonium phosphate 146. When a ray of light is passed through ………………… crystal, double refraction occurs. A) Calcite B) Sodium chloride C) Diamond D) Zinc sulphide 147. Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below: List I List II a) Karnataka 1. Bababudan Hills b) Orissa 2. Mayurbhanj c) Chhattisgarh 3. Bailadila d) Jharkand 4. Bonai Range A) a1, b2, c3, d4 B) a2, b1, c3, d4 C) a1, b2, c4, d3 D) a3, b4, c1, d2 148. The socialist pattern of society was first articulated in the A) First Five-Year Plan B) Annual plans C) Second plan D) Eighth Plan 149. Sir Muhammad Iqbal A) was Poet and floated the idea of separate state for Muslim B) belonged to Madras Presidency C) established Muslim League party D) organized Aligarh Movement 150. Western Ocean is the ancient name of the A) Atlantic Ocean B) Pacific Ocean C) Indian Ocean D) Arctic Ocean 151. Which of the following forms the richest ground water province in India? A) Gondwana Sedimentary province B) Deccan Trap Province C) Ganga-Brahmaputra Alluvial province D) Cenozoic Sedimentary province 152. In which Olympic Games did India last win a gold Medal in the field hockey? A) Montreal (1976) B) Moscow (1980) C) Los Angeles (1984) D) Atlanta (1996) 153. In India iron-ore deposits are found in A) Bailadila B) Tumkur C) Dharwar D) Banswara 154. Which Article of the Constitution of India talks about liberty, equality and fraternity? A) Article 2 B) Article 235 C) Article 243 D) Article 38 155. Unicellular plants and animals showing Eukaaryotic cell structure are included under the kingdom A) Monera B) Fungi C) Plantae D) Protista 156. Acrosome is made up of A) Mitochondria B) Centrioles C) Golgi bodies D) Ribosomes 157. In which state is canal irrigation highly used? A) Gujarat B) Orissa C) Uttar Pradesh D) Haryana 158. The Atomic station which has the highest capacity (MV) is A) Kaiga, Karnataka B) Kota, Rajasthan C) Kudankulam,Tamil Nadu D) Tarapur, Maharashtra 159. As per RBI stipulation domestic banks are required to provide………….per cent of their net bank credit to priority sector A) 32 B) 40 C) 10 D) 25 160. The Madras Native Association was started in A) 1852 B) 1884 C) 1885 D) 1887 161. Consider the following statements: Assertion (A): Increased spending on civil administration and defence expenditure in India's national income is an unwelcome feature. Reason (R) : The contribution of these sectors does not generate durable income yielding assets to the country. 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) and (R) are false D) (A) is true, but (R) is false 162. Three men start walking at the same point, same time and in the same direction around a circular stadium. First man completes round in 120 seconds, second man in 150 seconds and third man in 80 seconds. After what time will they meet again at the starting point? A) 20 minutes B) 2 min. 20sec. C) 2 min. 30 sec. D) 1 min. 40. sec. 163. World Tamil Classical Conference is scheduled to be held at A) Chennai B) Thiruchchirappalli C) Vellore D) Coimbatore 164. Which district in Tamil Nadu is with large forest? A) Madurai B) Kannaiyakumari C) Salem D) Nilgiris 165. Consider the following statements: Assertion (A): Public participated in the political life during early Vedic period. Reason (R): Sabha and Samiti discussed matters of public importance. 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 false C) (A) is true, but (R) is false D) (A) is false, but (R) is true. 166. Which Article accords special status to Jammu and Kashmir? A) Article 350 B) Article 356 C) Article 370 D) Article 352 167. Consider the following statements: Assertion (A): Tsunamis are produced by sudden movements of earth's crust or earthquakes. Reason (R): These seismic sea waves are often incorrectly called tidal waves. 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. 168. …………………… won Padma Bhusan Award for Art ( Tamil Nadu ) in 2009. A) Chitra Visweswaran B) A. R. Rahman C) Y. G. Parthasarathy D) Shri V. P. Dhanajayan & Smt. Shanta Dhanajayan 169. Badruddin Tyabji was associated with A) President of the First Session of the Congress Party held at Bombay in 1885 B) President of the Second Session of the Congress Party held at Calcutta in 1886 C) President of the Third Session of the Congress Party held at Madras in 1887 D) none of these 170. Which one of the following is correctly matched? Categories I. Mountains II. Plateaus III. Plains IV. Hills % of area (India) 1. 10.6 2. 27.7 3. 43.2 4. 18.5 A) I alone is correct B) I and II are correct C) I, II and III are correct D) All are correct. 171. Which of the following is correctly matched? A) Napenthes – Stoneworts B) Drosera – Hornworts C) Utricularia - Pitcher plant D) Dionea - Venus-fly trap 172. The Constitutional recognition to urban local government became a reality through A) 73rd Amendment, 11th Schedule, 1992 B) 74th Amendment, 12th Schedule, 1992 C) 73rd Amendment, 11th Schedule, 1993 D) 74th Amendment, 12th Schedule, 1993 173. Who was chiefly responsible for the partition of Bengal? A) Wellesley B) Ripon C) Curzon D) Chelmsford 174. Consider the following: Statements: Some cars are bikes. No bike is train. Conclusions: I. No car is train. II. No bike is car III. Some cars are trains. IV. Some bikes are cars. Of the conclusions: A) I and III are correct B) IV alone is correct C) all are correct D) I, II, and IV are correct 175. Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below: List I (Books) List II (Authors) a) Manimekalai 1. Uruthiran Kannanar b) Pattinappalai 2. Jayam Kondar c) Jeevaka Chinthamani 3. Sittalai Sattanar d) Muvarula 4. Tirutaka Devar A) a3, b1, c4, d2 B) a4, b1, c2, d3 C) a3, b2, c1, d4 D) a1, b4, c2, d3 176. Economic drain theory was popularised by A) the Britishers in India B) Dadabhai Naoroji C) Vera Anstey D) V. V. Bhatt 177. Madras Province was renamed as Tamil Nadu in the year A) 1966 B) 1969 C) 1967 D) 1968 178. Black soils are mostly found in which regions? A) Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Tirunelveli B) Salem, Dharmapuri, Nilgiri C) Pudukkottai, Tiruchchirapalli and Kaveri delta D) Kaveri delta, Palar Watershed and Pondicherry 179. Ants identify their food through A) chemical communication B) audio communication C) visual communication D) olfacto communication 180. The total number of corporations in the last local body elections in Tamil Nadu is A) 4 B) 6 C) 5 D) 7 181. Nadir Shah was a/an A) Afghan king B) Moghul ruler C) Persian king D) Delhi Sultan 182. The area of a circle is 220 sq.cm. The area of the biggest square inscribed in this circle will be A) 40 cm2 B) 70 cm2 C) 140 cm2 D) 150 cm2 183. Tiruvidaiyattam means A) a land owned by Math B) a land owned by Temple C) a land owned by Warrior D) a land owned by Brahmana 184. Which Act separated Burma from India? A) Indian Act of 1935 B) Independence Act of 1947 C) Minto-Morley Reform Act D) Montague-Chelmsford Act 185. Consider the following statements: Assertion (A): The Marathas were defeated in the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761. Reason (R): It checked the growth of Maratha power, but did not destroy them. 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. 186. The Theosophical Society at Adyar dealt with I. Social issues II. Communal issues III. Political issues IV. Religious issues. A) I alone is correct B) I and II are correct C) I, II and III are correct D) All are correct. 187. FIFA 2010 World Cup Football will be held at A) France B) South Africa C) Canada D) Germany 188. The place where Winter Olympics was held during February, 2010 is A) Canada B) U.S.A. C) India D) England 189. Annie Besant became the President of the Indian National Congress in the year A) 1915 B) 1916 C) 1917 D) 1918 190. Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below: List I List II a) Neozoic era 1. Primary b) Cenozoic era 2. Secondary c) Mesozoic era 3. Quaternary d) Palaeozoic era 4. Tertiary A) a3, b4, c2, d1 B) a4, b3, c1, d2 C) a2, b1, c4, d3 D) a1, b2, c4, d3 191. Who won the Nobel prize for Peace in the year 2009? A) Barak Obama B) Nelson Mandela C) George Bush D) Bill Clinton 192. A glass container (µ = 1.65) is filled with a liquid of refractive index 1.46. When light is incident normally on the surface, the amount of light transmitted through the container is A) 18% B) 36% C) 44% D) 100% 193. Competition Commission of India (CCI) became operational from A) March, 2009 B) April, 2009 C) May, 2009 D) June, 2009 194. If loga (ab)=x. then logb(ab) is A) 1/x B) x/x+1 C) x/1-x D) x/x-1 195. In 2009, Nobel prize was awarded in Physics for the invention of A) charge coupled device and optical fibre communication B) neutrino and its detection C) digital imaging D) ribosome structure 196. World Earth Day is observed on A) April, 30 B) April, 22 C) March, 22 D) June, 5 197. Who presented Union Budget 2009-2010 in the Parliament? A) Chidambaram B) Pranab Mukerjee C) Manmohan Singh D) Arjun Singh 198. Who among the following was not a member of the Justice Party? A) Pitty Theogaraya Chetty B) Raja of Panagal C) T. M. Nair D) Rajagopalachari 199. The recipient of Nehru award in 1995 is A) Julius Namrai B) Aruna Asaf Ali C) Dr. Bruno Kreisky D) Md. Hosni Mubarak 200. Barak Hussein Obama became the 44th President of the USA in the year A) 2007 B) 2008 C) 2010 D) 2009 |
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21st May 2015, 09:57 AM
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Re: TNPSC Group 1 Exam Question Paper
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21st May 2015, 10:06 AM
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Re: TNPSC Group 1 Exam Question Paper
Here I am providing the information regarding the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Group 1 General Studies Entrance Exam Question Paper for your idea . Time Allowed: 3 hrs Maximum Marks :300 marks For the question paper , here is the attachment Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Group 1 General Studies Entrance exam paper |
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21st May 2019, 10:52 PM
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Annamalai University public administration
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