Group 1 Prelims 2014 July TNPSC Question Paper

Group 1 Prelims 2014 July TNPSC Questions

11.
The transfer RNA (tRNA) carries the activated amino acid at its
A.
5' OH terminal
B.
3'CCA terminal
C.
T แต  C loop
D.
Anticodon end
ANSWER :
B. 3'CCA terminal
12.
Neisser in 1879 discovered a sexually transmitted disease known as
A.
Syphillis
B.
AIDS
C.
Gonorrhoea
D.
Hydrocele
ANSWER :
C. Gonorrhoea
13.
How many printing characters are there in ASCII?
A.
90
B.
65
C.
94
D.
62
ANSWER :
C. 94
14.
GIS stands for
A.
Geographic Information System
B.
Global Information System
C.
Graphical Information System
D.
Google Information System
ANSWER :
A. Geographic Information System
15.
_______ is the binary equivalent of (12)10.
A.
0001 0010
B.
1100
C.
1101
D.
1010
ANSWER :
B. 1100
16.
The warm current that travels upto Cape Hatteras is known as
A.
Benguella
B.
Labrador
C.
Gulf stream
D.
Falkland
ANSWER :
C. Gulf stream
17.

Match List I and List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below :

List I List II
a) Pangaea 1.) Continental drift
b) Panthalassa 2.) Large land mass
c) Tethys 3.) Huge ocean
d) Wegener 4.) Small seas
A.

3 2 1 4

B.

4 2 1 3

C.

2 3 1 4

D.

2 3 4 1

ANSWER :

D. 2 3 4 1

18.

Match List I and List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list :

List I (Major Rivers) List II (Percentage of Basin Area)
a) Ganga 1.) 9.8
b) Godavari 2.) 11.0
c) Yamuna 3.) 9.5
d) Indus 4.) 26.2
A.

3 4 1 2

B.

1 3 2 4

C.

4 3 2 1

D.

2 1 4 3

ANSWER :

C. 4 3 2 1

19.
World's leading producer of tea is
A.
Kenya
B.
Brazil
C.
China
D.
India
ANSWER :
D. India
20.
Which of the following year is considered as one of the worst drought year in the last one hundred years of India?
A.
2000
B.
2001
C.
2002
D.
2006
ANSWER :
C. 2002