Group 2 2013 December GE TNPSC Question Paper

Group 2 2013 December GE TNPSC Questions

1.

Which of the following statements about respiration is true?

I. Respiration results in loss of dry weight in plants.

II. The intermediate chemical reactions in the breakdown of sugar in respiration and synthesis of sugar in photosynthesis are much the same.

III. The oxygen concentration is not known to affect respiration.

IV. Respiration is a constructive process.

A.

I, II and IV 

B.

II and IV

C.

I and II only

D.

I and III

ANSWER :

C. I and II only

2.
Angiosperms differ from gymnosperms by
A.
Being evergreen
B.
Having compound leaves
C.
Being smaller in size
D.
Having ovule enclosed in the ovary
ANSWER :
D. Having ovule enclosed in the ovary
3.

Consider the following statements :

(a) Dr. V.A. Smith had called India an Ethnological Museum for there is a great variety of racial types.

(b) India is well-known as a land of great varieties. Because, there is a great variety of racial types.

Of these :

A.

(a) is correct (b) is wrong

B.

(b) is correct (a) is wrong

C.

(a) and (b) are correct

D.

Both (a) and (b) are wrong

ANSWER :

C. (a) and (b) are correct

4.

What is special about the following personalities?

Pandit Ravi Shankar, M.S. Subbulakshmi and Satyajit Rey

A.

Recipients of Bharat Ratna Award

B.

Recipients of Lalit Kala Academy Award

C.

Recipients of Sangeet Natak Academy

D.

Recipients of Padma Vibhushan award

ANSWER :

A. Recipients of Bharat Ratna Award

5.
Which is the correct sequence of various sectors in GDP of India in the descending order?
A.
Primary sector, Secondary sector, Tertiary sector
B.
Primary sector, Tertiary sector, Secondary sector
C.
Secondary sector, Tertiary sector, Primary sector
D.
Tertiary sector, Secondary sector, Primary sector
ANSWER :
D. Tertiary sector, Secondary sector, Primary sector
6.
The National Food Security Act was gazetted in
A.
September, 2013
B.
August, 2013
C.
September,2012
D.
August, 2012
ANSWER :
A. September, 2013
7.
Net National Income (NNI) does not include
A.
Indirect business taxes
B.
Corporate income taxes
C.
Depreciation charges
D.
The rental value of house-owners
ANSWER :
D. The rental value of house-owners
8.

Find the missing numbers in the place '?'

A.

41

B.

35

C.

30

D.

28

ANSWER :

A. 41

9.

Find the missing term

A.

12

B.

18

C.

16

D.

24

ANSWER :

A. 12

10.
A sum was put at simple interest at a certain rate for 2 years. Had it been put at 3% higher rate, it would have fetched Rs. 300 more. Find the sum.
A.
Rs. 5,000
B.
Rs. 4,000
C.
Rs. 10,000
D.
Rs. 1,000
ANSWER :
A. Rs. 5,000