Group 2A 2014 June GE TNPSC Question Paper

Group 2A 2014 June GE TNPSC Questions

1.

Consider the following two statements consisting of Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and select your answer using the codes given below :

Assertion (A) : Rise of militant movements in Indian National movement revealed to the British Government, the extent to which the Indians were humiliated and dissatisfied.

Reason (R) : Indian youth were involved in large numbers in militant movements and left their foot prints as Heros.

A.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation to (A)

B.

Both (A) and (R) are false

C.

(A) and (R) are individually true but (R) is not the correct explanation to (A)

D.

(A) is false and (R) is true

ANSWER :

A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation to (A)

2.

Identify the leader who uttered the following statement :

"I am not anti-English, I am not anti-British, I am not anti-any government, but I am anti-untruth, anti-humbug and anti-injustice…. So long as the government spells injustice, it may regard me as its enemy, implacable enemy...".

A.

Gopala krishna Gokhale

B.

Bala Gangadhara Tilak

C.

M.K. Gandhi

D.

Jawaharlal Nehru

ANSWER :

C. M.K. Gandhi

3.

Which national leader uttered the following statement?

"I am an Indian Tom Tom waking up all the sleepers so that they wake and work for their motherland".

A.

B.G. Thilak

B.

Gopala krishna Gokhale

C.

Annie Beasant

D.

Jawaharlal Nehru

ANSWER :

C. Annie Beasant

4.

Consider the following pairs.

I. Swami Vivekananda - Parliament of Religious Chicago 1893

II. M.S. Subbulakshmi - Patronized art and architecture

III. Mother Terasa - Central Hindu School, Banaras

IV. Raja Ravivarma - Classical paintings

Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?

A.

I only

B.

II only

C.

III only

D.

IV only

ANSWER :

B. II only

5.
Which is not the work of Ottakkuttar?
A.
Senkuntarmalai
B.
Saraswathi Anthathi
C.
Yapparun Kalam
D.
Arunbai Tollayiram
ANSWER :
C. Yapparun Kalam
6.
Who was the founder of the Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party?
A.
Achariya Menon
B.
J.B. Kriplani Menon
C.
Achariya J.B. Kriplani
D.
Jai Prakash Narayanan
ANSWER :
C. Achariya J.B. Kriplani
7.
Who became the Chief Minister of Madras Presidency in 1923 after Justice party won the elections?
A.
Ramarayeningar
B.
K.V. Reddy
C.
T.N. Sivagnanam Pillai
D.
A.V. Patro
ANSWER :
A. Ramarayeningar
8.
Who made the statement: 'Worship of God through the services of the poor'?
A.
Mahatma Gandhi
B.
Mother Therasa
C.
Swami Vivekananda
D.
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
ANSWER :
C. Swami Vivekananda
9.

Point out the wrong statement in the following :

Statement :

I. The place which experiences the seismic event first is called epicentre.

II. Tornadoes are "S" shaped storms.

III. Harmattan wind is blowing in the Eastern part of Sahara desert.

IV. The word Igneous has been derived from a Latin word.

A.

III

B.

IV

C.

II

D.

I

ANSWER :

C. II

10.

Match the following pollutants.

List I List II
a) Gaseous pollutant 1.) Anthrax
b) Metal pollutant 2.) Chlorine
c) Deposited matter pollutant 3.) Cadmium
d) Bio pollutant 4.) Tar
A.

2 3 4 1

B.

1 2 3 4

C.

4 3 2 1

D.

3 1 2 4

ANSWER :

A. 2 3 4 1