Group 4 2012 July GE TNPSC Question Paper

Group 4 2012 July GE TNPSC Questions

1.

Arrange in chronological order:

I. Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam

II. Dr.Shankar Dayal Sharma

III. K.R.Narayanan

IV.P.Venkataraman

A.

IV, II, III and I

B.

III, I, II and IV

C.

I, III, IV and II

D.

II, IV, I and III

ANSWER :

A. IV, II, III and I

2.
Among the following which is not related to Industrial Development and Finance?
A.
TIDCO
B.
SIPCOT
C.
TIIC
D.
ITC
ANSWER :
D. ITC
3.
Which of the following oil companies is not a public sector company?
A.
Chennai Petroleum Company
B.
Mangalore Refineries & Petrochemicals
C.
Hindustan Oil Companies Ltd.
D.
Reliance Petroleum Ltd.
ANSWER :
D. Reliance Petroleum Ltd.
4.

Which of the following fund(s) is/are operated directly from the Prime Minister's Office?

I. The Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF).

II. National Defence Fund (NDF).

Of these

A.

I only

B.

II only

C.

Both I & II

D.

Neither I nor II

ANSWER :

C. Both I & II

5.
Haemoglobin is the pigment useful to transport gases. They are present in Red Blood Cells. Identify the animal which has blood without pigments.
A.
Human
B.
Birds
C.
Earthworm
D.
Cockroach
ANSWER :
D. Cockroach
6.

Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:

List I (Rivers) List II (Origin)
a) Mahanadi 1.) Nasik Hills
b) Periyar 2.) Mahabaleswar hills
c) Godavari 3.) Amarkantak
d) Krishna 4.) Cardamon hills
A.

3 4 1 2

B.

2 3 1 4

C.

4 1 3 2

D.

1 2 4 3

ANSWER :

A. 3 4 1 2

7.

Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:

List I List II
a) Cholera 1.) A Fungi
b) African Sleeping Sickness 2.) Virus
c) Phlegm 3.) Bacteria
d) Dandruff 4.) Protozon
A.

3 4 2 1

B.

4 2 1 3

C.

2 1 3 4

D.

1 3 4 2

ANSWER :

A. 3 4 2 1

8.
In Tamil Nadu the most windforms are with districts of
A.
Kanyakumari, Coimbatore, Tiruppur
B.
Tuticorin, Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli
C.
Neyveli, Kanchipuram, Chennai
D.
Coimbatore, Erode, Dharmapuri
ANSWER :
B. Tuticorin, Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli
9.
The name of the organisations which are associated in the Chandrayan I mission are given below. Identify the wrong one.
A.
ISRO
B.
BARC
C.
NASA
D.
ONGC
ANSWER :
D. ONGC
10.

Consider the following statements:

Assertion (A) : Planet Saturn when put in water it would float.

Reason (R) : The Planet Saturn has a specific gravity of less than one.

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 :

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