Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission ( TNPSC) Group 1 Mains Exam 2009 Question Papers
Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission ( TNPSC) Group 1 Prelims Exam General Knowledge Sample Questions
Emerald Dam is located in
A) Coimbatore
B) Ooty
C) Erode
D) Salem
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
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.
Opsonin was discovered by
A) Jules Bordet
B) christian Gram
C) Almroth Wright
D) Louis Pasteur
The recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award during 2005 was
A) Dev Anand
B) Mrinal Sen
C) Lata Mangeshkar
D) Shyam Benegal
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
The Rajiv Gandhi Udyami Mitra Yojana was launched in
A) 2006
B) 2007
C) 2008
D) 2009
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
The growth rate of population in India as per 2001 census is
A) 3%
B) 2.50%
C) 1.90%
D) 1.50%
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.
The Annamalai University at Annamalainagar was founded in
A) 1909
B) 1919
C) 1929
D) 1949
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
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
Which of the following countries is not a member of ASEAN?
A) Vietnam
B) Brunei
C) Bangladesh
D) Myanmar
Position effect is the result of
A) translations
B) inversions
C) transcriptions
D) deletions
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
An example of addition co-polymer is
A) Buna-s
B) PVC
C) Neoprene
D) Glyptal
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)
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
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
Biodiesel is obtained from which plant?
A) Mango
B) Bamboo
C) Jatropha
D) Ficus
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
Rubella virus causes
A) Smallpox
B) Measles
C) Chickenpox
D) Influenza
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
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
Dantidurga established which kingdom?
A) Chalukyas of Badami
B) Chalukyas of Kalyani
C) Chalukyas of Vengi
D) Rashtrakuta Dynasty
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)
Study of the interrelations between the individual plant and its environment is called
A) Synecology
B) Ecosystem
C) Autecology
D) Biodiversity
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
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
Leprosy is caused by
A) Mycobacterium leprae
B) Mycobacterium tuberculosis
C) Corynebacterium diphtheria
D) Varicella zoster
Who was the first woman Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu?
A) Janaki Ramachandran
B) Jayalalitha
C) Mamata Banerjee
D) Mayawati
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
The National Rural Employment Programme was implemented in Tamil Nadu in the year
A) 1980
B) 1990
C) 1970
D) 1960
The famous Ethnobotanist in India is
A) V. M. Meher-Homji
B) R. P. S. Katwal
C) S. K. Jain
D) S. S. Bhojwani
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+
SONAR is mostly used by
A) Doctors
B) Engineers
C) Navigators
D) Astronauts
Traditions affirm that a Buddhist Council assembled at ………….. In the year of Buddha’s death
A) Vaisali
B) Pataliputra
C) Saranath
D) Rajagriha
What is the correct value of x = cos ? satisfies x2 – 3x + 2 = 0?
A) 1
B) 0
C) -1
D) ?
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.
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.
Agricultural holding tax was recommended by
A) John Mathai Committee
B) Bhoothalingam Committee
C) Wanchoo Committee
D) Raj Committee
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
The LPG (Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation) model of development was introduced in 1991
by the Finance Minister