Tuesday, December 13, 2011

TNPSC Original Question Paper 4

151. Who is the Secretary-General
of UNO in 2001?
A. Kofi Annan C. George Bush
B. Robert D. Bill Clinton

152. Who is awarded the Gandhi
Peace Prize for 2000?
A. Bill Clinton
B. Nelson Mandela
C. K.R. Guptaji
D. None of them

153. Who is India’s first ever woman
Foreign Secretary?
A. Chokila Iyer
B. Padma Priya
C. Mamta Banerjee
D. None of them

154. Who is the new Indian
Ambassador to USA in 2001?
A. Lalit Mansingh
B. M.K. Rao
C. K.C. Pant
D. None of them

155. The first recipient of Bharat
Ratna was
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Govind Vallabh Pant
C. B.C.Roy
D. C.V.Raman

156. Who is India’s Chief Election
Commissioner?
A. M.S. Gill
B. T.N. Seshan
C. P.K. Rao
D. None of them

157. Where would the bacterium
E.Coli be readily found?
A. Soil
B. Ponds
C. Human intestine
D. Refuse dumps.

158. Who is the Registrar General
and Census Commissioner of
India in 2001?
A. J.K. Banthia
B. M.S. Gill
C. T.N. Seshan
D. None of them

159. What was the average literacy
rate according to 1991 census
in India?
A. 40 per cent C. 48 per cent
B. 42 per cent D. 52 per cent

160. Which among the following is
the oldest dynasty?
A. Kanva C. Maurya
B. Kushan D. Sunga

161. For what Mundandurai is
especially famous for?
A. Horses C. Tigers
B. Cows D. Dogs

162. For what Koonthankulam in
Tamil Nadu is noted for?
A. Birds
B. Flowers
C. Teakwood
D. None of these

163. Where is Agasthiar falls in Tamil
Nadu?
A. Courtallam
B. Kumarar Kovil
C. Papanasam
D. Kalakkad

164. Where is Manonmaniam
Sundaranar University in Tamil
Nadu?
A. Chennai C. Tiruchi
B. Thanjavur D. Tirunelveli
165. "Saraswati Pandaram" was a
A. kitchen C. library
B. treasury D. shrine

166. Which falls is called as ‘The Spa
of the South’?
A. Manimuthar
B. Kodaikanal
C. Courtallam
D. None of these

167. Who among the following gave
a suitable definition for
democracy?
A. Lincoln
B. Washington
C. J.F. Kennedy
D. None of them

168. The first Indian to be the
President of UN General
Assembly was
A. Indira Gandhi
B. R. Venkataraman
C. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
D. None of them

169. Remains of Roman civilization
have been found in
A. Arikamedu
B. Hampi
C. Mohenjodaro
D. Lothal

170. Which is the capital of
Bangladesh?
A. Dhaka C. Lahore
B. Karachi D. None of these

171. In which conference, the
Panchsheel was given?
A. Bandung C. Bangalore
B. Cairo D. None of these

172. Where is the headquarters of
ILO?
A. Rome C. London
B. Mecca D. Geneva

173. Among the following, which
country has an Unwritten
Constitution?
A. India C. France
B. Japan D. England

174. Where is Mount Abu?
A. India C. Pakistan
B. China D. None of these

175. Where is the Indian Institute of
Science?
A. Bangalore C. Chennai
B. New Delhi D. Mumbai

176. Nasik is on the banks of the river
A. Godavari C. Cauvery
B. Sutlej D. Vaigai

177. What book did V.O.
Chidambaram author?
A. Meyyarivu
B. Veera Viduthalai
C. Pennin Perumai
D. None of these

178. Who is the author of
‘Gitanjali’?
A. Tagore
B. Bharathiyar
C. Bharathidasan
D. Kannadasan

179. IDBI is a
A. Bank C. Committee
B. Board D. Centre

180. Fiscal Policy is connected with
A. public revenue and expenditure
B. population
C. money issue
D. exports and imports

181. 3:24 as to?
A. 5:30 C. 7:35
B. 8:35 D. 8:64

186. If the vertex of a parabola is
(2, 0) and the directrix is the
y-axis, then its focus is
A. (–2, 0) C. (–4, 0)
B. (4, 0) D. (3, 0)

194. If the day tomorrow is Sunday,
what was it yesterday?
A. Wednesday C. Friday
B. Thursday D. Saturday

195. If a clock strikes once at 1
O’clock, twice at 2 O’ clock, how
many times will it strike in 24
hours?
A. 156 C. 40
B. 78 D. 12

196. Complete the following series:
7, 8, 10, 13, 17, .........
A. 22 C. 30
B. 25 D. 40

197. The average of three numbers
is 28. The second number is
twice the first. The third number
is twice the second. The three
numbers in order are
A. 12, 24, 48
B. 24, 12, 48
C. 24, 20, 40
D. 20, 40, 24

199. Choose the one which is
different from the rest three?
A. 11 C. 15
B. 13 D. 17

200. Area under normal curve
between Z = − ∞ and Z=0 is
A. 0.25 C. 0.50
B. –0.50 D. 0.75