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

TNPSC Original Question Paper 2

51. Which one of the following
types of sex chromosomes
represents a male human being?
A. YY C. XY
B. XX D. XO

52. Triple Antigen is administered
to prevent the attack of
A. diphtheria, tetanus and
tuberculosis
B. tetanus, tuberculosis and
malaria
C. diphtheria, tetanus and
whooping cough
D. diphtheria, tetanus and malaria

53. Match List I with List II
correctly and select your answer
using the codes given below:
List I
A. Mitochondria
B. Chloroplast
C. Stomata
D. Cell wall
List II
1. Photosynthesis
2. Transpiration
3. Respiration
4. Osmosis
Codes:
a b c d
A. 1 3 4 2
B. 3 1 4 2
C. 1 3 2 4
D. 3 1 2 4

54. Nucleotide is made up of
I. Phosphoric acid
II. Deoxyribose sugar
III. Nitrogenous bases
Which one is correct?
A. I, II and III C. II and III
B. I and II D. III alone

55. A bacteriophage is
A. a bacterium living on dead tissue
B. a virus that attacks bacteria and
destroys them
C. a bacterium that fights viruses
D. a blue-green algae

56. Ribosomes in a cell play a
significant role in
A. Lipid synthesis
B. Photosynthesis
C. Protein synthesis
D. Secretion

57. The first sermon of Gautam
Buddha was delivered at
A. Sarnath C. Gaya
B. Lumbini D. Kapilavastu

58. Who wrote Arthashastra?
A. Kautilya
B. Gandhiji
C. Nehruji
D. None of the above

59. Who was the first Muslim
invader of India?
A. Ghazni Mahmud
B. Ghori Mahmud
C. Aibak
D. Mohamed Bin Kasim

60. “Jazia Tax” was reimposed
during the reign of
A. Akbar C. Jahangir
B. Aurangzeb D. Humayun

61. The Battle of Plassey was fought
in the year
A. 1757 C. 1576
B. 1775 D. 1761

62. When was the Battle of Buxar
fought?
A. 1761 C. 1763
B. 1762 D. 1764

63. When was the Permananent
Land Revenue Settlement
introduced?
A. 1793 C. 1791
B. 1792 D. 1790

64. When did the rule of East India
Company come to an end?
A. 1857 C. 1859
B. 1858 D. 1860

65. Who is the first Indian Woman
Police Service Officer?
A. Kiran Bedi C. Sasikala
B. Chandrika D. Jaya

66. Who wrote the novel ‘Ponniyin
Selvan’?
A. Kalki
B. Kannadasan
C. Bharathiyar
D. Bharathidasan

67. Darwin wrote the book
A. Philosophic Zoologique
B. Systema Naturae
C. Origin of Species
D. Natural Selection in Evolution.

68. The Indian Ruler who fought
with Alexander the Great was
A. Porus
B. Asoka
C. Harsha
D. Chandragupta II

69. The longest river in the
Southern part of India is
A. Kaveri
B. Vaigai
C. Godavari
D. Mullai

70. Who is called as Nightingale of
India?
A. Sarojini Naidu
B. Subbu Lakshmi Reddy
C. Annie Beasant
D. Jhansi Rani


72. Which city formulates the
Doctrine of Panchsheel?
A. Delhi C. London
B. Bandung D. Washington

73. Who was the father of Indian
Archaeology?
A. Major General Alexander
B. John Marshall
C. Smith
D. Herbert

74. By whose advice Sarafoji II built
the Saraswati Mahal Library?
A. Schwartz C. Caldwell
B. Ziegnbalg D. Plutchau

75. Which one of the following cities
is famous for the manufacture
of shoes?
A. Basti C. Indore
B. Mysore D. Batanagar

76. Which one of the following
states does not have a common
boundary with Bangladesh?
A. Meghalaya C. Nagaland
B. Tripura D. Mizoram

77. Which one of the following cities
is famous for the manufacture
of locks?
A. Hyderabad C. Nellore
B. Aligarh D. Nagpur

78. India’s naval base is located at
A. Mumbai
B. Visakhapatnam
C. Karwar
D. Tuticorin

79. According to 1991 census, in
which state do women outnumber
men?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Bihar
C. Kerala
D. Tamil Nadu


81. Which of the following takes
place due to deforestation?
A. Ground water depletion
B. Soil erosion
C. Foods
D. All of these

82. The basin area of Narmada lies
in which of the following states?
A. Maharashtra and Madhya
Pradesh
B. Maharashtra and Rajasthan
C. Maharashtra and Bihar
D. Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh

83. Which one of the following is a
Kharif crop?
A. Wheat C. Pulses
B. Paddy D. Mustard

84. Match List I with List II
correctly and select your answer
using the codes given below:
List I List II
A. Titagarh 1. Fertilizer
B. Nepanagar 2. Paper
C. Sindri 3. Cement
D. Kutni 4. Newsprint
Codes:
a b c d
A. 4 3 2 1
B. 2 1 4 3
C. 3 2 4 1
D. 2 4 1 3

85. Which one of the following is
not correctly matched?
A. Rourkela Steel Plant - Orissa
B. Bhilai Steel Plant -
Maharashtra
C. Durgapur Steel Plant - West
Bengal
D. Bokaro Steel Plant - Bihar

86. Which one of the following is
not correctly matched?
A. Darjeeling - West Bengal
B. Mount Abu - Rajasthan
C. Kodaikanal - Tamil Nadu
D. Simla - Uttar Pradesh

87. Which state gets maximum
rainfall from North-east
monsoon?
A. Karnataka C. Gujarat
B. Tamil Nadu D. Maharashtra

88. Find the oddly matched pair:
A. Bose Research Institute -
Kolkata
B. Raman Research Institute -
Chennai
C. National Museum - New Delhi
D. Survey of India - Dehra Dun

89. Which Indian lake has high
salinity?
A. Dal C. Wular
B. Chilka D. Sambar

90. Match List I with List II
correctly and select your answer
using the codes given below:
List I List II
A. Srinagar 1. Krishna
B. Agra 2. Ganga
C. Varanasi 3. Yamuna
D. Vijayawada 4. Jhelum
Codes:
a b c d
A. 4 3 2 1
B. 3 2 1 4
C. 2 1 4 3
D. 1 4 3 2

91. Oriental agriculture is practised in
A. Britain C. Arabia
B. Canada D. India

92. Through which state does the
Tropic of Cancer pass?
A. Bihar
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Andhra Pradesh

93. The Reserve Bank of India was
started in
A. 1935 C. 1956
B. 1948 D. 1960

94. The First Five Year Plan was
launched in
A. 1948 C. 1956
B. 1951 D. 1960

95. The Jawahar Rozgar Yojana
Scheme is meant for
A. improving village economy
B. training urban house building
C. promoting small scale
industries
D. providing employment to rural
youth

96. The State which tops in the yield
of foodgrains per hectare is
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Haryana
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Punjab

97. In India the density of
population is highest in the
following state according to
1991 Census:
A. Kerala C. Bihar
B. Tamil Nadu D. West Bengal

98. Which crop is grown in largest
area in India?
A. Rice C. Jute
B. Sugarcane D. Wheat

99. Decimal coinage was introduced
in India in the year
A. 1957 C. 1955
B. 1957 D. 1960