Tnpsc General Knowledge Question And Answer ( Date 30/07/2015)

1. The pin code was introduced in India in the year 1972
2. In his last years,Ambedkar converted to Buddhism
3. The film actor who became the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh was N.T.Rama Rao
4.  Satyajit Ray was awarded the Bharat Ratna in the year 1992
5. Central Research Institute is located at Kasauli
6.  The movie Raja Harishchandra was released in the year 1913
7. The first Indian Prime Minister to resign from office was Morarji Desai
8. The largest railway bridge in India is Sone Bridge,Bihar
9.  The largest dome in India is the Gol Gumbaz,Bijapur
10.  Air Force Day is celebrated on October 8
11.  Indian Military Academy is located at Dehradun
12. The postal department was set up in India in the year 1854
13.  Navy day is celebrated on 4th December
14. NABARD was established in the year 1982
15. Koradi Thermal power Station is located at Maharashtra
16. PTI stands for Press Trust of India
17. Rail Coach Factory is located at Kapurthala
18. The constitution of India was adopted on 26-11-1949
19. The constitution of India became effective on 26-1-1950
20.  Mrinalini'was written by Bankim chandra Chatterjee
21. Panipat is popularly known as Weaver City

TNPSC INDIAN ECONOMY QUESTION ANSWER (Date 29/07/2015)

Q.1) National Income of a country can be calculated by


3 methods ( Answer)


Q.2) Per capital Income is an indicator of


Living standard of people ( Answer)


Q.3) Income method sums all forms of



Income ( Answer)


Q.4) Primary sector contribution to national Income in India is

 15.8 % ( Answer)


Q.5) India's per capita Income is


950 dollars (  Answer)


Q.6) Expenditure method estimates national income from the


Expenditure side ( Answer)


Q.7) National Income is otherwise called


Gross National Product ( Answer)


Q.8) Net National Product

 GNP (-) Depreciation (Answer)


Q.9) National Income is a measure of


Total value of goods & services ( Answer)


Q.10) Primary sector consists of


 Agriculture (Answer)

Tnpsc History Question And Answer (Date 29/07/2015)

1. Black Revolution :
Petroleum Production

2. Blue Revolution :
Fish Production

3. Brown Revolution :
Leather/non-conventional(India)/Cocoa production



4. Golden Fibre Revolution :
Jute Production

5. Golden Revolution :
Overall Horticulture development/Honey Production

6. Green Revolution :
Food grain Production

7. Grey Revolution :
Fertilizer Revolution

8. Pink Revolution :
Onion production/Pharmaceutical (India)/Prawn production

9. Red Revolution :
Meat & Tomato Production

10. Round Revolution :
Potato Revolution

11. Silver Fiber Revolution :
Cotton Revolution

12. Silver Revolution :
Egg/Poultry Production

13. White Revolution :
Milk/Dairy production (In India - Operation Flood)

14. Yellow Revolution :
Oil Seeds production

15. Evergreen Revolution :
Overall development of Agriculture

Tnpsc General knowledge Questions and Answers

1. Human Eye Has which lens ? - Convex lens
2. In which country was magnetic needle used for the very first time ? - China
3. Primary Rocks are result of Which Process ? - Solidification
4. What is the Science of Classification of Organisms known as ? - Taxonomy
5. What is the Radius of Equator ? - 2160 km
6. Which pair of the countries were super power after second world war ? -  USA and USSR
7. Which of the following is the most hardest metal ? - Diamond

8.What are Rabi Crops ? -  Crops Grown During November - April
9. What is the Thickness of Mantle ?  - 2900 km
10.  The critical Temperature at which saturation level reaches is - Dew point
11. Dudwa is a national park in which country ? - Uttar pradesh in India.
12. Chukha project was constructed by India in which country ? - Bhutan
13. The main watershed in the peninsular India is formed by - Western Ghats.
14.  A period of the earth's geological History which is about 55 million years old was -  Teritiary age
15. The first old Refinery in India was set up at which place ?  - Digboi
16. Coal Mining in India started at Raniganj in West Bengal in  - 1774
17. The largest Plant in Asia to Produce Alumina and Aluminium as Nalco is Set up at : Angul in Orissa
18. India faces Competition with which country in Mica Production ? - Brazil
19. Jhumming is shifting agriculture practised in which part of India ? -  North-Eastern Part of India
20. India is the second largest rice producer in world after which country ? - China
21. Research Institute on Dairy Development is situated at which place ? - Karnal
22. During Indus Valley Civilisation period Indian cotton fabrics were of great demand in - West Asia
23. War ships in the India Navy are Built in - Mazagawn ship yard
24. British Shifted Their capital from Calcutta to New Delhi in - 1921
25. The least Densely Populated Union Territory is - Andaman and Nicobar Island

Tnpsc Indian Polity Parts Of Indian Constitution (Date 22/07/2015)

1. Part I Articles 1-4 Territory of India,, admission,, establishment or formation of new states

2. Part II Articles 5-11 Citizenship

3. Part III Articles 12-35 Fundamental Rights

4. Part IV Articles 36-51 Directive Principles of State Policy Part IV A Article 51-A Duties of a      citizen of India. It was added by the 42nd Amendment in 1976

5. Part V Articles 52-151 Government at the Union level

6. Part VI Articles 152-237 Government at the State level

7. Part VII Article 238 Deals with states in Part B of the First Schedule. It was repealed by 7th Amendment in 1956

8. Part VIII Articles 239-241 Administration of Union Territories

9. Part IX Article 242-243 Territories in Part D of the First Schedule and other territories. It  was repealed by 7th Amendment in 1956

10. Part X Articles 244-244 A Scheduled and tribal areas

11. Part XI Articles 245-263 Relations between the Union and States

12. Part XII Articles 264-300 Finance,, property,, contracts and suits

13. Part XIII Articles 301-307 Trade,, commerce and travel within the territory of India

14. Part XIV Articles 308-323 Services under the Union and States Part XIV-A Articles 323A-323B Added by the 42nd Amendment in 1976 and deals with administrative tribunals to hear disputes and other complaints

15. Part XV Articles 324-329 Election and Election Commission

16. Part XVI Articles 330-342 Special provision to certain classes ST/SC and Anglo Indians

17. Part XVII Articles 343-351 Official languages

18. Part XVIII Articles 352-360 Emergency provisions

19. Part XIX Articles 361-367 Miscellaneous provision regarding exemption of the President and governors from criminal proceedings

20. Part XX Article 368 Amendment of Constitution

21. Part XXI Articles 369-392 Temporary,, transitional and special provisions

22. Part XXII Articles 393-395 Short title, commencement and repeal of the Constitution

TNPSC 100 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1.The blood vessels which carry blood from heart are called

   a) artery b) Vein c) capillaries d) vena cava

2.The first set of teeth that appear in childhood are called

   a) Canines b) Milk teeth c) Wisdom teeth d) Permanent teeth

3.The fins that help in changing direction while swimming are

   a) Dorsal fins b) Pectoral fins c) Pelvic fins d) Caudal fins

4.Culture of fish is called

   a) Pisciculture b) Sericulture c) Vermiculture d) Aquaculture

5.The functional unit of the skeletal muscie is

   a) myosin b) actin c) sarcomere d) myofibril

6.In a plant cell D.N.A. is found in

   a) chloroplast b) mitochondria c) nucleus d) all of these

7.A plant cell is distinguished from an animal cell by the presence of

   a) chromosome b) cell wall c) cell membrane d) nucleus

8.Which one of the following wavelengths of light is most effect Photosynthesis?

   a) Blue b) Green c) Orange d) Yellow

9.The age of a tree can be calculated by

   a)measuring its height b)measuring its diameter

   c) analysis of its sap d) counting annual growth rings.

10.Epidermis, the outermost layer of leaf is perforated by small pores for gaseous                exchange. These are called

   a) hydathodes b) stigmata c) stomata d) stroma

11.Which one of the districts in Tamil Nadu is having the highest literacy level?

    a) Salem b) Kanniyakumari c) Madurai d)d Trichy

12. In Tamil Nadu everyone must have education by the year . .. . is the priority of the         Government.

    a) 2010 b) 2020 c) 2005 d) 2008

13.The population of Tamil Nadu in 2001 was

    a) 62.1 millions b) 61.2 millions c) 60.1 millions d) 64.2 millions

14.Day and night are caused by

    a)revolution of earth b) rotation of earth c) gravitational force d) none of These

15.Paradwip port is located in

    a) Andhra Pradesh b) Karnataka c) Orissa d) Tamil Nadu

16.Kaziranga National Park is located in

    a) Bihar b) Madhya Pradesh c) Uttar Pradesh d) Assam

17.Jute is largely cultivated in

    a) West Bengal b) Karnataka c) Kerala d) Tamil Nadu

18.The state with more females found is

    a) Kerala b) Maharashtra c) West Bengal d) Gujarat

19.South-West monsoon gives more rainfall to

    a) Western Coast b) Eastern Coast c) Thar Desert d) Malwa Plateau

20.Ship building industry is located at

    a) Bangalore b) Hyderabad c) Cochin d) Varanasi

21.Which part of the Constitution of India deals with citizenship?

    a) I b) II c) III d) IV

22) Which one of the following authorities is authorised by the Constitution to impose     reasonable restrictions on Fundamental Rights?

   a) The Parliament b) The Supreme Court c) The President d) None

23)The President can be removed from his office through impeachment by the

    a) Lok sabha b) Supreme Court of India

    c) Two Houses of Parliament d) Council of Ministers

24) The Rajya Sabha consists of

    a) 250 members b) 270 members c) 200 members d) 230 members

25) The custodian of the legislature is

    a) the Prime Minister b) The President

    c) The Vice-President d) the Speaker

26) The Chief Justice and other Judges of the High Court hold office

    a) till the age of 60 years b) for life

    c) till the age of 62 years d) till the age of 58 years

27) The members of the UPSC are

    a) elected by the people b) elected by the Parliament c) appointed by the President d) appointed by the Council of Ministers.

28) Paying Income Tax signifies

    a) traditional authority b) rational legal authority

    c)charismatic authority d) all of these

29) In Tamil Nadu, head of the Panchayat is called the

    a) Mayor b) Chairman c) Chief Minister d) Prime Minister

30) India is a member of

    a) U.N.O. b) Non-aligned Movement c) SAARC d) all of these

31) If there were no atmosphere, what would be the colour of the sky?

    a) Blue b) White c) Red d) Black

32) In August, 2005 in USA, the name of the place where massive Hurricane occurred which killed more than 650 people is

    a) New Orleans b) California c) Alaska d) Texas

33) Tamil Nadu Explosives Ltd, is at

    a) Vellore b) Kanchipuram c) Cheyyar d) Vandavasi

34) Sun’s energy is produced by

a) nuclear fission b) nuclear fusion c)burning of gases d) presence of hydrogen

35) The Central Rice Research Institute of India is located at

    a) Kolkata b) Cuttack c) Bangalore d) Mysore

36) The widely used antibiotic Penicillin is produced by

    a) an Alga b) a Bacterium c) a Fungus d) a plant

37) Which is the largest single cell?

    a) Ostrich egg b) Paramoecium c) Euglena d) Hydra

38) The treatment given for kidney malfunctioning is

    a) Dialysis b) Accupuncture c) E.C.G. d) Angioplasty

39) Dronacharya Award is presented to a

a) Tennis player b) Cricket player c) Sports coach d) Hockey player

40) A. Kathakali          1. Tamil Nadu

      B. Odissi                2. Andhra Pradesh

      C. Kuchipudi          3. Kerala

      D. Bharata Natyam 4. Orissa

     a) 3 4 2 1 b) 3 2 1 4 c) 4 3 2 1 d) 2 3 1 4

41) AB and CD are two chords equidistant from the centre. If AB = 6 cm, then CD is equal     to

    a) 3 cm b) 6 cm c) 12 cm d) 10 cm

42) The radius and slant height of a right circular cone are 4 cm and 6 cm respectively.      The curved surface area of the cone is

    a) 12π cm2 b) 12 cm2 c) 24π cm2 d) 24 cm2

    Formula: π rl = π x 4 x 6

43) In a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD, if ∠ A= 100º then ∠ C =

    a)100 º b)80 º c) 50º d) 40 º

    

44) Which of the following is a point on 3x + 4y ≤ 7?

    a) (1, 1) b) (1,2) c) (2,1) d) (0,2)

45) If sin θ = cosθ , then tan θ =

    a) 0 b) 1 c) √2 d) √3

    sin θ = cosθ the sin θ / cosθ = tan θ =1

46) Two lines are parallel is and only if

    a) m1 = m2 b) m1 = -m2 c) m1, m2 = -1 d) m1 = 1/m2

    Parallel lines have same slope

47) The least score of a cricket player of the school team is 5 runs in a series of ten     matches. If his range of scores is 87, what is his highest score in the series?

    a) 5 b) 82 c) 87 d) 92

    Range= Largest – Smallest

    87 = Largest – 5

    Largest = 87 + 5 = 92

48) If one root of the equation 2x2 - 11x – 6 = 0 is 6, then the other root is

    a) ½ b) -1/2 c) -6 d) 1/6

49) The great freedom fighter of Bangladesh was

    a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Sheikh Mujibur Rehman

    c) Bhutto d) Mao Tse-tung

50) The leader who strived for social justice in Tamil Nadu was

    a) Periyar E.V.R. b) Rajaji c) Kamaraj d) Annadurai

51) Joule’s law of heating is given by

    a) H = I R2t b) H=I2Rt2 c) H =I^2 Rt d) H=IRt2

52) The persistence of vision is

    a) 1/32s b) 1/24s c) 1/16s d) 1/8 s

53) The unit of latent heat of fusion is

    a) J kg-1 K-1 b) J kg^-1 c) J kg K-1 d) J K-1

54) Which of the following is used as control rod in the nuclear reactor?

    a) Cadmium b) Boron c) Hafnium d) All of these

55) The centripetal force required by a car of mass 500 kg which takes a round turn of     radius 50 m with a velocity of 20m s-1 is

    a) 4000 N b) 5000 N c) 200 N d) 1250 N

56) Sodium carbonate is used in

    a) softening of hard water b) fire extinguishers c) ceramic industries d) tanning industries

57) CuSO4 + Zn -> ZnSO4 + Cu ↓

    a) gas b) liquid c) solid d) precipitate

58) Which one of the following is correctly matched?

    a) Ammonia - Allotropy

    b) Sulphuric acid - Dehydrating agent

    c) Sulphur dioxide - Haber process

    d) Sulphur - Lightest element

59) An organic compound by the action of enzymes leads to the formation of smaller molecules. It is called

    a) fermentation b) esterification c) oxidation d) dehydrogenation

60) A catalyst used in the manufacture of ammonia by Haber process is

    a) copper b) Iron c) Cobalt d) Ammonium chloride

61) Where did Buddha give his first sermon?

    a) Sarnath b) Sanchi c) Gaya d) Varanasi

62) The Mathematics scholar who lived during the reign of Guptas is

    a) Aryabhatta b) Varahamihira c) Brahmagupta d) Banabhatta

63)The title ‘Vathapi Kondan’ was assumed by

    a) Parameswara Varman b) Mahendra Varman-1 c) Narasimha Varman-I d) Simhavishnu

64) ‘Ashtadiggajas’ lived in the court of

    a) Achutaraya b) Krishnadevarayar c) Ramaraya d) Sadasivaraya

65) What was the main purpose of the invasion of Mahmood of Ghazni into India?

    a) propagation of Islam b) Extension of his empire c) To acquire the wealth of India

    d) As a sport

66) The distinguishing feature of Shah Jahan’s reign was

    a) economic prosperity b) administrative efficiency c) foreign policy d) art &   architecture

67) The father of local self-government in India is

    a) Lord Canning b) Lord Ripon c) Robert Clive d) Lord Dalhousie

68) Who introduced Ryotwari system in Tamil Nadu?

    a) Lord Cornwallis b) Lord Dalhousie c) Sir Thomas Monroe d) Lord Mayo

69) Pukar was the port city of

    a) Cholas b) Cheras c) Pandyas d) Pallavas

70) Who was the most illustrious king of the early Chera dynasty?

    a) Ydiyan Cheral b) Imayavaramban c) Senguttuvan d) Ilango Adigal

71) Tiger Economic Countries are

    a) America, England b) Russia, Germany c) Thailand, Singapore d) India, China

72) Suitable soil for cotton production is

    a) Red soil b) Hill soil c) Black soil d) Alluvial soil

73) The state which produced largest amount of tea is

    a) Tamil Nadu b) Assam c) Karnataka d) Kerala

74) For the development of India in 1950, Government of India started

    a) Five-Year Plans b) Green Revolution c) Satellite d) National Development Council

75) ‘Tidal Park’ is being promoted in Tamil Nadu for information Technology industry by

a) ELCOT & SIPCOT b) ELCOT & TIDCO c) TIDCO & SIPCOT d) TIDCO & SIDBI

76)14 Commercial Banks were nationalized in the year

     a) 1969 b) 1949 c) 1956 d) 1980

77)A. Chittaranjan 1. Rail Engine

     B. Nepa Nagar  2. Railway Coaches

     C. Mumbai        3. Newsprint

     D.Jamshedpur  4. Cotton textile

                             5. Iron and Steel Industry

    a) 1 3 4 5 b) 1 4 3 5 c) 2 3 4 1 d) 5 2 3 1

78) Manchester of India and Manchester of South India are

a) Delhi and Chennai b) Kolkata and Chennai c) Bangalore and Coimbatore d) Mumbai and Coimbatore

79) India is the third largest producer of

    a) Rice b) Wheat c) Jute d) Groundnut

80)The gateway of Tamil Nadu is

    a) Coimbatore b) Chennai c) Tuticorin d) Madurai

81)Consider the following statements:

    Assertion A: The partition of Bengal inspired the national consciousness.

    Reason R : The partition of Bengal was an attempt to divide the homogeneous people.

    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.

    

82) Which of the following is correctly matched?

    A. Cabinet Mission – 1946

    B. Partition of Bengal - 1906

    C. The Cripps Mission – 1945

    D. Individual Satyagraha - 1939

83) Put the following events in the correct chronological sequence:

    I. Gandhi-Irwin Pact II. Dandi March III. Quit India Movement IV. Lahore Congress

    a) IV II I III b) II III I IV c) III II IV I d) IV III II I

84) Who was the Congress President when India became free?

    a) Mahatma Gandhi b) J.B. Kripalani c) Jawaharlal Nehru d) Sardar Patel

85) Who was the Viceroy of India when the Quit India Movement started in 1942?

    a) Linlithgow b) Wavell c) Willingdon d) None of them

86) Kesari was

    a) an organisation for social reform started by Tilak b) an English language-paper              owned by S.N. Bannerji c) a Marathi newspaper d) None of these

87) Who started the Forward Bloc Party in 1939?

    a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar b) Subhash Chandra Bose c) C.R. Das d) None of them

88) Rajaji violated the salt laws at

    a) Tiruppur b) Vedaranyam c) Maniachi d) Chennai

89) Who was given the title “Kadppalottiya Tamizhan”?

    a) Subramaniya Siva b) V.O. Chidambaram Pillai c) Mahakavi Bharathi d) Kumaran

90) The Tamilian who became the Home Minister of India in the interim government in 1946, was

    a) Kamaraj b) P.T. Rajan c) Rajaji d) None of them

91) The fastest train in India is

    a) Taj Express b) Shatabdi Express c) Rajdhani Express d) G.T. Express

92) Kargil war took place in the year

    a) 2000 b) 1999 c) 1998 d) 1997

93) Murugappa Gold Cup is associated with

    a) Hockey b) Football c) Cricket d) Boat Racing

94) Sugar bowl of the world is

    a) Cuba b) Java c) India d) China

95) Queen of Arabian Sea is

    a) Vishakhapatnam b) Tuticorin c) Kochi d) Kandla

96) The song Vande Mataram was originally composed in

    a) Assamese b) Bengali c) Hindi d) Sanskrit

97) In modern times political rights are guaranteed to

    a) all citizens b) adult citizens c) Property owners only d) men only

98) The most densely populated state in India is

    a) Uttar Pradesh b) West Bengal c) Tamil Nadu d) Kerala

99) The 15th term of 40, 43, 46, . . . . . . is

    a) 84 b) 83 c) 82 d) 80

100) The angle of elevation of the top of a tower at a distance of 100m is 45º. The height of the tower is

    a) 100m b) 50m c) 200m d) 25m

Tnpsc General Knowledge Question And Answer (Date 18/07/2015)

1) 12th india-asean summit held at ____________

Myanmar

2) The headquaters of the international fund for agricultural development is at _____________

Rome

3) The wages act was enacted in the year________________

1948

4) Umbrella revolution of september 2014 speaks about the situation in _________________

HonGkong

5) Who is associated with “save the childhood movement”?

kailash satyarthi

6) Which occurs caused by the gravitation attraction between the moon and the earth?

tides

7) which year Green revolution introduced in india?

1967-It started to raise agricultural production in india.

8) The year in which st. george fort was built?

1640

9) Which district attain the first literacy in tamilnadu in the year 2013?

kanyakumari

10) In which year pradhan mantri gramodaya yojana (PMGY) was introduced?

2000-2001

11) Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy started an orphanage known as

Avvai illam

12) The head quarters of UNO is located in

Newyark

13) What is meant by “pietra dura”?

decorating walls with floral diagrams made up of semi precious stone.

14) Automobile tyres are grooved due to

Increase the friction

15) tumor inducing viruses are called

Oncogenic viruses

16) In which year was madurai branch of the chennai high court started?

2004

17) What are the taxes are collected by the corporation?

Entertainment tax,Taxes on vehicles, Property tax on lands.

18) Textile valley of tamilnadu are reffered to Coimbatore, Tirupur, Erode.


19) How many Anglo-Indian Members can be President nominated to the Lok Sabha?
2


20) In which part of the Indian Constitution consists of Fundamental Rights?
Part III


21) Lok Sabha consists of
552 members

22) Money bills can be delayed by the Rajya sabha
14 Days


23) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Food Park in
Tumkur


24) Who is the recipient of world Billiards Championship on Oct 29, 2014?
Pankaj Advani


25) Satellite – Launching vehicle
GSAT 14 – GSLV-D5
IRNSS-1B – PSLV C 24
IRNSS-1C – PSLV 26
GSAT 16 – ARIANE 5


26) 42nd Chief Justice of India is
H.L.Dattu


27) The countries which have signed in July 2014 for the New Development Bank to fund for their infrastructure along with India, China and South Africa are
Brazil and Russia

28) Lunar flashlight and the Resource Prospectus Mission, the scheduled missions of NASA in 2017 and 2018 are meant to
mine the moon to extract drinking water

TNPSC Maths aptitude questions with answers

Fin d the next number / Find the missing number.
Problems for Practice .

1) 7, 13 , 2 1, ?, 43, 57
1) 27            2) 29
3) 31            4) 35

2) 3, 6, 12 , 2 1, 33, 48 , ?
1) 57            2) 63
3) 66            4) 69


3) 18 , 2 3 , 3 1, 42 , 5 6, ?
1) 98            2) 87
3) 78            4) 73

4) 7, 18 , 4 0, 73, 11 7, ?
1) 215         2) 20 5
3) 201         4) 172

5) 11 , 1 3, 17 , 19 , ? , 2 5
1) 21 2 )       23
3) 27            4) 29

6) 3, 5, 9, 17 , 33 , ?
1) 98            2) 86
3) 78            4) 65

7) 6, 9, 18 , 4 5, 126 , ?
1) 369         2) 359
3) 329         4) 317

8) 14 1, 13 3, 125 , 1 17 , 1 09, ?
1) 115         2) 113
3) 109         4) 101

9) 11 1, 76 , 4 8, 2 7, 13 , ?
1) 4              2) 6
3) 8              4) 12

10 ) 8 8, 85 , 7 8, 6 7, 52 , ?
1) 33            2) 37
3) 39            4) 43

11 ) 1 52 , 1 49, 14 3, 13 1, 107, ?
1) 79            2) 69
3) 59            4) 49

12 ) 6 , 6 , 7 , 1 1, ? 36 , 61
1) 24            2) 20
3) 18            4) 14

13 ) 1 1, 15 , 2 4, ? , 6 5, 10 1
1) 39            2) 40
3) 48            4) 50

14 ) 7 , 2 6, 63 , 12 4, ?
1) 214         2) 215
3) 217         4) 218

15) 5, 12 , 3 1, 68, ? , 220
1) 159          2) 141
3) 133          4) 129

16) 10 , 3 0, 68, 13 0, 22 2, ?
1) 443          2) 350
3) 343          4) 291

17) 3, 7, 17 , 3 9, 8 5, ?
1) 1 59          2) 1 69
3) 1 79          4) 1 89

18) 1, 1, 2, 6, 24, ?
1) 160          2) 1 40
3) 120          4) 1 00

19) 15 , 2 9, 56, 10 9, ?
1) 181          2) 192
3) 204          4) 214

20) 1, 4, 15 , ? 1 57 , 4 80
1) 45            2) 50
3) 55            4) 65

21) 1/3, 2 /7 , 4 /1 5, 8/ 3 1, ?, 32 /1 27
1) 15/56       2) 1 6/56
3) 15/ 63      4) 1 6/63

22) 8, 10 8, 24, 36 , 7 2, ? , 2 16
1) 9              2) 12
3) 18            4) 24

23) 6, 7, 7, 10 , 9, ?, 12 , 1 6, ?
1) 12, 16      2) 12, 15
3) 13, 15      4) 13, 16

24) 29 , 3 3, 31, 35 , 3 3, 37 , ?
1) 39            2) 37
3) 35            4) 33

25) 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, ? , 8 , 1 6
1) 5              2) 6
3) 7              4) 8

Answers

1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11   12   13
3   3   4   4   2   4   1   4   2   1     3     2     2


14    15    16    17   18   19    20    21    22   23   24    25
 2     4       2       3     3     4      2     4      2     4     3      4

Tnpsc General English Question With Answers (Date 17/07/2015)

01..Match the following

a. Stumble - 1. Slip

b. Stagger - 2. Sway

c. Beaming - 3. Smiling

d. Ovation - 4. Round of applause

   a   b   c   d

a   1  2  3  4

b   4  3  2  1

c   3  4  2  1

d   4  3  1  2

02..Match the following

a. Beamed - 1. Flattering

b. Loftily - 2. Crowded

c. tight Squeeze - 3. In a superior away

d. Oily - 4. Smiled happily

   a b c d

a 1 2 3 4

b 2 3 4 1

c 4 3 1 2

d 4 3 2 1

03.Match the following

a. Plush - 1. Luxurious

b. Fawned - 2. Pretended to Honour

c. Tattle Tale - 3. Sneak

d. Pelted - 4. Hit

    a b c d

a 1 3 4 2

b 1 2 3 4

c 3 4 1 2

d 4 3 2 1

04..Match the following

a. Innate - 1. Natural

b. Austere - 2. Simple Lifestyle

c. Generosity - 3. Liberal

d. Attire - 4. Dress

    a b c d

a 2 3 4 1

b 3 4 2 1

c 1 2 3 4

d 4 3 2 1

05..Match the following

a. Lofty - 1. Thin and Strong

b. Foraging - 2. Food Collector for cattle

c. Wiry - 3. High

d. Resin - 4. A Substance

    a b c d

a 1 2 3 4

b 4 3 2 1

c 3 4 2 1

d 3 2 1 4

06..Match the following

a.Guerdon - 1. Reward

b. Wreaks - 2. Damages

c. Pinion - 3. Tip of a bird’s wing

d. Wreath - 4. Flowers garlanded in a

circular shape

   a b c d

a 4 3 2 1

b 1 2 3 4

c 3 4 2 1

d 1 2 4 3

07..Match the following

a. Rage -1. Anger

b. Vivid -2. Bright

c. Lurking -3. Hiding

d. Fags -4. Long, Sharp Teeth

    a b c d

a 1 2 3 4

b 4 3 2 1

c 1 2 4 3

d 3 4 1 2

08..Match the following

a. Albert Einstein -1. Dyslexia

b. Thomas Alwa Edison -2. Dysgraphia

c. Agatha Christie -3. Thrown out of School

d. Leonardo da vinci -4. Talk

    a b c d

a 4 3 2 1

b 1 2 3 4

c 3 4 2 1

d 2 4 3 1

09..Match the following

a. Innate - 1. Natural

b. Austere - 2. Simple Lifestyle

c. Generosity - 3. Liberal

d. Attire - 4. Dress

    a b c d

a 2 3 4 1

b 3 4 2 1

c 1 2 3 4

d 4 3 2 1

ANSWERS:

01.-a

02.-d

03.-b

04.-a

05.-d

06.-a

07.-a

08.-a

09.-a

Tnpsc General English Question With Answers (Date 16/07/2015)

1. Fleecy Means

A) Partly               B) Wholly

C) Woolly             D) None of these

2.The Wooden Bow / Adapted from

A) William Shakespeare

B) Henry Cotton   C) Helen Keller

D) Leo Toistoy

3.Confronted – Means

A) Stepped                          B) Faced

C) Moved                            D) Walked

4.Wailed Means

A) Laughed                         B) Cried

C) Shouted                          D) None of these

5.My Grandmother’s House – Wrote by 

A) Rajam                             B) Kamala 

C) Soundarya                      D) Saranya

6.Peer means

A) Look Widely                  B) Look Narrowly

C) Look Sharply                 D) None of these

7.Twinge Means

A) Slow Movement            B) Gradual Movement

C) Sudden Movement         D) Inactive

8.Flinch Means

A) Shrink                            B) Enlarge

C) Widen                             D) Sharp

9.Grim Means

A) Attractive                       B) Unattractive

C) Beautiful                        D) Ugly

10.Brain Patten Wrote 

A) A mother’s day Gift 

B) After the Storm

C) No men are foreign

D) You can’t be that No, you can’t be the

11.Behn Means

 A) Brother                 B) Sister 

C) Cousin                            D) Asin

12.A Woman of courage relates of

A) Nallamalai       B) Aravalli

C) Kumaon Hills  D) Agasthya Hill

13.Who led the Quit India Movement in Kumaon District

A) Catherine                       B) Saralabehn

C)Mahatma Gandhi                 D) J. Nehru

14.Maya taught Renu to value.. what she had

A) What she had                 B) Her cream Performance

C) Who she was

15.Living Amicably – From

A) Abdul Kalam’s auto biography

B) Wings of Fire

C) a and b

D) None of these

16.Abdul Kalam served as                 President of India

A) 10th      B) 11th       C) 12th      D) 13th

17.The word “Perturbed” means

A) Worried                          B) Anxious

C) a and b             D) Depression

18.The word “Comfort” means 

A) Wholly            B) Whooly 

C) Folly                D) Holy

19.How Many people died in world war II 

A) 60 Million       B) 70 Million

C) 80 Million       D) 90 Million

20.The average age of the soldiers who died during the

2nd world war

A) 30                    B) 35                    C) 40

D) None of these

21.Which of the following country lost 15.20% of their population  during 2nd world war

A) 15-20%           B) 20-25% 

C) 25-30%            D) 8-10%

22.“Sorry, Best Friend” adapted by

A) M.G. Renade                 B) Hemangiri Renade

C) James Kirkrp                  D) None of these

23.To India my Native Land – wrote by

A) Henry                             B) Derozio

C) Rabindranath Tagore     D) None of these

24.Who has been called as ‘Chhabiili’

A) Baji Rao                         B) Nana Sahib

C) Rani of Jhansi                D) Jantia Tope

25.The word ‘ Peril’ means

A) Safer                B) Danger

C) Cooler                            D) Heater

26.The word ‘ Assert’ means

A) Firmly             B) Strongly

C) Hold                D) None of these

27.Gleefully Means

A) Sorrow                           B) Happy

C) Joyful                             D) Depressed

28.Bruished Means

A) Chest       B) Hurt       C) Cage        D) Request

29.Crocodiles are more than

A) 100 Million years old B) 200 Million years old 

C) 300 Million years old D) 400 Million years old

30.Book of Indian Birds – Wrote by

A) Birdman of India           B) Dr. Salim Ali

C) a and b                            D) None of these

31.Years of Golden Tiger

A) Feb 4 2001 to Feb 4 2002

B) Feb 14, 2010 and Feb 2, 2011

C) Feb 15, 2010 and Feb 3, 2011

D) Feb 20, 2010 and Feb 3, 2011

32.A Tiger in the Zoo – Wrote by

A) William Shakespere       B) Leslie Norris

C) Henry Blake                   D) None of these

33.The Anteater and the Dassie adapter From

A) Whales     B) Hales     C) Tales        D) Shales 

34.Dassie is an

A) American rat   B) Australian Rat

C) African Rat    D) Antartican Rat

35.Bruised Means

A) Coloured Skin                B) Discoloured Skin

C) Roughed Skin                D) None of these

36.Special Olympics held in every      years

A) 1       B) 2       C) 3       D)4

37.Nine Gold Medals – Wrote by

A) David Richardson          B) David Roth

C) David Wilson                 D) None of these

38.The meaning of the word “Swarming”

A) Sudden Burst                 B) Flooded With

C) Took care of                   D) Our Galaxy

39.generate

A) 1500 KW hrs / yr           B) 1600 Kw hrs/yr

C) 1700 Kw hrs / yr            D) 1800 Kw hrs / yr

40.Foot prints – wrote by

A) David Roth                    B) Anonymons

C) Lakshmi Mugundan       D) William Blake

41.Sun Beam

A) Neeraja Rajendran         B) Neeraja Raghavan

C) Neeraja Natarajan          D) Neeraja Sundar

42.How many natives are there in Australia

A) 250   B) 300   C) 350   D) 400

43.Aborigines are the original inhabitants of

A) America                         B) Australia

C) Antartica                         D) Azerbaijan

44.Aborigines are             years old

A) 30000      B) 40000     C) 20000       D) 10000

45.Chinese myth related to

A) Fresh and salt water                      B) Cosmic Egg

C) Fire and Ice                                   D) None of these

46.Mesapotamian myth related to

A) Fresh and Salt Water      B) Cosmic Egg

C) Fire and Ice                    D) None of these

47.Norse myth relates to

A) Fire and Ice                    B) Cosmic Egg

C) Fresh and Salt Water      D) Uranus

48.when catastrophe strikes - wrote by

a) NOAN              b) moan c) soan   d) doan

49. shudder means

a) shower     b)shiver     c) threaten     d) moisture

50.crouch means

a) close to the chest              b) far to the chest

c) lower to the chest            d)upper to the chest

51.irrefutably means

a) subsequently    b)convincingly 

c) immensely        d) uprubtly

52.dormant means

a)sudden     b)hidden     

c) unknown     d)none of these

53.put off means

a) to postpone                      b)to delay

c) to make it fast                  d) to mkake it easy

54.lilt means

a)a strong rhythm                b) a weak ryhthm 

c) a mutual rhythm              d) none of these

55.mirth means

a)laughter     b)crier    

c) shooter     d) none of these

56.immaculate means

a) ugly     b)clean     

c)tidy     d) b and c

57.trample means

a) walk over           b) stand over

c) sit over             d) none of these

58.land and water mass repectively 

a)panthalasa,pangea            b)panthalasa, pangeasa 

c)pangea, panthalasa          d)none of these

59. canopy means

a)land      b)labour

c)shelter   d)a and b

60.june 5, is celebrated as environment day since

a)2002     b)1972     

c)1982     d)1992

61. 3 R’s are

a)reduce                               b)resource 

c)recoverable                      d)none of these

 62.The prophet is the work of

a)gibran     b)anirudh     

c) antony     d)jacob

63.Earth is taken from the collectionof poems called 

a)nose of the earth               b)eye of the eaarth

c)ear of the earth                 d)heart of the earth

64.Sheaves means - a bundle of 

a)naize   b)corn  

 c)rice     d)cane

ANSWERS:

1-c         2-d         3-b        

4-d         5-b         6-b         

7-c         8-a         9-b       

10-d       11-b       12-c        

13-b      14-a       15-c  

16-b      17-c       18-c        

19-b      20-d       21-a     

22-b       23-b       24-c    

25-b      26-a       27-b      

28-b       29-b       30-c       

31-c      32-b        33-c       

34-c       35-a       36-b     

37-b      38-b       39-b      40-b    

41-b      42-a        43-b    

44-a      45-b        46-a      

47-a      48-b       49-b   

50-a     51-b       52-b    

53-a      54-a       55-a   

56-d      57-a       58-c   

59-c      60-b       61-a

62-a      63-b       64-b