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TNPSC GROUP-2 (July 30th 2011) QUESTION PAPER - 2011 (A-SERIES) GK + GT + GT

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A) ைவசாலி B) பாடலி %திர* C) காFமK  D) ராஜகிரக* The first Jain council was held at…………in the 3rd Century B.C. A) Vaisali B) Pataliputra C) Kashmir D) Rajagriha ஒ:ைற நிற ஒள0க:ைற ம:>* ஒrய ஒள0 தைம உைடய

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1) பாலியடாலஜி ப  இதட ெதாட ைடய A) தாவரக B) வலகினக C) ைதப மக/ ைதப மக/பாசிக 9) ேபாr, உய ந=%த வரகள0 = A4*பகHA*, D) பா rயா பா+ ய அரசக வழகிய நிலகள0 ெபய Palaeontology is related with A) தி#வைடயா,ட* B) பர*மேதய* A) plants B) animals C) fossils D) bacteria C) உதிரப,

D) நிவ1த* 2) ஒ# ச$க%தினr வா&ைக 'ைறைய)* What is the name of the land denoted by Pandiya kings ப+பா, ைன)* வr%ைரப to the families of the soldiers who lost their lives in the A) இனவளகவய B) மாடவய battle? A) Thiruvidaiyattam B) Bhrammadeyam C) நடபய D) ெச/வய C) Uthirapatti D) Nivantham The description of a society’s culture and its way of 10) $MNகா:றி இ#A* சாராய%ைத க+டறிய living is called A) Ethnography (Inavilakkaviyal) பயப4* ெபா# B) Anthropology (Maanudaviyal) A) MnO2 (ேமகன =D ைட ஆைஸ4) C) Realism (Nadappiyal) B) KMnO4 (ெபா,டாசிய* ெபமாகேன,) D) Classicism (Chevviyal) C) K2Cr2O7 (ெபா,டாசிய* ைடAேராேம,) ைடAேராேம,) 3) ெதன01திய ர,சியேபா ‘தி+4க D) KNO3 (ெபா,டாசிய* ைந,ேர,) 5, ைண7’ ஏ:ப4%தப,ட ஆ+4 The oxidant used in the testing of alcohol in breath is A) ஏர, B) ஜ=, 1800 ஏர, 1800 A) MnO2 B) KMnO4 C) K2Cr2O7 D) KNO3 C) ேம, 1801 D) ஜ=, 1801 11) கீ ேழ 5றப,4ளவ:றி இ1திய அரசியலைம ‘Dindugal Federation’ was formed during the South ச,ட%தி எ1த பr7 பாராHமற* தியதாக அகில Indian Rebellion in the year இ1திய அரNபணைய உ#வாக வைக ெசBகிற? A) April, 1800 B) June, 1800 A) பr7 303 B) பr7 307 C) May, 1801 D) June, 1801 C) பr7 309 D) பr7 312 4) படக ம:>* வைரபடக எத:கான க#வகளாக Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of பயப4%தப4கிறன? India authorizes the Parliament to create new All-India A) ள0வவரவக ேசகrக B) பAபாB7 ெசBய Service? C) பாைவAக1த 'ைறய ைவக D) ெதாAக A) Article 303 B) Article 307 C) Article 309 D) Article 312 Diagrams and graphs are tools of A) collection of data B) analysis C) presentation D) summarization 711 EVR Road, Opp. Anna Arch, NSK Nagar, Arumbakkam, CHENNAI-106.

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12) தமி&நா,  ெமா%த நிலபரபள7 B) 2.1 ல,ச* சர கி.மK A) 1.3 ல,ச* சர கி. கி .மK C) 3.1ல,ச* சர கி.மK D) 1.4ல,ச* சர கி.மK The total land area of the state of Tamil Nadu is A) 1.3 lakh sq.km B) 2.1 lakh sq.km C) 3.1 lakh sq,km D) 1.4 lakh sq.km 13) ெமBகீ %திக எR* வழக* 'த 'த எ1தM ேசாழ கால%தி ேதாறிய?

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17) பவ#வனவ:றி தவறான இைணைய க+டறியவ*?

A) வ1ேத மாதர* – பகி* ச1திர ச,டஜி B) வகபrவைன – லி,ட பர C) ேவதார+ய* யா%திைர – இராஜாஜி D) இ1திய ேதசிய இராVவ* – ேநதாஜி Which of the following is incorrectly paired? A) Vande Mataram – Bankim Chandra Chatterjee B) Partition of Bengal – Lord Lytton C) Vedaranyam March – Rajaji D) Indian National Army – Netaji

A) 'தலா* இராச இராச B) இராேஜ1திர C) 'தலா* இராசாதிராசD) 'தலா* Aேலா%க In which Chola King’s period was the practice of writing 18) ம:ற உயrனகைள உ+4 வாR* of ‘Meikirti’ started first? A) Raja Rajan I B) Rajendran உயrனக………….என அைழகப4கிறன. C) Rajathi Rajan I D) Kulothungan I A) Xகேவாக B) உ:ப%தியாளக 14) கீ &க+டவ:றி எ ெவள0பா,4 க#வ இைல? C) சிைதபவக D) சா>+ணக A) ஒலிெப#கி B) கணன0 ஒள0%திைர Organisms which eat other organisms are called C) A>1தக4 D) ேலச அMNெபாறி A) consumers B) producers C) decomposers D) saprophytes Which one of the following is not an ouput device? A) Speaker B) Computer monitor 19) எ*எD-டாD எப D) Laser printer C) CD A) ஒ# க#வ 15) கழி7 ம+டல Aழகள0 வழிேய கழி7 ெபா# B) ஒ# பயபா,4 ெமெபா# ந=கப4வ C) ஒ# ெசயபா,4 ெமெபா# A) வரவ B) ச/S4 பரவ D) ஒ# வெபா# C) T+  கட%த D) T+டாம கட%த MS-DOS is the name of Passage of waste product in the renal tubule is an A) a device B) an application software example of C) an operating system D) a hardware A) diffusion B) osmosis 20) ப+ கள0 அ பைடயலான ள0வவரகைள C) active transport D) passive transport ைகயாள பயப4* சராசr 16) பவ#வனவ:> A )rைம ெதாடபான A) 5,4Mசராசr B) இைடநிைல தி#%தMச,ட* இய:றபடாத ஆ+4?

In which of the following year Citizenships Act was not amended? A) 1955 B) 1976 C) 1986 D) 1992

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C) இைசMசராசr D) ெப#AM சராசr For dealing with qualitative data, the best average is A) Arithmetic mean B) Median C) Harmonic mean D) Geometric mean 21) வய சராசr அட%தி The average density of the earth is A) 5.517 g cm-3 B) 11 g cm-3 -3 C) 3 g cm D) 3.5 g cm-3 22) தவறான எ+ எ? Find out the wrong number: 5, 11, 23, 47, 90, 191, 383 A) 11 B) 47 C) 191 D) 90 23) இ1திய அரசா ேதசிய கிராம ற ேவைலவாB % தி,ட* எ1த ஆ+4 அறி'கப4%தப,ட?

In which year was ‘NREP’ (National Rural Employment Programme) launched by Government of India? A) 1978 B) 1979 C) 1980 D) 1982 24) SARFAESI ச,ட* எ1த ேநாக%காக ஆர*பகப,ட?

A) பAMச1ைதைய க,4ப4%த B) $லதனM ச1ைதைய ஒRAப4%த C) நிதி%தி,ட%ைத சீ ெசBய D) வகிகள0 எ+ணகைள ெசயப4%த SARFAESI Act was introduced for the purpose of A) controlling stock exchanges B) regulating capital markets C) streamlining the financial system D) enabling the banks to realize their views

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25) கீ &க+டவ:> ‘ஜ= $றா* நா தி,ட*’ எ> அைழகப4வ எ?

A) ேவவ தி,ட* B) C.R.தி,ட* C) அைமMசரைவ TAR தி,ட* D) ெமௗ+, ேப,ட தி,ட* rd Which among the following was known as June 3 Plan? A) Wavell plan B) C.R.plan C) Cabinet mission plan D) Mountbatten plan 26) A, B ம:>* C பணய உளவக; B, A ம:>* E ப %தவக; A, C ம:>* D மிக7* வசதியானவக; D, A ம:>* E ேநைமயானவக

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31) கீ &க+டவ:> ‘_ேயாதய*’ ப%திrைகய ஆசிrய யா?

A) Nரமணய சிவா B) தி#.வ.க. C) ந=லக+ட பர*மாMசாr D) வ.வ.எD.ஐய Who among the following was the editor of ‘Suryodayam’? A) Subramaniya Siva B) Thiru.Vi.Ka. C) Neelakanta Brahmachary D) V.V.S.Iyer

32) ெகலி-ெஹவைச4 அ4A………… உள A) ெமேசாDஃபய B) ,ேராேபாDஃபய C) ஐயேனாDஃபய D) D,ராேடாDஃபய Kennelly-Heavyside layer is present in the A) Mesosphere B) Troposphere C) Ionosphere D) Stratosphere என0, இதி யா பணய உளவ, வசதியானவ, பளாசிேபா நைடெப:ற ஆ+4 33) ஆனா ேநைமய:றவ? The battle of Plassey took place in the year A, B and C are employed. B, A and E are educated. A, A) 1764 B) 1765 C) 1757 D) 1857 C and D are very rich. D, A and E are honest. Who is அமில மைழ உ#வாக காரண* 34) employed, very rich but not honest? A) ந= மாNபா4 B) ஒலி மாNபா4 A) B B) E C) A D) C C) கா:> மாNபா4 D) நில மாNபா4 27) ைபேரா\ைச, பவ#வனவ:> எ1த உேலாக%தி Acid rain is caused by தாெபா# A) water pollution B) noise pollution A) ெமடேலவய* B) மாலி ன* C) air pollution D) land pollution C) மன =சிய* D) மாகன =N 35) ப:காலM ேசாழ பர*பைரைய% ேதா:>வ%தவ Pyrolusite is the mineral of யா? A) Mendelevium B) Molybdenum A) 'தலா* இராஜராஜ B) பரா1தக C) Magnesium D) Manganese C) வஜயாலய D) ஆதி%ய ேசாழ 28) சி1ெவள0 நாகrக* எ1நாகrக%ைதM சா1த? Who was the founder of the Imperial Chola dynasty? A) நக ற* B) றநக A) Rajaraja I B) Parantaka C) கிராம* D) அயநா4 C) Vijayalayan D) Aditya Cholan To which does the Indus valley civilization belong? C) Village D) Foreign A) Urban B) Suburdan 29) கீ ேழ உளைவகள0 எ இ1திய அரசிய ச,ட%தி GROUP-1 MAINS CLASSES & ONLINE. சிற அ*சகளாக 5றப4கிற?

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C) பாராHமற, பாராHமற, 5,டா,சி ம:>* பலக,சி 'ைற D) பாராHமற, ஒ:ைறயா,சி ம:>* பலக,சி 'ைற

Which among the following is related to the features of the Constitution India? A) Presidential, Unitary and Two-party system B) Parliamentary, Unitary and Two-party system C) Parliamentary, Federal and Multi-party system D) Parliamentary, Unitary and Multi-party system 30) அகற பண* எறா என? A) மகள0ட* ைகவச* இ#A* ேநா,4+மகள0 ேதைவ ைவ

B) மகள0 ைகவச ேநா,4+அ^ச நி>வன* ேசமி ைவ

C) மகள0 ைகவச ேநா,4+ ேநா,4+வகிகள0 ெபாகால ைவ + ைவ +ேதைவ ைவ

D) மகள0 ைகவச ேநா,4+வ#வA* ைவ What is Broad money? A) Currency with public +demand deposits of the public B) Currency with public +post office savings deposits C) Currency with public + time deposits of public with banks + demand deposits D) Currency with public +derived deposits 711 EVR Road, Opp. Anna Arch, NSK Nagar, Arumbakkam, CHENNAI-106.

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TEST & Evaluation Only = Rs.4,100. TEST & Evaluation by POSTAL = Rs.4600. MATERIALS Only - By Post =Rs.4,100, In Person =Rs.3,600. TEST Batch & Materials = Rs.6600. TEST Batch Every Saturdays 3PM-6PM (or) Monday 10AM-1PM from August 6/8th 2011. (Filled in Form should contain Photo & Prelims Register Number & Photo copy of Prelims Hall Ticket, a Declaration certificate - Without which admission can not be done.)

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www.radianiasacademy.org 36) வய வய உ%ேதசமாக A) 4.5பலிய வ#டக B) 1.8பலிய வ#டக C) 2250 மிலிய வ#டக D) 1950 மிலிய வ#டக The age of the earth is about A) 4.5 billion years B) 1.8 billion years C) 2250 million years D) 1950 million years 37) “ெசலவட இயற வ#மான*” எறா என? A) தன0நப வ#மான* மாய* ந=கலாக B) வr ெசல7 ேபாக உள நிகர வ#மான* C) தன0நப வ#மான* மா:> ெசல7 ந=கலாக D) ேதசிய வ#மான* ேதBமான* ந=கலாக Disposable income is equal to A) personal income minus subsidies B) personal income minus taxes C) personal income minus transfer payment D) national income minus depreciation 38) Nவாச ேவக அளவைன க4ப4%த7*, பராமrக7*, ‘Nவாச ைமய*’ உளைத 'த 'தலாக க+டறி1தவ

A) மிDலா/Dகி B) ேகாலி C) ேபலிD D) Dடாலி Who first reported the presence of ‘respiratory centre’ which maintains and controls the rate of respiration? A) Mislavsky B) Collip C) Bayliss D) Starling 39) 1979-* ஆ+ேட க,சி தாவ தைட ச,ட%ைத இய:றிய மாநில*

A) ேகரளா B) ஜ*' & காFமK C) ேம:A வகாள* D) தமி&நா4 The anti-defection law was enacted as early as 1979 in A) Kerala B) Jammu and Kashmir C) West Bengal D) Tamil Nadu 40) .எ.ஏ.வ இர,ைட இைழM N# மாதிrைய க+டறி1தவக

A) வா,ச ம:>* கிr B) ேஜ*D ம:>* ெமெசச C) ேஜக ம:>* ேமான, D) வகிD ம:>* ெலவ = Double helical model of DNA was discovered by A) Watson and Crick B) James and Meselson C) Jacob and Monad D) Wilkins and Levene 711 EVR Road, Opp. Anna Arch, NSK Nagar, Arumbakkam, CHENNAI-106.

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41) ச%திேய1திர சிஹா ைவDராய ஆ,சிமற AR உ>பனராக நியமிகப,ட ஆ+4 எ?

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A) decoration B) decorate C) decorative D) decorous. Find out the old world (noun): A) oppose B)opposed C) opposite D) opposition Select the correct plural from of - clock A) clocks B) clocks C) clockes D) clockies Select the correct plural from of Swine D) swineses A) swiness B) swins C) swine Select the correct plural from of thief A) thiefs B) thieves C) thiefes D) thief. Select the correct plural from of medium A) media B) mediums C) medias D) mediums. Select the correct plural from of wolf A) wolfs B) wolves C) wolf D) wolfes Identify the compound sentence: A) As he was sick, he did not attend the class B) Though he was sick, he attended the class C) When he was sick, he attended the class D) He was sick, yet he attended the class. Identify the compound sentence: A) If I were a bird, I would fly B) I am a bird, so I will fly C) Being a bird, I will fly D) Because I am a bird, I will fly Identify the compound sentence: A) He worked hard, but he could not succeed B) Climbing the hill I saw the dog C) Lalloo was so tired and he took rest D) While I was returning home I met Uma. Identify the simple sentence: A) He was sick and so he remained at home B) Though he was so her remained at home C) Being sick he remained at home D) His sickness made him stay at home. Identify the simple sentence A) We must eat or we cannot win B) Unless you dance well you cannot win C) The news is too good to be true D) I have nowhere to sit. Identify the positive degree. A) Very few poets of the world as great as Kamban B) Apple is costlier than mango C) Ravi is more intelligent than Murugan D) Tagore is greater than most other Indian poets Identify the positive degree: A) You don’t known him better than I do B) Very few animals are as useful the cow C) This is the most useless of all my bags D) Australia is the largest island in the world. Identify the positive degree: A) My father is the richest man in the town B) No other man in the town is so rich as my father C) Kolkata is bigger than any other city in India D) Kolkata is the biggest is the city in India Identify the degree: Iron is the most useful of all metals. A) Positive degree B) Superlative degree C) Comparative degree D) None of these Identify the degree: The Eiffel tower is taller than Qutb Minar. A) Comparative degree B) Superlative degree C) Positive degree D) None of these.

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