TNPSC Group 2 2013 Preliminary Examination
General Studies Questions 26 to 50
26.
Which one of the following places is not affected by the floods of Uttar Khand in 2013?
Answer:
C.
Hanumangarh
27.
Who is the chairman of the 14th Finance Commission?
Answer:
C.
Y.V. Reddy
28.
Which one of the following is not the key recommendation put forward by the Justice Verma Committee, 3rd February, 2013?
Answer:
D.
Recommendation of death penalty in the rarest-of-rare cases
29.
Match the type of respiration in insects in Column I with Column II and choose the correct answer:
Column I — Column II
(a) Holopneustic — 1. Spiracles are replaced by gills
(b) Metapneustic — 2. Only the prothoracic spiracles are open
(c) Propneustic — 3. All the spiracles are open
(d) Branchipneustic — 4. Prothoracic and posterior abdominal spiracles are open
(e) Amphipneustic — 5. Only last pair of spiracles are open
Column I — Column II
(a) Holopneustic — 1. Spiracles are replaced by gills
(b) Metapneustic — 2. Only the prothoracic spiracles are open
(c) Propneustic — 3. All the spiracles are open
(d) Branchipneustic — 4. Prothoracic and posterior abdominal spiracles are open
(e) Amphipneustic — 5. Only last pair of spiracles are open
Answer:
B.
3 5 2 1 4
30.
The best source of vitamin D is
Answer:
A.
Margarine
31.
Which among the following is correctly matched?
Answer:
C.
Hector Munro — Battle of Buxar
32.
Match List I with List II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
| List I | List II |
|---|---|
| (a) Atmiya Sabha | 1. M.G. Ranade |
| (b) Prarthana Sabha | 2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| (c) Arya Samaj | 3. Dayanand Saraswathi |
| (d) Deccan Education Society | 4. Atmaram Pandurang |
Answer:
A.
2 4 3 1
33.
Which Commission recommended 27% reservation for backward communities?
Answer:
B.
Mandal Commission
34.
Which schedule of the Indian Constitution specifies the powers, authority and responsibility of Panchayats?
Answer:
C.
Eleventh schedule
35.
Till which Five Year Plan, employment strategy had been growth linked?
Answer:
A.
Fifth Five Year Plan
36.
Which disease is caused by deficiency of proteins in children?
Answer:
A.
Marasmus
37.
Which Indian social activist is best known for her role in Narmada Bachao Andolan
Answer:
D.
Medha Patkar
38.
Who is the first recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award?
Answer:
B.
Viswanathan Anand
39.
The oxidation states of nitrogen in the following equations are:
4[NH₃OH]⁺ → N₂O + 2NH₄⁺ + 2H⁺ + 3H₂O
(X) (Y) (Z)
X Y Z
4[NH₃OH]⁺ → N₂O + 2NH₄⁺ + 2H⁺ + 3H₂O
(X) (Y) (Z)
X Y Z
Answer:
D.
-1 1 -3
40.
During the oxidation of acidified ferrous ammonium sulphate with dichromate solution
Answer:
C.
The oxidation number of chromium and iron changes from +6 to +3 and +2 to +3 respectively
41.
Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A) : Copper is mainly used in Electrical Engineering Industry.
Reason (R) : Copper has the property of high conductivity.
Assertion (A) : Copper is mainly used in Electrical Engineering Industry.
Reason (R) : Copper has the property of high conductivity.
Answer:
A.
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A) correctly.
42.
Arrange the following plants species in descending order based on their altitude.
Answer:
A.
Junipers — Deodar — Maple — Teak
43.
Assertion (A) : Fundamental Duties do not have any legal sanction
Reason (R) : The Fundamental duties cannot be enforced by courts
Reason (R) : The Fundamental duties cannot be enforced by courts
Answer:
A.
Both (A) and (R) are true (R) explains (A)
44.
Consider the following statements:
(a) The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act inserts certain provisions into Part IX of the Constitution
(b) It empowers the State Legislature to make laws for the organisation of Panchayats at Village level as well as at the higher levels of a district.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act inserts certain provisions into Part IX of the Constitution
(b) It empowers the State Legislature to make laws for the organisation of Panchayats at Village level as well as at the higher levels of a district.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer:
A.
Both (a) and (b) are true
45.
The first Individual Satyagrahi was
Answer:
B.
Vinoba Bhave
46.
Which among the following Congress session was presided over by Irish member Alfred-Web?
Answer:
D.
Tenth Session 1894
47.
The first editor of the paper "Bande Matram" was
Answer:
B.
Shri Aurobindo Ghose
48.
Sugathakumari was selected for Saraswathi Samman, 2012 in March 2013. She belongs to
Answer:
C.
Kerala
49.
Choose the incorrect pair regarding the Summits held in 2013
Answer:
D.
East-Asian Summit — Brazil
50.
The graph showing the velocity 'v' of a steel ball dropped in a tall, jar containing glycerine varying with time 't' is
Answer:
B.
