TNPSC Group 2 2025

1. 3 men or 4 women or 12 boys can complete a work in one day. In how many days a man, a woman and 5 boys together can complete that work?

• A. 1 day
• B. 2 days
• C. 3 days
• D. 4 days

2. The diameter of a sphere is 8 cm. It is melted and drawn into a wire of diameter 3 mm. The length of the wire is ________.

• A. 36.9 m
• B. 37.9 m
• C. 38.9 m
• D. 39.9 m

3. A sum of money becomes Rs. 13,380 after 3 years and Rs. 20,070 after 6 years on compound interest. Find the sum

• A. Rs. 4,014
• B. Rs. 8,460
• C. Rs. 9,210
• D. Rs. 8,920

4. Seats for Mathematics, Physics and Biology in a school are in the ratio 5:7:8. There is a proposal to increase these seats by 40%, 50% and 75% respectively. What will be the ratio of increased seats?

• A. 2:3:4
• B. 6:7:8
• C. 6:8:9
• D. None of the above

5. A, B and C start at the same direction to run around a circular stadium. A completes a round in 252 seconds. B in 308 seconds and C in 198 seconds, all starting at the same point. After what time will they meet again at the starting point?

• A. 26 minutes 18 seconds
• B. 45 minutes
• C. 46 minutes 12 seconds
• D. 42 minutes 36 seconds

6. The cost of 15 kg of sugar is Rs. 255, the cost of 17 kg of tea is Rs. 1,615 and the cost of 22 kg of rice is Rs. 572. What is the total cost of 18 kg of sugar, 21 kg of tea and 27 kg of rice?

• A. Rs. 2,442
• B. Rs. 3,923
• C. Rs. 3,003
• D. Rs. 2,932

7. The income of a person is increased by 10% and then decreased by 10%. Find the change in his income in percentage.

• A. reduced by 1%
• B. increased by 1%
• C. reduced by 2%
• D. increased by 2%

8. Find the next term.
64, 32, 48, 120, 420, _____

• A. 1260
• B. 1890
• C. 1686
• D. 2318

9. Directions: Based on the digit-alphabets-symbols series given below, answer the following.
@18HLI6K*&?UE
How many numbers are there in the series which are preceded by a vowel and succeeded by a consonant?

• A. Two
• B. Four
• C. Three
• D. One

10. Ravi ranks 9th in a class of 45 students. There are 18 students below Raj Rankwise. How many students are there between Ravi and Raj rankwise?

• A. 27
• B. 17
• C. 18
• D. 19

11. There are 9 color boxes Red, Black, White, Green, Yellow, Blue, Orange, Violet, Pink but not necessarily in same order. Only 5 boxes placed between Red and White. Yellow is placed immediate above White. Only three boxes are placed between Yellow and Green. As many boxes placed between Red and Green as between Black and Yellow. Blue is placed below black but not at bottom. More than 4 boxes are placed between Yellow and Blue one box is placed between blue and orange. Pink box is placed above Violet. Which box is placed immediate above and immediate below Black?

• A. Pink and Green
• B. Pink and Violet
• C. Green and Blue
• D. Pink and Orange

12. If DANGER is coded as 10-7-20-13-11-24, then the code of 'MACHINE' in the same code is

• A. 13-7-20-9-11-25-15
• B. 13-7-20-10-11-25-15
• C. 19-7-9-15-14-11-20
• D. 19-7-9-14-15-20-11

13. If → stands for 'addition',
← stands for 'subtraction',
↑ stands for 'division',
↓ stands for 'multiplication',
↗ stands for 'equal to' then which of the following alternatives is correct?

• A. 7 ← 43 ↑ 6 ↓ 1 ↗ 4
• B. 3 ↓ 6 ↑ 2 → 3 ← 6 ↗ 5
• C. 5 → 7 ← 3 ↑ 2 ↗ 4
• D. 2 ↓ 5 ← 6 → 2 ↗ 6

14. A, B and C can separately do a work in 12, 15 and 20 days respectively. They started to work together but C left after 2 days. Then A and B will finish the remaining work in _________ days.

• A. 4
• B. 5
• C. 6
• D. 15

15. A square park is surrounded by a path of uniform width 2 metre all around it. The area of the path is 288 sq. metres. Find the perimeter of the park

• A. 124 m
• B. 144 m
• C. 100 m
• D. 136 m

16. A borrows Rs. 16,000 at 12% p.a. simple interest and B borrows Rs. 12,000 at 18% p.a. simple interest. In how many years will their amounts debt be equal?

• A. 12⅔ years
• B. 14⅔ years
• C. 16⅔ years
• D. 18⅔ years

17. A man spends Rs. 500 in buying 12 tables and chairs. The cost of one table is Rs. 50 and that of one chair is Rs. 40. What is the ratio of the numbers of the chairs and tables purchased?

• A. 5:1
• B. 2:10
• C. 10:5
• D. 9:3

18. If LCM of 'a' and "a+2" is 1300. Find the LCM of "a" and a+1.

• A. 1350
• B. 2600
• C. 2550
• D. 2700

19. Two numbers are in the ratio of 15:11. If their HCF is 13. Find the numbers.

• A. 585 and 429
• B. 195 and 143
• C. 390 and 286
• D. 117 and 182

20. The least number of square tiles required to pave the ceiling of a room 15 m 17 cm long and 9 m 2 cm broad is

• A. 738
• B. 814
• C. 902
• D. 656

21. If a/b = 4/5 and b/c = 15/16 then c² − a²/c² + a² =

• A. 1/7
• B. 7/25
• C. 3/4
• D. 25/7

22. The number 311 311 311 311 311 311 311 is _________

• A. neither divisible by 3 nor by 11
• B. divisible by 11 but not by 3
• C. divisible by 3 but not by 11
• D. divisible by both 3 and 11

23. If A→1, B→2, C→3.... Z→26
Aᴮ + Bᶜ + Cᴬ will not be equal to _________.

• A. √FX
• B. S-G
• C. (B) (E)
• D. L

24. In a dice if 1 is opposite to 4 and 2 is opposite to 5, then

• A. 3 is adjacent to 4 and 6
• B. 3 is adjacent to 5 and 6
• C. 2 is adjacent to 3 and 6
• D. 1 is adjacent to 4 and 6

25. P is elder than Q. R is elder than Q but younger than P. S is elder than P but younger than T. Who is the youngest?

• A. R
• B. T
• C. Q
• D. S