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TNPSC Group 4 2022

General Studies Questions 1 to 25

1. Arrange the following in chronological order with respect to their Chief Ministership in Madras Presidency
1. P.T. Rajan
2. A. Subburayulu Reddiar
3. P. Munusamy Naidu
4. C. Rajaji
5. P. Subbarayan

  • A. 2, 4, 3, 5, 1
  • B. 2, 5, 3, 1, 4
  • C. 5, 3, 1, 2, 4
  • D. 3, 1, 5, 2, 4
Answer: B. 2, 5, 3, 1, 4

2. Find out the incorrect pairs :
(i) Maharashtra - Bi-camral legislature
(ii) Telangana - Uni-camral legislature
(iii) Bihar - Uni-camral legislature
(iv) Andhra Pradesh - Bi-camral legislature

  • A. (i), (ii) and (iii) are incorrect pairs
  • B. (i) and (ii) are incorrect pairs
  • C. (ii) and (iii) are incorrect pairs
  • D. All are incorrect
Answer: C. (ii) and (iii) are incorrect pairs

3. Choose the right match:
1. Taxes levied and collected by union but Assigned to the state - Art 269
2. Duties levied by the union but collected and Appropriated by the state - Art 268
3. Tax levied and collected by the union but which may be distributed between union territory and states - Art 267

  • A. 1 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 2 only
  • D. 1 and 3 only
Answer: C. 1 and 2 only

4. Cancer of the epithelial cells is called

  • A. Leukemia
  • B. Sarcoma
  • C. Carcinoma
  • D. Lepoma
Answer: C. Carcinoma

5. Match the following:
National Parks States
(a) Gir National Park 1. Rajasthan
(b) Corbet National Park 2. Jharkhand
(c) Rajkir National Park 3. Gujarat
(d) Ranthambore National Park 4. Uttarakhand

  • A. 3 4 1 2
  • B. 4 3 2 1
  • C. 3 4 2 1
  • D. 3 2 1 4
Answer: C. 3 4 2 1

6. Which of the following statements are true?
(i) Zinc blende is concentrated by magnetic separation process
(ii) Haematite is concentrated by gravity separation process
(iii) Aluminium is produced by the electrolytic reduction of fused alumina
(iv) Matte is a mixture of cupric sulphide and ferrous sulphide

  • A. (i) and (ii)
  • B. (i) and (iv)
  • C. (ii) and (iii)
  • D. (ii) and (iv)
Answer: C. (ii) and (iii)

7. Match the following countries with their Mars Mission :
Country Mission
(a) USA 1. Mangalyan
(b) India 2. Psyche
(c) Japan 3. Zheng He
(d) China 4. TEREX

  • A. 1 4 3 2
  • B. 2 1 4 3
  • C. 2 4 3 1
  • D. 4 1 2 3
Answer: B. 2 1 4 3

8. Find the odd one out.

  • A. Illamchetchenni
  • B. Kochchenganan
  • C. Perum Cheral Irumporai
  • D. Perunarkilli
Answer: C. Perum Cheral Irumporai

9. Which of the following statements are true about the post sangam age?
(i) Pathinen keel kanakku texts, include eighteen texts which mostly deal with ethics and morel codes.
(ii) The most important of these Thirukkural and Naladiyar.
(iii) Silappathikaram and Manimekalai are the two texts deals with Cultural and Religious history.

  • A. (i) only True
  • B. (ii) only True
  • C. (i), (ii) only True
  • D. (i), (iii) only True
Answer: C. (i), (ii) only True

10. Arrange the following events in the Chronological order:
1. Death of Pulithevar
2. Death of Kuyili
3. Death of Kattabomman
4. Death of Maruthu Brothers

  • A. 2, 3, 1, 4
  • B. 1, 2, 3, 4
  • C. 1, 3, 2, 4
  • D. 3, 1, 4, 2
Answer: B. 1, 2, 3, 4

11. Who was the First Women Doctor in Tamilnadu?

  • A. மூவலூர் ராமாமிர்தம்
  • B. முத்துலெட்சுமி ரெட்டி
  • C. தர்மாம்பாள்
  • D. பண்டிதர் ராமாபாய்
Answer: B. முத்துலெட்சுமி ரெட்டி

12. Which of the following was founded by Rettaimalai Srinivasan?

  • A. Sakya Buddhist Society
  • B. Advaidananda Sabha
  • C. All India Depressed Classes Association
  • D. Adi Dravida Mahajana Sabha
Answer: D. Adi Dravida Mahajana Sabha

13. Match the following:
Indus Sites Excavated by
(a) Chanhu-Daro 1. Suraj Bhan
(b) Lothal 2. N.G. Majumdar
(c) Banavali 3. S.R. Rao
(d) Mitathal 4. Bisht

  • A. 2 1 4 3
  • B. 2 3 4 1
  • C. 1 3 2 4
  • D. 1 4 3 2
Answer: B. 2 3 4 1

14. Which of the following statements about Bhagat Singh are true?
(i) In 1930, Bhagat Singh attacked the Chittagong armouries
(ii) In 1929, Bhagat Singh and B.K. Dutt threw a smoke bomb inside the Central Legislative Assembly Hall
(iii) In 1925, Bhagat Singh formed Hindustan Republican Army

  • A. (ii) only
  • B. (i) and (iii) only
  • C. (i) and (ii) only
  • D. (ii) and (iii) only
Answer: A. (ii) only

15. Arrange the following Newspaper's and Journals of Thanthai Periyar in chronological order.
1. Paguththarivu
2. Viduthalai
3. Kudiarasu
4. Puratchi

  • A. 4, 2, 3, 1
  • B. 3, 4, 1, 2
  • C. 3, 2, 4, 1
  • D. 2, 3, 1, 4
Answer: B. 3, 4, 1, 2

16. Assertion (A) : The Indian heritage advocates hospitality, charity, friendship, love, respect for parents and elders and tolerance.
Reason (R): All these help the people to live in unity.

  • A. Both (A) and (R) are true (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  • B. Both (A) and (R) are true (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  • C. (A) is true but (R) is false
  • D. (A) is false but (R) is true
Answer: A. Both (A) and (R) are true (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

17. Match the following:
(a) First Five Year Plan 1. Economic stability
(b) Second Five Year Plan 2. Growth with stability
(c) Third Five Year Plan 3. Problems of refugees, food shortage and inflation
(d) Fourth Five Year Plan 4. Self-generating economy

  • A. 1 2 3 4
  • B. 4 1 2 3
  • C. 3 1 2 4
  • D. 1 3 4 2
Answer: C. 3 1 2 4

18. Arrange the following plans in Chronological order.
(i) Gandhian Plan
(ii) Bombay Plan
(iii) Jawaharlal Nehru Plan
(iv) Vishveshwarya Plan

  • A. (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
  • B. (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
  • C. (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)
  • D. (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
Answer: B. (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)

19. Arrange the source of revenue of government of India for the year 2020-21 in descending order
(i) GST
(ii) Personal income tax
(iii) Excise
(iv) Corporate tax
(v) Customs

  • A. (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)
  • B. (ii), (iv), (i), (v), (iii)
  • C. (i), (iv), (ii), (iii), (v)
  • D. (iv), (i), (iii), (ii), (v)
Answer: A. (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)

20. The birth rate is estimated in terms of
(i) Number of births per one hundred population in a given year
(ii) Number of births per one lakh population in a given year
(iii) Number of births per one thousand population in ten years
(iv) Number of births per one thousand population in a given year

  • A. (i) only
  • B. (ii) only
  • C. (iii) only
  • D. (iv) only
Answer: D. (iv) only

21. The 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002 has introduced the fundamental duty under 51 A(K) is

  • A. To provide free and compulsory educational opportunities to all the children until they attain the age of fourteen.
  • B. To value the rich heritage of our composite culture
  • C. To defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so
  • D. To protect the natural environment
Answer: A. To provide free and compulsory educational opportunities to all the children until they attain the age of fourteen.

22. How many pairs are correctly matched?
Party Symbol
1. All India Trinamool Congress - Two Flowers and Grass
2. Nationalist Congress Party - Clock
3. Telangana Rashtra Samiti - Car
4. Asom Gana Parishad - Lock and Key

  • A. 1 pair
  • B. 2 pairs
  • C. 3 pairs
  • D. 4 pairs
Answer: C. 3 pairs

23. Which among the following is/are correct about the Judiciary in India?
(i) India has borrowed the concept of Judicial Review from the USA.
(ii) Both the federal and State laws can be subjected to Judicial Review by the Supreme Court.
(iii) The Constitution Article 13B saves the Acts from Judicial Review.

  • A. (i) and (ii) only
  • B. (i) and (iii) only
  • C. (ii) and (iii) only
  • D. (i), (ii) and (iii)
Answer: A. (i) and (ii) only

24. Which one of the following Articles empower the Supreme Court and High Courts to issue writs?

  • A. Article 23 and Article 226
  • B. Article 32 and Article 228
  • C. Article 226 and Article 36
  • D. Article 32 and Article 226
Answer: D. Article 32 and Article 226

25. Under the duties of the father; what is the duty of the father to his son - as found in the Kural.
"Thanthai magarkaatrum nandri" -?

  • A. Avaiyil Munthi irukka Seyal
  • B. Selvathil Munthirukka Seyal
  • C. Kudiperumaiyil Munthiyirukka Seyal
  • D. Nermaiyil Munthi irukka Seyal
Answer: A. Avaiyil Munthi irukka Seyal
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