TNPSC Group 4 2024

1. The Roman Writer Piliny the Elder writes of _______'s, in his Natural History as the first emporium of India.

• A. Kaveripumpattinam
• B. Nagapattinam
• C. Musiri
• D. Korkai

2. Iyothee Thassar founded the Dravida Mahajana Sabha in 1891 and
organised the First Conference of the association at

• A. Salem
• B. Trichy
• C. Nilgiris
• D. Madurai

3. What are the two things that one should keep in mind when setting out to conquer the world in the Kural?
"Gnalam Karuthinum Kaikoodum"

• A. Wealth and Bravery / courage
• B. Time and Place
• C. Brother-sister help
• D. Father, mother help

4. Anemia Mukt Bharat was implemented in Tamil Nadu in the year

• A. 2010
• B. 2015
• C. 2018
• D. 2020

5. Implementation of the Tamil Nadu Urban Healthcare project funded by
the Japan International Corporation agency for ____ years.

• A. 5
• B. 6
• C. 7
• D. 8

6. India observed 2018 as the national year of which crop?

• A. Millets
• B. Oil seeds
• C. Sugarcane
• D. Cotton

7. Assertion [A] : "Thiranari Thaervu Thittam" was launched in the year 2023.
Reason [R] : To encourage the government school students to pursue higher education in premier institution.

• A. [A] is true, but [R] is false
• B. Both [A] and [R] are true, [R] is the correct explanation of [A]
• C. [A] is false, [R] is true
• D. Both [A] and [R] are true, but [R] is not the correct explanation of [A]

8. Various welfare schemes to enhance the overall development of Adi Dravidar and Scheduled Tribe people, a sum of Rs. ________ crores has
been allocated in the Budget Estimate for the year 2023-2024.

• A. Rs. 3012.85
• B. Rs. 3212.85
• C. Rs. 3512.85
• D. Rs. 3552.85

9. Identify the teeth absent in milk dentition in mammals.

• A. Premolars
• B. Molars
• C. Canines
• D. Incisors

10. Which of the following food material is translocated by phloem loading?

• A. Glucose
• B. Starch
• C. Fructose
• D. Sucrose

11. Which of the following statements are false about "conditions for no
Doppler effect"?
1. Listener at rest and Source moves towards the Listener
2. S and L move in such a way that distance between them remains constant
3. S and L are moving in mutually perpendicular directions
4. The Source is situated at the centre of the circle along which the Listener is moving

• A. 1 only
• B. 1 and 2 only
• C. 1 and 4 only
• D. 3 and 4 only

12. Identify the correctly matched Fossil :

• A. Alga - Furcula
• B. Bryophyte - Naiadita
• C. Pteridophyte - Lepidocarpon
• D. Gymnosperm - Rhynia

13. Choose the correct pairs :
1. Phenolphthalein - Colourless in acidic medium and pink in basic medium
2. Methyl orange - Pink in basic medium and yellow in acid medium
3. Red litmus paper - Turns blue in basic medium
4. Blue litmus paper - Turns red in basic medium

• A. 1 and 2 are correct
• B. 1 and 3 are correct
• C. 2 and 3 are correct
• D. 3 and 4 are correct

14. A fungus causing disease in plants is reported recently to cause infection in man is

• A. Plasmodiophora brassicae
• B. Chondrostereum purpureum
• C. Taphrina deformans
• D. Puccinia graminis var-tritici

15. Which one of the state has swamp deer as its state animal?

• A. Kerala
• B. Nagaland
• C. Haryana
• D. Maharashtra

16. In which country the 49th G7 summit (2023) was held?

• A. USA
• B. South Africa
• C. Brazil
• D. Japan

17. Choose the correct statements:
(i) The Government of India enacted Wildlife Protection Act in 1972.
(ii) Project Tiger was launched in April 1974.
(iii) The Indian Government has established 16 Biosphere Reserves.

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

18. Indian Railways has introduced a cutting-edge AI based technology
called _______ to prevent elephant accidents on railway tracks.

• A. Hatti port
• B. Radio galaxy
• C. Gajraj Suraksha
• D. Geoglyph saver

19. Which one of the following is the wrong option for the rock-cut cave
temple of Gupta period?

• A. Udayagiri Cave (Odisha)
• B. Ajanta and Ellora Caves (Maharashtra)
• C. Elephanta Cave (Maharashtra)
• D. Bagh Cave (Madhya Pradesh)

20. _________ started a mass Raksha Bandan festival during Partition of Bengal.

• A. M.K. Gandhi
• B. Jawaharlal Nehru
• C. Surendranath Banerjee
• D. Rabindranath Tagore

21. A king who emerged victorious in all his expeditions and engraved the
title Second Alexander on his coins

• A. Bahman Shah
• B. Mohammed Gawan
• C. Krishnadevaraya
• D. Samudragupta

22. Which among the following inscriptions mention the trade contacts
between Mesopotamia and Harappan civilisation?

• A. Devanagiri
• B. Kharoshti
• C. Cuneiform
• D. Hieroglyphics

23. Which of the following statements are true about Directive Principles of state policy?
(i) Article 36 to 51 deals with directive principles of state policy.
(ii) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar described it as "novel features" of the Indian
Constitution.
(iii) These principles are enforceable by the courts.

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

24. Arrange the three tier Panchayat Raj system as per the constitutional
provisions.

• A. Village Panchayat - Intermediate Panchayat - District Panchayat
• B. Panchayat Union - District Panchayat - Village Panchayat
• C. District Panchayat - Village Panchayat - Intermediate Panchayat
• D. Village Panchayat - Town Panchayat – District Panchayat