TNPSC Group 4 General Studies in English – Free Model Test 1

Pick out the correct reasons :

Oil mixed with petrol for two wheelers due to the following reason(s) :

(1) It lubricates the engine parts.
(2) It remove heat inside two engines.
(3) It allows for the deposit of carbon on the spark plug.

Match the following :
(A) Osmium 1. Best conductor of electricity
(B) Lithium 2. Heaviest metal
(C) Tungsten 3. Lightest metal
(D) Silver 4. Highest melting point-3300* C

(A) (B) (C) (D)
i) 1 2 3 4
ii) 2 1 4 3
iii) 2 3 4 1
iv) 3 4 1 2

Match List I with List II correctly :

List –I List –II

(Solution) (pH value)
(A) Blood 1. 6.5
(B) urine 2. 7.3-7.5
(C) Vinegar 3. 5.5-7.5
(D) Milk 4. 2.4-3.4

(A) (B) (C) (D)
i) 2 3 4 1
ii) 2 4 1 3
iii) 4 2 3 1
iv) 3 1 4 2

The theme of the world Special Week, celebrated from 4th October 2017 to 10th October 2017 is

Who among the following women boxers was declared best boxer of the meet during the World Youth Boxing Championship held in Guwahati in 2017?

“Operation Ice Bridge” is associated with

Identify the organization inaugurated on October 2017 at New Delhi by Prime Minister of India

Match the title winners with their championship of 2017 :

(A) Ms. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu 1. World Junior (V 20) Chess Championship
(B) Ms. Mary Kom 2.World Weightlifting Championship
(C) Mr. Gopi Thonakal 3. Asian Woman’s Boxing Championship
(D) Master Aravindh Chithambaram 4. Asian Marathon Championship

(A) (B) (C) (D)
i) 3 4 2 1
ii) 2 3 4 1
iii) 2 3 1 4
iv) 3 2 1 4

The writer of the Novel “Dukkam Sukkham” who has been chosen for the Vyas Samman 2017 is Mr/Mrs

The recommendations of 15th Finance Commission will be effect from which date?

Which city received India’s first UNESCO Heritage City Certificate in September 2017?

Who has won the India’s 46th Grand master Chess Champion Tournament 2017?

Match the following :
Deficiency diseases
(A) 1. Pellagra
(B) 2. Nictalopia
(C) 3.PerneciousAnaemia
(D) 4. Beri Beri

(A) (B) (C) (D)
i) 2 3 1 4
ii) 1 4 3 2
iii) 4 1 3 2
iv) 2 4 1 3

Which of the following pairs are incorrect?

I. Chlorofluorocarbons Refrigerators
II. Methane Ploughing of fields
III. Nitrous oxide Enteric fermentation in cows
IV.Carbon dioxide Burning of fossil fuels

The respiratory quotient of glucose in anaerobic respiration is

The value of is  e⁰

How many solutions have a linear equation in one variable ?

A sum of money triples itself at 8% per annum over a certain time. The time taken is

Fine the correct relationship between G.C.D. and L.C.M.
I. G.C.D. =L.C.M.
II. G.C.D≤L.C.MG.C.D≤L.C.M
III. L.C.M ≤G.C.DL.C.M ≤G.C.D
IV. L.C.M. ‘>’G.C.D

If p, q, r, s, t, are in A.P, then the value of p – 4q + 6r – 4s + t is

The G.C.D. and L.C.M. of 90,150, 225 is

Which of the following statement is False in a Parallelogram ?

Reciprocal of 0 is _________

Which one of the following statement is false ?

Which State Government has launched Gyankunj e-class project ?

The Union Ministry of health and family welfare and ICMR launched IHMI on November -28-2017 What does IHMI stands for ?

Which commission sets up international food standard ?

Supply is constant in

Match the following :
(A) Governor 1. Article 171
(B) Chief Minister 2. Article 170
(C)Legislative Council 3. Article 153
(D)Legislative assembly 4. Article 163

(A) (B) (C) (D)
i) 3 2 4 1
ii) 3 4 1 2
iii) 1 4 3 2
iv) 2 3 1 4

Match the following and choose the correct answer :

Match List I with List II
Major Flood Disasters

Vak Pathar wrote

Guerilla warfare means

In Tamil Nadu which year TNEB was established on the basis of EB Act of 1948 ?

Which monument depicted the similarity between Prakoy Literature and Dravida Literature ?

In Rigvedic period warrior art taught to the Princes of olden days are known as

Match :

Match the following and choose the correct one :

Agricultural productivity can be measured in terms of

The classical economists believed in _________ policy.

Match the correct answer :

Which of the following devices converts light signals into electrical (or) electronic signals ?
(1) Digital camera
(2) Fax machine
(3) Optical transmitter

A man sitting in the revolving chair with stretched hands, suddenly bend his hands, the angular velocity

Which of the following statements is/are wrong ?
(1) Light year is a unit of time
(2) Astronomical unit (AU) is a unit of distance.
(3) Parsec is a unit of mass.

Identify the incorrect pair :

What are the chemicals present in match stick?

Identify the odd person out of the following.

Mention the floriculture centre started recently under the Indo Israel joint agreement on agricultural project.

The Planning Commission in India is now known as

Who among the following has been appointed as the Deputy Director General for programmes of the World Health Organisation ?

In order to encourage the powerloom sector and help small industrious, and joint venture launched by the ministry of powerloom and textiles in 2017 is called

The recently conducted Indo Maldives Joint Military exercises was called as

India lacks a strong backhaul to get a transition to 5G with in September 2017. Backhaul is a network

Which Tamil Nadu State Highway among these was not upgraded as National highway in November 2017?

Where was the Fourth World Tamil’s Economic Conference held ?

Identify the defence equipment which was officially decommissioned on December 17,2017 by the Indian Air Force

Identify the Playwright who published the work “Dark horse and other plays” in October 2017?

1. Amnion provides a fluid medium for the embryo
2. The Chorion and Allantois fuse to form placenta
3. Yolk sac provides a fluid medium for embryo
Choose the correct :

Which group of plants species are lower in number in the plant kingdom ?

Which class of algae is used in the manufacture of dynamite ?

Which is an example for chemosynthetic heterotrophy?

If the product of four consecutive terms in G.P is 625. Find the first term .

Gain or loss percent is always calculated on

A student goes to his school from his house at a speed 3 km/hr and returns at a speed of 2 km/hr. If he takes 5 hours in going and coming the distance between his house and school is.

If x, 2x + 2, 3x + 3 are in G.P. then 11x, 22x + 22 + 33x + 33 form

The sum of three numbers is 264 if the first number be twice the second and third number be one-third of the first, then the second number is

In the ratio x% of y, y% of x, its fraction value is equals to

Arun is now half as old as his father. Twelve years ago the father’s age was three times as old as Arun. Now the present age of his father’s age is

If a, b, c are in A.P. then are in 3^a, 3^b, 3^c

If , then the sum of infinite number of a geometric series is−1<r<1

The angle in a semi circle is a ………………

If then isa/3=b/4=c/7   a+b+c/c

Which is biggest ratio?
2:3, 3:5, 4:7, 5:8

……………….. is the first Indian city to get its own logo.

In which Article make provision for the appointment of a law officer, the Attorney General by president of India?

The Government of India introduced the rights to education on

When was the Legal services Authority Act (Lok Adalat) Passed?

Find out the wrong rules of the national flag.

Article 41 of the Constitution of India guarantees

The article of the constitution provides for a vice president

Consider the following statement, choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Assertion (A) : The motion of the Earth rotate on its axis called rotation
Reasons (R) : Rotation movement causes seasons

World Forest Day is celebrated on

Entrepreneurship Development programme (EDP) is associated with

Match the following

In which one describes the social conditions of the Sangam Tamils?

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the list

The rulers of Bhopal Shajehan Begum and Sultana Jehan Begum provided monetary support for the preservation of the ancient site

Farid was the original name of

Find the name of the ruler who gave pondicherry to French

Shivaji got himself coronated at

The construction of qutb minar was started by

New Agricultural price policy was announced in the year

The birth of economics of education was announced by

National Integration Day celebrated in

Match the following

The founder of scientific socialism

The 7th term of the sequence 0.12, 0.012, 0.0012,….. is