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Nithra TNPSC App – Model Question Paper - 17

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TNPSC Group 2 Exam - 2018


Model Question Paper - 17

Identify the sentence pattern (1- 2)


1) He was made the principal
A) SVO B) SVC C) SVA D) SVIODO

2) They did a lot of work


A) SVA B) SVOA C) SVO D) SVOC

Select the correct voice 3 - 4)


3) The picture_____ by Ravi now
A) being painted B) is painted
C) is being painted D) was being painted

4) Let the old_____ (support)


A) be supported B) is supported C) have supported D) supported

5) Change noun into verb “friend”


A) friendly B) friending C) friended D) befriend

6) Change the following noun into adverb “fairy”


A) fairly B) fairydom C) fairyhood D) fairyism

7) Before you go to see him he_____ place


A) will left B) is leaving C) had left D) will have left
8) Select the correct tense:
Before I____ the station, the train had left
A) enter B) have entered C) entered D) had entered

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9) Walt Whitman belongs to __________ country


a) India b) Canada c) U.S.A d) London

10) Synonyms: toil?


a) sufferings b) hard work c) efforts d) achievement

11) Prefix: Im-----


a) theism b) mature c) way d) long

12) Suffix: Happy -----


a) ly b) ment c) ness d) less

13) Mention the meaning for “Hebrides”


a) Valley b) Peak c) Gulf d) A group of islands

14) Indentify the speaker in these line


“I am a true farmer. A farmer worth his name would never do such an adharma
a) Kutty mappilla b) kesavan Nair c) Outhakutty d) Kuttichovan

15) Mention the following folk arts:- Kodiyattam?


a) Tamil Nadu b) Karnataka c) Kerala d) Teluganan

16) To which period the poets belongs to Walt Whitman?


a) Jacobean period b) Modern Age c) Pomanticism d) Transcendentalism

17) When did Shakespeare move to London to become an actor poet


a) 1582 b) 1586 c) 1658 d) 1685

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18) “Shakespeare was not an age, but of all ages”


Who said this?
a) Ben Johnson b) John Keats
c) William words worth d) H.W Longfellow

19) When did Shakespeare marry anne Hethaway


a) 1852 b) 1856 c) 1582 d) 1815

20) William Wordsworth belongs to which period


a) Elizabethan age b) Romantic era c) Transcendentalism d) Modern Age

21) Match the following words and phrases


List A List B
Bear with a. Invite
Call for b. extinguish
Break into c. tolerate
Blow out d. demand
Call in e. enter by force
a) 1a 2c 3d 4e 5b b) 1c 2d 3e 4b 5a c) 1b 2a 3c 4d 5e d) 1d 2e 3a 4b 5c

22) Copper is _____ useful metal


a) an b) a c) the d) None

23) She ate _______ a spoon


a) with b) in c) by d) the

24) An old lady jumped _________ the river


a) to b) on c) under d) into
25) Kala came late
a) do her b) did her c) did not she d) hadn’t she

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26) It is cold
a) isn’t it b) will it c) do it d) wasn’t it

27) The baby _______ for milk


a) cries b) cry c) will cry d) cried

28) I _____ afraid of a dog


a) shall b) shall be c) shall not be d) will not be

29) Match the following dams with the states in which they are located
List – I List - II
a. Hirakud Project 1. Andhrapradesh
b. Nagarjunsagar Project 2. Kerala
c. Rihand Valley Project 3. Uttarpradesh
d. Periyar Project 4. Odissa
(A) 4 1 3 2 (B) 1 2 3 4 (C) 4 3 2 1 (D) 2 4 3 1

30. The value of solar constant is


(A) 4.5 calories/ cm2 / minute (B) 1.5 calories/ cm2 / minute
(C) 2.0 calories/ cm2 / minute (D) 1.0 calories/ cm2 / minute

31. The local wind which is known as ‘Snow eater’ is ______________.


(A) Fohn (B) Loo (C) Chinook (D) Mistral
32. Match the following
Sphere Related to
a. Troposphere 1. Chemosphere
b. Strotosphere 2. Mother of pearl clouds
c. Ozonosphere 3. Region of mixing
d. Ionosophere 4. Aurora
(A) 1 2 3 4 (B) 2 1 4 3 (C) 4 3 2 1 (D) 3 2 1 4

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33. Identify the place which lies in the rain shadow region of the Western ghats.
1. Mumbai
2. Coimbatore
3. Benguluru
4. Goa
(A) 3 only (B) 1, 2 and 3 (C) 2 and 3 (D) 2 only

34. Consider the following statement:


Assertion (A) : The act of civil servant is by convention regarded as the act of his Minister
Reason (R) : It is recognized rule of Parliamentary practice that the criticism of
administrative action must be framed as criticism of Minister not as criticism of Civil
Servant
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true

35. Match the following


Authorities Articles
a. Comptroller and Auditor General of India 1. Article (280)
b. Attorney General of India 2. Article (344)
c. Finance Commission 3. Article (76)
d. Official Language Commission 4. Articles (148)
(A) 4 3 1 2 (B) 1 2 3 4 (C) 3 2 1 4 (D) 4 3 2 1

36. Which of the following subject is included in the concurrent list of the constitution of
India?
(A) Citizenship (B) Interstate rivers (C) Trade Unions (D) All India Services

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37. Which of the following electoral systems have been adopted for various elections in India?
1. System of direct election on the basis of adult suffrage.
2. System of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.
3. List system of proportional representation.
4. Cumulative system of indirect elections.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
(A) 1 and 2 (B) 1 and 3 (C)1, 2 and 3 (D) 2, 3 and 4

38. Central Vigilance Commission was established in


(A) 1964 (B) 1963 (C) 1962 (D) 1960

39. Consider the following statements:


All the Reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
1. Relating to accounts of the union and accounts of states are submitted to the President of
India.
2. Relating to accounts of a state are submitted to the governor of the state.
3. Relating to accounts of states are submitted to the Union Minister of Finance.
Which of the statements given about is correct?
(A) 1 only (B) 2 only (C) 3 only (D) 1 and 3 only

40. The Second Administrative Reforms Commission was constituted by the government of
India in the year ______________.
(A) 2006 (B) 2007 (C) 2008 (D) 2005

41. A man can do a work in 3 days alone and a women can do the same work in 9 days alone.
If both are work together in how many days they finished the same work.
(A) 14/9 days (B) 6 days (C) 2 1⁄4 days (D) 3 1⁄2 days

42. Range and Range coefficient of the data -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3 are respectively
(A) 0 and 6 (B) 6 and 0 (C) 0 and 0 (D) 6 and ∞

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43. Which city is hosting the Informal World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial meeting?
[A] Mysuru [B] Lucknow [C] New Delhi [D] Bhopal

44. The first phase of Indo-French joint naval exercise ‘Varuna 2018’ has started in which
state?
[A] Maharashtra [B] Kerala [C] Tamil Nadu [D] Goa

45. Which union ministry will organise the International Yoga Fest 2018?
[A] Ministry of Women and Child Development [B] Ministry of Home Affairs
[C] Ministry of AYUSH [D] Ministry of Water Resources

46. NITI Aayog has recently released SATH-Education roadmaps 2018-2020 in partnership
with which states?
[A] Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha
[B] Maharashtra, Odisha and Rajasthan
[C] Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal
[D] Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram

47. Which state is hosting the 7th edition of the Women Science Congress (WSC-2018)?
[A] West Bengal [B] Punjab [C] Manipur [D] Haryana

48. The Government of India (GoI) has approved to set up a Plastic Park in which district of
Jharkhand?
[A] Jamtara [B] Godda [C] Deoghar [D] Sahebganj

49. Who authored the book on Paramveer Chakra Awardees ‘Paramveer Parwane’?
[A] Somnath Sharma [B] Prabhakiran Jain
[C] Aman Anand [D] Bipin Rawat

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50. The first-ever National Conference on Drug Law Enforcement has started in which city?
[A] Chennai [B] New Delhi [C] Bangaluru [D] Jaipur

Answer Key:

1 B 11 B 21 B 31 C 41 C
2 C 12 C 22 A 32 D 42 D
3 C 13 D 23 A 33 D 43 C
4 A 14 B 24 D 34 A 44 D
5 A 15 C 25 C 35 A 45 C
6 D 16 D 26 A 36 C 46 A
7 D 17 B 27 A 37 A 47 C
8 C 18 A 28 A 38 A 48 C
9 C 19 C 29 A 39 A 49 B
10 B 20 B 30 C 40 D 50 B

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