TNPSC Combined Civil Services Examination–II (Group II & IIA) Preliminary Examination 2013 Previous Year Question Paper - Subject Code 002
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TNPSC Combined Civil Services Examination–II (Group II & IIA) Preliminary Examination 2013 Previous Year Question Paper - Subject Code 002

  • Based on the official TNPSC Combined Civil Services Examination–II (Group II & IIA) Preliminary Examination 2013 Question Paper.
  • Covers General Tamil / General English, General Studies, and Aptitude & Mental Ability as prescribed in the TNPSC Group II & IIA syllabus.
  • Includes bilingual questions (English & Tamil) exactly as presented in the official question paper.
  • Attempt all questions to evaluate your preparation for the TNPSC Group II & IIA Preliminary Examination.
  • Follow the prescribed examination time to simulate the actual exam environment.
  • Review the answer key and explanations after completing the quiz to identify strengths and improve performance.

Questions

200

Duration

180m

Marks

100

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1 Which of the following statements about respiration is true?
I. Respiration results in loss of dry weight in plants.
II. The intermediate chemical reactions in the breakdown of sugar in respiration and synthesis of sugar in photosynthesis are much the same.
III. The oxygen concentration is not known to affect respiration.
IV. Respiration is a constructive process.

A. (A) I, II and IV
B. (B) II and IV
C. (C) I and II only
D. (D) I and III

2 Angiosperms differ from gymnosperms by

A. (A) Being evergreen
B. (B) Having compound leaves
C. (C) Being smaller in size
D. (D) Having ovule enclosed in the ovary

3 Consider the following statements :
(a) Dr. V.A. Smith had called India an Ethnological Museum for there is a great variety of racial types.
(b) India is well-known as a land of great varieties. Because, there is a great variety of racial types.

A. (A) (a) is correct (b) is wrong
B. (B) (b) is correct (a) is wrong
C. (C) (a) and (b) are correct
D. (D) Both (a) and (b) are wrong

4 What is special about the following personalities?
Pandit Ravi Shankar, M.S. Subbulakshmi and Satyajit Rey

A. (A) Recipients of Bharat Ratna Award
B. (B) Recipients of Lalit Kala Academy Award
C. (C) Recipients Sangeet Natak Academy
D. (D) Recipients of Padma Vibhushan Award.

5 Which is the correct sequence of various sectors in GDP of India in the descending order?

A. (A) Primary sector, Secondary sector, Tertiary sector
B. (B) Primary sector, Tertiary sector, Secondary sector
C. (C) Secondary sector, Tertiary sector, Primary sector
D. (D) Tertiary sector, Secondary sector, Primary sector