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TNPSC Group I 2014 Previous Year Question Paper

• Based on the official TNPSC Group I Preliminary Examination 2014 Question Paper.
• Covers General Studies, Aptitude & Mental Ability, and Current Affairs as prescribed in the TNPSC Group I 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 I 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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Which of the following is/are correctly matched?
i. Hard resin - Cocaine
ii. Oleo resin - Canada balsam
iii. Latex - Rubber
iv. Alkaloid - Asafoetida

A. (A) I only

B. (B) II and III

C. (C) III only

D. (D) I and IV

Which one of the following statement(s) about Blue Green Algae (BGA) is/are not correct?

A. (A) They are gram negative photosynthetic cyanobacteria

B. (B) They have survived for about 3 billion years

C. (C) Spirulina is the edible form of BGA

D. (D) Sargassum belongs to BGA

The chromonema is a coiled structure, which can be easily separated in case of

A. (A) Paranemic coil

B. (B) Plectonemic coil

C. (C) Chromonemic coil

D. (D) Telonemic coil

In 1905, Albert Einstein discovered

A. (A) Photoelectric effect and Brownian motion

B. (B) Brownian motion and special theory of relativity

C. (C) Special theory of relativity and photoelectric effect

D. (D) Photoelectric effect, special theory of relativity and Brownian motion

i. Bernoulli's theorem is based on the principle of conservation of energy.
ii. Glass is less elastic than rubber.
iii. For a system free from external forces, linear momentum of the system remains constant.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are wrong?

A. (A) (ii) only

B. (B) Both (ii) and (iii)

C. (C) (i) only

D. (D) Both (i) and (ii)