MARCH 2009 TNPSC

MARCH 2009 GROUP - II Questions

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1. Who invented Double Entry system of Book-keeping?
a) Luca Pacciola
b) Keynes
c) Hawtrey
d) Gunnar Myrdall.

2. Which system of banking is followed in India?
a) Unit banking
b) Branch banking
c) Merchant banking
d) Mixed banking.


3. The income Tax exemption limit for the Financial year 2008-2009 is
a) Rs. 1,40,000
b) Rs. 1,50,000
c) Rs.1,60,000
d) Rs. 80,000

4. What do you mean by 'Entrepot' trade?
a) Export trade
b) Import trade
c) Import of goods for re-export
d) none of these

5. Second World Tamil Conference was held in
a) 1950
b) 1960
c) 1969
d) 1980

6. In the history of the Freedom Movement of India, the year 1930 is associated with
a) Non-co-operation movement
b) Civil disobedience movement
c) Quit India movement
d) Swadeshi movement.

7. Tamil novel "Ponnyin Selvan" was written by
a) Akilan
b) Kalki
c) Chandilyan
d) Parthasarathi

8. Sarkaria Commission was appointed
a) to find a solution to the Punjab crisis
b) to examine Centre-State relations
c) to resolve Kaveri water dispute
d) to examine the nexus between politicians and criminals.


9. Salt Satyagraha movement in Tamil Nadu was led by
a) Kamaraj
b) Sathyamoorthy
c) C. Rajagopalachari
d) Prakasam.

10. Birth palce of Tamil Poet Subramania Bharathi is
a) Madurai
b) Sivagangai
c) Tirunelveli
d) Ettayapuram.

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MARCH 2009 TNPSC

QUESTIONS 31-40

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Which one of the following represents the family planning surgery?
a) Vasectomy
b) Ovariectomy
c) Testisectomy
d) Hysterectomy


The population of a city is 1,76,400. If it increases at the rate of 5% per annum then the population after 2 years is
a) 1,94,481
b) 1,94,000
c) 2,00,000
d) 1,92,481

The election commission of India completed fifty years of its existence on
a) Jan. 17, 2001
b) Feb. 20, 2002
c) Jan. 15, 2000
d) none of these

The Rao-Manmohan model of Economic development was initiated in the year
a) 1982
b) 1985
c) 1991
d) 1995


Earthquake in Gurajar occurred on
a) Jan. 25, 2001
b) Feb. 25, 2001
c) Mar. 15, 2000
d) Apr. 15, 2000


Who among the following has taken charge as Chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) recently?
a) Mohammad Hamid Ansari
b) Lama Chasphel zopta
c) Mohammad Shafi Qureshi
d) Ranjit Issar.


Who among the following political personalities is appointed as the Head of the panel Committee for OBC Reservation at Central Educational institutions?
a) Ramadoss
b) Veerappa Moili
c) V.P. Singh
d) Ram Vilas Paswan.

When the speed of a body is doubled, its kinetic energy becomes
a) doubled
b) half
c) quadruple
d) one-fourth

When a body moves with uniform velocity its acceleration is
a) doubled
b) tripled
c) zero
d) Maximum


The principle of Dynamo was discovered by
a) Sir Humphry Davy
b) Michael Farady
c) Albert einstein
d) Max Planck.