Solve the Group 4 2018 February GE TNPSC Group 4 / VAO previous year paper with the official answer key and detailed explanations in English and Tamil. 100 questions free — unlock the remaining 100 with Pro.
100 free preview
1.5 per question
Real exam time
Same as real exam
Toggle between Learn (see answers) and Practice (solve first) modes.
Pick out the correct reason:
Oil mixed with petrol for two-wheelers due to the following reason(s):
(1). It lubricates the engine parts
(2). It removes heat inside two engines
(3). It allows for the deposit of carbon on the spark plug.
Match the following:
| List I | List II |
| 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 |
Match List I with List II correctly:
| List I (Solution) | List II (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 |
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 organisation inaugurated on October 2017 at New Delhi by Prime Minister of India
Match the title winners with their championship of 2017 :
| List I | List II |
| 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 Women's Boxing Championship |
| d) Master Aravindh Chithambaram | 4.) Asian Marathon Championship |
The writer of Novel "Dukkam Sukkham" who has been choosed for the Vyas Samman 2017 is Mr/Mrs
The recommendation 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 Grandmaster Chess Champion Tournament 2017?
Match the following :
| List I (Deficiency ) | List II (Diseases ) |
| a) A | 1.) Pellagra |
| b) B1 | 2.) Nictalopia |
| c) B6 | 3.) Pernecious Anaemia |
| d) B12 | 4.) Beri Beri |
Which of the following pairs are incorrect?
| I) Chloroflurocarbons | 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 e0 is
How many solutions have a linear equation in one variable?
The 7th term of the sequence 0.12, 0.012, 0.0012 …… is
Simplify:
(9⁄8÷3⁄5) of (3⁄4+3⁄5)
A sum of money triples itself at 8% per annum over a certain time. The time taken is
Find the correct relationship between G.C.D and L.C.M.
I. G.C.D. = L.C.M.
II. G.C.D. ≤ L.C.M.
III. L.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
If y- 1⁄y = 6 find the value of y3-1⁄y3
Which of the following statement is fase in a Parallelogram?
Reciprocal of 0 is
Which one of the following statements 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 sands for?
What commission sets up international food standard?
Supply is constant in
Match the following :
| List I | List II |
| a) Governor | 1.) Article 171 |
| b) Chief Minister | 2.) Article 170 |
| c) Legislative Council | 3.) Article 153 |
| d) Legislative Assembly | 4.) Article 163 |
Match the following and choose the correct answer :
| List I( Local winds) | List II(Location ) |
| a) Chinook | 1.) Gulf of Mexico |
| b) Fohn | 2.) USA |
| c) Mistral | 3.) Northern Italy |
| d) Norte | 4.) Alps region |
Match List I with List II :
| List I (Major flood) | List II (Disasters) |
| a) China | 1.) St. Francis |
| b) Pennsylvania | 2.) Assam |
| c) Los Angeles | 3.) Hwang Ho |
| d) India | 4.) Johnstown |
Vak Pathar wrote
Guerilla warfare means
In TamilNadu 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 Princess of olden days are known as
Match : List I List II
| List I | List II |
| a) Public Service Commission | 1.) 1924 |
| b) Hindu Religious Endownment Act | 2.) 1929 |
| c) Andhra University | 3.) 1926 |
| d) Staff Selection Board | 4.) 1925 |
Match the following and choose the correct one :
| List I | List II |
| a) Panipet | 1.) A.D. 1527 |
| b) Gaghra | 2.) A.D. 1528 |
| c) Khanwa | 3.) A.D. 1529 |
| d) Chanderi | 4.) A.D. 1526 |
Agriculture productivity can be measured in terms of
The classical economics belived in ______ policy
Match the correct answer :
| List I | List II |
| a) Saradha Act | 1.) 1992 |
| b) Equal Pay Act | 2.) 1976 |
| c) Black Board Act | 3.) Tmt.Indira Gandhi |
| d) 20 Point Programme | 4.) 1929 |
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 bends 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 :
I. Washing soda - Na2CO3
II. Bleaching powder - CaO
III. Plaster of paris - CaSO4 1⁄2H2O
IV Baking soda - NaHCO3
What are the chemical present in the 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 transition to 5G with in September 2017. Backhaul is a network
Which TamilNadu 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 heterotroph?
If the product of four consective 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
If 12+22+32+…..+102= 385 then 22+42+62+…..+202 is
In the ratio x% of y to 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 3a,3b,3c are in
If -1<r<1, then the sum of the infinite numbers of a geometric series is
The angle in a semi circle is
if a⁄3=b⁄4=c⁄7 then a+b+c⁄c is
Which is the 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 Inida?
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 guarentees
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 rotates on its axis called rotation.
Reason ( R) : Rotation movement causes seasons
World Forest Day is celebrated on
Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) is associated with
Match the following :
| List I | List II |
| a) Assam | 1.) Podu |
| b) Andhra Pradesh | 2.) Mashan |
| c) Madhya Pradesh | 3.) Ponam |
| d) Kerala | 4.) Jhum |
In which one describes the social conditions of the Sangam Tamils?
Match the list I with list II and select the correct answer using the code given below the list :
| List I | List II |
| a) amuktamalyada | 1.) Gulbarga |
| b) Juma masjid | 2.) Bijapur |
| c) Golgumbaz | 3.) Sanskrit |
| d) Jambavathi kalyanam | 4.) Telugu |
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 :
| List I | List II |
|---|---|
| a) Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana | 1.) 1993 |
| b) National Social Assistance Programme | 2.) 1977 |
| c) Employment Assurance Scheme | 3.) 1995 |
| d) Integrated Rural Development Programme | 4.) 1999 |
The founder Scientific socialism
Continue this paper, plus get every question across all 48 TNPSC previous year papers with bilingual explanations, mock-exam mode and progress tracking.