TNPSC GK Series-1 Degree Standard for Group 1, Group 2 and Group 4

1.  Bauxite an ore of Aluminium. ·It is not available in India in-----state

(A) Orissa
(B) (Salem) Tamil Nadu
(C) Bihar
(D) Karnataka

Answer:  (D) Karnataka

2. Fixation of Nitrogen is a source for

(A) Various Oxygen Compounds
(B) Various Phosphorous Compounds
(C) Various Nitrogen Compounds
(D) Various Sulphur Compounds

Answer: (C) Various Nitrogen Compounds

3. The pH of a solution in which 10.0 mL cif 0.1 M NaOH is added to 25.0 mL of0.1 M HCl is

(A) 3.143
(B) 1.863
(C) 2.614
(D) 1.368

Answer: (D) 1.368

4. Which bacteria produce insect resistance in transgenic plants?

(A) Bacillus ramosus
(B) Thiobacillus thioxidans
(C) Bacillus thuringiensis
(D) Bacillus anthracis

Answer: (C) Bacillus thuringiensis

5. Glycolysis takes place in the

(A)  Golgi
(B) Cytoplasm
(C) Vacuole
(D) Mitochondria

Answer: (D) Mitochondria

6. Islets of Langerhans are found in

(A) Spleen
(B) Pancreas
(C) Liver
(D) Pituitary gland

Answer: (D) Pituitary gland

7. Bone marrow is the

(A) Cradle of WBC
(B) Cradle of RBC
(C) Cradle of Platelets
(D) None of the above

Answer:(D) None of the above

8. Which of the following statement of Bishop Caldwell about the Dravidians is wrong? 

I. They had minstrels who recited songs in festivals
II. They acknowledged the existence of God
III. They had laws and customs
IV. They had lawyers and judges

(A) I
(B) II
(C) III
(D) IV

Answer:(D) IV 

9. Which Delhi Sultan founded the city of Jaunpur? 

(A) Iltutmish
(B) Ghiya,suddin Tughlaq
(C) Firoz Tughlaq
(D) Mohammad bin Tughlaq

Answer:(C) Firoz Tughlaq


10. From the following pairs,, choose the incorrect pair regarding the History of Education and its years in India 

(A) Recommendations of Raleigh Commission  - 1880-82
(B) Wood's Despatch   - 1854
(C) Hunter Commission   - 1882
(D) Sergeant Scheme of Education   - 1944

Answer:(A) Recommendations of Raleigh Commission  - 1880-82