TNPSC GROUP I – 2010

1. The Avogadro number is
a. 6.00 x 1024 b. 6.023 x 1023 c. 6.054 x 1022 d. 6.504 x 1022

2. Viscous force is directly proportional to
a. temperature gradient b. mass gradient c. velocity gradient d. charge gradient

3. The South American country that suffered due to earthquake in 2010 was
a. Argentina b. Chile c. Brazil d. Libya


4. According to the Economic Survey of India (2007-08), the birth rate in Tamil Nadu state is
a. 16.2 b. 18.4 c. 15.3 d. 10.6
 
5. The structure observed by Robert Hooke in plant cells was
a. Protoplasm b. Cell wall c. Nucleus d. Tracheids
 
6. How many pairs of cranial nerves are present in shark fishes?
a. 8 b. 10 c. 12 d. 14
 
7. When the basis of classification is according to location or place, the classification is called ___________ classification
a. Quantitative b. Geographical c. Qualitative d. Chronological
 
8. The oxidation number of Fe in K3[Fe(CN)6] is
a. +2 b. +3 c. +1 d. +4
 
9. The ray which does not affect the photographic plate is
a. Alpha ray b. Beta ray c. Gamma ray d. none of these
 
10. Who among the following said that Buddha’s character and teaching made him “The Light not of Asia only but of the World?
a. Sir Edwin Arnold b. Mrs. Rhys Davids c. Dr. Radhakrishnan d. H.G. Wells