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TNPSC 2016: Librarian, GENERAL STUDIES

  • Date: 17 July 2016
  • Language: Bilingual
  • 40 pages
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5.
     •
     Insulin is secreted by this cells of pancreas

     (A)    a -cells                                 ,          P-cells

     (C)    r -cells                                     (D)   T-cells




     (A)    a -Q.%be;'1r




6.   Mary Mallon who known as Typhoid Mary and her profession was a

     (A)   Fisher woman                              (B)       Store keeper
                                                                                                 •
     (C)   Nurse                                     J1' Cook


     (A)   i,6QTQJir


     (C)   Q.ff'61QSl ,-,rnu                         (D)       cffl>lD1UQ>5rrr;rr




7.   Which among the following Indian states has the longest coast line?

     (A)   Tamil Nadu                                l/llf' Gujarat
     (C)   Kerala                                    (D)       Andhra Pradesh




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11.
      •   Who is the chair person of Governing Council of International fund for Agricultural
          development?

          (A)     Rahul Varma                               iJ1f' Dinesh Sharma
          (C)     Dutt                                      (D)   Mithun Varma




          (A)     IJIT@)Q> QJrTLDIT                         (B)   ~GQIT~ c'frTLDIT

          (C)     ~                                         (D)   t.61~ GSl QJ tTLD IT




12.       The Book "Flood of fire" was written by
          (A)     Ashutosh                                  (B)   Abdul Majeed Malik

      IJlf' Amitav Ghosh                                    (D)   Mohan Rao


          "Flood of fire" '1"GSt!!) ~Q)Q) ""@~lLIQJir

          (A)     ~~LIT~                                    (B)   ~u~Q) LD~Pi LDIT'61.$

          (C)     ~i.6l~Qi Ga;rrw                           (D)   GLDITaiQr IJITQJ




13.       The Climatic region of the Indian sub continents belongs to
          (A)    Equatorial climate change region
          (B)    Hot desert region

      Jltll/' Monsoon region
          (D)    Mediterranean region




          (B)    QQJUU UITQ'lQ)QJQT LDQsrLQ)Lb


          (C)    U®QJailTQ) LD.LQ>Lb




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14.   IAEA stands for
                                                                                                  •
      Jiii'   International Atomic Energy Agency

      (B)     Indian Atomic Energy Agency

      (C)     International Agricultural Exchange Agency

      (D)     Indian Aeronautical Engineering Administration




      (A)     International Atomic Energy Agency

      (B)     Indian Atomic Energy Agency

      (C)     International Agricultural Exchange Agency

      (D)     Indian Aeronautical Engineering Administration




15.   Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

      (A)     Teak- Jammu and Kashmir                (B)   Deodar - Madhya Pradesh

      (C)     Sal - Kerala                          Jl"f' Sundar~ - West Bengal

                                                     (B)   ~GUJITLJT- wUJUJ LSll]C~atb

      (C)     arr'1> - Gs;IJ'QTIT                    (D)   Br.ffitbrrl - GwJi>® 6Uri.Js;rrirrib




16.   The major zonal soil type of peninsular India belongs to

      Jtllf' Red soils                               (B)   Yellow soils

      (C)     Black soils                            (D)   Older alluvium soils




       (A)    51Qluy w~

       (C)    a>Q!)uy w~


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17.    - - - - - revolted in the Deccan against Shahjahan.
       (A)    Prince Pervez                               (B)    Shahryar

       (C)   Asaf Khan                                    JJllf Khan J ahan Lodi

       (A)   @GIT6l.HJ6r'r GulTCGtJb\ct                   (B)   6rTlLJrT

       (C)   ~6u 8irrm




18.    What was the occasion for the Portuguese making over Bombay to the British?

       (A)   Growth of p~aceful relations between the English and ~he Portuguese as a result of
             Portugals independence from the Spain

      ~ The marriage of Charles II with the Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza
       (C)   The defeat of Spanish Armada by the British in 1588

       (D)   The treaty of Madrid concluded in 1630




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             Q8ilT GlrQJ~ f!>a; ITa;




19.   In which year, the work of the railway line from Madras to Arcot was commenced?

      (A)    1853A.D                                      (B)   1854 AD

      Jll!f' 1856 AD                                      (D)   1857 AD




      (A)    £ .& 1853                                    (B)   .$1.& 1854

      (C)    £.t.Sl. 1856                                 (D)   .$1.t.Sl. 1857

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25.    What is the percentage of FDI allowed in Pharma industry in India?
                                                                                                                                  •
       ~         100%                                                 (B)         51%

       (C)      60%                                                   (D)         48%


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       ~WJLD~Bie;uuL.@mm~?

       (A)       100%                                                  (B)        51%

       (C)       60%                                                   (D)        48%




26.    Rangarajan committee relates to

       (A)       Banking reforms

       (B)       Share market reforms

       ~ Disinvestment of public sector units

       (D)       Industrial Licence




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        (B)       uri.J® a:fiJmfh Sir;,f)®;,~t.0

        (C)       Qurr~;,~m!D .ffi1W6U~ri.J.!6mlm C!Pfb@L.mL ®mlD~fhru




 27.    Which one is called a fourth sector?

        (A)       Agriculture sector                                   IJlff' Information sector
        (C)       Industrial sector                                      (D)      Service sector




                                                                         (B)      p;e;ruru ~oo!I>

                                                                         (D)       Ca:ooQJ ~"6l!D

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31.   Kattapomman was hanged to death at Kayatharu in the year                                                    •
          (A)     1769                                            (B)    1779

          (C)     1789                                            Jlllf'1799




          (A)     1769                                            (B)    1779

          (C)     1789                                            (D)    1799




    32.   Subash Chandra Bose set up Indian National Army Head Quarters at

          (A)     Nepal and Rangoon                               Jlllf' Rangoon and Singapore
          (C)     Singapore and Tibet                             (D)    Tokyo and Nepal
I




    33.   Which of the following party was in power in the UK when India got Independence?

          (A)     Conservative party                              (B)    Socialist party

          ~Labour party                                           (D)    Liberal party


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          ~L.6luSlG> il®.!i>~~?




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37.   If the sum of a rational number and its reciprocal is ~ then the number is
                                                            6
                                                                                                         •
              2      3
             - or -                                        (B)   .!. or 2
              3      2                                           2
              5      2                                           2    7
      (C)    - or -                                        (D)   - or -
             2    5                                              7        2




              2     .     3
      (A)    -
              3
                  ~Q)Q)~ -
                          2
                                                           (B)   21 ~Q)Q)~
                                                                      .    2

              5     .        2                                   2   .     7
      (C)    -    ~Q)Q)~ -                                 (D)   - ~Q)Q)~ -
              2              5                                   7         2




38.   Complete the series.

      AZ, GT, MN,---~ YB
      (A)    SK                                            (B)   JH
      (C)    SH                                            (D)   TS

      AZ, GT, MN, ---~ YB '1"WJD 6l.Jit16f>e:Q!)lU .ffi!Q!)JD~ Ge:u'.J.
      (A)    SK                                            (B)   JH
      rj1/' SH                                             (D)   TS



39.   The ratio of two numbers is 4 : 7. On subtracting 10 from each number, the ratio becomes
      1 : 2, then the greater number is
      (A)    40                                            gsf 10
      (C)    80                                            (D)   100 .


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      G;T~ro .@® '1"~a;Q°ftru GunlUJ G;T~ '1"~?

      (A)    40                                            (B)   70
      (C)    80                                            (D)   100

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40.
      •The metallic sphere of radius 12 cm is melted into three smaller spheres. If the radii of two
          smaller spheres are 6 cm and 8 cm , the radius of the third sphere is

          (A)    14 cm                                           (B)    16 cm

      JJilff 10 cm                                               (D)    12 cm


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       (A)       14 Qs:.L.5.                                     (B)    16 Qs:.L.5.

       (C)       10 Qs:.L.5.                                     (D)    12 Qs:.t.O.




41.   A square is inscribed in a circle whose radius is 4 cm. The area of the portion between the
      circle and the square is

      Jilf       16 1Z' -32 cm 2                                (B)     32Jr - 27 cm 2

      (C)       20Jr + 11 cm 2                                  (D)     l27r - 4 cm 2


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      ~IJ~~W®LD @Q)LUULL U®~uSl~ UIJU4

      (A)       16 7r -32 Qs:.t..5.2                            (B)     321Z'-27Qs:.t.0. 2

                                                                (D)     121Z' - 4 Qs:.t..5. 2




42.   The perimeter of one face of a cube is 20 cm. Its volume must be

      (A)       215 cm3                                         (B)    200 cm 3

      Jilf" 125 cm        3
                                                                (D)    8000 cm 3




      (A)       215 Qs:.t..5.s                                  (B)    200 Qa:.t..5. 3

      (C)       125 Qs:.t..5. 3                                 (D)    8000 Ga:.t..5.3


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43.   22 + 4 2 + 6 2 + ... + 202 =                                                        •
      (A)    1155                                  ~ 1540
      (C)    2310                                  (D)   385 x 385


      2 2 + 42 +6 2 + ··· +20 2 =

      (A)     1155                                 (B)   1540

      (C)    2310                                  (D)   385 x 385




44.   In how many years will a sum of money double itself at 12% per annum for simple interest.

      (A)    6 years 9 months                      {B)   7 years 6 months

      (C)    8 years 3 months                   JJ1!' 8 years 4 months

      (A)    6 4oo@s;m 9 LDrri'ira.ia;m

      (C)    8 ~oo@i&m 3 LDrr~ra.ia;m




45.   H .C.F . of~ 729 6561
                576 , 288, 144

      jlll' 576
             81
                                                   (B)   -81
                                                         144

              81                                         81
      (C)                                          (D)
              288                                        72


                     .    81 729 6561
      ~.Qu .QJ. a;rrQ151' : - , - , - -
                         576 288 144

              81                                          81
      (A)                                          (B)
              576                                        144

              81                                         81
      (C)                                          (D)
              288                                        72


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46.    The International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) declared in the decade

                                                 ,          1990-2000
       (A)    1980-1990

       (C)    2000-2010                              (D)    2010-2020




       (A)    1980-1990                              (B)    1990-2000

       (C)    2000-2010                              (D)    2010-2020




47.    As per the IUCN Red list 2004, how many plant species were extinct in India?

                                                     (B)    89

       (C)    97                                     (D) 99




        (A)   87
                                                     (B)    89

        (C)   97                                     (D)    99




 48.    Bar Code store information using:

        (A)    Punch holes
                                                     JJllf' Thick and thin lines
        (C)    Magnetized spots                       (D)    Bits




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49.    Who is proved experimentally the existence of the nutrino?

       (A)    Enrico Fermi
                                                                               •
       (B)   Richard P. Feynman

       (C)   Rutherford

      ;Jllf Clyde L. Cowan and Frederic Reines




50.   What is the principle involved in Radar?

      ~ Radio echoes                                  (B)   Radio reflection
      (C)    Radio refraction                         (D)   Radio scattering




51.   The radius of the atomic nucleus is

      (A)    10-3 cm                                  (B)   10-10 cm

      ~ 10-13 cm                                      (D)   10-15 cm




                                                      (B)   10-10 Ge:.L5.

      (C)    10-13 Ge:.L5.                            (D)   10- 15 Ge:.LE.

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  52.    Which of the following is an example of condensation polymer?

                Nylon 6, 6                                  (B)   Teflon

         (C)    Polypropylene                               (D)   Orlon




                                                           (D)    4r'rQ>ITQr


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 53.     Which among the following angiospermic character is most important ;o differentiate from
         Gymnosperms?

         (A)   Presence of vessels in xylem

         (B)   Presence of companion cells in phloem

        Jtii'f' Seeds enclosed in fruit
         (D)   Flowers with attractive petals


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        Uri.J@) QJ&)M}!D~?

        (A)    ,;~u1ru;,f)ro LQrG;TT ®l:Prru:.ie;Qr




54.     What is the name of the inner boundary membrane for the cytoplasm of a plant cell?

        (A)    Plasma membrane                             iJll/' Tonoplast
        (C)    Plasma desmata                              (D)    Nuclear membrane




        (A)    '9mrrw111rr c%\J~

        (C)

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55.   Which one of the following digestive enzymes is present in the saliva?

      (A)      Amylase                                                      (B)   Lipase
                                                                                                                                   •
      Sfil'/' Ptyalin                                                       (D)   Trypsin




      (A)      ~61lto<!ru'11>                                               (B)   ~uGu'11>


      (C)      61>LUJ~6bl                                                   (D)   c_rfluOOJ6bl



56.   'Light rays that pass near the sun will be deflected towards it'. This effect is known as

      Jiii'    Einstein effect                                              (B)   Doppler effect
      (C)      Lorentz effect                                               (D)   Fitzgerald effect


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      GuUJrr

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      (C)      ru rrgliliur L....'11> 6lSl Ql 61TQj                         (D)   oot51L....w Q~grrQ>L.... GISlmmQj
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57.   Middle piece of a sperm contains
      (A)      Nucleus and Mitochondria
      (B)      Centriole and Mitochondria

      (C)      Nucleus and Centriole

      ~ Mitochondria only
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       (C)     .ifill!d>.$rolUJ'1t> LD!i>Q)!Lb Ge:mL....rflGUJrrru

       (D)


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61.     Who is the 43rd Chief Justice oflnclia?                                             •
         (A)      H.L. Dattu                             j1I' T.S. Thakur
         (C)      R.K Mathur                             (D)     A.K. M ukerji




        (A)      H.L. p;~~                               (B)     T.S. !lirr.$Bi1.r'r

                                                         (D)     A.K. QPairr~




 62.    Who won Dada Saheb Phalke award in 2016?

        (A)      Shashi Kapoor                           (B)     Gulzar

       /Jiff' Manoj Kumar                                (D)    K. Balachander




       (A)      efil Sib:J,fr                           (B)     (§Werrfr

       (C)      tnamrr~ (§LDrrfr
                                                        (D)     K. urrQle,(iip;fr




63.    Who won Sahitya Academy award in 2015 for the prose "Ilakkya Chuvadugal" in Tamil?

       (A)     V. Shanmugam
                                                        ~A. Madhavan
       (C)     A. Malar Mannan                          (D)    T. Ramakrishnan




       (A)     V. .!fiiliarQPs;t.0                      (B)    A. tnrr~6l.J6i!J

       (C)


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66·.    The word 'Sangam' in the early History of South India denotes

        ~ Academy of learned men
                                                                                                                          •
         (B)     Assembly of poets .

         (C)     Collection of scholarly works

         (D)     Scholarly debates




67.                      was the chief architect of the state during the regime of Firoz Tughlak.
        (A)     Abdul Haq                                        IJJI/' Malik Ghazi Shahna
        (C)     Shams-i-siraj                                     (D)   Haji Illiyas




                                                                  (B)                       mi S:ITQTIT
                                                                        LO ITQS).!i; jil!D IT




68.     In whose regime Nicolo Conti, an Italian visited Vijayanagar Empire?
        (A)     Harihara I                                       (B)    Harihara II
        (C)     Devaraya I                                       pf' Devaraya II
        UJITQ!>Q)LUJ ~L..61 BilTQ)~~Q> @P>p;ITQ$'1UJ uUJQ!nfl .ffil.$Gs;rrCQ>rr BilT~iq_ 6'1Sl~UJp;BilJ Gurr1Jil!D® 6lSl~UJw
        Gs:LLip;rrrr?




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69.    Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer :
       I.      The Ramakrishna mission has drawn all principles and ideals from the life and
               teachings of Swami Ramakrishna.
       II.     Swami Ramakrishna founded the Ramakrishna mission.
       ~ Only I is true                                               (B)   Only II is true
       (C)     Both I and II are true                                 (D)   Both I and II are false

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       (C)     I LDJDJJ.lltb Iltb 6rfl1Urr®tb                         (D)   I l.OJDglltD Iltb Jl)QJ!DIT®tD



70.    Who issued the historically important Non-Brahmin manifesto in 1916?
      Jill"" Thiagaraja chettiar                                      (B)   Natesa Mudaliar
       (C)     Sankaran Nair                                          (D)   E.V. Ramasamy Naidu




       (A)     ~UJITB;f]"IT~ G6L~UJITrT                               (B)   .15C:L6 QP~'°1UJrrr'r

       (C)     6ri.Ja;f]"m p;rrUJfr                                   (D)   r:i:.QQJ. f]"ITLDS:1Tu5l ,!l)1Tli..j@




71.    The chief of the Lok Sabha (House of People) Secretariat is
       (A)    Speaker of the House of people
       (B)    Secretary of the House of People
      ~Secretary General of the House of people
       (D)    Deputy speaker of the Ho~se of people




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       (C)    LOMQTQ>QJ Qurr~6 Gs:UJQ)IT                              (D)   LDMi'ITQ>QJ ~Q)Qlal" 6UIT.ffilTUJ8iIT

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B3.     If x : y = 5 : 2 then (Bx+ 9y): (Bx+ 2y) is                            •
         (A)        22: 29                                  (B)        26: 61
        Jll!f 29: 22                                        (D)       61: 26


         x: y = 5: 2 ~miru (Bx+ 9y): (Bx+ 2y) "»mu~

         (A)     22: 29                                    (B)      26: 61
         (C)    29: 22                                     (D)     61: 26




 84.    The vaIue of (835 + 378 + (835 - 378         is
                             835 x 835 + 378 x 378

        (A)     4                                          (B)     1

       Jllf 2                                              (D)     5



        (835 + 378 + (835 - 378
          835 x 835 + 378 x 378

        (A)     4                                         (B)      1
        (C)    2                                          (D)     5




85.    If A : B : C = 2 : 3 : 4 then A : B : C is equal to
                                        B C A
       Jill" 8 : 9 : 24                                   (B)     9: 24: 8
       (C)     4: 6: 9                                    {D)     5: 9: 6


       A : B : C = 2 : 3 : 4 ~aflru A : B : C =
                                       B C A
       (A)     8 : 9 : 24                                 (B)     9 : 24 : 8

       (C)     4:6:9                                      (D)     5:9:6


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           x  6                   x - y 14 .
       If - = - then the value of - - + - is
                                                                                                            •
          2y 7                    x + y 19

      '(A)    -1                                            ~l
               2                                                      1
       (C)                                                  (D)   1 18
               7


                      x-y 14 . f).UL.j?
       x = -6 ~Qf)"Q) --+--QTLD
       -
       2y   7         x + y 19

       (A)    -1                                            (B)   1

               2                                                      1
       (C)                                                  (D)   1 18
               7




90.    The difference between compound interest and simple interest on an amount of Rs. 15,000
       for 2 years is Rs. 96, then the rate of interest per annum is

       (A)     12                                           VJ( 8
       (C)     6                                            (D)   10


       (!;. 15,000-.$® 2 QJ®Lril5<ei;&@j il61>L&@jtb BiLL@ QJLLlj-&@jtb. ~Qfl QJLL1j-5@jtb ILQrQT QQJ~Urr@ <!;· 96
       ~QflQ>, QJLLlj- Q$1'5tb 46*1"@.$@)


       (A)     12                                           (B)   8

       (C)     6                                            (D)   10




91.    The C.I. on a sum of money for 2 years at 10% is Rs. 168. Find the simple interest.

       (A)     Rs. 150                                      (B)   Rs. 158

       ~ Rs.160                                             (D)   Rs. 164




       (A)     ~· 150                                       (B)   <!;· 158

       (C)     ~· 160                                       (D)   ®· 164

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98.    The LCM of two numbers is 495 and their HCF is 5. If the sum of the two numbers is 100,
       then find the difference of the two numbers

                                                                                    (B)    46
       """ 10
       (C)         70                                                               (D)    90


       @® ~filiBT.g;i;rflQ-r iD ..fl.LD. 495 LDJDWJLb iD.Gu.QJ. 5                  ~wit.0aurr~ ...!916i.J6l51® ~filiBT.g;i;rflQ-r Bil.@~'1> 100 ~~ru

       ...!916i.J 6lSl (!!) ~filiBT .g; 6lf1 Q-r 6lSl~~ lU rra: Lb ~Q'rQT 7

       (A)         10                                                              (B)     46

       (C)         70                                                              (D)     90




99.    Mauna Loa in Hawai island is the largest

       Jiii" A~tive Volcano                                                        (B)     Dormant Volcano

       (C)         Extinct Volcano                                                 (D)     Dead Volcano




100.   The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) was constituted under the wildlife protection
       act in the year

       (A)        2006                                                             ""'2007
       (C)        2008                                                             (D)    2009


       QJQIT   "61'1>rii® QJQ),, p;@uy a;1i9a;tb (WCCB)
       a:i!L;,/)Gn Ui+ dlQ>lDMUUl..L§f.

       (A)        2006                                                             (B)    2007

       (C)        2008                                                             (D)    2009



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                                                              ~e:,:~:~ I I I I I I I I I I
                                            2016
                                     GENERAL STUDIES
                                      (Degree Standard)
Time Allowed: 2 Hours]                                                            [Maximum Marks : 200
        Read the following instructions carefully before you begin to answer the questions.

                                      IMPORTANT INSTRUCT10NS

1.    This Booklet has a cover (this page) which should not be opened till the invigilator gives signal to open
      it at the commencement of the examination. As soon as the signal is received you should tear the right
      side of the booklet cover carefully to open the booklet. Then proceed to answer the questions.
2.    This Question Booklet contains 100 questions. Prior to attempting to answer the candidates are
      requested to check whether all the questions are there and ensure there are no blank pages in the
      question book.let. In case any defect in the Question Paper is noticed it shall be reported to the
      Invigilator within first 10 minutes.
3.    Answer all questions. All.questions carry equal marks.
4.    You must write your Register Number in the space provided on the top right side of this page. Do not
      write anything else on the Question Booklet.
5.    You will also encode your Register Number, Subject Code, Question Booklet SL No. etc. with Blue or
      Black ink Ball point pen in the space provided on the side 2 of the Answer Sheet. If you do not encode
      properly or fail to encode the above information, action will be taken as per Commission's notification.
6.    Each question comprises four responses (A), (B}, (C) and (D). You are to select ONLY ONE correct
      response and mark in your Answer Sheet. In case you feel that there are more than one correct
      response, mark the response which you consider the best. In any case, choose ONLY ONE response for
      each question. Your total marks will depend on the number of correct responses marked by you in the
      Answer Sheet.
7.    In the Answer Sheet there are four circles   @     ,@, @ and @ against each question. To answer the
      questions you are to mark with Ball point pen ONLY ONE circle of your choice for each question. Select
      one response for each question in the Question Booklet and mark in the Answer Sheet. If you mark
      more than one answer for one question, the answer will be treated as wrong. e.g. If for any item, @ is
      the correct answer, you have to mark as follows :
                                                @•@@
8.    You should not remove or tear off any sheet from this Question Booklet. You are not allowed to take
      this Question Booklet and the Answer Sheet out of the Examination Hall during the examination.
      After the examination is concluded. you must hand over your Answer Sheet to the Inyigilator. You are-
      allowed to take the Question Booklet with you only after the Examination is over.
9.    The sheet before the last page of the Question Booklet can be used for Rough Work.
10.   Failure to comply with any of the above instructions will render you liable to such action or penalty as
      the Commission may decide at their discretion.
11.   In all matters and in cases of doubt, the English Version is final.
12.   Do not tick-mark or mark the answers in the Question Booklet.
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Source: Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission. Question paper published by Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission.