TNPSC Group 2 Model Question Paper 2012

TNPSC Group 2 Model Question Paper 2012
TNPSC Group 2 Model Question Paper 2012 - Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Group 2 (CSSE-1) recruitment including a written test and also an oral test/interviews. The candidates who are applying for the posts through online mode will have to be prepared for the examination and must be familiar to the topic that will going to come in the examination of recruitment in TNPSC vacancies. Their is the Sample model Paper for the applicants who are going to appear for the examination to make them clear about the topic s that are going to come in the written test against the TNPSC recruitment 2012. This Model Test paper will help the candidates to prepare themselves for the examination.

TNPSC Group 2 Model Question Paper 2012 -


Written Test Details -
The written Exam includes the three subjects as given below:
General Knowledge
General English
General Tamil
Exam will be set into two languages English and Tamil and for the second section candidates will be asked to opt any one question paper. The time duration to solve the examination would be 3 hours. The candidate must have to score about 90 marks in the written test to qualify from the total 300 marks of test. GK section is of 150 marks and the other section too is of 150 marks. The Oral test or interviews phase will be of 40 marks out of which candidate should have to score 12 marks to qualify. Total number of question that will be set is about 200 questions of GK (100 items) and English or Tamil Language (100 items).

TNPSC Model Paper -
1. The Govt of India has decided to declare which of the following rivers a National River?
a) Brahmaputra
b) Yamuna
c) Ganga
d) Kaveri
e) None of these

2. Who amongst the folIowing economists gave the concept of "economies of scale", which says "many goods and services can be produced more cheaply in long series"?
a) Edward C Prescott
b) Amartya Sen
c) Gary S Becker
d) Edmund S Phelps
e) Paul Krugman

3. Very often we read in newspapers/magazines about "Sovereign Wealth Funds". Which of the following is/ are the correct description of the same?
(A) These are the funds or the reserves of a government or central bank of a country which are invested further to earn profitable returns.
(B) These are the funds which were accumulated by some people over the years but were not put in active circulation as they retain them as Black Money for several years.
(C) The funds which are created to be used as relief funds or bailout packages are known as sovereign funds.
a) Both B & Conly
b) Only B
c) Only C
d) Only A
e) None of these

4. Very often we read about Special economic Zones (SEZs) in newspapers. What is the purpose of promoting SEZs in India?
(A) They are established to promote exports.
(B) They are established to attract investments from foreign countries.
(C) They are established to help the poorest of the poor in India as the activities of these zones are reserved only forthe poors and those living below poverty line.
a) Only A
b) Only B
c) Only C
d) Both A & B only
e) None of these

5. The ratio of the Cash Reserves that the banks are required to keep with the RBI is known as
a) Liquidity Ratio
b) SLR
c) CRR
d) Net Demand & Time Liability
e) None of these

6. The-Govt ofIndia in order to provide some relief to the exporters announced a relief-package of Rs
a) 1000 cr
b) 2500 cr
c) 4000 cr
d) 5000 cr
e) 7000 cr

7. The availability of cash and other cash-like marketable instruments that are useful in purchases and investments are commonly known as
a) Cash crunch
b) Liquidity
c) Credit
d) Marketability
e) None of these

8. The White Tiger is a book written by
a) Amitav Ghosh
b) Arundhati Roy
c) VS Naipaul
d) Kiran Desai
e) Aravind Adiga

9. Besides USA and France, India has a Civil Nuclear Deal with
a) Britain
b) Russia
c) Germany
d) Canada
e) Australia

10. Jnanpith Award is given for excellence in the field of
a) Music
b) Literature
c) Sports
d) Films
e) Social Services

Answers -
1. (c)
2. (e)
3. (d)
4. (d)
5. (c)
6. (d)
7. (b)
8. (e)
9. (b)
10. (b)