TNPSC New Current Notifications
151) Credit for starting space Science Research in India goes toa) Homi j. bhaba b) V. Sarabai c) C.V. Raman d) S.S. Bhatnagr
152) consider the following Statements:
Assertion (A): the space shuttle in which Kalpana Chawla, the Indian born
American Scientist traveled, when reentered into the Earth
Atmosphere was brunt.
Reason (R): The space shuttle had the nose cap (made of ceramics)
Damaged.
Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below:
a) (A) and (R) are not correct b) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct
c) (A) and (R) are correct, and (R) is the correct explanation.
d) (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation
TNPSC New Current Notifications for all
153) which the following is not correct?Mixing of alcohol with petrol
a) Saves foreign exchange b) is ecofriendly c) Supports sugar industry d)
Prevents the possibility of adulteration
154) Uranium enrichment is concerned with
a) Cuba b) Israel c) Iran d) South Korea
155) the plant which possesses ‘ant cancerous” activity is
a) Seetha b) Polyalthia c) Teak d) Murungai
156) the marine algae commercially exploited for the production of agar is
a) Sargassum b) Gracilaria c) Laminaria d) Caulerpa
157) In India AIDS was first reported in
a) 1932 b) 1986 c) 1990 d) 1992
158) Biologists celebrated ever year 5th June as
a) World Water Day b) World Environment Day c) W.H.O Day d) World
Population Day
159) which of the following diagrams correctly represents elephants, dogs and animals?
X y z
160) a=b, b=c, c= a then xyz is equal to
a) 1 b) 0 c) -1 d) None
161) Pituitary gland is situated in
a) The neck b) The base of the heart c) the base of the brain d) the abdomen
162) Red colour to the blood is given by
a) Hemoglobin b) albumin c) gamma globulin d) myoglobin
163) Sexual characters in female are controlled by
a) Progesterone b) Estrogen c) Testosterone d) Aldosterone
164) a cross between hybrid and either of any parent (document or re recessive) is
Called
a) Monohybrid crosses b) Back cross c) Test cross d) Dihybrid cross
165) identical twins are produced when
a) One sperm is fertilized with two eggs b) one egg is fertilized with two sperms
c) One fertilized egg is divided into two blastomers and separated
d) Two eggs are fertilized with two sperms
166) in human 47 number of chromosomes (22A+xxy) is resulted in
a) Down’s Syndrome b) klinefelter’s syndrome c) Turner’s syndrome d)
Edward’s syndrome
167) which vaccine should be given to the newborn within 15 days of birth?
a) ‘O’ Polio b) DPT c) MMR vaccine d) Measles vaccine
168) Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given
Below:
List I List II
a) A.B.O blood group 1) Example for point mutation
b) Bald head in man 2) Dihybrid cross
c) Sickle cell anaemia 3) Multiple alleles
d) Independent assortment 4) Sex influenced genes
Codes:
A b c d
A) 4 3 2 1
B) 3 4 1 2
C) 2 1 4 3
D) 1 2 3 4
169) consider the following Statements:
a) ADH is secreted by adenohypophysis
b) ADH is secreted by infundibulum
c) ADH is secreted by neurohypophysis
d) ADH is secreted by Pineal gland
Of the statements:
a) (I) and (ii) are correct b) (ii) alone is correct c) (iii) alone is correct
D) (I), (ii) and (iii) are correct.
170) consider the following Statements:
Assertion (A): The sperm contains centriole in the neck
Reason (R): Certrioles are important for sperm count
Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below:
A) Both (A) and (R) are false b) (A) is true, but (R) is false
c) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct reason
d) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not correct reason
171) which of the following is the chief component of fungal cell wall?
a) Mucopolysaccharide b) Cellulose c) @-D- giucopyranose d) none
172) which of the following is correctly matched?
a) Maltose - Disaccharides
b) Fructose - Hexose sugar
c) Cellulose - Structural Polysaccharide
d) All of these
173) Natural lipids are readily soluble in
a) Oil b) water c) mercury d) none
174) the number of ATP molecules yield from 2 NADH2 molecule is
a) 3 b) 4 c) 6 d) 12
175) consider the following Statements:
Assertion (A): Nitrogen plays an important role in growth metabolism, heredity
And respiration
Reason (R): It suppressed formation of flowers
Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below:
A) Both (A) and (R ) are true and (R ) is the correct explanation of (A )
B) Both (A) and (R ) are true but (R ) is not the correct explanation of (A)
c) (A) is true, but (R ) is false d) (A) is false, but (R )is true.
