TNPSC MAIN PAPER I, 2008
1. HISTORY & CULTURE.
SECTION A – 1 mark
Very short Answer Type (Not exceeding 20 words)
1. In which year was the English east India Company founded?
2. The Battle of Buxar was fought in the year
3. The Dual Government was abolished by
4. The sepoy Mutiny broke out during the viceroyalty of
5. The portfolio system was first introduced in the time of
6. The first Indian who was admitted in the viceroy's Executive council was
7. The first census report was taken at madras in
SECTION B -3 marks
Short Answer Type (Not exceeding 50 words)
1. Enumerate the reforms introduced by Lord Bentinck.
2. Explain the role of moderates in the Indian national movements.
3. Write a note on Jallianwalla bagh massacre.
4. Describe the importance of the Indian universities Act of 1904.
5. Briefly given an of Ramakrishna paramahamsha.
6. State the service of Ravinthranath Tagore of Literature.
SECTION C - 5 Marks
Brief Answer Type (Not exceeding 100 words)
1. How did the council Act 1892 promote the growth of representative Government
in British India?
2. Describe the impact of World War I on Indian national Movement.
3. Trace the events leading to the Poona pact and analysis its consequences.
4. Assess the role of Mohammed Ali Jinnah in the creation of Pakistan.
5. Examine critically the provisions of communal Award of 1932.
6. Explain the contribution of B.R Ambedkar to our nation.
SECTION D -15 Marks
Detailed Answer Type. (Not exceeding 200 words each)
1. Give an account of religious and social reform movements in India.
2. Describe the relation of the British towards the princely states in India.
TNPSC MAIN PAPER I, 2008
2. POLITY
SECTION A – 1 mark
Very short Answer Type (Not exceeding 20 words)
1. What is fifty second Amendment Act of 1985?
2. What is 'Habeas corpus'?
SECTION C - 5 Marks
Brief Answer Type (Not exceeding 100 words)
1. Briefly highlight the content of 86 th constitutional Amendment.
SECTION D -15 Marks
Detailed Answer Type. (Not exceeding 200 words each)
1. Explain the salient features of the constitution of India.
2. Examine the changing role and function of election commission of India in view of the
Electoral reforms undertaken in the recent decades.
3. Judicial Activism-comment.
TNPSC MAIN PAPER I, 2008
3.ECOMOMY
SECTION A – 1 mark
Very short Answer Type (Not exceeding 20 words)
1. Temporary tax levied to obtain revenue is called as
2. Mention the objective of Vijay kelkar committee.
3. Who is the Governor of Reserve Bank of India?
SECTION B -3 marks
Short Answer Type (Not exceeding 50 words)
1. Define sustainable development.
SECTION C - 5 Marks
Brief Answer Type (Not exceeding 100 words)
1. What are the major differences between Developed and Developing nations?
2. Special Economic zones [SEZs] - Discuss
3. What are non-tariff barriers under modern trade?
SECTION D -15 Marks
Detailed Answer Type. (Not exceeding 200 words each)
1. What are the different types of foreign investments?
List out the factors affecting International investments.
TNPSC MAIN PAPER I, 2008
4.SCIENCE
SECTION A – 1 mark
Very short Answer Type (Not exceeding 20 words)
1. What is navigation?
2. What are 'Bores'?
3. Which was the first electronic computer that belongs to the first generation of computers?
SECTION B -3 marks
Short Answer Type (Not exceeding 50 words)
1. Bring out the achievements of Raja Ramanna.
2. What is E- governance?
SECTION C - 5 Marks
Brief Answer Type (Not exceeding 100 words)
1. Describe the development of Universities of Tamilnadu.
2. Write a note on Indira Gandhi center of Atomic Research.
3. Critically examine the Nuclear co-operation between India and United States of America.
TNPSC MAIN PAPER I, 2008
5.STATISTICS & MATHEMATICS
SECTION A – 1 mark
Very short Answer Type (Not exceeding 20 words)
1. What is meant by classification?
2. Find the point of intersection of the graphs y=ex and y=e-x (0, 1).
3. Mention the different parts of a standard table.
SECTION B -3 marks
Short Answer Type (Not exceeding 50 words)
1. Represent the following data by means of a suitable diagram,
Number of male, and female and child laboures in two states A and B in a year are recorded below,
State Male labour Female labour Child labour Total
A 150000 105000 120000 375000
B 340000 200000 140000 680000
2. Write down the differences between diagram and graph.
3. A can do a piece of work in 15 days after 9 days A was replaced by B and
total work lasted for 17 days in how many days can B do the whole work alone?
4. Draw a blank table to show the candidates sex wise appearance for first year,
Second year and third year examination of a university in the faculties of Arts.
SECTION C - 5 Marks
Brief Answer Type (Not exceeding 100 words)
1. Prices of a particular commodity in five year in two cities are given below.
Find the city which had more stable prices.
Prices in city A | 20 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 16 |
Prices in city B | 10 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 15 |
2. What is the meant by partition values?
Write down the various partition values and the formula
Used to calculate them for a frequency distribution.
3. Draw a Histogram from the following data and hence find mode
Class interval | 0-10 | 10-20 | 20-30 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50-60 | 60-70 | 70-80 | 80-90 |
Frequency | 5 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
4. Convert 2607.8125 in to Hexadecimal system.
5. Write a flow chart to find out the largest number from a given set of 100
Integer numbers.
6. In a right – angled triangle the hypotenuse is 2√2 times the length of the perpendicular
drawn from the opposite vertex on the hypotenuse. Find the other two angles.
TNPSC MAIN PAPER I, 2008
6.GEOGRAPHY
SECTION A – 1 mark
Very short Answer Type (Not exceeding 20 words)
1. Which country produces largest quantity of gold?
2. When was the swaminathan committee appointed for proposing a National
Population policy?
SECTION B -3 marks
Short Answer Type (Not exceeding 50 words)
1. What are non renewable resources?
2. Define Globalization.
3. Who prepares topographical maps of India?
SECTION D -15 Marks
Detailed Answer Type. (Not exceeding 200 words each)
1. Examine the cases of India's high birth rate
TNPSC MAIN PAPER I, 2008
7.SOCIAL ISSUES
SECTION A – 1 mark
Very short Answer Type (Not exceeding 20 words)
1. What do you mean by bonded labour?
2. Who is a child labor?
3. What is educational unemployment?
4. What is terrorism?
5. What is 'Antyodaya programme'
6. Define untouchability.
7. What is census.
8. What is public life?
9 . Define corruption.
SECTION B -3 marks
Short Answer Type (Not exceeding 50 words)
1. What is culture of poverty?
2. State the general objective of national Adult education programme [NAEP]
3. State briefly how the partition of the country in 1947 affected the educational
status of Muslims in India.
4. Point out the problems stemming from the tribal practice of 'marriage by capture '
In the changed situation of today.
5. Elucidate briefly, the cause of child labour from perspective of the child labourer
6. Women in Armed force- comment.
7. List out the social causes of corruption.
8. What is the principle demand of ABSU?
SECTION C - 5 Marks
Brief Answer Type (Not exceeding 100 words)
1. State the implication of Bonded labour system [Abolition] Act 1976.
2. Highlight the linkages between bonded labour and child labour.
3. Elucidate the socio-economic disadvantage suffered by Muslims in India.
4. Point out the major socio-economic problems affecting scheduled caste
populations in India.
5. Bring out the trends in Un employment in India.
6. Write short descriptions on commissions of enquiry instituted against the
chief ministers Of States on corruption charges.
7. Write a brief note on the origin of Naxalite terrorism.
8. Ethnic crisis in Srilanka – discuss.
9. Explain the concept of 'social action'.
10. What is the Human Resource development perspective in the context of woman empowerment?
SECTION D -15 Marks
Detailed Answer Type. (Not exceeding 200 words each)
1. State the factors affecting women's participating in work.
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