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TNPSC Group 4 2016 question paper with answer key
2016 · G4
Questions 148 to 156 of 200
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Question 148
Three angles of a triangle are x − 30°, x − 45°, x + 15°, find the value of x.
- A. 60°
- B. 40°
- C. 80°
- D. 100°
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. 80°
Final answer key
Source: Group-IV Services 2015-2016, question booklet GRFT3, General Tamil with General Studies (SSLC standard), examination 06.11.2016, General Studies file (questions 101-200), published with the tentative answer key (GRFT3 page 51, question 148; final answer key 11.06.2018, S.No. 148: C)
Question 149
The difference between simple interest and compound interest for a sum of Rs. 12,000 lent at 10% per annum in 2 years, is
- A. Rs. 80
- B. Rs. 90
- C. Rs. 120
- D. Rs. 100
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Rs. 120
Final answer key
Source: Group-IV Services 2015-2016, question booklet GRFT3, General Tamil with General Studies (SSLC standard), examination 06.11.2016, General Studies file (questions 101-200), published with the tentative answer key (GRFT3 page 51, question 149; final answer key 11.06.2018, S.No. 149: C)
Question 150
If you stand in a rectangular room, where two adjacent walls are covered with plane mirrors, the total number of your images will be
- A. infinity
- B. 1
- C. 3
- D. 0
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. 3
Final answer key
Source: Group-IV Services 2015-2016, question booklet GRFT3, General Tamil with General Studies (SSLC standard), examination 06.11.2016, General Studies file (questions 101-200), published with the tentative answer key (GRFT3 page 52, question 150; final answer key 11.06.2018, S.No. 150: C)
Question 151
Audible range of rabbit is
- A. 100 – 32,000 Hz
- B. 1,000 – 1,50,000 Hz
- C. 1,000 – 1,00,000 Hz
- D. 900 – 2,00,000 Hz
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. 1,000 – 1,00,000 Hz
Final answer key
Source: Group-IV Services 2015-2016, question booklet GRFT3, General Tamil with General Studies (SSLC standard), examination 06.11.2016, General Studies file (questions 101-200), published with the tentative answer key (GRFT3 page 52, question 151; final answer key 11.06.2018, S.No. 151: C)
Question 152
Why vegetables and fruits turn brown on cutting?
- A. Due to the reaction between phenolic compound and oxygen in air
- B. Due to the formation of inorganic compound
- C. Due to the formation of salts
- D. Due to the formation of bases
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Due to the reaction between phenolic compound and oxygen in air
Final answer key
Source: Group-IV Services 2015-2016, question booklet GRFT3, General Tamil with General Studies (SSLC standard), examination 06.11.2016, General Studies file (questions 101-200), published with the tentative answer key (GRFT3 page 53, question 152; final answer key 11.06.2018, S.No. 152: A)
Question 153
Among the following which one is not a biofertilizer?
- A. Anabaena
- B. Nostoc
- C. Lindane
- D. Rhizobium
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Lindane
Final answer key
Source: Group-IV Services 2015-2016, question booklet GRFT3, General Tamil with General Studies (SSLC standard), examination 06.11.2016, General Studies file (questions 101-200), published with the tentative answer key (GRFT3 page 53, question 153; final answer key 11.06.2018, S.No. 153: C)
Question 154
Consider the statements : (a) Sterility is caused by the deficiency of Vitamin K. (b) Night blindness is caused by the deficiency of Vitamin D.
- A. Both (a) and (b) are false
- B. (a) is false and (b) is true
- C. (a) is true and (b) is false
- D. Both (a) and (b) are true
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Both (a) and (b) are false
Final answer key
Source: Group-IV Services 2015-2016, question booklet GRFT3, General Tamil with General Studies (SSLC standard), examination 06.11.2016, General Studies file (questions 101-200), published with the tentative answer key (GRFT3 page 54, question 154; final answer key 11.06.2018, S.No. 154: A)
Question 155
The valve which regulates the blood flow from right ventricle to the pulmonary artery
- A. Semi-lunar valve
- B. Auriculo-ventricular valve
- C. Bi Cuspid valve
- D. Tri Cuspid valve
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Semi-lunar valve
Final answer key
Source: Group-IV Services 2015-2016, question booklet GRFT3, General Tamil with General Studies (SSLC standard), examination 06.11.2016, General Studies file (questions 101-200), published with the tentative answer key (GRFT3 page 54, question 155; final answer key 11.06.2018, S.No. 155: A)
Question 156
Match List I and List II : List I – List II (a) Glycolysis (b) Kreb’s cycle (c) Electron transport chain (d) Fermentation 1. O₂ is not utilised 2. ATP are produced 3. Oxidation of pyruvic acid 4. Occurs in cytoplasm (a) (b) (c) (d)
- A. 3 4 2 1
- B. 4 3 2 1
- C. 1 3 4 2
- D. 2 4 1 3
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. 4 3 2 1
Final answer key
Source: Group-IV Services 2015-2016, question booklet GRFT3, General Tamil with General Studies (SSLC standard), examination 06.11.2016, General Studies file (questions 101-200), published with the tentative answer key (GRFT3 page 55, question 156; final answer key 11.06.2018, S.No. 156: B)