The previous years question paper for the Group I recruitment examination conducted by Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission is as given below.

Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Group I Recruitment Examination Question Paper:

1. Consider the following statement

I. On February 20, 1947 Clement Atlee declared that British rule in India would end by June 30, 1948
II. Government of India Act 1919 introduced direct elections in the country
A. I only correct B. II only correct
C. Both are correct D. Both are wrong

2. Cabinet of Interim Government
Which among the following is not correct?
A. Rajaji – Education & Arts
B. R.K. Shanmugam Chetty – Finance
C. Sardar V. Patel – Home
D. Joginder Nath Mandal – Law

3. Radioactivity is due to
a. Stable electronic configuration b. Unstable nucleus
c. Stable nucleus d. Unstable electronic configuration

4. Match the kinds of cancer from List A relating to the tissues from which they arise in List B
List A List B
a. Lymphoma 1. Epithelial cancers
b. Sarcoma 2. white blood cells
c. Carcinoma 3. malignancy in structured tissues
d. Leukemia 4. Lymphatic tissue
a b c d
A. 4 3 1 2
B. 4 3 2 1
C. 4 1 2 3
D. 3 2 4 1

5. A stone cut water Reservoir has been discovered from
A. Surkotada B. Kalibangan C. Dholavira D. Harappa

6. Who was the founder of Mahayana sect of Buddhism?
A. Vasumitra B. Nagarjuna C. Rahul Bhadra D. Asang

7. Match the following
a. Constitution Day 1. September 25
b. Antyodaya Day 2. February 2
c. MNREGA Day 3. November 26
d. Good Governance Day 4. December 25
a b c d
A. 1 3 2 4
B. 3 1 4 2
C. 3 1 2 4
D. 1 2 4 3

8. Choose the wrong pair
A. Divine Life – Aurobindo Ghosh
B. India Divided – Rajendra Prasad
C. India Wins Freedom – M.A. Azad
D. India of My Dreams – M.K. Gandhi

9. What is the name of the first direct container vessel from India to Qatar which arrived at Doha on 31 March 2015 as part of a non-stop service launched to facilitate swift trade between the two countries?
A. INS Bandhu B. M.S. Convent
C. INS Rakashak D. M.S. Millennium

10. A documentary film made by British Director Leslee Udwin about the fatal gang rape of the 23 year old paramedic woman in New Delhi in 2012 was banned in India in March 2015. What is the name of this documentary?
A. Daughter of the East B. India’s Daughter
C. Shame D. Daughter in Pearl

11. Match the following
a. Srikrishna Committee 1. Tax Enquiry
b. Malhotra Committee 2. 1992 Bombay Riots
c. Wanchoo Committee 3. Insurance Reforms
d. Raja Chellaih Committee 4. Black Money
a b c d
A. 3 2 4 1
B. 3 2 1 4
C. 2 3 4 1
D. 2 3 1 4

12. Match the following
a. Swaminathan Committee 1. Population policy
b. Narasimhan Committee 2. Industrial sickness
c. Omkar Committee 3. Electoral Reforms
d. Dinesh Goswami Committee 4. NABARD
a b c d
A. 1 4 3 2
B. 1 4 2 3
C. 1 2 3 4
D. 4 3 2 1

13. A meteor is
A. A rapidly moving star
B. A piece of matter which has entered the earth’s atmosphere from outer space
C. Part of a constellation
D. A comet without tail

14. Which of the following currents is also known as the Humboldt Current?
A. California Current B. Labrador Current
C. Peru Current D. Kuroshio Current

15. Which of the following, in March 2015, became the first court in India to set up dedicated commercial courts within it to ensure speedy disposal of cases?
A. Calcutta High Court B. Delhi High Court
C. Allahabad High Court D. Bombay High Court

16. The least five digit perfect square number which is divisible by 3, 4, 5 and 8 is:
A. 10800 B. 10201 C. 14400 D. 32400

17. The HCF and LCM of two numbers are respectively 12 and 2448. If the difference of the numbers is 60, their sum is:
A. 348 B. 284 C. 248 D. 204

18. The product of two numbers is 4107. If the HCF of the numbers is 37, the greater number is:
A. 185 B. 111 C. 107 D. 101

19. In a group of students, 70% can speak English and 65% can speak Hindi. If 27% of the students can speak none of the two languages, then what per cent of group can speak both the languages?
A. 38% B. 62% C. 28% D. 23%

20. A sum 817 is divided among, A, B and C such that A receives 25% more than B and B received 25% less than C. What is the A share in the amount?
A. 228 B. 247 C. 285 D. 304