TNPSC General Tamil Important Questions with Answers Download as PDF

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1. 
    Which one of the following methods is most useful for Kinship Studies ?
   
   
   
   
   1.  Genealogical
   
   
   2.  Interview
   
   
   3.  Observation
   
   
   4.  Case study
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


2. 
   In determining the phenotype for the ABO blood system _________.
   
   
   
   
   1.  O is dominant over A
   
   
   2.  both a and b
   
   
   3.  O is recessive
   
   
   4.  B is dominant over A
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


3. 
   Which of the following was true of the 18th century Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus?
   
   
   
   
   1.  He classified organisms on the basis of similarities and differences in physical appearance.
   
   
   2.  He believed that his precise description of plant species was a way of revealing that they have evolved.
   
   
   3.  He used his genus and species classification system to describe plants and animals but did not apply it to people.
   
   
   4.  none of the above
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


4. 
    Which of the following would be least likely to be accepted as legal proof of paternity?
   
   
   
   
   1.  HLA type evidence
   
   
   2.  DNA sequence evidence
   
   
   3.  O blood type evidence
   
   
   4.  ABO blood type evidence
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


5. 
   _________________ was a leading advocate of the theory of catastrophism.
   
   
   
   
   1.  Karwin
   
   
   2.  Charles Lyell
   
   
   3.  Charles Darwin
   
   
   4.  George Cuvier
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


6. 
   Which of the following scientists suggested a cause of evolution?
   
   
   
   
   1.  Godwin
   
   
   2.  Lamarck
   
   
   3.  Erasmus Darwin
   
   
   4.  Count of Buffon 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


7. 
   In the 17th century, James Ussher calculated the age of the earth ____________.
   
   
   
   
   1.  by using the radiocarbon dating technique on ancient artifacts from Israel
   
   
   2.  by counting the generations in the Bible and then adding them on to modern history
   
   
   3.  as a result of divine revelation when he was the archbishop of Armagh Ireland
   
   
   4.  by using the radiocarbon dating technique on ancient artifacts from Rajeshthan.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


8. 
   The theory of uniformitarianism holds that ________.
   
   
   
   
   1.  the earth is very young and has been subject to violent natural events that have caused abrupt changes in the geological and fossil records
   
   
   2.  the earth is very old and has been subject to slow, progressive geological changes and all the other planets may be subjected to face the same with time.
   
   
   3.  the earth is very old and has been subject to slow, progressive geological changes
   
   
   4.  both b & c
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


9. 
    The highest peak in Chhattisgarh state is ____________.
   
   
   
   
   1.  Jarangpat
   
   
   2.  Pendrapat
   
   
   3.  Samaripat
   
   
   4.  none of the above
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


10. 
    The cave of Kutumbsar is in ______________.
    
    
    
    
    1.  Raigarh
    
    
    2.  Janjgir
    
    
    3.  Dandgarh
    
    
    4.  Bastar
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

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