TPSC Whole-Testpaper

                  Tripura Public Commission Previous Year Question Paper

1. Fill in the blank with the suitable gerund :
He is hard of .....................
A) hear 
B) To be hearing
C) hearing 
D) none of theese

2. Fill in the blank with the correct form of tense:
When I saw Ram he ......... cricket
A) played 
B) will be playing
C) is playing 
D) was playing

3. Select the correct tense.
Kiran had been working in a bank for some years.
A) Simple past 
B) Past continuous
C) Past perfect contionuous 
D) Past perfect.

4. Fill in the blank with the correct form of tense
A) know 
B) knew
C) had known 
D) have known

5. Select the correct tense:
I had seen him earlier
A) past continuous 
B) past perfect
C) past perfect continuous 
D) Future perfect

6. Select the correct tense:
She had played carom
A) Future perfect 
B) Past perfect
C) Present perfect 
D) Simple present

7. Fill in the blank with the suitable article :
I saw............. one eyed man.
A) some 
B) a
C) an 
D) the

8. Fill in the blank with the suitable article :
Yesterday......... European called at my office
A) a 
B) some
C) an 
D) the

9. The Carbon dioxide dissolved in
water
A) enhances corrosion 
B) suppresses corrosion
C) prevents corrosion 
D) has no influence on corrosion

10. Nylon is a
A) polyster 
B) polyethylene
C) polyamide 
D) polysaccharide

11. One carat of diamond is
A) 100 mg 
B) 200 mg
C) 300 mg 
D) 400 mg

12.Sugar in blood and urine is tested with
A) Benedict’s solution 
B) Brine solution
C) Hypo solution 
D) Iodine solution

13. TV antenna elements are made up of
A) aluminum 
B) copper
C) tin 
D) zinc

14.Dry ice is
A) liquid nitrogen 
B) purified ice
C) solid carbon dioxide 
D) supercooled ice

15.The calorific value of the fuel is of the order
A) coal > peat > lignite > dried wood
B) peat > lignite > coal > dried wood
C) lignite > peat > coal > dried wood
D) coal > lignite > peat > dried wood

16. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
A) Ascorbic acid -- Vitamin 
B) Insulin -- Antiseptic
C) Penicillin -- Antipyretic 
D) Proteins -- Polysaccharide

17. Which hormone is responsible for ejection of milk?
A) Oxytocin 
B) Prolactin
C) Thyroxine 
D) Testosterone

18. Rhinoceros is unique to which of the following sanctuaries?
A) Periyar 
B) Gir forest
C) Kaziranga 
D) Jim Corbett

19. Which of the following is called as royal disease?
A) Anemia 
B) Leukemia
C) Haemophilia 
D) Colour blindness

20.Which one of the following is not a Vaccine?
A) Polio Vaccine 
B) BCG
C) Anti-rabies 
D) Progesterone

21. Mutation was discovered by
A) Morgan 
B) Huxley
C) Mendel 
D) Hugo de Vries

22. The red colour of the blood is due to
A) albumin 
B) haemoglobin
C) vitamin B6 
D) relaxin

23. World Environmental Day is celebrated on ............. every year
A) 18th May 
B) 5th June
C) 24th October 
D) 25th December

24.The total number of Lok Sabha seats is
A) 500 
B) 520
C) 620 
D) 543

25. Vande Mataram was first sung at the session of the Indian National Congress in
A) 1892 
B) 1896
C) 1904 
D) 1886

26. Which of the following is an inland river port?
A) Kolkata 
B) Mumbai
C) Chennai 
D) Tuticorin

27. Which of the following materials was a famous commercial product in ancient Tamil Nadu exported to other places?
A) Fish 
B) Pearl
C) Pulses 
D) Dogs

28. “The Philosophers must be the Kings”, Who said this?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru 
B) Plato
C) Aristotle 
D) Indira Gandhi

29. Who is the author of the book “A Foreign Policy of India”?
A) I.K. Gujral 
B) B.G. Deshmukh
C) L.K. Advani 
D) A.J. Toynbe

30. Which of the following largely influenced the Hindustani music?
A) Arab-Persian music 
B) Persian music
C) Central Asian tradition 
D) All of these