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                                                 TNPSC Group 2 Mains 
                                            Question Paper - 300 Marks
                     Section A                 Section B                  Section C                  Section D
                      3 Marks                   8 Marks                   15 Marks                   30 Marks
                    30 x 3 = 90               15 x 8 = 120               2 x 15 = 30                2 x 30 = 60 
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                                                        GENERAL STUDIES 
                                                              (£mh¨£i¨¦ uμ®) 
                                                             (Degree Standard) 
                 Põ» AÍÄ  : ‰ßÖ ©o ÷|μ®                                                       ö©õzu ©v¨ö£sPÒ : 300 
                 Duration : 3 Hours                                                                     Total Marks : 300  
                                      (CÆÂÚõ&ÂøhzuõÒ öuõS¨¦ 80 £UP[PøÍU öPõshx) 
                                        (This question-cum answer booklet consists of 80 pages) 
                                                          AÔÄøμPÒ/Instructions 
                               (RÌUPsh AÔÄøμPøÍ Âsn¨£uõμºPÒ uÁÓõ©À ¤ß£ØÓ ÷Ásk®) 
                                       (Candidates shall comply with the following instructions) 
                 1.    CÆÂÚõ&Âøhz öuõS¨¤À ÂÚõUPÒ uªÌ ©ØÖ® B[Q» ÁiÁ[PÎÀ EÒÍÚ. AøÚzx 
                        CÚ[Pξ® B[Q» ÁiÂÀ u쨣mkÒÍ SÔ¨¦P÷Í •iÁõÚøÁ.  
                       In this question-cum-answer booklet, questions are in Tamil and English versions. In all 
                        matters, English version is final. 
                 2.    Cz÷uºøÁ ö£õÖzuÁøμ, AÇPõP GÊxÁuØPõPÄ®, ¤øÇ°À»õ©À GÊxÁuØPõPÄ® 
                        uÛ¯õP ©v¨ö£sPÒ JxUP¨£hÂÀø». 
                       There is no reservation of marks for neatness of execution and correctness of spelling in 
                        respect of this examination. 
                 3.    Âsn¨£uõμºPÒ, CÆÂÚõ&ÂøhzuõÒ öuõS¨¦ ö©õzu® 80 £UP[PøÍU öPõskÒÍx 
                        Gߣøu •u¼À EÖv ö\´x öPõÒÍ ÷Ásk®. CzöuõS¨¤À H÷uÝ® SøÓ£õi¸¨¤ß, 
                        EhÚi¯õP ÷ÁÖ öuõS¨ø£ ÷uºÄU PsPõo¨£õÍ›h® ÷Põ›¨ ö£ØÖU öPõÒÍ ÷Ásk®. 
                       Candidates shall first ensure that this question-cum-answer booklet contains 80 pages. 
                        In case if any defect is found in this booklet, they can request for replacement from the 
                        invigilator immediately. 
                 4.  JÆöÁõ¸ ÂÚõÂØS® uÛzuÛ¯õP Âøh GÊxÁuØöPÚ Ch® JxUP¨£mkÒÍx. 
                        Âsn¨£uõμºPÒ JÆöÁõ¸ ÂÚõÂØS® Âøh¯ÎUP JxUP¨£mh ChzvÀ ©mk÷© 
                        Âøh¯ÎUP ÷Ásk®. Âøh¯ÎUP JxUP¨£mh PmhzvØS öÁÎ÷¯ Gøu²® GÊuUThõx. 
                       Space has been provided to write the answer for each question. Candidates have to 
                        answer the questions only in the space provided for that question. Candidates should not 
                        write anything outside the box provided. 
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                  5.     Âsn¨£uõμºPÒ u[PÍx £vÄ Gsøn CzöuõS¨¤À G¢u Chzv¾® GÊuUThõx. C¢u 
                         AÔÄøμø¯ «Ö® Âsn¨£uõμºPÐUS E›¯ ushøÚ ÂvUP¨£k®. 
                         Candidates should not write their register number anywhere in this booklet. Suitable 
                         penalty will be imposed on the candidates who violate this instruction.  
                  6.     Âsn¨£zuõμºPÒ C¢u ÂÚõ&Âøhz öuõS¨¤¼¸¢x G¢uz uõøͲ® QÈzxÂhU Thõx. 
                         Candidates should not tear off any leaves from this question-cum-answer booklet. 
                  7.     Âsn¨£uõμºPÒ ÂÚõzuõÎß JÆöÁõ¸ ¤›Â¾® AÔÄÖzu¨£mkÒÍ GsoUøP°»õÚ 
                         ÂÚõUPÐUS ©mk÷© Âøh¯ÎUP ÷Ásk®. AuØS ªøP¯õÚ GsoUøP°»õÚ 
                         ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎzuõÀ, JÆöÁõ¸ ¤›Âß •i¾® ªøP¯õÚ GsoUøP°À 
                         Âøh¯ÎUP¨£mhøÁ PnUQÀ GkzxUöPõÒͨ£h ©õmhõx. 
                         Candidates should answer as many number of questions as instructed in the question 
                         paper in each section. If more than the required number of questions are answered, the 
                         answers written at the end of each section will not be taken into account. 
                  8.     Âsn¨£uõμºPÒ Piu Ái»õÚ ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUS® ö£õÊx u[PÍx ö£¯øμ÷¯õ, 
                         £vöÁsøn÷¯õ GÊuUThõx. u[PÍx ö£¯›À øPö¯õ¨£ªhÄ® AÝ©v°Àø». 
                         AÆÁõÓõÚ ÂÚõUPÐUS £v»ÎUS®ö£õÊx ÂÚõUPÎÀ SÔ¨¤h¨£mkÒÍ ö£¯º ©ØÖ® 
                         •PÁ›ø¯÷¯ £¯ß£kzu÷Ásk®. 
                       ÂÚõUPÎÀ ö£¯º, •PÁ› BQ¯øÁ SÔ¨¤h¨£hÂÀø»ö¯ÛÀ, ‘Aݨ¦|º’, 
                         ‘ö£Ö|º’ •PÁ›PÎÀ ABC AÀ»x GUì J´ C\m AÀ»x GUì GUì GUì ÷£õßÓ ö£õx¨ 
                         ö£¯ºPøÍ ©mk÷© GÊu÷Ásk®. 
                         Candidates should not write their name or register number while answering letter type 
                         questions. Putting signature in their name is also not permitted. To answer such 
                         questions, the name & address given in the questions alone should be used. 
                                If no name is given in the questions, they should write the general names like  
                         ABC or XYZ or XXX in ‘From’ and ‘To’ addresses. 
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                                                SECTION — A 
                                (ªPa ]Ô¯ AÍÂÀ Âøh¯ÎUS® ÂÚõ ÁøP) 
                                          (Very Short Answer Type) 
                  SÔ¨¦ :   i)   JÆöÁõ¸ ÂÚõÂØS® 30 ö\õØPÐUS ªPõ©À Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 
                  Note :        Answer not exceeding 30 words each. 
                    ii)  JÆöÁõ¸ ÂÚõÂØS® ‰ßÖ ©v¨ö£sPÒ. 
                      Each question carries three marks.                                               
                     iii) öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍ  •¨£zøu¢x ÂÚõUPÎÀ GøÁ÷¯Ý®  •¨£x 
                                ÂÚõUPÐUS ©mk® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 
                     Answer any thirty questions out of thirty five questions. 
                                  (30  3 = 90) 
              Q.No.  p-n \¢v øh÷¯õk GÆÁõÖ v¸zxÁõÚõP ö\¯À£kQÓx? 
                1    How does the p-n junction diode act as a rectifier? 
              Âøh / ANSWER 
                 
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
              Q.No.  J¸ \©uÍ – S ÂÀø»°ß ÁøÍĨ £μ¨¤ß Bμ® 50 ö\.« BS®. ÷©¾®, \©uÍ – 
                2    S ÂÀø»°ß JΠ»PÀ Gs 1.5 BS®. \©uÍ – S ÂÀø»°ß S }ÍzøuU 
                     PshÔP. 
                     The radius of the curved surface of a plano-convex lens is 50 cm. And, the refractive 
                     index of the plano-convex lens is 1.5. Find the focal length of the plano-convex lens. 
              Âøh / ANSWER 
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
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