Wednesday 27 June 2012

TNPSC Group IV Exam (VAO) 2011- Paper-part 1


TNPSC Group IV Exam (VAO) 2011- Paper-part 1

 1. Azad Hind Fauj was

a) Indian National Army
b) British National Army
c) Pakistan National Army
d) French national Army

  
Answer: a


  2. Planning commission of India was set up in the year

a) 1950
b) 1949
c) 1951
d) 1952


  Answer: a


3. The state Governor must have completed ---------- years

a) 30
b) 35
c) 40
d) 45


Answer: b


4. The solution set of x2+10x+21=0 is

a) {7,3}
b) {7,-3}
c) {-7,3}
d) {-7,-3}



Answer: d



5. The Election Commission of India is a body of --------------- members

a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4



Answer: c



6. The Pandiyan king who put an end to the kalabhra rule

a) Kadungon
b) Simhavishnu      
c)  Maravarman
d) Achuthan



Answer: a



7.  “ Narai mudithu sollal murai seidha cholan” is

a) Kulothungan
b) Rajendran I
c) Karikalan
d) Vijayalayan



Answer: c



8. The plan launched on the fiftieth year of independence was

a) Third five- year plan
b) Eighty five- year plan
c) Tenth five- year plan
d) Ninth five- year plan



Answer: d



9. The north- eastern part of Himalayas receive more than 300 cm rainfall by

a) Bay of Bengal Branch
b) Arabian Sea Branch
c) Gulf of Khambhat branch
d) Konkan branch



Answer: a



10. The name of the scales in Mullet fish is

a) Placoid
b) Cycloid
c) Ctenoid
d) Ganoid



Answer: c



11. Who was praised as “ Minnanar Vanangum  Deivam”?

a) Wife of Kusela
b) Ananganar
c) Wife of Krishna
d) Anusuya



Answer: c



12. The construction of Qutb- Minar was started by

a) Iltutmish
b) Qutb-ub-din-Aibak
c) Razia
d) Balban



Answer: b



13. In Tamil Nadu there is a ------------ tier system of rural local government

a) one
b) two
c) three
d) four



Answer:  c



14. Tamil Nadu is ------------- in geographical area among the states of the Indian Union

a) Eleventh
b) Second
c) Third
d) Seventh



Answer:  a



15. According to 2001 Census, India’s population was-------

a) 1.027 billion
b) 1.037 billion
c) 1.047 billion
d) 1.057 billion



Answer:  a



16. The stepping stone for the progress of the society is

a) School
b) College
c) University
d) Office



Answer:  a



17. Simple interest for Rs.5,000 at the rate of 5% for 2 years is

a) Rs. 250
b) Rs. 500
c) Rs. 750
d) Rs. 800



Answer:  b



18. The ultraviolet rays from the sunlight cause

a) Skin cancer
b) Blood cancer
c) Lung cancer
d) Bone cancer



Answer:  a



19. Which is not a simple fruit?

a) polyalthia
b) Berry
c) pepo
d) Drupe



Answer:  a



20. One a.m.u is equal to

a)139 Me V
b) 391Me V
c) 931 Me V
d) 936 Me V



Answer:  c



21. The operation flood programme relates to

a) milk production developmemt
b) water resource development
c) flood control
d) poultry development



Answer:  a



22. The Andes mountain range is located in

a) North America
b) Asia
c) South America
d) Australia



Answer:  c



23. The state which ranks first in per capita income is

a) Orissa
b) Bihar
c) Punjab
d) Gujarat



Answer:  c



24. Incidence of ‘ Yeasu Kaviyam’ was held at

a) Jerusalem
b) Somalia
c) Jordan
d) Samaria



Answer:  a



25. Vellore Sepoy Mutiny was fought in

a) 1806 A.D
b) 1860 A.D
c) 1804 A.D
d) 1857 A.D



Answer:  a



26. Which equation as y=4 as solution?

a) 2y+3=0
b) y-7=2
c) y+3=7
d) y+4=0



Answer:  c



27. Two prominent leaders of Punjab were arrested in connection with the hartal against Rowlatt Act . They are

a) Jawaharal Nehru and Gandhi
b) Motilal Nehru and C.R .Das
c) Satyapal and Saifuddin Kichloo
d) Tilak and Bipin Chandra pal



Answer:  c



28. Larger number of jute mills are found on the banks of the ------------ river

a) Kosi
b) Hooghly
c) Tapti
d) Indus



Answer:   b



29. The Samarasa Syttha Sanmarga Sangam was founded by

a) Periyar
b) Vallalar
c) Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy
d) T.M. Nair



Answer:   b



30. Rajya Sabha members are elected for a period of

a) four years
b) three years
c) five years
d) six years



Answer:   d



31. Insulin is a/an

a) human growth harmone
b) therapeutic product
c) vaccine
d) organic acid



Answer:   b



32. The first known metal to man is

a) Gold
b) Copper
c) Iron
d) Silver



Answer:   b



33. Formation of red blood cells in a normal human adult occurs in

a) muscel
b) spleen
c) bone marrow
d) skin



Answer:  c



34. The melting point of silver is

a) 327 C
b) 80 C
c) 961 C
d) 1083 C



Answer:  c



35. 18 ct contains ----------------- % weight of gold

a) 91.6
b) 75
c) 100
d) 94



Answer:  b



36. The cube root of 512 is-----

a) 18
b) 8
c) 6
d)16



Answer:  b



37. The First President of India was

a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
c) V.V. Giri
d) Giani Zail Singh



Answer:  a



38. The main aim of non- co=operation movement was

a) Large scale demonstration
b) Hartal
c) Nonpayment of taxes
d) to attain Swaraj



Answer:  d



39. Bauxite is an ore of

a) Aluminum
b) Iron
c) Copper
d) Mica



Answer:  a



40. The headquarters of world trade organization  is at

a) New York
b) Geneva
c) London
d) Warsaw



Answer:  b



41. Who bagged two Oscar award for the ‘Slum dog Millionire’?

a) Gulzar
b) Bhanu Athaiya
c) Satyajit Ray
d) A.R. Rehman



Answer:  d



42. Who received the Padma Bhusan award for the social work in 2009?

a) V.P.Dhananjayan
b) Saojini Varadappan
c) D.Jayakanthan
d) G.Sivarama Krishnamurthy



Answer:  b



43. Who was the President of India during the year 2002-2007?

a) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
b) K.R.Narayanan
c) R.Venkataraman
d) B.D.Jatti



Answer:  a



44. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment scheme was introduced in the year

a) 2007
b) 2009
c) 2010
d) 2008



Answer:  a



45. The first totally literate district in India is

a) Nellore in Andhra Pradesh
b) Ernakulum in Kerala
c) Kolar in Karnataka
d) Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu



Answer:  b



46. The first Indian woman who travelled in American space shuttle , Columbia was

a) Indira Nooyi
b) Sania Mirza
c) Kalpana chawla
d) Pratibha patel



Answer:   c



47. The first woman DGP in Tamil Nadu is

a) Thilagavathy
b) Lathika saran
c) Aruna
d) Kiran bedi



Answer:  b



48. World’s fifth most powerful India woman in business is

a) Meira Kumar
b) Fathima Bibi
c) Pratibha patel
d) Indira Nooyi



Answer:  d



49. 20th commonwealth speakers conference was held at

a) New Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Chennai
d) Thiruvananthapuram



Answer:  a



50. Branches of which tree appear on the UN flag ?

a) Eucalyptus
b) olive
c) Maple
d) Barley



Answer:  b

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