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TNPSC-VAO Examination 2011 - Questions and solution
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TNPSC-VAO Examination 2011 - Questions and solution
VAO 2011 ORIGINAL QUESTION ‘D’ SERIES
1. Who bagged two oscar awards for the film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’?
A) Gulzar
B) Bhanu Athaiya
C) Satyajit Ray
D) A.R.Rehman
Ans: D
2. Who received the Padma Bhushan award for social work in 2009?
a) V.P. Dhananjayan
b) Sarojjini varadappan
c) D.Jayankanthan
d) G.Sivarama Krishnamurthy
Ans: B
3. Who was the president of India
a) A.P.J.Abdul kalam
b) K.R.Narayanan
c) R. Venkataraman
d) B.D.Jatti
Ans: A
4 Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment scheme was introduced year
a) 2007
b) 2009
c) 2010
d)2008
Ans: B
5. The first totally literate district in India
a) nellore
b) ernakulam in kerala
c) kolar in Karnataka
d) kancheepuram in tamil nadu
Ans: B
6. The first Indian woman who traveled in American Space shuttle , Columbia
a) Indira Nooyi
b) Sania mirza
c) Kalpana Chawla
d) Pratibha Patel
Ans: C
7. The first woman DGP in Tamil nadu is
a) Thilagavathy
b) Lathika Saran
c) Aruna
d) Kiran bedi
Ans: B
8. World fifth most powerful Indian woman in business is
a) Meira kumar
b) Fathima Bibi
c) Pratibha patel
d) Indira Nooyi
Ans: D
9. 20th commonwealth speakers conference was held at
a) New delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Chennai
d) Thiruvananthapuram
Ans: A
10. Branches of which tree appear on the UN flag?
a) Eucalptus
b) Olive
c) Maple
d) Barley
Ans: B
11. The total number of districts of Tamil Nadu in 2010 is
a) 30
b) 35
c) 32
d)36
Ans: C
12. 96th Indian Science congress was held in
a) Bangalore
b) Hyderabad
c) New Delhi
d) Shillong
Ans: D
13. Chandrayaan- I was successfully launched in the year
a) 2008
b) 2007
c) 2009
d)2010
Ans: A
14. The confirmatory test for AIDS is
a) X-ray
b) Biopsy
c) Western blot
d) ELISA
Ans: C
15. An instrument used for enlargement and reduction of maps with accuracy is
a) Sonograph
b) Pantograph
c) Spectograph
d) Thermograph
Ans: B
16. Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given
below:
List I List II
a) Viswanathan Anand 1. Astrophysics
b) Sania Mirza 2. Chess
c) S. Chandrasekhar 3. Tennis
d) Garba dance 4. Punjab
Codes:
a b c d
a) 2 3 1 4
b) 1 2 3 4
c) 4 1 2 3
d) 3 1 2 4
Ans: A
17. On June 28, 2010 India
a) Canada
b) America
c) Iran
d) Croatia
Ans: A
18. IAF proposed honorary post for the cricketer on June 22, 2010 which was
conferred on
a) Sachin Tendulkaqr
b) M.s.Dhoni
c) Srikant
d) Kapil Dev
Ans: A
19. The 11th Five-Year Plan period is
a) 2006 -2011
b) 2007-2012
c) 2008-2013
d) 2005-2010
Ans: B
20. Which day is called as the Indian Census Day?
a) 9th February
b) 9th January
c) 9th March
d) 9th April
Ans: A
21. Insulin is a / an
a) human growth hormone
b) therapeutic product
c) Vaccine
d) Organic acid
Ans: B
22. The first know metal to man is
a) gold
b) copper
c) Iron
d) Silver
Ans: B
23. Formation of red blood cells in a normal human adult occurs in
a) muscle
b) spleen
c) bone marrow
d) skin
Ans : C
24. The melting point of silver is
a) 327ºC
b) 80 ºC
c) 961 ºC
d) 1083 ºC
Ans: C
25. 18ct contains ……….% weight of gold
a) 91.6
b) 75
c)100
d) 94
Ans: B
26. The cube root of 512 is
a) 18
b) 8
c) 6
d)16
Ans: B
27. The first president of India
a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
c) V.V.Giri
d) Giani Zail Singh
Ans: A
28. The main aim of non- cooperation movement was
a) large scale demonstrations
b) Hartal
c) non-payment of taxes
d) to attain swaraj
Ans: D
29. Bauxite is an ore of
a) Aluminium
b) Iron
c) Copper
d) Mica
Ans: A
30. The headquarters of World Trade Organisation is at
a) New york
b) Geneva
c) London
d) Warsaw
Ans: B
31. The world famous wall paintings of the guptas are found at
a) Gaya
b) Mathura
c) Ajanta
d) Sarnath
Ans: C
32. The volume of a cone with radius 7 cm and height 24cm is
a) 168 cm3
b) 1176 p cm3
c) 392 p cm3
d) 784 p cm3
Ans: C
33. The early Vedic period is known from
a) The Epics
b) the Upanishads
c) the rig Veda
d) the Aranyakas
Ans: C
34. Find the meaning of the underlined word:
Mudhu Mozhi Kanchi
a) Town
b) River
c) Mountain
d) Jewel
Ans: D
35. ‘Garibi Hatao’ means
a) Unemployment
b) removal of poverty
c) green revolution
d) Services
Ans: B
36. A cheque in circulation for more than six months is called
a) Stale cheque
b) post-dated cheque
c) ordinary cheque
d) crossed cheque
Ans: A
37. During the period of Kanishka, Buddhism had split into
a) two branches
b) three branches
c) five branches
d) four branches
Ans: A
38. The sum of two numbers is 60 and their difference is 8. The numbers are
a) 32,28
b) 33,27
c) 35, 25
d) 34,26
Ans: D
39. Dowry Prohibition Act was passed in the year
a) 1961
b) 1960
c) 1962
d) 1963
Ans: A
40. The breaking waves are called
a) Waves
b) White caps
c) Surf
d) Wave cut platform
Ans: B
41. The operation flood programmed relates to
a) Milk production development
b) water resources development
c) Flood control
d) poultry development
Ans: A
42. The Andes mountain range is located in
a) North America
b) Asia
c) South America
d) Australia
Ans: C
43. The state which ranks first in per capita income is
a) Orissa
b) Bihar
c) Punjab
d) Gujarat
Ans: C
44. Incidence of “Yeasu kaviyam “was held at
a) Jerusalem
b) Somalia
c) Jordan
d) Samaria
Ans: D
45. Vellore Sepoy Mutiny was fought in
a) 1806 A.D.
b) 1860 A.D.
c) 1804 A.D.
d) 1857 A.D.
Ans: A
46. Which equation has y = 4 as solution?
a) 2y + 3 = 0
b) y – 7 = 2
c) y + 3 = 7
d) y + 4 = 0
Ans: C
47. Two prominent leaders of Punjab were arrested in connection with the hartal
against Rowlatt Act . They are
a. Jawaharlal Nehru and Gandhi
b. Motilal Nehru and C.R.Das
c. Satyapal and Saifuddin Kichloo
d. Tilak and Bipin Chandra pal
Ans: C
48. Large number of jute mills are found on the banks of the ………. River
a) Kosi
b) Hooghly
c) Tapti
d) Indus
Ans: B
49. The Samarasa Suttha Sanmarga Sangam was founded by
a) Periyar
b) Vallalar
c) Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy
d) T.M.Nair
Ans: B
50. Rajya sabha members are elected for a period of
a) four years
b) three years
c ) five years
d) six years
Ans: D
51. Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes below:
List I List II
a) Electrovalent Bonding 1. NH3, BF3
b) Co-ordinate bonding 2. 2, 8, 8
c) Ca2+ 3. 2, 8
d) Mg2+ 4. Polar bond
Codes:
a b c d
A) 1 2 3 4
B) 4 3 2 1
C) 4 1 2 3
D) 4 2 1 3
Ans: C
52. The G.C.D of 3 and 6 is
a) 1
b)2
c)3
d)6
Ans: C
53. The district Judges are appointed by the
a) Governor
b) District Collector
c) Chief Minister
d) President of India
Ans: A
54. The earth is inclined at an angle of
a) 90o
b)66 12o
c) 23 12o
d) 23o
Ans: C
55. Special locomotors organ is absent in
a) Euglena
b) corals
c) Paramecium
d) Hydra
Ans: B
56. Mukkurthi National Park
a) Tiger
b) Peacock
c) leopard
d) Lion
Ans: A
57. In 1995 World Women’s Conference was held at
a) Beijing
b) Delhi
c) London
d) New york
Ans: A
58. The mode of 7,4,5,1,7,3,4,6,7 is
a) 7
b) 6
c) 5
d) 4
Ans: A
59. The black cotton soils are found extensively in the district of
a) Salem
b) Dharmapuri
c) Coimbatore
d) Chennai
Ans: C
60. Reserve Bank of India
a) World Bank
b) International Monetary Fund
c) Government of India
d) I.F.C
Ans: C
61. Who was praised as “Minnanar Vanangum Deivam”?
a) Wife of Kusela
b) Ananganar
c) Wife of Krishna
d) Anusuya
Ans: A
62. The construction of Qutb-Minar was started by
a) Iltumish
b) Qutb-ub-din-Aibak
c) Razia
d) Balban
Ans: B
63. In Tamil Nadu there is a ……….. tier system of Rural local Government
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four
Ans : C
64. Tamil nadu is ……………. In geographical area among the states of the Indian
a) Eleventh
b) Second
c) Third
d) Seventh
Ans: A
65. According to 2001 Census , India
a) 1.027 billion
b) 1.037 billion
c) 1.047 billion
d) 1.057 billion
Ans: A
66. The stepping stone for the progress of the society is
a) School
b) College
c) University
d) Office
Ans: A
67. 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
Ans: B
68. The ultraviolet rays from the sunlight cause
a) Skin cancer
b) blood cancer
c) Lung caner
d) bone cancer
Ans: A
69. Which is not a simple fruit?
a) Polyathia
b) berry
c) Pepo
d) Drupe
Ans: A
70. One a.m.u is equal to
a) 139 Mev
b) 391 Mev
c) 931 Mev
d) 936 Mev
Ans: C
71. Example for killed vaccines is
a) Cholera Vaccine
b) BCG Vaccine
c) DPT Vaccine
d) TT Vaccine
Ans: A
72. The least count for Vernier calipers is
A) 0.01 mm
B) 0.01 cm
C) 0.1 m D) 0.001 cm
Note: Source 11th Standard Book (Q.No.72)
Ans: B
73. What are the constituents of bronze?
a) Copper and tin
b) Copper and Zinc
c) Copper and Iron
d) Zinc and Iron
Ans: A
74. The value of 1 + tan 2 q is
a) cos2q
b) sec2q
c) cosec2q
d) cot2q
Ans: B
75. India
a) Parliamentary Democracy
b) Presidential Democracy
c) Kingship
d) Dictatorship
Ans: A
76. The first railway line was laid between ………… in 1853
a) Delhi and Calcutta
b) Bombay and Calcutta
c) Bombay
d) Bombay
Ans: C
77. The Danish founded a factory at
a) Pondicherry
b) Karaikal
c) Tranquebar
d) Chennai
Ans: C
78. Khilafat movement was started against the
a) British Government
b) Hindus
c) Muslims
d) Christians
Ans: A
79. The author of ‘Kuil’ magazine was
a) Kannadasan
b) Bharathiar
c) Suradha
d) Bharathidasan
Ans: D
80. Which is called the Manchester of India?
a) Chennai
b) Mumbai
c) Delhi
d) Salem
Ans: B
81. Azad Hind Fauj was
a) Indian National Army
b) British National Army
c) Pakistan
d) National Army
Ans: A
82. Planning Commission of India
a) 1950
b) 1949
c) 1951
d) 1952
Ans: A
83. The state governor must have completed …….. years of age.
a) 30
b) 35
c) 40
d)45
Ans: B
84. The solution set of x2+ 10x + 21 = 0 is
a) {7,3}
b) {7,-3}
c) {-7,3}
d) {-7,-3}
Ans: D
85. The election commission of India
a) 1
b)2
c) 3
d) 4
Ans: C
86. The Pandiyan King who put an end of the Kalabhra rule is
a) Kadungon
b) Simhavishnu
c) Maravarman
d) Achuthan
Ans: A
87. “Narai mudithu sollai murai seidha cholan” is
a) Kulothungan
b) Rajendran I
c) Karikalan
d) Vijayalayan
Ans: C
88. The plan launched on the fiftieth year of independence was
a) Third Five-Year Plan
b) Eighth Five-year Plan
c) Tenth Five-Year Plan
d) Ninth Five-year Plan
Ans: D
89. The north-eastern parts of Himalayas receive more than 300 cm rainfall by
a) Bay of Bengal branch
b) Arabian sea branch
c) Gulf of Khambhat
d) Konkan branch
Ans: A
90. The name of scales in mullet fish is
a) Placoid
b) Cycloid
c) Ctenoid
d) Ganoid
Ans: C
91. Cell theory was propounded by
a) Darwin
b) Mendel
c) Schwann
d) Operon
Ans: C
92. Circular extra genomic DNA is called
a) Recipient cell
b) Plasmid
c) Flagella
d) Pilus
Ans: B
93. What force would be needed to produce an acceleration of 1 ms-2 on a ball of
mass 1 kg?
a) 1N
b)2 N
c) 3 N
d) 4 N
Note: Source 9th Standard Science Book (Q.No.93)
Ans: A
94. X-rays were invented by
a) J.J Thomson
b) Faraday
c) Roentgen
d) Henry Becquerel
Ans: C
95. Gain of Electron is
a) Combustion
b) decomposition
c) Oxidation
d) reduction
Ans: D
96. Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below :
List I List II
a) Bromine 1. Calcium
b) Sulphur
c) Gases 3. Liquid
d) Mineral water 4. Compressible
Codes:
a b c d
A) 1 2 3 4
B) 3 2 4 1
C) 4 3 2 1
D) 1 2 4 3
Ans: B
97. The perimeter of the circle is
a) 2 p r units
b) p r2 sq.units
c)2 4p r sq. units
d) p r units.
Ans: A
98. The 42nd constitutional Amendment act was enacted in the year
a) 1947
b)1950
c) 1963
d) 1976
Ans: D
99. The river that flows through Salem
a) Vaigai
b) Kaveri
c) Thamirabarani
d) Cheyyar
Ans: B
100. The first battle of Tarain took place in the year
a) 1194 A.D
b) 1191 A.D
c) 1193 A.D
d) 1195 A.D
Ans: B
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