GENERAL
KNOWLEDGE WITH GENERAL ENGLISH
TNPSC- Input
and Output Supervisor Examination Paper – 2009- part 1
TIME: 3.00 Hrs. MARKS: 300
1. Which is used
in softening of hard water?
A)
Bleaching powder
B)
Washing soda
C)
Baking soda
D)
Soda ash
Answer: A
2. HIV virus that
causes the disease AIDS was discovered by
A)
Robert Gallo and
his associates
B)
Carolus Linnaeus
C)
Robert H. Wittakar
D)
Anton van
Leeuwenhoek
Answer: A
3. The disease
caused by the deficiency of thyroxine in children from the time of birth is
A)
Goitre
B)
Endemic goiter
C)
Cretinism
D)
Myxedema
Answer: A
4. The second
capital of Chandragupta II was
A)
Pataliputra
B)
Ujjain
C)
Delhi
D)
Kasi
Answer: B
5. The founder of
the Gupta dynasty was
A)
Srigupta
B)
Samudragupta
C)
Chandraguptal I
D)
None of them
Answer: A
6. The land that
consists of homogeneous geographical features is
A)
region
B)
country
C)
continent
D)
world
Answer: A
7. Minimum age for
voting is
A)
18
B)
20
C)
21
D)
25
Answer: A
8. Agriculture
gives rise to ….………….. employment.
A)
cyclical
B)
structural
C)
seasonal
D)
professional
Answer: C
9. There are
……………….. member countries in World Trade Organisation.
A)
100
B)
90
C)
120
D)
150
Answer: D
10. Which was called
as a post-dated cheque by Gandhiji?
A)
August offer
B)
Cabinet Mission
C)
Simon Commission
D)
Cripps Mission
Answer: D
11. In
Indian National Army a woman regiment was organised under the captaincy of
A)
Lakshmi
B)
Razhya
C)
Muthulakshmi
D)
Indira Gandhi
Answer: A
12. Who was the
Vice-Chancellor of Nalanda
University
A)
Dharmapal
B)
Dharmaraj
C)
Dharma
D)
None of them
Answer: A
13. The Tamil Nadu
State
A)
324 members
B)
224 members
C)
334 members
D)
234 members
Answer: D
14. The sum of
3+5+7+ ………. upto 20 terms is
A)
397
B)
398
C)
399
D)
400
Answer: *
15. Rocket fuel is
A)
liquid hydrogen
B)
liquid nitrogen
C)
liquid oxygen
D)
liquid petrol
Answer: A
16. The heaviest
rainfall occurs during the month in ………. Tamil Nadu.
A)
January - March
B)
April - June
C)
July - September
D)
October - November
Answer: D
17. The Commander of
the Pallava Army who destroyed Vatapi was
A)
Paranjyothi
B)
Paraman
C)
Maravarman
D)
Vishnuvarman
Answer: A
18. The first battle
of Panipat took place in the year
A)
1556 A.D.
B)
1526 A.D.
C)
1562 A.D.
D)
1652 A.D.
Answer: B
19. The number of
Articles in the Constitution of India
A)
495
B)
295
C)
395
D)
595
Answer: C
20. The probability
that a leap year contains 53 Mondays is
A)
2/7
B)
1/7
C)
52/53
D)
365/366
Answer: A
21. The total number
of chromosomes in Gorilla is
A)
46
B)
48
C)
50
D)
52
Answer: B
22. The North-West
of peninsular India
A)
Chota Nagpur
plateau
B)
Deccan plateau
C)
Malwa plateau
D)
Shillong plateau
Answer: A
23. The First
Five-Year Plan gave importance to
A)
agriculture
B)
industries
C)
employment
opportunity
D)
reducing poverty
Answer: A
24. In which
Congress Session was a resolution demanding “Poorna Swaraj” passed?
A)
Lahore
B)
Bombay
C)
Calcutta
D)
Surat
Answer: A
25. If the area of
the base of a hemisphere is 4 cm2, then its curved surface area is
(in cm2)
A)
8
B)
12
C)
16
D)
2
Answer: A
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