TNPSC Exam-VAO Exam 2007 Question Paper-Part 2

TNPSC Exam-VAO Exam 2007 Question Paper-Part 2

26.    The functional group of carboxylic acid is

A)    –COOH

B)    –COOH₃

C)    –OH

D)    –CHO

Answer: A

27.    Clinker is the mixture of

A)    Calcium sulphate, calcium silicate, tricalcium alluminate

B)    Dicalcium silicate, tricalcium aluminate

C)    Dicalcium silicate, tricalcium silicate

D)    Dicalcium silicate, tricalcium silicate and tricalcium aluminate

Answer: D

28.    Which one of the following acids is present in the sting of red ant?

         A)  Lactic acid

         B)  Butyric acid

         C)  Acetic acid

         D)  Formic acid

         Answer: D

29.    40% formaldehyde is called

A)    Formica

B)    Formalin

C)    Formic acid

D)    Aldehyde

   Answer: B

30.    Who discovered neutrons?

A)    Rutherford

B)    Goldstein

C)    Bohr-Bury

D)    Chadwick

Answer: D

31.    A suitable definition of Democracy was given by

A)    Washington

B)    Abraham Lincoln

C)    Kennedy

D)    Woodrow Wilson

Answer: B

32.    The chief of the Naval Staff is called

                       A) Commander

                      B)   Major

                     C)  Admiral

                     D)   Air Chief Marshall

Answer: C

33.    Kalpana Chawla associated with

A)    Economics

B)    Astronaut

C)    Science

D)    Atomic research

Answer: B

34.    Multiparty system is in vogue at

A)    England

B)    U.S.A

C)    India

D)    Australia

Answer: C

35.    The states of India are divided on the basis of

A)    Language

B)    Literature

C)    Heritage

D)    Architecture

Answer: A

36.    The highest judicial body in India is the

A)    District Court

B)    High Court

C)    Tribunal

D)    Supreme Court

Answer: D

37.    A good citizen must have

A)    Patriotism

B)    Good education

C)    Tolerance

D)    All of these

Answer: D

38.    Republic Day is observed on

A)    26^th December

B)    26^th February

C)    26^th January

D)    26^th November

Answer: C

39.    The Union List consists of

A)    97 subjects

B)    94 subjects

C)    96 subjects

D)    95 subjects

Answer: A

40.    The term ‘Budget’ is coined from which language?

A)    Latin

B)    French

C)    Greek

D)    English

Answer: B

41.    The ultraviolet rays from the sunlight cause

A)    Skin Cancer

B)    Blood Cancer

C)    Lung Cancer

D)    Bone Cancer

Answer: A

42.    The highest rainfall occurred at

A)    Mumbai (2005)

B)    Cherra Punji (1910)

C)    Sydney (1946)

D)    Indonesia (1974)

Answer: A

43.    When a solid is directly converted into vapour it is called

A)    Sublimation

B)    Solidification

C)    Vaporisation

D)    Evaporation

Answer: A

44.    National Science Day is observed on the

A)    8^th February

B)    18^th February

C)    28^th February

D)    8^th March

Answer: C

45.    Haemophilia, a human disease is caused by

A)    Bacterial infection

B)    Fungal infection

C)    Mutant gene

D)    Viral infection

Answer: C

46.    Silkworm feeds on

A)    Curry leaves

B)    Mango leaves

C)    Coriander leaves

D)    Mulberry leaves

Answer: D

47.    Sericulture is

A)    Silkworm culture

B)    Fish culture

C)    Horticulture

D)    Apiculture

Answer: A

48.    The increase of egg production in the area of animal husbandry is called

A)    Blue revolution

B)    Silver revolution

C)    Gold revolution

D)    White revolution

Answer: B

49.    Match List I correctly with List II and select your answer using the codes given below:

               List I                                    List II

a)     Chittaranjan                        1. Fertilizer

b)     Tarapur                                2. Locomotive

c)      Sindri                                   3. Match Industry

d)     Sivakasi                              4. Atomic Power

Codes:

      a       b          c          d

         A)  2       4          1          3

         B)  4       1          3          2

         C)  2       1          4          3

         D)  1       3          2          4

        

         Answer: A

50.    The capital of Assam is

A)    Shillong

B)    Imphal

C)    Guwahati

D)    Dispur

Answer: D