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TNPSC SURVEYORs Exam GENERAL KNOWLEDGE [C]

August 10, 2008.

1) In Tamilnadu artesian wells are formed in the valley of the .. river

a) Palar

b) Vellar

c) Cheyyar

d) Pennaiar

2) After how many years is census taken?

a) A decade b) Twenty years

c) Five years d) One year

3) The land of white elephant is

a) Thailand

b) Finland

c) Norway

d) Cuba.

4) Where is the headquarters of Asian Development Bank situated?

a) Washington

b) Paris

c) Manila

d) Canberra.

5) Most densely Populated State is

a) Kerala

b) Uttar Pradesh

c) West Bengal

d) Bihar

6) The largest public sector bank in India is

a) Union Bank of India

b) Central Bank of India

c) State Bank of India d) Reserve Bank of India

7) The most literate union territory in India is

a) Delhi

b) Pondicherry

c) Chandigarh

d) Lakshadeep

8) Which government has the control over the Newspaper?

a) State government
c) Central government

b) Central and state government

d) None of these.

9) Who wrote Patiganita Sara a book of algebra?

a) Sridhara

b) Bhaskaracharya

c) Brahmagupta

d) Narayana

10) Who is the chancellor of Tamilnadu universities?

a) The Governor of Tamilnadu

c) The chief minister of Tamilnadu

b) The President of India

d) the prime minister of India

11) When was the Muslim League established?

a) 1905

b) 1906

c) 1907

d) 1911

12) The viceroy who was responsible for the partition of Bengal in 1905 was

a) Lord Curzon

b) Lord Dalhousie

c) Lord Lytton

d) Lord Wellesley.

13) In 1929, the Lahore Session of congress met under the presidentship of

a) Gandhiji

b) Nehruji

c) Netaji

d) Rajaji

14) The song Vande mataram is found in the book

a) Indian Renaissance
c) Jataka tales

b) My experiment with truth

d) Anandmath

15) The founder of the sabarmathi ashram at Ahmadabad was

a) Gandhiji

b) Aurobindo Ghosh c) Gokahle

d) Tilak

16) Who was the prime minister of Britain when India got independence?

a) Churchill

b) Mountbatten

c) Irwin

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17) Consider the following statements:

I)
Lord mountbatten was the first Governor general of free India.
II)
C.Rajagopalachari was the first Indian Governor General of free.
III)
C.Rajagopalachari was the last Governor General of free India.
IV)
Vallabahi patal succeeded C.Rajaji as Governor General.
Of these statements
a) I alone is correct b) I and II are correct
c) I, II and III are correct
d) All are correct.
18) The collector of Tirunelveli, who was shot dead by Vanchinathan was

a) Col. Neill

b) D.E.Ashe

c) Henry Lawrence

d) Nichelson.

19) Kattabomman was hanged to death in

a) Tirupathur

b) Kayatharu c) Pudukottai d) Kolarpatti.

20) Who started a Gurukula to give training to the Extremists?

a) Vanchinathan

b) V.V.S. Iyer

c) V.O.Chidambaranar

d) Subramania Siva

21) Sugar Industry is totally

a) tiny industry

b) medium industry

c) Agro based Industry

d) None of these

c) Dr. Visweswariya

d) Dr.Kothari

22) Recently Magsaysay award was awarded to

a) Kiren Bedi IPS

b) Dr.Shantha

23) Finance minister of India is

a) Jaswanth Singh

b) P.Chidambaram

c) C.Ponnian d) Karan singh

24) World population day is

a) June 11

b) June 21

c) July 11

d) July 21.

c) Chennai

d) Kolkata

25) Natural Harbour in India is

a) Mumbai

b) Cochin

Answer: Note, there are 2 Answers. Both are natural Ports.

26) The method of new education devised under the Chairmanship of professor Dave is

a) minimum levels of learning

c) Primary education

b) new educational policy

d) higher education

27) The guardian of Indian money market is

a) State bank of India

c) Reserve bank of India

b) Central bank of India

d) Indian bank

28) Rocket launching station, which was dedicated to united nations in the year 1968 by ISRO, is situated at

a) Thumba

b) Chennai

c) Delhi

d) Mumbai

29) The first ever rail travel in India started from

a) Bombay to Madras

b) Madras to Calcutta

c) Bombay to thane d) Delhi to Madras

30) The state with the highest population is

a) Kerala

b) Uttar Pradesh

c) West Bengal

d) Madhya Pradesh

31) The harappan culture flourished between

a) 3250 BC-2750 BC
c) 1000 BC-500 BC

b) 100 AD-1000 AD
d) 500 AD 1000AD

32) Mahayana Buddhism came into existence during the reign of

a) Ajatashatru

b) Ashoka

c) Kanishka d) Vikramadithya

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33) Muhammed-bin Tughlaq shifted his capital from Delhi to

a) Kannuj

b) Devagiri

c) Agra

d) Ahmadabad

34) William Hawkins visited the Mughal court during the reign of

a) Akbar

b) Jahangir

c) Shahjahan

d) Aurangzeb

35) Which of the following is correctly matched/

a) Regualting act
b) Pitts India act
c) Minto-Morley Reforms
d) Montague-Chelmsford reforms

1773
1763
1907
1909

36) The person who championed the cause of untouchability was

a) Dr.Ambedkar

b) Raja Rammohan Roy

c) Annie Besent

d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

37) The first viceroy of india was

a) Lord Canning

b) Lord Curzon

c) Lord Dalhousie

d) Lord Minto

38) Mattavilasaprahasana' was written by

a) Mahendra Varman I
c) Nathamuni

b) Narasimha Varman I
d) Mabiandaer Nambi

39) Sivakamiyian Saabatham, a famous historical novel was written by

a) Akilan

b) Sandilyan c) Kalki

d) Balakumaran

40) What was the capital of the early Cholas?

a) Tondi

b) Musiri

c) Kaveri Poompatinam

d)Tiruchi

41) The electrical energy consmed by a 3 kW stove is switched on for 6 hours is

a) 2 units

b) 18 units

c) 0.5 unit

d) 500 unit

42) Which of the following are primary colours?

a) Red, green and Violet

c) Red, cyan and Blue

b) Blue, cyan and magenta

d) Red, green and blue

43) The relation between co efficient of linear expansion ( " ) and the co efficient of volume expansion (m) is

a) "=3m

b) 2m= "

c) m=2"

d) m=3"
"

44) The radio-isotope used to check the effective functioning of heart is

a) I131

b) Na24

c) Fe59

d) P32

45) The Speed of ultra centrifuges to concentrate viruses in solution is

a) 5x10-5 rpm

b) 5x106 rpm

c) 5x105 rpm

d) 5x10-6 rpm

46) Metals are electropositive because they

a) Accept electrons

b) Donate electrons c) Are neutral

d) have electrons

47) Plaster of paris has the molecular formula

a) CaSO4.H2O

b) CaSO4.2H2O

c) CaSO4.

H2O

d) CaSO4.1 H2O

48) Stainless steel contains

a) Copper, nickel, chromium

c) Iron, nickel, chromium

b) copper, tungsten, chromium

d) Iron, tungsten, Chromium

49) Oxides of metals are generally

a) Acidic

b) neutral

c) basic

d) amphoteric

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50) Rectified Sprit is

a) 90% ethanol and 10% water

b) 80% ethanol and 20% water
c) 95.6% ethanol and 4.4% water d) 96.5% ethanol and 3.5 % water
51) Two numbers are in the ratio 5:8 and their sum is 39. the number are

a) 10,29

b) 19,20

c) 15,24

d) 24,15

Answer:
Let the numbers are 5a and 8a.
5a + 8a = 13a = 39 a = 39, so the numbers are 15 & 24.
52) The sum of a number and its reciprocal is

65

, the number is

a) 65

b)8

c)50

d) 25

Answer.
a + 1/a = 65/8; Check from the options. Since 65/8 is just greater than 8. The answer is 8.
53) If A={a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h}; B={a, b, e, f} and c={a, c, e, g, h, k} then A-(BUC) is

a) {d}

b) {c}

c) {b}

d) {a}

Answer:
BUC={a,b,c,e,f,g,h,k}; A-(BUC)={d}
54) The equation whose roots are 5 and 2 is

a) x2-7x-10=0

b) x2-7x+10=0

c) x2 +7x+10=0

d) x2+7x-10=0

Answer: If roots are and , then the equation is x2 (

+
) +
=0; Therefore Option b
55) Which point does not satisfy the inequality x - 2y >= 0?

a) (1,2)

b) (2,3)

c) (3,1)

d) (1,3)

Ans:
Substitute the given points, then find the point which satisfies the given equation x - 2y >= 0
(3,1) satisfies.
56) A fair die is rolled. the probability of getting an odd number of the face of the die s

a) 1/2

b)

1
3

c)

d)

1
6

Answer:
Probability=(Favourable Events)/(Total Events) = 3/6 = .
57) Find the sum of the following :

17+19+21+. To 30 terms.
a) 3017
b) 1380

c) 1300

d) 3000

Answer:
This is Arithmetic Progression.
First term = a = 17
Common Difference = d = 2
Number of Terms = 30
Sum of first n terms = n/2 {2a+(n-1)d} = 30/2 {2x17 + (30-1)2} = 1380.
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58) If R and r are the external and internal radii of a hollow cylinder, then are of the base is

a) (R2-r2)

d) h( R 2 r 2 )

c) 2 r 2 R

b) 2 h( R r )

Answer:
R2- r2 = (R2-r2)
59) The angles opposite to two equal sides of a triangle are

a) right Triangle

b) Equal

c) not equal

d)none of these.

Answer: In a triangle , if two sides are equal, then the angles opposite to them always Equal.
60) Of the following fractions

3 3 4 5
, , ,
7 5 7 11
The greatest fraction is
a)

3
7

c)

b) 3/5

4
7

d)

5
11

Answer: 3/7=0.43; 3/5=0.6; 4/7=0.57; 5/11=0.46

61) The area that was extremely affected due to tsunami in 2004 was

a) Little Andaman & Nicobar

c) Chennai

b) Nagapatinam
d) Srilanka

62) The radius of curvature of concave mirror is 20 cm. Its focal length is

a) 5cm

b) 10 cm

c) 20 cm

d) 40 cm

63) Which is used as a fire extinguisher?

a) Oxygen

b) Carbon dioxide

c) Carbon monoxide

d) Water gas

64) Who was the central Cabinet minister for petroleum 2004-2005?

a) Dayanidhi maran

b) Ramvilas paswan c) P.chidambaram

d) Manisankar iyer

65) The govt of india established poultry research Division at the veterinary research institute in

a) Delhi

b) Mumbai

c) Kolkata

d) Izatnagar

66) The Ozone layer of the earth is useful for living beings because

a) It serves as the source oxygen

c) it maintains temerpature

b) it maintains nitrogen
d) it prevents excessive ultraviolet rays

67) Vermitech is a term coined by

a) Dr. Sultan Ismail b) Dr.Abdul Ismail

c) Dr.J.A Bose

d) Dr.M.S. Swaminathan

68) The polio virus enters the body through

a) mosquito bites
c) contaminated food & water

b) Tick bites
d) Saliva and secretion from nose

69) Which one of the following is correctly matched

a) Bihar
b) Karnataka
c) Tamilnadu
d) Nagaland

Mumbai
Chennai
Hyderabad
Kohima

70) The historical novel Ponniyin selvan written by

a)Sandilyan

b) Kalki

c) Pulamaipithan

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71) Which article of the constitution of India empowers the president to declare presidents rule in a state?

a) Article 352 b) Article 353 c) Article 355

d) Article 356

72) Right to freedom guarantees

a) 6 Rights

b) 7 Rights

c) 8 Rights

d) 9 Rights

73) Who is the final authority declare war?

a) The president

b) The prime minister

c) The parliament

d) The chief of army

c) Governor

d) President

74) Whose signature is needed for a bill to become law?

a) Prime minister

b) Head of the legislature

75) Who said " without law there is no freedom"?

a) Laski

b) Hobbes

c) Locke

d) Mill

76) When was the panchayati raj introduced in India ?

a) 1950

b) 1959

c) 1952

d) 1962

77) The president of India is

a) The head of the state

c) the head of the state as well as government

b) the head of the Government

d) none of these

78) The lowest unit in the panchayati raj institution is

a) Village panchayat b) Panchayat Samiti c) Zilla Parishad

d) Gram Sabha

79) In India, the capital city is also an union territory which is

a) Chandigarh

b) New Delhi

c) Pondicherry

d) Jaipur

80) How many heads are there in every District Panchayat?

a) 2

b) 4

c) 1

d) 5

81) Yercaud town in Tamilnadu is located in ?

a) Kolli hills

b) Palani hills c) Sherveroy hills

d) Cardamom hills

82) In paddy production, Tamilnadu occupies the ..rank in India.

a) Third

b) fifth

c) fourth

d) second

83) Tamil Nadu stretches between 8o 5 N and N latitudes

a) 13o35

b) 12o25

c) 11o25

d) 10o25

84) Climate of India is highly influenced by

a) Local winds

b) Planetary winds

c) monsoon winds

d) trade winds

85) Rotation of Earth Causes

a) day only

b) night only

c) day and night

d) Seasons

86) Which on of the following is correctly matched?

a) Coffee
b) Rubber
c) Tea
d) Jute

Orissa
Kerala
Karnataka
Assam

87) Which one of the following ports is not located along the eastern coasts of India?

a) Paradwip

b) Kandla

c) Vishakhapatnam

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88) The first five year Plan gave top priority to

a) Agriculture and irrigation

c) Unemployment and poverty

b) Large scale industries

d) communication and education.

89) The land that consist of homogenous geographical features is

a) Region

b) country

c) Continent

d) World

90) Forest Research Institute is located in

a) Delhi

b) Bhopal

c) Dehra dun d) Lucknow

91) The bacteria responsible for nitrogen fixation is found in the root of

a) Grass

b) Citrus plant

c) Leguminous plant

d) neem tree

92) Gobar Gas contains

a) Methane

b) Methane and Ethane

c) Ethane

d) petrol gas

93) Which of the following is odd one in phloem tissue?

a) Sieve tube b) Companion cell

c) Phloem fibre

d) Wood fibre

94) The type of sexual reproduction that takes place in spirogyra is

a) fragmentation

c) conjugation

b) sporulation

d) fission.

95) The plant kingdom is divided into two major division

a) Monocot and dicot plants

c) Cryptogams and Phanerogams

b) bryophytes and pteridophytes

d) aquatic and terrestrial.

96) Malaria is caused by

a) Female anopheles mosquito

b) bad-air

c) virus

d) plasmodium

97) The metal present in haemoglobin of our blood is

a) copper

b) iron

c) silver

d) gold

98) The fish that gives birth to its young ones is

a) dolphin

b) star fish

c) Shark

d) Jelly fish

Ans: Dolphin, Star fish & Jelly fish are not fishes.
99) The discoverer of blood circulation is

a) Alexander fleming
100)

b) Einstein

Ornithology deals with the

a) Study of insects
b) study of worms

c) William Harvey

d) Edward jenner

c) study of fishes

d) study of birds

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