Tamil Nadu PCS Exam 2009 general Awareness MCQ previous paper Exam Questions

Tamil Nadu PCS Exam 2009 general Awareness MCQ  previous paper Exam Questions

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Many of Tamil nadu based MCQ questions are very useful for students who are appearing in exams in Tamil Nadu

1. The boys and girls in a college are in the ratio 3 : 2. If 20% of the boys and 25% of the girls are adults, the percentage of students who are not adults is?

(A)       67.%

(B)       82.5%

(C)       78%

(D)        58%

2. Five years ago the average age of A, B, C, D was 45 years. By including X the present average of all the five is 49 years. Then the present age of X is?

(A)       64 years

(B)       48 years

(C)       45 years

(D)       40 years

3. The difference between simple interest and the compound interest on Rs. 800 at 5% per annum for 1 year is?

(A) Rs. 81

(B) Rs.41

(C) Rs. 56

(D) None of these.

4. A boat moves downstream at the rate of 1 km in 6 minutes and upstream at the rate of 1 km in 10 minutes. The speed of current is?

(A) 2km/hr

(B) 1 km/hr

(C) 1.5 km/hr

(D) 2.5 km/hr

5. The ratio of number of boys and girls in a school of  720 students is 7 : 5. How many more girls should be admitted to make the ratio 1 : 1 ?

(A) 90

(B) 220

(C) 120

(D) 240

6. A can do can do 1/3 of the work in 10 days. B can do 2/5 of work in 10 days

In how many days both A and B can do the work?

(A) 7 and ¾ days

(B) 9 and 3/8 days

(C) 8 and 4/5 days

(D) 10 days

7. Consider the following statements

Assertion (A) : Median of {7, 2, 12, 5, 9} is 7.

Reason (R) : The middle most value of a data arranged in ascending order is called median. Now choose the correct answer

(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(B) (A) alone is true

(C) (R) alone is true

(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

8. Which one of the following is correctly matched?

(A) Harmonic mean—A measure of skewness

(B) Mean deviation—An average

(C) Analysis—An arrangement of data

(D) Sales and profit—Positive correlation

9. Which one of the following is correctly matched?

(A) Data —A collection of objects

(B) Mode—A well defined measure

(C) Range —Difference between the largest and the smallest

items of a data

(D) Q.D.—A best measure of dispersion

10.       The average of three numbers is 135. The largest number is 180

and the difference of the other two is 25. The smallest number is?

(A)       130

(B)       125

(C)       120

(D)        100

11.       By        frequency         distribution we mean the classification of data

according to?

(A)       dissimilarities

(B)       similarities

(C)       class intervals

(D)       magnitude

12.       If y = 3 + 2x, then the coefficient

of correlation between x and y

(A)       — 1

(B)        0

(C)       5

(D)      1

13 .      Which one of the following measures cannot be computed

for        (2, 7. 5, 10, 4)?

(A)  Mean

(B)  Median

(C)  Mode

(D) Harmonic Mean

14.Consider the following statements:

Assertion (A) Histogram is a graphical presentation of data.

Reason (R) Statistical data can be represented in the form of

graphs.

Now select Correct  answer From Following

(A)       Both (A) and (R) are true And A is Correct explanation of R

(B)       Both (A) and (R) are True  but  A is not  Correct explanation of R

(C)       (A) is true, but (R) is false

(D)       (A) is false, but (R) is true

15.       The      Green Revolution has led to marked increase in

1.         Productivity of wheat

2.         Productivity of pulses

3.         Regional inequalities

4.         Inter-personal inequalities

Of the statements—

(A)       1 and 2 are correct

(B)       3 and 4 are correct

(C)     1, 3 and 4 are correct

(D)         All are correct

16. The chief centre or meeting point of the Indo-Roman trade was?

(A)       Arikamedu

(B)       Alexandria

(C)       Madurai

(D)       Musiri

17. The Indus Valley Civilization is about—

(A) Ten thousand years old

(B) Seven thousand years old

(C) Five thousand years old

(D) Three thousand years old

18. Upanishads are books on?

(A) Religion

(B) Yoga

(C) Philosophy

(D) Law

19.       Which one of the following is correctly matched?

(A) Ellora caves —Saka

(B) Mahabalipuram—Rashtrakutas

(C) Meenaksshi  temple—Pallavas

(D) Khajuraho —Chandelas

20.Which of the following were included in the Cripps proposals?

1.         India was promised dominion status

2.         Setting up of a constitution making body consisting of the elected representatives from British India and members from the princely states.

3.Setting up of an Executive Council composed of Indians alone

4.         It suggested partition of India

Which of the above statements are correct?

(A)       1, 2 and 3 .are correct

(B)       2, 3 and 4 are correct

(C)       1, 3 and 4 are correct

(D)       1, 2 and 4 are correct

21.       The Jain temples known for the finest marble carvings in India

are situated at—

(A) Gwalior

(B) Jaipur

(C) Gandhara

(D) Dilwara.

22. Who prepared the draft of the ‘Quit India’ resolution?

(A) Acharya Kripalani

(B) Jawaharlal Nehru

(C) Sardar Va Patel

(D) Pattabhi Sitaramayya

23.Arrange the following events in chronological order and mark

the correct choice from the options given below—

1.Death of Bal  Gangadhar Tilak

2.Nagpur session of the Congress

3. The Moplah uprising

4. The inauguration of Vishwa Bharati at Shantiniketan.

(A) 4,3,2 and 1

(B) 3, 4, 2 and 1

(C) 1,2, 4 and 3

(D) 3, 2, 4 and 1

24.       Who is called as the father of pure Tamil movement?

(A) Bhavanar

(B) Bharathi

(C) Thiru.V. Kalyanasundaranar

(D) Maraimalai Adikal

25.The district with highest population in Tamil Nadu as per 2001

census is?

(A) Madurai

(B) Cheunal

(C) Coimbatore

(D) Trichi

26.The district with highest literacy rate in Tamil Nadu is

(A) Kanniyakumari

(B) Tirunelveli

(C) Cuddalore

(D) Thanjavur

27.The density of population in Tamil Nadu is (as per 2001 census) is?

(A) 478

(B) 456

(C) 411

(D) 626

28. Which of the following statements is correct regarding Indira Awas Yojana?

(A) Soil and water conservation works

(B) Construction of rural roads

(C) Providing houses at free of cost to the members of SC/ST and free bonded labourers

(D) Land development and waste land development

29.Consider the following statements:

1. The expansion of the public sector was based on Indus trial Policy Resolution, 1956

2. Govt. has announced New Industrial Policy in July,

3. Govt. has not announced any industrial policy at all.

Of the statements—

(A) 1 alone is correct

(B) 2 alone is correct

(C) 1 and 2 are correct

(D) All are correct

30. On whose vision was the term ‘democratic socialism’ described?

(A) Mahatma Gandhi

(B) Smt. Indira Gandhi

(C) Jawaharlal Nehru

(D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

31. Which one of the following is correctly matched?

(A) Industrial policy statement—2002

(B) Report on the committee on disinvestment of shares (Ran garajan Committee) —1987

(C) Common Minimum Progra mine of United Front Govt.-1996

(D) Start of tenth Five-Year Plan—2005

32.For which purpose is the finance commission appointed?

(A) To make recommendation for devolution of non-plan revenue resources

(B) To earn foreign exchange

(C) To recommend measures for profit making public sector enterprises

(D) To impose taxes

33.In which year was Legislative Council abolished in Tamil Nadu?

(A)1984

(B) 1985

(C)1986

(D) 1987

34.The major emphasis in the First Five-Year Plan was on?

(A) Employment generation

(B) Agriculture

(C) Export promotion

(D) Industry

35.UNICEF was established in the year?

(A)       1946

(C)       1949

(B)       1956

(D)       1954

36.Which one of the following is correct?

(A) Human Development Index-United Nations

(B) PQLI -1996

(C) Social Indicators-India

(D) Welfare measures —Morris

37.Indian Telephone Industries Ltd. is located at?

(A) Mumbai and Bangalore

(B) Bangalore

(C) Mumbai and New Delhi

(D) Mumbai and Chennai

38.Raurkela steel plant was set up with the assistance from—

(A) USSR

(B)UK

(C) USA

(D) West Germany

39. In Tamil Nadu, the district with the highest sex ratio as per 2001census is—

(A)Tuticorin

(B) Tirunelveli

(C)Ramnad

(D) Nilgiris

40. Consider the following statements—

District administration stands for

1. Law and order administration within a district

2.Revenue administration within a district

3. Developmental administration within a district

4. Public administration within a district

Of the statements—

(A) 1 alone is correct

(B) 2 alone is correct

(C) 1, 2, and 3 are correct

(D) 4 alone is correct

41. In which list does the Union Government enjoy exclusive powers?

(A) Union List

(B) State List

(C) Concurrent List

(D) Both (A) and (B).

42. The Oil and Natural Gas Com mission was set up in?

(A)1956

(B) 1957

(C)1959

(D) 1961

43. The Deputy Chairman of Planning  Commission

(A) Is the Prime Minister

(B) Is the Planning Minister

(C) Holds the rank of a cabinet minister

(D) Is an economist of repute

44. World Trade Organisation was started in the year—

(A)       1984

(B)      1994

(C)       1995

(D)       1996

45. How many languages are there in the Eighth Schedule of the

Constitution of India?

(A) Eighteen languages

(B) Nineteen languages

(C) Sixteen languages

(D) Twenty-two languages

46. Consider the following statements

Right to information is necessary in India because it—

1. Increases people’s participation in administration

2. Makes administration more accountable

3. Makes administration more innovative

4. Makes people administrative making

Of the statements—

(A) 1, 2 and 3 are correct

(B) 2,3 and 4arecorrect

(C) 1, 2 and 4 are correct

(D) 1, 3, and 4 are correct

47.In which year was High Court in Madras established?

(A) 1862

(B) 1871

(C) 1881

(D) 1891

48. In which by-election to the Parliament did the ADMK win

for the first time?

(A)Karur

(B) Andipatti

(C) Dindigul

(D) Madurai

49.Who was the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu during the time of Independence of India?

(A) O. P. Ramasamy Reddiar

(B) Kamaraj

(C) Rajaji

(D) Bakthavatchalam

50. The total number of members of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

is?

(A)231

(C)233

(B) 232

(D) 234

Ans

1 C

2 C

3 D

4 A

5  C

6 B

7 D

8 B

9 C

10 D

11 C

12 D

13 C

14 B

15 A

16 D

17 D

18 C

19 D

20 A

21 D

22 B

23 C

24 D

25  C

26 D

27 A

28 C

29 C

30 C

31 C

32 A

33 C

34 B

35 A

36 A

37 B

38 D

39 B

40 C

41 A

42 A

43 C

44 C

45 D

46 C

47 A

48 C

49 A

50 D