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TNPSC VAO Exam- General Knowledge Questions

(Eac !uestion carries "#$ mar%& - Question Series '

1. Who bagged two Oscar awards for the lm Slumdog Millionaire?

A) Gulzar) hanu Athai!a") Sat!a#it $a!%) A&$&$ahman

2. Who recei'ed the (adma hushan Award for Social Wor in *++,?A) -&(& %hanan#a!an) Saro#ini -arada..an") %& /a!aanthan%) G& Si'arama 0rishnamoorth!

3. Who was th .resident of 1ndia during the !ear *++*2*++3?A) A&(&/& Abdul 0alam) 0&(&nara!anan

") $& -enataraman%) &%& /atti

4. Mahatma Gandhi national $ural 4m.lo!ment Scheme was introduced in

the !ear&&A) *++3) *++5") *++,%) *+6+

5. 7he rst totall! literate district in 1ndia isA) 8ellore in Anthra (radesh) 4rnaulam in 0erala") 0anchi.uram in 7amilnadu%) 0olar in 0arnataa

6. 7he rst 1ndian woman who tra'elled in American S.ace shuttle9 "olumbia

wasA) 1ndira 8oo!i) Sania Mirza") 0al.ana "hawla%) (ratibha (atel

7. 7he rst woman%G( in 7amil 8adu isA) 7hilaga'ath!) :athia Saran") Aruna

%) 0iran edi8. Worlds th most .owerful 1ndian Woman in usiness is

A) Meira 0umar) ;athima ibi") (ratibha (atil%) 1ndira 8oo!i

9. *+th"ommonwealth S.eaers "onference was held atA) 8ew %elhi) Mumbai") "hennai%) 7hiru'anantha.uram

10. ranches of which tree a..ear on the


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") Ma.le%) arle!

11. 7he 7otal 8umber of districts of 7amilnadu in *+6+ isA) >+) >

") >*%) >@12. ,@th1ndian Science "ongress was held in

A) angalore) !derabad") 8ew %elhi%) Shillong

13. "handra!an21 was successfull! launched in the !earA) *++5) *++3") *++,%) *+6+

14. 7he "onrmator! test for A1%S isA) B2$a!) io.s!") 4:1SA%) Western lot

15. An 1nstrument used for enlargement and reduction of ma.s with

accurac! isA) Sonogra.h) (antogra.h") S.ectrogra.h%) 7hermogra.h

16. Match the ;ollowingCa) -iswanathan Anand 2 Astro.h!sicsb) Sania Mirza 2 "hessc) S& "handrasear 2 7ennisd) Garba %ance 2 (un#ab

17. On /une *59 *+6+ 1ndia signed a ci'il nuclear agreement withA) "anada) America") 1ran%) "roatia

18. 1A; .ro.osed honorar! .ost for the "riceter on /une **9 *+6+ which

was conferred on

A) Sachin 7endular) M&S& 7honi") Sriant%) 0a.il %e'

19. 7he 66th;i'e2!ear .lan .eriod isA) *++@2*+66) *++32*+6*") *++52*+6>%) *++2*+6+

20. Which da! is called as the 1ndian "ensus %a!?A) ,th;ebruar!) ,thMarch") ,thA.ril%) ,th/anuar!


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21. 1nsulin is aDanA) uman Growth ormone) 7hera.eutic (roduct") -accine%) Organic Acid

22.

7he ;irst 0nown metal to man isA) Gold) 1ron") "o..er%) Sil'er

23. ;ormation of red blood cells in a normal human adult occurs inA) Muscle) S.leen") one marrow%) Sin

24. 7he melting .oint of Sil'er isA) >*3E"

) 5+E"") ,@6E"%) 6+5>E"

25. 65 ct containsFFFF weight of goldA) ,6&@) 3") 6++%) ,H

26. 7he "ube root of 6* isA) 65) @") 5%) 6@

27. 7he ;irst (resident of 1ndia wasA) %r& $a#endra (rasad) %r&S&$adharishnan") -&-&Giri%) Giani Iail Singh

28. 7he main aim of non2"o2o.eration mo'ement wasA) :arge scale demonstration) artal") 8on2.a!ment of taJes%) 7o attain Swara#

29. auJite is an ore ofA) Aluminium) 1ron") "o..er%) Mica

30. 7he headKuarters of World 7rade Organization is atA) 8ew Lor) Gene'a") :ondon%) Warsaw

31. 7he World famous wall .ainting of the Gu.tas are found atA) Ga!a

) Mathura") A#anta


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%) Sarnath32. 7he -olume of a "one with radius 3cm and height *H cm is

A) 6@5 cm*) 663@ cm*") >,* cm*%)

35H cm

*

33. 7he earl! 'edic .eriod is nown fromA) 7he 4.ics) 7he branches") H branches%) branches

38. 7he sum of two numbers is @+ and their diNerence is 5& 7he

numbers areA) >*9*5) >>9*3") >9*%) >H9*@

39. %owr! (rohibition Act was .assed in the !earA) 6,@6) 6,@+

") 6,@*%) 6,@>

40. 7he breaing wa'es are calledA) Wa'es) White ca.s") Surf%) Wa'e cut .latform

41. 7he O.eration ;lood (rogramme relates toA) Mil (roduction de'elo.ment) ;lood "ontrol") Water $esources %e'elo.ment%) (oultr! de'elo.ment

42. 7he Andes Mountain range is located inA) 8orth America


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) South America") Asia%) Australia

43. 7he state which rans rst in .er ca.ita income isA) Orissa

) (un#ab") ihar%) Gu#arat

44. 1ncidence of Leasu 0a'i!um was held atA) /erusalem) /ordan") Somalia%) Samaria

45. -ellore Se.o! Mutin! was fought inA) 65+@ A&%) 65@+ A&%") 65+H A&%

%) 653 A&%46. Which eKuation has LH as solution?

A) *LP>+) L23+") LP>3%) LPH+

47. 7wo .rominent leaders of (un#ab were arrested in connection with

the hartal against $owlatt Act& 7he! areCA) 8ehru Q Gandhi) Motilal 8ehru Q "&$& %as") Sat!a.al Q saifuddin 0ichloo%) 7ila Q i.in "handra (al

48. :arge number of /ute mills are found on the bans of the

FFFFFFFFri'erA) 0osi) ooghl!") 7a.ti%) 1ndus

49. 7he Samarasa Suttha Sanmarga Sangam was founded b!A) (eri!ar) -allalar") 7&M&8air%) %r& Muthulashmi $edd!

50. $a#!a Sabha members are elected for a .eriod ofA) H !ears) !ears") @ !ears%) > !ears

51. Match the followinga) 4lectro'alent bonding 2 8>9 ;>b) "o2ordinate bonding 2 *9595c) "a*P 2 *95d) Mg*P 2 (olar ond

52. 7he G&"&%& of > and @ isA) 6) *") >


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%) @53. 7he %istrict /udges are a..ointed b! the

A) 7he Go'ernor) %istrict "ollector") "hief Minister

%) (resident of 1ndia54. 7he earth is inclined at an angle ofA) ,+E) @@&E") *>&E%) *>E

55. S.ecial locomotor! organ is absent inA) 4uglena) "orals") (aramecium%) !dra

56. Muurthi 8ational (ar in 8ilgiri ills is the Sanctuar! for

A) 7iger) :ion") (eacoc%) :eo.ard

57. 1n 6,, World Womens "onference was held atA) ei#ing) %elhi") :ondon%) 8ew Lor

58. 7he mode of 39H996939>9H9@93 isA) 3) ") H%) @

59. 7he blac cotton soils are found eJtensi'el! in the district ofA) Salem) "oimbatore") %harma.uri%) "hennai

60. $eser'e an of 1ndia acts as the baner and the agent of theA) World an) Go'ernment of 1ndia") 1nternational Monetar! ;und

%) 1&;&"61. Who was .raised as RMinnanar -anangum %ei'am?

A) Wife of 0usela) Wife of 0rishna") Ananganar%) Anusu!a

62. 7he "onstruction of Tutb2Minar was started b!A) 1ltutmih) Tutb2ub2din2Aiba") $azia%) alban

63. 1n tamil 8adu there is a FFFtier s!stem of $ural :ocal Go'ernment&

A) 6) *


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") >%) H

64. 7amil 8adu is FFFFin geogra.hical area among the states of the

1ndian


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A) "os*V) Sec*V") "osec*V%) "ot*V

75. 1ndia is ;ollowing

A) (arliamentar! %emocrac!) (residential %emocrac!") 0ingshi.%) %ictatorshi.

76. 7he rst $ailwa! line was laid betweenFFFF in 65>&A) %elhi and "alcutta) omba! and "alcutta") omba! and 7hane%) omba! and "hennai

77. 7he %anish founded a factor! atA) (ondicherr!) 0araial

") 7ranKuebar%) "hennai

78. 0hilafat mo'ement was started against theA) ritish Go'ernment) indus") Muslims%) "hristians

79. 7he author of R0uil magazine wasA) 0annadasan) harathiar") Suratha%) harathidasan

80. Which is called the Manchester of 1ndia?A) "hennai) Mumbai") %elhi%) Salem

81. Azad ind ;au# wasA) 1ndian 8ational Arm!) (aistan 8ational Arm!") ritish 8ational Arm!%) ;rench 8ational Arm!

82. (lanning "ommission of 1ndia was set u. in the !ear

A) 6,+) 6,6") 6,*%) 6,H,

83. 7he State Go'ernor must ha'e com.leted FFFF!ears of ageA) >+) >") H+%) H

84. 7he election "ommission of 1ndia is a bod! of FFFFmembersA) 6) *

") >%) H


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85. 7he solution set of J*P6+JP*6+ isA) 39>) 392>") 239>%) 2392>

86.

7he (andia!an ing who .ut an end to the 0alabhra rule isA) 0adungon) Simha'ishnu") Mara'arman%) Achuthan

87. R8arai Mudithu Sollal Murai Seidha "holan isA) 0ulothungan) $a#endran 11") 0arialan%) -i#a!ala!an

88. 7he .lan launched on the ftieth !ear of inde.endence wasA) 7hird 'e2!ear .lan

) 4ighth 'e2!ear .lan") 7enth 'e2!ear .lan%) 8inth 'e2!ear .lan

89. 7he 8orth24astern .arts of imala!a recei'e more than >++ cm

rainfall b!A) a! of engal ranch) Arabian sea branch") Gulf of 0hambhat branch%) 0onan ranch

90. 7he name of scales in Mullet sh isA) (lacoid) "!cloid") "tenoid%) Ganoid

91. "ell theor! was .ro.ounded b!A) %arwin) Mendel") Schwann%) O.eron

92. "ircular eJtra genomic %8A is calledA) $eci.ient cell) (lasmid") ;lagella

%) (ilus93. What force would be needed to .roduce an acceleration of 6ms2* on

a ball of mass 6 g?A) 68) *8") >8%) H8

94. B2ra!s were in'ented b!A) /&/&7hom.son) ;arada!") $oentgen%) enr! ecKuerel

95. Gain of electron isA) "ombustion


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) %ecom.osition") OJidation%) $eduction

96. Match the followingCa) romin 2 "alcium

b) Sul.hur 2 (ol!atomic elementc) Gases 2 :iKuidd) Mineral Water 2 "om.ressible

97. 7he .erimeter of the circle isA) * r units) r*sK& units") r*DH sK&units%) r units

98. 7he H*nd"onstitutional Amendment Act was enacted in the !earA) 6,H3) 6,+") 6,@>

%) 6,3@99. 7he ri'er that =ows through Salem9 8amaal9 %harma.uri9

8aga.attinam and 7han#a'ur isA) -aigai) 0a'eri") 7hamirabarani%) "he!!ar

100. 7he rst battle of 7arain too .lace in the !earA) 66,H A&%) 66,6 A&%") 66,> A&%%) 66, A&%

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