TNPSC CESE 2014
GS08- GENERAL STUDIES –ANSWER KEY:
1.Study the following
bar-graph..*** Ans :(D)1995 and 2001
2.12 spheres of the same
size..*** Ans: (B)2cm
3.Find the greatest number which
..*** Ans: (B)255
4.A man performs ..*** (Question
wrong) *** Ans:(
5.Average of a and b..***
Ans:(A)20
6.In an election…*** Ans:(C)
60,000
7.After successive
discounts..*** Ans:(B)250
8.Find the missing term…*** Ans:(D)26
9.Find the highest common factor
34,102. Ans:(B)34
10.A man borrows.. ***Ans:(c)4years
11.The product of.. ***Ans:(B)117
12.Which is the next term..
***Ans:(C)127
13.Find the missing figure..
***Ans:( C)
14.If the radius .. ***Ans:(B)75%
15.A sphere is.. ***Ans:(C)2
16.What is the next fig..
***Ans:(D)
17.A car is running ..
***Ans:(C)450m
18.If x:y=2:1.. ***Ans:(A)3:5
19.If 1 is added to.. ***Ans:
(C)2/3
20.The smallest 6..
***Ans:(C)1,00,011
21.How many squares are ..
***Ans:(B)15
22.Find the value of..
***Ans:(A)333
23.The difference between ..
***Ans:(A)Rs.625
24.If the volume of the cube ..
.. ***Ans:(b)4 root of 3
25.A student looks.. ***Ans:(B)≥435
and <175 o:p="">175>
26.Seven men.. ***Ans:(C) 9.8days
27.The source of solar.. ***Ans:(B)Sun
28.Plant cells.. ***Ans:(B)
II&III
29.Aerobic respiration..
***Ans:(D)
30.Wrong statements- vitamin E ..
***Ans:(D):IV
31.The body set up in 1964..
***Ans:(B)Central Vigilance Commission(CVC)
32.The idea of establishing a
public service commission.. ***Ans:(B)Montague-Chelmsford Reforms 1919
33.Which of the ..reduction
inflation.. ***Ans:(C)I,II and III
34.Name the committee.. ***Ans:(B)Arjunsengupta
committee
35.Oxidation number..
***Ans:(B)+6
36.Water gas.. ***Ans:(B)H2 and
CO
37.Birds and mammals..
***Ans:(A)Allen’s rule
38.Match the following.. pulmonary
veins –delivery of oxygenated blood from lungs to heart*Ans:(C)4 1 2 3
39.Nightingale of Carnatic music
.. ***Ans:(B)Subbulakshmi
40.’D’layer in ionosphere..
***Ans:(A)60-90kms
41.Matchlist..igneous
rock-granite.. ***Ans:(D)2 1 4 3
42.The Bolivian satelite..
***Ans:(C)China
43.President of international
theosophical.. ***Ans:(B)Tim Boyd
44.Assertion and Reason-High
court commissioner of india.. ***Ans:(D)Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is
the right explanation to (A)
45.Whoamong..the cinema as the
main vehicle .. ***Ans:(B)C.N.Annadurai
46.Which ancient university..
***Ans:(B)Nalanda
47.Match List..SambadhKaumud..
***Ans:(D)3 4 1 2
48.Matchlist..Regulation
act-1773.. ***Ans:(A)1 2 3 4
49.The first UN Malala Award..
***Ans:(D)Razia Sultan
50.Which of the..not correctly
matched.. ***Ans:(D)Centre for Marine living resource &
ecology-Hyderabad(It is in Cochin)
51.Which of the..salient feature
of the Indian Constitution.. ***Ans:(C)I and III
52.The chairperson of the public
service .. ***Ans:(B)The president of india
53.Wolframite is the ore of..
***Ans:(D)IV
54.Match the following
lithium-alkali.. ***Ans:(B)4 3 2 1
55.Westbengal’s move..
***Ans:(A)Operation Barga
56.Who..alternative approach to
Indian planning.. ***Ans:(A)P.C.Mahalanobis
57.Which word was ..preamble in
1977.. ***Ans:(B)Secular
58.Who called ..’Identity card of
the constitution ‘?.. ***Ans:(B)N.A.Palkhivala
59.’Green House Effect’..
***Ans:(C)CO2
60.River-Origin .. ***Ans:(B)I
and II
61.Soils-Area.. ***Ans:(D)3 1 4 2
62.What is ..Varna and Jati? ..
***Ans:(D)Jati is derived from varna
63.Matchlist..Madras Music
academy.. ***Ans:(B)4 3 2 1
64.The science of
Dactylography .. ***Ans:(C)Finger
printing
65.UNFCCC.. ***Ans:(A)United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
66.Matchlist..Back to vedas..
***Ans:(D)4 3 1 2
67.ParamYuva-II? .. ***Ans:(B)The
most power efficient super computer
68.Asteroids are minor..
***Ans:(C)Mars and Earth
69.PSLV-C20 rocket.. ***Ans:(D)25
Feb 2013
70.The first woman chief justice
.. ***Ans:(A)GorlaRohini
71.The first country in the
world.. ***Ans:(A)Japan
72.One of the ..amending
procedures in India.. ***Ans:(A)Parliament has power to amend the Constituion
of India.
73.The power to levy an estate
duty in .. ***Ans:(C) Parliament
74.How many members are elected
from TN to RajyaSabha.. ***Ans:(B)18
75.When the office of cabinet
secretary .. ***Ans:(A)1950
76.Considerthe..State legislative
councils.. ***Ans:(C)All the statements are correct
77.Considerthe..Jointsitting ..
***Ans:(A)Both statements are correct
78.Avoltameter is an ..
***Ans:(A)Voltage
79.Which of the..Sarvasiksha..
***Ans:(B)I and II
80.Which of the ..highest average
growth rate in per capita.. ***Ans:(A)Bihar
81.Which of the..First Finance
Commission.. ***Ans:(C)III
82.Which of the
following..Anjumchopra.. ***Ans:(D)She has played 25 tests for India.
83.The erosional landforms..
***Ans:(A)Stalacities,Stalagmites,Cave pillars
84.Geographical cycle.. ***Ans:(D)Davis
85.Whichof..permanent theatre
‘variety hall’.. ***Ans:(B)II and III
86.Who wrote ‘DasigalMosaValai’..
***Ans:(B)MoovalurRamamirthammal
87.Choose the.. Archaeology and
Oceanograph.. ***Ans:(C)Both A and R are correct
88.What are the two great epics
.. ***Ans:(A)Silappadikaram and Manimekalai
89.Consider the .. In 1906 at the
congress.. ***Ans:(A)Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A)
90.Who of the ..’Home-Rule’..
***Ans:(D)Annie Basant
91.The instrument to measure the
growth of plants.. ***Ans:(A)Crescograph
92.World Animal Welfare Day..
***Ans:(C) 4 th October
93.The Thomas cup is associated
.. ***Ans:(B)Badminton
94.The First Public Service
Commission.. ***Ans:(B)1st October 1926
95.A candidate for the office of
the President.. ***Ans:(B)35 years of age
96.What is the strength of the
new state assembly of Telungana? .. ***Ans:(C)119