Tnpsc Combined Engineering Services Exam Previous Questions And Answer Key 2022 – General Studies in English
Tnpsc Combined Engineering Services Exam Previous Questions And Answer Key 2022 – General Studies in English
COMBINED ENGINEERING SERVICES IN EXAMINATION
1. The energy produced at a cheaper cost is
(a) Wind energy (b) Hydro electric energy
(c) Nuclear energy (d) Solar energy
2. The vehicles are fitted with shock absorbers, which is based on
(a) Newton’s gravitational law (b) Newton’s first law
(c) Newton’s third law (d) Impulse
3. Malaria fever is caused by which of the following parasite
(a) Plasmodium Vivax (B) P.Malariae (c) P.Falciparum (d) All of these
4. The main ingredient of antacid which is used to relieve acidity of stomach is
(a) Acid (b) Base (c) Neutral solution (d) Strong acid
5. The forest is essential for physical and climatic needs.
(a) Protected Forest (b) National Forest (c) Village Forest (d) Tree Lands
6. What is the per capita availability of water in India on 2011?
(a) 1545 cubic metres (b) 1515 cubic metres (c) 1673 cubic metres (d) 1860 cubic metres
7. Who compared Political parties to conduits that carry the process of social thought between electorate and the government?
(a) Barker (b) Sir Thomas More (c) T.H.Green (d) Herbert Spencer
8. The Foremost aspect of Fiscal Federalism is to realise
(a) Cost efficiency (b) Integrity (c) Morality (d) Administrative Efficiency
9. “Chinese water bomb” plan (dam) constructed across this river will put India at risk
(a) Indus river (b) Yangtse river (c) Brahmaputra river (d) Hwang-Ho river
10. Mahmud Gawan was executed on the charge of
(a) Murder (b) Adultery (c) Forged charge of Treason (d) Theft
11. During the time of which Mughal Emperor gave permission to the British East India Company to established its 1st factory in Surat
(a) Akbar (b) Jahangir (c) Shajahan (d) Humayun
12. Match List I with List II and choose your answer from the codes given below:
List I Traveller List II Rules of Vijayanagar
a. Nicolo de conti 1. Krishnadevaraya
b. Domingo Paes 2. Davaraya II
c. Ferno Nunz 3. Devaraya I
d. Abdul Razzak 4. Achyuta Raya
a b c d
a. 3 1 4 2
b. 1 4 2 3
c. 3 2 1 4
d. 2 1 4 3
13. Name the only Indus site with an artificial brick dockyard
(a) Lothal (b) Kalibangan (c) Chanhudaro (d) Surkotoda
14. What is the procedure for removal of a Vice President when he acts as a President?
(a) Removed by a resolution in Lok Sabha
(b) Need permission from Chief Justice of India
(c) Need permission from Attorney General
(d) The method remains the same as for the President
15. The Guardian of Indian Constitution is
(a) The Supreme Court (b) The Constituent Assembly
(c) The parliament (d) The President
16. When was the Central Industrial Security Force established?
(a) 1963 (b) 1949 (c) 1959 (d) 1969
17. Under which circumstances the Indian Citizenship cannot be terminated?
(a) At the time of emergency (b) At the time of war
(c) At the time of Elections (d) All of these
18. Who among the following said that the Preamble of the Indian Constitution is “The Key Note of the Constitution?”
(a) Ernest Barker (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Dr.B.R.Ambedkar (d) Nelson Mandela
19. NABARD has been set up in
(a) 1982 (b) 1983 (c) 1984 (d) 1985
20. Who is the Chairman of Fifteenth Finance Commission?
(a) Ramesh Chand (b) N.K.Singh (c) Y.V.Reddy (d) Ashok Lahiri
21.The imperative planning is also called
(a) Indicative Planning (b) Normative Planning
(c) Target Planning (d) System Planning
22. The working of licencing policy in India under the committee of
(a) Visweshwaraiah Committee (b) Narasimham Committee
(c) Hazari Committee (d) Dutt Committee
23.Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place on
(a) 11th Aptil 1918 (b) 27th May 1918 (c) 13th April 1919 (d) 30th May 1920
24. Assertion (A): The World-Wide Depression which set in late 1929 affected India.
Reason (R): A very sharp fall in prices, particularly of agricultural commodities and by bringing about a major crisis in the entire export-oriented colonial economy.
(a) (A) is true (R) is false
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is false, (R) is true
(d) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not correct explanation of (A)
25. “Servants of India Society” was founded by
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Gopala Krishna Gokhale
(c) Subash Chandra Bose (d) Dadabhai Naoroji
26. What is Damin-i-koh in Rajmahal area?
(a) Place of the Kol tribes (b) Place of the Munda tribes
(c) Place of the Santhal tribes (d) It’s place in Malabar
27. The first Chief Minister of Madras Presidency from Justice Party was
(a) Raja of Bobbili (b) Raja of Panagal (c) Rajan (d) Subbarayalu
28. Find the odd one from the following options
(a) Kattabomman Kummipadal (b) Khan Sahebu Sundai
(c) Kattabaomman Kotthu (d) Nandanar Charithra Keerthanaigal
29. What does this simile mean
Agalvarai thangum Nilam pol……….
(As earth bears up the men…)
(a) Forbearance (b) Decorous conduct (c) Friendship (d) Knowledge
30. Identify the author of “Our Vandi centriyu” – Which is the first and foremost centriyu collection in Tamil?
(a) Erode Tamilanban (b) Abdul Rahman (c) Arivumathi (d) Meera
31. It is called as “Tray of the East”
(a) Vellore Fort (b) The fort at Chenji (c) Fort of Tarangampadi (d) Sivaganga Fort
32. To help means to serve the needy
To protect means to live with loved ones
Identify the next line
(a) To love means not to live within ones’s clean
(b) To have personality means to have decorum
(c) To have knowledge means to ignore inexperienced
(d) To have self righteousness means to keep up promises
33. Which of the following books belongs to the “Padhinen Melkanakku”?
(a) Thirukural (b) Thirumurugatru Padai (c) Thirupavai (d) Thiruthondar Puranam
34. In Sangam Society, the custom of sati was mentioned by
(a Tolkappiyam (b) Ettutogai (c) Pathu Pattu (d) Padinenkilkkannakku
35. In 2019-2020, Tamilnadu budget TANGEDCO will be establish the floating solar power projects in the following districts.
i. Theni.
ii.The Nilgiris.
iii. Erode.
iv.Salem
Select the correct answer by using codes.
(a) i and ii (b) i,ii and iii (c) i,ii and iv (d) i, iii and iv
36. Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List I List II
a. Poverty Reduction Programme 1. Mid day meals
b. Human Development Scheme 2. Indira Awas Yojana
c. Social Assistance Scheme 3. National Old Age Pension
d. Minimum Need Scheme 4. MGNREGA
a b c d
a. 4 1 3 2
b. 2 3 4 1
c. 3 4 1 2
d. 4 3 2 1
37. Match the following:
a. Sovereignty 1. Promoting social change to end all forms of inequalities.
b. Socialism 2. Government of the people, by the people and for the people
c. Secularism 3. Freedom to profess, preach and practice any religion
d. Democracy 4. Complete political freedom and supreme authority
a b c d
a. 4 1 3 2
b. 2 1 4 3
c. 3 2 1 4
d. 1 2 3 4
38. Assertion (A): The Socio economic growth strategy should aim at a significant redistribution of income and consumption
Reason (R): A substantial reduction in poverty is possible only through production relations which help redistribution of income in favour of the poorer sections of the population.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not a correct explanation of (A)
(b) (A) is true but (R) is false
(c) (A is false but (R) is true
(d) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
39. If Manohar pays an interest of Rs.750 for 2 years on a sum of Rs.4,500. Find the rate of interest.
(a) 8% (b) 8 1/3% (c) 8 2/3% (d) 8 3/4%
40. Find x so that x + 6, x + 12 and x + 15 are consecutive terms of a Geometic progression
(a) -78 (b) -18 (c) -12 (d) -6
41. Which term of the series 16,11,6,1 ….. is -54?
(a) 16 (b) 19 (c) 14 (d) 15
42. Raman’s age is three times the sum of the ages of his two sons. After 5 years his age will be twice the sum of the ages of his two sons. Then the present age of Raman is what?
(a) 45 (b) 55 (c) 65 (d) 70
43. Fill in the blanks:
4,5,9,18,34,———–
(a)59 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 43
44. Pick out the odd one.
CFD, GJH, VYM, JMK
(a) CFD (b) GJH (c) VYM (d) JMK
45. Find the difference between simple interest and compound interest for a sum of Rs.8,000 lent at 10% p.a. in 2 years
(a) Rs.80 (b) Rs.90 (c) Rs.70 (d) Rs.100
46. The value of a machine depreciate by 5% each year. A man pays Rs.30,000 for the machine. Find its value after three years.
(a) Rs. 25,721 (b) 25,722 (c) 27,521 (d) 22,752
47. A farmer has enough food for 144 ducks for 28 days. If he sells 32 ducks, how long will the food last?
(a) 84 (b) 36 (c) 72 (d) 68
48. Find the value of x from the following equal ratio’s
11 : x : : 6 : 66
(a) 6 (b) 11 (c) 112 (d) 62
49. Find the HCF of x3 – x2 + x – 1 and x4 – 1
(a) (x2 + 1) (x2 -1) (b) (x2 – 1) (x+1) (c) (x2+1) (x-1) 2 (d) (x2+1) (x-1)
50. H.C.F. of 513 and 1134 is
(a) 9 (b) 81 (c) 27 (d) 31
51. Which of the following material is used to make control rods in a nuclear reactor?
(a) Sodium (b) Cadmium (c) Potassium (d) Iron
52. Land and Sea breezes and trade winds are formed due to
(a) Convection (b) Heat conduction (c) Heat Radiation (d) Scattering
53. “The future of manufacturing” – 3D printing is preferred than traditional manufacturing is due to which of the following reasons?
(a) Cost reduction (b) Quality and Faster marketing (c) Low Wastage (d) All the above
54.The maximum life span of the queen honeybee is upto
(a) 24 years (b) 21 years (c) 15 years (d) 5 years
55. Which tribal group is not included in Tribes of India?
(a) Dravidian Tribe (b) Mongoloid Tribe (c) Turko-Iranian Tribe (d) Austoloid Tribe
56. The main objective of second Green Revolution
(a) To raise the agricultural productivity to promote food security
(b) To promote sustainable agriculture
(c) To increase the per capita income of famrers.
(d) All the above
57. Which of the following regions receive minimum rainfall in India?
(a) Western Madhya Pradesh (b) Wester Rajasthan (c) Eastern Madhya Pradesh (d) Orissa
58. The first International Women’s Day got celebrated on March 19th in Which year?
(a) 1911 (b) 1913 (c) 1916 (d) 1921
59. “Flying Sikh” popularly called as famous sports man is
(a) Manoj Singh (b) Milkha Singh (c) Mithra Singh (d) Madhan Singh
60. The name “Telangana” refers to the word
(a) Trilinga Dess (b) Telugu Dess (d) Tribe Dess (d) Thiribura Dess
61. Current Telungana state Governor is
(a) Tamilisai Soundararajan (b) Tamilselvi (c) Soundararajan (d) Kannaiah
62. In which sites of the Indus Valley had no citadel?
(a) Chanhudaro (b) Lothal (c) Kalibangan (d) Rangpur
63. Name the Sultan of Delhi Sultanate at the time of Timur invasion
(a) Daulat Khan Lodi (b) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
(c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq (d) Nasiruddin Mohammad Shah Tughlaq
64. Among the following, what way the great achievement of Shivaji?
(a) He was the father of the Marathen nation (b) Defeated the Mughal Forces
(c) He was a besurobent ruler (b) Checked expansion of Mughal empire in the South India
65. “Some rulers may have one or two children’s; For me, I have thousands of my children, they are none other than my Turkic slaves. They are the rulers of my conquered provinces. The will certainly reverberate my name during Kutba’s”. Who said the above statement?
(a) Baha-ud-Din Gurshasp (b) Mahmud of Ghazani
(c) Shihabu-d-Din Muhammad (d) Qutbu-d-Din Aybak
66. To whom does the Election Commission submit its annual report?
(a) Lok Sabha (b) Rajya Sabha (c) Parliament of India (d) President of India
67. Elections to the local government bodies are made mandatory by which amendment?
(a) 72nd Amendment (b) 73rd Amendment (c) 64th Amendment (d) 63rd Amendment
68. Which among the following is/are the utility of Directive Principles of State Policy?
1. Rigid Constitution.
2. Appointment of Governor
3.Integrated Judiciary
(a) 1,3 (b) 1,2 (c) 2,3 (d) All the above
69. Multidimensional Poverty Index includes the indicators except,
(a) Education (b) Market (c) Health (d) Living Conditions
70. What do you mean by mission women?
(a) Quantifying Excess female fertility
(b) Quantifying Excess female obscanding from the crime
(c) Quantifying Excess female mortality
(d) Quantifying Excess female illiteracy
71. Tax Revenue are
1. Taxes on income and expenditure.
2. Taxed on property.
3. Taxes on Commodities.
4. Interest receipts and dividends.
(a) 1,2 and 4 (b) 1,2 and 3 (c) 3, 4 and 2 (d) Above all
72. Name the great Indian leader is known as “Bismarck of India” for his services to India.
(a) Gandhi (b) Nehru (c) Sardar Patel (d) Rajendra Prasad
73.Batukeshwar Datt and ————– threw bomb in the Central Assembly on 8th April 1929.
(a) Ram Prasad (b) Roshan Lal (c) Bhagat Singh (d) Raj Guru
74. In Saunders Murder case ———— were executed in the Lahore Jail on 23 March 1931
1. Ram Prasad Bismil and Lal Lajpat Rai.
2. Bhagat Singh and Raj Guru.
3. Roshan Lal, Ram Prasad, Hussainiwala.
4. Bhagat Singh, Raj Guru and Sukh dev.
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 3 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 2 and 4 only
75. The smallest number which is exactly divisible by all the number from 1 to 9
(a) 1260 (b) 2520 (c) 5040 (d) 9000
76. The headquarters of Maruthu Pandiyar
(a) Arantangi (b) Okkur (c) Paramakudi (d) Siruvayal
77. The Military General, who suppressed the Vellore Mutiny was
(a) George Carmichael Smyth (b) Rollo Gillespie (c) John Nicholson (d) William Hodson
78. Match the authors with their short stories
Author Short Story
a. Jayakanthan 1. Vidiyumaa
b. Mouni 2. Aknipravesham
c. Pudimaipithan 3. Azhiyaa Chudar
d. Ku.P.Rajagopalan 4. Saaba Vimochanam
a b c d
a. 3 2 4 1
b. 3 2 1 4
c. 2 3 4 1
d. 2 3 1 4
79. “Paavai Paadiya Vaayaal Koovai Padung?”
“The mouth which sang paavai will have to sing Kovai”
Whom did God Siva address this to?
(a) Sundarar (b) Manickavasakar (c) Gnanasampanthar (d) Navukkarasar
80. What do you mean by “Lyric Poetry?”
(a) Devotional songs (b) Heroic songs (c) Emotional/romantic songs (d) Folklore songs
81. i. He was the first Indian Governor General.
ii. He served as the Governor of Bengal.
iii. He became the Chief Minister of Madras Presidency in 1937.
Who is described in the above statements?
(a) Kamaraj (b) Rajaji (c) Natesan (d) Munusamy
82. Name the first modern bank in Tamilnadu was started by British in 1843
(a) Bank of Chettinadu (b) Arubuthnot & Co (c) Bank of Madura (d) Bank of Madras
83. Kaka Kalelkar Commission is related to
(a) The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (b) The National Scheduled Tribes Comission
(c) The Backward Class commission (d) The Anglo Indian Community
84. Identify the article which promotes educational and economic interests of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled tribes and other weaker sections.
(a) Article 46 (b) Article 15 (c) Article 334 (d) Article 342
85. Which among the following statements is true with Self- Respect movement?
(a) Self-Respect Movement is a social protest against upper caste Hindus.
(b) Self-Respect movement was more interested in social freedom
(c) Self-Respect movement directed its appeal mainly to land owning class.
(d) Self-Respect movement was initiated to win political independence.
86. Jawaharlal Nehru referred to the following town in Tamilnadu as “Little Japan” because it contributes to 90% of India’s production of safety matches.
(a) Karur (b) Sivakasi (c) Kanchipuram (d) Sivaganga
87. Match List I (variable) with List II (measures) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list:
List I List II
(a) Rapid growth of income 1. Gini Coefficent
(b) Greater inequality in income distribution 2. Gross state domestic product per capita
(c) Greater regional imbalance 3. GDP
(d) High level of aggregate output and income 4. Average annual rates of growth of GDP
a b c d
(a) 2 4 1 3
(b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 4 1 3 2
(d) 2 3 1 4
88. Find the compound interest on Rs.20,000 at 15% per annum for 2 1/3 years.
(a) Rs.7,772.50 (b) Rs.6,772.50 (c) Rs.7,772 (d) Rs.2,777.50
89. The ratio of H.C.F. and L.C.M of the numbers 18 and 30 is
(a) 3 : 5 (b) 15 : 1 (c) 1 : 15 (d) 5 : 3
90. BANGALORE is represented as 123426789, how RANGE is represented?
(a) 82934 (b) 82439 (d) 82349 (d) 82943
91. BOOK = 43 and PEN = 35 therefore COPY = ?
(a) 48 (b) 60 (c) 59 (d) 79
92.
| 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | 9 | 10 |
| 9 | 27 | x |
Find the value of x
(a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 50 (d) 54
93. The dimension of a fish tank is 4 m x 2 m x 3 m. How many litres of water is can hold?
(a) 24,000 litre (b) 2,400 litre (c) 240 litre (d) 24 litre
94. Area of a square is equal to the area of a circle. If the radius of the circle is 14 cm. What is the approximate length of a square?
(a) 20 cm (b) 25 cm (c) 15 cm (d) 30 cm
95. Ram deposited Rs.15,000 as fixed deposit. If the bank gives 4% as simple interest after 73 days how much total amount he will get?
(a) Rs.16,000 (b) Rs.15,000 (c) Rs.15,120 (d) Rs.15,100
96. By selling a flower pot for Rs.528, a woman gains 20%. At what price should she sell it to gain 25%
(a) Rs.500 (b) Rs.550 (c) Rs.553 (d) Rs.573
97. What is 25% of 30% of 400
(a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 40 (d) 50
98. If x% of 600 is 450 then, find the value of x.
(a) 60 (b) 48 (c) 75 (d) 89
99. If 7 : 5 is in proportion to x : 25 then x is
(a) 3.5 (b) 35 (c) 53 (d) 5.3
100. Find the LCM of the following:
8x4y2, 48x2y4
(a) 8x4y 2 (b) 48x2y4 (c) 48x4y4 (d) 8x2y4