Tnpsc Combined Statistical Subordinate Service Exam Answer Key
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Tnpsc Combined Statistical Subordinate Service Exam Answer Key
1. The work done by the conservative force for a closed path is
(a) always negative (b) zero (c) always positive (d) not defned
2. Which one of the following is similar to earth with respect to size, mass and average density?
(a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
3. The scientific name of Asian elephant
(a) Elephas axis (b) Elephas radiata (c) Elephas domesticus (d) Elephas maximus
4. Whos is the father of surgery in India?
(a) Charka (b) Sushruta (c) Nagarjuna (d) Vagbhatta
5. Match the Rajiv Gahandhi Khel Rathna Awardees with their respective games:
(a) Shri Rohit Sharma 1. Para Athletics
(b) Shri T.Mariappan 2. Table Tennis
(c) Ms.Vinesh 3. Cricket
(d) Ms.Manika Badra 4. Wrestling
a b c d
(a) 3 1 2 4
(b) 1 4 2 3
(c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 4 3 2 1
6. Who designed The National Flag of India?
(a) Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam (b) Venkata Subba Rao
(c) Pingali Venkayya (d) Rabindranath Tagore
7. Ayshman Bharat Scheme Govt. of India was launched on
(a) 2017 (b) 2018 (c) 2019 (d) 2020
8. Which one of the minerals is widely used in dying and printing?
(a) Nickel (b) Zine (c) Lead Nitrate (d) Manganese
9. —————– stream disappear near Hanumangarh in Bikaner
(a) Vipasa (b) Chambal (c) Hakra (d) Kosi
10. The coronation ceremony of Shivaji was held in 1674 in the fort of
(a) Raigarh (b) Kondana (c) Shivneri (d) Redfort
11. Jyeshtha Ashtami is celebrated in which state?
(a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Bihar (c) Kashmir (d) Rajasthan
12. Under Maratha administration, the Panchayats were popularly called Panch-Parmeshwar and the Panchas were often called as
(a) Ma-Bap (b) Kulkarni (c) Potdar (d) Kotwal
13. Who erected non-ruted Iron Pillar in the Qutb Minar complex at Mehrauli?
(a) Samdra Gupta (b) Kumara Gupta I (c) Chandra Gupta II (d) Vishnu Gupta
14. Which constitutional Amendment reduced the age of right to vote from 21 years to 18 years?
(a) 52nd Constitutional Amendment (b) 61stConstitutional Amendment
(c) 75thConstitutional Amendment (d) 86thConstitutional Amendment
15. Article 200 explains about
(a) Parliament entitled to legislate laws in State List
(b) Governor reserves a Bill for the assent of the President
(c) Power of the High Court Chief Judge
(d) Power of the Speaker of Lok Sabha
16. Which of the following is/are true regarding Directive principles of State Policy?
(i) Directive principles of state policy are enumerated in Part IV of the Indian Constitution
(ii) Court can uphold the validity of a law on the ground that it was enacted to give effect to a Directive principle of state policy
(a) (i) only (b) (ii) only (c) Both (i) and (ii) (d) All the above
17. According to Article 359
(a) President has the power to suspend Fundamental Rights
(b) Governor has the power to remove Chief Minister
(c) Speaker of Loak Sabha has the power to dissolve Lok Sabha
(d) Prime Minister has the power to remove Vice-President
18. The Drain Theory about poverty in India is associated with
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Patel (c) Nehru (d) Naoroji
19. SJSRY stands for
(a) Shahari Jeewan Sudhar Rashtriya Yojana
(b) Swarna Jayanti Shahri Rozgar Yojana
(c) Sampoorna Jeewan Shahari Rozgar Yojana
(d) Swarna Jeewan Shahri Rozgar Yojana
20. Who is the Chairman of G.S.T. Council?
(a) Home Minister (b) Prime Minister (c) President (d) Finance Minister
21. Land Development Banks provide credit to farmer for
(a) Short term needs (b) Medium term needs (c) Flood needs (d) Flood relief
22. Amrita Bazar ecame an English language news paper in the year
(a) 1868 (b) 1872 (c) 1878 (d) 1881
23. In the 1937 election, Muslim league secured ———– percentage of the total Muslim Votes.
(a) 3.5 (b) 3.8 (c) 4.3 (d) 4.8
24. In which two years Subash Chandra Bose was elected as the president of the Indian National Congress
(a) 1938 and 1939 (b) 1940 and 1941 (c) 1942 and 1943 (d) 1944 and 1945
25. Which of the following statements about the early years of the Indian National Congress in NOT TRUE?
(a) Indian National congress was founded in 1885
(b) Promotion of national unity was its major platform
(c) It did discussed about social reforms
(d) It strived to create a common political platform
26. The main aim of self respect movement in TamilNadu was to
(a) Abolish untouchability (b) Encourage self respect marriages
(c) Abolish Devadasi System (d) All the above
27. Who implemented Poondi Drinking Water Reservoir?
(a) Kamaraj (b) Sathyamoorthy (c) Rajagoplachari (d) Annadurai
28. “A crow will conquer owl in Borad daylight;
The king that foes would crush, needs fitting time to fight’
What is the main idea of this Thirukural?
(a) Importance of time (b) Victory of crow (c) Owl’s failure (d) Victory of kings
29. Who is the Gnanaguru of Bharathiar?
(a) Thillagar (b) Nivethitha (c) Shelly (d) Gandhi
30. In Sangam Society the term “Ambanam” was used for
(a) To measure the liquid (b) To measure the paddy (c) Name of the Village Officer (d) Military Camp
31. Who is the kodaiyezhu valal referred to in theis Siru Paanaatrupadai Verse?
“Muttathu kodutha munaivilangu thadakkai
Thuli mazahai pozhiyum vali thunju nedunkottu
Nalimalai naadan……”
(Provider of necessary items it rains regularly high mountain country leader….)
(a) Paari (b) Kaari (c) Nalli (d) Aai
32. Arikkamedu is located in
(a) Tirunelveli (b) Dindugal (c) Pondicherry (d) Goa
33. The third sangam at Madurai was founded by
(a) Ilamperuvazhuthi (b) Mudathirumaran (c) Muthukkudumi Peruvazhuthi (d) Neduchezhiyan
34. Why the Neyveli Lignite Corporations was located at Neyveli?
(a) Plenty of Water (b) Suitable climate (c) Availability of lignite (d) Nearness to market
35. Which among the following is the functions of Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine?
I. Prevention of Food Adulteration
II. Registration of Birth and Death
III. Immunization
IV. Promotion of Industrial Hygiene and Health
(a) III and IV only (b) I and III only (c) I, II and III only (d) I, II, III and IV
36. In which city of TamilNadu is the World’s biggest baggase based mill situated?
(a) Tirupur (b) Karur (c) Sivagasi (d) Coimbatore
37. Which of the following pair is correctly matched?
(a) Chennai-Auto component industries (b) Erode-Fire works
(c) Sivakasi-Poultry Farms (d) Madurai-Leather
38. Match the following:
City Popular in
a. Tirupur 1. Cloth market
b. Karur 2. Gate way of TamilNadu
c. Erode 3. International Leather Fair
d. Chennai 4. Knitting city
e. Thoothukudi 5. Home Textiles
a b c d e
(a) 4 5 1 3 2
(b) 3 4 2 1 5
(c) 2 3 4 1 5
(d) 1 2 3 5 4
39. Rani bought 100 bananas at the rate of ₹.320 and sold at the rate of ₹.60 per dozen. Find the profit or loss percentage
(a) 56 5/7% (b) 87 ½ % (c) 87 ¼% (d) 56 ¼%
40. If additive inverse of a + b is a + b. Then what is the additive inverse of a?
(a) a (b) -b (c) b (d) a-b
41. What will be the next term in BDF, CFI, DHL, ……. ?
(a) CJM (b) EIM (c) EJO (d) EMI
42. How many different towers of 4 blocks can be built using 2 red and 2 blue blocks kept one over the other?
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) 6
43. Fill in the blank: If 5 persons can do 5 jobs in 5 days then 50 persons can do 50 jobs in ———- days
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 50 (d) 10
44. The base of the parallelogram is thrice its height, if the area is 192 sq cm, find the base.
(a) 8 cm. (b) 24 cm (c) 20 cm (d) 34 cm
45. The time taken for ₹.4,400 to become ₹.4,850 at 10 % compounded half yearly is
(a) 6 months (b) 12 months (c) 18 months (d) 24 months
46. Sathish Kumar borrowed ₹.52,000 from a money lender at a particular rate of simple interest. After 4 years he pad ₹.79040 to settle his debt. At what rate of interest he borrowed the money?
(a) 13 % (b) 11 % (c) 12 % (d) 10 %
47. Ramu and Somu bought two tables for ₹750 and ₹.900 respectively. What is the ratio of the prices of tables bought by Somu and Ramu?
(a) 6:5 (b) 5:6 (c) 2:3 (d) 3:2
48. Find the smallest number which is exactly divisible by all the numbers from 1 to 9
(a) 2510 (b) 2520 (c) 2530 (d) 2540
49. When a number is decreased by 25% it becomes 120. Find the number
(a) 180 (b) 170 (c) 160 (d) 150
50. In a school of 1,400 student, there are 420 girls. Find the percentage of boys In the school?
(a) 30% (b) 70% (c) 50% (d) 80%
51. In Tamil Nadu, the heavy water projects is located at
(a) Narimanam (b) Kalpakkam (c) Kayathar (d) Tuticorin
52. Which charge configuration produces a uniform electric field?
(a) Point charge (b) Uniformly charged infinite line
(c) Uniformly charged infinite plane (d) Uniformly charged spherical shell
53. Learned concept reproduced without any change is called
(a) Whole memory (b) Perfect memory (c) Rote memory (d) Long term memory
54. The wings of the aeroplane was designed based on
(a) Torricelli’s Theorem (b) Euler’s Theorem (c) Bernoulli’s Theorem (d) Alembert’s Theorem
55. “In a domestic Government, unity and co-operation are essential requisites” – is a comment passed by
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Mahatma Gandhi (c) Sardar Vallabhai Patel (d) Indira Gandhi
56. “The Big thoughts of little LUV” – Book was written by
(a) Gauri Khan (b) Arundhati Roy (c) Karan Johar (d) Vikas Khanna
57. Name the Nobel laureate present in the Five member Economic Advisory Council (EAC) to Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
(a) Prof. Santha (b) Prof.Esther Duflo (c) Prof. Victoria (d) Prof. Shirley
58. Rabindranath Tagore was awarded Noble Prize for literature in the year
(a) 1903 (b) 1907 (c) 1911 (d) 1913
59. The original language of India is said precede Drvidian language is known as
(a) Thai language (b) Kulerian language (c) Chinese language (d) Bengali
60. India is a member of the Universal Postal Union since
(a) 1866 (b) 1876 (c) 1886 (d) 1896
61. How is the hot wind of Western India called?
(a) Norwesters (b) Loo (c) Mountain breeze (d) Valley breeze
62. Match List I with List II and write the correct answer:
List I List II
a. Buddhamitra 1. Thirumandiram
b. Amitasagaranar 2. Kalingattuparani
c. Jayankondar 3. Virasoliyam
d. Thirumular 4. Yapparumgalam
a b c d
(a) 1 3 2 4
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 1 2 4 3
(d) 3 4 2 1
63. Victoria Memorial Hall at Calcutta was constructed during the regims of
(a) Lord Ripon (b) Lord Elgin (c) Lord Curzon (d) Lord Hardinge
64. Which one of the following is false with regard to the reign of Ahmad Shah?
a. He transferred his capital from Gulbarga to Bidar
b. The Rivalry between the Dakhin Party and foreign party became accentuated during his period
c. He conquered warrangal on 1424-25
d. He annexed the kingdom of Gujarat to his empire
(a) a. (b) b and c (c) d (d) a and b
65. Mohenjadaro is situated in the district of
(a) Punjab (b) Larkhana (c) Bavalpur (d) Gujarat
66. Which of the following anti-corruption bodies were established by Santhanam Committee recommendation?
1. Central Vigilance commission.
2. Central Bureau of Investigation
3. Lokpal and Lokayuktha
4. State information commission
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 4 (c) 1 and 2 (d) 3 and 4
67. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was created in
(a) April 1953 (b)April 1963 (c) April 1973 (d) April 1969
68. Assertion (A): The council of states is considered as a permanent House of the Parliament.
Reason (R): The members of the council of states are representative of the states: not the people.
(a) A is false but R is true.
(b) A is true but R is false
(c) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(d) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
69. The Jammu and Kashmir reorganization Act, 2019 is enacted for the purpose of
i. Creation of Union Territory of Ladakh;
ii. Creation of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir;
iii. Bifurcation of the State of Jammu and Kashmir;
iv. Delimitation of Parliamentary Constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir;
(a) I only (b) iii only (c) I and ii only (d) iv only
70. Which employment schemes is called as “Milestone” and hails it as the “Best known” employment guarantee scheme by UNDP and its Human Development Report 2015
(a) The Integrated Rural Development Programme
(b) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
(c) Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana
(d) The scheme of Training Rural youth for self-employment
71. Which of the following is not a measure to control inflation adopted by the government (or) RBI?
(a) Monetary Policy (b) Fiscal Policy (c) Financial inclusion (d) Price control
72. The Government of India announced a New Industrial policy on
(a) July 24, 1991 (b) July 24, 2001 (c) August 24, 1991 (d) August 24, 2001
73. The Royal Indian Navy Mutiny brokeout on 18-23 February 1946 at
(a) Benga (b) Bombay (c) Cochin (d) Madras
74. “Al Hilal” a weekly Urdu Journal was started by
(a) Maulana Abdul Kalam (b) Mohammed Ali Jinnah (c) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (d) Yusuf Ali Khan
75. The Ghadar party was formed by Lala har Dayal in the year 1913 in
(a) America (b) Russia (c) Japan (d) Germany
76. Gurukula Ashram was run with the funds contributed by the congress party for promoting national unity at
(a) Serama Devi (b) Kanchipuram (c) Erode (d) Chengalpattu
77. Which on of the following leader not related to Dindugal League?
I. Gopal Nayakkar
II. Manaparai Lakshmi Nayakkar
III. Deni Yadul Nayakkar
IV. Singam Chetty
(a) II Only (b) III Only (c) II and III only (d) IV only
78. “Call that a gift to needy men thou dost dispense,
All else is void of good, seeking for recompense”
The meaning of “seeking for recompense” according to Thiruvalluvar is
(a) To pity poor people
(b) To follow virtuous path
(c) To return the measured goods borrowed from neighbours
(d) Feeling of greatness
79. Who is the founder of “Koothupattarai Nadaga Iyakam”?
(a) N.Muthusamy (b) Indira Parthasarathy
(c) Sahul Hameed (d) M.Ramasamy
80. “Found the skill of hands there and the power of foot here”. The meaning of this line in “Kambaramayanam”
1. Breaking of Bow by Raman.
2. Liberating Agaligai from curse
3. Killing of Thadagai
4. Victory over Ravanan
(a) 1 only (b) 1,2 only (c) 2,4 only (d) 1,2,3 only
81. “Kallathin Utchum Suramenbar Kadalar
Ullam Padarntha Neri” – These lines are from
(a) Kalavazhi Narpathu (b) Thirukural (c) Aynthinai Aymbathu (d) Kar Narpathu
82. Periyar Viyathulam Ilame;
Siriyorai igalthal athaninum Ilame:
What is the first line of this purananutru padal?
(a) Yandu Palavaka Naraiyila Aaguthal
(b) Thenkadal Valagam Podumai Indri
(c) Yadum Ure; Yaavarum Kelir
(d) ie yena irathal ilinthandru; Athan yethir
83. The Tamil Nadu Industrial Guidance and Export Promotion Bureau was set up by the Government of Tamil Nadu for
(a) Financial assistance to industry (b) For making industrial policy
(c) For attracting investment proposals (d) Assisting internal trade
84. Consider the following statement:
1. In Amrut scheme old cities are included for development
2. Tourist spot are included in Amrut scheme
3. All states capital are included in Amrut scheme
4. Water supply is not included in Amrut scheme
Among these, which are correct answer:
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 2 (d) 3 and 4
85. ———– is the welfare body which is working for the holistic empowerment of women in cutting across all the sectors.
(a) State Resource Centre for Women (b) State Commission for Women
(c) One Stop Crisis Centre (d) State Organisation for Women
86. Who is the Father of Indian Renaissance?
(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (b) David Hare
(c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (d) Rabindra Nath Tagore
87. Match the following:
city Industry
a. Tiruchirappalli 1. Chemical Production
b. Karur 2. SAIL
c. Salem 3. BHEL
d. Coimbatore 4. TNPL
e. Thoothukudi 5. Wet Grinder
a b c d e
(a) 3 4 1 5 2
(b) 3 5 4 2 1
(c) 2 3 4 5 1
(d) 3 4 2 5 1
88. If the price of orid dhall after 20% increase is ₹.96 per kg, find the original price of orid dhall per kg.
(a) ₹,100 (b) ₹.80 (c) ₹.60 (d) ₹.50
89. Find the C.I on ₹.15625 at 8% p.a. for 3 years compounded annually
(a) ₹.4,000 (b) ₹.4,028 (c) ₹.4,058 (d) ₹.4,050
90. How many terms of the series 1+4+16+…. make the sum 1365?
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 16
91. A group of letters are given. A numerical code has been given to each letter. These letters have to be unscrambled into a meaningful word. Find out the code for the word so formed from the answers given
L I N C P E
1 2 3 4 5 6
(a) 234156 (b) 563421 (c) 613524 (d) 421356
92. How many ways can you answer five TRUE or FALSE Questions?
(a) 10 (b) 5 (c) 25 (d) 32
93. 210 men working 12 hours a day can finish a job in 18 days. How many men are required to finish the same job in 20 days working 14 hours a day?
(a) 160 (b) 162 (c) 164 (d) 169
94. The radius of a spherical balloon increases from 12 cm to 16 cm as air being pumped it. Find the ratio of the surface area of the balloons in the two cases.
(a) 9:16 (b) 9:14 (c) 9:13 (d) 9:15
95. Find the compound interest for the principal ₹.4,000 at rate of interest 5% p.a. for 2 years, interest compounded annually.
(a) ₹.400 (b) ₹.441 (c) ₹.440 (d) ₹.410
96. In what time will ₹.5,600 amount to ₹.6,720 at 6% per annum?
(a) 2 years (b) 4 years (c) 4 1/3 years (d) 3 1/3 years
97. A sum of money is to be distributed among A,B,C,D in the proportion of 5:2:4:3. If C gets ₹.1,000 more than D.What is B’s share?
(a) ₹.1,000 (b) ₹.3,000 (c) ₹.2,000 (d) ₹.4,000
98. An alloy contains 26% of copper. What quantity of alloy is required to get 260 g of copper?
(a) 740 g (b) 2060 g (c) 1000 g (d) 10,000 g
99. LCM of 35 a2c3b, 42a3cb2 and 30 ac2b3
(a) 210 a3c3b3 (b) 7 abc (c) 216 a2c3b (d) 441 a3c3b2
100. H.C.F. of (x+y)2, (y+z)3, (z+x)4 is
(a) 1 (b) x+y+z (c) (x+y+z)2 (d) (x+y)2(y+z)3(z+x)4