Tnpsc Executive Officer Grade IV Exam Previous Questions and Answer Key 2022 – General Studies in English

Tnpsc Executive Officer Grade IV Exam Previous Questions and Answer Key 2022 – General Studies in English

EXECUTIVE OFFICER, GRADE- IV (GROUP- VIII SERVICES) IN TAMIL NADU HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS SUBORDINATE SERVICE

1. Who was the founder of “Dravida Mahajan Sabha”?

(a) Sir.P.T.Thiygaraya (b) Iyotheedaasar Pandithar (c) Jyothiba Phule (d) Ayya Vaikundhar

2. Who is popularly known as “Vallalar”?

(a) Rama Krishna (b) Iyothee Thassar (c) Ramalinga Adigal (d) Ayyan Kali

3. Which of the following pairs is not correct?

(i) Pattinappalai – Katiyalur Urithiran Kannannar

(ii) Patitruppattu – Speaks of Eight Chera Kings.

(iii). Madurai Kanchi – Refers to Mudukudumi Peruvazhuthi.

(iv) Thiruvanchikalam – Refer to Karikala Chola.

(a) i and ii (b) ii and iii (c) iii only (d) iv only

4. Match the following:

(a) Biological Diversity Act 1. 1972

(b) National Green Tribunals 2. 2010

(c) The Environment Protection Act 3. 2002

(d) Wildlife Protection Act 4. 1986

a b c d

(a) 3 2 4 1

(b) 2 3 1 4

(c) 3 4 1 2

(d) 4 3 1 2

5. An important indicator of nutrition deficiency is

(a) Anaemia (b) Obesity (c) Kidney failure (d) Night blindness

6. “———” Award is conferred to honour librarians for the outstanding performance by Tamil Nadu Government

(a) Dr.S.R.Ranganathan (b) Thiru.Kavimani (c) Kamaraj (d) Kalaignar

7. Match the following:

Five year plans Name (or) Objectives

a. 2^nd Plan 1. Harrod Domar

b. 1^st Plant 2. Mahalanobis

c. 9^th Plan 3. Growth with justice and equity

d. 3^rd Plan 4. Gadil Yojana

a b c d

a. 2 1 3 4

b. 2 1 4 3

c. 2 4 3 1

d. 2 3 1 4

8. Who is known as the father of local self government in India?

(a) Lord Dalhousie (b) Lord George Robinson (c) Lord Rippon (d) Lord Mountbatten

9. In which year, Inland water ways authority was setup in India?

(a) 1985 (b) 1986 (c) 1987 (d) 1988

10. In India, large extent of Alpine forests are found in

(a) Deccan plateau (b) Ganges delta (c) Eastern Himalayas (d) Eastern Ghats

11. ——— instructed for his mausoleum was that is should incorporate elements from different religions including Islam and HInsuism.

(a) Ashok (b) Akbar (c) Shahjahan (c) Aurangazeb

12. Where is the famous pilgrim spot of Sikhs located in India?

(a) Manali (b) Patna (c) Amritsar (d) Jalandhor

13. The eldest son of the Chola king was called to be

(a) Yuvarajan (b) Prince (c) King (d) Governor

14. The last dynasty of Delhi sultanate was

(a) Khaliji Dynasty (b) Lodi Dynasty (c) Sayyid Dynasty (d) Tughluq Dynasty

15. Which article of Indian constitution promotes international peace and security?

(a) Article 48 (b) Article 49 (c) Article 50 (d) Article 51

16. Which year the union Government constituted a commission under the chairmanship of Justice R.S.Sarkaria?

(a) 1990 (b) 1985 (c) 1983 (c) 1981

17. What is the time limit to get the information from RTI Act 2005?

(a) 15 days (b) 20 days (c) 25 days (c) 30 days

18.Who appoints the Chief Minister of a state?
(a) The Governor (b) The Prime Minister (c) The President (d) The Chief Justice

19. There are 50 students in a class. If 14% are absent on a particular day, find the number of students present in the class

(a) 41 (b) 42 (c) 43 (d) 44

20. Find the GCD of : (y³+1) and y²-1)

(a) (y³+1) (b) (y+1) (c) (y-1) (d) (y+1) ²

21. Volume of a hollow sphere is cm³. If the outer radius is 8 cm, Find the inner diameter of the sphere (Take π= )

(a) 5 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 15 cm (d) 20 cm

22. Mary is three times older than Nandhini. After 10 years, the sum of their ages will be 80, Find Mary’s present age.

(a) 45 (b) 35 (c) 25 (d) 15

23. Raju’s father’s age is 5 years more than three times Raju’s age. Find Raju’s age if his father is 44 years old?

(a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 13 (d) 18

24. The smallest 5 digit number which is exactly divisible by 72 and 108 is

(a) 10152 (b) 11052 (c) 15052 (d) 09936

25. If = = then is equal to

(a) 7 (b) 2 (c) (d)

26. If P denotes ÷, Q denotes x, R denotes +, S denotes -, then the value of 18Q12P4R5S6 is

(a) 50 (b) 53 (c) 54 (d) 59

27. 4 P + S r q B # A 3 ? 7 C > Z % 6 d & Q @ 1

Which element is seventh to the left of sixteenth element from the left in the above series?

(a) A (b) C (c) Z (d) S

28. A is thrice as fast as B. If B can do a piece of work in 24 days, then find the number of days they will take to complete the work together.

(a) 6 days (b) 7 days (c) 8 days (d) 9 days

29. If 81 students can do a painting on a wall of length 448 m in 56 days. Find the number of students required to do painting on a similar type of wall of length 160 m in 27 days

(a) 40 (b) 50 (c) 55 (d) 60

30. Sathish Kumar borrowed Rs.52,000 from a money lender at a particular rate of simple interest. After 4 years, he paid Rs.79,040 to settle his debt. At what rate of interest he borrowed the money?

(a) 10% (b) 11% (c) 12% (d) 13%

31. Raman has paid Rs.800 as a simple interest on certain sum of amount for 4 years at the rate of 8 % per Annum. Then the sum of amount is

(a) Rs.2,000 (b) Rs.2,100 (c) Rs. 2,400 (d) Rs.2,500

32. How many components of GST?

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5

33. Which among the following is the maximum pursued occupation in India?

(a) Trade (b) Craft Occupation (c) Agriculture (d) Mining

34. Choose the right answer ——— was the first country to implement GST in 1954

(a) India (b) France (c) Japan (d) America

35. According to NITI Aayio 2015-16 which state place first in (NER) Net Enrolment Ratio at primary level.

(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Kerala (c) West Bengal (d) Karnataka

36. ————- was the first woman to pay penalty for violation of salt laws in Tamil Nadu

(a) Rakmani Lakshmipathi (b) Ambujammal (c) Lakshmi Sahgal (d) Muvalur Ramamirtham

37. Swadesi Steam Navigation company of V.O Chidambaram Pillai started in the year

(a) 1905 (b) 1906 (c) 1907 (d) 1908

38. How should we punish those who harm us according to Valluvar?

(a) Do harm to them (b) Give advice to them

(c) Do good to them (d) Go subservient to them

39. How does Valluvar interpret the friendship of a person whose words have no relation to his deeds?

(a) It will paining even in reality (b) It will be painful even in dreams

(c) It will be painful in next birth (d) It will be painful in happiness

40. What is called as sore by Valluvar?

(a) Fate (b) Meat (c) Eye (d) Sickness

41. What does Valluvar suggest to increase virtue?

(a) To speak angrily (b) To speak proudly (c) To speak gracious words (d) To speak with ill will

42. At whom will all the five elements of the body laugh at, according to Valluvar?

(a) Impostor/Cheat/Pretender (b) Indisciplined (c) Liar (d) Uneducated

43. The primary organ infected during tuberculosis is

(a) Bone marrow (b) Intestine (c) Spleen (d) Lungs

44. Which of the following statement/statements is/are true about acids?

i. Acid furnishes H⁺ Ions.

ii. Acid furnishes H⁺ Ions in aqueous solution.

iii. All acids contain one or more replaceable hydrogen atoms.

(a) i only (b) ii and iii only (c) i and ii only (d) i and iii only

45. More number of wheels are provided for a heavy goods carrier in order to decrease the ———-, thereby increasing the area of contact on the road.

(a) Pressure (b) Velocity (c) Density (d) All the above

46. Newton metre (Nm) is the S.I. unit of

(a) Moment of couple (b) Acceleration (c) Velocity (d) Force

47. The Sahitya Akademi Award 2020 for the Novel “Sellatha Panam” was won by

(a) Ramu (b) Imayam (c) Selapan (d) Kumar

48. Which committee was appointed by the planning commission in 1985 with respect to local self governments?

(a) Balwantrai Mehta Committee (b) G.V.K.Rao Committee

(c) L.M.Singhvi Committee (d) Ashok Mehta Committee

49. Which tax has replaced multiple indirect taxes during 2017?

(a) Sales tax (b) Customs duty (c) Goods and Service Tax (d) Income tax

50. The country which has Highest Human Development Index in 2021

(a) Norway (b) Switzerland (c) Denmark (d) Singapore

51. The Sanga Age was associated with ——– Metal Age

(a) Copper (b) Iron (c) Gold (d) Silver

52. When was the “Samarasa Suddha Sanmarga Satya Sanga” of Vallalar started?

(a) 1865 (b) 1867 (c) 1866 (d) 1868

53. ———— started a Tamil nationalist periodical “Swadesamitran” in 1891

(a) Gokhale (b) G.Subramaniam (c) T.Muthu Swamy (d) P.rangaiah

54. High literacy level of Tamil people by 6^th century BCE has been indicated in the Tamil-Brahmi script excavated at

(a) Keezhadi (b) Kodumanal (c) Alangulam (d) Uraiyur

55. The father of Green revolution in India was

(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) M.S.Swaminathan (c) N.R.Viswanathan (d) Jawaharlal Nehru

56. Important urban agglomerations includes

(a) Coimbatore, Madurai and Tiruchirappalli (b) Chennai, Dingigal and Periyakulam

(c) Tirunelveli, Salem and Chengalpattu (d) Kanchipuram, Karaikkudi and Pattukottai

57. Which of the following statements are true of Leucoderma.

1. It is a non-communicable disease.

2. It is a skin disease that causes loss of skin pigmentation.

3. There is no cure.

(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1,2 and 3

58. Which of the following is not a water conservation method?

(a) Rational use of groundwater (b) Use of modern irrigation methods

(c) Decreasing forest cover (d) Renovation of traditional water sources

59. Which district of Tamil Nadu has reported highest literacy rate

(a) Tirunelveli (b) Chennai (c) Kanyakumari (d) Vellore

60. Which state has the largest reserves of copper ore in India?

(a) Rajasthan (b) Arunachal Pradesh (c) Uttra Pradesh (d) Chhattisgarh

61. The word “Monsoon” has been derived from —— word.

(a) Urdu (b) Hindi (c) Arabic (d) Greek

62. ——– hailed the Pandyan Kingdom as “The richest and the most splendid province in the world”

(a) Fahien (b) Marco Polo (c) Megasthanese (d) Hieun Tsang

63. The oldest Dravidan language is

(a) Malayala (b) Telugu (c) Tamil (d) Hindi

64. The main occupation of the people of the Indus valley civilization was

(a) Agriculture (b) Warfare (c) Hunting (d) Fishing

65. Which of the following is not a condition for becoming the citizen of India?

(a) By Acquiring Property (b) By Descent (c) By Birth (d) By Naturalization

66. Which Amendment Act is known as mini constitution of India?

(a) 41^st Amendment Act (b) 42^nd Amendment Act

(c) 43^rd Amendment Act (d) 44^th Amendment Act

67. Lokayuktas members are appointed by

(a) The Chief Justice of State High Court (b) The State Public Service Comission

(c) The Governor of State (d) The Chief Minister of State

68. Which year the e-courts project was established?

(a) 2009 (b) 2010 (c) 2007 (d) 2005

69. If the price of Orid dhall after 20% increase is Rs.96 per kg. Then find the original price of Orid dhall per kg

(a) Rs.86 (b) Rs.84 (c) Rs.78 (d) Rs.80

70. What is the difference between the L.C.M and H.C.F of the three numbers 60, 75 and 90?

(a) 895 (b) 899 (c) 845 (d) 885

71. The volume of a solid right circular cone is 11088 cm³. If it’s height is 24 cm then find the radius of the cone.

(a) 20 cm (b) 21 cm (c) 19 cm (d) 18 cm

72. A garden roller whose length is 3 m long and whose diameter is 2.8m is rolled to level a garden. How much are will it cover in 8 revolutions?

(a) 72 m² (b) 211.2 m² (c) 200.2 m² (d) 92 m²

73. When seen through a mirror, a watch shows 12 : 15. The correct time is

(a) 1 : 15 (b) 11 : 45 (c) 12 : 30 (d) 12 : 45

74. If, given two numbers are in the ration 13 : 15 and their LCM is 39,780 then the numbers are

(a) 670, 1340 (b) 884, 1020 (c) 884, 1040 (d) 2652, 3060

75. Kala and Vani are friends. Kala says “Today is my birthday” and she asks Vani “When will you celebrate your Birth Day”? Vani replies “Today is Monday and I celebrated my birthday 75 days ago”. Find the day when Vani celebrated her Birthday.

(a) Thursday (b) Tuesday (c) Wednesday (d) Friday

76. Amutha can weave a Saree in 18 days. Anjali is twice as good weaver as Amutha. If both of them weave together, then in how many days can they complete weaving the saree?

(a) 9 days (b) 6 days (c) 5 days (d) 4 days

77. The difference between the 18^th and 17^th Fibonacci number is

(a) 233 (b) 377 (c) 610 (d) 987

78. A person has 15 square colour papers of sizes 10 cm, 11 cm, 12 cm, —-, 24 cm. How much area can be decorated with these colour papers?

(a) 4156 cm² (b) 4165 cm² (c) 4615 cm² (d) 5615 cm²

79. A sum of money invested at compound interest amounts to Rs.4,624 in 2 years and to Rs.4,913 in 3 years. Then the amount is

(a) Rs.4,096 (b) Rs.4,260 (c) Rs.4.335 (d) Rs.4.360

80. The population of a town has a constant growth of 6% every year. If its present population is 238765. Then the population after two years is

(a) 248276 (b) 268276 (c) 348176 (d) 368276

81. A new technology was tried in 1960-61 as a pilot project in even districts was called.

(a) High yielding fruits programme (b) White Revolution

(c) High yielding varities programme (d) Blue Revolution

82. No of subjects consists in the Union list enumerated in the 7^th schedule of Indian constitution for division of powers

(a) 61 (b) 52 (c) 96 (d) 100

83. Which tax is the different one?

(a) Wealth Tax (b) Income Tax (c) Corporate Tax (d) Stamp duty

84. In 1940, Kamaraj went to Wardha to meet

(a) Nehru (b) Gandhiji (c) Tilak (d) Jinnah

85. Choose the right answer:

The first congress Minister of Madras was formed by

(a) T.Prakasma (b) Rajaji (c) Kamarajar (d) Subramania Siva

86. Dr.B.R.Ambedkar was awarded with the Bharat Ratna in the year

(a) 1987 (b) 1989 (c) 1990 (d) 1991

87. In what session did congress declare complete independence (Purna Swaraj) as their goal

(a) Lahore session 1929 (b) Calcutta Session 1929

(c) Lucknow Session 1932 (d) Delhi session 1932

88. How does Valluvar call the king who administers justice and protection?

(a) Life to people (b) Heaven’s Nectar to people

(c) King as God (d) The Body mass of the people

89. What according to Valluvar is the enemy that destroys laughter and happiness of mankind?

(a) Fear (b) Envy (c) Sorrow (d) Wrath

90. What four blames will stay with an adulterer?

(a) Delight, Distress, Happiness and Material Wealth (b) Enmity, Pretence, Fear and Guilt

(c) Wealth, Pride, Spelendour and Greatness (d) Poverty, Distress, Blame and Disease

91. How does Valluvar compare the wealth of a stingy person?

(a) Similar to a fruit tree at the center of home town

(b) Similar to the hidden wealth that goes in vain

(c) Similar to weeds not having values

(d) Like a poisonous tree bearing fruit in the middle of town

92. Glycolysis takes place in

(a) Cytoplasm (b) Mitochondria (c) Chloroplast (d) Nucleus

93. ——— is the unique characteristic feature of mammals.

(a) Cold-blooded animals (b) Pneumatic bones (c) Presence of gills (d) Placenta

94. 3 : 1 ratio of concentrated acids of ——— is used for cleaning and refining gold.

(a) HCl and HNO₃ (b) HCl and H₂SO₄ (c) HNO₃ and H₂SO₄ (d) HNO₃ and HCl

95. The product obtained from coal tar which is used to repel moth and other insects?

(a) Benzene (b) Aniline (c) Naphthalene (d) Toluene

96. Which one of the following is the S.I unit of temperature?

(a) Celsius (b) Kelvin (c) Fahrenheit (d) All the above

97. Which one of the following river is not found in Tamil Nadu?

(a) Vaigai (b) Tamiraparani (c) Godavari (d) Palar

98. ——– is the Human space flight mission by ISRO which will demonstrate taking humans to space in low orbit.

(a) NASA (b) Space-X (c) Gangayaan (d) Apollo-II

99. In which year did the Disaster Management Act came into force?

(a) 2004 (b) 2005 (c) 2006 (d) 2007

100. ———- received the first ever “Best third gender award” by the Tamil Nadu Government for her services rendered towards the welfare of the society.

(a) Bani (b) Grace Banu (c) Daksh (d) Fahima