TNPSC Draftsman 2019: Draughtsman, Grade-III in the Town and Country Planning Department, GENERAL STUDIES
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18. Find the incorrect statement:
(i) Carhon sequestration: The simple technique is to preserve trees and plants more
(ii) Trees take up 902
(iii) They break down CO, in photosynthesis
(iv) They do not store carbon in new wood.
(A) (i) only ~(iV) only
(C) (iii) only (D) (ii) only
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(A) 7.8 % hydrogen, 92 % helium and 0.2 % other gases
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(C) 0,2 % helium, 92 % hydrogen and 7.8 % other gases
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20. The major .energy resource in India is
(A) Petroleum.
Coal
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(C) Natural gas
(D) Atomic energy
21. Where are Deciduous Forests located?
(A) Between 50 and 60 degrees north latitudes
~ Subtropical and temperate areas
(C) Around the equator
(D) Area gets less than 50 em/year rain fall
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33. What is the expansion of BMR?
(A) Body Mass Rate
¥ Basal Metabolic Rate
(C) Body Metabolic Ratio
(D) Bone Mass Ratio
(A) Body Mass Rate
(B) Basal Metabolic Rate
(C) Body Metabolic Ratio
• (D) Bone Mass Ratio
34. In Bentham and Hooker's classification of plants the number of series and families inCluded
. in the class monocotyledonae
oJJI!'" 7 series and 34 families
(B) 8 series and 36 families
(C) 5 series and 34 families
(D) 7 series and 35 families
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(C) 2.50 (D) 2.75
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(C) 2.50 (D) 2.75
53. The radius of a circle is increased by 1%.What is the increase percent in its area?
(A) 1% (B) 2%
(C) 1.1 % ¥ 2.01%
(A) 1% (B) 2%
(C) 1.1% (D) 2.01 %
54. If 3 persons weave 168 shawls in 14 days, how many shawls will 8 persons weave in 5 days?
(A) 90 (B) 105
(C) 126 .gJIf 160
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(C) 126 (D) 160
55. If 2" = V32 then find value of x.
(A) 5 (B) 3
(C) 3/5 ¥5/3
(A) 5 (B) 3
(C) 3/5 (D) 5/3
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71. If you place your hand underneath but not touching a kettle of hot water you mainly feel the
presence of heat from
(A) Conduction
(B) Convection
¥ Radiation
(D) Internal energy
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72. Which of the following is an example of mid-latitude desert? .
(A) Sahara desert
(B) Arabian desert
(C) Thar desert
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73. Match the types from List - A with their occupations from List - B
List A List B
(Types) (Occupations)
(a) Primary l. Research
(b) Secondary 2. Telecomm unica tions
(c) Tertiary 3. Hunting
(d) Quaternary 4. Transforming clothing from cotton
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77. Who presides over the meetings of Rajya Sabha?
(A) Speaker
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Vice president
(C) President
(D) Prime minister
. (A) IfUrrp;rrllJIliIT
78. Which Article permits separate constitution for the state of Jammu and Kashmir?
(A) Article 360
(B) Article 390
¥ Article 370
(D) Article 152
(A) 61S1~ 360
(B) 61S1~ 390
(C) 61S1~ 370
(D) 61S1~ 152
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79. The book "The spirit of Laws" was published by
(A) Bentham
\/II'!'" Montesquieu
(C) Jean Bodin
(D) Aristotle
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80. Who said "Judges" elected by people at large is without exception the worst?
¥ Laski
(B) Garner
(C) Finer
(D) David Easten
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81. Which of the following is a feature of the parliamentary system?
(A) The president is the real executive
(B) Individual responsibility
~ Collective responsibility
(D) . Powerful Judiciary
82. In the Parliamentary form of government the members of the council of ministers are
collectively responsible to
(A) The Head of the state
(B) The Chairman of the upper H~use and the speaker of the lower House
$ The Parliament
(D) The Prime Minister
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97. Where is the headquarter of world bank?
(A) New York, USA (B) London, England
.'I/PI'f Washington, USA (D) Rome, Italy
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98. When had been Electronic voting machines introduced in India?
(A) 1996 ~ 1998
(C) 2000 (D) 2004
(A) 1996 (B) 1998
(C) 2000 (D) 2004
99. Which state is called the Sugar Bowl of India?
(A) Kerala (B) Tamilnadu
~ Uttar Pradesh (D) Punjab
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100. Who among the following became the first women lAS officer of India?
(A) Aruna Sundararajan \II'ff' Anna Rajam Malhotra
(C) Shantha Sheela Nair (D) Mugdha Sinha
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Register
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2019
GENERAL STUDIES
Time Allowed: 2 Hours] [Maximum Marks: 200
Read the following instructions carefully before you begin to answer the questions.
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS
1. The applicant will be supplied with Question Booklet 15 minutes before commencement of the examination.
2. This Question Booklet contains 100 questions. Prior to attempting to answer, the candidates are
requested to check whether all the questions are there in series and ensure there are no blank .pages in
the question booklet. In case any defect in the Question Paper is noticed, it shall be reported to
the Invigilator within first 10 minutes and get it replaced with a complete Question Booklet.
If any defect is noticed in the Question Booklet after the commencement of examination, it
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7. Each question comprises four responses (A), (B), (C) and (D). You are to select ONLY ONE correct
response and mark in your Answer Sheet. In case you feel that there are more than one correct
response, mark the response which you consider the best. In any case, choose ONLY ONE response for
each question. Your total marks will depend on the number of correct responses marked by you in the
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