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Tnpsc Chemist Exam Previous Questions and Answer Key 2022

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CHEMIST IN TAMIL NADU INDUSTRIES SUBORDINATE SERVICE

1. The first stage in the development of a concept is

(a) Reading (b) Questioning (c) Sensory exploration (d) Reasoning

2. The UN conference of Environment and development is popularly known as ———–

(a) Montreal protocol (b) Basel conference (c) Kyoto protocol (d) Earth summit

3. The Sanyasi Andolan was the earliest uprising against British rule. It broke out in

(a) Madras (b) Delhi (c) Kashmir (d) Bengal

4. ———– is responsible to produce desirable effects on public Revenue and expenditure; and also responsible to avoid undesirable effects on the national income, production and employment.

(a) Fiscal policy (b) Money policy (c) Macro Economic policy (d) Fiscal and monetary policy

5. How the chemical fertilizers can be avoided in agriculture?

i. Drip irrigation

ii. Cultivation of oil seeds

iii. Cultivation of cereals

iv. Bio-fertilisers

(a) iii and iv (b) iv only (c) ii and iii (d) All of the above

6. Human Development Index is constructed on the basis of

i. Life expectancy at birth

ii. Standard of living

iii. Educational attainments

iv. Morbidity

(a) i,ii and iii are correct (b) ii and iii are correct (c) iii and iv are correct (d) i,ii,iii and iv are correct

7. The ———– principles are included in the Articles 38,39,41, 42 and 43 of Indian Constitution. Which are related to Directive principles of State policy?

(a) Gandhian (b) Socialistic (c) Liberal (d) General

8. Match List I (Party) with List II (Associate/Founder) and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

List I (Party) List II (Founder/Associated with)

a. Independent Labour Party 1. C.Rajagopalachari

b. Bharathiya Jana Sangh 2. A.K.Gopalan

c. Swatantra Party 3. B.R.Ambedhkar

d. Communist Party 4. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya

a b c d

a. 1 2 3 4

b. 3 4 1 2

c. 4 3 1 2

d. 3 4 2 1

9. Who stated that “Fundamental Rights are the shield of Democracy?”

(a) Patanjali Sastri (b) Lal Bahadur Sastri (c) Sri Vishnu Sastri (d) Ramakrishna Sastri

10. Select the word that was inserted in the 6^th para of the preamble by an amendment in 1976

(a) Socialist (b) Secular (c) Integrity (d) Dignity

11. Tulsidasa was the most prominent saint of ———- cult.

(a) Kali (b) Rama (c) Shiva (d) Vaishnava

12. Who was the author of Varadambika Parinayam?

(a) Peddanna (b) Thirumalamba Devi (c) Ganga Devi (d) Krishna Devaraya

13. Which state was divided into “Seven waring principalities” during Akbar’s reign?

(a) Bihar (b) Bengal (c) Gujarat (d) Orissa

14. Regarding the Indus Valley Civilization, consider the following statement:

1. It was predominantly a secular civilization and the religious element though present did not dominate the scene.

2. During the period, Cotton was used for manufacturing textiles in India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

15. The nodal agency responsible for monitoring seismic activity in and around one country is

(a) Geological survey of India (b) Indian meteorological Dept

16. Name the place where the Khadar soil is found.

(a) Foot hills (b) Piedmont plain (c) Flood plain (d) All the above

17. ——— is the highest peak in the state of Maharashtra

(a) Kalsubai (b) Kudarmukh (c) Mahabaleshwar (d) Harishchandra

18. What is the discovery of Japansese Isamu Akasaki who was awarded Nobel Prize for physics in the year 2014?

(a) Discovered that black ole formation is a prediction of general theory of relativity.

(b) Discoveries in theoretical cosmology.

(d) Invention of blue light emitting diode

19. “Venkatasubbiah” of Karnataka well known personality, is a

(a) Historian (b) Chorographer (c) Vocalist (d) Lexicographer

20. From the following statement, which are correct?

1. Italian company Sabaf Manufacturers components for household cooking appliances.

2. Cubic modular systems is from Denmark

3. Stan a dyne is an Indian based company.

4. Eickhoff wind Asia Pvt. Ltd., is from Singapore

(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 3 and 4 (d) 4 only

21. A sudden change of a gene or chromosome from one form to another is called

(a) Deletion (b) Duplication (c) Mutation (d) Inversion

22. Where Khod Mals tribes live in India?

(a) Tripura (b) Sikkim (c) Gujarat (d) Orissa

23. Which of the following planet rotates from East to West?

(a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Venus

24. Learning of science mainly helps a learner to develop

(a) Scientific attitude of mind (b) New ideas

25. What is the eleventh Fibonacci number?

(a) 55 (b) 77 (c) 89 (d) 144

26. If At = 20, BAT = 40 then CAT will be equal to

(a) 30 (b) 50 (c) 60 (d) 70

27. Find the missing number

(a) 40 (b) 60 (c) 64 (d) 74

28. A can do a work in 15 days and B in 20 days. If they work on it together for 4 days, then the fraction of the work that is left is:

(a) 1/4 (b) 1/10 (d) 7/15 (d) 8/15

29. The redius of a spherical balloon increase from 7 cm to 14 cm as air is being pumped into it. Find the ration of volumes of the balloon in the two cases.

(a) 1 : 2 (b) 1 : 4 (c) 1 : 8 (d) 7 : 14

30. the population of a village increases by 10% every year. If the present population is 6000, what will be the population of the village after 3 years?

(a) 7966 (b) 7956 (d) 7936 (d) 7986

31. Basha borrowed ₹.8,500 from a bank at a particular rate of simple interest. After 3 years he paid ₹.11,050 to settle his debt. At what rate of interest he borrowed the money?

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

32. Arvind borrowed a sum of ₹.8,000 from Akash at 7%. per annum. Find the amount to be paid at the end of 2 years at simple interest.

(a) ₹.1,120 (b) ₹.1,210 (c) ₹.9,120 (d) ₹.9,210

33. Ramya earned per month ₹.28,296. She utilized her salary in the ratio 4 : 1 : 3 for education, savings and other expenses respectively. Find her savings?

(a) ₹.2,829.60 (b) ₹.3,247 (c) ₹.3,427 (d) ₹.3,537

34. Bukka sent an embassy to ——- dynbasty in China.

(a) Ming (b) Zhou (c) Han (d) Sui

35. Find the HCF of the following:

6(2x²-3x-2)

8(4x²+4x+1)

12(2x²+7x+3)

(a) (2x+1)(x-2)2x+1) (x+3) (b) 2(2x+1) (c) 4(2x+1)(x+2) (d) 6(2x+1)(x+3)

36. Why the State E-mission team (SEMT) is formulated in Tamil Nadu?

(a) To train IT professionals for economic development

(b) As part of capacity building initiatives under National e-Governance plan

(d) To provide guidance to e-Governance projects at the district level

37. According to the (SDG India Index) report of 2019 of NITI Aayog. Tamil Nadu is placed ——— in the sustainable Development Goals India Index?

(a) First (b) Fourth (c) Third (d) Sixth

38. Name of the scheme introduced for the improvement of village habitation in Tamil Nadu?

(a) Self help scheme (b) Thai scheme (c) Green scheme (d) Annai Scheme

39. Which committee recommended the 27% reservation of the OBC in the government jobs in 1991?

(a) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (b) Bindeshwari Prasad Mandal Committee

40. The south Indian Liberal Federation was renamed as ———–

(a) Chipko movement (b) Justice party (c) Dravidian party (d) Self Respect movement

41. Active Learning Methodology (ALM) is being implemented at the ———- in Tamil Nadu

(a) Primary school (b) Middle School (c) High School (d) Higher Secondary School

42. Which Gupta ruler issued Allahabad stone Pillar Inscription?

(a) Chandragupta I (b) Samudragupta (c) Kumaragupta I (d) Skandagupta

43. Match:

a. Ammu Swaminathan 1. Youth League

b. Rukamani Lakshmapathy 2. Constituent Assembly

c. Krishnammal Jaganatha 3. Neil Statue Satyagraha

d. Anjali Ammal 4. Bhoodan Movement

a b c d

(a) 3 1 4 2

(b) 2 1 4 3

(d) 4 1 2 3

144. “Alive was he yesterday, but not today.

It is a marvel in the world’s way”.

What is the meaning of this Thirukural?

(a) Everthing is permanent in this world. (b) Nothing is permanent in, this world

145. Whose quality is it to have courage, a liberal hand, wisdom and energy?

(a) Quality of King (b) Quality of Minister (c) Quality of a Soldier (d) Quality of a Poet

46. Thiruvalluvar refers to the last stage of the uneducated?

(a) Noolgalai Katru Adhigam Peasupaver (Who read texts and talk too much)

(b) Noolgalai Katru Peasa Maruppavar (Refusal to read texts)

(d) Noolgalai Katru Avaikku Anjubavar (Read the books and Afraid to speak in the congregation)

47. Identify the first Tamil Text which states that the globe is spherical in shape?

(a) Thirukkural (b) Nalladiyar (c) Yeelathi (d) Mudhumozhi Kanchi

48. Which of the Ettuthogai book contains ample historical incidents?

(a) Agananooru (b) Kalithogai (c) Natrinai (d) Kurunthogai

49. Which one of the following Ettuthokai books consists of more number of songs?

(a) Nattrinai (b) Kurunthokai (c) Kalithokai (d) Ainkurunooru

50. The founder of Deva Samaj in 1887 was

(a) Swamy Dhayananda Saraswathi (b) Shiv Narain Agnihotri

51. In which congress session did Mohammad Ali Jinnah moved a resolution condemning the system of communal representation?

52. Who was the founder of “All India Scheduled Castes Federation”?

(a) Babu Jaga Jeevan Ram (b) B.R.Ambedkar (c) Y.P.Chavan (d) S.B.Chavan

53. Who among the following was regarded as “Moksha Guru” by Bal Gangadar Tilak?

(m) Anna Sahib (b) V.D.Savarkar (c) M.G.Ranade (d) W.C.Banerjee

54. Out of various stages in demographic transition theory the stage that exhibits “Low birth rate and low death rate” corresponds to

(a) Rapid increase in population (b) Stable or slow increase in population

55. The government of India launched a time bound plan in 2005 called Bharath Nirman Yojana. Which one of below is not connected with Bharat Nirman Yojana?

(a) Rural connectivity (b) Rural housing (c) Self help group (d) Rural water supply

56. Which of the following subject comes under Central Government?

(a) Banking (b) Agriculture (c) Prison (d) Public Health

57. Reverse Repo Rate (RRR) means:

1. The rate at which the RBI is willing to lend to commercial banks

2. The rate at which the RBI is willing to borrow from the commercial banks

3. Bank rate policy

4. The variable portfolio ceiling.

(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4

58. Which mission endorsed the plan for a Central Government with limited powers and relatively strong provinces having considerable degree of autonomy with all the residuary powers?

(a) 1946, Cabinet Mission (b) 1942, Cripps Mission

59. Who among the following controls the Secretariat of the Loksabha and Rajya Sabha, respectively?

(a) President and Vice President respectively (b) Prime Minister and Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister

60. Which schedule of the Indian Constitution specifies powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayat?

(a) Seventh schedule (b) Sixth Schedule (c) Tenth Schedule (d) Eleventh Schedule

61. Choose the correct order of the Vice Presidents based on the succession.

(a) K.R.Narayanan, B.D.Jatti, Zakir Hussain, B.S.Shekhawat

(b) Zakir Hussain, B.S.Shekhawat, B.D.Jatti, K.R.Narayanan

(c) Zakir Hussain, B.D.Jatti, K.R.Narayanan, B.S.Shekhawat

(d) B.S.Shekhawat, Zakir Hussain, B.D.Jatti, K.R.Narayanan

62. Which amendements in 1976, inserting the word secular in the preamble of the Indian constitution?

(a) 41 Amendment (b) 42 Amendment (c) 44 Amendment (d) 45 Amendment

63.The first traces of a human being in India is found in the

(a) Deccan (b) Narmada (c) Indo-Gangetic (d) Chambhal

64. The largest producer of green energy is

(a) Solar power (b) Hydro power (c) Wind power (d) Geothermal power

65. Which tree was regarded as the tree of creation and knowledge during Indus Valley civilization?

(a) Pipal Tree (b) Mango Tree (c) Neem Tree (d) Tamarind Tree

66. Asbestosis is a chronic inflammatory condition that effects the tissue of

(a) Brain (b) Heart (c) Lungs (d) Kidney

67. Match the following:

Tribe State

a. Aka 1..Assam

b. Ahirs 2. Ladakh

c. Beda 3. Arunachal Pradesh

d. Karbe 4. Uttar Pradesh

a b c d

(a) 3 4 2 1

(b) 3 2 4 1

(d) 2 3 1 4

68. International Children’s day celebrated in China on

(a) 21^st May (b) 1^st June (c) 31^st August (d) 1^st November

69. Arrange in descending, the top agricultural producing countries in the world?

(a) China-India-United States-Brazil (b) China-United States-Brazil-India

70. Match the following:

Name of the party Symbol

(a) Janata Dal (JD (U)) 1. Plough

(b) Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) 2. Ladder

(d) Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 4. Arrow

a b c d

a. 2 3 4 1

b. 3 4 1 2

c. 4 3 2 1

d. 1 2 3 4

71. “ECLGS” scheme is a

(a) Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (b) Emergency Credit and Law Guarantee Scheme

72. What is the Vaccine given for polio?

(a) IPV (inactivated Polio Vaccine) (b) OPV (Oral Polio Vaccine)

73. The rays markedly increasing Shelf-Life of fresh fruits are

(a) X rays (b) Gamma Rays (c) Beta rays (d) Alpha rays

74. The reason for expression audio power amplification in dB unit is

(a) our ear response (b) easy calculation (c) no other unit (d) to honour Graham Bel

75. Deductive reasoning enhances the speed and efficiency ——— problems.

(a) in solving (b) in creating (c) in initiating (d) in imitating

76. Find the missing number 6,20,56, 176

(a) 216 (b) 316 (c) 416 (d) 516

77. 4 Y 3 N C & 9 B L P * D = ↑ M @ 2 E # 7 $ V F G 5

In the above sequence which of the following will be exactly in the middle between 9 and $

(a) = (b) ↑ (c) D (d) M

78. How many ordered pairs of natural numbers (a,b) satisfy a + 2b = 100?

(a) 33 (b) 49 (c) 50 (d) 99

79. A can finish a job in 3 days whereas B finishes it in 6 days. The time taken to complete the job together is ——- days

(a) 2 days (b) 2 1/2 days (c) 3 days (d) 3 1/2 days

80. If 15 men take 40 days to complete a work, how long will it take if 15 more men join them to complete the same work?

(a) 30 days (b) 40 days (c) 25 days (d) 20 days

81. The perimeter of a triangular plot is 600 m. If the sides are in the ratio 5 : 12 : 13 then find the area of the plot.

(a) 11,000 sq.m (b) 14,000 sq.m (c) 12,000 sq.m (d) 13,000 sq.m

82. The sum which amounts to ₹.2,662 at 10% p.a. in 3 years compounded yearly is

(a) ₹.2,000 (b) ₹.1,800 (c) ₹.1,500 (d) ₹.2,500

83. The population of a town is increasing at the rate of 6% p.a. It was 238765 in the year 2018. The population in the year 2020 is

(a) 268376 (b) 268276 (c) 268266 (d) 268366

84. The monthly salary of A, B and C are in the ration 2:3:5. If C’s monthly salary is ₹.1,200 more than that of A then find B’s annual salary.

(a) ₹.24,400 (b) ₹.24,000 (c) ₹.14,400 (d) ₹.14,000

85. If 2/3 A = 75% of B, then A : B is

(a) 1 : 1 (b) 9 : 8 (c) 8 : 9 (d) 10 : 11

86. What is the smallest 5 digit number that is exactly divisible by 72 and 108?

(a) 10072 (b) 10216 (c) 10152 (d) 10108

87. What is the greatest number that will divide 61,78 and 109 leaving remainder 2,3 and 4 respectively?

(a) 5 (b) 13 (c) 15 (d) 17

88. When 60 is subtracted from 60% of a number to give 60, then the number is

(a) 60 (b) 100 (c) 150 (d) 200

89. If 10% of A is equal to 12% of B, then 15% of A is equal to what percent of B?

(a) 81% (b) 18% (c) 6% (d) 3%

90. Chennai 5^th water reservoir is being built in

(a) Poondi (b) Thiruvallur (c) Cholavaram (d) Redhills

91. Three language formula was adopted in the education system of Tamil Nadu in the year?

92. The programme of support to Training-cum-employement (STEP) was launched in 1987, for the welfare of

(a) Youth (b) Women (c) Differently abled (d) Studetns

93. Match List I with List II and choose the right answer:

List I List II

(a) Cradle Baby scheme 1. Take care of economically backward women

(b) Service Homes 2. Empowerment of rural women

(d) Mahila Sakti Kendra 4. Support women affected by violence

a b c d

(a) 1 4 2 3

(b) 2 1 4 3

(c) 3 1 4 2

(d) 4 2 1 3

94. Consider the following statements regarding self respect marriages advocated by Periyar.

Bring out the statement which is not a part self respect marriages.

(a) Marriage-conducted without a Brahmin priest

(b) No religious ceremony in the marriages

(c) Took place in the presence of a Government Registrar

(d) Ooth taken by the bride and bridegroom

95. Arrange Chronologically

i. Sadlar commission

ii. The Raleigh Commission

iii. University Grants Commission

iv. Radhakrishna Comission

(a) ii, i,iv,iii (b) i,ii,iv,iii (c) iii,i,ii,iv (d) ii,i,iii,iv

96. Consider the following pairs:

I. Gopala Krishna Gokhale G.A.Natesan

II. vijaya Ragavachari Lala Lajpat Roi

III. V.O.Chidambaram Subramaniya Siva

IV. T.Rengnchari V.S.Srinivasa Sastri

Which of the pair/pairs given above is/are incorrect?

(a) I and IV only (b) II only (c) IV only (d) II and II only

97. Consider the statements on the middle Palaeolithic period and pick out the correct answer.

i. The tools are smaller in size

ii. They are found a Attirampakkam, Gudiyam and Vadamadurai

iii. Urn burials have been found

iv. Cultivation of food plants is an important trait

(a) i and ii are correct (b) ii and iii are correct (c) iii and iv are correct (d) I and iv are correct

98. Which racial group authored Indus valley civilisation?

(a) Aryan (b) Dravidian (c) Non-Aryan (d) Pre-Aryan

99. ———— and ———— and ———– error’s triple tyranny is oer. Their very names for aye extinct, then pain shall be no more.

In this Thirukkural what three things that far away from human being?

(a) Lust, Innocent, Dizzy (b) Envy, Aspiration, Innocent

100. Which is the central theme of the Novel “Sool”?

(a) Caste discrimination (b) Water Problem (c) Women Empowerment (d) Child Marriage

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