TNPSC - PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS

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2. GROUP – II 11 - 14

3. GROUP – IIA 15 - 17

4. GROUP – IV 17 – 22

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 TNPSC - GROUP - I PRELIMS – 2011 12. Which one of the following supplements the
PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS drinking water needs of Chennai?
GEOGRAPHY A) Krishna river water
1. A time series graph is also known as.
B) Thamiraparani river water.
A) Bar diagram B) Frequency polygon C) Godavari river water
C) Histogram D) Ogive D) Siruvani river water.
2. Skeletal soils are found in. 13. Total geographical area of Tamil Nadu is.
A) Vindhyan sandstones and Ladak shales. A) 1,30,955 sq.km B) 1,30,058 sq.km
B) South Western Rajasthan and Cuddapah C) 1,28,055 sq.km D) 1,40,033 sq.km
region. 14. Match List I with List II correctly and select
C) Telangana, Coastal Tamil Nadu and your answer using the codes given below:
Kongu region. List I List II.
D) Bankura, Medinipur and Pargana areas.
3. Where are the typhoons usually found? a) TIFR
A) East Pacific B) west Pacific 1. Thiruvananthapuram.
C) Black sea D) Red Sea. b) Space Physics Laboratory
4. The largest planet in the solar system is. 2. Bengaluru.
A) Earth B) Jupiter c) SHAR centre
C) Saturn D) Venus 3. Mumbai.
5. Where do we have Rapid Transit system in d) ISRO satellite centre
Tamil Nadu? 4. Sriharikota.
A) Salem B) Trichy Codes:
C) Chennai D) Thanjavur a b c d
6. Which one of the following commercial A) 3 1 4 2
crops is cultivated in large area in Tamil B) 1 2 3 4
Nadu? C) 4 2 1 3
7. districts do the Toda tribes of the following D) 2 3 4 1
live? 15. The last census was under taken in.
A) Salem B) Udagamandalam A) 1991 B) 2000
C) Dharmapuri D) Kanniyakumari C) 2011 D) 2001
8. In which hill is the killyur waterfall located? 16. A galaxy is a huge mass of.
A) Shervaroy B) Niligiris A) Water, Air, Land.
C) Kodaikanal D) Agathiyar. B) Stars, Nebula and Interstellar material.
9. The ocean floor is a flat plain known as the. C) Pluto, Stratocones and Cordillera
A) Abyssal plain B) Abyssal hills D) Pluto, Stratocones and Cordillera.
C) Fringing reef D) Barrier reef. 17. Which is the longest river in Tamil Nadu?
10. In which year was the Namakkal District A) Vaigai B) Kaveri
formulated? C) Palar D) Pennar.
A) 1987 B) 2007 18. Mullai periyar dispute is between Tamil
C) 1997 D) 1977 Nadu and.
11. A graph of a cumulative frequency A) Karnataka B) Andhra Pradesh
distribution is called. C) Kerala D) Orissa
A) Ogive B) Frequency polygon
C) Frequency curve D) Pie diagram.

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 19. According to the year 2000-2001 in India, 27. Which one of the following is a major source
the major irrigation sources are in the order of irrigation in Tamil Nadu in general?
of. A) Canal B) Rivers
A) Canals, Wells, Tubewells, Tanks C) Tanks D) Well.
B) Wells, Tubewells, Tanks, Canals. 28. Which one of the following contributes
C) Tanks, Canals, Wells, Tubewells maximum share in power generation?
D) Canals, Wells, Tanks, Tubewells A) Thermal power B) Hydropower
20. Which state has the lowest level of literacy? C) Atomic Power D) Solar Power
A) Uttar Pradesh B) Bihar 29. Richter scale, a logarithmic scale to
C) Rajasthan D) Madhya Pradesh. measure earthquake was devised by.
21. Which of the following gases accounts for A) Mercalli Richter B) Charles Richter
the maximum of the atmosphere? C) Edmund Richter D) James Richter
A) Hydrogen B) Oxygen 30. Seismic waves are recorded with the help of
C) Water vapour D) Nitrogen. an instrument known as.
22. The first „special Economic Zone‟ created in A) Earthquake meter B) Barometer
Tamil Nadu is in. C) Hypsometer D) Seismograph
A) Coimbatore B) Chennai 31. Now select your answer according to the
C) Madurai D) Salem coding scheme given below:
23. Lateritic soils are formed under conditions A) Both (A) and ( R) are true and (R) is the
of. correct explanation of (A).
A) High temperature and rainfall B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not
B) Low temperature and low rainfall. the correct explanation of (A).
C) Medium temperature and low rainfall C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
D) Low rainfall and high temperature D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
24. To which neighbouring country does India
share the longest land border? TNPSC GROUP – I PRELIMS – 2014
A) Pakistan B) Nepal
C) China D) Bangladesh. 32. GIS stands for
25. According to Census 2001, in India the sex A) Geographic Information System
ratio is _________ females per 1000 males. B) Global Information System
A) 945 B) 927 C) Graphical Information System
C) 935 D) 937 D) Google Information System
26. Which one of the following is correctly 33. The warm current that travels up to cape
matched? Hatteras is known as.
A) Troposphere (A) Benguella (B) Labrador
- Lowest layer of the atmosphere. (C) Gulf stream (D) Falkland.
B) Stratosphere 34. Match List I and List II and select the correct
- Third layer of the atmosphere. answer using the codes given below:
List I List II
C) Mesosphere a) Pangaea 1. Continental drift.
- 30km above the earth surface. b) Panthalassa 2. Large land mass.
D) Thermosphere c) Tethys 3. Huge ocean.
- 50km above the earth surface. d) Wegener 4. Small seas.

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 (a) (b) (c) (d) (C) Slowing down of the water movement.
(A) 3 2 1 4 (D) Applying fertilizers regularly
(B) 4 2 1 3 40. Arrange the peaks of Trans-Himalaya
(C) 2 3 1 4 region in descending order:
(D) 2 3 4 1 (A) K2- Hidden – Rakaposhi – Haramosh
35. Match List I and List II and select the (B) Hidden-Rakaposhi – K2- Haramosh.
correct answer form the codes given below (C) K2-Rakaposhi – Hidden-Haramosh
the list: (D) K2-Hidden - Rakaposhi
List I List II 41. Which one of the following is NOT a
(Major River)(Percentage of Basin Area) National Symbol?
(a) Ganga 1. 9.8 (A) Mango Fruit (B) Dolphin
(b) Godavari 2. 11.0 (C) Lotus (D) Coconut Tree.
(c) Yamuna 3. 9.5 42. The silent valley National Park is located at
(d) Indus 4. 26.2 which district of Kerala?
(a) (b) (c) (d) (A) Idukki (B) Palakkad
(A) 3 4 1 2 (C) Kottayam (D) Wayanad
(B) 1 3 2 4 43. Arrange in descending order of 2011 Child
(C) 4 3 2 1 sex ratio in India.
(D) 2 1 4 3 (A) Chattisgarh – Kerala – Assam – west
36. World‟s leading producer of tea is. (B) West Bengal – Assam – Kerala –
(A) Kenya (B) Brazil Chattisgarh.
(C) China (D) India. (C) Chattisgarh – Assam – Kerala – west
37. Government of India introduced the Sarva Bengal.
shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) in the year. (D) West Bengal – Assam – Chattisgarh –
(A) 2001-02 (B) 2002-03 Kerala.
(C) 2003-04 (D) 2004-05 44. Match List I and List II and select the correct
38. Consider the following statements: answer using the code given below:
Assertion (A): Soil erosion is essentially a List I List II
man – made phenomenon. a) Troposphere
Reason (R): Soil erosion is caused due to 1. Ultra violet rays.
deforestation, overgrazing, Shifting b) Stratosphere
cultivation and improperly constructed 2. Radio waves.
terrace outlets. c) Ozonosphere
(A) Both A and R are individually true and 3. Movement for jet planes.
R is the correct explanation of A. d) Ionosphere
(B) Both A and R are individually true but R 4. Weather changes.
is not a correct explanation of A. a b c d
(C) A is true but R is false. (A) 3 4 2 1
(D) A is false but R is true (B) 4 2 1 3
39. Which of the following is not a method of (C) 2 3 1 4
soil conservation? (D) 4 3 1 2
(A) Afforestation 45. Match the items given in Column A with the
(B) Increasing the Size of particles items in Column B.

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 Column A Column B (C) 14 (D) 20
a) Coal 1. Sulphides 50. Which is incorrect pair in the following
b) Aluminum 2. Bituminous. regarding Indian Tribes?
c) Copper ore 3. Magnetic. A) Bodo – Asom
d) Iron ore 4. Bauxite (B) Ghond – Odisha
a b c d (C) Munda – Bihar
(A) 1 2 3 4 (D) Angami – Arunachal Pradesh
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 2 4 1 3 TNPSC GROUP – I PRELIMS – 2015
(D) 2 3 4 1
46. The Bokaro steel plant was set up in the 51. Match the List I with List II and select the
year. correct answer:
(A) 1970 (B) 1967 List I (Climate) List II (Reason)
(C) 1973 (D) 1975 a) Chennai is warmer than Kolkata
47. Match the List I and List II. 1. Distance from sea.
List I List II b) Snowfall in Himalayas
(Crop) (Producer) 2. Altitude.
a) Tea 1. Gujarat. c) Rainfall decreases from west Bengal to
b) Rice 2. Kerala Punjab
c) Tobacco 3. Assam. 3.Western Disturbance.
d) Rubber 4. West Bengal. d) Winter Rainfall
a b c d 4. Latitude.
(A) 2 4 3 1 a b c d
(B) 1 2 3 4 A) 1 2 4 3
(C) 4 3 2 1 B) 1 2 3 4
(D) 3 4 1 2 C) 3 2 4 1
48. Match List I with List II and select the D) 4 2 1 3
correct answer using the codes given 52. Which of the following is not a planetary
below: wind?
List I List II A) Westerlies B) Trade winds
a) Vassanta 1. Summer. C) Monsoon D) Polar easterlies.
b) Grisma 2. Monsoon. 53. The place of India which does not have
c) Varsa 3. Winter. tropical evergreen forest is.
d) Sisira 4. Spring. A) Eastern part of western Ghats
a b c d B) Western part of western Ghats.
(A) 4 2 3 1 C) Andaman and Nicobar islands
(B) 2 1 3 4 D) Eastern part of subtropical Himalayas.
(C) 3 2 1 4 54. Consider the following statements and
(D) 4 1 2 3 choose the correct answer from the given
49. How many major Indian Private Banks have options.
been nationalized in 1969 during Indira I. Shompens is a tribal inhabitant of
Gandhi‟s regime? Nicobar Island.
(A) 10 (B) 11

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 II. As per 2011 census, their population is D) Alluvial soil, Red soil, Black soil, Laterite
229. soil.
A) I only true B) II only true 61. The planet which is known as the „God of
C) I and II are true D) I and II are false. war‟.
55. Where is the head quarter of the forest A) Mercury B) Venus
survey of India (FSI) located? C) Mars D) Jupiter.
A) New Delhi B) Dehradun 62. The ice-crystal theory to explain
C) Chennai D) Mumbai precipitation was propounded by.
56. Which among these sanctuaries is not A) Tor Bergeron B) E.G. Boven
present in Tamil Nadu? C) Richl D) Davis.
A) Anaimalai B) Point Calimer 63. In Which of the following states of India,
C) Mundanthurai D) Periyar. Inland water transport is not important?
57. Choose the correct match: A) Kerala B) West Bengal
List I List II C) Bihar D) Gujarat.
P) Fault 1. Stromboli. 64. Which kind of power accounts for the
Q) Fold 2. San – Andreas. largest share of power generation in India?
R) Earthquake 3. Himalayan Range. A) Hydro – electricity B) Thermal
S) Volcano 4. Epicentre. C) Nuclear D) Solar.
5. Weathering. 65. What is India‟s rank in the global production
6. Exfoliation. of milk in 2010 – 2011?
A) P – 1 Q – 2 R – 5 S–6 A) First B) Second
B) P – 5 Q – 6 R – 1 S-2 C) Third D) Fourth.
C) P – 2 Q – 3 R – 4 S–1
D) P -4 Q – 3 R – 1 S-6 TNPSC GROUP – I PRELIMS – 2017
58. The major temperature fluctuations in GEOGRAPHY
surface waters of the tropical Eastern
Pacific Ocean is called as. 66. ---------- river is called the „Red river‟ of
A) Temperature inversion India.
B) Convection. A) Ganga B) Kosi
B) Thermo cline C) Damodar D) Brahmaputra
C) D) El Nino and La Nina. 67. Identify the incorrect statement from the
59. A major diamond mining centre in Belgium following in respect of seismic waves
is. A) Primary waves pass through liquid and
A) Aalberg B) Aberdeen solid
C) Aabenraa D) Antwerp B) Primary waves are highly destructive
60. Rank the given soils of India in descending C) Secondary waves cannot pass through
order in terms of their area/extent. liquid
A) Red Soil, Alluvial Soil, Laterite soil, D) Surface waves are long waves
Black soil. 68. Tea gardens over small mounds of this
B) Alluvial Soil, Red soil, Laterite soil, Black region is called as “Bheels”
soil. A) Brahmaputra valley of Assam
C) Red soil, Black soil, Alluvial soil, Laterite B) Surma valley of Assam
soil. C) Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu
D) Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu

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 69. In Which of the following option, the Indian 73. Match list I with List II and select the correct
states are arranged in descending order answer using the codes given below:
based on their size of population? List I – planets List II – Revolution
A) Uttar Pradesh – Bihar – West Bengal – Peroid
Maharastra a) Mars 1. 88 days
B) Bihar – West Bengal – Uttar Pradesh – b) Earth 2. 225 days
Maharastra c) Mercury 3. 687 days
C) Uttar Pradesh – Maharastra – Bihar – d) Venus 4. 365 days
West Bengal (a) (b) (c) (d)
D) Uttar Pradesh – Maharastra – West A) 3 4 2 1
Bengal – Bihar. B) 3 4 1 2
70. Match List – I (planet) with list – II (Moon): C) 2 4 3 1
List I List II D) 2 4 1 3
a) Jupiter 1. Triton 74. The term „seismic gap‟ refers to
b) Saturn 2. Miranda A) A region B) A period
c) Uranus 3. Europa C) A disaster D) Seismic prediction
d) Neptune 4. Titan 75. Identify the irrigation canal which originate
(a) (b) (c) (d) from the Harike Barrage in Ferozepur
A) 3 2 4 1 district of Punjab
B) 1 3 2 4 A) Bhakra canal
C) 3 4 2 1 B) Indira Gandhi canal
D) 4 3 1 2 C) Sirhind canal
71. Match List- I with List – II: D) Bist Doab canal
List - I List - II 76. Assertion (A) : Extra-Tropical cyclones are
International Airport City formed in mid-latitudes.
a) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Reasoning (R) : The warm and cold front
1. Guawahati converge in mid-latitudes.
b) Ch. Charan Singh A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the
2. Varanasi correct explanation of (A)
c) Lal Bahadur Sastri B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not
3. Lucknow the correct explanation of (A)
d) Lokpriya Gopinath Bordolio C) (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Nagpur D) (A) is false but (R) is true
(a) (b) (c) (d) 77. The Jog fall is located on the river
A) 4 2 1 3 A) Sharavati B) Cauvery
B) 3 2 4 1 C) Krishna D) Godawari
C) 3 4 2 1
D) 4 3 2 1 GROUP - I [PRELIMS ] – 2019
72. The longest Inland water way of India is GEOGRAPHY
A) Kurnool – Cuddapah Canal
B) Damodar Canal 78. Consider following statements :
C) Sadiya – Dhubri Canal 1. 21June - Summer solstices
D) Holdia – Allahabad Canal more radiation received by northern
hemisphere

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 2. 23 September - Autumn equinox not 2. In India, Red panda is found in the
equal radiation in both hemisphere western Himalayas.
3. 22 December - Winter solstice more 3. Tamil Nadu get much rainfall during
radiation received by southern South-West monsoon.
hemisphere Which of the statement(s) given above
Select the correct answer using the code is/are correct?
given below : (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2
(A) 1 and 2 (B) 1 and 3 (C) Both 1 and 2 (D) Both 3 and 1
(C) 2 and 3 (D) 1, 2 and 3 85. Which of the following is recognized as the
79. How many seismic Zones grouped in India? Regional Tsunami service provider for
(A) 4 (B) 5 Indian
(C) 6 (D) 8 Ocean Region?
80. Sabarmathi river flowing states (A) Thuthukkudi (B) Chennai
(A) Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan and Gujarat (C) Hyderabad (D) Bhuvaneshwar
(B) Gujarat and Rajasthan 86. If the diameter of the earth becomes two
(C) Madhya Pradesh and Bihar times its present value and its mass
(D) Maharastra and Jharkand remains unchanged then how would the
81. With reference to black soil, consider the weight of an object on the surface of the
following statements : earth be affected
1. It is generally clayey, deep and (A) Becomes half
impermeable. (B) Becomes one-fourth
2. They swell and become sticky when wet (C) Becomes one-third
and shrink when dried. (D) Remains unaffected
3. It retains the moisture for a very long 87. Match the following rivers with its famous
time. towns :
Which of the above statements is/are Rivers Towns
correct? (a) The Ganga 1. Surat
(A) 1 only (B) 1 and 2 only (b) The Brahmaputra 2. Agra
(C) 3 only (D) 1,2 and 3 (c) The Yamuna 3.Guwahati
82. Different types of vegetation is found in (d) The Tapti 4.Benares
different parts of India – due to (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) Topography (A) 2 1 4 3
(B) Unequal distribution of Rainfall and (B) 3 4 1 2
Temperature (C) 3 4 2 1
(C) Soil (D) 4 3 2 1
(D) Temperature and soil 88. Which type of Forests grows well in a area
83. Golden Quadrilateral distance between receiving rainfall exceeds 250 cm, and
Chennai and Kolkatta is temperature is 25° C to 27° C?
(A) 1684 Km (B) 1453 Km (A) Tropical Semi – Evergreen Forest
(C) 1290 Km (D) 1419 Km (B) Tropical Wet – Evergreen Forest
84. Consider the following statement : (C) Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest
1. North-Wastern part of India get rainfall (D) Dry Tropical Forests
during North-East monsoon.

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 89. 1. Project Tiger is a Tiger conservation (C) Earth - 0.387
scheme (D) Uranus - 5.203
2. It was launched on 1 April 1983. 93. Consider the following statement.
3. 27 Tiger Reserves have been setup in 17 50% of the India‟s poor people live in
states under this scheme. following states.
Which of the statements given above 1. Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh
is/are corrects? and Jharkhand.
(A) 1 only (B) 1 and 3 2. Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and
(C) 1,2 and 3 (D) 2 and 3 Jharkhand.
90. Which type of rainfall is closely associated 3. Bihar, Gujarat, Himachel Pradesh and
with Equatorial Region? Jammu.
(A) Orographic rainfall 4. Kerala, Sikkim, Arunachel Pradesh and
(B) Frontal or cyclonic rainfall Bihar.
(C) Conventional rainfall Which one of the above is/are correct?
(D) Monsoon rainfall (A) 1 only (B) 2 and 3
91. Inversion of Temperature occurs during (C) 4 only (D) 1 and 4
(A) Short nights 94. The Urban Heat island effect in due to
(B) Long summer night and chill night 1. Concrete floor in Urban area.
(C) Long winter night and clear sky 2. Low moisture content in the soil.
(D) Cloudy sky 3. High wind velocity.
92. Match the correct pair: 4. High rainfall.
Planets Density Which one of the above is/are correct?
(A) Mercury - 1.000 (A) 1 and 4 (B) 1 and 2
(B) Jupiter - 19.182 C) 1, 2 and 3 (D) 4 only

TNPSC –GROUP – I [PRELIMS]- PREVEIOUS YEARS KEYS

GEOGRAPHY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
C B B B C A B A A C A A B A C B B C A B
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
D B A D C A D A B D A A C D C D C A D A
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
D B A D C C D D C D D C A C B D C D D C
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77
C A D B A D B B C C D D B A B A A
78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94
B A A D B A C C B D B B C C D A B

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 TNPSC - GROUP - II PRELIMS – 2012 Reason (R) : Water bearing Porus rocks
PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS are abundant in these regions
GEOGRAPHY Now select your answer according to the
1. Match List I with List II and select the coding scheme given below.
correct answer using the code given below A) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the
the list. correct explanation of (A)
List I List II B) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is not
a. Appalachian 1. Volcanic Mountain the correct explanation of (A)
b. Kilimanjaro 2. Plateau C) (A) is true but (R) is false
c. Mississippi 3. Fold Mountain D) (A) is false but (R) is true
d. Bolivia 4. Flood Plain 6. Match List I with List II correctly and select
a b c d your answer by using the codes given
A) 3 1 4 2 belows:
B) 3 4 1 2 List I List II
C) 2 3 4 1 a. Mid Atlantic 1. Volcano
D) 4 2 3 1 b. Tibet 2. Deep trench
2. Choose the correct answer: c. Mariana 3. Rango
The earth inner layer which is in Molten d. St.Helana 4. Plateau
stage. a b c d
A) The Crust B) The Mantle A) 3 4 2 1
C) The Inner core D) The Outer core B) 1 4 2 3
3. Match the following:- C) 3 2 1 4
Country Satellites D) 2 3 4 1
a. U.S.A 1. Spot 7. Choose the correct statements about coral
b. France 2. Yaogan reefs:
c. Korea 3. Landsat I. The World‟s largest coral structure is
d.China 4. Kitsat situated in the Pacific Ocean.
a b c d II. It is off the coast of Australia.
A) 4 2 1 3 III. It is Fringing reef.
B) 2 1 4 3 IV. They get exposed as the water in the
C) 1 4 2 3 lagoon goes down
D) 3 1 4 2 A) I and III are correct
4. The activity that obtains its resources B) I and II are correct
directly from the nature. C) III alone correct
A) Primary Industries D) All are correct
B) Secondary Industries 8. In Tamilnadu which one of the following
C) Tertiary Industries river basins has petroleum reserves
D) Quaternary Industries A) Vaigai Basin
5. Consider the following statements: B) Cauvery Basin
Assertion(A) : Artesian springs are found C) Periyar Basin
in Australia, in the provinces of Queensland, D) Tamiraparani Basin
New South Wales and Victoria

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 9. Match List I with List II Correctly and select
your answer by using the codes given
below:
List I List II
a. Indonesia 1. Tangahan
b. New Mexico 2. Pontic
c. Turkey 3. Krakatau
d. China 4. Rio Grande
a b c d Observe the given figure of Mid Atlantic
A) 2 4 1 3 Ridge. Match List I with List II and select the
B) 3 4 2 1 correct code given below the lists
C) 2 3 1 4 List I List II – Name of the Ridges
D) 4 2 3 1 a. a 1. Challenger Ridge
10. Of the following scientist, the first one to b. b 2. Rio-Grande Ridge
explains the concept – Why the planets are c. c 3. Walvis Ridge
moving around the sun? d. d 4. Dolphin Rise
A) Galileo Galieli B) J.Kepler a b c d
C) Ptolemy D) Sir Issac Newton A) 1 2 3 4
11. Pick out the correct answer: B) 3 2 1 4
Mars is red because C) 4 1 2 3
A) soil contains iron oxide D) 2 1 4 3
B) Soil does not contain iron 14. Match List I with List II and select the
C) Its very hot correct answer using the codes given below
D) It contains clay the lists
12. Match List I with List II and select the List I List II
correct answer using codes given below. River Empties into
Scheme (List I) Sector (List II) a. Hwang-Ho 1. Beaufort sea
a. MDM 1. Rural health b. Niger 2. Yellow sea
b. SSA 2. Secondary c. Volga 3. Gulf of Guinea
education d. Mackenzie 4. Caspian sea
c. RMSA 3. Mid-day meal Codes:
d. NRHM 4. Elementary a b c d
education A) 2 1 3 4
a b c d B) 2 3 4 1
A) 3 4 2 1 C) 1 3 2 4
B) 2 1 4 3 D) 4 2 1 3
C) 4 2 3 1 15. Match List I with List II and select the
D) 1 4 2 3 correct answer using the codes given below
the lists:
TNPSC GROUP – II – 2013 List I List II
Rock type Rock class
13. Mid Atlantic Ridge a. Rhyolite
1.Calcareous Sedimentary
b. Conglomerate
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 2. Foliated Metamorphic I. Everest II. Nanda Devi
c. Slate III. Dhaulagiri IV. Nanga parbat.
3.Arenaceous Sedimentary A) I,II,IV,III B) I,III,IV,II
d. Dolomite C) I,IV,III,II D) IV,I,II,III
4. Extrusive Igneous 19. Match the following revolution with the
Codes: respective fields.
a b c d Revolution Field.
A) 4 3 1 2 a) Silver 1. Oil seeds.
B) 1 2 4 3 b) Pink 2. Fertilizers.
C) 4 3 2 1 c) Yellow 3. Eggs.
D) 3 2 1 4 d) Grey 4. Shrimp
16. Match the following:- a b c d
a. Toba 1. Caldera A) 4 3 2 1
b. Mariana 2. Trench B) 3 4 1 2
c. Mawsynram 3. World Wettest C) 1 2 4 3
Place D) 3 1 2 4
d. Titicaca 4. Deepest Lake 20. The diurnal range of temperature is
Codes: maximum in the
a b c d A) Equatorial region
A) 1 2 4 3 B) Savanna grassland
B) 1 2 3 4 C) Temperature grassland
C) 1 3 2 4 D) Hot deserts.
D) 2 1 3 4 21. The density of population in Tamil nadu as
17. Match the pressure belts with their per 2011 census is.
latitudes:- A) 555 persons / sq.km
a. Polar high B) 480 persons/ sq.km
1.30˚ to 35˚ North and South C) 382 persons / sq.km
b. Sub polar low D) 325 persons / sq.km
2. 90˚ North and South 22. When it is 1.00 pm at Green wich meridian,
c. Equatorial low the local time at the central Meridian of India
3.60˚ to 65˚ North and south is
d. Tropical high A) 4.30 pm B) 5.30 pm
4. 0˚ to 5˚ North and South C) 6.30 pm D) 7.30 pm
Codes: 23. Which one of the following is the largest
a b c d service industry in the world?
A) 2 3 4 1 A) Food processing B) Bank
B) 3 2 1 4 C) Insurance D) Tourism.
C) 1 4 2 3 24. Which one of the following programmes is
D) 4 1 3 2 related to employment generation?
A) Sarva Swasthya Abhiyan
TNPSC GROUP – II - 2015 B) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.
18. Arrange the following peaks of the C) Swarna Jayanthi Gram Swarozgar
Himalayas in descending order of height: yojana D) Indira Awaas yojana

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 29. Which of the following statements
GROUP - II [PRELIMS ] - 2018 regarding soil are correct?
GEOGRAPHY I. Soil is a dynamic natural element
25. Match the following : II. It is composed of both mineral and
(a) Ranthambore 1. Assam organic matter
(b) Manas 2. Jharkhand III. The characteristics of soils depend on
(c) Nagarjuna sagar 3. Andhra parent rock
(d) Palamala 4. Rajasthan IV. All the soils having a well developed soil
(e) Indravathi 5. Chattisgarh profile
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (A) All are correct
(A) 4 1 3 2 5 (B) I, II and III are correct
(B) 4 2 1 3 5 (C) I, II and IV are correct
(C) 1 4 3 5 3 (D) I, III and IV are correct
(D) 3 1 4 2 5 30. Name the place where the River Ganga and
26. Match: Yamuna joins?
Tribe Region (A) Allahabad (B) Hyderabad
(a) Masai 1. Angola (C) Delhi (D) Agra
(b) Saami 2. Kenya 31. Name the dam constructed acroos the River
(c) Kalinga 3. Philippines Sutlej
(d) Bush men 4. Siberia (A) Hirakud dam
(a) (b) (c) (d) (B) Bakra Nangal dam
(A) 2 4 3 1 (C) Kosi dam
(B) 2 1 3 4 (D) Mettur dam
(C) 1 2 3 4 32. As per 2011 census the total urban
(D) 4 3 2 1 population in the state of Tamil Nadu is
27. Humboldt ocean current is otherwise known (A) 27.48 million
as (B) 34.95 million
(A) Kuroshio current (C) 36.04 million
(B) Oyashio current (D) 42.50 million
(C) Peru current 33. Which district of Tamil Nadu Produces the
(D) Florida current highest output of food grains?
28. „Sea Smoke‟ is common in (A) Villupuram
(A) Equatorial region (B) Cuddalore
(B) Desert region (C) Thanjavur
(C) Atlantic ocean (D) Nagapattina
(D) Arctic region
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
A D D A A A B B B D A A C B C D A B B D
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33
A C D C A A C D B A B B C

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 C) Providing financial assistance to
TNPSC - GROUP – II (A) PRELIMS – 2014 unemployed.
PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS D) Providing free medical aid to the poor.
GEOGRAPHY 5. Consider the following pairs.
Iron ore deposits State.
1. Point out the wrong statement is the I. Bababudan Hills Karnataka.
following: Statement: II. Badampahar Goa.
I. The place which experience the seismic III. DalliRajhara Odisha.
event first is called epicenter IV. Kundem-Surla Chhattisgarh.
II. Tornadoes are ”S” shaped storms. Which of the pair given above is/are
III. Harmattan wind is blowing in the Eastern correct?
part of Sahara desert. A) I only B) I and II
IV. The word Igneous has been derived C) II and III D) II and IV.
from a Latin word. 6. Match the following states with their size
A) III B) IV population (2011).
C) II D) I a) Manipur 1. 29,64,007.
2. Match the following pollutants. b) Meghalaya 2. 19,80,602
a) Gaseous pollutant 1. Anthrax c) Mizoram 3. 27,21,756
b) Metal pollutant 2. Chlorine d) Nagaland 4. 10,91,01
c) Deposited matter 3. Cadmium a b c d
Pollutant A) 2 4 1 3
d) Bio Pollutant 4. Tar B) 1 2 3 4
Code: C) 4 3 2 1
a b c d D) 2 1 4 3
A) 2 3 4 1 7. Match the surface area with their ocean.
B) 1 2 3 4 a) Atlantic ocean
C) 4 3 2 1 - 1.165,000,000 km2
D) 3 1 2 4 b) Indian ocean
3. Which of the following is correctly matched? - 2.82,000,000 km2
I. Meteors - Shooting star. c) Pacific ocean
II. Comets - Revolve round - 3. 73,000,000 km2
the earth. d) Arctic ocean
III. Halley‟s Comet - Appear once - 4. 14,090, 000 km2
in 100 yrs. Code :
IV. Milky way - Hundreds of a b c d
stars. A) 3 1 2 4
A) I B) II B) 1 2 4 3
C) III D) IV C) 4 3 2 1
4. The programme Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan is D) 2 3 1 4
aimed at.
A) Providing free food for the poor people.
B) Providing education for children.

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8. The part of the earths interior which is A. Culturable waste
known as Asthenosphere is B. Current fallows
A) SIMA B) Upper Mantle C. Other fallows
C) Lower Mantle D) Outer core D. Permanent fallows
9. The river which is said to be the lifeline of 16. Tidal forests of Ganga - Brahmaoutra delta,
Sikkim is mainly consists of
A) Manes B) Lohit A. Rhododentrons B. Hardwood palms
C) Sankosh D) Tista C. Laurels D. Junipers
10. The Planet which has the fastest orbital 17. Which is wrongly matched?
motion is A. Indo – European Family Arya
A) Mercury B) Venus B. Ausric Famiy – Nishada
C) Earth D) Mars C. Dravidian Family – Dravidian
11. The mountain which is known as „horst‟ is D. Sino – Tibetan Family – Munda
A) Fold mountain B) Block mountain 18. A supernova is an exploding star. In which
C) Volcanic mountain years the last two supernova are visible to
D) Residual mountain the naked eye?
12. Largest area in the ocean floor is occupied A. 1600, 1980 B. 1601, 1982
by C. 1604, 1987 D. 1605, 1997
A) Continental shelf B) Continental slope 19. Mercury the smallest planet has only 88
C) Deep sea plain D) Ocean deeps earth days to orbit the sun, because
13. Match the given stations with the states in A. Size of the planet
which they are located:- B. Spinning speed
Hill Stations C. Distance from the sun
States D. It‟s thin atmosphere
a) Araku 1. Jammu and Kashmir 20. Match the disasters with its type and pick
b) Gulmarg 2. Himachal Pradesh the correct answers code:
c) Kulu 3. Meghalaya a) Blizzards 1. Hydrological
d) Shillong 4. Andhra Pradesh disaster
a b c d b) Tsunamis 2. Health
A) 4 2 1 3 disaster
B) 4 1 2 3 c) Nuclear accidents 3. Atmospheric
C) 2 1 3 4 disaster
D) 2 3 1 4 d) Pandemic 4.
Anthropogenic disaster
TNPSC GROUP – II (A) - 2017 (a) (b) (c) (d)
A. 2 1 4 3
14. Tambapanni is the old name of B. 2 3 4 1
A. Tamil Nadu B. Kerala C. 3 1 2 4
C. Srilanka D. Karnataka D. 3 1 4 2
15. Cultivable lands which has not been
ploughed for between one and five years
are called as

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TNPSC - GROUP - IV – 2011 9. The world‟s deepest „Marina Trench‟ is

PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS located in
GEOGRAPHY A) pacific ocean B) Atlantic ocean
C) Arctic ocean D) Indian ocean
1. Which one of the following is correctly 10. Which of the following are primary colours?
matched? A) Red,green and blue
A) Central Railway - Mumbai B) Red,cyan and blue
B) Eastern Railway - Chennai C) Blue,cyan and magenta
C) Northern Railway _ Gorakhpu D) Violet,red and green
D) Southern Railway - Maligaon 11. The rivers merge in Mukoodal are
2. According to the census estimate of 2001 A) Manimutharu,Koraiyaru,pandiyaru
the rate of literacy in Tamil Nadu was B) Vazhutha Nadhi, Shanmuga Nadhi,
A) 60.5 % B) 73.5 % varaaga Nadhi
C) 80.5% D) 77.5% C) Than porunai, sitraru,kothandarama Aaru
3. The dam constructed across the river Sutlej D) Vaigai,porunai, Thamirabarani
A) Bhakra – Nangal B) Hirakud 12. Match List I with List II correctly and select
C) Damodar dam D) Stanley Reservoir. your answer using the codes given below:
4. Wheat granary of India is List I List II
A) Punjab B) Rajasthan a) Mysore 1. sugar industry
C) Andhra pradesh D) Orissa. b) Uttar Pradesh 2. Woollen textiles
5. UN adopted the Universal Declaration of c) Bangalore 3. Silk textiles
Human Rights on d) Dhariwal 4. Electronic goods.
A) 10th December, 1945 Codes:
B) 10th December,1946 a b c d
C) 10th December 1947 A) 3 1 4 2
D) 10th December,1948 B) 1 2 3 4
6. The highest peak in India is C) 2 1 4 3
A) Mt. Everest B) Mt. Kanchenjunga D) 3 1 2 4
C) Mt. K2 D) Mt. Dhoulagiri 13. The agricultural production in which India
7. Initially, the cutting action of the waves may outsmart the USA in the near future is
against the base of coastal land produces. A) paddy B) wheat
A) Tombolo B) Cliff C) millets D) plantations
C) Spit D) Sea cave 14. Ozone layer absorbs
8. The location of an ISRO launching station A) Methane B) Chlorine
dedicated to the united Nations in 1968 is C) ultraviolet radiation D) Cosmic rays.
A) Thumba B) Chennai
C) Delhi D) Mumbai

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 19. Match List I with List II correctly and select
TNPSC GROUP-IV - 2012 your answer using the codes given below:
List I List II
15. Among the following which is not related to a) Gold collar workers
Industrial Development and Finance? 1. Involved in quaternary activities
A) TIDCO B) SIPCOT b) White collar workers
C)TIIC D) ITC 2. Involved in secondary activities
16. Match List I with List II correctly and select c) Red collar workers
your answer using the codes given below: 3. Involved in quinary activities
List I List II d) Blue collar workers
(Rivers) 4. Involved in primary activities.
(origin) Codes:
a. Mahanadi 1. Nasik Hills. a b c d
b. Periyar 2. Mahaabaleswar hills. A) 1 3 4 2
c. Godavari 3. Amarkantak B) 2 1 3 4
d. Krishna 4. Cardamon hills. C) 4 3 1 2
Codes: D) 3 2 1 4
a b c d 20. Match List I with List II correctly and select
A) 3 4 1 2 your answer using the codes given below:
B) 2 3 1 4 List I List II
C) 4 1 3 2 a) Assam 1. Ponam
D) 1 2 4 3 b) Orissa 2. Mashan
17. Consider the following statements: c) Andhra Pradesh 3. Jhum
Assertion (A) : Planet Saturn when d) Kerala 4. Podu
put in water it would float. Codes:
Reason (R) : The planet a b c d
Saturn has a specific gravity less than one. A) 3 2 1 4
Now select your answer according to the B) 4 3 1 2
coding scheme given below: C) 3 4 2 1
A) Both (A) and (R) is the correct D) 2 1 4 3
explanation of (A) 21. Which is the correct statement?
B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not „Ratooning‟ is the process followed in the
the correct explanation of (A) cultivation of
C) (A) is true, but (R) is false I. Sugarcane II. Paddy
D) (A) is false, but (R ) is true. III. Cotton IV. Jute
18. Thumba equatorial rocket launching station A) I only B) II only
was established at which place in India? C) III only D) Iv only
I. Bangalore II.Sriharikota III. 22. Match the deserts in List I with their
Mahendragiri IV. Thiruvananthapuram. respective countries in List II correctly and
A) III only B) I only select your answer using the codes given
C) IV only D) II only. below.
List I List II
a) Thar 1. Africa

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 b) Atacama 2. China A) I only B) II only
c) Sahel 3. Chile C) Both I and II D) Neither I nor II
d) Gobi 4. India 26. Consider the following statements:
Codes: I. Himachal lies between Himadri and
a b c d Siwalik ranges
A) 1 3 4 2 II. Passes are the natural gaps across
B) 2 1 3 4 the mountains.
C) 4 3 1 2 Which of the statements given above is/are
D) 3 2 1 4 correct?
23. Consider the following statements: A) I only B) II only
I. Mercury has the fastest orbital motion C) Both I and II D) Neither I nor II.
II. Mars requires 687 days to complete one 27. Match List I with List II correctly and select
revolution your answer using the codes given below:
III. Saturn is the fifth planet from the sun. List I List II
Which of the statement(s) is / are correct? a) Australia 1. Horses
A) I only B)I and II b) South Africa 2. Bison‟s
C) II and III D) I, II and III. c) Eurasia 3. Kangaroos
24. In Tamil Nadu hill rocks are called by d) North America 4. Zebras
different names in different areas. Codes:
Match hill rocks areas in List I with their a b c d
different names in List II correctly and select A) 4 3 2 1
your anser using the codes given below. B) 4 3 1 2
List I List II C) 3 4 1 2
a) Vellore 1. Kollihills D) 1 2 3 4
b) Namakkal 2. Kalvarayan 28. Which one of the following is considered as
c) Villupuram 3. Gingee hills dwarf planet?
d) Tiruvannamalai 4. Elagiri hills A) Saturn B) Venus
Codes: C) Pluto D) Neptune
a b c d 29. Consider the following statements:
A) 2 3 4 1 Available primary energy sources in India
B) 3 2 1 4 are.
C) 4 1 2 3 I. coal and Lignite B) oil and Gas
D) 1 2 3 4 C) Oil alone D) Electricity
25. Which of the following statements is/ are TNPSC GROUP-IV – 2013
correct?
I. In India, the winds that blow from north 30. Which of the following is incorrectly
get deflected and come from the north matched?
west. These winds are known as (A) Agricultural crops
retreating monsoon. - Green Revolution.
II. In India, the winds that blow from the (B) Eggs and Poultry
north get deflected and come from the north - White Revolution
east. Thesewinds are known as th (C ) Marine Products
retreating monsoon. - Blue Revolution

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 (D) Horticulture - Golden Revolution. A) Paradwip, Cochin, Chennai, Mangalore
31. Choose the correct answer from the B) Mangalore, paradwip, Chennai, Cochin
following: C) Mangalore, Cochin, Chennai, Paradwip
These occur as a result of continuous D) Cochin, Mangalore, Chennai, paradwip
thunder storming. 36. Which of the following statement is correct.
A) Landslides and floods I. Moon is called a Meteoroids
B) Tsunami II. Moon is called a Satellite
C) Earthquake D) Volcanic eruption. III. Moon is called a Asteroids
32. Point out the wrong statement in the IV. Moon is called a Comet
following. A) I and III are correct
I. National Animal - Tiger B) II is only correct
II. National Bird - Peacock C) II and IV are correct
III. National Flower - Rose D) IV is only correct
IV. National Fruit - Mango 37. Choose incorrectly matched.
A) I B) II A) Green Revolution
C) III D) IV - Agricultural crops
33. Who is the whistle Blower, who brought the B) White Revolution
secret of American Intelligence, doing the - Milk products
Global Electronic Surveillance on other C) Grey Revolution
nations, to the world? - Oil Seeds.
A) Julian Assanage B) Daniel pearl D) Golden Revolution
C) Edward Snowden D) Mike Tisen - Horticulture
34. Consider the following statements. Choose 38. Choose the correct answer.⋱
the correct answer. In which District Grizzled Squirrel Wild Life
“Comets have no tail”. Sanctuary is found?
I. When they are far away from the sun. A) Nilgris B) Sivagangai
II. When they are close to the sun. C) Virudhunagar D) Kanyakumari
III. When they are close to the earth. IV. 39. „Aurora Borealis‟, the so called northern
When they are in between the earth and the lights are due to
sun . A) the atomic collision of the trapped
A) I, II, III and IV are wrong cosmic
B) I is correct but II,III and IV are wrong B) ray particles in the Earth‟s magnetic field
C) I is wrong but II, III and IV are correct the presence of a special
D) I, II,III and IV are correct phosphorescent material in the poles.
35. Identify the Seaports and name them. C) the interference of solar and terrestrial
radiations
1.Paradip D) all of the above.
. 4
2. Mangalore TNPSC GROUP-IV – 2014
1 . 3
3. Chennai 40. Choose the correct answer:
2 . A) Nimbus clouds are vertical clouds
4. Cochin B) II. Nimbus clouds are high clouds

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 C) Nimbus clouds are low clouds d) Quaternary
D) IV. Nimbus clouds are cotton-like clouds 4. Blue collar workers
41. Choose the right answer:
Which of the four metropolitan cities (a) (b) (c) (d)
connecting the six lanes super highway? A) 2 3 4 1
A) Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Nagpur B) 1 2 3 4
B) Chennai, Delhi, Nagpur and kochi C) 2 4 1 3
C) Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and kochi D) 4 3 2 1
D) Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata
42. Which lake is located in the eastern part of TNPSC GROUP-IV - 2016
Great lakes?
A) Lake Superior B) Lake Michigan 47. The leading producers of Jute in the world is
C) Lake Ontario D) Lake Huron A) India and Bangladesh
43. Match List I with List II correctly and select B) Srilanka and Pakistan
your answers using the codes given below C) China and Japan
List I List II D) Singapore and Malaysia
a) Rice production 48. Asteriods are found between.
1. Punjab and Haryana A) Mars and Jupiter
b) Wheat production B) Earth and mars
2. Coorg and Nilgiris C) Jupiter and Saturn
c) Jute production D) Mercury and Venus
3. Uttar Pradesh and west 49. Match the following:
Bengal a) Kandla 1.Maharashtra
d) Coffee plants b) Jawaharlal Nehru 2. Gujarat
4. West Bengal and Assam c) Paradip 3. West Bengal
(a) (b) (c) (d) d) Haldia 4.Orissa
A) 1 2 4 3 a b c d
B) 2 1 4 3 A) 3 2 4 1
C) 1 3 4 2 B) 4 1 3 2
D) 3 1 4 2 C) 2 3 1 4
44. Registration of Partnership is D) 2 1 4 3
A) Compulsory B) Optional 50. Where is the diamond cutting industry
C) Not necessary D) Not compulsory located in India?
45. The Hindustan Shipyard is located at A) Lucknow B) Surat
A) kochi B) Kolkata C) Ludiyana D) Chandigarh
C) Mumbai D) Visakhapatnam 51. Ox-bow lakes are formed in the
46. Match A) Valley region B) Mountain region
a) Primary activities C) Plain region D) Delta region
1. „Pink‟ collar workers 52. The shortest National Highway is
b) Secondary activities A) NH 48 B) NH 9
2. „Red‟ collar workers C) NH 45A D) NH 47A
c) Tertiary activities 53. Match the following:
3. White collar workers a) Grey revolution 1. Oil Seeds

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 b) Golden revolution 2. Eggs and poultry (C) 2 1 3 4
c) Yellow revolution 3. Marine products (D) 3 1 2 4
d) Blue revolution 4. Horticulture 56. Consider the following statement, choose
a b c d the correct answer from the codes given
A) 2 4 1 3 below.
B) 4 2 3 1 Assertion (A) : The motion of the Earth
C) 3 1 4 2 rotate on its axis called rotation.
D) 2 1 4 3 Reasons (R) : Rotation movement causes
seasons
GROUP - IV [PRELIMS ] - 2018 (A) (A) alone is correct (R) is incorrect
GEOGRAPHY (B) (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the
correct explanation of (A)
54. Match the following and choose the correct (C) (A) and (R) are incorrect
answer : (D) (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the
Local winds Location correct explanation of (A)
(a) Chinook 1. Gulf of Mexico 57. World Forest Day is celebrated on
(b) Fohn 2. USA (A) March 8 (B) March 21
(c) Mistral 3. Northern Italy (C) March 22 (D) March 23
(d) Norte 4. Alps region 58. Entrepreneurship Development Programme
(a) (b) (c) (d) (EDP) is associated with
(A) 2 3 4 1 (A) Eradication of illiteracy
(B) 4 3 2 1 (B) To make and prove womens potential
(C) 1 4 2 3 (C) To bring out the talents of women
(D) 4 2 1 3 (D) Eradication of poverty
55. Match List I with List II : 59. Match the following:
Major Flood Disasters (a) Assam 1. Podu
List I List II (b) Andhra Pradesh 2. Mashan
(a) China 1. St. Francis (c) Madhya Pradesh 3. Ponam
(b) Pennaylvania 2. Assam (d) Kerala 4. Jhum
(c) Los Angeles 3. Hwang Ho (a) (b) (c) (d)
(d) India 4. Johnstown (A) 3 1 2 4
(a) (b) (c) (d) (B) 2 3 4 1
(A) 4 1 2 3 (C) 1 2 3 4
(B) 3 4 1 2 (D) 4 3 2 1

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