TNPSC Questions Test 17
TNPSC Questions Test 17
TAF TEST BATCH
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INM
45
Leaders: Mahatma Gandhi, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Thandhai
Periyar, Rajaji, Subash Chandra Bose, Rabindranath Tagore and Other.
UNIT – 9 40
Economic Trends in Tamilnadu
BIOLOGY
40
Main Concept of Life Sciences
/INDIAN
INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT
Gandhiji became the Barrister in the year
A) 1895 B) 1888 C) 1891 D) 1893
A B C D
According to the below statement,who is this?
1) He introduced the sales tax to compensate revenue loss
2) He resigned his ministry due to involvement of India in world w
war II
A) Kamarajar B) Subburayan C) Rajaji D) Subburayalu
A B C D
Who wrote the with interest of Pseudonym in the name of Chithraputhiran?
A) Bharathiyar B) Periyar C) Gandhiji D) Bharadidasan
A B
C D
Who urged to the congress members “Go to your districts; mobilize the youth and transform them into
true warriors of Swaraj”?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) Gandhiji
C) Rajaji D) Mothilal Nehru
A B
C D
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A
B
C
D
Who was responsible for this statement ““The
The time has come when the badge of honour makes our
shame glaring inn their incongruous context of humiliation
humiliation”?
A) Rabindranath Tagore B) Gandhiji
C) Saifuddin Kitchlew D) Satyapal
A B C D
Choose the incorrect one ( Maulana Abul Kalam Azad)
1) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was born at Calcutta
2)He was the editor of the magazine Lisan ul Siddique
3) He released the magazine AL Kilal
4) He was elected as the president of the Indian National congress for the year 1923 and 1940
A)1,2 is false B)3,4 is false C)1 only false D) 3 only false
A B
C D
With what purpose did Rajaji come back to politics to start the Swatantra Party?
A)Against the Hindu
indu Imposition in South India
B) Encouraging the Youngsters
C) Due to the fact that the opposition to the Congress party is less D) Against Periyar
A
B
C
D
Who created the famous work Tarjuman Quran?
A) Syed Ahmed Khan B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
C) Hidyatullah D) Mohammed Ali Jinnah
A B
C D
Which of the following is incorrect?
1) Rabindranath tagore born at Calcutta
2) In 1912,He wrote the National song of India Jana Gana Mana
3) Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in the year 1920
4) Tagore renounced his Valuable “Sir” title against the Jallainwala Bagh massacre
A) 1,2 is false B)1,2,3 is false C) 2,3,4 is false D)3,4 is false
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A B C D
Assertion
tion : Periyar's primary aim was to eradicate caste, which man found against the principle of
human civilization and self
self-respect.
Reason : He believed that a non
non-violent
violent revolution would ensure real and lasting welfare for the
people.
A) Assertion is true and reason is false
B) Assertion is false and reason is true
C) Assertion and reason are true
D) Assertion and reason are false
A B
C
D
Whose statement was “ Swami Vivekananda Protected Hinduism and India ”?
A) Subash Chandra Bose B) Rajagopalachari
C) Gandhiji D) Madan Mohan Malavya
A B
C D
1) Subash Chandra Bose Joined the Indian Freedom Struggle under the leadership of C.R.Das
2) He against and raised the voice when prince Wales came to Calcutta
3) He boycotted the Simon commission
4) He served as the secretary and
nd President of Bengal congress
Which of the following statement is true?
A)1,2 is true B)3,4 is true C)All are true D)2,4 is true
A B C D
Assertion : Gandhiji started the Famous Dandi March from Sabarmathi Ashram.He cover the
t distance
of 275 Kilometre by walk
Reason : Gandhiji reached Dandi on 5th April 1930 in 24 days on foot pilgrimage.
A) Assertion is true and reason is false
B) Assertion is false and reason is true
C) Assertion and reason are fals
false D) Assertion and reason are true
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A B
C D
The Year in which Bharat Ratna award was given to Rajaji for recognition of his contribution to the
country in
A) 1972 B) 1954 C) 1958 D) 1982
A B C D
1) In 1940 Lord Linlithgow announced the August Plan to empower Indians after the war.
2) In 1941, simon commission came to India to work on the August Plan models.
3) Quit India movement was implemented at congress session held at Calcutta in the August 8,1942
4) During Quit India movement, The Congress Party was declared illegal.
Which of the following statement is incorrect?
A) 1,2 is false B)2,3 is false C) 3,4 is false D)) All are false
A B
C D
Who Said about the Quit India movement as “Those who started the struggle on the basis of do or die.
It was neither do nor die.”?
A) R.C.Mazumdar B) Zakir Husssain
C) J.Dharma Raj D) Subash Chandra Bose
A R.C. B
C J. D
Choose the correct pair:
A) Non -cooperation
cooperation movement - 1942
B) Champaran Satyagraha - 1919
C) The Kingdom of God is within you - Tolstoy
D) No-tax campaign - 1930
A
B
C
D
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Based on which Agreement the poll tax on indentured labourers was abolished?
A) Gandhi Irwin B) Gandhi Jinnah C) Gandhi Ambedhkar D) Gandhi Smuts
A B
C D
1) Minto Morley announced the communal award on August 16,1932
2) Ambedkar saidid that separate electorates would only give political representation to the oppressed
people.
3) On October 30, 1932, he went on a hunger strike against separate electorates.
4) The policies of separate electorates were abandoned and the Poona Pact was signed between
Gandhi Ambedkar
Which of the following statement is incorrect?
A)1,3 is false B) 1,2 is false C)1,4 is false D) 3,4 is false
A B
C D
In which year did Gandhiji “Wardha Scheme of basic education” was implemented?
A) 1932 B) 1937 C) 1928 D) 1922
A B C D
1) Periyar carried out toddy shop strike in Tamil Nadu as a show of support to Gandhiji during the
Quit India movement of Gandhiji.
2) He inculcated rational ideas among the people through the official journal of the Self-Respect
Self
Movement Viduthalai
3) He supported the Ambedkar demand for separate electorates for downtrodden people and published
his Annihilation of caste into Tamil
4) In 1944.Justice Party was merged with Self respect movement and it is named as
DravidarKazhagam
Which of the following statement is correct?
A) 1,2,3 is true B)2,3 is true C) 3,4 is true D) All are true
Annhilation of caste
A B
C D
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Who accepted Gandhi's invitation and conducted the first individual satyagraha at his Bhavnir
Ashram?
A) Vallabhai Patel B) Subash Chandra Bose
C) Acharya Vinobha bhave D) Zakir Hussain
A B
C D
/TAMILNADU ADMINISTRATION
Which of the following is incorrect pair about the Mineral resources in Tamilnadu?
1) Garnet - 42% 2) Graphite - 33%
3) Monazite - 46% 4) Lignite - 66%
A)1,2 is false B)4 only false C) 3,4 is false D)3 only false
A B C D
Based on economy of Tamilnadu for the year 2022
2022-2023,What
2023,What is the percentage of Gross domestic
product?
A) 10% B) 10.5% C) 8.19% D)8.56%
A B C D
Match the following: a b c d
a) Pulses types - 1. Coconut A) 1 2 3 4
b) Northeast monsoon - 2. June to September B) 2 3 1 4
c)Southwest monsoon - 3.Dhal,Pea C) 4 1 2 3
d) Non-food crops - 4. October, December D) 3 4 2 1
a b c d
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
Which of the following is incorrect?
A) Detroit city is one of the largest city in South America
B) Chennai city is called as Detroit of the Asia
C) Coimbatore city is called as Manchester of South India
D) Manchester city is the largest city in England.
A
B
C
D
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When did the term Virtual water was introduced by Tonny Allen?
A) 1992 B) 1990 C) 1998 D) 2001
A B C D
Which of the following is incorrect?
1) Tamilnadu accounts for 38 per cent of leather tanning capacity in India and 60 per cent of all
leather footwear, garments and components
2) Sivakasi is believed to contribute to 90% of India’s fireworks production, 80% of safety matches
and 60% of offset printing solutions
3)Tiruppur
Tiruppur is famous for clustering of a large number of firms producing cotton knitwear
4) Powerloom is however more widespread with Erode and Namakkal region too having a large
number of power loom units.
A)1,2,3 is false B)1,4 is false C)1,3 is false D)2,3 is false
A B
C D
Match the following special economic IT zones a b c d
a) Coimbatore - 1. Jagirammapalayam A) 1 2 3 4
b) Tiruchirapalli - 2. Vilankurichi B) 2 3 1 4
c) Madurai - 3. Navalapattu C) 4 3 2 1
d) Salem - 4. Ilanthaikulam D) 2 3 4 1
a b c d
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
Which of the following is inco
incorrect
rrect about Tamilnadu Industrial development corporation?
A) Tamilnadu Cement corporation - 1976
B) Tamil Nadu Small Industries Corporation Ltd - 1965
C) Tamil Nadu Industrial Investment Corporation Ltd - 1949
D)Tamilnadu Salt organization - 1979
A
B
C
D
Where was the Entrepreneurship program to encourage women entrepreneurs launched by the Tamil
Nadu Industry and Innovation Movement?
A) Sivakasi B) Viruthunagar C) Madurai D) Cuddalore
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A B C D
How many rupees worth of loans are guaranteed to Micro, Small and medium scale enterprises by
Credit Guarantee Trust for micro and small Enterprise (CGTMSE)
A) 40 Lakhs to 4 crores B) 20 Lakhs to 2 Crores
C) 40 Lakhs to 2 Crores D) 4 Lakhs to 4 crores
Credit Guarantee Trust for micro and small Enterprise (CGTMSE)
A
B
C
D
Pick out the incorrect one about the Mineral resources in Tamilnadu
1) Neyveli - Lignite 2) Salem - Bauxite
3) Yercaud – Manganese 4) Kanjamalai - Iron ore
A)1,2 only B) 2,3 only C) 3,4 only D) 1,4 only
A B
C D
Which water resource is used for most agriculture in Tamil Nadu?
A) Well B) Lake C) Sea D) Channel
Chan
A B
C D
What is the position of Tamilnadu in the production of loose flowers and fruits?
A) First Place B) Third Place C) Fourth Place D) Sixth Place
A B C D
Choose the correct pair
1) Oil Seeds - First
2) Coconut - Third
3) maize - Third
4) Coarse cereals - Fourth
A)1,2 Pair is true B)1,3 Pair is true
C)1,3,4 Pair is true D)1,2,3 Pair is true
A B
C D
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A B C D
Assertion : According to UN report , The population of Tamil Nadu is more than the population of
any country that can function as a separate nation.
Reason : According to 2011 Population census,Tamilnadu stands sixth position with 7.21 crore
Population.
A) Assertion and reason are false
B) Assertion and reason are true
C) Assertion is false and reason is true
D) Assertion is true and reason is false
A
B
C D
Which city is called as Steel city of Tamilnadu?
A) Salem B) Namakkal C) Sivakasi D) Erode
A B C D
Which of the following is incorrect?
1) Tamilnadu stands 17th Position in unemployment phases at National Level
2) In 2013, Tamilnadu stands 3rd Position in India level with 25 crore Tourists
3) The average unemployment level at National level is 50 per 1000 persons and 42 per 1000 persons
at Tamilnadu level
A)1,3 is false B)2,3 is false C)1,2 is false D) All are false
A B
C D
Which Indian city was called as Little Japan by Jawaharlal Nehru a former Prime Minister of India?
A) Salem B) Namakkal C) Tirupur D) Sivakasi
A B C D
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Where did wind farm is a renewable energy source, supplying the villagers with electricity for work
is situated?
A) Pollachi B) Tarapuram C) Muppanthal D) Aralvaimozhi
A B C D
Assertion :Coimbatore city is called as Pump city
Reason :It is the major leading exporter of Wet grinder and automobile production
produc
A) Assertion is false and reason is true
B)Assertion and reason are true,reason does not explains assertion
C) Assertion and reason are true,reason explains assertion
D) Assertion is true and reason is false
A
B
C
D
Which city is called as South Asian electronics manufacturing hub?
A) Cochin B) Hosur C) Chennai D) Hyderabad
A B C D
1) Industry sector contributes second position with 28.5% in Tam Tamilnadu
ilnadu State Gross domestic product
2) In tertiary sector ,it stands the top position with contribution of 73.70%
3) in Agriculture sector ,it contributes 7.76% in Gross domestic product
Which of the following is correct?
A) 1,2 is true B)1,3 is true
C)1 only true D)2 only true
A B
C D
1) Sivakasi Stands top position in Chemical production in Tamilnadu
2)Thoothukudi
Thoothukudi is known as “Gateway of Tamil Nadu”,produces the 70 per cent of the total salt
production in the State
3)Karur is the hub for south India bus body building and contributes 90% of total content
Which of the following is correct?
A) 1,2 is true B)1,3 is true
C)1 only true D)2 only true
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A B C D
Which is the incorrect one
ne about the Geographical Indications?
1) Natchiyarkovil - Kuthuvilaku
2) Eathomozhi - Hill Banana
3) Swamimalai - Sungudi Saree
4) Salem - Venpattu
st nd
A) 1 and 2 Pair is incorrect B)2nd and 3rd Pair is incorrect
C) 3rd and 4th Pair is incorrect D)1st and 4th Pair is incorrect
A B C D
Match the central government Industries a b c d
a) Lignite corporation (NLC) - 1. Avadi A) 3 4 2 1
b) Steel Authority of India limited(SAIL) - 2.Trichy B) 1 2 3 4
c) Bharat Heavy electricals
ctricals Limited(BHEL) - 3. Neyveli C) 4 3 2 1
d) Heavy Vehicles factory (HVF) - 4. Salem D) 3 2 4 1
a b c d
a) (NLC) A
b) (SAIL) - B
c) (BHEL) C
d) (HVF) D
Which two countries Joint project was Kudankulam Nuclear power plant?
A) Russia and India B) India and Japan C) India and China D) America and India
A BC D
In which of the following region Sandalwoods have been found?
A) Athari Hills - Tirunelveli B) Airai hills - Tenkasi
C) Javvadhu Hills - Vellore D) Anthiyur Hills - Erode
A
B
C D
Tamil Nadu ranks first in diesel based electricity generation with what percentage?
A) 40% B) 34% C) 60% D) 24%
A B C D
1)Hydel electricity means Generation of electricity by building a dam at a high point and sending
water downwards through a large pipe
2)There are more than 30 hydel power plants in Tamiln
Tamilnadu
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Which of the following is/are correct pair?
1) Angiosperms - Mango 2) Gymnosperms - Cycas
3) Flowering Plants - Riccia
4) Non-Flowering Plants - Sun Flower
A)1,4 only true B)1,3 only true C)1,2 only true D) All are true
A B
C D
Choose the incorrect one in the following
A) The plant body of flowering plant consists of three main parts
B) Roots fix the plants to the soil
C) Stem is the ascending part of the plant axis
D) Leaves perform three
hree major functions
A
B
C
D
Choose the correct statement in the follow
following
1)The
The underground part of the main axis of a plant is known as root.
2)Root has nodes and internodes
3)A tuft of root hairs is found just above the root tip. Roots are negatively geotropic in nature
4)Root system of a plant is classified into two types
A)1,2 is true B)2,3 is true C)1,3,4 is true D)1,4 is true
A B
C D
How much metre across the leaves of Victoria amazonica plant grows?
A) Two B) Three C) Four D) Five
A B
C D
Statement 1:Air
Air spaces in petioles of lotus are useful for floating in water
Statement 2:Marine Plants perform about 70% of all photosynthesis that occurs on the planet.
Statement 3:Cactus plants store water in their leaves.
A) Statement 1,2 is true B) Statement 1,3 is true
C) Statement 2,3 is true D) Statement 1 only true
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A B
C D
Match the following : a b c d e
a)Terrestrial Habitat - 1. Phytoplankton’s A) 4 5 3 2 1
b)Aquatic Habitat - 2. Jasimine B) 5 4 1 2 3
c)desert Habitat - 3. Sweat Pea C) 5 1 4 3 2
d)Tendril Climbers - 4. Agave D) 4 5 2 3 1
e)Twiners - 5. Neem
a b c d e
a.
A
b.
B
c.
C
d.
D
e.
Choose the odd one about the unicellular organisms
A) Amoeba B) Paramecium C) Euglena D) Yeast
A B
C D
Choose the incorrect one in the following (Multicellular organisms )
A) They are mostly large in size seen through naked eye
B)They
They are composed of tissues, organs and organ systems.
C) Growth occurs by an increase in the size of the cells.
D) Earthworm, Fish and Human are the multicellular
A
B
C
D
In which Birds Park,Penguins are kept in a big glass case with ice bergs and the temperature is
maintained at 0° C and below?
A) Vedanthangal B) Siberia C) Adelaide D) Jurong
°C
A B
C D
Statement 1: Snail is the organisms involved in winter sleep
Statement 2:Turtle is the organism involved in Summer sleep
A) Statement 1 is true B) Statement 2 is true
C) Statement 1,2 is true D) Statement 1,2 is false
A B
C D
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a b c d e
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
e.
Choose the incorrect statement in the following
A) The word taxonomy is derived from two Greek words Taxis and Nomos
B) The word 'taxonomy' was first coine
coined by AugustinPyramus de Candolle.
C) Classification can be divided into five types
D) The most famous artificial system of classification is Linnaeus classification
ATaxonomyTaxis, Nomos
B
C
D
In Which book Bentham and Hooker explains the Natural system of classification?
A) Species Plantarum B) Linnaeus Plantarum
C) Betham Plantarum D) Genera Plantarum
A B
C D
Choose the correct one in the following (Dicotyledons)
1) Seed has two cotyledons 2) Leaves
eaves are with parallel venation
3) It have tap root system
4) Flowers are trimerous
A)1,3 is true B)2,3 is true C)1,2 is true D)All are true
A B
C D
Who was the introduced first the binomial nomenclature.
A) Carolus Linnaeus B) Bentham C) Hooker D) Gaspard Bauhin
A B
C D
Match the following : a b c d
a) Blue green algae - 1. Fucoxanthin A) 4 3 1 2
b) Brown algae - 2. Chlorophyll B) 3 1 4 2
c) Red algae - 3. Phycocyanin C) 1 3 4 2
d) Green algae - 4. Phycoerythirin D) 4 1 3 2
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a b c d
a.
A
b.
B
c.
C
d.
D
Which of the following is/are correct pair?
1) Spirogyra - Asexual reproduction
2) Chara - Sexual reproduction
3) Chlamydomonas - Vegetative reproduction , Fragmentati
Fragmentation
A)1 only true B)2 only true C)3 only true D)1,3 only true
A B
C D
Statement
ement 1:The largest herbaria of theworld is Museum Nationald’Historie Naturelle
Statement 2: d’Historie Naturelle Museum is situated at Calcutta in India
A) Statement 1,2 is true B) Statement 1,2 is false
C) Statement1 is true D) Statement 2 is true
A B
C D
Choose the odd one about Algae
A)Spirulina B)Ulva
C)Laminaria D) Chlorella
A B
C D
Statement 1:Cell
Cell wall of fungi is made up of a chemical substance called hyphae
Statement 2:The
The reserve food materials of fungi is starch
Statement 3:Mycelium of Fungi can be classified into two types
A) Statement 1 is true B) Statement 1,2 is true
C) Statement 2 is true D) Statement 3 is true
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A B
C D
Assertion :Claviceps
Claviceps purpuriya is the hallucinogenic fungi
Reason :It giving unreal, extraordinary lightness and hovering sensations
A) Assertion and reason
ason are true, reason is the correct explanation of assertion
B)) Assertion and reason are true, reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
C)) Assertion is true and reason is false
D) Assertion is false and reason is true
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A
B
C
D
How was called as live food supplements used in yoghurt and other fermented milk products?
A)soaking B)Pasteurization C)Probiotics D) Fermentation
A B
CD
Statement 1: Based on flower, plants can be classified into two types
Statement 2: Based on seeds plants can be classified into three types
Statement 3: Air spaces in stems and petioles of lotus are useful for floating in water
A) Statement 1, 2 is true B) Statement 2, 3 is true
C) Statement 1, 3 is true D) Statement 1, 2, 3 is true
A B
C D
What is the position of Fungi in R.H.Whittaker Five kingdom of classification?
A) First B) Second C) Third D) Fourth
R.H.
A B
C D
Which is the first true land plants that can be formed?
A) Bryophytes B) Pteridophytes C) Angiosperms D) Gymnosperms
A B
C D
Which of the following is/are correct pair?
1)Sphenopsida - Equisetum 2) Pteropsida - Nephrolepis
olepis
3)Lycopsida - Psilotum 4) Psilopsida - Lycopodium
A)1,2 Pair B)3,4 Pair C) 2,3,4 Pair D) All of the above
A B
C D
Statement 1: The land plant appeared around 470 million years agowere mosses and liverworts.
Statement 2: The Amazon Rain Forest in South America produces complete world’s oxygen
supply
A) Statement 1 is true B) Statement 2 is true
C) Statement 1, 2 is true D) Statement 1, 2 is false
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A B
C D
Which of the following is incorrect pair?
A)Paper production - Agathis B)Plywood - Cedrus
C)Asthma - Pinus D) Ornamental Plant - Araucaria bidwillii
A
B
C
D
Match the following : a b c d
a) Thoodhuvalai - 1. Aegle Marmelos A) 4 1 3 2
b) Keezhanelli - 2. Aloe Vera B) 3 4 1 2
c) Vilvam - 3. Phyllanthus Amarus C) 2 1 4 3
d) Sothu Katralai - 4. Solanum Trilobatum D) 4 3 1 2
a b c d
a.
A
b.
B
c.
C
d.
D
Which algae resembles largest plant bodyand it possess well developed sex organs?
A) Spirogyra B) Chlorella C) Chara D) Chlamydomonas
A B
C D
Statement 1: Virus is the first living organisms that origin in the earth
Statement 2: Bacteria can be classified into two types based on respiration:
Statement 3:Viruses
Viruses are 10,000 times larger than bacteria
A) Statement 1 is true B) Statement 1,2 is true
C) Statement 2,3 is true D) Statement 2 is true
A B
C D
Which bacteria is used to fermented the Beans of coffee and cocoa, leaves of tea and tobacco?
A) Lacto bacillus B) Bacillus megaterium
C) Aspergillus Niger D) Saccharomyces cerevisiae
A B
C D
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What is the name of the disease which breaks out and affects large number of people in a particular
geographical region and spreads at the same time?
A)Sporadic (Malaria) B)Epidemic (Influenza)
C)Endemic (Simple goitre) D) Pandemic (AIDS)
A B
C D
Statement 1: bacterium of pulmonary tuberculosis damages the cells of the lungs
Statement 2: virus causing hepatitis destroys liver tissue.
A) Statement 1 is true B) Statement 2 is true
C) Statement 1,2 is true D) Statement 1,2 is false
A B
C D
Which diseases is known as Break bone fever?
A) chikungunya B) Dengue C) Typhoid D) Malaria
‘’
A B
C D
Statement 1:: Methanobacterium is the aerobic microbes consume the major part of the organic
matter in the effluent.
Statement 2:In
In the anaerobic treatment of sewage nitro
nitro-bacterium is used
A) Statement 1,2 is true B) Statement 1 is true
C) Statement 2 is true D) Statement 1,2 is false
A B
C D
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