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TNPSC Group1 2011 Geography

8310.Tamil Nadu is a major producer of
Sunflower
Onion
Cotton
Sugarcane
8326.Skeletal soils are found in
Vindhyam sandstones and Ladak shales
South western Rajasthan and Cuddapah region
Telangana, Coastal Tamil Nadu and Kongu region
Bankura, Medinipur and Pargana areas
8360.Where are the typhoons usually found?
East Pacific
West Pacific
Black Sea
Red Sea.
8364.The largest planet in the solar system is
Earth
Jupiter
Saturn
Venus
8368.Which of the following is not recycled in an eco-system ?
Water
Carol
Nitrogen
Energy
8398.Where do we have Rapid Transit System in Tamil Nadu?
Salem
Trichy
Chennai
Thanjavur
8402.Which one of the following commercial crops is cultivated in large area in Tamil Nadu?
Groundnut
Gingili
Sugarcane
Cotton
8404.Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below :
List I List II
а) Aqua culture l. Silk
b) Floriculture 2. Grapes
c) Sericulture 3. Flower
d) Viticulture 4. Fish
Codes
1 2 3 4
3 2 1 4
4 1 3 2
4 3 1 2
8410.In which hill is the Killyur waterfall located?
Shervaroy
Niligiris
Kodaikanal
Agathiyar.
8414.The ocean floor is a flat plain known as the
Abyssal plain
Abyssal hills
Fringing reef
Barrier reef.
8446.Total geographical area of Tamil Nadu is
1,30,955 sq km
1,30,058 sq km
1,28,055 sq km
1,40,033 sq km
8474.The extent of rural electrification done in Tamil Nadu is
50%
75%
99%
80%
8484.which is the longest river in Tamil Nadu ?
Vaigai
Kaveri
Palar
Pennar.
8486.Mullai Periyar dispute is between Tamil Nadu and
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
Kerala
Orissa.
8490.According to the year 2000-2001 in India, the major irrigation sources are in the order of
Canals, Wells, Tubewells, Tanks
Wells, Tubewells, Tanks, Canals
Tanks, Canals, Wells, Tubewells
Canals, Wells, Tanks, Tubewells.
8536.Which of the following gases accounts for the maximum of the atmosphere ?
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Water vapour
Nitrogen
8546.Who is the Chairman of National Biodiversity Authority ?
R. L. Joshi
A. Ganguly
P. L. Gautam
None of them
8554.Lateritic soils are formed under conditions of
high temperature and rainfall
low temperature and low rainfall
medium temperature and low rainfall
low rainfall and high temperature
8558.To which neighbouring country does India share the longest land border ?
Pakistan
Nepali
China
Bangladesh
8566.Consider the following statements;
Assertion (A): The floods can be reduced by construction of dams and reservoirs:
Reason (R) : Dams have the capacity of holding huge quantity of water during flood period.
Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below:
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(A) is true, but (R) is false
(A) is false, but (R) is true
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