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Tamil Nadu Census 2011 - recommended for TNPSC Preliminary Examination

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Category
2011
Population
7,21,38,958 (37.19R + 34.95U)
Sex Ratio
995
Child Population
6.89 million / 68.9 L
Child sex ratio
946
Literates
52.41 million/ 5.241 Crore
Literacy rate
80.33
Rural Population growth
2.27 million (absolute)
Urban Population growth
7.47 million (absolute)
Districts
32
Sub-Districts
215
Towns
1097
Villages
15979

1.       Largest Rural Population – Villupuram (7.94% of state rural population)
2.       Highest Urban Population – Chennai (13.39% of state urban population)
3.       Decade growth rate in population in rural and urban – 6.49% & 27.16% (TN overall – 15.60%)
4.       Decade growth rate highest in rural – Villupuram district (16.58%)
5.       Decade growth rate lowest in rural – Kanyakumari district (-43.89%)
6.       Decade growth rate highest in urban – Kancheepuram district (65.33%)
7.       Decade growth rate lowest in urban – Nilgiri district (-4.09%)
8.       Proportion of rural and urban population – 51.55% and 48.45% (increase of 4.41%)
9.       Largest proportion of rural population – Ariyalur (88.88%)
10.   Largest proportion of urban population – Kanyakumari (82.47%) – (apart from Chennai which is totally urban)
11.   Sex ratio – 995 (987 in 2001); increase in rural by 1 point to 993 and increase in urban by 16 points to 998.
12.   Highest sex ratio – Nilgiri district (1041); Rural – Nilgiri district (1055); Urban – Thanjavur district (1038).
13.   Lowest sex ratio – 1. Salem (934), 2. Ramanathapuram (960)
14.   Child population (0-6 years) – declined in rural (-13.73%) and grown in urban (+8.02%) (Note : decline in child population means decline in fertility, which shows that the stage is in 3rd stage of demographic transition)
15.   Child sex ratio – 946 (942 in 2001); Rural -937(933 in 2001) and Urban – 957(955 in 2001).
16.   Rural child ratio – Niligiri (highest -979); Cuddalore (lowest – 878)
17.   Urban child ratio – Nilgiri (highest – 984); Ariyalur (lowest – 908)
18.   Highest number of rural literate – Villupuram; Highest number of urban literate – Chennai followed by Coimbatore.
19.   Literacy rate -  Male literacy rate – 86.81 ( R-82.08, U-91.82); Female literacy rate – 73.86 (R-65.52, U-82.67)
20.   Highest literacy rate in urban and rural – Kanyakumari district (R-90.95; U-92.40)
21.   Lowest literacy rate in urban and rural – Dharmapuri district (R-62.69; U-74.43)
22.    Highest male literacy rate in rural – Kanyakumari (92.49)
23.   Highest male literacy rate in urban – Pudukottai and Sivaganga (94.17)
24.   Lowest male literacy in urban and rural – Dharmapuri (R-67.30, U-78.17)
25.   Lowest female literacy rate in rural – Salem (56.71)
26.   Lowest female literacy rate in urban – Dharmapuri (70.25)
27.   More Villages in – Villupuram district (1486); Less in Nilgiri (40)
28.   No if sub-districts more in – Tirunelveli and Pudukottai (11 each)
29.   No of statutory towns more in – Kanyakumari district
30.   No of census towns more in – Kancheepuram district
Summary of above in tabular format
*denotes excluding Chennai. Means Chennai is the highest or lowest and the mentioned is the next to it. B in sex denotes both.
Sex
Category
Highest
Lowest
B
Population
Kancheepuram*
Nilgiri
B
Rural Population
Villupuram
Nilgiri
B
Urban Population
Coimbatore*
Ariyalur
B
Decade growth rate in urban
Kancheepuram
Nilgiri
B
Decade growth rate in rural
Villupuram
Kanyakumari
B
Proportion of rural population
Ariyalur
Kanyakumari
B
Proportion of urban population
Kanyakumari
Ariyalur
-
Sex Ratio
Nilgiri
Salem
-
Rural Sex ratio
Nilgiri
Salem
-
Urban Sex ratio
Thanjavur
Krishnagiri
-
Child Sex ratio
Nilgiri
Ariyalur
-
Rural child sex ratio
Nilgiri
Cuddalore
-
Urban child sex ratio
Nilgiri
Ariyalur
B
Child Population
Vellore*
Perambalur
B
Rural Child Population
Villupuram
Nilgiri
B
Urban Child Population
Kancheepuram*
Ariyalur
B
Decade child population growth
Kancheepuram
Nilgiri
B
Decade rural child population growth
Villupuram
Kanyakumari
B
Decade urban child population growth
Kancheepuram
Nilgiri
B
Highest rural literates
Villupuram
Nilgiris
B
Highest Urban literates
Chennai
Ariyalur
R+U
Literacy Rate
Kaniyakumari
Dharmapuri
-
Male Literacy Rate - Rural
Kaniyakumari
Dharmapuri
-
Male Literacy rate - Urban
Sivanganga & Pudukottai
Dharmapuri
-
Female Literacy rate- rural
Kanyakumari
Salem
-
Female literacy rate - urban
Kanyakumari
Dharmapuri



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SSC CPO 2013 (SI and NCB Examinaiton) General Knowledge and General Awareness questions with answer key held on 23.06.2013

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  Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducted the CPO 2013 examination on 23.06.2013 for the recruitment of Sub-Inspectors in Delhi Police, CAPFs and Assistant Sub-Inspector in CISF and Intelligence Officer in Narcotics Control Bureau. Below is the  General Knowledge and General Awareness questions asked in the forenoon session on 23.06.2013.  The order of questions arranged are on the basis of Test form No: 666 TP 7.

General Knowledge & General Awareness - CPO 2013 (FN Session)

1. Who made use of the word ' State' for the first time?
    ANSWER : Machiavilli     

2. Why a Central Banking Institution (Central Bank) is required in a country?
    (a) For issue of paper currency (b) For control of credit (c) For implementation of governments monetary                     policies (d) All the above. 
    ANSWER: All the above

3.Narendra Kohli has been recently chosen for the award of------
    (a) Saraswathi Samman, 2012 (b) Vyas Samman, 2012 (c) Jnanpith Award, 2012 (d) None
   ANSWER : Vyas Samman, 2012

4. The electoral college, which elects the Vice President consists of 
     ANSWER : All members of both the Houses of the Parliament

5. The Chief Justice and other judges of High Court held Office till age of 
    ANSWER : 62 Years

6. Which State in India never had MLA so far?
   (a) Assam (b) Meghalaya (c) Nagaland (d) None of the above
    ANSWER : None of the above

7. Chromosomes other tha sex chromosomes are called -------
   ANSWER : Autosomes

8. Who has been described as the Father of Local Self Government in Colonial India?
 ANSWER : Lord Rippon

9. Which of the following is used as Rodenticide?
 ANSWER: Zinc Phosphide

10. Which one of the constitutional offices has never been held by a woman in India?
(a) Chief Justice of Supreme Court (b) Prime Minister (c) Chief Election Commissioner (d) Speaker of Lok   Sabha
ANSWER : Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

11. The largest living ape is ----
(a) Orangutan  (b) Gorilla   (c) Gibbon   (d) Chimpanzee
ANSWER : Gorilla

12. Which of the following is not used in the storage phase of a computer-based inforamtion system?
(a) Diskette (b) Hard Disk (c) Magnetic tape  (d) Key board
ANSWER : Keyboard

13. Intellectual occupation falls under ------ activity
ANSWER : Quarternary

14. Dandidurga established a new dynasty, called-----
ANSWER : Rashtrakutas.

15. Which one of the taxes is not levied by the Union government?
(a) Corporation tax  (b) Income tax on Agricultural land (c) Customs (d) Income tax
ANSWER : Income tax on Agricultural land.

16. Who was the king of England during the American war of Independance?
ANSWER : George III

17. Which is constant for a satellite in orbit?
ANSWER: Angular Momentum

18. Which one of the book is wrongly matched?
 ANSWER : Beyond the Lines - Khuswant Singh   (Because the author of the book is Kuldip Nayar)

19. If two liquids have widely different boiling points, they may be separated by----
ANSWER : Fractional distillation.

20. " Maximum happiness of the maximum number" is the slogan of---
ANSWER : Utilitarianism

21. Which one of the following is not the duty of Muqtis and Iqtas?
ANSWER : Undertake religious work on behalf of sultan.

22. Air pollution by "Fly ash" is caused by----
ANSWER: Coal combustion in Thermal power plants.

23. Rust of wheat is a ------
ANSWER : Fungal disease.

24. External ear of man is mainly made up of-------
ANSWER : Cartilage

25. The difference between 'Gross value added' and 'Net value added' is---
ANSWER : Consumption of fixed capital.

26. Alternating current is converted into direct current by-----
 ANSWER : Rectifier

27. Wax is ---
 ANSWER : an ester

28. Suitable impurities are added to a semi-conductor depending upon its use. This is done in order to---,
ANSWER : Increase its electrical conductivity.

29. Mixed Economy means----
ANSWER : Co-Existence of public and private sector.

30. Which strait separates Australia and Tasmania?
ANSWER : Bass Strait

31. To whom does the President of India address his letter of resignation?
ANSWER: Vice-President.

32. The 'super bug' used in controlling oil pollution is ----
ANSWER : A bacterial strain.

33. The opportunity-cost concept-----
ANSWER : explains about the cost of the next best alternative use of a factor.

34. Which one of the following pair is wrongly matched?
ANSWER : Pneumonia - Coccus

35. Red colour of Ruby crystal is due to the presence of----
ANSWER : Chromium Oxide

36. Which one of the lake is not a permanent lake? 
(a) Playa Lake  (b) Caldera Lake  (c) Cirque lake (d) Ox-bow lake
ANSWER : --------

37. Which one of the following is wrongly matched?
ANSWER : Chattisgarh - Sal

38. Density of water when heated from 0 degree Celsius to 100 degree Celsius-----
ANSWER : increases up to 4 degree Celsius and then decreases

39. A step-by-step procedure to solve a given problem is called----
ANSWER : Algorithm

40. Among the following teams, which team has won the Indian Premier League (IPL) final for two successive years till 2012?
ANSWER : Chennai Super Kings

41. By which article of the Indian constitution ' untouchability' has been abolished---- 
ANSWER : Article 17

42. A plain formed by the uplift of a part of the sea floor is called a ----
ANSWER: Depositional Plain

43. Gibberellins, the plant growth hormone, are extracted from-----
ANSWER: Fungus

44. What was the ultimate goal of Gandhi's salt satyagraha?
ANSWER : Poorna Swaraj for India

45. Which European country conferred on Amartya Sen its highest civilian honour in 2013?
ANSWER: France

46. What will be the venue, for the next World Chess Championship to be held in November 2013/
ANSWER : Chennai

47. Which is the second longest National highway in India?
ANSWER: NH6

48. The consumption-function of an economy shows----
ANSWER: The total level of consumption

49. In which city the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) collection is done by the voluntary organisation EXNORA (Excellent Novel and Radical) ?
ANSWER: Chennai

50. Which of the following was the earliest plantation crop introduced in India?
ANSWER: Tea


Note: Unable to get the answer for Question No. 36 and in Q.No 50 the answer is decided on the basis of probability. If you are aware of these two answers, you may share it in the comment box. 

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RBI Assistant Examination 2012 - General Awareness Question Paper with Key

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Reserve Bank of India conducted the written examination for the selection of 1000 assistants across India on 29th of April 2012. The question paper comprised of 200 questions divided into 5 parts each carrying 40 questions which has to be completed in 2 hours. General awareness comprised of 40 questions. Questions asked in the examination is of objective type with 4 choices. Here the questions and answers are alone updated, which means choices given in the examination are not given as the questions are framed purely on memory retention.

RBI Assistant General Awareness Paper - 2012


  1. Who is the RBI deputy governor?
  2. Which term is associated with Cricket? - Silly point (other options : Free Kick, Kho etc.,)
  3. Which Cup is related to Tennis? - Davis Cup (Other options: Santhosh trophy, Durand Cup etc.,)
  4. Common Wealth Games 2018? - Australia
  5. Nobel Prize for Literature 2011? - Tomas Transtromer
  6. NABARD Function? - To look after regional rural and co-operative bank
  7. RBI Function? - Options forgot
  8. Rating agency similar to S&P in India? - CRISIL
  9. National award for best actress 2012? - Vidya Balan
  10. Kyoto Protocol is related to? - Environment
  11. Which country is a member of BRICS? - South Africa ( other options : Sri Lanks, Pakistan etc.,)
  12. Which country launched is observation satellite into space from Pyongyang - North Korea
  13. Chinese naval base in the island of Seychelles is in?- Indian Ocean ( other options : China Sea, Pacific Ocean, Bay of Bengal)
  14. Small Coin refers to? - 50 paisa ( actually coins upto 50 paisa are called so)
  15. Uttar Pradesh CM? -Akhilesh Yadav
  16. Tendulkar scored his 100th ton against? - Bangladesh
  17. Who hold the office of president of a country at present ? Nicholas Sarkozy (Other options : Ban Ki Moon, Murdorch etc.,)
  18. Deepika won cup in Dec 2011 in? - Squash (Other option : Tennis, Badminton etc.,)
  19. India purchased Rafale aircraft from France, it is a ? - Fighter aircraft
  20. Padma Vibhushan 2012 from the list ? - TV Rajeshwar
  21. Scheme to encourage schooling? - Mid day meals 
  22. Scheme to promote rural infrastucture? - Indira Awaaz Yojan (other options : Rajiv avaas Yojana, Bharath Niraman. MNREGA)
  23. Nulcear power plant is in which place from the list? - Jaitapur
  24. Which is not related to infrastructure development - Textiles ( Other options: Electricity, Road and Railways, Telecommunication)
  25. Term related to Economics?- Balance of payment (other options : Mass defect, Absolute zero)
  26. Unit of Energy? - Joule
  27. Author of the book Malgudi days? - R.K.Narayan
  28. US forced India to shut down gasline project with? - Iran
  29. US removed its troops after 9 years from? - Iraq (other options : Afghanistan)
  30. Which is not the feature of Union budget 2012? - Options forgot
  31. Which of the following is not a currency? -Ecuador (Other options were currency)
  32. Award given to coaches in sports? - Dronacharya award(Ohter options : Arjuna award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award)
  33. World AIDS day? - December 1
  34. In NBFC, F stands for? - Financial 
  35.  Another question related book who is a author of India origin? 
  Another 5 questions were asked and it will be updated once I get it.


Note: All these questions were framed through memory retention and this is not the same way or order it is asked in exam.







   
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