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10th November 2014, 10:48 AM
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VAO Exam Question Paper
Can you provide me the question of TNPSC Village Administrative Officer (VAO) as my cousin is preparing for the exam?
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10th November 2014, 11:06 AM
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Re: VAO Exam Question Paper
The minimum qualification for Tamilnadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) VAO (Village Administrative Officer) is 10th pass. To get selected is not really tough but there is more competition so you have to score high marks. The Tamilnadu Public Service Commission Village Administrative Officer (VAO) Exam Written exam will be conducted in two following parts: 1. General Knowledge There will be 100 questions in this section and the questions will be of S.S.L.C. Standard. It is set in both languages, English & Tamil 2. General Tamil/General English VAO Exam Question Paper Directions—(Q. 1–15) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. Mihir and Mahadev lived in the same village. While Mahadev owned the largest shop in the village, Mihir was a poor farmer. Both had large families, with many sons, daughtersin-law and grandchildren. One day, Mihir, tired of not being able to make ends meet, decided to leave the village and move to the city where they were sure to make enough to feed everyone. They said their goodbyes, packed their few belongings and set off. When night fell, they stopped under a large tree. There was a stream running nearby, where they could refresh themselves. Mihir told his sons to clear the area below the tree. He told his wife to fetch water. He instructed his daughters-in-law to make up the fire and started cutting wood from the tree himself. Now, in the branches of that tree sat a thief. He watched as Mihir’s family worked together. He also noticed they had nothing to cook. Mihir’s wife too thought the same, for she said to her husband, “Everything is ready. But what shall we eat ?” Mihir raised his hands to heaven and said, “Don’t worry. He is watching all this from above. He will help us.” The thief was worried. He had seen that the family was large and worked well together. Surely they did not know he was hiding in the branches ? He decided to make a quick getaway. He climbed down swiftly when they were not looking and ran for his life. But, he left behind his bundle of stolen jewels and money, which dropped down into Mihir’s lap. He opened it and jumped with joy when he saw the contents. The family promptly gathered its belongings and returned to the village. There was great excitement when they told everyone how they got rich. Mahadev thought this was a nice quick way to earn some money ! He commanded his family to pack some clothes and they set off as if on a journey. They stopped under the same tree and Mahadev started commanding everyone as Mihir had done. But no one in his family was willing to obey orders. They were used to having servants wait on them – so the one who went to the river to fetch water had a nice bath. The one who went to gather wood for the fire went off to sleep beneath the tree. And Mahadev only ordered everyone about, not bothering to do anything himself. Meanwhile the thief had returned to the tree. He noticed the family members were greedy and selfish. They would never be able to put up a fight together. Then, Mahadev and his wife started the conversation that they had rehearsed carefully. Mahadev’s wife said, “Everything is ready. But what shall we eat ?” Mahadev raised his hands upwards and said, “Don’t worry. He is watching all this from above. He will help us”. At this, the thief jumped down from the tree, knife in hand. Seeing him, everyone started running helter skelter to save themselves. The thief stole everything. Mahadev and his family had to return to the village empty-handed, having lost all the jewellery and gold they had taken with them. 1. Which of the following cannot be said about Mihir’s family ? (a) They respected and obeyed Mihir. (b) They were so poor that they sometimes had to starve. (c) They had no friends in the village when they were poor. (A) None (B) Only (c) (C) Only (b) and (c) (D) Only (b) (E) All (a), (b) and (c) Ans : (C) 2. Why did Mihir and his family decide to camp under the ‘thief’s tree’ ? (A) Being a large family they knew they could capture the thief (B) It was a convenient spot to camp for the night (C) It was the only tree large enough to shelter the whole family (D) there was a stream nearby and wood to build a house (E) Exhausted after the day’s travel they couldn’t walk any more Ans : (B) 3. Why did the thief leave the valuables he had stolen behind ? (A) Seeing Mihir’s faith in God the thief was filled with remorse (B) Feeling sorry for Mihir’s family he decided to donate the valuables to them (C) He was afraid that God would punish him for stealing (D) In his hurry to run away he forget to take the valuables along (E) He was confident that they were so well hidden that they would not be found Ans : (D) 4. Which of the following best describes Mahadev ? (A) He was a rich businessman (B) He bullied his wife so she obeyed him (C) He paid his servants well to look after his family’s needs (D) He was greedy and had cheated Mihir (E) He was brave and decided to trick the thief Ans : (A) 5. Why did Mihir’s family return to the village ? (A) To show off their newfound wealth (B) To buy back their land and start a business (C) They had no need to shift to the city (D) To share their wealth with the other villagers (E) They wanted to sing God’s praises to all the villagers Ans : (C) 6. What made Mihir utter the phrase, “He is watching all this from above.” ? (A) He had spotted the thief and wanted to frighten him off (B) He was telling his wife to trust God to look after them (C) It was a warming to his family members to stick together (D) He was begging the thief for help to feed his family (E) None of these Ans : (B) 7. Which of the following is TRUE in the context of the passage ? (A) Mahadev planned to seek his fortune in the city as Mihir had (B) Mihir’s family preferred to live in the city (C) Mahadev had no intention of moving to the city (D) Mahadev lost his entire life savings to the thief (E) The thief only robbed those whom he did not like Ans : (D) 8. Why did the thief return to the tree ? (A) To plot how to get his money back (B) He thought no one would look for him there (C) To keep a watch on Mahadev’s family (D) Not mentioned in the passage (E) None of these Ans : (D) 9. Why was the thief not afraid of Mahadev’s family ? (A) They had not brought their servants along to protect them (B) Seeing their wealth he suspected them of stealing his loot (C) He had weapons to defend himself (D) Mahadev’s family was not as large as Mihir’s (E) None of these Ans : (E) 10. How did the villagers react to Mihir’s new found wealth ? (A) They tried hard to coax him to reveal the secret of his wealth (B) They followed his example and became more devout (C) They pretended to happy for him but were secretly jealous (D) They each plotted to visit the tree and get rich quickly (E) None of these Ans : (E) Directions—(Q. 11–13) Which of the following is most similar in meaning to the word given in bold as used in the passage. 11. make(A) earn (B) estimate (C) prepare (D) build (E) settle Ans : (A) 12. lost (A) defeated (B) failed (C) forfeited (D) wasted (E) destroyed Ans : (D) 13. getaway (A) holiday (B) freedom (C) fantasy (D) escape (E) relaxation Ans : (D) Directions—(Q. 14–15) Which of the following is most opposite in meaning of the word given in bold as used in the passage. 14. rehearsed(A) repeated (B) forced (C) fake (D) unplanned (E) effortless Ans : (D) 15. willing (A) oblige (B) reluctant (C) distracted (D) determined (E) obstacle Ans : (B) Directions—(Q. 16–25) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error the answer is (E). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any) 16. The majority of the population believes (A) / that the stock market is recovered (B) / and that it is the (C) / right time to buy shares. (D) No error (E) Ans : (B) 17. Seema’s new office is close (A) / to her residence so (B) / she will not longer (C) / have to travel by train. (D) No error (E) Ans : (C) 18. In the present guidelines, (A) / the bank is required to obtain (B) / a photograph from any person (C) / who wishes to open an account. (D) No error (E) Ans : (C) 19. Chetan puts in a lot (A) / of effort to ensure (B) / that the scheme was (C) / launched in March. (D) No error (E) Ans : (C) 20. As our economy is (A) / experiencing a recession, banks (B) / have became very cautious (C) / about giving loans. (D) No error (E) Ans : (C) 21. After retiring she spent (A) / most of her time teaching young (B) / doctors and motivating themselves (C) / to work in rural areas. (D) No error (E) Ans : (A) 22. Since this foreign bank has (A) / not performed very good this year (B) / it will not be setting / up any new branches. (D) No error (E) Ans : (B) 23. Our Chairman is deeply concerned (A) / about the environment (B) / and plans to take some steps to reduce the (C) / pollution caused by our factories. (D) No error (E) Ans : (E) 24. He was afraid that his parents (A) / would not allow him to (B) / make the film so he did (C) / not tell them about it. (D) No error (E) Ans : (E) 25. I was previously posted (A) / in Singapore and it (B) / took me a long time (C) / to accustom to the food. (D) No error (E) Ans : (D) Directions—(Q. 26–30) In each question below a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are lettered as (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these four words printed in bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate if any. The letter of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (E) i.e. ‘All correct’ as your answer. 26. He was a member (A) of the original (B) committee which drafted (C) these recommendations. (D) All correct (E) Ans : (B) 27. Do not procede (A) with the transfer (B) of funds until you receive further (C) instructions. (D) All correct (E) Ans : (A) 28. Our branch is located (A) in a remote (B) area where water is scarcity (C) available. (D) All correct (E) Ans : (C) 29. To gain (A) their support, (B) you must convenience (C) them of the benefits (D) of the proposal. All correct (E) Ans : (C) 30. The deal we negotiated (A) has not been approved (B) by RBI and needs (C) to be revized. (D) All correct (E) Ans : (D) Directions—(Q. 31–35) Rearrange the following six sentences (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them. (a) A few minutes later he was hauled back on board the ship, on the captain’s orders. (b) One of the crew began to complain and moan about the situation and no one could silence him. (c) Marvelling at the change, the passengers asked for an explanation, to which the captain replied, “We never appreciate how well off we are in a situation until we fall into a worse one”. (d) During a voyage a great storm arose. (e) In exasperation the captain ordered him to be thrown overboard. (f) To everyone’s surprise, the man immediately went back to his post and silently began to work. 31. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement ? (A) (a) (B) (b) (C) (c) (D) (d) (E) (e) Ans : (E) 32. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement ? (A) (a) (B) (b) (C) (c) (D) (d) (E) (e) Ans : (D) 33. Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence after rearrangement ? (A) (b) (B) (c) (C) (d) (D) (e) (E) (f) Ans : (E) 34. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement ? (A) (b) (B) (c) (C) (d) (D) (e) (E) (f) Ans : (A) 35. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement ? (A) (a) (B) (b) (C) (c) (D) (d) (E) (f) Ans : (C) Directions—(Q. 36–40) Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark (E) as the answer. 36. Ensure we have the necessary clearance is the responsibility of the legal department. (A) Ensuring we have (B) To ensure having (C) We have been ensured (D) Ensuring us having (E) No correction required Ans : (B) 37. They have decided to go ahead and implement which was discussed at last month’s conference in Chennai. (A) What we had discussed (B) Whatever discussion (C) That being discussed (D) Which has been discussed (E) No correction required Ans : (A) 38. To reduce costs, we should replace our current system by much efficient one. (A) Through more efficient (B) Efficiently by (C) With a more efficient (D) For better efficiency (E) No correction required Ans : (C) 39. Staff in the district offices can easily monitor whether the payments are being made in time. (A) Easily be monitored (B) Monitor easier whether (C) Easy to monitor that (D) Monitor easily (E) No correction required Ans : (E) 40. Most of the managers whom involved in the deal had previously worked for multinational banks. (A) Whose involved (B) Involvement with (C) Involving whom (D) Involved in (E) No correction required Ans : (D) Directions—(Q. 41–50) In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case. One rainy day while driving me home from school my father stopped to offer a frail old man a lift. Though he was headed in the opposite …(41)…, my father insisted. By the time we …(42)… home it was late and I was tired and …(43)… with my father. That night, my father …(44)… me a bedtime story as usual–A …(45)… Emperor was once asked “Sire, while you …(46)… rich and powerful, your teacher doesn’t even …(47)… a piece of land yet you visit him, …(48)… don’t you summon him to court ?” The Emperor …(49)… and said, “You are mistaken, my teacher is …(50)… than I am. My land can be lost in a war but he possesses knowledge which can never be stolen.” “The old man was my teacher.” my father concluded. I have never forgotten the lesson my father ‘taught’ me that day. 41. (A) route (B) manner (C) direction (D) side (E) way Ans : (C) 42. (A) left (B) arrived (C) return (D) gone (E) reach Ans : (B) 43. (A) complained (B) annoying (C) hungry (D) upset (E) worried Ans : (D) 44. (A) taught (B) described (C) told (D) reads (E) related Ans : (C) 45. (A) greedy (B) honest (C) foolish (D) mighty (E) cruel Ans : (D) 46. (A) are (B) being (C) were (D) so (E) seem Ans : (A) 47. (A) own (B) earn (C) acquire (D) possessed (E) has Ans : (A) 48. |
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26th November 2014, 11:24 AM
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VAO exam question paper
Hi can you please provide me the question paper of TNPSC VAO exam so can you provide me?
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26th November 2014, 12:56 PM
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Re: VAO exam question paper Hi, as you want the question paper of TNPSC VAO exam so here I am providing you. TNPSC VAO exam question paper 1. Density of matter is defined as A. mass / volume B. mass × volume C. volume / mass D. none of these 2. The resultant upthrust on a body partly immersed in liquid acts through A. the centre of gravity B. the metacentre C. the centre of pressure D. none of these 3. A transverse wave travels along z-axis. The particles of the medium travels along A. z-axis B. x-axis C. y-axis D. in x-y plane 4. Joule-Thomson cooling is A. temperature dependent B. temperature independent C. dependent on the molecular weight of the gas D. dependent on the total mass of the gas 5. The principle of action of points is used in A. capacitors B. inductors C. resistors D. lightning arrestors 6. A jet engine works under the principle of A. mass B. Anergy C. linear momentum D. angular momentum 7. To find the temperature of the sun, the following law is used: A. Charles’ law B. Stefan’s fourth power law of radiation C. Boyle’s law D. Kirchhoff’s law 8. Calotropis is an example of the following phyllotaxy: A. opposite and decussate B. spiral C. whorled D. alternate 9. Radio carbon dating is used to A. find diseases B. find the age of relics C. find the carbon content in the atmosphere D. none of these 10. Frequency modulation is more advantageous than amplitude modulation because A. there will be no distortion B. distortion will be maximum C. no internal noises produced D. internal noises can be filtered 11. X-rays travel with the velocity of A. light B. sound C. positive rays D. alpha rays 12. A loudspeaker converts A. electrical energy into sound energy B. sound energy into electrical energy C. small sound into a large sound D. none of the above 13. The transverse wave nature of light was proved by A. interference B. diffraction C. polarisation D. refraction 14. Electric iron takes a long time to cool because of A. greater emissivity B. lesser emissivity C. less absorptive power D. more absorptive power 15. Helium is preferred to hydrogen in airships because it A. has greater lifting power B. is less dense C. cheaper D. does not form explosive mixture with air 16. Excessive consumption of alcohol damages the A. liver B. kidneys C. heart D. lungs 17. Which of the following has the smell of garlic? A. White phosphorus B. Red phosphorus C. Phosphorus chloride D. Phosphine 18. A common nitrogenous fertilizer is A. urea B. superphosphate C. triple phosphate D. potassium chloride 27. The acid which etches glass is A. nitric acid B. sulphuric acid C. hydrofluoric acid D. hypochlorous acid 28. Which of the following diseases is likely to spread in the entire community if a leaky septic tank contaminates the water supply? A. Cholera B. Cancer C. Tuberculosis D. Leprosy 29. Yeast help in the production of A. oxygen B. glucose C. alcohol D. salts 30. Many pulses are obtained from plants of the family A. Euphorbiaceae B. Fabaceae C. Asteraceae D. Musaceae |
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