Smooth surface without singular curves

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Does there exist a smooth projective surface over a given field such that every curve on it is smooth?

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No such surfaces exist. Let $O(1)$ be an ample line bundle on a smooth projective surface $X$ and if $M$ is the maximal ideal sheaf of a point $p\in X$, $M^2(n)$ is globally generated for $n\gg 0$ and by Bertini, a general section will give an irreducible curve which is singular at $p$.