Tnpsc group i main previous year exam solved papers

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1 MAINS AND PRELIMS CUM MAINS BATCH ADMISSION STARTS ON 31st MAY. CLASS STARTS ON 7th JUNE

GROUP 1 – 2010 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (A - SERIES)

1. Nobel Laureate 2009 in Chemistry is awarded to Venkataraman Ramakrishnan for his work on

a) Hypsochrome b) Ribosome

c) Chromatogram d) Auxochraom

2009 ô¢ «õî¤ò¤òô¢ «ï£ðô¢ ðó¤² ªðø¢ø ªõé¢èì¢ó£ñù¢ ó£ñè¤¼û¢íù¤ù¢ Ýó£ò¢ê¢ê¤ò£ù¶ . . . . . . . . .

ðø¢ø¤ò¶

a) è¤ð¢ê£°«ó£ñ¢ b) ¬ó«ð£«ê£ñ¢

c) °«ó£«ñì¢«ì£è¤ó£ñ¢ d) Ýè¢ê£°«ó£ñ¢

2. Fast Breeder Test Reactor is at

a) Trombay b) Kaiga

c) Kudankulam d) Kalpakkam

«õè ßÂ «ê£î¬ù Üµ à¬ô Þ¼è¢°ñ¤ìñ¢

a) ®ó£ñ¢«ð b) ¬èè£

c) Ãìé¢°÷ñ¢ d) èô¢ð£è¢èñ¢

3. Who is the Chairman of 12th

Finance Commission

a) C.Rangarajan b) K.C.Pant

c) Kalkar d) Madhavan Ravindra

12õ¶ ï¤î¤è¢°¿õ¤ù¢ î¬ôõó¢ ò£ó¢?

a) C.óé¢èó£üù¢ b) K.C. ðí¢ì¢

c) «èô¢èó¢ d) ñ£îõù¢ óõ¤ï¢ó£

4. Which of the following Amendments Act inserted the word “Secular” in the Preamble of the

Constitution of India

a) 41st Amendment Act, 1976 b) 42

nd Amendment Act 1976

c) 43rd

Amendment Act, 1977 d) 44th

Amendment Act, 1979

ð¤ù¢õ¼ñ¢ Üóê¤òô¬ñð¢¹î¢ î¤¼î¢îê¢ êì¢ìé¢è÷¤ô¢ Þï¢î¤ò Üóê¤òô¬ñð¢¹ ºè¾¬óò¤ô¢ “êñò ê£ó¢ðø¢ø”

âù¢ø õ£ó¢î¢¬î¬òê¢ ªê¼è ¬õî¢î¶ â¶?

a) 1976ñ¢ Ýí¢´ 41 õ¶ Üóê¤òô¬ñð¢¹î¢

î¤¼î¢îê¢ êì¢ìñ¢

b) 1976ñ¢ Ýí¢´ 42 õ¶ Üóê¤òô¬ñð¢¹î¢


c) 1976ñ¢ Ýí¢´ 42 õ¶ Üóê¤òô¬ñð¢¹î¢


d) 1976ñ¢ Ýí¢´ 44 õ¶ Üóê¤òô¬ñð¢¹î¢


5. The Chairperson and other members of State Human Rights Commission are appointed by the

a) Governor b) Chief Minister

c) Home Minister d) None of them

ñ£ï¤ô ñù¤î àó¤¬ñè÷¢ Ý¬íòî¢î¤ù¢ î¬ôõó¢ ñø¢Áñ¢ Þîó àÁð¢ð¤ùó¢è¬÷ ï¤òñ¤ð¢ðõó¢

a) ÝÀïó¢ b) ºîô¬ñê¢êó¢

c) à÷¢¶¬ø Ü¬ñê¢êó¢ d) Þõø¢Á÷¢ âõ¼ñ¤ô¢¬ô

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6. Tamil Calendar is based on the movement of

a) Moon b) Saturn

c) Sun d) Mars

îñ¤ö¢ï£ì¢è£ì¢® ð¤ù¢õ¼õùõø¢ø¤ô¢ âï¢î åù¢ø¤ù¢ Ü¬ê¾è¬÷ ¬õî¢¶ èí¤è¢èð¢ð´è¤ø¶?

a) êï¢î¤óù¢ b) êù¤

c) Åó¤òù¢ d) õ¤ò£öù¢

7. Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes below

List I List II

A. Justice Party 1. Periyar E.V.R.

B. Dravida Kazhagam 2. Singaravelu Chettiar

C. Dravida Munnetra

Kazhagam

3. T.M.Nair

D. Communist Party 4. C.N.Annadurai

Codes

A B C D

a) 1 3 4 2

b) 4 1 3 2

c) 3 1 4 2

d) 2 1 3 4

ðì¢®òô¢ I ä ðì¢®òô¢ II àìù¢ êó¤ò£èð¢ ªð£¼î¢î¤ è¦ö¢è¢ °ø¤ð¢ð¤ì¢´÷¢÷ °ø¤ò¦´è÷¤ù¢ Ü®ð¢ð¬ìò¤ô¢

êó¤ò£ù õ¤¬ì¬òî¢ «îó¢¾ ªêò¢è

ðì¢®òô¢ I ðì¢®òô¢ II

A. ï¦î¤è¢èì¢ê¤ 1. ªðó¤ò£ó¢ ß.«õ.ó£

B. î¤ó£õ¤ìó¢ èöèñ¢ 2. ê¤é¢èó£«õ½ ªêì¢®ò£ó¢

C. î¤ó£õ¤ì

ºù¢«ùø¢øè¢èöèñ¢

3. T.M.ï£òó¢

D. ªð£¶¾ì¬ñè¢ èì¢ê¤ 4. ê¤.âù¢. Üí¢í£¶¬ó

°ø¤ò¦´è÷¢

A B C D

a) 1 3 4 2

b) 4 1 3 2

c) 3 1 4 2

d) 2 1 3 4

8. Tamil Sangam was supposed to be held at

a) Uraiyur b) Kanchi

c) Madurai d) Vanji

îñ¤ö¢êé¢èñ¢ ï¤Áõð¢ðì¢ì Þìñ¢

a) à¬øÎó¢ b) è£ë¢ê¤

c) ñ¶¬ó d) õë¢ê¤

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9. Who was the Prime Minister of India when Tashkment Agreement was signed?

a) Jawaharlal Nehru b) Lal Bahadur Shastri

c) Indira Gandhi d) Rajiv Gandhi

î£û¢èí¢ì¢ åð¢ðï¢îñ¢ ¬èªò¿î¢î¤ìð¢ðì¢ì «ð£¶ Þï¢î¤òð¢ ð¤óîñó£è Þ¼ï¢îõó¢ ò£ó¢?

a) üõýó¢ô£ô¢«ï¼ b) ô£ô¢ ðèÉó¢ ê£ú¢î¤ó¤

c) Þï¢î¤ó£ è£ï¢î¤ d) ó£ü¦õ¢è£ï¢î¤

10. The Constituent Assembly completed its work of constitution marking on

a) 16th

May 1946 b) 9th

December 1948

c) 26th

November 1949 d) 26th

January 1950

Üóê¤òô¢ Ü¬ñð¢¹ ï¤ó¢íò ê¬ð îù¢Â¬ìò Üóê¤òô¢ Ü¬ñð¢¹ ðí¤ ï¤¬ø¾ ªêò¢î ï£÷¢

a) 16 «ñ 1946 b) 9 ®êñ¢ðó¢ 1948

c) 26 ïõñ¢ðó¢ 1949 d) 26 üùõó¤ 1950

11. Traditions affirm that a Buddhist council assembled at . . . . . . . . . . in the year of Buddha‟s death

a) Vaisali b) Pataliputra

c) Saranath d) Rajagriha

¹î¢î ñó¹ð¢ð® . . . . . . . . . âù¢Âñ¢ Þìî¢î¤ô¢ ¹î¢îó¢ Þøï¢î Ýí¢®ô¢ ¹î¢î ñ£ï£´ Ã®òî£è

Üø¤è¤«ø£ñ¢

a) ¬õê£ô¤ b) ð£ìô¤¹î¢î¤óñ¢

c) ê£óï£î¢ d) ó£üè¤ó¤è£

12. What is the correct value of θ if x = cos θ satisfies x2- 3x + 2 = 0 ?

a) 1 b) 0

c) - 1 d) Π

x = cos θ âù¢ð¶ x2- 3x + 2 = 0 ù¢ Íôñ¢ Ý°ñ¢ âù¤ô¢, θ âù¢ðîù¢ êó¤ò£ù ñî¤ð¢¹ âù¢ù?

a) 1 b) 0

c) - 1 d) Π

13. Article 263 deals with provisions with respect to

a) Union Public Service Commission b) Election Commission of India

c) Inter-State Council d) Finance Commission

Þï¢î¤ò Üóê¤òô¬ñð¢¹ õ¤î¤ 263 â¬îð¢ ðø¢ø¤ò¶?

a) ñî¢î¤ò ðí¤ò£÷ó¢ «îó¢¾ Ý¬íòñ¢ b) Þï¢î¤ò «îó¢îô¢ Ý¬íòñ¢

c) ñ£ï¤ôé¢è¤¬ìò¤ô£ù °¿ññ¢ d) ï¤î¤ Ý¬íòñ¢

14. Which of the following is not correctly matched?

a) Central Vigilance Commission - Kripalani Committee

b) Father of All India Services - Sardar Vallabhai Patel

c) Secretary General of Non-Aligned Movement - Dr.Rajendra Prasad

d) Union Public Service Commission - A.M.Khusru

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â¶ êó¤ò£è ªð£¼ï¢î£¶?

a) ñî¢î¤ò èí¢è£í¤ð¢¹ Ý¬íòñ¢ - è¤ó¤ð£ôí¤ °¿

b) Ü¬ùî¢¶ Þï¢î¤ò ðí¤è÷¤ù¢ îï¢¬î - êó¢î£ó¢ õô¢ôð£ò¢ ðì¢«ìô¢

c) Ãì¢´ «êó£ Þòè¢èî¢î¤ù¢ ªð£¶

ªêòô£÷ó¢

- ì£è¢ìó¢. ó£«üï¢î¤ó ð¤óê£î¢

d) ñî¢î¤ò ðí¤ò£÷ó¢ «îó¢õ£¬íòñ¢ - ã.âñ¢.°ú¢¼

15. Agricultural holding tax was recommended by

a) John Mathai Committee b) Bhoothalingam Committee

c) Wanchoo Committee d) Raj Committee

ï¤ôî¢î¤ù¢ Ü÷¾ ñ¦î£ù õó¤¬ò ðó¤ï¢¶¬ó ªêò¢î °¿

a) ü£ù¢ñ£î¢î£ò¢ °¿ b) Ìîô¤é¢èñ¢ °¿

c) õ£ù¢Å °¿ d) ó£ü¢ °¿

16. Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) Scheme aimed at

a) Providing Loan assistance b) Providing houses at free of cost

c) Providing transport at free of cost d) None of these

Þï¢î¤ó£ Ýõ£ú¢ î¤ì¢ìî¢î¤ù¢ «ï£è¢èñ¢

a) èìù¢ àîõ¤ Ü÷¤î¢îô¢ b) Þôõê õ¦ì¢´ õêî¤ ªè£´î¢îô¢

c) «ð£è¢°õóî¢¶ õêî¤ ãø¢ð´î¢¶îô¢ d) Þõø¢Á÷¢ â¶¾ñ¤ô¢¬ô

17. The LPG (Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation ) model of development was introduced in

1991 by the then Finance Minister

a) Dr.Manmohan Singh b) Shri P.Chidambaram

c) Shri Pranab Mukherjee d) Shri P.V.Narasimha Rao

ªð£¼÷£î£ó ê¦ó¢î¤¼î¢îî¢¬î (î£ó£÷ñòñ£è¢èô¢, îù¤ò£ó¢ ñòñ£è¢èô¢ ñø¢Áñ¢ àôèñòñ£è¢èô¢)

Þï¢î¤ò£õ¤ô¢ 1991 ñ¢ Ýí¢´ ºù¢ù£÷¢ ï¤î¤ò¬ñê¢êó¢ . . . . . . . . . . Üø¤ºèð¢ð´î¢î¤ù£ó¢

a) ì£è¢ìó¢. ñù¢«ñ£èù¢ê¤é¢ b) î¤¼ ð.ê¤îñ¢ðóñ¢

c) î¤¼. ð¤óù£ð¢ ºèó¢ü¤ d) î¤¼. ð¤.õ¤. ïóê¤ñ¢ñó£õ¢

18. Which commodity forms the single largest item of India‟s import?

a) Capital goods b) Food and allied products

c) Gold d) Oil (fuel)

Þï¢î¤ò£õ¤ù¢ Þøè¢°ñî¤ò¤ô¢ âï¢î å¼ îù¤ð¢ªð£¼÷¢ ñ¤è Üî¤èñ£è à÷¢÷¶?

a) Íôîùð¢ ªð£¼ì¢è÷¢ b) àí¾ ñø¢Áñ¢ àí¾ ê£ó¢ï¢î ªð£¼ì¢è÷¢

c) ªð£ù¢ d) âí¢ªíò¢ (âó¤ªð£¼÷¢)

19. The leader who attended all the Three Round Table Conference was

a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Subhash Chandra Bose

c) Jawaharlal Nehru d) Dr.B.R.Ambedkar

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Íù¢Á õì¢ì«ñ¬ê ñ£ï£´è÷¤½ñ¢ èôï¢¶ ªè£í¢ì î¬ôõó¢

a) ñè£î¢ñ£ è£ï¢î¤ b) ²ð£û¢ êï¢î¤ó «ð£ú¢

c) üõýó¢ô£ô¢ «ï¼ d) ì£è¢ìó¢. B.R. Üñ¢«ðî¢è£ó¢

20. Where in India is the Asia‟s largest optical telescope installed?

a) Darjeeling- WestBengal b) Kodaikanal – Tamil Nadu

c) Mahabaleshwar – Maharashtra d) Kavalur – Tamil Nadu

Þï¢î¤ò£õ¤ô¢ âé¢° Ýê¤ò£õ¤ù¢ ñ¤èð¢ªðó¤ò ªî£¬ô«ï£è¢è¤ Ü¬ñè¢èð¢ðì¢´÷¢÷¶?

a) ì£ó¢ü¤ô¤é¢ - «ñø¢° õé¢èñ¢ b) ªè£¬ìè¢è£ùô¢ - îñ¤ö¢ï£´

c) ñè£ðô¦ú¢õó¢ - ñý£ó£ú¢ì¢ó£ d) è£õÖó¢ - îñ¤ö¢ï£´

21. Which of the following forms the richest ground water province in India?

a) Gondwana Sedimentary Province b) Deccan Trap province

c) Ganga-Brahmaputra Alluvial

province

d) Cenozoic Sedimentary province

Þï¢î¤ò£õ¤ô¢ âï¢î ð¤ó£ï¢î¤òî¢î¤ô¢ ï¤ôî¢î® ï¦ó¢õ÷ñ¢ à¼õ£è ã¶õ£è à÷¢÷¶?

a) «è£ï¢¶õ£ù£ ð®õð¢ð£¬ø ð¤ó£ï¢î¤òñ¢ b) îè¢è£íð¢ ð¦ìÌñ¤ ð¤ó£ï¢î¤òñ¢

c) èé¢¬è- ð¤óñ¢ñ¹î¢î¤ó£ õí¢ìô¢

ð¤ó£ï¢î¤òñ¢

d) ªêùªú£ò¤è¢ ð®¾ð¢ð£¬ø ð¤ó£ï¢î¤òñ¢

22. In which Olympic Games did India last win a Gold Medal in the field hockey?

a) Montreal (1976) b) Moscow (1980)

c) Los Angeles (1984) d) Atlanta (1996)

âï¢î åô¤ñ¢ð¤è¢ õ¤¬÷ò£ì¢®ô¢ Þï¢î¤ò£ ÞÁî¤ò£è ý£è¢è¤ò¤ô¢ îé¢è ðîè¢èî¢¬î ªõù¢ø¶?

a) ñ£ù¢ì¢ó¦ô¢ (1976) b) ñ£ú¢«è£ (1980)

c) ô£ú¢ ãë¢êô¢ú¢ (1984) d) Üì¢ô£í¢ì£ (1996)

23. In India iron-ore deposits are found in

a) Bailadila b) Tumkur

c) Dharwar d) Banswara

Þï¢î¤ò£õ¤ô¢ Þ¼ñ¢¹î¢î£¶ ð®¾è÷¢ è£íð¢ð´õ¶

a) ¬ðô®è£ b) ´ñ¢Ãó¢

c) î£ó¢õ£ó¢ d) ðù¢ú¢õ£ó¢

24. Which Article of the Constitution of India talks about liberty, equality and fraternity?

a) Article 2 b) Article 235

c) Article 243 d) Article 38

Þï¢î¤ò Üóê¤ô¬ñð¢¹ê¢ êì¢ìî¢î¤ù¢ âï¢î ð¤ó¤¾, ²îï¢î¤óñ¢, êñî¢¶õñ¢, ê«è£îóî¢¶õñ¢ ðø¢ø¤ «ð²è¤ø¶?

a) ð¤ó¤¾ 2 b) ð¤ó¤¾ 235

c) ð¤ó¤¾ 243 d) ð¤ó¤¾ 38

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25. Unicellular plants and animals showing Eukaryotic cell structure are included under the kingdom

a) Monera b) Fungi

c) Plantae d) Protista

Î«è£ó¤«ò£ì¢®è¢ ªêô¢ô¬ñð¢¹ ªè£í¢ì åø¢¬ø ªêô¢ î£õóé¢è÷¢ ñø¢Áñ¢ õ¤ôé¢°è÷¢ Þï¢î àôèî¢î¤ô¢

Üìé¢°ñ¢

a) ªñ£ù¤ó£ b) Ìë¢¬ê

c) ð¤÷£í¢«ì d) ¹«ó£®ú¢ì£

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26. Acrosome is made up of

a) Mitochondria b) Centrioles

c) Golgi bodies d) Ribosomes

Üè¢«ó£«ê£ñ¢ âõø¢ø£ô¢ à¼õ£ù¶?

a) ¬ñì¢«ì£è£í¢ì¢ó¤ò£ b) ªêù¢ì¢ó¤«ò£ô¢è÷¢

c) è£ô¢¬è ¸í¢µÁð¢¹è÷¢ d) ¬ó«ð£«ê£ñ¢è÷¢

27. In which state is canal irrigation highly used?

a) Gujarat b) Orissa

c) Uttar Pradesh d) Haryana

Þõø¢Á÷¢ è£ô¢õ£ò¢ ð£êùî¢î¤¬ù Üî¤èñ¢ ðòù¢ð´î¢¶ñ¢ ñ£ï¤ôñ¢ â¶?

a) °üó£î¢ b) åó¤ê£

c) àî¢î¤óð¢ð¤ó«îêñ¢ d) ýó¤ò£ù£

28. The Atomic station which has the highest capacity (MW) is

a) Kaiga, Karnataka b) Kota, Rajasthan

c) Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu d) Tarapur, Maharashtra

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ñ¤è Üî¤è ªè£÷¢î¤øù¢ (MW) ªè£í¢ì Üµñ¤ù¢ ï¤¬ôòñ¢

a) ¬èè£, èó¢ï£ìè£ b) «è£ì¢ì£, ó£üú¢î£ù¢

c) Ãìù¢°÷ñ¢, îñ¤ö¢ï£´ d) î£óð¢Ìó¢, ñè£ó£û¢®ó£

29. As per RBI stipulation doemestic banks are required to provide ……… per cent of their net bank

credit to priority sector

a) 32 b) 40

c) 10 d) 25


a) 32 b) 40

c) 10 d) 25

30. The Madras Native Association was started in

a) 1852 b) 1884

c) 1885 d) 1887


a) 1852 b) 1884

c) 1885 d) 1887

31. The Avogadra number is

a) 6.00 x 1024

b) 6.023 x 1023

c) 6.054 x 1022

d) 6.504 x 1022

Ü«õ£è£ì¢«ó£ âí¢ âù¢ð¶

a) 6.00 x 1024

b) 6.023 x 1023

c) 6.054 x 1022

d) 6.504 x 1022

32. Viscous force is directly proportional to

a) Temperature gradient b) Mass gradient

c) Velocity gradient d) Charge gradient

ð£°ï¤¬ô õ¤¬ê âù¢ð¶ è¦ö¢è£µñ¢ âï¢î åù¢ø¤Âè¢° «ïó¢ õ¤è¤îî¢î¤ô¢ à÷¢÷¶?

a) ªõð¢ðï¤¬ô õ£ì¢ìñ¢ b) ï¤¬ø õ£ì¢ìñ¢

c) «õè õ£ì¢ìñ¢ d) ñ¤ù¢Ûì¢ì õ£ì¢ìñ¢

33. The South American country that suffered due to earthquake in 2010 was

a) Argentina b) Chile

c) Brazil d) Libya

2010 ñ¢ Ýí¢´ Ìèñ¢ðî¢î£ô¢ ð£î¤è¢èð¢ðì¢ì ªîù¢ Üªñó¤è¢è ï£´

a) Üó¢ªüù¢¬ìù£ b) ê¤ô¤

c) ð¤«óê¤ô¢ d) ô¤ð¤ò£

34. According to the Economoic Survey of India (2007-08), the birth rate in Tamil Nadu state is

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a) 16.2 b) 18.4

c) 15.3 d) 10.6

Þï¢î¤ò ªð£¼÷£î£ó Ýò¢¾ Üø¤è¢¬è (2007 - 08) ù¢ ð® îñ¤ö¢ï£ì¢®ù¢ ð¤øð¢¹ õ¤è¤îñ¢

a) 16.2 b) 18.4

c) 15.3 d) 10.6

35. The structure observed by Robert Hooke in plant cells was

a) Protoplasm b) Cell wall

c) Nucleus d) Trachids

Þó£ðó¢ì¢ ý§è¢, î£õó ªêô¢è÷¤ô¢ ð£ó¢î¢î Ü¬ñð¢ð¤ù¢ ªðòó¢

a) ¹«ó£ì¢«ì£ ð¤÷£êñ¢ b) ªêô¢ ²õó¢

c) ï¤Îè¢÷¤òú¢ d) ì¢ó¢è¢è¦ì¢è÷¢

36. How many pairs of cranial nerves are present in shark fishes?

a) 8 b) 10

c) 12 d) 14

âî¢î¬ù Þ¬í è¤«óù¤òô¢ ïóñ¢¹è÷¢ û£ó¢è¢ ñ¦ù¢ õ¬èò¤ô¢ à÷¢÷¶?

a) 8 b) 10

c) 12 d) 14

37. When the basis of classification is according to location or place, the classification is called . . . . …..

classification

a) Quantitative b) Geographical

c) Qualitative d) Chronological

õ¬è¢ð¢ð´î¢¶îô¢ âù¢ð¶ Þìñ¢ Üô¢ô¶ Ü¬ñõ¤ìñ¢ Þõø¢¬ø Ü®ð¢ð¬ìò£èè¢ ªè£í¢´ Ü¬ñ»ñ¢ âù¤ô¢,

Ü¶ . . . . . . . . . õ¬èð¢ð£ì¢®òô¢ âù Ü¬öè¢èð¢ð´ñ¢

a) âí¢í¤ù¢ Ü®ð¢ð¬ìò¤ô£ù b) Ì«è£÷ ó¦î¤ò£ù

c) ðí¢ð¤ù¢ Ü®ð¢ð¬ìò¤ô£ù d) è£ô õó¤¬êò£ù

38. The oxidation number of Fe in K3[Fe(CN)6] is

a) +2 b) +3

c) +1 d) +4

K3[Fe(CN)6] âù¢ø Ü¬í¾ê¢ «êó¢ññî¢î¤ô¢ Fe ù¢ Ýè¢ê¤ü«ùø¢ø âí¢

a) +2 b) +3

c) +1 d) +4

39. The ray which does not affect the photographic plate is

a) Alpha ray b) Beta ray

c) Gamma ray d) None of these

å÷¤ð¢ðìî¢ îèì¢¬ìð¢ ð£î¤è¢è£î èî¤ó¢

a) Ýô¢çð£ èî¤ó¢ b) ð¦ì¢ì£ èî¤ó¢

c) è£ñ£ èî¤ó¢ d) Þõø¢Á÷¢ â¶¾ñ¤ô¢¬ô

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40. Who among the following said that Buddha‟s character and teaching made him „The Light not of

Asia only but of the World‟?

a) Sir Edwin Arnold b) Mrs. Rhys Davids

c) Dr. Radhakrishnan d) H.G.Wells

ð¤ù¢õ¼ðõó¢è÷¤ô¢ ¹î¢îó¤ù¢ °í£î¤êòºñ¢, «ð£î¬ù»ñ¢ Üõ¬ó Ýê¤ò£õ¤ù¢ å÷¤ñì¢´ñ¤ù¢ø¤ àôè¤ù¢

å÷¤ò£è¢è¤ò¶ âù¢Á Ãø¤òõó¢ ò£ó¢?

a) êó¢ âì¢õ¤ù¢ Üó¢ù£ô¢´ b) î¤¼ñî¤. ¬óú¢ «ìõ¤ì¢ú¢

c) ì£è¢ìó¢. Þó£î£è¤¼û¢íù¢ d) âê¢.ü¤. ªõô¢ú¢

41. The Present Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Thiru. M.Karunanidhi after 2006 Assembly election

became the Chief Minister for ………. time

a) Sixth b) Fifth

c) Seventh d) Fourth

îø¢«ð£¬îò îñ¤öè ºîô¢õó¢ º.è¼í£ï¤î¤ Üõó¢è÷¢ 2006 êì¢ìð¢«ðó¬õ «îó¢î½è¢°ð¢ ð¤ù¢ . . . . . . . .

º¬øò£è ºîô¬ñê¢êó£è ðîõ¤«òø¢ø£ó¢

a) Ýø£õ¶ b) äï¢î£õ¶

c) ãö£õ¶ d) ï£ù¢è£õ¶

42. Following relief zones are the characteristics of ocean basins

I. C. Rajagopalachari was the Chief Minister of Madras state.

II. C.Rajagopalachari was an Advocate

III. C.Rajagopalachari belonged to Justice Party

IV. C.Rajagopalachari was the only India who became Governor General of India

Of these statements

a) I alone is correct b) I and II are correct

c) I, II and IV are correct d) All are correct

ªè£´è¢èð¢ðì¢ì Ãø¢Áè¬÷è¢ èõù¤è¢è¾ñ¢

I. C. Þó£ü«è£ð£ô£ê¢ê£ó¤ò£ó¢ ªêù¬ù ñ£ï¤ôî¢î¤ù¢

ºîô¬ñê¢êó£è Þ¼ï¢îõó¢

II. C. Þó£ü«è£ð£ô£ê¢ê£ó¤ò£ó¢ å¼ õöè¢°¬óëó¢

III C. Þó£ü«è£ð£ô£ê¢ê£ó¤ò£ó¢ ï¦î¤è¢èì¢ê¤¬ò ê£ó¢ï¢îõó¢

IV. C. Þó£ü«è£ð£ô£ê¢ê£ó¤ò£ó¢ ñì¢´«ñ æ«ó Þï¢î¤òó¢,

Þï¢î¤ò èõó¢ùó¢ ªüùóô£è Þ¼ï¢îõó¢

Þõø¢ø¤ô¢

a) I ñì¢´ñ¢ êó¤ò£ù¶ b) I, ñø¢Áñ¢ II êó¤ò£ù¬õ

c) I, II, ñø¢Áñ¢ IV êó¤ò£ù¬õ d) Ü¬ùî¢¶ñ¢ êó¤ò£ù¬õ

43. The Tamil Nadu Government seal depicts

a) Srirangam Temple Pagoda b) Tanjore Big Temple Pagoda

c) Srivilliputhur Temple Pagoda d) Chidambaram Temple Pagoda

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îñ¤¶è Üó²ê¢ê¤ù¢ùñ£è õ¤÷é¢°õ¶

a) ÿóé¢èñ¢ «è£õ¤ô¢ «è£¹óñ¢ b) îë¢ê£×ó¢ ªðó¤ò «è£õ¤ô¢ «è£¹óñ¢

c) î¤¼õ¤ô¢ô¤¹î¢Éó¢ «è£õ¤ô¢ «è£¹óñ¢ d) ê¤îñ¢ðóñ¢ «è£õ¤ô¢ «è£¹óñ¢

44. „Mullai‟ region is characterized by

a) Forest area b) Hilly tract

c) Cultivable land d) Coastal land

ºô¢¬ô ï¤ôñ¢ âù¢ð¶

a) è£ì¢´ð¢ð°î¤ b) ñ¬ôð¢ð°î¤

c) àö¾ ªêò¢»ñ¢ ð°î¤ d) èì«ô£ó ð°î¤

45. A Jain cave temple at Chittanavassal is in ….. district.

a) Tirunelveli b) Thanjavur

c) Madurai d) Pudukkottai

ê¤î¢îù¢ù õ£êô¤ô¢ à÷¢÷ ªüò¤ù¢ °¬èè¢«è£ò¤ô¢ à÷¢÷ ñ£õì¢ìñ¢

a) î¤¼ªïô¢«õô¤ b) îë¢ê£×ó¢

c) ñ¶¬ó d) ¹¶è¢«è£ì¢¬ì

46. The Chairman of the Committee on Centre-State Relations, appointed by the Government of Tamil

Nadu was

a) Mandal b) Raj Mannar

c) Sarkaria d) Shah

îñ¤ö¢ï£´ Üó² Ü¬ñî¢î ñî¢î¤ò-ñ£ï¤ô Üó² àø¾è¬÷ð¢ ðø¢ø¤ò °¿õ¤ø¢° î¬ô¬ñ õè¤î¢îõó¢ ò£ó¢?

a) ñí¢ìô¢ b) ó£ü¢ñù¢ùó¢

c) êó¢è¢è£ó¤ò£ d) û£

47. Consider the following statements

Assertion (A) : The Civil Service is not accountable to the Parliament.

Reason (R) : It is governed by the norm of anonymity

Now select the correct answer according to the coding scheme given below

a) Both A & R are true but R is the correct explanation of A.

b) Both A & R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.

c) Both A and R are false

d) A is true, but R is true.

è¦ö¢è¢èí¢ì õ£è¢è¤òé¢è¬÷è¢ èõù¤

Ãø¢Á (A) : ï£ì£Àñù¢øî¢î¤ù¢õóñ¢ð¤ø¢°÷¢ °®¬ñð¢ ðí¤ àì¢ðì¢ìîô¢ô

è£óíñ¢ (R) : ªõ÷¤ò¤ì£¬ñ âù¢ø îóî¢î¤ù£ô¢ Þîù¢ ñ¦¶ Üî¤è£óñ¢ ªê½î¢îð¢ðì¢´ õ¼è¤ø¶

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è¦«ö °ø¤ð¢ð¤ì¢´÷¢÷ °ø¤ò¦ì¢®ô¢ êó¤ò£ù õ¤¬ì¬òî¢ «îó¢ªî´

a) (A) (R) (R) (A)

b) (A) (R) (R) (A)

c) (A) (R)

d) (A) (R)

1 i i 1

48. If A = and B= , then AB is

-i 1 -1 i

a)

1 0

0 1

b)

i 0

0 I

c)

0 0

0 0

d)

-i 0

0 1

49. It is given that 232

+ 1 is completely divisible by a whole number. Which fo the following numbers is

completely divisible by that number?

a) 216+1

b) 216-1

c) 7 x 233

d) 296+1

232

+ 1 âù¢ð¶ å¼ º¿ âí¢í£ô¢ º¿¬ñò£è õ°ð´ñ¢ âù¤ô¢, è¦ö¢õ¼ñ¢ âí¢è÷¤ô¢ âî¬ù Ü¶

º¿¬ñò£è õ°è¢°ñ¢?

a) 216+1

b) 216-1

c) 7 x 233

d) 296+1

50. Abhinav Bindra, a gold medla winner in 2008 Beijing Olympicfs is associated with

a) Foot Ball b) Hockey

c) Cricket d) Shooting

Üð¤ùõ¢ ð¤ï¢î¢ó£, 2008 åô¤ñ¢ð¤è¢ «ð£ì¢®è÷¢ ð¦ü¤é¢è¤ô¢ ï¬ìªðø¢ø «ð£¶ îé¢èð¢ðîè¢èñ¢ ªðø¢ø£ó¢. Üõó¢

ðé¢«èø¢ø õ¤¬÷ò£ì¢´

a) è£ô¢ðï¢¶ b) ý£è¢è¤

c) è¤ó¤è¢ªèì¢ d) ¶ð¢ð£è¢è¤ ²´ñ¢ «ð£ì¢®

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51. Cisternae, Thlakoid and Cristae are located at ………… , …………….. and ……………

respectively

a) Mitochondria, Ribsomes, Chloroplast b) Golgi body, Chloroplast, Mitochondria

c) Ribosomes, Chloroplast,

Mitochondria

d) Chromosomes, Thylakoid, Mitochondria

. . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . ñø¢Áñ¢ . . . . . . . . º¬ø«ò ê¤ú¢ìó¢«ù, ¬îôè¢è£ò¢´ ñø¢Áñ¢

è¤ó¤ú¢«ì è£íð¢ð´è¤ù¢øù.

a) ¬«ñì¢«ì£è£í¢ì¢ó¤ò£, ¬ó«ð£«ê£ñ¢è÷¢,

ð²é¢èí¤èñ¢

b) è£ô¢è¤ àìôñ¢, ð²é¢èí¤èñ¢,

¬ñì¢«ì£è£í¢ì¢ó¤ò£

c) ¬ó«ð£«ê£ñ¢è÷¢, ð²é¢èí¤èñ¢,

¬ñì¢«ì£è£í¢®ó¤ò£

d) °«ó£«ñ£«ê£ñ¢è÷¢, ¬îôè¢è£ò¢´,

¬ñì¢«ì£è£í¢ì¢ó¤ò£

52. Which of the following is Natural Rubber?

a) Polyester b) Polyamide

c) Polyisoprene d) Polysaccharide

ð¤ù¢õ¼õùõø¢Á÷¢ â¶ Þòø¢¬è Þóð¢ðó¢?

a) ð£ô¤ªòú¢ìó¢ b) ð£ô¤ Ü¬ñ´

c) ð£ô¤ä«ê£ð¢ó¤ù¢ d) ð£ô¤ê£è¢¬ó

53. Who is the only Indian and the First non-American head of the Academy of Astronautics (IAA)?

a) Madhavan Nair b) Dhoni

c) Ravi SAstri d) Kapil Sibal

IAA õ¤ù¢ Üªñó¤è¢èó¢ Üô¢ô£î ºîô¢ Þï¢î¤ò î¬ôõó¢ ò£ó¢?

a) ñ£îõù¢ï£òó¢ b) «ì£ù¤

c) óõ¤ê£ú¢î¤ó¤ d) èð¤ô¢ê¤ð¢ðô¢

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54. Who coined the party name „Indian National Congress‟?

a) Ranade b) Dadabhai Naoroji

c) W.C.Banerjee d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Þï¢î¤ò «îê¤ò è£é¢è¤óú¢ âùð¢ ªðòó¤ì¢ìõó¢ ò£ó¢?

a) ó£ù«ì b) î£î£ð£ò¢ ªï÷«ó£ü¤

c) W.C.ð£ùó¢ü¤ d) «è£ð£ôè¤¼û¢í«è£è«ô

55. Data verbalized on a continuum scale like excellent, good, fair and poor are known as

a) Raw data b) Ratio data

c) Interval data d) Ordinal data

ñ¤èïù¢Á, ïù¢Á , ï¤ò£òñ£ù ñø¢Áñ¢ Üø¢ðñ£ù âù¢Á õ£ó¢î¢¬î õö¤ ªî£ìó¢ Ü÷¬õ ªêò¢òð¢ð´ñ¢ îó¾

a) õ¬èð¢ð´î¢îð¢ðì£ îó¾ b) õ¤è¤î îó¾

c) Þ¬ìªõ÷¤ îó¾ d) õó¤¬êè¢è¤óññ¢ ªêò¢òî¢îè¢è îó¾

56. The new agricultural technology can best be described as

a) Land augmenting b) Labour augmenting

c) Labour displacing d) Both land and labour augmenting

¹î¤ò õ¤õê£ò ªî£ö¤ô¢¸ì¢ðñ¢ ðø¢ø¤ò ªð£¼î¢îñ£ù õ¤÷è¢èñ¢ â¶?

a) ï¤ôñ¢ Üî¤èð¢ð´î¢¶îô¢ b) à¬öð¢¹ Üî¤èó¤è¢èð¢ð´îô¢

c) à¬öð¢¹ å¶è¢èð¢ð´îô¢ d) ï¤ôºñ¢, à¬öð¢¹ñ¢ Üî¤èð¢ð´î¢¶îô¢

57. Three capacitors each of capacitance 9 pf is connected in series and is connected to 120 V supply.

The potential difference across each capacitor is

a) 20 V b) 40 V

c) 60 V d) 90 V

9 pf ñ¤ù¢ «îè¢è¤è÷¢ Íù¢Á ªî£ìó¢ Þ¬íð¢ð¤ô¢ Þ¬íè¢èð¢ðì¢´ 120 V Ýø¢øô¢ Íôî¢¶ìù¢

Þ¬íè¢èð¢ðì¢´÷¢÷¶. åõ¢ªõ£¼ ñ¤ù¢«îè¢è¤èÀè¢°ñ¤¬ì«òò£ù ñ¤ù¢ù¿î¢î «õÁð£´

a) 20 V b) 40 V

c) 60 V d) 90 V

58. A can do a piece of work in 80 days. He along works at it for 20 days and then B alone finished the

remaining work in 36 days. In how many days can A and B together complete the work?

a) 25 days b) 30 days

c) 35 days d) 40 days

A âù¢ðõó¢ å¼ «õ¬ôð¢ð°î¤¬ò 80 ï£ì¢è÷¤ô¢ ªêò¢ò º®»ñ¢. Üõó¢ 20 ï£ì¢èì¢÷ ñ£î¢î¤óñ¢ «õ¬ô

ªêò¢î£ó¢. B âù¢ðõó¢ ñ¦î¤»÷¢÷ «õ¬ô¬ò 36 ï£ì¢è÷¤ô¢ ªêò¢¶ º®î¢î£ó¢. A »ñ¢ B »ñ¢ «êó¢ï¢¶ âõ¢õ÷¾

ï£ì¢è÷¤ô¢ Üõ¢«õ¬ô¬òê¢ ªêò¢î¤¼è¢è º®»ñ¢?

a) 25 ï£ì¢è÷¢ b) 30 ï£ì¢è÷¢

c) 35 ï£ì¢è÷¢ d) 40 ï£ì¢è÷¢

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59. The average of 25 results is 18. The average of first twelve of them is 14 and that of last twelve is 17.

The thirteenth result is

a) 87 b) 78

c) 67 d) None of these

25 º®¾è÷¤ù¢ êó£êó¤ 18, ºîô¢ ðù¢ù¤óí¢´ º®¾è÷¤ù¢ êó£êó¤ 14 ñø¢Áñ¢ ÞÁî¤ ðù¢ù¤óí¢´

º®¾è÷¤ù¢ êó£êó¤ 17. Üð¢ð®ò£ù£ô¢ ðî¤ù¢Íù¢ø£õ¶ º®¾ âù¢ù?

a) 87 b) 78

c) 67 d) Þõø¢Á÷¢ â¶¾ñ¤ô¢¬ô

60. A girl started walking from her house. She first walked for 3 km towards east, then she turned

towards north and moved 4 km in that direction. How far is the girl away from her house?

a) 3 km south b) 3 km north

c) 5 km west d) 5 km north-east

å¼ ªðí¢ îù¢Â¬ìò õ¦ì¢®ô¤¼ï¢¶ ïìè¢èî¢ ªî£ìé¢è¤ù£÷¢. ºîô¤ô¢ è¤öè¢° ðè¢èñ£è 3 è¤.ñ¦.

Éóºñ¢, ð¤ø° õìè¢° î¤¬êò¤ô¢ î¤¼ñ¢ð¤ 4 è¤.ñ¦. Üï¢î î¤¬êò¤ô¢ ïìè¢è¤ø£÷¢. Üõ÷¢ îø¢«ð£¶

õ¦ì¢®ô¤¼ï¢¶ âõ¢õ÷¾ ªî£¬ôõ¤ô¢ Þ¼è¢è¤ø£÷¢?

a) 3 è¤.ñ¦. ªîø¢° b) 3 è¤.ñ¦. õìè¢°

c) 5 è¤.ñ¦. «ñø¢° d) 5 è¤.ñ¦. õìè¤öè¢°

61. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio of 1/2: 1/3 : 1/4 . if the perimeter is 52 cm, then the length of

the smallest side is

a) 9 cm b) 10 cm

c) 11 cm d) 12 cm

å¼ ºè¢«è£íñ¢ 1/2: 1/3 : 1/4 âù¢ø õ¤è¤îî¢î¤ô¢ îù¢ ðè¢èé¢è¬÷è¢ ªè£í¢´÷¢÷¶. Üï¢î

ºè¢«è£íî¢î¤ù¢ ²ø¢ø÷¾ 52 ªê.ñ¦. âù¤ô¢ Üîù¢ ñ¤èê¢ê¤ø¤ò ðè¢èî¢î¤ù¢ ï¦÷ñ¢

a) 9 cm b) 10 cm

c) 11 cm d) 12 cm

62. Musical instruments of Sanagam Age are classified into

I. Torkkaruvi

II. Tulaikkaruvi

III. Narambukkaruvi

IV. Kanchchakkaruvi

Of these statements

a) I and III are correct b) I, II and IV are correct

c) All are true d) All are false

êé¢èè£ô Þ¬êè¢è¼õ¤è¬÷ Þõ¢õ£Á õ¬èð¢ð´î¢îô£ñ¢

I. «î£ø¢è¼õ¤

II. ¶¬÷è¢è¼õ¤

III ïóñ¢¹è¢è¼õ¤

IV. èë¢ê£è¢è¼õ¤

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Þõø¢ø¤ô¢

a) I, ñø¢Áñ¢ III êó¤ò£ù¬õ b) I, III, ñø¢Áñ¢ IV êó¤ò£ù¬õ

c) Ü¬ùî¢¶ñ¢ êó¤ò£ù¬õ d) Ü¬ùî¢¶ñ¢ îõø£ù¬õ

63. Highest Peak in Tamil Nadu is

a) Anaimudi b) Dodabetta

c) Shevaroy Hills d) Kodaikanal

îñ¤ö¢ï£ì¢®ù¢ ñ¤è àòóñ£ù ê¤èóñ¢

a) Ý¬ùº® b) ªî£ì¢ìªðì¢ì£

c) «êó¢õó£òù¢ °ù¢Áè÷¢ d) ªè£¬ìè¢è£ùô¢

64. Pepsin is secreted by

a) Salivary glands b) Stomach

c) Duodenum d) Small intestine

ªðð¢ê¤¬ù ²óð¢ð¶

a) àñ¤ö¢ï¦ó¢ê¢ ²óð¢ð¤ b) Þ¬óð¢¬ð

c) ºù¢ ê¤Á°ìô¢ d) ê¤Á°ìô¢

65. Which one of the following fertilizers contains maximum percentage of nitrogen?

a) NPK b) Urea

c) Ammonium nitrate d) Ammonium phosphate

ð¤ù¢õ¼ñ¢ âï¢î àóî¢î¤ô¢ ¬ïì¢óüù¤ù¢ êîõ¤è¤îñ¢ Üî¤è Ü÷õ¤ô¢ à÷¢÷¶?

a) NPK b) Îó¤ò£

c) Üñ¢«ñ£ù¤òñ¢ ¬ïì¢«óì¢ d) Üñ¢«ñ£ù¤òñ¢ ð£ú¢«ðì¢

66. When a ray of light is passed through ……………….. crystal, double refraction occurs

a) Calcite b) Sodium chloride

c) Diamond d) Zinc Sulphide

å÷¤ò£ù¶ . . . . . . . . . ð®èî¢î¤ù¢ õö¤«ò ªêô¢½ñ¢ ªð£¿¶ Þóì¢¬ì õ¤ôèô¢ ãø¢ð´è¤ø¶

a) è£ô¢¬êì¢ b) «ê£®òñ¢ °«÷£¬ó´

c) ¬õóñ¢ d) ú¤é¢è¢ êô¢¬ð´


List I List II

A. Karnataka 1. Bababudan Hills

B. Orissa 2. Mayurbhanj

C. Chhattisgarh 3. Bailadila

D. Jharkhand 4. Bonai Range

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Codes

A B C D

a) 1 2 3 4

b) 2 1 3 4

c) 1 2 4 3

d) 3 4 1 2




A. èó¢ù£ìè£ 1. ð£¹î£ù¢ °ù¢Áè÷¢

B. åó¤ê£ 2. ñÎó¢ðù¢ê¢

C. êì¢¯ú¢èó¢ 3. ¬ðô®ô£

D. ü£ó¢è¢èí¢ì¢ 4. «ð£¬ù ªî£ìó¢

°ø¤ò¦´è÷¢

A B C D

a) 1 2 3 4

b) 2 1 3 4

c) 1 2 4 3

d) 3 4 1 2

68. The socialist pattern of society was first articulated in the

a) First Five-Year Plan b) Annual Plans

c) Second Plans d) Eight Plan

ªð£¶ à¬ì¬ñ ªè£÷¢¬è Üø¤õ¤è¢èð¢ðì¢ì î¤ì¢ìñ¢

a) ºîô¢ äï¢î£í¢´ î¤ì¢ìñ¢ b) õ¼ì£ï¢î¤ó î¤ì¢ìé¢è÷¢

c) Þóí¢ì£õ¶ î¤ì¢ìñ¢ d) âì¢ì£õ¶ î¤ì¢ìñ¢

69. Sir Muhammad Iqbal

a) Was Poet and floated the idea of

separate state for Muslim

b) Belonged to Madras Presidency

c) Established Muslim League party d) Organized Aligarh Movement

êó¢ ºèñ¶ Þè¢ð£ô¢

a) ¹ôõó¢ ñø¢Áñ¢ ºú¢ô¤ñ¢èÀè¢°

îù¤ï£´ ªè£÷¢¬è¬ò

à¼õ£è¢è¤òõó¢

b) ªêù¢¬ù ñ£è£íî¢¬îê¢ «êó¢ï¢îõó¢

c) ºú¢ô¦ñ¢ ô¦è¢ èì¢ê¤¬ò ¶õè¢è¤òõó¢ d) Üô¤è£ó¢ Þòè¢èî¢¬î ïìî¢î¤òõó¢

70. Western Ocean the ancient name of the

a) Atlantic Ocean b) Pacific Ocean

c) Indian Ocean d) Arctic Ocean

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«ñ¬ôè¢èìô¢ âù¢Á ðöé¢è£ôî¢î¤ô¢ Ü¬öè¢èð¢ðì¢ì èìô¢

a) Üì¢ô£í¢®è¢ ªð¼é¢èìô¢ b) ð²ð¤è¢ ªð¼é¢èìô¢

c) Þï¢î¤ò ªð¼é¢èìô¢ d) Ýó¢®è¢ ªð¼é¢èìô¢

71. The end product of fermentation of molasses of sugarcane by yeast is

a) Pyruvate b) Phenol

c) Lactic acid d) Ethyl alcohol

è¼ñ¢¹êè¢¬è Ã¬ö ßú¢®ù£ô¢ ªï£î¤èÀè¢°ì¢ð´î¢¶ñ¢ «ð£¶ è¤¬ìè¢°ñ¢ ÞÁî¤ õ¤¬÷ªð£¼÷¢

a) ¬ð¼«õì¢ b) ð¦ù£ô¢

c) «ôè¢®è¢ Üñ¤ôñ¢ d) ß¬îô¢ Ýô¢èý£ô¢

72. The year ……………. Was celebrated by the General Assembly of the UNO as International Year

for Human Rights

a) 1964 b) 1966

c) 1968 d) None of these

. . . . . . . . . Ýí¢¬ì äè¢è¤ò ï£´è÷¢ ªð£¶ê¢ê¬ð ñù¤î àó¤¬ñèÀè¢è£ù Ýí¢ì£èè¢

ªè£í¢ì£®ò¶

a) 1964 b) 1966

c) 1968 d) Þõø¢Á÷¢ â¶¾ñ¤ô¢¬ô

73. Who won the latest Presidential elections in Sri Lanka?

a) Sirimavo Bandaranaike b) Mahindra Rajapakse

c) Kumaratunge d) Dissanayake

Þôé¢¬èò¤ô¢ êñ¦ðî¢î¤ô¢ ïìï¢î º®ï¢î üù£î¤ðî¤ «îó¢îô¤ô¢ ªõø¢ø¤ ªðø¢øõó¢ ò£ó¢?

a) ê¤ó¤ñ£«õ£ ðí¢ì£óï£ò«è b) ñý¤ï¢î£ ó£üðè¢«ê

c) °ñ£ó¶é¢«è d) î¤ú¢úï£ò«è

74. The tomb at Sessaran was built by

a) Humayun b) Sher Shah

c) Akbar d) Babar

«êê£óî¢î¤ô¢ à÷¢÷ ñÅî¤ ò£ó£ô¢ èì¢ìð¢ðì¢ì¶?

a) ý¤ñ£Îù¢ b) «ûó¢û£

c) Üè¢ðó¢ d) ð£ðó¢

75. The famous leader of Narmada Bachao Andolan is

a) Sunil Agarwal b) Rajesh Khanna

c) Medha Patkar d) K.C.Cherian

ïó¢ñî£ ðê¢«ê£«õ£ Üù¢«ì£ôù¤ô¢ ñ¤è¾ñ¢ ð¤óðôñ£ù î¬ôõó¢

a) ²ù¤ô¢ Üèó¢õ£ô¢ b) ó£«üú¢ èù¢ù£

c) «ñî£ ðì¢èó¢ d) «è.ê¤.ªêó¤òù¢

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76. Species Plantaum was authored by

a) Hutchinson b) Carolus Linnaeus

c) Engler and Prantl d) Bentham and Hooker

ú¢ð¦û¤ú¢ ð¤÷£ù¢«ìóñ¢ âù¢ø Ë¬ô â¿î¤òõó¢

a) ýì¢ê¤ù¢êù¢ b) è«ó£ô¢ ô¤ù¢«ùòú¢

c) âé¢÷ó¢ ñø¢Áñ¢ ð¤ó£í¢ìô¢ d) ªðï¢îñ¢ ñø¢Áñ¢ ý§è¢èó¢

77. The yellow colour of urine of the vertebrates is due to

a) Urochrome b) Melanin

c) Uric Acid d) Cholesterol

º¶ªè½ñ¢ð¤è÷¤ù¢ ê¤Áï¦ó¢ ñë¢ê÷¢ ï¤øñ£è Þ¼è¢èè¢è£óíñ¢

a) Î«ó£°«ó£ñ¢ b) ªñô£ù¤ù¢

c) Îó¤è¢ Üñ¤ôñ¢ d) ªè£¿ð¢¹ð¢ªð£¼÷¢

78. The Eleventh Five-year plan was implemented during the period

a) 2005-2010 b) 2002-2007

c) 2007-2012 d) 2006-2011

ðî¤ªù£ù¢ø£õ¶ äï¢î£í¢´î¢ î¤ì¢ìñ¢ ï¬ìº¬øð¢ð´î¢îð¢ðì¢ì Ýí¢´

a) 2005-2010 b) 2002-2007

c) 2007-2012 d) 2006-2011

79. Which one among the following South Asian Countries has the highest population density?

a) India b) Pakistan

c) Nepal d) Sri Lanka

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ªîø¢° Ýê¤ò ï£´è÷¤ô¢ ñè¢è÷¢ Üìó¢î¢î¤ Üî¤èñ£è à÷¢÷ ï£´ â¶?

a) Þï¢î¤ò£ b) ð£è¤ú¢î£ù¢

c) «ïð£÷¢ d) ÿôé¢è£

80. Ashoka patronised

a) Jainism b) Saivism

c) Buddhism d) Vaishnavism

Ü«ê£è ñù¢ùó¢ Üóê¤ù¢ Ýîó¬õð¢ ªðø¢ø ñîñ¢

a) ¬üù ñîñ¢ b) ¬êõñ¢

c) ¹î¢î ñîñ¢ d) ¬õíõñ¢

81. The earliest evidence for the democratic election system in Tamil Nadu is available in the form of

a) A copper scroll b) An inscription on stone

c) A painting d) A literature

îñ¤ö¢ï£ì¢®ô¢ üùï£òè º¬øò¤ô£ù «îó¢îô¢ º¬ø è¦ö¢èí¢ìõø¢ø¤ô¢ è¤¬ìè¢è¤ø¶?

a) ªêð¢¹ ðì¢¬ìòñ£è b) èô¢ªõì¢ì£è

c) æõ¤òñ£è d) Þôè¢è¤òñ£è

82. Variety of dances mentioned in Tolkappiam are

I. Verikkuthu (dance of velan)

II. Karunkkuthu (dance of the victors)

III. Vallikkuthu (ladies to celebrate victory)

IV. Kalanilaikkuthu (dance by wearing kalal)

Of these statements

a) All are true b) I and IV are true

c) All are false d) I and II are true

ªî£ô¢è£ð¢ð¤òî¢î¤ô¢ ªê£ô¢ôð¢ð´ñ¢ ðôõ¤î ïìùé¢è÷¢

I. ªõø¤è¢Ãî¢¶

II. è¼ë¢Ãî¢¶

III õ÷¢÷¤è¢Ãî¢¶

IV. èôù¢ï¤¬ôè¢Ãî¢¶

Þõø¢ø¤ô¢

a) Ü¬ùî¢¶ñ¢ êó¤ò£ù¬õ b) I ñø¢Áñ¢ IV êó¤ò£ù¬õ

c) Ü¬ùî¢¶ñ¢ îõø£ù¬õ d) I, ñø¢Áñ¢ III êó¤ò£ù¬õ

83. According to the National Human Development Report (NHDR) 2001, Tamil Nadu scored the

a) Seventh Rank b) Third Rank

c) Fourth Rank d) Ninth Rank

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2001 ñ¢ Ýí¢®ù¢ «îê¤ò ñù¤îõ÷ Üø¤è¢¬èò¤ù¢ð® îñ¤ö¢ï£´ ªðø¢Á÷¢÷ Þìñ¢

a) ãö£õ¶ Þìñ¢ b) Íù¢ø£õ¶ Þìñ¢

c) ï£ù¢è£õ¶ Þìñ¢ d) åù¢ðî£õ¶ Þìñ¢

84. Which party formed ministry in Madras Presidency after the passing of Government of India act of

1935?

a) Swaraj Party b) Justice Party

c) Congress Party d) Communist party

1935 ñ¢ Ýí¢´ Þï¢î¤ò Üóê£é¢èê¢ êì¢ìñ¢ ï¤¬ø«õø¢øð¢ðì¢ì ð¤ø° ªêù¢¬ù ñ£è£íî¢î¤ô¢

Ü¬ñê¢êó¬õò¤ô¢ Üñó¢ï¢î èì¢ê¤

a) ²òó£ü¢ò èì¢ê¤ b) ï¦î¤è¢ èì¢ê¤

c) è£é¢è¤óú¢ èì¢ê¤ d) èñ¢Îù¤ú¢ì¢ èì¢ê¤

85. In the 2009 Parliamentary Elections, DMK won ………. seats

a) 25 b) 35

c) 40 d) 18

èìï¢î 2009 ï£ì£Àñù¢ø «îó¢îô¤ô¢ î¤.º.è. èì¢ê¤ ªõø¢ø¤ ªðø¢ø ªî£°î¤è÷¤ù¢ âí¢í¤è¢¬è

a) 25 b) 35

c) 40 d) 18

86. The Fort William College at Kolkata was founded in the Year

a) 1806 b) 1810

c) 1805 d) 1800

ªè£ô¢èî¢î£õ¤ô¢ à÷¢÷ «ð£ó¢ì¢ õ¤ô¢ô¤òñ¢ èô¢Öó¤ ¶õé¢èð¢ðì¢ì Ýí¢´

a) 1806 b) 1810

c) 1805 d) 1800

87. India‟s population as on 1st March, 2001 stood at

a) 1027 million b) 1007 million

c) 1017 million d) 1037 million

Þï¢î¤ò£õ¤ô¢ ñ£ó¢ê¢² 1, 2001 Üù¢Á Þ¼ï¢î ñè¢è÷¢ ªî£¬è

a) 1027 ñ¤ô¢ô¤òù¢ b) 1007 ñ¤ô¢ô¤òù¢

c) 1017 ñ¤ô¢ô¤òù¢ d) 1037 ñ¤ô¢ô¤òù¢

88. Number of towns in Tamil Nadu is

a) 832 b) 900

c) 750 d) 500

îñ¤ö¢ï£ì¢®ù¢ ïèóé¢è÷¤ù¢ âí¢í¤è¢¬è

a) 832 b) 900

c) 750 d) 500

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89. The language which was used in the Ashokan inscription is

a) Hindi b) Sanskrit

c) Prakrit d) Telugu

Ü«ê£èó¤ù¢ èô¢ªõì¢´è÷¤ô¢ âï¢î ªñ£ö¤ ðòù¢ð´î¢îð¢ðì¢´÷¢÷¶?

a) ý¤ï¢î¤ b) êñú¢è¤¼îñ¢

c) ð¤ó£è¤óîñ¢ d) ªî½é¢°

90. The average based on the position of ordered observation is

a) X b) Median

c) Mode d) Standard Deviation

ñî¤ð¢¹è÷¤ù¢ õó¤¬ê Þìî¢î¤ù¢ Ü®ð¢ð¬ìò¤ô£ù êó£êó¤

a) X b) Þ¬ìï¤¬ô

c) ºè´ d) î¤ì¢ìõ¤ôè¢èñ¢

91. Who among the following computed National Income on the basis of Scientific method?

a) Prof. Mahalanobis b) Dr. K.N.Raj

c) Dr. V.K.R.V. Rao d) Dr.Vakil

«îê¤ò õ¼ñ£ùî¢¬î õ¤ë¢ë£ù º¬øð¢ð® èíè¢ªè´ð¢¹ ªêò¢îõó¢ ò£ó¢?

a) «ðó£ê¤ó¤òó¢ ñýôù£ð¤ú¢ b) ì£è¢ìó¢ «è.âù¢.ó£ü¢

c) õ¤.«è.Ýó¢.õ¦. ó£õ¢ d) ì£è¢ìó¢ õè¢è¦ô¢


Assertion (A) : Surface temperatures of the oceans are controlled by warm and cold currents.

Reason (R) : Warm currents raise the temperature whereas cool currents lower down the

temperature.


(a) Both A & R are true but R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A & R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.

(c) Both A and R are false

(d) A is true, but R is true.


Ãø¢Á (A) : èìô¢ñì¢ì ªõð¢ðï¤¬ôò£ù¶ ªõð¢ð ñø¢Áñ¢ °÷¤ó¢ ï¦«ó£ì¢ìé¢è÷£ô¢

èì¢´ð¢ð´î¢îð¢ð´è¤ù¢ø¶.

è£óíñ¢ (R) : ªõð¢ð ï¦«ó£ì¢ìé¢è÷¢ ªõð¢ðï¤¬ôò¤¬ù Üî¤èó¤è¢è¾ñ¢, Ü«î«ð£ô¢

°÷¤ó¢ï¦«ó£ì¢ìé¢è÷¢ ªõð¢ðï¤¬ôò¤¬ù °¬øè¢è¾ñ¢ ªêò¢è¤ù¢ø¶.


a) (A) (R) (R) (A)

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b) (A) (R) (R) (A)

c) (A) (R)

d) (A) (R)

93. Ring of horse shoe shaped coral reefs are called

a) Atoll b) Barrier reef

c) Fringing Reef d) None of these

°î¤¬ó °÷ñ¢¹ «ð£ù¢ø Üô¢ô¶ õì¢ì õ®õñ¢ ªè£í¢ì º¼¬èð¢ð£ó¤ù¢ ªðòó¢?

a) èé¢èí õ®õ ð£ó¢è÷¢ b) è¬ó¤ õ¤ôè¤ò ð£ó¢è÷¢

c) è¬ó«ò£óð¢ ð£ó¢è÷¢ d) Þõø¢Á÷¢ â¶¾ñ¤ô¢¬ô


List I List II

A. Glucose 1. Biopolymer

B. Serodiagnosis 2. Reducing sugar

C. Electrophoresis 3. Separation technique

D. Nucleic acid 4. HIV test

Codes

A B C D

a) 2 4 3 1

b) 1 3 4 2

c) 1 2 3 4

d) 4 3 2 1




A. °Àè¢«è£ú¢ 1. àò¤ó¢ðôð®è÷¢

B. ê¦óñ¢ ðó¤«ê£î¬ù 2. å´è¢°ñ¢ êó¢è¢è¬ó

C. ñ¤ù¢º¬ùè¢ èõó¢ê¢ê¤ 3. ð¤ó¤î¢ªî´î¢îô¢ º¬ø

D. ï¤Îè¢è¤÷¤è¢ Üñ¤ôñ¢ 4. HIV «ê£î¬ù

°ø¤ò¦´è÷¢

A B C D

a) 2 4 3 1

b) 1 3 4 2

c) 1 2 3 4

d) 4 3 2 1

95. As per RTI the competent authority of Lok Sabha is the

a) Chairman b) Prime Minister

c) Chief Secretary d) Speaker

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RTI êì¢ìð¢ð® «ô£è¢êð£õ¤ù¢ ºè¢è¤ò Üî¤è£ó¤

a) î¬ôõó¢ b) ð¤óîñó¢

c) î¬ô¬ñê¢ ªêòôó¢ d) êð£ï£òèó¢

96. Who authored the book „A Better India A Better World‟?

a) N.R.Narayana Murthy b) Indra Sinha

c) Rajiv Sikri d) Jaswant Singh

ïô¢ô Þï¢î¤ò£ ïô¢ô àôèñ¢ („A Better India A Better World‟)âù¢ø ¹î¢îèî¢¬î â¿î¤òõó¢

a) N.R.ï£ó£òí Íó¢î¢î¤ b) Þï¢î¤ó£ ê¤ù¢è£

c) ó£ü¦õ¢ ê¤è¢ó¤ d) üú¢õï¢î¢ ê¤é¢

97. A current of 8 A flows through 10 turn coil of a tangent galvanometer having a diameter of 16 cm.

The field on the centre of the coil is

a) 2.5 A-turn/m b) 25 A-turn/m

c) 100 A-turn/m d) 250 A-turn/m

10 ²ø¢Áè÷¢ 16 ªê.ñ¦ õ¤ì¢ìñ¢ ªè£í¢ì «ìù¢ªüí¢ì¢ è£ô¢õ£ù£ ñ¦ì¢ìó¢ õö¤«ò 8 Ýñ¢ð¤òó¢ ñ¤ù¢«ù£ì¢ìñ¢

ªê½î¢¶ñ¢ ªð£¿¶, Üîù¢ ¬ñòî¢î¤ô¢ õ¤¬÷»ñ¢ ¹ôê¢ ªêø¤¬õ èíè¢è¤´è

a) 2.5 Ýñ¢ð¤òó¢ ²ø¢Á - ñ¦-1 b) 25 Ýñ¢ð¤òó¢ ²ø¢Á - ñ¦

-1

c) 100 Ýñ¢ð¤òó¢ ²ø¢Á - ñ¦-1 d) 250 Ýñ¢ð¤òó¢ ²ø¢Á - ñ¦

-1

98. Which of the following is wrongly matched?

a) Microsporangial serus - Anther

b) Microspore - Pollen grain

c) Megasporophyll - Ovule

d) Microsporophyll - Stamen

Þõø¢ø¤ô¢ â¶ îõø£è ªð£¼î¢îð¢ðì¢´÷¢÷¶?

a) ¬ñè¢«ó£ú¢«ð£ó£ë¢ê¤òô¢ «ê£óú¢ - ñèóï¢î¬õ

b) ¬ñè¢«ó£ú¢«ð£ó¢ - ñèóï¢îî¢¶è÷¢

c) ªñè£ú¢«ð£ó¤¬ô - Åô¢

d) ¬ñè¢«ó£ú¢«ð£ó¤¬ô - ñèóï¢îî¢î£÷¢

99. Veeranam Project to bring water from Veeranam to Madras was started by Chief Minister

a) M.Karunanidhi b) M.G.Ramachandran

c) Jayalalitha d) O.Panneer Selvam

õ¦ó£íî¢î¤ô¤¼ï¢¶ ªêù¢¬ùè¢° °®ï¦ó¢ ªè£í¢´õó õ¦ó£íñ¢ î¤ì¢ìî¢¬î ¶õè¢è¤ò ºîô¢õó¢

a) º.è¼í£ï¤î¤ b) âñ¢.ü¤.ó£ñê¢êï¢î¤óù¢

c) ªüòôô¤î£ d) å.ðù¢ù¦ó¢ªêô¢õñ¢

100. The Indian Post and Telegraph department issued postage stamp in hour of V.O.Chidambaram Pillai

in the year

a) 1971 b) 1972

c) 1973 d) 1974

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Þï¢î¤ò îð£ô¢ îï¢î¤î¢¶¬ø õ.à.ê¤îñ¢ðóñ¢ð¤÷¢¬÷ò¤ù¢ ï¤¬ùõ£è îð£ô¢ î¬ô ªõ÷¤ò¤ì¢ì Ýí¢´

a) 1971 b) 1972

c) 1973 d) 1974






Assertion (A) : RBC cells are found in the blood which carry oxygen .

Reason (R) : Haemoglobin pigments are involved in carrying the oxygen.


(a) Both A & R are true but R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A & R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.

(c) A is true, but R is false

(d) A is false, but R is true.


Ãø¢Á (A) : Þóî¢îî¢î¤ô¢ ê¤õð¢ðµè¢è÷¢ à÷¢÷ù Ü¬õ Ýè¢ú¤ü¬ù â´î¢¶ê¢ ªêô¢è¤ø¶.

è£óíñ¢ (R) : ý¦«ñ£°«÷£ð¤ù¢ ï¤øñ¤ Ýè¢ú¤üù¢ â´î¢¶ê¢ ªêô¢ô àî¾è¤ø¶.


a) (A) (R) (R) (A)

b) (A) (R) (R) (A)

c) (A) (R)

d) (A) (R)

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102. Land is a

a) Man-made resource b) Non-renewable natural resource

c) Renewable natural resource d) All of these

Gô‥ å¼

a) ñQîù£™ à¼õ£‚è․ð†ì õ÷‥ b) ¹¶․H‚è Þòô£î ÞòŸ¬è õ÷‥

c) ¹¶․H‚è Þò½‥ õ÷‥ d) Þ¬õ Ü¬ù•¶‥

103. Consider the following statements:

I. cholesterol is a fertilizer

II. protein is amphoteric in nature

III. whale myoglobin has disulphide bond

IV. entropy of the universe increases

a) II alone is correct b) II and IV and correct

c) III, IV and II are correct d) All are correct

W›‚è‡ì ÃŸÁè¬÷ Ý…è

1. ªè£¿․¹ å¼ àó‥

2. ¹«ó£†¯¡ ÞòŸ¬èJ¡ å¼ æKò™¹ õ¬è

3. FIƒAô•F¡ ñ«ò£°«÷£HQ™ ¬ì-ê™¬ð´ Þ¬í․¹ àœ÷¶

4. Ü‡ì•F¡ â‡†«ó£H ÜFèK•¶‚ ªè£‡«ì Þ¼‚Aø¶

a) II ñ†´‥ êKò£ù¶ b) II ñŸÁ‥ IV êKò£ù¬õ

c) III, IV ñŸÁ‥ II êKò£ù¬õ d) Ü¬ù•¶‥ êKò£ù¬õ

104. Emerald Dam is located in

a) Coimbatore b) Ooty

c) Erode d) Salem

âñó£™´ Ü¬í Ü¬ñ‣¶œ÷ Þì‥

a) «è£òº•É˜ b) á†®

c) ß«ó£´ d) «êô‥

105. The Eleventh schedule of the constitution speaks about

a) Functions of the Chief Minister b) Functions of Panchayati Raj

c) Duties of District Collector d) Functions of the parliament

Þ‣Fò ÜóCòô¬ñ․¹ ê†ì•F¡ ðF«ù£ø£õ¶ Ü†ìõ¬í H¡õ¼õùõŸÁœ â¬î․ ðŸP’

°P․H´Aø¶?

a) ºîô¬ñ„êK¡ ªêò™èœ °P•¶ b) ð…ê£ò•¶ Ü¬ñ․¹èO¡ ªêò™èœ

°P•¶

c) Ñ£õ†ì Ý†Cò˜ èì¬ñèœ °P•¶ d) ï£ì£Àñ¡ø•F¡ ªêò™èœ °P•¶

106. Who received the Nobel Prize for the work on genes that control the sense of smell?

a) Werner Arber and Daniel Nathans b) Niels Jerne and Georges Kohler

c) Richard Axel and Linda Buck d) Konrad Bloch and Feodor Lynen

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ñóðµ ¸è˜„C‚° è£óíñ£è ªêò™ð´Aø¶ â¡ø Ýó£…„C‚è£è «ï£ð™ ðK² ªðŸø

M…ë£Qèœ ò£˜?


c) ¹¶․H‚è Þò½‥ õ÷‥ d) Þ¬õ Ü¬ù•¶‥

107. Opsonin was discovered by

a) Jules Bordet b) Christian Gram

c) Almroth wright d) Louis Pasteur

Ü․«ê£Q¡-ä è‡´H®•îõ˜

a) p»™v ð£˜ì† b) APv®ò¡ Aó£‥

c) Ü™‥ó£• ¬ó† d) ÖJv ð£vì˜

108. The recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award during 2005 was

a) Dev Anand b) Mrinal Sen

c) Lata Mangeshkar d) Shyam Benegal

2005 Ý‥ Ýí¢´ î£î£ ê£A․ ð£™«è M¼¶ ªðŸøõ˜

a) «îš Ýù‣• b) I˜ù£™ ªê¡

c) ôî£ ñƒ«èwè˜ d) Sò£‥ ªðùè™

109. Which is the best selling book sold over 10 million copies written by Dr. Kenneth Blanchard, the

Management Guru?

a) You Can Win b) Maximum Power

c) One Minute Manager d) 10 Minute MBA

10 I™Lò¡ HóFèÀ‚° «ñ™ MŸð¬ùò£ù Iè„ Cø‣î ¹•îè‥ â¡ø õK¬êJ™ º¬ùõ˜

ªè¡ù• H÷£¡ ê˜´ («ñô£‡¬ñ °¼) â¡ðõó£™ â¿î․ð†ì ¹•îè‥ â¶?

a) » «è¡ M¡ b) «ñ‚Cñ‥ ðõ˜

c) å¼ GIì «ñô£÷˜ d) 10 GIì «ñô£‡¬ñ ð®․¹

110. The Rajiv Gandhi Udyami Mitra Yojana was launched in

a) 2006 b) 2007

c) 2008 d) 2009

ó£pš è£‣F àîòI I•ó£ «ò£xù£ F†ì‥ ªî£ìƒè․ð†ì Ý‡´

a) 2006 b) 2007

c) 2008 d) 2009

111. The shape of the graph drawn between ίη ρ1 versus 1/T for an intrinsic semiconductor is ( ρ1-

resistivity T- temperature)

a) Straight line b) Circle

c) Parabola d) Ellipse

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å¼ àœ÷£˜‣î °¬ø‚ èì•FJ¡ ίη ρ1 ‚°‥ 1/T è¢°‥ ðì‥ õ¬ó‣î£™ Üî¡ õ®õ‥

,,,,,,,,,,,,,Þ¼‚°‥ (ρ1 I¡î¬ì â‡, T ªõ․ðG¬ô


c) ¹¶․H‚è Þò½‥ õ÷‥ d) Þ¬õ Ü¬ù•¶‥

112. One gene and one enzyme hypothesis was put forth by ………. In ……………

a) Beadle and Tatum, E.coli b) Beadle and Tatum, Neurospora

c) Jacob and Monad, Neurospora d) Jacob and Monad, E.coli

å¼ p¡ å¼ ªï£F â¡ø «è£†ð£ì¢¬ì º¡ ¬õ•îõ˜èœ ,,,,,,,,, Üõ˜èœ Þšõ£ó£…„C’°

ðò¡ð´•Fò àJKù‥............

a) d®™ ñŸÁ‥ ì£†ì‥, ß«è£¬ô b) d®™ ñŸÁ‥ ì£†ì£‥, G»«ó£v «ð£ó£

c) «üè․ ñŸÁ‥ «ñ£ù£´, ï¤»«ó£v

«ð£ó£

d) «üè․ ñŸÁ‥ «ñ£ù£´, ß«è£¬ô

113. The hormone which brings about characteristic changes in male at puberty is called

a) Androgen b) FSH

c) Adrenaline d) Testosterone

ð¼õñ¬ì‣î Ý‡èÀ‚°Kò °í£Fêòƒè¬÷ à¼õ£‚°‥ ý£˜«ñ£¡

a) Ý¡†«ó£ü¡ b) ð£Lè¢è™ ªê™ É‡´‥ ý£˜«ñ£¡

c) Ü†gùL¡ d) ªìv†«ì£v¯ó£¡

114. Which of the following is correctly matched?

A. TNT - Fertilizer

B. Gasoline - Petrochemical

C. Potassium sulphate - Explosive

D. Cement - Molecular Crystal

H¡õ¼õùõŸÁœ â¶ êKò£è ªð£¼•î․ð†´œ÷¶?

A. TNT 1. àó‥

B. «è«ê£L¡ 2. ªð†«ó£ªèI’è™

C. ªð£†ì£Cò‥ ê™«ð† 3. ªõ®ªð£¼œ

D. Cªñ‡† 4. Íô‚ÃÁ ð®è‥


Assertion (A) : Article 32 deals with the right to constitutional remedies, without which the

constitution would be a nullity.

Reason (R) : Article 32 provides the right to move the Supreme Court by appropriate proceeding

for the enforcement of fundamental Rights guaranteed in the constitution.

A) (A) is true, but ® is false

B) (A) alone is true

C) (R) alone is true

D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

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W›‚è‡ì õ£‚Aòƒè¬÷è¢ èõQ

ÃŸÁ (A) : ÜóCòô¬ñ․¹ 32õ¶ MF ÜóCòô¬ñ․¹ ðKè£ó àK¬ñ ðŸPò¶. Þš¾K¬ñJ¡P

ÜóCòô¬ñ․¹ ªê™ô£î¶ (ðòùŸø¶)

è£óí‥ (B) : Üóê¤òô¬ñ․¹ 32õ¶ MF, ÜóCòô¬ñ․ð£™ õöƒè․ð†´œ÷ Ü®․ð¬ì

õNº¬øè¬÷ Ü®․ð¬ì àK¬ñò£è õöƒ°Aø¶

A) (A) ñ†´‥ êK Ýù£™ (R) îõÁ

B) (A) ñ†´‥ êKò£ù¶

C) (R) ñ†´‥ êKò£ù¶

D) (A) ñŸÁ‥ (R) Þó‡´«ñ êKò£ù¶, «ñ½‥ (R) â¡ð¶ (A) Mø¢è£ù êKò£ù

õ÷‚èñ£°‥

116. In Tamil Nadu the Legislative Assembly was established in the year

a) 1935 b) 1937

c) 1947 d) 1952

îI›ï£†®™ ê†ì․«ðó¬õ «î£ŸÁM‚è․ð†ì Ý‡´

a) 1935 b) 1937

c) 1947 d) 1952

117. Tamil Nadu is noted for the industrial cluster of

a) Textiles b) Chemicals

c) Jewellery and gems d) Glass

îI›ï£´ W›è¢è‡ì ªî£N™ ªî£°․¹èÀ‚° «ð˜ «ð£ù¶?

a) ¶Eèœ b) Þóê£òù‥

c) ï¬èèœ ñŸÁ‥ èŸèœ d) è‡í£®

118. Apex court judgement delivered with regard to Open University degree, that bench comprised

a) Justice S.B. Sinha and Justice

Mukundaram Sharma

b) Justice Mohan and Justice K. G.

Balakrishnan

c) Justice S. H. Kapadia and Justice

Altaamar Kabir

d) None of them

Fø‣î ªõO ð™è¬ôè¢èöè‥ ð†ì‥ ªî£ì˜ð£è õöƒè․ð†ì à„êcF ñ¡ø b˜․¹ ............. cFðFè÷£™

õöƒè․ð†ì¶

a) cFðFèœ âv.H. C¡ý£ ñŸÁ‥

ºè¢°‣ó£‥ ê˜ñ£

b) cFðFèœ «ñ£è¡ ñŸÁ‥ «è. T

ð£ôA¼wí¡

c) cFðFèœ âv, â„. èð£®ò£ ñŸÁ‥

Ü™ì£ñ˜ èd˜

d) ÞõŸÁœ âõ¼ñ¤™¬ô

119. Satyartha Prakash was written by

a) Raja Rammohan Roy b) Debendranath Tagore

c) Keshab Chandra Sen d) Dayanand Saraswati

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ê•ò£˜• Hóè£w Ë¬ô â¿Fòõ˜

a) ó£ü£ó£‥ «ñ£è¡ ó£… b) «î«õ‣Fóï£• î£Ã˜

c) «èêš ê‣Fóªê¡ d) îò£ù‣î êóvõF

120. Find the missing number

a) 1000 b) 1001

c) 999 d) 1002

? 2

730 28

344 126

M´ð†ì â‡ â¶?

a) 1000 b) 1001

c) 999 d) 1002

121. Heliocentric theory according to which sun is supposed to be fixed and the planets go around the sun

was proposed by

a) Galileo b) Newton

c) Ptolemy d) Copernicus

qL«ò£ªê¡®K‚ î•¶õ•F¡ð® ÅKò¡ ñ•FJ™ G¬ôò£è àœ÷ «ð£¶ ñŸø «è£œèœ

ÅKò¬ù„ ²ŸP õ¼A¡øù. Þ‣î î•¶õ•¬î ºî¡ ºîL™ ÃPòõ˜

a) èLL«ò£ b) GÎ†ì¡

c) ì£ôI d) «è£․ð˜G‚èv

122. The growth rate of population in India as per 2001 census is

a) 3% b) 2.5%

c) 1.9% d) 1.5%

Þ‣Fò£M™ 2001-‥ Ý‡´ ¹œO Mõó èíè¢A¡ð® ñè¢èœ ªî£¬è õ÷˜„C

a) 3% b) 2.5%

c) 1.9% d) 1.5%

123. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given hills from the north of south?

a) Nallamalai, Nilgiris, Javadhi, Anaimalai b) Anaimalai, Javadhi, Nilgiris, Nallamalai

c) Nallamalai, Javadhi, Nilgiris,

Anaimalai

d) Anaimalai, Nilgris, Javadhi, Nallamalai

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H¡õ¼õùõŸÁœ °¡ÁèO¡ êKò£ù õK¬ê â¶?

a) ï™ô ñ¬ô, côAK, üõ£F,

Ý¬ùñ¬ô

b) Ý¬ùñ¬ô, üõ£F, côAK, ï™ôñ¬ô

c) ï™ôñ¬ô, üõ£F, côAK,

Ý¬ùñ¬ô

d) Ý¬ùñ¬ô, côAK, üõ£F, ï™ôñ¬ô

124. The Annamalai University at Annamalainagar was founded in

a) 1909 b) 1919

c) 1929 d) 1949

Ü‡í£ñ¬ô ïèK™ Ü‡í£ñ¬ô․ ð™è¬ô‚èöè‥ GÁõ․ð†ì¶ â․«ð£¶?

a) 1909 b) 1919

c) 1929 d) 1949





125. The focal length of two lenses in contact is given by

a) F=f1-f2 b) F= f1 f2

c) F= f1+f2 d) 1/F=1/ f1+1/f2

å¡Á «ê˜‚è․ð†ì Þó‡´ M™¬ôèO¡ °Mò• Éó‥ õ¼ñ£Á

a) F=f1-f2 b) F= f1 f2

c) F= f1+f2 d) 1/F=1/ f1+1/f2

126. Which one of the following statements is correct?

a) Parliament has power to amend

any part of the constitution of

India

b) Parliament has no power to amend

fundamental rights in the constitution of

India

c) Parliament cannot amend the directive

principles of State Policy

d) Parliament cannot amend the Federal

Principles embodied in the constitution of

India

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W›‚è‡ìõŸÁœ â‣î ÃŸÁ êKò£ù¶?

a) Þ‣Fò ÜóCòô¬ñ․H¡ â‣î å¼

ð°F¬ò»‥ ï£ì£Àñ¡ø•î£™

F¼•î‥ ªê…ò º®»‥

b) Þ‣Fò ÜóCòô¬ñ․H™ Ü®․ð¬ì

àK¬ñè¬÷• F¼•î‥ ÜFè£ó

ï£ì£Àñ¡ø•FŸ° Þ™¬ô

c) Üó² ªïP‚ªè£œ¬è¬ò

ï£ì£Àñ¡ø•Fù£™ F¼•î

Þòô£¶

d) Þ‣Fò ÜóCòô¬ñ․H½œ÷ Ã†ì£†C‚

ªè£œ¬èè¬÷ ï£ì£Àñ¡ø•î£™

F¼•î Þòô£¶

127. Which of the following countries is not a member of ASEAN?

a) Vietnam b) Brunei

c) Bangladesh d) Myanmar

W›‚è‡ì ï£´èO™ â‣î ï£´ ÝCò£ù¢ ASEAN Ü¬ñ․¬ð ê£ó£î ï£´?

a) Mòì¢ï£‥ b) H¼«ù

c) õƒè£÷«îê‥ d) Iò£¡ñ˜

128. Position effect is the result of

a) Translations b) Inversions

c) Transcriptions d) Deletions

G¬ô M¬÷¾ âîù£™ ãŸð´Aø¶

a) ªñ£N․ªðò˜•î™ b) î¬™W› ñ£Ÿøƒèœ

c) ð®ªò´•î™ d) c‚èƒèœ

129. Triple vaccine is administered to a newborn child to immunize it against

a) Whooping cough, Tetanus and measles b) Whooping Cough, Tetanus and

Diphtheria

c) Tetanus, Diphtheria, Measles and

Rubella

d) Tetanus, Diphtheria, smallpox and Rubella

Hø‣î °ö‣¬îè¢° º•î´․¹ áC «ð£´õî£™ W›è¢è‡ì «ï£…èOL¼‣¶ î´․ð£Ÿø™

A¬ì‚Aø¶?

a) è‚°õ£¡ Þ¼ñ™, ªìì£ùv,

î†ì‥¬ñ

b) èè¢°õ£¡ Þ¼ñ™, ªì†ì£ùú¢,

®․bKò£

c) ªì†ì£ùv, ®․bKò£, î†ì‥¬ñ,

Ïªð™ô£

d) ªì†ì£ùv, ®․bKò£, ªðKò‥¬ñ,

Ïªð™ô£

130. An Example of addition co-polymer is

a) Buna-S b) PVC

c) Neoprene d) Glyptal

«ê˜‚¬è êè ðôð®„ «ê˜ñ•FŸ° â´•¶è¢è£†´

a) ¹Îù£ - S b) PVC

c) G«ò£HK¡ d) AO․ì£™

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131. Who won the Nobel Prize for peace in the year 2009?

a) Barak Obama b) Nelson Mandela

c) George Bush d) Bill Clinton

2009 Ý‥ Ý‡®™ Ü¬ñF‚è£ù «ï£ð£™ ðK¬ê ªõ¡øõ˜ ò£˜?

a) ð£ó‚ åð£ñ£ b) ªï™ê¡ ñ‡«ìô£

c) ü£˜x ¹û¢ d) H™ AO‡ì¡

132. A glass container (μ-1.65) is filled with a liquid of refractive index 1.46 when light is incident normally

on the surface, the amount of light transmitted through the container is

a) 18% b) 36%

c) 44% d) 100%

åOMôèœ â‡ 1.46 ªè£‡ì å¼ Fóõñ è‡í£®․ ªð†ìè•F™ (μ-1.65) Gó․ð†ì´œ÷¶. åO

ªêƒ°•î£è Üî¡ «ñŸðó․H¡ e¶ ð´‥«ð£¶, ªð†ìè•F¡ õN«ò á´¼M„ ªê™½‥ åO

Ü÷õ£ù¶

a) 18% b) 36%

c) 44% d) 100%

133. Competition commission of India (CCI) became operational from

a) March 2009 b) April 2009

c) May 2009 d) June 2009

Þï¢Fò£M™ «ð£†®‚ °¿ ªêò™ð†´ õ¼ñ¢ï£œ

a) ñ£˜„ 2009 b) ã․ó™ 2009

c) «ñ 2009 d) p¡ 2009

134. Loga (ab) = x then logb (ab) is

a) 1/x b) x/x+1

c) x/1-x d) x/x-1

Loga (ab) = x âQ™ logb (ab) Þ¡ ñF․¹

a) 1/x b) x/x+1

c) x/1-x d) x/x-1

135. In 2009, Nobel Prize was awarded in Physics for the invention of

a) Charge coupled device and

optical fibre communication

b) Neutrino and its detection

c) Digital imaging d) Ribosome structure

ÞòŸHòL™, â‣îè¢ è‡´H®․Hø¢è£è 2009-‥ Ý‡®™ «ï£ð™ ðK² õöƒè․ð†ì¶?

a) Ý․®‚è™ç¬ðð˜ õN îèõ™

ðKñ£Ÿø‥ ñŸÁ‥ ê£˜x è․Hœ´

®¬õv

b) GÎ†K«ù£¾‥ Üî¡ è‡´H®․¹ õN

º¬ø»‥

c) ®T†ì™ Þ«ñTƒ d) K«ð£«ú£ñ¢ Ü®․ð¬ì è†ì¬ñ․¹

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136. World earth day is observed on

a) April 30 b) April 22

c) March 22 d) June 5

àôè․ ¹Mï£œ ÜÂêK‚è․ð´‥ ï£œ

a) ã․ó™ 30 b) ã․ó™ 22

c) ñ£˜„ 22 d) p¡ 5

137. Who presented Union Budge 2009-2010 in the parliament?

a) Chidambaram b) Pranab Mukerjee

c) Manmohan Singh d) Arjun Singh

ñ•Fò Üó² ð†ªü† 2009-2010 ä ï£ì£Àñ¡ø•F™ êñ˜․H•îõ˜ ò£˜?

a) Cî‥ðó‥ b) Hó£í․ ºè˜T

c) ñ¡«ñ£è¡Cƒ d) Ü˜ü¨¡ Cƒ

138. Who among the following was not a member of the justice party?

a) Pitty Theogaraya Chetty b) Raja of Panagal

c) T.M. Nair d) Rajagopalachari

H¡ °P․Hì․ð†´œ÷õ˜èO™ cF‚è†C¬ò «êó£îõ˜ ò£˜?

a) H†® Fò£èó£ò ªê†® b) ðùè™ ó£ü£

c) ®, â‥, ï£ò˜ d) Þó£ü«è£ð£ô£„ê£Kò£˜

139. The recipient of Nehru award in 1995 is

a) Julius Namrai b) Aruna Asaf Ali

c) Dr. Bruno Kreisky d) Md. Hosni Mubarak

1995 Ý‥ Ý‡´ «ï¼ ðK¬ê ªõ¡øõ˜

a) ü¨Lòv ï£‥ó£… b) Ü¼í£ Ýê£․ ÜL

c) ì£‚ì˜ ¹¼«ù£ A«ó…vA d) ºèñ¶ «è£vQ ºð£ó‚

140. Barak Hussein Obama became the 44th

president of the USA in the year

a) 2007 b) 2008

c) 2010 d) 2009

ð£ó£‚ ý¨¬ê¡ åð£ñ£ ÜªñK‚è£M¡ 44 õ¶ ÜFðó£è․ ðîõ¤«òŸø Ý‡´

a) 2007 b) 2008

c) 2010 d) 2009

141. Nadir shah was a/an

a) Afghan king b) Moghul ruler

c) Persian king d) Delhi Sultan

ï£b˜ û£ æ˜

a) Ý․è£Qò Üóê˜ b) ªñ£èô£ò Üóê˜

c) ð£óYè Üóê˜ d) ®™L ²™î£¡

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142. The area of circle is 220 sq.cm. the area of the biggest square inscribed in this circle will be

a) 49 cm2 b) 70 cm

2

c) 140 cm2 d) 150 cm

2

å¼ õ†ì•F¡ ðó․¹ 220 ê¶ó ªê.e, âQ™ ÜîÂœ õ¬óò․ð´‥ Iè․ªðKò ê¶ó•F¡ ðó․¹ â¡ù?

a) 49 ªê.e2 b) 70 ªê.e

2

c) 140 ªê.e2 d) 150 ªê.e

2

143. Tiruvidaiyattam means

a) A land owned by Math b) A land owned by Temple

c) A land owned by warrior d) A land owned by Brahmana

î¤¼M¬ìò£†ì‥ â¡ø£™

a) ñì•F¡ õê‥ Þ¼‚°‥ G¬ô b) «è£J™ õê‥ Þ¼‚°‥ G¬ô

c) «ð£˜ió˜ õê‥ Þ¼‚°‥ G¬ô d) Hó£ñù˜ õê‥ Þ¼‚°‥ G¬ô

144. Which act separated Burma from India?

a) Indian Act of 1935 b) Independence Act of 1947

c) Minto-Morley Reform Act d) Montague-chelmsford Act

â‣î ê†ì‥ ð˜ñ£¬õ Þ‣Fò£ML¼‣¶ HK•î¶?

a) Þï¢Fò Üó²„ ê†ì‥ 1935 b) ²î‣Fó ê†ìñ¢ 1947

c) I‡«ì£-ñ£˜L ê†ì‥ d) ñ£‡«ì°-ªê‥vç«ð£˜´ ê†ì‥


Assertion (A) : The Marathas were defeated in the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761

Reason (R) : It checked the growth of Maratha Power, but did not destroy them

Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below:

a) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation

b) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation

c) (A) is true, but (R) is false

d) (A) is false, but (R) is true


ÃŸÁ (A) : 1761 Ý‥ Ý‡´ Í¡ø£‥ ð£Qð† «ð£K™ ñó£•Fò˜èœ «î£Ÿè®‚è․ð†ìù˜.

è£óí‥ (B) : Üîù£™ ñó£•Fò˜ õ÷˜„C î¬ì․ð†ì«îªò£Nò, Üõ˜èœ ÜN‚è․ðìM™¬ô

W«ö °P․H†´œ÷ °Pf†®™ êKò£ù M¬ì¬ò• «î˜‣ªî´

a) (A) ñŸÁ‥ (R) Þó‡´‥ êK, «ñ½‥ (R) â¡ð¶ êKò£ù M÷‚èñ™ô

b) (A) ñŸÁ‥ (R) Þó‡´‥ êK, «ñ½‥(R) â¡ð¶ êKò£ù M÷‚è‥

c) (A) ñ†´‥ êK, Ýù£™ (R) îõÁ

d) (A) îõÁ, Ýù£™ (R) êK

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146. The theosophical society at Adyar dealt with

I. social issues

II. Communal issues

III. Political issues

IV. Religious issues

a) I alone is correct b) I and II and correct

c) I, II and III are correct d) All are correct

Ü¬ìò£P™ Þ¼‣î ªñ…ë£ù ê¬ð âF˜ªè£‡ì Hó„ê¬ùèœ

1. êÍè․ Hó„ê¬ùèœ

2. ê£F․ Hó„ê¬ùèœ

3. ÜóCò™ Hó„ê¬ùèœ

4. êñò․ Hó„ê¬ùèœ

a) I ñ†´‥ êKò£ù¶ b) I ñŸÁ‥ II êKò£ù¬õ

c) I, II ñŸÁ‥ III êKò£ù¬õ d) Ü¬ù•¶‥ êKò£ù¬õ

147. FIFA 2010 world Cup Football will be held at

a) France b) South Africa

c) Canada d) Germany

çHçð£ FIFA àôè․«è£ð¢¬ð è£™ð‣¶ 2010 Þ™ âƒ° ï¬ìªðø Þ¼‚Aø¶?

a) Hó£¡² b) ªî¡ù£․HK‚è£

c) èùì£ d) ªü˜ñQ

148. The place where winter Olympics was held during February 2010 is

a) Canada b) U.S.A.

c) India d) England

H․óõK 2010 ™ °O˜è£ô åL‥H‚v M¬÷ò£†´ ï¬ìªðŸø Þì‥

a) èùì£ b) ».âv.â.

c) Þ‣Fò£ d) ÞƒAô£‣¶

149. Annie Besant became the president of the Indian National Congress in the year

a) 1915 b) 1916

c) 1917 d) 1918

Ü¡Qªðê¡† Þ‣Fò «îCò è£ƒAóv Þò‚è•F¡ î¬ôõó£è â‣î Ý‡´ Þ¼‣î£˜?

a) 1915 b) 1916

c) 1917 d) 1918

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List I List II

A. Neozoic era 1. Primary

B. Cenozoic era 2. Secondary

C. Mesozoic era 3. Quaternary

D. Palaeozoic era 4. Tertiary

Codes

A B C D

a) 3 4 2 1

b) 4 3 1 2

c) 2 1 4 3

d) 1 2 4 3




A. G«ò£«ü£J‚ è£ô‥ 1. ºî™ G¬ô

B. ªê«ù£C‚ è£ô‥ 2. Þó‡ì£‥ G¬ô

C. I«ê£«ü£ò‚ è£ô‥ 3. è£™G¬ô

D. «ðL«ò£«ü£J‚ è£ô‥ 4. Í¡ø£‥ G¬ô

°ø¤ò¦´è÷¢

A B C D

a) 3 4 2 1

b) 4 3 1 2

c) 2 1 4 3

d) 1 2 4 3

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151. Study of the interrelations between the individual plant and its environment is called

a) Synecology b) Ecosystem

c) Autecology d) Biodiversity

å¼ î£õó•FŸ° Üî¬ù Å›‣¶œ÷ Å›G¬ô‚°‥ àœ÷ àøM¬ù․ ðŸP ð®․ð¶

a) C¡ß‚è£ôT b) ²ŸÁ„Åö™

c) Ý†¯‚è£ôT d) àJKò™ ð™õ¬è¬ñ

152. The ages of Ravi and Raja are in the ratio 5:12. After 6 years, the ratio of their ages will be 8:15. What is

the difference between their ages?

a) 14 years b) 16 years

c) 12 years d) 13 years

óõ¤ ñŸÁ‥ ó£ü£M¡ õò¶ MAî‥ 5:12. 6 õ¼ìƒèÀ‚°․Hø° Üõ˜èO¡ õò¶ MAî‥ 8:15 âQ™

Üõ˜èÀ‚A¬ì«òò£ù õò¶ M•Fò£ê‥ âšõ÷¾?

a) 14 õ¼ìƒèœ b) 16 õ¼ìƒèœ

c) 12 õ¼ìƒèœ d) 13 õ¼ìé¢èœ

153. Construction of a dam for drinking water at Hogenekkal is main issue of contention between

a) Tamil Nadu and Kerala b) Tamil Nadu and Karnataka

c) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh d) Karnataka and Kerala

å«èù‚è™ Ã†´ °®c˜ Hó„ê¬ù â‣ªî‣î ñ£Gô•FŸ°‥ Þ¬ì«ò»œ÷ îèó£Á?

a) îI›ï£†®Ÿ°‥, «èó÷£MŸ°‥

Þ¬ì«ò

b) îI›ï£†®ø¢°‥,

è˜ï£ìè•FŸ°I¬ì«ò

c) îI›ï£ì®Ÿ°‥,

Ý‣Fó£MŸ°I¬ì«ò

d) è˜ï£ìè•FŸ°‥, «èó÷£MŸ°I¬ì«ò

154. Leprosy is caused by

a) Mycobacterium leprae b) Mycobacterium tuberculosis

c) Corynebacterium diphtheria d) Varicella zoster

ªî£¿«ï£… à¼õ£è è£óíñ£ù àJKù‥

a) ¬ñ‚«è£ «ð‚¯Kò‥ ªô․«ó b) ¬ñ‚«è£ «ð‚¯Kò‥ ®»ð˜°«÷£êv

c) è£˜Q«ð‚¯Kò‥ ®․bKò£ d) «õKªê™ô£ «ü£vì˜

155. Who was the first woman Chief Miniser of Tamil Nadu?

a) Janaki Ramachandran b) Jayalalitha

c) Mamata Banerjee d) Mayawati

îI›ï£†®™ ºî™ ªð‡ ºîô¬ñ„ê˜ ò£˜?

a) ü£ùA ó£ñ„ê‣Fó¡ b) ªüòôLî£

c) ñ‥î£ ð£ù˜T d) ñ£ò£õF

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156. Choose the statement(s) connected with Marudhu Brothers

Marudhu Brothers:

I. Ruled Sivaganga area

II.Siruvayal & Kalayarkovil Were their strongholds

III. Took refuge is Panchalam Kurichi

IV. They were executed by the British in 1801

a) I alone is correct b) II alone is correct

c) I, II and Iv are correct d) I, III and IV are correct

ñ¼¶ ê«è£îó˜è«÷£´ ªî£ì˜¹¬ìò¬õè¬÷• «î˜¾ ªê…è

ñ¼¶ ê«è£îó˜èœ

1. Cõèƒ¬è Y¬ñ¬ò Ý‡ì£˜èœ

2. CÁõò™ ñŸÁ‥ è£¬÷ò£˜ «è£M™ Üõ˜èO™ º‚Aò Þìƒèœ

3.ð£…ê£ôƒ°P„CJ™ Ü¬ì‚èô‥ ¹°‣îù˜

4.1801 ™ ÝƒA«ôò˜è÷£™ ªè£¬ô ªê…ò․ð†ìù.

a) I ñ†´‥ êKò£ù¶ b) II ñ†´‥ êKò£ù¬õ

c) I, II ñŸÁ‥ IV êKò£ù¬õ d) I, III ñŸÁ‥ IV êKò£ù¬õ

157. The national Rural employment programme was implemented in Tamil Nadu in the year

a) 1980 b) 1990

c) 1970 d) 1960

«îCò áóè «õ¬ôõ£…․¹• F†ì‥ â‣î Ý‡´ îI›ï£†®™ Üñ™ð´•î․ð†ì¶?

a) 1980 b) 1990

c) 1970 d) 1960

158. The famous Ethnobotanist in India is

a) V.M. Meher-Homji b) R.P.S. Katwal

c) S.K. Jain d) S.S. Bhojwani

Iè¾‥ Hóðôñ£ù ñ¬ôõ£› ñ‚èœ î£õóMò™ (â•«ù£ð£ìQv†) L¡ Þ‣Fò M…ë£Qò£è

è¼î․ð´ðõ˜

a) M.â‥.ªñý˜-«ý£‥T b) Ý˜.H.âv. è†õ£™

c) âv.«è.ªüJ¡ d) âv.âú¢.«ð£xõ£Q

159. The reaction that takes place in a Daniel cell is

a) Cu + Hg = Cu. Hg b) Zn0 + Cu

2 = Zn

2 + Cu

0

c) Cu2 + 2Ag = Cu

0 + 2Ag

+ d) 3Fe

2 + Cr

6 = 3Fe

3 + Cr3

+

«ìQò™ ªê™L™ ï¬ìªðÁ‥ «õFM¬ùò£ù¶

a) Cu + Hg = Cu. Hg b) Zn0 + Cu

2 = Zn

2 + Cu

0

c) Cu2 + 2Ag = Cu

0 + 2Ag

+ d) 3Fe

2 + Cr

6 = 3Fe

3 + Cr3

+

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160. SONAR is mostly used by

a) Doctors b) Engineers

c) Navigators d) Astronauts

«ê£ù£™ è¼M ªð¼‥ð£½‥ ðò¡ð´•¶ðõ˜èœ

a) ì£‚ì˜èœ b) ªð£Pò£÷˜èœ

c) ñ£½Ièœ d) M‡ªõOió˜èœ

161. Which of the following is correctly matched?

A. Nepenthes - Stoneworth

B. Drosera - Hornworts

C. Utricularia - Pitcher plant

D. Dionea - Venus-fly trap

ÞõŸP™ â¶ êKò£è ªð£¼‣F»œ÷¶?

A. ªïð‣îv 1. ð£¬ø•î£õó‥

B. ®ó£êó£ 2. ªè£‥¹•î£õó‥

C. Î†K°«ôKò£ 3. ü£® î£õó‥

D. ¬ì«ò£Qò£ 4. Iùv ß․ªð£P•î£õóñ¢

162. The constitutional recognition to urban local government became a reality through

a) 73rd

amendment, 11th

schedule 1992 b) 74th

amendment, 12th

schedule, 1992

c) 73rd

amendment, 11th

schedule, 1993 d) 74th

amendment, 12th

schedule,

1993

ïè˜․¹ø àœ÷£†C ÜóCŸ° ÜóCòô¬ñ․¹ ÜƒWè£ó‥ A¬ì•î¶

a) 73õ¶ ÜóCòô¬ñ․¹ F¼•î‥, 11õ¶

Ü†ìõ¬ù 1992

b) 74õ¶ ÜóCòô¬ñ․¹ F¼•î‥, 12õ¶

Ü†ìõ¬í 1992

c) 73õ¶ ÜóCòô¬ñ․¹ F¼•î‥, 11õ¶

Ü†ìõ¬í 1993

d) 74õ¶ ÜóCòô¬ñ․¹ F¼•î‥, 12õ¶

Ü†ìõ¬í 1993

163. Who was chiefly responsible for the partition of Bengal?

a) Wellesley b) Ripon

c) Curzon d) Chelmsford

õƒè£÷․ HKM¬ù‚°¿ º‚Aò è£óíñ£è Þ¼‣îõ˜ ò£˜?

a) ªõ™ªôvL b) K․ð¡

c) è˜ú¡ d) ªê‥vç«ð£˜´

164. Consider the following

Statements : Some cars are bikes

No bike is train

Conclusions: I. No car is train

II. No bike is car

III.Some cars are trains

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IV. Some bikes are cars

Of the conclusions:

a) I and III are correct b) IV alone is correct

c) All are correct d) I, II and IV are correct

W›è£‡ðõŸ¬ø è¼•F™ ªè£œè

ÃŸÁèœ -Cô è£˜èœ ¬ð‚°èœ

Â‣î ¬ð‚°‥ ¹¬èõ‡® Þ™¬ô

â´•î º®¾èœ- I) âï¢î è£¼ñ¢ ¹¬èõí¢® Þô¢¬ô

II) âï¢î ¬ðè¢°ñ¢ è£ó¢ Þô¢¬ô

III)ê¤ô è£ó¢è÷¢ ¹¬èõí¢®è÷¢

IV) ê¤ô ¬ðè¢°è÷¢ è£ó¢è÷¢

â´•î º®¾èO™ êKò£ù¬õ â¶/â¬õ? ÞõŸÁœ

a) I ñø¢Áñ¢ III êó¤ò£ù¬õ b) IV ñ†´‥ êKò£ù¬õ

c) Ü¬ùî¢¶ñ¢ êó¤ò£ù¬õ d) I, II, ñø¢Áñ¢ IV êó¤ò£ù¬õ


List I

Books

List II

Authors

A. Manimekalai 1. Uruthiran Kannanar

B. Pattinappalai 2. Jayam Kondar

C. Jeevaka Chinthamani 3. Sittalai Sattanar

D. Muvarula 4. Tirutaka Devar

Codes

A B C D

a) 3 1 4 2

b) 4 1 2 3

c) 3 2 1 4

d) 1 4 2 3



ðì¢®òô¢ I

Ëô¢è÷¢

ðì¢®òô¢ II

Ýê¤ó¤òó¢è÷¢

A. ñE«ñè¬ô 1. à¼•Fóƒ è‡íù£˜

B. ð†®ù․ð£¬ô 2. ªüò‥ ªè£‡ì£˜

C. YõèC‣î£ñE 3. Y•î¬ô„ê£•îù£˜

D. Íõ¼ô£ 4. F¼•î‚è «îõó¢

°ø¤ò¦´è÷¢

A B C D

a) 3 1 4 2

b) 4 1 2 3

c) 3 2 1 4

d) 1 4 2 3

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166. Economic drain theory was popularized by

a) The Britishers in India b) Dadabhai Naoroji

c) Vera Anstey d) V.V. Bhatt

ªê™õ„ ²ó‡ì™ «è£†ð£†¬ì î‣îõ˜

a) Þ‣Fò£ML¼‣î ÝƒA«ôò˜è÷£™ b) î£î£ð£… ªï÷«ó£T

c) ió£ Ý¡v® d) M.M. ð†.

167. Madras province was renamed as Tamil Nadu in the year

a) 1966 b) 1969

c) 1967 d) 1968

ªê¡¬ù ñ£è£í‥ îI›ï£´ â¡Á ñÁªðòKì․ð†ì õ¼ì‥

a) 1966 b) 1969

c) 1967 d) 1968

168. Black soils are mostly found in which regions?

a) Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai,

Tirunelveli

b) Salem, Dharmapuri, Nilgiri

c) Pudukkottai, Tiruchchirapalli and

Kaveri Delta

d) Kaveri Delta, Palar Watershed and

Pondicherry

H¡õ¼õùõŸÁœ è¼․¹ Gø ñ‡ ÜFèñ£è è£í․ð´‥ Hó«îê‥

a) «è£ò‥¹•É˜, ß«ó£´, ñ¶¬ó,

F¼ªï™«õL

b) «êô‥, î˜ñ¹K, côAK

c) ¹¶‚«è£†¬ì, F¼„Có£․ðœO ñŸÁ‥

è£MK ªì™ì£

d) è£MK ªì™ì£, ð£ô£Á c˜H®․¹ ñŸÁ‥

ð£‡®„«êK

169. Ants indentify their food through

a) Chemical communication b) Audio communication

c) Visual communication d) Olfacto communication

âÁ‥¹ õ¬èèœ îƒèœ àíM¬ù â‣î å¼ º¬øò£™ è‡´H®‚A¡øù?

a) ªèI‚è™ º¬øJù£™ b) Ý®«ò£ º¬øJù£™

c) Mû¨õ™ º¬øJù£™ d) Ý™«ð‚«ì£ º¬øJù£™

170. The total number corporations in the last local body elections in Tamil Nadu is

a) 4 b) 5

c) 6 d) 7

èì‣î àœ÷£†C• «î˜îL¡ «ð£¶ îI›ï£†®¡ ªñ£•î ñ£ïèó£†CèO¡ â‡í¤‚¬è

a) 4 b) 5

c) 6 d) 7

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171. Natural gas is a mixture of aliphatic hydrocarbons. What is the main important gas available in that?

a) Oxygen (O2) b) Nitrogen (N2)

c) Methane (CH4) d) Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

ÞòŸ¬è õ£» â¡ð¶ ÜL«ð£®‚ ¬ý†«ó£ è£˜ð¡èO¡ èô¬õò£°‥. ÞF™ àœ÷ º‚Aò õ£»

â¶?

a) Ý‚Rü¡ (O2) b) ¬ï†óü¡ (N2)

c) e•«î¡ (CH4) d) è£˜ð¡-¬ì Ý‚¬ú´(CO2)

172. A moving coil galvanometer can be converted into an ammeter by connecting

a) A low resistance in parallel with

a galvanometer

b) A high resistance in parallel with a

galvanometer

c) A high resistance in series with a

galvanometer

d) A low resistance in series with a

galvanometer.

å¼ Þòƒ° ²¼œ è£™õ£ù£ e†ì˜ Ü‥e†ìó£è ñ£Ÿø ÜîÂì¡

a) °¬ø‣î I¡î¬ì¬ò

Þ¬í•îìñ£è Ü¬ñ‚è «õí¢´‥

b) àò˜‣î I¡î¬ì¬ò Þ¬í•îìñ£è

Ü¬ñ‚è «õ‡´ñ¢

c) àò˜‣î I¡î¬ì¬ò ªî£ìK¬í․H™

Ü¬ñ‚è «õ‡´‥

d) °¬ø‣î I¡î¬ì¬ò ªî£ìK¬í․H™

Ü¬ñè¢è «õí¢´‥

173. Which one of the following is correctly matched?

A. Right to Equality - Fundamental Duty

B. Right to

information

- Transparent and

responsible government

C. To promote equal

justice

- Fundamental right

D. To abide by the

constitution

- Directive principles of state

policy

H¡õ¼õùõŸÁœ â¶ êKò£è ªð£¼•î․ð†´œ÷¶?

A. êñ àK¬ñ 1. Ü®․ð¬ì àK¬ñ

B. îèõôP»‥ àK¬ñ 2. ªõO․ð¬ìò£ù, ªð£Á․¹œ÷

Üóê£ƒè‥

C. êñcF¬ò à¼õ£‚°î™ 3. Ü¬ì․ð¬ì àK¬ñ

D. ÜóCòô¬ñ․HŸ°

Ü®ðEî™

4. Üó² õNè£†® ªïPº¬ø‚¢

ªè£œ¬è

174. Biodiesel is obtained from which plant?

a) Mango b) Bamboo

c) Jatropha d) Ficus

ð«ò£¯ê™ â‣î î£õó•FL¼‣¶ ªðø․ð´Aø¶?

a) ñ£ñó‥ b) ÍƒA™

c) ü†«ó£․ð£ d) ¬ð‚èv

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175. The directive principles of state policy is incorporated in the Article ……………. Of the constitution of

India

a) 19-21 b) 14-16

c) 36-51 d) 24-28

Þï¢Fò ÜóCòô¬ñ․H™ Üó² ªïPº¬ø‚ «è£†ð£´ .............. ûó•F™ «ê˜•¶‚ ªè£œ÷․ð†ì¶

a) 19-21 b) 14-16

c) 36-51 d) 24-28

176. Rubella virus causes

a) Smallpox b) Measles

c) Chickenpox d) Influenza

ÏH«ò£ô£ ¬õóv ðó․¹‥ «ï£…

a) ªðKò‥¬ñ b) î†ì‥¬ñ

c) C¡ù‥¬ñ d) Þ¡¹Àò¡ê£

177. The policy RBI follows for control of inflation is

a) Increase in Repo rate and CRR b) Decrease in Repo rate and increase in CRR

c) Decrease in Repo rate and CRR d) Decrease in bank rate

ðíi‚è•¬î‚ è†´․ð´•î Kê˜š õƒA ðò¡ð´•¶‥ è¼M

a) K«ð£ iî‥ ñø¢Á‥ ðí Þ¼․¹ MAî‥

ÜFèó¤•î™

b) K«ð£ iî‥ °¬ø•î™ ñŸÁ‥ ðí Þ¼․¹

Mè¤î‥ ÜFèK•î™

c) K«ð£ iî‥ °¬ø•î™ ñŸÁ‥ ðí

Þ¼․¹ Ü÷¾ °¬ø•î™

d) õƒA‚° î¼‥ õ†® iî•¬î °¬ø•î™

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178. Which one of the following statements is correct?

a) Finance commission is constituted by

the president every four years b) Finance commission has one

chairman and four other members

c) K.C. pant was the chairman of 11th

Finance commission

d) Finance commission report is submitted to

the planning commission

W›‚è‡ì ÃŸP™ â‣î å¡Á êKò£ù¶?

a) °®òó²• î¬ôõ˜ GF‚°¿¬õ

åšªõ£¼ ï£¡° Ý‡´‚°‥

GòIè¢A¡ø£˜

b) GF‚°¿ å¼ î¬ôõ˜ ñŸÁ‥ ï£¡°

àÁ․Hù˜èœ ªè£‡ìî£°‥

c) 11õ¶ GFè¢°¿M¡ î¬ôõ˜

«è.C.ð‣• Ýõ£˜

d) GF‚°¿M¡ ÜP‚¬è F†ì‚°¿Mì‥

êñ˜H‚è․ð´‥

179. Dantidurga established which kingdom?

a) Chalukyas of Badami b) Chalukyas of kalyani

c) Chalukyas of vengi d) Rashtrakuta dynasty

î‡®¶˜è£ Þ‣î Üó¬ê GÁMù£˜

a) ð£î£IJ™ ê£À‚Aò Üó² b) è™ò£EJ™ ê£À‚Aò Üó²

c) ªõƒAJ™ ê£À‚Aò Üó² d) Þó£w®óÃì õ‥ê‥

180. 1/1.2 - 1/2.3 + 1-3.4 – 1/4.5 + …. =

a) 2 log 2-1 b) -2 log 2-1

c) 2 log 2 + 1 d) -2 (log 2 + 1)

1/1.2 - 1/2.3 + 1-3.4 – 1/4.5 + …. =

a) 2 log 2-1 b) -2 log 2-1

c) 2 log 2 + 1 d) -2 (log 2 + 1)


Assertion (A) : Increase spending on civil administration and defence expenditure in India‟s national

income is an unwelcome feature

Reason (R) : The contribution of these sectors does not generate durable income yielding assets to

the country


a) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

b) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

c) (A) and (R) are false

d) (A) is true, but (R) is false.


ÃŸÁ (A) : °®¬ñJò™ G˜õ£è•FŸ°‥, Þó£µõ•FŸ°‥ ÜFèñ£è ªêô¾ ªê…õ¶

õó«õŸè•î‚è¶ Ü™ô.

è£óí‥ (B) : Þ‣î Þ¼¶¬øèÀ‥ ï£†®¡ G¬ôò£ù õ¼ñ£ù õ÷˜„C ß†´ñ¢ ªê£•¶‚è÷£è

à¼õ£õF™¬ô

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a) (A) ñŸÁ‥ (R) Þó‡´‥ êK, «ñ½‥ (R) â¡ð¶ êKò£ù M÷‚èñ™ô

b) (A) ñŸÁ‥ (R) Þó‡´‥ êK, «ñ½‥(R) â¡ð¶ êKò£ù M÷‚è‥

c) (A) ñŸÁ‥ (R) Þó‡´«ñ îõÁ

d) (A) êK ñŸÁ‥ (R) îõÁ

182. Three men start walking at the same point, same time and in the same direction around a circular

stadium. First man completes a round in 120 seconds, second man in 150 seconds and third man in 80

seconds. After what time will they meet again at the starting point?

a) 20 Minutes b) 2 min. 20 sec.

c) 2 min. 30 sec. d) 1 min. 40 sec.

Í¡Á ïð˜ å¼ õ†ì õ®õ Üóƒè•¬î å«ó Þì•FL¼ï¢¶ å«ó «ïó•F™ å«ó F¬êJ™ ïì‚è

Ýó‥H‚Aø£˜èœ. ºîô£ñõ˜ å¼ º¿„²Ÿ¬ø 120 Mù£®èO½‥ Þó‡ì£ñõ˜ 150

Mù£®èO½‥, Í¡ø£ñõ˜ 80 Mù£®èO½‥ G¬ø¾ ªê…A¡øù˜. Ü․ð®ò£ù£™ Í¡Á «ð¼‥

âšõ÷¾ «ïó‥ èN•¶ Ýó‥H•î Þì•F™ ê‣F•¶‚ ªè£œõ£˜èœ?

a) 20 GIìƒèœ b) 2 GIì‥ 20 Mù£®èœ

c) 2 GIì‥ 30 Mù£®èœ d) 1 GIì‥ 40 Mù£®èœ

183. World Tamil classical conference is scheduled to be held at

a) Chennai b) Thiruchchirappalli

c) Vellore d) Coimbatore

àôè• îI› ªê‥ªñ£N ñ£ï£´ â‣î ïèK™ ï¬ìªðø àœ÷¶?

a) ªê¡¬ù b) F¼„Có£․ðœO

c) «õÖ˜ d) «è£ò‥¹•É˜

184. Which district in Tamil Nadu is with large forest?

a) Madurai b) Kanniyakumari

c) Salem d) Nilgiris

îI›ï£†®™ ÜFè è£´è¬÷‚ ªè£‡ì ñ£õ†ì‥ â¶?

a) ñ¶¬ó b) è¡Qò£°ñK

c) «êô‥ d) côAK


Assertion (A) : Public participated in the political life during early vedic period

Reason (R) : Sabha and Samiti discussed matters of public importance


a) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

b) Both (A) and (R) are false



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ÃŸÁ (A) : ªð£¶ñ‚èœ «õîè£ô•F™ ÜóCòL™ èô‣¶ ªè£‡ìù˜

è£óí‥ (B) : ãªù¡ø£™ êð£, êIFJ™ Üõ˜èœ ªð£¶ Mõè£óƒè¬÷ Mõ£F•îù˜


a) (A) ñŸÁ‥ (R) Þó‡´‥ êK, «ñ½‥ (R) â¡ð¶ (A) êKò£ù M÷‚è‥

b) (A) ñŸÁ‥ (R) Þó‡´‥ îõÁ

c) (A) ñ†´‥ êK, Ýù£™ (R) îõÁ


186. Which article accords special status to Jammu and Kashmir?

a) Article 350 b) Article 356

c) Article 370 d) Article 352

ü‥º ñŸÁ‥ è£we¼è¢° â‣î MF Cø․¹ Ü‣îv¬î ÜO•¶œ÷¶?

a) MF 350 b) MF 356

c) MF 370 d) MF 352


Assertion (A) : Tsunamis are produced by sudden movements of earth‟s crust or earthquakes

Reason (R) : These seismic sea waves are often incorrectly called tidal waves.


a) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)




ÃŸÁ (A) : F¯ªóù ïè¼‥ ¹M å†®ù£™ Ü™ô¶ ¹MòF˜Mù£ô¢ ²ù£I à¼õ£Aø¶

è£óí‥ (B) : CvI‚ (¹Mòî˜¾) èìô¬ôèœ åî Ü¬ôèœ âù îõÁîô£è Ü¬ö‚è․ð´Aø¶


a) (A) ñŸÁ‥ (R) Þó‡´‥ êK, «ñ½‥ (R) â¡ð¶ (A) êKò£ù M÷‚è‥

b) (A) ñŸÁ‥ (R) Þó‡´‥ êK, «ñ½‥(R) â¡ð¶ (A) êKò£ù M÷‚èñ™ô

c) (A) ñ†´‥ êK, Ýù£™ (R) îõÁ


188. ………. Won padma Bhushan Award for Art (Tamil Nadu) in 2009

a) Chitra Visweswaran b) A. R. Rehman

c) Y. G. Parthasarathy d) Shri V. P. Dhananjayan & Smt.

Shanta Dhananjayan

îI›ï£†®™ 2009 Þ™ è¬ô‚è£ù ð•ñÌû¡ M¼¬î ªðŸøõ˜

a) C•ó£ Mv«õvõó¡ b) ã. Ý˜. óyñ£¡

c) å….T. ð£˜•îê£óî¤ d) ÿ,M,H. îù¡ªüò¡ ñŸÁ‥ ÿñF

ê£‣î£ îù¡ ªüò¡

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189. Badruddin Tyabji was associated with

a) President of the First session of the

Congress party held at Bombay in 1885

b) President of the second session of the

congress party held at Calcutta in 1886

c) President of the Third session of

the congress party held at

Madras in 1887

d) None of these

ð•¼•b¡ Fò£․T î¬ô¬ñ î£ƒAò¶

a) 1885™ ð‥ð£J™ ïì‣î ºî™ è£ƒAóv

ñ£ï£´

b) 1886™ è™è•î£M™ ïì‣î Þó‡ì£õ¶

è£ƒAóv ñ£ï£†®™

c) 1887™ ªê¡¬ùJ™ ïì‣î Í¡ø£õ¶

è£ƒAóv ñ£ï£†®™

d) ÞõŸP™ â¶¾I™¬ô

190. Which of the following is not correctly matched?

Categories % of area (India)

I) Mountains - 10.6

II) Plateaus - 27.7

III) Plains - 43.2

IV) Hills - 18.5

Of these statements


c) I, II and III are correct d) All are correct

â¶ êó¤ò£è ªð£¼ï¢î£¶?

õ¬èè÷¢ % ðóð¢¹ (Þï¢î¤ò£)

I) ñ¬ôè÷¢ - 10.6

II) ð¦ìÌñ¤è÷¢ - 27.7

III) êñªõ÷¤è÷¢ - 43.2

IV) °ù¢Áè÷¢ - 18.5

Þõø¢ø¤ô¢

a) I ñì¢´ñ¢ êó¤ò£ù¶ b) I ñø¢Áñ¢ II êó¤ò£ù¬õ

c) I, II ñø¢Áñ¢ III êó¤ò£ù¬õ d) Ü¬ùî¢¶ñ¢ êó¤ò£ù¬õ


I) Akbar Promulgated Din-i-Ilaki

II) Din-i-Ilaki means Divine Duty

III) Prominent convert to Din-i-Ilaki was

Raja Birbal

IV) Din-i-Ilaki discouraged Muslim rites

Of these statements


c) I, II and IV are correct d) All are correct

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è¦ö¢è¢èí¢ì Ãø¢Áè¢è¬÷ Ýó£ò¢è

I) Üè¢ðó¢ î¦ù¢ Þô£ý¤¬ò Üø¤õ¤î¢î£ó¢

II) î¦ù¢ Þô£ý¤ âù¢ø£ô¢ ªîò¢õè¢ èì¬ñ âù¢Á ªð£¼÷¢

III) î¦ù¢ Þô£ý¤è¢° ñîñ¢ ñ£ø¤òõó¢è÷¤ô¢ ºè¢è¤òñ£ùõó¢ ó£ü£ð¦ó¢ð£ô¢

IV) î¦ù¢ Þô£ý¤ Þú¢ô£ñ¤ò êìé¢°è¬÷ áè¢°õ¤è¢èõ¤ô¢¬ô

Þõø¢ø¤ô¢

a) I ñì¢´ñ¢ êó¤ò£ù¶ b) I ñø¢Áñ¢ II êó¤ò£ù¬õ

c) I, II ñø¢Áñ¢ IV êó¤ò£ù¬õ d) Ü¬ùî¢¶ñ¢ êó¤ò£ù¬õ

192. The area of a rectangle is 16sq. metres and its length is 4 times that of the breadth. What is the

perimeter of the rectangle?

a) 20 m b) 18 m

c) 16 m d) 14 m

å¼ ªêõ¢õèî¢î¤ù¢ ðóð¢ð÷¾ 16 ê¶ó ñ¦ì¢ìó¢, Üîù¢ ï¦÷ñ¢, Üèôî¢¬î õ¤ì ï£ù¢° ñìé¢° âù¤ô¢

ªêõ¢õèî¢î¤ù¢ ²ø¢ø÷¾ âõ¢õ÷¾?

a) 20 ñ¦ b) 18 ñ¦

c) 16 ñ¦ d) 14 ñ¦

193. Which one of the following is true?

a) Devaradiyars were the group of girls

who used to dance before the God

during the festivals in the temple

b) Devaradiyars were the attendants in a

Sabha

c) Devardiyars were the chief singers in a

village

d) Devaradiyars were the painters

ð¤ù¢õ¼õùõø¢Á÷¢ â¶ êó¤?

a) «îõó®ò£ó¢è÷¢ «è£ò¤ô¤ô¢

î¤¼õ¤ö£õ¤ù¢ «ð£¶ èì¾÷¢ ºù¢

ïìùñ£´õ£ó¢è÷¢

b) «îõó®ò£ó¢è÷¢ êð£è¢è÷¤ô¢ àîõ¤ò£÷ó¢è÷¢

c) «îõó®ò£ó¢è÷¢ æó¢ è¤ó£ñî¢î¤ù¢

î¬ô¬ñð¢ ð£ìèó¢

d) «îõó®ò£ó¢è÷¢ õí¢íñ¢ î¦ì¢´ðõó¢è÷¢

194. In the forest, X can cut 3/10 th of the trees in 50 days, Y can cut 40% of the trees in 40 days and Z

can cut 1/2 of the trees in 80 days. Who will complete the work first?

a) X b) Y

c) Z d) X and Z

å¼ è£ì¢®ô¢ 3/10 ð°î¤ ñóé¢è¬÷ 50 ï£ì¢è÷¤ô¢ X ªõì¢è¤ù¢ø£ù¢. 40% ñóé¢è¬÷ 40 ï£ì¢è÷¤ô¢ Y

ªõì¢´è¤ù¢ø£ù¢ ñø¢Áñ¢ 1/2 ð°î¤ ñóé¢è¬÷ 80 ï£ì¢è÷¤ô¢ Z ªõì¢è¤ù¢ø£ù¢ âù¤ô¢, ò£ó¢ ºîô¤ô¢

«õ¬ô¬ò º®ð¢ð£ó¢?

a) X b) Y

c) Z d) X and Z

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195. The share of road transport in total transport of the country is

a) 20% b) 40%

c) 60% d) 80%

ï£ì¢®ù¢ ªñ£î¢îð¢ «ð£è¢°õóî¢î¤ô¢ î¬óõö¤ð¢«ð£è¢°õóî¢¶

a) 20% b) 40%

c) 60% d) 80%

196. Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) was implemented in India by

merging the schemes of

a) PMRY and REGP b) NREP and IRDP

c) IAY and IRDP d) SFDA and MFAL

ð£óî ð¤óîñó¤ù¢ «õ¬ô õ£ò¢ð¢¹î¢ î¤ì¢ìñ¢ (PMEGP) Þï¢î¤ò£õ¤ô¢ è¦ö¢è¢èí¢ì î¤ì¢ìé¢è÷¢ Þ¬íï¢¶

Üø¤ºèð¢ð´î¢îð¢ðì¢ì¶?

a) ð£óîñ ð¤óîñó¢ «õ¬ôõ£ò¢ð¢¹î¢î¤ì¢ìñ¢

(PMRY) ñø¢Áñ¢ è¤ó£ñ¤ò

«õ¬ôõ£ò¢ð¢¹( REGP)

b) «îê¤ò áóè «õ¬ôõ£ò¢ð¢¹î¢ î¤ì¢ìñ¢

(NREP) ñø¢Áñ¢ å¼é¢è¤¬íï¢î áóè

õ÷ê¢ê¤î¢ î¤ì¢ìñ¢ (IRDP)

c) Þï¢î¤ó£ °®ò¤¼ð¢ðî¢ î¤ì¢ìñ¢ (IAY)

ñø¢Áñ¢ è¤ó£ñ¤ò å¼é¢è¤¬íï¢î î¤ì¢ìñ¢

(IRDP)

d) ê¤Áõ¤õê£ò¤ ºù¢«ùø¢ø î¤ì¢ìñ¢ (SFDA)

ñø¢Áñ¢ °Áõ¤õê£ò¤ ºù¢«ùø¢ø î¤ì¢ìñ¢

(MFAL)

197. Which is the correct chronological sequence of the major events given below?

I. SLV – 3 Launch

II. Formation of Bangladesh

III. Sikkim becomes 22nd

state of Indian territory

IV. Pokhran Test

a) II – IV – III – I b) III – I – II – IV

c) II – I – III – IV d) III – IV – II - I

è¦ö¢è¢è£í¢ðõø¢ø¤ô¢ êó¤ò£ù õó¤¬ê â¶?

I. Ãõð¢ðì¢ì¶

II. ðé¢è÷£«îû¢ à¼õ£è¢èñ¢

III ê¤è¢è¤ñ¢ Þï¢î¤ò£õ¤ù¢ 22õ¶ ñ£ï¤ôñ£è à¼õ£è¢èñ¢

IV. ªð£è¢èó£ù¢ «ê£î¬ù

a) II – IV – III – I b) III – I – II – IV

c) II – I – III – IV d) III – IV – II - I

198. The literacy rate of Tamil Nadu is (as per 2001 census)

a) 80.65 b) 70.45

c) 60.75 d) 73.45

îñ¤ö¢ï£ì¢®ù¢ èô¢õ¤òø¤¾ êîõ¦îñ¢ 2001 ñ¢ ñè¢è÷¢ªî£¬è èíè¢ªè´ð¢ð¤ù¢ð®

a) 80.65 b) 70.45

c) 60.75 d) 73.45

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199. The ratio of the length and breadth of a plot is 4:5. If the length is 20 m less than the breadth, what is

the perimeter of the plot?

a) 180m b) 360 m

c) 80 m d) 100 m

å¼ è£ô¤ Þìî¢î¤ù¢ ï¦÷ñ¢ ñø¢Áñ¢ Üèôñ¢ 4 : 5 âù¢ø õ¤è¤îî¢î¤ô¢ à÷¢÷¶. ï¦÷ñ¢ Üèôî¢¬îõ¤ì 20 ñ¦ì¢ìó¢

°¬ø¾ âù¤ô¢, è£ô¤ Þìî¢î¤ù¢ ²ø¢ø÷¾ âù¢ù?

a) 180 ñ¦ b) 360 ñ¦

c) 80 ñ¦ d) 100 ñ¦

200. Who was the architect of the first Indian Imperial Power?

a) Bindusara b) Chandragupta Maurya

c) Ashoka d) Brihadratha

ºîô¢ Þï¢î¤ò «ðóó¬ê ï¤Áõ¤òõó¢

a) ð¤ï¢¶ê£ó£ b) êï¢î¤ó°ð¢î ªñ÷ó¤òó¢

c) Ü«ê£èó¢ d) ð¤¼èî¢óîù¢





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