Shankar Ias Academy: B) Ribosome

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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¶ . . . . . . . . .
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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) 42nd 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¢ b) 1976ñ¢ Ýí¢´ 42 õ¶ Üóê¤òô¬ñð¢¹î¢
î¤¼î¢îê¢ êì¢ìñ¢ î¤¼î¢îê¢ êì¢ìñ¢
c) 1976ñ¢ Ýí¢´ 42 õ¶ Üóê¤òô¬ñð¢¹î¢ d) 1976ñ¢ Ýí¢´ 44 õ¶ Üóê¤òô¬ñð¢¹î¢
î¤¼î¢îê¢ êì¢ìñ¢ î¤¼î¢îê¢ êì¢ìñ¢
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
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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 3. T.M.Nair
Kazhagam
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 3. T.M.ï£òó¢
ºù¢«ùø¢øè¢èöèñ¢
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
2
x = cos θ âù¢ð¶ x - 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£¶ - ì£è¢ìó¢. ó£«üï¢î¤ó ð¤óê£î¢
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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 d) Cenozoic Sedimentary province
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¢ d) ªêùªú£ò¤è¢ ð®¾ð¢ð£¬ø ð¤ó£ï¢î¤òñ¢
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
1 0 i 0
a) b)
0 1 0 I
0 0 -i 0
c) d)
0 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, d) Chromosomes, Thylakoid, Mitochondria
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÷¢, b) è£ô¢è¤ àìôñ¢, ð²é¢èí¤èñ¢,
ð²é¢èí¤èñ¢ ¬ñì¢«ì£è£í¢ì¢ó¤ò£
c) ¬ó«ð£«ê£ñ¢è÷¢, ð²é¢èí¤èñ¢, d) °«ó£«ñ£«ê£ñ¢è÷¢, ¬îôè¢è£ò¢´,
¬ñì¢«ì£è£í¢®ó¤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 b) Belonged to Madras Presidency
separate state for Muslim
c) Established Muslim League party d) Organized Aligarh Movement
êó¢ ºèñ¶ Þè¢ð£ô¢
a) ¹ôõó¢ ñø¢Áñ¢ ºú¢ô¤ñ¢èÀè¢° b) ªêù¢¬ù ñ£è£íî¢¬îê¢ «êó¢ï¢îõó¢
îù¤ï£´ ªè£÷¢¬è¬ò
à¼õ£è¢è¤òõó¢
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¢
92.Consider the following statements

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


101. Considerthe following statements

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. Considerthe 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. EmeraldDam 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 Eleventhschedule 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․HÁø¶?
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™ðÁø¶ 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 ρ versus 1/T for an intrinsic semiconductor is (
1 ρ-
1
resistivity T- temperature)
a) Straight line b) Circle
c) Parabola d) Ellipse
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å¼ àœ÷£˜‣î °¬ø‚ èì•FJ¡ ίη ρ ‚°‥ 1/T è¢°‥ ðì‥ õ¬ó‣î£™ Üî¡ õ®õ‥
1
,,,,,,,,,,,,,Þ¼‚°‥ (ρ I¡î¬ì â‡, T ªõ․ðG¬ô

1

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 d) «üè․ ñŸÁ‥ «ñ£ù£´, ß«è£¬ô
«ð£ó£
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‥
115. Consider
the following statements:
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 b) Justice Mohan and Justice K. G.
Mukundaram Sharma Balakrishnan
c) Justice S. H. Kapadia and Justice d) None of them
Altaamar Kabir
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‥ b) cFðFèœ «ñ£è¡ ñŸÁ‥ «è. T
ºè¢°‣ó£‥ ê˜ñ£ ð£ôA¼wí¡
c) cFðFèœ âv, â„. èð£®ò£ ñŸÁ‥ d) ÞõŸÁœ âõ¼ñ¤™¬ô
Ü™ì£ñ˜ èd˜
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. Whichone 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, d) Anaimalai, Nilgris, Javadhi, Nallamalai
Anaimalai
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H¡õ¼õùõŸÁœ °¡ÁèO¡ êKò£ù õK¬ê â¶?

a) ï™ô ñ¬ô, côAK, üõ£F, b) Ý¬ùñ¬ô, üõ£F, côAK, ï™ôñ¬ô
Ý¬ùñ¬ô
c) ï™ôñ¬ô, üõ£F, côAK, d) Ý¬ùñ¬ô, côAK, üõ£F, ï™ôñ¬ô
Ý¬ùñ¬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 focallength 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. Whichone of the following statements is correct?

a) Parliament has power to amend b) Parliament has no power to amend
any part of the constitution of fundamental rights in the constitution of
India
India
c) Parliament cannot amend the directive d) Parliament cannot amend the Federal
principles of State Policy 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 b) Þ‣Fò ÜóCòô¬ñ․H™ Ü®․ð¬ì
ð°F¬ò»‥ ï£ì£Àñ¡ø•î£™ àK¬ñè¬÷• F¼•î‥ ÜFè£ó
F¼•î‥ ªê…ò º®»‥ ï£ì£Àñ¡ø•FŸ° Þ™¬ô
c) Üó² ªïP‚ªè£œ¬è¬ò d) Þ‣Fò ÜóCòô¬ñ․H½œ÷ Ã†ì£†C‚
ï£ì£Àñ¡ø•Fù£™ F¼•î ªè£œ¬èè¬÷ ï£ì£Àñ¡ø•î£™
Þòô£¶ F¼•î Þòô£¶
127. Whichof 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£™ ãŸðÁø¶
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 d) Tetanus, Diphtheria, smallpox and Rubella
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, b) èè¢°õ£¡ Þ¼ñ™, ªì†ì£ùú¢,
î†ì‥¬ñ ®․bKò£
c) ªì†ì£ùv, ®․bKò£, î†ì‥¬ñ, d) ªì†ì£ùv, ®․bKò£, ªðKò‥¬ñ,
Ïªð™ô£ 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. Aglass 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 b) Neutrino and its detection
optical fibre communication
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™ b) GÎ†K«ù£¾‥ Üî¡ è‡´H®․¹ õN
ðKñ£Ÿø‥ ñŸÁ‥ ê£˜x è․Hœ´ º¬ø»‥
®¬õv
c) ®T†ì™ Þ«ñTƒ d) K«ð£«ú£ñ¢ Ü®․ð¬ì è†ì¬ñ․¹
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136. Worldearth 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 recipientof 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. BarakHussein 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. Nadirshah 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 cm2
c) 140 cm2 d) 150 cm2
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.e2
c) 140 ªê.e2 d) 150 ªê.e2
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‥
145. Consider
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. Theages 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°‥ b) îI›ï£†®ø¢°‥,
Þ¬ì«ò è˜ï£ìè•FŸ°I¬ì«ò
c) îI›ï£ì®Ÿ°‥, d) è˜ï£ìè•FŸ°‥, «èó÷£MŸ°I¬ì«ò
Ý‣Fó£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 thestatement(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 + Cu2 = Zn2 + Cu0
c) Cu2 + 2Ag = Cu0 + 2Ag+ d) 3Fe2 + Cr6 = 3Fe3 + Cr3+
«ìQò™ ªê™L™ ï¬ìªðÁ‥ «õFM¬ùò£ù¶
a) Cu + Hg = Cu. Hg b) Zn0 + Cu2 = Zn2 + Cu0
c) Cu2 + 2Ag = Cu0 + 2Ag+ d) 3Fe2 + Cr6 = 3Fe3 + 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) 73 amendment, 11th schedule 1992
rd
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¶ b) 74õ¶ ÜóCòô¬ñ․¹ F¼•î‥, 12õ¶
Ü†ìõ¬ù 1992 Ü†ìõ¬í 1992
c) 73õ¶ ÜóCòô¬ñ․¹ F¼•î‥, 11õ¶ d) 74õ¶ ÜóCòô¬ñ․¹ F¼•î‥, 12õ¶
Ü†ìõ¬í 1993 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 List II
Books 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
Ëô¢è÷¢ 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. Madrasprovince 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, b) Salem, Dharmapuri, Nilgiri
Tirunelveli
c) Pudukkottai, Tiruchchirapalli and d) Kaveri Delta, Palar Watershed and
Kaveri Delta Pondicherry
H¡õ¼õùõŸÁœ è¼․¹ Gø ñ‡ ÜFèñ£è è£í․ð´‥ Hó«îê‥
a) «è£ò‥¹•É˜, ß«ó£´, ñ¶¬ó, b) «êô‥, î˜ñ¹K, côAK
F¼ªï™«õL
c) ¹¶‚«è£†¬ì, F¼„Có£․ðœO ñŸÁ‥ d) è£MK ªì™ì£, ð£ô£Á c˜H®․¹ ñŸÁ‥
è£MK ªì™ì£ 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 b) A high resistance in parallel with a
a galvanometer galvanometer
c) A high resistance in series with a d) A low resistance in series with a
galvanometer galvanometer.
å¼ Þòƒ° ²¼œ è£™õ£ù£ e†ì˜ Ü‥e†ìó£è ñ£Ÿø ÜîÂì¡
a) °¬ø‣î I¡î¬ì¬ò b) àò˜‣î I¡î¬ì¬ò Þ¬í•îìñ£è
Þ¬í•îìñ£è Ü¬ñ‚è «õí¢´‥ Ü¬ñ‚è «õ‡´ñ¢
c) àò˜‣î I¡î¬ì¬ò ªî£ìK¬í․H™ d) °¬ø‣î I¡î¬ì¬ò ªî£ìK¬í․H™
Ü¬ñ‚è «õ‡´‥ Ü¬ñè¢è «õí¢´‥
173. Which one of the following is correctly matched?

A. Right to Equality - Fundamental Duty
B. Right to - Transparent and
information responsible government
C. To promote equal - Fundamental right
justice
D. To abide by the - Directive principles of state
constitution 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° 4. Üó² õNè£†® ªïPº¬ø‚¢
Ü®ðEî™ 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․ðÁø¶?
a) ñ£ñó‥ b) ÍƒA™
c) ü†«ó£․ð£ d) ¬ð‚èv
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175. Thedirective 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‥ b) K«ð£ iî‥ °¬ø•î™ ñŸÁ‥ ðí Þ¼․¹
ÜFèó¤•î™ Mè¤î‥ ÜFèK•î™
c) K«ð£ iî‥ °¬ø•î™ ñŸÁ‥ ðí d) õƒA‚° î¼‥ õ†® iî•¬î °¬ø•î™
Þ¼․¹ Ü÷¾ °¬ø•î™
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178. Which one of the following statements is correct?

a) Finance commission is constituted by b) Finance commission has one
the president every four years chairman and four other members
c) K.C. pant was the chairman of 11th d) Finance commission report is submitted to
Finance commission the planning commission
W›‚è‡ì ÃŸP™ â‣î å¡Á êKò£ù¶?
a) °®òó²• î¬ôõ˜ GF‚°¿¬õ b) GF‚°¿ å¼ î¬ôõ˜ ñŸÁ‥ ï£¡°
åšªõ£¼ ï£¡° Ý‡´‚°‥ àÁ․Hù˜èœ ªè£‡ìî£°‥
GòIè¢A¡ø£˜
c) 11õ¶ GFè¢°¿M¡ î¬ôõ˜ d) GF‚°¿M¡ ÜP‚¬è F†ì‚°¿Mì‥
«è.C.ð‣• Ýõ£˜ 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)
181. Considerthe following statements:

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. WorldTamil 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
185. Consider
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. Whicharticle 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
187. Consider
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․ðÁø¶
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. BadruddinTyabji was associated with

a) President of the First session of the b) President of the second session of the
Congress party held at Bombay in 1885 congress party held at Calcutta in 1886
c) President of the Third session of d) None of these
the congress party held at
Madras in 1887
ð•¼•b¡ Fò£․T î¬ô¬ñ î£ƒAò¶
a) 1885™ ð‥ð£J™ ïì‣î ºî™ è£ƒAóv b) 1886™ è™è•î£M™ ïì‣î Þó‡ì£õ¶
ñ£ï£´ è£ƒAóv ñ£ï£†®™
c) 1887™ ªê¡¬ùJ™ ïì‣î Í¡ø£õ¶ d) ÞõŸP™ â¶¾I™¬ô
è£ƒAóv ñ£ï£†®™
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
191. Consider the following statements

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 b) Devaradiyars were the attendants in a
who used to dance before the God Sabha
during the festivals in the temple
c) Devardiyars were the chief singers in a d) Devaradiyars were the painters
village
ð¤ù¢õ¼õùõø¢Á÷¢ â¶ êó¤?
a) «îõó®ò£ó¢è÷¢ «è£ò¤ô¤ô¢ b) «îõó®ò£ó¢è÷¢ êð£è¢è÷¤ô¢ àîõ¤ò£÷ó¢è÷¢
î¤¼õ¤ö£õ¤ù¢ «ð£¶ èì¾÷¢ ºù¢
ïìùñ£´õ£ó¢è÷¢
c) «îõó®ò£ó¢è÷¢ æó¢ è¤ó£ñî¢î¤ù¢ d) «îõó®ò£ó¢è÷¢ õí¢íñ¢ î¦ì¢´ðõó¢è÷¢
î¬ô¬ñð¢ ð£ìèó¢
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¢ b) «îê¤ò áóè «õ¬ôõ£ò¢ð¢¹î¢ î¤ì¢ìñ¢
(PMRY) ñø¢Áñ¢ è¤ó£ñ¤ò (NREP) ñø¢Áñ¢ å¼é¢è¤¬íï¢î áóè
«õ¬ôõ£ò¢ð¢¹( REGP) õ÷ê¢ê¤î¢ î¤ì¢ìñ¢ (IRDP)
c) Þï¢î¤ó£ °®ò¤¼ð¢ðî¢ î¤ì¢ìñ¢ (IAY) d) ê¤Áõ¤õê£ò¤ ºù¢«ùø¢ø î¤ì¢ìñ¢ (SFDA)
ñø¢Áñ¢ è¤ó£ñ¤ò å¼é¢è¤¬íï¢î î¤ì¢ìñ¢ ñø¢Áñ¢ °Áõ¤õê£ò¤ ºù¢«ùø¢ø î¤ì¢ìñ¢
(IRDP) (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
SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY
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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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY

GROUP 1 – 2010 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (A - SERIES)

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

23. In India iron-ore deposits are found in

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30. The Madras Native Association was started in

31. The Avogadra number is

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

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

42. Following relief zones are the characteristics of ocean basins

43. The Tamil Nadu Government seal depicts

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44. „Mullai‟ region is characterized by

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

47.Consider the following statements

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d) (A) (R) 

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52. Which of the following is Natural Rubber?

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

56. The new agricultural technology can best be described as

62. Musical instruments of Sanagam Age are classified into

63. Highest Peak in Tamil Nadu is

64. Pepsin is secreted by

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

69. Sir Muhammad Iqbal

70. Western Ocean the ancient name of the

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

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

74. The tomb at Sessaran was built by

75. The famous leader of Narmada Bachao Andolan is

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

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80. Ashoka patronised

82. Variety of dances mentioned in Tolkappiam are

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

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

88. Number of towns in Tamil Nadu is

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

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

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