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Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test - 2012

Original Question – PAPER-I MATHS.

1. miutl;l tbtpyhd G+q;fhtpd; Muk; 14 kP . XU kPl;lUf;F &. 8

tPjk; mjw;F Rw;W Ntyp mikf;f MFk; nryT
A) &.576 B) &.657 C) &.756 D) &.765
; j;jpd; Rw;wsT   r  2r
miutll
22
  14  2(14)
7
 44  28  72 kP
nryT  72  8  &.576

2. uhFy; &. 5000 I Mz;Lf;F 8% vspa tl;b tPjj;jpy; itg;G

epjpahf nrYj;Jfpwhu;. vj;jid tUlq;fspy; &. 5800 I mtu;
ngWthu;?
A) 3 B) 2 C) 4 D) 5
100  I
n I  5800  500  &. 800
P r
100  800
 2
5000  8
 2 Years

3. 100 khztu;fspd; kjpg;ngz;fs; ruhrup 40 vd;W fzf;fplg;gl;lJ.

gpd;G 53 vd;w kjpg;ngz; 83 vd;W jtWjyhf vLf;fg;gl;lJ
njupa te;jJ. rupahd kjpg;ngz;fisf; nfhz;L rupahd ruhrup
A) 39.7 B) 37.9 C) 29.7 D) 27.9
$Ljy;  ruhrup  vz;zpf;if
$Ljy;  40  100  4000
rupnraa
; gg ; $Ljy;  4000  83  53
; ll
 3970
3970
rupahd ruhrup   39.7
100
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4. 5 vz;fspd; ruhrup 32 . mt;ntz;fspy; xd;iw ePf;Fk;NghJ

ruhrupapy; 4 Fiwe;jhy; ePf;fg;gl;l vz;.
A) 84 B) 42 C) 48 D) 24
ruhrup  vz;zpfi
; f  $Ljy;
32  5  160 32  4  28
28  4  112
ePf;fg;gll
; vz;  48

5. nrt;tf tbtKs;s xU Njhl;lj;jpd; msTfs; 30 kP  20 kP .

Njhl;lj;ijr; Rw;wp ntspg;Gwj;jpy; 1.5 kP mfyj;jpy; xU rPuhd
ghij r.kPl;lUf;F &. 6 tPjk; mikf;fg;gLfpwJ vdpy; mjd;
nkhj;j nryT
A) &.495 B) &.754 C) &.854 D) &.954

30  1.5  1.5  33
20  1.5  1.5  23
ghijapd; gug;gsT  33  23  30  20
 759  600
 159 r.kP.
nryT  159  6  &. 954

6. xU Fspu;rhjd ngl;bapd; kPJ 9% tpw;gid tup tPjk; tpw;gid

tup &. 1170 vdpy; mjd; mlf;f tpiy
A) &.10530 B) &.12960 C) &.13000 D) &.20000
9%  &.1170
100%  ?
100  1170
  100  130
9
 &.13000

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7. uhKtpd; jw;Nghija taJ mtUila je;ijapd; tajpy;

ghjpahFk;. gjpide;J Mz;LfSf;F Kd;G je;ijapd; tajhdJ
uhKtpd; taijg;Nghy; Kk;klq;fhf ,Ue;jJ vdpy; mtu;fspd;
jw;Nghija taJ
A) 42, 84 B) 24, 84 C) 40, 80 D) 24, 48

jtwhd tpilfs;

8. <];tup xt;nthU khjj; Jtf;fj;jpYk; &. 350 I Xu; mQ;ryfj;jpy;

6 Mz;LfSf;F nrYj;jp te;jhs;. Kbtpy; mts; &. 32,865
ngw;whs; vdpy; fpilj;j tl;b tPjk;
A) 6% B) 10% C) 15% D) 8%
Recurring Deposit Formula :
PNr n(n  1)
I N 6 Yrs.  6  12  72 khjqf
; s;  n  72
100 2  12
72  73
N
2  12
<]t
; up nrYjj ; njhif  350  72  25200
; pa nkhjj
;  32865  25200  &.7665
I, tlb
350 72  73 7665  100  2  12
7665   r  r 
100 2  12 350  72  73
r  10%

9. 2 3 40  3 3 625  4 3 320 

A) 16 3 2 B) 53 3 C) 33 5 D) 33 4

2 3 40  3 3 625  4 3 320

 2 3 8  5  3 3 125  5  4 3 64  5

 2  2 3 5  3  5  3 5  4  4  3 5

 4 3 5  15 3 5  16 3 5

 3 3 5

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10. xU cUisapd; Muk; kw;Wk; cauq;fspd; tpfpjk; 5: 7 . NkYk;

mjd; fd msT 4400 f.nr.kP. vdpy; mt;TUisapd; Muk;

A) 10 cm B) 25 cm C) 15 cm D) 20 cm

r : h
5 : 7
5x , 7x
cUisapd; fd msT> V   r 2h
22
 5x    7 x   4400
2

7
22  25x 2  x  4400
4400
x3   8  23
22  25
x 2
Muk>; r  5x  5  2  10 nr.kP.

21 cm ABCD D C
11. gf;f msTila vd;w
rJuj;jpd; epoyplg;gl;l gFjpapd; gug;gsT

A B

A) 140 cm 2 B) 256 cm 2 C) 252 cm 2 D) 272 cm 2

epoyplgg
; ll
; gFjpapd; gug;gsT
 ehd;F miutll ; sT  rJuj;jpd; gugg
; q;fspd; gugg ; sT
 2 tl;lqf
; spd; gug;gsT  gff
; k;  gf;fk;
21
 2 r 2  21  21 r  10.5
2
22
 2  10.5  10.5  441
7
 693  441  252 cm2

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12. 1
x  2  3 vdpy; x 2  d; kjpg;G
x2

A) 14 B) 8 3 C) 4 3 D) 0

x  2 3

 
2
x2  2  3  4 3 4 3  7 4 3

1 1 1 74 3
2
  
x 74 3 74 3 74 3
74 3 74 3 74 3
  
49  16  3 49  48 1
74 3

x2 
1
x2
74 3  74 3  
 7  4 3 7  4 3

8 3

13. 2
,U ,lq;fSf;F ,ilNaAs;s njhiyT 61 fp.kP. xU ,Urf;fu
3
7
thfdk; me;j njhiyitf; kzp flf;f 2 Neuk; vLj;Jf;
15
nfhs;fpwJ. vdpy; ,Urf;fu thfdj;jpd; Ntfk;

A) 25 fp.kP. B) 40 fp.kP. C) 35 fp.kP. D) 20 fp.kP.

distance
Speed 
time
2
61
 3  185  15
7 3 37
2
15
 25

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14. 1, 2, 5, 6, 14, 24, 30, 120, ___ vd;w njhlupd; mLj;j vz;

A) 91 B) 55 C) 720 D) None

3 4 5

1, 2, 5, 6, 14, 24, 30, 120, ___

4 9 16 25

22 32 42 52
30  25  55

15. 4 7 5 3 7
    f;F rkkhdJ
5 2  2 4  8

6 5 11 1
A) 1 B) 3 C) 2 D) 5
20 20 20 20

4 7 5 3 7
   
5 2  2 4  8
4 7  20  6  7
   
5 2  8  8
4 7  14  7 4 7 8 7
       
5 2  8  8 5 2 14 8
4 7 16  35 51 11
    2
5 4 20 20 20

16. xU Kf;Nfhzj;jpd; %d;W Nfhzq;fspd; ,Urk ntl;bfs;

re;jpf;Fk; Gs;sp mk;Kf;Nfhzj;jpd;
A) Rw;Wtl;l ikak; B) nrq;Nfhl;L ikak;
C) eLf;Nfhl;L ikak; D) cs;tl;l ikak;

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17. r1 , r2 I Muq;fshff; nfhz;l ,U tl;lq;fs; cl;Gwkhf

njhLkhdhy; tl;l ikaq;fSf;F ,ilNa cs;s J}ukhdJ
________ rkkhdJ.

A) r1  r2 B) 2r1 C) 2r2 D) r1  r2

r1  r2
cl;Gwkhf  r1  r2 ntspgG
; wkhf  r1  r2

18. A, B, C vd;gtu;fs; xU Ntiyia KiwNa 12, 15, 20 ehl;fspy;

Kbg;ghu;fs;. ,k;%tUk; Nru;e;J xU ehs; Ntiy nra;jdu;. gpd; B
tpyfp tpLfpwhu; vdpy; A, C ,UtUk; Nru;e;J kPjKs;s Ntiyia
Kbf;f vLf;Fk; ehl;fs; vj;jid?
A) 8 B) 7 C) 9 D) 6

1 ehs; x ehlf
; s;

(A  B C) (A  C)
1(A  B C)  x(A  C)  1
 1 1 1   1 1 
1     x   1
 12 15 20   12 20 
54 3  20  12 
 60   x  240   1
   
12  32 
 x  1
60  240 
 32  1 4
x  1 
 240  5 5
4 240
x  6
5 32
x  6 ehlf
; s;

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19. xU ruptfj;jpd; gug;G 33.32 cm 2 kw;Wk; mjd; xU gf;f msT

8 cm cauk; 5.6 cm vdpy; kw;nwhU gf;f msT

A) 11.9 cm B) 3.9 cm C) 8.9 cm D) 5.9 cm

1
ruptfjj ; sT> A   h (a b)
; pd; gugg
2
1
 5.6  (8  b)  33.32
2
33.32  2 33.32
8b 
5.6 2.8
8  b  11.9
b  11.9  8  3.9

20. 17, 15, 9, 13, 24, 7, 12, 21, 10, 24 vd;w Gs;sp tptuq;fspd; KfL
kw;Wk; ,ilepiyasT fz;L mtw;wpd; ruhrup kjpg;G
A) 21 B) 24 C) 19 D) 14

17, 15, 9, 13, 24, 7, 12, 21, 10, 24

24 klL
; k; ,uzL
; Kiw te;Jss
; J
KfL  24
VWtupirapy; vOj
7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 21, 24, 24

13  15 28
,ilepiy    14
2 2
24  14
; k; ,ilepiyapd; ruhrup 
KfL kwW
2
38
  19
2

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21. xU d; %d;W Nfhzq;fspd; tpfpjq;fs; 2: 4 : 6 vdpy; mjd;

Nfhz msTfs;
A) 30o , 60o , 90o B) 20o , 70o , 90o
C) 40o , 60o , 80o D) 26o , 58 o , 96 o

2 : 4 : 6 2x  2(15)  30o
2x , 4x , 6x 4 x  4(15)  60o
2x  4 x  6 x  180o 6 x  6(15)  90o
12x  180o
180
x  15o
12
 30o , 60o , 90o

22. xU tl;lj;jpy; Gs;sp A y;

tiuag;gLk; njhLNfhL DE .
AB tl;lj;jpd; ehz; NkYk;
C B
 BAC  65 o
kw;Wk; BAE  58o
vd;W mikAkhW tl;lj;jpd; Nky;
cs;s Gs;sp C vdpy;  ABC d;
kjpg;G
D A E

A) 180o B) 90o C) 57o D) 123o

 ACB   BAE  58 o
 ABC y;  A   B  C  180o
65o   B 58o  180o
 B  180o  65o  58o
 57o

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23. 42 cm MuKs;s xU tl;lj;jpypUe;J 240o ikaf;Nfhzk; nfhz;l

xU tl;lf; Nfhzg; gFjpia ntl;b vLj;J mjd; Muq;fis
xd;wpidj;J xU $k;ghf;fpdhy; fpilf;Fk; $k;gpd; tisgug;G
A) 4624 cm 2 B) 3696 cm 2 C) 6369 cm 2 D) 6639 cm 2

$kg ;  r l
; pd; tisgugG
l  tll ; pd; Muk;  42 nr.kP.
; jj
tl;l Nfhzg;gFjpapd; Rw;wsT  $kg
; pd; mbr;Rww
; sT
2 r
o
 240o  2 R
360
42
o
 240o  R( $kg
; pd; Muk; )
360
42
R  240
360
22 42
 $kg
; pd; tisgug;G   r l    240  42
7 360
 22  24  7
 3696 r.nr.kP.

24. 8 Mz;fs; xU Ntiyia ehnshd;Wf;F 9 kzp Neuk; Ntiy

nra;J 28 ehl;fspy; Kbg;gu;. mNj Ntiyia 12 Mz;fs;
ehnshd;Wf;F 7 kzpNeuk; Ntiy nra;jhy; vj;jid ehl;fspy;
Kbg;gu;?
A) 20 B) 18 C) 28 D) 24

M1  d1  h1  M2  d2  h2
8  28  9  12  d2  7
8  28  9
d2 
12  7
 24 ehlf
; s;

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25. 100 msitfspy; kpfg; ngupa kjpg;G 3.84 fp.fp. kw;Wk; mtw;wpd;
tPr;R 2.46 fp.fp. vdpy; mjd; kPr;rpW kjpg;G

A) 1.38 fp.fp. B) 3.38 fp.fp. C) 2.38 fp.fp. D) 6.30 fp.fp.

;  kpfg;ngupa kjpg;G (L)  kpfrr
tPrR ; pwpa kjpg;G (S)
2.46  3.84  S
S  3.84  2.46
S  1.38

26. x  y  6, x y  4 vdpy; x3  y 3 d; kjpg;G

A) 272 B) 288 C) 248 D) 288

x3  y3  ( x  y )( x 2  xy  y 2 )
x3  y3  ( x  y )( x 2  y 2  xy )
x2  y2  ( x  y )2  2xy
x2  y2  (6)2  2(4)  36  8  44
 x3  y3  6(44  4)  6  48  288

27. x 3  3x 2  x  3 vd;w gy;YWg;Gf; Nfhitapd; xU fhuzp ( x  1)

vdpy; mjd; kw;w fhuzpfs;
A) ( x  1), ( x  3) B) ( x  1), ( x  2)
C) ( x  1), ( x  3) D) ( x  1), ( x  3)
xtn
; thU tpilahf nraJ ; ghuf
; ;fTk;
x 3  3x 2  x  3
(A) ( x  1), ( x  3)
x 1  0
x  1 I gpujpaplL
; G+rr
; pak; tej
; hy; tpilahFk;
x 3  3x 2  x  3
 13  3(1)2  1  3  1  3  1  3  0
x 3  0
x 3
x 3  3x 2  x  3  33  3(3)2  3  3  27  27  3  3  0

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28. ,U vz;fs; 5: 3 vd;w tpfpjj;jpy; cs;sd. mtw;wpd; NtWghL 18

vdpy; mt;ntz;fs;
A) 42, 57 B) 54, 72 C) 45, 27 D) 47, 52
5 : 3 5x  5  9  45

5x , 3x 3x  3  9  27
5x  3x  18
2x  18
18
x 9
2

29. 3a2bc, 5ab2 c, 7abc 2 d; kP.ngh.k. (LCM) vd;gJ

A) 35a2 bc 2 B) 105a2 b2c2
C) 15a2 b2c2 D) 105abc
3a2bc
5ab2 c
7abc 2
kP.rp.k. fhz caue
; ;j mLff
; pid vOj NtzL
; k;
kP.rp.k  3  5  7  a2  b2  c 2
 105a2 b2 c 2

30. 11 Ngdhf;fspd; mlf;f tpiy 10 Ngdhf;fspd; tpw;w tpiyf;Fr;

rkk; vdpy; ,yhg rjtPjk;
A) 10% B) 100% C) 11% D) 21%
Short Cut :
tpj;jpahrk;
 100
tpw;w nghUs; vzz ; pf;if
11  10
  100
10
1
  100  10%
10

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