AE INDUSTRIES - GENERAL STUDIES Which of the following pairs are correctly matched ? I) N,@ : Neutral, brown gas Il) NO : Neutral, Colourless gas III) N,O, : Acidic, Blue solid IV) N,O, : Basic, Colourless Solid 1)1, 1& IV only 2) II, HI & 1V only yh & lll only 4) 1 & 1V only 2. Among the following in which group of elements zone refining method is used? __-HSilicon, Getmanium, Gallium 2) Sodium, Gold, Copper 3) Uranium, Sodium, Titanium 4) Radium, Silver, Gold 3. Fillin the Blanks : The month of January is named after 1) The single faced Greek God 25 The two-faced Janus 3) The three-faced Latin God 4) The Japan God ‘Miateh the followingand select your answer using the codes svete ‘) Kasia 1) Chota Neapur by Bukis 2 Orisa oy Kols Hasan @ Hboke 4) Manivur a[epelé al?ps|4[i Bpslafeit spa pty? Bl fls aii 5. From which of the following reasons Gandhiji started the Non-Cooperation movement? 1) Tragedy of the Jailfanwala Bagh 1) The martial Law in Punjab 111) Hunter Committee Report IV) Against Salt Law _AYI, I and ll are correct 2) 1, Mand IV are correct 3) 11, II and IV are correct 4) 1, IL, II and IV are correct \ixGanget Demotar | 2)Puniab |) Savarkar 5} Benge Rede her Boe [OMe | a) Sardar Ajit Singk al | (Je, %_.AE INDUSTRIES - GENERAL STUDIES 7.) Match List with Lin Mand cotwn the compere answer using the codes given below i OMe peat rectbuce wharmticen onic, eee cea ro, Sans Ec ee] — eran xpenditureineured in bringing out « berkby a pubiter 10. Marks [48 [8-12 [13.20 [20-30] Noof Students, § | 9 | 2 | The frequency density of the class interval 12:20is _—_____| K |i 2 B. C. [B.AE INDUSTRIES - GENERAL STUDIES M1. The average rainfall in Chennai from Monday to Saturday was 1.2 em, Due to heavy rainfall on Sunday, the average rainfall increased to 2 cm. The rainfall on Sunday was : 1) 1.2em 2)5.8em 316m 4} 8.6 em 12. Consider the following statement about the communication of neurons. a) Neurons communicate with other cells at synapses b) Acetylcholine is one of the common neurotransmitters in both invertebrates and vertebrates 1) (@)alone is correct 2) (b) alone is correct joth (a) and (b) are correct 4) Both (a) and (b) are wrong 13, Which one of the following is not correct? 1) Base is any substance that can supply 2) Base is any substance that can accept a OH" ion in aqueous medium. proton in aqueous medium 3) Base is any substance that can donate a _4Y Base is any substance that can accept a pair of electrons pair of electrons 14. (Xfaech Calman f with Column (and ia) Vosopressin 0) Adrecal medulla ii)Melatonin |e) Adrenal Cortex is) Epinephrine | d) Anterior pituitary Liye te eT. Ae fe [ee a Bpe pe [ele [| Chath ele « pd fete [ele gn sal be vested | preside 6) Counc of winister ‘2 Prowedare for impenehment ofthe 16. If three dice are thrown once how many possible outcomes are there ? 1)36 _2y216 3)32 4) 18AE INDUSTRIES - GENERAL STUDIES 17. Globalization -1) Will promote foreign direct investment II) Increases the costs of transport I{1) Enables the country to make use of advanced technology IV) Widens the access of developing countries to export their produce 1) 1, Wand UT 2) I, Mand 1V 3)4, Hand IV AMT, ll and IV 48. The decreasing order of acidity of following oxy acids HCIO, HCIO,, HCIO, and HCIQ, in the aqueous media is : 1) HCIO >HCIO, > HClO, > HCIO, 2YHICIO4> HCI, > HCIO, > HCIO 2 3 4 4 3 2 3) HCIO,> HCIO, > HCIO > HClO, 4) HCIO, > HCIO, > HCIO > HCIO, 19. Consider the following pairs 1) Nitrogen trioxide - Nitrous anhydride 11) Dinitrogen tetra oxide - Laughing gas III) Nitrogen pentoxide - Nitric anhydride Which of the pair given above is/are correct ? 1) Lonly Ay Vand Ill 3) Wand WL 4) ILonly 21. The degree ofsalinityis gentrally expressed as “Number of partsof salt Thousand partsof seawater Number of partaof salt B.| Percentage of partsof seawater ~Parcantageof partsof salt © | Thousand parteof seawater 1p | Percentageol parlsof salt | ‘Number of partsof salt eeeAE INDUSTRIES - GENERAL STUDIES 22, LPG modet of development ; 1) Emphasizes a bigger role for the private sector 2) Concentrates on the corporate sector 3) Bypasses agriculture and agro-based industries Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? 1) L only 2) Land 2 3)2 only 4y1, 2 and 3 23. [Match List 1 with List - T and select the correct answer using the codes giver. lie -1 J | 1) Nerkattuma Soval 2 Etayapuram 3) Pencbalansurichi DSi a i i t 4 . 24, | Match Lise “T with Lint - Tard Checre the correct ancwer using the codes given bolowthe fits Lise <1 ia [3 1) 1920 21939 5) 1990 iss E 28. [Match List-I with List — IT and Choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists List 1 List '8) Death oi Vanchinathan | 1) 1940 ») Birth of Swaraj party | 2) 1935 ©) August Offer 3) 1911 ) Set up of Reserve Bank of | 4) 1923 India a[eTel4] Lats |ayil2 Bj 4af2,i{s c{i fafa ls | pti fats [4AE INDUSTRIES - GENERAL STUDIES. 26, | Constinr Se pret venta Baas I] dbo armbol. Henly which are fa shed | ie Groat Siapae Bik Hoe Greet renunciation “Lotye and ball || ai Nirvana Bodhi Tree i)First Sermon Dharmechakes cewher! ||pPernivannce “Se death [Wiccan ar crea TF |elethe ewer om th ee iam 28. According to 61st Round NSS report, during 2000-05 average growth rate of employment in Tamil nadu was percent and the national average growth rate was percent. 10.24, 0.98 AF 1.26, 2.89 3) 2.4, 2.7 4)2.2, 1.96 29, The major environmental effect of huge dams? _-ty Degradation of the soil in the command 2) Accumulation of green house gases area due to water logging and soil salinity 3) Degrade of the quality of life of people 4) Radiation 30. Fillin the blanks : As on 1999-2000 the rate of unemployment is higher in 1) Bihar 2) Rajasthan 3) Uttar Pradesh _-Ay Tamil NeduAE INDUSTRIES - GENERAL STUDIES BL. 32, 3B. eT Sma oe Senta ates | 2) MPLADS vrarsdareas ‘S)Pradhan Mani |) Centre and | Gram Sade Vogooe | State ving 4) Tosail Ned Rasa) |) ndreseroctore Esaplosent aevelapment |Guasancee Bebmne | Stare | U____spantores_} aps B ble ft PE Which of the following countries has higher Birth and Death Rates as on 2008? 1) China 2) Australia 3) Canada _ AS india Food, work and Productivity was the focus of - 1) Fifth five year plan 2) Sixth five year plan _ Ai Seventh five year plan 4) Eighth five year plan 3 35. 1) Reeraliment to ‘ass poe (eon fecha Management of i |rsent | Comeision |) Conectinget (—__Lispereanet” || 5 £ a 5 atch thefollowing sind Select your | ‘answer using the codea given below Tet tJ Ti Tirtmals col =[oofeele|AE INDUSTRIES - GENERAL STUDIES 36., How many women were elected to Lok sabha in the First General Elections? yz 3)32 canine 3 Stsaney of | Damages Heme ats | bfteranene io Service 9) Cedre Contrtlng Comaiason (cers JoMesey af |) Recramene ee Or persanel | Mente Sat cns |) Kraig ots 38. Which of the following are not necessarily the consequences of the proclamation of the President's rule in a State? 1) Dissolution of the State Legislative Assembly 2) Removal of the Council of Ministers in the state 3) Dissolution of local bodies 4) Takeover of the state administration by the Union Government, Choose the correct answer from the codes given below = 1) 1,2and4 _-2ytand 3 3)2and 3 4) 1,3and 4 39. Mark the statement(s) that is/are INCORRECT with regard to administrative reform. A) Administrative reform is a process which involves artificial inducement of Administrative transformation against resistance. B) It is confined (o the narrow structural changes of a administrative system. C) In most of the under developed countries it is a process of change in administrative structure (ie) procedures within the Public Service alone, D) Administrative reforms referred to an attempt to modernize and change society 1) Aalone 2)AandB 3yC alone 4) AandD 40. Choose the CORRECT statement(s) from the below. A) Tribunal is a seat (or) bench upon which a judge (or) Judges sit in a court B) Tribunals are not recognized and by the Indian Constitution C) Tribunals are bound by the rules of evidence and process D) Tribunals possess the technique and expertise to handle complex problems. 1) Aand B only 2) Aand C only 3YA and D only 4) C and D onlyAE INDUSTRIES - GENERAL STUDIES. 41) Match the following 2. 43. 44, 2) Fibrons cloud 1) Alto b) Layered cloud 2) Cumulus Detached cloud 3) Stratus, Middle cloud 4) Cirrus >|}oa)>| tole] fe a leoftel fo Match List “I with List select your answer using the codes given, Teorrectly and below. ‘Peninsular Rivers | Tributaries ‘) Mahenadi T)Hemavati ») Godavari 2) Sheonath. ©) Krishna 3)Penganga a) Cauvery 4) Bhima Lea Te Teta Parle [3 Tata Bl s}2fif4 cle, s [ila pfitat3 [4 ‘Match List =I with List = ‘ad select the correct answer using the codes given below. ‘List-I Gainerals) List UI (fining areas) ‘) Iron ore ©) Copper Lead ) Manganese 1) Malanji Khand 2)Kemmangudi 3) Zawar | loole wle)alne Match List I with Lise TTand ‘correct answer using the codes given below the Hist. __ “List 1 CEvesional | List TI (Agen) features) a) Zougen 1) Ground Water b)Uvala 2)Wind ©) Arete 3) River 4) Gorge, 4) Glacier ajeje ,é ay? {i [ats Bi 3 pa 2 cps ti fata pba fs fi TeAE INDUSTRIES - GENERAL STUDIES 48, 239, Smolamaa Steet I ee 10, Downing Street 5) 9, Rosser 46. Which of the following is NOT a type of wireless network ? I) Ring II) Radio Frequency [dentification(RFID) Il) Cordless Telephone IV) WAN uel DIgN 3) &1V ADT EV 47. The Simplified Boolean Function X + X.Y is:_- OXY UASY, 3)X ay 48. TSigceh Lin I eith Lin fad coleee Os cone annwer sing the codes giera below the his Lise Lis =) OCR | t) Video Cansctte Recorder }b}OMR | 2) Video Display Termina) @vDT | 8) Opties: Character ere 9. Which of the following can be main/physieal memory ? 1) RAM I) Cache 11) Magnetic Disk IV) Video Memory 11,1, 2), IN, 1V 3) 101, IV, 1 ATV, LU Which of the following are not the characteristic features of the Fourth Generation computers? 1) Faulty Component Replacement without Shut Down Il) Notebook Computers Ill) GUI IV) Computer supported Co-operative Work A&I 2 &IV 3) 1,1 & Hil 4H IV & 1AE INDUSTRIES - GENERAL STUDIES. ‘SLL [Maich List with Lit “Ti and atect correct answer using the codes given below he ia, List =f List 7 8) dation pariy_| 3} BBgstional Refares by Vaitiom | Drasidae Kasha || @Kamars) |S) Tirushengoda | J€)Gandhi | 4) Travancore { Cperepeye ope Te see zpe trp TPs Pre] 52. After Independence, the role of the District Collector has undergone a substantial change due to - eS 1) Rise of potiticat consciousness 2 Democratic decentralization 3) Role of Mass media 4) Public Interest Livigations 53. At present, institutions for the redressal of Citizen's grievances in India include - 1) Supreme Court and the Lokpal 2) Lokpal and the Lokayukta __Ay Lokayukta and the supreme court 4) Administrative Tribunats and the Lokpal SS ——— 9) SRE |) Voting sae roc 511980 [yours tol yeare 121088 | inane te term a ice of {9.1559 |e Chr Elion Commissioner from 506 years | SDR proeeleneion wns wedueted {D dsvainet one Chief Election (Commi and sete Hl Commissioners Te] 55. The Electoral college whick elects the President of India consists of : 1) Blected members of both the houses of 2) Elected members of both the houses of Parliament only “ Parliament and elected members of the state Legislative Assemblies 3) Only elected members of the Loksabha 4) Members of the Parliament and State and state Legislatures LegislaturesAE INDUSTRIES - GENERAL STUDIES 86,_ | Nvteh eT witb Thad toe the) “> |r ater tn ne lo | atta fa TSekadale |) Paras ek Obey Schedule | Attraction QU Schedule | 2) Allocsbone eaten DIV Gehedule | the cosncilet stares | i 2h Saeed Cann || Provisions he President Vice president Speaker & Sowersor Salary B Ee 57. [Tdentify the missing number = E 3] 58. [ifthe square of ‘x varies as the cube of ¥ when y =4, find the value of y t iF c D. PLR ail orm] ere] ora 59. Three of the following four groups of letters are alike in a certain way and bence form a group. Which one is different ? (A) AKDGB (B) FPILG (C) NXQTO (D) LUOQM NA DB 3)D ac 60. The Panama canal was opened in order to allow ship to sail - _Ay Between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean 2) Between the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean 3) Between the Atlantic and Guif 4) Between the Pacific and Indian OceanAE INDUSTRIES - GENERAL STUDIES 61, Which method of data collection covers the widest area ? ~~ }) Telephone interview method _AB Mailed questionnaire method 3) Direct interview method 4) All of these 62, ‘Stub! of a table is the - 1) Left part of the table describing the 2) Right part of the table describing the columns columns 3) Right part of the table describing rows _AY Left part of the table describing rows 63, When all classes have equal width, the heights of the rectangles in Histogram will be numerically equal to the - AY Class frequencies 2) Class boundaries 3) Both 4) None of these 64, Which of the following substances are produced and stored by plants to protect their leaves from being eaten ? a) Calcium oxalate b) Silica bodies c) Tannins d) Oil and fat 1) (a) correct and (b), (4) are wrong 2} (b) correct and (a), (¢) and (d) are wrong, _3¥(@), (6) are correct and (A) is wrong 4) (b), (d) are correct and (a) is wrong 6S. Stamens are branched in which of the fotiowing plants ? 7 easter 2) Nerium 3) Canna 4) Calotropis 66. Consider the following statements : Assertion (A) : When proteins are oxidized, the RQ vaiue is less than one. Reason (R) : The proportion of oxygen to carbon in proteins is more, than in carbohydrates. 1) (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 2) (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not a explanation of (A) correct explanation of (A) _-3V(A) is true but (R) is false 4) (A) is false but (R) is true 67. logsS . log,9 . Log,? simplifies to - . n2 _ayt 3)5 432 68, Insured iabrgingout bosk by 0 | yh What shal be the eta Shale the scar forthe ea psp? | I TRGGRE pigh tow Hepat | 69. Ina certain code 'BACK' is written as '5914' and "KITE’ is written as '4876'. How is BEAT’ written in that code ? AY 5697 2) 5967 3) 4697 4) 5684AE INDUSTRIES - GENERAL STUDIES 70, The H.C.F of two numbers is 4 and their L.C.M is 576. If one of the numbers is 64. Find the other number. 1) 64 36 3) 66 4) 46 71. The product of two positive numbers is 120 and the sum of their squares is 289. The sum of the number is : Z, 120 Aya 3) 169 “426 n 7 If a:b=c:dthen “2*" jg. mb+nd A. |m:n B. n:m €.}a:b D. | bia 73, Anand and Deepak started a business investing Rs. 22,500 and Rs.35,000 respectively. Out of the total profit of Rs.13,800 Deepak’s share is : 1) Rs-5400 2) Rs. 7200 _ASRs. 8400 4) Rs.9600 74, In £0 years, A will be twice as old as B was 10 years ago. If A is now 9 years older than B, then the present age of B is : 2 1) 19 years 2739 years 3) 49 years 4) 29 years 75. Some schools are houses. Al houses are kitchens, The conclusions are - I) All schools are kitchens I) Some schools are kitchens II) Some houses are schools IV) All kitchens are schools Which of the following conclusion is correct? 1) Oply I and IV follows 2) Oniy {1 follows _ AJ Only Il and HII follows 4) Only | follows 76, A boy had 85 currency notes of Rs, 100 denomination and Rs, 50 denomination totaling Rs. 5000 in all, What was the amount of Rs.50 denominations he had ? 1) Rs, 2250 ARs, 3500 3) Rs. 1500 4) Rs. 1250 77. Mitochondria and meiosis are absent in - _-AYBlue green algae 2) Green algae 3) Red algae 4) Brown algae 78. First food bank augurated in India on June 8th 2012, at 1) Assam 2) Mumbai 3) Caleutta _AYNew DelbiAE INDUSTRIES - GENERAL STUDIES 79. In 2012, Noble prize in Chemistry was won by - ~ 1) Sir John B. Gurdon & Shinya Yamanaka 2) Alvin . E . Roth & Lloyd . S. Shapley 3) Serge Haroche & David . J. Wine land _ 4 Robert J.Lefkowitz & Brian K Kobitka 80. The winner of 2012 mixed doubles of Australiza open in tennis is : 1) Leander Paes, Maria Sharapova 2) Rohan Bopanna, Serina Williams 3) Rafael nadal, Victoria Azarenka iy 4ymahesh Bhupati, Sania Micza a. —— —— —— —— — Pick out the wrong match about US open grand slam in Tennis. Year Title Winner LAC 2009 Roger Federer B. Cc. 2010 Rafael Nadal 2011 Novak Djokovic D. 2012 Andy Murray 4&2, Pick out the incorrect statement about GSAT-10 Satellite. 1) It is Geo stationary satellite 2) It was launched on 29th September, 2012 __Sy1ts launch vehicle is PSLV-C19 4) It has 30 communication transponders 83, [Lint-Vio be oneched witb Lat ‘Choose the Fie answer frou the codes T= Geom DOdisba Ya) Shekbar Dute QUder | b)Ranje Sbekchar Pradeth | Acoskshary S) Meghalaya |<) Banveari Lel Joshi | Denaraea’ | Muridoar Chandeakant Bhardarh sale 34. Expand GEF. _Ay Global Environment Facility 2) Global Ecological Factor 3) Green Etfect Facility 4) Gross Environmental Factor 85, Eradication of fresh water breeding day biting mosquito will prevent which of the following disease ? 1) Malaria 2) Filariasis 3) Chikungunya _AyDengue feverAE INDUSTRIES - GENERAL STUDIES 86. Cyprus P Mistry is the Chairman of which organisation? 1) Cognizant Technologies 2 Tata Sons 3) Bharati Airtel 4) Hewlett Packard 2) President. LCI 9 Presideoe WB Bakers 9 General Secretary OH = UNO | D. 88. L1th December 2012 is special for the British physicist, Stephen hawking as he wins the- 1) Nobel prize in the field of Physics _2 Fundamental Physics prize 3) Nobel prize for Peace 4) Lifetime Achievement Award 89. The Indian communication satellite GSAT-10 was launched in 2012 from - 1) Kazakhastan 2) India 3) Russia _-4) French Guiana 90. The cricketer and former captain of the Australian cricket team, who announced his retirement from Jaternational Test cricket on 3rd December 2012 is : 1) Adam Gilchrist 2) Shane Warne _ BY Ricky Ponting 4) Michael Clarke 91. Spain won the Euro cup 2012 by defeating - _-tltaly 2) Brazil 3) Argentina 4) France 92. The Indian Boxing champion who has won the Women's world Boxing championship for the sixth fime is: _-¥y Mary Koms 2) Kavita Chahal 3) Sarita Devi 4) P.V.Sindhu 93. Fill in the blanks : and are meeting at the cape of Good Hope. _AyIndian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean 2) Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean 3) Red Sea, Black Sea 4) Caribbean Sea, Mediterranean Sea‘AE INDUSTRIES - GENERAL STUDIES 94 | Sat ~ | [author Rak | Dpingsa Gadi [a Experimenta wick [2afakats | Sete anak i) Freedom Stary Calin |Rhdnigne fandDomiiges Jo) Notwolse ia Lanier Beate and War My Truth 9s. Fill in the Blanks : Music Director _ Natak Akademi Awards 2012. 1) AR Rabman 3) M.S Vishwanathan was chosen for the Sangeet 2) Harris Sayaraj _Ayllayaraja 96, Who-is the father of the "White Revolution"? _ AD) Verghese Kurian 3) Adam Smith 2) Mahatma Gandhi 4) Dr. M.S.Swaminathan 97. Assertion (A) : Grease is used in heavy machinery as \ubricant. Reason (R) : Grease is highly viscous and reduces friction. _AY Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the 2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not “correct explanation of (A) 3) (A) is true but (R) is false the correct explanation of (A) 4) (A) is False but (R) is true 98. Theveason for the formation of 'Mirage' is : 4) Un equal heating of different parts of the 2) Magnetic disturbances ia the atmosphere atmosphere 3) Depletion of Ozone layer 4) Polarization of light 99. Consider the following statements and select your answer : Assertion (A) : Fraunhofer lines are dark lines in solar spectrum Reason (R) : They are absorption lines due to the elements present in earth's atmosphere, 1) Both (A) and (R) are individually true and (R) is the correct exptanation of (A) _ BEAD is true but (R) is false 2) Both (A) and (R) are individually true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) 4) (A) is false but (R) is true 100, A 2Kg stone at the end of the string 1m long is whirled in a vertical circle at a constant speed. The tension in the string will be maximus when the stone is: J) Ar the top of the circle ie _ AT asthe bottom of the circle 2) At the jefi extreme position 4) At the right extreme position