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1. nghUSf;F Vw;w nghUj;jkhd ctikiaj;
Njh;e;njLj;J vOJf
„fhj;jpUe;J Vkhe;J NghtJ‟
(A) kioKfk; fhzhg; gaph; Nghy
(B) ,yT fhj;j fpsp Nghy
(C) mdypilg;gl;l GO Nghy
(D) fpzw;Wj; jtis
2. „jPPz;bw;W‟ vd;w tpidKw;Wr; nrhy;ypd;
Nth;r;nrhy;iyj; Njh;f
(A) jPz; (B) jPz;b
(C) jP (D) jPz;L
3. ,uz;L mb Kjy; gd;dpuz;L mb tiu
tUk; gh
(A) ntz;gh (B) Mrphpag;gh
(C) tQ;rpg;gh (D) fypg;gh
4. „Whats App‟ vd;w nrhy;, ghh;f;fTk; Nfl;fTk;
gbf;fTkhd kpd;dQ;ry; FWQ;nra;jp
trjpia Kidth; k. ,uhNre;jpud;
_____________ vd nkhop
ngah;j;Js;shh;.
(A) J}Jyhtp (B) fl;nrtp mQ;ry;
(C) vz;z efyp (D) J}J nrayp
5. xw;wsngilapy; msngLf;Fk;
nka;naOj;Jfspd; vz;zpf;if
(A) 8 (B) 10
(C) 11 (D) 12
6. rhpahd tpiliaj; Njh;T nra;f
(A) ,ay;, ,ir ehlfk; Kjyhd Kj;jkpio
tsh;j;jy; Ntz;Lk;
(B) ,ay;, ,ir ehlfk; Mfpa Kj;jkpio
tsh;j;jy; Ntz;Lk;
(C) ,ay;, ,ir ehlfk; Kjypa Kj;jkpio
tsh;j;jy; Ntz;Lk;
(D) ,ay;, ,ir ehlfk; Nghd;w Kj;jkpio
tsh;j;jy; Ntz;Lk;
7. Nfhbl;l ,lj;jpy; chpa tpiliaj; Njh;e;J
vOJf.
„$k;G‟ vd;gJ ___________ ngah; MFk;.
(A) msTg;gz;G (B) Ritg;gz;G
(C) tbtg;gz;G (D) epwg;gz;G
8. Mw;Wthh; - mir gphpj;Jf; fhl;Ljypy;
rhpahd tpiliaj; Njh;e;njL
(A) Mw; + W + thh; (B) Mw; + Wthh;
(C) Mw;W + thh; (D) M + w;W + thh;
9. fPo;f;fhZk; nrhw;fSs; Fw;wpaYfuk;
my;yhj nrhy;iyj; Njh;e;njL
(A) Rf;F (B) rhh;G
(C) cz;Z (D) muR
10. nghUs;Nfhs; tiffspd; vz;zpf;if
(A) 4 (B) 6
(C) 8 (D) 10
11. „md;dG+uzp‟ vDk; Gjpd Mrphpah;
(A) n[afhe;jd; (B) mfpyd;
(C) ituKj;J (D) f. rr;rpjhde;jd;
12. nghUj;Jf :
(a) jkpopaf;fk; 1. ghujpahh;
(b) rPl;Lf;ftp 2. Njhyh nkhopj;
Njth;
(c) Nrf;fpohh; gps;isj; 3. ghujpjhrd;
(d) #shkzp 4. kfh tpj;Jthd;
kPdhl;rp Re;juk;
gps;is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 4 1 3
(C) 3 1 4 2
(D) 4 3 2 1
13. nghUj;Jf :
E}y; Gyth;
(a) nghpaGuhzk; 1. jpUj;jf;fj; Njth;
(b) ,uhkhazk; 2. ckWg;Gyth;
(c) rPwhg;Guhzk; 3. Nrf;fpohh;
(d) rPtf rpe;jhkzp 4. fk;gh;
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(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 2 4 3 1
(C) 4 2 1 3
(D) 3 2 4 1
14. nghUj;Jf :
(a) tPufhtpak; 1. eh. fhkuhrd;
(b) ,NaR fhtpak; 2. rpw;gp.
ghyRg;ukzpak;
(c) xspg;gwit 3. fz;zjhrd;
(d) rfhuhitj; jhz;lhj 4. Kbaurd;
xl;lfq;fs;
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 3 2 1 4
(C) 2 1 4 3
(D) 1 2 3 4
15. vr;.V. fpUl;bzdhUf;F ,yf;fzk; fw;gpj;j
Mrphpahpd; ngah;
(A) khzpf;f thrfj; Njth;
(B) rq;fu ehuhazh;
(C) gpytz Nrhjplh;
(D) nja;tehafp
16. #lhkzp epfz;L - Mrphpah;
(A) jpthfuKdpth;
(B) gpq;fyk;
(C) tPukz;ly GUlh;
(D) fhq;Nfah;
17. “nkhopfspd; fhl;rpr; rhiy ,e;jpah”
- ,f;$w;W ahUilaJ?
(A) Nguhrphpah; r. mfj;jpaypq;fk;
(B) Nguhrphpah; ng. Re;juk; gps;is
(C) Nguhrphpah; rhiy. ,se;jpiuad;
(D) Nguhrphpah; rhykd; ghg;igah
18. nghUj;Jf :
(a) %Jiu 1. rptg;gpufhrh;
(b) ntw;wpNtw;if 2. Kidg;ghbahh;
(c) ed;ndwp 3. mjptPuuhk
ghz;bah;
(d) mwnewpr;rhuk; 4. xsitahh;
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 4 1 2 3
19. „kj;jtpyhrk;‟ – vd;Dk; ehlf E}iy
vOjpath;
(A) ,uh[ ,uh[ Nrhod;
(B) ,uhN[e;jpu Nrhod;
(C) ee;jpth;kd;
(D) kNfe;jputh;kd;
20. ghujpjhrd; E}y;fspy; nghUe;jhj E}y;
(A) FLk;g tpsf;F
(B) ghz;bad; ghpR
(C) ,Uz;l tPL
(D) fs;Nsh fhtpaNkh
21. “<d;W Gwe;jUjy; vd; jiyf;flNd
rhd;Nwhd; Mf;Fjy; je;ijf;Ff; flNd”
vDk; ghlybfs; ,lk; ngw;w E}y;
(A) FWe;njhif (B) GwehD}W
(C) gjpw;Wg;gj;J (D) gj;Jg;ghl;L
22. “Nkw;fzf;F E}y;fs;” vd;W
miof;fg;gLgit
(A) vl;Lj;njhifAk; gj;Jg;ghl;Lk;
(B) ePPjp ,yf;fpak;
(C) gf;jp ,yf;fpak;
(D) ,f;fhy ,yf;fpak;
23. IuhtjPRtuh; Nfhapiyf; fl;ba murd;
(A) ,uz;lhk; ,uhruhrd;
(B) ,uhNre;jpud;
(C) FNyhj;Jq;fd;
(D) fps;sp tstd;
24. rhpahd tpiliaj; Njh;e;njL
gwitfs; ,lk;tpl;L ,lk; ngah;tij
_________ vd;gh;.
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(A) ,lk; ngah;jy;
(B) Gyk; ngah;jy;
(C) tyir Nghjy;
(D) Ch; tpl;L Ch; nry;yy;
25. rpW gQ;r %yj;jpy; flTs; tho;j;Jld;
vj;jid ntz;ghf;fs; cs;sd?
(A) njhz;Z}W
(B) njhz;Z}w;NwO
(C) E}W
(D) Ik;gJ
26. „et;tp‟ vDk; nrhy;ypd; nghUs;
(A) khd; (B) eha;
(C) ehp (D) nre;eha;
27. jkpopy; fhZk; Kjy; rpj;jh;
(A) jpU%yh; (B) mUzfphpehjh;
(C) jhAkhdth; (D) ts;syhh;
28. nghUj;Jf :
(a) tz;L 1. FDFk;
(b) Gwh 2. myg;Gk;
(c) G+id 3. KuYk;
(d) Fuq;F 4. rPWk;
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 1 4 2
(B) 1 2 4 3
(C) 2 4 3 1
(D) 4 3 2 1
29. njd;dhg;gphpf;f ehl;by; ,e;jpahpd;
eyDf;fhfg; Nghuhba tPuj;jkpo; kq;if
(A) <.nt.uh. kzpak;ik
(B) f];J}hpgha;
(C) NtYehr;rpahh;
(D) jpy;iyahb ts;spak;ik
30. kzpNkfiyapy; cs;s fhijfspd;
vz;zpf;if
(A) 10 (B) 20
(C) 30 (D) 40
31. nghUe;jhj xd;iwf; fz;Lgpb
(A) aNrhju fhtpak;
(B) ehfFkhu fhtpak;
(C) cjaFkhu fhtpak;
(D) tisahgjp
32. “nry;tj;Jg; gaNd <jy;” – vDk; njhlh;
,lk;ngw;Ws;s E}y;
(A) jpUf;Fws; (B) ghpghly;
(C) gjpw;Wg;gj;J (D) GwehD}W
33. „Njthu %th;‟ vdg;gLNthh;
(A) jpUQhd rk;ge;jh;, jpUehTf;furh;,
kzpthrfh;
(B) mg;gh;, Re;juh;, kzpthrfh;
(C) ek;gp M&ud;, kzpthrfh;,
jpUehTf;furh;
(D) rk;ge;jh;, mg;gh;, Re;juh;
34. „Cf;fk; cilahd; xLf;fk;‟ – vijg;
Nghd;wJ
(A) gJq;Fk; Gyp
(B) tise;J epw;Fk; tpy;
(C) gpd;thq;fp epw;Fk; ML
(D) rPWk; ghk;G
35. „jkpo;khjpd; ,dpa caph;epiy‟ vdg;
Nghw;wg;gLk; E}y;
(A) fk;guhkhazk;
(B) rpyg;gjpfhuk;
(C) jpUf;Fws;
(D) ehybahh;
36. Qhyj;jpd; khzg; nghpJ
(A) vjph;ghuhky; nra;ag;gLk; cjtp
(B) gaid vjph;ghh;j;Jr; nra;Ak; cjtp
(C) jFe;j Neuj;jpy; nra;ag;gLk; cjtp
(D) gaid vjph;ghuhky; nra;j cjtp
37. “guzpf;Nfhh; raq;nfhz;lhd;”
vd;W fypq;fj;Jg;guzpia ,aw;wpa
Gytiug; Gfo;e;jth;
(A) gygl;lilr; nrhf;fehjh;
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(B) FkuFUguh;
(C) jhAkhdth;
(D) ,uhkypq;fh;
38. „cyh‟ vDk; rpw;wpyf;fpak; ghlg;ngWk;
ghtif
(A) fypntz;gh (B) Mrphpag;gh
(C) tpUj;jg;gh (D) tQ;rpg;gh
39. gpwnkhopr; nrhw;fis ePf;fpj; J}a jkpopy;
cs;sij vOJf
(A) eP jhd; vd; mj;ae;j ];Nefpjd; vd;W
$wpr; re;Njh\pj;jhd;
(B) eP jhd; vd; neUq;fpa ez;gd; vd;W
$wp kfpo;r;rp mile;jhd;
(C) eP jhd; vd; mj;ae;j ez;gd; vd;W
$wpr; re;Njh\k; mile;jhd;
(D) eP jhd; vd; mj;ae;j ez;gd; vd;W $wp
re;Njh\g;gl;lhd;
40. gUg;G cs;sjh? - ,J vt;tif tpdh?
(A) nfhsy; tpdh (B) nfhil tpdh
(C) Ia tpdh (D) Vty; tpdh
41. mfu thpirapy; mikf;fg;gl;Ls;sij
vOJf
(A) ghl;L, gl;L, igad;, ngstk;
(B) gl;L, ghl;L, ngstk;, igad;
(C) igad;, ngstk;, gl;L, ghl;L
(D) gl;L, ghl;L, igad;, ngstk;
42. gpd;tUtdtw;iwg; nghUj;Jf :
(a) tpidg;gad; 1. gj;Jtiff;
tpisAq;fhiy Fw;wq;fspd; gad;
(b) kf;fs;, Njth;, gpukh; 2. gj;jpd; ePq;fpj;
eufh;, tpyq;F, Nga; jhdk;, rPyk;,
vd;W jhq;FtJ
(c) jPtpid vd;gJ 3. kdg;Nghpd;gKk;,
ftiyAk; thl;Lk;
(d) ey;tpid vd;gJ 4. myfpy; gy;Yaph;
mWtifj;jhFk;
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 4 2 3
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 2 1 3 4
(D) 3 2 1 4
43. “tUitahfpa rpd;dhs; thoh shjy;”
- ,e; ew;wpizg; ghlypy; „rpd;dhs;‟ vd;gJ
(A) rpy ehs; (B) rpW ehs;
(C) rpwpa Ms; (D) rpd;d Ms;
44. jpizAld; chpg;nghUisg; nghUj;Jf :
(a) FwpQ;rp 1. ,Uj;jYk; ,Uj;jy;
epkpj;jKk;
(b) Ky;iy 2. ,uq;fYk; ,uq;fy;
epkpj;jKk;
(c) kUjk; 3. Gzh;jYk; Gzh;jy;
epkpj;jKk;
(d) nea;jy; 4. ClYk; Cly;
epkpj;jKk;
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 1 4 2
(B) 3 1 4 2
(C) 4 2 1 3
(D) 2 4 3 1
45. „I‟ vd;Dk; nrhy;ypd; nghUs;
(A) muz; (B) Nrhiy
(C) fhty; (D) jiytd;
46. mfu thpirg;gb nrhw;fisr; rPh; nra;f
(A) rPg;G, rq;F, irij, nrhy;
(B) rq;F, rPg;G, irij, nrhy;
(C) irij, nrhy;, rPg;G, rq;F
(D) nrhy;, irij, rq;F, rPg;G
47. fha;fdp - ,jpy; mike;Js;s njhifepiyj;
njhliuf; fz;lwpf
(A) tpidj; njhif (B) ck;ikj; njhif
(C) ctikj; njhif (D) gz;Gj; njhif
48. ehw;fuzk; - rhpahfg; gphpf;fg;gl;bUg;gJ vJ?
(A) ehd;F + muzk; (B) ehd; + fuzk;
(C) ehz;+ fuzk; (D) ehd;F + fuzk;
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49. “mstpy; rdk; cskida Fsk; epiwe;j
tskUTk;” njhlhpy; mbf;Nfhbl;l
vOj;Jfs; Fwpf;Fk; njhil
(A) Nkhid (B) Kuz;
(C) ,iaG (D) vJif
50. jpUf;Fwis ,aw;wpath; ahh;? vd Mrphpah;
khztdplk; Nfl;gJ
(A) mwptpdh (B) Ia tpdh
(C) mwpah tpdh (D) nfhsy; tpdh
51. „jpUr;nre;jpw; fyk;gfk;‟ vd;Dk; E}iy
,aw;wpath;
(A) QhdNjrpfh; (B) <rhd Njrpfh;
(C) nja;trpfhkzp (D) Kj;JFkhurhkp
52. nghUj;Jf :
(a) nrhy;ypd; nry;th; 1. jpU.tp. fy;ahz
Re;judhh;
(b) trdeil ty;yhsh; 2. rhj;jdhh;
(c) jkpo;j; njd;wy; 3. MWKf ehtyh;
(d) jz;lkpo; Mrhd; 4. uh.gp.
NrJg;gps;is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 2 4 1
(B) 2 4 1 3
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 1 2 4 3
53. nghUj;Jf :
(a) njhd;D}y; tpsf;fk; 1. FkuFUguh;
(b) ehybahh; 2. gps;isg;
ngUkhs; Iaq;fhh;
(c) jpUNtq;flj;J 3. tPukhKdpth;
me;jhjp
(d) kJiuf; fyk;gfk; 4. rkzKdpth;fs;
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 2 3 1
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 2 1 3 4
(D) 4 3 1 2
54. nghUj;Jf :
(a) Gj;jfr;rhiy 1. thzpjhrd;
(b) jPf;Fr;rpfs; 2. Rujh
(c) rpf;fdk; 3. ghujpjhrd;
(d) fhL 4. mg;Jy;uFkhd;
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 1 3 4
(B) 3 2 4 1
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 2 3 1 4
55. fhpfhydpd; Kd;Ndhh; fhw;wpd; Nghf;if
mwpe;J fyk; nrYj;jpdh; vd;gjidf; $Wk;
E}y;
(A) gjpw;Wg;gj;J (B) GwehD}W
(C) ghpghly; (D) neLey;thil
56. “rPilf; fhfr; rpNyl;L gzak;
KWf;Ff; fhf Nkhjpuk; gzak;
fhg;gpf; fhff; fLf;fd; gzak;”
,g;ghlypd; Mrphpah; ahh;?
(A) ftpkzp Njrpf tpehafk;
(B) ftpg;NguuR ituKj;J
(C) ftpQh; K. Nkj;jh
(D) Foe;ijf; ftpQh; mo. ts;spag;gh
57. jpU.tp.fy;ahzRe;judhh; vOjhj E}y;
(A) KUfd; my;yJ moF
(B) ehad;khh; tuyhW
(C) jkpo;ehLk; ek;kho;thUk;
(D) rj;jpaNtj fPh;j;jidfs;
58. „FwpQ;rpj; jpl;L‟ vDk; E}iy ,aw;wpath;
(A) ghujpahh; (B) ghujpjhrd;
(C) Rujh (D) ftpkzp
59. „tPu Nrhopak;‟ vd;Dk; ,yf;fz E}iy
,aw;wpath;
(A) fhhpahrhd; (B) Gj;jkpj;jpuh;
(C) gtze;jp Kdpth; (D) tPukh Kdpth;
60. neQ;rhw;Wg;gil vd miof;fg;gLk; E}y;
(A) FwpQ;rpg;ghl;L (B) Ky;;iyg; ghl;L
(C) gl;bdg;ghiy (D) kJiu fhQ;rp
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61. jkpofj;ij vOgj;jpuz;L ghisaq;fshfg;
gphpj;J Mz;lth;fs;
(A) ghz;bah;fs; (B) ehaf;fh;fs;
(C) Nruh;fs; (D) Nrhoh;fs;
62. „Nehf;fpdhh; fz;zplj;Nj jk; njhopy;
epWj;JNthh;‟ – vd XtpaUf;F ,yf;fz
ciu tFj;jth;
(A) njhy;fhg;gpah; (B) mbahh;f;F ey;yhh;
(C) er;rpdhh;f;fpdpah; (D) mfj;jpah;
63. rhpahd tpiliaj; Njh;e;njL
fPo; cs;stw;Ws; jkpo; ehl;by; gwitfs;
Gfyplq;fSs; xd;W
(A) jpUepd;wT+h; (B) f&h;
(C) tLT+h;; (D) Ng&h;
64. gl;Lf;Nfhl;il fy;ahzRe;judhhpd;
gl;lg;ngah;
(A) Gul;rpf; ftpQh; (B) ctikf; ftpQh;
(C) kf;fs;; ftpQh; (D) ,aw;iff; ftpQh;
65. Njk;ghtzpapy; „tsd;‟ vd;Dk;
ngah;r;nrhy;yhy; Fwpf;fg;gLgth;
(A) ,NaR fpwp];J (B) #ir khKdpth;
(C) jhtPJ (D) Nfhypahj;J
66. “ehd; jdpahf thotpy;iy; jkpNohL
tho;fpNwd;” vdf; $wpath;
(A) ehkf;fy; nt. ,uhkypq;fk; gps;is
(B) ,uhkypq;f mbfshh;
(C) jpU tp. fy;ahz Re;judhh;
(D) NguwpQh; mz;zh
67. Nguhaf; (fhq;fpu];) fl;rpapypUe;J tpyfpa
gpd;, je;ij nghpahh; jk;ik ,izj;Jf;
nfhz;l ,af;fk;
(A) ePjpf;fl;rp
(B) Rauhr;rpaf; fl;rp
(C) jpuhtplh; fofk;
(D) nghJTilikf; fl;rp
68. Nfhlf ey;Y}h; Re;ju Rthkpfs; ahUila
Qhdhrphpah;?
(A) ng. Re;juk; gps;is
(B) nj.ngh. kPdhl;rp Re;juk; gps;is
(C) ftpkzp Njrpf tpehafk; gps;is
(D) uh.gp. NrJg;gps;is
69. Gj;jgpuhdpd; ghjj;jpy; vj;jid rf;fu Nuif
cz;L vdr; rhj;jdhh; Gfo;fpwhh;?
(A) 100 (B) 1,000
(C) 500 (D) 900
70. “fisahj Jd;gk; ,f;fhhpiff;Ff; fhl;b
tisahj nrq;Nfhy; tise;jJ ,Jntd;
nfhy;”
- ,q;qdk; $wpath;
(A) kJiu kf;fs;
(B) fTe;jp mbfs;
(C) rPj;jiyr; rhj;jdhh;
(D) fz;zfp
71. “neLe;Njh; Ch;kjp tyt”
- ,e;j mfehD}w;W mbapy; cs;s „tyt‟
vd;gjd; nghUs;
(A) Njh;g;ghfd; (B) ahidg;ghfd;
(C) thapw;fhg;Nghd; (D) Nghh;tPud;
72. “jPapdhw; Rl;lGz; cs;shWk; ; MwhNj
ehtpdhw; Rl;l tL”
- ,f;Fwl;ghtpd; gb fPo;f;fz;ltw;Ws; vJ
rhp?
(A) jPg;Gz;, ehg;Gz; Mwhjit
(B) ehg;Gz; MWk; ; jPg;Gz; MwhJ
(C) jPg;Gz; MWk; ; ehg;Gz; MwhJ
(D) jPg;Gz;Zk; ehg;Gz;Zk; MwptpLk;
73. Neah; tpUg;gk;, tpyq;Ffs; ,y;yhj ftpij
Mfpa E}y;fis ,aw;wpath;
(A) jhuh ghujp
(B) mg;Jy; uFkhd;
(C) Mye;J}h; Nfh. Nkhfduq;fd;
(D) kPuh
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74. „gPypnga; rhfhLk;‟ vd;gjpy; „rhfhL‟ vd;w
nrhy;ypd; nghUs;
(A) RLfhL (B) tz;;b
(C) kz;b (D) ,LfhL
75. „jkpo; ehlff;fiyf;F xU ngh;dhl;\h‟ vdg;
ghuhl;lg; ngw;wth;
(A) rq;fujhR Rthkpfs;
(B) gk;ky; rk;ke;j Kjypahh;
(C) mwpQh; mz;zh
(D) jp.f. rz;Kfk;
76. gpnuQ;Rf; FbauRj; jiytuhy; „nrthypah;‟
tpUJ ngw;w ftpQh;
(A) fz;zjhrd; (B) thzpjhrd;
(C) Kbaurd; (D) K. Nkj;jh
77. “vq;fs; gifth; vq;Nfh kiwe;jhh;
,q;Fs;s jkpoh;fs; xd;whjy; fz;Nl”
(A) ghujpahh; (B) ghujpjhrd;
(C) thzpjhrd; (D) fk;gjhrd;
78. nghUe;jhj ,iziaf; Fwpg;gpLf :
(A) rpw;wpyf;fpaq;fs; - njhz;Z}w;whW
(B) jpUf;Fws; - Kg;ghy;
(C) kiygLflhk; - $j;juhw;Wg;gil
(D) ghpghly; - gj;Jg;ghl;L
79. ts;is vd;gJ
(A) Vw;wePh; ghl;L (B) elTg; ghl;L
(C) cyf;ifg; ghl;L (D) jhyhl;L
80. gl;bay; I-,y; cs;s nrhw;fis gl;bay; II-
,y; cs;s nrhw;fNshL nghUj;jpf; fPNo
cs;s FwpaPLfisf; nfhz;L rhpahd
tpiliaj; Njh;e;njLf;f
gl;bay; I gl;bay; II
(a) mWit tPjp 1. ks;sh; thOk; tPjp
(b) $y tPjp 2. nghw; fil tPjp
(c) nghd; tPjp 3. jhdpaf; fil tPjp
(d) ks;sh; tPjp 4. Milfs; tpw;Fk;
fil tPjp
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 3 1 4 2
(C) 2 1 3 4
(D) 1 2 4 3
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1. Match the words under Column „A‟ with the
suitable infinitives under Column „B‟ and
select the right option from the codes given
below :
Column A Column B
(a) The parcel was heavy 1. To wear
(b) These clothes are 2. To learn
Comfortable
(c) English is easy 3. To follow
(d) Her speech was difficult 4. To carry
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 1 2 3
(B) 3 2 1 4
(C) 2 4 3 1
(D) 1 2 3 4
2. Choose the statement that takes the question
tag „should they‟?
(A) People could not be rude to one another,
_____________
(B) People should be rude to one another,
_____________
(C) People must be rude to one another,
_____________
(D) People should not be rude to one
another, _____________
3. “Success does not mean the absence of
failures It means winning the war, not every
battle” is a famous quote by
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Edwin C. Bliss
(C) Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam
(D) H.W. Longfellow
4. „I thought how paltry, how vulgar.
What a mean act‟? What is referred to as a
„mean act‟?
(A) Throwing a log at the snake
(B) Killing the albatross
(C) Bringing water
(D) Allowing the snake to leave
5. Choose the option that contains the name of
speaker and the play from which these lines
are taken :
„The quality of mercy is not strain‟d
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven‟.
(A) Shylock from „The Merchant of Venice‟
(B) Brutus from „Julius Caesar‟
(C) Antony from „Julius Caesar‟
(D) Portia from ‘The Merchant of
Venice’
6. Choose the correct tense of the verb given in
bracket from the options given below:
When I reached the station, the train
____________ (leave).
(A) has left (B) leaves
(C) left (D) had left
7. Fill in the blank with the correct question
tag :
The sun sets in the west, ______________
(A) did it? (B) doesn’t it?
(C) don‟t it? (D) do it?
8. Of the following works, which is not that of
Pearl S. Buck?
(A) The Good Earth
(B) My Several Worlds
(C) The Happy Prince
(D) The Child Who Never Grew
9. In which poem do the following lines occur?
“And kingdoms may forget their kings
And dogs forget their bites”
(A) A Tiger in the Zoo
(B) My Faithful Dog
(C) No Men are Foreign
(D) The Flying Wonder
10. Choose the correct Synonym of the
underlined word from the options given
below :
They reflect the munificence of the Cholas.
(A) Paucity
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(B) Miserliness
(C) Atrocity
(D) Generosity
11. Which of the following works is not a drama
by Shakespeare?
(A) Richard III (B) Henry V
(C) Charles II (D) King John
12. Identify the nationality of the author of story.
„The Last Leaf
(A) Russia (B) China
(C) France (D) The U.S.A.
13. The Shakespearean character, Bassanio is
from the play.....
(A) Julius Caesar
(B) The Merchant of Venice
(C) Macbeth
(D) King Lear
14. Complete the blank in the given sentence
with the suitable option given below :
Walt Whitman is ______________ poet.
(A) An American (B) An Australian
(C) A British (D) A Scottish
15. Name the poet in whose poem the following
line occurs :
„Life is real ! Life is earnest !‟
(A) V.K. Gokak
(B) Douglas Malloch
(C) H.W. Longfellow
(D) Rabindranath Tagore
16. Identify the sentence in which the
comparative form of the adjective is used.
(A) This is the most interesting book that I
have read
(B) Prevention is better than cure
(C) This is the longest lesson in this book
(D) No other animal runs as fast as the
cheetah
17. Identify the words which blend to form the
word Interpol and choose the correct answer
from the codes given below.
(A) Inter + police
(B) Information + police
(C) International + police
(D) Internal + police
18. Select the correct meaningful sentence from
the following :
(A) The Quality of the apples were good
(B) The Quality of apples were good
(C) The Quality of apples was good
(D) The Qualities of the apple was good
19. Match Column A with Column B
Column A Column B
(a) Be the best 1. Thomas Hardy
(b) Manliness 2. D.H. Lawrence
(c) The Piano 3. Rudyard Kipling
(d) The Man He 4. Douglas Malloch
Killed
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 2 1 4
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 2 1 3 4
(D) 3 4 2 1
20. Find the Wrong pair from those given below.
(A) Snake - D.H. Lawrence
(B) The Solitary Reaper - William
Wordsworth
(C) The Cry of the – William
Children Shakespeare
(D) A sonnet for my - F. Joanna
Incomparable mother
21. Name the poet who describes the search for
water in his poem. “Going for water”.
(A) Lord Tennyson
(B) Robert Browning
(C) Wilfred Owen
(D) Robert Frost
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22. Match the characters in Column „A‟ with the
relevant titles with Column „B‟
Column A Column B
(a) Morissot 1. The selfish giant
(b) Noodle Vendor 2. Two friends
(c) Djinn 3. The refugee
(d) Cornish Ogre 4. How the camel got
His hump
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 3 2 1 4
(C) 2 4 1 3
(D) 1 4 3 2
23. Which one of the following drama is not
written by William Shakespeare?
(A) Othello
(B) Coriolanus
(C) Dr. Faustus
(D) Timon of Athens
24. “He hath brought many captives home to
Rome
Whose ransom did the general coffers fill”
In the above quote, “He” refers to
___________.
(A) Mark Antony
(B) Julius Caesar
(C) Decius Brutus
(D) Octavius Caesar
25. Identify the sentence that contains the
passive form of the verb :
(A) The workers are painting the walls
(B) Ram was driving the car at that time
(C) A laptop will have been sent to me
by my mother
(D) Antony touched the hearts of the
people
26. Choose the option containing the right
sequence of articles that would complete the
passage given below :
__________ Mettur dam is __________
old multipurpose project of __________
South Indian state of Tamil Nadu across
__________ Cauvery river.
(A) A, an, no article, the
(B) The, an, the, the
(C) an, a, the, no article
(D) no article, a, the, an
27. „To live unknown beyond the cherished circle‟
The phrase „Cherished Circle‟ refers to
___________.
(A) A big circle
(B) Family members and friends
(C) Memorable days
(D) Dead people
28. Fill in the blank with a suitable Gerund
__________ tigers is a popular sport in this
country.
(A) To hunt (B) Hunting
(C) Hunted (D) Hunt
29. Fill in the blank with the suitable participial
form of the verb I saw the storm
___________.
(A) Had approached
(B) Approaching
(C) Was approach
(D) Approaches
30. Identify the type of this sentence :
The teacher punished the boy for
disobedience
(A) Compound
(B) Complex
(C) Simple
(D) None of these
31. The line, “The evil that men do lives after
them” occurs in the play
(A) Julius Caesar
(B) As You like it
(C) Twelfth Night
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(D) The Merchant of Venice
32. Identify the author of the story “The Wooden
Bowl”.
(A) Saki
(B) Zai Whitaker
(C) Mackinlay Kantor
(D) Leo Tolstoy
33. William Shakespeare was born at
(A) Stratford (B) Stanford
(C) Cumberland (D) Stratfort
34. Select the correct option to comployer the
given sentence :
If I were your employer, _____________.
(A) I may treat you with friendliness
(B) I will treat you with friendliness
(C) I would have treated you with
friendliness
(D) I would treat you with
friendliness
35. Match the patterns given under Column A
with the compound words under Column B
and select the answer from the codes given
below :
Column A Column B
(a) Verb + Noun 1. Dining table
(b) Gerund + Noun 2. Newspaper
(c) Noun + Noun 3. Sunrise
(d) Noun + Verb 4. Playmate
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 1 2 3
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 2 3 4 1
36. In Oscar Wilde‟s “The Model Millionaire”
The wedding present from the „Old beggar‟ to
Hughie was a cheque for
(A) Five thousand pounds
(B) Ten thousand pounds
(C) Fifteen thousand pounds
(D) Twenty thousand pounds
37. „It isn‟t by size that you win or you fail‟ –
The given lines are taken from the poem
(A) A Psalm of Life
(B) Where the Mind is Without Fear
(C) Be the best
(D) Sonnet No : 116
38. Who among the following wrote the play
“Julius Caesar”?
(A) William Shakespeare
(B) Ben Jonson
(C) Marlow
(D) John Keats
39. Match the prefixes under Column „A‟ with
the words under Column „B‟ and select the
answer from the codes given below :
Column A Column B
(a) Mal 1. Claim
(b) Un 2. Nutrition
(c) Mis 3. Aware
(d) Pro 4. Spell
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 1 2 4 3
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 4 2 1 3
40. Choose the suitable Question tag from the
list given below :
Our team will win the match,
____________
(A) will it? (B) don‟t it?
(C) won’t it? (D) doesn‟t it?
41. Match the words under Column „A‟ with the
suffixes under Column „B‟ and select the
answer from the codes given below :
Column A Column B
(a) Hero 1. Less
(b) Hope 2. Ist
(c) Art 3. Cracy
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(d) Demo 4. Ism
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 1 2 3
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 1 2 4 3
(D) 3 4 2 1
42. Fill in the blank with the correct tense form
of the verb from the options given below.
The cabinet _____________ (decide) on
the bill next week
(A) has decided (B) wil decide
(C) decided (D) had decided
43. From whose work is following utterance
taken?
“I tried hard to control my thoughts and my
mind to influence destiny”
(A) Rabindranath Tagore
(B) A.P.J. Abdulkalam
(C) Sarojini Naidu
(D) R.K. Narayan
44. Identify the simple sentence from the
options given below :
(A) Having completed my homework,
I set out to play
(B) I completed my homework and I set out
to play
(C) After I had completed my homework, I
set out to play
(D) I had to completed my homework but I
set out to play
45. Match the following homophones with their
related meanings and select the answer from
the codes given below :
Homophones Meanings
(a) Counsel 1. Route
(b) Council 2. Rough
(c) Counse 3. Advice
(d) Coarse 4. Administrative body
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 2 1 4 3
46. During his life time, H.W. Longfellow
became a _____________
(A) ‘National Institution’
(B) „Stylish Institution‟
(C) „Popular Institution‟
(D) „Global Institution‟
47. Replace the underlined British word with its
American equivalent.
She is having a holiday
(A) Vacation (B) Vocation
(C) Package (D) Permission
48. Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition :
Chawla started off ____________ her path
to the milky way
(A) of (B) at
(C) on (D) beside
49. To Which nationality does the poet H.W.
Longfellow belong?
(A) India (B) The U.S.A
(C) China (D) France
50. Choose the correct „antonym‟ of the
underlined word from the given options :
Similarly Women‟s marvellous power is lying
dormant.
(A) sluggish (B) passive
(C) unused (D) active
51. „This was the most unkindest cut of all‟.
By whom was the most unkindest cut
inflicted?
(A) Casca (B) Deciu Brutus
(C) Marcus Brutus (D) Cassius
52. Match the characters listed under Column A
with the stories they appear in listed under
Column B
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Column A Column B
(a) Makhan Lal 1. Reflowering
(b) Matilda 2. Holiday
(c) Rowther 3. The Open Window
(d) Vera 4. The Necklace
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 3 1 4
(B) 2 1 3 4
(C) 2 4 1 3
(D) 1 2 4 3
53. Fill in the blank with the suitable
preposition :
There is not enough space ____________
the desk and the bench.
(A) between (B) among
(C) with (D) besides
54. „There is no power in the tongue of man
To alter me‟.
Who uttered these words?
(A) Shylock (B) Antonio
(C) Portia (D) Bassanio
55. The attainment of a developed status by 2020
does not mean that we can then rest on our
laurels.
„rest on one‟s laurels‟ means
____________
(A) Stop seeking further success
(B) Have a good rest and sleep
(C) Have no rest at all
(D) Not to let anyone take rest
56. Identify the adverb from the following list.
(A) heavy (B) dirty
(C) brightly (D) value
57. Match the patterns under Column A with the
corresponding sentences under Column B
and select the answer from the codes given
below.
Column A Column B
(a) S V C A 1. She sent me a parcel
(b) S V IO DO 2. He gave prizes to the
winners
(c) S V C 3. The weather is hot
In chennai
(d) S V DO IO 4. She is a teacher
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 1 2 3
(B) 2 4 1 3
(C) 3 1 4 2
(D) 1 3 2 4
58. ..... „Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds‟
Who said this?
(A) Rabindranath Tagore
(B) William Wordsworth
(C) H.W. Longfellow
(D) William Shakespeare
59. Of the following poets, who was known as
the „People‟s Poet‟ for having contributed
11,000 poems to English Literature?
(A) Stephen Vincent Benet
(B) Edgar Albert Guest
(C) F. Joanna
(D) Rudyard Kipling
60. A Close Encounter is written by
______________
(A) Rob Reilly
(B) Rudyard Kipling
(C) Robert Frost
(D) Rex Coker
61. Which of the following characters is not from
the drama, “Julius Caesar”?
(A) Casca (B) Cassius
(C) Antonia (D) Amelius Lepidus
62. Which of the words given below can be
placed after the word Spell to form a
compound word?
(A) work (B) word
(C) fine (D) bound
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63. Shakespeare‟s sonnets are
_____________ in number.
(A) 159 (B) 156
(C) 134 (D) 154
64. Choose the correct option and complete the
following sentence :
Kalpan Chawla married ___________.
(A) An astronaut
(B) A flight instructor
(C) Her neighbour
(D) A doctor
65. The theme of the story, „The Model
Millionaire‟ is ______________
(A) Work is worship
(B) Hard work never fails
(C) Art is long
(D) Kindness begets kindness
66. Fill in the blanks with a suitable article.
He works at _________ university.
(A) an (B) the
(C) a (D) no article
67. Identify the figure of speech employed in the
following line :
The reddest flower would look as pale as
snow
(A) Metaphor (B) Oxymoron
(C) Simile (D) Irony
68. Match the poets under Column A with the
lines from their works under Column B
Column A Column B
(a) Robert Frost 1. Let us, then, be up
And doing
(b) H.W. Longfellow 2. It isn‟t by size
that You win or
you fail
(c) William 3. Like gnomes that
Shakespeare did us from the
Moon
(d) Douglas Malloch 4. Love alters not
With his brief
Hours and weeks
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 1 4 2
(B) 1 2 4 3
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 2 4 3 1
69. “Their hands are ours, and in their lines we
read And labour not different from our own”.
In which poem do these lines occur?
(A) The Flying Wonder
(B) The Apology
(C) No Men Are Foreign
(D) My Native Land
70. Match the characters under Column A with
their utterances given under Column B :
Column A Column B
(a) Brutus 1. Most learned judge ! A
Sentence ! come, prepare
(b) Portia 2. For Brutus, as you know,
Was Caesar‟s angel !
(c) Antony 3. It blesseth him that
Gives and him that takes
(d) Shylock 4. Not that I loved Caesar
Less, but that I loved
Rome more
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 1 4 2
(B) 1 4 3 2
(C) 4 3 2 1
(D) 1 2 4 3
71. “There is a house now far Away where once
.................”
“This line is by the Indian Author”?
(A) Kamala Das
(B) Rabindranath Tagore
(C) R.K. Narayan
(D) Sarojini Naidu
72. Match the following words given under
Column A with the blended words under
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Column B and select the answer from the
codes given below :
Column A Column B
(a) Motor + Pedal Cycle 1. Medicare
(b) Medical + Care 2. Mobike
(c) Motor + Bike 3. Motel
(d) Motor + Hotel 4. Moped
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D) 4 1 2 3
73. Find out the part containing an error
Sangeetha has left for Mumbai last night
A B C D
(A) Sangeetha (B) has left
(C) for Mumbai (D) last night
74. This rose looks beautiful.
Identify the sentence pattern from the
options given below.
(A) SVO (B) SVOA
(C) SVA (D) SVC
75. The selfish giant saw a little boy standing
under a ___________ in a corner of the
garden.
(A) Rock (B) Tree
(C) Fountain (D) Plant
76. If you miss the bus, take a taxi.
Identify the correct type of sentence from the
options given below :
(A) A simple sentence
(B) A complex sentence
(C) A compound sentence
(D) A negative sentence
77. When Trevor informed Hughie that he had
clearly explained Hughie‟s condition to the
old model, Hughie _____________.
(A) Became very sad
(B) Praised him
(C) Became very angry
(D) Smiled at him
78. Choose the correct synonym for the
underlined word from the options given :
.... Seek to restore the harmony of bygone
days.
(A) Future (B) Present
(C) Olden (D) Modern
79. Identify the type of sentence from the
options given below :
The source of the Nile was difficult to
discover.
(A) A simple sentence
(B) A compound sentence
(C) A complex sentence
(D) An exclamatory sentence
80. Identify the compound sentence from the
options given below :
(A) He must not be late, or he will be
punished
(B) In the event of his being late, he will be
punished
(C) If he is late he will be punished
(D) Unless he comes early, he will be
punished
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1. To hear a distant echo, the surface reflecting
the sound should atleast be at a distance
(Take velocity of sound in air = 340 m/s)
(A) 34 m (B) 17 m
(C) 51 m (D) 10 m
vjpnuhypiaf; Nfl;f, vjpnuhypf;Fk; gug;G
,Uf;f Ntz;ba Fiwe;ejgl;r njhiyT
(fhw;wpy;, xypapdJ jpirNtf kjpg;G 340
kPl;lh;/tpdhb vd;f)
(A) 34 kP (B) 17 kP
(C) 51kP (D) 10 kP
2. When steam is passed over red hot iron, the
products formed are
(A) FeO and H2
(B) Fe2O3 and H2
(C) Fe3O4 and H2
(D) Fe and H2O
ePuhtpia nrQ;#Nlw;wg;gl;l ,Uk;gpd; kPJ
nrYj;Jk; NghJ cUthFk; tpisnghUl;fs;
(A) FeO kw;Wk; H2
(B) Fe2O3 kw;Wk; H2
(C) Fe3O4 kw;Wk; H2
(D) Fe kw;Wk; H2O
3. Which one is not nitrogen fertilizer?
(A) Ammonium sulphate
(B) CAN
(C) Urea
(D) Gypsum
fPo;fz;ltw;Ws; vJ iel;u[d; cuk; my;y?
(A) mk;Nkhdpak; ry;Ngl;
(B) CAN (rp.V.vd;)
(C) A+hpah
(D) [pg;rk;
4. Plants which grow in saline swamps develop
numerous upright aerial roots from normal
roots that are called
(A) Respiratory roots
(B) Prop roots
(C) Parasitic roots
(D) Epiphytic roots
rJg;G epyj; jhtuq;fspy; rhjhuz Nth;fspy;
,Ue;J nrq;Fj;jhd Nth;fs; fpsk;gp
jiuf;F Nky; tsUfpd;wd. ,itfs;
___________ Nth;fs; vd miof;fg;gLk;.
(A) Rthrpf;Fk; Nth;fs;
(B) J}z; Nth;fs;
(C) Xl;Lz;zp Nth;fs;
(D) njhw;W Nth;fs;
5. Match List I with List II and select correct
answer using the codes below the lists.
List I List II
(a) Glycolysis 1. O2 is not utilized
(b) Kreb‟s cycle 2. ATP are produced
(c) Electron 3. Oxidation of pyruvic
Transport chain acid
(d) Fermentation 4. Occurs in cytoplasm
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 1 3 4 2
(D) 2 4 1 3
thpir I cld; thpir IIidg; nghUj;jp
thpirfSf;F fPo; nfhLf;fg;gl;Ls;s
njhFg;gpypUe;J rhpahd tpilfisj; njhpT
nra;f.
thpir I thpir II
(a) fpisfhyprp]; 1. Mf;rp[d;
gad;gLj;jg;gLtjpy;iy
(b) fpnug; Row;rp 2. ATP fs;
cUthfpd;wd
(c) vyf;l;uhd; 3. igUtpf; mkpy
flj;Jr; rq;fpyp Mf;rp[Ndw;wk;
(d) nehjpj;jy; 4. irl;Nlhgpshrj;jpy;
eilngWfpwJ
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 1 3 4 2
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6. Parotid gland is affected by
(A) A(H1N1) virus
(B) Hepatitis B-virus
(C) Polio virus
(D) Mumps virus
Nkyz;zr; Rug;gp _____________ My;
ghjpf;fg;gLfpwJ.
(A) A(H1N1) itu];
(B) n`ghl;bl;b]; B-itu];
(C) ,sk;gps;is thj itu];
(D) nghd;Df;F tPq;fp vd;w itu];
7. The founder of Nalanda University
(A) Chandra Gupta I
(B) Kumara Gupta
(C) Skanda Gupta
(D) Samudra Gupta
ehse;jh gy;fiyf;fofj;ij Njhw;Wtpj;jth;
(A) Kjyhk; re;jpuFg;jh;
(B) FkhuFg;jh;
(C) ];fe;jFg;jh;
(D) rKj;jpuFg;jh;
8. Which party in Tamil Nadu first introduced
“Free Noon-Meal” scheme?
(A) Congress
(B) Justice party
(C) Swarajya party
(D) Dravidian party
ve;j fl;rpapd; Ml;rpapy; Kjd; Kjyhf
jkpo;ehl;by; “,ytr kjpa czTj; jpl;lk;”
mwpKfg;gLj;jg;gl;lJ?
(A) fhq;fpuR
(B) ePjpf;fl;rp
(C) Rauh[;a fl;rp
(D) jpuhtpl fl;rp
9. Krishnadevaraya wrote Amuktamalyada in
the language of
(A) Tamil (B) Kannada
(C) Urdu (D) Telugu
fpU\;zNjtuhah; MKf;jkhy;ajh E}iy
,k;nkhopapy; vOjpdhh;
(A) jkpo; (B) fd;dlk;
(C) cUJ (D) njYq;F
10. Who has received the award of „Ezhisai
Mannar‟ through Dr. S. Dharmambal?
(A) T.K. Bagavathy
(B) M.K. Radha
(C) M.K. Thiyagaraja Bagavathar
(D) N.S. Krishnan
lhf;lh; v];. jh;khk;ghs; vd;gtuhy; „Vopir
kd;dh;‟ vd;w gl;lj;ij ngw;wth;?
(A) b.Nf. gftjp
(B) vk;.Nf. uhjh
(C) vk;.Nf. jpahfuh[ ghftjh;
(D) vd;.v];. fpU\;zd;
11. Which is known as “Whispering gallery”?
(A) Golgumbaz
(B) Jumma Mosque
(C) Golconda
(D) Madarasa
“KZ KZf;Fk; muq;fk;”, vd;w rpwg;gpidg;
ngw;wJ?
(A) Nfhy;Fk;gh];
(B) [{k;kh k#jp
(C) Nfhy;nfhz;lh
(D) kju]h
12. Match the following and choose the correct
answer from the codes given below :
(a) Home Rule Movement 1. 1920
(b) Non-Co-operation 2. 1942
Movement
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(d) Quit India Movement 4. 1930
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 1 4 2
(B) 4 2 3 1
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 4 1 2 3
fPo;fz;ltw;iw nghUj;jp, rhpahd tpilia
FwpaPLfspypUe;J Njh;e;njL :
(a) jd;dhl;rp ,af;fk; 1. 1920
(b) xj;Jioahik ,af;fk; 2. 1942
(c) cg;Gr; rj;jpahfpufk; 3. 1916
(d) nts;isaNd ntspNaW 4. 1930
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 1 4 2
(B) 4 2 3 1
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 4 1 2 3
13. The Treaty of Purandhar was signed in the
year
(A) 1656 AD (B) 1665 AD
(C) 1660 AD (D) 1670 AD
Gue;jh; cld;gbf;if ifnaOj;jplg;gl;l
Mz;L
(A) fpgp 1656 (B) fpgp 1665
(C) fpgp 1660 (D) fpgp 1670
14. Consider the statement and choose the
correct answer from the codes given below :
Assertion (A): The partition of Bengal came
into effect on 16th October 1905.
Reason (R): It resulted in Swadeshi
Movement in Bengal.
(A) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) true (R) is not the
correct explanation of (A).
(C) Both (A) and (R) true (R) is the
correct explanation of (A).
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
fPo;fhZk; thf;fpaq;fis mbg;gilahff;
nfhz;L rhpahd tpilia
nfhLf;fg;gl;Ls;s FwpaPLfspy; ,Ue;J
Njh;T nra;f
$w;W (A) : tq;fg;gphptpid mf;Nlhgh; 16,
1905-y; eilKiwf;F te;jJ.
fhuzk; (R) : ,J tq;fhsj;jpy; RNjrp
,af;fk; tsuf; fhuzkhapw;W.
(A) (A) rhp Mdhy; (R) jtW.
(B) (A) kw;Wk; (R) ,uz;Lk; rhp Mdhy; (R)
(A) f;F rhpahd tpsf;fky;y.
(C) (A) kw;Wk; (R) ,uz;Lk; rhp. (R) (A) f;F
rhpahd tpsf;fkhFk;.
(D) (A) jtW Mdhy; (R) rhp
15. Most of the Mangrove (Sundari) trees are
found in the deltas of
(A) Narmadha (B) Mahanadhi
(C) Hoogly (D) Cauvery
ngUk;ghd;ikahd Nkq;FNuht; (Re;jhp) tif
kuq;fs; fhzg;gLk; nly;lh
(A) eh;kij (B) kfhejp
(C) `{f;sp (D) fhNthp
16. A major user of wind energy in the world is
(A) Asia
(B) Europe
(C) South America
(D) North America
cyfpy; fhw;W Mw;wiy mjpfkhfg;
gad;gLj;Jk; ,lk; __________ MFk;.
(A) Mrpah
(B) INuhg;gh
(C) njd; mnkhpf;fh
(D) tl mnkhpf;fh
17. Rank the First Four largest paddy producing
countries in Asia
(A) India, China, Indonesia, Bangladesh
(B) Indonesia, Bangladesh, India, China
(C) Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, China
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(D) China, India, Indonesia,
Bangladesh
Mrpahtpy; ney; cw;gj;jpapy; Kjy; ehd;F
,lq;fis ngWk; ehLfis thpirg;gLj;Jf
(A) ,e;jpah, rPdh, ,e;NjhNd\pah,
tq;fhsNjrk;
(B) ,e;NjhNd\pah, tq;fhsNjrk;, ,e;jpah,
rPdh
(C) tq;fhsNjrk;, ,e;jpah, ,e;NjhNd\pah,
rPdh
(D) rPdh, ,e;jpah, ,e;NjhNd\pah,
tq;fhsNjrk;
18. Who is the Chairman of Indian Planning
Commission?
(A) President of India
(B) Prime Minister of India
(C) Finance Minister of India
(D) Vice President of India
,e;jpa jpl;lFOtpd; jiyth; ahh;?
(A) ,e;jpa FbauR jiyth;
(B) ,e;jpa gpujk ke;jphp
(C) ,e;jpa epjp mikr;rh;
(D) ,e;jpa Jiz FbauR jiyth;
19. Primary Sector consists of
(A) Trade
(B) Construction
(C) Tele Communication
(D) Ariculture
Kjd;ikj; Jiw ,ij cs;slf;fpaJ
(A) tzpfk;
(B) fl;Lkhdk;
(C) njhiy njhlh;G
(D) tptrhak;
20. The first demographer was
(A) T.R. Malthus
(B) Adam Smith
(C) J.S. Mill
(D) Karl Marx
Kjy; kf;fs; njhif Muha;r;rpahsh; ahh;?
(A) T.R. khy;j];
(B) Mjk; ];kpj;
(C) J.S. kpy;
(D) fhh;y; khh;;f;];
21. Who is the political head of the Corporation?
(A) Chairman (B) Commissioner
(C) Councilor (D) Mayor
khefuhl;rpapd; murpay; hPjpahd jiyth;
(A) Nrh;Nkd; (B) Mizah;
(C) fTd;rpyh; (D) Nkah;
22. The Election Commission of India is a/an
(A) Independent body
(B) Statutory body
(C) Private body
(D) Public corporation
,e;jpa Njh;jy; Mizak; xU
(A) Rje;jpukhd mikg;G
(B) rl;lG+h;t mikg;G
(C) jdpahh; mikg;G
(D) nghJ epWtdk;
23. The term of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative
Assembly is
(A) 4 years (B) 5 years
(C) 6 years (D) 7 years
[k;K - fh\;kPh; rl;lkd;wj;jpd; gjtp fhyk;
(A) 4 Mz;Lfs; (B) 5 Mz;Lfs;
(C) 6 Mz;Lfs; (D) 7 Mz;Lfs;
24. The Government of India introduced the
Right to Education on
(A) 15th August 1947
(B) 26th January 1950
(C) 1st April 2010
(D) 10th December 1789
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,e;jpa muR fy;tp chpikr; rl;lj;ij
eilKiwgLj;jpa ehs;
(A) 15 Mf];l; 1947
(B) 26 [dthp 1950
(C) 1 Vg;uy; 2010
(D) 10 brk;gh; 1789
25. Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : Tenth Five Year Plan period
was 2002 - 2007
Reason (R) : Priority was given to
reduction of poverty and population growth
(A) (A) true but (R) is false
(B) (A) false but (R) is true
(C) (A) and (R) both are true (R) is
correct explanation of (A)
(D) (A) and (R) both are false (R) is not
correct explanation of (A)
fPo;fz;l $w;iw ftdp
JzpG (A) : gj;jhtJ Ie;jhz;L
jpl;lj;jpd; fhyk; 2002 - 2007
fhuzk; (R) : tWik kw;Wk; kf;fs; njhif
tsh;r;rpia Fiwj;jYf;F Kd;Dhpik
(A) (A) rhp Mdhy; (R) vd;gJ jtW
(B) (A) jtW Mdhy; (R) vd;gJ rhp
(C) (A) kw;Wk; (R) ,uz;Lk; rhp (R) vd;gJ
(A) tpw;F rhpahd tpsf;fk;
(D) (A) kw;Wk; (R) ,uz;Lk; jtW kw;Wk; (R)
vd;gJ (A) tpw;F rhpahd tpsf;fk; my;y
26. Consider the following statement, choose the
correct answer :
Assertion (A) : “Liberty means the absence of
restraints” – Prof. Seely.
Reason (R) : Liberty is the eager
maintenance of that atmosphere in which
men have the opportunity to be their best
selves.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are True
(B) (A) is True (R) is False
(C) (A) is False (R) is True
(D) (A) and (R) both False
fPNo cs;stw;iwf; nfhz;L rhpahd
tpilasp.
$w;W (A) : fl;Lg;ghby;yhikNa Rje;jpuk;
vd;W Nguhrphpah; rPyp $Wfpwhh;.
fhuzk; (R) : Rje;jpuk; vd;gJ chpikfspd;
top te;jJ. ey;y xOf;fKs;s rKjhaj;jpy;
fl;Lghbd;wp nra;tjw;F VJthf ,Ug;gNj
Rje;jpuk;.
(A) (A) kw;Wk; (R) ,uz;Lk; cz;ik
(B) (A) cz;ik (R) jtwhdJ
(C) (A) jtwhdJ (R) cz;ikahdJ
(D) (A) kw;Wk; (R) ,uz;Lk; jtwhdit
27. Lok Adalat was introduced in
(A) 1950 (B) 1987
(C) 1984 (D) 2000
Nyhf; mjhyj; Njhw;Wtpf;fg;gl;l Mz;L
(A) 1950 (B) 1987
(C) 1984 (D) 2000
28. The Indian Constitution consists of
fundamental rights under Part
(A) Part IV (B) Part III
(C) Part II (D) Part I
,e;jpa murpayikg;gpy; mbg;gil chpikfs;
cs;slq;fpAs;s gFjp
(A) gFjp IV (B) gFjp III
(C) gFjp II (D) gFjp I
29. If TNPC = 5791 and CUP = 169. Then
CPU = ?
(A) 159 (B) 196
(C) 791 (D) 971
TNPC = 5791 kw;Wk; CUP = 169 vdpy;
CPU = ?
(A) 159 (B) 196
(C) 791 (D) 971
30. The H.C.F. of x3 + 1 and x4 – 1 is
(A) x3 – 1 (B) x3 + 1
(C) x + 1 (D) x – 1
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x3 + 1 kw;Wk; x4 – 1 Mfpadtw;wpd; kP.ngh.t.
(A) x3 – 1 (B) x3 + 1
(C) x + 1 (D) x – 1
31. If A and B together complete a work in 20
days. If A alone completes the work in 24
days, then B alone completes the work in
(A) 14 days (B) 44 days
(C) 120 days (D) 48 days
A Ak; B Ak; Nrh;;e;J xU Ntiyia 20
ehl;fspy; nra;J Kbg;gh;. A kl;Lk; me;j
Ntiyia 24 ehl;fspy; Kbj;jhy; B kl;Lk;
me;j Ntiyia Kbf;fj; Njitg;gLtJ
(A) 14 ehl;fs; (B) 44 ehl;fs;
(C) 120 ehl;fs; (D) 48 ehl;fs;
32. Two numbers are 10% and 15% less than a
third number. Find the ratio of the two
numbers
(A) 9 : 16 (B) 9 : 14
(C) 13 : 16 (D) 18 : 17
,uz;L vz;fs; %d;whk; vz;zpypUe;J
KiwNa 10% kw;Wk; 15% Fiwthf cs;sJ
vdpy; me;j ,U vz;fspd; tpfpjk; vd;d?
(A) 9 : 16 (B) 9 : 14
(C) 13 : 16 (D) 18 : 17
33. Raman buys a washing machine for Rs.
13,500 and sells it at a loss of 12%. What is
the selling price of the washing machine?
(A) 11,880 (B) 11,800
(C) 13,500 (D) 11,870
,uhkd; Jzp Jitf;Fk; ,ae;jpuj;ij &.
13,500 f;F thq;Ffpd;whh;. ,jid 12%
el;lj;jpw;F tpw;whh; vdpy; Jzp Jitf;Fk;
,ae;jpuj;jpd; tpw;gid tpiy vd;d?
(A) 11,880 (B) 11,800
(C) 13,500 (D) 11,870
34. The total surface area of a cune is 384 cm2,
then its volume is
(A) 521 cm3 (B) 512 cm3
(C) 412 cm3 (D) 421 cm3
xU fd rJuj;jpd; nkhj;j Gwgug;G 384
nr.kP2 vdpy; mjd; fd msT
(A) 521 nr.kP3 (B) 512 nr.kP3
(C) 412 nr.kP3 (D) 421 nr.kP3
35. The LCM and HCF of two numbers are 45
and 3 respectively, their sum is 24, what is
their difference?
(A) 2 (B) 4
(C) 6 (D) 8
,U vz;fspd; kP.rp.k kw;Wk; kP.ngh.t
KiwNa 45, 3 kw;Wk; mtw;wpd; $Ljy; 24
vdpy; mt;tpU vz;fspd; tpj;jpahrj;ij
fhz;f.
(A) 2 (B) 4
(C) 6 (D) 8
36. Find the sum of the first 40 terms of the
series 12 – 22 + 32 – 42 + ….
(A) 820 (B) - 820
(C) 870 (D) - 870
12 – 22 + 32 – 42 + …. vd;w njhlhpd; Kjy;
40 cWg;Gfspd; $l;lw; gyidf; fhz;f.
(A) 820 (B) - 820
(C) 870 (D) - 870
37. If a particular amount distributed to each of
14 students is Rs. 80 more than the amount
distributed to each of 18 students, find the
amount
(A) Rs. 5040 (B) Rs. 3150
(C) Rs. 2520 (D) Rs. 4200
xU Fwpg;gpl;l njhifia 18
khzth;fSf;F gphpj;J nfhLg;gij Nghy;
mNj njhifia 14 khzth;fSf;F gphpj;J
nfhLj;jhy; xU khztDf;F &. 80
mjpfkhf fpilf;fpwJ vdpy; me;j
njhifia fhz;f
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(A) &. 5040 (B) &. 3150
(C) &. 2520 (D) &. 4200
38. Find the sum of the following series 22 + 32 +
…. + 202
(A) 2867 (B) 2868
(C) 2869 (D) 2870
22 + 32 + …. + 202 vd;w njhlh;fspd;
$Ljiyf; fhz;f
(A) 2867 (B) 2868
(C) 2869 (D) 2870
39. Which country is set to become the firstever
cashless country in the world?
(A) Sweden
(B) Netherlands
(C) Japan
(D) China
fhR ,y;yh ghpth;jidia cyfj;jpy;
nray;gLj;jtpw;Fk; Kjy; ehL vJ?
(A) RtPld;
(B) nejh;Nyz;l;];
(C) [g;ghd;
(D) rPdh
40. Which Indian cricketer has become the first
batsman to cross the 10,000 run mark in
Ranji Trophy Tournaments?
(A) Abishek Nayar
(B) Parthiv Patel
(C) Wasim Jaffer
(D) Baba Aparajith
uQ;rpf; Nfhg;ig Nghl;bfspy; 10,000 ud;
,yf;if fle;j Kjy; ,e;jpaf; fphpf;nfl; tPuh;
ahh;?
(A) mgpN\f; ehah;
(B) gh;j;jPt; gNly;
(C) thrpk; [hgh;
(D) ghgh mguh[pj;
41. Poet Bharathi‟s works in 16 volumes,
consisting over 10,000 pages is compiled by
(A) Seeni Viswanathan
(B) Sri Krishna
(C) Renganathan
(D) Sathyamoorthy
10,000 gf;fq;fSf;Fk; kpFjpahd 16
njhFjpfSld; ftpQh; ghujpahhpd;
gilg;Gfisj; njhFj;J toq;fpath;
(A) rPdp tp];tehjd;
(B) = fpU\;zh
(C) nuq;fehjd;
(D) rj;jpa%h;j;jp
42. The New Science „ECONOMETRICS‟ is a
combination of
(A) Economics, History, Physics
(B) Economics, Maths, Statistics
(C) Economics, Maths, Computer Science
(D) Economics, History, Ethics
„mstpay; nghUshjhuk;‟ vd;Dk; Gjpa
mwptpay; fPo;f;fz;ltw;Ws; vtw;iw
cs;slf;fpaJ?
(A) nghUspay;, tuyhW, ,aw;gpay;
(B) nghUspay;, fzpjk;, Gs;spapay;
(C) nghUspay;, fzpjk;, fzpdp mwptpay;
(D) nghUspay;, tuyhW, mw,ay;
43. Central Government‟s Indradhanush
Programme is related to
(A) Rivers Link Programme
(B) Immunization Programme
(C) Rivers Cleaning Project
(D) Clean India Project
kj;jpa murpd; ,e;jpujD\; jpl;lk; ,jDld;
njhlh;GilaJ
(A) ejpfs; ,izg;G jpl;lk;
(B) jLg;G+rpj; jpl;lk;
(C) ejpfs; J}a;ikj; jpl;lk;
(D) J}a;ik ,e;jpah jpl;lk;
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44. The country that was affected by „Hurricane
Patricia‟ in October, 2015
(A) Philippines
(B) Japan
(C) Mexico
(D) Sri Lanka
mf;Nlhgh;, 2015y; „ghl;hprpah #whtspahy;‟
ghjpf;fg;gl;l ehL
(A) gpypg;igd;];
(B) [g;ghd;
(C) nkf;]pNfh
(D) ,yq;if
45. Mr. Raghuveer Chaudhary has been
nominated for the 51st Jnanpith Award in
December 2015. His language of expertise is
(A) Marathi (B) Gujarathi
(C) Sindhi (D) Konkani
51tJ QhdgPl tpUjpw;fhf, brk;gh; 2015,y;
jpU. uFtPh; rTj;hp ghpe;Jiuf;fg;gl;Ls;shh;.
,th; epGzj;Jtk; ngw;Ws;s nkhop
(A) kuhj;jp MFk; (B) F[uhj;jp MFk;
(C) ]pe;jp MFk; (D) nfhq;fdp MFk;
46. Name the country that has approved World‟s
First Dengue Vaccine
(A) Australia (B) Mexico
(C) Canada (D) China
nlq;F fha;r;rYf;fhd Neha; jLg;G
kUe;jpw;F xg;Gjy; mspj;Js;s Kjy; ehL
(A) M];jpNuypah (B) nkf;]pNfh
(C) fdlh (D) rPdh
47. India‟s First Dolphin Reserve Community is
established in
(A) Kerala
(B) Maharastra
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) West Bengal
,e;jpahtpd; Kjy; lhy;ஃgpd; ,d FOkk;
vq;F Vw;gLj;jg;gl;lJ?
(A) Nfush
(B) k`huh\;buh
(C) jkpo;ehL
(D) Nkw;F tq;fk;
48. Which railway station has become the first
visually challenged friendly station in India?
(A) Mysuru railway station
(B) Bengaluru railway station
(C) Delhi railway station
(D) Pune railway station
,e;jpahtpd; ve;j Kjy; uapy; epiyak;
ghh;itaw;wth;fs; vspikahf gad;gLj;Jk;
tpjj;jpy; mike;Js;sJ?
(A) ik#U ,uapy; epiyak;
(B) ngq;fSU ,uapy; epiyak;
(C) nly;yp ,uapy; epiyak;
(D) G+dh ,uapy; epiyak;
49. In Land Survey, one link is equal to
(A) 0.20 metre (B) 0.10 metre
(C) 20 metre (D) 1 metre
epy msitapy;, xU ypq;f; vd;gJ
(A) 0.20 kPl;lh; (B) 0.10 kPl;lh;
(C) 20 kPl;lh; (D) 1 kPl;lh;
50. Part-Time Village Officers Abolition Act
came into force in the year
(A) 1984 (B) 1980
(C) 1979 (D) 1985
gFjpNeu fpuhk mYtyh;fs; xopg;G mtrur;
rl;lk; mKYf;F nfhz;L tug;gl;l Mz;L
(A) 1984 (B) 1980
(C) 1979 (D) 1985
51. Consider the following statement, choose the
correct answer :
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(1) Taluk A Register contains Village no,
name and its hamlet names.
(2) Taluk C Register contains short term
lease and long term lease particulars of
the villages.
(A) (1) and (2) are correct
(B) (1) is correct and (2) is nor correct
(C) (1) and (2) are incorrect
(D) (1) is incorrect and (2) is correct
fPNo cs;stw;iwf; nfhz;L rhpahd
tpilasp.
(1) fpuhk vz;, ngah; kw;Wk;
Ff;fpuhkq;fspd; ngah;fSld; jhYfh
“A” gjpNtL guhkhpf;fg;gLfpwJ.
(2) fpuhk FWfpa fhy kw;Wk; ePz;l fhy
Fj;jif tptuq;fs; jhYfh “C”
gjpNtl;by; guhkhpf;fg;gLfpwJ.
(A) (1) kw;Wk; (2) rhpahd $w;Wfs;
(B) (1) rhpahd $w;W kw;Wk; (2) jtwhd
$w;W
(C) (1) kw;Wk; (2) jtwhd $w;Wfs;
(D) (1) jtwhd $w;W kw;Wk; (2) rhpahd
$w;W
52. Choose the correct descending order of
hierarchy in the District Revenue
Administration.
(A) Collector – District Revenue
Officer – Revenue Divisional
Officer – Tahsildar
(B) District Revenue Officer – Collector –
Revenue Divisional Officer – Tahsildar
(C) Revenue Divisional Officer – District
Revenue Officer – Collector – Tahsildar
(D) Tahsildar – District Revenue Officer –
Revenue Divisional Officer – Collector
khtl;l tUtha; eph;thfj;jpd; rhpahd
gbepiy mikg;ig ,wq;F thpirapy;
vOJf.
(A) khtl;lhl;rpah; - khtl;l tUtha;
mYtyh; - tUtha; Nfhl;l mYtyh; -
tl;lhl;rpah;
(B) khtl;l tUtha; mYtyh; -
khtl;lhl;rpah; - tUtha; Nfhl;l
mYtyh; - tl;lhl;rpah;
(C) tUtha; Nfhl;l mYtyh; - khtl;l
tUtha; mYtyh; - khtl;lhl;rpah; -
tl;lhl;rpah;
(D) tl;lhl;rpah; - khtl;l tUtha;
mYtyh; - tUtha; Nfhl;l mYtyh; -
khtl;lhl;rpah;
53. Who is responsible for maintaining and
reporting of survey stone?
(A) Panchayat Secretary
(B) Public Welfare Officer
(C) Director of Survey
(D) Village Administrative Officer
rh;Nt fw;fis guhkhpg;gJ kw;Wk; mjid
Fwpj;J mwpf;if mDg;GtJ Nghd;w gzpfs;
nra;gth; ahh;?
(A) gQ;rhaj;J nrayh;
(B) kf;fs; ey gzpahsh;
(C) epy msit ,af;Feh;
(D) fpuhk eph;thf mYtyh;
54. The income certificate is valid only for
_____________ months/year from the
date of issuance.
(A) One year (B) 3 months
(C) 6 months (D) 2 years
tUkhdr;rhd;W toq;fg;gl;l ehspypUe;J
__________ khj/tUl fhyj;jpw;F
nry;yj;jf;fjhFk;.
(A) xU tUlk; (B) %d;W khjk;
(C) MW khjk; (D) ,uz;L tUlq;fs;
55. Other Backward Classes (OBC) certificate is
issued by
(A) District Collector
(B) Tahsildar
(C) Sub-Collector
(D) Revenue Inspector
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,ju gpw;gLj;jg;gl;l tFg;gpdUf;fhf
rhjpr;rhd;W ahuhy; toq;fg;gLfpwJ
(A) khtl;l Ml;rpah;
(B) tl;lhl;rpah;
(C) rhh;-Ml;rpah;
(D) tUtha; Ma;thsh;
56. Which one of the following forms is used for
Death reporting?
(A) Form – 2 (B) Form – 5
(C) Form – 1 (D) Form – 4
fPo;fz;ltw;Ws; ve;j gbtk; ,wg;G mwpf;if
nra;Ak; gbtkhf gad;gLj;jg;gLfpwJ?
(A) gbtk; – 2 (B) gbtk; – 5
(C) gbtk; – 1 (D) gbtk; – 4
57. A marginal farmer – means one who is
holding
(A) 1.25 Acres of Wetland (or) 2.5
Acres of Dry land (or) less than
both
(B) 2.5 Acres of Wetland (or) 5 Acres of Dry
land (or) less than both
(C) 2.5 Acres of Dry land (or) 5 Acres of
Wetland (or) less than both
(D) 1.25 Acres of Dry land (or) 2.5 Acres of
Wetland (or) less than both
FWtptrhap vd;gth;
(A) 1.25 Vf;fh; eQ;ir (my;yJ) 2.5 Vf;fh;
GQ;ir (m) mjw;Fk; Fiwthf
tptrhak; nra;fpwth;
(B) 2.5 Vf;fh; eQ;ir (m) 5 Vf;fh; GQ;ir
(m) mjw;Fk; Fiwthf tptrhak;
nra;fpwth;
(C) 2.5 Vf;fh; GQ;ir (m) 5 Vf;fh; eQ;ir
(m) mjw;Fk; Fiwthf tptrhak;
nra;fpwth;
(D) 1.25 Vf;fh; GQ;ir (m) 2.5 Vf;fh; eQ;ir
(m) mjw;Fk; Fiwthf tptrhak;
nra;fpwth;
58. Point out the wrong statement in the
following statements :
Statements :
(A) Destitute widow certificate is
issued by the Tahsildar
(B) Village Administrative Officer is the
Registrar for Births & Deaths in the
Village Panchayats
(C) Legal-Heirship certificate is issued by
the Tahsildar
(D) Income certificate is issued by the
Tahsildar
fPo;f;fz;l fUj;Jfspy; jtwhdijr; Rl;bf;
fhz;gpf;fTk; :
fUj;Jf;fs; :
(A) Mjutw;w tpjitr;rhd;W
tl;lhl;rpauhy; toq;fg;gLfpwJ
(B) fpuhk gQ;rhaj;Jfspd; gpwg;Gfs; kw;Wk;
,wg;Gfs; gjpthsuhf fpuhk eph;thf
mYtyh;fs; epakpf;fg;gl;Ls;sdh;
(C) thhpRr; rhd;wpjo; tl;lhl;rpauhy;
toq;fg;gLfpwJ
(D) tUkhdr; rhd;W tl;lhl;rpauhy;
toq;fg;gLfpwJ
59. The sub division Patta transfer order is
issued by
(A) Tahsildar
(B) Deputy Tahsildar
(C) Revenue Inspector
(D) Firka Surveyor
cl;gphpT gl;lh khWjy; cj;jpuT toq;Fgth;
ahh;?
(A) tl;lhl;rpah;
(B) Jiz tl;lhl;rpah;
(C) tUtha; Ma;thsh;
(D) FWtl;l epy msitah;
60. „BLO‟ term related to
(A) Election
(B) Disaster Management
(C) Public Health
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„BLO‟ vjDld; njhlh;GilaJ?
(A) Njh;jy;
(B) Nghplh; Nkyhz;ik
(C) nghJ Rfhjhuk;
(D) gl;lh khWjy;
61. Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : Government cannot claim
any right over the trees in private lands.
Reason (R) : Under the Tamilnadu
Panchayat Act 1994 certain lands vest in the
local body the Panchayat have rights over the
trees in these lands.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true (R) does
not explain (A)
(C) (A) is false but (R) is true
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true (R) explains
(A)
fPo;;f;fz;l $w;iw ftdp :
$w;W (A) : jdpahh; epyq;fspy; cs;s
kuq;fis murhq;fk; chpik nfhz;lhl
KbahJ.
fhuzk; (R) : Cuhl;rp kd;w rl;lk; 1994d;
fPo; rpy epyq;fs; Cuhl;rp kd;wj;jpd;
fl;Lg;ghl;by; tUk;. mjpy; cs;s kuq;fis
Cuhl;rp kd;wk; nrhe;jk; nfhz;lhlyhk;.
(A) (A) kw;Wk; (R) ,uz;Lk; jtW
(B) (A) kw;Wk; (R) ,uz;LNk rhp Mdhy;
(R) vd;gJ (A)tpw;F rhpahd
tpsf;fky;y
(C) (A) jtW Mdhy; (R) rhp
(D) (A) kw;Wk; (R) ,uz;LNk rhp (R)
vd;gJ (A)tpw;F rhpahd tpsf;fk;
62. Identify the process(es) from the following
which involves absorption of heat :
1. Condensation
2. Sublimation
3. Evaporation
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 1 and 3 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1 only
nfhLf;fg;gl;ltw;wpy; ve;j epfo;T (m)
epfo;Tfspy;, ntg;gk; cl;ftug;gLfpwJ?
1. Fsph;tpj;jy;
2. gjq;fkhjy;
3. Mtpahjy;
(A) 1 kw;Wk; 2 kl;Lk;
(B) 1 kw;Wk; 3 kl;Lk;
(C) 2 kw;Wk; 3 kl;Lk;
(D) 1 kl;Lk;
63. 1 KM (A), 1 Light year (B) and 1
Astronomical unit (C) are related as
(A) A = B = C (B) A < B < C
(C) A < B > C (D) A > B > C
1 fp.kP (A), 1 xsp Mz;L (B) kw;Wk; 1
thdpay; myF (C) ,k;%d;wpw;Fkhd
njhlh;G
(A) A = B = C (B) A < B < C
(C) A < B > C (D) A > B > C
64. Mass of an object is 10 kilogram. Its weight
on the earth and is space respectively are
(A) 5 N, 10 N (B) 10 N, 10 N
(C) 10 N, zero N (D) 98 N, zero N
xU nghUspd; epiw 10 fp.fp vdpy; Gtp,
tpz;ntspapy; mjd; Kiwahd vilfs;
vit?
(A) 5 N, 10 N (B) 10 N, 10 N
(C) 10 N, Rop N (D) 98 N, Rop N
65. Some metals are used to manufacture coins.
Among the metals, which are called coinage
metals?
(A) Cu, Co, Hg (B) Au, Ag, Cu
(C) Ag, As, Sb (D) Fe, At, Pb
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rpy cNyhfq;fs; ehzaq;fs; jahhpf;fg;
gad;gLfpwJ. mitfspy; ve;j cNyhfq;fs;
- ehza cNyhfq;fs; vd
miof;fg;gLfpwJ?
(A) Cu, Co, Hg (B) Au, Ag, Cu
(C) Ag, As, Sb (D) Fe, At, Pb
66. 1. Sodium hydroxide is used to remove
grease stains from cloths.
2. Calcium hydroxide is used in the
manufacture of wax.
3. Ammonium hydroxide is used in the white
washing of buildings.
4. Magnesium hydroxide is used as a
medicine for stomach troubles.
- Of these
(A) 1 and 2 correct
(B) 2 only correct
(C) 3 and 1 correct
(D) 4 only correct
1. Nrhbak; i`l;uhf;irL Jzpfspy; cs;s
fphP]; fiwfis ePf;fg; gad;gLfpwJ.
2. fhy;rpak; i`l;uhf;irL nkOF
jahhpf;fg; gad;gLfpwJ.
3. mk;Nkhdpak; i`l;uhf;irL
fl;blq;fSf;F Rz;zhk;G mbf;fg;
gad;gLfpwJ.
4. nkf;dPrpak; i`l;uhf;irL
kUj;Jtj;Jiwapy; tapw;W
cghijfSf;Fg; gad;gLfpwJ.
- Nkw;fz;l $w;Wfspy;
(A) 1 kw;Wk; 2 rhpahdit
(B) 2 kl;Lk; rhpahdit
(C) 3 kw;Wk; 1 rhpahdit
(D) 4 kl;Lk; rhpahdit
67. Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : Mitochondria are called
power houses of the cell.
Reason (R) : Mitochondria contain
necessary for the oxidation of food during
respiration and release energy in the form of
ATP molecules.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true (R)
explains (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true (R) does not
explains (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) does not explains (A)
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true
nfhLf;fg;gl;Ls;s thf;fpaq;fis ftdp :
$w;W (A) : ikl;Nlhfhz;l;hpah nry;ypd;
Mw;wy; epiyaq;fs; vd;W
miof;fg;gLfpwJ.
fhuzk; (R) : Rthrpj;jypd; NghJ czT
Mf;]pfuzk; mila Njitahd nehjpfs;
ikl;Nlhfhz;l;hpahtpy; cs;sd. NkYk; ATP
%yf;$Wfs; tbtpy; Mw;wy;
ntspg;gLfpwJ.
(A) (A) kw;Wk; (R) ,uz;LNk rhp. NkYk; (R)
vd;gJ (A)tpw;F rhpahd tpsf;fk;
(B) (A) kw;Wk; (R) ,uz;LNk rhp. NkYk; (R)
vd;gJ (A)tpw;F rhpahd tpsf;fky;y
(C) (A) rhp Mdhy; (R) vd;gJ (A)tpw;F
rhpahd tpsf;fky;y
(D) (A) jtW Mdhy; (R) rhp
68. The cells which provide nourishment to
developing sperms
(A) Sertoli cells
(B) Interstitial cells
(C) Egg cells
(D) Follicle cells
tsUk; tpe;J nry;fSf;F Cl;lk; mspg;gJ
(A) nrh;Nlhyp nry;fs;
(B) ,ilaPl;L nry;fs;
(C) mz;l nry;fs;
(D) ghypf;fps; nry;fs;
69. What is Mediasteanum?
(A) Membrane around the lungs
(B) Membrane around the heart
(C) Membrane around the kidney
(D) Space between the two lungs
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kPbah];Bdk; vdg;gLtJ?
(A) EiuaPuiyr; Rw;wpAs;s glyk;
(B) ,jaj;ij Rw;wpAs;s glyk;
(C) rpWePufj;ij Rw;wpAs;s glyk;
(D) ,uz;L EiuaPuy;fSf;F ,ilNa
cs;s ,ilntsp
70. Hazardous bio-medical wastes are usually
disposed off by means of
(A) Land fills
(B) Deep well injection
(C) Incineration
(D) Surface impoundment
,lh;ghL jUk; caphpay; kUj;Jt fopTfs;
vk;Kiwapd; %yk; mfw;wg;gLfpd;wd?
(A) epyj;jpy; epug;Gjy;
(B) Mo;fpzW gha;r;ry;
(C) vhpj;J rhk;gyhf;Fjy;
(D) Nkw;gug;gpy; %b itj;jy;
71. The King who issued the infallibility decree
was
(A) Babar (B) Humayun
(C) Shersha (D) Akbar
jtWglh Mizia gpufldg;gLj;jpa
Kfyha murh;
(A) ghgh; (B) `{khA+d;
(C) n\h;\h (D) mf;gh;
72. The tower of Arunachalaeswara temple was
completed by
(A) Thirumalai Nayak
(B) Achutappa
(C) Vijaya Ragava
(D) Krishnadevaraya
mUzhr;rNy];tu Mya NfhGuj;ij fl;b
Kbj;jth; _____________ Mthh;;.
(A) jpUkiy ehaf;fh;
(B) mr;Rjg;gh;
(C) tp[auhfth
(D) fpU\;z Njtuhah;
73. The excavation of the Indus Valley
Civilization was done in
(A) 1921 (B) 1922
(C) 1924 (D) 1926
rpe;Jntsp mfo;thuha;r;rp Nkw;nfhs;sg;gl;l
Mz;L
(A) 1921 (B) 1922
(C) 1924 (D) 1926
74. Where K. Kamaraj was kept in prison in
1930? Where did he hoist the Indian
National Flag in 1947?
(A) Alipore, Sathyamoorthy’s house
(B) Delhi, Chennai Fort
(C) Andaman, Delhi Fort
(D) Vellore, Virudunagar Home
Nf. fhkuh[h; 1930 y; vq;F rpiwapy;
milf;fg;gl;lhh;? 1947 k; Mz;L ,e;jpa
Njrpaf; nfhbia vq;F Vw;wpdhh;?
(A) mypg;G+h;, rj;jpa %h;j;jp tPL
(B) by;yp, nrd;id Nfhl;il
(C) me;jkhd;, by;yp Nfhl;il
(D) NtY}h;, tpUJefh; tPL
75. ___________ describes the social
condition of the Sangam Tamils.
(A) Manimegalai
(B) Tholkappiam
(C) Pathupattu
(D) Ettuthogai
rq;f fhy jkpoh;fspd; r%f epiyia
___________ tpsf;FfpwJ.
(A) kzpNkfiy
(B) njhy;fhg;gpak;
(C) gj;Jg;ghl;L
(D) vl;Lj;njhif
76. Who among the following was the political
Guru of Gandhiji?
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(B) Surendranath Banerjee
(C) Feroz Shah Mehtha
(D) Gopala Krishna Gokhale
fPo;f;fz;lth;fspy; kfhj;kh fhe;jpapd;
murpay; FUthf fUjg;gl;lth; ahh;?
(A) G. Rg;gpukzpa ma;ah;
(B) RNue;jpuehj; ghdh;[p
(C) gpNuh\; \h Nkj;jh
(D) Nfhghy fpU\;z NfhfNy
77. In which year Jawaharlal Nehru declared the
“Poornaswaraj” of India?
(A) 1926 (B) 1927
(C) 1928 (D) 1929
ve;j Mz;L [t`h;yhy; NeU ,e;jpahtpd;
„G+h;z Rauh[;[pak;‟ gw;wp Ngrpdhh;?
(A) 1926 (B) 1927
(C) 1928 (D) 1929
78. Consider the following statements :
1. Cave Pillars are formed when stalacties
and stalagmites meet together.
2. Delta is a depositional feature of almost
triangular shape at foot hills.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(A) 1 only
(B) Both 1 and 2
(C) 2 only
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
nfhLf;fg;gl;Ls;s thf;fpaq;fis ftdp :
1. ];lhyf;ill; kw;Wk; ];lhyf;ikl;
,iztjhy; Vw;gLtJ Fifj; J}z;fs;.
2. kiyabthuj;jpy; Kf;Nfhz tbtj;jpy;
gba itj;jy; nrayhy; Vw;gLtJ
nly;lh.
NkNy nfhLf;fg;gl;Ls;s thf;fpaq;fspy;
rhpahd thf;fpak;/thf;fpaq;fs; vJ?
(A) 1 kl;Lk;
(B) 1 kw;Wk; 2
(C) 2 kl;Lk;
(D) ,uz;Lkpy;iy
79. Choose the correct answer :
The Atmospheric layer where the decrease of
temperature with increasing elevation at a
Normal lapse rate.
(A) Troposphere (B) Stratosphere
(C) Thermosphere (D) Exosphere
rhpahd tpilia Njh;e;njLf;fTk; :
cauk; mjpfhpf;Fk; nghOJ Fiwfpd;w
ntg;gepiy tpfpjk; (yhg;]; tpfpjk;) cs;s
tspkz;ly mLf;F.
(A) l;Nuhg;Ngh];gpah; (B) ];l;uNlh];gpah;
(C) njh;Nkh];gpah; (D) vf;N]h];gpah;
80. The physiocrafts considered only the
following as productive occupation
(A) Manufacturing Industry
(B) Agriculture
(C) Service Sectors
(D) Soldiers
,aw;ifthjpfs; mjpf Kf;fpaj;Jtk;
nfhLj;jJ
(A) cw;gj;jpj; njhopy;
(B) Ntshz;ik
(C) Nritj; Jiw
(D) gil tPuh;fs;
81. The difference between NNP and NDP
(A) Depreciation
(B) Current transfers from rest of the world
(C) Indirect tax
(D) Net factor income from abroad
epfu ehl;L cw;gj;jpf;Fk; (NNP) epfu
cs;ehl;L cw;gj;jpf;Fk; (NDP) ,ilNa
cs;s NtWghlhdJ
(A) Nja;khdk;
(B) cyfpd; gpw gFjpfspypUe;J elg;G
khw;wk;
(C) kiwKf thp
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fhuzp tUtha;
82. Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : The right to Information Act
was passed by the Parliament on 12th
October 2005.
Reason (R) : Parliament passes the Act to
enable all the citizens‟ fundamental right to
access information from public bodies.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are individually
true
(B) (A) is true but (R) is false
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true
fPo;f;fhZk; thf;fpaq;fisf; ftdp :
$w;W (A) : jfty; mwpAk; rl;lk;, 2005
Mk; Mz;L mf;Nlhgh; 12Mk; ehs;
ghuhSkd;wj;jhy; epiwNtw;wg;gl;lJ.
fhuzk; (R) : jfty; mwpAk; rl;lk; kf;fspd;
mbg;gil chpik vd ghuhSkd;wj;jhy;
rl;lkhf epiwNtw;wg;gl;lJ.
(A) (A) kw;Wk; (R) ,uz;Lk; rhp
(B) (A) rhp Mdhy; (R) jtW
(C) (A) kw;Wk; (R) ,uz;Lk; jtW
(D) (A) jtW Mdhy; (R) rhp
83. Match the following List I – List II with
suitable options :
List I List II
(Source) (Acid)
(a) Lemon 1. Malic acid
(b) Grapes 2. Oxalic acid
(c) Tomatto 3. Citric acid
(d) Apple 4. Tartaric acid
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 3 2 4 1
(C) 2 4 1 3
(D) 4 2 3 1
gl;bay; I ypUe;J gl;bay;; III rhpahf
nghUj;Jf :
gl;bay; I gl;bay;; II
(%yk;) (mkpyk;)
(a) vYkpr;ir 1. khypf; mkpyk;
(b) jpuhl;ir 2. Mf;rhypf; mkpyk;
(c) jf;fhsp 3. rpl;hpf; mkpyk;
(d) Mg;gps; 4. lhh;lhhpf; mkpyk;
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 3 2 4 1
(C) 2 4 1 3
(D) 4 2 3 1
84. In Tamil Nadu, the State Human Rights
Commission was constituted in
(A) 1997 (B) 1998
(C) 1999 (D) 2000
jkpo;ehl;by; khepy kdpj chpikfs;
Mizak; cUthf;fg;gl;l Mz;L
(A) 1997 (B) 1998
(C) 1999 (D) 2000
85. Match the following :
(a) Age of voting 1. Election
Commission
(b) Symbols allocation 2. 18 years
(c) Open ballot 3. 42nd Amendment
(d) Fundamental duties 4. Raising hands
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 1 4 3
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 4 3 1 2
gpd;tUtdtw;iw nghUj;Jf :
(a) thf;fspf;Fk; taJ 1. Njh;jy;
Mizak;
(b) rpd;dq;fs; xJf;FtJ 2. 18 Mz;Lfs;
(c) ntspg;gilahd 3. 42tJ jpUj;jr;
thf;Fg;gjpT rl;lk;
(d) mbg;gilf; flikfs; 4. iffis
cah;j;Jjy;
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
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(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 4 3 1 2
86. What is the age limit of Judges of High
Court?
(A) 60 (B) 62
(C) 65 (D) 70
cah;ePjpkd;w ePjpgjpapd; taJ tuk;G
(A) 60 (B) 62
(C) 65 (D) 70
87. The Chairman of the Constitution Drafting
Committee was
(A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(B) Dr. Sinha
(C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
murpayikg;G tiuTf; FOtpd; jiyth;
(A) lhf;lh;. gp. Mh;. mk;Ngj;fhh;
(B) lhf;lh;. rpd;fh
(C) lhf;lh;. ,uhN[e;jpu gpurhj;
(D) [t`h;yhy; NeU
88. _______________ deals with the socio-
economic development and empowerment of
women through self-help groups.
(A) Short Stay Home
(B) Family Counselling Centres
(C) Swayamsidha
(D) Skill development
_______________ jpl;lk; ngz;fs; Ra
cjtpf; FOf;fs; Nghd;w jpl;lq;fs;
topahfg; ngz;fspd; mjpfhuf; Ftpg;G
kw;Wk; r%fg; nghUshjhu tsh;r;rpf;fhd
topfhl;LfpwJ.
(A) FWfpa fhy ,y;yq;fs;
(B) FLk;g MNyhrid ikak;
(C) Rak;]pjh
(D) jpwd; Nkk;ghL
89. An employee spends on an average Rs. 2,500
for the first 8 months of a year and Rs. 1,500
for the next 4 months. If he saves Rs. 10,000
that year, then his monthly income is Rs.
(A) 2,500 (B) 3,000
(C) 2,600 (D) 3,200
xU gzpahsh; tUlj;jpd; Kjy; 8
khjq;fspy; ruhrhp &. 2,500-Ak; mLj;j 4
khjq;fspy; ruhrhp &. 1,500-k; nryT
nra;fpwhh;. mth; me;j Mz;by; &. 10,000
Nrkpj;jhh; vd;why;, mtuJ khj Cjpak;
___________ MFk;.
(A) 2,500 (B) 3,000
(C) 2,600 (D) 3,200
90. A Mother is 20 years older than her
daughter, 4 years before she was 5 times of
her daughter‟s age at that time. How old is
the daughter now?
(A) 9 (B) 12
(C) 18 (D) 16
jhapd; tajhdJ kfspd; taijf; fhl;bYk;
20 mjpfk;. 4 tUlq;fSf;F Kd;G jhapd;
tajhdJ, kfspd; taijg; Nghy; 5 klq;F
vdpy;, jw;NghJ kfspd; taJ
(A) 9 (B) 12
(C) 18 (D) 16
91. Find the difference between simple interest
and compound interest for a sum of Rs.
8,000 lent at 10% p.a. in 2 years
(A) 90 (B) 100
(C) 80 (D) 70
&. 8,000f;F 10% Mz;L tl;b tPjk; vdpy;
,uz;L Mz;Lfspy; fpilf;Fk; $l;L
tl;bf;Fk;, jdptl;bf;Fk; cs;s
tpj;jpahrj;ijf; fhz;f.
(A) 90 (B) 100
(C) 80 (D) 70
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92. If A : B = 2 : 3 and B : C = 4 : 5 then find the
ratio of C : A
(A) 15 : 8 (B) 8 : 15
(C) 5 : 4 (D) 5 : 20
A : B = 2 : 3 kw;Wk; B : C = 4 : 5 vdpy; C : Ad;
tpfpjk; fhz;f.
(A) 15 : 8 (B) 8 : 15
(C) 5 : 4 (D) 5 : 20
93. If the height and the base area of a right
circular cone are 5 cm and 48 sq.cm
respectively, then the volume of the cone is
equal to
(A) 240 cm3 (B) 120 cm3
(C) 80 cm3 (D) 480 cm3
5 nr.kP cauKk;, 48 r.nr.kP mbg;gf;fg;gug;Gk;
nfhz;l xU Neh;tl;lf; $k;gpd; fdmsT
(A) 240 nr.kP3 (B) 120 nr.kP3
(C) 80 nr.kP3 (D) 480 nr.kP3
94. Find the value of 1 -
1 -
1 -
……………….. 1 -
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
kjpg;G fhz;f 1 -
1 -
1 -
………………..
1 -
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
95. If a : b = 2 : 3, b : c = 6 : 5 and a + b + c = 30,
then 2a + 3b + 4c is
(A) 30 (B) 92
(C) 100 (D) 90
a : b = 2 : 3, b : c = 6 : 5 kw;Wk; a + b + c = 30
vdpy; 2a + 3b + 4c vd;gJ
(A) 30 (B) 92
(C) 100 (D) 90
96. Find the value of (0.98)3 + 3(0.98)2 (0.02) +
3(0.98) (0.02)2 + (0.02)3
(A) 2 (B) 1
(C) 0 (D) 3
(0.98)3 + 3(0.98)2 (0.02) + 3(0.98) (0.02)2 +
(0.02)3 – d; kjpg;G
(A) 2 (B) 1
(C) 0 (D) 3
97. A tap can fill a tank in 15 minutes. Another
tap can empty it in 20 minutes. Initially the
tank is empty, if both the taps start
functioning at the same time, when will the
tank become full?
(A) 1 hour (B) 3 hours
(C) 2 hours (D) 4 hours
xU Foha; fhypahf cs;s njhl;bia 15
epkplq;fspy; epug;Gk;. kw;nwhU Foha;
mj;njhl;bia 20 epkplq;fspy; fhyp nra;Ak;.
Muk;gj;jpy; njhl;b fhypahf ,Ue;J, ,U
Foha;fSk; xNu Neuj;jpy; jpwe;J
tplg;gl;lhy; mj;njhl;b vt;tsT Neuj;jpy;
epuk;Gk;?
(A) 1 kzp (B) 3 kzp
(C) 2 kzp (D) 4 kzp
98. If ROAD is coded as URDG than SWAN is
coded as
(A) VXDQ (B) VZDQ
(C) VZCP (D) UXDQ
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ROAD vd;;gij URDG vDk; FwpaPl;lhy;
jug;gbd; SWAN vDk; FwpaPL vjidf;
Fwpf;Fk;?
(A) VXDQ (B) VZDQ
(C) VZCP (D) UXDQ
99. India‟s first dedicated scientific mission to
study the outermost layer and the
chromosphere of sun is
(A) Ravi (B) Aditya
(C) Kiran (D) Jwala
#hpadpd; epwkz;lyk; kw;Wk;
kPntspg;glyq;fs; gw;wp Muha;tjw;fhf
mh;gzpf;fg;gl;Ls;s Kjy; ,e;jpa mwptpay;
jpl;lg;gzp
(A) ,utp (B) Mjpj;ah
(C) fpuz; (D) [thyh
100. Which bank has launched M – Visa mobile
payment solution in October 2015?
(A) IDBI (B) ICICI
(C) Axis (D) HDFC
M – tprh ifg;Ngrp fl;lzk; nrYj;Jk;
Kiwia mf;Nlhgh; 2015y;
mwpKfg;gLj;jpa tq;fp vJ?
(A) I.b.gp.I (B) I.rp.I.rp.I
(C) Mf;rp]; (D) vr;.b.vg;.rp
101. The 43rd Chief Justice of India appointed in
December 2015 is
(A) Justice K.N. Basha
(B) Justice H.C. Dattu
(C) Justice Swatantra Kumar
(D) Justice T.S. Thakur
brk;gh; 2015 ,y;, ,e;jpahtpd; 43 Mk;
jiyik ePjpgjpahf epakpf;fg;gl;lth;
(A) [];b]; Nf. vd;. gh\h
(B) [];b]; n`r;. rp. lhl;L
(C) [];b]; Rtje;jpuh Fkhh;
(D) [];b]; b.v];. jhf;$h;
102. The First Telungana Language Day was
observed on
(A) September 9, 2015
(B) October 4, 2015
(C) January 1, 2015
(D) December 14, 2015
Kjy; njYq;fhdh nkhop jpdk;
mDrhpf;fg;gl;l ehs;
(A) nrg;lk;gh; 9, 2015
(B) mf;Nlhgh; 4, 2015
(C) [dthp 1, 2015
(D) brk;gh; 14, 2015
103. Which state launched e-Pragati in 2015, a
scheme to bring all government services
under one roof?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Kerala
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Delhi
muR Nritfs; midj;ijAk; xNu
Filapd; fPo; nfhz;L tUtjw;fhf e-
Pragati vd;w jpl;lj;ij 2015y; Jtf;fpa
khepyk; vJ?
(A) Me;jpu gpuNjrk;
(B) Nfusk;
(C) cj;jpu gpuNjrk;
(D) nly;yp
104. Which state government has launched
Anwesha Scheme in December 2015 to
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caste and scheduled tribe students?
(A) Jharkand (B) Chattisgarh
(C) Odisha (D) Manipur
jho;j;jg;gl;l kw;Wk; goq;Fb
khzth;fSf;F jukhd ,ytr fy;tp
gapy;tjw;F top nra;Ak; „md;Ntrh‟
jpl;lj;ij ve;j khepy muR brk;gh; 2015y;
njhlq;fpaJ?
(A) [hh;fz;l; (B) rl;B];fh;
(C) Xbrh (D) kzpg;G+h;
105. In September 2015, the Chief Minister of
Tamil Nadu inaugurated a new park inside
the Vandaloor Zoo. It is the
(A) Butterfly Park
(B) Elephant Park
(C) Tiger Park
(D) Bird Park
nrg;lk;gh; 2015,y;, tz;lY}h; mwpQh;
mz;zh tdtpyq;F G+q;fhtpw;Fs; jkpof
Kjyikr;rh; ve;j caphpdj;jpd; G+q;fhit
Jtf;fp itj;jhh;?
(A) tz;zj;Jg;G+r;rp G+q;fh
(B) ahid G+q;fh
(C) Gyp G+q;fh
(D) gwit G+q;fh
106. Which country was recently declared the
cow as its National Animal?
(A) Indonesia (B) Malaysia
(C) Nepal (D) Mauritius
ve;j ehL gRit mjd; Njrpa tpyq;fhf
rkPgj;jpy; mwptpj;jJ?
(A) ,e;NjhNdrpah (B) kNy\pah
(C) Neghsk; (D) nkhhP\pa];
107. The scientist who explained “Big Bang
Theory” at first was
(A) Edwin Hubble
(B) Ab George Lematry
(C) Ptolemy
(D) Aryiabatta
“ngUk; ntbg;Gf; nfhs;if” gw;wp Kjd;
Kjypy; tpthpj;Jf; $wpath; ahh;?
(A) vl;tpd; `gps;
(B) Mg; [hh;[; nynkl;hp
(C) jhykp
(D) Mhpagl;lh;
108. 70th Anniversary of United Nations
Foundation Day was on
(A) 24 October 2015
(B) 12 October 2015
(C) 21 October 2015
(D) 15 October 2015
If;fpa ehLfs; epWtpajd; 70 Mk;
Mz;bd; epiwT ehs;
(A) 24 mf;Nlhgh; 2015
(B) 12 mf;Nlhgh; 2015
(C) 21 mf;Nlhgh; 2015
(D) 15 mf;Nlhgh; 2015
109. The Revenue Court in the state deals with
which among the following case?
(A) Cases of patta transfer appeal
(B) Cases of tenancy laws
(C) Cases of stamp duty
(D) Cases of „UDR‟ correction
khepyj;jpy; cs;s tUtha; ePjpkd;wk;
fPo;fhZk; ve;j tof;Ffs; njhlh;GilaJ?
(A) gl;lh khWjy; Nky;KiwaPL
tof;Ffs;
(B) Fbthu chpik rl;l tof;Ffs;
(C) Kj;jpiujhs; fl;lzk; tof;Ffs;
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(D) “epy clik Nkk;ghL jpl;lk;” jpUj;jk;
tof;Ffs;
110. Village Account No. 1 deals with
(A) Cultivation Account
(B) Adangal
(C) Lease Register
(D) Inam Register
fpuhkf; fzf;F vz; 1 vd;gJ
(A) rhFgb fzf;F
(B) mlq;fy;
(C) Fj;jif gjpNtL
(D) ,dhk; gjpNtL
111. Who will be Jamabandhi Officer for any
Taluk?
(A) Deputy Tahsildar, Tahsildar or Block
Development Officer
(B) Tahsildar, Special Tahsildar or Block
Development Officer
(C) Deputy Tahsildar and Special
Tahsildar
(D) Deputy Collector, District
Revenue Officer or District
Collector
ve;j xU tl;lj;jpw;Fk; tUtha; jPh;thak;
elj;Jk; mYtyh;fshf ahh; ,Ug;gh;?
(A) Jiz tl;lhl;rpah;, tl;lhl;rpah;
my;yJ tl;lhu tsh;r;rp mYtyh;
(B) tl;lhl;rpah;, jdp tl;lhl;rpah; my;yJ
tl;lhu tsh;r;rp mYtyh;
(C) Jiz tl;lhl;rpah; kw;Wk; jdp
tl;lhl;rpah;
(D) Jiz Ml;rpah;, khtl;l tUtha;
mYtyh; my;yJ khtl;l Ml;rp
jiyth;
112. How many types of wet lands are there?
(A) 3 (B) 4
(C) 5 (D) 6
vj;jid tifahd eQ;ir epyq;fs;
cs;sd?
(A) 3 (B) 4
(C) 5 (D) 6
113. What is registered in B memo by the Village
Administrative Officer?
(A) Encroachment
(B) Patta transfer
(C) Chitta
(D) 2C patta
fpuhk eph;thf mYtyuhy; „B‟ eKdhtpy;
gjpag;gLtJ ahJ?
(A) Mf;ukzk; (m) Mf;fpukpg;G
(B) gl;lh khWjy;
(C) rpl;lh
(D) 2C gl;lh
114. 1 Cent is equal to
(A) 435.6 sq. Ft
(B) 144 sq. Ft
(C) 100 sq. Meter
(D) 1089 sq. Ft
1 nrd;l; vd;gJ
(A) 435.6 rJu mb
(B) 144 rJu mb
(C) 100 rJu mb
(D) 1089 rJu mb
115. In which of the following lands the land
lease is not banned?
(A) Water course poramboke, like lake,
Eri and pond
(B) Meikkal and gracing ground
poramboke
(C) Burial grounds
(D) Un assessed dry waste
fPo;f;fz;ltw;Ws; ve;j epyj;jpy;
epyf;Fj;jif toq;FtJ jil
nra;ag;gltpy;iy?
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(A) Vhp, Xil, Fsk; Nghd;w ePh; epiyg;
Gwk;Nghf;Ffs;
(B) Nka;f;fhy; (k) ke;jntsp
Gwk;Nghf;Ffs;
(C) kahdk;
(D) jPh;it Vw;glhj Gd;nra; jhpR
116. Match List I with List II & select the correct
answer using the codes given below the
lists :
List I List II
(a) Devadayam 1. Inams granted to
Charitable service
Institutions such as
Chowltry, Thanneer
and educational
institutions
(b) Dharmadayam 2. Inam granted to
Religious personnels
Such as prohits and
Panchangis
(c) Dasabandham 3. Inam granted to
Religious
Institutions and
Their related services
(d) Brahmadayam 4. Inam granted for
Support of works on
Irrigation under
Maintenance
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 1 4 2
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 3 4 2 1
gl;bay; I cld; gl;bay; II Ig; nghUj;jp,
gl;bay;fSf;F fPNo cs;s njhFg;gpypUe;J
rhpahd tpiliaj; njhpT nra;f
gl;bay; I gl;bay; II
(a) Njtjhak; 1. rj;jpuk;,
jz;zPh;ge;jy;
kw;Wk; fy;tp
];jhgdq;fSf;F
nfhLf;fg;gl;l ,dhk;fs;
(b) jh;kjhak; 2. Ntjpah;fSf;Fk; kw;Wk;
,ju kjj;jpw;Fk; nrhe;j
cgNahfj;jpw;F
toq;fg;gl;l ,dhk;fs;
(c) jrge;jk; 3. kj ];jhgdq;fSf;Fk;
mjw;F Copak;
nra;tjw;Fk; toq;fg;gl;l
,dhk;fs;
(d) gpuk;kjhak; 4. tUtha; juf;$ba
ghrd Mjhuq;fis
ghJfhf;f toq;fg;gl;l
,dhk;fs;
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 1 4 2
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 3 4 2 1
117. Who is the sanctioning authority for old
Age Pension order?
(A) Zonal Deputy Tahsildar
(B) Head Quarter Deputy Tahsildar
(C) Special Tahsildar (SSS)
(D) Tahsildar
KjpNahh; Xa;T+jpaj;jpw;fhd Mizfs;
gpwg;gpf;Fk; mjpfhhp ahh;?
(A) kz;ly Jiz tl;lhl;rpah;
(B) jiyikaplj;J Jiz tl;lhl;rpah;
(C) jdp tl;lhl;rpah; (r.gh.jp)
(D) tl;lhl;rpah;
118. Which of the following is called as an
important agro-based industry?
(A) Steel (B) Cement
(C) Sugar (D) Jute
fPo;f;fhz;gdtw;Ws; kpf Kf;fpakhd
Ntshz;ikNa mbg;gilahff; nfhz;l
njhopy;
(A) ,Uk;G vஃF (B) rpnkz;l;
(C) rh;f;fiu (D) rzy;
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119. The Birth and Death should be Registered
within the time of _______________, in
respect of villages.
(A) 21 days (B) 23 days
(C) 24 days (D) 25 days
xU fpuhkj;jpy; epfOk; gpwg;G kw;Wk;
,wg;Gfis vj;jid ehl;fSf;Fs; (m)
fhy vy;iyf;Fs; Gjpa Ntz;Lk;?
(A) 21 ehl;fSf;Fs; (B) 23 ehl;fSf;Fs;
(C) 24 ehl;fSf;Fs; (D) 25 ehl;fSf;Fs;
120. Which among the following register is
maintained for Lease Land?
(A) „A‟ Register (B) „B‟ Register
(C) ‘C’ Register (D) „D‟ Register
fPo;f;fz;l gjpNtLfspy; ve;j gjpNtl;by;
Fj;jif epyq;fs; Fwpj;J
guhkhpf;fg;gLfpwJ?
(A) „A‟ gjpNtL (B) „B‟ gjpNtL
(C) „C‟ gjpNtL (D) „D‟ gjpNtL