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1. gl;bay; I I gl;bay; II cld; nghUj;jp, fPNo

nfhLf;fg;gl;Ls;s FwpaPLfisf; nfhz;L

rhpahd tpiliaj; Njh;e;njL :

gl;bay; I gl;bay; II

(A) cg;G rj;jpahf;fpufk; 1. lhf;lh;

Kj;Jnyl;Rkp

nul;b

(B) Njtjhrp xopg;G 2. N. Nrhkah[_Y

Nghuhl;lk;

(C) ePy; rpiy rj;ahfpufk; 3. f];J}hpuq;f

Iaq;fhh;

(D) ,e;J 4. Ntjhuz;ak;

FwpaPLfs; :

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 4 1 3 2

(B) 4 1 2 3

(C) 1 3 2 4

(D) 3 2 4 1

Match List I with List II correctly and select your

answer using the codes given below :

List I List II

(A) Salt Satyagraha 1. Dr. Muthulakshmi

Reddy

(B) Protest against 2. N. Somayajulu

Devadast system

(C) Nell Statue 3. Kasthuri Ranga

Satyagraha lyengar

(D) The Hindu 4. Vedaranyam

Codes :

a b c d

(A) 4 1 3 2

(B) 4 1 2 3

(C) 1 3 2 4

(D) 3 2 4 1

2. Njrpa njhiyAzh;T ikak; mike;Js;s ,lk;

A) i`juhghj; B) nrd;id

C) ngq;f@h; D) epA+nly;yp

National Remote Sensing Centre is located at

A) Hyderabad B) Chennai

C) Bangalore D) New Delhi

3. 2010 k; Mz;L ele;j jkpo;ehL rl;lkd;w

,ilj;Njh;jypy; ve;j njhFjpapy; mjpf

thf;Ffs; gjpthdJ?

A) jpUkq;fyk; B) jpUg;gj;J}h;

C) ngz;zhfuk; D) nghd;Ndhp

Which one of the Assembly by-elections saw the

highest voter turnout during 2010 in Tamil

Nadu?

A) Thirumangalam B) Thirupatthur

C) Pennagaram D) Ponnert

4. 2010 Mk; Mz;L #iy khjk; eilngw;w cyf

jkpo; nrk;nkhop khehL, cyf jkpo; khehLfspd;

thpirapy;

A) MwhtJ khehL B) VohtJ khehL

C) xd;gjhtJ khehL D) gj;jhtJ khehL

The World Classical Tamil Conference held on

July. 2010 is

A) Sixth World Tamil Conference

B) Seventh World Tamil Conference

C) Ninth World Tamil Conference

D) Tenth World Tamil Conference

5. ,e;jpa murpayikg;gpd; ve;j gphpT (Art) fpuhk

gQ;rhaj;Jf;fis mikj;Jf;nfhs;s tif

nra;Js;sJ

A) gphpT 15 B) gphpT 25

C) gphpT 243 D) gphpT 42

Which Article of the Constitution of India gives

provision to set up village panchayats?

A) Article 15 B) Article 25

C) Article 243 D) Article 42

6. fPo;fz;ltw;Ws; vJ nghUj;jkhdJ ,y;iy?

A) rh;[pj; rpq; gh;dhyh - jkpof

gy;fiyf;

fofq;fspd;

Nte;jh;

B) gf;Ujpd; myp mfkJ - Kd;dhs;

FbauRj;

jiyth;


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C) V.gp. N[. mg;Jy; fyhk; - mf;fpd;

rpwFfs;

D) Nkjh gl;fh; - I.eh -tpd;

,e;jpag;

gpujpepjp

Which one of the following is not correctly

matched?

A) Surjit Singh Barnala - Chancellor of

Universities of

Tamil Nadu

B) Fakruddin Ali Ahmed - Former President

of India

C) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam - Wings of Fire

D) Medha Patkar - Indian

representative in

the UNO

7. ahuhy; gphpl;b\; rhk;uh[;aj;jpw;F mbf;fy;

ehl;lg;gl;lJ?

A) uhgh;l; fpist; B) Neg;gpah; gpuG

C) hpg;gd; gpuG D) fhud;thyp];

Who laid the foundation of the British Empire?

A) Robert Clive B) Lord Napier

C) Lord Ripon D) Lord Cornwallis

8. (x) = kw;Wk; g(x) = vdpy;, ( o g) (x)

vd;gJ

A) B)

C) D)

If (x) = and g(x) = then ( o g) (x) is

A) B)

C) D)

9. nghJ tpepNahf Kiwapd; fPo;, &gha; xd;Wf;F

xU fpNyh mhprp toq;Fk; khepyk;

A) xhprh B) Nkw;F tq;fhsk;

C) Nfush D) jkpo;ehL

Under Public Distribution System, rice is

distributed at the rate of Re. 1 per kg in

A) Orissa B) West Bengal

C) Kerala D) Tamil Nadu

10. Njrpa Cuf Ntiytha;g;G cWjpaspf;Fk;

rl;lk; 100 ehl;fs; Ntiy nfhLg;gjw;fhf

……………………… k; Mz;L

mwpKfg;gLj;jg;gl;lJ.

A) 2003 B) 2004

C) 2006 D) 2002

The National Rural Employment Guaranteed

Programme came into force to provide 100 days

of employment in

A) 2003 B) 2004

C) 2006 D) 2002

11. kj;jpa muR nfhLf;Fk; epjpAjtpapd; Nehf;fk;

A) khepyq;fspd; epjptsj;jpidg; ngUf;f

B) kj;jpa-khepy gu];gu cwTKiwia

epiyehl;l

C) epiyahd muR kj;jpapy; nray;gl

D) ,it midj;Jk;

Grants-in-aid to the states by the Centre are

provided with the objective of

A) augmenting financial resources of the states

B) maintaining smooth Centre-State relation

C) ensuring stable government at the centre

D) all of these

12. jkpofj;jpy; cs;shl;rp mikg;Gfspy;

ngz;fSf;F ,l xJf;fPL toq;fg;gl;lJ ve;j

Mz;L?

A) 1991 B) 1951

C) 1994 D) 2010

In which year seats were reserved for women in

local bodies in Tamil Nadu?

A) 1991 B) 1951

C) 1994 D) 2010

13. ,e;jpahtpw;Fk; rPdhtpw;Fk; ,ilNa rkPg

fhykhf Vw;gl;l gjl;lk; gw;wpa nra;jpj;jhs;fs;

tptuq;fs;


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A) gpuk;kGj;jpuh ejpapd; FWf;Nf rPdh miz

fl;Ljy;

B) mUzhr;ryg; gpuNjrj;jpw;F gpujk mikr;rh;

tp[ak;

C) Mrpa tq;fpapy; ,e;jpahtpw;F fld; toq;f

rPdhtpd; jil Kaw;rp

D) ,it midj;Jk;

What is/are the recent tension between India and

China highlighted in newspaper?

A) China’s proposed dam on Brahmaputra

B) PM’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh

C) China recently tried to block an ADB loan

D) All of these

14. 21-k; E}w;whz;by; ePz;l Neuk; #hpa fpufzk;

epfo;e;j Njjp

A) [_iy 29, 2009

B) [_iy 18, 2009

C) [_iy 22, 2009

D) [_d; 22, 2009

The longest solar eclipse of the 21st Century

occurred on

A) July 29, 2009

B) July 18, 2009

C) July 22, 2009

D) June 22, 2009

15. Fj;GjPd; Igf; ………………….. ,d; mbik Mthh;.

A) kp#jPd;

B) KfkJ Nfhhp

C) KfkJ f[pdp

D) Fthrph;rpk; \h

Qutbuddin Aibak was a slave of

A) Muizzuddin

B) Muhammad of Ghur

C) Mohammad of Ghazni

D) Khwarizm Shah

16. fhy thpirg;gLj;Jf :

A) nts;isaNd ntspNaW ,af;fk;,

xj;Jioahik ,af;fk;, fpyhghj; ,af;fk;,

rl;l kWg;G ,af;fk;

B) rl;l kWg;G ,af;fk;, fpyhghj; ,af;fk;,

nts;isaNd ntspNaW ,af;fk;,

xj;Jioahik ,af;fk;

C) fpyhghj; ,af;fk;, xj;Jioahik ,af;fk;;,

rl;l kWg;G ,af;fk;, nts;isaNd

ntspNaW ,af;fk;

D) xj;Jioahik ,af;fk;, nts;isaNd

ntspNaW ,af;fk;, fpyhghj; ,af;fk;, rl;l

kWg;G ,af;fk;

Identify the correct order in which they occurred

in India :

A) Quit India movement, Non -cooperation

movement, Khilafat movement, Civil

disobedience movement

B) Civil disobedience movement, Khilafat

movement, Quit India movement, Non -

cooperation movement

C) Khilafat movement, Non -cooperation

movement, Civil disobedience movement,

Quit India movement

D) Non -cooperation movement, Quit India

movement, Khilafat movement, Civil

disobedience movement

17. Ik;gJ vz;fspd; jpl;l tpyf;fk; 6.5 MFk;.

xt;nthU vz;zpd; kjpg;gpYk; 5-If; $l;bdhy;,

jpl;l tpyf;fk;

A) 2.5 B) 1.5

C) 3.5 D) 1.0

Standard deviation of a set of 50 observations is

6.5. If value of each observation is increased by

5.then the standard deviation is

A) 2.5 B) 1.5

C) 3.5 D) 1.0

18. khypg;Bdk; vd;w kz;zpy; cs;s Ez; Cl;lg;

nghUspd; Fiwghl;lhy; tpisAk; Neha;

A) fUk;gpy; nrt;tOfy; Neha;

B) fhypgpsthpy; rhl;il thy; Neha;

C) mkuhe;j]py; ntz;JU Neha;

D) NfhJikapy; fUe;JU Neha;

The deficiency of Molybdenum, a trace element

present in the soil, causes


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A) Red rot of sugarcane

B) Whiptail disease of Cauliflower

C) White rust disease of Amaranthus

D) Black rust disease of wheat

19. fPo;f;fz;litfspy; mjpfkhf ehl;L

cw;gj;jpf;Ff; (GDP) fhuzkhf ,Ug;gJ

A) tptrhak; B) njhopy;Jiw

C) Nritfs; D) Vw;Wkjp

The most dominant contributor to GDP in recent

years is

A) agriculture B) industry

C) services D) exports

20. jkpo;ehL mjpfg;gbahf cw;gj;jp nra;Ak;

nghUs;

A) #hpafhe;jp B) ntq;fhak;

C) gUj;jp D) fUk;G

Tamil Nadu is a major producer of

A) Sunflower B) Onion

C) Cotton D) Sugarcane

21. jkpo;ehL khepy gwit ngah; ahJ?

A) kapy; B) kufjg; Gwh

C) fpsp D) Fapy;

Which is the name of Tamil Nadu state bird?

A) Peacock B) Emerald Dove

C) Parrot D) Kuyll

22. njd;dpe;jpag; Gul;rpapy; jiyikNaw;W elj;jpa

murp …………………. Mthh;.

A) [f;fk;khs; B) nts;isehr;rpahh;

C) Kj;jhap mk;khs; D) NtY ehr;rpahh;

The Queen who took the lead in the South Indian

Rebellion was

A) Jakkamma B) Vellai Natchiyar

C) Muthayee Ammal D) Velu Natchiyar

23. J}j;Jf;Fbf;Fk; ve;j ehl;bw;Fk; ,ilNa t. c.

rpjk;guk;gps;is epWtpa RNjrp fg;gy; epWtdk;

fg;gy; gazj;ij ,af;fpaJ

A) nkhhprpa]; B) rpq;fg;G+h;

C) ,yq;if D) kNyrpah

V.O. Chidambaran Pillai founded the Swadeshi

Steam Navigation Company to operate between

Tuticorin and

A) Mauritius B) Singapore

C) Sri Lanka D) Malaysia

24. fPo;f;fz;litfspy; vJ jkpo;ehl;bd;

nghUshjhuj;jpd; mk;rk;?

A) fpuhkj;jpypUe;J efuq;fSf;F mjpf

,lg;ngah;r;rp

B) Fiwe;j tptrhak; rhuh Ntiy tha;g;G

C) mjpf efu tsh;r;rp

D) Fiwe;j efu tsh;r;rp

Which of the following is a feature of Tamil Nadu

economy?

A) High rural-urban migration

B) Low man-farm employment

C) High urbanisation

D) Low urbanisation

25. xU njhiyNehf;fpapd; $Uzh;Tj; jpwd;

…………………… apy; kpf cah;thdjhf ,Uf;Fk;.

A) ePy xsp B) gr;ir xsp

C) kQ;rs; xsp D) rptg;G xsp

The resolving power of a telescope is highest for

A) Blue light B) Green light

C) Yellow light D) Red light

26. fhyk; rhh; njhlh; thpirapd; tiugl

Kiwapid ,t;thWk; miof;fyhk;

A) gl;il tpsf;fg;glk;

B) gyNfhz miyntz;

C) nrt;tf tiuglk;

D) xift;

A time series graph is also known as

A) Bar diagram

B) Frequency polygon

C) Histogram

D) Ogive


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27. 73 tJ murpayikg;G jpUj;jr;rl;lk;

,tuJ fhyj;jpy; epiwNtw;wg;gl;lJ

A) ,uh[Pt; fhe;jp

B) A. B. th[;gha;

C) tp.gp. rpq;

D) eurpk;kuht;

The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act was

passed during the period of

A) Rajiv Gandhi

B) A. B. Vajpayee

C) V.P. Singh

D) Narasimha Rao

28. tpyq;fpd vYk;Gfspdhyhd kz; tif

fhzg;gLtJ

A) tpe;jpa kiyfspd; kzw;ghiwfs; kw;Wk;

ylhf; khf;fy; ghiw

B) njd;Nkw;F uh[];jhd; kw;Wk; flg;ghg;

gpuNjrk;

C) njYq;fhdh, jkpo;ehL flw;fiu kw;Wk;

nfhq;F gpuNjrk;

D) gq;Fuh, nkl;dpg;G+h; kw;Wk; gh;fhdh gFjpfs;

Skeletal soils are found in

A) Vindhyan sandstones and Ladak shales

B) South western Rajasthan and Cuddapah

region

C) Telangana, Coastal Tamil Nadu and Kongu

region

D) Bankura, Medinipur and Pargana areas.

29. ,e;J rkntsp ehfhPfj;jpy; ,uz;L nghpa

efuq;fs; xj;j efu jpl;lj;ijf; nfhz;Ls;sd

A) nkhfQ;rjhNuh, re;JjhNuh

B) nkhfQ;rjhNuh, Nyhj;jy;

C) nkhfQ;rjhNuh, Njhyhtpuh

D) nkhfQ;rjhNuh, `ug;gh

The two major cities of Indus Valley Civilisation

revealing uniform urban planning were

A) Mohenjodaro and Chanhudaro

B) Mohenjodaro and Lothal

C) Mohenjodaro and Dholavira

D) Mohenjodaro and Harappa

30. jpU. Re;jh;yhy; gFFzh ngw;w tpUJ

A) gj;kG+\d; B) gj;ktpG+\d;

C) gj;k= D) M];fhh;

Shri Sundarlal Bahuguna received …………………..

award

A) Padma Bhushan

B) Padma Vibhushan

C) Padma Shri

D) Oscar

31. tp];fp kw;Wk; gpuhe;jpapYs;s <ijy;

My;f`hypd; rjtPjk;

A) 80-90% B) 25-30%

C) 40-50% D) 4- 12%

Whisky and Brandy contain

A) 80-90% ethyl alcohol

B) 25-30% ethyl alcohol

C) 40-50% ethyl alcohol

D) 4-12% ethyl alcohol

32. muRg; gzpfspy; ngz;fSf;F ,l

xJf;fPl;il toq;fpath;

A) n[ayypjh

B) vk;. [p. ,uhkr;re;jpud;

C) ,uh[h[p

D) K. fUzhepjp

Reservation was provided to women in

Government services by

A) Jayalalitha

B) M.G. Ramachandran

C) Rajaji

D) M. Karunanidhi

33. n\h;\hthy; Njhw;fbf;fg;gl;l Kfyha

Nguurh; ahh;?

A) ghgh;

B) `_khA+d;

C) [`hq;fPh;

D) mTuq;frPg;

Which Mughal emperor was defeated by Sher

Shah?


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A) Babur

B) Humayun

C) Jahangir

D) Aurangzeb

34. Mz;fs; Xhpdr; Nrh;f;ifia nly;yp cah;

ePjpkd;wk; mq;fPfhpj;J chpikfs; toq;fpa

Mz;L

A) 2006 B) 2007

C) 2008 D) 2009

Delhi High Court allowed plea of pay rights

activists and legalised gay sex in

A) 2006 B) 2007

C) 2008 D) 2009

35. jkpo; Njrq;fspd; xUq;fpizg;G

,Ue;jjw;fhd rhd;Wfs; fPo;f;fz;ltw;wpy; vjpy;

cs;sJ?

A) fph;ehh; fy;ntl;L

B) `jpFk;gh fy;ntl;L - fhuNtydpd;

C) [k;ig fy;ntl;L

D) rd;djp fy;ntl;L

Existence of a League of Tamil states is referred

in the

A) Girnar inscription

B) Hathigumpha inscription of Kharavela

C) Jambai inscription

D) Sannati inscription

36. ,J vy;yhtpjj;jpYk; midtUf;Fk; rka

Rje;jpu chpikiaf; nfhLf;fpwJ?

A) ruj;J 25 Kjy; 28 tiu

B) ruj;J 29

C) ruj;J 30

D) ruj;J 34

Which gurantees right to freedom of religion to

all persons in all its aspects?

A) Articles 25 to 28

B) Article 29

C) Article 30

D) Article 34

37. jkpo;ehl;bd; nkhj;j tUthapy; mjpf gq;F

tfpg;gJ

A) tptrhak; kw;Wk; mjidr; rhh;e;j Jiw

B) njhopy;Jiw

C) Nritj;Jiw

D) Jiw rhuh

Which one of the following sectors is the major

contributor(s) to Tamil Nadu state’s gross

domestic product?

A) Agriculture & Allied sectors

B) Secondary sector

C) Service sector

D) Informal sector

38. glk; th;zk; jPl;Ljypy; mjpf Mh;tk; fhl;ba

Kjy; Kfyha kd;dh;

A) mf;gh;

B) `PkhA+d;

C) \h[`hd;

D) ghgh;

The first Mughal Emperor to show interest in

painting was

A) Akbar B) Humayun

C) Shah Jahan D) Babur

39. ,ul;il murhq;f Kiw ve;j Mz;by;

mwpKfg;gLj;jg;gl;lJ?

A) 1919 B) 1909

C) 1935 D) 1947

In which year was the ‘Dyarchy’ introduced?

A) 1919 B) 1909

C) 1935 D) 1947

40. ‘Gtd;’ vd;w Gjpa ,izajsk; mbg;gilapy;

cUthf;fg;gl;l Gtpapd; tiuglj;ij

cUthf;fpaJ

A) ehrh B) ,];Nuh

C) ,v];V D) u\;ah

‘Bhuvan’, the new web based mapping of earth

was developed by

A) NASA B) ISRO

C) ESA D) Russia


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41. d; kjpg;G

vd;;d?

A) 0.1001 B) 0.1101

C) 0. 12 D) 0.13

What is the value of

?

A) 0.1001 B) 0.1101

C) 0. 12 D) 0.13

42. ,e;jpahtpy; mjpfhug; gFg;gpy;, nghJg;

gl;baypYs;sit

A) 47 Jiwfs;

B) 66 Jiwfs;

C) 97 Jiwfs;

D) 77 Jiwfs;

As per the division of powers of India, in he

concurrent list there are

A) 47 items

B) 66 items

C) 97 items

D) 77 items

43. fhrNeha;f;F jLg;G kUe;jpid

fz;Lgpbj;jth;

A) My;gh;l; fy;nkl;b

B) ghy; vh;ypr;

C) uhgh;l; Nfhr;

D) Y}ap]; gh];lh;

Tuberculosis immunisation was developed by

A) Albert Calmette

B) Paul Enrlich

C) Robert Koch

D) Louis Pasteur

44. fphpf;nfl; tPuh; gpnua;d; yhuh ve;j ehl;il

rhh;e;jth;?

A) ,e;jpah

B) Nkw;fpe;jpa jPTfs;

C) ,q;fpyhe;J

D) M];jpNuypah

Cricketer Brian Lara belongs to which country?

A) India

B) West Indies

C) England

D) Australia

45. ilG+d;fs; vq;F ngUk;ghYk; fhzg;gLk;?

A) fpof;F grpgpf;

B) Nkw;F grpgpf;

C) fUq;fly;

D) nrq;fly;

Where are the typhoons usually found?

A) East Pacific

B) West Pacific

C) Black Sea

D) Red Sea

46. gpd;tUk; INuhg;gpah;fspy; KjyhtJ

,e;jpahtpw;F te;jth;fSk; filrpahf

,e;jpahit tpl;Lr; nrd;wth;fSk; ahh;?

A) Nghh;j;Jf;fPrpah;fs;

B) gpnuQ;Rf;fhuh;fs;

C) Mq;fpNyah;fs;

D) lr;Rf;fhuh;fs;

Who among the following Europeans were the

first to come to India and leave India last?

A) The Portuguese

B) The French

C) The English

D) The Dutch

47. #hpaf; FLk;gj;jpd; kpfg;nghpa Nfhs;?

A) G+kp B) tpahod;

C) rdp D) nts;sp

The largest planet in the solar system is

A) Earth B) Jupiter

C) Saturn D) Venus

48. xU Jfspd; nkhj;j Mw;wy; mjd; Xa;T

Mw;wiy tpl %d;W klq;fhf ,Uf;Fk;NghJ,


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mj;Jfspd; jpir NtfkhdJ (c = xspapd;

jpirNtfk;)

A) B)

C) D)

If the total energy of a particle is thrice its rest

energy. then the velocity of the particle is, (c =

velocity of light)

A) B)

C) D)

49. #o;kz;lyj;jpy; kWRow;rp MfhjJ vJ?

A) jz;zPh; B) fhh;gd;

C) iel;u[d; D) Mw;wy;

Which of the following is not recycled in an eco-

system?

A) Water B) Carbon

C) Nitrogen D) Energy

50. fPo;f;fz;l thf;fpaq;fisf; ftdp :

$w;W (A) : itl;lkpd; K Fiwthy; Vw;gLtJ

,uj;j ciwtpd;ik.

fhuzk; (R) : Nghypf; mkpyk; Fiwthy;

,uj;jNrhif cUthFk;.

fPNo Fwpg;gpl;Ls;s FwpaPl;by; rhpahd tpiliaj;

Njh;e;njL :

A) (A) kw;Wk; (R) ,uz;Lk; rhp, NkYk; (R)

vd;gJ (A) tpw;F rhpahd tpsf;fk;

B) (A) kw;Wk; (R) ,uz;Lk; rhp, NkYk; (R)

vd;gJ (A) tpw;F rhpahd tpsf;fy;;y

C) (A) rhp, Mdhy; (R) jtW

D) (A) jtW, Mdhy; (R) rhp

Consider the following statements :

Assertion (A) : Vitamin K deficiency leads to

haemorrhage.

Reason (R) : Folic acid deficiency leads to

Anaemia.

Now select your answer according to the coding

scheme given below :

A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the

correct explanation of (A)

B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the


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

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

51. jd;idj;jhNd ehL flj;jpf; nfhz;l

gpugykhd ,e;jpa xtpahpd; ngah; vd;d?

A) Fh;rud; jh];

B) gf;td; jh];

C) rpahksh

D) vk;. vg;. `_ird;

What is the name of the famous Indian painter

who went on self-exile?

A) Gurcharan Das

B) Bhagwan Das

C) Shyamala

D) M.F. Hussain

52. mk;NkhNdh nlyprk; fhzg;gLtJ

A) kPd;fs;

B) gwitfs;

C) ghY}l;bfs;

D) Ch;td

Ammonotelism is common in

A) fishes

B) birds

C) mammals

D) reptlles

53. cUfpa fhy;rpak; i`l;iuL kpd;dhw;

gFf;fg;gLk; NghJ

A) Neh;kpd; Kidapy; fhy;rpak; gbfpwJ

B) Neh;kpd; Kidapy; i`l;u[d; tpLgLfpwJ

C) vjph;kpd; Kidapy; i`l;u[d; tpLgLfpwJ

D) i`l;u[d; kw;Wk; Mf;]p[d; KiwNa

vjph;kpd; kw;Wk; Neh;kpd; Kidfspy;

tpLgLfpd;wd

During electrolysis of molten calcium hydride

A) calcium is deposited at anode

B) hydrogen is liberated at anode


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C) hydrogen is liberated at cathode

D) hydrogen and oxygen are liberated at cathode

and anode respectively

54. nghUshjhu tsh;r;rpapy; Kd;Ndw;wk;

Vw;gLk; NghJ Nrit Jiwapd; gq;F, Njrpa

tUkhdj;jpy;

A) mjpfhpf;Fk;

B) FiwAk;

C) khw;wk; ,Uf;fhJ

D) tpfpjhr;rhuj;jpy; khw;wk; ,Uf;fhJ.

When there is increase in economic

development the share of tertiary (service)

sector in National Income will

A) increase

B) decrease

C) remain constant

D) remain proportional

55. 1949-y; ehl;L Njrpa tUkhd fzf;fpy;

<Lgl;l FOtpy; ahh; ,lk; ngwtpy;iy?

A) gp. rp. k`hyhNehgp];

B) D. R. fhl;fpy;

C) jhjhgha; nesNuh[p

D) tp. Nf. Mh;. tp. uht;

Who was not the member of the first National

Income Committee of 1949?

A) P.C. Mahalanobis

B) D. R. Gadgil

C) Dadabhai Naoroji

D) V. K. R. V. Rao

56. &gp Nyrhpy;, Nyrh; nraw;ghLf;F fhuzkhd

nghUs;

A) B)

C) D)

The lasing material in Ruby laser is

A) B)

C) D)

57. FNuhNkhNrhkpd; ePs;thf;F ghjp ,t;thW

miof;fg;gLfpwJ?

A) nrd;l;Nuhkpah;fs;

B) FNuhNkbl;

C) FNuhNkhl;bd;

D) ,tw;Ws; vJTkpy;iy

Longitudinal half of the chromosome is called

A) Centromere

B) Chromatid

C) Chromatin

D) none of these

58. ‘[Pd;’ vd;w nrhy;iy mwpKfg;gLj;jpath;

A) Ngl;rd;

B) Gd;dl;

C) lhh;ypq;ld;

D) N[h`d;rd;

The term ‘gene’ was proposed by

A) Bateson

B) Punnet

C) Darlington

D) Johannsen

59. , (x) = - 9 vdpy;, (A) d;

kjpg;G ?

A) B)

C) - 16 D) 12.

If , (x) = - 9, then (A) is

A) B)

C) - 16 D) 12.

60. fPo;f;fz;ltw;Ws; vjd; ePh;f;fiury; rpwe;j

kpd;flj;jpahf nray;gLk;?

A) mk;Nkhdpak; mrpNll;

B) FSNfh];

C) mk;Nkhdpah

D) mrpbf; mkpyk;

Aqueous solution of which of the following is a

good conductor of electricity?

A) Ammonium acetate

B) Glucose


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D) Acetic acid

61. xU mlh;kpF gpspz;l; fz;zhbapd;

jstpisTf;; Nfhzk; 600 30t vdpy;, mjd;

xsptpyfy; vz;

A) 1 .333 B) 1 .541

C) 1 .627 D) 1 .768

When the polarising angle for a dense flint glass

is 600 30t, then its refractive index is

A) 1 .333 B) 1 .541

C) 1 .627 D) 1 .768

62. A vd;gth; &. 10,000 j;jpw;F xU Fjpiu

thq;fp mjid B vd;gtUf;F 10% ,yhgk;

itj;J tpw;whh;. B vd;gth; C vd;gtUf;F 10%

e\;lj;Jf;F tpw;whh;. vdpy; C nfhLj;j njhif

A) &. 10,000 B) &. 9,900

C) &. 9,999 D) &. 11,000

A bought a horse for Rs. 10,000 and sold it to B

at 10% profit and B sold it to C at 10% loss. The

amount paid by C is

A) Rs. 10,000 B) Rs. 9,900

C) Rs. 9,999 D) Rs. 11,000

63. xU igl; vd;gJ

A) 2 gpl;]; B) 4 gpl;];

C) 6 gpl;]; D) 8 gpl;];

One byte consists of

A) 2 bits B) 4 bits

C) 6 bits D) 8 bits

64. jkpo;ehl;by; vq;F Jhpj Nghf;Ftuj;J Kiw

mike;Js;sJ?

A) Nryk; B) jpUr;rp

C) nrd;id D) jQ;rhT+h;

Where do we have Rapid Transit System in Tamil

Nadu?

A) Salem B) Trichy

C) Chennai D) Thanjavur

65. vz;NlhjPrpak; kw;Wk; vz;NlhjPypak; vd;Dk;

mikg;Gfs; KiwNa ,tw;NwhL njhlh;G

cilait?

A) kfue;jg;ig kw;Wk; #Yiw

B) kfue;jg;ig kw;Wk; epAnry;y];

C) #Yiw kw;Wk; kfue;jg;ig

D) kfue;jg;ig kw;Wk; #w;ig Rth;

Endothecium and endothelium are structures

associated with

A) Anther and Integument

B) Anther and Nucellus

C) Integument and Anther

D) Anther and Ovary wail.

66. jkpo;ehl;by; gaphplg;gLk; th;j;jfg; gaph;fspy;

fPo;f;fz;litfspy; vJ mjpfkhf cs;sJ?

A) epyf;fliy B) vs;

C) fUk;G D) gUj;jp

Which one of the following commercial crops is

cultivated in large area in Tamil Nadu?

A) Groundnut B) Gingili

C) Sugarcane D) Cotton.





a) mf;th fy;rh; 1. rpy;f;

b) g;Nshhp fy;rh; 2. fpNug;];

c) nrhp fy;rh; 3. G+f;fs;

d) tpl;b fy;rh; 4. kPd;

FwpaPLfs; :

a b c d

A) 1 2 3 4

B) 3 2 1 4

C) 4 1 3 2

D) 4 3 1 2



List I List II

a) Aqua culture 1. Silk

b) Floriculture 2. Grapes

c) Sericulture 3. Flower


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Codes :

a b c d

A) 1 2 3 4

B) 3 2 1 4

C) 4 1 3 2

D) 4 3 1 2

68. ,e;jpa If;fpaj;jpd; ……………….. khepyk;

jdf;Nf nrhe;jkhd murpayikg;ig

ngw;Ws;sJ.

A) gQ;rhg; B) mUzhryg; gpuNjrk;

C) rpf;fpk; D) [k;K kw;Wk; fh\;kPh;

………………………. state of Indian Union has its

own constitution.

A) Punjab B) Arunachal Pradesh

C) Sikkim D) Jammu and Kashmir

69. ve;j khtl;lj;jpy; njhlh;fs; (kiytho;

goq;Fbfs;) tho;fpd;wdh;?

A) Nryk;

B) cjfkz;lyk;

C) jh;kGhp

D) fd;dpahFkhp

In which districts do the Toda tribes of the

following live?

A) Salem

B) Udagamandalam

C) Dharmapuri

D) Kanniyakumart

70. ve;j Fd;wpy; fps;spA+h; ePh;tPo;r;rp

mike;Js;sJ?

A) Nrh;tuhad;

B) ePyfphp

C) nfhilf;fhdy;

D) mfj;jpah;

In which hill is the Killyur waterfall located?

A) Shervaroy

B) Niligirls

C) Kodaikanal

D) Agathiyar

71. Kfika fd rJu myFnry;ypd; nghjpT

mlh;j;jp vt;tsT

A) 36% B) 52%

C) 68% D) 74%

The packing fraction of a face centred cubic

lattice is

A) 36% B) 52%

C) 68% D) 74%

72. flyb epyj;jpy; rkjsk; vd mwpag;gLtJ

A) mgpry; rkepyk;

B) mgpry; Fd;Wfs;

C) tpspk;G ghiw

D) jil ghiw

The ocean floor is a flat plain known as the

A) Abyssal plain

B) Abyssal hills

C) Fringing reef

D) Barrier reef

73. fPo;f;fz;l ve;j epfo;r;rpfs;

ikl;Nlhf;fhz;l;hpahtpy; eilngWfpd;wd?

A) biu fhh;ghf;]pypf; mkpy Row;rp

B) vyf;l;uhd; flj;jp mikg;G kw;Wk;

Mf;]pfuz gh];ghpfuzk;

C) nfhOg;G mkpyq;fspd; -Mf;]pfuzk;

D) ,it midj;Jk;.

In mitochondria. which of the following

process/es take(s) places?

A) Tricarboxylic acid cycle

B) Electrotransport system and oxidative

phosphorylation

C) -oxidation of fatty acid

D) All of these.

74. fPo;f;fz;l mikg;Gfspy; ve;j xd;wpy;

,e;jpah cWg;gpduhf cs;sJ?

A) Mrpa tsh;r;rp tq;fp

B) Mrpa-grpgpf; nghUshjhu xj;Jiog;G

C) nfhOk;G jpl;lk;

D) nghUshjhu xj;Jiog;G kw;Wk; Nkk;ghl;L

epWtdk;.


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India is a member of which of the following?

A) Asian Development Bank

B) Asia-Pacific Economic Corporation

C) Colombo Plan

D) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and

Development.


$w;W (A) : xU mikr;rh; kPJ ek;gpf;ifapy;yh

jPh;khdk; epiwNtwpdhy; midj;J

mikr;rh;fSk; gjtp tpyf Ntz;Lk;.

fhuzk; (R) : me;j mikr;rh; kl;Lk; gjtp tpyf

Ntz;Lk;.


Njh;e;njL :




vd;gJ (A) tpw;F rhpahd tpsf;fky;y




Assertion (A) : If no-confidence motion is passed

against a minister then all ministers should

resign.

Reason (R) : Only the concerned minister

resigns.





B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the



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

76. irdhg;]; fhzg;gLtJ

A) euk;G kz;lyk;

B) nrhpkhd kz;lyk;

C) fopT mfw;W kz;lyk;

D) ,dg;ngUf;f kz;lyk;

Synapse is seen in

A) Nervous system

B) Digestive system

C) Excretory system

D) Reproductive system

77. mk;Nkhdpah Mf;]p[dpy; vhpAk;NghJ

fPo;f;fz;l madp/Nrh;kk;-I ntspg;gLj;JfpwJ

A) + B) +

C) + D) +

Ammonia burnt with . liberate which of the

following lons/radicals?

A) + B) +

C) + D) +

78. ehkf;fy; khtl;lk; ve;j Mz;by;

Njhw;Wtpf;fg;gl;lJ?

A) 1987 B) 2007

C) 1997 D) 1977

In which year was the Namakkal District

formulated?

A) 1987 B) 2007

C) 1997 D) 1977

79. ,tw;Ws; ,e;jpahtpd; Kjd; Kjyhf je;jpj;

njhlh;G epWtg;gl;l ,lq;fs; vit?

A) nfhy;fj;jh kw;Wk; ilkz;l; JiwKfk;

B) nfhy;fj;jh kw;Wk; GJnly;yp

C) nrd;id kw;Wk; Kk;ig

D) nfhy;fj;jh kw;Wk; nrd;id

In which of the following places was first

telegraph line of India set up?

A) Kolkata and Diamond Harbour

B) Kolkata and New Delhi

C) Chennai and Mumbai

D) Kolkata and Chennai

80. $l;L epfo;ntz; gutYf;fhd tiuglk;

A) Xift;

B) epfo;ntz; gd;Kf tiuglk;

C) epfo;ntz; tiuNfhL

D) tl;l tiuglk;


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A graph of a cumulative frequency distribution is

called

A) ogive

B) frequency polygon

C) frequency curve

D) pie diagram.

81. jd;dhh;t mikg;GfSf;F epjpAjtp mspj;J

cah;j;Jtjw;fhf mikf;fg;gl;Ls;s epWtdq;fs;

A) fhjp kw;Wk; fpuhk njhopy; FOkk;

B) ,e;jpa kf;fspd; Nkk;ghl;bw;fhd

nrayikg;G

C) Cuf njhopy;El;gk; kw;Wk; kf;fspd; nraiy

Kd;Ndw;Wtjw;fhd FO

D) ,it midj;Jk;.

The institution(s) which is/are set up to promote

funding of voluntary organisations is/are

A) Khadi and Village Industries Corporation

B) People’s Action Development India

C) Council for Advancement of People’s Action

and Rural Technolagy

D) all of these.

82. jpUg;G+h; Fkud; ,we;j Mz;L

A) 1930 B) 1932

C) 1933 D) 1934

Tirupur Kumaran died in the year

A) 1930 B) 1932

C) 1933 D) 1934

83. ve;j murhpd; fhyj;jpy; fhQ;rpGuk;

ifyhrehjh; Myak; fl;lg;gl;lJ?

A) kNfe;jputh;kd;

B) uq;fgl;lfh

C) uh[ rpk;kd;

D) Kjyhk; eurpk;kd;

Kanchipuram Kailasanatha temple was built

during the reign of

A) Mahendravarman

B) Ranga Pataka

C) Rajasimha

D) Narasimha I.

84. nrd;id FbePh; Njitf;F gad;gLk;

jz;zPh; fpilf;Fk; Jiz ePh; Mjhuk;

A) fpU\;zh ejpePh;

B) jhkpuguzp ejpePh;

C) Nfhjhthp ejpePh;

D) rpWthzp ejpePh;

Which one of the following supplements the

drinking water needs of Chennai?

A) Krishna river water

B) Thamiraparani river water

C) Godavari river water

D) Siruvani river water

85. ,tw;wpy; ve;j mikg;G xsp Rthr

epfo;r;rpapy; gq;Nfw;fpwJ?

A) iyNrhNrhk;

B) fhy;fp clyk;

C) nguhf;]pNrhk;

D) iuNghNrhk;

Which of the following structures is involved in

the process of photo-respiration?

A) Lysosome

B) Golgi body

C) Peroxisome

D) Ribosome

86. tpruy; Mh;r;r]; vjid jhq;FfpwJ?

A) Nghpq;f;]pd; Rth;

B) tpruh

C) Xg;gh;Fsk;

D) fpy; gpykd;l;];

Visceral arches support

A) wall of the Pharynx

B) Viscera

C) Operculum

D) Gill filament

87. kpd;dhw; gFj;jy; tpjpia fz;Lgpbj;jth;

A) M];l;thy;L

B) ghuNl

C) mh;fpdpa];

D) Y}ap];


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The laws of electrolysis are given by

A) Ostwald

B) Faraday

C) Arrhenius

D) Lewis.

88. jkpo;ehl;bd; nkhj;j epyg;gug;G

A) 1,30,955 rJu fp.kP

B) 1,30,058 rJu fp.kP

C) 1,28,055 rJu fp.kP

D) 1,40,033 rJu fp.kP

Total geographical area of Tamil Nadu is

A) 1,30,955 sq. km

B) 1,30,058 sq. km

C) 1,28,055 sq. km

D) 1,40,033 sq. km

89. kpd;fhe;j miyfs; vd;w fUj;ij Kjd;

Kjypy; fz;Lgpbj;jth;

A) epA+l;ld; B) Nkf;];nty;

C) i`n[d;]; D) gpshq;f;.

Electromagnetic waves were proposed by

A) Newton B) Maxwell

C) Huygens D) Planck


$w;W (A) : gpuhe;jpa tsh;r;rp NtWghLfs;,

jpl;lkpLjy; %yk; njhlh;e;J Fiwe;J nfhz;Nl

tUfpwJ.

fhuzk; (R) : ,e;jpa Ntshz; njhopy;El;gk;

msT nghJthdJ, Mdhy; tsik

nghJthdjy;y.


Njh;e;njL :






D) (A) jtW, Mdhy; (R) rhp.


Assertion (A) : Regional disparities in

development have been continuously decreasing

in India due to planning.

Reason (R) : New technology in Indian

agriculture is size neutral but not resource

neutral.





B) Both (A) and (R) are true. but (R) is not the








A) TIFR 1. jpUtde;jGuk;

B) tpz;ntsp ,aw;gpa 2. ngq;f@&

Ma;Tf;$lk;

C) SHAR epiyak; 3. Kk;ig

D) ISRO tpz;ntsp 4. =`hpf;Nfhl;lh

Nfhs; epiyak;

FwpaPLfs; :

a b c d

A) 3 1 4 2

B) 1 2 3 4

C) 4 2 1 3

D) 2 3 4 1



List I List II

a) TIFR 1. Thiruvananthapuram

b) Space Physics 2. Bengaluru

Laboratory

c) SHAR centre 3. Mumbai

d) ISRO satellite 4. Sriharikota

centre

Codes :

a b c d

A) 3 1 4 2


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92. ,e;jpahtpy; ,Wjpahf Nkw;nfhs;sg;gl;l

kf;fs;njhif fzf;nfLg;G

A) 1991 B) 2000

C) 2011 D) 2001

The last census was undertaken in

A) 1991 B) 2000

C) 2011 D) 2001

93. epyr;rPh;jpUj;jq;fs; fPo;f;fz;l vij

cl;nfhz;bUf;ftpy;iy?

A) ,ilj;jufh;fis xopj;jy;

B) epy clikfis xUq;fpizj;jy;

C) $l;LwT tptrhak;

D) tptrhapfSf;F tPl;Lf;fld; mspj;jy;

The scope of land reforms does not include

A) abolition of intermediaries

B) consolidation of land holdings

C) cooperative farming

D) housing loans to farmers.

94. Rje;jpu ,e;jpahtpy; nrd;id khepy

mikr;ruitapy; ,lk;ngw;w Nfg;ld; yl;Rkp

vd;w ngz;kdp

I. Njr gf;ijahfpa mk;K rhkpehjdpd; kfs;

II. [hd;rp gilapdhpd; jiyth;

III. ,q;fpyhe;jpy; fy;tp gapd;wth;

IV. ,e;jpa Njrpa gilapd; jiyth;.

,tw;Ws; :

A) I kl;Lk; B) I kw;Wk; II

C) I kw;Wk; IV D) III kw;Wk; IV

Captain Lakshmi, the only woman representative

in the independent Madras Province ministry

was

I. Daughter of Ammu Saminathan, a patriot

II. Captain of Jhansi military wing

III. Educated in England

IV. Leader of Indian National Army.

Of these

A) I alone B) I & II

C) I & IV D) III & IV.

95. el;rj;jpuf;$l;lk; vd;gJ ………………………

nghUl;fshy; Md kpfg;nghpa epiw.

A) ePh;, fhw;W, epyk;

B) el;rj;jpuq;fs;, neGyh, el;rj;jpukpy;yhj

nghUs;

C) INrh];lrp, fz;lq;fs;, nluhd;];

D) G@l;Nlh, ];l;uhl;NlhNfhd;];, fhh;byuh.

A galaxy is a huge mass of

A) Water, Air, Land

B) Stars, Nebula and Interstellar material

C) Isostasy, Continents, Terrains

D) Plu to, Stratocones and Cordillera.

96. xU filf;fhuh; 30 rjtpfpj yhgk;

milAk;gb jdJ nghUl;fSf;F tpiy eph;zak;

nra;fpwhh;. Mdhy; cldbahf gzk;

nrYj;jpdhy; 10 rjtpfpjk; js;Sgb

nfhLf;fpwhh; vd;why; mtUila yhg rjtpfpjk;

vt;tsT?

A) 20% B) 17%

C) 15% D) 13%

A shopkeeper marks his goods to gain 30%. But

he allows 10% discount for down cash payment.

His profit per cent is

A) 20% B) 17%

C) 15% D) 13%

97. Gs;spapaypd; gzpfshtd

A) juT Nrfhpj;jy;

B) juT njhFj;jYk; ml;ltizg;gLj;jYk;

C) juT gFg;gha;T nra;jy;

D) ,it midj;Jk;.

Function(s) of statistics is/are

A) collection of data

B) compilation and tabulation of data

C) analysis of data

D) all of these.

98. xUq;fpize;j fpuhk tsh;r;rpj;

jpl;lk;njhlq;fg;gl;l tUlk;

A) 1978 - 79


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C) 1980 - 81

D) 1981 - 82.

IRDP was introduced in tge year

A) 1978 - 79

B) 1979 - 80

C) 1980 - 81

D) 1981 - 82.

99. xU FLk;gj;jpy; Vw;gl;l nkhj;j nrytPdk;

&. 1,080 kw;Wk; czTf;fhf nrytplg;gl;l

njhif &. 450 vdpy;, tl;l tpsf;fg;glj;jpy;

,ij Fwpg;gpl tiu ghifapd; kjpg;ghdJ

A) 1350 B) 864

C) 150 D) 100.

The total expenditure of a family is Rs. 1,080 and

they are spending Rs. 450, for food. Then to draw

a pie diagram the degree value is

A) 1350 B) 864

C) 150 D) 100.



rhpahd tpiliaj; Njh;;e;njL:


a) Nruh; 1. vUJ

b) Nrhoh; 2. kPd;

c) ghz;bah; 3. tpy; kw;Wk; mk;G

d) gy;yth; 4. Gyp.

FwpaPLfs; :

a b c d

A) 4 3 1 2

B) 3 4 2 1

C) 3 1 4 2

D) 2 1 4 3

Match List I with List II correctly and select

your answer using the codes given below :

List I List II

a) Chera 1. Bull

b) Chola 2. Fish

c) Pandya 3. Bow & Arrow

d) Pallava 4. Tiger.

Codes :

a b c d

A) 4 3 1 2

B) 3 4 2 1

C) 3 1 4 2

D) 2 1 4 3

101. 5 Ir; ruhrhpahff; nfhz;l. fPo;f;fz;l

Gs;sptptuq;fspy; tpLgl;l tptuj;ijf; fhz;f.

2, 6, 5, 3, 8, 2, ___ , 9, 7, 7, 6, 4

A) 3 B) 2

C) 1 D) 0.

Find out the missing observation of the

following data with mean 5.

2, 6, 5, 3, 8, 2, ___ , 9, 7, 7, 6, 4

A) 3 B) 2

C) 1 D) 0.

102. jkpo;ehl;by; fpuhkq;fSf;F kpd;trjp

nra;Js;s msT

A) 50% B) 75%

C) 99% D) 80%

The extent of rural electrification done in Tamil

Nadu is

A) 50% B) 75%

C) 99% D) 80%

103. gpd;tUtdtw;Ws; vJ rhpahf

xg;gplg;gl;bUf;fpwJ?

A) ghh;];tehj; - 24k; jPh;j;jq;fuh;

B) k`htPuh; - filrp jPh;j;jq;fuh;

C) [lfh]; - i[d ,yf;fpak;

D) Mfk rpj;jhe;jh - Gj;j ,yf;fpak;

Which one of the following is correctly

matched?

A) Parsvanath - Twenty fourth

Tirthankara

B) Mahavira - Last Tirthankara

C) Jatakas - Jain literature

D) Agama Siddhanta - Buddhist literature.


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104. gpd;tUk; ve;j fhyj;jpid rpe;J

ehfhpfj;jpw;F rh; [hd; khh;\y;

toq;fpdhh;?

A) fp.K. 3250 - 2750

B) fp.K. 3500 - 3000

C) fp.K. 3000 - 2550

D) fp.K. 3000 - 2000.

Which of the following dates was assigned to

the Indus civilization by Sir John Marshall?

A) 3250 - 2750 B.C.

B) 3500 - 3000 B.C.

C) 3000 - 2550 B.C.

D) 3000 - 2000 B.C.

105. Mhpah;fSila rgh, rkpjp vd;w rigfs;

ahhpd; mjpfhuj;ij fl;Lg;gLj;jpaJ?

A) kd;did (murd;)

B) GNuhfpjh;

C) gilj;jsgjp

D) fpuhk eph;thfp.

The Aryans had popular Assemblies. Sabhas

and Samitis to check

A) on the power of the king

B) on the power of Purohita

C) on the power of the Army Chief

D) on the power of Village head.

106. fPo;f;fhz;gitfspy; jtwhdJ vJ?

A) E. V. uhkrhkp - rhjp vjph;g;G, rka

vjph;g;G

B) C. N. mz;zhJiu - NguuRf; nfhs;if

vjph;g;G,

Njrpathjk;

C) M. fUzhepjp - NguuRf; nfhs;if

vjph;g;G,

Njrpathjk;,

vOj;jhsh;

D) C. uh[Nfhghyhr;rhhp - gpuhkz vjph;g;G,

tl ,e;jpa

vjph;g;G, Mhpa

vjph;g;G.

Which one among the following is incorrect?

A) E.V. Ramaswamy - Anti-caste, Anti-

religion

B) C.N. Annadurai - Anti-impertalist,

Pro-nationalist

C) M. Karunanidhi - Anti-impertalist,

Pro-nationalist and

Writer

D) C. Rajagopalachari - Anti-Brahmin,

Anti-North and

Anti-Aryan.

107. jkpo;ehl;bd; kpf ePskhd MW vJ?

A) itif

B) fhtphp

C) ghyhW

D) ngz;zhW.

Which is the longest river in Tamil Nadu?

A) Vaigai

B) Kaveri

C) Palar

D) Pennar.

108. Ky;iy-nghpahh; gpur;ridf;F cl;gl;l

khepyq;fs; jkpo;ehL kw;Wk;

A) fh;ehlfh B) Me;jpug; gpuNjrk;

C) Nfush D) xhprh

Mullai Periyar dispute is between Tamil Nadu

and

A) Karnataka B) Andhra Prades

C) Kerala D) Orissa

109. nrshp-nrsuh rk;gtj;jpw;Fg; gpwF ve;j

Mz;L xj;Jioahik ,af;fj;ij ,af;fj;ij

kfhj;kh fhe;jp jw;fhypfkhf epWj;jp itj;jhh;

A) 1920 B) 1921

C) 1922 D) 1923

Mahatma Gandhi suspended the Non-co-

operation movement due to Chauri Chaura

incident in the year

A) 1920 B) 1921

C) 1922 D) 1923


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110. 2000-2001 fzf;nfLg;gpd;gb ,e;jpahtpd;

Kf;fpa ePh;g;ghrd Mjhuq;fspd; thpir

A) fhy;tha;, fpzW, Foha; fpzW, Fsk;

B) fpzW, Foha; fpzW, Fsk;, fhy;tha;

C) Fsk;, fhy;tha;, fpzWfs;, Foha; fpzWfs;

D) fhy;tha;, fpzWfs;, Fsk;, Foha;

fpzWfs;

According to the year 2000-2001 in India, the

major irrigation sources are in the order of

A) Canals, Wells, Tubewells, Tanks

B) Wells, Tubewells, Tanks, Canals

C) Tanks, Canals, Wells, Tubewells

D) Canals, Wells, Tanks, Tubewells

111. d - Mh;gpl;lypd; nfhs;ssT vj;jid

vyf;l;uhd;fs;?

A) %d;W B) MW

C) gj;J D) vl;L

How many electrons can be accommodated in d

-orbital?

A) 3 B) 6

C) 10 D) 8.

112. xU nl];yh vd;gJ

A) Mk;g; kP2

B) ntgh;

C) Mk;gpah; Rw;W kP-1 D) ntgh; kP

-2

One tesla is

A) amp - m2 B) weber

C) ampere turns - m-1 D) weber - m-2

113. ve;j khepyk; Fiwe;j fy;tp mwpT tpfpjk;

ngw;Ws;sJ?

A) cj;jpug; gpuNjrk;

B) gP̀ hh;

C) uh[];jhd;

D) kj;jpag; gpuNjrk;

Which state has the lowest level of literacy?

A) Uttar Pradesh

B) Bihar

C) Rajasthan

D) Madhya Pradesh

114. fPo;f;fz;l $w;Wfis Ma;f :

A) muR newpf; nfhs;if murpay; mikg;gpd;

Md;khthf fUjg;gLfpd;wJ

B) muR newpf; nfhs;if chpikfis

ghJfhf;Fk; fUtpahf cs;sJ

C) muR newpf; nfhs;if murpay; mikg;G

ghpfhuq;fSf;fhd cWJizahFk;

D) muR newpf; nfhs;if jdp egh; nrhj;J

tphpthf;f rk;ge;jkhdJ.

,tw;Ws; :

A) I kl;Lk; rhpahdJ

B) II kw;Wk; III rhpahdit

C) III kw;Wk; IV rhpahdit

D) IV kl;Lk; rhpahdJ


I. Directive Principles of State Policy is

considered as the soul of the constitution

II. Directive Principles of State Policy is

meant for protection of rights

III. Directive Principles of State Policy is

crucial for constitutional remedies

IV. Directive Principles of State Policy is

relevant for promotion of private property.

Of these

A) I alone is correct

B) II & III are correct

C) III & IV are correct

D) IV alone is correct

115. miyntz; rhh;gpfs; (njhlh;G)

tiuaWf;fg;gLtJ

A)

B)

C)

D) ,tw;Ws; vJTkpy;iy.

Relative frequency is defined as

A)


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116. rf rfhg;jj;jpd; mbg;gilapy;

…………………… Kjy; Njrpa ehl;fhl;b

Vw;fg;gl;lJ.

A) 22 khh;r;, 1950

B) 1 rdthp, 1950

C) 22 khh;r;, 1950

D) 22 Mf];L, 1952.

The National calendar based on the Saka Era

was adopted from

A) 22nd March, 1950

B) 1st January, 1950

C) 22nd March, 1957

D) 22nd August, 1952


$w;W (A) : tPughz;ba fl;l nghk;kidg;

gpbj;J Mq;fpNyahplk; nfhLj;jth;

GJf;Nfhl;il uh[h tp[auFehj

njhz;ilkhd;

fhuzk; (R) : ,th; Mq;fpNyahpd; ez;gh;

fPNo Fwpg;gpl;Ls;s FwpaPl;by; rhpahd

tpiliaj; Njh;e;njL :








Assertion (A) : Vira Pandya Kattabomman was

captured and handed over to the British by

Vijayaragunatha Tondaiman, Raja of

Pudukottai.

Reason (R) : He was a friend of the British.









118. ,e;jpahtpy; epjpf; FOit epakpg;gth; ahh;?

A) ,e;jpa [dhjpgjp

B) ,e;jpa gpujkh;

C) uh[;a rigapd; jiyth;

D) Nyhf;rigapd; rghehafh;

Who appoints Finance Commission in India?

A) The President of India

B) The Prime Minister

C) The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha

D) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha

119. ‘nghl;lhdpf;fy; rh;Nt Mg; ,e;jpah’

jkpo;ehl;by; ve;j ,lj;jpy; cs;sJ?

A) nrd;id

B) kJiu

C) Nfhak;Gj;J}h;

D) Nryk;

Botanical Survey of India is located in Tamil

Nadu at

A) Chennai

B) Madurai

C) Coimbatore

D) Salem

120. Fwpg;gpl;lnjhU Nehf;fj;jpw;fhf

Nrfhpf;fg;glhj juT ……………………. vd;W

miof;fg;gLfpwJ.

A) Kjy;epiy juT

B) ,uz;lhk; epiy juT

C) tifg;gLj;jj;jf;f juT

D) msit nra;aj;jf;f juT

Data which are not collected by the organization

for the specified purpose, is known as

A) primary data

B) secondary data


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121. rpwg;G nghUshjhu kz;ly rl;lk; ,e;jpa

ghuhSkd;wj;jpy; ……………… y; ,aw;wg;gl;lJ.

A) Nk, 2005 B) Vg;uy;, 2004

C) Nk, 2008 D) Vg;uy;, 2007

The Special Economic Zone Act was passed in

Indian Parliament in

A) May 2005 B) April 2004

C) May 2008 D) April 2007

122. ,e;jpahtpy; nrq;fw;fshy; Md kpfg;

goikahd Nfhapy; ahh; fhyj;jpy; fl;lg;gl;lJ?

A) nkshpa murh;fs;

B) Rq;f murh;fs;

C) tp[a efu murh;fs;

D) Fg;j murh;fs;

The earliest brick temple in India was built by

A) Mauryas

B) Sungas

C) Vijayanagaras

D) Guptas

123. fl;rp jhty; rl;lj;jpd;gb Njh;e;njLf;fg;gl;l

xU ghuhSkd;w cWg;gpdh; ve;j fPo;f;fz;l

fhuzj;jhy; jdJ cWg;gpdh; gjtpia ,of;f

NehpLk;

I. jd;dpr;irahf fl;rp cWg;gpdh; gjtpia

uh[pdhkh nra;jhy;

II. jdJ fl;rpapd; fl;lisf;F tpNuhjkhf

ghuhSkd;wj;jpy; Xl;L NghLk;NghJ

my;yJ Nghlhky; ,Ue;jhy;

III.fl;rpapy; ,Ue;J ePf;fg;gl;lhy;

IV.jhd; n[apj;j fl;rpia tpl;Ltpl;L NtW xU

murpay; fl;rpapy; NrUk;NghJ

,tw;Ws; :

A) I, II, III kw;Wk; IV

B) I, II, kw;Wk; IV

C) I, III, kw;Wk; IV

D) II, III kw;Wk; IV

On which of the following grounds a elected MP

can be disqualified for defection?

I. If voluntarily gives up membership of

political party

II. If the votes or abstains from voting

contrary to the direction of his political

party

III. If exoekked by his party

IV. If the joins some other political party other

than one from where he won.

Of these

A) I, II, III & IV B) I, II & IV

C) I, III & IV D) II, III & IV.





a) ehdh rhfpg; 1. tq;fg;gphptpid

b) NtY}h; fyfk; 2. 1947

c) fh;rhd; gpuG 3. 1806

d) ,e;jpa Rje;jpur; 4. 1857 Mk; Mz;L

rl;lk; fyfk;

FwpaPLfs; :

a b c d

A) 4 3 1 2

B) 1 3 2 4

C) 1 2 3 4

D) 3 4 1 2



List I List II

a) Nana Sahib 1. Partition of Bengal

b) Vellore Mutiny 2. 1947

c) Lord Curzon 3. 1806

d) Indian 4. 1857 Revolt.

Independence

Act

Codes :

a b c d

A) 4 3 1 2

B) 1 3 2 4

C) 1 2 3 4


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125. ,e;jpahtpNyNa Kjd; Kiwahf muR

Copah;fSf;F fhg;gPL jpl;lj;ij

mwpKfg;gLj;jpa khepyk;

A) Me;jpuh

B) kfhuh\;buk;

C) jkpo;ehL

D) Nfush

The first state in India to introduce insurance

scheme for State Government Employees was

A) Andhra Pradesh

B) Maharashtra

C) Tamil Nadu

D) Kerala.

126. ghz;bah; Ml;rpia fhNthp tiu gug;gp

mjid xUq;fpizj;j kd;dh;

A) Nre;jd; nropad;

B) Re;ju ghz;bad;

C) $d; ghz;bad;

D) fLq;Nfhd;.

The Pandyan king who consolidated and

expanded the Pandya kingdom up to Kaveri was

A) Sendan Cheliyan

B) Sundara Pandyan

C) Koon Pandyan

D) Kadunkon

127. typikkpf;f fg;gw;gil itj;jpUe;j Nrho

murh;

A) kfh ,uh[uh[d;

B) Kjyhk; ,uhN[e;jpud;

C) Kjyhk; ,uh[hjpuh[h

D) ,uz;lhk; ,uhN[e;jpud;

The first ruler of the Chola dynasty who kept

strong navy was

A) Rajaraja the Great

B) Rajendra I

C) Rajadhiraja I

D) Rajendra II.

128. ,e;jpuhfhe;jp jiyikapyhd fhq;fpu];

murhq;fk; Njrpa mtruepiyg;

gpufldg;gLj;jpa Mz;L

A) 1969 B) 1971

C) 1975 D) 1977

National Emergency was declared by the

Congress Government headed by Indira Gandhi

in

A) 1969 B) 1971

C) 1975 D) 1977

129. fPo;f;fz;ltw;Ws; ve;j xd;W ,e;jpa

murpayikg;gpd; rpwg;Gj; jd;ikad;W?

A) muR newpf;nfhs;if

B) nefpOk; murpayikg;G

C) kjr;rhh;gpd;ik

D) xw;iwf; FbAhpik

Which one of the following is not a salient

feature of the Constitution of India?

A) Directive Principles of State Policy

B) Flexible constitution

C) Secularism

D) Single citizenship

130. xU nry;ypy;, cl;fUitj; jtpu NtW ve;j

Ez;ZWg;gpy; b.vd;.V. cs;sJ?

A) fhy;if ghb

B) ikl;Nlhfhz;l;hpah

C) iyNrhN]hk;

D) n]d;l;hpNahy;.

Which organelle in the cell, other than nucleus

contains DNA?

A) Golgi body

B) Mitochondria

C) Lysosome

D) Centriole

131. fzpdp mwptpay; ghlj;jpy; 7 khzth;fs;

vLj;j kjpg;ngz; tptuq;fs; :

45, 40, 60, 90, 80, 65, 55 ,tw;wpd; ,ilepiy

kjpg;ghdJ

A) 90 B) 60


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Marks obtained by 7 students in Computer

Science are 45, 40, 60, 90, 80, 65, 55. The

median value for the data is

A) 90 B) 60

C) 80 D) 55

132. B gpuhf;yp miyePsj;ij msf;Fk;

ghpNrhjidia Kjypy; nra;j tpQ;Qhdp

A) &jh;Nghh;L

B) Nghh;

C) Nltprd;-n[h;kh;

D) My;gh;l; Id;];ild;

The experiment to measure de Broglie

wavelength was first carried out by

A) Rutherford

B) Bohr

C) Davisson-Germer

D) Albert Einstenin.

133. ve;j thA tspkz;lyj;jpy; mjpf mstpy;

cs;sJ?

A) i`l;u[d;

B) caph; thA

C) ePuhtp

D) iel;u[d;

Which of the following gases accounts for the

maximum of the atmosphere?

A) Hydrogen

B) Oxygen

C) Water vapour

D) Nitrogen

134. 1 kB epidT vd;gJ

A) 1000 igl;];

B) 210 igl;];

C) 106 igl;];

D) 104 igl;];

1 Kb memory is

A) 1000 bytes

B) 210 bytes

C) 106 bytes

D) 104 bytes

135. ghypfhh;gpf; jhtuj;jpw;F cjhuzkhf

,jid $wyhk;

A) gl;lhzp

B) kh

C) %q;fpy;

D) Jtiu

An example of polycarpic plant is

A) Pea

B) Mango

C) Bamboo

D) Pigeon pea.

136. ,e;jpahtpd; kpfg;nghpa nghJj;Jiw tq;fp

vJ?

A) ,e;jpad; tq;fp

B) ,e;jpad; Xth;rP]; tq;fp

C) fduh tq;fp

D) ];Nll; Ngq;f; Mg; ,e;jpah

Which is the largest public sector bank in India?

A) Indian Bank

B) Indian Overseas Bank

C) Canara Bank

D) State Bank of India

137. khky;yGuj;jpYs;s flw;fiuf; Nfhapiyf;

fl;bath;

A) Kjyhk; eurpk;kth;kd;

B) Kjyhk; kNfe;jputh;kd;

C) Kjyhk; guNk];tuth;kd;

D) ,uz;lhk; eurpk;kth;kd;

The shore temple at Mamallapuram was built by

A) Narasimhavarman I

B) Mahendravarman I

C) Parameswaravarman I

D) Narasimhavarman II.

138. Njrpa caphpay; gy;tifik Mizaj;jpd;

jiyth; ahh;?

A) R. L. N[h\p

B) A. fq;Fyp

C) P. L. nfsjk;


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Who is the Chairman of National Biodiversity

Authority?

A) R. L. Joshi

B) A. Ganguly

C) P.L. Gautam

D) None of them.

139. jkpo;ehl;by; Kjd; Kjypy; mikf;fg;gl;l

rpwg;Gg; nghUshjhu kz;lyk; cs;s ,lk;

A) NfhaKj;J}h;

B) nrd;id

C) kJiu

D) Nryk;

The first ‘Special Economic Zone’ created in

Tamil Nadu is in

A) Coimbatore

B) Chennai

C) Madurai

D) Salem.

140. gpd;tUtdtw;Ws; ,e;jpa ntspAwTf;

nfhs;if gw;wp rhpahdJ vJ?

A) cyf mikjpia Cf;Ftpj;jy;

B) $l;Lr; Nruh nfhs;if

C) gQ;rrPyk;

D) ,it midj;Jk;.

Which is correct with regard to India’s Foreign

Policy?

A) Promotion of world peace

B) Non-alignment

C) Panchsheel

D) All of these.

141. k`hahdprj;jpd; kpfg;nghpa tpsf;fTiuahsh;

A) jh;kfPh;j;jp

B) jpq; ehfh

C) thRge;J m]hq;fh

D) ehfhh;[_dh

A great exponent of Mahayanism was

A) Dharmakirti

B) Dingnaga

C) Vasubandhu Asanga

D) Nagarjuna

142. Nyl;iul; kz; cUthf cfe;jepiy

A) mjpf ntg;gk; kw;Wk; kioasT

B) Fiwe;j ntg;gk; kw;Wk; Fiwe;j kioasT

C) kpj ntg;gk; kw;Wk; Fiwe;j kioasT

D) Fiwe;j kioasT kw;Wk; mjpf ntg;gk;

Lateritic soils are formed under conditions of

A) high temperature and rainfall

B) low temperature and low rainfall

C) medium temperature and low rainfall

D) low rainfall and high temperature

143. Fjpf;Fk; [Pd;fs; my;yJ

buhd;];Nghrhd;fspd; fz;Lgpbg;Gf;F

fPo;fhZk; ve;j mwpQUf;F / (mwpQh;fSf;F)

Nehgy; ghpR fpilj;jJ?

A) N[fg; kw;Wk; NkhdhL

B) gPly; kw;Wk; lhl;lk;

C) ̀ h;Nfhgpe;J Nfhuhdh

D) ghh;guh kf;spd;lhf;

Who among the following scientists got the

Nobel Prize for discovering the concept of

jumping genes (or) transposons?

A) Jacob and Monad

B) Beadle and Tatum

C) Hargobind Khorana

D) Barbara McClintock.

144. ,e;jpah ve;j xU mz;il ehl;Lld;

mjpfkhd epy vy;iyia gq;F nfhs;fpwJ?

A) ghfp];jhd; B) Neghs;

C) rPdh D) gq;fshNj\;

To which neighbouring country does India share

the longest land border?

A) Pakistan B) Nepal

C) China D) Bangiadesh

145. ‘epiyapy;yhj; jd;ik nfhs;ifia’ mspj;jth;

A) Bgpuhf;yp B) Nkf;];nty;

C) jhk;rd; D) n`a;rd;ngh;f;.


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The uncertainty principle was proposed by

A) de Broglie B) Maxwell

C) Thomson D) Heisenberg

146. mz;ikapy; 200 Mz;L gpwe;j ehs;tpoh

nfhz;lhlg;gl;l tpQ;Qhdp

A) fpufh; N[hfd; nkd;ly;

B) rhh;y]; lhh;tpd;

C) Y}ap]; gh];bAh;

D) mnyf;]hz;lh; gpsk;kpq;.

Recently Bicentenary birth anniversary was

carried out for

A) Gregor Johann Mendel

B) Charles Darwin

C) Louis Pasteur

D) Alexander Flemming.

147. fPo;f;fhZk; cNyhf madpfspy; Nfd;rh;

er;Rj;jd;ik tha;e;j cNyhf madp vJ?

A) Cr0 B) Cr3+

C) Cr2+ D) Cr6+

The toxic carcinogenic metal ion in the following

is

A) Cr0 B) Cr3+

C) Cr2+ D) Cr6+


$w;W (A) : mizfs; kw;Wk; ePh;j;Njf;fq;fs;

fl;Ltjhy; nts;sg;ngUf;if Fiwf;f KbAk;

fhuzk; (R) : nts;sk; Vw;gLk; fhyq;fspy;

mjpfg;gbahd ePh; mizfspy; Nrfhpj;J

itf;fg;gLk;.










Assertion (A) : The floods can be reduced by

construction of dams and reservoirs.

Reason (R) : Dams have the capacity of holding

huge quantity of water during flood period.





B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the




149. ntd;Rhp kPl;lh; fPo;f;fhZk; ve;j xd;iw

mstpl gad;gLfpwJ?

A) jputj;jpd; Ntfk;

B) jputj;jpd; gug;G ,Otpir

C) jputj;jpd; ntg;gepiy

D) jputj;jpd; mlh;j;jp.

Venturimeter is used to measure

A) fluid velocity

B) fluid surface tension

C) fluid temperature

D) fluid density

150. nrd;idf;F FbePh; nfhz;L tu G+z;b ePh;

Njf;fj;ij jpl;lkpl;lth;

A) rj;jpa%h;j;jp Iah;

B) eNlr Kjypahh;

C) uhkrhkp nul;bahh;

D) P.S. Fkhurhkp

Poondi Reservoir was planned to provide water

to Madras by

A) Sathiyamurthy Iyer

B) Nadesa Mudaliar

C) Ramasamy Reddiar

D) P.S. Kumarasamy

151. ,e;jpahtpy; thOk; vjph;ghh;f;Fk; taJ rpwg;ghf

1981 -Mk; Mz;L Kjy; 2001 -k; Mz;L tiu

mjpfhpj;Js;sJ

A) 54 Mz;Lfspy; ,Ue;J 65.3 Mz;Lfs;

tiu


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B) 50 Mz;Lfspy; ,Ue;J 60 Mz;Lfs; tiu

C) 51.2 Mz;Lfspy; ,Ue;J 61.3 Mz;Lfs;

tiu

D) 56 Mz;Lfspy; ,Ue;J 66 Mz;Lfs; tiu

In India, life expectancy was considerably

improved during the year 1981 to 2001 as

A) 54 years to 65.3 years

B) 51 years to 60 years

C) 51.2 years to 61.3 years

D) 56 years to 66 years

152. kf;fl;njhif fzf;nfLg;G 2001, d; gb

,e;jpahtpy; ghy; NtWghl;L tpfpjk; 1000

Mz;LfSf;F …………………. ngz;fs;.

A) 945 B) 927

C) 935 D) 937

According to Census 2001, in India the sex ratio

is ……………………. females per 1000 males.

A) 945 B) 927

C) 935 D) 937

153. nrd;id muR Kjy; tFg;Gthhp muR

Mizia vg;nghOJ ntspapl;lJ?

A) 1920 B) 1921

C) 1922 D) 1927

When did the Madras government issue the first

communal G.O. ?

A) 1920 B) 1921

C) 1922 D) 1927

154. fhe;jpabfSf;F kfhj;kh vd;w gl;lj;ij

toq;fpath;

A) [t`h;yhy; NeU

B) Nkhjpyhy; NeU

C) ,utPe;jpuehj; jh$h;

D) Rgh\; re;jpu Ngh];

…………………… gave the title ‘Mahatma’ to

Gandhiji.

A) Jawaharlal Nehru

B) Motilal Nehru

C) Rabindranath Tagore

D) Subhash Chandra Bose.

155. gpd;tUgth;fspy; Njrpa cah;fy;tp kw;Wk;

Muha;r;rpf;FO (NCHER)

mikf;fg;gLtjw;fhd ghpe;Jiuiar; nra;jth;

ahh;?

A) Nguh. a\;ghy;

B) mikr;rh; fgpy;rpgpy;

C) gpujk mikr;rh; kd;Nkhfd;rpq;

D) mikr;rh; gpuzhg; Kfh;[p

Who among the following recommended the

establishment of the National Commission for

Higher Education and Research (NCHER)?

A) Prof . Yash Pal

B) Minister Kapil Sibal

C) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

D) Minister Pranab Mukherjee

156. gp]pf;fy; hprh;r; yhgul;lhp (Physical research

laboratory) ,Uf;Fk; ,lk;

A) mfkjhghj;

B) ngq;f@h;

C) fy;ghf;fk;

D) Gdh

Physical Research Laboratory is located at

A) Ahmedabad

B) Bangalore

C) Kalpakkam

D) Pune


$w;W (A) : ml;ltizapd; mbg;gil

tifg;gLj;Jjy;.

fhuzk; (R) : Kjypy; tptuq;fs;

tifg;gLj;jg;gLfpd;wd gpd;dh;

ml;ltizaplg;gLfpwJ.










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Assertion (A) : Classification is the basis for

tabulation.

Reason (R) : First the data are classified and

then tabulated.









158. fPo;tUtdtw;Ws; vJ rhpahf nghUe;jpAs;sJ?

A) bNuhg;Ngh];gpah; - tspkz;lyj;jpd; fPo;

mLf;F

B) ];l;uhNlh];g;gpah; - tspkz;lyj;jpd;

%d;whtJ mLf;F

C) kPNrh];gpah; - Gtpapd; Nkw;gug;gpypUe;J 30

fp.kP

D) njh;Nkh];gpah; - Gtpapd; Nkw;gug;gpypUe;J 50

fp.kP


matched?

A) Troposphere - lowest layer of the atmosphere

B) Stratosphere - third layer of the atmosphere

C) Mesosphere - 30 km above the earth surface

D) Thermosphere - 50 km above the earth

surface.

159. tuyhw;wpw;F Ke;ija ,e;jpah vj;jid

Mz;LfSf;F Ke;ijaJ?

A) fp.K. 500000 B) fp.K. 50000

C) fp.K. 5000 D) fp.K. 1000.

Pre-history of India can be dated back to

A) 500000 B.C. B) 50000 B.C.

C) 5000 B.C. D) 1000 B.C.

160. myfhghj; fy;J}z; fy;ntl;bid

tiue;jth;

A) fhspjhrh;

B) rKj;jpuFg;jh;

C) `hpNrdh;

D) tprhfjj;jh;.

The Allahabad pillar inscription was composed

by

A) Kalidasa B) Samudragupta

C) Harisena D) Visakhadatta.

161. rhj;jD}h; mizf;fl;L ve;j ejpapd; FWf;fhf

fl;lg;gl;Ls;sJ?

A) fhtphp B) itif

C) ghyhW D) njd;ngz;iz.

Sathanur Dam is constructed across which

river?

A) Kaveri B) Vaigai

C) Palar D) Thenpennai.

162. vJ rhpahdJ?

A) 2004 - ed;dPUf;F rh;tNjr

Mz;L

B) 2005 - mhprpf;F rh;tNjr Mz;L

C) 2007 -09 - G+kpf;F rh;tNjr Mz;L

D) 2008 - lhy;gpDf;F rh;tNjr

Mz;L


matched?

A) 2004 - International year of Fresh

Water

B) 2005 - International year of Rice

C) 2007-09 - International year of

planet Earth

D) 2008 - International year of

Dolphin

163. cjafphpf; Nfhl;il mike;Js;s ,lk;

A) fd;dpahFkhp B) jpUney;Ntyp

C) ,uhkehjGuk; D) rptfq;if.

Udayagiri fort is located is

A) Kanniyakumari B) Tirunelveli

C) Ramnad D) Sivaganga.


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164. Nrho muR tk;rk; gz;ila jkpo; mur

tk;rkhFk;. mJ ve;j ejpf;fiuapy;

mike;jpUe;jJ?

A) fhNthp B) fpU\;zh

C) Nfhjhthp D) kfhejp.

The Chola dynasty was an ancient Tamil

kingdom along the banks of the river

A) Kaveri B) Krishna

C) Godavari D) Mahanadi

165. jkpo;ehl;by; nghJthf mjpfkhf ghrdj;jpw;F

gad;gLj;jg;gLgit

A) tha;f;fhy; B) MWfs;

C) Fsq;fs; D) fpzW

Which one of the following is a major source of

irrigation in Tamil Nadu in general?

A) Canal B) Rivers

C) Tanks D) Well.





a) rq;fuhr;rhh;ah 1. ,ul;il jd;ik

b) uhkhD[h; 2. tPuirtk;

c) kj;thr;rhh;ah 3. mj;itjk;

d) g]Nt];tuh 4. tp]p];lhj;itjk;.

FwpaPLfs; :

a b c d

A) 1 3 2 4

B) 2 3 1 4

C) 3 4 1 2

D) 4 2 3 1



List I List II

a) Sankaracharya 1. Dualism

b) Ramanuja 2. Vira Saivism

c) Madhvacharya 3. Advaita

d) Basaveswara 4. Visistadvaita.

Codes :

a b c d

A) 1 3 2 4

B) 2 3 1 4

C) 3 4 1 2

D) 4 2 3 1

167. ,e;jpa Rje;jpu kNrhjh, ,q;fpyhe;J nghJ

rigapy; nfhz;L te;j ehs;

A) 22 [_d;, 1947

B) 4 [_d;, 1947

C) 4 [_iy, 1947

D) 15 Mf];L, 1947

The Indian Independence bill was brought in

the House of Commons on

A) 22nd June, 1947

B) 4th June, 1947

C) 4th July, 1947

D) 15th August, 1947.

168. nfhLf;fg;gl;Ls;sit

Nkw;fhZk; tpguq;fSf;F jFe;j tpsf;fg;

glkhdJ :

A) gl;il tpsf;fg;gLk;

B) nrt;tf tiuglk;

C) tl;l tpsf;fg;glk;

D) rJuq;fs;.

Given the following :

Cause

of

Accide

nt :

Fir

e

Traff

ic

Fal

ls

Bur

ns

Falli

ng

objec

ts

Mis

c.

No. of

Accide

nts :

10 15

20

15 35 5

The suitable diagram for the above data is

A) Bar diagram B) Histogram

C) Pie-diagram D) Squares.

169. Njrpa kf;fs; njhif gjpT rhh;e;jJ

A) kf;fs;njhif fzf;nfLg;G rl;lk; 1948

kw;Wk; Fbkfd; tpjpfs; 2003


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B) FbAhpik rl;lk; 1955 kw;Wk; Fbkfd;

tpjpfs; 2003

C) kf;fs;njhif fzf;nfLg;G rl;lk; 1948

kw;Wk; FbAhpik rl;lk; 1955

D) Fbkfd; tpjpfs; 2003 kw;Wk; I.gp. rl;lk;

1954.

The National Population Register is undertaken

under

A) Census Act. 1948 & Citizen Rules, 2003

B) Citizenship At of 1955 & Citizen Rules, 2003

C) Census Act, 1948 & Citizenship Act of 1955

D) Citizen Rules, 2003 & IB Act, 1954.

170. jpUkzj;jpd;NghJ ngz;fspd; taJ Fwpj;j

tptuq;fs; fPo;f;fz;l miyntz; guty;%yk;

ml;ltizg;gLj;jg;gl;lJ

tajpd; gphpT

(tUlq;fspy;)

ngz;fspd;

vz;zpf;if

15-19 11

20-24 36

25-29 28

30-34 13

35-39 7

40-44 3

44-49 2

nfhLf;fg;gl;Ls;s gutyhdJ

A) njhlh;r;rpahdJ my;y

B) njhlh;r;rpahdJ

C) FtpT miyntz; guty;

D) nefpo;r;rpahf;fg;gl;l guty;

The table below gives the distribution of the age of

women at the time of marriage:

Age group (in years) N o. of women

15-19 11

20-24 36

25-29 28

30-34 13

35-39 7

40-44 3

44-49 2

The given distribution is

A) not continuous

B) continuous

C) cumulative distribution

D) smoothened distribution

171. Foe;ij jpUkzj;ij xopf;f rl;lk;,

………………… Mz;by; ,aw;wg;gl;lJ.

A) 1960 B) 1965

C) 1970 D) 1975

Child marriage was abolished by the Act in

A) 1960 B) 1965

C) 1970 D) 1975

172. ghf;Bhpahf;fspd; nry;Rthpy; cs;sJ

A) nry;YNyh];

B) ypf;dpd;

C) kpA+f;Nfhngg;ilL

D) ngf;Nlh];.

The bacterial cell wall consists of

A) Cellulose

B) Lignin

C) Mucopeptide

D) Pectose

173. jw;NghJ cgNahfg;gLj;Jk; caphpay;

tifg;ghLfis Vw;gLj;jpath;

A) rhh;y]; lhh;tpd;

B) fNuhy]; ypd;Nda];

C) fpufh; nkz;ly;

D) ];Bgd; nfsy;L.

The system of biological classification used

today was created by

A) Charless Darwin

B) Carolus Linnaeus

C) Gregor Mendel

D) Stephen Gould.

174. fPo;f;fz;l ve;j nghUspd; Fiwtpd;

fhuzkhf rh;f;fiu Neha; cz;lhfpd;wJ?

A) mNahbd;

B) ,d;Rypd;

C) itl;lkpd;fs;

D) GNuhl;bd;fs;


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The disease disbetes mellitus is caused by the

deficiency of

A) Iodine B) Insulin

C) Vitamins D) Proteins.

175. fPo;f;fz;ltw;Ws; mjpfkhd kpd;rhuj;ij

cUthf;f cjTfpwJ

A) mdy; kpd;rhuk;

B) ePh; kpd;rhuk;

C) mZ kpd;rhuk;

D) #hpa kpd;rhuk;.

Which one of the following contributes

maximum share in power generation?

A) Thermal power

B) Hydropower

C) Atomic power

D) Solar power

176. rkjs tpistp 26.40 jpUk;gpdhy;, 20 nr.kP

ePsKs;s FohapYs;s 20% rh;f;fiu fiurypd;

jd; Row;rp

A) 6.60 B) 0.660

C) 660 D) 60

The specific rotation, if the plane of polarisation,

is turned through 26.40, traversing 20 cm length

of 20% sugar solution is

A) 6.60 B) 0.660

C) 660 D) 60

177. cyf ePh; jpdk; mDrhpf;fg;gLtJ

A) khh;r;, 22

B) [_d;, 5

C) nrg;lk;gh;, 10

D) brk;gh;, 22.

World Water Day is observed on

A) March 22

B) June 5

C) September 10

D) December 22.

178. fPo;tUtdtw;Ws; njd; ,e;jpahtpd; fq;if

vd;wiof;fg;gLtJ vJ?

A) ngz;zhW B) fhtphp

C) jhkpuguzp D) ghyhW.

Which of the following is called the Ganga of

South India?

A) The Pennar B) The Kaveri

C) The Tamiraparani D) The Palar.

179. epyeLf;fj;ij msf;f gad;gLk; hpf;lh;

msTNfhiy tbtikj;jth;

A) nkh;fhtp hpf;lh;

B) rhh;y]; hpf;lh;

C) vl;kz;l; hpf;lh;

D) N[k;]; hpf;lh;.

Richter scale, a logarithmic scale to measure

earthquake was devised by

A) Mercalli Richter

B) Charles Richter

C) Edmund Richter

D) James Richter

180. ,d;GSad;rh A (HINI) vdg;gLk;

gd;wpf;fha;r;ry; Neha; Kjyhtjhf

fz;Lgpbf;fg;gl;l ,lk;

A) jha;yhe;J

B) Nfh];lh hPfh

C) ̀ hq;fhq;

D) nkf;rpNfh.

Influenza A (HINI), earlier known as Swine flu

was first detected in

A) Thailand

B) Costa Rica

C) Hong Kong

D) Mexico.

181. fPo;f;fz;l $w;Wfis Ma;f :

I. ,e;jpahtpy; muR newpKiwf;

Nfhl;ghLfSf;F ePjpj;Jiwapd; Neub

ghpfhuk; VJkpy;iy.

II. ,e;jpahtpy; muR newpKiwf;

Nfhl;ghLfSf;F ePjpj;Jiwapd; Neub

ghpfhuq;fs; rpy cz;L.

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A) I kl;Lk; rhpahdJ

B) I kw;Wk; II rhpahdIT

C) II kl;Lk; rhpahdJ



I. There is no direct judicial remedies

behind the Directive Principles of State

Policy in India.

II. There are some direct judicial remedies

for the Directive Principles of State

Policy in India.

of these

A) I alone is correct

B) I & II are correct

C) II alone is correct

D) none of these.

182. Njrpa tptrhapfs; FOit If;fpa Kw;Nghf;F

$l;lzp muR 2004-Mk; Mz;L ………………….

jiyikapy; mike;jJ.

A) lhf;lh; rp. vr;. `Dke;j uht;

B) lhf;lh; [p. v];. gy;yh

C) lhf;lh; V. vk;. F];Nuh

D) lhf;lh; vk;. v];. Rthkpehjd;.

The UPA Government appointed National

Commission on Farmers in 2004 under the

Chairmanship of

A) Dr. C. H. Hanumantha Rao

B) Dr. G.S. Bhalla

C) Dr. A. M. Khusro

D) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan.

183. jhtu nry;fspy; thf;FNthy;fis Rw;wpAs;s

xw;is glyj;jpd; ngah;

A) mNghgpsh];l;

B) rpk;gpsh];l;

C) NlhNdhgpsh];l;

D) FNshNuhgpsh];l;

The single membrane surrounding vacuoles in

plant cells is known as

A) Apoplast

B) Symplast

C) Tonoplast

D) Chloroplast.

184. \uj;J 368d; gb cr;r ePjpkd;wk; mbg;gil

chpikfis jpUj;jk; nra;a ,ayhJ vd;W ve;j

tof;fpy; $wpAs;sJ?

A) Nfhghyd; vjpuhf kjuh]; khepyk;

B) Nfrthde; vjpuhf Nfus khepyk;

C) Nfhyf;ehj; vjpuhf gQ;rhg; khepyk;

D) Nkdfh vjpuhf kj;jpa muR.

The doctrine of fumdamental right cannot be

amended under Art. 368 was propounded by the

Supreme Court in which of the following cases?

A) Gopalan us State of Madras

B) Keshavanand us State of Kerala

C) Golaknath us State of Punjab

D) Menaks us Union of India.

185. caphpdq;fSf;F ngahpl ‘,U nrhw;ngahpL

Kiw’ia mwpKfg;gLj;jpath; ahh;?

A) C. lhh;tpd;

B) G. nkd;ly;

C) E. Nkah;

D) C. ypd;Nda];.

Who introduced the ‘binomial nomenclature’ to

name organisms?

A) C. Darwin

B) G. Mendel

C) E. Mayer

D) C. Linnaeus.

186. ‘gpuk;kNjak;’ vd;Dk; nrhy; vjidf; Fwpf;Fk;?

A) gpuhkzUf;F mspf;fg;gl;l gzk;

B) gpuhkzUf;F mspf;fg;gl;l thp

C) gpuhkzUf;F mspf;fg;gl;l epyk;

D) Nfhapy;fSf;F mspf;fg;gl;l epyk;.

The term ‘Brahmadeya’ denotes

A) cash granted to the Brahmanas

B) taxes granted to the Brahmanas

C) land granted to the Brahmanas

D) land granted to temples.


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187. gpd;tUtdtw;Ws; vJ rhpahfg;

nghUe;jpAs;sJ?

A) nlk;];lh; epiw epwtiutp -

INrhNlhg;Gfspd;

epiw

B) NfNjhL fjph; miytiutp -

mZf;fspd; epiw

C) $ypl;[; Foha; - #hpa

epwkhiy

D) irf;Nshl;uhd; - ntg;g

flj;Jif.


matched?

A) Dempster’s mass spectrograph - Masses

of isotopes

B) Cathode ray oscilloscope - Masses

of atom

C) Coolidge tube - Solar

spectrum

D) Cyclotron - Thermal

conductivity.

188. Gfo;ngw;w ‘nry; gahy[p’ vDk; Gj;jfj;ij

vOjpath;

A) Xlk;

B) buhgh;l;B];

C) ];bhPf; ngh;fh;

D) nghpy;.

The famous book ‘Cell Biology’ was written by

A) Odum

B) De Roberties

C) Strickberger

D) Berril.

189. Neh;Kf thp vd;gJ fPo;f;fz;ltw;wpy; vJ?

A) tpw;gid thp

B) cw;gj;jp thp

C) Rq;f thp


Which of the following is a direct tax?

A) Sales tax

B) Excise duty

C) Customs duty

D) None of these.

190. fPo;f;fz;ltw;Ws; ve;j ehL Mrpahdpy;

(ASEAN) cWg;gpduhf ,y;iy?

A) fk;Nghbah B) rPdh

C) yhNth]; D) tpal;ehk;.

Which one of the following countries is not a

member in ASEAN?

A) Cambodia B) China

C) Laos D) Vietnam.

191. mkPgpf; Ngjp Neha; cUthf;Fk; fhuzk;

A) vd;l;mkpgh Nfhyp

B) vd;l;mkpgh [pd;[pthyp];

C) vd;l;mkpgh `p];Nlhiybfh

D) mkpgh; GNuhba];.

Amoebic dysentery is caused by

A) Entamoeba coli

B) Entamoeba gingivalis

C) Entamoeba histolytica

D) Amoeba proteus.


$w;W (A) : tpsf;fg;glq;fs; xg;gpl;Lg;

ghh;f;f kl;LNk gad;gLfpd;wd.

fhuzk; (R) : tpsf;fg;glq;fis fzpj

njhlh;ghf gbf;f ,ayhJ.



A) (A) kw;Wk; (R) ,uz;Lk; rhp

B) (A) rhp Mdhy; (R) rhpay;y

C) (A) rhpay;y Mdhy; (R) rhp

D) (A) kw;Wk; (R) ,uz;Lk; rhpay;y.


Assertion (A) : Diagrams can be used for

comparison only.

Reason (R) : Diagrams cannot study

mathematical relationship.



A) Both (A) and (R) are true


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

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

D) Both (A) and (R) are false.

193. gpd;tUtdtw;Ws; ve;j xU gygb ,aw;ifahf

fpilf;fpd;wJ?

A) nry;YNyh]; B) ghyp];ilhPd;

C) ghypvj;jpyPd; D) ieyhd;.

Which of the following is a natural polymer?

A) CellulosE B) Polystyrene

C) Polyetgylene D) Nylon.

194. i`l;u[d; (Hydrogen) mZtpd; vyf;l;uhdpd;

mbepiy Mw;wy; 13.6 eV vd;W ,Ue;jhy; n = 2

fpsh;r;rp epiyapy; Mw;wy; vd;dthf ,Uf;Fk;?

A) 13.6 eV B) 6.8 eV

C) 4.5 eV D) 3.4 eV.

The ground state energy of the electron in the

hydrogen atom is 13.6 eV. The energy of the

state n = 2 is

A) 13.6 eV B) 6.8 eV

C) 4.5 eV D) 3.4 eV.

195. nly;yp nrq;Nfhl;ilia fl;bath;

A) ghgh;

B) mf;gh;

C) [`hq;fPh;

D) \h[`hd;.

The Red Fort at Delhi was constructed by

A) Babur

B) Akbar

C) Jahangir

D) Shah Jahan.

196. kQ;rspd; jhtutpay; ngauhdJ

A) M[hiluf;lh ,z;bfh

B) i`gp];f]; Nuhrh -irdd;rp];

C) fh;$kh nlhk];bfh

D) mk;khdpah Ng];]pnguh.

Botanical name of Turmeric is

A) Azadirachia indica

B) Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

C) Curcuma domestica

D) Ammania baccifera.

197. 2009 Mk; Mz;L mikjpf;fhd Nehgy; ghpR

ngw;wth;

A) guhf; xghkh

B) gpy; fpspz;ld;

C) [pk;kp fhh;l;lh;

D) [hh;[; G\;.

Who is the winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace-

2009?

A) Barack Obama

B) Bill Clinton

C) Jimmy Carter

D) George Bush.

198. re;jpuhad; ,uhf;nfl;il tpz;Zf;fDg;gpa

nray;jpl;l ,af;Feh; jkpofj;ijr; rhh;e;jth;.

mth; ahh;?

A) lhf;lh; mg;Jy; fyhk;

B) lhf;lh; rptjhZg;gps;is

C) lhf;lh; kapy;rhkp mz;zhJiu

D) lhf;lh; f];J}hp uq;fd;.

The Director of Tamil origin who sent

Chandrayan to space is

A) Dr. Abdul Kalam

B) Dr. Sivadhanupillai

C) Dr. Mayllsamy Annadurai

D) Dr. Kasthuri Rangan.

199. Gtpajph;T miyfis gjpT nra;Ak; fUtp

A) Gtpajph;T kPl;lh;

B) ghNuh kPl;lh;

C) `pg;Nrh kPl;lh;

D) rP];Nkhfpuhg;.

Seismic waves are recorded with the help of an

instrument known as

A) Eatrthquake meter

B) Barometer

C) Hypsometer

D) Seismograph.


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200. ,e;jpag; gpujkhpd; nghUshjhu

MNyhridf; FOtpd; (PMEAC) jw;Nghija

jiyth; ahh;?

A) ee;jd; epyNfdp

B) rp. uq;fuh[d;

C) epUgkh uht;

D) g. rpjk;guk;.

Who is the current Chairman of the Prime

Minister of India’s Economic Advisory Council

(PMEAC)?

A) Nandan Nilekani

B) C. Rangarajan

C) Nirupama Rao

D) P. Chidambaram.

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