1. Which statement is correct?
d) All ores are minerals.
a) modified incisors b) modified canines c) modified premolar d) modified molar
3. The book „Kathirmani Villakkam‟ was written by
a) A.K.Chettiar
b) Pandithamani Kathiresan Chettiar
c) Vellaivaranar
d) Auvai su.Duraisami pillai
4. Radioactivity was discovered by
a) Pierre Curie b) Madam Curie c) Rutherford d) Henri Becquerel
5.. The organism used by T.H. Morgan to study mutation was
a) Chlorella b) Drosophila c) Yeast d) Neurospora
6. Local government is a feature of
a) most modern states b) only democratic states c) only unitary states d) only federal states
7. The correct order of the Agam landscape is
d) Kurinji,mullai,marutham,neithal,paalai
8. Which state has topped the latest state-wise Education Development Index?
a) Tamil Nadu b) Kerala c) Karnataka d) Andhra Pradesh
9. Who has been named recently as the world‟s best paid author?
a) Paul Coelho b) salman rushdie c) Jeffery archer d) rowling
10. What does KDM 916 mean?
a) 9.16% pure gold b) 90.16% pure gold c) 9.16% copper d) 91.6 % pure gold
11. Natural system of Plant classification was proposed by
A) cronquist b) Engler and Prantil c) Linnaeus d) Bentham and Hooker
12. ………….. is regarded as the custodian of fundamental rights.
a) Prime minister b) Police commissioner c) Chief minister d) Judiciary
13. The pioneer scholar of chronology is
a) Maraimalai Adigal b) Ka.su.Pillai c) S.Vaiyapuri Pillai d) K.K.Pillai
14. Basalt and granite belong to which type of rocks ?
a) Igneous rocks b) Metamorphic rocks c) sedimentary rocks d) None of those
15. Which metal is used for Galvanisation of Iron?
a) Chromium b) Zinc c) Nickel d) Manganese
16. Detritus
a) feed upon organic decayed food from the soil
b) take food from plants
c) take food into endoplasm
d) take food from earthworm
17. The foremost economic problem of India‟s agricultural labourers is
a) low income b) heavy indebtedness c) Poor standard of living
d) absence of organized activity
18. How didi the sithars call „Vallarai Keerai‟ ?
a) Keerai b) Saraswathi c) Marunthu d) Lakshmi
19. Industrial sickness is nothing but
a) any one part of the factory is being affected
b) unable to pay back the debt
c) unable to create surplus income and running the industry only by receiving the debt
d) change in the ownership of industry
20. Fuse wire is a wire of ………….. resistance and ……….. melting point
a) low,high b) high,high c) low,low d) high,low
21. Who was the last governor general of the English east India company?
a) Lord canning b) William Bentinck c) Robert Clive d) Lord Ripon.
22. Darsana is
a) the vision of truth b) the vision of god c) the way of life d) none of these.
23. The study of age of the trees by counting annual rings is called
a) dendrogram b) dendrochronology c) Entomology d) Gerontology
24. Who was the Chairman of the Indian constituent assembly?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru b) Mahatma Gandhi c) Rajendra Prasad d) Sardar patel
25. Linguistics schola ris
a) Aru.Ramanathan b) T.A.Gnanamurthy c) Na.Subbureddiar d) S.Agathialingam
26. Lead is considered as
a) Air pollutant b) water pollutant c) soil pollutant d) all of these.
27. Which of the following gases is adsorbed mostly by activated charcoal?
a) CO2 b) N2 c) CH4 d) Ar
28. Leprosy is a
a) viral disease b) bacterial disease c) dermatomyosistis d) none of these
29. Who is the chairman of the planning commission?
a) Minister of Planning b) Minister of state c) prime minister d) Deputy prime minister
30. whose songs were found to be more in number in „Purananooru‟?
a) Auvaiyar b) Kabilar c) Kovur Kizhar d) Paranar
Auvaiyar wrote 33 songs in purananooru but in sangam literature kabilar
wrote more number of songs.
31. Who is considered as the father of Indian renaissance?
a) Raja Rammohan roy b) Rabindranath Tagore c) B.M.Malabari d) M.G.Ranade
32. The central teachings of the Vedas is/are
a) karma only b) Jnana only c) both karma and Jnana d) none of these.
33. A plant that lives in a pond is called as
a) Limnophyte b) Xerophyte c) Mesophyte d) Lithophyte
34. Punjab and Haryana receive rainfall from
a) westerly disturbances b) cyclones in Bay of Bengal
c) south-west monsoon d) retreating monsoon
35. What is the maximum time given to Rajya sabha for money bill ?
a) 30 days b) 21 days c) 14 days d) 45 days
36. Chittanavasal is situated in
a) Madurai b) Pudukkottai c) Trichy d) Thanjavur
37. The indicators of development according to modern ideology is/are
a) growth in national income
b) growth in per capita income
c) high rate of capital
d) all of these.
38. What is the chemical difference between celluloid and cellphone?
a) These two materials have the same chemical composition
b) Cellophane is much more inflammable than celluloid
c) Celluloid contains nitrogen while cellophane does not
d) Photographic images stick better to celluloid
39. The topmost atmospheric layer is called
a) troposphere b) ionosphere c) mesosphere d) stratosphere
40. New Entrepreneurs Agency was established on
a) 1956 b)1961 c) 1980 d)1986
41. Female literacy rate is below 30% (2001 Census) in select districts of
a) kerala b) tamil nadu c) uttar Pradesh d) Karnataka
42. „Idiosai Ketta Nagam pola‟ expresses the feeling of
a) pathetic sentiment (Azhugai) b) fear (Achcham)
c) anger (Kopam) d) languish (Parithavippu)
43. Liberation is possible while living with the physical body. This theory is called
a) Sadyomukti b) Aparoksha mukti c) jivanmukti d) videha mukti
44. Which of the following has the smallest flower?
a) wolffia Microscopica b) Canna indica c) Azadiracia Indica d) Pyrus Malus
45. Following relief zones are the characteristics of ocean basins:
I. Continental slopes
II. Continental shelf
III. Deep sea plain
IV. Oceanic trench
The correct sequence of their seaward appearance from the coast is
a) II,I , IV and III b) I,II,IV and III c) II,I,III and IV d) I,II,III and IV
46. Central Vigilance Commission was set up on the recommendation of
a) administrative reforms commission of India
b) gorwala report
c) kripalani committee
d) santhanam committee
47. Classify the sequence of vanappu:
a) Azhagu,Ammai,Thoi,Thonmai b) Ammai,Azhagu,Thonmai,Thoi
c) Thonmai,Thol,Ammai, Azhagu d) Thonmai,Ammai,Thol,Azhagu.
48. India‟s best quality sheep rearing is done in which of the following regions?
a) north-west region b) Temperate Himalaya
c) semi-arid southern region d) Humid eastern region.
49. The host cells in human physiological system of HIV causing AIDS are
a) T1 lymphocyte b) T2 lymphocyte c) T3 lymphocyte d) T4 lymphocyte
50. Which is the only ape found in India ?
a) Gorilla b) Orang-utan c) Gibbon d) Hylobate
51. Shashi Tharoor of India was a candidate for the post of
a) Commonwealth secretary general
b) U.N.Secretary General
c) SAARC secretary general
d) UNESCO secretary general
52. „Stolt Valor‟ was in the news because
a) It is a Japanese ship
b) It is a merchant ship
c) It was hijacked by somalian hijackers
d) It was sailing with Indian sailors
53. Where did the 39th international film festival of India take place?
a) Mumbai b) Panaji c) Kolkata d) Delhi
54. Supersonic BrahMos missile is a joint venture between India and
a) Israel b) Denmark c) Russia d) France
55. Which of the following acts as biological control organism against glycotoxin producing soil pathogens?
a) Trichoderma virens b) Aspergillus niger c) Penicillium notalum d) chaetomium globosum
56. The Indian auto major who acquired the British luxury brand „Land Rover‟ is
a) Tata b) Mahindra and Mahindra c) Maruti suzuki d) Hindustan Motors
57. The fall in crude oil prices during the end of 2008 is attributed to
a) increase in crude oil production
b) fall in dollar value
c) rise in dollar value
d) fall in world demand
58. Barack Obama belongs to which state?
a) Illinois b) New york c) Los Angeles d) Washington
59. The political Party to which Hillary Clinton belongs is
a) conservative party b) Socialist party c) republican party d) Democratic party
60. Reliance Industry recently explored oil and gas from
a) Godavari – Krishna basin b) Narmada – Tapti basin c) Brahmaputra – ganga basin d) Mahanadi – Indravati basin
61. If selling price of 16 items is same as the cost price of 20 items,then there is a
a) loss of 20% b) loss of 25% c) gain of 20% d) gain of 25%
62. Which Amendment gave constitutional recognition to Panchayat Raj?
a) 73rd Amendment b) 74th Amendment c) 64th Amendment d) 72nd Amendment
63. Classify the correct order of the nayanmar:
a) Thriunvaukkarasar,Sundarar,Sambandhar,Manickavasagar
b) Sambandhar, Thriunvaukkarasar,Sundarar,Manickavasagar
c) Sundarar,Sambandhar ,Thriunvaukkarasar, Manickavasagar
d) Manickavasagar, Sambandhar ,Sundarar, Thriunvaukkarasar
Option A is correct if the chronology is based on Thogai Agarathi.
Option B is correct if the chronology is based on Thiru Murai Vaippu.
64. As per valluvar „Oodal‟ is as like
a) sugar b) honey c) salt d) sugarcane
65. The leader who described Cripps proposal as a “post – dated cheque of crashing bank” was
a) Motilal Nehru b) M. K. Gandhi c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel d) Subhash Chandra Bose
a) Marutham,mullai,kurinji,paalai,neithal
b) Mullai, neithal,kurniji,marutham,paalai
c) Paalia,marutham,kurinji,mullai,marutham
2. Tusk of elephant is
a) All minerals are ores b) a mineral cannot be an ore c) An ore cannot be a mineral
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