1. Glycolysis is the conversion of
I) Glucose to glycogen ii) Glycogen to glucose
iii) Glucose to pyruvic acid iv) Glucose to citric acid
2. Protoplasm is the physical basis of life was said by
i) Dujardin II)Schwann iii) Huxley IV)Watson
3. ATP is
i) An enzyme which brings about oxidation
ii) A molecule which contains high energy phosphate bonds
iii) A hormone
iv) A protein
4. In annual plant, exchange of gases takes place mainly through
i) Stomata ii) Stem iii) Leaf scars iv) Lenticels
5. The end product of anaerobic respiration in human is
i) Lactic acid ii) Ethyl alcohol
ii) Ethyl alcohol + CO2 iv) Lactic acid + CO2
6. Endocrine glands
i) Are ductless glands ii) Discharge their secretions in blood
iii) Secrete hormones iv) All of these
7. Heparin is a/an
i) Coagulant ii) Anti-coagulant iii) Haemostatic iv) None of these
8. Which one of the following is Mendelian dihybrid ratio?
i) 1:1:1:1 ii) 9:3:3:1 iii) 7:1:1:7 iv) 1:7:7:1
9. World AIDS Day is observed on
i) 1st January ii) 4th April iii) 1st December iv) 20th August
10 With reference to the origin of heartbeat in man,
which of the following statements are false?
i) Sino-auricular node (SA node) does not act as pace-maker
ii) Sino-auricular node (SA node) does not act as pace-maker
iii) Pace-maker lies at the top of the right auricle
iv) Pace-maker is situated at the top of the left auricle
awareness in Tamil Nadu at the time of British rule?
i) Vanampadi ii) Sudesamithiran iii) Viduthalai iv) Dinamalar
12. Who established the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company at Tuticorin? i) Bharathiyar ii) Subramania Siva
iii) V.O. Chidambaranar iv)Thilliyadi Valliammai
13. The electoral list with photograph is introduced in Tamil Nadu during the year
i) 2004 ii) 2006 iii) 2005 iv) 2000
14. Who is the author of the poem “Muthior Kathal”?
i) Thamil Ozhi ii) Kambadasan iii) Bharathidasan iv) Vanidasan
15. The world cup football, 2006 was held at
i) Italy ii) France iii) Germany iv) China
16. Match List I with List ii correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:
List I
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List II
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a. V.O.C.
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1. Mangani
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b. Kannadasan
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2. Biography of Tilak
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c. Thiru V.k.
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3. Muttaivasigal
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d. Abdul Rahman
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4. Pennin Perumai
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Codes:
a b c d
i) 3 2 1 4 ii) 4 3 2 1 iii) 2 1 4 3 iv) 1 4 3 2
17. The Television industry in Tamilnadu is proposed to start at
i) Sriperumbudur ii) Chennai iii) Tirunelveli iv) Nanguneri
18. Which of the following awards was not awarded by Tamil Development Corporation?
i) Bharathidasan Award ii) Thiruvalluvar Award
iii) Kalaimamani Award iv) Bharathiyar Award
19. Who is the author of the Great Christian epic ‘Ratchanya Yathrigam’?
i) Veeramamunivar ii) Vedanayagam Pillai
iii) G.U. Pope iv) H.A.Krishnapillai
20. Which one of the following is a form of folk dance?
i) Thallattu ii) Oppari iii) Kavadi Attam iv) Yetrappattu
21. Who among the following rulers was called ‘kaviraja’?
i) Kumaragupta-I ii) Chandragupta-I
iii) Chandragupta vikramaditya iv) Samudragupta
22. The period of religious unrest in India was
i) 6th century B.C ii) 5th century B.C
iii) 4th century B.C iv) 3th century B.C
23. Mahavira is otherwise called as
i) Siddhartha ii) Gautama iii) Vardhamana
iv) Rishabhadeva
24. Brihaspati was the founder of
i) Carvaka ii) Buddhism iii) Jainism
iv) Mimamsa
25. The word of ‘Samkhya’ means
i) Quality ii) Quantity iii) Number iv) Sakti
26. Arya Samaj was founded by
i) Raja Rammohan Roy ii) Dayanand Saraswati
iii) Blavatsky iv) A.S.Olcott
27. Madhva School recognizes
i) Pancha vrata ii) Pancha Bhava iii) Pancha Vakya iv) Pancha Bheda
28. Choose the correct statement:
i) Nayanmar is called as Adigalar
ii) Manikkavasagar is called as Thiruvadhavoor munivar
iii) Appar swamigal is called as Thirumoolar
iv) Nambi Arrurar is called Devarpiran
29. ‘Tamil Maraikal’ was sung by
i) Four saints ii) Three saints iii) Two saints
iv) Only one saint
30. The fifth Veda is
i) Yajur Veda ii) Ayrveda iii) Athava Veda iv) Samaveda
31. The powers of the Indian parliament to amend Fundamental Rights was established by
i) 21st Amendment ii) 25th Amendment
iii) 39th Amendment iv) 42th Amendment
32. The Judicial Review in the constitution of India is based on
i) Procedures established by law ii) Due process of law
iii) Rule of law iv) Precedents and conventions
33. During a financial Emergency.
I) The president can reduce the salaries of all state servants except judges of the high court
ii) The president can reduce the salaries of state civil servants including those of the judges of the high court
iii) The state legislatures are deprived of the right to chart money bills
iv) All of these
34. Which of the following state governments was dissolved by using article 356 in recent year?
I) Uttar Pradesh ii) Kerala iii) West Bengal iv) Bihar
35. In which year did Periyar reorganize Justice Party as Dravida Kazhagam (DK)?
i) 1935 ii) 1938 iii) 1944 iv) 1948
36. Human Development Index (HDI) does not include which of the following socio-economic indicators?
i) Infant mortality rate ii) GNP per capita iii) Life expectancy
iv) Literacy rate
37. Structural unemployment arises due to
I) Deflationary condition ii) Heavy industry bias
iii) Shortage of raw materials iv) Inadequate productive capacity
38. Which committee fixed poverty line in India?
i) Lakdawala Committee ii) Narashiman Committee
iii) Rangarajan Committee iv) None of these
39. The population of Tamil Nadu as per 2001 Census was
i) 62.4 million ii) 60.3 million iii) 64.4 million iv) 61.5 million
40. The planning Commission of India
i) Was set up in 1950 ii) Is a constitutional body
iii) Is an advisory body iv) Is a government department
41. The average of 11 numbers is 60. If the average of first six numbers is 58 and that of the last six is 63, the value of the sixth number is
i) 66 ii) 65 iii) 63 iv) 64
42. The population of a town is 18,000. It increased by 10% during the first year and by 20% during the second year. The population after 2 years will be
i) 19,800 ii) 21,600 iii) 23,760 iv) None of these
43. If the radius of a circle id decreased by 50%, then its area is reduced by
i) 25% ii) 50% iii) 75% iv) None of these
44. Ten years ago A was half of B in age. If the ratio of their present ages is 3:4,
What will be the total of their present ages?
i) 8 years ii) 20 years iii) 30 years iv) 35 years
45. Formula for the calculation of co-efficient of variation is
i) (Mean/S.D.) x 100 ii) (S.D/Mean) x 100
iii) (S.D.) (Mean)/100 iv) 100/(S.D.) (Mean)
46. If Q1, Q2 and Q3 represent the first, second and third quartiles of a data,
then co-efficient of quartile deviation is
i) Q3 –Q1/2 ii) Q3+Q1-2Q2/Q3-Q1 iii) Q3-Q1/Q3+Q1 iv) Q3+Q1/2
47. S.D. of {2, 4, 5, 6, 8} is
i) 2 ii) 5 iii) 6 iv) 8
48. Mode of {12, 7, 3, 17, 7, 10, 7, 9, 14} is
i) 3 ii) 7 iii) 10 iv) 13
49. Find the odd man out:
i) Computer ii) Printer iii) Mouse iv) Program
50. Which one of the following is not software?
i) SPSS ii) Windows iii) FORTRAN iv) Excel
51. When the speed of a body is doubled, its Kinetic energy becomes
I) Doubled ii) half iii) quadruple iv) One-fourth
52. When a body moves with uniform velocity its acceleration is
i) doubled ii) tripled iii) zero iv) Maximum
53. The principle of Dynamo was discovered by
i) Sir Humphrey Davy ii) Michael Farady iii) Albert Einstein iv) Max Planck
54. The electric fittings are earthed so that
i) Electricity may not leak
ii) There may be a smooth flow of electricity
iii) Current may pass to the earth in case of a short circuit, without causing any harm
iv) To prevent short circuit
55. When common salt is mixed with ice, the melting point
i) Is lowered ii) Is raised
iii) Remains the same iv) Is first lowered and then raised
56. DNA is made up of
i) sugar ii) ribose iii) Amino acid iv) Nucleotides
57. Rusting of iron is …………… process.
i) oxidation ii) reduction
iii) Neither oxidation nor reduction iv) Both oxidation and reduction
58. Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:
List I
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List II
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a. Ammonium sulphate
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1. Fertilizer
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b. Chloroform
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2. Reducing agent
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c. Carbon
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3. Anesthesia
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d. Hydrogen peroxide
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4. Bleaching agent
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A)1 3 2 4 B)1 2 3 4 c)2 3 4 1 d)3 2 1 4
59. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): Drinking soda is mildly acidic in nature.
Assertion (A): Drinking soda is mildly acidic in nature.
Reason (R): It contains carbon dioxide.
Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below:
i) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
ii) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
iii) (A)
iv) Is true, but (R) is false
60. Enriched Uranium is
i) Uranium U-238 ii) Uranium U-235
iii) Uranium mixed with Thorium iv) Uranium mixed with plutonium
61. Which one is a fast growing tree?
i) Banyan ii) Teak iii) Coconut iv) Eucalyptus
62. The Kudankulam Nuclear power Station is set up in Tamil Nadu in collaboration with
i) France ii) Germany iii) Russia iv) Italy
63. Coal mine is situated in Tamil Nadu at
i) Cuddalore ii) Neyveli iii) Mettur iv) Kalpakkam
64. Which one of the following represents the family planning surge
i) Vasectomy ii) Ovariectomy iii) Testisectomy iv) Hysterectomy
65. The population of a city is 1,76,400. If it increase at the rate of 5% per annum,
then the population after 2 years is
i) 1,94,481 ii) 1,94,000 iii) 2,00,000 iv) 1, 92,481
66. The Election Commission of India completed fifty years of its existence on
i) January 17, 2001 ii) February 20, 2002
iii)January 15, 2000 iv) None of these
67. The Rao-Manmohan model of Economic development was initiated in the year
I) 1982 Ii) 1985 iii) 1991 iv) 1995
68. Earthquake in Gujarat occurred on
i) January 25, 2001 ii) February 25, 2001
iii) March 15, 2000 iv) April 15, 2000
69. Who among the following has taken charge as Chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) recently?
I) Mohammad Hamid Ansari ii) Lama Chasphel Zopta
iii) Mohammad Shafi Qureshi iv) Ranjit Issar
70. Who among the following political personalities is appointed as the Head of the panel Committee for OBC Reservation at Central Educational Institutions?
I) Ramadoss ii) Veerappa Moili iii) V.P. Singh iv) Ram Vilas Paswan
71. Bokaro steel plant is located in the state of
i) West Bengal ii) Orissa iii) Jharkhand
iv) Karnataka
72. The Nilgiris are part of the
i) Eastern ghats ii) Western Ghats
iii) Vindhya-Satpura range iv) Himalayan range
73. The famous textile market of Tamil Nadu is
i) Coimbatore ii) Tirunelveli iii) Salem iv) Erode
74. Manimutharu Dam is located in the district of
i) Tirunelveli ii) Coimbatore iii) Cuddalore iv) Thanjavur
75. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): Drought is a creeping phenomenon,
which makes an accurate prediction of this onset a difficult task.
Reason (R): Deficiency in rainfall and over-exploitation of ground water
aggravates the situation. Now select your answer according to the
coding scheme given below:
i) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
ii) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
iii) (A)
iv) Is true, but (R) is false
76. Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below.
List I
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List II
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a. Chennai
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1. Poles
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b. Frigid Zones
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2. Rotation
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Earth axis
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3. 100 minutes
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d. Lunar eclipse
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4. 13 N, 81 E.
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A) 1 2 4 3 B) 3 4 1 2 C) 4 3 2 1 D) 4 1 23
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77. Choose the correct statement from the following:
i) The direction in which water currents move depends on winds and the earth’s spin
ii) The direction in which water currents move does not depent on winds and the earth’s spin
iii) The direction in which water currents move depends on winds and the earth’s revolution
iv) The direction in which water currents move depends on sun’s energy and the earth’s spin
78. All water lying south of latitude 55 in the southern hemisphere, is called
i) South pacific ii) South Atlantic
iii) Southern Ocean iv) Indian Ocean
79. The devastating cyclone struck the coast of Orissa in India on
i) 29th October, 1999 ii) 26thDecember, 2004
iii) 17thand 18th August, 1998 iv) 2nd December, 1984
80. Earthquakes under the sea can cause long, giant, destructive waves called
i) Cyclones ii) Tides iii) Tsunami
iv) Tornadoes
81. ‘Meikirti’ is
i) A title of the king ii) A historical introduction to an inscription
iii) A name of the king iv) A name of a book
82. The term ‘Sociology’ is derived from
i) Latin and Greek words ii) Greek and French words
iii) English and Latin words iv) French and Greek words
83. The term ‘Sociology’ was coined by
i) Spencer ii) Aristotle iii) Comte iv) Ginsberg
84. During whose rule Sati was not practiced?
i) Chera ii) Pandiya iii) Pallava iv) Chola
85. Aryans not only came into India but also infused their culture with Tamil culture through
i) Music and dance ii) agriculture iii) Family system iv) Sculpture
86. The preamble of the Indian Constitution was prepared by
i) Jawaharlal Nehru ii) Sardar patel iii) Mahatma Gandhi
iv) Subhash Chandra Bose
87. Representatives of Union Territories in Lok Sabha are chosen by
i) Direct election ii) Indirect election iii) nomination iv) All of these
88. Who called the Fundamental Rights as the ‘Conscience of the Constitution’?
i) Gandhiji ii) Nehru iii) Indira Gandhi iv) Rajiv Gandhi
89. The idea of Directive Principles of State Policy was taken from
i) The USA ii) Japan iii) Britain iv) Ireland
90. The President’s Parliamentary address is prepared by
i) The president’s office ii) The speaker of the Lok Sabha
iii)The Minister for Parliamentary Affairs iv) The Prime Minister and approved by the Cabinet
91. Who invented Double Entry system of Book-Keeping?
i) Luca Pacciola ii) Keynes iii) Keynes iv)Gunnar Myrdall
92. Which system of banking is followed in India?
i) Unit banking ii) Branch banking iii)Merchant banking iv) Mixed banking
93. The Income Tax exemption limit for the Financial Year 2008-2009 is
i) Rs. 1,40,000 ii) Rs. 1,50,000 iii) Rs. 1,60,000 iv)Rs. 80,000
94. What do you mean by ‘Entrepot’ trade?
i) Export trade ii)Import trade iii) Import of goods for re-export iv)None of these
95. Second World Tamil Conference was held in
i) 1950 ii) 1960 iii)1969 iv)1980
96. In the history of the Freedom Movement of India, the Year 1930 is associated with
i) Non-co-operation movement ii) Civil disobedience movement
iii) Quit India movement iv) Swadeshi movement
97. Tamil novel “Ponnyin Selvan” was written by
i) Akilan ii) Kalki iii) Chandilyan iv) Parthasarathi
98. Sarkaria Commission was appointed
i) To find a solution to the Punjab crisis ii) To examine Centre-State relations
iii) To resolve Kaveri water dispute iv) To examine the nexus between politicians and criminals
99. Salt Satyagraha movement in Tamil Nadu was led by
i) Kamaraj ii) Sathyamoorthy iii) C. Rajagopalachari iv) Prakasam
100. Birth place of Tamil poet Subramania Bharathi is
i) Madurai ii) Sivagangai iii)Tirunelveli iv)Ettayapuram