Forest Apprentices Question paper with answers

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Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) conducts the Forest Apprentices exam. This is a very highly reputed entrance examination as it tends to recruit people who have great responsibility of the state.
TNPSC conducts the Forest Apprentice designation. For which 79 posts are available.

Educational Qualification:

B.E/ B.Tech/ B.Sc (Che/ CS/ Agriculture/ Chem/ Civil/ Electrical/ Electronics/ Mechanical/ Maths/ Phy/ stati)

Age Limit: 18-30years

Pay Scale: Rs 6500-10500

Selection Process:

The candidate has to go through three successive stages 1) written examination 2) physical test and 3) oral test.

Papers with answer:

TNPSC Forest Apprentices papers

1
1. A shopkeeper sells 10 toffees for a
rupee, gaining thereby 20%. How
many did he buy for a rupee?
A. 11 C. 15
B. 12 D. 13
2. If 2A=3B=4C, then A : B : C is
A. 2 : 3: 4 C. 6 : 4 : 3
B. 4 : 3 : 2 D. 3 : 4 : 6
3. If the selling price of an article is
4
3
times of its cost price, then the
profit percentage is
A. 33
1
3
C.
20
1
2
B.
25
4
D.
3 4. Two numbers are in the ratio 3 : 5.
If each number is increased by 10,
the ratio becomes 5 : 7. The
numbers are
A. 3, 5 C. 15, 25
B. 12, 20 D. 18, 30
5. Median of x = {10, 2, 14, 5, 8, 16} is
A. 8 C. 10
B. 9 D. 11
6. Which one of the following
properties is not satisfied by mean?
A. It is a simple measure
B. It is easy to compute
C. It is a stable measure
D. It is not affected by extreme
values.
7. If L and S are the largest and
smallest values of a data, then the
range is measured by the formula
A. L + S C. S – L
B. L – S D. LS
8. If the standard deviation of {x1, x2,
x3} is 2, then the standard deviation
of {x1 +5, x2+ 5, x3 + 5} is
A. 0 C. 5
B. 2 D. 7
9. Which one of the following is not
correct?
A. CPU is a hardware
B. WRITE is a FORTRAN command
C. VDU is software
D. DIR is a computer command
10. What is the decimal equivalent for
(10110)2?
A. 12 C. 32
B. 22 D. 42
11. IDBI is a subsidiary of
A. Reserve Bank of India
B. State Bank of India
C. National Bank for Agriculture and
Rural Development
D. None of these
12. What type of Bank rate is followed
in India?
A. Discount rate
B. Penal rate
C. Accommodate rate
D. None of these
13. Statutory meeting relates to
A. Private Company
B. Foreign Company
C. Public Company
D. Chartered Company
14. Which is the most activity-wise
small scale industrial unit in Tamil
Nadu?
A. Food processing
B. Textile processing
C. Metal processing
D. Paper processing
15. Which district stands first in the
ratio of male-female in Tamil Nadu?
A. Madurai
B. Tiruchirapalli
C. Salem
D. Tuticorin
16. The author of the book Ain-i-Akbari
was
A. Abul Fazl
B. Amir Khushru
C. Abul Faizi
D. Nizamuddin Ahmed.
17. Match List I correctly with List II
and select your answer using the
codes given below:
List I
a. Raja Rammohan Roy
b. Swami Vivekananda
c. Dayananda Saraswati
d. Madam Blavatsky
List II
1. Arya Samaj
2. Ramkrishna Paramahamsa
3. Brahmo Samaj
4. Theosophical Society
Codes :
a b c d
A. 1 2 3 4
B. 2 3 4 1
C. 3 2 1 4
D. 4 1 2 3
18. Choose the correct statement :
A. Kashi Central Hindu College was
established in 1891
B. Aligarh Movement was started
by Muhammed Ali Jinnah
C. Aligarh Muslim University was
established in 1920
D. Visvabharati University was
started by Devendranath Tagore.
19. Which one of the following is not
correctly matched?
A. Bhagat Singh – “Delhi Chalo”
B. Dayanand Saraswati – “Go back
to Vedas”
C. Gandhiji – “Untouchability is a
Crime”
D. Nehru – “Long years ago we
have made tryst with destiny”
20. From the names given below,
identify the name of the first Prime
Minister of India :
A. Rajaji
B. B.R. Ambedkar
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
21. MISA was passed in
A. 1950 C. 1970
B. 1963 D. 1971
22. Prime Minister of India is
A. the leader of the Rajya Sabba
B. the leader of the Lok Sabha
C. the leader of the masses
D. none of them
23. The retirement age of a Supreme
Court Judge is
A. 60 years
B. 64 years
C. 62 years
D. 65 years
24. Which of the following languages
is not included in the Eighth
Schedule of the Indian
Constitution?
A. Urdu C. English
B. Sanskrit D. Sindhi
25. In which conference, in the year
1944, the Justice Party was
reorganised into Dravidar
Kazhagam?
A. Madras
B. Kancheepuram
C. Madurai
D. Salem
26. Which model is the base for the
First Five-Year Plan?
A. Lewis model
B. Mahalanobis model
C. Harrod-Doman model
D. Keynesian model
27. The Deputy Chairman of the
Planning Commission
A. is the Prime Minister
B. is the Planning Minister
C. holds the rank of a Cabinet
Minister
D. is an economist of repute.
28. The headquarters of World Health
Organisation is located at
A. Geneva C. New York
B. Washington D. London
29. What is the purpose for which the
treasury bills are issued?
A.Very short term liability of the
Government
B. Short term liability of the
Government
C. Mid-term liability of the
Government
D. The commercial paper market
30. The ICICI promotes
A. private sector
B. public sector
C. joint sector
D. co-operative sector
31. Who was the last of the later Chola
Kings?
A. Raja Raja III C. Kulottunga III
B. Rajendra III D. Veera Rajendra
32. ‘Man is a social animal’ – Who said
this?
A.Comte C. Aristotle
B. Spencer D. MacIver
33. Folkways are mostly dealt with by
A. Summer C. Spencer
B. Comte D. MacIver
34. Which one of the following
introduced the process of
Aryanization in Tamil language?
A. Sanskrit elements
B. British aspects
C. Western elements
D. Varnas
35. One of the founders of the Justice
Party was
A. P.T. Rajan
B. C.N. Annadurai
C. K. Kamaraj
D. Bhaktavatsalam
36. The Constitution of India was adopted
on
A. 25th August, 1947
B. 26th January, 1950
C. 26th November, 1949
D. 11th January, 1948
37. How many representatives are
being sent by the union territories
to the Lok Sabha?
A. 10 C. 25
B. 20 D. 45
38. Which one of the following Articles
of the Constitution of India directs
State Government to organise
Village Panchayat?
A. Article 51 C. Article 48
B. Article 40 D. Article 32
39. The President of India is elected for
A. life C. 5 years
B. 4 years D. 6 years
40. In the Lok Sabha who discharges
the duties of the Speaker during
his absence?
A.Vice-President
B. Home Minister
C. Finance Minister
D. Deputy Speaker
41. Who was the first Muslim ruler of
Delhi?
A. Iltutmish
B. Balban
C. Qutbuddin Aibak
D. Mahmud of Ghazni
42. When was the ‘National Museum’
established in Delhi?
A. 1947
B. 1949
C. 1948
D. 1950
43. Which one of the following is
correctly matched?
A. Brahma – Creation
B. Vishnu – Destruction
C. Shiva – Maya
D. Shakti – Preservation
44. Ethics is the study of
A. theory of behaviour
B. theory of activity
C. theory of karma
D. theory of morality
45. Logic is a (an)
A. objective science
B. normative science
C. descriptive science
D. natural science
46. Natural poetic philosopher is
A. Sri Aurobindo
B. Bharathiyar
C. Tagore
D. Subramaniya Sivam
47. The Integral Advaitism is advocated
by
A. Gandhiji
B. Sri Aurobindo
C. J. Krishnamurthy
D. Dr. Radhakrishnan
48. The saint who lived at Thillai was
A. Nedumarar
B. Sadaiyanar
C. Thiruneelakandar
D. Gananadhar
49. Which one of the following is
correctly matched?
A. Arunagiri Nadhar
– Thencherimalai
B. Kumara Devar
– Thirukuntram
C. Manikkavasagar
– Thirumandapam
D. Gnana Sambandhar
– Thiruvenkadu
50. “Free Labourers' Party” was
founded by
A. E.V. Ramasamy
B. Ambedkar
C. Dr.Muthulakshmi Reddy
D. C.N.Annadurai
51. Ajanta caves are located in the State
of
A. Maharashtra
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Orissa
D. Karnataka
52. The longest rail route in India is
A. Delhi – Mumbai
B. Delhi – Kolkata
C. Guwahati – Thiruvananthapuram
D. Amritsar – Puri
53. Periyar Wildlife Sacturay is
situated in the State of
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Kerala
C. Karnataka
D. Andhra Pradesh
54. Match List I correctly with List II
and select your answer using the
codes given below :
List I List II
a. Seismograph 1. Himalayas
b. Deccan Plateau 2. Andaman
c. Barren Island 3. Earthquake
d. Tethys Sea 4. Basalt Lava
Codes :
a b c d
A. 1 2 4 3
B. 2 3 1 4
C. 3 4 2 1
D. 2 1 4 3
55. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A) : In recent decades,
villages between Kombai and
Bodinaickanur in Theni district of
Tamil Nadu suffer severely from
sandstorms.
Reason (R) : These villages lie in the
rain-shadow regions of the
Western Ghats.
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 correct explanation
of (A).
C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
56. Rapid and sudden sliding of large
mass of mixture of snow/ice with
rock materials is
A. Landslide C. Rockslide
B. Avalanche D. Tsunami
57. Pick the correct statement from the
following:
A. Kaziranga National Park is unique
among Indian wildlife habitats for
Rhino and Wild Buffalo.
B. Kaziranga National Park is unique
among Indian wildlife habitats for
Lions and Wild Buffalo.
C. Kaziranga National Park is unique
among Indian wildlife habitats for
Tigers and Elephants.
D. Kaziranga National Park is unique
among Indian wildlife habitats for
Elephants and Lions.
58. INSAT II-B was successfully
launched in
A. July, 1993
B. April, 1975
C. July, 1979
D. November, 1981
59. Red soil is fond widely in
A. Gangetic plain
B. Peninsular India
C. Himalayan mountain
D. Coastal plains
60. Coffee cultivation in India is in the
state of
A. Kerala
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Karnataka
D. Himachal Pradesh
61. Which one of the following
universities was started in the year
1983?
A. Madurai Kamarajar University
B. Periyar University
C. Mother Teresa Women's
University
D. Madras University
62. In which year was ‘Local Self
Government’ established in India?
A. 1915
B. 1916
C. 1911
D. 1910
63. Which one of the following is
correctly matched?
A. National Game – Cricket
B. National Tree – Banyan tree
C. National Flower – Rose
D. National Animal – Lion
64. Consider the following statements:
I. Free verses are different from
traditional verses.
II. So, free verses have no
grammatical boundaries.
Of the statements :
A. Both are correct
B. Both are wrong
C. I alone is correct
D. II alone is correct
65. Which one of the following is
correctly matched?
A. Vanamamalai – Folklore
B. Agasthialingam – Literature
C. Kailasapathy – Linguistics
D. Cenavaraiyar – Folk dance
66. Which one of the following is the
first novel in Tamil?
A. Kamalambal Charithiram
B. Prathapa Mudaliar Charithiram
C. Padmavathi Charithiram
D. Mohamul
67. In which year was Tamil Virtual
University inaugurated?
A. 2000 C. 2002
B. 2001 D. 2003
68. Who among the Chief Ministers of
Tamil Nadu introduced the Nutrition
Meals Schemes?
A. Bhaktavatsalam
B. Kamaraj
C. Karunanidhi
D. M.G.Ramachandran
69. In which year was the Madras
University established?
A. 1857 C. 1887
B. 1887 D. 1926
70. Match List I correctly with List II
and select your answer using the
codes given below :
List I
a. Parthasarathy
b. K.V. Manisekharan
c. Prabhanjan
d. Balakumaran
List II
1. Merkuri Pookkal
2. Kakkai Chiraginile
3. Kurinjimalar
4. Nilachoru
Codes :
a b c d
A. 1 2 3 4
B. 2 3 4 1
C. 3 4 2 1
D. 4 1 3 2
71. The institute which gives primary
importance to agriculture in Tamil
Nadu is located at
A. Mudumalai
B. Kooduvancheri
C. Coimbatore
D. Budhanoor
72. The person responsible for the
Poondi Drinking Water Project was
A. Rajaji
B. Sathyamurthy
C. Kamaraj
D. Bakthavathsalam
73. The first satellite sent India is
A. Apollo - 7 C. Bhaskara
B. Aryabhatta D. Apple
74. Which of the following animals was
killed by the car of Manuneedhi
Chola's son?
A. Kitten C. Puppy
B. Lamb D. Calf
75. If 30% of a certain number is 12-
6, then the number is
A. 41 C. 43
B. 42 D. 40
76. Fast track courts were launched by
Centre on
A. April 1, 2001
B. May 10, 2002
C. June 15, 2000
D. None of these
77. In which year did India become the
founder member of WTO?
A. 1985 C. 1994
B. 1990 D. 1996
78. Which of the following districts
ranks first on the basis of
population density (2001)?
A. Coimbatore
B. Tiruchirapalli
C. Salem
D. Chennai
79. Which State has the highest density
of population as per the 2001
Census?
A. Kerala
B. Maharashtra
C. Uttar Pradesh
D.West Bengal
80. Who is the present Lok Sabha
Speaker?
A. A.B. Bardhan
B. Jyoti Basu
C. Somnath Chatterjee
D. None of them
81. Insectivorous plants capture insects
for obtaining
A. calcium C. carbon
B. nitrogen D. cobalt
82. The protein essential for chromatin
formation is
A. Actin C. Histone
B. Tubulin D. Myosin
83. The treatment of milk to eliminate
pathogenic bacteria is known as
A. isolation C. pasteurization
B. sterilisation D. fermentation
84. The five kingdom concept was
proposed by
A. Linnaeus C. Theophrastus
B. Whittaker D. John Ray
85. The nucleolus is rich in
A. DNA and proteins
B. DNA and lipids
C. RNA and lipids
D. RNA and proteins
86. “One gene – one enzyme
hypothesis” was coined by
A. Henry Osborn
B. Beadle and Tatum
C. Jacob and Monod
D. Best and Tailor
87. World Environment Day is
A. 21st March
B. 5th June
C. 1st December
D. 2nd December
88. Instrument used to measure the
blood pressure is
A. Sphygmomanometer
B. Blood pressure meter
C. Thermometer
D. Stethoscope
89. Natality is
A. birth rate C. death rate
B. survival rate D. none of these
90. Diphtheria disease is connected
with
A. lungs C. throat
B. liver D. blood
91. Sound travels at maximum speed in
A. vacuum C. air
B. water D. steel
92. A woman's voice is shriller than a
man's voice due to
A. higher frequency
B. higher amplitude
C. lower frequency
D. weak vocal chords
93. Which one of the following devices
convert electrical energy into
mechanical energy?
A. Dynamo
B. Electric motor
C. Transformer
D. Inductor
94. The process of nuclear fission
occurs mainly in
A. nuclear reactors
B. chemical reactions
C. hydrogen bomb
D. sun
95. The process responsible for the
enormous energy in the sun is
A. nuclear fission
B. nuclear fusion
C. the burning of gases
D. as yet unknown
96. Which one of the following is
correctly matched?
A. Vitamin A – Anaemia
B. Glucose – Eyesight
C. Iodine – Goitre
D. Cyanocobalamin – Diabetes
97. Which one of the following is neither
an element nor a compound?
A. Silver C. Air
B. Water D. Sucrose
98. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A) : Electric cookers are
coated with magnesium oxide.
Reason (R) : It protects them against
fire.
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 correct explanation of
(A).
C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
99. The element(s) which exist in liquid
state at room temperature is (are)
I. Sodium
II. Bromine
III. Mercury
IV. Magnesium
Of these :
A. I alone is correct
B. I and II are correct
C. II and III are correct
D. all are correct
100. Which of the following is the correct
order of calorific values of fuel?
A. Hydrogen > Petrol > Wood
B. Wood > Hydrogen > Petrol
C. Petrol > Wood > Hydrogen
D.Wood > Petrol > Hydrogen
101. Find out the error :
As she is sick she walks slow
1 2 3 4
A. 1 C. 4
B. 2 D. 3
102. Adjective of ‘trouble’ is
A. trouble C. troublesome
B. troubled D. none of these
103. Find out the adverb
A. quickly C. hard
B. fresh D. just
104. Adjective of ‘space’ is
A. spacious C. spouse
B. specific D. spice
105. Find out the odd word :
A. funnily C. gamely
B. funkily D. gainful
106. Find out the odd word :
A. interview C. interviewer
B. interviewee D. intimate
107. Read the following passage :
Like South Indians, the Japanese
are rice-eaters. They are particular
about not leaving a single grain of
rice in the plate at the end of the
meal. They never waste anything.
................. never waste anything.
A. Romans C. Americans
B. Indians D. Japanese
108. Read the following passage :
The world is compared to a great
machinery. Every man is like a
wheel which, however tiny it maybe,
is essential for the running of the
machinery, which is to provide for
the hundreds of millions of people.
What is the world compared to?
A. The world is compared to a
computer.
B. The world is compared to a
workshop.
C. The world is compared to a
machinery.
D. The world is compared to a
mechanic.
109. Read the following passage :
Insects are small creatures having six
legs, no backbone and body divided into
three parts. They are the most plentiful
of all living creatures. From man's
point of view, insects can be divided
into two kinds.
............... are the most plentiful of
living creatures.
A. Reptiles
B. Herbivores
C. Insects
D. None
110. Read the following passage :
Lencho wrote a letter to God. The
postmaster and the postman
laughed at this. But the postmaster
admired his faith. He did not want
him to be disappointed. He gathered
some money and sent him under the
signature, ‘God’,
Who had sent the money?
A. Lencho
B. Postmaster
C. Postman
D. Lencho's brother
111. Fill in the blank with the correct tense
Malini and Susheela _____ (prepare)
for the exams now.
A. are preparing
B. were preparing
C. is preparing
D. have prepared
112. Plural form of ‘negro’ is
A. negro C. neglects
B. negroes D. none of these
113. Plural form of ‘species’ is
A. species C. spice
B. spices D. none of these
114. Plural form of ‘two’ is
A. two C. toes
B. twos D. none of these
115. Plural form of ‘medium’ is
A. media C. medicos
B. medium D. none of these
116. Select the past participle of ‘stand’:
A. stood
B. was standing
C. is standing
D. none of these
117. Find out the error :
It was a prettiest bird
1 2 3 4
A. 3 C. 1
B. 2 D. 4
118. Find out the error :
We can see the stars in a sky
1 2 3 4
A. 3 C. 1
B. 2 D. 4
119. Find out the error :
He was a nobler man
1 2 3 4
A. 2 C. 4
B. 1 D. 3
120. Find out the error :
He climbed at the tree
1 2 3 4
A. 4 C. 1
B. 2 D. 3
121. Choose the correct antonym :
Ravishankar had done a heroic deed.
A. courageous C. timid
B. brave D. difficult
122. Find out the word with a prefix:
A. income C. grateful
B. save D. strengthen
123. Find out the word with a prefix:
A. hill C. roughly
B. submarine D. growth
124. Find out the word with a prefix:
A. shortage C. brave
B. malpractice D. smooth
125. Find out the word with a suffix:
A. otherwise C. beside
B. quick D. hold
126. Find out the word with a suffix:
A. inland C. worth
B. lead D. golden
127. Find out the word with a suffix:
A. asleep C. punishment
B. cruel D. free
128. Select the future continuous
tense :
A. shall come
B. shall have been coming
C. is coming
D. shall be coming
129. Select the simple present tense:
A. I am going to the hospital.
B. They were listening to the teacher.
C. Empty vessels make much noise.
D. none of these.
130. Fill in the blank with the correct
tense.
I ............. (finish) my work by this
time next month.
A. will be finished
B. am finished
C. will have finished
D. will be finishing
131. Choose the correct synonym :
He taught the students to cultivate
their minds.
A. teach C. develop
B. trained D. change
132. Choose the correct synonym :
Mother Teresa's eyes lit up with
her usual kind smile.
A. cruel C. warm
B. sad D. style
133. Choose the correct synonym :
Some birds will fly away when the
weather turns cold:
A. sky C. report
B. climate D. reason
134. Choose the correct synonym :
Suddenly Rani heard the sound of
water trickling.
A. pouring C. crawling
B. dripping D. gushing
135. Choose the correct synonym :
The roads should be repaired
immediately.
A. at once C. slowly
B. belatedly D. hastily
136. Choose the correct synonym :
The policeman unlocked the cell.
A. opened C. widened
B. closed D. repaired
137. Choose the correct antonym :
They understood the weakness of
their enemy.
A. powers C. boldness
B. arms D. strength
138. Choose the correct antonym :
Everyone should give respect to
their parents.
A. disobey C. cheat
B. disrespect D. love
139. Choose the correct antonym :
The interior part of the earth
remains very hot.
A. inner C. outside
B. inside D. exterior
140. Choose the correct antonym :
It was a rough wooden bed.
A. smooth C. silky
B. soft D. rocky
141. Name the correct tense form of the
underlined words:
By this time day after tomorrow
I shall have reached my friend's
house.
A. Simple Past
B. Future Perfect
C. Future Continuous
D. Future Perfect continuous.
142. Select the correct tense :
After I ............. (finish) my work, I
went to bed.
A. has finished C. had finished
B. have finishedD. finished
143. Select the correct tense :
By this time tomorrow we ...........
(wait) here.
A. shall be waiting
B. waited
C. will wait
D. are waiting

[Kiran Chandar]

144. Select the correct tense form of the
verb :
Columbus ................ (discover)
America.
A. will discover
B. discovered
C. was discovered
D. will be discovered
145. Fill in the blank :
I got my shirt ............. in blue.
A. dyed C. doer
B. died D. none of these
146. Fill in the blank :
Amul ......... of Gujarat supplies milk.
A. diary C. daily
B. dairy D. none of these
147. Fill in the blank :
He gave me a bearer.............
A. check C. cheque
B. chalk D. none of these
148. Select the suitable word :
Smoking ........ our health.
A. effect C. affects
B. defect D. none of these
149. Match the following Column A with
Column B :
Column A Column B
1. ancient a. unrefined
2. crude b. olden
3. invade c. refused
4. denied d. attack
Codes :
1 2 3 4
A. a b d c
B. b c d a
C. c a d b
D. b a d c
150. Match the following Column A with
Column B :
Column A Column B
1. gushing a. particle
2. speck b. perhaps
3. hanging c. bursting
4. probably d. suspending
Codes :
1 2 3 4
A. d c a b
B. b c d a
C. c a d b
D. a c d b
151. Fill in the blank with gerund :
It is wise ....................................... new
ideas.
A. to accept C. to be accepted
B. accepting D. accept
152. Fill in the blank with gerund :
It is our aim ................... the status
of women.
A. raising C. to raisen
B. to be raised D. to raising
153. Change the following Noun into Verb
form
‘acquisition’
A. acquisitive
B. acquisitiveness
C. acquire
D. none of these
154. Change the following Verb into Noun
form :
‘apply’
A. applied C. apply for
B. applicable D. application
155. Select the correct question tag:
He can't speak English
fluently.............?
A.Will he? C. Can he?
B. Does he? D. Did he?
156. Select the correct question tag:
I am right...................?
A. Aren't I? C. Have I?
B. Can I? D. Haven't?
157. Select the correct question tag:
Let's go to the beach .................?
A. Shall we? C. Haven't you?
B. Will you? D. Do you?
158. Select the correct question tag:
He has left already..............?
A. Hasn't he? C. Will he?
B. Doesn't he? D.Won't he?
7
159. Select the correct question tag:
He doesn't like tea ..............?
A. Does he? C. Will he?
B. Did he? D. Do he?
160. Select the correct question tag:
You didn't notice him ..............?
A. Don't you? C. Can you?
B. Did you? D.Will you?
161. Find out the error :
I have some book on Physics
1 2 3 4
A. 3 C. 4
B. 2 D. 1
162. Identify the Imperative sentence:
A. She has completed it
B. How tall the building is?
C. Bring me the red file at once.
D. Can you come with me?
163. Identify the Interrogative sentence:
A. Where are you coming from?
B. He is a doctor
C. She wants to become a lawyer
D. What a lovely sight!
164. Identify the Passive voice :
A. He writes a story
B. My uncle presented my sister a
bangle
C. Let the door be opened
D. Raja was playing football
165. Identify the Present Perfect
Continuous Tense :
A. I like to dance
B. She is writing a letter now
C. Mohan is working in this office
D. Kamala has been serving in this
institution since 1985
166. Identify the Passive voice :
A. Let the patients not be disturbed
B. Rahim is a lawyer
C. He goes to Mumbai
D. Rani and Vimala are playing chess
167. Fill in the blank with the suitable
infinitive :
................. the mountain is
dangerous.
A. To be climbed
B. To climbing
C. To climb
D. none of these
168. Fill in the blank with the suitable
infinitive :
I was happy ................. the news.
A. to hearing C. heard
B. to be heard D. to hear
169. Fill in the blank with the suitable
infinitive :
The children are anxious ..........
A. to learn
B. to be learnt
C. to learning
D. to have been learnt
170. Fill in the blank with gerund :
................. too many sweets is bad
for health.
A. To eating
B. To be eaten
C. Ate
D. Eating
171. Identify the complex sentence:
A. On hearing be bell, the boys stood
up.
B. When the boys heard the bell,
they stood up.
C. The boys heard the bell and they
stood up.
D.We stood up on hearing the bell.
172. Identify the simple sentence :
A. Besides making a promise, she
kept it.
B. Come here now or you cannot
meet him.
C. Lalita was very weak but she
walked to her office.
D. She heard the news and at once
she began to cry.
173. Identify the simple sentence :
A. He is too weak to walk.
B. As Mary was rich she enjoyed all
luxuries.
C. He saves some money and so he
can buy a car.
D. The problem was very difficult
and so I cannot solve it.
174. Identify the complex sentence :
A. I saw a building which was
beautiful.
B. He was too foolish to follow me.
C. She obeys her husband's orders.
D. I do not know about his arrival.
175. Identify the odd word :
A. diplomat
B. statesman
C. ambassador
D. farmer
176. Find out the error :
I were received by the officers
1 2 3
at the airport
4
A. 4 C. 1
B. 2 D. 3
177. Find out the error :
The thief have been brought
1 3
to Chennai by van
3 4
A. 2 C. 4
B. 1 D. 3
178. Find out the error :
I does not know the answer
1 2 3 4
A. 3 C. 2
B. 1 D. 4
179. Find out the error :
He is going to college on bus
1 2 3 4
A. 3 C. 4
B. 2 D. 1
180. Find out the error :
Ramayana is a holy book
1 2 3 4
A. 4 C. 2
B. 3 D. 1
181. Identify the sentence pattern :
Raju presented me a dictionary.
A. SVO C. S.V.IO.DO
B. SVOA D. SVOC
182. Identify the sentence pattern :
They named him Diyana.
A. S.V.O.A C. A.S.V.C
B. S.V.O.C D. S.V.IO.DO
183. Identify the sentence pattern :
The children like sweets.
A. S.V.C
B. S.V.O
C. A.S.V.C
D. S.V.O.C
184. Identify the sentence pattern :
I met my uncle at the railway station.
A. S.V.O
B. S.V.O.A
C. S.V.O.C
D. S.V.IO.DO
185. Which of the following sentences
does not belong to the degrees of
comparison?
A. No other boy is as active as Raja.
B. Rani is the most obedient girl.
C. Have you finished your work?
D. Peacock is one of the most
beautiful birds.
186. Identify the superlative degree.
A. The gold is one of the costliest
metals.
B. Very few flowers are as beautiful
as lotus.
C. Rohini is not older than Krishna.
D. No other boy is so tall as Kumar.
187. Identify the degree :
Gopi was not so clever as Raghu.
A. Comparative degree
B. Superlative degree
C. Positive degree
D. None of these
188. Identify the correct degree :
No other leader was as famous as
Gandhiji.
A. Superlative degree
B. Comparative degree
C. Positive degree
D. None of these
189. Identify the correct degree:
Asoka is more famous than Babur.
A. Positive degree
B. Comparative degree
C. Superlative degree
D. None of these
190. Identify the compound sentence:
A. It is very cheap, but it is durable.
B. If you work hard, you will get
a prize.
C. Although it is very cheap, it is
durable.
D. People living in luxury, know
nothing about poverty.
191. Fill in the blank with article :
............... palm tree is generally very
tall.
A. The C. An
B. A D. No article
192. Fill in the blank with suitable
article:
Her husband is ............. shrewd
person.
A. the C. some
B. an D. a
193. Fill in the blank with suitable
article:
Germany is ........... European country.
A. a C. the
B. an D. no article
194. Fill in the blank with suitable
article:
Ramu is ............. engineer.
A. the C. a
B. an D. few
195. Fill in the blank with suitable
article:
The child is eating ............. apple.
A. a C. none
B. the D. an
196. Fill in the blank with suitable
preposition :
He has been trying ............. finish
the work.
A. to C. in
B. by D. with
197. Fill in the blank with suitable
preposition :
The mango was cut ............. my
brother.
A. to C. by
B. with D. at
198. Fill in the blank with suitable
preposition :
My house is ............. a lake.
A. by C. beside
B. at D. under
199. Fill in the blank with suitable
preposition :
He was waiting ............. the bus.
A. for C. with
B. to D. by
200. Fill in the blank with suitable
preposition :
He will come ............. Sunday.
A. on C. in
B. at D. by


1. The Avogadro number is
A) 6.00 x 1024
B) 6.023 x 1023
C) 6.054 x 1022
D) 6.504 x 1022
2. Viscous force is directly proportional to
A) Temperature gradient
B) Mass gradient
C) Velocity gradient
D) Charge gradient
3. The South American country that suffered due to earthquake in 2010 was
A) Argentina
B) Chile
C) Brazil
D) Libya
4. According to the Economic Survey of India (2007-08), the birth rate in Tamil Nadu state is
A) 16.2
B) 18.4
C) 15.3
D) 10.6
5. The structure observed by Robert Hooke in plant cells was
A) Protoplasm
B) Cell wall
C) Nucleus
D) Tracheids
6. How many pairs of cranial nerves are present in shark fishes?
A) 8
B) 10
C) 12
D) 14

7. When the basis of classification is according to location or place, the classification is called
…………………… classification
A) Quantitative
B) Geographical
C) Qualitative
D) Chronological
8. The oxidation number of Fe in K3[Fe(CN)6] is
A) 2
B) 3
C) 1
D) 4
9. The ray which does not affect the photographic plate is
A) Alpha ray
B) Beta ray
C) Gamma ray
D) none of these
10. Who among the following said that Buddha's character and teaching made him 'The Light not of Asia
only but of the World'?
A) Sir Edwin Arnold
B) Mrs. Rhys Davids
C) Dr. Radhakrishnan
D) H. G. Wells
11. Cisternae, Thylakoid and Cristae are located at …….., ………. And …….. respectively.
A) Mitochondria, Ribosomes, Chloroplast
B) Golgi body, Chloroplast, Mitochondria
C) Ribosomes, Chloroplast, Mitochondria
D) Chromosomes, Thylakoid, Mitochondria
12. Which of the following is Natural rubber?
A) Polyester
B) Polyamide
C) Polyisoprene
D) Polysaccharide
13. Who is the only Indian and the First non-American head of the Academy of Astronautics (IAA)?

A) Madhavan Nair
B) Dhoni
C) Ravi Sastri
D) Kapil Sibal
14. Who coined the party name 'Indian National Congress'?
A) Ranade
B) Dadabhai Naoroji
C) W. C. Banerjee
D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
15Data verbalized on a continuum scale like excellent, good, fair and poor are known as
A) Raw data
B) Ratio data
C) Interval data
D) Ordinal data
16. The new agricultural technology can best be described as
A) land augmenting
B) labour augmenting
C) labour displacing
D) both land and labour augmenting
17. Three capacitors each of capacitance 9 pf is connected in series and is connected to 120 V supply. The
potential difference across each capacitor is
A) 20 V
B) 40 V
C) 60 V
D) 90 V
18. A can do a piece of work in 80 days. He alone works at it for 20 days and then B alone finished the
remaining work in 36 days. In how many days can A and B together complete the work?
A) 25 days
B) 30 days
C) 35 days
D) 40 days
19. The average of 25 results is 18. The average of first twelve of them is 14 and that of last twelve is 17.
The thirteenth result is
A) 87

B) 78
C) 67
D) none of these
20. A girl started walking from her house. She first walked for 3 km towards east, then she turned towards
north and moved 4 km in that direction. How far is the girls away from her house?
A) 3 km south
B) 3 km north
C) 5 km west
D) 5 km north-east
21. The end product of fermentation of molasses of sugarcane by yeast is
A) Pyruvate
B) Phenol
C) Lactic acid
D) Ethyl alcohol
22. The year ………………. Was celebrated by the General Assembly of the UNO as International Year for
Human Rights.
A) 1964
B) 1966
C) 1968
D) None of these
23. Who won the latest Presidential elections in Sri Lanka?
A) Sirimavo Bandaranaike
B) Mahindra Rajapakse
C) Kumaratunge
D) Dissanayake
24. The tomb at Sessaran was built by
A) Humayun
B) Sher Shah
C) Akbar
D) Babar
25. The famous leader of Narmada Bachao Andolan is
A) Sunil Agarwal
B) Rajesh Khanna

C) Medha Patkar
D) K. C. Cherian
26. Species Plantarum was authored by
A) Hutchinson
B) Carolus Linnaeus
C) Engler and Prantl
D) Bentham and Hooker
27. The yellow colour of urine of the Vertebrates is due to
A) Urochrome
B) Melanin
C) Uric acid
D) Cholesterol
28. The Eleventh Five-Year Plan was implemented during the period
A) 2005-2010
B) 2002-2007
C) 2007-2012
D) 2006-2011
29. Which one among the following South Asian countries has the highest population density?
A) India
B) Pakistan
C) Nepal
D) Sri Lanka
30. Ashoka patronised
A) Jainism
B) Saivism
C) Buddhism
D) Vaishnavism
31. Who among the following computed National Income on the basis of Scientific method?
A) Prof. Mahalanobis
B) Dr. K.N.Raj
C) Dr. V.K.R.V.Rao
D) Dr. Vakil

32. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): Surface temperatures of the oceans are controlled by warm and cold currents.
Reason (R): Warm currents raise the temperature whereas cool currents lower down the temperature.
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 correct explanation of (A)
C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
33. Ring or horse shoe shaped coral reefs are called
A) Atoll
B) Barrier reef
C) Fringing reef
D) none of these
34. Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:
List I List II
a) Glucose 1. Biopolymer
b) Serodiagnosis 2. Reducing sugar
c) Electrophoresis 3. Separation technique
d) Nucleic acid 4. HIV test
A) a2, b4, c3, d1
B) a1, b3, c4, d2
C) a1, b2, c3, d4
D) a4, b3, c2, d1
35. As per RTI the competent authority of Lok Sabha is the
A) Chairman
B) Prime Minister
C) Chief Secretary
D) Speaker
36. Who authored the book 'A Better India A Better World'?
A) N.R.Narayana Murthy
B) Indra Sinha
C) Rajiv Sikri
D) Jaswant Singh

37. A current of 8 A flows through 10 turn coil of a tangent galvanometer having a diameter of 16 cm. The
field on the center of the coil is
A) 2.5 A-turn/m
B) 25 A-turn/m
C) 100 A-turn/m
D) 250 A-turn/m
38. Which of the following is wrongly matched?
A) Microsporangial serus - Anther
B) Microspore - Pollen grain
C) Megasporophyll - Ovule
D) Microsporophyll - Stamen
39. Veeranam Project to bring water from Veeranam to madras was started by Chief Minister
A) M.Karunanidhi
B) M.g.Ramachandran
C) Jayalalitha
D) O.Panner Selvam
40. The Indian Post and Telegraph department issued postage stamp in hour of V.O.Chidambaram Pillai in
the year
A) 1971
B) 1972
C) 1973
D) 1974
41. Nobel Laureate 2009 in Chemistry is awarded to Venkataraman Ramakrishanan for his work on
A) Hypsochrome
B) Ribosome
C) Chromatogram
D) Auxochrome
42. Fast Breeder Test Reactor is at
A) Trombay
B) Kaiga
C) Kudankulam
D) Kalpakkam
43) Who is the Chairman of 12th Finance Commission?

A) C.Rangarajan
B) K.C.Pant
C) Kelkat
D) Madhavan Ravindra
44. Which of the following Amendment Acts inserted the word 'Secular' in the Preamble of the Constitution
of India?
A) 41st Amendment Act, 1976
B) 42nd Amendment Act, 1976
C) 43rd Amendment Act, 1977
D) 44th Amendment Act, 1979
45. The Chairperson and other members of State Human Rights Commission are appointed by the
A) Governor
B) Chief Minister
C) Home Minister
D) none of these
46. Tamil Calendar is based on the movement of
A) Moon
B) Saturn
C) Sun
D) Mars
47. Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:
List I List II
a) Justice Party 1. Periyar E. V. R
b) Dravida Kazhagam 2. Singaravelu Chettiar
c) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3. T. M. Nair
d) Communist Party 4. C. N. Annadurai
A) a1, b3, c4, d2
B) a4, b1, c3, d2
C) a3, b1, c4, d2
D) a2, b1, c3, d4
48. Tamil Sangam was supposed to be held at
A) Uraiyur
B) Kanchi

C) Madurai
D) Vanji
49. Who was the Prime Minister of India when Tashkent Agreement was signed?
A) Jawarlal Nehru
B) Lal Bahadur Shastri
C) Indira Gandhi
D) Rajiv Gandhi
50. The Constituent Assembly completed its work of constitution making on
A) 16th May, 1946
B) 9th December, 1948
C) 26th November, 1949
D) 26th January, 1950
51. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): RBC cells are found in the blood which carry oxygen.
Reason (R): Haemoglobin pigments are involved in carrying the oxygen.
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 correct explanation of (A)
C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
52. Land is a
A) man-made resource
B) non-renewable natural resource
C) renewable natural resource
D) all of these
53. Consider the following statements:
I. Cholesterol is a fertilizer.
II. Protein is amphoteric in nature.
III. Whale myoglobin has disulphide bond.
IV. Entropy of the universe increases.
Of these statements:
A) II alone is correct
B) II and IV are correct

C) III, IV and II are correct
D) All are correct.
54. Emerald Dam is located in
A) Coimbatore
B) Ooty
C) Erode
D) Salem
55. The Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution speaks about
A) functions of the Chief Minister
B) functions of Panchayati Raj
C) duties of District Collector
D) functions of the Parliament
56. Who received the Nobel prize for the work on genes that control the sense of smell?
A) Werner Arber and Daniel Nathans
B) Niels Jerne and Georges Kohler
C) Richard Axel and Linda Buck
D) Konrad Bloch and Feodor Lynen.
57. Opsonin was discovered by
A) Jules Bordet
B) christian Gram
C) Almroth Wright
D) Louis Pasteur
58. The recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award during 2005 was
A) Dev Anand
B) Mrinal Sen
C) Lata Mangeshkar
D) Shyam Benegal
59. Which is the best selling book sold over 10 million copies written by Dr.Kenneth Blanchard, the
Management Guru?
A) You Can Win
B) Maximum Power
C) One Minute Manager
D) 10 Minute MBA

60. The Rajiv Gandhi Udyami Mitra Yojana was launched in
A) 2006
B) 2007
C) 2008
D) 2009
61. Heliocentric theory according to which sun is supposed to be fixed and the planets go around the sun
was proposed by
A) Galileo
B) Newton
C) Ptolemy
D) Copernicus
62. The growth rate of population in India as per 2001 census is
A) 3%
B) 2.50%
C) 1.90%
D) 1.50%
63. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given hills from the north to south?
A) Nallamalai, Nilgiris, Javadhi, Anaimalai
B) Anaimalai, Javadi, Nilgiris, Nallamalai
C) Nallamalai, Javadhi, Nilgiris, Anaimalai
D) Anaimalai, Nilgris, Javadhi, Nallamalai.
64. The Annamalai University at Annamalainagar was founded in
A) 1909
B) 1919
C) 1929
D) 1949
65. The focal length of two lenses in contact is given by
A) F = f1 -f2
B) F = f1 f2
C) F = f1 + f2
D) 1/F=1/f1+1/f2
66. Which one of the following statements is correct?

A) Parliament has power to amend any part of the Constitution of India
B) Parliament has no power to amend Fundamental Rights in the Constitution of India
C) Parliament cannot amend the Directive Principles of State Policy
D) Parliament cannot amend the Federal Principles embodied in Constitution of India
67. Which of the following countries is not a member of ASEAN?
A) Vietnam
B) Brunei
C) Bangladesh
D) Myanmar
68. Position effect is the result of
A) translations
B) inversions
C) transcriptions
D) deletions
69. Triple vaccine is administered to a newborn child to immunize it against
A) Whooping Cough, Tetanus and Measles
B) Whooping Cough, Tetanus and Diphtheria
C) tetanus, Diphtheria, Measles and Rubella
D) Tetanus, Diphtheria, Smallpox and Rubella
70. An example of addition co-polymer is
A) Buna-s
B) PVC
C) Neoprene
D) Glyptal
71. Natural gas is a mixture of aliphatic hydrocarbons. What is the main important gas available in that?
A) Oxygen (O2)
B) Nitrogen (N2)
C) Methane (CH4)
D) Carbon dioxide (CO2)
72. A moving coil galvanometer can be converted into an ammeter by connecting
A) a low resistance in parallel with a galvanometer
B) a high resistance in parallel with a galvanometer a
C) high resistance in series with a galvanometer

D) a low resistance in series with a galvanometer
73. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
A) Right to Equality - Fundamental Duty
B) Right to Information - Transparent and Responsible Government
C) To promote equal justice - Fundamental Right
D) To abide by the Constitution - Directive Principles of State Policy
74. Biodiesel is obtained from which plant?
A) Mango
B) Bamboo
C) Jatropha
D) Ficus
75. The Directive Principles of State Policy is incorporated in the Article………… the Constitution of India.
A) 19-21
B) 14-16
C) 36-51
D) 24-28
76. Rubella virus causes
A) Smallpox
B) Measles
C) Chickenpox
D) Influenza
77. The policy RBI follows for control of inflation is
A) increase in Repo rate and CRR
B) decrease in Repo rate and increase in CRR
C) decrease in Repo rate and CRR
D) decrease in bank rate
78. Which one of the following statements is correct?
A) Finance Commission is constituted by the President every four years
B) Finance Commission has one Chairman and four other members
C) K.C. Pant was the Chairman of 11th Finance Commission
D) Finance Commission Report is submitted to the Planning Commission

79. Dantidurga established which kingdom?
A) Chalukyas of Badami
B) Chalukyas of Kalyani
C) Chalukyas of Vengi
D) Rashtrakuta Dynasty
80. 1/1.2 - 1/2.3 + 1/3.4 - 1/4.5 + … +
A) 2 log 2 -1
B) − 2 log 2 -1
C) 2 log 2 + 1
D) − 2 (log 2 +1)
81. Study of the interrelations between the individual plant and its environment is called
A) Synecology
B) Ecosystem
C) Autecology
D) Biodiversity
82. The ages of Ravi and Raja are in the ratio 5 : 12. After 6 years, the ratio of their ages will be 8 : 15.
What is the difference between their ages?
A) 14 years
B) 16 years
C) 12 years
D) 13 years
83. Construction of a dam for drinking water at Hogenekkal is main issue of contention between
A) Tamil Nadu and Kerala
B) Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
C) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
D) Karnataka and Kerala
84. Leprosy is caused by
A) Mycobacterium leprae
B) Mycobacterium tuberculosis
C) Corynebacterium diphtheria
D) Varicella zoster
85. Who was the first woman Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu?
A) Janaki Ramachandran

B) Jayalalitha
C) Mamata Banerjee
D) Mayawati
86. Choose the statement(s) connected with Marudhu Brothers.
Marudhu Brothers:
I. Ruled Sivaganga area
II. Siruvayal & Kalayarkovil were their strongholds
III. Took refuge in Panchalam Kurichi
IV. They were executed by the British in 1801.
Of these statements:
A) I alone is correct
B) II alone is correct
C) I, II and IV are correct
D) I, III and IV are correct
87. The National Rural Employment Programme was implemented in Tamil Nadu in the year
A) 1980
B) 1990
C) 1970
D) 1960
88. The famous Ethnobotanist in India is
A) V. M. Meher-Homji
B) R. P. S. Katwal
C) S. K. Jain
D) S. S. Bhojwani
89. The reaction that takes place in a Daniel cell is
A) Cu + Hg → Cu.Hg
B) Zn° + Cu → Zn2 + Cu°
C) Cu2+ + 2Ag → Cu° + 2Ag+
D) 3Fe2 + Cr6+ → 3Fe3 + Cr3+
90. SONAR is mostly used by
A) Doctors
B) Engineers
C) Navigators
D) Astronauts

91. Traditions affirm that a Buddhist Council assembled at ………….. In the year of Buddha's death
A) Vaisali
B) Pataliputra
C) Saranath
D) Rajagriha
92. What is the correct value of x = cos Ѳ satisfies x2 - 3x + 2 = 0?
A) 1
B) 0
C) -1
D) π
93. Article 263 deals with provisions with respect to
A) Union Public Service Commission
B) Election Commission of India
C) Inter-State Council
D) Finance Commission.
94. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
A) Central Vigilance Commission - Kripalani Committee
B) Father of All India Services - Sardar Vallabhai Patel
C) Secretary General of Non-Aligned Movement - Dr.Rajendra Prasad
D) Union Public Service Commission - A.M.Khusru.
95. Agricultural holding tax was recommended by
A) John Mathai Committee
B) Bhoothalingam Committee
C) Wanchoo Committee
D) Raj Committee
96. Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) Scheme aimed at
A) Providing loan assistance
B) Providing houses at free of cost
C) Providing transport facilities
D) none of these
97. The LPG (Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation) model of development was introduced in 1991
by the Finance Minister

A) Dr. Manmohan Singh
B) Shri P. Chidambaram
C) Shri Pranab Mukherjee
D) Shri P. V. Narasimha Rao
98. Which commodity forms the single largest item of India's import?
A) Capital goods
B) Food and allied products
C) Gold
D) Oil (fuel)
99. The leader who attended all the Three Round Table Conferences was
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Subhash Chandra Bose
D) Jawaharlal Nehru
E) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
100 Where in India is the Asia's largest optical telescope installed?
A) Darjeeling - West Bengal
B) Kodaikanal - Tamil Nadu
C) Mahabaleshwar - Maharastra
D) Kavalur- Tamil Nadu
101. The shape of the graph drawn between ln p1 versus 1/T for an intrinsic semiconductor is pl -
resistivity, T - temperature)
A) Straight line
B) Circle
C) Parabola
D) Ellipse
102. One gene and one enzyme hypothesis was put forth by ………….. In …………………..
A) Beadle and Tatum, E.coli
B) Beadle and Tatum, Neurospora
C) Jacob and Monad, Neurospora
D) Jacob and Monad, E.coli
103. The hormone which brings about characteristic changes in male at puberty is called
A) Androgen

B) FSH
C) Adrenaline
D) Testosterone
104. Which of the following is correctly matched?
A) TNT - Fertilizer
B) Gasoline - Petrochemical
C) Potassium sulphate - Explosive
D) Cement - Molecular Crystal
105. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): Article 32 deals with the right to Constitutional Remedies, without which the Constitution
would be a nullity.
Reason (R): Article 32 provides the right to move the Supreme Court by appropriate proceeding for the
enforcement of Fundamental Rights guaranteed in the Constitution.
Now select you answer according to the coding scheme given below:
A) (A) is true, but (R) is false
B) (A) is alone is true
C) (R) is alone is true
D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
106. In Tamil Nadu the Legislative Assembly was established in the year
A) 1935
B) 1937
C) 1947
D) 1952
107. Tamil Nadu is noted for the industrial cluster of
A) textiles
B) chemicals
C) jewellery and gems
D) glass
108. Apex Court judgement delivered with regard to Open University degree, that bench comprised
A) Justice S. B. Sinha and Justice Mukundaram Sharma
B) Justice Mohan and Justice K. G. Balakrishnan
C) Justice S. H. Kapadia and Justice Altamar Kabir
D) None of them

109. Satyartha Prakash was written by
A) Raja Rammohan Roy
B) Debendranath Tagore
C) Keshab Chandra Sen
D) Dayanand Saraswati
110. Find the missing number:
A) 1000
B) 1001
C) 999
D) 1002
111. Consider the following statements:
I. Akbar promulgated Din-i-Ilahi
II. Din-i-Ilahi means Divine Duty
III. Prominent convert to Din-i-Ilahi was Raja Birbal
IV. Din-i-Ilahi discouraged Muslim rites
Of the statements:
A) I alone is correct
B) I and II are correct
C) I, III and IV are correct
D) All are correct.
112. The area of a rectangle is 16 sq. metres and its length is 4 times that of breadth. What is the perimeter
of the rectangle?
A) 20 m
B) 18 m
C) 16 m
D) 14 m
113. Which one of the following is true?
A) Devaradiyars were the groups of girls who used to dance before the God during the festivals in the
temple
B) Devaradiyars were the attendants in a Sabha
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C) Devaradiyars were the chief singers in a village
D) Devaradiyars were the painters
114. In the forest, X can cut 3/10 th of the trees in 50 days. Y can cut 40% of the trees in 40 days and Z can
cut 1/2 of the trees in 80 days. Who will complete the work first?
A) X
B) Y
C) Z
D) X and Z
115. The share of road transport in total transport of the country is
A) 20%
B) 40%
C) 60%
D) 80%
116. Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) was implemented in India by merging
the schemes of
A) PMRY and REGP
B) NREP and IRDP
C) IAY and IRDP
D) SFDA and MFAL
117. Which is the correct chronological sequence of the major events given below?
I. SLV-3 Launch
II. Formation of Bangladesh
III. Sikkim becomes 22nd state of Indian territory
IV. Pokhran Test.
A) II - IV - III – I
B) III - I - II – IV
C) II - I - III – IV
D) III - IV - II - I
118. The literacy rate of Tamil Nadu is (as per 2001 census)
A) 80.65
B) 70.45
C) 60.75
D) 73.45

119. The ration of the length and breadth of a plot is 4 : 5. I f the length is 20 m less than the breadth, what
is the perimeter of the plot?
A) 180 m
B) 360 m
C) 80 m
D) 100 m
120. Who was the architect of the first Indian Imperial Power?
A) Bindusara
B) Chandragupta Maurya
C) Ashoka
D) Brihadratha
121. The earliest evidence for the democratic election system in Tamil Nadu available in the form of
A) a copper scroll
B) an inscription on stone
C) a painting
D) a literature
122. Variety of dances mentioned in Tolkappiam are
I. Verikkuthu ( dance of Velan )
II. Karunkkuthu ( dance of the victors )
III. Vallikkuthu ( ladies to celebrate victory )
IV. Kalanilaikkuthu ( dance by wearing kalal )
A) all are true
B) I and IV are true
C) all are false
D) I and II are true
123. According to the National Human Development Report ( NHDR ) 2001, Tamil Nadu scored the
A) Seventh Rank
B) Third Rank
C) Fourth Rank
D) Ninth Rank
124. Which party formed ministry in Madras Presidency after the passing Government of India Act of 1935?
A) Swaraj party
B) Justice party
C) Congress party

D) Communist party
125. In the 2009 Parliamentary Elections, DMK won ……………….. Seats
A) 25
B) 35
C) 40
D) 18
126. The Fort William College at Kolkata was founded in the year
A) 1806
B) 1810
C) 1805
D) 1800
127. India's population as on 1st March, 2001 stood at
A) 1,027 million
B) 1,007 million
C) 1,017 million
D) 1,037 million
128. Number of towns in Tamil Nadu is
A) 832
B) 900
C) 750
D) 500
129. The language which was used in the Ashokan inscription is
A) Hindi
B) Sanskrit
C) Prakrit
D) Telugu
130. The average based on the position of ordered observation is
A)
B) Median
C) Mode
D) Standard Deviation

131. The present Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Thiru M. Karunanidhi after 2006 Assembly election became
the Chief Minister for ………………………. Time.
A) Sixth
B) Fifth
C) Seventh
D) Fourth
132. Consider the following statements:
I. C. Rajagopalachari was the Chief Minister of Madras State.
II. C. Rajagopalachari was an Advocate.
III. C. Rajagopalachari belonged to Justice Party.
IV. C. Rajagopalachari was the only Indian who became Governor General of India.
A) I alone is correct
B) I and II are correct
C) I, II and IV are correct
D) All are correct.
133. The Tamil Nadu Government seal depicts
A) Srirangam Temple Pagoda
B) Tanjore Big Temple Pagoda
C) Srivilliputhur Temple Pagoda
D) Chidambaram Temple Pagoda
134. Mullai' region is characterised by
A) Forest area
B) Hilly tract
C) Cultivable land
D)Coastal land
135. A Jain cave temple at Chittanavassal is in …………………… district.
A) Tirunelveli
B) Thanjavur
C) Madurai
D) Pudukottai
136. The Chairman of the Committee on Centre-State Relations, appointed by the Government of Tamil
Nadu was
A) Mandal
B) Raj Mannar

C) Sarkaria
D) Shah
137. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): The Civil Service is not accountable to the Parliament
Reason (R): It is governed by the norm of anonymity.
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 correct explanation of (A)
C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.