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2.
FpLf:
a
b
A)
B)
C) 1
D) 3
Match List-I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes
given below:
List-II
List-I
1. Thoni Varugiradhu
a) Sirpi
2. Iduthan
b) Gnana Koothan
c) Erode Thamizh Anban
3. Anru Veru Kizhamai
d) Puviyarasu
4. Surya Nizhal
Codes:
a
b
c
d
A)
B)
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D) 3
3.
2
1
5.
6.
B) ouh
D) rh
B) Dirac
D) Chadwick
be tL xU
A ) idtf rhjd
C) btL rhjd
B) cL rhjd
D) cL - btL rhjd
Floppy disk is a / an
A) storage device
C) output device
B) input device
D) input-output device
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A) KjyhtJ mltiz
C) _whtJ mltiz
B) ulhtJ mltiz
D) ehfhtJ mltiz
Which one of the following schedules of the Constitution of India lists the
names of States and specifies their territories?
A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth
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9.
ait ehgJ - Ma
A) s ehfdh
B) j nrjdh
C) fnkjhah
D) eyhjdh
The author of the 'Iniyavai narpadhu' is
A) Villambi Naganar
B) Boodham Sendhanar
C) Kani Medhaviar
D) Nalladhanar
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FpLf:
a
b
A)
B)
C) 2
D) 4
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given below:
List-II
List-I
1. Na. Muttusamy
a) Needhi Devan Mayakkam
2. Indra Parthasarathy
b) Parasakthi
3. Arignar Anna
c) Narkkalikarargal
4. Kalaignar
Mu.
d) Pasi
Karunanidhi
Codes:
a
b
c
d
A)
B)
C) 2
D) 4
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B) kj ts FpL
D) tW vJiy
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A) 66
B) 46
C) 184
D) 96
The ratio of two numbers is 3 : 8 and their difference is 115. The larger
number is
A) 66
B) 46
C) 184
D) 96
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16.
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a
b
A)
B)
C) 4
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D) 3
Match List-I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes
given below:
List-I
List-II
a) Ka. Na. Subramanyan
1. Thanneer
b) Ashoka Mithran
2. Sayavanam
c) Sa. Kandasamy
3. Vadi Vasal
d) Si. Su. Chellappa
4. Poiththevu
Codes:
a
b
c
d
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A)
B)
C) 4
D) 3
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22.
C) 2:3:1
D) 4:3:7
njF w myF
A) T
C) X
B) ~ghu
D) uh
B) farad
D) gram
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FpLf:
a
b
A)
B)
C)
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D)
Match List-I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes
given below:
List-II
List-I
1. Germany
a) Caldwell
2. Tamil Nadu
b) Veeramamunivar
3. Italy
c) Ziegenbalg
4. Ireland
d) H.A. Krishna Pillai
Codes:
a
b
c
d
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A)
B)
C) 3
D) 3
j Kj fL
A) Nlhk fL
C) fy fL
B) thfu fL
D) mfuh fL
B) Thivagara Nigandu
D) Agarathi Nigandu
cglj FLtJ
1) gl mU mktJ
2) ntjf WgF.
3) Phd gF.
4) Mf jrdf Mjhu
t:
A) 1 kL rahdJ
B) 1 kW 3 rahdJ
C) 2 3 kW ehF rahdit
D) midJ rahdit
Upanishad refers to
I.
Sitting nearby devotedly
II.
End of the Vedas
III.
The Jnana section
IV.
Basis of Astika Darsanas
Of these
A) I alone is correct
B) I and II are correct
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B) at districts
D) None of these
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B) Karnataka
D) Andhra Pradesh
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ehakhfis tirgLJf
A)
Uehfur,
Rju,
rgj, khfthrf
C)
Rju,
rgj,
Uehfur, khfthrf
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B) honey
D) sugarcane
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35.
eu vGa Kj jf
A) kJiu fh
C) Vyh
B) beLethil
D) KiyghL
B) Nedunalvadai
D) Mullaippattu
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cGgil vgJ
A) ctik bjhif
C) id bjhif
B) g bjhif
D) cik bjhif
Uzhupadai denotes
A) Uvamai Thogai
C) Vinai Thogai
B) Panbu Thogai
D) Ummai Thogai
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ah r j% vd gjfhf ngholh?
A) fhkbt- bghJ bray B) I.eh bghJ bray
C) rh bghJ bray
D) bdnfh bghJ bray
Shashi Tharoor of India was a candidate for the post of
A) Commonwealth Secretary B) U.N. Secretary General
General
C) SAARC Secretary General
D) UNESCO Secretary General
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Where did the 39th International Film Festival of India take place?
A) Mumbai
B) panaji
C) Kolkata
D) Delhi
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44.
45
frh
vbz
iy
2008-M
ML
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ailjfhd fhuzkhf fUjgLtJ
A) frh viz cg B) lhy kwf
mfjJ
C) lhy ka
D) cyf njit
The fall in crude oil prices during the end of 2008 is attributed to
A) increase in crude oil B) fall in dollar value
production
C) rise in dollar value
D) fall in world demand
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47.
yh l vj fia rhjt?
A) f[nto f
B) nrh f
C) FoauR f
D) #dehaf f
The political party to which Hillary Clinton belongs is
A) Conservative Party
B) Socialist Party
C) Republican Party
D) Democratic Party
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51.
clnghL thGbghGnj
thW miHfgLwJ.
MkLjiy'
bgwyh
vw
bfhif
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A) rnahKiy
C) tK
B) mnuhKiy
D) njfK
Liberation is possible while living with the physical body. This theory is
called
A) Sadyomukti
B) Aparoksha mukti
C) Jivanmukti
D) Videha mukti
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53.
54.
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tdfis tifgLJf:
A) mHF, mik, njh, bjhik B) mik, mHF, bjhik, njh
C) bjhik, njh, mik, mHF D) bjhik, mik, njh, mHF
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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
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58.
ah cs xnu kjFuF
A) bfhyh
B) cuhclh
C) g
D) iAnyhng
Which is the only ape found in India?
A) Gorilla
B) Orang-utan
C) Gibbon
D) Hylobate
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60.
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knrhjhit
mtfhr
A) 30 ehf
C) 14 ehf
khyf
mit
mfgrkhf
itJbfhs
B) 21 ehf
D) 45 ehf
What is the maximum time given to Rajya Sabha for money bill?
A) 30 days
B) 21 days
C) 14 days
D) 45 days
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jd thr vF mikJsJ?
A) kJiu
B) Jnfhil
C) U
D) jrh
Chittanavasal is situated in
A) Madurai
C) Trichy
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B) Pudukkottai
D) Thanjavur
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bt nkw cs mLF
A) ouhngha
B) Iandha
C) nrha
D) luhnlha
The topmost atmospheric layer is called
A) troposphere
B) ionosphere
C) mesosphere
D) stratosphere
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69.
70.
jrd vdgLtJ
A) cik ghit
C) thif t Kiw
B) fl ghit
D) tW vJiy
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Dars'ana is
A) the vision of truth
C) the way of life
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bkha mP ah?
A) mU. uhkehj
C) e. Rbuoah
B) jh. V. Phd_
D) r. mfaf
Linguistics scholar is
A) Aru. Ramanathan
C) Na. Subbureddiar
B) T.A. Gnanamurthy
D) S. Agathialingam
B) iu khRgLJgit
D) it midJ
Lead is considered as
A) air pollutant
C) soil pollutant
B) water pollutant
D) all of these
sw rhnfh J f mf ms gu ftdh
crgL th vJ?
A) CO2
B) N2
C) CH4
D) Ar
Which of the following gases is adsorbed mostly by activated charcoal?
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A) CO2
C) CH4
B) N2
D) Ar
byu vgJ?
A) itu neh
C) blnlhiknaho
B) ghOa neh
D) tW vJiy
Leprosy is a
A) viral disease
C) dermatomyosistis
B) bacterial disease
D) None of these
l FG jiyt ah?
A) l mikr
C) ujk k
B) khy mikr
D) Jiz ujk k
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tUtdtW mogil
fUjgLwJ(wh)
A) ujk k
C) Kj mikr
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B) fh.R. is
D) nf. nf. is
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bjh e vgJ?
A) bjhrhiy VnjD xU B) tha flid U bryj
gF ghfgLj
Koahik
C) cg tUkhdij jhnd D) bjhrhiy ck ifkhLj
cUthf Koahik kW fl
bgWjh bjhiy elj
Ko vw iy
Industrial sickness is nothing but
A) any one part of the factory is B) unable to pay back the debt
being affected
C) unable to create surplus D) change in the ownership of industry.
income and running the industry
only by receiving the debt
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90
vj TW rahdJ?
A)
midJ
fkfS B) xU fk xU jhJ my
jhJf
C) xU jhJ xU fk my
D) midJ jhJfS fkf
Which statement is correct?
A) All minerals are ores
C) An ore cannot be a mineral
B) khaikj F gf
D) khaikj flth gf
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Tusk of elephant is
A) modified incisors
C) modified premolar
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B) modified canines
D) modified molar
fksf' vD iy vGat
A) V.nf. broah
B) gojk fnur broah
C) btis thuz
D) xsit R. Jiurh is
The book 'Kathirmani Villakkam' was written by
A) A.K. Chettiar
B) Pandithamani Kathiresan Chettiar
C) Vellaivaranar
D) Auvai Su. Duraisami Pillai
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B) Madam Currie
D) Henri Becquerel
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rga f nkghL
Kjl csJ?
A) jehL
C) fehlfh
Fpo
mogil
vj
khy
B) nfush
D) Muunjr
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B) 9.16% Rjkhd jf
D) 91.6% Rjkhd jf
1, 2, .......n vw vf TL ruhrahdJ
A) n(n+1) (2n +1) / 6
B) n(n+1)2 / 4
C) n(n+1) / 2
D) n(n+1) / 4
The arithmetic mean of the numbers is 1, 2, ......, n is
A) n(n+1) (2n +1) / 6
B) n(n+1)2 / 4
C) n(n+1) / 2
D) n(n+1) / 4
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0.169
0.00144
A) 130
2
B) 12
130
C) 0.13
12
D) 13
12
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log 10
10 10
10 ........ k
A) 4
C) 2
B) 3
D) 1
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10 ........ is
A) 4
C) 2
B) 3
D) 1
B) Printer
D) Radio
B) Lorry
D) Ship
B) Pollute
D) Provision
B) Square
D) Sound
B) Square
D) Sound
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B) past perfect
D) Future perfect
B) Past perfect
D) Simple present
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A) a
C) an
B) some
D) the
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Match the following words given in Column A with their meanings in Column B
and select the correct answer from the choice given:
Column A
Column B
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a) Cautious
b) remember
c) ruined
d) conscience
Choice:
a
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1.
2.
3.
4.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Match the following words given in Column A with their meanings in Column B
and select the correct answer from the choice given:
Column B
Column A
1.
2.
3.
4.
a) famous
b) shift
c) passive
d) negotiate
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spoiled
careful
awareness
recollect
Choice:
a
A)
B)
C)
D)
inactive
popular
bargain
change
Match the following words given in Column A with their meanings in Column B
and select the correct answer from the choice given:
Column A
Column B
a) nap
b) revolt
c) decade
d) ache
1.
2.
3.
4.
10 years
short sleep
pain
protest
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A)
B)
C)
D)
Match the following words given in Column A with their meanings in Column B
and select the correct answer from the choice given:
Column B
Column A
1.
2.
3.
4.
a) reflect
b) destiny
c) tranquilly
d) intense
Choice:
a
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A)
B)
C)
D)
fate
great
think deeply
peacefully
Match the following words given in Column A with their meanings in Column B
and select the correct answer from the choice given:
Column A
Column B
a) broke in
b) lived out
c) gone back
d) took off
1.
2.
3.
4.
Choice:
a
A)
B)
practised
rose from the ground
entered by force
failed to keep up
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D)
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B) Compound
D) Complex
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B) Complex
D) Negative
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Comprehension :
A bat has wings,. It looks like a mouse. Its eyes are small. it prefers to sleep in
dark corners. But it neither hatches eggs nor lays eggs.
The bat is a/an
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A) bird
C) mammal
B) insect
D) none of these.
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Comprehension:
The first man to travel in space was a Russian named Yuri Gangarin who in 1961
shot up to a height of 187 miles and was put into orbit at 18,000 mph. He went
once round th earth in 89 minutes and then was slowed down by small rockets
fired in forward directions.
A) Armstrong
B) Kalpana Chawla
C) Yuri Gagarin
D) Neil
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Comprehension:
Deolphins are huge mammals. They are noted for their sharp brain. They are very
friendly and can be trained by human beings to do acrobatics. Dolphins are
A) rude
B) friendly
C) lazy
D) moody
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Comprehension:
Meg helped Jo clear away the remains of the feast which took half the afternoon,
and left them so tired that they agreed to be contented with tea and toast for
supper.
Meg helped Jo in the
A) kitchen
B) hotel
C) park
D) office
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Comprehension:
The silver spots tell us where the cotton has been hidden and gold spots tell us
where the wheat has been hidden.
Wheat spots are marked by
A) gold
B) silver
C) platinum
D) diamond
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Comprehension:
Select the correct sentence:
A) I took pity on him
C) I took pity about him
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B) S.V.O.C
D) S.V.I.O.D.O.
B) S.V.A.A.
D) S.V.C.A.
B) S.V.O.C.
D) S.V.A.A.
B) S.V.O.A.
D) S.V.O.C.
B) daringly
D) dares
B) identical
D) none of these
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B) clear
D) clearing
B) sleepless
D) sleepiness
B) moment
D) none of these
B) doesnt it
D) wont it
B) doesnt she
D) hasnt she
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B) dont I
D) did I
B) are I
D) were I
B) Personal passive
D) None of these
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B) Passive
D) None of these
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B) anti
D) tion
B) re
D) ity
B) un
D) ful
B) mis
D) un
B) ion
D) ary
B) is
D) M.A.
B) discussed
D) the matter
B) comes
D) Italy
B) moves
D) the sun
B) is
D) now