20. Find out the odd one in the following:
21. In India the Central Food Technological Research Institute is located
22. Which of the following gases comes under ‘Noble gases’?
23. Where is the heavy water plant in Tamil Nadu?
24. The gland that maintains body’s thermostat is
26. China became 143rd member of World Trade Organisation on
27. Which sector contributes more to Net state domestic product in
28. Yercaud is located in
29. How many districts are there in Tamil nadu?
30. The Chairman of Central Vigilance Commission in India in 2006 was
a) N. Vittal b) R. Vittal c) P. Shankar d) K. Shankar
31. In which year was Non-cooperative movement conducted?
32. Who is the author of the journal ‘Harijan’?
33. Which one of the following states is the first established state by the
34. Who among the following was praised by Pudhumaipittan as,
35. Who of the following claimed that he raised the fame of Tamil
36. The Vyas Committee which has submitted its report recently, is
37. Find out the correct chronological order of the development of Tamil
1. Tholpavai Koothu 2. Marappavai koothu 3. Puppet show 4. Drama
38. In which year was the name of Madras State changed as Tamil Nadu?
a) 1952 b) 1962 c) 1967 d) 1972
39. The author of the great research work ‘The Comparative Grammar of
Dravidian Languages’ is
a) Robert de Nobili b) Zeiganbalg c) Robert Caldwell d) John Samuel
40. The present Chief Election Commissioner of India is
a) Krishnamoorthy b) Gopalsamy c) Tandon d) Navin Chawia
41. Asser(A): The Pacific belt is known as the Ring of Fire
Reason(R): A large number of active volcanoes is found along the
coasts of America and Asia around the Pacific belt.
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
42. A continent which is free of volcanoes is
a) Australia b) North America c) South America d) Asia
43. Asser(A): The Gujarat coast is more suitable for the production of
common salt than the coasts of other states.
Reasons(R): The Gujarat coast receives more rain fall
than other coasts.
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
44. Broad gauge railway engines of India are manufactured at
a) Varanasi b) Kanpur c) Chittaranjan d) Baroda
45. The two states of India benefitted by Tungabhadra project are
a) West Bengal and Orissa b) Gujarat and Rajasthan
c) Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka d) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
46. One of the most disastrous events since the history of chemical
industry occurred in the capital of Madhya Pradesh is
a) Bhopal b) Bangalore c) Chennai d) Delhi
47. a) North Pole 1. 29½ earth days
b) Earth Orbit 2. 23 ½ º
c) Moon 3. 90 N º
d) Earth axis 4. 943 million km
a) 1 2 4 3 b) 3 4 1 2 c) 3 4 2 1 d) 2 1 4 3
48. The bulk of the annual rainfall is received in almost every part of
India during
a) South-West monsoon b) Retreating monsoon c) Hot weather season
d) Cold weather season
49. National Highways Development Project, India is proposed to
construct North-South Corridor from
a) Jammu to Madurai b) Srinagar to Kanniyakumari
c) Jalandhar to Kanniyakumari d) Jammu to Kanniyakumari
50. The proposed Sethusamudram Canal’s total length would be about
a) 230 km b)d 350 km c) 150 km d) 260 km
51. Who is the author of Buddha Charita?
a) Banabhatta b) Ashvagosha c) Parshava d) Vasumitra
52. Salar Jung Museum is situated in
a) Hyderabad b) Mumbai c) New Delhi d) Mysore
53. The doctrine of Anekantavada is advocated by
a) Buddhism, b) Jainism c) Carvaka d) Sankhya
54. Niskama Karma means
a) Action b) Action and its fruit c) Disinterested action d) Bondage
55. Which one of the following accepts Mahayana as one of the sects
a) Carvaka b) Jainism c) Buddhism d) Hinduism
56. The moral principle accepted by Veda is
a) Dharma b) Rta c) Karma d) Adrsta
57. Carvaka philosophy admits
a) Perception b) Inference c) Sabda d) Upamana
58. Which one of the following works does not come under Pattupattu?
a) Nedunalvadai b) Kurunjipattu c) Paripadal d) Mullaipattu
59. The birth place of Sri Ramanujam is
a) Kaladi b) Kasi c) Kokarnam d) Sri Perambudur
60. The Hero of Vaikam is
a) C.N. Annadurai b) K.Kamaraj c) Rajaji d) E.V. Ramasamy
61. First Maratha ruler of Tanjore was
a) Sivaji b) Venkoji c) Serboji-I d) Tukkoji
62. When was Community Development Programme launched?
a) 1950 b) 1951 c) 1952 d) 1953
63. When was Central Social Welfare Board organised?
a) 1950 b) 1951 c) 1952 d) 1953
64. One of the important festivals celebrated by Tamil people is
a) Pongal b) Onam c) Maha Sivaratri d) Deepavali
65. Who was the founder of Self-respect movement in Tamil Nadu?
a) E.V. Ramasamy Periyar b) K. Veeramani c) M. Karunanidhi
d) C.N. Annadurai
66. Which Article of the Constitution confers Adult Franchise on all
citizens above the age of 18?
a) Aricle-144 b) Article-326 c) Article -356 d) Article-376
67. The question of the amendability of Fundamental Rights came before
the Supreme Court in the case of
a) shankari Prasad vs Union of India b) Sajjah Singh vs State of Rajasthan
c) Golak Nath vs State of Punjab d) All of these
68. Each year grants-in-aid are provided to such states that are in need of
assistance by the
a) President b) Parliament c) Speaker of the Lok Shaba d) None of them
69. The maximum strength of the Rajya Sabha is
a) 225 b) 550 c) 145 d) 250
70. The Chief Minister of a state is appointed by
a) the President of India b) the Governor of the state
c) the Chief Justice of the High Court d) the State Legislature
71. Below the Session Court exist
a) First class magistrates b) second class magistrates
c) Third class magistrates d) All of them
72. What is the term of office of an elected Mayor?
a) one year b) two years c) three years d) five years
73. Union List, State List and Concurrent List are mentioned in the
Constitution in
a) Fourth Schedule b) Fifth Schedule c) Sixth Schedule
d) Seventh Schedule
74. The official language of the Indian Union shall be
a) Hindi in Pali script b) Hindi in Sanskrit grammar
c) Hindi in Devanagri script d) None of these
75. Who put forth the demand for the creation of ‘Dravidastan’?
a) Raja Gopalachari b) Ramaswamy Naicker c) Kamaraj d) Karunanidhi
76. The Omkar Goswami Committee was set up to study
a) Industrial location b) Industrial pollution c) Industrial infrastructure
d) Industrial sickness
77. According to the 2001 Census, one state in India hasmade tremendous
progress in total literacy. However, italso accounted for the widest gap
between female and male literacy. The name of the state is
a) Uttar Pradesh b) Madhya Pradesh c) Bihar d) Rajasthan
78. The birth rate measure the number of births during a year per
a) 100 of population b) 1000 of population c) Million of population
d) None of these
79. What is the percentage of the accumulated loss at the end of any
financial year to its net worth for a company to be ‘sick’?
a) 100% b) 75% c) 50% d) 20%
80. Name the first bank established in India.
a) Bank of India b) State Bank of India c) Bank of Hindustan
d) Canara Bank
81. In which year was the Imperial Bank of India started?
a) 1914 b) 1919 c) 1921 d) 1942
82. What is the minimum capital and reserve required for starting a
Scheduled Commercial Bank in India?
a) Rs. 5 lakhs b) Rs.10 Lakhs c) Rs.7.5 lakhs d) None of these
83. The minimum capita required for starting Regional Rural Bank in India
is
a) Rs.25 lakhs b) Rs.30 Lakhs c) Rs.22 lakhs d) Rs.40 lakhs
84. What is the Per capita direct tax revenue in Tamil Nadu during
1999-2000?
a) 2200 b) 1500 c) 2700 d) 1800
85. What is the position of Tamil Nadu in respect of India’s foreign
investment?
a ) First b) Fourth c) Third d) Fifth
86. Greek ambassador Megasthenes visited the court of
a) Ajatasatru b) Chandragupta Maurya c) Asoka d) Pushyamitra Sunga
87. Swarajist Party was started by
a) C.R. Das b) Motilal Nehru c) Hakim Ajmal Khan d) Rajaji
88. Fa-hien, a Chinese traveller visited during the reign of
a) Chandragupta Maurya b) Kanishka c) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
d) Harsha
89. Who was the Governor of Madras during Vellore Mutiny?
a) Thomas Monroe b) William Bentinck c) Edward Hdarrison
d) Lord Napier
90. Francis Day was the founder of
a) Fort William b) Fort Louis c) Fort St. George d) Fort St. David
91. If log x + log y = log (x+y) then
a) x = y b) xy = 1 c) y= x-1 / x d) y = x / x-1
92. The length of a rectangle is twice its breadth. If its length is
decreased by 5 cm and the breadth is increased by 5 cm. the
area of the rectangle is increased by 75 sq.cm. The length of the
rectangle is
a) 20 cm b) 30 cm c) 40 cm d) 50 cm
93. A rectangular carpet has an area of 60 sq.m. If its diagonal and
longer side together equal to 5 times of the shorter side, the length
of the carpet is
a) 5m b) 12m c) 13 m d) 14.5 m
94. The maximum length of the pencil that can be kept in a rectangular
box of dimensions 8 cm x 6 cm x 2 cm is
a) 2 √13 cm b) 2 √14 cm c) 2 √26 cm d) 10 √2 cm
95. Any population measure is called
a) Parameter b) Statistic c) Estimator d) Standard Error
96. If a small sample of size n is selected from a population with S.D. = σ ,
then standard error of the sample mean is
a) σ / √n b) σ / √n-1 c) σ √n d) σ / n-1
97. The data which is collected for the first time is called
a) raw data b) grouped data c) primary data d) secondary data
98. The mean deviation from the median of (2, 4, 5, 6, 8) is
a) 0 b) 0.5 c) 1.6 d) 3.0
99. Which of the following is not correct?
a) BASIC is programming language
b) FLOW CHART is a diagrammatic version of a program
c) FLOPPY is a software
d) HERTZ is a unit of measurement of frequency.
100. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
a) WINDOWS 98 hardware
b) C++ low level language
c) Printer output device
d) bit software
