1. A new sort of social structure called the jajmani system became prevalent in India during the
(a) Later Vedic age (b) The Maurya empire
(c) The Gupta age (d) The post-Gupta period
2. The earliest inscription in Sanskrit is found at
(a) Sanchi (b) Girnar (c) Lumbini (d) Sarnath
3. Senior Citizens Day is celebrated on
(a) 1 October (b) 2 October
(c) 30 September (d) 3 October
4. First powder vaccine for Measles to be tested in
(a) India (b) China (c) Russia (d) USA
5. Who wrote “Akbarnama”?
(a) Abul Fazal (b) Faizi
(c) Shaik Mubarak (d) Tansen
6. Who was the first “real king” of Sultanate?
(a) Qutubuddin (b) Iltutmish
(c) Balban (d) Alauddin
7. Who founded Asiatic Society of Bengal?
(a) William Jones (b) Drinkwater Bethune
(c) David Hare (d) Lord Ripon
8. Which blood vessel in human body would normally carry the largest amount of urea?
(a) Dorsal Aorta (b) Hepatic Vein
(c) Renal Vein (d) Hapatic Portal Vein
9. Where is Silicon Valley located?
(a) Uruguay (b) Uzbekistan (c) Ukraine (d) U.S.A.
10. Who made the first scientific classification of States?
(a) Aristotle (b) Acquinas (c) Socrates (d) Plato
11. Electronic commerce is the process of doing
(a) business electronically message (b) message
(c) markup (d) data
12. Saint Thomas is said to have come to India to propagate Christianity during the reign of the
(a) Cheras (b) Parthians
(c) Cholas (d) Pandyas
13. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below.
List I
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List II
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| A. Fiscal deficit | 1. excess of total expenditure over total receipts |
| B. Budget deficit | 2. excess of revenue expenditure over revenue receipts |
| C. Revenue deficit | 3. excess of total expenditure over total receipts less borrowings |
| D. Primary deficit | 4. excess of total expenditure over total borrowings and payments |
Codes:
(a) 3 1 2 4
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 1 3 2 4
(d) 3 1 4 2
14. Bandipur National Park is located in
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Karnataka
(c) Mizoram (d) Gujarat
15. The process by which energy is generated in the sun is the
(a) fission of Uranium (b) fusion of Helium
(c) fusion of Hydrogen (d) none of these
16. Onam is an important festival of
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Kerala
(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Karnataka
17. Which Governor – General is associated with Doctrine of Lapse?
(a) Lord Ripon (b) Lord Dalhousie
(c) Lord Bentinck (d) Lord Curzon
18. The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act is now known by which of the following names?
(a) Indira Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(b) Rajiv Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(d) Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act
19. Harshavardhana was defeated by
(a) Prabhakaravardhana (b) Pulakesin II
(c) Narasimhavarma Pallava (d) Sasanka
20. Where the High Courts in India first set up?
(a) Delhi and Calcutta (b) Bombay, Madras, Calcutta
(c) Bombay, Delhi, Calcutta (d) Madras and Bombay
21. The institution of Ombudsman was first introduced in
(a) New Zealand (b) Norway (c) Finland (d) Sweden
22. The longest canal of its time which is still used and is most beneficial to North India was built by
(a) Sher Shah Suri (b) Babar
(c) Firoz Shah (d) Shahjahan
23. Which of the following characteristics are found in the concept of authority?
1. Directive component 2. Independence
3. Statutory safeguard 4. Prestige differential
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 4
24. Who built the Shalimar and Nishant Baghs in Kashmir?
(a) Akbar (b) Jahangir (c) Shahjahan (d) Babar
25. Direction: Select your answer from the codes given below and mark your answer sheet accordingly.
Codes:
(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
Assertion (A): In the trade between the south India and the Roman Empire during the Sangam Age the balance
of trade was in favour of south India.
Reason (R): Excavations at Arikamedu revealed a Roman settlement there.
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ANSWER:
1.(d) 2.(b) 3.(a) 4.(a) 5.(a) 6.(b) 7.(a) 8.(c) 9.(d) 10.(a) 11.(a) 12.(a) 13.(a) 14.(b) 15.(c) 16.(b) 17.(b) 18.(d) 19.(b) 20.(b) 21.(d) 22.(c) 23.(a) 24.(c) 25.(d)
பொது அறிவுப் பாடம் (GENERAL STUDIES)-V
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1. Which of the following metal (s) was/were not used by the Harappans?
(a) Copper (b) Gold and Copper
(c) Iron and Tin (d) Silver and Bronze
2. The earliest available work of the Sangam Tamils is
(a) Pattinappalai (b) Tirumurugarruppadai
(c) Maduraikanchi (d) Tolkappiyam
3. Who is the author of ‘Thriller’?
(a) Michael Jackson (b) Munaf Patel
(c) Muntazer al-Zaidi (d) George W. Bush
4. Which of the following country will host 2016 Olympics?
(a) Brazil (b) USA (c) Japan (d) Spain
5. Who was the founder of the Indian Association?
(a) A.O. Hume (b) Raja Rammohan Roy
(c) W.C. Bonerjee (d) S.N. Banerjee
6. Who founded Sikhism?
(a) Gobind Singh (b) Ramdas
(c) Nanak (d) Hargovind
7. Who said “Swaraj is my birth right”?
(a) Bipin Chandra Pal (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai (d) G.K. Gokhale
8. The first yellow milk that comes out of breast of mother is
(a) serum (b) cholesterol (c) colostrum (d) sterol
9. The International Mothers’ Day is observed on the second Sunday of the month of
(a) June (b) May (c) April (d) August
10. The first person to say that the earth is a sphere was
(a) Copernicus (b) Eratosthenes
(c) Galileo (d) Archimedes
11. Which of the following is a term of IT?
(a) Economic order (b) Quantity
(c) Local Area Network (d) Use
12. Arrange the main sources of revenue of the Central Government in ascending order of importance
A. Income tax B. Corporate tax
C. Customs D. Excise duties
Choose your answer from the following codes:
(a) A, B, C, D (b) C, B, D, A
(c) D, C, A, B (d) D, C, B, A
13. Which of the following is true of New Lending Rate System in Banks?
(a) For existing loans, the base rate would be applicable once they matured.
(b) For new loans, the base rate would be levied immediately
(c) Banks can not charge customers any fee for such switch-over
(d) All of these
14. Cancer is a deadly disease because it has the ugly potential of
(a) Having no resemblance to the normal cells of a tissue or organ
(b) Rapid growth to form a tumour
(c) Dissemination to vital organs
(d) Showing cells that are either very large or extremely small
15. The headquarters of Central Food Technology Research Institute is located in
(a) Delhi (b) Anand (c) Ahmedabad (d) Mysore
16. The wire of flash bulb is made of
(a) Copper (b) Barium (c) Magnesium (d) Silver
17. The third permanent research centre being built in Antarctica is named
(a) Parikrama (b) Rohini (c) Bharati (d) Himalaya
18. Which one of the following companies is the largest producer of natural gas in the country?
(a) ONGC (b) OIL (c) Cairn India (d) RIL
19. The Lodi dynasty was founded by
(a) Ibrahim Lodi (b) Sikandar Lodi
(c) Bahlol Lodi (d) Khizr Khan
20. Who invented ‘computer laptop’?
(a) Alain Kay (b) Charles Babbage
(c) Q. Daimler (d) Lacques Nicolas Conte
21. The accountability or responsibility of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to the Lok Sabha is
(a) Intermittent (b) Indirect
(c) At the time of elections
(d) Direct, continuous and collective
22. Which famous social reformer wrote the books Jnana Yoga, Karma Yoga and Rajya Yoga?
(a) Swami Vivekananda (b) Ranade
(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(d) Ramkrishna Paramahansa
23. The ‘Tenure System’ in the Central Services was started by
(a) Lord Macaulay (b) Lord Curzon
(c) Lord Ripon (d) Sardar Patel
24. The biggest shipbuilding centre during Sultanate period was
(a) Bombay (b) Surat (c) Bengal (d) Kashmir
25. Direction: Select your answer from the codes given below and mark your answer accordingly.
Codes:
(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
Assertion (A): Spinning and weaving of cotton and silk had attained a high degree of perfection.
Reason (R): Spinning was a part time occupation of women.
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ANSWER:
1.(c) 2.(d) 3.(a) 4.(a) 5.(d) 6.(c) 7.(b) 8.(c) 9.(b) 10.(a) 11.(c) 12.(b) 13.(d) 14.(c) 15.(d) 16.(c) 17.(c) 18.(d) 19.(c) 20.(a) 21.(d) 22.(a) 23.(b) 24.(b) 25.(d)
பொது அறிவுப் பாடம் (GENERAL STUDIES)-VI
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1. Right to Information in India is a(a) Fundamental Right (b) Legal Right (c) Both Fundamental and Legal Right
(d) Neither Fundamental nor Legal Right
2. Mangrove forests are found in(a) Lower Himalayan Ranges (b) Sundarbans
(c) Gujarat (d) Western Ghats
3. The blood pressure in humans is connected with the:(a) Testis (b) Liver (c) Adrenal (d) Pancreas
4. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Dam / Lake
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River
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| (a) Gobind Sagar | : Sutlej |
| (b) Kolleru Lake | : Krishna |
| (c) Ukai Reservoir | : Tapi |
| (d) Wular Lake | : Jhelum |
5. The title ‘Indian Napolean’ has been attached to(a) Chandra Gupta Maurya (b) Samudragupta
(c) Chandragupta – I (d) Harshavardhana
6. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List I (Sugar)
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List II (Source)
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| A. Cellulose | 1. Honey |
| B. Fructose | 2. Sugarcane |
| C. Maltose | 3. Cotton wool |
| D. Sucrose | 4. Starch |
Codes:
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A
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B
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C
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D
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(a)
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3
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1
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4
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2
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(b)
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3
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4
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1
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2
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(c)
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2
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1
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4
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3
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(d)
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2
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4
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1
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3
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7. During the time of which Mughal Emperor did the English East India Company establish its first factory in India?(a) Akbar (b) Jahangir (c) Shahjahan (d) Aurangzeb
8. Which one of the following is also called Stranger Gas?(a) Argon (b) Neon (c) Xenon (d) Nitrous oxide
9. Who founded Gadar Party in America?(a) Tarak Nath Das (b) Hardayal (c) Ramchandra (d) Kazi Obeidullah
10. The Rupee coins were first minted in India during the rule of
(a) Shahjahan (b) Shershah Suri (c) East India Company (d) Razia Begum
11. Whish is the biggest fresh water lake in the world?
(a) Chilka Lake (b) Caspian Lake
(c) Dal Lake (d) Lake Superior
12. Which one of the following combinations is true of the Rigvedic culture?(a) Nature worship, varna system, image worship
(b) Rural, pastoral, monarchical
(c) Barter system, sati system, sacredness of cow
(d) Matriarchy, monogamy, defensive weapons
13. In digestion, proteins are converted into
(a) Fatty acids (b) Glucose
(c) Amino Acids (d) Maltose
14. Tansen, a great musician of his times, was in the court of(a) Jahangir (b) Akbar
(c) Shah Jahan (d) Bahadur Shah
15. The Mullaiperiyar-dam issue is between which of the following two state(a) Karnataka – Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu – Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu – Andhra Pradesh
(d) Andhra Pradesh – Maharashtra
16. Where did Sher Shah Suri receive education?(a) Bengal (b) Kashmir (c) Jaunpur (c) Delhi
17. Directions: Given below are two statements, one is Assertion (A) other is Reason (R):
Assertion (A): The President is the part of the Parliament.
Reason (R): A bill passed by the two Houses of Parliament cannot become law without his signature.
Codes:(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and R is correct explanation of (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but R is nor correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true
18. Match List I (Organisations) with List II (Years in Which Founded) and select the correct answer using the codes
given below the lists:
List I (Organisations)
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List II (Years in which Founded)
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| A. Landholders Society | 1. 1838 |
| B. British Indian Association | 2. 1851 |
| C. Madras Native Association | 3. 1852 |
| D. The Indian Association | 4. 1876 |
Codes:
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A
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B
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C
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D
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(a)
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1
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2
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3
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4
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(b)
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3
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4
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1
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2
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(c)
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1
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4
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3
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2
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(d)
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3
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2
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1
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4
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19. Directions: The following item consists of two statements, one labelled as ‘Assertion A’ and the other labelled
as ‘Reason R’. You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the Assertion A and the Reason R
are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion. Select your answers
to these items using the codes given below and mark your answer accordingly.
Codes:(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 a correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Assertion (A): In ancient India, the status of women, idealized in literature and art, underwent steady deterioration through the ages.
Reason (R): Though monogamy was the ideal, polygamy was often the practice among the higher classes of society.
20. Which of the following produces more severe burns?
(a) Boiling water (b) Steam (c) Hot air (d) Sun rays
21. Which of the following animals has the longest life span?(a) Elephant (b) Crocodile (c) Dog (d) Tortoise
22. Refrigerators keep food unspoiled because(a) at its low temperature, bacteria and moulds are inactive
(b) at its low temperature, the germs are killed
(c) at its low temperature, the germs are frozen
(d) it sterilizes the food
23. The Rajatarangini of Kalhana was composed in(a) The eleventh century (b) The twelfth century
(c) The thirteenth century (d) The tenth century
24. Globalisation means(a) Financial market system is centered in a single state
(b) The growth of a single unified world market
(c) Geographical location of a firm is of utmost importance
(d) Foreign capitalist transactions
25. The device used for converting alternating current to direct current is called(a) Invertor (b) Transformer (c) Transmeter (d) Rectifier |
ANSWER:
1.(b) 2.(b) 3.(c) 4.(b) 5.(b) 6.(a) 7.(b) 8.(c) 9.(b) 10.(b) 11.(d) 12.(b) 13.(c) 14.(b) 15.(b) 16.(c) 17.(a) 18.(a) 19.(b) 20.(b) 21.(d) 22.(b) 23.(b) 24.(b) 25.(d) |
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