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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY GROUP 1 – 2010 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (A - SERIES) 1.

Nobel Laureate 2009 in Chemistry is awarded to Venkataraman Ramakrishnan for his work on a) Hypsochrome b) Ribosome c) Chromatogram

Auxochraom

2009 ô¢ «õî¤ò¤òô¢ «ï£ðô¢ ðó¤² ªðø¢ø ªõé¢èì¢ó£ñù¢ ó£ñè¤¼û¢íù¤ù¢ Ýó£ò¢ê¢ê¤ò£ù¶ . . . . . . . . . ðø¢ø¤ò¶ a) è¤ð¢ê£°«ó£ñ¢ b) ¬ó«ð£«ê£ñ¢

c) °«ó£«ñì¢«ì£è¤ó£ñ¢

d) Ýè¢ê£°«ó£ñ¢

Fast Breeder Test Reactor is at a) Trombay c) Kudankulam

Kaiga

d) Kalpakkam

«õè ßÂ «ê£î¬ù Üµ à¬ô Þ¼è¢°ñ¤ìñ¢ a) ®ó£ñ¢«ð b) ¬èè£ c) Ãìé¢°÷ñ¢ d) èô¢ð£è¢èñ¢ 3.

Who is the Chairman of 12th Finance Commission b) K.C.Pant a) C.Rangarajan c)

Kalkar

d) Madhavan Ravindra

12õ¶ ï¤î¤è¢°¿õ¤ù¢ î¬ôõó¢ ò£ó¢?

a) C.óé¢èó£üù¢

b) K.C. ðí¢ì¢

c) «èô¢èó¢

d) ñ£îõù¢ óõ¤ï¢ó£

Which of the following Amendments Act 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

ð¤ù¢õ¼ñ¢ Üóê¤òô¬ñð¢¹î¢ î¤¼î¢îê¢ êì¢ìé¢è÷¤ô¢ Þï¢î¤ò Üóê¤òô¬ñð¢¹ ºè¾¬óò¤ô¢ “êñò ê£ó¢ðø¢ø” âù¢ø õ£ó¢î¢¬î¬òê¢ ªê¼è ¬õî¢î¶ â¶? a) 1976ñ¢ Ýí¢´ 41 õ¶ Üóê¤òô¬ñð¢¹î¢ b) 1976ñ¢ Ýí¢´ 42 õ¶ Üóê¤òô¬ñð¢¹î¢ î¤¼î¢îê¢ êì¢ìñ¢ î¤¼î¢îê¢ êì¢ìñ¢ c) 1976ñ¢ Ýí¢´ 42 õ¶ Üóê¤òô¬ñð¢¹î¢ d) 1976ñ¢ Ýí¢´ 44 õ¶ Üóê¤òô¬ñð¢¹î¢ î¤¼î¢îê¢ êì¢ìñ¢ î¤¼î¢îê¢ êì¢ìñ¢ 5.

The Chairperson and other members of State Human Rights Commission are appointed by the b) Chief Minister a) Governor c)

Home Minister

d) None of them

ñ£ï¤ô ñù¤î àó¤¬ñè÷¢ Ý¬íòî¢î¤ù¢ î¬ôõó¢ ñø¢Áñ¢ Þîó àÁð¢ð¤ùó¢è¬÷ ï¤òñ¤ð¢ðõó¢ b) ºîô¬ñê¢êó¢ a) ÝÀïó¢ c) à÷¢¶¬ø Ü¬ñê¢êó¢ 1

d) Þõø¢Á÷¢ âõ¼ñ¤ô¢¬ô

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY 6.

Tamil Calendar is based on the movement of a) Moon b) Saturn d) Mars c) Sun

îñ¤ö¢ï£ì¢è£ì¢® ð¤ù¢õ¼õùõø¢ø¤ô¢ âï¢î åù¢ø¤ù¢ Ü¬ê¾è¬÷ ¬õî¢¶ èí¤è¢èð¢ð´è¤ø¶? a) êï¢î¤óù¢ b) êù¤ d) õ¤ò£öù¢ c) Åó¤òù¢ Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes below List I List II A. Justice Party 1. Periyar E.V.R. B. Dravida Kazhagam 2. Singaravelu Chettiar C. Dravida Munnetra 3. T.M.Nair Kazhagam D. Communist Party 4. C.N.Annadurai Codes A B C D a) 1 3 4 2 b) 4 1 3 2 7.

ðì¢®òô¢ I ä ðì¢®òô¢ II àìù¢ êó¤ò£èð¢ ªð£¼î¢î¤ è¦ö¢è¢ °ø¤ð¢ð¤ì¢´÷¢÷ °ø¤ò¦´è÷¤ù¢ Ü®ð¢ð¬ìò¤ô¢ êó¤ò£ù õ¤¬ì¬òî¢ «îó¢¾ ªêò¢è ðì¢®òô¢ I ðì¢®òô¢ II A. ï¦î¤è¢èì¢ê¤ 1. ªðó¤ò£ó¢ ß.«õ.ó£ B. î¤ó£õ¤ìó¢ èöèñ¢ 2. ê¤é¢èó£«õ½ ªêì¢®ò£ó¢ C. î¤ó£õ¤ì 3. T.M.ï£òó¢ ºù¢«ùø¢øè¢èöèñ¢ D. ªð£¶¾ì¬ñè¢ èì¢ê¤ 4. ê¤.âù¢. Üí¢í£¶¬ó °ø¤ò¦´è÷¢ a) b)

A 1 4

B 3 1

C 4 3

D 2 2

2 1 3 4 8. Tamil Sangam was supposed to be held at a) Uraiyur

c) Madurai îñ¤ö¢êé¢èñ¢ ï¤Áõð¢ðì¢ì Þìñ¢ a) à¬øÎó¢

c) ñ¶¬ó

b) Kanchi d) Vanji

b) è£ë¢ê¤ d) õë¢ê¤

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY 9.

Who was the Prime Minister of India when Tashkment Agreement was signed? a) Jawaharlal Nehru b) Lal Bahadur Shastri c) Indira Gandhi

Rajiv Gandhi

d) ó£ü¦õ¢è£ï¢î¤

The Constituent Assembly completed its work of constitution marking on a) 16th May 1946 b) 9th December 1948 d) 26th January 1950 c) 26th November 1949

10.

Üóê¤òô¢ Ü¬ñð¢¹ ï¤ó¢íò ê¬ð îù¢Â¬ìò Üóê¤òô¢ Ü¬ñð¢¹ ðí¤ ï¤¬ø¾ ªêò¢î ï£÷¢ a) 16 «ñ 1946 b) 9 ®êñ¢ðó¢ 1948 d) 26 üùõó¤ 1950 c) 26 ïõñ¢ðó¢ 1949 Traditions affirm that a Buddhist council assembled at . . . . . . . . . . in the year of Buddha‟s death a) Vaisali b) Pataliputra c) Saranath d) Rajagriha

11.

¹î¢î ñó¹ð¢ð® . . . . . . . . . âù¢Âñ¢ Þìî¢î¤ô¢ ¹î¢îó¢ Þøï¢î Ýí¢®ô¢ ¹î¢î ñ£ï£´ Ã®òî£è Üø¤è¤«ø£ñ¢ a) ¬õê£ô¤ b) ð£ìô¤¹î¢î¤óñ¢ c) ê£óï£î¢ d) ó£üè¤ó¤è£ What is the correct value of θ if x = cos θ satisfies x2- 3x + 2 = 0 ? a) 1 b) 0

12.

c) - 1

x = cos θ âù¢ð¶ x - 3x + 2 = 0 ù¢ Íôñ¢ Ý°ñ¢ âù¤ô¢, θ âù¢ðîù¢ êó¤ò£ù ñî¤ð¢¹ âù¢ù? a) 1 b) 0 c) - 1 d) Π 13. Article 263 deals with provisions with respect to a) Union Public Service Commission b) Election Commission of India d) Finance Commission c) Inter-State Council

Þï¢î¤ò Üóê¤òô¬ñð¢¹ õ¤î¤ 263 â¬îð¢ ðø¢ø¤ò¶? a) ñî¢î¤ò ðí¤ò£÷ó¢ «îó¢¾ Ý¬íòñ¢ b) Þï¢î¤ò «îó¢îô¢ Ý¬íòñ¢ d) ï¤î¤ Ý¬íòñ¢ c) ñ£ï¤ôé¢è¤¬ìò¤ô£ù °¿ññ¢ 14.

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

a) Central Vigilance Commission b) c) d)

- Kripalani Committee

Father of All India Services - Sardar Vallabhai Patel Secretary General of Non-Aligned Movement - Dr.Rajendra Prasad Union Public Service Commission - A.M.Khusru

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY â¶ êó¤ò£è ªð£¼ï¢î£¶?

a) ñî¢î¤ò èí¢è£í¤ð¢¹ Ý¬íòñ¢

b) Ü¬ùî¢¶ Þï¢î¤ò ðí¤è÷¤ù¢ îï¢¬î c) Ãì¢´ «êó£ Þòè¢èî¢î¤ù¢ ªð£¶ ªêòô£÷ó¢ d) ñî¢î¤ò ðí¤ò£÷ó¢ «îó¢õ£¬íòñ¢ -

Agricultural holding tax was recommended by a) John Mathai Committee b) Bhoothalingam Committee c) Wanchoo Committee d) Raj Committee

15.

ï¤ôî¢î¤ù¢ Ü÷¾ ñ¦î£ù õó¤¬ò ðó¤ï¢¶¬ó ªêò¢î °¿ a) ü£ù¢ñ£î¢î£ò¢ °¿ b) Ìîô¤é¢èñ¢ °¿ c) õ£ù¢Å °¿ d) ó£ü¢ °¿ Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) Scheme aimed at a) Providing Loan assistance b) Providing houses at free of cost c) Providing transport at free of cost d) None of these

16.

Þï¢î¤ó£ Ýõ£ú¢ î¤ì¢ìî¢î¤ù¢ «ï£è¢èñ¢ a) èìù¢ àîõ¤ Ü÷¤î¢îô¢ c) «ð£è¢°õóî¢¶ õêî¤ ãø¢ð´î¢¶îô¢

b) Þôõê õ¦ì¢´ õêî¤ ªè£´î¢îô¢ d) Þõø¢Á÷¢ â¶¾ñ¤ô¢¬ô

The LPG (Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation ) model of development was introduced in 1991 by the then Finance Minister b) Shri P.Chidambaram a) Dr.Manmohan Singh

17.

Shri Pranab Mukherjee

d) Shri P.V.Narasimha Rao

ªð£¼÷£î£ó ê¦ó¢î¤¼î¢îî¢¬î (î£ó£÷ñòñ£è¢èô¢, îù¤ò£ó¢ ñòñ£è¢èô¢ ñø¢Áñ¢ àôèñòñ£è¢èô¢) Þï¢î¤ò£õ¤ô¢ 1991 ñ¢ Ýí¢´ ºù¢ù£÷¢ ï¤î¤ò¬ñê¢êó¢ . . . . . . . . . . Üø¤ºèð¢ð´î¢î¤ù£ó¢ b) î¤¼ ð.ê¤îñ¢ðóñ¢ a) ì£è¢ìó¢. ñù¢«ñ£èù¢ê¤é¢ c) î¤¼. ð¤óù£ð¢ ºèó¢ü¤

d) î¤¼. ð¤.õ¤. ïóê¤ñ¢ñó£õ¢

Which commodity forms the single largest item of India‟s import? a) Capital goods b) Food and allied products c) Gold d) Oil (fuel)

18.

Þï¢î¤ò£õ¤ù¢ Þøè¢°ñî¤ò¤ô¢ âï¢î å¼ îù¤ð¢ªð£¼÷¢ ñ¤è Üî¤èñ£è à÷¢÷¶? a) Íôîùð¢ ªð£¼ì¢è÷¢ b) àí¾ ñø¢Áñ¢ àí¾ ê£ó¢ï¢î ªð£¼ì¢è÷¢ c) ªð£ù¢ d) âí¢ªíò¢ (âó¤ªð£¼÷¢) The leader who attended all the Three Round Table Conference was a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Subhash Chandra Bose c) Jawaharlal Nehru d) Dr.B.R.Ambedkar

19.

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY Íù¢Á õì¢ì«ñ¬ê ñ£ï£´è÷¤½ñ¢ èôï¢¶ ªè£í¢ì î¬ôõó¢ a) ñè£î¢ñ£ è£ï¢î¤ b) ²ð£û¢ êï¢î¤ó «ð£ú¢ c) üõýó¢ô£ô¢ «ï¼ d) ì£è¢ìó¢. B.R. Üñ¢«ðî¢è£ó¢ Where in India is the Asia‟s largest optical telescope installed? a) Darjeeling- WestBengal b) Kodaikanal – Tamil Nadu c) Mahabaleshwar – Maharashtra d) Kavalur – Tamil Nadu

20.

Þï¢î¤ò£õ¤ô¢ âé¢° Ýê¤ò£õ¤ù¢ ñ¤èð¢ªðó¤ò ªî£¬ô«ï£è¢è¤ Ü¬ñè¢èð¢ðì¢´÷¢÷¶? a) ì£ó¢ü¤ô¤é¢ - «ñø¢° õé¢èñ¢ b) ªè£¬ìè¢è£ùô¢ - îñ¤ö¢ï£´ c) ñè£ðô¦ú¢õó¢ - ñý£ó£ú¢ì¢ó£ d) è£õÖó¢ - îñ¤ö¢ï£´ Which of the following forms the richest ground water province in India? a) Gondwana Sedimentary Province b) Deccan Trap province c) Ganga-Brahmaputra Alluvial d) Cenozoic Sedimentary province

21.

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In which Olympic Games did India last win a Gold Medal in the field hockey? a) Montreal (1976) b) Moscow (1980)

22.

c) Los Angeles (1984)

Atlanta (1996)

âï¢î åô¤ñ¢ð¤è¢ õ¤¬÷ò£ì¢®ô¢ Þï¢î¤ò£ ÞÁî¤ò£è ý£è¢è¤ò¤ô¢ îé¢è ðîè¢èî¢¬î ªõù¢ø¶? a) ñ£ù¢ì¢ó¦ô¢ (1976) b) ñ£ú¢«è£ (1980) c) ô£ú¢ ãë¢êô¢ú¢ (1984) 23.

d) Üì¢ô£í¢ì£ (1996)

In India iron-ore deposits are found in

a) Bailadila

b) Tumkur

d) Banswara

Dharwar

d) ðù¢ú¢õ£ó¢

Which Article of the Constitution of India talks about liberty, equality and fraternity? a) Article 2 b) Article 235 c) Article 243 d) Article 38

24.

Þï¢î¤ò Üóê¤ô¬ñð¢¹ê¢ êì¢ìî¢î¤ù¢ âï¢î ð¤ó¤¾, ²îï¢î¤óñ¢, êñî¢¶õñ¢, ê«è£îóî¢¶õñ¢ ðø¢ø¤ «ð²è¤ø¶? a) ð¤ó¤¾ 2 b) ð¤ó¤¾ 235 c) ð¤ó¤¾ 243 d) ð¤ó¤¾ 38 5

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY Unicellular plants and animals showing Eukaryotic cell structure are included under the kingdom a) Monera b) Fungi c) Plantae d) Protista

25.

Î«è£ó¤«ò£ì¢®è¢ ªêô¢ô¬ñð¢¹ ªè£í¢ì åø¢¬ø ªêô¢ î£õóé¢è÷¢ ñø¢Áñ¢ õ¤ôé¢°è÷¢ Þï¢î àôèî¢î¤ô¢ Üìé¢°ñ¢ a) ªñ£ù¤ó£ b) Ìë¢¬ê c) ð¤÷£í¢«ì d) ¹«ó£®ú¢ì£

OUR Programme Highlights Expert trainers Study Materials Regular tests

Rope climbing Long / High Jump 100/400/1500 mts

Physical Fitness will be trained by National/State Level Coachers REGISTER FOR FREE PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST For more details visit :www.shankariasacademy.com Acrosome is made up of a) Mitochondria

26.

c) Golgi bodies Üè¢«ó£«ê£ñ¢ âõø¢ø£ô¢ à¼õ£ù¶? a) ¬ñì¢«ì£è£í¢ì¢ó¤ò£

c) è£ô¢¬è ¸í¢µÁð¢¹è÷¢

b) Centrioles d) Ribosomes

b) ªêù¢ì¢ó¤«ò£ô¢è÷¢ d) ¬ó«ð£«ê£ñ¢è÷¢

In which state is canal irrigation highly used? a) Gujarat b) Orissa d) Haryana c) Uttar Pradesh

27.

Þõø¢Á÷¢ è£ô¢õ£ò¢ ð£êùî¢î¤¬ù Üî¤èñ¢ ðòù¢ð´î¢¶ñ¢ ñ£ï¤ôñ¢ â¶? a) °üó£î¢ b) åó¤ê£ d) ýó¤ò£ù£ c) àî¢î¤óð¢ð¤ó«îêñ¢ The Atomic station which has the highest capacity (MW) is a) Kaiga, Karnataka b) Kota, Rajasthan c) Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu d) Tarapur, Maharashtra

28.

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY ñ¤è Üî¤è ªè£÷¢î¤øù¢ (MW) ªè£í¢ì Üµñ¤ù¢ ï¤¬ôòñ¢ a) ¬èè£, èó¢ï£ìè£ b) «è£ì¢ì£, ó£üú¢î£ù¢ c) Ãìù¢°÷ñ¢, îñ¤ö¢ï£´ d) î£óð¢Ìó¢, ñè£ó£û¢®ó£ As per RBI stipulation doemestic banks are required to provide ……… per cent of their net bank credit to priority sector a) 32 b) 40 c) 10 d) 25

29.

b) 40

c) 10

The Madras Native Association was started in b) 1884 a) 1852

30.

1885

d) 1887

a) 1852

b) 1884

d) 1887

1885

The Avogadra number is a) 6.00 x 1024

b) 6.023 x 1023

c) 6.054 x 1022

31.

6.504 x 1022

Ü«õ£è£ì¢«ó£ âí¢ âù¢ð¶ a) 6.00 x 1024 c) 6.054 x 1022 32. Viscous force is directly proportional to a) Temperature gradient

c) Velocity gradient

b) 6.023 x 1023 d)

6.504 x 1022

b) Mass gradient d) Charge gradient

ð£°ï¤¬ô õ¤¬ê âù¢ð¶ è¦ö¢è£µñ¢ âï¢î åù¢ø¤Âè¢° «ïó¢ õ¤è¤îî¢î¤ô¢ à÷¢÷¶? a) ªõð¢ðï¤¬ô õ£ì¢ìñ¢ b) ï¤¬ø õ£ì¢ìñ¢ d) ñ¤ù¢Ûì¢ì õ£ì¢ìñ¢ c) «õè õ£ì¢ìñ¢ The South American country that suffered due to earthquake in 2010 was a) Argentina b) Chile

33.

c) Brazil

Libya

2010 ñ¢ Ýí¢´ Ìèñ¢ðî¢î£ô¢ ð£î¤è¢èð¢ðì¢ì ªîù¢ Üªñó¤è¢è ï£´ a) Üó¢ªüù¢¬ìù£ b) ê¤ô¤ c) ð¤«óê¤ô¢ 34.

d) ô¤ð¤ò£

According to the Economoic Survey of India (2007-08), the birth rate in Tamil Nadu state is MAINS AND PRELIMS CUM MAINS BATCH ADMISSION STARTS ON 31st MAY. CLASS STARTS ON 7th JUNE

SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY a) 16.2

b) 18.4

d) 10.6

15.3

Þï¢î¤ò ªð£¼÷£î£ó Ýò¢¾ Üø¤è¢¬è (2007 - 08) ù¢ ð® îñ¤ö¢ï£ì¢®ù¢ ð¤øð¢¹ õ¤è¤îñ¢

a) 16.2

b) 18.4

d) 10.6

15.3

The structure observed by Robert Hooke in plant cells was a) Protoplasm b) Cell wall c) Nucleus d) Trachids

35.

Þó£ðó¢ì¢ ý§è¢, î£õó ªêô¢è÷¤ô¢ ð£ó¢î¢î Ü¬ñð¢ð¤ù¢ ªðòó¢ a) ¹«ó£ì¢«ì£ ð¤÷£êñ¢ b) ªêô¢ ²õó¢ c) ï¤Îè¢÷¤òú¢ d) ì¢ó¢è¢è¦ì¢è÷¢ How many pairs of cranial nerves are present in shark fishes? a) 8 b) 10

36.

c) 12

âî¢î¬ù Þ¬í è¤«óù¤òô¢ ïóñ¢¹è÷¢ û£ó¢è¢ ñ¦ù¢ õ¬èò¤ô¢ à÷¢÷¶? a) 8 b) 10 c) 12

d) 14

When the basis of classification is according to location or place, the classification is called . . . . ….. classification a) Quantitative b) Geographical

37.

c) Qualitative

Chronological

d) è£ô õó¤¬êò£ù

The oxidation number of Fe in K3[Fe(CN)6] is a) +2 b) +3 c) +1 d) +4

38.

K3[Fe(CN)6] âù¢ø Ü¬í¾ê¢ «êó¢ññî¢î¤ô¢ Fe ù¢ Ýè¢ê¤ü«ùø¢ø âí¢ a) +2 b) +3 c) +1 d) +4 39. The ray which does not affect the photographic plate is a) Alpha ray b) Beta ray c) Gamma ray d) None of these

b) ð¦ì¢ì£ èî¤ó¢ d)

Þõø¢Á÷¢ â¶¾ñ¤ô¢¬ô

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY 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

40.

ð¤ù¢õ¼ðõó¢è÷¤ô¢ ¹î¢îó¤ù¢ °í£î¤êòºñ¢, «ð£î¬ù»ñ¢ Üõ¬ó Ýê¤ò£õ¤ù¢ å÷¤ñì¢´ñ¤ù¢ø¤ àôè¤ù¢ å÷¤ò£è¢è¤ò¶ âù¢Á Ãø¤òõó¢ ò£ó¢? a) êó¢ âì¢õ¤ù¢ Üó¢ù£ô¢´ b) î¤¼ñî¤. ¬óú¢ «ìõ¤ì¢ú¢ c) ì£è¢ìó¢. Þó£î£è¤¼û¢íù¢ d) âê¢.ü¤. ªõô¢ú¢ The Present Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Thiru. M.Karunanidhi after 2006 Assembly election became the Chief Minister for ………. time a) Sixth b) Fifth

41.

c) Seventh

Fourth

îø¢«ð£¬îò îñ¤öè ºîô¢õó¢ º.è¼í£ï¤î¤ Üõó¢è÷¢ 2006 êì¢ìð¢«ðó¬õ «îó¢î½è¢°ð¢ ð¤ù¢ . . . . . . . . º¬øò£è ºîô¬ñê¢êó£è ðîõ¤«òø¢ø£ó¢ a) Ýø£õ¶ b) äï¢î£õ¶ c) ãö£õ¶ d) ï£ù¢è£õ¶ Following relief zones are the characteristics of ocean basins 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 India who became Governor General of India Of these statements a) I alone is correct b) I and II are correct d) All are correct c) I, II and IV are correct 42.

ªè£´è¢èð¢ðì¢ì Ãø¢Áè¬÷è¢ èõù¤è¢è¾ñ¢ I. C. Þó£ü«è£ð£ô£ê¢ê£ó¤ò£ó¢ ªêù¬ù ñ£ï¤ôî¢î¤ù¢ ºîô¬ñê¢êó£è Þ¼ï¢îõó¢ II. C. Þó£ü«è£ð£ô£ê¢ê£ó¤ò£ó¢ å¼ õöè¢°¬óëó¢ III C. Þó£ü«è£ð£ô£ê¢ê£ó¤ò£ó¢ ï¦î¤è¢èì¢ê¤¬ò ê£ó¢ï¢îõó¢ IV. C. Þó£ü«è£ð£ô£ê¢ê£ó¤ò£ó¢ ñì¢´«ñ æ«ó Þï¢î¤òó¢, Þï¢î¤ò èõó¢ùó¢ ªüùóô£è Þ¼ï¢îõó¢ Þõø¢ø¤ô¢ a) I ñì¢´ñ¢ êó¤ò£ù¶ b) I, ñø¢Áñ¢ II êó¤ò£ù¬õ d) Ü¬ùî¢¶ñ¢ êó¤ò£ù¬õ c) I, II, ñø¢Áñ¢ IV êó¤ò£ù¬õ The Tamil Nadu Government seal depicts a) Srirangam Temple Pagoda

43.

c) Srivilliputhur Temple Pagoda 9

b) Tanjore Big Temple Pagoda d) Chidambaram Temple Pagoda

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY îñ¤¶è Üó²ê¢ê¤ù¢ùñ£è õ¤÷é¢°õ¶ a) ÿóé¢èñ¢ «è£õ¤ô¢ «è£¹óñ¢

c) î¤¼õ¤ô¢ô¤¹î¢Éó¢ «è£õ¤ô¢ «è£¹óñ¢ 44.

b) îë¢ê£×ó¢ ªðó¤ò «è£õ¤ô¢ «è£¹óñ¢ d) ê¤îñ¢ðóñ¢ «è£õ¤ô¢ «è£¹óñ¢

„Mullai‟ region is characterized by

a) Forest area

b) Hilly tract

d) Coastal land

Cultivable land

ºô¢¬ô ï¤ôñ¢ âù¢ð¶

a) è£ì¢´ð¢ð°î¤

b) ñ¬ôð¢ð°î¤

c) àö¾ ªêò¢»ñ¢ ð°î¤

d) èì«ô£ó ð°î¤

A Jain cave temple at Chittanavassal is in ….. district. a) Tirunelveli b) Thanjavur c) Madurai d) Pudukkottai

45.

ê¤î¢îù¢ù õ£êô¤ô¢ à÷¢÷ ªüò¤ù¢ °¬èè¢«è£ò¤ô¢ à÷¢÷ ñ£õì¢ìñ¢ a) î¤¼ªïô¢«õô¤ b) îë¢ê£×ó¢ c) ñ¶¬ó d) ¹¶è¢«è£ì¢¬ì 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

46.

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d) û£

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 Now select the correct answer according to the coding scheme given below 47.

a) Both A & R are true but R is the correct explanation of A. b) Both A & R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A. c) Both A and R are false d) A is true, but R is true.

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: :

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(A) (R)  (R) (A)

(A) (R) 

(A) (R) 

1 48.

If A = 1

and B= -i 1 0

, then AB is -1 i i

b) 0

-i

c) 0

It is given that 232 + 1 is completely divisible by a whole number. Which fo the following numbers is completely divisible by that number? a) 216+1 b) 216-1

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c) 7 x 233

d) 296+1

232 + 1 âù¢ð¶ å¼ º¿ âí¢í£ô¢ º¿¬ñò£è õ°ð´ñ¢ âù¤ô¢, è¦ö¢õ¼ñ¢ âí¢è÷¤ô¢ âî¬ù Ü¶

º¿¬ñò£è õ°è¢°ñ¢? a) 216+1

b) 216-1

c) 7 x 233

d) 296+1

Abhinav Bindra, a gold medla winner in 2008 Beijing Olympicfs is associated with a) Foot Ball b) Hockey c) Cricket d) Shooting

50.

Üð¤ùõ¢ ð¤ï¢î¢ó£, 2008 åô¤ñ¢ð¤è¢ «ð£ì¢®è÷¢ ð¦ü¤é¢è¤ô¢ ï¬ìªðø¢ø «ð£¶ îé¢èð¢ðîè¢èñ¢ ªðø¢ø£ó¢. Üõó¢ ðé¢«èø¢ø õ¤¬÷ò£ì¢´ a) è£ô¢ðï¢¶ b) ý£è¢è¤ c) è¤ó¤è¢ªèì¢ d) ¶ð¢ð£è¢è¤ ²´ñ¢ «ð£ì¢®

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY

OUR Programme Highlights Expert trainers Study Materials Regular tests

Rope climbing Long / High Jump 100/400/1500 mts

Physical Fitness will be trained by National/State Level Coachers REGISTER FOR FREE PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST For more details visit :www.shankariasacademy.com Cisternae, Thlakoid and Cristae are located at ………… , …………….. and …………… respectively a) Mitochondria, Ribsomes, Chloroplast b) Golgi body, Chloroplast, Mitochondria c) Ribosomes, Chloroplast, d) Chromosomes, Thylakoid, Mitochondria

51.

Mitochondria . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . ñø¢Áñ¢ . . . . . . . . º¬ø«ò ê¤ú¢ìó¢«ù, ¬îôè¢è£ò¢´ ñø¢Áñ¢ è¤ó¤ú¢«ì è£íð¢ð´è¤ù¢øù. a) ¬«ñì¢«ì£è£í¢ì¢ó¤ò£, ¬ó«ð£«ê£ñ¢è÷¢, b) è£ô¢è¤ àìôñ¢, ð²é¢èí¤èñ¢, ð²é¢èí¤èñ¢ ¬ñì¢«ì£è£í¢ì¢ó¤ò£ c) ¬ó«ð£«ê£ñ¢è÷¢, ð²é¢èí¤èñ¢, d) °«ó£«ñ£«ê£ñ¢è÷¢, ¬îôè¢è£ò¢´, ¬ñì¢«ì£è£í¢®ó¤ò£ ¬ñì¢«ì£è£í¢ì¢ó¤ò£ Which of the following is Natural Rubber? a) Polyester

52.

c) Polyisoprene ð¤ù¢õ¼õùõø¢Á÷¢ â¶ Þòø¢¬è Þóð¢ðó¢? a) ð£ô¤ªòú¢ìó¢

c) ð£ô¤ä«ê£ð¢ó¤ù¢

b) Polyamide d) Polysaccharide

b) ð£ô¤ Ü¬ñ´ d) ð£ô¤ê£è¢¬ó

Who is the only Indian and the First non-American head of the Academy of Astronautics (IAA)? b) Dhoni a) Madhavan Nair

53.

Ravi SAstri

d) Kapil Sibal

a) ñ£îõù¢ï£òó¢

b) «ì£ù¤

c) óõ¤ê£ú¢î¤ó¤

d) èð¤ô¢ê¤ð¢ðô¢

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY Who coined the party name „Indian National Congress‟? a) Ranade b) Dadabhai Naoroji

54.

c) W.C.Banerjee

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Þï¢î¤ò «îê¤ò è£é¢è¤óú¢ âùð¢ ªðòó¤ì¢ìõó¢ ò£ó¢? a) ó£ù«ì b) î£î£ð£ò¢ ªï÷«ó£ü¤ c) W.C.ð£ùó¢ü¤ d) «è£ð£ôè¤¼û¢í«è£è«ô Data 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

55.

ñ¤èïù¢Á, ïù¢Á , ï¤ò£òñ£ù ñø¢Áñ¢ Üø¢ðñ£ù âù¢Á õ£ó¢î¢¬î õö¤ ªî£ìó¢ Ü÷¬õ ªêò¢òð¢ð´ñ¢ îó¾ a) õ¬èð¢ð´î¢îð¢ðì£ îó¾ b) õ¤è¤î îó¾ c) Þ¬ìªõ÷¤ îó¾ d) õó¤¬êè¢è¤óññ¢ ªêò¢òî¢îè¢è îó¾ The new agricultural technology can best be described as a) Land augmenting b) Labour augmenting d) Both land and labour augmenting c) Labour displacing

56.

¹î¤ò õ¤õê£ò ªî£ö¤ô¢¸ì¢ðñ¢ ðø¢ø¤ò ªð£¼î¢îñ£ù õ¤÷è¢èñ¢ â¶? a) ï¤ôñ¢ Üî¤èð¢ð´î¢¶îô¢ b) à¬öð¢¹ Üî¤èó¤è¢èð¢ð´îô¢ d) ï¤ôºñ¢, à¬öð¢¹ñ¢ Üî¤èð¢ð´î¢¶îô¢ c) à¬öð¢¹ å¶è¢èð¢ð´îô¢ 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

57.

9 pf ñ¤ù¢ «îè¢è¤è÷¢ Íù¢Á ªî£ìó¢ Þ¬íð¢ð¤ô¢ Þ¬íè¢èð¢ðì¢´ 120 V Ýø¢øô¢ Íôî¢¶ìù¢

Þ¬íè¢èð¢ðì¢´÷¢÷¶. åõ¢ªõ£¼ ñ¤ù¢«îè¢è¤èÀè¢°ñ¤¬ì«òò£ù ñ¤ù¢ù¿î¢î «õÁð£´ a) 20 V c) 60 V

b) 40 V d) 90 V

A can do a piece of work in 80 days. He along 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

58.

c) 35 days

40 days

A âù¢ðõó¢ å¼ «õ¬ôð¢ð°î¤¬ò 80 ï£ì¢è÷¤ô¢ ªêò¢ò º®»ñ¢. Üõó¢ 20 ï£ì¢èì¢÷ ñ£î¢î¤óñ¢ «õ¬ô ªêò¢î£ó¢. B âù¢ðõó¢ ñ¦î¤»÷¢÷ «õ¬ô¬ò 36 ï£ì¢è÷¤ô¢ ªêò¢¶ º®î¢î£ó¢. A »ñ¢ B »ñ¢ «êó¢ï¢¶ âõ¢õ÷¾

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY 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

59.

c) 67

None of these

25 º®¾è÷¤ù¢ êó£êó¤ 18, ºîô¢ ðù¢ù¤óí¢´ º®¾è÷¤ù¢ êó£êó¤ 14 ñø¢Áñ¢ ÞÁî¤ ðù¢ù¤óí¢´ º®¾è÷¤ù¢ êó£êó¤ 17. Üð¢ð®ò£ù£ô¢ ðî¤ù¢Íù¢ø£õ¶ º®¾ âù¢ù? a) 87 b) 78 c) 67

Þõø¢Á÷¢ â¶¾ñ¤ô¢¬ô

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 girl away from her house? a) 3 km south b) 3 km north c) 5 km west d) 5 km north-east

60.

å¼ ªðí¢ îù¢Â¬ìò õ¦ì¢®ô¤¼ï¢¶ ïìè¢èî¢ ªî£ìé¢è¤ù£÷¢. ºîô¤ô¢ è¤öè¢° ðè¢èñ£è 3 è¤.ñ¦. Éóºñ¢, ð¤ø° õìè¢° î¤¬êò¤ô¢ î¤¼ñ¢ð¤ 4 è¤.ñ¦. Üï¢î î¤¬êò¤ô¢ ïìè¢è¤ø£÷¢. Üõ÷¢ îø¢«ð£¶ õ¦ì¢®ô¤¼ï¢¶ âõ¢õ÷¾ ªî£¬ôõ¤ô¢ Þ¼è¢è¤ø£÷¢? a) 3 è¤.ñ¦. ªîø¢° b) 3 è¤.ñ¦. õìè¢° c) 5 è¤.ñ¦. «ñø¢° d) 5 è¤.ñ¦. õìè¤öè¢° The sides of a triangle are in the ratio of 1/2: 1/3 : 1/4 . if the perimeter is 52 cm, then the length of the smallest side is a) 9 cm b) 10 cm c) 11 cm d) 12 cm

61.

å¼ ºè¢«è£íñ¢ 1/2: 1/3 : 1/4 âù¢ø õ¤è¤îî¢î¤ô¢ îù¢ ðè¢èé¢è¬÷è¢ ªè£í¢´÷¢÷¶. Üï¢î ºè¢«è£íî¢î¤ù¢ ²ø¢ø÷¾ 52 ªê.ñ¦. âù¤ô¢ Üîù¢ ñ¤èê¢ê¤ø¤ò ðè¢èî¢î¤ù¢ ï¦÷ñ¢ a) 9 cm c) 11 cm

10 cm

d) 12 cm

Musical instruments of Sanagam Age are classified into I. Torkkaruvi II. Tulaikkaruvi III. Narambukkaruvi IV. Kanchchakkaruvi Of these statements a) I and III are correct b) I, II and IV are correct d) All are false c) All are true 62.

êé¢èè£ô Þ¬êè¢è¼õ¤è¬÷ Þõ¢õ£Á õ¬èð¢ð´î¢îô£ñ¢ I. «î£ø¢è¼õ¤ II. ¶¬÷è¢è¼õ¤ III ïóñ¢¹è¢è¼õ¤ IV. èë¢ê£è¢è¼õ¤ 14

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY Þõø¢ø¤ô¢ a) I, ñø¢Áñ¢ III êó¤ò£ù¬õ

c) Ü¬ùî¢¶ñ¢ êó¤ò£ù¬õ

b) I, III, ñø¢Áñ¢ IV êó¤ò£ù¬õ d) Ü¬ùî¢¶ñ¢ îõø£ù¬õ

Highest Peak in Tamil Nadu is a) Anaimudi

b) Dodabetta

c) Shevaroy Hills

63.

îñ¤ö¢ï£ì¢®ù¢ ñ¤è àòóñ£ù ê¤èóñ¢ a) Ý¬ùº®

Kodaikanal

b) ªî£ì¢ìªðì¢ì£

c) «êó¢õó£òù¢ °ù¢Áè÷¢

d) ªè£¬ìè¢è£ùô¢

Pepsin is secreted by a) Salivary glands

b) Stomach

c) Duodenum

64.

Small intestine

ªðð¢ê¤¬ù ²óð¢ð¶ a) àñ¤ö¢ï¦ó¢ê¢ ²óð¢ð¤

b) Þ¬óð¢¬ð

c) ºù¢ ê¤Á°ìô¢

d) ê¤Á°ìô¢

Which one of the following fertilizers contains maximum percentage of nitrogen? a) NPK b) Urea

65.

c) Ammonium nitrate

Ammonium phosphate

ð¤ù¢õ¼ñ¢ âï¢î àóî¢î¤ô¢ ¬ïì¢óüù¤ù¢ êîõ¤è¤îñ¢ Üî¤è Ü÷õ¤ô¢ à÷¢÷¶? a) NPK b) Îó¤ò£ c) Üñ¢«ñ£ù¤òñ¢ ¬ïì¢«óì¢

d) Üñ¢«ñ£ù¤òñ¢ ð£ú¢«ðì¢

When a ray of light is passed through ……………….. crystal, double refraction occurs b) Sodium chloride a) Calcite

66.

Diamond

d) Zinc Sulphide

å÷¤ò£ù¶ . . . . . . . . . ð®èî¢î¤ù¢ õö¤«ò ªêô¢½ñ¢ ªð£¿¶ Þóì¢¬ì õ¤ôèô¢ ãø¢ð´è¤ø¶ b) «ê£®òñ¢ °«÷£¬ó´ a) è£ô¢¬êì¢ c) ¬õóñ¢

d) ú¤é¢è¢ êô¢¬ð´

Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes below List I List II A. Karnataka 1. Bababudan Hills B. Orissa 2. Mayurbhanj C. Chhattisgarh 3. Bailadila D. Jharkhand 4. Bonai Range

67.

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY Codes A

b) c) d)

2 1 3

1 2 4

3 4 1

4 3 2

ðì¢®òô¢ I ä ðì¢®òô¢ II àìù¢ êó¤ò£èð¢ ªð£¼î¢î¤ è¦ö¢è¢ °ø¤ð¢ð¤ì¢´÷¢÷ °ø¤ò¦´è÷¤ù¢ Ü®ð¢ð¬ìò¤ô¢ êó¤ò£ù õ¤¬ì¬òî¢ «îó¢¾ ªêò¢è ðì¢®òô¢ I ðì¢®òô¢ II A. B. C. D.

èó¢ù£ìè£ åó¤ê£ êì¢¯ú¢èó¢ ü£ó¢è¢èí¢ì¢

1. 2. 3. 4.

ð£¹î£ù¢ °ù¢Áè÷¢ ñÎó¢ðù¢ê¢ ¬ðô®ô£ «ð£¬ù ªî£ìó¢

°ø¤ò¦´è÷¢ A

b) c) d)

2 1 3

1 2 4

3 4 1

4 3 2

The socialist pattern of society was first articulated in the a) First Five-Year Plan b) Annual Plans d) Eight Plan c) Second Plans

68.

ªð£¶ à¬ì¬ñ ªè£÷¢¬è Üø¤õ¤è¢èð¢ðì¢ì î¤ì¢ìñ¢ a) ºîô¢ äï¢î£í¢´ î¤ì¢ìñ¢ b) õ¼ì£ï¢î¤ó î¤ì¢ìé¢è÷¢ d) âì¢ì£õ¶ î¤ì¢ìñ¢ c) Þóí¢ì£õ¶ î¤ì¢ìñ¢ 69.

Sir Muhammad Iqbal

a) Was Poet and floated the idea of b) Belonged to Madras Presidency separate state for Muslim c)

Established Muslim League party

d) Organized Aligarh Movement

êó¢ ºèñ¶ Þè¢ð£ô¢

a) ¹ôõó¢ ñø¢Áñ¢ îù¤ï£´ à¼õ£è¢è¤òõó¢

ºú¢ô¤ñ¢èÀè¢° b) ªêù¢¬ù ñ£è£íî¢¬îê¢ «êó¢ï¢îõó¢ ªè£÷¢¬è¬ò

c) ºú¢ô¦ñ¢ ô¦è¢ èì¢ê¤¬ò ¶õè¢è¤òõó¢ 70.

d) Üô¤è£ó¢ Þòè¢èî¢¬î ïìî¢î¤òõó¢

Western Ocean the ancient name of the

a) Atlantic Ocean

b) Pacific Ocean

d) Arctic Ocean

Indian Ocean

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY «ñ¬ôè¢èìô¢ âù¢Á ðöé¢è£ôî¢î¤ô¢ Ü¬öè¢èð¢ðì¢ì èìô¢ b) ð²ð¤è¢ ªð¼é¢èìô¢ a) Üì¢ô£í¢®è¢ ªð¼é¢èìô¢ c) Þï¢î¤ò ªð¼é¢èìô¢

d) Ýó¢®è¢ ªð¼é¢èìô¢

The end product of fermentation of molasses of sugarcane by yeast is a) Pyruvate b) Phenol c) Lactic acid d) Ethyl alcohol

71.

è¼ñ¢¹êè¢¬è Ã¬ö ßú¢®ù£ô¢ ªï£î¤èÀè¢°ì¢ð´î¢¶ñ¢ «ð£¶ è¤¬ìè¢°ñ¢ ÞÁî¤ õ¤¬÷ªð£¼÷¢ a) ¬ð¼«õì¢ b) ð¦ù£ô¢ c) «ôè¢®è¢ Üñ¤ôñ¢ d) ß¬îô¢ Ýô¢èý£ô¢ The year ……………. Was celebrated by the General Assembly of the UNO as International Year for Human Rights a) 1964 b) 1966 d) None of these c) 1968

72.

. . . . . . . . . ªè£í¢ì£®ò¶ a) 1964

Ýí¢¬ì äè¢è¤ò ï£´è÷¢ ªð£¶ê¢ê¬ð ñù¤î àó¤¬ñèÀè¢è£ù Ýí¢ì£èè¢

c) 1968

b) 1966 d) Þõø¢Á÷¢ â¶¾ñ¤ô¢¬ô

Who won the latest Presidential elections in Sri Lanka? a) Sirimavo Bandaranaike b) Mahindra Rajapakse

73.

c) Kumaratunge

Dissanayake

Þôé¢¬èò¤ô¢ êñ¦ðî¢î¤ô¢ ïìï¢î º®ï¢î üù£î¤ðî¤ «îó¢îô¤ô¢ ªõø¢ø¤ ªðø¢øõó¢ ò£ó¢? a) ê¤ó¤ñ£«õ£ ðí¢ì£óï£ò«è b) ñý¤ï¢î£ ó£üðè¢«ê c) °ñ£ó¶é¢«è

d) î¤ú¢úï£ò«è

The tomb at Sessaran was built by a) Humayun

b) Sher Shah

c) Akbar

74.

«êê£óî¢î¤ô¢ à÷¢÷ ñÅî¤ ò£ó£ô¢ èì¢ìð¢ðì¢ì¶? a) ý¤ñ£Îù¢ c) Üè¢ðó¢

Babar

b) «ûó¢û£ d) ð£ðó¢

The famous leader of Narmada Bachao Andolan is a) Sunil Agarwal b) Rajesh Khanna d) K.C.Cherian c) Medha Patkar

75.

ïó¢ñî£ ðê¢«ê£«õ£ Üù¢«ì£ôù¤ô¢ ñ¤è¾ñ¢ ð¤óðôñ£ù î¬ôõó¢ a) ²ù¤ô¢ Üèó¢õ£ô¢ b) ó£«üú¢ èù¢ù£ d) «è.ê¤.ªêó¤òù¢ c) «ñî£ ðì¢èó¢ 17

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Physical Fitness will be trained by National/State Level Coachers REGISTER FOR FREE PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST For more details visit :www.shankariasacademy.com Species Plantaum was authored by a) Hutchinson

b) Carolus Linnaeus

c) Engler and Prantl

76.

Bentham and Hooker

ú¢ð¦û¤ú¢ ð¤÷£ù¢«ìóñ¢ âù¢ø Ë¬ô â¿î¤òõó¢ a) ýì¢ê¤ù¢êù¢ b) è«ó£ô¢ ô¤ù¢«ùòú¢ c) âé¢÷ó¢ ñø¢Áñ¢ ð¤ó£í¢ìô¢ d) ªðï¢îñ¢ ñø¢Áñ¢ ý§è¢èó¢ The yellow colour of urine of the vertebrates is due to b) Melanin a) Urochrome

77.

Uric Acid

d) Cholesterol

d) ªè£¿ð¢¹ð¢ªð£¼÷¢

The Eleventh Five-year plan was implemented during the period a) 2005-2010 b) 2002-2007 d) 2006-2011 c) 2007-2012

78.

2005-2010

c) 2007-2012

b) 2002-2007 d) 2006-2011

Which one among the following South Asian Countries has the highest population density? b) Pakistan a) India

79.

Nepal

d) Sri Lanka

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY ªîø¢° Ýê¤ò ï£´è÷¤ô¢ ñè¢è÷¢ Üìó¢î¢î¤ Üî¤èñ£è à÷¢÷ ï£´ â¶? b) ð£è¤ú¢î£ù¢ a) Þï¢î¤ò£ c) «ïð£÷¢ Ashoka patronised a) Jainism

d) ÿôé¢è£

80.

c) Buddhism

b) Saivism d) Vaishnavism

Ü«ê£è ñù¢ùó¢ Üóê¤ù¢ Ýîó¬õð¢ ªðø¢ø ñîñ¢ a) ¬üù ñîñ¢ b) ¬êõñ¢ d) ¬õíõñ¢ c) ¹î¢î ñîñ¢ The earliest evidence for the democratic election system in Tamil Nadu is available in the form of a) A copper scroll b) An inscription on stone

81.

c) A painting

A literature

îñ¤ö¢ï£ì¢®ô¢ üùï£òè º¬øò¤ô£ù «îó¢îô¢ º¬ø è¦ö¢èí¢ìõø¢ø¤ô¢ è¤¬ìè¢è¤ø¶? a) ªêð¢¹ ðì¢¬ìòñ£è b) èô¢ªõì¢ì£è c) æõ¤òñ£è

d) Þôè¢è¤òñ£è

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) Of these statements a) All are true b) I and IV are true c) All are false d) I and II are true 82.

ªî£ô¢è£ð¢ð¤òî¢î¤ô¢ ªê£ô¢ôð¢ð´ñ¢ ðôõ¤î ïìùé¢è÷¢ I. ªõø¤è¢Ãî¢¶ II. è¼ë¢Ãî¢¶ III õ÷¢÷¤è¢Ãî¢¶ IV. èôù¢ï¤¬ôè¢Ãî¢¶ Þõø¢ø¤ô¢ a) Ü¬ùî¢¶ñ¢ êó¤ò£ù¬õ b) I ñø¢Áñ¢ IV êó¤ò£ù¬õ c) Ü¬ùî¢¶ñ¢ îõø£ù¬õ d) I, ñø¢Áñ¢ III êó¤ò£ù¬õ

According to the National Human Development Report (NHDR) 2001, Tamil Nadu scored the a) Seventh Rank b) Third Rank

83.

c) Fourth Rank 19

Ninth Rank

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY 2001 ñ¢ Ýí¢®ù¢ «îê¤ò ñù¤îõ÷ Üø¤è¢¬èò¤ù¢ð® îñ¤ö¢ï£´ ªðø¢Á÷¢÷ Þìñ¢ a) ãö£õ¶ Þìñ¢ b) Íù¢ø£õ¶ Þìñ¢ c) ï£ù¢è£õ¶ Þìñ¢

d) åù¢ðî£õ¶ Þìñ¢

Which party formed ministry in Madras Presidency after the passing of Government of India act of 1935? a) Swaraj Party b) Justice Party d) Communist party c) Congress Party

84.

1935 ñ¢ Ýí¢´ Þï¢î¤ò Üóê£é¢èê¢ êì¢ìñ¢ ï¤¬ø«õø¢øð¢ðì¢ì ð¤ø° ªêù¢¬ù ñ£è£íî¢î¤ô¢ Ü¬ñê¢êó¬õò¤ô¢ Üñó¢ï¢î èì¢ê¤ a) ²òó£ü¢ò èì¢ê¤ b) ï¦î¤è¢ èì¢ê¤ d) èñ¢Îù¤ú¢ì¢ èì¢ê¤ c) è£é¢è¤óú¢ èì¢ê¤ In the 2009 Parliamentary Elections, DMK won ………. seats a) 25 b) 35 c) 40 d) 18

85.

èìï¢î 2009 ï£ì£Àñù¢ø «îó¢îô¤ô¢ î¤.º.è. èì¢ê¤ ªõø¢ø¤ ªðø¢ø ªî£°î¤è÷¤ù¢ âí¢í¤è¢¬è a) 25 b) 35 c) 40 d) 18 The Fort William College at Kolkata was founded in the Year a) 1806 b) 1810 c) 1805 d) 1800

86.

ªè£ô¢èî¢î£õ¤ô¢ à÷¢÷ «ð£ó¢ì¢ õ¤ô¢ô¤òñ¢ èô¢Öó¤ ¶õé¢èð¢ðì¢ì Ýí¢´ a) 1806 b) 1810 c) 1805 d) 1800 India‟s population as on 1st March, 2001 stood at b) 1007 million a) 1027 million

87.

1017 million

d) 1037 million

Þï¢î¤ò£õ¤ô¢ ñ£ó¢ê¢² 1, 2001 Üù¢Á Þ¼ï¢î ñè¢è÷¢ ªî£¬è b) 1007 ñ¤ô¢ô¤òù¢ a) 1027 ñ¤ô¢ô¤òù¢ c) 1017 ñ¤ô¢ô¤òù¢

d) 1037 ñ¤ô¢ô¤òù¢

Number of towns in Tamil Nadu is a) 832

b) 900

c) 750

500

900

88.

îñ¤ö¢ï£ì¢®ù¢ ïèóé¢è÷¤ù¢ âí¢í¤è¢¬è a) 832 c) 750 20

d) 500 MAINS AND PRELIMS CUM MAINS BATCH ADMISSION STARTS ON 31st MAY. CLASS STARTS ON 7th JUNE

SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY The language which was used in the Ashokan inscription is a) Hindi b) Sanskrit d) Telugu c) Prakrit

89.

Ü«ê£èó¤ù¢ èô¢ªõì¢´è÷¤ô¢ âï¢î ªñ£ö¤ ðòù¢ð´î¢îð¢ðì¢´÷¢÷¶? a) ý¤ï¢î¤ b) êñú¢è¤¼îñ¢ d) ªî½é¢° c) ð¤ó£è¤óîñ¢ The average based on the position of ordered observation is a) X b) Median

90.

c) Mode

Standard Deviation

ñî¤ð¢¹è÷¤ù¢ õó¤¬ê Þìî¢î¤ù¢ Ü®ð¢ð¬ìò¤ô£ù êó£êó¤ a) X b) Þ¬ìï¤¬ô c) ºè´

d) î¤ì¢ìõ¤ôè¢èñ¢

Who among the following computed National Income on the basis of Scientific method? a) Prof. Mahalanobis b) Dr. K.N.Raj d) Dr.Vakil c) Dr. V.K.R.V. Rao

91.

«îê¤ò õ¼ñ£ùî¢¬î õ¤ë¢ë£ù º¬øð¢ð® èíè¢ªè´ð¢¹ ªêò¢îõó¢ ò£ó¢? a) «ðó£ê¤ó¤òó¢ ñýôù£ð¤ú¢ b) ì£è¢ìó¢ «è.âù¢.ó£ü¢ d) ì£è¢ìó¢ õè¢è¦ô¢ c) õ¤.«è.Ýó¢.õ¦. ó£õ¢ 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 the correct answer according to the coding scheme given below 92.

(a) Both A & R are true but R is the correct explanation of A. (b) Both A & R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A. (c) Both A and R are false (d) A is true, but R is true.

è¦ö¢è¢èí¢ì õ£è¢è¤òé¢è¬÷è¢ èõù¤ Ãø¢Á (A)

è£óíñ¢ (R)

è¦«ö °ø¤ð¢ð¤ì¢´÷¢÷ °ø¤ò¦ì¢®ô¢ êó¤ò£ù õ¤¬ì¬òî¢ «îó¢ªî´ a)

(A) (R) (R) (A)

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY b)

(A) (R) (R) (A)

(A) (R) 

(A) (R) 

Ring of horse shoe shaped coral reefs are called b) Barrier reef a) Atoll

93.

Fringing Reef

d) None of these

°î¤¬ó °÷ñ¢¹ «ð£ù¢ø Üô¢ô¶ õì¢ì õ®õñ¢ ªè£í¢ì º¼¬èð¢ð£ó¤ù¢ ªðòó¢? b) è¬ó¤ õ¤ôè¤ò ð£ó¢è÷¢ a) èé¢èí õ®õ ð£ó¢è÷¢ c) è¬ó«ò£óð¢ ð£ó¢è÷¢

d) Þõø¢Á÷¢ â¶¾ñ¤ô¢¬ô

Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes 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 Codes A B C D 94.

b) c) d)

1 1 4

3 2 3

4 3 2

2 4 1

1. 2. 3. 4.

°ø¤ò¦´è÷¢ A

b) c) d)

1 1 4

3 2 3

4 3 2

2 4 1

As per RTI the competent authority of Lok Sabha is the a) Chairman b) Prime Minister c) Chief Secretary d) Speaker

95.

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY RTI êì¢ìð¢ð® «ô£è¢êð£õ¤ù¢ ºè¢è¤ò Üî¤è£ó¤

a) î¬ôõó¢ c) î¬ô¬ñê¢ ªêòôó¢

b) ð¤óîñó¢

d) êð£ï£òèó¢

Who authored the book „A Better India A Better World‟? b) Indra Sinha a) N.R.Narayana Murthy

96.

Rajiv Sikri

d) Jaswant Singh

ïô¢ô Þï¢î¤ò£ ïô¢ô àôèñ¢ („A Better India A Better World‟)âù¢ø ¹î¢îèî¢¬î â¿î¤òõó¢ b) Þï¢î¤ó£ ê¤ù¢è£ a) N.R.ï£ó£òí Íó¢î¢î¤ c) ó£ü¦õ¢ ê¤è¢ó¤

d) üú¢õï¢î¢ ê¤é¢

A current of 8 A flows through 10 turn coil of a tangent galvanometer having a diameter of 16 cm. The field on the centre 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

97.

10 ²ø¢Áè÷¢ 16 ªê.ñ¦ õ¤ì¢ìñ¢ ªè£í¢ì «ìù¢ªüí¢ì¢ è£ô¢õ£ù£ ñ¦ì¢ìó¢ õö¤«ò 8 Ýñ¢ð¤òó¢ ñ¤ù¢«ù£ì¢ìñ¢ ªê½î¢¶ñ¢ ªð£¿¶, Üîù¢ ¬ñòî¢î¤ô¢ õ¤¬÷»ñ¢ ¹ôê¢ ªêø¤¬õ èíè¢è¤´è a) 2.5 Ýñ¢ð¤òó¢ ²ø¢Á - ñ¦-1 b) 25 Ýñ¢ð¤òó¢ ²ø¢Á - ñ¦-1 c) 100 Ýñ¢ð¤òó¢ ²ø¢Á - ñ¦-1 d) 250 Ýñ¢ð¤òó¢ ²ø¢Á - ñ¦-1 98.

Which of the following is wrongly matched?

a) Microsporangial serus

- Anther

b) c) d)

Microspore Megasporophyll Microsporophyll

Pollen grain Ovule Stamen

Þõø¢ø¤ô¢ â¶ îõø£è ªð£¼î¢îð¢ðì¢´÷¢÷¶?

a) ¬ñè¢«ó£ú¢«ð£ó£ë¢ê¤òô¢ «ê£óú¢

ñèóï¢î¬õ

b) ¬ñè¢«ó£ú¢«ð£ó¢ c) ªñè£ú¢«ð£ó¤¬ô d) ¬ñè¢«ó£ú¢«ð£ó¤¬ô

ñèóï¢îî¢¶è÷¢ Åô¢ ñèóï¢îî¢î£÷¢

Veeranam Project to bring water from Veeranam to Madras was started by Chief Minister b) M.G.Ramachandran a) M.Karunanidhi

99.

Jayalalitha

d) O.Panneer Selvam

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d) å.ðù¢ù¦ó¢ªêô¢õñ¢

100. 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

1974

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY Þï¢î¤ò îð£ô¢ îï¢î¤î¢¶¬ø õ.à.ê¤îñ¢ðóñ¢ð¤÷¢¬÷ò¤ù¢ ï¤¬ùõ£è îð£ô¢ î¬ô ªõ÷¤ò¤ì¢ì Ýí¢´ a) 1971 b) 1972 c) 1973

d) 1974

OUR Programme Highlights Expert trainers Study Materials Regular tests

Rope climbing Long / High Jump 100/400/1500 mts

Physical Fitness will be trained by National/State Level Coachers REGISTER FOR FREE PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST For more details visit :www.shankariasacademy.com 101. 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 the correct answer according to the coding scheme given below

(a) Both A & R are true but R is the correct explanation of A. (b) Both A & R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A. (c) A is true, but R is false (d) A is false, but R is true.

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: :

Þóî¢îî¢î¤ô¢ ê¤õð¢ðµè¢è÷¢ à÷¢÷ù Ü¬õ Ýè¢ú¤ü¬ù â´î¢¶ê¢ ªêô¢è¤ø¶. ý¦«ñ£°«÷£ð¤ù¢ ï¤øñ¤ Ýè¢ú¤üù¢ â´î¢¶ê¢ ªêô¢ô àî¾è¤ø¶.

è¦«ö °ø¤ð¢ð¤ì¢´÷¢÷ °ø¤ò¦ì¢®ô¢ êó¤ò£ù õ¤¬ì¬òî¢ «îó¢ªî´

(A) (R) (R) (A)

(A) (R)  (R) (A)

(A) (R) 

(A) (R) 

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY 102. Land

is a a) Man-made resource

c) Renewable natural resource Gô‥ å¼ a) ñQîù£™ à¼õ£‚è․ð†ì õ÷‥

c) ¹¶․H‚è Þò½‥ õ÷‥ 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 a) II alone is correct c) III, IV and II are correct

b) Non-renewable natural resource d) All of these

b) ¹¶․H‚è Þòô£î ÞòŸ¬è õ÷‥ d) Þ¬õ Ü¬ù•¶‥

103. Consider

b) II and IV and correct d) All are correct

W›‚è‡ì ÃŸÁè¬÷ Ý…è 1. ªè£¿․¹ å¼ àó‥ 2. ¹«ó£†¯¡ ÞòŸ¬èJ¡ å¼ æKò™¹ õ¬è 3. FIƒAô•F¡ ñ«ò£°«÷£HQ™ ¬ì-ê™¬ð´ Þ¬í․¹ àœ÷¶ 4. Ü‡ì•F¡ â‡†«ó£H ÜFèK•¶‚ ªè£‡«ì Þ¼‚Aø¶ a) II ñ†´‥ êKò£ù¶ b) II ñŸÁ‥ IV êKò£ù¬õ c) III, IV ñŸÁ‥ II êKò£ù¬õ d) Ü¬ù•¶‥ êKò£ù¬õ 104. Emerald

Dam is located in a) Coimbatore

b) Ooty

c) Erode

âñó£™´ Ü¬í Ü¬ñ‣¶œ÷ Þì‥ a) «è£òº•É˜ c) ß«ó£´

Salem

b) á†® d) «êô‥

105. The Eleventh

schedule of the constitution speaks about a) Functions of the Chief Minister b) Functions of Panchayati Raj c) Duties of District Collector

Functions of the parliament

Þ‣Fò ÜóCòô¬ñ․¹ ê†ì•F¡ ðF«ù£ø£õ¶ Ü†ìõ¬í H¡õ¼õùõŸÁœ â¬î․ ðŸP’ °P․H´Aø¶? a) ºîô¬ñ„êK¡ ªêò™èœ °P•¶ b) ð…ê£ò•¶ Ü¬ñ․¹èO¡ ªêò™èœ

°P•¶

c) Ñ£õ†ì Ý†Cò˜ èì¬ñèœ °P•¶

d) ï£ì£Àñ¡ø•F¡ ªêò™èœ °P•¶

106. 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 d) Konrad Bloch and Feodor Lynen c) Richard Axel and Linda Buck

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY ñóðµ ¸è˜„C‚° è£óíñ£è ªêò™ð´Aø¶ â¡ø Ýó£…„C‚è£è «ï£ð™ ðK² ªðŸø M…ë£Qèœ ò£˜? a) ñQîù£™ à¼õ£‚è․ð†ì õ÷‥ b) ¹¶․H‚è Þòô£î ÞòŸ¬è õ÷‥ d) Þ¬õ Ü¬ù•¶‥ c) ¹¶․H‚è Þò½‥ õ÷‥ 107. Opsonin

was discovered by Jules Bordet

b) Christian Gram d) Louis Pasteur

c) Almroth wright Ü․«ê£Q¡-ä è‡´H®•îõ˜ a) p»™v ð£˜ì†

b) APv®ò¡ Aó£‥ d) ÖJv ð£vì˜

c) Ü™‥ó£• ¬ó† 108. The recipient

of Dada Saheb Phalke Award during 2005 was a) Dev Anand b) Mrinal Sen c) Lata Mangeshkar d) Shyam Benegal

2005 Ý‥ Ýí¢´ î£î£ ê£A․ ð£™«è M¼¶ ªðŸøõ˜ a) «îš Ýù‣• b) I˜ù£™ ªê¡ c) ôî£ ñƒ«èwè˜ d) Sò£‥ ªðùè™ 109. 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 d) 10 Minute MBA c) One Minute Manager

10 I™Lò¡ HóFèÀ‚° «ñ™ MŸð¬ùò£ù Iè„ Cø‣î ¹•îè‥ â¡ø õK¬êJ™ º¬ùõ˜ ªè¡ù• H÷£¡ ê˜´ («ñô£‡¬ñ °¼) â¡ðõó£™ â¿î․ð†ì ¹•îè‥ â¶? a) » «è¡ M¡ b) «ñ‚Cñ‥ ðõ˜ d) 10 GIì «ñô£‡¬ñ ð®․¹ c) å¼ GIì «ñô£÷˜ 110. The Rajiv

Gandhi Udyami Mitra Yojana was launched in a) 2006 b) 2007 d) 2009 c) 2008

ó£pš è£‣F àîòI I•ó£ «ò£xù£ F†ì‥ ªî£ìƒè․ð†ì Ý‡´ a) 2006 b) 2007 d) 2009 c) 2008 the graph drawn between ίη ρ versus 1/T for an intrinsic semiconductor is ( resistivity T- temperature) a) Straight line b) Circle c) Parabola d) Ellipse

111. The shape of

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ρ1

SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY å¼ àœ÷£˜‣î °¬ø‚ èì•FJ¡ ίη ρ ‚°‥ 1/T è¢°‥ ðì‥ õ¬ó‣î£™ Üî¡ õ®õ‥ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,Þ¼‚°‥ (ρ I¡î¬ì â‡, T ªõ․ðG¬ô a) ñQîù£™ à¼õ£‚è․ð†ì õ÷‥ b) ¹¶․H‚è Þòô£î ÞòŸ¬è õ÷‥ c) ¹¶․H‚è Þò½‥ õ÷‥ d) Þ¬õ Ü¬ù•¶‥ 1

112. 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

Jacob and Monad, E.coli

å¼ p¡ å¼ ªï£F â¡ø «è£†ð£ì¢¬ì º¡ ¬õ•îõ˜èœ ,,,,,,,,, Üõ˜èœ Þšõ£ó£…„C’° ðò¡ð´•Fò àJKù‥............ a) d®™ ñŸÁ‥ ì£†ì‥, ß«è£¬ô b) d®™ ñŸÁ‥ ì£†ì£‥, G»«ó£v «ð£ó£ c) «üè․ ñŸÁ‥ «ñ£ù£´, ï¤»«ó£v d) «üè․ ñŸÁ‥ «ñ£ù£´, ß«è£¬ô «ð£ó£ 113. The hormone which

a) Androgen c) Adrenaline

brings about characteristic changes in male at puberty is called b) FSH

d) Testosterone

ð¼õñ¬ì‣î Ý‡èÀ‚°Kò °í£Fêòƒè¬÷ à¼õ£‚°‥ ý£˜«ñ£¡ a) Ý¡†«ó£ü¡ b) ð£Lè¢è™ ªê™ É‡´‥ ý£˜«ñ£¡ c) Ü†gùL¡ d) ªìv†«ì£v¯ó£¡ 114. Which

of the following is correctly matched? TNT - Fertilizer

B. Gasoline

Petrochemical

C. D.

Explosive Molecular Crystal

Potassium sulphate Cement

H¡õ¼õùõŸÁœ â¶ êKò£è ªð£¼•î․ð†´œ÷¶? A. B. C. D.

TNT «è«ê£L¡ ªð£†ì£Cò‥ ê™«ð† Cªñ‡†

1. 2. 3. 4.

àó‥ ªð†«ó£ªèI’è™ ªõ®ªð£¼œ Íô‚ÃÁ ð®è‥

115. 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.

A) B) C) D) 27

(A) is true, but ® is false (A) alone is true (R) alone is true Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). MAINS AND PRELIMS CUM MAINS BATCH ADMISSION STARTS ON 31st MAY. CLASS STARTS ON 7th JUNE

SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY W›‚è‡ì õ£‚Aòƒè¬÷è¢ èõQ : ÜóCòô¬ñ․¹ 32õ¶ MF ÜóCòô¬ñ․¹ ðKè£ó àK¬ñ ðŸPò¶. Þš¾K¬ñJ¡P ÃŸÁ (A) ÜóCòô¬ñ․¹ ªê™ô£î¶ (ðòùŸø¶) è£óí‥ (B) : Üóê¤òô¬ñ․¹ 32õ¶ MF, ÜóCòô¬ñ․ð£™ õöƒè․ð†´œ÷ Ü®․ð¬ì õNº¬øè¬÷ Ü®․ð¬ì àK¬ñò£è õöƒ°Aø¶ A) (A) ñ†´‥ êK Ýù£™ (R) îõÁ B) (A) ñ†´‥ êKò£ù¶ C) (R) ñ†´‥ êKò£ù¶

D) (A) ñŸÁ‥ (R) Þó‡´«ñ êKò£ù¶, «ñ½‥ (R) â¡ð¶ (A) Mø¢è£ù êKò£ù õ÷‚èñ£°‥ 116. In

Tamil Nadu the Legislative Assembly was established in the year a) 1935 b) 1937 c) 1947

îI›ï£†®™ ê†ì․«ðó¬õ «î£ŸÁM‚è․ð†ì Ý‡´ a) 1935 b) c) 1947 117. Tamil

1952

1937

d) 1952

Nadu is noted for the industrial cluster of

a) Textiles

b) Chemicals

d) Glass

Jewellery and gems

îI›ï£´ W›è¢è‡ì ªî£N™ ªî£°․¹èÀ‚° «ð˜ «ð£ù¶? b) Þóê£òù‥ a) ¶Eèœ c) ï¬èèœ ñŸÁ‥ èŸèœ

d) è‡í£®

118. Apex

court judgement delivered with regard to Open University degree, that bench comprised a) Justice S.B. Sinha and Justice b) Justice Mohan and Justice K. G. Balakrishnan Mukundaram Sharma c)

Justice S. H. Kapadia and Justice d) None of them Altaamar Kabir

Fø‣î ªõO ð™è¬ôè¢èöè‥ ð†ì‥ ªî£ì˜ð£è õöƒè․ð†ì à„êcF ñ¡ø b˜․¹ ............. cFðFè÷£™ õöƒè․ð†ì¶ a) cFðFèœ âv.H. C¡ý£ ñŸÁ‥ b) cFðFèœ «ñ£è¡ ñŸÁ‥ «è. T ð£ôA¼wí¡ ºè¢°‣ó£‥ ê˜ñ£ c) cFðFèœ âv, â„. èð£®ò£ ñŸÁ‥ d) ÞõŸÁœ âõ¼ñ¤™¬ô Ü™ì£ñ˜ èd˜ 119. Satyartha Prakash

was written by a) Raja Rammohan Roy c) Keshab Chandra Sen

Debendranath Tagore

d) Dayanand Saraswati

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY ê•ò£˜• Hóè£w Ë¬ô â¿Fòõ˜ a) ó£ü£ó£‥ «ñ£è¡ ó£… c) «èêš ê‣Fóªê¡

b) «î«õ‣Fóï£• î£Ã˜

d) îò£ù‣î êóvõF

120. Find

the missing number a) 1000 c) 999

b) 1001 d) 1002

730

344

M´ð†ì â‡ â¶? a) 1000 c) 999

126

b) 1001 d) 1002

121. 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

qL«ò£ªê¡®K‚ î•¶õ•F¡ð® ÅKò¡ ñ•FJ™ G¬ôò£è àœ÷ «ð£¶ ñŸø «è£œèœ ÅKò¬ù„ ²ŸP õ¼A¡øù. Þ‣î î•¶õ•¬î ºî¡ ºîL™ ÃPòõ˜ a) èLL«ò£ b) GÎ†ì¡ c) ì£ôI d) «è£․ð˜G‚èv 122. The growth

rate of population in India as per 2001 census is a) 3% b) 2.5% d) 1.5% c) 1.9%

Þ‣Fò£M™ 2001-‥ Ý‡´ ¹œO Mõó èíè¢A¡ð® ñè¢èœ ªî£¬è õ÷˜„C a)

c) 1.9%

b) d)

2.5% 1.5%

123. Which

one of the following is the correct sequence of the given hills from the north of south? a) Nallamalai, Nilgiris, Javadhi, Anaimalai b) Anaimalai, Javadhi, Nilgiris, Nallamalai c) Nallamalai, Javadhi, Nilgiris, d) Anaimalai, Nilgris, Javadhi, Nallamalai

Anaimalai 29

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY H¡õ¼õùõŸÁœ °¡ÁèO¡ êKò£ù õK¬ê â¶? a) ï™ô ñ¬ô, côAK, üõ£F, b) Ý¬ùñ¬ô, üõ£F, côAK, ï™ôñ¬ô Ý¬ùñ¬ô c) ï™ôñ¬ô, üõ£F, côAK, d) Ý¬ùñ¬ô, côAK, üõ£F, ï™ôñ¬ô

Ý¬ùñ¬ô

124. The Annamalai

1909

c) 1929

University at Annamalainagar was founded in b) 1919 d) 1949

Ü‡í£ñ¬ô ïèK™ Ü‡í£ñ¬ô․ ð™è¬ô‚èöè‥ GÁõ․ð†ì¶ â․«ð£¶? a) 1909 b) 1919 d) 1949 c) 1929

OUR Programme Highlights Expert trainers Study Materials Regular tests

Rope climbing Long / High Jump 100/400/1500 mts

Physical Fitness will be trained by National/State Level Coachers REGISTER FOR FREE PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST For more details visit :www.shankariasacademy.com 125. 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

å¡Á «ê˜‚è․ð†ì Þó‡´ M™¬ôèO¡ °Mò• Éó‥ õ¼ñ£Á a) F=f1-f2 c) F= f1+f2

F= f1 f2

d) 1/F=1/ f1+1/f2

126. Which

one of the following statements is correct? a) Parliament has power to amend b) Parliament has no power to amend fundamental rights in the constitution of any part of the constitution of India

India

Parliament cannot amend the directive d) Parliament cannot amend the Federal principles of State Policy Principles embodied in the constitution of India

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY W›‚è‡ìõŸÁœ â‣î ÃŸÁ êKò£ù¶? ÜóCòô¬ñ․H™ a) Þ‣Fò ÜóCòô¬ñ․H¡ â‣î å¼ b) Þ‣Fò àK¬ñè¬÷• F¼•î‥ ð°F¬ò»‥ ï£ì£Àñ¡ø•î£™ ï£ì£Àñ¡ø•FŸ° Þ™¬ô F¼•î‥ ªê…ò º®»‥

Ü®․ð¬ì ÜFè£ó

c) Üó² ªïP‚ªè£œ¬è¬ò d) Þ‣Fò ÜóCòô¬ñ․H½œ÷ Ã†ì£†C‚ ï£ì£Àñ¡ø•Fù£™ F¼•î ªè£œ¬èè¬÷ ï£ì£Àñ¡ø•î£™ Þòô£¶ F¼•î Þòô£¶ 127. Which

of the following countries is not a member of ASEAN? a) Vietnam b) Brunei d) Myanmar c) Bangladesh

W›‚è‡ì ï£´èO™ â‣î ï£´ ÝCò£ù¢ ASEAN Ü¬ñ․¬ð ê£ó£î ï£´? a) Mòì¢ï£‥ b) H¼«ù d) Iò£¡ñ˜ c) õƒè£÷«îê‥ 128. Position

effect is the result of a) Translations

b) Inversions

c) Transcriptions

G¬ô M¬÷¾ âîù£™ ãŸð´Aø¶ a) ªñ£N․ªðò˜•î™ c) ð®ªò´•î™

Deletions

b) î¬™W› ñ£Ÿøƒèœ d) c‚èƒèœ

129. 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, Rubella

Diphtheria,

Measles

and d)

Tetanus, Diphtheria, smallpox and Rubella

Hø‣î °ö‣¬îè¢° º•î´․¹ áC «ð£´õî£™ W›è¢è‡ì «ï£…èOL¼‣¶ î´․ð£Ÿø™ A¬ì‚Aø¶? a) è‚°õ£¡ Þ¼ñ™, ªìì£ùv, b) èè¢°õ£¡ Þ¼ñ™, ªì†ì£ùú¢, î†ì‥¬ñ ®․bKò£ c) ªì†ì£ùv, Ïªð™ô£ 130. An

®․bKò£,

î†ì‥¬ñ, d) ªì†ì£ùv, Ïªð™ô£

®․bKò£,

Example of addition co-polymer is

a) Buna-S

b) PVC

d) Glyptal

Neoprene

«ê˜‚¬è êè ðôð®„ «ê˜ñ•FŸ° â´•¶è¢è£†´ b) PVC a) ¹Îù£ - S c) G«ò£HK¡

d) AO․ì£™

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ªðKò‥¬ñ,

SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY 131. Who

won the Nobel Prize for peace in the year 2009? b) Nelson Mandela a) Barak Obama c) George Bush d) Bill Clinton

2009 Ý‥ Ý‡®™ Ü¬ñF‚è£ù «ï£ð£™ ðK¬ê ªõ¡øõ˜ ò£˜? b) ªï™ê¡ ñ‡«ìô£ a) ð£ó‚ åð£ñ£ c) ü£˜x ¹û¢

d) H™ AO‡ì¡

132. A

glass container (μ-1.65) is filled with a liquid of refractive index 1.46 when light is incident normally on the surface, the amount of light transmitted through the container is a) 18% b) 36% c) 44% d) 100%

åOMôèœ â‡ 1.46 ªè£‡ì å¼ Fóõñ è‡í£®․ ªð†ìè•F™ (μ-1.65) Gó․ð†ì´œ÷¶. åO ªêƒ°•î£è Üî¡ «ñŸðó․H¡ e¶ ð´‥«ð£¶, ªð†ìè•F¡ õN«ò á´¼M„ ªê™½‥ åO Ü÷õ£ù¶ a) 18% c) 44%

b) 36% d) 100%

133. Competition

commission of India (CCI) became operational from a) March 2009 b) April 2009 c) May 2009

June 2009

Þï¢Fò£M™ «ð£†®‚ °¿ ªêò™ð†´ õ¼ñ¢ï£œ a) ñ£˜„ 2009 b) ã․ó™ 2009 c) «ñ 2009 d) p¡ 2009 134. Loga

(ab) = x then logb (ab) is a) 1/x c) x/1-x

Loga (ab) = x âQ™ logb (ab) Þ¡ ñF․¹ a) 1/x c) x/1-x 135. In

x/x+1

d) x/x-1 b)

x/x+1

d) x/x-1

2009, Nobel Prize was awarded in Physics for the invention of a) Charge coupled device and b) Neutrino and its detection

optical fibre communication c)

Digital imaging

d) Ribosome structure

ÞòŸHòL™, â‣îè¢ è‡´H®․Hø¢è£è 2009-‥ Ý‡®™ «ï£ð™ ðK² õöƒè․ð†ì¶? a) Ý․®‚è™ç¬ðð˜ õN îèõ™ b) GÎ†K«ù£¾‥ Üî¡ è‡´H®․¹ õN º¬ø»‥ ðKñ£Ÿø‥ ñŸÁ‥ ê£˜x è․Hœ´

®¬õv

c) ®T†ì™ Þ«ñTƒ

d) K«ð£«ú£ñ¢ Ü®․ð¬ì è†ì¬ñ․¹

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY 136. World

earth day is observed on a) April 30

b) April 22

c) March 22

àôè․ ¹Mï£œ ÜÂêK‚è․ð´‥ ï£œ a) ã․ó™ 30 c) ñ£˜„ 22

June 5

b) ã․ó™ 22 d) p¡ 5

137. Who

presented Union Budge 2009-2010 in the parliament? a) Chidambaram b) Pranab Mukerjee c) Manmohan Singh

Arjun Singh

ñ•Fò Üó² ð†ªü† 2009-2010 ä ï£ì£Àñ¡ø•F™ êñ˜․H•îõ˜ ò£˜? a) Cî‥ðó‥ b) Hó£í․ ºè˜T c) ñ¡«ñ£è¡Cƒ

d) Ü˜ü¨¡ Cƒ

138. Who

among the following was not a member of the justice party? a) Pitty Theogaraya Chetty b) Raja of Panagal c) T.M. Nair d) Rajagopalachari

H¡ °P․Hì․ð†´œ÷õ˜èO™ cF‚è†C¬ò «êó£îõ˜ ò£˜? a) H†® Fò£èó£ò ªê†® b) ðùè™ ó£ü£ c) ®, â‥, ï£ò˜ d) Þó£ü«è£ð£ô£„ê£Kò£˜ 139. The recipient

of Nehru award in 1995 is a) Julius Namrai c) Dr. Bruno Kreisky

1995 Ý‥ Ý‡´ «ï¼ ðK¬ê ªõ¡øõ˜ a) ü¨Lòv ï£‥ó£… c) ì£‚ì˜ ¹¼«ù£ A«ó…vA

Aruna Asaf Ali

d) Md. Hosni Mubarak b) Ü¼í£ Ýê£․ ÜL

d) ºèñ¶ «è£vQ ºð£ó‚

Hussein Obama became the 44th president of the USA in the year a) 2007 b) 2008 c) 2010 d) 2009

140. Barak

ð£ó£‚ ý¨¬ê¡ åð£ñ£ ÜªñK‚è£M¡ 44 õ¶ ÜFðó£è․ ðîõ¤«òŸø Ý‡´ a) 2007 b) 2008 c) 2010 d) 2009 141. Nadir

shah was a/an a) Afghan king

c) Persian king ï£b˜ û£ æ˜ a) Ý․è£Qò Üóê˜

c) ð£óYè Üóê˜ 33

b) Moghul ruler d) Delhi Sultan

b) ªñ£èô£ò Üóê˜ d) ®™L ²™î£¡

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY 142. The area of

circle is 220 sq.cm. the area of the biggest square inscribed in this circle will be a) 49 cm2 b) 70 cm2 c) 140 cm2 d) 150 cm2

å¼ õ†ì•F¡ ðó․¹ 220 ê¶ó ªê.e, âQ™ ÜîÂœ õ¬óò․ð´‥ Iè․ªðKò ê¶ó•F¡ ðó․¹ â¡ù? a) 49 ªê.e2 b) 70 ªê.e2 c) 140 ªê.e2 d) 150 ªê.e2 143. Tiruvidaiyattam

means a) A land owned by Math c) A land owned by warrior

î¤¼M¬ìò£†ì‥ â¡ø£™ a) ñì•F¡ õê‥ Þ¼‚°‥ G¬ô c) «ð£˜ió˜ õê‥ Þ¼‚°‥ G¬ô 144. Which

b) A land owned by Temple d) A land owned by Brahmana

b) «è£J™ õê‥ Þ¼‚°‥ G¬ô d) Hó£ñù˜ õê‥ Þ¼‚°‥ G¬ô

act separated Burma from India?

a) Indian Act of 1935

b) Independence Act of 1947

d) Montague-chelmsford Act

Minto-Morley Reform Act

â‣î ê†ì‥ ð˜ñ£¬õ Þ‣Fò£ML¼‣¶ HK•î¶? b) ²î‣Fó ê†ìñ¢ 1947 a) Þï¢Fò Üó²„ ê†ì‥ 1935 c) I‡«ì£-ñ£˜L ê†ì‥

d) ñ£‡«ì°-ªê‥vç«ð£˜´ ê†ì‥

145. Consider

the following statements: Assertion (A) : The Marathas were defeated in the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761 Reason (R) : It checked the growth of Maratha Power, but did not destroy them

Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below: a) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation b) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation c) (A) is true, but (R) is false d) (A) is false, but (R) is true W›‚è‡ì õ£‚Aòƒè¬÷è¢ èõQ : 1761 Ý‥ Ý‡´ Í¡ø£‥ ð£Qð† «ð£K™ ñó£•Fò˜èœ «î£Ÿè®‚è․ð†ìù˜. ÃŸÁ (A) è£óí‥ (B) : Üîù£™ ñó£•Fò˜ õ÷˜„C î¬ì․ð†ì«îªò£Nò, Üõ˜èœ ÜN‚è․ðìM™¬ô W«ö °P․H†´œ÷ °Pf†®™ êKò£ù M¬ì¬ò• «î˜‣ªî´ a) (A) ñŸÁ‥ (R) Þó‡´‥ êK, «ñ½‥ (R) â¡ð¶ êKò£ù M÷‚èñ™ô b) (A) ñŸÁ‥ (R) Þó‡´‥ êK, «ñ½‥(R) â¡ð¶ êKò£ù M÷‚è‥ c) (A) ñ†´‥ êK, Ýù£™ (R) îõÁ d) (A) îõÁ, Ýù£™ (R) êK

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY 146. The theosophical

society at Adyar dealt with

I. social issues II. Communal issues III. Political issues IV. Religious issues a) I alone is correct c) I, II and III are correct

I and II and correct

d) All are correct

Ü¬ìò£P™ Þ¼‣î ªñ…ë£ù ê¬ð âF˜ªè£‡ì Hó„ê¬ùèœ 1. êÍè․ Hó„ê¬ùèœ 2. ê£F․ Hó„ê¬ùèœ 3. ÜóCò™ Hó„ê¬ùèœ 4. êñò․ Hó„ê¬ùèœ a) I ñ†´‥ êKò£ù¶ b) I ñŸÁ‥ II êKò£ù¬õ c) I, II ñŸÁ‥ III êKò£ù¬õ d) Ü¬ù•¶‥ êKò£ù¬õ 147. FIFA

2010 world Cup Football will be held at a) France

b) South Africa

c) Canada

Germany

çHçð£ FIFA àôè․«è£ð¢¬ð è£™ð‣¶ 2010 Þ™ âƒ° ï¬ìªðø Þ¼‚Aø¶? a) Hó£¡² b) ªî¡ù£․HK‚è£ c) èùì£

d) ªü˜ñQ

148. The place

where winter Olympics was held during February 2010 is b) U.S.A. a) Canada c) India d) England

H․óõK 2010 ™ °O˜è£ô åL‥H‚v M¬÷ò£†´ ï¬ìªðŸø Þì‥ b) ».âv.â. a) èùì£ c) Þ‣Fò£

d) ÞƒAô£‣¶

149. Annie Besant

became the president of the Indian National Congress in the year a) 1915 b) 1916 d) 1918 c) 1917

Ü¡Qªðê¡† Þ‣Fò «îCò è£ƒAóv Þò‚è•F¡ î¬ôõó£è â‣î Ý‡´ Þ¼‣î£˜? a) 1915 b) 1916 d) 1918 c) 1917

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY

OUR Programme Highlights Expert trainers Study Materials Regular tests

Rope climbing Long / High Jump 100/400/1500 mts

Physical Fitness will be trained by National/State Level Coachers REGISTER FOR FREE PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST For more details visit :www.shankariasacademy.com 150. Match

A. B. C. D. Codes

List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes below List I List II Neozoic era 1. Primary Cenozoic era 2. Secondary Mesozoic era 3. Quaternary Palaeozoic era 4. Tertiary A

b) c)

4 2

3 1

1 4

2 3

G«ò£«ü£J‚ è£ô‥ ªê«ù£C‚ è£ô‥ I«ê£«ü£ò‚ è£ô‥ «ðL«ò£«ü£J‚ è£ô‥

1. 2. 3. 4.

ºî™ G¬ô Þó‡ì£‥ G¬ô è£™G¬ô Í¡ø£‥ G¬ô

°ø¤ò¦´è÷¢ A

b) c)

4 2

3 1

1 4

2 3

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY 151. Study of

the interrelations between the individual plant and its environment is called a) Synecology b) Ecosystem c) Autecology d) Biodiversity

å¼ î£õó•FŸ° Üî¬ù Å›‣¶œ÷ Å›G¬ô‚°‥ àœ÷ àøM¬ù․ ðŸP ð®․ð¶ a) C¡ß‚è£ôT b) ²ŸÁ„Åö™ c) Ý†¯‚è£ôT d) àJKò™ ð™õ¬è¬ñ 152. 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? b) 16 years a) 14 years c)

12 years

d) 13 years

óõ¤ ñŸÁ‥ ó£ü£M¡ õò¶ MAî‥ 5:12. 6 õ¼ìƒèÀ‚°․Hø° Üõ˜èO¡ õò¶ MAî‥ 8:15 âQ™ Üõ˜èÀ‚A¬ì«òò£ù õò¶ M•Fò£ê‥ âšõ÷¾? b) 16 õ¼ìƒèœ a) 14 õ¼ìƒèœ c) 12 õ¼ìƒèœ

d) 13 õ¼ìé¢èœ

153. 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

Karnataka and Kerala

å«èù‚è™ Ã†´ °®c˜ Hó„ê¬ù â‣ªî‣î ñ£Gô•FŸ°‥ Þ¬ì«ò»œ÷ îèó£Á? a) îI›ï£†®Ÿ°‥, «èó÷£MŸ°‥ b) îI›ï£†®ø¢°‥, Þ¬ì«ò è˜ï£ìè•FŸ°I¬ì«ò c) îI›ï£ì®Ÿ°‥, Ý‣Fó£MŸ°I¬ì«ò 154. Leprosy is

d) è˜ï£ìè•FŸ°‥, «èó÷£MŸ°I¬ì«ò

caused by

a) Mycobacterium leprae

b) Mycobacterium tuberculosis

d) Varicella zoster

Corynebacterium diphtheria

ªî£¿«ï£… à¼õ£è è£óíñ£ù àJKù‥

a) ¬ñ‚«è£ «ð‚¯Kò‥ ªô․«ó

b) ¬ñ‚«è£ «ð‚¯Kò‥ ®»ð˜°«÷£êv

c) è£˜Q«ð‚¯Kò‥ ®․bKò£

d) «õKªê™ô£ «ü£vì˜

155. Who

was the first woman Chief Miniser of Tamil Nadu? b) Jayalalitha a) Janaki Ramachandran c) Mamata Banerjee d) Mayawati

îI›ï£†®™ ºî™ ªð‡ ºîô¬ñ„ê˜ ò£˜?

a) ü£ùA ó£ñ„ê‣Fó¡

b) ªüòôLî£

c) ñ‥î£ ð£ù˜T

d) ñ£ò£õF

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY 156. Choose the

statement(s) connected with Marudhu Brothers Marudhu Brothers: I. Ruled Sivaganga area II.Siruvayal & Kalayarkovil Were their strongholds III. Took refuge is Panchalam Kurichi IV. They were executed by the British in 1801 a) I alone is correct b) II alone is correct d) I, III and IV are correct c) I, II and Iv are correct

ñ¼¶ ê«è£îó˜è«÷£´ ªî£ì˜¹¬ìò¬õè¬÷• «î˜¾ ªê…è ñ¼¶ ê«è£îó˜èœ 1. Cõèƒ¬è Y¬ñ¬ò Ý‡ì£˜èœ 2. CÁõò™ ñŸÁ‥ è£¬÷ò£˜ «è£M™ Üõ˜èO™ º‚Aò Þìƒèœ 3.ð£…ê£ôƒ°P„CJ™ Ü¬ì‚èô‥ ¹°‣îù˜ 4.1801 ™ ÝƒA«ôò˜è÷£™ ªè£¬ô ªê…ò․ð†ìù. a) I ñ†´‥ êKò£ù¶ b) II ñ†´‥ êKò£ù¬õ d) I, III ñŸÁ‥ IV êKò£ù¬õ c) I, II ñŸÁ‥ IV êKò£ù¬õ 157. The national

Rural employment programme was implemented in Tamil Nadu in the year b) 1990 a) 1980 c) 1970 d) 1960

«îCò áóè «õ¬ôõ£…․¹• F†ì‥ â‣î Ý‡´ îI›ï£†®™ Üñ™ð´•î․ð†ì¶? b) 1990 a) 1980 c) 1970 158. The famous

d) 1960 Ethnobotanist in India is

a) V.M. Meher-Homji

b) R.P.S. Katwal

d) S.S. Bhojwani

S.K. Jain

Iè¾‥ Hóðôñ£ù ñ¬ôõ£› ñ‚èœ î£õóMò™ (â•«ù£ð£ìQv†) L¡ Þ‣Fò M…ë£Qò£è è¼î․ð´ðõ˜ b) Ý˜.H.âv. è†õ£™ a) M.â‥.ªñý˜-«ý£‥T c) âv.«è.ªüJ¡

d) âv.âú¢.«ð£xõ£Q

159. The reaction

that takes place in a Daniel cell is a) Cu + Hg = Cu. Hg b) Zn0 + Cu2 = Zn2 + Cu0 c) Cu2 + 2Ag = Cu0 + 2Ag+ d) 3Fe2 + Cr6 = 3Fe3 + Cr3+

«ìQò™ ªê™L™ ï¬ìªðÁ‥ «õFM¬ùò£ù¶

a) Cu + Hg = Cu. Hg

b) Zn0 + Cu2 = Zn2 + Cu0

c) Cu2 + 2Ag = Cu0 + 2Ag+

3Fe2 + Cr6 = 3Fe3 + Cr3+

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY 160. SONAR

is mostly used by Doctors

b) Engineers d) Astronauts

c) Navigators

«ê£ù£™ è¼M ªð¼‥ð£½‥ ðò¡ð´•¶ðõ˜èœ a) ì£‚ì˜èœ b) ªð£Pò£÷˜èœ d) M‡ªõOió˜èœ c) ñ£½Ièœ 161. Which

A. B. C.

of the following is correctly matched? Nepenthes - Stoneworth Drosera - Hornworts Utricularia - Pitcher plant

D. Dionea

Venus-fly trap

ÞõŸP™ â¶ êKò£è ªð£¼‣F»œ÷¶? A. B. C.

ªïð‣îv ®ó£êó£ Î†K°«ôKò£

D. ¬ì«ò£Qò£

1. 2. 3.

ð£¬ø•î£õó‥ ªè£‥¹•î£õó‥ ü£® î£õó‥

4. Iùv ß․ªð£P•î£õóñ¢

162. The constitutional

recognition to urban local government became a reality through a) 73 amendment, 11th schedule 1992 b) 74th amendment, 12th schedule, 1992 c) 73rd amendment, 11th schedule, 1993 d) 74th amendment, 12th schedule, rd

1993 ïè˜․¹ø àœ÷£†C ÜóCŸ° ÜóCòô¬ñ․¹ ÜƒWè£ó‥ A¬ì•î¶ a) 73õ¶ ÜóCòô¬ñ․¹ F¼•î‥, 11õ¶ b) 74õ¶ ÜóCòô¬ñ․¹ F¼•î‥, 12õ¶ Ü†ìõ¬ù 1992 Ü†ìõ¬í 1992 c) 73õ¶ ÜóCòô¬ñ․¹ F¼•î‥, 11õ¶ d) 74õ¶ ÜóCòô¬ñ․¹ F¼•î‥, 12õ¶ Ü†ìõ¬í 1993 Ü†ìõ¬í 1993 163. Who

was chiefly responsible for the partition of Bengal? a) Wellesley b) Ripon d) Chelmsford c) Curzon

õƒè£÷․ HKM¬ù‚°¿ º‚Aò è£óíñ£è Þ¼‣îõ˜ ò£˜? a) ªõ™ªôvL b) K․ð¡ d) ªê‥vç«ð£˜´ c) è˜ú¡ 164. Consider

the following Statements : Some cars are bikes No bike is train Conclusions: I. No car is train II. No bike is car III.Some cars are trains

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY IV. Some bikes are cars Of the conclusions: a) I and III are correct c) All are correct

b) IV alone is correct d)

I, II and IV are correct

W›è£‡ðõŸ¬ø è¼•F™ ªè£œè ÃŸÁèœ -Cô è£˜èœ ¬ð‚°èœ Â‣î ¬ð‚°‥ ¹¬èõ‡® Þ™¬ô â´•î º®¾èœ- I) âï¢î è£¼ñ¢ ¹¬èõí¢® Þô¢¬ô II) âï¢î ¬ðè¢°ñ¢ è£ó¢ Þô¢¬ô III)ê¤ô è£ó¢è÷¢ ¹¬èõí¢®è÷¢ IV) ê¤ô ¬ðè¢°è÷¢ è£ó¢è÷¢ â´•î º®¾èO™ êKò£ù¬õ â¶/â¬õ? ÞõŸÁœ a) I ñø¢Áñ¢ III êó¤ò£ù¬õ b) IV ñ†´‥ êKò£ù¬õ c) Ü¬ùî¢¶ñ¢ êó¤ò£ù¬õ 165. Match

A. B. C. D. Codes

d) I, II, ñø¢Áñ¢ IV êó¤ò£ù¬õ

List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes below List I List II Books Authors Manimekalai 1. Uruthiran Kannanar Pattinappalai 2. Jayam Kondar Jeevaka Chinthamani 3. Sittalai Sattanar Muvarula 4. Tirutaka Devar A

b) c) d)

4 3 1

1 2 4

2 1 2

3 4 3

Ëô¢è÷¢ ñE«ñè¬ô ð†®ù․ð£¬ô YõèC‣î£ñE Íõ¼ô£

1. 2. 3. 4.

Ýê¤ó¤òó¢è÷¢ à¼•Fóƒ è‡íù£˜ ªüò‥ ªè£‡ì£˜ Y•î¬ô„ê£•îù£˜ F¼•î‚è «îõó¢

°ø¤ò¦´è÷¢ A

b) c) d)

4 3 1

1 2 4

2 1 2

3 4 3

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY 166. Economic drain

theory was popularized by a) The Britishers in India

b) Dadabhai Naoroji

c) Vera Anstey

ªê™õ„ ²ó‡ì™ «è£†ð£†¬ì î‣îõ˜ a) Þ‣Fò£ML¼‣î ÝƒA«ôò˜è÷£™ c) ió£ Ý¡v®

V.V. Bhatt

b) î£î£ð£… ªï÷«ó£T d) M.M. ð†.

167. Madras

province was renamed as Tamil Nadu in the year a) 1966 b) 1969 c) 1967

1968

ªê¡¬ù ñ£è£í‥ îI›ï£´ â¡Á ñÁªðòKì․ð†ì õ¼ì‥ a) 1966 b) 1969 c) 1967 168. Black

d) 1968

soils are mostly found in which regions?

a) Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, b) Salem, Dharmapuri, Nilgiri Tirunelveli c)

Pudukkottai, Kaveri Delta

Tiruchchirapalli

and d) Kaveri Delta, Pondicherry

Palar

Watershed

and

H¡õ¼õùõŸÁœ è¼․¹ Gø ñ‡ ÜFèñ£è è£í․ð´‥ Hó«îê‥ a) «è£ò‥¹•É˜, ß«ó£´, ñ¶¬ó, b) «êô‥, î˜ñ¹K, côAK

F¼ªï™«õL

c) ¹¶‚«è£†¬ì, F¼„Có£․ðœO ñŸÁ‥ d) è£MK ªì™ì£, ð£ô£Á c˜H®․¹ ñŸÁ‥ è£MK ªì™ì£ ð£‡®„«êK 169. Ants

indentify their food through

a) Chemical communication

b) Audio communication

d) Olfacto communication

Visual communication

âÁ‥¹ õ¬èèœ îƒèœ àíM¬ù â‣î å¼ º¬øò£™ è‡´H®‚A¡øù? b) Ý®«ò£ º¬øJù£™ a) ªèI‚è™ º¬øJù£™ c) Mû¨õ™ º¬øJù£™

d) Ý™«ð‚«ì£ º¬øJù£™

170. The total

number corporations in the last local body elections in Tamil Nadu is a) 4 b) 5 d) 7 c) 6

èì‣î àœ÷£†C• «î˜îL¡ «ð£¶ îI›ï£†®¡ ªñ£•î ñ£ïèó£†CèO¡ â‡í¤‚¬è a) 4 b) 5 d) 7 c) 6

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY 171. Natural

gas is a mixture of aliphatic hydrocarbons. What is the main important gas available in that? a) Oxygen (O2) b) Nitrogen (N2) d) Carbon Dioxide (CO2) c) Methane (CH4)

ÞòŸ¬è õ£» â¡ð¶ ÜL«ð£®‚ ¬ý†«ó£ è£˜ð¡èO¡ èô¬õò£°‥. ÞF™ àœ÷ º‚Aò õ£» â¶? a) Ý‚Rü¡ (O2) b) ¬ï†óü¡ (N2) d) è£˜ð¡-¬ì Ý‚¬ú´(CO2) c) e•«î¡ (CH4) 172. A

moving coil galvanometer can be converted into an ammeter by connecting a) A low resistance in parallel with b) A high resistance in parallel with a galvanometer a galvanometer c)

A high resistance in series with a d) A low resistance galvanometer galvanometer.

å¼ Þòƒ° ²¼œ è£™õ£ù£ e†ì˜ Ü‥e†ìó£è ñ£Ÿø ÜîÂì¡ a) °¬ø‣î I¡î¬ì¬ò b) àò˜‣î I¡î¬ì¬ò Ü¬ñ‚è «õ‡´ñ¢ Þ¬í•îìñ£è Ü¬ñ‚è «õí¢´‥

series

with

Þ¬í•îìñ£è

c) àò˜‣î I¡î¬ì¬ò ªî£ìK¬í․H™ d) °¬ø‣î I¡î¬ì¬ò ªî£ìK¬í․H™ Ü¬ñ‚è «õ‡´‥ Ü¬ñè¢è «õí¢´‥ 173. Which

one of the following is correctly matched? Right to Equality - Fundamental Duty

B. Right information C. D.

to -

To promote equal justice To abide by the constitution

Transparent and responsible government Fundamental right Directive policy

principles

state

H¡õ¼õùõŸÁœ â¶ êKò£è ªð£¼•î․ð†´œ÷¶? A.

êñ àK¬ñ

B. îèõôP»‥ àK¬ñ C. D.

êñcF¬ò à¼õ£‚°î™ ÜóCòô¬ñ․HŸ° Ü®ðEî™

Ü®․ð¬ì àK¬ñ

2. ªõO․ð¬ìò£ù, ªð£Á․¹œ÷ Üóê£ƒè‥ 3. 4.

Ü¬ì․ð¬ì àK¬ñ Üó² õNè£†® ªè£œ¬è

174. Biodiesel

is obtained from which plant? Mango

ªïPº¬ø‚¢

c) Jatropha

b) Bamboo d) Ficus

ð«ò£¯ê™ â‣î î£õó•FL¼‣¶ ªðø․ð´Aø¶? a) ñ£ñó‥ b) ÍƒA™ d) ¬ð‚èv c) ü†«ó£․ð£ 42

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OUR Programme Highlights Expert trainers Study Materials Regular tests

Rope climbing Long / High Jump 100/400/1500 mts

Physical Fitness will be trained by National/State Level Coachers REGISTER FOR FREE PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST For more details visit :www.shankariasacademy.com 175. The

directive principles of state policy is incorporated in the Article ……………. Of the constitution of India a) 19-21 b) 14-16 d) 24-28 c) 36-51

Þï¢Fò ÜóCòô¬ñ․H™ Üó² ªïPº¬ø‚ «è£†ð£´ .............. ûó•F™ «ê˜•¶‚ ªè£œ÷․ð†ì¶ a) 19-21 b) 14-16 d) 24-28 c) 36-51 176. Rubella virus

causes a) Smallpox

b) Measles

c) Chickenpox

ÏH«ò£ô£ ¬õóv ðó․¹‥ «ï£… a) ªðKò‥¬ñ c) C¡ù‥¬ñ 177. The policy RBI follows

Influenza

b) î†ì‥¬ñ d) Þ¡¹Àò¡ê£

for control of inflation is

a) Increase in Repo rate and CRR

b) Decrease in Repo rate and increase in CRR

d) Decrease in bank rate

Decrease in Repo rate and CRR

ðíi‚è•¬î‚ è†´․ð´•î Kê˜š õƒA ðò¡ð´•¶‥ è¼M a) K«ð£ iî‥ ñø¢Á‥ ðí Þ¼․¹ MAî‥ b) K«ð£ iî‥ °¬ø•î™ ñŸÁ‥ ðí Þ¼․¹ ÜFèó¤•î™ Mè¤î‥ ÜFèK•î™ c) K«ð£ iî‥ °¬ø•î™ ñŸÁ‥ ðí d) õƒA‚° î¼‥ õ†® iî•¬î °¬ø•î™ Þ¼․¹ Ü÷¾ °¬ø•î™

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY 178. Which

one of the following statements is correct? a) Finance commission is constituted by b) Finance commission has one the president every four years chairman and four other members c) K.C. pant was the chairman of 11th d) Finance commission

Finance commission report is submitted to the planning commission

W›‚è‡ì ÃŸP™ â‣î å¡Á êKò£ù¶? a) °®òó²• î¬ôõ˜ GF‚°¿¬õ b) GF‚°¿ å¼ î¬ôõ˜ ñŸÁ‥ ï£¡° åšªõ£¼ ï£¡° Ý‡´‚°‥ àÁ․Hù˜èœ ªè£‡ìî£°‥ GòIè¢A¡ø£˜ c) 11õ¶ GFè¢°¿M¡ î¬ôõ˜ d) GF‚°¿M¡ ÜP‚¬è F†ì‚°¿Mì‥ «è.C.ð‣• Ýõ£˜ êñ˜H‚è․ð´‥ 179. Dantidurga established which

kingdom?

a) Chalukyas of Badami c) Chalukyas of vengi

î‡®¶˜è£ Þ‣î Üó¬ê GÁMù£˜ a) ð£î£IJ™ ê£À‚Aò Üó² c) ªõƒAJ™ ê£À‚Aò Üó² - 1/2.3 + 1-3.4 – 1/4.5 + …. = a) 2 log 2-1

Chalukyas of kalyani

d) Rashtrakuta dynasty b) è™ò£EJ™ ê£À‚Aò Üó²

d) Þó£w®óÃì õ‥ê‥

180. 1/1.2

c) 2 log 2 + 1 1/1.2 - 1/2.3 + 1-3.4 – 1/4.5 + …. = a) 2 log 2-1

c) 2 log 2 + 1

b) -2 log 2-1 d) -2 (log 2 + 1) b) -2 log 2-1 d) -2 (log 2 + 1)

181. Consider

the following statements: Assertion (A) : Increase spending on civil administration and defence expenditure in India‟s national income is an unwelcome feature Reason (R) : The contribution of these sectors does not generate durable income yielding assets to the country

Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below: a) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

b) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) c) (A) and (R) are false d) (A) is true, but (R) is false. W›‚è‡ì õ£‚Aòƒè¬÷è¢ èõQ : °®¬ñJò™ G˜õ£è•FŸ°‥, Þó£µõ•FŸ°‥ ÜFèñ£è ªêô¾ ªê…õ¶ ÃŸÁ (A) õó«õŸè•î‚è¶ Ü™ô. è£óí‥ (B) : Þ‣î Þ¼¶¬øèÀ‥ ï£†®¡ G¬ôò£ù õ¼ñ£ù õ÷˜„C ß†´ñ¢ ªê£•¶‚è÷£è à¼õ£õF™¬ô

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY W«ö °P․H†´œ÷ °Pf†®™ êKò£ù M¬ì¬ò• «î˜‣ªî´ a) (A) ñŸÁ‥ (R) Þó‡´‥ êK, «ñ½‥ (R) â¡ð¶ êKò£ù M÷‚èñ™ô b) (A) ñŸÁ‥ (R) Þó‡´‥ êK, «ñ½‥(R) â¡ð¶ êKò£ù M÷‚è‥ c) (A) ñŸÁ‥ (R) Þó‡´«ñ îõÁ d) (A) êK ñŸÁ‥ (R) îõÁ 182. Three

men start walking at the same point, same time and in the same direction around a circular stadium. First man completes a round in 120 seconds, second man in 150 seconds and third man in 80 seconds. After what time will they meet again at the starting point? b) 2 min. 20 sec. a) 20 Minutes c)

2 min. 30 sec.

d) 1 min. 40 sec.

Í¡Á ïð˜ å¼ õ†ì õ®õ Üóƒè•¬î å«ó Þì•FL¼ï¢¶ å«ó «ïó•F™ å«ó F¬êJ™ ïì‚è Ýó‥H‚Aø£˜èœ. ºîô£ñõ˜ å¼ º¿„²Ÿ¬ø 120 Mù£®èO½‥ Þó‡ì£ñõ˜ 150 Mù£®èO½‥, Í¡ø£ñõ˜ 80 Mù£®èO½‥ G¬ø¾ ªê…A¡øù˜. Ü․ð®ò£ù£™ Í¡Á «ð¼‥ âšõ÷¾ «ïó‥ èN•¶ Ýó‥H•î Þì•F™ ê‣F•¶‚ ªè£œõ£˜èœ? a) 20 GIìƒèœ b) 2 GIì‥ 20 Mù£®èœ c) 2 GIì‥ 30 Mù£®èœ d) 1 GIì‥ 40 Mù£®èœ 183. World

Tamil classical conference is scheduled to be held at a) Chennai b) Thiruchchirappalli c) Vellore d) Coimbatore

àôè• îI› ªê‥ªñ£N ñ£ï£´ â‣î ïèK™ ï¬ìªðø àœ÷¶? a) ªê¡¬ù b) F¼„Có£․ðœO c) «õÖ˜ d) «è£ò‥¹•É˜ 184. Which

district in Tamil Nadu is with large forest? a) Madurai b) Kanniyakumari c) Salem d) Nilgiris

îI›ï£†®™ ÜFè è£´è¬÷‚ ªè£‡ì ñ£õ†ì‥ â¶? a) ñ¶¬ó b) è¡Qò£°ñK c) «êô‥ d) côAK 185. Consider

the following statements: Assertion (A) : Public participated in the political life during early vedic period Reason (R) : Sabha and Samiti discussed matters of public importance

Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below: a) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) b) Both (A) and (R) are false c) (A) is true, but (R) is false d) (A) is false, but (R) is true

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY W›‚è‡ì õ£‚Aòƒè¬÷è¢ èõQ : ªð£¶ñ‚èœ «õîè£ô•F™ ÜóCòL™ èô‣¶ ªè£‡ìù˜ ÃŸÁ (A) è£óí‥ (B) : ãªù¡ø£™ êð£, êIFJ™ Üõ˜èœ ªð£¶ Mõè£óƒè¬÷ Mõ£F•îù˜ W«ö °P․H†´œ÷ °Pf†®™ êKò£ù M¬ì¬ò• «î˜‣ªî´

a) (A) ñŸÁ‥ (R) Þó‡´‥ êK, «ñ½‥ (R) â¡ð¶ (A) êKò£ù M÷‚è‥ b) (A) ñŸÁ‥ (R) Þó‡´‥ îõÁ c) (A) ñ†´‥ êK, Ýù£™ (R) îõÁ d) (A) îõÁ, Ýù£™ (R) êK 186. Which

article accords special status to Jammu and Kashmir? a) Article 350 b) Article 356 d) Article 352 c) Article 370

ü‥º ñŸÁ‥ è£we¼è¢° â‣î MF Cø․¹ Ü‣îv¬î ÜO•¶œ÷¶? a) MF 350 b) MF 356 d) MF 352 c) MF 370 187. Consider

the following statements: Assertion (A) : Tsunamis are produced by sudden movements of earth‟s crust or earthquakes Reason (R) : These seismic sea waves are often incorrectly called tidal waves.

Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below: a) Both (A) and (R) are true but (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 W›‚è‡ì õ£‚Aòƒè¬÷è¢ èõQ : F¯ªóù ïè¼‥ ¹M å†®ù£™ Ü™ô¶ ¹MòF˜Mù£ô¢ ²ù£I à¼õ£Aø¶ ÃŸÁ (A) è£óí‥ (B) : CvI‚ (¹Mòî˜¾) èìô¬ôèœ åî Ü¬ôèœ âù îõÁîô£è Ü¬ö‚è․ð´Aø¶ W«ö °P․H†´œ÷ °Pf†®™ êKò£ù M¬ì¬ò• «î˜‣ªî´ a) (A) ñŸÁ‥ (R) Þó‡´‥ êK, «ñ½‥ (R) â¡ð¶ (A) êKò£ù M÷‚è‥

b) (A) ñŸÁ‥ (R) Þó‡´‥ êK, «ñ½‥(R) â¡ð¶ (A) êKò£ù M÷‚èñ™ô c) (A) ñ†´‥ êK, Ýù£™ (R) îõÁ d) (A) îõÁ, Ýù£™ (R) êK 188. ………. Won padma Bhushan Award for Art (Tamil Nadu) in 2009 a) Chitra Visweswaran b) A. R. Rehman c) Y. G. Parthasarathy d) Shri V. P. Dhananjayan & Smt.

Shanta Dhananjayan îI›ï£†®™ 2009 Þ™ è¬ô‚è£ù ð•ñÌû¡ M¼¬î ªðŸøõ˜ a) C•ó£ Mv«õvõó¡ b) ã. Ý˜. óyñ£¡ c) å….T. ð£˜•îê£óî¤ d) ÿ,M,H. îù¡ªüò¡ ñŸÁ‥ ÿñF ê£‣î£ îù¡ ªüò¡ 46

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY 189. Badruddin

Tyabji was associated with a) President of the First session of the b) President of the second session of the Congress party held at Bombay in 1885 congress party held at Calcutta in 1886 c) President of the Third session of d) None of these

the congress party held at Madras in 1887 ð•¼•b¡ Fò£․T î¬ô¬ñ î£ƒAò¶ a) 1885™ ð‥ð£J™ ïì‣î ºî™ è£ƒAóv b) 1886™ è™è•î£M™ ïì‣î Þó‡ì£õ¶ ñ£ï£´ è£ƒAóv ñ£ï£†®™ c) 1887™ ªê¡¬ùJ™ ïì‣î Í¡ø£õ¶ d) ÞõŸP™ â¶¾I™¬ô è£ƒAóv ñ£ï£†®™

Which of the following is not correctly matched? Categories % of area (India) I) Mountains - 10.6 II) Plateaus - 27.7 III) Plains - 43.2 IV) Hills - 18.5 Of these statements a) I alone is correct b) I and II are correct d) All are correct c) I, II and III are correct 190.

â¶ êó¤ò£è ªð£¼ï¢î£¶? õ¬èè÷¢ I) ñ¬ôè÷¢ II) ð¦ìÌñ¤è÷¢ III) êñªõ÷¤è÷¢ IV) °ù¢Áè÷¢ Þõø¢ø¤ô¢ a) I ñì¢´ñ¢ êó¤ò£ù¶

c) I, II ñø¢Áñ¢ III êó¤ò£ù¬õ

% ðóð¢¹ (Þï¢î¤ò£)

10.6 27.7 43.2 18.5

b) I ñø¢Áñ¢ II êó¤ò£ù¬õ d) Ü¬ùî¢¶ñ¢ êó¤ò£ù¬õ

191. Consider

the following statements I) Akbar Promulgated Din-i-Ilaki II) Din-i-Ilaki means Divine Duty III) Prominent convert to Din-i-Ilaki was Raja Birbal IV) Din-i-Ilaki discouraged Muslim rites Of these statements a) I alone is correct b) I and II are correct c) I, II and IV are correct d) All are correct 47

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SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY è¦ö¢è¢èí¢ì Ãø¢Áè¢è¬÷ Ýó£ò¢è I) Üè¢ðó¢ î¦ù¢ Þô£ý¤¬ò Üø¤õ¤î¢î£ó¢ II) î¦ù¢ Þô£ý¤ âù¢ø£ô¢ ªîò¢õè¢ èì¬ñ âù¢Á ªð£¼÷¢ III) î¦ù¢ Þô£ý¤è¢° ñîñ¢ ñ£ø¤òõó¢è÷¤ô¢ ºè¢è¤òñ£ùõó¢ ó£ü£ð¦ó¢ð£ô¢ IV) î¦ù¢ Þô£ý¤ Þú¢ô£ñ¤ò êìé¢°è¬÷ áè¢°õ¤è¢èõ¤ô¢¬ô Þõø¢ø¤ô¢ a) I ñì¢´ñ¢ êó¤ò£ù¶ c) I, II ñø¢Áñ¢ IV êó¤ò£ù¬õ

b) I ñø¢Áñ¢ II êó¤ò£ù¬õ d) Ü¬ùî¢¶ñ¢ êó¤ò£ù¬õ

192. The

area of a rectangle is 16sq. metres and its length is 4 times that of the breadth. What is the perimeter of the rectangle? a) 20 m b) 18 m c) 16 m d) 14 m

å¼ ªêõ¢õèî¢î¤ù¢ ðóð¢ð÷¾ 16 ê¶ó ñ¦ì¢ìó¢, Üîù¢ ï¦÷ñ¢, Üèôî¢¬î õ¤ì ï£ù¢° ñìé¢° âù¤ô¢ ªêõ¢õèî¢î¤ù¢ ²ø¢ø÷¾ âõ¢õ÷¾? a) 20 ñ¦ b) 18 ñ¦ c) 16 ñ¦ d) 14 ñ¦ 193. Which one of

the following is true? a) Devaradiyars were the group of girls b) Devaradiyars were the attendants in a Sabha who used to dance before the God during the festivals in the temple c) Devardiyars were the chief singers in a d) Devaradiyars were the painters village

ð¤ù¢õ¼õùõø¢Á÷¢ â¶ êó¤? a) «îõó®ò£ó¢è÷¢ î¤¼õ¤ö£õ¤ù¢ «ð£¶ ïìùñ£´õ£ó¢è÷¢ c) «îõó®ò£ó¢è÷¢ æó¢ î¬ô¬ñð¢ ð£ìèó¢

«è£ò¤ô¤ô¢ b) «îõó®ò£ó¢è÷¢ êð£è¢è÷¤ô¢ àîõ¤ò£÷ó¢è÷¢ èì¾÷¢ ºù¢ è¤ó£ñî¢î¤ù¢ d) «îõó®ò£ó¢è÷¢ õí¢íñ¢ î¦ì¢´ðõó¢è÷¢

194. 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

X and Z

å¼ è£ì¢®ô¢ 3/10 ð°î¤ ñóé¢è¬÷ 50 ï£ì¢è÷¤ô¢ X ªõì¢è¤ù¢ø£ù¢. 40% ñóé¢è¬÷ 40 ï£ì¢è÷¤ô¢ Y ªõì¢´è¤ù¢ø£ù¢ ñø¢Áñ¢ 1/2 ð°î¤ ñóé¢è¬÷ 80 ï£ì¢è÷¤ô¢ Z ªõì¢è¤ù¢ø£ù¢ âù¤ô¢, ò£ó¢ ºîô¤ô¢ «õ¬ô¬ò º®ð¢ð£ó¢?

a) X

b) Y

c) Z

X and Z

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195. The share of

20%

c) 60%

road transport in total transport of the country is b) 40% d) 80%

20%

c) 60%

b) 40% d) 80%

196. Prime

Minister Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) was implemented in India by merging the schemes of b) NREP and IRDP a) PMRY and REGP c)

IAY and IRDP

d) SFDA and MFAL

ð£óî ð¤óîñó¤ù¢ «õ¬ô õ£ò¢ð¢¹î¢ î¤ì¢ìñ¢ (PMEGP) Þï¢î¤ò£õ¤ô¢ è¦ö¢è¢èí¢ì î¤ì¢ìé¢è÷¢ Þ¬íï¢¶ Üø¤ºèð¢ð´î¢îð¢ðì¢ì¶? a) ð£óîñ ð¤óîñó¢ «õ¬ôõ£ò¢ð¢¹î¢î¤ì¢ìñ¢ b) «îê¤ò áóè «õ¬ôõ£ò¢ð¢¹î¢ î¤ì¢ìñ¢ (PMRY) ñø¢Áñ¢ è¤ó£ñ¤ò (NREP) ñø¢Áñ¢ å¼é¢è¤¬íï¢î áóè «õ¬ôõ£ò¢ð¢¹( REGP) õ÷ê¢ê¤î¢ î¤ì¢ìñ¢ (IRDP) c) Þï¢î¤ó£ °®ò¤¼ð¢ðî¢ î¤ì¢ìñ¢ (IAY) d) ê¤Áõ¤õê£ò¤ ºù¢«ùø¢ø î¤ì¢ìñ¢ (SFDA) ñø¢Áñ¢ è¤ó£ñ¤ò å¼é¢è¤¬íï¢î î¤ì¢ìñ¢ ñø¢Áñ¢ °Áõ¤õê£ò¤ ºù¢«ùø¢ø î¤ì¢ìñ¢ (IRDP)

(MFAL)

197. 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 b) III – I – II – IV a) II – IV – III – I c)

II – I – III – IV

d) III – IV – II - I

è¦ö¢è¢è£í¢ðõø¢ø¤ô¢ êó¤ò£ù õó¤¬ê â¶? I. Ãõð¢ðì¢ì¶ II. ðé¢è÷£«îû¢ à¼õ£è¢èñ¢ III ê¤è¢è¤ñ¢ Þï¢î¤ò£õ¤ù¢ 22õ¶ ñ£ï¤ôñ£è à¼õ£è¢èñ¢ IV. ªð£è¢èó£ù¢ «ê£î¬ù

a) II – IV – III – I

b) III – I – II – IV

II – I – III – IV

d) III – IV – II - I

198. The

literacy rate of Tamil Nadu is (as per 2001 census) a) 80.65 b) 70.45 c) 60.75 d) 73.45

îñ¤ö¢ï£ì¢®ù¢ èô¢õ¤òø¤¾ êîõ¦îñ¢ 2001 ñ¢ ñè¢è÷¢ªî£¬è èíè¢ªè´ð¢ð¤ù¢ð® a) 80.65 c) 60.75 49

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199. The

ratio of the length and breadth of a plot is 4:5. If the length is 20 m less than the breadth, what is the perimeter of the plot? a) 180m b) 360 m c) 80 m

100 m

å¼ è£ô¤ Þìî¢î¤ù¢ ï¦÷ñ¢ ñø¢Áñ¢ Üèôñ¢ 4 : 5 âù¢ø õ¤è¤îî¢î¤ô¢ à÷¢÷¶. ï¦÷ñ¢ Üèôî¢¬îõ¤ì 20 ñ¦ì¢ìó¢ °¬ø¾ âù¤ô¢, è£ô¤ Þìî¢î¤ù¢ ²ø¢ø÷¾ âù¢ù? a) 180 ñ¦ b) 360 ñ¦ c) 80 ñ¦

d) 100 ñ¦

200. Who

was the architect of the first Indian Imperial Power? a) Bindusara b) Chandragupta Maurya c) Ashoka d) Brihadratha

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