Model Exams



Total Questions: 75               Duration: 60 Minutes

1.      Which book won the “Sahitya Akademy Award” for Tamil for the 2013?

a.    Korkai                                                                      
b.    Thol
c.    Kaval Kottam
d.    Kalmaram





Answer: A




2.    What was the match point of Magnus Carlsen, who won the World Championship?

a.    6.0:3.5                                                                      
b.    6.5:3.5
c.    7.0:3.5
d.    7.5:3.5





Answer: B




3.    How many people have been awarded “Bharat Ratna” till date?

a.    41                                                                 
b.    42
c.    43
d.    44





Answer: C




4.    Name the latest “Mars Orbiter Mission” launched by ISRO is called

a.    Chandrayan                                                                       
b.    Sukriyan
c.    Mangalyan
d.    Surajyan





Answer: C





5.    Name the IFS Officer arrested by New York Police for alleged Visa issue?

a.    Chokila Iyer                                                                        
b.    Sujatha Singh
c.    Nirpama Rao
d.    Devyani Khobragade




Answer: D





6.    Under which among the following articles, President has pardoning Power?

a.    Article 161
b.    Article 74
c.    Article 72
d.    Article 172





Answer: C




7.    Which one of the following country celebrates its Christmas during summer?

a.    USA
b.    Ukraine
c.    France
d.    Australia





Answer: D




8.    How many Indian Languages are there in the 8th Schedule of our Constitution?

a.    21
b.    22
c.    23
d.    24





Answer: B





9.    Which is the only country in the world to allow its citizens to cultivate “Opium” ?

a.    Columbia
b.    Mexico
c.    Peru
d.    Uruguay





Answer: D




10.   Malala Yousufi belongs to?

a.    Pakistan
b.    Afghanistan
c.    Bangladesh
d.    Iraq

Answer: A





11. Santosh Trophy is related to which of the following sport?

a.    Cricket
b.    Hockey
c.    Tennis
d.    Football





Answer: D




12. Which one of the following state did not go in to polls recently?

a.    Madhya Pradesh
b.    Mehgalaya
c.    Rajasthan
d.    Delhi





Answer: B




13. Who is the Chairman of Planning Commission?

a.    Dr.mammohan Singh
b.    Montek Singh Ahluwalia
c.    P.Chidambaram
d.    C.Rnagarajan





Answer: A




14. The present Chief Justice of India, Justice P.Sadasivan, belongs to which one of the following districts?

a.    Erode
b.    Salem
c.    Namakkal
d.    Coimbatore





Answer: A




15. The Kasturirangan panel has been constituted on studies related to

a.    Space research
b.    Foreign Direct Investment
c.    Western Ghats
d.    Asiatic Lions





Answer: C




16. Which city was the first city in India to get the Electricity?

a.    Delhi
b.    Mumbai
c.    Chennai
d.    Kolkatta

Answer: D




17. The “Kelkar Committee” was formed to recommend the guidelines related to

a.    Direct and indirect taxes
b.    Cross border Terrorism
c.    Educational Reforms
d.    Financial Reforms





Answer: A




18. Keratomalacia is due deficiency of  Vitamin

a.    B
b.    A
c.    D
d.    C





Answer: A




19. Chola local self-Government had Assemblies of

a.    Three Types
b.    Four Types
c.    Five Types
d.    Six Types





Answer: A




20. Identify the leader of sathya sandhok samaj

a.    Dayananda Saraswati
b.    Dr.B.R.Ambedkar
c.    Jyotiba Phule
d.    Gopal Krishna Gokhale





Answer: C




21. Who is Gandhiji’s Political Guru?

a.    Dada Bhai naoroji
b.     Bal Gangadhar Tilak
c.    Motilal Nehru
d.    Gopal Krishna Gokhale





Answer: D




22. Which one of the following is the main cellular fuel?

a.    Glucose
b.    Fructose
c.    Galactose
d.    Lactose





Answer: A




23. Knesset is a Parliament of

a.    Israel
b.    Turkey
c.    Japan
d.    Poland





Answer: A




24. The nearest planet to the Sun is

a.    Mars
b.    Venus
c.    Mercury
d.    Earth





Answer: C




25. Which one of the following southern States, has highest birth rate among them

a.    Andhra Pradesh
b.    Karnataka
c.    Kerala
d.    Tamil nadu





Answer: B




26. The highest Rank of India Army is

a.    Lieutenant General
b.    Brigadier
c.    General
d.    Major General





Answer: C




27. Where is national Banana Research Station located?

a.    Tiruchirapalli
b.    Lucknow
c.    Thiruvananthapuram
d.    Mysore





Answer: A




28. The island situated in the South pacific Ocean which suffered huge loss due to earthquake generated Tsunami on February 6, 2013 is

a.    Solomon Island
b.    Tuvalu
c.    Marshal island
d.    Vanuatu





Answer: B




29. Who is the author of the book “Tendulkar the Cricketer of the Century”

a.    Kapil Dev
b.    Vimal Kumar
c.    Shane Watsan
d.    Sunil Gavaskar





Answer: B




30. Which one of the following diseases in NOT transmitted by mosquitoes?

a.    Yellow fever
b.    Dengue
c.    Chikungunya
d.    Typhoid






Answer: D





31. The disease caused by deficiency of protein in Children is

a.    Marasmus
b.    Pellagra
c.    Beri Beri
d.    Rickets

Answer: A




32.  Which one of the following is the bio indicator of air pollution?

a.    Fern
b.    Lichen
c.    Money Plant
d.    Dodder





Answer: B




33. Acid rain is due to air pollution by

a.    Carbon di oxide
b.    Carbon monoxide
c.    Methane
d.    Nitrous oxide and Sulphur di Oxide





Answer: D




34. Who among the following is NOT an Alvar Saint?

a.    Poygai
b.    Thiruganam
c.    Pudam
d.    Thirumangai





Answer: B




35. ‘Sita” in Maurya age means?

a.    A Goddess
b.    A religious sect
c.    Revenue from Crown land
d.    Barren land




Answer: C




36. Gayathri mantra is found in the earliest text of

a.    Bhagwad gita
b.    Atharva Veda
c.    Rig Veda
d.    Manusmritti





Answer: C




37. The “dakshinamurthi” idol of Shiva depicts him in which form?

a.    Teacher
b.    Dancing
c.    Meditating
d.    Music





Answer: A




38. In which of the following sessions of Indian National Congress, Mahatma Gandhi said, “ Gandhi may die but Gandhism will remain forever?

a.    Calcutta Congress 1928
b.    Lahore session, 1929
c.    Madras session, 1927
d.    Karachi session, 1931





Answer: D




39. Sound above which level ( in decibels) in considered hazardous noise pollution?

a.    30 dB
b.    40 dB
c.    60 dB
d.    80 Db




Answer: D




40. The maximum density of water is at

a.    100 Degree Centigrade
b.    0 degree Centigrade
c.    4 degree centigrade
d.    Always same





Answer: C




41. Human hair is made of

a.    Protein
b.    Protein and DNA
c.    Protein and RNA
d.    Both DNA and RNA





Answer: B




42. Hong Kong today is part of

a.    United Kingdom
b.    China
c.    Taiwan
d.    Japan





Answer: B




43. The vermicompost is produced by

a.    Earthworm
b.    Silkworm
c.    Fungi
d.    Bacteria





Answer: A




44. The “National Heritage animal of India” is

a.    Lion
b.    Tiger
c.    Deer
d.    Elephant





Answer: D




45. How many cells are in a human body

a.    37.2 Trillion
b.    37.2 Billion
c.    37.2 Million
d.    37.2 Lakhs 





Answer: A




46. Which of the following metals forms an amalgam with other metals

a.    Lead
b.    Tin
c.    Mercury
d.    Zinc





Answer: C




47. Which mineral used to isolate radium?

a.    Limestone
b.    Pitchblende
c.    Rutile
d.    Haematite





Answer: B




48. Which was the seat of Pallava power?

a.    Madurai
b.    Mahabalipuram
c.    Kancheepuram
d.    Thanjavur





Answer: C




49. Which one of the following leaders served as longest Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu?

a.    Kamarajar
b.    M.G.Ramachandran
c.    J.Jayalalithaa
d.    M.Karunanidhi





Answer: D




50. Who is called father of Medicine?

a.    Aristotle
b.    Robert Hooke
c.    Alexander Fleming
d.    Hippocrates





Answer: D




51. Which part of Tamil Nadu was called Mudikonda Cholamandalam during Chola rule?

a.    Thanjavur
b.    Madurai
c.    Tirunelveli
d.    Ramanathapuram





Answer: C




52. Which one of the Districts in Tamil nadu has contact with maximum number of districts?

a.    Salem
b.    Villupuram
c.    Madurai
d.    Tiruchirapalli





Answer: D




53. The First World Tamil Conference was held in

a.    Madurai
b.    Colombo
c.    Kualalampur
d.    Paris





Answer: C




54. Mupanthal is famous for

a.    Wind Power
b.    Limestone
c.    Flower Cultivation
d.    Sanctuary





Answer: A




55. Which one of the following is not a constituent of Bio – gas?

a.    Carbon dioxide
b.    Hydrogen
c.    Methane
d.    Nitrogen dioxide





Answer: D




56. Which one of the following is not a structural component of a plant?

a.    Calcium
b.    Nitrogen
c.    phosphorus
d.    potassium





Answer: D




57. Which one of the following is the community from which the president of India can nominate two members to Lok Sabha?

a.    Anglo – Indians
b.    Buddhists
c.    Jains
d.    Parsis





Answer: A




58. The organ most damaged by heavy consumption of alcohol is

a.    Brain
b.    Kidney
c.    Liver
d.    Stomach





Answer: C




59. Which one of the following is caused by fungus?

a.    Leprosy
b.    Leukoderma
c.    Ringworm
d.    Scabies





Answer: C




60. Bacteriopahges are

a.    Viruses that infect animals
b.    Viruses that infect bacteria
c.    Bacteria that infect plants
d.    Bacteria that infect animals





Answer: B




61. In the cells of the living organisms, the protein synthesis takes place in

a.    Golgi bodies
b.    Mitochondria
c.    Plastids
d.    Ribosomes





Answer: D




62. Which one of the following is not an endocrine gland

a.    Adrenal
b.    Liver
c.    Pancreas
d.    Thymus





Answer: B


63. The place with the highest amount of annual rainfall in India is located in the state of

a.    Assam
b.    Kerala
c.    Meghalaya
d.    Tamil Nadu





Answer: C




64. In addition to iron, the intake of which one of the following prevents anemia

a.    Acetic acid
b.    Citric acid
c.    Folic acid
d.    Tartaric acid





Answer: C



65. In which of the following rocks are coal and petroleum found 

a.    Igneous
b.    metamorphic
c.    sedimentary
d.    metamorphic and sedimentary





Answer: C




66.  Ten years ago, P was half of Q in age. If the ratio of their present ages is 3:4, what will be the total of their present ages?

a.    45
b.    40
c.    35
d.    30





Answer: C




67. A towel, when bleached, lost 20% of its length and 10% of its breadth. What is the percentage of decrease in area?

a.    30%
b.    28%
c.    32%
d.    26%





Answer: B




68. What is the banker's discount if the true discount on a bill of Rs.540 is Rs.90?

a.    Rs.108
b.    Rs.120
c.    Rs102
d.    Rs.106





Answer: A




69. Find the odd man out. 1, 8, 27, 64, 125, 196, 216, 343

a.    64
b.    196
c.    216
d.    1





Answer: B




70. An accurate clock shows 8 o'clock in the morning. Through how may degrees will the hour hand rotate when the clock shows 2 o'clock in the afternoon?

a.    154 Degree
b.    180 Degree
c.    170 Degree
d.    160 Degree





Answer: B




71.  A person crosses a 600 m long street in 5 minutes. What is his speed in km per hour?

a.    8.2
b.    4.2
c.    6.1
d.    7.2





Answer: D




72. A train is running at a speed of 40 km/hr and it crosses a post in 18 seconds. What is the length of the train?

a.    190 meters
b.    160 meters
c.    200 meters
d.    120 meters





Answer: C




73. P is able to do a piece of work in 15 days and Q can do the same work in 20 days. If they can work together for 4 days, what is the fraction of work left?

a.    8/15
b.    7/15
c.    11/15
d.    2/11





Answer: A




74. Insert the missing number. 34, 7, 37, 14, 40, 28, 43, (...)

a.    31
b.    42
c.    46
d.    56





Answer: D




75. Arun took a loan of Rs. 1400 with simple interest for as many years as the rate of interest. If he paid Rs.686 as interest at the end of the loan period, what was the rate of interest?

a.    8%
b.    6%
c.    4%
d.    7%





Answer: D


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