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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