1)

Azad Hind Fauj was

A) Indian National Army

B) British National Army

C) Pakistan National Army

D) French National Army

Explanation - :

INA was formed in 1942 in South East Asia. Motto

unity, Faith and sacrifice in Hindustani.

Bose formed the “Azad Hind Government”. In 21

st

October 1943. INA freed the Andaman and Nicobar

Islands were renamed as Swaraj and Shaheed

islands

.

2)

Planning Commission of India was set up in the year

A) 1950

B) 1949 C) 1951 D) 1952

Explanation - :

Planning Commission, Extra constitutional, Non-

statutory and Advisory body. By an executive order in

t h

15

March 1945. First Deputy Chairman, Gulzari Lal

Nanda & T.T. Krishnamachari

3)

The State Governor must have completed…….years of

age

A) 30

B) 35

C) 40 D) 45

Explanation - :

Governor, President = 35 years

Chief Minister = 25

Prime Minister = 25

MLA = 25

Member in Lok Sabha = 25

Rajya Sabha member = 30

2

4)

x

+10x+21=0

The solution set of x+10x+21 = 0 is

A) {7,3} B) {7, -3} C) {-7, 3}

D) {-7, -3}

Short Cut:

2

x

+10x+21 = 0 this quadratic equation does not contain

any negative term, so the roots must be negative so

answer is {-7, -3}.

With Explanation - :

x +10x+21 = 0

2

x

+7x+3x+21 = 0

x(x+7)+3(x+3) = 0

(x+3) (x+7) = 0

x+3 = 0 (or) x+7 = 0

x = -3 (or) -7

5)

The Election Commission of India is a body

of……..members.

A) 1 B) 2

C) 3

D) 4

Explanation - :

1 Chief Election Commissioner and 2 other Election

Commissioners.

Recommended by Dinesh Goswami Committee, 1990

12)

6)

The Pandiyan king who put an end of the Kalabhra rule

The construction of Qutb-Minar was started by

is

A) Iltutmish

B) Qutb-ub-din-Aibak

A) Kadungon

B) Simhavishnu

C) Razia D) Balban

C) Maravarman D) Achuthan

Explanation - :

Explanation - :

Iltumish: Completed by Iltumish

13)

In Tamil Nadu there is a……..tier system of Rural local

7)

government

A) one B) two

C) three

D) four

Explanation - :

‘Narai mudithu sollal murai seidha cholan” is

Village Panchayat, Panchayat union, Dist Panchayat

A) Kulothungan B) Rajendran I

14)

C) Karikalan

D) Vijayalayan

8)

Tamil Nadu is………..in geographical area among the

states of the Indian union

A) Eleventh

B) Second

C) Third D) Seventh

The plan launched on the fiftieth year of Independence

Explanation - :

was

t h

th

Population: 6

; Population Density: 6

A) Third Five-Year Plan B) Eighth Five-Year Plan

15)

C) Tenth Five-Year Plan

D) Ninth Five-Year Plan

9)

According to 2001 Census, India’s population was

A) 1.027 billion

B) 1.037 billion

The north-eastern parts of Himalayas receive more

C) 1.047 billion D) 1.057 billion

than 300 cm rainfall by

(

Or) 1027 Crores.

A) Bay of Bengal branch

B) Arabian sea branch

16)

C) Gulf of Khambhat branch D) Konkan branch

Explanation - :

The stepping stone for the progress of the society is

Bay of Bengal branch:

Kerala upto Punjab thru

A) School

B) College C) University D) Office

Aravallis

17)

Arabian sea branch:

Andaman & Nicobar, NE states

upto Punjab Plains

10)

Simple interest for Rs.5,000 at the rate of 5% for 2

years is

A) Rs. 250

B) Rs. 500

C) Rs.750 D) Rs. 800

The name of scales in Mullet fish is

Explanation - :

A) Placoid B) Cycloid

C) Ctenoid

D) Ganoid

Pnr

Explanation - :

S.I =

, P = 5000, n = 2, r = 5%

100

Placoid:

for sharks

Ctenoid:

Comb like scales

5000

2

5

500

S.I =

Ganoid:

Scales with shiny covering

100

11)

18)

Who was praised as “Minnanar Vanangum Deivam”?

A) Wife of Kusela

B) Ananganar

The ultraviolet rays from the sunlight causes

C) Wife of Krishna D) Anusuya

A) skin cancer

B) blood cancer

Source :

School Book

C) lung cancer D) bone cancer

Explanation - :

Reason:

Ozone depletion leads to skin cancer &

cataract

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26)

Which equation has

y =

4 as solution?

Which is not a simple fruit?

A) 2y + 3 = 0 B) y - 7 = 2

C) y + 3 = 7

D) y + 4 = 0

A) Polyalthia

B) Berry C) Pepo D) Drupe

Explanation - :

Explanation - :

y+3 = 7 y = 7 – 3 = 4 y = 4

Polyalthia:

Aggregate

27)

Berry:

Tomato

Pepo:

Cucumber

Drupe:

Mango

20)

One

a.m.u

is equal to

A) 139 Mev B) 391 Mev

Two prominent leaders of Punjab were arrested in

C) 931 Mev

D) 936 Mev

connection with the

hartal

against Rowlatt Act. They are

Explanation - :

A) Jawaharlal Nehru and Gandhi

Energy obtained in disintegration of 1 atom (or 1 atomic

B) Motilal Nehru and C.R.Das

mass unit)

C) Satyapal and Saifuddin Kichloo

21)

D) Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal

Explanation - :

Rowlatt Act - 1919

28)

The Operation Flood Programme relates to

A) milk production development

B) water resources development

Large number of jute mills found on the banks of the

C) flood control

river

D) poultry development

A) Kosi

B) Hooghly

C) Tapti

D) Indus

Explanation - :

Explanation - :

Father of White Revolution –

Verguese Kurien

Distributary to River Ganga

22)

Kolkatta city is situated on the banks of river Hooghly

29)

The Andes mountain range is located in

A) North America B) Asia

The Samarasa Suttha Sanmarga Sangam was founded

C) South America

D) Australia

by

Explanation - :

A) Periyar

B) Vallalar

North America:

Rockies

C) Dr.Muthulakshmi Reddy D) T.M. Nair

Asia:

Himalayas

Explanation - :

23)

Periyar

– Self Respect movement

Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy

– Avvai Illam

The state which ranks first in per capita income is

T.M. Nair

– Justice Party

30)

A) Orissa B) Bihar

C) Punjab

D) Gujarat

Explanation - :

Among Union territories:

Chandigarh

Rajya Sabha members are elected for a period of

24)

A) four years B) three years

C) five years

D) six years

Explanation - :

Incidence of ‘Yeasu Kaviyam’ was held at

A) Jerusalem B) Somalia

Qualification age:

30 years

One third retire once in 2 years

C) Jordan

D) Samaria

31)

Explanation - :

(According to School Book, most of the incident

took place in Jeruselam, but some also in “D”)

Yeasu Kaviyam written by Kannadasan

Insulin is a/an

25)

A) human growth hormone

B) therapeutic product

C) vaccine D) organic acid

Explanation - :

Vellore Sepoy Mutiny was fought in

‘Therapy’ means treatment for the treatment of diabetes

A) 1806 A.D

B) 1860 A.D

C) 1804 A.D D) 1857 A.D

Explanation - :

32)

38)

The first known metal to man is

The main aim of non-co-operation movement was

A) Gold

B) Copper

C) Iron D) Silver

A) large scale demonstrations B) Hartal

Explanation - :

C) non-payment of taxes

D) to attain Swaraj

6

standard book Chapter - 1, & Self evaluation

th

Explanation - :

33)

Started in 1920. Suspended by Gandhiji in 1922 due to

chauri-chaura incident

39)

Formation of red blood cells in a normal human adult

occurs in

Bauxite is an ore of

A) muscle B) spleen

C) bone marrow

D) skin

A) Aluminium

B) Iron C) Copper D) Mica

Explanation - :

Explanation - :

Life span: 120 days; disintegrated in spleen

Copper - Copper Pyrites

34)

Iron – Magnetite, Haematite

The melting point of silver is

Mica – a mineral

A) 327

C B) 80

C

C) 961

C

D) 1083

C

0

0

0

0

40)

Explanation - :

0

Iron

– 1536

C

0

Gold

– 1064

C

The headquarters of World Trade Organisation is at

A) New York

B) Geneva

C) London D) Warsaw

Explanation - :

35)

Established in 1995.

18 ct contains……% weight of gold.

Present Director General - Mr.Pascal Lamy

A) 91.6

B) 75

C) 100 D) 94

41)

Explanation - :

24 Carat = 100%

22 Carat = 91.6%

Who bagged two Oscar awards for the film ‘Slumdog

100

100

3

Millionaire’?

18

75

%

18 Carat =

24

4

A) Gulzar B) Bhanu AthaiyaC) Satyajit Ray

D)AR Rahman

36)

Explanation - :

The cube root of 512 is

Gulzar:

Shared ‘oscar’ with A.R. Rahman for lyrics of

‘Jai Ho’

A) 18

B) 8

C) 6 D) 16

st

Bhanu Athaiya:

1

Indian to win Oscar

Explanation - :

Satyajit Ray:

Winner of ‘Lifetime Achievement Oscar

8

8

8

512

512

8

3

, (ie)

Award’

37)

42)

The First President of India was

Who received the Padma Bhushan award for social

A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

work in 2009?

B) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

A) V.P. Dhananjayan

B) Sarojini Varadappan

C) V.V. Giri

C) D. Jayakanthan D) G. Sivarama Krishnamurthy

D) Giani Zail Singh

Explanation - :

Explanation - :

V.P. Dhananjayan:

Arts (Bharatanatyam)

nd

Dr. S. Radhakrishnan:

2

President of India

Sarojini Varadappan:

Social Activist

st

V.V. Giri:

1

independent candidate to win presidential

D. Jayakanthan:

Writer

election

G. Sivarama Krishnamurthy:

Arts

st

Giani Zail Singh:

1

Sikh President

43)

Who was the President of India during the year 2002-

2007?

A) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

B) K.R. Narayanan

C) R.Venkataraman D) B.D. Jatti

Explanation - :

Books by him – Wings of Fire, Ignited Minds, India 2020

DAILY FREE GK-SMSes

44)

51)

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme

was introduced in the year

A) 2007

B) 2009

C) 2010 D) 2008

A) Darwin B) Mendel

Explanation - :

C) Schwann

D) Operon

NREGS introduced in 2006. Renamed as MGNRES in

Explanation - :

2009

Schwann & Scleiden in 1838-39

45)

The first totally literate district in India is

52)

A) Nellore in Andhra Pradesh

B) Ernakulam in Kerala

C) Kolar in Karnataka D) Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu

Explanation - :

Kerala – highest literacy rate in India

Circular extra genomic DNA is called

46)

A) Recipient cell

B) Plasmid

C) Flagella D) Pilus

Explanation - :

Found in E.coli used in genetic engineering

The first Indian woman who travelled in American

53)

space shuttle, Columbia was

A) Indira Nooyi B) Sania Mirza

What force would be needed to produce an

C) Kalpana Chawla

D) Pratibha Patel

acceleration of 1 ms

on a ball of mass 1 kg?

-2

Explanation - :

A) 1N

B) 2N C) 3N D) 4N

Kalpana Chawla - Belonged to Haryana state

Explanation - :

Columbia crashed in 2003

F = ma

47)

-2

F = 1kg × 1 ms

2

= 1 kg.m/s

= 1N

The first woman DGP in Tamil Nadu is

54)

A) Thilagavathy

B) Lathika Saran

C) Aruna D) Kiran Bedi

48)

X-rays were invented by

A) J.J. Thomson B) Faraday

C) Roentgen

D) Henry Becquerel

Explanation -

World’s fifth most powerful Indian woman in business is

J.J. Thomson:

Electron

A) Meira Kumar B) Fathima Bibi

Faraday:

Electro-magnetic Induction

C) Pratibha Patel

D) Indira Nooyi

49)

t h

20

Commonwealth Speakers Conference was held at

A) New Delhi

B) Mumbai

C) Chennai D) Thiruvananthapuram

50)

Branches of which tree appear on the UN flag?

A) Eucalyptus

B) Olive

C) Maple D) Barley

55)

60)

Gain of electron is

The first battle of Tarain took place in the year

A) combustion B) decomposition

A) 1194 A.D.

B) 1191 A.D.

C) oxidation

D) reduction

C) 1193 A.D. D) 1195 A.D.

Explanation - :

Explanation - :

Oxidation:

loss of electron

1191-Mohmad Ghori defeated by Prithviraj Chauhan.

II Tarain – 1192, here Ghori defeated Prithviraj.

56)

61)

Example for killed vaccines is

A) Cholera vaccine

B) BCG vaccine

C) DPT vaccine D) TT vaccine

Explanation - :

Match

List I

with

List II

correctly and select your

Influenza vaccine, polio vaccine, hepatitis A vaccine are

answer using the codes given below:

examples of killed vaccines

List I List II

62)

a) Bromine 1. Calcium

b) Sulphur 2. Polyatomic element

c) Gases 3. Liquid

The least count of vernier calipers is

d) Mineral water 4. Compressible

A) 0.01 mm

B) 0.01 cm

C) 0.1 m D) 0.001 cm

Explanation - :

For screw gauge = 0.01mm or 0.001 cm

63)

B) 3 2 4 1

What are the constituents of bronze?

A) Copper and tin

B) Copper and zinc

57)

C) Copper and iron D) Zinc and iron

Explanation - :

2

r

Copper and zinc - Brass

4

2

64)

1+tan

The perimeter of the circle is

The value of is

A) 2 r units

B) sq. units

A) cos

B) sec

C) cosec

D) cot

2

2

2

2

r

2

Explanation - :

C)

sq. units D) units

4

2

2

Formula:

1+tan

= sec

58)

(or)

2

2

2

sin

cos

sin

1

1

sec

2

1+tan

=

2

nd

The 42

Constitutional Amendment Act was enacted in

2

2

2

cos

cos

cos

the year

65)

D) 1976

Explanation - :

Called as ‘Mini Constitution’; added fundamental duties

and amended preamble with 3 words – socialist

integrity secular.

India is following

59)

A) Parliamentary Democracy

B) Presidential Democracy

C) Kingship

D) Dictatorship

The river that flows through Salem, Namakkal,

Dharmapuri, Nagapattinam and Thanjavur is

Explanation - :

A) Vaigai

B) Kaveri

Parliamentary Democracy:

Art 75(3)

C) Thamirabarani D) Cheyyar

Presidential Democracy:

US

Explanation - :

Length of Kaveri – 760 km

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72)

The G.C.D. of 3 and 6 is

C) 3

Explanation - :

G.C.D of 3 and 6 = 3

The first railway line was laid between…….in 1853.

73)

A) Delhi and Calcutta B) Bombay and Calcutta

C) Bombay and Thane

D) Bombay and Chennai

Explanation - :

The District Judges are appointed by the

Introduced by Lord Dalhousie

A) Governor

B) District Collector

67)

C) Chief Minister D) President of India

Explanation - :

The Danish founded a factory at

President of India Appoints Chief Justice and Judges

A) Pondicherry B) Karaikal

C) Tranquebar

D) Chennai

of Supreme Court and High Court

74)

68)

The earth is inclined at an angle of

0

0

1

1

C) 23

Khilafat movement was started against the

2

2

A) British Government

B) Hindus

Explanation - :

C) Muslims D) Christians

0

1

Explanation - :

23

- Also this the reason for different seasons.

2

In 1920 by Mohamad Ali and Saukat Ali

69)

75)

The author of ‘Kuil’ magazine was

A) Kannadasan B) Bharathiar

Special locomotory organ is absent in

C) Suradha

D) Bharathidasan

Explanation - :

C) Paramecium D) Hydra

76)

70)

Which is called the Manchester of India?

Mukkurthi National Park in Nilgiri Hills is the sanctuary

for

A) Chennai

B) Mumbai

C) Delhi D) Salem

Explanation - :

A) Tiger

B) Peacock C) Leopard D) Lion

Manchester is in London

Explanation - :

Manchester of South India - Coimbatore

Peacock: Virali Malai

Lion: Gir forests in Gujarat

71)

77)

In 1995 World Women’s Conference was held at

A) Beijing

B) Delhi C) London D) New York

78)

Match

List I

with

List II

correctly and select your

The mode of 7, 4, 5, 1, 7, 3, 4, 6, 7 is

answer using the codes given below:

A) 7

List I List II

Explanation - :

a) Electrovalent bonding 1.

b) Co-ordinate bonding 2.

The most repetitive value is 7.

c)

79)

d) 4. Polar bond

The black cotton soils are found extensively in the

district of

C) 4 1 2 3

A) Salem B) Dharmapuri

C) Coimbatore

D) Chennai

Explanation - :

Coimbatore called ‘Manchester of South India.

Explanation - :

Fifth five year plan:

1974-1979

80)

86)

Reserve Bank of India acts as the banker and the agent

of the

A cheque in circulation for more than six months is

A) W orld Bank

called

B) International Monetary Fund

A) stale cheque

B) post-dated cheque

C) Government of India

C) ordinary cheque D) crossed cheque

D) I.F.C.

87)

Explanation - :

Reserve Bank of India 1935; nationalized in 1949;

Governor: D.Subbarao

During the period of Kaniskha, Buddhism had split into

81)

A) two branches

B) three branches

C) five branches D) four branches

Explanation - :

The world famous wall paintings of the Guptas was

Two branches: Mahayana, Hinayana

found at

88)

A) Gaya B) Mathura

C) Ajanta

D) Sarnath

Explanation -

The sum of two numbers is 60 and their difference is 8.

Gaya:

Buddha attained enlightenment

The numbers are

Sarnath:

Ashoka Pillar

A) 32, 28 B) 33, 27 C) 35, 25

D) 34, 26

82)

Explanation - :

x+y = 60 & x-y = 8 x = 34 & y = 26 (or) x=26 & y = 34

The volume of a cone with radius 7 cm and height 24

89)

cm is

Dowry Prohibition Act was passed in the year

3

3

A) 168 cm

B) 1176 cm

A) 1961

B) 1960 C) 1962

D) 1963

3

C) 392 cm

D) 784 cm

3

Explanation -

Amended in 1984

Explanation - :

Volume of a cone (

90)

1

22

7

7

24

392

=

3

7

83)

The breaking waves are called

A) waves B) white caps

C) surf

D) wave cut platform

The early Vedic period is known from

91)

A) the Epics

B) the Upanishads

C) the Rig Veda

D) the Aranyakas

The total number of districts of Tamil Nadu in 2010 is

Explanation - :

C) 32

Harappan culture:

Archaeological evidence

Explanation -

rd

The Rig Veda:

1028 hymns, 10 mandalas, 3

contains

Municipal corporations:

10

Gayatri Mantra

Taluks:

220

84)

Town Panchayats:

561

92)

Find the meaning of the underlined word:

Mudhu Mozhi Kanchi

t h

96

Indian Science Congress was held in

A) Town B) River C) Mountain

D) Jewel

A) Bangalore B) Hyderabad

Explanation -

C) New Delhi

D) Shillong

Explanation - :

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t h

97

– Thiruvananthapuram (2010)

98

– Chennai (2011)

t h

t h

99

– Bhubaneshwar (to be held in 2012

‘Garibi Hatao’ means

93)

99)

t h

The 11

Five-Year Plan period is

Chandrayaan-I was successfully launched in the year

A) 2006-2011

B) 2007-2012

A) 2008

A) 2008

A) 2008

A) 2008

C) 2008-2013 D) 2005-2010

nd

Explanation - :

Launched on October 22

100)

2008

94)

W hich day is called as the Indian Census Day?

th

A) 9

February

B) 9

January

th

t h

t h

The confirmatory test for AIDS is

C) 9

March D) 9

April

Explanation -

A) X-ray B) Biopsy

C) Western blot

D) ELISA

National Voters Day – January 25

Explanation - :

Drug:

Azidothymidine

ELISA:

Preliminary test for AIDS

95)

An instrument used for enlargement and reduction of

maps with accuracy is

A) Sonograph

B) Pantograph

C) Spectrograph D) Thermograph

96)

Match

List I

with

List II

correctly and select your

answer using the codes given below:

List I List II

a) Viswanathan Anand 1. Astrophysics

b) Sania Mirza 2. Chess

c) S. Chandrasekhar 3. Tennis

d) Garba dance 4. Punjab

A) 2 3 1 4

97)

On June 28, 2010 India signed a civil nuclear

agreement with

A) Canada

B) America C) Iran D) Croatia

98)

IAF proposed honorary post for the cricketer on June

22, 2010 which was conferred on

A) Sachin Tendulkar

B) M.S. Dhoni

C) Srikant D) Kapil Dev

Explanation -

Designation:

Group Captain

GENERAL TAMIL

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1)

Azad Hind Fauj was

A) Indian National Army

B) British National Army

C) Pakistan National Army

D) French National Army

Explanation - :

INA was formed in 1942 in South East Asia. Motto

unity, Faith and sacrifice in Hindustani.

Bose formed the “Azad Hind Government”. In 21

st

October 1943. INA freed the Andaman and Nicobar

Islands were renamed as Swaraj and Shaheed

islands

.

2)

Planning Commission of India was set up in the year

A) 1950

B) 1949 C) 1951 D) 1952

Explanation - :

Planning Commission, Extra constitutional, Non-

statutory and Advisory body. By an executive order in

t h

15

March 1945. First Deputy Chairman, Gulzari Lal

Nanda & T.T. Krishnamachari

3)

The State Governor must have completed…….years of

age

A) 30

B) 35

C) 40 D) 45

Explanation - :

Governor, President = 35 years

Chief Minister = 25

Prime Minister = 25

MLA = 25

Member in Lok Sabha = 25

Rajya Sabha member = 30

2

4)

x

+10x+21=0

The solution set of x+10x+21 = 0 is

A) {7,3} B) {7, -3} C) {-7, 3}

D) {-7, -3}

Short Cut:

2

x

+10x+21 = 0 this quadratic equation does not contain

any negative term, so the roots must be negative so

answer is {-7, -3}.

With Explanation - :

x +10x+21 = 0

2

x

+7x+3x+21 = 0

x(x+7)+3(x+3) = 0

(x+3) (x+7) = 0

x+3 = 0 (or) x+7 = 0

x = -3 (or) -7

5)

The Election Commission of India is a body

of……..members.

A) 1 B) 2

C) 3

D) 4

Explanation - :

1 Chief Election Commissioner and 2 other Election

Commissioners.

Recommended by Dinesh Goswami Committee, 1990

12)

6)

The Pandiyan king who put an end of the Kalabhra rule

The construction of Qutb-Minar was started by

is

A) Iltutmish

B) Qutb-ub-din-Aibak

A) Kadungon

B) Simhavishnu

C) Razia D) Balban

C) Maravarman D) Achuthan

Explanation - :

Explanation - :

Iltumish: Completed by Iltumish

13)

In Tamil Nadu there is a……..tier system of Rural local

7)

government

A) one B) two

C) three

D) four

Explanation - :

‘Narai mudithu sollal murai seidha cholan” is

Village Panchayat, Panchayat union, Dist Panchayat

A) Kulothungan B) Rajendran I

14)

C) Karikalan

D) Vijayalayan

8)

Tamil Nadu is………..in geographical area among the

states of the Indian union

A) Eleventh

B) Second

C) Third D) Seventh

The plan launched on the fiftieth year of Independence

Explanation - :

was

t h

th

Population: 6

; Population Density: 6

A) Third Five-Year Plan B) Eighth Five-Year Plan

15)

C) Tenth Five-Year Plan

D) Ninth Five-Year Plan

9)

According to 2001 Census, India’s population was

A) 1.027 billion

B) 1.037 billion

The north-eastern parts of Himalayas receive more

C) 1.047 billion D) 1.057 billion

than 300 cm rainfall by

(

Or) 1027 Crores.

A) Bay of Bengal branch

B) Arabian sea branch

16)

C) Gulf of Khambhat branch D) Konkan branch

Explanation - :

The stepping stone for the progress of the society is

Bay of Bengal branch:

Kerala upto Punjab thru

A) School

B) College C) University D) Office

Aravallis

17)

Arabian sea branch:

Andaman & Nicobar, NE states

upto Punjab Plains

10)

Simple interest for Rs.5,000 at the rate of 5% for 2

years is

A) Rs. 250

B) Rs. 500

C) Rs.750 D) Rs. 800

The name of scales in Mullet fish is

Explanation - :

A) Placoid B) Cycloid

C) Ctenoid

D) Ganoid

Pnr

Explanation - :

S.I =

, P = 5000, n = 2, r = 5%

100

Placoid:

for sharks

Ctenoid:

Comb like scales

5000

2

5

500

S.I =

Ganoid:

Scales with shiny covering

100

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18)

Who was praised as “Minnanar Vanangum Deivam”?

A) Wife of Kusela

B) Ananganar

The ultraviolet rays from the sunlight causes

C) Wife of Krishna D) Anusuya

A) skin cancer

B) blood cancer

Source :

School Book

C) lung cancer D) bone cancer

Explanation - :

Reason:

Ozone depletion leads to skin cancer &

cataract

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26)

Which equation has

y =

4 as solution?

Which is not a simple fruit?

A) 2y + 3 = 0 B) y - 7 = 2

C) y + 3 = 7

D) y + 4 = 0

A) Polyalthia

B) Berry C) Pepo D) Drupe

Explanation - :

Explanation - :

y+3 = 7 y = 7 – 3 = 4 y = 4

Polyalthia:

Aggregate

27)

Berry:

Tomato

Pepo:

Cucumber

Drupe:

Mango

20)

One

a.m.u

is equal to

A) 139 Mev B) 391 Mev

Two prominent leaders of Punjab were arrested in

C) 931 Mev

D) 936 Mev

connection with the

hartal

against Rowlatt Act. They are

Explanation - :

A) Jawaharlal Nehru and Gandhi

Energy obtained in disintegration of 1 atom (or 1 atomic

B) Motilal Nehru and C.R.Das

mass unit)

C) Satyapal and Saifuddin Kichloo

21)

D) Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal

Explanation - :

Rowlatt Act - 1919

28)

The Operation Flood Programme relates to

A) milk production development

B) water resources development

Large number of jute mills found on the banks of the

C) flood control

river

D) poultry development

A) Kosi

B) Hooghly

C) Tapti

D) Indus

Explanation - :

Explanation - :