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The Avogadro number is

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Viscous force is directly proportional to

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The structure observed by Robert Hooke in plant cells was

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The South America country that suffered due to earthquake in 2010 was

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According to the Economic Survey of India (2007-2008), the birth rate in Tamil Nadu state is

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How many pairs of cranial nerves are present in shark fishes?

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When the basis of classification is according to location or place, the classification is called classification

8

The oxidation number of Fe in K3[Fe(CN)6] is

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The ray which does not affect the photographic plate is

10

Cisternae, Thylakoid and Cristae are located at , and respectively.

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Who among the following said that Buddha's character and teaching made him "The Light not of Asia only but of the World"?

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Which of the following is Natural Rubber?

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Who coined the party name 'Indian National Congress'?

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Who is the only Indian and the first non-American head of the Academy of Astronautics (IAA)?

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Data verbalized on a continuum scale like excellent, good, fair and poor are known as

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The new agricultural technology can best be described as

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Three capacitors each of capacitance 9 pf is connected is series and is connected to 120 V supply. The potential difference across each capacitors is

18

A girl started walking from her house. She first walked for 3 km together east, then she turned towards north and moved 4 km in that direction. How far is the girl away from her house?

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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

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

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The end product of fermentation of molasses of sugarcane by yeast is

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The year was celebrated by the General Assembly of the UNO as international year for Human Rights.

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The tombat Sessaran was built by

24

Who won the latest Presidential elections in Sri Lanka?

25

The famous leader of Narmada Bachao Andolan is

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The yellow of Urine of the vertebrate is due to

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Which one among the following South Asian countries has the highest population density?

28

Species Plantarium' was authored by

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The Eleventh Five-Year Plan was implemented during the period

30

Ashoka patronized

31

Who among the following computed National Income on the basis of Scientific method?

32

Consider the following statements :

Assertion (A) : Surface temperature of the oceans are controlled by warm and cold currents.

Reason (R) : Warm current raise the temperature where as cool currents lower down the temperature. Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below :

33

Ring or horse shoe shaped coral reefs are called

34

Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below :

List IList II
a) Glucose1.) Biopolymer
b) Serodiagnosis2.) Reducing sugar
c) Electrophoresis3.) Separation technique
d) Nucleic acid4.) HIV test
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As per RTI the competent authority of Lok Sabha is the

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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

10

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Who authored the book 'A Better India A Better World'?

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Which of the following is wrongly matched?

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Veeranam Project to bring water from Veeranam to Madras was started by Chief Minister

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The Indian Post and Telegraph department issued postage stamp in hour of V.O. Chidambaram Pillai in the year

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Nobel Laureate 2009 in Chemistry is awarded to Venkataraman Ramakrishnan for his work on

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Who is the Chairman of 12th Finance Commission

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Fast Breeder Test Reactor is at

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The Chairperson and other members of State Human Rights Commission are appointed by the

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Which of the following Amendment Acts inserted the word 'Secular' in the Preamble of the Constitution of India?

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Tamil Calender is based on the movement of

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Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below :

List IList II
a) Justice Party1.) Periyar E.V.R
b) Dravida kazhagam2.) Singaravelu Chettiar
c) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam3.) T.M.Nair
d) Communist Party4.) C.N.Annadurai
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Who was the Prime Minister of India when Tashkent Agreement was signed?

49

Tamil Sangam was supposed to be held at

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The constituent Assembly completed its work of constitution making on

51

Consider the following statements :

Assertion (A) : RBC cells are found in the blood which carry oxygen.

Reason (R) : Hemoglobin pigments are involved in carrying the oxygen. Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below :

52

Land is a

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The Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution speaks about

54

Consider the following statements :

  1. Cholesterol is a fertilizer.
  2. Protein is amphoteric in nature.
  3. Whale myoglobin has disulphide bond
  4. Entrophy of the universe increases. Of these statements :
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Who received the Nobel prize for the work on genes that control the sense of smell?

56

Emerald Dam is located is

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The recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award during 2005 was

58

Opsonin was discovered by

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Which is the Best selling book sold over 10 million copies written by Dr. kenneth Blanchard, the management Guru?

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The Rajiv Gandhi Udyami Mitra Yojana was launched in

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The growth rate of population in India as per 2001 census is

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Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given hills from the north to south?

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Heliocentric theory according to which sun is supposed to be fixed and the planets go around the sun was proposed by

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The Annamalai University at Annamalainagar was founded in

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The focal length of two lenses in contact is given by

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Which one of the following statements is correct?

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Which of the following countries is not a member of ASEAN?

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Triple vaccine is administered to a newborn child to immunize it against

69

A example of addiction co-polymer is

70

Position effect is the result of

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Natural gas is a mixture of aliphatic hydrocarbons. What is the main important gas available in that?

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A moving coil galvanometer can be converted into an ammeter by connecting

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Biodiesel is obtained from which plant?

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Which one of the following is correctly matched?

75

Rubella Virus causes

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The Directive principles of State policy is incorporated in the Article of the constitution of India

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The policy RBI follows for control of inflation is

78

Dantidurga established which kingdom?

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Which one of the following statement is correct?

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\(\frac{1}{1\cdot2}-\frac{1}{2\cdot3}+\frac{1}{3\cdot4}-\frac{1}{4\cdot5}\) ….. =

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Study of the interelations between the individual plant and its environment is called

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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?

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Construction of a dam for drinking water at Hogenekkal is main issue of contention between

84

Who was the first women Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu?

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Choose the statement(s) connected with Marudhu Brothers. Marudhu Brothers:

  1. Ruled Sivaganga area
  2. Siruvayal & Kalayarkovil were their strongholds
  3. Took refuge in Panchalam Kurichi
  4. They were executed by the British in 1801.

Of these statements :

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Leprosy is caused by

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The National Rural Employment Programme was implemented in Tamil Nadu in the year

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The famous Ethnobotanist in India is

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The reaction that takes place in a Daniel cell is

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SONAR is mostly used by

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Traditions affirm that a Buddhist Council assembled at in the year of Buddha's death.

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What is the correct value of θ if x=cosθ satisfies x2-3x+2=0?

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Article 263 deals with provisions with respect to

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Which of the following is not correctly matched?

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Agricultural holding tax was recommended by

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The LPG (Liberalization, Privatisation and Globalisation) model of development was introduced in 1991 by the Finance Minister,

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Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) Scheme aimed at

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Which commodity forms the single largest item of India's import?

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The leader who attended all the Three Round Table Conferences was

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Where in India is the Asia's largest optical telescope installed?

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