Group 1 Prelims 2015 November

Match the following:

The purines present in nucleic acids are:

I. Adenine and Cytosine

II. Guanine and Thymine

III. Adenine and Guanine

IV. Cytosine and Uracil

Find out the correct matches:

I. Enzymes - Biological catalysts

II. DNA - Nucleic acid

III. Insulin - Hormone

IV. Vitamin E - Water soluble vitamin

The number of generalised co-ordinates required to describe the position of a simple pendulum is

If g is the acceleration due to gravity and R is the radius of the earth, then escape velocity is given by the relation

The relation connecting Young's modulus (E), Bulk modulus (K) and Rigidity modulus (N) is

The S.I unit of gravitational constant G is

Choose the correct answer : The itai-itai disease of Japan was caused due to

I. Arsenic pollution

II. Cyanide pollution

III. Cadmium pollution

IV. Lead pollution

Match the following :

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Which of the following is used to store large amounts of data?

Give the value of Terabyte.

Bluetooth' technology is

The plant type which colours the ocean surface water red is

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer:

Which of the following is not a planetary wind?

The place of India which does not have tropical evergreen forest is

Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer from the given options.

I. Shompens is a tribal inhabitant of Nicobar island.

II. As per 2011 census, their population is 229.

Choose the correct sequence of the following using the codes given below :

I. Qutbuddin Aibak, Iltutmish, Raziya, Balban

II. Jahangir, Humayun, Akbar, Shahjahan

III. Balaji Viswanath, Balaji Baji rao I, Shivaji

Which of the following were among the main exports of India valley people. Select the correct answer from the codes given below :

I. Wheat

II. Barley

III. Cotton

IV. Gold

Match List I with List II correctly and select answer :

Match List I with List II correctly and select answer :

Match List I with List II of the following with suitable options :

Match List I with List II of the following with suitable options :

Which of the following is/are not correct? Minto-Morley reforms of 1909 introduced the following.

I. The system of direct election was introduced in provinces

II. The act did not enfranchises women

III. It introduced dyarchy in provinces

IV. Communal electorate was introduced

Who bestowed the title Sardar on Vallabhai Patel?

During 1857 revolt which army remained loyal to the British?

Pick out the wrong statement.

Match the following :

Identify the statement, which is not the cause for the failure of Quit India Movement

a) British Government arrested key leaders in anticipation to the movement

b) Nehru and Rajaji disbelieved in Direct Action

c) Hindu Mahasabha and Muslim League supported the movement

d) British Government suppressed the movement

Among the 50 students in a class, what percentage of students like biology and chemistry?

For any n observations of data, what is the value of (Σx) − n x̄

Simplify : ^{0.728 × 0.728 − 0.272 × 0.272}⁄_0.456

If x/y = 3/5 then (5x + 2y)/(5x - 2y) is equal to

A person's present age is two-fifth of the age of his mother. After 8 years, he will be one half of his mother How old is the mother at present?

Find the value of ^{1.2 × 1.2 × 1.2 − 0.2 × 0.2 × 0.2}⁄_{1.2 × 1.2 + 1.2 × 0.2 + 0.2 × 0.2}

A bicycle marked at Rs. 1,500 is sold for Rs. 1,350. What is the percentage of discount?

Which one of the following is the smallest ratio?

7 : 3, 17 : 25, 7 : 15, 15 : 23

7 : 3, 17 : 25, 7 : 15, 15 : 23

In a mixture of 60 litres, the ratio of milk and water is 2 : 1. If this ratio is to be 1 : 2, then what is the quantity of water to be further added?

Two numbers are in the ratio 3 : 5. If 9 be subtracted from each, then they are in the ratio 12 : 23. Find the second number

Sum of squares of three positive numbers is 608 and they are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5. Then, find the numbers

If 30% of A = 0.25 of B = 1/5 of C, then find the ratio A : B : C

What is the third proportional to 0.34 and 0.50?

In a cylinder, if radius is doubled and height is halved then what happens to the curved surface area?

The length of side of a rhombus is 5 m and one of its diagonal is 8 m. Then what is the length of other diagonal?

A, B and C can complete a piece of work in 24, 6 and 12 days respectively. If they work together, in how many days will they complete the same work?

12 men complete the 2400 sq.m ploughing work in 10 days. How many men are required to complete 3600 sq.m ploughing work in 18 days?

2 men and 7 boys can do a piece of work in 14 days, 3 men and 8 boys can do the same in 11 days. In how many days can 8 men and 6 boys complete 3 times the work?

The length, breadth and height of a hall are 8 m, 10 m, 4 m respectively and the hall has one door of area 3 m x 1.5 m. Find the cost of painting the walls at the rate of Rs. 200 per square metre.

If the capacity of a cylindrical tank is 1848 m³ and the diameter of its base is 14 m, then find the depth of the tank?

The length of a chain used as the boundary of a semicircular park is 72 m. What is the area of the park?

Find the least number which when divided by 5, 6, 7 and 8 leaves a remainder 3, but when divided by 9 leaves no remainder.

Find the next number in the following series 4, 6, 9, 13 1/2

Consider the following statements :

Assertion (A) : Scholars distinguished a culture midway between Palaeolithic and Neolithic called Mesolithic.

Reason (R) : The chief characteristics mesolithic were the stone implements used were extremely small and made up of Chalcedony and silicate instead of quartzite.

Select your answer according to the coding scheme below :

Match the following :

Which of the following is/are wrong?

I. Mg₂C₃ on hydrolysis gives acetylene

II. Be₂C on hydrolysis gives methane

III. AI₄C₃ on hydrolysis gives allylene

For the Daniel cell E* = 1.10 V. The value of equilibrium constant (K) for the reaction (at 298 K) is Zn_(S) + Cu²⁺_(aq) → Zn²⁺_(aq) + Cu_(s)

Zn_(S) + Cu²⁺_(aq) → Zn²⁺_(aq) + Cu_(s)

Agriculture unemployment may be classified into

I. Seasonal unemployment

II. Disguised unemployment

III. Chronic unemployment

Which is the correct answer?

Fill up the blanks :

National population policy adopted in 2000 with a view to encourage ________ and aim at stabilizing the population by ________ .

Match the following and select the correct answer :

The National Statistical Commission of India was headed by

The structure of Indian Financial System does not include

The MGNREGS differs from other poverty alliviation measures in the following respects

I. It focuses on income generation to the targeted poor.

II. It is built around the notions of citizenship and entitlement.

III. It facilitates disclosure by means of regular and social audit.

IV. It operates as per the directions of the State/Central Governments.

Justice D. P. Wadhwa committee was appointed by the Supreme Court to examine

The Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) policy for fertilizers was implemented in India in

Which Indian city has been declared as the cleanest city in the 'Swachh Bharat' ranking 2015?

Who is the chairman of the 20^th law commission of India?

Recently Union Government has decided to develop a city as spiritual capital of the country. Which among the following is this city?

India's largest telecom operator is

Which corporation in Tamil Nadu was awarded the best corporation award for the year 2015?

Every year 13th of August is observed as

'International Day of the Disappeared' observed by United Nations Organization every year falls on

The President of Sri Lanka as on June 2015

Sunhak Peace Prize was won by

Which gas has been recently discoverec in planet mars?

Which Indian Temple was awarded 'Award of Excellence' for conservation by UNESCO in the year 2015, in Bangkok?

Which country devalued its own currency in August 2015?

The 50^th Anniversary of 1965 Indo-Pak war was observed on

Match the Android OS versions with their names :

Government of Tamilnadu awards Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam award for a Tamilian for his/her contribution to

Identify from the options the name of the Central government porta, for students looking for educational loans

Which of the following day is observed as the National Statistics Day?

Pay Zapp' a mobile application to make digital payments was started by Which Bank?

In the Australian Federal elections 2015 for the Prime Minister Of Australia, who emerged as winner?

2020 Olympic games will be held at

Nobel Prize 2015 in Physics was given for the discovery of

In October 2015 Russia's Sergey Karjakin won the World cup for

The Administrative Reforms Commission of India was set up on 5 Jan. 1966 under the Chairmanship of

"The Supreme Court in the Indian union has more powers than any other Supreme Court in any part of the world" - Who said so?

Consider the following two statements consisting of Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and select your answer using the codes given below.

Assertion (A) : The administrative reforms commission recommended Lokpal and Lokayukta.

Reason (R) : These are for the Redressal of Citizens grievances.

Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

Which one of the following statement is/are true with regard to formulation of the Government?

Match the List - I with List - II :

The Protection of Civil Rights Act came into force on

Who one of the following persons in the ex-officio chairman of the Rules Committee, General Purpose Committee and Business Advisory Committee?

Match the following - Establishment of states and choose the correct one :

Which of the following are major features of the constitution of Lokpal and Lokayukta as recommended by the Administrative Reforms commission?

1. They should be demonstrably independent and impartial

2. They should compare with the highest judicial functionary in the country

3. They should be directly accountable to parliament

4. Their appointments should as far as possible be non-political.

Identify the numbered substances in steps of Glycolysis

Glucose ----> (1) ----> (2) ----> Fructose 1,6 bisphosphate

Consider the following pairs :

Which of the pair given above is/are correct?

Which of the following statements about 'Glycolysis' is/are True?

I. Glycolysis is also known as Pentose Phosphate pathway

II. The substrate of Glycolysis is Glucose

III. The final product of Glycolysis is Glycogen

IV. Glycolysis is also known as Glyoxylate cycle