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Group 4 2012 July GT

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1

Arrange in chronological order:

I. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

II. Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma

III. K.R. Narayanan

IV. P. Venkataraman

2

Among the following which is not related to Industrial Development and Finance?

3

Which of the following oil companies is not a public sector company?

4

Which of the following fund(s) is/are operated directly from the Prime Minister's Office?

I. The Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF).

II. National Defence Fund (NDF).

Of these

5

Haemoglobin is the pigment useful to transport gases. They are present in Red Blood Cells. Identify the animal which has blood without pigments.

6

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

List I (Rivers)List II (Origin)
a) Mahanadi1.) Nasik Hills
b) Periyar2.) Mahabaleswar hills
c) Godavari3.) Amarkantak
d) Krishna4.) Cardamon hills
7

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

List IList II
a) Cholera1.) A Fungi
b) African Sleeping Sickness2.) Virus
c) Phlegm3.) Bacteria
d) Dandruff4.) Protozon
8

In Tamil Nadu the most windforms are with districts of

9

The name of the organisations which are associated in the Chandrayan I mission are given below. Identify the wrong one.

10

Consider the following statements:

Assertion (A) : Planet Saturn when put in water it would float.

Reason (R) : The Planet Saturn has a specific gravity of less than one.

Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below:

11

How much current is consumed for a tubelight which has 40W for domestic use?

12

Thumba equatorial rocket launching station was established at which place in India?

I. Banglore

II. Sriharikota

III. Mahendragiri

IV. Thiruvananthapuram

13

Among the following taxes which is not considered as a direct tax?

14

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

List IList II
a) Gold collar workers1.) Involved in quaternary activities
b) White collar workers2.) Involved in secondary activities
c) Red collar workers3.) Involved in quinary activities
d) Blue collar workers4.) Involved in primary activities
15

In India, the first Agriculture Research Centre was started by

16

Consider the following statements:

Assertion (A): The partition of Bengal in 1905 provided a spark for the rise of extremism in the Indian National Movement.

Reason (R): Curzon's real motives were to divide the Hindus and Muslims in Bengal and to break the growth of Bengali nationalism.

Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below:

17

In which tax the incidence and impact is on one and the same person?

18

Arrange the following in chronological order:

I. Sama Veda

II. Rig Veda

III. Yajur Veda

IV. Atharva Veda

19

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

List IList II
a) First Five-Year Plan1.) Self-sufficiency
b) Second Five-Year Plan2.) Agriculture and Industrial development
c) Third Five-Year Plan3.) Agriculture development
d) Fourth Five-Year Plan4.) Heavy industries development
20

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

List IList II
a) H.J.Bhaba1.) Scientific and industrial research
b) S.S.Bhatnagar2.) Atomic energy
c) D.S.Kothari3.) Indian Space Research Organisation
d) Vikram Sarabhai4.) Defence Science Organisation
21

Arrange the following periods in chronological order:

I. Neolithic period

II. Mesolithic period

III. Chalcolithic period

IV. Paleolithic period

22

Consider the following statements:

I. The Atomic Energy Commission was set up under the chairmanship of Homi J. Bhabha to formulate a policy for all atomic energy activities in the country.

II. In 1956, India's first nuclear reactor in Trombay near Bombay began to function.

23

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

List IList II
a) Justice Party1.) E.V. Ramasamy Periyar
b) Devadasi system2.) Dr. S. Dharmambal
c) Vaikam Hero3.) Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy
d) Veera Tamilannai4.) Thiyagaraja Chetty
24

Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

25

Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

26

Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

27

Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

28

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

List IList II
a) Assam1.) Ponam
b) Orissa2.) Mashan
c) Andhra Pradesh3.) Jhum
d) Kerala4.) Podu
29

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

List IList II
a) Present day1.) Valves
b) First2.) Integrated Circuits
c) Second3.) Fifth Generation
d) Third4.) Transistors
30

Which is the correct statement?

I. Sugarcane

II. Paddy

III. Cotton

IV. Jute

31

Match the deserts in List I with their respective countries in List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:

List IList II
a) Thar1.) Africa
b) Atacama2.) China
c) Sahel3.) Chile
d) Gobi4.) India
32

Consider the following statements:

I. Mercury has the fastest orbital motion.

II. Mars requires 687 days to complete one revolution.

III. Saturn is the fifth planet from the sun.

33

In Tamil Nadu hill rocks are called by different names in different areas. Match hill rocks areas in List I with their different names in List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:

List IList II
a) Vellore1.) Kolli hills
b) Namakkal2.) Kalvarayan
c) Villupuram3.) Cingee hills
d) Tiruvannamalai4.) Elagiri hills
34

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

I. In India, the winds that blow from north get deflected and come from the north west. These winds are known as the 'retreating monsoon'.

II. In India, the winds that blow from the north get deflected and come from the north east. These winds are known as the 'retreating monsoon'.

35

Consider the following statements:

I. Himachal lies between Himadri and Siwalik ranges.

II. Passes are natural gaps across the mountains.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

36

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

List IList II
a) Australia1.) Horses
b) South Africa2.) Bisons
c) Eurasia3.) Kangaroos
d) North America4.) Zebras
37

The harmonic mean and geometric mean of two values are 6.4 and 8 respectively. The values are

38

If the sum of 3 consecutive integers is 540, then integers are

39

From the group of 5 men and 5 women, two persons are chosen at random. The probability that one of them is man and the other woman is

40

A box contains 4 red, 5 blue and 6 green balls of identical size. Two balls are drawn at random. The probability that one is blue and the other is green is

41

Which endocrine gland is attached to kidney?

42

The opaqueness of the lens of the eye is known as

43

Find out the correct composition of Honey :

44

Inheritance of genetic defects to children can be prevented by

45

Consider the following:

I. Removal of trees and vegetation would affect both land and water ecosystems.

II. There will be lot of food for organisms.

Of these

46

The bottle lid made of cork is viewed with the help of lens. There are many chambers in it. This observation by Robert Hooke led to the discovery of cell.

47

Raw materials of Photosynthesis are

I. Sunlight, chlorophyll

II. CO2.H2O

III. Sunlight, biliprotein

IV. H2O.vitamins

II. CO2 H2O

48

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

a) Brinjal1.) Legume
b) Apple2.) Berry
c) Pea3.) Septicidal Capsule
d) Lady's finger4.) Pome
49

Respiratory substrates are

I. Carbohydrates

II. Fats

III. Proteins

IV. Vitamins

50

Five boys A, B, C, D & E are sitting in a park in a circle. A is facing south west. D is facing south east. B and E are right opposite to A and D respectively and C is equidistant between D and B. Which direction is C facing to?

51

A man earns Rs. 28,000 as monthly salary. His expenditure and savings are given in the diagram. How much did he spend on entertainment?

52

The trader marks his goods at 20% above cost price and allows 10% discount. Then the gain percent is

53

In a division sum the divisor is 12 times the quotient and 5 times the remainder. If the remainder is 24, then the dividend is

54

The role of aluminium in aluminothermic process is

55

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

a) Finely divided nickel1.) Oxidation
b) Acidified dichromate2.) Reducing agent
c) Loss of electrons3.) Reduction
d) Gain of electrons4.) Oxidising agent
56

Green manures can be obtained from which of the following?

57

Electroplating is the process of coating one metal over the other metal by electroysis. In the electroplating of silver spoon with gold, the silver spoon must be taken as

58

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

I. During oxidation, addition of hydrogen takes place.

II. During oxidation, loss of electrons takes place.

III. During oxidation, gain of electrons takes place.

IV. During oxidation, addition of electropositive ion takes place.

Of these

59

Which one of the following is correctly matched?

60

Which one of the following is correctly matched?

61

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

List IList II
a) World Health Organization1.) Paris
b) Women watch2.) Rome
c) United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization3.) New York
d) International fund for agricultural development4.) Geneva
62

The Chairman of the Finance Commission is appointed by

63

Arrange the following Prime Ministers in chronological order:

I. Charan Singh

II. V.P.Singh

III. Lal Bahadur Shastri

IV. Chandrasekhar

Of these

64

Consider the following statements:

Assertion (A) : The term 'ideology' was coined by French scholar Tracy.

Reason (R) : Ideology refers to a set of beliefs, convictions and ideals of the people.

Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below :

65

Which one of the following is not a qualification required to be the Vice-President of India?

66

Which one of the following is correctly matched?

67

In the context of consumerism, the term 'Aparigraha' means

68

The King who built the Kanchi Kailasanath temple is

69

Who had written the following lines? 'Ellorum Inbuttrikka Ninaipathuve Allamal Verondrariyen Para Parame'

70

Which type of Kutriyalugaram takes place in the word 'Viraku'?

71

Who has compiled Thirumuraikal?

72

Which literature deals with the five disciplines to be followed in life?

73

Who is the author of Iniyavai Narpathu?

74

Which one of the following persons got Sahitya Academy award for Puthu Kavithai ?

75

How many Human emotions are mentioned by Tholkappiyar?

76

Which one of the following poetry lines is not written by Bharathiyar?

77

Which one of the following is considered as a great character in human being?

78

Who released gold coin for Thiruvalluvar in British period?

79

Choose the odd man out :

80

Which of the following was written by Jayakanthan?

81

Olympic flag contains 5 rings representing five continents. Which two continents do not touch Indian Ocean?

82

Which one of the following statements is incorrect regarding Census, 2011?

83

Who among the following has been appointed the Chairman of the Nineteenth Law Commission?

84

Which one of the following is not a function of the Reserve Bank of India?

85

Which one of the following harmones is called personality hormone?

86

Which one of the following is considered as dwarf planet ?

87

Consider the following statements:

Available primary energy sources in India are

I. Coal abd Lignite

II. Oil and Gas

III. Oil alone

IV. Electricity

88

Pick out the correct statement:

89

The normal blood glucose level is

90

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

List IList II
a) Fission1.) Yeast
b) Budding2.) Flowering plants
c) Fragmentation3.) Bacteria
d) Pollination4.) Algae
91

Rolling of tongue is a dominant character in human beings. Out of 80 students in a class, 72 students are capable of rolling their tongue and 8 students are not. Find the percentage of dominant and recessive character.

92

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

a) WHO1. Man and Biosphere
b) NPCB2. National Leprosy Eradicating Programme
c) NLEP3. National Programme of Control of Blindness
d) MAB4. World Health Organisation Codes
93

Find out which state has highest sex ratio as per 2011 Census:

94

If Lords is to London, Chepauk is to Chennai, Eden Garden is to Kolkata, then Green Park is to

95

Microsoft Excel can be used for

96

Which is caused by the gravitational attraction between Moon and Earth?

97

Which one is correct?

98

The common chemical used to purify muddy water to drinking water is

99

Consider the following statements:

Assertion (A): Reverse osmosis is used to purify water.

Reason (R): It is a membrane technology filtration method that removes many types of large molecules and ions by applying pressure to the solution on one side of a selective membrane.

Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below:

100

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

a) Wayne Roony1. Brazil
b) Christain Ronaldo2. Argentina
c) Maradona3. The Netherlands
d) Ronaldinho4. England

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