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Consider the following statements :
Choose the right answer.
Name the vitamin and mineral necessary for blood clotting
Name the gas which is evolved during photosynthesis
Match the following:
| List I | List II |
|---|---|
| a) August Offer | 1.) 1944 |
| b) C.R. Formula | 2.) 1945 |
| c) Wavell Plan | 3.) 1946 |
| d) Interim Government | 4.) 1940 |
Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : V.O. Chidambaram Pillai established Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company in 1910.
Reason (R) : V.O. Chidambaram Pillai is called as Kappalottiya Tamilan.
Point out the wrong statement/statements in the following :
Match the following:
| List I | List II |
|---|---|
| a) Nehru Report | 1.) 1940 |
| b) Second Round Table Conference | 2.) 1928 |
| c) Individual Satyagraha | 3.) 1946 |
| d) Lord Attlee's Announcement | 4.) 1931 |
Which of the following is incorrectly matched ?
Choose the correct order of the parts marked in the diagram.

Consider the following and select the false ones :
Assertion (A) : To reduce the high tides of sea during storm oil is poured around the ship.
Reason(R) : Surface tension of oil is less than sea water, reduces the wrath of waves.
Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : After the completion of the third five year plan 'Plan Holiday' was given.
Reason (R) : The third year plan was affected by India-China war and India-Pakistan wars.
Select your answer according to the coding scheme given below :
Consider the following table :
| Year : | 1973-74 | 1987-88 | 1993-94 | 1999-2000 |
| Number of Poor in India (in Million) : | 321 | 307 | 320 | 260 |
The year in which number of poor in India a sharp increase over that of the preceding year is
The property of attraction or repulsion between charged bodies is used in
The time periods of two simple pendulum are in the ratio 2 : 1. The corresponding ratio of their lengths is
Identify the incorrect pair.
| List I-Biosphere | List II-States |
|---|---|
| I. Kanha | Madhya Pradesh |
| II. Nandadevi | Uttranchal |
| III. Manas | Assam |
| IV. Namdhapa | Arunachala Pradesh |
Arrange the Remote Sensing Satellites as per year of launching in ascending order.
Choose the correct answer from the following :
These occur as a result of continuous thunder storming .
Which of the following statements about 'Fertilizer' is TRUE?
Identify the odd one from the group of chemicals given below : BHC, DDT, 2,4-D, Urea
Who was the first woman judge of the supreme Court ?
Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : The (ARC) recommended that the institution of Lokpal and Lokayakta.
Reason (R) :
Select your answer according to the coding scheme given below :
Arrange the President of India in chronological order of their term in Office.
The books 'Wings of Fire' was written by
The Bhopal Gas Tragedy happened in
Find the odd man out in the following : 1, 144, 16, 25, 49, 81, 121, 36, 62
In the products 2a x 1a = 41a; 2b x 1b = 37b, a and b represent positive integers. Then a + b =
In an examination 30% of total students failed in English, 40% of students failed in Hindi and 20% in both. Find the percentage of students who passed in both the subjects.
If RIVER is coded as OFSBO then Water is decoded as
Three positions of the same die are given. Find the number opposite to the side represented by 2.

A can complete \( \frac{2}{3} \) part of a work in 10 days. A can complete \( \frac{1}{3} \) part of the same work in
Rs. 800 becomes Rs. 956 in 3 years at certain simple rate of interest. If the rate of interest is increased by 4%, what amount will Rs. 800 become in 3 years ?
Amala invests Rs. 6,000 in a bond which gives interest at 4% per annum during the first year, 5% during the second year, 10% during the third year. How much does she get at the end of the third year ?
The World-Wide Tea product of % countries for the year 2011-2012.

The angle subtended by E at the centre of the circle is
2011-2012
Match :
| List I | List II |
|---|---|
| a) Andhra | 1.) Bharathanatyam |
| b) Kerala | 2.) Kuchipudi |
| c) Tamil Nadu | 3.) Bangra |
| d) Punjab | 4.) Kathakali |
Find out the wrong number in the sequence. 623, 251, 543, 356
Find out the wrong number in the sequence.
121, 264, 312, 462, 583
Anna changed, the official name of the state from 'Madras' to Tamil Nadu in
What will come in the place of a question mark?

Match the following with suitable options :
| List I(Age) | List II (Art style) |
|---|---|
| a) Kushanas | 1.) Dravidian style |
| b) Guptas | 2.) Vesara style |
| c) Chalukyas | 3.) Nagara style |
| d) Cholas | 4.) Gandhara Art style |
Match the following :
| List I | List II |
|---|---|
| a) Larkana District | 1.) Gujarat |
| b) Kalibangan | 2.) Punjab |
| c) Lothal | 3.) Rajasthan |
| d) Harappa | 4.) Sind |
Match the following :
| List I | List II |
|---|---|
| a) Malgudi Days | 1.) Kautilya |
| b) Harsha Charita | 2.) Swami Dayanand |
| c) Arthasasthra | 3.) R.K. Narayan |
| d) Satyarth Prakash | 4.) Bana Bhatta |
Match :
| List I (Works) | List II (Authors) |
|---|---|
| a) Kondrai Venthan | 1.) Mayuram Vedanayagam |
| b) Neethineri Vilakkam | 2.) Sivaprakasar |
| c) Nanneri | 3.) Avvaiyar |
| d) Neethi Nool | 4.) Kumaragurubarar |
Match the following :
| List I | List II |
|---|---|
| a) Recent Military camp took place in | 1.) Brazil |
| b) Snowden's plea for assylum was rejected by | 2.) India |
| c) Serial Bomb-Blast took place at Mahabhodhi temple is in | 3.) England |
| d) After 10 years Andy Murry brought laurels to his country by becoming Wimbledon Champion | 4.) Egypt |
Pick out the wrong statement in the following :
Which article empowers the President to dissolve the Lok Sabha at any time before its tenure?
Which is not the member of G-20?
Who is the Whistle Blower, who brought the secret of American Intelligence, doing the Global Electronic Surveillance on other nations, to the world ?
Match the List I with List II and select the correctly matched answer :
| List I | List II |
|---|---|
| a) Rheumatic arthritis | 1.) Contageous disease |
| b) Pellagra | 2.) Auto immune disease |
| c) Cholera | 3.) Hereditary disease |
| d) Sickle cell anaemia | 4.) Vitamin deficiency disease |
Match the Wild Life Sanctuaries in List I with their location in List II :
| List I | List II |
|---|---|
| a) Viralimalai | 1.) Western Ghats |
| b) Mukkurthi National Park | 2.) Kancheepuram district |
| c) Indira Gandhi Wild Life Santuary | 3.) The Nilgiris |
| d) Vedanthangal | 4.) Trichy district |
Which of the following is referred to as EMP pathway?
Which of the folowing is/are wrong?
Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : Insectivorous plants digest proteins of insect body.
Reason (R ) : Insectivorous plants grown in Nitrogen (N2) deficient soil.
Select your answer according to the coding scheme given below :
Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below :
| List I | List II |
|---|---|
| a) Tattvabodhini Sabha | 1.) Henry Vivian Derozio |
| b) Young Bengal Movement | 2.) Vishnu Sashtri Pandit |
| c) Widow Remarriage Society | 3.) Veeresalingam |
| d) Hitakarini Samajam | 4.) Devendranath Tagore |
Which one of the following is correctly matched ?
Consider the following statements with reference to the nature of the Indian National awakening :
Which of the statements given is/are correct ?
The organisation which introduced Green Revolution in India is
Framing of 5 year plans :
Match the following :
| List I | List II |
|---|---|
| a) Jawahar Gram Samriddhi Yojana | 1.) 2000-2001 |
| b) National Social Assistance Programme | 2.) 1993 |
| c) Employment Assurance Scheme | 3.) 1999 |
| d) Pradhanmantri Gramodaya Yojana | 4.) 1995 |
Take the odd man out :
India's Navaratna Companies
Who is the Father of Consumer Movement ?
Who frames the monetary policy of India ?
Consider the following statements. Choose the correct answer. "Comets have no tail".
Which of the following statement(s) about 'acid' is TRUE?
Choose incorrectly matched.
Identify the Seaports and name them

Choose the correct answer :
In which District Grizzled Squirrel Wild Life Sanctuary is found ?
The mixture present in the period lead is
Which country became a member of the U.N.O. in the year 2011 ?
The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of India was held in
Consider the following statements :
Assertion(A) : The CVC has to present annually to the President a report on its performance.
Reason (R) : The President places this report before both House of Parliament.
Select your answer according to the coding scheme given below.
Who presides over the joint sessions of the parliament ?
If 2 ÷ 3 =89, 3 ÷ 4 = 2716, 4 ÷ 3 = 649 then 1 ÷ 2 = ?
The National Development Council was established in the year
Five distinct items A, B, C, D and E are to be placed in distinct boxes numbered as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Items B and E cannot be grouped together. Maximum number of boxes can be left out without items is
Five persons A, K, L, R and U are sitting around a circular table. K is immediate left to U and B is between A and U, then immediate neighbors of L are
A circular ground of radius 7 m has a path of width 7 m around it on its outside. The area of the path is approximately equal to . (∏ = \( \frac{22}{7} \))
A can do a work in 12 days; B in 6 days. A and B start working together and after a day, C joins them. The total number of days required to complete the work is
At what rate percent compound interest does a sum of money become nine fold in 2 years ?
Simplify :
\(\sqrt[4]{\sqrt[3]{x^2}}\)
Find the missing block.

Find the greatest number that will divide 43, 91, 183 so as to leave the same remainder in each case.
The number of numbers-pairs lying between 40 and 100 with their H.C.F. as 15 is
A, B, C, D start at the same time to run around a circular garden in the same direction. A complete a round in 30 minutes, B in 60 minutes, C in 90 minutes and D in 105 minutes. After what time will they meet again at the starting point ?
Find the greatest number of 4 digits which is divisible by 15, 25, 40 and 75
Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy started an orphanage known as
Match the following :
| List I | List II |
|---|---|
| a) Rajendra Chola I | 1.) Brahma Giri |
| b) Karavela | 2.) Allahabad |
| c) Ashoka | 3.) Hathi Kumbha |
| d) Samudra Gupta | 4.) Malpadi |
SALES BY TWO CATEGORY FOR ABC PRESS, 2000-2010(in thousands of books)

In how many years did the sales of science books exceed the sales of arts books from 2000 to 2009 ?
ABC
Match the following river names with suitable options:
| List I (Ancient Name) | List II (New Name) |
|---|---|
| a) Shutudri | 1.) Chenab |
| b) Vipas | 2.) Sutlej |
| c) Parushini | 3.) Beas |
| d) Asikini | 4.) Ravi |
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below :
| List I | List II |
|---|---|
| a) Brahmo Samaj | 1.) Swami Vivekananda |
| b) Arya Samaj | 2.) Madame Blavatsky |
| c) Ramakrishna Mission | 3.) Rajaram Mohan Roy |
| d) Theosophical society | 4.) Swami Dayanand Saraswathi |
Arrange the following literary works in Chronological order :
What is the study of Algae called ?
Which of these is not among the BRIC Nations ?
Match List I with List II and choose the correct option using the coding scheme given below :
| List I | List II |
|---|---|
| a) National Rural Employment Programme | 1.) 1985 |
| b) Jawahar Rozgar Yojana | 2.) 1993 |
| c) Indira Awaz Yojana | 3.) 1980 |
| d) Prime Minister's Rozgar Yojana | 4.) 1989 |
The name of World's fastest Super Computer, announced on June 19, 2012 is
Arrange the following countries based on the number of medals won in London Olympics-2012 in descending order.
Which article of the constitution provides for the imposition of President's rule in the states ?
Aurora Borealis', the so called northern lights are due to
Who gave the name "Hindu rate of growth"?