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Arrange the following in chronological order with respect to their Chief Ministership in Madras Presidency
1. P.T. Rajan
2. A. Subburayulu Reddiar
3. P. Munusamy Naidu
4. C. Rajaji
5. P. Subbarayan
Find out the incorrect pairs:
| i) Maharashtra | Bi-camral legislature |
| ii) Telangana | Uni-camral legislature |
| iii) Bihar | Uni-camral legislature |
| iv) Andhra Pradesh | Bi-camral legislature |
Choose the right match:
1. Taxes levied and collected by union but Assigned to the state - Art 269
2. Duties levied by the union but collected and Appropriated by the state - Art 268
3. Tax levied and collected by the union but which may be distributed between union territory and states - Art 267
Cancer of the epithelial cells is called
Match the following:
| List I - National Parks | List II - States |
| a) Gir National Park | 1.) Rajasthan |
| b) Corbet National Park | 2.) Jharkhand |
| c) Rajkir National Park | 3.) Gujarat |
| d) Ranthambore National Park | 4.) Uttarakhand |
Which of the following statements are true?
(i) Zinc blende is concentrated by magnetic separation process
(ii) Haematite is concentrated by gravity separation process
(iii) Aluminium is produced by the electrolytic reduction of fused alumina
(iv) Matte is a mixture of cupric sulphide and ferrous sulphide
Match the following countries with their Mars Mission:
| List I - Country | List II - Mission |
| a) USA | 1.) Mangalyan |
| b) India | 2.) Psyche |
| c) Japan | 3.) Zheng He |
| d) China | 4.) TEREX |
Find the odd one out.
Which of the following statements are true about the post sangam age?
(i) Pathinen keel kanakku texts, include eighteen texts which mostly deal with ethics and morel codes.
(ii) The most important of these Thirukkural and Naladiyar.
(iii) Silappathikaram and Manimekalai are the two texts deals with Cultural and Religious history.
Arrange the following events in the Chronological order:
1.Death of Pulithevar
2. Death of Kuyili
3. Death of Kattabomman
4. Death of Maruthu Brothers
Who was the First Women Doctor in Tamilnadu?
Which of the following was founded by Rettaimalai Srinivasan?
Match the following:
| List I - Indus Sites | List II - Excavated by |
| a) Chanhu-Daro | 1.) Suraj Bhan |
| b) Lothal | 2.) N.G. Majumdar |
| c) Banavali | 3.) S.R. Rao |
| d) Mitathal | 4.) Bisht |
Which of the following statements about Bhagat Singh are true?
(i) In 1930, Bhagat Singh attacked the Chittagong armouries
(ii) In 1929, Bhagat Singh and B.K. Dutt threw a smoke bomb inside the Central Legislative Assembly Hall
(iii) In 1925, Bhagat Singh formed Hindustan Republican Army
Arrange the following Newspaper's and Journals of Thanthai Periyar in chronological order.
1. Paguththarivu
2. Viduthalai
3.Kudiarasu
4. Puratchi
Assertion (A): The Indian heritage advocates hospitality, charity, friendship, love, respect for parents and elders and tolerance.'
Reason (R): All these help the people to live in unity.
Match the following:
| List I | List II |
| a) First Five Year Plan | 1.) Economic stability |
| b) Second Five Year Plan | 2.) Growth with stability |
| c) Third Five Year Plan | 3.) Problems of refugees, food shortage |
| d) Fourth Five Year Plan and inflation | 4.) Self-generating economy |
Arrange the following plans in Chronological order.
(i) Gandhian Plan
(ii) Bombay Plan
(iii) Jawaharlal Nehru Plan
(iv) Vishveshwarya Plan
Arrange the source of revenue of government of India for the year 2020-21 in descending order
(i) GST
(ii) Personal income tax
(iii) Excise
(iv) Corporate tax
(v) Customs
(i) GST
The birth rate is estimated in terms of
(i) Number of births per one hundred population in a given year
(ii) Number of births per one lakh population in a given year
(iii) Number of births per one thousand population in ten years
(iv) Number of births per one thousand population in a given year
If the difference between C.I. and S.I. on some principal at 15% p.a. for 3 years is 1,134. Then the principal is
If H.C.F. of p and q is x and q = xy, find the L.C.M of p and q from the following
The length of a rectangle is (3x + 2) units and its breadth is (3x-2) units. Find its area. (x = 20 units)
Two dice are rolled together find the probability of getting a doublet or sum of faces as 4
Kala and Vani are friends. Kala says, "Today is my birthday" and she asks Vani, "When will you celebrate your birthday?" Vani replies, "Today is Monday and I celebrated my birthday 75 days ago". Find the day when Vani celebrated her birthday?
The greatest 5 digits number, which, when divided by 3, 5, 8 and 12 have 2 as a remainder is
The ratio of 43.5: 25 is same as
4 P+Sr9 B#A3? 7 c> Z% 6 d* Q@ 1
If the first half of the series is written in reverse order, then which element will be fourteenth from the right end?
4 P+Sr 9 B#A3? 7 c> Z% 6 d* Q@ 1
10 farmers will plough the land in 21 days. In how many days 14 farmers will plough the same land?
If 18, a, b, -3 are in Arithmetic progress, then what is the value of (a+b)?
A person saved money every year, half as much as he could in the previous year. If he had saved totally 7,875 in 6 years then how much did he save in the first year?
There is 60% increase in an amount in 6 years at simple interest. Then the compound interest of 12,000 after 3 years at the same rate is
The population of a village increases at the rate of 7% every year. If the present population is 90,000. The population after two years is
The 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002 has introduced the fundamental duty under 51 A(K) is
How many pairs are correctly matched?
| List I - Party | List II - Symbol |
|---|---|
| 1.) All India Trinamool Congress | Two Flowers and Grass |
| 2.) Nationalist Congress Party | Clock |
| 3.) Telangana Rashtra Samiti | Car |
| 4.) Asom Gana Parishad | Lock and Key |
Which among the following is/are correct about the Judiciary in India?
(i) India has borrowed the concept of Judicial Review from the USA.
(ii) Both the federal and State laws can be subjected to Judicial Review by the Supreme Court.
(iii) The Constitution Article 13B saves the Acts from Judicial Review.
Which one of the following Articles empower the Supreme Court and High Courts to issue writs?
Under the duties of the father; what is the duty of the father to his son - as found in the Kural.
"Thanthai magarkaatrum nandri" -?
The first surveyor of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) was
Extra copy of chromosome 21 results in
Which of the following is correctly paired?
(1) Pattadakkal - Chalukyas of Vatapi
(2) Elephanta Caves - Ashoka
(3) Ellora Caves - Rashtrakutas
(4) Mamallapuram - Narasimha Varma I
"India will be a land of many faiths equally honoured and respected, but of one national outlook" - Who said this?
Which of the following statements are correct?
(i) Rajasthan plains is located to the west of Aravalli range
(ii) Punjab-Haryana plains lies to the North-East of the Great Indian Desert
(iii) Ganga plains extends from the Yamuna River in the west to Mizoram in the east
(iv) Brahmaputra plains is located mainly in the state of Meghalaya
Pick out the correct statements:
Statement 1 : The delta of the Ganga Brahmaputra has the largest tidal forest.
Statement 2 : Tidal forest are also known as mangrove forest.
Match the awards with recognition :
| List I - Award | List II - Recognition |
|---|---|
| a) Perumthalaivar Kamarajar award | 1.) Increase enrolment in school |
| b) Puthumai Palli Award | 2.) Award for top performers |
| c) Kanavu Asiriyar Award | 3.) Improve socio economically marginalised student |
| d) Radhakrishnan Award | 4.) Service of the best teacher |
Match the Geographical Indiation Tag (GI tag) product with its place:
| List I - Product | List II - Place |
| a) Turmeric | 1.) Madurai |
| b) Mat | 2.) Erode |
| c) Painting | 3.) Pattamadai |
| d) Sungudi | 4.) Thanjavur |
______is the thought in terms of social, educational and psychological well being among various communities.
National Panchayat Raj Day is observed on
True righteous/virtuous life consists in the avoidance of four things, what are they?
Choose the correct Pairs :
1. Ondiveeran - Maruthu Brothers
2. Gopala Nayakar - Dindigul League
3. Kuyili - Pulithevar
4. Muthu Vaduga Nathar - Kalaiyaarkovil Battle
How does Valluvar compare the wealth of a wise man?
______is not a part of the Tamilnadu's First Multi-Modal Logistics Park.
The Winner of "Jnanpith award" for the year 2021 was
The three articles which were amended by the Parliament of India to restore State's power to make their own OBC lists are
Which of the following statements are true?
(i) CDRI Central Drug Research Institute has developed an indigenous RT-PCR diagnostic kit "Om" for testing the Omicron Variant of Corona Virus.
(ii) Om is the first kit made by any government institution for specific testing of Omicron.
(iii) Om is the third to be made indigenously for specific testing of Omicron (Corona Virus).
Three rivers in Peninsular India that runs from east to west are
Identify the correct pairing.
The gas present in the pores of soft finely stratified sedimentary rock is
Match the class of compound with it functional group
| List I - Compound | List II - Functional group |
| a) Alcohol | 1.) -COOH |
| b) Aldehyde | 2.) -OH |
| c) Ketone | 3.) -CHO |
| d) Carboxylic acid | 4.) |
In Automobile service stations, the vehicles are lifted upward using the Hydraulic Lift, which works based on
Which of the following equation for force is incorrect?
Match the adulterants of the food:
| List I | List II |
|---|---|
| a) Hydrogen peroxide | 1.) Shiny appearance |
| b) Food colours | 2.) Milk |
| c) Calcium Carbide | 3.) Fresh look |
| d) Carnauba Wax | 4.) Ripen Bananas |
Match the following:
| List I | List II |
|---|---|
| a) Sivasubramanianar | 1.) Kayathar Fort |
| b) Kattabomman | 2.) Sangagiri Fort |
| c) Marudhu Brothers | 3.) Nagalapuram |
| d) Dheeran Chinnamalai | 4.) Thirupathur Fort |
Identify the wrong statement from the following.
Choose the correct statements:
1. Bharathi edited a Tamil weekly 'India'. Which became the voice of the moderates
2. Bharathi participated the Surat session of congress in 1907
3. Chakravartini, Swadesamitran Newspapers was edited by Bharathi
4. G. Subramaniya Iyer Published newspaper The Hindu
Choose the correct statement:
(i) The Palayakkarars system was in practice in the Kakatiya Kingdom.
(ii) Puli Thevar recaptured Nerkattumseval in 1764 after the death of Khan Sahib.
(iii) Yusuf Khan was negotiating with the Palayakkarars, without informing the company administration was charged with treachery and hanged in 1764.
(iv) Ondiveeran led one of the army units of Kattabomman.
Read the following passage and answer the item that follow. Your answer to this item should be based on the passage only.
Passage
The creation of the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company marked a spectacular development in the history of the freedom movement. Eager to revive the naval tradition of the Tamils to provide practical training in ship building to the people and determined to challenge the British Monopoly of maritime traffic, V.O. Chidambaram announced his decision in 1906 at Shiyali to create a Navigation Company.
Which one of the following is best implied in the passage?
Match the correct classification of land during the Gupta period.
| List I | List II |
|---|---|
| a) Kshetra | 1.) Waste land |
| b) Khila | 2.) Cultivable land |
| c) Aprakata | 3.) Habitable land |
| d) Vasti | 4.) Jungle land |
Which of the following statement is/are correct about the NITI Ayog?
I. All Chief Ministers of States except Union Territories with legislature are part of Governing Council
II. The Prime Minister of India is the Chairperson of the NITI Ayog.
III. Finance Minister of India acts as Vice Chairman
Assertion (A): RBI controls the supply of money in the Economy.
Reason (R): It wants to stabilize exchange rate and control inflation.
Assertion (A): Micro irrigation technology helps to have a higher yield when compared to the traditional irrigation method.
Reason (R): Micro irrigation required moderate water supply at regular intervals, reduction of labour expenses, increase the usage of fertilizer and the yield.
How many triangles are there in the following figure :
Which number is in opposite plane of 3?
Find the missing number:
49, 121, 169, ?, 361
Find the area of a rectangle one of whose sides is 5 cm and diagonal 13 cm.
A worker was engaged for a certain number of days. But he remained absent for some days and was paid Rs. 1,387. Had he worked all the days, he would have earned Rs. 1,752. How many days did he work for?
If product of given three numbers is 1875 and their HCF is 5, then their LCM is
94 is divided into two parts in such a way that the fifth part of the first and the eighth part of the second are in the ratio 3: 4. Then the first part is
A group of letters are given. A numerical code has been given to each. letter. These letters have to be unscrambled into a meaning word. Find out the code for the word so formed from the following.
How many times can you subtract 10 from 100?
Mukesh can do 2/7 th of an work in one day. In how many days can he complete the same work?
A farmer borrowed Rs. 20,000 from a money lender at 4.5% per annum in simple interest. The amount paid by him to clear the loan after a period of 5 years is
The difference between the simple interest received from two different sources on 1500 for 3 years is 13.50. The difference between their rate of interest is
Which is in-correctly matched?
The Directive Principles of State Policy of Indian Constitution resembles
Match the following:
| List I | List II |
|---|---|
| a) Sarkaria Commission | 1.) Tamilnadu Govt |
| b) Rajamannar Committee | 2.) Akali Dal |
| c) Anandpur Sahib | 3.) Supreme Court Resolution |
| d) Bommai Judgement | 4.) Union Government |
Match the following:
| List I | List II |
|---|---|
| a) The Consumer Protection Act | 1.) 1980 |
| b) The Legal Metrology Act | 2.) 1955 |
| c) The Essential Commodities Act | 3.) 2009 |
| d) The prevention of Black Marketing Act | 4.) 1986 |
Match the following:
| List I | List II |
|---|---|
| a) Varahamihira | 1.) Physician |
| b) Kalidasa | 2.) Lexicographer |
| c) Amarasimha | 3.) Sanskrit Poet |
| d) Dhanvantri | 4.) Astronomer |
Christianity was first brought to India by _____________an apostle of Christ in the First Century A.D.
Arrange the following languages in the chronological order with regard to their year of being granted the classical language status
1. Sanskrit
2. Telugu
3. Malayalam
4. Tamil
Which one of the following is the right bank tributary of Narmada River?
Match the place of excavation with the district it is located:
| List I - Place of excavation | List II - District |
|---|---|
| a) Keezhadi | 1.) Thoothukudi |
| b) Korkai | 2.) Ariyalur |
| c) Gangaikonda Cholapuram | 3.) Thanjavur |
| d) Kurumbanmedu | 4.) Sivagangai |
Which city is known as "Electronic Capital of India"?
Correctly match the component and its use in a circuit :
| List I - Component | List II - Use of the component |
|---|---|
| a) Galvanometer | 1.) Used to fix the magnitude of the current through a circuit |
| b) Voltmeter | 2.) Used to measure current |
| c) Ammeter | 3.) Used to measure potential difference |
| d) Resistor | 4.) Used to detect the current and its directions |
When was the first National Education Policy formed?
Assertion (A) : According to Health and Family Welfare policy note 2021-2022, the state government has effectively responded to the challenges of Covid-19 without losing focus on maternal and child care, health initiatives and services and other communicatable diseases and non-communicatable diseases.
Reason (R) : The doctor to patient ratio in Tamilnadu is one of the highest in India.
Arrange the districts in descending order of having forest cover
(i) Dharmapuri .
(ii) Erode
(iii) Vellore
(iv) Coimbatore
Which among the following is/are wrong?
Political Rights include
(1) Right to vote
(2) Right to hold public office
(3) Not to criticise the government
What are the ornaments of a nation according to the sequence of Valluvar?
(1) Wealth
(2) Joy
(3) Defence
(4) Health
(5) Yield
What are looked upon as the "true jewels" for anyone by Thiruvalluvar?
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