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GROUP II - 22.03.2009

TNPSC GROUP II
22.03.2009

1. Glycolysis is the conversion of
I)                    Glucose to glycogen                       ii)           Glycogen to glucose
iii)                 Glucose to pyruvic acid                  iv)           Glucose to citric acid

2. Protoplasm is the physical basis of life was said by
i)                    Dujardin               II)Schwann         iii)           Huxley                  IV)Watson
3. ATP is
i)                    An enzyme which brings about oxidation
ii)                   A molecule which contains high energy phosphate bonds
iii)                 A hormone
iv)                 A protein
4. In annual plant, exchange of gases takes place mainly through
i)                    Stomata               ii)            Stem     iii)           Leaf scars            iv)           Lenticels
5. The end product of anaerobic respiration in human is
i)                    Lactic acid                            ii)            Ethyl alcohol
ii)                   Ethyl alcohol + CO2          iv)           Lactic acid + CO2
6. Endocrine glands
i)                    Are ductless glands         ii)            Discharge their secretions in blood
iii)                 Secrete hormones          iv)           All of these
7. Heparin is a/an
i)                    Coagulant            ii)            Anti-coagulant  iii)           Haemostatic       iv)           None of these
8. Which one of the following is Mendelian dihybrid ratio?
i)                    1:1:1:1   ii)            9:3:3:1                   iii)           7:1:1:7                  iv)           1:7:7:1

9. World AIDS Day is observed on
i)                    1st January         ii)            4th April               iii)           1st December    iv)           20th August
10 With reference to the origin of heartbeat in man,
          which of the following statements are false?
i)                    Sino-auricular node (SA node) does not act as pace-maker
ii)                   Sino-auricular node (SA node) does not act as pace-maker
iii)                 Pace-maker lies at the top of the right auricle
iv)                 Pace-maker is situated at the top of the left auricle
11. Which one of the following Tamil magazines played a key role to create political
awareness in Tamil Nadu at the time of British rule?
i)                    Vanampadi         ii)            Sudesamithiran                iii)           Viduthalai            iv)           Dinamalar
12. Who established the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company at Tuticorin?
                i)             Bharathiyar                         ii)            Subramania Siva
iii)           V.O. Chidambaranar       iv)Thilliyadi Valliammai
13. The electoral list with photograph is introduced in Tamil Nadu during the year
                i)             2004       ii)            2006       iii)           2005       iv)           2000
14. Who is the author of the poem “Muthior Kathal”?
                i)             Thamil Ozhi         ii)            Kambadasan      iii)           Bharathidasan   iv)           Vanidasan
15. The world cup football, 2006 was held at
                i)             Italy       ii)            France  iii)           Germany             iv)           China
16. Match List I with List ii correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:
List I
List II
a. V.O.C.
1. Mangani
b. Kannadasan
2. Biography of Tilak
c. Thiru V.k.
3. Muttaivasigal
d. Abdul Rahman
4. Pennin Perumai
Codes:
a b c d
i)                    3 2 1 4    ii)            4 3 2 1    iii)           2 1 4 3    iv)           1 4 3 2
17. The Television industry in Tamilnadu is proposed to start at
                i)             Sriperumbudur ii)            Chennai               iii)           Tirunelveli           iv)           Nanguneri
18. Which of the following awards was not awarded by Tamil Development Corporation?
                i)             Bharathidasan Award     ii)            Thiruvalluvar Award
                iii)           Kalaimamani Award        iv)           Bharathiyar Award
19. Who is the author of the Great Christian epic ‘Ratchanya Yathrigam’?
                i)             Veeramamunivar             ii)            Vedanayagam Pillai
                iii)           G.U. Pope                           iv)           H.A.Krishnapillai
20. Which one of the following is a form of folk dance?
                i)             Thallattu              ii)            Oppari  iii)           Kavadi Attam     iv)           Yetrappattu
21. Who among the following rulers was called ‘kaviraja’?
                i)             Kumaragupta-I                                  ii)            Chandragupta-I
                iii)           Chandragupta vikramaditya        iv)           Samudragupta
22. The period of religious unrest in India was
                i)             6th century B.C                 ii)            5th century B.C
                iii)           4th century B.C                 iv)           3th century B.C
23. Mahavira is otherwise called as
                i)             Siddhartha          ii)            Gautama             iii)           Vardhamana      iv)           Rishabhadeva
24. Brihaspati was the founder of
                i)             Carvaka                                ii)            Buddhism            iii)           Jainism iv)           Mimamsa
25. The word of ‘Samkhya’ means
                i)             Quality  ii)            Quantity              iii)           Number               iv)           Sakti
26. Arya Samaj was founded by
                i)             Raja Rammohan Roy      ii)            Dayanand Saraswati
                iii)           Blavatsky                             iv)           A.S.Olcott
27. Madhva School recognizes
                i)             Pancha vrata      ii)            Pancha Bhava    iii)           Pancha Vakya    iv)           Pancha Bheda
28. Choose the correct statement:
                i)             Nayanmar is called as Adigalar
                ii)            Manikkavasagar is called as Thiruvadhavoor munivar
                iii)           Appar swamigal is called as Thirumoolar
                iv)           Nambi Arrurar is called Devarpiran
29. ‘Tamil Maraikal’ was sung by
                i)             Four saints          ii)            Three saints       iii)           Two saints           iv)           Only one saint
30. The fifth Veda is
                i)             Yajur Veda          ii)            Ayrveda               iii)           Athava Veda      iv)           Samaveda
31. The powers of the Indian parliament to amend Fundamental Rights was established by
                i)             21st Amendment             ii)            25th Amendment
                iii)           39th Amendment            iv)           42th Amendment
32. The Judicial Review in the constitution of India is based on
                i)             Procedures established by law  ii)            Due process of law
                iii)           Rule of law                                          iv)           Precedents and conventions
33. During a financial Emergency.
                I) The president can reduce the salaries of all state servants except judges of the high court
                ii) The president can reduce the salaries of state civil servants including those of the judges of the high court
                iii) The state legislatures are deprived of the right to chart money bills
                iv) All of these
34. Which of the following state governments was dissolved by using article 356 in recent year?
                I)             Uttar Pradesh    ii)            Kerala   iii)           West Bengal       iv)           Bihar
35. In which year did Periyar reorganize Justice Party as Dravida Kazhagam (DK)?
                i)             1935       ii)            1938       iii)           1944       iv)           1948
36. Human Development Index (HDI) does not include which of the following socio-economic indicators?
                i)             Infant mortality rate       ii)            GNP per capita  iii)           Life expectancy                                iv)           Literacy rate
37. Structural unemployment arises due to
                I)             Deflationary condition                                   ii)            Heavy industry bias
                iii)           Shortage of raw materials                            iv)           Inadequate productive capacity
38. Which committee fixed poverty line in India?
                i)             Lakdawala Committee                   ii)            Narashiman Committee
                iii)           Rangarajan Committee                 iv)           None of these
39. The population of Tamil Nadu as per 2001 Census was
                i)             62.4 million         ii)            60.3 million         iii)           64.4 million         iv)           61.5 million
40. The planning Commission of India
                i)             Was set up in 1950           ii)            Is a constitutional body
                iii)           Is an advisory body         iv)           Is a government department
41. The average of 11 numbers is 60. If the average of first six numbers is 58 and that of the last six is 63, the value of the sixth number is
                i)             66           ii)            65           iii)           63           iv)           64
42. The population of a town is 18,000. It increased by 10% during the first year and by 20% during the         second year. The population after 2 years will be
                i)             19,800                   ii)            21,600                   iii)           23,760                   iv)           None of these
43. If the radius of a circle id decreased by 50%, then its area is reduced by
                i)             25%        ii)            50%        iii)           75%        iv)           None of these
44. Ten years ago A was half of B in age. If the ratio of their present ages is 3:4,
What will be the total of their present ages?
i)             8 years  ii)            20 years               iii)           30 years               iv)           35 years
45. Formula for the calculation of co-efficient of variation is
                i)             (Mean/S.D.) x 100           ii)            (S.D/Mean) x 100            
iii)           (S.D.) (Mean)/100           iv)           100/(S.D.) (Mean)
46. If Q1, Q2 and Q3 represent the first, second and third quartiles of a data,
then co-efficient of quartile deviation is
i)                    Q3 –Q1/2             ii)            Q3+Q1-2Q2/Q3-Q1         iii)           Q3-Q1/Q3+Q1   iv)           Q3+Q1/2
47. S.D. of {2, 4, 5, 6, 8} is
                i)             2              ii)            5              iii)           6              iv)           8
48. Mode of {12, 7, 3, 17, 7, 10, 7, 9, 14} is
                i)             3              ii)            7              iii)           10           iv)           13
49. Find the odd man out:
                i)             Computer           ii)            Printer  iii)           Mouse  iv)           Program
50. Which one of the following is not software?
                i)             SPSS      ii)            Windows             iii)           FORTRAN            iv)           Excel
51. When the speed of a body is doubled, its Kinetic energy becomes
                I)             Doubled               ii)            half        iii)           quadruple           iv)           One-fourth
52. When a body moves with uniform velocity its acceleration is
                i)             doubled               ii)            tripled   iii)           zero       iv)           Maximum
53. The principle of Dynamo was discovered by
                i)             Sir Humphrey Davy         ii)            Michael Farady                 iii) Albert Einstein             iv) Max Planck
54. The electric fittings are earthed so that
                i)             Electricity may not leak
                ii)            There may be a smooth flow of electricity
                iii)           Current may pass to the earth in case of a short circuit, without causing any harm
                iv)           To prevent short circuit
55. When common salt is mixed with ice, the melting point
                i)             Is lowered           ii)            Is raised              
iii)           Remains the same           iv)           Is first lowered and then raised
56. DNA is made up of
                i)             sugar     ii)            ribose   iii)           Amino acid          iv)           Nucleotides
57. Rusting of iron is …………… process.
                i)             oxidation                                                             ii)            reduction           
iii)           Neither oxidation nor reduction                                iv)           Both oxidation and reduction
58. Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:
List I
List II
a. Ammonium sulphate
1. Fertilizer
b. Chloroform
2. Reducing agent
c. Carbon
3. Anesthesia
d. Hydrogen peroxide
4. Bleaching agent
                                                A)1 3 2 4                               B)1 2 3 4                               c)2 3 4 1                                d)3 2 1 4
59. Consider the following statements:
           Assertion (A): Drinking soda is mildly acidic in nature.
           Reason (R): It contains carbon dioxide.
Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below:
i)                    Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
ii)                   Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
iii)                 (A)
iv)                 Is true, but (R) is false
60. Enriched Uranium is
                i)             Uranium U-238                                 ii)            Uranium U-235
                iii)           Uranium mixed with Thorium     iv)           Uranium mixed with plutonium
61. Which one is a fast growing tree?
                i)             Banyan ii)            Teak      iii)           Coconut               iv)           Eucalyptus
62. The Kudankulam Nuclear power Station is set up in Tamil Nadu in collaboration with
                i)             France  ii)            Germany             iii)           Russia   iv)           Italy
63. Coal mine is situated in Tamil Nadu at
                i)             Cuddalore           ii)            Neyveli                 iii)           Mettur                 iv)           Kalpakkam
64. Which one of the following represents the family planning surge
                i)             Vasectomy         ii)            Ovariectomy      iii)           Testisectomy     iv)           Hysterectomy
65. The population of a city is 1,76,400. If it increase at the rate of 5% per annum,
then the population after 2 years is
i)                    1,94,481               ii)            1,94,000               iii)           2,00,000               iv)           1, 92,481
66. The Election Commission of India completed fifty years of its existence on
                i)             January 17, 2001               ii)            February 20, 2002            iii)January 15, 2000          iv) None of these
67. The Rao-Manmohan model of Economic development was initiated in the year
                I)             1982       Ii)            1985       iii)           1991       iv)           1995
68. Earthquake in Gujarat occurred on
                i)             January 25, 2001               ii)            February 25, 2001           
iii)           March 15, 2000                  iv)           April 15, 2000
69. Who among the following has taken charge as Chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) recently?
                I)             Mohammad Hamid Ansari           ii)            Lama Chasphel Zopta
                iii)           Mohammad Shafi Qureshi           iv)           Ranjit Issar
70. Who among the following political personalities is appointed as the Head of the panel Committee for OBC Reservation at Central Educational Institutions?
                I)             Ramadoss           ii)            Veerappa Moili iii)           V.P. Singh            iv)           Ram Vilas Paswan
71. Bokaro steel plant is located in the state of
                i)             West Bengal       ii)            Orissa    iii)           Jharkhand           iv)           Karnataka
72. The Nilgiris are part of the
                i)             Eastern ghats                                     ii)            Western Ghats
                iii)           Vindhya-Satpura range                 iv)           Himalayan range
73. The famous textile market of Tamil Nadu is
                i)             Coimbatore        ii)            Tirunelveli           iii)           Salem    iv)           Erode
74. Manimutharu Dam is located in the district of
                i)             Tirunelveli           ii)            Coimbatore        iii)           Cuddalore           iv)           Thanjavur
75. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): Drought is a creeping phenomenon,
                                       which makes an accurate prediction of this onset a difficult task.
Reason (R): Deficiency in rainfall and over-exploitation of ground water
                       aggravates the situation. Now select your answer according to the
                       coding scheme given below:
i)                    Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
ii)                   Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
iii)                 (A)
iv)           Is true, but (R) is false
76. Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below.
List I
List II
a. Chennai
1. Poles
b. Frigid Zones
2. Rotation
Earth axis
3. 100 minutes
d. Lunar eclipse
4. 13 N, 81 E.

A)     1 2 4 3     B) 3 4 1 2     C)  4 3 2 1    D)  4 1 23
77. Choose the correct statement from the following:
i) The direction in which water currents move depends on winds and the earth’s spin
                ii) The direction in which water currents move does not depent on winds and the earth’s spin
                iii) The direction in which water currents move depends on winds and the earth’s revolution
                iv) The direction in which water currents move depends on sun’s energy and the earth’s spin
78. All water lying south of latitude 55 in the southern hemisphere, is called
i)             South pacific                      ii)            South Atlantic   
iii)           Southern Ocean               iv)           Indian Ocean
79. The devastating cyclone struck the coast of Orissa in India on
i)             29th October, 1999                           ii)            26thDecember, 2004       
iii)           17thand 18th August, 1998              iv)           2nd December, 1984
80. Earthquakes under the sea can cause long, giant, destructive waves called
i)             Cyclones              ii)            Tides     iii)           Tsunami               iv)           Tornadoes
81. ‘Meikirti’ is
i)             A title of the king             ii)            A historical introduction to an inscription
                iii)           A name of the king          iv)           A name of a book

82. The term ‘Sociology’ is derived from
i)             Latin and Greek words                  ii)            Greek and French words
                iii)           English and Latin words                 iv)           French and Greek words
83. The term ‘Sociology’ was coined by
i)             Spencer               ii)            Aristotle               iii)           Comte                  iv)           Ginsberg
84. During whose rule Sati was not practiced?
i)             Chera    ii)            Pandiya                                iii)           Pallava                  iv)           Chola
85. Aryans not only came into India but also infused their culture with Tamil culture through
i)             Music and dance              ii)            agriculture          iii)           Family system   iv)           Sculpture
86. The preamble of the Indian Constitution was prepared by
i)             Jawaharlal Nehru             ii)            Sardar patel
                iii)           Mahatma Gandhi             iv)           Subhash Chandra Bose
87. Representatives of Union Territories in Lok Sabha are chosen by
i)             Direct election   ii)            Indirect election               iii)           nomination         iv)           All of these
88. Who called the Fundamental Rights as the ‘Conscience of the Constitution’?
i)             Gandhiji               ii)            Nehru   iii)           Indira Gandhi     iv)           Rajiv Gandhi
89. The idea of Directive Principles of State Policy was taken from
i)             The USA               ii)            Japan    iii)           Britain                   iv)           Ireland
90. The President’s Parliamentary address is prepared by
i)             The president’s office                                    ii)            The speaker of the Lok Sabha
                iii)           The Minister for Parliamentary Affairs    iv)           The Prime Minister and approved by the Cabinet
91. Who invented Double Entry system of Book-Keeping?
i)             Luca Pacciola      ii)            Keynes                 iii)           Keynes                 iv)Gunnar Myrdall
92. Which system of banking is followed in India?
i)             Unit banking      ii)            Branch banking iii)           Merchant banking           iv)           Mixed banking
93. The Income Tax exemption limit for the Financial Year 2008-2009 is
i)             Rs. 1,40,000        ii)            Rs. 1,50,000        iii)           Rs. 1,60,000        iv)           Rs. 80,000
94. What do you mean by ‘Entrepot’ trade?
i)             Export trade       ii)            Import trade      iii)           Import of goods for re-export    iv)None of these

95. Second World Tamil Conference was held in
i)             1950       ii)            1960       iii)           1969       iv)           1980
96. In the history of the Freedom Movement of India, the Year 1930 is associated with
i)             Non-co-operation movement    ii)            Civil disobedience movement
                iii)           Quit India movement                     iv)           Swadeshi movement
97. Tamil novel “Ponnyin Selvan” was written by
i)             Akilan    ii)            Kalki       iii)           Chandilyan          iv)           Parthasarathi
98. Sarkaria Commission was appointed
i)             To find a solution to the Punjab crisis      ii)            To examine Centre-State relations
                iii)           To resolve Kaveri water dispute                                iv)           To examine the nexus between politicians and criminals
99. Salt Satyagraha movement in Tamil Nadu was led by       
i)             Kamaraj               ii)            Sathyamoorthy iii)           C. Rajagopalachari           iv)           Prakasam
100. Birth place of Tamil poet Subramania Bharathi is
i)             Madurai               ii)            Sivagangai           iii)           Tirunelveli           iv)           Ettayapuram


NEW DESIGN QUESTION ANALYSIS 


TNPSC GROUP II - 22.03.2009

                                PHYSICS

1. When the speed of a body is doubled, its Kinetic energy becomes                                                      quadruple
2. When a body moves with uniform velocity its acceleration is                                                                  zero
3. The principle of Dynamo was discovered by                                                                                                   Michael Farady
4. The electric fittings are earthed so that
Current may pass to the earth in case of a short circuit, without causing any harm
5. When common salt is mixed with ice, the melting point                                                                            Is lowered

BOTANY & ZOOLOGY

1. Glycolysis is the conversion of                                                                                                                               Glucose to pyruvic acid
2. Protoplasm is the physical basis of life was said by                                                                                       Huxley
3. ATP is                                                                                                               A molecule which contains high energy phosphate bonds
4. In annual plant, exchange of gases takes place mainly through                                                                              Stomata
5. The end product of anaerobic respiration in human is                                                                                                Lactic acid
6. Endocrine glands         Are ductless glands; Discharge their secretions in blood, Secrete hormones All of these
7. Heparin is a/an                                                                                                                                                             Anti-coagulant
8. Which one of the following is Mendelian dihybrid ratio?                                                                                       9:3:3:1

9. World AIDS Day is observed on                                                                                                                             1st December
10. With reference to the origin of heartbeat in man, which of the following statements are false?
Pace-maker lies at the top of the right auricle
11. DNA is made up of                                                                                                                                                   Nucleotides
12 Which one is a fast growing tree?                                                                                                                       Eucalyptus
13. Which one of the following represents the family planning surge?                                  Vasectomy
HISTORY


1. In the history of the Freedom Movement of India, the Year 1930 is associated with     Civil disobedience movement
2. Salt Satyagraha movement in Tamil Nadu was led by                                                                                  C. Rajagopalachari

CHEMISTRY

1. Rusting of iron is …………… process.                                                                                                                         Oxidation
2. Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:
List I
List II
a. Ammonium sulphate
1. Fertilizer
b. Chloroform
2. Reducing agent
c. Carbon
3. Anesthesia
d. Hydrogen peroxide
4. Bleaching agent

1 3 2 4

3. Consider the following statements:
                Assertion (A): Drinking soda is mildly acidic in nature.  Reason (R): It contains carbon dioxide.
Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below:
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
4. Enriched Uranium is                                                                                                                                                      Uranium U-235
MATHS

1. The average of 11 numbers is 60. If the average of first six numbers is 58 and that of the last six is 63,
the value of the sixth number is                                                                                                                     66
2. The population of a town is 18,000. It increased by 10% during the first year and by 20% during the second year.
                the population after 2 years will be                                                                                                               23,760
3. If the radius of a circle id decreased by 50%, then its area is reduced by                                                      75%
4. Formula for the calculation of co-efficient of variation is                                                                                    (S.D/Mean) x 100
5. If Q1, Q2 and Q3 represent the first, second and third quartiles of a data,
 then co-efficient of quartile deviation is                                                                                                      Q3-Q1/Q3+Q1
6. S.D. of {2, 4, 5, 6, 8} is                                                                                                                                                  2
7. Mode of {12, 7, 3, 17, 7, 10, 7, 9, 14} is                                                                                                                   7
8. Find the odd man out:                                                                                                                                                  Program
9. Which one of the following is not a software?                                                                                                       FORTRAN
10. The population of a city is 1, 76,400. If it increases at the rate of 5% per annum,
 then the population after 2 years is                                                                                             1,94,481
11. Ten years ago A was half of B in age. If the ratio of their present ages is 3:4,
What will be the total of their present ages?                                                                                             35 years

CULTURE

1. Which one of the following Tamil magazines played a key role to create political awareness in
     Tamil Nadu at the time of British rule?                                                                                                        Sudesamithiran
2. Who established the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company at Tuticorin?                                            V.O. Chidambaranar
3. Who is the author of the poem “Muthior Kathal”?                                                                                   Bharathidasan     
4 Match List I with List ii correctly and select your answer using the codes given below:
List I
List II
a. V.O.C.
1. Mangani
b. Kannadasan
2. Biography of Tilak
c. Thiru V.k.
3. Muttaivasigal
d. Abdul Rahman
4. Pennin Perumai
2 1 4 3
5. Which of the following awards was not awarded by Tamil Development Corporation?                    Kalaimamani Award
6. Who is the author of the Great Christian epic ‘Ratchanya Yathrigam’?                                 H.A.Krishnapillai
7. Which one of the following is a form of folk dance?                                                                                Kavadi Attam
8. Who among the following rulers was called ‘kaviraja’?                                                                            Kumaragupta I
9. The period of religious unrest in India was                                                                                                 6th century B.C
10. Mahavira is otherwise called as                                                                                                                  vardhamana
11. Brihaspati was the founder of                                                                                                                     Carvaka
12. The word of ‘Samkhya’ means                                                                                                                    Number
13. Arya Samaj was founded by                                                                                                                        Dayanand Saraswati
14. Madhva School recognizes                                                                                                                          Pancha Bheda
15. Choose the correct statement:                                                                                  Manikkavasagar is called as Thiruvadhavoor munivar
16. ‘Tamil Maraikal’ was sung by                                                                                                                       Three saints
17. The fifth Veda is                                                                                                                                             Ayrveda
18. ‘Meikirti’ is                                                                                                                                                      A historical intro to an inscription
19. The term ‘Sociology’ is derived from                                                                                                         Latin and Greek words
20. The term ‘Sociology’ was coined by                                                                                                           Comte
21. During whose rule Sati was not practiced?                                                                                              Pallava
22. Aryans not only came into India but also infused their culture with Tamil culture through            Family system
23. Second World Tamil Conference was held in                                                                                          1969
24. Tamil novel “Ponnyin Selvan” was written by                                                                                          Kalki
25. Birth place of Tamil poet Subramania Bharathi is                                                                                    Ettayapuram
TN GEO

1. The Kudankulam Nuclear power Station is set up in Tamil Nadu in collaboration with                   Russia
2. Coal mine is situated in Tamil Nadu at                                                                                                                                Neyveli
3. The Nilgiris are part of the                                                                                                                                       Western Ghats
4. The famous textile market of Tamil Nadu is                                                                                                      Erode  
5. Manimutharu Dam is located in the district of                                                                                                                Tirunelveli
6. All water lying south of latitude 55 in the southern hemisphere, is called                                           Southern Ocean

TN GK

1. The electoral list with photograph is introduced in Tamil Nadu during the year                                                2006
2 The Television industry in Tamilnadu is proposed to start at                                                                      Sriperumbudur
3. In which year did Periyar reorganize Justice Party as Dravida Kazhagam (DK)?                                 1944
4. The population of Tamil Nadu as per 2001 Census was                                                                               62.4 million

GEOGRAPHY


1. Bokaro steel plant is located in the state of                                                                                                     Jharkhand
2. Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below.

List I
List II
a. Chennai
1. Poles
b. Frigid Zones
2. Rotation
c. Earth axis
3. 100 minutes
d. Lunar eclipse
4. 13 N, 81 E.

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3. Choose the correct statement from the following:     
                                                 The direction in which water currents move depends on winds and the earth’s spin
4. The devastating cyclone struck the coast of Orissa in India on                                                                 29th October, 1999
5. Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): Drought is a creeping phenomenon,
                          which makes an accurate prediction of this onset a difficult task.
Reason (R): Deficiency in rainfall and over-exploitation of ground water aggravates the situation.
Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below:
                                                                                   Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)         
6. Earthquakes under the sea can cause long, giant, destructive waves called                                      Tsunami

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE


1. The world cup football, 2006 was held at                                                                                                          Germany
2. The Election Commission of India completed fifty years of its existence on                                      January 17, 2001
3. Earthquake in Gujarat occurred on                                                                                                                      January 25, 2001
4. Who among the following has taken charge as Chairperson of the National Commission?
 for Minorities (NCM) recently?                                                                                                                 Mohammad Shafi Qureshi
5. Who among the following political personalities is appointed as the Head of the panel Committee for OBC     Reservation at Central Educational Institutions?                                                                                                          Veerappa Moili
6. Sarkaria Commission was appointed                                                                                   To examine Centre-State relations


POLITY

1. The powers of the Indian parliament to amend Fundamental Rights was established by            42th Amendment
2. The Judicial Review in the constitution of India is based on                                                                      Due process of law
3. During a financial Emergency.
The president can reduce the salaries of state civil servants including those of the judges of the high court
4. Which of the following state governments was dissolved by using article 356 in recent year?   Bihar
5. The planning Commission of India                                                                                                                       Is an advisory body
6. The preamble of the Indian Constitution was prepared by                                                                       Jawaharlal Nehru
7. Representatives of Union Territories in Lok Sabha are chosen by                                                          Direct election
 8. Who called the Fundamental Rights as the ‘Conscience of the Constitution’?                                 Gandhi
9. The idea of Directive Principles of State Policy was taken from                                                                               Ireland
10. The President’s Parliamentary address is prepared by               The Prime Minister and approved by the Cabinet

ECONOMY

1. Human Development Index (HDI) does not include which of the following
Socio-economic indicators?
Infant mortality      rate
2. Structural unemployment arises due to                                                                                            inadequate productive capacity
3. Which committee fixed poverty line in India?                                                                                 Lakdawala Committee
4. The Rao-Manmohan model of Economic development was initiated in the year            1991
5. Who invented Double Entry system of Book-Keeping?                                                                              Luca Pacciola
6. Which system of banking is followed in India?                                                                                                Branch banking
7. The Income Tax exemption limit for the Financial Year 2008-2009 is                                      Rs. 1, 50,000
8. What do you mean by ‘Entrepot’ trade?                                                                                           Import of goods for re-export

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