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Model Test 8 (General Tamil) - TNPSC Group 2 (A) 1. mfuthpirg;gb nrhw;fisr; rPH nra;f A) rPg;G> rq;F> irij> nrhy; a) b) c) d) B) rq;F> rPg;G> irij> nrhy; A) 4 3 2 1 C) irij> nrhy;> rPg;G> rq;F B) 3 2 1 4 D) nrhy;> irif> rq;F> rPg;G C) 2 1 4 3 2. ehyhapu jpt;tpag; gpuge;jj;ijj; njhFj;jtH D) 1 2 3 4 A) khzpf;fthrfH B) ehj Kdpfs; 8. Mz;ghy; gps;isj; jkpopy; ,y;yhj gUtq;fs; C) ngha;ifahH D) G+jj;jhH A) jhy; rg;ghzp Kj;jk; 3. Ntshz;Ntjk; vd;W miof;fg;gLk; E}y; B) rpw;wpy; rpWgiw rpWNjH A) ehybahH B) ehd;kzpf;fbif C) fhg;G tUif mk;Gyp C) rpWgQ;r%yk; D) gonkhop D) mk;khid ePuhly; Cry; 4. nghUj;Jf: 9. jd; tho;f;if tuyhw;iw „vd; rhpjk;‟ vd;Dk; a) jkpopaf;fk; 1. ghujpahH ngahpy; Mde;j tpfld; ,jopy; njhluhf b) rPl;Lf;ftp 2. Njhyh vOjpatH ahH? nkhopj;NjtH A) c.Nt.rhkpehj IaH c) Nrf;fpohH 3. ghujpjhrd; B) kiwkiy mbfs; gps;isj;jkpo; C) fhe;jpabfs; d) R+shkzp 4.kfhtpj;Jthd; D) NeU kPdhl;rpRe;juk;gps;is 10. jkpOf;Ff; „fjp‟ vDk; E}y;fs; vit? a) b) c) d) A) fstop ehw;gJ> jpUf;if tof;fk; A) 1 2 3 4 B) fypq;fj;Jg;guzp> jpuhtplj;Jg;guzp B) 2 4 1 3 C) fk;guhkazk;> jpUf;Fws; C) 3 1 4 2 D) fypj;njhif> jpUf;Fws; D) 4 3 2 1 11. nghUj;Jf: 5. mRtpdp Kjyhd; ,Ugj;NjO kPd;fSf;F a) %Jiu 1. rptg;gpufhrH gz;ilj;jkpoH------vd;W ngahpl;ldH. b) ntw;wpNtw;if 2. Kidg;ghbahH A) ehs;kPd; B) Nfhs;kPd; c) ed;ndwp 3.mjptPuuhkghz;baH C) nts;sp D) Gjd; d) mwnewpr;rhuk; 4. xsitahH 6. “FWk;nghiw ehl;ilNa $j;jUf;Ff; a) b) c) d) nfhLj;jtd;” ,r;rpwg;gpw;Fhpatd; A) 4 3 1 2 A) ghhp B) Ma; B) 2 3 1 4 C) es;sp D) Xhp C) 3 4 2 1 7. nghUj;Jf: D) 4 1 2 3 a)tPufhtpak; 1. eh.fhkuhrd; 12. xw;wsngilapy; msngLf;Fk; b),NaR fhtpak; 2.rpw;gp.ghyRg;ukzpak; nka;naOj;Jfspd; vz;zpf;if 3. fz;zjhrd; c) xspg;gwit A) 8 B) 10 d)rfhuhitj; 4. Kbaurd; jhz;lhj C) 11 D) 12 xl;lfq;fs; 1

13. ,uz;L mb Kjy; gd;dpuz;L mb tiu tUk; C) rPj;jiyr; rhj;jdhH D) fz;zfp gh 21. “neLe;NjH CHkjp tyt” - ,e;j mfehD}w;W A) ntz;gh B) Mrphpag;gh mbapy; cs;s „tyt‟ vd;gjd; nghUs; C) tQ;rpg;gh D) fypg;gh A) NjHg;ghfd; B) ahidg;ghfd; 14. „jPz;bw;W‟ vd;w tpidKw;Wr; nrhy;ypd; C) thapw;fhg;Nghd; D) NghHtPud; NtHr;nrhy;iyj; NjHf. 22. nghUj;Jf: A) jPz; B) jPz;b a) tz;L 1. FDFk; C) jP D) jPz;L b) Gwh 2. myg;Gk; 15. gl;bay; I-,y; cs;s nrhw;fis gl;bay; - II c) G+id 3. KuYk; ,y; cs;s nrhw;fNshL nghUj;jpf; fPNo cs;s d) Fuq;F 4. rPWk; FwpaPLfisf; nfhz;L rhpahd tpiliaj; a) b) c) d) NjHe;njLf;f A) 3 1 4 2 gl;bay; I gl;bay; II B) 1 2 4 3 A) mWit tPjp 1. ks;sH thOk;tPjp C) 2 4 3 1 B) $y tPjp 2. nghw; fil tPjp D) 4 3 2 1 C) nghd; tPjp 3. jhdpaf; filtPjp 23. nkhopfspd; fhl;rpr; rhiy ,e;jpah” - ,f;$w;W D) ks;sH tPjp 4. Milfs; tpw;Fk; ahUilaJ? fil tPjp A) NguhrphpaH r.mfj;jpaypq;fk; 16. “tUitahfpa rpd;dhs; thoh shjy;” - ,e; B) NguhrphpaH ng.Re;juk; gps;is ew;wpizg; ghlypy; „rpd;dhs;‟ vd;gJ C) NguhrphpaH rhiy.,se;jpiuad; A) rpy ehs; B) rpW ehs; D) NguhrphpaH rhykd; ghg;igah C) rpwpa Ms; D) rpd;d Ms; 24. Nfhbl;l ,lj;jpy; chpa tpiliaj; NjHe;J 17. jpizAld; chpg;nghUisg; nghUj;Jf: vOJf. a) FwpQ;rp 1. ,Uj;jYk; ,Uj;jy; epkpj;jKk; „$k;G‟ vd;gJ ------ngaH MFk;. b) Ky;iy 2. ,uq;fYk; A) msTg;gz;G B) Ritg;gz;G ,uq;fy; epkpj;jKk; C) tbtg;gz;G D) epwg;gz;G c) kUjk; 3. GzHjYk; 25. Mw;WthH – mir gphpj;Jf; fhl;Ljypy; rhpahd GzHjy; epkpj;jKk; tpiliaj; NjHe;njL d) nea;jy; 4. ClYk; Cly; epkpj;jKk; A) Mw;+W+thH B) Mw; +WthH a) b) c) d) C) Mw;W+thH D) M+w;W+thH A) 1 3 2 4 26. fPo;f;fhZk; nrhw;fSs; Fw;wpaYfuk; my;yhj B) 3 1 4 2 nrhy;iyj; NjHe;njL C) 4 2 1 3 A) Rf;F B) rhHG D) 2 4 3 1 C) cz;Z D) muR 18. ts;is vd;gJ 27. nghUs;Nfhs; tiffspd; vz;zpf;if A) Vw;wePH ghl;L B) elTg; ghl;L A) 4 B) 6 C) cyf;ifg; ghl;L D) jhyhl;L C) 8 D) 10 19. NeaH tpUg;gk;> tpyq;Ffs; ,y;yhj ftpij 28. gUg;G cs;sjh? - ,J vt;tif tpdh? Mfpa E}y;fis ,aw;wpatH A) nfhsy; tpdh B) nfhil tpdh A) jhuh ghujp C) Ia tpdh D) Vty; tpd B) mg;Jy; uFkhd; 29. mfu thpirapy; mikf;fg;gl;Ls;sij vOJf. C) Mye;J}H Nfh.Nkhfduq;fd; A) ghl;L> gl;L> igad;> ngstk; D) kPuh B) gl;L> ghl;L> ngstk;> igad; 20. “fisahj Jd;gk; ,f;fhhpiff;Ff; fhl;b C) igad;> ngstk;> gl;L> ghl;L tisahj nrq;Nfhy; tise;jJ ,Jntd; D) gl;L> ghl;L> igad;> ngstk; nfhy;” - ,q;qdk; $wpatH 30. fha;fdp - ,jpy; mike;Js;s njhifepiyj; A) kJiu kf;fs; B) fTe;jp mbfs; njhliuf; fz;lwpf 2

A) tpidj;njhif B) ck;ikj;njhif D) tpidKw;W C) ctikj;njhif D) gz;Gj;njhif 38. nfhLf;fg;gl;Ls;s Mq;fpyr; nrhy;Yf;Fhpa 31. ehw;fuzk; - rhpahfg; gphpf;fg;gl;bUg;gJ vJ? jtwhd tpil vJntdj; NjHf. A) ehd;F+muzk; B) ehd;+fuzk; A)Cartoon - fUj;Jg; glk; C) ehz;+fuzk; D) ehd;F+fuzk; B)Negative - vjpHr; RUs; C)Green Rooms - gr;ir miwfs; 32. “mstpy; rdk; cskida Fsk; epiwe;j D)Instinct - ,aw;if mwpT tskUTk;” njhlhpy; mbf;Nfhbl;l vOj;Jfs; 39. cuNthH - ,yf;fzf; Fwpg;G jUf. Fwpf;Fk; A) tpidKw;W A) Nkhid B) Kuz; B) ngaHr;nrhy; C) ,iaG D) vJif C) tpidahyizAk; ngaH 33. xyp NtWghlwpe;J rhpahd nghUisawpjy; D) njhopw;ngaH jiy> jio> jis 40. Mq;fpyr; nrhw;fSf;F Neuhd jkpo;r; nrhw;fis A) rpuR> Gy;> fl;Ljy; mwpf. B) rpuR> ,iy> gwit lahngl;bf; Ng\z;l; ];tPl; rhg;gpLtij ];lhg; C) jiytd;> fpis> kPd; nra;a Ntz;Lk;. D) murd;> nrb> kuk; A) rHf;fiu Nehahspfs; ];tPl; rhg;gpLtij 34. mtd; CUf;Fg;> Nghfhky; ,uhd;-vt;tifj; epWj;j Ntz;Lk; njhlH? B) ePhpopT Nehahspfs; ,dpg;G rhg;gpLtij A) vjpHkiwj; njhlH epWj;j Ntz;Lk; B) cld;ghl;Lj; njhlH C) ePhpopT Nehahspfs; ];tPl rhg;gpLtij jLf;f C) gpwtpidj; njhlH Ntz;Lk; D) nghUs;khwh vjpHkiwj; njhlH D) rHf;fiu tpahjpf;fhuHfs; ,dpg;G rhg;gplf; 35. gs;spf; $lkzp mbj;jTld; khztHfs; “kil $lhJ. jpwe;j nts;sk; Nghyr; nrd;wdH” ,j;njhlhpy; 41. fPo;f;fhZk; $w;Wf;fspy; ,lk;ngWk; XnuOj;J ctik czHj;Jk; nghUs;. xU nkhopf;F chpa nghUisf; fz;lwpf. A) thpir thpirahfr; nrd;wdH I. „G+‟ vDk; nrhy; kyiuAk;> ngz;izAk; B) kpfTk; nkJthfr; nrd;wdH Fwpf;Fk;. C) kpfTk; mikjpahfr; nrd;wdH II. „gh‟ vDk; nrhy; nra;AisAk;> vOj;ijAk; D) kpfTk; tpiuthfr; nrd;wdH Fwpf;Fk;. 36. nghUj;Jf: III. „th‟ vd;gJ „tUjy;‟ vDk; tpidiaf; a) njhd;D}y; 1. FkuFUguH Fwpf;Fk; tpsf;fk; IV. „Nfh‟ vd;gJ Nfhtpe;jdpd; ngaH. b) ehybahH 2. gps;isg; A) IV, III kw;Wk; II rhpahdit ngUkhs; Iaq;fhH B) IV, II kw;Wk; I rhpahdit c) jpUNtq;flj;J 3. tPukhKdptH me;jhjp C)IV,I kw;Wk; III rhpahdit d) kJiuf;fyk;gfk; 4. rkzKdptHfs; D)I,II kw;Wk; III rhpahdit a) b) c) d) 42. gpioahd nrhy;iy vLj;njOJf. A) 4 2 3 1 A) Rtw;wpy; B) mUfpy; B) 3 4 2 1 C) nryT D) gjw;wk; C) 2 1 3 4 43. njhz;Z}w;whW – gphpf;Fk; Kiw D) 4 3 1 2 A) njhz;Z}W + MW 37. ,yf;fzf;Fwpg;G jUf: B) njhs;shapuk; + MW „nfhd;w‟ C) njhz; + MW A) tpidnar;rk; D) njhz; + Z}W B) nganur;rk; 44. fPNo jug;gl;Ls;stw;Ws; nghUj;jkw;wijj; NjHT C) vjpHfhy tpidnar;rk; nra;f.

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A)„cz;zhJ‟ vd;gJ vjpHkiw tpidnar;rk; njhy;fhg;gpa thp ve;j gpw;fhy gpuge;jq;fSf;Fj; B) „mfo;thH‟ vd;gJ tpidahy; mizAk; Njhw;Wthahf mike;jJ? ngaH. A) gps;isj;jkpo; B) cyh C) „ed;W‟ vd;gJ Fwpg;G tpidKw;W C) J}J D) me;jhjp D) „r‟ vd;gJ NtHr;nrhy; 54. etpy; njhWk; - nghUs; NjHf. 45. „rhy;G‟- vd;gjd; nghUs; ahJ? A) fw;ff; fw;f B) gofg; gof A) Nguhz;ik B) Nkyhz;ik C) ghlg; ghl D) nrhy;yr; nrhy;y C) rhd;whz;ik D) Ntshz;ik 55. „jkpo; khjpd; ,dpa capHepiy‟– vd;W 46. nghUj;Jf: cyNfhuhy; ghuhl;lg;ngWk; E}y; vJ? E}y; GytH A) mfehD}W B) GwehD}W a) nghpaGuhzk; 1. jpUj;jf;fj; NjtH C) jpUf;Fws; D) gftj;fPij b) ,uhkhazk; 2. ckWg;GytH 56. nghUj;Jf: c) rPwhg;Guhzk; 3. Nrf;fpohH a) rpyg;gjpfhuk; 1. jpUjf;fNjtH d) rPtf rpe;jhkzp 4. fk;gH b) kzpNkfiy 2.MrphpaH ngaH a) b) c) d) njhpatpy;iy A) 3 4 2 1 c) rPtfrpe;jhkzp 3. ,sq;Nfhtbfs; B) 2 4 3 1 d) tisahgjp 4. rPj;jiyrhj;jdhH C) 4 2 1 3 a) b) c) d) D) 3 2 4 1 A) 4 3 2 1 B) 3 4 1 2 47. “Mlyurp” C) 2 1 3 4 A) kzpNkfiy B) khjtp D) 1 2 4 3 C) khjhp D) rpj;jpuhgjp 48. nghUe;jhjtw;iwr; Rl;Lf 57. „,NaR fhtpak;‟– vd;Dk; E}ypd; MrphpaH ngaH A) ehb ,dpa nrhypd; ahJ? A) thzpjhrd; B) fz;zjhrd; B) ,dpa csthf ,d;dhj $wy; C) fhspg;gl;b ngw;w E}y; vJ? B) rpg;gpg;ghiw> nkhlf; Fwpr;rp A) GwehD}W B) FWe;njhif C) Mj;J}H> njq;$H C) mfehD}W D) fypj;njhif D) fPof;fiu> gl;bdg;ghf;fk; 50. „thfPrH‟ vd;W miof;fg; ngWgtH 59. rPuhd mfu thpirapyike;j nrhy; thpiriar; A) Re;juH Rl;Lf. B) FyNrfu Mo;thH A) Nehd;G> epyk;> ePl;lk;> neUjy;> eyk; C) khzpf;fthrfH B) ePl;lk;> eyk;> neUjy;> epyk;> Nehd;G D) jpUehTf;furH C) eyk;> epyk;> ePl;lk;> neUjy;> Nehd;G 51. kzpNkfiyf;F mwTiu toq;fpa MrphpaH D) eyk;> neUjy;> epyk;> ePl;lk;> Nehd;G A) mjpuh mbfs; B) ,sq;Nfh mbfs; 60. thpir xd;Wld; thpir ,uz;bidg; nghUj;jp C) mwtz mbfs; D) fTe;jp mbfs; thpirfSf;Ff; fPo; nfhLf;fg;gl;Ls;s 52. gps;isj; jkpopd; ,uz;lhk; gUtk; njhFg;gpypUe;J rhpahd tpilapidj; njhpT A) jhyg;gUtk; nra;f. B) nrq;fPiug; gUtk; thpir xd;W thpir ,uz;L C) rg;ghzpg;gUtk; a)ghyilAk;> 1. tpidnar;rq;fs; D) Kj;jg;gUtk; eWnea;Ak;> NjDk; 53. „CNuhL Njhw;wKk; chpj;njd nkhopg b)ey;Kb> ed;nra;> 2. njhopw;ngaHfs; tof;nfhL rptzpa tifikahd‟ vd;w Gd;nra; c)fhj;jy;>gilj;jy;> 3. vz;Zk;ik 4

mopj;jy; 67. tPukhKdptH jkJ vj;jid tajpy; jkpofk; d)gha;e;J> nrwpe;J> 4. gz;Gj;njhiffs; te;J jkpo; gbj;J fhg;gpak; gilj;jhH epiwe;J A) ehw;gJ B) Kg;gJ a) b) c) d) C) ,UgJ D) mWgJ A) 4 1 3 2 68. guzp ,yf;fpaj;jpw;Fhpa ghtifiaf; Fwpg;gpLf. B) 3 1 2 4 A) Nehpir ntz;gh B) Mrphpa tpUj;jk; C) 1 4 3 2 C) fypj;jhopir D) fyp tpUj;jk; D) 3 4 2 1 69. „mk;khid‟ vd;gJ------tpisahLk; tpisahl;L. 61. re;jpg; gpioaw;w njhliuf; Fwpf;f A) ngz;fs; B) Mz;fs; A) r%fr; rPHjpUj;jf; fUj;Jfis tpijj;Jg; C) Foe;ijfs ; D) ,isQHfs; gapuhf;fp kfpo;e;jtH gz;bjH 70. xOq;FgLj;jpa nrhw;nwhliuf; $Wf. B) r%fr; rPHjpUj;jf; fUj;Jfis tpijj;J “muritf; ftpQuhfj; jkpof murpd; gapuhf;fp kfpo;e;jtH gz;bjH jpfo;e;jhH” C) r%fr; rPHjpUj;jf; fUj;Jfis tpijj;Jg; A)jkpof murpd; murit ftpQ;ruhfj; gapuhf;fp kfpo;e;jtH gz;bjH jpfo;e;jhH D) r%f rPHjpUj;jf; fUj;Jfis tpijj;J B) jkpof murpd; muritf; ftpQuhf gapuhf;fp kfpo;e;jtH gz;bjH jpfoe;jhH 62. „jpUj;njhz;lH Guhzj;ij‟------vd C) jkpof murpd; muritf; ftpQuhfj; miof;fpNwhk;. jpfo;e;jhH A) rpt Guhzk; B) nghpa Guhzk; D)jkpof murpd; muritf; ftpQuhfj; C) fe;j Guhzk; D) jzpif Guhzk; jpfo;e;jhH 63. “ePjpj; jpUf;Fwis neQ;rhuj;jk; tho;tpy; Xjpj; 71. kPdhl;rpak;ikNa rpWkpahf te;J njhOJ vOf XHe;J” vd;W $wpatH Kj;Jkhiyia ahUf;Fg; ghprhf mspj;jhH? A) fgpyH B) guzH A) jpUkiy ehaf;fH B) guQ;Nrhjp KdptH C) ftpkzp D) khq;FbkUjdhH C) FkuFUguH D) rPj;jiy rhj;jdhH 64. nghUj;Jf: 72. [p.A.Nghg; jpUthrfj;ij nkhopngaHj;j nkhop a) nrhy;ypd; 1.jpU.tp.fy;ahzRe;judhH A) Mq;fpyk; B) ,yj;jPd; nry;tH C) NjtH>gpuk 2. gj;jpd; ePq;fpj; a) b) c) d) H>eufH>tpyq;F>Nga; jhdk;> rPyk;> vd;W jhq;FtJ A) 3 2 4 1 c) jPtpid vd;gJ 3. kdg;Nghpd;gKk;> B) 2 4 1 3 ftiyAk; thl;Lk; C) 4 3 1 2 d) ey;tpid 4. myfpy; gy;YapH D) 1 2 4 3 vd;gJ mWtifj;jhFk;. 65. ,e;jpa murpd; QhdgPl ghpR ngw;w Kjy; a) b) c) d) jkpod; A) 1 4 2 3 A) mfpyd; B) F.g.uh[ Nfhghyd; B) 3 4 1 2 C) ,uhrhrp D) nksdp C) 2 1 3 4 66. ahH vd;W fz;lwpf. D) 3 2 1 4 vl;laGuk; fbif Kj;Jg;Gythpd; khztH 74. nrhy;ypd;; nry;tH vdg; ghuhl;lg; ngw;wtH A) rPj;jiyr; rhj;jdhH B) ckWg; GytH A) uh.gp.NrJg;gps;is C) ghujpahH D) jpUj;jf;fj; NjtH‟ B) gk;ky; rk;ge;j KjypahH C) jpU.tp.fy;ahzRe;judhH

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Model Test 8 (General English) - TNPSC Group 2 (A) 1. “Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit” What (C) stang (D) stung figure of speech can be identified in the aforesaid 7. What did the “Last man in” in the story “Our Local line from the poem, “Where the Mind is Without Team” do and what was the umpire‟s reaction? Fear”? (A) The Last man hit a sixer and the umpired raised (A) Oxymoron (B) Synecdoche his indicating finger (C) Assonance (D) Alliteration (B) The Last man hit a boundary and the umpire 2. Identify the statement that best explains the use of levelled his hands on both sides metaphor in “laugh till the game is played; and be (C) The Last man hit a boundary with his pad and you merry, my friend”. was given L.B.W. (A) laughter is compared to a merry-making game (D) The Last man hit a boundary with his pad but (B) game is compared to a merry friendship the umpire maintained telling 'Not Out‟ (C) life is compared to laughter and merry making 8. „The life of a student is, comparatively (D) life is compared to a game speaking, a sheltered life‟ 3. Identify the person who fought for the preservation What does Gokhale mean by this? of many important forests, like the Bharatpur, Bird Choose the one statement which is inappropriate. sanctuary and Silent Valley. (A)They are protected by their parents (A) Medha Patkar (B) Zai Whitaker (B) They have lesser responsibilities (C) Dr. Salim Ali (D) Arundhathi Roy (C) They need not discharge their duties as students 4. Pick out the statement which is wrong about (D) They have the privilege of being helped by Mahatma Gandhi. others (A)Mahatma Gandhi was a ceaseless crusader 9. “Count your blessings, not your troubles‟ - Here the of women‟s equality writer‟s emphasis is on ______. (B)Gandhi was no advocate of blind (A) Pessimism (B) Nihilism adherence to tradition (C) Optimism (D) Truism (C) He was an extraordinary lover of truth 10. Find out the synonym of the underlined word from (D) Gandhi considered women to be unfit for any the options below : position or task You have first of all to lay by a stock of knowledge 5. In the line, “Good luck/is round the corner”, “round that will suffice you not sincerely for your the comer" means examinations but will be helpful to you in later life. (A) in the corner of your house (A) be adequate (B) just waiting to happen (B) be inadequate (C) near the corner (C) be insufficient (D) cornered (D) be helpful 6. Choose the correct tense form of the verb from the 11. In “you gotta be dead first”, “gotta” means options given below (A) will (B) have got to The bees little silas and he cried bitterly. (C) got (D) get out to (A) stings (B) stinged

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12. In Oscar Wilde‟s “The Model Millionaire” Hughie 19. Which is the native town of Portia of “The Merchant could marry Laura provided of Venice”? (A) he lent a thousand pounds to Laura‟s father (A) Venice (B) Belmont (B) he gifted Laura ten thousand pounds (C) Sicily (D) Rome (C) he came into possession of ten thousand pounds 20. At high school Paulnack scored good grades in (D) he borrowed ten thousand pounds ______13. Who among the following is the author of the story, (A) Science and Maths „„The Wooden Bowl”? (B) Science and Arts (A) Leo Tolstoy (C) Science and Humanities (B) Oscar Wilde (D) Arts and Crafts (C) Guy de Maupassant 21. They have to revise the syllabus periodically. Which (D) R.K. Narayan of the following is the right plural from of the word 14. “.... through he had no hand in his death, Shall underlined. receive the benefit of his dying, a place in the (A) syllabuses (B) syllabi commonwealth”. (C) syllable (D) syllabys Who is speaking about whom in the above passage 22. Fill in the blanks with the most suitable word from from Julius Caesar? the options. (A) Antony about Brutus They have got a ______at Taj Residency. (B) Brutus about Antony (A) suit (B) suite (C) sweet (D) sweat (C) First Citizen about Brutus 23. Pick out the sentence that is grammatically incorrect. (D) Octavious about Antony (A) I have not seen him since four years 15. In Julius Caesar, Antony speaks the following line : (B) Never enter my house again “This was the most unkindest cut of all”. (C) Character is preferable to intelligence The „cut‟ in the above line refers to the stab of (D) He goes to school in time (A) Casca (B) Cassius 24. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles. (C) Brutus (D) Pompey He is _____teacher by profession. He loves 16. Identify the work known for its nationalist theme. ______teaching. (A) The Model Millionaire (A) a, an (B) a, no article (B) Keep Your Spirits High (C) a, the (D) the, a (C) Our Local Team 25. Identify the phrase with the correct usage of articles. (D) Where the mind is without fear (a) a university (B) an union 17. In the poem, “The Solitary Reaper", Wordsworth (C) an European (D) a hour addresses this song to one „Solitary Highland Lass‟. 26. Identify the poet who wrote the following lines “We What does, the poet mean by the word, „Highland‟? ran as if to meet the moon (A) England (B) Ireland That slowly dawned behind the trees”. (C) Scotland (D) Iceland (A) Norman Nicholson 18. And so, I missed my chance with one of the lords of (B) Jack Prelutsky life. (C)Robert Frost And I have something to expiate; (D)Ralph Waldo Emerson A Pettiness 27. Choose the incorrect option. These lines appear in The court scene in The Merchant of Venice is about (A) A Noiseless Patient Spider ______(B) Snake (A) Antonio‟s pleading for justice (C) A Panoramic View (B) Portia‟s argument in favour of Shylock (D) The Man he Killed (C) Shylock‟s claim of a pound of Christian flesh

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(D) Portia‟s argument against Shylock‟s claim of a (C) Some poets are as great as Keats pound of flesh (D) In , no other exercise is as healthy as 28. The first Asian composer to score a symphony for walking the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is  37. Fill in the blank with the suitable option given (A) Naushad below: (B) Ustad Bade Ali Khan I declined anything further. (C)A.R. Rehman (A) say (B) from saying (D) (C) saying (D) to say 29. „Window' shade' in American English is _____ 38. Fill out the blank with the appropriate preposition in British English. given below: (A) wind screen (B) window I am listening to music ______the radio. (C) blind (D) wind (A) of (B) in (C) from (D) on 30. Identify the incorrect pair of British English and 39. Match the poetic lines under column A with the American English expressions figures of speech under column B and select the (A) bonnet - cover correct answer from the codes given below: (B) goods train - freight train Column A Column B (C) dustbin - trash can (a) You are the mouth 1. Alliteration (D) chips - french fries and lips of eternity (b) About the fun of 2. Onomatoepia 31. When do we celebrate World Environment Day? flying (A) 5th May (B) 5th July. (c) In the boom of the 3. Metaphor (C) 5th June (D)5th August tingling strings 32. “A Psalm of Life" appeared in the collection of (d) The ship has 4. Personification poems titled ______weather‟d every rack... (A) Wayside Inn (1855) (B) Evangeline (1847) (a) (b) (c) (d) (C) Miles Standish (1858) (A) 2 1 3 4 (D) Voices of the Night (1839) (B) 2 3 1 4 33. “Honesty and Truth are interrelated. (C) 4 1 2 3 Honesty is basically an expression of truth”. (D) 1 4 3 2 This is said by ______. 40. Match the poems with the poets : (A) Kiran Bedi (a) Earth D.H. Lawrence (B) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Snake H.W. Longfellow (C) Dale Carnegie (c) A Psalm of life Khalil Gibran (D) Hope Spencer (d) Be Glad Your Jack Prelutsky 34. Which among the following is not a word formed by Nose is on Your blending? Face (A) biopic (B) motel (a) (b) (c) (d) (C) notebook (D) guesstimate (A) 3 1 2 4 35. Figure out the word that is not closely associated (B) 1 3 4 2 with music (C) 2 3 1 4 (A) quartet (B) repertoire (D) 4 3 2 1 (C) articulate (D)sonata 41. “The highest result of education is tolerance”. Who 36. Identify the sentence which is in the comparative made this statement? degree (A) Rabindranath Tagore (A) Make less noise (B) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (B) The soldiers ran to defend the outer wall (C) Helen Keller 3

(D) Oscar Wilde 50. Identify the work which is not written by Oscar 42. In Oscar Wilde‟s „The Model Millionaire‟ why did Wilde? Alan Trevor leave the studio for a few minutes? (A) The Selfish Giant (A) He had another appointment (B) The Happy Prince (B) He went to see his son (C) The Importance of Being Earnest (C) He went to see a frame maker (D) Snake (D) He went to see a customer 51. If you can meet with triumph and disaster; 43. “How beautiful you are, Earth, and how sublime And treat those two impostors just the same:- How perfect your obedience to the light and how - Find out the word nearest opposite in meaning to noble is your submission to the sun” „Impostor‟ from the options. What is the figure of speech used in the above lines? (A) Pretender (B) Quack (A) Personification (B) Metaphor (C) Expert (D) Sham (C) Metonymy (D) Simile 52. Identify the play in which the following lines appear. 44. “Now drops that floated on the pool "Ambition should be made of Sterner stuff. Like pearls, and now a silver blade”. (A) Antony and Cleopatra What figure of speech can you find in the underlined (B) Julius Caesar part of the above lines? (C) The Merchant of Venice (A) Personification (B) Metonymy (D) Macbeth (C) Metaphor (D) Transferred epithet 53. I‟m not going to be a scientist 45. In “On the day of Sicilian July, with Etna smoking” Or some one who reads the news on TV. The reference to Sicilian July is an example of No, a million birds will fly through me. (A) Anaphora (B) Metaphor I‟m going to be a tree‟ (C) Ellipsis (D) Allusion What does the poet want to become when he/she 46. Which among the responses best explains the grows up? following line: “Day light will be on the switch and Choose the best option from the following: winter under rock”. (A) Scientist (B) Naturalist (A) Daylight will restrict the damaging impact of (C) Animal species (D) Part of nature winter 54. Steady throb Then staccato rhythm (B) Winter‟s chillness will be under the lock of the Harmonic cacophony to oblivious ears. daylight‟s heat What is the meaning of the underlined word? (C) Daylight will be turned on when winter is kept (A) Mellifluous music under lock (B) Rowing notes (D) There will be a continuous switching over from (C) Melodious but noisy music day to night, and there will not be any changing (D) Irregular and jarring notes seasons 55. Choose the correct answer from the options given 47. In Oscar Wilde‟s „The Selfish Giant‟,_____ came below: „Who is here so base that would be a and took the giant to Paradise. bondman‟. These words are spoken by (A) Jesus Christ (B) An angel (A) Brutus (B) Antonio (C) Portia (D) Antony (C) An evil spirit (D) The giant‟s friend 56. Choose the work which is not written by Pearl S 48. “Here ‟tis, most reverend Doctor, here it is”. Buck Who is the speaker and who is the listener? (A) The Good Barth (A) Bassanio to Duke (B) Shylock to Duke (B) My Several Worlds (C) Shylock to Portia (D) Portia to Shylock (C) The Child who never Grew 49. What is the nationality of Robert Frost? (D) Pygmalion (A) British (B) Canadian (C) American (D) French 4

57. Find out the American equivalent of the British (C) Religious spirit English idiom, “a storm in a teacup” (A) a whirlpool (D) Political dogmas in a teapot 64. „Jai Hindh‟ - whose inspiring words of salutation are (B) a hurricane in a teacup these? (C) a tempest in a teacup (A) Gokhale (D) a strong wind in a teapot (B) Subhash Chandra Bose 58. Identify the right pair of sentences in active and (C) Bala Gangadara Tilak passive form (D) Mahatma Gandhi (A) We saw you and him, You and he were seen by 65. Why did Brutus kill Julius Caesar, according to us Brutus own defense? (B) He keeps me waiting — I am kept waited (A) Because Caesar was ambitious (C) We expect good news Good news is expecting (B) Because Brutus loved Caesar less (D) We prohibit smoking Smoking has been (C) Because Brutus loved Rome less prohibited (D) Because Caesar was valiant 59. Match the prefixes under Column — A with the 66. In the idiom 'a storm in a teacup', which of the words under Column — B correct code : following is used as a replacement for the word Column A Column B „storm‟ in American English? (a) post 1.appearance (A) Cyclone (B) Tempest (b) ir 2.alignment (C) Typhoon (D) Hurricane (c) dis 3.independence 67. Choose the correct answer from the options given below : (d) non 4.reparable “In every land is common life (a) (b) (c) (d) That all can recognize and understand” (A) 1 3 4 2 These lines are taken from the poem (B) 2 4 3 1 (A) With a friend (B)Nomen are foreign (C) My native land (D) To India (c) 3 4 1 2 68. Choose the option which is opposite in meaning to (D) 4 3 2 1 the underlined word. The creature seemed to be 60. „Goodwill‟,„software‟ and „gentleman‟ are examples tottering with fear. of compound words formed by joining__ & ___ (A) dancing (B) motionless (A) noun and noun (C) jumping (D) running (B) adjective and noun 69. In Oscar Wilde‟s „The Selfish Giant‟, the giant (C) verb and adverb returned to his castle after seven years because (D) adverb and noun (A) he had urgent business at home 61. Complete the sentence with a suitable tag. (B) his business with his friend was over Nobody saw us, _____ ? (C) his friend was sick (A) do they? (B) did they? (D) he was not well (C) didn't they? (D) doesn‟t he? 70. "As in the concentration camp and the evening of 62. In which poem, do you find the following line? 9/11, the artistes are the ones who might be able to “Virgin rock takes form”. help us with our internal, invisible lives”. (A) Migrant Bird (B) The Earth Which are the two countries associated with (C) Shilpi (D) To a Millionaire concentration camp and 9/11 tragedy respectively? 63. What does Tagore suggest to lead us to perfection in Choose the right option from the following : the poem “Where the mind is without fear”? (A) Russia and Germany (A) Tireless striving (B) Germany and Italy (B) Equality and harmony (C) Germany and America 5

(D) Iraq and America (A) They rested when evening came 71. Which one of the following sentences is incorrect? (B) Where ignorance is bliss, it is folly to be wise (A) Bread and butter is my breakfast (C) Govern your passions or they will govern you (B) Either of the two boys has done this (D) He must work hard to win the first prize (C) The quality of the apples were good 80. Match the words in Column A with the words in (D) Neither Raj nor his friends have come Column B and choose the right option 72. Identify the odd word from the List given below: Column A Column B (A) chase (B) follow (a)Bonnet 1.jelly (C) continue (D) withdraw (b)Dustbin 2.pitcher 73. In the lesson “Yaanai Malai”, the lesson-writer (c)Jam 3.trash can Manohar Devadoss says, “Sometime Landscapes (d)Jug 4.hood can speak to us”. This expression is purely (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) a baseless illusion (B) an exaggerated hyberbola (A) 2 3 4 1 (C) a subjective impression (B) 4 3 1 2 (D) an objective interpretation (C) 3 4 1 2 74. Mahema, the wife of the lesson-writer, Manohar (D) 2 3 1 4 Devadoss, was suffering from the disease 81. The line “A slender tinkling fall that made” contains (A) Paralysis (B) Back-pain (A) Allusion (B) Onomatopoeia (C) Varicose veins (D) Spondylitis (C) Ellipsis (D) Repetition 75. The poet, Khalil Gibran was born in 82. 'Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Fill in the blank by choosing the right option given Was not spoken of the soul'. below. Which of the following options best explains the (A) Greece (B) Lebanon above lines? (C) Syria (D) Egypt (A) We are born from the dust and we return to dust 76. In which of the following state is Ottan Koothu (B) Human life is not immortal performed? (C)The question of mortality does not apply to soul. (A) Tamil Nadu (B) Andhra Pradesh (D) The soul is dead when the body is dead (C) Kerala (D) Karnataka 83. What was the title given to the Maratha Ruler? 77. In Juhus Caesar, Antony says, (A) Badshah (B) Mir Alarm “The evil that men do lives after them; (C) Peahwa (D) Maharaj The good is oft interred with their bones;” 84. Which of the following poem is written by David This means Roth? (A) The evil that men do is forgotten after their (A) Be Glad Your Nose is on Your Face death (B) Nine Gold Medals (B) The evil that men do is remembered after their (C) Manliness death (D) Is Life But a Dream? (C) The good that men do is balanced with the evil 85. Which of the following is the title of a poem written they do by Berton Braley? (D) The good that men do is remembered after (A) Prayer for My daughter their death (B) Prayer of a sportsman 78. The correct plural form of the word „louse‟ is (C) Where the mind is without fear ______(D) Silent Prayer (A) louses (B) loves (C) lice (D) lees 86. Many of Pearl S. Buck‟s books have background. 79. Identify the compound sentence from the following (A) American (B) Chinese options : 6

(C) Scottish (D) Burmese (A) The migrant birds have many limitations 87. Match the words/phrases under Column A with their (B) The birds have got a jurisdiction in the sky meanings under Column B and select the correct (C) The birds have got boundaries within which code from the options given: they can fly Column A Column B (D) The birds can have limitless jurisdiction and (a) on account of 1. to get used to abundant freedom (b) in the midst of 2. to tolerate 94. Name the poem in which the following lines appear : (c) to be accustomed 3. in the middle of No nightingale did ever chaunt to More welcome notes to weary bands. (d) to bear with 4. owing to (A) A Psalm of life (a) (b) (c) (d) (B) Going for water (A) 4 3 1 2 (C) Ode to a nightingale (D) The Solitary Reaper (B) 3 4 1 2 95. What is the name of the episode on Abraham (C) 4 3 2 1 (D) 4 2 1 3 Lincoln in the book “The war years Volume III”? (A) The comforts you have is the one you live 88. What is the speciality of the „Vimanams‟ of the (B) The money you spend is the one you live Brihadeesvarar temple? (C) The happiness you have is the one you live (A) Built of teak wood (D) The legacy you leave is the one you live (B) Built with a special kind of mortar 96. Who makes the following statement in (C) Built with stones with bonding and notching Sha Julius Caesar : (D) Built up without the use of mortar kespeare‟s “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome 89. "Man is born free but is everywhere in chains”. Who

made this famous statement? more”. (A) Brutus (B) Antony (A) Voltaire (B)Jacques Rousseau (C) First citizen (D) Octavius (C) Descartes (D) Napoleon 97. 90. What is the name of the Commander whose American English equivalent for „puncture‟ is ______forgiveness Abraham Lincoln sought for being rude (A) flat-out (B) blast-out to him? (C) blow-out (D) crash out (A) Colonel Scott (B) Colonel Henry 98. We believe that as a nation and as people we need to (C) Colonel James (D) Colonel Wilson shed our cynicism and initiate concrete action to 91. In Oscar Wilde‟s „The Model Millionaire‟, Alan realise the second vision. Trevor was a good painter because Choose the correct synonym for the underlined (A) he was strict word. (B) he had natural talent (A) stop (B) instruct (C) install (D) begin (C) he was popular 99. In which of the following does Ivan Dmitritch (D) he was friendly appear? 92. In Oscar Wilde‟s „The Selfish Giant‟ the giant saw (A) The Selfish Giant something marvellous in his garden. He saw (B) The Last Leaf (A) a silver tree with golden blossoms (C) The Lottery Ticket (B) a golden tree with white blossoms (D) The OpenWindow (C) a pink tree with yellow blossoms 100. How many experiments did Kalpana Chawla (D) a dull tree with no blossoms done in her experiments? 93. “I care not where the skies begin”. A) 252 B) 80 C) 760 D) 52 Find out the option closest in meaning to the above line.

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26. gpd;tUk; ve;j tpjpfs; murpayikg;gpd; gFjp A) 3 4 2 1 IV - y; 42 – tJ jpUj;j rl;lj;jpd; %yk; B) 4 3 2 1 Nrh;f;fg;gl;lJ? C) 3 1 4 2 A) tpjp 39-A kw;Wk; 43 D) 3 4 1 2 B) tpjp 38-y; cl;gphpT (2) 31. g+kp> flypy; kpjf;Fk; xU Nfhsk; vd C) tpjp 37-A kw;Wk; 43-A fUjpath;fs; ahh;? D) tpjp 31-C kw;Wk; 37-A A) Nuhkhdpah;fs; B) fpNuf;fh;fs; 27. jha;nkhop gj;jphpifr; rl;lj;ij ______Mk; C) vfpg;jpah;fs; D) ,e;jpah;fs; Mz;L nfhz;L te;jth; ______32. Na, Mg, A1 kw;wk; Si ,tw;wpd; Kjy; madp ahf;fj;jpwd; ,e;j thpirapy; mikfpwJ? A) ehh;j;G&f; gpuG - 1873 B) vy;[pd; gpuG - 1876 A) Na > Mg > A1 > Si C) NkNah gpuG - 1877 B) Si>Al>Mg>Na D) ypl;ld; gpuG - 1878 C) Na < A1 < Mg < Si 28. gpd;tUtdtw;iw nghUj;jp rhpahdtw;iw D) Si > Mg > Al > Na Njh;e;njL 33. nfhLf;fg;gl;Ls;s Ntjp tpidapy;> mrpl;Nll; gl;bay; - I gl;bay; - II madpapd; ,iz mkpyk; vJ?

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+ - CH3COOH + H2O H3O + CH3COO A) may;ehl;by; thOk; tl fpof;F + A) H3O khepy;j;jth;fs; eyid Ngz ⇌ B) CH3COOH B) tl fpof;F khfhzj;jpNyNa thOk; tl

C) H2O fpof;F khepyj;jth;fs; eyid Ngz + D) H3O kw;Wk; CH3COOHMfpa ,uz;Lk; C) ,e;jpahtpy; gpw khepyq;fspy; thOk; tl 34. GJg;gpf;fjfhj Mw;wYf;F xU vLj;Jf;fhl;L fpof;F khepyj;jthpd; eyid Ngz jUf D) njd; ,e;jpahtpy; thOk; tl fpof;F A) fhw;W khepyj;jthpd; eyid Ngz B) vhpnghUs; my;yJ jhJ 40. Njrpa thf;fsh; jpdk; filgpbf;fg;gLtJ C) #hpa xsp A) 28 [dthp B) 25 [dthp D) ePh; C) 19 [zthp D) 17 [dthp 35. gpd;tUtdtw;Ws; jhtuq;fspd; nghJthd 41. “Flood of fire” vd;w Ehiy vOjpath; Rthrj; jsg; nghUshtJ ahJ? A) mRNlh\; A) Gujq;fs; B) mg;Jy; k[pj; khypf; B) ypgpLfs; C) mkpjt; Nfh]; C) fhh;Nghi`l;NuLfs; D) Nkhfd; uht; D) nfhOg;G mkpyq;fs; 42. IAEA vd;gJ ,ijf; Fwpg;gjhFk; 36. ,d;Rypd; kdpjdpd; ve;j cly; cWg;G my;yJ A)International Atomic Energy Agency Rug;gpapypUe;J Ruf;fg;gLfpwJ? B) Indian Atomic Energy Agency A) ijuha;L B) ml;hPdy; C)International Agricultural Exchange Agency C) fizak; D) EiuaPuy; D)Indian Aeronautical Engineering Administration 37. ,e;jpa murpayikg;gpd; 148tJ tpjp 43. fPo; tUgtdtw;iw nghUj;jp rhpahd tpilia typAWj;JtJ Njh;T nra;f A) jiyik kw;Wk; jzpf;if mjpfhhp ,e;jpa 1. r%f kw;Wk; [dhjpgjpahy; epakdk; nra;ag;gLtJ gw;wp fy;tp hPjpapy; B) jiyik kw;Wk; jzpf;if mjpfhhp ,e;jpa gpd; jq;fpath;fis gpujkuhy; epakdk; nra;ag;gLtJ gw;wp a) \h eth]; FO fz;lwpjy; C) jiyik kw;Wk; jzpf;if mjpfhhp ,e;jpa 2. neUf;fb jiyik Njh;jy; Mizauhy; epakdk; epiyapd; NghJ nra;ag;gLtJ gw;wp eilngw;w mj;J D) jiyik kw;Wk; jzpf;if mjpfhhp ,e;jpa b) fhfh Nfy;fh; kPwy;fis Mizak; tprhuiz nra;a Jiz – [dhjpgjpahy; epakdk; nra;ag;gLtJ 3. ghgh; k#jp gw;wp ,bg;gpid 38. fPo;f;fz;ltw;iw nghUj;Jf c) \h Mizak; tprhuiz nra;a a) ijNkh]pd; 1. BMR fl;LghL 4. Rgh\; re;jpu b) fhy;rpNlhdpd; 2. jir tpyfy; Ngh]pd; 3. T nry; kuzj;ij c) ijuhf;]pd; tsh;r;rp d) ypguhd; Mizak; tprhuiz nra;a 4. jhJf;fs; a) b) c) d) tiuaiwg;gLj;J A) 4 2 1 3 d) hpyhf;]pd; jy; B) 4 1 2 3 a) b) c) d) C) 2 1 3 4 A) 4 1 2 3 D) 3 2 1 4 B) 3 4 1 2 44. FbauRj; jiythpd; epakd mjpfhuq;fis C) 4 2 1 3 gw;wpa gl;bay; I kw;Wk; gl;bay; II -y; D) 2 3 4 1 cs;stw;iw nghUj;Jf 39. ng];gUth FO vd;gJ gl;bay; - gl;bay; - I II

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1. gphpT B) 1163 Nfhb fpNyhkPl;lh;fs; a) epjpf;FOtpd; cWg;gpdh;fs; 324 C) 1153 Nfhb fpNyhkPl;lh;fs; 2. gphpT D) 1173 Nfhb fpNyhkPl;lh;fs; b) Njh;jy; FOtpd; cWg;gpdh;fs; 338 c) kj;jpa nghJg;gzp FO 3. gphpT 52. njd;dpe;jpa tuyhw;wpy; „rq;fk;‟ vDk; nrhy; cWg;gpdh;fs; 316 vjid Fwpf;fpwJ? d) ml;ltizg; gl;bay; 4. gphpT A) fy;tpahsh;fspd; ikak; (,izak;) rhjpf;FOtpd; cWg;gpdh;fs; 280 B) ftpQh;fspd; kd;wk; a) b) c) d) C)mwpthsh;fspd; gilg;Gfis Nrfhpj;jy; A) 4 1 2 3 D) mwpthsh;fspd; tpthj ikak; B) 4 1 3 2

C) 3 2 1 4 53. FbauRj; jiyth; kw;Wk; mikr;ruit D) 3 2 4 1 FOf;fSf;Fk; ,ilNa cs;s cwTfis ve;j 45. nghUj;Jf gphpTfs; tpthpf;fpd;wd? gl;bay; - A) 71> 75 kw;Wk; 78 gl;bay; - I II B) 72> 75 kw;Wk; 78 a) Mz;L KOtJk; kio 1. 16°-20° C) 73> 75 kw;Wk; 78 b) Nfhil kio@ twz;l D) 74> 75 kw;Wk; 78 Fsph;fhyk; 2. 20° -30° 54. “kf;fspd; tho;f;if juj;ij mjpfkhf c) kpjkhd Nfhil kio 3. 7°N to 7°S cah;j;JtJ jhd; mbg;gil Nehf;fk;” kw;Wk; d) midj;J gUtq;fs; cyh;e;j Fiwe;jgl;r kio 4. 7°-16° NkYk; “,it rhjhuz nghJ kf;fs;> a) b) c) d) gytPdkhd tFg;gpdh; kw;Wk; Kd;Dhpik A) 1 2 3 4 mspf;fg;glhj kf;fSf;fhdJ vd typAj;jpaJ” B) 2 3 4 1 ,it ve;j jpl;lj;jpy; Fwpg;gplg;gl;Ls;sJ? C) 3 4 1 2 A) Kjy; Ie;jhz;L jpl;lk; D) 4 1 2 3 B) %d;whtJ Ie;jhz;L jpl;lk; 46. 2017 – 18 இꏍதி஬ா பபா翍 பப஫迍翍 ல柍கி埍埁 நிதி C) ehd;fhtJ Ie;jhz;L jpl;lk;

ஆ迍翁埍埁 ஫鏍தி஬ அ஭毁 ஒ鏁埍கிꯅ쿍ர ததாகக D) MwhtJ Ie;jhz;L jpl;lk; A) 500 பகா羿 B) 1000 பகா羿 55. Njh;jy; FOtpd; jiyth;fis thpirg;gpufhuk; C) 1500 பகா羿 D) 400 பகா羿 gl;baypLf: 47. EGYPS – 2017 ஋ꟍꟁ믍 ச쏍லபதச தப翍ப஭ாயி஬鏍 鏁கம 1. b.v];. fpU\;z %h;j;jp க迍கா翍சி நகைதப쟁믍 இை믍 2. b. vd. Nr\d; A) இꏍதி஬ா B) சீனா 3. RFkhh; nrd; 4. jpUkjp. tp. v];. ukh Njtp C) ஋கிꯍ鏁 D) இ鏍தாயி A) 3-4-2-1 B) 4-3-2-1 48. ꯅதனபகா இ஬쟍கக பா஭믍ப쎿஬ தி쏁லிறா 2017 C) 4-3-1-2 D) 4-1-2-3 நகைதப쟍ம இை믍 56. . A) த஫ி폍நா翁 B) பக஭ரா கி ꯃ இ஭迍ைா믍 ꏂ쟍மா迍கை பச쏍ꏍத சாதலாகன쏍

C) ஹி஫ா母சய பி஭பதச믍 D) ஒ羿சா காய தசꯍꯁ நாை஬믍 க迍翁பி羿埍கꯍப翍翁쿍ர இை믍 A) B) 49. பி埍கி அக஫ꯍꯁ ஫쟍쟁믍 இꏍதி஬ ஫쏁ꏍ鏁க쿍 鏁கம கை쯂쏍 லி폁ꯍꯁ஭믍 C) D) இகைꏍ鏁 நை鏍鏁믍 இ஭迍ைால鏁 இꏍதி஬ ஫쏁ꏍ鏁க쿍 கி쏁�ைகி쎿 த쏍஫ꯁ쎿 (Biometric) க迍கா翍சி நகைதப쟁믍 இை믍 57. இꏍதி஬ாலி쯍 ꯃத쯍 உ஬ி쎿஬ரퟁக쿍 சா쏍ꏍத A) தசꟍகன B)ꯃ믍கப க翍ைை லசதிக஬ ததாை柍கிꯅ쿍ர ல柍கி C) தப柍க쿂쏁 D) ꯂபன A) ICICI B) SBI C) AXIS D)IDFC 50. ஆꯍ쎿埍க பகாꯍகப கா쯍பꏍ鏁 சா믍பி஬ꟍ ப翍ை믍 தப쟍ம 58. The Rise Of Sivagami:Book 1 Of Baahubali – Before The Beginning

அைி ஋ꟍம ꏂயிꟍ ஆசி쎿஬쏍 A) B) A) ஋கிꯍ鏁 B) பக஫쏂ꟍ ஆனꏍ鏍 நீயக迍ைꟍ ஭ாதாகி쏁�ைꟍ C) D) C) இꏍதி஬ா D) அப஫சாꟍ ஫ைி ஫காயி柍க믍 51. #hpa FLk;gj;jpd; tpl;lk; vt;tsT? 59. ச쏍லபதச லாகன க迍கா翍சி நகைதப쟍ம இை믍 A) 1143 Nfhb fpNyhkPl;lh;fs; 5

A) தெனிலா B) கனைா B) cl;]; mwpf;if - 1854 C) சீனா D)இꏍதி஬ா C) `z;lh; FO - 1882 60. ஋ꏍத ஫ாநிய அ஭毁 பலகய பத翁பலா쏁埍埁 Mera Hunar HP D) rhh;n[d;l; fy;tp jpl;lk; - 1944 ஋ꟁ믍 த஫ாகப쯍 தச஬யிக஬ அமிꯃக믍 தச뿍鏁쿍ர鏁 67. gpd;tUk; ve;j r%f rPh;jpUj;jj;NjhL <\;tu A) ஹி஫ா母ச쯍 பி஭பதச믍 B) ஹ쎿஬ானா re;jpuh tpj;ahrhfh; njhlh;Gilath;? C) ஫鏍தி஬ பி஭பதச믍 D) ப篍சாꯍ A) Foe;ij jpUkzj;ij jilnra;jy; 61. gl;bay; I- y; cs;stw;iw gl;bay; II Lld; fPNo B)cld;fl;il VWjiy jLj;jy; nfhLf;fg;gl;Ls;s FwpaPLfs; %yk; nghUj;Jf C)tpjitfs; kWkzk; gl;bay; - D)rpRtijia jLj;jy; gl;bay; - I II 68. epa+ ,e;jpah vd;w gj;jphpf;ifia ntspapl;lth; 1. g+dh A)V.V.S Iah ; B) Rg;ukz;a ghujp a) 1911 xg;ge;jk; C)md;dpngrd;l; D) jpU.tp.f 2.fphpg;];

b) 1916 JhJf;FO 69. rh;tNjr Nahfh jpdk; mDrhpf;fg;gLtJ 3. tq;fhs A) khh;r;, 19 B) [_d; 21 gphptpid uj;J C) [_d; 28 D) Nk 19 c) 1932 nra;ag;gl;lJ 70. ,tw;Ws; ,e;jpahtpd; rf;jp epiwe;j kz; 4. yf;Ndh ghJfhg;G top Kiwfs; d) 1942 xg;ge;jk; (I) Row;rp Kiw jtph;j;jy; a) b) c) d) A) 1 3 2 4 (II) fhL tsh;g;G B) 2 1 3 4 (III) ,urhad cuk; cgNahfpj;jiyj; jLj;jy; C) 3 4 1 2 (IV) ,lk; ngaUfpd;w tptrhaj;ijf; D) 3 4 2 1 fl;Lg;gLj;Jjy; 62. Nyhf;rgh(kf;fsit) nrayfj;jpd; jiyth; A)I kw;Wk;II B)II kw;Wk;IV A) kf;fsit rghehafh; C)III kw;Wk;IV D)I, II kw;Wk; III B) kf;fsit nrayh; 71. ,e;jpahtpy; fPNo nfhLf;fg;gl;l ve;j tif fhL C) kf;fsit nghJr; nrayh; kpf mjpfkhd gug;gsit nfhz;lJ? D) kf;fsit Jiz rghehafh; A)kiy gpuNjr ,uz;lhf C)mad kz;ly rkjh;kk; D) ,izajs NjL ,ae;jpuk; kw;Wk; kf;fshl;rp 74. ];tud; rpq; FO (1976) ,e;jpa murpayikg;Gr;; 66. fPo;f;fz;l midj;J ,izfSk; ,e;jpahtpy; rl;lj;jpd; ve;j mk;rj;ij xU jdp gFjpahf;f fy;tp tuyhW kw;Wk; mjd; tUlq;fs; gw;wpaJ nfhz;L tu ghpe;Jiu nra;jJ? ,jpy; vJ jtwhd ,iz? A)mbg;gil chpikfs; A) Nuyp FOtpd; B)mbg;gil flikfs; ghpe;Jiufs; - 1880 – 82 C)murpayikg;G newpfs; 6

D)murpayikg;G kD Kiw C) ,uj;j jl;Lf;fs; D) fy;yPuy; 75. ,e;jpa [dhjpgjp Njh;jy; Fohk; 82. fPo;f;fz;l midj;J ,izfSk; mNrhfhpd; cWg;gpdh;fshy; Njh;e;njLf;fg;gLthh; vd;W ghiwf; fy;ntl;Lf;fisAk; mijf; fz;Lgpbj;j $Wk; ,e;jpa murpayikg;G tpjp ahJ? Ma;thsh;fisAk; rhh;e;jit. ,jpy; vJ jtwhd A)tpjp 50 B) tpjp 52 ,iz? C)tpjp 54 D) tpjp 56 1. ghg;U ghiwf; 76. ghuhSkd;wj;jpd;

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Model Test 8 (General Studies) - TNPSC Group 2 (A) 1. Insert the missing number 2, 6, 12, 20, 30,42. 56, invest and this brings out the latent surplus in the _____. economy? (A) 62 (B) 72 (A) Commodity market (C) 64 (D) 68 (B) Money market 2. A train 150 metres long passes a telegraph poet in 12 (C) Stock market seconds. Find the speed of the train (D) Exchange market (A) 15 km/hr (B) 30 km/hr 10. Ten years ago, the ages of X and Y were in the ratio (C) 45 km/hr (D) 60 km/hr 3:1. The ratio of their present ages is 2: 1. Their 3. Who advocated tax on expenditure? present ages are (A) Bimaljalan (B) N.Kalder (A) 40, 20 (B) 20, 10 (C) Kenneth Arrow (D) Paul Samuelson (C) 30, 15 (D) 60,30 4. A and B together can complete a work in 15 days. B 11. Under which case the Supreme Court of India held alone can complete the same work in 45 days. Then that the preamble is the part of the constitution? (A) A is twice as good workman as B (A) Golaknath Case (B) Bis twice as good workman as A (B) KesavanandaBharati Case (C) A is thrice as good workman as B (C) Minerva Mill Case (D) B is thrice as good workman as A (D)Subbarao Case 5. Which article of the Indian constitution declares that 12. Find the odd man out4, 9, 19, 39, 79, 149, 319 “the elections to the House of people and to the (A) 319 (B) 149 legislative assembly of every state shall be on the (C) 79 (D) 39 basis of adult suffrage”? 13. India and ______have vowed to develop a credit (A) Article 146 (B) Article 326 rating industry (C) Article 246 (D) Article126 (A) Russia (B) Germany (C) Spain (D) Frana 6. In how many years will a sum of Its. 1,000 becomes 14. How many cubes of 10 cm edge can be put in a Rs.1,331 at 10% per annum compounded annually? cubical box of 1 m edge? (A) 3 years (B) 2 years (A) 200 (B) 1000 (C) 4 years (D) 5 years (C) 10 (D) 100 3 3 3 7. Find the value of 67 25 + 8 15. World Athletics championship going to be held on August 2017 at? (A) -4 (B) 4 − − − − (A) London (B) Tokyo (C) 3 (D) -3 (C) Beijing (D) Newyork 8. H.C.F. of 513 and 1134 is 16. The income in 3 months of a person is same as his (A) 9 (B) 81 expenditure in 4 months. If his annual saving is (C) 27 (D) 31 Rs.600. What is his monthly income? 9. Which market is an ideal form of organisation which (A) Rs.200 (B) Rs.250 by providing easy liquidity encourages the public to (C) Rs.300 (D) Rs.600

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17. The First Article of the Indian constitution declares (B) Second Schedule of RBI Act 1934 India as (C) Third Schedule of RBI Act 1934 (A) Republic (B)Socialist democracy (D) Fourth Schedule of RBI Act 1934 (C) Union of States (D) Secular State 28. The L.C.M of 148 and 185 is 18. A sum of money at simple interest amounts to (A) 690 (B) 760 Rs.815 in 3 years and to Rs.854 in 4 years. Find the (C) 740 (D) 1010 sum 29. The total number of all possible squares in a chess (A) Rs.650 (B) Rs.690 board is (C) Rs.698 (D) Rs.700 (A) 8 (B) 64 19. The capacity of a tank of dimension (8 m × 6 m × (C) 512 (D) 204 2.5 m) is 30. Match the following List I with List II and choose (A) 120000 litre (B) 100000 litre the correct answer from the codes given below : (C) 50000 litre (D) 80000 litre List I List II (a) Temperature 1.Kilogram 20. Find the value of 77 150 + 366 25 (b) Luminous intensity 2. Ampere (c) Electric current 3. Candela (A) 13 − (B) 16 − (d) Mass 4.. Kelvin (C) 19 (D) 8 (a) (b) (c) (d) 21. If 235 = 38 and 452 = 45 then 345 =? (A) 3 4 1 2 (A) 49 (B) 66 (B) 1 2 4 3 (C) 72 (D) 50 (C) 4 3 2 1 22. If A:B = 3:4and B:C = 8:9 then A:Cis (A) 1:3 (B) 3:2 (D) 2 1 4 3 (C) 2:3 (D) 1:2 31. Match List I with List II correctly and select your 23. Who among the following is called as Grand Old answer using the codes given below : Lady of Indian Nationalism? List I List II (A) Vijayalakshmi Pandit (a) First carnatic war 1. 1764 (B) Sarojini Naidu (b) Third carnatic war 2. 1746 - 48 (C) Annie Besant (c) Battle of Plassey 3. 1758-63 (D) Ambujammal (d) Battle of Buxar 4. 1757 24. For what value of radius of a sphere, the volume of Codes: the sphere is numerically equal to thesurface area of (a) (b) (c) (d) the sphere (A) 2 1 4 3 (A) 1 (B) 2 (B) 4 1 2 3 (C) 3 (D) 4 (C) 3 4 2 1 25. What is the least number of square marbles required (D) 2 3 4 1 for a terrace of 15.17 m long and 9.02 m breadth? 32. In which sector, Masani Committee was set up? (A) 1242 (B) 407 (A) Railways (B) Sea Transport (C) 814 (D) 1000 (C) Air Transport (D) Road Transport 26. The L.C.M of two numbers is 48. The numbers are 33. Consider the following statements and select your in the ratio 2 : 3 the sum of the numbers is answer. (A) 35 (B) 40 Assertion (A): Fermentation results in the (C) 60 (D) 11I production of ethanol and carbon dioxide. 27. The scheduled banks are those which are entered in Reason (R):It is an anaerobic process carried the out by yeast cells. (A) First Schedule of RBI Act 1934 2

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 40. The acid strength of halogen acids is one of the explanation for (A) following order (B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the (A) HC1 >HBr > HF > HI correct explanation for (A) (B) HI >HBr > HC1 > HF (C) Both (A) and (R) are false (C) HI > HF >HBr > HCl (D) (A) is true but (R) is false (D) HCl> HI > HF > HBr 34. A,B and C can complete a piece of work in 24, 6 and 41. The health is affected by the 12 days respectively, working together, they will 1. Genetic disorders only complete the same work in 2. Deficiency of vitamins and minerals (A) 3 3/7days (B) 4 2/7 days 3. Infections only (C) 10 3/7 days (D) 12 1/4 days 4. Life style of an individual 35. Which programme was started with the objective of (A) 1, 2, 3 only (B) 2, 3, 4 only reducing scarcity in rural areas by the construction (C) 3, 4 only (D)1, 2, 3 and 4 correct of civil works of permanent nature? 42. How many cubes of 3 cm edge can be cut out of a (A) Small Farmers Development Agency cuboid of 3 cm × 18 cm × 108 cm? (B) Rural Works Programme (A) 216 (B) 326 (C) Integrated Rural Development Programme (C) 36 (D) 45 (D)Mahatma Gandhi National Rural 43. Match the following states with their Child Sex Employment Guarantee Programme Ratio as per census 2011 36. Consider the following statements. Pick out the States Child Sex Ratio correct statement (a) Kerala l. 946 I. SardarSarovar Narmada Nigam project to create (b) Haryana 2. 899 solar energy from the solar panals along the (c) Tamil Nadu 3. 959 river canals of Narmadha. (d) Uttar Pradesh 4.830 II. Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana to (a) (b) (c) (d) provide access of electricity to rural households (A) 1 3 4 2 across the country. (B) 1 2 3 4 (A) I only (B) II only (C) 3 2 1 4 (C) Both are correct (D) Both are wrong (D) 3 4 1 2 37. Identify the Incorrect pair 44. If the difference between simple interest and I. Length - Scalar compound interest on a certain sum for 3 years at II. Velocity - Vector 10% per annum is Rs.31, find the sum III. Weight - Scalar (A) Rs.3,000 (B) Rs.3,100 IV. Momentum - Vector (C) Rs.1,000 (D) Rs.2,000 (A) I (B) II 45. In the system of currency notes, which system is (C) III (D) IV followed in India? 38. What will be the simple interest earned on an (A) Proportional reserve system amount of Rs.16,800 in 9 months at the rate of 6¼% (B) Minimum reserve system p.a.? (C) Maximum reserve system (A) Rs.697.75 (B) Rs.787.50 (D) Fixed reserve system (C) Rs.567.30 (D) Rs.897.60 46. What is the reason enabled the turks to over throw 39. The principle of gravitational lenses is them? (A) reflection of light A) Tripartite Struggle for bundelkhand (B) refraction of light B) Tripartite struggle for Bihar (C)polarisation of light C) Tripartite struggle for Kanauj (D) bending of light around masses 3

D) None of these 53. Which among the following is an ambitions sub 47. What is special about this organisations? regional transport project aimed at creating Seamless British India Association, Poona Sarvajanak Sabha connectivity between 4 Asian countries? and India League (A) BBIN-MVA (B) BBIM-MVA (A) Founded by A.O. Hume (C) BMIN-MVA (D) CBIN-MVA (B) Fore runners of the Indian National Congress 54. „Born again on the mountain‟ was written by the (C) British organisations mountaineer (D) Revolutionary organisations (A) Bachendri Pal (B) 48. The provisions relating to citizenship are embodied (C) Santhosh Yadav (D) in the of the Indian constitution. 55. The 'Start up India and Stand up India‟ is related to (A) Articles 5 to 11 in part II (A) providing electricity (B) Articles 6 to 11 in part II (B)promoting bank financing for entrepreneurs (C) Articles 14 to 21 in part II (C) promoting agriculture in rural India (D) Articles 5 to 21 in part II (D) promoting foreign investment 49. The term “PMAY” relates to 56. Who was the Chairman of 1st Finance Commission? (A) Fisheries (B) Housing (A) V. Carnol (B) S. Benjamin (C) Stock market (D) Diamond market (C) K.C. Neogy (D) H.T.Riyog 50. Match the following: 57. NJAC stands for (a) NH 7 1. Tiruchy to Tiruvarur (A) National Judicial Appointments Commission (b) NH 45 2. Pollachi to Dindigul (B) National Jute Assessment Committee (c) NH 67 3.Madurai to Tirunelveli (C) National Juvenile Assessment Court (d) NH 209 4. Tiruchy to Chennai (D) National Judicial Administration Committee (a) (b) (c) (d) 58. Match the following from List I with List II and (A) 1 2 3 4 choose the correct option. (B) 3 1 2 4 List I List II (C) 3 2 1 4 (a) Kalidasa 1.Laghubaskarya (b) Aryabhatta 2. Pancha Siddhantika (D) 3 4 1 2 (c) Bhaskara 3. Aryabhatiyam 51. s „King of Fibres‟ i (d) Varahamihira 4. Ritusamhara (A) Cotton (B) Jute

(C) Hemp (D) Flax (a) (b) (c) (d) 52. Match List I with List II and select the correct (A) 3 2 1 4 options given below: List I List II (B) 2 3 1 4 (a) Bacterial disease 1. Syphilis (C) 4 3 1 2 (b) Viral disease 2. Kalaazar (D) 3 1 2 4 (c) Parasitic disease 3. Babies 59. Article 280 of Indian constitution duals with (d) Sexually transmitted 4. Diphtheria (A) N1TIAAYOG disease (B) Finance commission (C) UPSC (a) (b) (c) (d) (D) State public service commission (A) 3 2 1 4 60. Three partners A,B,C invest Rs.36,000, Rs.45,000 (B) 4 3 2 1 and Rs.54,000 respectively in a business. Out of a (C) 2 1 4 3 total profit of Rs.37,500 C's share is (A) Rs.12,500 (B) Rs.15,000 (D) 4 2 3 1 (C) Rs.10,000 (D) Rs.15,500

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61. The major part of the Great Barrier reef is located in Purity the latitudes of Movement (A) 10°-20° south (B) 10°-20° north (b) Venkata Ratnam Naidu 2. Young (C) 10°-50° south (D) 40°-50° north Bengal 62. Which of the following pair/pairs is/are wrong? Movement 1. Union Public Service - Constitutional (c) Annie Besant 3. Sharada Commission body Sadan 2. Election Commission - Quasi Judicial (d) Henry Derozio 4. Madras constitutional Hindu body Association 3. National Commission - Statutory body (a) (b) (c) (d) for women (A) 1 2 3 4 4. National Commission - Advisory body (B) 2 1 4 2 for scheduled castes (C) 1 3 4 2 (A) 2 only (B) 2 and 4 only (D) 3 2 1 4 (C) 4 only (D) 3 and 4 only

63. Match the following regarding the appointments of 68. I.The dimension of gravitational constant is M-1L3T-2 judges for Supremo Court and High Courts. II. The dimension of surface tension is MT-2. List I List II Comment about the above statements. (a) Article 124 1. Chief justices of the high (A) I is true but II is false courts (B) II is true but I is false (b) Article 217 2. Additional judges (C) Both I and II are true (c) Article 224 3. Ad-hoc judges (D) Both I and II are false (d) Article 127 4. Supreme court judges 69. Identify the correctly matched pairs among the (a) (b) (c) (d) following. (A) 4 1 2 3 I. Spherometer - measures the curvature of (B) 4 2 1 3 lenses. (C) 2 1 4 3 II. Voltameter - measures electric voltage (D) 3 1 2 4 in a circuit 64. House committee of constituent assembly was III. Theodolite - measure horizontal and headed by vertical angles with great (A) B R. Ambedkar accuracy (B) B. Pattabhi Sitaramayya (A) I and II only (B) I and III only (C) G.V. Malvalankar (C) II and III only (D) I, II and III (D) S.K. Dar 70. Identify the Indian social reformer who first used the 65. When was Sikkim admitted to Indian Union? term “Swaraj" and insisted the people to useSwadesi (A) 1966 (B) 1971 things (C) 1975 (D) 1980 (A) Swami Vivekjnanda 66. Inflation is caused by increase in (B) Swami Dayanda Saraswathi (A) Money supply (B) Production (C) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (C) Population (D) Employment (D) Raja Ran Mohan Roy 67. Match the List I with List II and choose the correct 71. ______will launch its international exchange in the option. Gujarat international finance Tec –city. List I List II A) NSE B) BSE C) CSE D) MSE (a) Pandita Ramabai 1. Social

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72. Which constitutional amendment recognises the I. The Ramakrishna mission has drawn all principles languages Dogri, Bodo. Maithili and Santhali? and ideals from the life and teachings of Swami (A) 87th amendment (B) 88th amendment Ramakrishna. (C) 90th amendment (D) 92nd amendment II. Swami Ramakrishna founded the Ramakrishna 73. The Navagriha sculptures were first installed in mission. South Indian temples by the (A) Only I is true (A) Pallavas (B) Cholas (B) Only II is true (C) Pandyas (D) Rastrakutas (C) Both I and II are true 74. National voters Day is observed on (D) Both I and II are false (A) 28th January (B) 19th January 83. Who issued the historically important Non-Brahmin (C) 25th January (D) 17th January manifesto in 1916? 75. What is the name of the discovered planet which is (A) Thiagaraja chettiar hotter than the most of the stars? (B) Natesa Mudaliar (A) Gliese 411b (B) Keplur 99 (C) Sankaran Nair (C) Kol 500C (D) KELT 9b – – (D) E.V. Ramasamy Naidu 76. The major zonal soil type of peninsular India 84. The chief of the Lok Sabha (House of People) belongs to Secretariat is (A) Red soils (B) Yellow soils (A) Speaker of the House of people (C) Black soils (D)Older alluvium soils (B) Secretary of the House of People 77. Which one of the following pairs is correctly (C) Secretary General ofthe House of people matched? (D) Deputy speaker of the House of people (A) Teak - Jammu and Kashmir 85. In which year the National Commission for SC/STs (B) Deodar - Madhya Pradesh was bifurcated into two commissions namely (C) Sal-Kerala National Commission for SCs and National (D) Sundari - West Bengal Commission 78. Insulin is secreted by this cells of pancreas (A) 1960 (B) 1970 (A) α-cells (B) -cells (C) 1980 (D) 1990 (C) -cells (D) T-cells 86. Which of the following Article says that the council 79. Some formerly higher income and high growth of states shall not be subject to dissolution? states now weaken growth in the 11th Plan, most (A) Article 83 (B) Article 84 prominent of which are (C) Article 90 (D) Article 91 (A) Karnataka and Kerala 87. Which one of the following matching is not correct? (B) Tamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh (A) Held -Model of democracy (C) Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka (B) Machpherson -Democratic (D) Karnataka and Tamilnadu participation 80. Under whose recommendation Rural Credit of RBI (C) Lively -Democracy was handed over to NABARD? (D) Schumpeter -Capitalism, Socialism (A) CRAFICARD (B) NARIMANN and Democracy (C) SCHELEGAL (D) BENCH MANN 88. List out the chairman of the election commission in 81. Maharastra has tied up with World Health the chronological order : Organisation (WHO) for eradication of 1. T.S. Krishna Murthy (A) Chicken Pox (B) Viral Hepatalis 2. T.N. Seshan (C) Rubella ` (D) Viral Meningitis 3. Sukumar Sen 82. Consider the following statements and choose the 4. Smt. V.S. Rama Devi correct answer : (A) 3 – 4 – 2 – 1 (B) 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 (C) 4 – 3 – 1 – 2 (D) 4 – 1 – 2 – 3 6

89. Rangarajan committee relates to (D) NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance (A) Banking reforms 99. India ranked ______out of 163 contries researched (B) Share market reforms on global peace index (C) Disinvestment of public sector units (A) 112 (B) 126 (C) 137 (D) 141 (D) Industrial Licence 100. Which title did the Sai Praneeth won? 90. Which one is called a fourth sector? (A) All England open Badminton champions (A) Agriculture sector (B) Badmintoon Asia Champions (B) Information sector (C) Para – Badminton world Championship (C) Industrial sector (D) Thailand Grand prix gold title (D) Service sector 91. The Second session of the Indian National Congress was held at (A) Madras (B) Calcutta (C) Bombay (D) Delhi 92. Kattapomman was hanged to death at Kayatharu in the year (A) 1769 (B) 1779 (C) 1789 (D) 1799 93. Subash Chandra Bose set up Indian National Army Head Quarters at (A) and Rangoon (B) Rangoon and Singapore (C) Singapore and (D) Tokyo and Nepal 94. India will organize cultural festival in ______to mark 156th birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore? (A) France (B) Egypt (C) UK (D)Japan 95. Finance ministry has notified the reduction in interest rates on small saving schemes for April-June 2017 quarter by ______basis points as compared to Jan-March 2017 quarter. (A) 10 (B) 15 (C) 20 (D) 25 96. Asia‟s first and longest bi-directional highway tunnel is situated in which country? (A) China (B) India (C) Japan (D) Phillipines 97. Japan made commitment for providing Official Development Assistance (ODA) ______billion yen. (A) 371 (B) 361 (C) 351 (D) 341 98. Abbrevation of NETRA Stands for (A) NTPC Energy Technology Research Academy (B) NTPC Energy Transmission Research Alliance (C) NTPC Energy Transmission Research Academy 7

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