RADIAN IAS ACADEMY GROUP-VII-B (10.02.2008) SERIES-A 1. The frequency range of ultrasound is 20 . Find out the odd one in the following: a) below 20 kHz b) below 2kHz a) Trachea b) Spiracle c) above 20 kHz d) above 20,000 kHz c) Epipodite d) Malpighian Tubule 2. When travelling at the speed of light, one can reach 21 . In India the Central Food Technological Research the moon in Institute is located at a) 5 seconds b) 2 seconds a) Bangalore b) Mysore c) 5 minutes d) one minute c) Thiruvananthapuram d) Coimbatore 3. When the velocity of a particle travelling with a velocity 22 . Which of the following gases comes under ‘Noble nearly equal to the velocity of light, increases, its mass gases’? a) increases b) decreases a) Nitrogen b) Oxygen c) remains the same d) none of these c) Neon d) Hydrogen 4. The type of ray that appears to originate outside the 23. Where is the heavy water plant in Tamil Nadu? earth is a) Chennai b) Pdalayamkottai a) X-ray b) Cosmic ray c) Tuticorin d) Tanjore c) Alpha ray d) Beta ray 24 . The gland that maintains body’s thermostat is 5. In fluorescent tubelight a) Pituitary gland b) Adrenal gland a) visible light is converted into visible light c) Thyroid gland d) Hypothalamus b) visible light is converted into ultraviolet light 25 . A boy was asked to multiply a certain number by 53. c) ultraviolet light is converted into ultraviolet light By mistake he multiplied it by 35. If his answer was less d) ultraviolet light is converted into visible light . than the correct one by 1206, then the number is 6. Which of the following is not an ore? a) 65 b) 67 c) 68 d) 70 a) Bauxite b) Malachite 26. China became 143 rd member of World Trade c) Zinc blende d) Wrought Iron Organisation on 7. The metal that is extracted from sea water is a) December 11, 2001 b) January 10, 2000 a) sodium b) calcium c) March 3, 2002 d) December 20, 2001 c) mangnesium d) tin 27 . Which sector contributes more to Net state domestic 8. The amount of chromium in stainless steel is product in Tamil Nadu? a) 50% b) 25% c) 14% d) 2% a) Primary sector b) Secondary sector 9. Which of the following is the most common constituent c) Tertiary sector d) Other sectors of steel? 28 . Yercaud is located in a) Chromium b) Carbon a) Kolli hill b) Jawadhu hill c) Oxygen d) Sulphur c) Shevaroy hill d) Kalvarayan hill 10 . Which of the following elements occurs in the free 29 . How many districts are there in Tamil nadu? state in nature? a) 25 b) 28 c) 29 d) 30 a) Iron b) Cobalt c) Platinum d) Nickel 30 . The Chairman of Central Vigilance Commission in 11 . Properties of histone proteins found in nuclei of India in 2006 was Eukaryotes are a) N. Vittal b) R. Vittal a) acidic b) basic c) P. Shankar d) K. Shankar c) neutral d) amphoteric 31 . In which year was Non-cooperative movement 12. Chlorophyll is soluble in conducted? a) organic solvents a) 1920 b) 1922 c) 1930 d) 1927 b) inorganic solvents 32 . Who is the author of the journal ‘Harijan’? c) organic solvents and inorganic solvents a) Thiru.Vi.Ka b) E,V.R d) none of these c) Mahatma Gandhi d) Bharathiyar 13. In plants the gas released during respiration is 33. Which one of the following states is the first a) oxygen b) carbon dioxide established state by the British rulers in India? c) sulphur dioxide d) ammonia a) Andhra Pradesh b) Maharashtra 14. In a bacterial cell, the site of respiration is c) Madras Presidency d) West Bengal a) Protoplasmic membrane b) Centrosome 34. Who among the following was praised by c) Chondriosome d) Mitochondrion Pudhumaipittan as, “Sirukathaiyin Thirumoolar”? 15 . Receptors in cell membrane are: a) Rajaji b) Akilan a) Carbohydrates b) Proteins c) Mouni d) Jayakanthan c) Nucleic acids d) Lipids 35. Who of the following claimed that he raised the fame 16 . Important Vitamin for blood clotting is of Tamil language through his stories? a) Vitamin A b) Vitamin B a) Jayakanthan b) Ponneelan c) Vitamin C d) Vitamin K c) Vallikannan d) Akilan 17 . The overall study of kidney is 36 . The Vyas Committee which has submitted its report a) Nephrology b) Gynaecology recently, is related with c) Cardiology d) Ophthalmology a) Mutual fund b) Co-operative Sector 18 . Expansion of ECG is c) Price Control d) Agricultural Credit a) Electrocardiogram b) Electrical Conductivity Graph 37 . Find out the correct chronological order of the c) Electro Circulation Graph d) None of these development of Tamil Drama using the codes given 19 . Protein used in blood clotting is below: a) Albumin b) α – globulin 1. Tholpavai Koothu 2. Marappavai koothu c) Fibrinogen d) γ- globulin 3. Puppet show 4. Drama a) 4 2 3 1 b) 2 3 1 4 c) 3 1 4 2 d) 1 4 2 3 RADIAN IAS ACADEMY www. radiannews.pbwiki.com [email protected] 98404-00825, 98404-33955 38 . In which year was the name of Madras State changed 52 . Salar Jung Museum is situated in as Tamil Nadu? a) Hyderabad b) Mumbai a) 1952 b) 1962 c) 1967 d) 1972 c) New Delhi d) Mysore 39 . The author of the great research work ‘The 53. The doctrine of Anekantavada is advocated by Comparative Grammar of Dravidian Languages’ is a) Buddhism, b) Jainism c) Carvaka d) Sankhya a) Robert de Nobili b) Zeiganbalg 54 . Niskama Karma means c) Robert Caldwell d) John Samuel a) Action b) Action and its fruit 40 . The present Chief Election Commissioner of India is c) Disinterested action d) Bondage a) Krishnamoorthy b) Gopalsamy 55 . Which one of the following accepts Mahayana as one c) Tandon d) Navin Chawia of the sects 41. Asser(A): The Pacific belt is known as the Ring of Fire a) Carvaka b) Jainism c) Buddhism d) Hinduism Reason(R): A large number of active volcanoes is found 56 . The moral principle accepted by Veda is along the coasts of America and Asia around the Pacific a) Dharma b) Rta c) Karma d) Adrsta belt. 57 . Carvaka philosophy admits a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct a) Perception b) Inference explanation of A. c) Sabda d) Upamana b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct 58 . Which one of the following works does not come explanation of A under Pattupattu? c) A is true, but R is false a) Nedunalvadai b) Kurunjipattu d) A is false, but R is true c) Paripadal d) Mullaipattu 42 . A continent which is free of volcanoes is 59. The birth place of Sri Ramanujam is a) Australia b) North America a) Kaladi b) Kasi c) Kokarnam d) Sri Perambudur c) South America d) Asia 60 . The Hero of Vaikam is 43. Asser(A): The Gujarat coast is more suitable for the a) C.N. Annadurai b) K.Kamaraj production of common salt than the coasts of other states. c) Rajaji d) E.V. Ramasamy Reasons(R): The Gujarat coast receives more rain fall 61 . First Maratha ruler of Tanjore was than other coasts. a) Sivaji b) Venkoji c) Serboji-I d) Tukkoji a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation 62 . When was Community Development Programme of A . launched? b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct a) 1950 b) 1951 c) 1952 d) 1953 explanation of A 63. When was Central Social Welfare Board organised? c) A is true, but R is false a) 1950 b) 1951 c) 1952 d) 1953 d) A is false, but R is true 64. One of the important festivals celebrated by Tamil 44 . Broad gauge railway engines of India are people is manufactured at a) Pongal b) Onam] a) Varanasi b) Kanpur c) Maha Sivaratri d) Deepavali c) Chittaranjan d) Baroda 65. Who was the founder of Self-respect movement in 45. The two states of India benefitted by Tungabhadra Tamil Nadu? project are a) E.V. Ramasamy Periyar b) K. Veeramani a) West Bengal and Orissa c) M. Karunanidhi d) C.N. Annadurai b) Gujarat and Rajasthan 66 . Which Article of the Constitution confers Adult c) Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka Franchise on all citizens above the age of 18? d) Kerala and Tamil Nadu a) Aricle-144 b) Article-326 46 . One of the most disastrous events since the history of c) Article -356 d) Article-376 chemical industry occurred in the capital of Madhya 67. The question of the amendability of Fundamental Pradesh is Rights came before the Supreme Court in the case of a) Bhopal b) Bangalore c) Chennai d) Delhi a) shankari Prasad vs Union of India 47 . a) North Pole 1. 29½ earth days b) Sajjah Singh vs State of Rajasthan b) Earth Orbit 2. 23 ½ º c) Golak Nath vs State of Punjab c) Moon 3. 90 N º d) All of these d) Earth axis 4. 943 million km 68 . Each year grants-in-aid are provided to such states a) 1 2 4 3 b) 3 4 1 2 c) 3 4 2 1 d) 2 1 4 3 that are in need of assistance by the 48. The bulk of the annual rainfall is received in almost a) President b) Parliament every part of India during c) Speaker of the Lok Shaba d) None of them a) South-West monsoon b) Retreating monsoon 69.