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1. Match the correct suffix with the root words.
(a) popular 1. let
(b) sensible 2. ling
(c) book 3. ity
(d) duck 4. ise
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 3 1 2
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 1 2 4 3
(D) 3 4 1 2
2. Choose the correct pair to fill in the correct
articles in the blank
_____________ road to success is not
____________ bed of roses. Gandhi
became_____________ leader par excellence;
that made Churchill ___________ greatest and
the most successful wartime leader.
(A) the the the a
(B) a a a the
(C) the a a the
(D) the some a the
3. Choose the correct question tag:
(A) amn‘t I?
(B) ain’t I?
(C) are I?
(D) am I?
4. Choose the sentence which has no error.
(A) I place great confidence on you
(B) I place great confidence in you
(C) I place great confidence of you
(D) I place great confidence with you
5. Choose the correct pattern for the sentence:
He is a professor with a lot of experience.
(A) SVOA
(B) SVIODO
(C) SVCA
(D) SVOCA
6. Find the odd one of the following words.
(A) honour
(B) Wonderful
(C) brave
(D) excellent
7. The plural form of ‗alumna‘ is
(A) alumnus
(B) alumnae
C) alumnas
(D) alumne
8. Which of the following sentence is wrong?
(A) Teach me to fish I will live for life time
(B) One never knows what the future will bring
(C) All that glitters is not gold.
(D) We has been living in this house since
1995
9. Pick out the correct passive form of the verb.
we should help the poor.
(A) Must be helped
(B) Will be helped
(C) Should be helped
(D) Shall be helped
10. If I ___________the principal of my school. I
would abolish examinations.
(A) am (B) was
(C) were (D) will be
11. Fill in the blanks with correct option Lecdem
is the
blended form of
(A) Lecture and demon
(B) Lecture and demonstration
(C) Lecturer and dem
(D) Lecturer and demonstration
12. Choose the correct sentence which has no
error
(A) Geetha‘s father is a MLA
(B) Geetha‘s father is the MLA
(C) Geetha’s father is an MLA (D)
Geetha‘s father is MLA
13. Select the correct sentence
(A) Cakes are softer than cookies
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(B) Cakes are more soft than cookies
(C) Cakes are softer then cookies
(D) Cakes are soft than cookies
14. Join the sentence given below.Choosing the
correct relative pronoun furnished in brackets:
I know the girl.she is a famous
sportsperson(whom/who)
(A) I know the girl whom is a famous
sportsperson
(B) I kown the girl who she is a famous
sportsperson
(C) I know the girl who is a famous
sportsperson
(D) I know the girl whom she is a famous
sportsperson
15. Dancing bird is a compound word formed by
combining
(A) Noun + Gerund
(B) Adjective + Gerund
(C) Gerund + Noun
(D) Preposition + Noun
16. Match the following:
(a) Autumn 1. Faucet
(b) Nappy 2. Fall
(c) Tap 3. Diaper
(d) Pavement 4. Side walk
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 4 2 1 3
(C) 2 3 1 4
(D) 2 1 3 4
17. ―My mind has found an adult peace‖whose
mind
has found peace?
(A) Robert Frost
(B) Kamala Das
(C) Annie Louisa Walker
(D) Elizabeth Barrett Browning
18. ―Be a hero in the strife‖ - In whose poem this
line
comes?
(A) Shakespeare
(B) Walt Whitman
(C) Wordsworth
(D) H.W Longfellow
19. In whose poem the following lines occur :
―It isn‘t by size that you win or you fail
Be the best of whatever you are‖
(A) Douglas Malloch
(B) William wordsworth
(C) Walt Whitman
(D) William Shakespeare
20. Which of the following lines belongs to
―William
Shakespeare‖ ?
(A) Love alters not with his brief hours and
weeks but bears it out even to the edge of
the doom
(B) But O heart ! heart !heart
O the bleeding drops O red !
(C) For I‘m off to outer space tomorrow morning
(D) The music in my heart I bore
Long after it was heard no more
21. Which one of the following poems speaks
about
‗True Love‘?
(A) A psalm of life
(B) Be the Best
(C) Sonnet No: 116
(D) The Solitary Reaper
22. ‗Kari, the elephant‘ was written
by______________.
(A) R.K.Narayan
(B) Dhan Gopal Mukherji
(C) Thakazhi Sivasankaran Pillai
(D) Dr.Neeroja Raghavan23.
__________________ was educated at free
Stratford Grammar School.
(A) Oliver Goldsmith
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Shakespeare
(D) Rabindranath Tagore
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24. Here __________ Laika into space.
(A) will go (B) go
(C) went (D) goes
25. ―On the day Sicilian July, with Etna
Smoking‖.
What type of allusion is used here?
(A) Cultural allusion
(B) Biblical allusion
(C) Geographical allusion
(D) Political allusion
26. Find out the figures of speech in the following
lines:
―Laugh till the game is played‖
(A) Simile (B) Metaphor
(C) Allusion (D) Oxymoron
27. Helen Keller speaks about the word
_____________in ―The Mystery of Language‖.
(A) Book (B) Water
(C) Tree (D) Pencil
28. Match the following :
(a) Antonio 1. Lady of Belmont
(b) Portia 2. Money Lender
(c) Shylock 3. Antonio‘s Friend
(d) Bassanio 4. Merchant of Venice
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 1 3 2
(B) 3 1 2 4
(C) 4 1 2 3
(D) 2 3 4 1
29. In the battle of Sambre Caesar defeated
(A) The Nervi (B) The Romans
(C) Brutus (D) Cassius
30. A Sonnet is written in a single stanza
consisting
of_______________lines.
(A) 12 (B) 14
(C) 16 (D) 18
31. The giant knocked down the wall with
(A) a big axe (B) spade
(C) crowbar (D) rod
32. Caesar‘s wife________________ forbids him
to
go to Senate House.
(A) Calphurnia (B) Octavia
(C) Cleopatra (D) Helena
33. Yaanai Malai appears to have a
____________
shape to viewfrom Madurai.
(A) rectangular (B) spherical
(C) cylindrical (D) pyramidal
34. The_______________ asked Hughie to earn
Ten
thousands of his own to Marry Laura.
(A) retired colonel (B) retired Painter
(C) Baron Hausberg (D) Alan Trevor
35. Hughie wanted to marry
(A) Laura Hausberg (B) Trevor Merton
(C) Baron Hausberg (D) Laura Merton
36. Whose words are these?
―I too possess a body and mind ,a heart and
souljust
like you‖.
(A) Kalpana Chawla (B) Hughie
(C) Gaia (D) Saralabehn
37. In which year did H.W. Longfellow publish
his
first volume of poems?
(A) in 1838 (B) in 1839
(C) in 1837 (D) in 1836
38. Whose message is this?
―Listen to the sounds of nature..... Take good care
of our fragile planet‖.
(A) Abdul Kalam (B) Kalpana Chawla
(C) Saralabehn (D) Sunita Williams
39. The long poem by Shakespeare is
(A) Venus and Adonis(B) Anxiety
(C) After many days (D) The Appeal
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40. Who said this?
―O Woman ! Lovely Woman !
Angels are painted fair to look like you:‖
(A) Otway
(B) Annie Louisa Walker
(C) Elizabeth Barrett Browning
(D)KamalaDas
41. Who says these words?
―There is tears for his love; joy for his fortune;
honour for his valour;and death for his ambition.‖
(A) Shylock (B) Antony
(C) Portia (D) Brutus
42. ‗Do you confess the bond?‖
who is asked to confiss?
(A) Antonio (B) Shylock
(C) Bassanio (D) Duke
43. _____________radiation may be one reason
why
the house sparrow is disappearing.
(A) X-ray (B) Cosmic rays
(C) Cell phone (D) Ultra violet rays
44. Who said these words while dying?
―Remember, the struggle to save the forest is not
easy.But we must not give it up.It must go on‖.
(A) Saralabehn(B) Kalpana Chawla
(C) Sunita Williams (D) Abdul Kalam
45. From which play these lines occur
―The quality of mercy is not strain‘d
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath‖.
(A) Julius Caesar
(B) Antony and Cleopatra
(C) The Merchant of Venice
(D) King Lear
46. Who says these words?
―Brutus is an honourable man‖.
(A) Julius Caesar (B) Mark Antony
(C) Cleopatra (D) Calphurnia
47. In ‗The Merchant of Venice‘ portia disguises
herself as a ______________
(A) judge (B) money lender
(C) doctor of law (D) clerk
48. Match the following
column A column B
(a) Kari 1. Nine years old
(b) The boy 2. Weighed forty pounds
(C) The author 3. From writer‘s village
(D) Kari‘s food 4. Five months old
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 1 3 2
(B) 4 2 1 3
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 4 3 2 1
49. The rope like thing around my neck was
(A) a snake (B) Kari’s trunk
(C) a rope (D) a chain
50. Who said the following line?
―Man is born free but is everywhere in chains‖.
(A) Rabindrabath Tagore
(B) Rousseau
(C) Subash Chandra Bose
(D) Abraham Lincoln
51. Who said this?
―If non-violence is the law of our being, the future
is with women‖.
(A) Bharathiyar (B) Gandhiji
(C) Nethaji (D) Nehru
52. Lakshmibai is the most famous Indian woman
to
have defied the British
A) Opposed B) Accepted
C) Considered D) Joined
53. Match the synonyms with their meanings
a) Coarse 1. Push Roughly in a crowd
b) Invidious 2. Unjust
c) Exodus 3. Rough
d) Jostle 4. Mass movement from one
place
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(a) (b) (c) (d)
A) 3 2 4 1
B) 3 2 1 4
C) 2 3 4 1
D) 4 3 2 1
54. Match the correct Suffix
(a) announce 1. ance
(b) exception 2. ment
(c) wash 3. Nal
(d) clear 4. able
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 3 1 4
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 3 2 4 1
(D) 4 1 2 3
55. It _____________ heavily since last night.
A) has been raining
B) was raining
C) is raining
D) were raining
56. Pick out the correct active form of the verb.
A poem has been written by Gopi
A) has written
B) had written
C) would have written
D) would write
57. Match the sentence with their patterns.
a) They elected him leader 1.SVA
b) He wore his new uniform 2.SVO
c) He was excited 3.SVC
d) She went to chennai 4.SVOC
(a) (b) (c) (d)
A) 1 2 4 3
B) 2 3 1 4
C) 3 1 2 4
D) 4 2 3 1
58. Fill in the blank with correct Homophone.
The police tried to ____________ information
from the bootlegger who sells _________ liquor.
A) illicit, elicit
B) illegible, legible
C) elucidate, illicit
D elicit, illicit
59. Match the phrases in column A with their
suitable
clauses in column B
Column A Column B
Phrases Clauses
a) Despite his sickness 1.Kalam became a great
scientist
b) On seeing the snake 2.the teacher appreciated
me
c) By working hard 3.she ran away
d) Observing my skill 4.he attended school
(a) (b) (c) (d)
A) 2 4 3 1
B) 3 4 2 1
C) 4 3 1 2
D) 3 2 4 1
60. Transform the following sentence into
comparative
degree.
Wordsworth is one of the greatest English poets.
A) Wordsworth is greater than many other
English poets
B) Very few English poets are as great as
Wordsworth
C) No other English poets are as great as
Wordsworth
D) Wordsworth is greater than any other English
poet
61. ‗Binary + digit‘ the blended form of this word
is
A) bidigit B) binarit
C) bit D) binary digit
62. Match the following Column A with Column
B
Column A Column B
a) We got interrupted powe
supply,____? 1.Can she?
b) Shreya draws well,_______? 2.Didn‘t we?
c) Swarna cannot run fast,______? 3.Isn‘t it?
d) The bus is early today _______? 4.Doesn‘t
She?
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(a) (b) (c) (d)
A) 1 3 2 4
B) 2 4 1 3
C) 2 4 3 1
D) 3 2 4 1
63. Fill in the blanks with correct article.
Prem is __________strongest boy in the class.
A) a B) an
C) the D) some
64. Choose the correct sentence from the given
option.
A) The cat hid upon the door
B) The cat hid on the door
C) The cat hid behind the door
D) The cat hid within the door
65. Find out the sentence where gerund is used.
A) He agreed to buy a computer
B) To walk is a good exercise
C) She is a singer and dancer
D) I enjoy writing stories for children
66. ‗I haven‘t answered your questions,
____________?‘
A) haven‘t I? B) have you?
C) have I? D) has I?
67. At the Battle of ___________ the forces of
Cassius and Brutus are defeated.
A) Rome B) Sambre
C) Philippi D) Waterloo
68. __________ is one of the Triumvirs.
A) Julius Caesar B) Amelius Lepidus
C) Casca D) Brutus
69. The good is often interred with their bones. So
let
it be with Caesar. These are the words of
_________.
A) Caesar B) Cassius
C) Brutus D) Antony
70. Act - act in the living present !
What is the figure of speech employed here?
A) Anaphora B) Alliteration
C) Repetition D) Apostrophe
71. ―Don‘t give up, though pace seems slow‖
What is the figure of speech employed here?
A) Assonance B) Allusion
C) Apostrophe D) Anaphora
72. ZIP is an example for
A) Contraction B) Abbreviation
C) Acronym D) Clipped form
73. What were the source of inspiration to the
Wright
Brothers?
A) Animals B) Flowers
C) Birds D) Fishes
74. In whose poem the following lines occur:
―No Nightingale did ever Chaunt
More welcome notes to Weary bands‖.
A) Robert Frost
B) John Keats
C) William Wordsworth
D) Robert Bridges
75. Match the poet in Column A with their periods
in
Column B
Column A Column B
Poets Period
a) Wordsworth 1. 1819 - 1892
b) Shakespeare 2. 1770 - 1850
c) Walt whitman 3. 1885 - 1930
d) D.H Lawrence 4. 1564 - 1616
(a) (b) (c) (d)
A) 2 4 1 3
B) 3 4 2 1
C) 4 2 3 1
D) 3 1 4 2
76. A 24- hour journey in a UP Road ways bus is
not
the most comfortable way to get to Munsiyari.
The
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Journey of the author was
A) the most uncomfortable
B) the most comfortable
C) comfortable
D) more comfortable
77. Choose the correct answer for the question
from
the given paragraph:
For three days our path first takes us upstream
along the Goriganga, and then into the shrouded
Milam Valley where the narrow gorges afford few
views.
Which river is mentioned here?
A) Milam B) Ragash Kund
C) Goriganga D) Dudh
78. Mark Antony with his __________ wins the
public over to his side.
A) acting B) honesty
C) Pride D) eloquence
79. Which of the following is a poem by Thomas
Hardy?
A) English Words
B) A Noiseless Patient Spider
C) Snake
D) The Man He Killed
80. The painting of a ________ King welcomes
you
to the Durbar Hall in Thanjavur.
A) Maratha B) Chola
C) Pallava D) Chera
81. Match the following:
a) petrol 1. Elevator
b) Lorry 2. Apartment
c) Flat 3. Gasoline
d) Lift 4. Truck
a) b) c) d)
A) 3 4 1 2
B) 1 2 3 4
C) 4 1 2 3
D) 3 4 2 1
82. Baron Hausberg gave Hughie and Laura a
__________for 10 thousand pounds.
A) Cash B) Demand Draft
C) Cheque D) Promise
83. __________ arrival changed the life of Helen
Keller.
A) Kate‘s B) mabel‘s
C) Anne Sullivan’s D) Mother‘s
84. Anne Sullivan came to teach Helen Keller at
the
age of
A) 11 B) 20
C) 21 D) 12
85. ―.........there were twelve peach - trees that in
the
spring broke out into delicate blossoms of pink
and
pearl, and in autumn bore rich fruit‖.
The trees gave fruits in ________season.
A) Summer B) Winter
C) Spring D) Autumn
86. Whose father is ‗Banarsi Dass‘?
A) Hellen Keller
B) Dr. Salim Ali
C) Kalpana Chawla
D) Subash Chandra Bose
87. What is the theme of the story, ―The Mark of
Vishnu‖?
A) Patriotism B) Communism
C) Superstition D) Socialism
88. ‗ I received love ....That woman died‘
This line expresses the love enjoyed by
A) Tagore B) R.K.Narayanan
C) Kamala Das D) Deepa Agarwal
89. Who is Gaia?
A) Earth B) Sun
C) Moon D) Star
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90. ―Why do you swear by your ancestors, Uncle
Kesavan?‖
Here ‗you‘ refers to
A) Kuttichovan B) Uncle Kesavan
C) Outhakkutty D) Kesavan‘s Wife
91. What are the 3 R‘s related to Environmental
awareness?
A) Reduce, Recycle and Reuse
B) Resourcefulness, Responsibility and Respect
C) Right, Respect and Responsibility
D) Reading, Writing and Arithmetic
92. We can harvest _________ water to meet the
increasing water demand.
A) Sea B) rain
C) river D) lake
93. Who was the only poet honoured with the title
―Poet Laureate of Michigan‖.
A) William Wordsworth
B) Edgar Allen poe
C) Kalil Gibran
D Edgar A. Guest
94. William Wordsworth is the poet of
__________
A) America B) England
C) Australia D) Japan
95. Kalpana Chawla was born on ________
A) 16th of January 2003
B) 21st of July 1969
C) 1st of July 1961
D) 1st of July 1976
96. ___________ is the main character in ―The
Neem Tree‖.
A) Malar B) Vera
C) Masha D Lalitha
97. Thakazhi Sivasankaran Pillai describes
_________ as an arch diplomat
A) Kuttichovan B) Kuttimappila
C) Outhakkutty D Kesavan Nair
98. Match the following:
Column A Column B
a) Walt Whitman 1.Chemmeen
b) Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai 2.The Merchant of
venice
c) william Shakespeare 3.O Captain My
Captain
d) Oscar Wilde 4.The Selfish Giant
(a) (b) (c) (d)
A) 3 1 4 2
B) 2 1 3 4
C) 3 1 2 4
D) 4 2 1 3
99. Match the following:
Characters Title
a) The Little Boy 1. The Last Leaf
b) Ivan 2. Two Friends
c) Monsieur Sauvage 3. The Lottery Ticket
d) Johnsy 4. The Selfish Giant
(a) (b) (c) (d)
A) 4 3 2 1
B) 4 3 1 2
C) 1 2 3 4
D) 3 4 2 1
100.Match the following:
Poem Poets
a) Punishment in Kindergarten 1. David Roth
b) Nine Gold Medals 2. Rabindranath
Tagore
c) Where the Mind is Without Fear 3. Stephen
Vincent Benet
d) Flying Wonder 4. Kamala Das
(a) (b) (c) (d)
A) 4 1 3 2
B) 1 4 2 3
C) 4 1 2 3
D) 1 2 4 3
101. Which one of the following is correctly
matched?
I. Gregor Mendel - Neurospora
II. T.H. Morgan - Drosophila
III. C.B. Bridges - Garden pea
IV. J.H. Muller - Mice
(A) I (B) II (C) III (D) IV
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102. Factorization of (x + y)2 + 9(x + y) + 8 is
(A) (x+y + l)(x + y)
(B) (x + y+l)(x + y + 8)
(C) (x + y + l)(x + y + 6)
(D) (x + y + 8)(x + y + 2)
103. What is the difference between the sum of
first 'n odd natural numbers
and that of first 'n' natural numbers?
A. 1 2 n B. ( 1) 2 n n C. ( 1) 2 n n D. ( 1)(2
1) 6 n n n
104. Before E.V. Ramaswamy Vaikom
Satyagraha was first started by three leaders. They
were
(A) T. Prakasam, T.K. Madhavan and K.P.
Kesava Menon
(B) T.K. Madhavan, K.P. Kesava Menon and
George Joseph
(C) George Joseph, T. Prakasam and T.K.
Madhavan
(D) K.P. Kesava Menon, T. Prakasam and George
Joseph
105. Who was called 'The Father of Modern
India'?
A. Ambedhkar (B) Periyar' E:V.R
(C) Gandhiji (D) Rajaram Mohan Roy
106. MRTP Act, 1969 has been repealed and
replaced by the competition Act, 2002 with effect
from
A. 2002 (B) 2009 (C) 2013 (D) 2016
107. The basic objective of Gandhian plan
brought out by S.N. Agarwala was
(A) Agricultural development
(B) Growth of cottage and village industries
(C) To achieve equality
(D) To raise the material as well as the cultural
level of Indian masses;
108. The last Deputy Chairman of Planning
Commission of India was
(A) Manmohan singh
(B) Narendra Modi
(C) Arun Jaitley
(D) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
109. In India, power of Judicial Review is
restricted because the
(A) Executive is supreme
(B) Legislature is supreme
(C) Constitution is supreme
(D) Judges are transferable
110. The government of India instituted Bharat
Ratna and Padma Shri awards under
(A) Article 14 of the Indian constitution
(B) Article 18 of the Indian constitution
(C) Article 25 of the Indian constitution
(D) Article 32 of the Indian constitution
111. Iron Lady of Manipur, Irom Sharmila got
how many votes in the 2017 Manipur Assembly
election?
(A) 10 votes (B) 30 votes
(C) 60 votes (D) 90 votes
112. Which district of Tamilnadu, Chief Minister
announced new dental college from the year
2017?
(A) Chennai (B) Dharmapuri
(C) Virudhunagar (D) Pudukottai
113. Which one of the following state government
has shifted its financial year from [April 1 to
March 31] to calendar year [January 1 to
December 31]?
(A) Kerala (B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Punjab (D) West Bengal
114. In Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)
_____________is used to magnify the objects.
A. Light B. Optical Lenses
C. Electrons D. Scanner
115. The Respiratory quotient value for glucose is
(A) 0.5 (B) 1.0 (C) 1.5 (D) 2.0
116. What percent of an hour is 36 seconds?
(A) 6% (B) 1% (C) 10% (D) 36%
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117.
1 1 1 m n n l m m n n m x x x x x x
…..
A. 1 B. – 1 C. m n l x D.
118. If the LCM of x and y is z , what is the H.C.F
of x and y?
A. xy/z B. xz/y C. yz/x D. xy
119. The number of delegates who attended the
first session of the Indian
National Congress was
A. 25 (B) 100 (C) 72 (D) 2000
120. The revolutionary nationalist Nelakanda
Brahmachari was born at
A. Thirunelveli (B) Madurai C. Sirkali (D)
Chennai
121. Mercury the smallest planet has only 88 earth
days to orbit the sun,
because
A. Size of the planet
B. Spinning speed
C. Distance from the sun
(D) It's thin atmosphere
122. Match the disasters with its type and pick the
correct answers code :
(a) Blizzards 1. Hydrological disaster
(b) Tsunamis 2. Health disaster
(c) Nuclear accidents 3. Atmospheric disaster
(d) Pandemic 4. Anthropogenic disaster
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 1 4 3
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 3 1 2 4
(D) 3 1 4 2
123. The special status provided to Jammu and
Kashmir under Art. 370 limits parliament to enact
laws relating to
A. List I and List -III of the Seventh Schedule
B. List I only of the Seventh Schedule .
C. List-II only of the Seventh Schedule
D. List I, II & III of the Seventh Schedule
124. The ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity
enshrined in the preamble of the Constitution of
India were adopted under inspiration from the
A. American Declaration of Independence
B. French Revolution
C. Russian Revolution
D. UN Charter
125. Find out the total votes of the electoral
college for the Indian Presidential Election, 2017.
(A) 11,00,346 votes
(B) 11,04,546 votes
(C) 12,06,232 votes
(D) 13,00,346 votes;
126. Which one of the following is the objective
of perspective plan 2023?
(A) Create Employment Opportunity
(B) Digital Technology
(C) Award
(D) Reward;
127. Projectile motion is a combination of
horizontal motion with constant_____________
and vertical motion with
constant______________
A. Acceleration, velocity
B. Velocity, acceleration C. Displacement, velocity D. Velocity,
displacement
128. Nuclear force is
A. charge dependent
B. spin independent
C. both charge and
D. spin independent in dependent but charge
independent
129. Tax is charged on some items which are
manufactured in the country. This is collected by
the Government of India. This Tax is
(A) Direct Tax (B) Indirect Tax
(C) Excise Duty (D) Service Tax
130. The value of 2 2 2 3 6 2 2 x x x x x x
(A) 3x (B) 3 (C) 3x + 2 (D) x – 2
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131. Which of the following is arranged in correct
ascending order?
A. 25% of 8, 40% of 6, 30% of 9, 20% of 15
B. 20% of 15, 25% of 8, 30% of 9, 40% of 6
C. 30% of 9, 40% of 6, 25% of 8, 20% of 15
D. 20% of 15, 30% of 9, 40% of 6, 25% of 8
132. Which of the following is larger in area?
A. A triangle with base 10 cm and height 8 cm
B. A triangle with sides 12 cm, 5 cm and 13 cm
C. An equilateral triangle whose sides are 10
cm each
D. A right angled triangle whose sides containing
the right angle are 3 cm
and 4 cm
133. Tambapanni is the old name of
(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Kerala
(C) Srilanka (D) Karnataka
134. Name the journal which declared 'Swami
Vivekanand the greatest figure in the Parliament'.
(A) Young India (B) Samachar Darpan
(C) Swadeshi Mitran (D) New York Herald
135. A scheme to provide Support to Training and
Employment of Women (STEP) was launched in
the year
(A) 1986 – 87 (B) 1990 - 91
(C) 1995 – 96 (D) 1996 - 97
136. Prime Minister of India inaugurated India's
longest road bridge on May 26, 2017. Which
states are connected by this bridge?
(A) Assam and Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Assam and Manipur
(C) Assam and Thiripura
(D) Manipur and Thiripura
137. The first stage of the strategy related to
Intensive Agricultural District Programme was
started in the year
(A) 1951-52 (B) 1960-61
(C) 1965-66 (D) 1990-91
138. Which of the following statements are
correct with regard to Tamil Nadu 'Pudhu
Vaazhvu Project'?
(i) It was launched in 2005
(ii) It is aided by World Bank
(iii) The total outlay is Rs. 1,667 crores
(iv) It is being implemented in 26 districts
(A) All are correct statement
(B) (i), (ii), (iii) are correct
(C) (ii), (in), (iv) are correct
(D) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct
139. What percentage of total cultivation area in
Tamilnadu is rainfed (Manavari)?
(A) 55% (B) 57% (C) 54% (D) 52%
140. Indian Neutrino Observatory is situated in
which district of Tamilnadu?
(A) Madurai (B) Theni
(C) Cuddalore (D) Chennai
141. Which one is wrongly matched pair in their
characters?
(A) Pancreas - Glucagon
(B) Small intestine - Stomatostatin
(C) Testis - Estrogen
(D) Adrenal gland - Glucocorticoids
142. Which of the following hormone stimulates
contraction of uterine smooth muscle?
A) Epinephrin (B) Insulin
(C) Oxytocin (D) Glucagon
143. If A = +, B = , C = x and D = - then what
is the value of 1 1 1 1 2 5 5 5 10 C B A D = ?
A. 2.1 (B) 1.2 (C) 2.5 (D) 1.6
144. The value of 3 2 1 1 3 3 9 x x x x x
(A) 3x-l (B) 3(x + l) (C) 3(x-l) (D) 3x + 2
145. Arrange the following in chronological order
1. Senkuttuvan
2. Emayavaramban
3. Kanaikal Irumporai
4. Kuttuvan Cheral
(A) 2, 1, 4, 3 (B) 4, 2, 3, 1
(C) 2,1,3,4 (D) 3,2,4,1
146. In Chola kingdom the revenue department
was called as
(A) Perumtharam (B) Utan Kuttam
(C) Puravuvari (D) Olai Nayagam
147. Despite the substantial improvement in
health conditions of people in India, there has
been certain negative trends due to
I. High incidence of HIV/AIDS in rural areas
II. High incidence of HIV/AIDS in urban areas
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III. Growing incidence of Heart diseases and
cancer in rural areas
IV. Growing incidence of Heart diseases and
cancer in urban areas
(A) All are correct
(B) I and III correct
(C) II and IV correct
(D) I, III and IV correct
148. Which one of the following is not correct
related to the distinctions between the grants
under Article 275 and Article 282 of the
Constitution of India?
(A) The grants-in-aid under Article 275 are
statutory whereas under Article 282 they are
discretionary
(B) Under Article 282, the union has the power to
provide grants-in-aid even for non-plan
expenditure
(C) Under Article 275, the union has the right to
give grants in accordance with the decision taken
on the basis of recommendation of Finance
Commission
(D) Allocation of Grants under Article 282 is
based on the recommendation of Cabinet
Committee
149. When BSE's sensex has reached its
maximum 30,000 - mark for the first time in the
history?
(A) 26 December 2016
(B) 26 January 2017
(C) 26 April 2017
(D) 26 May 2017
150. The Indian Space Research Organisation
(ISRO) successfully tested indigenously
developed cryogenic engine on
(A) January 25, 2017
(B) January 30, 2017
(C) April 1, 2017
(D) March 30, 2017
151. The area of a semi-circle of radius 7 cm. is
(A) 7 cm2 (B) 777 cm3
(C) 77 cm2 (D) 7777 cm2
152. The oxidation of 2 3 SO to 2 4 SO ion
by oxygen in this reaction which is Lewis acid and
Lewis base?
(A) 2 3 SO is Lewis acid and oxygen is Lewis
base
(B) Oxygen is Lewis acid and 2 3 SO is Lewis
base
(C) Both are Lewis acids
(D) Both are Lewis bases
153. A boy is now twice as old as his sister, four
years ago, he was thrice as old as her what are
their ages now?
(A) 18, 9 (B) 14, 7 (C) 16, 8 (D)
12, 6
154. x3/2 :9 16 : x . What is the value of x?
(A) ±16 (B) ±3
(C) ±4 (D) ±12
155. The arithmetic mean of a group of 75
observations was calculated as 27. It was later
found that one observation was wrongly read as
43 instead of the correct value 53. Obtain the
correct arithmetic mean of the data.
(A) 26,13 (B) 27,13
(C) 28,13 (D) 25,13
156. A sum of money triples itself at 8% per
annum over certain time. The number of years is
equal to
(A) 24 (B) 25
(C) 20 (D) 12
157. Cultivable lands which has not been
ploughed for between one and five years are
called as
(A) Culturable waste
(B) Current fallows
(C) Other fallows
(D) Permanent fallows
158. Tidal forests of Ganga-Brahmaputra delta,
mainly consists of
(A) Rhododentrons
(B) Hardwood palms
(C) Laurels
(D) Junipers
;
159. Whether governor of a state has the power to
dissolve the state legislature?
(A) Yes
(B) No
(C) He / She can only recommend
(D) Only President can
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160. In the rules of business of Indian Parliament,
if the speaker admits, notice of a motion but no
date is fixed for its introduction — then it is called
(A) Call attention motion
(B) Adjournment motion
(C) No confidence motion
(D) No day - Yet - named motion
161. In India which organisation's scientists
recently produced electricity from water without
using energy?
(A) NPL, New Delhi (B) IISC, Bengaluru
(C) USER, Kolkata (D) IIT, Chennai
162. In which place Prime Minister of India
inaugurated the country's first Indian Institute of
Skills [IIS] on Dec. 20, 2016?
(A) Ahmedabad (B) Bengaluru
(C) Kanpur (D) Varanashi
163. A supernova is an exploding star. In which
years the last two supernova are visible to the
naked eye?
(A) 1600, 1980 (B) 1601,1982
(C) 1604, 1987 (D) 1605,1997
164. Calculate the dimensions of Planck's constant
'h', using the equation E =h , where E energy
and frequency
(A) MLT-1 (B) ML2 T-1
(C) ML21 T-2 (D) ML-2T-1
165. The cylinder whose base is not in circular
form is called
(A) Circular cylinder
(B) Right circular cylinder
(C) Oblique cylinder
(D) Irregular cylinder
166. 10 sq. m. is equal to
(A) 100 gq. cm. (B) 1000 sq. cm.
(C) 10000 sq. cm. (D) 100000 sq. cm.
167. Where the All India Muslim League was
formed in 1906?
(A) Mumbai (B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Chennai (D) Dhaka
168. When 'Swadeshi day' was celebrated in
India?
(A) 27 May, 1932
(B) 28 May, 1932
(C) 29 May, 1932
(D) 30 May, 1932
169. What is the 85* term of the sequence 3/2 2
5/2 x, x , x , x
A. 85 x 2 B. 45 x 2 C. 43 x D. 44
x
170. The radius and the slant height of a cone are
respectively ‗r‘ and ‗l‘. What is the volume of the
cone?
171. Which one of the following matches is
correct?
(a) Thyroid hormone 1. Cushing's disease
(b) Insulin 2. Myxedema
(c) Corticosteroids 3. Acromegaly
(d) Growth hormone 4. Diabetes
a b c d
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 4 3 1
(C) 4 2 1 3
(D) 2 4 1 3
172. Match List I with List II and select the
correct answer using the code given below :
List I List II
(a) P.A. Sangma 1. Telugu Desam party
(b) G.M.C. Balayogi 2. CPI (m)
(c) Manohar Joshi 3. Shiv Sena
(d) Somnath Chatterjee - 4. Congress -1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 4 1 3 2
(C) 2 4 3 1
(D) 4 3 1 2
173. Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property
Rights Law is located in____________ (city) of
(A) Chennai - Tamil Nadu
(B) Ujaini -Madhya Pradesh
(C) Cochin - Kerala
(D) Khargpur - West Bengal
174. Which one of the following is not correctly
matched?
(A) Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana - Social
security for old age
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(B) Pravasi Karshal Vikas Yojana — Seeking
employment in abroad
(C) PM Fasal Bima Yojana - Insurance coverage
to farmers
(D) PM Gram Sadak Yojana — Empowerment
of rural women
175. Cyanide resistant respiration is found in
(A) Plants only
(B) Animals only
(C) Both plants and animals
(D) Plants and Microbes
176. Male sex hormone 'testosterone' is produced
by
(A) Leydig cells
(B) Sertoli cells
(C) Germinal epithelial cells
(D) Spermatogonia! Cells
177. Total surface area of hollow hemisphere is
equal to
(A) 2𝜋(R2 + r2) sq. units
(B) 2𝜋(R2− r2)sq. units
(C) 𝝅(𝟑𝑹𝟐+ 𝒓𝟐) sq. units
(D) 𝜋(3𝑅2− 𝑟2)sq. units
178. The probability that a leap year will have 53
Fridays or 53 Saturdays is
A. 1 7 B. 2 7
C. 3 7 D. 4 7
179. Match the following :
(a) Annie Besant 1. Kesari
(b) Bipin Chandrapal 2. Common weal
(c) Boopendra Nath Dutt 3. The New Asia
(d) Tilak 4. Yuganthar
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 2 1 4 3
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 2 3 4 1
180. Which is wrongly matched?
(A) Indo - European Family - Arya
(B) Austric Family - Nishada
(C) Dravidian P'amily - Dravidian
(D) Sino - Tibetan Family - Munda
181. __________ marked the beginning of census
taking in India.
(A) The year 1862
(B) The year 1872
(C) The year 1882
(D) The year 1892
182. Constitutional status to the Panchayat Raj
Institutions was initiated based on the
recommendation of
(A) G.V.K. Rao Committee
(B) L.M. Singhvi Committee
(C) Ashok Mehta Committee
(D) Balwantray Mehta Committee
183. Which Article of the Constitution of India
conferred special leave petitions power to the
Supreme Court?
(A) Art. 136 (B) Art. 32
(C) Art. 139 (D) Art. 226
184. Which one of the organisation organised the
Gyan Sangam [Knowledge Summit] in New Delhi
on March, 2017?'
(A) Prajna Parvah
(B) Christian Education Society
(C) Students Islamic Movement of India
(D) Democratic Youth Federation of India
185. Which of the following aim comes under
Prime Minister Krishan Sai Yojana?
(A) Environment
(B) To increase ground water
(C) Cloth production
(D) Free food
186. Which one of the organic pesticides that
contain phosphorous?
(A) DDT (B) BHC
(C) 2, 4-D (D) Parathion
187. Match the following :
(a) Mixed fertilizer 1. DAP
(b) Complex fertilizer 2. NPK
(c) Bio fertilizer 3. Oil cake
(d) Organic nitrogen fertilizer 4. Algae
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 1 4 3
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 4 3 2 1
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188. A__________ is often drawn as a guide, so
that a frequency polygon can be drawn over the
top.
(A) Frequency
(B) Histogram
(C) Cumulative Frequency
(D) Rectangle
189. If 100 persons can finish a work in 7 days,
how many persons can finish the same work 35
days?
(A) 20 persons (B) 50 persons
(C) 30 persons (D) 25 persons
190. What is the 21st term of the sequence 100,
95, 90, 85.....?
(A) 10 (B) 20
(C) 0 (D) 5
191. Simplify: 4 2 2 162 ( 9)(2 6) x x x
(A) x2 +9 (B) x +3
(C) x + 6 (D) x - 6
192. Who was the first ruler in the Chola-
Chalukya line?
(A) Raja Raja II
(B) Vikrama chola
(C) Kulothunga I
(D) Adhi Rajendran
193. The Vaikam Satyagraha arose in Kerala in
the year
(A) 1918 (B) 1924
(C) 1913 (D) 1928
194. Periyar incorporated the ideas of the justice
party and formed a new party called
(A) Dravida Kazhagam
(B) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
(C) Swantara party
(D) Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
195. Which one of the following changes was not
called by the Gandhian model and growth in the
Indian Planning System?
(A) To replace production oriented planning with
employment oriented planning
(B) To replace employment oriented planning
with the production oriented planning
(C) It is in favour of small scale and cottage
industries
(D) It is against large scale industries producing
consumer goods
196. The word 'Secularism' was inserted in the
preamble of the constitution after supreme court
of India observed 'Secularism' was a basic feature
of constitution in
(A) 1975 (B) 1973 (C) 1976 (D) 1981
197. Which of the following objectives regarding
Skill India Mission is incorrect?
(A) Its objective is to achieve skilling of the youth
across the country
(B) Its aim is to remove financial constraints in
accessing skill training programmes
(C) Under the mission, loans from Rs. 50,000 to
1.5 lakh will be available to more the 34 lakh
Youth of India
(D) The tagline of this mission is Kaushal
Bharat
198. Which country physicists created a new form
of Hydrogen? (Negatively charged hydrogen
cluster)
(A) India (B) Austria
(C) Australia (D) China
199. Kaviko Arakkattalai Award given
to___________during the year 2017.
(A) Poet Muthulingam (B) Poet Vairamuthu
(C) Poet Vali (D) Poet Vijay
200. What percentage of downtrodden students
entrolment in private schools as per Right to
Education Act?
(A) 25 (B) 26 (C) 27 (D) 28