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SL No.:· 1017S-.525 G2AE/16
~e::i:~ I I I I I I I I I I
2016
GENERAL ENGLISH WITH GENERAL STUDIES
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 SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK

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 101. Select the pair, which are dimensionally alike among the following

' I. Product of force and time

II. Product of momentum and time

III. Product of Ariel velocity and linear density

IV. Product of work and time

(A) I and II only (B) II and III only
(C) III and IV only ~ I and III only

IV. ~6l.JGIDQ) LDrD!J)JtD ~.!DIJ"~~~ Qu®8;e;tb

' (A) I LDrDg,)JtD II LDL@Lb (B) II LDrDIDJLD III LDL@tb

(C) III LDrDg,)JtD IV LDL@Lb (D) I LDrDIDJLD III LDL@tb

102. Arrange the following in the increasing order of their penetration powers

I. Alpha rays

II. Beta particles

III. Gamma rays

~ I - II-III (B) II - I - III (C) II - III - I (D) III - II - I

I. ~Q).°.urr e;~rre;Gir

II. t5l...LrT ~e;Gire;Gir

III. e;rrLDrr e;~rre;Gir

(A) I - · II - III (B) II - I- III (C) II - III - I (D) III - II - I

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103. Match correctly the following Lists 1, 2 and 3

List 1 List 2 List 3

I. Ammonia · (a) White solid (i) Rocket fuel

II. Basic reducing agent (b) Hydrazine (ii) Haber's process

III. Explosive (c) Colourless volatile gas (iii) Hydrazoic acid

IV. Hydroxylamine (d) Colourless volatile liquid (iv) Oxidising a nd reducing agent

(A) I-b-iii II-c-iv III-d-ii IV-a-i

(B) I-d-i II- b-iii III-a-ii IV-c-iv

(C) I- a-iv II-c-ii III-d-i IV- b-iii

\P'5 I-c-ii II- b-i III-d-iii IV-a-iv

UL~llJQ> 1

III. QQJ~8;@)LD ~~mLD (c) )fil jD LOJD jD ~@51 llJ rT@) LD QI rTllj (iii) m~L..l]'a:rru518; ~uSl6\.li..D

IV. m~Ll)rr$GllS16\.luSl~ (d) Jfil!DLDJD!D ~6lS1llJrT@)LD ~l]'Gl.ILD (iv) ~8;Gn5)~~JD!D LDJDIDJLD ~@8;@) .SI)~

(A) I- b-iii II-c-iv III-d- ii IV-a-i

(B) I- d-i II-b-iii III-a-ii IV-c- iv

(C) . I-a-iv II-c- ii III-d-i IV- b-iii

(D) I-c-ii II-b-i III- d-iii IV-a-iv

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 104. Fructose-6-Phosphate is also known as
V Newberg este;r (B) Harden ester
(C) Young ester (D) Paranas ester

(A) .IBJ!k!>Gurr.$ 6TOOLrT (B) ~ITrrGLro 6TOOLrr

(C) UJri.J 6TOOLrT (D) u 1JIT6l!TITOO 61"00 LrT

105. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the
:
Lists :
List I List II

(a) Fatty substance 1. Pectins

(b) Manufacture of ink 2. Suberin

(c) Nitrogenous waste product 3. Tannins

(d) Fruit jellies 4. Alkaloids

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 1 3 4 2
(B) 3 4 2 1
~ 2 3 4 1
(D) · 2 4 1 3

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a:rllUJIT6l!T ~OOLu5J65>ro Q~rllGtj Q.g:u'.Js.;.

6l..l rll"6)a: I 6l..l rTl ooa: II

(a) Qa;IT@LILI GuIT@Gir 1. Qu8;11troa;6ir

(b) 65>LD ~UJITrllul...l . 2. @;UITlro

(c) 65))!i L..G1JIT~6l!TGil> 8.i ~ 6tj Qu IT®ffi° 3. LIT6ilTl Qr8.iffi°

(d) u~ Q~Gi>bl5ls.;6ir 4. ~rua;roITu'.J@a;m

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 1 3 4 2
. (B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D) 2 4 1 3

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106. Which one of the following cells formed during gametogenesis is diploid?
(A) Primary polar body (B) Sperm atid

~ Spermatogonia (D) Secondary polar body

(A) QP~~mw ~@ru ~IDJUL..j (B) ffi>Quirw m.~tq.L

(C) ffil Qu irw L..a ura.g; rr6lITl lLJ rr ·(D) @IJ"~Lrrt.i:i .ffilm6U [email protected] ~IDJUL..j

107. Match Column I with Column II and III and choose the correct options:

Column I Column II Column III

1. Typhoid (a) Hae mophilus influenza (i) Chronic inflammation of the
lymphatic vessels
2. Pneumonia (b) Trichophyton (ii) Dry scaly lesions on the skin
3. Filariasis (c) S almonella typhi (iii) Alveoli filled with fluid
4. Ringworm (d) Wuch ereri ma layi (iv) Intestinal perforations

(A) 1-c-iv; 2-a-ii; 3- b-i; 4-d-iii (B) 1-c-iv; 2-b- ii; 3-a-iii; 4-d-i

\?) 1-c-iv; 2-a-iii; 3-d- i; 4-b-ii (D) 1-c-iv; 2- d- ii; 3-a-i; 4-b-iii

ULtq.lLJ6'> I uLtq.lLJru II ULtq.lLI6'>III

mLurrti.J@ ~IJ"LD (a) ~awrrootSlru6Uffil

0
1. (i) .IBl Qll!T.IB ir .(5 rrGTTri.J .g;61fl ru .(5 rTLU LL GU8;.g; t.D
@~o oU ~lLJ~GrorT
0

tq.ml).$G.g;rro omULrT~ (ii) G~rr61Sl6'> ~6Uir.[>~ Q5~Q).g;6Tr G.g;rr~L

0

2. .ffil Gw rr60Tl lLJ rr (b)

.g;rr lLI ri.J .g;m

o o~ U a6UrfllLJ rr§'lffil
0
3. (c) B'rrruwrr6Ul6'>Qlrr mLtSl (iii) a=irurra:.S .g;rrfbw mu.g;m ~rrru~~6Ulrrru
JfilmwJI>~mGJT~

4. ULir~rrLDmi) (d) ~68'iral)rfl lLJ rr w rrQl rru51 (iv) @>Lru IJ"(;WT"LDrr~ro

(A) 1-c-iv; 2-a-ii; 3-b- i; 4-d-iii (B) 1-c- iv; 2-b- ii; 3-a:-iii; 4-d-i
(C) 1-c-iv; 2-a-iii; 3-d- i; 4-b-ii (D) 1-c-iv; 2-d- ii; 3-a- i; 4-b-iii

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10&. Identify the writer who won the pr estigious Ma n Booker Prize for fiction, 20 15?

(A) Tom McCarthy

\jl'f(' Marlon J a mes

(C) Sunjeev Sahota

(D) Anne Tyler

(A) urt.0 GLDffi19;rrrr~~

(B) LD rrrr61) rr ~ a~ LD <Oil>

(C) s:'®9Gi.J s:a~rrLrr

(D) ~~ Qui.Jrur'r

109. Which of the following mountains of North America h as been r en am ed as Denali?

(A) Mount Elbert

(B) Moun~ Mitchell

~ Mount McKinle~
(D) Mount Whitney

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(A) 6T6'>Gu r'r L. Lnmru

(D) . GiSl L..~ LD~6\)

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110. With reference to Tamilnadu, Nisha : 2008 is similar as ~: 2015. Then P points out to

(A) BOB09 (B) Madi

(C) HudHud ~Roanu

~L6l~JDITLQ'>LU · Gurrw~~6lJQ'lfJ~6\>. )fil~rr : 2008 ror~u~ ~ : 2015, ror~u~!D® ~~~~rr@)tb. ror~ru

P ror~u~ rorQ'l~8; ®!!518;®tb?

(A) (BOB09) urru09 (B) LDIT~

111. Which gene was identified recently by scientists oflndia as primarily responsible for obesity
among Indians?

(A) THCM8B (B) THFG6C (C) THKR8E \/Ill( THSD7A

@.ffi~ wr'ra;ml~ 2-.Lru Li(!!)LD®J8;® 6.ilTIJ~LDIT60T LDIJUWJ roT60T @.ffi~w ~<®(§1T~.$6111Tro 6LDU~~Q)

.$QforLp51WUULL~ ror~?

(A) THCM8B (B) THFG6C (C) THKR8E (D) THSD7A

112. India's first dedicated multi wavelength space observatory for astronomy r esearch ,
launched on 28th September 2015 is

(A) GSAT-6 (B) GSAT-15

(C) . GSAT - 16 \J}it( ASTROSAT .

@.ffi~wrr~ro C:P~~C:P~rolru, 6llrr60T~wru ~1Jrrti.J6618;Q8;~G!D uiJ~Gwa;LDrra; · 6lJ~QJQ'>LD8;a;uu L...@,

28 Qa:uLtbur'r 2015 ~~W ~6lluul....L uro~Q'lru.ffim ~Ql'orQQJml ~1Jrrti.J6618;&.Ltb ror~u~

(A) GSAT - 6 ~®tb (B) GSAT-15 ~®tb

· (C) GSAT - 16 ~®tb (D) ASTROSAT

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113. In which of the following tennis tournaments in 2015, Sania Mirza and Martina Higgins
4
pair did not win the women's doubles championship?

(A) Miami open · ~Frenc.h open

(C) US open (D) Wimbledon

(C) US ~uu~

114. In September 2015, Tamil Nadu's largest solar plant was commissioned at

(A) Minjur (Tiruvallur Dist.)

(B)

(C)
Rajakkamangalam (Kanyakµmari Dist.)

V~nandhur (Namakkal Dist.) .·

•
~ S~~g;ott{:!.i (yerudhuna~ar Dist.)

(B)
.
j1Trr~rrc$8iLDrf,lc$~LD ( a;6Ur~UJfT@)LDrfl lDfTQJLLLD)

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 115. Yfhich of the following statements on SAHAJ scheme is/are correct?

(1) SAHAJ will enable customers to post online request for a new LPG connection

(2) It was launched by the Finance Ministry

(3) Initially the scheme was launched in 22 cities aero.-,,.:; the country

\J!f("'° (1) only (B) (1) and (2) only

(C) (2) and (3) only (D) (1) and (3) only

SAHAJ ~L.Ll.D t.D~rr6ITT' t.Sl6NQJ(!!)LD &.!iJIDJ8i6lfl6i.l 6rfi5~ &l._!DIDJ ( ~) &.!iJIDJ8i6IT B=ITllLl rr6ITT'GmQJ7

(1) Ll~llJ LPG @Gm~ut.SliD8irr6ITT' @Gm~llJ~GTT aQJ~@G8irr6r>GTT ~8irTGQJrrrr8iro ~~8'6U G8'wllJ SAHAJ

@lLlruiJ: Q.g:tiJ lLJLD

(2) @~ .ffil~~~6r>!D ~6r>LDiJ:8'8i~~rr6U G~rrLffi.$1 6r>QJffi8iuuL.L~

(3) J!irrL.1.q-6N 22 J!i8i1JT&J8i6lflro @~~L.Ll.D QP~rurrQJ~rre; G~rrLrf.Ja;uu L.@roGTT~

(A) (1) LDL@LD (B) (1) LDWIDJLD (2) l.DL@LD

• (C) (2) LDWIDJLD (3) l.DL@LD (D) ( 1) LDWIDJLD (3) LDL@LD

116. Bidhya Bhandari who was elected as the first women President of Nepal in October 2015
belongs to

(A) Madeshi Jana Adhikar Forum ~ommunist party of Nepal

(C) Nepali Congress (D) Rastriya Prajatantra party

~ffiGLrrur'r 2015 @ru. GJ!iLIITGTT~~6N QP~6U Gu~ @)llJ-lLil)ffi~ ~6r>61)QJl)rT8i~ G~r'rfi5G~@8;e;uuL.L t.Sl~lLirr

U~LrTITl @ffie;L.fil6r>lLI 8'rTrTji5~QJ rT

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117. The first BRICS migration conference in October 2015 was held at
.
Russia (B) Beijing, China

(C) New Delhi, India (D) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

118. Which organisation's 73rd foundation day is being observed on 26th September 2015?

(A) ICAR (B) ISRO ~CSIR (D) . NIO

(A) ICAR (B) ·rsRO (C) CSIR (D) NIO

119. The part of the earth's interior w·hich is knowri· as Asthenosphere i s

(A) SIMA ~per Ma~tle

(C) Lower Mantle (D) Outer core

(A) 5JLDrT (B) GLD6i.l GLD~Lct-6i.l

(C) £~ GLD6lim"Lct-6i.l (D) G6l..lffil8> 8iQ96l..lt.0

120. The river which is said to be the lifeline of Sikkim is

(A) Manas (B) Lohit (C) Sanko"sh ~is ta

(A) LDIT6NfTGlu (D) Lct-GiuLrr

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121. The planet which has the fastest orbital motion is

~ercury (B) . Venus

(C) Earth (D) Mars

(C) LJGlSl (D) Ga:ru6l.Jrru'..J

122. The mountain which is known as 'horst' is

(A) Fold mountain ~lock mountain

(C) Volcanic mountain (D) Residual mountain

(B) t5l~L LDQ)ro

(D) GT~a:lUJ ll)6'6)(;1)

123. Largest area in ·the ocean floor is occupied by

(A) Continental shelf (B) Continental slope

~Deep sea plain (D) Ocean deeps

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 124. Which of the following were the liquid measurements used by the imperial cholas?

(A) Ma, Kuzhi (B)

.
Kalanju, Madai

~Nali,Uri (D) Tuni, P adakku

(A) LDrT, ®Wl

125. Pick out the wrong statement about Rabindranath Tagore

(I) He founded Shantiniketan (now Viswabharati university) in Bengal

(II) He is the first Asian to receive Nobel prize in 1915

(III) His works are 'post office' and 'Gora'

(IV) He is the writer of National Anthems of India and Srilanka

(A) I only (B)· II only

(C) I and III only ~I and IV only

(II) 1915 6u Gp;rruru urllar Gu!iJ!D QPff>6u ~6lUJrr@Qirr ~6l.Jrrrr

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126. Which Indian dynasty imposed a tax called "Patdam" on remarriage of widows?
~

(A) The Mughals

\)lK' The Peshwas

(C) The Sambhuvarayas

(D) The Nayaks of Tanjore

(A) QPB.iQ) ITUJ f'ra;@

(B) Q ~ Gl..HT8;a;ffi

(C) a:t.D Lj Gl..HJrT UJ r'r8) ffi

(D) ~ ~6"6> 8' J1i rr UJ 8;a; r'ra;@ .

127. Identify the Indian Political Leader who uttered the following opinion:
"Indians do not deserve freedom from British rule unless they themselves get ritj. off the
evils of untouchability"? ·

(A) Bala Gangadhara Tilak

(B) Gopala Krishna Gokhale

\JP'!" Mohandas Gandhi

(D) Dr.B.R. Ambedkar

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"~~Lrr6r> LO 6"6>UJ 6lS1L.GlLrr~8;a;rr@S1 i.q_Gi> .@Jt~ UJ r'ra;ffi ~ffiJ$la61) UJ r'r a;cll u.Dl @Jt§J ar~Jt~ r;t.D Qu !D
~®~UJ!i>!DGl.J rra;Gir"

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128. Consider the following statements with reference to the Indo Soviet Treaty in 1971. Which
4
of the statements given below is /are ~orrect:

I. This treaty was _signed for 20 years

II. This treaty was concluded on August 9, 1971 by Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko

and India's Minister of External Affairs Sardar Swaran Singh

III. A former . congress President K.Kamaraf said, "It would not only consolidate the

friendship between the two countries but also help the cause of peace in Asia and the

world"

(A) I only (B) I and II only

(C) II only ~ II and III only

(A) I [email protected]

(C) II [email protected] (D) I, II LDJD.\PJLD III [email protected]

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. 129. Arrange the following in ascending order of their formation :

I. Planning Commission

IL Zonal Councils

III. National Integration Council

IV. National Development council

(A) I -II - III - IV '·

(B) I - IV - III - II

~I-IV -II -III

(D) I - III - IV - II

I. ~LL ~6W>~lULD

IL LD~LQ) @)@B;a;ffi

III. ~p.i6JlU ~(§6W>LDUUIT@ @)@

IV. ~6llU QJrorrB:61 ®@

(A) I -II - III - IV

(B) I - IV - III - II

(C) I -IV - II - III

(D) I - III - IV - II

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130. Arrange the following committees in chronological order
4
1. Gorwala Committee

2. Ayyangar Committee

3. Appleby Report

4. Administrative Reforms Commission

(A) 1-3-2-4 (B) 2-3-1-4

\)Ii!!' 2- 1-3-4 (D) 3-1- 2-4

1. affirTrTQ.JrTQ)IT @)@

2. ~ti.JUJrliJa;rrr'r @)@

3. :.~ut.Slruau ~ i:6JB;i0na;

4. [email protected]; 6r'r~<!!J~fh ~6n60bTUJ t.0

(A) 1-3-2- 4 (B) 2-3-1-4

(C) 2- 1-3-4 (D) 3-1- 2-4

131. When did the Constituent Assembly for undivided India meet for the first time?

(A) 9th November, 1946 ~th December, 1946

(C) 9th October, 1946 (D) 9th September, i946

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.[DG"6>LGUd,>!!)~?

(A) 9 .[D6lJt.0uir, 1946 (B) 9 L<ra=t.Ouir, 1946

(C) 9 ~e;aLrruir, 19_4 6 (D) 9 Qa:uLt.Our'r, 1946

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132. When was the state of Nagaland-formed?
~
(A) 1961 (B) 1963

(C) 1965 (D) 1967

!f>rra;rrrurr~~ LDrrJBlruLi::i GTuQurr@~ ~@6Urr$a;uuL.L§J?

~ 1961 (B) 1963

(C) 1965 (D) 1967

133. Which of the following schedule was inserted by the 7 4th Amendment Act?

~ 12th Schedule (B) 11th Schedule

(C) 13th Schedule (D) 10th Schedule

(A) 12-GU§J ~ LL6Urn~ (B) 11-GU~ ~LL6Urn~

(C) 13-GU~ c:!91LL6Urn~ (D) 10-GU~ ~LL6Urn6iSlll

134. Which of the following Chief Justice of Supreme Court served as acting President of India?

(A) Justice Subha Rao ~stice M. Hidayatullah

(C) Justice Y.V. Chandrachud (D) Justice P.N. Bhagwati

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Q<Ftu6'.>uL.@ffimrrrr?

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 135. In 1868, the National Income estimate Committee oflndia was headed by
• (A) V . K. RV. Rao (B) Shah & Khambatt

~ Dadabhoy Naoroji (D) W.C. Peterson

(A) V. K RV. 1Jrr6i.J qJ,6llrrrr

(D) W.C. L5L.Lr'ra:601 qj,6llrrrr

136. Bharat Nirman was started to unlock the development potential of

(A) Indian Bond Market

(B) Public Sector underta kings

(C) Urban India

~ Rural India

137. When did the unique identification authority of India generate the ·st Aadhar card?

(A) 29th Aug. 2009 (B) 26th Sep. 2011

~29th Sep. 2010 (D) 25th Oct. 2010

(A) ~.sGiuL. 29, 2009 (B) Ga:ULLDUIT 26, 2011

(C) Ga:uLLi:lurr 29, 2010 (D) ~a;aLrrur'r 25, 2010

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..
 (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 3 1 4 2

~2 4 1 3

(C) 3 2 4 1

(D) 1 3 2 4

.$W6UQ!>U~6UW~ID Gurr®~%J a:rrhurr~ 66l~L~tu a~r'r6l..f Ga:li..JB;:

(a) ~Q!)r6Jffi'l~<ill1rrJ5p; @)~Ji;~p;B;ffi alDLDUITL@ U~B;~ 1. 2002

(b) ap;6ltu filirrJ.$ 6i.$ITp;rrl)LIU~~ %Jl....LLD 2. 1975

(c) a~6ltu 6i.$rrp;rr1JB; G8jrrffi~8j 3. 1986

(d) a~6ltu B;6\)6l5)8; QB;rrffi~B; 4. 2005

(a) .(b) (c) (d)

(A) 3 1 4 2

(B) 2 4 1 3

(C) 3 2 4 1

(D) 1 3 2 4

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13, Who was the President of All India State People Conference during 1946-1947?

(A) Sardar Vallabhai Patel ~t Jawaharlal Nehru

(C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (D) V.P. Menon

UJ rrir?

140. Which among the following is not related to the Aligarh Movement?

I. Providing modern education _to Indian Muslims

IL Reform of Muslim society

III. Bringing Indian Muslims close to Modernism

IV. Awakening of Nationalism among Indian Muslims

(A) I (B) II (C) III ~v

(A) I (B)' II (C) III (D) IV

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141. Who among the following stayed away without taking part in 1857 Revolt?
1. Sindhia •
2. Holkar

3. Gaekwar

·4. Nizam

(A) 1, 2 and 4 only ~, 2,3and4

(C) 2, 3 and 4 only (D) 1and4 only

1. 61Ji>1bl lU rr

2. G~rrru.sfr

3. G.su:..i.S6'1.Jfr

4. .IBJ~rrt.i::i

(A) 1, 2 LDrDl!)JLD 4 LDL@LD (B) 1, 2, 3 LDrDIDJLD 4

(C) 2, 3 LDrDl!)JLD 4 LDL@LD (D) 1 lDlDl!)JLD 4 LDL@LD

142. Who presided over the Karachi Session of India n National Coni:µ-ess in 1931?

~ Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (B) Gandhi

(C) Lala Lajpat Rai (D) Annie Besant

1931-U::i ~~© .sl)rr8:61u5lru p;~LGurfJw @Ji;~lLI Gfh6llU .srrrlil.$ll)eu anL.L~~rD® :2:>~GU~LD ru.$l~fh6l..JIT
lU rrfr?

(B) .srr)i;~

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143. If a: b = 6: 7 and b: c = 8: 9 then a: c is equal to?
• ~16 : 21 (B) 6:9

(C) 27: 28 (D) 1: 2

(A) 16:21 (B) 6: 9

(C) 27: 28 (D) 1: 2

144. Mean of 25 observations was found lo be 78.4. But later it was found that 96 was mis~read

as 69. Then the corrected mean is

~ 79,48 (B) 76.54

(C) 81.32 (D) 78.4

25 61"6WTC6ffil6N 8'1JIT8'rl1 78.4· 61"6b1ci; C66lITT<i;$1uju@Bi1i:o@· t.96N6b1i'r 96 61"6ND) 61"6Wr ~GU.(!)1~6\)ITCfj 69 61"6b1U.

UUJ6Nu@~~UULL@ 61"6b1ci; C66WT"@t511.q-ci;C6uu@Bi1i:o@ 6T"Gnll6\.>, a=rT1 Qmi.JUJUULL 8'1JfT8'rT1 61"@?

(A) 79.48 (B) 76.54

(C) 81.32 (D) 78.4

145. Find the next alphabet in the sequence B, E, I, N,?

(A) U _(B) V

~T (D) S

(A) U (B) V

(C) T (D) S

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146. If .,/784 + x = 78% of 500, then the value of x is

(A) 342 (B) 352

~ 362 (D) 372

,J734 + X = 500 - 6Uf 78% GT~@. X - 6Uf LD~UY

(A) 342 (B) 352

(C) 362 (D) 372

147. Find the greatest number that will divide 43, 91 and 18~ so as to leave the same remainder

in each case

~4 (B) 7

(C) 9 .(D) 13

(A). 4 (B) 7

(C) 9 (D) 13

148. Find the missing letters in the series AZ, QT, MN,??, YB
(A) JH ~
(C) SK (D) T$

(A) JH (B) ~H

(C) SK ~D) TS

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149. Murali's present age is half of his father's age. Before 10 years, his father's age was thrice

• his age. Find the present age of Murali and his father.

(A) 16, 32 years (B) 15, 30 years

~0,40years (D) 17, 3~ years .

(A) 16, 3·2 ~~@a;m

(C) 20, 40 ~~@a;m

150. Find the length of the altitude of an equilateral triangle of side 3J3 cm

(A) 27 cm (B) 9J3 cm

(C) 9 cm ~5cm

(A) 27 cm (B) 9J3 cm

(C) 9 cm (D) 4.5 cm

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151. First pipe can fill a tank in 12 hours. Second pipe can fill the same tank in 6 hours. Third

pipe in 4 hours. How long will it take to fill the tank if all the 3 pipes are opened •
simulta neously?

~2hrs. · (B) 3 hrs.

(C) 4 hrs. (D) 12 hrs.

(A) 2 LD@fl (B) 3 LD@fl

(C) 4 LD@fl (D) 12 LD~

152. If x 2 + 4y 2 = 4xy, t hen x : y is

(B) 1: 2

(C) 1: 1 (D) 1: 4

ior~ru x : y -Qr LD~LiLI

2
x + 4y
2
= 4xy

(A) 2: 1 (B) 1: 2

(C) 1: 1 (D) 1: 4

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 153. A s um of R s. 1,550 was le nt partly at 5% and partly at 8% per a nnum at sim ple interest.
~

The total interest received after 3 years was Rs. 300. The r atio of t he money len t at 5% to

th at lent at 8% is

(A) 5: 8 (B) 8: 5

~6:15 (D) 31 : 6

(A) 5: 8 (B) 8: 5

(C) 16: 15 (D) 31 : 6

154. A sum of Rs. 800 a mounts to Rs. 920 in 3 years at a simple interest. If the interest rate is

incr eased by 3%. What would Rs. 800 amount to?

(A) 950 (B) 970

~992 (D) 1000

(A) 950 (B) 970

(C) 992 (D) 1000

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155. Match List 1 with List 2 and answer through the codes given below :
List 1 List 2

(a) Infrared spectrometer 1. Measures the purity of sugar

(b) Polarimeter 2. Test aeroplane surfaces under stress

(c) Barometer 3. Study of molecular structure

(d) Strain gauge 4. Measure atmosph eric pressure

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 2 4 1 3

(B) 2 3 4 1

\Pf"3 1 4 2

(D) 4 3 1 2

u l...tq.UJru 1 -ru 11u>"irm61.J!D~!D u l...tq.UJro 2 -@L~ £G~ Qa;rr@$a;uul...@mm ®!!5lu5@a;m e!PGULi> Gurr@~~a;
uL..tq.UJro 1 uL..tq.UJro 2

(a) <:!91a;.9:61 QJ LI Ll )£1IDLOIT6"0'l GI) LO rT6Dll 1. 8'$$6"0')1)uSJGm~ ~uJ6"0'lLOuS16"0'lGm ~GrTGlSlL

(b) G urrrurrrTlLOrr~ 2. ~6"0)6.;Gl.j $@) 12....l...u@~~uul...L ~$rTUJ . 6lS) LO rTGm UIJ"LI~LI

Gsrr~~rouSl L

(c) GuGgrrLOrr~ 3. e!PQ>$8dl..!l)J 6Ulq.6U~LOUL9~w ~IJITUJ

(d) ~rTl L..l LOrT~ 4. QJ~LOQforLQ) ~@~~~~~Gm ~GrTGlSl L

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 2 4 1 3

(B) 2 3 4 1

(C) 3 1 4 2

(D) 4 3 1 2

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156. Identify the particle physicist through the clues given below
,4
1. He won the Nobel Prize in physics for the year 2013 along with Francois Englert

2. He won the Royal-Society's Copley medal on 20, July 2015

(A) Fra nck Wikzek ~Peter. W. Higgs

(C) Stephen Hawkings (D) Joseph Taylor

ga~ GB>[email protected]>uuL.@ffim ®n51Li y B>Gir QB>°rr~© ~B>Gir@UJ!Dt5ltu6Urrm6r>IJ ~6r>Lturrmt.b B>rr~B> .

1. @61.lr'r, .°.t5l l)rrffiiB>rr~ ~ar~mr'r@ ~aru61.la1Jrr@ 2013 ~t.b ~~tq..WB>rTQT @tu!Dt5ltu~.SB>rrQT a.llirruru
urfl616r>QT Gl61.lar!!)rrr'r.
2. 20 ~"'6rl6U 2015 @ru, @1Jrrturu Q5rr6r>lfL.tq..uSlQT~B>rruam u~.SB>~~6r>[email protected]'r QQJQ![l)Jffimrrr'r
(A) :.t5l 1Jrrffii.S GlSl.SQ~.S (B) tJLLIT. LL~lbUlLf . ~.$~
(C) ~1.e...°.uar ~ rr.S~m~ (D) a~ rrlfu 6r>L6Urr

157, I:ind out the values of a,b, c and d in the following equation

IO 3+aI-+ bH +~ cH 20+dI 2

(A) a = 3, b=2, c=l , d=l m) a=5,b=6,c=3,d=3

(C) a=5, b = 6 , c=3, d=6 (D) a = 10, b = 12 , c = 6, d = 6

(A) a=3 , b=2, c=l, d=l ~a=5, b=6 , c=3, d=3 .

(C) a=5,b =6,c=3,d=6 (D) a = 10, b = 12 , c = 6 , d = 6

158. Find the pH of a buffer solution containing 0.20 mole per litre sodium acetate and 0.15 mole
per litre acetic acid given that dissociation constant of acetic acid is 1.8 x 10-5
(A) 5.8697 (B) 5.1303 (C) 4.1303 (D) 4.8697
0.20 au)fT@/ rolL.Lr'r alfrrtq..tut.b ~61L.C~LL LDW[l)JtD 0.15 aLDrrru/ rolL.Lr'r ~61L.tq...S ~uSl6Ut.b .$6\)~~ ~rrffiia;ro
B>6rl1Jlfrolar pH LD~u6rlu.S B>~@t5l iq... (~6l_L.iq...S ~uSl6U~~m iSlrflQ-JB> LDrr.[!5)rol 1.8 x 10- 5 )
(A) 5.8697 m) 5.1303 (C) 4.1303 ~8697

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159. Find the incorrect statement(s) from t h e following

(i) 2, 4, 5 trichlorophenoxy acetic acid is a h erbicide

(ii) Thallium compounds are fumigants

(iii) Organo phosphorus insectides inhibit cholinesterase

(iv) Organo chlorine insectides are stomach poisons

(A) (i) and (iii) only (B) (ii) and (iii) only

" ( i i ) and (iv) only (D) (iii) and (iv) only

(A) (i) lLl(DfJ)JLb (iii) lLlL.@Lb (B) (ii) lLl(DfJ)JLb (iii) lLlL.@Lb

(C) (ii) lLl(DfJ)JLb (iv) lLlL.@Lb (D) (iii) lLldJfJ)JLb (iv) lLlL.@Lb

160. Turpentine is obtained from

~inus roxburghii (B) Welwitschia mirabilis

(C) Ginkgo biloba (D) Cycas revoluta

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 161. In human, Prothrombin required for blood clotting is synthesized in the
4 (A) Spleen (B) Stomach ~ Liver (D) Thymus

LD~~~ru . ®®~ ~6"6)W~W8;® G~6"6)[email protected] ~GIJ"rr~G1prt..Ot5l~ [email protected]!i.J!Dlru [email protected];a;uu @.$lw~

(A) L.D6li6r6l!l!T1]"~ (B) .@66llJ"U6"6lU (C) a;rurol}"ru (D) 6"6l~LDGTu

162. Match List I with List II and select the c6rrect option given below :

List I List II

(a) Simmond's disease (i) Thyroid gland

(b) Diabetes mellitus (ii) Adrenal gland

(c) Cushing's disease (iii) Pituitary gland

(d) Myxoedema (iv) Pancreas

(A) a-m, b-iv, C-1, d-ii

(B) a-u, b- iv, C-1, d-iii

~a-iii, b-iv, C-ll, d-i

(D) a-11, b-iv, C- lll, d-i

uL..tq-UJru I uL..tq-UJru II

(a) 6"6l8'LO~L Gp;mi..J (i) 6"6l~l}"rrti..J@ 8Tl]"Ut5l

(b) 6"6) LUJ ULq-GTu uS1 QS)LGi\) (ii) ~L..rrmru erl}"ut5l

(c} ®~6lffil.$lm Gp;rrti..i (iii) t5ll...l!::l>LLIT1 8Tl]"Ut5l

(d) uS18;G8'rr6Tlq-LD rr (iv) 8.i~~UJl.b

(A) a-iii, b-iv, C-1, d-ii"

(B) a-ii, b-iv, C-1, d-iii

(C) a- iii, b-iv, C-ll, d- i

(D) a- ii, b- iv, c-iii, d-i

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163. Match the recipients of Arjuna Awards for the year 2014-2015 with their games:

(a) Sa_n deep Kumar 1. Shooting

(b) Sathish Kumar 2. Boxing

(c) Mandeep J angra 3. Weight lifting

(d) Jitu Rai 4. Archery

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 1 3 4 2

\)J'1( 4 3 2 1

(C) 3 4 1 2

(D) 2 4 1 3

2014-2015-L.O ~~lq-~ 61S)Q">QTUJ rrL..@8;s;rrm c:!!>lrT~""mrr 6151@~ GUJDIJ)6l.lrTS>Q">QT c:!!>16l.lrT8l~Q">Lll.J

61S)Q">QTUJrrL@L~ Qurr@~~s; :
I

(a) s:.ffi~u @)LDrrrr 1. ~uurr.$$1 a;@~ru

(b) 6~~ @ilDfTrT 2. @)~~6~Q">L

(c) w~~u ~rrri.Js;IJ"rr 3. u~ §11.$@)fD6i:l

(d) ~~~ IJ"fTlU 4. 6151 ru 61S)~Q)~

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 1 3 4 2

(B) 4 3 2 1

(C) 3 4 1 2

(D) 2 4 1 3

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164. Match the names of the books in List I with the au thors in List II :
List I List II

(a) · Dreaming Big : My journey to connect India 1. N andan Nilekani

(b) Advantage In,dia: From challenge to opportunity 2. AS. Dulat

(c) Rebooting Government 3. S am Pitroda

(d) Kashmir : The Vajpayee years 4. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 1 3 4 2

·vef 3 4 1 2

(C) 2 3 1 4

(D) 4 3 2 1

uL.tq-tu ru I-ru @®.$@itb LJ~~.srlii.smlm Gutuir.s~m uL.tq-turu II-ru @®.$@itb LJ~~.s ~6lITltuir.s(gmrr@
Gurr@~~ 6'rrl11Jrr6M ~~L~tu (g~ir)i;G~© :

uL.tq-turu I uL.1.q-turu II

(l:l) Dreaming Big : My journey to connect India 1.

(b) Advantage India: From challenge to opportunity 2.

(c) Rebooting Government

(d) Kashmir : The Vajpayee years

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 1 3 4 2

(B) 3 4 1 2

(C) 2 3 1 4

(D) 4 3 .2 1·

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165. Match the following :

Tamil Nadu Government Awarder

Awards for 2015

(a) • Tamilthai award (i) Poet Piraisudan

(b) Kabilar award (ii) K. Selvan

(c) V.O.C. award (iii) New Mumbai Tamil Sangai::n:

(d) Kambar award (iv) M. Balasubramanian

\)lef a-iii b-i c-iv d-ii

(B) a-ii b-iii C-1 d-iv

(C) a-i b- ii c-111 d-iv

(D) a-iii b- iv c- i d-ii

Qurr®p;~a; :

~uSl~a; ~IJar GlSl®~a;w, 2015

(a) ~uSlw~~rru:.i GlSl®§J

(b) a;t.Slro rr 6l5l ®~

(c) 6U . ~. 61 6l51(!9~

(d) a;tb~rr GlSl®§J (iv) C!::P· urrroarul)LO~UJ~

(A) a-111 "b-i c-iv d-ii

(B) a-ii b-iii C-1 d-iv

(C) a-i b-ii C- 111 d-iv

(D) a- iii b-iv C-1 d-ii

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166. Who has been appointed as the first m ale member of National commission for women?
~"" "
/~' Alok Rawat (B) Bilal Nazki

(C) Reva Khetrapal (D) Krishna Sahu

167. When was the first World Antibiotic Awareness week observed?

~ 16 Nove~ber to 22 November 2015

(B) 5 November to 11 November 2015

(C) 22 October to 28 October 2015

.(D) 18 October to 24 October 2015

\

QP~Q)rTLD 2-.GU.S ~~Lq.UU;1rTLq..$ GlSl~u~roTrT6tj 6\JrTfJ'LD ~uGurT@§J ~@18'rll.$.s u uL..L§J?

(A) 16 p;6l..lt.Du~ QP~ru 22 p;~t.Dur'r 2015 6l..l6W'llJ'

(B) 5 ,!!)6\JLDUr'r QP~GU 11,!!)6\Jt.Our'r2015 6\J6W'l fJ'

168. The country which promulga,ted its New Constitution in 2015 is

(A) Sri Lanka (B) Bhutan

(C) Fiji ~Nepal

(B) IJLLrT~

(C) LS1~

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I
 ..
169. The first Indian woman who conquered the 7077 m high Mount Kun of the Himalayas is

(A) KS . .sudhi I (B) Rini Mukkath

\JP'!' G.R. Radhika (D) Soumya Das

(A) KS. a;~ L

170. Which Indian state recently hosted the first global conference 'on gender equality?

(A) Madhya Pradesh ~ala

(C) Karnataka (D) West Bengal

U fT~6llT 8'LD~~6l.J~~JD.$fT6llT QP~Q)fTLD 2._Q)B; !J)ITpifT@ .@JI>~turrGiSlQr ~JI>~ tnrr.ffil ru~~ro 8lDU~~ro

·.m~u.JQuJi>w~?

171. India will chair the Prestigious G-20 forum in the year

(A) 2016 (B) 2017

~2018 (D) 2019

(A) 2016 (B) 2017

(C) 2018 (D) 2019

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..
 172. Match the given hill stations with the states in which they are located:
~
Hill Stations States

(a) Araku 1. Jammu and Kashmir

(b) Gulmarg 2. Himachal Pradesh

(c) Kulu 3. Meghalaya

(d) Shillong 4. Andhra Pradesh

(a) (b) (c) (d) •

(A) 4 2 1 3

vef.4 .1 2 3

(C) 2 1 3 4

(D) 2 3 1 4

Qs;rr@li;s;uuL.@GiTGTT LD6ID6U Gl.JrT~Lri.J8.i6IDGTT ~6ID6l..J8.iITT ~6IDLDJi;~GiTGTT wir)Blruri.Js;GGTTrr@ Gurr®~~s; :

~ LD6IDQ) 6l..JrT~Lri.J8.iITT wrr)Blruri.Js;ffi

(a) ~IJ8;® 1. ~LbQP & s;rr~u)fr

(b) @)OOLDrrfr~ 2. @wrr.9:s:ru tSlr,rG~s:Lb

(c) ®~ 3. GLD8.irTQ)lUrT

(d) 616i>rurrri.J 4. ~Ji;~IJ tSl1JG~s:Lb

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 4 2 1 3

(B) 4 1 2 3

(C) 2 1 3 4

(D) 2 3 1 4

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173. Consider the following statement, choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
~

Ass!3rtion (A) The Romans had trade contact with Tamil country and nearly 6 lakhs

gold coins were'transacted which led to the economic drain of the country.

Reason (R) Roman Trade declined after the death of Nero in 68 B.C.

(A) (A) alone is correct (R) is incorrect

~(A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

(C) (A) and (R) are incorrect

(D) . (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

SGi.fDIJ)J (A)

(A) (A) LDL@tb 6rrl (R) ~6l.JIJ)J

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 174. Match the following and choose the correct option :
~

(a) Flute 1. Ali Akbar· Khan

(b) Tabla 2. Nishat Khan

(c) Sitar 3. Zakir Hussain

(d) Sa rod 4. Rajendra Prasanna

(a) (b) (c) (d)

~ 3 2 1

(B) 4 3 1 2

(C) 3 4 1 2

(D) 1 2 3 4

[email protected]~6l.J.rom!D Gurr@~~ s:illu.Jrr~ 61Sl6'6lLQ>lJ.J a~rrQ.j Gs:uJlJ.JQ.j LD :

}
(a) 4 ruQ)rrri.J®wru 1. ~rol ~B;urr s;rr~

(b) ~u ru rr 2. .ffil~rr~ ·s;rr~

(c) §l~rrrr 3. QUrr.$lr'r ~-cm.g:~

(d) s:01)rrL 4. l)rr0~}ii~IJ t.Sll)s:~~rr

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 4 3 2 1

(B) 4 3 1 2

(C) 3 4 1 2

'(D) 1 2 3 4

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175. Match List I with List II and choose the correct answe~ from the codes given below: .
List I List II •
(a) ·Bombay Railway station 1. 1873

(b) Royapuram Railway station 2. 1908

(c) Chennai Central Railway station 3. . 1853

(d) Egmore Railway station 4." 1856

(a) (b) (c) (d) \

~ 4 1 2

(B) 3 2 4 1

(C) 4 1 2 3

(D) 2 3 1 4

ULtq.UJQl I m ULtq.UJQl II 2-LGbr Gurr®~~. e:'rflUJrr~ 6ElmL6JJUJ £aw Qe;rr@8;8:;uuL.@mGTT

®!Dlid@e;GlflQ$1®).i;~ G~ir).i;Q~@

uL.iq.UJro I ULtq.UJQl II

(a) utbumi.J l)uSlQ.> ,llil6JlruUJLb 1. 1873

(b) l]"ITUJ Lj IJLD l)uSl Q.> ,llil 6Jl 6U UJ Lb 2. 1908

,
(c) Ge:m6Jl~ Ge:6bTL.1Jro 1JuSlro ,llil6Jl6UUJL.O 3. 1853

(d) ~@Lb \d,ir 1J uSl Q.> ,llil 6Jl6U UJ Lb 4. . 1856

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 3 4 1 2

(B) 3 2 4 1

(C) 4 1 2 3

(D) 2 3 1 4

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 176. Who headed steering committee of Constituent Assembly?
4
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru

(B) KM. Munshi

(C) H .C. Mookherjee

~ Rajendra Prasad

(B) KM. &~61

(C) H.C. &.sir~

177. Which article oflndian Constitution deals with Right to Elementary Education?

(A) Article 20 (a)

\J(l.!!f" Arti~le 21 (a)

(C) Article 22 (a)

(D) Article 21

(A) @51~ 20 (a)

(B) @51~ 21 (a)

(C) @51~ 22 (a)

(D) @51~ 21

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178. Complete the following statement with appropriate choices and select the correct option :
The State Information Commissioner sh all be appointed by the Governor on 'the
r ecommendation of a committee consisting of

1. The Chief Minister

2. The leader of opposition in the legisla tive assembly

3. A Cabinet Minister, nominate d by the Chief Minister

4. The Chief Justice of the High Court

(A) 1 and2 only (B) 1, 2 and 4 only

~ l , 2and3only (D) 1, 3 and 4 only

i5l~GU®tb 86lJD!J)16r>Gm, ~~JD® ~u£~~ G~ir61.Ja;GGTTrr@ !Jir~~ Ga:ti.J~ . a:ifltUrr6UT G~ifl6l516rl6UT G~ir~G~@.

LDrr~Q) ~6rlru6r>LD ~a;6Uru qt,6rl6llMlLI6rlfJ ~tUu518;a; qt,(5JD®a;® u ifl~~ 6rlfJ Ga=ti.Jll..J tb ®@ @6UJD~JD
~GITGTTL8;$1UJ~

(A) 1 LDJDIDJtD 2 LDL@tb (B) 1, 2 LDJDIDJtD 4 LDL@tb

(C) 1, 2 LDJDIDJtD 3 LDL@tb (D) 1, 3 LDJDIDJtb 4 LOL...@tb

179. When was s upreme court of India inaugurated?

(A) Jan 26, 1950 ~an 28, 1950

(C) Feb 28, 1950 (D) April 26, 1950

(A) ~6UT6Uifl 2_6 , 1950 (B) ~Gm6Uifl 28, 1950

(C) i5lurJ6Uifl 28, 1950 (D) 6JurJru 26, 1950

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 180.
.. Who nominates the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the Indian Parliament?

(A) The Prime Minister

\jJllf"' The speak er of the house of people

(C) Minister of Parliament Affairs

(D) Committee of Parliamentary Affairs

181. Which Article empowers the President to summon and prorogue eith er Houses of
I Parliament

(A) Article 75 (B) Article 81

~Article 85 (D) Article 88

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182. Match the following and select the correct answer :

(a) Nirmal Bharat Abiyon 1. Rural Roads

(b) Pradhan Mantri Gram 2. To provide minimum basic

Sadak Yojana infrastructure to all habitations

(c) Rural infrastructure Scheme 3. Rural Sanitation

(d) Tamil Nadu Habitation 4. To stabilise the assets created

improvement scheme under MGNREGS

(a) (b) (c) (d) .

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(B) 1 3 2 4

(C) 4 1 3 2

(D) 2 4 1 3

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 183. Which one of the following was not identified under the Basic Minimum Services (BMS)
~
programme of the Ninth Five Year Plan?

(A) Provision of safe drinking. water

(B) Universalisation of Primary education

"Development of renewable sources of energy

(D) Availability of primary health facilities

184. The Statistical Indicator of equitable distribution of Income is

(A) National Income (B) Per Capita Income

~ Gini Coefficient (D) Disposable Personal Income

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185. Which one of the following finance commission prescribed the devolution of tax revenue to
states on the net proceeds of all central taxes? l

(A) 8th finance commission

~ 11th finance commission

(C) lQth finance commission

(D) . '9th finance commission

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186. Which Indian Constitutional Amendment Act on Panchayat Raj mentions under clause I
113 of the seats were to be alloted to women belonging to SC's and ST's

(A) 73rd Amendment ~th Amendment

(C) 75th Amendment (D) 76th Amendment

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187. Match the following _and choose the correct option

' (a) KR. Iyengar 1. Vaikom Sa tyagraha

(b) Kelappan 2. Hindu Ma h asabha

(c) M.R. Masani 3. Madras Mahajan Sabha

(d) M.M. Malaviya 4. Congress Socialist Party

(a) (b) (c) (d)

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(D) 4 3 1 2

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188. At what rate of compound interest per annum will a sum of Rs. 1,200 become Rs. 1348.32 in
2 years
'
~6% (B) 6.5%

(C) 7% (D) 7.5%

(A) 6% (B) 6.5%

(C) 7% (D) 7.5%

189. Seven men working 9 hours a day can do a piece of work in 30 days. In how many days will
10 men working for 7 hours a day do the same work?

(A) 28 days (B) 30 days

(C) 32 days ~27days

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(C) 32·.ffirrL.e;ffi (D) 27 .ffirTL.e;ffi

190. If 5 EB 3 =34 and 6 EB 2 = 40 then, the value of 7EB1 is

(A) 54 (B) 34

~50 (D) 30

(A) 54 (B) 34

(C) 50 (D) 30

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191. Six bells commence tolling together, afterwa rds t h ey toll at inter vals of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 a nd

12 seconds respectively. In 30 minutes, how m a ny times do they toll together?

(A) 4 (B) 10

(C) 15 ~6

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(C) 15 (D) 16

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192. If - = - and - = - then, the value of 2 1s
b 5 c 16 c +a 2

1
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193. Find out the odd number in the series given 25, 36, 49, 81, 121, 169, 225

~36 (B) 49

(C) 169 (D) -225

(A) 36 (B) 49

(C) 169 (D) 225

194. A can do a certain job in 12 days. B is 60% more efficient than A How many days does-

B alone take to do the same job?

(A) 6 days ~Yi days

(C) 8 days (D) 8~ days

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J

(A) 0 (B) - 1

(C) 2

(A) 0 (B) - 1

(C) 2 (D) 1

196. The value of ~~is

(A) ~ (B) ~

(D) if;;;;

(A) ~ (B) ~

(C) ry.:{c; (D) if;;;;

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197. How much time will it take for an amount ~ 2,000 to double at a simple interest rate 8%
\.

(A) 25 Yz years (B) 10 Yz years

(C) 8 Yz years ~Yzyears

198. The length of a rectangle is increased by 60%. By what percent would the width have to be

decreased so as to maintain the same area

(B) 60%

(C) 75% (D) 120%

(A) 37.!.% (B) 60%

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(C) 75% (D) . 120%

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199. A s um of Rs. 53 is divided among ABC in s uch a way th at A gets Rs. 7 more than what

' B gets and B get s Rs. 8 more than what C gets. The ratio of their share is

(A) 16: 9: 18 ~18: 10

(C) 18: 25 : 10 (D) 15: 8: 30

(A) 16: 9: 18 (B) 25 : 18 : 10

(C) 18 : 25 : 10 (D) 15 : 8: 30

200. A cone, a hemisphere and a cylinder st a nd on equal bases a nd h ave the same h eight. Find

the ratio of their volumes

(A) 3: 2: 1 ~2:3
(C) 3 : 1: 2 (D) 1: 3: 2

(A) 3: 2: 1 (B) 1: 2: 3

(C) 3: 1: 2 (D) 1: 3: 2

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