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1) ஆதி<ச ந?@A? கCெடFGகHபJட KLமGகN தாழிகN எRத காலGகJடTைத< சாVRதைவ?

A) கி.K.200 Kத? கி.பி.200 வைர

B) கி.K.300 Kத? கி.பி.300 வைர

C) கி.K.400 Kத? கி.பி.400 வைர

D) கி.K.200 Kத? கி.பி.300 வைர

2) கீேழ ெகாFGகHபJFNளனவ_`N ெபாaTதமான இைணையT ேதVe ெசfG. A) தினgகைள ெகாCடாFவைத விFgகN - கவிGேகா

B) மChiவ?ல மானிடேன - பாரதி C) கk` lர? ேகJட பm - தாராபாரதி

D) தCணnV ேபா? பணTைத ெசலe ெசfத? – ஆலRpராV

3) hதிய பட வ nqTதிகN உaவாக இவaைடய கaTLகளாஎ அtHபைடயாக அைமRதன A) எJவVF ைமபிAJm B) ஈvJமk

C) தாமv ஆ?வா எtசk D) பிராkசிv ெசkகிkm

4) ெதாCF ெசfL பழTதபழw எk` பாரதிதாசk ேபா_`வL A) பாரதியாV B) தRைத ெபAயாV

C) காRதியாV D) அCணாLைரயாV 5) பாரதியாV யாaைடய சாயலி? வசனகவிைத எiதிட

ெதாடgகினாV? A) ஜாVy எ?.ஹாVJ B) வா?J விJமk

C) லிCJ ேஹாw D) ஹா? சிHேமk

6) நாமGக? கவிஞAk பைடHhகளிk எCணிGைகைய ெபாaTLக

a) இைச நாவ?கN 1) நாkl

b) hதினgகN 2) பTL

c) கவிைதT ெதாlHhகN 3) |k`

d) ெமாழி ெபயVHhகN 4) ஐRL a) b) c) d)

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

7) எRத நாJtk அ~LைளGகாத mரgகH பாLகாHh ெபJடகTதி? திaGlறN உNளL A) இgகிலாRL B) சிgகH�V

C) உaசியா D) இRதியா

8) மைறமைலயtகN எiதிய நாடகTைதH ப_றிய ஆராf<சி �? A) மதgக �ளாமணி B) மTதவிலாசw

C) சாlRதலw D) மேனாkமண nயw 9) “உழவV ஏரtGlw சி` ேகாேல அரசரL ெசgேகாைல

நடTLw ேகா?” எனG �றியவV A) பாரதியாV B) பாரதிதாசk

C) வி?லிHhTpராV D) கwபV

10) “�லிய? விkேசாk” பாராJtய தமிழறிஞV A) திa.வி.க B) மைறமைலயtகN

C) உ.ேவ.சா D) கவிமணி

11) “தாேம பாFபJF உைழTL Kkேனற ேவCFw எk�w உயVRத எCணw, நw இைளஞVகளிைடேய வளர ேவCFw” – என இைளஞVக�Gl உைரTதவV யாV? A) தமிqT ெதkற? திa.வி.க B) ெபAயாV

C) பாேவRதV பாரதிதாசk D) தாரா பாரதி 12) lமரlaபரAk ‘நnதி ெநறி விளGகw எk�w �லி?

எTதைன பாட?க�Gl பAதிமா_கைலஞV உைர ெயiதி உைரயாசிAயராகew விளgகினாV? A) KHபTL |k` B) ஐwபL

C) ஐwபT ெதாk` D) ஐwபTL |k` 13) தமிழகTதி? இk` காணHெப`w lைடவைரG

ேகாயி?க�N பழைமயானL எglNளL? A) பிNைளயாVபJt B) கil மைல

C) திaHபரglkறw D) ஆைனமைல

14) தk இனTைத�w ெமாழிைய�w பாடாத கவிைத ேவA?லாத மரw �t?லாத பறைவ எk` பாtயவV யாV? A) பாேவRதV பாரதிதாசk B) உமV கfயாw

C) இர�? கwசேதா� D) க.ைவரKTL

15) ‘ேநாfGl மaRL இலGகியw எk` �றியவைர ேதVe ெசfக A) உ.ேவ. சாமிநாதV

B) மகாவிTLவாk மீனாJசி mRதரனாV

C) பAதிமா_கைலஞV

D) மைறமைல அtகளாV

16) “அளவி?சனw ெசலெவாழியா வழிGகைரயி? அa�ைடயாV உளமைனய தCணளிTதாf உ`ேவளி? பAவக_றி” – இHபாட? வAகN இடwெப_`Nள �? எL? A) ெபAய hராணw B)திaவிைளயாட_hராணw

C) சிலHபதிகாரw D) சீறாHhராCw

17) ‘அAசி’ எk�w தமிq<ெசா? ‘ஒைரஸா’ என எwெமாழிGl< ெசkறL? A) கிேரGகw B) இலTதnk

C) ேபாV<mகீசியw D) வடெமாழி 18) ேபரறிஞV அCணாவி_l விaHபமான இலGகியw

A) கலிgகTLHபரணி B) திaGlறN

C) கwபராமாயணw D) பAபாட?

19) “தமிqெமாழி அழGகான சிTதிரேவைலHபாடைமRத ெவNளிT தJF” எk` �றியவV A) கவிமணி ேதசிக விநாயகw பிNைள

B) ஜி.�.ேபாH

C) டாGடV.கிெரள?

D) கா?Fெவ?

20) மkனிHh – எwெமாழி< ெசா? A) தமிq B) ெத�gl

C) மைலயாளw D) உaL

21) திaHபனRதாளி�w காசியி�w தw ெபயரா? மடw நி`வி உNளவV A) இராமலிgக அtகளாV B) தா�மானவV

C) lமரlaபரV D) வி?லிhTpராV

22) மயிேல`w ெபaமாளிடw க?வி க_றவV A) mவாமி நாத ேதசிகV B) வ nரமாKனிவV

C) சி.இலGlவனாV D) மீனாJசி mRதரனாV

TNPSC ORIGINAL QUESTION PAPER GENERAL TAMIL CCSE-4 11-02-2018



23) “உடwபாV அழியிk உயிராV அழிவV திடwபட ெமf� ஞானw ேசரew மாJடாV இT திaமRதிரHபாட? இடw ெப_ற தRதிரw எL? A) ஆறாw தRதிரw B) இரCடாw தRதிரw

C) |kறாw தRதிரw D) எJடாw தRதிரw 24) ‘அgகவிய?’ திaGlறளி? எRதH பlHபி? இடw

ெப_`NளL? A) அறTLHபா? B) ெபாaJபா?

C) காமTLH பா? D) எLeமி?ைல

25) ஒaைமGகC தாkக_ற க?வி ஒaவ_l எiைம�w ஏமாHh உைடTL இGlறளி? ஏமாHh எkபதk ெபாaN யாL? A) ெபaைம B) ஏமா_றw

C) பாLகாHh D) ெபா`ைம 26) “அறeைரG ேகாைவ” என அைழGகH ெப`w �?

A) KLெமாழிGகா�சி B) ஆசாரGேகாைவ

C) ஏலாதி D) சி`ப�ச|லw

27) இgகிலாRL மகாராணி விGேடாAயா காைலயி? கC விழிTதLw Kதலி? பtTத �? A) திaவaJபா B) திaGlறN

C) மகாபாரதw D) இராமாயணw

28) ltமGகN வரலாேற ஆதி காHபியமாகT தமிq நாJt? அைமRL விளglகிறL அHபt அைமவL எRத �?? A) சீவகசிRதாமணி B) சிலHபதிகாரw

C) மணிேமகைல D) கwபராமாயணw

29) எJFTெதாைக �?களி? நாடகH பாgகி?’ அைமRLNள �லிைனT ேதVRெதFTL எiLக A) l`Rெதாைக B) அகநா�`

C) கலிTெதாைக D) ஐgl`�`

30) பதிெனC கீqGகணGl �?க�N ஓேர ஒa �லாசிAயV மJFw இa �? பைடTLNளாV. அவV யாV? A) கபிலV B) |வாதியாV

C) ந?லாதனாV D) கணிேமதாவியாV

31) “எkகா_ சிலwh மணி�ைடய அAேய” இ�வtகளி? ‘மணி எkபL எதைனG lறிGlw எkபைதT ெதAe ெசfக A) பவளw B) KTL

C) மாணிGகw D) மரகதw

32) “�டலி? ஆfRத ஒCதnR தமிழிk எkற வAகN இடw ெப_`Nள �? எL? A) திaவாசகw B) மLைரGகா�சி C) பJtனHபாைல D) தமிqவிFpL

33) தமிq, வடெமாழி அ?லாL ம_ெறாa ெமாழியி�w lமரlaபரV hலைம மிGகவராக திகqRதாV அwெமாழி எLெவனT ேதVRெதF A) பாலி B) இRLTதானி C) கkனடw D) உaL

34) ‘ெபாk�w Lகிaw KTLw மkனிய இTெதாடA? உNள :LகிV” எkபதk ெபாaைள ேதVRெதFGக A) மாணிGகw B) மரகதw

C) இரTதினw D) பவளw

35) “தnwபிழி எRதிரw பRத? வaRத இRத வAகN இடw ெப_`Nள �? எL? A) ெபagைத B) சீவகசிRதாமணி C) பதி_`HபTL D) பAபாட?

36) உTதம ேசாழH ப?லவV எk�w பJடw ெப_றவV A) கwபV B) ேசGகிழாV

C) hகேழRதி D) ஒJடG�TதV

37) ‘hN�` hkகC தnVTேதாk’ இ�வtகளி? இடw ெப`w பறைவயிைன ேதVRெதFGக A) காகw B) கிளி C) hறா D) ஆRைத

38) பிறவிH ெபagகட? நnRLவV நnRதாV இைறவk அtேசரா தாV -இGlறளி? பயிk` வaw அணிைய எiLக? A) உவைமயணி

B) நிர?நிைற அணி C) ேவ_`H ெபாaN ைவHh அணி

D) ஏகேதச உaவக அணி 39) ‘KJைடயிJடL ேசவலா ெபJைடயா?

A) திைணவi B) விைடவi

C) மரhவi D) வினாவi

40) ெபாaRதாத< ெசா?ைலG கCடறித? மாணிGகw KTL பவளw கிளி�ச? A) மாணிGகw B) KTL

C) பவளw D) கிளி�ச?

இ= ஒ? @ழBபD வாGHத வினா நாMமணிமாைல எMSD சிVறிலXகிய[தி\ உ^ள நாM@ ெபா?^க^ a[=, பவளD, மரகதD, மாணிXகD. அ\ல= நவர[தினdக^ பefD இ=ேவ விைட. (அ\ல=) கட\வாi உயிjனdகளி\ இ?H= கிைடBபைவ மாணிXக[ைத தவிர மVறயைவ. இ= l[தக வினாmD nட.

41) நாமGக? கவிஞAk பைடHhகளிk எCணிGைகைய ெபாaTLக ெசா? ெபாaN

a) வனHh 1) காF

b) அடவி 2) பGகw

c) மagl 3) இனிைம

d) மLரw 4) அழl a) b) c) d)

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

42) பிைழய_ற வாGகியw எL? A) ஒV மாவJடTதி? ஒV அைம<சV அவaைடய மகேனாF m_`லா ேம_GெகாCடாV

B) ஒa மாவJடTதி? ஒa அைம<சV அவரL மகேனாF m_`லா ேம_GெகாCடாV

C) ஒa மாவJடTதி? ஒV அைம<சV அவaைடய மகேனாF m_`லா ேம_ெகாCடாV

D) ஒV மாவJடTதி? ஒa அைம<சV அவரL மகேனாF m_`லா ேம_GெகாCடாV



43) ‘எiவாf ெசf�w விைனையG ெகாCF Kt�w ெதாடV எ�வைகT ெதாடV எk` ேதVRெதF A) ெசயHபாJF விைனT ெதாடV

B) கJடைளT ெதாடV

C) அய_�_`T ெதாடV

D) ெசfவிைனT ெதாடV

44) ெபாaTLக

a) எkற? 1) K_`wைம

b) �Rைத 2) lறிHh விைனK_`

c) யாைவ�w 3) ம�உ

d) நk` 4) ெதாழி_ெபயV a) b) c) d)

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

45) உwைமT ெதாைகயி? ‘உw’ எk�w இைட<ெசா? எ�வா` மைறRL வaw எkபைத ேதVRெதF A) Kதலி? வaw B) இைடயி? வaw

C) இைடயி�w இ`தியி�w வaw

D) இ`தியி? வaw 46) ஒa ெபயV<ெசா?லிk ெபாaைள< ெசயHபF

ெபாaளாக ேவ`பFTLவL எ�வைக ேவ_`ைம எனT ேதVRெதF A) |kறாw ேவ_`ைம B) ஐRதாw ேவ_`ைம

C) ஆறாw ேவ_`ைம D) இரCடாw ேவ_`ைம

47) பிkவaவனவ_`N எL உaவகமk`? A) ெமாழியKL B) அtமலV

C) தமிqTேதk D) கய_கC

48)

விய�லகw’ இGlறNபாவி? இடwெப_`Nள சீVேமாைன ெபயAைனT ேதVRெதF A) கீqGகLவாf ேமாைன B) �ைழ ேமாைன

C) ஒ�உ ேமாைன D) ேம_கLவாf ேமாைன

49) “உயிVவAk உGlறN ெமfவிJF ஒFw” – எk�w hணV<சி விதிHபt hணVRLNள ெசா? எL? A) க_றா B) கkறா C) கறா D) கk`

இoவிைட சjதாM. கMறா = கMq + ஆ நிைல ெமாழி ஈVறி\ உ^ள உகரD வ?ெமாழியி\ உயிu வHததா\ ெகvட=. (உயிuவjM உX@ற^ ெமGவிvw ஒwD) கMV + ஆ உட\ ேம\ உயிu வH= ஒMqவ= இய\l எSD விதிBபe கMறா எM ஆன=.

50) “விC இk` ெபாfHபிk விA நnV விய�லகTL உN நிk` உட_`w பசி” இGlறJபாவி? காணலாlw ேமாைன எL? A) ேம_கLவாf ேமாைன B) கீqGகLவாf ேமாைன

C) �ைழ ேமாைன D) ஒ�உ ேமாைன

51) கீqGகCட �_`களி? எL சAயானL? A) சால, தவ Kதலிய உA<ெசா_களிk பிk வ?லினw மிகாL B) விைனT ெதாைகயி? வ?லினw மிகாL

C) வkெறாடVG l_றிய�கரTதிk பிk வ?லினw மிகாL

D) உவைமT ெதாைகயி? வ?லினw மிகாL 52) ெதாைக நிைலT ெதாடVக�GlH hறTேத அ?லாத சில

ெமாழிகN ெதாGகி நிk` ெபாaN தaவL எL என ேதVRெதF A) பChT ெதாைக B) அkெமாழிT ெதாைக

C) விைனT ெதாைக D) உவைமJ ெதாைக 53) பAதிமா_கைலஞaGl “திராவிட சாvதிA” எk�w

பJடTைத வழgகியவV A) K.சி. �Vணலிgகw

B) சி.ைவ.தாேமாதரனாV

C) மைறமைலயtகN

D) திa.வி,கலியாண mRதரனாV

54) ‘எ�வைக< ெசfதி�w உவமgகாJt என ஒவிய< சிறHைபH பழRதமிழV அறிRதிaRதைதG காJFw இ�வt இடw ெப_ற �? A) l_றாலG lறவ�சி B) K?ைலHபாJF

C) மLைரG கா�சி D) திaKaகா_`Hபைட

55) ‘ெதkனிRதியாவிk ஏெதkv – என அைழGகHபFw நகரw A) திaெந?ேவலி B) த�ைச

C) திa<சி D) மLைர

56) “உலகினி? நாகAகw K_`w அழிRL விJடா�w திaGlற�w கwபk காவியKw இaRதா? ேபாLw மீCFw அதைனH hLHபிTLவிடலாw எk` �றியவV யாV? A) ஜி.�.ேபாH B) கா?Fெவ?

C) பாரதிதாசk D) பாரதியாV

57) நாடகw பைடTத?, நtTத?, நாடக இலGகணw ஆகிய KGேகாணgகளி�w நாடகT ெதாCடா_றியவV யாV? A) தவTதிa சgகரதாv

B) பAதிமா_ கைலஞV

C) பwம? சwபRதனாV

D) திCtவனw ராமசாமிராஜா

58) கீqGகCடவ_`N பறைவகN சரணாலயw இ?லாத இடTைதT ேதVRெதF A) கைரெவJt B) ேகாவkhTpV

C) ெவNேளாF D) சிTதிரglt

59) ஜவஹVலா? ேநa சிைற ைவGகHபJtaRத அ?ேமாரா சிைற<சாைல எRத மாநிலTதி�NளL எkபைத ெதAe ெசfக A) ேம_l வgகாளw B) lஜராT

C) உTதரா�ச? D) உTதர பிரேதசw

60) கCணதாசk பைடTத நாடகw A) மாgகனி

B) ஆJடனTதி ஆதிமRதி C) க?லGlt மகா காவியw

D) இராசதCடைன



61) கீqGகCடவ_aN ெபாaRதாதைதT ேதVRெதF அய_�_றி? வaவன A) ேம_ேகாNlறிகN வராL

B) தkைம,KkனிைலH ெபயVகN படVGைகH ெபயVகளாக மாறாL

C) அL,அைவ - அgேக என மா`w

D) காலH ெபயVகN அRநாN, ம` நாN என மா`w 62) “hTதகw வாசிHபதைன கடைமயாக ஆGlத? �டாL:

கJடாயHபFTதew �டாL. அHபt ெசfதா? hTதகw வாசிHh மகிq<சிையT தராL” எk` �றியவைர ேதVRெதF. A) டாGடV.K.வரதராசனாV B) ேபரறிஞV.அCணா

C) ேநa D) காRதி 63) கீqGகCடவ_`N ேதவேநயH பாவாணAk

சிறHhகளி? ெபாaRதாதைத ேதVRெதF A) ெசRதமிq ஞாயி` B) ெசRதமிq< ெச?வV

C) இலGகிய< ெசwம? D) தமிqHெபagகாவலV

64) ‘உk�N இaGlw ஆCடவனிk அரm எk�w �ைல எiதியவV யாV? A) இபாk

B) எ<.ஏ. கிaJtணHபிNைள

C) தா? mதாf

D) KைனவV எமிேனா

65) ெபாaTLக

a) ெபa�சிTதிரனாV 1) காவியHபாைவ

b) mரதா 2) lறி�சிTதிJF

c) Ktயரசk 3) கனி<சா`

d) பாரதிதாசk 4) ேதk மைழ a) b) c) d)

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

66) பாவலேர` ெபa�சிTதிரனாAk பைடHhக�N இ?லாத ஒk` எL? A) ெகாfயாGகனி B) கனி<சா`

C) க?லGlt மாகாவியw D) �றாசிAயw 67) ெபAயாAk வாqGைக நிகqeகளி? சAயானவ_ைறH

ெபாaTLக

a) �ெனvேகா விaL 1) 21,400

b) அ�ச? தைல 2) 10,700

c) பgேக_ற �JடgகN 3) 1970

d) உைரயா_றிய மணிேநரw 4) 1978 a) b) c) d)

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

68) திaவிைளயாட_ hராணTதி? உNள காCடgகளி? ெபாaRதாத காCடTதிk ெபயAைனT ேதVRெதF A) மLைரG காCடw B) �ட_ காCடw

C) வ�சிGகாCடw D) திaவாலவாfG காCடw

69) “நைர KtTL< ெசா?லா? Kைற ெசfதாk” இTெதாடA? lறிHபிடHபFகிkற அரசk யாV எk` ேதVRெதF A) Kதலாw lேலாTLgகk B) இராசராசk

C) கAகாலk D) பராRதகk 70) ‘மணிேமகைல’ – அKதmரபிையH ெப_றிட உதவியவV

A) மணிேமகலா ெதfவw B) mதமதி C) தnவதிலைக D) அறவண அtகN

71) “சாkேறாV ெச?வw எkபL ேசVRேதாV hkகC அ�mw பCபிk ெமkகC ெச?வw ெச?வெமk பLேவ” இHபாட? வAகைளH பாtயவV யாV? A) Kk`ைற அைரயனாV

B) காAயாசாk

C) மிைளகிழாk ந?ேவJடனாV

D) கணிேமதாவியாV 72) தaமிGl ெபா_கிழி அளிTத படலw எRத காCடTதி?

அைமRLNளL A) மLைரG காCடw B) mRதர காCடw

C) திaவாலவாfG காCடw

D) �ட_ காCடw 73) ‘அ�டHபிரபRதw’ கீqGகCடவ_`N எைனG lறிGlw?

A) எJF சி_றிலGகியgகN

B) எJF ெபagகாHபியgகN

C) ஆ` �?கN

D) ஒkபL உைரகN 74) காRதி hராணTதி? உNள பாட?களிk எCணிGைக

A) ஒராயிரTL KHபTL நாkl

B) ஈராயிரTL KHபTL நாkl

C) |வாயிரTL KHபTL நாkl

D) நாkகாயிரTL KHபTL நாkl

75) “ந?லL ெசfத லா_றn ராயி�w

அ?லL ெசfத ேலாwh மினL தாk” – எkற வAகN இடw ெப_ற �? எL?

A) அக �` B) hறநா�`

C) திaGlறN D) ஐgl`�`

76) மைறமைலயtகளாAk மகN

A) கமலாwபிைக அwைமயாV

B) ெகசவ?லி அwைமயாV

C) நnலாwபிைக அwைமயாV

D) ஞானாwபிைக அwைமயாV

77) ‘உCபL நாழி உFHபைவ இரCேட’ – எkற பாடலt இடwெப_`Nள �? A) ஆTதி<�t B) நாலtயாV

C) hறநா�` D) பழெமாழி நா�` 78) ேபாைர ஒழிமிk – எkற ேகா�V கிழாAk

அறிeைரையG ேகJF ேபாைர நி`Tதிய மkனk யாV? A) ெநFgகிNளி

B) நலgகிNளி C) அதியமாk

D) ேசரமாk ெநFமாk அ�சி 79) ெபaெவtHhG ெகாNைகயிk பt இHேபரCடw

விAவைடRL நி_பைதG �`w இடwெப`w �? A) ேதவாரw B) திaவாசகw

C) hறநா�` D) பதி_`HபTL 80) ேதwபாவணி எkபL

A) கிறிTதவG காHபியw B) இmலாமியG காHபியw

C) ைவணவG காHபியw D) ைசவG காHபியw 81) “தCடமிq ஆசாk எk` பாராJடH ெப_றவV

A) இளgேகாவtகN B) கwபV

C) திaவN�வV D) சீTதைல<சாTதனாV



82) திaவN�மாைலயி? திaGlறைளH hகqRL பாt�Nள hலவVகN எTதைனH ேபV? A) ஐwபTL |வV B) எiபTைதவV

C) அ`பதிkமV D) �_`வV 83) ……………………………………. எனT ெதாடgl திaHபதிகw பாtH

பாwபிk விடTைத அHபV ேபாGகியaளினாV A) உலெகலாw B) ஒk`ெகாலாw

C) உலகw யாைவ�w D) திaமைறேயாV

84) ெபாaTLக �? �லாசிAயV

a) களவழி நா_பL 1) Kk`ைறயைரயனாV

b) ைகR நிைல 2) ெபாfைகயாV

c) காV நா_பL 3) h?லgகாடனாV

d) பழெமாழி 4) கCணg�TதனாV a) b) c) d)

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

85) ‘அ`ேமா, நA நGகி_` எk` கட?”? இL பயிk` வRத �? எL?

A) பழெமாழி B) நாலtயாV

C) திaGlறN D) ஆசாரG ேகாைவ 86) தமிெழCகைளG �JFக

aஅ+சாஅ=? A) சாகஉ B) கசாஉ

C) கaக D) கஉசா 87) ஆ_றnV-பlபத உ`HபிலGகணTதிk பt எ�வா`

பிA�w? A) ஆ_`+ஈV B) ஆ`+ஈV

C)ஆ+இ_`+ஈV D) ஆ_`+ஆ+ஈV 88) தமிq …………….. ஒைச ெமாழி

A) ெசHப? B) pgக?

C) ெம? D)LNள? 89) “சாkறாCைம” – அைச பிATLG காJFதலி? சAயான

விைடையT ேதVRெதF A) சா+kறா+Cைம B) சாk+றாC+ைம

C) சாk+றா+Cைம D) சாk+றாCைம 90) hறTதிைணகN ……………………. வைகHபFw

A) பkனிெரCF B) ஏi

C) ஐRL D) ஒkபL 91) நாkகாw ேவ_`ைம ெசா?�ahகN எைவ?

A) ெகாCF, உடk B) ெபாaJF, நிமிTதw

C) இaRL, நிk` D) உைடய 92) பா�சாலி சபதw இலGகியTதி? lளிVகாe�’ இதி?

இடwெப_`Nள கா எkபதk ெபாaைளT ேதVRெதFGக A) ேசாைல B) பாைலவனw

C) வய? D) காF

TNPSC விைட சj. "கா" எSD ஓu எz[= எMபதM ெபா?^ ேசாைல, காw பல. இd@ பா{சாலி சபதD இலXகிய[தி\ @ளிuகாm{’ எMற ெசா\லி\ "கா" எMபதM ெபா?^ "காw" ஆ@D.

93) “ ேநர நிகர அkன இkன எkபew பிறew உவமT Laேப எkற வAகN இடw ெப_`Nள �? எL? A) ெதா?காHபியw B) நk�?

C) யாHபagகலG காAைக D) அகTதியw 94) நாJைடG காGக ஐவV ேபாVGகNw ெசkறனV எk�w

ெதாடA? ‘ஐவV’ எkபதk இலGகணw யாL? A) ஒkெறாழி ெபாL<ெசா? B) இனglறிTத?

C)ெதாடVெமாழி D) ெபாLெமாழி 95) “தnயினா_ mJடhC உNளாaw ஆறாேத

நாவினா_ mJட வF” இGlறJபாவி? பயிk` வaw அணி யாL? A) ேவ_`ைம யணி

B) இ?ெபாaN உவைமயணி C) ஏகேதச உaவக அணி

D) எFTLGகாJF உவைமயணி 96) “இiGக? உைட�ழி ஊ_`Gேகா? அ_ேற

ஒiGக KைடயாVவாf< ெசா?” இGlறJபாவி? உNள உவைமயிk ெபாaைள ேதVRெதF A) நிலw - வாqGைக

B) ஊk`ேகா? – ெபAேயாV ெசா?

C) ஊk`ேகா? - நிலw

D) ஒiGகw - வாf<ெசா? 97) “பJt�Nள காைள பtபா? கறGlேம ந?ல பm

ேவைள தவிரா Liw” இHபாட? அtகளி? இடw ெப_`Nள ெபாaNேகாN வைகயிைன ேதVRெதF A) அtமறிமா_`H ெபாaNேகாN

B) ெகாCF �JFH ெபாaNேகாN

C) ெமாழிமா_`H ெபாaNேகாN

D) வி_�JFH ெபாaNேகாN

வினா அைம[த aைற தவq. ஒேர அeயி\ உ^ள ெசாVகைள aM பிMனாக மாVறி ெபா?^ ெகா^வ= ெமாழிமாVqB ெபா?^ேகா^. ெசGfளி\ உ^ள அeகளி\ உ^ள ெசாVகைள aM பிMனாக மாVறி ெகா^வ= ெகா}w nvwB ெபா?^ேகா^.

98) “அCணw �னிநா வaட” எ�ெவiTLகN ேதாk`w? A) ரழ வaw B) தந வaw

C) றன வaw D) யT ேதாk`w 99) னல Kk�w ணள Kk�w தநGகN hணaw

விதிHபt பிkவaவனவ_`N எL சA? A) னல Kkடணew ணள Kk றனew B) னல Kk றடew ணள Kk ைணew

C) னல Kk றனew ணளKk டணew

D) னல Kk றணew ணளKk டனew 100) “விTெதாF ெசkற வJt”

எk�w ந_றிைண வAயி? lறிHபிடHபFw வJt எkபதk ெபாaN எkன? A) பைனேயாைலHெபJt B) வய?

C) வJட வte D) எ?லி

ெபா= அறிm கைடசியி\



1) Match the following phrases: A B Phrases Meaning a) to take a new turn 1) in the middle of b) bereft of 2) to get used to c) to be accustomed to 3) to begin something d) in the midst of 4) deprived of A) a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3 B) a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1 C) a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4 D) a-1, b-2, c-4, d-3

2) Complete the sentence: No other girl in the class is_______ Kamala A) most clever as B) more clever as C) as clever as D) most cleverest

3) Match the following blending words in Column ‘A’ with their meaning in Column ‘B’ Column A Column B a) Electro + execute 1) Medicare b) Breakfast + lunch 2) Mobike c) Motor + bike 3) Brunch d) Medical + care 4) Electrocute A) a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1 B) a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2 C) a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2 D) a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1

4) Form a compound word using Noun + Adjective A) Sun rise B) Post man C) Sky blue D) Down fall

5) Give the meaning of the idiom ‘a bolt from the blue’ A) Extremely happy B) Have no patience C) Unexpected surprize D) Put on airs

6) The Selfish Giant is a famous short story written by A) R.K.Narayanan B) Khushwant Singh C) Ruskia Bound D) Oscar Wilde

7) ______ built the palace A) The Pandiya B) The Chola C) The Pallava D) The Nayaks

8) Gangadhar Rao married_________ A) Manikarnika B) Mala C) Mathi D) Madhavi

9) Choose the correct answer and complete the following sentence: The twelve peach trees broke out into delicate blossoms of_______ A) blue and pearl B) pink and pearl C) pink and white D) black and blue

10) It is twice blessed It blesseth him that gives and him that takes These are the words of______ A) Portia B) Shylock C) Antony D) Bassanio

11) Mother Teresa won the Nobel Prize for peace in A) 1799 B) 1899 C) 1979 D) 1976

12) “Yes; quaint and curious war is! You shoot a fellow down” What is the meaning of the phrase “quaint and curious war” is A) war is strange and old - fashioned B) war is praise worthy C) war is condemnable D) war is essential

13) In ‘The Model Millionaire’ the servant brought Hughie a card when he was at A) lunch B) breakfast C) dinner D) tea

14) Which of the following is not included as the main goals by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in his vision to achieve developed nation status in terms of the common people? A) Transformation of our national economy B) Bringing all-round prosperity for the people of the country C) Empowering the nation by enhancing our military power D) Providing high standard education and health facilities to people

15) The poem “You can’t be that No you can’t be that by Brain Patten is about A) The importance of education to children B) The role of teachers in shaping the lives of students C) Trusting, respecting and valuing our children as individuals D) The need to appreciate nature for a happy life

16) “You cannot rob us of the rights we cherish” The above line is from the poem, _______ A) Cry of the Children B) The Man he killed C) Women’s Rights D) O Captain! My Captain!

17) When was Rabindranath Tagore born? A) 18 May 1861 B) 17 May 1861 C) 17 May 1816 D) 17 June 1861

ALL OPTIONS ARE INCORRECT.

CORRECT ANSWER IS 7 MAY 1861 18) A coarse_________ cloak was flung over the shoulders

of the old beggar at Alan Trevor’s studio. A) Grey B) Black C) Blue D) Brown

19) Crocodiles are more than________ years old A) 300 million B) 400 million C) 200 million D) 100 million

20) Match the characters in Column A with the story titles in Column B: Column A Column B a) Sue 1) The Open Window b) Ivan Dmitritch 2) The Last Leaf c) Monsieur Sauvage 3) Lottery Ticket d) Vera 4) Two Friends A) a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2 B) a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2 C) a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3 D) a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1

21) Match the characters in Column A with the story titles in Column B: Column A Column B a) Gomathi 1) Every living thing b) Mr. Dick 2) Holiday c) Mme. Loisel 3) Reflowering d) Bagha Bagdi 4) The Necklace A) a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2 B) a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2 C) a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1 D) a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4

22) Choose the odd pair from those given below: A) Bishrambar - Holiday B) Della - The gift of Magi C) Frisk - Kaanchanai D) Rowther - Reflowering

TNPSC ORIGINAL QN PAPERS 2018 CCSE-4 GROUP-IV GE + GK



23) Walt Whitman’s, ‘O Captain! My Captain!’ is a______ written for the death of Abraham Lincoln A) Dirge B) Sonnet C) Ballad D) Epic

24) Identify the poet who is not an Indian A) Famida Y. Basheer B) Kamala Surayya C) V.K. Gokak D) James Kirkup

25) Which Nationality does the poet Famida Y Basheer belong to? A) Lebanese B) American C) British D) Indian

26) ‘Love’s not Time’s fool, though rosy lips and cheeks’ Choose the poem where you find the above lines: A) A Sonnet for my Incomparable Mother B) My Grand-Mother’s House C) Sonnet No - 116 D) Nine Gold Medals

27) Rewrite the sentence in the passive voice: The man completed his work. His master paid him. A) His work is completed by the man and he is paid by his master B) His work was completed by the man and he was paid by his master C) His work had completed by the man and he was paid by his master D) His work has completed by the man and he has been paid by his master

28) Identify the simple sentence from the following sentences: A) I am sure that I will succeed B) The boy saw the snake at once he ran C) We reached station in time but the train had left D) On waving the flag, the train started

29) Choose the sentence which has no error: A) He is one of the talkative boys in the class B) He is one of the talkative boy in the class C) He is the talkative boys in the class D) He is one of the most talkative boy in the class

TNPSC ANSWER IS CORRECT.

30) What is Euphemism? A) In offensive word B) In the point of monotony C) Individual’s name D) French word

31) Choose the correct Antonyms for the underlined word. Endowed as you are with a unique personality A) cursed B) denied C) blessed D) abide

32) Read the sentence to identity grammatical error. If there is any error. Mark the part A, B, C or D as the case may be. Since you run fast you will not win the race A B C D A) D B) A C) B D) C

33) “Democracy is for the people by the people and of people” Who said this? A) Abraham Lincoln B) William Wordsworth C) Gandhiji D) Nehru

34) Match the following words from Shakespeare’s English in Column A with their modern English equivalents in Column B: Column A Column B a) doth 1) you b) thy 2) do c) thou 3) your d) dost 4) does A) a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2 B) a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4 C) a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3 D) a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1

35) “Ambition”, according to______ in Julius Caesar should be made of sterner stuff. A) Caesar B) Brutus C) First Citizen D) Antony

36) The book “Ignited Minds” talks about A) Pranab Muharjee B) Abdul Kalam C) Chidambaram D) Narendra Modi

37) Dale Carnegie in his ‘The Road to success’ insists on saying ‘no’ generally because A) you can stay away from working hard B) you can make others think high of yourself C) it is incompatible with the necessary work you must do to reach you main goal D) it is stressful to get involved in many activities

38) The selfish giant loved the little boy the best because_______ A) he had understood him B) he had been kind to him C) he had given him food D) he had kissed him

39) Match the following by understanding the meaning. Word Meaning a) Xenophobia 1) Fear of water b) Hydrophobia 2) Fear of enclosed space c) Claustrophobia 3) Fear of heights d) Acrophobia 4) Fear of strangers A) a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1 B) a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3 C) a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3 D) a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1

40) Here comes our batting hero; Salutes the crowd, Takes guard. Who is the author of this poem? A) Ruskin Bond B) Douglas Malloch C) Hope Spencer D) Kamala Das

41) Who is the headman in the Lesson “After The Storm” by Deepa Agarwal. A) Saruli B) Diwan Singh C) Lal Singh D) Radha

42) The Pillared Cloisters beside the main structure have a series of deities and shivalingas, worthy to be admired. What is the meaning of underlined word Cloisters in the passage? A) Art Gallery B) Covered passages C) Beautiful carvings D) Monolithic statues

43) ‘Mark’d how to explore the vacant vast surrounding’ What figure of speech can be identified in the above line from the poem, “The Nation United” A) Oxymoron B) Assonance C) Synecdoche D) Alliteration

44) “Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested;” - Identify the author A) E.M.Forster B) Francis Bacon C) Ben Johnson D) Jane Austine



45) Annie Louisa Walker was educated in_______ A) Delhi B) Moscow C) London D) Ontario

46) Match the names of the poets under Column A with Column B and choose the correct code: Column A Column B a) H.W. Long fellow 1) English Words b) Annie Louisa Walker 2) A Noiseless Patient Spider c) Walt Whitman 3) A Psalm of life d) V.K.Gokak 4) Women’s rights A) a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1 B) a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2 C) a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1 D) a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4

47) Identify the poem which is wrongly matched with its poet A) Piano - D.H.Lawrence B) Manliness - Rudyard Kipling C) The Cry of the children - Robert Browning D) The Man he killed - Thomas Hardy

48) Choose the impersonal passive voice statement. A) His request had been rejected by Raja B) Lots of things can be done on the internet C) The nets are carried in boats by fisherman D) The captain was scolded by George Washington

49) Match the words and phrases given in Column A with their meanings in Column B: Column A Column B Words Phrases a) Mark 1) misleading b) Seer 2) listen to c) Delusive 3) silenced d) Squashed 4) visionary A) a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1 B) a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3 C) a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3 D) a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4

50) Choose the accurate antonym for the word ‘Inquisitive’: A) Curious B) Incurious C) Notorious D) Eager

51) Match the correct prefix with the root words: a) Operate 1) Ig b) Clear 2) Co c) National 3) un d) Noble 4) multi A) a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1 B) a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4 C) a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1 D) a-4, b-1, c-3, d-2

52) Select correct ‘Tense’ Gayathri__________ (work) in this school since 2001 A) is working B) works C) has been working D) had been working

53) Choose the correct conjunction from the options given below: He is old__________ he walks quickly A) because B) or C) but D) so

54) Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition: a) I agree______ your proposal b) Rani is worried_______ his health c) My uncle will visit me______ May d) The cat hid________ the door 1) behind 2) in 3) about 4) to A) a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1 B) a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3 C) a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4 D) a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3

55) Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence. Vani is going to school now A) SVC B) SVO C) SVAA D) SVIODO

56) “Kingdoms may forget their kings And dogs forget their bites But not till man forgets his wings Will men forget the wrights” Identify the poet A) F. Joanna B) Jack Prelutsky C) Stephen Vincent Benet D) Paul Holmes

57) “There is no power in the Tongue of Man To alter me I stay here on my Bond” ________utters these words. A) Portia B) Antony C) Shylock D) Bassanio

58) “Most heartily I do beseech the court to give judgement” These are the words of______ A) Antonio B) Shylock C) Nerissa D) Bassanio

59) In the line, “Harmonic cacophony to oblivious ears” ‘Harmonic cacophony’ is an example of A) Onomatopoeia B) Anaphora C) Apostrophe D) Oxymoron

60) “The globe’s my world. The cloud’s my kin?” Identify the figure of speech employed in the above line A) Simile B) Metaphor C) Apostrophe D) Ellipsis

61) If you can force your heart and nerve and Sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone Find out the meaning for a underlined word from the options given below: A) limbs B) bone C) tendon D) Organs

62) He did not hate the________ now, for he knew that it was merely the spring as sleep. In ‘The Selfish Giant’ which season is considered by the giant as “spring asleep”. A) Autumn B) Spring C) Monsoon D) Winter

63) Till the gossamer thread you Fling Catch somewhere, O my soul, What Figure of speech can you find in the underlined part of the above line A) Onomatopoeia B) Anaphora C) Oxymoron D) Apostrophe

64) In which poem do you find the following line? “It isn’t by size that you win or you Fail” A) O Captain! My Captain B) The Solitary Reaper C) Sonnet No - 116 D) Be the Best

65) Identify the statement which is not expressed by Dr. Karl Paulnack in his essay “Music The Hope Raiser” A) Music is part of arts and entertainment B) Music is a basic need of human survival C) Music makes sense of our lives D) Music is a way for us to understand things with our hearts

66) According to Gokhale what requires whole-hearted devotion? A) Acquiring knowledge B) Spirit C) Instances D) Observation

67) “On such an earth my footprints But I cannot reason why All human roads are dark and dry And all the other creatures die” Identify the author A) David Roth B) Brian Patten C) Anonymous D) Leslie Norris



68) In which poem, do you find the following line? ‘Go over the recipe, step-by-step’ A) A Tiger in the Zoo B) The Apology C) To cook and eat D) No men are foreign

69) In which poem, do you find the following line? The Splendid joy of the stars: the joy of the earth A) My Native Land B) The Flying Wonder C) Laugh and be Merry D) To India

70) Identify the work which is written by William Wordsworth. A) The Lyrical Ballads B) Hamlet C) The Good Earth D) Gitanjali

71) The Poet Jack Prelutsky was born in A) New York B) Brooklyn C) Lebanon D) United States

(This question can be considered a Wrong)

72) Match the name of the author with the s’story: a) The selfish Giant 1) Pearl S Buck b) Out in the fields with God 2) Oscar Wilde c) The Refugee 3) Anton Chekhov d) The Lottery Ticket 4) Elizabeth Barrett Browning

A) a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3 B) a-1, b-2, c-4, d-3 C) a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4 D) a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3

73) Choose the appropriate antonym of the underlined word from the options given below: “Her face had an expression of absolute serenity” A) Tranquility B) Calmness C) Peacefulness D) Unquietness

74) Which nation does Stephen Vincent Benet belong to? A) England B) America C) Russia D) Africa

75) Identify the correct degree: Very few cities in India are________ (populous) Mumbai A) as populous as B) more populous than C) the most populous D) populous as

76) In which year Einstein was given the Nobel Prize? A) 1920 B) 1921 C) 1934 D) 1945

77) Match Column A with Column B to form gerunds in sentences: A B a) Eating too much 1) is forbidden b) Swimming 2) is dangerous c) Playing on the street 3) is bad for health d) Walking on the roof 4) is a pleasant hobby A) a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2 B) a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1 C) a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1 D) a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2

78) Identify the sentence pattern One of the boys must go A) AS B) ASV C) SV D) SVA

79) Choose the correct synonym for the underlined word from the options given: She is known for her humane attitude, indomitable will and fearless spirit. A) Weak B) Coward C) Strong D) Bold

80) The leader craved for the power to redress the grievance of the citizens under the care. Choose the correct meaning for the underlined word from the options given below: A) examine B) access C) introspect D) remedy

81) Select the correct question tag for the given sentence. Don’t leave the fridge door open______? A) Do you? B) Don’t you? C) Will you? D) Won’t you?

82) “The manager will cancel the meeting” Find the correct ‘phrasal verb’ to the above underlined word. A) call on B) call out C) call in D) call off

83) Find the odd one out A) gradually B) slowly C) well D) beautiful

84) “The reddest flower would look as pale as snow” What is the figure of speech employed in this line? A) Metaphor B) Personification C) Simile D) Oxymoron

85) Which will take place of fears when some one keeps trying in the poem “keep on keeping on”? A) worries B) joy C) motivation D) success

86) “NN..I’m not going to be an airport pilot, a dancer, a lawyer, or an MC”. MC means____ A) Municipal Councilor B) Marriage Contractor C) Master of Ceremonies D) Master of Chemistry

87) Match the titles of the poem ‘A’ with lines of the poem ‘B’: A B a) Art is long and time is fleeting 1) English words b) Love’s not time’s fool 2) A Psalm of life c) Pinning for new agony 3) The man he killed d) Right many a nipper kin 4) Sonnet - 116 A) a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1 B) a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1 C) a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3 D) a-4, b-1, c-3, d-2

88) Success is not something to wait for; it is something to work for Whose words are these? A) Jessica Cox B) Anne Sullivan C) Hellen Keller D) Ruskin Bond

89) “I’m sick of hearing them cheep-cheep” What is the figure of speech employed here? A) Metaphor B) Onamatopoeia C) Personification D) Oxymoron

90) What does ‘Hope Spencer’ ask us to do when “Good luck is round the corner”? A) To walk away from the place B) To ignore it C) To show a smiling face D) To laugh at it

91) According to Karl Paulnack the first organized public expression of grief after the attack in 2011 of September 11

th was

A) Public Meeting B) Prayer meeting C) Concert D) Peace rally

92) Which among the following is a story by O’Henry? A) The Tears of the Desert B) The Wooden Bowl C) The Face of Judas Iscariot D) The Last Leaf

93) “The ship is anchor’d safe and sound, its voyage closed and done, From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won,” What does Walt Whitman refer by ‘object won’? A) the end of voyage B) the end of the trip C) the end of a battle D) the end of the civil war



94) Which Nationality does the Poet Khalil Gibran belong to? A) American B) Lebanese C) Canadian D) British

95) Who among the following is not a British poet? A) John Masfield B) Robert Frost C) D.H.Lawrence D) Elizabeth Barret Browning

96) Match the following: Title (story) Author a) Kaanchanai 1) Sundara Ramasamy b) Reflowering 2) Pudumaippittan c) The Necklace 3) Rabindranath Tagore d) Holiday 4) Guyde Mauppassant A) a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1 B) a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3 C) a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4 D) a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1

97) “Ah darling, it’s Behrman’s masterpiece - he painted it there the night that the last leaf fell” who said these words to whom? A) Behrman to doctor B) Sue to Johnsy C) Johnsy to Sue D) Behrman to Sue

98) “Why don’t you join the others? What A peculiar child you are?” Who said these words to Kamala in ‘Punishment in Kindergarten’? A) Grandmother B) Mother C) Teacher D) Father

99) ‘Here ‘tis, most reverened Doctor’ Who is the ‘doctor’ here? A) Shylock B) Portia C) Bassanio D) Duke

100) Who says this? “My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, And I must pause till it come back to me” A) Calphurnia B) Marcus Brutus C) Octavius Caesar D) Mark Antony

101) Match the following: a) Osmium 1) Best conductor of electricity b) Lithium 2) Heaviest metal c) Tungsten 3) Lightest metal d) Silver 4) Highest melting point - 3300

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சAயாகH ெபாaTLக: a) ஆvமியw 1) சிறRத மிkகடTதி b) லிTதியw 2) மிகG கனமான உேலாகw c) டgvடk 3) மிக இேலசான உேலாகw d) சி?வV 4) அதிக உalநிைல - 3300

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102) The theme of the World Special Week, celebrated from 4

th October 2017 to 10

th October 2017 is

A) Exploring new world in space B) Yoga for wellness C) Water and energy for inclusive growth D) Peace, progress and prosperity

2017 அGேடாபV 4 Kத?, 2017 அGேடாபV 10

வைரயி? ெகாCடாடHபJட உலக< சிறHh வாரTதினL கaHெபாaN A) விCெவளியி? hL உலகTதிைன ேதட? B) நலKைடைமGகான ேயாகா C) உNளடgகிய வளV<சிGகான நnV ம_`w ஆ_ற? D) அைமதி, Kkேன_றw ம_`w ெசiைம

THE QUESTION IS WRONG. NOT WORLD SPECIAL WEEK, it should be WORLD SPACE WEEK.

103) Who among the following women boxers was declared best boxer of the meet during the World Youth Boxing Championship held in Guwahati in 2017? A) Nabin Chandra B) Sarjubala Devi C) Minu Basumalary D) Ankushita Boro

2017-w ஆCF, lவஹாJtயி? நைடெப_ற உலக இைளேயாV ெபCகN lTL<சCைட ேபாJtயி? கலRL ெகாCடவVக�N மிக< சிறRத வ nரV என பாராJடHபJடவV A) நபிk சRதிரா B) சVஜnபாலா ேதவி C) மி� பாmமலA D) அglசிJடா ேபாேரா

104) Match the title winners with their championship of 2017: a) Ms.Saikhom Mirabai Chanu 1) World Junior (V 20) Chess

Championship b) Ms. Mary Kom 2) World Weightlifting

Championship c) Mr. Gopi Thonakal 3) Asian Women’s Boxing

Championship d) Master Aravindh 4) Asian Marathon

Chithambaram Championship A) a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1 B) a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1 C) a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4 D) a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4

2017 இத_கான பJடw ெவkறவைர�w, சாwபியk ஷிH பJடTைத�w ெபாaTLக: a) ெச?வி. சாfேகாw மீராபாf 1) உலக இளநிைல (V 20)

சா� சLரgக சாwபியkஷிH b) ெச?வி. ேமA காw 2) உலக ப� pGlw

சாwபியkஷிH c) திa. ேகாபி ெதாெனGக? 3) ஆசிய மகளிV

lTL<சCைட சாwபியkஷிH d) ெச?வk அரவிRT சிதwபரw 4) ஆசிய மாராTதாk

சாwபியkஷிH A) a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1 B) a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1 C) a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4 D) a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4

105) Which city received India’s first UNESCO Heritage City Certificate in September 2017? A) Puri B) Kanchipuram C) Aurangabad D) Ahmadabad

ெசHடwபV 2017–? இRதியாவிk Kத? UNESCO

பாரwபAய சாkறிதq ெப_ற நகரw எL? A) �A B) கா�சிhரw C) அeரgகாபாT D) அகமதாபாT

106) Who has won the India’s 46th Grandmaster Chess

Champion Tournament-2017? A) Srinath Naren B) Srinath Narayanan C) Srinath Venu D) Srinath Srinivasan

இRதியாவிk 46–வL கிராCJ மாvடV ெசv விைளயாJF சாwபியk 2017 யாV? A) �நாT நேரk B) �நாT நாராயணk C) �நாT ேவ~ D) �நாT �நிவாசk

107) Which of the following pairs are incorrect? I) Chloroflurocarbons - Refrigerators II) Methane - Ploughing of fields III) Nitrous oxide - Enteric fermentation in cows IV) Carbon dioxide - Burning of fossil fuels A) I and II B) II and III C) III and IV D) I and IV



கீqGகCடவ_`N தவறான இைணகN யாL? I) lேளாேராhேளாேரா காVபk - lளிVசாதனH ெபJt II) மீTேதk – பCைண மCைண உiத? III) ைநJரv ஆGைஸF – கா?நைடகளி? ெசATத? IV) காVபk ைட ஆGைஸF – hைத பtவ எAெபாaJகைள எATத? A) I ம_`w II B) II ம_`w III

C) III ம_`w IV D) I ம_`w IV 108) The 7

th term of the sequence 0.12, 0.012, 0.0012N.

is A) 1.2×10

6 B) 1.2×10

-6 C) 1.2×10

7 D) 1.2×10

-7

0.12, 0.012, 0.0012N.எkற ெதாடV வAைசயி? 7ஆவL உ`Hh A) 1.2×10

6 B) 1.2×10

-6 C) 1.2×10

7 D) 1.2×10

-7 DETAILED EXPLANATION tn = ar

n-1

r = 10

1

120

12

100012.0

1000012.0

12.0

012.0

1

2 ==××

==t

t

62

617

710

1

10

12

10

1

100

12

10

1

100

12×=

=

=−

t

77

10

12.1

10

1

10

12×=×=

According to option 1.2×10-7

109) Simplify: 5

3

8

9÷ of

+5

3

4

3

A) 118

11 B) 1

18

5 C) 1

18

13 D) 1

18

7

maGlக: 5

3

8

9÷ -இ?

+5

3

4

3

A) 118

11 B) 1

18

5 C) 1

18

13 D) 1

18

7

DETAILED EXPLANATION

5

3

8

9÷ of (இ?)

+5

3

4

3

Using BODMAS rule

B→Bracket (அைடHhGlறிகN)

O →of (இ?)

D →Division (வlTத?)

M →Multiplication (ெபaGக?)

A→Addition (�Jட?)

S→Subtraction (கழிTத?)

= 5

3

8

9÷ of (இ?)

+20

1215

= 5

3

8

9÷ of (இ?)

20

27=

20

27

5

3

8

9×÷ =

100

81

8

9÷

81

100

8

9×=

18

71

18

25==

110) A sum of money triples itself at 8% per annum over a certain time. The time taken is A) 20 years B) 22 years C) 25 years D) 30 years

ஒa lறிHபிJட அசலானL ஆCFGl 8% வJt வ nதTதி? |k` மடgகாlவத_l பிtGlw காலw A) 20 ஆCFகN B) 22 ஆCFகN

C) 25 ஆCFகN D) 30 ஆCFகN DETAILED EXPLANATION n×r = (times-1) × 100 n×r = (மடgl-1) × 100

r = 8% t = 3 n×8 = (3-1) × 100

8

1002×=n = 25 years

SHORT CUT METHOD : TO DO ON THE DAY OF

EXAM

100 → 100 + 200

258

200=⇒

111) The G.C.D. and L.C.M. of 90, 150, 225 is A) 15, 450 B) 450, 15 C) 90, 225 D) 225, 150

90, 150, 225 ஆகிய எCகளிk மீ.ெபா.வ ம_`w மீ.ெபா.ம. A) 15, 450 B) 450, 15 C) 90, 225 D) 225, 150 DETAILED EXPLANATION

LCM of (90, 150, 225) (90, 150, 225)k மீ.ெபா.ம 5×3×3×5×2 = 450 GCD of (90, 150, 225)

(90, 150, 225)k மீ.ெபா.வ

5×3 = 15

112) If 61=−

yy find the value of

3

3 1

yy −

A) 216 B) 222 C) 234 D) 228

61=−

yy எனி?

3

3 1

yy − இk மதிHைபG காCக.

A) 216 B) 222 C) 234 D) 228 DETAILED EXPLANATION (a-b)

3 = a

3-b

3-3ab(a-b)

−−−=

−

yy

yy

yy

yy

11.3

113

3

3

−−−=y

yy

y1

313

3

3

3

3

113

1

yy

yy

yy −=

++

−

63 + 3×6 =

3

3 1

yy −



216+18 = 3

3 1

yy −

234 = 3

3 1

yy −

SHORT CUT METHOD : TO DO ON THE DAY OF

EXAM

2161

313

3 =

−−−y

yy

y

6321613

3 ×+=−y

y

= 216 + 18 = 234

113) Which of the following statement is false in a Parallelogram? A) The opposite sides are parallel B) The opposite angles and sides are equal C) The diagonals are equal D) The diagonals bisect each other

ஓV இைணகரTதி? எL தவறான �_`? A) எதிVH பGகgகN இைணயாlw B) எதிெரதிV ேகாணgகN ம_`w பGகgகN சமமாlw C) |ைல விJடgகளிk நnளgக�w சமமாlw D) |ைல விJடgகN ஒkைறெயாk` இa சமG �றிFw DETAILED EXPLANATION In parallelogram diagonals NEED NOT be equal. இைணகரTதி? |ைல விJடgகN சமமாக இaGக ேவCtய அவசியw இ?ைல.

114) Which State Government has launched Gyankunj e-class project? A) Andhra Pradesh B) Delhi C) Kerala D) Gujarat

எRத மாநில அரm Gயாkகg� மிk-வVGக திJடTதிைன ெசய?பFTதியL? A) ஆRதிர பிரேத� B) ெட?லி C) ேகரளா D) lஜராT

115) The Union Ministry of health and family welfare and ICMR launched IHMI on November-28-2017. What does IHMI stands for? A) India Hypertension Management Initiative B) India Health Management Initiative C) Indian Heart and Mind Care Intellect D) India Health Maintenance Initiative

நலவாqe ம_`w lFwப நலTLைற ஒkறிய அைம<சகw 2017-நவwபV-28 அk` ICMR உடk இைணRL IHMI–யிைன LவGகி�NளL. IHMI எkபL எைதG lறிGlw? A) இRதிய அதிக இரTத அiTத ேமலாCைம ெதாடGகw B) இRதிய ேதகநிைல ம_`w நல ேமலாCைம ெதாடGகw C) இRதியனிk இதய ம_`w |ைள நல அறிe D) இRதிய ேதகநிைல ஆேராGகியw ம_`w பராமATத? ெதாடGகw

116) Match the following: a) Governor 1) Article 171 b) Chief Minister 2) Article 170 c) Legislative Council 3) Article 153 d) Legislative Assembly 4) Article 163 A) a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1 B) a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2 C) a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2 D) a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4 ெபாaTLக: a) ஆ�நV 1) விதி 171 b) Kதலைம<சV 2) விதி 170 c) ேமலைவ 3) விதி 153 d) சJடசைப 4) விதி 163 A) a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1 B) a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2 C) a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2 D) a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4

117) Match List I with List II: Major Flood Disasters List I List II a) China 1) St. Francis b) Pennsylvania 2) Assam c) Los Angeles 3) Hwang Ho d) India 4) Johnstown A) a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3 B) a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2 C) a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4 D) a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4 வAைச I உடk வAைச II–ைன ெபாaTLக: KGகிய ெவNள< சீVlைலe வAைச I வAைச II a) ைசனா 1) ெசயிkJ பிராkஸிv b) ெபkசி?ேவனியா 2) அvஸாw c) லாv ஏ�ச?v 3) ஹாவாg ேஹா d) இRதியா 4) ேஜாkvடாk A) a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3 B) a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2 C) a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4 D) a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4

118) In Tamil Nadu which year TNEB was established on the basis of EB Act of 1948? A) 1957 July 1 B) 1957 August 1 C) 1957 September 1 D) 1957 October 1

1948-w ஆCF மிkபகிVமான சJடTதிkபt தமிழகTதி? எRத ஆCF மிkசார வாAயw (TNEB)

அைமGகHபJடL? A) 1957 ஜnைல 1 B) 1957 ஆகvJ 1 C) 1957 ெசHடwபV 1 D) 1957 அGேடாபV 1

119) Which monument depicted the similarity between Prakoy Literature and Dravida Literature? A) Bengali B) Lisiar C) Caspiar D) Telugu

பிரா�f ெமாழிக�Glw, திராவிட ெமாழிக�Glw இைடேய உNள ஒ_`ைமைய �`w க?ெவJF A) வgகாள B) லிசியV C) காvபியV D) ெத�gl

120) Match the following and choose the correct one: a) Panipet 1) A.D.1527 b) Gaghra 2) A.D.1528 c) Khanwa 3) A.D.1529 d) Chandari 4) A.D.1526 A) a-1, b-2, c-4, d-3 B) a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2 C) a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1 D) a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4



கீqவaபனவ_ைற ெபாaTதி சAயான விைடைய ேதVe ெசfக: a) பானிபJ 1) கி.பி.1527 b) காGரா 2) கி.பி.1528 c) காkவா 3) கி.பி.1529 d) சRேதA 4) கி.பி.1526 A) a-1, b-2, c-4, d-3 B) a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2 C) a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1 D) a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4

121) Agricultural productivity can be measured in terms of A) Consumption of fertilizers and labour productivity B) Irrigational facilities C) Land and labour productivity D) Mechanization

ேவளாCைம உ_பTதிைய அளவிFw Kைற A) உரTதிk �கVவளe ம_`w உைழHh உ_பTதி திறk B) நnVHபாசன வசதி C) நிலw ம_`w உைழHபிk உ_பTதிTதிறk D) எRதிரமயமாத?

122) Which of the following devices converts light signals into electrical (or) electronic signals? (1) Digital camera (2) Fax machine (3) Optical transmitter A) (1) and (2) only B) (2) and (3) only C) (1) and (3) only D) (1), (2) and (3)

பிkவaw உபகரணgகளி?, ஒளி ைசைககைள மிkனிய? (அ) மிkன~ ைசைககளாக மா_`பைவ (1) இலGக ஒளிHபடG கaவி (2) ெதாைல நகலி (3) ஒளியிய? பரHபி A) (1) ம_`w (2) மJFw B) (2) ம_`w (3) மJFw

C) (1) ம_`w (3) மJFw D) (1), (2) ம_`w (3)

123) A man sitting in the revolving chair with stretched hands, suddenly bend his hands, the angular velocity A) decreases B) increases C) zero D) constant

ைககN நnJடHபJட நிைலயி? mழ�w நா_காலியிk மீL அமVRதிaGlw ஒaவV, தி�ெரன ைககைள மடGlw ேபாL, ேகாணT திைசேவகw A) lைற�w B) அதிகமாlw C) mழியாlw D) மாறாமலிaGlw

124) Identify the incorrect pair: I) Washing soda - Na2CO3 II) Bleaching powder - CaO

III) Plaster of paris - CaSO4. 2

1H2O

IV) Baking soda - NaHCO3 A) I B) II C) III D) IV

தவறான ேஜாtைய கCடறிக: I) சலைவ ேசாடா - Na2CO3 II) சலைவTpN - CaO

III) பா v சாRL - CaSO4. 2

1H2O

IV) சைமய? ேசாடா - NaHCO3 A) I B) II C) III D) IV

125) Mention the floriculture centre started recently under the Indo Israel joint agreement on agricultural project A) Thovalai, Kanyakumari District B) Thally, Krishnagiri District C) Anna Nagar, Chennai D) Connoor, Nilagiri District சமீபTதி? இRதிய-இvேர? �JF ேவளாCைம திJடTதிk கீq மலV வளVHh ைமயw எgl ெதாடgகHபJடL? A) ேதாவாைல, கkனியாlமA மாவJடw B) தளி, கிa�ணகிA மாவJடw C) அCணாநகV, ெசkைன D) lk�V, நnலகிA மாவJடw

126) The Planning Commission in India is now known as A) Planning Council B) NITI Aayog C) NITI Sanjog D) Bharatiya Aayog Mandal

இRதியாவிk திJடG கமிஷk த_ேபாL எ�வா` அைழGகHபFகிறL? A) திJடG li B) நிதி ஆேயாG (NITI Aayog) C) நிதி ச�ேஜாG (NITI Sanjog) D) பாரதிய ஆேயாG மCட?

127) The recently conducted Indo-Maldives Joint Military exercises was called as A) IMBAX 2017 B) EKUVERIN 2017 C) INDRA 2017 D) SAMPRITI 2017

சமீபTதி? நைடெப_ற இRதிய மாலTதne பரvபர �JF இரா~வ பயி_சி எ�வா` அைழGகHபFகிறL? A) இwபாGv 2017 B) எGlவAk 2017 C) இRதிரா 2017 D) சwH T 2017

128) India lacks a strong backhaul to get a transition to 5G with in September 2017, Backhaul is a network A) Portal for data discrimination B) Connecting cell sites to central exchange C) Coupler for wireless data transmission D) Range finder for cellular consumers

ெசHடwபV 2017–GlN இRதியா, 5G-Gl, நிைலமா_றw ஏ_பFTதிG ெகாN�w அளவிலான வ�வான ‘பாGஹeைல’ (Backhaul) ெப_றிaGகவி?ைல. பாGஹe? எkபL இத_கானெதாa இைணய வைல வைக A) தரe பlHபாfவி_lCடான வாயி? B) ைமய மா_` நிைலயTேதாF ைகHேபசியிk தgl நிைலயிைன இைணGlw வைல C) கwபியி?லா தரe ெச�TLைகGகான பிைணHபி D) ைகHேபசி �கVேவாaGகான ெநFGகgகாJt

129) Identify the defence equipment which was officially decommissioned on December 17, 2017 by the Indian Air Force A) P-8 ILR Maritime Reconnaissance Anti Submarine Warfare Aircraft B) Mi-8 Attack and Utility Helicopter C) P-3 Orion Anti Submarine Warfare Aircraft D) Mi-V5 Medium Lift Reconnaissance Aircraft



இRதிய விமானH பைடயா? 2017–w ஆCF tசwபV 17–w நாN அ�வ? தியாக ைகவிடHபJட பாLகாHh ஊVதி A) P-8 ILR Maritime Reconnaissance Anti Submarine Warfare Aircraft B) Mi-8 Attack and Utility Helicopter C) P-3 Orion Anti Submarine Warfare Aircraft D) Mi-V5 Medium Lift Reconnaissance Aircraft

130) Identify the Playwright who published the work “Dark horse and other plays” in October 2017? A) Gowri Ramnarayan B) Gowri Lankesh C) Arun Kolatkar D) Mahesh Dattani

2017-w ஆCF அGேடாபA? ெவளியிடHபJட “Dark

horse and other plays” எkற நாடகTைத ெவளியிJடவV A) ெகௗA ராwநாராயC B) ெகௗA லgேக� C) அaC ெகாலாTகV D) மேக� தTதாணி

131) Which group of plants species are lower in number in the plant kingdom? A) Fungi B) Pteridophyta C) Bryophytes D) Gymnosperms

தாவர உலகி? மிகG lைறRத எCணிGைகயி? சி_றினgகN ெகாCட தாவர ெதாlதி எL? A) ��ைசகN B) ெடAேடாைபJடா C) பிைரேயாஃைபJFகN D) ஜிwேனாvெபVwகN

132) Which class of algae is used in the manufacture of dynamite? A) Chlorophyceae B) Chrysophyceae C) Cryptophyceae D) Pheophyceae

எRத வlHh ஆ?காGகN ைடனைமJF உ_பTதி ெசfவதி? பயkபFகிkறன? A) lேளாேராைபசி B) கிைரேசாைபசி C) கிAHேடாைபசி D) ஃேபேயாைபசி

133) Which is an example for chemosynthetic heterotrophy? A) Man B) Viscum C) Nitrosomonas D) Beggiatoa

ேவதி பிற சாVh உயிAGl எFTLGகாJF எL? A) மனிதk B) விvகw C) ைநJரேசாேமானாv D) ெபGயாேடாவா

134) If x, 2x+2, 3x+3 are in G.P, then 11x, 22x+22, 33x+33 form A) an A.P. B) a G.P. C) a constant sequence D) Neither A.P. nor a G.P.

x, 2x+2, 3x+3 எkபன ஒa ெபaGlT ெதாடV வAைசயிலிaHபிk 11x, 22x+22, 33x+33 எkற ெதாடV வAைசயானL A) ஒa �JFT ெதாடV வAைச B) ஒa ெபaGlT ெதாடV வAைச C) ஒa மாறிலிT ெதாடV வAைச D) ஒa �JFT ெதாடV வAைச�w அ?ல ெபaGlT ெதாடV வAைச�w அ?ல DETAILED EXPLANATION x, 2x+2, 3x+3 are in G.P

x, 2x+2, 3x+3 எkபL ஒa ெபaGlTெதாடV 11x, 22x+22, 33x+33 11(x), 11(2x+2), 11(3x+3) So r = 11 ∴the given series is in G.P

எனேவ ெகாFGகHபJட ெதாடV ஒa ெபaGlT ெதாடV வAைச

CONCEPT: If a, b, c are in GP, then ka, kb, kc also in GP

a, b, c ெபaGlTெதாடA? இaRதா?, ka, kb, kc’�w ெபaGlT ெதாடA? அைம�w.

135) The sum of three numbers is 264 if the first number be twice the second and third number be one-third of the first, then the second number is A) 48 B) 72 C) 54 D) 64

|k` எCகளிk �Fத? 264 Kத? எC இரCடாவL எC ேபா? இa மடgl, |kறாவL எC Kத? எCணி? |kறி? ஒa பgl எனி? இரCடாவL எC யாL? A) 48 B) 72 C) 54 D) 64 DETAILED EXPLANATION

According to the question ேகNவியி? இaRL The three numbers are 6x, 3x, 2x

6x, 3x, 2x எkபL |k` எCகN எkக. 6x+3x+2x = 264 11x = 264 x = 24

Second number இரCடாவL எC = 3x = 3×24 = 72

136) If a, b, c are in A.P., then 3a, 3

b, 3

c are in

A) A.P B) G.P. C) A.P. and G.P. D) None of these

a, b, c எkபன ஒa �JFT ெதாடVவAைசயி? உNளன எனி? 3

a, 3

b, 3

c ஆகியைவ_________ எkற

ெதாடVவAைசயி? உNளL A) A.P B) G.P. C) A.P. ம_`w G.P. D) ஏLw இ?ைல DETAILED EXPLANATION a, b, c are in AP ⇒ b-a = c-b →

ab

a

b−= 3

3

3→

bc

b

c−= 3

3

3→

Using / ஆ? =

⇒ 3a, 3

b, 3

c in GP இைவ ெபaGlTெதாடV

(or) a, b, c are in A.P

a, b, c எkபன ஒa �JFTெதாடV எனி? Assume that 1, 2, 3 in a, b, c

1, 2, 3 எkபL a, b, c எkக. ∴3

a, 3

b, 3

c = 3

1, 3

2, 3

3

= 3, 9, 27 are in G.P எkபL G.P

137) If -1 < r < 1, then the sum of infinite number of a geometric series is

A) ( )1

1

−−

r

ra n

B) ( )r

ra n

−−1

1

C) r

a

−1 D) na

-1 < r < 1 எனி? Ktவிலி வைர ெபaGlT ெதாடAk �Fத?



A) ( )1

1

−−

r

ra n

B) ( )r

ra n

−−1

1

C) r

a

−1 D) na


இL வாfHபாடாlw. This is formula.

r

aS

−=∞1

1<r

r

a

−=1

-1 < r < 1

138) The angle in a semi circle is a______ A) acute angle B) obtuse angle C) straight angle D) right angle

அைரவJடTதி? அைம�w ேகாணw________ A) l`gேகாணw B) விAேகாணw C) ேநV ேகாணw D) ெசgேகாணw DETAILED EXPLANATION

Angle in a semicircle is a right angle (ie) 90

0

அைரவJடTதி? அைம�w (தாglw) ேகாணw ெசgேகாணw 90

0

139) In which Article make provision for the appointment of a law officer, the Attorney General by President of India? A) Article 66 B) Article 67 C) Article 76 D) Article 96 சJட அ�வலVகN ம_`w மTதிய அரm தைலைம வழGlைரஞVகைள எRத விதியிk கீq இRதிய ltயரm தைலவV நியமிGகிkறாV? A) விதி 66 B) விதி 67 C) விதி 76 D) விதி 96

140) The Government of India introduced the Rights to Education on A) 15

th August 1947 B) 26

th January 1950

C) 1st April 2010 D) 2

nd October 2012

இRதிய அரm க?வி உAைம< சJடTைத நைடKைறHபFTதிய நாN A) 15 ஆகvJ 1947 B) 26 ஜனவA 1950 C) 1 ஏHர? 2010 D) 2 அGேடாபV 2012

141) When was the Legal Services Authority Act (Lok Adalat) passed? A) 1985 B) 1987 C) 1986 D) 1988

உAைம பணி< சJடw (ேலாG அதலT) எRத ஆCF நிைறேவ_றHபJடL? A) 1985 B) 1987 C) 1986 D) 1988

142) The article of the Constitution provides for a Vice President A) Article 53 B) Article 356 C) Article 360 D) Article 63

ltயரmT LைணT தைலவV பதவி ப_றி எRத அரசியலைமHh சJடHபிAe �`கிறL A) 53 B) 356 C) 360 D) 63

143) Consider the following statement, choose the correct answer from the codes given below. Assertion (A): The motion of the Earth rotate on its axis called rotation Reasons (R): Rotation movement causes seasons A) (A) alone is correct (R) is incorrect B) (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)

கீqகா~w வாGகியgகைள அtHபைடயாக ெகாCF சAயான விைடைய ெகாFGகHபJFNள lறியFீகளி? இaRL ேதVe ெசfக. �_` (A): �மி தkைனTதாேன m_றிGெகாNவைத த_mழ_சி எkகிேறாw காரணw (R): த_mழ_சி இயGகw காரணமாகTதாk பaவகாலw உaவாகிறL A) (A) மJFw சA (R) தவ` B) (A) ம_`w (R) இரCFw சA ேம�w (R), (A)

உைடய சAயான விளGகமாlw C) (A) ம_`w (R) இரCFw தவ` D) (A) ம_`w (R) இரCFw சA ஆனா? (R), (A)

உைடய சAயான விளGகம?ல 144) Match the following:

a) Assam 1) Podu b) Andhra Pradesh 2) Mashan c) Madhya Pradesh 3) Ponam d) Kerala 4) Jhum A) a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4 B) a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1 C) a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4 D) a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1

ெபாaTLக: a) அvஸாw 1) ெபாF b) ஆRதிர பிரேதசw 2) மாசk c) மTதிய பிரேதசw 3) ெபாkனw d) ேகரளா 4) ஜnw A) a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4 B) a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1 C) a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4 D) a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1

NONE OF THE OPTION IS CORRECT. The correct option is a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3.

145) The rulers of Bhopal Shajehan Begum and Sultana Jehan Begum provided monetary support for the preservation of the ancient site A) Saranath Pillar B) Sanchi stupid C) Humayun tomb D) Shersha’s tomb

ேபாபா? அரசியாVகளான ஷாஜஹாk ேபகKw, m?தானா ெஜஹாk ேபகKw இRத வரலா_` சிkனTைத ெசHபனிட ஏராளமான பணTைத வாA வழgகினV A) சாரநாT க?pC B) சா�சி vpபி C) உமா¥k க?லைற D) ெஷVஷாவிk நிைனவிடw

146) Farid was the original name of A) Shershah B) Ibrahim Lodi C) Sikandar Lodi D) Ala-ud-din

ப Tதிk உCைமயான ெபயV A) ெஷVஷா B) இHராஹிw ேலாt C) சிGகRதV ேலாt D) அலாeதnk

147) New Agricultural Price Policy was announced in the year A) 1984 B) 1976 C) 1996 D) 1986



hதிய ேவளாC விைலG ெகாNைக ெவளியிடHபJட ஆCF A) 1984 B) 1976 C) 1996 D) 1986

148) The birth of economics of education was announced by A) Marshall B) Karl Marx C) Schultz D) Keynes

க?வி ப_றிய ெபாaளியைல உaவாGகியவV A) மாVஷ? B) கார? மாVGv C) vக?Jv D) கீkm

149) National Integration Day celebrated in A) November-19 B) October-20 C) June-10 D) August-12

ேதசிய ஒaைமHபாF தினw ெகாCடாFw நாN எL? A) நவwபV-19 B) அGேடாபV-20

C) ஜnk-10 D) ஆகvF-12

150) Pick out the correct reasons: Oil mixed with petrol for two wheelers due to the following reason (s): (1) It lubricates the engine parts (2) It remove heat inside two engines (3) It allows for the deposit of carbon on the spark plug A) (1), (2) and (3) B) (1) and (2) only C) (2) and (3) only D) (1) and (3) only

சAயான காரணgகைள ெதAe ெசfக: பிkவaw காரணgகளினா? இa சGகர வாகனgக�Gl, ெபJேரா�டk எCெணf கலGகHபFகிறL. (1) இயRதிர பாகgகைள உராfவிலிaRL பாLகாGlw (2) இa இயRதிரgக�Gகிைடயிலான ெவHபTைத இL ெவளிேய_`w. (3) தnHெபாறி< ெசaகி? (plug), இL கAையH பtய ைவGlw A) (1), (2) ம_`w (3) B) (1) ம_`w (2) மJFw C) (2) ம_`w (3) மJFw D) (1) ம_`w (3) மJFw

151) Match List I with List II correctly: List-I List-II (Solution) (pH value) a) Blood 1) 6.5 b) Urine 2) 7.3-7.5 c) Vinegar 3) 5.5-7.5 d) Milk 4) 2.4-3.4 A) a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1 B) a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3 C) a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1 D) a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2

பJtயி? I–லிaRL பJtய? II–ஐ சAயாகH ெபாaTLக: பJtய?-I பJtய?-II (கைரச?) (pH மதிHh)

a) laதி 1) 6.5

b) சி`நnV 2) 7.3-7.5

c) வினிகV 3) 5.5-7.5

d) பா? 4) 2.4-3.4


152) “Operation Ice Bridge” is associated with A) ISS B) ISRO C) NASA D) ESA

‘பனி பாலw நடவtGைக’ எRத அைமHேபாF ெதாடVhைடயL A) ISS B) ISRO C) NASA D) ESA

153) Identify the organisation inaugurated on October 2017 at New Delhi by Prime Minister of India. A) All India Institute of Unani B) All India Institute of Siddha C) All India Institute of Ayurveda D) All India Institute of Naturopathy

hL ெட?லியி?, 2017-w ஆCF அGேடாபV மாதw இRதிய பிரதமV அவVகளா? ெதாடgகிைவGகHபJட அைமHh A) அைனTதிRதிய �னானி மaTLவ நி`வனw B) அைனTதிRதிய சிTத மaTLவ கழகw C) அைனTதிRதிய ஆ�Vேவத மaTLவ கழகw D) அைனTதிRதிய இய_ைக மaTLவ கழகw

154) The write of the Novel “Dukkam Sukkham” who has been chosen for the Vyas Samman 2017 is Mr/Mrs A) Surindar Verma B) Sunita Jain C) Mamta Kalia D) Kamal Kishore Goyenka

2017-ஆw ஆCt_கான வியாv சwமாk விaதி_காக ேதVRெதFGகHபJFNள ‘LGகw mGகw’ எkற நாவலிk ஆசிAயரான இவV, திa / திaமதி A) mARதV வVமா B) mனிதா ெஜயிk C) மwதா காலியா D) கம? கிேஷாV ேகாயkகா

155) The recommendations of 15th Finance Commission

will be effect from which date? A) January 1, 2018 B) April 1, 2018 C) April 1, 2020 D) January 1, 2020

15-வL நிதிGliவிk பARLைரகN எHெபாiL நைடKைறGl வaw? A) ஜனவA 1, 2018 B) ஏHர? 1, 2018 C) ஏHர? 1, 2020 D) ஜனவA 1, 2020

156) Match the following: Deficiency diseases

a) A 1) Pellagra b) B1 2) Nictalopia c) B6 3) Pernecious Anaemia d) B12 4) Beri Beri A) a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4 B) a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3 C) a-4, b-1, c-3, d-2 D) a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3

ெபாaTLக: lைறபாJF ேநாfகN

a) A 1) ெப?லGரா b) B1 2) நிGடேலாபியா c) B6 3) ெபVன nசியv அனnமியா d) B12 4) ெபA-ெபA A) a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4 B) a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3 C) a-4, b-1, c-3, d-2 D) a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3

157) The respiratory quotient of glucose in anaerobic respiration is A) One B) Four C) Infinity D) Less than one கா_றி?லா mவாசTதி? l�Gேகாஸிk mவாச ஈe_________ ஆlw A) ஒk` B) நாkl C) Ktவ_றL D) ஒk`Gl lைறவானL

158) The value of e0 is

A) e B) 1 C) 0 D) ∞

e0-விk மதிHh

A) e B) 1 C) 0 D) ∞



DETAILED EXPLANATION If x is not equal to zero then x

0 = 1

x எkபL �yயw இ?லாம? இaRதா? x0 = 1

Value of “e” is 2.7

இgேக e ெகாFGகHபJFNளL. ‘e’ k மதிHh 2.7

ஆlw. ⇒ e

0 = 1

159) How many solutions have a linear equation in one variable? A) Three solutions B) Unique solution C) Two solutions D) No solution

ஒa மாறியி? அைமRத ஓV ஒaபt< சமkபாJt_l எTதைன தnVeகN? A) |k` தnVeகN B) ஒa தnVe C) இரCF தnVeகN D) தnVeகN இ?ைல DETAILED EXPLANATION Linear equation in ‘n’ variables will have almost ‘n’ solution.

ஒa மாறியி? அைமRத ‘n’ அFGlகN ெகாCட ஒa ப?பt< சமkபாJt_l அதிகபJசw ‘n’ தnVeகN இaGlw. Linear equation ⇒ one solution

ஒaபt சமkபாF ⇒ஒேர தnVe

160) Find the correct relationship between G.C.D. and L.C.M. I) G.C.D. = L.C.M.

II) G.C.D.≤ L.C.M.

III) L.C.M.≤G.C.D. IV) L.C.M. > G.C.D. A) I B) II C) III D) IV இa ெவ�ேவ` எCகளிk (G.C.D. ம_`w L.C.M.)

சAயான ெதாடVh I) மீHெபa.ெபா.வ. = மீ<சி`.ெபா.ம II) மீHெபa.ெபா.வ. ≤ மீ<சி`.ெபா.ம III) மீ<சி`.ெபா.ம ≤ மீHெபa.ெபா.வ. IV) மீ<சி`.ெபா.ம > மீHெபa.ெபா.வ. A) I B) II C) III D) IV DETAILED EXPLANATION If all numbers are alike, then LCM is equal to HCF (GCD)

அைனTL எCக�w சமமாக இaRதா?, மீ<சி`.ெபா.ம = மீHெபa.ெபா.வ If all numbers are not same, (ie) if atleast one number is different then LCM > HCF

அைனTL எCக�w சமமாக இ?லாம? இaRதா? அதாவL ஏதாவL ஒa எC ேவறாக இaRதா?, LCM >

HCF

Therefore for any numbers LCM≥HCF

எனேவ எCக�Gl LCM≥HCF

161) If p, q, r, s, t are in A.P, then the value of p-4q+6r-4s+t is A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 0

p, q, r, s, t எkபன �JFT ெதாடV வAைசயி? (A.P)

இaHபிk, p-4q+6r-4s+t = ?

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 0 DETAILED EXPLANATION

BEST METHOD சிறHத aைற: p, q, r, s, t are in A.P Assume 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 are p, q, r, s, t respectively

p, q, r, s, t எkபைத Kைறேய 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 எkக. p-4q+6r-4s+t

= 1 - 4×2 + 6×3 - 4×4 + 5 = 1-8+18-16+5 = 24-24 = 0

162) Reciprocal of 0 is_______ A) 0 B) 1 C) ∞ D) no reciprocal

0-விk தைலகீழி = __________ A) 0 B) 1 C) ∞ D) தைலகீழி கிைடயாL DETAILED EXPLANATION

Reciprocal of x is x

1

x' k தைலகீழி x

1

Reciprocal of x

1 is x

x

1k தைலகீழி x

Reciprocal of 1 is 11

1=

1’k தைலகீழி 11

1=

Reciprocal of -1 is 11

1−=

−

-1’k தைலகீழி 11

1−=

−

0

1 is not defined

0

1எkபL வைரய`GகHபடவி?ைல

There is no reciprocal for “0”

எனேவ “0”Gl தைலகீழி கிைடயாL.

163) Which one of the following statements is false? A) Among the common divisors of given numbers, the greatest divisor is the G.C.D. B) If the G.C.D. of any two numbers is 1 they are said to be prime numbers C) Among the common multiples of given numbers, the least is the L.C.M. D) The product of any two numbers is equal to the product of their G.C.D. and L.C.M.

கீqகா~w �_`களி? எL தவறான �_றாlw? A) ெவ�ேவ` எCகளிk ெபாL வlTதிகளி? மிகHெபAய வlTதி அ�ெவCகளிk மீHெபa ெபாL வlTதி ஆlw B) இa எCகளிk மீHெபa ெபா.வ. 1 எனி? அ�விa எCக�w பகா எCகN எனHபFw C) ெவ�ேவ` எCகளிk ெபாL மடglகளி? மிக<சிறிய மடgl அ�ெவCகளிk மீ<சி` ெபாL மடgl ஆlw D) இa எCகளிk ெபaGக_பலk அவ_றிk மீHெபa ெபா.வ. ம_`w மீ<சி` ெபா.ம. ஆகியவ_றிk ெபaGக_பல�Gl< சமமாlw. DETAILED EXPLANATION

LCM (மீ.சி.ம)

ெகாFGகHபJFNள எCகளிk ெபாL மடglகN எHேபாLw Ktவிலியாக இaGlw. அRத ெபாL



மடglகளி? எL மிக< சிறியேதா அLேவ மீ<சி` ெபாL மடgl எனHபFw. (மீ.சி.ம) For any given numbers, the common multiples are always an infinite set of which the least number is called Least Common Multiple (LCM)

HCF (GCD) மீ.ெபா.வ ெகாFGகHபJFNள எCகளிk ெபாL வlTதிகN எHேபாL ஒa Kte` கணமாக இaGlw. அRத ெபாL வlTதிகளி? மிகHெபAயL மீHெபa ெபாL வlTதி என அைழGகHபFw. For any given numbers, the common divisors are finite of which the greatest divisor is called GCD (HCF). If the GCD of any two numbers is ‘1’, they are said to be co-prime numbers. They need not be prime numbers individually. Ex: GCD (9, 10) = 1, but 9 and 10 are not prime numbers.

இரCF எCகளிk மீHெபa ெபா.வ 1 எனி? அ�விa எCகN சாVபகா எCகN என அைழGகHபFw. அRத எCகN பகா எCகளாக இaGக ேவCtயL இ?ைல. (எ.கா) மீ.ெபா.வ (9, 10) = 1, ஆனா?, 9 ம_`w 10 பகா எCகN அ?ல The product of any two numbers is always equal to the product of their GCD and LCM. a×b = LCM (a, b) × HCF (a, b) This is true only for two numbers.

இரCF எCகளிk ெபaGக_பலk அவ_றி? மீHெபa ெபா.வ. ம_`w மீ<சி` ெபா.ம ஆகியவ_றிk ெபaGக_பல�Gl< சமw. a×b = மீ.சி.ம (a, b) × மீ.ெபா.வ (a, b) இL இரCF எCக�Gl மJFேம ெபாaRLw.

164) Which commission sets up international food standard? A) Codex Alimentations Commission B) Food and Agricultural Commission C) World Health Commission D) I.S.I.

உணe ெபாaJகN சwமRதHபJட உலக தரTைத அறிRL ெகாN�w ெபாaJF அைமGகHபJட கமிஷk யாL? A) ேகாடாGv அலிெமkேடஷk கமிஷk B) உணe ம_`w ேவளாCைமT Lைற கமிஷk C) உலக mகாதார கமிஷk D) இRதிய தர liமw

165) Supply is constant in A) Short period B) Very short period C) Long period D) Very long period

அளிHh நிைலயாக இaGlw காலw A) l`கிய காலw B) மிகG l`கிய காலw C) நnCட காலw D) மிக நnCட காலw

166) Match the following and choose the correct answer: Local winds Location a) Chinook 1) Gulf of Mexico b) Fohn 2) USA c) Mistral 3) Northern Italy d) Norte 4) Alps region A) a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1 B) a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1 C) a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3 D) a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3

கீqகCடவ_ைற ெபாaTதி சAயான விைடைய ேதVRெதF: தலG கா_`கN இடgகN a) சிk�G 1) ெமGசிேகா வைளlடா b) ஃபாk 2) அெமAGக ஐGகிய நாFகN c) மிvJர? 3) வடGl இTதாலி d) நாVJ 4) ஆ?Hv மைல A) a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1 B) a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1 C) a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3 D) a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3

167) Vak Pathar wrote A) Pancha Sidhanthiga B) Astangasamgraham C) Girudharshuniam D) Amarakosam வாGபதV எiதிய �? A) ப�ச சிTதாRதிகா B) அ�டாgக சwகிaகw C) கிaதாV<mனியw D) அமரேகாஷw

168) Guerilla warfare means A) Regular warfare B) Practised warfare C) Irregular warfare D) Mixed warfare ெகாA?லா ேபாV Kைற எkறா? A) Kைறயான ேபாV Kைற B) பயி_சி ெப_ற ேபாV Kைற C) Kைறசாரா ேபாV Kைற D) கலHh ேபாV Kைற

169) In Rigvedic period warrior art taught to the Princes of olden days are known as A) Sama Vedam B) Danur Vedam C) Adharva Vedam D) Varuna Vedam

AGேவத காலTதி? அரm lமாரVக�Gl க_பிGகHபJட ேபாVGகைல இ�வா` அைழGகHபJடL A) சாம ேவதw B) த�V ேவதw C) அதVவ ேவதw D) வaண ேவதw

170) Match: List I List II a) Public Service Commission 1) 1924 b) Hindu Religious Endowment Act 2) 1929 c) Andhra University 3) 1926 d) Staff Selection Board 4) 1925 A) a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1 B) a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3 C) a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1 D) a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1

ெபாaTLக: வAைச I வAைச II a) ெபாL பணி ேதVவாைணயw 1) 1924 b) இRL அறநிைலய சJடw 2) 1929 c) ஆRதிரா ப?கைலGகழகw 3) 1926 d) பணியாளV ேதVe வாAயw 4) 1925 A) a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1 B) a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3 C) a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1 D) a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1

THIS QUESTION/OPTIONS are WRONG. ANDHRA UNIVERSITY - 1926 HINDU RELIGIOUS ENDOWMENT ACT - 1925 The Central Public Service Commission in India was established in 1923 The Madras Service Commission thus came into

being in 1929. (But In School 10th Social Science Text Book Answers given Wrong)



171) The classical economists believed in______ policy A) Free trade B) Industrial C) Export and Import D) Commerce

பழைமH ெபாaளிய? அறிஞVகN______ ெகாNைகயி? நwபிGைக ெகாCtaRதனV. A) தைடயி?லா வாணிபw B) ெதாழி?Lைற C) ஏ_`மதி ம_`w இறGlமதி D) வாணிகw

172) Match the correct answer: a) Saradha Act 1) 1992 b) Equal Pay Act 2) 1976 c) Block Board Act 3) Tmt. Indira Gandhi d) 20 Point Programme 4) 1929 A) a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3 B) a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4 C) a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4 D) a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1 ெபாaTLக: a) சாரதா திJடw 1) 1992

b) சம ஊதிய திJடw 2) 1976

c) கawபலைக திJடw 3) திaமதி. இRதிராகாRதி d) 20 அwச திJடw 4) 1929


173) Which of the following statements is/are wrong? (1) Light year is a unit of time (2) Astronomical unit (AU) is a unit of distance (3) Parsec is a unit of mass A) (2) and (3) B) (1) and (3) C) (3) only D) (1) only

கீqGகCட �_`Gகளி? எL / எைவ தவறானL ஆlw? (1) ஒளி ஆCF எkபL காலTதிk ஓV அலகாlw (2) வானிய? அலl (AU) எkபL ெதாைலவிk ஓV அலகாlw (3) பாVெசG எkபL நிைறயிk ஓV அலகாlw A) (2) ம_`w (3) B) (1) ம_`w (3)

C) (3) மJFw D) (1) மJFw

TNPSC KEY IS INCORRECT.

Correct Option is "B"

174) What are the chemicals present in match stick? A) Red phosphorous, glue, sulphur B) Antimony sulphide, sulphur, potassium chlorate C) Antimony sulphide, red phosphorous, glue D) Antimony sulphide, phosphorous, sulphur தnGl<சியி? உNள ேவதிHெபாaJகN யாைவ? A) சிவHh பாvபரv, வ<சிரw, கRதகw B) ஆCtமனி ச?ைபF, கRதகw, ெபாJடாசியw lேளாேரJ C) ஆCtமனி ச?ைபF, சிவHh பாvபரv, வ<சிரw D) ஆCtமனி ச?ைபF, பாvபரv, கRதகw

175) Identify the odd person out of the following. A) Trisha Deb B) Nital Paul C) Lily Chanu Poonam D) Jyoti Surekha Vennam

கீேழ ெகாFGகHபJFNளவVகளி? ெபாaRதாத நபைர ேதVRெதF. A) திAஷா ேதH B) நிJட? பா? C) லி?லி சா� �னw D) ேஜாதி mேரகா ெவkனw

176) Who among the following has been appointed as the Deputy Director General for programmes of the World Health Organisation? A) Nisha Desai Biswal B) Dineshwar Sharma C) Soumya Swaminathan D) Gautam Bewbawala

உலக mகாதார நி`வனTதிk hதிய LைணH ெபாL இயGlநராக (திJடw) (Deputy Director General)

நியமிGகHபJடவV A) நிஷா ேதஷாf பிvவா? B) திேன�வV சVமா C) ெசௗமியா mவாமிநாதk D) ெகௗதw பி¥பவாலா

177) In order to encourage the powerloom sector and help small industrious, and joint venture launched by the ministry of powerloom and textiles in 2017 is called A) SAMPRADA B) DOST C) AARAKSHAN D) SAATHI

2017-ஆw ஆCF இRதிய விைசTதறி ம_`w ஜeளிT Lைற, விைசTதறி ம_`w சி`ெதாழி? நி`வனgகN ஆகியைவ ெமkேம�w வளர ஊGகHபFTதHபJட திJடw A) SAMPRADA B) DOST C) AARAKSHAN D) SAATHI

178) Which Tamil Nadu State Highway among these was not upgraded as National Highway in November 2017? A) Tirupur - Odanchatram State Highway B) Salem - Tirupathur - Vaniyambadi State Highway C) Kodaighat - Kodaikanal State Highway D) Chennai - Ennore State Highway

பJtயலி? இaGlw தமிqநாJtk எRத மாநில ெநF�சாைல நவwபV 2017–? ேதசிய ெநF�சாைலயாக ேமwபFTதHபடவி?ைல? A) திaH�V – ஒJடkசTதிரw மாநில ெநF�சாைல B) ேசலw – திaHபTpV – வாணியwபாt மாநில ெநF�சாைல C) ேகாைடகாJ – ெகாைடGகான? மாநில ெநF�சாைல D) ெசkைன – எC¦V மாநில ெநF�சாைல

179) Where was the Fourth World Tamil’s Economic Conference held? A) Coimbatore B) Kualalumpur C) Singapore D) Durban

நாkகாவL “உலகT தமிழV ெபாaளாதார மாநாF” எgl நைடெப_றL? A) ேகாைவ B) ேகாலாலw�V C) சிgகH�V D) டVபk

180) 1) Amnion provides a fluid medium for the embryo 2) The Chorion and Allantois fuse to form placenta 3) Yolk sac provides a fluid medium for embryo Choose the correct: A) 1 and 2 are wrong B) 1 and 2 are right C) 2 and 3 are right D) 1 and 3 are right

1) ஆwனியாk நnVம ஊடகTைத கaவி_l ெகாFGகிறL 2) ேகாAயாk அலCடாfv இைணRL தாf ேசf இைணHபாக மா`கிறL 3) ேயாGசாG நnVம ஊடகTைதG கaவி_l ெகாFGகிறL. எL சA? A) 1, 2 தவ` B) 1,2 சA C) 2, 3 சA D) 1,3 சA



181) If the product of four consecutive terms in G.P is 625. Find the first term. A) 15 B) 25 C) 5 D) 35

ஒa ெபaGlT ெதாடV வAைசயிk அFTதFTத நாkl உ`Hhகளிk ெபaGlT ெதாைக 625 எனி? Kத? உ`HைபG காCக. A) 15 B) 25 C) 5 D) 35 DETAILED EXPLANATION

ெபaGlT ெதாடV வAைசயிk அFTதFTத நாkl

உ`HhகN 3

3,,, arar

r

a

r

aஎkக.

Four consecutive terms in G.P be

3

3,,, arar

r

a

r

a= 625

a4 = 625 = 5

4

a = 5

NOTE: 3 Numbers are in GP arar

a,,

@றிBl: 3 எCகN ெபaGlT ெதாடA? இaRதா?

arar

a,,

182) Gain or loss percent is always calculated on A) cost price B) selling price C) gain D) loss

இலாப அ?லL நJட சதவ nதw எHெபாiLw எதk ேம? கணGகிடHபFகிறL? A) அடGக விைல B) வி_பைன விைல C) இலாபw D) நJடw DETAILED EXPLANATION

Gain % = 100×CP

Gain

Loss % = 100×CP

Loss

Gain (or) Loss percent is always calculated on CP (Cost price) only.

லாப அ?லL நJட சதவ nதw எHேபாLw அடGக விைலயிk ேம? தாk கணGகிடHபFw.

183) A student goes to his school from his house at a speed 3 km/hr and returns at a speed of 2 km/hr. If he takes 5 hours in going and coming the distance between his house and school is A) 5 km B) 5.5 km C) 6 km D) 6.5 km

ஒa மாணவk அவ�ைடய பNளிGl ெச?�w ேபாL மணிGl 3 கி.மீ ேவகTதி�w பNளியிலிaRL வ nF திawhw ேபாL மணிGl 2 கி.மீ ேவகTதி�w ெச?கிறாV. ேம�w அவV பNளிGl ெசk` வர 5

மணிேநரw எFTLG ெகாCடா? பNளிGlw வ nJt_lw உNள pரw A) 5 கி.மீ B) 5.5 கி.மீ C) 6 கி.மீ D) 6.5 கி.மீ


T = S

D

T1+T2 = 5

523=+

dd

56

5=

d

d = 6 (or) Distance = Speed × Time

pரw = ேவகw × காலw

Average speed சராசA ேவகw = yx

xy

+2

5

12

23

232=

+××

= x = 3 y = 2

Total distance ெமாTத pரw = speed × time

55

12×=

= 12 ∴Distance between his house and school is 6 km பNளிGlw வ nJt_lw உNள pரw 6 கி.மீ.

184) If 12+2

2+3

2+N..+10

2 = 385 then 2

2+4

2+6

2+N.+20

2

is A) 770 B) 1150 C) 1540 D) 385×385

12+2

2+3

2+N..+10

2 = 385 எனி? 2

2+4

2+6

2+N.+20

2–k மதிHh A) 770 B) 1150 C) 1540 D) 385×385 DETAILED EXPLANATION 2

2+4

2+6

2+N+20

2

= (1×2)2 + (2×2)

2 + (3×2)

2 +N..+(10×2)

2

= 12×2

2 + 2

2×2

2 + 3

2×2

2 +N..+10

2×2

2

= 22(1

2+2

2+3

2+N..+10

2)

= 4 ( )( )

106

121

=

++

n

nnn

= 4×385 = 1540

185) If the ratio x% of y to y% of x, its fraction value is equals to

A) xy

1 B) xy C)

y

x D) 1

y-k x%–Glw x–k y% இைடேய, விகித பிkனTதிk மதிHh

A) xy

1 B) xy C)

y

x D) 1



DETAILED EXPLANATION x% of y : y% of x

xy

yx

××100:

100

1:1100:

100=

xyxy

186) Arun is now half as old as his father. Twelve years ago the father’s age was three times as old as Arun. Now the present age of his father’s age is A) 24 years B) 36 years C) 48 years D) 50 years

அaணிk த_ேபாைதய வயL அவaைடய தRைதயிk வயதி? பாதியாlw. பkனிரCF ஆCFகJl Kkh தRைதயிk வயதானL அaணிk வயைதH ேபால Kwமடgகாக இaRதL. த_ேபாL தRைதயிk வயL A) 24 ஆCFகN B) 36 ஆCFகN

C) 48 ஆCFகN D) 50 ஆCFகN DETAILED EXPLANATION

Arun Father Present age x 2x

த_ேபாL வயL Twelve years x-12 2x-12

பkனிரCF ஆCFகJl Kkh Given in the question ேகNவியி? இaRL

3

1

122

12=

−−x

x

3x-36 = 2x-12 3x-2x = 36-12 = 24 Father present age = 2x

= 2×24 = 48

187) If 743

cba== then

c

cba ++ is

A) 7 B) 2 C) 2

1 D)

7

1

743

cba== எனி?

c

cba ++ எkபL

A) 7 B) 2 C) 2

1 D)

7

1


743

cba== = k (say) என ைவ

a = 3k b = 4k c = 7k

k

kk

c

cba

7

7443 ++=

++

27

14==

k

k

188) Which is biggest ratio? 2:3, 3:5, 4:7, 5:8 A) 3:5 B) 4:7 C) 5:8 D) 2:3

2:3, 3:5, 4:7, 5:8 இவ_றி? ெபAயL எL? A) 3:5 B) 4:7 C) 5:8 D) 2:3 DETAILED EXPLANATION

a:b is also written as b

a

a:b எkபதைன b

a எனew எiதலாw.

66.03

2=

6.05

3=

55.07

4=

62.08

5=

189) _______ is the first Indian city to get its own logo. A) Pune B) Bengaluru C) Chennai D) Delhi

இRதியாவி? தனGெகk` சிkனTைத ெப_ற Kத? நகரw எL? A) �னா B) ெபgக�a C) ெசkைன D) ெட?லி

190) Find out the wrong rules of the national flag. A) The national flag should be raised and lowered carefully B) We must lower it before sun set C) No other flag should be placed higher than it nor should any flag be placed to its left D) We must stand in attention when the flag is hoisted

ேதசிய ெகாt ப_றிய தவறான விதிைய கCFபிtGக A) ேதசியG ெகாtைய ஏ_`w ேபாLw இறGlw ேபாLw கவனமாக< ெசய?பட ேவCFw B) �Aயk மைற�w Kk ேதசியG ெகாtைய இறGகி விட ேவCFw C) ேவ` எRத ஒa ெகாtைய�w நமL ேதசியG ெகாtயிk இடL hறேமா அ?லL ெகாtைய விட உயரமாகேவா பறGகவிடG �டாL D) ெகாtைய கwபTதி? ஏ_`w ேபாL நாw ேநராக நி_க ேவCFw

191) Article 41 of the Constitution of India guarantees A) Right to work B) Right to property C) Right to live D) Right Against Exploitation

இRதிய அரசிய? சJட விதி 41 �`வL A) ேவைலGl உAைம B) ெசாTLGl உAைம C) வாqeGl உAைம D) mரCட�Gl எதிரான உAைம

192) World Forest Day is celebrated on A) March 8 B) March 21 C) March 22D) March 23

உலக காFகN தினw ெகாCடாடHபFw நாN எL? A) மாV< 8 B) மாV< 21

C) மாV< 22 D) மாV< 23

193) Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) is associated with A) Eradication of illiteracy B) To make and prove womens potential C) To bring out the talents of women D) Eradication of poverty

ெதாழி? Kைனe Kkேன_றTLGகான திJடw (EDP)

ெதாடVhைடயL A) எiTதறிவிkைமைய ஒழிHபத_கான திJடw B) ெபCகளிk ஆ_றைல நி�பணw ெசfய உதew திJடw C) ெபCகளிk தனிTதிறைமகைள ெவளிGெகாணVத? D) வ`ைமைய ஒழிHபத_கான திJடw



194) In which one describes the social conditions of the Sangam Tamils? A) Ettuthogai B) Pathupattu C) Porulathikaram in Tolkappiam D) Silapadhikaram

எRத ஒk` சgகT தமிழிk சKதாய நிைலைய விளGlகிறL? A) எJFTெதாைக B) பTLHபாJF C) ெதா?காHபியTதி? உNள ெபாaளதிகாரw D) சிலHபதிகாரw

195) Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the list: List I List II a) Amuktamalyada 1) Gulbarga b) Juma masjid 2) Bijapur c) Golgumbaz 3) Sanskrit d) Jambavathi kalyanam 4) Telugu A) a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4 B) a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1 C) a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3 D) a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1

வAைச I உடk வAைச IIயிைனH ெபாaTதி வAைசக�Gl கீq ெகாFGகHபJFNள ெதாlHபிலிaRL சAயான விைடயிைன ேதVe ெசfக: வAைச I வAைச II a) ஆKGதமாலியதா 1) l?பVGகா b) ஜnwமா ம�தி 2) பஜீH�V c) ேகா?lwபா 3) சமvகிaதw d) ஜாwபவதி க?யாணw 4) ெத�gl A) a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4 B) a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1 C) a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3 D) a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1

196) Match the following: a) Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana 1) 1993 b) National Social Assistance Programme 2) 1977 c) Employment Assurance Scheme 3) 1995 d) Integrated Rural Development Programme 4) 1999 A) a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4 B) a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2 C) a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3 D) a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4

ெபாaTLக: a) ஜவஹV கிராw ேவைலவாfHhT திJடw 1) 1993 b) நாJF ச|க உதவிT திJடw 2) 1977 c) ேவைலவாfHh உ`திT திJடw 3) 1995 d) கிராம ஒagகிைணRத வளV<சிT திJடw 4) 1999 A) a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4 B) a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2 C) a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3 D) a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4

197) The founder of scientific socialism A) Alfred Marshall B) Karl Marx C) J.A. Schumpeter D) J.M. Keynes

அறிவிய? சமதVமTைத ேதா_`விTதவV A) ஆ?பிரJ மாVஷ? B) காV? மாVGv C) J.A. mwபJீடV D) J.M. கீkm

198) Find the name of the ruler who gave Pondicherry to French A) Fahlul Khan Lodi B) Ibrahim Lodi C) Sherkhan Lodi D) Iltutmish

hL<ேசAைய பிெர�mGகாரVக�Gl வழgகியவV யாV? A) பஹ@? காk ேலாt B) இHராகிw ேலாt C) ேஷVகாk ேலாt D) இ?Lமி�

199) Shivaji got himself coronated at A) Torna B) Raigarh C) Kalyan D) Purandhar

சிவாஜியிk Kt�Jt விழா நைடெப_ற ேகாJைட A) ேதாVனா B) ெரfகாV C) க?யாC D) hரRதV

200) The construction of Qutb Minar was started by A) Iltutmish B) Aram Shah C) Qutb-ud-din-Aibak D) Firoz Shah

lLHமினாV எk�w ேகாhர கJFமானH பணிகைளT ெதாடGகி ைவTதாV A) இ?Lமி� B) ஆரw ஷா C) lThதnk ஐெபG D) பிேராv ஷா

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