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13)

In Tamil Nadu there is a..tier system of Rural local7) government

A) one B) two C) three D) four

Explanation - :Narai mudithu sollal murai seidha cholan is Village Panchayat, Panchayat union, Dist PanchayatA) Kulothungan B) Rajendran I

14)C) Karikalan D) Vijayalayan

8)

Tamil Nadu is..in geographical area among the

states of the Indian union

A) Eleventh B) Second

C) Third D) SeventhThe plan launched on the fiftieth year of Independence Explanation - :was t h thPopulation: 6 ; Population Density: 6A) Third Five-Year Plan B) Eighth Five-Year Plan

15)C) Tenth Five-Year Plan D) Ninth Five-Year Plan

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A) 1.027 billion B) 1.037 billionThe north-eastern parts of Himalayas receive more C) 1.047 billion D) 1.057 billionthan 300 cm rainfall by (Or) 1027 Crores.A) Bay of Bengal branch B) Arabian sea branch 16)C) Gulf of Khambhat branch D) Konkan branch

Explanation - : The stepping stone for the progress of the society isBay of Bengal branch: Kerala upto Punjab thru A) School B) College C) University D) OfficeAravallis

17)Arabian sea branch: Andaman & Nicobar, NE states

upto Punjab Plains

10)Simple interest for Rs.5,000 at the rate of 5% for 2

years is

A) Rs. 250 B) Rs. 500 C) Rs.750 D) Rs. 800The name of scales in Mullet fish is

Explanation - :A) Placoid B) Cycloid C) Ctenoid D) Ganoid

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Who was praised as Minnanar Vanangum Deivam?

A) Wife of Kusela B) AnanganarThe ultraviolet rays from the sunlight causes

C) Wife of Krishna D) AnusuyaA) skin cancer B) blood cancer

Source : School BookC) lung cancer D) bone cancer

Explanation - :

Reason: Ozone depletion leads to skin cancer &

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19) 26)

Which equation has =4 as solution?

Which is not a simple fruit? A) 2y + 3 = 0 B) y - 7 = 2 C) y + 3 = 7 D) y + 4 = 0

A) Polyalthia B) Berry C) Pepo D) Drupe Explanation - :

Explanation - : y+3 = 7 y = 73 = 4 y = 4

Polyalthia: Aggregate 27)Berry:Tomato

Pepo: Cucumber

Drupe: Mango

20)

One a.m.u is equal to

A) 139 Mev B) 391 MevTwo prominent leaders of Punjab were arrested in

C) 931 Mev D) 936 Mev connection with the hartal against Rowlatt Act. They areExplanation - : A) Jawaharlal Nehru and Gandhi

Energy obtained in disintegration of 1 atom (or 1 atomic B) Motilal Nehru and C.R.Das

mass unit) C) Satyapal and Saifuddin Kichloo21) D) Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal

Explanation - :

Rowlatt Act - 1919

28)

The Operation Flood Programme relates to

A) milk production development

B) water resources development Large number of jute mills found on the banks of the

C) flood control riverD) poultry development A) Kosi B) Hooghly C) Tapti D) IndusExplanation - : Explanation - :Father of White Revolution Verguese Kurien Distributary to River Ganga

22) Kolkatta city is situated on the banks of river Hooghly

29)

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23) PeriyarSelf Respect movementDr. Muthulakshmi Reddy Avvai Illam

The state which ranks first in per capita income is T.M. NairJustice Party

30)A) Orissa B) Bihar C) Punjab D) Gujarat

Explanation - :

Among Union territories: Chandigarh

Rajya Sabha members are elected for a period of24)A) four years B) three years

C) five years D) six years

Explanation - :Incidence of Yeasu Kaviyam was heldatA) Jerusalem B) Somalia Qualification age: 30 years

One third retire once in 2 yearsC) Jordan D) Samaria31)Explanation - :

(According to School Book, most of the incidenttook place in Jeruselam, but some also in D)

Yeasu Kaviyam written by Kannadasan Insulin is a/an

25) A) human growth hormone B) therapeutic product

C) vaccine D) organic acid

Explanation - :

Vellore Sepoy Mutiny was fought in Therapy means treatment for the treatment of diabetes

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The first known metal to man is

The main aim of non-co-operation movement wasA) Gold B) Copper C) Iron D) SilverA) large scale demonstrations B) HartalExplanation - :

C) non-payment of taxes D) to attain Swaraj6 standard book Chapter - 1, & Self evaluationh

Explanation - :33)Started in 1920. Suspended by Gandhiji in 1922 due to

chauri-chaura incident

39)Formation of red blood cells in a normal human adultoccurs in

Bauxite is an ore ofA) muscle B) spleen C) bone marrow D) skin

A) Aluminium B) Iron C) Copper D) MicaExplanation - :Explanation - :Life span: 120 days; disintegrated in spleenCopper - Copper Pyrites34)IronMagnetite, HaematiteThe melting point of silver isMicaa mineral

A) 327 C B) 80 C C) 961 CD) 1083 C0 0 0040)

Explanation - :0Iron1536 C

0Gold1064 CThe headquarters of World Trade Organisation is at

A) New York B) Geneva C) London D) Warsaw

Explanation - :35) Established in 1995.

18 ct contains% weight of gold.Present Director General - Mr.Pascal Lamy

A) 91.6 B) 75 C) 100 D) 9441)

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24 Carat = 100%22 Carat = 91.6%

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36) Explanation - :The cube root of 512 is Gulzar: Shared oscar with A.R. Rahman for lyrics of

Jai HoA) 18 B) 8 C) 6 D) 16tBhanu Athaiya: 1 Indian to win OscarExplanation - :

Satyajit Ray: Winner of Lifetime Achievement Oscar8 8 8 512 512 83, (ie)

Award37) 42)

The First President of India was Who received the Padma Bhushan award for socialA) Dr. Rajendra Prasad work in 2009?B) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan A) V.P. Dhananjayan B) Sarojini VaradappanC) V.V. Giri C) D. Jayakanthan D) G. Sivarama KrishnamurthyD) Giani Zail Singh

Explanation - :Explanation - :

V.P. Dhananjayan: Arts (Bharatanatyam)dDr. S. Radhakrishnan: 2 President of India

Sarojini Varadappan: Social ActiviststV.V. Giri:1 independent candidate to win presidential

D. Jayakanthan: Writerelection G. Sivarama Krishnamurthy: ArtsstGiani Zail Singh: 1 Sikh President

43)

Who was the President of India during the year 2002-2007?

A) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam B) K.R. Narayanan

C) R.Venkataraman D) B.D. JattiExplanation - :

Books by himWings of Fire, Ignited Minds, India 2020


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DAILY FREE GK-SMSes44)51)

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme

was introduced in the year

A) 2007 B) 2009 C) 2010 D) 2008A) Darwin B) Mendel

Explanation - :C) Schwann D) Operon

NREGS introduced in 2006. Renamed as MGNRES inExplanation - :

2009Schwann & Scleiden in 1838-39

45)

The first totally literate district in India is52)

A) Nellore in Andhra Pradesh B) Ernakulam in Kerala

C) Kolar in Karnataka D) Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu

Explanation - :

Keralahighest literacy rate in IndiaCircular extra genomic DNA is called

46)A) Recipient cell B) Plasmid

C) Flagella D) Pilus

Explanation - :

Found in E.coli used in genetic engineeringThe first Indian woman who travelled in American

53)space shuttle, Columbia was

A) Indira Nooyi B) Sania Mirza

What force would be needed to produce anC) Kalpana Chawla D) Pratibha Patelacceleration of 1 ms on a ball of mass 1 kg?-2

Explanation - :A) 1N B) 2N C) 3N D) 4N

Kalpana Chawla - Belonged to Haryana stateExplanation - :

Columbia crashed in 2003F = ma

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2= 1 kg.m/s

= 1Nwww.way2freshers.com The first woman DGP in Tamil Nadu is54)

A) Thilagavathy B) Lathika Saran

C) Aruna D) Kiran Bedi

48)X-rays were invented by

A) J.J. Thomson B) Faraday

C) Roentgen D) Henry BecquerelExplanation -Worlds fifth most powerful Indian woman in business is

J.J. Thomson: ElectronA) Meira Kumar B) Fathima Bibi

Faraday: Electro-magnetic InductionC) Pratibha Patel D) Indira Nooyi

49)

t20 Commonwealth Speakers Conference was held at

A) New Delhi B) Mumbai

C) Chennai D) Thiruvananthapuram

50)

Branches of which tree appear on the UN flag?

A) Eucalyptus B) Olive

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Gain of electron is The first battle of Tarain took place in the year

A) combustion B) decomposition A) 1194 A.D. B) 1191 A.D.

C) oxidation D) reduction C) 1193 A.D. D) 1195 A.D.

Explanation - : Explanation - :

Oxidation: loss of electron 1191-Mohmad Ghori defeated by Prithviraj Chauhan.II Tarain1192, here Ghori defeated Prithviraj.56)

61)

Example for killed vaccines is

A) Cholera vaccine B) BCG vaccine

C) DPT vaccine D) TT vaccine

Explanation - :

Match List Iwith List IIcorrectly and select your Influenza vaccine, polio vaccine, hepatitis A vaccine areanswer using the codes given below: examples of killed vaccines

List I List II 62)a) Bromine 1. Calcium

b) Sulphur 2. Polyatomic element

c) Gases 3. LiquidThe least count of vernier calipers is

d) Mineral water 4. CompressibleA) 0.01 mm B) 0.01 cm C) 0.1 m D) 0.001 cm

Explanation - :

For screw gauge = 0.01mm or 0.001 cm

63)B) 3 2 4 1

What are the constituents of bronze?

A) Copper and tin B) Copper and zinc57)

www.way2freshers.com C) Copper and iron D) Zinc and ironExplanation - :2rCopper and zinc - Brass

4 264) 1+tanThe perimeter of the circle is

The value of isA) 2 r units ) sq. units

A) cos B) sec C) cosec D) cot2 2 22

r2

Explanation - :C) sq. units D) units4 2 2Formula: 1+tan sec

58) (or)

2 2 2sin cos sin 11 sec21+tan =2ndThe 42 Constitutional Amendment Act was enacted in

2 2 2cos cos costhe year65)D) 1976

Explanation - :

Called as Mini Constitution; added fundamental duties

and amended preamble with 3 wordssocialist

integrity secular.India is following59)A) Parliamentary Democracy

B) Presidential DemocracyC) KingshipD) Dictatorship

The river that flows through Salem, Namakkal,

Dharmapuri, Nagapattinam and Thanjavur isExplanation - :

A) Vaigai B) Kaveri Parliamentary Democracy: Art 75(3)C) Thamirabarani D) Cheyyar Presidential Democracy: USExplanation - :

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The G.C.D. of 3 and 6 is

C) 3

Explanation - :

G.C.D of 3 and 6 = 3

The first railway line was laid between.in 1853. 73)A) Delhi and Calcutta B) Bombay and Calcutta

C) Bombay and Thane D) Bombay and Chennai

Explanation - : The District Judges are appointed by theIntroduced by Lord Dalhousie A) Governor B) District Collector

67) C) Chief Minister D) President of India

Explanation - :The Danish founded a factory at President of India Appoints Chief Justice and Judges

A) Pondicherry B) Karaikal C) Tranquebar D) Chennai of Supreme Court and High Court

74)68)

The earth is inclined at an angle of

0 01 1C) 23Khilafat movement was started against the

2 2A) British Government B) Hindus

Explanation - :C) Muslims D) Christians

01Explanation - :23 - Also this the reason for different seasons.

2In 1920 by Mohamad Ali and Saukat Ali

69) 75)

The author of Kuil magazine was

A) Kannadasan B) Bharathiar Special locomotory organ is absent in

C) Suradha D) Bharathidasan

Explanation - : C) Paramecium D) Hydra

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Which is called the Manchester of India? Mukkurthi National Park in Nilgiri Hills is the sanctuary

forA) Chennai B) Mumbai C) Delhi D) Salem

Explanation - : A) Tiger B) Peacock C) Leopard D) LionManchester is in London Explanation - :

Manchester of South India - Coimbatore Peacock: Virali Malai

Lion: Gir forests in Gujarat71)

77)

In 1995 World Womens Conference was held at

A) Beijing B) Delhi C) London D) New York

78)Match List Iwith List IIcorrectly and select your The mode of 7, 4, 5, 1, 7, 3, 4, 6, 7 is answer using the codes given below:

A) 7List I List II

Explanation - :a) Electrovalent bonding 1.

b) Co-ordinate bonding 2.The most repetitive value is 7.

c)79)

d) 4. Polar bond

The black cotton soils are found extensively in the

district ofC) 4 1 2 3

A) Salem B) Dharmapuri

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Fifth five year plan: 1974-197980)

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Reserve Bank of India acts as the banker and the agent

of the A cheque in circulation for more than six months is A) W orld Bank called

B) International Monetary Fund A) stale cheque B) post-dated chequeC) Government of India C) ordinary cheque D) crossed chequeD) I.F.C. 87)Explanation - :

Reserve Bank of India 1935; nationalized in 1949;

Governor: D.SubbaraoDuring the period of Kaniskha, Buddhism had split into

81)A) two branches B) three branches

C) five branches D) four branches

Explanation - :The world famous wall paintings of the Guptas was Two branches: Mahayana, Hinayanafound at

88)A) Gaya B) Mathura C) Ajanta D) Sarnath

Explanation - The sum of two numbers is 60 and their difference is 8.

Gaya: Buddha attained enlightenment The numbers areSarnath: Ashoka Pillar

A) 32, 28 B) 33, 27 C) 35, 25 D) 34, 2682)

Explanation - :

x+y = 60 & x-y = 8 x = 34 & y = 26 (or) x=26 & y = 34

The volume of a cone with radius 7 cm and height 2489)

www.way2freshers.com cm isDowry Prohibition Act was passed in the year3 3A) 168 cm B) 1176 cmA) 1961 B) 1960 C) 1962 D) 19633C) 392 cm D) 784 cm3Explanation - Amended in 1984

Explanation - : Volume of a cone (90)

1 227 7 24 392=

3 7

83) The breaking waves are called

A) waves B) white caps

C) surf D) wave cut platformThe early Vedic period is known from

91)A) the Epics B) the Upanishads

C) the Rig Veda D) the AranyakasThe total number of districts of Tamil Nadu in 2010 is

Explanation - :C) 32

Harappan culture: Archaeological evidenceExplanation -rdThe Rig Veda: 1028 hymns, 10 mandalas, 3 containsMunicipal corporations: 10Gayatri MantraTaluks: 220

84)Town Panchayats: 561

92)Find the meaning of the underlined word:

Mudhu Mozhi Kanchit h96 Indian Science Congress was held in

A) Town B) River C) Mountain D) JewelA) Bangalore B) Hyderabad

Explanation -C) New Delhi D) Shillong

Explanation - :85) h97 Thiruvananthapuram (2010)

98 Chennai (2011)hh99 Bhubaneshwar (to be held in 2012

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Chandrayaan-I was successfully launched in the year A) 2006-2011 B) 2007-2012

A) 2008A) 2008A) 2008A) 2008

C) 2008-2013 D) 2005-2010ndExplanation - : Launched on October 22 100)

2008

94)

W hich day is called as the Indian Census Day?thA) 9 February B) 9 Januaryth

t h t hThe confirmatory test for AIDS is C) 9 March D) 9 April

Explanation -A) X-ray B) Biopsy C) Western blot D) ELISA

National Voters DayJanuary 25Explanation - :

Drug: Azidothymidine

ELISA:Preliminary test for AIDS

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An instrument used for enlargement and reduction of

maps with accuracy is

A) Sonograph B) Pantograph

C) Spectrograph D) Thermograph

96)

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List I List II

a) Viswanathan Anand 1. Astrophysics

b) Sania Mirza 2. Chess

c) S. Chandrasekhar 3. Tennis

d) Garba dance 4. Punjab

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On June 28, 2010 India signed a civil nuclear

agreement with

A) Canada B) America C) Iran D) Croatia

98)

IAF proposed honorary post for the cricketer on June

22, 2010 which was conferred on

A) Sachin Tendulkar B) M.S. Dhoni

C) Srikant D) Kapil Dev

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statutory and Advisory body. By an executive order int h15March 1945. First Deputy Chairman, Gulzari Lal

Nanda & T.T. Krishnamachari3)The State Governor must have completed.years ofageA) 30B) 35C) 40 D) 45

www.way2freshers.com Explanation - :Governor, President = 35 yearsChief Minister = 25Prime Minister = 25MLA = 25Member in Lok Sabha = 25Rajya Sabha member = 3024)x+10x+21=0The solution set of x+10x+21 = 0 isA) {7,3} B) {7, -3} C) {-7, 3}D) {-7, -3}Short Cut:2x+10x+21 = 0 this quadratic equation does not containany negative term, so the roots must be negative soanswer is {-7, -3}.

With Explanation - :x +10x+21 = 02x+7x+3x+21 = 0x(x+7)+3(x+3) = 0(x+3) (x+7) = 0x+3 = 0 (or) x+7 = 0x = -3 (or) -75)The Election Commission of India is a bodyof..members.A) 1 B) 2C) 3D) 4Explanation - :1 Chief Election Commissioner and 2 other ElectionCommissioners.



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Explanation - :Explanation - :Iltumish: Completed by Iltumish13)In Tamil Nadu there is a..tier system of Rural local7)governmentA) one B) twoC) threeD) fourExplanation - :Narai mudithu sollal murai seidha cholan isVillage Panchayat, Panchayat union, Dist PanchayatA) Kulothungan B) Rajendran I14)

C) KarikalanD) Vijayalayan8)Tamil Nadu is..in geographical area among thestates of the Indian unionA) EleventhB) SecondC) Third D) SeventhThe plan launched on the fiftieth year of IndependenceExplanation - :wast hthPopulation: 6; Population Density: 6A) Third Five-Year Plan B) Eighth Five-Year Plan

15)C) Tenth Five-Year PlanD) Ninth Five-Year Plan9)

www.way2freshers.com According to 2001 Census, Indias population wasA) 1.027 billionB) 1.037 billionThe north-eastern parts of Himalayas receive moreC) 1.047 billion D) 1.057 billionthan 300 cm rainfall by(Or) 1027 Crores.A) Bay of Bengal branchB) Arabian sea branch

16)C) Gulf of Khambhat branch D) Konkan branchExplanation - :The stepping stone for the progress of the society isBay of Bengal branch:Kerala upto Punjab thruA) SchoolB) College C) University D) OfficeAravallis17)Arabian sea branch:Andaman & Nicobar, NE statesupto Punjab Plains10)Simple interest for Rs.5,000 at the rate of 5% for 2years isA) Rs. 250B) Rs. 500C) Rs.750 D) Rs. 800The name of scales in Mullet fish isExplanation - :A) Placoid B) CycloidC) CtenoidD) Ganoid

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Onea.m.uis equal toA) 139 Mev B) 391 MevTwo prominent leaders of Punjab were arrested inC) 931 MevD) 936 Mevconnection with thehartalagainst Rowlatt Act. They areExplanation - :A) Jawaharlal Nehru and GandhiEnergy obtained in disintegration of 1 atom (or 1 atomic B) Motilal Nehru and C.R.Dasmass unit)C) Satyapal and Saifuddin Kichloo21)D) Tilak and Bipin Chandra PalExplanation - :Rowlatt Act - 191928)The Operation Flood Programme relates toA) milk production developmentB) water resources developmentLarge number of jute mills found on the banks of theC) flood controlriverD) poultry developmentA) KosiB) HooghlyC) Tapti

D) IndusExplanation - :Explanation - :Father of White RevolutionVerguese KurienDistributary to River Ganga22)Kolkatta city is situated on the banks of river Hooghly29)

www.way2freshers.com The Andes mountain range is located inA) North America B) AsiaThe Samarasa Suttha Sanmarga Sangam was foundedC) South AmericaD) Australia

byExplanation - :A) PeriyarB) VallalarNorth America:RockiesC) Dr.Muthulakshmi Reddy D) T.M. NairAsia:HimalayasExplanation - :23)Periyar

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6standard book Chapter - 1, & Self evaluationhExplanation - :33)Started in 1920. Suspended by Gandhiji in 1922 due to chauri-chaura incident39)Formation of red blood cells in a normal human adult occurs inBauxite is an ore ofA) muscle B) spleenC) bone marrowD) skinA) AluminiumB) Iron C) Copper D) Mica

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