TNPSC GROUP- I Answers

NR IAS ACADEMY
Series - B
1. Who won the Nobel prize for Peace in the year 2009? Ans: A. Barak Obama Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYS Latest current event book page -14 2. A glass container ( =1.65) is filled with a liquid of refractive index 1.46 When light is incident normally on the surface, the amount of light transmitted through the container is Ans: D. 100% 3. Competition Commission of India (CCI) became operational from Ans: No Choice is right The right choice is Sep 2009 4. loga (ab) = x , then logb (ab) is Ans: D. x/x-1 5. In 2009, Nobel prize was awarded in physics for the invention of Ans: A charge coupled device and optical fibre communication Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYS Latest current event book page -14 6. World Earth Day is observed on Ans: B. April 22 Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYS Latest current event book page -149 7. Who presented Union Budget 2009 -2010 in the Parliament? Ans: B. Pranab Mukerjee 8. Who among the following was not a member of the Justice Party? Ans: D. Rajagopalachari Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYS Morden India Book 9. The recipient of Nehru award in 1995 is Ans: D. Md. Hosni Mubarak 10. Barak Hussein Obama became the 44 th President of the USA in the year Ans: D. 2009 Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYS Latest current event book page -71 and 79 11. Which of the following is correctly matched? Ans: D. Dionea - Venus-fly trap Ref: 7 th science book page 167 12. The Constitutional recognition to urban local government became a reality through Ans: B. 74 th Amendment, 12 th Schedule, 1992 Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYS Indian Constitution book page 77 13. Who was chiefly responsible for the partition of Bengal? Ans: C. Curzon Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYS Modern India Book page 51 14. Consider the following Statements : Some cars are bikes. No bike is train Conclusions : I. No car is train II. No bike is car III. Some cars are trains IV. Some bikes are cars Ans: B. IV alone is correct Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYS Logical reasoning book

15. Match Litst I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below: List I List II Books Authors a) Manimekalai 1. Uruthiran Kannanar b) Pattinappalai 2. Jayam Kondar c) Jeevaka Chinthamani 3. Sittalai Sattanar d) Muvarula 4. Tirutaka Devar Ans: A. 3 1 4 2 Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYS Tamil Literature book, but muvarula was written by ottakoothar 16. Economic drain theory was popularised by Ans: B. Dadabhai Naoroji Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYS Modern India Book page 1 17. Madras Province was renamed as Tamil Nadu in the year Ans: B. 1969 Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYS G.K Test 18. Black soils are mostly found in which regions? Ans: A. Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Tirunelveli Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYS 9 th Social Science book page 365 19. Ants identify their food through Ans: A. Chemical communication 20. The total number of corporations in the last local body elections in Tamil Nadu is Ans: C. 6 21. The Avogadro number is Ans: B. 6.023X1023 Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYS Chemistry test -5A, Qn no 98 22. Viscous force is directly proportional to Ans:A. temperature gradient Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYS 10 th science book page 12 23. The South American country that suffered due to earthquake in 2010 was Ans: B. Chile 24. According to the Economic Survey of India (2007-08) the birth rate in Tamil Nadu state is Ans: B. 18.4 25.The structure observed by Robert Hooke in plant cells was Ans: B. Cell wall Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYS botany material page 23. 26. How many pairs of cranial nerves are present in shark fishes? Ans: B. 10 (Corrected) 27. When the basis of calssification is according to location or classification is called ....... classification Ans: B. Geographical 28. The oxidation number of Fe in K3 [ Fe (CN)6)] is Ans: B. +3 Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYS +2 Chemistry material 29. The ray which does not affect the photographic plate is Ans: D. none of these Ref: +2 physics book -vol-I page 102, 103 30. Who among the following said that Buddhas character and teaching made him The Light not of Asia only but of the World? Ans: B. Mrs. Rhys Davids Ref: J. Dharmaraj- Indian History Vol-I Page 79 2

31. Cisternae, Thylakoid and Cristae are located at............., ...... and ..... respectively Ans: B. Golgi body, Chloroplast, Mitochondria Ref : 9 th Science book page 213 32. Which of the following is Natural Rubber? Ans: C. Polyisoprene 33.Who is the only Indian and the First non - American head of the Academy of Astro nautics (IAA)? Ans: A. Madhavan Nair 34. Who coined the party name Indian National Congress? Ans: B. Dadabhai Naoroji Dictated in class room 35. Data verbalized on a continuum scale like excellent, good, fair and poor are known as Ans: D. Ordinal data 36. The new agricultural technology can best be described as Ans: D. both land and labour augmenting 37. Three capacitors each of capacitance 9 pf is connected in series and is connected to 120 V supply. The potential difference across each capacitor is Ans: B. 40 V 38. A can do a piece of work in 80 days. He alone works at it for 20 days and then B alone finished the remaining work in 36 days. In how many days can A and B to gether complete the work? Ans: B. 30 days 39. The average of 25 results is 18. The average of first twelve of them is 14 and that of last twelve is 17. The thirteenth result is Ans: B. 78 40. A girl started walking from her house. She first walked for 3 km towards east, then she turned towards north and moved 4 km in that direction. How far is the girl away from her house? Ans: D. 5 km north -east 41. Nadir Shah was a/an Ans: C. Persian king Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYS Modern India Spectrum book page 19 42. The area of a circle is 220 sq. cm. The area of the biggest square inscribed in this circle will be Ans: C. 140 cm2 43. Tiruvidaiyattam means Ans: B. A Land owned by a Temple 44. Which Act separated Burma from India? Ans: A. Indian Act of 1935 45. Consider the following statements: Assertion (A) : The Marathas were defeated in the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761 Reason (R) :It checked the growth of Maratha power, but did not destroy them Ans: A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation 46. The Theosophical Society at Adyar dealt with I. Social issues II. Communal issues III. Political issues IV. Religious issues Ans: D. all are correct

47. FIFA 2010 World Cup Football will be held at Ans: B. South Africa Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYS current event book page 6 qn -45 48. The place where Winter Olympics was held during February, 2010 is Ans: A. Canada Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYS current event book page -177 49. Annie Besant became the President of the Indian National Congress in the year Ans: C. 1917 Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYS Modern India book page 66 50. Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below: List I List II a) Neozoic era 1. Primary b) Cenozoic era 2. Secondary c) Mesozoic era 3. Quaternary d) Palaeozoic era 4. Tertiary Ans: A . 3 4 2 1 Ref: +1 zoology book last chapter 51. The end product of fermentation of molasses of sugarcane by yeast is Ans: D. Ethyl alcohol 52. The year ..........was celebrated by the General Assembly of the UNO International Year for Human Rights. Ans: C. 1968 53. Who won the latest Presidential elections in Sri Lanka? Ans: B. Mahindra Rajapakse 54. The tomb at Sessaran was built by Ans: B. Sher Shah Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYS Medivel India book page 39 55. The famous leader of Narmada Bachao Andolan is Ans: C. Medha patkar Ref: discussed in class room 56. Species Plantarum was authored by Ans: B. Carolus Linnaeus Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYS Botany material page 3 qn- 5 57. The yellow colour of urine of the vertebrates is due to Ans: A. Urochrome Ref: Dictated in class room 58. The Eleventh Five - Year Plan was implemented during the period Ans: C. 2007 - 2012 Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYS Indian Economy book page no 4 59. Which one among the following south Asian countries has the highest population den sity? Ans: A. India Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYS Data book page 31 60. Ashoka patronised Ans: C. Buddhism Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYS Ancient India book 61. Who among the following computed National Income on the basis of Scientific method? Ans: Dr. V.K.R.V. Rao

62. Consider the following statements: Assertion (A) : Surface temperatures of the oceans are controlled by warm and cold currents. Reason (R) : Warm currents raise the temperature whereas cool currents lower down the temperature. Ans: A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) Ref: Discussed in class room 63. Ring or horse shoe shaped coral reefs are called Ans: A. Atoll Ref: +1 zoology book Page no 236 64. Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below: List I List II a) Glugose 1. Biopolymer b) Serodiagnosis 2. Reducing sugar c) Electrophoresis 3. Separation technique d) Nucleic acid 4. HIV test Ans: A. 2 4 3 1 Ref: Discussed in class room 65. As per RTI the competent authority of Lok Sabha is the Ans: D. Speaker 66. Who authored the book A Better India A Better World? Ans: N.R. Narayana Murthy 67. A current of 8 A flows through 10 turn coil of a tangent galvanometer having diameter of 16 cm. The field on the centre of the coil is Ans: B. 25 A-turn/m 68. Which of the following is wrongly matched? a) Microsporangial serus - Anther b) Microspore - Pollen grain c) Megasporophyll - Ovule d) Microsporophy II - Stamen Ans: A. Microsporangial serus - Anther 69. Veeranam project to bring water from Veeranam to Madras was started by Chief Minister Ans: A. M. Karunanidhi 70. The Indian Post and Telegraph department issued postage stamp in hour of V.O. Chidambaram Pillai in the year Ans: 1972 71. Study of the interrelations between the individual plant and its environment is called Ans: C. Autecology 72. The ages of Ravi and Raja are in the ratio 5 :12. After 6 years, the ratio of the ages will be 8 : 15. What is the difference between their ages? Ans: A. 14 years. 73. Construction of a dam for drinking water at Hogenekkal is main issue contention between Ans: B. Tamil Nadu and Karnataka Ref: Discussed in class room 74. Leprosy is caused by Ans: A. Mycobacterium leprae Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYS zoology test -9 75. Who was the first woman chief minister of Tamil Nadu? Ans: A. Janaki Ramachandran Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYS G.K. test no -1 qn -72. 5

76. Choose the statement(s) connected with Marudhu Brothers Marudhu Brothers: I. Ruled Sivaganga area II. Siruvayal & Kalayarkovil were their strongholds III. Took refuge in Panchalam Kurichi IV. They were executed by the British in 1801 Ans: C. I, II and IV 77. The National Rural Employment Programme was implemented in Tamil Nadu in the year Ans: A. 1980 Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYS Indian Economy page 70. 78. The famous Ethnobotanist in India is Ans: D. S.S. Bhojwani 79. The reaction that takes place in a Daniel cell is Ans: B. Zno + Cu2 Zn2 +Cuo 80. SONAR is mostly used by Ans: C. Navigators Ref : NR IAS Academy Physics Oneword Book 81. Consider the following statements: Assertion (A) : Increased spending on civil administration and defence expen diture in Indias national income is an unwelcome feature. Reason (R) : The contribution of these sectors does not generate durable income yielding assets to the country Ans: B. Both (A) and (B) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) 82. Three men start walking at the same point/ same time and in the same direction around a circular stadium. First man completes a round in 120 seconds, second man in 150 secnds and third man in 80 seconds. After what time will they meet again at the starting point? Ans: A. 20 minutes (Corrected) 83. World Tamil Classical Conference is scheduled to be held at Ans: D. Coimbatore Ref : NR IAS Academy Latest Current Event Book 84. Which district in Tamil Nadu is with large forest? Ans: D. Nilgris 85. Consider the following statements: Assertion (A) : Public participated in the political life during early Vedic period Reason (R) : Sabha and Samiti discussed matters of pubic importance. Ans: A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) 86. Which Article accords special status to Jammu and Kashmir? Ans: C. Article 370 Ref : NR IAS Academy Indian Constitution Book Page 57 87. Consider the following statements: Assertion (A) : Tsunamis are produced by sudden movements of earths crust or earthquakes Reason (R) : These seismic sea waves are often incorrectly called tidal waves. Ans: B. Both (A) and (R) are true. But (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) 88. ............won Padma Bhushan Award for Art (Tamil Nadu) in 2009. Ans: D. Shri V. P. Dhananjayan & Smt. Shanta Dhananjayan (Corrected) Ref : NR IAS Academy Current Event Latest Book - Page 15 89. Badruddin Tyabji was associated with Ans: C. President of the Third Session of the Congress Party held at Madras in 1887

90. Which one of the following is correctly matched? Categories % of area (India) I. Mountains - 10.6 II. Plateaus - 27.7 III. Plains - 43.2 IV Hills - 18. 5 Ans: D. All are ture (May be) 91. Nobel Laureate 2009 in Chemistry is awarded to Venkataraman Ramakrishnan for his work on Ans: B. Ribosomes Ref : NR IAS Academy Current Event Latest Book - Page 14 92. Fast Breeder Test Reactor is at Ans: D. Kalpakkam Ref : NR IAS Academy Current Event Book - Page 96, S & T Book Page 10 93. Who is the Chairman of 12th Finance Commission? Ans: A. C. Rangarajan Ref : NR IAS Academy Indian Constitution Book - Page 58 94. Which of the following Amendment Acts inserted the word Secular in the preamble of the Constitution of India? Ans: B. 42nd Amendment 1976 Ref : NR IAS Academy Indian Constitution Book - Page 4 95. The Chairperson and other members of State Human Rights Commission are appointed by the Ans: A. Governor Ref : NR IAS Academy Indian Constitution Book 96. Tamil Calendar is based on the movement of Ans: C. Sun 97. Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below: List I List II a) Justice party 1. Periyar E.V.R b) Dravida Kazhagam 2. Singaravelu Chettiar c) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3. T. M. Nair d) Communist Party 4. C.N. Annadurai Ans: C. 3 1 4 2 Dictated in Class room 98. Tamil Sangam was supposed to be held at Ans: C. Madurai Dictated in Class room 99. Who was the Prime Minister of India when Tashkent Agreement was signed? Ans : B. Lal Bahadur Sastri Discussed in Class Room 100. The Constituent Assembly completed its work of constitution making on Ans: C. 26 Nov. 1949 Ref : NR IAS Academy Indian Constitution Book - Page 1 101. Which of the following forms the richest ground water province in India? Ans: C. Ganga Brahmaputra Alluvial Province 102. In Which Olympic Games did India last win a Gold Medal in the field hockey? Ans: B. Mascow (1980) Ref : NR IAS Academy GK test 2 - Qn. No. 127

103. In India iron - ore deposits are found in Ans: A. Bailadia 104. Which Article of the Constitution of India talks about liberty, equality and fratenity? Ans: D. Article 38 , Exact answer not known 105. Unicellular plants and animals showing Eukaryotic cell structure are included under the kingdom Ans: D. Protista Ref : NR IAS Academy Botany Material - Page 2 106. Acrosome is made up of Ans: C. Golgi Bodies 107. In which state is canal irrigation highyl used? Ans: C. Uttarpradesh Ref : NR IAS Academy Group 1 Geography Test - Qn. No. 342 108. The Atomic station which has the highest capacity (MW) is Ans: C. Koodangulam, Tamilnadu Ref : 10th Science Book Page 99 109. As per RBI stipulation domestic banks are required to provide .......per cent of their net bank credit to priority sector Ans: B. 40 Discussed in Class Room 110. The Madras Native Association was started in Ans: A. 1852 Ref : NR IAS Academy Modern India One word Book - Page 18 - Qn. 2 111. Consider the following statements: Assertion (A) : RBC cells are found in the blood which carry oxygen Reason (R) : Haemoglobin pigments are involved in carrying the oxygen. Ans: A. Both (A) and (R) are true. And R is the Correct Explanation of (A) Discussed in Class Room 112. Land is a Ans: B. Non renewable 113. Consider the following statements: I. Cholesterol is a fertillizer II. Protein is amphoteric in nature. III. Whale myoglobin has disulphide bond IV. Entropy of the universe increases. Ans: C. III, IV and II are correct 114. Emerald Dam is located in Ans: B. Ooty Ref: NR IAS Academy Current events book page 144 115. The Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution speaks about Ans: B. Functions of Panchayat Raj Ref : NR IAS Academy Indian Constitution Book - Page 77 116. Who received the Nobel prize for the work on genes that control the sense smell? Ans: C. Richard Axel and Linda Buck 117. Opsonin was discovered by Ans: C. Almroth Wright 118. The recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award during 2005 was Ans: D. Shyam Benegal 119. Which is the best selling book sold over 10 million copies written by Dr. Kenneth Blanchard, the Management Guru? Ans: C. One Minute Manager 120. The Rajiv Gandhi Udyami Mitra Yojana was launched in Ans: C. 2008 8

121. The present Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Thiru M. Karunanidhi after 2006 Assembly election became the Chief Minister for..........time. Ans: B. Fifth 122. Consider the following statements: I. C. Rajagopalachari was the Chief Minister of Madras State II. C. Rajagopalachari was an Advocate III. C. Rajagopalachari belonged to Justice Party IV C. Rajagopalachari was the only Indian who became Governor General of India Ans: C. I, II and IV are correct 123. The Tamil Nadu Government seal depicts Ans: C. Srivilliputhur Temple Pagoda 124. Mullai region is characterised by Ans: A. Forest Area 125. A jain cave temple at Chittanavassal is in ........district Ans: D. Pudukkottai 126. The Chairman of the Committee on Centre -State Relations, appointed by the Govern ment of Tamil Nadu was Ans: B. Rajamannar Ref : NR IAS Academys GK Test 5 qn -18 127. Consider the following statements: Assertion (A) : The Civil Service is not accountable to the Parliament Reason (R) : It is governed by the norm of anonymity Ans: A. Both (A) and (R) are true. And (R) is the correct explanation of (A) 1 i 128. If A = and B = i 1 i 1 1 i , then AB is

0 0 Ans: C 0 0 129. It is given that 232 +1 is completely divisible by a whole number. Which of the follow ing numbers is completely divisible by that number? Ans: D. 296+1 ( 2 96 +1) 130. Abhinav Bindra, a gold medal winner in 2008 beijing Olympics is associated with Ans: D. Shooting Ref: NR IAS ACADEMYS Current events book page no 131 131. Heliocentric theory according to which sun is supposed to be fixed and the planets go around the sun was proposed by Ans: D. Copernicus Ref : NR IAS Academy physics Test -11 qn - 21 132. The growth rate of population in India as per 2001 census is Ans: C. 1.9% 133. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given hills from the north to south? Ans: C. Nallamalai, Javadhi, Nilgiris, Anaimalai 134. The Annamalai University at Annamalainagar was founded in Ans: C. 1929 Ref : NR IAS Academys GK Test 1 qn 34 135. The focal length of two lenses in contact is given by
1 1 1 Ans: D F = f + f 1 2

136. Which one of the following statements is correct? Ans: A. Parliament has power to amend any part of the Constitution of India 137. Which of the following countries is not a member of ASEAN? Ans: C. Bangladesh 138. Position effect is the result of Ans: Question Wrongly Asked. The right choice is Translocation. 139. Triple vaccine is administered to a newborn child to immunize it against Ans: B. Whooping Cough, Tetanus and Diphtheria Ref : 10 th Science book -265 140. An example of addition co -polymer is Ans:A. Buna-S 141. Natural gas is a mixture of aliphatic hydrocarbons. What is the main important gas available in that? Ans: C. Methane 142. A moving coil galvanometer can be converted into an ammeter by connecting Ans: A. a low resistance in parallel with a galvanameter 143. Which one of the following is correctly matched? Ans: B. Right to information - Transparent and Responsible Government 144. Biodiesel is obtained from which plant? Ans: C. Jatropha 145. The Directive Principles of State Policy is incorporated in the Article ..... of the Consti tution of India Ans: C. 36 - 51 Ref : NR IAS Academy Indian constitution book page -15 146. Rubella virus causes Ans: B. Measles Ref : NR IAS Academy Zoology Test 147. The policy RBI follows for control of inflation is Ans: A. Increase in Repo rate and CRR 148. Which one of the following statements is correct? Ans: B. Finance Commission has one Chairman and four other members Ref : NR IAS Academy Indian constitution book page -58 149. Dantidurga established which kingdom? Ans: D. Rashtrakuta Dynasty Ref: Social Science 9 th book page 108 150. 1 - 1 + 1 -1 +......= 1.2 2.3 3.4 4.5 Ans: C. 2 log 2 +1 151. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio of 1/2 : 1/3 : 1/4 if the perimeter is 52 cm then the length of the smallest side is Ans: D. 12 cm 152. Musical instruments of Sangam age are classified into Ans: C. All are True 153. Highest peak in Tamil Nadu is Ans: B. Dodabetta Ref : NR IAS Academy GK Test 1 - Qn. No. 109 154. Pepsin is secreted by Ans: B. Stomach Ref : NR IAS Academy Zoology Test 4 - Qn. 22 155. Which one of the following fertilizers contains maximum percentage of nitrogen? Ans: B. Urea 156. When a ray of light is passed through ..........crystal, double refraction occurs Ans: A. Calcite Ref : +2 chemistry material 10

157. Macth List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below: List I List II a) Karnataka - 1. Bababudan Hills b) Orissa 2. Mayurbhanj c) Chhattisgarh 3. Bailadila d) Jharkhand 4. Bonai Range Ans: A. 1 2 3 4 158. The Socialist pattern of society was first articulated in the Ans: C. Second Plan Ref : NR IAS Academy Inian Economy Book - Page 4 159. Sir Muhammad Iqbal Ans: A. was Poet and floated the idea of separate state for Muslim Discussed in Class Room 160. Western Ocean is the ancient name of the Ans: C. Indian Ocean (may be) 161. The earliest evidence for the democratic election system in Tamil Nadu is available in the form of Ans: B. an inscription on stone Ref : +1 History Book - Page 153 162. Variety of dances mentioned in Tolkappiam are I. Verikkuthu (dance of Velan) II. Karunkkuthu (dance of the victors) III. Vallikkuthu (ladies to celebrate victory) IV. Kalanilaikkuthu (dance by wearing kalal) Ans: A. All are true 163. According to the National Human Development Report (NHDR) 2001. Tamil Nadu scored the Ans: B. Third Rank Ref : NR IAS Academy Indian Economy Book - Page 42 164. Which party formed ministry in Madras Presidency after the passing of Government of India Act of 1935 Ans: C. Congress Party 165. In the 2009 Parliamentary Elections, DMK won .........seats. Ans: D. 18 Ref : NR IAS Academy Current Event Latest Book - Page 23 166. The Fort William College at Kolkata was founded in the year Ans: D. 1800 167. Indias population as on 1 st March, 2001 stood at Ans: A. 1,027 million Ref : NR IAS Academy Inian Economy One Word Book - Qn. No. 11 168. Number of towns in Tamil Nadu is Ans: Exact answer not yet known 169. The language which was used in the Ashokan inscription is Ans: C. Prakrit 170. The average based on the position of ordered observation in Ans: B. Median (Corrected) 171. Traditions affirm that a Buddhist Council assembled at ...... in the year of Buddhas death Ans: D. Rajagriha 172. What is the correct value of if x = cos satisfies x2-3x+2 =0 ? Ans: B. 0 11

173. Article 263 deals with provisions with respect to Ans: C. Inter-state Council Ref : NR IAS Academy Inian constitution material 174. Which of the following is not correctly matched ? Ans: A. Central Vigilance Commission - Kripalani Committee 175. Agricultural holding tax was recommended by Ans: D. Raj Committee 176. Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) Scheme aimed at Ans: B. providing houses at free of cost Ref: NR IAS Academys Indian Economy page 40 inthe last 177. The LPG (Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation ) model of developments was introduced in 1991 by the then Finance Minister Ans: A. Dr. Manmohan Singh Ref: NR IAS Academys Indian Economy page 6 178. Which commodity forms the single largest item of Indias import? Ans: D. Oil (Fuel) 179. The leader who attended all the Three Round Table Conferences was Ans: D. Dr. B.R. Ambedhkar Ref: Discussed in the class room 180. Where in India is the Asias largest optical telescope installed? Ans: D. Kavalur - Tamilnadu 181. Consider the following statements: I. Akbar promulgated Din - i -Ilahi II. Din -i-Ilahi means Divine Duty III. Prominent convert to Din - i-Ilahi was Raja Birbal IV Din-i-Ilahi discouraged Muslim rites Ans: D. All are correct Ref: Discussed in the class room 182. The area of a rectangle is 16 sq. metres and its length is 4 times that of its breadth. What is the perimeter of the rectangle? Ans: A. 20 m 183. Which one of the following is true? Ans: A. Devaradiyars were the group of girls who used to dance before the God during the festivals in the temple. 184. In the forest, X can cut 3/10 th of the trees in 50 days. Y can cut 40 % of the trees in 40 days and Z can cut 1/2 of the trees in 80 days. who will complete the work first? Ans : B. Y 185. The share of road transport in total transport of the country is Ans: D. 80% NR IAS Academy Inian Economy Book - Page 35 186. Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) was implemented in India by merging the schemes of Ans: A. PMRY and REGP 187. Which is the correct chronological sequence of the major events given below? I. SLV -3 Launch II Formation of Bangladesh III Sikkim becomes 22 nd state of Indian territory IV Pokhran Test Ans: A. II - IV - III - I Ref : NR IAS Academy S & T Book, Indian Constitution Book 12

188. The literacy rate of Tamil Nadu is (as per 2001 census) Ans: D. 73.45 Ref : NR IAS Academy Data Book - Page 23 189. The ratio of the length and breadth of a plot is 4 : 5. If the length is 20 m less than the breadth, what is the perimeter of the plot? Ans: B. 360 m 190. Who was the architect of the first Indian Imperial Power? Ans: B. Chandragupta Maurya 191. The shape of the graph drawn between in P versus 1/T for an intrinsic semiconductor is (p - resistivity, T-Temperature) Ans: A. Straight line 192. One gene and one enzyme hypothesis was put forth by...........in............. Ans: B. Beadle and Tatum, Neurospora 193. The hormone which brings about characteristic changes in male at puberty is called Ans: A. Androgen 194. Which of the following is correctly matched? a) TNT Fertilizer b) Gasoline Petrochemical c) Potassium sulphate Explosive d) Cement Molecular Crystal Ans: B. Gasoline - Petrochemical 195. Consider the following statements: Assertion (A) : Article 32 deals with the right to Constitutional Remedies, without which the Constitution would be a nullity Reason (R) : Article 32 provides the right to move the Supreme Court by appro priate proceeding for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights guar anteed in the Constitution Ans: D. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) 196. In Tamil Nadu the Legislative Assembly was established in the year Ans: B. 1937 197. Tamil Nadu is noted for the industrial cluster of Ans: A. textiles 198. Apex Court judgement delivered with regard to Open University degree, that bench comprised Ans: A. Justice S.B. Sinha and Justice Mukundaram Sharma 199. Satyartha Prakash was written by Ans: D. Dayanand Saraswathi 200. Find the missing number : ? 730 344 126 2 28

Ans : C. 999 (May be)

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