1. Which state has the lowest per capita income in India? - Bihar
2. ´Flame of the forest´ refers to - A forest full of trees which burst with red flowers during autumn
3. Paditrupathu (Ten Tens) deals mostly with the history of - The Cheras
4. Diamond is chemically - Pure carbon
5. One of the pandemic diseases is - Influenza
6. What is the maximum age for election to the office of the President? - No limit
7. The Prime Minister is the chairman of - The Planning Commission
8. An object weighs maximum in - Vacuum
9. Content of carbon is minimum in - Wrought iron
10. The Main objective of TRYSEM was - To train rural youth for self employment
11. In India, new Ass India Service can be created - By the Parliament
12. In which part of India does Saffron grow - Jammu and Kashmir
13. The Indian Federal System is modeled on the Federal System of - Canada
14. ´Who did not participate´ in the revolt of 1857? - Bhagat Singh
15. Marsh gas, formed from decaying organic matter and in coal mines, is - Methane
16. Value-added tax is - An ad-valorem tax on domestic final consumption
collected at all stages between production and the point of final sale
17. The exports of India - Are spread over several commodity groups
18. Moist tropical evergreen forests are found in - The Shillong Plateau
19. Who controls the activities of indigenous bankers? - None of these
20. Adhoc Judges can be appointed in the Supreme Court - By the Chief Justice of India with the Prior consent of the President
21. Meera Seth Committee was related to - Development of Handlooms
22. All acids contain the element - Hydrogen
23. The boundary between India and Pakistan was demarcated by - Sir Cyril Radcliffe
24. Which one of the following has since ceased to be a Fundamental Right? - Right to property
25. The heaviest among the inner planets is the - Earth
26. During the Sangam Age which of the following dynasties was not in power? - Pallavas
27. Chairman of Tax Reform committee was - Raja Chelliah
28. Finance Commission is appointed by the President under Article - 280 of. constitution
29. Heavy water - Contains deuterium in place of hydrogen
30. Foot and mouth disease occurs in - Cattle, sheep and pigs
31. Iron pipes are often coated with a layer of zinc to prevent corrosion. This process is termed - Galvanization
32. Unix, DOS, Windows are examples of - Operating systems
33. Railway Budget in India was separated from general budget in - 1924-25
34. A solar eclipse occurs when - The moon comes between the sun and the earth
35. The National Development Council is mainly concerned with - Approval of five-year plans
36. A steel ball floats on mercury because - The density of mercury is higher than that of steel
37. Which of the following would be most suitable for making an electromagnet? - Soft iron
38.Synthetic detergents are - A mixture of sodium salts of aromatic and diphatic sulphonic acids
39. The Saka era began in the year - 78 AD
40. When the East India Company was set up India’s ruler was - Akbar
1. ?248+ \/52+?144 =?
(A) 14 (B) 16
(C) 18-8 (D) 16•6
Answer.B
2. The boys and girls in a college
are in the ratio 3 : 2. lf 20% of the
boys and 25% of the girls are
adults, the percentage of students
who are not adults is-
(A) 675% (B) 82-5%
(C) 78% (D) 58%
Answer.C
3. Five years ago the average age of
A, B, C, D was 45 years. By
including X the present average
of all the five is 49 years. Then
the present age of X is-—
(A) 64 years (B) 48years
(C) 45 years (D) 40 years
Answer.C
4. The difference between simple
interest and the compound
interest on Rs. 800 at 5% per
annum for 1 year is—»
(A) Rs. 81
(B) Rs. 41
(C) Rs. 56•50
(D) None of these.
Answer.D
5. A boat moves downstream at the
rate of 1 km in 6 minutes and
upstream at the rate of 1 km in 10
minutes. The speed of current
is-
(A) 2 km/ hr
(B) 1km/ hr
(C) l•5 km/ hr
(D) 2•5 km/ hr
Answer.A
6. The ratio of number of boys and
girls in a school of 720 students
is 7 : 5. How many more girls
should be admitted to make the
ratio 1 1 1 ?
(A) 90 (B) 220
(C) 120 (D) 240
Answer.C
7. A can do g of a work in 5 days. B
can dog of the work in 10 days.
ln how many days both A and B
can do the work ?
(A) 7%days (B) 9%days
(c) Sgdays (D) 10 days
Answer.B
11. Consider the following state-
ments-
Assertion (A) : Median of {7, 2,
12, 5, 9} is 7.
Reason (R) : The middle most
value ot a data arranged in
ascending order is called median.
Now select your answer acc0r•
ding to the coding scheme given
below-
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(B) (A) alone is true
(C) (R) alone is true
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(R) is the correct explanation
of (A).
Answer.D
12. Match List-I with List-II correctly
and select your answer using the
codes given below—~
List-I
(a) Correlation coefficient
(b) Coefficient of variation
(c) For a symmetrical distribu-
tion
(d) MeandeviationfromMedian
List-II
1. Mean = Median = Mode
2. Least
3. Percentage variation
4, Cannot exceed unity
Codes :
(a) (b) (C) (d)
(A) 4 3 Z 1
(B) 4 2 3 1
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 3 4 2 1
Answer.C
13. Which one of the following is
correctly matched ?
(A) Harmonic mean
—A measure of skewness
(B) Mean deviation
-An average
(C) Analysis
—An arrangement of data
(D) Sales and profit
-—-Positive correlation
Answer.B
14. Which one of the following is
correctly matched ?
(A) Data ——A collection of objects
(B) Mode
—A well defined measure
(C) Range —Difference between
the largest and the smallest
items of a data
(D) Q. D.
-A best measure of dispersion
Answer.C
15. The average of three numbers is
135. The largest number is 180
and the difference of the other
two is 25. The smallest number
is— _
(A) 130 (B) 125
(C) 120 (D) 100
Answer.D
16. By frequency distribution we
mean the classification of data
according to—
(A) dissimilarities
(B) similarities
(C) class intervals
(D) magnitude
Answer.C
17. Value of M.D. of [5, 5, 5, 5, 5)
from Median is-
(A) 0 (B) 2
(C) 4 (D) 5
Answer.A
18. lf y = 3 + 2x, then the coefficient
of correlation between x and y
is~
(A) -1 (B) 0
(C) 0•5 (D) 1
Answer.D
19. Which one of the following
measures cannot be computed
for {2, 7, 5, 10, 4) ?
(A) Mean
(B) Median
(C) Mode
(D) Harmonic Mean
C
20. Consider the following state-
ments—
Assertion (A) : Histogram is a
graphical presentation of data.
Reason (R) : Statistical data can
be represented in the form of
graphs.
Now select your answer accord-
ing to the coding scheme given
below-
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Answer.A
21. The Green Revolution has led to
marked increase in—
1. Productivity of wheat
2. Productivity of pulses
3. Regional inequalities [
4. Inter-personal inequalities A
Of the statements—
(A) 1 and 2 are correct
(B) 3 and 4 are correct
(C) 1, 3 and 4 are correct
(D) All are correct.
Answer.A
22. The chief centre or meeting point
of the Indo-Roman trade was-
(A) Arikamedu
(B) Alexandria
(C) Madurai
(D) Musiri
Answer.D
23. The Indus Valley Civilization is
about-
(A) Ten thousand years old
(B) Seven thousand years old
(C) Five thousand years old
(D) Three thousand years old
Answer.D
24. Upanishads are books on-
(A) Religion
(B) Yoga
(C) Philosophy
(D) Law
Answer.C
25. Which one of the following is
correctly matched 7
(A) Ellora caves -Sal
(B) Mahabalipuram
-Rashtral
(C) Meenakshi temple
-Pallavas
(D) Khajuraho —Chandelas
Answer.D
26. Which of the following were
included in the Cripps propo»
sals ?
1. India was promised domin-
ion status
2. Setting up of a constitution-
making body consisting of
the elected representatives
from British India and mem-
bers from the princely states.
3. Setting up of an Executive
Council composed of Indians
alone
4. It suggested partition of
India
Of the statements-
(A) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(B) 2, 3 and 4 are correct
(C) 1, 3 and 4 are correct
(D) 1, 2 and 4 are correct
Answer.A
27. The Iain temples known for the
finest marble carvings in India
are situated at-
(A) Gwalior i (B) Iaipur
(C) Gandhara (D) Dilwara
Answer.D
28. Who prepared the draft of the
’Quit India' resolution ?
(A) Acharya Kripalani
(B) Iawaharlal Nehru
(C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(D) Pattabhi Sitaramayya
Answer.B
29. Arrange the following events in
chronological order and mark
the correct choice from the
options given below-
1. Death of Bal Gangadhar
Tilak
2. Nagpur session of the
Congress
3. The Moplah uprising
4. The inauguration of Vishwa
Bharati at Shantiniketan.
(A) 4, 3, 2 and 1
(B) 3, 4, 2 and 1
(C) 2, 1, 3 and 4
(D) 3, 2, 4 and 1
Answer.*
30. Who is called as the father of
pure Tamil movement ?
(A) Bhavanar
(B) Bharathi
(C) Thiru.V. Kalyanasundaranar
(D) Maraimalai Adikal
Answer.D
31. The district with highest population in Tamil Nadu as per 2001
census is-
(A) Madurai
(B) Chennai
(C) Coimbatore
(D) Trichi
Answer.C
32. The district with highest literacy
rate in Tamil Nadu is-
(A) Kamniyakumari
(B) Tirunelveli
(C) Cuddalore
(D) Thanjavur
Answer.D
33. The density of population in
Tamil Nadu is (as per 2001
census)-
(A) 478 (B) 456
(C) 411 (D) 626
Answer.A
34. SEBI has introduced rolling
settlement for selected shares
under the method-
(A) All shares have to be paid
for on the day of purchase
(B) Purchaser has to make
advance payment for the share
(C) Purchase can be set oft
against sales
(D) Payment has to be settled at
the end of 5th day
Answer.D
35. Which of the following state»
ments is correct regarding Indira
Awas Yojana ?
(A) Soil and water conservation
works
(B) Construction of rural roads
(C) Providing houses at free of
cost to the members of SC / ST
• and free bonded labourers
(D) Land development and
waste land development
Answer.C
36. Match List-I with List—II correctly
and select your answer using the
codes given below-
List-I List-II
(a) IFCI 1. 1955
(b) ICICI 2. 1964
(c) IDBI 3. 1948
(d) EXIM Bank 4. 1971
Codes:
(a) (b) (C) (d)
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 3 2 4 1
(C) 3 1 2 4
(D) 2 3 4 1
Answer.C
37. Consider the following state-
ments-
1. The expansion of the public
sector was based on Indus—
trial Policy Resolution, 1956
2. Govt. has announced New
Industrial Policy in ]uly,
1991.
3. Govt. has not announced
any industrial policy at all.
Of the statements-
(A) 1 alone is correct
(B) 2 alone is correct
(C) 1 and 2 are correct ‘
(D) All are correct _
Answer.C
38. On whose vision was the term
’democratic socialism’ described ?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Srnt. Indira Gandhi
(C) Iawaharlal Nehru
(D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer.C
39. Which one of the following is
correctly matched ?
(A) Industrial policy statement
-2002
(B) Report on the committee on
disinvestment of shares (Rangarajan Committee) -1987
(C) Common Minimum Programme of United Front Govt.
-1996
(D) Start of tenth Five-Year Plan
-2005
Answer.C
40. For which purpose is the finance
commission appointed ?
(A) To make recommendahon
for devolution of non-plan
revenue resources
(B) To earn foreign exchange
(C) To recommend measures for
profit making public sector
enterprises
(D) To impose taxes
Answer.A
41. In which year was Legislative
Council abolished in Tamil
Nadu ?
(A) 1984 (B) 1985
(C) 1986 (D) 1987
Answer.C
42. The major emphasis in the First
Five-Year Plan was on-
(A) Employment generation
(B) Agriculture
(C) Export promotion
(D) Industry
Answer.B
43. UNICEF was established in the
year-
(A) 1946 (B) 1956
(C) 1949 (D) 1954
Answer.A
44. Which one of the following is
correct .
(A) Human Development Index
-United Nations
(B) PQLI -1996
(C) Social Indicators -I.ndia
(D) Welfare measures -Morris
Answer.A
45. Indian Telephone Industries Ltd.
is located at-
(A) Mumbai and Bangalore
(B) Bangalore
(C) Mumbai and New Delhi
(D) Mumbai and Chennai
Answer.B
46. Raurkela steel plant was set up
with the assistance from-
(A) USSR
(B) UK
(C) USA
(D) West Germany
Answer.D
47. The Oil and Natural Gas Com-
mission was set up i.n•- .
(A) 1956 (B) 1957
(C) 1959 (D) 1961
Answer.A
48. The Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission——
(A) Is the Prime Minister
(B) Is the Planning Minister
(C) Holds the rank of a cabinet
minister _
(D) Is an economist of repute
Answer.C
49. World Trade Organisation was
started in the year•
(A) 1984 (B) 1994
(C) 1995 (D) 1996
Answer.C
50. In Tamil Nadu, the district with
the highest sex ratio as per 2001
census is-
(A) Tuticorin (B) Tirunelveli
(C) Rarnnad (D) Nilgiris
Answer.B