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GENERAL STUDIES & MENTAL ABILITY

1. Which one of the following two languages are working languages of UN

a. English & Russian b. English & Spanish

c. English & French d. English & Chinese

2. Which one of the following date the first world war started?

a. July 28, 1914 b. June 28, 1914

c. July 28, 1916 d. June 28, 1916

3. Consider the following statement on causes of the Revolt of 1857 and identify the

correct statement/s

1. The annexation policy of British

2. The Indians disliked and distrusted the administration of the British

3. The Economic exploitation of the country

4. The feeling of discontent developed among the Indian Sepoys

a. 1, 2 only b. 1, 4 only c. 1, 3 only d. all the above

4. „Suddhi Movement‟ related to which one of the following reforms movement?

a. Brahma Samaj b. Arya Samaj

c. The Theosophical society d. Sudha Sanmarka Sangam



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5. “Swaraj is my Birth Right and I shall have it” is proclaimed by

a. Swami Dayananda Saraswathi b. Surendranath Banarjee

c. Bal Gangadhar Tilak d. Gopala Krishna Gokhale

6. Identify the Wrongly matched Pair

Newspaper Founders

a. Amrit Bazaar Patrika - Sisir Kumar Ghosh

b. Kesari - Bal Gangadhar Tilak

c. New India - Mahatma Gandhi

d. Mirat-Ul-Akbar - Raja Ram Mohan Roy

7. Why Rabindranath Tagore renounced his knighthood?

a. In protest against the Rowlatt Act

b. in support to non-co-operation movement

c. In protest against the Jallian Wala Bagh Incident

d. a & c

8. Who is called „The Lion of Punjab‟

a. Bhagat Singh b. Lala Lajpar Rai

c. Ajit Singh d. Raj Bihari Bose



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9. Arrange the following events in Chronological order?

1. August offer 2. Cripp‟s mission

3. Gandhi Irwin Pact 4. Demand for Pakistan

a. 3, 1, 2, 4 b. 3, 4, 1, 2

c. 3, 1, 4, 2 d. 3, 2, 1, 4

10. Who was the first president of Madras Mahajana Sabha?

a. D.Rengaiah Naidu b. P.Anandacharlu

c. S. Ramaswami Mudhaliar d. Srinivasa Pillai

11. Who wrote the book „Vyassar Virundu‟?

a. C.Rajaji b. Bharatiyar

c. E.V.Ramasamy d. K.Kamaraj

12. Which year, Periyar transformed the Justice party into a social organization called

Dravidar Kazhagam?

a. 1916 b. 1921 c. 1934 d. 1944

13. Who introduced the mid-day meal scheme in Tamil Nadu?

a. Thiyagaraja Chettiar b. K. Kamarajar

c. C.N.Anna Durai d. M.G.Ramachandran

14. The river Thamiraparani originate at

a. Yelagiri Hills b. Agasthiyar Hills



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c. Javadhu Hills d. Anaimalai Hills

15. In India which place, the wave energy power plant has been installed

a. Vhinjam, Kerala b. Madhapuri, Gujarat

c. Gulf of Khambat, Gujarat d. Sundarbar, West Bengal

16. Which one of the following Country is the First to bring a resolution in the UN

General Assembly in Favor of disarmament in 1956

a. USA b. Russia c. India d. Canada

17. Which one of the following statement is NOT correct?

a. India has been observing 24th December as the National Consumers day

b. March 15 is observed as the World Consumers day

c. Nelson Mandela considered as the Father of Consumer Movement

d. Consumer Protection Act (COPRA) in 1986, has been defined as the Magna

Charta of Consumers

18. Which year Green Revolution was introduced in India?

a. 1961 b. 1964 c. 1967 d. 1969



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19. Which one of the following state has the highest literacy rate in India now (2014)?

a. Kerala b. Tripura c. Bihar d. Mizoram

20. Which state became the first state in the country to recognize transgender as a

separate gender

a. West Bengal b. Uttar Pradesh c. Tamil Nadu d. Andra Pradesh

21. The Term Vaccine was coined by

a. Gregor Johann Mendel b. Charles Darwin

c. Edward Jenner d. Lan Wilmut

22. Match the following

1. Primary activities - A. Gold collar workers

2. Secondary activities - B. White collar workers

3. Tertiary activities - C. Pink collar workers

4. Quaternary activities - D. Blue collar workers

5. Quinary activities - E. Red collar workers

Codes:

1 2 3 4 5

a. A B C D E

b. D E B C A



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c. E D C B A

d. E D C A B

23. Which one of the following hormones speed up the child birth process?

a. Estrogen b. Progesterone

c. Testosterone d. Oxytocin

24. (A) The rate of breathing in aquatic organisms is much faster than the seen in

terrestrial organisms

(R) The amount of dissolved oxygen is fairly low, compared to the amount of

oxygen in the air

a. Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A

b. Both A and R are true and R is not correct explanation of A

c. A is true but R is wrong

d. A is wrong but R is true

25. The atoms of the different element with same mass number but different atomic

number are called as

a. Isotopes b. Isobars c. Isotones d. None of these

26. Which one of the following is the PH value of Human Saliva?

a. 4.5 to 6 b. 6.5 to 7.5

c. 7.35 to 7.45 d. 4.5 to 5.5



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27. Which one of the following is S.I unit of electric charge?

a. Coulomb b. Ampere c. Joule d. Newton

28. Consider the following statements:

1. The Fuse consists of a piece of wire made of two metals are lead, and tin

2. The Fuse has high resistance and low melting point

Which among the above statements is/ are correct about the fuse:

a. 1 only b. 2 only c. 1 & 2 d. None of these

a. 1 only b. 2 only c. 1 & 2 d. None of these

29. Which among the following statement is / are correct about lens:

1. The power of a lens is defined as the reciprocal of it‟s focal length

2. The S.I unit of power of a lens is Diopter

3. The power of a contact lens is positive

4. The power of a concave lens is negative

a. 1, 2 b. 2, 3 c. 2, 4 d. All the above

30. Madhav Gadgil Committee report is associated with?

a. Clean Ganga Mission b. Western Ghats

c. Eastern Ghats d. Climate change

31. The First Indian Female boxer to win gold at 17th Asian games is?

a. Sunita Jhekhar b. Priti Patel c. mary Kom d. Sarita Devi



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32. Indian Army recently launched „Mission Sahayata‟ it is related with?

a. Help people in north eastern states

b. help people in Naxalites areas

c. Help victims of flood in J&K

d. Help people against ISIS attacks in middle east Asia

33. Ebola virus was first discovered in which country?

a. Sudan b. D.R.Congo c. Angola d. Tanzania

34. What is the name of combined army training exercise between Nepal and India

a. Malabar b. Garuda c. Surya Kiran d. Indra

35. Who among the following was received 22nd

Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana

Award 2014?

a. N.Radhakrishnan b. D.R.Mehta c. Amjad Ali Khan d. Muzaffar Ali

36. Which act, introduced the portfolio system in India?

a. Government of India Act 1861 b. Indian Council Act 1861

c. Indian Council Act 1892 d. Indian Council Act 1909



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37. In which constitutional Amendment Act the voting age is reduced to 18 years

from 21 years?

a. 44th

– 1976 b. 48th – 1978 c. 52

nd – 1985 d. 61

st – 1988

38. The idea of Directive Principles of state policy borrowed from which constitution?

a. US Constitutions b. Irish Constitutions

c. Canada Constitutions d. Australian Constitutions

39. Who presides over a joint sitting of the two houses of Parliament?

a. President b. Speaker of Lok Sabha

c. Prime Minister d. Chairman of Rajya Sabha

40. Which one of the following article makes the provisions in respect of All India

Services

a. Article 309 b. Article 310 c. Article 311 d. Article 312

41. Which one of the following revolution in India related to increase fish production?

a. Black Revolution b. Blue Revolution

c. Silver Revolution d. Green Revolution



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42. Which year, the Government of India launched Swarnajaynti Gram Swarojgar

Yojana (SGSY)

a. 1995 b. 1997 c. 1999 d. 2001

43. Match the following:

National Park States

A. Kaziranga - Uttar Khand

B. Jim Crbett - Rajastan

C. Ranthambore - Gujarat

D. Gir - Assam

A B C D

a. 4 1 2 3

b. 4 3 2 1

c. 3 2 1 4

d. 1 2 3 4


Tribes States

A. Shompens - Tamilnadu

B. Irula - Great Nicobar

C. Khasa - Assam

D. Mikir - Uttar Pradesh



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A B C D

a. 4 3 2 1

b. 1 2 4 3

c. 2 1 4 3

d. 3 2 1 4

45. Choose the incorrect pair:

Zones Head Quarters

1. South western Railway - Hubli

2. North Central Railway - Jaipur

3. East Central Railway - Kolkata

4. Western Railway - Mumbai

a. 1, 3, 4 b. 3, 4 c. 2, 4 d. 1, 2, 4

46. Hottest planet in solar system?

a. Mercury b. Venus c. Earth d. Mars

47. The wind blowing in the northern plains in summer is known as

a. Mango Showers b. Norwesters c. Kalbaisagi d. Loo

48. Which one of the following statement is NOT correct

I. Dr. Muthulakshmi was the first Indian women to obtain a Medical Degree

from Madras Medical college in 1914

II. She was the first women President of the All India Women‟s Association

III. In 1930, she founded the Avvai Home at Adyar for the benefit of Devedasi

Women‟s

IV. She was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1956



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a. 1 & 2 b. 2 & 3 c. 1 & 3 d. 2 & 4.

49. Asteroid belt is situated between

a. Mars & Jupiter b. Earth & Mars

c. Jupiter & Saturn d. Venus & Earth.


I. North America - A. Andes Mountain

II. South America - B. Alps Mountain

III. Africa - C. Rocky Mountains

IV. Europe - D. Great Barrier Reef

V. Australia - E. Sahara.

Codes:

1 2 3 4 5

a. C A D B E

b. C A E B D

c. A C B D E

d. B A C E D.



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51. Which one of the following is not three gems of Jainism

a. Right Knowledge b. Right Belief

c. Right Speech d. Right Action.

52. Protein deficiency in small children between 1 to 5 years causes

a. Marasmus b. Goitre c. Kwashiorkar d. Rickets.

53. Who discovered the circulation of blood and function of heart

a. William Harvey b. William Withering

c. William Whitaker d. James Harvey


I. Protein factories of the cell - A. Lysosomes

II. Power houses of the cell - B. Nucleus

III. Suicidal bags of the cell - C. Mitochondria

IV. Controlling centre of the cell - D. Ribosomes

Codes:

1 2 3 4

a) D C A B

b) C A D B

c) A B C D

d) D C B A.



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55. Match the list I with List II

List I List II

1. Vitamin D - A. Loss of Fertility

2. Vitamin B - B. Scurvy

3. Vitamin C - C. Rickets

4. Vitamin E - D. Beriberi

5. - E. Night blinders

Codes:

1 2 3 4

a. D E B A

b. C D B A

c. E D C A

d. D E B C.

56. Which one of the following is correct composition of Honey

a. Sugar (65%) + water (17%) + protein (10%) + minerals (8%)

b. Sugar (75%) + water (8%) + Minerals (17%) + minerals (17%)

c. Sugar (75%) + water (17%) + Minerals (8%)

d. Sugar (75%) + water (17%) + Protein (8%).



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1. World wetland day - A. March 21

2. World water day - B. February 2

3. Earth Day - C. March 22

4. World forest day - D. April 22

Codes:

1 2 3 4

a. B C D A

b. A B C D

c. D C B A

d. B C A D.

58. Which are responsible for the bright colours, aroma and flavour of many fruits and

vegetables:

a. Melanin compounds b. Phenolic Compounds

c. Acedyl compounds d. Hydroxyl compounds.

59. Which gas is added to LPG to detect any leaka. Propane b. Butane c. Ethyl Mercaptan d. Methane.

60. Which inscription gives the details of Pulakesin – II reign

a. Badami b. Aihole c. Vengi d. Kanchi.



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61. Which one of the following is correct order in gases from earth surface

a. Carbon dioxide – oxygen – nitrogen

b. Oxygen – nitrogen – carbon dioxide

c. Nitrogen – oxygen – carbon dioxide

d. Nitrogen – carbon dioxide – oxygen.

62. In India tsunami warning center has been set up at

a. Chennai b. Bhuvaneshwar c. Hyderabad d. Kanyakumari.


1. FAO - A. New York

2. IMF - B. Rome

3. UNICEF - C. Washington

4. UNESCO - D. Genera

5. WHO - E. Paris

Codes:

1 2 3 4 5

a. B A C E D

b. B C A E D

c. B C A D E

d. B C D A E.



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64. The father of economics is

a. Lionel Robbins b. Adam Smith

c. David Hume d. Sir William Petty.

65. The chola empire reached its Zenith of glory under

a. Raja Raja I b. Parantaka I

c. Rajendran I d. Kulottunga I.

66. Arrange the correct chronological order of Indian Presidents

1. Zakir Husain 2. V.V.Giri

3. N.Sanjeeva Reddy 4. Zail Singh

a. 1, 3, 2, 4 b. 1, 2, 3, 4 c. 4, 3, 2, 1 d. 3, 4, 1, 2.

67. Arrange the correct order in maximum number of Lok Sabha seats1. Tamil Nadu 2. Maharashtra 3. West Bengal 4. Bihar

a. 2,4,3,1 b. 2,3,4,1 c. 2,1,3,4 d. 2,4,1,3

68. Which one of the following statement is correct

1. Council of Ministers are collectively responsible to Parliament

2. Ministers are Individually responsible to Prime Minister



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a. 1 only b. 2 only c. 1 & 2 d. None of these.

69. Which of the following is called “Black Gold”

a. Coal b. Petroleum c. Coke d. Coal gas.


1. Baking soda - A. Calcium oxide

2. Washing soda - B. Calcium carbonate

3. Bleaching powder - C. Calcium oxy chloride

4. Lime Stone - D. Sodium carbonate

5. Quick lime - E. Sodium bicarbonate

Codes:

1 2 3 4 5

a. A B C D E

b. B A C D E

c. E D C B A

d. E C D A B.

71. The Indian National Heritage animal is

a. Tiger b. Lion c. Elephant d. Cheetah

72. Which Portuguese viceroy introduced “Blue Water Policy”

a. Bartholomeu Diaz b. Vascodagama

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1. The second Carnatic war - A. Treaty of Mangalore

2. The third Carnatic war - B. Treaty of Madras

3. First Anglo Mysore war - C. Treaty of Paris

4. Second Anglo Mysore war - D. Treaty of Pondicherry

Codes:

1 2 3 4

a. A B C D

b. B A D C

c. D C B A

d. C D A B.

74. Which Tennis Player nick name is “King of Clay”

a. Rafel Nadal b. Roger Feder

c. Andre Agassi d. Andy Murray

75. The Governor of Madras presidency at the time of Vellore sepoy mutiny was

a. William Bentinck b. Caronwallis

c. Robert Clive d. John Crdock

76. In a class, the number of boys is twice that of girls. When 4 boys leave and 4 girls

join the class, the ratio of boys to girls in the class is 5 : 4. How many students are

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a. 32 b. 36 c. 42 d. 46

77. The ratio of the present ages if A and B is 11 : 4 and 15 years ago it was 8 : 1. If 5

years ago the ratio of the ages of B and C was 3 : 2, that what is C‟s present age?

a. 15 years b. 10 years c. 22 years d. 25 years

78. A dishonest milkman sells his milk at cost price but he mixes it with water and

there by gains 25% what is the % of water in the mixture?

a. 25% b. 33 1/3 % c. 20 % d. 40%

79. At an election where there are two candidates only, the candidate who gets 43% of

votes is rejected by a majority of 420 votes. Find the total number of voter polled?

a. 2000 b. 4000 c. 6000 d. 3000

80. LCM of two numbers is 14 times their HCF. The sum of LCM and HCF is 600. If

one number is 280 then the other number is

a. 40 b. 60 c. 80 d. 100

81. A bell rings every 18 minutes. A second bell rings every 24 minutes. A third bell

rings every 32 minutes. If all the three bells ring at the same time at 8‟O‟ clock in

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a. 12.40 hours b. 12.48 hours c. 12.56 hours d. 13.40 hours

82. Find the largest possible number which divides 364, 484 and 524 giving the same

remainder in each case

a. 40 b. 80 c. 20 d. 120

83. A library has an average of 510 visitors on Sundays and 240 visitors on other

days. The average number of visitors per day in a month of 30 days beginning

with Sunday is?

a. 315 b. 285 c. 325 d. 265

84. The average of 20 number is zero of there at the most how many may be greater

than zero?

a. 20 b. 1 c. 19 d. none of these

85. The % profit earned by selling an article for Rs.1920 is equal to the % loss

incurred by selling the same article for Rs.1280. at what price the price should be

sold to making 25% profit?

a. 4000 b. 2500 c. 2000 d. 1600



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86. Two taps A and B can fill a tank in 10 hours and 15 hours respectively. Both the

taps are opened for 4 hours and then B is turned off. The time taken by A to fill

the remaining tank is

a. 12/5 hours b. 13/10 hours c. 6 hours d. 10/3 hours

87. A can finish a work in 18 days and B can do the same work in 15 days. B worked

for 10 days and left the job. In how many days, A alone can finish remaining

work?

a. 4 days b. 12 days c. 8 days d. 6 days

88. If 100 weavers can weave 100 mats in 100 days then 10 weavers can weave 10

mats in how many days?

a. 10 days b. 100 days c. 1 day d. 1000 days

89. A travels half of his journey by train at the speed of 120 km/hour. And rest half by

can at 80 km/hours. What is the average speed?

a. 96 km/hour b. 106 km/hour c. 100 km/hour d. 90 km/hour

90. The simple interest on Rs.1820 from march 9, 2014 to august 2, 2014 at 7 ½ %

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a. Rs.27.6 b. Rs.54.6 c. Rs.81.9 d. Rs.109.2

91. The difference between simple and compound interest compounded annually on a

certain sum of money in 2 years at 4% per annum is Rs.1. the sum (in Rs) is

a. Rs.625 b. Rs.630 c. Rs.640 d. Rs.650

92. In a class if 5 students are seated in a bench then 2 benches will be vacant. If 4

students are seated in a bench then 10 students will not have benches to sit. Then

the number of students and benches in the class are

a. 20 & 8 b. 40 & 10 c. 90 & 20 d. 20 & 90

93. Solve for M if 3( 3)m+4

= ( 3)2m+7

3( 3) m+4

= ( 3) 2m+7

m-

a. 1 b. 5 c. -1 d. -3

94. 12 spheres of the same size are made from melting a solid cylinder of 16cm

diameter and 2cm height then the diameter of each sphere is

a. 3cm b. 2 cm c. 3 cm d. 4 cm

95. The maximum length of pencil that can be kept in a rectangular box of dimension

8cm x 6cm x 2cm. the length of the pencil



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a. 2 10 b. 3 26 c. 2 26 d. 10

96. The radius of a circular flower garden is 56m. what is the cost of fencing it at

Rs.10 a meter?

a. Rs. 3520 b. Rs. 1760 c. Rs. 352 d. Rs. 560

97. Diagram

What was the percentage increase in income from 2006 to 2008?

a. 7% b. 9% c. 11% d. 5%

98. How many triangles are there in the given figure?

11000 12600

16400

19200

17000 17600 14000

17300

19400 18500 19100

21000

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

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DIAGRAM REPRESENTING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE

Expenditure

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a. 28 b. 40 or more c. 16 d. 18

99. A cube has six numbers marked 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 on its faces. Three views of the

cube are shown below

What possible numbers can exists on the two faces marked A and B respectively

on the cube?

a. 2 & 3 b. 6 & 1 c. 1 & 4 d. 3 & 1

1

6 4

3

1 2

3

5 6

5

A

B



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100. If 2 3 = 89, 3 4 = 2716, 4 3 = 649, then 1 2 = ?

2 3 = 89, 3 4 = 2716, 4 3 = 649, 1 2 = ?

a. 24 b. 14 c. 4 d. 10


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