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B)
A) r
C)
D)
The largest share of mineral resources is accounted by
A) Orissa
B) Maharashtra
C) Assam
D) Tamil Nadu
6) 5,13,200.
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1)
2)
A)
B)
C) /
D) r
Palaeontology is related with
A) plants B) animals
C) fossils
9)
D) bacteria
A)
B)
C)
D)
The description of a societys culture and its way of
living is called
A) Ethnography (Inavilakkaviyal)
B) Anthropology (Maanudaviyal)
C) Realism (Nadappiyal)
D) Classicism (Chevviyal)

4)
An enhanced beam of monochromatic and coherent

light is called
A) MASER
B) LASER
C) TESTER
D) MASTER
r,
3)
B)
A)
C)
D)
The first Jain council was held atin the 3rd
Century B.C.
A) Vaisali
B) Pataliputra
C) Kashmir
D) Rajagriha
B) , 1800
A) , 1800
C) , 1801
D) , 1801
Dindugal Federation was formed during the South
Indian Rebellion in the year
A) April, 1800
B) June, 1800
C) May, 1801
D) June, 1801

?
A) r B)
C) D)
A)
B)
C)
D)
What is the name of the land denoted by Pandiya kings
to the families of the soldiers who lost their lives in the
battle?
A) Thiruvidaiyattam
B) Bhrammadeyam
C) Uthirapatti
D) Nivantham
10)
A) MnO2 ( )
B) KMnO4 ( )
C) K2Cr2O7 ( )
D) KNO3 ( )
The oxidant used in the testing of alcohol in breath is
A) MnO2
B) KMnO4
C) K2Cr2O7
D) KNO3
11)
r
?
B) r 307
A) r 303
C) r 309
D) r 312
Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of
India authorizes the Parliament to create new All-India
Service?
A) Article 303
B) Article 307
C) Article 309
D) Article 312
Diagrams and graphs are tools of

A) collection of data
B) analysis
C) presentation
D) summarization
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B) 2.1 .
A) 1.3 .
C) 3.1 .
D) 1.4 .
The total land area of the state of Tamil Nadu is
A) 1.3 lakh sq.km
B) 2.1 lakh sq.km
C) 3.1 lakh sq,km
D) 1.4 lakh sq.km
13)
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17)

A)
B) r
C)
D)
Which of the following is incorrectly paired?
A) Vande Mataram Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
B) Partition of Bengal Lord Lytton
C) Vedaranyam March Rajaji
D) Indian National Army Netaji
A) B)
C) D)
In which Chola Kings period was the practice of writing
18) r
of Meikirti started first?
A) Raja Rajan I
B) Rajendran
r. .
C) Rajathi Rajan I
D) Kulothungan I
B)
A)
14) ?
C)
D)
B)
A)
Organisms which eat other organisms are called
C)
D)
A) consumers
B) producers
C) decomposers
D) saprophytes
Which one of the following is not an ouput device?
A) Speaker
B) Computer monitor
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C) CD
D) Laser printer
A)
15)
B)
C)
B)
A)
D)
C)
D)
MS-DOS is the name of
Passage of waste product in the renal tubule is an
A) a device
B) an application software
example of
C) an operating system
D) a hardware
A) diffusion
B) osmosis
20)
C) active transport
D) passive transport
r
16) r
B)
A) r
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In which of the following year Citizenships Act was not

amended?
A) 1955
B) 1976
C) 1986
D) 1992
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C) r
D) r
For dealing with qualitative data, the best average is
A) Arithmetic mean
B) Median
C) Harmonic mean
D) Geometric mean
21) r
The average density of the earth is
A) 5.517 g cm-3
B) 11 g cm-3
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C) 3 g cm
D) 3.5 g cm-3
22) ?
Find out the wrong number:
5, 11, 23, 47, 90, 191, 383
A) 11
B) 47
C) 191
D) 90
23)
?
In which year was NREP (National Rural Employment

Programme) launched by Government of India?
A) 1978
B) 1979
C) 1980
D) 1982
24) SARFAESI
?
A)
B)
C)
D)
SARFAESI Act was introduced for the purpose of
A) controlling stock exchanges
B) regulating capital markets
C) streamlining the financial system
D) enabling the banks to realize their views
THIRUVANNAMALAI- 1 Canditate.
SALEM 1 Canditate.
25)
, , ,
?
A, B and C are employed. B, A and E are educated. A,

C and D are very rich. D, A and E are honest. Who is
employed, very rich but not honest?
A) B
B) E
C) A
D) C

A)
C)
Pyrolusite is the mineral of
A) Mendelevium
C) Magnesium
B)
D)
B) Molybdenum
D) Manganese
28) r r ?
A)
B)
C)
D)
To which does the Indus valley civilization belong?
A) Urban B) Suburdan
C) Village
D) Foreign
29)
?
A) /
B) ,
C) ,
D) ,
Which among the following is related to the features of

the Constitution India?
A) Presidential, Unitary and Two-party system
B) Parliamentary, Unitary and Two-party system
C) Parliamentary, Federal and Multi-party system
D) Parliamentary, Unitary and Multi-party system
30) ?
A)
B)
C)
r ?
A)
B) C.R.
C)
D)
Which among the following was known as June 3rd
Plan?
A) Wavell plan
B) C.R.plan
C) Cabinet mission plan
D) Mountbatten plan
26) A, B C ; B, A E
; A, C D
; D, A E
27)
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31)
D) +
What is Broad money?
A) Currency with public +demand deposits of the public
B) Currency with public +post office savings deposits
C) Currency with public + time deposits of public
with banks + demand deposits
D) Currency with public +derived deposits
A)
B) ...
C) r
D) ...
Who among the following was the editor of
Suryodayam?
A) Subramaniya Siva
B) Thiru.Vi.Ka.
C) Neelakanta Brahmachary
D) V.V.S.Iyer
32) -
A)
C)
B)
D)
Kennelly-Heavyside layer is present in the

A) Mesosphere
B) Troposphere
C) Ionosphere
D) Stratosphere
33)
The battle of Plassey took place in the year
A) 1764
B) 1765
C) 1757
D) 1857
34)
A)
B)
C)
D)
Acid rain is caused by
A) water pollution
B) noise pollution
C) air pollution
D) land pollution
35)
?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Who was the founder of the Imperial Chola dynasty?
A) Rajaraja I
B) Parantaka
C) Vijayalayan
D) Aditya Cholan

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41)
In which year was Satyendra Sinha appointed as a

member of Viceroy Executive Council?
A) 1892
B) 1909
C) 1919
D) 1935
42)
36)
A) 4.5
B) 1.8
C) 2250
D) 1950
The age of the earth is about
A) 4.5 billion years
B) 1.8 billion years
C) 2250 million years
D) 1950 million years
37) ?
A)
B) r
C)
D)
Disposable income is equal to
A) personal income minus subsidies
B) personal income minus taxes
C) personal income minus transfer payment
D) national income minus depreciation
38) ,
r,

A)
B)
C)
D)
Who first reported the presence of respiratory centre
which maintains and controls the rate of respiration?
A) Mislavsky
B) Collip
C) Bayliss
D) Starling
39) 1979-

A)
B) &
C)
D)
The anti-defection law was enacted as early as 1979 in
A) Kerala
B) Jammu and Kashmir
C) West Bengal
D) Tamil Nadu
40) ...
A) r
B)
C)
D)
Double helical model of DNA was discovered by

A) Watson and Crick
B) James and Meselson
A) ...
B)
C) .
D) ...
Rourkela steel plant was set up with the assistance of
A) USSR B) West Germany
C) UK D) USA
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FOR DETAILS VISIT :
In the Parliamentary procedure of India, zero hour has

been in existence since
A) 1945
B) 1950
C) 1962
D) 1976
44) r :
I.
II.
III. -
IV.
r :
A) I, II, IV, III

B) I, IV, II, III
C) II, I, IV, III
D) II, III, IV, I
Arrange the following in chronological order:
I. Rowlatt Act
II. Khilafat movement
III. Montague-Chelmsford reforms
IV. Jalianwall Bagh tragedy
The correct order is
A) I, II, IV, III
B) I, IV, II, III
C) II, I, IV, III
D) II, III, IV, I
45) NH 47
A) r
B)
C)
D)
In Tamil Nadu NH 47 is
A) Salem to Kanniyakumari
B) Madurai to Rameshwaram
C) Nagapattinam to Coimbatore
D) Chennai to Dindigul
46)
?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Which among the following was also known as Delhi
pact?
A) Lucknow pact
B) Poona pact
C) Gandhi-Irwin pact
D) Communal award
47)
I.
II.
A) I II r B) I II
C) I r, II
D) I , II r
Consider the following statements:

I. ELISA is a isotopic immunoassay
II. This is used for the determination of small quantities
of proteins and other biological substances.
Of these
A) I & II are correct
B) I & II are wrong
C) I is correct, II is wrong
D) I is wrong, II is correct
48)
A)
B) r
C) r
D)
Sulphide ores are concentrated by
A) hand picking
B) magnetic separation
C) gravity separation
D) froth floatation
49)
53)
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A) r
B)
C)
D) r
If the earth stops rotating, the apparent value of g on its

surface will
A) Increase everywhere
B) Decrease everywhere
C) Remain the same everywhere
D) Increase at some places and remain the same at
some other places.
SOURCE: XI Physics-Vol.1.
54) .
A)
50
40
30
20
B)
C)
D)
Balbiani rings are found in
A) sex chromosomes
B) allosomes
9
40
74
C) autosomes
D) polytene chromosomes
5
30
65
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A) , ,
6
35
70
r
B) , ,
60%
C) , ,
r 40%
D) , ,

Terrestrial planets are
?
A) Mercury, Venus, Earth & Mars
A) 43%
B) 41%
C) 50%
D) 45%
B)
Venus, Earth, Mars & Jupiter
Performance of students in an examination:
C)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus & Neptune
Marks out
40 and
30 and
20 and
D)
Earth, Mars, Jupiter & Saturn
of 50 above
above
above
56) ?
A)
Subject
B)
Tamil
9
40
74
C)
English
5
30
65
Aggregate
6
35
70
D)
The percentage of number of students getting at least
Potti Sri Ramulu is known for
60% marks in English over those getting at least 40% in
A) founding of Annamalai University
aggregate is approximately
B) creation of Andhra Pradesh
A) 43%
B) 41%
C) 50%
D) 45%
C) prohibition in Madras D) separate Telangana issue
50)
57) 2009-10
?
In which of the following years Goa joined Indian

Union?
A) 1956
B) 1959
C) 1961
D) 1962
(
51) 2009-10
)
Annual rate of inflation of all commodities in 2009-10

was
A) 14.4% B) 10%
C) 8%
D) 11%
52)
A)
B)
C)
D)
The first Deputy Prime Minister of free India was
A) Sardar Vallabhai Patel
B) Charan Singh
C) Jagjivan Ram
D) Menon
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
What is the rank of Tamil Nadu in economic growth
among the states in India during 2009-10?
A) 3rd
B) 4th
C) 5th
D) 6th
58)
What proportion of members can Governor nominate

out of total members in State Legislative Council?
A) 1/4
B) 1/6
C) 1/8
D) 1/5
59)
A)
B) rr
C)
D) r
What is the respiratory pigment found in human RBC?
A) Haemoglobin
B) Hemerythrin
C) Haemocyanin
D) Chlorocruorin
60)
68) I
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II
A)
B) r r
C) r
D)
Which one of the following pairs is incorrect?
A) Sandstone Cuddalore
B) Terisand Dharmapuri
C) Limestone Ariyalur
D) Alluvium Thanjavur
61)
When was Zamindari system abolished in Tamil Nadu?

A) 1947
B) 1948
C) 1950
D) 1952
62)
II
a)
1.
b)
2.
c)
3.
d)
4.
Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer
using the codes given below:
List I
List II
a) Glacier
1) Pothole
b) Underground water
2) Cirque
c) River
3) Inselberg
d) Wind
4) Lapies
/Codes:
A) a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3
B) a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
C) a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1
D) a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
A)
B)
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C)
D)
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continues to be the family occupation in most
A)
of the districts in Tamil Nadu.
B)
A) Paper industry
B) Handloom industry
C) Match industry
D) Beedi industry
C)
63) 24- ,
D) r
4/7 .
Which of the following is incorrectly paired?
?
A) Mattavilasa prahasanam Temple
B) Narasimhavarman Vatapi Kondan
When 24 is subtracted from a number, it reduces to its
C) Vichitra ChittaTitle D)NandivarmanBattle of Tellaru
four-seventh. What is the sum of the digits of that
70)
number?
A) 1
B) 9
C) 11
D) 10
A)
B)
64)
C)
D)
A) Mg AI
B) AI Au
Newtons law of cooling is a special case of
C) Mn AI
D) Zn AI
A) Wiens displacement law
Kirchhoffs law
C) Stefans law
D) Plancks law
Duralumin contains
71) I II ,
A) Mg and AI
B) AI and Au
C) Mn and AI
D) Zn and AI
r
65) ?
:
When was the National interim Government formed?
I
II
A) 1946
B) 1948
C) 1950
D) 1952
a)
1. V P
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T
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A)
B)
C)
b)
c)r
67)
A) r,
B) , r
C) NH3, KCI
D) S-
Which among the following is a set of primary
nutrients?
A) Urea, borax
B) Epsom salt, urea
C) NH3, KCI
D) S-ammonium molybdate
3.
D)
Kaniyan Poongunranar award is associated with
A) Best poem
B) Best novel
C) The software which helps for scientific Tamil
development
D) Urban development
2.
d)
4.
T
V
List I
List II
a) Isothermal process
1) V constant, P and T
change
b) Adiabatic process
2) T constant, P and V
change
c) Isobaric process
3) Heat is neither allowed
to enter nor leave the
system
d) Isochoric process
4) P constant, T and V
change
D)
/Codes:
A) a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4
C) a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
72)
B) a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1

D) a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2
10 40.
If the lower and upper limits of a class are 10 and 40

respectively, the mid-point of the class is
A) 25.0
B) 12.5
C) 15.0
D) 30.0
73)
A)
C)
City of Festival is
A) Chidambaram
C) Madurai
74) I II
B)
D)
B) Tanjore
D) Tirunelveli
,
r
:
II
a)
1.
b)
2.
c)
3.
d)
4.
List I
List II
a) Bodinaickanur
1) Artificial silk
b) Chinnamanur
2) Cardamon
c) Usilampatti
3) Tobacco
d) Cumbum
4) Biscuit
: Codes
A) a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3
B) a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
C) a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
D) a-1, b-4, c-3, d-4
75)
A)
B)
C)
D)
The largest contribution to GDP still comes from
A) agriculture
B) manufacturing industries
C) construction
D) services
76)
A) C. r
B) M.G.
C) K.
D) M.S.
Who among the following received the first Bharat
Ratna award?
A) C. Rajagopalachari
B) M.G.Ramachandran
C) K.Kamaraj
D) M.S.Subbulakshmi
77)
A)
B)
C)
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The net resistance of a voltmeter should be large to

ensure that
A) it does not get overheated
B) it does not draw excessive current
C) it can measure large potential differences
D) it does not change the potential difference to be
measured
78)
A) r
B)
C)
D) r
The deepest point in the Pacific ocean is
A) Mariana trench
B) Tonga trench
C) Phillippine trench
D) Kurile trench
79) :
I. r
II.
A) I II r
B) I II
C) I r II
D) I II r
Consider the following statements:
I. Glucagon increases the blood sugar level
II. Glucagon lowers the blood calcium level
Of these
A) I & II are correct
B) I & II are wrong
C) I is correct but II is wrong
D) I is wrong but II is correct
80)
A)
B)
C)
D)
Which one of the following factors does not influence
velocity of circulation of money?
A) Quantity of money
B) Selling cost of business firms
C) Credit facilities
D) Business conditions
81)
A)

B)
C)
D)
Operation Hamla Means
A) security drill conducted by the police and
security agencies in Chennai
B) operation to increase the production of Amla in Tamil
Nadu
C) new surgical technique to reduce body weight
(human)
D) none of these.

82) Y.V.
A) Dr.
B) Dr. l
C) Dr. L
D) D
Who has been appointed as the RBI Governor after the
retirement of Shri Y.V. Reddy?
A) Dr. Indra Rangarajan
B) Dr. Dilip Sanghvi
C) Dr. Vijay L. Kelkar
D) Shri.D. Subba Rao
83) 2009 r
A)
B)
C)
D)
2012 Olympic Games is to be held in
A) London
B) Beijing
C) Athens
D) Sydney
90)
A)
B)
C)
D)
The recipient of India Gandhi Prize for peace in 2009 is
A) Nelson Mandela
B) David Cameron
C) Julia Gillard
D) Sheikh Hasina.
84) I II ,
r
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C) 1stMarch , 2010 D) 5th March , 2010

89) 2012
()
II
(r)
a) r
1.
b)
2.
c)
3.
List I
List II
(Books)
(Authors)
a) The Privileges
1) Martina Cole
b) Avtar
2) Jonathan Dec
c) Hard Girls
3) Dic Mathison
:/Codes:
A) a-1, b-2, c-3
B) a-2, b-3, c-1
C) a-3, b-2, d-3
D) a-2, b-1, c-3
85) 2010,
?
In 2010 which country changed its time zones?

C) Canada
D) Europe
A) UK
B) Russia
B)
C) D)
A)
86) ..
2010 .
A)
B)
C)
D)
Commonwealth Bank of in August 2010. Opened its
first Branch in India in Mumbai.
A) Denmark
B) Australia
C) Canada
D) Ireland
87) ..
A) 29 2010
B) 29 2010
C) 29 r 2010
D) 29 r 2010
The ice cubes were first discovered in one asteroid on
A) 29th April, 2010
B) 29 September, 2010
D) 29th February, 2010
C) 29th January 2010
88)
A) 10 , 2010
B) 15 , 2010
C) 1 , 2010
D) 5 , 2010
Riyadh Declaration between India and Saudi Arabia
was signed on
A) 10th March, 2010
B) 15th March 2010
A)
B)
C)
D)
With which neighboring country.has India created a
joint river commission?
A) China
B) Pakistan
C) Sri Lanka
D) Bangladesh
91)
2010
A)
B) ..
C)
D)
Who presented the FIFA 2010 song Waka Waka?
A) Shakira
B) A.R. Rehman
C) Ilayaraja
D) Madona
92)
2010 r
A)
B)
C)
D)
The flood hazard in Pakistan during July 2010 is due to
the flood in
A) Jhelum
B) Indus
C) Chenab
D) Ravi
93) r r ?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Which is the largest solar power plant in the world?
A) Spain
B) Portugal
C) Europe
D) Russia
94) 2010 ..

A) ..
B)
C)
D)
G.D. Birla International Award in art and culture
category for the year 2010 was given to
A) V.P. Dhananjayan and Shantha Dhananjayam
B) Vijay Shanthi
C) Padma Subramaniam
D) Kalamandalam Krishnan
95)
A) B) r
C)
D) (A) (B)
The newly introduced Indian rupee symbol is based on
A) Roman Script
B) Devanagiri Script
C) Tamil Script
D) Both (A) & (B)
96)
Which decade is declared as the Decade of Innovation

by the Government of India?
A) 1950-1960
B) 1980-1990
C) 2000-2010
D) 2011-2020
97) 2010
-9-
A) a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3

B) a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4
C)
a-3,
b-4,
c-1,
d-2
D)
a-4, b-1, c-3, d-2
?
102)
Match
the
following:
A) r--
B)
Column A
Column B
C)
D)
a)Deter
1. Memories
What was the venue of Nuclear Security Summit 2010?
b)Grim
2. Prevent
A) Rio de Janeiro
B) Bali
c) Reminiscences 3. Scold
C) Geneva
D) Washington
d)Chide
4. Fearful
98) 2010 r
Codes:
r ?
A) a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4
B) a-1, b-4, c-3, d-4
C) a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3
D) a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3
A)
B)
103) Match the following:
C) D)
Column A
Column B
The person who is not awarded Nobel Prize in
a)Greece
1. Thai
Economics in 2010 is
b)USA
2. British
A) Peter Diamond
B) Dale Mortensen
c) Britian
3. Greek
C) Christopher Pissarides D) Paul Samuelson
d)Thailand
4. American
99) 2009
Codes:
A)
B)
A) a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4
B) a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3
C)
D)
C) a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
D) a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1
The meeting of the World Water Forum was held in
2009 at
Column A
Column B
A) Tokyo B) Moscow
C) Istanbul
D) Nairbi
a)Quit
1. Strange
100) ,
b)Queer
2. Real
c) Amusing
3. Leave
(2010) ,
d)
Authentic
4. Funny
r?
Codes:
A)
A) a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
B) a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4
B) CBI
C) a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3
D) a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1
C)

Column A
Column B
D)
a)Diminish
1. Confusion
b)Negotiation
2. Reduce
Which among the following is correct with reference
c) Bewilderment
3. Generous
to recent (2010 ) Supreme Court remarks over
d)Benevolent
4. Bargain
criminal case investigatuion?
Codes:
A) No to arrest any criminals
A) a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
B) a-3, b-2, c-1, d-1
B) No to CBI inquiry
C) a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3
D) a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2
C) No to lie detector and narcotizing
D) No of these.
106) Choose the correct synonym for the underlined word
from the options given below:
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B) loud
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He had been summoned by the commissioner.
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A) asked
B) called
Notifications, Results Alerts for all TNPSC Exams
C)
sent
D)
subjugated
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C) shine
D) fool
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Choose
the
correct
synonym for the underlined word
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Kumar walked cautiously.
A) Slowly
B) quickly
101) Match the following words given in column A with
C) carefully
D) easily
their meanings in column B and select the correct
answer from the codes given below:
Column A
Column B
a)Blanked
1. Examine
I was too young at 16 to be frightened by anything.
b)Scan
2. reduce
A) Surprised
B) filled with fear
c) Diminish
3. old
C) empowered
D) in great joy
d)Outdated
4. Disappeared
Codes:

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111) Choose the correct antonym for the underlined word 126) Fill in the blank with suitable preposition:
112)
113)
114)
115)
116)
117)
118)
119)
120)
121)
122)
123)
124)
125)

The utter simplicity of the subject was suddenly
revealed to me.
A) showed
B) hidden
C) explained
D) understood
Choose the correct antonym for the underlined word
They had a special building.
A) right
B) common
C) bold
D) good
Gandhi was meant for truth.
A) falsehood
B) violence
C) bold
D) hatred
We had to stop ever so often.
A) rarely
B) frequently
C) always
D) usually
All his designs were authentic.
A) real
B) false
C) common
D) audacious
Select the word with the correct prefix:
A) deordinate
B) postordinate
C) disordinate
D) subordinate
A) unregular
B) irregular
C) nonregular
D) disregular
A) ensure
B)enter
C) enlive
D)insure
Select the word with the correct suffix:
A) shortful
B)workful
C) careful
D)ceaseful
Select the word with the correct suffix:
A) tireful
B) tirely
C) tirery
D) tiresome
Fill in the blank with suitable article:
Ramya has come without ............... umbella.
A) the
B) an
C) a
D) no article.
The girl ate ..............orange.
A) the
B) an
C) a
D) no article.
Kiran would make .................better engineer than
doctor.
A) the
B) an
C) a
D) no article
The best way to catch .................mouse is
mousetrap.
A) an
B) a
C) no article
D) the
Copper is .................useful metal.
A) a
B) no article
C) an
D) the
127)
128)
129)
130)
131)
132)
133)
134)
135)
136)
137)
138)
139)
140)
The money was divided ................ the three sons.

A) with
B) between
C) among
D) for
Fill in the blank with suitable preposition:
Peter prefers coffee ......... tea.
A) than
B) from
C) over
D) to
He goes on Sunday to church and sits ............. the
boys.
A) among
B) out
C) between
D) of
Anoop came to school ............. train.
A) on
B) by
C) through
D) at
Fill in the blank with suitable preposition:
He arrived ..................February.
A) at
B) on
C) in
D) along
Select the correct question tag:
Do this at once, ......................?
A) did you
B) do you
C) dont you
D) wont you
Come home early,.................?
A) do you
B) dont you
C) will you
D) didnt you
Your sister looks well, .....................?
A) does she
B) dont she
C) dosent she
D) didnt she
Have some more rice, ....................?
A) do you
B) will you
C) havent you
C) have you
There is a mosque in that street, .................?
A) isnt there
B) hasnt there
C) didnt there
D) did there
Select the correct tense:
Stephen Hawking ............. the greatest of the living
scientists.
A) is
B) was
C) had been
D) were
All the students ............... the special class last week.
A) had attended
B) attended
C) will attend
D) would attend
I .................. this story since 10 Oclock.
A) has been writing
B) have been writing
C) was writing
D) have written
Name the correct tense form of the underlined words.
When they went to the theatre, the tickets had all
been sold.
A) past perfect
B) present perfect continuous
C) past perfect continuous
D) future perfect
If you call me, I ................ to your help.
A) will come
B) would come
C) came
D) had come
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158) Change the following Adjective into Adverb form:
142)
143)
144)
145)
146)
147)
148)
149)
150)
151)
152)
153)
154)
155)
156)
157)
A few reminders ............... to the officer

A) have been sent
B) will send
C) is being sent
D) be sent
Select the correct voice form and fill in the blank:
You ....................if you disobey.
A) are being punished
B) will be punished
C) has been punished
D) will punish
He remains unperturbed, even though he .............
A) has defeated
B) had defeated
C) has been defeated
D) were defeated
The table can ................ by him.
A) lifted
B) be lifted
C) lifts
D) lifting
Let the poor .....................
A) insult
B) insulted
C) is insulted
D) be not insulted
Fill in the blank with a suitable participle:
The techer scolded the boy ....................in the
classroom.
A) play
B) played
C) playing
D) was playing
Fill in the blank with a suitable gerund:
He did not like ..............late.
A) to work
B) having worked
C) working
D) was working
Fill in the blank with a suitable infinitive:
He showed me how .................a fuse.
A) to fix
B) being
C) to be fixed
D) having fixed.
.................. sick, he did not attend school.
A) Be
B) Being
C) Is Being
D) Was Being
This is a work already ............ by him.
A) finish
B) finished
C) finishing
D) to finish.
Identify the Sentence pattern:
Rama Killed Ravana
A) S V O B) S V C
C) S V
D) S V OC
Identify the sentence pattern:
We elected him the leader
A) S V O B) S V C
C) S V O C
D) S V
Identify the sentence pattern:
We visit our relatives in vacation
A) S V O C B) S V IO DO C) S V C
D) S V O A
Identify the Sentence pattern
My Brother gave me a present
A) S V O CB) S V IO DO C) S V O C
D) S V C A
Identify the Sentence pattern
He Borrowed my book last week
A) S V O CB) S V O A
C) S V IO DO D) S V C A
Change the following verb into noun form
Collect A) collectingB) Collective C) collection D) collects
Change the following verb into noun form
Neglect A) negligence
B) neglected
C) negligible
D) negate
159)
160)
161)
162)
163)
164)
165)
166)
167)
168)
169)
Deep
A) deepened
B) depend
C) deepness
D) deeply
Change the following Adjective into Adverb form:
Perfect
A) perfecting
B) perfectful
C) perfectly
D) to perfect
Change the following Noun into Verb form:
Success
A) Succesable
B) Succeeding
C) Successor
D) suceed
Fill in the Blank with correct Homophone
I went to the shop to buy some ..
A) floor B) flow
C) flour
D) four
His Voice is ..
A) Horse B) Hoarse
C) Hoarsed
D) hiss
My Friends ..the potato
A) Peal B) peel
C) pale
D) pill
has won finer victories than war.
A) Piece B) Peas C) Please
D) peace
Abe Smiled, when the warder unlocked the .
A) sell
B) cell
C) well
D) hell
Comprehension
River Amazon of South America has the greatest flow
and is navigable for two thousand miles. It so longer
than Yangtze riverAlso known as the lifeline of China.
However, the Amazon river is not as long as the Nile
of Africa. The Nile is the longest river system of the
world.
Which river is known as the lifeline of China?
A) Amazon
B) Nile
C) Hwang Ho
D) Yangtze
Comprehension
Napoleon was the son of an Italian noble man. He
was born in the Island of Corsica in 1769. He jointed
the French army. By the time Napoleon reached the
age of 26, he was already a General. In 1793, he
supported the French Revolution.
When and where was Napoleon born?
A) Napoleon was born in 1679 in Italy
B) Napoleon was born in 1769 in France
C) Napoleon was born in the Island of Corsica in
1769
D) Napoleon was born in Europe in 1916.
Comprehension
Interior decoration is not a modern invention. The
Persians were the pioneers in making carpets. Akbar,
the great Mughal ruler of India patronized this art.
Even today we can see a few samples of mats
manufactured during the Mughal period in the Metro
mats Museum of Art in New York U.S.A.
Mughal period mats can be seen in
A) Persia
B) Tamil Nadu
C) North India
D) New York
Comprehension
Jesse Owens walked over to Luz Longs room to
thank him. They sat in his quarters and talked for two
hours about athletics ourselves. the world situation a
dozen other things. When he got up to leave. We
both knew that a real friendship had been formed.
170)
171)
172)
173)
174)
175)
176)
177)
178)
179)
180)
181)
182)
183)
184)
Luz would go out to the stadium the next day trying to

beat him if he could.
Where did they sit and discuss a dozen other things?
A) Stadium
B) Indoor stadium
C) Hostel
D) Quarters
Comprehension
Beverage or bottled drinks like Mirinda. Fanta and
pepsi contain chemicals which are harmful to our
general health. Natural cold beverages like buttermilk
and coconuts are cheaper and harmless. They make
us healthy also.
Which of the following statements is correct?
A) Beverages are harmful to is correct
B) Beverages are harmful to our health
C) Natural beverage make us unhealthy
D) Natural beverages are costlier than bottled
beverages.
Select the correct sentence:
A) I hurt mydelf
B) Myself I hurt
C) I was hurt myself
D) Myself hurt.
A) She sells sea shells on the sea shore
B) She shells sea sells on the sea shore
C) She sells, sea shells on sea shore
D) Sea sells she shells on the sea shore.
A) He is an inemployed youth
B) He is an unemployed youth
C) He is an enemployed youth
D) He is a disemployed youth.
A) If you work hard. you should passed
B) If you work hardly. you could pass
C) If you work hard, you will pass
D) If you work hard, you would passed.
A) This is a most unique occasion
B) This is a more unique occasion
C) This is a unique occasion
D) This is an unique occasion.
Find out the error:
Heis mycousinbrother.
A B
C
D
Find out the error:
NonewasgoodNo error
A
B C D
Find out the error:
Shegave meanone rupee note
A
B
C
D
Find out the error:
Besides EnglishIcan also spokeHindi
A
B
C
D
Find out the error:
A little birdusually flyfast
A
B CD
Find out the odd world (adjective)
A) invert
B) invertebrate
C) inversion
D) invest
Find out the old world (adverb)
A) Successfully
B) Success
C) Successful
D) Successor
Find out the old world (Verb)
A) nationalize
B) nationalist
C) nationality
D) nationalization
Find out the old world(noun):
185)
186)
187)
188)
189)
190)
191)
192)
193)
194)
195)
196)
197)
198)
199)
200)
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B) decorate
A) decoration
C) decorative
D) decorous.
Find out the old world (noun):
A) oppose B)opposed C) opposite D) opposition
Select the correct plural from of - clock
A) clocks B) clocks C) clockes D) clockies
Select the correct plural from of Swine
A) swiness B) swins C) swine
D) swineses
Select the correct plural from of thief
A) thiefs B) thieves C) thiefes D) thief.
Select the correct plural from of medium
A) media B) mediums C) medias D) mediums.
Select the correct plural from of wolf
A) wolfs B) wolves C) wolf
D) wolfes
Identify the compound sentence:
A) As he was sick, he did not attend the class
B) Though he was sick, he attended the class
C) When he was sick, he attended the class
D) He was sick, yet he attended the class.
A) If I were a bird, I would fly
B) I am a bird, so I will fly
C) Being a bird, I will fly
D) Because I am a bird, I will fly
A) He worked hard, but he could not succeed
B) Climbing the hill I saw the dog
C) Lalloo was so tired and he took rest
D) While I was returning home I met Uma.
Identify the simple sentence:
A) He was sick and so he remained at home
B) Though he was so her remained at home
C) Being sick he remained at home
D) His sickness made him stay at home.
Identify the simple sentence
A) We must eat or we cannot win
B) Unless you dance well you cannot win
C) The news is too good to be true
D) I have nowhere to sit.
Identify the positive degree.
A) Very few poets of the world as great as
Kamban
B) Apple is costlier than mango
C) Ravi is more intelligent than Murugan
D) Tagore is greater than most other Indian poets
Identify the positive degree:
A) You dont known him better than I do
B) Very few animals are as useful the cow
C) This is the most useless of all my bags
D) Australia is the largest island in the world.
Identify the positive degree:
A) My father is the richest man in the town
B) No other man in the town is so rich as my
father
C) Kolkata is bigger than any other city in India
D) Kolkata is the biggest is the city in India
Identify the degree:
Iron is the most useful of all metals.
A) Positive degree
B) Superlative degree
C) Comparative degree D) None of these
Identify the degree:
The Eiffel tower is taller than Qutb Minar.
A) Comparative degree B) Superlative degree
C) Positive degree
D) None of these.

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