Group 2/2a – 2024 Prelims (General Studies)05 Apr, 2025Com 0 Welcome to your Group 2/2a - 2024 Prelims (General Studies) 1. Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched? // Revolt Area // I) Ramosis - poona // II) Kuka - Punjab // III) Santhals - Orissa // IV) Kittur - Malabar I and III only III and IV only IV only III only None 2. "Problem of the Rupee" is the thesis submitted by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar M.G. Ranade J.C. Kumarappa Mahalanobis None 3. Who wrote a series of articles entitled 'New Lamps for Old'? Dinshaw Wacha Dadabhai Naoroji Surendranath Banerjee Aurobindo Ghosh None 4. Match the following correct Institutions with its location: // a) NIFPHATT - 1) Bangalore // b) CICEF - 2) Kochi // c) NFDB - 3) Chennai // d) CAA - 4) Hyderabad 1 2 3 4 2 1 4 3 2 4 1 3 3 1 4 2 None 5. Assertion(A): In India, the traditional small scale industries have greater employment potential than the modern small scale industries. // Reason(R): The value of capital per worker in traditional small scale industries is smaller than the value of capital per worker in the modern small scale industries. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A A is true but R is false A is false but R is true None 6. Which of the following statement is correct? // a) Equitable development is the main target of Eleventh Five Year Plan(XI FYP) // b) Rapid, sustainable and more inclusive growt are main targets of Eleventh Five Year Plan. Both a and b are correct b alone is correct a alone is correct Both a and b are incorrect None 7. Which among the following is correct regarding the target of literacy in Tenth Plan? to increase of literacy to 75% within the plan period to increase of literacy to 80% within the plan period to increase of literacy to 70% within the plan period to increase of literacy to 85% within the plan period None 8. Consider the following Statements and identify the correct answer: The Central CIC is eligible for reappointment but the state CIC is not eligible for reappointment The State CIC is eligible for reappointment but the Central CIC is not eligible for reapointment Both are eligible for reappointment Both are not eligible for reappointment None 9. Find out the incorrect statement about the Sarkaria Commission: // i) The commission was appointed on 1983. // ii) The commission made 247 recommendations. // iii) The commission recommended to scrap the Article 356. // iv) The commission recommended that the residuary powers of taxation should be given to the states. iii and iv only ii and iii only only iv ii, iii and iv None 10. Choose the correct pair: // Name of the president Elected year // 1) Dr. S. Radha Krishnan - 1961 // 2) Dr. Zakir Hussain - 1966 // 3) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed - 1974 // 4) N. Sanjeeva Reddy - 1977 1 and 2 are correct 2 and 3 are correct 3 and 4 are correct 1 and 4 are correct None 11. Find out the incorrectly matched: // i) Article 18 - Abolition of Titles // ii) Article 21 - Protection of life and personal liberty // iii) Article 23 - Protection against arrest // iv) Article 20 - Right to free movement. iii and iv are incorrectly matched ii and iii are incorrectly matched i and iv are incorrectly matched ii and iv are incorrectly matched None 12. Which of the Vedic Gods is described as the "Destroyer of Cities"? Agni Indra Rudra Vishnu None 13. Which one of the following is not correct about Harappan culture? All Harappan sites are urban character The Harappan cities depended on villages for food and labourers Harappan remains discovered even at small village sites The most distinctive feature of Lothal is dockyard None 14. The Gupta emperors before Chandragupta II issued only _____________ Gold Silver Tin Copper None 15. Haque-i-Sharb (or) Hasil-i-Sharb means Land Tax Irrigation Tax Commercial Tax Toll Tax None 16. Which of the following is correctly paired? // i) Hematite Ore - Oxide of iron // ii) Magnetite Ore - Black ore // iii) Limonite - Dolomite // iv) Siderite - Iron Carbonate i only ii and iii only i, ii and iv only iii and iv only None 17. Densification and compaction are unit operations that are used to increase the density of recovered materials to reduce transportation costs and simplify storage. This method is used in Composting of degradable waste in MSW Transportation and Transfer station storage of MSW Construction of Landfill site for MSW Processing and the Recovery of waster components from MSW None 18. Recently in Dubai, cloud seeding technology is used to get artificial rain. The most commonly used seeding agents among the following are. // 1) Silver Iodide // 2) Dry Ice // 3) Sodium Chloride // 4) Lead Iodide // 5) Ammonium Sulphate 1,2 and 3 only 3,4 and 5 only 1,3 and 5 only 1,3 and 4 only None 19. "Tamil Nadu Day" celebrated every year on June 8 June 18 July 8 July 18 None 20. Which of the following is correctly paired? // 1) 2014 - Target Olympic Podium Scheme // 2) 2023 - Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat) // 3) 1982 - Sports Authority of India(SAI) // 4) 1984 - Dronacharya Award was instituted Only 3 is correct 1 and 2 are correct Only 4 is correct 3 and 4 are correct None 21. A current of 0.5A passes through a lamp for two minutes, then the number of electrons pass through the lamp is 6.25 x 10 ¹⁸ electrons 6.023x10 ²³ electrons 1.6x10⁻¹⁹ electron 3.8x10 ²⁰ electrons None 22. ISRO prefer to launch Human Space Flight mission during 75th independence, the (Crew member) explorer is named as Astronaut Cosmonaut Gagannaut Ganganaut None 23. Select the chronological order of mentor - student chain in the establishment of scientific methods Aristotle - Alexander - Socrates - Plato Plato - Socrates - Aristotle - Alexander Socrates - Plato - Aristotle - Alexander Alexander - Aristotle - Socrates - Plato None 24. A force of 1N acts on a body of mass 10Kg. As a result, the body covers 100 cm in 4 seconds moving along a straight line. Find the initial velocity of the body. 6 cm/s 5 cm/s 8 cm/s 12 cm/s None 25. Green light shines on a rose flower. Then the colour of its petals seems to be Green Pink Black Red None 26. The Neyveli Lignite Corporation was established by the Government of India in the year 1956 1972 1980 1959 None 27. Arrange the following universities in chronological order based on the year of establishment: // 1) Manonmanian Sundaranar University // 2) Bharathidasan University // 3) Thiruvalluvar University // 4) Periyar University 2 4 1 3 2 1 4 3 1 2 4 3 1 3 4 2 None 28. Assertion(A): Backward class commission under chairmanship of B.P. Mandal was appointed by the President in exercise of the powers confessed by Article 240. // Reason(R): The commission has developed eleven indicators to determine backwardness. A is true but R is false Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A A is false, R is true Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A None 29. Match the following: // a) Non-Brahmin Movement - 1) Jyothi Rao Phule // b) Self-Respect Movement - 2) E.V.Ramasamy // c) Shuddi Movement - 3) Dayananda Saraswathi // d) Sathya Shodhak Samaj Movement - 4) Sri Sahu Maharaj 2 1 4 3 1 4 2 3 2 3 4 1 1 2 3 4 None 30. Arrange the following events in chronological order about E.V.R. // 1) He became the president of Justice Party. // 2) He joined Congress. // 3) He became president of Tamil Nadu congress committee. // 4) He organised Vaikom Satyagraha. 2 4 3 1 4 1 3 2 2 3 4 1 3 1 4 2 None 31. "Vaanalum Selvamum Mannarasum Yaan Venden" // [I don't want rule the sky, wealth and monarch] // Who said these words? Ramalinga Adigalar Sundarar Nammalvar Kulasekharar None 32. Match correctly the Newspapers associated with its founders: // a) Richard Johnston - 1) Madras Courier // b) G.P. Pillai - 2) Madras Mail // c) Charles Lawson and Henry Cornish - 3) Madras Standard // d) G. Subramania Iyer - 4) The Hindu 1 3 2 4 1 2 3 4 2 3 4 1 3 2 1 4 None 33. "Number four and two are strengthening your words" // Number 'two' refers to what? Proverb Thriukkural Naaladiyar Aathisoodi None 34. According to Valluvar, which will be considered with utmost gratitude? As Bamboo as Benefit As Millet as Benefit As Sea as Benefit As Mount as Benefit None 35. "kallaarai Kaanungal Kalvi Nalga // Kasadarukku thookkumaram angae undaam" // Who wrote these lines? Bharathidasan Kannathasan Vannathasan Vaanithasan None 36. The Pakistan resolution was passed by the All India Muslim League at its Lahore session on March 5th, 1933 August 5th, 1933 March 23rd, 1940 March 22nd, 1941 None 37. If ABCDE=P1Q2R3S4T5 them which one of the following is equal to Q2BFV7A. BQ2V7GP1 BQ2U6EP1 BQ2V7EP1 BQ2U6GP1 None 38. Gopi sold a laptop at 12% gain. It it had been sold for Rs.1,200 more, the gain would have been 20%. Find the cost price of the laptop. Rs. 15,000 Rs. 16,000 Rs. 14,000 Rs.15,500 None 39. What is 20% of 30% in 500? 30 150 75 100 None 40. Find the missing number in the series. // 4,18,?,100,180,294,448. 48 50 58 60 None 41. The sum of first n natural numbers is 253, then find the value of n. 22 18 24 16 None 42. If fox=cat then xerox may be equal to terct tcroa tcrot terat None 43. Three dice thrown at once. Find the probability of getting same numbers in all dice. 1/6 1/216 1/36 1/2 None 44. The curved surface area of a right circular cylinder of height 7 cm is 66 cm². Find the diameter of the cylinder. 2 cm 4 cm 6 cm 3 cm None 45. The value of a motor cycle 2 years ago was Rs. 80,000. It depreciates at the rate of 4% p.a. in first year. In second year it increases by 4% p.a. Find the present value. Rs. 76,800 Rs. 80,000 Rs. 80,128 Rs. 79,872 None 46. There are four cell phones in a house. At 5 a.m, all the four phones will ring together. Thereafter, the first one rings every 20 mins, the second one rings every 30 mins, the third one rings every 40 mins and the fourth one rings every 50 mins. At what time, will the four cell phones ring together again? 1 P.M. 1 A.M. 3 P.M. 3 A.M. None 47. If HCF of x³-8y³ and x²-k²y² is x+ky then value of k 2 or -2 +2 -2 0 None 48. In how many months the principal of Rs. 2,000 will double at 8% per annum in simple interest? 144 months 150 months 120 months 140 months None 49. The L.C.M.of 3,2.7 and 0.09 is 2.7 0.27 0.027 27 None 50. Which one of the following lies between 3√7 and 4√5? √2 √3 √4 √5 None 51. Arrange the following Books of Jawaharlal Nehru in chronological order considering their year of publication. // 1) An Autobiography: Toward Freedom. // 2) Glimpses of world History. // 3) The Discovery of India. // 4) Before Freedom 4 3 2 1 2 1 3 4 2 3 4 1 2 4 3 1 None 52. Who among the following has started 'Mitra Mela' Association? Shyamji Krishan Varma Vinayaka Damodar Savarkar Lala Hardayal Sohan Singh Bakna None 53. Who founded the All-India Mulsim League in 1906? Muhammad Ali Jinnah Khwaja Salimullah Sir Aga khan A.K. Faizul Haq None 54. Assertion(A): Swami Vivekananda founded Ramakrishna Mission to popularise the teachings of his master. // Reason(R): Ramakrishna mission was a monastic order and devoted itself to the spiritual development of Man. A is true, R is false Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A A is false, R is true Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A None 55. Arrange the following studies of poverty in India in chronological order: // 1) Ojha's Study // 2) Bardhan's Study // 3) Minhas study // 4) Dandekar and Rath study 2 4 1 3 1 4 3 2 3 2 1 4 2 1 3 4 None 56. Inorder to double the Farmer's income through digital technologies, action should be taken from // i) Technology generation and dissemination, policies and reforms and development initiatives. // ii) Policies and Reforms. // iii) Reforms and Development // iv) Artificial Intelligence. i only i and iv only ii and iii iv only None 57. Match the following: // a) Tax Revenue - 1) Interest receipts // b) Non-tax revenue - 2) Net Market borrowings // c) Capital receipts - 3) Taxes on Income and Expenditure 3 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 3 3 2 1 None 58. Match the following: // Enacted year Name of the Act // a) 1963 -1) Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act. // b) 1991 - 2) Representation of People Act // c) 1971 - 3) Government of Union Territory Act // d) 1951 - 4) Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act. 3 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 2 1 4 3 None 59. Assertion(A): Governor in the Indian Federal system is assigned dual role, as the Constitutional Head of the State as well as the representative of the Centre A is true, but R is false Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A A is false, R is true Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explantion of A None 60. The framers of the Constitution incorporated the duties of the state in the constitution in the form of the Fundamental Duties Fundamental Rights Directive Principle of state policy Right of Citizen None 61. Which of the following bodies doesn't/don't find mention in the Constitution? // 1) National Development Council // 2) NITI Aayog // 3) Election Commission // 4) Finance Commission 1 and 2 only 2 only 1 and 4 only 1,2 and 3 only None 62. Who among the following is the only woman historian to have written a historical account of Mughal Period? Gulbadan Begum Zeenat-un-Nisa Begum Jahanara Begum Zeb-un-Nissa Begum None 63. Which one of the following is false with regard to the regin of Ahmad shah? He transferred his capital from Gulbarga to Bidar (1425) The rivalary between the Dakshin party and foreign party became accentuated during his period He conquered Warrangal in 1424-25 He annexed the Kingdom of Gujarat to his Empire None 64. Who called India as "Ethnological Museum"? R.C. Majumdar R.K. Mookerji H. Risley V.A. Smith None 65. Which of the following Harappan sites are not in India? Mohenjodara and Harappa Lothal and Kalibagan Bhanwali and Ropar Surkotada and Dholavira None 66. Around 25 districts in the east coast; 10 in Tamil Nadu, 7 in Andhra Pradesh, 6 in Odisha and 2 in West Bengal are vulnerable to cyclonic storms. Among these, which area accounts to 70 percent of the cyclones of severe categories? Chilika region Nellore region Machilipatinam Sundarbans Area None 67. A tribe of India is // (1) Connected with Eklavya in the epic Mahabharatha // (2) Lives in Aravallis, Vindhyan and Satpura Ranges // (3) Hutment on a small Hillock // (4) Maize is their staple food // Which tribal group of the following suits for the above conditions? Gonds Todas Bhils Santhals None 68. The northern upland of the Karnataka Plateau is known as Malnad Betwa Dhasan Maidan None 69. ‘Which Ministry launched the Digital Intelligence Platform (DIP) and ‘Chakshu’ facility on Sanchar Saathi portal? Ministry of power Ministry of Civil Aviation Ministry of Communications and Information Ministry of Earth Sciences None 70. Match the following : // Part I Part II // (a) India - 1) Bald Eagle // (b) Japan - 2) Dolphin // (c) United States - 3) Peony // (d) China -4) Cherry blossom // 5) Royal bengal tiger 5 2 3 4 2 1 4 5 2 4 1 3 5 3 1 2 None 71. Who had been given the “Shilp Awards” by the Ministry of Textiles and Industry? to legendary drama artists to rural women entrepreneurs to legendary farmers to legendary crafts person None 72. Some parts of the moon never see sunlight. Because the axis of the moon is _________________ to the direction of the Sun’s light. Perpendicular Parallel Same Opposite None 73. Match the following : a) CO2 - 1) Ground water pollution and particulate in air // (b) NOx - 2) Global warming // (c) Lead(Pb) - 3) Acid rain // (d) Hydrocarbons (HC) - 4) An ingredient for the formationo.f photochemical smog 2 3 1 4 2 1 4 3 3 2 1 4 2 4 3 1 None 74. Assertion [A] : ‘2 - 4 - D is used as herbicides. // Reason [R] : 2-4-D induces production of fruits without fertilization. [A]is true, [R] is the correct explanation Both [A] and [R] are true [A] is false, [R] is true [A] is true, [R] is not the correct explanation None 75. Objectivity, Predictability and Generality are the features of ____________ Scientific method Scientific enquiry Scientific attitude Scientific experiment None 76. Identify the correct expansion/meaning of “CEDAW Convention of the expansion and development of Adolescent Women Convention of the execution of different ideas for women Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women Congregation of the eradication of all forms of discrimination against women None 77. Which one of the followingis a one-stop source for all the geospatial data for the state of Tamil Nadu? Tamil Nadu Geographical Positioning System (TNGPS) Tamil Nadu Geographical Information System (TNGIS) Tamil Nadu Global Information System (TNGIS) Tamil Nadu Global Positioning System (TNGPS) None 78. The United Nation has declared 1987 as International year of Girl Children International year of Shelter for the homeless International year of Women International year of Cleanliness None 79. In which year Flipkart signed a memorandum of understanding with the Tamil Nadu MSME Trade and Investment Promotion Bureau? 2021 2018 2001 2011 None 80. Match correctly the following foundations with their corresponding names: // (a) South Indian Liberal Federation -1) A. Singaravelar // (b) Kudiyarasu Journal - 2) C. Rajagopalachari // (c) Emergence of Labour Oragnisations - 3) Thanthai Periyar // (d) Swatantra Party - 4) C.Natesan 4 2 1 3 4 1 2 3 4 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 None 81. According to 2011 census, the density of population in Tamil Nadu . is 450 per square km 555 per square km 650 per square km 750 per square km None 82. Tamil women who were competent in literature, music and drama were called as Mudukkuravai Mudinmagalir Viraliyar Kanigaiyar None 83. Choose the right matches among the following. (1) Thiru.V.Ka - Desabakthan // (2) Subramania Bharathiyar - Hindu // (3) Annie Besant - New India // (4) KasthuriRanga Ayyangar - India (1) and (3) only (1) and (4) only (1), (3) and (4) only (2), (3) and (4) only None 84. ____________ original name was Kumarasamy Nayak. Kattabomman Oomaithurai Dheeran Chinnamalai MarudhuPandiyar None 85. According to Valluvar, whatis the‘weapon to destroy the arrogance of foes? Heroism Force Fort Wealth None 86. “—— that man desire it is plain whom others wealth // Delights not, feeling envious pain”. // Whom does Thiruvalluvar refers to in the given above Thirukkural? Nor wealth nor virtue does that man Man of envious heart Envy they have within Goodman None 87. What kind of Dhoti worn by maternal uncle while singing lullaby you identified? Silk Dhoti SandalDhoti Thuvai Dhoti Mallu Dhoti None 88. “Utruzhi uthaviyum uruporul koduthum” — // What field is eulogised in this Purananootru Paadal? Education (Kalvi) Charity (Eegai) Integrity (Nermai) Truth (Unmai) None 89. Choose the Sangam period in which the poet Nakkirar was considered the most predominant poet: // (a) First Sangam // (b) Third Sangam // (c) Second Sangam // (d) Fourth Sangam a only b only c and d only b and c None 90. One side of a rectangular field is 15 m and one of its diagonals is 17 m. Find the area of the field. 80 m² 100 m² 110 m² 120 m² None 91. If1, 2, 2,3, 3, 3 are the faces of a die, 2 such dice are rolled. In how many cases 2d die face is bigger than 1st die. 3 5 8 11 None 92. If Rs. 10,890is divided among A and B groupsin the ratio 4:5 then the group B’s shareis Rs. 1,210 Rs. 4,840 Rs. 6,050 Rs. 5,445 None 93. If cat=abc and dog=def , Then which one of the following may be equal to tan/cot cba/cot cba/ace cbn/ace cbn/aec None 94. E & G B D M 4 N K H 2 A C Z S V 3 F 1 J L O Q 5 P R . // What will come in place of question markin the following sequence? // GDR BMP D45 ? MNQ 4NQ MKO M4Q None 95. A can finish a job in 6 days whereas B finishes it in 12 days. The time taken to complete the job working together is ____________________? 6 days 4 days 8 days 3 days None 96. A swimming bath is 24 m long and 15 m broad. When a number of men dive into the bath, the height of water rises by 1 cm. If the average volume of water displaced by each man be 0.1 m³, how many men are therein the bath? 32 36 42 46 None 97. Find the simple interest on Rs. 68,000,at 50/3% per annum for 9 months. Rs. 7,500 Rs. 8,500 Rs. 6,500 Rs. 5,500 None 98. If A:B:C = 2:3:4 then A/B;B/C:C/A is equal to 8:9:10 8:16:24 8:9:24 24:9:8 None 99. Reaching the place of meeting 20 minutes before 8.50 hrs Sunil found himself thirty minutes earlier than the man who came 40 minutes late. What was the schedule time of the meeting? 8.00 8.05 8.10 8.20 None 100. A can do a certain job in 7½ hours. B is 20% more efficient than A. How many hours does B alone take to do the same job? 5 hours 5 ½ hours 6 hours 6 ½ hours None 1 out of 1 Time's upTime is Up!
