Group 4 – 2024 Prelims (General Studies)03 Apr, 2025Com 0 Welcome to your Group 4 - 2024 Prelims (General Studies) 1. The acids present in Grape and Tomato are __________________. Malic acid, Citric acid Acetic acid, Lactic acid Tartaric acid, Oxalic acid Ascorbic acid, Tannic acid None 2. Match the following: //A) Cerebral cortex - 1) Temperature control // B) Hypothalamus - 2) Sensory perception // C) Cerebellum - 3) Role in sleep-awake cycle // D) Pons - 4) Maintenance of posture and balance. 1 3 2 4 2 3 4 1 2 1 3 4 2 1 4 3 None 3. Match the following: // A) Ganymede - 1) Moves in opposite direction to the direction of the spin of its planet // B) Titan - 2) Greenish star like apperance // C) Neptune - 3) Moon with clouds in our solar system // D) Triton - 4) Largest moon of our solar system. 4 3 2 1 3 4 1 2 2 3 4 1 4 1 2 3 None 4. Who is the Chief Executive Authority of the Municipal Corporation? City Manager Municipal Commissioner Collector Assistant Commissioner of Police None 5. One of history's great oration, "I have a dream" was given by Winston Churchill Paul Kennedy Martin Luther King Abraham Lincoln None 6. Samagara Shiksha Abhiyan Scheme aims to Integrate vocational education with General Academic Education Integrate Technical Education with Higher Education Integrate Teacher Education with General Education Integrate Formal Education with Non-formal Education None 7. Who is the author of the book "Ambedkar: A life"? Shashi Tharoor Ashwin Fernandes Meghnad Desai Satyajit Ray None 8. Match the Religion and Place of worship: // Religion Places of Worship // A) Jainism - 1) Synagogue // B) Judaism - 2) Agiyari // c) Buddhism - 3) Basadi // D) Zorostrianism - 4) Vihara 2 4 1 3 2 3 1 4 1 4 2 3 3 1 4 2 None 9. Consider the following statement(Reason and Assertion type): // Assertion(A): Make in India program was launched in 2014. // Reason(R): Intended to boost the domestic manufacturing sector and also augment investment into the country. 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 10. Which of the following statements are true about the Himalayas? // i) Zaskar, Ladakh, Kailash and Karakoram ranges are found in the trans-Himalayas. // ii) The Greater Himalayas receives lesser rainfall as compared to the lesser Himalayas and the Siwaliks. // iii) The Outer Himalayas is the most continuous range. i only i and ii only i and iii only ii and iii only None 11. Which animal was not known to the Harappans? Pig Elephant Horse Buffalo None 12. Match the following with their correct answers: // a) Peshwa - 1) Secretary // b) Shurnavis - 2) Chief Justice // c) Nyaydhish - 3) High Priest // d) Pandit Rao - 4) Prime Minister 1 2 3 4 4 1 2 3 3 4 2 1 2 3 4 1 None 13. Which of the following states have a Common High court? Delhi and Calcutta Kerala and Telangana Punjab and Haryana Maharashtra and Gujarat None 14. In which year did the Govt. of India declare Tamil as the first classical language? 2008 2010 2004 2002 None 15. Human Rights Day is celebrated on 9th December 11th December 10th December 12th December None 16. Arrange the following Committees in the correct chronological order: // I) G.V.K. Rao Committee // II) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee // III) L.M.Singhvi Committee // IV) Ashok Mehta Committee III, I, II, IV IV, III, I, II II, IV, III, I II, IV, I, III None 17. Which of the following statements are true about "Anti-defection law"? // i) Provided by the 52nd Amendment Act of 1985. // ii) Added in the 9th Schedule to the Constitution. // iii) Made some changes in the 91st Amendment Act of 2003. i only i and iii only i and ii only ii and iii only None 18. The Industrial Policy of India, which abolished the MRTP Act in 1969 was 1991 Industrial Policy 1977 Industrial Policy 1980 Industrial Policy 1990 Industrial Policy None 19. Kisan Credit Card(KCC) was launched in 1998 by Reserve Bank of India NABARD Bank Govt. of India Reserve Bank of India and NABARD Bank None 20. Assertion(A): The Ministry of Education(Formerly Human Resource Development-MHRD) in India formulates education policy in India and also undertakes Education programs. // Reason(R): The centre is represented by the Ministry of Education decides the India's Education budget. Both A and R are true and R explains A Both A and R are true and R does not explains A A is correct and R is false A is false and R is true None 21. "The Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company" started with capital amount of Rs. 2 lakh Rs. 5 lakh Rs, 8 lakh Rs. 10 lakh None 22. Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqulla Khan were arrested and tried in the ___________case. Chittagong Armoury Raid Kakori Conspiracy Case Lahore Conspiracy Case Bomb Throwing in the Central Legislative Assembly None 23. Who appeared in the court in defence of revolutionary nationalists in the Alipur balst case? Chittaranjan Das Bala Gangadhar Tilak V.O.Chidambaram G. Subramaniyam None 24. Who has honoured with such titles as Rao Sahib (1926), Rao Bahadur(1930) and Divan Bahadur (1936) for his selfless social services? Rettaimalai Srinivasan Mylai Chinnathambi Raja M. Singaravelar Dr. C. Natesanar None 25. What removes inner negativity of a mankind like a lamp according to Valluvar? Lamp of Penance Blessed Lamp Light of the Family Lamp with Truth's pure radiance None 26. A person invested Rs.12,000 in a fixed deposit scheme for 2 years at the rate of 5% compound interest. How much amount will be got on maturity of the fixed deposit? Rs. 13,200 Rs. 13,430 Rs. 13,230 Rs. 12,600 None 27. The Roman Writer Piliny the Elder writes of _________'s, in his Natural History as the first emporium of India. Kaveripumpattinam Nagapattinam Musiri Korkai None 28. Iyothee Thassar founded the Dravida Mahajana Sabha in 1891 and organised the First Conference of the association at Salem Trichy Nilgiris Madurai None 29. Who did eulogise Thirukkural as given below? // " Will any other didactic book is needed if one knows Thirukkural". Avvaiyaar Prof.Sundarampillai Bharathiyaar Shuddananda Bharathi None 30. What are the two things that one should keep in mind when setting out to conquer the world in the kural? // "Gnalam Karuthinum Kaikoodum" Wealth and Bravery/Courage Time and Place Brother-sister help Father, mother help None 31. Anemia Mukt Bharat was implemented in Tamil Nadu in the year 2010 2015 2018 2020 None 32. Implementation of the Tamil Nadu Urban Healthcare project funded by the Japan International Corporation agency for ____________ years. 5 6 7 8 None 33. India observed 2018 as the national year of which crop? Millets Oil seeds Sugarcane Cotton None 34. Assertion(A): "Thiranari Thaervu Thittam" was launched in the year 2023. // Reason(R): To encourage the government school students to pursue higher education in premier institution. A is true, but R is false Both A and R are true, 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 35. Various welfare schemes to enhance the overall development of Adi Dravidar and Scheduled Tribe People, a sum of Rs. ____________ crores has been allocated in the Budget Estimate for the year 2023-2024. Rs. 3012.85 Rs. 3212.85 Rs. 3512.85 Rs.3552.85 None 36. The radius of a conical tent is 700 cm and the height is 24 m. Calculate the length of the canvas used to make the tent if the width of the rectangular canvas is 4m. 137.5m 13.75m 1.375m 1.037m None 37. Find the next number: // 1,2,6,24,120,? 135 146 720 438 None 38. If x:y=2:1, then (x²-y²):(x²+y²) is 5:3 1:3 3:1 3:5 None 39. Kumaran bought a raincoat and saved Rs.25 with discount of 20%. What was the original price of the raincoat? Rs.125 Rs.250 Rs.175 Rs.150 None 40. Find the value of √ 5√ 5√ 5......... 5³ 5⁰ 5² 5¹ None 41. How many great circles can a hemisphere have? 1 0 Uncountabe 2 None 42. How many great circles can a hemisphere have? 1 0 Uncountabe 2 None 43. Find the volume of a cylinder whose height is 4m whose base area is 500m². 2000 m³ 2500 m³ 2100 m³ 2700 m³ None 44. If 3x+4y:4x+6y=22:32 then x:y is 1:2 1:4 2:1 3:1 None 45. If the two numbers a and b are in the ration m:n. Then the LCM of a and b is ma nb mb ab None 46. An intelligent man carries 3 sacks with 30 mangoes each. As he crosses each toll, he has to give 1 mango for each sack. He crosses 30 tolls. How many mangoes he will have at the end? 0 10 20 25 None 47. Find the length of the longest pole that can be placed in a room 24 m long, 18m broad and 16 m high. 14 m 24 m 34 m 44 m None 48. Identify the teeth absent in milk dentition in mammals. Premolars Molars Canines Incisors None 49. Which of the following food material is translocated by Phloem loading? Glucose Starch Fructose Sucrose None 50. Which of the following statements are false about "Conditions for no Doppler effect"? // 1) Listener at rest and source moves towards the listener. // 2) S and L move in such a way that distance between them remains constant. // 3) S and L are moving in mutually perpendicular directions. // 4) The source is situated at the centre of the circle along which the Listener is moving. 1 only 1 and 2 only 1 and 4 only 3 and 4 only None 51. Identify the correctly matched Fossil: // A) Alga - Furcula // B) Bryophyte - Naiadita // C) Pteridophyte - Lepidocarpon // D) Gymnosperm - Rhynia A B C D None 52. Choose the correct pairs: // 1)Phenolphtalein - Colourless in acidic medium and Pink in basic medium // 2) Methyl Orange - Pink in basic medium and yellow in acid medium // 3) Red litmus paper - Turns blue in basic medium // 4) Blue Litmus paper - Turns red in basic medium. 1 and 2 are correct 1 and 3 are correct 2 and 3 are correct 3 and 4 are correct None 53. A fungus causing disease in plants is reported recently to cause inffection is man is Plasmodiophora Brassicae Chondrosterreum Purpureum Taphrina deformans Puccinia graminis var-tritici None 54. Which one of the state has swamp deer as its state animal? Kerala Nagaland Haryana Maharashtra None 55. In which country the 49th G7 summit (2023) was held? USA South Africa Brazil Japan None 56. Choose the correct statements: // i) The Government of India enacted Wildlife Protection Act in 1972. // ii) Project Tiger was launched in April 1974. // iii) The Indian Governement has established 16 Biosphere Reserves. i only i and iii only i and ii only ii and iii only None 57. Indian Railways has introduced a cutting-edge AI based technology called ___________ to prevent elephant accidents on railway tracks. Hatti port Radio Galaxy Gajaraj Suraksha Geoglyph saver None 58. Which one of the following is the wrong option for the rock-cut cave temple of Gupta period? Udayagiri Cave(Odisha) Ajanta and Ellora Caves(Maharashtra) Elephanta Cave(Maharashtra) Bagh Cave(Madhya Pradesh) None 59. ___________ started a mass Raksha Bandan festival during Partition of Bengal. M.K. Gandhi Jawaharlal Nehru Surendranath Banerjee Rabindranath Tagore None 60. A king who emerged victorious in all his expeditions and engraved the title Second Alexander on his coins Bahaman Shah Mohammed Gawan Krishnadevaraya Samudragupta None 61. Which among the following inscriptions mention the trade contacts between Mesopotamia and Harappan civilisation? Devanagiri Kharoshti Cuneiform Hieroglyphics None 62. Which of the following statements are true about Directive Principles of state policy?// i) Article 36 to 51 deals with directive principles of state policy. // ii) Dr.B.R. Ambedkar described it as "Novel features" of the Indian Constitution. // iii) These Principles are enforceable by the courts. i only i and iii only i and ii only ii and iii only None 63. Arrange the three tier Panchayat Raj system as per the constitutional provisions. // A) Village Panchayat - Intermediate Panchayat - District Panchayat // B) Panchayat Union - District Panchayat - Village Panchayat // C) District Panchayat - Village Panchayat - Intermediate Panchayat // D) Village Panchayat - Town panchayat - District Panchayat. A B C D None 64. Assertion(A): Article 249 of the constitution enables the Parliament to transfer a subject from the state list to the Union list. // Reason(R): It is for the purpose of legislation by parliament on grounds of national interest. A is true, but R is false Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A A is false, but R is true Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A None 65. Which day is celebrated as overseas Indian's day? November 9 December 9 January 9 February 9 None 66. Who is considered to be the Architect of the Constitution of India? Dr.B.R. Ambedkar Dr. Rajendra prasad H.C. Mukherjee V.T. Krishnamachari None 67. The first modernised Jute Industrial Unit was established at in West Bengal in 1855. Burnpur Serampur Cloaster Rishra None 68. Arrange the chronological order. Following countries got highest point in the human development index in descending order (As on 2016). // 1) Noway // 2) Switzerland // 3) India // 4) Australia 1 4 2 3 4 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 4 None 69. Which of the following is incorrectly paired? // i) Taxes on Agricultural income - State // ii) Taxes on land and buildings - State // iii) Taxes on the conumption or sale of Electricity - Centre // iv) Land Revenue - Centre i and ii ii and iii iii and iv i and iv None 70. The Functional head of NITI Aayog Chairman Ex-officio members Vice-Chairman President of India None 71. A woman reformer who was instrumental in Dr. Muthulakshmi's introduction of the Devadasi Abolition Act Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Annie Besant Ammaiyar Dr. Dharmambal Ammaiyar Nagammaiyar None 72. The author of the book "Why I am an Atheist"? E.V.R. Periyar C.N. Annadurai Bhagat Singh Rajaguru None 73. Name the author of book "Poverty and Un-British Rule in India" Bala Gangadhar Tilak Gopala Krishna Gokhale Dadabhai Naoroji M.G.Ranade None 74. Which of the following statements are true about Theeran Chinnamalai? // i) Theeran Chinnamalai was a Palayakkarar of Kongu country who fought against the British East India Company. // ii) He was trained by the French and Tipu. // iii) From 1800 to July 31, 1805(ie) the day of his hanging, Theeran Chinnamalai ceaselessly fought against the French. i only i and iii only i and ii only ii and iii only None 75. Who published the Tamil newspaper Thozhilalan(Worker)? M.Singaravelar M.C. Rajah Rettaimalai Srinivasan Moovalur Ramamirtham None 76. The LCM of two numbers is 6 times their HCF. If the HCF is 12 and one of the numbers is 36, then find the other number 24 34 12 6 None 77. Pagoda was a _____________ coin of Vijayanagar descent. Silver Copper Bronze Gold None 78. Which of the following statements are true about V.O.Chidambaram Pillai? // i) He was a follower of Gopalakrishna Gokhale. // ii) He was known as Chekkiluththa Chemmal. // iii) He founded the servants of India Society. // iv) He was a lawyer. iii and iv only ii, iii and iv only ii and iv only i, ii and iv only None 79. The term "Satyaputra" found in the Ashokan Incription refers to Adiyaman Karikalan Pari Nedunceralathan None 80. What is the meaning of the word "Extinguish" when valluvar tries to compare lust to "Pouring Ghee to Fire"? Put Out System Life Expertise None 81. Which of the traits differentiates all living things from human beings as according to Thiruvalluvar? Actions Foods Dress Place None 82. Aksai Chin remains a disputed area between China and Bangladesh India Nepal Japan None 83. Assertion(A): Cement production and consumptio continue to grow despite the general recession in the economy. // Reason(R): India is one of the largest cement producers and ranked first in the world. 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 84. Tamil Nadu Government declares _____________ as Education Development Day. 15th February 15th June 15th July 15th November None 85. Tamil Nadu Gross State Domestic Product(GSDP) has grown at the rate of ____________ % for the year 2022- 2023 as against India's GDP growth rate of 7.24% during the same period. 8.10 8.12 8.15 8.19 None 86. Assertion(A): "Mangala Malai" scheme was introduced during 2012 - 2013. // Reason(R): To facilitate the orphan girls to get a suitable bridegroom. A is true, R is false Both A and R are true, R is the correct explanation of A A is false, R is true Both A anf R are true, R is not the correct explanation of A None 87. Who said "Better Bullock carts and freedom than a train deluxe with subjection"? M. Veeraraghavachari B.P. Wadia G.S. Arundale Annie Besant None 88. The H.C.F of two numbers is 11 and their L.C.M is 693. If one of the number is 77, find the other. 79 88 99 77 None 89. A merchant has 120 ltrs and 180 ltrs of two kinds of oil. He wants to sell oil by filling the two kinds of oil in tins of equal volumes. What is the greatest capacity of such a tin? 10 ltrs 30 ltrs 60 ltrs 90 ltrs None 90. 1 ³ +2 ³ +3 ³ +....+K ³ = 72900, then find 1+2+3+....+K 220 370 270 170 None 91. In the series 2,3,5,9.x.33,y,...... what is the value of x+y? 65 72 75 82 None 92. When we write AZBYCX.........YBZA how many consonants will appear to the left of the vowels 7 8 9 10 None 93. If Rameela says, "Ragavi's father Raman is the only son of my father-in-law Ramanathan", then how is Ramani, who is the sister of Ragavi, related to Ramanathan? Wife Sister Daughter Grand Daughter None 94. 3 men and 4 women can earn Rs.3780 in 7 days. 11 men and 13 women earn Rs. 15,040 in 8 days. In what time will 7 men and 9 women earn Rs.12,400? 9 days 12 days 10 days 11 days None 95. For the Principal Rs.10,000 the rate of interest is 15 p.a for 3 years. Find the difference between C.I and S.I. 70.86 708 708.75 775 None 96. A person takes a loan of Rs.2,000 at 6% simple interest. He returns Rs.1,000 at the end of one year. In order to clear his dues at the end of 2 years how much he would pay? Rs.1,240 Rs.1,180 Rs.1,120 Rs.1,200 None 97. Vignesh borrows Rs.10,000 for 2 years at 4% p.a. simple interest. He lends it to Sanjay at 6% p.a. for 2 years. Find his gain in this transaction per year. 200 400 600 800 None 98. Find the ratio between HCF and LCM of the numbers 7 and 13 1:91 13:7 91:10 7:13 None 99. Kayal bought 5 dozen eggs. Out of that 45 eggs are good eggs. Express the number of rotten eggs in percentage. 45% 35% 25% 15% None 100. If Sunday=2, Tuesday=3, Thursday=2. What is the value of Monday? 1 2 3 4 None 1 out of 1 Please fill in the comment box below. Time's up
