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Qns
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Ans
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Description
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1
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C
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The total number of districts of Tamil Nadu in 2010 is 32
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2
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D
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96th Indian Science Congress was held in Shillong
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3
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A
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Chandrayaan-I was successfully launched in the year 2008
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4
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C
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The confirmatory test for AIDS is Western blot
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5
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B
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An instrument used for enlargement and reduction of maps with accuracy is Pantograph
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6
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A
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Viswanathan Anand – Chess
Sania Mirza – Tennis
S. Chandrasekhar – Astrophysics
Garba Dance – Punjab
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7
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A
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On June 28, 2010 India signed a civil nuclear agreement with Canada
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8
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A
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IAF proposed honorary post for the cricketer on June 22, 2010 which was conferred on Sachin Tendulkar
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9
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B
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The 11th Five-Year plan period is 2007 – 2012
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10
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A
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Which day is called as the Indian Census Day? 9th February
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11
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C
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The world famous wall paintings of the Guptas are found at Ajanta
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12
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C
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The volume of cone with radius 7 cm and height 24 cm is 392p cm3
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13
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C
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The early Vedic period is known from the Rig Veda
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14
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D
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Find the meaning of the underlined word Mudhu Mozhi Kanchi Jewel
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15
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B
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‘Garibi Hato’ means removal of poverty
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16
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A
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A cheque in circulation for more than six months is called stale cheque
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17
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A
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During the period of Kaniskha, Buddhism had split into two branches
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18
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D
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The sum of two numbers is 60 and their difference is 8. The numbers are 34, 26
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19
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A
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Dowry prohibition Act was passed in the year 1961
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20
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D
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The breaking waves are called white caps
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21
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C
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Electrovalent bonding – Polar bond
Co-ordinance bonding – NH3, BF3
Ca2+ – 2, 8, 8
Mg2+ – 2, 8
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22
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C
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The G.C.D of 3 and 6 is 3
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23
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A
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The District Judges are appointed by Governor
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24
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C
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The earth inclined at an angle of 23½0
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25
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B
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Special locomotory organ is absent in Corals
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26
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A
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Mukkurthi National Park in Nilgiri Hills is the sanctuary for Tiger
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27
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A
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In 1995 World Women’s Conference was held at Beijing
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28
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A
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The mode of 7, 4, 5, 1, 7, 3, 4, 6, 7 is 7
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29
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C
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The black cotton soils are found extensively in the district of Coimbatore
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30
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C
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Reserve Bank of India acts as the banker and the agent of the Government of India
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31
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A
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Example for Killed vaccines is Cholera vaccine
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32
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B
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The least count of vernier callipers is 0.01 cm
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33
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A
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What are the constituents of bronze? Copper and tin
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34
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B
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The value of 1 + tan2q is sec2q
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35
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A
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India is following Parliamentary Democracy
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36
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C
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The first railway line was laid between Bombay and Thane in 1953
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37
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C
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The Danish founded a factory in Tranquebar
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38
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A
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Khilafat movement was started against the British Government
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39
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D
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The author of ‘Kuil’ magazine was Bharathidasan
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40
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B
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Which is called the Manchester of India? Mumbai
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41
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C
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Cell theory was propounded by Schwann
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42
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B
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Circular extra genome DNA is called Plasmid
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43
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A
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What force would be needed to produce an acceleration of 1 ms-2 on a ball of mass 1 kg? 1N
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44
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C
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X-rays were invented by Roentgen
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45
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D
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Gain of electron is Reduction
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46
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B
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Bromine – Liquid
Sulphur – Polyatomic element
Gases – Compressible
Mineral water – Calcium
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47
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A
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The perimeter of the circle is 2pr units
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48
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D
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The 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act was enacted in the
year 1976
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49
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B
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The river that flows through Salem, Namakkal, Dharmapuri, Nagapattinam and Thanjavur is Kaveri
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50
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B
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The first battle of Tarain took place in the year 1191 A.D
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51
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D
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Who bagged two Oscar awards for the film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’? A.R Rehman
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52
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B
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Who received the Padma Bhushan award for social work in 2009? Sarojini Varadappan
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53
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A
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Who was the president of India during the year 2002 – 2007? A.P.J Abdul Kalam
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54
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B
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Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme was introduced in the year 2009
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55
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B
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The first totally literate district in India is Ernakulam in Kerala
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56
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C
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The first Indian women who traveled in American space shuttle, Columbia was Kalpana Chawla
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57
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B
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The first woman DGP in Tamil Nadu is Lathika Saran
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58
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D
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World’s fifth most popular woman in business is Indira Nooyi
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59
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A
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20th Commonwealth Speakers Conference was held at New
Delhi
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60
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B
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Branches of which tree appear on the UN flag? Olive
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61
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B
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Insulin is a Therapeutic product
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62
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B
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The first known metal to man is Copper
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63
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C
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Formation of red blood cells in a normal human adult occurs in bone marrow
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64
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C
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The melting point of silver is 9610C
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65
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B
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18 ct contains 75% weight of gold
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66
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B
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The cube root of 512 is 8
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67
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A
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The first President of India was Dr. Rajendra Prasad
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68
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D
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The main aim of non-co-operation movement was to attain Swaraj
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69
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A
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Bauxite is an ore of Aluminium
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70
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B
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The headquarters of World Trade Organisation is at Geneva
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71
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A
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The Operation Flood Programme relates to milk production development
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72
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C
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The Andes mountain range is located in South America
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73
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C
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The state which ranks first in per capita income is Punjab
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74
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A
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Incidence of “Yeasu Kaviyam” was held at Jerusalem
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75
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A
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Vellore Sepoy Mutiny was fought in 1806 A.D
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76
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C
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Which equation has y=4 as solution y+3=7
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77
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C
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Two prominent leaders of Punjab were arrested in connection with the hartal against Rowlatt Act. They are Sathyapal and Saifuddin Kichloo
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78
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B
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Large number of jute mills are found on the banks of the Hoogly river
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79
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B
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The Samarasa Suttha Sanmarga Sangam was founded by Vallalar
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80
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D
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Rajya Sabha members are elected for a period of six years
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81
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C
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Who was praised as “Minnanar Vanangum Deivam”? Wife of Krishna
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82
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B
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The construction of Quitb-Minar was started by Qutb-ub-din-Aibak
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83
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C
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In Tamil Nadu there is a three tier system of Rural local government
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84
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A
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Tamil Nadu is Eleventh in geographical area among the states of the Indian Union
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85
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A
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According to 2001 Census, India’s population was 1.027 billion
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86
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A
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The stepping stone for the progress of the society is School
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87
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B
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Simple interest for Rs. 5,000 at the rate of 5% for 2 years is Rs. 500
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88
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A
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The ultraviolet rays from the sunlight cause skin cancer
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89
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A
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Which is not a simple fruit? Polyalthia
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90
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C
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One a.m.u is equal to 931 MeV
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91
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A
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Azad Hind Fauj was Indian National Army
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92
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A
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Planning Commission of India was set up in the year 1950
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93
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B
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The State Governor must have completed 35 years of age
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94
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D
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The solution set of X2+10X+21 = 0 is {-7, -3}
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95
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C
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The Election Commission of India is a body of 3 members
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96
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A
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The Pandiyan king who put an end to the Kalabhra rule is Kadungon
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97
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C
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“Narai mudithu sollal murai seidha cholan” is Karikalan
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98
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D
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The plan launched on the fiftieth year of Independence was Ninth Five-Year Plan
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99
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A
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The north-eastern parts of Himalayas receive more than 300 cm rainfall by Bay of Bengal branch
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100
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C
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The name of scales in Mullet fish is Ctenoid
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