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

1.  9.    


A.    _______ 
B.    a)  b)   c) 
C.    d)  e)  
10. 
D.   
     
A B C D A B C D 
a) 3 4 1 2 b) 2 4 1 3 a) 
c) 2 3 4 1 d) 3 2 1 4 b) 
e)   c)  
2. Cosmic Rays - d) 
 e)  
a)  b)  11. 
c)  d)  _______
e)   a)  b)  c) 
3.  d)  e)  
a)  b)  c)  12.        
d)  e)   
4.       
 a)  b) 
 c)  d) 
 e)  
a)  b)  13. 
c)  d)  a)  b) 
c)  d) 
5. 
 e)  
14. 

 
a)  b) 
 
c)  d) 
 
e)  
 
6.  a)  b)  c) 
a)  b)  c)  d)  e)  
d)  e)   15. 
7.  A. Tempest  
    B. Land Breeze  
 C. Sea Breeze  
a)  b)  c)  D. Whirlwind  
d)  e)   A B C D A B C D
8.  a) 3 4 1 2 b) 2 3 4 1
a)  b)  c)  c) 2 4 1 3 d) 3 2 4 1
d)  e)   e)  
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16.  25. 
a)  b)  a) 
c)  d)  b) 
e)   c) 
17.  d) 
 e)  
 26. ________ 

a)  b) 
a)  b)  c) 
c)  d) 
d)  e)  
e)  
27.     
18.  
a) 6 b) 7 c) 8 a)  b) 
d) 9 e)   c)  d) 
19.        e)  
      28. 
       
       
 
a)  b)  
c)  d)  a)  b) 
e)   c)  d) 
20. “” e)  
29.    
a)  b) 

c)  d) 
a) 
e)   b)  c) 
21.  d)  e)  
  30. 
          
  
       
 
  a) 1 b) 1, 2 c) 2, 3
a) 1, 2, 4 b) 1, 2, 3 c) 2, 3 d) 1, 2, 3 e)  
d) 1, 4 e)   31. 
22.     a)  b)  c) 
 d)  e)  
a)  b)  c)  32. 
d)  e)    
23.   
a)       

b)  
 
c) 
a) 1, 2, 4 b) 1, 2, 3 c) 2, 3, 4
d) 
d) 1, 3, 4 e)  
e)  
33. 
24.       
a)  
b)   
c)      
d)     
e)  

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a) 1, 2 b) 2, 3 c) 1, 2, 3 a) 
d)  e)   b) 
34. “      c) 
” d) 
a)  b)  c)  e)  
d)  e)   42.     
35.       
 a)  b) 
a)  b)  c)  c)  d) 
d)  e)   e)  
36.  43. 
        a) 
 
  b) 


 
c) 


a) 1 b) 1, 2 c) 1, 3
d) 
d) 1, 2, 3 e)  

37. 
e)  
 
44.      
 

 
a)  b)  c) 
 
d)  e)  
a) 1, 2, 4 b) 2, 3 c) 1, 2
45. 
d) 1, 2, 3 e)  
 
38.        
  
      
  
a)  b)  a) 1, 2, 3 b) 1, 2, 4 c) 2, 3, 4
c)  d)  d) 1, 3, 4 e)  
e)   46. 
39.   
a)  b)  c)   
d)  e)    
40.   
A.    a) 2, 3 b) 3, 4 c) 2, 4
B.    d) 2, 3, 4 e)  
C.    47. 
D.    a)  b)  c) 
A B C D A B C D d)  e)  
a) 3 4 1 2 b) 2 3 4 1 48. 
c) 2 4 1 3 d) 3 2 1 4 a)  b)  c) 
e)   d)  e)  
41.        49. 
      
 
            
 
              
 
THOOTHUKUDI 99445 11344 | TIRUNELVELI 98942 41422 | RAMANATHAPURAM 75503 52916 | MADURAI 98431 10566 3
  59. “  ”  
a) 1, 2, 3 b) 2, 3, 4 c) 1, 3, 4 
d) 1, 2, 3, 4 e)   a)  b) 
50.      c)  d) 
 e)  
 60. “” 
        a)  b) 
   
    c)  d) 
 e)  
a)  b)  61. 
c)  d)       
e)   
51.  a)  b)  
a)  b)  c)  c)   d)  
d)  e)   e)  
52.  62. 
a)  b)   a) 
c)   d)   b) 
e)   c) 
53.  d) 
a)  b)  c)  e)  
d)  e)   63. 
54.   
          
 
       
       
       
a) 1, 2, 3 b) 2, 3, 4 c) 1, 3, 4 
d) 1, 2, 3, 4 e)    
55.   
a)  b)  a) 1, 2, 3 b) 2, 3, 4 c) 1, 3, 4
c)  d)  d) 1, 2, 3, 4 e)  
e)   64.        
56.        
 a) 1922 b) 1923 c) 1924
       d) 1926 e)  
 65. 
a)  b)  
c)  d) 
a)  b) 
e)  
c)  d) 
57. “    ”  
e)  

a)  b)  c)  66. 
d)  e)   A.   
58.  B.   
  C.   
  D.   
  A B C D A B C D
  a) 3 4 1 2 b) 2 3 4 1
a) 1, 2 b) 2, 3 c) 3, 4 c) 2 4 1 3 d) 3 2 1 4
d) 1, 4 e)   e)  
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67. “     78. Epic Literature 
” a)  b)  
a)  b)  c)  c)  d) 
d)  e)   e)  
68.  79. “    “ 
  
 a)  b)  c) 
a)  b)  d)  e)  
c)  d)  80. 
69.  a)  b) 
  c)  d) 
  e)  
  81. 
a) 1, 2, 3 b) 1, 3 c) 1, 2        
d) 2, 3 e)   
70.   
 
       
a)  b)  
c)  d)    ‘‘  
e)   
71.  a)  b)  c) 
a)  d)  e)  
b)  82. 
c)  a)  b)  c) 
d)  d)  e)  
e)   83.    
72.  
a) 583 b) 538 c) 683 a) 5 b) 6 c) 7
d) 638 e)   d) 8 e)  
73.  84. 
a)  
b)  a)  b) 
c)  c)  d) 
d)  e)  
e)   85. 
74. Paradox -   
a)  b)   
c)  d)      
e)   
75.   
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 a) 1, 2 b) 1, 3 c) 1, 3, 4
d) 5 e)   d) 1, 2, 3, 4 e)  
76. “   ”   86. 
       
a)  b)  
c)  d)  a)  b) 
e)   c)  d) 
77. “” e)  
 87. 
a)  b)  c)  a)  b)  c) 
d)  e)   d)  e)  
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88.  
  a)  b) 
  c)  d) 
  e)  
  95. “”
a) 1, 2, 3 b) 2, 3, 4 c) 1, 2, 4 a)  b)  c) 
d) 1, 2, 3, 4 e)   d)  e)  
89. “”  96. 
       
a)  b)  c)  
d)  e)    
90.      
 
a)  b)  c)  a) 1, 2 b) 1, 3 c) 2, 3
d)  e)   d) 1, 2, 3 e)  
91.  97. 
 
a)   b)  c)       
d)  e)   
92. “” a)  b) 
 c)  d) 
a)  b)  c)  e)  
d)  e)   98.      
93.  
      a)  b)  c) 
 d)  e)  
  99. 
 
a)  b)  c) 
 
d)  e)  
a) 1, 2 b) 2, 3 c) 3, 4
100.   
d) 1, 2, 3 e)   
94.       a)  b)  c) 
   
d)  e)  


General English (100)


1. Choose the correct meaning: 3. Choose the correct meaning:
“drew level with” “jammed on the brakes”
a) ran very quickly in panic a) tried to stop the motion immediately
b) to leave a place quickly b) to leave a bus, a train or a plane
c) to enter a bus, a train or a plane c) to go somewhere for a short break or holiday
d) rose to an equal level d) ran very quickly in panic
e) Answer not known e) Answer not known
2. Choose the correct meaning: 4. Choose the correct meaning:
“Whoop with glee” “clung for dear life”
a) rose to an equal level a) tried to stop the motion immediately
b) shout with enthusiasm and happiness b) rose to an equal level
c) tried to stop the motion immediately c) as if one’s life depends on it
d) to get someone from a place d) to leave a place quickly
e) Answer not known e) Answer not known
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5. Choose the correct meaning: d) to leave a bus, a train or a plane
“charged at the road” e) Answer not known
a) to cause someone to flee 13. Henry Van Dyke served as a professor of english lit-
b) ran very quickly in panic erature at ____ University between ____ and _____
a) Oxford; 1889 - 1933 b) Princeton; 1889 - 1923
c) tried to stop the motion immediately
c) Texas; 1899 - 1923 d) Princeton; 1879 - 1933
d) to go somewhere for a short break or holiday
e) Answer not known
e) Answer not known
14. Choose the correct meaning:
6. Choose the correct meaning: “put to flight”
“beat a hasty retreat” a) to cause someone to flee
a) a long sharp beak b) to flee or run away c) to defend oneself or to run
b) very happy about something d) to move e) Answer not known
c) to leave a place quickly 15. ‘Life’ is a ______ poem
d) completely perfect a) Ballad b) Sonnet c) Villanale
e) Answer not known d) Free Verse e) Answer not known
7. Choose the correct meaning: 16. Choose the correct meaning:
“set out” “flight of fancy”
a) to begin a journey a) enjoy your flight
b) expected to win or succeed b) an imaginative but unrealistic idea
c) to failed at something c) to cause to flee
d) fully aware and in control of a situation d) among the best of a particular group
e) Answer not known
e) Answer not known
8. Choose the correct meaning:
17. Choose the correct meaning:
“pick up”
“have a nice flight”
a) to enter a bus, a train or a plane
b) to get someone from a place a) to flee b) to cause to move
c) to leave a bus, a train or a plane c) enjoy your flight d) the necessity to move
d) to go to the station, to say goodbye to someone e) Answer not known
e) Answer not known 18. Choose the correct meaning:
9. Choose the correct meaning: “in full flight”
“get away” a) escaping as repidly as possible
a) to go somewhere for a short break or holiday b) move sloly
b) to begin a journey c) move rapidly
c) to leave a place quickly d) escaping as slowly as possible
d) ran very quickly in a panic
e) Answer not known
e) Answer not known
19. Choose the correct meaning:
10. Choose the correct meaning:
“see off” “in top flight”
a) unclear, undefined a) into the group of people
b) to flee or runaway b) move away from the people
c) to go the station, to say goodbye to someone c) among the best of a particular group
d) to cause to someone to flee d) get into family
e) Answer not known e) Answer not known
11. Choose the correct meaning: 20. Find out the meaning of underlined phrase:
“get into” I’ve done more than my share in this partnership.
a) to leave a bus, a train or a plane The ball is in your court to decide what happens next.
b) enjoy your fly a) It is your turn to make a decision
c) to enter a bus, a train or a plane b) to fail at something
d) among the best of the particular group
c) happy
e) Answer not known
d) expectecd to win or succeed.
12. Choose the correct meaning:
“get off” e) Answer not known
a) to begin a journey 21. Find out the meaning of underlined phrase:
b) to get someone from a place The accused was saved by the bell otherwise the judge
c) tried to stop the motion immediately would have pronounced the sentence today itself

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a) to fail at something C. dull as dishwater 3. naturally. with ease
b) Saved by a last minute intervention D. as a duck takes to 4. to be uncomfortable in a
c) very happy about something water particular situation.
d) completely perfect A B C D A B C D
e) Answer not known a) 2 4 1 3 b) 1 2 3 4
22. Find out the meaning of underlined phrase: c) 2 3 1 4 d) 3 4 1 2
The grandmother was on cloud nine to see her grand- e) Answer not known
son after a long time. 29. Find out the meaning of underlined phrase:
a) take a short break b) randomly surprisingly Idioms Meanings
c) Blissful happy d) unclear, undefined A. come hell or high 1. to be active but without
e) Answer not known water making progress or falling
23. Find out the meaning of underlined phrase: farther behind.
The government were at sixes and sevens over what B. You never miss the 2. to criticize or stop some
to do about the unemployment rate. water till the well thing that some people
a) very happy about something runs dry are enhusiastic about
b) confused or in a state of disorder C. pour cold water on 3. People are not grateful for
c) completely perfect something what they have until they
d) to good chance to get something valuable lose it.
e) Answer not known D. tread water 4. no matter what happens
24. Find out the meaning of underlined phrase: A B C D A B C D
He was caught red - handed while stealing those candy a) 4 3 2 1 b) 1 2 3 4
bars. c) 2 3 1 4 d) 1 4 3 2
a) to fail at something e) Answer not known
b) It is your turn to make a decision 30. Match the following:
c) saved by a last minute intervention A. hungry as a bear 1. put oneself in a dangerous
d) to catch someone in the act of doing something position
e) Answer not known B. gruff as a bear 2. remaining idle
25. Find out the meaning of underlined phrase: C. take the bear by 3. being very hyngry
Rachel is the black sheep in the team. the tooth
a) a dishonest or ill behaved person D. as busy as a 4. being unsociable, speaking
b) a task that can be accomplished very easily hibernating bear in a very abrupt, rude way
c) to be the outcast, odd one out, unlike the A B C D A B C D
others a) 3 4 1 2 b) 1 2 3 4
d) a clever person e) Answer not known c) 2 3 1 4 d) 1 4 3 2
26. Find out the meaning of underlined phrase: e) Answer not known
Traffic is moving at a snail’s pace. 31. Match the following:
a) very uncomfortable b) extremely angry Phrasal verb Meaning
c) moving very slowly d) watching carefully A. fond of 1. concealed
e) Answer not known B. hidden away 2. liking something
27. Find out the meaning of underlined phrase: pleasant
Who let the cat out of the bag about the surprise C. lock up 3. ridiculed
party?
D. laughed at 4. imprison
a) watching carefully b) reveal a secret
A B C D A B C D
c) extremely angry d) the biggest part
a) 3 4 2 1 b) 2 1 4 3
e) Answer not known
c) 1 3 4 2 d) 2 3 4 1
28. Match the following:
e) Answer not known
Idioms Meanings
32. Match the following:
A. blood runs thicker 1. boring, uninteresting
than water Phrasal verb Meaning
B. to be as fish out of 2. family members have A. look at 1. examined carefully
water stronger obligations with B. bring up 2. left / relinquished
each other than with C. gave up 3. examine closely
people outside the family. D. went through 4. raise
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A B C D A B C D 43. Author of “His First Flight”
a) 3 2 4 1 b) 2 4 1 3 a) Liam O’flaherty b) William Shakespeare
c) 1 2 3 4 d) 3 4 2 1 c) Charles Lamb d) Sattajit Ray
e) Answer not known e) Answer not known
33. Pickout the phrases from the option given below: 44. The lesson “His First Flight” tells about
“to meet or find by chance” a) Linnet b) Seagull
a) mentally agile c) Humming Bird d) Sparrow
b) come across e) Answer not known
c) extremely happy 45. Why did the Seagull failed to fly ?
d) become more confident in expression oneself a) became afraid b) Didn’t have wings
e) Answer not known c) don’t enough energy to fly d) injured
34. Pickout the phrases from the option given below: e) Answer not known
“to exercise” 46. What did the parents do, when the young Seagull
a) work out b) bring it on failed to fly ?
c) competent d) sharp as a tack a) Scolding b) encourging c) feeding
e) Answer not known d) beating e) Answer not known
35. Pickout the phrases from the option given below: 47. Why the whole family laughed at Seagull
“to accept a challenge with confidence” a) because of his Nature
a) hang on b) work out b) because of his talent
c) bring it on d) not planned by anyone
c) because of his cowardice
e) Answer not known
d) because of his character
36. Pickout the phrase from the option given below:
e) Answer not known
“To have a friendly relationship”
48. What is theme of the story in “His First Flight”
a) warm up b) get along c) take off
a) Building confidence and self - Reliance
d) get along with e) Answer not known
b) Greediness Kills
37. Pickout the phrases from the option given below:
“to keep something” c) If you can’t, don’t do it
a) shut down b) look after c) hang on d) Supernatural Power always work
d) on the ball e) Answer not known e) Answer not known
38. Fill in the blank with appropriate phrasal verb: 49. What Prompted the young Seagull to fly finally
The airhostess instructed the passengers to wear the a) Anger b) Hunger c) Greedy
seat belts during the ________ d) Pain e) Answer not known
a) hang on b) get along c) warm up 50. What happened to the young Seagull when it landed
d) take off e) Answer not known on the green sea ?
39. Fill in the blank with appropriate phrasal verb: a) Floating on it b) Sink
Venkat fely happy to ________ the neighbours in the c) feeling happy d) feeling afraid
new locality. e) Answer not known
a) get along with b) take off c) shut down 51. Liam O’ Flaherty was an ____novelist
d) get along e) Answer not known a) British b) Irish c) Iranian
40. Fill in the blank with appropriate phrasal verb: d) American e) Answer not known
There will be a ________ next week in the office. 52. Liam O’ Flaherty was a founding member of the com-
a) take off b) shut down c) shut up munist party of
d) loof after e) Answer not known a) Ireland b) China c) Italy
41. Fill in the blank with appropriate phrasal verb: d) Germany e) Answer not known
Doing ______________ everyday in the morning 53. Author of the Poem “Life”
keeps one healthy.
a) Henry Van Dyke b) Henry Duke
a) work out b) get along c) warm up
c) Henry Louis d) Henry Lawrence
d) hang on e) Answer not known
e) Answer not known
42. Fill in the blank with appropriate phrasal verb:
The mother instructed the maid to _______ the child 54. Henry Van Dyke was elected to the _____ Academy
carefully. of Arts and Letters and received many other honours
a) take care of b) shut down c) warm up a) American b) British c) Germany
d) look after e) Answer not known d) Italy e) Answer not known
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55. The word Sonnet is derived from ____ word Sonetto A B C D A B C D
a) Russian b) Italian c) Greek a) 2 4 1 3 b) 1 3 4 2
d) Germany e) Answer not known c) 3 1 2 4 d) 1 2 3 4
56. “Let me but live my life from year to year, e) Answer not known
with forward face and unreluctant Soul,” 65. Match the following
Whom does the word “me” refer to A. Stand by 1. Depand on
a) The Poet b) Soldier c) Professor B. Put out 2. Start / leave the ground
d) Teacher e) Answer not known C. Take off 3. Be ready for action
57. The word sonnet derived from _____ word and D. Bank on 4. Extinguish / remove
‘Sonetto’ which means _____ A B C D A B C D
a) Italian, Little song b) Latin, Lengthy song a) 4 3 2 1 b) 3 4 2 1
c) Greek, More lyric d) French, 18 lines c) 1 3 4 2 d) 2 4 3 1
e) Answer not known e) Answer not known
58. According to the poem, “Life” what one should not 66. Sonnets can be categorised on the basis of their _____
mourn for ? scheme.
a) Hardships that pass away in course of time a) Syllable b) lyric c) Rhyme
b) Dilemma in situation c) Death d) None of these e) Answer not known
d) None of these e) Answer not known 67. Find out the correct meaning of the phrase:
59. “My heart will Keep the courage of the quest, She doesn’t know what is happening around her.
And hope the road’s last turn will be the best”
a) Oblivious b) Shrunk shank
What is the Poet’s hope for ?
c) Seeking the bubble reputation d) Sans
a) beautiful Life b) wealthy Life c) healthy Life
e) Answer not known
d) Monk’s Life e) Answer not known
68. Match the following
60. “Let me but live my life from year to year
A. Save one’s skin 1. Manage one’s expenses
with forward face and unreluctant Soul; within one’s income
Not hurrying to, nor turning from the goal, B. Make both ends 2. To protect oneself
Not mourning for the things that disappear,” meet from difficulty
Identify the Rhyme Scheme of the given lines C. A bolt out of a clear 3. a sudden unexpected
a) a a b b b) a b a b c) b a b a sky event or news
d) a b b a e) Answer not known A B C A B C
61. In the dim past, nor holding back in fear. a) 3 1 2 b) 2 1 3
What does the poet mean by the Phrase “ in the dim c) 2 3 1 d) 1 2 3
Past” e) Answer not known
a) sad days of the past 69. Match the following
b) happy days of the past A. Go to grave 1. To be the most powerful
c) School days of the past B. have the whip hand 2. Viewed with suspicion
d) Childhood days of the past and distrust
e) Answer not known C. Under a cloud 3. To exit the world
62. Fill in the blanks with correct phrasal verb:- A B C A B C
The electricity has been _____ within the hotel. a) 2 1 3 b) 1 2 3
a) cut off b) pass out c) put out c) 3 2 1 d) 3 1 2
d) take off e) Answer not known e) Answer not known
63. Fill in the blanks with correct phrasal verb 70. Match the following
They instructed an attorney to ____ a sales agree- A. Turn on 1. take lead
ment.
B. Took over 2. postpone
a) draw up b) cut into c) put out
C. Set off 3. Start a journey
d) take off e) Answer not known
D. Put off 4. to open
64. Match the following
A B C D A B C D
A. Come up on 1. To develop suddenly and forcefully
a) 4 1 3 2 b) 1 2 4 3
B. Pass out 2. Find then by chance
c) 3 2 4 1 d) 1 4 2 3
C. Break out 3. Start to move away
e) Answer not known
4. Turn away 4. Become unconscious
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71. Match the following 79. Your statement will not ____ as proof in the court of
A. See off 1. to stay at a place for a short law
period of time when travelling a) Stand up b) Stand for c) Look into
to another destination d) Look at e) Answer not known
B. Stop over 2. to begin a journey 80. My father always _____ truth and honesty
C. Set off 3. to go to station a) Stand up b) Stands for c) Stand by
A B C A B C d) Look through e) Answer not known
a) 1 2 3 b) 3 2 1 81. Come what may, I will ____ you
c) 3 1 2 d) 2 1 3 a) Stand by b) Look into c) Look at
e) Answer not known d) Put up e) Answer not known
72. Match the following
82. I am escaped with the ______
A. Get in 1. enter a bus
a) Fight comers b) Skin of my teeth
B. Get off 2. make progress
c) Short his bolt d) In a nice pickle
C. Get on 3. to go away from home for a vacation
e) Answer not known
D. Get away 4. leave a bus / train
83. Choose the correct idiom
A B C D A B C D
Ramesh gave false excuses for not attending the
a) 1 4 2 3 b) 4 3 2 1
meeting and deceived me
c) 3 1 2 4 d) 1 2 3 4
a) Take for a ride b) Take for a road
e) Answer not known
c) Break the rule d) In the story “His first flight”
73. Fill in the blank with correct idiom:
e) Answer not known
The conference room was silent though packed. The
chairman introduced an interactive session to ______ 84. “Each side of the ledge ended in a sheer fall of ____
with the sea beneath”
a) Break the ice b) The icing on the cake
c) Do the math d) Round the corner a) Precipice b) Deep c) Narrow
e) Answer not known d) Water e) Answer not known
74. Fill in the blank with correct idiom: 85. Who said, “That’s one small step for a man, one giant
leap for mankind”?
Our headmistress not only promised us to take us for
an excursion, but also announced that on return we a) Kalpana Chawla b) Neil armstrong
would get a holiday. It was like _____________. c) Salim ali d) Nelson Mandela
a) Break the ice e) Answer not known
b) The icing on the cake 86. Who wrote the poem called “Life”
c) Wait for the dust to settle a) Henry van dyke b) Mary mapes dodge
d) None c) Robert frost d) Rudyard kipling
e) Answer not known e) Answer not known
75. They felt they had been ______ by their employers 87. Fill in the blank:
a) alarm bells ringing b) The icing on th cake “Let me but live my life from _____ to _____”
c) Saved by the bell d) Hung out to dry a) Year to year b) Month to month
e) Answer not known c) Hour to hour d) Month to hour
76. I couldn’t prevent myself from explaining her absence e) Answer not known
any longer, but then she showed up and I was ______ 88. Who was alone on its ledge?
a) Grasp at straws b) Clutch at straws a) Young seagull b) Young pelican
c) Saved by the bell d) Back to the wall c) Old seagull d) Old pelican
e) Answer not known
89. How many siblings that the young have?
77. She offered to take a pay cut to keep her job, but she
a) one brother and two sisters
was just _______
b) Two brothers and one sister
a) Clutching at straws b) Alarm bells ringing
c) One brother and one sister
c) Get off d) Get on
e) Answer not known d) One sister and three brother
78. The new report _____ among the board members e) Answer not known
because it forecasts a large decrease in enrollment 90. “And” hope the roads last turn will be the best” is a
a) Alarm bells ringing b) Displace line from ______
c) Dismiss d) Saved by the bell a) be the best b) lessons in life c) the river
e) Answer not known d) life e) Answer not known
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91. who became afraid to flap his wings? c) His father d) His mother
a) Young seagull b) Sister seagull e) Answer not known
c) Old seagull d) Old pelican 96. While sun was ascending the sky, his ledge that faced
e) Answer not known the _____.
92. Who were calling to him shrilly? a) North b) East c) South
a) Brother and Sisters b) Brothers and Sister d) West e) Answer not known
c) Father and Mother d) Neighbours 97. Who felt the heat of ascending sun?
e) Answer not known a) Seagull b) Dolphin c) Mackerel
93. Who is perfecting them in art of flight to whom? d) Herring e) Answer not known
a) His parents to siblings 98. Young seagull found a dried piece of mackerel’s
b) His parents to brothers c) His parents to sister _______ at the far end of his ledge.
d) His parents to own e) Answer not known a) Tail b) Head c) Breast
94. Fill in the blank:- d) Borne e) Answer not known
All the morning, the whole family had walked about 99. The seagull gnawed at the dried pieces of ______
on the ______ midway down the opposite cliff, laugh- a) Mackerel b) Hearing c) Eggshell
ing at his cowardice. d) Fish e) Answer not known
a) Ledge b) Big plateau c) Road 100. Which was like eating a part of himself ?
d) On the water e) Answer not known a) Chewed eggshell b) Chewed empty mouth
95. In the story His First Flight, Who is standing on a rock? c) Starved d) Eat his cakle
a) His older brother b) His sister e) Answer not known

Aptitude (25)
101. Find the value of 106. Find the value of (256)5/4
 (256)5/4
1 1 1 1 1 a) 512 b) 984 c) 1024 d) 1032
   
9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 e) Answer not known / 
1 107. If 57-[42-{37-(20-x)}] = 176  (8  2) then x value is.
a) 0 b) c) 1 d) 5
3 57-[42-{37-(20-x)}] = 176  (8  2) x 
e) Answer not known /  
102.If 4096 = 64, then the value of a) 42 b) -12 c) 12 d) -42
e) Answer not known / 
4096  40.96  0.004096 is
3  7 
4096 = 64,  4096  40.96  0.004096  108. Simplify/ 7 10   10 21 
 
 7 7 3 3
a) 70.4 b) 70.464 c) 71.04 d) 71.4 a) 3 b) 3 c) 7 d) 7
210 210 210 210
e) Answer not known /  e) Answer not known / 
 -1 5   3  1 1   1 1 1 1
103. Simplify /  :  3 × 4  +  5 ÷  2 - 4   109.    is equal to
     1.2.3 2.3.4 3.4.5 4.5.6
45 59 38 37 1 1 1 1
a) 1 b) 1 c) 1 d) 1    
69 60 71 28 1.2.3 2.3.4 3.4.5 4.5.6
e) Answer not known / 
7 11 13 17
  561  561    31  31   a) b) c) d)
104.Simplify/   30 30 30 30
 530  e) Answer not known / 
a) 892 b) 561 c) 31 x 31 d) 592
110. Find the value of
e) Answer not known / 

(162×162) - (18×18)
105. Simplify / 
121  3 61  3 26  3 1
3
144
a) 180 b) 160 c) 150 d) 170 a) 5 b) -5 c) -4 d) 4
e) Answer not known /  e) Answer not known / 
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1 1 ab
111.If y  y = 6 find the value of y3  3 a2 + b2 =117 ab =54, 
ab
y
1 
y = 6  y3  13 
y y
117 5
a) b) c) 5 d) 15
54 3
a) 216 b) 222 c) 234 d) 228
e) Answer not known / 
e) Answer not known / 
118. Which of the following fraction are the largest?
112.Match the following:

22 7 13 31 63
A) 13 + 63 + 83 1. a) b) c) d)
7 8 16 40 80
B) Value of  2. 27 e) Answer not known / 
C) 45% of 60 3. 7 15 15 15 15 15
D) Radius of a circle, circumference is 44 cm 4. 729 119. Which is the largest number? , , , ,
17 18 19 21 23

15 15 15 15 15
22  , , , ,
A) 13 + 63 + 83 1. 17 18 19 21 23
7 15 15
15 15
B)   2. 27 a) b) c) d)
21 19 23 17
C)  3. 7
e) Answer not known / 
D)  4. 729
92 92
A B C D A B C D 120. The simplest form of is / 115 
115
a) 4 1 2 3 b) 1 4 2 3 2 2 3 4
c) 4 2 3 1 d) 3 1 4 2 a) 3
b)
5
c)
5
d)
5
e) Answer not known /  e) Answer not known / 
113.A rational number is such that when we multiply it by 121. Arrange in ascending order / 
5 2 7
and add to the product we get . what is the 3 1 5
2 3 12 , ,
number? 4 2 8
5 1 5 3 1 3 5 3 5 1 3 1 5
       a) , , b) , , c) , , d) , ,
2 2 8 4 2 4 8 4 8 2 4 2 8
2 7 e) Answer not known / 
      
3 12
 122. If 2n  64 then find the value of n
3 3 1 1 2n  64 n
a) - b) c) d) -
2 2 2 2 a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 12
e) Answer not known / 
e) Answer not known / 
114.Rational form equivalent to the repeating decimal
fraction 0.090909 ______ is 1 1
123. 4.59  1.8  3.6  5.4 of  ?
      9 5
? a) 3.015 b) 2.705
9 90909 11 1 c) 2.695 d) None of these/
a) b) c) d)
100 1000000 100 11 e) Answer not known / 
e) Answer not known / 
ab  9.6  9.6  9.6  5.4  5.4  5.4 
115.If a*b= , find the value of 3*(3*-1) 124.The value of  9.6  9.6  9.6  5.4  5.4  5.4  is
a+b  
ab
a*b= 3*(3*-1)   9.6  9.6  9.6  5.4  5.4  5.4 
a+b  9.6  9.6  9.6  5.4  5.4  5.4  
2  
a) -3 b) -1.5 c) -1 d) a) 5.1 b) 4.6 c) 4.2 d) 15
3
e) Answer not known /  e) Answer not known / 
116.2x+13=4x+2 then find the value of x
(6+6+6+6)÷6 (6+6+6+6)÷6
2x+13=4x+2 x 125. The value of 4 +4+ 4+ 4 ÷4 /  4 +4+ 4+ 4 ÷4
a) x = 13 b) x = 10 c) x = 9 d) x = 7
e) Answer not known  3 4 6
a) 1 b) c) d) 3
ab 2 13 13
117.If a2 + b2 =117 and ab =54, find the value of
ab e) Answer not known / 
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126. Choose the correct statement /s among the follow- 
ing       
1. Excavations headed by Mr.Sathya Moorthy took     
place in adichanallur between 2003 - 2005. 
2. The excavation highlighted the history of the     
people lived before and after iron age. 
a) 1 only b) 2 only c) 1 and 2 a)  b) 
d) 1 & 2 are false e) Answer not Known c)  d) 
e)  

130. Which one of the following flowers was given as a
      
identity of war between two kings with fixed dates ?

a) Vanji b) Kanji c) Nochi

d) Thumbai e) Answer not Known
 

      
a)  b)  c)  
d)  e)   a)  b)  c) 
127. Choose the excavation site which was once called d)  e)  
“Perumanalur” during anicent Pandya Kindgom ? 131. Which tamil Literature identifies the five natural ele-
a) Kodumanal b) Adichanallur c) Korkai ments that caused the orgin of the world ?
d) Keezhadi e) Answer not Known a) Thirukkural b) Tolkapiyam c) Nannool
   “”  d) Silapathikaram e) Answer not Known
      

a)  b)  c) 
a)  b)  c) 
d)  e)  
d)  e)  
128. Who among the following was not involved in the
132. How many collections of Poem in the Pathupattu
excavations held at Keezhadi ?
speaks about Philonthropist ?
a) Amarnath Krishna a) 3 b) 4 c) 5
b) Sri. Ramanan d) 6 e) Answer not Known
c) Dr.Sivanantham     
d) Dr.Sivakrishna Upathyoy    
e) Answer not Known 
     a) 3 b) 4 c) 5
 d) 6 e)  
a)  133. According to the book Natural History of Pliny, the
elder the first emporium of anicent India was func-
b) 
tioned in __________ ?
c)  a) Korkai b) Musiri c) Arikamedu
d)  d) Masur Thalavai e) Answer not Known
e)        
129. Choose the incorrect statement / s 
1. According to Robert Caldwell - He refused the 
ideology that the word Tamil came from the word a)  b)  c) 
“Dravida” d)  e)  
2. He used the word “Dravidian” while pointing out 134. Match the following :
the South Indian Languages A. Ori 1. Kannagi
a) 1 only b) 2 only B. Aai 2. Kuthirai Malai
c) Both 1 & 2 d) Both statements are true C. Athiyaman 3. Kollimalai
e) Answer not Known D. Pegan 4. Pothigai

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 138. Consider the following statements and choose the
A.    correct statement/s
B.    1. The literature Thiruvasagam explains the expan-
C.    sion of the universe
D.    2. The Informations about unmanned aircrafts were
A B C D A B C D explained in Purananooru.
a) 3 4 1 2 b) 2 4 3 1 3. The Informations about Medical Surgery were ex-
plained in Manimegalai.
c) 2 3 4 1 d) 3 4 2 1
e) Answer not Known /        

135.Which epic of ancient tamil had the informations
about Aymperum Kuzhu (Team of Five members) ?  

a) Silapathikaram b) Manimegalai
 
c) Seevaga Sinthamani d) Valayapathy

e) Answer not Known
    



a) 1 & 2 b) 2 & 3 c) 1 & 3 d) 1, 2 & 3
a)  b)  c) 
e) Answer not Known / 
d)  e)  
139.Who among the following conducted a joint research
136.Assertion : Veriyattu was one of the rituals practiced
on Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam and also
in the ancient Tamil Society.
named these languages as “South Indian Languages”?
Reason : The Tamil Literature Tholkapiyam indicates,
a) William Jones b) Robert Caldwell
the goat was sacrificed during this ritual.
c) Francis Ellis d) Marx Muller
a) Both Assertion and Reason are true and also the
correct explanation e) Answer not Known
b) Both Assertion and Reason are true but reason     
does not explain the Assertion       
c) Both Assertion and Reason are false 
d) Assertion is true but Reason is false a)  b) 
e) Answer not Known c)  d) 
 e)  
 140. Which was the only one literature of Ettuthogai sung
 in both Agam and Puram ?
 a) Paripadal b) Kalithogai c) Kurunthogai
a)       d) Natrinai e) Answer not Known
 
b)  
 a)  b)  c) 
c)  d)  e)  
d)  141. “In fire, You are the Heat, in blossoms, the fragrance;
e)   among the stones, You are the diamond” - The above
137.What was / were the names of temples during song was sung in which of the following literature ?
Sangam Age ? a) Paripadal b) Kalithogai c) Agananooru
1. Niyamam 2. Aggasalai 3. Nagaram 4. Palli d) Natrinai e) Answer not Known
 “
   ”   
        
a) 1, 3 & 4 b) 3 & 4 c) 1 & 3 d) 1, 2, 3 & 4 a)  b)  c) 
e) Answer not Known /  d)  e)  
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142. Which one of the following is not the division of the 147. Who wrote the book “Nadunisi Naaygal” ?
Ancient Literature Agananooru ? a) Dharumu Sivaramu b) Pasuvaiya
a) Kalitriyanai Nirai b) Aasarakovai c) Sirpi Balasubramaniyan d) Vairamuthu
c) Manimidai Pavalam d) Nithilakovai e) Answer not Known
e) Answer not Known 
 a)  b) 
 c)  d) 
a)  b)  e)  
c)  d)  148. According to Thiruvalluvar which one of the follow-
ing is not a sub-division of Medical Science ?
e)  
a) Patient b) Physician c) Medicine
143. Who was the hero of the literature Pattinapalai ?
d) Hospital e) Answer not Known
a) Pandyan Nedunchezhiyan b) Karikalan     
c) Thondaiman Ilanthirayan d) Nannan 
e) Answer not Known a)  b)  c) 
 d)  e)  
a)  b)  149. “Like hairs from off the head ............
c)  d)  .............................” from this thirukkural the sta-
e)   tus of the loser of which character is indicated ?
144. Which literature is also hailed as Aravurai Kovai a) one who have fall from their higher position
(Bundle of Advice) ? b) luring anothers property as his own
a) Asara Kovai b) Mudhumozhi Kanji c) Going to a state of disgrace by seizing useless
wealth
c) Thirukkural d) Naladiyar
d) Delaying an action and then going to a state of
e) Answer not Known regret
    e) Answer not Known
 “
a)  b)  ” 
c)  d)  
e)   a)    
145. The Story of “Navakodi Narayanan” was explained in 
the epic ___________ b) 
a) Kundalakesi b) Neelakeshi c)     

c) Valayapathi d) Nagakumara Kaviyam
d)      
e) Answer not Known

     e)  

150. Which attitude is like playing at chess (On a board)
a)  b)  c)  without squares ?
d)  e)   a) The attempt which is made with out suitable time
146. Choose the correct Statement/s b) The attempt which is made without suitable place
1. First Tamil Novel - Prathapa Muthaliyar Sarithram c) To speak in an assembly without fullness of
2. The first letter novel of Tamil is Kokilambal knowledge
Kadithangal d) To live a life with family without gaining the virtue
a) 1 only b) 2 only c) 1 & 2 e) Answer not Known
d) Both 1 & 2 are false e) Answer not Known     


a) 
 
b) 
      
c) 

d)     
a)  b)  c)  
d)  e)   e)  
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4 A B C D E 44 A B C D E 84 A B C D E 124 A B C D E 164 A B C D E

5 A B C D E 45 A B C D E 85 A B C D E 125 A B C D E 165 A B C D E

6 A B C D E 46 A B C D E 86 A B C D E 126 A B C D E 166 A B C D E

7 A B C D E 47 A B C D E 87 A B C D E 127 A B C D E 167 A B C D E

8 A B C D E 48 A B C D E 88 A B C D E 128 A B C D E 168 A B C D E

9 A B C D E 49 A B C D E 89 A B C D E 129 A B C D E 169 A B C D E

10 A B C D E 50 A B C D E 90 A B C D E 130 A B C D E 170 A B C D E

11 A B C D E 51 A B C D E 91 A B C D E 131 A B C D E 171 A B C D E

12 A B C D E 52 A B C D E 92 A B C D E 132 A B C D E 172 A B C D E

13 A B C D E 53 A B C D E 93 A B C D E 133 A B C D E 173 A B C D E

14 A B C D E 54 A B C D E 94 A B C D E 134 A B C D E 174 A B C D E

15 A B C D E 55 A B C D E 95 A B C D E 135 A B C D E 175 A B C D E

16 A B C D E 56 A B C D E 96 A B C D E 136 A B C D E 176 A B C D E

17 A B C D E 57 A B C D E 97 A B C D E 137 A B C D E 177 A B C D E

18 A B C D E 58 A B C D E 98 A B C D E 138 A B C D E 178 A B C D E

19 A B C D E 59 A B C D E 99 A B C D E 139 A B C D E 179 A B C D E

20 A B C D E 60 A B C D E 100 A B C D E 140 A B C D E 180 A B C D E

21 A B C D E 61 A B C D E 101 A B C D E 141 A B C D E 181 A B C D E

22 A B C D E 62 A B C D E 102 A B C D E 142 A B C D E 182 A B C D E

23 A B C D E 63 A B C D E 103 A B C D E 143 A B C D E 183 A B C D E

24 A B C D E 64 A B C D E 104 A B C D E 144 A B C D E 184 A B C D E

25 A B C D E 65 A B C D E 105 A B C D E 145 A B C D E 185 A B C D E

26 A B C D E 66 A B C D E 106 A B C D E 146 A B C D E 186 A B C D E

27 A B C D E 67 A B C D E 107 A B C D E 147 A B C D E 187 A B C D E

28 A B C D E 68 A B C D E 108 A B C D E 148 A B C D E 188 A B C D E

29 A B C D E 69 A B C D E 109 A B C D E 149 A B C D E 189 A B C D E

30 A B C D E 70 A B C D E 110 A B C D E 150 A B C D E 190 A B C D E

31 A B C D E 71 A B C D E 111 A B C D E 151 A B C D E 191 A B C D E

32 A B C D E 72 A B C D E 112 A B C D E 152 A B C D E 192 A B C D E

33 A B C D E 73 A B C D E 113 A B C D E 153 A B C D E 193 A B C D E

34 A B C D E 74 A B C D E 114 A B C D E 154 A B C D E 194 A B C D E

35 A B C D E 75 A B C D E 115 A B C D E 155 A B C D E 195 A B C D E

36 A B C D E 76 A B C D E 116 A B C D E 156 A B C D E 196 A B C D E

37 A B C D E 77 A B C D E 117 A B C D E 157 A B C D E 197 A B C D E

38 A B C D E 78 A B C D E 118 A B C D E 158 A B C D E 198 A B C D E

39 A B C D E 79 A B C D E 119 A B C D E 159 A B C D E 199 A B C D E

40 A B C D E 80 A B C D E 120 A B C D E 160 A B C D E 200 A B C D E

The Number of As, Bs, Cs, Ds and Es as shaded by the Candidate

TUTICORIN - 9944511344 / THIRUNELVELI - 9894241422 / RAMANATHAPURAM - 7550352916 / MADURAI - 9843110566



1.      7. 
 
        a) 
 b) 
    c) 

d) 
a)  b) 
e)  
c)  d) 
8. 
e)  
a) Renaissance b) Revitalisation
2. 
c) Revivalism d) Rememberance
a)  b) 
e)  
c)  d) 
9. 
e)  
a)  b)  c) 
3. 
d)  e)  

10. 
a)  b)  c) 
A.   
d)  e)  
B.   
4. “”
 C.   
a)  D.   
b)  c)  A B C D A B C D
d)  e)   a) 3 4 1 2 b) 2 4 1 3
5.  c) 2 3 4 1 d) 3 2 1 4
     e)  
 11. 
  a)  b)  c) 
  d)  e)  
   12. “”
  
a) 1, 2, 3, 4 b) 1, 2, 4, 5 c) 1, 2, 4 a)  b)  c) 
d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 e)   d)  e)  
6.       13. 
   
a)  b)  
c)  d)       
e)   

THOOTHUKUDI 99445 11344 | TIRUNELVELI 98942 41422 | RAMANATHAPURAM 75503 52916 | MADURAI 98431 10566 1
     22.         
     
  
a) 1, 2, 3 b) 2, 3, 4 c) 1, 3, 4 

d) 1, 2, 4 e)  
a)  b) 
14. 
c)  d) 
a)  b)  c) 
e)  
d)  e)  
23. 
15. 
a)  b) 
a)   b) 
c)  d) 
c)  d) 
e)  
e)  
24.      
16.      

a)  b)  
a)  c)  d) 
b)      e)  

25.    
c)  
d)   
 
e)   a) 
17. “ b) 
” c) 
a)  b)  c)  d) 
d)  e)   e)  
18.  26. ‘    ‘’
a)  b)  c)  ’
d)  e)   
19.  a)  b) 
a) 3516 b) 3615 c) 3561 c)  d) 
d) 3651 e)   e)  
20.  27. 

A.    a)  b)  c) 


d)  e)  
B.   
28. “     ” 
C.   

D.   
a)  b)  c) 
A B C D A B C D
d)  e)  
a) 3 4 1 2 b) 2 4 1 3
29. 
c) 2 3 4 1 d) 3 2 1 4 
e)         
21.      
 a)  b) 
a)  b)  c)  c)  d) 
d)  e)   e)  
2 THOOTHUKUDI 99445 11344 | TIRUNELVELI 98942 41422 | RAMANATHAPURAM 75503 52916 | MADURAI 98431 10566
30.       
A.    
B.    a) 1, 3, 4 b) 2, 3, 4 c) 1, 3
C.    d) 1, 2, 3, 4 e)  
D.    39.      

A B C D A B C D
a)  b)  c) 
a) 3 4 1 2 b) 2 4 1 3
d)   e)  
c) 2 3 4 1 d) 3 2 1 4
40. 
e)  
A.   
31. 
B.   
a)  b)  c) 
C.   
d)  e)  
D.   
32. 
A B C D A B C D
a) 
a) 3 4 1 2 b) 2 4 1 3
b) 
c) 2 3 4 1 d) 3 2 1 4
c) 
e)  
d) 
41. Myth 
e)  
a)  b)  c) 
33. ‘  ’  
d)   e)  

42. 
a)  b)  c) 
a) 
d)  e)  
b) 
34.     
 c) 
a)  b)  c)  d) 
d)  e)   e)  
35.      43.     
 
a)  a) 5 b) 4 c) 3
b)  d) 2 e)  
c)  44. 
d)   
e)    
36.   
a)  b)   a) 1, 2 b) 1, 3 c) 2, 3
c)  d)  d) 1, 2, 3 e)  
e)   45. “   ”    

37. 
a)  b)  c) 
a)  b)  
d)  e)  
c)  d)  
46. 
e)  
 
38. 
 
    
  
   
     a) 1, 2 b) 3, 4 c) 1, 2, 3
 d) 1, 3, 4 e)  
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47. “” 56. “   ”  
a) b)  c)  
d)  e)   a)  b) 
48.      c)  d) 
 e)  
 57. 
a)  b)   
c)  d)   
e)    
49. “   ”   
 a) 1, 2, 3 b) 1, 3, 4 c) 2, 3, 4
a)  b)  c)  d) 3, 4 e)  
d)  e)  
58. “
50.  ‘  ’ 
_____”

a)  b)  c) 
A.   
d)  e)  
B.   
59. 
C.   
a) 
A B C A B C
b) 
a) 3 2 1 b) 3 1 2
c) 
c) 2 1 3 d) 2 3 1
d) 
e)  
e)  
51.       
 60. 
a)  b)  c)   
d)  e)    
52.       
  
a)  a) 1, 4 b) 1, 2, 4 c) 2, 4
b)  d) 1, 2 e)  
c)  61. 
d)  a)  b) 
e)   c)  d) 
53.  e)  
a)  b)  c)  62. 
d)  e)   
54.  
  a)    
  
  b) 
      
 c) 
a) 2, 3 b) 3, 4 c) 2, 3, 4 d)      
d) 1, 2, 3 e)   
55. “      ”  e)  
 63. 
a)  b)  c)  a) 8 b) 3 c) 5
d)  e)   d) 4 e)  
4 THOOTHUKUDI 99445 11344 | TIRUNELVELI 98942 41422 | RAMANATHAPURAM 75503 52916 | MADURAI 98431 10566
64.      73. “
 ”
a)  b)  c)  a) 1947 b) 1948 c) 1949
d)  e)   d) 1950 e)  
65.  74. 
a)  b)  c)   
d)  e)   
66.       
  
a)  b)  a)  b)  c) 
c)  d)  d)  e)  
e)   75.      
67.  
a)  b)  a)  b)  c) 
c)   d)  d)  e)  
e)   76. “
68. “    ”   

  ”    
 a)  b)  c) 
a)  d)  e)  
b)  77. “
c)     ”  

d) 
a) 
e)  
b) 
69. 
 c) 
a)  b)  c)  d) 
d)  e)   e)  
70.  78. “”
a)  a)  b)  c) 
b)  d)  e)  
c)  79. 
d)  a) 
e)   b) 
71.  c) 
a)  b)  c)  d) 
d)  e)   e)  
72.        80.        
    
         
       
 
 
a)  b)  a)  b) 
c)  d)  c)  d) 
e)   e)  
THOOTHUKUDI 99445 11344 | TIRUNELVELI 98942 41422 | RAMANATHAPURAM 75503 52916 | MADURAI 98431 10566 5
81.  91. 
a)  b)  a)  b) 
c)  d)   c)  d) 
e)   e)  
82.  92.     
   
 a) 
  b) 
  c) 
 d) 
a) 1, 2 b) 2, 3 c) 1, 3 e)  
d) 1, 2, 3 e)   93. ‘’
83.  a)  b)  c) 
a)  b)  c)  d)  e)  
d)  e)  
94. 
84. “”


a)  b) 
a)  b) 
c)  d) 
c)  d) 
e)  
e)  
95. Territory 
85. ‘’
a)  b)  c) 
a)  b)  c) 
d)  e)   d)  e)  
86.  96. 
A.    a)  b)  c) 
B.    d)  e)  
C.    97. “”

D.   
a) 
A B C D A B C D
b) 
a) 3 4 1 2 b) 2 4 1 3
c) 
c) 2 3 4 1 d) 3 2 1 4
e)   d) 
87.  e)  
a)  b)  c)  98.    

d)  e)  
a)  b)  c) 
88. 
d)  e)  
a)  b)  c) 
99. 
d)  e)  
a)  b)  c) 
89. Thesis
d)  e)  
a)  b)  c) 
100. “
d)  e)  
90.   ”    

 
a) 
 
b) 
 
c) 
 
d) 
a) 1, 2 b) 1, 2, 3, 4 c) 1, 3, 4
e)  
d) 1, 2, 3 e)  
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General English (100)
1. “The Tempest” An Extract from ______tales from 12. Who was Duke of Milan ?
Shakespeare. a) Antonio b) Sycorax c) Prospero
a) Charles Darwin b) Charles Dickens d) Ariel e) Answer not known
c) Charles Lamb d) Charles Caraven 13. Who told that their ship was safe in the harbour ?
e) Answer not known a) Prospero b) Caliban c) Ariel
2. Who were the only inhabitants in that Island ? d) Sycorax e) Answer not known
a) Prospero and Miranda b) Sycorax and Caliban 14. The Play “The Tempest” was based on an actual wreck
c) Ariel and Prospero d) Caliban and Miranda of ship called
e) Answer not known a) Sea Venture b) Royality c) Sea Shepherd
3. Who was the chief of all good spirits ? d) Royal Sea e) Answer not known
a) Sycorax b) Caliban c) Ariel 15. Who is a witch, who had imprisoned many good spir-
d) Prospero e) Answer not known its in the bodies of large trees ?
4. Miranda was brought to the Island _____ years ago a) Sycorax b) Caliban c) Ariel
a) 14 b) 10 c) 12 d) Prospero e) Answer not known
d) 5 e) Answer not known 16. Author of the Poem “I am Every Woman” ?
5. Prospero ordered Ariel to bring ______ to his Place a) Rakhi Nariani Shrike b) Satyajit Ray
a) Gonzalo b) Ferdinand c) King of Naples c) Matsuo Basho d) Jules Verne
d) Antonio e) Answer not known e) Answer not known
6. ______ had provided Prospero Formely with books 17. “I am Every Woman” the Poem talks about multifac-
and Provisions. eted Nature of ?
a) Antonio b) Ferdinand c) Gonzalo a) women b) women of develping contrie
d) Ariel e) Answer not known c) girl childrens d) women of developed contries
7. The Second human being that Miranda saw on the
e) Answer not known
island was
18. Strong is she in her faith and belief
a) Ariel b) Prospero c) Ferdinand
Persistence is the key to everything”
d) Gonzalo e) Answer not known
What is she strong about ?
8. “Ugly Monster” here refers as
a) faith b) belief c) Both a and b
a) Caliban b) Antonio c) Ariel
d) Ferdinand e) Answer not known d) Knowledge e) Answer not known
9. Who said this to whom? 19. She’s today’s woman Today’s woman dear
“Well, My brave Spirit” Love her, respect her, Keep her near
a) Prospero to Ariel b) Ariel to Prospero Describe today’s woman according to the poet
c) Prospero to Miranda d) Miranda to Prospero a) woman born with determination
e) Answer not known b) woman born with huge wealth
10. William Shakespeare was born in c) woman born with knowledge
a) Stratford - upon - Avon d) woman born with characters
b) Strant ford - upon - Avon e) Answer not known
c) Stant ford - upon - Avon 20. A woman is beauty innate
d) Stranted ford - upon - Avon Meaning of “innate”
e) Answer not known a) Inborn and unnatural b) born and unnatural
11. Who said this to whom ? c) Inborn and Natural d) born and Natural
“I was Duke of Milan and you were a Princess” e) Answer not known
a) Prospero to Miranda b) Ariel to Prospero 21. She puts her life at stake meaning of “Stake” is
c) Prospero to Miranda d) Miranda to Prospero a) Joy b) Risk c) faith
e) Answer not known d) hold e) Answer not known
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22. “She’s lioness; don’t mess with her”what is word Directions (32-38): Fill in the blanks by adding appropriate
meaning of “mess” ? prefix/suffix to the words given in brackets.
a) to encourage b) to discourage c) to tease 32. He was sleeping __________ in his couch. (comfort)
d) to complaint e) Answer not known a) uncomfort b) comfortably
23. She’ll not spare you if you’re a prankster. c) comfort d) imcomfort
Prankster means e) Answer not known
a) a person who acts Mischievous 33. Kavya rides a __________ to school. (cycle)
b) a person who acts like child a) bicycle b) cycle
c) a person who acts Patiently c) discycle d) cycled
d) a person who acts as fool e) Answer not known
e) Answer not known 34. There was only a ___________ of people in the
24. Who said this line ? “Let us not remember our troubles theatre.(hand)
past, since they so happily have ended” a) mishandle b) handful
a) Prospero b) Ariel c) King of Naples c) dishand d) handled
d) Antonio e) Answer not known e) Answer not known
25. The Summer of Life She’s ready to see in spring. 35. It is ___________ to cut sandalwood trees.(legal)
She says, “spring will come again my dear”. a) illegal b) inlegal c) dislegal
How does she take life? d) imlegal e) Answer not known
a) Optimistically b) Carelessly c) Carefully 36. The ___________ of the President has been expected
d) None of these e) Answer not known for the last half an hour.(arrive)
26. Choose the correct prefix word for literate:- a) arive b) arrival c) arrived
a) Illiterate b) Disliterate d) arrivall e) Answer not known
c) Unliterate d) Inliterate 37. The man behaved ___________ in front of the crowd.
(normal)
e) Answer not known
a) normal b) upnormal c) normally
27. Choose the correct prefix word for ‘qualify’
d) none e) Answer not known
a) ilqualify b) qualified c) disqualify
38. Swathy had no ___________ of visiting the doctor.
d) inqualify e) Answer not known
(intend)
28. Choose the correct prefix word for ‘Natural’
a) intention b) intend
a) Supernatural b) Multinatural
c) disintention d) discomfort
c) Oddnatural d) Nature
e) Answer not known
e) Answer not known
39. Match the following :
29. Choose the correct prefix word for ‘nutrition’
A. Admire 1. ure
a) disnutrition b) malnutrition
B. Arrive 2. tion
c) antinutrition d) innutrition
C. Careless 3. al
e) Answer not known
D. Fail 4. ness
30. Choose the suffix word:
A B C D A B C D
a) suburban b) misbehave
a) 2 3 4 1 b) 4 3 2 1
c) disqualify d) slavish
c) 1 3 4 2 d) 2 4 1 3
e) Answer not known
e) Answer not known
31. Match the following
40. Match the following :
A. Child 1. nation
A. include 1. ment
B. Abili 2. ment
B. intense 2. sion
C. Exam 3. hood
C. punish 3. sity
D. Establish 4. ty
A B C A B C
A B C D A B C D
a) 2 1 3 b) 2 3 1
a) 3 4 1 2 b) 4 3 2 1
c) 3 1 2 d) 1 2 3
c) 1 2 4 3 d) 3 2 1 4
e) Answer not known
e) Answer not known
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41. Match the following : 52. Mach the following :
Prefix root word Root word Suffix
A. Sub 1. open A. Happy 1. ful
B. Un 2. way B. Colour 2. ship
C. Friend 3. ness
C. Re 3. clear
A B C A B C
A B C A B C
a) 3 1 2 b) 1 2 3
a) 1 2 3 b) 2 1 3 c) 2 3 1 d) 1 3 2
c) 2 3 1 d) 3 2 1 e) Answer not known
e) Answer not known 53. Mach the following :
42. Pick out the correct prefix for “lock” Suffix Root word
a) un b) re c) dis A. Re 1. like
d) Im e) Answer not known B. Dis 2. safe
43. Match the following C. Un 3. Charge
A B C A B C
A. Re 1. cycle
a) 2 1 3 b) 3 1 2
B. Bi 2. expected
c) 1 2 3 d) 3 2 1
C. Un 3. write e) Answer not known
A B C A B C 54. Mach the following :
a) 3 1 2 b) 1 2 3 A. After 1. ous
c) 2 3 1 d) 1 3 2 B. Un 2. noon
e) Answer not known C. danger 3. happy
44. Pick out the correct prefix for: “call” A B C A B C
a) ful b) re c) sub a) 2 3 1 b) 1 3 2
c) 3 2 1 d) 3 1 2
d) im e) Answer not known
e) Answer not known
45. Pick out the correct prefix for: “category”
55. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word : _____ pa-
a) sub b) im c) un tient
d) re e) Answer not known a) im b) in c) after
46. Pick out the correct prefix for: “proper” d) un e) Answer not known
a) sub b) im c) in 56. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word : govern _____
d) un e) Answer not known a) ment b) after c) ion
d) tion e) Answer not known
47. Pick out the correct prefix for: “colour”
57. Match the following :
a) tri b) thrice c) three
A. Out 1. bed
d) none e) Answer not known B. River 2. fall
48. Pick out the correct prefix for: “understand” C. Water 3. house
a) tri b) mis c) un A B C A B C
d) in e) Answer not known a) 1 2 3 b) 3 1 2
49. Pick out the correct suffix for: “equal” c) 2 1 3 d) 1 3 2
a) ly b) ion c) ful e) Answer not known
58. Match the following :
d) tion e) Answer not known
A. Flower 1. root
50. Pick out the correct suffix for: “construct”
B. Sun 2. garden
a) tion b) ful c) ion
C. Aerial 3. shine
d) ness e) Answer not known A B C A B C
51. Pick out the correct suffix for: “success” a) 1 2 3 b) 3 1 2
a) tion b) ful c) able c) 2 3 1 d) 1 3 2
d) ion e) Answer not known e) Answer not known
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59. Match the following : 66. Match the following :
A. Busy 1. body A. Slaved 1. ism
B. Window 2. Sill B. Animate 2. en
C. Foot 3. hill C. Consumer 3. ness
A B C A B C D. Naked 4. in
a) 1 2 3 b) 3 1 2
A B C D A B C D
c) 2 3 1 d) 1 3 2
a) 2 4 1 3 b) 1 2 3 4
e) Answer not known
c) 4 3 2 1 d) 3 2 1 4
60. Match the following :
e) Answer not known
A. Compound 1. mal
67. Choose the correct suffix word for care
B. Accurate 2. wall
C. Practice 3. in a) careless b) care c) carrely
A B C A B C d) cader e) Answer not known
a) 1 2 3 b) 2 3 1 68. Choose the correct suffix word for drive
c) 1 3 2 d) 3 2 1 a) driveing b) driving c) driveful
e) Answer not known d) driveness e) Answer not known
61. Pick out the correct suffix for : “fashion” 69. Choose the correct suffix word for beauty
a) able b) mal c) dis a) beautiful b) beautyful c) beautyfully
d) en e) Answer not known d) beauteful e) Answer not known
62. Pick out the correct prefix for : “different” 70. Fill in the blanks : She’s the woman she has no ______
a) dis b) in c) im a) fake b) fear c) belief
d) none e) Answer not known d) awreness e) Answer not known
63. Match the following :
71. Find out the figure of speech :
A. Re 1. kind
She’s a lioness; don’t mess with her
B. Un 2. reading
a) simile b) metaphor
C. Pre 3. write
c) pessonification d) oxymoron
A B C A B C
e) Answer not known
a) 1 2 3 b) 3 2 1
c) 3 1 2 d) 1 3 2 72. In the poem “I am every woman”
e) Answer not known What season referred?
64. Match the following : a) spring and summer b) summer and spring
A. Dis 1. possible c) Autum and spring d) Monsoon and Autum
B. Im 2. respect e) Answer not known
C. Non 3. behave 73. “Let me care for the one’s who’re near”
D. Mis 4. sense Here “me” refers whom?
A B C D A B C D a) Woman b) Girl c) Neighbours
a) 2 1 4 3 b) 1 2 3 4 d) Reader e) Answer not known
c) 4 3 2 1 d) 3 2 1 4 74. She’s strong in her faith, firm in her belief
e) Answer not known
Here pick out the words that show her grit:
65. Match the following :
a) strong, firm b) firm, faith
A. Form 1. ity
c) strong, faith d) strong belief
B. Patriot 2. con
e) Answer not known
C. Diverse 3. ism
75. Fill in the blanks
A B C A B C
a) 1 2 3 b) 2 3 1 She’ll not spare you if you’re a ______
c) 2 1 3 d) 1 3 2 a) gangster b) prankster c) cheater
e) Answer not known d) game changer e) Answer not known

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76. Match the following : 85. “The vessel will be dashed to pieces, poor souls they
A. Innate 1. determination will all perish”
B. Stake 2. inborn Here vessel refers,
C. Persistence 3. risk a) ship b) fine large ship
A B C A B C c) boat d) bucket
e) Answer not known
a) 2 3 1 b) 3 1 2
86. “you are ignorant” Said by Prespero
c) 1 2 3 d) 3 2 1
Here “you” refers,
e) Answer not known
a) Miranda b) Aila c) Ariel
77. Match the following :
d) Caliban e) Answer not known
A. Sigh 1. to tease
87. Once upon a time, to whom prospero believed or
B. Mess with 2. grieves trusted everything?
C. Moans 3. expressing grief a) Antonio b) Antony
A B C A B C c) Gonzolo d) King of Naples
a) 2 3 1 b) 3 1 2 e) Answer not known
c) 3 2 1 d) 1 2 3 88. Who was the enemy of Prospero when he was a duke
of milan?
e) Answer not known
a) King of Naples b) Antonio
78. “She’s strong in her faith, firm in her belief”
c) Sycorax d) Gonzalo
Pick out the alliterated words :
e) Answer not known
a) she, strong b) faith firm
89. Who loved Prospero?
c) a and b d) None
a) Gonzalo b) Ariel c) Antonio
e) Answer not known d) None e) Answer not known
79. Prospero’s daughter miranda was a ____ young lady 90. “What a trouble must I have been to you then”!
a) Very cleaver b) very beautiful Who said this lines?
c) very handsome d) very arogant a) Prospero b) Ariel c) Miranda
e) Answer not known d) Antonio e) Answer not known
80. Prospero and Miranda lived in a cave made out of a 91. Fill in the blanks:
_____ “Though the spirits were always ____ to miranda
a) Stone b) Sand c) Rock prospero did not choose she should hear him holding
conversation with the empty air”.
d) Crystal e) Answer not known
a) visible b) delightful c) invisible
81. “Their cave divided into several apartments one of
d) clear e) Answer not known
which Prospero called his study and kept his books”
92. Who gave the lively description of the storm?
Here the books chiefly focused on
a) Ariel b) Caliban c) Sycorax
a) Magic b) Cooking c) Medicine
d) Miranda e) Answer not known
d) Comics e) Answer not known
93. Who was the first leaped into the sea?
82. Sycorax imprisoned many good spirits in the bodies of
a) Gonzalo b) Antonio
large ________
c) King of Naples d) Ferdinand
a) Cave b) Box c) Tree
e) Answer not known
d) Water e) Answer not known
94. “O’ my young gentleman” said Ariel
83. _____ was employed like a slave, to fetch wood, and Here gentlemen refers
do the laborious offices
a) Ferdinand b) Ship crew c) Antonio
a) Caliban b) Ariel c) Miranda
d) Gonzalo e) Answer not known
d) Ferdinand e) Answer not known 95. “Tell me what you are looking at yonder”
84. Who commanded the winds and waves of the sea? Said by whom?
a) Prospero b) Ariel c) Miranda a) Prospero b) Miranda c) Ferdinand
d) Gonzalo e) Answer not known d) Ariel e) Answer not known
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96. “Come on, young man” said by whom to who? a) Tempest b) Julius caesar
a) Prospero to Ferdinand c) Henry d) Sonnet
b) Ariel to Ferdinand c) Miranda to Ferdinand e) Answer not known
d) Ariel to Caliban e) Answer not known 99. How many plays shakespeare wrote?
97. “I will carry your logs the while” who said” a) 36 b) 37 c) 32
a) Ferninand b) Ariel c) Miranda d) 30 e) Answer not known
d) Caliban e) Answer not known 100.How many sonnets shakespeare wrote?
98. Which was considered to be the last play the of a) 154 b) 150 c) 152
shakespeare? d) 159 e) Answer not known

Aptitude (25)
101. The factors of x4 - (y+z)2 are a)  b)  c) 
x - (y+z) 
4 2 d)  e)  
a) (x2-y+z), (x2-y-z) b) (x2+y+z), (x2-y-z) 1
105.The sum of a number and its reciprocal is 6 . Find
6
c) (x2+y-z), (x2-y-z) d) (x2+y+z), (x2-y+z) the numbers.
e) Answer not known /  1
      6  
102. If the product of two number is 5 and one of the 6

3
number is , then the sum of the two numbers is 1 1 1
2 a) 5, 5 b) 6, -6 c) 6, d) 5, 
6 5
3 e) Answer not known / 

2 106. The number divisible by 3 is


1 2 5 1 a) 1486079821 b) 2222222222
a) 4 b) 4 c) 4 d) 5
3 3 6 6 c) 3333133331 d) 1212121221
e) Answer not known /  e) Answer not known / 
103. In a Class of 47 students 12 can play foot-ball only, 16 107.A sum of Rs.312 was divided among 100 boys and
can play basket-ball only and 2 student play both foot- girls, each boy gets Rs.3.60, each girl gets Rs.2.40.
ball & basketball. How many students can not play
The number of girls are
both games
     
      

    


     a) 35 b) 40 c) 60 d) 65
     e) Answer not known / 
? 108.The smallest number by which the number 108 must
a) 16 b) 14 c) 17 d) 15 be multiplied to obtain a perfect cube is
e) Answer not known /  
104.Divya secured 46 marks out of 50 in Tamil, 27 marks a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
out of 30 in English, 36 marks out of 40 in Maths and
e) Answer not known / 
54 marks out of 60 in Science. In which subject she
get more marks? 109. If the sum of a number and its square is 182. What is
the number?
a) Tamil b) English c) Maths

d) Science e) Answer not known

     
      a) 15 b) 26 c) 28 d) 13
     e) Answer not known / 
 110. If the sum of two numbers is 256 and their difference
? is 16. Then find those two numbers?
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    117. The cube of an odd natural number is
 a) Prime number b) Even number
a) 156, 100 b) 110, 146 c) Odd number d) May be even, may be odd
c) 120, 136 d) 118, 138 e) Answer not known
e) Answer not known /   _______
111.The sum of four consecutive even integer is 1284. Find a)  b) 
the greatest c)  d) 
 e)  

118. The smallest perfect square divisible by each of 6, 12
a) 320 b) 322 c) 324 d) 326 and 18 is
e) Answer not known /  
112.If 2 5 8 x 2 3 7 is multiple of 11, where x is a digit, 
what is the value of x ? a) 196 b) 144 c) 100 d) 36
2 5 8 x 2 3 7 x- e) Answer not known / 
 119.A two digit number is such that the product of the
a) 1 b) 7 c) 0 d) 9 digits is 12. When 36 is added to the number, they
e) Answer not known /  interchange their places. So which is the digit in unit
place of given number?
61
113.Find the cube root of 1      
64
       
61    
1 
64 ?
5 3 5 8 a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 6
a) b) c) d) e) Answer not known / 
8 7 4 5
120. Find the number of all 3 digit natural numbers, which
e) Answer not known / 
are divisible by 8.
114.Two Tailors X and Y are paid a total of Rs.550 per
     
week by their employer. If X is paid 120 percent of 
the sum paid to Y. Then how much is Y paid per week?
a) 112 b) 110 c) 111 d) 108
X Y  e) Answer not known / 
 Y   X
121.Sum of three consecutive integers is 45. Find the integers.
Y 

a) ` 200 b) ` 250 c) ` 300 d) ` 350 
e) Answer not known /  a) 15, 16, 17 b) 14, 15, 16
115.The number of prime numbers from 2 to 100 is c) 13, 14, 15 d) 16, 17, 18
 e) Answer not known / 
a) 51 b) 25 c) 24 d) 20 122.The product of two consectutive numbers is 4032.
Find the numbers
3 4
116.A man reads of a book on a day and of the re- 
8 5
mainder, on the second day. If the number of pages 
still unread are 40, how many pages did the book a) 61, 62 b) 64, 65 c) 63, 64 d) 62, 63
contain? e) Answer not known / 
3 123.A boy was asked to write the value of 25 x 92 . He
 wrote it 2592. The difference between the obtained
8
4 and the actual value is
    2 5 ´ 9 2   
5
 
 ,    
? 
a) 240 b) 310 c) 320 d) 415 a) 0 b) 2 x 92 c) 2 x 93 d) 23 x 94
e) Answer not known /  e) Answer not known / 
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124. A number of two digits has 3 for its unit’s digit and the a) 43 b) 53 c) 63 d) 73
1 e) Answer not known / 
sum of digits is of the number itself. Find the number
7 125.What will be the remainder when ( 6767  67 ) is divis-
       ible by 68.
1 ( 6767  67 ) 
     
7 a) 1 b) 63 c) 66 d) 67

e) Answer not known / 

General Studies (25)


126. Who called the Vellore revolt of 1806 as the Prelude     
to the first war of Indian Independence in 1857 ? 
a) Subash Chandra Bose b) Mahatma Gandhi a) 1 & 2 b) 2 & 3 c) 1 & 3 d) 1, 2 & 3
c) B.P.Wadia d) V.D.Savarkar e) Answer not Known / 
e) Answer not Known 129. Who among the following leaders was not a Moder-
 ate Leader of Madras Presidency ?
    a) V.Krishnasamy b) T.M.Mathavarao
 c) G.A.Nadesan d) Surendranath Arya
a)  b)  e) Answer not Known
c)  d)  

e)  
a) V b) T.M
127. Match the Following
c) G.A d) 
A. The Hindu 1. 1877
e)  
B. Swadesamitran 2. 1878
130. At which place kamaraj was prisioned of after his
C. Lord Elgin 3. 1891 struggles in Salt Satyagraha ?
D. T.Muthusamy 4. 1895 a) Wardha b) Alipur c) Vellore
 d) Kannanur e) Answer not Known
A.  1. 1877 
B.  2. 1878  
C.  3. 1891 a)  b)  c) 
D.  4. 1895 d)  e)  
131.Which regiment of second battalion refused to wear
A B C D A B C D
the new turban which was introduced by Agnew ?
a) 3 4 1 2 b) 2 4 1 3
   
c) 2 3 4 1 d) 3 2 1 4      
e) Answer not Known /  
128.Which one of the following is / are the main reason for a) 2nd b) 3rd c) 4th d) 5th
the failure of Vellore Mutiny ? e) Answer not Known / 
1. The revolution was not planned properly. 132. Who was called as “Father of Extremism in
2. The divide and rule policy of British TamilNadu” and also known as the “Lion of South In-
dia” ?
3. Religious domination and discriminations among
the revolutionists. a) V.O.Chidamparam
       b) Bharathiyar
 c) Neelakanda Brahmachari
  d) Vijayaragavachariyar
  e) Answer not Known

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‘  ’  c) Salt Satyagraha
‘’ d) Quit India Movement
a)  b)  e) Answer not Known
c)  d)  
e)       

133.When was N.M.R.Suburaman elected as a President
a) 
of congress party at Madurai District ?
b) 
   
N.M.R. c) 
d)   
a) 1928 b) 1929 c) 1930 d) 1931
e)  
e) Answer not Known / 
138. Where was the third session of the Indian National
134.Which organisation of Madras Presidency also known Congress held?
as the training ground for the first generation of Na-
a) Marina b) Mylapore
tionalist leaders ?
c) Fort St. George d) Thousand Lights
a) Madras Native Association
e) Answer not Known
b) Madras Mahajana Sabha

c) South Indian Liberal Federation 
d) Self Respect Movement a)  b) 
e) Answer not Known c)  d) 
 e)  
 139. When Pulithevar recaptured his own fort Nerkettum
a)  Seval ?
b)  

c) 
a) 1761 b) 1762 c) 1763 d) 1764
d) 
e) Answer not Known / 
e)  
140.The war which played a crucial role in the earliest
135.When was the fort of Kalayar Kovil recaptured by uprising against British of Theeran Chinnamalai in
Velunachiyar with the influence of Hyder Ali? 1802 is known as ?
     a) War at Kaveri bank b) Oadanilai
 c) Arachallur d) War of Sangagiri
a) 1772 b) 1775 c) 1776 d) 1780 e) Answer not Known
e) Answer not Known /  
136.Which one of the following members was not an ac-     
tive participant of Home Rule Movement ? 
a)  b) 
a) G.S.Arundale b) B.P.Wadia
c)  d) 
c) C.P.Ramasamy d) M.A.Ansari
e)  
e) Answer not Known
141. Who among the following women is the one who was
 considered as a ‘First Women’ paid penalty for not
 obeying Salt Act ?
a) G.S b) B.P. a) Muthulakshmi Reddy b) Anjalai Ammal
c) C.P d) M.A c) Pankajammal d) Rukmini Lakshmipathi
e)   e) Answer not Known
137.What was the decisive Turning Point in the life of      
Kamaraj, so that he decided to fight for National Free- 
dom and to bring an end to foreign rule ? a)  b) 
a) Swadeshi Movement c)  d) 
b) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre e)  
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142. Consider the following statements and Choose the “
incorrect statement / s ”
1. Dr.Senbagaraman married Lakshmibai who be- a)  b)  c) 
longed to Indian National Army in 1931. d)  e)  
2. In 1918, he attacked the Chennai High Court build- 146.Which of the following is / are the factors responsible
ing by the submarine emden. for the South Indian Rebellion ?
a) 1 only b) 2 only c) Both 1. Femine in 1790
d) None e) Answer not Known 2. Frequent wars of the company
 3. Heavy Taxation and exploitation of the company
      
     
       
  
   

a) 1, 2 b) 2, 3 c) 1, 3 d) 1, 2, 3
a)  b)  c) 
e) Answer not Known / 
d)  e)  
147. Who was the leader of the protest to remove the
143. Statement 1 : V.V.S.Iyer went France to learn Bomb statue of Neil in 1927 ?
Technology andthen he had come Puduvai in 1910.
a) Sardar Vedarathinam
Statement 2 : He trained many revolutionist by es-
b) Somayajalu c) T.S.S.Rajan
tablishing an association called Dharmalayam at
Puduvai. d) V.Ramalingam e) Answer not Known
a) Statement 1 true, Statement 2 false      

b) Both statements are true
a)  b) 
c) Statement 1 false, Statement 2 true
c)  d) 
d) Both Statements are false
e)  
e) Answer not Known
148.Who established the revolutionary magazine named
       “Suryodhayam” in Pudhuvai ?
    
a) Bharathiyar b) V.V.S.Iyer

c) Neelakanda Brahmachari d) Thirumalaachariyar

 e) Answer not Known
a)  b)      “”

c)  d) 
a)  b) V.V.S.
e)  
c)  d) 
144. In which magazine Mahakavi Bharathi, wrote Kural
e)  
which was like the structure of Thirukkural for the
first time to women ? 149. When Swadeshi day was celebrated in the earlier 20th
Century in TamilNadu ?
a) Balaparadham b) Sakravarthini
a) March 9 b) March 11 c) April 9
c) India d) Swadesamitran
d) April 11 e) Answer not Known
e) Answer not Known

  

a)  b)  c) 
a)  b)  c) 
d)  e)  
d)  e)  
150. When the “Madras Mahajana Sabha” started to work
145.Where Subramaniya Shiva established “Dharma along with Indian National Congress ?
Paripaalana Samajam” in 1907 ?
“”
a) Vathalakundu b) Salem 
c) Paaparapatti d) Thiruvananthapuram a) 1905 b) 1910 c) 1915 d) 1920
e) Answer not Known e) Answer not Known / 
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