PYRAMID IAS ACADEMY 8) _________ Scheme aims to facilitate access to

KARAIKUDI integrated range of services to women affected by

violence.
a) Save Sakthi b) Sakhi OSC
1) . Match the following: c) Mission OSC d) Mission Sakthi
(a) Moment of linear 1. Buoyancy
momentum 9) The second indigenously built offshore patrol
vessel (OPV) named _________ built by Larsen and
(b) Ability of free surface of a 2. Potential
liquid To minimize its surface Toubro (L&T) Shipyard for Indian Coast Guard
area (ICG) was launched at Kattupalli Shipyard, Tamil
Nadu.
(c) Work done per unit charge 3. Surface tension
a) Vijaya b) Vikram
(d) Upward force experienced 4. Angular
c) vikramaditya d) Vikranth
by a body when wholly or momentum
partially immersed in a
10) World Science Day for Peace and Development
fluid
is celebrated every year on ________.
a) a-4 b-1 c-2 d-3 b) a-4 b-2 c-3 d-1
a) 10th December b) 10th January
c) a-4 b -3 c-2 d-1 d) a-4 b-1 c-3 d-2
c) 10 November
th d) 10th October
2) Positron was discovered by
11) __________State has received the highest prize
a) Rutherford b) Dirac
in United Nations Public Service Award.
c) Madam Curie d) Chadwick
a) Tamil Nadu b) Maharashtra
Correct answer Carl Anderson c) Kerala d) West Bengal
3) Diamond and graphite are
12) Tamil Poet and dramatist _________ has been
a) Isomers b) Isotopes selected posthumously for the Sahitya Akademi
c) Allotropes d) Polymers award for 2017.
a) Inquilab b) Devipriya
4) Beri-Beri, Rickets and Scurvy are deficiency c) Gayatri Saraf d) TP Ashoka
diseases of vitamins
a) ADC b) BDC c) BCD d) DBA 13) Walled City of ________ was declared India’s
First World Heritage City by the World Heritage
5) Match the following list I and II and select correct Committee (WHC) of UNESCO.
option: a) Rajasthan b) Ahmedabad
c) Pune d) Punjab
List I List II
(a) The products 1.Bacteria 14) The ‘Pelican Bird Festival-2018’ was held @
(b)The primary 2.Herbivores a) Chilka Lake b) Dar Lake
consumers c) Wular Lake d) Kolleru Lake
(c)The secondary 3.Carnivores
consumers 15) N.M.R. Subbaraman, the freedom fighter, was
(d)The decomposers 4. Green plants called as
a) Thennattu Thilakar b) Madurai Gandhi
a) a-1 b-3 c-2 d-4 b) a-4 b-2 c-3 d-1 c) Muthamizh Kavalar d) King Maker
c) a-3 b -1 c-4 d-3 d) a-2 b-4 c-1 d-3
16) The Novel Kaaval Kottam was written by
6) Hydroponics is otherwise called as a) Jeyamohan b) Imayam
1.Soil-less agriculture 2. Tank farming c) J.D.Kruz d) Su.Venkatesan
3.Chemical gardening 4. All the above
Choose the correct code: 17) _________ The first woman lawyer from the
a) 1 and 2 only b) 1 only country to be directly elected for post of judge of
c) 2 and 3 only d) 4 only the Supreme Court.
a) Indu Malhotra b) Abhilasha Kumari
7) The end product of anaerobic respiration in c) Neelam Kapoor d) Anandiben Patel
human is
a) Lactic acid b) Ethyl alcohol 18) Match the following :
c) Ethyl alcohol + CO2 d) Lactic acid + CO2 Tributary River
(a) Jhelum 1. Indua
(b) Kosi 2. Krishna
(c) Tungabhadra 3. Godawari
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(d) Manjra 4. Ganga a) Parliament of India by resolution
a) a-4 b-2 c-3 d-1 b) a-1 b-4 c-2 d-3 b) Election Commission of India
c)a-3 b -4 c-1 d-2 d) a-4 b-1 c-2 d-3 c) President by advice of Parliament
d) President by advice of Election Commission
19) Choose the correct descending order of the
planets, according to the number satellites they 27) In which year, Peacock was declared National
possess: Bird of India?
a) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune a) 1958 b) 1960 c) 1963 d) 1965
b) Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
c) Jupiter (67) , Saturn (18) , Neptune (14) , Uranus (5) 28) Consider the following:
d) Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus Rajya Sabha is dissolved every 6 years
Legislative Council is dissolved every 6 years
20) Following relief zones are the characteristics of Which among the above statements is / are correct?
ocean basins: a) Only 1 b) Only 2
I) Continental Slops II) Continental Shelf c) Neither 1 nor 2 d) Both 1 and 2
III) Deep sea plain IV) Oceanic trench.
The correct sequence of their seaward appearance 29) Bring out the incorrect statement:
from the coast is i) The constitutional amendment bill can only be
a) II, I, IV and III b) I, II, IV, and III ratified by the president but not returned
c) II, I, III and IV d) I, II, III and IV ii) Under powers given by Article 111, President can
withhold his / her assent to a bill
21) The earth crust is separated from the Mantle by a iii) A High Court Judge addresses his / her
layer of discontinuity called as resignation to Chief Justice of India
a) Moho b) Curtenberg iv) Abolition of Untouchability is included in the
c) Asthenosphere d) Hamblin Right to Equality
a) i b) ii c) iii d) iv
22) The Gradual increase in temperature with depth
30) The concept of Judicial Review in the
is known as the
Constitution of India is borrowed from which of the
a) Normal lapse rate
following?
b) Geothermal gradient
a) USSR b) USA
c) Inversion of temperature
c) Japan d) Switzerland
d) Saturation level
31) At which among the following places, National
23) Who is the father of the “White Revolution”?
Flag was hoisted for the First time in India.?
a) Verghese Kurian b) Ranjan Desai
a) Lucknow b) Nagpur
c) SalimAli d) Dr.M.S Swaminathan
c) Kolkata d) Delhi
24) Ordinance of Governor has to be passed by the
32) Who among the following was the President of
assembly within
Indian National Congress at the time of
a) 6 weeks b) 8 weeks
Independence?
c) 10 weeks d) 12 weeks
a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad b) J B Kriplani
25) Which the following statements regarding the c) Dr. Bhimrao Amedkar d) Jawahar Lal Nehru
fundamental duties contained in the Constitution of
India are correct? 33) Who among the following had established a
I. Fundamental duties can be enforced through writ branch of Muslim League in London?
jurisdiction a) Aga Khan
II. Fundamental duties have formed a part of the b) Amir Ali
Constitution of India since its adoption c) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
III. Fundamental duties have become a part of the d) Chaudhary Liaqat Ali
Constitution of India in accordance with the
recommendations of the SwaranSinh Committee 34) Battle of Talikota” resulted in the end of which
IV. Fundamental Duties are applicable only citizens of the following?
of India a) Deccan Sultanates b) Madurai Sultanate
Of the statements: c) Pandya Empire d) Vijayanagar Empire
a) I, II and III are correct b) I, II and IV are correct
c) II and III are correct d) III and IV are correct 36) Who among the following was the first writer to
use Urdu as a medium of poetic Expression?
26) Who among the following decides on the matter a) Amir Khusaru b) Mirza Ghalib
of disqualification of a Member of Rajya Sabha? c) Bahadur Shah Zafar d) Faiz
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 𝒂 𝟗 𝒂+𝒃
47) If 𝒃 = 𝟓 then 𝒂 − 𝒃 = ?
37) After failure of which among the following
movements, the Swaraj Party was formed? 3 7 2 7
a) Quit India Movement a) b) c) d)
7 3 7 2
b) Non-cooperation Movement
c) Civil disobedience Movement 48) Find the LCM of 𝟒𝟓 , 𝟒−𝟖𝟏 , 𝟒𝟏𝟐 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝟒𝟕
d) Swadeshi Movement
a) 412 b) 4 c) 42 d) 4−2
38) Satya Shodhak Samaj” was founded by whom
among the following? 49) Find the missing number in the following:
a) Raja Rammohan Roy b) Sant Tukaram 4242, 4254, 4230, 4266, 4218, 4278, ?
c) Mahatma Jyotiba Phule d) None of them a) 4264 b) 4272 c) 4228 d) 4206

39) If “HYDROGEN” is represented as 50) The average of 4 values is 20 and when a

“JCJZYSSD”, how “ANTIMONY” will be quantity is added to each value the average is 22.
represented as Find the quantity.
a) CPVKOQPA b) CRZQWABO a) 1 b) 2 c) 7 d) 8
c) ERXMQSRC d) GTZOSUTE
51) When the speed of the body is doubled, its
40) Arrange in Descending order: Kinetic energy becomes
𝟑 𝟒 𝟔 𝟏𝟐 a) Doubled b) Half
√𝟏𝟐, √𝟐𝟎, √𝟐𝟓,√𝟖𝟎, √𝟏𝟏𝟐
c) Quadruple d) One-fourth
3 4 6 12
a) √80, √12, √20, √25, √112 52) Enriched Uranium is
3 4 12 6
b) √80, √12, √20, √112, √25 a) Uranium U-238
3 4 6 12
c) √12, √80, √20, √25, √112 b) Uranium U-235
6 12 3 4
d) √25, √112, √12, √80, √20 c) Uranium mixed with thorium
d) Uranium mixed with plutonium
41) Find the Range of the following Data:
25, 67, 78, 43, 21, 17, 49, 54, 76, 92, 20, 45, 86, 37, 35. 53) Match the following and select the correct
a) 78 b) 75 c) 92 d) 86 answer:
A Raman effect 1 Magnetic field
42) A is B’s sister, C is B’s mother, D is C’s father, E
is D’s mother. Then A is the ________ of D. B Zeeman effect 2 Scattering
a) Grandmother b) Grandfather C Stark effect 3 Relative velocity
c) Daughter d) Granddaughter D Doppler effect 4 Electric field

43) A is richer than B, C is richer than A, D is richer a) A-3 B-1 C-2 D-4 b) A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1
than C, E is the richest of all. If they are made to sit c) A-2 B-4 C-3 D-1 d) A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
in the above degree of richness, who will have the
central position? 54) A moving coil galvanometer can be converted
a) A b) B c) C d) D into an ammeter by connecting
a) A low resistance in parallel with a galvanomete
44) A hollow cylindrical iron pope is of length b) A high resistance in parallel with a galvanometer
35cm. Its outer and inner diameters are 10cm and c) A high resistance in series with a galvanometer
8cm respectively. Find the weight of the pipe if 1 d) A low resistance in series with a galvanometer
cu.cm of weighs 7gm.
a) 6.93 kg b) 9.90 kg 55) The predominant element present in the alloy,
c) 7.53 kg d) 7.93 kg chromel is
a) Chromium b) Nickel
45) Find out the missing term in the given alphabet c) Manganese d) Copper
series.
AZ, GT, MN, ? , YB
56) Endocrine glands
a) JH b) SH c) SK d) TS
a) Are ductless glands
b) Discharge their secretions in blood
46) 7 men can complete a work in 52 days. In how
c) Secrete hormones
many days’ will 13 men finish the same work?
d) All of these
a) 20 b) 13 c) 7 d) 28
57) DNA is made up of
a) Sugar b) Ribose
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c) Amino acid d) nucleotides
69) Which river is known as Tsangpo?
58) Acromegaly is caused due to a) Ganga b) Krishna
a) Hyper-secretion of somatotrophic hormone c) Brahmaputra d) Godavari
b) Hypo-secretion of somatotropic hormone
c) Hyper-secretion of insulin 70) Match Tamil Nadu Bird Sanctuary locations in
d) Hypo-secretion of glucagon List I with their districts in List II correctly and select
your answer using the codes given below:
59) Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy was born on List I List II
a) 9th April 1886 b) 30th July 1886 (Tamil Nadu Birds Sanctuary) (Location)
b) 16 May 1886
th d) 21st September 1886 (a) Vettangudi 1. Perambalur
(b) Vaduvoor 2. Erode
60) In the Windows XP, what does XP stands for? (c) Karaivetti 3. Tiruvar
a) Extra-Powerful (d) Vellavedu 4. Sivagangai
b) Experience a) a-2 b-1 c-3 d-4 b) a-4 b-3 c-1 d-2
c) Extended Platform c) a-3 b -4 c-2 d-3 d) a-1 b-2 c-3 d-4
d) Experience Platform
71) Total geographical area of Tamil Nadu is
61) In context with Mobile telecommunication, a) 1,30,955 sq.km b) 1,30,058 sq.km
what is the full form of CDMA? c) 1,28,055 sq.km d) 1,40,033 sq.km
a) Code Division Multiple Access
b) Chip Derived Multiple Access 72) Udayagiri fort is located in
c) Cordless Device Multiple Access a) Kanyakumari b) Tirunelveli
d) Carrier Device Multiple Access c) Ramnad d) Sivaganga

62) Ekamabaranadhar temple of Kanchipuram in 73) When did Vasco da Gama arrive at Calicut?
Tamil Nadu was built by_______? a) 1471 A.D b) 1491 A.D
a) Cholas b) Pandyas c) 1498 A.D d) 1500 A.D
c) Pallavas d) Vijayanagar Emperors
74) The song “Bande Matharam” was first sung in
63) Who won Indira Gandhi Prize for peace 2017? which congress session
a) Angela Merkel a) Bombay – 1885 b) Madras – 1888
b) M S Swaminathan c) Calcutta – 1906 d) Lahore – 1929
c) UN High Commission for Refugees
d) Manmohan Singh 75) The phrase ‘Unity in Diversity’ was coined by
a) Subramaniya Bharathiyar
64) _______ was officially declared Open Defecation b) Subramaniya Siva
Free (ODF) state, with this it becomes the second c) K.K.Pillai
State in the country. d) Jawaharlal Nehru
a) Himachal Pradesh b) Sikkim
c) Gujarat d) Haryana 76) In which year did periyar reorganize justice party
as Dravidakazhagam (DK)
65) What is the Rescue mission name for Cyclone a) 1935 b) 1938 c) 1944 d) 1948
OCKHI?
a) Operation Blue star b) Operation Cactus 77) The official language of Nagaland is …
c) Operation Synergy d) Operation Hydra a) Naga b) Urdu c) Hindi d) English

66) International Mountain Day is on 78) Sarkaria Commission was appointed

a) 11th December b) 12th December a) To find a solution to the Punjab crisis
c) 13th December d) 14th December b) To examine Center-state relations
c) To resolve Kaveri water dispute
67) India to host ICC Cricket World Cup in the d) To examine the nexus between politicians and
year? criminals
a) 2019 b) 2023 c) 2027 d) 2031
79) Which of the following Statements are true?
68) _________ has become the first Country in the I) The bill for the amendment of the constitution can
world to shut down National Radio Broadcast on be introduced in either house of the Parliament
FM (Frequency Modulation)? II) An amendment bill should be passed by both the
a) Finland b) Sweden houses parliament separately.
c) Ireland d) Norway
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III) There is a provision for a joint sitting if both the c) Two liquids with same density
houses differ. d) Two places with same temperature
a) I and II are true b) II and III are true
c) I and II are true d) I, II, and III are true 𝟏
88) If x + = 2, find the value of 𝒙𝟑 + 𝟑
𝟏
𝒙 𝒙
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
80) Which committee has recommended the
establishment of National Co-operative Bank of 4 2 6 2
India? 89) Find the HCF of , , ,
9 5 8 5
a) narasimhan Committee
1 2 2 1
b) A.M. Khusro Committee a) b) c) d)
180 481 350 142
c) Indian Co- Operative Committee
d) Rangarajan committee 90) A survey in which information is collected from
each and every individual of the population is
81) Foreign Direct Investment(FDI) and Foreign known as
Institutional Investment(FII) are distinct in terms of? a) Census b) Secondary data
a) FDI brings capital, technology & management and c) Schedule d) Data collection method
FII brings only capital
b) FDI targets specific sectors and FII help in 91) Find the principal that yield a compound
increasing foreign capital availability interest of Rs. 1,632 in 2 years at 4% p.a.
c) FII is considered more stable a) Rs. 10,000 b) Rs. 20,000
d) FII targets both primary and secondary market c) Rs. 30,000 d) Rs. 40,000
while FDI targets only primary.
92) Mohan started from point P and walked 2m
82) Consider the following: towards west. He then took a right turn and walked
Central Government 3m before taking a left turn and walked 5m. He
State Governments finally took a left turn, walked 3m and stopped at a
Which among the above are responsible to review point Q. How far is point Q from P?
and revise the minimum wages for workers a) 2m b) 6m c) 7m d) 8m
employed in scheduled employments?
a) Only 1 b) Only 2 93) Richard is fifteenth from the front in a column
c) Both 1 & 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2 of boys. There were thrice as many behind him as
there were in front. How many boys are there
83) Which among the following body regulates between Richard and the seventh boy from the end
Mutual Funds in India? of the column?
a) RBI b) SEBI a) 33 b) 34 c) 35 d)36
c) NABARD d) AMFI
94) If 12 compositors can compose 60 pages of a
84) ”Income generated from Tourism” can be placed book in 5 hours, how many compositors will
in which among the following? compose 200 pages of the book in 20 hours?
a) Invisible Import b) Invisible Export a) 8 b) 10 c) 12 d) 11
c) Visible Import d) Visible Export
95) If the length of a rectangle is decreased by 50%
85) The term “Golden Revolution” is most closely and the breadth is increased by 80%, then the %
related to which of the following missions? change in the area of rectangle is
a) National Solar Mission a) decreased by 10% b) increased by 10%
b) National Horticulture Mission c) decreased by 20% d) increased by 20%
c) National Mission on Clean Coal Technologies
d) National Bamboo Mission 96) The difference between simple and compound
interest for a sum of Rs. 5,000 lent at 12% p.a in 2
86) Which among the following is studied under years is
”fulminology”? a) 720 b) 12 c) 72 d) 700
a) Sudden changes in atmosphere
b) Lightning 97) What percent is 20 paise of 5 rupees 80 paise?
c) Cloudbursts 13
a) 2 29%
13
b) 3 29%
d) Volcanic Eruptions
13 13
c) 4 29% d) 5 29%
87) The term “Isopycnic” is most closely defined by
which among the following? 98) A voluntary organization planted a total of 106
a) Two places with same atmospheric pressure trees along the road side. Some of the trees were
b) Two liquids with same viscosity fruit bearing trees. If the number of non-fruit
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bearing trees was two more than thrice the number
of fruit beating trees, what was the number of fruit
bearing trees planted?
a) 20 b) 22 c) 24 d) 26

99) If “ORIENT” is written as “532146” and “SOUL”

is “7598”, how will you write “LINE”?
a) 9241 b) 8341 c) 8241 d) 6241

100) If a train going at a speed of 150 kmph takes 18

seconds to cross a signal post. What is the length of
the train?
a) 750 m b) 500 m
c) 700 m d) 650 m

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