General Knowledge (GK) Keys for ‘A’ Series | ||
Q.NO | ANS | DESCRIPTION |
01 | A | Normal temperature of human body is 370 C |
02 | C | The general molecular formula of alkynes is CnH2n-2 |
03 | C | A fair die is rolled. The probability of getting an even number on the face of the die is 1/3 |
04 | C | The election commission of India is situated at New Delhi |
05 | A | The Guardian of Akbar was Bairam Khan |
06 | A | Who disguished herself as “Kayasandigai”? – Manimekalai |
07 | C | Flavivirus causes Dengue fever |
08 | A | Correctly matched is: Central Railway – Mumbai |
09 | A | Jina means Conqueror |
10 | D | The area of a triangle with base 9 cm and height 12 cm is 54 cm2 |
11 | A | Detroit is famous for Automobile industry |
12 | C | The enzyme used to join the broken DNA fragments is DNA Ligase |
13 | A | The movement of planets are controlled by the gravitational force of the Sun |
14 | B | State Election Commission conducts the local body elections |
15 | C | The British Viceroy responsible for involving Indians in the Second World War was Linlithgow |
16 | A | Reserve Bank of India was established in the year 1935 |
17 | D | One Horsepower (H.P) is equal to 746 watt |
18 | B | If the mass number of an electron is 16 and the atomic number is 8 then the number of neutrons is 8 |
19 | D | The value of 5√2 + √32 = 9√2 |
20 | B | The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is the Vice-President of India |
21 | B | According to Census estimate of 2001 the rate of literacy of Tamil Nadu was 73.5% |
22 | B | Sati was abolished in 1829 |
23 | A | “Nedul Nal Vaadai” belongs to Agapurapattu |
24 | A | Edible mushrooms are Agaricus bisporous |
25 | B | The other name of Tuticorin is Pearl city |
26 | C | Annamalai University was established in 1929 |
27 | B | Principal is Rs. 3000 and rate of interest 4%, then the difference between simple interest and compound interest is Rs. 4.80 |
28 | B | World has become a global village due to Communication and information revolution |
29 | C | The method of respiration which takes place in euglena is Diffusion |
30 | A | The dam constructed across the river Sutlej is Bhakra-Nangal |
31 | C | The headquarters of the Tamil Nadu State Human Rights Commission situated at Chennai |
32 | B | The first war against the British rule was started in Tamil Nadu by Pulithevar |
33 | A | Wheat granary of India is Punjab |
34 | C | Newton’s third law is applicable to bodies both at rest and in motion |
35 | C | Metal present in blood is Fe |
36 | C | The median of 29, 23, 25, 29, 30, 25, 28 is 28 |
37 | D | UN adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10th December 1948 |
38 | A | The book written by Krishnadevaraya was Amuktha Malyada |
39 | “Kadhai podhi paadal” is known as | |
40 | A | Greenhouse gas is Carbon dioxide |
41 | B | The highest peak in India is Mt. Kanchenjunga |
42 | C | The smallest unit of the Pallava administration is Oor |
43 | If n(A) = 5 then n(P(A)) is | |
44 | A | James Watt is the inventor of steam engine |
45 | C | Blood platelets help in Blood clotting |
46 | B | Initially, the cutting action of the waves against the base of costal land produces Cliff |
47 | C | The first woman doctor in Tamil Nadu is Dr. Muthulakshmi |
48 | A | The most outstanding military leader of Western Bihar in the Great Revolt of 1857 is Kunwar Singh |
49 | A | The location of an ISRO launching station dedicated to the United Nations in 1968 is Thumba |
50 | D | The unit of radiation exposure is roentgen |
51 | C | pH value of blood is 7.3 to 7.5 |
52 | C | The sum of the first 11 terms of the A.P 3, 8, 13, … is 308 |
53 | D | The link language of India is English |
54 | B | In 1025 A.D., Mahmud of Ghazni attacked the most celebrated Hindu temple at Somnath |
55 | Who said, “Every Tamil student should read Periya Puranam in deep”? | |
56 | B | Severe diarrhoea is a symptom of Cholera |
57 | A | The world’s deepest ‘Marina Trench’ is located in Pacific ocean |
58 | B | The Brahmo Samaj was established by Raja Rammohan Roy |
59 | B | a = 5, b = 3 then the value of a2 + 2ab is 40 |
60 | B | The first Five-Year plan of India was launched in 1951 |
61 | C | Beta vulgaris is a short day plant |
62 | A | The basic unit of society is family |
63 | A | Rabindranath Tagore renounced his Knighthood as a measure of protest after Punjab tragedy |
64 | C | National income is Total of factor incomes |
65 | A | Red, Green, Blue are primary colours |
66 | B | The structure of methane is tetrahedral |
67 | C | The mid-point of the line segment joining the points (-1,-3) and (-5,-7) is (-3,-5) |
68 | C | The age for voting right in India is 18 years |
69 | C | ‘Swadeshi’ literally means One’s own country |
70 | The rivers merge in Mukoodal are | |
71 | A | Effective drug for TB is Isoniazid |
72 | C | New Education Policy was announced in 1986 |
73 | D | The first Indian Governor-General of free India was Rajaji |
74 | C | The marked price of a bicycle is Rs. 1,700. If the company gives 10% discount , then the price of the bicycle is Rs. 1,530 |
75 | B | The Bank whose motive is not profit making is RBI |
76 | C | Companion cells is not a kind of cell of xylem tissue |
77 | A | Mysore – Silk textiles Uttar Pradesh – Sugar Industry Bangalore – Electronic goods Dhariwal – Woollen textiles |
78 | A | Election Commission of India issues the Voter Identity Card |
79 | B | Mangal Pandey refused to use the greased cartridge and shot down his sergeant at Barrackpore |
80 | B | The agricultural production in which India may outsmart the USA in the near future is Wheat |
81 | A | The first blood bank exclusively for dogs in Asia was opened by Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University |
82 | C | The Cyber crime regulation court was established by the Government of India in the year 2008 |
83 | A | O is the Universal donor blood group |
84 | C | Ozone layer absorbs Ultraviolet Radiation |
85 | A | World’s cheapest car produced is Nano by Tata Motors |
86 | D | CT Scanner machines is used to take sectional images of the body |
87 | A | The Brain of a computer is CPU |
88 | A | The book “Science and Sustainable Food Security” is written by M.S. Swaminathan |
89 | C | Sachin Tendulkar is the highest test scorer in cricket |
90 | D | The Census 2011 is the 15th National Census |
91 | D | The powerful Tsunami attack of the 21st Century was on 26.12.2004 |
92 | * | The “World Diabetes Day” is observed on November 14 |
93 | A | The first woman electric train driver is Thilagavathy |
94 | A | The number digits in Indian National Identification card are 12 |
95 | A | The first black President of South Africa is Nelson Mandela |
96 | D | The Finance Minister of India in 2010 was Pranab Mukherjee |
97 | C | The Speaker of Lok Sabha in 2010 was Meria Kumar |
98 | B | Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is located in Bangalore |
99 | A | The temple constructed by Rajaraja Chola I was Thanjavur big temple |
100 | A | India was selected as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council on October 12, 2010 |
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