Group – II CSSE – I (2010)

1. Which statement is correct?
a) All minerals are ores b) a mineral cannot be an ore
c) An ore cannot be a mineral d) All ores are minerals.

2. Tusk of elephant is
a) modified incisors b) modified canines

c) modified premolar d) modified molar

3. The book „Kathirmani Villakkam‟ was written by
a) A.K.Chettiar
b) Pandithamani Kathiresan Chettiar
c) Vellaivaranar
d) Auvai su.Duraisami pillai

4. Radioactivity was discovered by
a) Pierre Curie b) Madam Curie
c) Rutherford d) Henri Becquerel

5.Local government is a feature of
a) most modern states b) only democratic states
c) only unitary states d) only federal states

6. The correct order of the Agam landscape is
a) Marutham,mullai,kurinji,paalai,neithal
b) Mullai, neithal,kurniji,marutham,paalai
c) Paalia,marutham,kurinji,mullai,marutham
d) Kurinji,mullai,marutham,neithal,paalai

7. Which state has topped the latest state-wise Education Development Index?
a) Tamil Nadu b) Kerala

c) Karnataka d) Andhra Pradesh

8. Who has been named recently as the world‟s best paid author?
a) Paul Coelho b) salman rushdie

c) Jeffery archer d) rowling



9. Natural system of Plant classification was proposed by
A) cronquist b) Engler and Prantil

c) Linnaeus d) Bentham and Hooker

10.………….. is regarded as the custodian of fundamental rights.
a) Prime minister b) Police commissioner
c) Chief minister d) Judiciary


11. The pioneer scholar of chronology is
a) Maraimalai Adigal b) Ka.su.Pillai

c) S.Vaiyapuri Pillai d) K.K.Pillai

12. Basalt and granite belong to which type of rocks ?
a) Igneous rocks b) Metamorphic rocks
c) sedimentary rocks d) None of those

13. Which metal is used for Galvanisation of Iron?
a) Chromium b) Zinc
c) Nickel d) Manganese

14. The foremost economic problem of India‟s agricultural labourers is
a) low income b) heavy indebtedness
c) Poor standard of living d) absence of organized activity

15. How did the sithars call „Vallarai Keerai‟ ?
a) Keerai b) Saraswathi
c) Marunthu d) Lakshmi