Group – II CSSE – I (2010)

1. “onre Kulam ; Oruvane Devan” was said by
a) Vallalar b) Anna
c) Thirumoolar d) Thayumanavar

2. The author of „Iniyavai Narpadhu‟ is
a) villambi Naganar b) boodham sendhanar
c) Kani Medhaviar d) Nalladhanar

3. Floppy is a /an
a) Storage device b) input device
c) output device d) input-output device

4. Positron was discovered by
a) Rutherford b) Dirac
c) Madam Curie d) Chadwick

5. What are the three eternals accepted in Saiva Siddhanta ?
a) Karma,Pati,Jnana b) Pati,Pasu,Pa sa
c) Pa sa, Jnana, Jeeva d) Jeeva,Jnana, Pati

Group – II CSSE – I (2010)

1. Nakkirar wrote the book
a) Madurai Kanchi b) Nedunalvadi
c) Elati d) Mullaippattu

2. The organism used by T.H. Morgan to study mutation was
a) Chlorella b) Drosophila
c) Yeast d) Neurospora

3. Which is the first country in the world guaranteed right to information
a) America b) England
c) France d) Sweden

4. Where is the Hindustan shipyard located
a) Vishakhapatnam b) Chennai

c) Kochi d) Mumbai

5. The unit of capacitance is
a) coulomb b) farad
c) ohm d) gram

Group – II CSSE – I (2010)

1. Punjab and Haryana receive rainfall from
a) westerly disturbances b) cyclones in Bay of Bengal
c) south-west monsoon d) retreating monsoon

2. What is the chemical difference between celluloid and cellphone?
a) These two materials have the same chemical composition
b) Cellophane is much more inflammable than celluloid
c) Celluloid contains nitrogen while cellophane does not
d) Photographic images stick better to celluloid

3. Following relief zones are the characteristics of ocean basins:
I. Continental slopes
II. Continental shelf
III. Deep sea plain
IV. Oceanic trench
The correct sequence of their seaward appearance from the coast is
a) II,I , IV and III b) I,II,IV and III
c) II,I,III and IV d) I,II,III and IV

4. Central Vigilance Commission was set up on the recommendation of
a) administrative reforms commission of India
b) gorwala report
c) kripalani committee
d) santhanam committee

5. India‟s best quality sheep rearing is done in which of the following regions?
a) north-west region b) Temperate Himalaya

c) semi-arid southern region d) Humid eastern region.

Group – II CSSE – I (2010)

1. Fuse wire is a wire of ………….. resistance and ……….. melting point
a) low,high b) high,high
c) low,low d) high,low

2. Who was the last governor general of the English east India company?
a) Lord canning b) William Bentinck

c) Robert Clive d) Lord Ripon.

3. The study of age of the trees by counting annual rings is called
a) dendrogram b) dendrochronology
c) Entomology d) Gerontology

4. Who was the Chairman of the Indian constituent assembly?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Rajendra Prasad d) Sardar patel

5. Linguistics schola ris
a) Aru.Ramanathan b) T.A.Gnanamurthy
c) Na.Subbureddiar d) S.Agathialingam

6. Lead is considered as
a) Air pollutant b) water pollutant

c) soil pollutant d) all of these.

7. Which of the following gases is adsorbed mostly by activated charcoal?
a) CO2 b) N2

c) CH4 d) Ar

8. Leprosy is a
a) viral disease b) bacterial disease

c) dermatomyosistis d) none of these

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