1. The Roman Writer Piliny the Elder writes of _______'s, in his Natural History as the first emporium of India.
2. Iyothee Thassar founded the Dravida Mahajana Sabha in 1891 and
organised the First Conference of the association at
3. What are the two things that one should keep in mind when setting out to conquer the world in the Kural?
"Gnalam Karuthinum Kaikoodum"
4. Anemia Mukt Bharat was implemented in Tamil Nadu in the year
5. Implementation of the Tamil Nadu Urban Healthcare project funded by
the Japan International Corporation agency for ____ years.
6. India observed 2018 as the national year of which crop?
7. Assertion [A] : "Thiranari Thaervu Thittam" was launched in the year 2023.
Reason [R] : To encourage the government school students to pursue higher education in premier institution.
8. Various welfare schemes to enhance the overall development of Adi Dravidar and Scheduled Tribe people, a sum of Rs. ________ crores has
been allocated in the Budget Estimate for the year 2023-2024.
9. Identify the teeth absent in milk dentition in mammals.
10. Which of the following food material is translocated by phloem loading?
11. Which of the following statements are false about "conditions for no
Doppler effect"?
1. Listener at rest and Source moves towards the Listener
2. S and L move in such a way that distance between them remains constant
3. S and L are moving in mutually perpendicular directions
4. The Source is situated at the centre of the circle along which the Listener is moving
12. Identify the correctly matched Fossil :
13. Choose the correct pairs :
1. Phenolphthalein - Colourless in acidic medium and pink in basic medium
2. Methyl orange - Pink in basic medium and yellow in acid medium
3. Red litmus paper - Turns blue in basic medium
4. Blue litmus paper - Turns red in basic medium
14. A fungus causing disease in plants is reported recently to cause infection in man is
15. Which one of the state has swamp deer as its state animal?
16. In which country the 49th G7 summit (2023) was held?
17. Choose the correct statements:
(i) The Government of India enacted Wildlife Protection Act in 1972.
(ii) Project Tiger was launched in April 1974.
(iii) The Indian Government has established 16 Biosphere Reserves.
18. Indian Railways has introduced a cutting-edge AI based technology
called _______ to prevent elephant accidents on railway tracks.
19. Which one of the following is the wrong option for the rock-cut cave
temple of Gupta period?
20. _________ started a mass Raksha Bandan festival during Partition of Bengal.
21. A king who emerged victorious in all his expeditions and engraved the
title Second Alexander on his coins
22. Which among the following inscriptions mention the trade contacts
between Mesopotamia and Harappan civilisation?
23. Which of the following statements are true about Directive Principles of state policy?
(i) Article 36 to 51 deals with directive principles of state policy.
(ii) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar described it as "novel features" of the Indian
Constitution.
(iii) These principles are enforceable by the courts.
24. Arrange the three tier Panchayat Raj system as per the constitutional
provisions.