 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

History
 In which year, Engineers began construction of railway line from Lahore to Karachi?
A) 1826 B) 1856 C) 1866 D) 1836


A   B C  D
 The act which made it mandatory for publishers and the printers to deposit a security that
could be seized in case they printed ‘obnoxious material’ is
A) Indian Press act 1908 B) Indian Press act 1912
C) Indian Press act 1911 D) Indian Press act 1910


A   B
C   D
 Who published a a booklet on the Madras militants’ trip to the Surat Congress in 1907.?
A) V O C B) Bharathiyar C) Nivedita D) Periyar


A  B C  D
 Match . a b c d
a. Prithvi - 1. Fire A) 4 3 2 1
b. Agni - 2. Thunder B) 2 1 4 3
c. Vayu -3. Earth C) 2 3 4 1
d. Indra - 4. Wind D) 3 1 4 2
       a b c d  
a.      A    
b.      B    
c.       C    
d.      D    
 Who assumed the titleMaharaja, adhiraja ?
A) Chandragupta I B) Samudra Gupta
C) Chandragupta II D) SriGupta

A   B
C  D

TAF IAS ACADEMY 1

  1. The people of the Indus Valley did not know the use of iron.
2. The people of the Indus Valley did not know about horses.
3. The people of Indus Valley used red quartz stones for making ornaments.
Examine the above statement.
A) 1, 2 correct, 3 incorrect B) 1, 3 correct, 2 incorrect
C) 1 incorrect, 2, 3 correct D) 1, 2, 3 correct
 
 
 

A  B
C   D
 Who introduced the monetary system of Guptas?
A) Chandra Gupta B) Sri Gupta C) Samudra Gupta D) Vishnu Gupta

A   B C D
 Find the incorrect pair :
A) Brahmacharya - Student life
B) Grihasta - Married life
C) Vanaprastha - Renounced life
D) Sanyasa - Performing Yaga
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A   
B  
C   
D  
 Who said that “ Nationalism is to solve the problems that perplex the world in an Indian spirit
and from the Indian standpoint”?
A) Aurobindo Ghosh B) Bipin Chandra Pal
C) Dadabhai Naoroji D) Surendranath Banerjee


A     B
C   D
 Statement 1 : Madras Native association was formed in the year February 26,1854
Statement 2 : A person who inspired the foundation of Madras Native association was
Gajula Lakshminarasu
A) Statement 1 is true and 2 is false B) Statement 1, 2 is false
C) Statement 1 is false and 2 is true D) Statement 1, 2 is true
 
 
A     B
C     D
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2 TAF IAS ACADEMY

  1) Prarthana Samaj was established by Raja Rammohan roy
2) Brahmo Samaj was established by Atmaram Pandurung
3) Aligarh movement was established by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Consider the above Statements
A) Statement 1 is true and 2,3 is false
B) Statement 1 is false and 2,3 is true
C) Statement 1, 2 is false and 3 is true
D) Statement 1,2,3 is false
 
 
 

A    B
C  D
 On January 6, 1899, who was appointed the new Governor General and Viceroy of India?
A) Lord Canning B) Lord Curzon C) Lord Dalhousie D) Lord Wellesley


A   B C D
 Match. a b c d
a. Kshetra - 1. Waste land A) 1 2 3 4
b. Aprahata - 2. Cultivable land B) 2 3 4 1
c. Gapata Saraha - 3. Jungle or waste land C) 4 3 2 1
d. Khila - 4. Pastoral land D) 2 1 3 4
       a b c d 
a.      A    
b.    B    
c.    C    
d.      D    
 Who made the call for utilising melas, or fairs, to spread the message of atmashakti.?
A) Debendranath Tagore B) Rabindranath Tagore
C) Surendranath Banerjee D) Gopala Krishna Gokhale


A   B
C   D
 Who hailed the Coral Mill workers strike as “forging a bond between educated class and the
masses, which is the first great step towards swaraj…. ….”?
A) Subramania Siva B) Aurobindo Ghosh
C) Tilak D) Bipin Chandra Pal



A  B C  D

TAF IAS ACADEMY 3

  Where was the bronze "Dancing Girl" statue was found?
A) Mohenjodaro B)Lothal C) Rakhigarhi D)Mehergarh

A  B C  D
 Match. a b c d
a. Mohenjadaro - 1. Haryana A) 1 2 3 4
b. Dholavira -2.Gujarat B) 4 2 3 1
c. Kalibangan -3. Indus C) 3 2 4 1
d. Rakhigarhi -4.Rajasthan D) 2 3 4 1
      a b c d  
a.   A    
b.     B    
c.     C    
d.    D    
 Which was the first victorious struggle of Gandhiji?
A) Salt Satyagraha B) Champaran Satyagraha
C) Non-Cooperation Movement D) Kheda Satyagraha

A   B
C   D
 1) In December 1882, a person who presided over Theosophical meeting held at Chennai
Allan Octavian hume
2) Indian National Congress was formed in the year December 28,1884
3) First President of Indian National Congress Womesh Chandra Banerjee
Consider the above statements
A) Statement 1 is true and 2,3 is false B) Statement 1,2 is false and 3 is true
C) Statement 1,2,3 is true D) Statement 1,2,3 is false





A  B
C   D
 Who started the Dalit Bahujan Movement?
A) Iyothee Thaasar B) C. Natesan C) Ambedkar D) RettaimalaiSrinivasan

A  B  C  D
 When did Ramsay MacDonald announce communal award?
A) August 16, 1931 B) August 16, 1932
C) June 5, 1932 D) August 16, 1930

A     B
C      D

4 TAF IAS ACADEMY

  Match the following ( Year in which Special Session of INC) a b c
a) Calcutta - 1. 1918 A) 2 3 1
b) Delhi - 2. 1923 B) 3 2 1
c) Bombay - 3. 1920 C) 2 1 3
D) 1 2 3
INC   a b c   
a.      A   
b.      B   
c.      C   
        D   
 1) Subramania Bharati became the subeditor of Swadesamitran around the time (1906)
2) A person who called as Gurumani by Bharathiyar Nivedita
3) Nivedita inspired Bharati's nationalist ideas.
Consider the above statements
A) Statement 1,2 is true and 3 is false B) Statement 1,2 is false and 3 is true
C) Statement 1 false 2, 3 is true D) Statement 1,2,3 is false
 
 
 
 

A   B
C   D
 The Congress session adopted all the resolutions related to the Non-Cooperation Movement
was ?
A) Lahore B) Belgaum C) Calcutta D) Nagpur


A    B C  D
 On _____ day, Independence Day was declared and a pledge was taken across the country to
achieve complete independence through the no tax compaign with non-violence movement.
A) 26thJanuary 1942 B) 6thNovember 1927
C) 26th January 1930 D) 15thAugust 1930



A     B
C     D
 Who founded the city of Tughlaqabad near Delhi?
A) Muhammad bin Tughlaq B) GhiyasuddinTughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq D) AlauddinKhilji

A     B
C   D

TAF IAS ACADEMY 5

  Babur's autobiography is called ___.
A) Tuzuk-i-Babri B) Din -i-Panah C) Din-Ilahi D) Diwak-i-Khas

A  B C  D
 Statement 1 : After the JallianwalaBagh massacre, Rabindranath Tagore returned the
title of Kaiser-i-Hind.
Statement 2 : After the JallianwalaBagh massacre, Gandhiji returned the title of Knighthood.
A) 1 correct, 2 incorrect B) 1, 2 correct
C) 1, 2 incorrect D) 1 incorrect, 2 correct
 
 
 
 
A B C D
 Rajaji plan was released in the year
A) 1942 B) 1943 C) 1946 D) 1944

A   B C  D
 Match the following a b c d
a) Public meetings act - 1. 1908 A) 3 2 1 4
b) Explosives substances act - 2. 1907 B) 1 2 3 4
c) Newspaper act - 3.1908 C) 3 2 4 1
d) Indian Press act - 4. 1910 D) 2 1 3 4
       a b c d
a.   A    
b.     B    
c.     C    
d.    D    
 1. Gandhi rejected Shaukat Ali’s proposal of three national slogansAllaho Akbar,
Bande Mataram and Hindu-Musslamanki Jai.
2. The Khilafat Committee meeting in Allahabad on 9th June 1920 adopted Gandhi’s non-
violent noncooperation movement.
3. The Non-cooperation Movement started on August 1, 1919.
Examine the above statement.
A) 1, 3 correct, 2 incorrect B) 1, 3 incorrect, 2 correct
C) 1, 2, 3 correct D) 1, 2, 3 incorrect
 
 
 
 


A  B
C   D

6 TAF IAS ACADEMY

  Match. a b c d
a. Babur - 1. 1658 - 1707 A) 1 2 3 4
b. Akbar - 2. 1526 - 1530 B) 3 2 4 1
c. Jahangir - 3. 1556 - 1605 C) 4 3 2 1
d. Aurangzeb - 4. 1605-1627 D) 2 3 4 1
      a b c d
a.     A    
b.     B    
c.   C    
d.    D    
 Who is considered as the father of modern currency system?
A) Humayun B) Akbar C) Babur D) Sher Shah

A   B C  D 
 1. Firoz Shah Tughlaq shifted the capital from Delhi to Devagiri.
2. Muhammad bin Tughlaq collected land tax in cash.
3. Muhammad bin Tughlaq issued copper coins as token currency.
Examine the above statement.
A) 1, 3 incorrect, 2 correct B) 1, 2 incorrect, 3 correct
C) 1, 2, 3 correct D) 1, 2, 3 incorrect
 
 


A  B
C  D
 Who was the first known person in the world to have devised the 'ship's camel’?
A) Babur B) Aurangzeb C) Akbar D) Shahjahan

A   B C  D
 Assertion A : The committee recommended the abolition of the "Tinkathia" system to end
the oppression of the indigo planters on the peasants.
Reason R : The success of the Champaran Satyagraha, followed by the Ahmedabad Mill
Strike in 1920 and the Kheda Satyagraha in 1920 made Gandhi establish
himself as a mass leader.
A) A correct, R incorrect B) A & R correct
B) A & R correct D) A incorrect, R correct
 
 
 
 
A   B
C  D
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  Statement 1 : Raja Todar Mal was the Revenue Minister of Akbar.
Statement 2 : aurangazeb followed the land revenue system introduced by Sher Shah.
A) 1 only correct B) 2 only correct
C) 1, 2 incorrect D) 1, 2correct
 
 
A     B
C     D
 Who composed the book Shah Nama?
A) Firdausi B) Nikitin C) Abdur Razzak D) Ibn Battuta

A   B C D
 1. Sikandar Lodi, the Sultan of Delhi, was a patron of arts and learning.
2. Delhi Sultan Bahalul Lodi shifted the capital from Delhi to Agra.
3. Sikandar Lodi founded the city of Delhi.
Examine the above statement.
A) 1, 2, 3 correct B) 1 correct, 2, 3 incorrect
C) 1 incorrect, 2, 3 correct D) 1, 2, 3incorrect
 
 
 

A     B
C  D
 Match
Special Titles year a b c
a) Rao Sahib - 1. 1926 A) 2 3 1
b) RaoBahadur - 2. 1930 B) 3 2 1
c) Divan Bahadur - 3. 1936 C) 2 1 3
D) 1 2 3

     a b c  
a.     A   
b.     B   
c.     C   
       D   
 Who became the first elected Legislative Council Member from the depressed classes in
Madras province
A) Rettaimalai Srinivasan B) M C Raja
C) T Muthusamy D) Singaravelar

A   B
C T.  D
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  Statement 1: Deva Raya I was the Vijayanagara king who defeated the Gajapati kings of Odisha.
Statement 2: Deva Raya II introduced the system of recruiting Muslim soldiers in his army.
A) 1 correct, 2 incorrect B) 1 incorrect, 2 correct
C) 1, 2 correct D) 1, 2 incorrect
 
 
 
 
A   B
C   D
 Who was first stated that Tamil Should not called as Vernacular language?
A) Thiru. Vi. Ka B) G U Pope C) Caldwell D) ParithimarKalaignar

A   B C D
 Which Persian traveller mentioned that a huge tank was built during the Vijayanagara Empire
with the help of Portuguese masons?
A) Nuniz B) Domingo Paes
C) Abdur Razzak D) Nicolo di Conti


A  B
C  D
 Who formulated the theory that the south Indian languages belonged to a separate family ?
A) F.W. Ellis B) Ziegenbalg C) Caldwell D) G U Pope

A F.W.   B C D 
 1. Devaraya II had good relationship with the Portuguese and Arab traders.
2. The Empire’s income increased through customs duties.
3. The eight eminentluminaries who adorned Krishnadevaraya's court were called as
Ashtadiggajas.
Examine the above statement.
A) 1, 2 correct, 3 incorrect B) 2, 3 correct, 1 incorrect
C) 1, 2, 3 correct D) 1, 2, 3 incorrect
 
 
 
 

A  B
C   D
  Who tried to mobilize Hindus through the Ganapati festival?
A) Tilak B) Rajaji C) Annie Besant D) Aurobindo Ghosh

A    B C  D

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  Match. a b c d
a. Peshwa - 1. Home Minister A) 1 2 3 4
b. Mazumdar - 2. Prime Minister B) 2 3 4 1
c. Sachiv - 3. Finance Minister C) 2 1 4 3
d. Walkia Nawis - 4. Home Secretary D) 1 3 4 2
       a b c d  
a.    A    
b.     B    
c.      C    
d.     D    
 Statement 1 : Krishnadevaraya wrote about Gothai Devi, the adopted daughter of
Periyazhvar, in his literature Amuktamalyada.
Statement 2 : Amuktamalyada means to wear and then, give garlands.
A) 1 correct, 2 incorrect B) 1, 2 correct
C) 1 incorrect, 2 correct D) 1, 2 incorrect
 
 
 
A     B
C   D
 In which year was the statutory Commission established?
A) 1925 B) 1930 C) 1929 D) 1927

A    B C  D
 1. Shivaji ascended the throne on 6thJune 1676.
2. Shivaji ascended the throne at Raigarh Fort.
3. When Shivaji ascended the throne, he assumed the title Chhatrapathi.
4. After Shivaji's ascended the throne, the forts of Tamil Nadu captured were Vellore &Gingee.
Examine the above statement.
A) 1, 2 correct, 3, 4 incorrect B) 1, 2 incorrect, 3, 4 correct
C) 1, 2, 3, 4 correct D) 1is incorrect 2, 3, 4 correct
 
 
 
 

A   B
C   D
 Who said that “Revolution is not just the cult of bomb and pistol…Revolution is the inalienable
right of mankind. Freedom is the imperishable birth-right of all”?
A) Jatindra Nath das B) Bhagat Singh C) Rajguru D) Sukhdev


A  B C  D

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  Assertion A : The Saraswathi Mahal Library at Tanjore was built by the Pallava rulers.
Reason R : The Saraswathi Mahal Library in Tanjore flourished during the reign of Serfoji II.
A) A & R correct B) A & R incorrect
C) A correct, R incorrect D) A incorrect, R correct
 
 
A   B
C   D
 Who was the first president of the Madras Mahajana Sabha?
A) P. Rangaiah Naidu B) Rajaji C) Kamarajar D) Bharathiyar

A     B
C      D
 Which famous book was written by Allasani Peddanna?
A) Manu Charitam B) Panduranga Mahatiyam
C) Amuktamalyada D) Madura Vijayam

A      B
C   D
 1. Kumara Kampana's wife's name was Gangadevi.
2. Gangadevi wrote Madura Vijayam.
3. Madura Vijayam was written by Gangadevi in Latin
Examine the above statement.
A) 1, 2 correct, 3 incorrect B) 1, 2, 3 correct
C) 1, 2 incorrect, 3 correct D) 1, 2, 3 incorrect
 
 
 

A  B
C   D
 Who said that “Hindu and Muslim Communalism were products of middle class infighting
utterly divorced from the consciousness of the Hindu and Muslim masses”?
A) Dadabhai Naoroji B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Lala Lajpat Rai D) Syed Amir Ali



A   B
C  D
 Kamarajar's famous policy
A) "S" Plan B) "L" Plan C) "K" Plan D) "J" Plan

A   B C  D

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  Who created the office of Peshwa and made it hereditary?
A) Balaji Baji rao B) Bajirao II
C) Bajirao I D) Balaji Vishwanath

A     B
C   D
 Match.
a. Swadeshi Exhibition - 1. Poondi Reservoir
b. Chanakya - 2. Kamaraj
c. King maker - 3. Rajaji
d. Sathyamoorthy - 4. Madras Mahajana Sabha
e. Fateh Haider - 5. Vellore mutiny
a b c d e
A) 1 2 3 4 5
B) 5 3 1 4 2
C) 4 3 2 1 5
D) 1 3 4 5 2
       
a.    
b.      
c.     
d.     
e.    
a b c d e
A     
B     
C     
D     
 Who introduced a new style to Dravidian architecture which is referred as Mahendran style?
A) Simhavarman II B) Simha Vishnu
C) Mahendravarman I D) Narasimhavarman I

A   B
C   D
 Which historian was astonished by the irrigation systems of Gangaikonda Cholapuram?
A) Marco Polo B) Nuniz C) Alberuni D) Hiuen Tsang

A  B C D
 Who is known as Kun Pandian who persecuted the Jains ?
A) Varaguna I B) Srivallabha
C) Varaguna II D) Arikesari Maravarman

A    B
C     D

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  1. Bharata Mata society was founded in the year 1906.
2. The founder of Bharat Mata society was Neelakanda Brahmachari.
3. The aim of Bharat Mata society was to kindle patriotism among the people by killing British
officials.
Examine the above statement:
A) 1, 2 correct, 3 incorrect B) 1, 2 incorrect, 3 correct
C) 1incorrect 2, 3 correct D) 1, 2, 3 incorrect
 
 
 
 

A  B
C  D
 Who said, “Better bullock carts and freedom than a train deluxewith subjection” ?
A) Tilak B) Annie Besant C) Bharathiyar D) G. Subramaniam


A   B C  DG. 
 1. The first Chief Minister of Justice Party was A. Subbarayalu.
2. Justice Party won the elections held in 1925.
3. The Chief Minister of Justice Party was Panagal Raja in 1925.
Examine the above statement:
A) 1correct, 2, 3 incorrect B) 1, 2 incorrect, 3 correct
C) 1, 2, 3 correct D) 1, 2, 3 incorrect
 A.
 
 

A   B
C   D
 1. Kamarajar formed the first Congress ministry in Tamil Nadu.
2. Periyar introduced prohibition on an experimental basis.
3. Rajaji introduced sales tax in Tamil Nadu
Examine the above statement.
A) 1, 2 correct, 3 incorrect B) 1, 2 incorrect, 3 correct
C) 1, 2, 3 correct D) 1, 2, 3 incorrect
 
 
 

A    B
C   D


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  Statement 1 : T. Muthusamy was the first Indian judge of the Madras High Court
Statement 2 : T. Muthusamy was appointed as the first judge of the Madurai High Court in
1877.
A) 1 correct, 2 incorrect B) 1, 2 incorrect
C) 1, 2 correct D) 1 incorrect, 2 correct
 T. 
 T. 
A     B
C      D
 Rajaji introduced prohibition on an experimental basis at
A) Salem B) Trichy C) Kanchipuram D) Vellore

A   B C D
 1. Tamil was the first non-European language that went into print.
2. ThambiranVanakkam Tamil book was published in the year 1580
3. ThambiranVanakkam was published from Goa
A) statement 1, 3 true and 2 false B) statement 1, 2 false and 3 true
C) statement 1, 2, 3 are true D) statement 1, 2, 3 are false
 
 
 

A  B
C   D
 Which was the agitation started by Dharmambal for a tamil teacher?
A) NallaVaram B) Hindi Varam C) Tamil Varam D) ElavuVaram

A   B C D
 South Indian Liberal Federation was founded on
A) 1914, November 20 B) 1916, November 20
C) 1918, November 20 D) 1920, November 20

A     B
C     D
 Who introduced Hindi as a compulsory subject in schools in Tamil Nadu?
A) Periyar B) Rajaji C) T. Prakasam D) Sathyamoorthy

A   B CT.  D
 Who participated in the first and second Round Table Conferences along with Ambedkar?
A) Mylai Chinnathambi Raja B) Rettaimalai Srinivasan
C) Gandhi D) Singaravelar

A    B
C   D

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  1. 1920 Congress conference was heled at Kancheepuram
2. Periyar left the congress in the year 1924
3. Periyar founded Self-respect Movement in the year 1925
A) statement 1,2, 3 true B) statement 1, 2 true and 3 false
C) statement 1, 2 false and 3 true D) statement 1, 2, 3 false
 
 
 

A   B
C   D
 Match
Newspaper Year a b c d e
a) KudiArasu - 1. 1934 A) 1 2 3 4 5
b) Revolt - 2.1935 B) 5 4 3 2 1
c) Puratchi - 3. 1925 C) 3 5 4 1 2
d) Paguththarivu - 4. 1933 D) 3 2 4 1 5
e) Viduthalai - 5. 1928

     a b c d e
a.      A     
b.     B     
c.      C     
d.     D     
e.  
 Periyar held the Chairmanship of Erode Municipal Council in the year
A) - B C D

A   B C  D
 1. The work Jeeviya Saritha Surukkam of Rettaimalai Srinivasan was published in 1929
2. Jeeviya Saritha Surukkam is one of the earliest autobiographies
3. M.C. Raja founded the Adi Dravida Mahajana Sabha
Consider the above statements
A) statement 1,2, 3 true
B) statement 1, 3 false and 2 true
C) statement 1, 2 false and 3 true
D) statement 1, 2, 3 false
 
 
 

A   B
C  D
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  Why the Woman is Enslaved? book was written by
A) Bharathiyar B) Periyar C) Bharathidasan D) MaraimalaiAdigal

A  B C D
 Assertion : In the elections held in 1944, the Justice Party suffered a defeat. This prevented the
fall of the Justice Party.
Reason : In 1937Salem Conference Justice party was renamed as Dravida Kazhagam
A) Assertion and reason are true B) Assertion true and reason false
C) Assertion false and reason true D) Assertion and reason are false
 
 
 
 
A   B
C  D





 ''
A)   B)  C)  D) 
 
A)  B)  C)  D) 
 ''
A)   B)  C)  D) 
       a b c d
a) Gravitational Field A) 
  
b)   Continent  B) 
  
c)   Migration   C) 
  
d) Sanctuary D) 
  
 
A B 
C    D
 ‘’________
A   B C D
       a b c d
a.   A    
b.    B    
c.    C    
d.   D    
 ________
A  B
C  D
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  
A   B  C  D
 ________
A  
B
C   
D


ENGLISH

 Abbreviated form of BSF.

A) Broad Security Force
B) Border Safety Force
C) Broad Security Federation
D) Border Security Force
 Choose the correct one. (Plural form)
1. Hypothesis - hypotheses
2. Agendum - agenda
3. Vertex - vertexes
A) 1,2 only B) 2,3 only C) 1,3 only D) all of these
 Choose the suitable Homophone of the following sentence.
I will do this ____ and take ____ more work today.
A) some, sum B) sum, some C) some, same D) sum, same
 Choose the right combination for the Blended word ‘Docudrama’
A) Documentary + drama B) Document + drama
C) Documentary + trauma D) Documentation + drama
 Fill in with suitable preposition.
The dog was coming _____ him.
A) near B) towards C) into D) through
 Choose the suitable form of the verb.
Tomorrow, all shops _____ (open) only at 6.00 pm in the evening.
A) have opened B) will have opened
C) will open D) will be opened
 If she ____ (fall) she would have been hurt seriously.
A) falls B) fell C) had fallen D) none of these
 Spot the error.
She or he have done well.
A) She and he have done well.
B) She or he has do well.
C) She or he has done well.
D) She and he has done well.
 Fill in with suitable conjunction.
You can’t have your fruits ___ you take your food.
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  I am always the winner, ___?
A) won’t you? B) isn’t I? C) am I? D) amn’t I?

PSYCHOLOGY – MATHS


 Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question
mark (?) in it.


(2, 1, 5) (5, 12, 22) (6, 2, ?)
A) 6 B) 14 C) 8 D) 12
 In a certain code language, ‘SILK’ is written as ‘TIML’ and ‘INSECT’ is written as
‘IOTEDU’. How will ‘CHANGE’ be written in that language?
A) DOIHAE B) DEIOHA C) DEIHAO D) DIAOHE
SILKTIMLINSECTIOTEDU
CHANGE
A) DOIHAE B) DEIOHA C) DEIHAO D) DIAOHE
 The position of how many letters will remain unchanged if each of the letter in the word
“JANITOR” is arranged in Englishalphabetical order?
A) Three B) Two C) One D) Zero
JANITOR

A)  B)  C)  D) 
 How many triangles are there in the given figure?


A) 6 B) 8 C) 4 D) 5
 Select the option that is related to the fifth letter-cluster in the same way as the second
letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster and the fourth letter-cluster is related to
the third letter-cluster.
CWE : ZFX :: PYT : MDI :: KIL : ?



CWE : ZFX :: PYT : MDI :: KIL : ?
A) PRO B) RTQ C) STQ D) PQO
 Select the number from the given options to complete the series.

35, 38, 43, 50, 59, ___
A) 62 B) 68 C) 78 D) 70

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  What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation, if ‘+’and
‘–’ are interchanged and ‘×’ and ‘÷’ are interchanged?
321 – 371 ÷ 22 + 216 × 6 = ?
A) 7848 B) 7884 C) 8747 D) 8447
 ‘’ ‘–’  ‘×’  ‘÷’

321 – 371 ÷ 22 + 216 × 6 = ?
A) 7848 B) 7884 C) 8747 D) 8447
 In a certain code language,
A + B means ‘A is the son of B’,
A − B means ‘A is the sister of B’,
A × B means ‘A is the brother of B’ and
A ÷ B means ‘A is the mother of B’.
Based on the above, how is T related to P if ‘P ÷ Q × R − M + T’?
A) Son B) Brother C) Father D) Husband

A  B ‘A  B ’
A − B  ‘A  B ’
A × B  ‘A  B ’ 
A ÷ B  ‘A  B ’
 ‘P ÷ Q × R − M  T’  T  P 

A)   B)  C)  D)
 In a clearance sale, a saree whose marked price was ₹10,490 is now sold for ₹9,44A) 
What is the discount percentage on the saree ?
₹ 
 ₹ 
A) 10% B) 15% C) 18% D) 12%
 Two triangles EFG and HIJ are congruent. If the area of ΔEFG is 124 cm2, then the area of
ΔHIJ will be:
EFG  HIJ  ΔEFG
 ΔHIJ 
A) 124 cm2 B) 248 cm2 C) 62 cm2 D) 31 cm2
 If the length, breadth, and height of a cuboid is 8 cm, 4 cm, and 6 cm, respectively, then the
volume (in cm3) of the cuboid is:


A) 218 B) 192 C) 96 D) 172
 If 7845K854 is divisible by 11, then what is the value of K?
A) 6 B) 9 C) 7 D) 8
KK 
A) 6 B) 9 C) 7 D) 8

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  Identify the figure given in the options which when put in place of the question mark (?)
will logically complete the series?




A) B) C) D)

 10 is related to 15 following certain logic. Following the same logic, 42 is related to 63.
To which of the following numbers is 22 related, following the same logic?



A) 28 B) 30 C) 33 D) 31
 Select the option that represents the letters that when placed from left to right in the
blanks below will complete the given letter series.
LMBA_HOLMBAC_OLM_ACHOL_BACHOL_
A) CHMBM B) CMHBM C) CHBMM D) CHMMB


LMBA_HOLMBAC_OLM_ACHOL_BACHOL_
A) CHMBM B) CMHBM C) CHBMM D) CHMMB
 Statements: Some boxes are cartons. All cartons are papers. Some cartons are utensils.
Conclusion (I): No box is a utensil.
Conclusion (II): Some papers are utensils.
A) Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
B) Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
C) Only conclusion (II) follows
D) Only conclusion (I) follows


I
II
A) III
B) III
C)II
D)I
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  In a certain code language, ‘sit on chair’ is coded as 'sk mi cn' and ‘the chair brok’
is coded as ‘gm fr mi’. How is ‘chair’ coded in the given language?
sit on chairsk mi cnthe chair
brokegm fr mi
chair
A) sk B) cn C) mi D)Gm
 For an electric bill for ₹50,000, what is the difference between a discount of 30% and two
successive discounts of 26% and 5%?
₹

A) ₹150 B) ₹140 C) ₹130 D) ₹120
 The average weight of 40 students of a school is 52 kg. If the weight of the teacher is
included, the average weight rises by 500 grams. Find the weight (in kg) of the teacher.



A) 73.5 B)71.5 C)74.5 D) 72.5
 The cost of 4 chairs and 3 tables is₹ 2,100 and the cost of 5 chairs and 2 tables is₹ 1,750.
Find the cost ( in ₹) of a chair.
 ₹
 ₹  ₹ 
A) 130 B) 125 C) 140 D) 150
 Find the mode of the given data.

21, 15, 16, 48, 6, 15, 44, 16, 6, 5, 15, 16, 21, 6, 15 and 43
A) 21 B) 6 C) 16 D) 15
 A certain number of people are sitting in a row, facing north. Only two people sit between
K and L. L sits third to the right of M. Only three people sit between I and J. I sits to the
immediate right of K. If no other person is sitting in the row, how many people are there in total?
A) Twelve B) Ten C) Nine D) Eight

K  L L  M 
 I  J 
 K I

A)   B)   C)  D) 
 What should come in place of ‘?’ in the given series?
154, 159, 169, 184, ?, 229, 259
A) 201 B) 203 C) 204 D) 202
‘’ 

A)   B)   C)  D)
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  Three of the following four word pairs are alike and thus form a group. Select the word
pair that does NOT belong to that group.
A) Theatre – movies B) School - teachers
C) Restaurant – chefs D) Hospital – doctors


A)   B)
C)   D)
 Statement: Z < Y = J ≥ G ≥ P ≥ C ≥ R
Conclusions:
I. Z ≥ R
II. J = C
A) Neither conclusion I nor II is true
B) Only conclusion II is true
C) Both conclusions I and II are true
D) Only conclusion I is true
 Z < Y  J ≥ G ≥ P ≥ C ≥ R

I Z ≥ R
II J  C
A)  I  II 
B)  II 
B)  I  II 
B)  I 
 How many meaningful four-letter English words can be formed using T, U, K and S using
each letter only once in each word?
A) One B) None
C) More than two D) Two
T UK  S


A)      B) 
C)     D) 
 A dishonest dealer announces selling his articles with 22% loss, but uses 35% lighter
weights. What is the percentage of his profit or loss?
A) 20% loss B) 13% profit
C) 13% loss D) 20% profit



A)     B)
C)     D)

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  What is the central angle corresponding to the expenditure spent on Education in the given figure?


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 Amount spent on different expenditures
பல் வேறு செலவினங் களுக் காக செலவிடப் பட்ட ச ாகக
 education health
 
5425 5250

rent
 clothing
4200 
6125

food
 travelling
6475 
7525

A) 55.8 0 B) 55.2 0 C) 52 0 D) 42 0
 Find the LCM of 15, 24, 35 and 54
 LCM 
A) 5670 B) 7560 C) 7650 D) 6570
 Study the given graph carefully and answer the question that follows


In which year was there maximum percentage increase in the export of apples to that
of the previous years?


A) 2003 B) 2005 C) 2006 D) 2008

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  If 42, 36 and 35 are the first three terms of a proportion, then the fourth term is:


A) 27 B) 28 C) 30 D) 32
 Select the cube which cannot be formed on folding the given sheet


A) B) C) D)

 D, L, P, Q, and E are sitting in a circular table facing the centre (but not necessarily in the
same order). P is an immediate neighbour of both Q and E. L is sitting to the immediate left of E.
Q is is an immediate neighbour of both P and D. Who are the immediate neighbours of D?
A) E and L B) Q and L C) Q and P D) P and E
D L P Q E 
 P Q  E 
L E  Q  P D
 D 
A) E  L B) Q  L C) Q  P D) P  E
 In the following triads, each group of letters is related to the subsequent one following a
certain logic. Select from the given options, the one that follows the same logic.



DIET - IDET - TEID
WASH - AWSH - HSAW
A) HUTS - HTUS – STUH B) FUME - UFME - EMUF
C) SANG - ASNG – GANS D) TONG - OTNG – ONGT
 Refer to the following letter, symbol series and answer the question that follows.


(Left) 7 % 4 £ 5 $ & 3 Ω + 2 6 @ 8 9 # 1 * ^ (Right)
How many symbols in the series are immediately preceded by another symbol and also
immediately followed by a number?


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  Each of P, Q, R, S, T, U and V go to play on a different day of a week starting from Monday
and ending on Sunday of the same week. S goes to play on Tuesday. Exactly two people
go to play between S and P. Exactly two people go to play between V and U. Q goes to
play on the day immediately after V. Only one person goes to play between R and V.
Q goes to play on one of the days after P.
Who goes to play on Monday?
P Q R S T U  V 

S S  P 
 V U 
V  Q  R V 
P  Q 

A) R B) U C) V D) T
 If 2 is added to each even digit and 1 is subtracted from each odd digit in the number 6159247,
what will be the sum of the first two digits from the left in the new number thus formed?



A) 8 B) 12 C) 14 D) 16
 Vidit starts from Point A and drives 7 km towards South. He then takes a left turn, drives 5 km,
turns left and drives 9 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 8 km. He takes a final left turn,
drives 2 km and stops at Point P. How far (shortest distance)
and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach Point A again? (All turns are 90
degree turns only unless
specified.)
A) 3 km to the east B) 4 km to the east
C) 4 km to the west D) 3 km to the west
A 

 P 
A 

A)     B) 
C)     D)
 Find the simple interest (in ₹) on ₹2000 as a sum borrowed at 7% per year rate of interest
for 3 years.
 ₹
₹ 
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  Select the Venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship among the following classes.
Pizza, Pasta, Noodles




A) B)

C) D)

TEST - 01 Correction
 Wrong Answer Correct Answer
31. English medium & Bilingual question only option missing
A) A & R correct B) A correct, R incorrect
C) A incorrect, R correct D) A & R incorrect 
 D) option D) option
 
 
 

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 TAF SI SIGARAM THODU TEST- 02 ANS KEY (02-08-2025)

1 B 2 D 3 B 4 D 5 A 6 D 7 C 8 D 9 A 10 C
11 C 12 B 13 B 14 B 15 B 16 A 17 C 18 B 19 B 20 C
21 B 22 B 23 C 24 D 25 C 26 B 27 A 28 C 29 D 30 D
31 B 32 D 33 D 34 A 35 C 36 A 37 A 38 A 39 B 40 D
41 B 42 C 43 D 44 C 45 A 46 B 47 A 48 B 49 B 50 B
51 D 52 B 53 D 54 A 55 A 56 A 57 B 58 C 59 D 60 C
61 C 62 C 63 D 64 C 65 B 66 A 67 B 68 A 69 A 70 A
71 D 72 B 73 B 74 B 75 C 76 C 77 B 78 B 79 B 80 D
81 D 82 A 83 D 84 D 85 D 86 C 87 D 88 C 89 C 90 A
91 D 92 A 93 B 94 A 95 B 96 D 97 C 98 C 99 D 100 D
101 B 102 D 103 D 104 B 105 B 106 D 107 D 108 D 109 A 110 A
111 B 112 B 113 A 114 C 115 C 116 C 117 C 118 A 119 D 120 D
121 D 122 A 123 C 124 A 125 A 126 A 127 D 128 A 129 B 130 B
131 C 132 D 133 B 134 B 135 A 136 D 137 A 138 A 139 D 140 A

TAF SI SIGARAM THODU TEST- 02 ANS KEY (02-08-2025)

1 B 2 D 3 B 4 D 5 A 6 D 7 C 8 D 9 A 10 C
11 C 12 B 13 B 14 B 15 B 16 A 17 C 18 B 19 B 20 C
21 B 22 B 23 C 24 D 25 C 26 B 27 A 28 C 29 D 30 D
31 B 32 D 33 D 34 A 35 C 36 A 37 A 38 A 39 B 40 D
41 B 42 C 43 D 44 C 45 A 46 B 47 A 48 B 49 B 50 B
51 D 52 B 53 D 54 A 55 A 56 A 57 B 58 C 59 D 60 C
61 C 62 C 63 D 64 C 65 B 66 A 67 B 68 A 69 A 70 A
71 D 72 B 73 B 74 B 75 C 76 C 77 B 78 B 79 B 80 D
81 D 82 A 83 D 84 D 85 D 86 C 87 D 88 C 89 C 90 A
91 D 92 A 93 B 94 A 95 B 96 D 97 C 98 C 99 D 100 D
101 B 102 D 103 D 104 B 105 B 106 D 107 D 108 D 109 A 110 A
111 B 112 B 113 A 114 C 115 C 116 C 117 C 118 A 119 D 120 D
121 D 122 A 123 C 124 A 125 A 126 A 127 D 128 A 129 B 130 B
131 C 132 D 133 B 134 B 135 A 136 D 137 A 138 A 139 D 140 A