Direct ancestor of modern man was ______.

(a)

Homo habilis

(b)

Homo erectus

(c)

Homo sapiens

(d)

Neanderthal man

______ inscriptions datable to third century BCE refer to the Cheras, Cholas and Pandyas in ancient Tamilagam.

(a)

Pulekesin

(b)

Ashoka

(c)

Chandragupta

(d)

Dhanananda

(i) Pathitrupathu speaks about the Pandya kings and their territory.
(ii) The Akanaanuru describes the trading activities at Kaveripoompattinum.
(iii) The Chola Emblem was the tiger and they issued square copper coins with images of a tiger.
(iv) Neythal is a sandy desert region.

(a)

(i) incorrect

(b)

(ii) incorrect

(c)

(iii) is correct

(d)

(iv) incorrect

________ layer is made up of liquid iron

(a)

Inner core

(b)

Outer core

(c)

Mantle

(d)

Crust

Magma is found in the ______ 

(a)

crust

(b)

mantle

(c)

core

(d)

None of the above

Stacks are formed by ___________.

(a)

Wave erosion

(b)

River erosion

(c)

Glacial erosion

(d)

Wind deposion

________ erosion is responsible for the formation of cirque

(a)

wind

(b)

glacial

(c)

river

(d)

underground water

The vertical movement of air is called

(a)

Wind

(b)

storm

(c)

Air current

(d)

drift

A system of government by one person with absolute power

(a)

Aristocracy

(b)

Theocracy

(c)

Democracy

(d)

Autocracy

The largest democratic country in the world is

(a)

Canada

(b)

India

(c)

USA

(d)

China

________ is considered a true measure of national income

(a)

GNP

(b)

GDP

(c)

NNP

(d)

NDP

Find the odd one

(a)

Banking

(b)

Railways

(c)

Insurance

(d)

Small Scale Industry

Who among the following is known as the Father of Humanism?

(a)

Leonardo da Vinci

(b)

Petrarch

(c)

Erasmus

(d)

Thomas More

The amount of planktons to be found in the ocean is determined by
1. Depth of the water.
2. Ocean currents.
3. Temperature and Salinity.
4. Length of day and night.

(a)

1 and 2 are correct

(b)

1,2 and 3 are correct

(c)

1,3 and 4 are correct

(d)

All are correct

The Head Quarters of the RBI is at _________.

(a)

Chennai

(b)

Mumbai

(c)

Delhi

(d)

Kolkatta

Where was Zollverein Customs Union formed?

(a)

England

(b)

Germany

(c)

France

(d)

America

Which one of the following maps show us a very large area with less details?

(a)

Large scale

(b)

Thematic

(c)

Physical

(d)

Small scale

It as during _________ government's term the 73rd and 74th constitutional Amendment Acts, 1992 became a reality.

(a)

Rajiv Gandhi

(b)

Janata

(c)

Narasimha Rav

(d)

Indira Gandhi

The productivity of paddy during the year 2014-2015

(a)

3,039 kg

(b)

4,429 kg

(c)

2,775 kg

(d)

3,519 kg

Both agricultural productivity and food productivity has

(a)

decreased

(b)

not stable

(c)

remained stable

(d)

increased

The North-East monsoon period in Tamilnadu

(a)

August – October

(b)

September – November

(c)

October – December

(d)

November – January

______________ has recorded the maximum number of emigrants

(a)

Ramanathapuram

(b)

Coimbatore

(c)

Chennai

(d)

Vellore

During 2015, ___________ of illiterates were migrants from Tamil Nadu.

(a)

7%

(b)

175%

(c)

23%

(d)

9%

The poorer sections of the population migrate _____________

(a)

as a survival strategy

(b)

to improve their living standards

(c)

as a service

(d)

to get experience