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176

P and Q can do a piece of work in 20 days and 40 days respectively. They started the work together and Q left after some days of work and P finished the remaining work in 8 days. After how many days from the start did Q leave?

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177

Identify the correct answer after understanding the Assertion and the Reason:

Assertion [A]: As per the Economic Survey of Tamilnadu 2024-2025 the Urban inflation in Tamilnadu is coming down from 6% in 2019-2020 to 4.5% in 2024-2025. While rural inflation is static at 5.4%.
Reason [R]: It is mainly due to the Governments' policy on the Tamilnadu Public Distribution System and other income support schemes like, Kalignar Mahalir Urimai Thittam and hundred days employment guarantee schemes.

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178

"Manaththodu vaiymai mozhiyin thavaththodu
Thaananj Seiyvaarin Thalai"

Statement 1: Those who speak the TRUTH are always more superior than those who practice charity or penance.
Statement 2: Those who practice charity and penance are far better than who speak the TRUTH.

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179

Match the diseases in Column I with the site of infectious in Column II :

Column I (Disease)Column II (Site of Infection)
(a) Dengue1. Intestine, Brain
(b) Polio myelitis2. Skin and Blood
(c) Measels3. Respiratory tract and Nervous system
(d) Chicken Pox4. Skin and Respiratory tract

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180

False statements about Subhas Chandra Bose are:

(i) Subhas Chandra Bose was born on 23rd January 1897, in Calcutta, West Bengal.
(ii) The Government of India has declared his birthday, 23rd January as "Parakram Diwas".
(iii) To honour of Subhas Chandra Bose's legacy, 23rd January is a National holiday.

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181

The reading in a field book are as given below:

To C (in meters)
150
20 to D120
8050 to B
30 to E50
From A

The area of the field is

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182

Find out the Incorrect statement(s) about the Tamilnadu Health System Reform Program (TNHSRP):

(i) This program was supported by World Bank.
(ii) This program is sponsored by the Central and State Government in the ratio of 60 : 40.
(iii) It is implemented by the Department of Health and Family Welfare of Tamilnadu on Program for Results basis.
(iv) This program aims to achieve the goal of SDG 9.

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183

Who is the author of "Valluvarum Kuralum"?

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184

Who was the first to draw the portrait of Thiruvalluvar?

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185

Choose the right matches among the following :

(1) Five Kingdom System - R.H. Whittaker
(2) Six Kingdom System - Carl Woese, et al
(3) Four Kingdom System - Carl Linnaeus
(4) Three Kingdom System - Ernst Haeckel

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186

0.10 M of weak acid is found to be dissociated to the extent of 1.20% at 25Β°C. Its dissociation constant is

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187

The correct statements on the New Chief Election Commissioner of India are:

(i) Gyanesh Kumar took charge as the 26th Chief Election Commissioner of India on February 19th, 2025.
(ii) He is a Kerala cadre of the Indian Administrative Service in the 1989 batch.
(iii) He has been responsible for handling various departments as the secretary to the government of Kerala.

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188

Divide Rs. 2,602 between A and B, so that the amount of A at the end of 6 years is equal to the amount of B at the end of 8 years, compound interest being at 4% per annum.

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189

Find the simple interest on Rs. 68,000 at $16\frac{2}{3}\%$ per annum for 9 months.

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190

Assertion [A] : The "Illam Thedi Kalvi" scheme in Tamilnadu aims to bridge learning gaps among school students caused by the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Reason [R] : The scheme involves volunteers providing remedial education to students at their homes.

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191

Match the following type:

Social Reformer / ThinkerWork / Journal
(a) Iyotheethass Pandithar1. Tahdhip-ul-Akhluq
(b) Ramalinga Adigal2. Gulamgiri
(c) Jotiba Phule3. Thiruvarutpa
(d) Syed Ahmed Khan4. Oru Paisa Tamilan

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192

Consider the following Assertion and Reason:

Assertion [A]: Cobalt-60 is useful in Cancer therapy.
Reason [R]: Cobalt-60 is source of γ - radiations capable of killing cancerous cells.

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193

In Tamil Nadu, Vidiyal Payanam Scheme introduced in the month of

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194

Match the Presidents listed below with the distinguished guests who attended the Republic Day celebrations held under their leadership:

PresidentsDistinguished Guests
(a) Droupadi Murmu1. Cyril Ramaphosa
(b) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam2. Prabowo Subianto
(c) Pranab Mukherjee3. Vladimir Putin
(d) Ram Nath Kovind4. Barack Obama

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195

Simplify: $$(4^{-1} + 4^{-2} + 4^{-3})^0 \times (4^{-1} + 4^{-2} + 4^{-3})^1$$

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196

The average mark of 25 students was found to be 78.4. Later on, it was found that score of 96 was misread as 69. Find the correct mean of the marks.

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197

Consider the following Assertion and Reason:

Assertion [A]: In 1892, Tremenheere report was accepted by the Government for increasing the income of the Government, to allot the poramboke land to down trodden community.
Reason [R]: In Chengalpet, the Panchamer Schools were run by the Philanthropic individuals in Panchami Land for promoting Education for downtrodden community people.

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198

Choose the right matches:

(1) New India - Bharathi
(2) Thesapakthan - V.V. Subramanian
(3) Nava Sakthi - Thiru. V. Kalyanasundaram
(4) The Hindu - G. Subramaniam

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199

The GSLV-F15 is launched on ________ by ISRO.

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200

Match the following:

Name of the ActEnacted year
(a) Consumer Protection Rules1. 1930
(b) Drug Control Act2. 1987
(c) The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practice Act3. 1950
(d) Goods and Services Sales Act4. 1969

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