TNPSC Question Bank with Answers

(1) Tachometer is a device used to measure-

Ans : Revolutions per minute

(2) Which chemical is used to remove acidity in stomach?

Ans : Magnesium Hydroxide

(3) Pure water is obtained from sea water by process called?

Ans : Distillation

(4) The unit used to measure the energy in food-

Ans : Calorie

(5) Who prepared 'Soda Water' for the first time?

Ans : Joseph Priestly

(6) Which is the important Carbohydrate present in plants?

Ans : Starch

(7) Which was the first metal made by man?

Ans : Copper

(8) Tibia bone is present in which part of our body-

Ans : Leg

(9) What is Scheele's green?

Ans : Cupric Arsenite

(10) Contact lenses are made from?

Polymethyl Metacrylate

(11) Who invented Xerox copying?

Ans : C.F. Carryson

(12) 'Glioma' is a type of tumor affecting-

Ans : Brain

(13) Which is known as animal starch?

Ans : Glycogen

(14) Which is the edible portion of a Mango?

Ans : Mesocarp

(15) Which is the least hard material?

Ans : Talc

(16) Which is the heaviest of the solar system?

Ans : The Sun