Monday, 21 January 2013

50 Brilliant Questions for TNPSC

(1) How many rings on the Olympic flag?
Ans : Five
(2) King Zog ruled which country?
Ans : Albania

 
(3) Which country grows the most fruit?
Ans : China

 
(4) Which car company makes the Celica?
Ans : Toyota

 
(5) Which company is owned by Bill Gates?
Ans : Microsoft

 
(6) Who wrote the Opera Madam Butterfly?
Ans : Puccini

 
(7) Broccoli belongs to what family of plants?
Ans : Cabbage

 
(8) The Mau Mau were terrorists in which country in the period of 1950-1960?
Ans : Kenya

 
(9) Which European country is divided into areas called Cantons
Ans : Switzerland

 
(10) A pearmain is what type of fruit?
Ans : Apple

 
(11) What flower is the symbol of secrecy?
Ans : Rose

 
(12) Which African country was founded by Americans?
Ans : Liberia

 
(13) What was the name of Isaac Newton's dog - caused fire in lab?
Ans : Diamond

 
(14) What is the worlds tallest grass?
Ans : Bamboo

(15) The Salk vaccine is used against what disease?
Ans : Polio

 
(16) Which country first used the fountain pen?
Ans : Egypt

 
(17) TAP is the national airline of which country?
Ans : Portugal

 
(18) Who was known as the Little Brown Saint?
Ans : Gandhi

 
(19) A skulk is a group of which animals?
Ans : Foxes

 
(20) What is the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet?
Ans: Kappa

 
(21) In China what colour does the bride traditionally wear ?
Ans : Red

 
(22) Which country grew the first Orange?
Ans : China

 
(23) Gossima was the original name of what game?
Ans : Table Tennis

 
(24) What countries leader does not have an official residence?
Ans : Cuba

 
(25) The Titanic has a sister ship - name it?
Ans : The Olympic

 
(26) Which country flag red circle on green background?
Ans : Singapore

 
(27) Which company pioneered floppy discs?
Ans: IBM

 
(28) The USA president lives in the White House - Who is in Blue House?
Ans: President South Korea

 
(29) The Bovespa is the stock exchange in which country?
Ans : Brazil

 
(30) What country has the worlds most vending machines per capita?
Ans : Japan

 
(31) What is the longest river in Australia?
Ans : Murray-Darling

 
(32) What word in English has the most definitions?
Ans : Set

 
(33) There are more than 1500 varieties of what food?
Ans : Rice

 
(34) What is the German word for poison?
Ans : Gift

 
(35) In America what colour is the Green Card?
Ans : White 

 
(36) In what city is the Encyclopaedia Britanica based and published?
Ans : Chicago

 
(37) Where was Ice Cream invented?
Ans : China

 
(38) Which country has the most Post Offices?
Ans: India

 
(39) LOT is the national airline of which country?
Ans : Poland

 
(40) What was known as Arabian Wine?
Ans : Coffee

 
(41) What animal is mentioned most in the Bible?
Ans : Sheep

 
(42) In what language was The Communist Manifesto written?
Ans : German

 
(43) What is the Roman Numerals for 4000?
Ans : MMMM

 
(44) Where was the first police force established in 1667?
Ans : Paris

 
(45) What colour are the Amazon river dolphins?
Ans : Pink

 
(46) In what country do they answer the phone by saying I'm listening?
Ans : Russia

 
(47) Santa Cruz airport serves which city?
Ans : Mumbai

 
(48) What is the official language of Cuba?
Ans : Spanish

 
(49) The Zagros mountain range is in which country?
Ans : Iran

 
(50) In which city was Galileo born?
Ans : Pisa

Sunday, 13 January 2013

25 Science Questions for TNPSC

Science questions for TNPSC

1. To which species of mammals does man belong – Homosapiens
2. Which blood group is considered as universal donor? – O group
3. What are the four blood groups? O, A, B, AB
4. What causes Pneumonia? Bacteria
5. Which disease is affects in Pancreas? Diabetes
6. Which drug is obtained from the 'Cinchona' tree? Quinine
7. Which disease is caused by the bite of a mad dog? Hydrophobia
8. Which disease is known as the silent killer? Blood Pressure
9. Which Vitamin is essential for the formation of red blood cell? Folid Acid
10. Which Vitamin is stored in the Liver? Vitamin A
11. The Purest form of iron is – Wrought Iron
12. The study of minute living organisms is known as – Microbiology
13. Which element is common in all acids? Hydrogen
14. The outer covering of human bone is called – Periostium
15. The brightest star in the solar system – Sirius
16. Who is regarded as the father of botony? Theophrastus
17. The process of formation of red blood cell is called – Haemopoiesis
18. The positively charged particle of an atom? Proton
19. A human heart has how many chambers? Four
20. Number of Chromosomes in human body? 46
21. Absence of Iodine in human body causes – Goitre
22. What is the scientific name of soda water? Carbonic acid
23. Pharmacology is the study of – Drugs
24. Name of the Chemical responsible for the smell of flowers – Esters
25. Who discovered Fluorescence? Sir George Stokes