TNPSC - Important Questions and Answers for General Studies

1. Which is the fastest supercomputer in the world ?
answer:  Tiahne-2

2. Who discovered Rh Factor ?
Answer: Karl Landsteiner

3. Which is the shortest River in the world ?
Answer: Roe

4. The image formed on the Retina of the human eye is ____ ?
Answer: Real and inverted 

5. Myopia (Short sightedness) can be corrected by using a  ____ lens ?
Answer: Concave

6. Who started Shudhi Movement ?
Answer: Dayananda Saraswathy

7. Which Pakistan President signed the Tashkent Agreement  ?
Answer: Ayub Khan

8. Hypermetropia (Long sightedness) can be corrected using a ____ ?
Answer: Convex lens

9. Who is the law Adviser of the central Government ?
Answer: Attorney General

10. Which disease is also known as Hansen's disease ?
Answer: Leprosy

11. Who is the chairman of 7th pay commission ?
Answer: Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur

12. Where is the venue of 101st Indian science congress ?
Answer:  Jammu

13. From Which country Indian Constitution Borrowed Fundamental Duties ?
Answer: Russia (USSR)

14. From Which country Indian Constitution Borrowed Federal System and Union - State List  ?
Answer: Canada

15. Which Substance is known as Philosopher's wool ?
Answer: Zinc Oxide

16. Which Vitamin helps in the absorption of Calcium ?
Answer: Vitamin D

17. From Which country Indian Constitution Borrowed Supreme Court, Fundamental Rights and Preamble ?
Answer: America (USA)

18. What is the national game of Spain?
Answer: Bull fighting 

19. What is Main Theme of 12th Five year Plan?
Answer:  “Faster, Sustainable & more inclusive growth".

20. Which continent has the highest number of countries ?
Answer: Africa