TNPSC General Tamil Important Questions with Answers Download as PDF

1. Increase in atmospheric temperature due to carbon dioxide is called
a. Pasteur effect
b. Greenhouse effect
c. Blackman effect
d. Emerson effect

Answer: Greenhouse effect

2. Which among the following is the highest rank in the Indian Army
a. Admiral
b. Admiral General
d. Major General of Army
d. Lieutenant General

Answer: Lieutenant General

3. Which bank launched Facebook-based funds transfer platform KayPay
a. Kotak Mahindra Bank
b. Indan Bank
c. Axis Bank
d. HDFC Bank

Answer: Kotak Mahindra Bank

4. Cape Canaveral, the site from which space shuttles, are launched, is located on the coast
a. North Carolina
b. South Carolina
c. Florida
d. Virginia

Answer: Florida

5. Which one among the following industries is the maximum consumer of water in India? 
a. Paper and pulp
b. Engineering 
c. Textiles 
d. Thermal power

Answer: Thermal power

6. When was International Yoga Day observed on?
a. 21st March
b. 21st April
c. 21st June
d. 21st July

Answer: 21st March

7. Umbrella Revolution which was in news recently relates to:
a. Demand for democracy by Taiwan people from Japan
b. Demand for more freedom by Hong Kong people from China
c. Demand for the referendum on Independence from China by Tibet
d. Demand for referendum on Independence from Naxalite from the Nepal Kingdom

Answer: Demand for more freedom by Hong Kong people from China

8. Who is the Project Director of the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), also called Mangalyaan?
a. Shivakumar. S.K. 
b. Radhakrishnan 
c. Madhavan Nair
d. Mayilswamy Annadurai

Answer: Shivakumar. S.K.

9. When was Bangladesh formed
a. 16 December 1970
b. 16 December 1971
c. 15 August 1947
d. 26 March 1971

Answer: 26 March 1971

10. Indian Standard Time (IST) is decided from
a. 83 PERC° N-Tropic of cancer
b. 87 1/2° E longitude
c. 0° Equator
d. 0°GMT

Answer: 0° Equator