TNPSC General Knowledge Model Questions

1. Which is the highest literacy award of the world?

a. Novel Prize

b. Booker Prize

c. Pulitzer Prize

d. Magsaysay Award

e. none

Answer: a

2. Diabetus insipidus is caused by less producton of ____

a. ACTH

b. TSH

c. ADH

d. GH

Answer: c

3. The neutrons was discoverd by ______

a. Chadwick

b. Rutherford

c. Bohr

d. Fermi

Answer: a

4. Which is not a function of the central bank of a country?

a. Lender of the last resort

b. Controller of credit

c. Custodian of nation's foreign exchange reserves

d. Supervisor of nation's fiscal policy

Answer: d

5. The normal temperature of human body of Kelvin scale is ______

a. 280

b. 290

c. 300

d. 310

Answer: d

6. What is the name of India mentioned in the Constitution of India?

a. India

b. Bharatvarsh

c. Bharat

d. Hidustan

Answer: d

7. What is the elective strength of the Lok Sabha?

a. 525

b. 450

c. 545

d. 548

e. 549

Answer: d

8. Which of the following is a direct tax?

a. Sales tax

b. Income tax

c. Excise tax

d. all of the above

Answer: b

9. Which is the India's largest and the oldest museum?

a. Indian Museum, Kolkata

b. National Museum, New Delhi

c. Allahabad Museum

d. Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad

Answer: a

10. Which one is the oldest Paramilitary force in India?

a. BSF

b. Assam Rifles

c. Indo-Tibetan Border Police

d. Coast Guard

Answer: b