TNPSC VAO English General Knowledge Questions and Answers 027

TNPSC VAO English General Knowledge Questions and Answers

General Science Questions

1. Who is the recepient of Nobel Prize for the development of Wireless Telegraphy? – Marconi

2. Which form an irreversible complex With haemoglobin of blood? – Carbon monoxide

3. Which is the variety of coal in which the deposit contains recognisable traces of the original plant material? – Peat

4. A person who lives exclusively on milk, egg and bread is likey to become a victim of which desease? – Scurvy

5. The pH of water at 25°C is 7. When it is heated to 100°C, then what will be the pH of water? – Remains same

6. Non-stick cooking utensils are coated with which metal? – Teflon

7. Which is the scientist who explained about blood circulation for the first time? – William Harvey

8. A man with a dark skin, in comparison with a man with a white skin, What will experience? – Less heat and less cold

9. Which polymeric material is used for making bullet proof jacket? – KEVLAR

10. Between which set of blood groups, is the blood transfusion possible? – A and AB (A donor)

General Knowledge Questions

1. The first Commonwealth Games were held in 1930. Which country hosted the games? – Canada

2. The Indian research station Himadri is located at which place? – Antarctica

3. Who was the first Indian to be a Fellow of the Royal Society of London? – Srinivas Ramanujan

4. The headquarters of the International Red Cross is situated in which city? – Geneva

5. What is the name given to an almost circular coral reef inside which there is a lagoon? – Atoll

6. How many States of the U.S.A. are not attached to its mainland? – Two

7. With reference to Indian defence what is, the ‘Lakshya’? – A pilotless training aircraft

8. Who got the ‘Bharat Ratna’ award, before becoming the President of India? – Dr. Zakir Hussain

9. What is a partially completed workbook that contains formulas and formatting, but no data? – Template

10. Which reserves can act as a liquidity buffer for commercial banks during crisis times? – SLR