TNPSC - General Science Questions and Answers

Hello Readers, Please find below some General Science related questions and answers for the same.

1) When a gas is turned into a liquid, the process is called
 A.    condensation
 B.    evaporation
 C.    deposition
 D.    sublimation

Answer : A.

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2) Which of the following parts of the sun is easily visible only during a total solar eclipse?
 A.    core
 B.    photosphere
 C.    sunspots
 D.    corona

Answer : D.

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3) Earth's seasons are caused by which of the following?
 A.    The tilt of the earth's rotation relative to the ecliptic as earth revolves around the sun
 B.    The varying amount of sunspot activity
 C.    The earth's orbit around the sun as an exlipse rather than a circle
 D.    The rotation of during a 24-hour day

Answer : A.

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4) Which of the following is most likely to cause a rise in the average temperature of earth's atmosphere in future?
 A.    Atomic warfare
 B.    CO2 from fossil fuels
 C.    Dust clouds from valcanoes
 D.    Depletion of earth's ozone layer

Answer : B.

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5) The accumulation of stress along the boundaries of lithospheric plates results in which of the following?
 A.    Earthquakes
 B.    Magnetic reversals
 C.    Hurricanses
 D.    Increased deposition of deep-sea sediments

Answer : A.

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6) Which of the following elements is a metal
 A.    S
 B.    Se
 C.    I
 D.    Ga

Answer : D.

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7) Which of the following items will be attracted to the north pole of a permanent magnet by a magnet force?
 A.    The north pole of another permanent magnet
 B.    A piece of iron that is not a permanent magnet
 C.    A positively charged glass rod
 D.    A negatively charged rubber rod

Answer : B.

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8) Pollination by birds is called
 A.    autogamy
 B.    ornithophily
 C.    entomophily
 D.    anemophily

Answer : B.

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9) The fastest-running terrestrial animal is
 A.    cheetah
 B.    lion
 C.    man
 D.    jaguar

Answer : A.

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10) As you go down into a well, your weight
 A.    increases slightly
 B.    decreases slightly
 C.    remains exactly the same
 D.    None of the above

Answer : B.