TNPSC Group 2 New Current Syllabus 2014 with Materials
General Knowledge Questions with Answers
1What is the commonest symbol on flags of the world Star2Which country is alphabetically last Zimbabwe
3Smiths Bon-Bon's changed their name to what after 1840Christmas Crackers
4Minerva is the Goddess of what Wisdom
5What type of animal is a jennet Small Spanish horse
6If you were crapulous what would you be Drunk
7Where would you Swedes slope
8What is the correct name for a baby otter Kitten
9What co lour is the gemstone period
10Sanskrit is an old language - what does the word mean Put together &ndash Perfected
TNPSC Group 2 New Current Syllabus 2014 with Materials
11In which country do they play Holland - type of hockey Turkey12What does the name Absinth mean Gazelle
13With what is spongy played Marbles
14Where did Sp am get its name Spiced Ham
15The Vogues took their name from Vogue Mahoney - what mean Kiss my arose
16What comes after the year of the snake - Chinese calendar Horse
17Mosi-oa-Tunya - Smoke that Thunders - what natural feature Victoria falls
18One person every 6 seconds dies from what Contaminated water
diseases
19Approximately 40 million of what are consumed each year Bananas
20What is the worlds largest rodent Capybara
21Which winter game is known as the roaring game Curling
22The first known what happened in Wisconsin 1878Organised motor race
23Which 2 countries will host the 2002 Soccer World Cup finals Japan - South Korea
24In 1935 Carlton C McGee invented what in the USA Parking Meter
25Which French philosopher created analytical geometry Rene Descartes
26The length of what is approximately 1/10th circumference of earth Great wall of China
27What was the world's first computer bug in 1946A moth
28What does a polytheistic person believe in Many Gods
29Who founded the Greek theatre
30Maria Magellan Von Loch Bayer know as who Marlene Dietrich
31If you suffered from anarchism what would you be doing Dancing Mania
32Which literary prize started in 1968Booker McConnell
33What links Intro, Essence, Collins and Carlton Aussie rules football
teams
34What countries people spend most private money on recreation Taiwan's
35What links The Rivers, Grapes of Wrath, Humbled’s Gift Pulitzer Prize winners
36USA has most airports which country has second most Australia
37In 1829 Walter Hunt invented what common item Safety Pin
38Fredrick Sanger discovered which medical life saver Insulin
39Who invented punched cards used in early computing 1880sHerman Holler
40Why did Rosalind Franklin (pre discovered dna helix) no Nobel She was dead
41What is a Dwarf Goby Worlds smallest true
fish
42What types can be saddle, plane or pivotal Body Joints
431500 paces was what Roman measurement League
44Denis Gab or of Hungary 1971 Nobel prize for what invention Holograms
45Who gave the UN the land in NY to build their HQ John D Rockefeller
46In 1779 Abraham Darby built the worlds first what Metal Bridge
47What is the worlds oldest monotheistic religion Judaism
48An au bade or wallboard is a song - but what type Mourning
49What sport links Castle Cup, Red Stripe Cup, Kanji Trophy Cricket
50What countries leader does not have an official residence Cuba
51Which writer coined the word Cyberspace in 1984William Gibson –
Necromancer
52Demeter was the Greek god of what (Cereus Roman)Harvest
53What film won the 1943 Oscar as best film Casablanca
54What do ungulate animals alone have Hooves
55Dr Ludwig L Amen invented what 1887 Poland Esperanto
56Who wrote The Picture of Dorian Gray in 1891Oscar Wilde
57Who composed The Planets suit (both names)Gust Holt
58What links Doric, Ionic, Tuscan, Corinthian and Composite Classical Architecture
59What is phonetic alphabet word for Uniform
60Why were women barred from original Olympic Games Male entries nude
61In which USA state is Churchill Downs racetrack Louisville Kentucky
62In 1867 Lucian B Smith invented what restraint Barbed Wire
63In 1961 which Henry Anacin record won Grammy record of year Moon River
64What links Willie Brandt, Leech Wales, Assert Arafat Nobel Peace Prize
65Which countries government spends most in social security %Uruguay
66Archaeopteryx was the first what Bird
67In 1810 in England Peter Duran invented what Tin can (food)
68Who was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952 (turned down)Albert Einstein
69What is the oldest known infectious disease Leprosy
70A JPEG is a picture file format - what does JPEG stand for Joint Photographic
Experts Group
71What is the worlds largest sea (in area)South China
72Which islands wildlife is 90% unique Madagascar
73What are truffles - highly prized as food Fungi
74Which Game is Played 15 a side and scores 3 or 1 points Gaelic Football
75What was invented in 1855 45 years later than it was needed Can Opener
76What links Insignias, Eosins, Liberians, Serious V1,Victor II Popes
77What is the world largest seed Coco-de-mare palm –
double coconut
78Bristlemouths are the worlds most common what Fish
79What swims at 1/8 inch an hour Sperm
80Trypanophobia is fear of what Inoculations –
Injections
81Chogori is better know by what boring nameK2
82Colonel Jacob Schick invented what in 1928 in USA Electric Razor
83What links Duke Wellington, Earl Derby, Marquis Salisbury UK Prime Ministers
84In 1996 which Cline Dixon album Grammy album of year Falling into You
85What weight is the lightest in Amateur Boxing Light Flyweight
86Which country has the worlds biggest (on land) National Park Canada – Wood
Buffalo 17300s ml
87What language speakers were shot Russia and Germany 1930sEsperanto
88Ronald Ross campaigned for the destruction of what Mosquitoes - stop
malaria
89Who won two Nobel prizes in different fields Marie Curie Physics
1903 Chemistry 1911
90Name 3rd cent BC Greek mathematician wrote The Elements Euclid
91Evidence of what alternative treatment found in 5300 mummy Acupuncture
92North Fork Roe River - worlds shortest - which US state Montana
93In 1879 James Ri tty invented what Cash Register
94Who wrote the novel Tom Jones in 1749Henry Fielding
95What links Millionaires, Metropolitans, Black Hawks, Silver seven Stanley Cup winners
Ice Hockey
96What country - largest earthquake of 20th cent 8.6 Richter 1906 Colombia
97The okapi belongs to what family of animals Giraffe
98Dimitri Mendel is credited with the discover of what Periodic Table
99What feature of a triangle makes it scalene Different side lengths
100Taphophobia is fear of what Buried Alive
