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TNPSC General Knowledge Questions and Answers
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TNPSC VAO English General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Indian History Notes

1. In which nomad man started settling? – Neolithic Age

2. What was the name of the learned lady who is said to have debated with the famous law-giver Yajnavalkya? – Gargi

3. In which religion extreme form of Ahimsa or non-violence is practised? – Jainism

4. Which ruler was known as Amitraghata, the ‘destroyer of foes’ ? – Bindusara

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5. Which were the contemporaries of Kanishka ? – Nagarjuna, Asvaqhosha, Vasumitra 

6. which literary figure of the Gupta Age is given the title of ‘Indian Shakespeare’ ? –Kalidasa

7. Which region of northern India was not included in the empire of Ala-ud-din Khalji ? –Kashmir

8. From which ruler did Humayun received the Kohinoor diamond? – The ruler of Gwalior

9. Which was the most significant battle in the establishment of British supremacy in India? – Buxar

10. In which year was Vande Mataram first sung at the session of the Indian National Congress? – 1896

Geography Notes

1. To a space traveller on moon, how does the lunar sky during day time appear? – Black

2. Which is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by mass in the earth’s crust? –Oxygen

3. Which wind in the northern hemisphere, the wind blowing from the Horse latitudes to the Doldrums? – Trade wind

4. What is the cause of Exposure of rock to the changes of temperature? – Mechanical weathering

5. Which current is produced by upwelling of water off the coast of Chile and Peru? –Humboldt 
Current 

6. West Bengal shares boundaries with how many foreign countries? – Three

7. In which State is the Guru Shikhar Peak located? – Rajasthan

8. Soil can best be conserved on the hills by which of the cultivating methods? – Contour ploughing

9. Which State has the largest number of sugar mills? – Uttar Pradesh

10. Which State of India is the largest producer of lignite coal? – Tamil Nadu

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