The questions for the general awareness which are asked in the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Examination are as follows:

General Awareness Questions and Answers

1. DNA structure was discovered by
A. Karl Land Steiner
B. Gregor Mendel
C. Watson and Crick
D. Hargobind Khorana

2. The Headquarters of the UNO is at
A. Washington
B. New York
C. Berlin
D. Moscow

3. Everest is the highest peak in the world, it is in
A. France
B. Himalayas
C. South Africa
D. South America

4. The Indian who won the Nobel prize for Literature is
A. Tagore
B. Raman
C. Kannadasan
D. Radhakrishnan

5. The first women to win Nobel prize in India is
A. Sushmita Sen
B. Medha Paktar
C. Shabana Azmi
D. Mother Teresa

6. Chevalier award is given by which country?
A. France
B. Germany
C. Chile
D. Germany

7. Which is the head quarters of Asian Development Bank?
A. Karachi
B. Manila
C. Tokyo
D. Bangkok

8. The second Indian satellite
A. Rohini
B. SLV 3
C. Aryabhatta
D. Bhaskara

9. WHO refers to
A. World House Organization
B. World Health Organization
C. World Head Organization
D. World Heart Organization

10. UNESCO’s headquarters is located in
A. Geneva
B. Rome
C. New York
D. Paris

11. The deepest ocean is
A. Pacific
B. Indian
C. Arctic
D. Atlantic

12. Jawaharlal Nehru Universities is in
A. Delhi
B. Bhopal
C. Kashmir
D. Delhi

13. Tamil University is located at
A. Salem
B. Coimbatore
C. Madurai
D. Thanjavur

14. The World cricket champion of 1996 was
A. India
B. Austarlia
C. Pakistan
D. Srilanka

15. The important Information Technology Centre(IT) in India is at
A. Mumbai
B. Chennai
C. Bangalore
D. Hyderabad