tnpsc question Interview Questions and Answers
Ques:- Atmospheric pressure is measured by an instrument called ____
A. Anemometer
B. Wind vane
C. Barometer
D. Thermometer
Ques:- In weather maps, pressure distribution is shown by ____
A. Isohyets
B. Isohalines
C. Isotherm
D. Isobars
Ques:- The average weight of the atmospheric air is ____ per sq.cm.at the mean sea level.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Ques:- When the pressure gradient is steep, the velocity of the wind is ____
A. Very low
B. Low
C. High
D. Medium
Ques:- The only method by which heat is transferred without a medium is ___
A. Evaporation
B. Radiation
C. Conduction
D. Convection
Ques:- ____ is used to measure the temperature of a place.
A. Anemometer
B. Thermometer
C. Raingauge
D. Barometer
Ques:- The heated Earth re-radiates the heat to the atmosphere in the form of ___ wave radiation.
A. short
B. long
C. medium
D. none
Ques:- Which is/are the important raw materials required in cement industry?
A. Clay
B. Limestone
C. Gypsum
D. Limestone and clay
Ques:- Usually doctors recommend the foodstuffs which are prepared in the oil with comparison to the vegetable ghee because
A. Oil has unsaturated fats
B. Oil has saturated fats
C. To store the oil is convenient
D. Oil is cheeper
Ques:- Which one among the following does not have an allotrope?
A. Oxygen
B. Sulphur
C. Carbon
D. Nitrogen
Ques:- The elements of a group in the periodic table
A. are isobars
B. are isotopes
C. have similar chemical properties
D. have consecutive atomic numbers
Ques:- Water is a compound because
A. It exists as a solid, a liquid or a gas
B. It contains hydrogen and oxygen
C. It contains two different elements joined by chemical bonds
D. It cannot be split up into simpler substances by chemical means
Ques:- Acid rain is caused by the pollution of environment by
A. nitrous oxide and sulphur dioxide
B. ozone and carbon dioxide
C. carbon dioxide and nitrogen
D. carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide
Ques:- Which of the following are the two main constituents of granite?
A. Iron and silica
B. Silica and aluminium
C. Iron oxide and potassium
D. Iron and silver
Ques:- Which of the following is used as an anti freezing substance in the self-starting engines?
A. Methanol
B. Ethylene glycol
C. Ethanol
D. Propyl alcohol
Ques:- Which of the following compounds are responsible for “acid rain”?
A. Nitrogen dioxide
B. Sulphur dioxide
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of the above