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Comprehension — 162 previous-year questions — page 3 of 7
Every Comprehension question TNPSC has asked in the papers we hold, under English, with the correct answer marked in Tamil and English. Explanations are free with an account.ஆங்கிலம் பாடத்தின் கீழ், எங்களிடம் உள்ள வினாத்தாள்களில் TNPSC கேட்ட அனைத்து வினாக்களும், சரியான விடை குறிக்கப்பட்டு. விளக்கங்கள் இலவசக் கணக்கில் கிடைக்கும்.
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Which among the responses best explains the following line : "Day light will be on the switch and winter under rock".
- Daylight will restrict the damaging impact of winter
- Winter's chillness will be under the lock of the daylight's heat
- Daylight will be turned on when winter is kept under lock
- There will be a continuous switching over from day to night, and there will not be any changing seasons✓
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Identify the incorrect sentence/sentences, according to the given statement.
Alfred Nobel was considered as -- 1. Europe's richest Vagabond.
- 2. A chemist, engineer and an aspiring poet.
- 3. A man who felt guilty for having invented highly destructive things.
- 4. Felt guilty for having earned so much money.
- 3 and 4
- 1 and 3
- 4 only✓
- 2 only
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Scenario : You are a volunteer for a local charity and need to know the specific items the charity currently needed for donations. Write an email to the charity's coordinator asking for an updated donation list :
Type of Query :- (a) Charity Support Inquiry
- (b) Material Request
- (c) Donation Item Request
- (d) Volunteer co-ordination
- Only (a)
- Only (c)✓
- Only (b)
- (a), (b), (c)
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What brings out the munificence of the Chola king who built 'The Brihadeesvarar Temple'?
- The Pillared Cloisters of deities
- The huge and massive size of the Shiva Linga and the Nandhi Statue✓
- The towering Vimanam which echoes the divine Mount Kailash
- The Statues and paintings of the Royal Museum
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Teachers help me to learn ____________ things.
- Natural
- Bad
- New✓
- Difficult
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His grandmother gave him a ————.
- sketch
- pen
- pencil✓
- painting box
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According to Dr. Montague, "Women are not only equal in intelligence to men, they have in reserve the genius of humaness, the highest form of intelligence. Man proceeds by analysis to study a problem, whereas women can even grasp it intuitively in its entirety".
What does the above passage imply?- Equality in India
- Role of women in India
- Innate Intelligence of women✓
- About Dr. Montague
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Which of the following is a suitable salutation for a formal letter?
- Hello
- Dear Sir/Madam✓
- Cheers
- Best regards
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The Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University (TNPESU) began to function in _______, to promote sports and culture, harnessing talent at the grass root level.
- 2015
- 2007
- 2005✓
- 2010
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Baron Hausberg gave Hughie and Laura a ———— for 10 thousand pounds.
- Cash
- Demand Draft
- Cheque✓
- Promise
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"It's the stick-together family that wins the joys of earth,"
Who wins the joys of the earth?- Nuclear family
- Traditional family
- Orthodox family
- The family that stays together✓
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Granny compared ———— with the pencil.
- Babu
- Raj✓
- Ravi
- Rajesh
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Which of the following is not true?
- Chawla always spoke about travelling to the states✓
- Chawla travelled about 760 hours in space
- Chawla was assigned as Mission Specialist
- Chawla's inspiration to take up flying was JRD Tata
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You were the dad chosen for me
The author's dad was chosen by ————.- Mother
- Neighbours
- God✓
- Friends
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Kalpana Chawla was born on ————
- 16th of January 2003
- 21st of July 1969
- 1st of July 1961✓
- 1st of July 1976
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Who was chirping at the edge of the woods?
- Cow
- Monkey
- Dog
- Birds✓
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'Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul'. Which of the following options best explains the above lines?
- We are born from the dust and we return to dust
- Human life is not immortal
- The question of mortality does not apply to soul✓
- The soul is dead when the body is dead
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Summer comes
in a blaze of heat
with sunny smiles
and dusty feet
Name the season mentioned in the above line- Winter
- Spring
- Rainy
- Summer✓
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In Julius Caesar, Antony says, "The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones;" This means
- The evil that men do is forgotten after their death
- The evil that men do is remembered after their death✓
- The good that men do is balanced with the evil they do
- The good that men do is remembered after their death
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Then the spring came and all over the country, there were little blossoms and little birds.
Which season represents the arrival of the blossoms?- Winter
- Summer
- Spring✓
- Autumn
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Passage : Digital platforms enhance citizen access to government services. Online portals reduce bureaucratic delays. This implies increased transparency and efficiency. Streamlined processes foster public trust.
Question : Which of the following can be best inferred from the passage?- (a) E-governance increases bureaucratic delays.
- (b) E-governance potentially increases transparency.
- (c) Streamlined processes can build public trust.
- (d) Digital platforms reduce citizen access to services.
- (a) and (b)
- (b) and (d)
- (b) and (c)✓
- (a) and (d)
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The first organized activity that I saw in New York, on the very evening of September 11th 2001 was singing.
The author here is trying to stress the point that- Music is a part of "art and entertainment"
- Music is amusement
- Music is a past time
- Music is one of the ways in which we express feelings✓
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Identify the meaning of the underlined word in this poetic line :
"If you can't be a muskie, then just be a bass".- a small stream
- an edible fish
- a small box
- a type of rose✓
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Fill in the blank :
The Lesson, 'Gaia Tells her Tale' highlights the issue of ————.- Forest conservation✓
- Water pollution
- Cleanliness
- Industrialization
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In which of the following state is Ottan Koothu performed?
- Tamil Nadu✓
- Andhra Pradesh
- Kerala
- Karnataka
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