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Comprehension — 162 previous-year questions — page 6 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.
- 162questionsவினாக்கள்
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In Oscar Wilde's 'The Selfish Giant', the giant's heart melted when he saw
- the spring season
- the children playing in the garden
- the children singing and dancing
- a little child unable to climb a tree✓
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In the following sentence ordering, the first (S1) and sixth (S6) sentences of a passage are already provided. The middle four sentences are shuffled up; they are labelled P Q R & S. Rearrange these four sentences and choose the correct order.
S1 : The study of intellectual history provides significant insights into the development of human history.
P : This however, understands the historical context in which these ideas emerged.
Q : Intellectual history often involves understanding the evolution of main concepts and their impact on the society.
R : Consequently interpretations of these concepts can widely vary depending on the researchers' perspective
S : Moreover, these concepts are frequently revisited and reinterpreted over the period.
S6 : Essentially, it seeks to enhance the complex intersection between ideas and their socio-cultural milieu.- S1, S, Q, P, R, S6
- S1, Q, S, R, P, S6✓
- S1, R, P, Q, S, S6
- S1, P, S, Q, R, S6
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How did Kalpana Chawla die?
- Space Shuttle Disaster✓
- Aircraft Disaster
- Rocket launch Disaster
- Satellite Probe Disaster
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Don Quixote the knight found 30-40 Windmills. He mistook them for giants. He was so fond of adventure that he decided to fight them. He wanted to make a lot of money by defeating them. Sancho Panza, his loyal squire, tried to warn him that they were only windmills but he didn't pay any attention.
Choose the irrelevant option :- Sancho Panza seems to be clever.
- Don Quixote mistook windmills for giants.
- The knight is less informed when compared to the squire.
- The knight wanted to cheat others by defeating the windmills.✓
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What is the theme of the story, "The Mark of Vishnu"?
- Patriotism
- Communism
- Superstition✓
- Socialism
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---------- composed the German Requiem.
- Messiaen
- Johannes Brahms✓
- Charles Tindley
- Karl Paulnack
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Whose father is 'Banarsi Dass'?
- Hellen Keller
- Dr. Salim Ali
- Kalpana Chawla✓
- Subash Chandra Bose
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Thakazhi Sivasankaran Pillai describes ———— as an arch diplomat
- Kuttichovan
- Kuttimappila
- Outhakkutty✓
- Kesavan Nair
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———— radiation may be one reason why the house sparrow is disappearing.
- X-ray
- Cosmic rays
- Cell phone✓
- Ultra violet rays
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Passage : Renewable energy reduces carbon emissions. Solar and wind power are increasingly viable. This transition combats climate change. Sustainable energy solutions are vital for future generations.
Question : Which of the following statements best summarize the main points of the passage?- (a) Renewable energy has no impact on climate change.
- (b) Renewable energy reduces carbon emissions.
- (c) Solar and wind power are becoming increasingly viable.
- (d) Sustainable energy solutions are crucial for future generations.
- (b), (a), (c)
- (b), (d), (a)
- (a), (b), (c)
- (b), (c), (d)✓
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Choose the correct choices
Navika Sagar Parikrama was a project to- 1. Promote Economical status of women.
- 2. Empower women to attain their full potential.
- 3. Promote reservation of women in the Indian Navy.
- 4. Promote ocean sailing activities.
- 1 and 2 are correct
- 2 and 4 are correct✓
- 3 and 4 are correct
- 2 and 3 are correct
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Behold her, single in the field,
Yon solitary Highland Lass!
The underlined word in the above lines of "The Solitary Reaper" refers to- England
- America
- Scotland✓
- Ireland
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Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below (Q.No.14-18)
I pray to you to make me learn. More than that, Teacher, teach me how I can learn to learn.
As you prepare me for the wide world in which I need to 'fend' for myself and for others, onetime learning will not be good enough. I will have to have the ability to learn newer and more difficult things. Some of it I will need to learn very quickly. In all this, what will become critical is the process of learning itself, more than just what I am able to learn. Help me to learn newer ways to learn. And that will make learning a joy for me.
Choose the correct meaning for the underlined word
I need to fend for myself.- look into
- look after✓
- get into
- put up
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Passage : The Tamil Nadu climate change mission focusses on mitigating the impact of climate change through various initiatives. Reforestation projects aim to increase carbon sinks and restore biodiversity. Coastal zone Management plans protect vulnerable shorelines from rising sea-levels. Promotion of renewable energy sources, like solar and wind power, reduce dependence on fossil fuels. Community-based adaptation programs build resilience in local populations facing climate - related challenges.
Question : Match the initiatives of the Tamil Nadu climate change mission in Column A with their expected outcomes in Column B.
Column A(a) Reforestation projects 1. Reduces reliance on fossil fuels (b) Coastal Zone Management plans 2. Enhances local resilience to climate impact (c) Promotion of renewable energy 3. Increases carbon absorption and biodiversity (d) Community-based adaptation programs 4. Protects shorelines from rising sea levels Column B
- (a)-2 (b)-4 (c)-1 (d)-3
- (a)-1 (b)-4 (c)-2 (d)-3
- (a)-3 (b)-4 (c)-1 (d)-2✓
- (a)-4 (b)-3 (c)-1 (d)-2
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Read the following lines and answer the questions :
"I wanted to be Shakespeare
But was poor at writing plays
I wanted to be Jane Austein
But didn't know to spin stories"
Who is Jane Austein?- a tailor
- a novelist✓
- a spinner
- a psychiatrist
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According to Greeks ---------- and ---------- were two sides to the same coin.
- Music and literature
- Music and dance
- Culture and music
- Music and astronomy✓
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Complete the following poetic line by choosing the correct option given below
"We can Print and Plough and weave and ————"- fly and dive
- read and write
- weight and size
- heat and light✓
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"As in the concentration camp and the evening of 9/11, the artistes are the ones who might be able to help us with our internal, invisible lives".
Which are the two countries associated with concentration camp and 9/11 tragedy respectively?
Choose the right option from the following :- Russia and Germany
- Germany and Italy
- Germany and America✓
- Iraq and America
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Passage : A rural community lacked access to reliable internet and digital devices. Local schools struggled to integrate technology into their curriculum and small businesses found it difficult to compete with online retailers. Community leaders proposed setting up a shared digital center, but residents feared the potential for increased surveillance and data misuse.
Question : Based on the passage, which of the following statements are most likely true?- (a) The digital divide is primarily an urban phenomenon.
- (b) The community is experiencing both economic and educational disadvantages.
- (c) There is complete agreement on the need for a digital center.
- (d) Concerns about privacy are hindering efforts to bridge the digital divide.
- Both (b) and (d)✓
- Both (a) and (b)
- Both (a) and (d)
- Both (b) and (c)
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Which of the following phrases can be quoted as an example for sound images from the poem "Sea Fever"?
- 1. Wheels kick
- 2. Seagulls cry
- 3. Clouds flying
- 4. Running tide
- 5. Sails shaking
- 6. Wind's song
- 1, 2 and 3
- 3, 5 and 6
- 2, 4 and 6✓
- 3, 4 and 5
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That is how Gandhi became a leader par excellence : that made Churchill the greatest and the most successful war time leader.
Choose a word from the passage that means "by way of special eminence".- traits
- hurdles
- par excellence✓
- hazards
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The passage implies that the long-term sustainability of e-sevai primarily relies on;
- increasing the number of physical e-sevai centers
- focussing solely on urban areas
- bridging the digital divide and maintaining a robust infrastructure✓
- reducing the number of available online services
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In the lesson "Yaanai Malai", the lesson-writer Manohar Devadoss says, "Sometimes landscapes can speak to us". This expression is purely
- a baseless illusion
- an exaggerated hyberbola
- a subjective impression✓
- an objective interpretation
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Passage : First, water is heated. Then, it boils. Next, steam is produced. Finally, the steam cools and condenses.
Question : Which of the following statements accurately describes the sequence of events in the passage?- (a) Steam is produced before the water boils.
- (b) Water is heated before it boils.
- (c) Steam cools and condenses after it is produced.
- (d) The process starts with the cooling and condensing of steam.
- (a) and (d)
- (d) and (b)
- (c) and (a)
- (b) and (c)✓
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"Not loth to have excuse to go,
Because the autumn eve was fare"
What does "loth" mean?- hate, dislike✓
- love
- affection
- angry
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