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Literature — 352 previous-year questions — page 12 of 15
Every Literature 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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A child sitting under the Piano, in the boom of the tingling strings. The child mentioned in the poem is ———.
- The Poet's Child
- A Child on the Road
- The Poet himself✓
- The Singer's Child
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The setting of the play 'The Dying Detective' is in
- Victor Savage's house
- A New York city apartment
- Dr. Watson's House
- Sherlock Holmes' bedroom✓
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In which poem, do you find the following line?
"Virgin rock takes form".- Migrant Bird
- The Earth
- Shilpi✓
- To a Millionaire
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"Still seeking what I sought when but a boy,
New friendship, high adventure and a crown"
Who wrote the above lines?- Khalil Gibran
- Henry Van Dyke✓
- H.W. Longfellow
- John Masefield
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What is the name of the episode on Abraham Lincoln in the book
"The war years Volume III"?- The comforts you have is the one you live
- The money you spend is the one you live
- The happiness you have is the one you live
- The legacy you leave is the one you live✓
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Choose the option that contains the name of the speaker and the play from which these lines are taken :
"Believe me for mine honour,
and have respect to mine honour,
that you may believe".- Bassanio in 'The Merchant of Venice'
- Brutus in 'Julius Caesar'✓
- Antonio in 'The Merchant of Venice'
- Antony in 'Julius Caesar'
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To which of the following works is Oscar Wilde not associated with?
- The Happy Prince
- The importance of being earnest
- The Last Leaf✓
- The Selfish Giant
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In Oscar Wilde's 'The Model Millionaire' why did Alan Trevor leave the studio for a few minutes?
- He had another appointment
- He went to see his son
- He went to see a frame maker✓
- He went to see a customer
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In Oscar Wilde's 'The Selfish Giant', —————— came and took the giant to Paradise.
- Jesus Christ✓
- An angel
- An evil spirit
- The giant's friend
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'Do you confess the bond?'
Who is asked to confiss?- Antonio✓
- Shylock
- Bassanio
- Duke
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Who says these words?
"There is tears for his love; joy for his fortune; honour for his valour; and death for his ambition."- Shylock
- Antony
- Portia
- Brutus✓
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"I respect you and you respect
I think of you and you think of me"
The above lines are written by- John Keats
- George Eliot
- Shanthini Govindan
- Bridgette Bryant & Daniel Ho✓
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In Julius Caesar, Antony says,
"For Brutus is an honourable man".
– Here the tone of Antony is one of- Admiration
- Irony✓
- Friendship
- Hero – worship
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Match the following :
(a) Antonio 1. Lady of Belmont (b) Portia 2. Money Lender (c) Shylock 3. Antonio's Friend (d) Bassanio 4. Merchant of Venice - (a)-4 (b)-1 (c)-3 (d)-2
- (a)-3 (b)-1 (c)-2 (d)-4
- (a)-4 (b)-1 (c)-2 (d)-3✓
- (a)-2 (b)-3 (c)-4 (d)-1
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Breaking the silence of the seas
Among the farthest Hebrides
These lines belong to the poem ————.
In which poem do the following lines occur?- The Blind Boy
- Give me the Strength
- The Solitary Reaper✓
- Travel Plans
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"For I have neither wit, not words nor worth, action, nor utterance, nor the power of speech" The above words are taken from
- William Wordsworth
- William Shakespeare✓
- Karl Paulnack
- Abdul Kalam
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The ———— asked Hughie to earn Ten thousands of his own to Marry Laura.
- retired Colonel✓
- retired Painter
- Baron Hausberg
- Alan Trevor
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Identify the work known for its nationalist theme.
- The Model Millionaire
- Keep Your Spirits High
- Our Local Team
- Where the mind is without fear✓
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"Again, it was in my subconscious mind that I wanted to play for India". Who said?
- Kris Srikkanth✓
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Kapil Dev
- Ravi Shastri
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On hearing the result, Masha dropped
- the glass
- the vessel
- the cloth✓
- the newspaper
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In Oscar Wilde's 'The Selfish Giant' the giant saw something marvellous in his garden. He saw
- a silver tree with golden blossoms
- a golden tree with white blossoms✓
- a pink tree with yellow blossoms
- a dull tree with no blossoms
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Speak gently to the young, for they
Will have enough to bear –
Pass through this life as best they may,
'T is full of anxious care!
Write the Rhyme Scheme of the given stanza.- ABAB✓
- ABBA
- AABB
- ABAA
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Choose the option containing the author of the following line :
"Where words come out from the depths of truth".- Kamala Das in 'Punishment in Kindergarten'
- Deepa Agarwal in 'After the Storm'
- Dhar Gopal Mukherji in 'Kari – the Elephant'
- Rabindranath Tagore in 'Where the Mind is Without Fear'✓
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In Oscar Wilde's 'The Model Millionaire', Alan Trevor was a good painter because
- he was strict
- he had natural talent✓
- he was popular
- he was friendly
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Match Column A with Column B
Column A(a) Walt Whitman 1. American Poet (b) H.W. Longfellow 2. Poet in Kannada (c) Annie Louisa Walker 3. Long Islander (d) V.K. Gokak 4. Mrs. Harry Coghill Column B
- (a)-2 (b)-4 (c)-1 (d)-3
- (a)-3 (b)-2 (c)-1 (d)-4
- (a)-3 (b)-1 (c)-4 (d)-2✓
- (a)-4 (b)-3 (c)-2 (d)-1
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