Previous year questionsமுந்தைய ஆண்டு வினாக்கள்
English — 898 previous-year questions — page 13 of 36ஆங்கிலம் — 898 முந்தைய ஆண்டு வினாக்கள் — page 13 of 36
English questions taken from the real TNPSC papers, each with its correct answer in Tamil and English.உண்மையான TNPSC வினாத்தாள்களிலிருந்து எடுக்கப்பட்ட வினாக்கள், ஒவ்வொன்றிலும் சரியான விடையுடன்.
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"O'er the yellow pebbles dancing"
Identify the figure of speech- Oxymoron
- Onomatopoeia
- Imagery✓
- Anaphora
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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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"Elephant Rides are for the Royals. Forget this Dream" – Who said this to Rani of Jhansi?
- Baji Rao
- Moropant Tambe✓
- Gangadhar Rao
- Pandit Dikshit
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Select the correct Passive forms of the sentence :
"The Manager will give you a ticket".- (a) A ticket will be given to the Manager by you.
- (b) A ticket will be given to you by the Manager.
- (c) The Manager will be given a ticket by you.
- (d) You will be given a ticket by the Manager.
- (a) and (b)
- (a) and (c)
- (b) and (d)✓
- (b) and (c)
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Choose the correct plural form for 'Alumnus'.
- Alumna
- Alumnae
- Alumni✓
- Alumnas
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Combine the pairs of sentences by choosing the correct sentence.
I saw a Tiger. It was wounded- I saw a Tiger was wounded
- I saw a wounded Tiger✓
- A wounded Tiger saw me
- I was wounded by the Tiger
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Pick the compound word that is not a combination of verb + noun
- Watch man
- Play ground
- Motor cycle✓
- Call taxi
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In which country the story 'Two Friends' took place?
- France✓
- America
- Italy
- India
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Why did we call Dr. Salim Ali as "Birdman of India"?
- His research in climate change
- His immense contribution to the field of Ornithology✓
- His research in Orthopedic
- His research in Water Movements
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Match the following :
Quote/Line(a) "I was born a farmer" 1. Kamala Surayya (b) "Nations are built by the imagination and untiring enthusiastic efforts of generations" 2. Kesavan Nair (c) "..... You cannot believe darling, can you that I lived in such a house" 3. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (d) "Into that heaven of freedom, My Father let my country awake" 4. Rabindranath Tagore Author/Character
- (a)-2 (b)-1 (c)-4 (d)-3
- (a)-2 (b)-3 (c)-1 (d)-4✓
- (a)-2 (b)-4 (c)-1 (d)-3
- (a)-2 (b)-3 (c)-4 (d)-1
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Select the suitable order of compound words for the blanks in the given passage from the options given below :
—————— I used a —————— table on which there was a —————— that took me to ——————.- lifelong, jet black, looking glass, wonderland✓
- wonderland, jet black, lifelong, looking glass
- lifelong, looking glass, wonderland, jet black
- lifelong, jet black, wonderland, looking glass
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Choose the option denoting the speaker and the play from which these lines are taken :
"It droppeth as a gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath"- Brutus in 'Julius Caesar'
- Mark Antony in 'Julius Caesar'
- Portia in 'The Merchant of Venice'✓
- Shylock in 'The Merchant of Venice'
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——— was the pianist and director of the music division at the Boston conservatory
- Messiaen
- Zubin mehta
- Dr. Karl Paulnack✓
- Ilayaraaja
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Choose the option containing the name of the author and the work in which these lines occur :
I was then too young to read
And my blood turned cold like the moon- Dr. A.P.J. Kalam in 'Vision For The Nation'
- Dr. Neeraja Raghavan in 'The Sun Beam'
- Kamala Das in 'My Grandmother's House'✓
- Rabindranath Tagore in 'Where the Mind is Without Fear'
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"And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over"
The above lines are in the poem –- A Thing of Beauty
- Sea Fever✓
- Lessons in Life
- Making Life Worthwhile
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Identify the incorrect pair of British English and American English expressions
- bonnet – cover✓
- goods train – freight train
- dustbin – trash can
- chips – french fries
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Identify the sentence which is in the Positive degree
- He is the most intelligent man
- His statement is a very super fluous one✓
- The Ganga is considered the most pious river
- Your signature is more valid than mine
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'Kari, the elephant' was written by ————.
- R.K. Narayan
- Dhan Gopal Mukherji✓
- Thakazhi Sivasankaran Pillai
- Dr. Neeroja Raghavan
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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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In Oscar Wilde's short story "The model millionaire" who was actually Baron Hausberg?
- A beggar
- A poor man
- A rich man✓
- A middle – class man
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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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Choose the correct sentence from the following
- My son is fond in music
- My son is fond on music
- My son is fond of music✓
- My son is fond to music
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Frame a question to get the following answer :
Why ____________ ?
He has gone to the railway station to see off his cousin.- Why has he gone to the railway station?✓
- Why he went to the railway station?
- Why he go to the railway station?
- Why have he gone to the railway station?
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