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English — 898 previous-year questions — page 2 of 36ஆங்கிலம் — 898 முந்தைய ஆண்டு வினாக்கள் — page 2 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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The poet John Masefield was appointed by Queen Elizabeth as
- Minister for Human Resources
- Poet Laureate✓
- Bard of Avon
- Speaker of English Parliament
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Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls
What world does the poet dream of?- Broken world with fragmented walls
- Unbroken world with fragmented walls
- The world without fragmented domestic walls✓
- Broken world with narrow minded people
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Empoli is a town in
- America
- France
- Italy✓
- India
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"And in the hush we joined to make we heard, we knew we heard the brook"
In which poem do these lines occur?- The Apology
- The Brook
- English words
- Going for water✓
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Match the words under Column A with their equivalent meanings from Column B
(a) Breeding Haunts 1. Travellers (b) Well defined 2. Chirping (c) Twittering 3. Clearly defined (d) Voyagers 4. Nesting places - (a)-4 (b)-3 (c)-1 (d)-2
- (a)-3 (b)-4 (c)-2 (d)-1
- (a)-2 (b)-1 (c)-3 (d)-4
- (a)-4 (b)-3 (c)-2 (d)-1✓
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Transform the imperative sentence 'Give me a book' into an appreciative statement.
- (a) I'm glad that you have given a book
- (b) Thank you for giving a book
- (c) I appreciate you giving a book
- (d) Why do you not give a book?
- (a)
- (b)
- (c)✓
- (d)
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Choose the work which is not written by Pearl S Buck.
- The Good Earth
- My Several Worlds
- The Child who never Grew
- Pygmalion✓
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Choose the simple sentence out of the sentences given below :
- He finished his exercise and put away the books.
- The man endured all the horrors of the campaign without any one of them making complaint.✓
- We must eat, or we cannot live.
- Not only did his father give him money, but his mother too.
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The right plural form for the word underlined in the following sentence is —
John speaks without basis.- basises
- basics
- basal
- bases✓
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In Oscar Wilde's "The Model Millionaire" Hughie is humane and handsome but
- ineffable
- a man of no means✓
- heartless
- a paranoid
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Replace the underlined word with its American word :
We should use the Bin for the garbage.- Dust Bin
- Trash Can✓
- Garbage Bin
- Trash Box
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Match the poems under Column 'A' with the poets under Column 'B' and select the correct code :
Column A Column B(a) The Apology 1. Jack Prelutsky (b) Be Glad your nose is on your face 2. Emerson (c) Where the mind is without fear 3. David Roth (d) Nine Gold Medals 4. Tagore - (a)-2 (b)-1 (c)-3 (d)-4
- (a)-1 (b)-4 (c)-3 (d)-2
- (a)-2 (b)-1 (c)-4 (d)-3✓
- (a)-1 (b)-2 (c)-3 (d)-4
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Identify the speaker :
"I shot him dead because—
Because he was my foe".- D. H. Lawrence
- Thomas Hardy✓
- V. K. Gokak
- Oscar wilde
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Match
Column A with
Column B
Column A(a) V.K. Gokak 1. British (b) D.H. Lawrence 2. American (c) H.W. Longfellow 3. Kannada (d) Annie Louisa Walker 4. English Midlands Column B
- (a)-3 (b)-4 (c)-2 (d)-1✓
- (a)-4 (b)-3 (c)-2 (d)-1
- (a)-1 (b)-2 (c)-3 (d)-4
- (a)-2 (b)-3 (c)-1 (d)-4
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Identify the sentence which is in the positive degree
- His age is a matter of minor importance.✓
- This is the most perfect specimen I have seen.
- The last time I saw him, he was in high spirits.
- The longest lane has a turning.
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Match the following :
Poem(a) Punishment in Kindergarten 1. David Roth (b) Nine Gold Medals 2. Rabindranath Tagore (c) Where the Mind is Without Fear 3. Stephen Vincent Benet (d) Flying Wonder 4. Kamala Das Poets
- (a)-4 (b)-1 (c)-3 (d)-2
- (a)-1 (b)-4 (c)-2 (d)-3
- (a)-4 (b)-1 (c)-2 (d)-3
- (a)-1 (b)-2 (c)-4 (d)-3✓
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“The habit of co-operation once required will continue with you all your life”
Which among the options best conveys the meaning of the above passage?- The author insists on hard work
- The author states the importance of team work✓
- The author insists on friendship
- The author reiterates the importance of good behaviour
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Identify the sentence which is in the positive degree :
- This is a major issue.✓
- The latter chapters are lacking in interest.
- Rama's intelligence is superior to Hari's.
- He is junior to all his colleagues.
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Which of the following plural forms is not correct?
- daughters-in-law
- step-daughters
- commanders-in-chiefs✓
- strata
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What is a refrain?
- The first line of a poem that is repeated in all stanzas
- The repetition of a line or lines within a poem, at given intervals✓
- The first line and the last line are one and the same in the last stanza
- The last two lines of the first stanza and the last two lines of the last stanza are one and the same
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'Is she not changing her dress'.
Which of the following is the correct statement of this interrogative?- She will not change her dress
- She was not changing her dress
- She will change her dress
- She is not changing her dress✓
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Choose the correct synonyms for the underlined word
Ramayya's heart was in a Flutter- Stay
- Flab✓
- Lull
- Calm
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When Watson returns with Mrs. Hudson to Holmes appartment, he sees
- Holmes had died
- Savage had escaped
- Holmes was sitting up in bed✓
- Smith was already there
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Pick out the sentence which is in active voice.
- He is loved by all
- The field is ploughed
- The thief was caught
- The man cut down the tree✓
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Fill in the blank choosing the correct option :
The pen-name of Hector Hugh Munro is ————- H.H. Munro
- Saki✓
- Hugh
- Saghi
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