Previous year questionsமுந்தைய ஆண்டு வினாக்கள்
English — 898 previous-year questions — page 25 of 36ஆங்கிலம் — 898 முந்தைய ஆண்டு வினாக்கள் — page 25 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 ozone gas that acts like a canopy, protecting you from the harmful ultra violet rays of the Sun is depleting.
Identify the option closest in meaning to the underlined word :- a preventive medicine
- a damage-control system
- an overhanging shelter✓
- a storehouse of gases
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Pick out the incorrect sentence from the following
- Food must be chewed well for easy digestion
- Television plays a Vital role in spreading news
- Ambitious people work hard and succeed in life
- He carried a lot of luggages to Delhi✓
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Match the prefixes under Column A with the words under Column B :
Column A(a) multi 1. sensitive (b) mis 2. runner (c) hyper 3. faceted (d) fore 4. behave Column B
- (a)-4 (b)-1 (c)-3 (d)-2
- (a)-2 (b)-3 (c)-1 (d)-4
- (a)-3 (b)-4 (c)-1 (d)-2✓
- (a)-1 (b)-2 (c)-3 (d)-4
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Fill in the blanks with correct article.
Prem is ———— strongest boy in the class.- a
- an
- the✓
- some
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Choose the correct synonym for the underlined word from the option given below :
He was the spoilt child of Affluent parents.- poor
- useless
- intelligent
- wealthy✓
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Who do you think is these lines addressed to :
You cannot rob us of the rights we cherish,
Nor turn our thoughts away
From the bright picture of a 'women's mission'
Our hearts portray- An individual reader
- The poet's companion
- Society at large✓
- A particular misogynist group
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"I must go down to the seas again, to the
Vagrant gypsy life"
Gypsy life means ————.- A Sea Captain's Life
- A Wandering Man's Life✓
- A Historian's Life
- An Explorer's Life
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"The story of My Life" is the autobiography of
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Jawaharlal Nehru
- Nelson Mandela
- Helen Keller✓
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What is the name of the Commander whose forgiveness Abraham Lincoln sought for being rude to him?
- Colonel Scott✓
- Colonel Henry
- Colonel James
- Colonel Wilson
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Which of the following is correct for?
Overcoat- Noun + Preposition
- Noun + Noun
- Verb + Noun
- Preposition + Noun✓
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The author of the story, 'The Mark of Vishnu'. Khuswant Singh belongs to which state – choose the option.
- Kerala
- Tamil Nadu
- Karnataka
- Punjab✓
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In Oscar Wilde's "The Selfish Giant", The dead body of the Giant is covered with
- Pink blossoms
- White blossoms✓
- Pearl blossoms
- Blue blossoms
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And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking
Pick out the figure of speech given in the above poetic line.- Metaphor
- Simile
- Alliteration✓
- Hyperbole
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Pick out the statement which is wrong about Mahatma Gandhi.
- Mahatma Gandhi was a ceaseless crusader of women's equality
- Gandhi was no advocate of blind adherence to tradition
- He was an extraordinary lover of truth
- Gandhi considered women to be unfit for any position or task✓
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Choose the appropriate compound word for the combination "Adjective + Verb"
- Blue moon
- White wash✓
- Red hills
- Gold rush
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"Come you back unto the fireside and be comrade with your kin"
This line is taken from the poem ____________.- The Poison Tree
- The River
- The Stick-Together Families✓
- Life
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Identify the correct Degree of Comparison :
- 1. Very few people in this town are as generous as Mr. Mohan.
- 2. I cannot do anything better for you than this.
- (1) Comparative Degree (2) Positive Degree
- (1) Positive Degree (2) Comparative Degree✓
- (1) Superlative Degree (2) Comparative Degree
- (1) Positive Degree (2) Superlative Degree
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Which one of the following poems speaks about 'True Love'?
- A Psalm of life
- Be the Best
- Sonnet No : 116✓
- The Solitary Reaper
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Situated in a remote corner of Kumaon bordering Tibet and Nepal, Munsiyari was once a bustling entrepot of trade.
Which place was a busy trade centre?- Tibet
- Nepal
- Munsiyari✓
- Kumaon
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"If one should come too close to earth
The atmosphere will Shake,
With shockwave reaching to the ground
Causing the land to quake".
Mention the rhyme scheme of the stanza.- a a b b
- a b a b
- a b c b✓
- a b b b
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Pick out the sentence which is grammatically correct and meaningful :
- Do not altar the course of action
- The Carpenter cut off a large bow of timber
- The landscape was bear
- The site of our college building is very beautiful✓
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Fill in the blanks in the following line with the correct word :
"The quality of ——— is not strain'd".- rain
- mercy✓
- bond
- majesty
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What is the name of the porter who accompanied Ahtushi Deshpande?
- Laxmi✓
- Kundu
- Bamon
- Raman Singh
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"Was out of work-had sold his traps"
The word 'traps' in this line means- Two-wheeled bullock carts
- Two-wheeled tractor
- Two-wheeled horse carriage✓
- Two-wheeled bicycle
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Foreign + Exchange = ————
Find the blended word.- Foreign change
- Foreign exchange
- Forex change
- Forex✓
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