Previous year questionsமுந்தைய ஆண்டு வினாக்கள்
English — 898 previous-year questions — page 27 of 36ஆங்கிலம் — 898 முந்தைய ஆண்டு வினாக்கள் — page 27 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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In the battle of Sambre Caesar defeated
- The Nervi✓
- The Romans
- Brutus
- Cassius
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Why did Brutus kill Julius Caesar, according to Brutus own defense?
- Because Caesar was ambitious✓
- Because Brutus loved Caesar less
- Because Brutus loved Rome less
- Because Caesar was valiant
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Tell me not, in mournful numbers
'Numbers' here refer to- Even numbers
- Fractional numbers
- Rhythmic metres✓
- Odd numbers
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Raj was upset as he had done ———— in his English test.
- well
- poorly✓
- better
- average
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Choose the correct Antonym for the underlined word from the options given
I will need to learn Quickly.- Slowly✓
- Rapidly
- Badly
- Newly
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In Julius Caesar, Antony says, 'He hath brought many captives home to Rome, Whose ransoms did the general coffers fill”.
'Ransoms' in this line means- payment for the release of refugees
- payment for the release of criminals
- payment for the release of prisoners✓
- payment for the release of leaders
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I shot him dead because—
Because he was my foe.
Give the meaning of the word 'foe'.- companion
- enemy✓
- traitor
- spy
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Anne Sullivan came to teach Helen Keller at the age of
- 11
- 20
- 21✓
- 12
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Pick a suitable prefix for the given word from the given options :
Understand- re
- ir
- mis✓
- sub
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"Speak gently-let not harsh words mar
The good we might do Here!
The poet's appeal is not to speak ———— words.- Impolite✓
- Polite
- Perplexing
- Clear
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“No matter what happened, I always insisted on their being themselves”.
What does the writer mean by this statement? Choose the right option from the following.- the writer wants human beings to be day dreamers
- the writer wants human beings to be in their own world
- the writer wants human beings to be calm.
- the writer wants human beings to be individuals and not to imitate others✓
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Select the correct parts of speech for the underlined word.
He makes rather a fuss about ordinary things- Adjective
- Adverb✓
- Noun
- Conjunction
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Every dawn is preceeded by a thick darkness.
Out of the four given context – select the correct antonym for the underlined word- In summer day time is longer than night time
- I heard birds singing in the early morning
- People started moving from the beach at dusk✓
- Due to flood, all people moved out from the town
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Passage : Crypto currencies and traditional stocks both involve investment. Crypto currencies are highly volatile, stocks are relatively stable. Both are susceptible to market fluctuations, albeit differently.
Question : Which of the following statements accurately compare crypto currencies and stocks as described in the passage?- (a) Crypto currencies and stocks involve no investment
- (b) Crypto currencies and stocks both involve investment
- (c) Crypto currencies and stocks both immune to market fluctuations
- (d) Crypto currencies and stocks react differently to market fluctuations.
- (b) and (d)✓
- (a) and (c)
- (d) and (a)
- (d) and (c)
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Hughie wanted to marry
- Laura Hausberg
- Trevor Merton
- Baron Hausberg
- Laura Merton✓
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O! ye wheels! (breaking out in a mad moaning)
Stop! be silent for to-day!
The figure of speech used here is- Simile
- Metaphor
- Personification✓
- Hyperbole
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Fill in the blank with the suitable word :
“The pupil was asked to __________ the mistake”.- correct
- condone
- clarify
- rectify✓
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Where is Yaanai Malai located?
- In the South Eastern outskirts of Madurai
- In the North Eastern outskirts of Madurai✓
- In the North Western outskirts of Madurai
- In the South Western outskirts of Madurai
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Choose the American English word for 'Pavement'
- Elevator
- Sidewalk✓
- Railroad
- Subway
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Fill in the blanks with correct option Lecdem is the blended form of
- Lecture and demon
- Lecture and demonstration✓
- Lecturer and demo
- Lecturer and demonstration
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'Jai Hindh' – whose inspiring words of salutation are these?
- Gokhale
- Subhash Chandra Bose✓
- Bala Gangadara Tilak
- Mahatma Gandhi
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"Like 'gnomes' that hid us from the moon".
What does 'gnome' mean?- Giant
- Home
- Dwarf✓
- Fame
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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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Match the correct Suffix
(a) announce 1. ance (b) exception 2. ment (c) wash 3. nal (d) clear 4. able - (a)-2 (b)-3 (c)-1 (d)-4
- (a)-2 (b)-3 (c)-4 (d)-1✓
- (a)-3 (b)-2 (c)-4 (d)-1
- (a)-4 (b)-1 (c)-2 (d)-3
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Fill in the blanks :
Anthropomorphism means ————.- Human character
- Non-human character
- Non-human character with Human traits✓
- Human traits with Human character
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