Previous year questionsமுந்தைய ஆண்டு வினாக்கள்
English — 898 previous-year questions — page 28 of 36ஆங்கிலம் — 898 முந்தைய ஆண்டு வினாக்கள் — page 28 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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"How beautiful you are, Earth, and how sublime
How perfect your obedience to the light and how – noble is your submission to the sun"
What is the figure of speech used in the above lines?- Personification✓
- Metaphor
- Metonymy
- Simile
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Which of the following is a noun?
- Put
- Walk
- Sun✓
- Call
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Who told the following statement?
"Tolerance is the highest result of education".- Dr. Abdul Kalam
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Helen Keller✓
- Subash Chandra Bose
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Identify the statement that best explains the use of metaphor in "laugh till the game is played; and be you merry, my friend".
- laughter is compared to a merry-making game
- game is compared to a merry friendship
- life is compared to laughter and merry making
- life is compared to a game✓
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Match the following phrases given in Column A with the blending words in Column B :
Column A(a) Information + System 1. Vash (b) Bombay + Hollywood 2. Moped (c) Motor + Pedal cycle 3. Bollywood (d) Volcanic + Ash 4. Infosys Column B
- (a)-3 (b)-2 (c)-4 (d)-1
- (a)-4 (b)-1 (c)-2 (d)-3
- (a)-2 (b)-1 (c)-3 (d)-4
- (a)-4 (b)-3 (c)-2 (d)-1✓
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Identify the figure of speech employed in the following lines.
"The bleeding bark will heal".- Personification✓
- Simile
- Metaphor
- Oxymoron
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Fill out the blank with the appropriate conditional :
You had better consult a doctor, —————— your condition will become worse.- unless
- otherwise✓
- provided that
- in case
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Fill out the blank with the most appropriate option given below :
Alexander's hope ---------- the whole of India was not materialised due to his ill health.- to conquer
- of conquer
- of conquering✓
- conquered
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The word 'Plaintively' means
- Happily
- Sadly✓
- Joyfully
- Depressively
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At the Battle of ———— the forces of Cassius and Brutus are defeated.
- Rome
- Sambre
- Philippi✓
- Waterloo
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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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Choose the appropriate antonym of the underlined word from the options given :
"This strict court of Venice must needs give sentence against the merchant there".- rigid
- magnanimous
- stern
- lenient✓
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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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Choose the correct Antonym for the underlined word from the options given :
She shouted intuitively- Apparant
- Natural
- Artificial✓
- Spontaneous
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Which of the following British English words in column A are incorrectly paired with the American English words in column B
Column A- 1. Courgette - Egg plant
- 2. Rocket - Arugala
- 3. Aubergine - Zucchini
- 4. Fringe - Bangs
- 1 and 2
- 2 and 4
- 3 and 4
- 1 and 3✓
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Pick out the sentence – where “like” is used as preposition.
- We shall not see the like of Gandhiji again
- Today Ang San Suu Kyi fights like Gandhiji
- Many wanted to be like him✓
- I like Gandhiji
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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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Scenario : You are a newly appointed Civil Servant in the Department of climate change.
Question : You are asked to communicate the department's initiatives to the public.
Which of the following collocations would be most effective in your communication strategy?- (a) to spread climate misinformation
- (b) to raise public awareness about climate change impacts
- (c) to minimize the urgency of climate action
- (d) to engage in stakeholder consultations
- (a) and (c)
- (b) and (d)✓
- (b) and (c)
- (c) and (d)
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Find out the odd word
- lovely✓
- lovingly
- affectionately
- sincerely
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The three structures of the positive degree are
- As...as, So-as, No other...as...as✓
- As...so, and-so, but...so
- So...so, So-but, So...and
- None of the above
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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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It ———— heavily since last night.
- has been raining✓
- was raining
- is raining
- were raining
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