Previous year questionsமுந்தைய ஆண்டு வினாக்கள்
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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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Breaking the silence of the seas
Among the farthest Hebrides
These lines belong to the poem ————.
In which poem do the following lines occur?- The Blind Boy
- Give me the Strength
- The Solitary Reaper✓
- Travel Plans
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Choose the correct sentence which has no error
- Geetha's father is a MLA
- Geetha's father is the MLA
- Geetha's father is an MLA✓
- Geetha's father is MLA
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Thakazhi Sivasankaran Pillai describes ———— as an arch diplomat
- Kuttichovan
- Kuttimappila
- Outhakkutty✓
- Kesavan Nair
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In the idiom 'a storm in a teacup', which of the following is used as a replacement for the word 'storm' in American English?
- Cyclone
- Tempest✓
- Typhoon
- Hurricane
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"For I have neither wit, not words nor worth, action, nor utterance, nor the power of speech" The above words are taken from
- William Wordsworth
- William Shakespeare✓
- Karl Paulnack
- Abdul Kalam
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———— radiation may be one reason why the house sparrow is disappearing.
- X-ray
- Cosmic rays
- Cell phone✓
- Ultra violet rays
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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb.
She __________ (is) tired because she __________ (clean) the house yesterday.- is, had been cleaning
- was, have been cleaning
- was, had been cleaning✓
- is, has been cleaning
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The ———— asked Hughie to earn Ten thousands of his own to Marry Laura.
- retired Colonel✓
- retired Painter
- Baron Hausberg
- Alan Trevor
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Find out the odd word from the list given below :
- common
- strange✓
- usual
- regular
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Identify the work known for its nationalist theme.
- The Model Millionaire
- Keep Your Spirits High
- Our Local Team
- Where the mind is without fear✓
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Which one of the following sentence is incorrect?
- The flowers smell sweet.
- Of Mumbai and Chennai, the former is the wealthiest.✓
- Six miles is a long distance.
- As a novelist, Jane Austen is superior to Mrs. Henry Wood.
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"Again, it was in my subconscious mind that I wanted to play for India". Who said?
- Kris Srikkanth✓
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Kapil Dev
- Ravi Shastri
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Which of the following is the best synthesis of the two sentences using a cause-effect relationship?
Sentence 1 - The company decreased its product prices.
Sentence 2 - Sales increased gradually.- (a) The company decreased its product prices, which caused sales to increase gradually.
- (b) The company decreased its product prices, so sales increased gradually.
- (c) The company decreased its product prices and sales increased gradually.
- (d) Sales increased gradually as a result of the company decreasing its product prices.
- (a)
- (b)✓
- (c)
- (d)
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On hearing the result, Masha dropped
- the glass
- the vessel
- the cloth✓
- the newspaper
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Passage : Renewable energy reduces carbon emissions. Solar and wind power are increasingly viable. This transition combats climate change. Sustainable energy solutions are vital for future generations.
Question : Which of the following statements best summarize the main points of the passage?- (a) Renewable energy has no impact on climate change.
- (b) Renewable energy reduces carbon emissions.
- (c) Solar and wind power are becoming increasingly viable.
- (d) Sustainable energy solutions are crucial for future generations.
- (b), (a), (c)
- (b), (d), (a)
- (a), (b), (c)
- (b), (c), (d)✓
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In Oscar Wilde's 'The Selfish Giant' the giant saw something marvellous in his garden. He saw
- a silver tree with golden blossoms
- a golden tree with white blossoms✓
- a pink tree with yellow blossoms
- a dull tree with no blossoms
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Choose the correct choices
Navika Sagar Parikrama was a project to- 1. Promote Economical status of women.
- 2. Empower women to attain their full potential.
- 3. Promote reservation of women in the Indian Navy.
- 4. Promote ocean sailing activities.
- 1 and 2 are correct
- 2 and 4 are correct✓
- 3 and 4 are correct
- 2 and 3 are correct
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Behold her, single in the field,
Yon solitary Highland Lass!
The underlined word in the above lines of "The Solitary Reaper" refers to- England
- America
- Scotland✓
- Ireland
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Speak gently to the young, for they
Will have enough to bear –
Pass through this life as best they may,
'T is full of anxious care!
Write the Rhyme Scheme of the given stanza.- ABAB✓
- ABBA
- AABB
- ABAA
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Choose the option containing the author of the following line :
"Where words come out from the depths of truth".- Kamala Das in 'Punishment in Kindergarten'
- Deepa Agarwal in 'After the Storm'
- Dhar Gopal Mukherji in 'Kari – the Elephant'
- Rabindranath Tagore in 'Where the Mind is Without Fear'✓
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In Oscar Wilde's 'The Model Millionaire', Alan Trevor was a good painter because
- he was strict
- he had natural talent✓
- he was popular
- he was friendly
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Match the words with correct antonyms
Column A(a) Initiate 1. Sorrow (b) Delight 2. Measurable (c) Unkempt 3. Conclude (d) Infinite 4. Clean Column B
- (a)-4 (b)-2 (c)-3 (d)-1
- (a)-3 (b)-4 (c)-1 (d)-2
- (a)-1 (b)-2 (c)-4 (d)-3
- (a)-3 (b)-1 (c)-4 (d)-2✓
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Find out the part containing an Error :
Mumps are a serious illness that affects people.- mumps
- are✓
- a serious illness
- that affects people
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Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below (Q.No.14-18)
I pray to you to make me learn. More than that, Teacher, teach me how I can learn to learn.
As you prepare me for the wide world in which I need to 'fend' for myself and for others, onetime learning will not be good enough. I will have to have the ability to learn newer and more difficult things. Some of it I will need to learn very quickly. In all this, what will become critical is the process of learning itself, more than just what I am able to learn. Help me to learn newer ways to learn. And that will make learning a joy for me.
Choose the correct meaning for the underlined word
I need to fend for myself.- look into
- look after✓
- get into
- put up
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Match Column A with Column B
Column A(a) Walt Whitman 1. American Poet (b) H.W. Longfellow 2. Poet in Kannada (c) Annie Louisa Walker 3. Long Islander (d) V.K. Gokak 4. Mrs. Harry Coghill Column B
- (a)-2 (b)-4 (c)-1 (d)-3
- (a)-3 (b)-2 (c)-1 (d)-4
- (a)-3 (b)-1 (c)-4 (d)-2✓
- (a)-4 (b)-3 (c)-2 (d)-1
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