Previous year questionsமுந்தைய ஆண்டு வினாக்கள்
English — 898 previous-year questions — page 34 of 36ஆங்கிலம் — 898 முந்தைய ஆண்டு வினாக்கள் — page 34 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.
- 898questionsவினாக்கள்
- 4topicsபிரிவுகள்
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'Practice hard and see what magic can transpire', was the advice given by ____________ to Sachin Tendulkar.
- Ramakant Achrekar✓
- Ajit
- Sunil Gavaskar
- Sachin's father
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Who among the following is not a character in Shakespeare's 'Merchant of Venice'?
- Calpurnia✓
- Bassanio
- Portia
- Nerissa
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The phrase A crown made of gold is
- an adjective phrase✓
- an adjective clause
- an adverbial phrase
- an adverbial clause
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Fill in the blank with a suitable word.
They had dates for ----------.- Desert
- Desart
- Dessert✓
- Deserrt
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Who is Gaia?
- Earth✓
- Sun
- Moon
- Star
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Choose the correct answer :
William Temple Hornaday was an American ————- Zoologist
- Conservationist
- Taxidermist
- All the above✓
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"I'm not a mere ball of mud, water and minerals. I too possess a body and mind, a heart and soul-just like you "
Whose words are these?- The Mountain
- The River
- The Ocean
- The Earth✓
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He put up a notice board "Trespassers will be prosecuted".
What do you mean by the word "Prosecuted"?- Agreed
- Punished✓
- Preceded
- Excused
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Match Column A with Column B. Select the correct code given below.
Column A Column B(a) The Ant and the Grasshopper 1. Oscar Wilde (b) The Cop and the Anthem 2. Somerset Maugham (c) The Happy Prince 3. Bonnie Chamberlain (d) The Face of Judas Iscariot 4. O'Henry - (a)-2 (b)-4 (c)-1 (d)-3✓
- (a)-1 (b)-2 (c)-3 (d)-4
- (a)-1 (b)-3 (c)-4 (d)-2
- (a)-1 (b)-4 (c)-2 (d)-3
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Who said these words while dying?
"Remember, the struggle to save the forest is not easy. But we must not give it up. It must go on".- Saralabehn✓
- Kalpana Chawla
- Sunita Williams
- Abdul Kalam
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In American English the word 'POST' means
- Letter
- Mail✓
- Inland letter
- Envelope
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"Envy is ignorance and imitation is suicide".
It is a message from- Abdul Kalam
- Emerson✓
- Harold Abbot
- Dale Carnegie
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'I have many beautiful flowers he said, but the children are the most beautiful flowers of all'
In which story does the following line occur?- The last leaf
- Open Window
- The selfish giant✓
- Two friends
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Choose the correct Active Voice for the given sentence :
The rules should not be violated.- You should violate the rules.
- Anybody should not violate the rules.
- Do not violate the rules.
- Nobody should violate the rules.✓
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Pick out the correct option : In the story "The Open Window" the hunting party went for ——— shooting.
- Spaniel
- Snipe✓
- Deer
- Tiger
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Which of the following poem is written by David Roth?
- Be Glad Your Nose is on Your Face
- Nine Gold Medals✓
- Manliness
- Is Life But a Dream?
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Fill in the blanks using the correct words given in the options.
Children like to ____________ crispy snacks. But the author in seventeen oranges was very fond of ____________ oranges. Eventually, he was forced to ____________ all the ____________ including ____________.- 1. eating
- 2. swallow
- 3. munch
- 4. pips
- 5. chunks
- 2 1 4 5 3
- 2 3 1 5 4
- 1 3 2 4 5
- 3 1 2 5 4✓
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Choose the option which contains the correct sequence of words to be filled in the blanks :
Veena —————— by the time we ——————.- has left, arrive
- had left, arrived✓
- was left, arrived
- had been left, arrive
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Which one of the following tag questions is incorrect?
- Anand likes oranges, doesn't he?
- It is raining, isn't it?
- I am a teacher, am not I?✓
- He did not break the window, did he?
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Choose the antonyms of the following underlined words.
The driver known for his cautiousness was surprised by the road traffic. As his talent was innate, he had to drive slowly.- (a) Gloomy, active
- (b) Dim, retain
- (c) Recklessness, acquired
- (d) Subtle, intolerant
- (d)
- (c)✓
- (a)
- (b)
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Match the phrases in Column A with their suitable clauses in Column B
Column A - Phrases(a) Despite his sickness 1. Kalam became a great scientist (b) On seeing the snake 2. the teacher appreciated me (c) By working hard 3. she ran away (d) Observing my skill 4. he attended school Column B - Clauses
- (a)-2 (b)-4 (c)-3 (d)-1
- (a)-3 (b)-4 (c)-2 (d)-1
- (a)-4 (b)-3 (c)-1 (d)-2✓
- (a)-3 (b)-2 (c)-4 (d)-1
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Choose the relevant meaning for the underlined word.
His expression was the most piteous.- Joyous
- Kind
- Anxious
- Pathetic✓
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Find out the correct meaning of the word obstacle
- Progress
- Hindrance✓
- Cessation
- Challenge
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Choose the correct synonym for the underlined word :
You should relinquish the job- Accept
- Refuse
- Return
- Give up✓
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What did the "Last man in" in the story "Our Local Team" do and what was the umpire's reaction?
- The Last man hit a sixer and the umpired raised his indicating finger
- The Last man hit a boundary and the umpire levelled his hands on both sides
- The Last man hit a boundary with his pad and was given L.B.W.
- The Last man hit a boundary with his pad but the umpire maintained telling 'Not Out'✓
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