Previous year questionsமுந்தைய ஆண்டு வினாக்கள்
English — 898 previous-year questions — page 4 of 36ஆங்கிலம் — 898 முந்தைய ஆண்டு வினாக்கள் — page 4 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 common link between Ramkant Achrekar and Sachin Tendulkar was both started playing cricket at the age of
- 12
- 11✓
- 17
- 10
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'A thing of beauty is a joy forever'
The above line is written by- John Keats✓
- John Kennedy
- John Smith
- William Wordsworth
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Identify the degree of comparison.
Iron is more useful than any other metal.- positive
- comparative✓
- superlative
- none of the above
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Match the Column A the author with the Column B of the title.
Column-A(a) Dr. Arignar Annadurai 1. The queen of boxing (b) Khushwant Singh 2. Forgetting (c) M.C. Mary Kom 3. The portrait of a lady (d) Robert Lynd 4. Convocation address Column-B
- (a)-3 (b)-1 (c)-4 (d)-2✓
- (a)-4 (b)-3 (c)-1 (d)-2
- (a)-2 (b)-1 (c)-3 (d)-4
- (a)-4 (b)-2 (c)-3 (d)-1
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Identify the correct simple sentence:
- He confessed that he was guilty
- He confessed his guilt✓
- He confessed being guilty
- He made his confession as he was guilty
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Pick out the complex sentence from the given options.
- I could not make out the meaning of his absurd behaviour
- One who does not love one's country is a wretched person✓
- The children strolled through the meadow
- The moon was bright and we could see our way
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Love's not time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks within his bending sickle's compass come;
These lines refers to the ________.- Destructive power of love
- Destructive power of time✓
- Permanency of external beauty
- Constructive power of beauty
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Robert Frost received ———— Pulitzer Prizes.
- 4✓
- 6
- 8
- 5
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Hughie was Popular with every one
- The answer remains unknown
- Kolkata is a populous city
- The rat peeped out of its hole
- Sachin is a well-known cricketer✓
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Find out the best inference based on the passage :
There were different streams of freedom movements in colonial India carried out by the moderates, liberals, radicals, socialists and so on.
Which of the following is the best inference from the above statement?- The emergence of nationalism in colonial India led to our independence
- Nationalism in India emerged in the context of colonialism
- Nationalism in India is homogenous
- Nationalism in India is heterogenous✓
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Match the Non-finite verb correctly :
(a) Walking is healthy habit 1. Infinitive (b) I like to walk early in the morning 2. Present Participle (c) Having walked a long distance I felt tired 3. Gerunds (d) These are my walking shoes 4. Past Participle - (a)-1 (b)-2 (c)-3 (d)-4
- (a)-3 (b)-1 (c)-4 (d)-2✓
- (a)-1 (b)-3 (c)-4 (d)-2
- (a)-3 (b)-1 (c)-2 (d)-4
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The plural form of 'alumna' is
- alumnus
- alumnae✓
- alumnas
- alumne
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Choose the correct meaning of the phrase
Given to- Withdraw
- Accustomed to✓
- Progress
- Escape
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Choose the option with the right combination for the following word :
Snow white- Noun + Gerund
- Noun + Verb
- Noun + Adjective✓
- Noun + Noun
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The first Asian composer to score a symphony for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is —
- Naushad
- Ustad Bade Ali Khan
- A.R. Rehman
- Ilaiyaraaja✓
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"She puts her life at Stake"
Give the meaning of the word Stake.- brisk
- courage
- ease
- risk✓
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William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway in the year
- 1580
- 1579
- 1582✓
- 1583
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Fill in the blank with the correct tense form of the verb from the options given below.
The Doctor ——— the operation tomorrow.- Perform
- Will perform✓
- Performed
- Performing
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Her friends remember how she incessantly talked about designing and flying planes.
Select the correct antonym for the underlined word from the given options :- Occasionally✓
- Often
- Always
- Usually
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Peter stopped the water by
- Keeping the mud over the hole
- Keeping his finger in the hole✓
- Keeping a stone in the hole
- Keeping wooden piece in the hole
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Now drops that floated on the pool
Like pearls, and now a silver blade.
What is the “Silver blade”?- Drops of water
- Moon
- Brook✓
- Pool
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What game did Ferdinand play with Miranda in the Island?
- Carrom
- Hide and Seek
- Cards
- Chess✓
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"Will you tell me who is there?" is an example for ____________
- Direct question
- Indirect question✓
- Exclamation
- Basic formation
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Passage : The old train chugged along the tracks, its rhythmic clanking a familiar sound. Steam billowed from its engine, creating a white cloud against the blue sky. Passengers gazed out the windows, watching the landscape roll by. The whistle blew, a long, mournful sound.
Question : Match the description of the train journey in Column A with their meanings in Column B.
Column A(a) Rhythmic clanting 1. Creates a visual effect (b) Steam billows 2. Provides an auditory experience (c) Passengers gazing 3. Highlights the pace of the train (d) Mournful whistle 4. Indicates observation and travel Column B
- (a)-4 (b)-2 (c)-1 (d)-3
- (a)-1 (b)-2 (c)-4 (d)-3
- (a)-2 (b)-1 (c)-4 (d)-3✓
- (a)-3 (b)-4 (c)-2 (d)-1
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Who is Laxmi accompanied Ahtushi Deshpande?
- Shop owner
- Porter✓
- Leader
- Guide
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