Previous year questionsமுந்தைய ஆண்டு வினாக்கள்
English — 898 previous-year questions — page 8 of 36ஆங்கிலம் — 898 முந்தைய ஆண்டு வினாக்கள் — page 8 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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"Imagine if your precious nose were sandwiched in between your toes"
What does the word "Sandwiched" mean here?- Become like a food item
- Trapped
- Replaced
- Pressed between two things✓
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Which historical character inspired Young Indira?
- Rani of Jhansi
- Joan of Arc✓
- Sarojini Naidu
- Vijayalakshmi Pandit
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Match the following :
Column A(a) Kari 1. Nine years old (b) The boy 2. Weighed forty pounds (c) The author 3. From writer's village (d) Kari's food 4. Five months old Column B
- (a)-4 (b)-1 (c)-3 (d)-2
- (a)-4 (b)-2 (c)-1 (d)-3
- (a)-4 (b)-3 (c)-1 (d)-2✓
- (a)-4 (b)-3 (c)-2 (d)-1
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Identify the sentence with the superlative degree of the adjective :
- No one else is as courageous as him
- He is one of the most courageous persons✓
- He is more courageous than most other people
- Very few people are as courageous as him
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Find out the correct meaning of the underlined word.
He loved to tear food that way, scraping his beak now and again to Whet it.- To weld
- To sharpen✓
- To Moisture
- To heat
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Choose the correct answer by word creation
What is the negative case of consistent?
What is the negative case of embark?- unconsistent, inembark
- inconsistent, disembark✓
- inconsistent, unembark
- disconsistent, nonembark
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"With the tea-cups circling round me like the planets round the sun"
Identify the figure of speech in the above lines.- Personification
- Simile✓
- Alliteration
- Metaphor
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Passage : 'Aadhaar', India's unique ID has expanded from welfare to various diverse services. It aimed to reduce fraud and boost financial inclusion. Concerns about privacy and exclusion persist. Court rulings balance security with rights.
Question : Which of the following statements accurately reflect the main ideas presented in the passage about Aadhaar?
Select all statements that apply.- (a) Aadhaar is only used for welfare distribution.
- (b) Aadhaar's scope has grown beyond it's initial purpose
- (c) Aadhaar aimed to reduce fraud and improve financial inclusion
- (d) Privacy and exclusion concerns are associated with Aadhaar
- (b), (c), (d)✓
- (a), (b), (c), (d)
- (b) and (c)
- only (b)
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The woods are lovely, dark and deep
But I have promises to keep
Who wrote the above lines?- Robert Frost✓
- Sarojini Naidu
- Nisha Dyrene
- John Masefield
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The poem "On Killing a Tree" is written by
- Norman Littleford
- Caroline Ann Bowles
- Edgar Albert Guest
- Gieve Patel✓
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The Giant's final journey was to
- Paradise✓
- The neighbouring village
- The hell
- Friend's place
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Identify the pattern of the following sentence.
Venu grew tired after the match.- SVOC
- SVAA
- SVIODO
- SVCA✓
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In which poem the river is referred to as "a silver blade"?
- Going for water✓
- River
- West Running Brooke
- Standing upon the West Minister Bridge
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Choose the appropriate stem-word with which the prefix 'mal' can combine.
- directional
- theism
- colon
- nourished✓
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The interrogative form of 'You have to be there on Monday' will be
- Will you be there on Monday?✓
- Would you be there on Monday?
- Can you be there on Monday?
- Could you be there on Monday?
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Choose the correct meaning of the phrase.
Reconcile to- Maintain
- Accept half heartedly✓
- Arrive suddenly
- Continue
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Complete the sentence choosing an option from those given below :
I saw ——— one rupee coin lying on the ground.- an
- the
- a✓
- no article
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On Reading Oscar Wilde's "The selfish Giant" We find that the school children used to go and play ———— in the giant's garden
- Every afternoon✓
- Every month
- Every week
- None
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Identify the sentence with Hyperbole.
- He has fallen asleep
- Why man, if the river were dry I am able to fill it with tears✓
- The child is father of Max
- You are telling me a fairy tale.
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Identify the work which is not written by Oscar Wilde?
- The Selfish Giant
- The Happy Prince
- The Importance of Being Earnest
- Snake✓
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Choose the correct pair :
The Play and its author.- 'Comedy of Errors' by William Shakespeare✓
- 'Love's Labour's Lost' by Bacon
- 'Cymbeline' by Bernard Shaw
- 'Henry IV' by Ben Johnson
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The word "Agenda" refers to _______
- A type of clothing
- A form of entertainment
- A list of items to be discussed✓
- A scientific theory
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Which of the following statements are true about Jawaharlal Nehru?
- (i) He wrote the book "Glimpses of Indian History".
- (ii) He was the First Prime Minister of India.
- (iii) He is considered to be the architect of the modern Indian Nation-state.
- (i) only
- (ii) and (iii) only✓
- (i) and (ii) only
- (i) and (iii) only
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Which among the following is an example for onamatopoeic words?
- clip - clopped✓
- tongue - twister
- ambitious
- entertainment
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Passage : A company facing declining market share considered two options : aggressive price cuts or a niche product line targeting a specific consumer segment. The CEO, known for his long-term vision, argued that the price cuts would only offer temporary relief and erode brand value. He emphasized building a loyal customer base through unique product offerings and differentiated service.
Question : Based on the passage, which of the following is most likely to be true?- (a) The company is primarily focused on short-term financial gains.
- (b) The CEO of the company prioritizes sustainable growth and brand loyalty.
- (c) The company's main challenge is a lack of production capacity.
- (d) The niche product strategy has proved to be successful for the company.
- Only (a)
- Both (a) and (b)
- Only (b)✓
- Both (c) and (d)
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