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Vocabulary — 186 previous-year questions — page 5 of 8
Every Vocabulary question TNPSC has asked in the papers we hold, under English, with the correct answer marked in Tamil and English. Explanations are free with an account.ஆங்கிலம் பாடத்தின் கீழ், எங்களிடம் உள்ள வினாத்தாள்களில் TNPSC கேட்ட அனைத்து வினாக்களும், சரியான விடை குறிக்கப்பட்டு. விளக்கங்கள் இலவசக் கணக்கில் கிடைக்கும்.
- 186questionsவினாக்கள்
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Cull out the word formed by combining adjective and verb from the following options :
- school boy
- dry clean✓
- outrun
- radioactive
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Match the following British/American expressions in Column A with Column B and select the correct answer from the options given below
Column A(a) trash 1. faucet (b) cookie 2. candy (c) sweets 3. rubbish (d) tap 4. biscuit Column B
- (a)-3 (b)-4 (c)-2 (d)-1✓
- (a)-4 (b)-2 (c)-3 (d)-1
- (a)-3 (b)-2 (c)-4 (d)-1
- (a)-1 (b)-3 (c)-2 (d)-4
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Identify the right meaning of the idiom.
His Partner threw coldwater on his scheme.- encouraged
- discouraged✓
- appreciated
- disagreed
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Choose the correct 'synonyms' by matching column 'A' and 'B'.
(a) Mourn 1. Pinnacle (b) Veil 2. Search (c) Crown 3. Anguish (d) Quest 4. Conceal - (a)-1 (b)-2 (c)-3 (d)-4
- (a)-3 (b)-4 (c)-1 (d)-2✓
- (a)-2 (b)-3 (c)-4 (d)-1
- (a)-4 (b)-1 (c)-2 (d)-3
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Find out the meaning of the underlined word in the following lines from Sonnet No. 116 :
"Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit Impediments .......- Obstacles✓
- Victory
- Success
- Happiness
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The British English word Mobile Phone in American English is called
Choose the right option- Mobile
- Cell Phone✓
- Smart Phone
- Touch Phone
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Choose the appropriate stem word with which The Suffix "Ship" can combine.
- Craftsman✓
- Secret
- Bright
- Metal
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Identify the word pair which is different in pronunciation in British English and American English usage :
- cheque - check
- metre - meter
- schedule - schedule✓
- licence - license
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Match the following words given under column A with their meanings under column B
Column A(a) Grim 1. Brilliance (b) Splendour 2. Shine (c) Gleam 3. A view (d) Vista 4. Stern Column B
- (a)-2 (b)-4 (c)-3 (d)-1
- (a)-1 (b)-4 (c)-3 (d)-2
- (a)-3 (b)-2 (c)-1 (d)-4
- (a)-4 (b)-1 (c)-2 (d)-3✓
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Fill in the blank with correct Homophone.
The Police tried to ———— information from the bootlegger who sells ———— liquor.- illicit, elicit
- illegible, legible
- elucidate, illicit
- elicit, illicit✓
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The ozone gas that acts like a canopy, protecting you from the harmful ultra violet rays of the Sun is depleting.
Identify the option closest in meaning to the underlined word :- a preventive medicine
- a damage-control system
- an overhanging shelter✓
- a storehouse of gases
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Match the prefixes under Column A with the words under Column B :
Column A(a) multi 1. sensitive (b) mis 2. runner (c) hyper 3. faceted (d) fore 4. behave Column B
- (a)-4 (b)-1 (c)-3 (d)-2
- (a)-2 (b)-3 (c)-1 (d)-4
- (a)-3 (b)-4 (c)-1 (d)-2✓
- (a)-1 (b)-2 (c)-3 (d)-4
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Choose the correct synonym for the underlined word from the option given below :
He was the spoilt child of Affluent parents.- poor
- useless
- intelligent
- wealthy✓
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Which of the following is correct for?
Overcoat- Noun + Preposition
- Noun + Noun
- Verb + Noun
- Preposition + Noun✓
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Choose the appropriate compound word for the combination "Adjective + Verb"
- Blue moon
- White wash✓
- Red hills
- Gold rush
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Pick out the sentence which is grammatically correct and meaningful :
- Do not altar the course of action
- The Carpenter cut off a large bow of timber
- The landscape was bear
- The site of our college building is very beautiful✓
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"Was out of work-had sold his traps"
The word 'traps' in this line means- Two-wheeled bullock carts
- Two-wheeled tractor
- Two-wheeled horse carriage✓
- Two-wheeled bicycle
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Foreign + Exchange = ————
Find the blended word.- Foreign change
- Foreign exchange
- Forex change
- Forex✓
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What is word for word translation called?
- Literary translation
- Literal translation✓
- Administrative translation
- Machine translation
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Which two words blend together to form the new word vitamin?
- Vita + amin
- Vital + amin✓
- Vital + amine
- Vita + amine
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What is the significance of the following day 5th June?
- World Health Day
- World Peace Day
- World Integration Day
- World Environment Day✓
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Choose the best antonym for the underlined word
Such men as Baron are very rare- Uncommon
- Dear
- Common✓
- Difficult
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The Acronym of the term 'DGTD' is
- Direct General Telecommunication Department
- District Grant Tax Department
- Digital Government Tele Department
- Directorate General of Technical Development✓
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"It was really only a little 'linnet' singing out side the window"
What does the word "linnet" indicate?- seed
- dragon fly
- bird✓
- lizard
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Tell me not, in mournful numbers
'Numbers' here refer to- Even numbers
- Fractional numbers
- Rhythmic metres✓
- Odd numbers
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