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Vocabulary — 186 previous-year questions — page 6 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.
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Choose the correct Antonym for the underlined word from the options given
I will need to learn Quickly.- Slowly✓
- Rapidly
- Badly
- Newly
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I shot him dead because—
Because he was my foe.
Give the meaning of the word 'foe'.- companion
- enemy✓
- traitor
- spy
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Pick a suitable prefix for the given word from the given options :
Understand- re
- ir
- mis✓
- sub
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Every dawn is preceeded by a thick darkness.
Out of the four given context – select the correct antonym for the underlined word- In summer day time is longer than night time
- I heard birds singing in the early morning
- People started moving from the beach at dusk✓
- Due to flood, all people moved out from the town
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Fill in the blank with the suitable word :
“The pupil was asked to __________ the mistake”.- correct
- condone
- clarify
- rectify✓
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Choose the American English word for 'Pavement'
- Elevator
- Sidewalk✓
- Railroad
- Subway
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Fill in the blanks with correct option Lecdem is the blended form of
- Lecture and demon
- Lecture and demonstration✓
- Lecturer and demo
- Lecturer and demonstration
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"Like 'gnomes' that hid us from the moon".
What does 'gnome' mean?- Giant
- Home
- Dwarf✓
- Fame
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Match the correct Suffix
(a) announce 1. ance (b) exception 2. ment (c) wash 3. nal (d) clear 4. able - (a)-2 (b)-3 (c)-1 (d)-4
- (a)-2 (b)-3 (c)-4 (d)-1✓
- (a)-3 (b)-2 (c)-4 (d)-1
- (a)-4 (b)-1 (c)-2 (d)-3
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Match the following phrases given in Column A with the blending words in Column B :
Column A(a) Information + System 1. Vash (b) Bombay + Hollywood 2. Moped (c) Motor + Pedal cycle 3. Bollywood (d) Volcanic + Ash 4. Infosys Column B
- (a)-3 (b)-2 (c)-4 (d)-1
- (a)-4 (b)-1 (c)-2 (d)-3
- (a)-2 (b)-1 (c)-3 (d)-4
- (a)-4 (b)-3 (c)-2 (d)-1✓
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The word 'Plaintively' means
- Happily
- Sadly✓
- Joyfully
- Depressively
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Choose the appropriate antonym of the underlined word from the options given :
"This strict court of Venice must needs give sentence against the merchant there".- rigid
- magnanimous
- stern
- lenient✓
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Choose the correct Antonym for the underlined word from the options given :
She shouted intuitively- Apparant
- Natural
- Artificial✓
- Spontaneous
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Which of the following British English words in column A are incorrectly paired with the American English words in column B
Column A- 1. Courgette - Egg plant
- 2. Rocket - Arugala
- 3. Aubergine - Zucchini
- 4. Fringe - Bangs
- 1 and 2
- 2 and 4
- 3 and 4
- 1 and 3✓
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Scenario : You are a newly appointed Civil Servant in the Department of climate change.
Question : You are asked to communicate the department's initiatives to the public.
Which of the following collocations would be most effective in your communication strategy?- (a) to spread climate misinformation
- (b) to raise public awareness about climate change impacts
- (c) to minimize the urgency of climate action
- (d) to engage in stakeholder consultations
- (a) and (c)
- (b) and (d)✓
- (b) and (c)
- (c) and (d)
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Find out the odd word
- lovely✓
- lovingly
- affectionately
- sincerely
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Select the suitable idiom to complete the sentence
Let us settle the bill for the damage- loud and clear
- fair and square✓
- At the helm
- in short supply
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"The present seems all dreary
The future very grim."
The underlined words mean —————— and —————— respectively.- confusing and dark
- dear and lovely
- boring and sad✓
- damp and weak
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Which one of the following words is an example of a compound word consisting of an adverb + participle?
- pale blue
- well defined
- seafood
- outsourcing✓
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Complete the blanks using the phrasal verbs given in the options :1. You'd better ring her ___________ and tell her you'll be late.
2. I invited her to drop ___________ any time she was passing for a cup of tea.
3. If you can't afford it, you'll have to do ___________ it.
4. He won't buy the car without trying it ___________ on the road first.
(a) out
(b) in
(c) up
(d) without- 1-(c) 2-(d) 3-(b) 4-(a)
- 1-(b) 2-(c) 3-(a) 4-(d)
- 1-(a) 2-(c) 3-(d) 4-(b)
- 1-(c) 2-(b) 3-(d) 4-(a)✓
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I told them
I'm not going to be a DJ.
Here DJ refers to :- A journalist who collects information in a district
- Someone who is the judge of a particular district
- Someone who plays CDS and records in a club or restaurant✓
- Someone whose job is to introduce speakers at a public event
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The meaning of the word 'Repercussion' is _______
- repetitious
- irreplaceable
- an unpleasant effect✓
- repellent
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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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Find out the odd word from the list given below :
- common
- strange✓
- usual
- regular
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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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