TNPSC Group 2 2014 Preliminary Examination
General English Questions 51 to 75
51.
To which nationality does the poet Robert Frost belong?
Answer:
C.
America
52.
Mention the theme observed in the poem, 'Be The Best'.
Answer:
A.
Optimism
53.
Identify the poet in whose work do the following lines occur?
'Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds'.
'Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds'.
Answer:
D.
William Shakespeare.
54.
Which one of the following literary works is concerned with 'Global Warming'?
Answer:
D.
Gaia Tells Her Tale
55.
In which poem do the following lines occur?
'We extract your elements to make
Cannons and bombs out of
Our elements you create lilies and roses'.
'We extract your elements to make
Cannons and bombs out of
Our elements you create lilies and roses'.
Answer:
D.
Earth
56.
"For the soul is dead that slumbers"
Identify the option with words in alliteration.
Identify the option with words in alliteration.
Answer:
C.
soul, slumbers
57.
Select the correct plural form of the word "Story".
Answer:
D.
Stories
58.
Find out the odd word.
Answer:
D.
Draw
59.
Identify the correct sentence.
Answer:
C.
The hospital has three lady doctors.
60.
The post came late.
Replace the underlined word with its American equivalent.
Replace the underlined word with its American equivalent.
Answer:
D.
mail
61.
'Tell me not in mournful numbers,
Life is but an empty dream'.
These lines are from the poem
Life is but an empty dream'.
These lines are from the poem
Answer:
A.
'A Psalm of Life'
62.
'Listen to the sounds of nature .....
Take good care of our fragile planet'.
Who said this?
Take good care of our fragile planet'.
Who said this?
Answer:
C.
Kalpana Chawla
63.
Identify the part containing an error:
Raghu prefers milk than tea.
a b c d
Raghu prefers milk than tea.
a b c d
Answer:
D.
than tea
64.
Fill in the blanks with the correct homophones.
I paid the _________ to go to the _________ .
I paid the _________ to go to the _________ .
Answer:
A.
fare, fair
65.
Identify the author of the short story 'The Refugee'.
Answer:
B.
Pearl S Buck
66.
Who is the author of the short story "Swept Away"?
Answer:
D.
Susannah Hickling.
67.
In which country does the story "Two Friends" take place?
Answer:
B.
France
68.
How many plays have been written by the famous Playwright William Shakespeare?
Answer:
A.
37
69.
Identify the correct degree.
Usha Kiran is not the tallest of all the buildings in the city.
Usha Kiran is not the tallest of all the buildings in the city.
Answer:
D.
Superlative
70.
Identify the figure of speech in the line:
'O winging words! Like homing bees you borrow'.
'O winging words! Like homing bees you borrow'.
Answer:
A.
Simile
71.
'And the grave is not its goal'
The word 'grave' refers to
The word 'grave' refers to
Answer:
C.
Death
72.
'For I'm off to outer space tomorrow morning'.
Where is the poet going?
Where is the poet going?
Answer:
C.
outer space
73.
'Or, all day, we drive the wheels of iron'
What do the children do all day?
What do the children do all day?
Answer:
C.
drive the wheels
74.
'Where the mind is without fear
And the head is held high'
The given lines are written by
And the head is held high'
The given lines are written by
Answer:
B.
Rabindranath Tagore
75.
Where did Antony address the public while displaying Caesar's body to the Romans?
Answer:
B.
at the market place