TNPSC Group 2 2014 Preliminary Examination
General English Questions 51 to 75
1.
To which nationality does the poet Robert Frost belong?
A.
Lebanon
B.
France
C.
America
D.
England
Answer:
C.
America
2.
Mention the theme observed in the poem, 'Be The Best'.
A.
Optimism
B.
Naturalism
C.
Humanism
D.
Existentialism
Answer:
A.
Optimism
3.
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'.
A.
William Wordsworth
B.
H.W. Longfellow
C.
William Blake
D.
William Shakespeare.
Answer:
D.
William Shakespeare.
4.
Which one of the following literary works is concerned with 'Global Warming'?
A.
Migrant Bird
B.
To the Land of Snow
C.
The Sun Beam
D.
Gaia Tells Her Tale
Answer:
D.
Gaia Tells Her Tale
5.
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'.
A.
Shilpi
B.
With a Friend
C.
The Flying Wonder
D.
Earth
Answer:
D.
Earth
6.
"For the soul is dead that slumbers"
Identify the option with words in alliteration.
Identify the option with words in alliteration.
A.
soul, is
B.
that, dead
C.
soul, slumbers
D.
soul, dead
Answer:
C.
soul, slumbers
7.
Select the correct plural form of the word "Story".
A.
Storys
B.
Storeys
C.
Storyses
D.
Stories
Answer:
D.
Stories
8.
Find out the odd word.
A.
Donkey
B.
Dew
C.
Dawn
D.
Draw
Answer:
D.
Draw
9.
Identify the correct sentence.
A.
Either of the dogs bark ferociously.
B.
Road accident at Anna Salai was a horrible sight.
C.
The hospital has three lady doctors.
D.
He lived in the village since 2001.
Answer:
C.
The hospital has three lady doctors.
10.
The post came late.
Replace the underlined word with its American equivalent.
Replace the underlined word with its American equivalent.
A.
letter
B.
news
C.
message
D.
mail
Answer:
D.
mail
11.
'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
A.
'A Psalm of Life'
B.
'The Solitary Reaper'
C.
'Sonnet No. 116'
D.
'Where the Mind is Without Fear'
Answer:
A.
'A Psalm of Life'
12.
'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?
A.
Dr. Salim Ali
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Kalpana Chawla
D.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer:
C.
Kalpana Chawla
13.
Identify the part containing an error:
Raghu prefers milk than tea.
a b c d
Raghu prefers milk than tea.
a b c d
A.
Raghu
B.
prefers
C.
milk
D.
than tea
Answer:
D.
than tea
14.
Fill in the blanks with the correct homophones.
I paid the _________ to go to the _________ .
I paid the _________ to go to the _________ .
A.
fare, fair
B.
fair, fire
C.
fare, fear
D.
fair, fare
Answer:
A.
fare, fair
15.
Identify the author of the short story 'The Refugee'.
A.
Guy de Maupassant
B.
Pearl S Buck
C.
Anton Chekhov
D.
Oscar Wilde
Answer:
B.
Pearl S Buck
16.
Who is the author of the short story "Swept Away"?
A.
Saki
B.
Pearl S Buck
C.
Sundara Ramaswamy
D.
Susannah Hickling.
Answer:
D.
Susannah Hickling.
17.
In which country does the story "Two Friends" take place?
A.
England
B.
France
C.
India
D.
Africa
Answer:
B.
France
18.
How many plays have been written by the famous Playwright William Shakespeare?
A.
37
B.
38
C.
36
D.
27
Answer:
A.
37
19.
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.
A.
Positive
B.
Negative
C.
Comparative
D.
Superlative
Answer:
D.
Superlative
20.
Identify the figure of speech in the line:
'O winging words! Like homing bees you borrow'.
'O winging words! Like homing bees you borrow'.
A.
Simile
B.
Metaphor
C.
Oxymoron
D.
Onomatopoeia
Answer:
A.
Simile
21.
'And the grave is not its goal'
The word 'grave' refers to
The word 'grave' refers to
A.
Winning
B.
Defeat
C.
Death
D.
Victory
Answer:
C.
Death
22.
'For I'm off to outer space tomorrow morning'.
Where is the poet going?
Where is the poet going?
A.
office
B.
abroad
C.
outer space
D.
home
Answer:
C.
outer space
23.
'Or, all day, we drive the wheels of iron'
What do the children do all day?
What do the children do all day?
A.
drive the car
B.
play with the wheels
C.
drive the wheels
D.
beat the iron
Answer:
C.
drive the wheels
24.
'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
A.
Rudyard Kipling
B.
Rabindranath Tagore
C.
Robert Frost
D.
Robert Browning
Answer:
B.
Rabindranath Tagore
25.
Where did Antony address the public while displaying Caesar's body to the Romans?
A.
from the graveyard
B.
at the market place
C.
at the senate house
D.
from Caesar's palace
Answer:
B.
at the market place