TNPSC Group 2 2015 Preliminary Examination
General English Questions 51 to 75
1.
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
Find out the synonym for the underlined word from the options given
Find out the synonym for the underlined word from the options given
A.
muscle
B.
blood
C.
strength
D.
weakness
Answer:
A.
muscle
2.
Choose the correct synonym for the underlined word from the options given:
He made himself indispensable to his institution.
He made himself indispensable to his institution.
A.
major
B.
short
C.
essential
D.
negligible
Answer:
C.
essential
3.
Some people argue that computerisation will aggravate the unemployment problem.
Find out the antonym for the underlined word.
Find out the antonym for the underlined word.
A.
wipe out
B.
consolidate
C.
alleviate
D.
remove
Answer:
C.
alleviate
4.
Choose the appropriate stem-word with which the prefix 'mal' can combine.
A.
directional
B.
theism
C.
colon
D.
nourished
Answer:
D.
nourished
5.
Complete the following sentence with suitable articles:
On _________ day of _________ tea party, Apsara took her mother to Mrs. Rose's room.
On _________ day of _________ tea party, Apsara took her mother to Mrs. Rose's room.
A.
the, the
B.
an, the
C.
a, an
D.
the, a
Answer:
A.
the, the
6.
Complete the following sentence using a suitable form of the passive voice :
In primitive times, stone implements _________ to kill animals.
In primitive times, stone implements _________ to kill animals.
A.
was employed
B.
were employed
C.
will be employed
D.
had been employed
Answer:
B.
were employed
7.
Fill out the blank with the most appropriate option given below :
Alexander's hope _________ the whole of India was not materialised due to his ill health.
Alexander's hope _________ the whole of India was not materialised due to his ill health.
A.
to conquer
B.
of conquer
C.
of conquering
D.
conquered
Answer:
C.
of conquering
8.
Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the options :
We will have to find _________ sources of energy in the future.
We will have to find _________ sources of energy in the future.
A.
alternate
B.
altered
C.
alternative
D.
adulterated
Answer:
C.
alternative
9.
Identify the odd word among the options
A.
delicious
B.
expensive
C.
industrious
D.
jubilantly
Answer:
D.
jubilantly
10.
Find out the odd word among the following
A.
sojourn
B.
countenance
C.
species
D.
recreate
Answer:
D.
recreate
11.
They failed to add an appendix to the book. Which of the following is the right plural form for the underlined word?
A.
appendices
B.
indices
C.
appendixes
D.
annexures
Answer:
A.
appendices
12.
Choose the simple sentence out of the sentences given below :
A.
He finished his exercise and put away the books.
B.
The man endured all the horrors of the campaign without any one of them making complaint.
C.
We must eat, or we cannot live.
D.
Not only did his father give him money, but his mother too.
Answer:
B.
The man endured all the horrors of the campaign without any one of them making complaint.
13.
Which among the following is an example for onamatopoeic words?
A.
clip - clopped
B.
tongue - twister
C.
ambitious
D.
entertainment
Answer:
A.
clip - clopped
14.
An implied simile is a ___________
A.
metathesis
B.
metaphor
C.
metanymy
D.
metamorphosis
Answer:
B.
metaphor
15.
In the poem "Going for Water", why did the children have to go to the brook?
A.
To relish the sylvan atmosphere in the dense woods
B.
Because the well was dry beside the door
C.
To enjoy the natural beauty of the brook
D.
To find whether there is water in the brook
Answer:
B.
Because the well was dry beside the door
16.
"Laugh till the game is played" — What is the game referred to here?
A.
Hockey
B.
Exam
C.
Dice
D.
Life
Answer:
D.
Life
17.
Only bloodshot eyes betray
Deep pride, then reverence,
Lo! God in man's image.
Who is referred to as "God in man's image" in the above lines?
Deep pride, then reverence,
Lo! God in man's image.
Who is referred to as "God in man's image" in the above lines?
A.
Goldsmith
B.
Divine Artist
C.
Sculptor
D.
Blacksmith
Answer:
C.
Sculptor
18.
Behold her, single in the field,
Yon solitary Highland Lass!
The underlined word in the above lines of "The Solitary Reaper" refers to
Yon solitary Highland Lass!
The underlined word in the above lines of "The Solitary Reaper" refers to
A.
England
B.
America
C.
Scotland
D.
Ireland
Answer:
C.
Scotland
19.
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 .......
"Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit Impediments .......
A.
Obstacles
B.
Victory
C.
Success
D.
Happiness
Answer:
A.
Obstacles
20.
Choose the option containing the author of the following lines
"No Nightingale did ever chant
More welcome notes to weary bands".
"No Nightingale did ever chant
More welcome notes to weary bands".
A.
Hopkins in 'Laugh and be Merry'
B.
Khalil Gibran in 'Earth'
C.
Wordsworth in "The Solitary Reaper"
D.
Kamala Das in "Punishment in the Kindergarten"
Answer:
C.
Wordsworth in "The Solitary Reaper"
21.
"The music in my heart I bore
Long after it was heard no more"
These lines appear in ___________
Long after it was heard no more"
These lines appear in ___________
A.
Be the best
B.
Tables turned
C.
A Psalm of Life
D.
The Solitary Reaper
Answer:
D.
The Solitary Reaper
22.
"She left India as a student, but she would see the nation of her birth, all of it, from hundreds of miles above" —
George W.Bush spoke these lines about whom?
George W.Bush spoke these lines about whom?
A.
Kalpana Chawla
B.
Sunita Williams
C.
Meena Alexander
D.
Chitra Diwakaruni
Answer:
A.
Kalpana Chawla
23.
Who among the following is not a character in Shakespeare's 'Merchant of Venice'?
A.
Calpurnia
B.
Bassanio
C.
Portia
D.
Nerissa
Answer:
A.
Calpurnia
24.
Who speaks the following lines in Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice"
"The quality of mercy is not strained
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath".
"The quality of mercy is not strained
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath".
A.
Antonio
B.
Shylock
C.
Portia
D.
Duke
Answer:
C.
Portia
25.
The following line is from the play Julius Caesar.
"O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts"
The figure of speech employed in the above line is
"O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts"
The figure of speech employed in the above line is
A.
Antithesis
B.
Personification
C.
Metaphor
D.
Oxymoron
Answer:
B.
Personification