TNPSC Group 2 2015 Preliminary Examination
General English Questions 76 to 100
76.
In Julius Caesar, Antony says,
"For Brutus is an honourable man".
— Here the tone of Antony is one of
"For Brutus is an honourable man".
— Here the tone of Antony is one of
Answer:
B.
Irony
77.
Who was the first senator to stab Caesar?
Answer:
C.
Casca
78.
Paulnack was the director of the music division at___________
Answer:
A.
The Boston Conservatory
79.
Which one of the following statements is not related to the lesson "Music - The Hope Raiser"?
Answer:
C.
Music is a luxury and lavish thing
80.
___________ composed the German Requiem.
Answer:
B.
Johannes Brahms
81.
Who wrote the following motivational poem, "You can't be that, No, You can't be that"?
Answer:
C.
Brian Patten
82.
"Good luck is round the corner". What does this line suggest in the poem "Keep your spirits High"?
Answer:
C.
Be positive and optimistic in all your attitudes
83.
What is the name of the porter who accompanied Ahtushi Deshpande?
Answer:
A.
Laxmi
84.
"A dominant landmark of the north-eastern outskirts of Madurai is Yaanai Malai"
Choose the inappropriate statement from the following
Choose the inappropriate statement from the following
Answer:
C.
Madurai is the landmark of Yaanai malai
85.
Match the following British/American expressions in Column A with Column B and select the correct answer from the options given below
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| (a) trash | 1. faucet |
| (b) cookie | 2. candy |
| (c) sweets | 3. rubbish |
| (d) tap | 4. biscuit |
Answer:
A.
3 4 2 1
86.
'Car park' in British English is ___________ in American English.
Answer:
D.
Parking lot
87.
Find out the British English equivalent of "fall"
Answer:
D.
Autumn
88.
"The present seems all dreary
The future very grim."
The underlined words mean ___________ and ___________ respectively.
The future very grim."
The underlined words mean ___________ and ___________ respectively.
Answer:
C.
boring and sad
89.
Match the poems under Column 'A' with the authors under Column 'B' and select the correct code.
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| (a) A Psalm of Life | 1. Lewis Carroll |
| (b) Is Life But a Dream | 2. H.W. Longfellow |
| (c) Going for water | 3. Kamala Das |
| (d) Punishment in Kindergarten | 4. Robert Frost |
Answer:
D.
2 1 4 3
90.
Which of the following is not a poem?
Answer:
D.
Flying with the moon on their wings
91.
Which of the following is a short story?
Answer:
B.
The Tears of the Desert
92.
Pangolin figures in
Answer:
A.
The Anteater and the Dassie
93.
Who uttered the line "I craved the law" in "The Merchant of Venice"?
Answer:
B.
Shylock
94.
Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| (a) Randall Jarell | 1. The Neem Tree |
| (b) Indira Ananthakrishnan | 2. Nobel Prize |
| (c) Tagore | 3. Bombay |
| (d) Rudyard Kipling | 4. Bat |
Answer:
A.
4 1 2 3
95.
Mohiniyattam is a classical dance form from
Answer:
A.
Kerala
96.
Which of the following works is not a poem?
Answer:
C.
Swept Away
97.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
"There was never mystery
But 'tis figured in the flowers,
Was never secret history
But birds tell it in the bowers".
These lines are taken from the poem
"There was never mystery
But 'tis figured in the flowers,
Was never secret history
But birds tell it in the bowers".
These lines are taken from the poem
Answer:
C.
The Apology
98.
Mr. Pneumonia figures in ___________
Answer:
A.
The Last Leaf
99.
What is the title of H.W. Longfellow's volume of poems which included "A Psalm of Life"?
Answer:
D.
Voices of the Night
100.
Match the following:
| Quote/Line | Author/Character |
|---|---|
| (a) "I was born a farmer" | 1. Kamala Surayya |
| (b) "Nations are built by the imagination and untiring enthusiastic efforts of generations" | 2. Kesavan Nair |
| (c) ..... You cannot believe darling, can you that I lived in such a house | 3. AP.J. Abdul Kalam |
| (d) "Into that heaven of freedom, My Father let my country awake" | 4. Rabindranath Tagore |
Answer:
B.
2 3 1 4