TNPSC Group 2 2016 Preliminary Examination
General English Questions 51 to 75
51.
Match the words and phrases given in Column A with their meanings in Column B:
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| (a) Power to inspire | 1. Composure |
| (b) Calm manner | 2. Sneer |
| (c) Contemptuous smile | 3. Charisma |
| (d) Range of skills | 4. Versatality |
Answer:
B.
3 1 2 4
52.
Find out the synonym for the underlined word from the options given.
But he became nothing, a delightful, ineffectual young man with a perfect profile and no profession.
But he became nothing, a delightful, ineffectual young man with a perfect profile and no profession.
Answer:
B.
useless
53.
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".
"This strict court of Venice must needs give sentence against the merchant there".
Answer:
D.
lenient
54.
Choose the option which is opposite in meaning to the underlined word.
The creature seemed to be tottering with fear.
The creature seemed to be tottering with fear.
Answer:
B.
motionless
55.
Pick out the sentence which is in active voice.
Answer:
D.
The man cut down the tree
56.
Fill out the blank with the suitable option given below :
I went there _________
I went there _________
Answer:
B.
to examine the situation personally
57.
Pick out the sentence which is grammatically correct and meaningful :
Answer:
D.
The site of our college building is very beautiful
58.
Fill in the blanks with the most suitable word from the options.
She held the _________ in her hand.
She held the _________ in her hand.
Answer:
C.
reins
59.
The right plural form for the word underlined in the following sentence is _________
John speaks without basis.
John speaks without basis.
Answer:
D.
bases
60.
Choose the complex sentence out of the four sentences given below :
Answer:
D.
He succeeded although his success was not expected
61.
Identify the transient pattern.
Brutus is an honourable man.
Brutus is an honourable man.
Answer:
A.
SVC
62.
Identify the sentence which is in the superlative degree.
Answer:
B.
The nearest railway station is two kilometers from here
63.
Cull out the word formed by combining adjective and verb from the following options :
Answer:
B.
dry clean
64.
Match the poetic lines under column A with the figures of speech under column B and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| (a) You are the mouth and lips of eternity | 1. Alliteration |
| (b) About the fun of flying | 2. Onomatoepia |
| (c) In the boom of the tingling strings | 3. Metaphor |
| (d) The ship has weather'd every rack... | 4. Personification |
Answer:
C.
4 1 2 3
65.
"I care not where the skies begin".
Find out the option closest in meaning to the above line.
Find out the option closest in meaning to the above line.
Answer:
D.
The birds can have limitless jurisdiction and abundant freedom
66.
In the poem, "The Solitary Reaper", Wordsworth addresses this song to one 'Solitary Highland Lass'. What does the poet mean by the word, 'Highland'?
Answer:
C.
Scotland
67.
If you can meet with triumph and disaster;
And treat those two impostors just the same:-
Find out the word nearest opposite in meaning to 'Impostor' from the options.
And treat those two impostors just the same:-
Find out the word nearest opposite in meaning to 'Impostor' from the options.
Answer:
C.
Expert
68.
Name the poem in which the following lines appear:
No nightingale did ever chaunt
More welcome notes to weary bands..
No nightingale did ever chaunt
More welcome notes to weary bands..
Answer:
D.
The Solitary Reaper
69.
Identify the poet who wrote the following lines :
"We ran as if to meet the moon
That slowly dawned behind the trees".
"We ran as if to meet the moon
That slowly dawned behind the trees".
Answer:
C.
Robert Frost
70.
And so, I missed my chance with one of the lords of life.
And I have something to expiate;
A Pettiness
These lines appear in
And I have something to expiate;
A Pettiness
These lines appear in
Answer:
B.
Snake
71.
What is the name of the episode on Abraham Lincoln in the book "The war years Volume III"?
Answer:
D.
The legacy you leave is the one you live
72.
Identify the play in which the following lines appear.
"Ambition should be made of Sterner stuff".
"Ambition should be made of Sterner stuff".
Answer:
B.
Julius Caesar
73.
Choose the incorrect option.
The court scene in The Merchant of Venice is about_________
The court scene in The Merchant of Venice is about_________
Answer:
B.
Portia's argument in favour of Shylock
74.
Which is the native town of Portia of "The Merchant of Venice"?
Answer:
B.
Belmont
75.
Who makes the following statement in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar:
"Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more".
"Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more".
Answer:
A.
Brutus