TNPSC Group 2 2017 Preliminary Examination
General English Questions 1 to 25
1.
Match the correct suffix with the root words
| (a) popular | 1. let |
| (b) sensible | 2. ling |
| (c) book | 3. ity |
| (d) duck | 4. ise |
A.
4 3 1 2
B.
4 3 2 1
C.
1 2 4 3
D.
3 4 1 2
Answer:
A.
4 3 1 2
2.
Choose the correct pair to fill in the correct articles in the blank :
___________ road to success is not ___________ bed of roses. Gandhi became ___________ leader par excellence ; that made Churchill ___________ greatest and the most successful wartime leader.
___________ road to success is not ___________ bed of roses. Gandhi became ___________ leader par excellence ; that made Churchill ___________ greatest and the most successful wartime leader.
A.
the the the a
B.
a a a the
C.
the a a the
D.
the some a the
Answer:
C.
the a a the
3.
Choose the correct question tag :
I am a student
I am a student
A.
amn't I?
B.
ain't I?
C.
are I?
D.
am I?
Answer:
B.
ain't I?
4.
Choose the sentence which has no error.
A.
I place great confidence on you
B.
I place great confidence in you
C.
I place great confidence of you
D.
I place great confidence with you
Answer:
B.
I place great confidence in you
5.
Choose the correct pattern for the sentence:
He is a professor with a lot of experience.
He is a professor with a lot of experience.
A.
SVOA
B.
SVIODO
C.
SVCA
D.
SVOCA
Answer:
C.
SVCA
6.
Find the odd one of the following words.
A.
honour
B.
wonderful
C.
brave
D.
excellent
Answer:
A.
honour
7.
The plural form of 'alumna' is
A.
alumnus
B.
alumnae
C.
alumnas
D.
alumne
Answer:
B.
alumnae
8.
Which of the following sentence is wrong?
A.
Teach me to fish I will live for life time
B.
One never knows what the future will bring
C.
All that glitters is not gold
D.
We has been living in this house since 1995
Answer:
D.
We has been living in this house since 1995
9.
Pick out the correct passive form of the verb.
We should help the poor.
We should help the poor.
A.
must be helped
B.
will be helped
C.
should be helped
D.
shall be helped
Answer:
C.
should be helped
10.
If I ___________ the Principal of my school. I would abolish examinations.
A.
am
B.
was
C.
were
D.
will be
Answer:
C.
were
11.
Fill in the blanks with correct option Lecdem is the blended form of
A.
Lecture and demon
B.
Lecture and demonstration
C.
Lecturer and demo
D.
Lecturer and demonstration
Answer:
B.
Lecture and demonstration
12.
Choose the correct sentence which has no error
A.
Geetha's father is a MLA
B.
Geetha's father is the MLA
C.
Geetha's father is an MLA
D.
Geetha's father is MLA
Answer:
C.
Geetha's father is an MLA
13.
Select the correct sentence
A.
Cakes are softer than cookies
B.
Cakes are more soft than cookies
C.
Cakes are softer then cookies
D.
Cakes are soft than cookies
Answer:
A.
Cakes are softer than cookies
14.
Join the sentences given below. Choosing the correct relative pronoun furnished in brackets :
I know the girl. She is a famous sportsperson (whom/who)
I know the girl. She is a famous sportsperson (whom/who)
A.
I know the girl whom is a famous sportsperson
B.
I know the girl who she is a famous sportsperson
C.
I know the girl who is a famous sportsperson
D.
I know the girl whom she is a famous sportsperson
Answer:
C.
I know the girl who is a famous sportsperson
15.
Dancing bird is a compound word formed by combining
A.
Noun + Gerund
B.
Adjective + Gerund
C.
Gerund + Noun
D.
Preposition + Noun
Answer:
C.
Gerund + Noun
16.
Match the following:
| (a) Autumn | 1. Faucet |
| (b) Nappy | 2. Fall |
| (c) Tap | 3. Diaper |
| (d) Pavement | 4. Side walk |
A.
2 3 4 1
B.
4 2 1 3
C.
2 3 1 4
D.
2 1 3 4
Answer:
C.
2 3 1 4
17.
"My mind has found an adult peace" whose mind has found peace?
A.
Robert Frost
B.
Kamala Das
C.
Annie Louisa Walker
D.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Answer:
B.
Kamala Das
18.
"Be a hero in the strife" - In whose poem this line comes?
A.
Shakespeare
B.
Walt Whitman
C.
Wordsworth
D.
H.W. Longfellow
Answer:
D.
H.W. Longfellow
19.
In whose poem the following lines occur :
"It isn't by size that you win or you fail
Be the best of whatever you are"
"It isn't by size that you win or you fail
Be the best of whatever you are"
A.
Douglas Malloch
B.
William Wordsworth
C.
Walt Whitman
D.
William Shakespeare
Answer:
A.
Douglas Malloch
20.
Which of the following lines belongs to "William Shakespeare"?
A.
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks
But bears it out even to the edge of the doom
But bears it out even to the edge of the doom
B.
But O heart! heart! heart
O the bleeding drops O red!
O the bleeding drops O red!
C.
For I'm off to outer space tomorrow morning
D.
The music in my heart I bore
Long after it was heard no more
Long after it was heard no more
Answer:
A.
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks
But bears it out even to the edge of the doom
But bears it out even to the edge of the doom
21.
Which one of the following poems speaks about "True Love"?
A.
A Psalm of life
B.
Be the Best
C.
Sonnet No : 116
D.
The Solitary Reaper
Answer:
C.
Sonnet No : 116
22.
'Kari, the elephant' was written by _______________
A.
R.K. Narayan
B.
Dhan Gopal Mukherji
C.
Thakazhi Sivasankaran Pillai
D.
Dr. Neeroja Raghavan
Answer:
B.
Dhan Gopal Mukherji
23.
_______________ was educated at free Stratford Grammar School.
A.
Oliver Goldsmith
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Shakespeare
D.
Rabindranath Tagore
Answer:
C.
Shakespeare
24.
Here _______________ Laika into space.
A.
will go
B.
go
C.
went
D.
goes
Answer:
D.
goes
25.
"On the day of Sicilian July, with Etna Smoking".
What type of allusion is used here?
What type of allusion is used here?
A.
Cultural allusion
B.
Biblical allusion
C.
Geographical allusion
D.
Political allusion
Answer:
C.
Geographical allusion