TNPSC Group 2 2017 Preliminary Examination
General English Questions 26 to 50
1.
Find out the figures of speech in the following lines:
"Laugh till the game is played"
"Laugh till the game is played"
A.
Simile
B.
Metaphor
C.
Allusion
D.
Oxymoron
Answer:
B.
Metaphor
2.
Helen Keller speaks about the word _______________ in "The Mystery of Language".
A.
Book
B.
Water
C.
Tree
D.
Pencil
Answer:
B.
Water
3.
Match the following:
| (a) Antonio | 1. Lady of Belmont |
| (b) Portia | 2. Money Lender |
| (c) Shylock | 3. Antonio's Friend |
| (d) Bassanio | 4. Merchant of Venice |
A.
4 1 3 2
B.
3 1 2 4
C.
4 1 2 3
D.
2 3 4 1
Answer:
C.
4 1 2 3
4.
In the battle of Sambre Caesar defeated
A.
The Nervi
B.
The Romans
C.
Brutus
D.
Cassius
Answer:
A.
The Nervi
5.
A Sonnet is written in a single stanza consisting of _______________ lines.
A.
12
B.
14
C.
16
D.
18
Answer:
B.
14
6.
The giant knocked down the wall with
A.
a big axe
B.
spade
C.
crowbar
D.
rod
Answer:
A.
a big axe
7.
Caesar's wife _______________ forbids him to go to Senate House.
A.
Calphurnia
B.
Octavia
C.
Cleopatra
D.
Helena
Answer:
A.
Calphurnia
8.
Yaanai Malai appears to have a _______________ shape to view from Madurai.
A.
rectangular
B.
spherical
C.
cylindrical
D.
pyramidal
Answer:
D.
pyramidal
9.
The _______________ asked Hughie to earn Ten thousands of his own to Marry Laura.
A.
retired Colonel
B.
retired Painter
C.
Baron Hausberg
D.
Alan Trevor
Answer:
A.
retired Colonel
10.
Hughie wanted to marry
A.
Laura Hausberg
B.
Trevor Merton
C.
Baron Hausberg
D.
Laura Merton
Answer:
D.
Laura Merton
11.
Whose words are these?
"I too possess a body and mind, a heart and soul - just like you".
"I too possess a body and mind, a heart and soul - just like you".
A.
Kalpana Chawla
B.
Hughie
C.
Gaia
D.
Saralabehn
Answer:
C.
Gaia
12.
In which year did H.W. Longfellow publish his first volume of poems?
A.
in 1838
B.
in 1839
C.
in 1837
D.
in 1836
Answer:
B.
in 1839
13.
Whose message is this?
"Listen to the sounds of nature... Take good care of our fragile planet".
"Listen to the sounds of nature... Take good care of our fragile planet".
A.
Abdul Kalam
B.
Kalpana Chawla
C.
Saralabehn
D.
Sunita Williams
Answer:
B.
Kalpana Chawla
14.
The long poem by Shakespeare is
A.
Venus and Adonis
B.
Anxiety
C.
After many days
D.
The Appeal
Answer:
A.
Venus and Adonis
15.
Who said this?
"O Woman! Lovely Woman!
Angels are painted fair to look like you;"
"O Woman! Lovely Woman!
Angels are painted fair to look like you;"
A.
Otway
B.
Annie Louisa Walker
C.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
D.
Kamala Das
Answer:
A.
Otway
16.
Who says these words?
"There is tears for his love; joy for his fortune; honour for his valour; and death for his ambition."
"There is tears for his love; joy for his fortune; honour for his valour; and death for his ambition."
A.
Shylock
B.
Antony
C.
Portia
D.
Brutus
Answer:
D.
Brutus
17.
'Do you confess the bond?'
Who is asked to confess?
Who is asked to confess?
A.
Antonio
B.
Shylock
C.
Bassanio
D.
Duke
Answer:
A.
Antonio
18.
_______________ radiation may be one reason why the house sparrow is disappearing.
A.
X-ray
B.
Cosmic rays
C.
Cell phone
D.
Ultra violet rays
Answer:
C.
Cell phone
19.
Who said these words while dying?
"Remember, the struggle to save the forest is not easy. But we must not give it up. It must go on".
"Remember, the struggle to save the forest is not easy. But we must not give it up. It must go on".
A.
Saralabehn
B.
Kalpana Chawla
C.
Sunita Williams
D.
Abdul Kalam
Answer:
A.
Saralabehn
20.
From which play these lines occur
"The quality of mercy is not strain'd
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath".
"The quality of mercy is not strain'd
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath".
A.
Julius Caesar
B.
Antony and Cleopatra
C.
The Merchant of Venice
D.
King Lear
Answer:
C.
The Merchant of Venice
21.
Who says these words?
"Brutus is an honourable man".
"Brutus is an honourable man".
A.
Julius Caesar
B.
Mark Antony
C.
Cleopatra
D.
Calphurnia
Answer:
B.
Mark Antony
22.
In 'The Merchant of Venice' Portia disguises herself as a _______________
A.
judge
B.
money lender
C.
doctor of law
D.
clerk
Answer:
C.
doctor of law
23.
Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| (a) Kari | 1. Nine years old |
| (b) The boy | 2. Weighed forty pounds |
| (c) The author | 3. From writer's village |
| (d) Kari's food | 4. Five months old |
A.
4 1 3 2
B.
4 2 1 3
C.
4 3 1 2
D.
4 3 2 1
Answer:
C.
4 3 1 2
24.
The rope like thing around my neck was
A.
a snake
B.
Kari's trunk
C.
a rope
D.
a chain
Answer:
B.
Kari's trunk
25.
Who said the following line?
"Man is born free but is everywhere in chains".
"Man is born free but is everywhere in chains".
A.
Rabindranath Tagore
B.
Rousseau
C.
Subash Chandra Bose
D.
Abraham Lincoln
Answer:
B.
Rousseau