TNPSC Group 2 2018 Preliminary Examination
General English Questions 1 to 25
1.
Find out the correct meaning of the word obstacle
Answer:
B.
Hindrance
2.
Hughie was Popular with every one
Answer:
D.
Sachin is a well-known cricketer
3.
Choose the best antonym for the underlined word
Such men as Baron are very rare
Such men as Baron are very rare
Answer:
C.
Common
4.
Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition
Birds were seen moving ________ one place to another place ________ the change in seasons.
Birds were seen moving ________ one place to another place ________ the change in seasons.
Answer:
A.
from, with
5.
Select the correct question tag :
The children ran home joyfully ________?
The children ran home joyfully ________?
Answer:
B.
didn't they?
6.
Choose the correct form of the verb to fill in the blank
These villagers ________ the folk songs in their pure form.
These villagers ________ the folk songs in their pure form.
Answer:
A.
have preserved
7.
Pick out the odd word
Answer:
D.
back
8.
Read the passage and choose the correct answer
Ivan Dmitritch, a middle-class man who lived with his family on an income of twelve hundred a year and was very well satisfied with his lot, ...
Ivan Dmitritch's income was ________.
Ivan Dmitritch, a middle-class man who lived with his family on an income of twelve hundred a year and was very well satisfied with his lot, ...
Ivan Dmitritch's income was ________.
Answer:
B.
1200
9.
Pick out the sentence with the wrong usage of nouns
Answer:
B.
My Father gave me a piece of advices
10.
Find out the odd word
Answer:
A.
lovely
11.
Select the correct plural form of the following
Index
Index
Answer:
B.
indices
12.
Choose the correct plural form for 'Alumnus'.
Answer:
C.
Alumni
13.
Choose the correct combination for the compound word 'Water bottle"
Answer:
C.
Noun + Noun
14.
Choose the appropriate compound word for the combination "Adjective + Verb"
Answer:
B.
White wash
15.
Identify the poetic device used in the following poetic line
"The woods are lovely, dark and deep"
"The woods are lovely, dark and deep"
Answer:
C.
Alliteration
16.
Identify the rhyme scheme used in the following poetic lines
Whose woods these are I think I know;
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
Whose woods these are I think I know;
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
Answer:
C.
a a b a
17.
"Not loth to have excuse to go,
Because the autumn eve was fare"
What does "loth" mean?
Because the autumn eve was fare"
What does "loth" mean?
Answer:
A.
hate, dislike
18.
Match Column A with Column B. Select the correct code given below:
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| (a) Sickle | 1. walk softly |
| (b) Gaol | 2. a tool used for cutting grass and crops |
| (c) Muskie | 3. prison |
| (d) tread | 4. a type of rose that smells like musk |
Answer:
B.
2 3 4 1
19.
In which poem the river is referred to as "a silver blade"?
Answer:
A.
Going for water
20.
'A forlorn and shipwrecked brother'
The word "forlorn" Here means
The word "forlorn" Here means
Answer:
D.
Lonely and sad
21.
"Everything must yield to the paramount duty of finishing this war". These are the words of
Answer:
D.
Abraham Lincoln
22.
Who was Helen Keller?
Answer:
D.
Weak flesh and willing spirit
23.
"For I have neither wit, not words nor worth,
action, nor utterance, nor the power of speech"
The above words are taken from
action, nor utterance, nor the power of speech"
The above words are taken from
Answer:
B.
William Shakespeare
24.
Not that I loved Caesar less,
but that I loved Rome more".
The above lines are spoken by
but that I loved Rome more".
The above lines are spoken by
Answer:
B.
Brutus
25.
"Oscar Wilde had a brilliant wit"
Here the word "wit" refers to
Here the word "wit" refers to
Answer:
B.
Intelligence