TNPSC Group 2 2018 Preliminary Examination
General English Questions 76 to 100
76.
Name the goddess that is worshipped in the travelogue "To the land of snow"?
Answer:
B.
Nanda Devi
77.
Choose the American English word for 'Pavement'
Answer:
B.
Sidewalk
78.
In American English the word 'POST' means
Answer:
B.
Mail
79.
Name the poet who wrote the poem "On Killing a Tree".
Answer:
C.
Dr. Gieve Patel
80.
Match Column A with Column B
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| (a) Walt Whitman | 1. American Poet |
| (b) H.W. Longfellow | 2. Poet in Kannada |
| (c) Annie Louisa Walker | 3. Long Islander |
| (d) V.K. Gokak | 4. Mrs. Harry Coghill |
Answer:
C.
3 1 4 2
81.
In which country the story "Two Friends' took place?
Answer:
A.
France
82.
Mr. Loisel is working in the office of the Board of ________.
Answer:
A.
Education
83.
Rowther was promoted as ________ in "Reflowering".
Answer:
D.
Manager
84.
________ is the leader of gang in "Holiday".
Answer:
A.
Phatik Chakarabarthi
85.
Phatik's uncle name was ________ in "Holiday".
Answer:
C.
Bishvambar
86.
"Success does not mean the absence of failures
It means winning the war, not every battle"
It is a famous quote of
It means winning the war, not every battle"
It is a famous quote of
Answer:
C.
Edwin C. Bliss
87.
"We are not advocating Xenophobia nor isolation"
Who says these words?
Who says these words?
Answer:
B.
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
88.
"As Caesar loved me, I weep for him" these are the words quoted by
Answer:
C.
Brutus
89.
"Envy is ignorance and imitation is suicide".
It is a message from
It is a message from
Answer:
B.
Emerson
90.
Match the Column A the author with the Column B of the title.
| Column-A | Column-B |
|---|---|
| (a) Dr. Arignar Annadurai | 1. The queen of boxing |
| (b) Khushwant Singh | 2. Forgetting |
| (c) M.C. Mary Kom | 3. The portrait of a lady. |
| (d) Robert Lynd | 4. Convocation address |
Answer:
B.
4 3 1 2
91.
At last Ivan thought to hang himself on first ________ tree.
Answer:
C.
Aspen
92.
On hearing the result, Masha dropped
Answer:
D.
the newspaper
93.
The Giant's final journey was to
Answer:
A.
Paradise
94.
What is the theme observed in the poem 'migrant bird'?
Answer:
A.
universal brotherhood and unrestricted freedom
95.
What is the theme observed in the literary work mentioned here in the bracket (snake)?
Answer:
B.
hospitality to animals
96.
"Again, it was in my subconscious mind that I wanted to play for India". Who said?
Answer:
A.
Kris Srikkanth
97.
Match the poems under Column A with the poets under Column B and select the correct code:
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| (a) Off to Outer Space Tomorrow Morning | 1. Douglas Mallock |
| (b) Sonnet-116 | 2. Norman Nicholson |
| (c) Be the Best | 3. Lewis Caroll |
| (d) Is Life But a Dream | 4. William Shakespeare |
Answer:
B.
2 4 1 3
98.
Who among the Indian writers was credited to have established an educational institution which is now called by the name Viswabharati University?
Answer:
C.
Rabindranath Tagore
99.
Who among the following has flavoured with sentimental preachment in his poems?
Answer:
C.
H.W. Longfellow
100.
Thomas Hardy sets many of his novels in the background of
Answer:
A.
Wessex