TNPSC Group 2 2024 Preliminary Examination
General English Questions 1 to 25
1.
Identify the figure of speech employed in the following lines.
"The bleeding bark will heal".
"The bleeding bark will heal".
A.
Personification
B.
Simile
C.
Metaphor
D.
Oxymoron
Answer:
A.
Personification
2.
Lights flicker on and off
But fear takes over me.
Identify the Onomatopoeic word in the given stanza.
But fear takes over me.
Identify the Onomatopoeic word in the given stanza.
A.
fear
B.
lights
C.
flicker
D.
on and off
Answer:
C.
flicker
3.
"We were taken from the ore-bed and the mine,
We were melted in the furnace and the pit -
We were cast and wrought and hammered to design,
We were cut and filed and tooled and gauged to fit".
What is the poetic device used here?
We were melted in the furnace and the pit -
We were cast and wrought and hammered to design,
We were cut and filed and tooled and gauged to fit".
What is the poetic device used here?
A.
Oxymoron
B.
Paradox
C.
Assonance
D.
Anaphora
Answer:
D.
Anaphora
4.
"But of late, my computer has been behaving badly too,
It is so absent-minded, that I don't know what to do".
Mention the figure of speech used in the above lines.
It is so absent-minded, that I don't know what to do".
Mention the figure of speech used in the above lines.
A.
Simile
B.
Personification
C.
Metaphor
D.
Repetition
Answer:
B.
Personification
5.
But I know no better spectacle
Than a comet in full flight.
What do you mean by 'spectacle' here?
Than a comet in full flight.
What do you mean by 'spectacle' here?
A.
unusual event that attracts attention
B.
usual situation that attracts distraction
C.
expected event that attracts attention
D.
unexpected situation that attracts distraction
Answer:
A.
unusual event that attracts attention
6.
It's written in victory and defeat
And every trial a man may meet.
What does 'it' refer to in the above given lines?
And every trial a man may meet.
What does 'it' refer to in the above given lines?
A.
Sports
B.
Hope
C.
Courage
D.
Patience
Answer:
C.
Courage
7.
"She puts her life at Stake"
Give the meaning of the word Stake
Give the meaning of the word Stake
A.
brisk
B.
courage
C.
ease
D.
risk
Answer:
D.
risk
8.
Strong is she in her faith and beliefs.
"Persistence is the key to everything", says she.
What does the word "Persistence" mean?
"Persistence is the key to everything", says she.
What does the word "Persistence" mean?
A.
grief
B.
groans
C.
determination
D.
moans
Answer:
C.
determination
9.
It's helping your fellowman to score
When his chances hopeless seems;
The word 'it' in the above lines refers to
When his chances hopeless seems;
The word 'it' in the above lines refers to
A.
hard work
B.
best work
C.
team work
D.
smart work
Answer:
C.
team work
10.
Match the Poets with their Poems:
| (a) Mary Botham Howitt | 1. The River |
| (b) Caroline Ann Bowles | 2. The Stick-together Families |
| (c) Robert Frost | 3. The Spider and the Fly |
| (d) Edgar Albert Guest | 4. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening |
A.
3 1 4 2
B.
4 2 3 1
C.
3 4 2 1
D.
2 4 1 3
Answer:
A.
3 1 4 2
11.
For simple sheep; and such are Daffodils
With the green world they live in;
and clear rills ...
The above lines were written by __________.
With the green world they live in;
and clear rills ...
The above lines were written by __________.
A.
W.B. Yeats
B.
Percy Bysshe Shelley
C.
John Keats
D.
William Wordsworth
Answer:
C.
John Keats
12.
"Come you back unto the fireside and be comrade with your kin"
This line is taken from the poem __________.
This line is taken from the poem __________.
A.
The Poison Tree
B.
The River
C.
The Stick-Together Families
D.
Life
Answer:
C.
The Stick-Together Families
13.
"Still seeking what I sought when but a boy,
New friendship, high adventure and a crown"
Who wrote the above lines?
New friendship, high adventure and a crown"
Who wrote the above lines?
A.
Khalil Gibran
B.
Henry Van Dyke
C.
H.W. Longfellow
D.
John Masefield
Answer:
B.
Henry Van Dyke
14.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep
But I have promises to keep
Who wrote the above lines?
But I have promises to keep
Who wrote the above lines?
A.
Robert Frost
B.
Sarojini Naidu
C.
Nisha Dyrene
D.
John Masefield
Answer:
A.
Robert Frost
15.
But the gladdest sort of people, when the busy day is done,
Are the brothers and the sisters who together share their fun.
Who wrote the above poem?
Are the brothers and the sisters who together share their fun.
Who wrote the above poem?
A.
D.H. Lawrence
B.
Edgar Albert Guest
C.
William Wordsworth
D.
Mary Botham Howitt
Answer:
B.
Edgar Albert Guest
16.
The word 'Plaintively' means
A.
Happily
B.
Sadly
C.
Joyfully
D.
Depressively
Answer:
B.
Sadly
17.
Prospero's daughter name was
A.
Portia
B.
Desdemona
C.
Juliet
D.
Miranda
Answer:
D.
Miranda
18.
'Practice hard and see what magic can transpire', was the advice given by __________ to Sachin Tendulkar.
A.
Ramakant Achrekar
B.
Ajit
C.
Sunil Gavaskar
D.
Sachin's father
Answer:
A.
Ramakant Achrekar
19.
Tom used the pain killer to
A.
take care of his health
B.
mend the crack on the sitting room floor
C.
to Cure Becky Thatcher
D.
help his aunt
Answer:
B.
mend the crack on the sitting room floor
20.
The adventures of Tom Sawyer is a __________.
A.
Short Story
B.
Novel
C.
Fiction
D.
Tale
Answer:
B.
Novel
21.
What is the landform formed by silt called?
A.
Alluvial
B.
Sinkhole
C.
Meander
D.
Fluvial Terrace
Answer:
A.
Alluvial
22.
Which historical character inspired Young Indira?
A.
Rani of Jhansi
B.
Joan of Arc
C.
Sarojini Naidu
D.
Vijayalakshmi Pandit
Answer:
B.
Joan of Arc
23.
Why did we call Dr. Salim Ali as "Birdman of India"?
A.
His research in climate change
B.
His immense contribution to the field of Ornithology
C.
His research in Orthopedic
D.
His research in Water Movements
Answer:
B.
His immense contribution to the field of Ornithology
24.
In whose biography do you find this statement?
"I would sweep them out of existence if I had the power."
"I would sweep them out of existence if I had the power."
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.
Nelson Mandela
C.
Mahatma Gandhi
D.
Abraham Lincoln
Answer:
C.
Mahatma Gandhi
25.
Dr. Salim Ali was introduced to the serious study of birds by
A.
W.S. Millard
B.
EHA
C.
Norman Boyd Kinnear
D.
Amiruddin
Answer:
A.
W.S. Millard