TNPSC Group 2 2025

1. "Will you tell me who is there?" is an example for _________

• A. Direct question
• B. Indirect question
• C. Exclamation
• D. Basic formation

2. Fill out the suitable inference:
She read the message and sighed, hinting at her __________.

• A. achievement
• B. proud moment
• C. disappointment
• D. excitement

3. A famous celebrity wants to experience a normal day without being recognized, visited a local bookstore.
Which of the following best describes their state?

• A. Ubiquitous
• B. Ostentatious
• C. Incognito
• D. Gregarious

4. Choose the correct "Synonym" for the underlined word.
"Chuck is mendacious about his vegetarianism".

• A. Untruthful
• B. Proud
• C. Unhappy
• D. Clear

5. Choose the antonyms of the following underlined words.
The driver known for his cautiousness was surprised by the road traffic. As his talent was innate, he had to drive slowly.
(a) Gloomy, active
(b) Dim, retain
(c) Recklessness, acquired
(d) Subtle, intolerant

• A. (d)
• B. (c)
• C. (a)
• D. (b)

6. Scenario: You are a newly appointed Civil Servant in the Department of climate change.
Question: You are asked to communicate the department's initiatives to the public.

Which of the following collocations would be most effective in your communication strategy?
(a) to spread climate misinformation
(b) to raise public awareness about climate change impacts
(c) to minimize the urgency of climate action
(d) to engage in stakeholder consultations

• A. (a) and (c)
• B. (b) and (d)
• C. (b) and (c)
• D. (c) and (d)

7. Identify the incorrect pairs of Idioms and phrases in the given pairs.
1. To brow beat - bully
2. To be at large - to blame each other
3. To knit the brow - to frown
4. To pass the buck - free

• A. 1 and 3
• B. 2 and 4
• C. 1 and 2
• D. 3 and 4

8. Fill in the blank with the suitable word:
"The pupil was asked to ____________ the mistake".

• A. correct
• B. condone
• C. clarify
• D. rectify

9. Choose one word to substitute "Creature having both male and female organ".

• A. Omnigenous
• B. Queer
• C. Uxorious
• D. Hermaphrodite

10. Choose the correct answer by word creation
What is the negative case of consistent?
What is the negative case of embark?

• A. unconsistent, inembark
• B. inconsistent, disembark
• C. inconsistent, unembark
• D. disconsistent, nonembark

11. Expand the term IPCC.

• A. International Pollution Control Council
• B. International Panel of Climate Control
• C. Interim Panel of Climate Change
• D. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

12. Select the correct parts of speech for the underlined word.
He makes rather a fuss about ordinary things

• A. Adjective
• B. Adverb
• C. Noun
• D. Conjunction

13. Select the correct meaningful sentence from the following:

• A. The wages of sin are death
• B. His wages is Rs. 1,000 a day
• C. Measles are a disease
• D. Politics has divided the country

14. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb.
She _________ (is) tired because she _________ (clean) the house yesterday.

• A. is, had been cleaning
• B. was, have been cleaning
• C. was, had been cleaning
• D. is, has been cleaning

15. Which of the following is an imperative sentence?
(a) Who are you?
(b) How did you explain this question?
(c) Clean your room
(d) What a great statue!

• A. (a)
• B. (b)
• C. (c)
• D. (d)

16. "Let my head be shattered to pieces" is an

• A. Interrogative sentence
• B. Affirmative sentence
• C. Imperative sentence
• D. Exclamatory sentence

17. Transform the following assertive sentence into an imperative sentence:
'You should answer all the questions'.
(a) Should you answer all the questions?
(b) Answer all the questions.
(c) You answer all the questions.
(d) All questions should be answered.

• A. (a)
• B. (b)
• C. (c)
• D. (d)

18. The interrogative form of 'You have to be there on Monday' will be

• A. Will you be there on Monday?
• B. Would you be there on Monday?
• C. Can you be there on Monday?
• D. Could you be there on Monday?

19. Transform the imperative sentence 'Give me a book' into an appreciative statement.
(a) I'm glad that you have given a book
(b) Thank you for giving a book
(c) I appreciate you giving a book
(d) Why do you not give a book?

• A. (a)
• B. (b)
• C. (c)
• D. (d)

20. Choose the correct verb form from the options given below.
Dogs usually __________ cats.

• A. chased
• B. chase
• C. are chasing
• D. were chasing

21. Choose the correct verb form to fill the following statement:
"If she had studied well, she __________ in the examination".

• A. would have passed
• B. would passed
• C. would pass
• D. would be passed

22. Identify the sentence.
"He commented how beautiful the girl was".

• A. Simple sentence
• B. Compound sentence
• C. Complex sentence
• D. Interrogative sentence

23. The phrase A crown made of gold is

• A. an adjective phrase
• B. an adjective clause
• C. an adverbial phrase
• D. an adverbial clause

24. The three structures of the positive degree are

• A. As...as, So-as, No other...as...as
• B. As...so, and-so, but...so
• C. So...so, So-but, So...and
• D. None of the above

25. Choose the sentence with the correct use of the comparative degree:
(a) He is more smarter than any one in the class.
(b) This bus is less more crowded than the other.
(c) This sum is less complicated than the previous one.
(d) The game is more easier than expected.

• A. (a)
• B. (b)
• C. (c)
• D. (d)