TNPSC Group 4 2013
General English Questions 26 to 50
1.
Choose the option with the right meaning of the idiom given below :
Show one's yellow streak
Show one's yellow streak
A.
displaying yellow coloured stripes
B.
being inexperienced
C.
exhibiting one's cowardice
D.
painting the place yellow
Answer:
C.
exhibiting one's cowardice
2.
Match the following words given under Column A with their meanings under Column B and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| (a) interred | 1. weapon |
| (b) ruffle | 2. abundant |
| (c) copious | 3. buried |
| (d) armament | 4. disturb |
A.
3 2 1 4
B.
3 4 2 1
C.
2 1 3 4
D.
1 2 3 4
Answer:
B.
3 4 2 1
3.
From the given options, choose the author who has written, 'The Return of the Native'
A.
Thomas Hardy
B.
Douglas Malloch
C.
Patrick French
D.
Robert Louis Stevenson
Answer:
A.
Thomas Hardy
4.
Tick the correct plural for the given word :
Criterion
Criterion
A.
criterium
B.
criteria
C.
criterions
D.
none of these
Answer:
B.
criteria
5.
Identify the type of this sentence :
The old TV belongs to my sister and it needs repair
The old TV belongs to my sister and it needs repair
A.
Simple
B.
Complex
C.
Compound
D.
None of these
Answer:
C.
Compound
6.
Change the following sentence into comparative :
The apple is not so sweet as the mango
The apple is not so sweet as the mango
A.
the mango is sweeter than the apple
B.
the apple is sweeter than the mango
C.
the mango is not sweeter than the apple
D.
the apple is more sweet than the mango
Answer:
A.
the mango is sweeter than the apple
7.
Identify the words which blend to form the word 'slang' and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
A.
slow + language
B.
slovenly + language
C.
sleep + language
D.
slum + language
Answer:
B.
slovenly + language
8.
Match the following words given under Column A with the blended forms under Column B:
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| (a) medical + claim | 1. comsat |
| (b) transfer + resistor | 2. mediclaim |
| (c) telephone + telegram | 3. transistor |
| (d) communication + satellite | 4. phonogram |
A.
1 2 3 4
B.
2 3 4 1
C.
4 2 3 1
D.
3 2 1 4
Answer:
B.
2 3 4 1
9.
The compound word sewing machine is of the form :
A.
Noun + Noun
B.
Verb + Noun
C.
Gerund + Noun
D.
Adjective + Noun
Answer:
C.
Gerund + Noun
10.
Match Column A with Column B to make meaningful sentences. Select the correct code given below:
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| (a) The police found the thief | 1. weeping all the while |
| (b) I saw the bats | 2. racing towards the earth |
| (c) We noticed the lady | 3. hiding behind the door |
| (d) The astronomer observed a meteor | 4. hanging from the roof |
A.
1 3 2 4
B.
2 1 4 3
C.
4 2 3 1
D.
3 4 1 2
Answer:
D.
3 4 1 2
11.
Fill in the blanks choosing the right pair of words in order :
The woman wearing a ______ (1) went to the hotel to have ______ (2) for dinner.
The woman wearing a ______ (1) went to the hotel to have ______ (2) for dinner.
A.
wail and veal
B.
veal and veil
C.
vile and wail
D.
veil and veal
Answer:
D.
veil and veal
12.
Pick out the noun that undergoes a change in its plural form :
A.
equipment
B.
staff
C.
goose
D.
luggage
Answer:
C.
goose
13.
Form a new word by blending the words 'motorway' and 'hotel'.
A.
motohotel
B.
mowaytel
C.
motorel
D.
motel
Answer:
D.
motel
14.
Select the compound sentence :
A.
The power of garlic is widely discussed by the medical community.
B.
There is increasing evidence that garlic can lower cholestrol levels.
C.
Doctors advise us to include garlic in our diet .
D.
The garlic may smell bad, but it can save our lives from heart diseases.
Answer:
D.
The garlic may smell bad, but it can save our lives from heart diseases.
15.
Match the following poetic lines in Column A with their correct poets in Column B and select the correct code:
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| (a) Stop be silent for today | 1. Walt Whitman |
| (b) O Winged seeds ! you crossed the furrowed sea | 2. H. W. Longfellow |
| (c) Trust no future, however pleasant | 3. V.K. Gokak |
| (d) Exult ! O Shores and ring, O bells ! | 4. Elizabeth Barrett Browning |
A.
4 2 3 1
B.
4 3 2 1
C.
4 1 2 3
D.
3 4 1 2
Answer:
B.
4 3 2 1
16.
Match the poetic lines in Column A with the related poets in Column B and select the appropriate code:
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| (a) Glad till the dancing stops and the lilt of the music ends | 1. Khalil Gibran |
| (b) We plant your fields with skulls and bones | 2. Robert Frost |
| (c) We ran as if to meet the moon | 3. Leslie Norris |
| (d) But he's locked in a concrete cell | 4. John Masefield |
A.
4 1 2 3
B.
3 4 1 2
C.
4 2 3 1
D.
2 3 4 1
Answer:
A.
4 1 2 3
17.
The poem 'Be the best' by Douglas Malloch is about
A.
being optimistic
B.
being contented
C.
self-acceptance
D.
all the above
Answer:
D.
all the above
18.
What is the theme of the poem 'Piano'?
A.
The poet's love for his mother
B.
The pastime of the poet during his school days
C.
The poet's love for music
D.
The poet's comparison of childhood days with manhood days
Answer:
B.
The pastime of the poet during his school days
19.
Choose the correct antonym of the word underlined in the following sentence:
I therefore dismiss it with frigid tranquility.
I therefore dismiss it with frigid tranquility.
A.
sedation
B.
irritation
C.
agitation
D.
desperation
Answer:
C.
agitation
20.
Things become better, when you expect the best instead of the worst. Expecting the best means, that you put your whole heart into what you want to accomplish. People are defeated in life not for lack of ability, but for lack of whole-heartedness.
The reason for defeat in life is :
The reason for defeat in life is :
A.
failure
B.
affordability
C.
lack of ability
D.
lack of whole heartedness
Answer:
D.
lack of whole heartedness
21.
Identify the sentence which is in the comparative degree
A.
Tennyson is not the greatest of all Poets
B.
Some Poets are atleast as great as Tennyson
C.
Tennyson is not greater than some other Poets
D.
Tennyson is the great Poet
Answer:
C.
Tennyson is not greater than some other Poets
22.
Identify the complex sentence.
A.
As the war had ended, the soldiers returned.
B.
The war being ended the soldiers returned.
C.
The war ended and so the soldiers returned.
D.
The soldiers returned after the war.
Answer:
A.
As the war had ended, the soldiers returned.
23.
Fill in the blanks with the correct verb forms given in sequence :
The teacher ______ the exercises which Nila ______
The teacher ______ the exercises which Nila ______
A.
corrected, had prepared
B.
corrected, prepares
C.
corrects, is preparing
D.
corrects, have prepared
Answer:
A.
corrected, had prepared
24.
I Stood in awe, astonishment and reverence when I Saw a walled fortress inside - a standing testimony of the Chola's. Opulence and vision. Give the antonym for the underlined word.
A.
Kindness
B.
Richness
C.
Hardness
D.
Poverty
Answer:
D.
Poverty
25.
Select the apt suffix to form a meaningful word from the root word Chronology
A.
able
B.
ical
C.
ity
D.
ness
Answer:
B.
ical