TNPSC Group 4 2014
General English Questions 51 to 75
51.
Match the following phrase with their meaning and select the answer from the codes given below:
| Phrases | Meaning |
|---|---|
| (a) give in | 1. return or relinquish |
| (b) give up | 2. move back |
| (c) get on | 3. yield |
| (d) get back | 4. cope with |
Answer:
D.
3 1 4 2
52.
Select the correct option from given stating the kind of sentence:
Please leave your footwear outside the hall.
Please leave your footwear outside the hall.
Answer:
D.
Imperative
53.
Select the correct tense form of verb from the below given options:
The Queen bee with her workers ____________ over the hive.
The Queen bee with her workers ____________ over the hive.
Answer:
B.
presides
54.
Identify which part the given sentence has an error.
Have anyone seen my purse?
A B C D
Have anyone seen my purse?
A B C D
Answer:
A.
have
55.
Find out suitable verb for the sentence from the options given below:
The street dog ____________ (bite) a small boy ten minutes ago.
The street dog ____________ (bite) a small boy ten minutes ago.
Answer:
A.
bit
56.
Select the compound sentence.
Answer:
A.
Man proposes, but God disposes.
57.
Match Column A with Column B and select the correct code given below:
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| (a) Please avoid use of plastic bags. | 1. Assertive sentence |
| (b) Why are you in a hurry? | 2. Exclamatory sentence |
| (c) What a simple question it is! | 3. Imperative sentence |
| (d) Education refines one's mind. | 4. Interrogative sentence |
Answer:
A.
3 4 2 1
58.
Choosing correct option from the given to complete the sentence
If we had saved rain water more in ponds and lakes ____________.
If we had saved rain water more in ponds and lakes ____________.
Answer:
D.
We could have survived the drought.
59.
Select the correct plural form of 'Ox'
Answer:
B.
Oxen
60.
Identify the sentence pattern :
Surprisingly, Meena presented Arun a gold watch.
Surprisingly, Meena presented Arun a gold watch.
Answer:
C.
ASVIODO
61.
Find out the correct question Tag :
They came by car ____________?
They came by car ____________?
Answer:
A.
didn't they?
62.
Choose the correct synonyms of the underlined word in this sentence
Every one has an indispensable role to play.
Every one has an indispensable role to play.
Answer:
B.
essential
63.
Match the underlined words in column 'A' with their parts of speech in column 'B' and select the correct answer from the codes given:
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| (a) Ram studies well | 1. verb |
| (b) She is a nurse | 2. object |
| (c) We ate fruits | 3. complement |
| (d) I wrote a novel | 4. subject |
Answer:
A.
4 3 2 1
64.
As he was ambitious, I slew him. Here slew means ____________
Answer:
A.
killed
65.
Complete the following poetic line choosing from the options given
If you can't be the sun, ____________
If you can't be the sun, ____________
Answer:
B.
be a star
66.
Fill in the blank with the correct answer from the following options.
“My experiments,with Truth” is an autobiography of ____________
“My experiments,with Truth” is an autobiography of ____________
Answer:
C.
Mahatma Gandhiji
67.
Select the correct answer to complete the sentence from options given below :
That Rani Lakshmibai travelled 24 hours at a stretch with her child on her back. speaks of ____________
That Rani Lakshmibai travelled 24 hours at a stretch with her child on her back. speaks of ____________
Answer:
A.
her dynamism and bravery
68.
Read the lines and choose the answer to fill the blank from the options given below :
"O! ye wheels
Stop be silent to-day".
The children want the wheels to stop because ____________
"O! ye wheels
Stop be silent to-day".
The children want the wheels to stop because ____________
Answer:
C.
they are very weary and tired.
69.
Lalitha has ____________ medical leave and is expected to join duty next Monday.
Answer:
C.
taken
70.
Identify the poetic line that differs in figure of speech from the other poetic lines:
Answer:
D.
You were the dawn and sunlight filled the spaces
71.
Which of the following poem is written by Walt Whitman?
Answer:
C.
O Captain! My Captain!
72.
Match the following poetic lines in Column A with the poets in Column B and select the correct code
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| (a) No maps, no boundaries to block | 1. Robert Frost |
| (b) The well was dry beside the door | 2. Thomas Hardy |
| (c) Trust no future, how'er pleasant | 3. Famida Y. Basheer |
| (d) Right many a nipperkin! | 4. H.W. Longfellow |
Answer:
C.
3 1 4 2
73.
Bring out the novel which is not written by an Indian author:
Answer:
D.
Carry on, Jeeves
74.
Kalpana Chawla was born in which country?
Answer:
C.
India
75.
Choose the birth place of Kalpana Chawla
Answer:
B.
Haryana (Karnal)