TNPSC Group 4 2014
General English Questions 76 to 100
76.
Which of the following is not a poem?
Answer:
C.
The sun beam
77.
Which of the following lines belong to Lewis Carroll's "Is Life But A Dream"?
Answer:
D.
Echoes fade and memories die
78.
“.......the journey matters as much as the goal-listen to the sounds of nature ....... Take good care of our fragile planet”.
These are the words of ____________
These are the words of ____________
Answer:
D.
Kalpana Chawla
79.
In which of the poem do the following lines occur?
“Like gnomes that hid as from the moon”
“Like gnomes that hid as from the moon”
Answer:
A.
Going for Water
80.
Mention the poem in which the following lines appear :
“Stalking the length of his cage ignoring visitors.......”
“Stalking the length of his cage ignoring visitors.......”
Answer:
B.
A Tiger in the Zoo
81.
From the given options, choose the poet who has written "Inclusion".
Answer:
C.
William Wordsworth
82.
"The cry of the children" – this poem tells about the theme of ........
Answer:
B.
Child Labour
83.
Which of the following poem is written by William Shakespeare?
Answer:
A.
Sonnet No. 116
84.
"Man's little Day in haste we spend....."
Man's little Day in this line refers to ____________
Man's little Day in this line refers to ____________
Answer:
C.
Entire life time
85.
"It is not so express'd, but what of that?
'Twere good you do so much for charity".
What is expected to do for charity?
'Twere good you do so much for charity".
What is expected to do for charity?
Answer:
B.
arranging a surgeon
86.
Whose autobiography is this?
One Life is Not Enough
One Life is Not Enough
Answer:
A.
K. Natwar Singh
87.
Which of the following works is not a poem?
Answer:
D.
Road To Success
88.
“He belongs to the rare breed of individuals who are gifted to inspire and lead”.
Whom does 'He' refer to?
Whom does 'He' refer to?
Answer:
D.
Diwakar
89.
Identify the option that contains the answer to the following statement.
____________ was an ancient Indian astronomer, who explained scientifically that the earth rotates on its own axis
____________ was an ancient Indian astronomer, who explained scientifically that the earth rotates on its own axis
Answer:
A.
Aryabhatta
90.
The story "Ranji's Wonderful Bat" is written by
Answer:
C.
Ruskin Bond
91.
Fill in the blanks with the correct (tense) verb forms given in sequence :
We ____________ (live) in this house since 2011 which ____________ (build) in 2010.
We ____________ (live) in this house since 2011 which ____________ (build) in 2010.
Answer:
D.
have been living, was built
92.
Select the author name from the options given below for the short story "The Guide".
Answer:
B.
R.K. Narayanan
93.
Match the characters in Column A with the authors in Column B and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| (a) Hughie | 1. Kushwant Singh |
| (b) Gunga Ram | 2. Ahtushi Deshpande |
| (c) Khem Nam | 3. William Shakespeare |
| (d) Julius Caesar | 4. Oscar Wilde |
Answer:
D.
4 1 2 3
94.
The Poetess who wrote the poem 'Women's Rights' was ____________
Answer:
C.
Annie Louisa Walker
95.
“Me and Good Lord are hand-flying this plane”. Whose words are these?
Answer:
D.
Terry
96.
Among the following poems which one is written by Tagore?
Answer:
A.
Where The Mind is Without Fear
97.
Our Government passed the "Right to Education Act" in April ____________
Answer:
B.
2010
98.
Match the characters, with the relevant story title and select the correct codes given below:
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| (a) Masha | 1. O' Henry |
| (b) Johnsy | 2. Bonnie Chamberlain |
| (c) Judas Iscariot | 3. Tammy Ruggles |
| (d) Sam | 4. Anton Chekhov |
Answer:
B.
4 1 2 3
99.
Match the title of the poems under Column A with the names of poets under Column B and choose the correct codes.
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| (a) The Piano | 1. Rudyard Kipling |
| (b) Migrant Bird | 2. Elizabeth Barret Browning |
| (c) Manliness | 3. D.H. Lawrence |
| (d) The Cry of the Children | 4. Famida Y. Basheer |
Answer:
D.
3 4 1 2
100.
“Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life–think of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, every part of your body, be full of that idea....”. This is said by ____________
Answer:
D.
Swamy Vivekananda