TNPSC Group 4 2014
General English Questions 76 to 100
1.
Which of the following is not a poem?
A.
Beautiful Inside
B.
Shilpi
C.
The sun beam
D.
Be the Best
Answer:
C.
The sun beam
2.
Which of the following lines belong to Lewis Carroll's "Is Life But A Dream"?
A.
Love's not time's fool
B.
Be the best of whatever you are!
C.
Will no one tell me what she sings?
D.
Echoes fade and memories die
Answer:
D.
Echoes fade and memories die
3.
“.......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 ____________
A.
Sunitha Williams
B.
Rakhesh Sharma
C.
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
D.
Kalpana Chawla
Answer:
D.
Kalpana Chawla
4.
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”
A.
Going for Water
B.
The Piano
C.
Migrant Bird
D.
Shilpi
Answer:
A.
Going for Water
5.
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.......”
A.
Snake
B.
A Tiger in the Zoo
C.
Foot Prints
D.
No Men are Foreign
Answer:
B.
A Tiger in the Zoo
6.
From the given options, choose the poet who has written "Inclusion".
A.
Thomas Hardy
B.
Dipti Bhatia
C.
William Wordsworth
D.
Tagore
Answer:
C.
William Wordsworth
7.
"The cry of the children" – this poem tells about the theme of ........
A.
Time passing
B.
Child Labour
C.
Work is Worship
D.
Willing to work
Answer:
B.
Child Labour
8.
Which of the following poem is written by William Shakespeare?
A.
Sonnet No. 116
B.
The Road Not Taken
C.
The Apology
D.
A Psalm of Life
Answer:
A.
Sonnet No. 116
9.
"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 ____________
A.
One day
B.
Whole day
C.
Entire life time
D.
Eighty eight years
Answer:
C.
Entire life time
10.
"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?
A.
arranging a lawyer
B.
arranging a surgeon
C.
arranging a teacher
D.
arranging a technician
Answer:
B.
arranging a surgeon
11.
Whose autobiography is this?
One Life is Not Enough
One Life is Not Enough
A.
K. Natwar Singh
B.
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
C.
Jawaharlal Nehru
D.
Malala
Answer:
A.
K. Natwar Singh
12.
Which of the following works is not a poem?
A.
Tiger
B.
A Tiger in the Zoo
C.
Snake
D.
Road To Success
Answer:
D.
Road To Success
13.
“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?
A.
Sunil Sharma
B.
Tushar
C.
Alka Sharma
D.
Diwakar
Answer:
D.
Diwakar
14.
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
A.
Aryabhatta
B.
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
C.
Kalpana Chawla
D.
Sunita Williams
Answer:
A.
Aryabhatta
15.
The story "Ranji's Wonderful Bat" is written by
A.
Tagore
B.
Manohar Devadoss
C.
Ruskin Bond
D.
Oscar Wilde
Answer:
C.
Ruskin Bond
16.
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.
A.
are living, is built
B.
were living, were built
C.
have lived, has built
D.
have been living, was built
Answer:
D.
have been living, was built
17.
Select the author name from the options given below for the short story "The Guide".
A.
Sarojini Naidu
B.
R.K. Narayanan
C.
William Blake
D.
Emile Dickens
Answer:
B.
R.K. Narayanan
18.
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 |
A.
3 4 1 2
B.
1 2 3 4
C.
3 1 4 2
D.
4 1 2 3
Answer:
D.
4 1 2 3
19.
The Poetess who wrote the poem 'Women's Rights' was ____________
A.
Sarojini Naidu
B.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
C.
Annie Louisa Walker
D.
Kamala Das
Answer:
C.
Annie Louisa Walker
20.
“Me and Good Lord are hand-flying this plane”. Whose words are these?
A.
Cabuk
B.
White
C.
Grimm
D.
Terry
Answer:
D.
Terry
21.
Among the following poems which one is written by Tagore?
A.
Where The Mind is Without Fear
B.
Prayer of a Sportsman
C.
Don't Quit
D.
Laugh and be Merry
Answer:
A.
Where The Mind is Without Fear
22.
Our Government passed the "Right to Education Act" in April ____________
A.
2000
B.
2010
C.
2005
D.
2008
Answer:
B.
2010
23.
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 |
A.
3 2 1 4
B.
4 1 2 3
C.
4 2 3 1
D.
2 4 1 3
Answer:
B.
4 1 2 3
24.
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 |
A.
3 1 4 2
B.
2 1 3 4
C.
4 3 2 1
D.
3 4 1 2
Answer:
D.
3 4 1 2
25.
“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 ____________
A.
Swamy Chachudananda
B.
Swamy Premanand
C.
Swamy Kirubananda
D.
Swamy Vivekananda
Answer:
D.
Swamy Vivekananda