TNPSC Group 4 2016
General English Questions 26 to 50
26.
Which of the following is a poem?
Choose the right answer from the options given below.
Choose the right answer from the options given below.
Answer:
C.
To India - My Native Land
27.
Match the names of the poets under column A with the names of the poems, under column B and choose the correct code.
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| (a) Thomas Hardy | 1. My Grandmother's house |
| (b) Elizabeth Barrett Browning | 2. Piano |
| (c) D.H. Lawrence | 3. The Cry of the Children |
| (d) Kamala Surayya | 4. The Man He Killed |
Answer:
D.
4 3 2 1
28.
"A note as from a single place,
A slender tinkling fall that made"
These above lines occur in the poem
A slender tinkling fall that made"
These above lines occur in the poem
Answer:
A.
Going for Water
29.
Identify the figure of speech used in the following poetic line.
In the world's broad field of battle
In the world's broad field of battle
Answer:
C.
Metaphor
30.
Walt Whitman wrote the poem "O Captain! My Captain!" as a dirge for the death of
Answer:
D.
Abraham Lincoln
31.
Select the correct answer from the options given below :
A statement tells something. But actually it means the opposite is known as
A statement tells something. But actually it means the opposite is known as
Answer:
B.
Irony
32.
Which of the following lines belongs to "Robert Frost"?
Answer:
C.
But once within the wood, we paused
33.
In which of the poem the following line occurs?
"And You O my soul where you stand"
"And You O my soul where you stand"
Answer:
B.
A noiseless patient spider
34.
Which of the following is a drama?
Answer:
B.
The Merchant of Venice
35.
In the poem "Migrant Bird" the poet contrasts the life of a migrant bird with that of the
Answer:
B.
human beings
36.
Which of the following works is not a poem?
Answer:
A.
To The Land of Snow
37.
Which of the following is not a Prose?
Answer:
C.
Snake
38.
Which of the following literary works exhibits the theme of optimism?
Answer:
A.
Laugh and be Merry
39.
During the Sepoy Mutiny, the queen who fought against the British was
Answer:
A.
Lakshmibai
40.
Who among the following is a Bengali poet and has won Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913?
Answer:
B.
Rabindranath Tagore
41.
Identify the author who uttered the following sentence :
"Man is born free but is everywhere in chains".
"Man is born free but is everywhere in chains".
Answer:
D.
Jean Jacques Rousseau
42.
Match the short stories with the authors:
| (a) Swami and the Sam | 1. Mackinlay Kantor |
| (b) Sam | 2. Rex Coker |
| (c) A man who had no eyes | 3. Tammy Ruggles |
| (d) A Close Encounter | 4. R.K. Narayan |
Answer:
C.
4 3 1 2
43.
Match the characters under Column 'B' with the relevant story titles under Column 'A'.
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| (a) The Necklace | 1. Behrman |
| (b) Lottery Ticket | 2. Morissot |
| (c) The Last Leaf | 3. Matilda |
| (d) Two friends | 4. Masha |
Answer:
B.
3 4 1 2
44.
Identify the nationality of the author, of the story "The Lottery Ticket".
Answer:
B.
Russia
45.
Whose autobiography is named "Wings of Fire"?
Answer:
D.
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
46.
Match the characters given under Column 'A' with the stories given under Column 'B' and
select the correct option from those given below:
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| (a) Vera | 1. Holiday |
| (b) Johnsy | 2. The Last Leaf |
| (c) Phatik Chakrabarthi | 3. The Selfish Giant |
| (d) The Cornish Ogre | 4. Open Window |
Answer:
A.
4 2 1 3
47.
Which of the following is adapted from a short story written by Oscar Wilde?
Answer:
B.
Caught Sneezing
48.
Which one of the following pairs is matched correctly?
Answer:
D.
Beautiful Inside by Paul Holmes
49.
Match the folk arts under Column A with their states under Column B:
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| (a) Bihu | 1. TamilNadu |
| (b) Dandya Das | 2. Maharashtra |
| (c) Kolattam | 3. Assam |
| (d) Tamasha | 4. Gujarat |
Answer:
B.
3 4 1 2
50.
From the given options, choose the poet who has written "Don't Quit"
Answer:
D.
Edgar A. Guest