TNPSC Group 4 2016
General English Questions 76 to 100
76.
The Monolith, Yaanai Malai looks like an elephant only when it is viewed from this direction
Answer:
D.
Southwest
77.
Identify the poem in which the following lines occur
'You loved me with a never- failing love
You gave me strength and sweet security'
'You loved me with a never- failing love
You gave me strength and sweet security'
Answer:
C.
A sonnet for my incomparable mother
78.
Identify the odd pair
Answer:
B.
The lottery ticket - Oscar wilde
79.
What is the name of the British born poetess who wrote "Women's Rights"?
Answer:
D.
Annie Lousia Walker
80.
Read the lines and select the correct answer from the options given below
"How often I think of going
there, to peer through ......."
Where does Kamala Surayya think of going?
"How often I think of going
there, to peer through ......."
Where does Kamala Surayya think of going?
Answer:
C.
to her grandma's house
81.
Match the poems in Column A with the poets in Column B:
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| (a) Solitary Reaper | 1. Khalil Gibran |
| (b) Is Life but a Dream? | 2. D.H. Lawrence |
| (c) The Earth | 3. Lewis Carroll |
| (d) Snake | 4. William Wordsworth |
Answer:
B.
4 3 1 2
82.
David Herbert Lawrence occupies a unique position among the leading ___________
of England.
of England.
Answer:
A.
Modernist writers
83.
The theme portrayed in Elizabeth Barret Browning's poem "The Cry of the Children" is
Answer:
D.
Child Labour
84.
What is the theme of the poem, 'A Psalm of Life'?
Answer:
A.
Optimism
85.
"I was not born for one corner, the whole world is my native land".
Who said this?
Who said this?
Answer:
C.
Kalpana Chawla
86.
Complete the sentence choosing the correct answer :
Mr. Parsons is the character found in the lesson
Mr. Parsons is the character found in the lesson
Answer:
D.
A Man who had no Eyes
87.
Choose the best answer and complete the sentence :
"Girl Star" a UNICEF project is a series of__________
"Girl Star" a UNICEF project is a series of__________
Answer:
C.
films
88.
How old is the Brihadeesvarar Temple?
Answer:
B.
1000
89.
Fill in the blank from the options given below:
ZIP codes are a system of Postal code used by __________ postal service.
ZIP codes are a system of Postal code used by __________ postal service.
Answer:
C.
the Indian
90.
Which of the following is not a poem?
Answer:
C.
The Model Millionaire
91.
One morning the giant was lying awake in bed and he heard some lovely music of a bird.
The bird was
The bird was
Answer:
B.
Linnet
92.
Olivier Messiaen composed the
Answer:
C.
Quartet for the End of Time
93.
Rabindranath Tagore won the__________ for his 'Gitanjali'.
Answer:
C.
Nobel Prize
94.
Robert Frost who wrote the poem "Going For Water" is from
Answer:
A.
The United States of America
95.
Match the following phrasal verbs with their meanings:
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| (a) Look after | 1. Wear |
| (b) Put on | 2. Take care of |
| (c) Keep on | 3. Cancelled |
| (d) Called off | 4. Continue |
Answer:
A.
2 1 4 3
96.
"Empoli is a town in central__________"
Answer:
A.
Italy
97.
To which nationality does the poet Walt Whitman belong?
Answer:
C.
The U.S.A.
98.
Who among the poets given below, is not from England?
Answer:
C.
Robert Frost
99.
The line, "It blesseth him that gives and him that takes". Occurs in the play
Answer:
D.
The Merchant of Venice
100.
Khalil Gibran is from
Answer:
A.
Lebanon