TNPSC Group 4 2016
General English Questions 26 to 50
1.
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.
A.
Wings of Fire
B.
Gaia tells her tale
C.
To India - My Native Land
D.
The Golden Path
Answer:
C.
To India - My Native Land
2.
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 |
A.
1 2 3 4
B.
1 4 3 2
C.
4 3 1 2
D.
4 3 2 1
Answer:
D.
4 3 2 1
3.
"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
A.
Going for Water
B.
Beautiful Inside
C.
The Cry of the Children
D.
Migrant Bird
Answer:
A.
Going for Water
4.
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
A.
Personification
B.
Simile
C.
Metaphor
D.
Oxymoron
Answer:
C.
Metaphor
5.
Walt Whitman wrote the poem "O Captain! My Captain!" as a dirge for the death of
A.
John F. Kennedy
B.
Andrew Jackson
C.
Woodrow Wilson
D.
Abraham Lincoln
Answer:
D.
Abraham Lincoln
6.
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
A.
Paradox
B.
Irony
C.
Apostrophe
D.
Litotes
Answer:
B.
Irony
7.
Which of the following lines belongs to "Robert Frost"?
A.
With sixty seconds "worth of distance run"
B.
Of childish days is upon me, my manhood is cast
C.
But once within the wood, we paused
D.
Is waiting its time to share?
Answer:
C.
But once within the wood, we paused
8.
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"
A.
Be the Best
B.
A noiseless patient spider
C.
Going for water
D.
Migrant Bird
Answer:
B.
A noiseless patient spider
9.
Which of the following is a drama?
A.
The Farmer
B.
The Merchant of Venice
C.
Buds to Blossoms
D.
Hiroshima
Answer:
B.
The Merchant of Venice
10.
In the poem "Migrant Bird" the poet contrasts the life of a migrant bird with that of the
A.
weapons
B.
human beings
C.
animals
D.
enemies
Answer:
B.
human beings
11.
Which of the following works is not a poem?
A.
To The Land of Snow
B.
A Psalm of Life
C.
The Solitary Reaper
D.
Laugh and be Merry
Answer:
A.
To The Land of Snow
12.
Which of the following is not a Prose?
A.
A Dictionary of the English Language
B.
The Mark of Vishnu
C.
Snake
D.
Vision for the Nation
Answer:
C.
Snake
13.
Which of the following literary works exhibits the theme of optimism?
A.
Laugh and be Merry
B.
Sonnet No: 116
C.
The Solitary Reaper
D.
The Man he Killed
Answer:
A.
Laugh and be Merry
14.
During the Sepoy Mutiny, the queen who fought against the British was
A.
Lakshmibai
B.
Bhagirathibai
C.
Nana Sahib
D.
Durga devi
Answer:
A.
Lakshmibai
15.
Who among the following is a Bengali poet and has won Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913?
A.
Mahasweta Devi
B.
Rabindranath Tagore
C.
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
D.
Sunil Gangopadhyay
Answer:
B.
Rabindranath Tagore
16.
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".
A.
Rabindranath Tagore
B.
Jawaharlal Nehru
C.
Berton Braley
D.
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Answer:
D.
Jean Jacques Rousseau
17.
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 |
A.
4 1 3 2
B.
1 3 4 2
C.
4 3 1 2
D.
1 3 2 4
Answer:
C.
4 3 1 2
18.
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 |
A.
4 1 3 2
B.
3 4 1 2
C.
3 1 2 4
D.
2 3 1 4
Answer:
B.
3 4 1 2
19.
Identify the nationality of the author, of the story "The Lottery Ticket".
A.
China
B.
Russia
C.
The U.S.A.
D.
England
Answer:
B.
Russia
20.
Whose autobiography is named "Wings of Fire"?
A.
Dr. Samuel Johnson
B.
Rabindranath Tagore
C.
Gandhiji
D.
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Answer:
D.
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
21.
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 |
A.
4 2 1 3
B.
3 4 2 1
C.
1 3 4 2
D.
2 1 3 4
Answer:
A.
4 2 1 3
22.
Which of the following is adapted from a short story written by Oscar Wilde?
A.
A Close Encounter
B.
Caught Sneezing
C.
The Summer Flight
D.
Swept Away
Answer:
B.
Caught Sneezing
23.
Which one of the following pairs is matched correctly?
A.
Manliness by D.H. Lawrence
B.
The Piano by Rudyard Kipling
C.
Going for Water by William Blake
D.
Beautiful Inside by Paul Holmes
Answer:
D.
Beautiful Inside by Paul Holmes
24.
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 |
A.
4 3 2 1
B.
3 4 1 2
C.
2 1 3 4
D.
1 2 3 4
Answer:
B.
3 4 1 2
25.
From the given options, choose the poet who has written "Don't Quit"
A.
John Masefield
B.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
C.
Robert Frost
D.
Edgar A. Guest
Answer:
D.
Edgar A. Guest