TNPSC Group 4 2019
General English Questions 51 to 75
1.
Complete the following sentence using a suitable form of the passive voice.
The certificates ————— (issue) to the students last week.
The certificates ————— (issue) to the students last week.
A.
were issued
B.
are being issued
C.
had been issued
D.
were being issued
Answer:
A.
were issued
2.
Pick out the correct option :
The convenor ————— the meeting last week.
The convenor ————— the meeting last week.
A.
was convened
B.
convenes
C.
has convened
D.
convened
Answer:
D.
convened
3.
Pick out the correct answer :
The teacher with some students ————— the seminar.
The teacher with some students ————— the seminar.
A.
attends
B.
attend
C.
attending
D.
have attended
Answer:
A.
attends
4.
Fill in the blanks with a suitable question tag :
The conductor will not give you change for Rs. 10, —————?
The conductor will not give you change for Rs. 10, —————?
A.
Does he
B.
Will he
C.
Will not he
D.
Did he
Answer:
B.
Will he
5.
Fill up the blank with preposition :
The work will be over ————— this evening.
The work will be over ————— this evening.
A.
at
B.
by
C.
on
D.
near
Answer:
B.
by
6.
Choose the correct answer from the options given :
Park your car ————— the tree.
Park your car ————— the tree.
A.
for
B.
on
C.
at
D.
beside
Answer:
D.
beside
7.
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom ‘A Cukoo in the nest’
A.
to be coward
B.
some who raises early
C.
an unwelcome intruder
D.
to wake up early
Answer:
C.
an unwelcome intruder
8.
Match the words with their meanings and choose the correct code from below :
Column A Column B
(a) teetotaller 1. using both hands skillfully
(b) ambidextrous 2. without a date
(c) sine die 3. genuine
(d) bonafide 4. refuses alcohol
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Column A Column B
(a) teetotaller 1. using both hands skillfully
(b) ambidextrous 2. without a date
(c) sine die 3. genuine
(d) bonafide 4. refuses alcohol
(a) (b) (c) (d)
A.
1 2 4 3
B.
2 3 1 4
C.
3 4 2 1
D.
4 1 2 3
Answer:
D.
4 1 2 3
9.
Choose the correct “Antonym” for the underlined word from the options given:
Hughie’s pictures were eagerly sought after.
Hughie’s pictures were eagerly sought after.
A.
expectantly
B.
enthusiastically
C.
differently
D.
indifferently
Answer:
D.
indifferently
10.
Match the words from Column A with correct opposite word from Column B :
Column A Column B
(a) appropriate 1. insufficient
(b) adequate 2. put wrong
(c) rectified 3. unsuitable
(d) preferred 4. rejected
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Column A Column B
(a) appropriate 1. insufficient
(b) adequate 2. put wrong
(c) rectified 3. unsuitable
(d) preferred 4. rejected
(a) (b) (c) (d)
A.
3 1 2 4
B.
4 2 1 3
C.
3 2 4 1
D.
4 3 2 1
Answer:
A.
3 1 2 4
11.
Which word given below cannot have the suffix ‘—ism’?
I. regional
II. secular
III. rational
IV. response
I. regional
II. secular
III. rational
IV. response
A.
IV
B.
II
C.
I
D.
III
Answer:
A.
IV
12.
Match Column A with Column B :
Column A Column B
(a) –archy 1. Bureau
(b) –cracy 2. Social
(c) –ist 3. Path
(d) –ology 4. Hier
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Column A Column B
(a) –archy 1. Bureau
(b) –cracy 2. Social
(c) –ist 3. Path
(d) –ology 4. Hier
(a) (b) (c) (d)
A.
2 1 4 3
B.
2 4 3 1
C.
4 2 1 3
D.
4 1 2 3
Answer:
D.
4 1 2 3
13.
The correct plural form of the compound noun ‘daughter-in-law’ is
A.
daughter-in-law
B.
daughters-in-laws
C.
daughters-in-law
D.
daughter-in-laws
Answer:
C.
daughters-in-law
14.
Identify the simple sentence from the given options given below
A.
Ramu is too poor to buy a bicycle
B.
Ramu is so poor that he cannot buy a bicycle
C.
Ramu is very poor and he cannot buy a bicycle
D.
Ramu is very poor and so he cannot buy a bicycle
Answer:
A.
Ramu is too poor to buy a bicycle
15.
Pick out the complex sentence from the given options
A.
With all his money, he is not happy
B.
If we don't win, we shall die
C.
Inspite of his illness, he attended the class
D.
He worked hard, yet he failed in the exam
Answer:
B.
If we don't win, we shall die
16.
Identify the sentence which is incorrect superlative degree
A.
Latha is one of the most brilliant students in the class
B.
Latha is the most brilliant student than any other in the class
C.
Latha is one of the more brilliant student in the class
D.
Latha is one of the most brilliant student in the class
Answer:
A.
Latha is one of the most brilliant students in the class
17.
Identify the sentence pattern.
The Company Chairperson promised them better salary.
The Company Chairperson promised them better salary.
A.
S V DO IO
B.
S V O A
C.
S V A O
D.
S V IO DO
Answer:
D.
S V IO DO
18.
Fill in the blanks with correct homophones
Due to this ————— handwriting, he is not ————— for the post.
Due to this ————— handwriting, he is not ————— for the post.
A.
adapted/adopted
B.
illegible/eligible
C.
weak/week
D.
credible/credulous
Answer:
B.
illegible/eligible
19.
Which one of the following sentences has an error in it?
I. My Father is a honest man
II. My Father is an honest man
III. My Father is one of the honest men
IV. My Father is honest
I. My Father is a honest man
II. My Father is an honest man
III. My Father is one of the honest men
IV. My Father is honest
A.
I
B.
II
C.
III
D.
IV
Answer:
A.
I
20.
Which one of the following statement has error?
A.
One should keep his promises
B.
A dead man tells no tales
C.
You cannot set foot in this house
D.
Listen to what I say
Answer:
A.
One should keep his promises
21.
Find out the odd word :
A.
Clever
B.
Strong
C.
Good
D.
Beyond
Answer:
D.
Beyond
22.
Pick out the right option and complete the line of the poem
"The cry of the children",
For, all day, the wheels are —————, —————
"The cry of the children",
For, all day, the wheels are —————, —————
A.
droning, turning
B.
ceiling, reeling
C.
moaning, drooping
D.
stooping, burning
Answer:
A.
droning, turning
23.
He must be killed,
For in Sicily the black, black snakes are —————, the gold are —————
Choose the right option and complete the above sentence.
For in Sicily the black, black snakes are —————, the gold are —————
Choose the right option and complete the above sentence.
A.
venomous, innocent
B.
harmless, innocent
C.
innocent, venomous
D.
venomous, harmless
Answer:
C.
innocent, venomous
24.
Who said this? Choose the right option
"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the
closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us"
"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the
closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us"
A.
Stephen King
B.
Helen Keller
C.
John F. Kennedy
D.
Mother Theresa
Answer:
B.
Helen Keller
25.
"I won't look down. No I will not. With speed of wings I hasten past. Name the poem
from which the above lines have been taken
from which the above lines have been taken
A.
Don't Quit
B.
Going for Water
C.
Migrant Bird
D.
The Flying Wonder
Answer:
C.
Migrant Bird