TNPSC Group 4 2019
General English Questions 76 to 100
76.
The tree in the farthest corner of the garden was covered with —————
blossoms.
blossoms.
Answer:
B.
White
77.
Who among the following is not a character in the story "Reflowering"?
Answer:
C.
Loisel
78.
Who speaks the following line in "The Open Window"?
"My aunt will be down presently Mr. Nuttel"
"My aunt will be down presently Mr. Nuttel"
Answer:
A.
Veera
79.
"Yours is the earth and everything that's in it". These words appear in the poem
Answer:
D.
Manliness
80.
Mr. Loisel is a ————— in "The Necklace".
Answer:
D.
Petty clerk
81.
Rowther is compared to ————— in "Reflowering".
Answer:
A.
Abhimanyu
82.
"The Mystery of Language" is a short biography of
Answer:
B.
Helen Keller
83.
Identify the author of the following quotes;
"The unified dedicated efforts of the
people from every walk of life won freedom for the country".
"The unified dedicated efforts of the
people from every walk of life won freedom for the country".
Answer:
D.
A.P.J Abdul Kalam
84.
Match the following :
Characters (A) Authors (B)
(a) Mrs. Sappleton 1. Guy De Manpassant
(b) Morissot 2. 'O' Henry
(c) Djinn 3. Saki
(d) Old Behrman 4. Rudyard Kipling
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Characters (A) Authors (B)
(a) Mrs. Sappleton 1. Guy De Manpassant
(b) Morissot 2. 'O' Henry
(c) Djinn 3. Saki
(d) Old Behrman 4. Rudyard Kipling
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Answer:
C.
3 1 4 2
85.
Match the Poems in column A with their Poets in Column B:
Column (A) Column (B)
(a) Manliness 1. David Roth
(b) The Cry of the children 2. Rudyard Kipling
(c) The Apology 3. Elizabeth Barrett Browning
(d) Nine Gold Medals 4. Ralph Waldo Emerson
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Column (A) Column (B)
(a) Manliness 1. David Roth
(b) The Cry of the children 2. Rudyard Kipling
(c) The Apology 3. Elizabeth Barrett Browning
(d) Nine Gold Medals 4. Ralph Waldo Emerson
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Answer:
A.
2 3 4 1
86.
To which nationality does the author of the story "The Selfish Giant" belong to?
Answer:
B.
Ireland
87.
Who is the author of the short story "The Wooden Bowl"?
Answer:
C.
Leo Tolstoy
88.
"The Mystery of Language" picturises the life of
Answer:
D.
Helen Keller
89.
Who among the following musician makes the following observation about art?
"Art is one of the ways in which we say I am alive and my life has meaning".
"Art is one of the ways in which we say I am alive and my life has meaning".
Answer:
A.
Dr. Karl Paulnack
90.
The Greeks said that ————— were two sides of the same coin
Answer:
B.
Music and Astronomy
91.
Ahtushi Deshpande's "To the Land of Snow" is a fine description of her.
Answer:
B.
Travelogue
92.
The road to success is not a bed of —————. It is full of thorns, pitfalls and gins.
Find out the correct word from the options given below.
Find out the correct word from the options given below.
Answer:
B.
Roses
93.
"How beautiful you are, Earth, and how sublime!" What is the figure of speech
employed here?
employed here?
Answer:
B.
Personification
94.
Find out the figure of speech used in the passage.
"As humble plants by country hedgerows growing, that treasure up the rain".
"As humble plants by country hedgerows growing, that treasure up the rain".
Answer:
D.
Simile
95.
What is the figure of speech employed in the following line?
"I weep like a child for the past".
"I weep like a child for the past".
Answer:
C.
Simile
96.
"Imagine if your precious nose
Were sandwiched in between your toes".
Bring out the meaning of the word "Sandwiched"
Were sandwiched in between your toes".
Bring out the meaning of the word "Sandwiched"
Answer:
C.
Pressed between two things
97.
Match the Column A with Column B. Select the correct code given below.
Column A Column B
(a) A Psalm of Life 1. William Shakespeare
(b) Sonnet No.116 2. William Wordsworth
(c) The Solitary Reaper 3. Thomas Hardy
(d) The Man he Killed 4. H.W. Longfellow
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Column A Column B
(a) A Psalm of Life 1. William Shakespeare
(b) Sonnet No.116 2. William Wordsworth
(c) The Solitary Reaper 3. Thomas Hardy
(d) The Man he Killed 4. H.W. Longfellow
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Answer:
C.
4 1 2 3
98.
"Be not like dumb, driven cattle!
Be a hero in the Strife!"
In which poem do these lines occur?
Be a hero in the Strife!"
In which poem do these lines occur?
Answer:
B.
A Psalm of Life
99.
What was the name given to Lakshmibai by her parents?
Answer:
B.
Manikarnika
100.
Early the next morning, Colonel Scolt heard a rap at the door. He opened it and there stood the President". Who is the President "here"?
Answer:
B.
Abraham Lincoln