TNPSC Group 4 2024
General English Questions 1 to 25
1.
Choose the correct synonym for the underlined word
The Poor Farmer loved his aged mother with tender Reverence.
The Poor Farmer loved his aged mother with tender Reverence.
A.
Deep Respect
B.
Cruel
C.
Desert
D.
Brutal
Answer:
A.
Deep Respect
2.
Choose the correct "Antonym" for the underlined word from the options given
He sat in his chair Gazing at one thing.
He sat in his chair Gazing at one thing.
A.
Admire
B.
Bore
C.
Glance
D.
Dislike
Answer:
C.
Glance
3.
Match the correct antonyms:
| (a) Kind | 1. Distaste |
| (b) Usually | 2. Cruel |
| (c) Possessed | 3. Unusually |
| (d) Taste | 4. Lacked |
A.
2 3 1 4
B.
2 1 4 3
C.
2 4 1 3
D.
2 3 4 1
Answer:
D.
2 3 4 1
4.
Choose the appropriate preposition :
My Neighbour was afflicted _________ a serious illness and was
hospitalised __________ more than two months.
My Neighbour was afflicted _________ a serious illness and was
hospitalised __________ more than two months.
A.
from, for
B.
by, for
C.
by, since
D.
with, for
Answer:
D.
with, for
5.
Fill in the blanks with suitable Article :
Vishal drew ________ wonderful picture on the board yesterday.
Vishal drew ________ wonderful picture on the board yesterday.
A.
an
B.
a
C.
the
D.
at
Answer:
B.
a
6.
Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate preposition from the given options:
The construction of this building has been going on ________ January.
The construction of this building has been going on ________ January.
A.
for
B.
since
C.
during
D.
from
Answer:
B.
since
7.
Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition :
The cricket ball was hidden _______ the leaves.
The cricket ball was hidden _______ the leaves.
A.
among
B.
inside
C.
after
D.
between
Answer:
A.
among
8.
Select the correct tense :
In two years time, I _______ my degree.
In two years time, I _______ my degree.
A.
will earn
B.
shall have earned
C.
had earned
D.
earned
Answer:
B.
shall have earned
9.
Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence from the given options:
Someone has stolen the car.
Someone has stolen the car.
A.
The car has been stolen
B.
The car had stolen
C.
The car had been stolen
D.
The car will have been stolen
Answer:
A.
The car has been stolen
10.
Choose the best Passive Voice for the given sentence:
Why did your brother write such a letter?
Why did your brother write such a letter?
A.
Why was such a letter written by your brother?
B.
Why such a letter is written by your brother?
C.
Did your brother wrote such a letter?
D.
Why your brother have written such a letter?
Answer:
A.
Why was such a letter written by your brother?
11.
Fill in the blanks with Infinitive word from the option given :
We intended _______ early.
We intended _______ early.
A.
leave
B.
left
C.
to leave
D.
leaving
Answer:
C.
to leave
12.
Homophones :
There lived a man who loved to read about ______
There lived a man who loved to read about ______
A.
study
B.
read
C.
write
D.
knights
Answer:
D.
knights
13.
Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition.
Thumbi lay ______ the gunny bags and looked contentedly at me
and my brother.
Thumbi lay ______ the gunny bags and looked contentedly at me
and my brother.
A.
down up
B.
down on
C.
down with
D.
down in
Answer:
B.
down on
14.
Choose the correct preposition :
We underwent our basic SAIL training courses ______ Mumbai ________ the Indian Naval Watermanship Training Centre (INWTC)
We underwent our basic SAIL training courses ______ Mumbai ________ the Indian Naval Watermanship Training Centre (INWTC)
A.
at, in
B.
at, from
C.
in, at
D.
in, from
Answer:
C.
in, at
15.
Select the correct sentence:
A.
She has written a novel
B.
She is written a novel
C.
She is write a novel
D.
She has been written a novel
Answer:
A.
She has written a novel
16.
Choose the correct Plural form of word Luggage
A.
Luggages
B.
Luggage
C.
Lugage
D.
Luggagese
Answer:
B.
Luggage
17.
Match the following:
| A | B |
|---|---|
| (a) Crisis | 1. Fish |
| (b) Fungus | 2. Media |
| (c) Medium | 3. Crises |
| (d) Fish | 4. Fungi |
A.
2 3 1 4
B.
3 4 2 1
C.
1 4 2 3
D.
1 3 2 4
Answer:
B.
3 4 2 1
18.
Identify the sentence:
On seeing the teacher, the children stood up
On seeing the teacher, the children stood up
A.
complex
B.
compound
C.
simple
D.
above all
Answer:
C.
simple
19.
Which of the following is not a comparative degree?:
A.
longer
B.
taller
C.
layer
D.
weaker
Answer:
C.
layer
20.
Pick out the words in alliteration in the below line :
"With forward face and unreluctant soul";
"With forward face and unreluctant soul";
A.
with, forward
B.
forward, face
C.
unreluctant, soul
D.
with, soul
Answer:
B.
forward, face
21.
With the green world they live in; and clear rills,
That for themselves a cooling covert make.
Pick out the alliterated words.
That for themselves a cooling covert make.
Pick out the alliterated words.
A.
clear - rills
B.
covert - make
C.
green - world
D.
cooling - covert
Answer:
D.
cooling - covert
22.
River, river, little river!
Bright you sparkle on your way;
O'er the yellow pebbles dancing,
Through the flowers and foliage glancing,
Like a child at play.
Identify the figure of speech :
Bright you sparkle on your way;
O'er the yellow pebbles dancing,
Through the flowers and foliage glancing,
Like a child at play.
Identify the figure of speech :
A.
Metaphor
B.
Simile
C.
Rhyming
D.
None
Answer:
B.
Simile
23.
Which one of the given options is a Metaphor?
A.
Life is like a Chocolate box
B.
Raj is like his twin brother
C.
His words are Pearls of wisdom
D.
The bus is slow as a snail
Answer:
C.
His words are Pearls of wisdom
24.
And though his efforts never slack
And though he twist, and twirl, and tack
Pick out the rhyming words in the above lines
And though he twist, and twirl, and tack
Pick out the rhyming words in the above lines
A.
slack, tack
B.
efforts, twist
C.
though, twist
D.
twirl, tack
Answer:
A.
slack, tack
25.
Are fed by peaceful harvest, by war's long winter starv'd
Identify the figure of speech employed in the above line
Identify the figure of speech employed in the above line
A.
Metaphor
B.
Transferred epithet
C.
Personification
D.
Simile
Answer:
B.
Transferred epithet