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TNPSC Group 4 2024 – General English Questions 51 to 75

1. Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions given below :
Man has through the ages sought in vain for an imaginary elixir of life,
the divine Amrita, a draught of which was thought to confer
immortality. But the true elixir of life lies near our hands; for it is the commonest of all liquids, plain water! I remember one day standing on the line which separates the Libyan Desert from the valley of the Nile in Egypt. On one side was visible a sea of billowing sand without a speck of green or a single living thing anywhere on it. On the other side lay one of
the greatest, most fertile and densely populated areas to be found anywhere on the earth, teeming with life and vegetation. What made this wonderful difference? Why, it is the water of the river Nile flowing down from its sources a couple of thousands of miles away. Geologists tell us that the entire soil of the Nile valley is the creation of the river itself. Egypt, infact, was made by its river. Its ancient civilization was created and is sustained by the life-giving waters.

The meaning of the word elixir is

  • A. A supplementary
  • B. A substance believed to cure all ills
  • C. Essential part of life
  • D. All the above
Answer: B. A substance believed to cure all ills

2. The river Nile is in

  • A. Libyan Desert
  • B. Greece
  • C. Egypt
  • D. None of the above
Answer: C. Egypt

3. The river Nile flows down to the Mediterranean ______
miles away.

  • A. a couple of thousands of
  • B. thousands of
  • C. hundreds of
  • D. none of the above
Answer: A. a couple of thousands of

4. The passage is about

  • A. the importance of river
  • B. the flow of river
  • C. the source of water
  • D. the real elixir of life-water
Answer: D. the real elixir of life-water

5. Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase
Put Down

  • A. Tolerate patiently
  • B. Extinguish
  • C. Crush
  • D. Postpone
Answer: C. Crush

6. Choose the correct Suffix for the underlined word from the options given :
It is a Rain Day.

  • A. y
  • B. ly
  • C. ty
  • D. ful
Answer: A. y

7. The path to success is highly complicated. This is an example of ________ sentence.

  • A. Complex
  • B. Compound
  • C. Simple
  • D. Idiomatic
Answer: C. Simple

8. Fill in the blanks with suitable article from the options given below :
Please give me _______ Hammer and ______ Nail.

  • A. the, the
  • B. the, a
  • C. a, a
  • D. a, the
Answer: C. a, a

9. Fill in the blank with the suitable Article from the options given below :
Computer is ________ Electronic Extension of the Human Brain.

  • A. a
  • B. an
  • C. the
  • D. some
Answer: B. an

10. Match the sentences with their question tags :
(a) Don't come late tomorrow, 1. did I?
(b) I said nothing, 2. will you?
(c) You will come tomorrow, 3. didn't I?
(d) I came yesterday, 4. won't you?

  • A. 3 1 4 2
  • B. 3 4 2 1
  • C. 2 1 4 3
  • D. 3 4 1 2
Answer: C. 2 1 4 3

11. Choose the correct question tag :
You wouldn't like to invite my Dad, _________

  • A. will you?
  • B. did you?
  • C. would you?
  • D. won't you?
Answer: C. would you?

12. Select the correct tense in negative form :
You _______ by this time tomorrow (sing).

  • A. are singing
  • B. isn't singing
  • C. will be singing
  • D. won't be singing
Answer: D. won't be singing

13. Write the gerund/infinitive, participle form of the verbs in the blank :
The astronauts managed _________ (complete) their training in record time.

  • A. to complete
  • B. completing
  • C. completed
  • D. was completing
Answer: A. to complete

14. Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence:
The Doctor adviced him complete rest.

  • A. SVOA
  • B. SVIODO
  • C. SVCC
  • D. SVOC
Answer: B. SVIODO

15. Choose the sentence which has an object in it :

  • A. Birds fly in the sky
  • B. I will become a genuine person
  • C. Yesterday my uncle came
  • D. Rosy gave me a pen
Answer: D. Rosy gave me a pen

16. Choose the correct sentence pattern :
They painted the car red in the shed.

  • A. SVIODOA
  • B. SVOCA
  • C. SVOA
  • D. SVCA
Answer: B. SVOCA

17. Find out the word that is not a homophone:

  • A. watt
  • B. bark
  • C. bare
  • D. herd
Answer: B. bark

18. Find out the odd words:

  • A. cellar
  • B. come
  • C. call
  • D. carry
Answer: A. cellar

19. Identify the verb:
He received your messages.

  • A. messages
  • B. received
  • C. He
  • D. above all
Answer: B. received

20. Singular and Plural:
Write the plural form of brother in law.

  • A. brother-in-laws
  • B. brothers-in-law
  • C. brother's-in-law
  • D. brothers-in-laws
Answer: B. brothers-in-law

21. Which two words blend together to form the new word 'bit'?

  • A. binary + digit
  • B. bi + digit
  • C. bidigi + it
  • D. binary + it
Answer: A. binary + digit

22. Choose the right combination for the blended word 'News Cast':

  • A. News + Broadcast
  • B. News + Telecast
  • C. News + Cast
  • D. News + Casting
Answer: A. News + Broadcast

23. Fill in the blanks in a sentence with appropriate compound words:
The ________ effect is a natural process that warms the Earth's surface.

  • A. sunlight
  • B. green house
  • C. snow fall
  • D. waiting room
Answer: B. green house

24. The British English word 'Fish Finger' in American English is called _______

  • A. Finger fish
  • B. Fish chips
  • C. Fish sticks
  • D. Fish fries
Answer: C. Fish sticks
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