TNPSC Group 4 2024

1. But of late, my computer has been behaving badly too,
It so absent minded, that I don't know what to do.
What is the figure of speech used in these lines?

• A. Simile
• B. Metaphor
• C. Personification
• D. Anaphora

2. Not hurrying to, nor turning from the goal
Not mourning for the things that disappear.
The figure of speech used in the above lines is ________

• A. Hyperbole
• B. Metaphor
• C. Simile
• D. Anaphora

3. Speak gently to the little child !
Its love be sure to gain;
Teach it in accents soft and mild:
It may not long remain.
Mention the rhyme scheme employed in the above lines

• A. abbb
• B. aabb
• C. abab
• D. abba

4. Not a crumb to be found
On the snow-covered ground;
Not a flower could he see,
Not a leaf on tree.
Mention the rhyme scheme employed in the above lines.

• A. abab
• B. aabb
• C. abba
• D. abaa

5. The best novel of William Makepeace Thackeray is

• A. The citadel
• B. Vanity Fair
• C. David Copper field
• D. Malgudi days

6. "Let me but live my life from year to year with forward face and unreluctant soul".
What does the word "Unreluctant" refer to?

• A. Feeling joy
• B. Understand
• C. Willing to do something
• D. Expressing sad

7. "O'er the rough or smooth, the journey will be joy".
Pick out the contrasting words in the given line.

• A. journey and joy
• B. rough and smooth
• C. O'er and will
• D. rough and joy

8. One bit of courage
for the darkening sky;
Which quality is need for the darkening sky?

• A. grace
• B. courage
• C. faith
• D. brave

9. The collection of fables from Ancient Greece is called _________

• A. Aristotle's fables
• B. Aesop's fables
• C. Shakespeare's fables
• D. Greek fables

10. "A thing of beauty is a joy forever
Its loveliness increases, it will never
Pass into nothingness"
The phrase "pass into nothingness" means that beautiful things
never ___________

• A. create unpleasantness between friends
• B. fade away
• C. bring happiness
• D. give us peace

11. Beneath all uniforms, a single body breathes
Like ours, the land our brothers walk upon
Is earth like this, in which we all shall lie.
From which 'Poem' these lines are taken?

• A. No Men Are Foreign
• B. The House on Elm Street
• C. The Spider and The Fly
• D. The Stick-together Families

12. "Each a Glimpse and gone forever!"
This line is taken from the poem _________

• A. Team work
• B. A tragic story
• C. Indian seasons
• D. From a railway carriage

13. "So hack and chop
But this alone won't do it
Not so much pain will do it".
Killing a tree cannot be done merely by _______

• A. Pulling
• B. Chopping
• C. Choking
• D. Jabbing

14. "The woods are lovely, dark and deep
But I have promises to keep"
These lines are taken from the poem __________

• A. A Poison Tree
• B. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
• C. On Killing a Tree
• D. The River

15. The young sea gull's parents threaten him in such a way if he didn't flew away

• A. to starve him
• B. to never talk to him
• C. to punish him
• D. to abandon him

16. In Lesson, "Learning the Game" which school gave importance to Cricket?

• A. Shardhasram Vidhya Mandir
• B. Sharadhambal Vidhya Mandir
• C. Shakthi Sharadha Vidyalaya
• D. Sri Vidyalaya

17. Which game is mentioned in this lesson "Learning the Game"?

• A. Foot ball
• B. Basket ball
• C. Kabbadi
• D. Cricket

18. The Cat Peter sprang a couple of yards in the air as

• A. He had a teaspoon of the pain killer
• B. His tail was caught in the mousetrap
• C. Tom threw him out of the window
• D. Aunt gave him a push

19. What is "Cheering Sight" according to Sir.C.V. Raman?

• A. Rainfed tanks with full of water
• B. Tanks without water
• C. River
• D. Lake

20. During the last year of the war, Abraham Lincoln become ___________ to his fellow citizens by an attachment of genuine sentiment.

• A. 'Father Abraham'
• B. 'Fellow Man'
• C. 'Abraham, The Great'
• D. 'The Great Man'

21. 'The Discovery of India' was written by Nehru in the prison of

• A. Almora Jail
• B. Bareilly District Jail
• C. Central Prison, Naini
• D. Ahmednagar Fort Prison

22. "My profession did not fill me with a whole hearted enthusiasm”.
Who said this?

• A. Gandhi
• B. Nehru
• C. Patel
• D. Jinnah

23. According to the doctrine of lapse, the British could take over the kingdom from an Indian ruler who

• A. lost the war
• B. died without a natural heir
• C. indulged in corruption
• D. died because of a terrible disease

24. When was Nelson Mandela born?

• A. December 18, 1920
• B. December 14, 1918
• C. June 18, 1918
• D. July 18, 1918

25. Mention Abraham Lincoln's father's profession

• A. Dentist
• B. Teacher
• C. Cobbler
• D. Carpenter