TNPSC Group 4 2025

1. Direct to Indirect Speech :
He said to Mr. Y, "Mr. Z will leave for his native place tomorrow".

• A. He told Mr. Y that Mr. Z will leave for his native place tomorrow
• B. He told Mr. Y that Mr. Z left for his native place the next day
• C. He told Mr. Y that Mr. Z would be leaving for his native place tomorrow
• D. He told Mr. Y that Mr. Z would leave for his native place the next day

2. The positive form of Ramesh is the strongest man in the village is

• A. Ramesh is a strong man in the village
• B. Ramesh is a stronger man in the village
• C. Ramesh is the stronger man in the village
• D. No other man in the village is so strong as Ramesh

3. Fill in with the correct phrase:
The airhostess instructed the passengers to fasten the seat belts during the ________

• A. shut down
• B. work out
• C. take off
• D. warm up

4. Which of the following sentences have gerunds?
(a) They began playing
(b) They began to play
(c) We prefer to take tea
(d) We prefer taking tea

• A. (a), (b)
• B. (b), (c)
• C. (a), (c)
• D. (a), (d)

5. Fill in the blank with a suitable infinite :
He is supposed _________ for his examinations now, but he is wasting his time relentlessly.

• A. have been studied
• B. to be studying
• C. to study
• D. has been studied

6. Fill in with the correct regular verb:
"Both the officer and the worker _________ the affected areas".

• A. forgot
• B. visited
• C. went
• D. saw

7. Transform the following exclamatory sentence into an assertive sentence:
"What a spectacular goal!"
(a) Was it a spectacular goal?
(b) The goal was spectacular
(c) It was a spectacular goal.
(d) Why the goal was spectacular?

• A. (a)
• B. (b)
• C. (c)
• D. (d)

8. The negative form of 'The Mission is accomplished' is

• A. The mission is not over
• B. The mission is not finished
• C. The mission is not completed
• D. The mission is not accomplished

9. "Cannot you find me some place convenient for laying my eggs" – the statement form of this interrogative sentence is

• A. Provide me some convenient place for laying my eggs
• B. Which is the convenient place for laying my eggs
• C. This is the convenient place for laying my eggs
• D. Search a convenient place for laying my eggs

10. Choose the correct type of sentence:
You leave today.

• A. Imperative
• B. Interrogative
• C. Declarative
• D. Exclamatory

11. Select correct active form for the sentence:
"Our army has been defeated by the enemy".

• A. The enemy was defeated our army
• B. The enemy was defeated by our army
• C. The enemy has defeated our army
• D. The enemy had defeated our army

12. Find out the correct tense form of the verb from the options given below:
I got up early and _______ a shower.

• A. have
• B. am having
• C. had
• D. was having

13. Which of the following British English words are correctly paired with the American English words?
(1) Spanner — Wrench
(2) Hoover — Nonsense
(3) Bollocks — Vacuum
(4) Hairslide — Barrette

• A. (1) and (2)
• B. (1) and (4)
• C. (2) and (3)
• D. (3) and (4)

14. PDA stands for

• A. Personal Digital Assistant
• B. Personal Development Agency
• C. Personal Data Authority
• D. Personal Data Array

15. Match the following:
Column A Column B
(a) Careful 1. Verb formed from a noun
(b) Teach 2. Noun formed from a verb
(c) Writer 3. Noun formed from an adjective
(d) Kindness 4. Adjective formed from a verb

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

16. Choose the correct meaning of the given phrasal verb in the context of time:
Run out

• A. Time given for something to be done
• B. Insufficient time
• C. Exceed the allotted time
• D. Finish before the given time

17. Match the following idioms in Column A with their meanings in Column B:
Column A Column B
(a) Fall out 1. to collapse
(b) Fall for 2. to come into collision
(c) Fall flat 3. yield to its charms
(d) Fall foul of 4. to quarrel

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

18. Find out the suitable word for the underlined collocation in the following sentence.
It rains cats and dogs.

• A. Strongly
• B. Heavily
• C. Speedily
• D. Fast

19. Read the passage and replace the underlined words with their antonyms given in the options.
Ram is a (1) robust person born to (2) affluent parents. His (3) odious behaviour and habits had an effect on his physical and mental (4) agility which made him to look (5) gaunt.
(a) Pleasant
(b) Awkwardness
(c) Portly
(d) Weak
(e) Poor

• A. (1)-(c) (2)-(e) (3)-(a) (4)-(b) (5)-(d)
• B. (1)-(a) (2)-(d) (3)-(c) (4)-(e) (5)-(b)
• C. (1)-(d) (2)-(e) (3)-(a) (4)-(b) (5)-(c)
• D. (1)-(b) (2)-(e) (3)-(c) (4)-(a) (5)-(d)

20. Which of the following synonyms are incorrectly paired?
(1) Gregarious - A person who walks unsteadily
(2) Glutton - A person who eats too much
(3) Groggy - A person who likes to be with others
(4) Gourmet - A person who enjoys food

• A. (1) and (2)
• B. (1) and (3)
• C. (3) and (4)
• D. (1) and (4)

21. An interchange of two elements in a phrase or sentence from a more logical to a less logical relationship

• A. Hypallage
• B. Malapropism
• C. Metaphor
• D. Simile

22. Text : E-governance can empower citizens to participate in climate action by providing platforms for feed back, collaboration and reporting environmental concerns.
Question : How can e-governance enhance citizen engagement in climate change initiatives?
(a) Providing online forums for citizens to share ideas.
(b) Enabling citizens to report illegal dumping or pollution incidents.
(c) Offering online tools for citizens to calculate their carbon foot print.
(d) Replacing all traditional in-person meetings with online surveys.

• A. Only (c)
• B. (a), (b) and (c)
• C. Only (d)
• D. All of the above

23. Maria always carries an umbrella in her bag. Today, despite clear skies, she brought her umbrella to work.
What can be inferred about Maria?

• A. Maria forgot to check the weather forecast
• B. Maria is superstitious about umbrellas
• C. Maria expects it to rain later
• D. Maria doesn't like sunny days

24. Rearrange the jumbled sentences :
(a) Taking a few steps back, the fox jumped and just missed the hanging grapes.
(b) Finally, giving up, the fox turned up his nose and said "They are probably sour anyway" and proceeded to walk away.
(c) One afternoon a fox was walking through the forest and spotted a bunch of grapes hanging from over a lofty branch.
(d) Again the fox took a few paces back and tried to reach them but still failed.
(e) "Just the thing to quench my thirst", he thought.

• A. (b) (a) (d) (c) (e)
• B. (c) (e) (a) (d) (b)
• C. (a) (c) (b) (d) (e)
• D. (b) (c) (e) (d) (a)

25. What type of letter is used to request information about a product or service?

• A. Inquiry letter
• B. Sales letter
• C. Personal letter
• D. Resignation letter