Tnpsc Group 4 General English Answer Key

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TNPSC GROUP - IV – GENERAL ENGLISH (25.08.2013) ANSWER KEY 1.

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Match Match the follow following ing poeti poeticc lines lines in Colu Column mn A with their correct poets in Column B and select the correct code : Column A Column B (a) Stop Stop be silent silent for today today 1. Walt Walt Whitman (b) O Winged Winged seeds seeds ! you 2. H.W. H.W. crossed the furrowed sea Longfellow (c) Trust Trust no futu future, re, howev however er pleasa pleasan n 3. V.K. V.K. Gokak (d) Exult Exult ! O Shore Shoress and ring, ring, O bell bellss !4. Elizabeth Barrett Browning (a) (b)(c)(d) (A) 4 2 3 1 (B) 4 3 2 1  (C) 4 1 2 3 ( D) 3 4 1 2 Match Match the poetic poetic lines lines in Col Column umn A with with the related poets in Column B and select the appropriate code : Column A Column B (a) (a) Glad Glad till till the the danc dancin ing g stops and the lilt of the music ends 1. Khalil Gibran (b) (b) We pla plant nt you yourr fiel fields ds with skulls and bones 2. Robert Robert Frost (c) (c) We ran ran as as if if to to mee meett the moon 3. Leslie Norris (d) But he’s locked locked in in a concrete concrete cell 4. John Masefield (a)(b) (c) (d) (A) 4 1 2 3  (B) 3 4 1 2 (C) 4 2 3 1 ( D) 2 3 4 1 The poem poem ‘Be ‘Be the best’ best’ by Dougla Douglass Mall Malloch och is about (A) being being optimi optimisti sticc (B) (B) bein being g cont conten ente ted d (C) (C) self-a self-acc ccept eptanc ancee (D) (D) all all the the abov above e What Wh at is is the the them themee of the the poem poem ‘Pi ‘Pian ano’ o’?? (A) The poet’s poet’s love for his his mother mother (B) The pastime pastime of the the poet during during his schoo schooll days(C) The poet’s poet’s love love for musi musicc (D) The poet’s poet’s comparison comparison of childho childhood od days with manhood days  Combin Com binee the the word wordss given given under under Colu Column mn A with with those given under Column B to form form compound words : Column A Column B (a) flash 1. dream (b) day 2 . set

(c) su s un 3. gr green ( d ) se a 4. li light (a)(b) (c)(d) (A) 1 2 3 4 (B) 4 1 2 3  ( C) 2 3 1 4 ( D) 3 2 4 1 6. Cho Choose ose the right right word word to comple complete te the the idio idiom m: I go go to to mo movies vies once once in a mo moon on.. (B) grey (A) blue  (C) green (D) yellow 7. Match Match the the foll follow owing ing phrase phrases/i s/idio dioms ms given given under under Column A with their meanings under Column B and select the correct answer from the codes given below : Column A Column B (a) to stir up 1. healthy (b) to be on cloud nine 2. to stay away without permission (c) to play truant 3. to initiate (d) in the pink of 4. to be very happy (a)(b)(c)(d) (A) 3 4 2 1  ( B) 4 3 2 1 ( C) 2 1 4 3 ( D) 1 2 3 4 8. Cho Choose ose the Americ American an Engl English ish equiva equivalen lentt of of the the word ‘freight car’ (A) van (B) wagon (C) tempo (D)truck  9. “Like “Like a golden golden swarm swarm of firefli fireflies es you you came”. came”. Identify the figure of speech employed in the poetic line : (A) Metaphor (B) Pe P ersonification (C) Transf Transferr erred ed epithe epithett (D)Simile  10. Identify Identify the poetic poetic line line that differs differs in figure figure of speech from the other poetic lines : (A) Be not not like dumb driven driven cattle cattle (B) He lifted lifted his head from from his his drinking drinking as as cattle cattle do (C) (C) You You were were the the daw dawn n (D) Like homing bees you borrow 11. Choo Choose se the option option with the the right right meaning meaning of the idiom given below : Show one’s yellow streak (A) displaying displaying yellow coloured coloured stripes stripes (B) bein being g inexpe inexperi rienc enced ed (C) exhibiting one’s cowardice  (D) painti painting ng the plac placee yellow yellow 12. Match Match the follo following wing words words given given under under Column Column A with their meanings under Column B and select the correct answer from the codes given below : Column A Column B (a) interred 1. weapon (b) ruffle 2. abundant

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(c) copious 3. buried (d) armament 4. disturb (a)(b)(c)(d) (A) 3 2 1 4 (B) 3 4 2 1  ( C) 2 1 3 4 (D) 1 2 3 4 From the given given options options,, choose choose the the author author who who has written. ‘The Return of the Native’ (A) Thom Thomas as Har Hardy dy  (B) Doug Dougla lass Mal Mallo loch ch (C) Patr Patric ick k Fre Frenc nch h (D) Robert Robert Louis Louis Steve Stevenso nson n Read the passage passage and answer answer the questio question n that follows : In building up a strong, free and democratic India, openmindedness and constructive approach are required so that she could make a speedy progress crossing the hurdles of communalism, separation and untouchability. The passage points out that : (A) (A) Communalism, Communalism, separation and untouchability were prevalent in India, then.  (B) India had overcom overcomee the hurdles hurdles of communalism, separation and untouchability. (C) India was too too openminded openminded to make a speedy speedy progress. (D) India did did not need need a constructi constructive ve approach. approach. ‘If the Himalayan Himalayan ice disappears, disappears, the future future will will be worse’. This statement is about (A) commun communal al disha disharmo rmony ny (B) advantages advantages of science science and and techno technology logy (C) an alarm alarming ing glob global al issue issue  (D) astrol astrologi ogical cal scienc sciencee “Where the world world has not not been broken broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls” Name the poet who dreamt of a world with equality and harmony. (A) Ruski RuskinB nBon ond d (B) (B) Robe Robert rt Fros Frostt (C) Rabind Rabindran ranath ath Tagore Tagore  (D) Wa Walt lt Wh Whit itma man n Mention Mention the the poem poem in which the followi following ng lines lines appear : “He should be lurking in the shadow Sliding through the long grass”. (A) The Bird Bird and and the the Crumb Crumb (B) (B) A Tig Tiger er in in the the Zoo Zoo  (C) The Roa Road d Not Not Taken Taken (D) (D) Snake ______ was the the author, author, whose whose story story has been been adapted as ‘Caught Sneezing’. (A) Rudyar Rudyard d Kiplin Kipling g (B) Rabi Rabind ndra rana nath th Tagor Tagoree (C) (C) Osca Oscarr Wild Wilde e (D) (D) Kama Kamala la Das Das Which Which of the the follow following ing is not not a poem? poem? (A) Punish Punishmen mentt in Kinder Kindergar garten ten (B) Making Making Visib Visible le the the Invisi Invisible ble  (C) The Solita Solitary ry Reaper Reaper (D) The Cry Cry of of the Chil Childre dren n Which of the follow following ing poems poems is writte written n by Lewis Lewis

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brother? (C) Why was was such such a letter written written by your brother?  (D) Why has has he written written such such a letter? letter? Read the passage passage and answer answer the questio question n that that follows : The chief characteristic of heroism is persistency. A true hero is never wavering in his intentions, but is always firm and fearless. The word ‘persistency’ means : (A) Idiosyncrasy (B) De D emocracy (C) (C) Intr Intric icac acy y (D)Consistency  Read the statemen statementt given given below below and answer answer the question that follows : Dress and address make the first and foremost impression. The word underlined means : (A) the plac placee where where we live live (B) our speech speech and manner mannerss  (C) our surroundin surroundings gs and and neighbou neighbourhood rhood (D) a stylis stylish h accent accent in in speech speech Identify Identify the the sentence sentence which which is is not of the the same pattern as the others : (A) At the the age of of 60, everyone everyone is happy (B) The who whole le day day we we were were happy happy (C) Imm Immedi ediate ately ly it beca became me dark dark (D) My uncle uncle presente presented d me a lap-top lap-top  Read the passage passage and choose choose the option option that that indicates the idea contained in the passage : For the sake of enjoying literature it is not necessary for us to be indifferent towards many other affairs of social life. (A) Literature Literature renders renders us us disintereste disinterested d in social social affairs (B) We enjoy enjoy literature literature only when we ignore ignore other affairs of social life (C) Literature Literature includ includes es developin developing g in one social social awareness too  (D) Literature Literature alienat alienates es Man from from the societ society y After all, winners winners don’t do differen differentt things. things. They They do things differently. Pick out the right antonym of the word “different”. (A) (A) diss dissim imil ilar ar (B) similar similar  (C) indifferent (D) constant I Stood Stood in awe, astoni astonishment shment and reverenc reverencee when I saw a walled fortress inside — a standing testimony of the Chola’s. Opulence and vision. Give the antonym for the underlined word. (A) Kindness (B) Richness (C) (C) Ha Hard rdne ness ss (D) Poverty  Select the apt apt suffix suffix to form a meaningful meaningful word word from the root word Chronology (A) able (B) ical  (C) ity (D) ness Choose Choo se the correct correct prefix prefix to form a meaningful meaningful word from the root word - filament (A) pre (B) un (D) unm (C) mono  Match the words words under Column Column A with with the the words under Column B to form compound words : Column A Column B

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31. Complete Complete the the sentence sentence choosi choosing ng an option option from those given below : Yesterday-------------------------European met me. (A) an (B) (B) a  (C) th the (D) no article 32. Fill in the blank with the suitab suitable le article article -----------------MP is amember a member of the parliament. (A) a (B) (B) an  (C) th the (D) no error 33. Match Match the underlined underlined words words in Column Column A with with their parts of speech in Column B and select the connect answer from the codes given : Column A Column B (a) (a) The The King King appo appoin inte ted d a mini minist ster er 1. noun noun (b) Gold is a precious metal 2. verb (c) It is a pleasant evening 3. adverb (d) (d) He alw always ays spea speaks ks the the trut truth h 4. adje adjecctive tive (a)(b)(c)(d) (A) 1 3 2 4 (B) 2 4 3 1 . (C) 2 1 4 3  (D) 2 3 4 1 34. Match Match the underlined underlined words words in Column Column A with with their parts of speech in Column B and select the correct answer from the codes given : Column A Column B r (a) I dream of my happy days 1.verb (b) We are always busy 2.noun (c) The te teacher te teaches History 3.ad 3.adv verb erb (d) He plays cricket 4.adjective (a)(b)(c)(d) (A) 1 3 2 4 (B) 4321 (C) 2 3 1 4 ( D) 4 2 3 1 35. Choo Choose se the option option which which contains contains the correct correct sequence of words to be filled. Ranjit Ran jith--h---------------------------------------- and---and------- his leg when when he--------------from a bus. (A) slips, slips, injured injured,, is is alightin alighting g (B) slipped, injures, was alighting (C) slipped, injured, was alighting  (D) has slipped, injures, was alighting 36. Match the following sentences given in Column Column A with their patterns given in Column B and select the correct answer from the codes given below : Column A Column B (a) The teac eacher teaches a le lesson 1.SV 1.SVO OA (b) The sun shines brightly 2.SVC (c) (c) He bro broke his his cyc cycle le yest yester erda day y 3.SV 3.SVO O (d) The car is cheap 4.SVA (a)(b)(c)(d) (A) (A) 1 2 4 3. (B) 3 2 1 4 (C) 3 4 1 2  ( D) 3 4 2 1 37. Match Match Colum Column n A with with Column Column B to to make make meaningful sentences. Select the correct code given below : Column A Column B (a) The poli police ce found found the thief1.we thief1.weepi eping ng allthe allthe

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(A) 1 3 2 4 ( B) 2 1 4 3 ( C) 4 2 3 1 (D) 3 4 1 2  Fill in the blanks blanks choosing choosing the right right pair pair of words words in order : The woman wearing a------(1)----went to the hotel to have-----(2)-----for dinner. (1) (2) (A) wa wail il and and vea veall (B) (B) veal veal and and veil veil (C) vile vile and and wa wail il (D) (D) veil veil and and veal veal  Pick out out the noun that underg undergoes oes a change change in in its plural form : (A) equipment (B) st staff (D)luggage (C) goose  Form Form a new word word by by blendin blending g the word wordss ‘motorway’ and ‘hotel’. (A) motchotel (B) mo mowaytel (C) (C) inot inotor orel el (D)motel  Select Select the comp compoun ound d sente sentence nce : (A) The power power of garlic garlic is is widely widely discussed discussed by the medical community. (B) There is increasin increasing g evidence evidence that that garlic garlic can lower cholestrol levels. (C) Doctors Doctors advise advise us to include include garlic garlic in our diet. (D) The garlic garlic may may smell bad, bad, but but it can save save our lives from heart diseases.  Fill in the blank with a suitable suitable article article : Students are asked to attend _______ special class, to be held in the evening. (A) a (B) an (D)no (D) no article article (C) the  Select Select the comple complex x sente sentence nce : (A) Arun attended attended the interview interview and and got selected selected (B) We could could not guess guess what he actuall actually y wanted  (C) My uncle uncle has gone to Mumbai Mumbai to finalis finalisee a business proposal (D) The pilgrims pilgrims had had to cancel cancel the trip because because of bad weather Form Form a new word word by by blendin blending g the word words. s. news + broadcast (A) newcast (B) newsbroad (C) newsbr newsbroa oadc dcast ast (D)newscast  Identify Identify the the superlati superlative ve degree degree in in the sentences sentences given below : (A) Mr. Roberts Robertson on is more more helpful helpful than most most other persons (B) Mr. Robertson Robertson is helpfull helpfuller er than than other other persons (C) Mr. Robertson Robertson is one of the most most helpful helpful persons  (D) Very few few persons persons are are as helpful helpful as Mr. Robertson Choose Choo se the correct correct passive passive form of the the sentence sentence given below : We should help the poor. (A) The poor poor have have to to be helpe helped. d. (B) The poor should be helped. 

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(d) Outhakutty 4. Khushwant Singh (a)(b)(c)(d) (A) 3 2 1 4 ( B) 2 1 4 3 ( C) 2 4 1 3 (D) (D) 3 1 4 2  Match the titles titles of of poems poems under under Column Column A with the names of poets under Column B and choose the correct codes. Column A Column B (a) (a) The The Cry Cry of the the Chi Child ldre ren n 1. Arch Archib ibal ald d Lampman (b) A Psalm of Life 2. El Elizabeth Barrett Browning (c) To a Millionaire 3. Wi William Wordsworth (d) The Solitary Reaper 4. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (a) (b)(c)(d) (A) 4 2 3 1 (B) 2 4 1 3  ( C) 1 2 4 3 (D) 3 2 1 4 Match the titles titles of the the stories stories given given under under Column A with the names of the author under Column B and select the correct answer from the codes given below : Column A Column B (a) The Last Leaf 1. Saki (b) Two Friends 2. O’Henry (c) The Refugee 3. Guy de Maupassant (d) The Open Window 4. Pearl S. Buck (a)(b) (c)(d) (A) 1 2 4 3 (B) 2 3 4 1  ( C) 4 1 3 2 (D) 3 2 1 4 The story story “Caught “Caught Sneezing” Sneezing” is adapte adapted d from from the short story written by . (A) O’Henry (B) Robert Frost (C) Bonnie Chamberlain (D) Oscar Wilde  Find the odd odd pair pair from from the followi following ng : (A) The Face Face of Judas Judas Isca Iscario riott - Bonnie Bonnie Chamberlain (B) A Close Encounter - Rex Coker (C) Caught Sneezing - Oscar Wilde (D) (D) The The Tea Tears rs of the the Des Deser ertt - Rob Rob Reil Reilly ly  Identify Identify the the work which is not an autobio autobiography graphy : (A) My Experiments Experiments with Truth (B) Wings of Fire (C) My Story (D) Glimpses of World History  The only only people people who who were were pleased pleased to stay in in the self selfis ish h Gia Giant nt’s ’s gard garden en wer weree . (A) Spring and Summer (B) The Snow and the Frost  (C) The Birds and the animals (D) The trees and flowers Fill in in the blank blank with with the the correct correct answer answer from the the following options.

56. “My first first duty duty on rising rising is is to tender tender my most most sincere sincere and grateful thanks to the students for their address which they have just how presented to me...” By whom were these words uttered? (A) Mother Teresa (B) Indira Gandhi (C) Gopala Krishna Gokhale  (D) Mahatma Gandhi 57. Match the authors authors with the relevant relevant characters characters from their books : Column A Column B (a) Al Alice 1. Guy de Maupassant (b) Bert ertie Wo Wooster 2. P.G. Wo Woodhouse (c) Mo M owgli 3. Lewis Carroll (d) Matilda 4. Eudyard Kipling (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 3 2 4 1  (B) 1 2 3 4 (C)4 2 1 3 (D) 2 4 3 1 58. Which of the follo following wing literar literary y works works does does not exhibit the theme of ‘Optimism’? (A) Be the Best (B)Keep your spirits high (C)The Mark of Vishnu  (D) Where the Mind is without fear 59. Which of the the followin following g lines lines do not belong to Shakespeare’s Sonnet no : 116? (A) ‘O’, no! it is an ever-fixed mark (B)It is the star to every wandering bark (C)Echoes fade and memories die...  (D) Love’s not Time’s fool 60. Identif Identify y the correct correct prepos prepositio ition n from the option optionss given below : The papers are to be prepared ________ a month. (B) by (A) within  (C) in (D) for 61. Identify Identify the correc correctt prepositi prepositions ons from from the option optionss given below : There is not enough space ______ the desk and the bench. Arrange them properly, ______ the classes commence. (A) before, between (B) between, before  (C) (C) bes besid ide, e, behi behind nd (D) (D) nea near, r, on 62. Choo Choose se the correc correctt order order of the preposi prepositions tions from the options given to fill in the blanks of the following passage : first, we sat the shade ______________ ___ ___ ___ __ ___ a tree, but later we went ______________ a swim ______________ the river. ______________ (A) by, by, in, in, of, for, for, in (B) in, on, on, of, of, for, for, in (C)at, in, of, for, in (D)at, in, of, to, in 63. 63. Choose the appropria appropriate te question question tag tag for the following statement: She hasn’t submitted the note, _______? (A) hasn’t she? (B) doesn’t she? (D) does she? (C)has she?  64. They sometimes sometimes “skinned “skinned their noses”. noses”. What What is the figurative meaning of the phrase “Skinned their noses”? (A) were upset by failures (B)rubbed the nose accidentally




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(A) sedation (B) irritation (D) desperation (C) agitation  Things Things become become better, better, when you expect the best best instead of the worst. Expecting the best means, that you put your whole heart into what you want to accomplish. People are defeated in life not for lack of ability, but for lack of wholeheartedness. The reason for defeat in life is : (A) failure (B)affordability (C)lack of ability (D) lack of whole heartedness  Identify Identify the sentence sentence which which is in in the compa comparativ rativee degree (A) Tennyson is not the greatest of all Poets (B)Some Poets are atleast as great as Tennyson (C)Tennyson is not greater than some other Poets  (D) Tennyson is the great Poet Ident Identify ify the the compl complex ex sente sentence nce.. (A) As the war had ended, the soldiers returned. (B)The war being ended the soldiers returned. (C)The war ended and so the soldiers returned. (D) The soldiers returned after the war. Fill in in the blanks with the correct correct verb forms forms given in sequence : The teacher teacher ............. .................. ..... the exercises exercises which Nila ........ (A) corrected, had prepared  (B)corrected, prepares (C)corrects, is preparing (D) corrects, have prepared “Every “Every man man may profit profit by by the example example of of truly truly great great men, if he is bent on making the most of himself and his circumstances”. This theme is reflected in : (A) ‘Laugh and Be Merry’ by John Masefield (B)‘Leisure’ by Walter De la Mare (C) ‘A Psalm of life’ by H.W. Longfellow (D) ‘O Captain, My Captain’ by Walt Whitman Identify Identify the option option that contai contains ns the answer answer to to the following statement: _________ was the tribal leader who wrote a letter to the President of the USA. (A) (A) Ch Chie ieff No Norm rman an (B) (B) Ch Chie ieff Njum Njumba ba (C)Chief Seathl (D)Chief Houda “Not failure failure but but low low aim aim is crime”, crime”, says says Browning. What according to Browning is a crime? (A) Failing in an attempt (B)Aiming at the incredible (C)Failing repeatedly (D) Not aiming high “Envy “Envy is ignoran ignorance ce and and imitatio imitation n is suicid suicide”. e”. Who said this? (A) Emerson (B) Gandhiji (C)Swami Vivekananda (D) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Which of the the followin following g poems poems is written written by an

77. Ident Identify ify the the type type of this this sente sentence nce : The old TV belongs to my sister and it needs repair (A) Simple (B) Co Complex (D)None of these (C)Compound 78. Change the followi following ng sentence sentence into into compara comparative tive : The apple is not so sweet as the mango (A) the mango is sweeter than the apple (B)the apple is sweeter than the mango (C) the mango is not sweeter than the apple (D) the apple is more sweet than the mango 79. Identify Identify the words words which which blend to form form the word word ‘slang’ and choose the correct answer from the codes given below : (A) slow + language language (B) slovenly slovenly + language language (C)sleep + language (D) slum + language 80. Match Match the follo following wing words words given given under under Column Column A with the blended forms under Column B : Column A Column B (a) me m edical + claim 1. comsat (b) transfer + resistor 2. mediclaim (c) (c) tele teleph phon onee + tele telegr gram am 3. tran transi sist stor or (d)communication + satellite 4. phonogram (a)(b) (c) (d) (A) 1 2 3 4 (B) 2 3 4 1 (C) 4 2 3 1 (D) 3 2 1 4 81. The compo compound und word word sewin sewing g machine machine is of the the form: form: (A) Noun + Noun (B) Verb + Noun Noun (C)Gerund + Noun (D) Adjective + Noun 82. Match the poetic poetic lines lines under under Colum Column n A with with the figures of speech under Column. B and select the correct answer from the codes given below : Column A Column B (a) So now it is Vain Vain for the singer to burs burstt into into clam clamou ourr 1. simi simile le (b) Laugh Laugh till the game game is played 2. alliteration (c) The reddes reddestt flower flower would look as pale as snow 3. metaphor (d) Through Through fears and fright I fly my flight 4. onomatoepia (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 1 2 4 3 (B) 3 1 2 4 (C) 4 3 1 2  (D) 2 4 3 1 83. Having Having overloade overloaded d myself myself I reached reached the the Palace Palace in search of all the glory of the old Chola capital. The 16th Century Palace was built by the Nayaks and later renovated by the Marathas. Who built the Palace in Thanjavur? (A) (A) The Marat aratha hass (B) (B) The The Ch Cho olas las (C)The Nayaks  (D)The Pandavas 84. Music Music has a way way of findi finding ng the big, big, invisib invisible le moving moving pieces inside our hearts and soul and helping us




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(C) alliteration (D) ap apostrophe Match the followi following ng character characterss and the the plays plays they appear in : Column A Column B (a) Po P ortia 1. The Taming of the shrew (b) Mark Antony 2. Ha Hamlet (c) Bianca 3. Th The Merchant of Venice (d) Cl Claudius 4. Ju Julius Caesar (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 1 3 4 2 (B)2 1 3 4 (C) 3 4 1 2  (D) 4 1 2 3 Identi Identify fy the incorr incorrect ect state statemen ment. t. (A) Listening to music agitates our minds  (B)Music consoles and soothes our aching hearts (C) Music refreshes and rejuvenates our minds (D) Music strengthens our hopes “Specific “Specific goals goals are better better than than general general ones. ones. Self chosen goals are better than assigned ones. Choose goals that are challenging, but reachable”. In this context, the opposite of the word ‘assigned’ is _________. (A) challenging (B) specific (D)given (C)self-chosen  After all, all, winners winners don’t don’t do do different different things. things. They They do things differently. The above lines suggests (A) All winners are different (B) Winners do different things (C) Winners do things differently  (D) Losers don’t do different things Which place is describ described ed in the the Ahtushi Ahtushi Deshpande’s travelogue ‘To the land of snow’? (A) Raipur (B) Munsiyari Munsiyari  (C)Surat (D) Manipur Which state does the the poet poet Kamala Kamala Surraya Surraya belong belong to? (A) Tamil Nadu (B) Kerala  (C) Maharastra (D) Andra Pradesh Match the pen pen names names in Column Column A to the writers writers in Column B and choose the correct answer from the codes given below : Column A Column B (a) O Henry 1. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (b) Madhvikutty 2. William Sydney Porter (c) Lewis Carroll 3. Hector Hugh Munro (d) Saki 4. Kamala Das (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 1 2 4 3 (B) 2 4 1 3  (C) 3 2 4 1 (D) 4 3 2 1 Match Match the short short stories stories under under Column Column “A” “A” with their authors under Column “B” and select the correct code: Column A Column B (a) A Man Who Had Had No Eyes 1. James Harriot (b) Sorry, Be Best Fr Friend 2. Charles (c) God, God, This This is Cha Charl rles es 3. Hema Hemang ngin inii Ran Ranad adee

(b) B is ishvambhar (c) Dj Djinn (d) Rowther

2. Reflowering 3. A Man Who Had No Eyes 4. How the Camel got His Humph

(a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 3 4 2 1 (B) 2 1 3 4 (C) 1 2 3 4 (D) 3 1 4 2  95. In which which of of the poem do the the followi following ng lines lines occur? And in the hush we joined to make We heard, we knew we heard the brook. (A) The cry of the children (B)Going for water  (C)Be the best (D) Migrant Bird 96. Which Which of the the follo followin wing g is not not a poem? poem? (A) Snake (B) Women’s Rights (C) The Man He Killed (D) To the Land of Snow  97. In whose whose biograp biography hy do you find find this this statement statement?? ‘I’ would sweep them out of existence if I had the power’. (A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Nelson Mandela (C) Abraham Lincoln (D) Mahatma Gandhi 98. Identify Identify the the sentence sentence with the wrong wrong question question tag: (A) Ramu went went to Assam last last week, week, didn’t didn’t he? he? (B) The Australi Australians ans will will not not win the finals, finals, will they? (C) People People shouldn’t shouldn’t be be rude rude to one another another,, shouldn’t they?  (D) The bus bus is early today, today, isn’t isn’t it? it? 99. Identify Identify the the tense form of of the verb verb underlin underlined ed : They have been building the bridge for several months. (A) Perfect tense (B)Present perfect continuous tense  (C)Simple present tense (D) Present perfect tense 100. Fill in the blanks by choosing choosing the correct tense forms from the options given below : I will go to meet him rather than for him. (A) wait for him  (B)to wait for him (C)will wait for him (D) shall wait for him


Tnpsc Group 4 General English Answer Key

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