TNPSC
GROPU II ANALYSIS
COMPREHENSION:
TNPSC GROUP – II (RE EXAM) - November
– 2012
1. Comprehension:
“All
the world’s a stage
And
all the men and women merely players
They
have their exits and their entrances”
Q:
The word ‘Exit and Entrance’ refer to
A)
Love and Hatred
B)
Birth and death
C)
Life and Love
D)
Dream and reality
Answer:
B
2. Comprehension:
Language
is the light of mind. So, is the English language is today’s context. But ever
since, we have become free, some people have pretested against the retention of
this language, which has pros and cons to it.
Q:
“Pros and Cons” means
A)
Dreams and reality
B)
Like and dislike
C)
Differences and similarities
D)
Advantages and disadvantages
Answer:
D
3. Comprehension:
“Life
is Queer with its twists and turns As everyone of us sometime earns”
Q:
The word “Queer’ means
A)
Familiar
B)
Common
C)
Strange
D)
Queen
Answer:
C
4. Comprehension:
India
possesses a variety of forests and natural vegetation. We have tropical
Evergreen forest in Western ghats and semi Evergreen forest in Orissa.
Q: Which of the following statements is not
true?
A)
There are no forests in India
B)
Orissa is rich in semi Evergreen forests
C)
Western ghats is famous for tropical evergreen
forests
D)
India is rich in natural vegetation
Answer:
A
5. Comprehension:
He,
who teaches us anything which we know, not before, is undoubtedly to be loved
as a benefactor and he that supplies life with amusement will be caressed as a
pleasing person.
Q: A
‘Benefactor’ is one
A)
Who blames other
B)
Who aims at his personal gains
C)
Who takes money
D)
Who teaches unknown facts
Answer:
D
6. A knocking was heard suddenly in the
silence of the night. Someone was knocking at the castle gate. On hearing the
sudden sound, Macbeth trembled like a leaf. He said, “How I wish the knocking
were able to awaken the dead king!”
Identify the tone of the speaker
A)
remorse
B)
suspicion
C)
pessimism
D)
none of these
Answer:
A
7. Comprehension:
To
cultivate positive thinking, speak hopefully about everything. Positive
thinking creates a positive atmosphere and produces positive results.
Q: If
you want to cultivate positive thinking, you
A)
speak boldly
B)
speak loudly
C)
think and speak hopefully
D)
speak softly
Answer:
C
TNPSC GROUP – II EXAM
(ORIGINAL QUESTION PAPER) - Year - 2012
8. Macduff killed Macbeth, He showed his
head to Malcolm and his army. The prophecy of the witches, “Beware of Macduff”
had come true. Thus ended the life of Macbeth, a brave soldier but very
ambitious.
From the options given
below, find out which is not relevant to the passage.
A)
Divination, foretell
B)
Idiocy, glimpse
C)
Desirous, greedy
D)
Slay, assassinate
Answer: B
9. He himself volunteered to give a letter
of introduction to some big man, auditor in the railways, who in his turn gives
a further introduction to someone else and finally fixes up Chandran in the
railways. His uncle seemed to live an endless dream of introductory letters.
Pick out the relevant sentence.
A)
He is a man of introduction and letters
B)
Somehow, he has managed to get a job
C)
His uncle has given a letter which is of no use
D)
His uncle’s and the auditors letter are rather
refused by them
Answer: B
10. Choose
the appropriate passive voice for the following sentence:
I
remember them taking me to the zoo
A)
I remember being taken to the zoo
B)
I remember taking them to the zoo
C)
I do remember taking them to the zoo
D)
I remember being taking to the zoo
Answer: A
11. Choose
the appropriate passive voice for the following sentence:
Her
case interested me in my youth.
E)
My youth interested me to her case
F)
Her case was being interesting to me in my youth
G)
I was interested in her case in my youth
H)
My interest in her case is high.
Answer: C
12. Select
the appropriate passive voice for the underlined words.
The
father looked after his daughter well
A)
was looking after
B)
was looked after
C)
will look after
D)
were looked after
Answer: B
TNPSC GROUP – II - July –
2011
13. Comprehension:
River
Amazon of South America has the greatest flow and is navigable for two thousand
miles. It is longer than Yangtze river, also known as the lifeline of China.
However, the Amazon river is not as long as the Nile of Africa. The Nile is the
longest river system of the world.
Which
river is known as the lifeline of Chine?
A)
Amazon
B)
Nile
C)
Hwang Ho
D)
Yangtze
Answer:
D
14. Comprehension:
Napoleon
was the son of the Italian noble man. He was born in the Island of Corsica in
1769. He joined the French army. By the time Hapoleon reached the age of 26, he
was already a General. In 1793, he supported the French Revolution.
When and where was Napoleon born?
A)
Napoleon was born in 1679 in Italy.
B)
Napoleon was born in 1769 in France.
C)
Napoleon was born in the Island of Corsica in
1769
D)
Napoleon was born in Europe in 1926.
Answer:
C
15. Comprehension:
Interior
decoration is not a modern invention. The Persians were the pioneers in making
carpets. Akbar, the great Mughal ruler of India patronized this art. Even today
we can see a few samples of mats manufactured during the Mughal period in the
Metro Museum of Art in New York. U.S.A.
Mughal period mats can be seen in
A)
Persia
B)
Tamil Nadu
C)
North India
D)
New York
Answer:
D
16. Comprehension:
Jesse
Owens walked over to Luz Long’s room to thank him. They sat in his quarters and
talked for two hours about athletics. Ourselves, the world situation. A dozen
other things. When he got up to leave, we both knew that a real friendship had
been formed. Luz would go out to the stadium the next day trying to beat him if
he could.
Where
did they sit and discuss a dozen other things?
A)
Stadium
B)
Indoor stadium
C)
Hostel
D)
Quarters
Answer:
D
17. Comprehension:
Beverages
or bottled drinks like Mirinda, Fanta and Pepsi contain chemicals which are
harmful to our general health. Natural cold beverages like buttermilk and
coconuts are cheaper and harmless. They make us healthy also.
Which
of the following statements is correct?
A)
Beverages are harmful to our health
B)
Beverages are harmless to our health
C)
Natural beverages make us unhealthy
D)
Natural beverages are costlier than bottled
beverages
Answer:
A
TNPSC GROUP – II - April –
2010
18. Comprehension: A bat has wings. It looks
like a mouse. Its eyes are small. It prefers to sleep in dark corners. But it
neither hatches eggs nor lays eggs. The bat is a/an
A)
bird
B)
insect
C)
mammal
D)
none
Answer:
C
19. Comprehension: The first man to travel in
space was a Russian named Yuri Gagarin who in1961 shot up to a height of 187
miles and was put into orbit at 18,000 mph. he went once round the earth in 89
minutes and then was slowed down by small rockets fired in forward direction.
The first man to enter space was
A)
Armstrong
B)
Kalpana Chawla
C)
Yuri Gagarin
D)
Neil
Answer:
C
20. Comprehension: Dolphins are huge mammals.
They are noted for their sharp brain. They are very friendly and can be trained
by human beings to do acrobatics. Dolphins are
A)
rude
B)
friendly
C)
lazy
D)
moody
Answer:
B
21. Comprehension: Meg helped Jo clear away the
remains of the feast which took off the afternoon, and left them so tired that
they agreed to be contented with Meg helped Jo in the
A)
kitchen
B)
hotel
C)
part
D)
office
Answer:
A
22. Comprehension: The silver spots tell us
Where the cotton has been hidden and gold spots tell us where the wheat has
been hidden Wheat spots are marked by
A)
Gold
B)
Silver
C)
Platinum
D)
Diamond
Answer:
A
TNPSC GROUP – II - March –
2009
23. There were two friends in the village of
Bhuthapandy. The elder was Kandhan, a cunning man and the younger was Rangan a
very simple man.
Select
the correct answer:
A)
Rangan was a cunning man
B)
Rangan was a wise man
C)
Rangan was a playful man
D)
Rangan was a very simple man
Answer:
D
24. Comprehension:
Mulla’s
parents were humble and ordinary. Mulla was also like that Books were costly in
those days. So, Mulla worked hard in the rich man’s house and read books there.
Books
were ………………. in those days.
Select
the correct answer:
A)
cheap
B)
very cheap
C)
costly
D)
more costly
Answer:
C
25. Comprehension:
The
tench is a large fish found in the water of lakes, rivers and marshes. Its skin
secrets a lot of slime. It was formerly known as doctor fish.
The
name of the fish referred here is ……………….
Select
the correct answer:
A)
doctor
B)
tench
C)
slime
D)
large
Answer:
B
26. Comprehension:
The
liver is the largest organ in our body and it weighs one and half kilos. It
performs more than 500 jobs, some of them essential to life.
The
largest organ in our body is the ……………….
Select
the correct answer:
A)
intestine
B)
heart
C)
liver
D)
rib
Answer:
C
27. Comprehension:
Elephants
are found in India and in Africa. The African elephant differs in some points
from the Indian, being large with longer tusks and bigger ears.
Elephants
are …………………. animals.
Select
the correct answer:
A)
domestic
B)
wild
C)
bold
D)
shy
Answer:
B
TNPSC GROUP – II - November –
2007
28. Comprehension:
The tench is a
large fish found in the water of lakes, rivers and marshes. Its skin secreted a
lot of smile. It was formerly known as doctor fish.
The name of the fish referred to his
A) tench
B) doctor
C) smile
D) shark
Answer: A
29. Comprehension:
When the earth
cooled all the water vapor in the air condensed into the water are probably
came down as rain.
A) on account of
heavy rain
B) with the help of
lightening
C) owing to heavy
storm
D) because of storm
Answer: A
30. Comprehension:
The largest animal
on the land is the elephant. But the largest animal in the world is the whale.
The largest land animal is
A) the hippopotamus
B) the rhinoceros
C) the whale
D) the elephant
Answer: D
31. Comprehension:
One night
Abu saw an angel in his room. It was writing in a book of gold.
Abu saw in
his room
A) a crow
B) a cow
C) an angel
D) a dog
Answer: C
TNPSC
GROPU V ANALYSIS
TNPSC GROUP – V – 2007
32. Read
the following passage:
Like
South Indians, the Japanese are rice eaters. They are particular about not
leaving a single grain of rice in the plate at the end of the meal. They never
waste anything.
……………
never waste anything.
A)
Romans
B)
Indians
C)
Americans
D)
Japanese
Answer:
D
33. Read
the following passage:
The
world is compared to a great machinery. Every man is like a wheel which,
however tiny it may be, is essential for the running of the machinery, which is
to provide for the hundreds of millions of people.
What is the world compared to?
A)
The world is compared to a computer
B)
The world is compared to a workshop
C)
The world is compared to a machinery
D)
The world is compared to a mechanic
Answer:
C
34. Read
the following passage:
Insects
are small creatures having six legs, no backbone and a body divided into a
three parts. They are the most plentiful of all living creatures. From man’s
point of view, insects can be divided into two kinds.
……………………..
are the most plentiful of living creatures.
A)
Reptiles
B)
Herbivores
C)
Insects
D)
None
Answer:
C
35. Read
the following passage:
Lencho
wrote a letter to God. The postmaster and the postman laughed at this. But the
postmaster admired his faith. He did not want him to be disappointed. He
gathered some money and sent him under the signature, ‘God’.
Who had sent the Money?
A)
Lencho
B)
Postmaster
C)
Postman
D)
Lencho’s brother
Answer:
B
TNPSC GROUP – V - Year – 2003
Comprehension:
36. The African elephants differ from Indian
elephants. They live in herds in the jungles and are naturally shy animal that
keep away from men. They are found in India and in Africa.
“Elephants
are …………….. animals”.
A) domestic
B) wild
C) bold
D) shy
Answer: B
37. Comprehension:
A king besieged a
city for a long time. After a brave defence the people had to surrender. The
king sent a message into the town.
“The people had to
surrender after ………….. defence.”
A) wild
B) timid
C) bold
D) great
Answer: C
38. Comprehension:
Potatoes can be
cooked in different ways boiling, baking, roasting and frying. Boiling is a
method. While we bake, generally we do not peel them and keep them in an oven.
In baking, we do
not……………… Potatoes.
A) strip
B) cover
C) clothe
D) boil
Answer: D
39. Comprehension:
Patel’s life more
of less ordinary. The family was wealthy, His brother was a lawyer and Patel
wanted to become a lawyer like his brother. His father was an ordinary man.
Patel had courage and determination.
“The source of his
ambition is his ………………”
A) father
B) sister
C) brother
D) mother
Answer: C
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