TNPSC Gruop IV special Exam-Paper-part 8

TNPSC Gruop IV special Exam-Paper-part 8

176. Fill in the blank with the suitable participle:

         I’m going ……………today

A)    to shop

B)    having shopped

C)    shopping

D)    shop

Answer: A

177. Fill in the blank with the suitable infinitive:

         These glasses will enable you………..in the dark.

A)    seeing

B)    to see

C)    to be seen

D)    having seen

Answer: B

178. Fill in the blank with the suitable infinitive:

         You are supposed ………….the rules of the road.

A)    knowing

B)    know

C)    to know

D)    having known

Answer: C

179. Fill in the blank with the suitable gerund:

         Her…………ring is quite nice.

A)    wedded

B)    wed

C)    wedding

D)    will wed

Answer: C

180. Fill in the blank with the suitable gerund:

         I love……….. in this lake.

A)    swimming

B)    will swim

C)    swims

D)    swim

Answer: A

181. Fill in the blank with a suitable homophone:

         I am …………..with the new policies.

A)    bold

B)    bored

C)    board

D)    barred

Answer: B

182. Fill in the blank with a suitable homophone:

         The …………. is a heavenly body.

A)    son

B)    stun

C)    sun

D)    soon

Answer: C

183. Fill in the blank with a suitable homophone:

         The …………. of the book is high.

A)    prize

B)    praise

C)    prose

D)    price

Answer: D

184. Fill in the blank with a suitable homophone:

         I wanted to ………..you with a request for admission.

A)    meat

B)    meet

C)    met

D)    mite

Answer: B

185. Fill in the blank with a suitable homophone:

         I wonder what the …….. will be like tomorrow.

A)    whether

B)    ware

C)    further

D)    weather

Answer: D

186. Comprehension:

Reserve Bank of India is not a commercial bank. It is an autonomous body regulating banking service in India. It makes banking laws, and controls the flow of money. It safeguards the value of Indian currency. The head of the R.B.I. is the ‘Governor’.

Who is the head of the Reserve Bank?

A)    President

B)    Chief Minister

C)    Governor

D)    Finance Minister

Answer: C

187. Comprehension:

The City Police are on the look out for a person who has been committing thefts in houses by dexterously cutting iron grills. The culprit’s fingerprints tallied in nearly half a dozen cases of thefts, including the latest incident in house at Alwarpet, a couple of days ago.

The police are on the look out for a

A)    thief

B)    robber

C)    culprit

D)    burglar

Answer: C

188. Comprehension:

The Greek word for wisdom is ‘sophia’, and ‘philos’ means a friend. So ‘philosopher’ means a friend of wisdom and this is the best possible description of Socrates who was one of the wisest and bravest teachers the World has ever known.

In Greek ‘sophia’ means

A)    wisdom

B)    friend

C)    friend of wisdom

D)    brave

Answer: A

189. Comprehension:

The plane driver suddenly brought the plane down and the passengers were shaken. The doctor came into the plane with the helper in a white dress to see the passengers. The lady assistants of the plane also helped the passengers. Everything was okay in a few minutes.

Why were the passengers shaken?

A)    Plane landed safely

B)    Plane landed suddenly

C)    Plane driver informed the passengers that it will land slowly

D)    Plane did not land safely.

Answer: B

190. Comprehension:

Milk is the best food. It has in it water, sugar, fat, vitamins and proteins. People drink milk of different animals. In England and New Zealand and many other cool lands there are cows.

Which countries are named in the passage?

A)    India and New Zealand

B)    England and New Zealand

C)    Africa and England

D)    New Zealand and India

Answer: B

191. Find the odd word (Adverb):

A)    dreams

B)    dreamer

C)    dreaming

D)    dreamily

Answer: D

192. Find the odd word (Verb):

A)    memory

B)    memorably

C)    memorable

D)    memorize

Answer: D

193. Find the odd word (Adverb):

A)    praise

B)    praiseworthily

C)    praiseworthiness

D)    praiseworthy

Answer: B

194. Find the odd word (Adjective):

A)    strangely

B)    strange

C)    stranger

D)    strangle

Answer: A

195. Find the odd word (Noun):

A)    reducible

B)    reduced

C)    reduction

D)    reduce

Answer: C

196. Select the correct plural form for the given word:

         match

A)    matchs

B)    matches

C)    matchis

D)    match

Answer: C

197. Select the correct plural form for the given word:

         Index

A)    index

B)    indices

C)    indyces

D)    indicis

Answer: B

198. Select the correct plural form for the given word:

         branch

A)    branches

B)    brancheses

C)    branchis

D)    branch

Answer: C

199. Select the correct plural form for the given word:

         mango

A)    mango

B)    mangoes

C)    mangoses

D)    mangoes

Answer: C

200. Select the correct plural form for the given word:

         news

A)    newses

B)    newsis

C)    news

D)    newsies

Answer: C