TNPSC Exam-VAO Exam 2007 Question Paper-Part 5

TNPSC Exam-VAO Exam 2007 Question Paper-Part 5

101. Fill in the blank with the correct form of voice:

         You …………. on the phone.

A)    is wanted

B)    was wanted

C)    are wanted

D)    will want

Answer: C

102. Fill in the blank with the correct form of voice:

         Last week the walls……….

A)    were painting

B)    were being painted

C)    painted

D)    being painted

Answer: B

103. Fill in the blank with the correct form of voice:

         She ……….. in the rain yesterday.

A)    am playing

B)    was playing

C)    is playing

D)    will playing

Answer: B

104. Fill in the blank with the correct form of voice:

         Next week she ……….. grandmother.

A)    will meet

B)    would have meet

C)    has met

D)    had met

Answer: A

105. Fill in the blank with the correct form of voice:

         Tsunami……… the coastal villages last year.

A)    destroyed

B)    will destroy

C)    shall destroy

D)    destroy

Answer: A

106. Fill in the blank with the suitable infinitive:

         Teach me………..   .

A)    to swim

B)    swim

C)    swimming

D)    none of these

Answer: A

107. Fill in the blank with the suitable infinitive:

         He has the power ……….. his thoughts.

A)    concentrating

B)    for concentrating

C)    to concentrate

D)    concentrate

Answer: C

108. Fill in the blank with the suitable gerund:

         I like ……… poetry.

A)    to read

B)    read

C)    for reading

D)    reading

Answer: D

109. Fill in the blank with the suitable participle:

         ………… cricket, he gained health.

A)    To play

B)    Playing

C)    Played

D)    Play

Answer: B

110. Fill in the blank with the suitable participle:

         ………. Along the road, he noticed a dead Cobra.

A)    To walk

B)    Walk

C)    Walked

D)    Walking

Answer: D

111. Fill in the blank with the suitable article:

         I went to ………. University yesterday.

A)    a

B)    an

C)    the

D)    none of these

Answer: C

112. Fill in the blank with the suitable article:

         Mr. Raja is ………… honourable man.

A)    a

B)    an

C)    the

D)    none of these

Answer: A

113. Fill in the blank with the suitable article:

         Please quote from ………… scriptures.

A)    a

B)    an

C)    the

D)    none of these

Answer: C

114. Fill in the blank with the suitable article:

         ……… friend in need is a friend indeed.

A)    A

B)    An

C)    The

D)    None of these

Answer: A

115. Fill in the blank with the suitable article:

         An honest man is ………… noblest  work of God.

A)    a

B)    an

C)    the

D)    none of these

Answer: A

116. Fill in the blank with the suitable preposition:

         Pour milk …………. the pot.

A)    in

B)    into

C)    about

D)    of

Answer: B

117. Fill in the blank with the suitable preposition:

         Nothing ………. fruits were available.

A)    with

B)    by

C)    but

D)    to

Answer: C

118. Fill in the blank with the suitable preposition:

         Don’t cry ……… spilt milk.

A)    over

B)    off

C)    to

D)    by

Answer: A

119. Fill in the blank with the suitable preposition:

         I bought it ……….. a rupee.

A)    of

B)    at

C)    in

D)    for

Answer: D

120. Fill in the blank with the suitable preposition:

         In class Raj sits ………. me.

A)    across

B)    above

C)    beside

D)    about

Answer: C

121. Match the following words given in Column A with their meanings in Column B and select your answer using the codes given below:

                        Column A                                         Column B

a)     Distinction                                    1. of high quality

b)     Thoroughbred                              2. high in the air

c)      Envious                                        3. excellence

d)     Aloft                                              4. filled with jealousy

Codes:

               a       b          c          d

         A) 1        3          4          2

         B) 3        1          4          2

         C) 2        1          3          4

         D) 2        4          1          3

         Answer: B

122. Match the following words given in Column A with their meanings in Column B and select your answer using the codes given below:

               Column A                                      Column B

a)     Distant                                          1. look fixedly

b)     Gaze                                             2. hang about

c)      Hover                                            3.moving gently

d)     Rocking                                        4. far away

Codes:

            a          b          c          d

A)        4          1          2          3

B)        1          2          3          4

C)        3          2          1          4

D)        2          1          3          4

Answer: A

123. Match the following words given in Column A with their meanings in Column B and select your answer using the codes given below:

               Column A                          Column B

a)     Ambition                  1. an unexpected difficulty

b)     Pitfall                        2. surprised

c)      Amazed                   3. strong desire

d)     Compose                4. steady oneself

Codes:

      a       b          c          d

A)  3       4          2          1

B)  1       3          2          4

C)  3       1          2          4

D)  4       2          1          3

Answer: C

124. Match the following words given in Column A with their meanings in Column B and select your answer using the codes given below:

                        Column A                             Column B

a)     Pastures                        1. sudden desires or ideas

b)     Polluting                        2. making impure

c)      Fancies                         3. very special

d)     Unique                           4. lands covered with grass

Codes:

         a          b          c          d

A)     4          1          2          3

B)     3          2          1          4

C)     2          1          4          3

D)     4          2          1          3

Answer: D

125. Match the following words given in Column A with their meanings in Column B and select your answer using the codes given below:

                        Column A                             Column B

a)     Pitch                              1. causing one to admire

b)     Impressive                    2. an imaginary person

c)      Martian                          3. to set up

d)     Scary                             4. causing fear

Codes:

         a          b          c          d

A)     1          4          2          3

B)     3          1          2          4

C)     2          4          1          3

D)     3          2          1          4

Answer: B