TNPSC Group
II Exam- Re Exam held on 04.11.2012
GENERAL
ENGLISH WITH GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
1. Select
the odd sentence pattern from the following:
A)
He ate the cake
B)
This shoe is large
C)
She sang a song
D)
I wrote a letter
Answer: B
2. Find out the antonyms for the underlined
word.
Some people mess up their houses with ever
lasting rubbish
A)
Lasting
B)
Temporary
C)
Changing
D)
Endless
Answer: D
3. Change the following into positive degree.
This temple is the biggest in India
A)
This temple is as
big as that temple.
B)
No other temple in
India
C)
This temple is
very big
D)
Very few temples
are as big as this temple
Answer: B
4. Identify the compound sentence:
A)
The box is too
heavy to carry
B)
Owing to illness
Rajan did not appear for the examination
C)
Even though he is
poor he donates generously
D)
We must eat or we
cannot live
Answer: D
5. Select
the correct suffix to frame a new word. Using the given word ‘Purpose’.
A)
able
B)
ity
C)
less
D)
ness
Answer: C
6. Choose the correct antonym for the underlined
word from the options given:
His ways of presentation is Unique.
A)
common
B)
comparable
C)
indifferent
D)
wrong
Answer: A
7. Which one of the following is a correct
sentence?
A)
I had been living
here since 1995
B)
I have been living
here since 1995
C)
I were living here
from 1995
D)
I was living here
since 1995
Answer: B
8. Pick out the statement that doesn’t match
with the given question tag.
A)
Wait a minute, can
you?
B)
Push the door to
the corner, can you?
C)
Get the guide who
can help you, can you?
D)
Have some more
rice, can you?
Answer: D
9. Choose the correct synonym of the
underlined word.
The rules are made to be enforced.
A)
replied
B)
applied
C)
supplied
D)
engraved
Answer: B
10. Match
the following sentences in Column A with the units in Column B and select the correct
answer from the codes given below:
Column A Column B
a) I dream everyday 1. noun
b) Life is a gift 2. verb
c) I write a letter 3. adjective
d) It is a business letter 4. adverb
Codes:
a b c d
A) 4 3 2 1
B) 4 1 2 3
C) 4 2 3 1
D) 1 4 2 3
Answer: B
11. 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
12. Give
the suitable order of articles in the blanks of the given passage. Write the
correct code given below:
__________ old man said to his daughter, “If ________
servant finds any money on __________ floor when she cleans ______ room, it is
mine.”
A)
The, a, the, a
B)
An, the, a, a,
C)
An, the, the , the
D)
The, a, a, the
Answer: C
13. Match
the following synonym from Column A with Column B and select the correct answer
from the given codes:
Column A Column
B
a) Lazy 1. Deep admiration
b) Shouted 2. Unwilling to work
c) Learn 3. Speak loudly
d) Respect 4. Acquire knowledge
Codes:
a b c d
A) 4 1 4 2
B) 2 4 1 3
C) 2 3 4 1
D) 4 1 3 2
Answer: C
14. Identify the sentence.
A man’s modesty is in inverse
proportion to his ignorance.
A)
simple
B)
compound
C)
complex
D)
none
Answer: A
15. Choose the correct antonym for the
underlined word from the options given:
Einstein published his theory of General Relativity that was
confirmed experimentally in 1921.
A)
promised
B)
disproved
C)
refused
D)
accepted
Answer: B
16. Rahul
_________ a lab assistant, a teacher, a book seller and now he ________ a
journalist.
A)
is, was
B)
is, is
C)
was, was
D)
has been, is
Answer: D
17. I ________ the instructions but I ________
them.
A)
will read, did not
understand
B)
will not read,
will not understand
C)
have read, do not
understand
D)
read, has not
understood
Answer: C
18. Match the correct noun form for the verb
‘disturb’.
A)
disturbing
B)
disturbance
C)
disturbed
D)
disturbingly
Answer: B
19. Select the correct noun form word from the
following verb ‘frighten’.
A)
fighting
B)
fright
C)
fights
D)
frightening
Answer: B
20. Change the following verb into noun form Die.
A)
Deadly
B)
Dead
C)
Dying
D)
Death
Answer: D
21. Fill in the blank with suitable article.
______________ poor always work hard.
A)
The
B)
A
C)
An
D)
No article
Answer: A
22. Find out the appropriate comparative degree
for the following sentence.
This is the best response.
A)
This and that are
better responses
B)
This response is
better than that
C)
This is a good
response
D)
This is a better
response than any other
Answer: D
23. He ______________ ill since Monday and so he
_____________ the meeting.
A)
has been, could
not a attend
B)
is, could not
attend
C)
was, cannot attend
D)
had been, cannot
attend
Answer: A
24. 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
protested 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
25. Identify the sentence which does not contain
an adjective.
A)
She is a clever
girl
B)
It is a pleasant
evening
C)
He is an honest
man
D)
I play chess
regularly
Answer: D
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