TNPSC General English Model Test [1] - Part 2 (26-50 Questions)

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Questions Prepared by Sarala Davamanoharan 

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26. 1.Match the words 
    Column A                             Column B
    a) Torch                         1. Pitcher
    b) Shop assistant         2. Shade
    c) Jug                            3. Clerk
    d) Blind                        4. Flash light
    1. a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4
    2. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
    3. a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
    4. a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3
    
    
27. choose the correct verb : The United States ------------ a big navy 
    
    1. Have
    2. are having
    3. is 
    4. has
    
    
28. Slapped with steep cliffs on all faces, it looks every inch an unsurmountable peak : The word ‘insurmountable means ‘----------
    
    1. Unconquerable
    2. uncomfortable
    3. unimaginable
    4. un believable
    
    
29. On the day of Sicilian July, with Etna smoking .what is the 'Etna' ?
    
    1.  an earthquake
    2. a tempest 
    3. a tsunami affected city
    4. a volcanic mountain
    
    
30.  ‘I martk’d where on alittle promontory it stood isolated. : 'It’ here stands for
    
    1. the poet
    2.  the web
    3. a raised land
    4. the spider
    
    
31. Identify the figure of speech : Have you noticed how some people , may seem plain as plain can be ?
    
    1. personification
    2.  simile
    3. Metaphor
    4. none
    
    
32. Select the correct plural form of 'alumna'
    
    1. alumni
    2. alumnas
    3. alumnae
    4. alumnis
    
    
33. Pick out the sentence that contains a complement 
    
    1. The thief stole all the silver articles
    2.  I shall collect the books next week
    3. The Programme has started on time
    4. My aunt remained a spinster all her life 
    
    
34. Pick out the word that does not take –ves in its plural form
    
    1. thief
    2. shelf 
    3. proof
    4. wolf 
    
    
35. Identify the compound words with the wrong plural form
    
    1. passers by
    2. step sisters
    3. sons in law
    4. drops-out
    
    
36. The nationality of the author of “ the lottery ticket”
    
    1. Scandinavian
    2. American
    3. German
    4. Russian
    
    
37. Fill in the blanks with suitable article : Centuries ago --- great artist was engaged to paint -----mural for --------cathedral in -------Scilian town
    
    1. a, the, a,the
    2. the, the, the, a
    3. a,the,the,a
    4. a, a , the, a
    
    
38. Choose the  correct statement for the corect tag : Should have the question tag------------------ doesn’t she ?
    
    1. shreya drawn well 
    2. shreya has been drawing well
    3. shreya has not drawn well 
    4. Shreya draws well
    
    
39. Select the correct plural form of aquarium
    
    1. aquarias
    2. aquariums
    3. aquariams
    4. aquaria 
    
    
40. Subash chandra bose was popularly known as
    
    1. chachaji
    2. babaji
    3. dharmaji
    4. netaji
    
    
41. The mechanic tried to fix the broken -----1----only  in --2----
    
    1. wane and vane
    2. vain and vein
    3. vane and wane
    4. Vane and vain
    
    
42. Fill the correct phrasal verb : I am exactly like my mother, I think I have ------- her
    
    1. Taken to
    2. Taken off
    3. Taken over 
    4. Taken after
    
    
43. Fill with suitable verb : I  --------- ( surf)  the net when the explosion occurred
    
    1. Will surf
    2. had surfed
    3. will be surfing
    4. was surfing
    
    
44. Select the correct plural form of Oasis
    
    1. Oasese
    2. Oasies 
    3. Oaes 
    4. Oases
    
    
45. The rhyme scheme of the following lines is -------- : ‘For Oh , Say the children,” we are weary’  And we cannot run or leap If we cared for any meadows, it were merely To drop down in them and sleep
    
    1. abba
    2. aaab
    3. aabb
    4. abab
    
    
46. Read the passage and answer :  “ A geode can split to reveal    A dazzling sight to view !”    When does a geode split?  It splits when -----------
    
    1. It is broken with a stone
    2. Flung against  awall
    3. Dried in the hot sun
    4. Water seeps inside it 
    
    
47. Which of the folowing is not a poem ?
    
    1. A tiger in the zoo
    2. Women’s rights
    3. Is Life but a dream
    4. The tears of the desert
    
    
48. Identify the sentence : Considering the difficulties of his position, he has acted admirably
    
    1. Complex
    2. compound
    3. No Pattern
    4. simple
    
    
49. Find the odd one
    
    1. Engine driver
    2. Hand bag
    3. Sunlight
    4. Tell tale
    
    
50. Pick out the sentence having error
    
    1. One should be true to one’s word
    2. I bought three dozen oranges
    3. He wears an HMT watch presented by his Uncle 
    4. You must listen what I Say
    
    

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