TNPSC Group-IV Model Question Paper

TNPSC Group-IV Model Question PaperLanguage & General StudiesQustions 200TNPSC VAO - Mock Test 01Duration : 120 mins1.Match the following poems in column A with the poets in column BColumn AColumn Ba) Punishment in kindergarten-1. D.H.Lawrenceb) Earth-2. Stephen Vincent Benetc) The flying wonder-3. Khalil Gibrand) Snake-4. Kamala dasa) 4 3 1 2b) 4 3 2 1c) 1 2 3 4d) 4 1 2 32.Choose the right passive voice of the given sentence:“Please bring the pen”a) Let my pen be broughtb) Let the pen be broughtc) Pen be broughtd) Bring the pen please3.Mention the poem in which these lines occur:“God made heaven and earth for joy“a)No men are foreignb) The Apologyc) The flying wonderd) Laugh and be merry4.For how many days were they stranded at milam glacier ?a) 2b) 3c) 4d) 55.Had I given an opportunity to contest, I definitely without doubta) Would win b) Would have win c) Might wind) would have won6.Hughie found some coins and a sovereign in his pocketa) Silverb) Copperc) Aluminiumd) Gold

7.Choose the active voice from given options:a) English is being spoken by me nowb) It was implemented by the administrationc) I am disappointedd) He calculates the risk8.Who said this to whom ?“There’s thrice thy money offer’d thee “a) Antonio says these words to shylockb) Bassanio says these words to shylockc) Portia says these words to shylockd) Portia says these words to Duke9.Whose Autobiography/Biography is this ?“A great poet, critic and dramatist from England. His important work includeThe wasteland, The cocktail party and The confidential clerk.He receivedNoble prize in 1948 for his contribution to modern poetry.”a) T.S.Eliotb) E.M.Fosterc) Oscar wilded) Pearl S.Buck10.The number of students less today due to heavy raina) isb) arec) wered) was11.H.W.Longfellow was born in the yeara) 861b) 183612.c) 1807After years went on , the giant grew very old anda) Mysticb) Feeblec) Majestic13.Find the Right phrase from the given options:“If I knew it earlier, it soon”a) I would have completedb) Will completec) Would completed) Can complete14.Identify the Rhyme scheme:“Be glad your nose is on your face,Not pasted on some other place,For if it were where it is not,You might dislike your nose a lot”a) aabbb) ababc) abbad) 1819d) Marvellousd) bbaa

15.Choose the right active voice of the given sentence:“The children were beaten by him”a) He beat the childrenb) He was beating the childrenc) He is beating the childrend) He beats the children16.Which nationality the story “How the camel got its hump” belong to ?a) Americab) Francec) Canadad) England17.In the senate house,the conspirators surround Caesar was the first tostab hima) Brutusb) Cascac) Cassiusd) Pompey18.Choose the right conjunctions from the given options:“ working very hard, he was unable to pass any exam”a) Despite ofb) thoughc) despited) No conjunction needed19.Who was Jessica ?a) Shylock’s daughter b) Wife of Lorenzoc) Portia’s maid20.21.d) Both A&BThey working there from 2000 to 2012a) Have beenb) Had beenc) wasd) areMention the figure of speech:“The world in gloom and splendour passes by”a) Simileb) Metaphorc) Oxymorond) Personification22.Malar was disturbed when she heard that the principal had decided tocut to build toiletsa) the peepal treeb) the banyan treec) the neem treed) the mango tree23.What is the passive voice of the given sentence?“I will be doing my work”a) My work will be being done by meb) My work will being done by mec) My work will done by med) None of these24.Match the following poems in column A with the poets in column BColumn AColumn Ba) Nine gold medals-1. Douglas Mallochb) Be the Best-2. Elizabeth Barrett browning

c) The cry of the children -d) Manliness-a) 4 1 2 3b) 4 1 3 225.3. Rudyard Kipling4. David Rothc) 1 4 3 2How old is Brihadeeswarar temple ?a) 1000 yearsb) 1500 yearsd) 1 4 2 3c) 2000 yearsd) 2500 years26.The story “A Close Encounter” is written bya) Archibald Lampmanb) Rex Cokerc) Susannah Hicklingd) Tammy Ruggles27.Police investigating the case nowa) isb) arec) has been28.The story “Living Amicably” is taken froma) Autobiography of A.P.J.Abdul Kalamb) Biography of Helen Kellerc) Adopted from a short story by Oscar wilded)Gopala Krishna Gokhale’s speech29.He was so brilliant intelligent but lazy.a) andb) butc) as welld) none of thesed) yet30.Dr.Salim Ali centre for Ornithology and Natural History is situated ina) Coimbatoreb) Maduraic) Bhopald) Kolkata31.Choose the passive voice of the given sentence:“I will call him to say the most important matter”a) The most important matter will be said to him by meb) He will be called by me to say the most important matterc) I will be called to say the important matter to himd) He will be called to say the most important matter32.Mention the poem in which these lines occur:“And kingdoms may forget their kingsAnd dogs forget their bites”a) The flying wonderb) A tiger in the zooc) Laugh and be merryd) To India

33.If I get a chance to meet him, I a few questionsa) could ask b) can askc) would askd) would have asked34.To which period the poet Annie Louisa Walker belong ?a) Elizabeth Ageb) Romantic Erac) Modern Aged) Transcendetalism35.Raj along with Shyam working on the projecta) areb) isc) haved) were36.A women’s unit of Indian National Army was named asa) Rani of Jhansi Regimentb) Kamala Nehru Regimentc) Putlibai Regimentd) Indira Regiment37.”The comedy of errors” is a play written bya) William Wordsworthb) William Shakespeared)Pearl S.Buckc) H.W.Longfellow38.Choose the right article from the given options:“He is honorable to his soul”a) ab) anc) thed) no article39.Which nationality the poet Elizabeth barrett browning belongs to ?a) Americab) Britainc) Lebanond) France40.During shakespeare’s time people believed that the influenced men’scharactera) Sunb) Moonc) Starsd) Planets41.By 12 noon tomorrow I the worka) Will finishc) Will have finished42.b) Would finishd) Would have finishedKarl paulnack also serves as a and conductor of the contemporary OperaLaba) Directorb) Music director c) Artistd) Producer

43.Leo Tolstoy is the author of which short story ?a) Caught sneezingb) The refugeec) Open Windowd) The wooden bowl44It is really unique ideaa) ab) an45.46.c) thed) no article”It is the star to every ward ’ring bark,Whose worth’s unknown,although his height be shaken”Which is the star to wandering bark ?a) Towerb) Light housec) Pole starMention the figure of speech:“Harmonic cacophony to oblivious ears “a)Metaphorb) Personification c) Onomatoepiad) Shipd) Oxymoron47.Who among the following is the author of the short story “The face of JudasIscariot” ?a) F.Joanna b) Anton Chekhov c) Sakid) Bonnie Chamberlain48.Strike iron while it is hota) ab) anc) the49.d) no articleIdentify the poem in which these lines occur :“O listen ! For the vale profound “a) A Psalm of lifeb) The solitary reaperc) Earth50.Who was the first Indian Astronaut to go into the space ?a) Kalpana Chawlab) Sunitha Williamsc) Rakesh Sharmad) None of these51.The prince of morocco chose the casketa) Goldb) silverc) Leadd) Don’t quitd) Copper52It is most dramatic incident I have ever faced in my lifea) ab) anc) thed) no article53.”If you can dream it, you can do it”-quoted by ?a) Albert Einstein b) Hellen kellerc) Walt Disneyd) James Kirkup

54.What is the overall tone of the poem “Off to outer space tomorrow morning”?a) Happyb) Sadc) Indifferenced) None of these55.Choose the right tense:“He the task before you came here”a) Completed b) Had completed c) Has completedd) Was completing56.”Child labour is a major social injustice” is the theme observed in the literarywork ofa) Our local teamb) Greedy Govindc) The Model millionaired) The cry of children57.year will come after this year and our life will go on as the same.a) ab) anc) thed) no article58.”But raged as infantry,And staring face to face “What is infantry ?a) soldiers on footc) soldiers on horseb) soldiers on elephantd) none of these59.Match the author in column A with the short story in column BColumn AColumn Ba) O’Henry-1. Refugeeb) Saki-2. The last leafc) Pearl S.Buck-3. The Necklaced) Guy de Maupassant-4. Open Windowa) 2 3 1 4b) 2 4 1 3c) 2 3 4 1d) 2 4 3 160.You won’t pass you study wella) unlessb) untilc) tilld) No conjunction needed61.Sang Swang is the folk dance of statea)Uttar Pradeshb) Madhya Pradeshc) Himachal Pradeshd) Andhra Pradesh62.Choose the right preposition from given options:“I am train now. I will call you later”a) ofb) byc) ond) at

63.Pangolin and the rat usually try to find interesting ways challenging eachother with newa) gamesb) racesc) games and races d) none of these64.Which nationality does the poet Archibald Lampman belong to ?a) Britainb) Americac) Canadad) France65.A wild cobra came out the hole under the treea) offb) fromc) ofRabindranath Tagore’s drama in Bengalia) The broken nest b) Fair faced c) The Sacrifice66.67.Mention the figure of speech:“Through the coal-dark,underground”a) Simileb) Personificationd) ind) cross currentsc) Metaphor68.I would have reached there by any time 6 to 7.a) between b) fromc) atd) in69.”Someone was before me at my water trough”Who is the second comer ?a) Snakeb) The Poetc) His friendd) Oxymorond) Both A&B70.Match the following poets in column A with the poems in column BColumn AColumn Ba)Discovery-1. Emma Richardsb)My Native land-2. Gayathri Pahlajanic)To cook and eat-3. H.L.Vivian Deroziod)Going for water-4. Robert frosta) 2 3 1 4b) 2 3 4 1c) 3 2 4 1d) 3 2 1 471.the peon rang the bell , then students jumped out of the class and rana) as b) as soon asc) even thoughd) No conjunction needed72.”It is simply service that measures success “ quoted bya) Rabindranath Tagoreb) Mahatma Gandhi c) Dr.George73.I will focus that particular task and finish it before the deadlinea) atb) onc) ind) towardsd) Moses

74.Extract,Element,East- Mention the figure of speecha) Anaphora b) Assonancec) synecdoched) Alliteration75.In the story “Swept away” a small town of Lunel, Southern France isdamaged bya) Earthquakeb) Volcanoc) Violent stormd) Tsunami76.The problems will be solved if police in timea) would comeb) comec) came77.Identify the rhyme scheme:“Life is queer with its twists and turns,When care is pressing down a bit,Rest,if you must-but don’t you quit,As everyone of us sometime learns”a) aabbb) ababc) abbad) hadd) baba78.my visit to that country I could meet some eminent personalities whoinspired a lot of peoplea) onb) inc) atd) over79.“The globe’s my world. The cloud’s my kind” – Migrant birdIn this poem bird feels that the clouds are itsa) Relativesb) Enemiesc) Friendsd) Home80Though the politician made a powerful appeal people were notimpressed.a) yetb) butc) stilld) No conjunction needed81.Who issue the Deserted women certificate?a) Village Administrative Officerb) Revenue Inspectorc) Tahsildard) Revenue Divisional Officerfztdhy; iftplg;gl;lth; rhd;W ,tuhy; toq;fg;gLfpwJ?a) fpuhkeph;thf mYtyh;b) tUtha; Ma;thsh;c) tl;lhl;rpah;d) Nfhl;lhl;rpah;82.Seats for mathematics, Physics and Biology in a school are in the ratio 5 : 7 :8. There is a proposalto increase these seats by 40%, 50% and75% respectively. The ratio of increased seats will bea) 2 : 3 : 4b) 6 : 8 : 9c) 6 : 7 : 8d) None of these