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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2015TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2015
“Envy is ignorance and imitation is suicide”.
These are the words of- Robert Frost
- Khalil Gibran
- F. Joanna
- Ralph Waldo Emerson✓
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2022TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2022
State which statement is correct
I gave Rosy a pen.
In the pattern of the sentence,- "Rosy" is the Direct object
- "Rosy" is the Indirect object✓
- "Rosy" is the subject
- "Rosy" is the Adjunct
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2017TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2017
A 24-hour journey in a UP Roadways bus is not the most comfortable way to get to Munsiyari. The Journey of the author was- the most uncomfortable✓
- the most comfortable
- comfortable
- more comfortable
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2016TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2016
Match the poetic lines under column A with the figures of speech under column B and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Column AList I List II (a) You are the mouth and lips of eternity 1. Alliteration (b) About the fun of flying 2. Onomatopeia (c) In the boom of the tingling strings 3. Metaphor (d) The ship has weather'd every rack... 4. Personification Column B
- (a)-2 (b)-1 (c)-3 (d)-4
- (a)-2 (b)-3 (c)-1 (d)-4
- (a)-4 (b)-1 (c)-2 (d)-3✓
- (a)-1 (b)-4 (c)-3 (d)-2
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2013TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2013
A poem of two lines is called a- Couplet✓
- Monologue
- Ballad
- Ode
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2013TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2013
Select the correct option to complete the given sentence :
If the sun had not been bright ----------------.- the pictures would have come out well
- the pictures would not have come out well✓
- the pictures would have been come out well
- the pictures would come out well
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2013TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2013
Fill in the blank with the suitable word.
He tried to ---------- votes by showing the leaders portrait.- Canvas
- Canvass✓
- Confess
- Converse
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2014TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2014
The knocking softens, fades to a mild judicious tap.
What is the knocking sound?- Knocking at the door
- Carving of the statue✓
- Hitting the ball
- Boxing at the nose
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2015TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2015
H.W. Longfellow's poem "The Psalm of Life" is a piece of- Prayer
- Encomium
- Appeal
- Advice✓
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2017TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2017
Who said the following line?
"Man is born free but is everywhere in chains".- Rabindranath Tagore
- Rousseau✓
- Subash Chandra Bose
- Abraham Lincoln
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2018TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2018
Identify the correct sentence for the pattern S V IO DO A?- She prepared me coffee quickly✓
- She walked with her mother slowly
- Mani shouted in the hall loudly
- I shall meet you at the railway the next day
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2013TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2013
Freedom and power bring responsibility. That responsibility rests upon this assembly. Before the birth of freedom we have endured all the pains of labour and our hearts are heavy with the memory of sorrow. But the past is now over and the future beckons to us now. The ambition of the greatest man is to wipe every tear. As long as tears are there, so long our work will not be over.
Which statement is correct?- India became rich after Independence
- Ignorance, poverty, inequality of opportunity are eradicated
- Our work will not be over till we wipe every tear✓
- Freedom means to live a life as we like
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2025TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2025
The term 'Matronymic' means ____________- A name from the name of a mother✓
- Patronymic
- A name after famous personalities
- Maiden name
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2014TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2014
Identify the sentence with adverb.- That day he arrived late✓
- Generally speaking, we receive what we deserve
- The sweet mango is fit to eat
- Everybody wishes to enjoy life
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2016TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2016
We believe that as a nation and as people we need to shed our cynicism and initiate concrete action to realise the second vision. Choose the correct synonym for the underlined word.- stop
- instruct
- install
- begin✓
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2025TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2025
Transform the following sentence into a negative sentence.
"He is too shrewd to be cheated"- (a) He is not shrewd enough to be cheated
- (b) He is so shrewd that he cannot be cheated
- (c) He is not too shrewd to be cheated
- (d) He is shrewd
- (a)
- (b)✓
- (c)
- (d)
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2024TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2024
Choose the correct 'Synonym' by matching Column A and B :List I List II (a) Affluent 1. Widen (b) Dilate 2. Spire (c) Smacks 3. Wealthy (d) Summit 4. Drive - (a)-1 (b)-3 (c)-2 (d)-4
- (a)-2 (b)-1 (c)-3 (d)-4
- (a)-3 (b)-1 (c)-4 (d)-2✓
- (a)-3 (b)-4 (c)-1 (d)-2
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2022TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2022
Shanthini Govindan is an author of- Crime Stories
- Historical Sketches
- Children's Literature✓
- Religious Stories
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2022TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2022
At last by starvation and famine made bold.
What is the meaning of the word "famine"?- Hurriedly
- Mouthful of grain
- Miserly
- Extreme scarcity of food✓
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2018TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2018
Mr. Loisel is working in the office of the Board of ————.- Education✓
- Electricity
- Sericulture
- Medicine
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2013TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2013
Choose the option containing the correct sequence of words suiting the given passage :
The benefit of —————— is not only —————— our body but also —————— us happy in —————— our health always.- 1. to keep
- 2. to develop
- 3. exercising
- 4. maintaining
- 4 3 2 1
- 3 2 1 4✓
- 1 2 3 4
- 2 4 3 1
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2015TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2015
In Oscar Wilde's 'The Selfish Giant' only one little boy did not run away on seeing the giant because- he was blind
- he was lame
- he was afraid
- he did not see the giant coming✓
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2024TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2024
Identify the compound word that is :
Gerund + Noun- Cry baby
- Sun rise
- Bleaching powder✓
- Sun set
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2022TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2022
"Twisting, withering
And then it is done".
Choose the right answer :
Death of the tree is ————.- Painful✓
- Difficult
- Joyful
- Fast
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2025TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2025
In a legal context, which of the following sentences use the word 'right' appropriately?- (a) Turn right at the next intersection
- (b) It is your right to remain silent
- (c) The answer is right in front of you
- (d) He wanted to right the wrong he did to his sister
- (a) and (c)
- only (b)✓
- only (c)
- (c) and (d)
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