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English questions taken from the real TNPSC papers, each with its correct answer in Tamil and English and the exam and year it was asked in.உண்மையான TNPSC வினாத்தாள்களிலிருந்து எடுக்கப்பட்ட வினாக்கள், ஒவ்வொன்றிலும் சரியான விடையுடன், எந்தத் தேர்வில் எந்த ஆண்டு கேட்கப்பட்டது என்பதுடன்.
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2013TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2013
Match the following words given under column A with their antonyms under column B and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Column AList I List II (a) Serenity 1. Shallow (b) Profound 2. Ugly (c) Chase 3. Anxiety (d) Charming 4. Withdraw Column B
- (a)-2 (b)-3 (c)-4 (d)-1
- (a)-3 (b)-1 (c)-4 (d)-2✓
- (a)-1 (b)-3 (c)-2 (d)-4
- (a)-2 (b)-1 (c)-4 (d)-3
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2022TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2022
Pick out the words in alliteration in the below line?
'And heaven a surer heritage'- Surer, heritage
- Heaven, heritage✓
- Heritage, heritage
- And, heritage
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2022TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2022
When did Ramayya's wife notice the jewel in the story "The Nose Jewel"?- While sweeping the floor✓
- While washing the floor
- While dusting the floor
- While mopping the floor
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2013TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2013
Harmonic cacophony to oblivious ears
Identify the figure of speech used in the given line- onomatopoeia
- oxymoron✓
- personification
- alliteration
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2013TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2013
Match column A with column B
Column AList I List II (a) His trip 1. was gifted to her (b) The house 2. was not fed properly (c) The doll 3. was sponsored by his company (d) The camel 4. was dressed up beautifully Column B
- (a)-3 (b)-1 (c)-4 (d)-2✓
- (a)-3 (b)-1 (c)-2 (d)-4
- (a)-1 (b)-3 (c)-4 (d)-2
- (a)-1 (b)-3 (c)-2 (d)-4
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2014TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2014
Select the correct tense.
She is singing now.- Simple Present Tense
- Present Continuous Tense✓
- Present Perfect Tense
- Present Perfect Continuous Tense
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2025TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2025
Passage : A rural community lacked access to reliable internet and digital devices. Local schools struggled to integrate technology into their curriculum and small businesses found it difficult to compete with online retailers. Community leaders proposed setting up a shared digital center, but residents feared the potential for increased surveillance and data misuse.
Question : Based on the passage, which of the following statements are most likely true?- (a) The digital divide is primarily an urban phenomenon.
- (b) The community is experiencing both economic and educational disadvantages.
- (c) There is complete agreement on the need for a digital center.
- (d) Concerns about privacy are hindering efforts to bridge the digital divide.
- Both (b) and (d)✓
- Both (a) and (b)
- Both (a) and (d)
- Both (b) and (c)
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2018TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2018
Name the poet who wrote the poem "On Killing a Tree".- William Wordsworth
- Mark Twain
- Dr. Gieve Patel✓
- Mary Botham Howitt
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2013TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2013
Identify the compound sentence.- We should work hard to make up for the lost days
- We should work hard so that we make up for the lost days
- We should work hard and make up for the lost days✓
- We should work hard for making up for the lost days
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2025TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2025
Which of the following phrases can be quoted as an example for sound images from the poem "Sea Fever"?- 1. Wheels kick
- 2. Seagulls cry
- 3. Clouds flying
- 4. Running tide
- 5. Sails shaking
- 6. Wind's song
- 1, 2 and 3
- 3, 5 and 6
- 2, 4 and 6✓
- 3, 4 and 5
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2015TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2015
Match the British English words with their American equivalents :
British English American EnglishList I List II (a) Jam 1. Fall (b) nappy 2. Antenna (c) Aerial 3. Jelly (d) Autumn 4. Diaper - (a)-3 (b)-2 (c)-4 (d)-1
- (a)-2 (b)-4 (c)-3 (d)-1
- (a)-3 (b)-4 (c)-2 (d)-1✓
- (a)-1 (b)-2 (c)-4 (d)-3
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2022TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2022
My heart was so light
That I sang day and Night
For all nature looked gay
"You sang, sir, you say?"
Mention the rhyme scheme employed in the above lines- a a b c
- a a b b✓
- a b b a
- a b b b
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2016TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2016
Choose the option which is opposite in meaning to the underlined word.
The creature seemed to be tottering with fear.- dancing
- motionless✓
- jumping
- running
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2013TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2013
That is how Gandhi became a leader par excellence : that made Churchill the greatest and the most successful war time leader.
Choose a word from the passage that means "by way of special eminence".- traits
- hurdles
- par excellence✓
- hazards
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2018TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2018
Match Column A with Column B. Select the correct code given below :
Column AList I List II (a) Sickle 1. walk softly (b) Gaol 2. a tool used for cutting grass and crops (c) Muskie 3. prison (d) tread 4. a type of rose that smells like musk Column B
- (a)-2 (b)-1 (c)-4 (d)-3
- (a)-2 (b)-3 (c)-4 (d)-1✓
- (a)-3 (b)-2 (c)-4 (d)-1
- (a)-4 (b)-1 (c)-2 (d)-3
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2015TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2015
Who wrote the following motivational poem, "You can't be that, No, You can't be that"?- Hope Spencer
- Dale Carnegi
- Brian Patten✓
- Rupert Brooke
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2025TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2025
The passage implies that the long-term sustainability of e-sevai primarily relies on;- increasing the number of physical e-sevai centers
- focussing solely on urban areas
- bridging the digital divide and maintaining a robust infrastructure✓
- reducing the number of available online services
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2024TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2024
Choose the correct article.
This has got to stop immediately; Justice Mathematics said in ———— stern voice, rapping ———— hammer for silence in ———— court.- a, the, a
- the, a, the
- a, the, the✓
- a, a, the
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2015TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2015
________ is not a Nobel Prize winner.- Rudyard Kipling
- William Golding
- Oscar Wilde✓
- Pearl S. Buck
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2016TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2016
Choose the correct alternative from the options given below :
He used to visit us every week, but —————— now.- rarely comes✓
- was rarely coming
- has rarely come
- had rarely come
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2025TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2025
Choose the correct question tag for the sentence given below.
Let's all go to the beach this evening, ___________.- do we?
- don't we?
- shall we?✓
- aren't we?
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2016TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2016
Identify the poet who wrote the following lines :
"We ran as if to meet the moon
That slowly dawned behind the trees".- Norman Nicholson
- Jack Prelutsky
- Robert Frost✓
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2017TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2017
Match the following :
Column AList I List II (a) Walt Whitman 1. Chemmeen (b) Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai 2. The Merchant of Venice (c) William Shakespeare 3. O Captain My Captain (d) Oscar Wilde 4. The Selfish Giant Column B
- (a)-3 (b)-1 (c)-4 (d)-2
- (a)-2 (b)-1 (c)-3 (d)-4
- (a)-3 (b)-1 (c)-2 (d)-4
- (a)-4 (b)-2 (c)-1 (d)-3✓
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2018TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2018
Choose the correct combination for the compound word 'Water bottle"- Verb + Noun
- Adjective + Noun
- Noun + Noun✓
- Adverb + Noun
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Asked inகேட்கப்பட்டதுTNPSC Group 2 / 2A · 2016TNPSC குரூப் 2 / 2A · 2016
In the lesson "Yaanai Malai", the lesson-writer Manohar Devadoss says, "Sometimes landscapes can speak to us". This expression is purely- a baseless illusion
- an exaggerated hyberbola
- a subjective impression✓
- an objective interpretation
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