TNPSC GROUP 2A

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TEST NO: 2 DATE: 28.05.2017
TOTAL QUESTIONS: 50 TIME: 45 MINS

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1. Which figure of speech does the ex.pression,"But 7. "Where the world has not been broken up into
O heart! heart! heart!" Contain? fragments"

A)Repetition B)Simile In which poem do you find those lines?

C)Metaphor D)None
A)Where The Mind is Without Fear
B)Sonnet No.116
2. Choose the correct antonym for the given word C)Nine Gold Medals
"hidden" D)The Apology

A)overt B)concealed
C)covered D)curtain 8. Choose the Correct meaning for the underlined
word in the sentence. Should people pursue their
own happiness at the expense of others?
3. "But the liveliest bass in the lake!
We cant all be captains, weve got to be crew, A)preceding B)quest
Theres something for all of us here." C)replace D)conquer
Identify the Poem in which the above lines occur

A)Be the Best 9. Choose the correct rhyme scheme which is used
B)Where the mind is without fear by H.W.Longfellow in the following lines.
C)Going for water "Tell me not, in mournful numbers,
D)Sonnet No:116 Life is but an empty dream!
For the soul is dead that slumbers,
And things are not what they seem."
4. In the following, in which story you find Malar
charater? A)ab ab B)aabb
C)aaaa D)abaa
A)The Ant Eater and the Dassie
B)The Sun Beam
C)The Neem Tree 10. Choose the antonym for the underlined word in
D)My Grandmothers House the sentence. It is not just that the Indian nuclear
tests are resented

5. The meaning of the word " inquisitive " A)liked B)offended

C)indignant D)disliked
A)solitary
B)incurious
C)passive 11. Choose the antonym for the underlined word in
D)curious the sentence. His scepture shows the force of
temporal power.

6. Identify the Poem in which the following lines A)limited B)temporay

occur C)strong D)spiritual
"And some highway happier make;"

A)Be the Best 12. The meaning of the word " fiendish"
B)Where the mind is without fear
C)Going for water A)holiness B)wicked
D)Sonnet No:116 C)pure D)shone

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13. "Till the bridge you will need be formd, till the 19. Choose the antonym for the underlined word in
ductile anchor hold, Till the gossamer thread you the sentence. Do you confess your mistakes?
fling catch somewhere, O my soul".
A)deny B)option
The figure of speech in the lines is --------- C)agree D)manage

A)Repetition B)Oxymoron
C)Allusion D)Anaphora 20. Which figure of speech does the ex.pression,
"the hissing noise of the snake" contain?
A) logopoeia B) anaphora
14. Identify the figures of speech in the following C) diaspora D) onomatoepia
`
lines
"And I, like a second comer, waiting"
21. In which poem, the following lines occurs
" I saw her singing at her work,
A) logopoeia B) anaphora
And oer the sickle bending "
C) diaspora D) Simile
A)Sonnet No.116
B)A sonnet for my Incomparable Mother
15. "In spring-time from the cuckoo-bird,
C)The Solitary Reaper
Breaking the silence of the seas
D)Punishment in Kindergarten
Among the farthest Hebrides."
In which poem, do you find those lines?
22. Dassie is
A)The Solitary reaper
B)The cry of children
A)an African rat B)a scaly ant eater
C)The Man He Killed
C)Grandmother D)small girl
D)Snake

23. Choose the correct meaning for the word

16. Saruli figures in
"defunctness"
A) Farmer
B) The Sun Beam A)Plenty B)extinct
C)After the Storm C)Survive D)profound
D) Kari, the Elephant

24. Choose the antonym for the underlined word in

17. "Still achieving, still pursuing," the sentence. No time is convenient enough for
Choose the poem in which these lines occur? you.
A)inconvenient B)suitable
A)A Psalm of Life C)facilty D)available
B)The Solitary reaper
C)The Flying Wonder
D)Be the Best 25. Choose the correct antonym for the given word
"optimum"

18. Who is Diwan Singh? A)best B)capital

C)maximum D)minimum
A)Saruli's Friend
B)Head man of village
C)Big time farmer
D)Landlord

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26. "To sleep our life away" . 30. Choose the Correct meaning for the underlined
The figure of speech used by Annie Louisa Walker in word in the sentence. They appear to have been
these lines is ------ more ferocious and less assimilative than the other
conquering tribes.
A)Alliteration B)Simile
C)Metaphor D)Personification A)fierce B)humble
C)creative D)non violent

27. The following lines which occur in the poem

"Within his bending sickles compass come;" 31. Identify the figures of speech in the following
lines from the poem The Man He Killed.
A)Where the mind is without fear "But ranged as infantry".
B)Sonnet no 116
C)Going for Water A)Ellipsis
D)O Captain!My Captain B)Simile
C)Metophor
D)Alliteration
28. "That looks on tempests and is never shaken;"
Find the poem in which these lines occurs
32. Choose the antonym for the underlined word in
A)Punishment in Kindergarten the sentence.
B)The Solitary Reaper "Envy is ignorance and immitation is suicide"
C)Sonnet No.116
D)Going for Water A)unaware B)uneducated
C)knowledge D)unversed

29. Match the characters in Column A with the

Stories in Column B and choose the correct 33."Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,
option using given codes. Is our destined end or way; "
Choose the poem in which these lines occur?
Column A Column B
A)A Psalm of Life
(a)Butterfly (1) After the storm B)The Solitary reaper
(b)Dassie (2) The Sun Beam C)The Flying Wonder
(c)Pratab (3) Farmer D)Be the Best
(d)Samuel (4)Swami & the Sum
(5)The Ant Eater
34. "Those who aim high,have the learn to walk to
(a) (b) (c) (d) walk alone too"

(A) 2 5 1 4 A)APJ Abdul Kalam

(B) 1 4 2 3 B)Rabindranath Tagore
(C) 1 2 5 4 C)Kamala Das
(D) 1 3 5 2 D)Dr. Neeraja Raghavan

35. "Your nose, instead, through thick and thin"

The Figure of speech in the line is

A)Allusion B)Onomatopoeia
C)Apostrophe D)Alliteration

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36. Choose the Correct meaning for the underlined 42. "Was it cowardice, that I dared not kill him?
word in the sentence. The immaculate state of the Was it perversity, that I longed to talk to him?
garden bears testament to a lifetime's effort. Was it humility, to feel so honoured?"

A)exquiste B)defective The figure of speech used by D.H.Lawrence in these

C)immoral D)tainted lines is ------

A)Alliteration B)Anaphora
37. "I appreciate you love for the tree" is said by C)Metaphor D)Personification

A)Malar to Grandmother
B)Malar to Saruli 43. "Alone she cuts and binds the grain,
C)Principal to Malar And sings a melancholy strain;
D)Grandmother to Principal O listen! for the vale profound
Is overflowing with the sound."

Choose the correct rhyme from the option.

38. Choose the Correct meaning for the underlined
word in the sentence .She was told to ascertain the A)aabb B)abab
validity of training certificates C)abbb C)aaaa

A)discuss B)confirm
C)ask D)get 44. Where do you find the character Nila?

A)The Ant Eater

39. Identify the figures of speech in the following B)Kari, The Elephant
lines. "You bleached our souls soiled with C)Farmer
impurities" D)The Neem Tree
A)Alliteration B)Simile
C)Metaphor D)Personification
45. Identify the figures of speech in the following
lines from the poem."
40. In which poeam do you find the following line ?" Not enjoyment, and not sorrow"
(Though chill), because the fields were ours,"
A)personification B)anaphora
A) The Solitary Reaper C)oxymoran D)simile
B)Going for water
C) A Psalm of Life
D)Sonnet No.116 46. "Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit"
Where do you find the above lines?

41. The lines "Keep your flag flying high. Dont give A)Punishment in Kindergarten
up," is said by B)My Grandmothers House
C)Where the mind is without fear
A)Principal D)Vision for the Nation
B)Rabindranath Tagore
C)Kamala Das
D)Malar's Grandmother

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47. "Among books I was then too young" Where do 49. That picnic day when I lay hidden Where do you
you find the above lines? find the above lines?

A)Punishment in Kindergarten A)Punishment in Kindergarten

B)My Grandmothers House B)My Grandmothers House
C)Where the mind is without fear C)Where the mind is without fear
D)Vision for the Nation D)After the Storm

48. "Today the world is a little more my own" Who 50. The entire universe is one big dance. Who said
said this line? this line?

A)Saruli B)Diwan Singh A)Butterfly B)Dassie

C)Swami D)Kamala Das C)Sunbeam D)Rama

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