General English D Series Answers:

102. Match the following root words given in Column A with their meanings in Column B and select the correct answer from the codes given below: Column A Column B a. b. c. d. Stooped 1. lived Dwelt 2. yearly celebration Anniversary 3. stomach pain Colic 4. bent

Codes a b c d A. B. C. D. 3412 4123 2341 1324

Answer: (B) 4 1 2 3 103. Comprehension There were two friends in the village of Bhuthapandy. The elder was Kandhan, a cunning man and the younger was Rangan a very simple man. Select the correct answer: A. B. C. D. Rangan was cunning man Rangan was a wise man Rangan was a Playful man Rangan was a very simple man

Answer: (D) Rangan was a very simple man 104. Comprehension: Mullas parents were humble and ordinary. Mulla was also like that. Books were costly in those days. So, Mulla worked hard in the rich mans house and read books there. Books were in those days A. B. C. D. Cheap very cheap costly more costly

Answer: (C) Costly

105. Comprehension: The tench is a large fish found in water of lakes, rivers and marshes. Its skin secretes a lot of slime, It was formerly known as doctor fish. The name of the fish referred here is A. B. C. D. Doctor tench Slime Large

Answers: (B) tench 106. Comprehension: The liver is the largest organ in our body and its weighs one and half kilos. It performs more than 500 jobs, some them essential to life. The largest organ in our body is the .. A. B. C. D. intestine heart liver rib

Answer: (C) Liver 107. Comprehension: Elephants are found in India and in Africa. The African elephant differs in some points from the Indian, being large with longer tusks and bigger ears. Elephants are animals. A. B. C. D. domestic wild bold shy

Answer: (B) Wild 108. Find out the error: He Know me well ABCD Answer: Know 109. Find out the error: The baby is cry ABCD

Answer: cry 110. Find out the error Call a boy Standing outside ABCD Answer : a 111. Select the correct plural from: Flower A. B. C. D. Flowers Floweries Floweris Flowes

Answer: (A) Flowers 112. Select the correct sentences: A. B. C. D. Water flows from the hill Water flows down the hill Water flows beside the hill Water flows for the hill

Answers: (B) Water flows down the hill 113. Select the correct sentences: A. B. C. D. I want to improve my knowledge in English I want to improve my knowledge for English I want to improve my knowledge on English I want to improve my knowledge of English

Answer: (A) I want to improve my knowledge in English 114. Select the correct sentence: A. B. C. D. Drinking lot of water is good to health Drinking lot of water is good for health Drinking lot water is good of health Drinking lot water is good to health

Answer: (B) Drinking lot of water is good for health

115. Select the correct sentences (Indirect speech): The teacher said to Mallika, What is your father? A. B. C. D. The teacher asked Mallika what her father was The teacher requested Mallika what her father was The teacher ordered Mallika what her father was The teacher said to Mallika what her father was.

Answer: (A) The teacher asked Mallika what her father was 116. Select the correct impersonal passive sentence: Nobody closed the door A. B. C. D. The door is not closed The door was not closed The door wont be closed The door didnt closed

Answer: (B) The door was not closed 117. Identify the sentence: Being busy, I could not attend the function A. B. C. D. complex compound simple negative

Answer: (C) Simple 118. Identify the sentence: On seeing the mother the baby laughed. A. B. C. D. Compound interrogative complex simple

Answer: (D) Simple 119. Identify the sentence: If there is pain, take this tablet A. simple B. complex C. compound

D. imperative Answer: (B) Complex 120. Identify the sentence: The Sun had set and the stars appeared A. B. C. D. Simple complex Compound imperative

Answer: (C) Compound 121. Select the correct question tag: I am in your way, . A. B. C. D. am I ? will I? did I ? amnt I

Answer : (D) am nt I? 122. Identify the sentence pattern: They announced the results A. B. C. D. S.V. O. S. V. A . S. V. C. S. V. A.C

Answer: (A) S. V. O. 123. Identify the sentence pattern: My teacher taught the English: A. B. C. D. S.V.O. S. V. I. D. O. S. V. C. O. S. V. D. O. I. O.

Answers: (B) S. V. I. O. D. O 124. Identify the sentence pattern: She laughed loudly:

A. B. C. D.

S. V. A. S. V. O S. V. C. S. V. I. O.

Answers: (A) S.V. A. 125. Identify the sentence pattern He appeared angry. A. B. C. D. S. V. O. S. V. C. S. V. A. S.V. D. O

Answer: (B) S. V. C.

Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission TNPSC Group-II Exam Keys (Answers) 2009: General English
126. Identify the sentence pattern: The baby is crying. A. B. C. D. S. O. V. S. V. I. O S. V. A. S. V.

Answer: (D) S. V. 127. Fill in the blank with correct article My sister will come in .. day or two A. B. C. D. the an a some

Answer: (C) a 128. Fill in the blank with correct article. cow is a useful animal. A. B. C. D. A The An Some

Answer: (B) The 129. Fill in the blank with correct article. Rajan is waiting for . Hour Answer: C) an 130. Fill in the blank with correct article. Yesterday I met . European A. B. C. D. an a the some

Answer: (B) a 131. Fill in the blank with correct preposition: My mother is .. the kitchen A. B. C. D. on at by in

Answer: (D) in 132. Select the correct prefix: Danger A. B. C. D. ing en ed er

Answer: (B) en

133. Select the correct suffix: Small A. B. C. D. ed ly er ing

Answer: (C) er 134. Select correct suffix beauti A. B. C. D. ion ly ing ful.

Answer: (D) ful 135. Select the prefix: Cover A. B. C. D. dis un in ly

Answer: Both (A) dis (B) un 136. Select the correct prefix: A. B. C. D. un re mis en

Answer: (C) Mis 137. Choose the correct antonym: United Nation lives on. A. B. C. D. grows survives exists dies

Answer: (D) dies 138. Choose the correct antonym: It is very deep sleep A. B. C. D. Sound nap disturbed shallow

Answer: (C) disturbed 139. Choose the correct antonym: Night descended dark and cold. A. B. C. D. increased ascended decreased moved

Answer: (B) ascended 140. Choose the correct antonym: It was an ancient Indian prince who first developed music A. B. C. D. modern old historical past time

Answer: (A) modern 141. Fill in the blank (infinitive): . In the right side of the road is dangerous. A. B. C. D. To walk To be walk To walking Walking

Answer: (A) To walk 142. Fill in the blank (infinitive) Kale likes.. in the air. A. flying

B. to fly C. to be fly D. was flying Answer: (B) to fly 143. Fill in the blank (gerund): . is good for health A. B. C. D. Will swin Will be swimming Swimming Swam

Answer: (C) Swimming 144. Fill in the blank (gerund) Kala does not like .. in the streets. A. B. C. D. playing played will play was playing

Answer: (A) playing 145. Fill in the bland (participle): I have .. breakfast in the morning A. B. C. D. eaten ate will eat will be eating

Answer: (A) eaten 146. Select the correct tense: P.M visits flood victims. A. B. C. D. present perfect simple present Present continuous simple past

Answer: (B) simple present

147. Select the correct tense: The stars are shining A. B. C. D. present continuous simple future past perfect past continuous

Answer: (A) Present continuous 148. Select the correct tense I had passed the exam. A. B. C. D. present perfect past perfect simple past simple future

Answer: (B) past perfect 149. Select the correct tense: At 10 O clock tomorrow I shall be travelling to Agra. A. B. C. D. future continuous past continuous present perfect present continuous

Answer: (A) future continuous 150. Select the correct tense: Several prisoners have broken out the jail. A. B. C. D. simple past simple present present continuous present perfect

Answer: (D) present perfect 151. Find out the error : We sat by the ground (On) ABCD Answer: (C) by

152. Find out the error: Either Meena nor Kamal attended the function. ABCD Answer: (B) nor 153. Fill in the blank with correct Homophone: I very well about my friend. A. B. C. D. Know no now new

Answer: (A) know 154. Fill in the blank with correct Homophone: Either Rajan .. Kannan will attend the marriage. A. B. C. D. are air or wore

Answer: (C) or 155. Fill in the blank with correct Homophone: My mother cooks .. A. B. C. D. rise raise rice rose

Answer: (C) rice 156. Fill in the blank with correct Homophone: The .. rises in the east. A. B. C. D. son sun sin soon

Answer: (B) sun

157. Change the verb into adverb: Grace A. B. C. D. gracious gracefully graciously none of these

Answer: (B) gracefully 158. Change the following noun into verb: Obedience A. B. C. D. obey obediently obedient none of these

Answer: (A) obey 159. Find out the adjective A. B. C. D. danger dangerous dangerously be danger

Answer: (B) dangerous 160. Find out the verb: A. B. C. D. hurrying hurryly hurry hurried

Answer: (D) hurried 161. Identify the sentence: Do not scold me in public, or I will not obey. A. B. C. D. complex simple negative compound

Answer: (D) compound 162. Identify the positive degree: A. B. C. D. No other girl in the class is to tall as Sylvia Sylvia is taller than any other girl in the class Slyvia is the tallest girl in the class Jancy is not taller than Sylvia

Answer: (A) No other girl in the class is so tall as Sylvia 163. Identify the positive degree: A. B. C. D. Akbar was one of the mightiest kings Akbar was mightier than most other kings Very few kings are as mighty as Akbar Mango is one of sweetest fruits

Answer: (C) Very few kings are as mighty as Akbar 164. Identify the comparative degree A. B. C. D. John is the cleverest boy John is cleverer than any other boy No other boy is so clever as john Kamala is as tall as Vimala

Answer: (B) John is cleverer than any other boy 165. Identify the superlative degree: A. B. C. D. Mango is one of the sweetest Very few fruits are as sweet as mango Asha is as wise as Priya Priya is not wise than Asha.

Answers: (A) Mango is one of the sweetest fruits 166. Identify the superlative degree: A. B. C. D. India is more powerful than Pakistan Pakistan is not as a powerful as India India is one of the most powerful countries Very few countries are so

Answer: (C) India is one of the most powerful countries

167. Find out the Noun: A. B. C. D. glitter shine Star lighting

Answer: (C) star 168. Match the following words given in Column A with their antonyms in Column B and select the correct answer from the codes given below: Column A Column B A. B. C. D. Codes: abcd A. B. C. D. 4123 2341 2134 3412 far 1. include melt 2. attract exclude 3. near repel 4. condense

Answer: (D) 3 4 1 2 169. Match the following words given in Column A with their meanings in Column B and select the correct answer from the codes given below: Column A Column B A. B. C. D. Codes: abcd A. B. C. D. 4123 3412 2341 3214 glitter 1. delightfully slowly 2. including joyfully 3. shine adding 4. gradually

Answer: (B) 3 4 1 2

170. Match the following countries given in Column A with their in column B and select the correct answer from the codes given below: Column A Column B Countries people A. B. C. D. Codes: abcd A. B. C. D. 2413 3241 4312 4231 The U.K 1. Irish The U.S.A 2. British Ireland 3. French France 4. American

Answers: (A) 2 4 1 3 171. Fill in the blank with correct article. This is . Ink pot which I bought yesterday. A. B. C. D. the a an some

Answer: (A) an 172. Fill in the blank with correct article. John like to eat .. apples A. B. C. D. an the a some

Answer: (D) some 173. Identify the odd word: A. B. C. D. Granite Dynamite Radium Radio

Answer: (D) Radio 174. Identify the odd word: A. B. C. D. Rose Lotus Jasmine Grass

Answer: (D) Grass 175. Identify the odd word: A. B. C. D. Table Chair Bench Goat

Answer: (D) Goat 176. Identify the odd word: A. B. C. D. Sparrow Crow Cow Dove

Answer: (C) Cow 177. Select the correct plural form: Ox A. B. C. D. Oxs Oxes Oxen none of these

Answers: (C) Oxen 178. Select the correct plural form: Fish A. B. C. D. Fishs Fishies Fish Fishers

Answers: (C) Fish 179. Select the correct plural form Baby A. B. C. D. Babys Babies Babyes Babis

Answers: (C) fish 180. Select the correct plural from: Child A. B. C. D. Childs Children Childes Childish

Answer: (B) Children 181. Choose correct antonym: The Warder unlocked the cell. A. Closed B. opened C. shielded D. Answer: (B) opened 182. Choose the correct synonym: The waves would easily engulf the land A. B. C. D. cover encircle destroy swallow up.

Answer: (B) encircle 183. Choose the correct synonym: Perhaps there are several other bodies A. many

B. some C. a few D. a lot of Answer: (A) many 184. Choose the correct synonym: Can you distinguish between a planed and a star? A. B. C. D. differ resemble differentiate similarity

Answer: (C) differentiate 185. Choose the correct synonym The cubs are born A. B. C. D. cub young ones cats lions

Answer: (B) young ones 186. Choose the correct synonym: We meet in an hour of grief and challenge A. B. C. D. Joy bliss *** sorrow

Answer: (D) sorrow 187. Select the correct question tag: It is raining. A. B. C. D. is it? does it ? isnt it? may it?

Answer: (C) isnt it?

188. Select the correct question tag: A. B. C. D. does she? is she? will she? doesnt she?

Answer: (D) doesnt she? 189. Select the correct question tag: He cannot understand English . A. B. C. D. Can he? does he? will he? Cant he?

Answer: (A) can he? 190. Select the correct question tag: John sings well, A. B. C. D. does he? doesnt he? wont he? shall he?

Answer: (B) doesnt he? 191. Select the correct tense: AS we were climbing up the hill, we saw a cave. A. B. C. D. Present continuous past continuous future continuous future perfect

Answer: (B) past continuous 192. Choose the correct tense: Veda .. a car A. B. C. D. bought has bought have bought will be buying

Answer: (B) has bought 193. Choose the correct tense: We . to Cochin last summer A. B. C. D. go will go gone went

Answer: (D) went 194. Choose the correct tense: While I . For the bus a car came A. B. C. D. am waiting will wait have wait was waiting

Answer: (D) was waiting 195. Choose the correct tense: Mani English A. B. C. D. teaches taught has been teaching was taught

Answer: (A) teaches 196. Choose the correct tense: He in the army during the freedom struggle A. B. C. D. has served served has been serving will serve

Answer: (B) served 197. Fill in the blank with correct preposition: Ruby came day break A. in

B. by C. into D. at Answer: (D) at 198. Fill in the blank with correct preposition: My uncle came . a weak. A. B. C. D. before with after in

Answer: (C) after 199. Fill in the blank with correct preposition: A cake was shared .. two sisters A. B. C. D. with between by for

Answer: (B) between 200. Fill in the blank with correct prepositions: He has been working 1984 A. B. C. D. for from since about

Answer: (C) since