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I I I I I I I I I: General English With General Studies (SSLC Standard.)
I I I I I I I I I: General English With General Studies (SSLC Standard.)
: E04GE/17
Register, I
Number . IIIIIIIII
2017
GENERAL ENGLISH WITH GENERAL STUDIES
(SSLC Standard.)
Time Allowed: 3 Hours] [Maximum Marks : 300
Read the following instructions carefully before you begin to answer the questions.
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS
1. The applicant will be supplied with Question Booklet 10 minutes before commencement of the
examination.
2. This Question Booklet contains 200 questions. Prior to attempting to answer the candidates are
requested to check.whether all the questions are there in series and ensure there are no blank pages in
the question booklet. In case any defect in the Question Paper is noticed It shall be reported to
the Invigilator within first 10 minutes and get it replaced with a complete Question Booklet.
If any defect is noticed !n the Question Booklet after the connnencement of examination it
will not be replaced.
3. Answer all question~. All questions carry equal marks.
4. You must write your Register Number in the space provided on the top right side of this page. Do not
write anything else on the Question Booklet.
5. An answer sheet will be supplied to you. separately by the Room Invigilator to mark the answers.
6. You will also encode your Register Number, Subject Code, Question Booklet SL No. etc. with Blue or
· Black ink Ball point pen in the space provided on the side 2 of the Answer Sheet. If you do not enco'de
properly or fail to encode the above information, action will be taken as per commission's notification,
7. Each question comprises four responses (A), (B), (C) and (D). You are to select ONLY ONE correct
response and mark in your Answer Sheet. In case you feel that there are more than one correct
re~ponse, mark the response which you consider the best. In any case, choose ONLY ONE response for
each question. Your total marks will depend on the number of correct responses marked by you in the
Answer Sheet
8. In the Answer Sheet there are four circles.'@ , @, © and@. against each question. To .answer the
questions you are. to Q'.l:i.rk with Blue or Black ink Ball point pen ONLY ONE circle of your choice for
each question. Select one response for e.ach question in the Question Booklet arid mark in the Answer
Sheet. If you mark more than one answer for one question, the answer will be treated as wrong. e,g. If
forany item, @ is the correct answer, you have to mark as follows : . .
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this Question Booklet and the Answer Sheet out of the Examination Hall during the time of
· examination. After. the examination is concluded, you must hand over your Answer Sheet to the
Invigilator. You are allowed to take the Question Booklet with you only after the Examination is over.
10. The sheet before. the last page of the Question Booklet can be used for Rough Work.
11.. For Question No. 101 to 200 in all matters and in cases of doubt, the English Version is final.
12.. Do not tick-mark or mark the answ~rs in the Question Booklet.
13. Failure to comply with any of the above instructions will render you liable to such action or penalty as
the Commission may decide at their discretion.
SEE BACKSIDE OF THIS BOOKLET FOR TAMIL VERSION OF INSTRUCTIONS
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l. Which nationality the story-belong to?- 'The Open Window'.
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~- Burma
(B) Japan
(C) America
(D) Russia
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5. Form a new word by blending the words.
Electro + execute
(A) elcuted
(B) elexecuted
(C)
.. eleccuted
~ electrocute
7. .Match the. following words and phrases in Column A with their meaning in Column B.
Column A Column B
(a) on account of 1. in the middle of
(b) in the midst of 2. to put up with
(c) · to bear with 3. to get used to
(d) to be accustomed to 4. owing to
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9. Mention the poem in which this line occur.
"Think me not unkind and rude"
(A) Be glad your Nose is on your face
The Apology
(C) Prayer of a sportsman
(D) ·A Psalm of Life
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13. Identify the poetic line that differs in figure of speech from the other poetic lines.
(A) In solitary confinement as complete as any gaoc
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"'lff In the bivouac of life
(C) Speech that came like leech craft
(D) Like a king in exile
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17. Select the correct question tag.
(A) Had I?
(B) Haven't I?
-.-.
(D) Has I?
He taught me Hindi.
(A) SVC
(B) SVCA
(C) SVOA
....,pt(".S V IO DO
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20. Find out the ppem from which the following lines occurred?
"Stalking the length of his cage, Ignoring visitors''.!"
(A) Migrant Bird ~'' A Tiger in the Zoo
(C) The Flying wonder (D) Laugh and Be Merry
22. Read the .passage and choose the answer for the question from the given options.
"The brave little voyagers face many dangers and handships while travelling long, long
distances". Who are the little voyagers?
(A) The refugees (B) , Two friends
(C) The animals in the desert · ~D{ The migrant birds
23. · " ...... the journey matters as much as the goal. Listen to the sounds of nature ..... Take good
care our fragile planet".
These are the words of
(A) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (B) Rakesh Sharma
.f;j{. Kalpana Chawla (D) Famida Y. Basheer
24. The reply was abrupt. "Someone has approached me with an offer to take the land on an
increased rate of rent".
These lines occur in
(A) The Refugee
(B) The Merchant of Venice
,,Jl''f{ The Farmer
(D} The Helping hand
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25. How did Oliver Messiaen Spend his time in prison?
27. "The globe's my world. The cloud's my kin" - Whom does 'my' refer to?
(D) an animal
(A) in a town
(B) . in a city
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29. Choose the gerund from the following sentences.
(A) Zambia
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,{Pf' United States of America
~i(1" S V IO DO
{B} SVO C
(C) S VCA
(D) S VOA
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33. Match the poems Awith the poets B.
A poems B poets
(a) Nine Gold Medals 1. Elizabeth Barrett Browning
(h) Prayer of a sportsman 2. Rabindranath Tagore
(c) Where the mind is without fear 3. Berton Braley
(d) Out in the fields with God 4. David Roth
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·'"(a) (h) (c) (d)
~4) 4 3 2 1
(B) 1 2 4 3
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(C) 4 1 2
(D)
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2 1 3 4
36. Pulitzer prize for literature was awarded for the poem "American Civil War, John Brown's
Body". 'Who wrote this poem?
(A) Rabindranath Tagore
(B) Henry Wordsworth Longfellow
(C) William Wordsworth
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~) Stephen Vincent Benet
37. Identify the nationality of the author of the story The Lottery Ticket .
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..vt) Russia (B) USA
(C) India (D) England
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38. Who among the following was named Manikarnika?
(A) Mahasweta Devi
.qt/# .Rani Lakshmi Bai
(C) Bhagirathi Bai
(D) Kasthuri Bai
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42. Choose the correct antonym for the underlined word from the options.
Dyslexic children have problems only in the area of language - not in thinking.
(A) Disabled -J"J!f( Adyslexic
(C) Dull (D) Intelligent
43. Choose the correct antonym for the underlined word from the options given.
Frailty thy name is woman.
(A) Knowledge (B) Loyalty
\}91"" Strength (D) Pity
46. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions choosing the correct option.
I was sleeping a friend's house a village suddenly I was
awakened a rumbling andthumping the roof.
(A) m by on at
(B) on in at by
~'at m by on
(D) by at on m
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47. "Had he and I but met
By some old ancient inn"
Whom does 'he' refer to here?
(A) The poet
(B) The soldier
~T" ·'"" &"l enemy soldier
(D) A friend
49. Name the village that were abandoned due to Inda-China War.
(A) Ragesh Kund \,JBf. Bhutia
(C) Burfu _(D) Bilju
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52. "You make me sit on a cushion between your knees".
The person who is talked about here is the
(A) mother
(B'!/ grnn dmo ther
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. (C) the little child
(D) father
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...
(A) Beautiful inside
Going for water
~C) The Piano
(D) Shilpi
54. "You should no doubt study public questions but wait for your time. But while you are
students, you should give no cause to anybodx". These are the words of
(A) Abdul Kalam
(B) . Abraham Lincoln
(C) Swami Vivekananda
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\)J"!. Gopala Krishna Gokhale
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56. Which of the following is a Poem?
(A) The Merchant of Venice
(B) Julius Caesar
(C) Hamlet
~ The Solitary Reaper
Column A
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~ 4 1 2 3
(B) 3 2 1 4
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D) 1 4 3 2
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60. "Love's not Times fool, though rosy lips and cheeks". In which poem this line is taken from
William Wordsworth
H.W. Longfellow
62. What kind of figure of speech is applied in the following poetic line?
(B) Metaphor
(C) Personification
~ Oxymoron
63. The poem "The cry of the children" tells about the theme o f - - - - - -
(A) Work is worship
(D) Laziness
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64. Select the correct plural_ form.
(A) Alumni
~
~- Aluminus
-.-.
(C) Aluminis
(D) Aluminies
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65. Find .out the Error.
~ between
(B) on
(C) among
(D) to
It is really surprising that Sambath has not been arrested by the police.
(A) Simple
(B) Compound
...,r Complex
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67. The ~heme observed in the poem 'Where the mind is without Fear' is~-----
68. 'Saki' -the author of the story 'The open 'Yindow' is the pen-name of~-~---
70. ·Match the characters given under Column A with the stories given under Column B and
select the correct option from those given below :
Column A ColumnB
. (a) Matilda 1. Re flowering
(b) Della 2. The Lottery Ticket
(c) App a 3. The Necklace
(d) Masha . 4. The Gift of Magi
~r 3 4 l 2
(C) 2 1 3 4
(D) 4 3 2 1
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7L 'Softy in the dusk a woman is singing to me'
. What
}f
is the time mentioned in this line?
~{ Dusk
(B) Noon
(C) Dawn
(D) Night
73. "Where the mind is led forward by thee"? Whom does the word 'thee'. refer to?
(A) Soul
(B) Man
(C) Earth
~ God
(D) Nethaji
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75. Match the phrasal verbs given in Column A with their meanings given in Column B.
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Column A ColumnB . !
76. Identify the combination of the following compound word from the options.
"Goodwill"
(A) Noun+ Noun
\PW"' Adjective+ Noun
(C) Noun+ Verb
(D) Adjective +Adjective
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79. Which of the following is by Rex Coker?
(A) The Thief
..,,fJbr'"' A Close. Encounter
(C) The Stroke of Genius
(D) A Race in Space
¥ (C) Cassius
Julius ·caesar
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84. Choose the American English equivalent of the word "Goods train".
¥"'Oxymoron
(B) Metaphor
(C) Alliteration
(D) Simile
86. Among the following poems which one is written by Rudyard Kipling?
...;tt( Manliness
(A) pathway
...pt' sidewalk
(C) corridor
(D) passage
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88. Find out the odd sentence from the following.
(A) I have many pencils
(B) She ate the whole apple
(C) Jasmine is a fragrant flower
~ Heranfast
90. Choose the opposite of the word 'Charm' from the options given below.
(A) Magic
(B) Beauty
~(' Ugliness
(D) Elegance
91. Blend the following words and select the correct codes given below.
(a) Lecture 1. Broadcast
(b) Technology 2. Music
(c) News 3. Wizard
(d) Pop 4. Demonstration
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92. "O no! it is an ever fixed mark
That looks on tempests and is never shaken"
What does the poet compare 'true love' to, ?
(A) An ocean
(B) A cyclone
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...J,fJJ'1 A Light house ·
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(D) A tempest
96. · Identify the character who is not found in 'The Last Leaf.
(A) Johnsy (B) Sue
~r" Gomathi (D) Behrman
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97. Which nationality the poet belongs to?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
(A) Indian ~'American
(C) China (D) England
• 99 . "But it is not merely knowledge that will help you or help any class of human beings by
itself'.
This is addressed by Gokhale to
(A) The Freedom Fighters
'\,/J!Jf "" The Students
(C) His friends
(D) The teachers
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