TNPSC GROUP 2 / 2A
GENERAL ENGLISH & APTITUDE | FREE TEST SERIES
TEST - 03: 12.02.2022 100 QNS | 100 MARKS Duration: 90 Minutes
TOPIC: PART A - GRAMMAR [AMERICAN & BRITISH ENGLISH, COMPOUND WORDS, BLENDED WORDS]
PART B - POETRY [TEAM WORK, FROM A RAILWAY CARRIAGE, INDIAN SEASONS, A TRAGIC STORY]
PART C - BIOGRAPHY [RANI OF JHANSI]
APTITUDE – HCF & LCM
1) Who was called as “The Poet of the People”?
a) R L Stevenson b)William Thackeray
c) Nisha Dyrene d) Edgar [Link]
2) ‘Vanity Fair’ is the best-known novel of which of the
following Poet?
a) R L Stevenson b)William Thackeray
c) Nisha Dyrene d) Edgar [Link]
3) ‘Treasure Island’ is a famous work of
a) R L Stevenson b)William Thackeray
c) Nisha Dyrene d) Edgar [Link]
4) Name the author of the Poem “Indian Seasons”
a) R L Stevenson b)William Thackeray
c) Nisha Dyrene d) Edgar [Link]
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5) What was the age of LakshmiBaai when she got married
to Gangadhar Rao?
a) 17 b) 14 c) 15 d) 19
6) Who was adopted by Gangadhar Rao?
a) Anand Rao b) Nana Sahib c) Tantia Tope d) Manu
7) Choose the incorrect spelling:
a) Color-colour
b) math-maths
c) Skilful-skilfull
d) mould-mould
8) Choose the American equivalent for the word “sweets”
a) candy b) cookies c) Chocolate d) biscuit
9) Match the British English words with their American
Equivalents:
BRITISH ENGLISH AMERICAN ENGLISH
a) Torch 1. Cell Phone
b) Mobile Phone 2. Flashlight
c) Bin 3. Truck
d) Lorry 4. Fall
e) Autumn 5. Trash Can
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
(A) 5 4 3 2 1
(B) 4 3 2 5 1
(C) 2 1 5 3 4
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(D) 4 1 2 5 3
10) Choose the correct blending word for “camera + recorder”
a) camerarecorder b) camrecorder c) camcorder
d) cameraorder
11) Which of the following is not a blended word?
a) vitamin b) kilogram c) email d) smog
12) Choose the right combination for “electrocute”
a) electro+cute b) electro + execute
c) electronic + cute d) elect + execute
13) What was the name given to LakshmiBai by her Parents?
a) Rani of Jhansi b) Manu c) Manikarnika
d)Chhabili
14) How was Manu called by everyone including Baji Rao?
a) Rani of Jhansi b) Manu c) Manikarnika
d) Chhabili
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15) Match the synonyms with their meanings:
SYNONYMS MEANING
a) Perils 1. Apply oil/fat
b) Lapsed into 2. Disturbance
c) Futile 3. Useless
d) Disruption 4. Transferred without law
e) Grease 5. Danger
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
(A) 5 4 3 2 1
(B) 4 3 2 5 1
(C) 2 1 5 3 4
(D) 4 1 2 5 3
16) Choose the correct combination for the word “eye sight”
a) Noun+verb b) Noun+Noun c) Gerund + Noun
d) Noun+Adjective
17) Which of the word can be placed after “soft”?
a) Play b) Ware c) Run d) Cycle
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18) Choose the correct compound word for the combination
“Gerund + noun”
a) Calling bell b) Moon Light c) Note Book
d) School Boy
19) The following lines occur in the Poem:
But wondered much and sorrowed more,
Because it hung behind him.
a) Indian Seasons b) Sea Fever c) A tragic Story
d) Team Work
20) Identify the Rhyme Scheme:
“He mused upon this curious case,
And swore he'd change the pigtail's place,
And have it hanging at his face,
Not dangling there behind him”
a) aabb b) aabc c)aaab d)abab
21) Identify the Figure of speech used in the following line :
He mused upon this curious case
a) Simile b) Metaphor c) Personification d) Anaphora
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22) The following lines occur in the Poem:
“When you can smell the grass from your garden
seat”
a) Indian Seasons b) From A Railway Carriage
c) A tragic Story d) Team Work
23) The following lines occur in the Poem:
“And here is a mill and there is a river:
Each a glimpse and gone forever!”
a) Indian Seasons b) From a Railway Carriage
c) A tragic Story d) Team Work
24) Identify The Rhyme Scheme:
All of the sights of the hill and the plain
Fly as thick as driving rain;
And ever again, in the wink of an eye,
Painted stations whistle by
a) aabb b) aabc c)aaab d)abab
25) “Here is a child who clambers and scrambles,
All by himself and gathering brambles”. Why does
the child clamber and scramble?
a) to play b) To gather blackberries
c) to gather vegetables d) to pluck flowers
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26) The following lines occur in which Poem.
“Is to set your mind and set your will
On the goal that’s just in view;”
a) Indian Seasons b) From A Railway Carriage
c) A tragic Story d) Team Work
27) Identify the Rhyme Scheme:
“It’s all very well to have courage and skill
And it’s fine to be counted a star,
But the single deed with its touch of thrill
Doesn’t tell the man you are;”
a) aabb b) aabc c)aaab d)abab
28) “It’s helping your fellowman to score
When his chances hopeless seem”.
What does the word “It “refers to ?
a) Team Fight b) Team Spirit c) Team Split
d) Single act
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29) Match Column A with Column B:
Seasons Features
a) Summer 1. Muddy Roads
b) Spring 2. Dusty Feet
c) Monsoon 3. Leaves Wither
d) Autumn 4. Preetiest Season
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 4 3 2
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 2 4 1 3
(D) 4 1 2 3
30) Which of the following word refers to “rain”?
a) Autumn b) Monsoon c) Summer d) Spring
31) Identify the Rhyme Scheme:
Then seasons change
to muddy roads
monsoons and mangoes
leapfrogs and toads
a) aabb b) aabc c)abcb d)abab
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32) Match British English with American English:
British English American English
a) Aeroplane 1. Check
b) Plough 2. Airplane
c) Cheque 3. Vacation
d) Holiday 4. Plow
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 4 3 2
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 2 4 1 3
(D) 4 1 2 3
33) Choose the equivalent American Spelling for the British
Word “ Dreamt”
a) Dream b) Dreamed c)Dreamt d)Dreamet
34) Choose the equivalent American Word for the British
Word “ Porridge”
a) Rice b) Oatmeal c)cookies d)terminus
35) Find out the blended word for
“Education + entertainment”
a) educament b) edutainment c)edutertainment
d)educatainment
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36) Match Column A with Column B:
Column A Column B
a) electronic + mail 1. bit
b) motor + pedals 2. Motel
c) Motor + hotel 3. Moped
d) binary + digit 4. email
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 4 3 2
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 2 4 1 3
(D) 4 1 2 3
37) Find out the blended word for “Spanish + English”
a) Spanglish b) Spanlish c)Spanieng
d)Spanenglish
38) Choose the correct combination for the word
“housekeeping”
a) Noun+verb b) Noun+Noun c)Gerund + Noun
d)Noun+Gerund
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39) Match Column A with Column B:
Column A Column B
a) Noun + Noun 1. Bleaching Powder
b) Verb + Noun 2. Kitchen garden
c) Noun+verb 3. Mouth wash
d) Gerund+ Noun 4. Watch man
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 4 3 2
(B) 2 4 1 3
(C) 2 4 3 1
(D) 4 1 2 3
40) Choose the correct compound word for the combination
“Preposition + Noun”.
a) Rain fall b) star light c) over coat
d) traffic jam
41) Rani of Jhansi was associated with
a) Battle of Plassey
b) Sepoy Mutiny
c) British Government
d) Indian National Congress
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42) Who said this?
“I will not give up Jhansi”
a) BhagirathiBai b) Nana Sahib
c)LakshmiBai d)Baji Rao
43) Choose the antonym for the word “charm”
a) ugliness b) magic c)beauty d)elegance
44) Match Synonym with their meaning:
Synonym Meaning
a) Mutiny 1. Violent attack
b) Onslaught 2. Weapons
c) Defy 3. Rebel
d) Ammunition 4. disobey
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 1 2 4
(B) 3 1 4 2
(C) 2 4 1 3
(D) 4 1 2 3
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45) Pick out the rhyming words for the following lines:
“You may think it fine to be praised for skill,
But a greater thing to do
Is to set your mind and set your will
On the goal that’s just in view”
a) skill-do; will-view b) skill-will; do-view
c)skill-thing; set-just d)think-thing; set-view
46) Match Synonym with their meaning:
Synonym Meaning
a) Deed 1. Glory
b) Scheme 2. achievement
c) Fame 3. Plan
d) Spirit 4. Will
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 1 2 4
(B) 3 1 4 2
(C) 2 3 1 4
(D) 4 1 2 3
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47) Who was awarded the title “Poet Laureate of
Michigan”?
a) R L Stevenson b) William Thackeray
c) Nisha Dyrene d) Edgar [Link]
48) Find the title of the poem in which the following lines
occur?
“For there’s no lone hand in the game we play,
We must work to a bigger scheme”
a) Indian Seasons b) Sea Fever c) A tragic Story
d) Team Work
49) “But wondered much and sorrowed more,
Because it hung behind him.”
What does the word ‘it’ refer to here?
a) Sage’s head b) Pig tail c)Pig face
d)pig neck
50) In the Poem ‘A Tragic Story’, where does the pigtail
hanging?
a) on his neck b) behind his back c)on his face
d)on his leg
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51) Identify the rhyming words:
“There lived a sage in days of yore,
And he a handsome pigtail wore”
a) there-yore b) yore-wore c)lived-and
d)he-wore
52) Match Synonym with their meaning:
Synonym Meaning
a) Sage 1. Long ago
b) Yore 2. eager
c) Mystery 3. Wise man
d) curious 4. Puzzle
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 1 2 4
(B) 3 1 4 2
(C) 2 3 1 4
(D) 4 1 2 3
53) Which season am I?
Frogs and toads will visit when I am there.
a) Summer b) Rainy c)Spring d)Autumn
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54) In English Countries, during autumn the colur of leaves
changes to
a) Red,green,yellow b) Red, Yellow,Pink
c)Red,Yellow,brown d)Red,green, brown
55) What does the word ‘leap’ means?
a) to walk fast b) to sleep c)to jump high
d)to run
56) How many seasons are mentioned in the Poem ‘Indian
Seasons’?
a) 5 b) 6 c) 4 d) 3
57) ‘Faster than fairies, faster than witches’. What is
faster than fairies and watches?
a) Bus b) Train c)Airplane d)Bike
58) What word could replace ‘charges’ in the poem “From a
railway carriage”?
a) Marches b) Rushes c)Pushes d)Pulls
59) Identify the figure of speech use in the line: ‘And
charging along like troops in a battle’
a) Metaphor b) Simile c)Hyperpole d)Oxymoron
60) What does the word ‘lumping’ mean?
a) Move easily b) Run fast
c)Move with difficulty d)Jumping fast
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61) Identify the rhyming words used in the below line:
“Here is a cart run away in the road,
Lumping along with man and load”
a) cart-road b) along-man c)road-load d)run-road
62) Who said these words?
“Give my jewels to my soldiers and look after little
Damodar”
a) BhagirathiBai b) Nana Sahib c)Rani of Jhansi
d)Baji Rao
63) who was given the task of capturing LakshmiBai?
a) Baji Rao b) Lord Dalhousie c)Sir Hugh rose
d)Nana Sahib
64) Find out the blended word for “Electronic + Commerce”
a) electriccommerce b) e-commerce
c)electronic-commerce d)e-com
65) Find out the blended word for “education + satellite”
a) edusat b) e-sat c)educationsat d)edusatellite
66) Choose the blended word for “Breakfast + Lunch”
a) Blunch b) Break Lunch c)Brunch
d)Fast Lunch
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67) Find the incorrect spelling.
a) Centre-center b) Cheque-cheqe
c)Offence-offense d)Theatre-theater
68) Choose the equivalent british word for American word
‘enroll’.
a) enrol b) enroll c)enroul d)enrool
69) In American English word ‘POST’ means
a) Letter b) Mail c)Inland letter d)Envelope
70) Who introduced the Policy ‘Doctrine of Lapse’?
a) Baji Rao b) Lord Dalhousie c)LakshmiBai
d)Nana Sahib
71) Choose the compound word for ‘Noun+Verb’.
a) tooth ache b) baking soda c)over coat
d)home work
72) Which word can be placed after ‘blue’?
a) cane b)print c)see d)land
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73) Match the compound word:
Column A Column B
a) match 1. cut
b) air 2. box
c) hair 3. machine
d) sewing 4. port
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 1 2 4
(B) 3 1 4 2
(C) 2 4 1 3
(D) 2 1 4 3
74) LakshmiBai was born at ________
a) Bithur b) Meerut c)Jhansi d)Benaras
75) Choose the correct English word for ‘Faucet’.
a) Shower b)Tap c)Nozzle d)Pipe
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76) The largest four digit number exactly divisible by 12, 15,
and 18 and 27 is
a) 9990 b)9460 c)9720 d)9270
77) The ratio of two numbers is 3:4 and their H.C.F is 4.
Find their L.C.M.
a) 12 b)16 c)24 d)48
78) The least number which when divided by 5, 6, 7 and 8
leaves a remainder 3, but when divided by 9 leaves no
remainder is
a) 1678 b)1683 c)2523 d)3363
79) Three numbers are in the ratio [Link] and their H.C.F is
10. The numbers are
a) 10,20,30 b)40,20,30 c)30,20,40 d)20,30,40
80) The L.C.M of two numbers is 2310 and their H.C.F is 30.
If one number is 210, the other number is
a) 330 b)1470 c)2100 d)16170
81) The HCF of 6/7, 5/14, 10/21 is
a) 1/42 b)1/21 c)5/7 d)30/7
82) Find the least number which when divided by 6,7,8,9 and
12 leaves the same remainder 1 in each case.
a) 504 b)502 c)100 d)505
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83) The HCF of 2/3, 8/9,64/81,10/27 is
a) 2/3 b)2/81 c)160/3 d)160/81
84) Find the least number which when divided by 16, 18 and
21 leaves the same remainder 3, 5 and 8 respectively is
a) 893 b)992 c)995 d)1024
85) The HCF of 4 x 27 x 3125, 8 x 9 x 25 x 7 and 16 x 81 x 5
x 11 x 49 is
a) 180 b)360 c)540 d)1260
86) If the Highest Common Factor of 210 and 55 is
expressible in the form 55x-325, then x=
a) 6 b)4 c)5 d)3
87) The greatest four digit number exactly divisible by 8,
12,15 is
a) 9930 b)9960 c)9920 d)9980
88) LCM of two consecutive prime numbers is equal to their
a) Sum of the two numbers
b) Product of the two numbers
c) Difference of the two numbers
d) HCF of the two numbers
89) The number of number-pairs lying between 40 and 100
with their HCF is 15 is
a) 3 b)4 c)5 d)6
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90) The product of 2 digit numbers is 300 and their HCF is 5.
What are the numbers?
a) 15,20 b)10,20 c)15,25 d)10,15
91) The largest four digit number which when divided by 4,7
and 13 leaves a remainder 3 in each case is
a) 9138 b)9318 c)9381 d)9831
92) Find the HCF of 2/3,4/5 and 6/25 is
a) 2 b)2/25 c)2/75 d)6/25
93) Find the G.C.D of the following:
35x5y3z4, 49x2yz3, 14xy2z2
a) 7x2y2z2 b)7xyz c)14x5y3z4 d) 7xyz2
94) Find the G.C.D of 2x2-18 and x2-2x-3
a) (x+3) b)(x-3) c)(x+1) d) (x-1)
95) Find the LCM of 3(a-1), 2(a-1)2, (a2-1)
a) (a+1)2 (a+1) b) (a-1)2 (a+1) c) 6 (a+1)2 (a-1)
d) 6 (a-1)2 (a+1)
96) If the LCM of 3 and 9 is 9, Then HCF is
a) 1 b)3 c)9 d)27
97) Find the LCM: (2x2-3xy)2, (4x-6y)3, 8x3-27y3
a) 23x3(2x-3y)2 b)23x2 (4x2+6xy+9y2)
c) 23x2 (2x-3y)3 (4x2+6xy+9y2)
d) 23x3 (2x-3y)3 (4x2+6xy+9y2)
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98) The LCM of two numbers is 20 times of their HCF and
sum of LCM and HCF is 2520. If one number is 480, what
will be the other number?
a) 750 b)300 c)600 d)2040
99) The sum of two numbers is 2000 and their LCM is 21879.
Find the numbers
a) 1993,7 b)1991,9 c)1989,11 d)1987,13
100) The LCM of two numbers is 48. The numbers are in the
ratio of 2:3. Find the sum of the numbers
a) 28 b)32 c)40 d)64
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