TNPSC CSS-I Original Paper-Page2 ,2007

101. Find out the error :
As she is sick she walks slow
1 2 3 4
A. 1 C. 4
B. 2 D. 3
102. Adjective of ‘trouble’ is
A. trouble C. troublesome
B. troubled D. none of these
103. Find out the adverb
A. quickly C. hard
B. fresh D. just
104. Adjective of ‘space’ is
A. spacious C. spouse
B. specific D. spice
105. Find out the odd word :
A. funnily C. gamely
B. funkily D. gainful
106. Find out the odd word :
A. interview C. interviewer
B. interviewee D. intimate
107. Read the following passage :
Like South Indians, the Japanese
are rice-eaters. They are particular
about not leaving a single grain of
rice in the plate at the end of the
meal. They never waste anything.
................. never waste anything.
A. Romans C. Americans
B. Indians D. Japanese
108. Read the following passage :
The world is compared to a great
machinery. Every man is like a
wheel which, however tiny it maybe,
is essential for the running of the
machinery, which is to provide for
the hundreds of millions of people.
What is the world compared to?
A. The world is compared to a
computer.
B. The world is compared to a
workshop.
C. The world is compared to a
machinery.
D. The world is compared to a
mechanic.
109. Read the following passage :
Insects are small creatures having six
legs, no backbone and body divided into
three parts. They are the most plentiful
of all living creatures. From man's
point of view, insects can be divided
into two kinds.
............... are the most plentiful of
living creatures.
A. Reptiles
B. Herbivores
C. Insects
D. None
110. Read the following passage :
Lencho wrote a letter to God. The
postmaster and the postman
laughed at this. But the postmaster
admired his faith. He did not want
him to be disappointed. He gathered
some money and sent him under the
signature, ‘God’,
Who had sent the money?
A. Lencho
B. Postmaster
C. Postman
D. Lencho's brother
111. Fill in the blank with the correct tense
Malini and Susheela _____ (prepare)
for the exams now.
A. are preparing
B. were preparing
C. is preparing
D. have prepared
112. Plural form of ‘negro’ is
A. negro C. neglects
B. negroes D. none of these
113. Plural form of ‘species’ is
A. species C. spice
B. spices D. none of these
114. Plural form of ‘two’ is
A. two C. toes
B. twos D. none of these
115. Plural form of ‘medium’ is
A. media C. medicos
B. medium D. none of these
116. Select the past participle of ‘stand’:
A. stood
B. was standing
C. is standing
D. none of these
117. Find out the error :
It was a prettiest bird
1 2 3 4
A. 3 C. 1
B. 2 D. 4
118. Find out the error :
We can see the stars in a sky
1 2 3 4
A. 3 C. 1
B. 2 D. 4
119. Find out the error :
He was a nobler man
1 2 3 4
A. 2 C. 4
B. 1 D. 3
120. Find out the error :
He climbed at the tree
1 2 3 4
A. 4 C. 1
B. 2 D. 3
121. Choose the correct antonym :
Ravishankar had done a heroic deed.
A. courageous C. timid
B. brave D. difficult
122. Find out the word with a prefix:
A. income C. grateful
B. save D. strengthen
123. Find out the word with a prefix:
A. hill C. roughly
B. submarine D. growth
124. Find out the word with a prefix:
A. shortage C. brave
B. malpractice D. smooth
125. Find out the word with a suffix:
A. otherwise C. beside
B. quick D. hold
126. Find out the word with a suffix:
A. inland C. worth
B. lead D. golden
127. Find out the word with a suffix:
A. asleep C. punishment
B. cruel D. free
128. Select the future continuous
tense :
A. shall come
B. shall have been coming
C. is coming
D. shall be coming
129. Select the simple present tense:
A. I am going to the hospital.
B. They were listening to the teacher.
C. Empty vessels make much noise.
D. none of these.
130. Fill in the blank with the correct
tense.
I ............. (finish) my work by this
time next month.
A. will be finished
B. am finished
C. will have finished
D. will be finishing

131. Choose the correct synonym :
He taught the students to cultivate
their minds.
A. teach C. develop
B. trained D. change
132. Choose the correct synonym :
Mother Teresa's eyes lit up with
her usual kind smile.
A. cruel C. warm
B. sad D. style
133. Choose the correct synonym :
Some birds will fly away when the
weather turns cold:
A. sky C. report
B. climate D. reason
134. Choose the correct synonym :
Suddenly Rani heard the sound of
water trickling.
A. pouring C. crawling
B. dripping D. gushing
135. Choose the correct synonym :
The roads should be repaired
immediately.
A. at once C. slowly
B. belatedly D. hastily
136. Choose the correct synonym :
The policeman unlocked the cell.
A. opened C. widened
B. closed D. repaired
137. Choose the correct antonym :
They understood the weakness of
their enemy.
A. powers C. boldness
B. arms D. strength
138. Choose the correct antonym :
Everyone should give respect to
their parents.
A. disobey C. cheat
B. disrespect D. love
139. Choose the correct antonym :
The interior part of the earth
remains very hot.
A. inner C. outside
B. inside D. exterior
140. Choose the correct antonym :
It was a rough wooden bed.
A. smooth C. silky
B. soft D. rocky
141. Name the correct tense form of the
underlined words:
By this time day after tomorrow
I shall have reached my friend's
house.
A. Simple Past
B. Future Perfect
C. Future Continuous
D. Future Perfect continuous.
142. Select the correct tense :
After I ............. (finish) my work, I
went to bed.
A. has finished C. had finished
B. have finishedD. finished
143. Select the correct tense :
By this time tomorrow we ...........
(wait) here.
A. shall be waiting
B. waited
C. will wait
D. are waiting
144. Select the correct tense form of the
verb :
Columbus ................ (discover)
America.
A. will discover
B. discovered
C. was discovered
D. will be discovered
145. Fill in the blank :
I got my shirt ............. in blue.
A. dyed C. doer
B. died D. none of these
146. Fill in the blank :
Amul ......... of Gujarat supplies milk.
A. diary C. daily
B. dairy D. none of these
147. Fill in the blank :
He gave me a bearer.............
A. check C. cheque
B. chalk D. none of these
148. Select the suitable word :
Smoking ........ our health.
A. effect C. affects
B. defect D. none of these
149. Match the following Column A with
Column B :
Column A Column B
1. ancient a. unrefined
2. crude b. olden
3. invade c. refused
4. denied d. attack
Codes :
1 2 3 4
A. a b d c
B. b c d a
C. c a d b
D. b a d c
150. Match the following Column A with
Column B :
Column A Column B
1. gushing a. particle
2. speck b. perhaps
3. hanging c. bursting
4. probably d. suspending
Codes :
1 2 3 4
A. d c a b
B. b c d a
C. c a d b
D. a c d b
151. Fill in the blank with gerund :
It is wise ....................................... new
ideas.
A. to accept C. to be accepted
B. accepting D. accept
152. Fill in the blank with gerund :
It is our aim ................... the status
of women.
A. raising C. to raisen
B. to be raised D. to raising
153. Change the following Noun into Verb
form
‘acquisition’
A. acquisitive
B. acquisitiveness
C. acquire
D. none of these
154. Change the following Verb into Noun
form :
‘apply’
A. applied C. apply for
B. applicable D. application
155. Select the correct question tag:
He can't speak English
fluently.............?
A.Will he? C. Can he?
B. Does he? D. Did he?
156. Select the correct question tag:
I am right...................?
A. Aren't I? C. Have I?
B. Can I? D. Haven't?
157. Select the correct question tag:
Let's go to the beach .................?
A. Shall we? C. Haven't you?
B. Will you? D. Do you?
158. Select the correct question tag:
He has left already..............?
A. Hasn't he? C. Will he?
B. Doesn't he? D.Won't he?

159. Select the correct question tag:
He doesn't like tea ..............?
A. Does he? C. Will he?
B. Did he? D. Do he?
160. Select the correct question tag:
You didn't notice him ..............?
A. Don't you? C. Can you?
B. Did you? D.Will you?
161. Find out the error :
I have some book on Physics
1 2 3 4
A. 3 C. 4
B. 2 D. 1
162. Identify the Imperative sentence:
A. She has completed it
B. How tall the building is?
C. Bring me the red file at once.
D. Can you come with me?
163. Identify the Interrogative sentence:
A. Where are you coming from?
B. He is a doctor
C. She wants to become a lawyer
D. What a lovely sight!
164. Identify the Passive voice :
A. He writes a story
B. My uncle presented my sister a
bangle
C. Let the door be opened
D. Raja was playing football
165. Identify the Present Perfect
Continuous Tense :
A. I like to dance
B. She is writing a letter now
C. Mohan is working in this office
D. Kamala has been serving in this
institution since 1985
166. Identify the Passive voice :
A. Let the patients not be disturbed
B. Rahim is a lawyer
C. He goes to Mumbai
D. Rani and Vimala are playing chess
167. Fill in the blank with the suitable
infinitive :
................. the mountain is
dangerous.
A. To be climbed
B. To climbing
C. To climb
D. none of these
168. Fill in the blank with the suitable
infinitive :
I was happy ................. the news.
A. to hearing C. heard
B. to be heard D. to hear
169. Fill in the blank with the suitable
infinitive :
The children are anxious ..........
A. to learn
B. to be learnt
C. to learning
D. to have been learnt
170. Fill in the blank with gerund :
................. too many sweets is bad
for health.
A. To eating
B. To be eaten
C. Ate
D. Eating
171. Identify the complex sentence:
A. On hearing be bell, the boys stood
up.
B. When the boys heard the bell,
they stood up.
C. The boys heard the bell and they
stood up.
D.We stood up on hearing the bell.
172. Identify the simple sentence :
A. Besides making a promise, she
kept it.
B. Come here now or you cannot
meet him.
C. Lalita was very weak but she
walked to her office.
D. She heard the news and at once
she began to cry.
173. Identify the simple sentence :
A. He is too weak to walk.
B. As Mary was rich she enjoyed all
luxuries.
C. He saves some money and so he
can buy a car.
D. The problem was very difficult
and so I cannot solve it.
174. Identify the complex sentence :
A. I saw a building which was
beautiful.
B. He was too foolish to follow me.
C. She obeys her husband's orders.
D. I do not know about his arrival.
175. Identify the odd word :
A. diplomat
B. statesman
C. ambassador
D. farmer
176. Find out the error :
I were received by the officers
1 2 3
at the airport
4
A. 4 C. 1
B. 2 D. 3
177. Find out the error :
The thief have been brought
1 3
to Chennai by van
3 4
A. 2 C. 4
B. 1 D. 3
178. Find out the error :
I does not know the answer
1 2 3 4
A. 3 C. 2
B. 1 D. 4
179. Find out the error :
He is going to college on bus
1 2 3 4
A. 3 C. 4
B. 2 D. 1
180. Find out the error :
Ramayana is a holy book
1 2 3 4
A. 4 C. 2
B. 3 D. 1
181. Identify the sentence pattern :
Raju presented me a dictionary.
A. SVO C. S.V.IO.DO
B. SVOA D. SVOC
182. Identify the sentence pattern :
They named him Diyana.
A. S.V.O.A C. A.S.V.C
B. S.V.O.C D. S.V.IO.DO
183. Identify the sentence pattern :
The children like sweets.
A. S.V.C
B. S.V.O
C. A.S.V.C
D. S.V.O.C
184. Identify the sentence pattern :
I met my uncle at the railway station.
A. S.V.O
B. S.V.O.A
C. S.V.O.C
D. S.V.IO.DO
185. Which of the following sentences
does not belong to the degrees of
comparison?
A. No other boy is as active as Raja.
B. Rani is the most obedient girl.
C. Have you finished your work?
D. Peacock is one of the most
beautiful birds.

186. Identify the superlative degree.
A. The gold is one of the costliest
metals.
B. Very few flowers are as beautiful
as lotus.
C. Rohini is not older than Krishna.
D. No other boy is so tall as Kumar.
187. Identify the degree :
Gopi was not so clever as Raghu.
A. Comparative degree
B. Superlative degree
C. Positive degree
D. None of these
188. Identify the correct degree :
No other leader was as famous as
Gandhiji.
A. Superlative degree
B. Comparative degree
C. Positive degree
D. None of these
189. Identify the correct degree:
Asoka is more famous than Babur.
A. Positive degree
B. Comparative degree
C. Superlative degree
D. None of these
190. Identify the compound sentence:
A. It is very cheap, but it is durable.
B. If you work hard, you will get
a prize.
C. Although it is very cheap, it is
durable.
D. People living in luxury, know
nothing about poverty.
191. Fill in the blank with article :
............... palm tree is generally very
tall.
A. The C. An
B. A D. No article
192. Fill in the blank with suitable
article:
Her husband is ............. shrewd
person.
A. the C. some
B. an D. a
193. Fill in the blank with suitable
article:
Germany is ........... European country.
A. a C. the
B. an D. no article
194. Fill in the blank with suitable
article:
Ramu is ............. engineer.
A. the C. a
B. an D. few
195. Fill in the blank with suitable
article:
The child is eating ............. apple.
A. a C. none
B. the D. an
196. Fill in the blank with suitable
preposition :
He has been trying ............. finish
the work.
A. to C. in
B. by D. with
197. Fill in the blank with suitable
preposition :
The mango was cut ............. my
brother.
A. to C. by
B. with D. at
198. Fill in the blank with suitable
preposition :
My house is ............. a lake.
A. by C. beside
B. at D. under
199. Fill in the blank with suitable
preposition :
He was waiting ............. the bus.
A. for C. with
B. to D. by
200. Fill in the blank with suitable
preposition :
He will come ............. Sunday.
A. on C. in
B. at D. by
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