TNPSC Grammar - Synonyms

Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30

1 )

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Spread your wings to discover new horizons in the promising journey of your life.

(a)
prospectus
(b)
outlook
(c)
view
(d)
perception

2 )

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While doing so, do not disheartened by the impediments and challenges you may have come across.

(a)
affected
(b)
pained
(c)
frightened
(d)
dejected

3 )

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This world will be short of one person and his/her contribution.

(a)
supplication
(b)
provision
(c)
input
(d)
participation

4 )

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He leaped about in joy upon realizing his true nature.

(a)
walked
(b)
jumped
(c)
town
(d)
lie down

5 )

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Many of the rarest of species have become extinct.

(a)
antiquated
(b)
obsolete
(c)
outmoded
(d)
non-existent

6 )

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She was ridiculed for trying her hand at beekeeping.

(a)
mocked
(b)
scolding
(c)
affected
(d)
praised

7 )

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Everything must yield to the paramount duty of finishing this war.

(a)
submit
(b)
agree
(c)
admit
(d)
consent

8 )

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Speaking of germs, there are germs and grime, under our fingernails.

(a)
sand
(b)
dirt
(c)
mud
(d)
day

9 )

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Kirthi looked repulsed and gave a wriggle of disgust.

(a)
disgusted
(b)
offended
(c)
vile
(d)
hateful

10 )

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An old man was walking through the town drawing his tattered cloak closer to shield his body from the cold.

(a)
poor
(b)
turn
(c)
piece
(d)
ragged

11 )

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She hollered for Maggie, but there was not room in the cramped cockpit.

(a)
cried
(b)
howled
(c)
wailed
(d)
screamed

12 )

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The girls were still huddled, holding hands.

(a)
met
(b)
nestled
(c)
curled
(d)
hunched

13 )

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Hari looked very glum and he cursed himself for his inability.

(a)
blue
(b)
low
(c)
dejected
(d)
melancholic

14 )

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Over his shoulders was flung a coarse brown cloak.

(a)
rude
(b)
rough
(c)
dirty
(d)
unrefined

15 )

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Sekar looked so forlorn that Gopi could not help him.

(a)
abandoned
(b)
desrted
(c)
forsaken
(d)
renounced

16 )

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All he could find was a sovereign.

(a)
majestic
(b)
royal
(c)
crown
(d)
currensy

17 )

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One of the first cultures to articulate how music really works was that of the ancient Greeks.

(a)
pronounce
(b)
enunciate
(c)
unite
(d)
express

18 )

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He was fortunate to find a sympathetic prison guard who gave him paper and place to compose.

(a)
lucky
(b)
favored
(c)
happy
(d)
encouraged

19 )

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It wasn't just this one fanatic Messiaen; many, many people created art.

(a)
zealot
(b)
addict
(c)
devotee
(d)
freak

20 )

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Why? Well in the place where people are only focused on survival on the bare necessities.

(a)
existence
(b)
endurance
(c)
persistence
(d)
constancy

21 )

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In fact I contemplated briefly whether I would ever want to play the piano again.

(a)
medicated
(b)
viewed
(c)
aimed
(d)
reflected

22 )

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If there is a future wave of wellness on this planet, of harmony, of peace, of an end of war, of mutual understanding of equality of fairness.

(a)
agreement
(b)
amicableness
(c)
balance
(d)
empathy

23 )

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Gentlemen, this is the happy part of your life, because privilege in life is worth having, unless it is attended by corresponding duties.

(a)
advantage
(b)
claim
(c)
due
(d)
benefit

24 )

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Such whole-hearted devotion is possible only in the days of student hood.

(a)
abiding
(b)
serious
(c)
enduring
(d)
sincere

25 )

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It is an invidious thing to distinguish between comparative values of knowledge and character.

(a)
unjust
(b)
hateful
(c)
immoderate
(d)
critical

26 )

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Students with their generous mind and unsophisticated hearts naturally fall an easy prey to stirring up emotion.

(a)
childlike
(b)
plain
(c)
simple
(d)
unspoiled

27 )

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While they are students their attitude towards the Government of the country such as it may be good, bad or indifferent, should be one of acquiescence, loyal acquiescence.