MPSC PYQ

Tone and mood

Tone and mood is a English Language concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 3 past MPSC questions (2013, 2025). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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3
Years tested
2 · 2013–2025
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Vocabulary of emotions

Real questions that test this

A terrible combat ensued. The shark had seemed to roar, if I might say so, the blood rushed in torrents from its wound. The sea was dyed red, and through the opaque liquid I could distinguish nothing more. Nothing more, until the moment, when like lightning, I saw the undaunted captain hanging on to one of the creature's fins, struggling as he was, hand to hand with the monster and dealing successive blows at his enemy. Yet unable to give a decisive one.

The writer describes the captain as ___________

a)scared
b)angry
c)disturbed
d)fearless✓ Correct

Based on the literary context of the passage, the captain faces the dangerous situation without showing fear, demonstrating a fearless disposition.

परिस्थितीत कोणती माहिती तातडी असण्याचा संदर्भ देते ? Which detail suggest urgency in the situation ?

1)स्मिताच्या आईकडे एक छत्री होती / Smita's mother had an umbrella
2)प्रदर्शनाला फक्त एक तास आहे / The exhibition is only an hour away✓ Correct
3)चेकलिस्टमध्ये चार्ट आणि एक मॉडेल समाविष्ट होते / The checklist included charts and model
4)स्मिताने तिचा बॉक्स काळजीपूर्वक भरला / Smita packed her box carefully

The detail that the exhibition is only an hour away establishes time constraint and creates a sense of urgency in the given situation.

या उताऱ्यावर आधारित, स्मिताच्या तिच्या प्रकल्पा कडे असलेल्या वृत्तीत काय दर्शविले जाऊ शकते ? Based on the passage, what can be inferred about Smita's attitude towards her project ?

1)ती चिंताग्रस्त आणि तयारीशिवाय आहे / She is anxious and unprepared
2)ती उत्साही आहे पण अनिश्चित आहे / She is excited but unsure
3)ती पद्धतशीर आणि समर्पित आहे / She is methodical and committed✓ Correct
4)ती स्वारस्य नसलेली आणि सहज आहे / She is uninterested and casual

Smita packs her project carefully and double-checks her teacher's checklist to make sure she has her charts, model and explanation sheet. That careful, organised preparation shows she is methodical and committed.

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