LD CLERK IMPORTANT ENGLISH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - KERALA PSC 2017

LD CLERK IMPORTANT ENGLISH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1. I have decided to recompense him ________ his trouble.
   (A) in
   (B) on
   (C) at
   (D) for


2. The candidate was eager .............. for an interview
   (A) to call
   (B) to be called
   (C) for calling
   (D) to called


3. Pick out the incorrect sentence
   (A) We are cousins
   (B) He brought Some luggage
   (C) He is waiting here for three hours
   (D) I know all that he said


4. He said he was sorry he .................. me so much trouble
   (A) had given
   (B) gave
   (C) has given
   (D) had been given


5. Now it is very late. It is time we ..... the work.
   (A) have to finish
   (B) finished
   (C) finish
   (D) had finished


6. Write the Antonyms Benevolent
   (A) ugly
   (B) malevolent
   (C) bonafide
   (D) fertile


7. Find the synonym of BLUNDER
   (A) gruff
   (B) miss
   (C) young
   (D) anger


8. Choose the correctly spelt word
   (A) professor
   (B) proffesor
   (C) profesor
   (D) professer


9. Mr. John major is --------- European.
   (A) a
   (B) an
   (C) the
   (D) from


10. Preposterous means
    (A) Laughably foolish
    (B) Reserved
    (C) Arrogant
    (D) Reasonable


11. Choose the word which means most nearly the same as the word given in capital letters LUSCIOUS
    (A) Delicious
    (B) Delicate
    (C) Tasty
    (D) Sweet smelling


12. ‘Chaos’ means:
    (A) paradise
    (B) complete disorder or confusion
    (C) busy
    (D) solutide


13. He spoke ..............softly to be heard by the people at the back of the hall.
    (A) so
    (B) very
    (C) too
    (D) rather


14. Could you buy me...........stamps, please?
    (A) many
    (B) a few
    (C) a little
    (D) little


15. It is easy to.............but difficult to follow
    (A) advice
    (B) advise
    (C) practice
    (D) follow


16. The passive voice of the sentence - "Some one has locked the room" is :
    (A) The room is being locked.
    (B) The room has been locked.
    (C) The room is locked.
    (D) The room locked.


17. A trusted person to whom one speaks about one’s private affairs:
    (A) confessor
    (B) listener
    (C) confidant
    (D) trustee


18. On very high mountains there aren’t _____ trees.
    (A) any
    (B) the
    (C) no
    (D) some


19. He reached ----- his destination in time.
    (A) on
    (B) in
    (C) at
    (D) no preposition necessary


20. I........ the manager at seven O’clock tomorrow morning
    (A) met
    (B) meets
    (C) had met
    (D) am meeting