LD CLERK REPEATED, PREVIOUS ENGLISH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - KERALA PSC 2017

LD CLERK REPEATED, PREVIOUS ENGLISH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1. Don’t bother –––– trivial matters.
   (A) in
   (B) about
   (C) on
   (D) for


2. Do not insist..............your suggestion.
   (A) in
   (B) over
   (C) on
   (D) for


3. Phobia means
   (A) unreasonable fear
   (B) a mythical bird
   (C) branch of philosophy
   (D) branch of psychology


4. Find out the wrongly spelt word:
   (A) spread
   (B) bouquet
   (C) grammer
   (D) queue


5. Hallow
   (A) containing nothing inside
   (B) to follow
   (C) sacred
   (D) to greet


6. A period of two weeks time
   (A) weekly
   (B) fortnight
   (C) quarterly
   (D) bimonthly


7. One of my relatives ....... in London.
   (A) are
   (B) were
   (C) is
   (D) has


8. Give one word of the following Tendency to maintain a state of affairs without much change
   (A) orthodoxy
   (B) conservatism
   (C) chorus
   (D) ballot


9. The film..... by the time we got to the cinema
   (A) began
   (B) had begun
   (C) has begun
   (D) begins


10. Lincoln was actually well prepared for his.............remarks.
    (A) extemporaneous
    (B) imprompta
    (C) maiden
    (D) none


11. When I reached the station the train -------.
    (A) left
    (B) had left
    (C) will leave
    (D) would leave


12. Which of the following is in singular form?
    (A) furniture
    (B) men
    (C) children
    (D) foot


13. I spoke to her -------.
    (A) in the telephone
    (B) on the telephone
    (C) by the telephone
    (D) with the telephone


14. This PC is as good as new, it has ......... been used
    (A) hardly
    (B) mostly
    (C) lately
    (D) most


15. As a man of action he is naturallly.......... with his words
    (A) lavishing
    (B) frugal
    (C) complex
    (D) calculated


16. ‘‘Condense’’ means:
    (A) abridge
    (B) console
    (C) compress
    (D) reduce


17. VSSC is a/an
    (A) pseudonym
    (B) acronym
    (C) synonym
    (D) antonym


18. Use correct articles -------- umbrella is -------- useful thing.
    (A) A.a
    (B) An, a
    (C) The, a
    (D) The, the


19. Do you object ...... my opening the window?
    (A) Against
    (B) To
    (C) with
    (D) On


20. For the last six months he .................. Ayurvedic treatment for his Asthma.
    (A) is taking
    (B) was taking
    (C) takes
    (D) has been taking