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Kerala PSC LDC Exam

General English

Practice Test

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1. Beggar said to Ramu "Give some water" The reported speech is

 (A) Beggar asked Ramu to give some water
 (B) Beggar ordered ramu to give water
 (C) Beggar requested Ramu to give water
 (D) Beggar wanted Ramu to give water



2. "Help me to do this work" is an example of

 (A) Declarative sentence
 (B) Exclamatory sentence
 (C) Interrogative sentence
 (D) Imperative sentence



3. The phrase 'take in' means

 (A) begin
 (B) raise
 (C) endure
 (D) receive



 4. Most of the bananas in the basket ... ripen

 (A) are
 (B) is
 (C) was
 (D) has



5. Hardly had she finished the exam....... the bell rang

 (A) than
 (B) then
 (C) after
 (D) when



6. I .....Goa last week

 (A) have visited
 (B) visited
 (C) had visited
 (D) none of these



7. Spot the error in the sentence - The office/ with its furniture/ were set on fire/ no error

 (A) the office
 (B) with its furniture
 (C) were set on fire
 (D) no error



8. Rahul is senior ..... all other colleagues in his office

 (A) to
 (B) than
 (C) of
 (D) none of these



9. A child whose father is dead :

 (A) spinster
 (B) orphan
 (C) widow
 (D) prince



10. If had time, I ....... the exhibition

 (A) shall visit
 (B) will visit
 (C) should have visited
 (D) should visit