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1. Some accidents  ........ by rash driving

 (A) caused
 (B) are caused
 (C) are causing
 (D) causing



2. Fill in the blanks with suitable tense forms of the verbs; The managing director  is away on tour.  He ............. to  London

 (A) went
 (B) has been
 (C) has gone
 (D) is gone



3. The earth .......... around the sun

 (A) revolve
 (B) revolves
 (C) revolving
 (D) revolved



4. Children ....... afraid  of snakes

 (A) am
 (B) are
 (C) were
 (D) is



5.  Fill in the blanks with correct  reported speech
Rani asked  the girl ........
 (A) what was she doing
 (B) what she was doing
 (C) what she would done
 (D) what did she



6. Fill in the blanks with suitable question tags
children play football ........?
 (A) did they
 (B) do they
 (C) don't they
 (D) didn't they




7. Meena   danced well .........?

 (A) does she
 (B) did she
 (C) didn't she
 (D) doesn't she



8. Find  out suitable one word for the following
one who believes in God.
 (A) Ethist
 (B) Secularist
 (C) theist
 (D) Devotee



9. Person having profound knowledge

 (A) Clever
 (B) Hero
 (C) Scholar
 (D) Intelligent



10. He can  solve this problem. The passive form is;

 (A)  this problem can be solved by him
 (B) This problem can solve him
 (C)  This problem could be solved by him
 (D)  This problem can solved him

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Kerala PSC LD Clerk Exam General English Page -389

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1. Choose the correct spelt word;

 (A) Bureaucrasy
 (B) bureoucracy
 (C) buroaucracy
 (D) bureaucracy



2. Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition;
I have been staying here  ........... 2005
 (A)  sine
 (B) in
 (C) for
 (D) about



3. Fill in the blanks with suitable  article
  ............... college has ....... new look.
 (A) an, the
 (B) a, the
 (C) the, a
 (D) an,  a



4.  Choose the correct meaning of the word Celebrity

 (A) honesty
 (B) charity
 (C) grace
 (D) fame



5. Write the synonym of the word  'fragrance'

 (A) plant
 (B) scent
 (C) flower
 (D) sea



6. Choose the antonym of the word 'rigid'

 (A) arrogant
 (B) flexible
 (C) strong
 (D) cruel




7. Choose the opposite of the word 'guest'

 (A) ghost
 (B) host
 (C) friend
 (D) parent



8. Select the word or phrase which is nearest in meaning  to the word 'Agenda'

 (A) programme
 (B) topic
 (C) schedule
 (D) assignment



9. Choose the correct word to replace  the phrase given below; Having the power to know everything

 (A) omniscient
 (B) omnipresent
 (C) omnipotent
 (D) noble



10. Fill in the blanks with the correct  forms  of verb;  Raju  enjoys ............ the dramas of  Shakespeare.

 (A) read
 (B) reading
 (C) to read
 (D) to be reading

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Kerala PSC LD Clerk Exam General English Page -388

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1.  I have just left,  I  am  ......... for  the auditorium.

 (A) ergo
 (B) en route
 (C) de  facto
 (D)  per capita



2. In a good essay, it is important to  ............. expert opinion.

 (A) cite
 (B) sight
 (C) site
 (D) none of these



3. The state of being unmarried

 (A) Dower
 (B) Digamy
 (C) Endogamy
 (D) Celibacy



4. Find out  the wrongly spelt word

 (A) Accede
 (B) Privilege
 (C) Arctic
 (D) Independant



5.  The failure of crops in successive years put the farmer  in  a  tight  corner

 (A) in a closed room
 (B) in a small field
 (C) in a bored situation
 (D) in a difficult situation



6.  Synonym  of   Diligent

 (A) Industrious
 (B) Anxiety
 (C) Desire
 (D) Clarity




7. Collective noun  for guns is

 (A) covey
 (B) brace
 (C) battery
 (D) bask



8. Add a prefix to get the opposite meaning of the word happy.

 (A) dis happy
 (B)   in happy
 (C) un happy
 (D) mis happy



9. The football manager was involved  in an ............. affair.

 (A) Elicit
 (B) Illicit
 (C) Illusive
 (D) None of these



10. Slow and steady .......... the race

 (A) wins
 (B) ends
 (C) decides
 (D) follows

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1. He said to us, 'I have waited  an hour'
(Convert into indirect speech)
 (A) He told us that he has waited an hour
 (B) He told us that he had waited an hour
 (C) He told us he had waited an hour
 (D) He told us he waited an hour



2. 'The king said to his men,  'put that man in prison' (Convert into indirect speech)

 (A) The king ordered his men to put that man in prison
 (B) The king ordered his men that man to be put in prison
 (C) The king ordered his men put that man in prison
 (D) The king orders his men to put that man in prison



3. Convert into passive voice.
  I can finish the work in two days.

 (A) The work can be finished in two days.
 (B) The work could be finished in two days.
 (C) The work can finished in two days.
 (D) The work can been finished in two days



4. Tea will be made by her (Choose the correct  active voice)

 (A) She will made tea
 (B) She will be made the tea
 (C) She will make tea
 (D) She will be make tea



5. (Spot the error) in the sentence

 (A) I sometimes
 (B) wonder that
 (C) my mother is
 (D) really happy



6. Pick out the correct sentence

 (A) Congratulations  for your promotion
 (B) Congratulations  in your promotion
 (C) Congratulations of your promotion
 (D) Congratulations on your promotion




7. Pick out the singular form from the given words.

 (A) Crises
 (B) Radii
 (C) Agenda
 (D) Basis



8. his disappear  ............ is being looked into by the police
(Complete the sentence using the correct suffix)
 (A)  -ing
 (B) -ance
 (C) -ence
 (D) -ment



9. Fill in the space with an appropriate word to form a compound word .
The officer is air  .......  so it is very cool, even in the summer.
 (A) cool
 (B) conditioned
 (C) sighted
 (D) blowing



10. Among the following antonyms listed below. Which one is incorrect ?

 (A) Humble  X  Proud
 (B) Knave X Honest
 (C) Indolent X  Inactive
 (D) Luxurious X Frugal

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1. Playing with mad dogs .............. very dangerous.

 (A) are
 (B) were
 (C) has
 (D) is



2. The adverb form of clear is

 (A) Clarity
 (B) Clear
 (C) Clearly
 (D) None of these



3. Cell phones are a big  ............. for drivers.

 (A) distraction
 (B) distracting
 (C) distracted
 (D) distractedly



4.  Parvathy  is not ............ as her sister

 (A) taller
 (B) taller than
 (C) tallest
 (D) as tall



5.   Rakesh is .......... than strong.

 (A) wise
 (B) wiser
 (C) wisest
 (D) more wise



6.  It is  ten  O' clock  ......... my watch.

 (A) in
 (B) with
 (C) by
 (D) on




7.  He abstains .............. liquor.

 (A) in
 (B) to
 (C) by
 (D) from



8.  Father  .......... read without glasses  till his last days.

 (A) could
 (B) can
 (C) was able to
 (D) were able to



9. you ......... obey your presents and teachers.

 (A) shall
 (B) will
 (C) must
 (D) may



10. Rarely do we see him now a days,  .............. ?

 (A) don't we
 (B) do we
 (C) did we
 (D) didn't we

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1.  Fill in the blank by selecting the correct option. If you come to my home in the evening..............

 (A) I will give you the book
 (B) I would give you the book
 (C) I would have given you the book
 (D) I would have been given you the book



2. Plural from of larva is:

 (A) larvi
 (B) larvas
 (C) larvae
 (D) larvin



3. The teacher as well as the students................

 (A) work together for success
 (B) are working together for success
 (C) have worked together for success
 (D) works together for success



4. 'Bonafide' means:

 (A) in good condition
 (B) not true
 (C) in good faith
 (D) good natured



5. They ............. the same mistake four times this month.

 (A) made
 (B) have made
 (C) had made
 (D) are making



6. Drivers must confirm............. traffic rule to avoid accidents

 (A) with
 (B) for
 (C) to
 (D) in




7. ............. of flies.

 (A) A group
 (B) A swarm
 (C) A flock
 (D) A nest



8. An article is wrongly used here. Find the word:

 (A) a flower
 (B) an African
 (C) a furniture
 (D) the ganges



9. Mr. Manoj................. the work in No. vember last year

 (A) start
 (B) started
 (C) will start
 (D) have started



10. Synonym of 'cautious'

 (A) behave
 (B) careful
 (C) casual
 (D) calm

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1. He is the best teacher  ............ is available.

 (A) whom
 (B) that
 (C) what
 (D) which



2.   ............. you switch  off the radio ?

 (A) would
 (B) should
 (C) will
 (D) could



3. He took revenge  ............. his foes.

 (A) for
 (B) on
 (C) by
 (D) in



4. It is difficult to ........... a conversation with all this noise  aroundus.

 (A) carry on
 (B) carry out
 (C) carry off
 (D) carry away



5.  ............... is the favourite  leisure  activity

 (A) To read
 (B) To reading
 (C) Reading
 (D) Read



6. Varanasi stands on the bank of ........... Ganga

 (A) the
 (B) a
 (C) no article
 (D) an




7.  He ....... that India is really great.

 (A) opine
 (B) opines
 (C) opinion
 (D) opinionate



8.  'to show white feathers'  means  .............

 (A) to show fear
 (B) to show the attractive side
 (C) be on the winning side
 (D) you are welcome



9. While they were sleeping they  .............. by a loud noise.

 (A) were waking up
 (B) was woke up
 (C) were woken up
 (D) had woken up



10. The misspelt  word is

 (A) nephew
 (B) niece
 (C) cousin
 (D) neighbour

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1. Everybody has got a pass mark,  .........?

 (A) haven't they
 (B) hasn't they
 (C) do they
 (D) have they



2. The collective  noun for  'judges'

 (A) chain
 (B) bench
 (C) code
 (D) team



3. The sound made by hen ;

 (A) Yelp
 (B) Quack
 (C) Cluck
 (D) Coo



4.  'DO you have  a pen with you ? I need to .........  an address'.

 (A) step down
 (B) note down
 (C) close down
 (D) carry on



5.  Correct the sentence if necessary ;  I bought two sheep yesterday

 (A) I have bought two sheep yesterday
 (B) I bought two sheeps yesterday
 (C) I have bought two sheeps  yesterday
 (D) None  



6. Passive form of  'Heb is going to start a  new business'

 (A) He is going to be started a new business
 (B) A new business is going to be started
 (C) A new business is being gone to start by him
 (D) A new business is gone to be started by him




7. He said, 'I bought a house in Mumbai. '  The indirect speech  of the sentence is ;

 (A) He said that he bought a house in Mumbai
 (B) He said that he was bought  a house in Mumbai
 (C) He said that he had bought  a house in Mumbai
 (D) He said that he  has bought a house in Mumbai



8. None of the people arrived in time for the meeting,  ............?

 (A) didn't they
 (B) have they
 (C) don't they
 (D) did they



9. If my father were there .............

 (A) he has helped you
 (B) he will help you
 (C) he would help you
 (D) he would have helped you



10. Feminine of Drone ...........

 (A) Heiress
 (B) Filly
 (C) Mare
 (D) Bee

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1. You have to account  ........ the delay

 (A) by
 (B) of
 (C) on
 (D) for



2. The meaning of 'ENDEAVOUR',

 (A) attempt
 (B) follow
 (C) approve
 (D) Endure



3. Neither of them is hardworking,  ................?

 (A) are they
 (B) aren't they
 (C) isn't they
 (D) is they



4. The opposite of  'Lucrative'

 (A) Unprofitable
 (B) Painful
 (C) Common
 (D) Early



5.  His income is not adequate ............... is wants

 (A) in
 (B) on
 (C) for
 (D) to



6. Complete change of form ; (Glue the one word)

 (A) Transgression
 (B) Translation
 (C) Transformation
 (D) transmigration




7. The synonym of 'Wrath'

 (A) Anger
 (B) Love
 (C) Affinity
 (D) Support



8. Choose the option which is the antonym of  'HIDDEN'

 (A) Apparent
 (B) Genuine
 (C) Liberal
 (D) Hostile



9. The meaning of the idiom  'To pour oil in traubled  water;

 (A) To add to the trauble
 (B) To try ti calm a quarrel
 (C) To instigate
 (D) To fament trable



10. Will you go shopping with Jane and .............

 (A) I
 (B) My
 (C) Me
 (D) Mine

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1. The work was ......... by the rains

 (A) restricted
 (B) prevented
 (C) hampered
 (D) obstructed



2. He knows  French and German ............... Russian

 (A) beside
 (B) besides
 (C) aside
 (D) except



3. Suganya  will not come today ..........

 (A) shall she?
 (B) will she?
 (C) won't she?
 (D) none of these



4. Are you attending .............. reception today ?

 (A) a
 (B) an
 (C) the
 (D) no article



5.  Fiction (plural form)

 (A) fiction
 (B) fictions
 (C) fictionia
 (D) fictionese



6.  I 've  lost my passport.  I can't find it ............

 (A) anywhere.
 (B) nowhere.
 (C) everywhere.
 (D) somewhere.




7.  Have  you ......... ?

 (A) got any friends in Bihar
 (B) not got no friends in Bihar
 (C) in Bihar  any friends
 (D) friends in Bihar got



8.  There is ........... of milk left from the party

 (A) little
 (B) much
 (C) a lot
 (D) too



9. I have to go to the bank .......... some money.

 (A) for getting
 (B) to get
 (C) to getting
 (D) for to get



10. She has her German classes .............

 (A) in Tuesday mornings
 (B) at Tuesday morning
 (C) by Tuesday morning
 (D) on Tuesday mornings

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1.  Abundance (antonym)

 (A) humility
 (B) absolute
 (C) endless
 (D) scarcity



2. To get into hot water, the idiom  means

 (A) to gake  bath in hot water
 (B) to get a lot of money
 (C) to fall into debt
 (D) to face a lot of  trouble



3. 'The  Titanic' was hit by an iceberg. (find the active voice form)

 (A) An iceberg hit 'The Titanic'
 (B) An iceberg was hit by 'The Titanic'
 (C) An iceberg was being hit by 'The Titanic'
 (D) An iceberg was hitting 'The Titanic'



4. He told me that he ........... the movie

 (A) is finished
 (B) was finished
 (C) had finished
 (D) not finished



5.  I do  my  work .............. carefully  to make mistakes

 (A) so
 (B) very
 (C) too
 (D) more



6.  A  general pardon of offenders (one word)

 (A) parley
 (B) amnesty
 (C) parole
 (D) acquittal




7. The chairman is ill and will have to ............. the meeting  for a few days

 (A) put on
 (B) put of
 (C) put away
 (D) put off



8.  The father said,  'Well done',  son, I am proud of you '   (select  the correct indirect form)

 (A) The father said his son had done well and that he was proud of him
 (B) The father appreciated his son saying that he had done well and that he was proud of him
 (C) The father told his son that he was proud of him as he had done well
 (D) The father said to his son that he was proud of him for doing very well.



9. I promise to ........... you in your difficulty

 (A) stand with
 (B) stand for
 (C) stand against
 (D) stand by



10. They do not accept credit cards everywhere

 (A) Credits cards are not being accepted everywhere
 (B) Credit cards were not accepted everywhere
 (C) Credit cards do not accept them everywhere
 (D) Credit cards are not accepted everywhere

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