Kerala PSC LD Clerk Exam General English Page -364

Kerala PSC LDC Exam

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1. One word for a group of people having control of a country

(A) authoritarianism
(B) aristocracy
(C) autocracy
(D) oligarchy

2. One who abstains completely from alcohol is

(A) an atheist
(B) a kleptomaniac
(C) a teetotaller
(D) a misanthrope

3. A doctor who treats mental diseases

(A) fatalist
(B) psychologist
(C) psychiatrist
(D) dermatologist

4. A person who helps someone to do wrong is called

(A) accomplice
(B) imposter
(C) amateur
(D) upstart

5. One who dishonestly claims to have medical knowledge and skill

(A) mountebank
(B) apothecary
(C) surgeon
(D) quack

6. A list of all kinds of food available for a meal in a restaurant

(A) prospectus
(B) brochure
(C) pamphlet
(D) menu

7. One who has suddenly risen to wealth and importance

(A) burglar
(B) upstart
(C) amateur
(D) stoic

8. One word for the practice of those in power of favouring relatives

(A) favouritism
(B) samaratinism
(C) bias
(D) nepotism

9. The art of producing beautiful handwriting is

(A) calisthenics
(B) carnage
(C) calligraphy
(D) choreography

10. One who deals in flowers is called

(A) grocer
(B) florist
(C) hawker
(D) draper