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Kerala PSC LDC Exam

General English

Practice Test

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    Choose the word or words nearest in meaning of the underlined words for questions 1 and 2:
1. The patient is........better today.

 (A) fairly
 (B) rather
 (C) more
 (D) most




2. On account of his inefficiency, the officer was...........

 (A) depromoted
 (B) denoted
 (C) demoted
 (D) evicted



3. He is always obsessed...........money.

 (A) by
 (B) on
 (C) on
 (D) with



4. He seldom comes here,............?

 (A) did he
 (B) does he
 (C) doesn't he
 (D) isn't it



5. He is the boy...........is first in his class.

 (A) who
 (B) that
 (C) which
 (D) as



6. At the last moment he backed out of the contract.

 (A) supported
 (B) proposed
 (C) accepted
 (D) withdrew




7. We were  held up for half an hour because of the rains.

 (A) entertained
 (B) delayed
 (C) detained
 (D) drenched



8. No sooner had the rain stopped........we resumed the journey.

 (A) then
 (B) than
 (C) when
 (D) as



9. Hardly..........move from bed

 (A) can he
 (B) he can
 (C) he does
 (D) he did



10. .............is one who studies the sky and the stars.

 (A) an astrologer
 (B) an astronomer
 (C) an architect
 (D) an artisan