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Kerala PSC LDC Exam

General English

Practice Test

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1. What is a person called when he is recovering from an illness?

 (A) ignoramus
 (B) convalescent
 (C) epidemic
 (D) arrogant



2.  A man whose wife is dead is called

 (A) widow
 (B) bachelor
 (C) widower
 (D) celibate



3. An animal able to live both on land and in water is called

 (A) ambhibian
 (B) aristocrat
 (C) amateur
 (D) architect



4. An unmarried woman is  called

 (A) bachelor
 (B) spinster
 (C) widow
 (D) widower



5. A person who helps others, especially through charitable work or donations of money is called

 (A) proletarian
 (B) philanthropist
 (C) puritan
 (D) totalitarian



6. A person who pays too much respect to social position and wealth or who despises people of a lower social position is called a ....................

 (A) sceptic
 (B) sadist
 (C) sorcere
 (D) snob




7. The murder of an important person for political reasons

 (A) regicide
 (B) homicide
 (C) patricide
 (D) assassination



8. A person who sacrifices his life for a cause

 (A) patriot
 (B) martyr
 (C) revolutionary
 (D) soldier



9. The study of the origin and history of words

 (A) etymology
 (B) entomology
 (C) phonology
 (D) phonetics



10. One who hates mankind is a

 (A) philanthrope
 (B) misanthrope
 (C) cynic
 (D) sadist