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Kerala PSC LDC Exam

General English

Practice Test

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1. She has  two houses in this street, and the house over  there is also .........

 (A) her
 (B) hers
 (C) her house
 (D) herself



2. Of  the two leading  parties  ........... party got a majority  in the election.

 (A) no
 (B) which
 (C) neither
 (D) either



3. He hasn't been here for  .......... some time.

 (A) quite
 (B) quiet
 (C) at least
 (D) hardly



4.  ............ the elections there was great  excitement  in the town.

 (A) A part from
 (B) But for
 (C) In accordance with
 (D) In view of



5.  Hari has a strong  resemblance .......... his elder brother.

 (A) about
 (B) to
 (C) of
 (D) with



6. I will  ........ you next sunday

 (A) call at
 (B) call in
 (C) call on
 (D) call off




7. The phrase  'the fourth estate' conveys  more or less  the same meaning as;

 (A) A dense forest
 (B) The press
 (C) A grave -yard
 (D) The parliament



8. Choose the word which is more or less opposite in meaning to 'barren'

 (A) fruitful
 (B) fruitless
 (C) dry
 (D) drought



9. Identify the wrongly spelt word

 (A) deceive
 (B) receive
 (C) conceive
 (D) releive



10.  ............ come to my rescue I would have been killed by the bandits.

 (A) If he did not
 (B) If he would not
 (C) Had he not
 (D) He having not