Kerala PSC LD Clerk Exam General English Page -407

Kerala PSC LDC Exam

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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