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Kerala PSC LDC Exam

General English

Practice Test

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1. She stood her ground  in the face of fearful odds.

 (A) got confused
 (B) maintained her position
 (C) remained standing
 (D) none of the above



2. Polygamy is

 (A) having no wife
 (B) having more than one wife at the same time
 (C) having only one wife
 (D) none of the above



3. Calamity means

 (A) disaster
 (B) danger
 (C) being calm
 (D) lameness



4. Spinster means

 (A) widow
 (B) orphan
 (C) unmarried woman
 (D) maid



5. The word categorically means

 (A) leaving no doubt
 (B) having several divisions
 (C) emphatically
 (D) with conviction



6. Affectation means

 (A) pretension
 (B)  intimacy
 (C) pride
 (D) feeling




7. Of the four alternatives, the word nearest in meaning to remote is

 (A) common
 (B) foolish
 (C) close
 (D) distant



8. Red tape means

 (A) revolutionary
 (B) drastic change
 (C) official delay
 (D) none of these



9. The word deadlock means

 (A) disagreement
 (B) a device
 (C) conciliation
 (D) none of these



10. The word acclaim means

 (A) disfavour
 (B) a peculiar demand
 (C) censure
 (D) approval