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Kerala PSC LDC Exam

General English

Practice Test

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1. While changing 'He says "he was ready" into indirect speech We get:

 (A) He says that the was ready
 (B) He said that he was ready
 (C) He says that he been ready
 (D) He says heat he was being ready



2. 'To conclude, let me put everything in nut shell' In the sentence in a nut shell means:

 (A) in an order
 (B) in a descriptive way
 (C) in an interesting way
 (D) in the fewest word possible



3. Find the odd man;

 (A) nap
 (B) siesta
 (C) screech
 (D) slumber



4. The word photogenic means- 'looking attractive in a photograph': what does the word photocall            means?

 (A) communicating news thought photographs
 (B) a frame for keeping photographs
 (C) an occasion on which celebrities pose for photographs by arrangement
 (D) a picture made by putting together photographs of different facial features



5. 'I fall upon the thorns of life. I bleed'. This is a famous quotation by:

 (A) John Keats
 (B) P.B. Shelley
 (C) Shakespeare
 (D) K. Sachidanandhan



6. I have brought new 'drapes' for my bedroom. Drapes is American English word. What does it mean      in British English?

 (A) table
 (B) curtain
 (C) bed spread
 (D) pillows




7. The oppressive of the word freedom is:

 (A) bondage
 (B) unfreedom
 (C) service
 (D) liberty



8. Have another cup of coffee. The question tag of the above sentence is:

 (A) haven't you?
 (B) have you?
 (C) won't you?
 (D) don't you?



9. Ad-hoc is a foreign word use in English which means:

 (A) from the beginning
 (B) to advice of
 (C) for further consideration
 (D) for the special purpose of



10.  the correct usage is:

 (A) a piece of chocolate
 (B) a loaf of chocolate
 (C) a bar of  chocolate
 (D) a cake of chocolate