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Kerala PSC LDC Exam

General English

Practice Test

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1. The word that is more or less similar in meaning to  SOLACE is;

 (A) Sleep
 (B) Relaxation
 (C) Holiday
 (D) Consolation



2. Rising prices ............  immediate measures

 (A) call over
 (B) call for
 (C) call in
 (D) call forth



3. He enquired ............  my health

 (A) for
 (B) after
 (C) into
 (D) of



4. They are not ........... all the facts

 (A) beware of
 (B) aware for
 (C) aware of
 (D) beware for



5. A hundred  rupees  .................  all that he wants

 (A) are
 (B) were
 (C) was
 (D) is



6. pick out the incorrect sentence from the following .

 (A) Though he is poor, he is satisfied with his situation
 (B) It is ten years ago since he left home
 (C) I must reply to his letter
 (D) Please meet the clerk concerned




7. Choose  the word  that can be  substituted  for 'a large scale departure of people'

 (A) Migration
 (B) Immigration
 (C) Retreat
 (D) Exodus



8. 'The captain played with determination  because the honour of the team was at stake'  what does 'at stake' mean?

 (A) In danger
 (B) Appropriate
 (C) At the top
 (D) Very low



9. 'Take the  tablets before meals,'  said the doctor. The  Indirect form is;

 (A) The doctor told me that  I took the tablets  before meals.
 (B) The doctor wanted to take the tablets  before meals.
 (C) The doctor told me to take the tablets before meals.
 (D) According to the doctor  the tablets were to be taken before meals.



10. Combine the following pair of sentences into one complex sentence;  He said something. I did not hear it ..
 Choose the correct answer from the following;
 (A) I did not hear what he said.
 (B) He said something;  but I did not hear it.
 (C) I did not hear the thing he said.
 (D) He had said something  I had not heard.