Kerala PSC LD Clerk Exam General English Page -194
Kerala PSC LDC Exam
General English
Practice Test
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1. "Kashmiris easily adapt themselves to new surrounding but they cling with a remarkable tenacity, to their own customs". Here the word 'tenacity' means ..............
(A) punctuality
(B) firmness
(C) usefulness
(D) faithfulness
2. I am ........... happy and depressed.
(A) alternatively
(B) alternate
(C) alternately
(D) alternative
3. .............. are probably the most unpopular of all our relatives
(A) Mother-in-laws
(B) Mothers-in-law
(C) Mothers-in-laws
(D) Mother-in-law
4. He spoke to me ............
(A) very friendly
(B) in avery friendly way
(C) friendly manner
(D) rough way
5. Strange, weird and frightening ........ the sound of thunder
(A) was
(B) were
(C) have
(D) had
6. The old man shared his property ................. his wife, his son and his sister
(A) among
(B) between
(C) with
(D) together
(A) Something that is very unpleasant but which must be accepted
(B) A pill that is so bitter that it cannot be swallowed
(C) A pill that is so bitter but very beneficial for health
(D) A pill that should not be avoid as it is bitter
8. Meaning of the word 'heirloom'
(A) False hair augmenting person's natural hair
(B) A barbaric state or act
(C) Hound used in hunting hares
(D) Piece of property that has been in family for generations
9. The price of vegetables ........ up
(A) gone
(B) are gone
(C) have gone
(D) has gone
10. Would you mind .......... the door?
(A) open
(B) to open
(C) opening
(D) to opening